[TOEC] DX-CALENDAR V 044-045

Thu Nov 4 23:45:28 PDT 2010

DX-CALENDAR V 044-045
The calendar is available at http://www.sk3bg.se/

3Y8XSA, ANTARCTICA. Lars, SM4TUV, will be working for The Norwegian Polar Institute            
in Antarctica starting November 2010. He will remain at the Norwegian Polar Research Station Troll, on Dronning Maud Land, until December 2011 and will be active as 3Y8XSA. QSL via home call. For more details about the Norwegian Polar Expedition and the Norwegian Troll field station, visit the following Web pages:
http://npweb.npolar.no/ ---or-- http://npweb.npolar.no/plattformer/troll/

- 5/11 SEYCELLES; S79LC 
by I5IHE. Activity will be holiday style. QSL via I5IHE.

- 5/11 St. MAARTEN; PJ7/K4UWH NA-105
Expect him to be QRV on 40-10 metres CW only, mainly during his evening hours. QSL via home call, direct or bureau and LoTW.

- 5/11 GRENADA; J3/AA8LL NA-024 NA-147
including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will operate holiday style mainly on 30, 17 and 12 metres CW and RTTY. His main QTH will be the island of Grenada (NA-024), but after the contest he plans to visit Carriacou (NA- 147) for a possible small activation or a scouting visit for a future operation. QSL via AA8LL, direct or bureau and LotW.

- 6/11 MAURITUS; 3B8/DG5MMW AF-049
He will operate holiday style on 40-15 metres mainly SSB and PSK31. QSL via home call.

- 6/11 EASTER I.; CEØY/DK7ZB and CEØY/DK2ZF SA-001
QSL for CE0Y/DK7ZB via home call and CE0Y/DK2ZF (see QRZ.com).

- 7/11 JAPAN; JF6ZNT AS-056
the Island of Danjo by members of the Sony Kyushu's amateur radio station club (JF6ZNT). Operators mentioned are JH6TKW, JR0UIU, JH5UPS and JA2WBE. The island is one of today's most wanted Japanese IOTA group (JCC No.4211). Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via the Bureau or direct via each operator's home callsign.

- 7/11 GUAM; KH2/JA7RPC and KH2/JH7DFZ
Cancelled. 

- 7/11 PHILIPPINES; DU1/F4BKV OC-244 
from Mindoro Island. Activity will be on 40/20/17/15 meters using SSB and PSK31. He plans to use a FT-857 with monoband dipoles on 20m, and either 17 or 15m, and a vertical for 40m. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. For more info and an online log search, visit F4BKV Web site at http://www.f4bkv.net/

- 7/11 MALDIVES; 8Q7EJ AS-013
from Bandos Island by G3VDB, hope to be active for intermittent holiday operation mostly on 20m CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

- 7/11 VENEZUELA; YV7/UY5ZZ SA-012
from Margarita Island, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB and Ukrainian DX Contests. QSL via home call.

- 7/11 EL SALVADOR; YS1FRACAP  
special event callsign during the FRACAP (Federacion de Radio Aficionados de Centro America y Panama) Convention. QSL via YS1GMV.

- 8/11 SAINT BARTHELEMY; FJ/SM5FUG och FJ/SM5ENX
mainly CW but also some RTTY on 40-10m and maybe 80/160m. QSL hc.

- 8/11 BARBADOS; 8P9LJ NA-021
by G0OPA. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

- 9/11 CANADA; VYØJA NA-008
from CFS Alert on Ellesmere Island by VY1JA, active in his spare time. He will operate mainly CW running low power into wire antennas. QSL via N3SL (Japanese stations can go via JA3JM).

- 10/11 MADAGASCAR; 5R8X AF-013
from Antananarivo by OH2BH, OH2PM, OH6KN, OH7EA and OH8NC, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. The operation, which will be conducted in cooperation with Ake (5R8FU), is primarily targeted to satisfy global demand on the low bands. OH2PM and OH6KN will dedicate their efforts to 160 and 80 metres. The team will be using a large field and a setup of vertical antennas on all low bands. Activity on 30, 17 and 12 metres will also be provided.

- 10/11 ST. KITTS & NEVIS; V47JA NA-104
from the Calypso Bay, St. Kitts (WW Loc. FK87SG) by W5JON. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using an ICOM IC-7000 w/KL-400
amp (350 watts) into a ZS6BKW design "All-Band Dipole" antenna. His operations will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via W5JON.

- 11/11 BURUNDI; 9UØA
by DL7DF, DL4WK, DL7VEE and DL7UFR). They will be active with two stations on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, plus one station dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL for both callsigns via DL7DF, direct or bureau. More information and on-line logs at http://www.dl7df.com/

- 11/11 THE GAMBIA; C56FR
by ON4TA. This is NOT a DXpedition but a "private visit". Activity will be on 20 and 17 meters SSB using simple wire antennas and 100 watts. He also plans to experiment with Yagi antennas on 6m, 2m and 70cm. He mentions that there "might be
an opening on 2m or 70cm across the Atlantic...". PLEASE QSL by the Bureau to ON4TA.

- 11/11 CURACAO; PJ2/homecall SA-099
by K2TQC, N2MF, W1NG and K2NV. Activity will be on the lower bands and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns.

- 12/11 TRISTAN DA CUNHA; ZD9GI
by ZS1LF on 160-10m mainly SSB, eventually also digital modes. Operation to last until August 1, 2011. QSL via ZS1A.

- 13/11 SOUTH COOK IS; E51NOU
from Rarotonga by N7OU on 40-10m with 100w and vertical. Spare time operation. QSL hc.

- 13/11 SAMOA; 5WØBR OC-097
from Apia, Upolu Island by ZL2KBR. Activity will be on all HF bands using SSB and PSK31. He plans to use a FT857D w/100 watts into a dipole or vertical antenna. QSL via his home callsign. For more details, visit his Web page at http://www.zl2kbr.tk/

- 13/11 URUGUAY; CX/N3BNA
He plans to be active on 60 meters using a sloping dipole off a tall tower. He may also try a half-square wave antenna for more gain. QSL via KA2AEV.

- 14/11 FIJI; 3D2A OC-016
from Viti Levu Island by VK4AN. Activity will be on 160-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He will use a Flex-5000A radio with a laptop into DX88 vertical, 3-element tri-band beam and a sloper for 160/80/40m. QSL via VK4AN. Aisea, 3D2AA, will join Eddie and be active in the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-Single entry.

- 15/11 VANUATU; YJØHA OC-035
from Efate Island by HA5UK and HA5AO. Activity is planned for 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and SSTV modes. Depending on "local circumstances and possibilities", they may also go and operate for one day from Emae Island (OC-111). More details, like station setup, antennas, etc. will be forthcoming in due time. A Web site is now active at http://ha5ao.novolab.hu/
A survey is available for band and mode needs. Also an online log will be available on this site. QSL via HA5UK, direct, by the Bureau and LoTW.

- 18/11 SIERRA LEONE; 9LØW AF-037
from Banana Islands by DK2WV and DJ9AF. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via DK2WV, direct or by the Bureau.

- 23/11 GABON; TR8GV
by F4BXW. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB. QSL via
his home callsign.

- 28/11 SOUTH KOREA; D7G2Ø 
Special callsign to celebrate the G20 Summit that will be held in Seoul. Expect activity on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY.

- 28/11 MADAGASCAR; 5R8HT 
by F4DBJ. Activity will be on 80/40 meters (using a W3DZZ antenna) and on 20/15/10 meters using a vertical antenna and only using 100 watts. QSL via his home callsign.

- 30/11 KAZAKHSTAN; UP25F
by UN7FW. The special callsign is for the 25th anniversary of Vostochny opencast coal mine in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. QSL via IK2QPR.

- 30/11 EGYPT; SU/HA3JB
from Cairo. Activity will be on CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB. No bands of operations were provided, but on past operations he was heard on 80/40/20 meters. He also plans to be in the CQWW RTTY DX Contest (September 25-26th). QSL via HA3JB. More information and updates will be available at http://www.ha3jb.com/suha3jb.html

- 3/12 NAMIBIA; V5/DJ4SO
He plans to operate CW, RTTY, PSK31 and some SSB on 160-6 metres, and to take part in the WAEDC RTTY (13-14 November) and CQ WW DX CW Contests. QSL via DJ4SO, direct or bureau, and LoTW.

- 6/12 TRISTAN DA CUNHA & GOUGH I.; ZD9AH AF-029
from Tristan da Cunha by DL2AH. This is not a DXpedition and he plans to operate mainly SSB on 40, 20, 17, 12 and 10 metres, with some RTTY activity during the last two weeks of November. He will be working "barefoot" with a simple Windom antenna. QSL via DL2AH, direct or bureau.

- 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 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.

- 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/

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

NOVEMBER SENEGAL; 6W/EI6DX
will once again be active from Somone, which is located 70 km southeast of Dakar. He will concentrate on the lower bands and CW and take part in the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via RX3RC, by the Bureau or direct. Look for updates at http://www.ei6dx.com/

NOVEMBER CANADA; CG3MUG
Active throughout November to celebrate the 100th anniversary of "Thunder Bay MCTS Centre (Canadian Coast Guard Radio Station)" located at the western end of Lake Superior. They plan to be active on VHF and HF bands using CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY and FM, as well as VoIP (CQ100) and perhaps other Digital modes. There will be several options for amateur radio stations and SWLers to obtain a special 100th anniversary CG3MUG QSL card (a certificate may also be designed). As it gets closer to the event, and they make the final preparations, they will update the CG3MUG listing on the QRZ.com. Further information can be found at http://my.tbaytel.net/va3rom/

6/11 - 9/11 CAMBODIA; XU7KOH AS-133
from Koh Russei by XU7ACY, XU7ADV, XU7AJV and XU7KOH on all bands and  modes. QSL via ON7PP.

8/11 - 18/11 SENEGAL; 6V7
by DL5MFL, DL4MAQ and DF9MV. They will do a "dedicated holiday style" operation. Look for DL4MAQ and DF9MV to be active mostly on CW while DL5MFL will be on SSB. The team wants to have two stations on the air simultaneously, the main activity will be on CW and SSB, possibly some PSK31. They will have beams for 20/15/10/6 meters, a 4-square for 40 meters and
also a vertical for 160/80/40 meters. For 30/17/12 meters they will use wire antennas. QSL via DE0MST. The DXpedition currently has a Blog page running at http://dl4maq.wordpress.com/category/6w8-2010/

14/11 - 1/12 UGANDA; 5X1XA
by G3XAQ. He will operate CW only on the HF bands with 100W and a small beam. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as a single band entrant, probably on 20 metres. QSL via G3SWH.

15/11 - 18/12 MADAGASCAR; 5R8IC AF-090
from Saint Marie Island by F6ICX. Activity will be holiday style, operating CW, RTTY, and PSK63, and using 100 watts into various GPs or Inverted-Ls and a Hexbeam for 20-10 meters. There will be no online log during his activity. QSL via his home callsign
(QRZ.com).

17/11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; K7NRA
Members of the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club (YARC) in Prescott, Arizona, will operate a special event station. Activity is in celebration of NRA's 139th birthday. The amateur radio station will be operated from the Gunsite Academy's 2,000-acre campus north of Prescott. The operation will take place between 1500-2300z on the following suggested frequencies: 7250, 14250 and 21335 kHz. For more information, visit YARC's Web site at http://www.w7yrc.org/

17/11 - 30/11 THE GAMBIA; C5ØC and C52C
by the OMØC Contest Crew including a Multi-Multi entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as C5A. Nine operators (OK1DIX, OK1DO, OK1FFU, OK1NY, OK1RI, OK8WW/OM2TW, OM2RA, OM5AW and OM6NM) will run up to six stations at the same time. QSL for all callsigns via OM2FY, direct or bureau. Further information and updates at http://www.om0c.com/

17/11 - 1/12 PALMYRA ISLAND & JARVIS; N5E OC-081
from Jarvis Island (dates depending on weather and sea conditions). A large group of operators will staff 12 stations on CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres. Applications for the required government permits have been submitted to the US Fish & Wildlife Service. No individual contributions are being solicited until the permits have been received.

17/11 - 3/12 SINT EUSTATIUS ISLAND; PJ5/SP6IXF and PJ5/SP6EQZ NA-145
Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via his home calls.

18/11 - 22/11 VENEZUELA; YW5LF SA-059
from Los Frailes Islands. QSL via DM4TI. More details are forthcoming.
18/11 - 1/12 THE GAMBIA; C50C or C52C 
by members of the Czech and Slovak OMØC Contest Crew. The special callsign C5A will be reserved for the CQWW DX CW Contest. The team members of The Gambia 2010 DXpedition are OK8WW/OM2TW, OK1RI, OM5AW, OM6NM, OM2RA, OK1DO, OK1DIX, OK1FFU and OK1NY. For more details and updates, visit their Web at  http://www.om0c.com/?Gambia_2010_-_C5A/ 
18/11 - 3/12 St. MAARTEN, SABA, St. EUSTATIUS; PJ5/SP6IXF and PJ5/SP6EQZ 
NA-145
from St.Eustatius. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls. A dedicated website is under construction.
19/11 - 3/12 NIUE; ZK2A
by IK1PMR, PA3LEO, LA9SN, N6TQS, K6SRZ, SP5UAF + others on 160-6m with focus on 160-40m + WARC CW RTTY mainly for Europe. QSL also OK via PA3LEO, Buro or direct.
19/11 - 5/12 KERMADEC IS; ZL8X OC-039
from Raoul Island by the core team of the very successful DXpeditions to Norfolk Island in 2007 (VK9DNX) and Willis Island in 2008 (VK9DWX), plus a few high experienced operators, will be active in November. According to the preliminary schedule, thirteen  operators, DJ5IW, DJ9RR, DK1II, DL1MGB, DL3DXX, DL5CW, DL5LYM, DL5XL, DL6FBL, DL8LAS, DL8OH, SP5XVY and SV2KBS expect to be QRV with seven high power stations on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Further information, including log search and an Online QSL Request System (OQRS) for either bureau and direct cards, can be found at http://www.kermadec.de/

20/11 - 23/11 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PJ7/K1GI NA-105
from St. Maarten by  K1GI/JN3NFQ.  Activity will be "family style" on 80-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. His equipment will be a FT-450 using a dipole for 40/20m, Deltaloop for 15/10m and a Buddipole for 80/30/17/12m. QSL via JG2BRI, by the Bureau or direct (See detail on QRZ.com). Remember, the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist as a country as October 10th, and St. Maarten is possibly another new entity for the DXCC Award.

20/11 - 29/11 BAHAMAS; C6ATA
by K2KW. Activity will be mainly CW on 40 meters and the 30/17/12 meter bands. He will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via WA4WTG.

20/11 - 3/12 NIUE; ZK2A 
by IK1PMR, PA3LEO, LA9SN, N6TQS, K6SRZ and possibly SP5UAF. 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

20/11 - 8/12 TRISTAN DA CUNHA; ZD9
by DJ2EH. Activity will be on CW, SSB and RTTY on all bands.

22/11 - 30/11 ST. BARTHELEMY; TO3A NA-146
by VE3EY. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via VE3EY.

22/11 - 4/12  ECUADOR; HC2/homecall and HC2/SMØCOP
A Swedish Team from Contest Club SK6M together with local HAMs will take part in the CQ WW CW Contest as HD2M on November 27-28, 2010. Operators will be HC2A, HC2SL, SM7BUA, SM6FKF, SM6LJU, SM6MCW and SM5COP. Outside contest special attention will be on 
low bands, WARC and RTTY. QSL to home calls. Info on http://sk6m.com/ under HC2010.

22/11 - 6/12 MONTSERRAT; VP2MVX, VP2MFO, VP2MNR, VP2MSC and VP2MWP 
by K3VX (VP2MVX), K9FO (VP2MFO), K9NR (VP2MNR), K9CS (VP2MSC) and K9OWQ (VP2MWP). Activity will include entries in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) and ARRL 160 Contests (December 3-5th) as a Multi-2 class signing VP2M. Activity outside the contests will be on 160-10 meters, mostly CW but some SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL all callsigns via K9CS.

23/11 - 29/11 CHATHAM IS.; ZL7VR OC-038
by OH1VR and possibly others. Activity will be on the HF bands. Operations will also include the CQWW DX CW Contest using the callsign ZL7V. QSL both callsign via OH1VR.

24/11 - 28/11 MICRONESIA; V63YT OC-010
from Pohnpei by JE1SCJ, including activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. He plans to be QRV on 160-6m mostly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31, using 100 watts, wire antennas and a yagi for 6m. Outside the contest he will focus on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres. Suggested frequencies are 1824 (QSX up/down), 3510 (QSX up), 7010, 10110, 14010,18080, 21010, 24900, 28010 and 50090 kHz. QSL via JE1SCJ, direct or bureau.

24/11 - 29/11 ANTIGUA; V26K NA-100
by AA3B. His activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. This will be an all CW operation on the contest HF bands only. Please QSL via AA3B.

26/11 - 30/11 EAST MALAYSIA; 9M6/KMØO OC-088 
from Kinarut, Sabah (WLOTA 0119, Grid Loc. OJ85AT). His main activity will be the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. He has work to do on the antennas for 80 and 160 meters, so he will be emphasizing those bands before and after the contest. QSL via LoTW, by the Bureau or KM0O.

26/11 - 6/12 VIETNAM; XV AS-128
from Phu Quoc Island by DL7DF with XYL. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. His equipment will consists of a transceivers K2, a XV600, some lowband verticals and dipoles, a HF9V, and some beverage antennas. QSL via DL7DF, direct or by the German DARC QSL Bureau.

26/11 - 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.

27/11 - 28/11 CQWW DX CW Contest 

27/11 - 10/12 BAHAMAS; C6APT NA-080
from Treasure Cay by K8PT. Activity will be on 40-10 meters with concentrating on the 30/17/12 meter bands, using mostly CW with some RTTY. QSL via K8PT.

1/12 - 7/12 SENEGAL; 6W/AA1AC
from La Somone. QSL direct or by the Bureau to his home callsign.

2/12 - 9/12 CHATHAM IS; ZL1WY/ZL7 and ZL7/W1SY OC-038
by JF1OCQ and JE1SYN. They will operate on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes, with a focus on 160 and 6 metres (breakable beacon on 50117 kHz). QSL ZL7/ZL1WY via JF1OCQ only: Hiro Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura, Maebashi, 371-0811 Japan. Do NOT send QSLs to the New Zealand Bureau. QSL ZL7/W1SY via JE1SYN. 

3/12 - 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/

5/12 - 13/12 ST. LUCIA; J6/homecall NA-108
by K4MK, K8EAB, N4LA, N7UN, 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/  

5/12 - 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

8/12 - 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/

10/12 - 12/12 AUSTRALIA; VK4LDX/p OC-171
from Magnetic Island. He will be using a multiband vertical close to the beach. For more details, read the following Web page at http://vk4ldxoc171.blogspot.com/

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.

19/12 - 7/1 SIERRA LEONE; 9L
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.

6/1 - 24/1 SPRATLY IS; DXØDX AS-051
from Pagasa Island by VK3FY and a multi-national team of about 31 operators from nine 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

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

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/

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/

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.

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-November 05