[HCRA] Rare DX, Expedition to YV0

[Kevin F. Berrien]

FYI, hearing a lot of talk on the air & reflectors, about this 
expedition going on the air any time, to YV0, here is a post regarding 
from the internet.
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For those of you DXers interested YV0 is going to be on the air starting 
next week. Aves Is is currently rated between #8 & 10 on the most wanted 
list.

 >>> AVES ISLAND 2004 <<<

The Radio Club Venezolano (yv5aj-rcv at cantv.net) has released
official
 > information on the long awaited DXpedition to Aves Island (NA-020),
organized
 > by RCV to celebrate their 70th anniversary.
 >
 > The expedition will take place between 28 July and 8 August. Actual QRV
time
 > will depend on the length of the voyage (it takes some 24 hours to reach
the
 > island, which lies around 600 kilometres north of mainland Venezuela) and
on
 > set-up. The main antennas will be taken down the day before departure,
but
 > operations might continue until the last moment on 8 August.
 >
 > The team will include YV1AVO, YV1DIG, YV4BOU, YV5AMH, YV5IVB, YV5JBI,
YV5KM,
 > YV5KXE, YV5OIE, YV6BTF and YY5FRD, plus K4UEE, K6MYC, OH2BH and OH0XX
as
 > guest operators. They will operate on all bands and modes (callsign
not
 > provided) with six HF stations and one 6m/2m, EME and satellite station.
 >
 > Suggested frequencies are:
 > CW 1823, 3503/3523, 7003/7023, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893,
28023,
 > 50103, 144100, 432100
 > SSB 1843, 3795, 7055, 14195/14260, 18145, 21295/21195*, 24945,
 > 28480/28905*, 50103, 144200
 > RTTY 3580, 7035, 10133, 14083, 18101, 21083, 24920, 28083
 > SSTV 14233, 21343, 28683
 > PSK 3580, 7035/7080, 10143, 14071, 18101, 21071, 24920, 28120
 > FM 29600, 146520
 > EME 50103, 144080
 > * for novices only
 >
 > At the hour and at half hours the operators will be looking respectively
for
 > AF/AS/OC and short skip stations (Caribbean and northern SA) only,
please
 > refrain from calling if you are not in those areas.
 >
 > The pilot stations will be ZL2AL (Asia and Oceania), K6GNX (America)
and
 > OH2RF (Europe).
 >
 > If a good communication can be established, logs will be uploaded daily
and
 > made available on the RCV's web page (www.radioclubvenezolano.org).
 >
 > QSL via KB6NAN, either direct (Dianna R Killeen, P.O. Box 911, Pescadero,
CA
 > 94060-0911, USA) or through the bureau. Logs will be uploaded to the
ARRL's
 > LOTW (Logbook of the World).