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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).

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

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

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

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.

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

VU - INDIA / H4 - SOLOMON ISLANDS
Bernhard,DL2GAC, is globetrotting again: First he will show up as
VU2BMS from Cochin in India from Feb 8-22. He will then fly to Honiara,
the capital of the Solomons, where he will reactivate his oll callsign
H44MS from Mar 5 until Apr 27. As usual Bernhard confirms all QSL cards
via bureau or direct very reliably after his return home.
Via DXNL 1557

R1 - Antarctic: Mar 13th through May 1st "Academician Fedorov" set sail from
Cape Town for Antarctica. Leader Valey Sushkov, RW3GW, will visit the
Antarctic bases Progress, Mirnyj, Molodezhnaya, Novolazarevskaya, and
another two bases. They will use R1ANT resp R1ANT/mm and promised a
special QSL via RW3GW. Visit www.waponline.it for further information.
Via DXNL 1564

JD1 - MINAMI TORISHIMA, OC-073 Masa,JD1BMM, will be active on HF working in CW/SSB/digital modes from Minami Torishima (OC-073) for three weeks starting on Mar 17.
QSLs via the JARL QSL bureau or via his address in QRZ.com.
Via DXNL 1563

EL - LIBERIA
Bruno,HB9BEI (EL8BK), and Chris,HB9AUZ (EL8CB), will have to work in Liberia from Mar 18 until the end of April. Expect minor activities during their rare spare time, Bruno will work in telegraphy and the digital modes and Chris works CW.
Via DXNL 1563

LIBERIA, EL. Bruno, HB9BEI and Chris, HB9AUZ are QRV as EL8BK and EL8CB, respectively, until the end of April. They will use CW and digital modes in their spare time. QSL via operators' instructions.
Via ARLD013 DX news

VK9N - Masa, VK1ANU (JO2SLZ) will be active as VK9ANU from Norfolk Island (OC-005) from 19 March to 2 April. He will operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres, with 100 watss into wire beams for the high bands and vertical antennas for the low bands. He will also participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via JO2SLZ. [TNX VK1ANU]
Via 425DX News No 879

3W, VIETNAM (IOTA Op). The 425 DX News reports that Jack, F6BUM, will be active again as 3W3M from March 20th and April 2nd. Activity will be CW and SSB on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using only 100 watts into a vertical antenna. He plans to activate the following IOTAs:
AS-185 (new one) - Con Co Island; March 20th (1000z) to March 23rd (0600z)
AS-128 - Phu Quoc Island; March 25th (0800z) to March 28th (0600z)
AS-130 - Dao Con Island; March 29th (1000z) to April 2nd (0600z)
QSL via F6BUM, direct or by the bureau. Visit it his Web page at:

HH - Jan, K4QD and Don, AF4Z will be at the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission from 24 March to 4 April. They will operate as HH4/K4QD and HH4/AF4Z on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY as time permits. The will also participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via home calls, direct, LoTW or bureau. [TNX K4QD]
Via 425DX News No 879

PACIFIC TOUR. Rick, AI5P, is expected to start his month long Pacific tour this week. Between March 15th and April 16th, look for him to be active as AI5P/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) between March 15-23rd, as V73PX from Kwajalein (OC-028 - Marshall Islands) between March 24th and April 5th, and ending his trip as AI5P/KH0 from Northern Mariana Islands (OC-086) between April 7-16th. QSL all his operations via his home callsign.
Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 849

SV - Steve/G4EDG, Jeff/G4ELZ, Vasko/LZ1CL and Tony/LZ1JZ will be active as SY8JZ from Samothraki Island (EU-174) from 25 March until 5 April. They will operate mainly CW with some SSB. QSL via LZ1JZ. [TNX G4EDG]
Via 425DX News 881

GREECE, SV. Steve, G4EDG, Jeff, G4ELZ, Vasko, LZ1CL and Tony, LZ1JZ will be QRV as SY8JZ from Samothraki Island, IOTA EU-174, from March 25 to April 5. They will use mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via LZ1JZ.
Via ARLD013 DX news

9N - Nepal: Since Mar 26th Stig, LA7JO, is in Nepal again as 9N7JO and using SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY on 160 through 6 m until Jun 30th.
QSL direct only to his address in Thailand: Stig A. C. Lindblom, Thatsana Changphimai, 147/1 - Moo 3, Tambon Boot, Ban Ta Bong, Phimai, TH-30110 Nakhon Ratchashima, Thailand.
Via DXNL 1565

VP2E - Franz, DL9GFB (VP2EFB) and Jan, DJ8NK (VP2ENK) will be active from Anguilla (NA-022) from 26 March to 6 April. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX DJ8NK]
Via 425DX News No 879

JX - Svein, LA9JKA (JX9JKA) will be "very active" from Jan Mayen (EU-022) from 27 March through 8 October. He plans to operate SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX LA9SN]
Via 425 DX news 875

OC-164. Operator John, VK6HZ, will be active as VK6ARI from Rottnest Island (WLOTA LH-2197), March 27 to April-3rd. This will be a holiday style operation using an IC-7000 on SSB, PSK and RTTY, possibly CW. Antenna will be a Buddipole. Activity will be around the usual IOTA frequencies. He will also be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th). Look for him to be active on the 17/12 meters bands before and after the contest. Online logs will be available during his operation at: http://www.vk6hz.com
Logs will also be uploaded to LoTW. QSL is via VK6NE.

VP5/VQ5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Dave, W5CW, will be active as VP5/W5CW between March 27th and April 9th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (this will include 30/17/12m) CW/SSB. He will also be in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry using the special callsign VQ58V. QSL via his home callsign.
Via The Ohio/Penn DX No 846

7P - The new dates for the 7P8FC activity from Lesotho [425DXN 871] are from 27 March to 3 April. The Belgian (ON4AEO and ON7BK) and South African (ZR6APT, ZS5AYC, ZS5BBO, ZS5JAN, ZS6ACT, ZS6GC and ZS6TMO) team will operate on the following announced frequencies:
SSB 1845 3780 7063 14185 18136 21290 24930 28490
RTTY 3590 7040 14084 18104 21084 24924 28084
PSK 7038 14072 18102 21072 24922 28122
QSL via ON4CJK, direct or bureau. The website for the expedition is
http://www.7p8fc.be/index.htm
Via 425DX News 881

S9 - Luciano, CT1HHP will be active again as S92FM from Sao Tome (AF-023) from 27 March to 2 April. He plans to operate mainly RTTY and PSK31, and to give 60 metres a try. [TNX CT1END]
Via 425DX News 881

G - The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (www.rafars.org) celebrates its 70th anniversary this year and will be active as GB70RAF from 28 March to 6 April. On 1 April expect them to sign GB90RAF for the 90th anniversary of the formation of the British Royal Air Force. A number of other GB#RAF special event stations will be activated that day. [TNX F5NQL]
Via 425DX News 881

FG - F6GWV and F6HMQ will be active as TO6T from Guadeloupe (NA-102) from 28 March to 8 April. QSL via F6HMQ. [TNX F6HMQ]
Via 425DX News 881

YO - Special event station YO22NATO will be active from 28 March to 9 April for the NATO Summit that will take place in Bucharest (2-4 April). QSL via YO3KAA. [TNX YO3JW]
Via 425DX News 881

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)

5R, MADAGASCAR (AF-013). Franck, F4DBJ, will be active as 5R8HT from Ivato between March 30th and April 17th. His bands and modes of activity were not provided, but it was reported that he plans to activate Nattes Island (AF-090).
Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 847

CT - Marq, CT1BWW will operate again as CQ4IPY on 25 April-1 May, 10-16 June, 1-7 September and 1-7 November to celebrate the 4th International Polar Year. Expect him to be active on 10-80 metres SSB, CW, PSK31, RTTY and SSTV. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
Further information on the activity and the relevant award can be found at http://cq4ipy.bravehost.com/ [TNX CT1BWW]
Via 425DX News No 885

3B - Slavo, SP2JMB reports he will operate mostly CW as 3B9/SP2JMB from Rodrigues (AF-017) on 1-8 April and 3B8/SP2JMB from Mauritius (AF-049) on 9-24 April.
Via 425DX News No 879

VP2M - After his 28-30 March V25V activity from Antigua [425DXN 877]. Nobby, G0VJG will go and operate (SSB only on the HF bands and 6 metres) as VP2MAD from Montserrat (NA-103) on 1-3 April. QSL direct to via G4DFI. [TNX NG3K]
Via 425DX News No 879

9M2 - Wolfgang, OE1WWL will operate SSB QRP as 9M2/OE1WWL from Tioman Island (AS-046) on 1-5 April. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
[TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
Via 425 DX News 882

VE - The Club Radio Amateur de Quebec (http://www.craq.qc.ca) has been granted permission to operate as VC2VQ on 1-30 April to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Quebec City. QSL via bureau to VE2CQ. Also, all amateur radio operators in the Province of Quebec have been authorized to use special prefixes; Look for VA2 stations to use VG2, and VE2 stations to use VX2. [TNX VA3RJ and VA2RC]
Via 425DX News No 879