DXNL 1614 - Mar 11, 2009
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee "DX and HF contesting"
(http://www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-Mayl: )

translation by: Mike, DJ5AV
(e-Mayl: )

D4 - Cape Verde: Seven German operators will be active from Sal Island
(AF-086) Mar 11th through 25th as D44TXQ (Helmut, DL3KBQ), D44TXP
(Holger, DL1COP), D44TXO (Juergen, DJ2VO), D44TXF (Gerd, DG3KAF),
D44TXR (Henry, DL2RSI), D44TXI (Peter, DH2KI), and D44TXS (Franz,
DL3PS/HB9EHQ). They plan to operate on all bands 160 through 10 m CW,
SSB, RTTY, PSK31, Hell, Amtor, and SSTV with seven stations running
100 watts into vertikals. QSLs via home call, buro ok, and D44TXS
via HB9EHQ, direct, via Buro, eQSL or LoTW.

FG - Guadeloupe: Find Nicolas, FG/F5TGR, Mar 15th through 28th from
NA-102 operating CW and SSB on 10 through 40 m. QSL via home call,
direct, or via Bureau.

J3 - Grenada: Colin, G3VCQ, and Sharon, M3VCQ, as J38CW and J38/M3VCQ
(call not confirmed till now) will be active Mar 12th through 26th
on Grenada (NA-024) on all bands 80 through 10 m using CW, SSB, and
possibly RTTY/PSK. Colin will also participate in the BERU CW Contest
Mar 14/15th. All QSLs via bureau or direct from G3VCQ.

JD1 - Minami Torishima: Masa, JD1BMM, again is visiting Marcus Island
(OC-073) on a business trip until Mar 22nd. Whenever possible he will
be on 160 through 10 m using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL direct or
via JARL-Bureau.

V4 - St. Kitts & Nevis: Nick, V4/G4FAL, will be on Rawlins Plantation, St.
Kitts (NA-104) Mar 12th through 17th including participation in the
BERU Contest as V47CD. Nick plans to operate CW only on 80, 40, 20, 15,
and 10 m. QSL via home call or LoTW.

VK9 - Cocos/Keeling-Island, OC-003: Bernd, VK2IA, reports he will be active
again Mar 14th through 27th as VK9AA from Cocos (Keeling) operating on
all bands 160 through 10 m CW and SSB. He left all his antennas on West
Island after his last stay. These are a Spiderbeam for 10/15/20 m on a
8 m mast, a 2 el wire beam for 40 m, verticals for 80/160 m, and
receiving antennas for the lowbands. He operates a K2 transceiver and
an amplifier. QTH will be the Cocos Beach Motel again. Look for him on
the usual DX frequencies. QSL, direct or via DARC-Bureau, by DL8YR.

5N - Nigeria: Bodo, DL3OCH's, trip to Nigeria has been delayed, now he
expects to start Mar 21st. For EME activities he got the call 5N0EME,
on HF bands he might be using 5N/KT3Q.

5X - Uganda: Nick, G3RWF, will be active again as 5X1NH starting on Mar
11th for two months. He also will have a vertical for 40/80 m using
mainly CW on weekends, his early mornings and in the evening. He will
also be on SSB if propagation is good enoughand will give a try to
RTTY and PSK31. QSL via G3RWF, direct, via Buro, or LoTW.

9J - Zambia: Gabriel, YO4HEK, is on a one year's stay in Zambia and will do
CW, SSB, and PSK31 on all bands as 9J2YO. QSL via YO4ATW.

SAT-DXpedition: Graham, G3VZV/mm, is on a voyage on board of "MV Minerva"
heading to the antarctic islands. They expect to be in South Georgia
(VP8) Mar 12/13th and Mar 18/19th landing on Tristan da Cunha (ZD9).
Graham plans to operate on SO50 and AO51 satellites. If he cannot get
a licence for VP8 an ZD9 he will work /mm on board.

Russia, Special Calls: Mar 16th, 150 years ago, Russian physicist and
radio pioneer Alexander Stepanowitsch Popov was born. There will be
several special stations with R150.. call, and six different diplomes.

Turkey, Special Call: The "TC Special Wireless Activity Team"
(www.tcswat.org/) will be active as TC18M Mar 17th through 19th to
commemorate the 94th anniversary of the naval battle of Gallipoli.
They will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands from Canakkale on the
asiatic side of the Dardanelles. Die QSL geht via TA3FB.

DXCC: At its last meeting the ARRL Programs and Services Committee decided
that administratively the concept of deleted entities should be returned
to the DXCC program. The concepts for deleting an entity do not change.
If an entity is deleted it will be added to the Deleted Entities List
and the statistical records for DXCC participants will be adjusted
accordingly, just as they had been in the years prior to 2000. The
numbers shown in the individual DXCC records lists have always included
the Deleted Entities. No DXCC participant needs to take any action at
all. "Removing" an entity from the DXCC system is non-trivial if not
impossible.
Find the complete announcement from Moore, NC1L, in the Century Club
Awards Weblog at www.arrl.org/blog/Century%20Club%20Awards .


Silent Keys:
------------
Reported DXers as Silent Keys during the last week:
Karl-Heinz Moeding (DJ9CZ), John S. Kanzius (K3TUP), Harry K. Nishiyama
(KH6FKG), Victor A. Babenko (RV6AB), John D. Peebles (W0LBA), Leonid
I. Zverev (UA8TAB), Vasilij A. Spirin (UA9TE), George Smith (VE3CAO) and
John Metcalfe (VE3HWW).


LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
http://www.sotawatch.org
---
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: http://www.MMMonVHF.de
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Find Bruce Smith, G3HSR, son of Jim B. Smith, VK9NS, recalling his
father's life, recorded Mar 5th 2009, at: http://dokufunk.org/vk9ns .


UPCOMING CONTESTS
-----------------
13. Mar: HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest;
14. Mar: AGCW-DL QRP Contest;
14./15.Mar: DIG QSO Party;
14./15.Mar: YL-Activeitaets-Party.


IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-Mayl: )
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Island activities:
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EU-006, EI, Aran Islands: Galway Radio Experimenters Club (GRC) will be on
the air as EJ4GRC on the Island of Inishmore Mar 17/18th for St.
Patrick's Day. QSL via EI8DD (d/B). Info at www.galwayradio.com/ .

EU-048, F, Bretagne (Morbihan) Region Group: Christophe/F5UBH, Juan/F5IRC,
and Karim/F4CTJ, will be QRV as TM2HC from Hoedic Island (DIFM AT-017)
Mar 13th - 15th. QSL via F5IRC (d/B).

NA-100, V2, Antigua and Barbuda: Find W4OWY as V25WY and W9OP as V25OP from
Antigua Mar 10th -19th. QSL via home calls (d/B).

OC-005, VK9, Norfolk Island: Willy/ON5AX and Magda/ON3AX will use the call
sign VK9N/ON5AX on Norfolk Island Mar 15th - 22nd. QSL via ON5AX (d/B).

OC-065, H40, Temotu, Reef Islands: H40MS (in SSB), H40FN (CW), and H40HP
(2 m, EME) are on Pigeon Island, not on Nendo (OC-100) as planned.
QSL H40MS via DL2GAC, H40FN via HA8FW, and H40HP via DL2NUD.

OC-167, V6, Turuaimu Island, Kapingamarangi Atoll, Pohnpei State: Mike,
KM9D, and Jan, KF4TUG, are actually using V63MY (Mike) and V63TO on
40-10 m from Turuaimu Island. QSLs via OM2SA, (d/LoTW).


Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
----------------------------------------
FG/F5TGR LH 0644 GUA-007 15.-28.03.
J38CW LH 0718 GRD-002 12.-26.03.
J38/M3VCQ LH 0718 GRD-002 12.-26.03.
TM2HC LH 0851 FRA-017 13.-15.03.
VK9N/ON5AX LH 1469 15.-22.03.


Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
160 m
CT3/DK7YY 1.832 0428Z via DK7YY (B)
PS0F 1.824 0549Z SA-003, via W9VA (B)

80 m
BD7JSQ 3.502 2300Z (d)
CT3/DK7YY 3.793 0623Z via DK7YY (B)
H40FN 3.502 1751Z via HA8FW
PS0F 3.512 0420Z SA-003, via W9VA (B)
R150AP 3.519 1956Z via RW4HB
SN90SW 3.791 1847Z via SP9PSJ
TR8CA 3.524 0520Z via F6CBC (d)
VU2GSM 3.502 2234Z
VY2ZM 3.804 0012Z via K1ZM (B), (L)
5N/LZ1QK 3.504 2340Z via LZ1CL

40 m
LU/FT5YJ 7.058 0148Z via F5PFP
PS0F 7.010 0549Z SA-003, via W9VA (B)
V5/DJ4SO 7.003 1922Z via DJ4SO (B)
VY2TT 7.092 0046Z NA-029, (B), (L)

30 m
TM1OLL 10.115 0910Z via F6KPQ (B)
UN3F 10.105 2023Z via EA5KB (B)
ZS6BQI 10.104 2017Z (d)

20 m
C56ETF 14.009 1827Z via GW0ETF (B, E-Mayl-requ.)
C56YK 14.084 1650Z via ON7YK (d), eQSL
CT3/DK7YY 14.195 1353Z via DK7YY (B)
CT9L 14.180 1033Z via DJ6QT (B)
DY1C 14.038 1226Z OC-120, via VE7DP (B)
P40YL 14.083 1231Z via AI6YL (d)
PS0F 14.025 1254Z SA-003, via W9VA (B)
V5/DJ4SO 14.009 1640Z via DJ4SO (B)
VY2TT 14.137 1028Z NA-029, (B), (L)
VY2ZM 14.147 1025Z via K1ZM (B), (L)
ZL1AZE 14.013 0801Z
5Z4/DL8NBE 14.084 1523Z

17 m
CT3/DL3KWR 18.070 1246Z via DL3KWR (B)
J28JA 18.068 1409Z via F5JFU (B)
TL0A 18.150 0906Z (d), siehe www.qrz.com
V5/DJ4SO 18.101 1642Z PSK, via DJ4SO (B)
ZP6/SP9MRO 18.145 1402Z via SP9MRO (B)
3B8FQ 18.078 1253Z via K5XK (B)
5I3A 18.155 1222Z AF-087, via A47RS (B)

15 m
CT3/DK7YY 21.002 1202Z via DK7YY (B)
FH/G3SWH 21.006 1153Z AF-027, via G3SWH (B)
PS0F 21.014 1656Z SA-003, via W9VA (B)
V5/DJ4SO 21.011 1056Z via DJ4SO (B)

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LotW

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL
05Mar-24Jul 5N/KT3Q 1613/1614 *
11Mar-11May 5X1NH 1614 *
-Jun 5X4X 1605
now 5Z4/RW1AU 1585
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
-31Mar 6W2SC 1597
23Feb-23Mar 7Q7AH 1612
-late Mar 7Q7HB 1608
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
now 9G5SW 1581
-Mar2010 9J2YO 1614 *

-01Apr C6ANM 1607
05Mar-19Mar CT3/DL3KWF.. 1611
04Mar-14Mar CX/SP9MRO 1611
11Mar-25Mar D44 (DLs) 1614 *
Feb -early2010 DP1POL 1598
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
17./18. Mar EJ4GRC 1614 *
now EY8/S57CQ 1579
15Mar-28Mar FG/F5TGR 1614 *
08Mar-22Mar FR/F5UOW 1613
postponed 2009 FR/Glorioso 1568/1600
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605
10Mar-15Apr FT5XS 1610
-31Dec GB250RB 1608
Mar 2009 H40 (DLs) 1604/1614 *
10Jan-28Apr H44MS.. 1604
-31Dec HE8/HB8 1604
-31Mar HA130HALLO 1610
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
-31Mar IY1GM 1607

12Mar-26Mar J38CW.. 1614 *
-31Mar J5UAP 1597
01Mar-11Mar J6/W5JON 1612
05Mar-25Mar J79WR 1613
17Jan-01Apr J79XBI 1607
-22Mar JD1BMM (M.T.) 1614 *
- Mar KC4USV 1609
-31Dec LY1000 1606
17Mar-19Mar NH0AA.. 1613
- Apr OD5/IV3YIM 1599
- Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
25Mar-30Mar P40A 1612
01Mar-15Apr PA750ASN 1613
Jun & Sep PA750ASN 1613
22Feb-19Mar PJ7/W8EB.. 1612
07Mar-12Mar S21KD 1613
24Feb-17Mar SV9/DJ7RJ 1611
14Mar-16Mar T88CD & T88WW 1613
17Mar-19Mar TC18M 1614 *
13Mar-15Mar TM2HC 1614 *
- 2011/2012 TN5SN 1585/1591
- 01Jul TT8CF 1613

27Feb-12Mar V25TK 1612
10Mar-19Mar V25WY & V25OP 1613
12Mar-17Mar V4/G4FAL 1614 *
15Feb-12Mar V5/DJ4SO 1610
now V6 (KM9D..) 1605
now V63MY & V63TO 1614 *
04Mar-11Mar V63AR & V63WW 1613
11Mar-14Mar V73J & V73M 1613
-Jan2011 V73NS 1604
14Mar-27Mar VK9AA (Cocos) 1614 *
15Mar-22Mar VK9N/ON5AX 1614 *
02Mar-12Mar VP5/W2BEE 1613
05Mar-31Mar VP8KF 1613
-lateMar VQ9JC 1604
- 2009 WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
06Mar-11Mar ZL7T 1613
- Sep ZS08TV 1590
May 2008-Apr09 ZS8T 1570/1586

* = new or updated
... = and other calls


QSL information
---------------
AH0S/KH2 via JH1DVG
C56ETF via GW0ETF (B, E-Mayl-requ.)
CU2A via OH2BH (B)
CU2KG via OH2BH (B)
CU2KH via OH2BH (B)
CU2X via OH2BH (B)
D80Y via 6K5YPD (B)
DY1C via VE7DP (B)
XE2HWB/XF1 via XE2HWB
XR3P via CE3PG (B)
YA/IW0HPJ via IW0EFA (B)
YC5SY (d)
YN2LJ via K8ESQ (B)
YN2TX via KB8TXZ
3D2KC via DL1DA (B)
4JT3DJK via 4J3DJK
4KT4TA via 4K4TA
8N3I via JI3DNN (B)
9M6LAN (d)
9M6WST (d)

(d) = direct only
(B) = bureau ok
* = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)


* QSL via NI5DX: Buzz, NI5DX, is the new QSL manager of ZC4TS and FM1II.
He did already receive logs, the cards are ordered.

QSLs received direct: R1FJT (FJL, via UA4RC).

QSLs arrived bureau: MM/DH5JBR/p (EU-008), NP4FW, OA4/S57CQ (S57DX),
OJ0B (OH2BH), OJ0MI (EU-053, OH2HAN), OJ0/OG3A
(OH3WS), OX3YY (OZ7YY), OY/DD5FZ (EU-018),
OY/DK7MCX (EU-018), OZ/DJ4MG (EU-171), OZ/DL2JRM/p
(EU-171), OZ/D6DQIp (EU030), P41USA (W3TEF), PJ2/PG5M,
PY2DU, R1ANF/p (AN-010, RK1PWA), SD7V (EU-137),
SV5/DL3DRN, SV9/IK3UND (EU-015), T98U, TC57A (TA1HZ),
TF3YH, TF4M, TK9Z (EA4BT), sowie TM4CR
(EU-065, via F4ELJ).

QSL via LoTW: PJ2W, UA0BA, V26K, VK9CXJ, VP2EDL, OH3SR/VP9, VU2SWS,
W2RA/VY0, W5ZE, XU7DXX, XU7XRO, XV4BM, ZC4VJ, ZD8UW,
ZS6/GM3OOK, 3DA0DF, 3DA0OK, sowie 3W1D.

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZDX), 425 DXNews, OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (for WIN-QSL),
DJ5AV, DJ5MN, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2MDZ, DL3PS, DL6ZFG, DL7VOA, DL8LAS,
DL9RCF, F5NQL, F6AJA, NG3K, OE1WHC, OH2BN, VK2IA, W1AW, ZL2AL,
SWL Norbert Maybaum, and others.
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