[Dxpeditions] ICPO Bulletin (Oct 09 - 27, 2003)

[Dave Raycroft, VA3RJ]

I.C.P.O. Bulletin (Oct 09 - 27, 2003)
Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O.
Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year)
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09/10/2003:  Members from the Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club (DL0DLH) will
be operating from the Azores (EU-003), October 9th to 12th, under the
callsign CU2L. Activity will be on HF bands (160 meters included) on
SSB, CW and PSK. Operators are: DL1FDS, DK7TF, DG5FCN, DL4FP and DK7PE.
QSL via DL4FP. [Tnx OPDX]

09/10/2003:  The St. Helens Radio Club will again be active from
Guernsey Island (IOTA EU-114) as GP0STH (GP0 ST. Helens). Operators Ron,
G4DIY, and Lee, G0DBE, expect to be active from 11:00 UTC Thursday,
October 9th, through Monday the 13th. Activity will be on 40, 30, 20,
17, 15, 12, 10 meter CW and SSB on the usual DXpedition frequencies. QSL
via G4DIY direct or by the Bureau. PLEASE Note: If you are in the
bureau, you will automatically be sent a QSL for each contact. They
don't require your QSL card. If you have to go direct, they will reply
direct as long as return postage is received. [Tnx OPDX]

09/10/2003:  Jim, W7UG and Tom, K7ZZ will operate as V63ZT from Yap
(OC-012), Micronesia, starting around October 9th for one week. Look for
them on 80 through 10 meters (with an emphasis on the WARC bands) SSB
and CW, with some RTTY if there is enough interest in that mode. QSLs
direct to K7ZZ. [Tnx 425DXN]

10/10/2003:  Look for RK3DZJ/3 to be QRV October 10th to 13th from the
Kaluzhskie Zaseki national park (RFFA reference RFF-042 for the Russian
Flora and Fauna Award, RDA reference KG-27 for the Russian Districts
Award). QSL via RA3DEJ, direct or bureau. [Tnx QRZ.ru]

10/10/2003:  Special call YE32OB will be aired (on 10, 15 and 20 meters
SSB, CW and digital modes) from Batam Island (OC-075) between October
10th and 12th during the Ham Festival held by the local ORARI branch and
to celebrate the 32th anniversary of "Otorita Batam"
(http://www.batam.go.id). QSL direct via IZ8CCW. Those who work YE32OB
on three bands or three modes are entitled to have a souvenir from
Otorita Batam. Inquiries should be directed to Adhi Bimbo, YC3MM
(yc3mm@mdxc.org). [Tnx 425DXN]

10/10/2003:  Jack, ZL3CW, will be active as ZM8CW from Raoul Island,
Kermadec Islands (OC-039), from October 10th to 18th, 2003, approx. He
will be there doing maintenance work for the Department of Conservation
and hopes to be active in his spare time. Note this is NOT a DXpedition
as such  but you know Jack is great CW operator and enjoys the challenge
of the pileups in his spare time. QSL via Ron, ZL1AMO. [Tnx ZL2AL]

11/10/2003:  Tarrytown, NY (USA-836) will become the Lighthouse at
Sleepy Hollow and will be activated on Saturday, October 11, 2003 from
11:00 AM - 4:00PM (EST) by WA2MZZ/p (292), KA2ZJE/p (342), NB2D/p and
others. ARLHS frequencies, plus 147.06, 147.105. Certificates will be
issued by SASE by KA2ZJE. This special event is to celebrate the village
of Sleepy Hollow taking over the Kingsland State Park and Lighthouse
(the lighthouse will eventually be turned on again). There will be
lighthouse tours, fireworks and other events that will take place this
weekend. [Tnx WA2MZZ]

11/10/2003:  Detlev, DL1RTW, will be active as DL1RTW/p from Ruegen
Island (IOTA EU-057, DID O-07 for the German Islands Award) October 11th
to 16th. Activity will be holiday-style, 40, 30 and 20 meters. QSL via
his home callsign (bureau). [Tnx OPDX]

11/10/2003:  Look for Fran�ois, F5JNE and Claude, F5MCC to be active
October 11th as F5JNE/p from the Chateau des Pannats (DFCF reference
89246 for the French Castles Award, DDCF 8904 for the French Cantons
Award, Zip Code 89200), in Avallon City. Activity will begin around
06:00 UTC on 40 meter SSB. QSL via F5JNE, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL]

11/10/2003:  Look for Kevin, MW3AFR/p, and Mel GW1AKT/p, to be QRV
October 11th from South Stack lighthouse (ARLHS WAL-025). Activity will
be mostly on 40 meters. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [Tnx
MW3AFR]

11/10/2003:  Russ, K9DXR, will be attempting to activate the Cana Island
lighthouse (ARLHS USA-104, Door county), Baileys Harbor, WI, October
11th and 12th using his IC-706 and outbacker antennas. He will try to be
on 40m and 20m standard LH frequencies (7270Mhz and 14270Mhz) +/- QRM.
Russ will be using the call K9DXR/9. QSL via home call, either with SASE
or via eQSL. [Tnx K9DXR]

11/10/2003:  The Lake Whitney Amateur Radio Club, NZ5T, will be QRV
October 11th (1400 UTC - 1800 UTC) from The Island (USI reference
TX-036L) located in Lake Whitney, Texas. Look for activity on 14.250,
21.300 and 28.400 MHz. QSL via NZ5T (PO Box 1181, Whitney, TX 76692).
[Tnx NZ5T]

11/10/2003:  Look for Stefan, OZ/DJ7AO, to be QRV October 11th to 19th
from Westj�tland. He will activate Lyngvig Fyr (ARLHS DEN-024) during
his holidays during this week. Prefered frequencies are: 7015 kHz (CW),
7065 kHz (SSB), 14015 kHz (CW) and 14265 kHz (SSB). QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [Tnx DL2VFR]

11/10/2003:  Rich, PA0RRS, will be active as VK4SRW/p from the following
islands: Fraser (OC-142) October 11-13th; and Moreton (OC-137) October
15th or 16th. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

11/10/2003:  Look for Gerhard DJ5IW, Thomas DL2RMC, Hartmut DM5TI and
Andree DL8LAS to be active as VK9CT and VK9D from the Cocos-Keeling
Islands (OC-003) between October 11th and 23rd. Activity will be on all
modes, 160 through 6 meters with a focus on the lower and the WARC
bands, including operations on AO-40. They will have 3 stations on. QSL
via DL2RMC. [Tnx OPDX]

12/10/2003:  Pierre, HB9QQ, will again be on from Liechtenstein as
HB0/HB9QQ starting October 12th, for a few days, if weather and snow
permit, and mainly on 160M. His QTH is at 2200M elevation, and he will
be using a dipole at a height of 23M and 500W. QSL via HB9QQ. [Tnx
F5NQL]

12/10/2003:  Look for K9ZEV to be QRV October 12th from Biddle Island
(USI IN-001R, Not IOTA, Cass county), Indiana. Biddle Island is located
in the Wabash River. Activity will start at 15:00 UTC and go to 22:00
UTC, on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via K9ZEV (QRZ.com) and include SASE for
QSL card. [Tnx USI]

13/10/2003:  Leo, W3LEO, reports that he will once again be active from
Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from about October 13th to November
15th. His callsign will be MM0LEO, and he plans to be in the CQWW SSB
Contest. He will use an Icom 706 (w/100 watts) using the following
antennas: R-5 vertical [20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters] and a 40-meter
dipole [in inverted-V, semi-delta configuration]. QSL via W3LEO, CBA or
bureau. He provides the following award reference numbers: Worked All
Britain [WAB] Square NW-95, CQ Zone 14, ITU Zone 27, WW Loc. IO74ku and
IOTA EU-005. [Tnx OPDX]

13/10/2003:  Mark, KG8DP, trustee/member of the Rusty Zipper HF & DX
Contest Club (NA8KD), reports that he will be active as NA8KD from
Grassey Key (IOTA NA-062, USI FL-068S, Monroe county), Florida, October
13th to 19th. He will be a fixed station there, but he will be mobile
when heading south to Key West. QSL via KG8DP. [Tnx OPDX]

13/10/2003:  Three of the YLs who operated VK9YL and ZK1XYL last year,
namely Gwen/VK3DYL, June/VK4SJ and Elizabeth/VE7YL (CW), will activate
Christmas Island (OC-002) as VK9XYL from October 13th to 27th. Activity
will be on 80 through 10 meters, SSB and CW - no RTTY or PSK. QSL via
VK3DYL. [Tnx OPDX]

13/10/2003:  John, WD0FPY, is off to New England again, in particular
Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He will be activating a number of
lighthouses while there as WD0FPY/1. He plans to be there from October
13th through October 20th. The tentative plan is: Rhode Island on
October 13th; Massachusetts on October 14th; Nantucket Island (IOTA
NA-046, USI MA-007S, Nantucket county), Massachusetts, on October 15 and
16th; Massachusetts on October 17th; and Rhode Island (IOTA NA-031) on
October 18, 19 and 20th. Look for John on 20 meters (14,270) +/- the
QRM. QSL via home call, SASE please. [Tnx W8TTS]

15/10/2003:  Rich, PA0RRS, will be active as VK4SRW/p from Moreton
Island (OC-137) October 15th or 16th. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

16/10/2003:  Amateur Radio Club of DARC e.V. Ahrensburg/Grosshansdorf,
DL0AS, will activate Gollwitz West lighthouse (GLHA-72 for the German
Lighthouse Award, ARLHS FED-093), Gollwitz Nord lighthouse (GLHA-74,
ARLHS FED-092) and Timmendorf lighthouse (GLHA-47, ARLHS FED-236) on
October 16th or 17th. All lighthouses are located on Poel Island (IOTA
EU-098, DID O-02 for the German Islands Award). QSL via DL5KUA. [Tnx
DL2VFR]

16/10/2003:  Chris DL5NAM, Uwe DL9NDS and Klaus DL7NFK will be active as
PJ4/homecall from Bonaire Island (SA-006), October 16th to 26th.
Activity will be on 80 through 6 meter CW, SSB and RTTY. They also plan
to be active in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) with
a contest callsign. QSL PJ4/DL5NAM via DL5NAM (Chris Sauvageot,
Guttenburg, 91322 Graefenberg, Germany), PJ4/DL7NFK via DL7NFK (Klaus
Mohr, Am Anger, 95488 Eckersdorf, Germany) and PJ4/DL9NDS via DL9NDS
(Uwe Scherf, Itzgrund 15, 95512 Neudrossenfeld, Germany). [Tnx OPDX]

17/10/2003:  The Atacama Desert Dx group operators XQ1IDM, XQ4ZW,
CE1URH, CE1RQB,CE1VBH, CE1FLS, CA2WUI, CD0906 and CE6TBN will be on the
air as 3G2D from Damas island (IOTA SA-086, DICE ICE-201, WW Loc.
FG40fs) October 17, 18 and 19th. They will be on the air from 160
through 6 meter CW, SSB and RTTY/PSK. They plan to operate 3 stations 24
hours a day. QSL manager is XQ1IDM. [Tnx CE6TBN]

17/10/2003:  Look for CE0Y/SP9PT and CE0Y/SP9EVP to operate from Easter
Island (SA-001) between October 17th and November 1st. They will be
active on 80 through 6 meter CW, maybe with some PSK, RTTY and SSTV.
>From November 1st to 8th they expect to sign CE3/SP9PT/m and
CE3/SP9EVP/m while visiting the Atacama Desert. QSL via home calls. [Tnx
425DXN]

18/10/2003:  Martin, DL1ZU, will be QRV October 18th to 26th from
Fehmarn Island (EU-128) as DL1ZU/p. Activity will be on 80 through 10
meter CW, RTTY and PSK. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx
425DXN]

18/10/2003:  The North Port ARC will do a six hour dxpedition to Cayo
Costa (IOTA NA-069, USI FL-464S, Lee county), Florida, accessible only
via boat, under Field Day conditions on October 18, 2003. The team will
consist of K1ARL (Carl), WD4A (Al), KA9WIE (Mike) and others. They will
try to have at least two bands on at all times. Activity will be on 40
meters and up. QSL via operator's instructions. [Tnx USI]

18/10/2003:  Marc (KD5MSS/p) and Ralph (NM5RC/p) will be roving on Lake
Powell islands during entire W/VE Islands contest (October 18-19th)
using both call signs on one rig. This part of Lake Powell is in
Cocconino County, AZ and Kane and San Juan Counties, UT. They will
overnight on island that is on state line and will receive both AZ and
UT USI numbers; station will be set up with antenna in one state and rig
in other state. Ralph will send QSL cards to all contacts. Marc will QSL
DX contacts and requests others send card and SASE if you want card.
Looking forward to hearing from you. Catch them on Antelope Island as
they switch operators and get four log entries (2 new USI's X 2
stations). [Tnx OPDX]

18/10/2003:  Look for Keith, KL7KG/p, to be QRV October 18th and 19th
from Mitkof Island (IOTA NA-041, USI AK-155S, 1st S. Eastern District)
starting approximately 16:00 UTC. Activity will be on 20 meter SSB. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx USI]

18/10/2003:  Sasi, VU3SNM/9V1SM, will be active from Bermuda's
Biological Station for Research, October 18-27th. Look for VU3SNM/VP9 on
20-6 meter PSK31 and SSB. Since this is a work related trip, most of the
operations will be confined to a few hours in the evenings. QSL to his
Manager Joe, W3HNK. [Tnx OPDX]

18/10/2003:  Jim, W1EMT/p, will be activiating (line-of-sight) Bear
Island lighthouse (ARLHS USA-045) from the shore of Northeast Harbor,
Mount Desert Island (IOTA NA-055, USI ME-021S, Hancock county), Maine,
on October 18th. Activity will be mostly on 20 meter SSB. He will also
be qrp also on HFPAck on 18.157 MHz. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [Tnx W1EMT]

18/10/2003:  Look for Tom, WA6WPG/p, to be QRV October 18th and 19th
from San Miguel Island (IOTA NA-144, USI CA-014S, Santa Barbara county),
California. He will be running 50 watts, battery/solar panel, vertical
dipole 15 and 20 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx USI]

18/10/2003:  Anci, JA2ZL, will be active October 18th to 24th from Niue
Island (OC-040) as ZK2ZY. Activity will be on 80 through 12 meter SSB,
CW and RTTY, with 100 watts, dipoles and 2 element beams. QSL to his
home call via JARL bureau (until July, 2004) or direct to his home
address (Anci Yamada, 17-8-2 Takirocho, Tajima, 507-0813 Japan). [Tnx
F5NQL]

19/10/2003:  Bob, N2OO, will once again be operating from the Hillview
Gardens Resort station, East Malaysia (OC-088), from October 19th
through November 13th as 9M6OO. QSL via N2OO. [Tnx OPDX]

19/10/2003:  Look for GB2LSM to be active on HF 40m and 20m and other
bands and possible CW operators as well on October 19th. Operating from
the Long Shop Museum "Final Fling steam day" in Leiston from NE Suffolk
East of England (EU-005). QSL via operator's instructions. [Tnx M3FEH]

19/10/2003:  Operators Doug W3CF, John WX0B, Sharon N5CK, Irwin KD3TB,
Andrew KD3RF, Heinz DF2BO and Sigmond KM9M will activate the Royal
Antiguan Radio Club Station, V26DX, as a Multi/2 Low Power entry for the
CQWW Phone Contest. Operators begin activity October 19th, and the last
one out is November 1st. QSL all V26DX QSOs via KU9C with appropriate
return postage and self addressed envelope or via the bureau. QSL
individual ops via on air instructions. Their planned activity will be
on 6 meters and the WARC bands before and after the contest. ADDED
NOTES: A "Top Gun" plaque will be given to the first single op station
to work them on 6 bands. "Top Gun" T-Shirts will be awarded to the top 9
fastest 6 band single op Q's after that. Their antennas will include:
Force 12 C4 yagi at 120', Optibeam 12-6 at 120', home brew - bent up 6
meter yagi at 120' and a 270' wire terminated over a salt pond @ 120'.
[Tnx OPDX]

19/10/2003:  Look for WW9CW (Craig) and N9YPN (Tony) to be QRV from
Campbell's Island (USI IL-006R) located in the Mississippi River, Rock
Island county, Illinois, during the Illinois QSO Party (October
19-20th). They will be using the call WW9CW. Activity will be from 17:00
UTC to 22:00 UTC October 19th on 40, 20 and towards evening 80 meters.
QSL via WW9CW, direct (Craig Wilkins, 2507 214th St N lot 6, Port Byron,
IL 61275, USA) or via the bureau. [Tnx USI]

20/10/2003:  Holger, DL5XAT, and Matthias, DL5OB, have cancelled their
C5 (The Gambia) operation scheduled for October 21st to November 2nd.
They will now be active from Gozo Island (EU-023) from October 20th to
30th. Activity should include the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th). Contest callsign was not mentioned. However, outside of the
contest look for 9H3SB (DL5XAT) and 9H3UD (DL5OB). QSL via the bureau or
direct via home callsign. [Tnx OPDX]

20/10/2003:  Willy Dellaert, ON5AX, reports that he will be active (SSB
and CW) as FR/ON5AX from Reunion Island (IOTA AF-016, DIFO FR-001)
between October 20th and 23rd October, as S79AX from Mahe, Praslin and
La Digue (AF-024), Seychelles between October 24th to November 4th (CQ
WW SSB DX Contest included) and as 3B8/ON5AX from Mauritius (AF-049)
between November 6th to 15th. QSLs via ON5AX. [Tnx 425DXN]

20/10/2003:  The Florida DXPedition Group has entered the CQWW SSB
contest from a DX location since 1996 as WP2AHW. This year eight members
will be operating from San Andres Island (NA-033) during the period of
October 20th to 28th. They will run four to five stations before and
after the contest. For the CQWW SSB contest (October 25-26) they have
been assigned the call 5J0X and will participate as a Multi-Two entry.
QTH: "Red Crab QTH", Loc: EK92dn, CQ Zone 07 and ITU Zone 11. Operators:
Jan K4QD, William N2WB, Bill W4WX, Bob K9MDO, Cory N1WON, Clarence
W9AAZ, Larry W1LR and Vance N5VL. They will be signing HK0/home call.
Bands and modes: 160 through 6 meter CW, Phone, RTTY / PSK-31. QSL via
the individuals home call. QSL HK0/N2WB via his QSL Manager N2OO. QSL
5J0J via N1WON direct only. In the past they have never asked for any
assistance. This year they are asking for donations to help offset the
cost. If you are interested in donating please send to: Bill Gallier,
FDXPG, 2694 North Camel Ave., Middleburg, FL 32068. [Tnx W4WX]

20/10/2003:  Operators Bob PZ5JR, John PZ5DX and Arnold PZ1AP will be
active during the CQWW SSB Contest as PZ5JR from October 20th to
November 4th. Operators PZ5JR and PZ5DX will be operating in different
parts of the country, possibly from the jungle as portable seven. Their
bands/modes of activity were not provided. [Tnx OPDX]

21/10/2003:  An international team of thirty operators will activate
VB2C (CQ Zone 2, Camp Rupert, James Bay, Northern Quebec) between
October 21st and 27th. Activity will include the CQWW SSB Contest as a
Multi/Multi entry. "Team Zone 2" with its 30 op effort will be active
before the contest on 160 through 6 meters. For QSL info, see the web
site at: http://www.qsl.net/teamzone2/ . [Tnx Team Zone 2]

21/10/2003:  WA2VYA, K2WB and N2VW will be active as VP5/homecall (QSL
via home call) from Providenciales (NA-002), Turks & Caicos Islands,
between October 21st and 28th. They will also be participating in the CQ
WW DX SSB Contest as VP5T (QSL via N2VW), a Muli-Multi entry. Before and
after the contest they will concentrate on CW and the WARC bands. [Tnx
425DXN]

21/10/2003:  Jaak, ES1FB, plans to be QRV as XU7ACV from Koh Poah Island
(AS-133) between October 21st and 23rd. QSL direct to ES1FB. [Tnx OPDX]

22/10/2003:  Team Antigua will ride once again to activate V26B on the
Beautiful Island Nation of Antigua and Barbuda (IOTA NA-100, Grid Loc.
FK97) in the 2003 running of the CQWW SSB Contest (October 24-25th).
Their plans are to enter the Multioperator/Two-transmitter category.
Members of Team Antigua will also make special attempts to be active on
RTTY, PSK31, 160 meters and the WARC bands a few days both  before and
after the contest. There is also a possibility of some 6 meter with
conditions permitting! Most likely their operators will make their
presence felt on all bands starting on or about October 22th until about
November 2nd. The Members of Team Antigua and their calls: V26B - Sam,
WT3Q (QSL via WT3Q); V26EW - Ed, N2ED (QSL via N2ED), V26OC - Brian,
N3OC (QSL via N3OC); V26R - Mike, KA2AEV (QSL via KA2AEV); and V26U -
Bill, W2UDT (QSL via W2UDT). As well as a few new members who will
announce their QSL routes when their Antigian calls become finalized.
[Tnx KA2AEV]

22/10/2003:  Joe, VE3BW, will be operating as VE3BW/HR6 from Roatan
(NA-057), Honduras between October 22nd and November 3rd, including an
entry in the CQWW SSB contest (October 25-26). QSL via VE3BW, QRZ.com.
[Tnx VE3KZ]

23/10/2003:  Harry AC8G, Ron WA8LOW, Ron W8ILC, Brian KA7KUZ, Kecko
TI5KD, Tony VE3RZ, Jorge CX6VM, Ed K1EP, Tom ZP5AZL, Juan ZP5MAL, Dale
N3BNA and Dave WT8R, will be manning the TI5N Contest station as a
multi-multi entry in the CQWWSSB contest (October 25-26). QSL TI5N via
W3HNK. For a day or two before and after the contest, the individual
operators will be on the using TI5/own-callsign as time permits. Expect
a higher level of CW and other non SSB modes on the contest bands due to
the large SSB volume in the contest. Attention will also be directed to
6 meters and the WARC bands using various modes. QSL's for the
individual QSO's should go to the callbook address unless advised
otherwise. IMPORTANT - do not mix the contest QSL with ones for the
individual contacts. [Tnx KA2AEV]

23/10/2003:  Six operators from the radio-club of Nancy (F6KIM), will be
QRV October 23rd to 27th from Porquerolles island (IOTA EU-070, DIFM
ME-010, WW Loc. JN38), using the call sign TM5CRO. Activity will be on
all bands 160 meters through 23 centimeters, except 6 meters (not
allowed in this department) and 432 MHz. WSJT activity is also planned.
QSL via F5RMY. [Tnx F5NQL]

23/10/2003:  Vlad V5/ZS6MG (QSL via ZS6MG) and Emil V5/ZS6EGB (QSL via
ZS6EGB) will be QRV from the evening of October 23rd until the morning
of October 27th from Outjo, Namibia. They also will be active in the
CQWW-SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as V51E (QSL via ZS6MG). Before and
after the contest they will be active on most HF bands on CW, SSB, RTTY
and PSK. [Tnx K1XN]

24/10/2003:  Willy Dellaert, ON5AX, reports that he will be active (SSB
and CW) as S79AX from Mahe, Praslin and La Digue (AF-024), Seychelles
between October 24th to November 4th (CQ WW SSB DX Contest included) and
as 3B8/ON5AX from Mauritius (AF-049) between November 6th to 15th. QSLs
via ON5AX. [Tnx 425DXN]

25/10/2003:  Anci, JA2ZL, will be active October 25th to 28th from
Western Samoa (OC-097) as 5W0ZY. Activity will be on 80 through 12 meter
SSB, CW and RTTY, with 100 watts, dipoles and 2 element beams. He also
hopes to participate in the CQWW-SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL to
his home call via JARL bureau (until July, 2004) or direct to his home
address (Anci Yamada, 17-8-2 Takirocho, Tajima, 507-0813 Japan). [Tnx
F5NQL]

25/10/2003:  Members of the Guam Contest Club will be on the air during
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest SSB (October 25-26th). Look for operators
JI3ERV/NH2C, JR7OMD/WI3O, JP1JFG/N2IU, JG3RPL/N1BJ, JH7QXJ, JR8VSE/NH2N
and JE8KKX/AH2K to activate AH2R from Guam Island (KH2, Zone 27, IOTA
OC-026) as a Multi-Op/2TX entry. QSL via JH7QXJ (Direct or JA bureau,
NOT the KH2 bureau). [Tnx OPDX]

25/10/2003:  Fabio, I4UFH, will be active as D44TD from Santa Maria,
Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde (AF-086) during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via CT1EKF. [Tnx
OPDX]

25/10/2003:  Raymound, WQ7R, will be active as HQ9R from Roatan Island
(NA-057), Honduras, in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26)
as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL via N6FF. [Tnx OPDX]

25/10/2003:  Bill, W8QZA, will be operating the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26) from KH6SQ's QTH on Maui (IOTA OC-019, USI HI-018S). His
callsign will be KH6/W8QZA. He will operate in the contest as a 20 meter
Single Band entry and will be QRP. There will be some acivity before and
after the contest on HF. QSL via his home call. [Tnx OPDX]

25/10/2003:  Marko, OH4JFN, will be QRV October 25th to 28th from the
Aland Islands (IOTA EU-002, Zone 15) as OH0Z, including a SOAB entry in
the CQWW-SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via OH5DX. [Tnx 425DXN]

25/10/2003:  Operators Trent VK4TI, AJ VK2IR, Chris VK3FY and Les VK3WA
will be active as YJ0X in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. Other operators are invited to join
the crew by sending an E-mail to: trent@sampson.net.au . QSL via VK4TI,
using the QRZ.com address. [Tnx OPDX]

27/10/2003:  Three of the YLs who operated VK9YL and ZK1XYL last year,
namely Gwen/VK3DYL, June/VK4SJ and Elizabeth/VE7YL (CW), Cocos Keeling
(OC-003) as VK9CYL from October 27th to November 10th. Activity will be
on 80 through 10 meters, SSB and CW - no RTTY or PSK. QSL via VK3DYL.
[Tnx OPDX]
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NOTICE: PA3AXU is now ON4AXU. His new address is: G. Dijkers, Hobos
straat 28, B-3900 Overpelt, Belgium. [Tnx ON4AXU]
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73 and Good Hunting!
Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ
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