DXNL 1521 - May 30, 2007
DX Newsletter

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

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

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: )


DU - PHILIPPINES, OC-129
Kaoru,JA7QVK/DU7, is staying on Cebu Island (OC-129) now for one year.
He is on a business trip and will stay there until August 2007. Kaoru
is working mainly in SSB on 40-6m and skeds can be arranged via e-mail:

Unfortunately QSLs only direct, when he is back in Japan.
This is his address: Kaoru Ono, Unit 1204, Park Tower 2,
Cebu Business Park, Cebu City, Philippines 6000.

EA8 - CANARY ISLANDS, AF-004
Franky,ON7RU, will be active as EA8/OQ7R in CW/SSB/RTTY on 80-10m using
a FT-990 and wires from Jun 4-13. QSL via ON7RU, bureau or direct.

FO/C - CLIPPERTON ISLAND, NA-011
During the "Dayton DX Dinner Banquet" an upcoming activation of
Clipperton was announced for March 2008. The team leader will be
Bob Grimmick,N6OX. More information will be released at a later date.

HI - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, NA-096
IW2NEF/HI7 will be QRV from Bayahibe (NA-096) from Jun 3-9. He will
work on 40-10m and 6m using a Yaesu FT-857D with 100 watts and vertical
but only for one or two hours a day. QSLs via his homecall.

KH8/S - SWAINS ISLAND, OC-200
The first N8S QSLs of the Swains Island DXpedition will be sent on
Jun 5. Meanwhile more than 6.000 letters arrived directly at YT1AD.
The call N8S has been issued to Dale,K9TTT, in June 2006 and was used
by the "Michigan DX Association" before. Dale promised to forward all
errant QSLs to YT1AD.

TA - TURKEY
Mill,LX1CC, will spend his holidays in Turkey from Jun 7-21. His QTH
will be the city of Selcuk and he got the special callsign YM3CC.
Activities will take place in SSB on 80-10m (including the WARC bands).
QSL cards via bureau to his homecall, direct or via eQSL.

VP6/D - DUCIE ISLAND, OC-182
First information was released about an upcoming DXpedition to
Ducie Island (OC-182) lasting for two weeks around Feb 10, 2008.
Licence and landing permission have been guaranteed already. The
first top DXers joining the team we Carsten,DL6LAU (team leader),
Eric,K3NA (co-leader), Dietmar,DL3DXX, Andy,DL8LAS, Martti,OH2BH,
Robin,WA6CDR, and Krassimir,K1LZ. More info will be released at:
http://www.vp6dx.com

3A - MONACO
The special event station 3A7JO will be QRV in all modes on all bands
from Jun 2-10. All QSOs will be confirmed via bureau automatically.
If you can't wait that long send your direct QSLs to:
ARM (Association des Radioamateurs de Monaco) QSL Bureau, B.P. 2,
MC 98001, Monaco Cedex.
More information can be found on the website: http://www.monaco2007.mc

3B6 - AGALEGA ISLAND, AF-001
3B6SP will be the callsign of the Polish DXpedition which will show up
for 12 days starting on Jun 6. For health reasons Wojtek,SP9PT, had to
leave the team which now consists of: SP9MRO (team leader), SP5BFX,
SP3MGM, SP6EQZ, SP3RBR, YL SP9SX and SP5XVY. Danuta,SP9SX, will take
care of the QSLs. The team left Poland for Mauritius on May 28 and
their flight back goes on Jun 18. These QRGs were announced for 3B6SP:
band CW SSB RTTY PSK (QRGs in MHz)
160m 1.821,5 1.845 - -
80m 3.521 3.780 3.590 -
40m 7.021 7.070 7.040 7.038
30m 10.121 - 10.140 10.142
20m 14.021 14.185 14.084 14.072
17m 18.081 18.136 18.104 18.102
15m 21.021 21.290 21.084 21.072
12m 24.901 24.930 24.924 24.922
10m 28.021 28.490 28.084 28.122
Updated information is released on their website: http://3b6.godx.eu

5B - CYPRUS, AS-004
5B/G3RWF will be QRV in SSB/RTTY/PSK during his holidays from Jun 2-30.

FRANCE, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
The "24 Hours of Le Mans" belong to the classics in motor racing and
will be held the 56th time this year. TM6ACO will be active in CW/SSB
on all bands from Jun 3-17. QSL via bureau to F6KFI. Please check also:
http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72
---
TM5BBC will be QRV from Creully from Jun 1-15 remembering the BBC
correspondents who reported from there about the battle in the Normandy
in June/Jule 1944. QSL via F2UW.

POLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The special event callsign HF750C celebrates the 750th birthday of the
city of Cracow on the air since May 14. This station will be active
until Jun 30 (QSL via SP9BRP) supported by several SN0 calls until the
end of 2007.

SPAIN, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The 32nd America's Cup is the most prestigious event in sailing and
this year it is carried out in Europe for the first time off the shore
of Valencia. Pascual,EA5FKQ (AO5FKQ), and other OMs from this region
will use the special prefix AO5 instead of EA5 until Jul 7.

UKRAINE, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The town of Slavutych was founded to be the new home for those persons
who had to be evacuated after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl back
in 1986. The special event station EO20R is working during this small
jubilee from May 28 until Jun 3. QSLs as usual via UY2RO.

CQ DX HALL OF FAME
Thirty years after Geoff Watts (BRS-3129, publisher of the legendary
"The DX News Sheet") was elected into the CQ DX HALL OF FAME the first
Italian HAMs received this honour as well. Mauro,I1JQJ, and his XYL
Valeria,IK1ADH, publishers of the Italian "425 DX News" were both
elected into the CQ DX HALL OF FAME this year. The other new entries
are Roger Western,G3SXW, and Nigel Cawthorne,G3TXF, who are travelling
together almost all the time. Nigel activated 44 DXCC entities and
Roger 37 and both are founding members of the "Voodoo Contest Group".
Congratulations!

SRT-DX MAILING LIST
The "Strangeradio DX Team" has a mailing list featuring DX- and IOTA-
news or rumours from the DX community on their website:
http://www.strangeradioteam.com/reflector.asp

LINKS: Rob,PA3GVI, published several interviews with fellow HAMs at:
http://www.sitekreator.com/pa3gvi/ham_interview.html
---
Once again we want to point your interest to the interview with the
BS7H DXpedition team member Christian Entsfellner,DL3MBG, and two new
videos of BS7H on the homepage: http://dokufunk.org
---
Current SOTA activities are announced at:
http://sotawatch.sota.org.uk/activations.php or
http://sotawatch.sota.org.uk/spots.php

UPCOMING CONTESTS
-----------------
Jun 2/3: IARU-Region 1 CW Fieldday

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: )
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Island activities:
EU-several, SV, TA: Tommy Horozakis,VK2IR, is on a roundtrip through Greece
at the moment including a visit to Mount Athos. He will activate about
15 to 18 different Greek and Turkish islands between May 27 and Aug 28.
He will work on HF not only in the usual modes but also in PSK/SSTV.
He will join the "SV DX Group" (SV1GE, SV1AAU, SV2DGH, SV1DPJ, SV2FWV,
SV2HNC, SV0XAD and DH9VA) to show up as SY8AN from Antiparos (EU-067)
working in SSB/CW/RTTY on all bands from Jun 9-17. See also:
http://www.sv2dgh.gr/sy8an

EU-001, SV5, Dodekanese: Harvey,SV5/OO5S, and Dan,SV5/OQ1C, are sepnding
their holidays there until Jun 1. QSL via ON4ON, direct/bureau.

EU-001, SV5, Kos: Alex,SV5/GM0DHZ, will be QRV in CW/SSB during his holiday
on Kos for two weeks starting on Jun 7.

EU-014, TK, Corsica: Marco,TK/IK1YED, is QRV mainly in SSB but also in digi
modes on 6-160m until Jun 1.

WLOTA
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Lighthouse activities:
GU, Guernsey, EU-114, WLOTA 0013: To complete the information published in
the last DXNL we want to remember that the activity of Chris,M0DOL, and
Tom,2E0TSW, signing GP8LED and GP3GWB takes place from May 29 until
Jun 2. This counts for the Hanois Lighthouse (WLOTA 0013).

SV, Gavdos, EU-187, LH 1885 (Tripiti), ARLS CRE-007: Wolfgang,SV9/DL5MAE,
showed up from Gavdos on time and will stay there until the beginning
of June. QSL via homecall, direct/bureau.


Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
80m
ON60HRT 3.790 2120Z via ON4HRT (B)

30m
PJ2/WI9WI 10.102 2218Z via WI9WI (B)
TF/G4EDG/p 10.105 0741Z EU-168, via G4ELZ

20m
P40L 14.033 1802Z via K5WW (B)
TF/G4EDG/p 14.040 1116Z EU-168, via G4ELZ
9Q1D 14.218 0632Z via SM5BFJ (d)

17m
F/DJ3RZ 18.075 0759Z EU-070
ZD8RH 18.073 1847Z via G4DBW (B)

15m
P40L 21.016 1815Z via K5WW (B)
PJ2/WI9WI 21.005 1850Z via WI9WI (B)
9U0VB 21.005 0757Z via UA4WHX (B)

12m
9U0VB 24.895 0927Z via UA4WHX (B)

10m
HV0A 28.515 1620Z via IK0FVC (d/L)

6m
A71EM 50.103 1725Z via EA7FTR (B)

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
* = new QSL manager

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

02Jun-10Jun 3A7JO 1521 *
06Jun-17Jun 3B6SP 1521 *
07Sep-24Sep 3B7C 1511
May/Juni 3D2AG/Rot. 1516
29Aug-2007 3XM6JR 1484
-Jun 3XY5M 1519
30May-04Jun 4W6AAV 1520
02Jun-30Jun 5B/G3RWF 1521 *
-Apr/08 5H0RS 1515
-Apr/08 6W/EA4ATI 1515
01Apr-09Sep 8N3IAAF 1513
2007 9N7JO 1501
NOW 9U0VB 1518

-Apr/009 A52VE 1512
-Nov/07 A61TX 1496
23Mar-10Jun C6AGN 1511
-Feb/08 DP0GVN 1496
04Jun-13Jun EA8/OQ7R 1521 *
2007/2008 EI100S(I) 1501
28May-03Jun EO20R 1521 *
01Jul-15Jul FV5VDM 1520
Mar 2008 FO/Clipp. 1521 *
25May-05Jun GB100TT 1520
14May-30Jun HF750C 1521 *
03Jun-09Jun IW2NEF/HI7 1521 *

-Aug JA7QVK/DU7 1521 *
2006 -2008 J28JA 1484/85
27May-05Jun J48HW 1520
NOW J59OFM 1501
-Jun OD5/CT1EFS 1515
-30Jul OX3PG 1501
19May-03Jun PA25UKSMG 1519
07Jun-20Jun SV5/GM0DHZ 1521 *
May -06Jun SV9/DL5MAE 1519
NOW -2008 TL8QC 1459
01Jun-15Jun TM5BBC 1521 *
03Jun-17Jun TM6ACO 1521 *
20May-03Jun TM7AJ 1519
NOW -Sep TU2/F5LDY 1486
01Jun-15Jun TV2VDM 1520

Jan -Dec VI3SAA 1499
24May-05Jun VP5/WQ7X 1520
Feb 2008 VP6DX/Ducie 1521 *
May -Aug VP6TD 1517
15May-05Jun VP9KF 1518
Apr -Jul VQ9JC 1512
23May-05Jun VQ97JC 1520
15May-20Jun YB9/PA0HOP 1519
07Jun-21Jun YM3CC 1521 *
-Sep ZD9BCB 1500

* = neu
... = und andere Calls

QSL-Informationen
-----------------
AO5GKT via EA5GKT
AO7SIX via PA7FM (B)
AP2TN via DJ9ZB (B)
C4M via W3HNK (d)
CT8A via CT1ARR (B)
CX6VM via W3HNK (d)
DD4B via DL3PS (B)
DM0Y via DL3BQA (B)
EC8KK via EA8KK
EE8A via YL2KL
EG7MV via EA7HBC
EG8CID via EA8AUW (B)
EG8FAS via EA4FAS
EH4IDS/EH7 via EA7NL
EN80AL via UT8AL
ES5Q via ES5RY (B)
EW3AAQ via EW3LN
EY1HQ via DJ1MM (B)
F4ECJ (d)
GB100TT via MW0JNI
GM0F via M0CMK (B)
HB0/DL1ARS via DL1ARS (B)
HB0/DL1GDS via DL1GDS (B)
HB0/DL5ZL via DL5ZL
HE70FG via HB9FG
HF750C via SP9BRP (B)
HF70COP via SP8KPK
HL27GDM via 6L0NT
HZ1EX via SM0BYD (B)
IF9/I2ADN via I2ADN (B)
II4SDP via IZ4GWE (B, L)
II8IPY via I8ACB

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



QSL via bureau: AM4AO/AM7 (EA7GXW), AM8BHD (EA8BHD),BX3AC (G3SWH),CU7/DH3NB,
C6AWF (G3SWH), CU6NS (EA5KB), CX5UR (EA5KB), EX2X (EA5KB),
EY8MM (K1BV), FO/JJ8DEN, HS0ZAR (K3ZO), J79AG (DL9USA),
JD1BMB (DJ0FX), JW8WF (LA8WF), KH0N (JA6CNL), MD4K (G3NKC),
P40TA (WM6A), P4/N9LAH, PZ5WP (PA7FM), R270E (RA9SC), TA3J/0,
S01MZ (EA1BT), S92RI (CT1APE), TI0SP (EA7FTR), TK/DJ2GM,
TK/IK5PWQ, TZ5A (G3SXW), TZ6LF (KY7M), TZ6NS (AA7A),
VU3RYO (DL2JRM), 8Q7IS, 9A/VE3ZIK, 9A60CVW, 9M6/G3OOK, sowie
9V1CW (via PA0KHS)

QSL direct: OX60AD (OX3UR)

QSL via LotW: C91CO, FH/G3SXW, FW/G3SXW, FY/F5IRO, HK3AXY, HK6PSG, HV0A,
IS0SDX, KH0M, KH2/G3SXW, MJ/K8PT, OD5/TF1MM, P29SX, S79SXW,
TF3MM, TF4M, TO7R, V26A


Looking for a QSL manager?
A useful website to bookmark may be: http://www.ik3qar.it/manager

Looking for a QSL route!
Willy,DL3IE, is looking for a working QSL route for FB8WK (Crozet) who
was active in 1983/1984. If you can help please send an e-mail to DXNL.



Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL), DJ1OJ,
DJ5AV, DJ9ZB, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL6UAA, DL7VOA, DL9RCF, F5NQL, IZ2DPX, IZ8EDJ,
OE1WHC, PA3GVI u.a.
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