[Kcdxc] Fw: DXNL 1275 (January 3, 2002)

Chuck Kraly [email protected]
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:00:15 -0600


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Busch - DL7VOA" <[email protected]>
To: "DXNL Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: DXNL 1275 (January 3, 2002)


>
>                  DXNL 1275 - January 3, 2002
>                        DX Newsletter
>
>                 a free weekly service of
>           DARC Committee "DX and HF Contesting"
>                 (http://www.darcdxhf.de)
>
>             Editor: Karlfried Henrichs, DL1EK
>                 (PR: [email protected])
>                  (e-mail: [email protected])
>
>               translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
>                 (e-mail: [email protected])
>
>
> BELIZE, V3
>       Gerd,DJ4KW, and Gisela,DK9GG, are travelling to Belize for four
weeks
>       starting on Jan 5. Gerd will sign V31YN in CW/RTTY/PSK31 and Gisela
>       will be active as V31GW.
>
> CHILE, CE
>       The Southern Cross DX Group of Chile plans to activate the islands
>       Lennox, Nueva and Picton Island in January. They all have the IOTA
>       reference number SA-050. The activation dates will be published
online
>       at http://www.qsl.net/ce9c.
>
> DUCIE ISLAND, VP6, OC-182
>       Tom,VP6TC, announced to give it another try to activate this new
DXCC
>       entity for the very first time. The cash box is held by JA1BK. More
>       information will be released prior to the DXpedition.
>
> FIJI, 3D2
>       Tommy,VK2IR, plans to hit the airwaves as 3D2/VK2IR from Jan 18-26.
>
> GUADELOUPE, FG, NA-102
>       Pierre,FG/F6FXS, will operate with 100 watts and wire antennas on
all
>       HF bands (also WARC) between Jan 16 and Feb 7. The DIFO reference
>       number for Guadeloupe is FG001. QSL via F6FXS, bureau ok.
>
> GUAM, KH2, OC-026
>       Testu,JF2UED, and Mack,JJ2QXI, are active in SSB/CW/RTTY on 160-6m.
>
> INDIA, VU
>       Deepak,VU2DPM, Sked,VU2SKD, Kitchu,VU2KFR, Horey,VU2HFR, Joy,VU2JSH,
>       of the Calcutta VHF Amateur Radio Society will travel to the Ganga
>       Sagar Melaannual Festival on Sagar Island (AS-153) from Jan 10-16.
>       Their main task is to take care of an emergency radio network,
amateur
>       radio contacts can be made during their spare time. Their working
QRGs
>       will be in SSB on 14260, 21260 and 28460 kHz, in CW on 14040, 21040
>       and 28040 kHz. Perhaps they will also try PSK31 on 14070 kHz.
>       QSL via IZ8CCW.
>
> MADEIRA, CT3, AF-014
>       Hermann,HB9CRV, will operate as CT3FN between Jan 22 and Feb 14.
>       He also intends to participate in the CQWW 160m CW Contest.
>
> MALEDIVES, 8Q7
>       Giovanni,I5JHW, plans to work as 8Q7CG for one week starting on Jan
6.
>       QSL via I5JHW.
>
> PALAU, T8, OC-009
>       Tony,K2NV, is travelling through the Pacific in January. His first
>       activity will be from Palau signing T88ZZ from Jan 12-15. He will
work
>       mostly in CW but also some SSB or RTTY. His next stop will be
Pohnpei.
>       QSL via K2NV.
>
> PENETA DEL MORO, EA5, EU-151
>       Pepe,EA5KB, will activate this island on the usual IOTA frequencies
>       every (!) weekend in January. QSL via EA5KB.
>
> PHILLIP ISLAND, VK, OC-136
>       Tony,VK3TZ, can be found on the usual IOTA QRGs on 10/15/20m until
>       Jan 26. QSL direct ONLY!
>
> PRASLIN ISLAND, S7, AF-024
>       Luca,I5IHE, is signing S79LC mostly in SSB/RTTY (only little
CW/SSTV)
>       until January 11. QSL via I5JZP.
>
> SOUTH KOREA, HL
>       To celebrate the 17th Soccer World Championships the special event
>       station HL17FWC is on the air from January 1 until May 30. There
will
>       be ten different special event calls like DT0FWC to DT9FWC on the
air
>       during the games (May 31-June 30). QSL via HL0HQ (Korean Amateur
Radio
>       League, C.P.O. Box 162, Seoul, South Korea).
> ----------
>
> SAGAR ISLAND
>
> Sagar Island, also called Sagardwip, is situated in the Ganges estuary in
> the Bay of Bengal a little more than 100 km from Calcutta and 65 km from
> Diamond Harbor. At this place the Ganges is 24 km wide and the island is
> about 40 km long. A lighthouse was built in the southwest of Sagar in
1808.
>
> On Sagar island there is the Kapila Muni Temple. The Hindu are believing
> that Kapila Muni is residing there together with Ganga-Mata (god of
Ganges)
> at his right and King Sagara (great-great-grandfather of King Bhagiratha)
at
> his left. The people say Kapila Muni himself is in a state of trance to
pray
> for the liberation of his soul.
>
> During three days in mid January, when the sun is turning from Saggitarius
> to Capricorn, the people are celebrating one of the largest religious
> festivals of the world there. On Makara Sankranti Day thousands of
pilgrims
> from all over India are taking a bath in the Ganges hoping to be released
> from the burden of rebirth.
>
> Amateur radio: Sagar Island belongs to main India, prefix VU
> ----------
>
> QSL direct: 4K9W, 4X4FR, 4X4WN, 5A24PA, 5H3US, 5U5K, 5V7A, 5W0VF, 5Z4TT,
>             7X2DG, 9K2HN, 9L1BTB, 9N7BY, A92GE, A92ZE, BD7NQ, C56NY,
CE0ZY,
>             CO8CY, CP4BT, CU2CE, DS5USH, EA9EU,EK3GM,ER4DX,FG/T97M
(NA-102),
>             FH/JJ1LIB/p, GB0HI (EU-120), HL4SF (AS-026),
J3/PA3EWP,J3/PA5ET,
>             J8/PA5ET, JT1DA, JW5UF, KG4AS,KP2AD (OK1AYJ),MI/EI7NET
(EU-122),
>             NL7Z, OD5PN, OH0YLS, OJOJ, OX3OX, PW0S, S59A, S79YL (AF-024),
>             SU1ER, SV2ASP/A, T88LJ (OC-009), V63LJ (OC-012),VP8SDX
(SA-002),
>             VE1/DH8IAT/p (NA-081), VK6EWI, VP9LR,VQ9QM,XE2MX,XF4CA
(NA-115),
>             XU7ABN, YB0DPO, YL2GN, ZY5YZ
>
> QSL bureau: BW2000 (BV/JP1RIW), C6A/K7RE, CX2DQ, CX6BZ, CX8FB, EK6GB,
>             EZ0/UT3UV,FM/F2JD (F6AJA),JW/OK1XC,KH0/JE4WKR,OX/SP8UFO
(SP8TK),
>             PJ7/N4ZC, PJ8/N4ZC, PY0FF (W9VA), V29K (N2TK), VK9KCP
(SP9EVP),
>             XX9TUP, ZD8A, ZD88A (N6CW), ZF2LM (AF2C), ZM4IR (W8WC)
>
>
> QSL INFO
> --------
> ZC4VG      via   G0UVX
> ZD2XY      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD7BJ      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD7DP      via   W1ZT
> ZD7HH      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD7LM      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD7VC      via   ON4CAT
> ZD7WA      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD7XX      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD7XY      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD8A       via   N6CW
> ZD8CK      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD8HH      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD8XX      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9BV      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9CD      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9CH      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9CK      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9CL      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9CN      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9DV      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9IR      via   ZS6EZ
> ZD9JR      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9PV      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9WCY     via   K4JDJ  *
> ZD9YL      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZF2DR      via   K5RQ
> ZF2MW      via   SM7DKF
> ZF2QL      via   SM7EQL
> ZF2RV      via   WJ7R
> ZF2VV      via   K9VV
> ZF2ZL      via   W8ERI
> ZG2FK      via   ZB2FK
> ZG2FX      via   G3RFX
> ZK1AHB     via   KM6HB
> ZK1AKF     via   VE7XF  *
> ZK1AKX     via   VE7XF
> ZK1APM     via   VE7XF  *
> ZK1ASQ     via   VE7XF
> ZK1AWG     via   DL2AWG
> ZK1ETW     via   SM7ETW
> ZK1KDN     via   JR2KDN
> ZK1NCF     via   JR2KDN  *
> ZK1NCP     via   JR2KDN
> ZK1QMA     via   OM2SA
> ZK1SDW     via   MW0COS
> ZK1SH      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZK1TLA     via   OZ6TL
> ZK1TUG     via   OM2SA
> ZK1USA     via   ZK1CG  *
> ZK2MO      via   OM2SA
> ZK2TO      via   OM2SA
> ZL1/PA0MIR via   PA0MIR
> ZL1WY/ZL7  via   JF1OCQ
> ZL3/PA0MIR via   PA0MIR
> ZL6QH      via   ZL2AOH  (B
> ZL7/G3SXW  via   G3SXW
> ZL7/G3TXF  via   G3TXF
> ZL75       via   ZL1AA
> ZL7LM      via   K4JDJ  *
> ZP2W       via   ZP5CGL
> ZP8VAO     via   ZP5AA
> ZS0E       via   ZS6AJS
> ZS1EDR     via   K4JDJ  *
> ZS1USA     via   K4JDJ  *
> ZS4NS      via   N7RO
> ZS6KVR     via   ZS6DX
> ZS6Y       via   KK3Y
> ZV5OKT     via   PP5BLU
> ZV8O       via   PV8DX
> ZW2I       via   PY2TNT
> ZW6C       via   PT2GTI
> ZX0F       via   W3HC
> ZX1JP      via   PY1OL
> ZX2TT      via   PY2TNT
> ZX3D       via   PY3MHZ
> ZX3S       via   PY3UEB
> ZX6C       via   PT2GTI
> ZX7ZZ      via   PS7ZZ
> ZY5A       via   PY1KN
> ZX5J       via   PP5JR
>
> (d) = direct only
> (B) = bureau ok
> *   = new manager
>
>
>                 Preview
>                 -------
> DATE            CALL          DXNL
>
> Jan 18-Jan 26   3D2/VK2IR     1275 *
> NOW   -Apr 9    3W2XK         1273
> Dec 26-Jan 5    3XY6A..       1273
> Jan 3 -Jan 13   4T4I..        1272
> Aug 22-2003     5W1SA         1257
> Jan 6 -Jan 13   8Q7CG         1275 *
> NOW   -Sep/2002 9L1BTB        1268
> Nov 15-Mar/2002 9U5D          1268
>
> Jan 5 -Jan 7    AA4LL/4..     1274
> Jan 12-Jan 14   AA8LL/C6A..   1274
> Jan 1 -Jan 10   C6AIE         1273
> Dec 17-Dec 22   CE7HJO/8..    1272
> Jan 22-Feb 14   CT3FN         1275 *
> Dec 22-Jan 15   DH3ZK         1274
> May 31-Jun 30   DT0FWC..      1275 *
> Dec 21-Dec 22   E4/OE1GZA     1273
> January 2002    EA5KB/p       1275 *
> Dec 21-Jan 6    EA6/DL6KAC    1273
> Dec 12-Dec 28   EM75W         1274
>
> Jan 16-Feb 7    FG/F6FXS      1275 *
> Jan 12-Jan 13   FY5KE         1274
> NOW   -2002     HF0POL        1271
> Jan 1 -May 30   HL17FWC       1275 *
> NOW   -Apr/2002 JX7DFA        1266
> NOW   -Mar/2002 KC4/N3SIG     1267
> NOW             KH2/JF2UED..  1275 *
> NOW   -Apr/2002 P43MR         1274
> NOW   -2002     P5/4L4FN      1270, 1271
> Jan 2 -Jan 8    PJ2/NW0L      1273
> NOW   -Jan 11   S79LC         1275 *
> NOW   -Jan/2002 R1ANC         1268
>
> Jan 12-Jan 15   T88ZZ         1275 *
> Feb 4 -Feb 16   TI9M          1272
> Jan 5 -Feb 5    V31YN         1275 *
> Nov 8 -Mar/2002 VK3FEI/p      1267
> NOW   -Jan 26   VK3TZ         1275 *
> NOW   -Jan 22   VU2BMS        1274
> Jan 10-Jan 16   VU2HFR        1274, 1275 *
> NOW   -Dec 17   XU7ACB        1273
> NOW   -Sep/2002 ZC4BS         1260
>
>  * = new
> .. = and other calls
>
>
> The annual Bavarian Contest Club (BCC) Meeting 2002 takes place once again
> in Hotel Linden in Linden near Landshut/Bavaria starting on Saturday, Jan
12
> around 1300 local time.
>
> Since January 1st there is not only the new European currency Euro but
also
> a new type of IRCs. The new IRCs issued are printed on a thicker paper,
are
> bigger, machine readable and valid only five years from the date of issue.
> Old IRCs are now accepted until further notice.
>
>
> TNX: CT3KN, DE1MGL, DJ5AV, DJ6SE, DJ6TK, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL2HWO, DL6ZFG,
> DL8YR, F5NQL, I2UIY, JI6KVR, K3ZO, N4AA, NE8Z, PA5ET, VA3RJ, VE3SRE, W3UR,
> 425 DX News, ARRL-DX-Bulletin, Crazy DX Group, F6AJA (Les Nouvelles DX),
> KB8NW (OPDX-Bulletin), N4AA (QRZ DX), W3UR (Daily DX), Islands On The Web.
>
>