DXNL 1686 - Jul 28, 2010
DX Newsletter
a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee "DX and HF contesting"
(http://www.darcdxhf.de)
editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(direct: [email protected])
translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(direct: [email protected])
FM - MARTINIQUE, NA-107
Gerard,F2VX, is working as FM/F2JD from Martinique (NA-107) till Aug 2.
He is active from the shack of FM5WD.
IS0 - SARDINIA, EU-165
Massimo,IM0/I0PNM, activates Isola San Pietro (EU-165, IIA CI-009) in
SSB and RTTY on 10m/15m/20m between Jul 22 and Aug 20. He also plans to
activate the lighthouse Capo Sandalo.
KH2 - GUAM / KH0 - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Bodo,DL3OCH, will travel through the Pacific region in August and
plans to show up from following islands using his US callsign:
Aug 1-7: KH2/KT3Q (Guam, OC-026)
Aug 7-14: KH0/KT3Q (Northern Mariana Islands, OC-086)
Bodo is working mostly in CW and some RTTY/PSK31 on all bands from
80m-6m. He is using an IC-7000 with power amplifier and beams.
QSL for this activity should be sent to DL3OCH or HB9EHJ, NOT via KT3Q.
Online logs will be uploaded to the LoTW in December and are daily
updated on his website: http://www.clublog.org
KH0 - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OC-086
Lee,HL1IWD, will be on the air from Saipan (OC-086) signing AH0/AH2Y
between Jul 29 and Aug 1. QSL via HL1IWD.
OX - GREENLAND
Ole,OZ5DL, will activate Greenland (NA-018) again after 35 years. He
will work as OX3DL in "holiday style" from Jul 28 until Aug 7. His
preferred frequency is 14.018 MHz. QSLs direct or via bureau to OV5A.
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Michael,OX/DB5MH, will work in QRP (FT-817, 5 watts and a groundplane)
from Disko Island (NA-134) between Jul 29 and Aug 8. He plans to be QRV
on 14.310 MHz every day around 0000 UTC. Since he has only solar cells
available he will listen more than transmit. QSL via DJ9KH, bureau ok.
PJ7 - NETHERLAND ANTILLES, SINT MAARTEN, NA-105
Randy,PJ7/K5SL, will be QRV from Sint Maarten (NA-105) in SSB and CW
especially on 17m during his morning hours from Jul 31 until Aug 13.
He will focus on CW on 17m, 20m and 40m during his evening hours.
S7 - SEYCHELLES
Jose,EA4DB, will work "holiday style" as S79DB in CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK
on 40m-10m using his FT875D with 100 watts and dipoles from Aug 3-14.
QSL cards should be sent to his homecall, direct, via LoTW or eQSL.
V3 - BELIZE
KU5B is going to hit the airwaves as V31UB in SSB, CW and digital modes
on 80m-6m between Jul 31 and Aug 7. QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW.
4X - ISRAEL
Mike,VE2XB, is travelling through Israel for four weeks starting on
Jul 26. He will be QRV as 4X/VE2XB in CW and SSB on all bands and hopes
to catch some 6m band openings as well.
QSLs via his homecall, with SASE and 2 IRCs.
5Z - KENYA
Sig,NV7E/ZS6SIG, was working in Pretoria/South Africa the past time but
will live in Nairobi for the next four years. He was already licensed
before as 5Z4EE in the 1980s and now got this callsign allocated again.
Sig will be active on all bands from 160m-10m.
QSL via NV7E or via the address of 5Z4EE at QRZ.com.
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Andy,KI4THF, is also newly licensed and has the callsign 5Z4ZD now.
He is living in the neighborhood of Sig and will stay there for a few
years as well. His address can be found at QRZ.com as well.
AUSTRIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The scout clubstation OE1XJA/3 of the TELESCOUT club will be activated
in all modes on all bands (without 160m) to celebrate "100 years of
scouts in Austria". The station works from the scout camp in Laxenburg
near Vienna from Aug 1-12. QSLs via OE bureau, ADL: 615.
More info at: http://www.telescout.org and http://www.qrz.com/db/oe1xja
CANADA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
Members of the "Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club" (GBARC) will be QRV in
CW and SSB on 80m, 40m and 20m signing VA3FPI from Flower Pot Island
(ON005, Light House CAN-181, WLH 0763) between Jul 31 and Aug 2.
MOLDAVIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The special event station ER240C is active until Jul 31 to remember the
240th anniversary of the battle of Kagul. A special award is available
as well. For further information about this award mail to [email protected]
QSL via ER5AA, direct or via bureau.
THE NETHERLANDS, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
Fred,PA0FAW, will use the callsign PA10WSF from Aug 2-30 to mark the
"World Statues Festival" in Arnhem (http://www.worldstatues.nl) taking
place on Aug 28/29. Fred will be QRV mostly in CW and digital modes.
A special QSL is available via PA0FAW, via bureau, direct or eQSL.
URUGUAY, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
Uruguayan HAMs are celebrating their participation in the semi-finals
of the FIFA World Cup with the special callsign CV5UC until Aug 5.
QSL via CX5UR.
PIRATE: Bat-Erdene,JT1CS, secretary of the Mongolian Radio Sport Federation,
writes that JT1NOC does not have a valid license. He did not renew his
old license so his current operation is assumed to be illegal.
SILENT KEYS: Following DXers passed away during the past weeks:
Les Morgan (G0WDG), Giovanni Scotti (I2JZS), Andrej Prosvetov (UA3ICK),
Geoff Chance (M0GRC, organizer of the International Marconi Day),
Vladimir I. Solodovnikov (UA9MAZ), Valentin N. Bojko (UY5EI),
Tom O'Donnell (EI4Z), Ronald Cooper (G0MSM), Munir Nahhas (VE3MYN),
Antonio Tarantola (IK1IZB), Wayne E. Gingerich (W6EUF),
Mauro Santini (IN3SAU, member of the IH9P M/M winner team of the CQWW
DX SSB Contest 2002), David Rollitt (G3XYP), Giampiero Pozzi (IK1ZNN),
Yury F. Rakcheyev (RU4AY) and Aleksandar Gligorcuk (Z32CB).
LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
http://www.sotawatch.org
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Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: http://www.MMMonVHF.de
UPCOMING CONTESTS
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Jul 28/29: SCC RTTY Championship
Jul 28/29: YO DX Contest
IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected])
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Island activities:
AS-031, JD1/OG, Ogasawara Islands: Koji,JI1LET/JD1, will show up from
Chichi-jima from Jul 24-30. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).
AS-060, HL4, Cholla-Namdo Province Group: Members of the Gwangju DX Club
(6L0NJ) plan to activate Shinji Island (WLOTA 4010) as 6L0NJ/4 in CW,
SSB and digital modes on all bands from Jul 31 until Aug 3.
QSL via HL4XM (direct/bureau).
EU-045, I*0, Lazio Region Group: Members of the "Italia Zero DX Group" will
be QRV as IB0Y from Ponza Island from Aug 1-8. QSL via IZ0PSA.
Island Trip
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Toshi,JO3EVM, plans following activities as JO3EVM/JA6 from Jul 27-30:
Iriomote Island AS-024 Jul 27/28
Kobama Island AS-024 Jul 28/30
Okinawa Honto Island AS-017 Jul 28/30
QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).
Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
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IB0Y LH 1395 Ponza Aug 1-8
IM0/I0PNM LH 2989 San Pietro Jul 22-Aug 20
JI1LET/JD1 LH 2269 Chichi-jima Jul 24-30
JO3EVM/JA6 LH 3324 Kobama Jul 28-30
JO3EVM/JA6 LH 0275 Okin. Honto Jul 28-30
PJ7/K5SL LH 0711 St. Maarten Jul 31-Aug 13
6L0NJ/4 LH 4010 Shinji Jul 31-Aug 3
Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list recently:
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LH 2862 Praslin Island S7
LH 2873 Les Mamelles Island S7
LH 2886 Saint Anne Island S7
LH 3286 Mahe Island S7
LH 3339 Victoria – South Rock S7
LH 3384 Desroches Island S7
LH 3403 Remire Island S7
LH 3457 Picard Island, West Island S7
LH 5000 Marken Island Light PA
Bandspots of the last 7 days
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80m
IS0E 3.699 2035Z via EA5KA (B)
40m
IG9/IK2PZC/p 7.120 2141Z AF-019
IS0E 7.003 2215Z via EA5KA (B)
OZ/DD8ZJ/p 7.014 0606Z EU-029
OZ0TX 7.116 1715Z EU-125
TF/DF6QV 7.148 2247Z EU-071, via DF6QV (B)
30m
IS0E 10.117 2228Z via EA5KA (B)
OH0/OM5RW 10.116 1704Z EU-002, via OM5RW (B)
SM4DDS/7 10.107 0635Z EU-138
UX1HW/p 10.119 1527Z EU-179
5V7DX 10.106 2227Z via I1FQH (B)
20m
CT1EWG/p 14.211 2027Z EU-150
EA6/DL2DXA 14.027 2007Z EU-005, via homecall (B)
EI/OE3JAG 14.020 2015Z EU-121
F4FPO/p 14.260 1201Z EU-048
GD/EB1BSV/p 14.242 1918Z EU-116
IS0E 14.117 2228Z via EA5KA (B)
J28AA 14.060 1523Z via K2PF (B)
JV5A 14.245 2040Z via WV6E (B)
JW/OZ1AA 14.003 1914Z via OZ1ACB (B)
JW/OZ1IKY 14.285 2152Z EU-026
JW/OZ7AM 14.186 1711Z via OZ7AM (B)
KL7RRC/p 14.026 2231Z via N7RO (B)
KL7RRC/p 14.262 0529Z via N7RO (B)
LA4FPA 14.260 2048Z EU-056
LZ/IK3GES/p 14.261 0614Z via IK3GES (B)
MC0SHL 14.156 1018Z EU-124
MJ/OH8CA 14.259 2045Z EU-013
OH0/OH2BEN 14.039 2108Z EU-002
OH1K 14.258 1932Z EU-140, via OH1JO
RN1N/p 14.187 0610Z EU-147
RU6DX/p 14.025 2151Z EU-185
S79SAL 14.200 1400Z AF-024, via EA2RC (B)
SG3U 14.265 2051Z EU-176 (B)
SV2FPU/8 14.257 1044Z EU-049, LH 107
SV3IEG/8/p 14.282 1645Z EU-052
SX8R 14.033 0509Z via HA0NAR (B)
TF1JAM 14.188 2248Z (B)
TF/DF6QV 14.259 2215Z EU-071, via DF6QV (B)
TF/DL3SEM 14.011 0856Z EU-021
TF/DL9DAN 14.260 0525Z EU-071, via homecall (B)
TF/DL9DAN 14.085 1237Z RTTY, via DL9DAN (B)
UA0FUA 14.127 1805Z AS-025
W2VV/p 14.059 1943Z
WQ2N/p 14.039 2149Z NA-111
6V7W 14.200 1701Z via EA5KA (B)
17m
FO8RZ 18.078 0601Z via F8BPN (B), (L)
JW/OZ1IKY 18.078 1922Z EU-026
OH0PM 18.128 1345Z via OH2PM (B)
SV1EQU/8 18.150 1027Z EU-075 (B)
TF/DF6QV 18.150 1233Z EU-071, via DF6QV (B)
VP5/W5CW 18.072 2035Z NA-002
5V7DX 18.070 1225Z via I1FQH (B)
15m
FM/F2VX 21.290 2222Z NA-107, via F2VX (B)
KL7J 21.015 2004Z via N3SL (B)
OH1TD 21.257 1116Z EU-096
TI8II 21.280 2226Z (B)
TK10B 21.031 1029Z EU-104, via F8BBL (B)
10m
IS0E 28.456 1954Z via EA5KA (B)
SG3U 28.010 1042Z EU-176 (B)
7Q7BP 28.019 0940Z via G3MRC (B)
6m
AM1EHO 50.140 1915Z via EB1EHO
OH0/DK1MAX 50.133 1017Z EU-002, via homecall (B)
* = new QSL manager
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW
(r) = bureau QSL via e-mail request
Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL
01May-31Dec 3H100TW 1674
-31Dec 3Z0RADIO 1657
-31Dec 4A1B 1656
26Jul-26Aug 4X/VE2XB 1686 *
-31Dec 5K200LR.. 1683
15Jul-30Jul 5V7DX 1684
-Apr/12 5Z4RH ? 1674
31Jul-03Aug 6L0NJ/4 1686 *
24Jul-31Jul 6V7W 1685
2010 8P55AW 1668
-31Dec 9A10P 1685
-31Dec 9A500AA 1656
24Jul-31Jul 9H3Y 1685
-Sep/11 9J2KK 1682
SOON 9Q1EK 1669
-31Dec 9Q50AR 1685
-Sep 9X0TL 1685
-Jul 9V1/W4LT 1681
-Aug/11 A92IO 1663
29Jul-01Aug AH0/AH2Y 1686 *
10Jul-Dec/11 BP100 1684
10Oct-Dec/11 BV100 1684
-05Aug CV5UC 1686 *
-May/11 D2AK 1675
-Apr/11 D2QR 1675
-31Dec DR2010L.. 1660
-Jan/11 DT8A 1652
-Dec DU1/F2JD 1680/1684
11Jul-07Aug DU9/PA3GZU 1683
19Jul-05Aug EA8/SQ9IVD 1684
-31Jul ER240C 1686 *
18Jul-30Jul F5SGI/p 1684
23May-15Aug FH8ND 1677
-02Aug FM/F2JD 1686 *
-Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636
-31Dec HA2010S 1659
-31Dec HG30FHA 1677
01Aug-08Aug IB0Y 1686 *
-31Jul II2TRE 1678
15Mar-31Dec IR1C 1667
22Jul-20Aug IM0/I0PNM 1686 *
13Jul-Sep IS0/I2MOV 1683
-2011/12? J28JV 1680
-Jul/12 J28RO 1683
24Jul-30Jul JI1LET/JD1 1685/1686 *
27Jul-30Jul JO3EVM/JA6 1686 *
-31Dec JT70AS 1680
04Jul-01Aug K4C 1682
01Aug-07Aug KH2/KT3Q 1686 *
07Aug-14Aug KH0/KT3Q 1686 *
-Jun/13 KH2/N2NL 1680
17Nov-01Dec KH5 1674
-Dec KH9/WA2YUN 1568/1655
22Jul-02Aug KL7RRC 1685
18Jul-02Aug LA4FPA 1685
-31Dec LM50NRK 1659
-Dec OD5/DL6SN 1665
01Aug-12Aug OE1XJA/3 1686 *
-31Jul OE2XXM.. 1683
23Jul-28Jul OH1K 1685
Sep /Oct ON30ON 1664
28Jul-07Aug OX3DL 1686 *
-Dec OX3QM 1654
29Jul-08Aug OX/DB5MH 1686 *
18Jul-06Aug P4/PG4DX 1684
29Aug&02Oct PA08DWN 1678
02Aug-30Aug PA10WSF 1686 *
01Sep-28Sep PC600P 1657
31Jul-13Aug PJ7/K5SL 1686 *
-Dec R1ANP 1654
17Jul-31Jul S79BWW/S79SAL 1684
03Aug-14Aug S79DB 1686 *
20Jul-30Jul SV8/OK6DJ 1684
-Dec T6MB 1680
NOW T88CF 1674
Jul TC90AA 1684
NOW TL0A 1675
16Jul-30Jul TM8OU 1684
-30Nov UP25F 1675
31Jul-07Aug V31UB 1686 *
31Jul-02Aug VA3FPI 1686 *
-Oct VK100WIA 1673
09Apr-09Aug VQ9JC 1670
-31Dec XR200R 1678
15Jul-02Aug XT2EME 1684
-14Aug XU7AJW 1485
-31Dec YR5EPC 1660
19Nov-05Dec ZL8X 1664
-Apr/11 ZS8M 1674
* = new or updated
.. = and other calls
QSL information
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A65BD via G5LP (B)
AM2GMS via EB2GMS (B)
AM5CS via EB5CS (B)
AM5UB via EA5FL (B)
AM5KB via EA5KB (B)
AN1AEU via EC1AEU (B)
AO1HLW via EA1HLW (B), eQSL
AO1URF via EA1URF
AO2CVO via EA2CVO (B)
AO2CVV via EA2CVV (B), (L)
AO2DMH via EA2DMH (B)
AO3FHC via EA3FHC
AO4TL via EA4TL (B)
AO5DWS via EA5DWS (B)
AO5GL via EA5GL (d), (L)
AO5GPC via EA5GPC (B), (L), eQSL
AO5KA via EA5KA (B)
C5YK via ON7YK (B)
DU9/PA3GZU via PA3GZU (B)
EA6AM via EA6AZ (B)
EG7TV via EA7TV (B)
EI/DG5SDQ via DG5SDQ
EI/DK2AT via DK2AT (B)
EI/DL5DSM via DL5DSM (B)
EJ8GQB via EI4II
EN1IFF via UR3IBV
ZX8W via PT7WA (B)
3A/IW1RBI via IW1RBI (B)
3Z0TMZC via SP2ZAO (B)
3Z600OM via SP2ZFT
3Z9TA via SQ9FCH (B), eQSL
5P2OU/p via DF2OU (B)
7X5AV via EA5FL (B)
7X5JF via DJ8QP (B)
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(*) = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)
(r) = e-mail request
QSLs arrived bureau: A62ER (IZ8CLM), EH1MDC (EA1UVR), HZ1SK (IZ8CLM),
IE9/IQ9PA (IT9TQH) IH9/IQ2CJ (IQ2CJ), IR8PAX (IZ8CLM),
JW/G3ZAY, LA/HB9IAB (EU-076), LA/PA3FMC (EU-055),
LA/SM3TLG (EU-044), LX7I (LX2A), LY70W (LY5W),
LX30AK (LX1CC), LZ10ARDF LZ1BJ), MD4K (WWDX 2004!),
OF200AD (OH5AD),OH0/DL1EKC/p (EU-002),OL22ASE (OK1TIR),
R150AP (RW4HB), R300SM (RV3LZ), RP3DY (RW3DY),
S01MZ (EA1BT), SA6G (SM6CUK), T77NM, VP8YLE (M5YLO),
VR2ZQZ/p (Lamma Isl.), YL130DA (IK2DUW),YT90AU (YU7AU),
3B7C (G3NUG), 5N0OCH (DL3OCH), 5P4MG (DJ4MG)
QSL via LoTW: TF/F5UFX, TK/F5JSD, TS8P, TX3D, V31MU
UA - New prefix allocations and restructuring of some regions:
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On Jan 21, 2010, the Russian licensing authority allocated following prefix
numbers to neighbouring regions:
digit to call area
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2 3
5 3
7 6
8 9
More details can be found on the homepage of RW2L at QRZ.com.
The Russian government passed a resolution for a administrative reform.
UA9G: Komi-Permyatzkij Okrug (KP) merged into UA9F, G. Permskij Kraj (PM)
UA8T: Usti-Ordinskij Buryatskij AO (UO) merged into UA0S, T: Irkutskaya Obl.
UA8V: Aginsky Buryatsky AO (AB) merged with UA0U: Chitinskaya Obl. (CT) and
got the new name UA0U, V: Zabajkalskij Kraj (ZK)
UA0B: Taymyrsky AO (TM) and UA0H: Evenkiyskiy AO (EV) merged with UA=A,B,H:
Krasnoyarsky Kraj (KK)
UA0X: Koryaksky AO (KY) merged in UA0X, Z: Kamchatskaya Kraj (KT)
These changes can be found in the RDA data base from Mar 1,2010, at:
http://rdaward.org/table_rda1.htm
Users of SWL4WIN will find some updates for their country DB, the maps and
the RDA statistics soon at: http://www.informatix.li/english/Frame_EN.htm
Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DD0BX, DF6EX (WIN-QSL),
DJ5AV, DJ6VM, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL3IE, DL5SBA, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, NG3K,
DL7VOA, OE2IKN, VE2XB and others.
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The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at:
http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2010