[TOEC] DX-CALENDAR V 051-052

Sat Jan 1 11:59:16 PST 2011

DX-CALENDAR V 051-052
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.

- 1/1 MARIANA ISLANDS; KU2F/KHØ 
by JE1SCF. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW 
and SSB. QSL via the address on QRZ.com.

- 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.

- 2/1 PHILIPPINES; DU2/F2JD OC-042 
from Luzon Island. QSL via F6AJA.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 4/1 JAPAN; JS6RRR or JI3DST/JS6 AS-079 
from Miyako Island by JI3DST. He plans to operate CW, RTTY, PSK31, 
SSB and FM on 160-6 metres; side trips to nearby Ikema-jima and 
Kurima-jima are also being planned. QSL via bureau only.

- 4/1 INDONESIA; YE2H OC-021 
from Klirong Lighthouse (Java Island) by YB2TJV and several other 
operators. They will be active on all HF bands and modes. QSL via 
YB2TJV, direct or bureau.

- 4/1 MALDIVES; 8Q7TH AS-013 
from Baa Atoll by DC9TH. Activity will be mainly 20 meters SSB, 
possibly other bands if open. QSL via his home callsign.

- 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.

- 5/1 FIJI; 3D2RB OC-016 
from Nadi by OH1LEG, OH3RB and OH8KXK. Activity will be on 
40/30/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via OH3RB.

- 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.

- 6/1 NAMIBIA; V5/DK1CE 
He will operate CW only on 160-10 metres. QSL via homecall 
(bureau) or DH3WO (direct).

- 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.

- 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/

- 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.

- 9/1 MEXICO; XE1/DJ4EL 
to be active from a few locations, Mexico City, Tlaxcala and 
Querétaro. Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB using 100 watts 
into a windom-antenna and some different Quad-Loops. QSL via his 
home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

- 11/1 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; 9QØHQ/6  
by ZS6TQ. Activity will be mainly on the weekends and some days 
during the week after 1800z. Operations will be on 40/20/15/10/6 
meters using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via K3IRV.

- 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.

- 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. 

- 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.

- 30/1 BRAZIL; PS15ØPLM 
Activity is to celebrate the 150th anniversary/birthday of the 
Brazilian scientist, inventor and radio pioneer, Roberto Landell 
de Moura. Operations will be on 40/20/15/10 meters SSB and 
eventually CW. QSL via PS7AB, direct or by the Bureau. All QSOs 
will be confirmed automatically via Bureau. For more details, 
see QRZ.com.

- 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.

- 13/3 SRI LANKA; 4S7KKG  
by DC0KK. He will also try to go and operate from Barberyn Island 
(AS-171) sometime during that time frame. He prefers digital 
modes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

- 31/3  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 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/

- 31/3  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/

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

- 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.

- 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.

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

2/1 - 9/1 CAYMAN ISLANDS; ZF2PG 
by K8PGJ. When he is not scuba diving, he plans to be active as a 
portable station from the beach using a battery pack and an 
elevated 20m vertical dipole wire antenna with two or maybe 4 
counterpoise. He also states that he is going to borrow some other 
fixed antennas so he can also be able to work 40/20/15 meters. 
Look for him on 20 meters around 14200 and 14250 kHz. QSL via his 
home callsign.

4/1 - 9/1 MALDIVES; 8Q7FF 
by JK1FNL. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and 
RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.

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 - 10/1 BERMUDA; VP9/WW3S 
Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW or via his CBA.

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.

8/1 - 21/1 SENEGAL; 6W7SK 
by F6BLP. He will operate mainly CW on 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres. 
QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.

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.

16/1 - 26/1 NEW CALEDONIA; FK/DL2NUD and FK/DL9GRE 
Activity on the HF bands will be done by DL9GRE, while DL2NUD will 
be active on 2m, 70cm and 23cm EME. They will also be active from 
Vanuatu (expected) between January 27th and February 2nd. QSL via 
their home callsigns.

17/1 - 21/1 PHILIPPINES; DU/EA3NT and DU/SMØMDG OC-244 
from Tablas Island. This activity is after their participation in 
the DX0DX Dxpedition to the Spratly Islands. Activity will be on 
40/20/17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL both callsigns via EA3NT.

17/1 - 25/1 MADAGASCAR; 5R8PR AF-057 
from Nosy Be by IK2QPR. He will operate holiday style on 40-10 
metres CW, RTTY and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and 
LoTW.

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

20/1 - 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.

21/1 - 26/1 PALAU; T88RX OC-009 
from Koror by JE1RXJ. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 
meters using CW and SSB. His emphasis will be on the lower band 
and CW. QSL via JE1RXJ, direct (see QRZ.com) or by the JA Bureau.

27/1 - 2/2 VANUATU; YJ 
by DL2NUD and DL9GRE. Activity on the HF bands will be done by 
DL9GRE, while DL2NUD will be active on 2m, 70cm and 23cm EME. QSL 
via their home callsigns.

27/1 - 3/3 SABA; PJ6/G4IUF 
Activity will be holiday style, but definitely on 80/40/20/15/10 
meters using CW and SSB. Suggested frequencies are: 
     CW  - 7 kHz up from the band edge. 
     SSB - 3797, 7147, 14157/14247, 21277 and 28477 kHz. 
Equipment is an IC-7000 and W3DZZ antenna. QSL via his home 
callsign, direct or by the Bureau. NO eQSL.

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/  

27/1 - 27/3 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HI9/IK2GNW NA-122 
from Levantado Island. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using SSB 
and RTTY. QSL Manager is I2YSB. QSL only DIRECT (NO ITALIAN 
BUREAU) to: Borsa Silvano, Viale Capettini 1, 27036 Mortara, Italy 
(please include 2 USDs or 1 IRC). For more info and log search, 
please visit http://www.i2ysb.com/

30/1 - 6/2 KAZAKHSTAN; UN2Ø11G and UP2Ø11* 
Special event stations during the 7th Asian Winter Games. The 
suffix of UP2011 stations will imply the abbreviation of the 8 
winter types of sports to be featured during the Games in Almaty 
and Astana. Look for the following stations to be active on all HF 
bands including 30/17/12m using CW, SSB and the Digital modes: 
  UN2011G (Game) - ARL club station (regular callsign UN0GL) 
  UP2011AS (alpine skiing) - regular callsign UN8GU, op. Andy 
  UP2011BN (biathlon) - regular callsign UN7QCC, op. Victor 
  UP2011CS (cross-country skiing) - regular callsign UN6GAE, op. 
Alexander 
  UP2011FG (freestyle skiing) - regular callsign UN8GZ, op. 
Vitaliy 
  UP2011HB (Russian hockey, bandy) - regular callsign UN6GT, op. 
Valeriy 
  UP2011IH (ice hockey) - regular callsign UN2G, op. Evgeniy 
  UP2011SJ (ski jumping) - regular callsign UN6QC, op. Arthur 
  UP2011SO (ski orienteering) - regular callsign UN8GC, op. 
Michael 
QSL via regular callsigns (direct or by the Bureau). A special 
award ("Medeo - 2011") is available for those who manage QSOs with 
these special stations. For more information, see http://www.un-
dx.ucoz.com/ (ENG)

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/

3/2 - 15/2 NEW CALEDONIA; FK/DL2NUD and FK/DL9GRE 
Activity on the HF bands will be done by DL9GRE, while DL2NUD will 
be active on 2m, 70cm and 23cm EME. QSL via their home callsigns.

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.

8/2 - 17/2 MAURITIUS; 3B8SC AF-049 
by SP2JMB. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW. QSL via his 
home callsign.

9/2 - 10/3 GRENADA; J37BO and J37RO 
by K4LTA (J37BO) and K4UPS (J37RO). Activity will be on all HF 
bands. Look for J38A during the ARRL DX CW Contests (February 19-
20th). QSL J37BO and J38A via K4LTA and J37RO via K4UPS.
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.

16/2 - 30/3 ST. KITTS & NEVIS; V47JA 
by W5JON. Activity will be on 80-6 meters SSB, including both the 
ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) and the CQ WPX SSB 
Contest (March 26-27th). Look for his XYL, W5HAM, to also be 
active occasionally as V4/W5HAM. All QSLs go to his home callsign, 
W5JON.

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

23/2 - 6/3 DOMINICA; J79AN NA-101 
by DL7JAN. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, possibly 80 meters, 
using CW, SSB and RTTY. He plans to make a special effort to 
listen for Asia especially to JA. QSL via DL7JAN, direct or by the 
Bureau.

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/

2/3 - 15/3 EAST MALAYSIA; 9M6/VO1AU 
His activity will include the Commonwealth [BERU] and the ARRL DX 
SSB Contest (March 5-6th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power 
entry. QSL via VO1MX.  
ADDED NOTE: David will be active in the southeast Asia area over 
the next 2 years. The QSL routes will be all the same, so look for 
activity from China (VO1AU/BY1TTY, VO1AU/BY1RX and VO1AU/ 
BY1DX), Japan (JG1RSL) and Hong Kong (VR2/VO1AU).

5/3 - 15/3 CAMBODIA; XU7AFU 
by ON4AFU. If circumstances allow, he will also be active as 
XU7KOH from Koh Russei (AS-133) during that time frame. QSL XU7AFU 
via ON4AFU, direct or bureau.

7/3 - 15/3 SABLE ISLAND; CYØ NA-063 
tentative dates for the third attempt at operating from Sable 
Island by N0TG/CY0, AA4VK/CY0 and WA4DAN/CY0. Further information 
and updates at http://www.cy0dxpedition.com/

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.

9/3 - 31/3 GUADELOUPE; FG/F6ITD NA-102 
from La Desirade Island (March 9-16th) and Basse Terre Island 
(March 16-31st). Activity will be on SSB and the Digital modes. 
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

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.

15/3 - 2/4 FIJI; 3D2A  
by VK4AN, OZ1IKY and possibly others are planning a big operation 
to the Fijis. They state that their activities will be from Nadi 
in a "3-story 2-br luxury a/c apartment with roof top antennas 
including a full-size 160m Inverted Vee or delta-loop, Spiderbeam, 
DX-88 and other antennas!" Activity will be on all bands (160-6m) 
and modes but with a concentrating on the lower bands. Operations 
will include participation in the BARTG RTTY and CQ WPX SSB DX 
Contests. More details are available at their 
"Pacific DXers" Wweb page at http://pacific-dxers.com/

15/3 - 4/4 SIERRA LEONE; 9L5MS 
by PA3A, PA3AN, PA8AD, PD0CAV and EL2DT will operate on 160-6 
metres CW, SSB and RTTY, using three stations with amplifers and 
several beam and vertical antennas. The team will provide support 
and raise funds for a Mercy Ships Charity Project. QSL via PA3AWW, 
direct or bureau (plus LoTW one year after the expedition). An 
OQRS for direct cards will be available on the expedition's 
website. Further information on the project can be found at 
http://www.sierraleone2011.com/

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 2011-January 1