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April 6, 2008
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Sunday 13 April 2008, Alfio IT9EJW/P and Giovanni IT9GAC/P will be active on the "new one" reference for the Italian Islands Award IIA CT-003 (MIA MI-334 - IOTA EU-025). The group of islands is "the faraglioni of the ciclopi". In case of bad weather the activity it will be postponed the 20 April. Visit http://www.mdxc.org/ciclopi - 7/4 MINAMI TORISHIMA; JD1BMM OC-073 by JA6GXK to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via JD1BMM. - 7/4 AUSTRALIA; VK4/ON5AX by ON5AX and ON3AX. Activity will be on CW, SSB and PSK31 using an Alinco DX70 transceiver with only 100 watts into a groundplane antenna designed and made by ON4CEQ. QSL via ON5AX or ON3AX. - 7/4 JUAN FERNANDEZ IS.; CEØZ/DL2AH from Robinson Crusoe. 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. - 8/4 RODRIGUES I.; 3B9/SP2JMB AF-017 mostly CW. - 8/4 GUADELOUPE; TO6T NA-102 by F6GWV and F6HMQ. QSL via F6HMQ. - 9/4 TURKS & CAICOS; VP5/W5CW Activity will be on 160-6 meters CW/SSB. He will also be in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry using the special callsign VQ58V. QSL via his home callsign. - 11/4 COSTA RICA; TI6/K9KEJ from the jungle in eastern Costa Rica. He will operate mostly on 20 metres, with some 17 and 15 m activity at scattered times. - 12/4 SENEGAL; 6V7I by SM7DKF, SM7DLK, SM7DXQ, SM7KJH, SM7MPM and SM7TGA will operate from the QTH of 6W7RV and activity is planned on 10-160 metres CW and SSB with two stations equipped with one amplifier, monoband yagis for 10, 15 and 20 metres and a Titanex vertical for the other bands. QSL via SM7DXQ. - 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. - 12/4 CAYMAN IS.; ZF2UL NA-016 from Grand Cayman by K3UL. He plans to operate CW and SSB holiday style, with an emphasis on 80 and 160 metres. QSL direct to K3UL. - 14/4 KAMPUCHEA; XU7MDY by OH4MDY. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL only direct to Reijo Laitinen, Mantytie 13, 76940 Nenonpelto, Finland. - 16/4 MARIANA IS.; AI5P/KHØ OC-086 QSL via AI5P. - 17/4 MADAGASCAR; 5R8HT AF-013 by F4DBJ. His bands and modes of activity were not provided, but it was reported that he plans to activate Nattes Island (AF-090). QSL via hc. - 24/4 THAILAND; HSØZGQ by DL1MJF including a one week side trip to Koh Samui (AS-101, Apr 20th through 24th). He will be using 100 watts on 40-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call. - 28/4 SOLOMON ISLANDS; H44MS OC-047 from Honiara, on Guadalcanal Island by DL2GAC, also count for WLOTA LH-0086. DL2NUD will be joining him until 7 April. QSL via the bureau or direct after his return home. - 30/4 SOUTH KOREA; HLØHQSC Special station active on all bands and modes celebrating the first mission to space by a Korean astronaut, Yi So-yeon, DS3SYL. She will be on a Russian flight to the International Space Station, whose launch is scheduled for 8 April. QSL via HL2CFY, direct or bureau. - 30/4 CANADA; VC2VQ Members of the Club Radio Amateur de Quebec, Inc., (CRAQ) will activate special event station VC2VQ. Activity is to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. For more details, visit the CRAQ Web page at: http://www.craq.qc.ca/ - April SENEGAL; 6W/EA4ATI or 6W1EA by EA4ATI who hopes to be QRV on most bands. QSL hc direct. - April LIBERIA; EL8BK and EL8CB by HB9BEI (EL8BK) and HB9AUZ (EL8CB). Expect minor activities during their rare spare time. - 5/5 MARSHALL IS.; V73RY OC-028 from Kwajalein. QSL via N7RO. - 7/5 TURKS & CAICOS; VP5/WA1UKN NA-003 from Grand Turk. QSL to home call. - 15/5 IRAQ; YI9MI by AD7MI from Camp Taji on 80 through 10 m in CW/SSB/PSK-31/RTTY. QSL via AD7MI. - 27/5 CANADA; VB3E by VA3RVK. He will mainly use this callsign during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) and the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 24-25th). QSL via VA3RVK, by the Bureau or direct to Ron Vander Kraats, 9 Jopling Avenue South, Islington, ON M9B 3P4, Canada. - ca 15/6 QATAR; A7/GØMKT by NM7H (YI9WF). He prefers CW on 40 through 6 m, using SSB and PSK now and then. QSL to NM7H direct or via bureau. - 30/6 NEPAL; 9N7JO by LA7JO, using CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY on 160 through 6 m. QSL direct only to his address in Thailand: Stig A. C. Lindblom, Thatsana Changphimai, 147/1 - Moo 3, Tambon Boot, Ban Ta Bong, Phimai, TH-30110 Nakhon Ratchashima, Thailand. - 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. 9/4 - 15/4 SYRIA; YK9G by G3SXW, G3TXF, G4BWP, G5LP and GM3YTS will operate CW only from Damascus. Two stations with amplifiers will be QRV full-time. The team will have antennas for all bands (160-10 m), but 40-17 metres are likely to provide most openings. They will transmit on frequencies ending in ’3’ (always listen up 1-2+ KHz). QSL via G3TXF (direct, bureau, LotW and e-mail for bureau reply). The web page for the expedition is at http://www.yk9g.com/ 9/4 - 15/4 MICRONESIA; V63JY, V63JQ and V63VE OC-012 from Yap by JA1JQY (V63JY), JA1KJW (V63JQ) and JA8VE (V63VE). They will have three transceivers and one small amplifier, with dipoles for 160-30 metres and beams for the other bands. Expect V63JQ (QSL via JA1KJW) and V63JY (QSL via JA1JQY) to operate CW, while V63VE (QSL via JF1OCQ) will operate SSB and RTTY. 9/4 - 24/4 MAURITIUS; 3B8/SP2JMB AF-049 mostly CW. 9/4 - 28/4 KAMPUCHEA; XU7ADV by ON6NP. He will operate on SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. 12/4 - 13/4 USA; WØS To commemorate the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Operators is WAØSAP, KB9YZE, WØERE and KØADI. They will be active on the HF bands CW/SSB, packet, Dstar and 2 m. QSL via operator’s instructions. 12/4 - 12/5 PHILIPPINES; DU9/PA3GZU OC-130 from Mindanao Island (WLOTA LH-2803, WW Loc. PJ27UH). Activity will be mainly 20 meters (SSB - 14260 kHz and BPSK31 14070 kHz). Operations will be limited because Maarten is on holiday. Most activity is expected during the end of April and first week of May. QSL via his home callsign, bureau is preferred. 14/4 - 17/4 AGALEGA & ST. BRANDON; 3B6FQ AF-001 from Agalega Islands by 3B8FQ. He will activate for 48-72 hours between 14 and 17 April. This will be a working trip. Time will be shared with maintenance duties on the island, but Rachid will be as active as possible when not on duty. He will operate primarily on SSB, with some CW, on 10-80 metres. Operations are expected to begin around 18.30 UTC on 14 April. QSL via K5XK. 16/4 - 19/4 PALAU; T88JY, T88KJ and T88VE OC-009 by JA1JQY (T88JY), JA1KJW (T88KJ) and JA8VE (T88VE). They will have three transceivers and one small amplifier, with dipoles for 160-30 metres and beams for the other bands. Expect T88JY and T88KJ to operate CW, while T88VE will operate SSB and RTTY. QSL via home calls. 16/4 - 24/4 ARUBA; P4ØZB SA-036 by K9WZB and K7WZB. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL direct to K9WZB. 17/4 - 5/5 SENEGAL; 6V7K and 6V7J requested calls by SP9MRO and SP9CTT. They will operate CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY on 160-10 metres, with an emphasis on 160-30 metres. QSL 6V7K via SP9SX, QSL 6V7J via SP9CTT. 18/4 - 21/4 GUAM; K1HP/KH2 OC-026 by JE2EHP. He plans to operate CW/SSB on all the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 19/4 - 20/4 CANADA; VE3KF from Manitoulin Island BY VE3KF, VE3ZF and VE3KAO. QSL direct to VE3KF. Full information on the Canadian Islands Award can be found at http://www.qsl.net/ve3tpz/cisa/ 19/4 - 8/5 SAINT BARTHELEMY; FJ/DJ2VO NA-146 He will operate CW only on 80-10 metres. QSL via DJ2VO, direct or bureau. 20/4 - 23/4 USA; NU2L and W6/MØBLF NA-066 and NA-144 from Santa Catalina (NA-066, from 23 UTC on 20 April to 20 UTC on the 21st) and Santa Cruz (NA-144, from 20 UTC on 22 April to 22 UTC on the 23rd) by G3ZAY (NU2L) and MØBLF (W6/MØBLF). QSL via home calls. 21/4 - 27/4 AMERICAN SAMOA; AH8/W9EYE He will be there to do some missionary eye surgery, and he hopes to be active in his spare time. He will try all bands 80-10 metres high power as propagation allows, SSB and hopefully RTTY. QSL via home call. 23/4 - 30/4 VIRGIN IS.; KP2/W5IF NA-106 from St Croix and the WP2Z super station. He plans to put a "strong emphasis" on 30, 12, 17 metres and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 24/4 - 27/4 CUBA; T47C NA-086 from Cayo Romano by CO2WL, CO3VK, CO3LF, CO7SF, CO7RR and CO7GG. They plan to operate CW (1830, 3505, 7010, 10110, 14020, 18070, 21010, 24895 and 28020 kHz), SSB (1850, 3720, 7050, 14200, 18145, 21250, 24940 and 28490 kHz) and RTTY (7035, 14080, 18100 and 21080). QSL direct to IZ8EBI. May MARION I.; ZS8T AF-021 by ZS6GCM (3YØE) during his one year stay. He will be active on 160/80/40/30/20/17/12/10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. He is expected to be QRV by May, depending on his work load. QSL via LZ3HI, direct or bureau. Lots of further information can be found at http://zs8t.net/ 2/5 - 13/5 ASCENSION I.; ZD8N AF-003 by G3ZVW. He plans to operate CW, SSB and RTTY mainly in the evenings and during the weekends. QSL via G3ZVW, direct or bureau. 2/5 - 23/5 BHUTAN; A52TL by OZ1TL. He plans to operate 99% CW on all bands. QSL via OZ1TL. 6/5 - 6/6 GLORIOSO; TO4G AF-011 The expedition is likely to start between 5-9 May and remain active "for some weeks". The operators (5U5U, F5CQ, F5CW, F5CWU, F5IRO, F5OGL, F5PRU, F5PTM and TT8SS) will try to have three or four stations on the air, 160-6 meters, CW, SSB and the Digital modes. The web site for the DXpedition is at http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/ 6/5 - 15/5 ARUBA; P4ØZB by K9WZB and K7WZB will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. QSL direct to K9WZB. 17/5 - 31/5 FIJI; 3D2A or 3D2EE OC-121 from Malolo Lailai Island in the Mamanuca Group by VK4AN, VK4FRAJ and possibly others. Activity will be on 160-6 meters including 30/17/12 m, CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. They also plan to be in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 24-25th). QSL direct/bureau/LoTW. 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. 21/5 - 28/5 TURKS & CAICOS; VP5/KØOK NA-002 from Providenciales Island. He will participate in the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 24-25th) using the callsign VP5E. Activity outside of the contest will be on all bands. QSL VP5/KØOK via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct to Robert Novak, 26502 Esteban Mission, Viejo, CA 92692-3355 USA. 27/5 - 29/5 MACAO; XX9 by LY1F (VK2CCC). Callsign is to be announced later. Activity will be holiday style on CW on the HF bands. The QSL route will also be announced later. June TIMOR-LESTE; 4W OC-148 URE’s Radiosolidarity Department will organize an Amateur Radio DXpedition, combined with activities to promote Amateur Radio including the donation and setting up of a complete amateur radio station at the University of Dili. From Dili by EA1QF, EA3CUU, EA4DB, EA4KA, EA5BWR and CT1ERC. They plan to operate CW, SSB and other modes using two stations, and to pay special attention to 6 metres. QSL via EA4URE. 7/6 - 8/6 SEANET CONTEST 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/ 18/6 - 30/6 ALASKA; KL7/W6JKV Activity will be 6 meters only from a mountain top 30 miles NE of Fairbanks with an outstanding view in all directions (Grid Loc. BP64). Altitude is 2500 feet. Distance to London is 4200 miles, 4000 to Frankfurt, 4100 miles to Tokoyo. He will use 800 watts and a big antenna. QSL via his home callsign. 19/6 - 21/6 HONG KONG; VR2/VK2CCC by LY1F (VK2CCC). Activity will be holiday style on CW on the HF bands. QSL route to be announced later. 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). Look at http://www.cy0x.com/ for more information. 9/7 - 14/7 ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON; FP/KV1J and FP/W1MAT NA-032 from Miquelon (Grid GN17) on all bands 80-6 meters, SSB, CW and RTTY, using only 100 watts into verticals and a TW2010. During the IARU Contest, look for FP/KV1J (running low power) and FP/W1MAT (running QRP) from Zone 9. QSL via their home callsign, direct or by the bureau. For more details and up-to-date info, visit their Web page at http://www.kv1j.com/fp/ 16/7 - 31/7 MOZAMBIQUE; C91CF, C91TK by K5LBU (C91CF), NQ7R (C91TK), W5SL (callsign TBA), NZ5N (callsign TBA) and ZS6WB. They plan to operate CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY on 160-6 metres with two stations. QSL via home call. The web page for the operation is at http://www.tdxs.net/C9.html 21/7 - 27/7 ALASKA; KL7DX NA-234 IOTA NEW! from Chuginadak Island in the Islands of Four Mountains (Grid AO52) by N3QQ, KE7V and UA9OBA, IOTA Contest included. QSL via AC7DX. Further information can be found at http://www.NA-234.com/ 30/7 - 4/8 CANADA; VE3LYC/VO2 and G3OCA/VO2 NA-194 and NA-205 from two most wanted IOTA groups, Finger Hill Island (NA-194) and Paul Island (NA-205). They intend to be QRV for three days from each island, with two stations on the air from 6 to 40 metres, CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or bureau (stations in the UK can confirm via G3OCA). 15/8 - 17/8 CANADA; VE5LGT Lighthouse operation from Cochin Lighthouse (ILLW CA0013) by VE5EL and VE5MC. They will have two stations on the air with 100 watts, SSB only, using dipoles and vertical antennas. QSL via the Bureau or direct to COCHIN LIGHTHOUSE, c/o Murray Crandon, 1034 Henleaze Avenue, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3V6, CANADA. See QRZ.com for more details. 9/10 - 27/10 WILLIS I.; VK9DWX OC-007 by DJ7EO, DJ9RR, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5LYM, DL6FBL, DL8OH and DL8WPX. They will be active with four high power stations for about 17 days from 160-10 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via DJ2MX. More information about the DXpedition is available at http://willis2008.dl1mgb.com/ 18/10 - 4/11 PAPUA NEW GUINEA; P2 OC-181 and OC-041 from from a couple of Most Wanted IOTAs, Witu Islands (OC-181) and Ninigo group (OC-041) BY G3KHZ, G4EDG, CT1AGF and W5GAI. Further information is expected in due course. 18/10 - 6/11 MAURITIUS; 3B8 AF-049 by ON4LAC. QSL via his hc. 22/10 - 31/10 ST. KITTS & NEVIS; V4/W5JON NA-104 from St. Kitts. Activity will be on 160-6 meters SSB and will include the CQ WW SSB Contest (October 25-26th). The QTH is on a mountain top with a 330 degree view. Equipment will be: ICOM IC-7000, RM Italy KL-400 Amplifier (400 Watts), Alpha Delta 10-160 Meter Dipoles and 3 Element Yagi on 6 meters. 7/11 - 12/12 RODRIGUEZ I.; 3B9 AF-017 by ON4LAC. QSL via his hc.
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