OPDX Bulletin 884 November 17, 2008

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 884
BID: $OPDX.884
November 17, 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, NC1L, NJ1Q, KP2HC, ND3F, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, K4YT, K5LA, K5XK, W6WTG, K8YSE, K9WZB, KC0W/ZD7X, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, DK8JB, DL5YWM, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, EB7DX, F5NQL & UFT, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G4PLY, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK0EFR, JI6KVR & IOTA-JA News, PA0GMM, PY7GK, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ & ICPO, VK4FW, VU2DSI and VU2TS for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 9th-November, through Sunday, 16th-November there were 221 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND (Update)
Rachid, 3B8FQ/3B6FQ, says unforeseen difficulties have arisen with his working trip to St. Brandon (AF-015) that was expected to take place later this month. The trip has officially been delayed until sometime in 2009. Information will be announced as soon as a new date has been scheduled. The callsign will be 3B7FQ. Mean- while, Rachid is very active from Mauritius on 40-10 meters with an emphasis on the 30/17/12 meter bands. CW is Rachid's currently preferred mode. QSL via K5XK.

3DA, SWAZILAND (A "Flex-Pedition")
Remember to look for Dave, ZS6AVM, to be active as 3DA0VM between November 19-23rd. Activity will be on 40-10 meters. He will be using a Flex-5000A Software Defined Radio (Flex Radio Systems) and will be operating from Hawane Resort in Swaziland. Arrangements were made by African DX Safaris. Antennas and Tower were supplied by African DX Safaris.

5B, CYPRUS
Jack, RW3QC, will be active as 5B4AII during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via RW3RN.

5R, MADAGASCAR
Remember to look for Eric, F6ICX, to be active as 5R8IC from Ile Sainte Marie (AF-090) this week between November 18th and December 14th. Activity will be CW on 30-10 meters. QSL via F6ICX.

8P, BARBADOS
Tom, W2SC, will be active as 8P5A during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via NN1N.

9M2, WEST MALAYSIA
Rich, PA0RRS, will be active as 9M2MRS from Penang (AS-015) between November 17th and February 6th (2009). QSL via his home callsign.

9M6, EAST MALAYSIA
Bob, MD0CCE/N2BB, will be active as 9M6/N2BB from Sabah (OC-088) between November 25th and December 1st. His activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th), and he plans to focus on 160m before the contest, if local noise conditions allow. QSL via MD0CCE.

9M0, SPRATLY ISLANDS (Postponed)
A team of six operators were expected to activate Pulau Layang Layang, Spratly Islands (IOTA AS-051), some time in March 2009 (1-14th was mentioned earlier). However, according to their Web page (dated November 14th): "Due to a combination of personal and logistical reasons unfortunately it has been necessary to postpone the proposed March 2009 Spratly Island DXpedition. It is hoped that the DXpedition will go ahead at a later date. Donations will be returned to those sponsors who kindly made contributions to the proposed DXpedition." Please visit their site at:

http://www.spratly2009.com

A5100, BHUTAN (Update)
Members of the Clipperton DX Club (Gerard/F2VX, Alain/F5LMJ, Jean-Louis/F9DK and Vincent/G0LMX) should be finishing up their A5100A operation from Thimphu by the time you read this. As this was being prepared on Sunday, reports from the group state that at the end of their 9th day they have 5033 QSOs in log. Remember to QSL via F9DK. Their Web page for this operation is at:

http://www.tuduri.net/f5lmj/A5/a5100a/a5-08-en.htm
View the following links to see photos of this operation:
http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/photos/photo.php?page=bhoutan2008
http://www.cdxc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&catid=84&lang=fr

AU2, INDIA (Special Event)
Be looking for several Indian stations to sign with the AU2 prefix between now and December 8th to commemorate/ celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Jagadeesh Chandra Bose who they consider as the father of radio communications. See the following Web page at:

http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/JCBOSE.htm
ADDED NOTE: Look for Surabhi, VU2DSI, to be active as AU2JCB on all bands. QSL via e-QSL or direct using the info on QRZ.com: Dattatry Deogaonkar, 'Surabhi', Meherabad, Ahmednagar 414006, INDIA.

C4, CYPRUS
Operators 5B4AIA, Alex/5B8AD, Andrei/RA9CKQ, Vlad/UA6LV and Oleg/UA9CDV will be active as C4N during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via W3HNK. Visit the contest station's Web page at:

http://www.c-4-n.com

C6, BAHAMAS
Brian, ND3F, will be active as C6AQQ during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) possibly as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low- Power or Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. "Activity this year", Brian states, "Will be different venue -- on New Providence Island (NA-001, Nassau) at a house on the eastern road, near the water, but much lower than the place(s) we've been before." Brian will arrive on the morning of Thanksgiving (November 27th) and will return December 3rd. He informs OPDX, "I will take antennas for 160/80/40/20/15/10, but this time will probably operate 40m single band for the contest.

Plan is to have a sloper with passive directors for NW (US/JA) and NE (EU, etc), a dipole at 35 ft., and verticals with just a few radials on the other bands. It is possible that I will be able to access 'Blackbeard's Lookout Tower' that is about 500 ft. away; if so I will hang a long wire and use that on all bands! (Last year had better antennas at about 80 ft. on the top floor of a hotel; they worked well!). Radio is a K3, may try to take a 250w amp (the legal limit in C6A) if I can meet the new travel weight and size limits..." He will be active outside of the contest. QSL via ND3F, direct preferred or LoTW, but he runs about 1 year behind on bureau requests (he is currently about 800 behind, and gets about 1000 cards a year for C6AQQ or more).

CW7, URUGUAY
Tom, K6CT, will be active as CW7T from La Paloma, Rocha, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. QSL via K5WW.

DXCC NEWS
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that the following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
A52AM - Bhutan; Operation from March 20th through September 26th, 2007 If you had a QSO rejected for credit within this date period send an E-mail to dxcc@arrl.org to be placed on the list to receive an update.
VU4MY - Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Operation from October 24th through November 3rd, 2008
VU7NRO - Lakshadweep Islands; Operation from October 24th through November 3rd, 2008

E5, NORTH COOK ISLANDS
Aki, JA1KAJ, will be active as E51QQQ from Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) between November 18th and December 9th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

E7, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (Special Event)
Members of the Radio Club Trebinje (E73DPR) will be active as E760DPR until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their club. Most of their activity has been on 80/40/20 meters CW and PSK31. QSL via E73DPR. There is a log search at:

http://www.hamradiors.org/index.php?option=com_searchlog&Itemid=78
The club's Web page is: http://www.radioklub.org

ER, MOLDOVA
Serge, UT5UDX, will be active as ER0WW during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via UT3UA.

FK, NEW CALEDONIA (IOTA Op)
Jean-Pierre, F5AHO, will be active as FK/F5AHO from November 23rd to December 13th. He will stay on Grande Terre (OC-032) between November 23rd and December 5th, Lifou Island (OC-033) between December 7-8th, and Pins Island (OC-032) between December 10-12th. His activity will be on SSB on 40/20/17 meters. Watch the IOTA frequencies. QSL via F5AHO, direct or by the bureau.

FT5W, CROZET ISLAND (Update)
Florentin, F4DYW, will be leaving Reunion Island on December 3rd, on the boat "Marion Dufresne". He is expected to arrive on Crozet Island around December 8th. He hopes to be on the air around December 10th or 15th using the callsign FT5WO. He will have a FT757GX, FD4 antenna and dipole. Florentin will be active on 40-10 meters SSB (and possibly 80m). He will stay there until end of November 2009, and will return back home in early 2010. QSL via F4DYW, direct or by the bureau after he returns back home. Look for updates on:

http://f4dyw.free.fr/index.php?langue=fr&contenu=ft5wo.html

GB90, ENGLAND (Special Event)
Look for Viv, G4PLY, to be active as GB90WWI until the end of December. Activity is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. He will be operating from his home QTH on all HF bands mainly SSB and CW with occasional PSK. QSL cards are fine via the bureau.

IOTA NEWS
AF-019. Operators Tony/IK1QBT and Emilio/IZ1GAR will be active from Lampedusa Island (African Italy) between November 25th and December 1st. They will participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th):
Tony as IG9X; as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)
Emilio as IG9W; Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)
They will concentrate on the lower bands prior to contest, as IG9/IK1QBT and IG9/IZIGAR. QSK via their home callsigns.

AS-015. Rich, PA0RRS, will once again be active as 9M2MRS from Penang Island (WLOTA LH-2743) between November 17th and February 6th (2009). QSL via his home callsign.

AS-159. Ozer, TA2RC, will be active as YM0T from Kefken Island during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/ Single-Band (160m) entry. QSL via TA2RC.

SA-027. Operators Lucio/PP5AVM, Carlos/PP5AX, Joaquim/PP5JY, Lira/ PP5LL, Mauricio/PP5WB and Mario/PP5MQ will be active from Paz Island, December 6-13th. They expect to use the callsign ZV5Z and/or ZV5V. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW and SSB. Their technical support comes from: Ezequiel/PP5HQ and Alfredo/PP5KDT. Mainland support: Osny/PP5AIM and Mauro/PP5ZZ. QSL via PP5CIT (direct with SAE + 1 IRC or 1 GS). For more details, visit:

http://www.pazis.blogspot.com/

IPY ACTIVITY
Francois, F8DVD, announces that he will be active once again using the special callsign TM4IPY to celebrate the 4th International Polar Year (IPY). His activity will be between December 29th and January 11th (2009). Activity will be on 30-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. A special QSL card (with a picture of the Concordia Antarctic Base) will be available by the French Bureau or direct to: Francois Bergez, 6, Rue de la Liberte, F-71000 MACON, FRANCE (with 1 new IRC or 1 USD for Europe, 2 USDs outside Europe). TM4IPY has a reference numbers WAP-84.

J49, CRETE (Update)
An Italian team will join a Greek team and be active as J49I from here between November 26th and December 1st. Look for activity before and during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) on 160-10 meters, mainly CW. Operators mentioned are: George/SV1RP, Bill/SV1BJW, Giannis/SV2FPU, Franck/I0UZF, Andy/IK0EFR, Franck/I0UZF, Luigi/IK0YUT and Iari/IZ0FWD. QSL Manager is IK0EFR. They now have a Web page at:

http://www.j49i.com

KP5, DESECHO ISLAND (Update)
Toshi Kusano, JA1ELY, has been named the Asian Pilot station for the 2009 KP5 DXpedition.

OA, PERU (Change In Plans In Activating Rare IOTA)
Operators Rene/DL2JRM, Daniel/DL5YWM and Jorge/OA4BHY, who were expected to activate a very rare and difficult IOTA in the La Libertad Department Group (SA-075) called Guanape Islands between November 15-17th, had to change their plans. Daniel/DL5YWM informs OPDX that "due too some circumstances" the team had to change their destination to Isla Guanape Sur to Isla Corcovado, which also counts for SA-075. However, there is no lighthouse on Isla Corcovado. The team is still asking for soundfiles (mp3 or wav) and videos (YouTube) of their operation. Please send them to: dl5ywm@darc.de

P4, ARUBA
Marty, W2CG, will be active as P40CG between January 3-17th. His activity will include the ARRL RTTY Roundup (January 3-4th). Outside of the contest his operating time will be limited to early mornings and late evenings on 80-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign, LoTW or Bureau.

PACIFIC TOUR CONTINUES
Toshi, JA8BMK, is now QRT from Tarawa, Western Kiribati, as T30XX. By the time you read this, he should be active as T31DX from Canton Island, depending on his boat transportation. He will be there for 7-10 days. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to JA8BMK.

POSSIBLE NEW ONES COMING (Postponed!)
It would seem that the new DXCC entities from the Netherlands Antilles are on hold for now. Guido van den Berg, PA0GMM, 1st Vice-President of the "Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek Nederland" (VERON), informs OPDX that no new ones will take place on December 15th, 2008. He states, "Status of Netherlands Antilles will not be changed before 2010 (even 2010 is not guaranteed)."

QSL INFO AND NEWS
QSL Routes by Johannes, DK8JB:


    YL90BJ via YL2BJ         YL90UZ via YL2UZ
    YL90EC via YL2EC         YQ90U via YO5BFJ
QSL CORRECTION. In OPDX.882, we mentioned to QSL Ann/KP2YL and Brian/ KP2HC via their California address. This is incorrect. They are now living in Stuart, Flordia, so make sure you use that address instead of the California address. Address is correct on (QRZ.com).

P40ZB QSL STATUS. Garry, K9WZB, informed OPDX this past week that he just got back from Aruba and has sent the proof for the QSL Card for P40ZB to the printers. He states, "Should be ready in 4 weeks and will start sending them out. Made about 7000 Q's in 116 countries and all 50 states."

Pictures and an online log search are now available for the recent VU7NRO DXpedition at:

http://www.vu2nis.org

QSLS VIA LOTW: VQ9RD

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4L1MA, 5Z4/RW1AU, 6E4LM, 9M6OO, 9U0VB, A25/DL7DF, C4M, C6APR, CY0X, D4C, D2NX, E77DX, ES2Q, EY8MM, FK8HC, FP/W9ILY, FR5ZL, H40MY, HC8N, HR1/K3VN, JD1BMM, KH7B, KP2M, MU0BKA, OJ0B, R1AND, TK7C, TX5C, UP5G, UN9L, V63DX, VI9NI, XW1B, YJ8TZ, YS3/I2JIN and ZP6/DL7UFN

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 8S0C, UT7UJ and VP2V/AH6HY

RL3, EUROPEAN RUSSIA
Operators RL3FT, RN3QO, RU3RQ, RU4PL, RX3DCX, RV3BA, UA3ASZ and UA4LU will be active as RL3A during the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via W3HNK.

RT9, ASIATIC RUSSIA
Operators RX9WR, RU9WX, RA9WR, RW9WW, RV9WA, RV9WHN and RX9TL will be active as RT9W during the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via RZ9WWH.

S2, BANGLADESH (IOTA Op Delayed!)
David, EB7DX, informs OPDX that the St. Martin's Island (AS-127), Bangladesh, in early December has been delayed. David states, "Due to not getting a special callsign in time from the authority, we are moving the date to end of December. A new date will be published very soon and new callsign too. Thanks for your understanding." Visit their Web page at:

http://s2iota.eb7dx.com

SX5, DODECANESE
Efstathios, SV5DKL, will be active as SX5R from Rhodes Island (EU-001) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/High-Power entry. QSL only direct via info on QRZ.com. LoTW will be updated in just a week's time after the contest.

T8, PALAU (Update)
Operators Tibi/HA7TM and his friend Pista/HA5AO, will operate from the Island of Koror (OC-009), in the Republic of Palau for 12 days between November 21st and December 3rd. HA7TM will sign T88CJ and HA5AO will be T88CI. Activity will be on all HF bands (160-6m) mostly on CW, and they will focus on Europe. Tibi/HA7TM, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the HA QSL Bureau. For more details, visit the following Web pages at:

http://www.ha7tm.hu/t88
http://ha5ao.novolab.hu/dxpeds.html

TN, REPUBLIC OF CONGO
By the time you read this Karl, K4YT, should or will be active as TN4Y from Brazzaville. He told OPDX on Sunday, "I finally got my lost suitcases from Ethiopian airlines with the radio gear. I will be going in tomorrow to the PTT and hope they will issue me my license. The operating period will be short but I will try my best, work permitting." He will be there until November 21st. Remember, this is a work trip and not a DXpedition, so look for him in the early mornings and then after 1800z. He has taken his IC-706/keyer/tuner/G5RV antenna along.

UN4, KAZAKHSTAN
Nick, UN4L, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)/High-Power entry. QSL via operator's instructions.

V3, BELIZE
Operators Terry/W6WTG and his XYL Sharon/N2OWL will be active as V31UR from Caye Caulker (NA-073 and Grid EK57) between July 21-29th. Terry plans to be active during the 2009 RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Activity during the contest will be on 40-10 meters SSB. Before and after the contest Terry says he will be on 6 meters and possibly RTTY. QSL via W6UR.

VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (YL Needed)
Bill Horner, VK4FW, member of Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Inc. (ODXG), reports that one more YL is needed to participate in the VK9LA DXpedition. Currently there are 2 YL hams going and 3 non transmitting YLs going. They need a third licensed YL op, and if any of you know of one please let him know at: vk4fw@westnet.com.au
For updates, details on the DXpedition and how to donate to this operation, please visit the ODXG and VK9LA Web pages at:

http://www.odxg.org
http://www.odxg.org/vk9la.htm

VP9, BERMUDA
Seppo, OH1VR, will once again be active as OH1VR/VP9 between November 25th and December 2nd. He plans to be active in the CQ World Wide CW Contest (November 29-30th) as VP9I and as a Single-Op/ Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. QSL OH1VR/VP9 via his home callsign. QSL VP9I via the CBA (not via OH1VR).

VU2, INDIA
Pai, VU2PAI, in Mangalore, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Activity will be on 160-10 meters. QSL via VU2PAI direct (QRZ.com address).

XU, CAMBODIA (Also XV and XW)
Tom, KC0W (ZD7X), who has been working here, expects to be active as XU7XXX in a few contests in the next several months. Look for him to be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry, the ARRL 160-Meter Contest (December 5-6th), the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 23-25th [2009]) and the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd [2009]) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. By the way, his 160m antenna will be a dipole/vertical placed on the beach 5 meters from salt water. In an excerpt from an E-mail sent to OPDX, Tom informs OPDX of the following: "Anyway, I relocated from St.Helena Island to Cambodia less than 2 months ago. I was ZD7X on St.Helena..... After 45,000+ QSOs as ZD7X........I also plan on operating from Laos & Vietnam when my long term (6-8 month DXpedition from Cambodia is over). I visited Laos & Vietnam a few weeks ago scouting good DX locations. I found some real nice ones with great take off angles over the ocean, at least in Vietnam because Laos is land locked.

I have found a GREAT place here in Cambodia on the beach to string up a dipole over 100% salt water. I kick myself everyday for not bringing along a vertical for 160. Even one of those MFJ 80/160 verticals would work OK placed right over the salt water. I have spent the last month+ looking for tubing for constructing a 80/160 vertical. No such items exist here in Cambodia!!! Where is Texas Towers when you need them, hihi!!!

As long as propagation exists between us, I believe we should be able to work something out on 160.......I ONLY work CW.

Out of the 45,000+ QSOs I made as ZD7X over my 11 month DXpedition to St. Helena, I made about 240 160 meter QSOs. ON4UN (who I did work on 160) would have died if he saw my ZD7X 160 antenna. It was a 160 meter dipole with the highest point (the feed point) at 8' above the ground. The ends of the antenna sloped down to less than 3' off the ground. My rented home was about 1 mile from the ocean, so the direct effects of the salt water could not have been that great on the antenna.

I feel that my new 160 antenna with with both legs placed right over the ocean will help my signal pretty well......Time will tell. As on St. Helena, it all boils down to propagation on 160. As you know, 160 is a VERY weird band according to openings.

You are correct not seeing my TENATIVE call of XU7XXX on the DX Clusters yet. It should be issued in the next 7-10 days or so according to the radio licensing guy I met with. My call must first be approved by the Cambodian Minister of Communications.....

Best from Cambodia, Tom - ZD7X, TO0O,KC0W (XU7XXX?)"
ADDED NOTES: QSL via KC0W, DIRECT ONLY. However, he mentions that QSLing may take up to 8 months or longer. He also states, "After operating from Cambodia for 3-4 months I plan on activating Laos and Vietnam for an extended DXpedition of up to 3 months in each country."

XV4, VIETNAM (Update/IOTA Op)
Hans-Peter, HB9BXE, will be active as XV4BX from Phu Quoc Island (AS-128) between November 22nd and December 30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, mainly CW, using 100 watts only into a two element vertical and windom antennas. He will also be an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th). QSL via EB7DX.

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND
Look for six members of the Cambridge University Wireless Society to activate Ascension Island (AF-003) using the callsign ZD8UW between December 31st and January 9th (2009). Operators mentioned are: Hugo/M0HSW, Tom/M0TJH, Simon/G4EAG, Michael/G7VJR, Gordon/G3USR and Martin/G3ZAY. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW shortly after the DXpedition. QSL via G7VJR.

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

ZY7, BRAZIL (Special Event)
Look for ZY7EAM to be activated to celebrate "Brazilian Sailor's Day" between December 4-7th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via PY7GK, by the Bureau.

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