[TOEC] DX-CALENDAR V 116

[ARONSSON]

DX-CALENDAR V 116
The calendar is available at http://www.sk3bg.se/

TRINDADE ISLAND; PPØT (SA-010) by PY2ZA on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, BPSK and RTTY for a 
couple of months. He expects to leave the mainland on 25 April on 
a Brazilian Navy's supply ship, and to reach the island on the 
29th. Bookmark http://www.trindade2011.com/ for further 
information and updates. QSL via EB7DX (direct) and LoTW.

EU-136 Rab Island, Croatia 11-18 April by 9A/HA5AUC, 9A/HA5BWW and 9A/HA7PC. They 
will be at JN74JR QTH. Their radios are IC756PRO and IC765, and 
the antennas are wire verticals on fhishing poles. The operation 
will take place on 80 to 6 m, mostly cw, but some ssb as well QSLs 
will goes via HA bureau.

- ca 16/4 UGANDA; 5X1NH 
by G3RWF. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres 
(neither 160 nor 6 metres). QSL via home call, direct or bureau, 
and LoTW.

- 16/4 ARUBA; P4/W1HEO SA-036 
from the P49V contest station. He will operate CW and SSB on 160-
10 metres, with a focus on 30-10m. QSL via W1HEO, direct or 
bureau.

- 17/4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AH6HY/W5 and AB5EB/P NA-089 
from the Louisiana State East. Activity will be on CW and SSB, 
probably on the IOTA frequencies. Operators will use monoband 
verticals with a small amp. QSL via their home callsigns.

- 18/4 AMERICAN SAMOA; AI5P/KH8 
Activity will be holiday style. Bands and modes of operation were 
not provided. QSL via his home callsign.

- 18/4 PAPUA NEW GUINEA; P29VLR OC-231 
from Green Islands by CT1AGF, G3JKX, G3KHZ, G3UKV and SM6CVX. They 
plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands, 6m included, with 
at least four stations. QSL via SM6CVX.

- 18/4 GREENLAND; OX/G4MFX NA-018, NA-134 
in Greenland for work purposes and plans to operate when possible, 
but very limited, from the following dates and locations/IOTAs: 
      NA-018 - Sisimiut; between March 24th and April 9th 
      NA-018 - Ilulissat; between April 10-15th 
      NA-134 - Aasiaat; between April 16-18th 
Operations are anticipated to take place from a hotel or in the 
countryside from a car. He will be using a FT-817ND (w/5 watts) 
into an end fed half-waves antenna for 40/20/17 meters. He states, 
"The positioning of these antennas is unlikely to be ideal (since 
there are no trees in Greenland). Operations will be SSB only. QSL 
via G4MFX (see Qrz.COM for details).

- 18/4 SIERRA LEON; 9L5MS 
by PA3A (CW/SSB), PD0CAV (SSB/RTTY), PA8AD (CW/SSB), EL2DT and 
PA3AN (SSB/RTTY). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB 
and RTTY. The equipment consists of 3 transceivers and linears. 
The antennas are verticals for 160-30m and beams for 20-6m. For 
160m, 80m, 40m and 30m extra receiving antennas will be used to 
improve station receive capability. They will have a 160/80m 
receive 4-square and 2 DHDL's for 30/40m. They will take special 
care to listen for remote locations and small stations. Goal of 
the team is to work as many different stations as possible and to 
be open for the smaller stations ("little pistols"). As an 
experiment, the team will also try to work 6m EME contacts using 
JT65 and a 5-element beam between March 16-20th, when the moon is 
in a good position. The Team is supported by Mercy Ships crew 
members and staff. All donations and surplus from the QSL will be 
transferred to the Mercy Ships Charity Project. QSL via PA3AWW, by 
the Bureau or direct (see info on the Web page). Also, QSLs can be 
requested with a donation via the OQSL request service on the Web 
page. For more details and updates, visit their Web page at: 
http://www.sierraleone2011.com/sl_2011/home.php 
Also, see the 9L5MS video announcement (youtube) at: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KoY7lwjcRs

- 18/4 BOTSWANA; A25FC 
by ON4AEO and seven other operators from Belgium and South Africa. 
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL 
via ON4CJK. Visit his Web page at 
http://www.filipstattooshop.be/botswana

- 20/4 THAILAND; HS0ZJF AS-101 and AS-126 
by ON4AFU for a 3-month stay in Thailand, with a side trip to 
Cambodia. His main QTH in Thailand will be Pathui. From 20 January 
to 20 February he will be active as HS0ZJF/8 from two different 
islands (Samui and Tao), while on 22-28 February he expects to be 
QRV as HS0ZJF/9 from IOTA groups AS-126. Dates may change 
according to local circumstances. QSL via ON4AFU, direct or 
bureau.

- 20/4  ANGOLA; D2QR 
by UT1EO from Lunda Norte Province in northeast Angola. Activity 
will be on 40-10 meters on all modes. QSL via RW6HS.

- 20/4 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS; VP5/W5CW NA-002 
from the Island of Providenciales. Activity will be on 160-6 
meters using CW and SSB. He also plans to be entries in the 
following contests using the special callsign VQ51V: SP DX Contest 
(April 2-3rd), JIDX CW Contest (April 9-10th) and the YU DX 
Contest (April 16-17th). QSL direct to his home callsign (QRZ.com 
address) at: PO Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088 U.S.A.

- 21/4 MARTINIQUE; FM/F6ARC NA-107 
Activity will be holiday style probably on 160-30 meters CW. QSL 
via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com).

- 21/4 ST MARTIN; FS/F5JSD NA-105 
in holiday style mainly in CW on 10m-40m. He also plans a side 
trip to the Dutch part of the island Sint Maarten and would should 
up as PJ7/F5JSD then. QSL cards should be sent via bureau or LoTW 
to his homecall.

- 22/4 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; A6/UA9B 
from the QTH of A65BR. He will operate holiday style mainly CW 
with some SSB. QSL via home call (bureau via UA9AB).

- 22/4 REUNION ISLAND; TO2Z AF-016 
by F4FLF. He states that this is a holiday style operation and not 
a DXpedition. He does mention that he will be on every evening 
operating on SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.
- 22/4 FALKLAND ISLANDS; VP8DNA SA-002 
from the Mount Pleasant Airport by M0PCB. Operations have been 
very sporadic. QSL VP8DNA via M0PCB. Logs are now uploaded to 
LoTW.

- 22/4 CURACAO; PJ2/homecall SA-099 
by PA7JWC and PD7DB. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, 
SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL PJ2/PA7JWC via PA7JWC or LoTW. QSL via 
PJ2/PD7DB via PD7DB. For updates, visit Jan-Willem Web page at:   
http://www.pa7jwc.nl/

- 25/4 VIETNAM; XV2LC and XV4LC 
by VK6LC. This will be a dedicated culture tour of northern 
Vietnam, but he plans to be active from two different locations 
using two callsign: 
   XV2LC - April 10-15th; from Ho Chi Min City 
   XV4LC - April 20-25th; from Mekong Delta 
Activity will be on 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VK6LC only 
direct. He does NOT use the QSL Bureau.

- 27/4 SAINT BARTHELEMY; FJ/OH2YL NA-146 
Activity will be on all HF bands, 160-10 meters and using CW only 
(on a lower edge of all bands). QSL via OH2YL or LoTW. More 
details are available at http://www.fjoh2yl.com/

- 30/4 NEPAL; 9N7DX and 9N7YL  
by 4Z4DX and XYL 9N7YL. Activity will be mainly 20/15/10/6 meters 
using mostly CW, RTTY and PSK31. Dov is going to organize the big 
DXpedition in November 2011, to celebrate his 60 years birthday 
and 45th anniversary of being on the air. QSL via 4Z4DX. For more 
details and updates, see: http://www.mdxc.org/9n7dx/

- 30/4 ISRAEL; 4X2ØHC and 4Z2ØHC 
The Israel Amateur Radio Club (IARC) announce a special 3 month 
activity for the Holyland Contest's 20th anniversary. Activity 
will be used on CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via 4Z4TL. For 
more details about the Holyland Contest, see:                 
http://www.iarc.org/~4z4tl/4X20HC_fil.htm

- ca 30/4 CANADA; VYØJA NA-008 
from the CFS Alert Arctic base on Ellesmere Island by VY1JA. 
Operation will last about 5 weeks. Using a FT-990 at power and 
dipoles at 15 feet, look for him to be active on 30 meters, 40 
meters, and 20 meters (in that order) during the evenings and 
weekends. The mode will be mainly CW, but Digital will be used and 
SSB can be requested by using the E-mail address at the top of the 
VY1JA QRZ.com page. QSL via N3SL; JA stations to JA3JM. This 
activity is also valid for the Arctic Challenge program.

- 1/5 MOROCCO; CN2PV 
by W3PV. He will be QRV mostly on 40 metres CW, but will also 
operate other bands when open. QSL via W3PV, direct or bureau.

- 1/5 BARBADOS; 8P9AA 
by VE3DZ. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. 
QSL via his home callsign. PLEASE NOTE: QSL cards for Feb-Apr 2011 
operations will be answered in early May 2011.

- 15/5 CHILE; CE2/CX1EK 
QSL direct to Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, 
USA.
- 31/5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI3/KL7JR and HI3/WL7MY NA-096 
from Hispaniola Island by KL7JR and XYL WL7MY. Activity will be on 
80-10 meters SSB using several different wire antennas from their 
beach location. Main antenna will be a 40-10m vertical loop. QSL 
via KL7JR (QRZ.com, CBA).

- 5/6 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI3/KL7JR and HI3/WL7MY NA-096 
from Hispaniola Island, working the world on HF using a 75 foot 
long Inverted L running north/south in the coconut trees from 
Costambar on the north coast of Hispaniola Island. Operating 
position is 100 feet from the ocean. E-mail for skeds. See updated 
bio at QRZ.com. QSL via KL7JR (QRZ.com). QSLing will start until 
around July.

- 8/6 UGANDA; 5X1VJ 
by UV5EVJ from Entebbe. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW 
and SSB. During the past week he has been on 30/20/17/15/12 
meters. QSL via his home callsign.

- 15/6  CHAD; TT8PK 
by F4EGS. Activity will be limited due to his work schedule and 
spare time. Operations last time was on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB 
and some RTTY. QSL via F4EGS, by the Bureau or direct (see QRZ.com 
for details).

 - June  REUNION ISLAND; FR8NE AF-016 
by ex-F5INL. Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10 meters using 
mostly CW. QSL direct to Frederic Bossu, 2 Chemin des Grenadiers, 
97490 Sainte Clotilde, Reunion Island or by the Bureau.

- July  FRENCH POLYNESIA; FO 
by F5PHW. Since he is there for work, his on air activities will 
be limited, but he will try to operate as much as possible. If he 
lives in a house, Phil intends to be active on all HF bands from 
80-10 meters mainly on CW and RTTY (possibly some PSK31) with very 
little SSB using only 100 watts. His antennas from the house QTH 
will be: 80-40m - Inverted V + HF6VX (GP), 30m - HF6VX, 20-10m - 
HF6VX + Spiderbeam (not sure). However, if he lives in an 
apartment the antenna may only be the HF6VX. QSL via F8BPN, by the 
Bureau or direct.

- August  BAHRAIN; A92IO 
by EI3IO. Operations will initially focus on the bands 3.5 MHz to 
30 MHz. He also intends to be QRV on 1.8 MHz for the 2010/2011 
winter season. QSL direct to A92IO (Dave Court, P.O. Box 31183, 
Budaiya, Bahrain) or via the bureau to EI3IO. Direct cards may 
also to be sent to EI3IO, however these will only be auctioned 
once or twice per year. Further information can be found at 
http://a92.ath.cx/

- September  ZAMBIA; 9J2KK 
by JF1OKX. He plans to start operations on the amateur radio bands 
(80-6 metres) during the first 10 days of July. He will 
concentrate on the digital modes (PSK31 or 62, RTTY, WSJT and 
SSTV), with some SSB and CW. QSL via JK1NSR.

- 25/11  CYPRUS; 5B5ØJ 
5B4AHJ will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a licensed radio 
amateur on October 25th. Activity will be on CW and SSB. QSL via 
5B4AHJ and LoTW.

- 31/12  TAIWAN; BP1ØØ 
Taiwan is celebrating its 100th anniversary. For this event there 
are two special event stations on the air: BP100 (QSL via BX4AQ) 
and BV100 (QSL via BV2KI) from Oct 10 until Dec 31,2011. More 
information about the stations and the special award can be found 
at: http://www.bv100.tw/

- 31/12  TAIWAN; BV1ØØ 
Taiwan is celebrating its 100th anniversary. QSL via BV2KI. More 
information about the stations and the special award can be found 
at: http://www.bv100.tw/

- 31/12  ANTARCTICA; RI1ANC 
from Vostok station by RD1AV (ex RV1ZC). He will operate CW, SSB 
and digital modes on all bands, 160 and 80 metres included. In 
mid-December he might operate for a few days as RI1ANC/A from 
Molodezhnaya station. QSL via RN1ON, direct or bureau.

- 31/12  URUGUAY; CW5RV 
Commemorating the 100 anniversary of the birth of Louis Varney, 
G5RV (1911-2000), the inventor of the renowned multiband HF 
antenna, the Centro Aficionados Montevideo will be active. QSL to 
P.O. Box 6000, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay.

- 30/4 2012 KENYA; 5Z4RH  
by IK8VRH is working in Kenya. Requested callsign is 5Z4RH.

17/4 PUERTO RICO; KP4 
Special Event station will be active as part of the activities 
from the Jesus. T. Pinero house museum in Canovanas, Puerto Rico. 
They will be active on the HF bands using CW, Digital modes and 
possibly on SSB, plus AM operation with vintage radio equipment. 
Jesus was the first Puertorican Govenor and held the callsign 4KT. 
QSL via KP3RE.

17/4 - 19/4 MARIANA ISLANDS; AHØCD  
by JH4VUC. Activity will be on 40/15/10/6 meters using 500 watts 
and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.
 
17/4 - 20/4 AUSTRALIA; VK4LDX/p OC-171 
from Magnetic Island by VK4LDX (VK8PDX). He will operate SSB, 
PSK31 and RTTY "on whatever bands are open". QSL via VK8PDX. 
Further information at http://vk4ldxoc171.blogspot.com/

18/4 - 24/4 MEXICO; 4AØIARU 
by members of the DXXE (Mexican Contest and DX group). Activity is 
to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day on April 18th, and the 
86th anniversary of the founding of the International Amateur 
Radio Union, IARU. The theme for this year's celebration is 
"Amateur Radio: The first technology-based social network." QSL 
via N7RO. Don't send your QSL cards to the Mexican Bureau since 
they will not have QSLs to answer. Make sure your Bureau QSL card 
is clearly marked via N7RO. QSOs with this station are good for 
the DXXE Award. For more information, visit the DXXE Web page at 
http://www.dxxe.org/

18/4 - 25/4 MAYOTTE; TO2FH  
by PT9ZE, PY2PT, PY2TNT, PY2WAS and PY4BZ. Their plans are to have 
three stations active simultaneously on 160-10 meters using CW and 
SSB. More details and the QSL route is forthcoming.

18/4 - 28/4 VIET NAM; XV4YY AS-128 
from Phu Quoc by DK8YY, DL2AQI, DL4JS and DL8AKI. They will 
operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 160-10 metres. QSL via DH7WW, 
direct or bureau.

18/4 - 28/4 CENTRAL KIRIBATI; T31A OC-043 
from Kanton Island by an international team of twelve operators, 
EA1IR, K6ZH, N1EMC, N6HC, N7CQQ, N7CW, N9NS, UX2HO, W2IJ, W6KK, 
W9IXX and YT1AD will be active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY 
from two operating sites. QSL via W2IJ, direct or bureau. Further 
information can be found at http://www.t31a.com/

19/4 - 26/4 BHUTAN; A52JY, A52KJ and A52VE 
Operation is cancelled!

20/4 - 22/4 GUAM; AHØCD/KH2  
by JH4VUC. Activity will be on 40/15/10/6 meters using 500 watts 
and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.
 
20/4 - 4/5 HONDURAS; HR5/N2WB 
QSL via N2OO.

21/4 - 28/4 CENTRAL KIRIBATI; T31A OC-043 
from Kanton Island by a international team is behind the schedule. 
Hopefully T31A will be QRV by 21 April. 
They plan to have 6 stations on the air, operating on 160-10 
meters. The following operators have been mentioned: EA1IR, K6ZH, 
N1EMC, N6HC, N7CW, N7CQQ, N9NS, UX2HO, W2IJ, W6KK, W9IXX and 
YT1AD. The pilot stations will be EA3NY and K5YY. Suggested 
frequencies are: 
 CW   - 1826, 3504, 7004, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894 and 
28024 kHz 
 SSB  - 1843, 3798, 7084, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz 
 RTTY - 3582, 7043, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24920 and 28080 
kHz 
 6m   - 50099/CW and 50120/SSB 
IOTA Frequencies to be used are: 
 CW  - 3530, 7030, 10113, 14040, 18098, 21040, 24920 and 28040 kHz 
 SSB - 3765, 7055, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950 and 28460 kHz 
QSL via QSL Manager W2IJ, by the Bureau or direct to: Jay Kobelin, 
10628 Grandview Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701, USA. The team 
will leave Apia on April 13, 2011, and sail approximately 4 days. 
Upon arrival at Kanton, we'll setup 2 sites and begin operation. 
They plan 11-12 days of operation. We'll depart Kanton and arrive 
back in Apia on May 2, 2011. The T31A Web page is now active and 
available at http://www.T31A.com/

22/4 - 25/4 PAPUA NEW GUINEA; P29VCX OC-117 
SM6CVX will continue the trip from Misima Island. QSL via SM6CVX.

23/4 - 25/4 PALAU; T88VU   
by JH4VUC. Activity will be on 40/15/10/6 meters using 500 watts 
and SSB. QSL via his home callsign. 

25/4 - 27/4 PAPUA NEW GUINEA; P29VCX OC-240 
SM6CVX will continue the trip from Loloata Island. QSL via SM6CVX.

25/4 - 30/4 WEST MALAYSIA; 9M8DX/2 
from Kuala Lumpur by VK6DXI. This will be a business trip, with 
some CW activity during the local evening hours. QSL via SP5UAF.

28/4 - 6/5 GHANA; 9G5LK 
by PE1KL and PA2LS. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB, 
PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via PA2LS. Visit their DXpedition Web site 
at: http://www.pe1kl-pa2ls.com/ 
By the way, an award is available for working them. All you need 
is 2 QSOs with 9G5LK on 2 different bands or 2 different modes.

29/4 - 1/5 MEXICO; XF2P NA-221 
from Lobos Island by XE1AY, XE1KKK, XE1P, XE1RZL, XE1SOV, XE1VGC, 
XE1UYU, XE1UZH, XE1UZU, XE2IA, XE2IVG and XE3NMC. Activity will be 
on the HF bands and 6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY, and also the 
satellites (AO27, AO51 and SO50). QSL via XE1AY. A Web page is now 
available at http://xf2p.puebladx.org/XF2P/Bienvenida.html

30/4 - 13/5 OGASAWARA; JD1BLY, JD1BMH and JD1BMT AS-031 
from Chichijima Island by JI5RPT (JD1BLY), JG7PSJ (JD1BMH) and 
JE4SMQ (JD1BMT). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB 
and digital modes. QSL via homecalls.

30/4 - 13/5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI7/IK8DNJ 
Activity will be holiday style on 40/20/17/15/12/10 meters using 
SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via IZ8LKL.

May AFGHANISTAN; T6PSE 
The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce our next DXpedition 
to take place during ten days in May of 2011. Due to security 
concerns, the exact dates and location of the DXpedition will not 
be announced until the eve of their activation. The website for 
the expedition can be found at HTTP://www.intrepid-
dx.com/t6pse/index.php

1/5 - 5/5 MARIANA ISLANDS; AHØ/AB2RF OC-086 
from Northern Mariana Island. Activity will be focused on RTTY and 
PSK. QSL via JJ2RCJ.

2/5 - 20/5 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI7/OT4R 
by ON4ARV. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters SSB between 2000-
2200z everyday. QSL only via LoTW and eQSL. More info is available 
on his Web site at http//www.OT4R.net/

3/5 - 12/5 SENEGAL; 6W/EA1BT 
More details are forthcoming.

4/5 - 13/5 OGASAWARA; JD1BMH AS-031 
from Chichijima Island by JG7PSJ. Activity will be on 40-10 
meters, possibly 80 and 6 meters (no EME), using CW, SSB and RTTY. 
Check QRZ.com for QSL info.

6/5 - 13/5 CAYMEN ISLANDS; ZF2TH and ZF2AT NA-016 
from Grand Cayman Island by DL1THM and DH2AK. Activity will be 
holiday style and mostly on 20 meters SSB. Most of the operation 
will be from the beach using a LiPo battery pack, IC-7000 and 
Buddipole. The two operators will also be active from New 
Providence Island (NA-001), Bahamas, as DL1THM/C6A and DH2AK/C6A. 
QSL ZF2TH and DL1THM/C6A via DL1THM, by the Bureau or direct. QSL 
ZF2AT and DH2AK/C6A via DH2AK, by the Bureau or direct. 

8/5 - 21/5 BARBADOS; 8P9XB NA-021 
by PY2XB. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. 
He will have a 6m beacon on at 50.099 MHz (Grid Locator GK03gc). 
QSL via PT7WA.

14/5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; W3P 
from the annual "Waterfront Festival" at the Piney Point 
Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-601) between 1400-2000z. Activity will be on 
40/20/17 meters using SSB and PSK31. Please QSL via KA3UNQ with 
SASE or funds for return postage.

14/5 - 22/5 ST. BARTHELEMY; FJ/OS1T NA-146 
from St. Barthelemy Island. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using 
mainly SSB and RTTY. The suggested frequencies are: 
   SSB  - 7072, 14192, 18132, 21292, 24972, 28492 and 50115 kHz 
   RTTY - 7042, 10142, 18102, 21082, 24922 and 28082 kHz 
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct (see QRZ.com). 
Visit his FJ/OS1T Web page at            
http://on4cit.webs.com/fjos1texpedition2011.htm

17/5 - 24/5 TUVALU; T2XG 
by JA1XGI. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and the 
Digital modes. QSL via JA1XGI, direct or by the Bureau.

24/5 - 31/5 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA; V26E NA-100 
from Antigua by AB2E. Activity will include the CQWW WPX CW 
Contest (May 28-29th) as Single-Op entry. All operations before 
and after the contests will be either on the 30/17/12 meter bands 
or the lower bands. QSL direct via AB2E for any and all operations 
from 1993 to present. Be sure to include an SASE, green stamp, or 
new IRC, or you won't get a card. Sorry, no Bureau cards at this 
time, and no eQSL. As of February 28, 2011, all logs from all V26E 
operations (including 2010) ave been uploaded to LoTW as well.

14/6 - 28/6 ANTIGUA; V25DR, V25DD and V25TP NA-100 
by W9DR (V25DR), K9UK (V25DD) and W9AEB (V25TP) will operate 
holiday style from Antigua, Grid Square FK97BD). Look for W9DR to 
concentrate on 6 meters CW/SSB on 50.115 MHz. Look for K9UK and 
W9AEB operate on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31. Additional 
information will be available on the TBA Web site. QSL via their 
home callsigns.

19/6 - 22/6 MARQUESAS ISLANDS; FO/F6CTL OC-027 
from Ua Pou, running 100 watts into a vertical or a dipole. He 
will operate holiday style mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL via 
home call, direct or bureau.  

22/6 - 26/6 MARQUESAS ISLANDS; FO/F6CTL OC-027 
from Ua Huka, running 100 watts into a vertical or a dipole. He 
will operate holiday style mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL via 
home call, direct or bureau.
 
26/6 - 7/7 BONAIRE, CURACAO; PJ2 SA-099 
from Curacao by DK9KX, DJ9ON and DJ8NK. They will have a strongly 
emphasis on 6 meters, but the HF bands will also be used on CW, 
SSB and RTTY. Callsign and further info will be published soon.

27/6 - 29/6 FRENCH POLYNESIA; FO/F6CTL OC-067 
from Raitea, running 100 watts into a vertical or a dipole. He 
will operate holiday style mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL via 
home call, direct or bureau.

30/6 - 3/7 FRENCH POLYNESIA; FO/F6CTL OC-067 
from Bora Bora, running 100 watts into a vertical or a dipole. He 
will operate holiday style mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL via 
home call, direct or bureau.

2/7 - 9/7 FERNANDO DE NORONHA; PYØFO  
by PY2FN. Activity will be on 80-6 meters but only on CW. Emphasis 
will be on 6 meters. QSL via his home callsign.

3/7 - 7/7 FRENCH POLYNESIA; FO/F6CTL OC-066 
from Rangiroa, running 100 watts into a vertical or a dipole. He 
will operate holiday style mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL via 
home call, direct or bureau.

7/7 - 10/7 FRENCH POLYNESIA; FO/F6CTL OC-066 
from Tahiti, running 100 watts into a vertical or a dipole. He 
will operate holiday style mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL via 
home call, direct or bureau.

8/7 - 17/7 LORD HOWE ISLAND; VK9HR OC-004 
by m embers of the Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia 
(HARAOA Group) are planning a major DXpedition to Lord Howe 
Island. The group plans to operate on multiple bands 
simultaneously to give everyone a chance to contact Lord Howe 
Island. This the same group of operators that activated VI2BI from 
Broughton Island (OC-212) back in February 2010, and VK9NI from 
Norfolk Island (OC-005) in July 2009. The VK9HR DXpedition team 
leader VK2IR and co-leader VK3YP. QSL is via: HARAOA, Attn: VK9HR 
QSL MANAGER, PO BOX 13, SANS SOUCI, NSW 2219, AUSTRALIA. Look for 
more details by the end of April on the team of operators, 
frequencies and equipment at http://www.lordhowe2011.com/

11/7 - 14/7 AUSTRAL ISLANDS; FO/F6CTL OC-050 
from Rimatara, running 100 watts into a vertical or a dipole. He 
will operate holiday style mainly SSB and digital modes. QSL via 
home call, direct or bureau.

12/7 - 2/8 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS; V47JA NA-104 
from Calypso Bay, St. Kitts by W5JON. Activity will be on 80-6 
meters using SSB. His activity will also include both the CQWW VHF 
Contest and RSGB IOTA (SSB) Contest. Equipment will 
be: Kenwood TS-590S, Yaesu FT-857D, KL-400 Amplifier (400 watts) 
and a 80-10m Multiband Dipole and S9 Vertical; 6m will be a 3 
element yagi. His XYL Cathy, W5HAM, will occasionally operate as 
V47HAM. ALL QSLs go to his home callsign W5JON.

20/7 - 24/7 PALAU; T88MB, T88MP and T88SR OC-009 
by JA3AVO (T88MB), JH3PBL (T88MP) and W7AED (T88SR). Their 
activity of bands and modes were not provided. QSL T88MB and T88SR 
via LoTW or direct to JA3AVO. QSL T88MP via JH3PBL.

21/7 - 25/7 ALASKA; KL NA-242 
from the North Slope County West group of Alaska are planning by 
K6VVA and K9AJ, with a possible side trip to the rare NA-172 
group. Further information and a dedicated web site are expected 
in due course.

23/7 - 15/8 BARBADOS; 8P9XC NA-021 
by DF1XC from Saint Philip. Activity will be holiday style on the 
HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Log 
will be available at: http://www.clublog.org/logsearch/8p9xc

24/7 - 9/8 ASCENSION ISLAND; ZD8D AF-003 
by DK1IP, DL7OR, DJ4KW, DL1CW and DJ9KH. Activity will be on 160- 
10 meters, mainly on the Digital modes with some CW and SSB later. 
They will be using Elecraft K3s. The team plans to participate in 
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). A Web page is currently 
under construction. The team is seeking sponsors, especially for 
an amplifier.

27/7 - 31/7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; W4T NA-083 
from Tangier Island by a group of operators from QCWA Chapter 119, 
IOTA Contest included. They plan to operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK 
on 80-10 metres. QSL via K5VIP.

29/7 - 31/7 CANADA; XM2I NA-128 
from Isle-aux-Grues by the "NA-128 Contest Group". They will be 
operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 on 80-6 metres  with "many stations", 
including an entry in the IOTA Contest.  A short activity from 
Isle-aux-Oies might take place after the contest. QSL via VE2CQ.

29/7 - 1/8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; W4OTN NA-067 
from Core Banks Barrier Island by KI4IWS and KG4CXY. Activity will 
include an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). Outside 
of the contest, they will be active on 80-10 meters using CW and 
SSB. QSL W4OTN, by the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com).

30/7 - 8/8 EASTER ISLAND; CEØY/I2DMI 
Activity will be RTTY only. Bands of operation were not provided. 
QSL via his home callsign.

30/7 - 14/8 AMERICAN SAMOA; WA8LOW/KH8  
Activity, along with others, will be on 160-6 meters using CW, 
SSB, RTTY and PSK. They plan to use high power stations with beam 
antennas (40-6m) and verticals on 160/80m. QSL direct to WA8LOW.

16/9 - 26/9 TIMOR-LESTE; 4W6A OC-232 
from Atauro Island by VK8NSB, VK8FNCY, 9M6DXX, 9M6XRO and MW0JRX. 
Activity will be on 10-160 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with three 
stations, two using full licensed power linear amplifiers, and a 
third running 100 watts. Antennas will mainly be quarter-wave 
verticals and vertical dipoles, all located within a few metres of 
the ocean. For 160m an inverted-L will be used. Further 
information will be published on a dedicated website. QSL via 
M0URX, direct or bureau (http://www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form/), 
and LoTW. The DXpedition has a Web site, at http://www.4w6a.com/

27/9 - 25/10  EASTERN KIRIBATI; T32C OC-024 
from Kiritimati (Christmas Island) by the Five Star DXers 
Association of 9M0C, D68C, 3B9C and 3B7C. A very large group of 40 
member experienced operators from 13 different DXCC entities will 
be active as T32C (requested callsign) on all bands and modes, 
with up to 16 stations on the air, using amplifiers along with 
monoband beams and vertical dipole arrays, 24 hours a day, for 
almost four weeks, including four weekends. The primary objective 
is to give as many DXers as possible a first contact with this 
rare DXCC entity and, as a secondary objective, to give as many 
band-slots as possible. 

1/10 - 6/10 CONWAY REEF??; 3D2C OC-112  
by YT1AD, K3LP and friends. 
The team is considering going to Rotuma instead. They already have 
the callsign 3D2R and are working on getting a landing permit. The 
Web page is up and running (some parts still under construction) 
at http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html

15/10 - 15/11 ROTUMA; 3D2P or 3D20R 
A team of 'PACIFIC DXERS', have 'ALL PERMITS' in place and are 
planning to sail for Rotuma early October 2011 and operate for 3 
weeks. The team so far consists of: Eddie/3D2A/VK4AN, Rocky/3D2DD, 
Bill 3D2(?)/VK4FW...others are pending. Most of the 3D2A equipment 
is in Fiji already. We are seeking expressions of interest from 
experienced CW/SSB/Digital mode operators and possibly a 6m 
enthusiast. A 6m beacon will be established on 50.095 MHz. Rigs so 
far include K3, Flex5000A, Emtron DX1b amp, FT-900, Spiderbeam, 
wire antennas, DX88 vertical. This will be the anniversary of the 
FIRST operation from Rotuma by 3D2A/VK4AN...original license was 
3D2XX/rotuma in 1988. The callsign has not been issued yet, but we 
expect to be issued with either 3D2P or 3D20R.

26/10 - 9/11 St. MAARTEN; PJ7X, PJ7J and PJ7NK 
by DJ8NK, F6EXV, JA1BK and K2WR including a Multi-2 entry in the 
CQ WW DX SSB Contest. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 
metres, with two stations and possibly a third one during peak 
periods. Their primary callsign will be PJ7X (QSL via F6EXV); 
other callsigns will be PJ7NK (to be used on digital modes, QSL 
via DJ8NK) and PJ7J (to be used on 80 metres, QSL via JA1BK). All 
logs will be uploaded to LoTW a few months after completion of the 
operation. The website for the operation can be found at 
http://www.pj7-2011.org/

IOTA-frequencies
CW: 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040, 10115, 7030 and 3530.
SSB: 28560, 28460, 24950, 21260, 18128, 14260, 7055 and 3755.
The frequencies are NOT exclusive to IOTA!
IOTA net Saturdays at 1300z on 14260 and Sundays at 1300z on 21260!

SM3CVM 2011-April 16