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22 February 2003 No 616 $425WW616A
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8P - Look for 8P9NX to be active (mainly on RTTY and CW) from Barbados
(NA-021) between 21 February and 6 March. QSL via W0SA. [TNX VA3RJ]
8P - W2SC will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (1-2 March) as
8P5A (SOAB HP) from Barbados. QSL via NT1N. [TNX NG3K]
8Q - Ivan, 8Q7VR has been active from the Maldives (AS-013) since 16
February and will be there until May. QSL via UR9IDX. [TNX RL3AW]
9A - Boro, 9A3KB and Emir, 9A6AA will be active (on 40, 20 and 15 metres
SSB) from the lighthouse of Plicina Paklena (LH-0708) on 22
February and from the lighthouse of Barbaran (LH-1018) on the 23rd.
After that, they plan to operate from Sv. Nikola Island (EU-110,
IOCA CI-118). QSL via home calls. [TNX VA3RJ]
C9 - Depending on local situation, Reinhard, DL6DQW will be active as
C98RF from Mocambique Island (AF-088) on 21-24 February and from
Quirimba Island (AF-061) between 25 February and 3 March.. QSL via
DL6DQW. [TNX NG3K]
CE - The 3G5Q operators [425DXN 615] have been granted permission to
start their activity from Quiriquina Island (SA-070, ARLS CHI-025)
a few hours earlier than originally planned and now they hope to
become QRV around 21 UTC on 21 February. They will try to operate
also on RTTY or PSK31 and to install a dipole for 160 metres in
order to be active during the CQ 160M SSB Contest. Logs will be
available at http://www.qsl.net/3g5q after the operation. QSL via
XQ5SM (P.O. Box 2841, Concepcion, Chile).
CE - Ferdy, CE4FXY will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as CE4Y
on 10 metres HP. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
CN - Look for W7EJ to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as CN2R
from Morocco (SOAB HP). QSL via W7EJ. [TNX NG3K]
DU - Ken, G3OCA reports that due to some delays with the licencing
authority the callsigns for the March operation from OC-120 and
OC-092 [425DXN 613] have changed. The new calls will be 4D2C from
Cuyo Island (OC-120, 14-17 March) and 4D2B from Babuyan Island
(OC-092, 20-26 March). Two DU pilot stations will announce
frequency/mode/times on cluster for the duration of the operation -
"this we hope will maximise the openings to Europe and North
America". QSL via G3OCA either direct or through the RSGB bureau
(cards for Russian stations will be handled by UA4SKW).
EA8 - Operators fron the Gran Canaria DX Group will be active on SSB and
CW as EA8OK/p from the lighthouse at Punta Sardina (ARLHS CAI-055,
FEA D-2816) on 23 February. QSL via bureau or direct to EA8AKN.
[TNX EA8AKN]
EA8 - Look for EA8/OH6XX (SOSB 15 metres) and EA8/OH9MM (SOSB 20 metres)
to participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest from the Canary Islands.
QSL via home calls. [TNX NG3K]
F - Marc, F6HQP expects to operate as F6HQP/P from the islands of
Ratonneau (EU-095, DIFM ME-03) and/or Pomegues (EU-095, DIFM ME-16)
on 23-24 February. QSL via bureau. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
FO_aus - Antoine, FO5RK reports he is planning to be active again from Rapa
Island (OC-051), Austral Islands on 1-20 March during his holidays
(which means more time to spend on the radio).
H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC/H44MS has been back in the Solomon Islands since
21 February and expects to remain there for the next two months.
During the next week he will reduce his activity while recovering
from malaria ("I do hope the worst is over, but I still feel weak",
he says). Our best wishes to him.
HR - Henry/HR2HM, Eduardo/HR2EMC, Cesar/HR2CPS, Carlos/HR2CSB,
Byron/HR5LBR, Rene/HR5RJC and Manuel/HR5MJC will be active as HQ8V
from Cayos Vivorillos (Gracias a Dios Department group, NA-???)
from around 22 UTC on 21 March through around 12 UTC on the 24th.
They will operate mainly on 40, 20, and 15 metres SSB. QSL via
HR2CPS (Cesar Pio Santos Andino, P.O. Box 747, 21105 San Pedro
Sula, Cortes, Honduras). [TNX HR2CPS]
JA - Look for JS6QVP (QSL via JI5USJ), JS6QVQ (QSL via JI5RPT) and and
JI5RPT/6 (QSL via home call) to be active (on 160-6 metres CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31) from the Daito Islands (AS-047) [425DXN 611] on
4-11 March. Cards can be sent either direct or through the JARL
bureau. More information is available at
http://www.aa.alpha-net.ne.jp/ji5rpt/as-047/ [TNX JI6KVR]
KP2 - Tony, N2TK will be operating at WP2Z (QSL via KU9C) for the ARRL
DX SSB Contest. Before and after the contest he will be active as
N2TK/NP2 (QSL via home call). [TNX N2TK]
LU - Mariano, LU4EJ will be active as LU4EJ/D from Martin Garcia Island
(SA-055) on 20-22 March. Suggested frequencies are 3680, 7090,
14200, 21300, 28460 and 50110 kHz. QSL via LU4EJ either direct
(Mariano Viva, Independencia 1193, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina)
or through the bureau. [TNX LU4EJ]
OZ - Look for Jakob, OZ7AEI/P to be active from the lighthouse of
Griseta odde (DEN-075, DLS-030) on 22 February starting around 15
UTC on +/- 14270 kHz. QSL via bureau or direct. [TNX OZ7AEI]
PJ - K1NA plans to be active as PJ5/K1NA or PJ5NA from St. Eustatius
(NA-145) during the ARRL DX SSB Contest. It will be a "casual
effort" in the SOAB category. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
V2 - Doug, W3CF (V26DX) and a group of Team Antigua operators (namely
Jay/WX0B, Jim/N2EA, Irwin/KD3TB and Sharon/N5CK) will activate
V26DX as a Multi Two entry for 2003 ARRL DX SSB Contest from
Antigua. They plan to be on the air by 26 February. QSL V26DX via
KU9C. [TNX NG3K]
W - Several members of the Magnolia DX Association
(http://www.mdxa.org) will be active as K5C from Cat Island
(NA-082, USI MS002S) on 4-6 April. They will operate on 10-80
metres CW and SSB from multiple stations. QSL via K2FF. The K5C QSL
cards for the September 2002 operation [425DXN 592] have been
received from the printer and all direct requests have been
answered and put into the mail on 13 February. Future requests will
continue to be answered the same way received. "Cards for the
upcoming trip will be ordered in advance", Randy, W5UE says, "and
we hope to be able to answer direct requests within weeks of the
end of the expedition".
ZF - John, K0DQ will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as ZF2DQ
(SOAB HP) from ZF2NT's QTH in the Cayman Islands (NA-016). On 26-28
February, while preparing for the contest, he plans to operate on
12 and 17 metres. QSL via K0DQ. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
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