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September 9, 2007
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IQ0QP team of the Sardinia QRP Club (www.sardiniaqrp.com), will be active as IM0/IQ0QP from QUIRRA island (IOTA EU-165 - IIA CA-009) on September, 16 from 10.00 UTC to 16.00 UTC. They plan to operate in 40 and 20 meters in CW and SSB. Rigs: RM20, RM40, FT817, KX1. QSL: Direct P O Box 81, 09047 Selargius (CA), Sardinia Island - Italy. - 13/9 CANADA; VO2/NF6J NA-044 from Battle Island (WW Loc. GO22CG), Newfoundland. Look for activity around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via DL7RV, direct or by the bureau. - 14/9 MALDIVES; 8Q7CT AS-013 from Dhonveli Island by M0AJT, active holiday style mainly CW with some SSB. - 15/1 FALKLAND IS.; VP8CXV SA-002 by GMØTQJ, mainly SSB, with some RTTY and PSK31, in his spare time. QSL via home call. - 15/9 ARUBA; P41USA by W3BTX (P49T) and W3TEF on 160-6 metres. The special callsign marks the anniversary of the tragic events occured on 11 September 2001. QSL via W3TEF, direct or bureau. - 15/9 CANADA; K3GV/VY2 NA-029 from Prince Edward Island. Activity will be on 15 and 20 metres around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. - 16/9 TONGA; A3 OC-169 from Lifuka by ZL1AMO to operate holiday style. He hopes to have his old callsign (A35EA) renewed. - 16/9 GRENADA; J3/DL7VOG NA-147 from Carriacou Island. He plans to operate on 160-6 metres CW and RTTY, with some SSB upon request. QSL via homecall, bureau preferred (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to qsl@dl7vog.de - 17/9 TANZANIA; 5H3EYE by AC3A plans to be active during his local evening hours. QSL via AC3A. - 18/9 MINAMI TORISHIMA; JD1BMM OC-073 by JA6GXK to operate CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY and SSTV on 10-80 metres. - 22/9 CANADA; VY2/GM3VLB NA-029 and NA-010 from Prince Edward Island as VY2/GM3VLB (9-12 September), from Cape Breton Island as VE1/GM3VLB (12-17 September), active holiday style. QSL direct to home call. - 24/9 INDONESIA; YB9/PAØRRS OC-022 from Bali Island mainly on 40-10 m. QSL hc. - 24/9 KENYA; 5Z4/DL2MDU he plans to operate holiday style mainly CW. QSL via bureau to home call. - 24/9 ST. BRANDON; 3B7C from Isle du Sud with up to twelve stations (one on every band from 160 to 6 metres, with second stations on 80 and 20 metres so that they can operate on CW and SSB at the same time) with big monoband antennas on all bands from 30 to 6 metres and verticals on the remaining bands. Suggested frequencies are as follows: CW SSB RTTY FM PSK ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 160m: 1822 1842 ---- ---- ---- 80m: 3502 3795 3570 ---- 3580 40m: 7002 7052 7035 ---- 7037 30m: 10102 ----- 10137 ----- 10140 20m: 14022 14145 14085 ----- 14071 17m: 18072 18145 18100 ----- 18100 15m: 21022 21295 21085 ----- 21071 12m: 24892 24945 24920 ----- 24920 10m: 28022 28495 28075 29580 28071 6m: 50102 50145 ----- ----- ----- 6m Beacon: 50090 Logs will be uploaded to the 3B7C website on a daily basis. The online log lookup will feature a lookup for your zone, showing what times you, or others in your country/zone, have made contact with 3B7C on each band. QSL to G3NUG via bureau or direct to Neville Cheadle G3NUG, Lower Withers Barns, Middleton on the Hill, LEOMINSTER, HR6 ØHY England. More info at: http://www.3b7c.com/ - 30/9 MINAMI TORISHIMA; JA6GXK/JD1 OC-073 from Minami Torishima. - 21/10 JAPAN; 8J3ARDF to celebrate the All Japan ARDF Athletic Meet. QSL via the JARL Bureau. - 31/10 INDONESIA; YB9AQH OC-022 from Bali Island by PAØHOP. He plans to operate CW, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via PAØHOP, direct or bureau. - 17/11 INDIA; AT6ØMY celebrating the 60th anniversary Indian Independence, members of the National Institute of Amateur Radio in Hyderabad will be active. QSL via VU2NRO. - 31/12 MEXICO; 6G1LM and 6F75A due to the Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores (FMRE) 75-year jubilee. During this year all stations can replace the ordinary prefix as follows: 6H1 for XE1, 6I2 for XE2, 6J3 for XE3 and 6E4 for XF4 (Revilla Gigedo). - 31/12 BRAZIL; ZY51ØØSCOUT by PY5CA due to the Scout organizations 100-year jubilee. QSL hc. - April 2008 SENEGAL; 6W/EA4ATI or 6W1EA by EA4ATI who hopes to be QRV on most bands. QSL hc direct. - 30/6 2008 HONG KONG; VR1Ø to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong’s reunification with China, Hong Kong stations have been authorized to use the special prefix VR1Ø in replacement of VR2. - March 2009 BHUTAN; A52VE by JA8VE on all bands Digi/CW/SSB with 100 Watts, inverted V or dipole and maybe a Spider beam. QSL via JF1OCQ. - 31/10 2010 CANADA; VA7PX NA-075 from Mayne Island. QSL via VE7AXU via bureau or direct. 11/9 USA; W2IK/WTC911 on September 11th, from 1300-0300z. Look for activity on the upper portions of 40/20/15 meters SSB. QSL by sending a 9x12 SASE to the QRZ.com address of W2IK: P O Box 6731, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA. A special QSL certificate has been printed. Visit the following Web site to see W2IK’s entire story: http://hometown.aol.com/realhamradio/ 13/9 - 18/9 ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON; FP/W9ILY and FP/K9MDO NA-032 from Miquelon on all bands 10-80 meters. They will concentrate on SSB (primarily FP/K9MDO) and RTTY/PSK (primarily FP/W9ILY). QSL Routes: FP/W9ILY direct or bureau. Contacts will be uploaded to LoTW. FP/K9MDO via W9NJB direct or bureau. 14/9 - 27/9 GAMBIA; C565YK by ON7YK on 80-10 meters and also on 6 meter SSB. QSL via the info on QRZ.com. 15/9 SAINT HELENA; ZD7X Tom, KCØW will be moving to St. Helena Island for several years. He plans to be on the air by 15 September and expects to operate on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK, and to participate in all major contests. QSL via WØMM. 15/9 USA; W3B special event station from the Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clements Island (USI MD-028R, not IOTA) from 14 to 20 UTC on 15 September. Operation will cover 40, 20 and 17 metres CW, SSB and possibly PSK31. QSL via KA3UNQ. 21/9 - 20/10 ECUADOR; HC1/EA1APV from Cotacachi on a spare time basis. QSL via home call. 21/9 - 30/11 EGYPT; SU8BHI by HA3JB from Cairo on CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB. He also plans to be active in the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest and many of the other major upcoming contests. QSL via HA3JB. More information will be available at http://www.qsl.net/ha3jb/ 22/9 - 29/9 USA; N4R NA-110 from Folly Island by N4HL, WA4RMC, AD4F, WA4NFO, W4KRY, AB4GG, WA4IVO, KØMAI, K2NAN, WA4AA, KB3PGU, K4VCM, W4FOA and KI4MPK from about 23 UTC on 22 September until sometime in the morning of the 29th. The group will use 100 Watt transceivers and plan to be active on 10-80 metres (SSB, CW and digital modes) and 6 metres (SSB and CW). QSL via K4KWK, direct or bureau. 23/9 - 28/9 HONDURAS; HQ0S or HQ6S NA-035 from the rare Swan Island by a team from the Radio Club de Honduras and four operators from the US plan to be active, weather permitting. Further information will be published in due course. 24/9 - 4/10 AUSTRALIA; VK9WWI OC-007 from the Willis Islands by AA7JV (VK2NU) and HA7RY plan to be active depending on weather. Further information is expected in due course. ca 25/9-1/10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA; P29VCX OC-284 IOTA NEW! from Nukumanu Island (OC-284) is planned by Hans, SM6CVX, G3KHZ, G4EDG and CT1AGF for activities on all bands CW/SSB with three stations. A special permission is needed to be able to visit the islands, which as some researchers beleive belongs to those that will sink into the ocean in about 5 years! The expedition will be very expensive, ca 30.000 USD. QSL P29VCX via SM6CVX. The web page for this IOTA-adventure is at http://www.rep.pt/P29-PapuaNewGuinea/ 25/9 - 5/10 WILLIS I.; VK9WWI by HA7RY and AA7JV weather depending, with the Varzin only being a 60 foot motor vessel, operators may delay their departure and wait for favorable weather. They plan on using 500 Watts into two vertical antenna systems. They have chosen the Spiderbeam Telescoping 60 foot mast for the 60 foot inverted L on 160 and 80 meters, as well as the 40 foot Spiderbeam Telescopic mast for 40/30/20 meters. 26/9 - 9/10 BURUNDI; 9UØA by DL7DF and his team (including DK1BT, DL4WK, DL7UFN, DL7UFR and SP3DOI). They plan to operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 160-6 metres. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau. Further information and log search at http://www.dl7df.com/9u/ 27/9 - 14/10 BARBADOS; 8P6DR NA-021 by G3RWL, he plans to operate CW and digital modes on 80-10 metres and possibly take part in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (29-30 September). QSL via G3RWL, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to g3rwl@amsat.org). It is worth nothing that Richard’s policy is: "duplicate QSO means no QSL". 29/9 - 30/9 CQ WW RTTY DX Contest 29/9 - 12/10 NIUE; ZK2 by DL2AH on 10-40 m RTTY/SSB. QSL hc direct or via bureau. 30/9 - 12/10 MALDIVES; 8Q7AK AS-013 from the Island of Embudu by G7COD. Activity will be mainly SSB with possibility of a little CW on the 30/20/17/15/12 meters. Suggested frequencies are: 14147, 18133, 21253 and 24953 kHz (+/- 10 kHz to allow for QRM). Times of operation will be every day from 0830-1030z and 1300-1515z. QSL either via the bureau or direct to G7COD. 1/10 - 6/10 CHINA; BY1TX/4 and BY1TT/4 AS-146 from Chang Dao. They will operate CW, RTTY and SSB on 160-10 metres. QSL BY1TX/4 via EA7FTR, QSL BY1TT/4 via home call. ca 3/10 - 9/10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA; P29NI OC-283 IOTA NEW! from Takuu Island is planned by Hans, SM6CVX, G3KHZ, G4EDG and CT1AGF for activities on all bands CW/SSB with three stations. If they get some spare time they will maybe be active a few days from Tulun (OC-256) on 6-9 October (callsign to be decided). A special permission is needed to be able to visit the islands, which as some researchers beleive belongs to those that will sink into the ocean in about 5 years! The expedition will be very expensive, ca 30.000 USD. QSL P29NI via G3KHZ. The web page for this IOTA-adventure is at http://www.rep.pt/P29-PapuaNewGuinea/ 3/10 - 24/10 LIBERIA; 5L2MS by PA3A, PA8AD, PA3AN and PA3AWW on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, to raise funds for a charity project in Liberia in cooperation with Mercy Ships, and to support the Liberia Radio Amateur Association (LRAA) with equipment. QSL via PA3AWW, direct or bureau (direct QSL cards can be requested via Internet). Further information can be found at http://www.liberia2007.com/ 5/10 - 14/10 EQUATORIAL GUINEA; 3C7Y AF-010 from Bioko Island by KH7Y, EA5YN, EA5BRE and EA5BYP. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY with two stations on all bands. QSL via EA5BYP. 5/10 - 18/10 CHATHAM IS.; ZL7/SP5EAQ, ZL7/SP9PT and ZL7/SP9BQJ OC-038 plan to operate CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via home calls. 11/10 - 14/10 USA; KG8DP NA-062 from Grassey Key from the White Sands Inn. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using a 600 Watt amp stationary. QSL KG8DP (or his club callsign NA8KD) via KG8DP. Address is OK via QRZ.com direct only. The bureau cards will follow later. 12/10 - 15/10 AUSTRALIA; VK6CHI OC-193 from Cheyne Island by VK6YS, KD6WW and VK6KHD from about 9 UTC on 12 October until about the UTC midnight on the 15th. They plan to operate CW and SSB mainly on 40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via VK4AAR. 12/10 - 15/10 ARGENTINA; LU by LU1DZ, LU5FZ, LU6UO, LU7BTO, LW1EXU and LW2DX from the city of Morse to operate on 160-10 metres mainly CW with two stations. 15/10 - 15/11 SYRIA; 6C6Ø Syrian hams to celebrate the 60th anniversary of amateur radio in Syria on all HF bands. 15/10 - 17/10 AUSTRALIA; VK6YS/P OC-164 from Rottnest Island by VK6YS and KD6WW. They plan to operate on 40, 30 and 20 metres CW and SSB from about 11 UTC on 15 October until about 3 UTC on the 17th. QSL via VK4AAR. 16/10 - 30/10 CHATHAM IS.; ZL7/DL2AH by DL2AH on 10-40 m RTTY/SSB. After that he is planning for two weeks on VK9N, Norfolk Island. QSL hc direct or via bureau. 17/10 - 30/10 GAMBIA; C52C and C5ØC by OMØC Contest Group with six operators, OM2TW, OM1KW, OM2RA, OM6NM, OM5AW and OM1NW on 6-160 m CW/SSB/Digital, mainly low bands. They will use four well equipped stations and they will be QRV in the CQ WW SSB Contest. A tour to Bijol Island (AF-060) is also planned. QSL via OM2FY direct or via bureau. More info at: http://www.om0c.com/gambia/ ca 19/10-28/10 MOROCCO; CN2R by W7EJ including activity in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest. QSL via W7EJ. See the station from CN2R at http://www.arraysolutions.com/Users/cn2r.htm 19/10 - 22/10 LORD HOWE I.; VK9GLX by JA1XGI (W8XGI) on 40/30/20 meters and possibly the lower bands CW, SSB and Digital (RTTY, SSTV). QSL via JA1XGI (bureau or direct) or W8XGI (only direct). 23/10 - 30/10 TURKS & CAICOS; VP5/hc NA-003 from Providenciales by WA2VYA, W2WAS, K2WB and N2VW will be active as VP5T during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a Multi/Multi/Dxpedition entry. QSL via N2VW or LoTW. Look for CW and operations on the WARC bands before and after the contest. QSL to their home callsigns. No eQSLS. SWL QSLs are OK. 24/10 - 31/10 ST. KITTS; V4/NE1RD NA-104 is planning another "100 Pound DXpedition". The main event during this period will be the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via NE1RD. Details, updates and online log for this Dxpedition will be available on http://dxpedition-v4.com/ 25/10 - 29/10 BAHAMAS; C6APR, C6AXD and C6AQO NA-113 from Crooked Island by W2GJ (C6APR), K3IXD (C6AXD) and K4QO (C6AQO) will operate CW, SSB, and RTTY on 80-6 metres including the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as C6APR. All QSLs via K3IXD. 25/10 - 31/10 BELIZE; V31FB NA-073 from Ambergris Caye by W5JON on 160-10 meters SSB. He also plans to be active in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via his home callsign. 26/10 - 29/10 BAHAMAS; C6APR, C6AXD and C6AQO NA-113 from Crooked Island by W2GJ (C6APR), K3IXD (C6AXD) and K4QO (C6AQO) on 160-6 meters including the WARC bands, CW, SSB, and RTTY. The trio plans to be active as C6APR during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest. All QSLs go to K3IXD. 27/10 - 28/10 CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest 1/11 - 4/11 GUYANA; 8R1PY by PY2TNT, PY2WAS. They plan to operate around the clock on 2, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40, 60 and 80 metres, CW and SSB. QSL via PY4KL, direct or bureau. 1/11 - 5/1 QATAR; A7/GØMKT by NM7H, primarily CW with some PSK and some SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL via NM7H, direct or bureau. 1/11 - 14/11 NORFOLK I.; VK9ANH by DL2AH on 10-40 m RTTY/SSB. QSL hc direct or via bureau. 4/11 - 18/11 BRUNEI; V8FWP, V8FWU and V8FDM by PA3EWP (V8FWP, QSL via PA7FM), F5CWU (V8FWU, QSL via F5CWU) and GM4FDM (V8FDM, QSL via GM4FDM). Activity will be on all bands from 160-10 meters, conditions permitting. Modes of operations will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. Special attention will be given to the lower bands (160-30 m). Also, special attention will be given to Western Europe and the USA. They plan to use at least one beam antenna along with verticals and dipoles. All operators have plenty of experience during DXpedition operation. Depending on InterNet availability, they shall try to maintain online logs at a Web site yet to be established. 18/11 - 26/11 BAHAMAS; C6ATA by K2KW will be active including participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40 m)/Low-Power entry. Outside of the contest he will be active on 160-30 meters, mostly CW. QSL via WA4WTG. 18/11 - 26/11 BAHAMAS; C6AKX and C6? by KE7X (C6AKX) and N6BT (callsign TBD). Activity is planned for the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest. QSL both via WA4WTG. 19/11 - 24/12 TUNISIA; 3V by GMØDHZ for a 5 week holiday-style operation with activity on 80-10 meters and possibly 160 m, CW and SSB. QSL via info on QRZ.com. 19/11 - 27/11 SAN ANDRES; HKØ by K3WT, NØSTL, WØOR and NØAT. Activity will include the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry. Contest callsign has not been announced yet. 20/11 - 27/11 LORD HOWE I.; VK9L by VK2CCC (LY1DF). His callsign is not yet confirmed, but it should be VK9L (something). Activity will be focused on the low bands, mainly CW and an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th). QSL via the LoTW or via LY1F. Visit his Web page at: http://www.qrz.lt/ly1df 20/11 - 27/11 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PJ4/hc SA-006 from Bonaire by KU8E, K4BAI and K5OT. Also look for them to be active as PJ4A during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest. QSL all callsigns via K4BAI. 20/11 - 3/12 MONTSERRAT; VP2M NA-103 by K3VX, K4NO, K7NM, AK9F, K9NR and K9CS (VP2MSC). Activity will include entries in the CQ WW DX CW Contest and ARRL 160 Contests. Callsigns and other info will be forthcoming. QSL via K9CS. 21/11 - 26/11 ANTIGUA; V26K by AA3B, activity will include the CQ World-Wide DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. This will be an all CW operation on the contest HF bands only. Please QSL via AA3B. 21/11 - 30/11 UGANDA; 5X1NH by G3RWF who will start from Kampala between November 21-26th. He also plans to be active in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest. Outside of the contest, he will try to be active on the low bands and the WARC bands, if conditions allow. Modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via G3RWF. He is happy to try some skeds. E-mail address is nick@henwood.demon.co.uk 24/11 - 25/11 CQ World Wide DX CW Contest 16/12 - 22/12 AUSTRALIA; VK2IAY/4 OC-142 from Great Keppel Island by GØUIH. The main operation will be centered around 14260 kHz, but with some possibility of 15/17 meters operations. His equipment will be an IC-706MK2G with homebrew wire dipoles. QSL either direct or by the bureau. Check out the website for further details at http://www.percy.me.uk/ 25/12 - 2/1 PALAU; T88RY by I2DMI on the HF and WARC bands but only on RTTY. Activity will be limited. More info will be available in September on QRZ.com (under T88RY). QSL via I2DMI: P O Box 55, 22063 CANTU', Italy. 7/1 - 11/1 AUSTRALIA; VK2IAY/4 OC-160 from South Molle Island by GØUIH. The main operation will be centered around 14260 kHz, but with some possibility of 15/17 meters operations. His equipment will be an IC-706MK2G with homebrew wire dipoles. QSL either direct or by the bureau. Check out the website for further details at http://www.percy.me.uk/ February 2008 COCOS I.; TI9 The next DXpedition to TI9 will depart in February 2008! Visit the following Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ti2hmg/cocos.htm 11 - 28/2 2008 DUCIE I.; VP6DX OC-182 is being organized to take place in February 2008 by a large team of experienced operators. Landing permissions and licences have been granted, and a suitable charter vessel has been secured. Activity will be on 160-6 metres with seven stations, all Elecraft K3 transceivers with ACOM amps. The team is seeking financial contributions to help defray the very significant costs of this Dxpedition, well over 200,000 USDs. Full details on how to contribute can be found on the expedition web site, http://www.vp6dx.com/ 12/2 - 25/2 JAMAICA; 6Y5/MØDXR NA-097 activity will include the ARRL DX CW Contest. Outside the contest he will be active on all bands. QSL via his home callsign. 13/2 - 28/2 OGASAWARA; JD1BLY AS-031 from Chichijima Island by JI5RPT (JD1BLY) and possibly others using JD1 callsigns. Activity will be on 160-6 meters on CW, SSB, Satellites and Digital modes. They will focus on 160 and 80 meters. QSL via their home callsigns. For more details and updates, visit the Web page at http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/ Early Mar 2008 CLIPPERTON I.; FO/C NA-011 a team lead by N6OX would be going to Clipperton Island sometime in early March 2008, planning to operate 12-14 days depending on conditions. More details will be forthcoming. The web site for the expedition is at www.clipperton2008.org/ 18/3 - 7/4 JUAN FERNANDEZ IS.; CEØZ/DL2AH activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters mainly on SSB and RTTY using a FT-897. QSL via DL2AH, direct or by the Bureau.
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