DXNL 1613 - Mar 3, 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: )

FP - St. Pierre & Miquelon: Eric, FP/KV1J, will be active from Miquelon
(NA-032) again Mar 4th through 9th on 80 through 6 m using CW, SSB,
RTTY, and PSK31 including ARRL DX SSB Contest (Mar 7./8.). Antennas
will be a N1IW dipole (80 through 10 m), a SteppIR vertical
(40 through 10 m), and a PAR-6 Moxon for 6 m. QSL to his home call,
Eric confirms direct, via bureau, LoTW, or eQSL. Have a look on his
webpage www.kv1j.com/fp/March09.html .

FR - Reunion: Look for Stephane, FR/F5UOW, on 20m, mostly on CW, from
Boucan Canot (AF-016, DIFO FR-001) Mar 8th through 22nd "holiday
style". QSL to his home call, direct or via buro.

J7 - Dominica: John, G3LZQ, will be on vacation too and concentrate on
80 and 160 m as J79WR on Dominica (NA-101) Mar 5th through 25th,
including the Commonwealth-(BERU)-Contest (Mar 14./15.).
QSL via G3LZQ.

KP5 - Desecheo: K5D did the last contact Feb 26th at 0939 UTC with QSO
#115.728. QSL-Manager is N2OO. At www.kp5.us you can request your
cards also on OQRS. Their QSO statistics:
Band SSB CW RTTY Total
----- ----- ----- ------ -------
6 m 17 79 --- 96
10 m 163 64 2 230
12 m 641 265 1 907
15 m 6.132 4.176 443 10.751
17 m 12.969 7.191 1.343 21.503
20 m 15.702 9.592 1.728 27.022
30 m --- 13.452 2.204 15.656
40 m 6.791 8.467 868 16.126
80 m 7.419 8.800 --- 16.219
160 m 1.984 5.231 --- 7.215
----------------------------------------
Total 51.819 57.317 6.589 115.725 (without SAT-QSOs)

PY0F - Fernando de Noronha: Bill, W9VA, and Jim, K9PPY, will be active as
PS0F Mar 3rd through 10th using facilities of Andre, PY0FF. There was
no announcement about the bands and modes but they will monitor the
email address before and during their stay for your
sked requests.

S2 - Bangladesh: Find Members of "Korea DX Club" Kim, 6K5YPW, Kang, DS2AGH,
Lee, DS2BGV, Kim, HL3QP, Choi, HL5FUA, and Yoon, 6K2AVL, on 160
through 10 m with CW, SSB, and digital modes from Dhaka Mar 7th
through zum 12th as S21KD. Their equipment includes three amplifiers,
verticals, and beams. Planned frequencies:
Band CW SSB Digi
--------------------------------------------
160 m 1.822 - -
80 m 3.515 3.795 -
40 m 7.015 7.095 -
30 m 10.115 - -
20 m 14.015 14.195 14.082
17 m 18.075 18.130 21.082
15 m 21.015 21.295 -
12 m 24.895 24.950 -
10 m 28.015 28.460 28.100
QSL via HL5FUA, direct or via KARL bureau. Check their online log at
http://dxpedition.co.kr/ .

TT - Chad: Look for Franck, F4BQO, using CW and SSB as TT8CF until Jul 1st.
QSL direct via home call.

V2 - Antigua & Barbuda: From Mar 10th through 19th Bob, W4OWY (V25WY), and
Mark W9OP (V25OP), will hit the airwaves from Antigua (NA-100) on 160
through 6 m. QSLs via home calls, direct, via bureau, per LoTW, or
also eQSL if you prefer.

V8 - Brunei: Special call V88NBD25 is active celebrating 25 years of
independance of Brunei until Mar 10th, 1200 UTC. Find informations
about a diplome on this event at the webpage of "Brunei Darussalam
Amateur Radio Association", www.bdara.net/ .

VP5 - Turks & Caicos-Islands: Gregory, VP5/W2BEE, plans an activity from
Middle Caicos Island Mar 2nd through 12th using 100 Watts / dipole on
CW only.

VP8 - Falkland-Islands: John, G3VPW, will be QRV from SA-002 Mar 5th
through 31st. First ten days he will be working for the "Stanley
Ionospheric Observatory", but then he will operate VP8KF on CW and SSB
on 10, 20, 15, 40 and 80 m. QSL via home call.

XW - Laos: Bruce, XW1B, is back to Laos after a stay in Vietnam. Bruce uses
CW and RTTY only and often spends whole nights (1100 through 0100 UTC)
on all bands 160 through 15 m. His new SteppIR MonstIR-Beam is mounted
on a tower of 42 m. QSL manager is E21EIC, who confirms via buro also.

YN - Nicaragua: Jeff, N1SNB, will visit Octavio, YN2N, Mar 5th through 9th.
Jeff hoppes to get the call YN2NB for the ARRL DX SSB Contest. Outside
of the contest expect him as H7/N1SNB. QSL to his home call.

ZL7 - Chatham-Islands: A team of nine operators, John, ZL1ALZ, John, ZL1BYZ,
Mike, ZL2CC, Lee, ZL2LE, Phil, ZL2RVW, Wayne, ZL2WG, Mark, ZL3AB, and
teamleaders Lee, ZL2AL, and Morrie, ZL2AAA, will be active as ZL7T
from Kaiangaroa, (OC-038) Mar 6th through 11th. The will have four
stations with amplifiers for 160 through 10 m on CW, SSB, RTTY, and
PSK. Find more informations and logsearch at www.zl7t.com . QSL via
ZL2AL, direct, via bureau and also LotW after Sep 2009. Pilot station
is Duncan, ZL3JT ).

5N - Nigeria: Bodo, DL3OCH, will be on business in Nigeria Mar 5th through
Jul 24th ond probably use 5N/KT3Q (QSL via DL3OCH) on all bands,
also on EME. He hopes do a trip to AF-076 also.

Pacific Tour: Minekazu, JA2NQG (SSB), and Yuji, JH2BNL (CW/RTTY),
will be on a Pacific trip Mar 4th through 19th. This is the schedule:
Datum Call Island /IOTA
--------------------------------------------
04.-06.03. V63AR & V63WW Chuuk/OC-011
06.-09.03. V63AR & V63WW Pohnpei/OC-010
09.-11.03. V63AR & V63WW Kosrae/OC-059
11.-14.03. V73J & V73M Majuro/OC-079
14.-16.03. T88CD & T88WW Palau/OC-009
17.-19.03. NH0AA & AH0F/KH2 Guam/OC-009
In Micronesia they will also use V63C, V63P, and V63K. QSL-Infos:
V63AR, V73J, T88CD, and NH0AA via JH2BNL; V63WW, V73M, T88WW, and
AH0F/KH2 via JA2NQG.

The Netherlands, Special Call: Special call PA750ASN will be activated
three times in 2009. First Mar 1st through Apr 15th and again in June
and September. Hams from Assen Region commemorate 750 years town of
Assen on all bands and modes, QSL manager PI4ASN confirms direct as
well as via buro.


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
---
In Apr will be an activation of S0, Western Sahara. Report to
www.dxfriends.com/s04r/ your bandpoints/modes needed of this entity.


UPCOMING CONTESTS
-----------------
7./8.Mar: ARRL DX Contest SSB;
8. Mar: UBA Spring Contest 80 m;
8. Mar: DARC 10-m-Digitalcontest "Corona".


IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-Mayl: )
----
Island activities:
------------------
AF-014, CT3, Madeira Archipelago: Look for Rosel, CT3/DL3KWR, and Hardy,
CT3/DL3KWF, to be QRV from Madeira Island Mar 5th through 19th.
QSLs via home calls.

NA-107, FM, Martinique: Find Al,F5VHJ, active in the ARRL DX SSB Contest
Mar 7./8th as TO5A from Martinique Island (DIFO FM-001).
QSL via home call (d/B).

NA-109, J8, St. Vincent: Also Mar 7./8th listen for Dave, G3TBK, as J88DR
from St. Vincent Island. QSL via home call (d/B).

OC-019, KH6,7 Hawaiian Islands: Maui Island will be the QTH of Bill,
KH6/AC0W, on the weekend Mar 7.-8th. QSL via LoTW.

OC-088, 9M, V8, YB7, Borneo (Mayn Island): Kanzi, JA4ENL, will visit Brunei
Mar 6th through 9th for an activity as V85NL. QSL via home call (d/B).

OC-120, DU1, Cuyo Islands: Ed/4F1OZ, Roland/DU1KGJ, Jairus/DV1ERS, and
Frank/VE7DP, will become QRV on Cuyo Islands also Mar 6th through 9th.
Call and QSL info to be announced later.

OC-164, VK6, WA State (SW Coast) South Group: John, VK6HZ/VK6ARI, will be
active on Rottnest Island again Mar 4th through 7th. Find more info at
www.vk6hz.com/ . QSL via VK6NE (d/B).


Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
----------------------------------------
CT3/DL3KWR LH 0053 MAD-008 05.-19.03.
CT3/DL3KWF LH 0053 MAD-008 05.-19.03.
FP/KV1J LH 1417 SPM-002 04.-09.03.
FR/F5UOW LH 1812 REU-002 08.-22.03.
J88DR LH 0492 STV-001 07./09.03.
KH6/AC0W LH 0636 HAW-025 07.-08.03.
TO5A LH 1041 MRQ-003 07.-08.03.
V25OP LH 1118 10.-19.03.
V25TK LH 1118 ANT-002 through 12.03.
V25WY LH 1118 10.-19.03.
V85NL LH 0152 06.-09.03.
VK6HZ/VK6ARI LH 2197 AUS-146 04.-07.03.



Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
160 m
CT3/DK7YY 1.818 2349Z via DK7YY (B)
HV0A 1.830 2135Z via IK0FVC (d)
KP2/K3CT 1.827 0352Z via K3CT (B)
LY1000NX 1.828 1858Z via LY3NX
OA4TT 1.835 0519Z via N6XQ (d)
OL2009FIS 1.853 2035Z via OK1IF (B)

80 m
K5D 3.781 0324Z via N2OO (B), (L)
TP60CE 3.789 1804Z via F5LGF (B)
TP60CE 3.512 2345Z via F5LGF (B)

40 m
HK0/EA7HEJ 7.002 2334Z via EA7HEJ (d)
K5D 7.030 0353Z via N2OO (B), (L)
9K48NLD 7.082 2112Z via 9K2RA (B)

30 m
DL8XO/HI9 10.107 2220Z via DL8XO
ET3JA 10.108 2128Z via OK3AA (B)
K5D 10.106 1809Z via N2OO (B), (L)
OX3XR 10.117 2019Z via OZ3PZ (B)
PJ5NA 10.107 2055Z NA-145, via K1NA (B)
SV9/DJ7RJ 10.104 1835Z EU-015, via DJ7RJ (B)
V5/DJ4SO 10.117 1943Z via DJ4SO (B)
VP2V/K6VVA 10.102 2130Z NA-023, via N6AWD (B)

20 m
C6A/W6DXO 14.223 1621Z NA-001, via KF6JQQ
FH/G3SWH 14.025 1643Z via G3SWH (B)
KP2/K3MD 14.049 1902Z www.eQSL.cc
S79JF 14.006 1348Z via DL7JAN (B)
VP5/KC2UHB 14.273 1402Z via KC2UHB
XE1B 14.196 1406Z
ZP6/SP9MRO 14.245 1949Z via SP9MRO (B)
ZV75LABRE 14.010 1853Z via PT2AA (B)
ZV75LABRE 14.200 1941Z via PT2AA (B)
4KT17X 14.009 0910Z via 4K4K (d)
6V7O/A 14.257 1604Z via ON4BAG (B)
6V7P 14.245 1034Z via ON4HIL (B)

17 m
FH/G3SWH 18.075 1603Z via G3SWH (B)
K5D 18.139 1839Z via N2OO (B), (L)
KP2/K3CT 18.081 1807Z via K3CT (B)
S79JF 18.070 0918Z via DL7JAN (B)
6V7P 18.160 1211Z via ON4HIL (B)

15 m
FH/G3SWH 21.025 1317Z via G3SWH (B)
V5/DJ4SO 21.014 1352Z via DJ4SO (B)
6V7O 21.296 1208Z via ON4BAG (B)
6V7P 21.270 1138Z via ON4HIL (B)

12 m
FH/G3SWH 24.895 1257Z AF-027, via G3SWH (B)

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


Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL
05Mar-24Jul 5N/KT3Q 1613 *
-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

23Feb-08Mar C56/GW0ETF 1612
-01Apr C6ANM 1607
05Mar-19Mar CT3/DL3KWF.. 1611
04Mar-14Mar CX/SP9MRO 1611
Feb -early2010 DP1POL 1598
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
now EY8/S57CQ 1579
26Feb-05Mar FH/G3SWH 1612
04Mar-09Mar FP/KV1J 1613 *
08Mar-22Mar FR/F5UOW 1613 *
postponed 2009 FR/Glorioso 1568/1600
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605
-07Mar FT5WP 1610
10Mar-15Apr FT5XS 1610
-31Dec GB250RB 1608
Mar 2009 H40 (DLs) 1604/1608
10Jan-28Apr H44MS.. 1604
05Mar-09Mar H7/N1SNB 1613 *
20Feb-08Mar HC1MD/(HC4) 1611
-31Dec HE8/HB8 1604
-31Mar HA130HALLO 1610

-31Dec II2RAI 1609
-31Mar IY1GM 1607
18Feb-04Mar J37BO.. 1611
-31Mar J5UAP 1597
01Mar-11Mar J6/W5JON 1612
05Mar-25Mar J79WR 1613 *
17Jan-01Apr J79XBI 1607
07./08. Mar J88DR 1613 *
- Mar KC4USV 1609
26Feb-09Mar KG4CN 1612
07./08. Mar KH6/AC0W 1613 *
-31Dec LY1000 1606
17Mar-19Mar NH0AA.. 1613 *
- Apr OD5/IV3YIM 1599
- Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
09Feb-10Mar OR3AX & OR4AX 1609
28Feb-09Mar P40A 1612
25Mar-30Mar P40A 1612
01Mar-15Apr PA750ASN 1613 *
Jun & Sep PA750ASN 1613 *
22Feb-19Mar PJ7/W8EB.. 1612
03Mar-10Mar PS0F 1613 *

07Mar-12Mar S21KD 1613 *
22Feb-06Mar S79JF 1611
24Feb-17Mar SV9/DJ7RJ 1611
14Mar-16Mar T88CD & T88WW 1613 *
- 2011/2012 TN5SN 1585/1591
07./08. Mar TO5A (FM) 1613 *
- 01Jul TT8CF 1613 *
27Feb-12Mar V25TK 1612
10Mar-19Mar V25WY.. 1613 *
15Feb-12Mar V5/DJ4SO 1610
06Jan-06Mar V5/DL2SL 1606
now V6 (KM9D..) 1605
04Mar-11Mar V63AR & V63WW 1613 *
11Mar-14Mar V73J & V73M 1613 *
-Jan2011 V73NS 1604
-10Mar V88NBD25 1613 *
06Mar-09Mar V85NL 1613 *

-07Mar VK0BP 1596
04Mar-07Mar VK6ARI 1613 *
15Mar-22Mar VK9N/ON5AX 1609
25Feb-07Mar VP2MPR.. 1612
02Mar-12Mar VP5/W2BEE 1613 *
05Mar-31Mar VP8KF 1613 *
-lateMar VQ9JC 1604
01Mar-07Mar W6DXO/C6A 1612
- 2009 WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
18Feb-04Mar ZF2AM 1611
28Feb-07Mar ZF2UL 1612
06Mar-11Mar ZL7T 1613 *
- Sep ZS08TV 1590
May 2008-Apr09 ZS8T 1570/1586

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


QSL information
---------------
AU30SHI via VU2DSI
BY3MM via BD3PCH (B)
CT3/DK7YY via DK7YY (B)
CT7FFC via CT1GFK (B)
DR800GRZ via DL1ARJ (B)
DV4ADC (d)
DX1J via JA1HGY (B)
FM5KC via UT5UGR (B, - ARRL DX CW Contest 2009 only!)
ZL9/OR4AX/mm ON5AX (B)
ZV8AA via PT2AA (B)
ZV9AA via PT2AA (B)
2E0CON (d)
5B/G4MKP via M0URX (B)
6V7O via ON4BAG
6V7P via ON4HIL (B)
9H9PYSM via 9H1AJ (d)
9K48NDL via 9K2RA (B)
9W2APH (d)
9W2AUR via EB7DX (d)
9W2AZV (d)
9W2BCB (d)
9W2GUU via 9W2RZL (d)
9Z4AM via VE6ACL (d)


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

QSLs received direct: E21EJC, 3D2CY (YT1AD).

QSLs arrived bureau:
A43SF (A47RS), A45XM, A52AM (JA0JHA), C91KDJ (W5KDJ), FJ/DJ2VO,
FS/DL5CF, IA5/IK5CBE (EU-028), IC8/OE1MHL (EU-031), IG9/DL4KM/p
(EU-AF-019), IG9/IZ1DFG (EU-AF-019), IS0N (OK1MG), IS0/DL9MWG,
J3/S50R (NA-024), J48YL (DK7AO), JD1BMH (JG7PSJ), KG4WV (NA-015,
W4WV), KH6OO (OC-019), KP4DS, KP4FKN, LU/R1ANF (AN-010, RK1PWA),
sowie LZ/G4EDG (EU-181, via LZ1JZ).

QSL via LoTW: LY1000W, LZ09BR, MJ/F5CWU, OE2008C, OE2008P, OE2008SGU,
OE2008VIE, OH7BF/p, ON1000NOTGER, P40ZB, PJ2/G4FKA, PU2LSM, PZ5RA,
R1FJT, S79FAG, S79YL, S79ZG, SP1918PR, SR25JP, T30CW, TK5KP, TM2Y.


Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to :
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer WIN-QSL),
DJ5AV, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2BQV,DL2MDZ, DL6MHW, DL7UPN, DL7VOA, DL8LAS,
F5NQL, NG3K, W1AW, u.a.
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