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DXNL 1605 - Jan 7, 2009
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)

C5 - GAMBIA
Niels,OZ8KR, will be QRV again in SSB on 40-10m signing C56KR from
Bakuto near the Atlantic coast from Jan 9-14. After making a short trip
to Senegal he will be back again in Gambia from Jan 23 until Feb 4.

CO - CUBA, NA-015
Eduardo,CO8LY, is working in PKS31, RTTY, CW and SSB on all bands
and appreciates any skeds via his e-mail: co8ly[kringelis]frcscu[taskas]ciges.inf.cu
His QSL manager is EA7ADH, who confirms only direct unfortunately.

FT/W - CROZET ISLANDS, AF-008
Florentin,FT5WO, will be active on 14120 kHz (speaking French) and on
14262 kHz (for other stations) mainly after 1700 UTC in the next time.
QSL via F4DYW, direct or via bureau. The QSL cards will be confirmed
when he returns home to France in December 2009.

HI - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Simone,IZ5JNQ, is QRV from the main island Hispaniola (NA-096) signing
HI7/IZ5JNQ between Jan 5 and Feb 5. He also plans a trip to the islands
Saona and Catalina (NA-122) from where he will show up as HI2/IZ5JNQ.
QSLs direct via EB7DX.

HK - COLOMBIA
Cody,HK3/KC2LSD, is going to hit the aiwaves mostly on 20m/30m/40m
starting around 2300 UTC on Jan 9-15. He will announce his operating
frequencies on his website: www.obriensweb.com/sked
Skeds may be arranged via e-mail to: kc2lsd[kringelis]yahoo[taskas]com

P4 - ARUBA, SA-036
Peter,EA5GVH/DF7DQ, will spend his holidays on Aruba (SA-036) from
Jan 12-28. He plans to work as P40PZ in SSB and the digital modes PSK,
Olivia, FeldHell, SSTV and RTTY on 80m-6m. QSLs via EA5GVH (also eQSL).

TT8 - CHAD
Sylvain,F6CIS, who is momentarily active as TT8SK will stay in Chad for
a period of time between six months or three years. He has been spotted
in SSB on 20m and 40m mostly from 1830-1930 UTC. QSL via F5OZF.

V6 - FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, OC-010
Mike,KM9D, and his YL Jan,KF4TUG, who were active as H44MY and H44TO
lately, are now underway again with their yacht “SV Don Henry” towards
Pohnpei. Further plans are not known yet.

ZD8 - ASCENSION ISLAND, AF-003
Steve,G3ZVW, will be QRV again as ZD8N from Ascension Island (AF-003)
working in CW, RTTY and SSB mainly on 30m-10m from Jan 12-27.
QSLs direct or via bureau to G3ZVW.

5X - UGANDA
Peter,5X4X, is working as development aid worker in Arua/Uganda until
June 2009. He uses a Yaesu FT-950 (100 watts), a spiderbeam for 20m/
17m/15m/12m/10m pointing to Europe mostly and a Zepp antenna for 40m.
Peter complains that a pirate abuses his callsign on 40m, 80m and 160m.
If you make any contacts with him in the evening hours you should be
aware that the power line in Arua is cut after 2000 UTC.
The QSL manager of Peter is DF5GQ.

SOUTH PACIFIC TRIP
Udo,DL9HCU, is momentarily active as 3D2HC. He plans to become QRV as
T33HC from Banaba Island (OC-018) next on Jan 8 or 9. Later he will
show up as T30HC from Western Kiribati. QSL via DL9HCU.

CROATIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
The special event stations 9A2009OS (in Osijek), 9A2009PO (Porec),
9A2009PU (Pula), 9A2009ST (Split), 9A2009ZD (Zadar), 9A2009ZG (Zagreb)
and 9A2009VZ (Varazdin) can be found working on the bands until Feb 1.
The 2009 Men’s World Handball Championship will take place at these
places in Croatia between Jan 16 and Feb 1. QSLs via the 9A bureau.
More information can be found at: www.croatia2009.com

PIRATE: Arik,5X1AB, went QRT on Oct 9, 2008. His QSL manager Phil,K6EID,
states that he got several QSL request for QSOs made after this date.
Meanwhile Arik confirmed that he did NOT make these QSOs himself.

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
—
The contest rules of the WPX contests have changed. Please check out
the complete rules at: www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
—
The logbook of 4A1DXXE is available online at:
www.dxxe.org/logsearch/index.php?cmd=preselect&log……
—
Florentin,FT5WO, is momentarily staying at the “Alfred Faure Station”
on Possession Island (Crozet Islands, AF-008). Fantastic photos of
this station can be found at:
www.french-polar-team.fr/FT5W_Alfred_Faure_Station_Crozet_Islands.php

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Jan 10/11: Midwinter Contest
Jan 11: DARC 10m-Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
—-
Island activities:
AF-073, 3V, Sfax Region Group: The “Provins ARC F6KOP” will be QRV as TS7C
from Chergui Island (aka Jazirat Sherki) from Jan 9-19. QSL via F4EGD.

AS-013, 8Q, Maldive Islands: Andy,G7COD, will be active in CW/SSB on 40m-12m
signing 8Q7AK from Embudu Island (Kaafu atoll) from Jan 11-27. His
preferred QRGs are: CW: 7003, 10103, 14003, 18073, 21003, 24893 kHz;
SSB: 7063, 14147, 18133, 21253, 24953 MHz (+/-10 kHz).
QSL via homecall (direct/bureau). See also: www.qrz.com/8q7ak

OC-049, A3, Tongatapu Group: Bob,A3/ZL1RS, is working from the Kingdom of
Tonga until Jan 15. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
ED7TV SPA-085 Jan 9-11
ED7TV SPA-339 Jan 9-11
HI7/IZ5JNQ LH 2974 until Feb 5
HI2/IZ5JNQ LH 2304 DOM-009 until Feb 5
HI2/IZ5JNQ LH 4024 until Feb 5
TC2SLH TUR-046 Jan 17/18
TS7C LH 3459 Jan 9-19

Bandspots of the last 7 days
—————————-
160m
HS0ZEE 1.819 2247Z (d), see QRZ.com
TN5SN 1.813 2315Z via IZ1BZV (d), (L)
TY5ZR 1.820 2212Z via IK2IQD
W8UV 1.843 0557Z (d)
XU7ACY 1.822 2312Z via W2EN (B), (L)
ZD8UW 1.811 2233Z AF-003, via G7VJR (L)
4S7NE 1.819 2210Z (d), see QRZ.com
5X1GS 1.830 2151Z via WB2YQH (B)
9H1XT 1.830 2205Z (d, preferred)

80m
CN98NY 3.797 2341Z via EA7FTR (B)
HC2AQ 3.792 0721Z via EA5KB (d)
HE8EDL 3.789 1657Z via HB9EDL (B)
HE8G 3.515 1640Z via HB9G (B), (L)
HF9HNY 3.507 1810Z via SP9BRP (B)
OH0X 3.510 2150Z via OH2TA (B)
OH4JT/1 3.772 1919Z EU-096, via OH4MFA (B)
PA30KST 3.511 1808Z via PE9DX (B)
TM5WRC 3.522 0745Z via F4ELU (B)
9A2009OS 3.770 1719Z via 9A bureau
9A2009OS 3.523 2350Z via 9A bureau
9A2009VZ 3.512 1625Z via 9A bureau
9A2009ZD 3.537 1725Z via 9A bureau
9H1JL 3.798 1905Z (d), eQSL

40m
CM6RCR/p 7.063 0547Z NA-096, via W3HNK (d)
E44M 7.075 0200Z via SP3DOI (B)
JA1BMM 7.004 2150Z Minami Torishima, via JARL bureau
K3N 7.011 2217Z via N3YIM (B)
KP2/NY6X 7.007 0728Z via JN1RVS (B)
9A2009S 7.011 1048Z via 9A bureau
9A2009ST 7.060 1011Z via 9A bureau

30m
E44M 10.108 0805Z via SP3DOI (B)
KP2/NY6X 10.114 0838Z via JN1RVS (B)
PJ4/WO0Z 10.105 0032Z via WO0Z
VQ9LA 10.106 1506Z see QRZ.com
9A2009ST 10.116 1001Z via 9A bureau
9A2009ZG 10.143 1031Z RTTY, via 9A bureau

20m
CN8KD 14.085 1533Z via EA5XX
CN98NY 14.192 1156Z via EA7FTR (B)
E44M 14.026 0900Z via SP3DOI (B)
ET3JA 14.198 1207Z via OK3AA (B)
K3N 14.255 1254Z via N3YIM (B)
N3MK 14.089 1721Z NA-083
SV2ASP/A 14.257 0944Z Mt. Athos, (d)
ZD8UW 14.221 1644Z AF-003, via G7VJR (L)

17m
CN98NY 18.147 1107Z via EA7FTR (B)
E44M 18.073 0935Z via SP3DOI (B)
E44M 18.140 0814Z via SP3DOI (B)
KP2/NY6X 18.101 1358Z RTTY, via JN1RVS (B)

15m
E44M 21.310 1204Z via SP3DOI (B)
VK6IR 21.276 1142Z (B)

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

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

-Jun/09 5X4X 1605 *
NOW 5Z4/RW1AU 1585
-Sep/09 6W1SJ 1541
-31Mar 6W2SC 1597
11Jan-27Jan 8Q7AK 1605 *
-01Feb 9A2009.. 1605 *
NOW 9G5SW 1581
19Nov-06Feb 9M2MRS 1597/1600

-15Jan A3/ZL1RS 1605 *
09Jan-04Feb C56KR 1605 *
Jan CN98NY 1602
-Feb/09 DP0GVN 1598
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598
01Jan-11Jan E44M 1604
22Nov-03Feb EA8/ON5JV.. 1598
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
21Sep-Feb FM/F5IRO 1589
Postponed FR/Glorioso 1568/1600
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605 *

26Dec-22Jan GB2HLB 1603
Mar H40 (DLs) 1604
10Jan-28Apr H44MS.. 1604
-31Dec HE8/HB8 1604
-12Jan HF0APAS 1602
05Jan-05Feb HI/IZ5JNQ 1605 *
09Jan-15Jan HK3/KC2LSD 1605 *
04Jan-12Jan HR9/IK2QPR 1604

-31Mar J5UAP 1597
18Dec-07Jan JD1BMM (M.T.) 1603
16Dec-30Jan KC4/K2ARB 1601
12Feb-26Feb KP5 (Desecheo) 1602
-Feb OD/F5TLN 1591
-Apr OD5/IV3YIM 1599
-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
Dec/08 OH9SCL 1600
-15Feb OP0LE 1604

03Jan-17Jan P40CG 1604
12Jan-28Jan P40PZ 1605 *
Soon T30HC 1605 *
08Jan- T33HC 1605 *
29Dec-11Jan TM4IPY 1603
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591
15Dec-15Jan TR8DR/TR50R 1601
08Jan-19Jan TS7C 1604
25Dec-Feb TU8/F4EGS 1603

Soon V6 (KM9D..) 1605 *
-2011 V73NS 1604
01Nov-07Mar VK0BP 1596
-Mar VQ9JC 1604
-Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
15Dec- XU7ACY 1601
-Feb XU7XXX 1599
12Jan-27Jan ZD8N 1605 *
31Dec-09Jan ZD8UW 1604
-Sep ZS08TV 1590
2008 -Apr ZS8T 1570/1586

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
—————
A41MX/36 via EB7DX (d)
A52RY via I2DMI
BD4KUU (d)
BX2AAL via NI5DX (*), (B)
CN89NY via EA7FTR (B)
CO6WD via 8P9NX (B)
CQ7EPC via CT1BWU (B), eQSL
CT/ON4LO via ON4LO
CU1CB via EA5KB (B)
DA0CA via DL1REM
E44M via IZ0BTV (d) or SP3DOI (B)
EA5/G0KOM via G0KOM (B)
EG1CAV via EA1HU (B)
EG2MCL via EC2AHS
EG7CRM via EA7URS (B)
EG8AAD via EA8RCP (B)
EH3CT via EA3KG
EP3PK via IK2DUW (B)
F/5R8CW via F5FYO
FM5BH via W3HNK (d)
FM5FJ via KU9C (d)
FO/F8AAL via F8AAL (B)
GB5ONG via MW6VHF (B)
GB0BTW via M0CNP (B)
GX0OOO/p via G4SSH (B)
H44MY via OM2SA (d)
H6VA via TI4SU (d)
HA5RDP via DL5RDP
HA801AD via HA1AD
HA805BA via HA5BA
HE8CXZ via HB9CXZ (B)
HE8DAX via HB9DAX (B)
HF1PGA via SQ9NFD (B)
HF9HNY via SP9BRP (B)
HR1/K2LCT via K2LCT
HS0ZIL via DL2LAH
IQ3FX via IV3VBM
IY1GM via IK1UGX
J79WE via DL8WEM (B)
K3C via N3YIM (B)
K3N via N3YIM (B)
KH6/OE6MBG via OE6MBG
LA/PA5DD via PA5DD
LU1ZA via LU4DXU (B)
LU4EJS via EC5CSW (B)
LW3EWZ via EA5KB (B)
LY7M via LY2BW
OA4/DL1NL via DL1NL (B)
OG2O via OH2EI
OH4JT/1 via OH4MFA (B)
OM740SNV via OM8RA
ON175BR via ON7BR
ON1000NOTGER via ON5VL (B)
ON40BAF via ON6KN (B)
ON55INR via ON bureau
OZ/DJ0DX via DJ0DX
PA30KST via PE9DX (B)
PF6WW via PF0R (B)
PJ2Y via G3SWH (B)
PJ4/WO0Z via WO0Z
PR8ZIX via PR8ZX (B), (L)
PW2P via PY2XAT (d)
PY2VA via I8LWL (d)
RA0CS (d)
RI1OTA via UA9XC (B)
RL6YXX via N3SL (B)
SC0XMAS via SM0OGQ (B)
SM4/OZ2M via OZ2M
SN90EJL via SP3EJL
SN90ETN via SQ2ETN (B)
SN90FCR via SP2FCR (B)
SN90FLQ via SP3FLQ
SN90HUO via SP3HUO (B)
SN90HYP via SP3HYP (B)
SN90J via SP3J
SN90JPV via SQ3JPV
SN90JUL via SP3PL
SN90JVW via SP2JVW (B)
SN90LMR via SQ3LMR (B)
SN90MKW via SQ3MKW (B)
SN90NK via SP3NK
SN90OEH via SP3OEH
T32YY via JA8UWT (d)
3Z2009PGA via SQ9NFD (B)
3Z0HNY via SP2FAP (B)
4A1DXXE via N7RO (B)
4X/SP3DOI via SP3DOI (B)
5X4X via DF5GQ
9A2009OS via 9A bureau
9A2009PO via 9A bureau
9A2009PU via 9A bureau
9A2009ST via 9A bureau
9A2009VZ via 9A bureau
9A2009ZD via 9A bureau
9A2009ZG via 9A bureau
9H3OT via OH2OT (B)

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

QSLs arrived bureau: XW1B (E21EIC), ZK3AH (DL2AH), ZK3MW (DJ7RJ),
4W6R (EA4URE)

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WINQSL), DH4PSG,
DJ5AV, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2BQV, DL2MDZ, DL3IE, DL6KAC, DL7VOA, F5NQL, NG3K,
SWL Norbert Maibaum and others.

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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.

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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.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: yagi, QSL manager, wpx, 10m, All Band, HF bands, OPDX, QRV, QSL info, RTTY

Sveikinu Vyteni,….

2008/12/29 Vytenis Sciucka

> Mano pirmas Stew Perry
> Tiesà sakant net negalvojau bandyti dirbti konteste iki liko maþdaug
> pusvalandis iki kontesto dël paèios paprasèiausios prieþasties - neturiu
> jokio drato panaðaus á 160m antenà. Bet velnias mane sugundë…
> Ákiðau HF vertikalo antenà á tiunerá, paspaudþiau TUNE ir… birbë, birbë
> gal 10sek ir pribirbë. Tiuneris rodo iðeina 10W ir SWR zaðkalija virð 3.0
> Na
> kà gi. Pabandysim.
> Patys pirmi bandymai patvirtino, kad lengva nebus. UY0ZG ðaukiau, ðaukiau,
> niekaip nepriðaukiau. UY0ZZ/A (ar koks ten)

Kol neparasei, tai bent jau istaisyk - UY5ZZ/A
/A todel, kad isvaziavo zmogelis gyventi i Kijeva. Buvo jis Zaporozeje,
gamino galinius www.qsl.net/uy5zz/PAs.htm
Teko toki naudoti, visa vasara buvom ateme is Arturo LY2W. Kainuoja 1300
euru,……..

> atsakë ið treèio karto. Vos ne
> vos. Visi kiti, kuriuos ðaukiau panaðiai: pusë neatsako iðvis, pusë atsako
> ið
> treèio karto. Jei ið treèio karto neatsako ar nepriima bent didþiosios
> dalies ðaukinio, daugiau nenervavau. Ið LY geriausias ausis turëjo LY2XW,
> LY9Y, LY2J, LY2PX. Girdëjau dar LY2IJ ir LY5W, bet niekaip…

Nebuvo cia kazko panasaus i dipoli. Buvo didelis bokstas, Jonas sako, kad
48m aukscio. Matomai neisgirdau Vyteni,….sorry

>
> Tolimiausias QSO - 9A5W - apie 1200km.

Tolimiausias buvo VK6DXI. Pas mane rode myliomis, tai manu bus kokie
17000km.
Dar patiko, kai VE8EV is pirmos zonos pasikviete,……..

> Girdëjau UA9, (UA9AM netgi labai
> stipriai), vakarø EU. Girdëjau darant ryðius su JA stotimis, bet pas mane
> në
> krepðt…
> Sadomazochizmas greitai nusibosta. Po poros valandø darau QRT.

Jau norejau irgi ta pati padaryti, bet prizadinau Jona. Sako - “VANOK”. TaI
IR PAVANOJAU.
414 qso. 2032 TASKU. Su LY2IJ net susilyginti neisejo.
ANYWAY , isvaziavimas i Zemaitija pateisino lukescius.
Vien ko verti - JD1BMH, T32YY,….

>
> Raðysim ataskaità. QSO: 18, Claimed score: 26. Ir nuoðirdþiai pretenduosim
> á
> plaque. “First Time Entry”
> Neþinau koká galingumà raðyt. Ar kiek nustatytas trcvr (100W) ar kiek rodë
> tiuneris?
> O pamoka viena: Reikia antenos.
>
>
> 73
> de ly2kz
>
> __________________________

Jusu Saulius LY5W

Informacija paskelbta Radio konferencijoje TNX LY2BNF

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: SWR, kontesto, ly2ij, QRT, antenos, tiuneri, konteste, ly2px, LY5W, ly9y

Mano pirmas Stew Perry
Tiesà sakant net negalvojau bandyti dirbti konteste iki liko maþdaug
pusvalandis iki kontesto dël paèios paprasèiausios prieþasties - neturiu
jokio drato panaðaus á 160m antenà. Bet velnias mane sugundë…
Ákiðau HF vertikalo antenà á tiunerá, paspaudþiau TUNE ir… birbë, birbë
gal 10sek ir pribirbë. Tiuneris rodo iðeina 10W ir SWR zaðkalija virð 3.0 Na
kà gi. Pabandysim.
Patys pirmi bandymai patvirtino, kad lengva nebus. UY0ZG ðaukiau, ðaukiau,
niekaip nepriðaukiau. UY0ZZ/A (ar koks ten) atsakë ið treèio karto. Vos ne
vos. Visi kiti, kuriuos ðaukiau panaðiai: pusë neatsako iðvis, pusë atsako ið
treèio karto. Jei ið treèio karto neatsako ar nepriima bent didþiosios
dalies ðaukinio, daugiau nenervavau. Ið LY geriausias ausis turëjo LY2XW,
LY9Y, LY2J, LY2PX. Girdëjau dar LY2IJ ir LY5W, bet niekaip…
Tolimiausias QSO - 9A5W - apie 1200km. Girdëjau UA9, (UA9AM netgi labai
stipriai), vakarø EU. Girdëjau darant ryðius su JA stotimis, bet pas mane në
krepðt…
Sadomazochizmas greitai nusibosta. Po poros valandø darau QRT.
Raðysim ataskaità. QSO: 18, Claimed score: 26. Ir nuoðirdþiai pretenduosim á
plaque. “First Time Entry”
Neþinau koká galingumà raðyt. Ar kiek nustatytas trcvr (100W) ar kiek rodë
tiuneris?
O pamoka viena: Reikia antenos.

73
de ly2kz

Informacija paskelbta Radio konferencijoje TNX LY2BNF

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: QRT, antenos, ly2px, LY5W, kontesto, ly2ij, ly2xw, 160m, konteste, ly9y

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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425DX NEWS
13 December 2008
ARI DX Bulletin
No 919

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5W - Lars, SM6CUK has been active as 5W0UK from Samoa (OC-097) since 12
December and will remain there until the 16th. He operates CW in
his spare time on all bands, 160m excluded. QSL via home call.
[TNX The Daily DX]

6W - William, F1TZG will be active as 6W/F1TZG from Senegal on 12-14
December. He operates SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via
home call. [TNX F1TZG]

A3 - Kawe, W6ZL might be active again as A35KL from Foa Island
(OC-169), Tonga between 00 UTC on 17 December and 18 UTC on the
19th. QSL via home call.

C5 - Niels, OZ8KR will be active as C56KR from The Gambia on 9-14
January and again from 23 January to 4 February. He will operate
SSB on 40-10 metres, with wire antennas from a seaside location.
QSL via home call. [TNX OZ8KR]

C9 - Filip/ON4AEO, Jose/ON4CJK, Kath/ON7BK, Adele/ZR6APT, Lucas/ZS6ACT,
Sid/ZS6AYC and Gert/ZS6GC will be active as C91FC from Mozambique
on 9-13 April. They plan to operate on all bands SSB, RTTY and
possibly CW. QSL via ON4CJK, direct or bureau. Their website is at
www.filipstattooshop.be/Mozambique/index.html [TNX ON4AEO]

CN - Special “happy new year” callsign CN89NY will be aired from Morocco
from 21 December to 31 January. The operators will be CN2DX
(HB9HLM), CN2CV (HB9CVC), CN8PA and others. QSL via EA7FTR. [TNX
F5NQL]

CX - A large group of operators from the Radio Grupo Sur will be active
as CV5A from Flores Island (SA-030) on 22-26 January. They plan to
operate on various bands and modes, with monoband beam antennas
and a station dedicated to RTTY and PSK31. QSL via CX2ABC. [TNX
EA5RM]

F_ant - Nicolas, FT5YI [425DXN 916] says he enjoyed a wonderful propagation
on 11 December and will be QRV again on Saturday (13 December) on
the “same hours and frequencies”. On the 11th he started around 7
UTC on 14267 kHz, then moved to 7090 kHz around 11.30 UTC and
finally returned on 20m for a “non stop activity” during his night,
between 14 UTC and 18.45 UTC. Nicolas expects to go QRT from Dumont
d’Urville Base (Petrel Island, AN-017) 19 December. QSL via home
call (F4EGX), direct or bureau.

F - Celebrating the fifth victory in a row by the French team of
Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena in the World Rally Championship,
special event station TM5WRC will be active from 21 December to 3
January on all bands and modes. QSL via F4ELU, direct or bureau.
[TNX F5NQL]

FH - Phil, G3SWH and Richard, G3RWL will be active from Mayotte
(AF-027) between 26 February and 5 March. Both of them will use
the single callsign of FH/G3SWH, and their activity will be mainly
on 80-10 metres CW. Subject to QRN and site conditions, there may
be some 160m CW activity, and Richard may also operate some RTTY
and/or PSK31. They plan to have two stations on the air for as
many hours every day as possible. QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau
(on-line form for bureau cards can be found at
www.g3swh.org.uk). [TNX G3SWH]

H4 - Mike/KM9D (H44MY) and Jan/KF4TUG (H44TO) departed Ontong Java
(OC-192) and are now bound for Ghizo, in the New Georgia group
(OC-149) of the Solomon Islands. Track their position at
www.findu.com/cgi-bin/track.cgi?call=KM9D

HK0_sa - Cal/WF5W, Mike/K5UO and Rob/HK3CW will be active as 5K0CW from San
Andres Island (NA-033) on 21-28 January, including an entry in the
CQ WW 160-Meter DX CW Contest (23-25 January). After the 160m
event they should be on other bands (CW and maybe RTTY) during the
daylight hours. QSL via W5PF. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW.
[TNX W9DX]

HR - Paolo, IK2QPR will be active as HR9/IK2QPR from Roatan Island
(NA-057) on 4-12 January. He will operate holiday style on all
bands mainly SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IK2QPR]

I - II2IGTO will be active from the submarine “Toti” at the National
Museum of Science and Technology in Milan on 20-21 December for the
International Naval Contest, organised this year by the Royal Naval
Amateur Radio Society (www.rnars.org.uk). QSL via IQ2MI,
direct or bureau. [TNX IT9MRM]

SP_ssh - Janusz, SP9YI is now active as HF0APAS from the Polish Henryk
Arctowski Station on King George Island, South Shetlands (AN-010).
According to SP9JPA, he should remain there until around 12
January. QSL via home call.

T32 - Toshi, T31DX went QRT from Central Kiribati on 9 December around
16 UTC. He is now going to Christmas Island (OC-024), East
Kiribati, where he should arrive around 19-20 December and be
active as T32YY for 5-7 days. QSL direct to JA8BMK. [TNX The Daily
DX]

T8 - Mike/JA6EGL (T88SM), Yas/JA6UBY (T88CP), Yu/JE6DND (T88HK) and
Hiro/JA6KYU (T88HS) will be active from Koror Island, (OC-009)
Palau on 16-18 January. They plan to operate CW and SSB on 80-10
metres. QSL via home calls, direct only. [TNX JN6RZM]

UA - UA9XC, UA9XF, UA9XLC and UA9XTL will be active as RI1OTA from the
Solovetskiy Islands (EU-066) on 15-19 December. QSL via UA9XC,
direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]

VP8_fal- Ghis, ON5NT has retired and says that “it’s time now to start
travelling with the XYL”. He will be touring the Falkland Islands
(SA-002) from 31 January to 7 February, and will operate as VP8DLQ
mostly during the local evening hours. QSL via ON5NT, direct or
bureau. [TNX ON5NT]

XU - Peter, NO2R will be active again as XU7ACY from Cambodia starting
around 20 December for about 6 weeks. He will concentrate on 40,
80 and 160 metres. He also hopes to join up with Wim, XU7TZG
(XU7KOH) for an activity from Koh Russei (Bamboo Island, AS-133).
QSL XU7ACY via W2EN and QSL XU7KOH via ON7PP. [TNX The Daily DX]

HIMALAYAN TRIP —> Frank, I2DMI will be visiting Bhutan and Nepal between
late December and early January. He will operate RTTY only as A52RY from
Thimphu, Bhutan on 22-31 December, probably between 01-03 UTC and 12-19 UTC
on a daily basis. Suggested frequencies are 3582, 7040, 10142, 14082, 18102,
21082, 24922 and 28082 kHz. He will then be in Nepal until 5 January. He
plans to operate 9N7DMI or N7RY (callsign to be confirmed upon arrival) on
the same frequencies and at the same times. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW.

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE —> The latest issue (November 2008) is now
available at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and
pictures should be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA.

APPEAL FOR HELP —> “Vlad, 4K9W needs our help”, Axel Schernikau(DL6KVA,
Vlad’s QSL manager) says. “Being an invalid, after the loss of his mother,
Vlad needs to arrange a continued care by his own to keep having a more or
less normal life and to enjoy our great hobby on air”. More details and
contact information can be found at 4k9w.oe4vie.com/.

QSL VIA LY5W —> Saulius, LY5W says he still has logs and cards for his
previous callsigns and activities: LY10DR, LY1DR, LY2BIM, LY61DR, LY75DR,
LY91DR, LY95DR, LY98DR and UP2BIM, besides the callsigns he used this year
(LY600W, LY755W and LY70W). The address for direct QSLling is Saulius
Zalnerauskas, P.O. Box 1081, Kaunas LT-49005, Lithuania.

VP2V/G6AY —> There has been a pirate station using the call VP2V/G6AY on
CW over the last few weeks, and both G3RTE and G3SWH have received QSL
requests from numerous stations. VP2V/G6AY was the special call of their
February 2006 DXpedition and has not been activated since, neither do they
have any current plans to re-activate the call. All QSL requests received
to date have been returned with an explanatory note. [TNX G3SWH]

+ SILENT KEYS + Joseph S. Raihshtain (RD4HF, formerly known as 4K6GF, UD6GF
and UD6DLJ) passed away on 7 December. First licensed in 1955, he was a
doyen of amateur radio with more than 250,000 QSOs in his logs.

QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A4A, 3B8CF, 3D2YA (OC-121),
3DA0VB, 3V8BB, 4L0A, 4L0B, 4S7NE, 5H3VMB (AF-074), 5J0E, 5W0HH, 5W0HH,
5X1VB, 5Z4/RW1AU, 5Z4/UA4WHX, 6W1SE, 7P8ZZ, 7Q7VB, 8Q7KK, 8Q7XR, 8R1K,
9J1VB, 9L1X (AF-056), 9U0VB, A25/DL7DF, BT1OB, BT1OH, BT1OJ, BT1OY, BX5AA,
BY1TX/4 (AS-146), C91VB/4 (AF-103), C91VB/6 (AF-088), CE0Y/JJ2NYT,
CE0Z/DL2AH, CN2DX, CN2IPA, CN2R, CQ35MD, CT3FQ, CU2/F5LMJ/p (EU-175),
D20VB, D60VB, DR1A, EK6TA, EL2DX, EP3SMH, ER4DX, ER5GB, ES1QD, ET3JA,
ET3SID, EW1AR, EW2AA, FJ/SP7VC (NA-146), FK/FO5RK, FK8GX, FO/HA9G/p,
FO/JJ2NYT, FW1W, GB2CI (EU-124), GW3YDX, H40MY (OC-163), H44TO (OC-192),
H7/AJ9C, H7/NP3D, HB9ATA, HC2SL, HD5J, HG6N, HR9/WQ7R, HZ1PS, IF9ZWA
(EU-054), IM0MBP (EU-165), IM0QMA (EU-041), JA6GCE/HC5, JA6SOV/HC5, JD1BMM,
JX/G7VJR, JX/SQ4MP, JY4NE, K9AJ/VY0 (NA-229), KC0VEU/VY0 (NA-008), KH6LEM,
MU0FAL, OA4WW, OJ0J, ON4ATW, OX3KQ, OX3XR, P29NI (OC-181), PY0FF, R1FJT,
RA2FF, S79TF, S92FM, SU8BHI, T22ZL, T88ZF, TG9NX, TM0G (EU-048), TO5DX
(NA-146), TU2CI, UK8FF, UN5J, UN7J, V73ZF, V8FRO, VE1CJB (NA-010), VE7IG/9
(NA-068), VE8RCS/VY0 (NA-008), VK1AA/2 (OC-223), VK9CNC, VO2A (NA-194 and
NA-205), VP2EFB, VP6DX, VY2ZM, WH0DX, WH2DX, XE2WWW, XR7A (SA-043), XR7W
(SA-053), XU7ABN, XU7KOH (AS-133), XU7MDY, XU7TZG, XW1IC, XW3DT, YA6F,
YJ0AQY, YJ0AVE, YN2/EW1AR, YU8AU, Z2/UA4WHX, ZC4VJ, ZF1DX, ZF2JO,
ZL7/DL2AH, ZP6/N3BNA, ZS4TX.

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