DXNL 1617 - Apr 1, 2009 DX Newsletter a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX and HF contesting" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE (e-mail: [email protected]) translation by: Bob, DL7VOA (e-mail: [email protected]) DU - PHILIPPINES While staying in the Philippines Max,M0GHQ, plans to activate following islands from the end of March until the end of April: OC-129, Cebu Island OC-130, Mindanao Island OC-235, Samal Island and OC-129, Leyte Island. He is going to visit the Hamvention there from Apr 17-19. Max intends to work with 100 watts and wires in SSB, PSK and RTTY on 160-10m (maybe also 6m). QSL direct or via bureau via homecall. E5 - SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, OC-013 Walter,HB9XBG, is staying on Rarotonga (OC-013) since Mar 30. Listen for E51XBG mainly on 20m SSB from 0600-1200 UTC until Apr 16. QSLs via his homecall. FJ - ST BARTHELEMY, NA-146 A Spanish DXpedition to St. Barth (NA-146) will be carried out from Apr 7-12. Oscar,EB1HF, and Pablo,EC1DPM, plan to become QRV as FJ/EB1HF and/or FJ/EC1DPM only in RTTY on 20m/15m/10m using two radios Icom IC-706, dipoles and a 2ele yagi. Unfortunately the QSL manager EC1AE confirms only direct via: PO Box 921, E-33080 Oviedo, Spain. OA - PERU Daniel,OA/DL5YWM, and Rene,OA/DL2JRM, will stay in the capital Lima from early April until the beginning of May. During their little spare time they will work mainly in CW and on the lowbands. They will join the German IOTA DXpedition to San Jose Island (NA-191) in Costa Rica from Apr 17-20. For more information please visit: http://www.ti7.info If some Peruvian IOTA Islands are activated as well will be decided in last-minute. PJ2 - NETHERLAND ANTILLES, CURACAO, SA-006 Jan,PJ2/PA4JJ, will show up from Curacao (SA-006) from Apr 1-11. He will use a FT-897 and a ZS6BKW wire antenna especially in RTTY and/or PSK31 on all bands. Jan has also internet access in Curacao and wants to upload his logs to: http://www.pa4jj.nl/html/pj2_pa4jj.html Unfortunately QSLs should be sent only direct via his homecall PA4JJ. TA - TURKEY Urcun,TA0U, points out that he has uploaded photos of lighthouses activated by him lately to: http://www.ta0u.com/galeri2.asp?id=7 He also writes that his next activity will take place on Apr 4/5 using the special call TC2FLH from Fenerbahce Lighthouse (TUR 021). This activity counts for the Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air Award. The rules and more details about the award can be found online at: http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4296 VK9/X - CHRISTMAS ISLAND, OC-002 Haru,JA1XGI/W8XGI, will hit the airwaves as JA1XGI/VK9 working in CW and digital modes on all bands from Apr 4-11. QSL via bureau or direct to JA1XGI. VU - INDIA, AS-177 Frank,DL4KQ, Sarath,VU3RSB, and Jose,VU2JOS, will show up as AT9RS from Grandi Island (AS-177) in the St. Georges Islands/Goa State Group from Apr 5-7. QSL for NA/SA via W3HNK (direct), the rest of the world should send their QSLs via DL4KQ (direct/buro). See: http://www.mdxc.org/at9rs YK - SYRIA Saad,N5FF, is staying in Damaskus and will be active as YK1BA in CW, SSB and RTTY mainly on 30m, 40m and 80m between Mar 30 and Apr 10. His main operating times are 2000-2300 UTC and 0200-0500 UTC. QSLs via his homecall. 3A - MONACO Gianni,3A/I1UWF, will be active mainly on 17m and 12m running 100 watts into a vertical on Apr 4 starting around 1300 UTC. QSL via homecall. 3B8 - MAURITIUS, AF-049 / 3B9 - RODRIGUES ISLAND, AF-017 Piotr,SP2JMR, and Slavo,SP2JMB, will show up as 3B9/homecalls in CW and SSB on all bands from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) from Apr 1-8. Next they will sign 3B8/homecalls from Mauritius (AF-049) starting on on Apr 9. 5Z - KENYA While Ronald,5Z4/PA3EWP, wants to devote himself to HF from 40m-10m his companions Eltje,PA3CEE, and Rene,PE1L, will do some moon bounce QSOs (EME) on 2m and 70cm signing 5Z4EME from Apr 1-12. Listen for them on 144.124 MHz and 144.084 MHz (for Japan). PA7FM is the QSL manager for all calls. More information is available online at: http://www.emelogger.com/kenya 8P - BARBADOS Richard,G3RWL, will activate Barbados (NA-021) in CW and digital modes on 160m-10m signing 8P6DR from Apr 2-24. Bureau QSLs may be requested by sending an e-mail to: [email protected] CANADA, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS The St. Lawrence Seaway was opened 50 years ago and Canadian HAMs may remember this event by using special prefixes between Apr 1 and May 31: XL (instead of VA), XN (instead of VO), XM (instead of VE) and XO (instead of VY). GERMANY/FRANCE, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS The North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation was founded 60 years ago and the heads of state and government of the 26 member states and their delegations will meet in Kehl (Germany) and Strasbourg (France) to celebrate this event with a NATO summit on Apr 3-5. These celebrations will be accompanied by the special event stations DR60NATO in Germany and TM0TAN in France. This event will also feature the first ever transnational QSL card. DR60NATO will be activated sporadically during several other occasions until March 2010. The QSL card for DR60NATO should be sent direct or via bureau to DL1WH. The QSL for TM0TAN should be sent also direct or via bureau to F8KHH. CROATIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION Members of the Varazdin radio club (9A1HDE/9A7A) are activating the special call 9A800VZ until the end of 2009. King Andrija II. granted city rights to Varazdin 800 years ago. QSL via 9A7A. More information and links can be found on QRZ.com. AUSTRIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION The amateur radio section of the ORF and the Documentary Archive for the History of Radio Communications/QSL Collection will activate the special event station OE100M from Apr 1-30 are celebrating 100 years of amateur radio. On Saturday, Apr 25, the "International Marconi Day", OE100M will be one of 25 IMD stations worldwide which count for the IMD award. QSLs via OE bureau or direct to OE1WHC. QSLs without SASE or return postage will be confirmed via bureau. The QSL can also be downloaded from: http://dokufunk.org/jpeto_cache/oe100m_4.jpg SILENT KEY: OT Theo,DL1BO, passed away at the age of 82 on Feb 13, 2009. Theo has worked 386 countries without using a beam antenna ever. "Cathy" Hrischenko,VE3FBL, was the editor of the YL column in the Canadian amateur radio magazine TCA for more than 25 years. She was married with George,VE3DGX, and died on March 20, 2009. DXCC Rule Change: At the request of the Program and Services Committee (PSC) the DX Awards Committee (DXAC) investigated the impact of an amendment to the DXCC rules. The DXAC and the PSC have unanimously decided to bring into force the following rule from April 1, 2009, 0000Z: To meet the growing outrages of direct-QSLs to put to an end only bureau mediated QSL-cards will be credited for DXCC. Intended side effect is a higher degree of organization of radio amateurs in the respective national associations combined with a strengthening of the IARU and the total of Amateur Radio. PIRATES: The station EP2IA was very active on 40m CW last week and stated "QSL info at QRZ.com". Roger,G3SXW, points out that this call was allocated to him in the 1970s which is also written on QRZ.com. Since the entry on the website has not been updated Roger thinks this was a pirate operation. --- M0X is the contest call of Charles,M0OXO. This means that he may use the callsign MU0X while staying on Guernsey. Since Charles has not been on Guernsey the operation of MU0X during the past weeks is the work of a pirate as well. 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 UPCOMING CONTESTS ----------------- Apr 4/5: SP DX Contest Apr 4/5: EA WW RTTY Contest IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: [email protected]) ---- Island activities: AF-004, EA8, Canary Islands: Jari,EA8/OH1BOI, is working from the island of Lanzarote (DIE S-007) until Apr 4. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). EU-049, SV, North Aegean Islands: A Greek team will be active as SX8P from Samos Island from Apr 3-12. QSL via SV8CYV (direct/bureau). EU-171, OZ, Vendsyssel-Thy, Jylland North Group: Ela,OZ7TM (DL1TM), and Tor,5P4MG (DJ4MG), will be QRV in SSB on 160m/80m/40m/20m/15m and in PSK31 on 40m/20m from Apr 5-16. They will use a Spiderbeam and a 160m loop. QSLs via homecalls. Check also: http://dj4mg.dyndns.org NA-066, W6, CA State South Group: The Palos Verdes Amateur Radio Club will show up as K6PV from Santa Catalina Island from Apr 1-5. QSL via K6PV. NA-186, VY0, Nunavut (Hudson Bay-Manitoba Coast): Cezar,VE3LYC, plans to activate Fox Island as VY0A between Mar 31 and Apr 3. QSL via homecall. NA-192, VE8, NWT West Group: John,VE8EV, Wally,VE8DW, and Gerry,VE8GER, will be QRV as VX8X in SSB/CW mostly on 40m, 20m and 17m from Apr 2-5. This operation was originally planned to take place by mid March. The QSL route can be found on QRZ.com and updates will be published at: http://ve8ev.blogspot.com/search/label/IOTA Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW) ---------------------------------------- DU5/M0GHQ LH 1103 April 2009 DU7/M0GHQ LH 1901 April 2009 DU9/M0GHQ LH 2803 April 2009 EA8/OH1BOI LH 0099 until Apr 4 GT4BRS LH 0449 until Apr 4 K6PV LH 2912 Apr 1-5 KP2YL & KP2HC LH 2477 until Apr 7 PJ2/PA4JJ LH 0942 Apr 1-11 SX8P LH 4163 Apr 3-12 TC2FLH TUR-021 Apr 4/5 8P6DR LH 0999 Apr 2-24 Bandspots of the last 7 days ---------------------------- 160m D4C 1.844 0106Z AF-085, via CT1ESV (B) ER3HW 1.836 0004Z J79WR 1.831 0428Z via G3LZQ (B) 5B4AII 1.839 2347Z via RW3RN (B) 5B/AJ2O 1.817 2113Z via RA3AUU (B) 80m A71AN 3.502 2204Z CT3/DM2XO 3.507 2230Z via DM2XO IY1GM 3.779 2129Z via IK1UGX IY4FGM 3.790 2151Z via IK4UPU (B) MD0CCE 3.501 1839Z (L) OH0R 3.770 0046Z via OH2PM (B) RW2F 3.787 0726Z via DK4VW (B) TF3AM 3.590 2017Z RTTY, via TF bureau TM7F 3.748 2326Z via F6KRC VK9GMW 3.508 1837Z via HA7RY (B) VK9LA 3.522 1718Z via VK4FW (B) 4K0CW 3.504 2055Z via DL6KVA (B) 4Z5IW 3.511 2223Z 5B4AII 3.708 2256Z via RW3RN (B) 9A800VZ 3.714 2354Z via 9A7A (B) 40m CS9L 7.081 0043Z via DJ6QT (B) CT3/DF7ZS 7.080 2326Z via DF7ZS (B) CT9M 7.189 0045Z AF-046, via CT3EE (d) D4C 7.077 2351Z AF-085, via CT1ESV (B) H22H 7.075 0041Z via 5B4MH (B) HZ1FS/p 7.095 2312Z AS-192, via EA7FTR (B) JY4CI 7.073 0043Z (d) PJ2/K8GU 7.006 0049Z via K8GU (B) SX5P 7.143 2246Z EU-001, via RV3ACA (B) ZY7C 7.098 0155Z via PT7WA (B) 3V8BB 7.184 0748Z via YT1AD (B) 4M5RY 7.045 2219Z RTTY, via EA5KB (B) 4U1UN 7.040 0833Z RTTY, via HB9BOU (B) 5B4AII 7.132 2358Z via RW3RN (B) 5B/AJ2O 7.099 2129Z via RA3AUU (B) 5B/LZ2HM 7.011 0032Z via LZ2HM (B ) 5B/US7IDX 7.010 0001Z via RN3QO (B) 6W1RW 7.075 0142Z via F6BEE (B) 9A800VZ 7.077 1305Z via 9A7A (B) 30m CT3/DM2XO 10.106 0741Z via DM2XO FK/G3TXF 10.104 1537Z via G3TXF (B) IS0GQX 10.109 1810Z (L) SV1AIN/8 10.140 0748Z RTTY, EU-052, via homecall VK9LA 10.108 1635Z via VK4FW (B) 4J9M 10.143 1820Z RTTY, via DL7EDH (d) 20m CT3/DF7ZS 14.260 0733Z via DF7ZS (B) CT9M 14.176 0826Z AF-046, via CT3EE (d) D4C 14.226 0823Z AF-085, via CT1ESV (B) D44TXO 14.007 1515Z AF-086, via DJ2VO (B) D44TXP 14.084 0813Z RTTY, via DL1COP (B) FS/K0YR 14.088 2051Z RTTY, via K0YR HH4/AF4Z 14.082 2045Z via AF4Z (B), (L) HR9/K0UU 14.006 2055Z I8UZA/HH2 14.163 2103Z J5UAP 14.088 1638Z RTTY, via M0URX (B) JT1R 14.185 0751Z via RW4HB (B) NH7A 14.162 1702Z via F5VHJ (B), (L) P33W 14.310 1655Z via RA3AUU (B) SV1GYG/8 14.088 0809Z RTTY, EU-052, via homecall (B) T2UF 14.017 0900Z via LA5UF (B) TA1AN 14.014 1545Z TC7KA 14.189 1616Z via TA7KA VK9AA 14.031 0949Z OC-003, via DL8YR (B) VK9LA 14.090 1657Z RTTY, via VK4FW (B) VK9LA 14.023 0728Z via VK4FW (B) 5B4AII 14.148 0820Z via RW3RN (B) 5B/US7IDX 14.195 1110Z via RN3QO (B) 5D5A 14.212 0855Z via I2WIJ (B) 5N0OCH 14.011 1119Z via DL3OCH (B) 6V7E 14.205 0918Z via RW3TN (B) 6W1RW 14.240 0757Z via F6BEE (B) 6W1SJ 14.327 0837Z via T93Y (B) 9M6XRO 14.081 1926Z RTTY, via HA3AUI (B) 17m BW9/DL2JRM/p 18.076 0805Z AS-103, via DL2JRM (B) DV5PO 18.072 1250Z (d) VK9AA 18.070 1335Z via DL8YR (B) YI1RAZ 18.140 0946Z via IK2DUW (B), (L) 1B1AB 18.126 1058Z see also http://www.1b1ab.net 4J9M 18.075 0928Z via DL7EDH (d) 4K0CW 18.070 0831Z via DL6KVA (B) 5N0OCH 18.080 1138Z via DL3OCH (B) 15m A71CT 21.215 1007Z via EA7FTR (B) A73A 21.238 1019Z via EA7FTR (B) CQ3T 21.284 1159Z AF-14, via CT3KN (B) CS9L 21.303 1115Z via DJ6QT (B) CT9M 21.215 1056Z AF-046, via CT3EE (d) CX1AV 21.257 1644Z D4C 21.256 1028Z AF-085, via CT1ESV (B) LS2E 21.240 1259Z via EA5KB (B) PR5D 21.295 1759Z via PY5DC (B) PW2D 21.278 1224Z via PY2VM (d) V55X 21.218 1243Z via V51YJ (d) ZP0R 21.295 1312Z via ZP5AZL ZX2B 21.347 1230Z via PY2MNL (B) ZX7A 21.229 1648Z via PS7TKS (d) ZY7C 21.303 1626Z via PT7WA (B) 4Z4TL 21.262 1022Z (B) 5B4AII 21.216 1013Z via RW3RN (B) 5B4KH 21.300 1031Z AS-004, (B) 6W1RW 21.223 1026Z via F6BEE (B) (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok * = new QSL manager (L) = LoTW Preview ------- DATE CALL DXNL 04Apr 3A/I1UWF 1617 * 09Apr- 3B8/SP2JMR.. 1617 * 01Apr-09Apr 3B9/SP2JMR.. 1617 * 21Mar-24Jul 5N0OCH 1613/1616 05Apr-16Apr 5P5MG & OZ7TM 1617 * 11Mar-11May 5X1NH 1614 -Juni 5X4X 1605 01Apr-12Apr 5Z4/PA3EWP.. 1617 * NOW 5Z4/RW1AU 1585 -Sep 6W1SJ 1541 29Mar-09Apr 6W/IK4ALM 1616 02Apr-24Apr 8P6DR 1617 * -31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609 -31Dec 9A09P 1615 -31Dec 9A800VZ 1617 * NOW 9G5SW 1581 -2010 9J2YO 1614 05Apr-07Apr AT9RS 1617* 27Mar-03Apr BP0A 1616 -01Apr C6ANM 1607 25Mar-05Apr C91TX 1616 Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598 -31Dec DR09ANT 1606 03Apr-05Apr DR60NATO 1617 * -Apr DU/M0GHQ 1617 * 21Mar-04Apr E51COF 1615 30Mar-16Apr E51XBG 1617 * 31Mar-05Apr EA8/M0VKY 1616 -04Apr EA8/OH1BOI 1617 * NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579 21Mar-11Apr FG/F4EBT 1615 07Apr-12Apr FJ/EB1HF.. 1617 * Postponed FR/Glorioso 1568/1600 -30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605 10Mar-15Apr FT5XS 1610 -31Dec GB250RB 1608 28Mar-04Apr GT4BRS/GT6BRS 1616 10Jan-28Apr H44MS.. 1604 -31Dec HE8/HB8 1604 23Mar-04Apr HH4/K4QD.. 1615 -31Dec II2RAI 1609 17Jan-01Apr J79XBI 1607 04Apr-11Apr JA1XGI/VK9 1617 * Oct K4M (Midway) 1615 01Apr-05Apr K6PV 1617 * -31Dec LY1000 1606 07Apr-May OA/DL5YWM.. 1617 * -Apr OD5/IV3YIM 1599 -Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599 01Apr-30Apr OE100M 1617 * Cancelled! OY/OZ1FJB 1615 01Mar-15Apr PA750ASN 1613 Jun & Sep 1613 01Apr-11Apr PJ2/PA4JJ 1617 * 03Apr-12Apr SX8P 1617 * NOW TL0A 1616 03Apr-05Apr TM0TAN 1617 * -2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591 -01Jul TT8CF 1613 NOW V63MY & V63TO 1614 -2011 V73NS 1604 27Mar-06Apr VK9GMW (M. R.) 1615 24Mar-03Apr VK9LA (L.Howe) 1615 24Mar-08Apr VP5/W5CW 1615 02Apr-05Apr VX8X 1617 * 31Mar-03Apr VY0A 1617 * 27Mar-01Apr YJ0MXJ/YJ0TXF 1616 30Mar-10Apr YK1BA 1617 * -2009 WA2YUN/KH9 1568 -31Dec Z30MCWG 1612 -Sep ZS08TV 1590 2008 -Apr ZS8T 1570/1586 * = new or updated .. = and other calls QSL information --------------- A60SAB via IZ8CLM (B) AN9CNP via EA9CE (B) BW9/DL2JRM/p via DL2JRM (B) BY4RRR via DL2JRM (B) CE2WZ via M3ZYZ (B), (L), eQSL, CN2BC via DL7BC (B) CS9L via DJ6QT (B) CT3/DM2XO via DM2XO DP1POL via DL1ZBO (B) DX1HBC via DU1HBC EA6/DK3WM via DK3WM (B) EA8/OE3NHW via OE3NHW (B) ED8R via EA4RCH EF8R (L) FG/F4EBT via F4EBT (B) HF80BEM via SP9ZBC JT1R via RW4HB (B) LT9L via EA5FL (B) NH0AA via JH2BNL NH0AA/NH2 via JH2BNL OL50FRD via OK1FRD OL9AMPER via OK1DRQ (B) PJ4/W9NJY via WD9DZV (B) R150AP via RW4HB (B) R150ASP via RF3C R150B via RK1B (B) R150DMP via UA9CHA R150IP via UA3ICV RK9KWI/p via RX9KM (B) RU0SYL via RZ0SB S79JF via DL7JAN (B) SN50ZAGLE via SQ5GLB (B) SN90HUO via SP3HUO (B) SV5/SM8C via SM0CMH (B) SV9OFS (d) SV0XAI/9 via eQSL SX7ISS via SV bureau T2UF via LA5UF (B) TC18M via TA1HZ (B) TC1RLH via TA1HZ (B) TF8GX via KT6YL (B) TG0AA via TG9ANF TN5SN via IZ1BZV TP60CE via F5LGF (B) TU5JD via IK2IQD UE0SZS via RZ0SB UN3M via EA7FTR (B) UN6P via UN5PR (d) VP5/W5CW via W5CW XE3MAYA via XE3D (B), (L) YM2W via OK1TN (B) 4F1VEM via VE7DP (B) 4F1VEM/9 via VE7DP (B) 4K0CW via DL6KVA (B) 4X6TT/HB9 via N2AU 4X6TT/I8 via N2AU 5B/AJ2O via RA3AUU (B) 5B/US7IDX via RN3QO (B) 5N0OCH via DL3OCH (B) 5X1NH via G3RWF (B) 8J1UEC9O (B, automatically) (d) = only direct (B) = bureau ok * = new QSL manager (L) = Logbook of the World (LotW) YB1BPF: PO Box 1042, Bandung 40010, Indonesia 8P9MD: NADXA North America DX Association Inc, PO Box 357, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720, USA QSLs arrived bureau: A25SL (W5SL), A61TX (W4JS), E51PDX (W7YAQ), ET3JA (OK3AA), FY/F5IRO, J3/DL5AXX, PA3GIO/6W, V51LK (DJ4LK), VU4AN/VU3RYJ (W0GJ), 1A4A (IZ4DPV), 3A/DL3OCH, 3XD2Z (RW3AZ), 4L1FP (LZ1OT), 4L1MA (ON4RU), 6V7E (RW3TN), 9K2CQ New IARU HF band plans effective since March 29, 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- The new HF band plans are effective since March 29, 2009. They can be downloaded from the DARC website: http://www.darc.de/bandplan US postage to Europe increased ------------------------------ Starting on May 11, 2009, an airmail letter from the US to Europe will cost 98 US Cent (instead of 94 US Cent). So if you consider enclosing US stamps instead of IRCs or dollar bills you should start increasing the amount of stamps already now. New amateur radio frequencies in Japan -------------------------------------- Starting on Mar 29, 1500 UTC, Japanese radio amateurs may also use the extended 40m band from 7.100-7.200 MHz. Moreover they are also allowed to use digital modes on 30m between 10.130 and 10.150 MHz. Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to: Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF5BX, DF6EX (WINQSL), DJ4MG, DJ5AV, DJ5JH, DJ9ZB, DK6CQ, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL2MDZ, DL3IE, DL5YWM, DL7VOA, DL8LAS, F5NQL, NG3K, OE1WHC, TA1KC, W1AW and others. ____________________________________________________________________________ The German PDF version can be found on the DARC homepage at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/bulls/dxmb/2009/dxmb1617.pdf