S DX@WW $425WW335A 425 DX News #335 [1/6] 4 October 1997 No 335 BID: $425WW335A =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH - IK1GPG /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ! Information, reports and suggestions must be sent to: ! ! ! ! Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ: info DX ! ! (e-mail i1jqj@amsat.org - BBS I1JQJ@I1YLM.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Massimo Balsamo, IK1GPG: QSL Managers/QSL Routes ! ! (e-mail 425dxqsl@pc.fr.flashnet.it - BBS IK1GPG@IW1BIM.IPIE.ITA.EU) ! ! Mirko Caserta, IK0ZSN: 425dxnews Mailing List ! ! (e-mail ik0zsn@amsat.org) ! ! Maurizio Bertolino, I1-21171: 425 WWW Pages ! ! (e-mail i121171@amsat.org) ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ 4U1itu - The Daily DX reports that club station 4U1ITU (Geneva) will be active during World Radio Conference 1997 (from 27 October to 21 November). The station is likely to participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. 5A - The RRDXA all-mode ll-band DXpedition is confirmed to take place from 24 November to 4 December [425DXN 323]. DJ7IK, DL3KDV, DL8OBC and DL1GGT will be active from 5A1A with two stations and will enter the CQ WW CW Contest in the Multi-Single category. QSL via DL3KDV. Detailed information is available at <http://www.afthd.th-darmstadt.de/5a1a/>. "All equipment is currently on its way to Libya", Felix (DL8OBC) reports. "We will leave it there after our operation, so that it can be used by the Libyan operators of 5A1A. All this has placed a heavy financial burden on the team, so if you can, please consider making a small donation to us". 8P - David, VE3VET will be active (RTTY and SSB, all bands) as 8P9IJ from Barbados (NA-021) between 5 and 12 October. QSL via home call. 8P - The Daily DX reports that K4FJ, K3ZR and K3KG will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest (Multi-Single) from Barbados (NA-021) as 8P9Z. They will be active on RTTY before and after the contest. QSL via K4BAI. 8Q - 8Q7KD (op. Carlos) will be active from Maldives (AS-013) until 5 October. QSL via EA1BD (Box 249 C.P., 39080 Santander, Spain). 9G - G3VMW (Steve), G4RWD (Ken) and G4ZVJ (Andy) will be staying in Ghana from 21 November and 2 December. Outside the CQ WW CW Contest, in which they will participate as 9G5VJ [425DXN 333], they will operate (mainly on WARC and low bands) respectively as 9G5SW, 9G5WD and 9G5VJ with QSL via home-calls. 9K - The Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (KARS) and the Kuwait Boy Scouts Association (KBSA) will be active as 9K2BI on 18 and 19 October during the Jamboree On The Air. A4 - The DX News Sheet reports that G0MRF, G0BQV, A45XR, A45ZN and others will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest (25-26 October) from the A47RS club station (Multi-Single category). C6 - The Daily DX reports that K8DD, AC8W and N8KR will be C6A/ from the Bahamas between 25 November and 1 December. They will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as C6A/K8DD (Multi-Single). QSL via home calls. CO - Jose, CO3CL reports that the following Cuban stations will be very active in October: CM3IP (7.000-7.025 MHz, 00.00-04.00 UTC, QSL via WD4OIN), CO3ET (on 30 metres, 23.00-04.00 UTC, QSL via WD4OIN), CL3IP (28.800-28.900 MHz, 21.00-23.00 UTC, QSL via CO3CL), CO3CL (24.930-24.940 MHz, around 23.00 UTC, QSL via W3HNK, Europe via IK8ENH). CY9 - The Daily DX reports that "due to some technical and personal difficulties" the CY9DX DXpedition to St. Paul Island (23 October-2 November) [425DXN 333] has been delayed and replaced by an operation from Sable (see CY0 below). CY0 - The Daily DX reports that VA3RU, HA6OI and VA3EU will be active from Sable Island for ten days starting on 24 October. They have been granted the necessary permissions and issued the call CY0DX. DL - DL2RVL, DL2RNS and DL2VFR will be active (all bands, mainly CW) from Hiddensee Island (EU-057, DIA O-005) between 6 and 9 December. QSL via home-calls. EL - The Daily DX reports that Joe, K3KN will be active as EL/K3KN from Monrovia, Liberia until 6 or 7 November. He operates (mainly on SSB, CW on request) with 50-60 watts and a log periodic (10-40 metres). QSL via KB3U. /EX S DX@WW $425WW335B 425 DX News #335 [2/6] 4 October 1997 No 335 BID: $425WW335B =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== F - Max, F6AXP reports that Derek, F5VCR plans to be active from Valan Island (EU-105, DIFM MA-140) between 9 and 12 UTC on 4 October. F - Dominique, F5SJB will be active as TM5CW between 22 November and 1 December, CQ WW CW Contest included. FJ - Jacques, F6BUM will be FJ/ (10-40 metres, SSB and CW) from St. Barthelemy (NA-146) between 24 and 31 October. FP - KG8CO, N8CC, K8AEM and W8MC will be active as FP/home call during their 23-28 October operation from Miquelon Island (NA-032) [425DXN 333]. During the CQ WW SSB Contest they will operate as FP/KG8CO. QSL via K8AQM. FT - F5PFP reports that Rene, FR5HR was due to leave on 26 September for Amsterdam (AF-002), Crozet (AF-008) and Kerguelen (AF-048) islands. He hopes to be active for three or four days from each island. Look for him between 14.110-14.130 MHz and around the IOTA frequency on 15 metres. QSL via home call. GD - The Daily DX reports that Steve, G4UOL will be active (on 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres CW) as GD4UOL from the Isle of Man (EU-116) between 21 November and 6 December. QSL via the GD bureau. HR - The Daily DX reports that DL7DF, DJ6TF, DL2RUM, DL7BO and DL7UFR will be active (with three rigs on all bands SSB, CW and RTTY) from Honduras between 17 and 29 October. They will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. The callsigns maybe HQ3DX and HQ3CW. QSL via DL7DF. I - Laguna DX Team will be active from either Orbi (EU-130; IIA GO-007) or Montaron (IIA GO-008) Islands during the weekend. I - IJ9/IT9SGC will be active from Forte Garcia (EU-025: IIA SR-018) between 4 and 9 October. QSL via home-call. I - IK2MRZ and IV3VER plan to be active from a few IIA islands in Gorizia (GO) and/or Udine (UD) provinces during the weekend. I - IK1QBT (Tony), IK1ZOZ (Nino), IK1WJI (Gigi) and IK1CJO (Mauro) will be IP1/ (CW and SSB, WARC bands included) from Gallinara Island (EU-083, IIA SV-001) on 11 and 12 October (or 18 and 19 October depending on weather conditions). QSL via home calls eother direct or through the bureau. I - Gabriele, IK3GES will be active from Isola dei Gabbiani (IIA RO-020) on 17 and 18 October. I - Mediterraneo DX Team's (IZ8BGY, IZ8AZV and IK8WEJ) planned activities from IIA islands [425DXN 331] are now planned as follows: Scoglio Isca (IIA CS-006) on 7 or 14 October; Scoglio Formicola (CS-003) on 6, 13 or 20 October; Scogli Coreca (IIA CS-004) on 6, 13 or 20 October. QSL via IK8WEJ either direct (Francesco Fazio, P.O.Box 101, 87011 Cassano Jonio-CS, Italy) or through the bureau. I - IT9GSF, IT9EQO, IT9NJE, IT9CVO and IT9STG will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest from Lampedusa Island (AF-019). They will be active as either IG9A, IG9B, IG9C, IG9D & IG9I or homecall/IG9. IS0 - Six operators from ARI Porto Torres (IS0OMH, IS0LYN, IS0XVS, IS0XRB, IS0HSF and IS0VSG) will be active as IM0A (SSB and CW) from Asinara Island (EU-165, IIA SS-061) between 10 and 13 October. QSL via IS0LLJ either direct (Anna Lucini Mischi, Via Amsicora 89/9, 07046 Porto Torres - SS, Italy) or through the bureau. IS0 - IS0NHT wiil be /IM0 from Su Cardolinu Island (EU-024; IIA CA-025) on 4 October. QSL via home-call. JW - The Daily DX reports that Math, JW5NM will stay on Svalbard until at least next summer. He plans to be active on 160 metres, mostly on CW. He will participate in the CQ WW CW and SSB Contests. JX - The Daily DX reports that Terje, LA3EX/JX3EX, will be leaving for Jan Mayen (EU-022) on 10 October. He will be active until March or April 1998. QSL to Terje Berg, 8099 Jan Mayen, Norway. KP4 - Andy, NP3D will be active from San Juan, Portorico between 23 and 27 October. He will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest. His *new* QSL manager is W3HNK. LU_ant - Alberto, LU1DZ reports that Hector (LU6UO), Ernie (LU4AXV, ex LU1ZPF) and other two operators will be active on CW from LU1ZC (WABA LU-04) on Deception Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) between mid-December and late February 1998. P4 - Rick, NE8Z reports to 425 DX News that he will be active (mainly on CW on the WARC bands) as P4/NE8Z from Aruba (SA-036) between 25 October and 1 November. QSL via K8LJG. P4 - Jose, CT1BOH will participate in both CQ WW SSB and CW Contests from Aruba (NA-036) as P40E. He is expected to start being QRV about a week before each contest. QSL via CT1AHU. /EX S DX@WW $425WW335C 425 DX News #335 [3/6] 4 October 1997 No 335 BID: $425WW335C =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== S9 - Francisco, CT1EAT reports to 425 DX News that he will be active as S92FC (10-80 metres, WARC included, on SSB and RTTY) from Sao Tome (AF-023) between 22 and 30 October. He plans to participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest (he has applied for the special call S97A); outrside the contest he will concentrate on RTTY. He will then move to Principe (AF-044), from where he will be active (10-20 metres, WARC included, SSB only) as S91FC between 31 October and 4 November. Please note that it will *not* be an actual DXpedition. QSL for S91FC, S92FC and S97A via CT1EAT either direct (Francisco Costa, P.O.Box 172, 7800 Beja, Portugal) or through the bureau. SP - Jan, SP9BRP reports that all-mode all-band special event station SP0IPA (International Police Association) will be active from the Regional Police Headquarters in Cracow between 5 and 12 October. QSL via SP9BRP. SP_ant - The Daily DX reports that Stan, SP3BGD will leave Poland on 20 October to reach King George Island, South Shetland Is (AN-010), where the Henryk Arctowski Antarctic Base (WABA SP-01) is located, after a 40-day voyage. Stan will be active from the club station HF0POL. T8 - Toshi, JI1CEL and Endo, JG2EBN are active from Belau respectively as T88AA and T88ME. QSL via home calls. TF - Preben, OH5AAH reports that he will be active (mostly on WARC and low bands CW) as TF/OZ5IPA (International Police Association) from Iceland between 26 October and 10 November. QSL direct to OH5AAH. TT - The local licensing authorities have assigned TT6SE and TT6EB, who were reported to be active from Chad until 15 January 1998 [425DXN 334], the calls TT8KM (Michel) and TT8BE (Etienne). QSL via F6FNU. UA_ant - Club station R1ANF is active from Bellingshausen Base (WABA UA-04) located on King George Island in the South Shetlands (AN-010). QSL via DL5EBE. V3 - The Daily DX reports that W2NA, KI6IM and KM6K will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest as V31DX (Multi-Single) from Ambergris Caye (NA-073). VE - Bruce, VE5RC plans to be active as either VE5WF/5 or VE5RC/5 from Willow Island (CISA SK002) on 4 October. VK9_lh - The Daily DX reports that Dan, K8RF will join forces with Nick, VK2ICV [425DXN 333] and operate as VK9LX from Lord Howe Island (OC-004). They will concentrate on 80 and 160 metres. VK0_mq - QSL manager Simon Trotter (VK1AUS) reports that Tom, VK0TS "is not an avid CW man, so he didn't take a key with him to Macquarie Island. He found an old key in a drawer down there, cleaned it up and has given a few scratchy CW contacts, but during a panic in the radio room one day the 40-year-old key was knocked to the ground and broke into two pieces, so I don't think there will be many more CW contacts. He has tried to fix it, but he now says that it just sounds totally awful. Tom is trying to make another CW key while he is down there and so we can just hope that he gets one going". VP5 - The Daily DX reports that Dan, K8RF (ex WT8N) will be active (mostly on 80 and 160 metres CW) as VP5/K8RF from 6 to 13 October. QSL via K8RF. W - The Daily DX reports that Jeff, WV3B will be active from Chincoteague Island (NA-083) on 4 and 5 October. Look for him on 7.030-7.035 or 14.030-14.035 MHz. Z2 - DF3XZ will be active as Z2/DF3XZ (mainly on 40 metres SSB) from Z21HJ's QTH between 15 and 30 October. QSL via DF3XZ. ZF - Joe, W6VNR will participate in the CQ WW SSB Contest as ZF2AH from Cayman Is (NA-016). Outside the contest he will operate on WARC bands only. QSL via home-call. ZS - ZS6Y will be active as ZS9F during the CQ WW SSB Contest. QSL via KK3S. ZS - The DX News Sheet reports that Barry, ZS1FJ is planning to be active in early 1998 from Bird Island, off Port Elizabeth. /EX S DX@WW $425WW335D 425 DX News #335 [4/6] 4 October 1997 No 335 BID: $425WW335D =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== ************************* ***************************** GOOD TO KNOW ... *************************** ************************* 5A1A REFLECTOR ---> An E-mail reflector for the RRDXA DXpedition to Libya (see 5A above) has been set up: send a message to <libya@qth.net> with <subscribe libya> in the body of the message. 9N1MM, THE BIOGRAPHY ---> Jim, W6CF reports that a biography on Fr Marshall Moran, 9N1MM has been published. "Most of the book has nothing whatever to do with ham radio and DXing", Jim says, "but part of it does. The cover illustration shows him in front of his rig". The book, "Moran of Kathmandu" (ISBN 974-89271-6-4) by Donald Messerschmidt, are available from White Orchid Press, 98/13 Soi Apha Phirom, Ratchada Road, Chatuchak Bangkok 10900 Thailand (e-mail wop@mozart.inet.co.th) FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB ---> The Frankford Radio Club celebrates its 70th anniversary by sponsoring a very special award. Additional information for this certificate and a full list of members of the Frankford Radio Club may be found at <http://www.frc-contest.org/70th.html> or from K2FL (SASE please). QSL CO3CL ---> IK8ENH (Nino Molaro, Via R. Raiola 61, 80053 C/Mare di Stabia - NA, Italy) is the new QSL manager (*Europe only*) for CO3CL [425DXN 333]. QSL N4BQW/KH4 & N4BQW/KH7K ---> The OPDX Bulletin reports that Mac, WA4FFW has processed all bureau and direct cards received to date. Cards for the recent N4BQW/KH6 operation from Tern Island (OC-055) will be mailed within the next two weeks. QSL OH5AB/MVI & R1MVI (1997) ---> Jari, OH2BU (Jari.Jussila@oh2bu.pp.fi) reports that "QSO data is not printed on labels but directly to the cards at the printing house. All OH5AB/MVI QSL's have been printed, but some QSO files from R1MVI were corrupted and the printing machines couldn't read the data. The files are now OK and the OH5AB crew is waiting the printing house to deliver the R1MVI QSL's any day now!". The QSL manager is OH5NE (Orvo Arkko, Muukko, FIN-53400 Lappeenranta, Finland). QSL R1ANZ ---> The OPDX Bulletin reports that QSLs for Wally, R1ANZ should not go to RU1ZC [425DXN 332] but to his home call, UW1ZC (V. N. Mykitenko, Akademgorodok 2-1, 184340 Loparskaya, Murmansk, Russia). QSL V51MA ---> NN9K (Peter E. Beedlow, NN9K, 741 Greenway Avenue, Colona, IL 61241-9337, USA) is the new QSL manager for Mike, V51MA. Peter will process cards for contacts made after 15 September 1997. QSL WP2Z ---> QSLs for W3CF's and K3MQH's operations from WP2Z during the CQ WW SSB Contest [425DXN 327] will be handled by Steve, KU9C either direct (P.O. Box 5953, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA) or through the bureau. Steve has become the QSL manager for *all* future operations from WP2Z [425DXN 330]. QSL MALYJ VYSOTSKIJ (1990-95) ---> OH5NZ (John Ahlbom, Puustellintie 3 E, FIN-53200 Lappeenranta, Finland) is the QSL manager for 4J1FS (1990). OH2BU (Jari Jussila, Pilvijarvi, FIN-02400 Kirkkonummi, Finland) is the QSL manager for R1MVI & OH2BU/MVI (1995) and 4J1FS (1991 and 1992). Frank Smith, AH0W is the QSL manager for 4J1FW and 4J1FM (1991). QSL EU-120 ---> Cards for GB0LI, which will be active from Lundy Island (EU-120) until 6 October [425DN 327] go either direct or through the bureau to the operators' home calls, G3WNI (Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Madford, Hemyock, Devon EX15 3QY, England) and G0PSE (Tom Taylor, 19 Derwent Grove, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2NJ, England). QSL VIA IK0ZKK ---> Paolo, IK0ZKK is the new QSL manager for YC8FI. He has not received the logs from J39JQ so far and regrets not to be able yet to confirm the requests he has got. V26B CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION ---> Team Antigua announces that both the Five Band and Six Band Certificates of Appreciation will be available once again for the 1997 operation [425DXN 331]. To qualify for them all you have to do is work V26B during the CQWW SSB Contest period on either five bands or six bands. V26B will enter the Multi-Multi category. The Team Antigua's WWW site is at <http://WWW.frc-contest.org/v26b.html>. WILLIS BREAKDOWNS ---> Bill Horner, VK4FW reports that the grand total of QSOs made by VK9WM and VK9WY is 42,275. After taking all the dupes out the breakdowns are as follows (CW/SSB/RTTY): VK9WM 30,367 QSOs (12,662/17,705) on 160 metres (182 CW), 80 metres (856/1253), 40m metres (3141/2613), 30 metres (1167), 20 metres (3491/6164), 17 metres (949/2626), 15 metres (1772/2289), 12 metres (228/1177) and 10 metres (878/1572 + 5 QSOs on FM); VK9WY 9,898 QSOs (4803/3537/1558) on 30 metres (838), 20 metres (2151/1497/999), 17 metres (1018/92), 15 metres (393/1513/549), 12 metres (403 CW) and 10 metres (435 SSB). The grand total of QSOs (dupes excluded) is 40,265. /EX S DX@WW $425WW335E 425 DX News #335 [5/6] 4 October 1997 No 335 BID: $425WW335E =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** =========================== 8Q7XX LOGS ---> The logs of EA4DX's recent operation as 8Q7XX are now available at <http://www.redestb.es/personal/ea4dx/8q7xxlog1.htm>. QSL direct to EA4DX: Roberto Diaz, P.O. Box 50.546, 28080 Madrid, Spain (he is not a memebr of U.R.E.). ZK1XXP LOGS ---> Don Greenbaum, N1DG has received the last logs of the expedition and posted them to the web site (http://www.aurumtel.com/cook. html). "The file now contains over 12,000 QSOs", Don reports. "I was told on the air towards the end of the DXpedition that they had logged over 14,000. I can only assume that somewhere some other QSOs were lost in transmission. After the team returns we will repost the logs after we reconcile the numbers." + SILENT KEY + The American Radio Relay League reports the loss of Milton F. "Doug" DeMaw, W1FB. One of the most widely published technical writers in Amateur Radio, Doug died on 28 September at 71 years of age. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QSL received via direct: 7P8/OE2VEL, 9M6NA (OC-133), AH8A, ED7SCC (CA-024), ET3YU, FT5ZG, HP1XBI/4 (NA-088), IB0ONU (EU-045; IIA LT-019), IB0QDB (EU-045; IIA LT-008, 009, 026, 029), I8RIZ/IB0 (EU-045; IIA LT-003), IC8/IK8MRA (IIA SA-???), IC8/IK8VRH (IIA NA-007, 040), ID8/IK2DUW (IIA CS-006), ID8/IK8YFU (IIA RC-002), ID8/IZ8BAD (IIA VV-004), ID9/IK2DUW (EU-017; IIA ME-015), IJ7/IK1NAO (LE-017, 018, 022), IJ7/IK7JWX (IIA LE-014, 015), IJ7/IK7VJX (EU-091; LE-001, 009, 045), IJ7/IK7XIV (LE-043), IJ7/IK8VRH (IIA LE-007, 011, 012, 019, 020); IJ9/IT9YRE (IIA SR-012), IL3CII (EU-130; IIA UD-003), IK3BPN/IL3 (EU-131; IIA VE-055), IL3/IK2ILH (RO-021), IL3/IK2MRZ (IIA RO-018), IL4/IK2PZG (IIA FE-004), IL4/IK2XDE (IIA FE-005), IL4/IK2XDF (IIA FE-005), IL4/IK4HPU (IIA FE-004), IL7/IK7JWX (IIA LE-031, 034, 040), IJ7/IK7TAJ (IIA BR-011, LE-014, 034), IJ7/IK7YZE (IIA LE-005), IL7/IK1NAO (LE-041), IL7/IK8VRH (IIA LE-030, 043), IM0/IS0BDF (IIA OR-003, SS-117), IM0/IS0NHT (EU-165; IIA OR-001), N2PQE/KH0, OA4QV, S0A, TS8ZA, TZ6JA, V31JP, YC9NBR (OC-148), YE8SUN (OC-210), YE8TI (OC-209), ZF2JC/ZF8, ZK2PJ. 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Please go to: http://www-dx.deis.unibo.it/htdx/index.html and try the "Search" button ***************************************************************************** /EX S DX@WW $425WW335F 425 DX News #335 [6/6] 4 October 1997 No 335 BID: $425WW335F ====================== 425 DX NEWS * CALENDAR ====================== edited by I1JQJ PERIOD CALL REF till 12/10 3B8/JE2HCJ 334 till 05/10 8Q7KD 335 till Dec 9X0A * by RW3AH. 327 till 09/10 C56/JA1OEM 333 till 05/10 DA0ISL: Faehrinsel Isl. (EU-057; DIA O-016) by DL9GOA 333 till 10/10 FO0MOT: Moorea (OC-046) * by T77WI/IK0WIN 334 till mid Nov FW5XX: Wallis Is. (OC-054) * by ON4QM 331 till 07/10 GB0LI: Lundy Is. (EU-120) * by G3WNI & G0PSE 327 till 06/10 HS0ZAR * by K3ZO 331 till 06/10 SO5OE/1 (SSB) & SO1HH (CW): Wolin Isl. (EU-132) 333 till 07/10 SV9/GM3YOR 331 till 10/10 TK/DL4FF 333 till 06/10 VP9 * by K1EFI 329 till mid Nov VQ9AI * by WB0BNR 334 till 14/10 ZB2/G3HBN 334 03/10-10/10 EJ: Cape Clear Isl. (EU-121) * by G3PFS & G6QQ 331 03/10-05/10 TM7RL * special event station 333 03/10-05/10 ZW1A (SSB) & ZX1A (CW): Ilha Grande (SA-029) (DIB 11) 333 04/10 F5VCR: Valan Isl. (EU-105; DIFM MA-140) 335 04/10-09/10 IJ9/IT9SGC: Forte Garcia (IIA SR-018) 335 04/10-05/10 IL3 * by IK2MRZ & IV3VER 335 04/10-05/10 IL3 * by Laguna DX Team 335 04/10 IM0/IS0NHT: Su Cardolinu Isl. (IIA CA-025) 335 04/10 VE5WF/5 or VE5RC/5: Willow Isl. (CISA SK-002) 335 04/10-05/10 Ibero Americain SSB Contest *** 04/10-05/10 VK/ZL SSB Contest *** 04/10-05/10 WV3B: Chincoteague Isl. (NA-083) 335 05/10-12/10 8P9IJ * by VE3VET 335 05/10-06/10 KH4 * by The Midway-Kure DX Foundation 334 05/10-12/10 SP0IPA * special event station 335 06/10-27/10 JY8XY * by W9XY (ex WB9YXY) 333 06/10-13/10 VP5/K8RF 335 08/10-12/10 ZW2E: Ilha das Couves (SA-028, DIB 70) 333 09/10-22/10 FH * by DJ2BW & DL2DK 331 09/10-12/10 ZW2E: Couves Isl. (SA-028) (DIB 70) 329 10/10-13/10 IM0A: Asinara Isl. (EU-165; IIA SS-061) 335 10/10-March JX3EX * by LA3EX 335 11/10-12/10 IP1: Gallinara Isl. (EU-083, IIA SV-001) * by IK1s 335 11/10-12/10 VK/ZL CW Contest *** 11/10-12/10 Bologna: XIII HF DX Convention * Guglielmo Marconi *** 14/10-20/10 3W: Con Isl. (AS-???) * by JA2EZD & JI6KVR 331 15/10-30/10 Z2/DF3XZ 335 16/10-28/10 V47KP * by W2OX 331 17/10-29/10 HQ3DX & HQ3CW * by DL7DF, DJ6TF, DL2RUM, DL7BO, DL7UFR 335 17/10-18/10 IL3/IK3GES: Isola dei Gabbiani (IIA RO-020) 335 17/10-18/10 VK7FI: Finders Isl. (OC-195) * by VKAN & VK7BE 331 18/10-19/10 9K2BI: Jamboree On The Air 335 18/10-24/10 PA/DL4FCH: Texel Is. (EU-038) 333 20/10-16/11 9M6CT * by VR2CT 331 21/10-29/10 V31MX: Caye Caulker (NA-073) * by K0BCN 329 22/10-30/10 S92FC: Sao Tome (AF-023) * by CT1EAT 335 22/10-30/10 WP2Z * by W3CF & K3MQH 327 22/10-27/10 ZL7AA: Chatham Isl. (OC-038) * by ZL8RI's team 333 23/10-26/10 9M8TG (CW-RTTY) & 9M8YY (SSB): Sarawak (OC-088) 333 23/10-28/10 FP * by KG8CO, N8CC, K8AEM, W8MC 333 23/10-24/10 IR0MFP * special event station 333 23/10-31/10 KI6T: Santa Catalina Island (NA-066) 333 23/10-27/10 NP3D 335 23/10-28/10 V47NS * by W9NY (ex W9NSZ) 333 24/10-02/11 CY0DX * by VA3RU, HA6OI, VA3EU 335 24/10-31/10 FJ/F6BUM: St. Barthelemy (NA-146) 335 25/10-26/10 8P9Z * by K4FJ, K3ZR, K3KG 335 25/10-26/10 A47RS * by G0MRF, G0BQV, A45XR, A45ZN 335 25/10-26/10 FS * by AA4NC, FS5PL, K9NW, K9PG, K9VV 331 25/10-26/10 HC8 * by N5KO, VE3EJ, W6NL, K6BL, HC1OT 333 25/10-26/10 IG9: Lampedusa Isl. (AF-019) * by IT9s 335 25/10-26/10 J37K * by W8KKF 329 25/10-26/10 P40E * by CT1BOH 335 25/10-01/11 P4/NE8Z 335 25/10-26/10 V26B * by Frankford Radio Club's Team Antigua 331 25/10-26/10 V31DX: Ambergris Caye (NA-073) * by W2NA, KI6IM, KM6K 335 25/10-26/10 V8EA * by JO1RUR 333 25/10-31/10 YM3SV * special event station 333 25/10-26/10 ZF2AH * by W6VNR 335 25/10-26/10 ZS9F * by ZS6Y 335 25/10-26/10 CQ WW DX SSB Contest *** Oct-06/11 EL/K3KN 335 October FT5X: Amsterdam * by FR5HR 335 October FT5W: Crozet * by FR5HR 335 October FT5Z: Kerguelen * by FR5HR 335 October ID8: Sc. Coreca (IIA CS-004) * by Mediterraneo DX Team 331 October ID8: Sc.Formicola (IIA CS-003) by Mediterraneo DX Team 331 October ID8: Sc. Isca (IIA CS-006) * by Mediterraneo DX Team 331 early October UA0: Bol'shoy Begichev Isl. (AS-???) * by UR8LV's team 333 October UA0: Ushakova Isl. (AS-???) * by UR8LV's team 333 early October W: Marsh Isl. (NA-120) * by AA5AT & WN5M 331 /EX