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9M6    - Uwe, DJ9HX will be active from Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) between
         6 and 29 August. He will operate from Layan Layang, Spratly  Islands
         (AS-051) on 11-19 August and from Sipadan (OC-133) on 20-25  August.
         He plans to be active on 10-40 metres, with special attention to  10
         and 12 metres.  QSL via DJ9HX  preferably through  the bureau.  <TNX
         DJ9HX>
BV     - The 20th Asia-Pacific Jamboree station BV20APJ will be active (10-80
         metres, CW and SSB) from Pingtung,  Taiwan (AS-020) between 2 and  9
         August. QSL via bureau. <TNX JA1ELY>
DL     - Michael, DL6MHW has been forced to cancell his planned activity from
         Fehmarn Island (EU-128) during the IOTA Contest [425DXN  376].  <TNX
         DL6MHW>
EA     - The 24-29 July  operation from  Izaro Island  (EU-134) [425DXN  376]
         will use the call ED2IZA. QSL either via bureau to EA2URV or  direct
         to U.R.V.-A.B.R.A.,  ED2IZA, Apartado  323, E-48080  Bilbao,  Spain.
         <TNX EA2URV>
F      - David, F/ON4BDS/p made just 53 QSOs from Batz (EU-105) [425DXN  374]
         when his power  supply died.  He is  back home  now and  it is  most
         unlikely he will be able to  operate from Cezambre (EU-157)  [425DXN
         374]. <TNX ON4BDS>
F      - F6FKQ, F1UQM,  FA1BCG and  FA1CDU plan  to be  active from  Ile  aux
         Chevaux (EU-048, DIFM AT-109) on 1-2 August. <TNX F-10255>
F      - Jean-Francois, F8CIO  will be  active (20  and 40  metres SSB)  from
         Houat island (EU-048) between 1 and 8 August. <TNX F6AJA>
F      - Jean-Claude, F5LEJ  will  be active  as  TM0DX  from  Oleron  Island
         (EU-032) between 1 and 15 August. <TNX F6AJA>
FG     - Carlo,  I4ALU  will  be  active  as  FG/I4ALU  from  (10-80  metres,
         especially on WARC, CW only) Guadeloupe  (NA-102) between 19 and  27
         August. QSL via I4ALU. <TNX IK4CIE>
FK     - Eric (FK8GM), Franck  (FK8HC) and a  third operator  will be  active
         (with at least two stations) from Belep Is (IOTA OC-079) between  28
         August and 2  September. They have  applied for the  call TX8B.  QSL
         direct to FK8HC (Franck Petitjean, P.O. Box 7636, Ducos, F-98801 New
         Caledonia). <TNX F6AJA>
FM     - Carlo, I4ALU will be  active (10-80 metres,  especially on WARC,  CW
         only) as FM/I4ALU from Martinique (NA-107) between 6 and 17  August.
         QSL via I4ALU. <TNX IK4CIE>
FT5Z   - Bernard, FT5ZI is  active in his  spare time  from Amsterdam  Island
         (AF-002) with 100 watts and a dipole. QSL via F5PFP. <TNX F5NOD>
G      - Bert, PA3GIO plans to be active as M/PA3GIO from IOTA groups  EU-109
         and EU-120 between 8 and 22 August. QSL via home call. <TNX PA3GIO>
GM     - Bert, PA3GIO will  be active as  MM/PA3GIO from  the Outer  Hebrides
         (EU-010) between  25 July  and 8  August. QSL  via home  call.  <TNX
         PA3GIO>
GW     - Marc, ON5FP and Wim, ON4CGB expect  to be active from several  Welsh
         islands between 22  July and 5  August. The  first stop  will be  at
         EU-106  (St.  Tudwal's  Is),  from  where   Marc  is  confirmed   to
         participate in the IOTA Contest as GW0RLU/P [425DXN 355], while  Wim
         will operate  as MW/ON4CGB/P  on the  WARC bands.  They plan  to  be
         active from EU-124 after the contest. <TNX ON4CGB>
HB0    - John Slough,  K4ZLE will  be active  (mostly on  CW and  RTTY)  from
         Liechtenstein between 24 and 26 July.  He is most likely to use  his
         UK call under  CEPT provisions (HB0/MU0BKA/p).  QSL via K4ZLE.  <TNX
         K4ZLE>
HL     - Members of the Hanyang University Wave Research Club (HL0C) plan  to
         be active /2 (on 15, 20, 40 and possibly 10 metres) from Tokchok  Is
         (AS-090) between 1 and  5 August. QSL  via HL0C (Hanyang  University
         Wave Research  Club, 17  Haingdangdong, Sungdonggu,  Seoul,  Korea).
         <TNX DS1DBX>
HL     - It has been reported that the  station HL0K should be active  (15-40
         metres, SSB and CW)  from Baek-ryung Island  (claimed as AS-122  but
         currently NO-REF) between 13 and 17 August.
I      - IZ8ANA and IC8OZM  plan to  be IC8/  from Scoglio  San Martino  (IIA
         NA-014, not IOTA) on either 30 or 31 July. QSL via home calls.  <TNX
         IZ8ANA>
I      - Venice Island Team  members I3BQC,  IK3ABY, IK3BPN  and IK3PQH  have
         been granted  permission to  operate  from Ottagono  degli  Alberoni
         (EU-131, IIA VE-041). They will be  active on 25 July. QSL via  home
         calls. <TNX IK3ABY>
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IS0    - Riccardo, IK2OCP will be active as IS0/IK2OCP from Orosei,  Sardinia
         (EU-024) between 2 and 28 August. QSL via IK2OCP. <TNX IK2OCP>
IS0    - Jack, F6BUM  will  be active  as  IS0/F6BUM from  Sardinia  (EU-024)
         between 27 July to 13 August.  He plans to  operate from San  Pietro
         Island (EU-165) on 7-8 August. <TNX F6AJA>
JA     - Jamboree  station  8J7BSJ  will  be  active  from  Moriyoshi,  Akita
         prefecture between 3 and 7 August. QSL via bureau. <TNX JA1ELY>
KH4    - Ted, NH6YK is expected to be  active again as KH4/NH6YK from  Midway
         (OC-030) between 30 July and 12 August.  He plans to operate in  his
         spare time, preferably on 6, 10, 15,  17 and 20 meters SSB. QSL  via
         home call. <TNX The Daily DX>
KL     - The KL7/W6IXP expedition to Little Diomede Island (NA-150) has  been
         delayed due to weather. The operators  now hope to be able to  reach
         the island on  25 July. In  the meantime,  quite unexpectedly,  they
         were active as KL7/K6ST from Sledge Island in the unnumbered  Norton
         Sound  Coast  North  group.  A  new  provisional  Reference   Number
         (NA-210/Prov) has been  issued following  this improvised  activity,
         which was planned from around 6 UTC on 24 July for approximately  24
         hours on 20 meters only. QSL via N6AWD.
LX     - John Slough,  K4ZLE will  be active  (mostly on  CW and  RTTY)  from
         Luxembourg between 31 July and 2  August. He is  most likely to  use
         his UK call under CEPT provisions (LX/MU0BKA/p). QSL via K4ZLE. <TNX
         K4ZLE>
OJ0    - DJ6TN, DK3DM, DK7YY,  DL6LAU and DL8OBQ  have been  active as  OJ0AU
         from Market  Reef (EU-053)  since 21  July.  They operate  with  two
         stations on all bands, 2 and 6 metres included, on CW, SSB and  some
         RTTY. They will participate in the IOTA Contest and leave the island
         on either 27 or 28 July. QSL via DL6LAU either direct (Carsten Esch,
         Kreuzweg 22, 21376 Salzhausen, Germany) or through the bureau.  <TNX
         DL3LAR>
SM     - Tony, G3LAA will be signing G3LAA/MM while sailing off the coast  of
         Denmark and Sweden between 27 July and 25 August. He is expected  to
         operate from  the islands  of  Goteborg (EU-043),  Samsoe  (EU-029),
         Anholt (EU-088) and Laesoe (EU-088) during this time frame. QSL  via
         G3LAA. <TNX DX News Sheet>
SV5    - Gabriele, IK5ZTW  will  be active  as  SV5/IK5ZTW from  Ios  Island,
         Dodecanese (EU-001) between 10 and 18 August. QSL to IK5ZTW via  the
         bureau. <TNX IK5ZTW>
SV9    - I4UFH and IK2QEI  will be active  (on 6-160  metres SSB  and CW)  as
         SV9/I4UFH and SV9/IK2QEI from SV9ANJ's QTH on Crete (EU-015) between
         3 and 17  August. QSL via  home calls either  direct or through  the
         bureau. <TNX I4UFH>
T2     - Yoshi, JA2ECL is expected to be active (SSB and RTTY) as T20YK  from
         Tuvalu (OC-015)  between  26 July  and  6 August.  He  will  have  a
         2-element for 15 metres and a dipole for 40 metres. QSL via  JA2ECL.
         <TNX JA1ELY>
T8     - Hide, JM1LJS will be active as T88LJ from Belau (OC-009) between  26
         July and 2 August. He plans  to concentrate on 40  and 30 metres  CW
         (7.008 and  10.104 MHz)  and  80 metres  SSB  (3.840 MHz).  QSL  via
         JM1LJS. <TNX DX News Sheet>
TA     - Special event station YM75TA will be active from 24 July through  29
         October to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
         Nilay, TA3YJ and Berkin, TA3J, will operate this station on 10,  15,
         20, 40 and 80 metres SSB. QSL via TA3YJ. <TNX The Daily DX>
TF     - Gulli, TF7GX will be active  (on 10-80 metres)  from Westman Is (EU-
         071) between 24 and 26 July. QSL via K1WY. <TNX K1WY>
TU     - Ken, K4ZW plans  to be active  (on the  low bands,  if antennas  are
         available) as TU/K4ZW from  a club station  in Abidjan, Ivory  Coast
         between 25 July and 9 August. QSL via K4ZW. <TNX The Daily DX>
TT     - Jim, WA4KKY is again active (on SSB  and some RTTY mostly on 15,  17
         and 20 metres) as TT8JWM from  Chad possibly for  the last time.  He
         should be leaving around 7-8 August.  QSL via N4RXL. <TNX The  Daily
         DX>
UA     - The 21 July-2  August RU0C  operation from  Malminskiye Is  (AS-???)
         [425DXN 376] has been postponed  as the ship  that was to  transport
         the operators  has  cancelled the  next  two weekly  trips.  Further
         information is awaited. <TNX RA3AUU>
V2     - Darrell, AB2E will be active as V26E from Antigua (NA-100) between 6
         and 11 August. He will participate  (SOAB) in the WAE DX CW  Contest
         (8-10 August) and will concentrate on WARC and 160 metres CW  before
         and after the  contest. QSL via  AB2E either direct  or through  the
         bureau. <TNX AB2E>
V3     - Stan, W5JYK (V31YK);  Wondy, K5KR  (V31KR) and  Mike, W5ZPA  (V31MP)
         will be active (10-80 metres, CW, SSB and RTTY) from Ambergris  Caye
         (NA-073), Belize between 26 and 30 August. QSL via their  respective
         home calls. <TNX W5ZPA>
VE     - Martin, G3ZAY will be in Attawapiskat, Ontario, from 15 to 17 August
         inclusive and Moosonee on the  18th. He will  try to reach  Akimiski
         Island (NA-207) by  boat from Attawapiskat  on either  16 and/or  17
         August and operate as NU2L/VE8. If  the weather is too bad for  boat
         travel to Akimiski he will  investigate alternative island  counters
         for NA-207 or  air travel to  Akimiski for a  brief operation.  <TNX
         G3ZAY>
VK9_coc- Hiro, JE5WJM will  be active as  VK9CE from  Cocos (Keeling)  Island
         (OC-003) for one week starting on 8 August. QSL via JE5WJM. <TNX The
         Daily DX>
W      - Wes, W3SE has  received the  official permission  from the  National
         Park Service  to operate  from Santa  Cruz Island  (NA-144)  [425DXN
         376]. Originally he intended to  be active between  24 and 27  July,
         but the operating  site is located  2 miles from  the camp site  via
         foot only.  Therefore his  operation will  be  limited to  the  IOTA
         contest, since camping at the operating site is not allowed. QSL via
         W3SE (Wesley Printz,  P.O. Box  4895, Downey,  CA 90241-1895,  USA).
         <TNX W3SE and Islands On The Web>
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                   <<< 1998 IOTA CONTEST (25-26 JULY) >>>
The following  amateurs have  announced their  participation in  this  year's
event [see also 425DXN 355, 358, 361, 363, 365, 367, 369, 371, 373, 374, 375,
376]:

AS-066 - RW0LBK, RW0LKA,  RW0MM, UA0LCZ  and UA0LHT  as RZ0LWA  from  Russkiy
         Island. They plan to be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB)  between
         23 and  27 July.  QSL via  RW0MM  (P.O.Box 73,  Vladivostok,  690090
         Russia). <TNX RW0MM>
EU-005 - M8J from his home QTH. QSL via G1FYC.
EU-015 - Rich, G4ZFE as  SV9/G4ZFE from Crete.  QSL via G4ZFE.  <TNX DX  News
         Sheet>
EU-038 - HA0HW, HA1AG and HA4GDO as  PA/HA1AG from Ameland  Island.  QSL  via
         bureau to HA1UF. <TNX HA1AG>
EU-049 - SV2AEL , SV2CLJ , SV2CWY , SV2CCA  and YZ7AA as J48ISL (CW and  SSB)
         from Amouliani  Island.  QSL  via  SV2AEL.  Further  information  is
         available   at   http://hypernet.hyper.gr/~sv2clj/j48isl.htm    <TNX
         SV2CLJ>
EU-052 - Kiki, SV1BRL as  J48KEF from  Kefallinia Island  (12-hour SSB).  She
         will be on the island between 22  and 27 July. QSL via SV1BRL.  <TNX
         SV1BSX>
EU-114 - G3SJJ, G4DRS,  G4JQL,  G4TSH, G0OPB  and  F5SHQ as  GU8D  from  Sark
         Island. QSL via G3SJJ. <TNX DX News Sheet>
EU-120 - Newbury Radio Club members GOKPE, GOORH, G3KLH, G3NVO, G4RUW,  G3RVM
         and G3ZGC as M8N from the Isle of Wight. QSL via G3WOI. <TNX DX News
         Sheet>
EU-121 - The East Cork Group as EJ7M from Bere Island. <TNX DX News Sheet>
EU-133 - RA1ACJ, RU1AS,  UA1ANA and  UA1AQC as  RK1B/1 (QSL  via RV1AC)  from
         Berezovyy Island.  They will  be active  between   22 and  28  July.
         Outside the contest they will operate  as home call/1 (QSL via  home
         call).
EU-138 - The Southwest Scania Radio Amateurs as  SK7DX from Hano Island.  QSL
         via SM7DXQ. <TNX DX News Sheet>
NA-021 - Stephen, 8P6CV from his home on  Barbados. He will enter the  Single
         Operator 12 Hour SSB category. QSL via KU9C. <TNX 8P6CV and  Islands
         On The Web>
OC-042   DU1SAN as DX1DX. QSL via DU1SAN.
SA-006 - Ernest, ON4CFD as PJ9I (single operator  SSB) from Curacao. QSL  via
         via PJ9I  direct  only (Ernest  Lichtert,  P.O.  Box  155,  Curacao,
         Netherlands Antilles)  until  31 March  1999  or via  ON4CFD  either
         direct (Ernest Lichtert, Wolvenstraat  101, 1070 Brussels,  Belgium)
         or through the bureau. <TNX ON4CFD/PJ9I>
SA-029 - PY1NEZ, PY1LVF, PY1NEW and PY1MGM from  Grande Island. The  activity
         is due  to  start on  24  July as  home  call/p,  contest  call  not
         announced. QSL via PY1NEZ. <TNX PY1NEZ>
SA-055 - Claudio, LU7DW as LU7DW/p  from Martin Garcia  Island. QSL via  home
         call (Claudio Fernandez,  C.C. 30, Sucursal  20B (1420), Cap.  Fed.,
         Argentina) <TNX LU7DW>
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AMSTERDAM 1998 ---> Gil Gautier,  F5NOD (f5nod@easynet.fr), co-ordinator  for
the 27 November-23 December all-band all-mode  FT5ZH DXpedition to  Amsterdam
Island [425DXN 359] reports the team  is still looking for  a 3 element  beam
for WARC bands. Donations are welcome  and can be sent to  the Lyon DX  Group
Treasurer, F5PXT (Eric Blanchard, 2 rue Bichat, Bat 32, 69002 Lyon,  France).
The DXpedition's web site is at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/

FREQUENCY CHANGE ---> Alan, VK4AAR reports that the Down Under County Hunters
net has moved to 14.336 MHz (it still starts at 03.30 UTC and continues until
the band folds up)- "the announcement  is directed at USA  stations as it  is
them that we want to work in order to confirm their counties".

LOGS ON LINE ---> Links  to the logs  of over 150  DX stations are  available
from Eugene's (RA0FF) page at http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/dx.html <TNX RA0FF>

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DX FOUNDATION ---> At  its Board of Directors meeting  on
21 July the NCDXF elected the following officers and directors: Len  Geraldi,
K6ANP (President);  Al Burnham,  K6RIM  (Vice-President); Tom  McShane,  NW6P
(Secretary); Bruce Butler; W6OSP (Treasurer); Lou Beaudet, K6TMB; Rusty Epps,
W6OAT; Bob Fabry, N6EK; Chuck Ternes,  N6OJ; Steve Thomas, N6ST; Bob  Vallio,
W6RGG and Glenn Vinson, W6OTC (Directors).  Further information on the  NCDXF
is available at www.ncdxf.org <TNX K6RIM>

POSTAGE FROM INDONESIA ---> Tony, YB2PBX reports a huge rise in postal  rates
from Indonesia as of 1 July 1998.  Take it into consideration when sending  a
direct QSL to a YB station.
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RSGB IOTA CONTEST ---> Bill, NG3K  (wfeidt@cpcug.org) has compiled a list  of
announced  operations   for   the  IOTA   Contest.   It   is   available   at
http://www.cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Misc/iota98.html <TNX NG3K>

QSL 9M0C ---> All cards received  to date which do not have  a query of  some
sort (over 17,000 QSOs confirmed) have  been answered. QSL manager G3SWH  has
started working on the queries: "There  are several hundred items of mail  in
the queries box", he reports, "and they will obviously take several weeks (if
not months) to work through and clear". <TNX G3XTT>

QSL IR2A  ---> QSL  manager IK2HTW  reports that  all contacts  made by  this
station (active  in late  March) for  which a  direct  request has  not  been
received have been confirmed through the bureau at Friedrichshafen.

QSL JW/DJ3KR  --->  DH3MG is  the  QSL manager  for  JW/DJ3KR. Cards  can  be
requested either direct (Martin Gloger, AM Feldhofe 4, 37170 Uslar,  Germany)
or throiugh the bureau. <TNX DL4OCM>

QSL XV7SW  ---> Rolf,  SM5MX is  back in  Sweden and  will be  moving to  the
Swedish Embassy in Tokyo in September.  The grand total of  the QSOs made  as
XV7SW while in Hanoi is 25,675  (25,616 on CW and 59 on  SSB). QSL direct  or
via bureau to either SM5MX himself (Rolf T.  Salme, Korpstigen 5 B, SE -  135
53 Tyreso, Sweden) or his QSL manager (SM3CXS). <TNX SM5MX>

QSL VIA K1WY ---> Bill Yoreo,  K1WY (P.O. Box 2644, Hartford, CT  06146-2644,
USA) is the  QSL manager for  ET3BT, GI6YM, TF8GX,  TF7GX, UA0DC, UA0ZBK  and
UAOZBK/0. <TNX K1WY>

SAN DIEGO  DX CLUB  ---> The  San Diego  DX Club  announces the  election  of
officers for  the  period 1  July  1998 to  30  June 1999:  Bud  Semon,  N7CW
(President);  Ed  Andress,  W6KUT  (Vice  President);  Harry  Hodges,  WA6YOO
(Secretary/Treasurer); Bruce Clark,  K0YW, Cliff Smith,  K6TWU, Sam  Johnson,
W6BS and Harvey  Hiller, KD6QK (Directors);  Rick Craig  N6ND (Ladder).  <TNX
WA6YOO>

UKRAINIAN ISLANDS AWARD  (UIA) ---> For  further information  on this  award,
available to  licenced  amateurs  and  SWLs,  please  contact  UY5XE  (George
Chlijanc, P.O.  Box 19,  Lviv, 290000,  Ukraine) at  either uy5xe@qsl.net  or
uy5xe@ut1wpr.ampr.org <TNX UY5XE>
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QSL received via direct:  3B7RF, 3B8CF, 3DA0NX, 3W6EZD, 4H8TI (OC-225), 5A2A,
5W1VD, JJ3SRU/6Y5, 9M0C, 9X0A, A61AJ, A92GD, C9LCK/p (AF-066), CE0/W9FW, CW5R
(SA-039), CY0DX, E22AAD,  ES1QD/0, F5KDC/P (EU-159),  FG5FY, FO0FI  (OC-050),
FO0FR, FO5QG,  FO0MIZ, FO0SUC  (OC-152),  FP/W8MV, FW2EH,  H40AA,  DL7DF/HI3,
IB0/I0YKN (IIA LT-014, 018), II1ARI, IJ7/IK7JWX  (IIA LE-017), IK3TTY/p  (IIA
VE-064), IL3/IK2GPQ  (IIA  PD-003,  VE-001,  024,  IL3/IK2PZG  (IIA  VE-033),
IL3/IK3ABY (IIA VE-008,  017, 021, 028,  034, 063),  IL7/IK7JWX (IIA  BR-012;
LE-037, 038),  JY9QJ, WA4FFW/KH1,  N4DAZ/KH3, KA4IST/KH5,  WA4FFW/NH1,  S08R,
SV2ASP/A, T30RW,  T31BB,  TF3IRA, TJ1HP,  TT8KM,  V47CA,  VP2VDX,  VP8/G4VFU,
VR6YL, XV7SW, YJ0AWP, YS1X, ZD7MY, ZK2CK, ZL7DK.

QSL received via WF5E DX QSL Service:  3DA5A, 3DA0CA, 3DA0JA, 4F2DX (OC-042),
4F2DX  (OC-128),  5A1A,  C6AJR,  CY9SS,   FK8GM,  HS0ZAR,  KH2JU,   N2NL/KH2,
N4BQW/KH5, N4BQW/KH6 (OC-055), KL7/W6IXP  (NA-157), PJ2MI, PJ8/ND5S,  TA2DS/0
(AS-099), TT8DX, V47KP,  VE8B (NA-173), VR97SAR,  VS97SAR, W4/XE1L  (NA-034),
XJ9GM (NA-014), XUF2B, YN6WW,  ZD7CTO, ZD8V, ZW2E  (SA-028), ZZ1ZZ (DIB  26),
ZZ0Z (SA-047).
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 25 July 1998                      No 377                   BID: $425WW377E
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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  25/07      5H3DD operated by W0RA                                 376
till  August     5X1DK: Uganda * by KD4UDU                              372
till  15/11      9V8: Singapore * special prefix                        369
till  27/07      BO0K and BO2YA: Kinmen Island (AS-102) * by BVs        376
till  02/08      C6AFP: Abaco (NA-080) * by N4JQQ                       373
till  31/07      CK3MP: Canada * special event station                  369
till  31/07      F5MIW: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064)                     375
tlll  29/07      F/ON4LCW: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ON4LCW              365
till  28/07      FK8VHN: Lifou Island (OC-033)                          375
till  Jan 99     FO5QE: Tahiti (OC-046) * by F5GSK                      369
till  ??         FT5ZI: Amsterdam Island (AF-002)                       377
till  05/08      GW0RLU/P, MW/ON4CGB/P: EU-106 & 124 * by ON5FP, ON4CGB 377
till  26/07      HC1MD: Ecuador (incl. SA-056) * by NE8Z                373
till  11/08      HS0ZBS: Thailand * by HB9AMZ                           375
till  30/07      IA5/IZ5BTC/p: Elba Island (EU-028)                     375
till  03/08      IM0/I2CMA: Santo Stefano Island (EU-041, IIA SS-013)   375
till  27/07      J48KEF: Kefallinia Isl (EU-052) * by SV1BRL            377
till  26/07      LY10XJ: special event station                          376
till  02/08      MM0/DJ6AU: North Mainland Island (EU-012)              375
till  27/07      OJ0AU: Market Reef (EU-053) * by DLs                   377
till  28/07      OZ/DL6DH: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                     374
till  28/07      RA1ACJ,RU1AS,UA1ANA,UA1AQC/1 & RK1B/1: EU-133          377
till  28/07      RK0FWL/p: Moneron Island (AS-018) * by UA0Fs           375
till  ??         SP6CZ/1 & SP6YCI/1: Wolin Island (EU-132) * by SP6CZ   376
till  04/08      SV5/G4OBK: Rhodes (EU-001)                             375
till  26/07      SV8/ON5CT/p & J48CT: Samos (EU-049)                    375
till  29/07      TF7/DL3KUD: Vestmannaeyjar Is (EU-071) * by DL3KUD     375
till  07/08      TT8JWM: Chad * by WA4KKY                               377
till  29/07      TK/F6AUS: EU-014, EU-164, EU-100                       373
till  December   TL5A: Central African Republic * by PA3DZN             373
till  02/08      UE0ZZZ & RZ0ZWA: Starichkov Isl (AS-095) * by UA0s     375
till  30/07      V2/GM0NAI,GM0UKZ,GM3COB,GM3UTQ,GM4FDM: Antigua         376
till  27/07      VP5/CX3AN and VP5/CX4CR: NA-002 * by CXs               373
till  29/07      WP2Z & KP2/EI2CA,EI7CC,EI6EW,EI4FBB,EI8CE,EI7CD,EI5FYB 375
till  28/07      XO1CWI: Fogo Island (NA-198) * by WIARC                371
till  29/10      YM75TA: special event station                          377
till  06/08      Z21/W0YG: Zimbabwe                                     375
till  30/07      ZS80NRM * by ZS6Y                                      372
20/07-15/08      9A3PA,9A3ZA,9A3SK,9A4VV + 9A2U/p: Korcula Isl (EU-016) 376
20/07-30/07      KF8TM/4: Cudjoe Key (NA-062)                           373
21/07-05/08      5B4/G3VMW and 5B4/G3ZEM: Cyprus (AS-004)               375
23/07-02/08      9A8P: Palagruza (EU-090) * by 9A1AKL                   376
23/07-26/07      9A/S5Xxx/p + 9A/S55A/p: Krk Island (EU-136)            376
24/07-12/08      BV3/DJ3KR: Taiwan (AS-020)                             375
24/07-27/07      CT1xxx/p & CQ2P: Pessegueiro Island (EU-167) * by CTs  367
24/07-03/08      DL8OBC/p: Helgoland Island (EU-127)                    376
24/07-29/07      ED2IZA: Izaro Island (EU-134)                          377
24/07-13/08      FO5JR: Rimatara (OC-050), Austral Is                   371
24/07-27/07      GD3IZD/P: Isle of Man (EU-116) * by G3IZD              373
24/07-27/07      GU0MEU and GB0ON: Guernsey (EU-114) * by ONs           376
24/07-02/08      HB0/DL0HUN: Liechtenstein * by DLs                     376
24/07-26/07      HB0/MU0BKA/p: Liechtenstein * by K4ZLE                 377
24/07-30/07      HH2/KC0ARG: Haiti * by F/KC0ARG                        375
24/07-09/08      KL7/ON4BAM: Alaska                                     376
24/07-26/07      TF7GX: Westman Is (EU-071)                             377
24/07-28/07      WH2M: Guam (OC-026) * by JE7RJZ                        376
25/07-03/08      1A0KM: SMOM * by IK0FVC and others                     376
25/07-26/07      8P6CV: Barbados (NA-021)                               377
25/07-26/07      AA1AC/P: Aquidneck Island (NA-031) * by AA1AC          371
25/07-26/07      BI3H: Shijiutuo Island (AS-134) * by BYs               363
25/07-26/07      C6IOTA (?): Bimini (NA-048) * by W8GEX, WA8LOW et al   375
25/07-26/07      CO4BM: La Juventud Island (NA-056)                     373
25/07-26/07      CO0XE: Cuba (NA-015) * by COs and XEs                  374
25/07-26/07      DF5WBA & DJ3XG: Ummanz Island (EU-057)                 367
25/07-26/07      DL6MHW/p: Fehmarn Island (EU-128)                      376
25/07-26/07      EA5AOR/3: Buda Island (EU-154)                         375
25/07-26/07      EC1BXI/p: Arousa Island (EU-088)                       374
25/07-26/07      ED1MC & EG1MC: Salvora Island (EU-077) * by EAs        373
25/07-26/07      ED7SPI: Sancti Petri Island (EU-143)                   375
25/07-26/07      EJ2HY & EJ2IB: Blasket Is (EU-007) * by EI2HY & EI2IB  373
25/07-26/07      EJ7M: Bere Island (EU-121) * by East Cork Group        377
25/07-26/07      G8Q: EU-005 * by Mimram Contest Group                  376
25/07-26/07      G/F5VCR/p: Lindisfarne Island (EU-120)                 371
25/07-26/07      G4MGR: Hilbre Island (EU-120) * by Gs                  373
25/07-26/07      GM0GAV/p: Isle of Lewis (EU-010)                       376
25/07-26/07      GM3TTC/M: Isle of Mull (EU-008) * by G3TTC             375
25/07-26/07      GM3USL/P: Great Cumbrae Isl (EU-123)                   367
25/07-26/07      GT6YB/p or GD6YB/p: Isle of Man (EU-116)               376
25/07-26/07      GU8D: Sark Isl (EU-114) * by Gs and F5SHQ              377
25/07-26/07      IH9/IT9BLB: Pantelleria (AF-018)                       373
25/07            IL3/I3BQC,IK3ABY,IK3BPN,IK3PQH: Ott. Alberoni (EU-131) 377
25/07-26/07      J48ISL: Amouliani Isl (EU-049) * by SV2s and YZ7AA     377
25/07-26/07      JH1UUT/7: Oshima (AS-117)                              374
25/07-26/07      JI6KVR/6: Uji Islands (AS-067) * by JI6KVR             371
25/07-26/07      JM1PXG/1: Hachijo Island (AS-043) * by JM1PXG          371
25/07-29/07      KL7/W6IXP: Little Diomede Isl (NA-150) * by K6ST,W6IXP 377
25/07-26/07      LU8XW: Tierra del Fuego (SA-008)                       375
25/07-26/07      K1VSJ: Martha's Vineyard                               369
25/07-26/07      K4EP: Bogue's Bank (NA-112) * by K4EP and KF4NLM       376
25/07-26/07      LU7DW/p: Martin Garcia Isl (SA-055)                    377
25/07-26/07      M8F: England (EU-005) * by G3PMR                       375
25/07-26/07      M8N: Isle of Wight (EU-120) * by Newbury RC            377
25/07-26/07      MM8Y: Bute Isl (EU-123) * by Otley Amateur Radio Club  367
25/07-08/08      MM/PA3GIO: Outer Hebrides (EU-010)                     377
25/07-26/07      MW8Z: Anglesey Island (EU-124) * by Gs                 355
25/07-26/07      N2OO/p: Long Beach Island (NA-111) * by N2OO and N2LD  373
25/07-26/07      N5VL: Amelia Island (NA-138)                           373
25/07-26/07      OH0MDR/1: Sandstrom Reef (EU-096) * by OH1s            374
25/07-01/08      OZ/DL5ME: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                     376
25/07-26/07      PA/HA1AG: Ameland Isl (EU-038) * by HA0HW,HA1AG,HA4GDO 377
25/07-26/07      PJ9I: Curacao (SA-006) * by ON4CFD                     377
25/07-26/07      PY1NEZ, PY1LVF, PY1NEW, PY1MGM: Grande Isl (SA-029)    377
25/07-26/07      RA1QQ/p, RW1ZZ/p, R1OTA: EU-160                        375
25/07-26/07      SK7DX: Hano Island (EU-138) * by Southwest Scania RA   377
25/07-26/07      SN6F/1: Wolin Island (EU-132) * by SPs and DJ0IF       376
25/07-26/07      SV9/G4ZFE: Crete (EU-015)                              377
25/07-26/07      TM5T: Chausey Is (EU-039) * by ONs                     361
25/07-09/08      TU/K4ZW: Ivory Coast                                   377
25/07-26/07      V26VG: Antigua (NA-100) * by GM4FDM and others         376
25/07-26/07      VE1AO: Pictou Island (NA-154) * by Truro ARC           376
25/07-26/07      VE3ZZ/VE2: Isle-aux-Coudres (NA-128)                   375
25/07-26/07      VE7SBO: NA-075                                         376
25/07-26/07      VE9MY: NA-014                                          375
25/07-26/07      W: Assateague Island (NA-139) * by N3OC, WV3B and NV3V 375
25/07-26/07      W: Dry Tortugas (NA-079) * by XE1L and Ws              371
25/07-26/07      W6: Santa Cruz Island (NA-144) * by W3SE               377
25/07-26/07      W7I: Lopez Island (NA-065) * by N7FL                   371
25/07-01/08      WB8YJF: Ocracoke Island (NA-067)                       373
25/07-26/07      IOTA Contest                                           ***
25/07-26/07      Russian RTTY WW Contest                                ***
25/07-26/07      YV DX CW Contest                                       ***
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 25 July 1998                      No 377                   BID: $425WW377F
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26/07-08/08      EI/EA4ECF: Ireland (EU-115)                            375
26/07-06/08      T20YK: Tuvalu (OC-015) * by JA2ECL                     377
26/07-02/08      T88LJ: Belau (OC-009) * by JM1LJS                      377
26/07-17/08      TK/S53R: Corsica (EU-014)                              375
27/07-13/08      IS0/ & IM0/F6BUM: EU-024 and EU-165                    377
27/07-25/08      EU-043 (SM), EU-029 (OZ), EU-088 (OZ) * by G3LAA       377
27/07            ZL: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by ZS1FJ/G4MFW           375
29/07-05/08      CE8EIO on 160 metres                                   376
30/07-02/08      IA5/IK4WLU and IA5/IK4RUX: Elba Island (EU-028)        375
30/07            IC8/IZ8ANA and IC8/IC8OZM: San Martino (IIA NA-014)    377
30/07-12/08      KH4/NH6YK: Midway (OC-030)                             377
31/07-02/08      LX/MU0BKA/p: Luxembourg * by K4ZLE                     377
July             C6A25: special prefixes from Bahamas                   374
late  July       6M5DX and D98TOK: Tok Island (AS-045) * by HLs         373
July             ID8 islands by Calabria DX Team                        373
July-August      TY1IJ: Benin * by DJ4IJ                                376
Jul-Dec          VK9WG: Willis (OC-007) * by VK5GW                      373
July             VK0TS: Davis Base, Antarctica (AN-016)                 371
01/08-02/08      F: aux Chevaux (EU-048) * by F6FKQ,F1UQM,FA1BCG,FA1CDU 377
01/08-08/08      F: Houat Island (EU-048) * by F8CIO                    377
01-08-05/08      HL0C/2: Tokchok Is (AS-090) * by Hanyang Univ. WRC     377
01/08-15/08      TM0DX: Oleron Island (EU-032) * by F5LEJ               377
01/08-02/08      YO Contest                                             ***
02/08-09/08      BV20APJ: 20th Asia-Pacific Jamboree station            377
02/08-28/08      IS0/IK2OCP: Sardinia (EU-024)                          377
03/08-07/08      8J7BSJ: Jamboree station                               377
03/08-17/08      SV9/I4UFH and SV9/IK2QEI: Crete (EU-015)               377
03/08-10/08      VP2ECR: Anguilla (NA-022) * by CX4CR                   373
07/08-22/08      A22/W0YG: Botswana                                     375
08/08-10/08      WAE DX CW Contest                                      ***
09/08-14/08      ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-013, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ  367
14/08-31/08      HG5P: Hungary * special event call                     356
14/08-15/08      7th New Orleans International DX Convention            369
15/08-16/08      SARTG WW RTTY Contest                                  ***
15/08-16/08      Seanet SSB Contest                                     ***
16/08-17/08      XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375
16/08-21/08      ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-082, No.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ  367
18/08-21/08      CH3HBC: special event station                          375
18/08-21/08      CI3XXV: CISA islands                                   375
18/08-21/08      VE8x: Charlton Island (NA-173) * by VE3VGI & VE3IMR    375
22/08-23/08      XM3PBX: "Northlander" & "Bear Express" trains * by VEs 375
22/08-03/09      IH9/IK1ZNM: Pantelleria (AF-018)                       375
24/08-26/08      ZK1SCQ & ZK1SCR: OC-159, So.Cook * by DL2SCQ & DL1SCQ  367
06/08-29/08      9M6: Sabah, East Malaysia (OC-088) * by DJ9HX          377
06/08-17/08      FM/I4ALU: Martinique (NA-107)                          377
06/08-11/08      V26E: Antigua (NA-100) * by AB2E                       377
08/08-22/08      M/PA3GIO: IOTA EU-109 and EU-120                       377
08/08-14/08      VK9CE: Cocos (Keeling) Isl (OC-003) * by JE5WJM        377
11/08-19/08      9M0: Layang Layang, Spratly Is (AS-051) * by DJ9HX     377
10/08-18/08      SV5/IK5ZTW: Ios Isl, Dodecanese (EU-001)               377
13/08-17/08      HL0K: Baek-ryung Island (NO-REF)                       377
16/08-17/08      NU2L/VE8: Akimiski Island (NA-207) * by G3ZAY          377
19/08-27/08      FG/I4ALU: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                          377
20/08-25/08      9M6: Sipadan (OC-133), East Malaysia * by DJ9HX        377
mid Aug          F/ON4BDS/p: Tombelaine Isl (EU-156) * by ON4BDS        374
mid August       IJ7/ & IL7/IK1NAO: IIA activities with SDXT            375
August           OX3LG: East Coast group (NA-134)                       371
August           RU0C: Malminskiye (AS-???) & Iony (AS-069) Is          377
26/09-27/09      Bologna: HF DX Meeting                                 ***
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