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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.

DXNL 1601 - Dec 10, 2008
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee “DX and HF contesting”
(www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-mail: dxnl[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa[kringelis]darc[taskas]de)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
www.sotawatch.org
—
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal “Make More Miles on VHF” at: www.MMMonVHF.de
—
Interesting facts about the solar spot activities can be found at:
www.solarcycle24.com
—
QRZ.com is the database used by most of the HAMs on the web. It look
will change soon and if you want to check your call with the new design
go to www.qrz.com/db/your_callsign

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

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

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

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

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

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

Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list lately:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

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

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

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

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

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

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

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

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

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

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

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

50 MHz allocated to amateur radio in Switzerland

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

Prize drawing among participants of the WAE60 Marathon

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

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

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 887

December 8, 2008
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, NJ1Q, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF,
AA7BQ, K8YSE, NE8Z, K9EL, W9DX, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk,
9M6XRO, A35RK, DK8JB, DL2GAC, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, F1TZG, F5NQL
& UFT, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3NKC, G3SWH, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
I2MQP, OH2BH, ON5NT, RSGB IOTA Web Site, TA0U, UT5UGR, VA3RJ & ICPO,
VE7SAG, VK2BNG and VK2SOB for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 30th-November, through Sunday, 7th-December there were
230 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX,
D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER,
ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H3, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP,
HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JT, JW, 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, PZ, S2, S5, SM,
SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T31, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR,
TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, 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).

2008 DX MARATHON. John, K9EL, Program Manager for the CQ DX Marathon,
informs OPDX that there are only a few days left in the 2008 version of
the CQ Magazine DX Marathon! He states, “Each year from January 1st to
December 31st, CQ Magazine sponsors a challenge to work as many countries
and zones as possible in the calendar year. This year’s edition ends
soon, but there is still time to fill in some missing countries and
zones.” For complete rules and submission information, please see the
following Web site at: www.dxmarathon.com

5K0, SAN ANDRES. Operators Cal/WF5W, Mike/K5UO (both members of the
Texas DX Society), and Rob/HK3CW will be going to San Andres Island as
a Multi/Single entry for the CQWW 160m CW Contest (January 24-25th). The
callsign will be 5K0CW. After the contest they should be on other CW
bands during the daylight hours. They will also try to be active on
RTTY. The trio is expected to be there a week before returning to Bogota.
This is the second TDXS related trip to this island; this time focusing
on 160 meters. The 160 meter antennas are a modified BC-Special and a
K9AY for receiving.

6W, SENEGAL. William, F1TZG, wil be active as 6W/F1TZG between December
12-14th. Activity will be on ALL bands and 6 meters SSB only. He will
use a TS870 and TS2000 (/w only 100w) into a beam for 20/15/10/6 meters
and a vertical for the other bands. QSL only via his home callsign or
the info on QRZ.com.

6W, SENEGAL. Tom, DL2RMC, will be active as 6W/DL2RMC or possibly a 6V
callsign between January 16-29th. His activity will be holiday style
but will include the CQ WW 160m CW Contest (January 24-25th). QSL via
DL1RTL.

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Philippe, F5LTB/9Q1TB, who announced back in
August that after 5 years he is leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC), is expected to move to the United Arab Emirates (A6) in late
January. He has already applied for an A6 licence. He states that he
will depart from DRC on December 20th (he was expected to leave in
September), and go to Paris on the 21st. Philippe will be in France until
January 18th and then he will fly to Dubai. Meanwhile, his activity from
DRC will be limited (home station is being fully dismantled; activity
from his office will be during his mornings between 0630-0700z on 14114
kHz and afternoons between 1530-1600z on 21188 kHz). Last QSO will be
on December 19th. He hopes to obtain an A6 callsign in a reasonable amount
of time. His QSL Manager will continue to be SM5DJZ.

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
VK9DWX - Willis Island; 2008 Operation
VU4RG - Andaman & Nicobar Island; 2008 Operation

E4, PALESTINE. It was announced this past week that an Italian team of
6 operators were granted a license during the period of January 1-11th
(2009). The team will use the callsign E44M and will be active 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 team includes the following 6 members: Simone/IZ0BTV,
Bello/IZ0EGM, Giorgio/IZ4AKS, Cortesi/IZ4DPV, Pasquale/IZ8IYX and Vini/
IK2CIO. 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. Pilot stations will be announced later. More news will be available
in the next few weeks. A Web page is now active at:
www.dxcoffee.com/e44m/

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Aki, JA1KAJ, who is currently active from Manihiki
Atoll (OC-014), will move over to Rarotonga Island (OC-013), South Cook
Islands, between December 11-17th. He will continue to sign E51QQQ.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

ET3, ETHIOPIA. Operator Abel, active from the E.A.R.S. club station,
ET3AA, has been showing up on 15 meters SSB as early as 0900z and as
late as 1230z. QSL via Box 60258, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

FG, GUADELOUPE (Special Activity). Look for members of the Radio Club
Guadeloupe (FG5KC) to be active as FG5KC/p during a demonstration for
their youth at a science festival on a University Campus, December 12-13th.
Activity will be on the HF/VHF bands and Digital modes.

FOLLOW THE NEW SUNSPOT CYCLE. Those who are interested in following the
propagation, sunspots and the new sunspot cycle may want to look at the
following Web page provide by Kevin, VE3NE: www.solarcycle24.com/
There is plenty of reading, charts and pictures to keep you busy.

FREE MAPS!! Tim, EI8IC, has a great collection of the most comprehensive
prefix maps on the Web; now available for free to download (ed. Yes, for
FREE!). There are 34 new maps available separately or in a combined zipped
archive. EI8IC also has a unique IOTA Bearing List which has been updated
with all the latest IOTA island numbers. You can create your own list of
beam headings and distance in miles or kilometers to ALL of the IOTA
island groups. He also has maps for CQ Zones, ITU Zones, ITU Regions,
Grid Squares, ARRL Sections and much more. Visit the following Web page
at: www.mapability.com/ei8ic/index.html

H4 & H40, SOLOMON ISLANDS AND TEMOTU PROVINCE. Bernhard, DL2GAC, informs
OPDX that he will depart from Markdorf, Germany, on January 8th and arrive
in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, on Saturday, January 10th.
He is expected to stay until April 28th. Bernhard will be active as
H44MS on SSB only but will focus on the 80 and 40 meter bands. He states,
“I do collect U.S. counties. Additionally, I look for missing slots for
my 5B-WAS, 5B-ITU-Zones, 5B-WAZ and new IOTAs.” QSL via his home callsign,
by the Bureau or direct after his return home. ADDED NOTES: Bernhard states
that Sigi/DK9FN (CW op) and Hermann/DL2NUD (an EME op) will join him at
the end of February. Together they plan to do a 2-3 week operation to
Temotu (H40). A flight to Lata, capital city of Temotu, is planned for
March 2nd. Sigi/DK9FN will go back home on March 16th, and Hermann/DL2NUD
will stay until April 9th.

HB8/HE8, SWITZERLAND. The Union Schweizerischer Kurzwellen-Amateure
(l’USKA), the Swiss National Ham Society, has granted all Swiss hams to
use the prefixes HE8 and HB8 during the whole year of 2009 to celebrate the
l’USKA 80th anniversary. Stations will sign HE8 instead of HB9, and HB8
instead of HB3. These prefixes are valid only from the Swiss territory.
No foreign operators/activities are allowed (no callsign/HE8 or HE8 is
possible).

IOTA NEWS………….
AS-151. Operators Semon/BD3BXH, Sandy/BG3DCI and Xiaoming/BG3DDB (and
possibly other operators from the TianJin B3C Club) will be
active as homecall/2 from JuHua Island, December 10-13th.
Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via BD3BXH.

EU-096. Operators Jouni/OH4KZM and Jukka/OH4MFA will be active as
OH4JT/1 from Kustavi Island, December 26-30th. Activity will
include a Multi-Op entry in the Stew-Perry Topband Challenge.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters, mainly CW. QSL via OH4MFA,
direct or by the bureau. Further information can be found at:
personal.inet.fi/surf/oh4mfa/oh4jt-1.htm

NA-034. Rick, NE8Z, will be signing NE8Z/4 from Lido Key, FL, located
in the Florida State Center West Group between December 7-14th.
Activity will be CW and SSB on the IOTA frequencies. His rig
will be a TS50s using an Outbacker vertical antenna. QSL via
NE8Z.

NA-112. Dennis, WA2USA, will be active as WA2USA/4 from Bogue Banks
(USI NC-010S, Carteret County, North Carolina) between February
12-24th. Activity will be 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and
RTTY. He will also participate in the ARRL CW DX and CQ WPX
RTTY Contests. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau.

NA-141. Bodo, DL3OCH, will be active as KT3Q/4 from Key Biscayne
Island (USI FL-030S, WLOTA LH-1246, Dade County, Florida)
between December 12-26th. He also plans to activate other
IOTAs during his stay. IOTAs mentioned are: NA-052, NA-062,
NA-069 or NA-138. Activity will be on 40-15 meters CW. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

SA-066. (Update/Change) Members of the 4M5DX Group will be active as
YW1TI from Toas Island, in the Zulia State Group, December
9-12th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and
possibly RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1830, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14040, 18098, 21040, 24920,
28040 and 50110 kHz
SSB - 1845, 3755/3790, 7055, 14260/14195, 18128/18145, 21260/
21295, 24950, 28560/28460/28495 and 50110 kHz
RTTY - 7040, 10140, 14090, 18100, 21080, 24920, 28090 and
50110 kHz
The team now includes two YL operators. Team members are:
Alex/YV5SSB (team leader, SSB), Manuel/YY4MP (SSB), Rafael/
YY4RN (CW/SSB), Franco/YV1FM (CW/Digi), Rainer/YV5EU (CW),
Olli/OH0XX (CW), Jesus/YV5MSG (SSB), Jose/YV5TX (Web/Logistci),
Andreina/YY4AND (YL - SSB), Carlos/YY4DCT (SSB) and Laura/
YY4LCG (YL - SSB). This operation is good towards the Venezuela
Islands Award. For more details, visit their Web site at:
yw1ti.4m5dx.info
QSL via IT9DAA (QRZ.com).

KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA. Paul, A35RK/KK6H, is now in Pago Pago and is operating
as KH8/KK6H from Larry’s, AH8LG, QTH on Tutuila Island (OC-045, USI
AS-007S). You may only have a day or two to work him before he leaves
the morning of the 9th, for Apia, Samoa. On the morning of the 10th,
Paul will depart for Tonga and should be home in Ha’apai on the 12th.
QSNs show that Paul has been on 20 meters SSB and 17 meters CW between
1800-2100z. QSL via W7TSQ or LoTW.

KOSOVO NEWS (Press Release by Martti, OH2BH)…………..
THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO ENTERS A NEW PHASE AS OF DECEMBER 9, 2008
“EULEX will switch on and UNMIK will switch off”, as EULEX’s head put it
today! www.eulex-kosovo.eu
It was just a few days ago in the United Nations Security Council
where the UN Secretary-General’s fresh report on Kosovo highlighted the
considerable progress made in Kosovo since its independence in February
of this year. All Council members supported the decision by the Secretary-
General to adapt the UN’s role to this new, positive reality by accelerat-
ing the downsizing of the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the transfer
of rule of law authorities to the European Union’s mission, EULEX as of
December 9, 2008.
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the Republic of Kosovo, as it
is called in UN terms, is there to stay as it is recognized by fifty-three
UN member states today. Even those European countries not recognizing
Kosovo because of their own minorities, voted unanimously to let the EULEX
take over the next phase of the new country’s development work. This is
also another historical event where, for the first time, the European
Union is working together and with the United States on a peace settlement
issue.
This same day also signifies a wonderful occasion to the 2008 Nobel
Peace Prize Laureate, Martti Ahtisaari, who acted as the UN Special
Envoy for Kosovo and whose “peace roadmap” is now in implementation.
Mr. Ahtisaari has served as mediator in many complex negotiations in
which there is no standard outcome. Kosovo’s road to independence marks
a unique case in which the only winners are the people of Kosovo. We all
salute Mr. Ahtisaari for his mission under complicated circumstances and
congratulate him on winning the Nobel Peace Prize which he will receive
on this same day. Amateur Radio operators are grateful to Mr. Ahtisaari
for his support of Amateur Radio Mission Goodwill Kosovo currently under
implementation in Kosovo.
A special postage stamp is issued in Finland on December 10th in Mr.
Ahtisaari’s honor, and the next 1000 direct QSL envelopes released by
OH2BH/OH2BN/OH2TA/OH2UA for YU8/OH2R, CN2B, CU2X, FJ/OH2AM, OH0X, OH8X,
OJ0B, TC4X will bear that stamp.” Visit the following Web page to see
the stamp:
www.stampnews.com/stamps/stamps_2008/stamp_1225051……

OH9, FINLAND (Special Event - This one for the kids!). Once again OH9SCL
will be active from Santa Claus Land (SCL) in the Arctic Circle, during
the month of December. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes. There has been plenty of activity over the past
week on 40/20/30 meters, some SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via OH9UV: PL 50,
96101 Rovaniemi, Finland. A special “Santa Claus Land” award is available.
For more information about the award, please visit the SCL Web page at:
kotisivu.dnainternet.net/rakarttu/OMAT_KOTISIVUT/O……

OOOOPPPSSS!! (CORRECTION) There was a typo in last week’s OPDX.886 under
“KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA.” We stated that Larry’s, AH8LG, callsign was KH8LG
which was incorrect.

OP0, ANTARCTICA. Paul, ON3PC, who got his license only a short time ago,
is expected to be active as OP0LE from the new Belgian Antarctic station
“Princess Elisabeth” (www.antarcticstation.org) situated on Dronning
Maud Land. Activities can be expected between mid-December and mid-February
of 2009.

QRZ.COM TO CHANGE. Fred, AA7BQ, QRZ Founder, announced that QRZ.COM will
be changing their database/Web site. He states, “Today we’re pleased to
make an initial announcement about a new version of our online callsign
database that will soon replace our existing pages. Internally, we’ve
been calling it QRZ 2.0, however, it will soon be known simply as QRZ as
it becomes the system default. The new database includes a fresh new
layout plus a number of new features and information details that were
not previously available. In addition, the new callsign pages are custom-
izable by the user to include colors, fonts, and multiple pictures.
We’ve also included the GridFinder as a mainstream part of our data.
Additionally, we have made vast improvements in our geo coordinate data-
base, and we now include regional mapping information for nearly every
callsign, both USA and DX! Once we’ve had sufficient time to test the
new system we will eventually replace all of the callsign pages with the
new format.” To see an example of their new pages for AA7BQ, go to:
www.qrz.com/db/AA7BQ
To see your callsign page under the new format, just use the URL/code:
www.qrz.com/db/your_callsign
PLEASE NOTE: You must have Javascript enabled on your browser to take
full advangage of what these new pages have to offer. Fred also mentions,
“If you’d like to take a sneak peek at the new editing features as well,
you must join our Beta Tester’s Group (it’s free) by clicking
(you must be logged
in). Your request will be approved ASAP. Your comments and constructive
criticism are welcome. Please don’t write to tell us that ‘you prefer the
old version’, or that you ‘don’t like the changes’ because, frankly, we’re
determined to move forward. This is the first major rewrite of the QRZ
database in several years and a lot of new technology has come of age
since the current system made its debut. This project started more than
a year ago and parts of it have already been running in the background
for some time. Now, however, we’re finally ready to start showing off
the new look and get some feedback from the users. We appreciate your
feedback! Please don’t be bashful! We think you’re going to like it!”

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
6Y/G3NKC QSLS. Dave, G3NKC, reports that those who have requested a
direct QSL for any of his QSOs in October, the cards have arrived from
the printers this past week and should have been posted this past
weekend. Anyone else who needs a card may apply direct (with IRC or
2 USDs) or via the Bureau. The logs are on LoTW.

QSL CO0V via EA1EAU. The special callsign was used during the past
weekend on the Digital modes by operators Jesus/CO2IZ, Lilliam/CO2XV,
Gustavo/CO2NO and Eligio/CM2ELY. For more details, see QRZ.com.

QSL V31WA via UT5GR. Dim, UT5UGR, was active from Belize for one week
which included CQ WW DX CW Contest.

PIRATE ALERT. Phil, G3SWH, reports, “There has been a pirate station
using the callsign VP2V/G6AY on CW over the last few weeks, and both
Jim, G3RTE, and I have received QSL requests from numerous stations.
VP2V/G6AY was the special call of our February 2006 DX-pedition and
has not been activated since. Neither do we have any current plans to
re-activate the call. All QSL requests received to date have been
returned with an explanatory note.”

SAZAN ISLAND (ZA0/) QSLS. Alfredo, IK7JWX (ZA0/IK7JWX), reports that
all QSLs received via direct will be responsed to before December
18th. He invites all to visit their Web site and sign the guest book
at: www.sazan2008.altervista.org

QSLS VIA LOTW: G3TXF and VP6DX

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2YA, 3V8BB, 4L0A, 8R1K, 9L1X, A25/DL7DF,
CE0Y/JJ2NYT, CE0Z/DL2AH, CN2DX, CT3FQ, DH1TW, DR1A, EK6TA, ER5GB,
ET3JA, EW1AR, EW2AA, FK8GX, FO/JJ2NYT, H7/NP3D, HD5J, JA6GCE/HC5,
JA6GCE/HC8, JA6SOV/HC5, JA6SOV/HC8, JX/G7VJR, JX/SQ4MP, OX3KQ, OX3XR,
T88ZF, TG9NX, UN5J, V73ZF, VO2A, VP2EFB, YJ0AQY, YN2/EW1AR, ZC4VJ and
ZL7/DL2AH

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4J7WMF, 5Z1A, 6K2AVL, AM5R, EH6R, AN0EB,
BG7MVZ, CU8F, CU8T, DLORUG/P, DK150HZ, DR0R, HB9SPACE, LA1S/LH, LZ08KM,
PF07XMAS, T93J, T94GB, T96C, T90HQ and T960ARA

S2, BANGLADESH. Good news from S2-land. Belayet, S21RB, General Secretary
Bangladesh Amateur Radio League (BARL), reports that the Bangladesh Tele-
communication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started giving/conducting
amateur radio license tests again after a long laps of 4 years. Tests were
given as recently as November 27th, using a Computer Based Testing (CBT)
System. Tests consists of a total of 35 multiple-choice type questions
with a minimum of 18 correct answers were needed to pass the test. The
duration of test was one hour. The good news is that a total of 84
candidates took the exam and among them 62 candidates have successfully
passed. This was all possible thanks to three executive committee members
of the BARL who had very productive meetings with the BTRC. Committee
members mentioned were Belayet Robin/S21RB, Dr. Zahid Shipon/S21VA and
Saiful Huda/S21SH. For more details and pictures, please visit the
following Web page at: www.barl.org

T2, TUVALU (OC-015). Operators Bill/N7OU and Bob/W7YAQ will be active
between February 17th and March 2nd. Their callsigns still have to be
confirmed. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, mainly CW, with some SSB
and RTTY. They plan to be an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February
21-22nd). QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.

TC12, TURKEY (Special Event). Special event station TC12AKUT is now active
(since December 1st) through December 16th. This is the first activity by
the AKUT DXpedition Team to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the “AKUT
Search & Rescue Association”. Team members are: Urcun/TA0U (Leader),
Can/TA1CN, Onder/TA2CL, Eren/TA2FP, Kaya/TA2JG, Serkan/TA2JN and some
other voluntary HAMs and friends. Operations will take place from Kartepe
(2908m ASL) from the Camp/Technical Resp.: Serhat AKBEL. The QSL Manager
is TA0U: P.O. Box 17, 34734 Sahra-i Cedid, Istanbul, Republic of Turkey.
For more information about the event, please view the following Web pages:
www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4289
www.qrz.com/TC12AKUT

VI2, AUSTRALIA (Special Event). The Australian Communications and Media
Authority (ACMA) has issued a special callsign VI2BV90 to the Waverley
Amateur Radio Society, the oldest continually licensed Amateur Radio
Club in Australia. Waverley ARS was formed on January 27, 1919, and was
issued the licence N249 on August 18, 1920. This became 2BV, then VK2BV,
a callsign it still uses. The special callsign will be in use to celebrate
Waverley’s 90th anniversary. Look for their club station to be on the
air from 0000z, January 24th, until 2400z, February 1st (2009). The
operating schedule is currently being discussed, and once it is finalized,
it will be updated on the club’s Web site at: www.vk2bv.org

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Operators John/KX7YT and Rob/N1KEZ will
be active from VP5JM’s Hamlet on Providenciales Island (NA-002) as
VP5/homecall between February 12-15th. Activity will include an entry
in the CQWW RTTY Contest (February 14-15th). QSL via their home callsigns.

VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS (Also CE). Ghis, ON5NT, informs OPDX, “No more
travels anymore for work .. I am retired now. So time now to start
travelling WITH the XYL. In January 2009 we will be travelling to South
America.” He states that he will be active as VP8DLQ from the Falkland
Islands between January 31st and February 7th (2009). Ghis also adds
that this is not a DXpedition, just a holiday trip, so most activity
will be in the local evening hours. He will be island hopping in the
Falklands. Due to weight limitations on small aircrafts for the internal
flights, he will only be hand-carrying his small IC-706MKIIG (100w). QSL
via ON5NT (detailed info at QRZ.com/on5nt). ADDED NOTES: Ghis states,
“Since I am now retired I am cleaning up a huge backlog of bureau cards
for past operations…. I will be QRV from Chile also, but awaiting my
callsign. As soon as I get it I will let you know the details.”

XU, CAMBODIA (Also GM!). John, 9M6XRO, will once again be active as
XU7XRO from December 10-18th. His QTH will be Sihanouk Ville (Kompong
Som). Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL only
via Tim, M0URX, by the Bureau, direct or E-mail requests to M0URX for
Bureau cards. Full QSL info is available at: www.m0urx.com
ADDED NOTE: John states he will be in Scotland over the Christmas and New
Year’s holiday season. He hopes to be active as GM3OOK from Irvine.

425DX NEWS
06 December 2008
ARI DX Bulletin
No 918

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

5X - Graham, 5X1GS is back on the bands after a couple of months. He
has remodelled his antenna farm, with beams, slopers for 40 and 80
metres and a full size Carolina Windom 160. QSL via WB2YQH. [TNX
WB2YQH]

9Q - Philippe, F5LTB will be leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo
on 20 December and will go QRT as 9Q1TB on the 19th. Until then
some limited activity will take place from his work QTH, as his
home station is being dismantled. Look for him around 14114 kHz at
between 6.30-7.00 UTC and around 21188 kHz between 15.30-16.00
UTC. Philippe’s next work assignment will be in the United Arab
Emirates, starting on 18 January. QSL via SM5DJZ. [TNX F5NQL]

CO - T47C is the callsign that Ed, CO7PH and possibily other operators
will use during their 16-21 December activity for Cayo Coco
(NA-086) [425DXN 915]. Plans are to operate mainly CW with some
SSB on 160-10 metres. QSL via W3HNK. [TNX CO7PH]

CX - Bad weather conditions caused the November activity from San
Gabriel Island (SA-057) [425DXN 914] to be postponed. It has now
been rescheduled to take place on 13 December. A group of
operators from the Sacramento Radio Club (CX2FAA) will be active
as CX1F on 80, 40,20, 15, 10 and 2 metres. QSL to P.O. Box 39073,
70000 Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. [TNX F5NQL]

E4 - Vinicio/IK2CIO, Simone/IZ0BTV, Aurelio/IZ0EGM, Giorgio/IZ4AKS,
Massimo/IZ4DPV, Pasquale/IZ8IYX and Les/SP3DOI will be active as
E44M from Palestine on 1-11 January. They will have three stations
active on all bands and modes, with beams, verticals and wire
antennas. Plans are to concentrate on RTTY and other digital
modes, on the low bands as well as on 30, 17 and 12 metres, and to
focus on working stations outside Europe. QSL via IZ0BTV, direct,
bureau and LoTW. QSLling policy, on-line logs, updates and further
information can be found at www.dxcoffee.com/e44m/ [TNX IZ8IYX]

E5 - Lars, SM6CUK is active as E51CUK from Rarotonga (OC-013), South
Cook Islands until 9 December. He operates CW only on the HF
bands, 160 metres excluded. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX The Daily DX]

KC4_ant- Adam, K2ARB will be active as KC4/K2ARB, CE9/K2ARB and/or VP8DKF
from Patriot Hills Camp and surrounding areas, Antarctica (AN-016)
from 16 December to 30 January. He plans to operate CW, SSB and
PSK31 when workload permits. Adam has a blog at
www.k2arb.blogspot.com. QSL via home call. [TNX K2ARB]

PY - A state of emergency has been declared in the Brazilian state of
Santa Catarina, recently hit hard by flooding. Consequently, the
6-13 December ZV5Z & ZV5V activity from Ilha da Paz (SA-027)
[425DXN 915] has been cancelled. A new date, hopefully in the
first months of 2009, will be announced in due course. [TNX PY2NQ]

W - Rick, NE8Z will be signing NE8Z/4 from Lido Key (NA-034) on 7-14
December. He plans to operate CW and SSB on the usual IOTA
frequencies. QSL via home call. [TNX NE8Z]

W - Bodo, DL3OCH will be active (on 40-15 metres CW) as KT3Q/4 from
Key Biscayne (NA-141) on 12-26 December. He also plans to operate
from other IOTA groups (NA-052, NA-062, NA-069 and/or NA-138). QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]

XU - John, 9M6XRO will be active as XU7XRO from Kompong Som, Cambodia
on 10-18 December. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10
metres. QSL via M0URX, direct or bureau (www.m0urx.com). [TNX K1XN]

YV - The YW1TI expedition to Toas Island (SA-066) [425DXN 915] is now
expected to take place on 9-14 December. The large team plans to
operate on all bands CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL via IT9DAA.
The website for the operation is at yw1ti.4m5dx.info/.

BANGLADESH —> Belayet Robin, S21RB, General Secretary of the Bangladesh
Amateur Radio League reports that amateur radio license tests in Bangladesh
have re-started after four years. A test was conducted on 27 November, and
62 out of 84 candidates passed successfully. [TNX www.qrz.com]

CQ DX MARATHON —> Each year, from 1 January to 31 December, CQ Magazine
sponsors a challenge to work as many countries and zones as possible in the
calendar year. The 2008 edition of the CQ Magazine DX Marathon ends soon,
but there is still time to fill in some missing countries and zones. For
complete rules and submission information, please visit www.dxmarathon.com
[TNX K9EL]

DESECHEO 2009 —> The Documentary Archive Radio Communication provides on
its website (www.dokufunk.org) a special coverage of the forthcoming
DXpedition to Desecheo: a first exclusive interview with Co-Team Leader
Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, and extensive background information on this and all
previous KP5 expeditions. Further interviews before, during, and after the
February 2009 DXpedition are scheduled. [TNX OE1WHC]

DXCC NEWS —> WA2YUN/KH9 (Wake Island, operation commencing 2007), VK9DWX
(Willis Islands, 2008 operation) and VU4RG (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, 2008
operation) have been approved for DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]

TOP LISTS —> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please note
that QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible
for listing. Send send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow[kringelis]fastwebnet[taskas]it)

+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Junji Saito (JA7SSB),
Myron D. “Bud” Weisberg (K2YOF) and Stanislav Julianovich Muhlja (UR5FB,
formerly UB5FBO and UR5FBO).

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

3X5A G3SXW EF8M OH1RY PW2D PY2VM
4L0A EA7FTR EK6LP IK2DUW PZ5TT VE3DZ
4O8A S50A EK6TA DJ0MCZ R1ANR RZ3BJ
4U1UN HB9BOU EL2AR EL2BA R70B RA9UT
5B4AIA UA6MF EL2DT EL2FM RA9A RK9AWN
5B4AII RW3RN EO15IVK UT5IH RG3K UA3QDX
5B8AD W3HNK ER0FEO UU0JM RG9A UA9XC
5C5T EA5YU ER0WW UT3UA RK2FWA DK4VW
5H3EE DL4ME ER5GB W3HNK RL3A W3HNK
5K0T HA7RY ER5WU W3HNK RN9S RN9SXX
5V7BR F2VX EX2F RW6HS RP67MB RZ3FR
5X1AB K6EID EX2M W3HNK RT3T UA3TT
5X1GS WB2YQH EY8MM K1BV RT4D RZ4CWW
5X1NH G3RWF FJ/WJ2O WJ2O RT4M RN4LP
6V7N DL1EFD FK/F5AHO F5AHO RT6A RZ6AZZ
6W2SC HA3AUI FM/F5IRO F5IRO RT9W RZ9WWH
6Y1V OH3RB FM1FV W3HNK RU1A RU1AE
7X2EB EA7FTR FM5BH W3HNK SN1I SP1NQF
7Z1HL DJ9ZB FM5WE K4FJ SN2K SP2YWL
7Z1UG DG1XG GB70RAF M3NDZ SN3A SP3GEM
8P5A NN1N GM7R N3SL SN3R SP6HEQ
8P9JG NN1N HB0/DK4YJ DK4YJ SN3T SP3SLU
8Q7DV UA9CLB HB0/DK9TN DK9TN SN3X SP3SLA
8Q7GC UN8GC HC2SL EA5KB SN5G SP5KCR
8Q7GU UN8GU HC5WW JA6VU SN5N SP5KP
8Q7SC SP2JMB HC8N W5UE SN7Q SP7GIQ
9G5ZZ DL1CW HD2M SM6FKF SN8F SP8FHK
9H3RO G3ROO HG550REX HA8VK SN8R SP8ONZ
9J2BO G3TEV HI3T ON4IQ SN9U SP9UMJ
9J2CA G3SWH HK1X EA7FTR SV9/AI4YE I0UZF
9J2FM JA4ATV HK3JJH/HK0B HK3JJH SX5R SV5DKL
9J2QQV JO7QQV HP1/LA5IIA LA4YW T31DX JA8BMK
9J3A S53A HQ9R K5WW T88CI HA5AO
9M2CNC G4ZFE HR9/WQ7R AI4U T88CJ HA7TM
9M4SAB 9M6TW IG9W IZ1GAR TA4ZA OH2BH
9M6/N2BB MD0CCE IG9X IK1QBT TC12AKUT TA0U
9M6DXX/p M0URX II20CJ IW2HAJ TC1LZ TA1HZ
9M6NA JE1JKL II2COMO IK2AQZ TC4X OH2BH
9M6XRO/p M0URX IO4T IZ4JMA TF3CW LX1NO
9M8YY JR3WXA IQ6CC IW6DSM TG9/IV3IYH IK2ILH
A35KL W6ZL IR4M IK4WMH TM2OFL F5KFL
A41MO EA5KB IR4X I4EAT TM2PCI F6KVP
A61AS YO3FRI IR9Y IT9ABY TM2S F5PED
A62ER IZ8CLM IS0/K7QB IN3QBR TM4AFM F6KIM
A7/M0FGA NN1N J28JA F5JFU TM4Q F6FYA
A71BR A71AN J43J DJ5JH TM4TLT F8KOI
A71BX EA7FTR J49I IK0EFR TM6M F4DXW
A71CO EA7FTR J5UAP HA3AUI TM6X F5VHY
A71CT EA7FTR J6/W0SA 8P9NX TO3R RW3RN
A71CW A71AN J68HZ K9HZ TO4X KQ1F
A71EL A71AN J68V K5WW TO5X K5UN
A71EM EA7FTR JW1CCA LA1CCA TR8CA F6CBC
A73A EA7FTR JW5NM LA5NM TU8/F5LPY pirate
AH0BT 7L1FPU KH0AM JE1CKA UK8OAH IK2QPR
AH2R JH7QXJ KH0WW JP1IOF UN1F DF6PB
AH6XX K2WR KP2/WA2TTI WA2TTI UN3M EA7FTR
AN8R EA8AY KP2B EA7FTR UN4L UA9AB
AT2RS DL4KQ [1] KP2M AI4U UN5J W3HNK
AT2RS W3HNK [2] KP4AO W3HNK UN6P UN7PBY
AU0JCB VU3DJQ LN8W LA9VDA UN7AB DL8KAC
AU5JCB VU2SMN LQ0F EA5KB UN9L LZ1YE
B4TB BA4TB LS1D LW9EOC UU0A UU0JX
C31FF pirate LU8YE EA7FTR UU3W UU2JZ
C4N W3HNK LX7I LX2A V26K AA3B
C6AKX WA4WTG LX9DX LX2AJ V31WA UT5UGR
C6AQQ ND3F LY7Z LY2CY V47NT W2RQ
C6ARR WA4WTG LZ9A LZ2HM VC6R VE6SV
C6ATA WA4WTG LZ9W LZ1PM VK2IA DL8YR
C98LW UY5LW NY8A/KH2 JG1ITH VK4MA N3ZK
CK2DWA VE2DWA OA4TT N6XQ VK8NSB VK6NE
CM6RCR W3HNK OA4WW HP1WW VP2ETN JN1NDY
CN2M HP1WW OD5ET EB7DX VP2MDG K2DM
CN2R W7EJ OG50F OH1F VP5W W7TSQ
CO0V EA1EAU OH0V OH6LI VP9I N1HRA
CO8ZZ DK1WI OH0X OH2TA XT2JZ pirate
CS2T CT1ILT OH0Z W0MM XU7KOH ON7PP
CS95A CT3EE OH5Z OH5LIZ XU7TZG ON7PP
CT3NT CT1BOH OH6M OH6AH XW1B E21EIC
CT9L DJ6QT OH8X OH2UA YB0ECT K3AIR
CU2X OH2BH OH9SCL OH9UV YJ0MM DL4RDJ
CV5D CX2ABC OL140PS OK1DOL YL90CF YL2CF
CW5W CX6VM OP4A ON6LY YL90CR YL2CR
CW7T K5WW OP4K ON4JZ YL90EC YL2EC
D4C CT1ESV [3] OT5P ON7RN YL90MF YL2MF
D4C IZ4DPV [4] OT5W ON4RU YL90UZ YL2UZ
DC4A DL4NAC OX5AA G3TXF YM3A LZ1NK
DP0GVN DL5EBE P3F 5B4AGN YN2Z K9ZO
E21EIC E21EIC [1] P40Q K0DQ YR1C YO4NA
E21EIC JR5XPG [5] P40Q K0DQ YS4/K9GY K9GY
E51CUK SM6CUK P40TA WM6A YS4RR K9GY
E73M K2PF P40W N2MM YW4D EA7JX
E760DPR E73DPR P49V AI6V ZF2AM K6AM
E77CFG E72U P49Y AE6Y ZM1A ZL1AMO
E7DX E77E PA125CWZ PD9HVS ZM2M ZL2AL
EA6IB EA5BM PF4T PA0LEY ZM3A ZL3WW
EA8CMX OH2BYS PG6G PA3GVI ZM4A ZL4AA
EE2K EA2RKO PJ2T N9AG ZP0R ZP5AZL
EE2W EB2BXL PJ4A K4BAI ZP6/N3BNA KA2AEV
EE7E EC7ABV PR1T PY1ZV ZY7C PT7WA

[1] others
[2] North and South America
[3] bureau
[4] direct
[5] JA stations

7X0RY Frantisek Pubal, c/o Zuzana Rybarova, P.O. Box 109, 11121 Praha 1,
Czech Republic
DL4KQ Frank Rosenkranz, Blumenstr. 25, D-50126 Bergheim, Germany
HA5AO Gaspar Istvan, Rakoczi ut 85, H-1196 Budapest, Hungary
HA7RY Tamas Pekarik, Alagi ut 15., H-2151 Fot, Hungary
HA7TM Nemeth Tibor, P.O. Box 23, H-2035 Erd, Hungary
HK3JJH Pedro J. Allina, Cod 9906 P.O. Box 02-5242, Miami, FL 33102-5242,
USA
JA8BMK Toshihiko Fukuta, 2115-3 Nobori, Yoichi, Hokkaido 046-0002, Japan
JE1JKL Saty Nakamura, 1-27-2, Kamiya, Ushiku, Ibaraki, 300-1216 Japan
M0URX Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1SF,
England, UK
UN8GC Mikhail Chirkov, P.O. Box 15, 050009 Almaty, Kazakhstan
UN8GU Andrey Kvochkov, P.O. Box 179, 050000 Almaty, Kazakhstan
UY5LW Igor Pyzh, P.O.Box 1770, Kharkov - 176, 61176 Ukraine
VQ9LA Larry Arneson, PSC 466 Box 24 (DG-21 Annex 30), FPO AP
96595-0024, USA
W3HNK Joseph L. Arcure Jr, 115 Buck Run Road, Lincoln University, PA
19352, USA
XU7ABN Claude Laget, P.O. Box 1373 GPO, Phnom Penh 99999, Cambodia
ZC4VJ Andy Chadwick, P.O. Box 36575, 5526 Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus

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

DX Bulletin 50 ARLD050
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT December 4, 2008

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

GEORGIA, 4L. Andy, UU4JMG is QRV as 4L/homecall and is usually
active on 160 meters around 2200 to 0300z, as well as 40 and 20
meters using CW. QSL to home call.

CHINA, BY. Operators BD3BXH/2, BG3DCI/2 and BG3DDB/2 will be QRV
from Juhua Island, IOTA AS-151, from December 10 to 13. Activity
will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via BD3BXH.

SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Lars, SM6CUK is QRV as E51CUK from
Rarotonga, IOTA OC-013, until December 9. Activity will be on 80 to
10 meters using CW. QSL to home call.

IRAN, EP. Moshen, EP3SMH is generally active using RTTY on 20
meters around 1400z.

CROZET ISLAND, FT/W. Florentin, F4DYW will be QRV as FT5WO from the
French Alfred Faure Base, IOTA AF-008, from December 8 to November
30, 2009. Activity will be mostly on 40, 20 and 15 meters and
possibly 80 meters. QSL direct.

SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA ISLANDS, HK0. Cal, WF5W, Mike, K5UO and
Rob, HK3CW are QRV as 5K0CW from San Andres Island, IOTA NA-033,
until December 12. This includes an entry in the ARRL 160 Meter
contest. QSL via W5PF.

GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. Peter, HA3AUI is QRV as J5UAP and has been
active on 20 meters around 0830z and 17 meters around 1010z. QSL to
home call.

ANTARCTICA. Helmuth, W6KDX is staying on Amundsen-Scott South Pole
station until Jan 5, 2009 and if time permits may be active as
KC4AAA. Activity will mainly be on 20 meters SSB. QSL via K1IED.

HAWAII, KH6. Kan, JA1BK will be QRV as KH6BK from Oahu during the
ARRL 160 Meter contest. QSL to home call.

AMERICAN SAMOA, KH8. Paul, A35RK is QRV as KH8/KK6H until December
9. Activity will be mainly on 20 meters using CW and SSB around
0600 to 0700z. QSL via W7TSQ.

US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Jerry, WA2TTI is QRV as KP2/homecall from
St. Croix until December 10. This includes an entry in the ARRL 160
Meter contest. QSL to home call.

FINLAND, OH. Special even station OH9SCL is active from Santa Claus
Land at the Arctic Circle. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using
CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via OH9UV.

BRAZIL, PY. Special event station ZY7EAM is active until December 7
in celebration of Sailor Day. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using
CW and SSB. QSL via PY7GK.

TURKEY, TA. Urcun, TA0U and others are QRV as TC12AKUT until
December 12 from skiing area Kartepe in celebration of the 12th
anniversary of the Turkish Search and Rescue Association. QSL via
TA0U.

CANADA, VE. Art, N3DXX is QRV as VY2/homecall from Prince Edward
Island during the ARRL 160 Meter contest. QSL to home call.

INDIA, VU. Operators VU3FRK, VU3RSB, VU2BGS and VU3KET and other
operators are QRV as AT2RS from Nachugunta, a new IOTA, until
December 7. North and South American hams QSL via W3HNK and all
others via DL4KQ.

CAMBODIA, XU. John, 9M6XRO will be QRV as XU7XRO from Kompong Som
from December 10 to 18. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via M0URX.

INDONESIA, YB. Adhi, YB3MM/9 is QRV from Timor Island, IOTA OC-148,
until December 7. If conditions permit, he may also be active from
Semau Island, IOTA OC-241. QSL via IZ8CCW.

VENEZUELA, YV. Members of the 4M5DX group will be QRV as YW1TI from
Toas Island, IOTA SA-066, from December 9 to 12. Activity will be
on all bands using CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. QSL via IT9DAA.

OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are
approved for DXCC credit: Wake Island, WA2YUN/KH9, operations
commencing 2007; Willis Island, VK9DWX, 2008 operation, and Andaman
and Nicobar Island, VU4RG, 2008 operation.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL 160-Meter Contest, NCCC Sprint,
TARA RTTY Melee, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint and TOPS Activity CW
Contest are all scheduled for this weekend. The NAQCC Straight
Key/Bug CW Sprint is scheduled for December 10. Please see December
QST, page 68, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.

Sveiki,

Gavau prane�im� i� Helmuto DL5DSM :

Hello Vitas, I just finished my site with infos about VU4RG and VU3NLG www.dl5dsm.de/25401.html

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73! Vitas LY3VJ

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Aciu uz puikia ideja Gintai,

Mano paste turiu tokia simpatiska YL Jurgita, kuria kartais pavaisinu kava
ir dar kai kuom.
Manau po CQ WW as eisiu eilini karta su ja kur nors.
Pabusiu “snipas” ir pranesiu “slapta” informacija tiems kas to pageidaus.
Manau problemu nekils, nes bent iki siol su ja nebuvo.
Gal tik pasto virsininke turi ta info? Tada jau bus sudetingiau, nes ji ne
mano skonio, o ir sveria ko gero “centneri” jei ne daugiau.
Nenustebkite, kad LY5W nera paminetas QSL-biuro ataskaitose, nes savo QSL
atiduodu vienam zmogui is Vilniaus. Jis toliau rupinasi ju likimu. Ka pats
tiesiai, ka per Sauliu LY2MQ, ka i QSL biura.
Del direct serviso, apie kuri rasiau anksciau, ko gero susilaikysiu, nes
manau anksciau-veliau busiu apkaltintas, kad kazko nenusiunciau, o
apmokejima gavau.
Aciu LY2BET, LY3A, LY1CX uz supratima. Gal geriau pranesiu, ka zadu siusti
DIRECT ateinancia savaite (su apmokejimu).
Dabar guli neuzklijuoti vokai: VU7SJ, VU7NRO, VU4MY, VU4RG, TF4M, ZC4LI,
9Y4D, 4S7NE, 5A1A (is seniau), 5H3RK (is seniau), FR5ZU (is seniau), 5U5U,
A7/M0FGA, YW4D via EA7JX, YI9WV via NI5DX, ZD7X via W0MM, SU1HR, SU1SA,
9J2CA, V51DR, 5X1Z (is seniau), LA6YEA, F2YT, LA7JO.
Jeigu turite jiems ka nors, atsiuskite savo israsytas QSL man, idesiu i
bendra voka.
Adr: p/d 1081, Kaunas LT-49005

Po CQ WW net neabejoju - susidarys dar koks simtas nauju adresu.
Del apmokejimo sutarsime veliau.

73, Saulius LY5W
2008/11/27 LY2KW

> E> Siaip sitos taisykles galioja jau senokai, jau pora metu tai tikrai.
>
> Liaukites kreipti demesi i taisykles, muitines ir pastai interpretuoja
> jas kaip nori, kaitalioja kaip nori ir kada nori, pranest nesiteikia.
>
> Gal idomu siunciantiems QSL. Kaip zinia, siuntos i uzsieni nuo
> neperseniausiai buvo klasifikuojamos i siuntinius (virs 5kg) ir pasto
> korespondencijos siuntas (iki 5kg). Nuo kazkada pastas sugalvojo
> pakeisti svoriu ribas, tai yra i vienas salis pasto korespondencijos
> siunta ribojama dviem kilogramais, i kitas - penkiais. Saliu sarasas
> yra uzslaptintas, pasto skyriuose jums gali pasakyti kaina tik prieme
> siuntini, Lietuvos pasto puslapis www.post.lt tos informacijos
> neteikia ir teikti nesiruosia. Stai ka man raso Daiva Sulciute, AB
> Lietuvos pasto Eksploatacijos skyriaus vyriausioji specialiste:
>
> “Kaip minejau pries tai, pasto tinklapyje sis rinkinys nera pateiktas ir
> artimiausioje ateityje nenumatyta tokio pobudzio informacijos teikti
> internete…”
>
> Zodziu, siuncia Gediminiop. Pavyzdziui, 4500 gramu QSL issiust i
> Italija kainuos ne 40.90 lt, kaip siulo kainu skaiciuokle minetame
> Lietuvos Pasto puslapyje, o 77.30 lt.
>
> Pasto korespondencijos siuntu ribos i daugeli saliu dabar yra 2kg,
> virs 2kg skaiciuokite kaip siuntini, dazniausiai nepralosite. Sarasas
> yra slaptas, bet gerbiamoji Daiva Sulciute atsako i uzklausimus po
> viena sali. Jai galima rasyti d[taskas]sulciute[kringelis]post[taskas]lt.
>
> Viso saraso ji neisduos, geriausia klausineti po viena - dvi salis.
> Atsako pakankamai greitai, lakoniskai ir PAGARBIAI. Pavyzdziui,
>
> “Laba diena,
>
> Pasto korespondencijos siuntu svorio ribos siunciant i:
> 1. Prancuzija - 2 kg, spaudiniai 5 kg;
> 2. Belgija - 5 kg;
> 3. Olandija - 2 kg;”
>
> QSL galima klasifikuot, kaip spaudinius, tai F, ON riba - 5kg, o PA -
> 2kg.
>
> Susikooperavus galima ir visa DXCC issiaiskinti, reikia nepatinget
> paklausinet gerbiamos Daivos Sulciutes. Nereikia baimintis, kad busite
> nesuprasti. Gerbiamoji Daiva maloniai pranese, kad korespondencijos
> siuntu ribos i Papua Naujaja Gvineja ir Pitkerna yra 2kg, o ne 5kg,
> kaip skelbia Lietuvos Pasto svetaine. Reikia nepiktnaudziauti ir
> neapkrauti Eksploatacijos skyriaus darbu ir stengtis per diena
> neklausti tarifu i daugiau nei pora-trejeta saliu.
>
> Sekmes!
>
> 73, Gintaras LY2KW
>
> ____
>
>

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