. ===================== *** The Daily DX *** ===================== Volume 1 Number 46 May 21, 1997 Edited by Bernie McClenny, W3UR ----------------------------------------------------------------- Headlines ----------------------------------------------------------------- George, JY9QJ, and Ulli, JY8YB/DL5MBY, will operate this weekend in the CQ WW WPX CW contest as JY8YB from Amman, Jordan. They plan to be multi-single. Ulli will be active this week and next week using his JY8YB callsign. The National Russian Team will be operating this weekend in the CQ WW WPX CW contest as H22A from Cyprus. Operators include: Vadim, RA9JX, Yuri, RA9JR, Mike, RZ9UA, Igor, RA3CQ, and Igor, RZ3BW. QSL via Uldis Silinsh, P.O. Box 3, Valmiera, LV-4200, Latvia. Ernesto, LU6BEG, will be operating from Paraguay this weekend during the CQ WW WPX CW contest as ZP0M. He plans to be single operator 15 meters. Before and after the contest he will be on as ZP5/LU6BEG. QSL via LU6BEG. Thomas, SM0CXU/AB5CQ, will be operating as HZ1AB from Saudi Arabia either single operator 40 or 20 meters this weekend in the CQ WW WPX CW contest, depending on the antenna situation. QSL via K8PYD. ----------------------------------------------------------------- QSN ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9X5HF - Rwanda - Try 21010 or 14010 from 15:00 to 17:00Z. QSL via LA2HFA. BV/SM3SGP - Taiwan - Gus showed up Tuesday on 14004 around 18:00Z. BV - Taiwan - Remember when there was only one? Tuesday The following were active: BV2KI, 4AS, 4MV, 4PM, 4QW, 4YB, 5BG, 5DR, 5GQ, 6DF, 7FF, 7 WB, 8BW, 9AAC. One of the best times is between 12:00 and 15:00Z on 20 meters, CW or SSB. EP2MKO - Iran - Second day this guy has been on. Tueday from 22:00 to 23:00Z on 14004. WFWL. QSL via UV6HCW. JY5IN - Jordan - This station is one of the few nationals who operate on CW. N4BQW/KH4 - Midway Island - Chuck was on 14243 between 09:00 and 10:30Z. He was also found on 7188 just before 06:00Z. QSL via WA4FFW. S21YE - Bangladesh - Andrew was found on 14183 from 15:30 to 16:30. QSL via G4VLV. ZD8Z - Ascension Island - Jim, N6TJ, likes to hang out on 21250 between 18:00 and 19:30Z. Jim will be operating in the CQ WW WPX CW contest this weekend. QSL via VE3HO. ----------------------------------------------------------------- IOTA ----------------------------------------------------------------- The following IOTA stations were on yesterday (5/20/97): IOTA Call Freq GMT ------ --------- ----- ---- AF-018 IS9/OK1MD 18075 1342 AS-020 BV4AS 14199 1223 AS-103 BV9AAC 14010 1144 EU-009 GM0HTG 14260 2058 EU-011 G3HTA/P 14258 0753 EU-030 OZ/DL3HQN/P 14010 1309 EU-052 SV8CKM 14242 2227 EU-072 SV8/DL6UCW 10100 1706 EU-133 RR4DX/P 14262 1319 EU-136 9A/DJ8QP/P 14258 1812 NA-097 6Y5DA 14203 2223 OC-042 4F4IX 14260 1559 ON4BDS is planning an IOTA DXpedition along the French West coast from July 12th to July 28th. He plans to take with him a Kenwood TS570, dipoles and maybe a vertical. Plans include SSB and CW on all bands. QSL via 1996 callbook address or via the bureau. The following is his schedule which could be subject to change. EU-157 Cézembre : 13 - 16 July EU-074 Bréhat : 16 - 19 July EU-065 Ouessant : 19 - 22 July EU-068 Sein : 22 - 25 July EU-094 Glenan : 25 - 28 July (IOTA Contest) IOTA frequencies - CW 28.040 24.920 21.040 18.098 14.040 10.114 7.030 3.530 SSB 28.560 28.460 24.950 21.260 18.128 14.260 7.055 3.765 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Calendar ----------------------------------------------------------------- Begin End Country Call (IOTA) ------ ------ ------- ----------------------------------- May 21 May 21 3B8 3B8/F6DBZ May 21 May 23 G G3HTA/P (EU-011) May 21 May 23 ZS8 ZS8IR May 21 May 25 I IT9FXY/IH9 & OK1CW/IH9 (AF-018) May 21 May 26 P4 P40W May 21 May 30 4S 4S7BRG May 21 May 31 XU XU2A May 21 June 1 DU K9AW/DU6 (OC129) May 21 June 6 9M6 9M8CC (OC-088) May 21 June 8 3B8 3B8/NK6F May 21 June 15 3X 3XY3A May 22 May 28 KP2 WP2Z May 22 June 2 W W2SF (NA-062) May 23 May 25 W AE4WK (NA-069) May 23 May 26 BV BV9O (AS-020) May 23 May 26 KL7 KL7AK (NA-161) May 23 May 27 GM GM5VG/P (EU-059) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Propagation Forecast ----------------------------------------------------------------- The effective sunspot number for Monday, 5/19/97, was 11.9 The WWV numbers for Tuesday, 5/20/97, were as follows: Date Hour SFI A K Past 24 hours ; Forecast next 24 hours ----------- ---- --- - - -------------------------------------- 20-May-1997 21 71 6 1 VERY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VERY LOW/QUIET 20-May-1997 18 74 2 1 VERY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VERY LOW/QUIET 20-May-1997 15 74 2 2 VERY LOW/QUIET;VERY LOW/QUIET 20-May-1997 12 74 2 1 VERY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VERY LOW/QUIET 20-May-1997 09 74 2 3 VERY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VERY LOW/QUIET 20-May-1997 06 74 2 1 VERY LOW/QUIET; 20-May-1997 00 74 2 0 VERY LOW/QUIET; The forecast for Wednesday, 5/21/97: solar flux 74, A index 8, K index 2. Wednesday should be High Normal. The forecast for Thursday, 5/22/97: solar flux 74, A index 8, K index 2. Thursday should be High Normal. ----------------------------------------------------------------- QSL Info ----------------------------------------------------------------- Call Manager ------ ------- 5Z4RL N2AU CO7KR DL5DCA J87GU DL7VOG L70FM LU4FM P40W N2MM YN6WFM JA6VU Z37FCA KM6ON ----------------------------------------------------------------- Credits ----------------------------------------------------------------- Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: 425 DX NEWS, K3SKE, KC3AJ, LU6BEG, NOAA, N3OSH, ON4BDS, OPDX, RZ3BW, SM0CXU, US Air Force, WD8MGQ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions to THE DAILY DX are $28.00 for 6 months (25 weeks), $49.00 for 12 months (50 weeks). 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