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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 878

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 878
BID: $OPDX.878
October 6 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, K1XN & GoList, KY1V, NJ1Q, K2ARB, N3SL, NG3K, W3UR &
The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, WX8C, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX-
Newsdesk, Radio-Noticias, 2E1EUB, CT1IUA, DK8JB,DL7MAE & The DX News
Letter, E73Y, F5NQL & UFT, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, F6EXV, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
& 425 DX News, JA7LU, JI6KVR & IOTA-JA News, LY4Q, OK1JR, PA9ZZ, RSGB
IOTA Web Site, RW6HS, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO, VK4FW and ZS1RA for the
following DX information.

*** SPECIAL NOTES FROM EDITOR (by Tedd/KB8NW): My BARF80 Linux system
is back on online thanks to Dave, WB8APD, Administrator of HAMNET.ORG,
home of the OPDX Mailing List.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Monday, 29th/September, through Monday, 6th/October there were
212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C2, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D6, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ,
F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW,
JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE,
OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2,
S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK,
TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE,
VK, VP2V, VP8, VP8/o, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL,
YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZF, ZK3, 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).

2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op). Paul, 2E1EUB, will be active as 2M1EUB from
October 11-21st. Activity will be on all the satellites from northeast
and northwest Scotland. Checkout QRZ.com under 2M1EUB for more info.

4M5, VENEZUELA. Operators YV1FM, YV5WW, YV5TX, YV5MSG and YV5SSB will
be active as 4M5DX during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as
a Multi-Single entry. QSL via IT9DAA.

5B, CYPRUS. Jack, RW3QC, will be active as 5B4AII during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via RW3RN.

5Z, KENYA. Sam, G4OHX, will be active as 5Z4/G4OHX from Diani Beach in
Mombasa between October 8-20th. QSL via G4OHX.

6W, SENEGAL. Operators Ingolf/DL4JS, Rich/DK8YY, Jens-Uwe/DL8ALU, Sigi/
DL8AKI and Frank/DL1WA will be active as 6W/DL4JS between October 18-28th.
Activity is planned for all HF bands, possibly 6 meters depending on
conditions, using CW, SSB and RTTY. They hope to catch as many callers
as possible on lower bands. They will have 2 stations on the air with
monobander beams for 20/15/10m, dipoles, verticals for 160/80m and K9AY
antenna. QSL via DH7WW.

6Y, JAMAICA. Look for 6Y1V to be active again in this year's CQWW Contests.
The station's schedule is as follows:
CQWW DX SSB Contest (Oct. 25-26th): Operators David/KY1V, Martin/G4XUM,
David/G3NKC, Peter/G4MJS, Manu/LU9ESD and Francesco/IZ7KHR.
The team will be a Multi-2/High-Power entry.
CQWW DX CW Contest (Nov. 29-30th): Operators David/KY1V, Gary/W5ZL,
Kelly/VE4XT and Kari/OH3RB. The team will be a Multi-?/High-
Power entry.
David, KY1V, also announced this past week that they will once again
sponsor one young ham operator (21 or under) to join their team and receive
an all expense paid trip to operate in the 2008 CQWW SSB or CW contest
with the 6Y1V team. You can reside in any country in the world and be
considered for this opportunity provided you hold a valid amateur radio
license in your country and have some contest experience. This is a gift
to a young ham whom has a passion for Ham Radio and contesting. It is
their way of giving something back to this great hobby that has given so
much to them! Complete details are available at: http://www.6y1v.com/news.htm
All QSL requests for 6Y1V go via their QSL Manager OH3RB: KARI AHOKAS,
MAJOITUSMESTARINKATU 11 F 93, 20360 TURKU, FINLAND.

8Q71, MALDIVES (Attention PFX Hunters!). Mike, CT1IUA, will be active
from Kuredu Island (AS-013), October 9-20th. His activity will be limited
because he is on a holiday and his honeymoon. Look for him to sign with
a special prefix and callsign, 8Q71U. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign CT1IUA.

A5100, BHUTAN. Members of the Clipperton DX Club, Gerard/F2VX, Alain/
F5LMJ, Jean-Louis/F9DK and Vincent/G0LMX will be active from Thimphu
using the special callsign A5100A between November 7-17th. Activity is
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The team
will met with Pradan, A51PN, in the southern part of Bhutan after this
operation and plan to be active from three different regions within
Bhutan signing /p. They will be using an IC-756Pro, IC-746, FT-857D,
with two 1Kw amps, a Spiderbeam for 5 bands and a wire 11 element log
periodic. QSL via F9DK.

AT8, INDIA (WFF Activity). The first ever "World Flora Fauna" (WFF)
operation from Bannerghatta National Park (VUFF-005), near Bangalore
City, is now active through October 7th. Look for AT8WFF to be on the
air on 40 and 20 meters CW/SSB. Watch the following suggested frequencies
between 1330-1600z and after 0130z: CW - 7020, 14020 and 14044 kHz;
SSB - 7044, 14180 and 14244 kHz. This activity is taking place during
the Karnataka State Forest Department's celebration of its 54th Wildlife
Week. QSL via VU2JHM, see details on QRZ.com.

B4, CHINA. Operators Dale/BA4TB, Jun/BG4TQX, Ni/BG4TDR, Zhou/BG4TYQ,
Meng/BG4TTM and possibly others will be active as B4TB during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via BT4TB.

CN, MOROCCO. Jim, W7EJ, will be active as CN2R during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??) entry. QSL
via W7EJ. See the station from CN2R at:
http://www.arraysolutions.com/Users/cn2r.htm

CQ9, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014). Operators Jose-Antonio/CT3BD, Luis/CT3DL,
Jose-Antonio/CT3DZ, Jose-Luis/CT3EE, Antonio/CT3EN, Jose-Miguel/CT3IA,
Eusebio/CT3KU, Jose-Duarte/CT3KY and Jose-Carlos/CT3NT will be active
as CQ9K during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-?
entry. QSL via info on QRZ.com.

CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014). Stan, OK1JR, will be on holiday here between
now and October 13th and is expected to be active as CT3/OK1JR. Using only
100 watts and a vertical antenna, look for him on 80-10 meters. Activity
will be mainly CW on 30/17/12 meters. Start looking for him around 1400z
and late evenings. QSL via OK1JN.

D4, CAPE VERDE. Operators Fabio/I4UFH, Cortesi/IZ4DPV, Ghidini/I4YSS,
Antonio/CT1ESV and possibly others will be active as D4C during the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via IZ4DPV
for direct and CT1ESV for the Bureau. Visit the D4C Web page at:
http://www.d4c.cc

EE2, SPAIN. Members of the Ondarroa Group will be active as EE2W during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via
EB2BXL.

EH1, SPAIN (Special Event). To commemorate the 20th annversary of the
Spanish magazine "Radio-Noticias", look for the special event station
EH1RN to operate between October: 11-12th and 25-26th. A special award
and QSL will be available. QSL to: Radio-Noticias, Apartado 368,
15780 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. For more information, visit:
http://www.radionoticias.com

FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLANDS. Willi, DJ7RJ, is now active as FO/DJ7RJ until
October 19th. Reports indicate that he is operating near the coast on
Ua Pou Island (OC-027). QSNS show that he has been active mostly on CW
on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15 meters. QSL via DJ7RJ (after his return).

GB, ENGLAND. Arthur, G0KOC, will be running with GB1BOS during the JOTA
weekend (October 18-19th) on behalf of the "1st Broad Oak Scouts". Arthur,
with a small team, will be active on HF only (80-10m) using SSB from
about 1000-2100z, Saturday and 0900-1545z on Sunday.

HC, ECUADOR. Operators Fredy/SM6FKF, Bjorn/SM6LJU, Mats/SM7BUA and
Jan/SM7NDX will be active as HC2/homecall from here between November
25-30th. The group will join Alfredo/HC2SL and be active as HD2M during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL
via SM6FKF. Before the contest they will focus on the lower bands, CW,
WARC and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. For more details, visit:
http://www.sk6m.com/hc

HL9, SOUTH KOREA. Look for HL9BSA to be activated from U.S. Military
Garrison, Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek, Korea, October 18-19th. This is
in conjunction with the 51st annual scouting Jamboree on the Air. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly some RTTY. Limited
satellite operation may also be possible. The operation will be supported
by several U.S. and Korean hams. QSL to WX8C by the bureau or direct.

IARU ENDORSED BOOKLET PROMOTING ETHICS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards
Manager, reports on the DXCC Blog Web page: "A 67-page booklet, 'Ethics
and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur' by John Devoldere, ON4UN,
and Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW, is available for free download from the
ARRL Web site. The booklet is an 'Americanized' version of the booklet
that the authors wrote for an international audience. An international
version is also available. At its June 2008 meeting, the IARU Administra-
tive Council endorsed and recommended the principles set out in the
booklet as a means of encouraging all radio amateurs 'to operate to the
highest levels of proficiency, with proper consideration for others using
the amateur radio bands' and as a tool 'to teach newcomers and others
correct operating behavior.' The booklet mainly addresses HF operating
issues, but the principles are also applicable to VHF and higher bands.
ARRL Chief Executive Officer and IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ,
expressed appreciation for Devoldere's and Demeuleneere's efforts:
'The authors are well known, experienced HF operators who are concerned
about on-the-air operating standards and who decided that 'It's better
to light a candle than curse the darkness.' Anyone who reads their
booklet will learn something, no matter how experienced they may be.'"
The Web link for the booklet is:
http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/Eth-...E-1jul2008.pdf

IOTA NEWS.........
AF-019. Emilio, IZ1GAR, will be active as IG9W from Lampedusa Island
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-
Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via IZ1GAR.

EU-012. Stewart, GM4AFF, will once again be active as GZ0F from Braewick
on Shetland Islands (IOSA SH01, SCOTIA SI11, WLOTA LH-0867)
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry. QSL via M0CMK.

EU-029. Ben, DO1BEN, will once again be active as OZ/DO1BEN from Lolland
Island (DIA SJ-015 for the Danish Islands Award, WW Loc. JO54QV)
between now and October 11th. Activity will be on all HF bands.
Using only 100 watts, Ben will use a vertical antenna for 40-10
meters, homebrew vertical for 20 meters and dipole antennas for
40 and 80 meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct (QRZ.com)
or by the bureau.

OC-137. Eddie/VK4AN and Raj/VK4FRAJ will soon be relocating to a south
Morton Bay Island, near Brisbane. Eddie states, "It is a 1/4
acre on the waterfront, so signal should be better when the
new station is complete. Please do not post mail there until
November or otherwise advised." His new address is: Eddie
DeYoung, 46-48 Bangalow St, Russell Island, QLD 4184, Australia.

OC-138. Bill, VK4FW, informs that a good friend of his will possibly
be heading to Thursday Island. It is a rare IOTA, and he will
make a point of getting on the air. More info is forthcoming
as it is confirmed.

JU1, MONOGOLIA. Members of the JTDXA Contest Team will be active as JU1DX
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) and the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. Location is 100 miles from
Ulaanbaatar, capital city of Mongolia. Team members mentioned a
Naran/JT1BV (Team Leader), JT1BS, JT1BZ, JT1CH, JT1DR, JT1CJ and JT1CZ.
QSL via info on QRZ.com.

KC4, ANTARCTICA. Adam, K2ARB (KC4/K2ARB and VP8DKF), reports that Dr.
Helmuth Spieler, W6KDX, will be returning to work on the "South Pole
Telescope" at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station from December
5th to January 5th. He hopes to re-activate KC4AAA in his spare time on
SSB in the vicinity of 14243 kHz. Please direct any inquries to:

QSL via K1IED. To learn about the exciting "South Pole Telescope" project,
visit the Web page at: http://pole.uchicago.edu

KP5, DESECHEO. If you missed it, the Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge
Complex has selected and announced a team of operators to activate Desecheo
Island (KP5) sometime between January 15, 2009 and March 30, 2009. The
Team will be co-led by Dr. Glenn Johnson, W0GJ and Bob Allphin, K4UEE.
A website is being planned and will be announced in the near future. See
special bulletin OPDX.878.1 for the complete press release.

LU8, ARGENTINA. Operators LU1YT, LU1YW, LU4YAO, LU4YAU, LU6EDC, LU7VCH,
LU7YS, LU7YW, LU7YZ and LU8YNA will be active as LU8YE during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry.

LY70, LITHUANIA (Special Event). Members of the Lithuanian Amateur Radio
Society (LRMD) are celebrating its 70th anniversary. To mark their 70th
anniversary, LRMD will be issuing special ceramic medals for amateurs who
make contact with the 12 special event stations using the prefix LY70
(as well as all the other LY stations active), and collecting 70 points
during the period between October 2nd and November 30th (2008). Points
for EU stations a LY70 station - 10 points, other LY stations 5 points.
DX stations: LY70 - 20 points, LY - 10 points. Necessary QSOs a DX
stations (3 QSOs with LY70 sations), and EU stations (5 QSOs with LY70
stations). Contacts with the same station on different bands and modes
are possible. Price for special ceramic medal is 10 EURO (or equivalent
in USDs). Application deadline is December 31st, 2009. Send certified
list of contacts (no QSLs) and payment to: LRMD Award Manager,
P. O. Box 1000, LT-01014 Vilnius-1, Lithuania. Look for the following
special LY70 stations:
LY70LRMD - LY3W LY70PAX - LY2PAX LY70X - LY3X
LY70AE - LY2AE LY70QT - LY2QT LY70Q - LY4Q
LY70FE - LY2FE LY70BY - LY3BY LY70A - LY5A
LY70GW - LY2GW LY70M - LY3M LY70W - LY5W

For more details, visit the following Web pages at:
http://www.lrmd.lt/en/awards.htm
http://www.LRMD.lt

MJ, JERSEY (EU-013). Wojtek, SQ4MP, will be active as MJ/SQ4MP next
weekend between October 10-13th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. However, there will be an emphasis on 160,
17, 12 and 10 meters. Wojtek will take a FT-857D, Ameritron AL-811H
500w amp and vertical antennas. On his Web page he states, "All my
QSOs will be on the LoTW and in my personal online log just after
returning from expedition." Please send all QSL cards via his home
callsign SQ4MP, by the bureau or direct to: Rossochacki Wojciech,
Koniewo 200, 11-100 Lidzbark Warminski, Poland. Visit his Web page
at: http://sq4mp.republika.pl/angielskie/indexen.htm

NAQCC (Special Event Station N3A). Tom/WY3H (NAQCC President) and John/
K3WWP (NAQCC VP) would like to invite all operators to help the North
American QRP CW Club (NAQCC) celebrate its Fourth Anniversary. How? By
working their special event station N3A which will be active during the
whole month of October. A handsome certificate and/or QSL card is available
to everyone who works N3A and requests one or both. They also have 3
special certificates for the FISTS members who can make the most different
band QSOs with their N3A stations during the month and in the FISTS and
NAQCC sprints. N3A will be operated from all 10 U.S. call areas with the
appropriate portable designator - N3A/1, N3A/2....N3A/0. All 10 callsigns
will be active in the FISTS sprint on the 11th and their NAQCC sprint on
the 14th (15th UTC). Full details including an operating schedule and
how to request the certificate and QSL are on the "N3A Operation" page
on the club Web site - search "NAQCC" in your favorite search engine, or
follow this link to their Web site (www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/main_n3a.html).
Join them in celebrating their Fourth Anniversary, share the fun and
earn a few certificates and special QSLs! This is also a good opportunity
to join NAQCC. Lifetime membership is free and you will receive your
membership number, membership certificate and starter kit FREE! No cost
or obligation on your part.

OL7, CZECH REPUBLIC. Operators OK1DSZ, OK1IC, OK1NP, OK1WMV, OK1VWK and
OK3RM will be active as OL7R during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via OK1WMV.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
7X5VRK QSL Manager STATUS (NOT). Steve, N3SL, reports "After a long
wait, I have finally made contact with the Bou-Saada Radio Club, 7X5VRK.
They DO NOT use a QSL Manager, and claim they never have. So, I'm not
sure how Mac, W3HC, had cards for them. Be that as it may, please
announce that I am not the 'new' manager for 7X5VRK. I will be returning
all cards on hand to their senders, as well as any donations that were
enclosed. I will update sites like QRZ, IK3QAR, etc. The route for
7X5VRK, per 7X5AV, Djamel, Club Manager, is: BOU-SAADA Radio Club,
PO Box 300HB, Bou-Saada 28200, ALGERIA."

NEW QSL MANAGER. Petr, OK1DOT, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL
Manager for Walter, 9G5SW. Petr is also the QSL Manager for: 3W22S,
3W3W, 9M2/G4VGO, 9V1GO, EP4SP, HK1AR, HK3KAV, NL7G, TG9AKH, WP3F,
XV1X, XV9DT, YB1JZS, YB5AQB, YI9CC and ZS6CCY.

TO5FJ QSLING. Paul, F6EXV, states (edited):"Hello all, 9 months after
the expedition to St. Barth, I am still receving cards almost daily.
I would like to stop answering direct requests and will confirm every
QSO in the log with a bureau card. I AM NOT CLOSING THE LOG, but would
be grateful to those intending to request a card direct to do so without
further delay. The log has been uploaded to LoTW, and can be checked
on my webpage www.f6exv.org. I will QSL the left-over labels (I
printed all the labels for all the contacts, and the left-overs are
those for which a card request has not been received yet) via bureau
by December. The bureau card requests received to date have already
been answered (and also those with insufficient postage)."

UA4WHX QSLS. Several DX mailing lists report that the editor of "The
Daily DX" (Bernie, W3UR) has indicated the following: "Many DXers have
been asking about the status of the QSLs for UA4WHX, Vladimir. He was
the operator of 3DA0VB, 4K0VB, 4L0B, 5H3VMB, 5R8VB, 5X1VB, 5Z4/UA4WHX,
7P8VB, 7Q7VB, 9J2VB, 9U0VB, 9X0VB, A25VB, C91VB, D20VB, D60VB, J20VB,
OD5/UA4WHX, ST2VB, V51VV and Z2/UA4WHX. Over 310,000 QSOs were made
and hand logged. The QSLs are beautiful photo cards and are also being
hand written. They are definitely worth the wait. Vladimir tells 'The
Daily DX' that about 50% of the direct QSL cards have been answered.
He does not think the job will be completed by year's end. Do not resend
at this time as it will only slow down everything. DXers who are waiting
for their QSLs can ask about the status via E-mail to UA4WHX. His address
is listed on QRZ.com."

QSLS VIA LOTW: H40MY

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2AP/P, 8R1Z, 9G5MM, 9Q/SM7RME, CN8KD,
DO/JI1JKW, ES1WN, FW1Z, K7A, T209DX, TO5E, V44KAI, VK9CJW, VP6DX and
WY5IOTA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: LA9SN, LG5LG, LM5EHC/5, RA3OU, RK3AWK,
SJ5WL, SM6WET, SV5/OO5S, TF3AO, TM7Z, UA4WKW, UR6IM, VE7IG/VE1, W6UR,
YR7C, YU1AAV, YU1BX, Z35W and ZB2/4O3AL

RA9, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Operators Serge/RA9AA, Andrei/RZ9AR, RZ9AW and
Yuri/UA9APA will be active as RA9A during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) and the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/
Single-Transmitter entry. QSL via RK9AWN.

TA, TURKEY. Urcun, TA0U will be active for Worked All Germany Contest
(WAG) between October 18-19th as a Single-Op/Mixed/Low-Power entry.
For more information, see: http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4283
ADDED NOTE: Urcun thanks everyone for all the 20m contacts for the
special event station TC470PDZ. Your QSL cards will be sent via the
bureau ASAP! The QSL Manager for the event is TA1HZ.

TR50, GABON (Update). Roland, F8EN, will be back again in Libreville from
December 15th to January 26th. Look for him to use the special callsign
TR50R until December 31st. After January 1st, he will then use the callsign
TR8CR. QSL via F6AJA.

TT8, CHAD. Jovica, E78A (aka 6W1SJ, ex-T98A, ST0RM, ST2A) will be active
as TT8JT from October 10th to November 18th. Activity will be limited to
his free time because he is there for his work. Operations will be mostly
CW on 40/30/20 meters. QSL via E73Y, by the Bureau or direct to: Boris
Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, BA-71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Operators Sei/JA7LU and Yohji/JH1AWN will be active
as V73LU and V73WN, respectively, on Majuro (OC-029) between October
10-13th. Activity will be SSB and CW on 40-10 meters. QSL via their home
callsigns, direct or via the JARL Bureau. Look for details QRZ.com.

VC2, CANADA. Operators Noel/VE2BR and Gregg/VE3ZZ will once again be
active in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) from Mercier,
Quebec (Zone 5, Grid Loc FN35dh), using the special call VC2Z. Gregg
states, "Tnx to all those who helped us achieve first place in Quebec
(VE2) last year." QSL via VE2BR.

VK9D, WILLIS ISLAND (OC-007). Just a reminder that operators Markus/DJ7EO,
Heye/DJ9RR, Chris/DL1MGB, Dietmar/DL3DXX, Tom/DL5LYM, Ben/DL6FBL, Dieter/
DL8OH, Robert/SP5XVY and Joerg/DL8WPX will be active as VK9DWX this week
between October 9-27th. Four stations should be on the air with amps on
160-6 meters using CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via DJ2MX. Just before going to print,
their Web page reports that most of the team is in Cairns where their ship
the MV Floreat is. The Web page states, "We expect the rest of the crew at
Monday noon (local time) to arrive in Cairns to complete the VK9DWX DX-
pedition team then. We are also going to set up a radio on the MV Floreat
during our short trip and become QRV on 20m as 'op callsign'/MM." There
are some pictures available on their Web page. For more information and
updates, visit their Web page at: http://www.vk9dwx.de

XW, LAOS. Larry, XW1A, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26th) and the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th, 2009)
as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via E21EIC.

XW, LAOS. Bruce, XW1B, will be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band or possibly Single-Band
(40m - if new yagi is up by then) entry. He will also be active in
the ARRL 160-Meter Contest (December 5-6th). QSL via E21EIC.

ZS0, ALBANIA. Operators Alfredo/IK7JWX, Nicola/I0SNY, Pino/I8YGZ, Leopoldo/
I8LWL and Oscar/IK2AQZ will be active as ZA0/homecall between October
23-29th. QSL via their home callsigns.

ZS08, SOUTH AFRICA (Special Event). This year's International YL and
XYL Meeting will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, between October
13-18th. Hosting the event is the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre. Look
for special event station ZS08YL to be activate from three different
locations: Joburg, Durban and Capetown. All QSLs via the bureau.

ZS8, MARION ISLANDS. There is still no activity reported. For updates
and the first official announcement of ZS8T being on the air, please
visit the official ZS8T Web site at: http://zs8t.net

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