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Contests, DXpeditions and Special Events

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VK5CE/3 Gabo Island

Posted: 01 Aug 2016 09:18 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...island.532573/

Craig, VK5CE will be active from Gabo Island, IOTA OC - 196, 31 January - 1
February 2016 as VK5CE/3.



http://dxnews.com/vk5ce-3-gabo/





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3D2GG Fiji

Posted: 01 Aug 2016 12:58 AM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...g-fiji.532537/

Nob JF2MBF and Ken JA2FJP will be active from Fiji Islands, IOTA OC - 016,
11 - 13 October 2016 as 3D2GG.



http://dxnews.com/3d2gg/





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T2J Tuvalu

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 11:58 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...tuvalu.532536/

Nob JF2MBF and Ken JA2FJP will be active from Tuvalu Islands, IOTA OC -
015, 4 - 10 October 2016 as T2J.



http://dxnews.com/t2j/





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E51Q Rarotonga Island

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 10:49 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...island.532534/

Nob JF2MBF and Ken JA2FJP will be active from Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC -
013, 8 - 19 September 2016 as E51Q.



http://dxnews.com/e51q/





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VP6J Pitcairn Island

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 10:23 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...island.532531/

Nob JF2MBF and Ken JA2FJP will be active from Pitcairn Island, IOTA OC -
044, 25 August - 3 September 2016 as VP6J.



http://dxnews.com/vp6j/





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5H1XX Zanzibar Island

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 12:35 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...island.532471/

UX0LL and UT5UY with team will be active from Zanzibar - Unguja Island
(IOTA AF-032) 13 - 22 August 2016 as 5H1XX.



http://dxnews.com/5h1xx/





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Cross Band Repeater on High Altitude Balloon - Central IL Saturday 6 August

Posted: 31 Jul 2016 12:01 PM PDT
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...august.532463/

SpaceJam 10 (Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, IL) will again feature a high
altitude balloon launch with a cross band repeater on Saturday, 6 August.



Launch will be at 1245 UTC (7:45 am CDT). The balloon will ascend around
1000 ft/min (5 m/s) and burst is anticipated about 1430 UTC near 105,000
feet (32 km). The flight path is currently staying inside Champaign County.
Travelling eastward until 60,000 feet (18 km) before reversing direction
until burst.



The net control on the crossband will be...



Cross Band Repeater on High Altitude Balloon - Central IL Saturday 6 August