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DXNL 1639 - Sep 2, 2009
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee “DX and HF contesting”
(www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-mail: dxnl[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa[kringelis]darc[taskas]de)

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA, OC-046
The last DX Newsletter contained an error: Phil,FO8RZ, will erect a
3 ele beam for 10m/15m/20m not for 6m. Phil not QRV on 6m.

JW - SVALBARD, EU-026
The “Scandinavian YL Radio Amateurs” (SYLRA) members Ingrid,LA8FOA, and
Unni,LA6RHA, and other YLs with their OMs plan to visit the clubstation
in Longyearbyen and show up as JW1SYL from Sep 6-13.
More information is available on the websites:
home.online.no/~la6rha/expedition_to_svalbard.htm
www.sylra.is/index2.html

KH0 - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OC-086
Kuny,W1FPU (7L1FPU), and his nine year old son Yoshiki,KH0UA,
Tomo,N2QP (JQ1OCR), his XYL Yuri,KE7TWK, Moto,W1NDE, and Hajime,AH0BR,
will be QRV as AH0BT from the Marianas from Sep 4-7 (including the
All Asian DX Contest in SSB). QSLs via bureau or direct to 7L1FPU.

LX - LUXEMBURG
Theo,LX/PA1TK, Kees,LX/PA5WT, and Rob,LX/PA3GVI, will be active from
Sep 4-7. Theo concentrates on IARU VHF Contest (144 MHz), Kees and Rob
will work in CW and SSB on 80m-10m. QSLs via homecalls.

SV5 - DODEKANES, EU-001
PA1WLB is spending his holidays on Kos Island (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-043)
from Aug 26 until Sep 6. OM Willem,SV5/PA1WLB, can be found working
in SSB, RTTY and PSK preferably on 14189, 7070, 14089 and 14071.5 kHz.
More information can be found at: www.qrz.com/db/PA1WLB

V5 - NAMIBIA
V5/DJ2HD, V5/DK1CE and V5/DH3WO will be active during their holidays
in Namibia mainly in CW and SSB on 40m-10m from Sep 5-26.

5N - NIGERIA
Bodo,5N0OCH, writes: “I uploaded a short video clip with impressions of
my 5N activites to YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sztmmg7FJLs)
We will have finished the works at the new antenna for Voice of Nigeria
in about three weeks. This antenna of the type HP-RCA 4/4/h is the
biggest HF antenna in the world and is already in operation at several
radio stations. It has 32 stacked dipoles, 16 each for 6-15 MHz and for
15-26 MHz. The antenna has a gain of about 18-24 dBi and I will be able
to use it for amateur radio for a few days. Many are interested in
working 5N on 160m but unfortunately this antenna does not cover this
band. However I plan to put up a 40m long vertical connected to the
complete ground network of the radio station by the end of September.
More plans include a beverage to Europe. Unfortunately I cannot promise
to realize all my plans because priority lies on my work. Be sure that
I will do my best to activate the lowbands. Many greetings from Abuja!
Vy 73 de Bodo,5N0OCH”.

9H - MALTA, EU-023
Wim,PA2AM, will be active as 9H3DZ from Malta (EU-023) in CW and RTTY
mainly on the WARC bands from Sep 4-14. QSL via bureau to his homecall.
—
A group of Dutch OMs will be QRV in CW, SSB and digital modes on 80m-6m
from Sep 6-27. Following calls will be activated: 9H3ON (QSL via PG9W),
9H9PA (PB9ZR), 9H3AB (PA1SL), 9H3DZ (PA2AM), 9H3FD (PA3FHR),
9H3S (PA3HGP), 9H3X (PE1NGF), 9H3YM (PE1OFJ) and 9H3ZR (PB9ZR).

SOUTH PACIFIC TRIP: Gerben,PG5M, is travelling to the South Pacific again in
September and his schedule includes following stops:
Sep 6-7: Fiji, 3D2? (OC-016)
Sep 8-14: Western Kiribati, T30G (OC-017)
Sep 15-16: Fiji, 3D2?
Sep 17-23: Tuvalu, T2G (OC-015)
Sep 24-27: Fiji, 3D2?
Gerben applied fo the callsign 3D2G in Fiji but this has not been
confirmed yet. He works only in CW and will use an Elecraft K3 radio,
a double dipole (2×20m) and verticals.
QSL cards should be sent via bureau or direct to his homecall PG5M.
For direct QSLs return postage of minimum 2 USD is necessary.

SOUTH PACIFIC TRIP: Don,G3BJ, and Hilary,G4JKS, are spending their holiday
in the South Pacific from Sep 4-25. Their first stop will be the
Austral Islands where they will activate the islands Rurutu (OC-050)
and Tubuai (OC-152) as FO/G3BJ from Sep 4-16. They are using a K3 radio
and a Butternut HF6 vertical and will be active on 80m-10m (but not on
17m and 12m). Their second stop will be Niue (OC-040) where Don and
Hilary will show up as ZK2BJ from Sep 18-25. QSLs direct via G3BJ.

FRANCE, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
TM9CDX will be activated during the 31st convention of the “Clipperton
DX Club” from Sep 5-19. The convention itself takes place in Strasbourg
on Sep 18/19. QSL via F5CWU. Check also: www.cdxc.org
—
Pierre Curie has discovered the chemical elements Radium and Polonium.
He was awarded the Nobel prize in Physics in 1903. Two special event
stations will show up on the air during his 150th birthdays:
TM150RPC (QSL via F5KAZ) from Sep 6-20 and TM0RPC (QSL via F5KEB) from
Sep 19 until Oct 2.

SOUTH AFRICA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The next FIFA Soccer World Cup will take place in South Africa in 2010.
The call ZS10WCS will be activated between Sep 2009 and July 12, 2010.
QSL cards should be sent via the ZS bureau. If you want to send direct
please use following address: SARL, PO Box 1721, Strubensvallei 1735,
Republic of South Africa.

PIRATE: Information from New Zealand says that ZL5SP who was spotted in CW
on 40m and pretended to be situated in Antarctica was a slim.

SILENT KEY: The wellknown DXer UA6JW passed away on August 20. An obituary
by his brother UA6JD can be found on QRZ.com. Other DXers who laid down
their keys were Heinz Topp (DJ2LE), William Allen (N6XD) and
Denis Yakovlev (RA3LL).

W1AW: Hiram Percy Maxim,W1AW, who was co-founder of the ARRL and also its
first president, was born 140 years ago on Sep 2, 1869. To celebrate
his birthday all ARRL officials and lifetime members may append /140
to their callsigns from Sep 2-9. This applies also to some members in
Canada. If you work at least 25 of these /140 stations (each band and
mode counts separately) you qualify for a special award. Applications
should be sent to the ARRL (with 5 USD enclosed).

DXCC: The logs of 7O1YGF (Republic of Yemen) were uploaded to the LoTW now.
An application free of charge is possible as well but please observe
the special announcement from Newington how to apply for the 7O1YGF
credits (e.g. “payment by mail”, see also DXNL 1537).

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
www.sotawatch.org
—
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal “Make More Miles on VHF” at: www.MMMonVHF.de

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Sep 6: DARC 10m Digital-Contest Corona
Sep 5/6: IARU-Region 1-Fieldday
Sep 5/6: JARL All-Asian-DX-Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
—-
Island activities:
EU-147, R1N, White Sea Coast Group: Mike,RA1ALA/1, George,RW3AKN/1, and
Alex,RX1AW/1, are activating Nemetskiy Kuzov Island (RR-02-09 in the
Kuzov archipelago) until Sep 4. QSLs via homecalls.

NA-044, VO2, NFLD Province (Labrador) South Group: Juergen,VO2/NF6J, plans
to become QRV from Battle Island (CIsA NF-049) from Sep 4-11.
QSL via DL7RV (direct/bureau).

NA-102, FG, Guadeloupe: Anthony,FG/F4EUG, is active from Guadeloupe (FG-001)
from Sep 3-10. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
FG/F4EUG LH 0644 Sep 3-10
FR1AN LH 1812 resident
IS0/DL6ZFG LH 1608 Aug 31-Sep 18
MU0FAL LH 0013 resident
SV5/PA1WLB LH 1730 Aug 24-Sep 6

Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list lately:
———————————————————-
LH 2270 LA Langoyneset Island
LH 2273 LA Grip Islet NOR-100
LH 2279 LA Lille Sandoy Island
LH 2342 LA Lyungvaer Islet NOR-436
LH 2388 LA Omfarskjaer Rock
LH 2391 LA Gjeslingakjaer Rock
LH 2442 LA Ytre Langholmen Island
LH 2515 LA Raudholmen Islet

Bandspots of the last 7 days
—————————-
80m
CT8/DL7JAN 3.505 2315Z EU-175, via DL7JAN (B)

40m
CT7/IW2NVT 7.135 2149Z via IW2NVT (d)
CT8/DL7JAN 7.086 2249Z EU-175, via DL7JAN (B)
CT8/DL7JAN 7.006 2227Z EU-175, via DL7JAN (B)
DL8KX/p 7.003 2049Z EU-129
F6HQP/p 7.082 0802Z EU-105, via F6HQP (B)
GA0WED 7.023 2052Z EU-009, via GM0WED (d)
HF94FKS 7.007 0445Z via SP4FKS (B)
UN7AB 7.020 0426Z via DL8KAC

20m
CT8/DL7JAN 14.010 1106Z EU-175, via DL7JAN (B)
H44MY 14.040 0824Z OC-127, via OM2SA (d,L)
HR9/WQ7R 14.080 2320Z RTTY, via AI4U (B)
KH6/WI7N 14.012 0650Z
KH6MB 14.002 0620Z via AI4U (B)
SV5/SQ9IVD/p 14.030 0648Z EU-001, via SQ9IVD (B)
SV8/IZ4JMA 14.018 1122Z EU-052
SV9/WB2GAI 14.017 0639Z via WB2GAI (B)
TF4X 14.187 1825Z (L)
TU2/F5JJW 14.170 1428Z via F5JJW (B)
8P6HL 14.213 2204Z (d), eQSL

17m
UA6MF/0 18.085 0551Z AS-066

15m
YC6NE 21.250 1122Z

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

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

Sep 3D2G ? 1639 *
Oct 3D20CR/Conway 1631/1536
Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626
-Oct 4W6FR 1631
03Aug-03Oct 4W6AL 1634/1635
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638
-31Dec 9A09P 1615
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
-31Dec 9A800VZ 1617
NOW 9G5SW 1581
04Sep-14Sep 9H3DZ 1639 *
06Sep-27Sep 9H9PA.. 1639 *
-Mar/10 9J2YO 1614

04Sep-07Sep AH0BT 1639 *
22Jul-02Oct CE73RG 1633
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619
-31Dec DP3SSKW 1634
-May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
-Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628
26Jul-07Sep EG5LB 1633
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
03Sep-10Sep FG/F4EUG 1639 *
-Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636
04Sep-16Sep FO/G3BJ (FO/A) 1639 *
11Sep-08Oct FT5GA (FR/G) 1568/1631
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605
-31Dec GB250RB 1608

Sep HB9VELO 1638
01Sep-06Oct HF70NMW 1638
-31Dec HG400HV 1629
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
31Aug-18Sep IS0/DL6ZFG 1638
20Jul-20Sep IS0/I2MOV 1632
-31Dec IY7GM 1622
25Aug-08Sep J48YA 1637
-31Sep JU85TTC 1635
06Sep-13Sep JW1SYL 1639 *
01Sep-28Sep K3GV/VY2 1638
09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629
04Sep-07Sep LX/PA5WT 1639 *
-31Dec LY1000 1606
-31Dec LZ250BNT 1623

-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
28Aug-12Sep OH0/DL9ZE.. 1638
-31Dec ON100PES 1622
22Aug-05Sep OZ0FR 1637
Sep -Dec P29CW 1638
Sep PA750ASN 1613
-04Sep RA1ALA/1.. 1639 *
-Apr/10 S79DF 1620
21Aug-31Oct SN120OSP 1637
26Aug-06Sep SV5/PA1WLB 1639 *
24Aug-09Sep SV8/IZ4JMA 1638
21Aug-05Oct SV9/WG2GAI/p 1637
17Sep-23Sep T2G 1639 *
08Sep-14Sep T30G 1639 *
-20Sep T6AF 1638
NOW TL0A 1616
19Sep-02Oct TM0RPC 1639 *
05Sep-19Sep TM9CDX 1639 *
06Sep-20Sep TM150RPC 1639 *
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591

05Sep-26Sep V5/DJ2HD.. 1639 *
-Jan/11 V73NS 1604
31Aug-03Sep VE3LYG/VY0 1638
04Sep-11Sep VO2/NF6J 1639 *
-31Dec VR2009EAG 1630
-31Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec YL90AIR 1631
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
18Sep-25Sep ZK2BJ 1639 *
-Sep ZS08TV 1590
-Jul/10 ZS10WCS 1539 *

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
—————
A61AS via YO3FRI (B)
A65BM via W4JS (B)
AL5A/WH0 via JH0MGJ (B)
CP6/DF9GR via DF9GR (B)
CQ7GIL (B) or CS1AAM (d)
ZL1IRD via DF7EF (B)
ZL30MDG via ZL3RG (B), (L), eQSL
ZL6LH via ZL1VK
ZP6VLA via EA5KB (B)
ZS6WPX via KR5DX (d), (L)
3Z25IL via SP8KJX
5R8FL via G3SWH (B)
8J120TDC via JA1YUC (B)
9A/IV3OTE via IV3OTE (B), eQSL
9A1CPB via 9A4W

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

9M4LHC: PO Box 31, 71007 Port Dickson, Malaysia

QSLs arrived direct: P40YL

QSLs arrived bureau: AA1AC/VP9, AP2TN (DJ9ZB), CT3/DF7ZS, CW5T (K9VV),
E51PDX (W7YAQ), P29SS (N5FTR), P29ZAD (NI5DX),
P40C (AJ9C), PJ2/DJ8NK, PJ4A (K4BAI), PP5/LO7E,
PZ5ZY (K5OT), RK1B/p (EU-133, RV2FW),RK3AZY/1 (EU-147),
SX8GR (EU-049, SV8FMY), SV8/DK6SX (EU-174),
SV8/DL6NBR (EU-067), T88IW & T88YB (HL1IWD), TA3KZ,
TA4/DL6RO, TK/IK5XCT (EU-014), TM8RAZ (F4FKD),
TM9OAA (F5KDB), TO5RZ (W2RZS), TU2/F5LDY, VQ9JC (ND9M),
V31JZ/p (NA-180,NN7A), YB9/PA0RRS,YW5AS (SA-051,DM4TI),
ZB2/ON5UR, 1A0KM (IK0FTA), 3XM6JR (UA6JR),
4U1UN (HB9BOU), 5Z4/W0NB

QSL via LoTW: H2Q, HB0/DJ6VI, HB0/F5LMJ/p, HI3K, HQ9F, IH9/IZ2LSC,
OL7M, OY/OZ1AA, PJ2/W8WTS, PY1OTO/PY0T, SJ2AT,
SV5/G0TSM, SV9COL, TA2ZAF, TA4/OK6DJ, TB0DX, TC0DX,
VU4AN/VU3SIB, 4O6DJ, 4V2PK, 5N0OCH, 5R8KD, 6V7L, 6W1RW,
7O1YGF, 7P8OK, 7S2AT, 8N1HQ

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WIN QSL), DJ5AV,
DJ9ZB, DK3WM, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL7VOA, DL8WX, F5NQL, FO8RZ, NG3K, ZL2TZE,
SWL Bernd Riga and others.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 10m, 144 MHz, 15m, 160m, 20m, 40m, 425DX, 80m, bureau, contest

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 923

August 31, 2009
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, K3GV, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX,
KH6BZF, K8YSE, N0TG, W0YR, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of
Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, HA0HW, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX
News, ON9CDR, PC2A, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SV8CYV,
VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3EXY, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and ZL2TZE for the
following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for
the week of Sunday, 23rd-August, through Sunday, 30th-August there were
212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, C9,
CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO,
FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H2, H3, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM,
ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU,
TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2V,
VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZK2, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report “could” contain “Pirate/SLIM” operations or
more likely a “BUSTED CALLSIGN”. As always, you never know - “Work
First Worry Later” (WFWL).

4U30VIC, AUSTRIA. The Vienna International Centre Amateur Radio Club
(4U1VIC) will be on the air during the Worked All Europe DX Contest
(WAEDC), September 12-13th. This will be a SSB only operation. The
station is located in the secured United Nation campus in Vienna, Austria,
and due to access restrictions, they will not be able to operate the full
48 hours continuously. They will try to be on the air as much as possible.
4U1VIC will send QSL cards for all QSOs via bureau. If you are in a hurry
you can send it direct including SAE and return postage to: AMATEUR RADIO
CLUB, VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, P.O.BOX 500, A-1400 VIENNA, AUSTRIA.
ADDED NOTE: A new video about the 4U1VIC Radio Club in Vienna is available
online at: www.vimeo.com/6301009

6Y, JAMAICA. Look for 6Y1V to once again be active in this year’s CQWW
Contests. The 6Y1V team has also announced that they will also once again
sponsor one young ham operator (21 or under) to join their team and
receive an all expense paid trip to operate in the 2009 CQWW SSB or CW
Contest with the 6Y1V team. You can reside in any country in the world
and be considered for this opportunity provided you hold a valid amateur
radio license in your country and have some contest experience. This is
a gift to a young ham whom has a passion for Ham Radio and contesting.
It is their way of giving something back to this great hobby that has
given so much to them! Complete details are available at:
www.6y1v.com/youth.htm

911 ACTIVITY. Mike, W0YR, will once again (as for the past several years)
be active as W0YR/911 on September 11th, to honor/commemorate those lives
lost in a terrorist attack at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center
in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the plane that
crashed into a field near Shanksville,PA. He plans to operate as much of
the day as possible. Mike states, “I just wanted to do it to remind those
I work on the air of what this country endured because of hatred — and
also remind those who want to minimize it or forget it, that this WAS an
Act of Terror and, even though they would like to revise history, the
memory of those (among them, two of my friends) who perished on September
11th, 2001, will NEVER be forgotten or sullied.” A special QSL will be
issued. QSL via his home callsign.

C3, ANDORRA. Ruben/EA5BZ and possibly other operators from the URE Contest
Group will be active as C37URE during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September
26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via EA5BZ.

CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Update/Postponed). OPDX has received the following
press release on Friday, August 28th (edited):
“The Sable Island DXpedition scheduled for October 19, 2009, by
Randy - N0TG, Ron - AA4VK, and Murray - WA4DAN is being placed on ‘hold’.
Unfortunately, Randy’s son, Carter (who was part of the KP1 and KP5
team in 1992), has developed kidney cancer which has spread to the lungs.
Although there will be challenging days ahead for Carter and the family
of N0TG, we trust the prayers of friends will strengthen this family and
successfully bring all through this trial.
The team appreciates the many sponsors who were willing to provide
their support, even though CY0 was not at the top of the most needed
list, the support of the DX Community from around the world, and the
interests shown by the many DX’ers that ’signed’ the website Guestbook.
We will leave the website up and updates will be posted from time to
time on Carter’s progress, as well as our plans to reschedule the DX-
pedition to CY0.
Our hope is that Carter will beat this disease and be able to join us
at Sable Island. We do consider this a ‘hold’ and we intend to reschedule
as health concerns permit.
Thanks again to our Ham Radio friends for your support. We wish the
best for Randy’s son Carter and all the Rowe family. Randy’s (N0TG)
contact information is listed on QRZ.com……. Thanks for your prayers.”

FG, GUADELOUPE (NA-102). Anthony, F4EUG, will be active as FG/F4EUG
between September 3-10th. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

FT/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND (Update/Magic Band). Didier, F5OGL, Glorioso 2009
team leader, announced this past week (on August 25th)(edited): “The
propagation forecast for the Magic Band from Gloriosos is very bad at
the expedition time; quiet in all directions. Taking advice from the 6
meters specialists, they inform us that chances to give FT5GA to the
world hams are very low and even less. The only one antenna available
is a 2 element HB9CV, with no other possibility to bring another or
several other more efficient one(s), included for EME; So it has been
considered we had to focus on HF bands. So we sadly decided to concentrate
our activity only from 160 to 10 meters… We ask the 6m community to
understand our decision.” For more details and updates, visit the FT5GA
Web page at: glorieuses2008.free.fr

HS8, THAILAND. Voravut, HS8JYX, is planning to be in the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL
via HS8JYX.

IOTA NEWS…………………………
EU-001. Willem, PA1WLB, on holiday, is active as SV5/PA1WLB from Kos
Island (Loc. KM36OV) between now and September 6th. Activity
will be on 40 and 20 meters SSB (14189 and 7070 kHz; 5 kHz
up/down). He will also be on RTTY (14089 kHz) or PSK (14071.5
kHz). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct (see
details on QRZ.com).

EA-145. Operators from the Cambridge University Wireless Society
will be active as CT/homecall from Ilha Deserta, Portugal,
between September 4-6th. Activity will be on most HF bands
using CW and SSB. QSL via the operator’s home callsign,
direct or by the Bureau. For details, see:
www.domsmith.co.uk/amateur-radio/dxpeditions/2009/……

NA-044. Juergen, NF6J, will be active as VO2/NF6J from Battle Island
(CISA NF-049) between 1300z, September 4th to 2300z, September
11th. Activity will be on 30/20/15 meters CW only. QSL via
DL7RV, direct or by the Bureau.

OC-127. As reported last week, Mike/KM9D (H44MY) and YL Jan/KF4TUG
(H44TO) continue to be anchored at Tesauma on Rennell Island,
Solomon Islands; length of stay is not known. Mike was heard
this past week on 40/30/20/15 meters CW. QSL via OM2SA, direct
or by LoTW.

SA-054. Members of the 4M5DX Group will be active as YW5O from La
Orchila Island. Activity will be on all bands and modes. The
group is awaiting the transportation schedule from the
Venezuelan Navy. The exact days and team will be posted soon
on the following Web page: www.yw5o.4m5dx.info

KH6, HAWAII. Esa, OH7WV, is planning to be active from here during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)
or possibly Single-Op/All-Band entry. Callsign for the contest TBA. QSL
via OH7WV.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For August 31st-September 6th)….
Aug 31 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
Sep 1 AN —————
Sep 2 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Sep 3 AN-HN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Sep 4 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
Sep 5 AN ———————
Sep 6 AN QUIET - The “A” index is expected to be between
0-7 and the “K” index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The “A” index is expected to be between
7-16 and “K” index will be 3 or less

N4, UNITED STATES (Submarine Activity). A group of amateur radio operators
in Charleston, South Carolina, will activate N4H from the site of the
Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunleyon, September 19-20th. The H.L. Hunleyon
was raised on August 8th, 2000, and located at the Warren Lasch Conser-
vation Center on the old Charleston navy base and is currently being
preserved in a 90,000 gallon water tank as archeologists investigate the
cause of the vessels sinking. The Hunley disappeared without a trace
on a return journey after using a 135 lb. torpedo to sink the U.S.S.
Housatonic four miles off the coast of Charleston, SC., on February 17th,
1864, making it “The World’s First Successful Combat Submarine”. The
special event station N4H will be on the air to commemorate this historic
event and is expected to be on ALL bands 160-10 meters. Operating times
will be between 1300-2100z (may be extended). A specially designed QSL
card will be available. QSL via: Edward Padgett, PO Box 61362, North
Charleston, SC 29419. A donation of 2.00 USDs is required, no SASE is
needed. All proceeds after expenses will be donated to “The Friends of
The Hunley for Research and Conservation”. Visit their Web page at:
www.nn4f.com/n4h

NA5, UNITED STATES (Grid Activation/VHF Contest). Joey, W5BAK, will be
heading to Big Bend National Park (DL88) for the January VHF Contest
and plans to be active as NA5RC between January 15-20th (2010). He states,
“Send me an E-mail to get on the mail list, and I will keep you updated.
We will be rover from several of the other area grids too but DL88 is
the goal.” QSL via his home callsign.

NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Members of the Florida Contest Group will be
active as NP2B during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th)
as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are John/NP2B, Brian/KP2HC,
Ann/KP2YL, Frederick/K9VV and Lisa/W4LIS. Visit the Florida Contest Group’s
Web page at: www.floridacontestgroup.org

OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Operators Peter/DL5FF, Horst/DF6FL and Siegfried/DL9ZE
will be active as OH0JWL, OH0/DF6FL and OH0/DL9ZE, respectively, from Eckeroe
Island (EU-002) between now and September 12th. Activity will be on
20/17/15/10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns.

ON4, BELGIUM (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club of Binche (ON7RY)
will activate the special event station ON4WAR, September 5-6th. Activity
is to commemorate the Belgian resistance fighters (WWII), especially
those of the Refuge B 40 in Waudrez (Belgium). The scheduled timetable
of activities is as follows:
Saturday 6th - From 09:00 AM up to 06:00 PM (0700-1600z)
Sunday 7th - From 08:00 AM up to 04:00 PM (0600-1400z)
They announced, “At the hour up to the hour and a half CW trans-
missions with a Whaddom Paraset MK VII on 3560, 3579, 3583 and 7025 kHz.
At the hour and a half up to the next hour, SSB transmissions on HF bands.
QSL information via ON7RY (direct or by the Bureau).” For more details,
visit their Web page at: www.on7ry.be

OY, FAROE ISLAND. Trygvi, OY4TN, reports that Johan, OY2J, is once again
active after being QRT for many years. He has retired from his job and
has finally found time to set up his radio station again. QSNs show he has
been on 20 meters CW and SSB.

PACIFIC TOUR. Just a reminder that Don/G3BJ and Hilary/G4JKS will be on
vacation in the South Pacific during September. Their activity schedule
is as follows:
September 4-16th - Austral Islands (from Rurutu [OC-050] and Tubuai
[OC-152]); callsign will be FO/G3BJ
September 18-25th - Niue (OC-040); callsign ZK2BJ
Operations will be mostly CW on 80-10 meters (no 17/12m). They will use
a K3 transceiver and a Butternut HF6.

PACIFIC DXPEDITION/TOUR (Update/Reminder). Just a reminder that Gerben,
PG5M, will be activating three DXCC entities in the Pacific between
September 6-27th. His schedule is as follows:
September 6-7th: Fiji (OC-016); prefix 3D2 (callsign not known yet)
September 8-14th: Tarawa Island (OC-017), W. Kiribati; Callsign is T30G
September 15-16th: Fiji; prefix 3D2 (callsign not known yet)
September 17-23rd: Tuvalu (OC-015); Callsign will be T2G
September 24-27th: Fiji; prefix 3D2 (callsign not known yet)
The callsign is not known for Fiji, but he has requested 3D2G. This will
be an ultra light solo DXpedition and CW only. He will use an Elecraft K3,
and his antennas are a 2×20m doublet, an ECO R7+ vertical for 40-10 meters
and a 15m tall DX-Wire glass fiber pole for a 80m vertical. Suggested
frequencies are: 3503, 7005, 10105, 14005, 18073, 21005, 24985 and 28005
kHz. Gerben will try to monitor the DXclusters and E-mail for feedback on
possible useable frequencies. QSL via PG5M, by the Bureau or direct. For
direct requests, please enclose a minimum of 2 USDs for return postage.
More details and updates will be available on: www.dx.to

PACIFIC DXPEDITION/TOUR. Operators Andrea/IK1PMR, YL Claudia/K2LEO/PA3LEO,
Wil/PA0BWL, Joe/AA4NN, Franz/OE2SNL, Gerhard/DJ5IW, and Kenneth/OZ1IKY are
planning a DXpedition to three semi-rare entities (and possibly some other
operations) in the Pacific between November 11th and December 13th. The
tentative schedule is as follows:
Samoa (5W) - November 11-18th; minus OE2SNL; Vaiala Beach Resort on
the northern side of the Island of Upolu (OC-097)
Tonga (A3) - November 19th- December 9th; Otuhaka Beach Resort on
the western side of the Island of Tongatapu (OC-049)
New Zealand - December 2-5th; Auckland (logistics, possible activation
of some IOTA group)
South Cook Islands (E5) - December 5-13th; minus OZ1IKY
Singapore (9V) - December 13-17th (possible radio operations)

Callsigns have not been announced yet. Focus will be on the lower
bands, but activity is planned for 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. The team will use three Elecraft K2/100 with DSP and amps.
For more information and updates, watch:
www.ik1pmr.com/plans/a3/index.php?s=intro

PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Operators Peter/PJ4NX, Marco/PE2MC and Michiel/
PG4M will be active from Bonaire (SA-006) between September 10-16th. They
will take part in the WAE SSB Contest (September 10-11th) as PJ4NX. Before
and after the contest they will use PJ4/homecall. QSL via their home
callsign (QRZ.com addresses). Logs and photos will be available online
at: www.pi4cc.nl/pj4

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
QSL GB0BME via the Bureau or direct to G7WAW. This is a special event
station by the Craven Radio Amateur Group (CRAG) from the Bancroft
Mill Engine in Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England. See QRZ.com for
more info.

PIRATE ALERT. Station signing C31LJ/m on August 27th, was pirated.
Nenad, VE3EXY, reports that Peter is in Canada.

PIRATE ALERT. Phillip, ZL2TZE, informs OPDX that “Emma”, ZL5SP, is
again operating CW on 40m claiming to be in ZL5 Antarctica. He states,
“It’s the winter there at the moment, 24/7 darkness and it is highly
unlikely that any workable propagation from ZL5 would be happening
now, maybe in 2 or 3 months when their summer comes around. There is
no ZL5SP in SMART which is the ZL Radio Frequency Service database
where all callsigns are recorded. There is also no record held by
NZART our National body…” Save your green stamps!

QSL V7XX via JH2BNL (NH0AA/NH2): Yuji Oda, 348-1 Nazukacho, Naka-ku,
Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 430-0811, JAPAN

QSL V73NF via JA2DSQ (KH2/JA2DSQ): Fuminori Nakayasu, 344 Ichinocho,
Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 435-0051, JAPAN

VC1W (CISA-132) QSL STATUS. Nenad, VE3EXY, reports that the QSLs are
designed and sent to the printer. He will send the cards directly to
him when printed, and Nenad will start procssing immediately.

VE1OTA QSL CHANGE. Nenad, VE3EXY, reports that they have decided to
‘extend’ the coverage to the year 2006. Feel free to send Nenad any
VE1VOX/VE1OTA QSLs from 2006 onwards.

QSLS VIA LOTW: K5D

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3V9A, 4T6I, 5K5T, 5K0T, 5R8KD, 7O1YGF, 7P8CF,
7P8R, 9J2CA, DY1C, HK5QGX/0M, IY8WAP, PX8W, TZ6EI, VP8DLM, XW1B and
YO9HP

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!

SX5, DODECANESE. Members of Aegean DX Group will activate Agathonisi
Island (IOTA EU-001, GIOTA DKS 063 [for Greek Islands On The Air Award
] as SX5AG between September 4-7th.
Operators mentioned are Alexandros/SV8CYR, Vassilis/SV8CYV, Ilias/SV8FMY,
Giorgos/SV8IJZ, Giannis/SW8MFF and Dirk/ON5CT. Activity is planned for
80/40/20/17 meters using SSB and the Digi modes mainly on the IOTA
frequencies. Depending on the propagation, look for activity on 12/10/6
meters SSB. Suggested frequencies are:
SSB - 3785, 7055, 14260, 18124, 24950, 28460 and 50150 kHz
RTTY - 3580, 7035 and 14080 kHz
PSK - 3570 and 14070 kHz
QSL via their manager SV8CYR. For more info, see: www.qrz.com/db/SX5AG

T7, SAN MARINO. Operators Gerd/DJ5TT, Thomas/DK9FEC, Peter/DL1FX and
Rainer/DL1ZBO will activate the Amateurs Radio Republic of San Marino
(A.R.R.S.M.) club station T70A during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September
26-27th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL route TBA.

V5, NAMIBIA. Operators Wolf/DH3WO, Mathias/DJ2HD and Ulmar/DK1CE will be
active as V5/homecall between September 5-26th. Activity will be holiday
style on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns.

VK6, AUSTRALIA. Operators Bernd/VK2IA and Kevin/VK6LW will be active as
VK6AA during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via DL8YR. Activity will be from the Northern Corridor Radio
Group’s (VK6ANC) club station situated about 20 km north from the city
center in Perth, Western Australia. See the station at:
www.ncrg.org.au

VP8, SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND. It has been reported that Lars, VP8DIF, will
arrive on South Georgia around the second week of October. He will stay
at Husvik (WAP GBR-27). QSL via DJ9ZB, by the Bureau or direct. For more
info and updates, visit Lars’s Web site at:
www.lars-boehme.de/vp8dif/

VY2, CANADA (PEI). George, K3GV, will be active as K3GV/VY2 from Prince
Edward Island (IOTA NA-029, CIA PE-001) between September 1-28th. Activity
will be on 15 and 20 meters around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

Z3, MACEDONIA. Members of the Radio Club “Nikola Tesla” (Z37M) will be
active as Z37M during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th) as a
Multi-? entry. QSL via Z37M, by the Bureau or info on QRZ.com.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 15m, 20m, 40m, 425 DX, 80m, All Band, bureau, Cluster, contest, DSP

DXNL 1638 - Aug 26, 2009
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee “DX and HF contesting”
(www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-mail: dxnl[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa[kringelis]darc[taskas]de)

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA, OC-046
Phil,F5PHW, who holds the callsign FO8RZ now has put up his groundplane
HF6V and is now active in CW on 80m-10m. Unfortunately the conditions
are very bad to Europe and Asia at the moment so he is logging US
stations on 30m, 20m and 15m. He wants to erect also a 3ele yagi for 6m
and a dipole for 40m/80m until the end of August. This operation has
been approved for DXCC credit already but the QSLs are not printed yet.
His QSL manager is F8BPN.
The logs have been uploaded to the LotW and are also available online
at: f5phw.chez.com

H4 - SOLOMON ISLANDS, OC-127
Mike,KM9D (H44MY), and YL Jan,KF4TUG (H44TO), are anchoring at Tesauma
on Rennell Island (OC-127) and want to show up on the bands soon.
QSL via OM2SA, direct or LoTW.

IS0 - SARDINIA, EU-024
Rolf,DL6ZFG, will leave for Sardinia (EU-024) on Aug 31 and will spend
his holidays there until Sep 18. He will work “holiday style” in all
modes mainly on 20m, 30m and 40m signing IS0/DL6ZFG. He may switch also
to SSTV if requested so. He hopes to become active also from the
WWF parks IFF-014 and IFF-259. His equipment includes an ICOM 706MK2G
with 100 watts, verticals and mobile antennas.
Check also his homepage at: www.dl6zfg.de

KH0 - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OC-086
Kuro,AL5A (JH0MGJ), is going to stay on Saipan (OC-086, USI NI-002S)
from Aug 28-31. He will be QRV as AL5A/WH0 on 80m-6m and wants to
listen especially for weak European signals.
Direct QSL cards are managed by JA7JEC while bureau QSLs should be sent
to his Japanese callsign JH0MGJ.

KH2 - GUAM, OC-026
George,K6SV/KH2, and Dennis,K7BV/KH2, are active from Guam (OC-026)
from Aug 25-28. They are working in SSB and CW on all HF bands and 6m
from the rental QTH of WH2DX (www.wh2dx.com).
QSL via K6HRO, direct or via bureau.

OH0 - ALAND ISLANDS, EU-002
Peter,OH0JWL, Horst,OH0/DF6FL, and Siegfried,OH0/DL9ZE, will be active
from Eckeroe on the Aland Islands (EU-002) between Aug 28 and Sep 12.
Peter will work in CW, Horst in CW/SSB and Siegfried in SSB/RTTY on
their preferred bands 10m, 15m, 17m and 20m.
QSLs direct or via bureau to their homecalls.

P2 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA, OC-034
Allan,VK2GR, will show up as P29CW from the Western Province of Papua
New Guinea (OC-034). He is working for the organisation “Australian
Doctors International” (ADI, www.adi.org.au) and most likely
he will only have little time for our radio hobby.
QSLs for P29CW should be sent direct to VK2IR with 3 US$ or a new IRC.

T6 - AFGHANISTAN
T6AF is Jim,WA2EWE, who is working in Kabul for nine months finally got
his callsign now. Jim is using a FT-897 at a dipole for 40m and 20m.
He is active in CW, PSK31 or SSB mostly on tuesdays and fridays from
1200-1600 UTC. He is now active until Sep 20 but will return in Nov.
QSL via homecall, direct or via bureau.

5Z - KENYA
Steve,W8SMH, is working in Nairobi for the next three years and has
now a licence for 5Z4/W8SMH. Steve is using an IC-718, dipolea and a
multiband vertical. QSLs direct to his homecall (see QRZ.com) or via
LoTW or eQSL.

POLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
The Second World War started seventy years ago and became the biggest
tragedy in human memory. “NO MORE WAR” is the motto of an initiative
of the Polish amateur radio club PZK. They will activate following
special event stations between Sep 1 and Oct 6:
HF70NMW (Op: SP6ZDA)
HF70A (SP5PSL/SP5JXK)
HF70E (SP5X)
HF70M (SP8MI)
HF70N (SP5KDK/SQ7HNT)
HF70O (SP2LQP)
HF70R (SP4ICP)
HF70W (SP2KDS/SQ2BXI)
SN70NMW (SP4JCP/SN4L)
SN70A (SP2KMH/SQ2MMS)
SN70E (SP1MWF)
SN70M (SP9KN)
SN70N (SP2CA)
SN70O (SP8NFZ)
SN70R (SP2YRY/SP2UUU/SQ5NAE)
SN70W (SP2LNW)
SO70NMW (SP3ZIR/SN3B/SQJPV)
SO70A (SP9YGD)
SO70E (SP4JAE)
SO70M (SQ9JKD)
SO70N (SP2AYC)
SO70O (SP9KAJ/SP9CLU)
SO70R (SP4NDU)
SO70W (SP5PPK)

SWITZERLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The Tera Radio Club (HB9OK) is organizing an activity as HB9VELO during
the whole month of September. This callsign will be activated to mark
the UCI Road World Championships taking place in Mendrisio from
Sep 23-27. HB9VELO will be QRV in SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY on all bands.
The QSL manager is HB9OCR.
More information about this event can be found at: www.hb9ok.ch

SILENT KEY: Pierre Aime Kubler,HB9CUA, announced his activity as J79PAK in
DXNL 1635 unfortunately drowned on his penultimate holiday day. While
saving his eight year old daughter from the sea he was pulled away from
a wave. His daughter has been saved. Pierre became only 46 years old.

DXCC: The logs of 7O1YGF (Republic of Yemen) were uploaded to the LoTW now.
An application free of charge is possible as well but please observe
the special announcement from Newington how to apply for the 7O1YGF
credits (e.g. “payment by mail”, see also DXNL 1537).

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
www.sotawatch.org
—
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal “Make More Miles on VHF” at: www.MMMonVHF.de
—
HB0/F5LMJ online logs at: www.tuduri.net/f5lmj/Hb0/Hb0.htm
DU1/G0SHN logs available at: LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Aug 29/30: SCC RTTY Championship
Aug 29/30: YO DX Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
—-
Island activities:
AS-007, JA*, Honshu Island main): The special event station 8J7M is working
from Honshu (JIIA AS-007-001) between Sep 1 and Dec 31. QSL via bureau.

EU-052, SV, Ipeiros/Dytiki Ellas Region Group: Max,SV8/IZ4JMA, is active
from the islands Paxoi (INS 039) and Kerkira (INS 042) between Aug 24
and Sep 9. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-174, SV, Makedonia/Thraki Region Group: Gabi,HA1YA, is signing J48YA from
Thasos Island (aka Thassos, GIOTA NAS-037) from Aug 25 until Sep 8.
QSL route see QRZ.com.
—
The “Amateur Radio Emergency Team” will be active as SX8DI from the
island Drenia (GIOTA NAS-045) from Aug 28-31 and also as SX8DI/LH
from Fryni Island. More IOTA activities are planned.
QSL via SV2GWY (eQSL, direct oder via bureau).

NA-029, VY2, Prince Edward Island: George,K3GV/VY2, will be QRV on 15m/20m
from Prince Edward Island (CIsA PE-001) from Sep 1-28. QSL via K3GV.

NA-230, VY0, Nunavut (Ottawa Islands) Group: Cezar,VE3LYG, plans to activate
an island of this group between Aug 31 and Sep 3.

OC-029, V73, Ratak Chain: Fuminor,JA2DSQ, and Yuji,JH2BNL, will sign V73NF
and V73XX from Majuro Island from Aug 24-29. QSLs via homecalls.

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
AL5A/WH0 LH 1333 Aug 28-31
K3GV/VY2 LH 0523 Sep 1-28
K6SV/KH2 LH 0064 Aug 25-28
K7BV/KH2 LH 0064 Aug 25-28
SV8/IZ4JMA LH 1760 GRE-088 Aug 24-Sep 9
SV8/IZ4JMA LH 4132 GRE-117 Aug 24-Sep 9
SX8DI/LH LH 2124 Aug 28-31
8J7M LH 2376 Sep 1-Dec 31

Bandspots of the last 7 days
—————————-
40m
DL7UMK/p 7.020 0637Z EU-042
ES4/M0EDX 7.005 1933Z
FJ/W2VQ 7.006 0529Z NA-146, via W2VQ (B)
FJ/WQ2N 7.007 0414Z NA-146, via WQ2N (L)
GC4BRS/LH 7.141 2200Z EU-124
HB0/DL2LRT 7.011 0535Z via DL2LRT (B)
HG8SDS 7.002 2250Z via HA8PH (B)
IM0/IW2DZJ 7.062 0719Z
TF3Y 7.015 2246Z EU-021, (B)
TK/IK4GRO 7.088 0622Z EU-014
9A/S53AU/p 7.019 2249Z EU-136, via S53AU (B)

30m
ES4/M0EDX 10.118 1802Z
GA3YOR 10.109 2126Z via GM2YOR
HG8SDS 10.104 0628Z via HA8PH (B)
KG4NL 10.109 2301Z NA-015, via N2NL (B)

20m
DU9/DL5SDF 14.009 0828Z
ES4/M0EDX 14.181 0740Z
FJ/W2VQ 14.158 2246Z NA-146, via W2VQ (B)
FJ/W2VQ 14.003 2210Z NA-146, via W2VQ (B)
FJ/WQ2N 14.006 2230Z NA-146, via WQ2N (L)
FJ/WQ2N 14.158 2152Z NA-146, via WQ2N (L)
FJ/WQ2N 14.093 2120Z RTTY, via WQ2N (L)
GB2SCA/LH 14.028 2155Z via G0OOO (B)
HI3/KB2MS 14.215 2150Z NA-096
II0DIVA 14.018 2140Z via IQ0RM
IS0/IZ3KVD 14.256 0749Z EU-024
KG4NL 14.003 2222Z NA-015, via N2NL (B)
LA/PA3FMC 14.178 0652Z EU-055
LA/PA3FMC 14.079 1746Z RTTY, EU-055
OH3OJ/p 14.012 1226Z via OH3OJ (B)
OH9AA/p 14.260 0655Z via DH5MM (d)
PJ4/PE2MC 14.137 2059Z NA-145, via PE2MC (B)
PR7AE 14.206 2158Z
R3/DL5EBE 14.005 0538Z via DL5EBE (B)
SG3U 14.016 0533Z EU-084 (B)
SV2MAC/SV8 14.193 0700Z EU-154, via SV2MAC (B)
SV9GPV 14.270 1210Z EU-015
TA9F/7 14.268 2212Z via KA4UFT
TM4RSX 14.182 2112Z via F5KFL (B)
XQ7UP/3 14.244 2210Z
YP1WFF 14.186 0619Z YOFF09, via YO3JW
YV5ANF 14.185 2117Z via EA7FTR (B)
9A/S53AU/p 14.010 0629Z EU-136, via S53AU (B)

17m
KG4NL 18.082 2032Z NA-015, via N2NL (B)
PJ4/PE2MC 18.133 2054Z NA-145, via PE2MC (B)

12m
PJ4/PE2MC 24.945 2001Z NA-145, via PE2MC (B)

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

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

12Aug-31Aug 3B7FQ 1635/1536
Oct 3D20CR/Conway 1631/1536
11Aug-29Aug 4K/F2VX .. 1635
Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626
-Oct 4W6FR 1631
03Aug-03Oct 4W6AL 1634/1635
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638 *
-31Dec 9A09P 1615
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
-31Dec 9A800VZ 1617
NOW 9G5SW 1581
-Mar/10 9J2YO 1614

28Aug-31Aug AL5A/WH0 1638 *
22Jul-02Oct CE73RG 1633
Aug CP1XRM 1634
21Aug-31Aug CT8/DL7JAN.. 1637
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619
-31Dec DP3SSKW 1634
-May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
-Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628
26Jul-07Sep EG5LB 1633
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
-Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636
11Sep-08Oct FT5GA (FR/G) 1568/1631
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605

Aug GB111HP 1635
-31Dec GB250RB 1608
Sep HB9VELO 1638 *
01Sep-06Oct HF70NMW 1638 *
-31Dec HG400HV 1629
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
31Aug-18Sep IS0/DL6ZFG 1638 *
20Jul-20Sep IS0/I2MOV 1632
16Aug-31Aug IS0/IZ3KVD 1637
-31Dec IY7GM 1622
25Aug-08Sep J48YA 1637
-31Sep JU85TTC 1635
01Sep-28Sep K3GV/VY2 1638 *
09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629
25Aug-28Aug K6SV/KH2.. 1638 *

-31Dec LY1000 1606
-31Dec LZ250BNT 1623
-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
28Aug-12Sep OH0/DL9ZE.. 1638 *
-31Dec ON100PES 1622
22Aug-05Sep OZ0FR 1637
Sep -Dec P29CW 1638 *
14Aug-30Aug PA09WSF 1637
Sep PA750ASN 1613
01Aug-28Aug PD55EA 1635
-Apr/10 S79DF 1620
21Aug-31Oct SN120OSP 1637
-30Aug SV2MAC/8 1637
24Aug-09Sep SV8/IZ4JMA 1638 *
21Aug-05Oct SV9/WG2GAI/p 1637
28Aug-31Aug SX8DI 1638 *

-20Sep T6AF 1638 *
NOW TL0A 1616
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591
24Aug-29Aug V73NF.. 1637
-Jan/11 V73NS 1604
31Aug-03Sep VE3LYG/VY0 1638 *
-31Dec VR2009EAG 1630
-Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec YL90AIR 1631
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
NOW ZD8DC 1626
-Sep ZS08TV 1590

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
—————
AO8FLH via EA8AKN (B)
C21TI via EA4ATI (B)
EG2EPC via EC2AMN (B)
EG5MB via EA5MB (B)
EM360B via UY5BC
ES20W via ES1QD (B)
ES4/M0EDX via M0EDX (B), eQSL
FJ/W2VQ via W2VQ (B)
GA3YTS via GM3YTS (B)
GA0DBW via GM0DBW (B), (L)
GB0NLH (B, automatically)
Z21SI via JA1PBV (B)
Z29KM via EA7FTR (B)
ZA/I6KYL via I6KYL (B)
2A0XGP (d)
5Q5NA via DK5NA (B), eQSL
7S0SFJ via SM0BYD (B) or SK0QO

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

J87AB: Michael Wise,ZL3AX, still has the logs and QSL cards of J87AB. If you
still need a QSL please write to: Michael Wise, 440 Tuahiwi Road, RD1,
Kaiapoi, New Zealand.

QSLs arrived direct: HZ1FS/p (AS-192, via EA7FTR), KL7HBK, 4L8A (K1BV),
5K0T (NA-132 & NA-133, via HA7RY)

QSLs arrived bureau: A5100A (F9DK), CO6WD (W0SA), D9D (AS-045, 6K2BWA),
ER10KDR, ES0IC (EU-034), EU5ROPE (UA3FDX),
FH1LE (F6BFH), FJ/SP6IXF, FJ/SP7VC, DK5LM/HI7,
VK9CCC (DJ8NK), VK9DWX (DJ2MX), VK9XOR (EA4URE),
VK9XWW (EA4URE), VR10ZQZ/p, ZK3AH (DL2AH), ZL7/SP5EAQ,
ZL7/SP9BQJ, 3A/OE3GEA, 6M0V/5, 8R1K (OH0XX),
9M2GCN (JH3GCN), 9M2/PG5M, 9M8DSP (IZ1CRR),
9Q1EK (SM5DJZ)

QSLs via LoTW: A35VK, CN2FF, EA8/W4GKR, EO6F, ES5JR/2, FH/G3SWH,
FM/K2PF, FO/EA3NY, 9Y4/DL8DYL, 9Y4/DL9DRA

Growing amateur radio community in China:
—————————————–
The Chinese amateur radio sports association CRSA recognizes a growing
number of radio amateurs in China with 90.000 licensees now. This is
very remarkable bearing in mind that the number of cellular phones and
internet accesses is growing much more in these times. This is reported
by the British news portal of the Southgate Amateur Radio Club.

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, AL5A, DF2CQ, DF6EX (WIN QSL),
DJ5AV, DK7YY, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2GAC, DL6ZFG, DL7VOA, DL9ZE, F5NQL, F6AJA,
FO8RZ, HB9EDM, K3GV, NC1L, NG3K, ZL3AX and others.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 425DX, 80m, All Band, bureau, contest, DSP

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 922

August 24, 2009

Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN, AA5UK,
KH6BZF, K7BV, AF8C, K8YSE, DK8JB, DL2VFR, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
DX World of Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, JI5RPT, MM0DFV, OK3AA, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site,
TA3J, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YO2DFA for the following
DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 16th-August, through Sunday, 23rd-August there were 201
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6,
C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6,
EA8, EA9, EI, EK, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS,
HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9,
T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V5,
V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP8, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB,
YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report “could” contain “Pirate/SLIM” operations or
more likely a “BUSTED CALLSIGN”. As always, you never know - “Work
First Worry Later” (WFWL).

3D2, FIJI. Operators Jacek/SP5EAQ and Jacek/SP5DRH will be active as
3D2MJ and 3D2KJ, respectively, from Viti Levu (OC-016), starting October
1st for four weeks. Activity will be on all bands, but with an emphasis
on the lower bands. They plan to use two stations with small amps and
vertical antennas. QSL via their home callsigns.

4W, TIMOR-LESTE. Currently, two operators are active from here. Al,
CT1GPQ, now active as 4W6AL, will be there until October 3rd. Remember,
this is “NOT A DXpedition”! CT1GPQ is in Timor-Leste with a medical team
and radio operations will take place only during his spare time. He
was heard this past weekend on 20 meters CW at various times between
0800-1300z. QSL via Toze, CT1GFK. Online log is now available at:
algarvedx.com
Second operator is Chris, VK4FR, now active as 4W6FR, will be there
until mid-October. He is also on a work assignment. Chris was heard
this past weekend mainly on 30 and 20 meters using PSK31. QSL 4W6FR
via VK4FW.

5B, CYPRUS (New IPA Op!). Gab, HA3JB, will be active as 5B/HG3IPA between
September 25th and October 2nd. This is a new IPA activation and is valid
for HA-IPARC Award (Hungarian International Police Association). Find
IPARC Award info at: www.ha3jb.com/award.html
Gab plans to be in the CQWW RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). Online log
will be available on his Web page at: www.ha3jb.com
ADDED NOTE: Gab reports, “I’m very sorry that the 3A/HG3IPA expedition
was postponed due to technical reasons.”

9H, MALTA. Members of the Dutch Society of Radio Amateurs (VRZA) will
once again be active using their special callsign 9H9PA from Qawra between
September 5-28th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. QSL via PB9ZR, by the Bureau or direct to: Ruben van der
Zwet, Van Speykstraat 238, 2161 VT Lisse, The Netherlands. NO IRC coupons,
they are not valid anymore in the Netherlands (2 USDs only). PLEASE NOTE:
Operators will also operate under their individual callsigns. The following
callsigns were mentioned: 9H3AB (QSL via PA1SL), 9H3DZ (QSL via PA2AM),
9H3FD (QSL via PA3FHR), 9H3ON (QSL via PG9W), 9H3S (QSL via PA3HGP),
9H3X (QSL via PE1NGF), 9H3YM (QSL via PE1OFJ) and 9H3ZR (QSL via PB9ZR).

9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Operators Miki, JJ2CJB/AC2AI will be active as
9M6/JJ2CJB from “Langkah Syabas Beach Resort” located near the city of
Kota Kinabalu on the Island of Borneo (OC-088) for the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th). He plans to run 400 watts into a Force12 C4 beam. QSL
via LoTW, e-QSL or the JA Bureau.

AH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuny/W1FPU (7L1FPU) and his nine-year son Yoshiki/
KH0UA (JF1UCV), Tomo/N2QP (JQ1OCR), his wife Yuri/KE7TWK, Hajime/AH0BR
and Moto/W1NDE will be active from the Mariana Islands between September
4-7th. Activity will include a Multi/Multi entry in the All Asian DX SSB
Contest (September 5-6th) as AH0BT. QSL via 7L1FPU, by the Bureau and
direct.

EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS (EU-004). Adrian, AA5UK, will be active as EA6/AA5UK
from Ibiza (JM09tb), October 14-29th. Activity will be holiday style on
160-10 meters using mostly SSB and various Digital modes. Also, look
for satellite activity on various birds. He will also be active during
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). QSL via his home callsign, by the
bureau, LoTW or eQSL.

FT/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND (Update). Didier, F5OGL, Glorioso 2009 team leader,
announced this past week (on August 19th) that “the Glorioso 2009 team
has in hand the flight tickets from Paris CdG to the St. Denis Reunion
Island airport. The departure is scheduled on September 11th and the
return on October 8th. The information about the French Forces Transall
flight from Saint Denis to Grande Glorieuse will be published as soon as
the FASZOI Hq will have confirmed them. (FASZOI = French Armed Forces
for the South Indian Ocean Zone) The stay on Grand Glorieuse is considered
having about three weeks length. All the gear has been picked up and is
now ready packed on pallets to be sent to the Reunion island in the
next few days. Thanks especially for that to the Provins ARC, F6KOP
members Serge, F6AML and Frank, F4AJQ.” For more details and updates,
visit the FT5GA Web page at: glorieuses2008.free.fr

HL9, SOUTH KOREA (Update/Attention PFX Hunters!). Mike, KE7WRJ, will be
here for over 2 months starting September 9th. He plans to be active as
HL9QST, September 10th, but no later than 11th. This is a rare prefix
only assigned to U.S. Service members assigned to Korea. His tentative
schedule is to operate from 4 different locations in South Korea as
follows: September 10-12th: Seoul
September 14-24th: Camp Casey
September 25th-October 18th: Camp Humphreys
October 19-29th: Camp Carroll
October 30th-November 13th: Seoul
Activity will be on 40-10 meters, depending on the propagation, using CW
and SSB. Operations will be at least 8 hours a day during the week and
longer over the weekends. Look for him to be in both the Extra and General
portions of the bands. His equipment will consist of a 5000A by Flex Radio,
a “3 element Yagi in a Bag” from Super Antennas. QSL via KE7WRJ, direct or
LoTW.

IOTA NEWS…………………………
EU-008. Operators Ivan/G3IZD, Nick/G0HIK and Norman/G7MRL will be
active as GM3IZD, GM0HIK and GM7MRL, repsectively, from the
Isle of Islay (IOSA NH22, SCOTIA CS25, WLOTA L-1826) between
September 12-18th. Activity will be on all HF bands, pro-
pagation permitting. QSL direct only to each operator’s home
callsign.

EU-125. Michael, DK5NA, will be active as 5Q5NA from Romo Island
(NS-001 for the Danish islands award) between September 6-25th.
Activity will be on all bands, propagation permitting. QSL
via his home callsign, bureau is preferred.

EU-172. Ric, DL2VFR, will be active as OZ0FR/p from the Vesborg Fyr
Lighthouse (DEN-046) on Samsoe Island (DIA JY-008) between
now and September 4th. Activity will be mostly CW on all HF
bands. He was spotted this past weekend on 30 meters. QSL via
DL2VFR, by the bureau or direct. DO NOT QSL via the OZ Bureau!

OC-127. Reports indicate that operators Mike/KM9D (H44MY) and Jan/KF4TUG
(H44TO) are now lying anchor at Tesauma, Rennell Island. They
might be active soon. QSL via OM2SA.

JD/O, OGASAWARA. Operators Makoto/JI5RPT (JD1BLY) and Taka/JO2JDJ (JD1BLP)
will be active from Chichijima Island (IOTA AS-031) between September
19-22nd. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using the satellites, CW, SSB
and Digi modes. QSL via their home callsigns. Log search for JD1BLY will
be available on the following Web site: www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/

KH2, GUAM. Operators George/K6SV and Dennis/K7BV will be active from Guam
signing their respective callsign/KH2 between August 25-28th (JA time).
Activity will be CW/SSB on the HF bands and 6 meters from the WH2DX rental
QTH . QSL via K6HRO.

KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND (Press Release). Tom/N4XP and Dave/WB4JTT, co-leaders
for the 2009 Midway Island Dxpedition, sent out the following press
release number 6 dated August 22nd (edited): “The K4M team has passed two
important milestones this week. First we are pleased to present our
transportation to Midway on October 9th, 2009. The team has chartered
the G1 with the callsign N8E as shown (or will be available) on K4M Web
page at: www.midway2009.com/kh4news.html (picture taken on Palmyra)
Secondly, all radios, computers, antennas, coax, and the rest of the
tons of gear have left Hawaii on a supply ship to Midway and will wait
for the team there.
Fundraising continues on our Web site, .
If you haven’t visited it in a while stop by and help support our effort.
All pre expedition contributors who are on LOTW will receive their
confirmations within a week of the end of the DXpedition.
This month we are highlighting three more team members. You can read
all their history at: www.midway2009.com/meettheops5.html ”

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For August 24-30th)……………
Aug 24 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
Aug 25 AN —————
Aug 26 HN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Aug 27 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Aug 28 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
Aug 29 AN ———————
Aug 30 AN QUIET - The “A” index is expected to be between
0-7 and the “K” index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The “A” index is expected to be between
7-16 and “K” index will be 3 or less

LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Theo/PA1TK, Kees/PA5WT and Rob/PA3GVI will be
active as LX/homecall between September 4-7th. Look for Kees and Rob to
focus on the HF bands between 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. While Theo
operates in the IARU VHF Contest on 144 MHz (2m). QSL via their home
callsigns.

MOBILE DXPEDITION (Ops Needed!). OPDX received the following interesting
report this past week stating:
“Three-to-six month mobile DX expedition via restored 1971 VW van
from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego… beginning plus-or-minus November-
December ‘09.
- Men and women wanted for arduous journey
- Low price
- High drama
- From the searing heat of the Amazon jungle to the bitter cold of
windswept Cape Horn
- Safe return anticipated
- Honor and recognition among hams worldwide

For more information, please E-mail gorvonj4[kringelis]frontiernet[taskas]net
or phone/fax K0GMO John Croonquist 406-837-0525.”

P29, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Allan, VK2GR, will be active as P29CW from the
Western Province between September and December. Activity will be only
during his spare time because he is there working with “Australian
Doctors International” (ADI - ). Due to the
limited availability of power, Allan may not be active on the many
field trips during his stay. QSL direct to Tommy, VK2IR, with 3 USDs
or new IRCs. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT send QSLs to the Papua New Guinea
address.

PSK CONTEST. The European PSK Club (EPC) has the honor to invite the
radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the “2009 CIS DX
QPSK63 Contest” (September 19-20th). This year’s contest is being handled
completely by the EPC. They would like to invite you to take part in the
contest, the rules and other information can be found on the Web site
at: www.cisdx.srars.org
Please check the rules as there are important changes. It is strictly a
QPSK63 contest now, no other modes are allowed. The maximum output power
is 100 watts. Georgia has been removed from the CIS Regions List. Moldova
now has only 4 regions (MD01, MD02, MD03, and MD04). Kyrgyzstan has new
additional territorial unit - Osh City (KG09). Please do not confuse this
list with their EU Areas list, this is a completely different story.
“All the very best and see you all in the Contest! 73!”…
European PSK Club
CIS DX QPSK63 Contest Committee
www.cisdx.srars.org
epc[kringelis]scotham[taskas]net

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
Franz, DK1II (ex-7O1YGF), announced this past week (August 17th) that
he uploaded the 7O1YGF log to LoTW. He states, “Thanks to Bernd, DF3CB,
for helping with the log conversion!”

CLEARING THE CONFUSION (ON FEE SUBMISSION) FOR THE 7O1YGF QSL! Wayne
Mills, N7NG, reported this week: “There appears to be some confusion
over the fees charged for submitting 7O1YGF cards. Here’s the story,
verified by Ms. Sharon Taratula at ARRL:
THERE IS NO 12.00 USDs APPLICATION FEE FOR SUBMITTING ONLY 7O1YGF
CARDS VIA A LOTW APPLICATION.
This fact was mentioned in the release, but perhaps it was not entirely
clear:
‘If you select only the 7O1YGF QSOs you will not be assessed the fees
that LoTW will report back to you. If you choose other QSOs a regular
submission fee will apply;’
The fees mentioned above are both credit fees and DXCC application fees.
Just IGNORE any fees reported on your application as long as you don’t
submit anything other than 7O1YGF credits.” 73, Wayne, N7NG

MORE 7O1YGF SUBMISSION CLARIFICATION. Bill Moore, NC1L, Awards Branch
Manager, reported on Friday, August 21st: “The 7O1YGF-ONLY submission
is free. LoTW notes a submission fee (automatically) and I have no
control over this. When I process the submission the fee is waived.
The ‘payment by mail’ notation is to avoid having the fee being charged,
accidentally. If you click ‘payment by mail’ you do not need to enter
your credit card information.
Note: This free submission offer will end on December 31, 2009. After
this, applicants can include 7O1YGF with their regular 2010 submission.”

7P8AO QSL POLICY. Pista, HA5AO (one of the operators of the 7P8AO Lesotho
operation), states: “I will send my QSL cards of my Lesotho operation for
direct request, only. Please send SAE with 2 USDs and up. Please no IRCs.
All the cash will be transferred to the Leratong Community Centre, Roma,
Lesotho, to support the orphans and vulnerable children. I will upload
the QSOs to the LoTW when I receive your direct request, only. The
expenses of printing the cards and the post fee of the return QSL card
will be covered by my own. Thank you for your kind understanding, and
hoping your support.” For more details, see: ha5ao.novolab.hu

ET3JA BUREAU QSLS. Milan, OK3AA, the QSL Manager for Josef, ET3JA
(OK1XV), informs OPDX that by the time you read this, ET3JA will have
finished his job in Ethiopia and should be QRT. He is expected to
start working on QSLs (this week) that were received by the Bureau.

IRCS FOR SALE. OPDX: John, K1XN, (from the GoList) informs OPDX that
he has several bundles of IRCs for sale *CHEAP* while they last. All
are stamped and have an expiration date of Dec 31, 2009. Serious
inquiries can E-mail him at: golist[kringelis]gmail[taskas]com

K5D QSL STATUS go to:
69.89.25.185/~trexsoft/t-rexsoftware.com/desecheo/……

QSL OH7QR/M via Erkki’s home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. He was
active from Hailuoto (Hailuoto, EU-184, WLOTA L-0580) this past week.

TA3J/7 AND TA7KI QSL STATUS. Berkin, TA3J, reports that the TA3J/7 and
TA7KI QSL cards for the ARI 2009 and 2009 CQ WPX9CW Contests have been
sent out direct on August 17th. QSLs for Bureau cards will be sent in
September.

TK8B LOGS (Update). Laurent, F8BBL, has uploaded his logs to the following
Web page from his recent TK8B and TK8B/P Corsica operation (which included
EU-014, EU-104, EU-164 and TK/TK-112) at:
www.dx-cw.net/logsearch/logsearch.php
Also, a video is available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHYDPTeyZdk

QSLS VIA LOTW: 5K0T, 5R8KD, 6W1RW, 7O1YGF, 7P8MM, 7P8OK, CT1ILT, D93I,
EK6TA, F6KNB, KH7Q, LX8RTTY, NU1AW/KH6, W1C, ZF1A, ZM4G and ZP6CW

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4U1UN, 5J0BV, 5K0T, 7O1YGF, AX0BP, C37NL, CP1FF,
EA8CQS, HD2M, IL7G, LZ2009KM, TO5E, TZ6EI, V29JKV, V63MY and ZC4RAF

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B7C, 4K9W, 4O60BH, 5R8RJ, 5Z1A, 6W7I,
9A/VE3ZIK, 9K2CQ, A25SL, AM1TDH, AO5EH, AO5MB, C52C, CO6WD, CU1F,
CX4AAJ, DA0T, DE1KDC, DF0COC, DJ9JY, DL1CWI, DL2008DKT, DL40RRDXA,
DL50DARX, E21YDP, EG5FUV, EI5GUB, EI0CZ, ER0FEL, ES5JR, ES90Z, EW1IP,
EW5HQ, FG/F5OJU, FJ/G3TXF, FO/N6JA, G4MR, HB2008FS, HB9FS, HG9X,
HK3JJH/HK0B, HP2/CX2AM, HP3FTD, HQ2A, HQ9L, IB0CW, IK2DZN, IK2FIQ,
J3/DL7VOG, J6/DL7AFS, J75RZ, LA2MOA, LZ7HQ, OH0/PA3BAG, OH0X, OJ0MI,
OM3CAQ, OX3DB, OX3KQ, OX5AA, P33W, PA143ITU, PA6BF, PA7KG, PT7CB,
PY7VI, PZ5XX, RA1QQ/p, RA3AJ, RA9LI/9, RK1QWB, RK3IWT/p, RT6A, RW1AI/MM,
RX3FS, RZ6AZZ/p, SA7AUH, SF700BF, SG3U, SK3W, SN0MTB, SP3SLO, SP4TXI,
SV9/DJ7RJ, SV9/IZ4DPV, T88CJ, TC3EC, TF/DL2VFR, TF/LA9SM, TG9ANM,
TK/F5TVG, TO5RZ, TU2/F5LDY, TX1A, UE4FCR, UE6LHT, UR5FEL/p, V25OP,
V25WJ, V26H, VA6AK, VP2EFB, VP2MRM, VP2MVX, YO8RIJ, YU8/OH2R and YW0DX

SN120, POLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station SN120OSP
to be active between now and October 31st. Activity will be on all bands
and modes. Operations are to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the
auxiliary fire brigade of the Polish City “Gorowo Ilaweckie”. QSL via
SP4CUF.

SPECIAL EVENT. The ARRL announced that the Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday
celebration is back! This year, the ARRL is honoring the 140th anniversary
of the birth of the League’s first president and co-founder. Hiram Percy
Maxim, W1AW, was born September 2, 1869 and died February 17, 1936. The
special event is open to all amateurs, and the goal is to work the stations
adding /140 to their callsigns, and contact as many as possible during the
event period, September 2-9th. A special certificate is available for
making at least 25 contacts with /140 stations, with endorsement increments
of 25, and a maximum endorsement of 100. Who is eligible to sign /140?
ARRL members who hold ARRL appointments, ARRL elected volunteers (such
as ARRL Directors and Section Managers), ARRL Life Members, ARRL Head-
quarters staff and VEs, AECs, QSL bureau workers and awards managers (who
are ARRL members). The complete list of eligible positions can be found
on page 20 of the September 2009 issue of QST. For more details, read
ARRL Letter (Aug. 21st, Vol. 28, No. 33) or go to the ARRL Web page at:
www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/08/17/11025/?nc=1

T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI. Craig, N3BQR, will be on a research trip to
Phoenix Island (OC-043) and expects to be active as T31AA between September
10-25th. Part of his research will involve Craig trying to land on at
least six of the eight islands in the chain, although this is subject to
local sea state conditions. Activity is expected on 20 meters SSB using
vertical and/or dipole. QSL route to be announced later.

TI5, COSTA RICA. Operators Lewis/WW4LL and Andrei/EW1AR/NP3D will be
active as TI5/homecall between September 23-28th. Activity will be on
all bands using RTTY, SSB, and perhaps some CW. QSL via LoTW, also
direct per QRZ.com address.

XW, LAOS. Bruce, XW1B, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via E21EIC.

YO DX CONTEST 2009. Ovidiu, YO2DFA, informs OPDX that he is the Contest
Manager of the 2009 YO DX Contest this year. He would also like to inform
all the OPDX readers that the contest takes place August 29-30th. The
YO DX Contest rules could be found at:
www.yodx.ro/en/hf-contest/rules
The 2008 results of last year’s contest can also be found at:
www.yodx.ro/en/hf-contest/2008
Official sponsor’s list can be found at:
www.yodx.ro/en/hf-contest/list-of-sponsors
Ovidiu states, “Please inform your readers that all the participants
which will fulfill the necessary conditions during the contest will
receive a free YO BZ AWARD (I-st Classe).”

ZK2, NIUE. Koji, JM1CAX (ex-D2NX), will be active as ZK2NX between
September 19-25th. Activity should be on all bands, especially 30/17/12
meters, mostly CW, but some SSB. QSL via JM1CAX, by the Bureau or direct.

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DXNL 1637 - Aug 19, 2009
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee “DX and HF contesting”
(www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-mail: dxnl[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa[kringelis]darc[taskas]de)

A9 - BAHRAIN, AS-002
Dave,EI3IO, will work in Bahrain (AS-002) for the nex two years. He got
no callsign allocated yet but plans to show up on 20m in September.
He promised to show some activity on 160m during the winter months.
More information can be found at: EI3IO.com

CU - AZORES ISLANDS, EU-175
Jan,CT8/DL7JAN, and Egon,CT8/DL2IX, will activate the Azores island
Faial (EU-175, AZ-007) in CW, SSB and RTTY on 80m-6m from Aug 21-31.
QSL cards should be sent direct or via bureau to their homecalls.

IS0 - SARDINIA, EU-024
Giorgio,IS0/IZ3KVD, is spending his holidays in Sardinia’s (EU-024)
capital Cagliari from Aug 16-31. He has been spotted in SSB and digital
modes. QSL via his homecall.

SV9 - CRETE, EU-015
Ron,WB2GAI, is celebrating his 50th anniversary on air on a trip to
Crete (EU-015, GIOTA KRS-005). He will be active as SV9/WB2GAI/p in CW
on 80m-17m between Aug 21 and Oct 5.
Ron confirms QSLs to his homecall via the bureau.

V7 - MARSHALL ISLANDS, OC-029
Fuminor,JA2DSQ, and Yuji,JH2BNL, will show up from Majuro (OC-029)
from Aug 24-29. JA2DSQ will sign V73NF working in CW on the lowbands.
JH2BNL will be QRV as V7XX or V73J working in SSB and RTTY on 80m-10m.
QSL cards should be sent via their homecalls.

BULGARIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The national parks “Steneto” (LZFF-017) and “Central Balkan” (LZFF-001)
will be activated by LZ01WFF from Aug 20-24. Operation will take place
in CW and SSB on all bands including 6m and 2m.
The QSL manager LZ1ZF confirms also via bureau.

POLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
The auxiliary fire brigade of the Polish city Gorowo Ilaweckie is going
to celebrate its 120th anniversary these days. The special event call
SN120OSP will be QRV in all modes on all bands from Aug 21 till Oct 31.
QSL via SP4CUF.
—
The special event station 3Z8WFF will be activated from the national
park in Krempna (SPFF-007) from Aug 20-23. QSL via bureau to SP8AJC.

SCOTLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
During the “Year of Homecoming” (see www.homecomingscotland.com)
Scottish radio amateurs may replace the letter “M” in their prefix with
the letter “A” (e.g. GM=GA, 2M=2A) until Nov 30, 2009.

THE NETHERLANDS, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
Fred,PA0FAW, will use the special call PA09WSF until Aug 30 from the
9th World Statues Festival taking place in Arnhem on Aug 29/30.
Special QSL cards may be requested via his homecall, via bureau, direct
LoTW or eQSL.

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
www.sotawatch.org
—
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal “Make More Miles on VHF” at: www.MMMonVHF.de
—
The 30m Multi Mode Weekend will take place on the weekend of Aug 22/23.
More information is available online at: 30mdg.net/Events.html

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Aug 29/30: SCC RTTY Championship
Aug 29/30: YO DX Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
—-
Island activities:
AS-004, 5B/ZC4, Cyprus Island, main: Terry,5B/G4MKP, is active until Aug 25.
QSL via M0URX (direct/bureau).

EU-032, F, Poitou-Charentes Region Group: Martin,F4UKP/p, is working from
Re Island (DIFM AT-022) until Aug 22. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-047, DL, Niedersachsen State Group: Chris,DL/OE3CHC, and Mike,DL/OE3MDC,
are hitting the airwaves from Spiekeroog (GIA N-008) from Aug 17-21.
QSLs via homecalls.

EU-051, I*9, Ustica Island: Giorgio,IZ4AKS, is signing IE9X from the island
of Ustica (IIA PA-001) until Aug 21. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-165, I*0, Sardina’s Coastal Group: A group of the Sardinian QRP Club
will be QRV as IQ0QP from Quirra Island (IIA CA-009) on Aug 23.
QSL direct via the address on QRZ.com.

EU-172, OZ, Jylland East & Fyn Group: Rick,DL2VFR, will be active from
Samsoe (JY-008) signing OZ0FR or OZ/DL2VFR for two weeks starting on
Aug 22. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-174, SV8, Makedonia/Thraki Region Group: Kostas,SV2MAC/8, is working
from Samothraki until Aug 30. QSL via homecall.
—
Gabi,HA1YA, is signing J48YA from Thassos between Aug 25 and Sep 8.
QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

NA-067, W4, NC State East Group: Alan,WD4AC/p, is active from the island
Core Banks (USI NC-003S) from Aug 19-22. QSL via Homecall (QRZ.com).

NA-146, FJ, St. Barthelemy Island: Gary,FJ/W2VQ, and Paul,FJ/WQ2N, will show
up from St. Barthelemy from Aug 18-25. QSLs via homecalls.

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
CT8/DL7JAN LH 1830 AZO-020 Aug 21-31
F4UKP/p LH 1407 until Aug 22
FJ/W2VQ LH 0377 Aug 18-25
FJ/WQ2N LH 0377 Aug 18-25
IE9X LH 0848 until Aug 21
OZ0FR LH 0726 DEN-046 Aug 22-Sep 5
OZ/DL2VFR LH 0726 DEN-046 Aug 22-Sep 5
SV5CJQ LH 0045 resident
SV9/WB2GAI LH 1400 Aug 21-Oct 5
W4L LH 2802 PUR-001 until Aug 23
WD4AC/p LH 0596 Aug 19-22
5B/G4MKP LH 0051 until Aug 25

Bandspots of the last 7 days
—————————-
160m
DA2009LH 1.822 2345Z via DH3WO (B)

80m
DA2009LH 3.798 1756Z via DH3WO (B)
OR9W 3.779 2323Z via ON4CB (B)

40m
DL0NW/LH 7.144 1614Z via DL1LAD (B)
FJ/VE3EY 7.028 2346Z via VE3EY (B)
OY/SP6IXF 7.067 2223Z EU-018, via SP6IXF (B)
TK/IK4GRO 7.085 0623Z EU-014, via IK4GRO

30m
EW5WFF/p 10.105 0001Z EWFF3, via EW4DX
LA/DL6JZ 10.121 2356Z EU-062, via DL6JZ (B)
OH3OJ/p 10.114 0530Z EU-184, via OH3OJ (B)
VC1W 10.132 2231Z NA-154, via VE3EXY (B)

20m
AO1LW 14.132 2231Z NA-154, via VE3EXY (B)
CT1/IW2INT 14.270 1826Z POR-12
CW1R 14.023 1509Z (d)
HK1X 14.012 2316Z via EA7FTR (B)
KH2RU/KP4 14.258 2326Z
LY20X/p 14.244 0607Z via LY3X (B), (L), eQSL
LZ02WFF 14.043 0651Z LZFF11, via LZ1PJ (B)
OY/SP6IXF 14.260 0636Z EU-018, via SP6IXF (B)
OY/SP7VC 14.263 1110Z EU-018, via SP7VC (B)
VC1W 14.010 1533Z NA-154, via VE3EXY (B)
VC1W 14.225 2224Z NA-154, via VE3EXY (B)

17m
OY/SP7VC 18.145 0716Z EU-018, via SP7VC (B)

12m
GU0GSY 24.950 1509Z EU-114

10m
OY/SP6IXF 28.460 1117Z EU-018, via SP6IXF (B)

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

Preview
——-
DATE CALL DXNL

12Aug-31Aug 3B7FQ 1635/1536
Oct 3D20CR/Conway 1631/1536
20Aug-23Aug 3Z8WFF 1637 *
11Aug-29Aug 4K/F2VX.. 1635
Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626
-Oct 4W6FR 1631
03Aug-03Oct 4W6AL 1634/1635
14Aug-25Aug 5B/G4MKP 1636
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
-31Dec 9A09P 1615
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
-31Dec 9A800VZ 1617
NOW 9G5SW 1581
-Mar/10 9J2YO 1614

16Aug-19Aug A25/W2LPL 1636
08Aug-23Aug AM5FUV.. 1635
17Aug-23Aug C21TI 1627/1636
22Jul-02Oct CE73RG 1633
Aug CP1XRM 1634
21Aug-31Aug CT8/DL7JAN.. 1637 *
17Aug-21Aug DL/OE3CHC.. 1637 *
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619
-31Dec DP3SSKW 1634
-May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
-Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628
26Jul-07Sep EG5LB 1633
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
15Aug-22Aug F4UKP/p 1636
18Aug-25Aug FJ/W2VQ.. 1636
-Aug/11 FO/F5PHW 1634
Aug -Sep FT5GA (FR/G) 1568/1631
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605

Aug GB111HP 1635
-31Dec GB250RB 1608
-31Dec HG400HV 1629
-21Aug IE9X 1637 *
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
23Aug IQ0QP 1637 *
20Jul-20Sep IS0/I2MOV 1632
16Aug-31Aug IS0/IZ3KVD 1637 *
-31Dec IY7GM 1622
25Aug-08Sep J48YA 1637 *
-31Sep JU85TTC 1635
09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629
15Aug-22Aug LA/DL7BY 1636
-31Dec LY1000 1606
20Aug-24Aug LZ01WFF 1637 *
-31Dec LZ250BNT 1623

-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
10Aug-21Aug OH0/DL4NO 1635
-31Dec ON100PES 1622
22Aug-05Sep OZ0FR 1637 *
02Aug-21Aug OZ7VEA 1634
14Aug-30Aug PA09WSF 1637 *
Sep PA750ASN 1613
01Aug-28Aug PD55EA 1635
-Apr/10 S79DF 1620
21Aug-31Oct SN120OSP 1637 *
-25Aug SV1CEI/8 1631
-30Aug SV2MAC/8 1637 *
21Aug-05Oct SV9/WG2GAI/p 1637 *
08Aug-22Aug T6AD 1635
NOW TL0A 1616
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591

24Aug-29Aug V73NF.. 1637 *
-Jan/11 V73NS 1604
-31Dec VR2009EAG 1630
14Aug-23Aug W4L 1636
-Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
19Aug-22Aug WD4AC/p 1637 *
-31Dec YL90AIR 1631
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
NOW ZD8DC 1626
-Sep ZS08TV 1590

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
—————
AN5FUV via EB5GGB (B)
AO1LW via EA1NT (B)
CN8VO via EA7FTR (B)
CR5JNB via CT2GSN (B)
CR6LH via CT1GZB (B)
CW4T via EA5KB (B)
DA2009LH via DH3WO (B)
DL1SCH via DK1FT (new call)
DQ11APOLLO via DF3JO (B)
DR600UL via (B, automatically)
DR9Z/LH via DL7UZO (B)
EG1EPC via EC2AMN (B)
EG3GTI via EA3GTI
EN5R via UY2RA (B)
ES2ZW via ES1QD (B)
GA4FDM via GM4FDM (B)
GA4YMM via GM4YMM (B)
GB1DLH via GB6BSR
GB1OL via MM5DWW (B)
GB2FL via M3ZYZ (B)
GB2SCA via G0OOO (B)
GX3WIM via G3WIM
H81L via HP1RCP (B)
HG7T via HA7TM (B)
MU/DL5SE via DL5SE (B)
HA/ON6UU via ON6UU
HB9Z via HB9RAH (B)
HF5ES via SP5ES (B)
HF65B via SQ5ABG (B)
HF65PW via SP5KCR (B)
HF94FIY via SP4FIY
HF94FKS via SP4FKS (B)
HF94GFG via SP4GFG (B)
HF94JCQ via SP4JCQ (B)
HF94JEN via SQ4JEN (B)
HF94JTJ via SP4JTJ (B)
HF94KE via SP4YPB (B)
HF94OLP via SQ4OLP (B)
HF90CC via SP5PSL (B), SP5JXK (d)
HG8NAVIGA via HA8AW (B)
HK1NK via EA5KB (B)
IC8/IY7NGM via IK7JWX (B)
IE9T via IN3ZNR (B)
IM0/IW2NYG via IW2NYG (B)
IQ8RB/p via IZ1CCE (B)
IS0/IZ3DBA via IZ3DBA (B)
JD1BIE via JA bureau
L60Q (d)
LA2NK via DL5ME (B)
LA9K/LH via LA3QNA (B)
LY20QT via LY2QT
LY20W via LY5W (B)
LZ/IK3GES via IK3GES (d)
LZ02WFF via LZ1PJ (B)
MC0SHL via M0URX (B)
MW0REN via DJ6OI (B)
OE5QL via OE5MPL (B)
OH0/DL9BCP via DL9BCP (B)
OH0/OH2DXF via OH2BR (B)
OJ0B via OH2BH (B)
OJ0J via OH0RJ (B)
OL17CTIF via OK2KQM
ON4OS/LH via ON bureau
ON769MS via ON6MS
OR9W via ON4CB (B)
OS4U via ON4DN (B)
OY/OZ1AA via OZ1ACB (B)
OY/SP7VC via SP7VC (B)
OZ/DL4FO via DL4FO (B)
OZ/OK1ZM via OK1ZM
PA/DL5SE via DL5SE (B)
PA110LL/LH via PH2CV (B), (L)
PA150SLH via PA0HFT (B)
PA40NTA via PA2DTA (B)
PE25KP via PE2KP (B)
PI4F/LH via PD1WAT
TK8B via F8BBL (B)
TM16PO via F5DRD (B)
TM3G via F6BFH (B)
UE1REP via UA1RJ (B)
UE1WFF via UA1RJ (B)
XE1REW via XE1MW (B), (L)
ZS2DL via NI5DX (B)
ZZ6Z via PY6HD (B), (L)
4J0FR via F6FYD (B)
4K/F2VX via F2VX (B)
6M0HZ/2 via HL1IWD (B)
7P8YI via DJ0YI (d), (L)
7S6LH via SK6QW (B)
8J1ASAHI/1 via JA1SKY (B)

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

YE1ZAL: PO Box 376, Bogor 16003, Indonesia

QSLs arrived direct: E51JD (ZK1JD), SY2DDAY (SV2KBB), TL0A

7O1YGF (April 16-26, 2000) approved for DXCC credit retroactively:

After the DXCC Desk has checked some new information about the 7O1YGF
DXpedition in 2000 the Desk has decided to approve this operation for
DXCC credit finally. If you submit a single 7O1YGF QSL card the applicant
will not be charged. The cards may be checked also by DXCCm Field checkers.
QSL cards of 7O1YGF are still available via the QSL manager DJ3XD who has
all logs including SSB and RTTY. The QSO data will be uploaded to the LoTW
as well.
—
QSL cards of ZS8T will be accepted for DXCC credit as well. Petrus,ZS6GCM,
made only a few QSOs from Marion Island unfortunately.

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WIN-QSL), DH5NBK,
DJ5AV, DK7YY, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL7VOA, F5NQL, LZ1ZF, NC1L, NG3K, SP4CUF,
SP9JPA, WB2GAI and others.

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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 921

August 17, 2009
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, AD1C, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, NJ1Q, WV2B, K3GV, K3IXD,
N3SL, NG3K, K4VUD, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4QN, K5WW, K5XK, KH6BZF, N7RO, K8YSE,
W8EH, AL5A/JH0MGJ, A35RK, CM2IR, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of
Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, F5PHW, GM4FDM, HB9EDM, I1JQJ/IK1ADH &
425 DX News, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ & ICPO,
VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF), ZL1DK and ZL2CQ for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 9th-August, through Sunday, 16th-August there were 204
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4S, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY,
G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,
HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA,
LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4,
PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW,
YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF,
ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report “could” contain “Pirate/SLIM” operations or
more likely a “BUSTED CALLSIGN”. As always, you never know - “Work
First Worry Later” (WFWL).

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND. Ron, K5XK, updates OPDX that Rachid, 3B8FQ,
has departed Mauritius for St. Brandon Island (AF-015) on Tuesday last
week and was expected to be active as 3B7FQ on Wednesday, August 12th,
after arriving around 0200z. However, as of press time no QSNs have been
reported. According to Ron, barring unforeseen circumstances, Rachid now
expects to extend his trip, operating until sometime on September 3rd,
when the ship departs for 3B8. Remember, operating time will be shared
with Rachid’s maintenance responsibilities at the St. Brandon meteoro-
logical station. Look for him on all bands, 30-10 meters, although Rachid
expects 40 and 20 meters to be most productive. See OPDX.920 for suggested
frequencies. He will use both CW and SSB, as conditions allow. Courtesy of
Carl, K9LA, the following propagation predictions for August HF conditions
to North America, Europe, and Japan, were made available (all times UTC):
Area 80m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m
—– ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
NA …. 1300-1700 2000-0400 0200-0500 1300-1700 ….
2100-0300
EU 1600-0200 1300-0400 1300-0400 0300-0700 0700-1600 0400-1900
1000-2300
JA 1300-0100 1100-0200 1000-0300 0100-2200 0200-1700 0200-1400

NO PROPAGATION for NA on 12 and 10 meters
EU - 12m (0700-1500) and 10m (1100-1200)
JA - 12m (0400-1200) and 10m (0600-1000)

QSL all of Rachid’s operations via K5XK, direct preferred, as indicated
on QRZ.com

5B, CYPRUS (Update). Terence, G4MKP, will be active as 5B/G4MKP from Tsada
village near Pafos between August 14-25th. Activity will be mainly CW/RTTY
on 80-10 meters. Look for him during the mornings and evenings on CW/RTTY,
and if he can figure out how to do it, SSB also. Suggested CW frequencies
are around 7010, 14010, 21010 and 28020 kHz. RTTY anywhere in the band
segment. QSL via M0URX, direct or via E-mail request for a bureau QSL.
LoTW will be uploaded after the operation.

5Z, KENYA. Ernie, W8EH, informs OPDX that his brother Steve, W8SMH, has
just received his Kenyan license. He will active from Nairobi, Kenya, for
the next 3 years. His Kenyan callsign is 5Z4/W8SMH. Steve is on assignment
with the Salvation Army as second in command at their headquarters in
Nairobi. His travel schedule may limit his operating, and he is a rookie
at DX operations (So please be patient!). His other limiting factor is
that Nairobi is experiencing power shortages and as a result they are
doing rolling blackouts 2 or 3 days a week in his area. His equipment is
an Icom IC-718, dipoles and a multiband vertical. QSL direct to his home
callsign (QRZ.com) with an IRC or SASE. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW
and eQSL. His blog is at: howardskenyanadventures.blogspot.com/
Kenyan club site: www.qsl.net/arsk

9H, MALTA (EU-023). Wim, PA2AM, will be active as 9H3DZ between September
4-14th. Activity will be active mostly on 30/17/12 meters using CW and
RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.

A3, TONGA (News). OPDX contacted Paul, A35RK, this past week to make
sure Paul and his family were not on board the “Princess Ashika” which
capsized last Wednesday, 86km northeast of the Tongan capital of
Nuku’alofa. Some 93 people are presumed drowned after being trapped
in the vessel. Paul informed OPDX that “We’re all OK, but the whole
country is dressing in mourning clothes. The search team found the wreck
yesterday, using sonar, but its too deep (110M) to dive to it. I don’t
know if there will be a further attempt to recover the remains of the
94 souls trapped on board. I’m not sure where you folks in the States
are getting the news, but we’re looking at: www.matangitonga.to
www.nzherald.co.nz
Again, we appreciate your concern.”
ADDED NOTES FROM PAUL (August 16th): Paul states that he just got a
telephone call from Dave, W6ZL, and here’s what he said:
“He arrived in Nuku’alofa late last night. He will only be able to
stay in Tonga until Tuesday, August 18th, departing at 10am.

He said that it was pouring rain and the power was out, so he didn’t
know if he could get an antenna up and get on the air today. If he
isn’t QRV today, then A35KL won’t be QRV at all this trip.

Dave said that he was only able to make 1 contact as YJ0ZL. The
Tanna Island generator only ran for a couple of hours per day.

Dave said that he will be back in Tonga later this year, but he has
no definite return date set.”

C2, NAURU. By the time you read this the C21TI DXpedition by Dani,
EA4ATI/9M2TI, and should be on the air until August 23rd. According to
his Web page, Dani seems to be alone on this operation. The Web page
states he will be staying at the “OD-N Aiwo Hotel”, were previous DX-
peditions have operated from, and he asks for patience especially on
CW where he is not an expert. There is a chance he may meet C21RK.
Activity will be on all HF bands including 60m and 6m. The suggested
frequencies mentioned (as of now) are:
CW - 1825.5, 3505, 7005, 10110, 14025, 18075, 21025, 24895 and 28025
SSB - 1825.5, 3799, 7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz
60m - 5403.05 (SSB)
6m - 50.115 MHz (CW/SSB)
QSL via EA4ATI (see details on QRZ.com or the Web below). Look for possible
updates on the Web page at: c21ti.madrono.net/index.html

C6, BAHAMAS. Once again operators Pete/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD, Dallas/W3PP and
Randy/K4QO will operate as C6APR in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Multi-Operator/Two-Transmitters (M/2) entry from the Crooked
Island Lodge (Grid FL22), Crooked Island, The Bahamas. The team will be
active from October 22-26th. Before and after the contest, look for C6AQO
on HF CW and SSB, and C6AXD on HF RTTY. Both C6AQO and C6AXD will be on
160-10 meters including the 30/17/12m bands. All the QSOs are good for
IOTA NA-113 and ARLHS lighthouse BAH-005. All QSLs via K3IXD.

CM1, CUBA. Fred, CM2IR, informs OPDX that he has been working tropospheric
ducts on VHF (145.500 MHz) from Cuba (IOTA NA-015, GRID LOC: EL83TC) since
August 11th and will continue until August 20th. He is using a collinear
antenna and 50 watts. QSL is preferred DIRECT (1 USD or IRC) using the
QRZ.com address.

CR3, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Jose, CT1BOH, will be using the special callsign
CR3E during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry. All QSOs will be uploaded into LoTW or QSL via CT1BOH
direct. See his station at: www.qsl.net/ct1boh

DXCC NEWS. If you missed special OPDX bulletin (OPDX.920.1) Bill Moore,
NC1L, Awards Branch Manager, reports that the following operations are
approved for DXCC credit:
7O1YGF ­ Yemen; Operation from April 16-26th, 2000; See special details
in OPDX.920.1 or visit the DXCC’s Awards Weblog at:
www.arrl.org/blog/Century%20Club%20Awards
ZS8T - Prince Edward & Marion Island; Recent operation conducted by ZS6GCM

FO8, FRENCH POLYNESIA (Update). As reported last week Phil, F5PHW, who
will be in Tahiti for the next two years starting this month, has received
his new callsign on his 40th birthday - FO8RZ. Phil informed OPDX this
past week that he has installed the HF6V (GP) antenna last week and plans
to be active on 80-10 meters using CW. He states that propagation is very
poor especially to Europe and Asia, and he has worked mostly North America
stations on 30/20/15 meters. Phil will install a 3 elements beam 6 meters
up at the end of August and a dipole for 80/40m. He adds, “I have many
trees in the garden, so it’s difficult to find a good place for antenna.
The online log is ‘OK’ on my Web site and it
will be updated every week or more. QSL is now ‘OK’ on LoTW. I received
the authorization from ARRL yesterday (August 14th). The log will be sent
every week or more to LoTW. QSL is also ‘OK’ via F8BPN, either direct or
via the French Ref-Union Bureau. QSLs are not printed yet.”

GA/MA/2A, SCOTLAND (Special Prefix). Look for some Scottish amateurs to
use a special prefix until November 30th, to celebrate “The Year of
Homecoming”. Only Scottish amateurs can replace the letter “M” in their
prefix for the letter “A” (for ALBA) after they apply for a callsign
variation (ex. GM4FDM = GA4FDM, GM4AGL = GA4AGL, 2M0AAW = 2A0AAW… etc.).
To celebrate Homecoming Scotland 2009, have a look at:
www.homecomingscotland.com

HB9, SWITZERLAND (Special Event). Members of the Tera Radio Club (HB9OK)
will be activating the special callsign HB9VELO
during the month of September. Activity will be on all HF bands using
CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL Manager is HB9OCR. Their activity is to promote
the cycling “UCI Road World Championships” being held in Mendrisio between
September 23-27th. For more details, see: www.mendrisio09.ch
The Tera Radio Club is organizing an award; more details are expected.

HL9, SOUTH KOREA. Mike, KE7WRJ, will be here for over 2 months starting
September 9th. He plans to be active as HL9QST no later than the 11th. His
tentative schedule is to operate from 4 different locations in South Korea
as follows: September 10-12th: Seoul
September 14-24th: Camp Casey
September 25th-October 18th: Camp Humphreys
October 19-29th: Camp Carroll
October 30th-November 13th: Seoul
Activity will be on 40-10 meters, depending on the propagation, using CW
and SSB. Look for him to be in both the Extra and General portions of the
bands. His Equipment will consist of a 5000A by Flex Radio, a 3 element
Yagi in a Bag from Super Antennas. QSL via KE7WRJ.

INTERESTING WEB SITE OF THE WEEK! “Club Log” is a web-based application
which uses a database to analyzes amateur radio log files which are
uploaded in the common ADIF format. Using the logs, it is possible to
build band-mode league tables of amateurs’ QSOs, provide efficient log
search tools and create most wanted lists for DXCC entities (both over
all time and in recent history, or by mode for example). Also, “Club Log”
can give back to its users the ability to find “wanted” DX spots, and
other analysis of their logs which might be hard to do with normal
logging software. More information at: www.clublog.org

IOTA NEWS…………………….
EU-011. Kevan, 2E0WMG, will be active from St. Agnes, Scilly Isles
(WAB SV80), September 22-23rd. Activity will be on 80/40/20
meters SSB only. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau.

EU-038. Operators Ben/DO1BEN and YL Barbara/DO1IQ will be active as
PD/homecalls from Texel Island (WLOTA LH 0043) between October
16-22nd. Activity will be on the HF bands, propagation permit-
ting. QSL via their home callsigns, the Bureau is preferred.

EU-088. Bernd, DL8AAV, will be active as OZ/DL8AAV/p from Laeso Island
(DIA NK-003) between September 14-26th. Activity will be on all
HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-174. Kostas, SV2MAC, will be active as SV2MAC/8 from Samothraki
Island between now and August 30th. Activity will be on the
HF bands. QSL via his home callsign.

NA-010. Duane, WV2B (VA1ZZ), informs OPDX that he will be active from
Cape Breton Island between August 17-23rd. He will activate as
many lighthouses and Canadian Islands Award islands as possible
during his visit. Suggested frequencies are: between 14260-
14270 and 7180-7190 kHz. On August 24th, Duane will visit
Sable Island (CY0) for a day trip, however authorities will
not give him permission to bring radio equipment.

NA-029. George, K3GV, will be active as K3GV/VY2 from Prince Edward
Island (CIA PE-001) between September 1-28th. Activity will
be on 15 and 20 meters around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

NA-067. Alan, WD4AC, will be active as WD4AC/p from Core Banks between
August 19-22nd. Activity will be concentrated on 20 meters.
QSL direct to his home callsign.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For August 17-23rd)……………
Aug 17 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
Aug 18 AN —————
Aug 19 HN-AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Aug 20 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Aug 21 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
Aug 22 AN ———————
Aug 23 AN QUIET - The “A” index is expected to be between
0-7 and the “K” index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The “A” index is expected to be between
7-16 and “K” index will be 3 or less

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY/NEWS…………………..
Members of the Associacao de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide (ARVM)
signed CT1RVM/p during ILLW 2009, for the first time from within the
premises of Forte de Santa Marta in Cascais (ILLW PT-0006, ARLHS POR052).
This activity is also valid for the Portuguese Lighthouse Award (DFP
FES06) and the Portuguese Castles and Fortresses Award (DCFP-F097).
QSL will be sent 100% via the Bureau to confirm all contacts. Visit
their Web page at: www.arvm.org/index.illw2009.html

Members of the Radio Club of Panama (HP1RCP) and Panama Canal Amateur
Radio Association (PCARA) activated the Miraflores Lock’s Lighthouse
(PAN-030) in the Panama Canal using the special callsign H81L during
the ILLW this past weekend. QSL via HP1RCP. Visit the following Web
page to see a picture of the lighthouse at:
www.geocities.com/canallights2000/miraflorespics.h……

Members of the “LIGHTHOUSE AMATEUR RADIO ALLIANCE” operated during the
ILLW this past weekend from “Station J”, the WWII designation of the
JUPITER INLET LIGHT HOUSE (USA-025). The callsign was K4LRA. QSL via
K4LRA, using the QRZ.com address, or W4TBB.

Members of the Papakura Radio Club Inc have participated in the Inter-
national Lighthouse/lightship Weekend with the callsign ZL6LH. Since
1998 they have almost always been at a different location. This past
weekend they were active from East Cape Lighthouse. Look for a video
to be on the Web linked to: www.qsl.net/zl1vk
QSL via ZL1VK, by the Bureau or direct to: Papakura Radio Club,
PO Box 72-397, Papakura, New Zealand. Visit their ZL6LH Web page
at: www.qsl.net/zl1vk/ZL6LHIndex.html

PA09, NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Fred, PA0FAW, will use the special
event callsign PA09WSF until August 30th. Activity is to celebrate the
“World Statues Festival” in Arnhem which
takes place between August 29-30th. A special QSL will be issued and
will be available via the Bureau, direct, e-qsl and LoTW, and of course
SWLs 100%.

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
5R8KD QSL STATUS. Wayne, W5KDJ, reports that he has received 2000
cards from UX5UO and will start working on the 325 SASEs he has received.

7O1YGF QSLS. It has been reported that those who still need a 7O1YGF
QSL can send their request to August, DJ3XD. August was the original
QSL Manager for all CW QSOs. However, he will now handle SSB and RTTY
QSOs as well. It was also announced that the 7O1YGF logs are expected
to be uploaded to LoTW within a couple of weeks.

IRC AVAILABLE. Dick, N7RO, has some IRCs for sale at 1.50 USDs while
the supply lasts. You can E-mail him to assure that he still has some
left. His E-mail address is: n7ro[kringelis]arrl[taskas]net

NO LONGER THE QSL MANAGER. Erik, K5WW, advised OPDX readers that as of
August 15, 2009, he is no longer QSL Manager for P40L (and P4/W6LD).

ONLINE LOGS AVAILABLE. A log search for BA4ALC/4, BA7IO/4, BA8AG/4,
BD4QH/4, BD7JSQ/4 and BG4ENK/4 from Hengsha Island (AS-136) is now
available at: www.qrz.cn/2009hengsha

PIRATE ALERT. Paul, ZL2CQ, reports that a PIRATE station on 80m was
active this past weekend signing ZL2BHE/mm, calling CQ, giving his
name as Peter on a commercial fishing boat and operating around 3630-
3700 kHz. The callsign actually belongs to David Walker in Wellington,
NZ. Paul personally knows this family.

ZK2V QSL STATUS. The ZK2V team is in the process of finalizing the
QSL design for the ZK2V QSL and expects to have cards in hand in about
6 weeks. Please be patient and do NOT re-QSL.

QSLS VIA LOTW: None reported this week!

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CE9/K2ARB, CT1ANO, CT3FQ, CT4NH, CU3EQ, D44TXO,
EA1GAR, EA8YT, EI7IX, EX8M, G4DEZ, GM4NFC, GM4WJA, HZ1FS/P, I4EAT,
MM0AMW, ON4IQ, P43A, RG9A, UK9AA, V29JKV, VK9GMW, VY0A, WP2B and XW1B

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!

TA3, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Izmir Konak Branch of TRAC,
which is the biggest HAM club in Turkey, will be active as TA3KM during
the 78th Izmir International Fair between August 28th and September 6th.
The club will be there to promote amateur radio activities. Activity
will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY, between 1300-2000z. For
more details, visit the following links:
Izmir International Fair: ief.izfas.com.tr
TRAC Izmir Konak Branch web page: www.ta3km.org

VU, INDIA. Charly, VU3CHE (K4VUD), will be in India in September. He
informs OPDX that his on-the-air plans are not yet determined. Stay
tuned!

WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuro, AL5A (JH0MGJ), will be active as AL5A/WH0
from Saipan Island (OC-086), Northern Mariana Islands (KH0), between
August 28-31st. Activity will be on 80-6 meters. He plans to listen
especially for “weak” European stations. QSL direct to JA7JEC. Send
Bureau QSLs to the JARL Bureau to JH0MGJ.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 425 DX, 80m, All Band, bureau, Cluster, contest

DXNL 1636 - Aug 12, 2009
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee “DX and HF contesting”
(www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-mail: dxnl[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa[kringelis]darc[taskas]de)

A2 - BOTSWANA
A25/W2LPL has been announced for Aug 16-19. The OPs Les,W2LPL, and his
son Dan,W2DBL, will be active with 100 watts in SSB and PSK31 on 20m.
QSLs via W2LPL.

C2 - NAURU, OC-031
Dani,EA4ATI, momentarily on the air as 9M2TI from Malaysia plans to
show up as C21TI from Nauru (OC-031) from Aug 17-23. This is the
DXpedition which was originally planned for June. It is most likely
that they will live in the “Od’N Aiwo Hotel” as the other DXpeditions
C21BH, C21SX, C21XF etc. did before. The local OM Ruben,C21RK, will
join the team and activities are planned on all bands including 6m/60m.
You can find them on following frequencies:
CW - 1825.5, 3505, 7005, 10110, 14025, 18075, 21025, 24895, 28025 kHz
SSB - 1825.5, 3799, 5371.5, 7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495 kHz
6m - 50115 kHz (CW/SSB).
They will use two radios with amplifiers, a yagi for 10/15/20m and
several dipoles for the other bands. The QSL manager will be EA4ATI.
See also: www.gratisweb.com/ea3rkr/esp/noticias/C21TI_NAURU…….

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA, OC-046
FO8RZ is the callsign of Phil,F5PHW, which he got on his 40th birthday.
Like announced earlier Phil will stay on Tahiti (OC-046) for two years.
His vertical antenna has already been installed, the others will follow
later after he has finished his apartment.
QSL via F8BPN, direct, via bureau or via LoTW.
Updates can be found online at: f5phw.chez.com

KL7 - ALASKA
Boris,KL7/N3SY, is working from the national park “Denali” on 40m-10m
till Aug 15. His rig is a Yaesu FT-100D, dipoles and MFJ 1622 vertical.
QSLs via homecall.

3D2/CR - CONWAY REEF, OC-112
Hawa,DK9KX, was able to find another op (Uwe, DJ9HX) for his upcoming
DXpedition to Conway Reef (OC-112) in October. This increases the
possibilities of a fourth station to work around the clock. Their call
will be 3D20CR to commemorate the first activation of this DXCC entity
twenty years ago. Their website is: www.conwayreef2009.de

5B - CYPRUS, AS-004
Terry,5B/G4MKP, will be active mostly in CW on 80m-10m from the village
Tsada from Aug 14-25. His QSL manager is M0URX.

9M8 - EAST MALAYSIA, OC-088
Mirek,VK6DXI, is active as 9M8DX/2 from Kuala Lumpur until Aug 13 but
will then go to Kuching (Sarawak, OC-088) from where he will show up
as 9M8DX mostly in CW until Aug 18. QSL via SP5UAF.

SOUTH EAST ASIA
Last weekend Hans,DF5UG, flew to Malaysia to activate the lighthouse
Cape Recardo in the Strait of Malacca together with a group of Malayan
HAMs during the “International Lighthouse Weekend” on Aug 15/16. Their
callsign will be 9M4LHN (9M4 indicating a special event station, LH for
lighthouse and N for the district Negari Sembilan). His own callsign
is 9M2QQ. Several lighthouses will be activated in Western and Eastern
Malaysia during that weekend. Starting on Aug 19 Hans will travel also
to Singapur, Sarawak (9M8QQ, Miri), Sabah (9M6QQ, Kota Kinabalu) and
Bandar Seri Begawan (V85QQ, Brunei) and will try to show up on the
bands as much as possible. There are no exact dates fixed yet except
his return flight home on Sep 8.

TURKEY, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
A large earthquake in the northwest of Turkey killed 17000 in Aug 1999.
The “Turkish Special Wireless Activity Team” (www.tcswat.org)
remembers the lost lives by activating the special event stations
TC99Y (from Bozburun lighthouse in Yalova) and TC99K (from Yelkenkaya
lighthouse in Kocaeli) on Aug 15/16. QSL via TA1HZ.

UKRAINE, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
Several members of the Ternopil amateur radio club will activate the
special event station EM360B from Aug 14-18 to remember the battle of
Zboriv 360 years ago. Their QSL manager is UY5BC.

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
www.sotawatch.org
—
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal “Make More Miles on VHF” at: www.MMMonVHF.de

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Aug 15/16: SARTG RTTY Contest
Aug 15/16: DARC KW-FAX-Contest
Aug 15/16: Keymen’s Club of Japan Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
—-
Island activities:
AF-015, 3B7, Saint Brandon Islands: Rachid,3B8FQ, plans to become active as
3B7FQ from St. Brandon from Aug 12-31. QSL via K5XK (direct).

AS-040, JA6, Goto Islands: JA6VDB/6 and JE6AQP/6 are activating the islands
Nozaki (JIIA AS-040-038), Ojika (AS-040-041) and Goto (JA6/Nagasaki
Prefecture) until Aug 12. QSL via homecall.

AS-136, BY4, Shanghai Province Group: A group of Chinese OMs is working from
Heng Sha Island signing BA7IO/4 from Aug 8-17. QSL via BA7IO (direct).

EU-002, OH0, Aland Islands: Leaving Eckeroe, Vardoe, Kumlinge and Brandoe
behind Guenter,OH0/DL9BCP/p, will be QRV from Foglo Island on Aug 13/14
and from Eckero Island on Aug 15/16. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-005, G, Great Britain (main): Steve,G0UIH/p, will be QRV from Piel Island
from Aug 14-16. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-032, F, Poitou-Charentes Region Group: Martin,F4UKP/p, will show up from
Isle de Re (DIFM AT-022) from Aug 15-22. QSL via homecall.

EU-033, LA, Vesteralen Islands: Ben,LA/DL7BY, is going to become active from
Hinnoya Island from Aug 15-22. He is working mostly in CW using a FT890
and a R7 vertical. QSL via homecall, bureau preferred.

NA-099, KP3/4, Puerto Rico: The “Caribbean Amateur Radio Group” (WP4CRG)
will activate Arecibo lighthouse (USI PR-006S) on Puerto Rico (main)
as W4L from Aug 14-23. QSL via direct (see QRZ.com).

NA-154, VE1, NS Province North Group: Dana,VE1VOX, and Don,VE1AOE, will be
QRV as VC1W from Welsh Island/new CIsA from Aug 12-16. QSL via VE3EXY.

OC-148, YB9/4W, Timor Island (main): Al,CT1GPQ, is active as 4W6AL from
Timor (Lorosae) Island until Oct 3. QSL via homecall (bureau/direct).

SA-023, PY6, Itaoarica Island: Jose,PY6HD, Beto,PY6RT, and Nilzo,PY6AWU,
plan to activate Itaoarica Island in SSB on 80m/40m/20m/17m/15m/10m
as ZZ6Z from Aug 14-16. QSL via PY6HD (direct/bureau/LotW).

SA-055, LU, Martin Garcia Island: The “Radio Club Argentino” will activate
Martin Garcia Island from Aug 14-17. They will join the International
Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend as well. Listen for LR5D in CW, SSB
and FM on 160m-6m. QSL via LU4AA (direct/bureau).
Updates are available at: www.lu4aa.org/mgi2009.htm

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
KH6YY LH 1227 resident
LR5D ARG-045 Aug 14-17
SV8CS LH 0209 resident
SV8RV LH 0209 resident
W4L LH 2802 PUR-001 Aug 14-23
4W6AL LH 0019 until Oct 3
5B/G4MKP LH 0051 Aug 14-25

Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list lately:

LH 2157 Fener Adasi TUR 003 E 4658
LH 2158 Cascumpeque Sandy Island CAN 122 H 1086
LH 2162 Fish Island CAN 298 H 1106.1
LH 2165 Panmure Island CAN 363 H 0932
LH 2168 Saint Peter’s Island CAN 481 H 0996
LH 2188 Wood Island CAN 535 H 0962
LH 2191 Carmen Island MEX 010 J 4374
LH 2213 Arena Island MEX 107 J 4403
LH 2215 Cayos Arcas MEX 025 J 4358.1
LH 2228 West Triangle Reef MEX 079 J 4364
LH 2230 Holbox Island MEX J 4427.31
LH 2242 Grunden Rock ANC 002 G 1389
LH 2245 Cayo Norte MEX J 4456
LH 2255 Cayo Centro MEX J 4456.5
LH 2257 Cayo Lobos MEX 005 J 4456.7
LH 2259 Libertus Islet
LH 2261 Hestskaer Islet NOR 401

ILLW: International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend:

Many lighthouses and ligthships worldwide will be activated on HF during the
upcoming International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on Aug 15/16.
Rare islands will be on air and points for a lot of island and lighthouse
awards may be scored. This is a short list of participating stations:

CALL ref. ARLHS WLOTA QSL via

DK0FC/LH DE0030 FED-252 LH 2063 DB1BAC
DL0HDF/LH DE0065 FED-134 LH 1245 homecall (B)
DL0LNW/LH DE0016 FED-165 LH 2311 homecall (B)
DL0MFK/LH DE0013 FED-359 LH 1640 homecall (B)
DL0PJ DE0055 FED-025 LH 1621 homecall (B)
DL0RWE DE0046 FED-024 LH 1022 homecall (B)
DR3M DE0067 FED-101 LH 0518 homecall (B)
DR3M DE0068 FED-003 LH 2130 homecall (B)
DR9Z DE0069 FED-092 LH 4136 DL7UZO
VK4DUG AU0060 AUS-196 LH 1719 homecall
7S6TL SE0026 SWE-392 LH 1762 homecall (B)
Other stations can be found online at: illw.net/2009_list.htm

Bandspots of the last 7 days
—————————-
80m
SP/DL7DF 3.504 2109Z EU-132, via DL7DF (B)

40m
OZ/OK1FZM 7.013 2042Z EU-172, via OK1FZM (B)

30m
SP/DL7DF 10.115 1841Z EU-132, via DL7DF (B)

20m
FJ/VE3EY 14.060 2122Z NA-146, via VE3EY (B)
FJ/VE3EY 14.076 1904Z RTTY, via VE3EY (B)
KD6WW/VY0 14.260 2028Z NA-185, via KD6WW (B)
KL7LF 14.248 1734Z (B)
OH0/OH2DXF 14.267 2141Z EU-002, via OH2BR (B)
RN1NU/p 14.190 0636Z EU-147, (B)
RV1CC/p 14.190 0721Z EU-147, (B)
3DA0TB 14.265 0835Z via GI4FUM (B)
5K5T/3 14.195 2125Z via HK3JJH (d)
6W1SE 14.023 0731Z via JR2KDN (B)
7P8CF 14.210 0756Z via K5LBU (B)

17m
F9IE 18.074 0939Z EU-064, (B)
JD1BIE 18.071 0858Z (Ogasawara, B)
3DA0MM 18.140 0936Z via GI4FUM (B)
3DA0VA 18.103 1104Z RTTY, via GI4FUM (B)
5N0OCH 18.150 2013Z via GI4FUM (B)
7P8AO 18.070 0745Z via HA5AO (d)

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

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

12Aug-31Aug 3B7FQ 1635/1536 *
03Aug-12Aug 3DA0DJ.. 1634
Oct 3D20CR Conway 1631/1536 *
11Aug-29Aug 4J/F2VX.. 1635
Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626
-Oct 4W6FR 1631
03Aug-03Oct 4W6AL 1634/1635
14Aug-25Aug 5B/G4MKP 1636 *
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
29Jul-13Aug 7P8CF.. 1634
-31Dec 9A09P 1615
05Aug-14Aug 9A2QP 1635
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
-31Dec 9A800VZ 1617
01Aug-12Aug 9A/DK3CH 1635
NOW 9G5SW 1581
-Mar/10 9J2YO 1614
15/16Aug 9M4LHN 1636 *
14Aug-18Aug 9M8DX 1636 *

16Aug-19Aug A25/W2LPL 1636 *
08Aug-23Aug AM5FUV.. 1635
08Aug-17Aug BA7IO/4 1636 *
17Aug-23Aug C21TI 1627/1636 *
22Jul-02Oct CE73RG 1633
Aug CP1XRM 1634
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619
-31Dec DP3SSKW 1634
-May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
-Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628
26Jul-07Sep EG5LB 1633
14Aug-18Aug EM360B 1636 *
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579

15Aug-22Aug F4UKP/p 1636 *
18Aug-25Aug FJ/W2VQ.. 1636 *
-Aug/11 FO/F5PHW 1634
Aug -Sep FT5GA (FR/G) 1568/1631
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605
Aug GB111HP 1635
-31Dec GB250RB 1608
-31Dec HG400HV 1629
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
20Jul-20Sep IS0/I2MOV 1632
-31Dec IY7GM 1622
08Aug-12Aug JA6YDB/6 1635
09Aug-15Aug JD1BLY/JD1BNF 1635
-31Sep JU85TTC 1635
09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629
-15Aug KL7/N3SY 1636 *

15Aug-22Aug LA/DL7BY 1636 *
10Aug-18Aug LA/PH0V 1635
14Aug-17Aug LR5D 1636 *
-31Dec LY1000 1606
-31Dec LZ250BNT 1623
-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
-16Aug OH0/DL9BCP/p 1636 *
10Aug-21Aug OH0/DL4NO 1635
-31Dec ON100PES 1622
10Aug-16Aug OY/SP7VC.. 1635
02Aug-21Aug OZ7VEA 1634
Sep PA750ASN 1613
01Aug-28Aug PD55EA 1635
-Apr/10 S79DF 1620
-25Aug SV1CEI/8 1631

08Aug-22Aug T6AD 1635
15Aug/16Aug TC99K & TC99Y 1636 *
31Jul-11Aug TF/IW4BLZ 1633
01Aug-15Aug TK8B 1634/1635
NOW TL0A 1616
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591
26Jul-12Aug V31NP 1633
-Jan/11 V73NS 1604
12Aug-16Aug VC1W 1636 *
-31Dec VR2009EAG 1630
14Aug-23Aug W4L 1636 *
-Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec YL90AIR 1631
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
NOW ZD8DC 1626
-Sep ZS08TV 1590
14Aug-17Aug ZZ6Z 1636 *

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
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AO5FUV via EA5FL (B)
CN2UM via EA5UM (B)
CT8/DL3GCS via DL3GCS
DR600UL (B, automatically)
EI2GBW via EI9JO
EJ3HA via EI3HA
EM50QZ via UR5QA (B)
FJ/VE3EY via VE3EY (B)
FO5RH via F2HE (B)
FO8RZ via F8BPN (B), (L)
IS0/OM8A via OM2VL (B)
IT9/IW3RUA via IW3RUA (B)
IT9/IY3GM/p via IW3RUA (B)
IY6GM via I6GFX (B)
J48AL via DM3CW
J48LH via SV3DCX (B)
JD1BNE via JE1RXJ (B)
JU85TTC via JT1DN (B)
K7M via W7IMU (d), eQSL
LA/OE9ICI via OE9ICI (B)
LQ0F via EA5KB (B)
LX4SKY via ON4SKY (d)
LY20A via LY2ZZ (B)
LY20BY via LY3BY (B)
LY20W via LY5W (B)
OL05PVZ via OK2PVZ (B)
OL08DEY via OK2DEY (B), eQSL
S50HQ via S54G (*), (B), (L)
SM200PAX via SK2AT (B)
ZZ6Z via PY6HD (B), (L)
3DA0TB via GI4FUM (B)
4L8A via K1BV (B)
5H4BL via IV3RTL
5K5T via HK3JJH (d)
7P8AO via HA5AO (d)
7P8MM via W0MM (B), (L)
9A/HA5AZZ via 9A3JB (B)
9A/S52BT via S52BT (B)
9M8DX/2 via SP5UAF (B)

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

QSL route for 3DA0DJ, 3DA0EL, 3DA0MH, 3DA0MM, 3DA0TB and 3DA0VA:
David Hutchinson,GI4FUM, writes that the QSL routes published on QRZ.com
are not correct. David is the QSL manager of the whole group and states that
only one QSL will be printed with all six calls on it.

QSLs arrived direct: A25VB, C91VB, Z2/UA4WHX, 5H3VMB, 9U0VB (all via UA4WHX)

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF5UG, DF6EX (WINQSL),
DJ5AV, DJ8NK, DK7YY, DK8JB, DL1JFM, DL1SBF, DL7BY, DL7VOA, EA3RKR, F5NQL,
K5XK, LU1BCE, NG3K, PT7WA, S50U and others.

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