TopBand: [ The Daily DX ] 3B9 - Rodrigues Island update

Bernie McClenny bernie@dailydx.com
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 00:17:35 -0800


Frank Smith, AH0W, from the Midway-Kure DX Foundation reports the
following.

The Midway-Kure DX Foundation is about to embark on it's 1999 DXpedition
to Rodrigues Island (AF-017), the "Cinderella of the Mascarenes",
starting April 1st and running through April 11th.  Callsign will be 3B9R.

The DXpedition will operate on all bands, 6 meter through 160 meters and
all modes.  One of the 9 HF stations will be dedicated to RTTY only.

Team-members represent five nations and include Bruce Butler W6OSP,
Kimo Chun KH7U, Jari Jussila OH2BU, Victor Keller XE1VIC, Jacky Mandary
3B8CF, Garry Shapiro NI6T, Ned Stearns AA7A, Yuuji Yoshitani JA3IG/K1NT
and Frank Smith AH0W/OH2LVG, team-leader.  Individual team-members
may also operate from Mauritius after the operation as 3B9/home-call.

Acting as pilot stations will be Andy Chesnokov UA3AB, Tom Harrell N4XP
of the Dateline DX Association and Gary McClellan K7ZD.   During the
operation they can be contacted as follows:

                       ua3ab@dateline.ru
                       n4xp@juno.com
                       k7zd@inficad.com

QSL manager is Joyce Johnson, N7LVD, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale,
Arizona 85306.

A web site will be announced soon.  Information: mkdxf@aztec.asu.edu

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Editor of The Daily DX
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