[TOEC] DX-CALENDAR V 050

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DX-CALENDAR V 050
The calendar is available at http://www.sk3bg.se/


OJ1ABOA OH_ant - Mika, OH2FFP will be in charge of the next Finnish Antarctic 
Research Program expedition to Aboa station, Queen Maud Land 
(Antarctica) in December-January. He will operate again as 
OJ1ABOA, and he might be QRV also from nearby Wasa Station of 
Sweden. Around Christmas he will stay for three or fours days at 
Swedish Station Svea.

- 11/12 DOMINICA; J79DP, J79KZ and J79WTA NA-101 
by HB9TPQ (J79DP), HB9BZG (J79KZ) and HB9MFM (J79WTA), Activity 
will be on all HF bands using SSB and some RTTY. They have one 
station, using an IC-7000 with 100 watts into a dipole 50m above 
sea level. QSL via their home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

- 12/12 PALAU; T88SC and T88SQ OC-009 
by JA1LPH and JG1IDX. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters SSB 
only. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.

- 12/12 MARSHALL IS.; V73RRC OC-278 
from Ujelang Atoll by NL8F and N3QQ. QSL via N7RO. Bookmark 
http://www.oc-278.ucoz.com/ for updates.

- 12/12 AUSTRALIA; VK4LDX/p OC-171 
from Magnetic Island. He will be using a multiband vertical close 
to the beach. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct 
to: Craig Edwards, PO Box 487, Belgian Gardens, Queensland 4810, 
Australia. Diect QSLs, please send a SAE with 2 USDs or an IRC (VK 
operators - just send a SASE). He does not do eQSL or LoTW. For 
more details, read the following Web page at 
http://vk4ldxoc171.blogspot.com/

- 13/12 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; 9Q5ØON 
by ON4HIL, ON4ATW, ON6CC, ON4IA, ON4CIT and PA3EWP celebrating the 
50th anniversary of the indipendende of the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo. They will operate CW and SSB on 160-10 metres. QSL via 
ON4BR, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at 
http://www.9q50on.be/

- 13/12 URUGUAY; CW5R SA-039 
from Isla de Lobos (WLOTA 0799, ARLHS URU-002) by YY4AND, PY5EG, 
PY5CC, PY2EL, CX1ABB, CX6ABC, CX6DAP, CX6ACY, CX8BBA, CX3ABC, 
CX5BW, CX5BE, CX2ABC, CX7BZ and CX1BM. Activity will be on 80-6 
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct to CX2ABC. Visit 
their Web page (under construction) at http://www.cw5r.net/

- 13/12 ST. LUCIA; J68UN and J6/homecall NA-108 
by K4MK, K8EAB, N4LA, N7UN (J68UN), NX8L, W3FF, W4OKW and W7ZT. 
There will be three fixed stations active on 160-10 metres CW, 
SSB, and RTTY. At the same time, several teams will be battery-
only, field portable either from St Lucia beaches or mountain 
tops. The group is applying for a unique J6BP callsign for the 
ARRL 10 Meter Contest (11-12 December). QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or 
direct to the operator's home call. Further information can be 
found at  http://sites.google.com/site/caribbeanbuddies/  

- 13/12 SABLE ISLAND; homecall/CYØ  
The activity from Sable Island (www.cy0dxpedition.com/) has been 
postponed. The island was hit by a storm on 5 December, and on the 
7th the team was informed that the beach runaway on the island 
would not be suitable for landing for a couple of weeks at least. 
The group had no choice but to return home. A new approval has 
been granted for a third attempt at accessing Sable Island in 
early March 2011.

- 14/12 TURKS & CAICOS IS.; VP5/W5CW 
He will operate CW and SSB on 160-6 metres, and will participate 
in the CQ WW DX CW, ARRL 160 Meter ARRL 10 Meter Contests as 
VP5CW. QSL to P.O. Box 88, Morris OK 74445-0088, USA or direct to 
W5CW.

- 16/12 MARSHALL ISLANDS; V73 OC-029, OC-087, OC278 
from Majuro (OC-029), Enewetak Atoll (OC-087) and Ujelang Atoll 
(OC-278) by N3QQ (V73QQ and V73RRC) and NL8F (V73CF). The 
operators will travel to Enewetak Atoll (OC-087) where some of the 
equipment has already been 
prepositioned. Activity from OC-087 will take place between 
December 5-16th. Look for some possible 160m operations from 
Enewetak Atoll. 
The duo will activate the uninhabited Ujelang Atoll (OC-278 - an 
IOTA new-one) sometime around December 9-12th, for 2-3 days. 
Tentative schedule: 
   Nov. 30th-Dec. 1st - Callsigns V73CF and V73QQ from Majuro 
Island (OC-029), in the Ratak Chain. 
   December 2-4th   - Callsigns while traveling to Enewetak Atoll 
are V73CF/mm and V73QQ/mm. 
   December 5-7th   - Callsigns to be used on Enewetak Atoll (OC-
087) are V73CF and V73QQ. 
   December 8-11th  - Callsign to be used on the uninhabited 
Ujelang Atoll (OC-278, a new IOTA) is V73RRC. 
   December 12-16th - Callsigns to be used on Enewetak Atoll (OC-
087) are V73CF and V73QQ. 
 Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL V73RRC and 
V73QQ via N7RO. QSL V73CF via K8NA. For updates/live GPS tracking, 
watch: http://www.oc-278.ucoz.com/

- 17/12 MAURITIUS; 3B8/F1BCS af-049 
Activity will be on 20/17/15 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. He 
will be using an IC-7000 into a 3 element beam. QSL per operator's 
instructions.

- 17/12 ZIMBABWE; Z21DXI 
by VK6DXI for a business trip, so the time for operation on bands 
will be very limited. QSL Z21DXI via SP5UAF, by the Bureau, direct 
or an E-mail request. All direct QSLs for the February Z21DXI 
activity are now answered on a daily basis. Cards via the Bureau 
are sent usually twice a month.

- 18/12 MADAGASCAR; 5R8IC AF-090 
from Sainte-Marie Island by F6ICX. He will operate holiday style 
CW, RTTY and PSK63. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

- 19/12 NORFOLK ISLAND; VK9N  
by IK1PMR, PA3LEO, LA9SN, N6TQS and possibly others will be 
active. Activity will be focused on Europe, 160-40 meters, 
30/17/12 meters, CW and RTTY using four Elecraft with solid state 
amps with RX antennas. This is a lightweight DXpedition. They will 
try to limit their extra baggage expenses. To achieve this (and 
for efficiency and reliability too) they will mainly use wire 
antennas. QSL via PA3LEO. A Web site is now available at 
http://www.pacificdxpedition.com/index.php?s=intro

- 22/12 CAMBODIA; XU7FMZ 
by JA1FMZ. QSL via his home callsign, direct (see QRZ.com), LoTW 
or e-QSL. Visit his Blog page at http://DXvacation.com/

- 2010 MONGOLIA; JT7ØAS 
by JT1AS to celebrate his 70th birthday. He is using this call in 
RTTY and PSK on HF until the end of the year. QSL cards direct via 
Sank N., PO Box 719, Ulaanbaatar-23, Mongolia.

- 2010 TAIWAN; 3H1ØØTW, 3T1ØØTW and 3TØTW AS-020 
Taiwan is celebrating 100 years Republic of China. The special 
event stations are working from the capital Taipei of Taiwan. QSLs 
for all three stations should be sent via the BV bureau.

- 2010 LEBANON; OD5/DL6SN 
He plans to be active on 40-10 meters mainly on CW. Activity over 
the past week has been on 20/17/12 meters CW. QSL via DO8LA.

- 2010 MARSHALL IS.; 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/

- 2010 ANTARCTICA; R1ANP AN-016 
by RW1AI. He will be active from the clubstation R1ANP. QSLs for 
this operation via RW1AI.

- 2010 MALAWI; 7Q7HB 
by G0JMU. He is working in CW and digital modes on HF. His QSL 
manager G0IAS accepts QSL cards only direct.

- 2010 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; 9Q5ØAR 
special event callsign to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 
independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It will be aired 
from the club station in Kinshasa by different local operators. 
Please be patient with them, as they "might not be skilfull enough 
to handle huge pile ups.

- 2010 VENEZUELA; 4M200/YV200/YW200 
Look for several different stations to be active to celebrate the 
200th anniversary of Venezuela's Independence. Some of the 
stations that have been active are: 
   4M200AJ - Operator Manuel; Activity mainly on PSK on 
40/30/20/15/10m. QSL via YV5AJ.  
   YV200D - Operator Paolo; Activity mainly on RTTY on 30m. QSL 
via YV1DIG. 
   YW200A - Operator Alfredo; Activity on PSK and SSB on 20/15m. 
QSL via YV5SSF. 
   YW200ER - Operator Elvis; Activity on SSB on 40/20/15m. QSL via 
YV8ER. 
   YW200L - Operator Frank; Activity on RTTY and PSK, on 30/15m. 
QSL via YV5LI. 
   YW200T - Operator Juan; Activity on SSB, RTTY and PSK, on 
40/30/20/15m. QSL via YV5JBI. 
A "Bicentenary of Venezuelan Independence Award" is available by 
working all the 6 special callsign: 4M200AJ, YV200D, YW200A, 
YW200ER, YW200L and YW200T. More information is expected to be 
available at http://www.radioclubvenezolano.org/concurso.htm

- 2010 CHILE; XR2ØØR 
Special event for the 200th anniversary of the earliest step in 
the Chilean struggle for indipendence. QSL via CE1KR, direct or 
bureau.

- 2010 CHILE; XR33M   
The special callsign celebrates the rescue of the 33 miners who 
were trapped in the San Jose mine for 69 days. Look for activity 
on 15, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB. QSL via CE3BBC.

- 2010 MEXICO; 4A1B  
Two hundred years of Mexican independence and the 100th 
anniversary of the Mexican revolution are celebrated by the Radio 
Club Queretaro (XE1RCQ). The special callsign 4A1B will be 
activated throughout the whole year 2010. The QSL manager is 
LZ3HI. The logs will be uploaded to the LoTW as well. 

- 2010 MEXICO; 4B 
Celebrating the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the 
Bicentennial of Mexico's Independence, amateur radio operators 
from Mexico have been authorized to use special prefix 4B through 
the end of the year.

- 2010 BARBADOS; 8P55AW NA-021 
The members of the "Amateur Radio Society of Barbados" (ARSB) are 
celebrating the 55th anniversary of their radio club this year. 
For this reason a special event station will be active throughout 
the year. QSL via bureau ok.

- 1/1 SOUTH COOK ISLAND; E51AND OC-013 
from Rarotonga by AB7FS. He runs 100 watts into a vertical and/or 
long wire. "I'm on the air to have fun", hes says, "not to score 
the maximum number of contacts in the shortest time". QSL via home 
call.

- 3/1 PHILIPPINES; DU9/DK2PR OC-130 
from Mindanao Island, possibily with side trips to other IOTA 
groups. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

- 4/1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; K8LJG/4 NA-138 
from Amelia Island. He will operate CW and SSB on or around the 
IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call.

- 9/1 LAOS ; XWPA 
by JA2EZD (yes, there is no number in the call). He is allowed to 
operate on 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres only, as the licensing fee per 
band is very expensive. QSL direct only.

- 24/1 CHAGOS IS.; VQ9LA AF-006 
from Diego Garcia. He plans to operate as much as possible up to 
the last day, with an emphasis on RTTY and the low bands. QSL via 
N0QM, direct or bureau, and LoTW. 

- 23/2 CANARY ISLANDS; EA8/hc 
from Tijoco Bajo, Tenerife Island by ON5JV and ON6AK. Activity 
will be on 40-10 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home calls, bureau 
preferred.

- 24/2 ANTARCTICA; OR4TN  
from Princess  Elisabeth by ON5TN. He plans to operate in his 
spare time, starting in December. Updates will be posted on 
qrz.com under OR4TN. QSL via ON5TN.

- 31/3 2011 WEST MALAYSIA; 9M2MRS AS-015 
from Penang Island by PA0RRS. He operates 99.9% CW. QSL via 
PA0RRS, whose new address is: Richard Smeets, Constance 
Gerlingsstraat 60, 5121 ZR Rijen, The Netherlands.

- 31/3 2011 ANTARCTICA; VU3BPZ and AT1ØBP 
from the Maitri Base (WAP IND-03) by VU3BPZ. Updates and more 
details are expected on the WAP Web site at 
http://www.waponline.it/

- 20/4 2011 ANGOLA; D2QR 
by UT1EO from Lunda Norte Province in northeast Angola. Activity 
will be on 40-10 meters on all modes. QSL via RW6HS.

- 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.

- August 2011 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/

- 25/11 2011 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.

- September 2011 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.

- 31/12 2011 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 2011 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 2011 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.

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

13/12 - 20/12 S. COOK IS.; E51HRX OC-013 
from Rarotonga by VK2HRX. He plans to be QRV on 40, 20 and 6 
metres. QSL via home call.

14/12 - 19/12 PHILIPPINES; DU2/F2JD OC-093 
from Batanes Islands during a business trip. He will operate CW 
and SSB on 20, 17 and 15 metres. QSL via F6AJA.

16/12 - 21/12 BANGLADESH; S21FGC   
by JH1AJT (S21Z) and A51HI, DS4EOI, JJ1LIB, JP1TRJ and KL2A. They 
plan to be QRV on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, with an emphasis on 
the 160, 80 and 40 metres CW. The operation has the support of Dr. 
Zahudul Haque Shipon, S21VA, Vice President of the Bangladesh 
Amateur Radio League. QSL via JH1AJT. 

16/12 - 13/1 GUATEMALA; TG9/DL5RMH 
Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW. He favors 30m. QSL via his 
home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

18/12 - 23/12 SINT MAARTEN; PJ7/KCØVKN NA-105 
Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW, depending 
on operating times and openings. QSL via his home callsign.

19/12 - 7/1 SIERRA LEONE; 9L1BXU  
by G7BXU spending the Christmas and New Year holidays in Freetown. 
He hopes to take his radio (FT-897) with him and a G5RV antenna. 
More details will be forthcoming.

21/12 - 3/1 TEMOTU PROVINCE; H4ØFK and H4ØFN OC-100 
from Nendo Island by DG1FK (H40FK) and DK9FN (H40FN). They will 
operate CW, PSK and RTTY with two stations and amplifiers, a wire 
pyramid for 160, 80 and 40m and a 2-element beam for 30-10m. QSL 
H40FK via DG1FK, QSL H40FN via HA8FW.

22/12 - 6/1 PALAU; T8CW  
by JH0IXE/KH0C. Activity will be on 160-6 meters with most 
operations on the Digital modes, but he will use CW, SSB, RTTY, 
PSK31, WSJT(JT65A) and SSTV. QSL via JH0IXE

24/12 - 8/1 OGASAWARA; JD1BLY and JD1BMH AS-031 
from Chichijima Island by JI5RPT (JD1BLY) and JG7PSJ (JD1BMH.  
Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters (focus on lower bands) 
using CW, SSB, Digital and the satellites. Specific dates details 
are: 
 JD1BLY - between Dec. 24th and Jan. 3rd (2011) 
   JD1BMH - between Dec. 30th and Jan. 8th (2011) 
QSL via the Bureau to the JD1 callsigns or direct to their home 
callsigns. For more info and log search, visit the operator's Web 
pages at: 
   JD1BLY: http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/ 
   JD1BMH: http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/
26/12 - 2/1 PHILIPPINES; DU2/F2JD OC-042 
from Luzon Island. QSL via F6AJA.

26/12 - 31/3 CHILE; CE2/CX1EK 
QSL direct to Luis Matho, 2303 Nordok Place, Alexandria VA 22306, 
USA.

28/12 - 28/1 PERU; OA4/PA3GFE 
Activity will be holiday style on 40-15 meters, possibly 80m, 
using mainly CW and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, 
by the Bureau or direct.

1/1 - 2/1 PALAU; T88KO 
by JS1OHI. Activity will be on 40/17/15/6 meters SSB only. QSL via 
JS1OHI (JA stations: JARL Bureau or direct with SASE; DX stations: 
By the Bureau or direct with SASE + new IRC - NO USD). There will 
be NO e-QSL and LoTW. Direct address is: Katsumi Ochiai, 457-22 
Shimoosaka, Kawagoe City, SAITAMA, 350-0812 JAPAN.

1/1 - 31/3 NEW ZEALAND; ZL5ØVK 
by members of the Papakura Radio Club (ZL1VK), NZART Branch 65 in 
South Auckland. Activity is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 
the club. Look for logs to be uploaded to LoTW and Club Log. QSL 
via ZL1VK. Visit their Web page at http://www.qsl.net/zl1vk/

5/1 - 10/1 MAURITIUS; 3B8/F6HMJ AF-049 
He will operate CW, SSB and possibly RTTY on all bands. QSL via 
F6HMJ.

6/1 - 16/1 SOLOMON ISLANDS; H44DA OC-047 
from Guadalcanal Island by VK4KHZ. Activity will be holiday style 
primarily on 6 meters on a daily basis, subject to favourable 
conditions, but he will also do some activity on the HF bands as 
time permits. He will use a Yaesu FT847 with a 500 watt amp into a 
3 element yagi for HF and 3 element yagi for 6m. QSL via VK4KHZ.
                                                  
6/1 - 1/2 SPRATLY IS; DXØDX AS-051 
from Pagasa Island by VK3FY and a multi-national team of about 37 
operators from 15 countries divided up into three groups will be 
active on all bands and modes. The plan is to have four CW 
stations, four SSB, two RTTY/digital modes and one VHF/UHF 
station. QSL via N2OO. Visit the DX9DX page at 
http://www.dx0dx.net/

7/1 - 21/1 NORFOLK ISLAND; VK9NA 
by VK3XPD, VK4UH and VK3KH. 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

7/1 - 22/1 CHILE; CE SA-031 and SA-097 IOTA NEW 
from Wollaston Islands (SA-031, IOTA Most Wanted #6) and Diego 
Ramirez Islands (SA-097) by VE3LYC and PA3EXX. The plan is to 
operate for four days from each group. However, weather and sea 
conditions can influence significantly this schedule. They are 
aware that landing on SA-097 is extremely difficult and may not be 
possible within such a limited timeframe. Callsigns and QSL 
instructions will be announced in due course.

10/1 - 26/1 BELIZE; V31ME and V31ML NA-073, NA123 and NA180 
from Ambergris Caye (NA-073) on 10-11 January, Caye Caulker (NA- 
073) on 11-14 January, Long Caye (NA-123) on 14-18 January and 
from Tobacco Caye (South Water Caye, NA-180) on 18-26 January by 
DJ4EL (V31ME) and DJ1JB (V31ML). They will operate SSB on 80-10 
metres. They will have two stations running 100 watts to homemade 
quads, a wire antenna and a vertical. QSL via home calls.

11/1 - 20/1 RODRIGUES I.; 3B9/F6HMJ AF-017 
from Rodrigues Island. He will operate CW, SSB and possibly RTTY 
on all bands. QSL via F6HMJ.

20/1 - 21/1 MAURITIUS; 3B8/F6HMJ AF-049 
He will operate CW, SSB and possibly RTTY on all bands. QSL via 
F6HMJ.

27/1 - 8/2 SOUTH ORKNEY IS; VP8ORK AN-008 
from the South Orkney Islands by K9ZO, ND2T, 9V1YC, K0IR, N1DG, 
N0AX, W3WL, N6MZ, I8NHJ, N4GRN, WB9Z, W7EW, K6AW, EY8MM and VE3EJ 
on all HF bands 160m-10m using SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL Manager is 
Garry, VE3XN. The website for the DXpedition is at 
http://www.vp8o.com/  

30/1 - 11/2 CURACAO; PJ2/OE3JAG 
Activity will be holiday-style on 40/30/20/17/12 meters using 
mainly CW. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign (w/IRC), by 
the Bureau, or E-mail request by Bureau. E-mail address is 
karl at oe3jag.com

1/2 - 5/2 MOROCCO; CN AF-068 
from Herne Island. IK7JWX and others are planning an IOTA 
expedition. The needed authorization as well as a special callsign 
have been applied for through the Association Royale des Radio 
Amateurs du Maroc. Further information is expected to be found in 
due course on http://www.i8lwl.it/

4/2 - 9/2 TONGA; A35AY OC-049 
from Fafa Island near Tongatapu Island by JA1NLX. Activity will be 
on 80-10 meters, including 30/17/12 meters, using CW and RTTY. 
Suggested frequencies are: 
   CW  - 3505, 7015, 10115, 14035, 18075, 21035, 24895 and 28035 
kHz 
   RTTY - 10140, 14085, 18110, 21085, 24920 and 28085 kHz 
Equipment will be a FT857 w/100w into a simple vertcal antenna on 
the beach. QSL via JA1NLX, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For more 
details, visit:      
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ja1nlx/ham/A35_2011.html

4/2 - 17/2 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE; S9DX AF-023 
from Ilheu das Rolas by DD2ML, DF1AL, DK1AX, DL2JRM, DL7VEE, 
DM2AYO and DM5TI. They plan to operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 
metres with three stations and an emphasis on the low bands, CW 
and RTTY. QSL via DL1RTL. Further information can be found at 
http://s9dx.hkmann.de/

7/2 - 17/2 BAHAMAS; C6ABB NA-001 
from Nassau by N2RFA. He plans to operate SSB on 80, 40, 20 and 17 
metres, with some PSK31 and RTTY and possibly SSTV. QSL via home 
call.

12/2 - 24/2 ST. KITTS & NEVIS; V4/homecall NA-104 
from St. Kitts by W1USN and AA1M. They will operate CW, SSB and 
PSK31. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.

17/2 - 23/2 SENEGAL; WJ2O/6W 
during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th). Activity outside 
of the contest will be 100% on CW and mostly on the 30/17/12 meter 
bands. Logs can be viewed in an "almost real-time" at <wj2o.com>. 
QSL via WJ2O.

22/2 - 5/3 COCOS KEELING ISLANDS; VK9C/G6AY OC-003 
from West Island by G3SWH and G3RTE. Our activity will be on CW 
only on all bands 80-10 meters. There will be no 160, 6 meters 
or EME activity. Propagation permitting, we plan to have two 
stations on the air for as many hours every day as is possible. 
Our main objective is to work as many European, North American and 
ROTW stations on as many different bands as possible and plan to 
make at least 15,000 QSOs. QSL via G3SWH, either direct with SAE 
and adequate return postage (recommended), via Phil's web site for 
a bureau reply or via the bureau. There is more information at 
http://www.g3swh.org.uk/vk9c-g6ay.html

Mars SIERRA LEONE; 9L      
Four Dutch radio amateurs will be active for three weeks in March 
2011. PA3A, PA3AN, PA8AD and PD0CAV plan to operate, hopefully as 
9L5MS, on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, using three stations 
with amplifers and several beam and vertical antennas. QSL via 
PA3AWW, direct or bureau. An OQRS for direct cards will be 
available on the expedition's website. Further information on the 
project can be found at www.sierraleone2011.com/sl_2011/home.php

1/3 - 17/3 WEST KIRIBATI; T3ØAQ and T3ØRH OC-017 
from Tarawa Island by SP5EAQ and SP5DRH. Activity will be on all 
bands 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. SP5DRH, will focus 
mainly on 160 meters and 30 meters RTTY, with some 80 meters. 
SP5EAQ is a SSB operator and will operate on the remaining bands. 
They will have two separate stations using Elecraft K3/100 with 
600w amps. Antennas are: 18m high Spiderbeam poles (few 9m long 
poles) and a GP5 antenna by SP7GXP. They will try to operate at 
the same time. SP5EWY, will be their pilot station for this 
operation. QSL via their home callsigns. For more details and 
update, visit their Web site at http://www.sp5drh.com/t30/

8/3 - 15/3 ST. LUCIA; J6/G3PJT NA-108 
Activity will be holiday style using a K2 w/100 watts and vertical 
antennas. He plans to also be in the RSGB's 74th Commonwealth 
Contest. Look for him outside of the contest, especially on 80 and 
30 meters. QSL via his home callsign.

11/3 -18/3 BRITISH VIRGIN IS.; VP2V/G3PHO NA-023 
from Tortola Island. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW 
and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.

23/3 - 30/3 BELIZE; V31MM, V31PM and V31GB  
from Placentia by WB2REM, W4PGM and KD2JA. During the 2011 CQ WPX 
SSB Contest (March 26-27th), they will use the callsign V31MM. 
Prior to the contest and after the contest, they will be operating 
under their own individual callsigns. QSL direct only to each 
operator's callsign. QSL V31MM via Jim/WB2REM, V31GB via 
Glenn/KD2JA and V31PM via Paul/W4PGM. Operators will be on both CW 
and SSB, 160-6 meters with a concentration on the 30/17/12 meter 
bands and 6 meters. When QSLing, please supply a SASE (from 
stateside) or (Overseas) Self Addressed Envelope (SAE) with either 
a green stamp depending on the U.S. Air Mail Rate at the time or 
an IRC. This will ensure you will receive a response to your QSL 
request.

30/3 - 2/4 MARIANA IS; WE8A/KHØ and K8RLY/KHØ OC-086 
from Northern Mariana Island. WE8A will focus on 80-6 meters 
including the 30/17/12 meter bands, using CW and SSB, while K8RLY 
will operate only SSB including the AM mode if requested. QSL ONLY 
direct to their JA addresses. 

9/4 - 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.

Mid April CENTRAL KIRIBATI; T31 OC-043 
from Kanton Island by an international team for nine days in mid 
April 2011. Transportation has been arranged, all licenses are 
assigned and the permit is in its final stage of processing. There 
will be six stations, 160 through 10 (CW, SSB and RTTY). A website 
is under construction at http://www.t31a.com/

May AFGHANISTAN; T6PSE 
The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce our next DXpedition 
to take place during ten days in May of 2011.

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/

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.

Sep - Okt 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 
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 - 10/10 CONWAY REEF; 3D2C OC-112  
by YT1AD, K3LP and friends. Activity will be on 160-10 meters 
using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. They will also be on 6 and 2 
meters using EME using WSJT65 A,B,C on the following frequencies:  
50.375 MHz and 144.375 MHz. BEACON on 50 MHz at 50.095 MHz.  
The following are suggested frequencies: 
CW - 1820, 3503, 7005, 10105, 14025, 18075, 21025, 24895 and 28025 
SSB - 1835, 3795, 5403.5, 7082, 14190, 18150, 21295, 24950 and 
28495 
RTTY - 1835, 3582, 7035, 10145, 14081, 18100, 21081, 24920 and 
28081 
SSTV - 3723, 7035, 14230, 21335 and 28680 
PSK31 - 1835, 3582, 7035, 10145, 14081, 18100, 21081, 24920 and 
28081 kHz 
QSL Manager is YT1AD. QSL by the Bureau or direct to: Dr. Hrane 
Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac, Serbia (PLEASE send: QSL + SAE + SASE 
w/1 IRC or 1 USD for normal post, 2 USDs for airmail). 
The 3D2C Web page is up and running (some parts still under 
construction) at http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html

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 2010-December 11