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3C0 - The multi-national DXpedition to Annobon (Pagalu) Island scheduled
for the first week of March [425DXN 353] has been postponed. "On 20
January an attempted armed coup against the government of Equatorial
Guinea was put down", The Daily DX reports. "However this has
unfortunately prevented the scheduled 5 March trip to the island of
Annobon. As soon as things calm down the group will reschedule this
much needed DXpedition. All of the equipment and operators are ready
to go as soon as things cool off".
3D2 - The fifth and last stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip
[425DXN 349] will now take place from Viti Levu (OC-016), Fiji
Islands between 24 March and 1 April. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and
OK1VD will be active as 3D2KT and 3D2TN on 6-160 metres. A side trip
to either Rotuma or some other Fijian IOTA group depends on
transportation. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06
Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. <TNX The Daily DX>
3X - Steve, G0AEV will *not* operate during his staying in Guinea [425DXN
353] as it will take over a month to get his licence. He might
return to Guinea later this year. <TNX The Daily DX>
4S7 - Mario, HB9BRM will be active as 4S7BRG from Sri Lanka (AS-003) from
3 March for about three months. QSL via HB9BRM.
5W - The fourth stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349]
is confirmed to take place from Western Samoa (OC-097) between 14
and 23 March. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be active as
5W0SZ & 5W0VV on 6-160 metres. One or two operators might take a
side trip to American Samoa during their staying on Western Samoa
(if they do, they will be active as KH8/KF4MIW and KH8/WP2AIH). QSL
via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav,
Czech Republic. <TNX The Daily DX>
8P - LA7AT will be active (mostly on 20 and 40 metres, CW and SSB) from
Barbados (NA-021) between 23 February and 2 March (call to be
announced). QSL via home call. <TNX Dx News Sheet>
8P - Bob, G3PJT will be active as 8P9IF from Barbados (NA-021) between 13
and 16 March. He will participate in the RSGB Commonwealth CW
Contest (14-15 March). QSL via G3PJT. <TNX The Daily DX>
8Q - Lorenzo, IK5MDF will be active as 8Q7DF from Alimatha Island,
Maldives (AS-013) between 2 and 8 May. Look for him on 3.780, 7.080,
14.180, 21.280 and 28.480 MHz. QSL via IK5MDF (Lorenzo Tabaracci,
P.O. Box 142, 54033 Carrara - MS, Italy). <TNX IK5MDF>
9J - Aki, JA0JHA will be active (mstly on SSB) as 9J2AM from Zambia until
31 December. QSL via JA0JHA. <TNX DX News Sheet>
9M_spr - 9M0C will remain fully operational from Spratly until around 06.00
UTC on 23 February. They will not operate in the ARRL CW Contest,
but concentrate on SSB and on 2, 17 and 30 metres. The operators
will leave the island at 2 UTC on 24 February. <TNX The Daily DX>
9Q - Pat, 5N0T and Nicole, 5N0YL should be in the Democratic Republic of
Congo [425DXN 349] on 21 March. They expect to get thir 9Q licences
within late April. <THN The Daily DX>
A3 - The third stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349]
will now take place from Tongatapu (OC-049) between 5 and 14 March.
Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be active as A35KT and A35TN
on 6-160 metres. QSL via OKDX Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293
06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. <TNX The Daily DX>
A7 - Dave, KC9IM is currently active as J52IM, but he expects to leave
Guinea Bissau soon and to take up a new assignment in Doha, Qatar.
QSL via KB9XN. >TNX DX News Sheet>
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C6 - Joe, W8GEX (ex WB8GEX) and John, WZ8D will be active from Bahamas
respectively as C6AJR and C6AIE between 25 February and 4 March.
They will participate in the CW WW DX 160 Meter SSB Contest as
C6AIE. QSL C6AJR via W8GEX (Joe Pater, 1894 Old Oxford Rd.,
Hamilton, Ohio 45013, USA). QSL C6AIE via WZ8D (John Walker, 1930
Meredith Dr., Loveland, Ohio 45140-7216, USA). <TNX WZ8D>
CO - The VE/CO joint operation from Santiago de Cuba (27 February-8
March) [425DXN 353] will be take place with the call T48RAC. QSL via
VE3ESE. <TNX OPDX Bulletin>
DL - Tom, DL8AAM has been forced to cancell his trip to Hamburger Hallig
(GIA N-036) [425DXN 351]. <TNX DL8AAM>
EA - Antonio, EA1BEY will be active as ED1BEY from Tapia Island (DIE
N-069, FEA D-1658) on 21 and 22 February. QSL via home call. <TNX
EA5OL>
EA6 - If you need Balearic Is (EU-004) on 12 and 17 metres, you may want
to look for Vincent, EA6AEI on 24.970 and 18.150 MHz every day
around 16-17 UTC. <TNX EA6AEI>
EM_ant - EM1HO will be active from Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica until
late March. He is active on 160 metres daily (look for him around
1.829 MHz) and will participate in the ARRL DX CW, ARRL DX SSB and
CQ WW WPX SSB Contests. He has already logged about 40,000 QSOs (CW,
SSB and RTTY). QSL via I2PJA. <TNX I2PJA>
FK - Eric (FK8GM), Franck (FK8HC) and Alain (FK8FI) will participate in
the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) as TXK8DX (TX is the special
prefix for French overseas territories and K for New Caledonia). QSL
via WB2RAJ. <TNX F6AJA>
FS - Eddie, EA3NY will be active from St. Martin (NA-105) between 4 and 9
March. He will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as FS5PL. He
plans to be QRV for Europe on 40 and 80 metres SSB during his nights
and some RTTY is also possible. <TNX OPDX Bulletin>
FT5Z - Mehdi, F5PFP has been granted permission to land and operate from
Amsterdam (AF-002) in December. Mehdi expects to spend one month on
the island: "this operation will be a DXpedition", he states, "and
I'll have nothing else to do except radio". More information is
expected in the next few weeks (in the meantime, you can visit the
web site at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5z.html). <TNX F5PFP>
GU - Bill, G4YWY, is now expected to be active from 14 to 18 March as
GU4YWY/M [425DXN 353] from Guernsey (EU-114). QSL via home call.
<TNX DX News Sheet>
HB9 - Fabio, HB9FAP will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as HB5H
(Single Operator, 40 metres). <TNX HB9FAP>
HK0 - Silvano, KB5GL will be active (SSB only) as KB5GL/HK0 from
Providencia Island (NA-049) between 26 February and 2 March. Look
for him on 3.792, 3.797, 14.260, 14.180, 18.125, 21.260, 21.280,
21.310, 24.940, 28.460 MHz. QSL via AC7DX (Ron Lago, P.O. Box 25426,
Eugene, Oregon 97402, USA). <TNX KB5GL>
HL - Club station HL0K will be active (on 40 and 20 metres, CW and SSB)
from Tokchok Is (AS-090) between 13 UTC on 24 February to 3 UTC on
27 February. QSL via HL0K either direct (200-1 Hwajun-dong,
Dukyang-gu, Koyang-city, Kyonggi-do 411-791, Korea) or through the
bureau. <TNX HL0K>
HP - HP1CKK will be active as 3E9CKK from Isla Canas (it does not count
for IOTA) between 21 and 23 February. <TNX HP2CWB>
HR - Bruce, W4OVU and Julio, WD4JNS will be HR6/ from Roatan Island
(NA-057) between 3 and 10 March. They will be active on 80-6 metres
on CW, RTTY, SSB and RS12. They will participate in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest as HR6/W4OVU. QSL via home calls. <TNX WD4JNS>
JA - The special event station 8J0WPG (Winter Paralympic Games) will be
active from Nagano between 23 February and 31 March. QSL via bureau.
For further information please visit
http://www.clio.or.jp/~obayashi/8j0wpg/ <TNX JA0DWY>
JW - Carlos, LA9PJA will be active (mostly on RTTY and SSTV) as JW9PJA
from Longyearbyen, Svalbard (EU-026) between 15 UTC on 25 February
and 6 UTC on 28 February. QSL via LA9PJA. <TNX DX News Sheet & The
Daily DX>
KH1 - The SSIDXG/MKDXF joint operation from KH1 [425DXN 351] will take
place from Howland Island (OC-089). It is confirmed operations are
due to start on or about 5 March for six days: "the trip will be in
conjunction with the US Fish and Wildlife Service", N4BQW reports,
"and we will be at the mercy of their work schedule and they state
they have six days work there". All-band operations will take place
as K4AU/WH1 on SSB (QSL via K4AU) and WA4FFW/NH1 on CW (QSL via
WA4FFW). <TNX WA4JQS>
KH3 - Al, KK5ZX is expected to be active from the club station on Johnston
Atoll (OC-023) from around 10 March until 10 April. He will operate
in his spare time. He plans to install an antenna for 160 metres and
hopes to be able to participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL
via K3SX (ex K3SME). <TNX The Daily DX>
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KH5 - The SSIDXG/MKDXF joint operation from Palmyra (OC-085) [425DXN 351]
started on 5 February with Mark, KA4IST signing KA4IST/KH5. It is
confirmed he will be joined first by N4BQW (on 20 February) and then
(25 February) by N4DAZ, K4AU, NH6UY and WA4FFW. They will be active
24 hours a day until 26 February. On 27 February they expect to
depart for either Baker/Howland (KH1) or Kingman Reef (KH5). QSL
KA4IST/KH5 via AC7DX. <TNX WA4JQS>
KH5K - Kingman Reef was announced to be activated between 27 February and 1
March [425DXN 353]: "we have permission to operate from Kingman",
N4BQW reports, "but we are at the mercy of the US Fish and Wildlife
Service and negotiations are continuing for this leg". It may even
be that Chuck (N4BQW) and Mark (KA4IST) put Kingman on before the
others arrive on the 25th, but on 18 February, during an RTTY QSO
with WA6KBL, KA4IST/KH5 stated they are probably NOT going to make
it to Kingman (and if they do go, it will be for 24 hours maximum).
<TNX WA4JQS & WA6KBL>
KH9 - The Dateline DX Association's DXpedition to Wake Island (26
February-11 March) [425DXN 353] will be active as K8XP/KH9,
N6MZ/KH9, N2OO/KH9 and N2WB/KH9. QSL via WA4YBV (Robert Pond, 9
River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA). Information about this
operation, as well as about other DDXA activities in the past, can
be found at www.goldtel.net/ddxa (the site is till under
construction). <TNX K8XP>
LU - Claudio, LU7DW will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest from his
island QTH on Martin Garcia (SA-055). <TNX AD1C>
LU_ant - Roman, LU/UX1KA is active from the old Argentine base called Refugeo
Naval Groussac on Peterman Island (65.11S-64.10W). QSL via DL5EBE.
<TNX WD8MGQ>
LU_ssh - Hector, LU6UO and Ernie, LU4AXV, who are currently signing LU1ZC
from the South Shetlands (AN-010), are now expected to leave
Deception Island on 8 March [425DXN 353]. In the meanwhile they will
participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL via LU6EF (Raul M. Diaz,
GACW, Box 9, 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina). <TNX LU1DZ>
NP3 - Eddie, EA3NY will be active from Puerto Rico (NA-099) between 28
February and 3 March. He plans to be QRV for Europe on 40 and 80
metres SSB during his nights. <TNX OPDX Bulletin>
PJ9 - Tom, K2TW and Noah, K2NG will participate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest
as PJ9G (Multi Single) from Bonaire (SA-006). <TNX DX News Sheet>
PY0F - Andre, PY0FF and Bill, W9VA/PY0ZFO should participate in the ARRL CW
DX Contest from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003). PY0FF (QSL via W9VA)
is likely to operate on 15 metres single band, while PY0ZFO (QSL via
W9VA) would do 20 metres. <TNX The Daily DX>
T8 - KJ9I, NF9V and NZ9Z will operate as T88II from Belau between 8 and
17 December. They will be active on 160-10 metres, WARC included,
but will give topband special emphasis. QSL via KJ9I (David
Schmocker, N7298 County Trunk Highway F, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-9040,
U.S.A.). For further information please contact David at
DSchmocker@Supernews.com <TNX KJ9I>
TI - Tom, K6CT will participate in the ARRL CW DX Contest as TI5N from
TI5KD's QTH. QSL via TI5KD. <TNX OPDX Bulletin>
UA - Memorial radio station R1ASP has been active from Kotlin Island
(EU-133) since late December 1997. QSL via RA1AD. <TNX DX News
Sheet>
UA - Shakhan Contest Club members will participate in this year's all
major contests (SSB, CW and RTTY) as RM6A. QSL via RW6AWT either
direct (350062, P.O.Box 600, Krasnodar, Russia) or through the
bureau. <TNX RN6BN>
VK - The Special Event callsign VI3GP has been allocated to the Eastern
and Mountain District Radio Club for use from 5 to 8 March
inclusive, in conjuntion with the running of the Australian Formula
1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. QSL to VK3ER either direct (EMDRC, P.O.
Box 87, Mitcham 3132, Victoria, Australia). <TNX VK3DYL>
VK0_mq - "Tom, VK0TS has been back in Australia for a couple of months now,
but he misses the cold and the snow so he will be going back to
Antarctica sometime in 1998", Simon Trotter, VK1AUS reports. "He is
not too sure yet where he will be operating from, but it will be
either Macquarie Island or Mawson base, I am trying to get him to
decide on Macquarie because it is wanted more by the DX stations".
<TNX VK1AUS>
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VP9 - Jeff, AJ2U will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest from Bermuda
(NA-005)as VP9ID (Single Operator QRP). QSL via K1EFI. <TNX DX News
Sheet>
VP9 - Jeff, AJ2U and John, N2KJM will participate in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest as VP9IB from Bermuda (NA-005). Before and after the contest
they will be active as AJ2U/VP9 (QSL via WB2YQH) and N2KJM/VP9 (QSL
via N2KJM). <TNX DX News Sheet>
VQ9 - Paul, W2JDK and James, WB9IHH are active respectively as VQ9PH (15
and 20 metres SSB, QSL via W2JDK) and VQ9JC (15 and 20 metres CW,
QSL via WB9IHH) from Diego Garcia (AF-006) for the next three
months. <TNX The Daily DX>
VR2 - Pekka, OH2YY/BY will participate in the CQ WW 160 Meter SSB Contest
(28 February-1 March) as VR2/OH2YY from Hong Kong. QSL via OH2YY
(Pekka Ahlqvist, Vapaalanpolku 8 B, 01650 Vantaa, Finland). <TNX The
Daily DX>
W - Dick, K2ZR will be active (on 20-80 metres CW) from Key West
(NA-062) between 00.00 UTC and 12.00 UTC from 3 to 26 March. QSL via
home call. <TNX DX News Sheet>
YV - Luigino, YV5ENI plans to be active as 4M0I from Aves Island (NA-020)
for five days starting on 15 March and as 4M5I from La Tortuga
(SA-044) for other five days starting on 20 March. <TNX YV5ENI>
ZC6 - Yoshi, JA1UT and the International Amateur Radio Volunteers will be
active from Palestine as ZC6MPT from 13 March for about one week.
QSL via JA1UT. <TNX The Daily DX>
ZK1_sc - The second stop of the OK DX Foundation's Pacific trip [425DXN 349]
will now take place from Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks between 24
February and 3 March. Operators OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD will be
active as ZK1TNN and ZK1KTT on 6-160 metres. QSL via OKDX
Foundation, P.O. Box 73 Bradlec, 293 06 Mlada Boleslav, Czech
Republic. <TNX The Daily DX>
XE - N6RT, AA6DP and N6PE will be active from XE2EBE for the ARRL DX CW
and SSB contests. QSL via AA6DP. <TNX N6RT>
XV - Anders, SM0ORV is active as XV7SV from Hanoi, Vietnam. He has rather
modest antennas and would be happy to QSO anyone who can pick up his
signals. He has been assigned a set of fixed frequencies: 3.526,
7.026, 10.135, 14.212 and 21.235 MHz. QSL via home call (he will
handle all cards when he returns to Sweden in June). <TNX SM5MX>
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<<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>>
The following amateurs have announced their participation in this year's
event:
EU-106 - ON5FP as GW0RLU/P from St Tudwal's Islands. QSL via home call. <TNX
DX News Sheet>
EU-124 - G3NKC, G3NLY, G5LP, G4BWP, G0KRL and possibly others as MW8Z from
Anglesey Island. QSL via G5LP. <TNX DX News Sheet>
NA-100 - GM3NIG, GM3UTQ, GM3COB, GM4FDM, GM0UKZ, GM0NAI and possibly GM0GAV
as V26VG from Antigua. QSL via GM4FDM (bureau cards may be requested
at wylie@scotsboy.sol.co.uk). They plan to be active on the WARC
bands before and after the contest as V2/home calls. <TNX OPDX
Bulletin>
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INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION ---> The 1998 International DX Convention,
sponsored by the Southern California DX Club, will be held at the Visalia
Holiday Inn, CA, on 1-3 May. The SCDXC Web site
(www.primenet.com/~scdxc/dxconv98.html) includes hotel information and a
registration form. For further information please contact the program
chairman, Harvey Shore, K6EXO (818/716-5681). <TNX WA6WZO>
QSL A61AP ---> IK7JTF reports that the cards for A61AP are still awaited to
be received from the printer. Please be patient and do not send second
requests. <TNX IK1RGL>
QSL K7K & K4M ---> Processing of the cards for K7K (Kure) and K4M (Midway) is
well underway, but it is expected it will take a few more weeks to get all
these cards out. Those who have not sent their cards yet, in order to
expedite the processing, are requested to sent the K7K and K4M cards
separately. QSL via KE7LZ (Bob Johnson, 5627 West Hearn Road, Glendale,
Arizona 85306-4213, USA). <TNX AH0W>
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QSL UX0FF ---> Cards for UX0FF, EM0F, RB5FF/ER1, ER0F, RB5FF/RO6, RO0F, RY0F
and UR6F (formerly handled by OE5EIN) should now be routed via the QSL bureau
or direct to UX0FF (Nikolay Lavreka, P.O.Box 3, Izmail-Centre, 272630,
Ukraine). <TNX UX0FF>
QSL ZK1XXP ---> "For those of you who are waiting for your QSL's from the
Dateline DX Association's operation from North Cook in September, those cards
have still not been received from the printer in Germany", Tom, K8XP reports.
"We are now told they should arrive in the next 3 to 4 weeks. Please be
patient. It is not necessary to send second requests". QSL via WA4YBV (Robert
Pond, 9 River Cove, Portsmouth, VA 23703, USA).
RCV ACTIVITIES ---> The following special calls have been and/or will be used
by Radio Club Vologda: UE1QAA, UE1QNT & UE1QKM, UE1QNY, UE1QSK. All contacts
are confirmed with full color QSL. As of October 1997 the *new* QSL manager
is RW1QW (Box 23, Vologda, 160035, Russia). <TNX RA1QA>
XV7SW QRT ---> Rolf Salme, SM5MX/XV7SW has returned to Sweden after four
years spent in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cards for contacts made with XV7SW may be
still requested of either Rolf himself (Rolf T Salme, Korpstigen 5 B, S-135
51 Tyreso, Sweden) or his QSL manager, SM3CXS (direct or via bureau). <TNX
SM5MX>
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QSL received via direct: 3D2RW/R, 3F6V (NA-071), 3W5KVR (AS-130), 3W5MNB
(AS-130), 3Y0PI, 4F2DX (OC-128), 4F3CV (OC-042), 4L1UN, 5A28, 5R8EN, 5R8FK,
5T0AS, 5V7A, 5Z4FM, 6W6JX, 7P8SR, 7Q7EH, 9G5WD, 9J2TF, 9K2ZZ, 9L1PG, 9M2JJ,
9M2OM/p (AS-097), 9M6HIL, 9M6OO, 9M6TPR, 9M6/DF8AN (OC-066), 9N1RHM, 9Q5BB,
9V1YC, A45XR, A45ZN, A92GE, AA1IZ (NA-148), AA4V (NA-110), AP2MY, BD7JA/7
(AS-129), BD7JA/7 (AS-131), C53HG, C56/JA1OEM, C6AHN, N5XG/C6A (NA-054),
CE1LDS/p (SA-085), CE2/N1MFW, CO2NA, CV5A (SA-030), CX9AU, CY9SS, D2BB,
D44BC, EA8/DL7AU, ED5RKV, EP2MKP, EU3FT, EY8XX, F6OYU/p, FH/DL2SBY, FJ/F6BUM,
FK8HC, FK8VHN, FO8DX, FO0MOD, FP5AA, FR5ZQ/T, FS5PL, HK3JJH/0A (NA-133),
HK3JJH/0B (NA-132), DL7DF/HR3, HV4NAC, IF9/IK8WTM (EU-054; IIA TP-005 010,
015); IL7/IK7JWX (IIA BR-005, 010), IM0A (EU-165; IIA SS-061), IS0IGV,
J3/N3SIY, JD1/JL1KFR, JI6KVR/6 (AS-012), JT1FBB, JT1FBT, JX3EX, N4BQW/KH5,
KH0AC, KH0CE, KL7/W6IXP (NA-157), KP4GC, LX60RL, LX/DL4SDX, MU0ASP, NN50CIA,
OX/OZ8AE, PJ8/KG8XV, R1FJZ, R1OO (EU-066), R2MWO, RX1OX/FJL, S21XX,
SV8/IK7WPH/p (EU-052), T88DX, T92A, TF/OZ5IPA, TI2OY, TI8/K9VV, TM7I (EU-065;
DIFM AT-001, 002, 008, 010, 036, 042, 057, 059, 121), TO7I, TT8JFC, TU2XZ,
TZ6SI, UI8QU, V26KW, V44KAI, W7DR/VE7 (NA-118), VE8B (NA-173), VK2IOM
(OC-223), VK9LX, VK9NL, VK9NS, VK0TS, VP2EST, VR6MW, VR6YL, VR97LC, VS97SAR,
VU2BK, XF3/EA3AOK (NA-090), XF3/EA3BT (NA-045), XR2MDP, XV8FP (AS-132),
YA9XL, YB1AQS, YE52AB, YK1AH, YZ1AA, YZ50AA, Z21KM, Z24S, ZA1MH, ZA/IK7JWX,
ZC4IW, ZD7BG, ZF2SM/ZF8, ZK2PJ, ZL2AL, ZL4WA, ZL7AA, ZX1A (SA-029).
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PERIOD CALL REF
till 31/03 4G50N: Naga City * special event callsign 347
till 31/12 4KA and 4JA: special prefixes from Azerbaijan 352
till 23/02 5W0FN & 5W0LZ (OC-097) * by HB9HFN & HB9DLZ 347
till 22/02 8N0WOG: Nagano * special event station 345
till 16/02 8P9FX: Barbados (NA-021) * by G3RFX 352
till 11/03 8Q7BE & 8Q7BV: Maldives (AS-013) * by DL8NBE & HB9DIF 353
till 01/03 9G5VJ: Ghana * by G4ZVJ 351
till 23/02 9G5XA: Ghana * by G3XAQ 352
till 31/12 9J2AM: Zambia * by JA0JHA 355
till 23/02 9M0C: Spratly (AS-051) * by Chiltern DX Club 355
till May 9N1FP * by RU6FP 350
till early Mar 9X0A * by RW3AH 349
till 22/02 C91LCK * by I4LCK 354
till 30/09 CT98, CS98, CQ98, CU98: CT special prefixes 347
till late Mar EM1HO: Galindez Isl (AN-006), Antarctica 355
till 23/02 FS/K7BV & FS5PL: St. Martin (NA-105) * by K7BV 351
till 18/03 FT5WG: Crozet (AF-008) * by F5BU 352
till end Feb FT5X/FR5HR: Kerguelen (AF-048) * by FR5HR 350
till 01/06 FT5XN: Kerguelen * by F6IHY 352
till ?? FT5ZQ/T: Tromelin 348
till 22/02 VE3BW/HR6: Roatan Isl. (NA-057) 337
till 03/03 J3 * by K4UPS, K4LTA and others 351
till Mar JX3EX * by LA3EX 335
till 31/10 JX7DFA: Jan Mayen (EU-022) * by LA7DFA 352
till 24/02 KG4ZK, KG4CH, KG4SD * by W4ZYT, NW3K, W4SD 351
till Mar KH2D & KH2/KF2XN: Guam * by KF2XN 346
till 26/02 KH4IST/KH5: Palmyra (OC-085) * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 355
till ?? LU1ZA: South Orkney 337
till 08/03 LU1ZC: South Shetlands (WABA LU-04) * LU6UO & LU4AXV 353
till ?? LU/UX1KA: Antarctica 355
till 30/04 P40MR * by VE3MR 343
till 24/02 PQ8MM/p & PQ8VA/p: Maraca Island (SA-045) (DIB 39) 351
till March S21YE * by G4VLV 351
till 20/02 S21YR: Bangladesh * by G3WZ 353
till 24/02 T30JH: Western Kiribati (OC-017) * by VK2GJH 353
till Jul-Aug TJ1FT: Cameroon 352
till 28/02 VP5FXB * by The Caribbean Contesting Consortium 351
till June XV7SV: Vietnam * by SM0ORV 355
13/02-26/02 HR6/KA2OIG: Morgan's Cay (NO-REF) * by OA4DBO/KA2OIG 353
15/02-01/03 SM7DQW/HI 354
15/02-15/03 HP * by F2JD 354
16/02-24/02 ZX0Z, ZZ0W & ZZ0Z: Frances Isl (SA-067) * by PY1s 354
17/02-24/02 8P9AP: Barbados (NA-021) * by K2WE 353
18/02-08/03 PJ8 * by ND5S, KF5LG, W8DVC, W8EB 354
15/02-23/02 J6: St. Lucia (NA-106) * by K9IMM 353
15/02-01/03 MU0/W7MAE: Guersnsey (EU-114) * by W7MAE 353
15/02-01/03 TJ1GB: Cameroon * by W6RJ & W6KR 351
16/02-21/02 W9RB/KH6: Maui Isl. (OC-019) 351
16/02-24/02 ZX0Z,ZZ0W & ZZ0Z: SA-067 * by PY1LVF,PY1NEW & PY1NEZ 354
17/02-24/02 8P9AP: Barbados (NA-021) * by K2WE 353
18/02-08/03 ND5S/PJ8, KF5LG/PJ8, W8EB/PJ8 & W8DVC/PJ8 354
19/02-08/03 9N1UD: Nepal * by K4VUD 351
20/02-21/02 4U1ITU * by JA5CUX 354
20/02-01/03 9G5SW & 9G5ZM: Ghana * by G3VMW and G3ZEM 352
20/02-24/02 FO: Tahiti (OC-046) * by OK1TN, OK1KT & OK1VD 354
20/02-23/02 JI6KVR/6: Tokara Arch. (AS-049) 341
21/02-23/02 3E9CKK: Isla Canas * by HP1CKK 355
21/02-22/02 N4BP/C6A, WV5Z/C6A or C6A?? * by N4BP & WV5Z 353
21/02-22/02 ED1BEY: Tapia Isl (DIE N-069) * by EA1BEY 355
21/02-22/02 HB5H * by HB9FAP 355
21/02-22/02 LU7DW: Martin Garcia Isl (SA-055) 355
21/02-22/02 PJ9C, PJ9/W1WEF & PJ9JT: Curacao (SA-006) 353
21/02-22/02 PY0FF & PY0ZFO: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 355
21/02-22/02 TI5N * by K6CT 355
21/02-22/02 V26B: Antigua (NA-100) * by Team Antigua 353
21/02-22/02 VP2EEI: Anguilla (NA-022) * by K3DI 351
21/02-22/02 VP9ID: Bermuda (NA-005) * by AJ2U 355
21/02-22/02 XA5T * by N5TU, N5RP, KZ5MM, W5MJ & XE2KB 353
21/02-22/02 ARRL International DX CW Contest ***
21/02-22/02 REF - French SSB Contest ***
23/02-31/03 8J0WPG: special event station 355
23/02-03/03 8P: Barbados (NA-021) * by LA7AT 355
23/02-02/03 V2: Antigua (NA-100) * by AA1M, W1HL, KA1MID & W1USN 349
23/02-08/03 ZL7DK: Chatham (OC-038) * by DLs 353
24/02-27/02 HL0K/2: Tokchok Is (AS-090) * by HL0K 355
24/02-03/03 ZK1TNN & ZK1KTT: OC-083 * by OK1TN, OK1KT & OK1VD 355
25/02-04/03 C6AJR & C6AIE: Bahamas * by W8GEX & WZ8D 355
25/02-28/02 JW9PJA: Svalbard (EU-026) * by LA9PJA 355
26/02-02/03 KB5GL/HK0: Providencia Isl (NA-049) * by KB5GL 355
26/02-11/03 KH9: Wake (OC-053) * by DDXA 355
27/02-01/03 FS: St. Martin (NA-105) * by K3DI 353
27/02-08/03 T48RAC: Cuba (NA-015) * by VEs & COs 355
27/02-01/03 CQ WWDX 160 Meter SSB Contest ***
28/02-03/03 NP3: Puerto Rico (NA-099) * by EA3NY 355
28/02-01/03 UBA CW Contest ***
28/02-02/03 YL-OM CW Contest ***
28/02-12/03 3A/DJ7RJ: Monaco * by DJ7RJ 353
28/02-01/03 VR2/OH2YY * by OH2YY 355
mid Feb-mid Mar P40K, P4/I2UIY, P40V & P49V * by I2UIY, AI6V & W6OAT 351
February J47XCJ: special event station 352
February KH5K: Kingman Reef (OC-096) * by MKDXF & SSIDXG ??? 355
Feb-July SM/ON4BDS/p: Holmon Is. (EU-135) 345
Feb-May VQ9JC: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by WB9IHH 355
Feb-May VQ9PH: Diego Garcia (AF-006) * by W2JDK 355
Feb-Mar WP2Z: Virgin Is (NA-106) * by KE2VB 351
01/03-14/03 AA6EW/C6A: Great Abaco (NA-080) * by AA6EW 353
01/03-08/03 J7/W2KKZ: Dominica (NA-101) * by W2KKZ 353
01/03-19/03 ZS, A22, 7P8, 3DA0, Z2 & C9 * by KA3DBN 351
02/03-08/03 5A21PA * by ON4APS, ON4APS and ON4CEL 347
03/03-10/03 HR6/W4OVU & HR6/WD4JNS: Roatan Isl (NA-057) 355
03/03-26/03 K2ZR: Key West (NA-062) 355
03/03-10/03 VP5NC: Middle Caicos (NA-002) * by AA4NC 353
04/03-09/03 FS5PL: St. Martin (NA-105) * by EA3NY 355
04/03-10/03 J3: Grenada * by W8KKF & N9NS 353
05/03-14/03 A35KT & A35TN: Tonga (OC-049) * by OK1TN,OK1KT & OK1VD 355
05/03-08/03 VI3GP: special event station * by EMDRC 355
05/03-11/03 K4AU/WH1 & WA4FFW/NH1: Howland * by MKDXF & SSIDXG 355
07/03-08/03 EA5RKX: Peneta del Moro (EU-151) 351
07/03-08/03 PJ9G: Bonaire (SA-006) * by K2TW & K2NG 355
07/03-08/03 V26B: Antigua (NA-100) * by Team Antigua 353
07/03-08/03 VP9IB: Bermuda (NA-005) * by AJ2U & N2KJM 355
07/03-08/03 ZF2AH: Cayman Islands (NA-016) * by W6VNR 353
07/03-08/03 ARRL DX SSB Contest ***
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