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January 10, 2008
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- 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/
- 11/1 ST. BARTHELEMY; FJ NA-146
by W6IZT from the FJ5KH club station. QSL via the qrz.com
address.
- 11/1 SURINAME; PZ5YV
A multi-national team of operators hosted by PZ5RA (OHØXX,
SV8CS, YV5SSB, YV5TX, EA8CAC, XE1KK, LU8ADX) is expected
to have three stations active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and
digital modes. QSL via IT9DAA, direct or bureau. Logs will
be uploaded to LoTW. Complete information, including
suggested frequencies and on-line logs, can be found at
http://www.pz5yv.4m5dx.info/
- 12/1 PERU; OA4/DL5YWM, OA4/DL2JRM and OA4/DL3OCH
from OA4O, the Radioclub Peruano’s club station in Lima,
CW and SSB on the HF bands. QSL via home call.
- 12/1 TANZANIA; 5H9PD
by W8FV mostly on CW 40-10 meters depending on propagation.
He is going to try 80 meters but with only just 100 watts,
and he doesn’t know how successful he will be. He will also
be active on PSK31. QSL via his home callsign.
- 12/1 KENYA; 5Z4/DL7UCX
He plans to operate mainly CW on 160-17 metres, with an
emphasis on the low bands. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau.
- 12/1 GABON; TR8CR
by F8EN. Listen for him mainly on 14005, 14125 and
14200 kHz. He might show up also from AF-043 during
this time. QSL via F6AJA or F8EN.
- 13/1 SINT MAARTEN; PJ7/W6IZT NA-105
QSL via AI4U.
- 14/1 ECUADOR; DL9DAK/HC2
he will operate only digital modes (PSK, Olivia, RTTY,
Feldhell, etc.) on 17, 20 and from time to time 40 metres,
with vertical dipoles and 50 watts. QSL via home call.
Further information at http://www.dl9dak.de/
- 14/1 MARIANA IS.; KHØ/JI5USJ and AHØV OC-086
from Saipan by JI5USJ and JI5RPT. They plan to operate
CW, SSB and digital modes on 80-6 metres, plus satellite
and 60 m for the US. QSL KHØ/JI5USJ via JI5USJ,
QSL AHØV via JI5RPT. A web page is available at
http://www.ji5rpt.com/ah0v/
- 15/1 FRENCH POLYNESIA; FO5RU OC-046
from Papeete by F5IRO. Activity takes place in CW/SSB/RTTY
on all bands. He may also make a short trip to a nearby
IOTA Island. QSL via F5CQ direct or via bureau.
An online log can be accessed at
http://www.f5cq.net/dxp/2007-FO5RU/fo5ru-en.htm
- 15/1 FALKLAND IS.; VP8CXV SA-002
by GMØTQJ, mainly SSB, with some RTTY and PSK31,
in his spare time. QSL via home call.
- 20/1 ST. BARTHELEMY; TO5FJ NA-146
from the newest DXCC entity, Saint Barthelemy Island by
F6EXV and JR2KDN. Activity will be on 160-10 m, with beam
antennas from Cushcraft, vertical and dipole antennas,
Yaesu FT2000 and FT857 plus 500 W amplifiers. QSL via
respective home calls, OK on QRZ.com. Please note the
following: F6EXV will do CW, but is not primarily a CW op.
He will do his best, be patient with him. QSL via F6EXV.
Further information and on-line logs at
http://www.f6exv.org/
- 20/1 CANADA; VA7MJR/P NA-075
from Entrance Island. He plans to operate SSB
on 80-6 metres during his spare time.
- 22/1 MARQUESAS IS.; FO_mar OC-027
from Nuku Hiva by OH1RX, OH2PM, OH6KN and OH8NC. They plan
to have up to three stations running and to concentrate on
160-30 metres. Suggested frequencies are: 1822, 3502, 3523,
7008, 7023, 10108, 14008, 14023, 18068, 21008, 21023, 24898
and 28008 kHz (CW); 1845, 3790, 7050, 19195, 18145, 21295,
24945 and 28495 kHz (SSB); 14080, 21080 and 28070 kHz
(RTTY). QSL via OH2PM, direct or bureau. Complete
information can be found at http://sm0w.com/marquesas/
- 21/1 GUINEA BISSAU; J5C AF-020
from Bubaque Island by "F6KOP TEAM". Operators mentioned
are: F4AJQ, F6AML, F5JSD, F5VHQ, F5TVG, F5PED, F4TTR,
F8BUI, F8BJI, F2JD, F2VX, F9IE, N2WB, N6OX and OE8KDK.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters, SSB, CW, Digital modes,
SSTV and FM. They plan to have 5 stations on the air around
the clock. They will use IC7000, FT480 and TS857D,
with 4 Spiderbeam, 2 verticals and 3 dipoles. They will
also have 4 ACOM 1010 amps. QSL via F5TVG, direct or by
the bureau. More details about this operation is available
on the J5C Web site at http://www.j5c.eu/
- 26/1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI
by IZ5JNQ Santo Domingo. He plans to operate SSB and
digital modes on 10, 15 and 20 metres. QSL via EB7DX.
- 29/1 SENEGAL; 6W/F6HMJ
Activity is usually on 80-10 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY.
He will use an IC-706 MKIIG and HF9V. QSL via his home
callsign.
- ca 31/1 ROTUMA; 3D2AG
because of his busy work-related schedule during the first
two weeks, Tony will be able to operate full time only from
15 December, hopefully until end of January. Updates
(on-line logs included) will be available at
http://www.3d2ag.fr.tc/
- 31/1 CANARY IS.; EA8/hc AF-004
from Tijoco Bajo, Tenerife Island by ON5JV and ON6AK.
Activity will be mainly on 20 and 40 meters during their
evenings. QSL via their home callsigns, bureau is preferred.
- 14/2 BOUVET; 3YØE AN-002
by ZS6GCM (medical officer) as member of a five man
Norwegian led research team has been heard between 15-17 UTC
(these times can change without notice). The callsign
(3YØE) was issued on 19 December. He has an Icom IC-735 and
a Hustler 4-BTV vertical antenna, but limited HF experience.
He was given a brief training session on operating
procedures a couple of days prior to departure. He expects
to be active on the amateur radio bands as time and
availability of electrical power permit. QSL via LZ3HI.
Look at http://3y0e.com/ for further information.
- 29/2 ANTARCTICA; ZS7BYRD
from the South African Antarctic base SANAE IV
(Vesleskarvet) by ZS6WLC. He expects to operate SSB on
14180 kHz and AM on 14280 kHz; CW will be supported using
straight key. QSL to Ludwig Combrinck, P O Box 443,
Krugersdorp 1740, South Africa. ZS7BYRD will be
a commemorative station for Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s
1930 and 1934 expeditions, where they used the McMurdo
Silver crystal circuit for selectivity and the Collins
pioneered class B AM modulator for the first voice
transmissions to the USA from Antartica respectively.
- ca 31/3 DJIBOUTI; J2ØMB
by F4FMI. Activity will be on 20/17/15 meters SSB.
QSL via his home callsign.
- 30/5 MARSHALL IS.; V73RY OC-028
from Kwajalein. QSL via N7RO.
- April SENEGAL; 6W/EA4ATI or 6W1EA
by EA4ATI who hopes to be QRV on most bands. QSL hc direct.
- ca 12/4 CHAGOS IS.; VQ9JC AF-006
from Diego Garcia by ND9M mainly on 10-80 metres CW.
He must QRT by 16.30 UTC on Sundays through Thursdays,
and by 17.30 UTC on Fridays and Saturdays. "I will
occasionally stay overnight to work early morning DX",
he says, but "even if I do stay overnight, I have to QRT
by about 00.50 UTC". QSL via ND9M, direct or bureau.
- 15/5 IRAQ; YI9MI
by AD7MI from Camp Taji on 80 through 10 m in
CW/SSB/PSK-31/RTTY. QSL via AD7MI.
- 30/6 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.
- 31/7 AFGHANISTAN; YA/IZ1BWB
from Kabul. He is regularly working for about two hours
starting around 0830 UTC. His equipment consists of
a FT-897D with 100 watts and a folded dipole. He has been
spotted in CW on 20 m already. QSLs via his homecall,
also via bureau.
- 1/8 MOZAMBIQUE; C91R
by CT1BXT. His preferred mode is RTTY; for the time being
he is active on 20 metres with 100 watts and a dipole,
but he hopes to put up a 5-band beam for 10, 12, 15, 17
and 20 m. QSL via home call.
- 30/10 INDONESIA; YE2IPY
on all bands and to celebrate the International Polar Year
2007-08. QSL direct to YB2TJV.
- 31/10 SOUTH SHETLAND; HFØPOL AN-010
the Polish base "Henryk Arctowski" on King George Island
by SP3GVX. QSL via SP2WVL.
- 31/12 CYPRUS; C4EURO
On 1 January 2008 the official currency of the Republic
of Cyprus will change from the Cyprus Pound to the Euro.
To celebrate this historic event, members of the Pafos
District of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society will use the
call C4EURO throughout 2008. Expect activity on the HF and
VHF bands, SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via 5B4AGC.
- March 2009 BHUTAN; A52VE
by JA8VE. He had to leave Bhutan on September 3rd due to
health problems. QSL via JF1OCQ.
- 31/10 2010 CANADA; VA7PX NA-075
from Mayne Island. QSL via VE7AXU via bureau or direct.
12/1 - 21/1 GUINEA-BISSAU; J5C AF-020
from Bubaque Island by a team of operators (F2JD, F2VX,
F4AJQ, F5JSD, F5PED, F5TVG, F5VHQ, F8BJI, F8BUI, F8IXZ,
F8PDR, F9IE, FM5CD, OE8KDK, N2WB and N6OX) expect to reach
the island late in the afternoon of 11 January, and they
are unlikely to be QRV before 15 UTC on the 12th.
Thierry/F4TTR and Bruno/F5AGB will be the pilot stations,
to be contacted using a specific e-mail address
(pilots@j5c.eu). Complete information on the DXpedition
can be found at http://www.j5c.eu/. QSL via F5TVG.
13/1 - 24/1 TANZANIA; 5H1CM AF-032
from Uroa White Villa, Zanzibar Island by DL7CM, (Grid KI93,
WLOTA LH-1080). He will be here on holiday with his wife,
so activity may be limited. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
(mainly on the low bands), CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via DL7CM.
For more info, visit his Web page at
http://www.qsl.net/dl7cm/5H1.htm
13/1 - 27/1 EL SALVADOR; YS/I2JIN
He plans to operate on all bands CW only.
14/1 - 26/1 CANARY IS.; EA8/OZ7FOC AF-004
from Tenerife.
15/1 - 18/1 GALAPAGOS IS.; DL9DAK/HC8 SA-004
he will operate only digital modes (PSK, Olivia, RTTY,
Feldhell, etc.) on 17, 20 and from time to time 40 metres,
with vertical dipoles and 50 watts. QSL via home call.
Further information at http://www.dl9dak.de/
18/1 - 21/1 SOUTH KOREA; HL5YI/4 AS-060
from Sorok Island. He plans to operate CW, RTTY and SSB
on 80, 40, 20 and 10 metres, and to participate in the
UK DX RTTY Contest (19-20 January,
http://www.ukdx.srars.org/). QSL via home call,
direct or bureau.
18/1 - 28/1 AUSTRALIA; VI2BMARC5Ø
special event station active on 18-28 January to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the Blue Mountains Amateur Radio
Club (VK2HZ, http://www.bmarc.org/). QSL via bureau.
19/1 - 21/1 ECUADOR; DL9DAK/HC2
he will operate only digital modes (PSK, Olivia, RTTY,
Feldhell, etc.) on 17, 20 and from time to time 40 metres,
with vertical dipoles and 50 watts. QSL via home call.
Further information at http://www.dl9dak.de/
21/1 - 2/2 MALDIVES; 8Q7AK AS-013
from Embudu Island by G7COD. Activity will be mainly SSB
with some CW. He plans to be operational everyday (approx.)
between 0900-1100z, 1400-1600z and 1800-1830z. Suggested
frequencies are: 7093, 10123, 14147, 18133, 21253 and
24953 kHz (+/- 10 kHz). For complete details of operating
times, suggested frequencies, QSL information etc...,
please check 8Q7AK on QRZ.com. QSL via G7COD, direct or
by the bureau.
27/1 - 28/2 SOUTH GEORGIA; VP8DIF AN-007
from Husvik by MMØDWF. Amateur radio operations will be
on a spare time basis. QSL via DJ9ZB, direct or bureau.
1/2 - 6/2 TURKS & CAICOS; V5/W9VNE NA-002
from Providenciales Island. Activity is mainly to
participate in the FOC Marathon (a members only event
- February 2-4th) on CW. Prefix hunters are welcome to
exchange reports with him. QSL via W9VNE to Jim Danehy,
Box 54482, Cincinnati, Ohio 45254, USA.
1/2 - 8/2 BRAZIL; PW2M SA-071
from Moela Island by PY1RO, PY2EJ, PY2OC, PY2WAS, PY2XB,
PY2ZA and possibly others on one of the most wanted IOTA
groups in South America. QSL via AI4U and PY2AA (for
Brazilian stations).
6/2 - 11/2 CAYMAN IS.; ZF2XD NA-016
by K3IXD. He plans to operate SSB and digital modes
on 10-80 metres, and to participate in the
CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest. QSL via home call.
6/2 - 15/2 COCOS I.; TI9K NA-012
by EA1DR, EA1IR, DH8WR, DJ6SI, DJ7JC, DL2AWG, K5YY, TI2KAC
and W4OI. They plan to be active with 3-4 stations on
160-10 m (plus 60 m and 6 m) CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly
PSK31. QSL via EA2CRX, direct or bureau.
Further information can be found at http://www.ti9.eu.com/
8/2 - 15/2 BANGLADESH; S21ZDX
by Stig, LA7JO, mainly 30 m, 40 m and 80 m CW.
QSL via HSØZGD (LA7JO).
11/2 - 28/2 DUCIE I.; VP6DX OC-182
by a large team of experienced operators. The current
roster includes DL3DXX, DL6FBL, DL6LAU, DL8LAS, ES5TV,
K3NA, N5IA, RA3AUU, SP3DOI, SP5XVY, SV1JG, UA3AB and WA6CDR.
The team expects to reach the island at the local sunrise
on 9 February and to be QRV not earlier than the local night
on the 11th. They plan to set up seven stations on two widely
separated locations, with one 26 m-tall vertical for 160 m,
five 4-Squares (80, 40 and 30 m), five vertical dipole
arrays (20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 m) and one 5-element Yagi for
6 m. Actual QRT time will be dictated by weather and sea
forecasts; if conditions are good, operations will end on
28 February. Full details on how to contribute can be found
on the expedition web site, http://www.vp6dx.com/
QSL via DL6LAU, direct only (Carsten Esch, Drosselweg 3,
21376 Salzhausen, Germany). Bureau card requests will be
accepted only through the Online QSL Request System, which
can be used for direct cards as well (see www.vp6dx.com
for full information on QSLling). All of the remaining QSOs
will be confirmed automatically via the bureau after
8-12 months.
11/2 - 6/3 GAMBIA; C56YK and C56JC
by ON7YK (C56YK) and ON4LAC (C56JC). C56YK will be on
160-6 meters SSB. He will use a 80/40 m FD4 antenna and
spiderbeam for all the other bands. QSL C56YK via the info
on QRZ.com. QSL Manager: Bourbon Andre, Route de
Xhoffraix 30, B-4970 Hockai-Stavelot, Belgium. C56JC will
focus on the PSK and RTTY modes with some SSB.
Listen for QSL info.
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 - 18/2 SURINAME; PZ
by AC8W, K8DD, KB8TXZ and W5JAY from the QTH of Ramon/PZ5RA.
Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters that will
include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 16-17th). Operators
are currently awaiting for their callsigns. QSL info will
be announced at a later date.
13/2 - 23/2 MOROCCO; CN2XW
by G5XW from various parts of Morocco, from the Atlas
Mountains across to the coast. He hopes to manage to get
to IOTA group AF-065 during this time. Equipment will be
mininum as this is a backpacking holiday. QSL direct to
home call.
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/
15/2 - 22/2 TURKS & CAICOS; VP5/WJ2O NA-002
from Providenciales Island. His activity will include the
ARRL DX CW Contest (February 16-17th) as a Single-Op entry.
QSL via his home callsign.
26/2 - 13/3 FALKLAND IS.; VP8 SA-002
from Pebble Island by 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.
22/2 - 29/2 GUYANA; 8R1PW
by G3SWH and G3RTE. They will operate CW only on 160-10
metres, and will concentrate on the low bands, and on
30, 12 and 17 metres (activity on 160 m is possible, but
will depend upon QRN and site conditions). Propagation
permitting, they plan to have two stations on the air for
as many hours every day as is possible. QSL via G3SWH,
direct or bureau (for on-line requests for bureau cards
please use the form at http://www.g3swh.org.uk/form.html
Logs will be available on www.g3swh.org.uk after the
expedition.
28/2 - 7/3 ST. KITTS & NEVIS; V4 NA-104
from St. Kitts by W1USN, AA1M and W1SSR. They plan to
operate CW, SSB and PSK on 160-10 metres.
QSL via home calls.
Early Mar CLIPPERTON I.; TX5C NA-011
a team lead by N6OX would be going to Clipperton Island
sometime in early March 2008, arriving on Clipperton
around 4 March. Plans are to operate 12-14 days depending
on conditions, with 100,000+ contacts as a goal.
The current roster includes N6OX, N7CQQ, K4SV, N2WB,
N6HC, W8AEF, WA1S, K6SGH, K3VN, K4ZLE, K8LEE, VE7VR,
F5AHO, F5PAC, AD6E, VA7DX, F6BFH, F5JY, F8FDN, FM5CD
and F6FVY. More details will be forthcoming. The web
site for the expedition is at www.clipperton2008.org/
15/3 - 23/3 HONDURAS; HQ8R NA-035
from the rare Swan Island by a team from the Radio Club
de Honduras. They are looking for 10 operators to be able
to work two PHONE stations, one CW and one RTTY/PSK31
station on 160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY/PSK31 with four
stations. QSL via HR2RCH (Radio Club de Honduras,
P O Box 273, San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras).
Visit the web site at http://www.hondurasdx.com/
16/3 - 30/3 MAURITANIA; 5T
a German team is planning a DXpedition to Nouakchott,
Mauritania. The current team of operators are: Rich/DK8YY,
Rene/DL2JRM, Ralf/DL3JJ, Ingolf/DL4JS, Dan/DL5SE, DL2ARD
and Andreas/DL7ZZ. They plan to have 3 stations on the air;
2 with amplifiers. For operations on the low bands
2 verticals (V160 and V80) will be erected, and on 40 m
they will use 2 phased verticals. For 30-10 meters, they
will set up 2 beams, and for the digital station there will
be another groundplane. They will try to have an online log
available that will be updated daily via I-net or pactor.
A Web page will be updated with all informations about the
DXpedition at http://www.5t2008.de/
QSL via DH7WW, by the bureau or direct.
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.
22/3 - 30/3 SPRATLY IS.; 9MØ AS-051
activity will be on CW/SSB on 160-10 meters.
QSL via K2RET. Web site for the Spratly operation at:
http://www.n1urspratly.com/
24/3 - 28/3 VIRGIN IS.; KP2/W6DXO
from St. John. Activity will be holiday style with a focus
on 20-10 meters SSB with some CW planned. Operations on
40 meters may take place if an antenna can be rigged up.
QSL Manager is KF6JOQ.
28/3 - 30/3 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA; V25V NA-100
by GØVJG. Activity will include the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest
(March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry.
QSL via his home callsign.
4/4 - 5/4 GUAM; WE8A/KH2
activity will be on 80-12 meters SSB with some CW.
QSL only direct to his JA address: Kirk Itaya, 5-1-35,
Daikaidori, KOBE, 652-0803, JAPAN.
21/5 - 26/5 BAHAMAS; C6AYM NA-001
from Nassau, New Providence Island, by K9GY. Activity will
be on 80-6 meters, CW and SSB. Also look for him during the
CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
Low-Power entry. QSL via K9GY, direct or by the Bureau.
11/6 - 23/6 MAYOTTE; FH/DK7LX AF-027
will be active holiday style, CW on all bands with an
emphasis on 30, 40 and 80 metres using vertical arrays
as well as dipoles. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
Further information will be available at
http://www.dk7lx.mayotte.2008.ms/
25/6 - 5/7 SABLE I.; CYØX (FN93) and CYØRA (GN03) NA-063
to be activated by Pete/VE3IKV, Dick/K5AND, Chris/W3CMP,
and Bill/W4TAA. Activity will be on CW and SSB. The fixed
6 m station in FN93 will have 800 watts into a 7 element
beam up 40 ft. A portable 6 m station in GN03 will have
100 watts into a 5 element beam up 30 ft. The callsign and
frequencies will be announced later. Other references are:
Sable Island - East Lighthouse (ARLHS SAB-001, TWLHD WLH
CY0-001, WLOTA:0758, WW Loc. GN03CX) and Sable Island
- West Lighthouse (ARLHS SAB-002, TWLHD WLH CY0-002,
WW Loc. FN93XW).
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