02/03/2012

While two hurdles still remain to be cleared, the effort to gain a new amateur medium frequency (MF) allocation reached a major milestone on Thursday, February 2 at the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) in Geneva, Switzerland.

According to ARRL Chief Executive Officer David Sumner, K1ZZ, a Sub Working Group dealing with Agenda Item 1.23: “To consider an allocation of about 15 kHz in parts of the band 415-526.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis, taking into account the need to protect existing services.” In a series of 12 meetings over a 10-day period from the beginning of the WRC on January 23, this group has worked to resolve differences among various proposals for an amateur allocation between the proponents and opponents of an allocation.

“On February 1, a formulation for an allocation was found that resolved the concerns of nearly all of the opposing administrations,” Sumner explained. “A small number of administrations remained opposed to an allocation, so the Sub Working Group had to report to its Working Group — the next level up in the Conference structure — that consensus had not quite been reached and that two options remained: An allocation with conditions worked out by most administrations on the one hand, and ‘no change’ on the other.”

Sumner noted that on February 2, the Working Group made minor adjustments in the formulation and agreed to forward two options to the next level, which is Committee 4 of the Conference. “A decision between the two options is likely to be made by Committee 4 early next week,” he said. “If a positive decision is made, it will then be considered by the Plenary, where the proposed modifications to the Radio Regulations that are necessary to accomplish the allocation will be reviewed in two ‘readings’ of the text. Passage on second reading in the Plenary is the last step prior to the signing of the Final Acts at the conclusion of the WRC on February 17.”

Sumner explained that the formulation that has been agreed upon by most administrations calls for a worldwide secondary allocation to the Amateur Service at 472-479 kHz, with a power limit of 1 W EIRP. A provision has been made, however, for administrations to permit up to 5 W EIRP for stations located more than 800 km from certain countries that wish to protect their aeronautical radionavigation service (non-directional beacons) from any possible interference. Proposed footnotes provide administrations with opportunities to opt out of the amateur allocation and/or to upgrade their aeronautical radionavigation service to primary, if they wish to do so. In addition to these protections for aeronautical radionavigation, the Amateur Service must avoid harmful interference to the primary maritime mobile service.

“The International Amateur Radio Union team that has been working on this agenda item since 2007 is cautiously optimistic that the thousands of hours of work that have been devoted to achieving a positive outcome are about to pay off,” Sumner said. “ITU decisions are made by consensus and success is still not assured, but prospects have brightened considerably since the first week of the WRC.”

Article source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/amateur-allocation-at-472-khz-moves-a-step-closer-to-acceptance

3w4jk,phu quoc island

Article source: http://dxing.at-communication.com/en/3w4jk_phu-quoc-island/

02/03/2012

On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order (RO), defining new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) filed by the ARRL more than five years ago and a June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In the February 3 edition of the Federal Register, the FCC announced that these new rules will go into effect on March 5, 2012.

In summarizing the new rules, the FCC explained that the new rules amend the current rules to facilitate more efficient and effective use by the Amateur Radio Service of five channels in the 5330.5-5406.4 kHz band (the 60 meter band): “Specifically, and consistent with our proposals in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding, the Commission replaces one of the channels with a less encumbered one, increases the maximum authorized power amateur stations may transmit in this band and authorizes amateur stations to transmit three additional emission designators. The Commission also adopts an additional operational rule that prohibits the use of automatically controlled digital stations and makes editorial revisions to the relevant portions of the Table of Frequency Allocations and our service rules.”

The Amateur Radio Service in the United States has a secondary allocation on 60 meters. Only those amateurs who hold General, Advanced or Amateur Extra class licenses may operate on this band. Amateur stations must not cause harmful interference to — and must accept interference from — stations authorized by any administration in the fixed service, as well as mobile (except aeronautical mobile) stations authorized by the administrations of other countries.

Article source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/new-rules-for-5-mhz-60-meters-to-go-into-effect-march-5

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & ARRL DX, W1XB, N2KW, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4JF, W4VQ, KH6BZF, K8BL, K8GI, K8YSE, KG8P, W8GEX (60m News), W9ILY, AT International, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, EB7AEY, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HA5PP, HP1AC, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA1IST, JA1XGI, OH2BN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, TA1HZ, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3EXY and VHF-DX-Portal for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 29th-January, through Sunday, 5th-February there were 229 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/m, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/m, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK2, 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).

1006 GRIDS ON THE BIRDS
A special congratulations goes out to OPDX’s Webmaster John Papay, K8YSE, for reaching 1006 confirmed grids for his satellite VUCC award!

3W, VIETNAM
Jacek, SP5APW, is expected to visit Phu Quoc Island (AS-128) between March 7-12th. He has applied for the callsign 3W4JK. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using SSB, PSK31 and RTTY, with possible operations on 6 meters. He mentions that he will use a Elecraft K3 with microKEYER II and Buddipole antennas. For updates, watch Jacek’s Blog page at:

5H, TANZANIA
Chas, NK8O/VE3ISD, has traveled to Mwanza on Lake Victoria for several years working there but has never operated any amateur radio from Tanzania. Look for him for the first time to operate as 5H9CP between June 11-22nd. Chas states, "I am primarily a CW operator. QRP and straight key operators, please be ready! After fighting through pile-ups with my QRP station at home, I understand the challenges. The rig on this trip will be an Elecraft KX3 and antenna arrays will depend on the trees, how high I can get the ropes to go, and whether a dipole, loop, or vertical will be the best for the site from which I choose to operate. Times and frequencies will be published (QRZ.com) before my departure for Tanzania, but they definitely will not be written in stone. Operating times will depend entirely on my responsibilities and schedule at the Nyakato Health Center." QSL via NK8O.

5V, TOGO
Franco, I1FQH, will once again be active from Kpalime Village in central Togo, but this time as 5V7V (last year he was 5V7DX). Activity will be between February 5-17th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using a 20-10 meters Spiderbeam, and on 160-80m and 40-30m using a homebrew vertical. There was mention that he will have an emphasis on lower bands. His rig will be a K3 w/KL500 solid state amplifier and a Yaesu FT-817 for 6 meters. QSL via the LoTW (preferred) or via his home callsign, direct (w/SASE) or by the Bureau. Visit the 5V7V Web page (with an online log check) at: Before going to print, the "DX-World.net" is reporting that Franco, I1FQH, appears to have received some equipment damaged upon arrival due to severe turbulence affecting the aircraft. Franco is now seeing if he can repair anything with the limited means available in Togo.

http://www.mdxc.org/5v7v

LAST MINUTE UPDATE:

6Y, JAMAICA
Allen, N2KW, will be active as 6Y0A between March 5-23rd, with as much fishing as radio. He tells OPDXX that he will be a serious entry in the Commonwealth Contest [BERU] (March 10-11th). Outside of the contest, his preference is CW, and he will try to work areas that are "propagation challenged" to the Caribbean. QSL via Kappy, WA4WTG. Kappy is a stamp collector, so please put your unwanted stamps in the envelope. Allen will also upload his log to LoTW.

7P, LESOTHO (Early Announcement)
Gert, ZS6AYU, will be active as 7P8GF during next year between February 5-7th and sometime in May in 2013. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters, CW only and using just

100 watts into a vertical. QSL via ZS6AYU (see (QRZ.com)). 9H, MALTA
Zoltan, HA5PP, will be active as 9H3PP during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (possibly 15 or 10m) entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on 6 and 12 meters, and possibly 17 meters. Zoli informs OPDX that this will be a short operation (3-4 days), and he will leave the Thursday after the contest. QSL via HA5PP.

A3, TONGA (Update)
Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as A35XG from Tonga between April 2-9th, 2012. Activity will be on 20-6 meters (especially 30/17/12m) using mainly CW, with some SSB and the Digital modes. Suggested frequencies are:
 CW – 10115, 14015, 18080, 21015, 24895 and 28015 kHz
 SSB – 14175, 18135, 21260, 24940 and 28450 kHz
 DATA – 10140, 14088, 18102, 21088, 24920 and 28088 kHz

He is expected to use a IC 7000 into a 2 element beam and a fishing rod antenna system on the HF bands. QSL via JA1XGI, direct or by the Bureau. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. Haru informs OPDX that he now has a Web page up for his A35XG operation at:

AFRICAN TOUR (Update)
Luc, F5RAV, is expected to be active as 6V7T from 6W7RV’s QTH in Somone, Senegal, between February 24th and March 7th. During his stay, Luc plans to be in the REF and ARRL contests. After his operation in Senegal, look for him to be active as C5LT (not C56/F5RAV as first announced) from Kololi, The Gambia, between February 27th and March 2, 2012. Original announcement stated that Francisco, EA1BT, is expected to be with him. Activity from both locations should be on SSB and PSK. QSL via his home callsign only direct with 2 USDs or IRC with a SAE. NO BUREAU QSLS, and PLEASE do not QSL via Africa.

C6, BAHAMAS
Operators Bob/N4BP (C6AKQ), Kevin/K4PG (C6APG) and Brian/ K7RE (C6ALK) will be in Freeport, Lucaya, Bahamas (NA-080, WLOTA 0527), for the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Multi- Single entry signing C6AKQ. QSL via N4BP direct. They will arrive on February 13th and depart on February 20th. Prior to the contest, they will be operating on the 30/17/12 meter bands, HF bands using CW and probably the Digital modes. QSL via operator’s home callsign. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW.

C6, BAHAMAS
Operators George, K4IIO/GM0IIO, will be active as C6AZZ between March 1-8th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, mainly CW with some SSB. His activity will also include the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 24-25th). QSL via K4IIO.

CN, MOROCCO
Richard, F8FGU, will be active as CN2RN from High Atlas, Morocco (IM72ER), between April 3-30th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

CO, CUBA
Luis, CO6LP, will be active during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (160m) entry. QSL via CO6LP.

CQ NEWS
From the CQ Newsroom… "Armond Noble, N6WR, founder and publisher of WorldRadio magazine for 37 years, died February 1st in Sacramento, California after a short illness.

Noble, publisher of Sacramento-based International Travel News magazine, was hospitalized about two months ago, according to Editor David Tykol, WorldRadio was published monthly from July 1971 until the end of 2008, when Noble sold the magazine to Hicksville, New York-based CQ Communi- cations, Inc. With its February 2009 edition, it was renamed WorldRadio Online and became the first online-only major amateur radio publication.

http://www.intltravelnews.com/

Noble had a long and distinguished career in communications. From 1953 to 1955 he served in the U.S. Army with a VHF radio relay unit. He went on to positions at commercial radio and TV stations around the United States, including: KTWO-TV and KATI in Casper, Wyoming; KOOK-TV, Billings, Montana; KTVB, Boise, Idaho; KERO-TV, Bakersfield, California, WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and KCRA Radio in Sacramento.

During the Vietnam War, Noble was a reporter-photographer for TIME magazine and the Milwaukee Journal. He also served in the TIME-LIFE bureau in Sacramento."

CR3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS
Operators Adam/DJ0IF and Mek/SP7VC will be active as CR3L from Santana, Madeira Island (AF-014) during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 3-4th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via DJ6QT. Operators will be active as CT9/homecall before and after the contest. They are expected to be there between February 29th and March 7th. QSL via their home callsigns. Checkout the CR3L station’s Web page at:

CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND
Reports indicate that an international group of 10 operators will activate St. Paul Island (NA-094) during the middle part of 2012. More details are forthcoming.

DIAMOND DXCC Challenge
Some have noticed that the current operation from the entity Nauru (C21HA) can not be found on the 1937 ARRL Diamond DXCC entity list — that is because it is NOT there and will not count toward the award. If you go to the bottom of the January 3, 2012, entity list for the Diamond DXCC Challenge Award, it states – "Note: The intent of this 75th anniversary award is to capture the essence and spirit of the first DXCC List with a fun operating activity that allows us to look back and appreciate the wonderful geography of Amateur Radio. We don’t intend to try to fit every existing scrap of land into one of the 1937 entities. Some stations we work today will not count towards any entity from 1937. Nor do some of the places we have chosen to represent a certain entity fully match what existed in 1937." The few glitches initially found were corrected on their January 3, 2012, list. It looks like anything after that will just be ignored. If you can’t find it specifically on the January 3, 2012, list, it doesn’t count, period.

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS
John, N5JB, will be active as E51NJB from the South Cook Islands (specific island was not provided) between February 13-21st (possibly through the 25th). Activity will be mainly CW and he plans to be in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or N5JB.

FG, GUADELOUPE
. Jean-Pierre, F6ITD, will once again be active as FG/F6ITD from Guadeloupe and two islands between February 9th and March 13th. Activity will be on SSB and the Digital modes. He plans to visit the following two islands in the IOTA NA-102 group: Basse Terre Island (February 9-20th) and La Desirade Island (February 20th-March 13th). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

FM/TO5, MARTINIQUE
Valery, R5GA, will be active as FM/R5GA between February 13-20th. Activity will probably be on CW mainly and on 160-10 meters, especially on the 30/17/12 meters. His activity will also include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High- Power entry and using the callsign TO5X. QSL via LoTW or via UA3DX.

FR/TO2, REUNION ISLAND (Update)
Stephane "Stef", F5UOW, will once again be active as FR/F5UOW from Reunion Island (AF-016) between March 24th and April 14th. During this period he will also use the callsign TO2R between March 26th and April 9th. Activity will be limited to his free time on 40-10 meters mostly on CW. QSL via F5UOW, direct or by the Bureau.

FROZEN NEWS FROM RADIO ARCALA, CR2X, OH8X AND OH0X
Jarmo, OH2BN, sent out the following press release on February 1st: "It is today, February 1st, when the Northern Village of Arcala is gripped by an arctic frost weighing down on the massive antenna structures. The thermometer has hit a 2012 low – an icy reading of minus 27 C (minus 16.6 F) which makes the towers turn rather slowly. Slow are the movements of those frozen people as well.

Radio Arcala has decided to send the Frozen Four (FF) of OH2BH, OH2MM, OH2PM and OH8NC to more southerly latitudes as their balancing act. FF will soon embark on a three week long operating stint taking them to the Azores to activate CR2A and CR2X along with CU2KG and CU2KH in a variety of con- figurations in the ARRL CW & SSB Contests, in addition to the CQWW 160M SSB Contest.

Up in the Frozen North, their mothership OH8X will be piloted by OH6KZP in the ARRL CW Contest and by OH6UM in the ARRL SSB Contest. Moreover, the team of OH6CT, OH8WW, OH8KTN and OH8GDU will be at the controls in the WPX RTTY Contest on February 11-12. Please note that Kim, OH6KZP, 33, is the latest addition to the team at Radio Arcala. See

Additionally, their associate station OH0X from Aland Islands will be activated by Pekka, OH2TA, in the ARRL CW Contest.

As Radio Arcala is now celebrating their 5th anniversary, the WPX SSB Contest of March 24-25 is scheduled to be featured as an all-out team effort when OH8X members, local and overseas, will be gathering at the Northern Village of Arcala to set their strategy for the next few years, using a special callsign to be released at a later date. OH8/CU2CE and OH8/CU2DX will also be activated.

Please note that Radio Arcala is in the process of including a remote station section along with discussing the future of Amateur Radio through their Mission X, both tentatively presented at their website. And finally, QSLing for the 2011 Market Reef, OJ0X activities are well underway and 80 percent of direct QSL requests have been answered. With the completion of this phase, over the next few weeks, the OJ0X log will be posted at LoTW.
 CR2A/CR2X QSL via OH2BH
 OG8X/OH8X QSL via OH2UA
 OH0X QSL via OH2TA "

www.radioarcala.com

FW0/TW0, WALLIS & FUTUNA (Update)
Laci, HA0NAR, and his wife Susanne, HA0SR, are currently active as FW0NAR from Uvea Island (aka Wallis, OC-054, DIFO FW-001, WLOTA 0389, WW Loc. AH16VS). It seems that they will be able to reach Futuna Island (OC-118) for a few days during the next week. As their baggage is very limited, they report that they will only run 100 watts and use a multiband wire antenna from there. Activity is planned for 40-10 meters, mainly on CW. Due to the very limited condition there, they request that only one QSO for each station will be accepted. No multiply contacts with the Futuna Island station please! Also, online log updating will be also provided daily from there. QSL for both FW0NAR and TW0F via Laci HA0NAR. For updates, watch the FW0NAR Blog page at:

H44, SOLOMON ISLANDS
Noel, W1XB, will be active as H44XB from the Solomon Islands between February 7-28th. Activity is expected to be limited to his spare time and from Guadalcanal Island (OC-047). Operations will be QRP (5 watts) on 20/15/10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.

HK0, MALPELO ISLAND (Update)
By the time you read this, the HK0NA DXpedition should be QRT (UPDATE – QRTed at 1647z, Feb. 5th). They were expected to dismantle the last four stations mid-day on Sunday and planned for a sunset departure on the boat back to Buenaventura. The DXpedition team expected to break the record set by VP6DX of 183,686 QSOs by a comfortable margin at the end of their operation. As of print time, the final comments by the HK0NA team state that they have worked over 190k QSO.

The HK0NA log shows (per ClubLOG dated Feb. 5th, at 1646z): 192089 Total QSOs and 43176 with Unique Calls. Mode breakdown: 85229/CW, 90775/SSB and 16082/RTTY. Continent breakdown: 1554/AF, 6/ANT, 14207/AS, 78909/EU, 89088/NA, 1480/OC and 6845/SA. Remember, QSL cards will be available four ways:

        OQRS DIRECT        DIRECT MAIL W/SASE/GS/IRC(s)
                  OQRS BUREAU        QSL BUREAU

Use only ONE of the above ways to save them a lot of extra work. Should you choose to QSL directly to N2OO via direct mail, send your QSO inform- ation and SASE/GS/IRC(s) to: Bob Schenck, N2OO, QSL Manager for HK0NA, PO Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087-0345, USA. The DXpedition team intends to upload the HK0NA log to "Logbook of the World" (LoTW) about 6 months after the conclusion of the DXpedition.

IOTA NEWS
AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy, during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 24-25th) as a Single- Op/Single-Band (??) entry. QSL via eQSL.

NA-189. Look for a team of ten operators to be active as XF1AA from Isla Isabel between March 16-21th. Activity will be on CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via IT9EJW.

J3, GRENADA
Operators Bill/K4LTA and XYL Ruby/K4UPS will be active as J38A and J37RO, respectively, from Grenada Island between February 8th and March 7th. Activity will be active on 160-10 meters. Look for Bill to be active as J38A during the ARRL DX CW Contests (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to their home callsign. NO Bureau.

J8, ST. VINCENT
Dave, G3TBK, will once again be active as J88DR between February 15th and March 14th. Activity will include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) and the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 3-4th) as a Single- Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. He will also be in the RSGB’s 74rd Common- wealth Contest (March 11-12th). Activity outside of the contest will be on all HF bands, especially 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via G3TBK, direct or by the RSGB Bureau.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (January 30th-February 5th)

 Feb/06th  AN      Feb/09th  HN-AN   Feb/11th  HN-AN
 Feb/07th  AN      Feb/10th  HN-AN   Feb/12th  AN-HN
 Feb/08th  AN

   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
   ======================================================
    NORMALITY               GEOMAG       K Values    Alpha
   -----------------        ------       --------    ------
   AN  - Above Normal       Quiet        K=0-1       0-7
   HN  - High Normal        Unsettled    K=2         8-15
   LN  - Low Normal         Active       K=3         16-29
   BN  - Below Normal       Minor Storm  K=4         30-49
   DIS - Disturbed          Major Storm  K=5         50-99
   VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9       100-400

KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS
Sosho, JA4JWD, will be active from here between February 12-16th. Callsign TBA. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using mainly SSB and the Digital modes – perhaps some CW. QSL via JA4JWD.

NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
Operators Randy/N0TG and Jeff/N1SNB will be active as NP2/N0TG and NP2/N1SNB, respectively, from St. Croix (NA-106) between March 7-14th. Activity will be on all bands and modes including 60 meters. QSL via N0TG, direct or Online Request

P4, ARUBA
Andy, AE6Y, will be active as P49Y from Aruba (SA-036) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or AE6Y.

PA100, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event)
Fred, PA0FAW, will activate special event station PA100NOM between March 1-28th. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Open Air Museum in Arnhem. QSL via PA0FAW. (Direct, Bureau and eQSL.cc – No LoTW).

PJ2, CURACAO
Operators Jan-Willem/PA7JWC and YL Monique/PD7DB will be active as PJ2/homecall from Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA LH-0942) between April 2-9th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via LoTW or to their home callsigns. More details and updates are available at:

QSL INFO AND NEWS

 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated January 29th and February 5th)
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  4U1WRC via 4U1ITU            ED9NA via EA9GW          OD5PY via KU9C
  5H3CMG via ZR6CMG            EK3GM via IK2QPR         OP1V via ON4UDO
  5P6Q/P via OZ7ADZ            EK85GM via EK7DX         OX/K8GU via K8GU
  5P12EU via OZ0J              EK85TA via EK7DX         PJ2/K8ND via K8ND
  6V7S via UA1OMX              EK85ZZ via EK7DX         PJ4M via DJ7JC
  9A201CTL via 9A1CTL          EM0BSCC via UU0JM        PP1AAA via PT2AA
  9Q0HQ/7 via UV5EVJ           EM0UBC via UR4UXD        PS5F via PP5BZ
  AH0J via JA1NVF              EM4IFF via US5IQ         RK3FWD via RD3FI
  AX8NSB via M0URX             EZ7V via RW6HS           T88ME via 7N1RTO
  CE2/VE7SV via VE7WY          GB0PLB via MWORHD        TM9AAW via F8DVD
  CE8/DJ8QP via DJ8QP          HB9/RV3DH via RV3DH      TN2T via M0URX
  CT8/HB9CQL via HB9CQL        HF8J via SQ8JLA          UP2L via UA9AB
  CX7CO via WB3CDX             HF15SRKJ via SP8KLJ      V5/DK2WH via DK2WH
  D2EB via IZ3ETU              HG7SNOW via HA7PL        VK/VA7DIN/MM via VA7DIN
  DM800ANH via DM7DX (Bureau)  IP2ANT via IK2QPR        VQ9JC via ND9M
  DR950RZ via DL5HAQ           J38AZ via 8P6AZ          ZS1FZ via DJ3VV
  EA5URO via EA5HOX            KP2/KC5WXA via KC5WXA    ZV5AJT via JH1AJT
  ED1R via EA4RCH              NA1AA/KH2 via JL3LSF

PLEASE NO GS! Mike, UK8OM, requests that DXers "not" send green stamps (GS) to Uzbekistan — they will just be stolen. If anyone would like to send a QSL to Uzbekistan direct, they should send only IRCs.

QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: AP2IA, DG5LAC, DH3MIT, ES3ACV, JA0FVU, LS1D, LU4FM, MU/F5CWU, OK1FIM, RA2FF, T32C, TN2T, UA9CGL, V44KAI, VE5KS, VP6T and ZL1ALZ

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3A2LF, 3D2SJ, 3XY1D, 5N6/YL2SW, 5V7TT, 8R1AK, 9A1P, 9H1SP, 9N7MD, 9Y4LAS, E51MAN, E51NOU, EK3GM, EK6TA, EU1UN, JD1BLY, JY4CI, KC4/K2ARB, KC4/WA2DKJ, RI1FJA, T32C, TG9ANF, TU2T, UK9AA, UN9GD, VE8EV, VP2MTA, VP2MWG, VP2V/K6TOP, W1M, ZA1G and ZD7JC

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4B1MW, 5J0A, 5V7SI, 6V7Z, 8Q7SV, 9G5SI, 9L7NS, 9U0A, CT8/DL7JAN, DR1A, FJ/W2VQ, FJ/WQ2N, FO8RZ, H7/AJ9C, HQ3Z, JV1A, JV5A, OD5/DL6SN, P40W, OS3XR, PJ2/DL8OBQ, RA2FF, SX24VIO, SY9VHF, T32AJ, TI7KK, TO7ZG, TY2SI, V31MD, VP2MUM, XE1AJ, XE1IH, XE1REW, XZ1DB, YK9SV, YV200ARV and ZL7NV

S7, SEYCHELLES
Operators Tom/DL5NEN and XYL Claudia/DO5NEN will be active as S79NEN from Mahe (AF-024) and La Digue Islands (AF-024) between March 12-28th. They are calling this a "Honeymoon Dxpedition". Look for activity to be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 24-25th). QSL via DO5NEN.

T8, PALAU
Operators Kazu/JA1IST and Masami/JA9BFM will be active as T88ZO and T88ZT, respectively, from Koror Island (OC-009) between February 10-20th. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. Kazu informs that he will listen 3-10 kHz UP. He also states,

"Please always call me with your FULL CALLSIGN and please follow my instructions other- wise your call will be in the BLACK LIST."

QSL T88ZT via JA3HZT. QSL T88ZO via JA1IST, by the Bureau or direct. All QSLs will be sent via the Bureau, but if you need his QSL directly, please send your QSL with a SAE and 1 IRC or 2 USDs or 2 Euros to: K. Naguro, 2620-1-711 Nijyo-Fukui, Itoshima, Fukuoka 819-1631, JAPAN. Kazu will upload his log to LoTW, eQSL and Clublog after returning to home.

V2, ANTIGUA
Operators Bob/W4OWY and Tom/AA9A will be active as V25WY and V25AA, respectively, from Antigua (NA-100) between February 14-22nd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly RTTY. Look for V25AA to be active during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th). QSL via their home callsigns, by the Bureau or direct.

V5, NAMIBIA
Mathew, DJ2HD, will once again be active as V5/DJ2HD between March 17-27th. Activity will probably be on all bands 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, but with a focus on 160/80/40m and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign (see (QRZ.com)).
ADDED NOTE: Operators Winfried/DK9IP, Suad/ DK6XZ and Tobias/DH1TW will join Mathew and be active as V55V during the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 24-25th). QSL V55V via DJ8VC.

V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS
Jim, K4FW, will once again be heading to Kwajalein Island (OC-028) in March because of his job with the Orbital Sciences Corporation. He works with the Pegasus launch vehicle. More specifically, as the Launch Panel Operator (LPO) and is part of the flight crew on the Orbital’s L-1011. Jim will be using the Kwajalein club station on the island and will once again sign V73FW. QSL via K4FW.

VP6, PITCAIRN ISLAND (VP6T QRT)
After 11.5 days of continuous operations, the VP6T team went QRT on February 1st, at 1640z. The final upload of logs to CLUBLOG and LoTW were expected before they set sail to Mangareva (OC-063) where they are planning to give out more QSOs as TX6T/p. The operations from Mangareva are expected by the time you read this, weather dependent.

QSO count for VP6T (per ClubLOG) are: 56287 Total QSOs and 17049 with Unique Calls. Mode breakdown: 33095/CW, 18897/SSB and 4295/RTTY. Continent breakdown: 476/AF, 3/ANT, 9801/AS, 16091/EU, 27185/NA, 1015/OC and 1716/SA. QSL via G3TXF, direct or by the Bureau, LoTW and OQRS. More details are available on their Web site at:

XX9, MACAU
Nine members of the "A DX Group" (ADXG) will be active from Coloane Island (AS-075, WW Grid OL62SC) between May 17-23rd. Operators mentioned are Ruben/EA5BZ (Team leader), Jose/EA1ACP, Jose/EB5BBM, Pasqua/EA5CEE, Fernando/EA5FX, Biel/EA6DD, Francoisco/EA7FTR, David/EB7DX and Adrian/F5VLY. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including the 30/17/12 meter bands, using CW, SSB and RTTY, with at least 3 stations on the air at the same time on different bands and modes. Suggested frequencies are:
 CW – 1823, 3523, 7023, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893 and 28023 kHz
 SSB – 1825, 3780, 7065/7160, 14145, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz
 RTTY – 7035, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24921 and 28080 kHz
 6M – 50103/CW and 50115/SSB kHz

A survey is available on their Web page for most wanted bands/modes. The group’s callsign will not be announced until the beginning of their DXpedition. QSL via EB7DX, direct or by the Spanish Bureau. All QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW. For more details and updates, visit the ADXG Web page at:

ZA, ALBANIA
Tevfik, TA1HZ, will once again be active as ZA1TC from Durres (thanks to Fatos/ZA1FD) between March 23-26th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using a Kenwood TS570D, FD-4 Multi-Band Windom antenna and 80m dipole. Operations also include an entry in CQWW WPX SSB Contest. During his spare time from the contest, he will try to work some PSK31, especially on 30 meters. More details and QSL info are available on (QRZ.com) and the TCSWAT Web page.

ZK2, NIUE (Reminder/Update)
A group of German operators will be active as ZK2C from Namukulu, Niue (OC-040, WFF ZLFF-021, WLOTA 2139), between February 5/6-17th. Operators mentioned are Heidi/DK1MA, Sid/DM2AYO, Rolf/ DL7VEE, Jan/DL7JAN, Klaus-Dieter/DK1AX, Jürgen/DF1AL, Heye/DJ9RR, Dietmar/ DL2HWA and Uwe/DJ9HX. Activity will be on all bands 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with three stations on air simultaneously using 500 watt solid state amplifiers and various antennas. QSL via DL7JAN, by the Bureau or direct or OQRS. Online log will be available at ClubLog. For more information and updates, visit their Web site at:

The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin now has a new FAX number.Contributors can now send/fax their DX information to the following number: 1-419-828-7791 ( F A X only! )

** IMPORTANT NOTICE/REMINDER **

http://zk2c.hkmann.de

http://www.adxg.org/xx9

http://www.vp6t.org

http://www.pa7jwc.nl

www.N0TG.com

http://fw0nar.blogspot.com

www.radioarcala.com

http://www.cr3l.de

http://www.geocities.jp/a35xgtonga

http://as-128.blogspot.com

to5x,fm/r5ga,martinique island

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• KG4 – Guantanamo Bay (various)
  [ February 4, 2012 to March 10, 2012. ] REMINDER

  The following operators will be active from Guantanamo Bay during February and March 2012.

  Ed, KN4KL (KG4KL) February 4 – 18; active on SSTV, RTTY, SSB, PSK, CW.

  Bill, W4WV (KG4WV) February 6 – 23; active on SSB, PSK, RTTY, CW.

  Gary, WB4DNL (KG4DL) February 6 – 14; active mostly on CW.

  Tip, N4SIA (KG4AS) February 18 – 25; active on SSB, [...]

• 3B8GY – Mauritius
  [ February 5, 2012 to February 25, 2012. ] REMINDER

  Slavo SP2JMB and XYL Dorota SP2TO will be active as 3B8GY from Flic en Flac, Mauritius between February 5 – 25, 2012.

  Website of previous activities.

  QSL via SP2JMB.

• [QRT] HK0NA – Malpelo Island
  [ January 12, 2012 to February 5, 2012. ]
  FINAL REPORT FROM THE ROCK

  Today at noon local time the last three stations went QRT. 3/4 of the camp was dismantled around them as they continued to work the pileups. Amazing that there are still pileups after 190,000++ QSOs. Assuming a safe transition to the Seawolf of all equiment and team members, this one is [...]

• 5V7V – Togo
  [ February 5, 2012 to February 17, 2012. ] UPDATE

  Pino, IZ8BGY informs he has heard from Franco I1FQH / 5V7V. It appears some equipment was damaged on arrival due to severe turbulence affecting the aircraft. Franco is now seeing if he can repair anything with the limited means available in Togo.

  February 1, 2012 – Franco, I1FQH will be active from Kpalime Village, west central Togo [...]

• E51NJB – South Cooks
  [ February 13, 2012 to February 21, 2012. ] John, N5JB plans to be active from the South Cooks as E51NJB between February 13-21, 2012 (possibly extending to 25th.)

  QRV mainly CW, with participation in ARRL DX CW contest expected.

  QSL via N5JB.

• TX6T & TX6T/p – French Polynesia
  [ January 14, 2012 to January 16, 2012. ] February 5: K0AP reports “on the way back from Pitcairn island the VP6T team stopped on Mangareva island OC-063 and hit the airwaves as TX6T/p. They will be there for two more days”

  QSL via G3TXF.

  January 16: TX6T has been active from Tahiti recently on 17 SSB and RTTY (Vincent F4BKV) and 30m CW (Nigel G3TXF). Logs already uploaded [...]

• FW0NAR – Wallis & Futuna
  [ January 27, 2012 to February 25, 2012. ] UPDATE

  It seems Laci HA0NAR will be able to reach Futuna (OC118) for a few days next week. As the baggage is very limited only 100 Watts and a multiband wire antenna will be used. Activity planned 40-10 meters, mainly in CW. Due to the very limited conditions there only one QSO for each station will be [...]

• TO5X & FM/R5GA – Martinique
  [ February 13, 2012 to February 20, 2012. ] Valery R5GA will be active from Martinique between February 13-20, 2012.

  During the ARRL DX CW Contest he will sign T05X. Outside of contest look for FM/R5GA.

  QSL via UA3DX.

  *Previous Martinique activity here.

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• NOTA: T88ZT es un indicativo reasignado, las qsl antes del 10 de febrero 2012 son vía JA3HZT

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Jacek SP5APW 4 febrero

73´s, Luis
EA1CS

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e51njb,south cook islands

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xf1aa,isla isabela

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• 5H9CP – Tanzania
  [ June 11, 2012 to June 22, 2012. ] Chas NK8O will be active from Mwanza, Tanzania as 5H9CP between June 11-22, 2012.

  Primarily a CW operator he will be QRV on HF when time permits, using an Elecraft K3 and possibly various antennas.

  QSL via NK8O.

   

• ZK2C – Niue
  [ February 5, 2012 to February 17, 2012. ]

  Now QRV:

  Latest News

  A German team consisting of DK1MA, DM2AYO, DL7VEE, DL7JAN, DK1AX, DF1AL, DJ9RR, DL2HWA and DJ9HX plan to be active from Namukulu, Niue between February 5/6 – 17, 2012.

  They will be QRV on all bands (6m to 160m) in CW, SSB and RTTY with three stations on air simultaneously [...]

• 4W0VB – Timor Leste
  UPDATE
  February 4, 2012 — Vlad is currently active as 4W0VB/P from Atauro island OC-232 (same resort QTH as 4W6A Dxpedition)
  January 20, 2012 — Vlad states if you need 4W on 160 or 80, he is making an effort to be there every day at around 15.00 and 21.00utc. Check 1815.0 or 1831.5 and 3503.0 at [...]
• Open Letter by UR9IDX
  In response to “Is 4S7DXG legit?”, Ivan UR9IDX would like to clarify some important points.
  I have recently been busy exchanging emails with the IOTA and DXCC committees. Couple of days ago I received a note from UR5LCV [IOTA checkpoint] that Islands on the Air committee has credited my DXpedition to AS-171 Isl. [DX World editor: [...]
• HK0NA – Malpelo Island
  [ January 12, 2012 to February 5, 2012. ]

  February 3, 2012 – Full operations will continue through tonight at both OP A and OP B – nine stations QRV. This will be the last night of 160m operations and the antenna will come down tomorrow. OP A will be dismantled and all equipment, antennas, infrastructure and operators will come down the mountain [...]

• 5V7V – Togo
  [ February 5, 2012 to February 17, 2012. ] Franco, I1FQH will be active from Kpalime Village, west central Togo as 5V7V from February 5 – 17, 2012.  He will use a K3 and amplifier together with vertical antennas. Emphasis on low bands.

  Franco was active as 5V7DX last year. Full info on the official website.

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Paul W3GQ y Paul W3HGT estarán activos desde Caymas como ZF2GQ y ZF2GT respectivamente del 4 al 11 de febrero 2012.
Qsl a sus h. calls.

73´s, Luis
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Remoterig ha anunciado que ya se puede utilizar con su sistema remoto el Yaesu FT857D como si de un Kenwood TS480SAT se tratase (salvando las diferencias entre ambos rigs).

Microbit sigue trabajando…

Article source: http://www.ea7eu.com/node/791

Paul W3GQ y Paul W3HGT estarán activos desde Caymas como ZF2GQ y ZF2GT respectivamente del 4 al 11 de febrero 2012.
Qsl a sus h. calls.

73´s, Luis
EA1CS

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c5lt,gambia

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02/03/2012

By Rod Stafford, W6ROD
IARU Secretary

The procedures used by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) before and during a World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) seem complicated. They are somewhat complicated, but they are understandable with a bit of background.

Each Agenda Item that will be decided at a WRC has been studied for at least three or four years leading up to a WRC. ITU Working Parties discuss the issues involved in the Agenda Item. Compatibility studies, sharing studies and experiments take place whenever needed, so that discussions and decisions can be made based upon facts, rather than opinions.

Within a year prior to the start of a WRC, an important meeting called the Conference Preparatory Meeting (CPM) occurs. The CPM report pulls together all of the information dealing with each of the Agenda Items and sets forth the various ways — if there is more than one — that an agenda item can be satisfied or decided. By the time of the CPM, most all of the arguments in favor of the Agenda Item and opposed to the Agenda Items have been thoroughly discussed in the many meetings that take place regarding each Agenda Item. When a national administration arrives at the WRC, decisions have generally been made by that administration whether to be in favor or opposed to any particular Agenda Item.

But sometimes, it is usually not that clear cut: Some administrations may be in favor, if certain adjustments or modifications are made to one or more of the proposed methods to satisfy the Agenda Item. In other words, discussions and negotiations really get started during the earlier stages of the WRC. For example, Administration X may withhold support or opposition on a specific proposal until other administrations agree to support Administration X’s position on other Agenda Items that Administration X is very interested in.

At the beginning of the WRC, each Agenda Item is assigned to a Sub Working Group (SWG) to allow interested administrations and other interested attendees the opportunity to discuss it. This is the stage where most of the negotiations and compromises are made in order to arrive at a consensus as to how to decide the Agenda Item. The preferred way is to have a consensus by the SWG attendees. Many times the consensus is achieved by all parties realizing that the result may very well turn out to be a situation where “everyone is a little bit unhappy.”

The flow of the work is that the output of the SWG goes to the Working Group (WG) level. After the WG level deals with the issue, it moves to the Committee level. By the time the issue gets to the Committee level, revisions to the work done at the lower levels is generally not done. Once the Agenda Item passes the Committee level, it goes to the Plenary for two readings. If it passes the two readings, the Agenda Item appears in the Final Acts of the WRC.

There are also times when a consensus by all parties is just not possible. An Agenda Item can move from the SWG stage to the Working Group stage (where most administrations have reached a consensus on how to resolve the issue), but there are still some administrations that are in favor of No Change (NOC).

Agenda Item 1.23.

In the case of Agenda Item 1.23, there was a good deal of support among administrations at the SWG level for a secondary allocation to Amateur Radio just below 500 kHz; however, there was strong resistance by several administrations to the allocation, based upon a stated concern that amateur operation in that portion of the spectrum could cause interference to Non-Directional Beacons.

SWG 4C3 (the SWG dealing with Agenda Item 1.23) met 12 times over a period of ten days trying to arrive at a consensus. Finally, a consensus was achieved on the issue by adding various footnotes dealing with the allocation that satisfied most of the administrations opposing the allocation. At the end of the day, there were still a couple of administrations opposing the allocation. As a result, the SWG elevated the issue to the Working Group level with two options to satisfy the agenda item:

A secondary allocation to the amateur service in the band 472-479 kHz with certain operating conditions set forth in footnotes to the allocation, or

No Change (in other words, no amateur allocation)

The proposal that has been agreed to by most administrations that support the amateur allocation calls for a worldwide secondary allocation to the Amateur Service at 472-479 kHz with a power limit of 1 W EIRP, but with a provision for administrations to permit up to 5 W EIRP for stations located more than 800 km from certain countries that wish to protect their aeronautical radionavigation service (non-directional beacons) from any possible interference. Proposed footnotes provide administrations with opportunities to opt out of the amateur allocation and/or to upgrade their aeronautical radionavigation service to primary if they wish to do so. In addition to these protections for aeronautical radionavigation, the Amateur Service must avoid harmful interference to the primary maritime mobile service.

At the Working Group meeting, there was no shifting of positions, so the matter was elevated to the next level: to Committee 4 with the same two options. The Committee 4 meeting takes place on Tuesday, February 7. Based upon the results thus far, I am cautiously optimistic that the amateurs will have a new secondary allocation at 472-479 kHz.

Agenda Item 1.15

Another agenda item being carefully watched by the IARU is Agenda Item 1.15 dealing with oceanographic radar. One of the candidate bands for the placement of oceanographic radar is 5.250-5.275 MHz. There have been a number of administrations that have granted amateurs access to spectrum around 5 MHz. In fact, one of the bands listed by IARU as a future allocation is 5 MHz. If oceanographic radar is operating in the 5.250-5.275 MHz band, that may impact the ability of the amateurs to obtain an allocation in that area. The candidate bands have not been finalized as yet at the WRC.

Article source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/wrc-update-how-are-agenda-items-processed-at-a-wrc

For CQ WPX SSB 2012, ZA1TC callsign has now been issued once more to TA1HZ for the period of 23-26 March 2012.
He will be once more travelling to Durres, Albania and with the kind support of ZA1FD Fatos Demeti he will be on the air with ZA prefix.
Equipment will be similar to September 2011 WAE SSB Contest work, with the Kenwood TS570D and Windon FD4 antenna.
During his spare time from the contest he will try to work some PSK31, especially on 30m band.
Details and QSL info is in www.qrz.com and TCSWAT web page.
 
                                        Tevfik Aydin Kazancioglu TA1HZ

Article source: http://dxing.at-communication.com/en/albania_za1tc_2012/

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• XF1AA – Isla Isabel DXpedition, NA-189
  [ March 16, 2012 to March 21, 2012. ] A ten man team will be active as XF1AA from Isla Isabel NA-189 between March 16-21, 2012.

  Look for them on CW, SSB, Digi.

  QSL via IT9EJW.

   

• V25AA & V25WY – Antigua
  [ February 14, 2012 to February 22, 2012. ] Bob W4OWY and Tom AA9A will be active as V25WY and V25AA respectively from Antigua between February  14 to 22, 2012.

  They will be on 160 – 10m, SSB, CW and maybe RTTY. V25AA plans activity in the ARRL DX CW contest (Feb 18-19.)

  QSL via bureau or direct to home calls.

• 6V7T & C5LT – Senegal & Gambia
  [ February 24, 2012 to March 7, 2012. ] UPDATED
  Luc, F5RAV will again be in Somone, Senegal from February 24 to March 7, 2012 transmitting from the 6W7RV radio shack as 6V7T.

  In addition, look for C5LT, active from Kololi, Gambia between February 27 – March 2, 2012.

  QSL via H/C.

• Operating photos at HK0NA #4
  With thanks to the team:

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• S79NEN – Seychelles
  [ March 12, 2012 to March 28, 2012. ] Tom DL5NEN and Claudia DO5NEN will be active honeymoon-style from Mahe and La Digue island, Seychelles between March 12 – 28, 2012.

  Participation in CQ WPX Contest.

  QSL via DO5NEN.

• H44XB – Solomon islands
  [ February 7, 2012 to February 28, 2012. ] Noel, W1XB plans activity from the Solomon islands between February 7-28, 2012 as H44XB.

  Look for him QRP on 20,15 and 10m CW, SSB.

  QSL via home call.

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