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DX425 bulletin issue nr. 315

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                               Edited by I1JQJ
                               IK1ADH - IK1GPG

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3A     - Tony, IK1QBT (CW only,  all bands WARC  included) and Mauro,  IK1CJO
         (RTTY only on 21.082, 14.082 and 7.037 MHz) will be 3A/ from 31  May
         to 2 June. QSL via bureau  to home calls or  direct to IK1QBT  (Tony
         Gallo, Via Capo S.Spirito 1/16, 17020 Borghetto Santo Spirito -  SV,
         Italy) and IK1CJO (Mauro Ferrua, Casella  Postale 41, 17031  Albenga
         SV, Italy).
3A     - Marc, ON5FP and Kristof, ON6NN will be 3A/ (SSB only) from 21 to  24
         July. QSL via ON5FP either direct or through the bureau.
3C0    - The forthcoming 3C0DX operation from Annobon Island (AF-039) [425DXN
         313] will take place on the following frequencies: 1845, 3795, 7065,
         14195, 18145,  21295,  24945,  28495,  50133  kHz  (SSB),  satellite
         downlinks on 29380 and  29430 kHz; 1833,  3503, 7003, 10103,  14023,
         18023, 21023,  24893, 28023,  50090 kHz  (CW); 7034,  10114,  14084,
         18094, 21084, 24924 and 28184 kHz  (RTTY). QSL via EA4URE (P.O.  Box
         220, Madrid 28080, Spain).
3D2_f  - Jack, VK2GJH will be active  (6-80 metres) from  the island of  Suva
         Rabi as 3D2JH from 27 June to 5 August. QSL via home call.
4L     - 4L2M, 4L5O, 4L8T, 4L4AK, 4L4MM and  4L4L will participate (all  band
         multi op, single tx) in the CQW WPX CW Contest as 4L7C. QSL to  P.O.
         Box 387, Yeroham 80500, Israel.
7O     - Zoli, HA5PP will  be near Aden  from 27  June [425DXN  309]. He  now
         hopes to be active in September as either 7O/HA5PP, 7O8DX or  7O8CW.
         QSL via  HA5YPP. Any assistance (equipment and donations) is welcome
         at ha5pp@hotmail.com.
9H     - 9H1ZE, 9H1AT, 9H1GT and 9H3XF will  be active (all band CW, SSB  and
         RTTY) as 9H8CI from Comino Island (EU-023) from 2 to 20 August.  QSL
         via bureau or to 9H1ZE.
BV     - JA3YTE, BV4IA, BV8AE,  BV8CF and BV8BC  will be  active from  Orchid
         Island (AS-020) as BV9O from 23 to 26 May. QSL via QSL:BV8BC.
BV     - Ikuo, JA3TJA and Katsumi, JH3IMR will be BV/ (10-40 metres, RTTY and
         SSB) from BV2KI's QTH in Taiwan (AS-020) between 28 and 30 May.  QTH
         via home calls.
C6     - John, WZ8D will be active as either  C6AIE or WZ8D/C6A from 5 to  19
         June. Special emphasis will be given to 6 metres (locator FL16). QSL
         via home call.
DU     - Gary, K9AW will be /DU6 from  Negros Island (OC-129) between 19  May
         and 1 June.  He will also  operate during  the CQWW  WPX CW  contest
         (SOAB). QSL via WF5T.
EA     - The station ED2ISN will be active  from Zubieta Island (ISN  20-2-1)
         on 17 and 18 May. QSL via EA2BUF.
EA     - EA7CRL and EA7HDQ operation from Terreros  Island (EU-152) has  been
         postponed to 24-25 May.
F      - The station F8PTT will be active from Losquest Island (DIFM  MA-079)
         on 17 May from 10 UTC to 18 UTC.
F      - F5TGR/P will be active from the  islands of Plate (DIFM MA-131)  and
         Enez Bihan (DIFM MA-132) on 18 May.
F      - Two stations will be active (SSB and CW) as TM5BCU from Fort Brescou
         (EU-148, DIFM ME 001) from 6 to 8 June. QSL via F5XX.
F      - Jim, G3RTE and Phil, G3SWH will be active from St Nicolas island  in
         the Glenans group (EU-094, DIFM AT-010) between 28 and 30 June. They
         plan to run two  stations simultaneously, with  F/G3RTE/P on SSB  on
         the usual IOTA frequencies and F/G3SWH/P  on CW and to be active  on
         all bands 80 to 10 metres.  QSL for both  stations via G3SWH  either
         direct or through the bureau.
FS     - Lionel, FS5PL  will  be  active  as  TO9PL  from  Tintamarre  Island
         (NA-199) from 17 to 19 May and again from 7 yo 9 June.
G      - John, G3HTA will  be /P (10-40  metres SSB and  CW) from St.  Mary's
         Island, in the Isles of Scilly (EU-011)  from 17 to 23 May. QSL  via
         home call.
GM     - GM0DEQ (Bob), GM0KVI (Eddie) and GM0SEI (Robbie) will be active (SSB
         and CW) as GB6MI and GB2MI from the Monach Islands (EU-111) from  24
         to 26 May. QSL via GM0KVI.
GM     - The Cunninghame & District ARC will participate in the IOTA  Contest
         as GM3USL/P from Great Cumbrae (EU-123). QSL via GM0KVI.
GU     - George, G3ICO plans to be /P (CW QRP on 80 metres and possibly other
         bands) from Guernsey (EU-114) from 19 to 26 June. QSL to home call.
HC8    - Teodoro, HC5K  will  be active  (RTTY  included)  as  from  Floreana
         Island, Galapagos (SA-004) from 14 to 18 May. QSL via home call.
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I      - Between 30 May and  1 June, and  again between 20  and 22 June,  the
         special event station II1ARI will be   active on  SSB, CW and  RTTY.
         QSL via I1JQJ (contacts will be confirmed automatically through  the
         bureau).
I      - Weather permitting Tony, IK8VRH will be  active from La Gaiola  (IIA
         NA-007) on 18 May.
I      - Mario, IV3JWR should  be IL3/ from  either La  Schiusa (EU-130,  IIA
         GO-002) or another island in the Grado lagoon during the weekend.
I      - Giorgio, I2VXJ  and  others will  participate  in the  CQWW  WPX  CW
         Contest as  IZ9R  from the  island  of Lampedusa  (AF-019),  African
         Italy. Contacts will be confirmed automatically through the bureau.
I      - OK1CW, OK1MD, OK1RR, OK1TN, OK1TP and IT9FXY will participate in the
         CQWW WPX CW Contest from the island of Pantelleria (AF-018). QSL via
         OK1CW.  Before and after the contest (20-26 May) they will be active
         (mainly on SSB) with their homecalls /IH9. QSL to home call.
I      - Arturo (IK7JWY),  Massimo  (IK7YZE),  Graziano  (IK7WUF)  and  Bruno
         (IK7ETE) will be IJ7/ from Scoglio  Pazzi (IIA LE-006) on 7-8  June.
         QSL direct  to IK7ETE  (Bruno Meli,  P.O.  Box 1,  73058  Tuglie-LE,
         Italy) or via the bureau to the operator's home call.
I      - Salvo, IT9HLR and others are planning an activity from two "new" IIA
         islands in Siracusa province (EU-025) between June and July.
KH2    - Naoki, JE7RJZ should stop at Guam on his return trip from Palu  (see
         T8 above) and  be active as  WH2M. QSL via  JA7FWR either direct  or
         through the bureau.
KH7K   - Chuck Brady, N4BQW  started being active  for three  days from  Kure
         (OC-020) [425DXN 307] on Wednesday. He  is only using a dipole.  QSL
         via WA4FFW.
OJ0    - DL1IAN, DL3YEL,  DL5IO  and DL6GV  will  be OJ0/  from  Market  Reef
         (EU-053) from 31 May to 7 June. Operations will take place on  6-160
         metres SSB. QSL via DL5IO (contacts will be confirmed  automatically
         through the bureau).
S9     - Charles, S92SS (KY4P) and his wife  Leslie, S92YL are now QRT.  They
         will be leaving Sao Tome on 20 May. As from August their next  fixed
         address will be: Charles Lewis, Greek Relay Station (KAV), P.O.  Box
         1001, GR 67 100 Xanthi, Greece.
SP     - Special event station 3Z0JP  will be active  (10-80 metres, SSB  and
         CW) from 20 May to 15 June to celebrate the visit of Pope John  Paul
         II to Poland. QSL via SP6GVU.
SV5    - Fred, SM7DAY, will be SV5/ from Kalymnos (EU-001) between 24 May and
         13 June. QSL  via bureau or  direct (Fred Rahlenbeck,  Arkitektgatan
         21, S-21563 Malmo, Sweden).
T2     - Jack, VK2GJH will be  active (6-80 metres)  from Tuvalu (OC-015)  as
         T20JH on 5 July. 
T8     - Tosy, JA6VZB will participate in  the CQWW WPX  CW Contest as  T88X.
         Tosy hopes  to be  active on  RTTY or  SSB before  the contest.  QSL
         through the bureau via JA6BSM (for this contest only).
T8     - Naoki, JE7RJZ (ex KC6JZ) will be  active (CW) from Palau,  hopefully
         as T88JZ, from 30  May to 1  June. QSL via  JA7FWR either direct  or
         through the bureau.
TF     - YL operators Ruth (IT9ESZ) and Ruth (LA6ZH) will be TF/ (40, 20  and
         15 metres SSB and CW) from Reykjavik, Iceland (EU-021) from 13 to 20
         June. QSL via  IT9ESZ (Ruth  B. Geering,  Via S.  Nicola 9,  I-90146
         Palermo, Italy)  and  LA6ZH (Ruth  Tollefsen,  P.O. Box  17  Tveita,
         N-0617 Oslo, Norway).
UR     - Andy's (UR3MP) contest call is UX3M. QSL via UR3MP or direct to Andy
         Yarovoi, P.O.Box 50, Perevalsk, 349140, Ukraine.
VE     - Station Alert and Amateur Radio Station  VE8RCS on Ellesmere  Island
         (NA-008) was  due  to  be  closed  by 15  May  after  more  than  30
         years'activity as  the  communications  link  for  the  High  Arctic
         Weather and Experimental Station.
VE     - On 1 June the Confederation Bridge (the "world's longest bridge over
         ice covered water") will be opened  connecting Prince Edward  Island
         to the mainland of Canada. To commenorate this occasion amateurs  on
         Prince Edward Island (NA-029) are  allowed to use  XN0 as a  special
         prefix in place of VY2 from 29 May to 1 September.
VE     - Two special calls have been granted  to correspond with the  opening
         of the Confederation Bridge between Prince Edward Island (see above)
         and the  mainland  and the  last  crossing of  the  Marine  Atlantic
         ferries. From 30 May to 1 June the call VY2CB will be used from  the
         Confederation Bridge site. On 31 May  VY2LC will be used aboard  one
         of the  ferries  making the  last  crossing  of  the  Northumberland
         Strait.
VE     - VE1JS will  participate in  the IOTA  Contest  from the  village  of
         Freeport, Long Island (NA-127). QSL via the VE1 bureau or direct.
VK     - The WIA ACT division  will operate special  event station AX1ITU  to
         celebrate   the    132nd    anniversary   of    the    International
         Telecommunications Union. Operations will start on 16 May at 14  UTC
         and finish 24 hours later. QSL via bureau to VK1FF; direct to WB2FFY
         (Jim Muller, 1734 State Hwy 12, Greene, NY, 13778 USA) or VK1FF (Jim
         Muller, 40 Garrick St, Fadden, ACT, 2904 Australia).
VK9    - On their way back to Australia, after the DXpedition to Willis  (see
         below), the Oceania DX Group operators  will be active for about  30
         hours from Holmes Reefs (NO-REF).
VK9_w  - The Oceania DX Group  is planning a  DXpedition to Willis  (OC-007).
         Operators should be  Harry (VK4DHM), Bob  (VK4MR), Jon (VK4CY),  Ann
         (WA1S), Jon (K7CO/VK2DXT), Gaby (XE2Z/XE2GV), Elvira (IV3FSG),  Eric
         (FK8GM), Bill (VK4FW) and one JA YL yet to be named. They will leave
         Australia on 9 September and plan  to be active for  12 days with  6
         complete HF stations (160-10 metres SSB, CW and RTTY) . Yls and  OMs
         will use different callsigns (to be  announced). The budget for  the
         DXpedition is $33,000 and donations may be sent to: Oceania DX Group
         Willis Effort, P.O. Box 929, Gympie, 4570 Australia.
W      - Ivan, G3IZD will be active (mainly  CW on 20 metres and WARC  bands)
         as AE4WK from  Captiva Island (NA-069)  from 23 to  25 May. QSL  via
         home call.
W      - Bob, W2SF will  be active  (SSB and  CW, WARC  bands included)  from
         Islamorada Island (IOTA NA-062) from 22 May to 2 June.
W      - The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be active (40, 20, 15 and  10
         metres) as N2OB from the "Old  Barney" Barnegat Lighthouse,  located
         on Long Beach Island (NA-111), on 9 and 10 August from 13 UTC to  23
         UTC both  days. Special  QSL card  can be  requested at  Old  Barney
         Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 345, Tuckerston, New Jersey 08087-0345,
         USA.
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XE     - Sacrificios Island in Veracruz State is reported to be activated  as
         XF2NVA from 6 to 8 June.  QSL via bureau.
XU     - Hiroo, JA2EZD will visit again Cambodia on 17 May for two weeks.  He
         will be active as XU2A on all bands, 160 & 80 metres and WARC  bands
         included. QSL is via Hiroo Yonezuka,  P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane,  Laos
         (no green stamps please, IRCs are welcome).
XW     - Hiroo, JA2EZD (formerly XW2A) currently lives in Vientiane, Laos and
         got a special permission to operate as XW8KPL for one night only  on
         13 May. QSL via JH1EVE.
YN     - Dave, TI5RLI, and Carlos, TI5KD, are  currently active from  Managua
         as YN1RLI (QSL via WA4JTK) and YN1KDM.
YO     - Jean-Michel, F6AJA (editor  of Les  Nouvelles DX)  will be  YO/F6AJA
         from 19 to 24 May. He  will operate in his  spare time from  YO8FZ's
         QTH or from the club station YO8KGA.
ZK1_nc - The Dateline DX Association's activation of North Cook from 20 to 27
         September [425DXN  311] is  moving along  as  planned. The  team  is
         currently formed by N7RO, N4RF, WA4YBV, KI6AN, K8XP with the  recent
         addition of Chris, ZS8IR. It  will be a  major effort and  donations
         are welcome at WA4YBV's (Robert Pond,  9 River Cove, Portsmouth,  VA
         23703, USA).
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5W BUREAU  --->  The 5W  (Western  Samoa) QSL  Service  is  being  terminated
immediately. Active permanent resident stations (5W1) are only four, visitors
are issued 5W0 callsigns. Many thanks to Phil Williams, 5W1AU ( President  of
the Western Samoa  Amateur Radio  Club), who  has been  operating the  bureau 
*from his own pocket* since 1971.

ANTARCTIC BASES 1997  ---> The WABA  & WASA  Directory (46  pages) lists  the
calls used by Antarctic Bases since  1959. It includes  base (and island,  if
any) names,  geographic co-ordinates,  WABA  (Worked Antarctic  Bases  Award)
reference numbers, WABA & WASA (Worked  Antarctic Stations Award) rules  etc.
It is available (US$ 11.00) from  IK1GPG (Massimo Balsamo, Strada Statale  28
Nord #  7, I-12084  Mondovi' -  CN, Italy).  For further  information  please
contact IK1GPG (balsamo.massimo@isiline.it).

DIE CONTEST --> The third  edition of the  DIE Contest will  take place on  6
July between 6  UTC and 12  UTC. The relevant  free software,  made by  Paco,
EA5OL, is available  at http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5ol.   Paco  will soon  make
available the  DIEPRG  software, which  is  currently being  translated  into
English and Frech.

DXER OF THE YEAR ---> Congratulations to Al Hernandez, K3VN (ex WA3YVN),  who
has been  named  DXer  of  the  Year by  the  New  Orleans  International  DX
Convention.

PIRATE ---> Teo, EA6BH reports that the 3C0DX station active on 28 April 1996
was a pirate.

QSL 3W6AR --->  If you worked  club station 3W6AR  on 28-29  April 1997,  QSL
should go to Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O.Box  2659, Vientiane, Laos (no green  stamps
please, IRCs are welcome).

QSL 8J1RL &  8J1RM ---> JARL  Showa Base station  8J1RL is  located on  Ongul
Island (AN-015). QSLs  for contacts made  during the present  season will  be
issued by JARL after  the current team  is back home  (ie. next year).  8J1RM
operates from  Mizuho  Base located  on  Antarctica (AN-016).  QSLs  for  old
(1990-1996) contacts with  both the bases  can be requested  at JARL,  1-14-5
Sugamo, Tokyo 170-73, Japan.

QSL AH8A ---> Bruce, W6OSP is *not* the QSL manager for Bill. Cards should go
direct to AC7DX [425DXN 311].

QSL EM1KA &  EM1U ----> Dominik,  DL5EBE is the  QSL manager  *only* for  the
contacts made by  Roman as VP8CTR  [425DXN 313].  Cards for  EM1KA and  EM1U.
should go via JA2JPA.
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QSL EW52OB ---> EU1FC and EU1XX were active  from Brest between 7 and 15  May
as EW52OB. QSL via EU1FC (Constantin Budkevich, P.O.Box 202, Minsk-5, 220005,
Belarus).

QSL HI3JH ---> F6FNU is *not* the QSL manager for Julio, HI3JH. QSL go direct
to Julio E. Henriques, Box  122, Santiago, Dominican  Republic. Julio is  the
QSL manager for CM2CK, CM8DM, CM8ZZ, CO2HR, CO2JD, CO2MA, CO8AR, CO8NA, CO8ZZ
and VP5VER.

QSL HL0BDU/5 --->  Cards for  IOTA DXpedition  to Maemul  Island (AS-081)  by
HL0BDU (Dong-Ah University club station) in August 1996 have been printed and
are being sent.

QSL R1FJZ ---> DF7RX is no more the QSL  manager for R1FJZ.  The new  manager
is Boris, U3AJ. It seems that all cards sent to DF7RX have been forwarded  to
U3AJ.

QSL SU2MT  ---> Glenn,  K6NA operated  as SU2MT  during the  1995 CQWW  Phone
contest. He has now received the cards from the printer and expects to  reply
to the requests very soon.

QSL XU2A ---> QSL cards for  XU2A (JA2EZD), who was  active from Phnon  Penh,
Cambodia on  12  and 13  May,  should go  to  Hiroo Yonezuka,  P.O.Box  2659,
Vientiane, Laos (no green stamps please, IRCs are welcome).

QSL VIA KU9C ---> Steven, KU9C (Steven M. Wheatley, PO Box 5953,  Parsippany,
NJ 07054-6953, USA)  is the  QSL maanger  for the  following stations:  3E1DX
(16-28 November  1996),  8P6AD, 8P6AL,  8P6AM,  8P6AZ, 8P6BE,  8P6BU,  8P6CV,
8P6DA, 8P6DK, 8P6EU, 8P6QA, 8P6QY, 8P6RY,  8P6SH, 8P9GD, 9K2RR, 9M6BH,  9M8X,
BV9P, FM5DN, HC8/DL2BAY  (1996), HC8/DL5XX (1996),  VR2GO, XX9X  (1994-1995),
XX9TZ, XX9TR (1995), XX9JN, XX9AS, XX9AW, XX9SW, XX9TSW, ZS1AFZ.
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QSL  received  via  direct:  3W5FM,  4L5O,  5N4BHF  (AF-076),  5R8FK,   5X1T,
I5JHW/6Y5, AP2KSD,  F5VCR/p  (DIFM MA-064,  065,  072,  127,  128),  FR5KJ/J,
HP1XBI, HP2CWB/HP4  (NA-088),  N7QXQ/HR6 (NA-057),  IL3/IV3JWR  (EU-130,  IIA
GO-24),  JY9QJ,  LU6Z,  R9KWK  (AS-109),  T31BB,  TN6X,  TN7A,  V26B,  V26NA,
V5/W8UVZ, VK0IR, VK9CR,  VP8CWI, XF4CA, XU2FB,  XZ1N, YB8ZY (AS-219),  ZD9CR,
ZS23I (AF-077), ZY0SG, ZY0SK.

QSL received  via WF5E  DX-QSL Service:  3A0DX, 3C5A,  3E1DX (NA-072),  5A1A,
5N3/SP5XAR, C4MI (AS-120),  CY0XX, FH/JA3JM, FK8GM,  FR/JA3JM, FT5WF,  HL0Y/2
(AS-090), KC4AAA, PJ9E, RU0B (AS-121), RU0B/p (AS-087), TI4CF, V26AK,  YA9XL,
ZB2FX, ZK2PN.
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              For the news issued in this number, thanks to:
I1HYW, I1WFF, IK1CJO, IK1QBT, IK1QFM, I2VXJ,  IV3JWR, IZ3AHY, I5FLN,  IK7AFM,
IK7JWY, IK8CJP, IK8VRH, IT9HLR, Brescia DX Group, Crazy DX Group, Delta Mike,
Diamond DX  Club, Roman  DX  Group, Salento  DX  Team, 4L2M,  BV8BC,  CT1EEB,
CT1ENQ, DL1XX, DL4VBP, DL5EBE, DL7VOA, DL9GOA,  EA2BUF, EA5KB, EA5OL,  EA5XX,
EU1FC, F5BJW, F5TGR, F6AJA, F9RM, G3HTA, G3NYY, G3RTE, G3SWH, G4BUE,  GM0DEQ,
HL1SSG, JA1ELY,  JA6VZB,  JH4IFF, JI6KVR,  K8XP,  K9AW, KH7M,  LA4BN,  NL7TB,
OK1RR, PS7AB, PS7KM,  VA3PI/VE1JS, VK1FF/WB2FFY,  VK3EW, VK6LC,  VY2RU/VE1RU,
W3UR, WD8MGQ, YV5LIX, ARRL-DX, DX-NL, DXNS, LNDX, NPDXG, OPDX, PY-DX, QRZ-DX,
The 59(9) DX Report, The Daily DX, URE-EA-DX, VK2SG RTTY Notes.
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425 DX News #315 [5/5]
 17 May 1997                       No 315                  BID: $425WW315E
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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  08/06      3B8/NK6F                                               309
till  15/06      3XY3A * by F5IEV                                       312
till  30/05      4S7BRG * by HB9BRM                                     301
till  16/05      9N1WU * by JA8MWU                                      312
till  20/05      C6AGN: Green Turtle Cay (NA-080) * by KM1E             299
till  ??         KH7K: Kure * by N4BQW                                  315
till  21/06      VP2END & VP2EUC * by JA4DND & JA5AUC                   305
16/05-20/05      OZ1RDP: Romo Isl. (EU-125) * by DL team                305
16/05-18/05      Dayton (Ohio): Convention 1997                         ***
17/05-18/05      ED2ISN: Zubieta Isl.                                   315
17/05            F8PTT: Losquest Isl. (DIFM MA-079)                     315
17/05-23/05      G3HTA/p: St. Mary's (EU-011)                           313
17/05-18/05      GB100BD: special event station                         311
17/05-19/05      JA2ZTR/1: Hochijo Isl. (AS-043) * ba JA2 team          313
17/05-19/05      TO9PL: Tintamarre Isl. (NA-199) * by FS5PL             315
17/05-31-05      XU2A * by JA2EZD                                       315
17/05-18/05      Baltic Contest                                         ***
17/05            European Sprint Spring CW (00 - 17 UTC)                ***
18/05            F5TGR/p: Plate Isl. & Enez Bihan Isl.                  315
18/05            IC8/IK8VRH: Scoglio La Gaiola (IIA NA-007)             315
18/05            IL3/IV3JWR: La Schiusa Isl. (EU-130; IIA GO-002)       315
19/05-01/06      K9AW/DU6: Negros Isl. (OC-129)                         315
19/05-24/05      YO * by F6AJA                                          315
20/05-27/05      3C0DX * by URE                                         313
20/05-15/06      3Z0JP: special event station                           315
22/05-02/06      W2SF: Islamorada Isl. (NA-062)                         315
23/05-24/05      AE4WK: Captiva Isl. (NA-069) * by G3IZD                315
23/05-26/05      BV9O: Orchid Isl. (AS-020) * BV team                   315
23/05-27/05      GM5VG/p: St. Kilda Isl. (EU-059) * by GM team          311
23/05-26/05      KL: Pleasant Isl. (NA-161) * by KL7AF's team           307
24/05-26/05      4L7C * by $l team                                      315
24/05-26/05      GB6MI & GB2MI: Monach Is. (EU-111) * by GM0 team       315
24/05-25-06      IH9: Pantelleria Isl. (AF-018) * by OK1 team           315
24/05-25-06      IZ9R: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by I2VXJ's team        315
24/05-13/06      SV5/SM7DAY                                             315
24/05-26/05      T88X * by JA6VZB                                       315
24/05-26/05      UX3M * by UR3MP                                        315
24/05-25/05      CQ WW WPX CW Contest                                   ***
24/05-25/05      EA7: San Juan de Los Terreros Isl. (EU-152)            315
25/05-31/05      F: Chausey Is. (EU-039) * by Grantham Radio Club       307
25/05            IJ7: Sc. Fincari (IIA LE-034) * by Salento DX Team     311
25/05            IJ7: Sc. Iannaredda (IIA LE-035) * by Salento DX Team  311
28/05-30/05      BV * by JA3TJA & JH3IMR                                315
30/05-02/06      C6AJR: Crooked Isl.  (NA-113) * by WB8GEX              313
30/05-06/06      ID9: Stromboli Isl. (EU-017; IIA ME-016) * by IT9 team 303
30/05-01/06      II1ARI: Torino * special event station                 315
30/05-01/06      T88JZ � by JE7RJZ                                      315
31/05-02/06      3A * by IK1CJO & IK1QBT                                315
31/05-04/06      OH0LIZ * by OH5YW's team                               313
31/05-07/06      OJ0 * by DL1IAN, DL3YEL, DL5IO, DL6GV                  315
mid May          9N1SM * by VE5SM                                       312
late May-Oct     VP8CEH: Flakland Is. * by G0NWY                        311
01/06-06/06      K3GGN: USI                                             309
01/06            OZ (2-3-5-6-8-4/GB) DSB * special event station        309
03/06-17/06      SV5 * by HA0HW, HA4GDO, HA6NL, HA6PS, HA6ZV            311
05/06-19/06      C6 * by WZ8D                                           315
06/06-07/06      IJ7: Isola Grande (EU-091) (LE-002) by Salento DX Team 311
06/06-20/06      SV9/DL8SET                                             313
06/06-08/06      TM5BCU: Fort Brescou (EU-048; DIFM ME-001)             315
06/06-08/06      XF2NVA: Sacrificios Isl.                               315
07/06-08/06      IJ7: Scoglio Pazzi (IIA LE-006) * by IK7 team          315
07/06-20/06      OY * by DF8QJ, DK6QW, DL3QQ, DL4YBZ, DL6YFB            307
07/06-09/06      TO9PL: Tintamarre Isl. (NA-199) * by FS5PL             315
12/06-16/06      GI/EI7NET: Rathlin Isl. (EU-122) * West Net DX Group   299
13/06-16/06      7S6NL: Vinga Isl. (EU-043)                             311
13/06-20/06      SV8/G3SWH: Mykonos Isl. (EU-067)                       309
13/06-20/06      TF * by IT9ESZ & LA6ZH                                 315
14/06-15/06      ARI * Contest delle Sezioni                            ***
14/06-15/06      WW South America CW Contest                            ***
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