[Dxpeditions] ICPO Bulletin (Sep 25 - Oct 25, 2003)

[Dave Raycroft, VA3RJ]

I.C.P.O. Bulletin (Sep 25 - Oct 25, 2003)
Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O.
Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year)
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25/09/2003:  Operators Just LA9DL, Erling LA6VM and Halvard LA7XK will
be active from Longyearbyen on Svalbard (EU-026) during the Scandinavian
Activity Contest. They will be arriving in Longyearbyen just before noon
Thursday, September 25th and will depart for home early Monday morning,
September 29th. They will operate during the contest with the callsign
JW5X. QSL is via LA5X, direct or via the LA bureau. Before and after the
contest they will be active with their respective JW callsign (JW9DL,
JW7XK and JW6VM). QSL for these contacts are via their home callsigns.
Look for JW7XK to be mainly on BPSK31 and RTTY, while JW9DL and JW6VM
will work SSB and CW. [Tnx OPDX]

25/09/2003:  Shunichiro, JH7IMX, will be on holiday in Honolulu, Hawaii
(IOTA OC-019, USI HI-008S, Honolulu county), between September 25th and
30th and active as K7WD/KH6. He will also be active in the CQ/RJ
Worldwide DX RTTY Contest (September 27-28). QSL via JH7IMX. [Tnx OPDX]

25/09/2003:  Look for Jakob, OZ7AEI/p, to be QRV September 25th from the
Islands of Aro (EU-172, DIA JY-003, ARLHS DEN-072) and Als (JY-001,
ARLHS DEN-019). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

25/09/2003:  Peter, VK3QI, reports that they have postponed the OC-228
operation for the time being. Two of the operators could not go and also
the weather has been very bad for the last week with continuous 35-45
knot winds making landing and exiting the rocks difficult in the time
slot we had available for the remaining operators. Not worth taking the
risk at the moment. We hope to put the operation on later in the next 6
months when the weather is much better and operators are better placed
to be available. [Tnx VK3QI]

26/09/2003:  Dave, AH6HY, will be active as VP5/AH6HY from Grand Turk
Island (NA-003), September 26th through October 4th. His activity will
be on 40 through 10 meter SSB only. QSL via AH6HY. [Tnx OPDX]

27/09/2003:  Franz DJ9ZB, Elmo EA5BYP, Victor EA5FO and Vicente EA5YN,
will be active as 3C0V from Annobon Island (AF-039), between September
27th and October 10th. Activity will be on all modes/bands CW, SSB,
RTTY, PSK, some SSTV, 160 through 6 meters. They hope to have at least
two stations on the air 24 hours a day. Mounting a DXpedition is an
expensive operation for operators. Donations to help the trip, as small
as it may be, will be gratefully accepted and can be sent via Dx Club
Tabarca Island, President Elmo EA5BYP, P.O. Box 3097. 03080 Alicante,
Spain. E-mail cayuco@telefonica.net . Any additional donations included
with QSL card requests will be much appreciated. We should like to say
thanks in advance. QSL via DJ9ZB. [Tnx EA5BYP]

27/09/2003:  Alfonso, IZ8DDP/p, plans to be active from two new
references for the Italian Castles Award (DCI). Activity will be from
15:00 UTC September 27th until the morning of September 28th. He will
visit Torre di Kernot di foce Sele a Capaccio (DCI reference SA-112) and
Torre di avvistamento sul Sele a Capaccio (DCI reference SA-113) Both
towers are located in the Region of Campania, Province of Salerno (SA).
QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx IZ8DDP]

27/09/2003:  Uli, DJ9XB, will be active as J45XB from the Dodecanese
(EU-001) in the CQ/RJ Worldwide DX RTTY Contest (September 27-28th) as a
Single-Op/Single Band (15m) entry. QSL via DJ9XB. [Tnx OPDX]

27/09/2003:  Look for Bronius LY1CM/p and LY3UV/p to be QRV September
27th and 28th from Cape Vente lighthouse (ARLHS LIT-008). Activity will
be on 20 meter CW and SSB. QSL via home calls. [Tnx LY1CM]

27/09/2003:  Sasi, 9V1SM (VU3SNM), will be active as ZL/9V1SM/P from the
QTHs of Christchurch (OC-134) and Auckland (OC-036), New Zealand. His
operation should commence on September 27th and ends on October 4th.
Activity will be on 20 through 6 meter PSK31 and SSB. QSL via W3HNK.
[Tnx OPDX]

28/09/2003:  Frank IZ7AUH/p and Gianni IZ7FLP/p plan to be QRV September
28th from new references for the Italian Castles Award. Frank, IZ7AUH/p,
will activate Porta San Martino di Montemesola (DCI reference TA-058)
and Porta San Francesco di Montemesola (DCI TA-059). Gianni, IZ7FLP/p,
will activate Porta San Gennaro di Montemesola (DCI TA-060) and Castello
di Montemesola (DCI TA-015). Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters from
06:30 UTC until 11:00 UTC. All references are located in the Region of
Puglia, Province of Taranto (TA). QSL direct to home calls (QRZ.com).
[Tnx IZ7AUH]

28/09/2003:  Look for Kevin, MW3AFR/p, and Mel, MW3AGN/p, to be QRV
September 28th from Holyhead breakwater lighthouse (ARLHS WAL-011).
Activity will be mostly on 40 meters. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [Tnx MW3AFR]

28/09/2003:  Velde, PA0VDV, will be QRV as PJ6/PA0VDV from Saba Island
(NA-145) between September 28th and October 3rd. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

28/09/2003:  From September 28th through October 30th Rich, PA0RRS, will
be active as VK4SRW and VK4SRW/p while travelling from Cairns,
Queensland to Sydney, NSW. He also plans to visit the following islands:
Magnetic (OC-171) October 5-6th; Hamilton (OC-160) October 8th; Fraser
(OC-142) October 11-13th; and Moreton (OC-137) October 15th or 16th. QSL
via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

30/09/2003:  Depending on weather and local conditions, Nando IT9YRE,
Claudio I1SNW and Alfio IT9EJW plan to operate from Maria Island
(Austral Islands) between September 30th and October 3rd; then they
expect to be active from Hereheretue (French Polynesia) starting around
13 (local time) October 9th for two days. From both the islands they
will operate SSB (FO/IT9YRE and FO/I1SNW) and CW (FO/IT9EJW) for as many
hours as possible, hopefully around the clock. Contributions will be
gratefully accepted along with direct QSL requests. QSL via home calls.
[Tnx 425 DXN]

01/10/2003:  Jim, W7UG and Tom, K7ZZ will operate as T88ZX from Palau
(OC-009) starting around October 1st for one week. Then they will move
to Yap (OC-012), Micronesia and be active as V63ZT for another 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 (QRZ.com). [Tnx 425DXN]

02/10/2003:  Members of the Korea DX Club (KDXC) and the Seorak DX Club
will activate Cho Island (AS-168) from October 2nd to 5th. Their
callsign will be DS0DX/2. Activity will be on 80 through 10 meters with
CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL Mmanager is HL1XP. [Tnx OPDX]

02/10/2003:  Frank, DH5JG, will be active October 2nd to 14th from the
Island of La Palma (IOTA AF-004, DIE-013), Canary Islands, as EA8/DH5JG.
Activity will be on 80 through 10 meters, WARC bands included, mainly
CW, with some SSB. QSL via bureau to home call. [Tnx OH5JC]

02/10/2003:  Look for Madeleine, PA3CUZ/p, to be QRV from Texel Island
(IOTA EU-038) between October 2th and 9th. Activity will be in SSB.
Check the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. [Tnx PA3CUZ]

03/10/2003:  Look for K4R to be active on a mini DXpedition to
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Activity will be between October 3rd
and 5th. QSL via KG4KWW, direct (Greg Curti Sr., 8307 Patrick Henry
Blvd., Mechanicsville, VA 23116) or bureau. [Tnx KG4KWW]

04/10/2003:  The Wireless Association of South Hills will be QRV from
St. John, US Virgin Islands (NA-106) from October 4th through the 12th
2003. The DXPedition team will be on the air during the California QSO
Party (October 4-5th) and the Pennsylvania QSO Party (October 11-12th).
Join them during the PA contest for an opportunity to snag the rare VI
section during this fun and friendly contest! In addition, St. John is
also listed on the RSGB's IOTA "Most Wanted" list (NA-106) and is in
grid square FK-77. In between the contests, the NP2SH team will be
running both phone and CW stations on all bands 80 through 10 meters as
band and weather conditions permit. QSL with SASE via N3ZNI. [Tnx W3SRL]

04/10/2003:  Norbert, DL2RNS, will operate mainly CW as S79NS from the
Seychelles (AF-024) between October 4th and 17th. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

04/10/2003:  Gerhard DJ5IW, Thomas DL2RMC, Hartmut DM5TI and Andree
DL8LAS will be active from Christmas Island (OC-002) as VK9XW, VK9XM,
VK9XT and VK9XA, respectively, from October 4th to 11th. 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]

05/10/2003:  Look for Juergen, DJ7JB/p, to be QRV from Borkum Island
(IOTA EU-047, DID N-01 for the German Islands Award) between October 5th
and 10th. Activity will be on 160 through 10 meter SSB. Check the usual
IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call. [Tnx DL8AAM]

05/10/2003:  Rich, PA0RRS, will be active as VK4SRW/p from the following
islands: Magnetic (OC-171) October 5-6th; Hamilton (OC-160) October 8th;
Fraser (OC-142) October 11-13th; and Moreton (OC-137) October 15th or
16th. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

07/10/2003:  A group of operators will be active on all bands and modes
as 4M9YY from San Fernando de Apure, in the rare call area 9 of
Venezuela (ITU 12, CQ 09, FJ67), October 7th to 12th. QSL direct
(maildrop) to 4M9YY, Pakmail 10012, P.O. Box 025304, Miami, FL
33102-5304, USA (YV stations only can request their cards via bureau).
[Tnx 425DXN]

07/10/2003:  The BQ9P Pratas Island expedition will be taking place on
October 7 to 16, 2003. They expect to be QRV at 10:00 UTC October 7th
and QRT at 01:00 UTC October 16th and at least two antennas to setup
before dark in the first day. They will setup 5 stations in total. 160
through 6m +  WARC bands, on CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31. QRG for most
DX window (+/- QRM). Operators: BV4FH, BV3FG, BV3BW, DL3DXX, DK7YY,
JI6KVR, ZL4PO, OE1WHC and N2OO. The QSL manager for BQ9P is Steve, KU9C.
[Tks JI6KVR]

08/10/2003:  Richard, AD5OZ, will be QRV as KL7FBI from Shemya Island
(IOTA NA-037, USI AK-019S, 3rd S. Central county), Alaska, from October
8th to 14th. Activity will be mainly CW on 80 to 20 meters. QSL to
AD5OZ. [Tnx ARRL DX News]

08/10/2003:  Rich, PA0RRS, will be active as VK4SRW/p from the following
islands: Hamilton (OC-160) October 8th; Fraser (OC-142) October 11-13th;
and Moreton (OC-137) October 15th or 16th. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [Tnx 425DXN]

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:  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]

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 (292), KA2ZJE (342), NB2D 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:  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:  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]

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 17th. Activity
will be on 80 through 10 meters, SSB and CW - no RTTY or PSK. QSL via
VK3DYL. [Tnx OPDX]

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:  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:  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]

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:  Operators Doug W3CF, John WX0B, Sharon N5CK, Irwin KD3TB,
Andrew KD3RF, Heinz DL2BO 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]

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]

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:  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:  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:  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]
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LOOKING AHEAD -
21/11/2003:  Oleg, UA1PBA, reports that he is currently in St.
Petersburg preparing for the upcoming Antarctic summer season as R1ANF.
He will leave for Saam Bellingshausen Base (WABA UA-004) located on King
George Island, South Shetland Islands (IOTA AN-010), the middle of
November by plane. Arrival is planned sometime between November 21st and
24th. Oleg will again be chief of the station during this season.
However, it can not be ruled out that he will stay there longer (maybe a
year and a half) due to all the work which has to be done. The R1ANF
team this season will consist of the following operators: Slava UA1PAI,
Aleksei UA1PAW (you know him from last season) and Oleg UA1PBA. If work
allows they will be active also from other locations. However, detailed
plans but are not made at this time. [Tnx DL5EBE]
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73 and Good Hunting!
Dave Raycroft - VA3RJ
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