15 February 2003
No 615
4 2 5 D X N E W S DX INFORMATION
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
3D2 - Tad, JF6OJX will be active as 3D2JX
from Mana Island (OC-121), Fiji on 19-24 April. He will
concentrate on 80-30 metres for Europe, but will also operate on
6-20 metres (160 metres if possible). QSL via JN1HOW. Logs will
be available at http://www.NDXA.jp/pedi/3d2-2003/ after the
end of the operation. Hisa, 7K1WLE (WLE@DXing.org) and Ted, JJ1LIB (ted@DXing.org) will be in contact
with him on an almost daily basis. [TNX JJ1LIB]
5B - G3SJJ, G3SVL, G3UEG will participate in
the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest as P3F from Cyprus. QSL via 5B4AGN.
[TNX NG3K]
6Y - WN9O and WO9Z will be active as
6Y5/homecall from Jamaica (NA-097) from 22 February to 9 March.
They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as 6Y8Z (QSL via
WO9Z). [TNX The Daily DX]
9H - Gaby, OE8YDQ and Chris, OE8CIQ will be
active as 9H/homecall from Malta on 20-27 April. Theirs will be a
holiday style operation on 10-80 metres SSB and CW. QSL via home
calls either direct or through the bureau. More information at http://www.oe8ydq.com.
9Q - Flo, F5CWU will be guest operating from
9S1X, Democratic Republic of Congo, from 24 February to 10 March,
including entries in the Coupe du REF (SSB) and the ARRL
International DX Contest (SSB). QSL via F2YT. [TNX 9Q1A]
CE - A group of operators from the Southern
Cross DX Group has been granted permission to operate from
Quiriquina Island (SA-070) on 22-23 February. They will be active
as 3G5Q on all bands SSB, CW and FM QSL via XQ5SM (P.O. Box 2841,
Concepcion, Chile). The web page for the expedition is at http://www.qsl.net/3g5q.
[TNX CE4USW]
CN - Look for W7EJ to participate in the CQ
160 Meter SSB Contest as CN2R from Morocco. He plans to be on or
around 1836 kHz. QSL via W7EJ. [TNX NG3K]
CO - Juan, CO8TW will participate in the ARRL
DX CW Contest on 160 metres (1820-1840 kHz) low power. QSL via
IZ8CCW. Logs will be available at http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/.
[TNX CO8TW]
CT3 - Look for Rosel, CT3/DL3KWR and Hardy,
CT3/DL3KWF to be active from Madeira (AF-014) on 6-20 March. They
plan to concentrate on the WARC bands CW. QSL via home calls;
bureau card requests are welcome at dl3kwr@darc.de. [TNX DL3KWF]
D4 - Gabriele, IK4UPB will be active (on
10-160 metres SSB and CW) as D44TD from 25 February to 3 March,
including a SOSB entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSL via
CT1EKF. [TNX IK4UPB]
DL - Look for DL4OK/p to be active from Poel
Island (EU-098, O-002 for the German Islands Award) on 14-18
February. From time to time he will also operate from Gollwitz
Lighthouse (ARLHS FED-092). QSL via bureau. [TNX DL2VFR]
EA8 - Wayne, N7NG reports he will activate
the Gran Canaria superstation EA8BH for the upcoming ARRL DX CW
Contest. "Although it's been several years since I have
operated SOAB", he says, "I hope to be up to the
challenge". QSL via OH2BH.
F - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active on 10-80
metres CW as TM6ILE from Groix Island (EU-048, DIFM AT-012) on
7-12 April. QSL via home call either direct or through the
bureau. [TNX F5NQL]
FG - Wayne, W9AE, will be active as FG/W9AE
on the AO40 satellite from Guadeloupe (grid FK96) on 21-26
February. The operating window to Europe will be 1500-2000 UTC on
23 February. QSL via home call (Wayne Estes, 18673 W. Meadow
Lane, Mundelein, IL 60060, USA). [TNX W9AE]
FM - Stefano, IK2QEI will participate in the
ARRL DX SSB Contest (1-2 March) as TO1A (SOAB) from FM5BH's shack
on Martinique (NA-107). QSL via IK2QEI. [TNX NG3K]
FY - Oliver, F5MZN will participate in the
ARRL DX CW Contest as FY5KE (SOAB) from French Guyana. QSL via
bureau. [TNX NG3K]
GJ - Mat, F5SHQ will participate in the ARRL
DX CW Contest as MJ0ASP (SOSB 20 metres) from Jersey. QSL via
home call. [TNX NG3K]
HR - Tom, W0GLG will be in Puerta Limpera,
Honduras from 14 February until 5 March and will try to check
into the 247 net or hang out around 14195 kHz when he has the
chance. From around 2 to 4 March he will be active (on 20, 15 and
10 metres SSB) from Cayos Cochinos (NA-160). QSL via W0GLG. [TNX
KD0JL]
HR - Ray, WQ7R will operate (SSB and CW, as
well as RTTY and PSK) as WQ7R/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057)
from 27 March through 4 April, including an entry in the CQWW WPX
SSB Contest as HQ9R (SOAB LP). QSLs via N6FF. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
IS0 - Freddy, IZ1EPM reports he will be
active from Santa Teresa di Gallura, Sardinia (EU-024) from 19
April to 2 May. He plans to operate on 10-40m and to concentrate
on 30 metres. QSl via home call, direct or bureau.
JA - Toshi, JM1PXG and others will be active
from the Daito Islands (AS-047) on 25-28 July. They will
participate in the IOTA Contest as JM1PXG/6. QSL via home calls
either direct or through the bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KH4 - Bill, KH4/NH6D expects to be active
from Midway Island until 21-22 February. QSL via N6FF. [TNX The
Daily DX]
LU - Javi, LU5FF reports he will participate
in the ARRL DX CW Contest as SOAB LP. QSL via EA7JX.
LX - LX1KQ, LX1UN and LX2AJ will participate
in the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest as LX9UN. QSL via LX1NJ, [TNX
NG3K]
LZ - Special event call LZ125O will be aired
on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY by Balkan Contest Club
(LZ1KZA/LZ5A) on 1-31 March. QSL via LZ1KZA (P.O. Box 36, 4300
Karlovo, Bulgaria). [TNX LZ1ZF]
P2 - A few days ago Bernhard, DL2GAC/P29VMS
had announced through Jim Smith, VK9NS he would be active from
the Tauu (aka Mortlock) Islands (OC-???) starting around 13
February. There should have been a change in the boat's schedule,
as on 11 February Bernhard was in Rabaul (New Britain, OC-008)
after operating from OC-256, OC-257 and OC-231 (a total of around
2200 QSOs). His plans were to travel by plane on the 13th and
reach the town of Wewak (OC-034). He will then go and operate for
3-5 days from one of the nearby islands, like Kairiru or Muschu,
that count for the Papua New Guinea's Coastal Islands North group
(OC-???). Around 20-25 February he will go back to the Solomon
Islands (H4). Bernhard reminds island chasers that, since he
operates with a 70AH car battery recharged by solar panel, he is
"not fond at all of multiple QSO attempts". QSL via
DL2GAC. [TNX P29VMS]
PJ7 - Look for PJ7/W8EB to be active (on
160-10 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK-31) from Sint Maarten
(NA-105) from 23 February through 23 March. He will participate
in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as PJ7B (SOAB). QSLs via home call.
[TNX NG3K]
PY0_spp - Joca, PS7JN is planning to return
to St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks (SA-014) in the first half of
April. He expects to operate on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and
RTTY; other modes and bands will depend on the equipment he will
be able to have. Further details are expected in due course; his
web site is at http://www.qsl.net/ps7jn.
[TNX PS7JN]
PY0_tr - Linneu, PY1ON will be active (on +/-
7050, 14200, 21300 and 28490 kHz) as ZY0T from Trindade (SA-010)
on 17-19 February. QSL via PY1YB. [TNX CT1END and PS7AB]
SM - SM0GNS, SM0HPL, SM0IHR, SM0MXO, SM0OGQ,
SM5AJV, SM5DJZ and SM5HJZ will participate in the ARRL DX CW
Contest as 8S5X (M/M). QSL via SM5HJZ. [TNX NG3K]
SP - George, SP2PI will operate as HF2VL from
25 February to 31 March to celebrate his 45th anniversary of
activity on the amateur radio bands. QSL via home call (Jerzy H.
Wojniusz, Matejki 56/39, 87-100 Torun, Poland). [TNX SP2PI]
SV - Spiros, SV8CS will participate in the CQ
WW 160 Meter SSB Contest as SY8A from his QTH on Zakynthos
(EU-052). [TNX NG3K]
TG - Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV will
participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as TG0AA (SOAB) thanks to
the generosity of Club de Radioaficionados de Guatemala and the
communication assistance of Juan, TG9AJR. QSL routing information
via club for all contacts will be released after arrival
in-country. [TNX N4GN]
TR - Christian (TT8DX) is active as TR8SA
from Gabon until 8 March. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
V3 - Charlotte, KQ1F (V31QQ) and Paul, K1XM
(V31XM) will be active from Turneffe Island (NA-123) from 26
February to 5 March. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest as V31QQ. Operations before 26 February will be from
mainland Belize. QSLs via KQ1F. [TNX KQ1F]
V6 - Bert/V73GOD (WH7USA) expects to be
active as V63USA from Kosrae Island (OC-059), Micronesia for one
week starting on 15 February. [TNX The Daily DX]
V7 - Jim Todd, KC7OKZ/V73KZ and his wife
Carol, KC7TSX/V73SX [425DXN 579] are now back on Majuro (OC-029),
Marshall Islands, after spending most of the last six months in
the U.S. due to various family problems. "Our IOTA
adventures are back on the front burner", Jim says,
"Because the weather window will not be good for Taongi
(OC-???) until summer, we will visit Enewetak and Ujelang
(OC-???) first. We plan on sailing to Enewetak (OC-087) early in
April". If interested in joining Jim and Carol, please visit
their web site at http://www.qsl.net/kc7okz or e-mail wingsdx@usa.net. [TNX G3ZAY]
VE - Neil, VE8CQ reports that at least five
operators from the Western Arctic Amateur Radio Association will
participate in the IOTA Contest as VE8NET from Sachs Harbour,
Banks Island (NA-129). QSL via VE8CQ.
VK - VK3ZZ, VK3FT, VK3WWW and VK3QI will be
active from Waldegrave Island in the South Australia State West
Centre Group (OC-???) on 16-21 April. They will operate SSB and
CW on all HF bands except 160 metres with a special call to be
announced in due course. [TNX VK3ZZ]
VP5 - Rodger, GM3JOB and Willie, GM4ZNC will
be active again as VP5/homecalls from North Caicos (NA-002) on
5-19 April. They plan to be QRV on most bands SSB and CW. QSL via
home calls, either direct or through the bureau. [TNX GM4ZNC]
XE - XE1VIC, XE1ME, XE1JG, XE1YJY and XE1KK
will participate in the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest (21-23 February)
as XE1RCS. [TNX NG3K]
ZF - Yuri, VE3DZ is active as ZF1DZ from
Little Cayman Island (NA-016) until 17 February. QSL via home
call.
ZK1 - Nik, HB9EAA will be active mainly on CW
from the Cook Islands in March. He will first go and operate from
Penrhyn Atoll (OC-082), North Cooks on 8-15 March; then he will
move to Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks and be active on until 22
March. Requested call is ZK1EAA, which he hopes will be confirmed
when he collects his licence upon arrival. QSL via HB9EAA either
direct (Niklaus Oser, Pfarrgasse 10, CH-4114 Hofstetten,
Switzerland) or through the bureau. The web page for the
operation is at http://www.qsl.net/hb9eaa/dxped03/. [TNX
HB9EAA]
GOOD TO KNOW - Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
AH3D ---> Bernie, W3UR provides a few
more details about the recent AH3D operation from
Johnston Island. The band by band break down is:
"One of our main goals was to give as many people a
new one, especially in Europe", Bernie says.
"In Europe we worked 1459 on CW, 3209 on SSB and 39
on RTTY for a total of 3,237 QSOs or about 11.2 % of the
total QSOs". The group is now working on getting the
logs ready for on line search.
IOCA CHECKPOINTS ---> IOCA Manager
Emir, 9A6AA (http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa) repots that
two local checkpoints have been appointed to deal with
IOCA (Islands Of Croatia Award) applications from their
own country. They are Antonio, IZ8CCW for Italy (iz8ccw@mdxc.org) and
Fredy, DE0MST for Germany (fresti@t-online.de).
IR4A ---> IQ (India Quebec) is
currently being issued as ordinary prefix for club
stations in Italy, and since it is no longer a special
prefix, those who held an IQ contest callsign shall
change it. The Monte Capra Contest Team (formerly IQ4A,
three times CQWW M/S World Champion in the past 14 years
and current holder of the European CQWW M/S all time
record) will now be using IR4A. QSL via IK4QJH. [TNX
I4VEQ]
JOHNSTON ISLAND ---> KJ6BZ is the
club call used by Bob/V73HT and Bert/V73GOD (WH7USA) in
the past few days while dismantling the club station on
the island. QSL for this operation should go to LTC Bert
Godlewski, P.O. Box 1480, APO AP 96555, USA. [TNX The
Daily DX]
OX3FV ---> Joergen, OZ8AE reports
that Kim Andersen, OX3FV is now QRT from Groennedal,
Greenland and his new call is OZ5FV. QSL OX3FV via OZ5FV.
QSL CE6M ---> The QSL cards for the
recent CE6M operation (http://www.qsl.net/ce6ne/CE6M.htm)
from Mocha Island (SA-061) have been received from the
printer and direct requests are being processed right
now. [TNX CE6TBN]
QSL DU1/SQ9BOP ---> Andy, SP6GVU
reports he still has logs and cards for Jacek's activity
from the Philippines (September 2001 - April 2002). QSL
direct to Andrzej Kaleta, P.O. Box 498, Wroclaw 2, Poland
or through the bureau.
QSL FO5RH ---> La Gazette du DX
reports that F6CTL is no longer the QSL manager for
Alain. QSL cards for FO5RH, as well as for FG/F2HE,
FS/F2HE, FO0CLA and TX5BTY, should be sent direct to
Alain Claverie, P.O. Box 51690, 98716 Pirae, Tahiti.
QSL HK5MQZ ---> Jairo Vargas, HK5MQZ,
an active DXers who operated from Malpelo back in 2001,
reports that air mail has increased 100% in Colombia this
year. He suggests to use registered mail, if possible,
and to enclose "two greenstamps or two IRCs"
when sending for cards.
QSL T77CD ---> Giovanni, T77CD was
active during the CQ/RJ WW WPX RTTY Contest last weekend
(1590 QSOs). Cards should be sent direct only to I0MWI
(Stefano Cipriani, Via Taranto 60, 00055 Ladispoli - RM,
Italy). [TNX I0MWI]
QSL ZL7C ---> The blank QSL cards for
the ZL7C DXpedition to the Chatham Islands (October 2002)
arrived in New Zealand on 27 January. Some 5,000 direct
requests have been received so far: "we have begun
processing these cards", Ken Holdom, ZL4HU reported
on 9 February, "and we expect this process to
continue for approximately another 2-3 weeks. We will be
doing a bulk mail out by economy post on 1 March 2003. If
by the end of April you do not have your cards, then may
we suggest that this is an appropriate time to consider
whether to send a 2nd request. Direct requests that do
not contain SAE or return postage will be sent via the
bureau. Incoming bureau cards will be processed when time
permits".
QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Antonello
Passarella, IK2DUW is willing to act as a QSL manager for
one or more stations. He can be contacted at ik2duw@qsl.net.
QSL VIA BA4DW ---> David, BA4DW is
receiving cards for FR5/BA4DW, which was pirated on 5
December 2002. Do not waste your time and money on this
one. David can confirm contacts made with BA4DW/2
(AS-158), BA4DW/2 (AS-151), BA4DW/4 (AS-150), BA4DW/5
(AS-137), BD4DW, BG4DW, BX2/BA4DW (Taiwan, AS-020) and
BZ4DJW. His address is: David Y. J. Zhou, P.O. Box
040-088, Shanghai, 200040, China. [TNX BA4DW]
QSL VIA VE3LYC ---> Cezar, VE3LYC has
received W2NTJ's log for his operations of 2002. Jack
operated as VE2/W2NTJ (11 July-22 October and again 21
November-6 December) from near Namaska, Quebec, and as
VY0/W2NTJ (23 October-20 November and again 7-28
December) from North Twin Island (NA-173, CISA NT-008),
Nunavut. QSL direct to VE3LYC. Direct requests already
received were sent out early this week. [TNX VE3LYC]
SFDXA ---> The newly elected officers
of the South Florida DX Association for the year 2003
are: William Marx/W2CQ (President), Esteban Romagni/W4DTA
(Vice-President), Richard Gillingham/W1RG (Secretary),
John Bohnovic/K4WJ (Treasurer), Michael Raskin/W4UM,
Donald Search/W3AZD, Bruce Phegley/W4OV and Peter Rimmel/
N8PR (Directors at Large).
SOUTH SHETLANDS (AN-010) ---> Due to
logistic reasons Oleg, UA1PBA has postponed until March
his planned DP1ANF activity [425DXN 611] from the Eduard
Dallmann Laboratory (WABA DL-NEW) on King George Island.
Oleg and Alex are now active as R1ANF/A for at least one
more week from the Teniente Ballve Refuge of Argentina
(WABA LU-22) on Ardely Island. QSL via RK1PWA. [TNX
DL5EBE]
NEWS FROM THE WEB - Edited by I1JQJ &
IK1ADH
ARRL DX CW: A list of stations that have
announced their participation in this year's event is
maintained by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2003.html.
JW: The web site for the 24 February-1
March activity by JW/SM0BSO, JW/SM0LQB and JW/SM1TDE
[425DXN 611] has been updated with information about
operations on satellites, digital modes and 6 metres.
Check http://w1.865.telia.com/~u86523219/JW03.htm.
[TNX SM1TDE]
KH6GMP/KH3: A slide show of the January
2002 KH6GMP/KH3 operation from Johnston Island is at http://home.hawaii.rr.com/kh6gmp.
[TNX YO3/DL4AAZ]
PERIOD CALL REF
===========================================================================
till 10/03 5B/G3PMR: Cyprus (AS-004) 613
till 23/02 5X1DC: Uganda * by DL7AFS and DJ7ZG 611
till 18/02 6Y5/K3TEJ & 6Y0T: Jamaica (NA-097) 614
till 18/02 9G5AP and 9G5GA: Ghana * by DL1CW and DL3GA 609
till 03/03 9Y4/DL6RAI, 9Y4/IV3IYH, 9Y4TBG: Tobago (SA-009) 611
till 26/02 A51B: Bhutan * by W0GJ 613
till 04/03 C6AGN: Bahamas * by KM1E 609
till 15/02 C6APX: Nassau (NA-001), Bahamas * by KC4PX 613
till 2004 CN2PM: Morocco * by G3WQU 571
till 18/02 DL4OK/p: Poel Island 615
till 23/02 DU: Cebu Island (OC-129) * by UX2VZ 611
till 12/03 FG/F6FXS: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 613
till 18/02 FM5BH: Martinique (NA-107) * by AJ6V 614
till 15/03 HF70x and SN70x: special stations (Poland) 606
till 15/02 HH6/DL7CM and HH6/DM2AYO: Ile a Vache (NA-149) 612
till 30/11 HL0KSJ & D88S: "King Sejong" (WABA HL-01) * by DS4CNB 603
till 15/05 HL5/VK2DXI: Korea 611
till 19/02 HP: Contadora Island (NA-072) * by DJ7AA 613
till 03/03 HR5/F2JD: Honduras 603
till 31/12 II1D: special call 610
till 10/05 IU5ONU: special event station 605
till 01/06 J28UN: Djibouti * by F8UNF 596
till 02/04 J37LR: Grenada * by VE3EBN 611
till 31/12 JM6DZB/JD1: Iwo Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara 609
till June JW0HU: Spitsbergen (EU-026) * by SP3GVX 582
till 17/02 K3ZB/KH2, W3MCA/KH2, N3JZ/KH2: Guam (OC-026) * by JAs 614
till 21/02 KH4/NH6D: Midway Island 615
till ?? LU1ZA: "Orcadas" base (WABA LU-14), South Orkneys 610
till ?? LU1ZD: "San Martin" Base (WABA LU-11) 610
till ?? LU1ZG: "Belgrano II" Base (WABA LU-08) 610
till ?? LU1ZV: "Esperanza" Base (WABA LU-06) 610
till ?? LZ0A: "St. Kliment Ohridski" base (WABA LZ-02) 611
till 22/02 PJ7/ND5S and PJ7/KF5LG: St. Maarten (NA-105) 611
till 18/02 PY0ZFO: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) * by W9VA 613
till end Feb R1ANF/P: "Teniente Ballve Refuge" (WABA LU-22) 615
till 2004 R1ANZ: "Mirny" Base (WABA UA-07) 608
till 02/03 S21YV: Bangladesh * by KX7YT 611
till 30/06 ST1MN: Sudan 603
till 2003 T30ES: Butaritari (OC-017), W. Kiribati * by N1JSY 543
till February T31MY: Central Kiribati (OC-043) * by KM9D 612
till 08/03 TR8SA: Gabon 615
till 25/02 V31GW and V31YN: Belize * by DK9GG and DJ4KW 609
till April V31JP: Belize * by K8JP 601
till 19/02 V4: St. Kitts (NA-104) * by KC8W, K8DD and others 611
till 15/02 VK9LBJ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) * by VK2BJ 613
till 19/02 VP5/K3LP,/WX3B,/N3SB,/N7DD, VP5LP: Caicos I. (NA-002) 614
till ?? VP8ROT: "Rothera" base (WABA G-07, AN-001) 611
till June W2SF: Lower Matecumbe Key (NA-062) 609
till April XT2ATI: Burkina Faso * by EA4ATI 601
till 17/02 XT2WP: Burkina Faso * by G4BWP 614
till 17/02 ZF1DZ: Little Cayman Island (NA-016) * by VE3DZ 615
till February ZL5CP: "Scott" Base (WABA ZL-02, AN-011) 593
till 31/12 ZS90SAP: special event station 609
till 19/02 ZX3S: special event station (Brazil) 612
09/02-15/02 3B8/DK7AO: Mauritius (AF-049) * by DLs 613
10/02-15/02 ARRL School Club Roundup ***
11/02-19/02 KG4ZK, KG4NW, KG4EC, KG4ZO: Guantanamo (NA-015) 614
12/02-23/02 FG/IK1ACX: Guadeloupe 614
14/02-05/03 HR: Honduras * by W0GLG 615
15/02-16/02 8S5X: Sweden (ARRL DX CW) 615
15/02-16/02 EA8BH: Canary Islands * by N7NG (ARRL DX CW) 615
15/02-16/02 FY5KE: French Guyana * by F5MZN (ARRL DX CW) 615
15/02-16/02 MJ0ASP: Jersey * by F5SHQ (ARRL DX CW) 615
15/02-16/02 PJ4G: Bonaire (SA-006) 614
15/02-16/02 TG0AA: Guatemala * by K7BV (ARRL DX CW) 615
15/02-22/02 V63USA: Kosrae Island (OC-059) * by V73GOD 615
15/02-16/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest ***
15/02-17/02 YL-OM Contest, SSB ***
17/02-25/02 V25WX, V2/W1LR (V26LR): Antigua (NA-100) 613
17/02-19/02 ZY0T: Trindade (SA-010) * by PY1ON 615
18/02-12/03 PJ6/DJ4SO: Saba (NA-145) 611
21/02-23/02 CN2R: Morocco * by W7EJ (CQ 160M SSB) 615
21/02-26/02 FG/W9AE: Guadeloupe 615
21/02-23/02 LX9UN: Luxembourg (CQ 160M SSB) 615
21/02-23/02 P3F: Cyprus (CQ 160M SSB) 615
21/02-23/02 SY8A: Zakynthos (EU-052) * by SV8CS (CQ 160M SSB) 615
21/02-23/02 V31GW and V31YN: NA-073 * by DK9GG and DJ4KW 609
21/02-23/02 XE1RCS: Mexico (CQ 160M SSB) 615
22/02-23/02 3G5Q: Quiriquina Island (SA-070) * by CEs 615
22/02-09/03 6Y5/WN9O, 6Y5/WO9Z, 6Y8Z: Jamaica (NA-097) 615
22/02-23/02 CQ 160 Meters SSB Contest ***
22/02-23/02 REF Contest SSB ***
22/02-23/02 RSGB 40 Contest CW ***
22/02-23/02 UBA Contest CW ***
23/02-24/03 HP: Panama * by F5PAC 614
23/02-23/03 PJ7/W8EB and PJ7B: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 615
23/02-24/02 GACW Key Day 608
23/02 Russian PSK WW Contest ***
24/02-20/03 9S1X: Democratic Republic of Congo * by F5CWU 615
24/02-01/03 JW/SM0BSO, JW/SM0LQB, JW/SM1TDE: Spitsbergen (EU-026) 611
25/02-03/03 D44TD: Cape Verde * by IK4UPB 615
25/02-27/02 HP: NA-170 * by F5PAC 614
25/02-31/03 HF2VL: Poland * by SP2PI 615
26/02-04/03 PJ2/AE9B, PJ2/NW0L, PJ2/WB9Z, PJ2T: Curacao (SA-006) 613
26/02-05/03 V31QQ & V31XM: Turneffe (NA-123) * by KQ1F & K1XM 615
February P29VMS: Kairiru or Muschu Island (OC-???) * by DL2GAC 615
from February VP8CTR: Vernadsky base (WABA UR-01, AN-006) * by UT7UA 611
01/03-03/03 JO1EPY/6: Tokara Islands (AS-049) 613
01/03-31/03 LZ125O: special event station 615
01/03-02/03 TO1A: Martinique * by IK2QEI (ARRL DX SSB) 615
01/03-02/03 ARRL Inter. DX Contest, Phone ***
01/03-02/03 Open Ukraine RTTY Championship ***
02/03-04/03 HR: Cayos Cochinos (NA-160) * by W0GLG 615
02/03 DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest ***
03/03-05/03 HP: NA-202 * by F5PAC 614
05/04-19/04 VP5/GM3JOB & VP5/GM4ZNC: North Caicos (NA-002) 615
06/03-20/03 CT3/DL3KWR & CT3/DL3KWF: Madeira (AF-014) 615
08/03-09/03 CO0O: special event station 614
08/03-09/03 HP: NA-088 * by F5PAC 614
08/03-09/03 JQ1SUO/1, JF1CCH/1, JA2HMD/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043) 611
from 08/03 VP6: Ducie Island (OC-182) 611
08/03-09/03 WA6WPG/p: Anacapa Island (NA-144) 611
08/03-15/03 ZK1EAA (?): Penrhyn (OC-082), North Cooks * by HB9EAA 615
08/03-09/03 RSGB Commonwealth Contest, CW ***
09/03-22/03 3B8/ON4AME: Mauritius (AF-049) 611
09/03 North American Sprint, RTTY ***
09/03 UBA Spring Contest, CW ***
10/03-21/03 HH4/K4QD, HH4/N2WB, HH4/W4WX, HH4/K3VN: Haiti 611
11/03-12/03 HP: NA-071 * by F5PAC 614
14/03-17/03 3G1P: Pan de Azucar (SA-085) * by CEs 614
14/03-17/03 DX0C: OC-120 * by G3OCA, 4F2KWT and others 613
15/03-16/03 HP: NA-203 * by F5PAC 614
15/03-10/04 ST1C: Sudan * by IV3OWC 603
15/03-22/03 ZK1EAA (?): Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks * by HB9EAA 615
15/03-17/03 BARTG Spring RTTY Contest ***
15/03-16/03 Russian DX Contest ***
19/03-20/03 HP: NA-072 * by F5PAC 614
20/03-26/03 4D0B: OC-092 * by G3OCA, 4F2KWT and others 613
20/03-27/03 XF2IH: Enmedio Island (NA-???) * by XE1IH and others 611
29/03-30/03 CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB ***
March DP1ANF: "Dallmann Laboratory" (WABA DL-NEW) * by R1ANF 615
March-November DP1POL: "Neumayer" Base (WABA DL-03) * by DL5XL 604
March JI5USJ/6 and JI5RPT/6: Daito Islands (AS-047) 611
March ST0RY: Sudan * by DLs 608
04/04-07/04 ZS1RBN: Robben Island (AF-064) * by Gs and ZSs 614
16/04-21/04 VK: Waldegrave Island (OC-???) * by VKs 615
05/04-06/04 EA RTTY Contest ***
05/04-06/04 SP DX Contest ***
07/04-12/04 TM6ILE: Groix Island (EU-048) * by F5SGI 615
07/04-21/04 VK9XI: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by VK3OT/VK3SIX 613
11/04-13/04 CO0S: special event station 614
12/04-13/04 Japan International DX CW Contest 608
12/04 EU Spring Sprint, SSB ***
12/04-13/04 JIDX CW Contest ***
13/04 UBA Spring Contest, SSB ***
19/04-26/04 F5JOT, F5LGQ, F6CKH: Chausey Islands (EU-039) 611
19/04-24/04 3D2JX: Mana Island (OC-121), Fiji * by JF6OJX 615
19/04-02/05 IS0/IZ1EPM: Sardinia (EU-024) 615
19/04 ES Open HF Championship ***
19/04 EU Spring Sprint, CW ***
19/04-20/04 GACW CW DX Contest ***
19/04-20/04 YU DX Contest ***
20/04-27/04 9H/OE8YDQ and 9H/OE8CIQ: Malta (EU-023) 615
26/04-27/04 Helvetia Contest ***
26/04-27/04 SP DX RTTY Contest ***
27/04-14/05 ZK1AYL & ZK1SIM: Aitutaki, So. Cooks*by VK4SJ & VK4BP 611
27/04-04/04 WQ7R/HR9 and HQ9R: Roatan Island (NA-057) 615
April-May FO0: Marquesas (OC-027) * by I2YSB and others 613
April PY0S: St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks (SA-014) * by PS7JN 615
April V73KZ & V73SX: Enewetak (OC-087) * by KC7OKZ & KC7TSX 615
02/05-10/05 9A0CI: Palagruza Island (EU-090) * by 9As and DLs 611
03/05 IPA Contest, CW ***
03/05-04/05 10-10 Int. Spring Contest, CW ***
03/05-04/05 ARI International DX Contest ***
04/05 IPA Contest, SSB ***
06/05-29/05 BY: China * by I0SNY and I8KGZ 613
11/05-12/05 VOLTA WW RTTY Contest ***
10/05-11/05 CO0E: special event station 614
10/05-11/05 CQ-M International DX Contest ***
15/05-26/05 ZK1AYL & ZK1SIM: Rarotonga, So. Cooks*by VK4SJ & VK4BP 611
16/05-17/05 Anatolian RTTY WW Contest ***
17/05-18/05 His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW ***
17/05-18/05 Baltic Contest ***
21/05-25/05 PY: Mexiana Island (SA-042) * by CT1AHU and PYs 613
24/05-25/05 CQ WW WPX Contest, CW ***
02/06-06/06 OZ/G0GRC: EU-171 611
07/06-08/06 IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW ***
14/06-15/06 CO0M: special event station 614
14/06/15/06 ANARTS WW RTTY Contest ***
14/06 Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB ***
14/06-15/06 WW South America CW Contest ***
20/06-23/06 VO1MRC on 60 metres 603
21/06-22/06 All Asian DX Contest, CW ***
28/06-29/06 ARRL Field Day ***
28/06-29/06 His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB ***
28/06-29/06 Marconi Memorial HF Contest ***
05/07-06/07 Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest, SSB ***
06/07 DARC 10 Meter Digital Contest ***
12/07-13/07 CO0A: special event station 614
12/07-13/07 IARU HF World Championship ***
19/07 Colombian Ind. Day Contest ***
19/07 Pacific 160m Contest ***
24/07-29/07 TM3ON: Sein Island (EU-068) * by ONs 613
25/07-28/07 JM1PXG/6: Daito Islands (AS-047) 615
26/07-27/07 DL0KWH: Usedom Island (EU-129) * by DLs 613
26/07-27/07 VE2/VE9MY/p: La Madeleine (NA-038) * by VE9GLF & VE9MY 611
26/07-27/07 VE8NET: Banks Island (NA-129) 615
26/07-27/07 RSGB-IOTA Contest ***
26/07-27/07 Russian RTTY WW Contest ***
26/07-27/07 Venezuelan Ind. Day Contest, CW ***
02/08-03/08 10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB ***
02/08 European HF Championship ***
03/08 SARL HF SSB Contest ***
09/08-10/08 CO0R: special event station 614
09/08-10/08 WAE DX Contest, CW ***
16/08-17/08 SARTG WW RTTY Contest ***
16/08-17/08 SEANET Contest, CW/SSB/Digital ***
23/08-24/08 SCC RTTY Championship ***
24/08 SARL HF CW Contest ***
30/08-31/08 YO DX HF Contest ***
06/09-07/09 All Asian DX Contest, SSB ***
06/09-07/09 IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB ***
07/09 DARC 10 Meter Digital Contest ***
07/09 North American Sprint, CW ***
13/09-14/09 CO0T: special event station 614
13/09-14/09 WAE DX Contest, SSB ***
14/09 North American Sprint, SSB ***
21/09 Panama Anniversary Contest ***
20/09-21/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest, CW ***
27/09-28/09 CQ/RJ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY ***
27/09-28/09 Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB ***
04/10-05/10 EU Autumn Sprint, SSB ***
04/10-05/10 Oceania DX Contest, Phone ***
05/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, SSB ***
11/10-12/10 CO0I: special event station 614
11/10 EU Autumn Sprint, CW ***
11/10-12/10 Iberoamericano Contest ***
11/10-12/10 Oceania DX Contest, CW ***
12/10 North American Sprint, RTTY ***
18/10-19/10 JARTS WW RTTY Contest ***
18/10-19/10 Worked All Germany Contest ***
19/10 Asia-Pacific Sprint, CW ***
19/10 RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest, CW ***
25/10-26/10 CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB ***
01/11 IPA Contest, CW ***
01/11-02/11 Ukrainian DX Contest ***
02/11 DARC 10-Meter Digital Contest ***
02/11 High Speed Club CW Contest ***
02/11 IPA Contest, SSB ***
08/11-09/11 Japan Int. DX Contest, Phone ***
08/11-09/11 OK/OM DX Contest, CW ***
08/11-09/11 WAE DX Contest, RTTY ***
15/11-16/11 LZ DX Contest (CW & SSB) ***
15/11-16/11 RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest, CW ***
29/11-30/11 CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW ***
05/12-07/12 ARRL 160 Meter Contest ***
06/12-07/12 TARA RTTY Sprint ***
13/12-14/12 ARRL 10 Meter Contest ***
13/12-14/12 Italian Contest (40 & 80 Meter) ***
19/12 Russian 160 Meter Contest ***
20/12 OK DX RTTY Contest ***
20/12-21/12 Croatian CW Contest ***
26/12 DARC Christmas Contest ***
27/12 RAC Winter Contest ***
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