OPDX Bulletin 1063 May 28, 2012

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1063
BID: $OPDX.1063
May 28, 2012
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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4JF, N4GN, K6VVA, KH6BZF, K8BL, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, W9RN, 4J5T, AT International, CO8ZZ, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/ IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ4AKS, OH2BH, OK2BOB, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO and the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.

EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE
: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the CQWW WPX CW Contest participants.

SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Short Dayton HamVention Wrap-Up By KB8NW)
The 2012 Dayton HamVention was really great this year. The weather was hot, but good. The attendance was high - reported 25,000+. There were plenty of things to do and see. I heard there were great turnouts at all the dinner banquet, forums and the Contest University. The Northern Ohio DX Association's hospitality suite was once again a big hit with a record attendance. During the SWODXA DX Dinner, the CQ Hall of Fame awards (as seen in OPDX.1062.20) were announced by Chip/K7JA and Gail/K2RED. Your editor, along with Don/K8MFO and Tom/K8CX, was there to receive the plaque for Don Chesser, W4KVX (SK). Also, announced was the SWODXA's "DXpedition of the Year" given to the HK0NA Malpelo Island operation, and the "DXpeditioner of the Year" was given Rudy Klos, DK7PE. The DX Forum on Saturday, had excellent presentations on T32C, ST0R and HK0NA. However, the presentation that stood out was the one by Don Greenbaum, N1DG, on "DXpedition's Funding and Costs". This is something every DXer should see and should be shown at every DX association and club. It will open your eyes. Don's excellent PowerPoint presentation from Dayton is now available at the NCDXF's Web page at:

http://www.ncdxf.org/misc/N1DG-DXpeditioncosts-Dayton2012.ppsx
In all, can't wait until next year. Hope to see you there.....

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Saturday, 19th-May, through Friday, 25th-May there were 223 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, DL, DU, E3, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, 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, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK2, ZL, ZL7, ZL9, 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).

4A, MEXICO (IOTA/WFF Op)
Members of the Radioclub Cancun will be active as 4A3RCC from Cayo Culebra Island (NA-200) between June 1-3rd. Activity will be on 80-6 meters and possibly the Satellites. Special attention will be on 6m. Cayo Culebra is located on Reserve of Biosphere of Siaan Ka'an. QSL via EA5FL. For more details, see the following Web page at:

http://www.radioclubcancun.org/culebra

4J, AZERBAIJAN (WCA/WFF Op)
The "Safari DX-Activators Club" is planning to conduct an International DXpedition between May 26-28th, from the Gabala District in the ancient fortress Chukhur Gabala and in an area presently conducting archaeological excavations. The place of event will count for both the WFF and WCA programs:
 WCA reference is 4K-016, new one
 WFF reference is 4JFF-014, second time activation
 Coordinates: 40°53'38.30"N / 47°41'37.80E

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0
The group will not participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest, so the team will operate mostly on the 30/17/12 meter bands. However, on Monday, May 28th, they will operate on the regular HF bands ­ 20, 40, 15, etc. The start is planned for May 26th, 12-00 AM, UTC. The callsigns are: 4J0SFR, main, and 4J0WFF, reserve. Modes ­ CW and SSB -- no Digital. The team members are: Boris/4K4K (CW), Yasu/JR0HYT (CW), Anar/4K6AE (SSB), Farhad/4K3M (SSB), Sergey/4J5A (CW), Sergey/4K3FPL (SSB), Farid/4K6AF (E-logger) and Natig/4J5T (SSB). They state, "All incoming paper QSLs will be answered, but, please, send them before July 2012. Otherwise, we will not be able to answer you soon, sorry."

4L, GEORGIA
Andi, UU0JM, will be active as 4L0A during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW.

4U1G, ITALY
Ivo, E73A/9A3A, will be active as 4U1GSC from the United Nations Global Service Center (UNGSC) Amateur Radio Club in Brindisi, south east Italy, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27,th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via 9A2AA.

6V, SENEGAL
Vladimir, RK4FF, who has been active as 6V7S from Le Calao in Ngaparou, will continue until May 28th, but will be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via RK4FF.

6Y, JAMAICA
Sergey, UT5UDX, is now active as 6Y/UT5UDX until May 30th. His activity will also include the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry and sign as 6Y3W. QSL via RA4LW.

A5, BHUTAN
Members of the FGC DX Group (Foundation for Global Children) is now active as A5A from a mountain area in Bhutan until June 6th. The multi-national team consists of Zorro/JH1AJT (A5/A5A/A51A), Yutaka/JJ1LIB (A52F), Akinori/ZL1GO (A52GO), Kazuhiko/VR2KF (A52KF) and Jon/KL2A (A52X). Activity will be on 80-6 meters including the 30/17/12 meter bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to "erect high gain antennas, utilize receive antennas, and run amplifiers at 3 stations." They also plan to "Establish a radio station at Royal Thimphu College (first private college in Bhutan), and provide basic HAM radio lessons to RTC students." QSL A5A via JH1AJT (see Web page for details). For more details and update, visit the A5A Web apge at:

http://bhutan2012.com/index.php

AU50, INDIA (Special Event)
Only a few more days left to work special event station AU50GOA from Goa, India. Operations will last until May 31st. Activity is to celebrate 50 th anniversary of the Liberation of Goa from Portuguese colonial rule. Goa is a diamond DXCC entity (CR8 in 1937). Look for AU50GOA on 40/20/15/10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via VU2SMS direct.

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN
Seven Belgian operators will be active as HB0/homecall from Liechtenstein between September 19-22nd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, with emphasis on higher bands and conditions permitting, using CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are Philippe/ON4ACP, Erik/ON4ANN, Jose/ ON4CAU, Erik/ON4CCV, Walter/ON8CW, Cedric/ON4CKM and Marc/ON4CJY. The pilot station will be Frans/ON6QB. QSL all callsigns via ON4ANN, direct (w/2 GS) or by the Bureau. Their HBo Web page is available at:

http://users.telenet.be/on4ann

IOTA NEWS
AS-060. Kei, HL2UVH, and a friend will be active from Ch’ung Island between May 26-27th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters on all modes using the callsigns HL0A (for IOTA QSOs) and HL0V (during the CQWW WPX CW Contest). QSL via HL2UVH.

EU-145. Operators CT1EPV, CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT1IUA and CT3FN will be active as CS2W from Culatra Island, (WLOTA 0144) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via HB9CRV, by the Bureau and LoTW.

EU-150. Members of the Portuguese DX Group (GPDX) will be active as CT7/homecall and CT7/homecall/p from Insua Island (DIP MI-001, PIP NT-001, DCFP F-006, DCP CVC-046 and CVC-047, DMHP VC-017 and VC-061, DFP FM-101, DMP 1602, DDFP CMN-12) during July. The team consists of operators from Portugal, Germany and Switzerland. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. The group also plans to be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Low-Power entry using the callsign CR6W. Look for some operators to stay a few days longer on Insua Island and activate the lighthouse (ARLHS POR-028, WLOTA 2869). QSL CR6W via CS5DX. QSL all other callsigns via their home callsigns. For more information and updates, go to:

http://gpdx.netpower.pt
http://www.to-mk.com/neu

NA-240. Rick, K6VVA, reports: "Although an official welcome invitation was received from the Native Village of Kipnuk Traditional Council specifically for the well in advance announced K6VVA/KL7 NA-240 activation, these intended plans have now been suspended for an indefinite period based on the following -- Please see details at:

http://www.k6vva.com/iota/na240

OC-137. A team of 8 Australian operators will be active as VK4ILH from Moreton Island during the International Lighthouse/ Lightship Weekend [ILLW] (August 18-19,th). Activity will take place prior to ILLW from the Cape Moreton Lighthouse (AU0009, WLOTA LH2987) starting August 17th. This will be the very first time Cape Moreton Lighthouse has ever been activated. Also, Moreton Island has not been activated in almost 15 years. Operators mentioned are Derek/VK4MIA, Paul/ VK4FPDW, Brooke/VK4MBL, Graham/VK4GRA, Ewan/VK4ERM, Catherine/ VK4GH, John/VK4IO and Luke/VK3HJ. QSL via VK4MIA, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. For more details and updates, visit the following Web pages:

http://www.capemoreton2012.com (VK4ILH Web page)
http://www.twitter.com/#!/vklighthouse (Twitter)
Also, check (QRZ.com).

OC-139. Operator Paul/VK5PAS and six other operators will be active as VI5CW from Kangaroo Island between August 17-20th. Activity will include an entry in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend [ILLW] (August 18-19th) from Cape Willoughby Light- house, as well as operations on all HF bands using mainly SSB, with some possible CW. QSL via VK5PAS.

OC-142. Operators VK4NM, VK4LAT and possibly others (will update) will be active as VK4NM from Fraser Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-single entry. QSL via M0OXO.

OC-249. Operator Kadek/YB9BU and possibly others will be active as homecall/8 from Wamar Island in the rare Aru Islands Group between May 25-28th. The Aru Islands are located in the Arafura Sea southwest of New Guinea and north of Australia. Wamar was last activated in 2002. QSL via their home callsigns.

J3, GRENADA (Op Needed!)
Harry, AC8G (J37K), is planning a 6 (can be more) night stay in Grenada for the CQ WW SSB Contest (Oct. 27-28th) with considerable operating the days before the contest with emphasis on non-contest bands and modes. As of May 24th, the RT air fare is 610.20 USDs from Dayton to Grenada. For those interested, contact AC8G (Harry) via hflasher@dayton.net or 937-434-9616 for more details.

KH2/NH2, GUAM
Dave, N2NL, will be active as NH2T from Guam (OC-026) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. He is expected to be here until the summer of 2013. Dave will be active (outside of contests) as KH2/N2NL and during all contests as NH2T. QSL via LoTW or via W2YC.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 25th-June 2nd)

 May/25th  AN      May/28th  AN      May/31st  ANpre
 May/26th  AN      May/29th  AN      Jun/01st  AN
 May/27th  AN      May/30th  AN      Jun/02nd  AN


   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
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    NORMALITY               GEOMAG       K Values    Alpha
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   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
Tony, JA6CNL, will once again be active as KH0N from Saipan (OC-086) between June 15-18th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters CW ONLY. QSL via JA6CNL.

LX, LUXEMBOURG
A team of operators will be active as LX7I during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LX2A. Visit the following Web page at:

http://www.lx2a.com

P29, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (IOTA Op)
Operators Derek/G3KHZ and Hans/SM6CVX are planning another IOTA DXpedition to Papua New Guinea for three weeks in October. Dates and callsigns were not provided, but they plan to visit the following islands: St. Matthias (OC-103), Tabar (OC-099) and Lihir (OC-069). It was mentioned that there is a possibility of Hans to journey to another island after the main activity. Also, an opportunity may exist for another operator. If interested contact G3KHZ.

P4, ARUBA
Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via AE6Y or LoTW.

PACIFIC TOUR
Haru, JA1XGI, reports on his Blog page that he will be active from E51 (Cook Islands) and V63 (Micronesia) in December. Look for updates and details at:

http://ja1xgidxvacation.blogspot.com

PW0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA
Ville, OH1MM/PY2ZEA, will be active as PW0F from Fernando de Noronha during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th). Operations will be with dipoles and inverted Vs. If time permits, Ville will also erect a directional wire beam (fixed to the north) for 20/15/10m. QSL via OH2BH.

PZ, SURINAME
Sergey, RX3APM, will be active as PZ5P until May 29th. Look for him to be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th). QSL via UA4LU and LoTW.

QSL INFO AND NEWS

  QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated May 20th)
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  3A/F4BKV via F4BKV        EM44U via UT7UT          LA/DL9UBF via DL9UBF
  4X/PA7DA via PA7DA        EM100MXA via UT3MC       M/YO9AYN via YO9AYN
  5B/RN3QO via RN3QO        F/DJ2VO via DJ2VO        MQ0EPC via MM0DFV
  5B4PRC/P via 5B4AHO       F/DL3KBQ via DL3KBQ      MU/PA0VHA via PA0VHA
  9A/E77AW/P via E77E       GB5LCT via M0XIG         MU/PA2A via PA2A
  9M8DX/2 via SP5UAF        GQ7AXB via GI7AXB        OM100IG via OM3BY
  A60ITU via NI5DX          GQ7VJR via M0OXO         PH9HB/AM via PH9HB (d)
  A62A via IZ8CLM           HF20PSP via SP7PKI       PJ5/G4MFW via ZS1FJ
  AM7ITU via EA7NL          ID9Z via IT9TFX          SD7V/6 via DL2VFR
  AX5PAS via VK5PAS         IR0LG via IZ0NNI         SM6/DM5LS via DM5LS
  CO6HLP via EA7FTR         IS0/DK7ZB via DK7ZB      SN10PK via SP9KAJ
  CT9/DG0JT via DG0JT       IS0/G3RTE via G3RTE      SN2012UEFA via SP4ICP
  CX5TR via EA5KB           J79KT via JN1NDY         SO7B via SQ7PGO
  D3AA via UA1QV            JT7WFF via RZ0SB         ST2NH via EA7FTR
  E40VB via UA4WHX          K7M via AI4U             SX1912K via SZ2RCP
  ED7YAD via EA7URM         KH0/RA9FEX via RA9FEX    TK/IZ4BBF via IZ4BBF
  EG5TSL via EA5HRE         LA/DL2RNS via DL2RNS     TK/PA3ALK via PA3ALK
  EG8LZT via EA8TH          LA/DL2VFR via DL2VFR     TM12O via EA2TT
  EH5ITU via EA5FL          LA/DL5DSM via DL5DSM     TM80SM via F5INJ
  EH8ITU via EA8ADL                                  UA9FAR via EA7FTR
                                                     UP0L via DL8KAC
    (d) direct only   (B) Bureau only  (L) LoTW      YV7BMZ via EA7FTR
ZL2WL QSL INFO UPDATE
Because of difficulties transferring ZL2WL's past logs, Buzz, NI5DX, will only be able to confirm contacts made with Wayne, ZL2WL, from May 9th forward. Both Buzz and Wayne are very sorry for any confusion this may have caused, but contacts prior to May 9th will NOT be able to be confirmed through NI5DX. Cards are being printed and Buzz expects them to be delivered in 4-6 weeks.

QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 7Q7PRO, 9M6YBG, 9V1SV, A61BK, A61K, A92GE, CE4CT, CT1ACG, CX4ACH, E77DX, EA1AIW, EA6GK, EI100T, F8VOE, HI3TEJ, HP1WW, HP1/IZ6BRN, HZ1PS, JA9AGN, JJ2LPV, LX1EA, OH3OJ, OT5A, P40X, PT7ZT, PZ5RA, RP67W, SP9DOE, T88TF, TI2HAS, TO3X, UU7J, V44KAI, VA6MA, VA7PX, VK6IR, WP3A, YB0MWM, YI1RZ, YJ0VK, YU5B and ZC4LI

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3C0E, 3C6A, 6O3A, 6W2SC, 6Y0A, 7P8GF, 7X5QB, A25JR, A35XG, A35YZ, A71BU, 9M6/JA1PBV, C6ANM, CE9VPM, CO8LY, CP4BT, EA/FT5YK, FG5FR, FO/AB1OC, HA3AUI, HB0/DL2SBY, HV5PUL, HS0ZCW, KG4SS, KH2L, MI0GRG, SV2ASP/A, T2T, TG7/NC2N, TO5G, TX4T, TX6T/P, UK8AR, UM20Y, UN1L, V26M, VK8BI/p, VK9XS, VP2MMM, VP2MXF, VP6T, VR2KF, XF1AA, XV2RZ, ZA/HA5X, ZD7FT and ZD7XF

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B7C, 3B8/M1KTA, 5X1NH, 5Z4LS, 6Y/G3NKC, 8P6DR, 8R1W, 9G5XA, 9L5VT, 9M2CNC, 9M2RPN, 9M6/W2BB, A92HB, CT3FT, D68C, FH/G3SWH, FP/M0TDG, HS0/G3NOM, JW7G, KP2/M1DDD, P29NI, T32C, TY4TW, VK9C/G6AY, VQ9JK and ZD8N

RADIO ARCALA MOVES ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS IN WPX (Press Release)
"In the summer months of the Far North, the midnight sun never sets and no QSOs are possible on the point rich lower bands. Additionally, 10M rarely opens in the North, so the only choice left to Radio Arcala and their associates is to tactically move South to satisfy their competitive urge.

The troops are still spearheaded by their battle ship, OH8X and the specific target is to reach North America with the massive hardware of Arcala fame, boldly challenging the forces of Mother Nature.

Northern Europe:
OH8X will be operated by Toni Linden, OH2UA
OH10X by Kim Ostman, OH6KZP
OH0X, Aland Islands by Pekka Holstila, OH2TA

Asiatic Turkey:
TC2X will be operated by Pertti Simovaara, OH2PM.
 ADDED NOTE FROM TA1HZ - Operating from Istanbul (TA2KN Turkish Scouting and Guiding Federation Club station in Umraniye)

South America:
PW0F will be operated by Ville Hiilesmaa, OH2MM/PY2ZEA
PW0F, Fernando de Noronha operation will be conducted jointly with the Araucaria DX Group of Brazil

QSL info:
 OH8X via OH2UA
  OH0X via OH2TA
 others via OH2BH"

SV5, DODECANESE
Czech operators Bob/OK2BOB, Vilda/OK2BC and Jindra/OK1AMM are now active as SV5/homecall until June 1st. Activity will be mainly CW and SSB on 160-6 meters. The WW LOC will be KM36OV, QTH is KOS Island (EU-001). QSL via OK Bureau or direct.

SV9, CRETE
Alex, SQ9UM, is now active as SV9/SQ9UM from Crete until May 28th. Activity is on 40-6 meters using CW, RTTY, PSK and some SSB. He plans to participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th). QSL via his home callsign.

T48, CUBA
The Filial of "Federación de Radioaficionados de Cuba" in Las Tunas, will be active once again during "ARRL June VHF QSO Party" as a "Limited multioperator" entry from FL10MW using his usual callsign T48K. Their main operation will be on 6 meter with a five elements Tonna and 100 watts. They will also try 2 meters with 50 watts and a 9 element homebrew cubical quad, looking for the very first QSO ever made between Las Tunas and United States. QSL via DK1WI.

T7, SAN MARIO (New Governing Board)
The ARRSM members have elected a new Governing Board for the period 2012-2015. The election results were made public April 20th, with the following new board members added:

Matteo Napolitano, T77NM - President
Nazzareno Carattoni, T77NC - Vice-President
Giovanni Cecchetti, T77CD - Secretary
Giancarlo Montico, T77WI - Treasurer
Giorgio Minguzzi, IZ4AKS - IARU Liaison Officer
The ARRSM assembly would like to thank former President Giuliano Giacomoni, T77J, and former Vice-President Antonio Ceccoli, T77C, for their valuable contribution to the life of the Association of Radio Amateurs of the Republic of San Marino during the last 30 years.

ADDED NOTE: Giorgio, IZ4AKS, informs OPDX that there is some interesting news about the T70A station on their new Web site at:

http://www.arrsm.com
The radio club at the moment is CLOSED due to a heavy snow storm that occurred Feb 2012. The ARRSM is working to repair the structure of the club (the roof of the house collapsed under the weight of the snow). This will generate a decrease of the activity of T70A in the forthcoming contest until the station is ready again to be used. The Web site is now in Italian (official language of San Marino), but the ARRSM is already working on the English version.

TC7, TURKEY
Dmitry, R3GM (ex-RN3GM), will be active as TC7C from Turkey during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via RA1QQ.

VP2, MONTSERRAT
Graham, M0AEP, will be active as VP2MDD from Montserrat (NA-103) between June 2nd and August 6th. Gordon, G3USR, will join him on the island between June 30th and July 9th. Both operators will be active on 80-6 meters, but will concentrate on 12/10/6 meters using CW and SSB (no digital). QSL via their home callsigns.

YO2/YP0, ROMANIA (Special Event/WFF Op)
Members of the QSO BANAT (YO2KQT) Radio Club of Timisoara are now on the air as YP0WFF during the 3rd Hercules Marathon edition

http://www.alternativetm.ro/en/herculesmaraton
until May 27th. Operators are there for communications support between checkpoints and also operate from Domogled-Valea Cernei (YOFF 008) for those interested in YOFF operations. Activity will be on SSB and the Digital modes. Operators mentioned are Gigi/YO2MTG, Marius/YO2LOJ, Eduard/ YO2LSP, Ovi/YO2MLL, Vlad/YO2LZP, Lili/YO2MMX, Diana/YO2MTD, Dan/YO2LLQ, Robi/YO2MNF and Horatiu/YO2LQL. QSL only direct to YO2KQT.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Operators Bill/KX4WW and Noll/W9RN will be operating from KX4WW's QTH on Providenciales between May 31st and June 7th. They will be signing VP5/homecall on all bands 160-6 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.

YE0, INDONESIA
Operators YB0AKM, YB0ECT, YB0JS, YB0KVN, YB0AZ, YC0KVM, YC0TSU, YC0MXV, YC1LLY, YC0VKI, YB1CCF, YD1JZ, YB1KAR, YC1KAF and YD1GCL will be active as YE0X during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via YB0ZZ.

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       The following stations are expected to be active in the
                 CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26-27th, 2012)
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      Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2012 CQWW WPX CW Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
          http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2012.html  (By callsign)
          http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxcd2012.html (By entity)
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 Contest        DXCC          Class         QSL
Callsign       Entity                       Route
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3Z3Z           Poland         SOSB 10M      SQ3ET
4L0A           Georgia        SOAB          LoTW
4U1GSC         Italy          SOAB HP       9A2AA
5X1RO          Uganda         SOSB 15M      F8DFP
6O3A           Somalia        SOAB          QSL details at qrz.com
6V7S           Senegal        SOAB          RK4FF
6Y3W           Jamaica        SOAB          RA4LW
9A201AA        Croatia        SOAB          9A1AA
9H3PP          Malta          SOSB          HA5PP
A5A            Bhutan         M/?           LoTW; QSL details on Web page
AH2Y           Guam           M/?           AH2Y
BY5CD          China          M/S           BD4HF
CE3AA          Chile          SOSB 15M      CE3AA
CS2W           Portugal       M/S           LoTW; QSL via HB9CRV (Buro OK)
DR8A           Germany        SO LP         LoTW
ED1R           Spain          M/2           EA4RCH
EE8X           Canary Islands SOAB          W2GR
EF7X           Spain          M/S           EA7GYS
GM0F           Scotland       M/S           GM4FDM
HK1NA          Colombia       M/M
HQ2N           Honduras       SOSB 10M      EA5GL
J48HW          Greece         SOAB          HA0HW Buro
KP2M           Virgin Islands M/S           LoTW
KP2MM          Virgin Islands SOAB          LoTW
LS1D           Argentina      M/2           LoTW
LX7I           Luxembourg     M/S           LX2A
LY7A           Lithuania      M/M           LY2ZO
M7A            England        SOAB LP
MJ0CFW         Jersey         SOAB LP       LoTW; QSL also OK via M0CFW
NH2T           Guam           SOAB HP       LoTW
NQ4I           USA            M/M           LoTW; QSL also OK via K4PK
OG73X          Finland        SOAB          OH8L
OH0X           Aland Island   SO            OH2TA
OM100IG        Slovakia       M/S           OM3BY
OP4K           Belgium        M/S           OP4K; QSL OK via Buro or direct
P40H           Aruba          M/?           LoTW; QSL via OK7MT, Buro or direct
P49Y           Aruba          SOAB HP       LoTW; QSL also OK via AE6Y
PR5B           Brazil         SOSB 80M      6K5YPD
PR5W           Brazil         SOSB 80M      PY5FB
PT5T           Brazil         SOAB HP       K3IRV
PW5D           Brazil         SOSB          M0OXO
PW0F      Fernando de Noronha SOAB LP       OH2BH
PX2W           Brazil         M/S           PY2YU
PZ5P           Surinam        SOAB HP       LoTW; QSL also OK via UA4LU 
RC0F           Russia (Asia)  SOSB 20M      LoTW
SJ2W           Sweden         M/S           LoTW; QSL via SM2LIY direct
ST2AR          Sudan          SOAB TB       LotW; QSL also OK via S53R
SV5/N6GQ       Dodecanese     SOAB QRP      LotW; QSL also OK via N6GQ
SV9/SQ9UM      Crete          SOAB LP       SQ9UM
SW8A           Greece         SO            LZ1QN
T6MO           Afghanistan    SOAB LP       K9GY
TC2X           Turkey         SO            OH2BH
TC7C           Turkey         SOAB          RA1QQ
TK4A           Corsica        M/2           DJ7JC
TM5A           France         SO            W6NV
V26E           Antigua        SOAB          AB2E Direct
V31UB          Belize         SOAB          LoTW; QSL via KU5B direct
V6A            Micronesia     SOAB          JA7HMZ
VC3T           Canada         SOAB          VE3DZ
VK9PN          Norfolk Island M/?           VK2PN
V26E           Antigua        SOAB LP       AB2E Direct
XP2I           Greenland      SOAB LP       OZ1BII
YE0X           Indonesia      M/2           YB0ZZ
YU5R           Serbia         M/2           LoTW
Z33F           Macedonia      SOSB 15M      Z33F
ZP9MCE         Paraguay       SOSB 10M      EA5ZD
ZW5B           Brazil         SOAB HP       K3IRV
ZX5J           Brazil         SOSB          AI4U

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