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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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425DX NEWS
27 December 2008
ARI DX Bulletin
No 921

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

F - The French Blind Radioamateurs National Union (Union Nationale des
Aveugles Radioamateurs de France) will operate special event
station TM2LBR from 28 December to 11 January to commemorate the
bicentenary of Louis Braille. QSL via operator’s instructions.
[TNX F8REF]

GM - Terry, GM3WUX will be active as GB2HLB from 26 December to 22
January to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth Louis Braille,
whose tactile language for the sightless has been adapted
world-wide. Each QSO made by GB2HLB will receive a special QSL
card depicting Braille and raising awareness of the Royal National
Institute of Blind People. A fund raising web page can be found at
www.justgiving.com/louisbraille [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

HB9 - Celebrating the 80th anniversary of USKA, the Swiss IARU Society,
amateur radio operators from Switzerland can replace their HB9 or
HB3 prefixes with HE8 and HB8 respectively. These special prefixes
will be in use from 1 January through 31 December 2009. [TNX
IZ1GJK/HB9EKS]

S2 - Korea DX Club members Kim/6K5YPW, Kang/DS2AGH, Lee/DS2BGV,
Kim/HL3QP, Choi/HL5FUA and Yoon/6K2AVL will be active from Dhaka,
Bangladesh on 7-12 March. They plan to operate (callsign TBA) on
160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes, with three amplifiers,
verticals and beam antennas. Suggested frequencies are:
Band CW SSB Digi
—————————-
160m 1822 - -
80m 3515 3795 -
40m 7015 7095 -
30m 10115 - -
20m 14015 14195 14082
17m 18075 18130 21082
15m 21015 21295 -
12m 24895 24950 -
10m 28015 28460 28100
QSL via HL5FUA. Logs will be available at dxpedition.co.kr/
[TNX 6K2AVL]

SP_ssh - According to the information posted by Henryk,SP9JPA on his blog
(sp9jpa.blogspot.com), Janusz,SP9YI is expected to stay at
the Polish Antarctic station “Henryk Arctowski”, South Shetland
Islands (AN-010) until early November 2009. QSL via SP9YI. [TNX
SP9JPA]

T32 - Toshi, JA8BMK has been active as T32YY [425DXN 919] from Christmas
Island (OC-024), East Kiribati since 22 December and is expected
to remain there for a few more days. QSL via home call, direct
only. [TNX The Daily DX]

T8 - Hide, JM1LJS will be active as T80W from Palau (OC-009) between 28
December and 5 January. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-6 metres
in his spare time. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]

VE - Amateur radio operators from Canada are allowed to use four
special prefixes between 1 January and 28 February: VA can use CF,
VE can use CG, VO can use CH, VY can use CI. This is to
commemorate Galileo’s first use of an optical telescope and to
promote the International Year of Astronomy [TNX VA3RJ]

VQ9 - Jim, ND9M is back on Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos Islands until
April. He is active as VQ98JC through the end of the year, after
that he will use VQ9JC. Expect him to be QRV in his spare time,
typically on 12-16.30 UTC (from Sunday to Thursday) and on
12-17.30 UTC (Fridays and Saturdays). Occasional overnight
operating will allow him to remain QRV until 1 UTC. QSL via ND9M.
[TNX OPDX Bulletin]

W - VE3IKV will be active as W4/VA3RA from Sanibel Island (NA-069)
from 29 December to 3 January. He plans to operate primarily CW on
20 and 40 metres. QSL via VE3IKV, direct or bureau. [TNX
www.rsgbiota.org]

W - Special event call K3Y will be aired on 1-31 January to celebrate
the third anniversary of the Straight Key Century Club, “the
fastest growing group of straight key, morse code operators in the
world”. Information on the event and QSLling istructions can be
found at www.skccgroup.com/k3y/

XE - The Daily DX reports that Ramon, XE1KK might be active as
XE1KK/XF1 from Isla Espiritu Santo (NA-124) during a sea lion
photograph safari with his family on 31 December, between 16.30
and 23 UTC. He will operate QRP on 20 metres SSB for a couple of
hours only. QSL via XE1KK.

ZF - Gary, W2VQ (ZF2VQ) and Paul, WQ2N (ZF2NN)will be active from Grand
Cayman Island (NA-016) from 28 December to 3 January. They will
operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres, with an emphasis on
Europe and Asia. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]

CASHOTA IRELAND —> The Irish CASHOTA (Castles and Stately Homes on the
Air) will be launched on 1 January 2009. The web site for this new award
can be found at cashota-ireland.org/ [TNX F5NQL]

NOT THE MANAGER —> Ted, K1BV says he is not the QSL manager for D22CW
[425DXN 920], which is suspected of beng a pirate. [TNX The Daily DX].

NOT THE MANAGER —> Valery, ER1DA says he is not the QSL manager for ER4DX
[425DXN 910]. We apologize to them for any misunderstandings.

RAEM CONTEST —> Sponsored by Soyuz Radioljubitelej Rossii (SRR, the
Russian IARU society), the Ernst Krenkel Memorial, RAEM International
Contest will be held on 28 December, from 2 UTC to 09.59 UTC, on 80, 40,
20, 15 and 10 metres CW. Complete rules (pay attention to the exchange
report!) can be found at www.srr.ru/CONTEST/cup_raem_engl_08.php
[TNX F5NQL]

+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Vladimir Viktorovic
Michajlov (RK3ABY), Valentin Ivanovic Skvortsov (RW4CTT), Jurij Nikolaevic
Kromin (RW9WF), Luciano Losi (SU9LL and EA7CHR), Viktor Komzjuk (UA0FDX),
Damir Abdulchaevic Khajretdinov (UA3ABW), Boris Nikolaevic Baranov (UA4WE)
and William E. Sadler (VK3AMH).

QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C7Y, 3D2YA (OC-121), 3DA0JK,
3V8BB, 5H3AP/3 (AF-054), 5H3G, 5H3VB, 5H3VMB, 5H3VMB/3 (AF-075), 5H3VMB/5
(AF-074), 5U5U, 5X1NH, 5X1VB, 5Z4/UA4WHX, 7Q7VB, 7X2GX, 8Q7FD, 8Q7XR,
8R1PW, 8S6KOS (EU-043), 9A/S51FB (EU136), 9H3YL, 9J2BO, 9J2VB, 9L1X
(AF-056), 9M2AX, 9M2MRS, 9M6XRO/p, 9U0VB, 9X0VB, 9Y4W, A25/DL7DF, A35ZS,
B10DX, BG7JSQ, BT1OB, BT1OH, BT1OJ, BT1ON, BT1OY, BU2AI, BY4JN/4 (AS-150),
C21DL, C31CT, C31JM, C91TK, C91VB, C91VB/6 (AF-088), CE0Y/JJ2NYT, CE1/K7CA,
CN2IPA, CN8IG, CQ9U (AF-047), D20VB, D4C, D60VB, E73M, EL2DX, ER4DX,
FM/F5LGE, FM5CD, FM5LD, H7/AJ9C, HC5WW/HC8, HQ9R, HT2N, J20VB, J28JA,
J88DR, JD1BMM, JY4NE, KP2M, L50E, LA/F4BKV/p (EU-056), N3MK (NA-083),
OH1VR/VP9, OJ0B, OJ0J, OY1CT, P29NI (OC-041 & OC-181), PJ7/K2GSJ, PW2M,
PY0FF, PZ5RA, PZ5Z, R1ANR, RA2FF, RZ3AMW/1 (EU-162), S79UH, SU8BHI,
SV2ASP/A, T32CXX, T77C, T80X, T88IW, TB37F, TF4M, TI9KK, TO5DX, TR8CA,
TY5ZR, TY6A, UN7/JH4RHF, V25WY, V26B, V44KAI, V51VV, VE2XAA/2, VE8RCS/VY0
(NA-008), VO2A, VP2ETN, VP6DX, VP9KF, VQ9LA, VU7SJ, VY2ZM, WA2YUN/KH9,
XU7ABN, XU7ACY, XU7AEA, XU7AEB, XU7MDY, XW1B, YA4F, YJ0AQT, YJ0AQY, YJ0AVE,
YK9G, YL2KO, YU8/OH2R, Z2/UA4WHX, Z29KM, ZD7X, ZF2AH, ZK1EHH, ZK3AH,
ZL7/DL2AH, ZP6/N3BNA, ZS6CCY.

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2008/12/23 Saulius Zalnerauskas

> Sveiki,
>
> Sakykite ar �ia a� vienas toks nuskriaustas ir negaunu nei vieno lai�ko i�
> u�sienio jau 9 dienas?
> Pasidar� �domu, nes pa�tinink� jauna gra�i moteris, kuri tvarko
> korespondencij� mano pa�te ir
> tikrai �inau, kad nieko nepavogs.
> I� ties �domu, nes kiekvien� dien� gaudavau bent jau po 3-4 lai�kus. Dabar
> absoliutus “nulis”
>
> Saulius LY5W
>
>
> Pasirodo dievas yra!

Nuejau i pasta ir prasibroves pro eile pensininku (pensijas moka) radau
dezuteje:
VU7SJ - 5 diapazonai ir 160m tame tarpe :))
XU7MDY irgi vieno d. naujas

Taip kad Kaledu Senis jau mane aplanke :))

Saulius LY5W

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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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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 885
November 24, 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, K2ARB, NG3K, W3HNK, K4UEE, N4AA &
QRZ DX, K6GT, K6RIM, K8YSE, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, DJ7IK,
DK8JB, DK9TN, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, F5NQL & UFT, G4RWD, HA3JB,
I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK4VYX, JI6KVR & IOTA-JA News, RSGB IOTA Web
Site, UA9CDC, VA3RJ & ICPO, VK4FW and VU3RSB for the following DX
information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 16th-November, through Sunday, 23rd-November there were
222 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, 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, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM,
GU, GW, H1, H2, H3, H4, HA, HB, HC, 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,
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, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU,
SV, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9,
VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, 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).

4L, GEORGIA. Operators Gia/4L4WW, Mike/4L4CR, Vaho/4L8A, Jim/UU1AZ, Andy/
UU4JMG and Andi/UU0JM will be active as 4L0A during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via EA7FTR. The team
will try to be active on the low bands before the contest.

7P, LESOTHO. Looks like a DXpedition by the 4M5DX Group and the African
DX Safari will take place in July 2009. Callsign will be 7P8YV. QSL via
IT9DAA. A Web page is currently under construction. Look for details to
be forthcoming. Watch QRZ.com under 7P8YV.

8Q, MALDIVES. Operators Mike/UN7GC and UN7GU will be active as 8Q7GC and
8Q7GU, respectively, from South Ari Atoll 9AS-014) between November 30th
and December 7th. QSL via their home callsigns. A Web site and more
details are forthcoming at: www.8q7gc.com/

8Q, MALDIVES. Operators Willy/RN4WA, Vladimir/UN9LW and Igor/UA9CDC will
be active as 8Q7DV during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Multi/? entry. Igor states that this is a small scale DXpedition this
time, and the beach/ocean is going to be main priorities outside the
contest, so do not expect much activity. They will be there until December
6th. Activity will be mainly CW and SSB after the contest but are capable
of PSK and RTTY as well. They will try to put up their 160/80m antenna,
but there is no guarantee. With a bit of luck they should be on all bands
in the contest. QSL via UA9CLB.

8Q, MALDIVES. Viktoras, LY1A, will be active as 8Q7RW from Chaaya Reef
Ellaidhoo between November 28th and December 4th. Activity will be holiday
style, mainly on the low bands during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
29-30th). QSL via LY1A.

9M6, EAST MALAYSIA (IOTA Op). Saty, JE1JKL, will be active as 9M6NA
from Labuan Island (OC-133) at Mohammed 9M6MO’s QTH during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry.
Look for possible activity the date before the contest. QSL via JE1JKL.
E-mail requests for Bureau return are welcome at: 9m6na[kringelis]jsfc[taskas]org
Visit his 9M6NA Web page at: jsfc.org/je1jkl/9m6na.html

AH2, GUAM. Members of the Guam Contest Club will be active as AH2R during
the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry.
Operators mentioned are: Toshinobu/JI3ERV, Mikiawa/JR7OMD, Kazunori/JK3GAD,
Masaki/JO1DFG and Nozomu/JE8KKX. QSL via JH7QXJ.

AH6, HAWAII. Members of the new formed “Coconut Wireless Contest Club”
will be active as AH6XX in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th)
as a Multi-2 entry. Operators mentioned are John/K1ER, Dennis/K2SX,
Rich/K2WR, Leslie/W2LK, Tetsuo/AH7C and Kan/JA1BK (KH6BK). QSL via
K2WR.

B4, CHINA. Operators Dale/BA4TB and Rene/DL2JRM will be active as B4TB
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry.
QSL via BT4TB.

CE9/KC4/VP8, ANTARCTICA. Adam, KC4/K2ARB - CE9/K2ARB - VP8DKF, has
informed OPDX that he will be active from the ALE Base Camp at Patriot
Hills and the surrounding areas between December 18th and January 30th
(2009). Activity will be on CW, SSB and PSK31 when workload permits.
QSL via his home callsign. Read an article by Adam about his operation
in the upcoming January 2009 issue of QST or follow his blog at:
www.k2arb.blogspot.com

CO, CUBA. Luis, CO6LP, will be active during the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL via CO6LP, “DIRECT PERFERRED”.

CS95/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS (Update). Andy, DJ7IK, informs OPDX that he
has joined the German team of operators from the Rhein Ruhr DX Association
(RRDXA) Contest Team as the 10th member to be active as CT9L during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via DJ6QT.
Outside the contest, operators will sign using the special callsign CS95A.
Their operation will take place between November 25th and December 4th.
The other operators mentioned are: DJ7JC, DF1AL, DK3QZ, DL1XW, DL2OBF,
DL3HAH, D3LQQ, DL5XX and PA0R.

DP1/DP0L, ANTARCTICA (AN-016). Operators Torsten/DL1TOG and Felix/DL5XL
will be working at the German Antarctic station “Neumayer II” and are
expected to be active as DP0GVN during their spare time. QSL via DL5EBE.
Also, look for Felix/DL5XL during February in 2009 to activate the new
station base “Neumayer III” (replacement of the old scientific base -
see the Web page: tinyurl.com/69m5sd ). Felix plans to operate
with his old callsign DP1POL from the new station until early 2010.
QSL via DL1ZBO. This station will have a new WAP reference number WAP
DEU-08 once activated.

DXTELNET (New Version Available). Fabrizio, IK4VYX, informs OPDX that a
new version of DXTelnet32 (5.5) is ready for download at:
golist.net/dldxt.cfm
This new version provides full support to the new DXSummit through
DXPlorer32. DXTelnet, a great TelNet program for DXers, has been around
since 1996. Fabrizio states a new feature has been added for IOTA fans.
He has added a new shortcut to the RSGB Web site IOTA search engine;
just press Ctrl+F12 then type the ID of any IOTA island (example: eu001)
and you’ll get plenty of info about it directly from their site. For
more info you can contact Fabrizio at: dxtelnet[kringelis]gmail[taskas]com

H4, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mike/KM9D and his girlfriend, Jan/KF4TUG, have
anchored the “Don Henry” off the shores of Ke Asai Island in the Ontong
Java Atoll (OC-192) group. Mike as H44MY has been very active on 160/20/
17/15/12/10 meters CW, while Jan as H44TO has been active on 40/20/17/12/10
meters SSB. Remember to QSL via OM2SA. You can track the “Don Henry” at:
www.findu.com/cgi-bin/track.cgi?call=KM9D

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Chris/DK9TN and Matt/DK4YJ will once again
be active as HB0/homecall between November 27-30th. Their activity will
include entries in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th). Look for
HB0/DK4YJ to be active as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry and HB0/DK9TN
as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. QSL via their home callsign.
Visit their DXpedition Web site at: www.dk9tn.de/2008-hb0-cqww-cw

IOTA NEWS……………………
AS-199. Sara, VU3RSB, informs OPDX that he and Frank/DL4KQ, Kumar/VU2BGS
and Bapuji/VU3KET will be activating Nachugunta Island (a new
IOTA), India, in the Andhra Pradesh South State Group between
December 4-7th. The team will use the callsign AT2RS. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters (no 30m). Modes were not mentioned.
They plan to have at least 2 stations, possibly 3, on the air.
Two QSL Managers have been named:
W3HNK - For North/South America (direct or by the bureau)
DL4KQ - For the rest of the world (direct or by the bureau)
The group is looking for support for activating this new IOTA
and possibly some other India islands in the future.

NA-133. The 5K0T team is now active from Serrana Bank until December
1st. They did not operate from Roncador Bank “due to lack of
a suitable location.” However, they plan to relocate to Bajo
Nuevo (NA-132) on December 2nd and operate from there until
December 6th. Both reefs are part of San Andres region (HK0).
QSL 5K0T via HA7RY. For HK0/HK3JJH QSOs, QSL via HK3JJH. For
more information and updates, visit their Web page at:
www.5K0T.com
ADDED NOTE: Some photos of the operation by HA7RY can be
viewed by clicking the photos tab on the above Web page.

OC-133. Operators Steve/9M6DXX and John/9M6XRO will be active as
homecall/p from Labuan Island between November 24-28th. Their
activity will be mainly SSB and CW hopefully on all bands
160-10 meters using 400 watts. John states, “A few other ops
are going from the SEANET group, so there may be other calls
in use as well. We are taking 2 rigs, but as we have no bandpass
filters, we will only be able to run two stations if we can get
enough separation between the antennas.” QSL via M0URX.

SA-066. (Update) Members of the 4M5DX Group will be active as YW1TI
from Toas Island during the last weekend in November. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. 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) and Andreina/YY4AND (SSB). This operation is good
towards the Venezuela Islands Award. For more details, visit
their Web site at: yw1ti.4m5dx.info

J8, ST. VINCENT. Dave, G3TBK, will once again be active from here and
will sign J88DR during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th)
as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Activity outside of the contest will be
on all HF bands, especially 30/17/12 meters, but mostly on CW. QSL via
G3TBK, direct or by the RSGB Bureau.

KN0, UNITED STATES (FISTS Op). FISTS member Chris, KC8ZGW, will activate
the special callsign KN0WCW between November 23-29th, from Ohio. QSL via
info on QRZ.com.

KP5, DESECHEO ISLAND (Press Release #2, November 23rd - DXpedition Dates
Announced). “The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has notified the team that
February 12-26, 2009, will be the dates allocated for the radio operation.
These dates are coordinated with other USFWS research activities scheduled
on other parts of Desecheo Island as well as scheduling USFWS security
personnel for the camp.
Fifteen operators will be allowed on the island at any given time. A
total of 6-8 stations will be operational, including 160-6 meters.

A reconnaissance trip to Desecheo is scheduled for Friday, December 19th.
Three team members, USFWS personnel and an UXO (unexploded ordnance)
expert will sweep and clear the assigned area of UXO and other hazards.
There will be no radio operations.

The 15-man team will assemble in Puerto Rico on February 8, 2009, for
mandatory UXO training. The next three days will include team operations
training, and last minute preparation and staging of the several tons of
equipment for transport. On February 12th, landing will commence and two
stations will be immediately activated. Likewise, stations will continue
to operate until the final moments before departure on February 26th.

Halfway through the operation, on February 19th, approximately half of
the operating team will be replaced with fresh operators for the final week.

The team has been diligently planning antennas and propagation paths to
take advantage of every possible band opening to Asia, where Desecheo is
#2 on the Most Wanted List and to Europe, where it is #3 on the Most
Wanted List.

Contributions are being solicited. To assist us and for the latest news,
please go to the team’s website: www.kp5.us

73,
Glenn Johnson, W0GJ
Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Desecheo 2009 co-leaders”

LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Marcus/DL1EKC, Tom/DL1QW, Juergen/DL4SDW,
Andy/YO3JR, Tiberiu/YO9GZU and Philippe/LX2A will be active as LX7I
during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via LX2A. Visit the following Web page at: www.lx2a.com

NCDXF PRESS RELEASE (NCDXF Election). At its “Board of Directors” meeting
on November 18, 2008, in Albany, CA, the “Northern California DX Foundation”
(NCDXF) elected the following officers and directors:
President Len Geraldi K6ANP
Vice President Al Burnham K6RIM
Secretary Tom McShane NW6P
Treasurer Bruce Butler W6OSP
Director Dave Pugatch KI6WF
Director Chuck Ternes N6OJ
Director Glenn Vinson W6OTC
Director Steve Merchant K6AW
Director Ken Anderson K6TA
Director Tim Totten N4GN
Director Glenn Johnson W0GJ

After 35 years of dedicated service, Rusty Epps, W6OAT, chose to retire
from the board.
Information pertaining to the Northern California DX Foundation is
available at: www.ncdxf.org

NEW HA-IPARC AWARD AVAILABLE. Gab, HA3JB, informs OPDX that a new “HA-IPARC
(Hungarian-International Police Association) Award” is available by only
making 3 different QSOs with the callsigns listed on the HA-IPARC Web site.
For details on the award, visit: www.ha3jb.com/award.html
Also, a new online log search is available at: www.ha3jb.com/onlinelog
ADDED NOTE: Gab states that the CN2IPA QSL will be out soon. Those who send
for a QSL, please write your E-mail address on your card, and he will advise
you by E-mail when your QSL arrives.

OD, LEBANON. Salvo, IV3YIM, is now active as OD5/IVV3YIM until April
20th (2009). Activity is expected to be 80-10 meters using SSB with a
possibility of some CW, RTTY, PSK and operations on 160/30/17/12/6 meters.
QSL via IV3YIM, by the Bureau or direct to: Salvo Vitale, P.O. BOX 52,
Gorizia, ITALY ZIP 34170.

OX, GREENLAND. Operators Ian/G3WVG and Nigel/G3TXF plan to operate as
OX5AA during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry
from the club station in Kangerlussuaq (Sondre Stromfjord) on the westcoast
of Greenland. QSL via G3TXF. See the station at:
www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/OX5AA/OX5AA.html

PG6, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Operators Peter/PA8A, Fred/PA8F and
Rob/PA3GVI will once again activate the big array, formerly used to
broadcast “Radio Netherlands”, with the special callsign PG6G between
1200z, November 27th and 1200z, November 28th. The array antenna is a
curtain antenna with 8 stacked dipoles between two 400 feet towers.
Radiation angle is about 7 degrees and a gain of approximate 22 dB!! Their
activity will be on CW and SSB, mainly on 40 meters. QSL via PA3GVI.
See a video from their last visit at:
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3vE1zk60v3E

POSSIBLE PIRATE. Ken, G4RWD (ex-ZF1WD), reports that the a “ZF1WD has
been spotted on the DXCluster recently with QSL information stated as
‘via G4RWD’, which is incorrect. Whilst I have operated several times
in the past as ZF1WD, I have not been there since 2002, neither did I
keep the license up to date due to the cost involved. I can only assume
that the callsign ZF1WD has either been re-issued by the Cayman licensing
authorities, or that this is a pirate operation. I can’t find any reference
to this current ZF1WD operation, so I assume the latter.”

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
QSL Routes. Johannes, DK8JB, reports that an interesting link to visit
for QSL routes that date back to 1987 is: f6gcp.free.fr/Base/

DO YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ROUTE? George, K6GT, Northern California Contest
Club’s (NCCC) QSL Manager/Station Trustee for the club’s callsign K6ZM,
informs OPDX that he has been receiving several QSL requests for cards
for 8P9AG. The original holder of K6ZM, Phil Frazier, passed away in
1991, and he had used the 8P9AG callsign on a trip to 8P-land in the
’80’s. Clearly, since his key has been silent since 1991, he has not
had any 8P operations since then. Apparently, Andy, DL9USA, was reissued
the callsign and was active at the end of 2007. QSLs for that operation
should go to DL9USA at: Andreas Glaeser, PF 100 246, 03122 Spremberg,
Germany.

DID YOU WORK KP4AO on November 23rd? Special event station KP4AO was
activated by the A.R.C. Arecibo Observatory. Activity was to celebrate
45 years of operations at the Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope. For
every QSL received, a certificate will be issued. It would be desired
for a #10 BUSINESS SIZE SASE to be included with your QSL.

The log for VU4MY is now available online at:
logsearch.de/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=3……

QSLS VIA LOTW: 4O3T, A61AJ, EI6FR, EW5HQ, G6YB, GI0KOW, HR3J, IU7SRE,
S57A, S59ABC, VK9DWX, YU1JW and Z32XX

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4A3A, 4L/UU4JMG, 4U1UN, 4W6R, 8Q7SO, A25/DL7DF,
A71CT, EA6SX, EI3IO, EL2DX, ET3AA, FR1AN, FW8AA, HV5PUL, J7OJ, JD1BMM,
KH0WW, KP2/NY6X, OM8A, PZ5Z, T22ZL, VK9ANU, VP5/K4SV, VP6DX and
ZP6/DL7VEE

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3XD2Z, 3XM6JR, 5U9C, 5U0T, 9G5A/P, A61TX,
B7HQ, BG6IQD, CP4BT, DQ50SAAR, DR1F, DR150HZ, EA8TH, EI3IO, ES5MC,
ES6PA, HG3DX, KG4WV, LZ130LO, OZ/DL6LZM/P, PA100S, R35NP, R41WP,
S50FIRAC, SE6Y, SN2K, SP0PZK, T93M, TA1DX, TA1/DL7BC, TM6RT, TX1A,
UE80MC, UR4BZB, V5/DJ4SO, VE7RAC, VE9HC, VK9ANH, VQ9LA, VU7MY, VU7RG,
XR9A, YE0X and ZF1A

SPECIAL EVENT (Update). As announced in special bulletin OPDX.884.2,
the “Roskilde 1658 Award” has unanimously decided to prolong the award
activities throughout 2009, until December 31, 2009. It has now been
announced that the Danish wild card special event station OZ1658ROS
will also continue to be active on the air. For updates about all of
the special event stations and details/rules about this Swedish/Danish
award, visit: www.sk7bq.com/roskilde

T4, CUBA. Operators Orelvis/CO6LC, Yanco/CM6RCR, Yordany/CM6YAC, Carlos/
CO6CAC, Luis/CO6LP and possibly others will be active as T46G during the
ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via CO6LC,
direct only.

TA, TURKEY. Members of the Telsiz ve Radyo Amatorleri Cemiyeti (TRAC)
from Mustafakemalpasa Subesi will active as TA3KZ during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned
are Gosho/LZ1ZF, Ilian/LZ3GA, Nadir/TA3CN and Huseyin/TA3CE. QSL via
TA3KZ.

VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (More Ops Needed). Bill Horner, VK4FW, member of
Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Inc. (ODXG), reports, “We are looking for
more operators (couples or singles) for the VK9LA DXpedition after securing
extra accomodations at a second boarding lodge. As the island is almost
full, we need to act now to get this finalized. The ODXG and VK9LA Web
pages have details of the operation. As the plane is already full on the
arrival and departure dates, it will be necessary to arrive a day early
and leave a day later. I will change my flight to arrive a day earlier
to allow me to start unpacking and setting up. Urgently, E-mail me if
this suits any of you.” If any of you are interested, let him know at:
vk4fw[kringelis]westnet[taskas]com.au
For updates, details on the DXpedition and how to donate to this
operation, please visit the ODXG and VK9LA Web pages at:
www.odxg.org
www.odxg.org/vk9la.htm

VP2E, ANGUILLA. Takahashi, NY6X/JN1RVS will be active again from the
Caribbean as VP2ETN from Shoal Bay, Anguilla, until November 29th.
He was spotted this past week on 40/30/17 meters. Look for him on
CW, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via JN1NDY.

VU2, INDIA. Prasad, VU2PTT, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via the LoTW or
direct using the info on QRZ.com.

XW, LAOS. Bruce, XW1B, will be active in the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest
(January 23-25th) as a Single-Op entry and the ARRL DX CW Contest (February
21-22nd) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (possibly 40m - if his new yagi is up
by then) entry. QSL via E21EIC.

YE1, INDONESIA. Members of the Bekasi DX Contest Club (YE1ZAT) will be
active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) 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.

YW0, AVES ISLAND. The 4M5DX Group has announced that another DXpedition
to Aves Island as YW0A will take place sometime between February and
March of 2009. More details will be forthcoming.

ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Ken/ZL4NR, Mike/ZL4OL and Chris/ZL1CT will be
active as ZM4A during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th)
as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via ZL4AA.

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425DX NEWS
22 November 2008
ARI DX Bulletin
No 916

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

8Q - Andy, UN8GU and Mike, UN8GC will be active as 8Q7GU and 8Q7GC from
the Maldives (AS-013) between 30 November and 7 December. They
plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-10 metres. More
information will be available at www.8q7gc.com and
www.8q7gu.com after 29 November. [TNX UN8GC]

9M6 - 9M4SEA, the SEANET Convention station, is QRV until 23 November
from Kota Kinabalu (OC-088), Sabah, East Malaysia. Please note
that the callsign has been re-issued: the first time it was issued
was for the 2003 SEANET Convention in Johor Bahru, West Malaysia.
“This is another example of 9M4 prefix confusion”, Steve, 9M6DXX
says, as nowadays 9M4 callsigns are issued for special event or
club stations in West Malaysia (9M2), Sabah (9M6) and Sarawak
(9M8).

9M6 - Steve, 9M6DXX and John, 9M6XRO will be active as 9M6DXX/p and
9M6XRO/p from Labuan Island (OC-133) on 24-28 November. They plan
to operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres, hopefully with two
stations. QSL for both via M0URX. [TNX MM0NDX]

9M6 - Saty, JE1JKL will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 9M6NA
from Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia. It will be a SOSB
entry on 80 metres. QSL via home call. Saty welcomes e-mail
requests for bureau cards (9m6na[kringelis]jsfc[taskas]org). [TNX NG3K]

CT3 - A large team of operators from the Rhein Ruhr DX Association will
participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as CT9L (QSL via DJ6QT)
from Madeira (AF-014), in the Multi-Multi category. Outside the
contest, between 25 November and 3 December, they will be active
as CS95A (QSL via CT3EE). [TNX NG3K]

DL_ant - Torsten, DL1TOG and Felix, DL5XL are working at the German
Antarctic station “Neumayer II” and may be active as DP0GVN during
their spare time. QSL via DL5EBE. In February 2009 the base will
be replaced by the new “Neumayer Station III”
(tinyurl.com/69m5sd), and Felix will be a member of the
first team overwintering there. He plans to operate as DP1POL (QSL
via DL1ZBO) from the new station until early 2010. [TNX DXNL]

FM - Lee, K5UN will be active as TO5X from Martinique (NA-107) from 24
November to 2 December, including an entry in the CQ WW CW DX
Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]

FT5_ant- Nicolas, FT5YI [425DXN 912] expects to be QRV again for a couple
of hours on 22 November, from 15 to 17 UTC (1-3 a.m. local time),
presumably around 14267 kHz. He operates from Dumont d’Urville
Base on Petrel Island (AN-017), Antarctica. QSL via F4EGX
(Nicolas’ home call). Pictures and further information can be
found at www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/photos.php and
f4egx.homelinux.net

FT5W - Florentin, F4DYW expects to arrive at Crozet [42DXN 913] around 8
December, and to start amateur radio activities sometime between
10 and 15 December. He will operate as FT5WO in his spare time,
using 100 watts and dipoles on 40-10 metres SSB. QSL via F4DYW (be
prepared to be patient, as he will be back home in early 2010).
[TNX F6AJA]

HB0 - Chris, DK9TN and Matthias, DK4YJ will be active as HB0/homecall
from Liechtenstein on 27-30 November. They will participate in the
CQ WW DX CW Contest as single operators on 40m (HB0/DK4YJ) and 80m
(HB0/DK9TN). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. The website for
the operation is at www.dk9tn.de/2008-hb0-cqww-cw [TNX
DK9TN]

HK0_sa - The 5K0T team have changed their plans [425DXN 914]. They were
unable to operate from Roncador Bank because of lack of a suitable
location, and are now supposed to be QRV from Serrana Bank
(NA-133) until 1 December, including the CQ WW DX CW Contest.
However, the latest information from the team (19 November) was
that strong winds and heavy rain were preventing them from setting
up. On 2 December they expect to relocate to Bajo Nuevo (NA-132)
and operate from there until the 6th. They intend to be active on
all HF bands and 6 metres, with two stations and a focus on low
band operation at night. QSL 5K0T via HA7RY. Bookmark
www.5k0t.com for updates.

J3 - Ulf, DL5AXX will be active as as J3/homecall from Grenada (NA-024)
from 25 November to 9 December, including participation in the CQ
WW DX Contest (SOAB) and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest (5-6
December). QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]

JA - Look for JS6RRR, JI3DST/JS6 and/or JI3DST/6 to be QRV from the
Miyako Islands (AS-079) between 27 November and 2 December, CQ WW
DX CW Contest included. QSL via bureau. [TNX JS6RRR]

KP2 - K3CT, K3VA and K3TEJ will be active from the US Virgin Islands
(NA-106) from 25 November to 3 December. They will participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest as KP2M (QSL via AI4U), while outside the
contest they will operate as KP2/homecall with an emphasis on 160,
30, 12 and 17 metres. [TNX NG3K]

OX - Ian, G3WVG and Nigel, G3TXF plan to operate Multi-Two as OX5AA
during the CQ WW DX CW Contest from the club station in
Kangerlussuaq on the west coast of Greenland (NA-018). QSL via
G3TXF. See www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/OX5AA/OX5AA.html [TNX G3TXF]

PZ - Yuri, VE3DZ will be active as PZ5TT from Suriname between 25
November and 1 December. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all
bands, and will take part in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via
VE3DZ. [TNX NG3K]

S2 - The expedition to St. Martin’s Island (AS-127) [425DXN 911] has
been delayed and is now scheduled to take place sometime in late
December. Hopefully a special callsign will be issued by then.
Please visit s2iota.eb7dx.com/ for updates.

T3 - The Daily DX reports that Toshi, JA8BMK (T30XX) was due to leave
Tarawa, Western Kiribati [425DXN 914] on 21 November. The voyage
to Canton Island, Central Kiribati takes 6-7 days. Toshi is
expected to operate SSB and CW on 160-10 metres as T31DX for about
one week. QSL direct to JA8BMK.

T8 - Gary Shirk, KE1AT (CN2US, ex-S92AT) has moved to Palau; he has
just obtained the callsign T88SS and expects to be on the air as
soon as he can get an antenna up. QSL route TBA. [TNX QRZ-DX]

TA - Ozer, TA2RC will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as YM0T on
160 metres from Kefken Island (AS-159). QSL via home call. [TNX
NG3K]

VU - Sara/VU3RSB, Frank/VU3FRK (DL4KQ) and a couple of other Indian
operators will be active as AT2RS from Nachugunta Island in the
Andhra Pradesh South State Group (AS-199, new one) between 4 and 7
December. They plan to operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres (30m
excluded) with 2-3 stations, with yagis, dipoles and verticals.
QSL via W3HNK (North and South America) and DL4KQ (rest of the
world), direct or bureau. [TNX www.islandchaser.com and W3UR]

YS - Eric, K9GY will be active as YS4RR or YS/K9GY from El Salvador
from 26 November to 2 December, including ane entry in the CQ WW
DX CW Contest. Before and after the contest he will operate mostly
CW with some SSB on 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160 metres. QSL via
K9GY. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]

Z2 - Herbert, 7Z1HB will be active as Z21LS from Harare, Zimbabwe from
30 November to 9 December. He plans to operate SSB, plus PSK and
RTTY if he can fix his computer. QSL via DE1ZHB (bureau) or direct
to 7Z1HB. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

DXTELNET —> Fabrizio, IK4VYX has announced that a new version of
DXTelnet32 (5.5) is ready for download (golist.net/dldxt.cfm). This
new version provides full support to the new DXSummit through DXPlorer32.
For more info, you can contact Fabrizio at dxtelnet[kringelis]gmail[taskas]com

FUTURE PLANS —> Future operations being planned by the 4M5DX Group
include YW0A (Aves Island, February-March 2009) and 7P8YV (Lesotho,
July-August 2009), plus the usual activities from Venezuelan IOTA groups
and - hopefully - an operation from a DXCC Entity that ranks within the
first 60 in the latest Most Wanted Survey. [TNX IT9DAA]

IPARC —> A new Hungarian IPARC (International Police Association Radio
Club) Award is now available from Gab, HA3JB. Complete details can be found
at www.ha3jb.com/award.html [TNX HA3JB]

LOGS —> A log search for OJ0B and OJ0J (Market Reef 2005, 2007 and 2008)
and a short recap can be found at df3cb.com/logsearch/oj0/
QSLing for the 2008 operation is happening right now. Additionally, all
2005 QSLs were sent to the bureau network some six months ago. All logs are
open for QSLing. [TNX OH2BH]

LOGS —> A log search and pictures for the recent VU7NRO operation from
the Lakshadweep Islands can be found at
www.vu2nis.org/vu7nro/vu7nro.htm

NCDXF —> At its Board of Directors meeting on 18 November, the
Northern California DX Foundation elected the following officers and
directors: Len Geraldi/K6ANP (President), Al Burnham/K6RIM (Vice
President), Tom McShane/NW6P (Secretary), Bruce Butler/W6OSP (Trasurer),
Dave Pugatch/KI6WF, Chuck Ternes/N6OJ, Glenn Vinson/W6OTC, Steve
Merchant/K6AW, Ken Anderson/K6TA, Tim Totten/N4GN and Glenn Johnson/W0GJ
(Directors). After 35 years of dedicated service, Rusty Epps (W6OAT) chose
to retire from the board. Information pertaining to the Northern California
DX Foundation is available at www.ncdxf.org/

QSL ZF1WD —> Ken, G4RWD is not the QSL manager for this recent operation.
“Whilst I have operated several times as ZF1WD”, Ken says, “I have not been
active from the Caymans since 2002″. He did not renew his license, so “it
may well have been re-issued but there may be a possibility of this being a
pirate”.

+ SILENT KEYS + Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society’s (ARLHS) co-founder and
former Vice President Thomas C. Jednacz (W7QF) passed away on 17 November
at 68 years of age. Other recently reported Silent Keys include Francis D.
Hurlbut III (KL7FH) and Robert S. Wruble (W7GG).

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

3B8FQ K5XK DL2008BY DF6JF S79MV JA0UMV
3D2YA JA1NLX DP4P DC8RE S79NS DL2RNS
3DA0VM ZS6AVM DT0IP/2 6K2EJJ S79UH JA0UH
3Z0PAM SP9PTA DU1MGA K3IRV SF0L SM0LQB
3Z2008PR SP4KHM E51QQQ JA1KAJ SN90SN SP7PKI
4K9W DL6KVA E74AW E77E SN95ZHPOW SP3FYX
4L6DL LZ1OT E760FDE E73FDE SP2008PR SP7KWW
4L7O DL7BO EG0VRB EA2URV SQ2008PR SP7KKZ
4M5RY EA5KB EG8CBN EA8CBN SU9HP SC6A
4X/DL3PS HB9EHQ EG8RCP EA8RCP SX1L DL1JCZ
4X6HP EA7FTR EK3GM IK2QPR T6AC DL4ST
4X6HP EA7FTR EO0UD UR7UT TC70ATA TA1HZ
5B4AGM W3HNK ER4ER RA4LW TM5TUR F6KTW
5B4AIZ G3SWH ET3JA OK3AA TM7X F6KEH
5N9NDP IK5JAN FR1AN NI5DX TM8TEG F5MDF
5R8FL G3SWH FT5YI F4EGX TM90AA F4FIU [a]
5R8GZ G3SWH GB60PW GW0ANA TM90AA F5SPW [b]
5R8IC F6ICX GM5XW G5XW TN5SN IZ1BZV
5Z4ES K3IRV H44MY OM2SA TO2HI F6AUS
5Z4LS G3RWF H44TO OM2SA UN7AB DL8KAC
6W1SE JR2KDN HF90MWRP SP2PMW UN7MMM EA7FTR
7P8BA ZS6BQI HF90POL SP6ZDA UN9PQ IK2QPR
9A70LPC 9A7KM II1ADV IW1RLR V55SRT IZ8EDJ
9M2MRS PA0RRS II2PJ IQ2DN V73NS WD8CRT
9M4SEA 9M6TW J28KO F4FUD V8FKT G3YBY
9M8DXX DL2QT J42ARET SV2GWY VK0BP VK2CA
9M8XXW DJ8XW J5UAP HA3AUI VK6ANC VK6NE
A35AU JA2AAU J88DR G3TBK VK6BN EA7FTR
A35IC JA2AIC JX4JLK pirate VU2PEP KF9TC
A35SS JA2LSS K8V W8JWN XV4BX EB7DX
A35TE JA2ATE KH0ABT 7L1FPU YR90U YO8AXP
A35ZS JA2ZS KH6BB K1ER Z21BC NI5DX
A5100A F9DK LW9DX EA5KB Z21FO K3IRV
A61Q EA7FTR LY70W LY5W Z22JE K3IRV
AM5MSV EA5URR LZ08IPY LZ3SM ZB2CN DJ9WH
C31CT EA3QS LZ1195IR LZ1KZA ZD8B K1CA
C4EURO 5B4AHO LZ8A LZ2BE ZF2DR K5RQ
C91LW UY5LW OA4BHY/2 DL2JRM ZL1CT N3SL
CU1CB EA5KB ON1708M ON5TN ZP4KFX IK2DUW
CU3HQ EA3GHZ ON4PTC ON7YB ZS4U K3IRV
D2QMN RZ3EC ON58EXPO ON7XY ZS6FJM CT1ABE

[a] bureau [b] direct

3DA0TM Andy Cory, P. O. Box 1033, Mbabane, Swaziland
4S7NE Nelson Ranasinghe, 18 Katana Housing Scheme, Demanhandiya 11270,
Sri Lanka
7X0RY Frantisek Pubal, c/o Zuzana Rybarova, P.O. Box 109, 11121 Praha 1,
Czech Republic
DL2JRM Rene Matthes, Wiesenstr. 3, 09328 Lunzenau, Germany
F4EGX Nicolas Chatelain, 1D rue des Vosges, 67800 Hoenheim, France
HS0ZEE Sheridon Keith Street, P. O. Box 107, Chiang Mai Post Office,
Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand
IV3YIM Salvo Vitale, P.O. Box 52, 34170 Gorizia - GO, Italy
IZ1BZV Giorgio Tabilio, Casella Postale 95 - SP Centro, 19100 La Spezia -
SP, Italy
JA0UH Iwao Iijima, Tomitake 900, Nagano 381-0006, Japan
JA0UMV Tohru Kataoka, 15-9 Sakae-cho, Kamo 959-1382, Japan
OM2SAA Juraj Sipos, P.O. Box 29, 94603 Kolarovo, Slovak Republic
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
ZS6AVM Dave Scully, P.O. Box 16324, Atlasville 1465, South Africa

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DX Bulletin 48 ARLD048
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 20, 2008
To all radio amateurs

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

FIJI, 3D2. Aki, JA1NLX is QRV as 3D2YA from Mana Island, IOTA
OC-121, until November 27. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW.
QSL to home call.

TUNISIA, 3V. Alex, GM0DHZ is QRV as 3V8SS until December 20 while
on holiday. Activity is from the club station on 160 to 10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL via operator’s instructions.

ZAMBIA, 9J. Niko, S53A will be QRV as 9J3A from November 22 to
December 2. Activity is on all HF bands. This includes an entry in
the upcoming CQ WW CW contest. QSL to home call.

EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6. Operators 9M6DXX/p and 9M6XRO/p will be QRV
from Labuan, IOTA OC-133, from November 24 to 28. Activity will be
on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. They may be active
simultaneously. QSL both calls via M0URX.

NORTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Aki, JA1KAJ is QRV as E51QQQ from Manihiki
Atoll until December 9. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW,
SSB and possibly digital modes. QSL to home call.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, E7. Members of the Radio Club Trebinje are
QRV as E760DPR until December 31 to celebrate the 60th anniversary
of their club. Activity is on 80, 40 and 20 meters using CW and
PSK31. QSL via E73DPR.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Jean, ON5JV and Georgette, ON6AK will be QRV
as EA8/homecalls from Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, from November 22 to
February 3 while on holiday and mostly during their evening hours.
Activity will be mostly on 40 and 20 meters. QSL to home calls.

NEW CALEDONIA, FK. Jean-Pierre, F5AHO will be QRV as FK/F5AHO from
the islands Grande Terre, IOTA OC-032, Lifou Island, IOTA OC-033 and
Pins Island, IOTA OC-032, on various days from November 23 to
December 12. Activity will be on 40, 20 and 17 meters near the IOTA
frequencies. QSL to home call.

REUNION ISLAND, FR. RW3RN, UA4HOX and RA3AUU will be QRV as TO3R
from November 25 to December 6. This includes an entry in the
upcoming CQ WW CW contest. Activity will be mainly on the low
bands. QSL via RW3RN.

JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8J1UEC90 is QRV until January 12
in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the University of
Electro-Communications. QSL via bureau.

SURINAME, PZ. Yuri, VE3DZ will be QRV as PZ5TT from November 25 to
December 1. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB and RTTY.
This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW CW contest. QSL to
home call.

CRETE, SV9. A group of operators will be QRV as J49I from November
26 to December 1. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using mainly
CW. This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ WW CW contest. QSL
via IK0EFR.

CENTRAL KIRIBATI, T31. Toshi, JA8BMK is QRV as T31DX from Canton
Island, IOTA OC-043, until November 30. Activity is on 160 to 10
meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call.

PALAU, T8. HA7TM and HA5AO are QRV as T88CJ and T88CI,
respectively, from Koror Island, IOTA OC-009, until December 3.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using mostly CW. This includes an
entry in the upcoming CQ WW CW contest as a Single Op/All Band
entry. QSL to home calls.

REPUBLIC OF CONGO, TN. Karl, K4YT is QRV as TN4Y from Brazzaville
until November 21, work schedule permitting. Activity will be in
his early morning hours and after 1800z. QSL to home call.

VIET NAM, XV. Hans-Peter, HB9BXE plans to be QRV as XV4BX from Phu
Quoc Island, IOTA AS-128, from November 22 to 30. Activity will be
on 160 to 10 meters using CW. This includes an entry in the
upcoming CQ WW CW contest. QSL via EB7DX.

OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT. The following operations are
approved for DXCC credit: Bhutan, A52AM, operation from March 20
through September 26, 2007; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, VU4MY,
operation from October 24 through November 3, 2008; and Lakshadweep
Islands, VU7NRO, operation from October 24 through November 3, 2008.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NAQCC Straight Key/Bug Sprint, NCCC
Sprint, YO International PSK31 Contest and LZ DX Contest are all on
tap for this weekend. The SKCC CW Sprint and RSGB 80-Meter Club CW
Sprint are scheduled for November 26. Please see November QST, page
86, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.

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