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Linksm� �v.Kal�d� ir s�kming� Nauj�j� Met�.

73!LY4Q
Rolandas

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LCG Kal�din�s var�ybos

Vyks antr� �v. Kal�d� dien� 2008.12.26 nuo 09.00 val iki 09.59 val
Lietuvos laiku.
Nuostatai:
Keturi turai, pirmas turas 09.00-09.14 val
antras turas 09.15-09.29 val
tre�ias turas 09.30-09.44 val
ketvirtas turas 09.45-09.59 val
Diapazonas 3.600-3.650 Mhz.
Var�ybos vyks tik SSB.
Maksimalus galingumas iki 100 W.
Kategorija: vienas operatorius
Perduodami nr.
- LK(Linksm� Kal�d�) ir ry�io eil�s nr. (pvz LK001)
Ta�kai:
Kiekvienas QSO 1 ta�kas.
Daugiklis-skirting� korespondent� skai�ius per vis� var�yb� laik�.
Daugiklis u�skaitomas tik t� korespondent�, kurie atsiunt� ataskaitas.
QSO u�skaitomi su stotimis jeigu jos figuruoja penkiose ar daugiau
atsi�st� ataskait�.
Bet tokia stotis neu�skaitomai kaip daugiklis.

�skaiton �traukiami TIKdalyviai atsiunt� ataskaitas elektroniniu pa�tu
iki 2007m. gruod�io 28 d. 22 val.

Varzyb� laim�tojas bus apdovanojamas specialiu prizu-sieniniu laikrod�iu.
Jeigu bus du laim�tojai vienodai surink� ta�k�, pirma vieta bus skiriama
tam kuris anks�iau atsiunt� ataskait�.

Ataskaitas si�sti tik elektroniniu pa�tu ly4q[kringelis]qrz[taskas]lt
iki 2007m. gruod�io 28 d. 22 val.
Rezultatai bus paskelbti gruod�io 29 d konferencijoje.

Iki susitikimo var�ybose.

73!ly4q
Rolandas

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Visems gra�i� ir rami� �ven�i�,
nepamir�kim Kal�dini� var�yb�!

73,Vytautas,LY2KA

LCG Kal�din�s var�ybos

Vyks antr� �v. Kal�d� dien� 2008.12.26 nuo 09.00 val iki 09.59 val
Lietuvos laiku.
Nuostatai:
Keturi turai, pirmas turas 09.00-09.14 val
antras turas 09.15-09.29 val
tre�ias turas 09.30-09.44 val
ketvirtas turas 09.45-09.59 val
Diapazonas 3.600-3.650 Mhz.
Var�ybos vyks tik SSB.
Maksimalus galingumas iki 100 W.
Kategorija: vienas operatorius
Perduodami nr.
- LK(Linksm� Kal�d�) ir ry�io eil�s nr. (pvz LK001)
Ta�kai:
Kiekvienas QSO 1 ta�kas.
Daugiklis-skirting� korespondent� skai�ius per vis� var�yb� laik�.
Daugiklis u�skaitomas tik t� korespondent�, kurie atsiunt� ataskaitas.
QSO u�skaitomi su stotimis jeigu jos figuruoja penkiose ar daugiau
atsi�st� ataskait�.
Bet tokia stotis neu�skaitomai kaip daugiklis.

�skaiton �traukiami TIKdalyviai atsiunt� ataskaitas elektroniniu pa�tu
iki 2007m. gruod�io 28 d. 22 val..

Varzyb� laim�tojas bus apdovanojamas specialiu prizu-sieniniu laikrod�iu.
Jeigu bus du laim�tojai vienodai surink� ta�k�, pirma vieta bus
skiriama tam kuris anks�iau atsiunt� ataskait�.

Ataskaitas si�sti tik elektroniniu pa�tu ly4q[kringelis]qrz[taskas]lt
iki 2007m. gruod�io 28 d. 22 val.
Rezultatai bus paskelbti gruod�io 29 d konferencijoje.

Iki susitikimo var�ybose.

73!ly4q
Rolandas

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LCG Kal�din�s var�ybos

Vyks antr� �v. Kal�d� dien� 2008.12.26 nuo 09.00 val iki 09.59 val
Lietuvos laiku.
Nuostatai:
Keturi turai, pirmas turas 09.00-09.14 val
antras turas 09.15-09.29 val
tre�ias turas 09.30-09.44 val
ketvirtas turas 09.45-09.59 val
Diapazonas 3.600-3.650 Mhz.
Var�ybos vyks tik SSB.
Maksimalus galingumas iki 100 W.
Kategorija: vienas operatorius
Perduodami nr.
- LK(Linksm� Kal�d�) ir ry�io eil�s nr. (pvz LK001)
Ta�kai:
Kiekvienas QSO 1 ta�kas.
Daugiklis-skirting� korespondent� skai�ius per vis� var�yb� laik�.
Daugiklis u�skaitomas tik t� korespondent�, kurie atsiunt� ataskaitas.
QSO u�skaitomi su stotimis jeigu jos figuruoja penkiose ar daugiau
atsi�st� ataskait�.
Bet tokia stotis neu�skaitomai kaip daugiklis.

�skaiton �traukiami TIKdalyviai atsiunt� ataskaitas elektroniniu pa�tu
iki 2007m. gruod�io 28 d. 22 val..

Varzyb� laim�tojas bus apdovanojamas specialiu prizu-sieniniu laikrod�iu.
Jeigu bus du laim�tojai vienodai surink� ta�k�, pirma vieta bus skiriama
tam kuris anks�iau atsiunt� ataskait�.

Ataskaitas si�sti tik elektroniniu pa�tu ly4q[kringelis]qrz[taskas]lt
iki 2007m. gruod�io 28 d. 22 val.
Rezultatai bus paskelbti gruod�io 29 d konferencijoje.

Iki susitikimo var�ybose.

73!ly4q
Rolandas

P.S. pra�ymas, kas ves rytojaus trafik� prane�kite apie Kal�dines var�ybas.

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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 888

December 15, 2008

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, KF2TI, W2VU, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX,
KH6BZF, K8YSE, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, A35RK, DK8JB, DL7MAE
& The DX News Letter, EA5RM, F5NQL & UFT, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3SWH,
I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ7DOK, RA4HT, RSGB IOTA Web Site,
RW6HS, VA3RJ & ICPO, and XE1KK for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 7th-December, through Sunday, 14th-December there were
214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,
C3, C6, CE, CE0Y, 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, FK, FM,
FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, JA, JT, JX, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, 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, PY0F, PZ, S5,
SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV9, T31, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR,
TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9N,
VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YA, YB,
YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, 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).

2008 WINNERS 5TH SRE. The 2008 winners of 5th Strange Radio Event were
announced this past week. They are:
IK8WSQ - 1st European (SSB)
WK3N - 1st Station Outside Europe (CW/SSB)
IU8SRE (Operator IK8WEJ) - 1st S.R.T. Special Callsign (SSB)
IU3SRT (Operator IZ3DBA) - 1st S.R.T. Special Callsign (CW)
I1 GE 0844 - 1st SWL
Award plaques will be presented during the 6th International DX Convention
in Paestum, Italy. Congrats to the winners!

2009 CQ DX MARATHON. The fourth running of the CQ DX Marathon begins at
0000 UTC on January 1, 2009, and runs through 2359 UTC on December 31,
2009. The goal, as always, is to work as many countries and CQ zones as
possible at least once during the calendar year. The only change from
the 2008 rules is that the prohibition on assistance, such as lists and
passes, for the Unlimited Class is deleted (the limitation remains in
effect for the Formula Class). Once again they will use a downloadable
Microsoft Excel template which may be filled in and e-mailed to a special
address as your log entry. For complete details, please visit the following
Web page at: cq-amateur-radio.com/DX%20Marathon%20Rules%20Dec08……

2009 MEXICO RTTY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST. The Federacion Mexicana de
Radioexperimentadores (FMRE) would like to invite everyone to participate
in the 2009 Mexico RTTY International Contest, February 7-8th, 2009.
Please take note that the new contest manager for this event is Dani,
XE3RR, and logs should be sent to him as the
rules now indicate. Details/Rules of the contest are available at:
www.fmre.org.mx/concursos/2009/rtty/rules-rtty-200……

3 STEVE’S TO BE ACTIVE AGAIN! Yes, it is that time again. The 3 Steve’s
(Steve/KF2TI, Steve/N2IFA, Steve/KB2ENF and Kurt/W2MW [aka Steve]), along
with “those two laughing young men”, Andrew/N2IFB and Eric/K2EMZ, will be
guest operating at the ARRL station, W1AW, Tuesday, December 30th, from
1700-2045z. This is their 16th annual WAS (Worked All Steve’s) DXpedition
to Newington, and they will be operating on the following bands:
30m CW - Kurt/W2MW [aka Steve]
40/20/15m SSB - Steve/KF2TI, Steve/N2IFA and Steve/KB2ENF
17/10m (possibly 80m) - Andrew/N2IFB and Eric-K2EMZ will also be
operating as “Steves”
They hope conditions will improve and will try to listen for outside the
U.S.; packet spots will be posted. If you work any 3 operators, they will
send you a beautiful, full color WAS (Worked All Steve’s) certificate
(suitable for framing). No QSL is needed as they will have copies of
the log and send out a certificate to all those who qualify. QSL cards
to them are not necessary for the WAS. If you want a W1AW QSL card,
please send to them direct or via the bureau. The logs will be posted
(hopefully) after January 1st on their Web site at:
the3stevesarc.org
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an officially sanctioned ARRL event. It is run
for fun by the 3 Steves Amateur Radio Association (TSARC) - WK3SS (all
rights reserved) and they are responsible for the printing and sending
of the “Worked All Steve’s” certificate (suitable for framing). They
would like to thank the ARRL for allowing them to play with their great
toys and putting up with them each year. They hope to work you.

14th CCF/OHDXF CONTEST/DX MEETING. The 14th International Contest/DX
Meeting will take place on January 16-18th (2009). Join their traditional
round-trip cruise on the Baltic Sea crossing 3 DXCC countries: From
Helsinki (OH) via Aland Islands (OH0) to Stockholm (SM), and back to
Helsinki. On their preliminary agenda:
* New DXCC Countries by Dutch Caribbean 2009 - Hans, PB2T, President
of IARU R1 and President of EUDXF
* Azores, CU2X & CU2CE and CU2DX (Winning Formula) - Martti, OH2BH
and Toni, OH2UA
* Arcala Extremes extreme antenna - 3 element Yagi for 160m; Juha, OH8NC
* SAC Contest forum - change or not to change; Jouko, OH1RX, Panel and
discussions
* CW and SSB pileup contests
* ……etc
For the latest updates of agenda, please check: www.ohdxf.fi

Kari, OH2XX, “It’s time to act! Our special prices for the ‘coolest’
Contest & DX meeting in 2009 are still valid for one more week! Please
book your trip Now!” Information packages are available at:
www.ohdxf.fi/ohdxf/content.php?content.17

A3, TONGA. Paul, A35RK/KK6H, is back home in Ha’apai as of December 12th,
as he says “to a rousing welcome of thunder, lightning, and torrential
rain, which is forecsat to continue for awhile. I’ll be QRV as soon as
the bad weather breaks and I can get my antennas back up.” Paul reports
that as KH8/KK6H he made “about 600 QSOs from American Samoa, on both CW
and SSB, on 80, 30, 20, 17 and 15 meters, including a few Europeans on
20M long path. Conditions were generally lousy.” The log has been sent
to W7TSQ and posted on LoTW. QSL via W7TSQ or LoTW.

A3, TONGA. Just a reminder that Dave “Kawe”, W6ZL, will return as A35KL
from FOA Island (OC-169) in the Ha’apai Island Group, for a brief period
possibly around 0000z, December 17th until 1800z, December 19th. QSL
via W6ZL, SASE or new style IRC, or via the LOTW (may not be able to
post log until after his return to U.S. around Christmas time).

ASIAN TRIP. Frank, I2DMI, announces on QRZ.com that he will be visiting
Thimphu, Bhutan, between December 22-31st and Nepal between December 31st
and January 5th. He states that he has received his callsign for Bhutan
and will be signing A52RY but will only be active during his spare time.
Activity will only be RTTY. He thinks his operating periods will likely
be in the ranges of 0100-0300z and 1200-1900z. Suggested target frequencies
will be 3582, 7040, 10142, 14082, 18102, 21082, 24922 and 28082 kHz,
listening up 2 or spread 2-10 kHz depending on the pileup. He will
concentrate his activity on the opened bands. His activity from Nepal
will be the same. However, he will get his callsign after his arrival
(possibly 9N7RY or 9N7DMI which one available). QSOs will be put on LoTW
and e-QSL the second week of January. Bureau cards will go out the fourth
week of March. You can QSL direct to I2DMI: P.O. Box 55 - 22063 CANTU,
Italy. Include a self addressed envelope (SAE) and sufficient return
postage. Please QSL only to his P.O. Box # 55 - 22063 Cantu (not his
home address).

CHU TO QSY JANUARY 1ST. The CQ Newsroom reports: “Canadian time/frequency
standard station CHU — a fixture for decades on 7335 kHz — will change
frequency to 7850 kHz at 0000 UTC on January 1, 2009. The move comes
as a result of the International Telecommunication Union’s decision in
2007 to expand the 40-meter ham band in Europe and Africa (Region I) to
7000-7200 kHz. It was previously 7000-7100 kHz, with — as every 40-meter
DXer knows — international broadcasting allocated from 7100-7300 kHz.
As part of the 40-meter expansion, the international broadcast band
was shifted to 7200-7350 kHz. As broadcasters began relocating, CHU
on 7335 began experiencing significant interference. Thus, officials
at Canada’s National Research Council which operates CHU, decided to
move the time/frequency standard station’s transmissions to 7850 kHz
as of the beginning of 2009. The complete NRC announcement (English
version) is online at:
inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/common_files/stories/chu/……

E44M DXPEDITION NEWS. The E44M team will use “Hamradioweb” as forum to
share information about the DXpedition in Palestine directly with the
community of the DXers. During the operations, feel free to put your
questions or suggestions there. The Web link is:
www.hamradioweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3335
The forum will soon become the only one meeting place for open discussion
of various topics about the DXpedition that the operators will check day
by day.

FH, MAYOTTE. Operators Phil/G3SWH and Richard/G3RWL (Dick on CW) will
be active from here between February 26th and March 5th (2009). Mayotte
counts as AF-027 for IOTA purposes. The 2003 “Most Wanted” survey by the
425 DX News shows Mayotte ranks 121 for DXCC purposes. Both operators
will use the single callsign of FH/G3SWH. Their activity will be mainly
on CW on all bands 80-10 meters. Subject to QRN and site conditions,
there may be some 160 meters CW activity. Richard may also operate some
RTTY and/or PSK31. Propagation permitting, they plan to have two stations
on the air for as many hours every day as is possible. Their main objective
is to work as many European, North American and ROTW stations on as many
bands as possible. QSL via G3SWH, either direct with SAE and adequate
return postage (recommended), or via Phil’s Web site for a bureau reply
or by the bureau. For updates and more information, please visit the
following Web page at: www.g3swh.org.uk/mayotte.html

FT5Y, ANTARCTICA (Update). Hopefully you were lucky to work Nicolas,
F4EGX, as FT5YI from the French scientific station “Dumont D’ Urville”
this past weekend. He is expected to go QRT this week on December 19th.
According to Jean-Michel, F6AJA, Nicolas doesn’t know if he will spend
Christmas at the station or on the boat “Astrolabe”. He will be back in
France around the New Year. Take a look at some of the interesting photos
he is putting on his Web page at: f4egx.homelinux.net
LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Nicolas’s last operation will be December 16th,
during his afternoon around 14267 kHz.

FW, WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS. Eli, HA9RE, and a team of operators will be
active from Wallis Island as FW0RE. The group is expected to arrive on
the island January 26th. Eli states, “Provided all our baggage arrives
in due time then we can begin the operation on January 28-29th.” They
are expected to be there for about a month. Activity will be on 160-10
meters, including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. Two stations
will be on the air. Antennas to be used are: a 24m vertical on 160/80/40m,
Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/10m, HB9CV for 20-15m and a 7-band Butternut.
Eli and his team are now looking for sponsorship. To help, contact Eli
via E-mail at: ha9re[kringelis]freemail[taskas]hu
A Web site dedicated to the FW operation will be set up on HA9RE’s own
Web pages after the expedition has taken place.

HAM IN NEED! Mike, RX1AL, informs OPDX that Vladimir “Vlad”, 4K9W, a
DXer in Baku, Azerbaijan, is in a very difficult situation. Vlad, who is
an invalid for over 30 years, has been bed ridden and constantly dependant
on respite care. Vlad’s mother recently passed away and Vlad is now alone
without other relatives. At present, his friends and acquaintances from
the neighborhood support him. However, it is necessary to find constant
home care for him. If this is not possible from his own means, then the
State will be compelled to move Vlad into a home for severely disabled
persons in order to guarantee him minimum care to survive. This would
mean that Vlad would no longer enjoy different facets of his life:
Amateur radio (almost QRV daily and along with CW and SSB also on PSK
and RTTY for over a year now), communicating with friends for many years
on Amateur radio airwaves, participating in contesting, and also on the
internet. If you would like to know more and would like to help him,
please visit the Web page at: 4k9w.oe4vie.com/4k9w_english.html

HB, SWITZERLAND (6m News). The Swiss authorities will allocate the 50 MHz
band to amateur radio on a secondary basis on January 1, 2009. All Swiss
and foreign CEPT class licensees may transmit with 100 watts PEP on 50-52
MHz without any antenna restrictions. Primary users may not be disturbed
which includes the Ticino since there are still some TV stations active on
the VHF band I in Northern Italy.

HE8, SWITZERLAND (Special Event/AAW). Walter, HB9BHY, has announced that
he will participate in the 6th Antarctic Activity Week (AAW, February
16-22nd [2009]). He will use the callsign HE8ICE (reference number WAP-81).
QSL via HB9BHY. PLEASE NOTE: The HE8 prefix is special and was issued to
celebrate the 80th anniversary of USKA (see OPDX.887), so HE8ICE will be
used for the 2009 AAW instead of the old previous callsign HB9ICE. Also,
a full list of callsigns already booked for the 6th AAW is available
at the WAP Web site at: www.waponline.it/Default.aspx?tabid=113

HF0, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Janusz, SP9YI, has been very active using
the new callsign HF0APAS from the Polish Henryk Arctowski Station on King
George Island (AN-010, WLOTA LH-0312). Watch around 14195 kHz between
2130-0200z. QSL via SP9YI.

IOTA NEWS………………………..
EU-066. Operators Andrey/UA9XC, Leonid/UA9XF, Ilya/UA9XLC and Nikolai/
UA9XTL will be active as RI1OTA from Solovetskiy Island between
December 15-19th. QSL via UA9XC.

NA-057. Paolo, IK2QPR, will be active as HR9/IK2QPR from Roatan Island
between January 4-12th. QSL via IK2QPR.

NA-086. Ed, CO7PH and possibily other operators will be active as
T47C from Cayo Coco, December 16-21st. Activity will be mainly
CW with some SSB on 160-10 meters. QSL via W3HNK.

SA-030. A large group of “Radio Grupo Sur” members will be on the air
from Flores Island (ARLHS URU-001, TWLHD WLH CX-001, WLOTA
LH-0528, Admiralty G 0690, WW Loc. GF25AB), Uruguay, using
the CV5A callsign between January 22-26th. The team will use
monoband beam antennas for all bands. They will work all
modes and there will be a dedicated RTTY/PSK31 station. QSL
via CX2ABC. Visit the club’s Web page at:
www.radiogruposur.com

KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (NA-106). Masumi, JA3AVO, will be active as
KP2/JA3AVO between January 17-22nd (2009). Activity will be holiday
style. QSL via his home callsign.

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
OL140PS via OK1DOL
PA30KST via PE9DX
RP3APR via RA3ATX
RP67MB sends automatically; RZ3FR (direct)

The A5100A log is now available online at:
www.tuduri.net/f5lmj/Log/loga5100a.htm

IRC REMINDER! Vasilij, RW6HS, wants to remind everyone that some IRCs
are dated and will expire on December 31st, 2008.

LOG RECOVERY HELP NEEDED! Al, VE1AL, reports: “Due to my own stupidity,
I have lost the DXbase log I keep from October 11, 2008, through
December 1, 2008. While I don’t necessarily want to have QSLs, I would
like to try to rebuild the log information. If it is possible, would
those stations who worked me through that period please send me the log
information including your call, the date and time of the QSO and the
band on which we worked. I know it will be impossible to rebuild the
log but any and all pertinent information would be appreciated. I would
also appreciate it if the DX bulletin editors could pick up this request
and publish it in an upcoming issue. Many thanks to all who might reply
to VE1AL[kringelis]rac[taskas]ca ”

QSLS VIA LOTW: HT2N

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 9L1X, BT1OH, BT1OJ, CE0Y/JJ2NYT, CN2IPA, ER4DX,
F6DWQ/MM, GJ3YHU, H7/AJ9C, HC5WW/HC8, JY4NE, LU4DXU/MM, P29NI, PY0FF,
PZ5Z, RA2FF, SU8BHI, TO5DX, V26B, VO2A, VP2ETN, VP6DX, VY2ZM, XU7ABN,
YJ0AQY, YJ0AVE, ZK1EHH and ZP6/N3BNA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!

SILENT KEY. Alexander, RA4HT, informs OPDX that Joseph Raihstein, RD4HF
(ex-4K6GF, UD6GF, UD6DLJ, 4K500GF, 4K70GF and 4KA6GF) became a Silent
Key (SK) on December 7th. In recent years he was seriously ill, but every
day if he was not in the hospital, his voice could be heard on the bands.
Until recently, RD4HF participated in a round table of Russian Emergency
Network (RAS). All his life was associated with amateur radio. Most of
his life of Joseph - “Semen-Semenych” as he was affectionately called
by his Baku friends, lived in Azerbaijan, where he became known as
radiosportsmenom, deserved coach of Azerbaijan, a judge of the All-Union
category, Honorary Radio USSR. OPDX and its readers would like to send
out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of RD4HF.

T32, EAST KIRIBATI. Toshi, JA8BMK, has gone QRT as T31DX from Central
Kiribati last week and is now headed back to Christmas Island. He should
be there around by the end of the week. Look for him to be active as
T32YY again for possibly 7 days. QSL direct to JA8BMK.

T8, PALAU. Operators Mike/JA6EGL, Yas/JA6UBY, Yu/JE6DND and Hiro/JA6KYU
will be active as T88SM, T88CP, T88HK and T88HS, respectively, from Koror
Island (OC-009), January 16-18th. Activity will be 80-10 meters CW/SSB.
QSL via their home callsigns (direct only).

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DXNL 1601 - Dec 10, 2008
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)

KC4 - ANTARCTICA
Adam,K2ARB, will show up from the Patriot Hills Camp and its surroun-
dings as KC4/K2ARB, CE9/K2ARB and/or VP8DKF from Dec 16 until Jan 30.
Whenever possible he wants to work in CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via K2ARB.
Updates can be found on Adam’s blog: www.k2arb.blogspot.com

E5 - SOUTH COOK ISLANDS
Aki,JA1KAJ, who is working as E51QQQ from Manihiki (OC-014) until Dec 9
will go to Rarotonga (OC-013) next. Expect him to be active in SSB/CW
on 80-10m from Dec 10-17. QSLs via homecall, direct or via JARL bureau.

EL - LIBERIA
Jim,K8SJP, has been spotted as EL2DX several times on 80m and 160m in
the past few days. Jim is working in the US embassy in Monrovia until
next year. He is using an IC-725 with 500 watts amp and inverted V’s
for 10-160m. Jim is working mainly in CW but also some RTTY and PSK31,
SSB only in contests. He is listening for band openings on 160m daily
around 2200 UTC and again from 0500 UTC. QSL cards should be sent via
bureau to K8SJP or direct (no IRCs, only 1 US$ or US stamps) to this
address: James Alpine, 8800 Monrovia Place, Dulles, VA 20189-8800, USA.
The QSLs will be forwarded to Liberia then.

S2 - BANGLADESH
Belayet Robin,S21RB, General Secretary of the “Bangladesh Amateur Radio
League” (BARL) writes that the first amateur radio exams in Bangladesh
have been taken after four years. 62 out of 82 testees passed the exam.

TR - GABON
Roland,F8EN, will be back again in Libreville from mid December until
the mid of January 2009. He is signing TR50R until Dec 31,2008, and
TR8CR in 2009. Roland can be found working mostly in CW on 40m/30m/20m.
The QSL manager for both calls is F6AJA, bureau ok!

TT - CHAD
TT8JT (OP is E78A) is staying in the Chad until the end of the year,
as stated by his QSL manager Boris,E73Y. Originally he should have left
the country already on Oct 18. Jovica is working mostly in CW on 40m,
30m and 20m during his little spare time.

XU - CAMBODIA
Peter,NO2R, is active again from Sihanoukville signing XU7ACY starting
on Dec 15. Peter will work in CW/SSB on 10-160m (emphasizing 80m/160m)
but has not decided yet how long to stay. QSLs via W2EN.
—
John,9M6XRO, will be QRV from Kompong Som from Dec 10-18. John will be
QRV as XU7XRO in CW/SSB/RTTY on 160-10m. QSL via M0URX, direct or buro.
Check also: www.m0urx.com

5X - UGANDA
After a break of several months Graham,5X1GS, appeared on the bands
again. He improved his antenna farm and has now several yagis, sloper
for 40m and 80m and a fullsize “Carolina Windom” for the top band.
His QSL manager is WB2YQH.

6W - SENEGAL
William,6W/F1TZG, is expected to show up in SSB on all bands (incl. 6m)
from Dec 12-14. He will use a TS-870, a TS-2000 (100 watts), a yagi for
20m/15m/10m/6m and a vertical for the other bands. QSLs via homecall.

9Q - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Philippe,F5LTB (9Q1TB), will leave the country on Dec 20 and will start
his new job in the UAE on Jan 18,2009. Until Dec 19 he will be QRV as
follows: 14114 kHz from 0630-0700 UTC and 21188 kHz from 1530-1600 UTC.
QSL via SM5DJZ.

PIRATES: VP2V/G6AY was legally active back in February 2006. A pirate abused
the call during the past weeks. C31FF is another slim of the past week.

DXCC: Following operations have been approved for DXCC credit now:
VK9DWX (Willis Island 2008)
VU4RG (Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2008)
WA2YUN/KH9 (Wake Island, since 2007)

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
—
Interesting facts about the solar spot activities can be found at:
www.solarcycle24.com
—
QRZ.com is the database used by most of the HAMs on the web. It look
will change soon and if you want to check your call with the new design
go to www.qrz.com/db/your_callsign

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Dec 13/14: UBA Winter Lowband Contest
Dec 13/14: ARRL 10m Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
—-
Island activities:
AF-008, FT/W, Crozet Islands: Florentin,F4DYW, will be QRV as FT5WO from the
Alfred Faure Base on Possession Island (DIFO FT-009) from Dec 10 or 15
until Nov 30, 2009. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

AS-151, BY2, Liaoning Province West Group: The Tian Jin B3C Club members
BD3BXH/2, BG3DDB/2, BG3DCI/2 and more will be active from Juhua Island
from Dec 10-13. QSL via BD3BXH (direct/bureau).

NA-141, W4, FL State South East Group: Bodo,DL3OCH, will work as KT3Q/4 from
Key Biscayne (USI FL-030S) from Dec 12-26. More island activities are
planned from NA-052, NA-062 and NA-069. QSL via homecall.

OC-043, T31, Phoenix Islands: Haru,JA1XGI, is active as T31/T32XG from
Central Kiribati until Dec 19. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
FK/F5AHO LH 0378 Dec 10-12
IM0JZJ LH 1388 SAR 045 resident
KT3Q/4 LH 1246 USA-118 Dec 12-26
VE1CJB CAN-287 resident
9A5BDD LH 1796 CRO-142 resident

Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list lately:

LH 1590 CAN-374 H 3878 Peter Island VE1
LH 4263 CAN-004 G 5672 Addenbrooke IsC VE7
LH 1592 CAN-287 H 0758 Cape Breton VE1, NA-010
LH 1588 CAN-681 H 0092 Double Island VO2, NA-205
LH 1617 F 3524 Lantau Island VR2, AS-006
LH 1708 AUS-072 K 1756 Escape Island VK6, OC-183
LH 3930 AUS-091 K 3668 Bonnet Island VK7, OC-006
LH 2078 HOK-002 F 3538 Green Island VR2, AS-006LH

Bandspots of the last 7 days
—————————-
160m
EL2DX 1.826 0614Z via K8SJP (B)
HL3IUA 1.824 2257Z (B)
JA7NI 1.819 2115Z
TF4M 1.823 2139Z
TO3R 1.824 2110Z via RW3RN (B)
5K0T 1.822 0440Z via HA7RY (B)
9M2AX 1.831 2307Z (d) see QRZ.com

80m
FJ/WJ2O 3.503 0757Z via WJ2O (B)
ON1708M 3.522 2139Z via ON5TN
TG9/IV3IYH 3.512 0517Z via IK2ILH (B)
TO3R 3.507 2252Z via RW3RN (B)
ZC4VJ 3.503 0510Z (d) see QRZ.com
5K0T 3.510 0448Z NA-132, via HA7RY (B)
6V7N 3.502 2243Z via DL1EFD
8Q7DV 3.502 2003Z via UA9CLB (B)

40m
AM7CE 7.023 1853Z via EA7URM (B)
R70B 7.012 0537Z via RA9UT
TG9/IV3IYH 7.002 0510Z via IK2ILH (B)
TO3R 7.050 2253Z via RW3RN (B)
V31WA 7.014 0550Z via UT5UGR (B)
5K0T 7.008 0346Z NA-132, via HA7RY (B)
6V7N 7.014 2224Z via DL1EFD

30m
FJ/WJ2O 10.103 1953Z NA-146, via WJ2O (B)
J3/DL5AXX 10.143 2201Z RTTY, via DL5AXX (B)
J3/DL5AXX 10.105 2118Z via DL5AXX (B)
TG9/IV3IYH 10.104 2149Z via IK2ILH (B)
TO3R 10.106 1722Z via RW3RN (B)
ZC4VJ 10.103 1359Z (d) see QRZ.com
4X/DL3PS 10.108 1804Z via HB9EHQ (d), (L)
5K0T 10.104 2306Z NA-132, via HA7RY (B)
5R8IC 10.103 1647Z via F6ICX
8J1RL 10.110 1948Z AN-015, via JARL
9J2FM 10.109 1942Z via WA4ATV

20m
A62ER/ND 14.225 1358Z via IZ8CLM (B)
AM7CE 14.203 0851Z via EA7URM (B)
AT2RS 14.260 1244Z AS-199, via DL4KQ (B)
BD1TCC 14.253 0855Z
FK/F5AHO 14.260 0742Z via F5AHO (B)
KP2/K3TEJ 14.082 1351Z RTTY, via K3TEJ (d)
LU1YU 14.195 0932Z (B)
R70B 14.019 1042Z via RA9UT
TG9/IV3IYH 14.080 1420Z via IK2ILH (B)
TG9/IV3IYH 14.202 1633Z via IK2ILH (B)
TG9/IV3IYH 14.010 1633Z via IK2ILH (B)
V31WA 14.265 1321Z via UT5UGR (B)
ZL2/OK1JBR 14.320 0837Z
5R8IC 14.010 1441Z via F6ICX
6V7N 14.008 0946Z via DL1EFD
8J1RL 14.007 1636Z AN-015, via JARL
8Q7GC 14.012 1135Z via UN8GC (B)
8Q7SC 14.021 0910Z via SP2JMB (d), (L)

17m
BA8AG 18.093 0916Z
KP2/K3TEJ 18.100 1351Z RTTY, via K3TEJ (d)
TO3R 18.072 1140Z AF-016, via RW3RN (B)
V31WA 18.072 1140Z via UT5UGR (B)
ZC4VJ 18.077 1138Z (d) see QRZ.com
4X/DL3PS 18.150 0945Z via HB9EHQ (d), (L)
5K0T 18.080 1422Z NA-132, via HA7RY (B)

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

Preview
——-
DATE CALL DXNL

15Nov-20Dec 3V8SS/GM0DHZ 1597
-31Dec 4D74D 1569
18Nov-14Dec 5R8IC 1597
NOW 5Z4/RW1AU 1585
-Sep/09 6W1SJ 1541
-31Mar 6W2SC 1597
12Dec-14Dec 6W/F1TZG 1601 *
25Nov-10Dec 8Q7SC 1598
NOW 9G5SW 1581
19Nov-06Feb 9M2MRS 1597/1600
-19Dec 9Q1TB 1601 *

10Dec-13Dec BD3BXH/2.. 1601 *
-31Dec DM152ZYA 1569
10Dec-17Dec E51QQQ 1601 *
-31Dec E760DPR 1597
22Nov-03Feb EA8/ON5JV.. 1598
-31Dec EI100S (I) 1501
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
21Sep-Feb/09 FM/F5IRO 1589
2009 FR/Glorioso 1568/1600
Nov -Dec FT5YI 1596
-Nov/09 FT5WO 1600

14Nov-11Dec GB70RAF 1597
NOW H44MY & H44TO 1597
-31Dec HG1848I 1556
-31Dec HG550REX 1556
2006 -2008 J28JA 1484/85
25Nov-10Dec J3/DL5AXX 1598
-31Mar J5UAP 1597
16Dec-30Jan KC4/K2ARB 1601 *
2009 KP5 (Desecheo) 1592
12Dec-26Dec KT3Y/4 1601 *

-Feb/09 OD/F5TLN 1591
-Apr/09 OD5/IV3YIM 1599
-Nov/09 OD5/W5YFN 1599
Dec/08 OH9SCL 1600
-31Dec ON40BAF 1553
-31Dec ON1000NOTGER 1555
-31Dec ON1708M 1580
-31Dec ON50WAASLAND 1593
31Oct-31Dec ON55INR 1595
-Feb/09 OP0LE 1600
10Nov-18Dec OP0OL 1597

-31Dec SF700BF 1558
-19Dec T30/T31XG 1601 *
01Dec-12Dec TC12AKUT 1600
NOW -2008 TL8QC 1459
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591
15Dec-31Dec TR50R 1601 *
01Jan-15Jan TR8CR 1601 *
-Dec TT8JT 1601 *

-31Dec VE2XB/VY0 1588
01Nov-07Mar VK0BP 1596
-Dec/09 WA2YUN/KH9 1568
15Dec- XU7ACY 1601 *
10Dec-18Dec XU7XRO 1601 *
-Feb/09 XU7XXX 1599
03Dec-28Dec YS1/HB9KNA 1600
-Sep/09 ZS08TV 1590
May -Apr/09 ZS8T 1570/1586
06Dec-13Dec ZV5Z & ZV5V 1599

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
—————
AM7CE via EA7URM (B)
AT2RS via W3HNK (d) or DL4KQ (B)
AU5JCB via VU2SMN (d)
AU0JCB via VU3DJQ (B)
E51CUK via SM6CUK
EA8/LA8WF via LA8WF (B)
EG8CEQ via EA8RCP
HG6N via HA6KNB
HK4SAN via EA5KB (B)
K6LRG via W6TCP
M2X via M3ZYZ (B)
OL140PS via OK1DOL
PZ5TT via VE3DZ (B)
R70B via RA9UT
RP67MB via RZ3FR
SP2TO via SP2JMB
TC12AKUT via TA0U (d)
TG9/IV3IYH via IK2ILH (B)
UE1RFF/1 via UA1RJ (B)
UE6IPY/6 via UA6GG
V26K via AA3B (B)
V31WA via UT5UGR (B)
YB9/DL5CO via DL5CO (B)
YI9GTO eQSL
YN2I via KE9I
YP2A via YO2KAB (d)
YP2KVV via YO9FNR
YP2R via YO2DFA
YP2Y via YO2BYD
YP4ESP via YO4CCD
YP5Z via YO5CRQ
YP6P via YO6EZ (d), eQSL
YP7CB via YO7MR
YP8I via YO8KAE (d)
YP8S via YO8KGA
YP9KVV via YO9FNR
YP0ARO via YO7KFC
YP0AS via YO3AS (d)
YP0I via YO2II
YP0S via YO5BFJ
YR2X via YO2KBQ, eQSL
YR2Y via YO2KQT (B), eQSL
YR3R via YO3BL
YR45KAN via YO8GF (B)
YR60KSU via YO6KSU (B)
YR7KFM via YO7KFM
ZB2CN via DJ9WH (d)
ZL2/OK1JBR via OK1JBR
ZS4U via K3IRV (B)
8Q7DV via UA9CLB (B)
8Q7GC via UN8GC
9J2QQV via JO7QQV (d)

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

R3/UY0YU: Denis Titov, ul. Sportivnaya 1 kv 1, Pushkino, Moscow reg. 141201,
Russia

QSLs arrived buro: A45WD (via YO9HP), AP2TN (DJ9ZB), B4R (BY4RSA), FY/G3SXW,
DA0HEL (EU-127), DF6QC (EU-127), HZ1EX (SM0BYD),
J28JA (F5JFU), J48HW (HA0HW), J48M (DK7AO), J5C (F5TVG),
RI1CA (RK3FA), R0UPOL (F8DVD), R100AK (RW4HB),
R100IF (RW4HB), TF/G4EDG (G4ELZ), TM7C (F6KOP),
YI9RKB (SP1RKB), ZD8Q (G4TSH), ZD8RH (G4DBW),
9M6XRO (via the deceased M5AAV)

50 MHz allocated to amateur radio in Switzerland

The Swiss authorities will allocate the 50 MHz band to amateur radio on a
secondary basis by Jan 1, 2009. All Swiss and foreign CEPT class licensees
may send with 100 watts PEP on 50-52 MHz without any antenna restrictions.
Primary users may not be disturbed which includes the Ticino since there are
still some TV stations active in the VHF band I in Northern Italy.

Prize drawing among participants of the WAE60 Marathon

Interesting prizes will be drawed among those participants who submitted a
log for the WAE60 Marathon. The random generator for the prize winners will
be activated by a clueless round participant during the DL and DIG thursday
broadcast on 3770 kHz (+/- QRM) starting around 1800 UTC on Dec 11, 2008.
The WAE celebrated its 60th anniversary this year which was a good reason
to organize a WAE60 Marathon lasting from Aug 9 until Sep 14, 2008.

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425 DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF2CQ, DF6EX (WINQSL),
DJ5AV, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2MDZ, DL6MHW, DL7VOA, F5NQL, F6AJA, NG3K,
SWL Norbert Maibaum and others.

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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 883
November 10, 2008

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, NC1L, NJ1Q, NG3K, K4PI, N4AA & QRZ DX,
K5XK, K8YSE, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, 7Z1HB, 9A4SS, DK8JB,
DL5YWM, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, E73Y, EI6FR, F5NQL & UFT, F6AJA,
G5XW, GB2RS News, HK3JJH, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK7JWX, JI6KVR &
IOTA-JA News, OK8ANM, RSGB IOTA Web Site, TA1HZ, TA0U, UT7FP, VA3RJ &
ICPO, VE9NC, VK4FW and VU3ITI for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 2nd-November, through Sunday, 9th-November there were
220 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET,
EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU,
GW, HA, HB, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8,
JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA,
LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PY, PZ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T33,
T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V2, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, VU4, VU7, XE,
XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB,
ZC4, ZD7, 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 (AF-015). Rachid, 3B8FQ, reports that his trip
to activate St. Brandon Island has been delayed due to the unavailability
of boat transportation. It had been planned for late October. The next
boat scheduled to leave for St. Brandon is November 15th. Rachid and the
meteorological station maintenance team are hoping to be aboard. If
everything works out as planned, Rachid will be active as 3B7FQ much longer
than during his short stay on Agalega Island as 3B6FQ this past April.
As was the case this past spring, Rachid will be on a work assignment
and will be active on CW and SSB as time is available. More info as it
becomes available.

4X, ISRAEL. Franz, DL3PS, who is on a business trip, plans to be active
as 4X/DL3PS. He will be in Israel between November 10th and December
5th. Activity will be limited to his spare time, but look for him on
80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL direct or by the
bureau to HB9EHQ.

5T, MAURITANIA. A group of JA operators, who are part of an aid program,
are once again active as 5T5JA from Nouakchott until mid-November.
Activity so far has been on 20 meters SSB, but they plan to be on 40-10
meters using CW and SSB. QSL via JA1BAB.

6TH IDXC ANNOUNCEMENT. The 6th International DX Convention organized by
the Strange Radio Team (SRT) which will be held April 18-19th, 2009. The
City will be Paestum near Salerno (fantastic Archeological Area) and the
airport is Napoli Capodichino. More details will be forthcoming in January
2009. See last year’s event at:
www.strangeradioteam.com/idxc/5th-idxc-2008.asp

6V, SENEGAL. Carsten, DL1EFD, will be active as 6V7N between November
23rd and December 5th. Activity will be mainly CW on all bands. He will
also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.

8Q, MALDIVES. Nobby, G0VJG, will be active as 8Q7CQ between June 1-15th
(2009). This will be a limited operation because Nobby will be on his
honeymoon (and he thanks his wife for putting up with him and the QRM).
Activity will be from Kuredu Island (AS-013) mainly HF SSB but some
6 meters. QSL via Owen, G4DFI.

A5100, BHUTAN (Update). Members of the Clipperton DX Club (Gerard/F2VX,
Alain/F5LMJ, Jean-Louis/F9DK and Vincent/G0LMX) are now active from
Thimphu using the special callsign A5100A until November 17th. Activity
is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Operations
will be on 80-10 meters (with three stations) using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes (RTTY and PSK31). There is a possibility of 160 meters.
By the time you read this, the team should have two stations on the air.
Over the past weekend the team was on 80/40/30/20 meters. Modes have
been CW, SSB and some RTTY. The team is expected to met with Pradan,
A51PN, in the southern part of Bhutan after this operation, and they
plan to be active from three different regions within Bhutan signing
/p. QSL via F9DK. A new Web page has been set up for this operation at:
www.tuduri.net/f5lmj/A5/a5100a/a5-08-en.htm

C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Tom/N6BT and Fred/KE7X will be active as C6ARR
and C6AKX, respectively, between November 23rd and December 1st. Activity
will be on 160-20 meters. Both operators will also be in the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th). Tom will be a Single-Op/Single-Band (160m)/
Low-Power entry. Fred will be a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power
entry. QSL both operations via WA4WTG.

C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Igor, UY5LW, will be acive as C91LW from Maputo between
November 13th and December 2nd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters with
800 watts using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He will also be in the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) (possibly as C8WW — if issued) as
a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via his home callsign. For more
details, updates, logs and photos, please visit:
www.dxer.com.ua/c91lw

CG9, CANADA (Special Event). All radio amateurs in Canada are welcome to
use the following special event prefixes CG, CF, CH and CI between
January 1st through February 28th (2009). Activity is to commemorates
Galileo’s first use of an optical telescope and the subsequent discoveries
he made in his lifetime. Look for radio amateurs in Canada to use the
following prefixes: VA stations will use the prefix CF
VE stations will use the prefix CG
VO stations will use the prefix CH
VY stations will use the prefix CI
ADDED NOTE: Paul, VE9NC, will be activating the special event prefix
callsign CG9NC between January 1st through February 28th (2009). He will
be active mainly on 20 meters on the Digital modes throughout this period.
QSL via VE9NC.

CK9, CANADA (Special Event). All radio amateurs in Canada are welcome to
use the following special event prefixes CK, CJ, CY and CZ, between now
(started October 1st) through November 30th. Activity is to commemorates
the founding of the Crown Colony of British Columbia in 1858. Look for
radio amateurs in Canada to use the following prefixes:
VA stations will use the prefix CJ
VE stations will use the prefix CK
VO stations will use the prefix CY
VY stations will use the prefix CZ
For more info, see: www.hambc150.info
ADDED NOTE: Paul, VE9NC, is currently active as CK9NC on the Digital
modes with some SSB contacts. Paul will be active on 20 meters (mainly
on Digital modes) until November 30th. QSL via VE9NC.

CO8, CUBA. Raul, CO8ZZ, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via
DK1WI.

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
VU7SJ - Lakshadweep Islands; 2008 Operation
CY0X - Sable Island; 2008 Operation
If you have had QSOs rejected for these operations, please send an
E-mail to dxcc[kringelis]arrl[taskas]org to be placed on the list to be updated.

FT5Y, ANTARCTICA (Update). Nicolas, F4EGX, is now active as FT5YI from
the French scientific station “Dumont D’ Urville” during his free time
between November to mid-December. He was heard on 20 meters SSB (watch
between 14200-14210 kHz) around 0830z. He is using a FT857 w/100 watts,
ATU and a Delta loop 20m antenna.QSL via F4EGX. Take a look at some of
the interesting photos he is putting on his Web page at:
f4egx.homelinux.net

FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operator Didier, FY5FY, will be active as FY5KE during
the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via FY5KE.

GB2, ENGLAND (Special Event). Terry, GM3WUX, will be active as GB2HLB
between December 26th and January 22nd (2009). Activity is to celebrate
the bicentenary of the birth of Louis Braille. Each QSO will receive a
special QSL card depicting Braille and raising awareness of the Royal
National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). A fund raising page for RNIB
can be found at: www.justgiving.com/louisbraille

GB70, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of the Royal Air Force Amateur
Radio Society (RAFARS) will activate special event station GB70RAF between
November 14th and December 11th. Activity is to celebrate 70th anniversary
of the RAFARS. Operations will be from Shaftesbury Dorset (WAB ST82) and
will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB, plus 2m FM. QSL via the RSGB
Bureau.

HP, PANAMA. Ricardo, HP1RIS, will be active from Panama City during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m)
entry. QSL via QRZ.com.

INDIA 2009 HAMFEST. Varadhan, VU3ITI, reports that the members of the
Bangalore Amateur Radio Club (BARC) would like to invite amateur radio
operators to visit Bangalore City, India, for their 2009 November hamfest.
The BARC is also celebrating its 50th anniversary that year. Bangalore
City is in southern India and has an International Airport. The Hamfest
will have technical lecturers, exhibition of home brew projects, and
also sales of equipment and components. More details are forthcoming.

IOTA NEWS…………………….
EU-009. (Update/Correction) Russell, G5XW, will be active as GM5XW
from the Orkney Islands between November 19-23rd. His activity
will be from the mainland island only and not from the various
islands in the Orkney Group as first reported. QSL direct only
via G5XW (QRZ.com), with SASE/SAE and sufficient postage.

EU-169. Anyone who made a QSO with the Italian team from Sazan Island
as ZA0/homecall last week (October 23-29th), the following
reference numbers are good: MIA MA-01 LH, ARLHS ALB-004 and
L-0028 and WLOL Lighthouse Award (ALB-019 Mole North [green]
and ALB-020 Mole South [red]). See updated info and pictures
at: www.sazan2008.altervista.org

NA-132
NA-133. (5K0T Update). Pedro, HK3JJH, informs OPDX that their plans
for the DXpeditions to Bajo Nuevo (NA-132) and Roncador Bank
(NA-133) are all set and ready. However, their friend Fero,
HA8MT, will not be operating, but he is their tecnical manager
for the equipment and antenas. Activity will take place between
November 19th and December 2nd. For more information, visit
their Web page at: www.5K0T.com

SA-057. Members of the Sacramento de Colonia Radio Club (CX2FAA) will
activate San Gabriel Island as CX1F between November 15-16th.
Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB, PSK and SSTV.
Operators mentioned are: Ricardo/CX5FT, Viterbo/CX9FD, Italo/
CX3FG, Marber/CX9ACK and Walter/CX6FF. San Gabriel is a nature
Preserve and has not been open to the public for 15 years.
QSL direct to: PO Box 39073, 70000 Colonia del Sacramento,
Uruguay. Visit the Sacramento de Colonia Radio Club’s Web
site at: cx2faa.iespana.es

SA-070. Members of the “3 Stars DX Group” plan to activate Santa
Maria Island’s (DICE ICE-502) lighthouse (ARLHS CHI-027,
TWLHD WLH CE-038, WLOTA LH-0543, Admiralty G1764, WW Loc.
FF33FA) as XR5L between January 28th and February 4th. The
operators mentioned are: Didier/F6DXE, Christophe/F0ELI,
Andre/F0ELK, Elsa/LU1EJ, Esteban/XQ7UP, Ricardo/CE3HDI,
Carlos/CE6AMN, Carlos/CE6UFF and Irma/CA6UTF. Activity will
be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via CE6AMN,
direct only (QRZ.com). Visit the club’s Web site at:
www.3stardxgroup.cl

J49, CRETE. Dick, G3URA, will be active as J49XF during the CQ WW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL
via G3URA, direct or by the Bureau.

J6, ST. LUCIA (NA-108). Fred, K9VV, will be active as J68VV during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
Outside the contest he will sign J6/K9VV. QSL via K5WW and LoTW.

OA, PERU (Also a rare IOTA). Operators Rene/DL2JRM and Daniel/DL5YWM
will be staying in Lima from between November 13-28th. In their spare
time they will operate as OA4/homecall mainly on CW with a focus on
the lower bands. Daniel informs OPDX that they will team up with Jorge,
OA4BHY, and try to activate a very rare and difficult IOTA in the La
Libertad Department Group (SA-075) called Guanape Islands. The team will
sign as OA4BHY/2 from Guanape Islands between November 15-17th, depending
on the weather conditions. They plan to have two stations on the air.
Watch the IOTA frequencies. The team hopes that they can operate from
the lighthouse which is on top of the island. QSL Manager for OA4BHY/2
is Rene, DL2JRM. QSL all another callsigns via their home callsigns.
Any donation can be sent via PayPal using the button on the OC1I/OC6I
DXpedition Web site at:
www.qslnet.de/member/oc1i/english/e_sponsor.htm
ADDED NOTE: The team is asking for soundfiles (mp3 or wav) and videos
(YouTube) of their operation. Please send them to: dl5ywm[kringelis]darc[taskas]de

ON55, BRLGIUM (Special Event). Members of the UBA Radio Durnal club
(CRD) will be active as ON55INR until December 31st. Activity is to
celebrate the 55th anniversary of the first ever Belgian TV broadcast
in 1953. A special QSL will be sent for each QSO through the bureau.
Operations will be on CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via bureau.

ON58, BELGIUM (Special Event). Members of the Opwijkse Radio Club will
be active using the special callsign ON58EXPO between now and December
31st. Activity is to celebrate the 50th anniversary and remind everyone
about the EXPO that took place in 1958. Operations will be from the
Atomium in Brussels. Look for them to be on HF during the weekend in
December and on VHF (145.450 MHz). QSL is “OK” by the Bureau or direct
via ON7XY.

OP0, ANTARCTICA. Joel, ON5XX, will be active as OP0OL from Patriot Hills
Base on Ellsworth Land (IOTA AN-016, WABA MN-01 and WAP MNB-02) between
November 10th and December 18th. Activity will depend on workload and
available power. PLEASE NOTE: The operator is not an experienced CW
contester or DXpeditioner, so pile-ups might not be handled as smoothly
as you expect. QSL via ON5XX.

OP4, BELGIUM. Operators Joe/ON4JZ, Karel/ON5TN and Jim/ON5UM will be
active as OP4K from Antwerpen, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via ON4JZ, direct or by the bureau.

PACIFIC TOUR CONTINUES. Toshi, JA8BMK, is now QRT from Banaba Island
(as T33ZZ) and is now back on Tarawa, Western Kiribati, operating as
T30XX. As this was being typed, Toshi has been very activate on 40 meters
CW. He will be on T30 until November 11th before he heads to Canton
Island, Central Kiribati. He is expected to be active as T31DX from
Canton starting around November 16th. He will be there for 7-10 days,
depending on the boat transportation. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL direct to JA8BMK.

POSSIBLE NEW ONES COMING (SOON). It was reported on the SEDXC Mailing
Reflector by Mike, K4PI: “Netherlands Antilles to net new DXCC Entities
for 2008 — Over the past year much discussion has been made about the
possibility of new DXCC entities happening once the break-up/disbanding
of the Netherlands Antilles takes effect on December 15th, 2008.
This past week, the President of European DX Foundation (EUDXF), Hans,
PB2T, who visited ARRL HQ in July and had a discussion about the DXCC
status of Netherlands Antilles, feels that after December 15th, 2008,
it looks like four new entities will be added to the DXCC list in the
future (Curacao, Sint Maarten, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire).”

PSK QSO PARTY. Members of the European PSK Club invite all radio amateurs
to participate in the 3rd EPC PSK63 QSO Party between 0000-2400z, Sunday,
November 16th. For details on the rules, please visit their Web page at:
eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie……

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
QSL Routes by Johannes, DK8JB:
YJ0AVE via JF1OCQ (Bureau, direct, E-mail-request)
YO6M via YO6MT
YT1HA via Bureau; via RX3RC (CIS)
ZU6M via eQSL

Robert, E77E (ex. T98U), has announced that he will handle QSL cards
for Dado, E74AW. E77E’s address is “OK” on QRZ.COM, and Bureau cards
will also be “OK” too (Robert is E7 outgoing QSL Bureau Manager).

QSL EJ7NET STATUS. Declan, EI6FR, informs OPDX of the following update
about the QSLs for the EJ7NET operation to Inis Mor, Aran Islands
(EU-006) in June of 2004: “Due to a mix up, it seems the QSLs for this
operation were never posted to the outgoing bureau in EI. Declan, EI6FR,
now has the labels and blank cards for this operation and has started
to get them to the bureau. A card will be sent to all stations appearing
in the log of this operation. Apologies to those who have been left
waiting.”

UA4WHX QSLS. Reports are still coming out that individuals are still
receiving packages of QSLs from Vladimir’s, UA4WHX, DXpeditions. Have
patience.

QSLS VIA LOTW: None reported this week!

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4K1L, A25/DL7DF, CE9/CE3VPM, OJ0B, TF3GC,
TY6A, VK9XHZ, VK9XWW, VK9XMM, VK9XOR, VP8QI and ZD8LP

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: BX3AAC

RK2, KALININGRAD. Members of the UA2 Contest Club will be active as
RK2FWA during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via DK4VW.

S7, SEYCHELLES. Norbert, DL2RNS, is now active as S79NS until November
20th. Activity will be limited because he is on holiday. He has been
spotted mainly on 30 meters CW but has also been on 17 meters. Reports
indicate that he may be active from Mahe (AF-024) or Desroches (AF-033).
QSL via his home callsign.

SILENT KEY. Steve, 9A4SS, reports to OPDX that Zoran Krnjeta, 9A2CY,
became a became a “SK, Silent Key” on Sunday, November 9th, at the age
of 56 years. Zoran had been hospitalized for several days following a
brain hemorrage. He was a very active DX HAM in Croatia, as well as a
well-known DXer who was on the DXCC Honor Roll and member of a 9A1BOP
(RC “Osijek”) club since 1969. He was also very interested in RTTY and
PSK31, and has operated in quite a few RTTY contests over the past years.
OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the
family and friends of 9A2CY.

SPECIAL EVENT. Members of the Strategic Air Command Memorial Amateur
Radio Club (SACMARC) will salute America’s veterans on “Veterans’ Day”,
November 11th, from 1500-2200z, by activating the callsign held by Air
Force General Curtis E. LeMay, K0GRL (SK), while he was Commander-in-Chief
of SAC. The station will be located at the recently opened Eastern Nebraska
Veterans’ Home in Bellevue, NE. Operation will be on SSB, primarily on
14275 kHz and possibly 7275 kHz plus or minus QRM. Members (residents)
of the Home will be invited to be guest operators. A special QSL card
featuring a photograph of the new Veterans’ Home will be available for
a SASE (US) or a SAE and one green stamp or IRC (DX). QSL to SACMARC, Inc.,
PO Box 1292, Bellevue, NE 68005-1292, USA, or to John A. Sheffield, N4OWG,
6804 Capehart Road, Papillion, NE 68133-2632, USA.

SUNSPOT CYCLE (SC) 24 MAY BE A WEAK ONE! A report by by Warwick Hughes
states, “A large number of spotless days means that the following cycle
is going to be late, and the later a cycle is, the weaker it will be.”
This interesting report shows/compares graphic illustrations of the
current SC23-SC24 transition period and other SC put together by David
Archibald. To view this report, go to:
www.warwickhughes.com/blog/?p=181#comment-20552

SV9, CRETE (EU-015). Ben, DL6FBL, will be active as SV9CVY during the
CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. QSL via SV9CVY.

TC1, TURKEY. Tevfik, TA1HZ will be active as TC1LZ during the LZ DX
Contest weekend (November 22-23rd). QSL via his home callsign.

TC70, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Turkish group called TCSWAT
(Special Wireless Activity Team) will activate the special station TC70ATA
between November 8-12th. Activity is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of
Mustafa Kemal ATATURK’s death (founder of Turkey). Look for operations
to be on 40/20/17/2 meters using CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are:
Urcun/TA0U, Tevfik/TA1HZ, Mert/TA1ST and Bekir/TA2RX. QSL via TA1HZ:
POB 73, Karakoy, Istanbul 34421, TURKEY. Detailed information about
activity is on QRZ.com and tcswat.tripod.com .

TM9, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Fagnes ARC (F5KDB) of northern
France, will use the special event callsign TM9OAA between now and November
21st.Operations are to commemorate the end of the WWI. Their main activity
on the weekends will be from the Leveau Fortress in the city of Feignies
(fortdeleveau.site.voila.fr/). Activity will be on VHF and HF using
CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are: Philippe/F0FWC, Frederic/F4CGQ, Bruno/
F4FIU, Daniel/F5SPW and Philippe/F5UGX. QSL per operator’s instructions.

TO2, GUADELOUPE. Serge, F6AUS, will be active as TO2HI from Les Saintes
(NA-114) between November 16th and December 3rd. His activity will
include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th). QSL route TBA.

V4, ST. KITTS (NA-104). Andy, N2NT, will be active as V47NT from the QTH
of V47KP during the CQ Wolrd Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via W2RQ.

VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Update). Members of Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group
Inc. (ODXG) will spend 10 days on Lord Howe Island for the 2009 CQ WPX
Contest. The operation will take place between March 24th and April 3rd
(2009). They have applied for the VK9LA callsign. Lord Howe Island is
currently listed on the 2007 wanted countries list at 80, but the team
expects that when the 2008 wanted list is released it will be somewhere
around 65 or so. Operators mentioned are: San/K5YY, Stan/SQ8X, Peter/
SQ8DIE, Victoria/SV2KBS, Chris/VK3QB, John/VK4IO, Catherine/VK4VCH,
Chris/VK5CP, John/VK5PO, Sara/VU3RSB, Bill/VK4FW and one more YL (to be
announced). Activity will be active on all bands 160-6 meters using CW,
SSB and RTTY. They intend to have 6 stations on air utilizing a massive
antennae system which includes a 3 element monoband yagis, quarter wave
verticals, top loaded verticals as well as wires slung from the huge pine
trees in a 2 acre area. The ODXG is looking for donations to help off-set
cost. For updates, details on the DXpedition and how to donate to this
operation, please visit the ODXG and VK9LA Web pages at:
www.odxg.org
www.odxg.org/vk9la.htm

VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Operators George, K2DM, will be active as VP2MDG during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via K2DM.

XU, CAMBODIA (Update). Operators Kunio/JA1CJA, Masumi/JA3AVO, Hiroko/
JH3PBL, Tatsuo/JA3ARJ and Nakasako/JA3UJR will be active as XU7CJA,
XU7AVO, XU7PBL, XU7ARJ and XU7UJR, respectively, from Sihanoukville
between now and November 6-10th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB and Digital modes. Also look for satellite activity on
2m and 70cm. QSL via their home callsigns.

YB0, INDONESIA. Dudy, YB0DPO, will be active during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL is TBA.

YM, TURKEY. Operators Nick/LZ1NK, Con/DF4SA, Zoli/HA1AG, Ilian/LZ1CNN,
Valy/LZ1WX, Krasimir/LZ2UW, Savi/LZ1UK and Mustafa/TA2TX will be active
from Asian Turkey (Zone 20) as YM3A during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LZ1NK.

YV, VENEZUELA. Paolo, YV1DIG, will be active as YW4D during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 29-30th) a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via EA7JX,
or LoTW.

Z2, ZIMBABWE. Herbert, DE1ZHB/7Z1HB, will be active as Z21LS from Harare
between November 30th and December 9th. Herbert informed OPDX that he
prefers 20 meters SSB, but basically he will be all bands. He also
mentioned that if he a can fix his computer there will be PSK and RTTY.
There is another issue Herbert mentioned which is his antenna. Right
now it is only a windom all bands antenna, but at the Riyadh Airport
there is a StepperIR antenna waiting for clearance. If it can make
clearance in time, he will install it permanently in Zimbabwe (However,
he states time is runnig out). QSL via DE1ZHB (DARC Office, Germany,
SWL callsign) or direct to 7Z1HB: Herbert Baurmann, Jadawel International,
P.O. Box 61539, Riyadh 11575, Villa 408, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (SAE
plus 2 green stamps).

ZF2, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Rick, AI5P, will be on holiday on the Grand Cayman
Island (NA-016, also counts for WLOTA LH-1042) and plans to be active as
ZF2XP from November 10-18th. QSL via his home callsign.

ZS, SOUTH AFRICA. Bernie, ZS4TX, will active during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry.
QSL via LotW.

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DX Bulletin 43 ARLD043
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT October 16, 2008
To all radio amateurs

ARLD043 DX news

This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NC1L, SU1SK, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily
DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM
web sites. Thanks to all.

MAURITIUS, 3B8. Jose, ON4LAC will be QRV as 3B8/ON4LAC from October
18 to November 6. QSL to home call.

SWAZILAND, 3DA0. David, GI4FUM and Daniel, ZS6JR will be QRV as
3DA0DJ and 3DA0EI, respectively, until October 27. In addition,
Daniel will be active as 3DA0JOTA during JOTA. QSL via operators’
instructions.

TUNISIA, 3V. During JOTA, look for 3V8SM to be QRV from Djerba
Island, IOTA AF-083, as well as 3V8CB, 3V8SQ and 3V8ST. QSL via
bureau.

SENEGAL, 6W. Operators DK8YY, DL4JS, DL8ALU, DL8AKI and DL1WA will
be QRV as 6W/DL4JS from October 18 to 27. They will be active on
all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will be QRV as 6V7M in
the Worked All Germany and upcoming CQ WW SSB contests. QSL via
operators’ instructions.

SIERRA LEONE, 9L. Operators I1HJT, I2YSB, IK1AOD, IK2CIO, IK2CKR,
IK2DIA and IK2HKT are QRV as 9L1X from Sherbro Island, IOTA AF-056,
until October 23. They may also be active as 9L1A, 9L1E, 9L1K and
9L1M. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with
three stations active simultaneously. QSL direct via I2YSB.

BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6. Adrian, AA5UK is QRV as EA6/AA5UK from Ibiza
until October 29. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY,
SSTV and various other digital modes. He is also active on
Satellite AO-51 and will be an entry in the upcoming CQ WW SSB
contest. QSL to home call.

ARMENIA, EK. Special callsign EK2790 is active until October 19 in
celebration of the 2,790th anniversary of Yerevan. In addition,
operators EK2790DX, EK2790GB, EK2790KE, EK2790SA and EK2790TA have
also been active. QSL via operators’ instructions.

SURINAME, PZ. Look for OM2TW, OM5AW, OM5AA, OK1RK and OK1NY to be
QRV as PZ5Z from October 21 to 30. Activity will be on 160 to 2
meters using all modes, including EME. QSL via OM2FY.

EGYPT, SU. Look for special event station SU8JOTA to be QRV from
the Cairo International Scout Centre during JOTA. Activity will be
on all bands, using CW and SSB, near the World Scout frequencies.
They may also be active on the local VHF network and EchoLink. QSL
via SU1SK.

CRETE, SV9. Ulf, DL5AXX is QRV as SV9/DL5AXX until October 21 while
on holiday. He will be active as J49V in the Worked ALL Germany
contest. QSL to home call.

TUVALU, T2. Anci, JA2ZL is QRV as T22ZL until October 21 while on
vacation. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and
SSTV. QSL to home call.

BANABA ISLAND, T33. Toshi, JA8BMK is QRV as T33ZZ until October 23.
Activity is on the HF bands, with an emphasis on the lower bands,
using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QSL direct to home call.

PALAU, T8. Operators JA7RPC and JF7RKV are QRV as T88RP and T88SB,
respectively, until October 20. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL to home calls.

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS, VU4. In celebration of the National
Institute of Amateur Radio’s 25th anniversary, a group of operators
will be QRV as VU4MY and VU4RG from Port Blair, IOTA AS-001, from
October 23 to November 3. Activity will be on 150 to 10 meters
using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. This includes an entry in the upcoming
CQ WW SSB contest. QSL both calls via DJ7JC.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7. As part of the 25th anniversary
celebration of NIAR, a group of operators will be QRV as VU7SJ from
Agatti Island, IOTA AS-011, and VU7NRO, IOTA AS-011, from October 23
to November 3. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK. QSL VU7SJ via DL9GFB and VU7NRO direct via VU2UWZ.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Jamboree-On-The-Air Event, ARRL EME
Contest, NCCC Sprint, JARTS World Wide RTTY Contest, ARCI Fall CW
QSO Party, Worked All Germany Contest, Stew Perry Topband Challenge,
W/VE Islands QSO Party, PODXS 070 Club 160-Meter Great Pumpkin
Sprint, Feld Hell Sprint, 50 MHz Fall Sprint, Asia-Pacific Fall CW
Sprint, UBA ON 2-Meter Contest and the Illinois QSO Party will
certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend. The Run for
the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for October 20. The ARRL
School Club Roundup is scheduled for October 20 to 24. The SKCC CW
Sprint and RSGB 80-Meter Club SSB Sprint are scheduled for October
22. Please see October QST, page 82, and the ARRL and WA7BNM
contest web sites for details.

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