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OJ1ABOA, indicativo concedido a la estación científica finlandesa "Aboa" (73.03S-13.25W) en Queen Maud Land, Antártida (AN-016).

Una expedición de 11 miembros permanecerá allí durante tres meses.

Su lider, Mika Kalakoski (OH2FFP) espera estar activo a partir del 6 de diciembre, con 1 KW y un dipolo doble para 40 y 20 metros.

QSL vía OH2FFP.

3Y, BOUVET ISLAND (AN-002). Operator Petrus, ZS6GCM, is expected to be
active as 3Y/ZS6GCM from Bouvet Island, probably for the next three
months. He is with a five member team on the island and is their medic.
The operator does have a vertical antenna for 40/20/15/10 meters but
no amplifier. He is also a newly licensed amateur and has no experience
in pile-ups. So, please go easy on him. Activity will be during his
spare time only.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #837

LZ130, BULGARIA (Special Event). Members of the Balkan Contest Club LZ1KZA
(LZ5A) will actiavte the special event callsign LZ130LO from January 1st
to March 31st (2008). Activity is to commemorate the 130th anniversary of
the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman yoke by Russia. QSL to LZ1KZA via
Bureau. QSLs are printed by Gold Print Service - http://www.lz3hi.com
A special award will be issued: European stations must establish 5
two-way contacts with LZ130LO on different bands or different modes,
(for DX stations - 3 contacts). The same rules are for SWLs. The fee for

E100, IRELAND. Look for special event station EI100SI to be active from
January 1st to December 31st, 2008, to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the Boy Scouts in Ireland. QSL route will be posted on QRZ.com.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #837

Radio club "Belisce" in 2008. year celebrate the 50th anniversary. Special event station 9A50KDE will be active on HF, VHF and UHF band's until 31. Decembar 2008. Most of activity will be in HF and VHF contest's.

QSL via 9A1AA (bureau or direct).

Ludwig,ZS6WLC, is using callsign ZS7BYRD from the Antarctic base SANAE IV (Vesleskarvet) during January and February. He can be found working in SSB on 14180 kHz and in AM (!) on 14280 kHz. Ludwig uses a straight key for CW. QSL cards should be sent direct to: Ludwig Combrinck, PO Box 443, Krugersdorp 1740, Republic South Africa.
Via: DXNL 1552

Pete,SM5GMZ, is going on another business trip through Southeast Asia in the beginning of January. He is working as a photo journalist and he will be underway until April 2008. He writes that he will try to become active as much as possible during his spare time. In January he will stay in Thailand from where he will work as HS0ZFI in all modes on all bands but Pete prefers working on the WARC and low bands. By the end of January and during February he will show up as XU7ADI from Cambodia. During March he will sign 9M6/SM5GMZ from East Malaysia and 9M8Z in the WPX Contest.

OC-028, V73, Ralik Chain: Randy,V73RY, is working from Kwajalein (Marshalls) until May 2008. QSL via N7RO.
Via: DXNL 1552

Mala,F4FMI, travelled to Djibouti on Jan 1 and will be active in SSB on 20m/17m/15m signing J20MB until the end of March. QSL cards will be confirmed after his return home.
Via: DXNL 1552

ANTARCTICA. Felix, DL5XL is QRV as DP0GVN from Neumayer 2 Base for the next three months while working on setting up Neumayer 3 Base.
QSL via DL5EBE.
Via: ARLD001 DX news

6W & J5, SENEGAL AND GUINEA-BISSAU. Peter, HA3AUI, will once again be
active from Africa and will also activate again both Senegal (as 6W2SC)
and Guinea-Bissau (as J5UAP), between January 15th and April 15th. His
activity from Senegal (6W) will be mostly Digital with some SSB on 160-6
meters. Activity from Guinea-Bissau (J5) will be on 30-10 meters. His
operations will be limited to his spare time and possibly other available
longer periods. QSL via HA3AUI direct, by the bureau, LoTW or e-QSL.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #837

Rashad,4J9M, is on a business trip in Aktau/Kazakhstan and is working as UN/4J9M until Feb 3. His QSL manager is DL7EDH.
Via: DXNL 1552

S2 - BANGLADESH
John,KX7YT, will arrive in the Bengali capital Dhaka on Jan 24 and intends to stay there for six weeks. He will hit the bands as S21YV as soon as his equipment consisting of a TS-480SAT, Force 12 tribander and wire antennas is ready. John is working in SSB/PSK31/RTTY mainly on 15m/20m/40m and sometimes also on 80m. He also plans to take part in the upcoming CQ WPX RTTY Contest (Feb 9/10). QSLs via KX7YT, via buro, direct (please enclose 1 US $ or 1 IRC) or via LoTW.
TNX DXNL 1555

VP8/SG - SOUTH GEORGIA ISLANDS, AN-007
Lars,MM0DWF, will stay in Husvik (an old whaling base) on South Georgia (AN-007) between Jan 27 and Feb 28. He plans to be QRV as VP8DIF on all bands and his QSL manager is Franz,DJ9ZB.
Check also his website at: http://www.lars-boehme.de/vp8dif
TNX DXNL 1555

J7, DOMINICA (NA-101). By the time you read this, Seth, SM0XBI, should be active as J79XBI until March 2nd. Activity will be on all bands but only SSB. During his stay, Leif, SM5FWW, will take care of any direct cards for him. Leif informs that postage from Sweden to the world is .50 USDs or 1 new IRC. QSL to: LB Lindgren, Box 22, SE-59021 Vaderstad, Sweden.
TNX Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 843

Pete,SM5GMZ, is going on another business trip through Southeast Asia in the beginning of January. He is working as a photo journalist and he will be underway until April 2008. He writes that he will try to become active as much as possible during his spare time. In January he will stay in Thailand from where he will work as HS0ZFI in all modes on all bands but Pete prefers working on the WARC and low bands. By the end of January and during February he will show up as XU7ADI from Cambodia. During March he will sign 9M6/SM5GMZ from East Malaysia and 9M8Z in the WPX Contest.

ES90, ESTONIA. During the month of February, look for 26 stations to sign with the prefix ES90 on the bands. Activity is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Estonian Republik. Some stations mentioned are: ES90M and ES90G - QSL Manager is Vello, ES1QD
ES90J - QSL Manager is Victor, ES1GE
TNX Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 843

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Saul, WA1UKN is QRV as VP5/WA1UKN from Grand Turk until May 7. Activity is on 40, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters. QSL to home call.
Via ARLD006 DX news.

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Tom, K0GKD, will be active as PJ2/K0GKD from Signal Point, Curacao (SA-006, also count for WLOTA LH-0942), between January 29th and February 4th. Activity will be on all bands. QSL via his home callsign. Also, look for Geoff/W0CG to be active as PJ2DX from Signal Point between February 4th and April 1st. Activity will be on all bands and modes, and contesting with members of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium (PJ2T). QSL via his home callsign. Later in the year, Viaceslav, LY4F, will be active as PJ2/LY4F from Signal Point, September 4-18th.

3B8, MAURITIUS. Gwyn, G4FKH, will be active as 3B8/G4FKH starting February 5th through March 14th. Using only a Yaesu FT100 at 100 watts and a dipole cut for 40 meters, Gwyn will be active on 40-10 meters, CW ONLY, but does not expect to work Europe above 15m. Gwyn states, "Although I will be working a kind of holiday operation, I intend to remain on air for long periods when conditions are good! QSL via the home callsign.
TNX Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 843

S2, BANGLADESH. Hugo, LA5YJ, is now active as S21XF. He tells OPDX that he will be here until the beginning of April. His activity over the past week has been mainly CW on 30/20/17/15 meters. He was heard on 20 meters SSB in QSO with a VK6 station. QSL via LA5YJ.
Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 845

C5 - GAMBIA
C56YK will be the call of ON7YK between Feb 11 and Mar 6. He will work in SSB/RTTY/PSK/SSTV on all bands from 160-10m using a TS-200 (100 w), a TH-480 (200 watts) and a longwire for the lowbands plus spider beam for the other bands. QSLs via bureau, direct or eQSL via his homecall.
Ls via homecall as well.
Via DXNL 1557

TI2, COSTA RICA. Jean-Pierre, F6FQX, will be active as TI2/F6FQX between now and February 29th. Suggested frequencies are 10123 and 14023 kHz between 1330-1400z on most days. QSL via F6FQX.
Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 845

VP6D - The final countdown for the VP6DX Ducie Island team (DL3DXX, DL6FBL, DL6LAU, DL8LAS, ES5TV, K3NA, N5IA, RA3AUU, SP3DOI, SP5XVY, SV1JG,
UA3AB and WA6CDR) has started.
The team expects to reach the island at the local sunrise on 9 February and to be QRV not earlier than the local night on the 11th.

T32 - EAST KIRIBATI, OC-024
Bill,N7OU, and Bob,W7YAQ, plan to activate Christmas Island (OC-024) in CW/RTTY and some SSB on 160-10m from Feb 12-26 (incl. ARRL Contest).
Their callsign is not known yet and their equipment includes 100 watts and vertical antennas.
Via DXNL 1557

6Y - JAMAICA, NA-097
Mark,6Y5/M0DXR, is expected to become QRV on all bands from Feb 12-25.
He will take part in the ARRL DX CW Contest on Feb 16/17 as well.
Mark requests the QSLs to be sent via his homecall.
Via DXNL 1557

C5 - GAMBIA
Jose,ON4LAC, will be active on the air as C56JC in PSK, RTTY and SSB from Feb 12 until Mar 5. QSLs via homecall as well.
Via DXNL 1557

JD1/OG - OGASAWARA ISLAND, AS-031
JD1BLY "Koya" (JI5RPT), JD1BMO (JE1EKS) and JD1BMP (JM1WBB) are going to activate Chichijima Island (AS-031) in CW/SSB/digital modes, via 2m EME and via satellites on 6-160m from Feb 13-28. Emphasis will be put on 80m and 160m. QSLs should be sent via their homecalls.
See also: http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1
TNX DXNL 1558

FT - Gildas, TU5KG [425DXN 871] expects to be active as from FT5XR Port aux Francais, Kerguelen on 15-16 February, while his fishing boat is refuelling. Then he will be sailing in the Crozet area until around 15 March, when he will stop again at Port aux Francais before heading back to Reunion. QSL via F4EFI, direct or bureau. [TNX F4EFI and F6AJA]
Via 425 DX news 875

LY90, LITHUANIA (Special Event). Look for 11 special event stations to be active with the prefix LY90 from February 16th through March 16th, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of independence in the Lithuanian Republic. It was on February 16th, 1918, when Lithuania declared itself independent. The Act of Independence of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Nepriklausomybes Aktas) or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with Vilnius as its capital.

F - The French Department "Ville de Paris" was created on 1 January 1968. To celebrate the 40th anniversary, the Radio-Club de Paris (F6KVP) will be active under five special event callsigns between 1 January and 7 June as follows:
1-15 January TM8P
26 January-9 February TM4A
16 February-2 March TM1R
29 March-12 April TM2I
24 May-7 June TM7S
QSL via F6KVP. Information on the relevant award can be found at
http://arp75.free.fr/
Via: 425DX News (869)

FJ & FS, ST. BARTHELEMY (DXCC Newest Entity!) AND ST. MARTIN. OPDX was informed by Janusz/SP6IXF, that Polish operators Tadeusz/SP3IPB and his XYL Agnieszka/SQ3WN, Przemek/SP7VC and himself will be active from St. Martin (NA-105) as FS/homecalls between February 14-16th, and then later from St. Barthelemy (NA-146) as FJ/homecalls between February 17-26th.
They plan to be active on CW/SSB/RTTY on 40-10 meters including the 30/17/12 meter bands. There will be no online logs during DXpedition.

FRANCE, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
Following special event stations were announced to be active during the Antarctic Activity Week (AAW): TM5ICE (QSL via F5IL) from Feb 15-29 and TM8ANT (QSL via F8DVD) from Feb 18 until Mar 2.
TNX DXNL 1558

PACIFIC TOUR. Operator Willy/ON5AX and his XYL Magda/ON3AX will be active from various locations during the next three months. Here is their tenative schedule:
February 19-27th - From New Zealand as ZL/ON5AX.
March 23-30th - From Lord Howe Island as VK9ALH
April 2-7th - From Australia as VK4/ON5AX Activity will be on CW, SSB and PSK31 using an Alinco DX70 transceiver with only 100 watts into a groundplane antenna designed and made by Tony, ON4CEQ. QSL via ON5AX or ON3AX.
TNX Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 844

XU7, CAMBODIA. John, 9M6XRO (ISWL 9M6-6982), is currently in Borneo and will be back again in Cambodia operating as XU7XRO from February 20-26th.
QTH will be Sihanouk Ville (Kompong Som). Activity will be on CW, SSB and the Digital modes. His QSL Manager will be Graham, M5AAV. Direct QSLs are preferred, but bureau cards will also be answered.
TNX Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 843

V6 - Ian/K5ZM (V63ZM), Ted/K8AQM (V63TR) and Brian/KG8CO (V63OC) are active from Pohnpei Island (OC-010), Micronesia until 25 February.
Look for them on CW, SSB, RTTY and maybe PSK31 on 10-160 metres, and to participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest, possibly as three single band efforts. QSL all via K5ZM. [TNX The Daily DX]
Via 425 DXNews No 876

8R, GUYANA. Just a reminder that operators Phil/G3SWH and Jim/G3RTE will be active from Georgetown, Guyana, between February 22-29th. The licence has already been issued and the callsign will be 8R1PW. As there have been two operations from Guyana in 2007 which used mainly SSB, their activity will be on CW only on all bands 160-10 meters. Propagation and QRN permitting, they plan to have two stations on the air for as many hours every day as possible. Their main objective is to work as many European, North American and ROTW stations on as many bands as possible.

V3, BELIZE. Art, NN7A, will be active as V31JZ/p from South Water Caye (NA-180), February 22-26th. This will be a one-person operation with 100 watts and a vertical and wire antennas. Operations will be CW on 40-10 meters including 30/17/12 bands; some 80m and 160m. There will be some possible SSB activity on the 20/15 meters IOTA frequencies if conditions permit. No skeds, please. Operation will be from a cottage onthe beach using battery and solar power.

ZD7, ST. HELENA ISLAND (AF-022). Operator Tom, KC0W, will be active as ZD7X during the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Low Power entry. QSL via W0MM (QRZ.com).
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 836

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (NA-096). Costantino, HI3CCP, will be active as HI3C from Loma del Toro (WLOTA L-2274) during the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via ON4IQ.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 836

3A, MONACO. Carlos, EA1DVY, will be active as 3A/EA1DVY from February 23rd to March 3rd. Activity will be mainly on topband SSB, around 1843 kHz. Also, he will participate in the CQ WW 160 DX SSB Contest (February 23-24th) and ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 1-2nd). QSL via EA1DVY.
Via The Ohio/Penn DX No 846

5K, COLOMBIA. Operator Siso, HK3W, will be using the special callsign 5K3W during the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. He will be using only a dipole and 100w. QSL only direct to his home callsign.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 836

AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy, in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL direct only.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 836

V3 - BELIZE
Michael,DF8AN, will show up as V31MN from Feb 23 until Mar 9 from two different islands: from Caye Caulker (NA-073) during the first week and from Ambergris Caye (NA-073) during the second week. As usual Michael will work mainly in CW running 100 watts into a longwire.QSL via DF8AN.

CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 23-24th)

5X, UGANDA. Remember to look for Nick, G3RWF, to once again be active as 5X1NH from February 23rd to March 22nd. Activity will be limited because he is on holiday. Activity will be on all bands except 160m and 6 meters.
Modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. He will use 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via G3RWF.
Via The Ohio/Penn DX No 846