[PPRAANet] QRZ DX 2011-06E

[DickT-W0RAA]

FYI.  I received this update from Galen, AG0A.

Dick
W0RAA



Hello DXers:

VP8ORK is now QRT.  Quoting from their web site http://www.vp8o.com/
"We are now QRT at 0800Z 8 Feb 2011 after 63,643 QSO's."

TJ9PF is expected to be on the air Friday, February 11th and running to the 
20th. All of the details, such as frequencies, etc., are available on the 
web at:  http://www.tj9pf.fr/

TIMOR LESTE (4W)
An announcement this morning from Steve, 9M6DXX..
"VK8NSB, VK8FNCY, 9M6DXX, 9M6XRO and MW0JRX will be operating from 
Timor-Leste (East Timor) between 16 and 26 September 2011. The location will 
be Atauro Island, OC-232, 30km north of the capital, Dili.
The group is working closely with the Timor-Leste licensing authority and 
the DXpedition callsign will be announced soon.
There will be three stations, two using full licensed power linear 
amplifiers, and a third running 100W. Antennas will mainly be quarter-wave 
verticals and vertical dipoles, all located within a few metres of the 
ocean. For 160m an inverted-L will be used.
Activity will be on all bands 10 - 160m using CW, SSB and RTTY.
...
Accommodation on Atauro Island is very basic and will be in beach huts with 
no mains electricity or running water. All power for the DXpedition will be 
provided using hired generators. As such, the group
will be requesting donations. A website will be available soon and further 
details will be published on the website.
....  "

ST. MAARTEN (PJ7)
Rich, K2WR announces a DXpedition to PJ7 for October/November.  The team 
consists of an international group .. Jan, DJ8NK;  Paul, F6EXV;  Kan, JA1BK 
and Rich, K2WR.  A web site is being set up and more information will be 
available soon.

CQ MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES A CHANGE OF CONTESTING EDITORS
(Hicksville, NY February 8, 2011) - George Tranos, N2GA, of Long Island, New 
York, has been named Contesting Editor of CQ Amateur Radio magazine, Editor 
Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today. Tranos succeeds John Dorr, K1AR, who 
stepped down after writing the magazine's contesting column for nearly 22 
years.
....
CQ Editor Rich Moseson said, "I am confident that George will uphold the 
high standards for this column established by K1AR and will bring his to it 
his own perspective. I look forward to working with him over the coming 
years."
....
George's first column will appear in the March 2011 issue of CQ.

That's a wrap for this week.

Enjoy the chase but HAVE FUN ! !

73,
Carl, N4AA