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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 980
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 980
BID: $OPDX.980
October 11, 2010
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, NG3K & ADXO, W3HNK, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE,
KG8P, NE8Z, W8GEX (60m News), AT International, DL1SBF, DL7MAE & The DX
News Letter, DX World.Net, F5PFP, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HA0HW, I1JQJ/
IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA7RPC, LU8ADX/AY8A, OK1MU, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News,
Pete's- DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SP5DRH, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-
Portal (MMMonVHF) and VK4LDX for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 3rd-October, through Sunday, 10th-October there were 226
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5,
A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, 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, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD,
GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I,
IS, J2, J6, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA,
LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK,
UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR,
VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA,
ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8
* 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).
2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op). Paul, 2E1EUB, will once again be active as
2M1EUB between October 9-23rd. He will be active on all the satellites
from northeast Scotland in the Cairngorms National Park. Also, look for
him on 160 and 80 meters. During the the last 7 days, Paul will be active
from the northwest coast, activating a new Grid Square. Checkout QRZ.com
under 2M1EUB for more info.
2U1/GU3/MU3, GUERNSEY. Operators Dave/G1OCN (GU1OCN), David/M3IOP (MU3IOP)
and Carol/2E1DQZ (2U1DQZ) will be active from the Island of Alderney
(EU-114) between October 29th and November 5th. QSL via G1OCN.
4L, GEORGIA. Operator Andi, UU0JM, will be active as 4L0A from Obcha
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW.
5Z4, KENYA. Sam, G4OHX, is currently active as 5Z4/G4OHX near Mombasa.
His length of stay is not known. Activity has been mainly CW on 20
and 17 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
9M2, WESTERN MALAYSIA. Operator Rich, G4ZFE, will be active as 9M2CNC
from Kuala Lumpur during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a
Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via G4ZFE, by the Bureau or direct.
All QSOs will be confirmed via eQSL and LoTW.
9Q50, DEM. REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Patrick/ON4HIL will once again return but
with Theo/ON4ATW, Marc/ON6CC, Luc/ON4IA, Wim/ON4CIT and Ron/PA3EWP and
activate 9Q50ON from Kinshasa between December 3-13th. The special event
callsign is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of the
Democratic Republic of Congo. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW
and SSB. QSL via ON4BR, by the Bureau or direct. For more details, updates
and suggested frequencies, visit: http://www.9q50on.be
AT10, ANTARCTICA. Time is running out to work Bhagwati, VU3BPZ, the
communications manager of the 29th Indian Expedition at the Antarctic
Maitri Base station, as AT10BP. Bhagwati and his team have less than
2 months remaining at Maitri. Activity by AT10BP is SSB only usually on
the air around 1700z between 14276-14280 kHz. QSL direct only via I1HYW.
For more info, visit the Worldwide Antarctic Program (WAP) Web page at:
http://www.waponline.it
Also, Michel/F6DWQ and Mehdi/F5PFP have put together a nice slideshow
with music depicting the Maitri Base station at:
http://www.french-polar-team.fr/VU_Maitri_Station_Antarctica.php
CE4, CHILE. Operators Pedro/CE3FZ, Roberto/CE4CT, Fabian/LU1AEE, Ramon/
XE1KK and Diego/LU8ADX will be active as CE4CT during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via EA5KB. Look for
operations before and after the contest between October 29th and November
3rd by operators CE3/LU1AEE, CE3/LU8ADX and CE3/XE1KK. QSL via their
home callsigns (QRZ.com).
CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND. Operators Rolf/DK2ZF and Martin/DK7ZB are now active
as CE0Y/DK2ZF and CE0Y/DK7ZB from Easter Island (SA-001) until October
23rd. They plan to focus on the 50 MHz, 144 MHz and 432 MHz EME, but also
look for them on 30/20/17/15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via their home
callsigns. After they are done on Easter Island, they will move to main-
land Chile and be active as as CE2/DK2ZF and CE2/DK7ZB.
CX, URUGUAY. Dale, N3BNA, will be active again as CX/N3BNA between October
22nd and November 13th. He plans to be active on 60 meters this trip
using a sloping dipole off a tall tower. He may also try a half-square
wave antenna for more gain. QSL via KA2AEV.
FSDXA ANNOUNCES THEIR PLANS FOR 2011 (Update). Members of the Five Star
DXers Association (FSDXA) finally announced their plans for 2011 at the
RSGB Convention this past week. The FSDXA will be heading to the Pacific
Ocean like they mentioned earlier. Their plans are to activate Christmas
Island (T32) using 24 (or more) operators, with 15 FT-5000s and 15 VL-1000
amps. More details are forthcoming. Remember, this is the same group who
is well known for their great operations to: Comoros (D68C), St. Brandon
Island (3B7C), Rodriguez Island (3B9C) and Spratley Islands (9M0C).
H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE (H40KJ and H40BQ Op Cancelled!). Jacek, SP5DRH,
informs OPDX readers: "I regret to inform the DX Community about the
cancellation of our Temotu DX-pedition. The cancellation is the effect
of a dramatic plane delay that caused total destruction of our trip
planner. We have lost all our booked and already paid connections to
Solomon and Pigeon Island. Carrier has not been able to establish new
and suitable for us booking to continue our trip. What we have been
offered was far beyond the time we could spend on this dx-pedition.
Therefore, we have decided to go back to Warsaw.
Under these circumstances, we feel obliged to refund the donations
that we received, however, as we have suffered substantial financial
loss, we suggest to transfer these funds for the expedition to come -
Kiribati T30RH/T30AQ. Should any of donators disagree with our suggestion,
please email us, and we will try to refund his donation as soon as
possible." For more details, see: http://www.sp5drh.com/h40
H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE. German operators Peter/DG1FK and Sigi/DK9FN will
once again return to Temotu Province and be active as H40FK and H40FN,
respectively, this time from Nendo Island (OC-100) between December 21st
and January 3rd (2011). Activity will be on CW, PSK and RTTY. Operations
will probably be on 160-6 meters depending on the band conditions. QSL
H40FN via HA8FW, and H40FK via DG1FK. More details should be forthcoming.
HQ2, HONDURAS. Dan, HR2DMR, will be active as HQ2W during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power
entry. He will be using monobanders and a new 40 meters 2 element beam.
He will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-
Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL both contests via HR2DMR (QRZ.com)
or LoTW.
IOTA NEWS....................
AS-015. Richard, PA0RRS, is now active as 9M2MRS from Penang Island
until April 2011. Activity has been on 20 and 17 meters CW.
QSL via: Richard Smeets, Constance Gerlingsstraat 60,
5121 ZR Rijen, The Netherlands.
AS-154. Operators Pavel/OK1MU/TA2ZAF, Honza/OK2ZAW and Dan/OK1HRA will
be active using the special callsign TC03W from the Turkish
Island of Giresun in the Black Sea, between October 15-18th.
Activity will be mainly on 30 and 20 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL via OK2GZ, by the Bureau or direct. For more info, updates,
photos and an online log, visit the following Web page at:
http://www.okdxf.eu/expedice/en/tc03w/www
EU-012. Chris, GM3WOJ/ZL1CT, will be active as GZ7V from Shetland
Island during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via N3SL. For updates,
check the Web page at: http://www.gm7v.com
EU-125. Michael, DL4ABO, is active as OZ/DL4ABO from Romo Island
(DIA NS-001) between now and October 16th. Activity will be
holiday style mostly on 40 and 30 meters CW only, using a
TS-570 w/100 watts into a ground-plane antenna. QSL via his
home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-171. Mic, DG5LAC, is active as OZ/DG5LAC from Vendsyssel-Thy
(DIA NJ-001, WW Loc. JO47GA) between now and October 15th.
Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters SSB using
FT-450AT, an Ameritron AL-811H amp and a DX-Wire Windom 42m
antenna. QSL via his home callsign, the Bureau is preferred.
Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL.
NA-091. Rob, VE7RSV, will be active as homecall/p from Broughton
Island (CISA BC026) during the W/VE Islands Contest (October
23-24th). Activity will be on all bands, SSB only. QSL direct
to VE7RSV (QRZ.com).
OC-066. Hiro, JI1JKW, will again return to French Polynesia, but this
time to activate Tikehau Atoll (OC-066), Tuamotu Archipelago,
as FO/JI1JKW between October 10-14th. Activity will be on 40-6
meters ( mostly 20m) using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.
OC-172. (Update) Just a reminder that Craig, VK4LDX, will be active
as VK4LDX/P from Fitzroy Island between October 16-22nd. This
IOTA hasn't been on the air since 2003. He will be on the island
with his wife, so his activity will be holiday style. Craig will
be running 100 watts into verticals and/or dipoles for 40/20/15
meters, using SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. He will have a beach side
cabin and will be setting up the antennas right on the beach.
Craig mentions that "considering the high level of activity
with PJ DXpeditions" during his stay on OC-172, he has announced
his operating schedule (on his Blog page) to avoid as much
pile-up QRM as possible and give people the chance to work this
IOTA. QSL info is available on QRZ.com, visit the following Blog
page for more details and updates at:
http://vk4ldxoc172.blogspot.com
KH2, GUAM (Update). Operators Kiyoshi/JA7RPC and Mitsuru/JH7DFZ will be
active as KH2/JA7RPC and KH2/JH7DFZ between November 5-7th. Activity will
be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL OK via Bureau or direct.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For October 11-17th)....
Oct 11 HN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Oct 12 HN --------------------
Oct 13 HN BN - Below Normal
Oct 14 HN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Oct 15 AN LN - Low Normal
Oct 16 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Oct 17 AN DIS - Disturbed
VDIS - Very Disturbed
GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
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QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less
SPECIAL NOTE (Updated) FROM LEE, KH6BZF: On "Radio Havana", there is an
interesting DX and propagation program, hosted by Senor Arie Coro Antich,
CO2KK, every Monday at:
0600 kHz EASTERN North AMERICA from 0100-0500z
9820 kHz CENTRAL North AMERICA from 0100-0700z
9550 kHz WESTERN North AMERICA from 0500-0700z
KP4, PUERTO RICO. Operators James/KH2RU, Rene/NP3O and Javier/NP4JA
will be active as KP4/KH2RU during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
30-31st) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via NP3O.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Look for OH0Z to be active once again in the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 30-31st), but as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power
entry. Operator will be Tomi/OH6EI. QSL via W0MM.
PJ STATIONS LIST (UPDATED)
EXPECTED TO BE ON THE AIR NOW AND IN THE COMING WEEKS:
PJ2T - Curacao Island; October 10th-November 2nd; QSL via
N9AG or LoTW.
PJ2/OH1VR - Curacao Island; now through October 13th; QSL via
his home callsign.
PJ4B - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via PA8A.
PJ4D - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via W3HNK.
PJ4I - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via DL9USA (this
may change).
PJ4N - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via W3HNK.
PJ4W - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via W3HNK
PJ4/W9NJY - Bonaire Island; October 16-29th; QSL via W9NJY or LoTW
after the January 1st (2011).
PJ5/K1XM - St. Eustatius; now through October 17th; QSL via KQ1F.
PJ5/AH6DX - St. Eustatius; now through October 15th; QSL via AH6DX,
direct or by the Bureau.
PJ5/AA4NC - St. Eustatius; October 9-15th; QSL via AA4NC direct
only. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. NO BUREAU QSLs.
PJ6A - Saba Island; October 10-22nd; QSL direct only to N4NX,
or use the online OQRS system for direct and Bureau
QSLing.
PJ6/K4LMY - Saba Island; length of stay unknown; QSL via K4LMY.
PJ7E - Sint Maarten; October 10-20th; QSL via LoTW, OQSL (see
Web page) or direct to: Sint Maarten 2010, Box 333,
Bethlehem, Georgia 30620-9989 USA
PJ7/AA4NC - Sint Maarten; October 15-18th; QSL via AA4NC, direct
only. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. NO BUREAU QSLs.
PJ7/AH6DX - Sint Maarten; October 15-22nd; QSL via AH6DX, direct
or by the Bureau.
PJ2, CURACAO. Seppo, OH1VR, is now active as PJ2/OH1VR from Curacao
Island (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) until October 13th. Activity has been
CW, mainly on 40/15/12 meters. QSL via his home callsign. Visit his
Web page at: http://www.oh1vr.net
PJ4, BONAIRE (Correction). Operators Peter/PA8A, Fred/PA8F and Rob/PA3GVI
will be active as PJ4B (not PJ4N as mentioned in OPDX.979) from Bonaire
(SA-006, WLOTA L1279) between October 10-22nd. Activity will be on all
bands using the regular DX frequencies, if not in use. QSL via PA8A
(SAE+ 2 USDs). The following Web pages will be used during their
operation to update, livestream video and log search:
Web Blog - http://sitekreator.com/pa3gvi/pj4b-weblog.html
Livestream - http://www.livestream.com/pj4b
Online Log - http://www.clublog.org/charts/?c=pj4b
PJ4, BONAIRE. A USA team and a Dutch team will operate from two different
locations (QTH 5 and QTH 6) on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA L1279) using the
callsign PJ4D between October 10-22nd. Operators mentioned are:
QTH 5 (USA Team) John/K6AM, Ken/W0LSD, Kelly/N0VD and Scott/W4PA.
QTH 6 (Dutch Team) Bert/PE2KY, Marco/PE2MC, Michiel/PG4M and Peter/PJ4NX.
The operators listed above are also expected to operate from "Radio
Netherlands" as PJ4W. Listen for the QSL info.
PJ4, BONAIRE. Andy, W9NJY, will be active as PJ4/W9NJY from Bonaire
(SA-006) between October 16-29th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using
all modes. QSL via WD9DZV. Log will be uploaded to LoTW on January 1st
(2011).
PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS. Paul, K1XM, is now active as PJ5/K1XM from Sint
Eustatius (NA-145) between now and October 17th. Activity will be on
160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via KQ1F.
PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. Team leaders of the PJ7E report that some of their
equipment is stuck on a boat due to tropical storm OTTO, which ended up
becoming a hurricane after turning back into the Atlantic. This made it
impossible for the boat to approach and land on St. Maarten on Friday
due to high seas. The boat had to travel to Barbados, but is expected
to return to St. Maarten on Sunday, Oct 10th. The editor of QRZ DX,
Carl/N4AA, reports that team co-leader Joe, W8GEX, states: "The weather
today (Saturday) is clear and sunny. The boat with our equipment is due
in here at 7-PM SUNDAY (Oct. 11th) evening. We will meet them, off-load
the equipment and separate it for the two operating sites (SSB & CW).
They will deliver the two loads to us early MONDAY morning (Oct. 12th).
Our plan is to set up one station and one antenna as soon as possible
so someone can get on the air right away. As the other stations are
assembled and antennas put up, they will be put on the air as quickly
as possible. As for Saturday night (Oct 10th-0400z), PJ7E will have one
station on SSB (IC706 with a dipole for 40/20m). The CW crew has already
been on the air with CW/RTTY (using PJ7/homecalls). They are running an
IC7000 and a vertical antenna, and have been worked on bands from 40 to
17 today (Saturday)." JUST A REMINDER. Contact made before 0400z, October
10th, will not count for a new one! The PJ7E Web site is expected to be
updated regularly at: http://www.stmaarten2010.com
They also have set up accounts on FaceBook - PJ7E, and a Twitter account
- http://twitter.com/PJ7E. Once they are on the air, they plan to upload
their logs twice daily, around 8 am and 8 pm.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated October 10th)
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3Z200CHOPIN via SP9W FJ/TO7ZG via DL7AFS PA100EXPLO via PC2S
4B1B via EB7DX GC2UG via G2UG PJ5/K1XM via KQ1F
4O50A via 4O3A HB9SPACE via HB9ACA PJ7/K9ZO via K9ZO
4X0WFF via 4X4JU HH2/OH2TA via OH2TA SN50KSP via SP9PSJ
5B50AIF via EB7DX HK1RRL via EA5KB SO3BASF via SP3PKC
5B50AIV via LZ3CQ HL07CJF via HL4CEL SQ200CHOPIN via SP3GVX
5N7M via OM3CGN IA5/IV3JLK via IV3JLK T88CQ via JA0DCQ
9A/DL1SAX/M via DL1SAX IR7WFF via IK7JWX TM50KOU via F5KOU
A41OO via NI5DX KP2B via K2DER V73QQ via N7RO
CE0Y/DK2ZF via DK2ZF LM1K00Y via LA1K V85/UA4WHX via UA4WHX
CE0Y/DK7ZB via DK7ZB N4OE/BY1TTY via N4OE VE1OMI via K3OMI (direct)
CS4ODX via CU3HY NH2T via W2YC or VE1-Bureau
CT3/DL9MWG via DL9MWG NL8F via K8NA VU0WFF via VU2JHM
EA6/DL5DSM via DL5DSM NP2KW via EB7DX WH2D via K3UOC
EA8/DF2PD via DF2PD OE3DIA via OE1DIA WP3A via K2DER
EG3ESR via EA3GUM OH0YY via OH2YY YP0WFF via YO2KQT
EI/MI0ADX via MI0ADX OJ0B via OH2BH ZM4M via ZL4PW
EI0RTS via EI4GXB OK/SP6FHU via SP6FHU
ER8C via ER1DA OK4U via OK1DVM
FJ/DL7AFS via DL7AFS OZ/DO5MCL via DO5MCL
QSLS VIA LoTW: 8P9NX, CR6K, EA6NB, F6GCP, IT9HLR, K5K, MU0GSY, PY3VK,
R6YY, TG9AJR and ZP6CW
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B8DB, A33A, A41LD, AO5GL, AT10BP, FG8AR, FW5X,
JA1NLX/VK4, JT1DA, KH0/KT3Q, KH2/KT3Q, VP9/N4SF, XU7ATM and XX9LT
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE reported this week!
SILENT KEY. Rick, NE8Z, informs OPDX that Ken Schang, W8LU, became a
Silent Key (SK) on October 7th, with his family present in the University
of Michigan Hospital ICU Unit. He was admitted to the hospital 2 weeks
ago and his condition progressively deteriorated. Ken was on the top of
the DXCC Honor Roll and also operated from many DX locations. He was also
a member of the ARRL and SEMDXA. OPDX and its readers would like to send
out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of W8LU.
SU, EGYPT. Gab, HA3JB, who was recently active as SU/HA3JB in September
and is now back in Hungary, is expected to return at the end of November
for 10 days. However, this may change because he states that his "radio
and power supply is ruined". He is looking for a sponsor to help him buy
an ICOM IC-7000. If you can help, Gab's E-mail address is: ha...@t-email.hu
For more details and updates, visit: http://www.ha3jb.com
SU8, EGYPT. Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society (ERASD) will
be active as SU8JOTA from the Cairo International Scout Center between
October 16-17th. Activity is to celebrate the 53rd Jamboree On The Air
(JOTA) and will be on all amateur bands, 160-10 meters, near the world
scout frequencies, using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. The ERASD will
be introducing the scouts and girl guides to HF Digital communications
(RTTY and PSK31). For more information, visit the new ERASD activities
page at: http://erasd.net/activety.aspx
TI0, COSTA RICA. Members of the Radio Club of Costa Rica (TI0RC) and a
U.S team plan to be active as TI0RC from San Jose during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-2 entry. Activity will be on 160-10
meters. Operators mentioned are: Carlos/TI2KAC, Juan/TI2JCY, Mauricio/
TI4ZM, Eddie/K4UN, Bob/W4BW and Lex/W4XO. QSL via the Bureau to TI2KAC.
TG, GUATEMALA. Martin, DL5RMH, will be active as TG9/DL5RMH from Guatemala
City between December 16th and January 13th (2011). Activity will be on
40-10 meters CW. Martin favors 30m. QSL via his home callsign, by the
Bureau or direct.
TY, BENIN. Mario, DL2UX, is now active as TY1JB from Cotonou until October
28th. Activity currently has been mainly on 15 meters, but he is using a
Butternut HF9V-X and a ZS6BKW antenna for 40-10 meters. QSL via his home
callsign.
V7, MARSHAL ISLANDS. Just a reminder that Yuri, N3QQ, will be active
as V73QQ from Enewetak between October 12-15th. Operations from the
uninhabited Ujelang Atoll (OC-278), which has never been activated
before, will be between October 16-19th. Callsign will be V73RRC from
Ujelang Island. Yuri plans to be active on 40-6 meters using CW and
SSB. He will use an IC-7600 w/600w amp, vertical dipoles and a 1/4 wave
for 40m. QSL via N7RO. For updates and more info, see:
http://oc-278.ucoz.com
VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Update). Operators Alan/VK3XPD, Kevin/VK4UH and
Mike/VK3KH, will once again be active as VK9NA between January 7-21st,
2011. This is the same group that did a VHF, UHF and Microwave DXpedition
earlier this year. The group plans again to be operational on 50 MHz
through to 10 GHz using CW, SSB and WSJT. QSL Manager is VK3KH: Michael
Coleman, 44 Rosserdale Cres, Mount Eliza Victoria 3930, AUSTRALIA.
Look for more details and updates to be forthcoming at:
http://www.vk9na.com/index.html
VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Operators George, K2DM, will be active as VP2MDG during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-
Power entry. QSL via K2DM. He is expected to be there from October 27th
through November 2nd. Activity outside of the contest will be on 160-6
meters.
YJ, VANUATU (IOTA Op). Operators George/HA5UK and Pista/HA5AO will be
active as YJ0HA from Efate Island (OC-035) between November 1-15th.
Activity is planned for 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and SSTV
modes. More details, like station setup, antennas, etc. are available
on the Web site at: http://ha5ao.novolab.hu
They are also planning a one-day operation from Emae Island (OC-111),
in the Shepherd Islands group. They state, "We will do our best to
organize this trip, but it highly depends on the local circumstances
and possibilities, as well as, the weather conditions. We will keep
you informed on our Web site." A survey is available for band/mode
needs and also an online log will be available on this site. QSL via
HA5UK, direct, by the Bureau and LoTW.
ZD8, ACENSION ISLAND (Change). Tom, K7ZZ, will be active as ZD8ZZ from an
elevation of 2300 ft. on Green Mountain between October 12-26th. This will
be a "micro-lite" operation on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. His antennas
will be two element phased vertical array. QSL via LoTW or direct to
K7ZZ.
ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA ISLAND. By the time you read this, Ulli, DL2AH, is
expected to be active as ZD9AH until December 6th. Activity will be
"holiday style" (not a DXpedition) and mainly on SSB. However, the last
two weeks in November he plans to use RTTY. His equipment consists of a
Yaesu FT897 (barefoot) and a simple Windom antenna. Ulli plans to partic-
ipate in the WAG, CQWWDX and JADX contests. QSL via his home callsign, by
the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com address - He will answer QSLs when he return
home in early January). Please be patient and sorry NO eQSL.
ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA ISLAND. Two members of the Chiltern DX Club (CDXC),
Rob/M0VFC and Martin/G3ZAY have recently received permission from the
"Tristan da Cunha Island Council" for a DXpedition to take place in
September 2012 for 2-3 weeks. They are on the provisional passenger list
of the "MV Agulhas" (or possibly its replacement by then). The exact
dates/bands/etc will be forthcoming.
ZL7, CHATHAM ISLAND. Hiro Miyake, JF1OCQ/W1VX, will once again (after
8 years) be active as ZL1WY/ZL7 from the Chatham Island (OC-038) between
December 2-9th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. There will be an emphasis on 160 and 6 meters (for the
Pacific). He will operate a breakable Beacon on 50.117 MHz for DX around
the clock. QSL via JF1OCQ only: Hiro Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura, Maebashi,
371-0811 Japan. Do NOT send QSLs to the New Zealand Bureau.
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