OPDX Bulletin 878 October 6, 2008

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 878
BID: $OPDX.878
October 6, 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, KY1V, NJ1Q, K2ARB, N3SL, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, WX8C, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX- Newsdesk, Radio-Noticias, 2E1EUB, CT1IUA, DK8JB,DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, E73Y, F5NQL & UFT, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, F6EXV, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA7LU, JI6KVR & IOTA-JA News, LY4Q, OK1JR, PA9ZZ, RSGB IOTA Web Site, RW6HS, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO, VK4FW and ZS1RA for the following DX information.

SPECIAL NOTES FROM EDITOR (by Tedd/KB8NW)
My BARF80 Linux system is back on online thanks to Dave, WB8APD, Administrator of HAMNET.ORG, home of the OPDX Mailing List.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Monday, 29th/September, through Monday, 6th/October there were 212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP8, VP8/o, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZF, ZK3, 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).

2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op)
Paul, 2E1EUB, will be active as 2M1EUB from October 11-21st. Activity will be on all the satellites from northeast and northwest Scotland. Checkout (QRZ.com) under 2M1EUB for more info.

4M5, VENEZUELA
Operators YV1FM, YV5WW, YV5TX, YV5MSG and YV5SSB will be active as 4M5DX during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via IT9DAA.

5B, CYPRUS
Jack, RW3QC, will be active as 5B4AII during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via RW3RN.

5Z, KENYA
Sam, G4OHX, will be active as 5Z4/G4OHX from Diani Beach in Mombasa between October 8-20th. QSL via G4OHX.

6W, SENEGAL
Operators Ingolf/DL4JS, Rich/DK8YY, Jens-Uwe/DL8ALU, Sigi/ DL8AKI and Frank/DL1WA will be active as 6W/DL4JS between October 18-28th. Activity is planned for all HF bands, possibly 6 meters depending on conditions, using CW, SSB and RTTY. They hope to catch as many callers as possible on lower bands. They will have 2 stations on the air with monobander beams for 20/15/10m, dipoles, verticals for 160/80m and K9AY antenna. QSL via DH7WW.

6Y, JAMAICA
Look for 6Y1V to be active again in this year's CQWW Contests. The station's schedule is as follows:

CQWW DX SSB Contest (Oct. 25-26th): Operators David/KY1V, Martin/G4XUM, David/G3NKC, Peter/G4MJS, Manu/LU9ESD and Francesco/IZ7KHR. The team will be a Multi-2/High-Power entry.
CQWW DX CW Contest (Nov. 29-30th): Operators David/KY1V, Gary/W5ZL, Kelly/VE4XT and Kari/OH3RB. The team will be a Multi-?/High- Power entry.
David, KY1V, also announced this past week that they will once again sponsor one young ham operator (21 or under) to join their team and receive an all expense paid trip to operate in the 2008 CQWW SSB or CW contest with the 6Y1V team. You can reside in any country in the world and be considered for this opportunity provided you hold a valid amateur radio license in your country and have some contest experience. This is a gift to a young ham whom has a passion for Ham Radio and contesting. It is their way of giving something back to this great hobby that has given so much to them! Complete details are available at:
http://www.6y1v.com/news.htm
All QSL requests for 6Y1V go via their QSL Manager OH3RB: KARI AHOKAS, MAJOITUSMESTARINKATU 11 F 93, 20360 TURKU, FINLAND.

8Q71, MALDIVES (Attention PFX Hunters!)
Mike, CT1IUA, will be active from Kuredu Island (AS-013), October 9-20th. His activity will be limited because he is on a holiday and his honeymoon. Look for him to sign with a special prefix and callsign, 8Q71U. Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign CT1IUA.

A5100, BHUTAN
Members of the Clipperton DX Club, Gerard/F2VX, Alain/ F5LMJ, Jean-Louis/F9DK and Vincent/G0LMX will be active from Thimphu using the special callsign A5100A between November 7-17th. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The team will met with Pradan, A51PN, in the southern part of Bhutan after this operation and plan to be active from three different regions within Bhutan signing /p. They will be using an IC-756Pro, IC-746, FT-857D, with two 1Kw amps, a Spiderbeam for 5 bands and a wire 11 element log periodic. QSL via F9DK.

AT8, INDIA (WFF Activity)
The first ever "World Flora Fauna" (WFF) operation from Bannerghatta National Park (VUFF-005), near Bangalore City, is now active through October 7th. Look for AT8WFF to be on the air on 40 and 20 meters CW/SSB. Watch the following suggested frequencies between 1330-1600z and after 0130z: CW - 7020, 14020 and 14044 kHz; SSB - 7044, 14180 and 14244 kHz. This activity is taking place during the Karnataka State Forest Department's celebration of its 54th Wildlife Week. QSL via VU2JHM, see details on (QRZ.com).

B4, CHINA
Operators Dale/BA4TB, Jun/BG4TQX, Ni/BG4TDR, Zhou/BG4TYQ, Meng/BG4TTM and possibly others will be active as B4TB during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via BA4TB.

CN, MOROCCO
Jim, W7EJ, will be active as CN2R during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??) entry. QSL via W7EJ. See the station from CN2R at:

http://www.arraysolutions.com/Users/cn2r.htm

CQ9, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014)
Operators Jose-Antonio/CT3BD, Luis/CT3DL, Jose-Antonio/CT3DZ, Jose-Luis/CT3EE, Antonio/CT3EN, Jose-Miguel/CT3IA, Eusebio/CT3KU, Jose-Duarte/CT3KY and Jose-Carlos/CT3NT will be active as CQ9K during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via info on (QRZ.com).

CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014)
Stan, OK1JR, will be on holiday here between now and October 13th and is expected to be active as CT3/OK1JR. Using only 100 watts and a vertical antenna, look for him on 80-10 meters. Activity will be mainly CW on 30/17/12 meters. Start looking for him around 1400z and late evenings. QSL via OK1JN.

D4, CAPE VERDE
Operators Fabio/I4UFH, Cortesi/IZ4DPV, Ghidini/I4YSS, Antonio/CT1ESV and possibly others will be active as D4C during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via IZ4DPV for direct and CT1ESV for the Bureau. Visit the D4C Web page at:

http://www.d4c.cc

EE2, SPAIN
Members of the Ondarroa Group will be active as EE2W during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via EB2BXL.

EH1, SPAIN (Special Event)
To commemorate the 20th annversary of the Spanish magazine "Radio-Noticias", look for the special event station EH1RN to operate between October: 11-12th and 25-26th. A special award and QSL will be available. QSL to: Radio-Noticias, Apartado 368, 15780 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. For more information, visit:

http://www.radionoticias.com

FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Willi, DJ7RJ, is now active as FO/DJ7RJ until October 19th. Reports indicate that he is operating near the coast on Ua Pou Island (OC-027). QSNS show that he has been active mostly on CW on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15 meters. QSL via DJ7RJ (after his return).

GB, ENGLAND
Arthur, G0KOC, will be running with GB1BOS during the JOTA weekend (October 18-19th) on behalf of the "1st Broad Oak Scouts". Arthur, with a small team, will be active on HF only (80-10m) using SSB from about 1000-2100z, Saturday and 0900-1545z on Sunday.

HC, ECUADOR
Operators Fredy/SM6FKF, Bjorn/SM6LJU, Mats/SM7BUA and Jan/SM7NDX will be active as HC2/homecall from here between November 25-30th. The group will join Alfredo/HC2SL and be active as HD2M during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via SM6FKF. Before the contest they will focus on the lower bands, CW, WARC and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. For more details, visit:

http://www.sk6m.com/hc

HL9, SOUTH KOREA
Look for HL9BSA to be activated from U.S. Military Garrison, Camp Humphreys, Pyeongtaek, Korea, October 18-19th. This is in conjunction with the 51st annual scouting Jamboree on the Air. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly some RTTY. Limited satellite operation may also be possible. The operation will be supported by several U.S. and Korean hams. QSL to WX8C by the bureau or direct.

IARU ENDORSED BOOKLET PROMOTING ETHICS
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Manager, reports on the DXCC Blog Web page: "A 67-page booklet, 'Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur' by John Devoldere, ON4UN, and Mark Demeuleneere, ON4WW, is available for free download from the ARRL Web site. The booklet is an 'Americanized' version of the booklet that the authors wrote for an international audience. An international version is also available.

At its June 2008 meeting, the IARU Administra- tive Council endorsed and recommended the principles set out in the booklet as a means of encouraging all radio amateurs 'to operate to the highest levels of proficiency, with proper consideration for others using the amateur radio bands' and as a tool 'to teach newcomers and others correct operating behavior.'

The booklet mainly addresses HF operating issues, but the principles are also applicable to VHF and higher bands. ARRL Chief Executive Officer and IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, expressed appreciation for Devoldere's and Demeuleneere's efforts:
'The authors are well known, experienced HF operators who are concerned about on-the-air operating standards and who decided that 'It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.' Anyone who reads their booklet will learn something, no matter how experienced they may be.'"

The Web link for the booklet is:

http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/Eth-operating-ENarrl-SITE-1jul2008.pdf

IOTA NEWS
AF-019. Emilio, IZ1GAR, will be active as IG9W from Lampedusa Island during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single- Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via IZ1GAR.

EU-012. Stewart, GM4AFF, will once again be active as GZ0F from Braewick on Shetland Islands (IOSA SH01, SCOTIA SI11, WLOTA LH-0867) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band entry. QSL via M0CMK.

EU-029. Ben, DO1BEN, will once again be active as OZ/DO1BEN from Lolland Island (DIA SJ-015 for the Danish Islands Award, WW Loc. JO54QV) between now and October 11th. Activity will be on all HF bands. Using only 100 watts, Ben will use a vertical antenna for 40-10 meters, homebrew vertical for 20 meters and dipole antennas for 40 and 80 meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct (QRZ.com) or by the bureau.

OC-137. Eddie/VK4AN and Raj/VK4FRAJ will soon be relocating to a south Morton Bay Island, near Brisbane. Eddie states, "It is a 1/4 acre on the waterfront, so signal should be better when the new station is complete. Please do not post mail there until November or otherwise advised." His new address is: Eddie DeYoung, 46-48 Bangalow St, Russell Island, QLD 4184, Australia.

OC-138. Bill, VK4FW, informs that a good friend of his will possibly be heading to Thursday Island. It is a rare IOTA, and he will make a point of getting on the air. More info is forthcoming as it is confirmed.

JU1, MONOGOLIA
Members of the JTDXA Contest Team will be active as JU1DX during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) and the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. Location is 100 miles from Ulaanbaatar, capital city of Mongolia. Team members mentioned are: Naran/JT1BV (Team Leader), JT1BS, JT1BZ, JT1CH, JT1DR, JT1CJ and JT1CZ. QSL via info on (QRZ.com).

KC4, ANTARCTICA
Adam, K2ARB (KC4/K2ARB and VP8DKF), reports that Dr. Helmuth Spieler, W6KDX, will be returning to work on the "South Pole Telescope" at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station from December 5th to January 5th. He hopes to re-activate KC4AAA in his spare time on SSB in the vicinity of 14243 kHz. Please direct any inquries to:

KC4AAA2008@gmail.com
QSL via K1IED. To learn about the exciting "South Pole Telescope" project, visit the Web page at:
http://pole.uchicago.edu

KP5, DESECHEO
If you missed it, the Caribbean National Wildlife Refuge Complex has selected and announced a team of operators to activate Desecheo Island (KP5) sometime between January 15, 2009 and March 30, 2009. The Team will be co-led by Dr. Glenn Johnson, W0GJ and Bob Allphin, K4UEE. A website is being planned and will be announced in the near future. See special bulletin OPDX.878.1 for the complete press release.

LU8, ARGENTINA
Operators LU1YT, LU1YW, LU4YAO, LU4YAU, LU6EDC, LU7VCH, LU7YS, LU7YW, LU7YZ and LU8YNA will be active as LU8YE during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry.

LY70, LITHUANIA (Special Event)
Members of the Lithuanian Amateur Radio Society (LRMD) are celebrating its 70th anniversary. To mark their 70th anniversary, LRMD will be issuing special ceramic medals for amateurs who make contact with the 12 special event stations using the prefix LY70 (as well as all the other LY stations active), and collecting 70 points during the period between October 2nd and November 30th (2008). Points for EU stations are: LY70 station - 10 points, other LY stations 5 points. DX stations: LY70 - 20 points, LY - 10 points. Necessary QSOs are: DX stations (3 QSOs with LY70 sations), and EU stations (5 QSOs with LY70 stations). Contacts with the same station on different bands and modes are possible. Price for special ceramic medal is 10 EURO (or equivalent in USDs). Application deadline is December 31st, 2009. Send certified list of contacts (no QSLs) and payment to: LRMD Award Manager, P. O. Box 1000, LT-01014 Vilnius-1, Lithuania. Look for the following special LY70 stations:


  LY70LRMD - LY3W         LY70PAX - LY2PAX         LY70X - LY3X
  LY70AE   - LY2AE        LY70QT  - LY2QT          LY70Q - LY4Q
  LY70FE   - LY2FE        LY70BY  - LY3BY          LY70A - LY5A
  LY70GW   - LY2GW        LY70M   - LY3M           LY70W - LY5W
For more details, visit the following Web pages at:
http://www.lrmd.lt/en/awards.htm
http://www.LRMD.lt

MJ, JERSEY (EU-013)
Wojtek, SQ4MP, will be active as MJ/SQ4MP next weekend between October 10-13th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. However, there will be an emphasis on 160, 17, 12 and 10 meters. Wojtek will take a FT-857D, Ameritron AL-811H 500w amp and vertical antennas. On his Web page he states, "All my QSOs will be on the LoTW and in my personal online log just after returning from expedition." Please send all QSL cards via his home callsign SQ4MP, by the bureau or direct to: Rossochacki Wojciech, Koniewo 200, 11-100 Lidzbark Warminski, Poland. Visit his Web page at:

http://sq4mp.republika.pl/angielskie/indexen.htm

NAQCC (Special Event Station N3A)
Tom/WY3H (NAQCC President) and John/ K3WWP (NAQCC VP) would like to invite all operators to help the North American QRP CW Club (NAQCC) celebrate its Fourth Anniversary. How? By working their special event station N3A which will be active during the whole month of October. A handsome certificate and/or QSL card is available to everyone who works N3A and requests one or both. They also have 3 special certificates for the FISTS members who can make the most different band QSOs with their N3A stations during the month and in the FISTS and NAQCC sprints. N3A will be operated from all 10 U.S. call areas with the appropriate portable designator - N3A/1, N3A/2....N3A/0. All 10 callsigns will be active in the FISTS sprint on the 11th and their NAQCC sprint on the 14th (15th UTC).

Full details including an operating schedule and how to request the certificate and QSL are on the "N3A Operation" page on the club Web site - search "NAQCC" in your favorite search engine, or follow this link to their Web site

(www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/main_n3a.html)
Join them in celebrating their Fourth Anniversary, share the fun and earn a few certificates and special QSLs! This is also a good opportunity to join NAQCC. Lifetime membership is free and you will receive your membership number, membership certificate and starter kit FREE! No cost or obligation on your part.

OL7, CZECH REPUBLIC
Operators OK1DSZ, OK1IC, OK1NP, OK1WMV, OK1VWK and OK3RM will be active as OL7R during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via OK1WMV.

QSL INFO AND NEWS
7X5VRK QSL Manager STATUS (NOT). Steve, N3SL, reports "After a long wait, I have finally made contact with the Bou-Saada Radio Club, 7X5VRK. They DO NOT use a QSL Manager, and claim they never have. So, I'm not sure how Mac, W3HC, had cards for them. Be that as it may, please announce that I am not the 'new' manager for 7X5VRK. I will be returning all cards on hand to their senders, as well as any donations that were enclosed. I will update sites like QRZ, IK3QAR, etc. The route for 7X5VRK, per 7X5AV, Djamel, Club Manager, is: BOU-SAADA Radio Club, PO Box 300HB, Bou-Saada 28200, ALGERIA."

NEW QSL MANAGER. Petr, OK1DOT, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for Walter, 9G5SW. Petr is also the QSL Manager for: 3W22S, 3W3W, 9M2/G4VGO, 9V1GO, EP4SP, HK1AR, HK3KAV, NL7G, TG9AKH, WP3F, XV1X, XV9DT, YB1JZS, YB5AQB, YI9CC and ZS6CCY.

TO5FJ QSLING. Paul, F6EXV, states (edited):"Hello all, 9 months after the expedition to St. Barth, I am still receving cards almost daily. I would like to stop answering direct requests and will confirm every QSO in the log with a bureau card. I AM NOT CLOSING THE LOG, but would be grateful to those intending to request a card direct to do so without further delay. The log has been uploaded to LoTW, and can be checked on my webpage

www.f6exv.org
. I will QSL the left-over labels (I printed all the labels for all the contacts, and the left-overs are those for which a card request has not been received yet) via bureau by December. The bureau card requests received to date have already been answered (and also those with insufficient postage)."

UA4WHX QSLSSeveral DX mailing lists report that the editor of "The Daily DX" (Bernie, W3UR) has indicated the following: "Many DXers have been asking about the status of the QSLs for UA4WHX, Vladimir. He was the operator of 3DA0VB, 4K0VB, 4L0B, 5H3VMB, 5R8VB, 5X1VB, 5Z4/UA4WHX, 7P8VB, 7Q7VB, 9J2VB, 9U0VB, 9X0VB, A25VB, C91VB, D20VB, D60VB, J20VB, OD5/UA4WHX, ST2VB, V51VV and Z2/UA4WHX. Over 310,000 QSOs were made and hand logged. The QSLs are beautiful photo cards and are also being hand written. They are definitely worth the wait. Vladimir tells 'The Daily DX' that about 50% of the direct QSL cards have been answered. He does not think the job will be completed by year's end. Do not resend at this time as it will only slow down everything. DXers who are waiting for their QSLs can ask about the status via E-mail to UA4WHX. His address is listed on (QRZ.com)."

QSLS VIA LOTW: H40MY

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2AP/P, 8R1Z, 9G5MM, 9Q/SM7RME, CN8KD, DO/JI1JKW, ES1WN, FW1Z, K7A, T209DX, TO5E, V44KAI, VK9CJW, VP6DX and WY5IOTA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: LA9SN, LG5LG, LM5EHC/5, RA3OU, RK3AWK, SJ5WL, SM6WET, SV5/OO5S, TF3AO, TM7Z, UA4WKW, UR6IM, VE7IG/VE1, W6UR, YR7C, YU1AAV, YU1BX, Z35W and ZB2/4O3AL

RA9, ASIATIC RUSSIA
Operators Serge/RA9AA, Andrei/RZ9AR, RZ9AW and Yuri/UA9APA will be active as RA9A during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) and the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/ Single-Transmitter entry. QSL via RK9AWN.

TA, TURKEY
Urcun, TA0U will be active for Worked All Germany Contest (WAG) between October 18-19th as a Single-Op/Mixed/Low-Power entry. For more information, see:

http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4283
ADDED NOTE: Urcun thanks everyone for all the 20m contacts for the special event station TC470PDZ. Your QSL cards will be sent via the bureau ASAP! The QSL Manager for the event is TA1HZ.

TR50, GABON (Update)
Roland, F8EN, will be back again in Libreville from December 15th to January 26th. Look for him to use the special callsign TR50R until December 31st. After January 1st, he will then use the callsign TR8CR. QSL via F6AJA.

TT8, CHAD
Jovica, E78A (aka 6W1SJ, ex-T98A, ST0RM, ST2A) will be active as TT8JT from October 10th to November 18th. Activity will be limited to his free time because he is there for his work. Operations will be mostly CW on 40/30/20 meters. QSL via E73Y, by the Bureau or direct to: Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, BA-71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS
Operators Sei/JA7LU and Yohji/JH1AWN will be active as V73LU and V73WN, respectively, on Majuro (OC-029) between October 10-13th. Activity will be SSB and CW on 40-10 meters. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or via the JARL Bureau. Look for details (QRZ.com).

VC2, CANADA
Operators Noel/VE2BR and Gregg/VE3ZZ will once again be active in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) from Mercier, Quebec (Zone 5, Grid Loc FN35dh), using the special call VC2Z. Gregg states, "Tnx to all those who helped us achieve first place in Quebec (VE2) last year." QSL via VE2BR.

VK9D, WILLIS ISLAND (OC-007)
Just a reminder that operators Markus/DJ7EO, Heye/DJ9RR, Chris/DL1MGB, Dietmar/DL3DXX, Tom/DL5LYM, Ben/DL6FBL, Dieter/ DL8OH, Robert/SP5XVY and Joerg/DL8WPX will be active as VK9DWX this week between October 9-27th. Four stations should be on the air with amps on 160-6 meters using CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via DJ2MX. Just before going to print, their Web page reports that most of the team is in Cairns where their ship the MV Floreat is. The Web page states, "We expect the rest of the crew at Monday noon (local time) to arrive in Cairns to complete the VK9DWX DX- pedition team then. We are also going to set up a radio on the MV Floreat during our short trip and become QRV on 20m as 'op callsign'/MM." There are some pictures available on their Web page. For more information and updates, visit their Web page at:

http://www.vk9dwx.de

XW, LAOS
Larry, XW1A, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) and the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th, 2009) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via E21EIC.

XW, LAOS
Bruce, XW1B, will be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band or possibly Single-Band (40m - if new yagi is up by then) entry. He will also be active in the ARRL 160-Meter Contest (December 5-6th). QSL via E21EIC.

ZA0, ALBANIA
Operators Alfredo/IK7JWX, Nicola/I0SNY, Pino/I8YGZ, Leopoldo/ I8LWL and Oscar/IK2AQZ will be active as ZA0/homecall between October 23-29th. QSL via their home callsigns.

ZS08, SOUTH AFRICA (Special Event)
This year's International YL and XYL Meeting will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, between October 13-18th. Hosting the event is the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre. Look for special event station ZS08YL to be activate from three different locations: Joburg, Durban and Capetown. All QSLs via the bureau.

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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