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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 854

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 854
BID: $OPDX.854
April 14, 2008
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1BV, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, NJ1Q, KP2HC, N2OO, NG3K,
W3UR & The Daily DX, WP3GW, K4ZLE, N4AA & QRZ DX, N5FF, K5XK, KG8P,
K8YSE, K9EL, W0CG, WM0G, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, A35RK,
CT1BWW, DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DL8EBW, F5NQL & UFT, G4NXG,
HA0HW, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ0FKE, OK1WCF, PG5M, RSGB
IOTA Web Site, SP9UH, VA3RJ & ICPO and VK1AA for the following DX
information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 6th-April, through Sunday, 13th-April there were 230
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET,
EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU,
GW, H2, H3, H4, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ,
I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2,
KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON,
OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP,
ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TU, TY,
TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N,
VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB,
YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZL,
ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later" (WFWL).

3B6, AGALEGA ISLAND. As this was being written, OPDX received the following
press release from Ron, K5XK (edited - dated April 13th, 1600z): "Rachid,
3B8FQ, is expected to land overnight on Agalega Island, AF-001. He will
operate as 3B6FQ for five days, April 14-18th (2008). When not tending
to radio officer duties, Rachid will operate all bands 80-10m, on SSB and
CW only. Following are the preferred operating frequencies:
Freq CW SSB
---- ---- ----
28 MHz 28008 28491
24 MHz 24898 24941
21 MHz 21008 21241
18 MHz 18078 18131
14 MHz 14008 14191
10 MHz 10108 -
7 MHz 7008 7048
3.5 MHz 3508 3791

Operations should begin around 1830z on April 14th, on 14 MHz, and
later on 3.5 MHz from 0130-0230z on April 15th. Equipment will be battery
powered at 70 watts, with simple antennas. Rachid expects to concentrate
on SSB, but he is also a skilled CW operator and will also operate on
the CW frequencies indicated. QSL via K5XK."

4W, TIMOR-LESTE (Update). The Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles, URE,
(The Spanish Amateur Radio League) is proud to announce a project in
East Timor to take place in June 2008. URE's Radiosolidarity Department
will organize an Amateur Radio DXpedition, combined with activities to
promote Amateur Radio including the donation and setting up of a complete
amateur radio station at the University of Dili. It is hoped that by
operating alongside students and teachers of the Electrical Engineering
and other departments it will be possible to sow the seeds of future
amateur radio activity of a permanent nature in East Timor. The current
team consists of the following experienced operators: Angel/EA1QF (Team
Leader CW/Digi), Txema/EA5BWR (CW/SSB/Digi), Eugene/EA4KA (CW), Pere/EA3CUU
(CW), Jose/CT1ERC (SSB/Digi) and Jose/EA4DB (CW/SSB/Digi). Activity will
be on CW, SSB, RTTY and the HF bands. QSL Manager is EA4URE, by the Bureau
or direct to: P.O. Box 220, 28080 Madrid - SPAIN. More details and up-to-
date info is now available on their new Web paqe at:
http://www.ure.es/hf/eadx/expedicion...me.php?lang=en

6V, SENEGAL. Operators Witek/SP9MRO and Marian/SP9CTT will be active
from here between April 17th and May 5th. They have requested the callsigns
6V7K and 6V7J. Activity will be on 160-10 meters (with an emphasis on
160-30 meters), CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL 6V7K via SP9SX and 6V7J via
SP9CTT.

9M6, SPRATLY ISLANDS. Operators Halvard/LA7XK (KK6ZS), Just/LA9DL and
Erling/LA6VM will be active as 9M6/LA7XK, 9M6/LA9DL and 9M6/LA6VM,
respectively, from Layang Layang in the Spratly Islands, between April
18-25th. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.

CT3, MADEIRA ISLANDS (AF-014). Lars, DF1LON, will be active as CT3/DF1LON
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). Operating class was not
provided. QSL via DF1LON.

DAYTON HAMVENTION NEWS..........
DX DINNER - Jay, K4ZLE, SWODXA HamVention publicity person, sent out the
following: "This press release is a reminder that Dayton HamVention is
coming soon. For those DXers who have not attended the DX dinner held on
Fridays of HamVention you are missing a great opportunity to meet and
greet some of the most well known DX operators in the country, if not
the world. For those who have attended before this is a reminder to get
your tickets while you can. They are still available, but remember
seating is reserved and is done on a first come, first served basis.
The 23rd annual DX Dinner will be Friday evening, 16 May, at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, located in Dayton city center. Up to date information on
the DX dinner may be found at: http://www.swodxa.com
Tickets are 37.00 USDs per meal, payable in U.S. funds to SWODXA. (Sorry,
we do not process PayPal or Credit Card payments.) Please advise if you
want a vegetarian meal when you order. You may order from Pete Meyer,
N0FW, at his CBA with SASE. We attempt to honor group seating requests
when tickets are ordered together. There is not a bad seat in the house,
but seating is definitely limited. Come join us for an evening of fun
and fellowship. Further information may be obtained at: n0fw at live
dot com. N0FW's CBA is Pete Meyer, N0FW, 3049 New London Rd.,
Hamilton, OH 45013"
LAST MINUTE UPDATE - As this was being written, Jay, K4ZLE, informs
OPDX that "the program has been set for the DX dinner. Eric Scace, K3NA,
one of the forces behind the excellent VP6DX operation will be our main
speaker. He will present "A Day in the Life of a DXpeditioner" ...
photos, stories and maybe some audio snippets that paint a picture of
what life is like for a person in an expedition. Obviously, Eric will
use VP6DX as his backdrop."

DX FORUM AT THE CONVENTION - Jay, K4ZLE, informs OPDX that "The program
has been set for the DX Forum. We will have the following presentations:
3B7C Wes Lamboley, W3WL
J5C "Wild Bill" Beyer, N2WB
VP6DX Eric Scace, K3NA
TX5C John Kennon, N7CQQ

In addition, at the conclusion of the DX forum there will be a raffle
drawing for a Yaesu FT-950 or equivalent. Tickets are 5.00 USDs each or
5 for 20.00 USDs. You do not have to be present to win and all proceeds
from this raffle will go into the SWODXA DXpedition grant fund."
Information on purchasing the raffle tickets and on either of the above
two activities can be found at: http://www.swodxa.com

DXCC NEWS. Just a reminder that cards for A52AM are NOT valid for DXCC. The
reason given: "because his license was revoked" - Unauthorized Operation.
For more details, you can view the official paper work from the Bhutan
PTT at: http://www.darc.de/ausland/new/auslr...icma_a52am.pdf

FM, MARTINIQUE (NA-107). French DXCC card checker Gerard, F2VX, will be
active as FM/F2VX between April 25th and May 8th. Activity will be SSB
on the HF bands. QSL via F2VX, direct or by the bureau.

FS, FRENCH ST. MARTIN. John, K9EL, will be here between April 24th and
May 4th on a family vacation and will operate as FS/K9EL whenever possible.
He will be using an IC7000 and verticals for 80-10 meters, mainly CW and
SSB. RTTY is possible as well. Please QSL to his home callsign, Bureau
cards are "OK".

GB3, ENGLAND (Special Event - Corrected). Look for GB3GEO (not GB6GEO)
to be on the air from "The Prehistoric Caves", of "Kent's Cavern",
England's oldest home in Britain. GB3GEO will be situated in "The English
Riviera" (Torbay), that is recognized as having Geo Park status. There
are six in the UK, and fifty-three in the world. They hope GB3GEO will
help to promote geological heritage to the general public. There will be
a special open day at the caves on Sunday, May 25th, and GB3GEO will be
on the air during the weekend of May 24-25th. Operations will be on 80-2
meters. The station will be run by Martin/G3VOF, with help from John/G7HIK,
Paddy/M1EIW and Roger/2E0GHR. There will be a special QSL card sent for
all QSOs made with GB3GEO via the bureau.

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN (EME Activity). Operators Kasimir/DL2SBY and Georg/DF1SR
(ex-DD0SB) will be active from here between May 5-12th. Activity will be
on 80-6 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY, using 600 watts into a Butternut HF9V
antenna. They also plan to be active in the EU-EME Contest (May 11-12th)
on the 23cm band. Operations will also include EME on 1296 MHz (500 watts/
Dish 3m) and 2320 MHz (200 watts/Dish 3m). Callsigns will be be HB0/DF1SR
(EME-activity) and HB0/DL2SBY (HF-activity). Visit the following Web page
for more details and photos at: http://home.arcor.de/dl2sby/

IOTA NEWS..............................
EU-030. Michael, DL6MHW, will be active as OZ/DL6MHW from Bornholm
Island (BO-001 for the Danish Islands Award, WLOTA LH-2203)
between July 18th and August 4th. Activity will be on all
bands 80-10 meters, including an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 26-27th). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
bureau.

EU-130. Jens, DL8WOW, will be active as OZ/DL8WOW from Bornholm Island
(BO-001 for the Danish Islands Award, WLOTA LH-2203), August
3-15th. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

EU-042. Operators Helmut/DL1ECU and Rolf/DK1DN will be active as
homecall/p from Hallig Langeness (N-19 for the German Islands
Award, WLOTA LH-1245) between April 22nd and May 3rd. They
plan to have two stations active on all HF bands. QSL via
their home callsigns.

EU-043. Bernd, DL8AAV, will active as SD1B/6 from Tjorn Island, Sweden,
June 15-28th. Activity will be on the HF bands, on or near the
usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the bureau.

EU-051. Members from the Noantri Radio Club in Rome will be active
as IE9N from Ustica Island between April 24th and May 1st.
Activity will be on all bands and modes. Look for their 6m
beacon to be on air as IE9N/B. This group will activate this
unique location, trying to give another good reference number
to the world-wide IOTA comunity after last year operations as
OH10TA. Ustica is a small volcanic island situated in the
Tyrrhenian Sea. It is characterized by reduced sources of
water, and the vegetation is consequently scarce. It is also
a marine protected area, and one of most important scuba diving
spots in Europe. More details and live updates are available
at: http://www.ie9n.com
QSL via IZ0FKE.

EU-170. Gianfranco, I6GFX, plans to activate several islands in the
Dalmatia North Group (EU-170) for the Islands of Croatia Award
(IOCA) as 9A/I6GFX from June 21-27th. He will start with six
days on Dugi Otok Island (IOCA CI-018, ACIA-367, CIA-10, MIA
MC-074, CLHA-178, TWLHD WLH 9A-077) in Veli Rat, locality
Verunic, and set up his base there. The others islands to be
activated are as follows:
Zverinac (IOCA CI-150, ACIA-259, CIA-59, MIA MC-479)
Brscak (IOCA CI-299, ACIA-365, MIA MC-045)
Magarcic (IOCA CI-305, ACIA-383, MIA MC-220)
Rava (IOCA CI-099, ACIA-392, CIA-39, MIA MC-337)
Luski (IOCA CI-304, ACIA-382, MIA MC-216)
Depending on the weather and landing, other possible islands
to be activated a
Lagnici (IOCA CI-419, ACIA-379, MIA MC-195)
Mezanj (IOCA CI-307, ACIA-387, MIA MC-242)
Silo (IOCA CI-406, ACIA-250, WLOTA LH-2529)
Planatak Veli (IOCA CI-308, ACIA-399, MIA MC-298)
Utra (IOCA CI-298, ACIA-397, MIA MC-443)
QSL via his home callsign.

EU-172. Stefan, DF8HS, will be active as OZ/DF8HS from Langeland
Island (DIA FY-019, WLOTA LH-0590), April 14-26th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via his home
callsign.

NA-213. Ray/K9DUR and Pam/KC9JMA will be active as homecall/p from
Dauphin Island (USI AL-002S, Mobile County, Alabama), April
17-22nd. Look for activity on the usual island and IOTA
frequencies. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
bureau.

OC-130. Maarten, PA3GZU, will be active as DU9/PA3GZU from Mindanao
Island (LH-2803, WW Loc. PJ27UH) between now and May 12th.
Activity will be mainly on 20 meters (14260 kHz SSB and 14070
kHz BPSK31). Maarten is on holiday, so his activity will be
limited. Most of his activity is expected at the end of April
and the first week of May. QSL via his home callsign, the
bureau is preferred.

OC-223. Nick, VK1AA, plans to be active as VK1AA/2 from this rare
entity called Montague Island (WLOTA LH-0722) between April
15-18th. He has obtained permission from the NSW Parks and
Wildlife Group to operate from the island. The operation is
provisionally planned to start on April 15th for 3 nights,
but factors such as weather conditions may change the dates.
He will be running 75 watts into a vertical antenna, mostly
CW on 40/30/20 meters. QSL direct via Nick Hacko, PO BOX 900
Spit Junction, 2088 NSW, Australia. Bureau requests via VE3EXY.

KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Ann/KP2YL and Brian/KP2HC will be
back to visit the island of St Croix from April 16-23rd. Look for them
on 160-6 meters, CW and SSB. QSL direct only via their California address
which is listed in all the major callsign databases.

KP4, PUERTO RICO. A group of operators will be activating Isla de Cabras
(PUR012 - Goats Island) for the U.S. Islands awards program and commemo-
rating "World Amateur Radio Day" on April 18th. Activity will be on 20-10
meters and possibly 40 meters using the callsign KP4DJ on CW, SSB and
maybe PSK31. Operation will be from 1300-2300z. QSL via WP4F.

MJ, JERSEY. Lars, DF1LON, will be active as MJ0LON during the CQWW WPX
CW Contest (May 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via DF1LON.

MJ, JERSEY. Operators Charles/M0OXO and Nigel/M0NJW will be active as
MJ0X from Les Minquiers Islands (EU-099) during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 26-27th). Operating class was not provided. QSL via M3ZYZ.

OJ, MARKET REEF (EU-053). Six operators will activate Market Reef between
July 11-14th, which will include a Multi-Single entry in the IARU HF World
Championship (July 12-13th). The group will have three stations on the air
on 160-6 meters. Operators mentioned a Olaf/SM0CKV, Seppo/OH1VR, Markus/
OH3RM, Bob/W6RGG, Vicky/AE9YL and Carl/K9LA. All operators will sign
OJ0/homecall before and after the IARU Contest, except for OH1VR who will
use OJ0VR. QSL all OJ0/homecalls via operators' home callsigns and OJ0VR
via OH1VR. A special callsign for the contest has been applied for and
is not yet known. The Market Reef lighthouse has the following reference
numbers: ARLHS MAR-001, TWLHD WLH OJ0-001, WLOTA LH-0542 and Admiralty
C4472.

OL76, CZECH REPUBLIC (Special Event). Look for special event station
OL76CAV to be active for 24 hours on April 20th. Activity is to celebrate
76th anniversary of the founding of Ceskomoravsti Amateri Vysilaci
(Czech-Moravian Transmitting Amateurs, http://www.c-a-v.com/). Activity
will be on all bands CW, SSB, RTTY and BPSK from the various places in
the Czech Republic. QSL via OK1UU.

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Members of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium
(CCC) will activate Signal Point Station on Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA
LH-0942) as PJ2T during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th)
as a Multi-? entry. Operators mentioned are Geoff/W0CG, Jeff/K8ND, Jim/
W8WTS and possibly others. Also look for Martin/W1MD and possibly others
to be active as PJ2T during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL both operations via N9AG. Also, QSL
PJ2T via LoTW.

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (Contest Station Available For IARU). Geoff,
W0CG/PJ2DX (PJ2T Rental Coordinator and Chief Janitor), announced this
past week that the PJ2T Signal Point Station on Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA
LH-0942) is available for IARU Contest in July, given that none of the
club members are able to make that trip this year. If you or your group
want to take a crack at that contest, you could get almost any PJ2*
callsign assigned except PJ2T, PR2A, or PJ2R. Geoff will be on site
during your visit to support you in using the station and getting around
in the QTH. There are four beds available in two bedrooms (with two
baths). Geoff is also willing to operate with your team if you wanted
help, or would also be happy to sit it out and let you or your group
do it on your own. If you're interested, drop Geoff an E-mail and also
have a look at the following Web page which should answer most of your
questions, at: http://www.pj2t.org
Geoff's E-mail address is:
Geoff adds, "Who knows what the sunspots will or won't do by July...?
It just seems a shame for a big and well-maintained station not to
be on...."

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL ROUTES by Johannes/DK8JB and Tedd/KB8NW:
5D0IPY via I0YKN CE1V via CE1VLY
7Y3HM via 7X2ARA CE1VCZ via CE1VLY
9W2RZL direct EH5H via EA5FL
9W2VVH direct HC2GF direct
9Z4AMA direct

3D2AG/P QSL STATUS. Tony, 3D2AG, reports, "Concerning the QSL cards
for the Rotuma operation, blank cards are expected anytime from UX5UO,
and these will be taken with me to New Caledonia first week of May,
from which time QSL requests will start to be processed. As all logging
was manual (two logbooks!) online logs will be delayed unfortunately.
Sam, FK8DD, informs me that thousands of letters have safely arrived
in New Caledonia and await attention, so there is no need for operators
to re-QSL." Finally, Tony states that his Rotuma story -- about his
DXpedition, will also be posted on the official 3D2AG/p Web site
at: http://www.3d2ag.fr.tc/

7O8AA ON LOTW. Alan, G4NXG, received 7O8AA credit (for a 1990 QSO) on
"Logbook of The World" (LoTW). ADDED NOTE: OPDX has also found out
that Paul, F6EXV, has also added the following rare and interesting
DXpeditions to the LoTW: 4U9U (Burundi - 1994), 9X5DX (Rwanda - 1993/94),
9Q5EXV (Dem. Rep. of the Congo - 1994/95), MU0EXV (Guernsey - 2006),
TO5FJ (St. Barts - 2008), WH8/F6EXV (American Samoa - 2005), ZA1ZXV
(New Zealand - 1991) and F6EXV.

MORE ON W3HC. Well known QSL Manager, Bob Schenck, N2OO, informs OPDX
that since Mac, W3HC, is retiring as a QSL Manager, the QSL Manager's
Society is acquiring the logs and cards from Mac. All callsigns will
be assigned to new managers from the QSL Manager's Society. It will
take some time to sort and reassign most of these callsigns. However,
the following currently ACTIVE callsign ONLY will be handled by Kim
Larsen (dad, Steve Larsen) via N3SL. The callsigns a CO6AP, 7X5VRK,
PY2KC, YL2EC, TU2XZ, PT5T, PS2T and ZY100S (previous special event).
Bob states, "I ask everyone with any QSLs for Mac, W3HC, to hold off
sending them until we announce new managers. Please be patient while we
organize this project. It could take a few weeks to sort it all out.
Anyone who has already sent a QSL via W3HC does not need to resend.
All mail already received by Mac will also be passed along to us."

QSLS VIA LOTW: 5D5A, 5F3COM, 7O8AA, CN3A, FJ/G3TXF, HH4/K4QD, TO5FJ,
TR8CA and YK9G

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4O3A, C4EURO, CX/N3BNA, FJ/SP6IXF, OA4/N6XQ,
OJ1ABOA, PZ5YV and T32YA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4O3T, 9H3RZ, 9U0A, 9V1CW, C336LJ, C38LJ,
EY8/UA4CC, FY/G3SXW, GW6GW, HB0/DL7AFS, RA2FF, RU0SYL, SV8/DF7XE/p,
V63JQ and YA1BV

S2, BANGLADESH. John, KX7YT, will once again be active as S21YV from
Dhaka, April 14-21st. It was reported that he was only able to secure
a 7 day license for this trip but is having difficulty securing anything
longer term. John is expected to be there until May 1st, but may return
in late spring or early summer. Activity will only take place during his
spare time. QSL via his home callsign.

T2, TUVALU. Udo, DL9HCU, is now active as T20HC. The length of his stay
is unsure (possibly through April 22nd or sooner). He likes 20 meters
CW, so watch 14002 or 14025 kHz between 0500-0800z. Also, watch 14183
kHz (after 0500z), Udo will check into the ANZA Net. He was also spotted
on 18077 kHz between 0800-0945z this past weekend. QSL via DL9HCU.

TI, COSTA RICA (IOTA Op). Klaus, DK6AO, will once again be back here
signing TI/DK6AO between April 16th and May 17th. This time he will try
to activate IOTA islands groups NA-191 and NA-117. Activity will be
mainly on the weekends. Klaus prefers 20/17 meters. QSL via his home
callsign (using the QRZ.com address).

V8, BRUNEI (OC-088). Operators John/9M6XRO and Gerben/PG5M will be active
from the lodge of Ambran, V85SS, in Brunei later this week. Both have
applied for the license, but the callsigns are not known yet. Their
activity schedule is as follows: John/9M6XRO from April 17-23rd and
Gerben/PG5M from April 18-21st. Equipment will be a JRC 245 and antennas
are a Mosley TA-53-M, a full wave dipole for top band as well as two
verticals covering all bands including 30/17/12m. QSL cards for the
operation by 9M6XRO will go via his QSL Manager M3SDE (note that his
previous manager passed away (SK) just three weeks ago), and QSLs for
the operation by PG5M go to his home callsign. Visit Gerben's Web site
for the latest information and the callsigns once they are released at:
http://www.dx.to

VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Oceania Adventure DXpedition). Four operators
will be active from Christmas Island (OC-002) during July for 10 days.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters and possibly 6 meters. They plan to
have three station active (one with high power, 2 barefoot). Operators,
with modes of operation and their callsigns are as follows:
Manuel/CT1BWW (CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31/SSTV) - VK9XWW
Juan/EA3GHZ (CW/SSB) - VK9XHZ
Juan/EA45EOR (SSB/RTTY/PSK31/SSTV) - VK9XOR
Claudina/EC5BME (YL - SSB only) - VK9XME

Pilot stations a Africa - ZS1AU, Asia -JA8BMK, Europe - EA4TD,
Ocenia - ZL2AL and VK2CZ, and North America - K4SV. QSL via EA4URE,
or via the operator's home callsign. The offical Web site is:
http://www.dxciting.com/vk9x/
The group is looking for sponsors and donations. Please visit the
above Web page for details.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Bob, K0OK, will be active from the Island
of Providenciales (NA-002) between May 21-28th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters, CW and SSB, and include the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May
24-25th). He will operate as VP5E during the contest and as VP5/K0OK
before and after the contest. QSL VP5/K0OK via his home callsign, by
the Bureau, LoTW or direct to: Robert Novak, 26502 Esteban Mission,
Viejo, CA 92692-3355 USA.

WEB PAGE OF THE WEEK (Short Term Awards Available!). Well known awards
guru Ted Melinosky, K1BV, informs OPDX that he has a page on his Awards
Web site which keeps track of "Very Short Term Awards" - those awards
commemorating club anniversaries, centennials, special celebrations -
from all over the world. He states, "As of today, I'm showing the rules
for 17 such awards, mostly for those coming up in the next few weeks,
but some of them going out a few months into the future." Ever wonder
what those special callsigns were all about: LY90, SP75, EM10, etc?
Many of them are good for interesting awards. Check out:
http://www.dxawards.com/REALSHORT.htm
Also, visit the "K1BV DX Awards Directory" at: http://www.dxawards.com/

YK, SYRIA. Only a few more days to work Roger/G3SXW, Nigel/G3TXF, Fred/
G4BWP, Lionel/G5LP and Rob/GM3YTS as YK9G from the capital city of
Damaskus. They will go QRT on April 15th. They have two stations on the
air (with amplifiers) 24 hours a day on CW ONLY (mostly on 40/30/20/17m).
They do have antennas for 160-10 meters. The YK9G log is being uploaded
to LoTW at regular intervals during the operation. Many are surprised
and happy to receive their contacts on LoTW basically the next day! QSL
YK9G via the bureau or direct to G3TXF, via LoTW or via E-mail requests.
Visit the YK9G Web site (photos and log search available) at:
http://www.yk9g.com

YK, SYRIA. Saad, N5FF, informs OPDX that he will be arriving in Damascus
on the evening of April 20th and should be active again as YK1BA from
April 21st and May 2nd. He will return home to Texas on May 3rd. As usual,
the purpose of the trip is not a DXpedition, so his operating will be
spotty. However, Saad states that he hopes to be able to operate at least
3-4 hours a day. He also states, "With the current band conditions and
my typical operating times, I suspect that I will spend most of my radio
time on 30, 40, and 80 meters. However, I will operate on whatever band
(80-10m) and mode that have the best propagation at the time. Most probable
operating times are between 2000-2300 UTC or between 0200-0500 UTC and
possibly some occasional activities between 1200-1400 UTC. I will be
active on SSB, CW, and RTTY." QSL via N5FF.

ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA ISLAND (Update on Atlantic Ocean Tour - Possibly
Bouvet Island 3Y/b). Tom, ZD7X (KC0W), reports that he will be departing
St. Helena Island in late June and will be traveling to his next DX
location of Tristan da Cunha Island. His callsign on Tristan will be
ZD9X, and he will be there for at lease 4-6 months, maybe longer. A home
has been secured for him with a backyard measuring one acre with plenty
of room for antennas. Tom states, "Operating from St. Helena has been
rather fun. I will be excited for a new DX location after all is said and
done though. Full story to come out someday!!! With almost 35,000 QSOs
now, the radio and vertical antenna have been doing a good job. I DO NOT
want to have to break out the spare radios of a Kenwood TS-2000 and a
Yaesu 100D if something should go wrong with my main 'good' radio. Once
on Tristan, my plan is to explore a way of getting to Bouvet Island and
to operate from there before a TENATIVE operation to the three islands of
South Sanswich, South Orkney and South Georgia via the Falkland Islands.
According to the '100 Most Needed List', (2006) Bouvet is ranked at 8th
in the world. It would be a crying shame to be less than 1400 miles from
Bouvet and not to give a 100% effort to try to put Bouvet on the air.
Bouvet is located nearest to Tristan than any other island. Still no plans
of any RTTY/PSK activity as either ZD7X or ZD9X. My MicroHam unit that
should allow Digi operation has not worked since I got here. Personal
interest in the Digi modes is also not that great..... Good DX, Tom ZD7X"

ZS8, MARION ISLAND. Petrus, ZS6GCM, is now on Marion Island. He arrived
on the island on March 31st. As reported last week, do not expect him to
be on the air as ZS8T for about three to four weeks. This is due to a
changeover time in working patterns and general settling in on the island.
He is expected to be on Marion for at least a year. For updates and the
first offical announcement of ZS8T being on the air, please visit the
official ZS8T Web site at: http://zs8t.net

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