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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 891
January 5, 2009

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, NE1B, NJ1Q, WV2B, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX,
K5XK, KH6BZF, AA8LL, K8CX, K8YSE, N8OFS, K9EL, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-
DX-Newsdesk, A35RK, CX3AN, DK8JB, DL6KAC, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
F5NQL & UFT, F5PFP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site,
VA3RJ & ICPO and ZL3JT for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 28th/December, through Sunday, 4th/January there were
216 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/m,
JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7,
PY, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF,
TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2V, VP6, VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU,
XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8,
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 A SPOTLESS YEAR! Lee, KH6BZF/7J1AAP, propagation guru, informed
OPDX that “We have experienced some very Sunspot lacking days during
2008.” There were 272 spotless days out of the 366 days (Leap Year) or
74.37% of the year’s days! August and December were the worst months
with 31 and 28 spotless days, respectively. June and November were the
best months with 19 and 15 spotless days, respectively. The rest of the
months (of the year) were all in the twenties.

2008 DX SOUND BITES! Tom, K8CX, has done it again. He has provided DXers
with 120 memorable DX sound clips from 2008. Visit Tom’s famous “HAM
GALLERY” Web at: hamgallery.com/dx2008
While there also check out some of his other features on his Web page,
such as: Rare DX Sound Clips of the past, QSL Card Museum, Dayton Photo
Galleries and Tribute to Silent Key Ham Operators.

2009 DX MARATHON (Now Underway!). John, K9EL, Program Manager of the CQ
DX Marathon, reports: “The 2009 edition of CQ Magazine’s 2009 edition of
the DX Marathon is now underway! Each year from January 1 to December 31,
CQ Magazine sponsors a challenge to work as many countries and zones as
possible in the calendar year. For complete rules and submission information,
please see our web site at: www.dxmarathon.com. The 2009 official DX
Marathon score sheet is now available for download. Remember to submit
your 2008 scores by January 31, 2009.”

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND (Update - Also 3B6 and 3B9). Ron, K5XK, updates
OPDX that Rachid, 3B8FQ, reports that his working trip to St. Brandon
Island (3B7), may be rescheduled for February. His earlier 3B7FQ operation
was cancelled due to transportation problems. He is also planning a
personal holiday with ham gear to Rodriguez Island (3B9), in July, and
a return trip to Agalega Island (3B6) in November. The callsigns will
be 3B7FQ, 3B9FQ, and 3B6FQ. QSL all three operations via K5XK at his
new address per instructions on QRZ.com. More details will be provided
as they become available. Meanwhile, Rachid is often active on all bands,
40-10 meters using CW and SSB (from Mauritius).

8Q, MALDIVES. Just a reminder that Andy, G7COD, will be operational for
his fifth time from the Island of Embudu in the Kaafu Atoll (AS-013) using
the callsign 8Q7AK between January 11-27th (2009). Activity will be CW and
SSB on 40-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters. He plans to be operational
every day from approximately 0730-0830z, 0900-1030z, 1300-1500z and
1730-1800z. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7003, 10103, 14003, 18073, 21003 and 24893 kHz (+/- for QRM)
SSB - 7063, 14147, 18133, 21253 and 24953 kHz (+/- 10 kHz)
For comprehensive details on QSL information etc, please check 8Q7AK
on QRZ.COM.

A35, TONGA (6m History Continues). Paul, A35RK, continues to be active
on 6m enjoying the sporadic E season in the South Pacific. As well as
making the first A3/VK 6m digital QSOs on December 26th and the 27th,
Paul made the first 6m A3/ZL digital QSO with Duncan, ZL3JT, followed
on the 28th with John, ZL3AAU. A35RK to ZL3JT on RTTY is another 6m
“first” in amateur radio milestones.

A35, TONGA. World traveller and Uruguay DX Group member Bert, CX3AN,
will be active as A35HA from Tonga’s main island, Tongatapu (OC-049)
for one week starting February 14th. He informs OPDX that he will
be active on 40-6 meters with a special emphasis on 30/17 meters using
CW and SSB, and only 100 watts from his Icom 706 into dipole antennas.
His activity will be limited because he will be on a family holiday trip.
Bert will be operating alone this time, not like other trips where his
good friend Mario, CX4CR, usually would join him. QSL via CX3AN.

ANTARCTICA/POLAR WEB INFORMATION. Members of the “French Polar Team” have
been putting together some interesting information/pictures (with music)
of the different polar and sub-Antarctic regions. The Web page also has
details on how to achieve their “Polar Trophy”. They have created the
Polar Trophy with the aim to stimulate the radio contacts with these
regions as well as with the polar ships. This challenge is also sub-
divided into the Antarctic Challenge and the Arctic Challenge. Visit
this interesting Web page at: www.french-polar-team.fr/index.php
Also, view the following polar ships/stations/islands at:
Rothera (Station R) on Adelaide Island –
www.french-polar-team.fr/VP8_Rothera_Station_R_Ade……
Base H on Signy Island (South Orkney archipelago) –
www.french-polar-team.fr/VP8_Signy_Station_H_Signy……
Marion Dufresne II (Polar Ship) –
www.french-polar-team.fr/Polar_Ship_Marion_Dufresn……
Marambio base on Seymour Island –
www.french-polar-team.fr/LU_Marambio_Station_Seymo……
Juan Carlos I Station on Livingston Island –
www.french-polar-team.fr/EA0_Juan_Carlos_I_Station……

ASIAN TRIP (Update). Frank, I2DMI, has ended his A52RY operation from
Thimphu, Bhutan, on December 30th. However, he has announced that his
9N7DMI activity from Nepal must be cancelled. He returned to Italy on
January 1st. No other details were provided. Remember, A52RY QSOs will
be put on the 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).

C5, THE GAMBIA. Niels, OZ8KR, will be active as C56KR from Bakuto between
January 9-14th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters SSB. His equipment is a
FT-857 and wire antennas. After travling in Senegal (6W - no activity
planned) he will be active again between January 23rd and February 4th.
QSL via his home callsign.

C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Karney/W2AFC, Dave/N1EMC and Bill/NE1B (C6AWB)
will operate from Nassau (NA-001, Grid Square FL15) with Tom/C6ANM during
the following contests: CQ WW 160 CW (January 23-25th), ARRL DX CW
(February 21-22nd), CQ WW 160 SSB (February 27th-March 1st) and ARRL DX
SSB (March 6-8th). Additional C6ANM DX activity will be on 160-6 meters
between January 1st and April 1st. QSL via LOTW.

CY0, SABLE ISLAND (DXpedition Postponed). Duane Traver, WV2B, the CY0
DXpedition Team Leader, sent out a press release on January 1st, that
states the following (edited):
“Dear Fellow DXers,
Reluctantly, due to the current U.S. economic situation, the DXpedition
team has decided to postpone the CY0 DXpedition planned for 2009. While
we are hopeful to reorganize the DXpedition {possibly for 2010}, we have
decided that rather than tie up the funds so graciously made available
by our sponsors, we will return donations received so the sponsorship
may be available to other DXpeditions for this year. Any sponsoring
organization may feel free to contact me with any questions regarding
the matter. We are hopeful that our kind sponsors will be willing to
renew their sponsorship when the Dxpedition is able to be reorganized
in the future. The sabledx.com website will remain functional for the
time being. Wishing all good DX and 73.
Sincerely, Duane Traver, WV2B Team Leader”

E4, PALESTINE (Update). The E44M is now active until January 11th. Activity
will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and all the digital modes
with a maximum power of 1KW. They will have 3 stations on the air active
with beams, verticals and wire antennas. The E44M arrived late on January
1st, but did not start setting up until the next day. Arturo, IK7JWY,
has been named as their pilot station for their activity. They state,
“The function of the pilot station will be to collect requests and
suggestions relating to the DXpedition, and then forward them to the
team, and communicate to the public any instructions or information
from the team.” The pilot station will be only using the forum at
www.hamradioweb.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=39
to receive messages from users in the special area of discussion.
The E44M Web page is at: www.dxcoffee.com/e44m

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Phil, F5PHW, has received a 2 year assignment in
Tahiti which will begin during the summer of 2009. He intends to be
active on all HF bands from 80-10 meters using only 100 watts into a
few different antennas composed of a doublet or a HF6VX vertical, and
a Spiderbeam. Modes of activity will be mainly CW and Digital with very
little SSB. QSL will be by LoTW, and there may be a QSL Manager who will
be chosen later. More information is forthcoming, especially about his
callsign.

GB40, ENGLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station GB40WAB
to be aired between January 1st and December 31st to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Worked All Britain Awards Group (WAB). Activity will
not be at a permanant location and may be used from any of the 7 UK
countries. The GB40WAB callsign will be running for the entire year,
but other GB*WAB callsigns will also be on the air along with their
club callsigns of G4WAB and G7WAB, using the club identifier prefixes
of GX, GC, GS, GN, GP, GT and GH. Working these stations is an integral
part of the WAB award. The WAB does NOT require QSL cards to be sent to
them, but all contacts made by GB40WAB will be QSLed by them via the
bureau. For more details, please see their Web site at:
www.worked-all-britain.co.uk
ADDED WAB NOTE: The special event callsign GX4KPT (by the Keep People
Talking CASHOTA Club), used during the “Three Castles In One Day” operation
in December, has a new WAB book number of 18222. QSL via M0DOL, direct
or by the bureau.

H7/YN7, NICARAGUA. Operators Stan/AC8W, Hank/K8DD, Jim/KB8TXZ and Lee/
N8LJ will be active for one week starting February 14th. Their activity
will include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd). Emphasis will
be on 160/80 meters and 30/17/12 meters. Their callsigns (TBA later)
will be either be H7/homecall or YN2 callsigns. QSL via info on QRZ.com.

IOTA NEWS………………………….
NA-076. Wade, AA8LL, will be active as AA8LL/4 from Cedar Key, FL,
between 2200z, January 17th and 1700z, January 20th. Activity
will be holiday style on 80-17 meters, mostly CW on the IOTA
frequencies and RTTY using only 100 watts and wire antennas.
This operation also counts for USI: FL041S as Way Key. QSL
direct or by the bureau to AA8LL. Logs will also be uploaded
to the LoTW.

P4, ARUBA (SA-036). Peter, EA5GVH, will be active as P40PZ and on holiday
between January 12-28th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using SSB and
the digimodes (PSK, Olivia, FeldHell, SSTV, RTTY and possibly others).
QSL via EA5GVH. Visit his P40PZ Web page at:
www.mydarc.de/df7dq/aruba2009.htm

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Members of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium
(CCC) will activate Signal Point Station on Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA
LH-0942) as PJ2/homecall during the end of February. Operators mentioned
are Dan/N1ZZ, Geoff/W0CG, Jim/WI9WI, Mark/N5OT, Mal/NP2L, Jim/K6ZH and
Charles/WA9S. Their main goal is the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd)
as a Multi-? entry using the callsign PJ2T. QSL PJ2T via N9AG or LoTW.
QSL all others via their home callsigns. Visit the CCC Web site at:
www.pj2t.org

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
QSL ROUTES by Johannes, DK8JB:
3Z0HNY via SP2FAP
KZ6C/KH2 via JA1CGH
RQ9I via RW9IM
YB8XM direct (PO BOX 151 AMBON 97001)

LOG ONLINE. The log for the special event station 4A1DXXE is now
available online at:
www.dxxe.org/logsearch/index.php?cmd=preselect&log……
It is planned to update the online log once a day until activity ends.
QSL for 4A1DXXE is via N7RO or LoTW.

NO LONGER THE QSL MANAGER FOR CT3BX. Hermann, HB9CRV, announced that
as of December 31st, 2008, he is no longer the QSL manager of CT3BX.
No new QSL Manager has been nominated and the logs are closed.

QSL UPDATES FOR HC8N and K5S (NA-082). Randy, W5UE, reports that all
direct requests received for HC8N as of December 19th, have been answered
and are in the mail. The remaining incoming QSLs of 2008 for HC8N should
be in the mail by January 5th. QSL cards for K5S/K5Z, East Ship Island,
MS (IOTA NA-082) activity in October have been received from the printer
and direct requests have started going out. The K5S team was expected to
have a “QSL Party” on January 3rd and the remaining direct requests
received to date should be answered then. Randy states, “I have also
started accepting online requests for direct cards for stations I manage.
The process is fairly simple. Make an online donation via PayPal to
cover my postage/card costs and send me QSO data via E-mail. My hope
is that this method will be more cost effective and efficient for both
you and me as manager. Please see my Web page for details at:
w5ue.net/qsl-w5ue.html
I welcome any feedback you might have on this process. Bureau requests
are now being answered via the GlobalQSL service. Several thousand
backlogged HC8N requests have already been entered and should be finding
their way into the bureau system soon. I apologize for my lack of bureau
responses since hurricane Katrina… this should put me back on track.”

HAVE PATIENCE! QSL cards are still being received for the many UA4WHX
operations. Vlad is still sending them out.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 5Z1A, 5Z4DX, ER0WW, H44MY, PZ5RA, SJ2W and XV4BM

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5N/LZ1QK, 9L0W, 9L1X, 9M6XRO/p, 9Q1D, C6AKX,
C6ATA, C91R, CN2B, CU2X, ER0WW, HB0/PA3FGA, OA4BHY/2, OJ0B, OJ0J,
PJ7/K1XM, S79NS/P, TO4X, UA9MA, V73NS, VK1ANU/5, VU4MY and YU8/OH2R

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 6W1SJ, 9A73AA, DR1A, HB9LH, HB10DX,
J48IO, J48YL, LY4L, LY2FN/P, OX3MC, PA20NAFRAS, R375I, SO9R, TA2DS/0,
TC0SV, TK/ON4AXU, V31FG/P and YI9RKB

QSL.NET & QTH.NET ANNOUNCEMENT. Al Waller, K3TKJ, announced on December
31st (2008) the following (edited):
Dear fellow hams,
After 13 years of providing hams with no cost web space, e-mail forwarding
and mailing list services through QSL.net and QTH.net, I have decided to
retire. All QSL.net and QTH.net servers and Internet connections at my
home QTH are being turned down.
Scott, KA9FOX, has graciously decided to pick up where I left off, and
he is in the process of migrating all services to new hardware. See below
(on ) for an update on the status of the
migration.
I want to thank all of you for all of your support over the years,
and I hope that you will support Scott as he takes over the reigns.
See you on the air! 73 - Al Waller, K3TKJ”

TS7, TUNISIA (Update/IOTA Op). Members of the France Provins ARC (F6KOP)
and some international operators will activate Kerkennah Island (AF-073)
using the callsign TS7C between January 8-19th (2009). This 12 day
operation would not be possible without the help of Mustapha, DL1BDF.
According to the latest press release (edited) by Maurice, F5NQL: “All
the luggage is packed and sorted by 25kg parcels (one per operator).
Mustapha, DL1BDF, team member, was a great help to so we could obtain
the use of the special callsign TS7C. As indicated in “Press Release No.1,
some new comers in the DXpedition have been included in the team, to
permit them to get some more skill, operating side by side with long time
experienced DXpeditioners. They are the future operators of F6KOP next
expeditions. We ask your indulgence for them; they are learning what to
do in the pile-ups, and for some of them, TS7C will be their first
DXpedition. We will stay on Chergui Island (IOTA AF-073 and WLOTA 3459),
in the Kerkennah Group. Their departure is scheduled from Paris, on
January 8th, in the early morning. The team will begin to set-up the
first station immediately when they arrive at the Kerkennah Hotel. So,
the first signals are expected the same day at the end of the afternoon
or early in the evening. The departure from Kerkennah is scheduled very
early in the morning of the 19th. So the operation end will happen sometime
around 1800 or 1900z, in the evening of the 18th. As usual, one station
will continue to be on the air in the evening as late as possible. For
the new bands and/or modes hunters, we will be operating on the HF bands,
160-10m, using CW, SSB, FM, and the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31, BPSK,
SSTV). We will pay special attention on the lower bands, 160/80m. Of course
you’ll find operators on the other bands and modes. Six stations will
operate at the same time, 24 hours a day. Sometimes it will be possible
to hear TS7C on the same band but different modes. The antenna farm will
consist of vertical and wire antennas for the lower bands and Spiderbeams
for 40-10m. Since the first press release the team had to be changed a
little. The complete team going to Tunisia has been finalized and the
team consists of the following:
Frank/F4AJQ - SSB and Digimodes; Team leader and former leader of
all the past F6KOP DXpeditions
Mustapha/DL1BDF - SSB and Digimodes; Public relation with Tunisian
authorities
Bernard/F9IE - CW traffic leader
Bob/N6OX - SSB traffic leader
Jean-Paul/F8BJI - Digital traffic leader
Sylvain/F4EGD - SSB and Digimodes; He is also the QSL Manager of
the DXpedition.
Gerard/F2VX - SSB
Bill/N2WB - CW and SSB
Michel/FM5CD - CW, SSB and Digimodes
Sabastien/F5UFX - CW and SSB
Sabastien/F8IJV - SSB
Jean-Luc/F6BIV - SSB and Digimodes
Norbert/F6AXX - CW
Alain/F6ENO - CW
Dieter/OE8KDK - SSB and Digimodes
Stefan/OE8SKQ - CW
Mathieu/F5PED - CW
Eric/ON7RN - CW and SSB
Henri/F1HRE - SSB
Franco/F4EVR - SSB
Michel/F5EOT - SSB
Arno/OE9AMJ - CW and SSB
Joseph/F6CTT - SSB and Digimodes
Tony/G0OPB - CW and SSB
Gabriele/I2VGW - CW, SSB and Digimodes
XYL Anne Marie LAURENT, Photo reporter

BACK OFFICE (still the same):
Pilot Stations: Pascal/F5JSD, Serge/F6AML, Thierry/F4TTR and Bruno/F5AGB.
Webmaster: Vincent, F5MJV.
Internet Communications: Maurice/F5NQL (UFT mailing list) for TS7C. To
receive TS7C news/updates directly via your E-mail address
both in English and French, send E-mail to: f5nql[kringelis]aol[taskas]com
QSL via Sylvain, F4EGD, either direct or by the REF-Union Bureau (Please
only via this bureau). Details are available on the DXpedition’s Web site
on how to QSL. Support and donations are welcome. Those who want to sponsor
us can see how to do so on the sponsor’s page on the TS7C Web site.”
The TS7C Web page is: www.ts7c.net

V6, MICRONESIA. Paul, A35RK, informs OPDX that Mike/KM9D and Jan/KF4TUG
are on the move again. The “SV Don Henry” is now enroute to Pohnpei,
Federated States of Micronesia. Their ETA is currently unknown, operation
plans unknown, possible callsigns unknown, and their possible length of
stay unknown.

V8, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM. Sam, G4OHX, reports that he expects to fly into
Brunei on February 11th (from Singapore where he will be on holiday for
a day or two) and will be active as V8FHX until February 23rd. When he
leaves, he will fly to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, and fly
home on the 25th of February.

ZM1, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Jacky/ZL3CW, Akinori/ZL1GO, Romeo/ZL2RU and
Robert/ZL1AIH will be active as ZM1A during the ARRL DX SSB Contest
(March 7-8th) and ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Multi-Single
entries. QSL via ZL1AMO.

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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 890
December 29, 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, ARRL DX Bulletin, AA1M, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, N2RHL,
NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, N8PS, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk,
EUDXF, YAHOO News, 6K2AVL, A35RK, DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
F5NQL & UFT, F5PFP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH4KZM/OH4JT, OK1WCF,
PA4JJ, RSGB IOTA Web Site and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX
information.

*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Tedd, KB8NW): My family (wife/OPDX’s chief
proof-reader Linda, son Teddy [TJ] and his wife Jessi, daughter Katie and
her husband Kevin), and I (KB8NW) would like to wish all DXers, Contesters
and OPDX readers a very “Happy New Year”. Thanks to the many individuals
who have provided DX information over the past year. Without them there
would not be an OPDX Bulletin. Also, thanks to the individuals who sent
holiday wishes to my family and me…..
73 and Have a Great/Safe/Healthy New Year de Tedd KB8NW

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 21st/December, through Sunday, 28th/December there were
214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D6, DL, DU, E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FJ,
FK, FM, FO, FR, FT5W, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK,
HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY,
K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, 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, PZ, S2,
S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI,
TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YB, YI,
YJ, 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).

4A, MEXICO (Update/Special Event). Members of the DXXE (Mexican Contest
and DX group) are now active celebrating their 4th anniversary by using
the special callsign 4A1DXXE until January 6th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They were also heard on the AO51
satellite this past weekend. QSL via N7RO and the LoTW. QSOs with this
station are good for the DXXE Award. For more information, visit the
DXXE Web page at: www.dxxe.org

4M, VENEZUELA. Operators from the 4M5DX Group (Franco/YV1FM, Jose/YV5TX,
Alex/YV5SSB and Jesus/YV5MSG) will be active as 4M5DX during the CQWW WPX
RTTY Contest (February 14-15th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL
via IT9DAA.

A35, TONGA (6m History). Paul, A35RK, has been active on 6 meters this
past week and has made some 6 meter history. He made a PSK31 QSO (at
0127z) and RTTY QSO (at 0129z) on 6 meters with Colin, VK4CC, on December
26th. This is the first time it has ever been done between VK and A3!

ASIAN TRIP (Update). You have only a few more dates to work Frank, I2DMI,
as A52RY from Thimphu, because he will go QRT on December 31st. Frank
has been active on 80/40/30/20/17 meters mainly RTTY. His next stop
will be Kathmandu, Nepal. He still does not know his callsign for Nepal,
but he will get a 9N7 (RY? or DMI?) after his arrival. 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).

CO8, CUBA. Eduardo, CO8LY, states that if somebody needs a confirmed QSL
from Cuba, he is active on 160 meters or PKS31, RTTY, CW and SSB on any
bands. You can make a sked with him via E-mail at:
co8ly[kringelis]frcscu[taskas]ciges.inf.cu

CU8, AZORES (Lighthouse Op). Operators Antonio/CU8AS, Ruedi/HB9CQL and
Hermann HB9CRV (CT3FN) will be active as CU8W from the Albarnaz Lighthouse
(DFP FAZ-02, ARLHS AZO-016, TWLHD WLH CU-008) on Flores Island (EU-089,
DIP AZ-008, WLOTA LH-0947) between January 19-23rd. Activity will be
mainly on the lower bands using CW and RTTY. QSL via CT1GFK. Bureau
requests are OK via E-mail to: cu8at[kringelis]sapo[taskas]pt

CV5, URUGUAY (Update/IOTA Op). Operators Lupo/CX2ABC, Julian/CX5BE,
Pedro/CX5BW, Nelson/CX6ACY, Jorge/CX6DAP, Gustavo/CX7AT and Daniel/CX9AU
will be active as CV5A from Isla de Flores (SA-030), January 22-26th.
Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. They
will also be in the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 24-25th) as a
Multi-Op entry. QSL via CX2ABC.

E4, PALESTINE (Update/Reminder). Just a reminder that an Italian group
is expected to be active as E44M this week between January 1-11th. Activity
will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and all the digital modes
with a maximum power of 1KW. They will have 3 stations on the air active
with beams, verticals and wire antennas. They state, “Even if early
January is not a a good period for VHF, they will monitor 6 and 2 meters
and try any contact.” The updated team list includes the following 6
members: Salvador/C31CT, Simone/IZ0BTV, Bello/IZ0EGM, Giorgio/IZ4AKS,
Pasquale/IZ8IYX, Vini/IK2CIO and Leszek/SP3DOI. Operations will be focused
on RTTY and the other digital modes as well as the low bands and 30/17/12
meters. They plan to pay special attention to stations outside Europe when
the propagation will allow it A Web page is now active at:
www.dxcoffee.com/e44m

E51, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (6m/2m EME). Operators Lance/W7GJ and Bob/ZL1RS
will be in Rarotonga (from grid BG08dr) at the end of March (possibly
between March 26th and April 4th) to activate E51 on EME on 6 meters
(Lance) and 2 meters (Bob). Lance’s callsign will be E51SIX and the 6m
operation will take place on 50.190 MHz. Details of Bob’s callsign and
activity were not provided. Lance wanted to announce this DXpedition as
far in advance as possible in order to provide adequate time for people
to gear up for it. More station details will be announced as it gets
closer to the operation. For more details, visit the following Web page
at: www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/E51SIX.htm

FT5W, CROZET ISLAND (Update). Not much news to report here. Reports
indicate that Florentin, F4DYW/FT5WO, has been very busy, but he has
set up a temporary station because he is going to change his room soon.
He would like to use the base HF station with an amp connected to a
rombic antenna, but he is waiting for official permission. Some French
stations have reported that Florentin was on Saturday, but very weak on
14127 kHz around 1720z. Remember, he will stay there until the end of
November 2009, and will return back home in early 2010. QSL via F4DYW,
direct or by the bureau after he returns back home. Look for updates
on: f4dyw.free.fr/index.php?langue=fr&contenu=ft5wo.ht……
LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Just before going to print, Mehdi, F5PFP, announced
that he received an E-mail from Florentin stating to look for him around
+/- 1700z, on 14120 kHz (for French speaking stations) or +/- 14262 kHz
(for other stations) as a regular operating time and usual frequencies.

HK, COLOMBIA. Cody, KC2LSD, will be active as HK3/KC2LSD between January
9-15th. Activity will be mostly at 2300z on 40/30/20 meters, with some
daytime operations as well. Cody, states, “I’ll usually get spotted on
the cluster but this time I will post myself on the
< www.obriensweb.com/sked/ >.
If anybody wants to set up a sked, E-mail me at kc2lsd[kringelis]yahoo[taskas]com ”

HS, THAILAND. Kurt, HS0ZBS, from Phanom Sarakham, East Thailand, is
active daily until January 10th, using the OLIVIA Mode. He starts at
1100z, on 14106.5 or 14107.5 kHz, calling CQ for 10 minutes.

IOTA NEWS………………………….
EU-096. You still have a few more days to work Jouni/OH4KZM and Jukka/
OH4MFA as OH4JT/1 from Kustavi Island. They are expected to
go QRT on December 30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters,
mainly CW. QSL via OH4MFA, direct or by the Bureau. For more
information: personal.inet.fi/surf/oh4mfa/oh4jt-1.htm

NA-069. Peter, VE3IKV, will be active as W4/VA3RA from Sanibel Island
(USI FL-021S, WLOTA LH-2044, Lee County, Florida), December 29th
through January 3rd (2009). Activity will primarily be CW on
40 and 20 meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau.

JD1, OGASAWARA ISLANDS. Just a reminder that operators Hiroyuki/JG7PSJ
and Makoto/JI5RPT will be active as JD1BMH and JD1BLY, respectively,
from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between December 28th and January 2nd.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters, with an emphasis on the low bands,
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Also on the satellites too. QSL
via their home callsigns. Visit the operator’s Web pages at:
www.ji5rpt.com/jd1
sapphire.ganko.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh

KP5, DESECHEO ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). Team 2009 Desecheo has been
updated on their Web page. The On-Island Team now includes: Ralph Fedor/
K0IR, Glen Kesselring/K0JGH, Grant Kesselring/K1KD, Brad Farrell/K4RT,
Bob Allphin/K4UEE, Tim Pearson/K5AC, Dick Hanson/K5AND, Gary Stouder/K9SG,
George Nicholson/N4GRN, Bill Barr/N4NX, Mike Mraz/N6MZ, Mike Thomas/NA5U,
Felipe Hernandez/NP4Z, Neil King/VA7DX, Steve Wright/VE7CT, Glenn Johnson/
W0GJ, Jim Livengood/W0NB, Gordon Hardman/W0RUN, John Crovelli/W2GD,
Gregg Marco/W6IZT, Garry Ritchie/W8OI and Jerry Rosalius/WB9Z. The
Off-Island Team now includes: Asia Pilot Station Toshi Kusano/JA1ELY,
Antennas Jim Streible/K4DLI, Propagation Dude Carl Luetzelschwab/K9LA
(check out Carl’s Propagation section on the Web page), QSL Manager Bob
Schenck/N2OO, Webmaster Chaz Cone/W4GKF, Antenna Paul Playford/W8AEF
and KP4 Liaison Eladio Acevedo-Velez/WP3MW. Remember, for updates visit
the KP5 Web page at: www.kp5.us
Desecheo Team members are “Getting Fit”. Check out there “Desecheo 2009
Fitness Program” Web page at:
www.fitfortrips.com/desecheo.aspx

MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Operators David/G3NKC, Martin/G4XUM and Bob/MD0CCE
will be active as MD4K during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January
23-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via G3NKC. QSL goes to G3NKC. If direct,
please remember that 1 USD is not sufficient for return postage outside
of EU.

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES CONTINUED. Hans Timmerman, PB2T, President of the
European DX Foundation (EUDXF), announced on the EUDXF Web page Tuesday,
December 16th (edited): “According to Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende,
important agreements to secure the future of the people on the Netherlands
Antilles were made. During (another) Round Table Conference held on 15th
December 2008 an agreement was signed on the future of the Netherlands
Antilles. In 2009 more work has to be done on the execution of the agree-
ments made. Depending on progress a date, will be set for the implementa-
tion of the new structure. There is hope that all will be finalized in
2010. In 2005 it was agreed that Curacao (PJ2) and Sint Maarten (PJ7) will
become autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and that
the islands Bonaire (PJ4), Sint Eustatius (PJ5) and Saba (PJ6) will become
Dutch municipalities. DXCC wise, these changes could result in deletion
of two entities (PJ2 and PJ7) and four new entities: Curacao (with status
aparte), Sint Maarten (with status aparte), Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and
Saba.”

NOW WAIT A SECOND! Those who like to be on time will have to wait a
second for on New Year’s Eve before ringing in the New Year on Wednesday.
Read all about it at:
news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081226/sc_space/2009toarr……

OK, CZECH REPUBLIC (WAS Help Needed). Martin, OK1WCF, informs OPDX that
he is trying to get his WAS award via LoTW, but still needs the following
LoTW stations from these states: HAWAII, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA and UTAH.
So, if you are in any of these states, please contact Martin via E-mail
for a sked at . He states that he is active on 40-10
meters using SSB, RTTY and other DIGI modes.

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Jan, PA4JJ, will be active as PJ2/PA4JJ from
Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) between April 1-11th. This will be a
holiday style operation. Jan informs OPDX that he will try to be active
on as many bands as he can, except 160m. He will be on all modes but
mostly digital. His equipment is a FT-897 and a a ZS6BKW antenna (which
he states can be tuned on 6m, and he will be using WSJT (JT6M) on 6m).
QSL direct to his home callsign.

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Joe, W3HNK, states that he is NOT the QSL Manager
for CO6LC or any of his operations. He does not even know him.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 4A1DXXE, 5Z1A, 5Z4DZ, 9A1CAL, B3C, H7/IV3IYH, HI3A,
KD7P/NH2, NP2KW, R1FJT, TG9/IV3IYH, UN1L, V26K and VP2EDL

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5U5U, 5W0HH, 6V7L, 9L1X, 9M2AX, 9M8Z, A35SS,
A73A, BG7JSQ, FW1W, HK0B/HK3JJH, HL5BDS, J3/DM2AYO, KP2M, KP4AO,
LU4DXU, OJ0J, P29NI, PJ7/K2GSJ, TR8CA, V47NT, VK9ANU, VP9KF, VU7SJ,
XW1B and XW1X

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: OJ1ABOA

RTTY WELCOME DAY (January 1st - All Day Long!). Phil, N8PS, states:
“Now is your chance to meet and greet other RTTY operators from all over
the world.
— No hours, No rules, No score, No pressure, No quota, No log needed. –
- Any band*, Any contact, Any time, Any power, Any equipment, Any antenna.-
(*) = Authorized amateur radio sub-bands, of course.
Get that antique set-up running or fire-up that brand new rig. Use
any modem or computer or combination thereof. Meet and greet others
without time limits. Have a short exchange or a rag-chew - whatever
suits you. Participation is voluntary. No log necessary. No awards -
just satisfaction. Help others find joy in RTTY by operating for the
first time, or the thousandth time.
Get your set-up running smoothly and help others to reverse inversion.
Just get on the air to say ‘howdy’ -or- ‘hello’ -or-’WELCOME TO RTTY’
PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE NEWS. TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
‘I’LL SEE YOU ON THE AIR FOR:’
RTTY WELCOME DAY - 01 JANUARY 2009 - ALL DAY LONG
73 - de Phil - N8PS, RTTY Welcome Day Cheerleader”

S2, BANGLADESH (Update/IOTA Op Delayed Again!). David, EB7DX, informs
OPDX that the St. Martin’s Island (AS-127), Bangladesh operation that
was delayed in early December and was expected to be active at the end
of December, will be delayed again “due to some unavoidable circumstance”.
The St. Martin’s Island, Teknaf, Bangladesh, operation will now take
place between January 16-22nd. The callsign will be S21DX. The six main
operators will be: S21RC (Fazlay Rabby), S21AM (Manjurul Haque), S21DM
(DM Hemayet), S21S (Sohel Awrangzeb), S21RO (Rasedul Islam) and S21SA
(Sayra Shahlin, YL). QSL Manager will be EB7DX (www.eb7dx.com). For more
details and updates, visit their Web page at: s2iota.eb7dx.com

S2, BANGLADESH. Yoon, 6K2AVL, in HL-land, informs OPDX that some members
of the Korea DX Club will be active from Dhaka in the People’s Republic
of Bangladesh between March 7-12th. Operators mentioned are: Kim/6K5YPW,
Kang/DS2AGH, Lee/DS2BGV, Kim/ HL3QP, Choi/HL5FUA and Yoon/6K2AVL. Yoon
states that they hope to get their callsign next month from the Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. They plan to operate on 160-10
meters, CW, SSB and the digital modes, using three amplifiers, verticals
and beams. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1822/1824, 3515, 7015, 10115, 14015, 18075, 21015, 24895 and 28015
SSB - 3795, 7095, 14195, 18130, 21295, 24950 and 28460
Digi - 14082, 21082 and 28100 kHz
Their main purpose for the Bangladesh DXpediton is to provide enough
chances to have a QSO with Bangladesh for all DXers who need it. They
hope it will be a good chance for Asia and Europe stations to work them
on all bands. Also, they will do their best to work both North and South
American stations within workable band conditions. QSLs are via HL5FUA.
For more details, updates and their logs, please visit the following
Web page at: dxpedition.co.kr

SPECIAL CANADIAN PREFIXES. Look for Canadian amateurs to use the following
special prefixes between January 1st and February 28th to celebrate the
400th anniversary of Galileo using of optical instruments to inspect the
universe. Also, please note that this year is the International Year of
Astronomy (IYA). Some Canadian amateurs will exchange their prefixes as
follows:
VE changes to CG VO changes to CH |For example: VE7DAO -> CG7DAO
VA changes to CF VY changes to CI | VA3DAO -> CF3DAO

The following are announced operations using the special prefix callsigns
for the IYA:
CG3OIJ - Operator Darin, VE3OIJ; on 80m-70cm (WW Loc. FN25EJ). QSL via
VE3OIJ, by the Bureau, eQSL or direct to: P. Darin Cowan,
674 Southmore Dr. W, Ottawa, ON K1V 7A1, Canada.), or
CG9NC - Paul, VE9NC, from Hampton, New Brunswick; mainly on 20 meters
on the Digital modes. QSL via VE9NC.

SV5, DODECANESE. Members of the Greek DXpedition DX PLUS Team are expected
to activate the rocky Levitha Islet (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-050, MIA MGD-019,
WLOTA LH-0846) in the South Aegean Sea for about 10 days between June
8-14th. They plan to use the special callsign SX5LA. QSL via SV1GRM. More
details will be forthcoming as they get closer to the activation date. To
see a picture of the islet, go to: www.qrz.com/db/SX5LA

T8, PALAU (OC-009). Several sources are reporting that Hide, JM1LJS, will
be active as T80W between December 28th and January 5th. Activity will
be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB during his spare time. QSL via his
home callsign. Visit his Web page to see pages of the T80 Rental Shack
at: radio-dream.com/t80w

TT8, CHAD. Sylvain, F6CIS, active as TT8SK, is expected to be on the air
possibly for 6 months to 3 years. He is only active during his spare time.
QSNs show activity has been between 1830-1930z on 40 or 20 meters SSB.
QSL via F5OZF.

VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Operators Mike/W1USN, Scott/W1SSR and Bob/AA1M will be
operating from Montserrat between February 25th and March 7th. They plan
to operate CW, SSB and PSK31. Their callsigns have not been assigned as
of this date. They are looking to get VP2MPR (W1USN) and VP2MPL (AA1M),
if not, VP2M/homecall. QSL via their CBA.

VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS (Update/YL Op!). Just a reminder that an inter-
national group of YLs will activate the Falkland Islands (SA-002) between
January 17-31st. Each operator will be signing with the callsign “VP8YL*”,
where the third letter of the suffix will be assigned to each YL operator
at beginning of the operation. YL operators mentioned at present include:
Janet/VP8AIB, Chantal/PA3GQG, Unni/LA6RHA, Jeanie/WA6UVF, Mio/JR3MVF,
Liz/M0ACL, Victoria/SV2KBS, Nicky/M5YLO and Ruth/IT9ESZ. The activity
will be mainly on SSB, on all bands, but only 20 hours every day. QSL
via operator’s home callsign. Look for more information to become available
at: www.radioclubs.net/aa_vp8yl_/

VP9,BERMUDA. Kurt, W6PH, will be active as VP9/W6PH again for the 2009
ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. QSL direct to his home callsign W6PH.

YE1, INDONESIA. Members of the Bekasi DX Contest Club (YE1ZAT) will be
active during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 24-25th) as a Multi-
Op entry, the CQWW WPX RTTY Contest (February 14-15th) as a Multi-Single
entry and the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single
entry. Operators mentioned are Joz/YD1JZ, Danu/YD1GCL, Terry/YC1KAF,
Yon/YB1CCF, Arif/YE1AA and Heri/YB1KAR. QSL via YE1ZAT, by the Bureau,
e-QSL or direct via info on QRZ.com.

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND (AF-003). Six members of the Cambridge University
Wireless Society will active as ZD8UW between January 2-9th. Activity
will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are: Hugo/
M0HSW, Tom/M0TJH, Simon/G4EAG, Michael/G7VJR, Gordon/G3USR and Martin/
G3ZAY. QSL via G7VJR. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: OPDX, special event, LoTW, IOTA, bureau, 70cm, All Band, RTTY, QSL info, QSL manager

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 889
December 22, 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, ARRL DX Bulletin, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, N2OO, NG3K,
N4AA & QRZ DX, W4VQ, K5ZD, K6EID, K8YC, K8YSE, ND9M, WO0Z, DX-IS News
Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, DK8JB, DL5YWM, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
EA4ATI, F5NQL & UFT, F5PFP, HA9RE, HK3JJH, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
JE2EHP, PS7AB, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SW1JGW, TA1HZ, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO,
VK2UA and VK3FM for the following DX information.

*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Tedd, KB8NW): My family (wife/OPDX’s chief
proof-reader Linda, son Teddy [TJ] and his wife Jessi, daughter Katie and
her husband Kevin) and I (KB8NW) would like to wish all DXers, Contesters
and OPDX readers a very “Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Season’s
Greetings”. Thanks to the individuals who sent holiday wishes to my
family and me. I tried to answer all of them this time around…….
73 and Have a Great Holiday de Tedd KB8NW

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 14th-December, through Sunday, 21st-December there were
207 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, 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, FR, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL,
HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, 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, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8,
VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV,
Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).

2009 CQ WPX CONTEST (Rule Changes). Randy Thompson, K5ZD, Director of
the CQ WPX Contest, announced that the rules for the 2009 CQ WPX Contest
are now available. See: www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
There are changes throughout the rules, so participants are encouraged to
read the complete rules carefully. Many of the changes were to align with
similar rules in the CQ WW Contest or to clarify administrative details.
There is no change to the scoring. Most of the changes are administrative
and should have little impact on the competitive and fun aspects of the
contest. They look forward to more sunspots and another record year of
participation in the 2009 WPX contests. Look for CQ WPX 2008 Contest
results in the January (SSB) and March (CW) issues of CQ Magazine.

4A, MEXICO (Special Event). Members of the DXXE (Mexican Contest and DX
group) will celebrate their 4th anniversary by using the special callsign
4A1DXXE between December 25th and January 6th (2009). Activity will be
on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via N7RO and the LoTW. QSOs
with this station are good for the DXXE Award. For more information,
visit the DXXE Web page at: www.dxxe.org

5H, TANZANIA (IOTA Op). Sigi/DL7DF and his XYL Sabine will be on holiday
in Zanzibar (AF-032), February 3-13th. Look for Sigi to sign 5H1DF and
be active on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV as often as
possible. His equipment consists of a transceiver, a linear TY900, a 18m
Lowband Vertical, a Vertical R7, as well as a laptop computer. QSL via
DL7DF, by the German QSL Bureau (DARC) or direct to: Sigi Presch,
Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany. For updates and more
details, visit: www.dl7df.com/5h/index.html

7P, LESOTHO. Danny, ZS6AW, is expected to be active as 7P8AA this week
between December 24-27th. His main activity will be on 20 meters SSB.
QSL via his home callsign.

9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Dani, EA4ATI, informed OPDX that he is working now in
Malaysia. He has been issued the callsign 9M2TI and will be operating
from Kuala Lumpur city. Using a vertical antenna with 400 watts, look
for Dani to be active on 40/20/15/10 meters using CW and SSB. He also
mentions that he will participate in the main international contests
(like the CQ WPX) from a different location with a better station (yagi
antennas and also dipole for 80m). Dani will stay in Malaysia for at
least one year. QSL via his home callsign.

ASIAN TRIP (Update). By the time you read this Frank, I2DMI, should be
active from Thimphu, Bhutan, as A52RY between December 22-31st. Frank
informed OPDX on Friday that he will be using his own vertical antenna
because the yagi at the HAM CENTRE has been broken by wind. He also
mentioned that he still does not know his callsign for Nepal, but he
will get a 9N7 (RY? or DMI?) callsign after his arrival in Kathmandu.
Please remember he will only be active during his spare time as A52RY.
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. 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).

BLACK SEA CUP INTERNATIONAL. The members of the Ukrainian Black Sea
Contest Club (BSCC) invite all amateurs to participate in the 2009 Black
Sea Cup International which is held during the first full weekend of
February beginning 12:00 UTC Saturday and ending 00:00 UTC Sunday
(February 7-8th). The object is to contact as many other amateurs, BSCC
members, amateurs of Black Sea countries, especially IARU member society
HQ stations around the world as possible using the 160/80/40/20/15/10
meter bands using CW and SSB. For complete details, visit the BSCC Web
page at: www.bscc.ucoz.ru

CTU 2009 DAYTON REGISTRATION. Tim, K3LR, CTU Chairman, reports, “I am
pleased to announce that ‘early bird’ registration for Dayton ConTest
University (”CTU”) 2009 is now OPEN. The CTU staff is working hard to
prepare an interesting and informative curriculum for 2009. CTU will be
held in Dayton, Ohio, on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 (classes last all day).
This is the day before the big 3 day Dayton event! CTU 2009 will feature
some of the best Radio Contest operators and station builders (CTU
Professors). They will present state of the art contesting topics that
will increase your knowledge and fun. Thanks to our flagship Sponsor -
Icom America for their continued support of CTU 2009 and our contesting
radio sport. Also thanks to CQ Magazine, DX Engineering, Comtek Systems,
Dave, W9ZRX and SuperBertha for helping make CTU a success. For CTU 2009
details and registration, 2008 CTU wrap up and more information, go to:
www.contestuniversity.com
Please make sure that you click on the registration page and indicate if
you are a returning CTU graduate or this is your first time attending
Dayton CTU. Based upon the tremendous attendance at Dayton CTU 2008, I
expect CTU 2009 student registration slots will fill up fast. Space is
limited. Contest University traveled to the United Kingdom in October
2008. It was a huge hit!
www.southgatearc.org/news/august2008/contest_unive……
Look for additional Europe Contest University dates coming soon. Hope
to see you at Dayton CTU 2009! Thanks to Scott, KA9FOX and QTH.com for
his hosting of the Contest University Web site! Merry Christmas and 73!”

ELECTED OFFICICERS FOR 2009. At its annual meeting held on Thursday,
December 11th, the Carolina DX Association elected the following officers
to serve for 2009:
President: Ted Goldthorpe, W4VHF
Vice President: Paul Ponak, AD4IE
Secretary-Treasurer: Cliff Wagoner, W3ZL
Newsletter Editor: John Scott, K8YC
Contest Manager: Dick Williams, W3OA
Cluster Managers: Joe Simpkins, K4MD
Paul Sturpe, W3GQ
Webmaster: Wayne Setzer, WB4BXW

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Pascal, F8AAL, is now active as FO/F8AAL from
Moorea Island (OC-046) until December 31st. Activity will be holiday
style on 40/30/20 meters using SSB and RTTY. He was heard this past
week mainly on 40 meters with some 20 meters RTTY. QSL via his home
callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

FT5W, CROZET ISLAND (Update). No QSNs reported yet for Florentin, F4DYW,
as FT5WO. He was expected to be on the air around December 10th or 15th.
Florentin will be active on 40-10 meters SSB (and possibly 80m). He will
stay there until end of November 2009, and will return back home in early
2010. QSL via F4DYW, direct or by the bureau after he returns back home.
Look for updates on:
f4dyw.free.fr/index.php?langue=fr&contenu=ft5wo.ht……
ADDED NOTE: While you are waiting for Florentin to hit the airwaves,
take a look at these great pictures of the Alfred Faure station and
Possession Island (Crozet archipelago) at:
www.french-polar-team.fr/FT5W_Alfred_Faure_Station……

FW, WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS (Update). Eli, HA9RE, and a team of operators
will be active from Wallis Island as FW5RE (not FW0RE as first reported).
Eli informs OPDX that they will be leaving Budapest on January 23rd, and
travel via London and Los Angeles were they will arrive on Fiji early in
the morning on January 26th. The group is expected to arrive on Wallis
Island during the afternoon also on the 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 8-band Butternut. QSL Manager will be HA8IB. 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.

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Tino, HI3CCP, will be active during the CQWW WPX
RTTY Contest (February 14-15th) from Lomas del Toro in Santiago (the
Lomadeltoro Contest Team’s HI3CCP station): www.lomadeltoro.com
QSL via ON4IQ.

HQ9, HONDURAS. Ray, WQ7R, will be active as HQ9R during the CQ 160-Meter
CW Contest (Janaury 23-24th) as Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via K5WW.

IOTA NEWS…………………………..
EU-092. Jim, MM0BQI, will be active as MM0Q from Tanera Mor, Scotland,
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th, 2009). QSL via
the LoTW. QSL are also OK via MM0BQI, by the Bureau or direct.

JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. Masa, JA6GXK, will once again be active as JD1BMM
starting around December 23rd through January 6th. His activity will be
on the low bands. QSL via his home callsign.

KH2, GUAM (OC-026). Yoshi, JE2EHP, will be active as K1HP/KH2 from here
between January 16-19th (2009). Activity will be on all HF bands and 6m,
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL is via Bureau to his home callsign JE2EHP.

KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Kunio/JA1CJA (KP2/AE6XY), Takeo/JA3BZO
(KP2/AE6YQ) and Masumi/JA3AVO (KP2/W3AVO) will be active from Brad’s (K9BZ)
rental shack (RADIO REEF) between Janaury 17-22nd. The trio will arrive on
St.Croix, January 16th, but spend 22 days at Radio Reef before returning
to St.Croix on the 23rd for departure. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITIES……………..
* Members of the “Old Barney Aamateur Radio Club (OBARC) will be active
as N2OB/150 (or N2OB/LH) starting at 0000z, on December 27th, through
2359z, January 4th (2009). Operations will be on all bands and modes
available. Activity is to celebrate the relighting and the 150th anni-
versary of the “Barnegat Lighthouse” (nicknamed “Old Barney”). Yes,
“Old Barney” will officially be relit on January 1, 2009, which is the
150th anniversary of its original lighting on January 1st, 1859. The
lighthouse was officially shut down in 1944 and became a state park in
1957. Since that time only a 250 watt light was lit for aesthetics
only. On January 1st, a new light with a new fresnel lens will be lit
and “Old Barney” will once again be an official (private) navigational
aid. For more info on the relighting, visit the following Web page at:
www.southjersey.com/articles/?articleid=19695
N2OB/150 stations will be operating from various locations around
“Ocean County”. Some operations from the lighthouse property may be
possible, and the callsign N2OB/LH will be used which will count for
working the lighthouse and IOTA NA-111. A nice color photo QSL is being
planned showing the relighting of the lighthouse. QSL via N2OB (SASE
requested) or by the Bureau is “OK”. Visit the OBARC Web page at:
www.obarc.org

* Members of the Turkish group called TCSWAT (Special Wireless Activity
Team) will activate a series of lighthouses during the following five
months from the historical lighthouses around Istanbul. In collaboration
with the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, TCSWAT is organizing
the “Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air” activities which will take place
from Karaburun (TUR 036), Sile (TUR 046), Anadolu (TUR 014), Ahirkapi
(TUR 056), Rumeli/Turkeli (TUR 053) and Fenerbahce (TUR 021) Lighthouses
during the last two weekends of December 2008. The dates, locations
and callsigns are as the following:
December 20-21st - Karaburun Lighthouse (TUR 036) as TC1KLH
27-28th - Karaburun Lighthouse (TUR 036) as TC1KLH
January 17-18th - Sile Lighthouse (TUR 046) as TC2SLH
January 24-25th - Anadolu Lighthouse (TUR 014) as TC2ALH
February 21-22nd - Ahirkapi Burnu Lighthouse (TUR 056) as TC1ALH
March 21-22nd - Rumeli/Turkeli Lighthouse (TUR 053) as TC1RLH
April 4-5th - Fenerbahce Lighthouse (TUR 021) as TC2FLH
Stations contacting four or more of the lighthouses will receive an
“Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air Award”. Details will be announced
later on the following Web sites at: tcswat.tripod.com
ta0u.com
More lighthouses will be activated in the future by TCSWAT. The TCSWAT
team members include: Urcun/TA0U, Leonardo/TA1FR, Mert/TA1ST, Tevfik/
TA1HZ, Erhan/TA2DJ, Bekir/TA2RX, Mehmet/TB1J and Onur/TB2MYE.

* Operators Ron/WB3AAL, Jim/KA3UNQ and Stan/N2US will be active as
homecall/p during the ARLHS Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party
(between December 20th and January 4th) from the lighthouse (ARLHS
USA-857) in Turkey Point, Maryland. Activity will be on all bands
and modes. QSL via the station’s home callsign with a SASE or by the
Bureau. N2US uses the LoTW. For details on the Lighthouse Christmas
Lights QSO Party (LCL), see: arlhs.com/LCL-2008-guidelines.html

OA4, PERU. Fred, DL1NL, is currently active from Lima as OA4/DL1NL.
His activity is CW only. QSNs show that he has been on 40 and 20 meters.
Look for him to stay here until the end of the month. QSL via his home
callsign, direct (QRZ.com) or by the bureau.

PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Larry, WO0Z (Whiskey Oscar Zero Zulu) will be
active as PJ4/WO0Z from Bonaire (IOTA SA-006) between December 26th and
January 4th. He intends to concentrate on 17 and 30 meters in this holiday
style DXpedition using all modes. QSL via WO0Z (Whiskey Oscar Zero Zulu).
PLEASE NOTE: Larry reuests to PLEASE leave the phonetics in the above
announcement as it spares W0OZ (Whiskey Zero Oscar Zulu) many QSLs!

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
5X1AB PIRATE ALERT. Phil, K6EID, who is the QSL Manager for Arik, 5X1AB,
states that Arik was active on October 9th, 2008, until 1740z when he
then QRTed. Someone apparently used his callsign working many USA boys
after that until 2100 or 2200z. Phil states, “I’ve received loads of
cards and had to return them as NIL. Arik confirmed that he did not
make these QSOs. Anyone working a station signing 5X1AB after 1740z
on October 9th, 2008, you worked a pirate, save your postage.”

NA-132/NA-133 QSL REQUEST. Pedro, HK3JJH, informs OPDX that he is
receiving lot of QSL cards for the recent expedition (NA-132/NA-133)
from the USA with only a 42 cent stamp only on the envelope. These
cards will not be answerd directly because his post office box in
Miami is a mail drop-off (to make it easier/safer for him to retrieve
the cards). The QSLs will be mailed to Colombia and then sent back to
the U.S. for mailing; the expenses are over one USD for each envelope.

Rony, PS7AB, informs OPDX that he is now the new Manager of the
“Islanders Expeditionaries Association” (AEI), the Awards and Certifi-
cates of the “DIB” (Brazilian Islands Award), “DFB” (Brazilian Light-
houses Award), and “DFH” (Brazilian Historical Fortifications), in
substitution to the old manger, Pedro Sirzanink, PP5SZ. The “Islanders
Expeditionaries Association” (AEI) is a civilian society that was
founded on October, 27, 1993, in Florianopolis City, by Pedro Sirzanink,
PP5SZ. For more information about “AEI”, please read the following link:
www.aei.radioamador.org.br

QSLs for TC12AKUT, which was active between Decemeber 1-15th, 2008, to
celebrate the 12th anniversary of AKUT Search & Rescue Association
by the AKUT DXpedition Team from Kartepe and Karaburun,
will be out before the end of January 2009. More than 15k QSOs were
made during this period. Check out the following links for pictures at:
www.ta0u.com/galeri.asp
www.ta0u.com/galeri2.asp?id-6
The QSL Manager is TA0U: P.O. Box 17 34734 Sahra-i Cedid, Istanbul,
Republic of Turkey.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 3X5A, D4C, H44MY and OX5AA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3C7Y, 3V8BB, 5H3VB, 7Q7VB, 9J2VB, 9M6XRO/P,
9Y4W, A25/DL7DF, A35ZS, BU2AI, CE0Y/JJ2NYT, D20VB, E73M, EI3O, EL2DX,
FM5CD, HQ9R, J20VB, J88DR, LU4DXU/mm, OJ0B, P29NI, PZ5Z, R1ANR, S79UH,
T05DX, TY5ZR, UN7/JH4RHF, V44KAI, V51VV, VQ9LA, XU7MDY, YL2KO, Z2/UA4WHX,
ZL7/DL2AH and ZS6CCY

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3A/F4CQA, 3DA0CW, 4Z5PG, 6K2AVL, 7Z1HL,
8R1PW, C91CW, C93DY, CE0Z/DL2AH, DO1KGA, EA7TV/P, EC7ABV, EL2DX, EU1PA,
F4ELJ/P, F6HQP/P, FJ/G3TXF, J6/DL7AFS, JW/F8DVD, LY80A, LZ130LO, LZ1JZ,
MD0LON, OH0X, OH3OJ/P, OH9SCL, OY9R, PJ7/DG5JX, R50KP, RZ3DH, SU8BHI,
SX7W, TI9KK, TX5C, UA6YW, UE1OKI, UR4Z, V5/DJ8VC, VP6PR, YI9CW, YO2LXW,
YO8RIJ, YV5AJ, YV5EAH and ZL7/SP9PT

S7, SEYCHELLES. Jan, DL7JAN, will be active as S79JF from Praslin Island
(AF-024) between Februrary 22nd and March 6th (2009). Activity will be
on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly PSK31. QSL via DL7JAN,
direct or by the Bureau.

V5, NAMIBIA (Satellites, VHF, UHF and EME). Operators Hal/ZS6WB, Pine/
ZS6OB, Dick/ZS6BUG, Sarel/ZS6AC, Dave/N7BHC and Dan/HB9CRQ will be active
from the moonrise on January 7th to moonset on January 16th (2009). Their
QTH will be in Luderitz, Namibia (Grid Locator JG73NI). Activity will be
mainly on 50, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz EME. At the same time, they will be
active for transatlantic Tropo on 144 and 432 and on the satellites (AO-7,
FO-29 and AO-51). For more details and updates, watch the following Web
page at: hb9q.ch/joomla/index.php

VI2, AUSTRALIA (Att. PFX Hunters - Special Event Update). For those
amateurs keen on collecting unusual callsigns, the Waverley Amateur
Radio Society, a radio club in suburban Sydney, Australia, and claiming
to be the oldest continuously licensed radio club in Australia, will be
activating the special event callsign VI2BV90 between January 24th and
February 1st (2009). Activity is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of
the club. Operation will be SSB mode, on or near 3590, 7090, 14190,
21190 and 28490 kHz, as well as IRLP node 6250 and Echolink node 305559.
Times of operation will depend on operator availability. Up-to-date
information may be found on the Club’s Web site at: www.vk2bv.org

VQ9(8), CHAGOS ISLANDS. Jim, ND9M, informed OPDX on Friday that he has
just arrived back on Diego Garcia for another four month tour (He is
an electronics officer onboard the M/V Sgt William R Button). His VQ9JC
license was renewed without difficulty, and as a plus, Jim has requested
and was issued a two week license to operate as VQ98JC between December
18-31st. He was heard this past weekend on the air using this special
callsign on 30/20/17/15 meters CW. He also mentions that his QSLs for
his VQ98JC operation will not be printed until after his return to the
states in April 2009. Jim states, “My operating times are typically
during my local evening from 1200-1630z on Sunday through Thursday and
1200-1730z on Friday and Saturday. (Local time is GMT +6 all year.) There
will be occasional overnight operating (usually on weekends). This will
allow me to remain QRV until 0100z when I must return to my ship for the
day’s business. I’ll be QRV on all bands and modes plus satellite (AO-51,
SO-50, etc.). As usual, QSL via the home callsign, ND9M.”

ZF2, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Operators Gary/W2VQ and his son Paul/WQ2N will be
active as ZF2VQ and ZF2NN, respectively, between December 28th and
January 3rd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
They will focus on Europe and Asia using only 100 watts into beams,
verticals amd dipole antennas. QSL ZF2NN via WQ2N and ZF2VQ via W2VQ.

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425DX NEWS
20 December 2008
ARI DX Bulletin
No 920

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

7P - Danny, ZS6AW will be active as 7P8AA from Lesotho on 24-27
December. Main activity will be on 20 metres SSB. QSL via home
call. [TNX ARRL DX Bulletin]

JA - JS6RRR/JS6 will be active from Okinawa Island (AS-017, JIIA
AS-017-033) on 23 December (4-23 UTC). Then expect JS6RRR/JS6 and
JI3DST/JS6 to operate from the Miyako Islands (AS-079) from 24
December to 5 January. The main QTH will be on Miyako Island (JIIA
AS-079-005), but activity is also planned to take place from
Ikema-jima (AS-079-001) and Kurima-jima (AS-079-003). QSL via
bureau. [TNX JS6RRR]

JD1_mt - Masa, JA6GXK will be active again as JD1BMM from Minami-Torishima
(OC-073) from 23 December to 6 January. He will operate in his
spare time on all bands and modes with 500 watts and a focus on
the low bands. QSL via JD1BMM, direct (Masafumi Ishihara, 2-305
Loran, 2-5-35 Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-0806 Japan) or through
the JARL bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]

OA - Fred, DL1NL is currently active as OA4/DL1NL from Peru until the
end of this month. He operates CW only. QSL via home call.

OH - Jouni/OH4KZM and Jukka/OH4MFA will be active as OH4JT/1 from
Kustavi Island (EU-096) on 26-30 December. Their preferred mode is
CW, and they will try to be on the air on as many bands and for as
many hours as possible. Further information can be found at
personal.inet.fi/surf/oh4mfa/oh4jt-1.htm. QSL via OH4MFA,
direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]

PA - Special event station PA30KST is active through the end of the
year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of VERON club Kanaalstreek
(PI4KST). QSL via PE9DX. [TNX PD7BZ]

PJ4 - Randy, K7LNR will be active from Bonaire (SA-006) on 21-27
December. He plans to operate mainly on 20 and 30 metres PSK. [TNX
MM0NDX]

PJ4 - Larry, WO0Z will be active as PJ4/WO0Z from Bonaire (SA-006) from
26 December to 4 January. He intends to concentrate on 17 and 30
metres in this holiday style DXpedition using all modes. QSL via
WO0Z (Whiskey Oscar Zero Zulu). [TNX WO0Z]

TA - The TC-Special Wireless Activity Team will be active from a number
of lighthouses around Istanbul as follows:
20-21 December TC1KLH Karaburun (TUR-036)
27-28 December TC1KLH Karaburun (TUR-036)
17-18 January TC2SLH Sile (TUR-046)
24-25 January TC2ALH Anadolu (TUR-014)
21-22 February TC1ALH Ahirkapi (TUR-056)
21-22 March TC1RLH Rumeli/Turkeli (TUR-053)
04-05 April TC2FLH Fenerbahce (TUR-021)
Stations contacting four or more lighthouses will receive the
“Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air Award” (details to be announced on
tcswat.tripod.com). [TNX TA1HZ]

W - Members of the Old Barney Amateur Radio Club (www.obarc.org) will
be operating as N2OB/150 (or N2OB/LH) on all bands and modes
available starting at 00.00 UTC on 27 December through 23.59 UTC
on 4 January. This will be to celebrate the relighting and the
150th anniversary of the Barnegat Lighthouse. N2OB/150 stations
will be operating from various locations around Ocean County. Some
operations from the lighthouse property may be possible and will
use N2OB/LH, which will count for working the lighthouse and IOTA
NA-111. QSL via N2OB, direct or bureau. [TNX N2OO]

XE - The DXXE Group (www.dxxe.org/) will operate as 4A1DXXE from
25 December to 6 January to celebrate their 4th anniversary.
Expect SSB, CW and RTTY activity on all bands. QSL via N7RO. The
logs will be uploaded to LoTW.

AEI NEW MANAGER —> Founded on 27 October 1993 by Pedro Sirzanink (PP5SZ),
the Associacao de Expedicionarios Ilheus (AEI, Island Expeditioners
Association) sponsors the DIB (Brazilian Islands Award), DFB (Brazilian
Lighthouses Award) and DFH (Brazilian Historical Fortifications) awards.
The new AEI and award manager is Ronaldo Reis, PS7AB. Details and contact
information can be found at www.aei.radioamador.org.br [TNX PS7AB]

BLACK SEA CUP —> The Black Sea Contest Club sponsors the Black Sea Cup
International Contest, which will be held on 7-8 February on 160, 80, 40,
20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW. For further information please visit
www.bscc.ucoz.ru or contact Alexander Shevchenko, UR5EAW
(alex[kringelis]ur5eaw[taskas]com) [TNX UR5EAW]

CAROLINA DX ASSOCIATION —> At its annual meeting held on 11 December, the
Carolina DX Association (www.cdxa.org/)elected the following
officers to serve for 2009: Ted Goldthorpe/W4VHF (President), Paul
Ponak/AD4IE (Vice President), Cliff Wagoner/W3ZL (Secretary-Treasurer),
John Scott/K8YC (Newsletter Editor), Dick Williams/W3OA (Contest Manager),
Joe Simpkins/K4MD and Paul Sturpe/W3GQ (Cluster Managers), Wayne
Setzer/WB4BXW (Webmaster). [TNX K8YC]

EUCW 160M CONTEST —> The Union Francaise des Telegraphistes (UFT, the
French EUCW society) sponsors the annual European CW 160 Meter Contest,
which will be held on the 3rd (20-23 UTC) and the 4th (4-7 UTC) of January.
the dedicated piece of software, written by by F6ENO, can be found at
pagesperso-orange.fr/f6eno/UFT.html and the rules can be found at
www.uft.net; [TNX F5NQL]

LOGS —> A log search for the recent A5100A operation from Bhutan is now
up and running at www.f5lmj.net/a5100a.htm, along with a photo
gallery, MP3 files and other information [TNX F6AJA]

LOGS —> A log serach for the recent AT2RS IOTA expedition to Nachugunta
Island (AS-199) is now up and running at www.vu3rsb.org/. The team
made 2811 QSOs (1456 SSB, 1349 CW, 6 RTTY) between 4 and 8 December. QSL
via W3HNK (for North and South America) and DL4KQ (rest of the world).

MEXICO RTTY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST —> Sponsored by the Federacion Mexicana
de Radioexperimentadores, it will be held on 7-8 February (from 18 UTC to
17.59 UTC). Complete rules can be found on the FMRE’s website at
www.fmre.org.mx/concursos/2009/rtty/rules-rtty-200…… [TNX
XE1KK]

QSL ZL7/SP5EAQ —> Jacek, SP5EAQ operated as ZL7/SP5EAQ from the Chatham
Islands back in October 2007. If you are still waiting for a direct card,
please contact him (e-mail address on qrz.com) as it look like that a few
envelopes got “lost” at his local post office. [TNX SP5EAQ]

+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Marcus D. Leuchter
(AA5XM), Renato Rogna (I1ROP, former President of ARI Piemonte & Valle
d’Aosta), Richard F. Ray (KB1IGN), Charles O. Fulcher (KE6SE), Russell R.
Mc Donald (N5SCQ), Viktor L. Kozlov (R9WU), Alexander V. Pakhomov (UA3GEV),
Anatoly A. Abramov (UA9SU), Vladimir N. Serdyuk (UR7ISG), Fernand Plante
(VE2FVD), Robert K. Golder (W1WYZ) and Robert V. Edwards (W8KIC).

QSL ROUTES

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

3B8JB SM6JBC EA9EU EA5KB ON1000NOTGER ON6DP [a]
3W9HRN DL1HRN ED6URB EA6ZX ON40BAF ON6KN
3Z83NKP SP2FAP EG3CTV EA3RKR P29SS NI5DX
4L1FP LZ1OT EH3CT EA3KG P29VR W7LFA
4L1MA ON4RU ER4DX ER1DA P40K WM6A
4L1UN EA7FTR ET3JA OK3AA PJ2Y G3SWH
4L3Y DK6CW FK8DD LZ1JZ PY0FF W9VA
4L6DL LZ1OT FM5CD F5VU RI1OTA UA9XC
4L6QC LZ1OT FM5FJ KU9C RP3APR RA3ATX
4L8A K1BV FR1AN NI5DX T47C W3HNK
4Z8AY F5LGE FT5YI F4EGX TI2TL IN3DEI
5N/LZ1QK LZ1CL H6VA TI4SU TI3/WA7UZO AI4U
5N9NDP IK5JAN HB10DX HB9AGH TT8FC EA4AHK
5R8IC F6ICX HC2AD EA5KB TT8JT E73Y
5W0UK SM6CUK HC2AQ EA5KB UE1RFF/1 UA1RJ
7S3F SM3AF HC2SL EA5KB UE6FFF/p RK6FZ
7S5CF SK5AA HF0APAS SP9YI UE6IPY UA6HPR
9L1BTB SP7BTB HG1848I HA3HK UE6MAC RZ6MF
9M2MRS PA0RRS HG80MRASZ HA1DAE UN3F EA5KB
A35KL W6ZL HI3A ON4IQ UN7AB DL8KAC
A61NA UA6MF HI3TEJ ON4IQ UN7CC KI6Y
A61TX W4JS HK4OBA EA5KB UN7QX W7BO
A71CV A71AN HP3AK W4JS UX2IO RV3DHC
A92BND A92GR HP3DX W4DX V44KJ WB2TSL
AM1LE EA4URE HQ2GL W9GL VK0BP VK2CA
AM7CE EA7URM HQ2W HR2DMR VK6ANC VK6NE
AP2TN DJ9ZB IG9W IZ1GAR VO1AA VO1HE
AY8A LU8ADX IG9X IK1QBT VP5JM W3HNK
C31CT EA3QS II0SB IS0MKX VQ98JC ND9M
CE1TT EA5KB J28KO F4FUD W8XGI/KH2 JA1XGI
CM6RCR/p W3HNK JY4NE K3IRV XE2S WD9EWK
CN8IG EA7FTR KH6BB K1ER XT2MSF F5CWU
CN8KD EA5XX KH6BK JA1BK XU7XRO M0URX
CN8LI ON4IQ KH8/KK6H W7TSQ XU7XXX KC0W
CN8NK EA5XX KT3Q/4 DL3OCH XV9TH SK7AX
CN8YE EA7FTR L50E LU2EE YI1RAZ IK2DUW
CN8YZ EA7FTR LO7D LW1DRH YI9AJ OM3JW
CO7PH/p W3HNK LS2D EA5KB YN4SU TI4SU
CO7RR KU9C LT0D LU6DU YT30FOC YT1E
CS95BD CT3BD LT0H EA7FTR YW1TI IT9DAA
CT7FFG CT1GFK LV5V LU5VV Z21BC NI5DX
CX7CO KA5TUF LV6D EA5KB Z22JE K3IRV
D22CW K1BV LW3EWZ EA5KB Z29KM EA7FTR
D2QMN RZ3EC MJ0AWR K2WR ZA1E I2MQP
DR0X DL2SD MM0XAU DJ6AU [b] ZF2AH W6VNR
DU1MGA K3IRV OA4SS KB6J ZP6CW ZP6CU
E51KAJ JA1KAJ OD5RZ YO3FRI ZS2DL NI5DX
E51QQQ JA1KAJ OD5SK IZ8CLM ZX1SG PY1RJ
E74AW E77E ON1000NOTGER ON5VL [b] ZY7EAM PY7GK

[a] direct [b] bureau

ER1DA Valery Metaxa, P.O. Box 3000, Chisinau, MD-2071, Moldova
ET3AA Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society, P.O. Box 60258, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
ET3BN Peter Haferkorn, P.O. Box 150194, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ET3SID Sid May, P.O. Box 60229, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
F4EGX Nicolas Chatelain, 1D rue des Vosges, 67800 Hoenheim, France
HV5PUL Luca Della Giovampaola, Responsabile Tecnologia Informatica,
Pontificia Universita’ Lateranense, Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano
4, 00120 Citta’ del Vaticano
IK1QBT Tony Gallo, Via Capo Santo Spirito 1/16, 17052 Borghetto Santo
Spirito - SV, Italy
IK5JAN Marcello Ceccherini, Via Torricella 165, 50017 Campi Bisenzio -
FI, Italy
IT9DAA Corrado Ruscica, P.O. Box 1 (succ. 1), 96018 Pachino - SR, Italy
IZ1GAR Emilio Borea, Via Volta 75/21, 18038 Sanremo - IM, Italy
KC0W Tom Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka, MN 55345, USA
LZ1CL Vassil Shatarov, P.O. Box 185, Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria
MM0XAU Hans Stoeteknuel, Garderhouse, Eshaness, Shetland ZE2 9RS,
Scotland, UK
PA08XMASS Clemens Cornelissen, Hoogstraat 21, 5462 CW Veghel, The
Netherlands
UA9XC Andrey Pervakov, P.O. Box 73, Syktyvkar, 167023, Russia

425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: www.425dxn.org

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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 pub