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3DA    - The Daily DX reports tha Jon,  3DA0CA will put up  a dipole for  160
         metres. It may take a few weeks more  but he does plan to be  active
         very soon. Jon can often be  found around 24.901 MHz between 16  UTC
         and 20 UTC. QSL via W4DR.
5A     - Felix,  DL8OBC  reports  that  the   Rhein  Ruhr  DX   Association's
         expedition to Libya  [425DXN 335] will  probably use  the call  5A7A
         between 24  November  and 4  December,  CQ WW  CW  Contest  included
         (Multi-Single). Outside the contest two stations  will be active  on
         all bands (WARC and 160 metres  included) CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL  via
         DL3KDV. To  subscribe  their mailing  list  please  send  an  e-mail
         message to <  majordomo@qth.net > with  only the  words <  subscribe
         libya  >  in  the   message.  Log  search   will  be  available   at
         http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/5a1a/
5V     - Roger, G3SXW reports  to 425 DX  News that all  arrangements are  in
         place for the 5V7A expedition to Togo, to operate in the Multi-Multi
         category of CQ WW CW Contest  [425DXN 333].  QSLs  for 5V7A will  be
         handled by GM4FDM.   Before the  contest (26-28  November) the  team
         will operate on contest bands, checking antennas.  After the contest
         (1-4 December) they will also operate WARC bands.  Arrangements have
         now   also   been  made  to operate  some  RTTY.   These  operations
         (several simultaneous  stations) will  be with  personal  callsigns:
         5V7A  (G3SXW),   5V7ZM  (G3ZEM),   5V7FA  (G4FAM),   5V7RF (GM3YTS),
         5V7VT (K5VT),  5V7PN (K7PN),   5V7MF (KC7V),   5V7BG (N7BG),   5V7MB
         (N7MB) and  5V7BV  (W6RGG).    More    details    are  available  at
         http://www.getnet.com/~k7wx/5v7a.html
9K     - Dave (KA5TQF),  Tom  (WT2O) and  Hamad  (9K2HN) will  be  active  as
         9K2HN/P from IOTA AS-118 on 27-28 November. QSL via 9K2HN.
9M2    - Don, G3OZF will be active as 9M2/G3OZF from Pangkor Island  (AS-072)
         between 24 November and 2 December. Main activity will take place on
         80-10 metres CW, with some SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. He  will
         participate in the CQ WW CW Contest. QSL via G3OZF.
9N     - Charles Harpole,  K4VUD reports  to 425  DX News  that he  is  again
         planning to go to Nepal. He should be active as 9N1UD soon after  20
         February 1998 for about two weeks.
9Q     - Gus, 9Q5TE is active again (CW and SSB) from the Democratic Republic
         of Congo (ex Zaire). QSL via SM0BFJ.
A6     - Dave (KA5TQF), Tom  (WT2O) and Al  Mur (A61AH) will  be active  from
         Sirat Al Khwar (AS-124) as  A61AH/P between 17  and 19 November  and
         from IOTA AS-021 on 19-20 November. QSL via KA5TQF.
A7     - Dave (KA5TQF), Tom  (WT2O) and Ali  (A71CX) will be  active as  A72O
         from IOTA group AS-088 between 23 and 25 November. QSL via KA5TQF.
BY     - W0RI and K9FD are planning a  trip in either December or January  to
         BY1QH.  The main thrust of the trip is to  put BY on 160, 80 and  40
         metres for a full week (if conditions are poor, they will be on  the
         high bands  as much  as possible).  The  BY club  is  in need  of  a
         amplifier and they have purchased one to "hand carry" over: "we  are
         asking for any donations to help defray the cost of the  amplifier",
         K9FD says.  "Any donations  over $5  will be  returned if  for  some
         reason  the  trip  is   cancelled.  The  rest   will  go  into   the
         QSL/postage/equipment fund for  BY1QH".   Donations can  be sent  to
         W0RI: Harold P. Smith, 742 Henry Ave, Manchester, MO 63011.
CO     - The Kvarnberget Amateur Radio  Club (SK0UX) and  the Radio Club  Las
         Tunas (T48RCT) [425DXN 339] will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest
         as T49C. QSL via SK0UX.
CX     - Jorge, CX6VM reports he will participate in the CQ WW CW Contest  as
         CX5X (10 metres). QSL via W3HNK.
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DU     - Toshi, JA1ELY reports that JA1KJK, JA1WLL, JK1CWR, JE8IVF and  9V1ZW
         will participate in  the CQ WW  CW Contest  (Multi-Single) from  the 
         Philippines as DX1HB. They will  be active on  10-160 metres and  on
         RTTY before the contest. QSL via JA1KJK.
F      - Gil, F5EJC will participate in the  CQ WW CW  Contest as TM5DX.  QSL
         via F5EJC (P.O. Box 96, 14128 Mondeville, France).
FT5W   - The DX News Letter reports that  F5BU will be  active as FT5WG  from
         Crozet (AF-008) between December 1997 and February 1998.
HI     - The DX  News Letter  reports that  Mike, DL1HCM/HI8  will be  active
         during the CQ WW CW Contest.
HK     - Roberto, HJ3PXA reports that special call  5J2X will be aired on  20
         and 40  metres during  the weekend  from  La Guajira  Department  of
         Colombia. QSL via HK3DDD.
HL     - HL5FUA is active from Ullung Island. QSL to Jong Sul Choi, P.O.  Box
         5, Ullung Island, Kyungbuk, 799-800 Korea.
HL     - The Daily DX reports that a group of HL operators will be active  as
         HL0C/4 from Ch'uja Is (AS-084) between  17 and 23 December. QSL  via
         HL0C.
HL     - Lee Dae Ryung, DS4CNB reports that club station HL0Z will be  active
         as follows:  HL0Z/5  from Hansan  Island  (AS-081) on  25  December,
         HL0Z/5   from Ulrung  Island (AS-045)  on 31  December, HL0Z/4  from
         Bokil Island (AS-085) on 5 January 1998.
HS     - The OPDX Bulletin reports that the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand
         is planning a multi-multi effort in  the 1997 CQWW CW from its  club
         station HS0AC. They have been already granted permission to  operate
         on 80  and 160  metres. QSL  via LA7JO.  If  you are  interested  in
         joining the team  (SM3DYU, LA7JO and  E21CJN), please contact  Tony,
         HS0/G4UAV at tonyw@mozart.inet.co.th
HS     - LA7JO reports that on 5-7 December and 12-14 December HS0AC will  be
         active on 160 metres (plus  some activity on  80 metres). They  will
         operate on 1.826 MHz (+/- QRM), QSX up 4 to 10 kc. QSL via LA7JO.
I      - Bad weather forecast has caused Nuccio, I0YKN to cancel his  planned
         II7A operation from  Sant'Andrea Island (BR-005,  it does not  count
         for IOTA) [425DXN 337]. At all events, the island might be activated
         by another Salento DX Team member with a different call.
J2     - Jean-Michel, F6AJA reports that Dominique, J28DB will be active from
         Djibouti for the next three years.  QSL via F4AAQ.
JA     - Yuki, JI6KVR  reports  that his  operation  from Danjo  Is  (AS-056)
         [425DXN 323] has been postponed to 22-24 November. QSL via EA5KB.
JA     - Yuki, JI6KVR reports that he will be active as JI6KVR/6 from  Tokara
         Archipelago (AS-049) between 20 and 23 February 1998. QSL via EA5KB.
JD1_min- Toshi, JA1ELY reports that Ryoichi, JL1KFR will be /JD1 from  Minami
         Torishima (OC-073)  between 25  November and  15 December.  He  will
         operate in his spare time (look  for him around  9-11 UTC) on  10-80
         metres, mainly CW. QSL via  home call (Ryoichi  Tojo, #1-102,   5-37
         Miyazaki 2 chome, Cyuo-ku, Chiba, 260-0806 Japan).
JD1_oga- Toshi, JA1ELY  reports  that  Satoshi,  JR0BQD  will  be  /JD1  from
         Ogasawara (AS-031) between 28  November and 6  December. He will  be
         active on 10-160 metres (low power)  and will participate in the  CQ
         WW CW Contest. QSL via JR0BQD.
KH2    - Toshi, JA1ELY reports  that JF1SQC, JK3GAD,  JR7OMD and others  will
         participate in the CQ WW CW Contest (Multi-Single) as AH2R from Guam
         (OC-026). QSL via JI3ERV.
KH0    - Toshi, JA1ELY reports  that JH0YKS, JA0IXW,  JH0AKT, JF0WIR,  JE0WTU
         and JI0EYA  will be  KH0/ from  Mariana Islands  between 22  and  25
         November. They will be active on  10-80 metres, SSB and CW. QSL  via
         their respective home calls.
LU     - Alberto, LU1DZ reports to 425 DX  News that the GACW IOTA  operation
         from Staten  (Los Estados)  Island (SA-049)  [425DXN 339]  has  been
         issued the call L20XS. Team members  LU7XP, LU4XS, LU3XQ, LU1DZ  and
         LU1XQG will be active (mainly on CW) from 26 November to 3 December.
         QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz, GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos  Aires,
         Argentina).
LU_ssh - Alberto, LU1DZ  reports  that  Hector,  LU6UO  and  Ernesto,  LU4AXV
         [425DXN 339] will  leave Buenos Aires  in late  November. They  will
         stop at Marambio Base  (WABA LU-03, Seymour  Is) before voyaging  to
         Deception Island in  the South  Shetlands (AN-010)  from where  they
         will be active as LU1ZC. Main activity will be on CW, but they  will
         work SSB as well. Special attention will be paid to 40 metres, where
         they will use a two-element monobander. This activity will celebrate
         the golden  anniversary of  the Destacamento  Naval Deception  (WABA
         LU-04). QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz, GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos
         Aires, Argentina).
OX     - Joergen, OX/OZ8AE and Kim, OX3FV  will participate in  the CQ WW  CW
         Contest as OX3FV  (Multi-Single). QSL via  OX3FV either direct  (Kim
         Andersen, Box 3, 3930 Groennedal, Greenland) or through the bureau.
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P4     - Bob, K4UEE is  reported to participate  in the CQ  WW CW Contest  as
         P40R from Aruba (SA-036).  QSL via NK4U.
PJ9    - The Daily DX reports that John,  W1BIH will be active as PJ9JT  from
         Curacao (SA-006)  from about  10 January  through the  end of  March
         1998. QSL via W1AX.
SP_ssh - Jacek, SP3LFV reports  that Stan, SP3BGD  [425DXN 335] will  operate
         from HF0POL (AN-010, WABA SP-01) between  1 January and 31  December
         1998. He plans to work mainly on RTTY and CW. QSL via SP3SUN  either
         direct (Piotr  Miranski, ul.  Rydza  Smiglego 27/5,  65-610  Zielona
         Gora, Poland) or through the SP bureau.
TI     - The OPDX Bulletin  reports that K6CT,  K9VV, TI2CCC  and TI2OY  will
         participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as TI5N. QSL via TI5KD.
V2     - CQ WW CW Contest call to  be used by WA3WSJ  and K3TEJ from  Antigua
         [425DXN 339] will be V26KW. Outside the contest they will operate as
         V26ED (WA3WSJ) and V26KW (K3TEJ). QSL  via home calls either  direct
         or through the bureau.
V5     - The DX  News Letter  reports that  Frank, V5/DL7UFS  is active  from
         Namibia mainly on 20 metres CW. QSL to Frank Steinhaeuser, Kaerntner
         Weg 7, D-40551 Duesseldorf, Germany.
VE     - VE3IPR will  be /M  from the  islands of  Manitoulin (CISA  ON-001),
         Great Cloche (ON-016) and Birch (ON-017) on 15 and 26 November.
VE     - The DXNS reports  that Weyburn ARC  members can use  the CF5  prefix
         instead of VE5 between 22 December  and 5 January 1998 to  celebrate
         the 50th  anniversary of  the Roral  Canadian  Army Cadet  Corps  of
         Weyburn.  Commemorative certificate for QSOs with three CF5 stations
         via VE5RMO (or e-mail log to hjwhiteoak@sk.sympatico.ca).
VK9_lh - VK2ICV and K8RF confirm they will be active as VK9LX from Lord  Howe
         (OC-004) between 23 November and 1 December [425DXN 337]. They  will
         participate in the CQ WW CW Contest (Multi-Single) and will run  two
         stations before  the contest  as much  as  possible. They  will  pay
         particular attention to the lower frequency  bands and areas of  the
         world with difficult propagation paths. "Right now we plan on taking
         just one  amplifier", K8RF  reports: "we  have an  offer of  another
         loaner amp as  well which we  would like to  bring with us.  However
         overweight shipping charges to Lord Howe  Island are very high,  and
         our resources are limited, if we  can afford the overweight  charges
         for it we will bring it along".
VP2    - The Daily DX  reports that Bud,  AA3B will be  active from  Anguilla
         (NA-022) as VP2EEB  between 25  November and  2 December,  CQ WW  CW
         Contest included. QSL via AA3B.
XE     - Luis, XE1L reports to 425 DX News that XE3HLR, XE3AD, XE3LYC, XE3LBT
         and XE3LMV (members of the  Asociacion de Radioexperimentadores  del
         Estado de  Guerrero, A.C.)  will be  active  as XF3/home  call  from
         Roqueta Island (NA-183) between 21 UTC  on 21 November to 21 UTC  on
         23 November. Operations are planned on  10-160 metres (plus 6 and  2
         metres, RS12 and  RS13). QSL via  XE3LMV (Manuel  Villa Vargas,  Av.
         Aleman 90, Chilpancingo, Guerrero 39000, Mexico).
XV     - A group of French operators (including F6BFH, F9IE, F5LGQ, F6AOI and
         F6AUS) is currently signing XV8FP from the Vietnamese island of  Cac
         Ba (AS-132/Prov). They  have been granted  permission to use  7.063,
         14.263 and 21.263 MHz only (on both  SSB and CW) and will be  active
         until 16 November. QSL via F6BFH. They will stay in Vietnam until 30
         November and it is rumoured they will be active from other islands.
ZF     - Dan K1TO/ZF2??, Bob K4UVT/ZF2RF,  Joe W5ASP/ZF2NE, Mike  K9MK/ZF2MK,
         and Carl  K9LA/ZF2LA  will  participate in  the  CQ  WW  CW  Contest
         (Multi-Single) from Cayman Islands (NA-016) as ZF1A (QSL via  K9LA).
         QSLs for QSOs outside the contest  period go to the respective  home
         call.
ZP     - Ernesto, LU2BRG (ex LU6BEG) reports he will operate from Paraguay as
         ZP5/LU2BRG on 27-28 November (QSL to  Ernesto Grueneberg, Box  1589,
         1000 CF,  Argentina). Then  he  will participate  in  the CQ  WW  CW
         Contest as ZP5XF on 15 metres (QSL via N2AU).
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DXING ON  160 METRES  ---> Jeff  Briggs, K1ZM  (e-mail K1ZM@aol.com)  is  the
author of "Dx'ing  On the Edge....The  Thrill of 160M!",  a new  book on  the
history of Dxing on 160 metres  which has just been  released as an  official
ARRL HQ publication. In addition to the book, there is also a 65 minute audio
CD that is  included in the  purchase price.   On the CD  (which is not  sold
separately from the book) are many recordings  of DX QSOs made on 160  metres
by the  big guns  as recorded  from overseas.  The  price is  $29.95USD  plus
shipping. The book is available from the ARRL webpage at http://www.arrl.org

GUI-SHAN ISLAND ---> Yang, BD7JA  reports that around  1600 QSOs were  logged
from Gui-Shan Dao (AS-131) [425DXN  340]. QSL via  P.O. Box 1713,  Guangzhou,
People's Republic of China.

LONE STAR DX ASSOCIATION ---> The  following amateurs have been elected  1998
officers of  the  Lone  Star  DX  Association:  Bob  Alexander,  W5AH  (Chief
Director);  Bud  Walton,  K5HW  (Membership  Director);  Herb  Blair,   K5IDX
(Information Director); Bill Priakos, W5SJ (Program Director).  The Lone Star
DX Association was founded in 1987  by a small group of  DXers from the  Fort
Worth area to aid in the furthering the DX endeavors of each of its  members.
From this small  beginning, the group  has grown  to and  sustained over  150
members throughout Texas and the surrounding states.

NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION  ---> The Board  of Directors of  the
New Orleans International DX Convention have announced that the dates of  the
7th annual event  will be 14-15  August 1998 at  the Royal  Sonesta Hotel  on
Bourbon Street in the New Orleans French Quarter.

OH0/N4GN & OJ0/N4GN LOGS ---> The  OH0/N4GN and OJ0/N4GN DXpedition logs  are
now searchable at <  http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/oj0/  >. "Much of the original
logs were on paper", Tim, N4GN reports, "so there are likely a few data entry
errors. Please notify me of any discrepancies". Tim expects to answer  direct
requests by the end of December -  please do not send second requests  before
then.

QSL 9J2FR & 9J2AA ---> IK2RZQ has replaced I2ZZU as QSL manager for 9J2FR and
9J2AA (do not send  duplicates, as the  cards mailed to  the old manager  are
redirected to the new one).

QSL 9Q5HX ---> QSL manager IK2MRZ reports that Piero, 9Q5HK (who is now  QRT)
made some 6000 QSOs (SSB and CW) between 1996 and 1997. Direct cards have all
been sent  out, the  remaining QSOs  have  all been  confirmed  automatically
through the bureau.

QSL A61AJ  ---> Effective  immediately all  QSL  requests past,  present  and
future for A61AJ  [425DXN 339] should  go direct  to W3UR  (ex WR3E):  Bernie
McClenny, 3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, Maryland 21738, USA.

QSL CY0DX --->  The current address  of VA3EU, QSL  manager for CY0DX  (Sable
Island ) [425DXN  335] is  Gyorgy Balint,  59 Snowcrest  Avenue, North  York,
Ontario, Canada M2K-2K9.  Please note that  a mail redirection  is in  effect
from his old Willowdale address.

QSL FR/IK2RXV ---> The QSL cards  of Roberto, FR/IK2RXV [425DXN 337] will  be
sent automatically through the bureau. He  also participate in the CQ WW  SSB
Contest with FR5DN from Philippe's QTH.

QSL KL1SLE  (NA-037) --->  Frank, KL7FH  reports that  the direct  cards  for
KL1SLE August activity from Shemya Island (NA-037) [425DXN 328] have all been
sent out.
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QSL OH0/K8MN ---> Ken, WA8JOC reports he has put all the direct OH0/K8MN  QSL
cards in the  mail (this also  includes a  "few" miscellaneous  A22, and  OH2
cards).  The bureau cards will be out to the bureau within the next few weeks
(please note that duplicate QSLs will not be issued for QSOs received via the
bureau and returned direct earlier).  Ken is used to processing bureau  cards
twice annually.

QSL RZ3Q ---> The Daily DX reports that as of 1 November N2UCK is the new QSL
manager for RZ3Q.

QSL SM7CRW (EU-037)  ---> W3HNK  (Joe Arcure  Jr., P.O.Box  73, Edgemont,  PA
19028, USA) is the QSL manager for SM7CRW, who operates from EU-037.

QSL VE8KM  (NA-006)  ---> Peter  Wollenberg,  VE8PW reports  that  VE8KM  has
changed his call again and is  now VE6TX (ex VE6KCM, ex  VE8KM): "he is  very
busy with work and was late in QSLling for his VE8 call, but cards are  going
out now". 

QSL VK9WM &  VK9WY ---> Bill  Horner, VK4FW, reports  the QSL  cards for  the
recent DXpedition to Willis Island will start to go out next week.

QSL VIA HB9BGN ---> The Daily DX reports that Al, HB9BGN is no longer the QSL
manager for any ZA station: "for  over five years he  has collected QSLs  and
mailed them by  private courier to  Albania due to  the fact  mail was  being
stolen in Albania.  Once the ZA's got the requests they sent the QSLs out".

SA-057 ---> Isla  Timoteo Dominguez has  been added  to the  list of  islands
which count for SA-057. As a result, QSL cards of Claudio, CX/LU7DW, will  be
accepted for IOTA credit for contacts made during the July 1997 IOTA Contest.

SAO TOME  &  PRINCIPE  --->  Francisco,  CT1EAT  reports  that  he  had  many
unexpected problems during his  recent operations from  Sao Tome (S92FC)  and
Principe (S91FC) [425DXN  335]: heavy QRM  on all  bands, laptop  PC and  TNC
failures (which meant no RTTY), no low  band activity from Sao Tome (lack  of
space), power  supply  restrictions  and  blackouts  on  Principe.  Francisco
participate in  the CQ  WW SSB  Contest (Multi-Single)  as S97A  from  Gary's
(S92AT) QTH. QSL for S92FC, S91FC  and S97A via  CT1EAT, either direct  (P.O.
Box 172, 7800 Beja, Portugal) or through the CT bureau.

THE GOLIST, QSL MANAGER LIST ---> GO-NET  is the monthly GOLIST sent via  the
Internet to  subscribers around  the world.  For further  information  please
contact  The  GOLIST,   P.O.  Box  3071,   Paris,  TN   38242,  USA   (e-mail
golist@qsl.net).

WABA DIRECTORY  ---> The  eighth edition  of the  WABA 46-page  Directory  is
available from IK1GPG at US$ 11.00 (postage included). It includes more  than
800 calls used from Antarctica since  1959, the list of Antarctic bases,  the
rules for  WABA (Worked  all  Antarctic Bases  Award)  and WASA  (Worked  all
Antarctic Stations Award) etc. For further information please contact IK1GPG:
Massimo Balsamo, Strada Statale 28 Nord # 7, 12084 Mondovi' - CN, Italy.
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QSL received via direct:  3B9/3B8DL, 4U1WB, 5R8FI, 9K5/KA5TQF, A41LZ,  A45ZN,
A625ND, AP2JZB,  AP50JZB, BD7JA/7  (AS-129),  C21TT, CE0ZIS,  CV5A  (SA-030),
VK2BEX/CY0, FK/JM1LJS, FT5ZG, FW5IW, HV4NAC, IA1/IK2PZG (EU-083; IIA SP-002),
IA5/IK1VCI (EU-028;  IIA LI-001),  IC8/IK8VRH (IAI  NA-040), ID8/IK8DDN  (IIA
CS-006), IJ7/IK8VRH  (IIA LE-012),  IL8/IK8DDN (EU-144;  IIA PZ-001),  IM0JMA
(EU-041; IIA SS-004, 011), IS0/IK2UJR (EU-024; IIA NU-008), JT1KAA, N4BQW/KH6
(OC-055), T32BI,  TA0/IK3GES (AS-099),  TL8MS, TZ6TT,  V63KU, V85HG,  VP8CTR,
VU2NGB, VX8XN/p, XU2C, YC8BJK/9 (OC-147), YC0LOW.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL  Service: 9M6TPR (AS-051), BO0KS (AS-102),  BO0M
(AS-113), CE7AOY  (SA-064),  CY0XX, ED1MC  (EU-077),  FK8HCC,  HC1HC,  HF0POL
(AN-010), K2OLG/m, KC4AAC (AN-012), OY9JD, R1FJR, S21XX, SU3AM, TN6X,  VK9CR,
VP8CTR (AN-006), XU2FB, ZS8IR.
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7X4AN     Mohamed Boukhiar, 10 rue Louis Lumiere, F-18000 Bouvges, France
9A2AJ     Tomislav Polak, PP 34551, Lipik, Republic of Croatia
9A9D      P.O.Box 106, 43000 Bjelovar, Republic of Croatia
AA5BT     Derek Wills, 4002 Amy Cir, Austin, TX-78759, U.S.A.
AC4IV     David D.Pedigo, 1878 Longleaf Rd, Cocoa, FL-32926, U.S.A.
BY2HIT    Harbin Institute of Technology, P.O.Box 10, Harbin City 150001,
          China
CT1BWW    Manuel Alberto Canceicao Marques, P.O.Box 41, P-2780 Oeiras,
          Portugal
CT1EWA    Paulo Santos, P.O.Box 415, P-2430 Marinha Grande, Portugal
CT4HV     Jose Manual Gomes Santos, Rua de Bissau, N`8-4 Andar F,
          2700 Amadora, Portugal
CX6FP     P.O.Box 1, 70101 Nueva Palmira, Uruguay
CX8CP     Gerardo Otero, P.O.Box 6000, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
DF3OL     Juergen Carow, Hillerser Weg 2, D-31234 Edemisse, Germany
DJ4VW     Helmut Waldner, Ringstr 8, D-57612 Kroppach, Germany
DJ9ZB     Franz Langner, Benfelder Str.4, D-77955 Ettenheim, Germany
DK4VW     Ulrich Mueller, Kreutzacker 13, D-35041 Marburg, Germany
DK7YY     Falk D.Weinhold, Schwarzmeerstr.70, D-10319 Berlin, Germany
DL5EBE    Dominik Weiel, Reinshagener Str.99, D-42857 Remsheid, Germany
DL7DF     Siegfried Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany
DL7UFS    Frank Steinhaeuser, Kaerntner Weg 7, D-40551 Duesseldorf, Germany
DL8FCU    Alex Sudermann, Weidenweg 3, D-50389 Wesseling, Germany
DU1SSR    Jose Sonny C.Chong, 2 N.Romualdez St., BF Homes, Quezon City 1120,
          Philippines
DX1S      Sociedad de DX de Filipinas, 818 Acacia Ave, Ayala Alabang Village,
          1780 Muntinlupa City, Philippines
EA5BYP    Anselmo Bernabe Coll, P.O.Box 3097, 03080 Alicante, Spain
EA5WX     Juan Marti Sala, Apartado de Correos 151, E-03610 Petrel, Alicante,
          Spain
EA9KB     Juan Enrique Bellido Garciolo, P.O.Box 2172, 51080 Ceuta, Spain
F5VU      Jean Brunner Montgame, Vouneuil sur Vienne, F-86210 Bonneuil
          Matours, France
F6AJA     Jean Michel Duthilleul, 515 Rue du Petit hem, 59870 Bouvignies,
          France
F6DZU     Hubert Loubere, P.O.Box 107, F-40605 Biscarrosse Cedex, France
F6FNU     Antoine Baldeck, P.O.Box 14, F-91291 Arpajon Cedex, France
F6KEQ     Radio Club of 38 Reggmt de Trasmissions, Quartier Ferrie,
          P.O.Box 1307, F-53013 Laval Cedex, France
FR5CC     Olivier Dijoux, Route Gabriel Mace 40, F-97490 St.Clotilde,
          Reunion Island
G0IAS     A.R.Hickman, Conifers, High St, Elkesley, Retford, Nottingham,
          Notts, DN22 8AJ, Great Britain
G3NOM     Ray Gerrard, 37 Godward Road, New, Mills, High Peak, SK12 2BU,
          Great Britain
GW0ANA    Glyn Jones, Nirvana, Castle Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge, 
          Vale of Glam, CF71 7LX, Wales
HB9HFN    Cedric Baechler, Mettetlet 26, 1763 Granges-Paccot, Switzerland
HC2RG     Reynaldo G.Navarrete, P.O.Box 09-01-7413, Guayaquil, Ecuador
HJ6PPN    Alejandro Naranjo F., P.O.Box 889 Pereira, Colombia
HL5PVN    Kang, P.O.Box 12, Tong-Nae Pusan, 607-600, Korea
HS5AC     Chiang Mai ARC, 123 30-31 Chotjana Road, Changpuank, Amphur Muang,
          Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand
IRAN Buro Director General of Telecommunications, Ministry of PTT,
          Dr.Shariati Avenue, P.O.Box 11365-931, 16314, Iran
JA1RWU    M.Omo, 149 Kamadai, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Japan
JA6VU     Masaaki Kano, P.O.Box 877, Kagami Kumamoto, 869-42, Japan
JH3GAH    Taiei Goto, 154, Koyasan, Wakayama 648-02, Japan
JH7FQK    Ichio Ujiie, 162 Shionosawa, Kohata, Towa, Adachi-gun, Fukushima,
          964-02 Japan
JI3ERV    Toshinobu Aki, 1-9-26,Ikuno Higashi, Ikuno, Osaka 544, Japan
JL3WSL    Akiomi Naito, 5-500-31, Hikita-Mati, Nara-Shi, Nara, Japan
JT1BL     N.Natchuluun, P.O.Box 602, Ulan Bator 44, Mongolia
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K1EFI     Frederick A.Lucas, 72 Long Meadow Hill Rd, Brookfield,CT-06804,USA
K2PF      Ralph G.Fariello, 23 Old Village Road, Hillsborough, NJ-08876, USA
K2WE      Steven L.Weinstein, 45 Estherwood Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY-10522, USA
K3MD      John W.Thompson, 1047 treasure Lake, Dubois, PA-15801, U.S.A.
K3TEJ     John L.Bednar, 340 Mac Artur Dr, Orwigsburg, PA-17961, U.S.A.
K3WUW     E.Dallas Carter, Rt 1 Box 125-D, Laurel, DE-19956, U.S.A.
K4BAI     John T.Laney III, P.O.Box 421, Columbus, GA-31902, U.S.A.
K4UTE     William R.Hicks, 7002 Deauville Rd, Jacksonville, FL-32205,U.S.A.
K6VNX     Arlen T.Turriff, 8819 East Callita St., San Gabriel, CA-91775, USA
K8AQM     Theodore A.Rachwal, 1600 Wolf Creek Highway, Adrian, MI-49221, USA
K8PYD     LEO W.Fry, 5740 N Meadows Blvd, Columbus, OH-43229, U.S.A.
K9PG      Paul R.Gentry, 2207 Colfax St., Evanston, IL-60201, U.S.A.
KA5TUF    William A.Schumann, 3517 NW 64th St., Oklahoma City, OK-73116, USA
KA7CQQ    John Kennon, P.O.Box 31553, Laughlin, NV-89029, U.S.A.
KE6UP     Alan C.Zack, P.O.Box 6185, Anaheim, CA-92816, U.S.A.
KG6AR     Chris Williams, 1117 So.Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel,CA-91776-3034,USA
KI6FE     Ryuichi Nakano, 18833 Midvale Avenue N, Shoreline, WA-98133, U.S.A.
KP2BH     James Soto, P.O.Box 803, Frederiksted, VI-00840, U.S.A.
KZ4DX     Scott Cronin, 1909 N 41st Ave, Hollywood Hills, FL-33021, U.S.A.
LA2FL     Magne Overbo, Brakke H 2, P.O.Box 10, N-4030 Hinna, Norway
LU4HAW    RC Villa Carlos Paz, P.O.Box 104, 5152 Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba,
          Argentina
LU5UL     Alex Cozzi, P.O.Box 12, 9120 Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina
ON4QM     Marcel Dehonin, Everestr 130, B-1932, St.Stevens Woluwe, Belgium
VA3EU     Gyorgy (George) Balint, 59 Snowcrest Avenue, North York, Ontario,
          M2K-2K9, Canada
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                               edited by I1JQJ
                                                                        
PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  end Nov    4I9RG * by DU9RG                                       339
till  21/11      4U1WRC                                                 338
till  17/11      8P9DX * by VA3DX                                       339
till  Dec        9X0A * by RW3AH.                                       327
till  March      JX3EX * by LA3EX                                       335
till  17/11      KP2/K4MA                                               339
till  ??         LU1ZA: South Orkney                                    337
till  mid Nov    VQ9AI * by WB0BNR                                      334
till  ??         VU2JBK: Antarctica                                     339
till  16/11      XV8FP: Cac Ba Isl. (AS-132) by F6BFH,F9IE,F5LGQ,F6AOI  341
till  30/11      XV * by F6BFH, F9IE, F5LGQ, F6AOI                      341
till  ??         ZL5PX: Antarctica - Ross Isl. (AN-011)                 339
15/11-16/11      5J2X: Guajira Department of Colombia                   341
15/11-28/11      FH * by DJ1RL (CW) & DK8FB (SSB)                       333
15/11-16/11      IL7 * by Salento DX Team                               341
15/11            VE3IPR/m: CISA                                         341
15/11-16/11      IARU 160 Mt. CW Contest                                ***
15/11-16/11      INORC CW Contest                                       ***
16/11-01/12      V47CA * by VE3BW                                       327
17/11-21/11      A4 * by G4VUO                                          339
17/11-19/11      A61AH/p: Sirat Al Khwar (AS-124) by KA5TQF,WT2O,A61AH  341
17/11-10/12      HS/G4JMB * by VR2CT (ex VS6CT)                         337
19/11-20/11      A61AH/p: (AS-021) * by KA5TQF, WT2O, A61AH             341
19/11-02/12      T32BE * by WC5P                                        337
21/11-01-12      9G5SW, 9G5WD, 9G5VJ * by G3VMW, G4RWD, G4ZVJ           335
21/11-06/12      GD4UOL * by G4UOL                                      335
21/11-23/11      XF3: Roqueta Isl. (NA-183) * by XE3s                   341
22/11-02/12      A61AJ * by K3LP & KE3Q                                 339
22/11-24/11      JI6KVR/6: Danjo Arch. (AS-056)                         341
22/11-25/11      KH0 * by JH0YKS,JA0IXW,JH0AKT,JF0WIR,JE0WTU,JI0EYA     341
22/11-01/12      TM5CW * by F5SJB                                       335
23/11-25/11      A72O: AS-088 * by KA5TQF, WT2O, A71CX                  341
23/11-01/12      VK9LX: Lord Howe Is. * by VK2ICV & K8RF                341
24/11-04/12      5A1A * by DJ7IK, DL3KDV, DL8OBC, DL1GGT                323
24/11-02/12      9M2/G3OZF: Pangkor Isl. (AS-072)                       341
24/11-07/12      T49C * by KARC & Radio Club Las Tunas                  341
24/11-03/12      ZF2RV * by K7AR, N7NU, N7MQ, WJ7R, K7DBV               321
25/11-02/12      8P9HT (8P9Z) * by K4BAI                                329
25/11-01/12      C6A * by K8DD, AC8W, N8KR                              335
25/11-20/02      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                  339
25/11-15/12      JL1KFR/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                  341
25/11-02/12      V26ED, V26KW, V26E * by WA3WSJ, K3TEJ, AB2E            339
25/11-02/12      VP2EEB * by AA3B                                       341
26/11-12/12      3B8/F6HMJ                                              339
26/11-04/12      5V7A * by Voo-Doo Contest Group                        341
26/11-03-12      L20XS: Isla de Los Estados (SA-049) * by GACW          341
26/11-02/12      V47KP * by W2OX                                        331
26/11            VE3IPR/m: CISA                                         341
27/11-06/12      WP2Z * by K4FXN                                        329
27/11-28/11      ZP5/LU2BRG                                             341
28/11-06/12      JR0BQD/JD1: Ogasawara (AS-031)                         341
29/11-30-11      6D2X * by Grupo DX Panamericano                        338
29/11-30/11      9K2/T97M                                               331
29/11-30/11      AH2R * by JF1SQC, JK3GAD, JR7OMD                       341
29/11-30/11      CI9DH * by W1VE/VE1RM                                  337
29/11-30/11      CX5X * by CX6VM                                        341
29/11-30/11      DX1HB * by JA1KJK, JA1WLL, JK1CWR, JE8IVF, 9V1ZW       341
29/11-30/11      E22AAA * by EY8MM & HS1CHB                             339
29/11-30/11      DL1HCM/HI8                                             341
29/11-30/11      TI5N * by K6CT, K9VV, TI2CCC, TI2OY                    341
29/11-30/11      TM5DX * by F5EJC                                       341
29/11-30-11      HS5AC                                                  338
29/11-01/12      JA: Hachijo Isl. (AS-043) * by 7K4STV & JQ1USM         339
29/11-30/11      OX3FV * by OX/OZ8AE & OX3FV                            341
29/11-30/11      P40R * by K4UEE                                        341
29/11-30/11      TI5KD * by K9VV & K6CT                                 331
29/11-30/11      ZF1A * by K1TO, K4UVT, W5ASP, K9MK, K9LA               341
29/11-30/11      CQ WW DX CW Contest                                    ***
November         A61AH: AS-021 * by KA5TQF, WT2O, A61AH                 341
November         FT5W: Crozet * by FR5HR                                335
November         FT5Z: Kerguelen * by FR5HR                             335
November         HR * by N6LCI                                          333
November         KI6T: Santa Catalina Island (NA-066)                   333
end November     KP2/AG8L                                               333
November         S2 * by VK9NS & F6FYD                                  339
November         UA: Ushakova Island (AS-???) * by UT8LL                337
November         ZK1: North Cook - Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) * by AA8U    303
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