. ===================== *** The Daily DX *** ===================== Volume 1 Number 93 July 25, 1997 Edited by Bernie McClenny, W3UR ____________________________________________________________________ Headlines ____________________________________________________________________ Volkmar, DF2SS, told The Daily DX that he may or may not go to Reunion Island, FR, due to flight schedules. However, he will be on Mayotte from 27 July to 13 August. He plans to put in a special effort on 160 meters where he will be using a 60 foot vertical and a Smartuner. He will also have a G5RV and some wire dipoles. He will be using a DX-70 with 100 watts. Look for him to be active on RTTY as he also has a PTC-2. Tom, SP5UAF, reports that Jack, JW0M, is now operating from the Polish Academy of Science building on Svalbard. Look for him on 14273 along with other Polish hams from all over the world. QSL via P.O. Box 35, 80-325 Gdansk 37, POLAND. Paddy, S79MAD, reminds everyone that he will be leaving the Seychelles on 8 August. He expects to be QRT around 1 August. Don't forget to look for Paddy this weekend on 80 meters CW, as he has been given special permission to operate. QSL via GW4WVO. Lou, VA3RU, reports his upcoming trip to Saint Paul Island will not use the CY9R call due to some changes in regulations in Canada. They will however, use CY9DX between 12 and 22 September. Operators include VA3RU, VA3EU and HA5JI. QSL via VA3RU. Stations in Pakistan have special permission to use the prefix AP50 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence. A certificate is available to anyone who contacts 5 or more AP50 stations. ____________________________________________________________________ QSN ____________________________________________________________________ 3W5RS - VIETNAM - Has been very active on 20 meters CW between 14:00 to 16:00Z. 9N1UD - NEPAL - Charlie started Thursday on 14029 around 11:20Z. Later he was on 14195 for several hours after 13:00Z. QSL via K4VUD. A61 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Both A61AO and A61AM were on 14197 around 02:45Z. CY9SS - SAINT PAUL ISLAND - They have been very active on RTTY around 14083. QSL via VY2SS. EM1HO - ANTARCTICA - Paul was working North & South America on 1831 around 01:00Z. QSL via I2PJA. EP2MKP - IRAN - Was on 10106 just before 19:00Z. T32Z - EAST KIRIBATI - Showed up on 21240 around 02:30Z working the west coast of the US. T33JH - BANABA - Jack was on 21260 just before 05:00Z. At 05:00Z he was on 14222. Between 06:00 and 09:30Z he was on 7055. He was not able to listen up for the US. Finally, he went to 3795 and stayed until 10:00Z. VK0TS - MACQUARIE ISLAND - Tom showed up on 3795 between 10:00 and 10:45Z. VK9LR - LORD HOWE ISLAND - Jun spent several hours on 7004 starting around 10:00Z QSL via JH4RHF. XU6WV - KAMPUCHEA - Mike was found at 11:30Z on 7005. ____________________________________________________________________ IOTA ____________________________________________________________________ The following IOTA stations were on the air yesterday: IOTA Call Freq GMT IOTA Call Freq GMT ------ ----------- ----- ---- ------ -------- ----- ---- AF-018 IH9/IT9JOF 14258 1029 EU-089 CU8L 14195 1937 AS-014 A45XL 14263 2125 EU-095 F5TBF/P 14255 0848 AS-066 UA0NL/0 14260 1229 EU-098 DL5CW/P 7008 2018 AS-099 TA0/IK3GES/P 14245 1944 EU-099 GJ0MEU 10107 1849 AS-113 BO0M 14267 1715 EU-127 DL8OBC/P 7003 2205 EU-001 SV5TS 14266 0822 EU-132 SP2LLW/1 14258 0655 EU-012 GM4SID/P 14041 1540 EU-133 R1ASP 14260 1725 EU-014 TK/IK0XBX 14258 1734 EU-136 9A/DK3ID 14263 1637 EU-044 LA/F5YJ/P 10108 1958 EU-146 PA0ZH/P 14258 1318 EU-045 IB0/IZ7ATM 7060 1657 EU-149 ES1QD/1 14261 1311 EU-048 F/DJ6SI 14024 2111 NA-036 VE7IM 14178 1548 EU-051 IT9AUP/P 10106 2010 NA-065 WI7N 14259 0339 EU-055 LA1WO 14256 1350 NA-094 CY9SS 14081 1135 EU-064 F5JOT/P 14258 1643 OC-019 WH6CQH 14245 0551 EU-084 SM1TDE/0 10105 1931 OC-042 4F3CV 14005 1433 EU-084 SM0OIG/5 10106 1847 OC-097 5W1PC 14214 0843 IOTA frequencies - CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765 ____________________________________________________________________ Calendar ____________________________________________________________________ Beginning End Country Call -------- ------ ------- --------------------------------------- Do to technical difficulties the calendar is not available today. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused. ____________________________________________________________________ Today's Propagation Forecast ____________________________________________________________________ The effective sunspot number for Wednesday, 7/23/97, was 17.1 The WWV numbers from Boulder, Colorado for Thursday, 7/24/97, were as follows: Date Hour SFI A K Past 24 hours ; Next 24 hours ----------- ---- --- -- - ----------------------------------- 24-Jul-1997 21 79 10 2 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET 24-Jul-1997 18 76 4 2 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET 24-Jul-1997 15 76 4 3 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET 24-Jul-1997 12 76 4 3 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET 24-Jul-1997 09 76 4 3 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET 24-Jul-1997 06 76 4 1 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET 24-Jul-1997 03 76 4 1 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET 24-Jul-1997 00 76 4 1 VY LOW/QUIET-UNSET;VY LOW/QUIET The forecast for Friday, 7/25/97: solar flux 75, A index 8, K index 2. Friday should be High Normal. The forecast for Saturday, 7/26/97: solar flux 75, A index 8, K index 2. Saturday should be High Normal. ____________________________________________________________________ QSL Info ____________________________________________________________________ Call Manager Call Manager ------ ------- ------ ------- 9H3XY G4ZVJ IL3VIA IK3VIA 9K2GS WB6JMS MJ0AWR K2WR BO0M BV2KI VK9LR JH4RHF CU8L CU3EJ Wolf, DK8MZ, reports anyone who worked ET3PG in the late 70's or early 80's who still needs a QSL should try via Tensai, ET3BT. He was the main operator of ET3PG and still has the logs and QSLs. Tensai P.O. Box 6128 Addis Ababa ETHIOPIA ____________________________________________________________________ Credits ____________________________________________________________________ Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: DF2SS, DK8MZ, KC3AJ, KH6BZF REPORTS, N3OSH, NOAA, S79MAD, SP5UAF, US Air Force, VA3RU ____________________________________________________________________ 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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