<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpac59c8a9yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;"><div id="ydpac59c8a9yiv2642655532"><div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;" class="ydpac59c8a9yiv2642655532yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr">Hello DXers...</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Identifying Chinese stations in Zone 23 came up in our roundtable this evening. I provided some info, but the following clarifies it even more.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">From the CQ Magazine zone list:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Zone 23.</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Central Zone of Asia</u><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">: </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">JT</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (Mongolia), </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">UA0Y, BY3G‑L</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (NeiMenggu), </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">BY9G‑L</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (GanSu), </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">BY9M‑R</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (NingXia), </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">BY9S‑Z</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> (QingHai) and </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">BY0.</strong></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false">The Chinese stations don't have to begin with a BY. I have worked many with a BG prefix as listed below. Note that there are no calls with 4 or 5 in Zone 23. They are in Zone 24. </div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;">On the Chinese in Zone 23, the most active stations that I have worked numerous times on the 10-20 meter bands since January are:</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;">BG0BBB -- 6 QSOs</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;">BG0CAB -- 3 QSOs</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;">BG9NJY -- 4 QSOs</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;">BG9XD --- 2 QSOs</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false">and a few BG3's. My N3FJP logging software identifies the zone when I enter a call sign. I don't have to work the station to find out.</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false">I would expect them to operate some 30, 40 and 80 meters also. I'm hoping that the gray line will result in some Q's. But maybe short path in the winter.</div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false">73</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false">Fred</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px;outline:none !important;" data-setdir="false">W3ICM</div><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>