[TOEC] DX-KALENDER V 904

SM3CVM sm3cvm at swipnet.se
Sat Jan 17 15:20:20 EST 2009


DX-KALENDER V 904 
The calendar is available at http://www.sk3bg.se/

VIETNAM - 3W; OM2DX is now working for the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Hanoi, Vietnam for the next three years. On 5 January he got his licence, and he will operate as XV9DX and 3W1M on all bands CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via OM3JW.

- 18/1 INDONESIA; YB3MM/9 OC-150
from Nanggu Island. He will operate holiday style, concentrating on 17 metres CW and RTTY. His operating times will also depend on the local electric supply. QSL via IZ8CCW, direct or bureau. 

- 18/1 PALAU; T88SM, T88CP, T88HK and T88HS. OC-009
from Koror Island by JA6EGL (T88SM), JA6UBY (T88CP), JE6DND (T88HK) and JA6KYU (T88HS). They plan to operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home calls, direct only.

- 18/1 TUNISIA; TS7C AF-073
from Chergui Island, Kerkennah, by a large group of operators. They will be active on all bands and modes with six stations active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, FM and digital modes (RTTY, PSK31, BPSK, SSTV), with special attention to be paid to 160 and 80 metres. The antenna farm will consist of verticals and wires for the low bands and Spiderbeams from 40 to 10m. QSL via F4EGD.
Please visit http://www.ts7c.net/ for further information, suggested frequencies, updates, QSLling instructions and on-line logs.

- 18/1 ALGERIA; 7X
by ON6QR from the Algerian Radio Amateurs Association's club station, 7X2ARA, from 20 UTC on 17 January until the early morning of the 18th. He will operate both CW and SSB during the Hungarian DX Contest. QSL via 7X2ARA.

- 19/1 GUAM; K1HP/KH2 OC-026
by JE2EHP. Activity will be on all HF bands and 6m, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL is via Bureau to his home callsign JE2EHP.

- 20/1 USA; AA8LL/4 NA-076
from Cedar Keys from around 22 UTC on 17 January to around 17 UTC on the 20th. Holiday style operating will be mostly CW and RTTY on 80-17 metres with 100 watts and wires. QSL via AA8LL, direct or bureau. 

- 22/1 BANGLADESH; S21DX AS-127
from St. Martin's Island also known as Narical Gingira (which means Cocos island) by S21RC, S21AM, S21DM, S21S, S21RO and YL-operator S21SA. They will work in SSB and RTTY on following frequencies (kHz):
      Band     SSB    RTTY
       10m   28465   28085
       12m   24955   24925
       15m   21265   21085
       17m   18145   18100
       20m   14265   14085
       40m    7065    7035
       80m    3795    3580
QSL manager is EB7DX, he confirms QSL cards only direct via: bureau David Lianez Fernandez, PO Box 163, 21080 Huelva, Spain. No QSLs but the logs will be uploaded to the LoTW in about a year from now. The DXpedition homepage offers a log search after the DXpedition and also the call still needs to be announced at http://s2iota.eb7dx.com/

- 22/1 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS; KP2/AE6XY, KP2/AE6YQ and KP2/JA3AVO NA-106 
by JA1CJA (KP2/AE6XY), JA3BZO (KP2/AE6YQ) and JA3AVO (KP2/W3AVO). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.

- 24/1 USA; W3A
The District of Columbia Amateur Radio Society (NW3DC) will be
active in honour of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. Main activity is expected to be on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via W3DQ (direct), bureau and LoTW.

- 25/1 CHILE; XR27RAID
Chilean operators will activate special event station. Operations will be on all bands using CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via HA1AG,
by the Bureau or direct to: Zoli Pitman, Somogyi Bela UT 18, Gyor 9024, HUNGARY. QSL are also "OK" via CE6TBN. For more details, see http://www.raid-atacama.cl/

- 26/1 GABON; TR5ØR and TR8CR
by F8EN. Look for him to use the special callsign TR50R until December 31st. After January 1st, he will then use the callsign
TR8CR. QSL via F6AJA.

- 27/1 MALDIVES; 8Q7AK AS-013
from the Island of Embudu in the Kaafu Atoll by G7COD. Activity will be CW and SSB on 40-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters. He plans to be operational every day from approximately 0730-0830z, 0900-1030z, 1300-1500z and 1730-1800z. Suggested frequencies are:
  CW  - 7003, 10103, 14003, 18073, 21003 and 24893 kHz (+/- for QRM)
  SSB - 7063, 14147, 18133, 21253 and 24953 kHz (+/- 10 kHz)
For comprehensive details on QSL information etc, please check 8Q7AK on QRZ.COM. All QSLs should be sent via the bureau or direct to G7COD. Suggested frequencies and operating schedule    at http://www.qrz.com/8q7ak/ 

- 27/1 ASCENSION; ZD8N AF-003
by G3ZVW. Activity will be on CW, RTTY and SSB, mainly on the HF bands (30-10 metres).

- 28/1 ARUBA; P4ØPZ SA-036
by EA5GVH. He will operate digital modes (PSK, Olivia, FeldHell, SSTV, RTTY and others) and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via home call.

- 29/1 SENEGAL; 6W/DL2RMC
or possibly a 6V callsign. His activity will be holiday style
but will include the CQ WW 160m CW Contest (January 24-25th). QSL via DL1RTL.

- 30/1 ANTARCTICA; KC4/K2ARB, CE9/K2ARB and/or VP8DKF AN-016
from Patriot Hills Camp and surrounding areas. He plans to operate CW, SSB and PSK31 when workload permits. Adam has a blog at http://www.k2arb.blogspot.com/ QSL via home call.

- 31/1 REUNION ISLAND; TO4IPA AF-016
by F5LGQ. See information http://ed79.ref-union.org/

- 31/1 FALKLAND ISLANDS; VP8YLx SA-002
YL operators will be active, using VP8YLx callsigns, with the third character goimg from A to J of the suffix assigned to each lady at the event start. Sofar there are 10 YL's registered for this event: LA6RHA-Unni (VP8YLD), JR3MVF-Mio (VP8YLF), WA6UVF-Jeanie (VP8YLA), M0ACL-Liz (VP8YLB), M5YLO-Nicky (VP8YLE), SV2KBS- Victoria (VP8YLG), IT9ESZ-Ruth (VP8YLI) and PA3GQG-Chantal (VP8YLH). They will be operating 20 hours a day on 2 HF stations, each with a 3ele beam for 10, 15 and 20, plus wire antennas for the other bands. They will receive their callsigns when arriving on the Falklands. The Further information will be available at http://www.radioclubs.net/aa_vp8yl/ in due course.

- 31/1 USA; K3Y
Special event to celebrate the third anniversary of the Straight Key Century Club. Information on the event and QSLling istructions can be found at www.skccgroup.com/k3y/

- 3/2 CANARY ISLANDS; EA8/hc AF-004
from Tenerife by ON5JV and ON6AK. Activity will be mainly on 20 and 40 metres during their evenings. QSL via home calls (bureau preferred).

- 5/2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI7/IZ5JNQ NA-096 NA-122
He also plans to go and operate as HI2/IZ5JNQ from the coastal islands (NA-122) of Saona and Catalina during that time frame.

- 15/2 ANTARCTICA; OPØLE AN-016
from Princess Elizabeth Base and various, but Antarctica mainly by ON3PC. QSL via homecall.

- ca 28/2 IVORY COAST; TU8/F4EGS
by F4EGS in his spare time with a focus on CW and RTTY (and SSB on 160 and 80 metres). QSL via F4EGS, direct or bureau.

- 28/2 CANADA; CG, CF, CH and CI
All radio amateurs in Canada are welcome to use the following special event prefixes. Activity is to commemorates Galileo's first use of an optical telescope and the subsequent discoveries
he made in his lifetime. Look for radio amateurs in Canada to use the following prefixes:    
VA stations will use the prefix CF
VE stations will use the prefix CG
VO stations will use the prefix CH
VY stations will use the prefix CI
VE9NC will be activating the special event prefix callsign CG9NC. He will be active mainly on 20 meters on the Digital modes throughout this period. QSL via VE9NC.

- Feb  MARTINIQUE; FM/F5IRO NA-107
He plans to be active in his spare time, typically after 22 UTC and during the weekends. Expect him to operate CW, digital modes and some SSB on 40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

- 6/3 NAMIBIA; V5/DL2SL
QSL via homecall.

- March  LEBANON; OD/IV3YIM
He operates SSB and RTTY on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres, with some possible activity on CW, PSK and the other bands. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

- March     BHUTAN; A52VE
                by JA8VE. He had to leave Bhutan on September 3rd
due to health problems. QSL via JF1OCQ.

- March     CHAGOS ISLANDS; VQ98JC and VQ9JC AF-006
from Diego Garcia by ND9M. He is active as VQ98JC through the end of the year, after that he will use VQ9JC. Expect him to be QRV  in his spare time, typically on 12-16.30 UTC (from Sunday to Thursday) and on 12-17.30 UTC (Fridays and Saturdays). Occasional overnight operating will allow him to remain QRV until 1 UTC. QSL via ND9M.

- March  ANTARCTICA; VKØBP 
from the Davis Basis (main island only) by VK2ABP/VK2MRP. QSL via VK2CA (see QRZ.com).

- 1/4 DOMINICA; J79BXI NA-101
by SM0XBI. He will operate SSB only. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. He will be visited by SMØDDK (J79DDK) and SMØDWK (J79DWK) January 21 to February 3, operating CW and SSB. QSL via bureau to homecall.

- 28/4 SOLOMON ISLANDS; H44MS
by DL2GAC. He also hopes to be QRV from Temotu Province (H40) for 2-3 weeks during the first half of March. He plans to operate SSB as H44MS with a focus on 80 and 40 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
DK9FN (CW operator) and DL2NUD (EME operator) will join DL2GAC (H44MS) in late February for a 2-3 week operation from Temotu Province. DK9FN will go back home on 16 March. He plans to operate CW only on 160-6 metres, hopefully as H4ØFN (the callsign he used back in 1999). Whatever callsign he will be using, the QSL route is via  HA8FW (bureau  preferred). 

- May UGANDA; 5X4X 
from Arua by DL8SBQ. He runs 100 watts into a spiderbeam for 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres and a Zepp antenna for 40 metres. He has been pirated on 160, 80 and 40 metres - if you worked him during the evening hours, please note that Peter cannot operate after 20 UTC, because the power is off in Arua. QSL via DF5GQ.

- 31/8  HONG KONG; VR2/F4BKV AS-006
mainly on PSK31 with some SSB during good propagation openings. His web site is at http://www.f4bkv.net/

- 30/9  CROZET ISLANDS; FT5WO AF-008
by F4DYW says he will be working at Alfred Faure Base on Ile de la Possesson. He plans to operate on 20, 15 and 40 metres SSB during his spare time, using 100 watts and dipoles. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Look for updates on http://f4dyw.free.fr/index.php?langue=fr&contenu=ft5wo.html

- ca 16/11   LEBANON; OD/W5YFN
has received approval from the local authorities to while in Lebanon, for one year starting on 16 November.

- 2009  WEST MALAYSIA; 9M2TI
by EA4ATI to work in Kuala Lumpur for the whole year 2009. He will work with 400 watts and a vertical in CW and SSB on 40m/20m/15m/10m. He also plans to take part in all major contests (if possible from stations better equipped). QSL via EA4ATI.

- 31/10 2010    CANADA; VA7PX NA-075
                from Mayne Island. QSL via VE7AXU via bureau or direct.

- 2010 MARSHALL ISLANDS; V73NS OC-028
from the Kwajalein atoll by WD8CRT, who will have to work here for two years starting on Jan 5, 2009. He will work mostly in CW on 160-6m. QSL via bureau or direct to Neil Schwanitz, PO Box 8341, APO, AP 96557, USA. His website is http://www.qsl.net/v73ns/

19/1 - 3/3? BELIZE; V3YN and V31GW
by DJ4KW (V31YN) and DK9GG (V31GW) will be active from Belize to early March, including a number of contests. From 26 February to 3 March, look for V31YN/p to be active from NA-180. QSLs via home calls (direct or bureau). 

20/1 - 21/1 JAPAN; JA1JCF/p AS-007
from Honshu Island (main island). QSL via JA1JCF.

20/1 - 12/2 THAILAND; HSØZGQ
by DL1MJF. He will spend one week on Koh Samui (AS-101) during that time frame. Look for HS0ZGQ/2 to operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres with 100 watts into a dipole. QSL via DL1MJF.

21/1 - 27/1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI9/EA3BT and HI9/EA3WL NA-122
from Cayo Levantado. They plan to operate mainly SSB and digital modes on 10-80 metres, with an amplifier, a beam for 10-20 metres and a vertical for 40 and 80 metres. QSL via EA3BT.

21/1 - 28/1 SAN ANDRES ISLAND; 5KØCW NA-033
by WF5W, K5UO and HK3CW, including an entry in the CQ WW 160-Meter DX CW Contest. After the 160m event they should be on other bands (CW and maybe RTTY) during the daylight hours. QSL via W5PF.

22/1 - 26/1 URUGUAY; CV5A SA-030
from Flores Island by a large group of operators. They plan to operate on various bands and modes, with monoband beam antennas and a station dedicated to RTTY and PSK31. QSL via CX2ABC.

23/1 - 4/2 THE GAMBIA; C56KR
by OZ8KR, activity will be on 40-10 meters SSB using a FT-857 and wire antennas. His QTH will be Bakuto on the Atlantic Ocean. QSL via his home callsign OZ8KR.

24/1 - 1/2 AUSTRALIA; VI2BV9Ø 
The special callsign will be in use to celebrate Waverley's 90th anniversary. Look for their club station to be on the air from 0000z, January 24th, until 2400z, February 1st (2009). The operating schedule is currently being discussed, and once it is finalized, it will be updated on the club's Web site at http://www.vk2bv.org/
 
25/1 - 13/2 SIERRA LEONE; 9L1X AF-056
from Sherbro Island. The team, I2YSB, IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA and IK2HKT, expects to have three stations active on CW (28025, 24895, 21025, 18080, 14025, 10105, 7005, 3505 and 1823 kHz), SSB (28450, 24925, 21295, 18130, 14260, 7050, 3795 and 1840 kHz), and  RTTY (14082 kHz). The web pages for the operation are at http://www.i2ysb.com/ QSL  via I2YSB (direct) or G6BMY (bureau).

28/1 - 4/2 CHILE; XR5L SA-070
from Santa Maria Island's. The operators mentioned are F6DXE, F0ELI, F0ELK, LU1EJ, XQ7UP, CE3HDI, CE6AMN, CE6UFF and CA6UTF. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via CE6AMN, direct only. Visit the club's Web site at http://www.3stardxgroup.cl/

ca 28/1 - 28/2 WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS; FW5RE OC-054
from Wallis Island by HA9RE and a team of operators. The group is expected to arrive on the island January 26th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. Two stations will be on the air. Antennas to be used are: a 24m vertical on 160/80/40m, Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/10m, HB9CV for 20-15m and a 7-band Butternut. QSL via HA8IB.

31/1 - 7/2 FALKLAND IS: VP8DLQ SA-002
by ON5NT mostly during the local evening hours. QSL via ON5NT, direct or bureau.

3/2 - 13/2 TANZANIA; 5H1DF AF-032
from Zanzibar by DL7DF and his XYL on holiday, to be active on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV as often as possible. His equipment consists of a transceiver, a linear TY900, a 18m Lowband Vertical, a Vertical R7, as well as a laptop computer. QSL via DL7DF, by the German QSL Bureau (DARC) or direct to: Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany. For updates and more details, visit http://www.dl7df.com/5h/index.html

7/2 - 8/2 WW PMC Contest
New world wide HF contest organised by Radio Club Slovenj Gradec. The contest is dedicated to a noble idea of Peace Messenger City. Find rules and more information here, http://www.s59dcd.si/

12/2 - 15/2 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS; VP5/KX7YT and VP5/N1KEZ NA-022
from Providenciales Island. Activity will include an entry in the CQWW RTTY Contest (February 14-15th). QSL via their home callsigns.

12/2 - 24/2 USA; WA2USA/4 NA-112
from Bogue Banks. Activity will be 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He will also participate in the ARRL CW DX and CQ WPX
RTTY Contests. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

12/2 - 26/2 DESECHEO ISLAND; KP5
The Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge Complex has selected and announced a team co-led by Dr. Glenn Johnson, WØGJ and Bob Allphin, K4UEE. Their plan involves a team of fifteen operators and 6-8 stations 160-6 meter for a 14-day operation. They will bring several tons  of equipment to the island including a change of operators on Feb 19. QSL via N2OO. For updates visit the KP5 Web page at http://www.kp5.us/

14/2 - 21/2 TONGA; A35HA OC-049
from Tongatapu Island by CX3AN. He will operate holiday style on 40-6 metres CW and SSB, with an emphasis on 30 and 17 metres, running 100 watts into dipoles. QSL via home call.

17/2 - 24/2 NICARAGUA; YN2 or H7/hc
by AC8W, K8DD, KB8TXZ and N8LJ, ARRL DX CW Contest included. They will put an emphasis on 160, 80, 30, 17 and 12 metres. They will operate as either H7/homecall or with YN2 calls.

17/2 - 2/3 TUVALU; T2 OC-015
by N7OU and W7YAQ, their callsigns still have to be confirmed. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, mainly CW, with some SSB
and RTTY. They plan to be an entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.

19/2 - 24/2 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS; KP2/K3MD
from St.John's. His activity will include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. He will be using an IC-7000 (w/ALS-500M/PS-75) into an all band 80-10m trap dipole up 50 feet and a 160 meter inverted L. Outside of contest he will operate casually, usually working Europe on 20 and 40 meters. QSL via K3MD.

22/2 - 6/3 SEYCHELLES; S79JF AF-024
from Praslin Island by DL7JAN. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly PSK31. QSL via DL7JAN, direct or by the Bureau.

25/2 - 7/3 MONTSERRAT; VP2 
by W1USN, W1SSR and AA1M. They plan to operate CW, SSB and PSK31. Their callsigns have not been assigned as of this date. They are looking to get VP2MPR (W1USN) and VP2MPL (AA1M), if not, VP2M/homecall. QSL via their CBA.

26/2 - 5/3 MAYOTTE; FH/G3SWH and FH/G3RWL AF-027
their activity will be mainly on 80-10 metres CW. Subject to QRN and site conditions, there may be some 160m CW activity, and some RTTY and/or PSK31. They plan to have two stations on the air for as many hours every day as possible. QSL via G3SWH, direct or bureau (on-line form for bureau cards can be found at http://www.g3swh.org.uk/mayotte.html

1/3 - 7/3 BAHAMAS; W6DXO/C6A NA-001
from South Andros Island. Activity will be holiday style operation with focus on 30/17/12 meter bands as propagation allows. A QSL Manager is to be determined.

1/3 - 11/3 ST. LUCIA; J6/W5JON NA-108
from Marigot Bay. Activity will be on 160-6 meters SSB using dipoles and 6m yagi. Also, look for activity in the ARRL DX
SSB Contest (March 7-8th, 2009). QSL via W5JON.

1/3 - 14/3  EAST MALAYSIA; 9M6 AS-051
Due to a combination of personal and logistical reasons unfortunately it has been necessary to postpone the proposed March 2009 Spratly Island DXpedition. It is hoped that the DXpedition will go ahead at a later date. Look at http://www.spratly2009.com/

4/3 - 9/3 ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON; FP/KV1J NA-032
from Miquelon. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He will also be in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th, 2009) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Antennas will be a N1IW off-centered fed dipole (80-10m), SteppIR vertical (40-10m) and a PAR-6 Moxon for 6m. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the Bureau. Also, LoTW or eQSL. Visit his Web page at http://www.kv1j.com/fp/March09.html

7/3 - 12/3 BANGLADESH; S2
from Dhaka by 6K5YPW, DS2AGH, DS2BGV, HL3QP, HL5FUA and 6K2AVL. They plan to operate (callsign TBA) on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes, with three amplifiers, verticals and beam antennas. Suggested frequencies are:
         Band   CW      SSB     Digi
         ----------------------------
         160m    1822     -       -
         80m    3515    3795     -
         40m    7015    7095     -
         30m   10115     -       -
         20m   14015   14195   14082
         17m   18075   18130   21082
         15m   21015   21295     -
         12m   24895   24950     -
         10m   28015   28460   28100
QSL via HL5FUA. Logs will  be available at http://dxpedition.co.kr/

24/3 - 3/4  LORD HOWE ISLAND; VK9L
Members of Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Inc. will spend 10 days on Lord Howe Island for the 2009 CQ WPX Contest. 
 
25/3 - 1/4 VVANUATU; YJØAAC OC-035
from Efate Island by VK4HAM. Activity will be on 80-10 meters. He also plans to be in the 2009 CQ WPX SSB Contest. QSL via VK4HAM.

26/3 - 4/4 SOUTH COOK ISLANDS; E51SIX 
from Rarotonga (from grid BG08dr) for 6m/2m EME operation by W7GJ and ZL1RS. The 6m operation will take place on 50.190 MHz. More station details will be announced as it gets closer to the operation. For more details, visit the following Web page at http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/E51SIX.htm

1/4 - 11/4 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PJ2/PA4JJ SA-006
from Curacao for a holiday style operation. He will try to be active on as many bands as he can, except 160m. He will be on all modes but mostly digital. His equipment is a FT-897 and a a ZS6BKW antenna (which he states can be tuned on 6m, and he will be using WSJT (JT6M) on 6m). QSL direct to his home callsign.

9/4 - 13/4 MOZAMBIQUE; C91FC
by ON4AEO, ON4CJK, ON7BK, ZR6APT, ZS6ACT, ZS6AYC and ZS6GC. They plan to operate on all bands SSB, RTTY and possibly CW. QSL via ON4CJK. Their website is at          http://www.filipstattooshop.be/Mozambique/index.html

16/5 - 20/6 NIUE; ZK2V OC-040
by ZL1CT. His 5-week expedition aims to give as many stations as possibile their first QSO with ZK2. Resources are limited, and he will operate mainly on 80, 40, 20 and 15  metres CW and SSB, with some activity on 30, 17 and 12 metres and some RTTY. QSL via N3SL. A log-search will be available at http://www.gm7v.com/zk2v.htm, and he plans to update it as often as possible.

1/6 - 15/5 MALDIVES; 8Q7CQ AS-013
from Kuredu Island by G0VJG. This will be a limited operation because Nobby will be on his honeymoon (and he thanks his wife for putting up with him and the QRM). Activity will be mainly HF SSB but some 6 meters. QSL via Owen, G4DFI.

19/6 - 5/7 SAN ANDRES; 5JØM NA-033
by K7BV, concentrate on 6 metres. He may also be QRV on the HF bands. QSL direct to W1JJ. Further information at  http://www.qth.com/k7bv/caribe2009/

20/7 - 30/7 ALASKA; KL7RRC NA-233 New One!
from Ogliuga Island in the Delarof Islands Group, IOTA Contest included. Look for details on http://www.na-234.com/contact_chuginadak_expedition.html or          http://www.na-234.com/index.html (click on "NA-233 Plans").

21/7 - 29/7 BELIZE; V31UR and V31WL NA-073
from Caye Caulker by W6WTG (V31UR) and N2OWL (V31WL). Expect activity on the HF bands and 6 metres, and look for V31UR to participate in the IOTA Contest (25-26 July). QSL via W6UR. Further information and updates at http://www.w6wtg.com/

29/7 - 12/8 LESOTHO; 7P
K5LBU is once again making plans for another African trip, this time to Lesotho. 

30/8 - July 2011 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. 

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 2009-January-17



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