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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 881
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October 27, 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, NC1L, NJ1Q, K3GV, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ
DX, N4GN, K8YSE, K9NW, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, A35RK, CP1FF,
DK8JB, DL5YWM, DL6KAC, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, F5NQL & UFT, G4JTC,
HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ8CCW, JA1ELY, JI6KVR & IOTA-JA News,
OH2BH, OH2UA, OH2YY, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SP5UAF, VA3RJ & ICPO, VK4FW
and ZS6AVM for the following DX information.
*** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTES (by Tedd, KB8NW): This week's bulletin was
sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW DX SSB
Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with
a consolidated listing of the CQWW DX SSB Contest participants.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 17th/October, through Friday, 24th/October there were 230
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4,
DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW,
H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6,
J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2,
P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV9, T2, T32,
T33, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9W, VP2E, VP2V, VP5,
VP6, VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VR, VU, VU4, VU7, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
3B8, MAURITIUS. Jacques, F1BCS, will be active as 3B8/F1BCS between
October 28th and November 9th. Activity will be on 40-15 meters, including
30/17/12 meters, on SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL per operator's instructions.
3DA, SWAZILAND (A "Flex-Pedition"). Dave, ZS6AVM, will be active as 3DA0VM
during the month of November. Activity will be on 40-10 meters. He will be
using a Flex-5000A Software Defined Radio (Flex Radio Systems) and will be
operating from Hawane Resort in Swaziland. Arrangements were made by
African DX Safaris. Antennas and Tower were supplied by African DX Safaris.
3V, TUNISIA. Operators YT1AD, YU1DW, YU1KX, YT3WW, RA1AIP and RA9USA
will be active from the club station 3V8BB during the CQ World Wide
DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via YT1AD.
9J, ZAMBIA. Niko, S53A, will be active as 9J3A from The Hippo Lodge,
(see http://www.hippolodge.com ), Kafue National Park, between November
22nd and December 2nd. He also plans to be active during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th). His equipment will be a IC-7000, spider-
beam for the high bands, and wire beams for the lower bands. QSL via
his home callsign.
9K, KUWAIT. A team of four German operators will be active from Hamad's,
9K2HN, station between November 6-17th. Operators mentioned are: Markus/
DL9RCF, Hartmut/DM5TI, Uwe/DL9NDS and Chris/DL5NAM. The team plans to
be in the WAE RTTY Contest. Before and after contest they will be active
on the 30/17/12 meter bands on RTTY, SSB and CW. QSL via 9K2HN (see
www.9k2hn.com). Log is at: http://www.logsearch.de
9M8, EAST MALAYSIA. Steve, 9M6DXX, will be active as 9M8Z from Sarawak
between now and October 26th. He plans to be an entry in the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via M0URX, direct or by the Bureau.
9Y4, TRINDADE AND TOBAGO. Chris, 9Y4D (ex-9Y4NZ), will be active during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(20m)/High-Power entry. QSL via info on QRZ.com.
A35RK QRT. Paul, A35RK, is QRT until mid-December. The antennas are down,
dismantled, and stored as a precaution against storm damage while he is
gone. Paul tells OPDX that his October log will go to W7TSQ and LoTW. He
will be departing the island for Nuku'alofa on the 27th, and will be in
San Francisco on the 29th. Look for him to return on the air as KH8/KK6H
between December 4-9th.
AU2, INDIA. Sara, VU3RSB, will be active with the special callsign AU2RSB
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op entry. A
special QSL card will be sent to those who make contacts. QSL direct to
W3HNK only, no Bureau.
B1, CHINA. A Chinese team which includes Yongjian/BA1AJ, Mok/BD1ES,
Wang/BH1CSV, Fan/BA1RB, ChenXi/BD1WC, Xing/BD1NNI, BD1KHY, Qi/BG1QXU,
Yong/BD1DQD, BA1AAX, BD1HP, Guan/BG1CHS, BD1VF, ZHang/BD1BYV, Xiaodong/
BD1BNV and foreign operator Richard/K5SF will be active as B1Z during
the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via EA7FTR.
C4, CYPRUS. Andy, LZ2HM, will be active C4I during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LZ2HM.
C6, BAHAMAS. Kenny, K2KW, will be active as C6ATA between November
23rd and December 1st. Activity will include participation in the CQWW
DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)/Low-
Power entry. Outside of the contest he will be active on 160-20 meters,
mostly CW. QSL via WA4WTG.
CN, MOROCCO. Operators IK2SGC, IK2QEI, CN8WW and an international team
of operators will be active as CN3A during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW or via I2WIJ.
CO8, CUBA. Raul, CO8ZZ, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/High-Power entry.
QSL via DK1WI.
CONGRATS TO AD1C. Jim, AD1C, has celebrated his 15th anniversary (as of
October 12th) in writing the contest country file for contesters to use
with their CT program, and also NA, TR, WriteLog and many other programs.
The list can be found at the bottom of this Web page at:
http://www.country-files.com/cty
Also, all three major players in the DX Cluster node arena (AR-Cluster,
DX Spider and CC Cluster) use some form of these files. So thanks, Jim,
for the hard work and keeping it updated.
CU2, AZORES. The Azores telecommunications agency (ANACOM) released the
CU2X callsign to be used in the 2008 CQWW SSB Contest, Single-Op/All-Band,
by Toni Linden, OH2UA. CU2X follows as another X indicator to the mother
station, OH8X, in Northern Finland operated by Marko Holmavuo, OH4JFN,
in the same category and the second sister station, TC4X, by Pertti
Simovaara, OH2PM, on 20M. QSL CU2X via OH2BH.
CX, URUGUAY. Members of the Centro Radio Aficionados Montevideo (CRAM)
will be active as CX1CCC during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th).
QSL via EA5KB, or via P.O. BOX 6000, Montevideo 11000, URUGUAY. Visit
their Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/cram
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports that the following
operations are approved for DXCC credit:
4W6R - Timor-Leste; 2008 Operation
9N7BN - Nepal; 2007 Operation
EP3BN - Iran; 2008 Operation
TN5SN - Republic Of The Congo; Current operation commenting October 2008
TN5MM - Republic Of The Congo; Current Operation commencing October 2008
YI9PT - Iraq; 2008 Operation
Anyone having a rejected card from these operations can send an E-mail
to dxcc@arrl.org to be placed on the list for an update.
ER0, MOLDOVA. Serge, UR5FEO, will be active as ER0FEO during the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL via UU0JM.
EY8, TAJIKISTAN. Look for Philippe/F4EGS and Nodir/EY8MM to be active
in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) from two different stations.
Each of them will compete with their own callsign. Their bands of operation
will announced later and will be choosen later depending on the gear
available. QSL EY8/F4EGS via the home callsigns and EY8MM via K1BV.
FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Claude, FK8IF, will be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th). Operation class is TBA.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN (25 Years of DXpeditions to HB0). Members of the
Rhein Ruhr DX Association (RRDXA) are now active as HB0/HB9AON and are
celebrating their 25th DXpedition to Triesenberg, Liechtenstein, until
October 31st. Operators mentioned are: DJ2YE, DL8EAQ, DK8EY, DL8DAW,
DK5EZ, DG3EX and DL6EAQ, as well as members of the DARC clubs Wulfrath
(R29) and Neandertal (R09, Mettmann/Erkrath) and some guests. The German
team will also be active in the CQ World-Wide SSB DX Contest as a Multi-
Multi entry with 6 stations. Antennas will include dipoles at a height
of 25m for the lowbands and monoband beams for 40m and up. QSLs go via
DJ2YE, either direct or by the Bureau.
HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Rich, N6KT, will once again be operating as HC8A.
He plans to be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th).
Activity will be on all bands (160-10 meters). QSL via KU9C.
HQ9, HONDURAS. Ray, WQ7R, will be active as HQ9R during the CQ World Wide
DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via K5WW.
IOTA NEWS...................
AF-004. Jean Paul, ON7AMI, will be active from La Palma Island (DIE
S-013, WLOTA LH-1648), November 10-15th. Activity will be on
40 meters (7007 kHz for CW and 7050 kHz for SSB), mainly
during the evening hours. Activities are also planned for
15/6/2 meters, conditions permitting. QSL via ON7AMI by the
Bureau.
EU-009. Russell, G5XW, will be touring the Orkney Islands between
November 19-23rd. He plans to activate various islands in
the Orkney Group, excluding Stroma. QSL direct only via G5XW
(QRZ.com), with SASE/SAE and sufficient postage.
EU-017. Members of the 095 DX Team will activate Salina Island (IIA
ME-015 and MIA MI-083) as ID9/homecall between November
21-23rd. Operators mentioned are: Davide/IW9GUR, Angelo/IW9HLM,
Andrea/IW9HQP, Andrea/IT9RKR and Enzo/IT9GCG. Other reference
number activated is SOTA reference "Fossa delle felci
Mountain" (SL-022). QSL via their home callsign, direct or
by the bureau. Visit their Web page at: http://www.095dxteam.org
EU-169. The Italian group is now active as ZA0/homecall from Sazan
Island, Albania, until October 29th. Activity will be on all
HF bands including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31
and meteor scatter. Operators are Alfredo/IK7JWX, Nicola/I0SNY,
Pino/I8YGZ, Leopoldo/I8LWL and Oscar/IK2AQZ. QSL via their
home callsigns. QSL Manager is IK7JWX, but "only for DL
stations". Other reference numbers are MIA MA-001, ARLHS
ALB-004 and WLOTA LH-0028.
NA-138. Operators KC1SS, K4UBT, W4MKH, N4FPS, W9QGB, W7GAM, N6VX and
AB4EW will be active from Talbot Island (USI FL-121S, Duval
County, Florida), November 15-16th. Activity will be on all
bands using CW and SSB. QSL via N4AUG (QRZ.com).
SA-073/
SA-098. Daniel, DL5YWM, informs OPDX that videos are available for the
April 2006 OC5I DXpedition to San Gallan Island (SA-073) and
the December 2007 OC6I DXpedition to Isla Blanca (SA-098) on
YouTube at:
SA-073: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dsrh9IwMnNCg
SA-098: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DhaxBOEWSM7o
IS0, SARDINIA. Operators Roberto/IS0GRB, Alessandro/IS0MYN, Stefano/
IS0ANU and Franco/IS0VSU will be active as IS0A in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26th) as a Multi-2 entry. Activity will be on 160-10 meters.
All antennas are homemade, and their contest site is 1000 meters above
sea level at Mt. Armidda (Lanusei -NU), middle-east of Sardinia Island.
QSL via IS0MYN, only direct (see QRZ.com).
J48, GREECE (IOTA Op). A Hungarian team will be active from Thassos
Island (EU-174), between October 23rd and November 8th. Activity will
be on the HF bands, and they will try to work the satellites too. Operators
mentioned are: Peter/HA5OV (J48OV), Laci/HA6NL (J48NL), Zsolt/HA6PS
(J48PS), Al/HA7JJS (J48JJ) and Laci/HA7PL (J48P). They will also take
part in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as Multi-
Single and the HA-QRP Activity Week (November 1-8th) using the J48RT
callsign. QSL via the HA QSL Bureau or direct to the operator's own
address (via QRZ.com). QSL J48RT via HA6NL.
JA6, JAPAN (IOTA Op). Taka, JA7GAX, who did several IOTA operations in
Oceania area between November 2006 and January 2007 (ex. 3D2CX, 5W0CX,
KH8/JA7GAX, and A35TN), has now announced his next IOTA DXpedition
schedules. This time it is in the JA6 district, so the only callsign to
be used will be JA7GAX/6. Although this is "domestic Island Hopping",
he is strongly eager to work DX. The first Island Hopping schedule is
as follows:
October 29-30th Koshiki Island (AS-037)
November 1-8th Tukhuar Islands (AS-049)
November 10-11th Amami Oshima (AS-023)
November 11-13th Okinawa (AS-017)
November 15-20th Minamidaito Island (AS-047)
If weather conditions are not favorable, he will try to activate the
IOTAs between November 22-28th in the following week.
For the 2nd Island Hopping (after the first Island Hopping), he wants
to go to the following islands in this order: Yaku Islands (AS-032),
Goto Islands (AS-040), Iki (AS-036) and Oki (AS-041). He will go back
to Kyusyu (the main island) after his operation on Yaku Island. If his
energy withers on the way, the operation on Goto Island and others will
become uncertain due to his condition. He may cancel his activity due to
the situation of energy, physical strength, and other reasons. QSL via
the JARL QSL Bureau or direct to the following address. Takayoshi NAGASHIMA,
3-8-18 Akasaka Aoba-ku, Sendai, 989-3211 JAPAN.
JW, SVALBARD. Peter, JW7QIA, will be active from Longyearbyen during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via LA7QIA. Also, look for Math, JW5NM, from Ny-Aalesund, to be in
the contest as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via LA5NM.
KH2, GUAM (OC-026). Operators Sasi/JA1KJW (KH2/AK0J), Noboru/JH1VVW
(KH2/NI2J), Hirano/JA1XVY (KH2/WH7QL), Shinzaburo/JA1FUY (KH2/NV1J),
Shoji/JJ1JGI (KH2/JJ1JGI), Kentarou/JJ1HKS (KH2/JJ1HKS) and Takashi/
JF1GUQ (KH2/JF1GUQ) will be active from here between October 31st and
November 3rd. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB, CW, RTTY and
SSTV. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.
NCDXF NOW QRV ON TWITTER. Tim Totten, N4GN, reports: "The Northern
California DX Foundation, NCDXF, is now QRV on Twitter! Twitter users
can follow NCDXF by going to http://twitter.com/NCDXF/ and clicking
on the 'Follow' link. We intend to use Twitter to keep DXers informed
about NCDXF activities and related news. If you're not really sure what
Twitter is all about, just go to http://twitter.com/ to find out. Chances
are pretty good that several of your ham buddies or other friends and
family members are already active on Twitter. You might also want to
look at some of the many free Twitter tools and related applications,
such as Twhirl (http://www.twhirl.org/)."
OFFICERS FOR 2009 (NCDXA). At the October 2008 annual meeting, the members
of the National Capitol DX Association (NCDXA) elected the following
officers to serve in 2009:
Dick Mayott/W2YE (President) George Vincent/K3GV (Secretary)
John Kanode/N4MM (Vice President) Brian Bayus/N1KC (Treasurer)
Visit NCDXA's Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ncdxa
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Pekka, OH2YY, is now active as PJ2/OH2YY from
Curacao until October 29th. He tells OPDX that he will be using a FT-840
and a couple of wire antennas. Look for him to be in the CQWW DX SSB
Contest, mainly on 20-10 meters. After the contest Pekka will focus on
17 and 12 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
NOT MY QSL MANAGER. John/ZB2EO/G4JTC informs OPDX that RW6HS is NOT
his QSL Manager. QSL route is ONLY DIRECT and as per QRZ.com.
Jeff, DL5WM, states that all direct requests of OC1I and OC6I have
been answered. He still handles the QSL cards for OC4P (SA-052) and
OC5I (SA-073). If you need a card, please send yours to his address
on QRZ.com.
QSLS VIA LOTW: None reported this week!
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: BT1OB, BT1BJ, BT1OH, BT1OY, BT1ON, CY0AA,
E51KJE, KL8C, SU/ZS6WPX, VP6DX, XF2K, XF4DL and ZS2DL
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!
TC3, TURKEY. Operators Elif/TA3YE (YL) and Alpaslan/TA3G will be active
as TC3EC during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th, 2009) as a
Multi-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via TA3GO.
TF, ICELAND. Members of the IRA club will be active as TF3W during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via
TF3GB, by the Bureau or direct.
TM6, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club Vendeen will be
active as TM6VG between November 1-15th. Activity is to celebrate the
6th sailing race called "The Vendee Globe Challenge" towards and around
the three great capes, marking the southern tips of the African continent,
Australia and America. Operators of TM6VG are: Bernard/F9IE, Patrice/F8BON,
Pat/F6ACD, Jean-Claude/F6AQI, Jean-Louis/F6CVK, Alain/F5HPY, Lucien/F5RFS,
Philippe/F5TRO and Eric/F4LJW. Activity will be on the HF bands, 160-10
meters, included 30/17/12 meter bands, and VHF 2 meters. Modes will be
CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via F6KUF: RC Vendeen, 129 Cite
des Forges, Escalier E - Batiment A, F 85000 La Roche/Yon, FRANCE.
TS7, TUNISIA (IOTA Op). Members of the France Provins ARC (F6KOP) and
some international operators will activate Kerkennah Island (AF-073)
using the callsign TS7C between January 8-19th (2009). This is the same
group who activated J5C, XT2C, 5H1C, TO7C, 5V7C and many others. This
12 day operation would not be possible without the help of Mustapha,
DL1BDF. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB, FM, and several
different digital modes like RTTY, PSK31, BPSK and also SSTV. The team
will pay special attention to 160, 80 and 40m but will also be on all of
the other bands. They plan to have at least 6 (possibly 7) stations on the
air 24 hours a day using amps into beams, verticals and wire antennas.
The team consists of more than 25 operators and specialists, namely:
Frank/F4AJQ - SSB and Digimodes; Team leader and former leader of
all the past F6KOP DXpeditions
Mustapha/DL1BDF - SSB and Digimodes; Public relation with Tunisian
authorities
Bernard/F9IE - CW traffic leader
Bob/N6OX - SSB traffic leader
Jean-Paul/F8BJI - traffic leader
Sylvain/F4EGD - SSB and Digimodes; He is also the QSL Manager of
the DXpedition.
Flo/F5CWU - CW and SSB; He is also assistant QSL Manager.
Gerard/F2VX - SSB
Bill/N2WB - CW and SSB
Michel/FM5CD - CW, SSB and Digimodes
Sabastien/F5UFX - CW and SSB
Sabastien/F8IJV - SSB
Jean-Luc/F6BIV - SSB and Digimodes
Norbert/F6AXX - CW
Alain/F6ENO - CW
Dieter/OE8KDK - SSB and Digimodes
Stefan/OE8SKQ - CW
Mathieu/F5PED - CW
Eric/ON7RN - CW and SSB
John/F5VHQ - SSB (only for a part of the stay)
Romain/F8BUI - CW
Gillares/F1HRE - SSB
Franco/F4EVR - SSB
Michel/F5EOT - SSB
Arno/OE9AMJ - CW and SSB
Tony/G0OPB - CW and SSB
Gabriele/I2VGW - CW, SSB and Digimodes
XYL Anne Marie LAURENT, Photo reporter
The last operators applying are to be considered and this list will be
completed very soon. So please don't call Frank, F4AJQ, anymore. The
list is now closed.
Pilots Stations are: Pascal/F5JSD, Serge/F6AML, Thierry/F4TTR and
Bruno/F5AGB.
Webmaster is: Vincent/F5MJV; the Web site is expected to be active soon.
Internet Communications: Maurice/F5NQL (UFT mailing list) for TS7C. To
receive TS7C news/updates directly via your E-mail address
both in English and French, send E-mail to: f5nql@aol.com
QSL via Sylvain, F4EGD, either direct or by the Bureau. The complete
information will appear on tne DXpediton Web page soon. Support and
donations are welcome.
UO6, KAZAKHSTAN. Artem, UN7PBY, will be active as UO6P during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry.
QSL via UN7PBY.
V4, ST.KITTS AND NEVIS. Mark, K0EJ, will be active during the ARRL DX CW
Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. The
callsign for the contest will be determined later. QSL route TBD. Look
for activity outside of the contest (signing V44/K0EJ).
VE2, CANADA. Operators Andrew/KD3RF, Irwin/KD3TB and William/K3FMQ will
be active as VE2DXY during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as
a Multi-2 entry. QSL via KD3RF. Antennas will be 2 HF6Vs and an a Delta
Loop on 40m.
VK8, AUSTRALIA. Stuie, VK8NSB, will be active during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via VK6NE.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Members of Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Inc.
will spend 10 days on Lord Howe Island for the 2009 CQ WPX Contest. Bill,
VK4FW, is looking for operators. If interested, contact Bill at:
vk4fw@westnet.com.au
VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (NA-023). Mike, K9NW, will be active as
VP2V/K9NW from October 23-31st. His activity will include an entry in
the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Category and activity depends on what wires he
can get in the trees. Low power, low wires. This is a work trip, so
activity will be as time permits. QSL via K9NW.
VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS. Rick, KI1G, will be active as VQ9RD from the U.S.
Navy Support Facility on Diego Garcia Island (AF-006), Chagos Archipelago,
between October 30th and November 11th. QSL via his home callsign, direct
only or via LoTW - please NO BUREAU CARDS.
YJ, VANUATU (Update). Operators Mat/JA1JQY and Kuni/JA8VE will be active
as YJ0AQY and YJ0AVE, respectively, from here between October 31st and
November 6th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly
RTTY. They will try 160m if local situation permits. Look for them on
the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 1818, 3507, 7007, 10117, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897 and 28007
SSB - 3798, 7080, 14170, 18135, 21270, 24940 and 28470 kHz
JA1JQY will handle his own QSLs. JF1OCQ handles JA8VE's QSLs. Direct
address is as follows:
JA1JQY - Shigeo Matsu, 2-31-10 Shimoseya, Seya, Yokohama, 246-0035 JAPAN
JF1OCQ - Hiroyuki Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura, Maebashi, 371-0811 JAPAN
ZP0, PARAGUAY. Dale, N3BNA, will be active from Tom's, ZP5AZL, QTH as
ZP0R during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry. QSL via ZP5AZL. Dale will be active before and after
the contest on 30/17/12 meter bands. Visit Tom's Web page at:
http://www.qsl.net/cx6vm/ZP5AZL
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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The following stations are expected to be active in the
CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th, 2008)
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Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2008 CQWW DX SSB Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2008.html (By call sign)
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsd2008.html (By entity)
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsz2008.html (By zone)
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Contest DXCC CQZ Class QSL
Callsign Entity Route
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3A/I1UWF Monaco 14 I1UWF
3V8BB Tunisia 33 M/? YT1AD
4F1AL Philippines 27 SOSB 4F1AL
4L0A Georgia 21 SOAB HP EA7FTR
4M5DX Venezuela 09 M/S IT9DAA
4X0C Israel 20 M/S LoTW; QSL via W8HC, Buro/direct
5B4AII Cyprus 20 SOAB RW3RN
6V7M Senegal 35 M/S DH7WW
6W1RY Senegal 35 SOAB F5VHJ
6Y1V Jamaica 08 M/2 OH3RB
8P5A Barbados 08 SOAB HP NN1N
9K2HN Kuwait 21 M/S 9K2HN
9M4SMO East Malaysia 28 M/S JH1WXT
9M8Z East Malaysia 28 M0URX; QSL via Buro/direct
9Y4D Trinidad & Tobago 09 SOSB 20M 9Y4D
AH2R Guam 27 M/S JH7QXJ
AH0BT Mariana Islands 27 M/S 7L1FPU
AM7M Spain 14 SOSB 40M EC7ANC
AO3A Spain 14 M/S EA3BOX
AO5B Spain 14 M/? EA4RCH
AO8A Canary Islands 33 M/2 OH1RY
AU2RSB India 22 SO W3HNK
AY0DX Argentina 13 SOSB 40M LU3DR
B1Z China 24 M/2 EA7FTR
B4TB China 24 M/S BA4TB
B7P China 24 M/S BD7IXG
BX5AA Taiwan 24 SOAB HP BX5AA
C4I Cyprus 20 M/? LZ2HM
C49C Cyprus 20 M/S 5B4KH
C6APR Bahamas 08 M/2 K3IXD
CE1W Chile 12 M/M HA1AG
CN2B Morocco 33 OH2BH
CN2R Morocco 33 SOSB 160M W7EJ
CN3A Morocco 33 M/S I2WIJ
CN4P Morocco 33 SOSB EA5XX
CO8ZZ Cuba 08 SOSB 20M DK1WI
CQ3T Madeira 33 M/S LoTW; QSL via CT3KN
CQ4U Portugal 14 M/S CT1HFS
CQ9K Madeira 33 M/? CQ9K
CS2P Portugal 14 M/? CT1BWU
CT/LZ3ND Portugal 14 SOSB 20M LZ1NK
CT3/HA5PP Madeira 33 SOAB HA5PP
CU2X Azores 14 SOAB OH2BH
CW5W Uruguay 13 SOSB CX6VM
CX1CCC Uruguay 13 M/? EA5KB; QSL to: PO Box 6000,
Montevideo 11000, Uruguay
D4C Cape Verde 35 M/? CT1ESV Buro; QSL via IZ4DPV
direct
DR2W Germany 14 M/S DR2W
E21EIC Thailand 26 SO LP E21EIC
E7DX Bosnia Herzegovina 15 M/S E77E
E77XZ Bosnia Herzegovina 15 SOSB DK6XZ
EA6/AA5UK Balearic Island 14 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via AA5UK, Buro/direct
EA9LZ Ceuta & Melilla 33 SOSB EA9LZ
EB1WW Spain 14 M/M EA1EY; QSL via Buro or direct
ED5R Spain 14 SO EA5RD
EE2W Spain 14 M/? EB2BXL
EG5T Spain 14 M/S EA5EH
EI/ON4EI Ireland 14 SOAB LP ON4EI
ER0FEO Moldova 16 SOAB UU0JM
EY8/F4EGS Tajikistan 17 F4EGS
EY8MM Tajikistan 17 SOSB 80M K1BV
FG5KC Guadeloupe 08 M/S FG5KC
FY5KE French Guiana 09 M/S FY5KE
GM7V Scotland 14 SOAB M0CMK
GZ0F Shetland Island 14 SOAB M0CMK
HB0/HB9AON Liechtenstein 14 M/? DJ2YE
HD5J Ecuador 10 M/S JA6GCE Direct
HI3CCP Dominican Republic 08 SO LP ON4IQ
HI3K Dominican Republic 08 SOSB KB2MS
HI3T Dominican Republic 08 SOAB LP ON4IQ
HP1BYS Panama 07 SOSB 15M EA5KB
HQ2W Honduras 07 M/2 HQ2W
HQ9R Honduras 07 SOAB K5WW
HT2N Nicaragua 07 M/S AJ9C
IF9A Italy 16 M/? IT9ATF; QSL via Buro or direct
II20CJ Italy 15 SOSB 80M IW2HAJ
IG9R African Italy 33 SOSB IK8HCG
IH9N African Italy 33 SOSB 40M OK1MG
IO4T Italy 15 M/S IZ4JMA Direct
IO5O Italy 15 M/S IK5RLP
IO9K Sicily 15 M/S IW9HLM
IQ5MS Italy 15 M/S IQ5MS
IQ9BF Sicily 15 M/S IQ9BF Buro
IR4X Italy 15 M/2 I4EAT
IR9P Sicily 15 M/? IW9HMQ
IR9Y Sicily 15 M/S IT9ABY
IS0A Sardinia 15 M/2 IS0MYN
J42T Greece 20 M/S SV2DCD
J48RT Greece 20 M/S HA6NL
JU1DX Mongolia 23 M/S JU1DX
JW5NM Svalbard 40 SOSB 40M LA5NM
JW7QIA Svalbard 40 LA7QIA
KG6DX Guam 27 SOAB LoTW; QSL via KG6DX
KH2RU/KP4 Puerto Rico 08 SOAB KH2RU; QSL via KP4 Buro/direct
KP2B Virgin Islands 08 SOAB EA7FTR Direct
KP4KE Puerto Rico 08 SOAB
LN3Z Norway 14 M/S LA9VDA
LP1H Argentina 13 M/S EA5KB
LR2F Argentina 13 M/S LU2FA
LR4E Argentina 13 SO HP LW4EU
LS1D Argentina 13 M/S LW9EOC
LT1F Argentina 13 M/S AC7DX
LU8YE Argentina 13 M/S
LX7I Luxembourg 14 SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via LX2A
LY4A Lithuania 15 M/? LY4A
LY7A Lithuania 15 M/M LoTW
LZ9W Bulgaria 20 M/M LZ1PM
MW9W Wales 14 M/M M0URX
NP2N Virgin Islands 08 M/S NP2N; see QRZ.com for QSL info
NP4Z Puerto Rico 08 SOAB WC4E
OE2S Austria 15 M/S LoTW
OH5Z Finland 15 M/M LoTW
OH8X Finland 15 OH2UA
OH0E Aland Island 15 OH2MM
OL7R Czech Republic 15 M/S OK1WMV
OM7M Slovakia 15 M/S OM3PA
OT5A Belgium 14 M/M ON7LR
P33W Cyprus 20 M/S RA3AUU
P40A Aruba 09 SOAB WD9DZV
PA6Z Netherlands 14 M/M PA9M
PJ2/OH2YY Neth. Antilles 09 OH2YY
PJ2T Netherlands Antilles 09 M/? LoTW; QSL via N9AG
PJ4E Netherlands Antilles 09 M/? WA4PGM Direct
PW2D Brazil 11 M/S PY2VM
PZ5Z Suriname 09 M/? OM2FY
RA9A Russia (Asia) 17 M/S RK9AWN
RK2FWA Kaliningrad 15 M/S DK4VW
RM3F Russia (Europe) 16 SOAB HP LoTW
RS3A Russia (Europe) 16 SOAB RA3CW
SI9AM Sweden 15 M/S SI9AM
SO6V Poland 15 SOSB 40M SP6DVP
SV9CVY Crete 20 SOAB HP SV9CVY
SX5P Dodecanese 20 M/M SV5FRD
T32CXX East Kiribati 31 M/S W0CXX
T88AC Palau 27 SOAB JA2BNN
T88FY Palau 27 SOAB JK2VOC
T88YB Palau 27 HL1IWD; QSL via Buro/direct
TA2/DL7BC Turkey 20 SOAB LP DL7BC
TA3D Turkey 20 SOAB TA3D
TA0U Turkey 20 SOSB TA0U
TC3EC Turkey 20 M/? TA3GO
TC4X Turkey 20 OH2BH
TF3W Iceland 17 M/S TF3GB; by the Bureau or direct
TI1R Costa Rica 07 M/2 TI2JCY Buro
TK9R Corsica 15 SOAB HP IK8UND Direct
TM1O France 14 M/2 F1IKA
TM2S France 14 M/S F5PED
TM2Y France 14 M/S F6BEE
TM4Q France 14 SOAB F6FYA
TO4X St Martin 08 SOAB KQ1F
TO5DX St Barthelemy 08 M/S AA4NN
TO8Z Martinique 08 SOAB HP
UA3R Russia (Europe) 16 M/S LoTW; QSL via RN3RQ, by the
Buro or direct
UO6P Kazakhstan 17 SOSB 40M UN7PBY
UR4Z Ukraine 16 M/S UY0ZG
V26B Antigua 08 M/? LoTW; QSL via KA2AEV
V31MX Belize 07 M/S K0BCN
V4/W5JON St Kitts 08 SOAB W5JON
V48M St Kitts 08
V6B Micronesia 27 JA7HMZ
VA2ZM Canada 02 M/S VA2ZM Direct
VC2Z Canada 05 M/? VE2BR
VE2DXY Canada 02 M/2 KD3RF
VK1CC Australia 30 M/? DL8YR
VK4YN Australia 30 M/? VK4FW
VK8NSB Australia 29 SOAB VK6NE
VK9DWX Willis Island 30 M/? TBA
VP2E Anguilla 08 SOSB 20M N5AU
VP2EC Anguilla 08 M/2 N5AU
VP2V/K9NW Br Virgin Is. 08 K9NW
VP2V/SP3IPB Br Virgin Is. 08 SOAB SP3IPB
VP2V/SP7VC Br Virgin Is. 08 SOAB SP7VC
VP5T Turks & Caicos Is 08 M/M LoTW; QSL via N2VW, Buro or
direct
VP9/K3IRV Bermuda 05 K3IRV
VR2C Hong Kong 24 M/2 WA4WTG
VU2PAI India 22 SOAB VU2PAI Direct
VU2PTT India 22 SO LoTW; QSL via VU2PTT/qrz.com
VU4RG Andaman & Nicobar 26 M/? DJ7JC
XR6T Chile 12 M/2 CE6TC
XW1A Laos 26 SOAB E21EIC
YB0ZZ Indonesia 28 M/? YB0ZZ
YQ6A Romania 15 SOAB YO6BHN
YR7M Romania 15 SOAB HP YO3JR
YT8A Serbia 15 SO HP
YW5CQ Venezuela 09 SO HP IT9DAA
ZK2DF Niue 32 SOA N1EMC
ZL2G New Zealand 32 SOSB 20M ZL2G
ZM1K New Zealand 32 SOAB TBA
ZM2M New Zealand 32 M/2 ZL2AL
ZP0R Paraguay 11 SOAB ZP5AZL
ZS9X South Africa 38 M/2 LoTW
ZW5B Brazil 11 M/? K3ISV
ZX2X Brazil 11 M/? PY2ZX
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