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3B6     - Hans-Peter, HB9BXE will lead a multi-national team of 18  operators
          to Agalega (AF-001) between 1 and  26 October. According to  Bernie
          McClenny, Editor of The Daily DX, "under the current DXCC rules  it
          could not  qualify  as a  separate  DXCC Entity"  as  the  distance
          between St. Brandon and Agalega  is "approximately 746  kilometers"
          instead of the required 800. Further information is expected in due
          course.
3DA     - Andre, ZS6WPX will  be active (10,  15, 20  and 40  metres SSB)  as
          3DA0WPX from  Swaziland  on 11-15  January.  QSL  direct  only  via
          ZS6WPX. [TNX The Daily DX]
8Q      - Vadim, UA9CLB is  active (CW, SSB,  RTTY and PSK31)  as 8Q7DV  from
          Meeru, Maldives  (AS-013) until  14 January.  QSL via  UA9CI.  [TNX
          UA9CDV]
9Q      - Pat, F6BLQ reports  that "the Secretariat  General of PTT  Kinshasa
          just informed the Society that 9Q  new licences are expected to  be
          issued before end January".
CE      - Dave, VE3LDT  reports  that  a  24-hour  activity  from  SA-050  is
          expected on 20 January from Valery (currently operating as CE9/R3CA
          from Patriot Hills, Antarctica) and another operator. [TNX  Islands
          On The Web]
CE0_jf  - The current CE0Z operation (by CE6TBN,  CE6JOE, CE6SAX, XQ3SAI  and
          JA7AYE) from Juan Fernandez (SA-005) is confirmed to be on until 16
          January [425DXN  441].  Suggested  frequencies  are  3.795,  7.045,
          14.190, 18.150, 21.290,  24.950 and 28.520  kHz SSB; 3.510,  7.015,
          14.020, 18.075, 21.025,  24.900 and 28.025  kHz CW; 7.030,  14.105,
          18.055, 21.085, 24.920 and 28.045 kHz  RTTY. QSL via CE6TBN  either
          direct (Marco A. Quijada, P.O. Box 1234, Temuco, Chile) or  through
          the   bureau.   The   web   site   for   the   operation   is    at
          http://www.qsl.net/ce6tbn/ce0z.htm
8Q      - Ronald, PA3EWP and  Rob, PA5ET will  be active as  8Q7WP and  8Q7ET
          from Kuramanthi Island in the Maldives  (AS-013) between 12 and  18
          January. They will operate  with two stations  on 80-10 metres  CW,
          SSB and RTTY. QSL  via PA5ET (Rob  Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat  137,
          2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands). The web site for the  operation
          is  at  http://www.muurkrant.com/pi4com/Maldives/8q-2000.html  [TNX
          PA5ET]
FR/T    - Four operators from the  Lyon DX Gang  (namely F5PXT, F5PYI,  F6JJX
          and F5NOD) are  planning a expedition  to Tromelin Island  (AF-031)
          which should take place in July or August. They will be active with
          three stations on  160-6 metres  SSB, CW  and RTTY  for around  two
          weeks. The  DXpeditioners are  looking  for sponsors;  for  further
          information please contact Erwann, F6JJX (f6jjx@easynet.fr) or Gil,
          F5NOD (f5nod@easynet.fr). The web page for this operation is  under
          construction at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ [TNX F5NOD]
HB9     - Amateurs from  Switzerland  can replace  the  HB9 prefix  with  the
          special HB2 prefix through 31 December. [TNX HB9FBP and HB9FBG]
HL      - A group of operators from YARRA (the Yonsei Amateur Radio  Research
          Association of the Yonsei University in Seoul) will be signing  (on
          CW and SSB) HL0Y/2 from Kanghwa  Island (AS-105) between 13 and  18
          January. They will have dipoles fro 40 and 80, one beam for 20,  15
          and 10 metres, one  amplifer and three  transceivers. QSL via  HL0Y
          either  direct   (YARRA,  Yonsei   University,  134   Shinchon-dong
          Seodaemun-gu, Seoul  120-749, Korea)  or through  the bureau.  [TNX
          hoyohoyo@dreamx.net]
JA      - JA6GXK will be active from Me-jima,  Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)  on
          7-18 January and again between 28 January and 7 February. Look  for
          him on 15 metres SSB. [TNX JA9IFF/1]
K_ant   - The ARRL DX Bulletin reports  that YL operator  Sarah (YL) will  be
          active as KC4AAD from Siple Dome  Station, Antarctica for the  next
          several weeks. QSL via K4MZU.
ON      - ON4ANT, ON4CBA, ON4GG,  ON4AME and ON4AOI  will participate in  the
          ARRL RTTY Round-Up as OT0E.
R1A_ant - Evgenij, R1ANB is currently active as R1ANC from Russian  Antarctic
          base "Vostok" [425DXN 447] until 20 January, when he will fly  back
          to  Russia.  QSL  direct  to  RU1ZC  (ex-UW1ZC).  Another  operator
          (Alexander) is expected  to work from  Komsomolskaya, Vostok-1  and
          Pionerskaya bases during the expedition's trip back to Mirny  base,
          which is due to start between 10 and 16 January. [TNX DL5EBE]
R1A_ant - Mike, RW1AI  has  left  Russian  Antartic  base  "Novolazarevskaya"
          (R1AND, currently operated by Victor Karassev) and is now active as
          R1ANP from "Progress" base until the end of March. QSL direct  only
          to NT2X  (maildrop): Edward  Kritsky, P.O.  Box 715,  Brooklyn,  NY
          11230, USA. [TNX DL5EBE]
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SP      - HF70PZK is  the  special event station which is active to celebrate
          the  70th  anniversary  of  the  Polish IARU society (PZK). QSL via 
          bureau   or   to   SP3CW  (Artur  Topczewski,  Kolbego  48,  64-115
          Swieciechowa, Poland). [TNX SP3CW and N6RT]
SP      - Special station 3Z8IMA is active on 10-160 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and
          AMTOR from Lublin, Poland until 31  January. QSL via SP8YCB  either
          direct (Club  Station,  P.O. Box  403,  20950  Lublin,  Poland)  or
          through the bureau. [TNX SP8QED]
T32     - Dick, W4ZYV will be active as  T32DA from East Kiribati between  11
          and 25 January. [The Daily DX]
T9      - Edin, T97M will be active as T92OOO until 1 February. QSL via  T93Y
          either direct (P.O. Box 59, Sarajevo BA-71000,  Bosnia-Herzegovina)
          or through the bureau. [TNX The Daily DX]
TI      - Carlos, TI5KD and  several other operators  plan to  be active  (on
          80-6 metres SSB and CW) as TE8CH from Chira Island (NA-116) between
          19 and 23 January. [TNX TI5KD and G3KMA]
VE      - The OPDX  Bulletin  reports amateurs  from  Canada are  allowed  to
          replace their current prefix with the following until 16 February:
          VA1=CF1   VA4=CF4   VA7=CF7   VE3=CG3   VE6=CG6   VE9=CG9   VY0=CI0
          VA2=CF2   VA5=CF5   VE1=CG1   VE4=CG4   VE7=CG7   VO1=CH1   VY1=CI1
          VA3=CF3   VA6=CF6   VE2=CG2   VE5=CG5   VE8=CG8   VO2=CH2   VY2=CI2
VK0_mac - Alan, VK0MM (QSL  route TBA) will  be active  any time  of the  day
          (intermittent operation) until 9 January  inclusive (tx 14155  kHz,
          Rx 14147kHz, USA 14.58 kHz): if you can hear him, give a call.  His
          next operating schedule is as follows:
          10 January    0200-0300 UTC   CW  21003/008 kHz   JAPAN/HL/UA0/UA9
          10 January    0900-1100 UTC   CW  14025/028 kHz   USA/VE/XE etc.
          11 January    0900-1100 UTC   CW  14003/008 kHz   Europe
          12 January    0900-1100 UTC   CW  14003/008 kHz   JAPAN/HL/UAO/UA9
W       - Members of the Carolina  DX Association will  operate as WY2OOO  on
          all modes and  all bands throughout  January. QSL  via K4MQG.  [TNX
          AA4NN]
XT      - XT2DR is  active from  Burkina Faso  through  24 January.  QSL  via
          F6BZH. [TNX The Daily DX]
XU      - ES1AKM and ES1AX [425DXN 443]  are now expected  to be in  Cambodia
          for a couple of weeks starting on 6-7 January. Look for them to  be
          active as XU7AKM on all bands  and modes. QSL via ES1AKM. [TNX  The
          Daily DX]
XZ      - The first group of XZ0A [425DXN  447] operators will reach  Thahtay
          Kyun Island (Mergui  Archipelago, AS-???)  by the  afternoon of  12
          January and hope  to be QRV  by the afternoon  of the  14th at  the
          latest. The DXpedition  will run continuously  through 6  February.
          The list of operators includes AF7O,  EA5XX, G3VMW, G3NOM,  JA1UPA,
          JA1UT, JR0CGJ, K6RKE, K7TR, K7VS, K7WX,  K7ZV, KD6XH, KM5EP,  N5IA,
          N7XYR, NA7DB, V73GT,  W8AEF, WA6CDR, WF5T,  WY7K, XE1L and  YB0ARA.
          There will be a total  of eight stations  with amplifiers and  full
          size antennas on all bands. Although the great majority of contacts
          will be  made  on  80-10  metres,  there  will  also  be  dedicated
          stations, with  specialized operators,  for Top  Band, RTTY  and  6
          metres. The pilot stations will be  Dick Wolf, N6FF  (n6ff@tco.net)
          and Richard  Briggs,  WA7MTF (wa7mtf@intrepid.net).  QSL  via  W1XT
          (w1xt@superphoenix.com) either direct (Bob Myers, 37875 North  10th
          Street, Phoenix,  AZ  85086,  USA)  or  through  the  bureau.  More
          complete details, including  zone-by-zone propagation  information,
          planned operating frequencies and last minute updates, can be found
          at http://getnet.com/~k7wx/myanmar.htm [TNX K7WX]
ZK2     - Gerard, PA3AXU  (aka 3D2XU,  A35XU and  5W0GD) reports  he will  be
          active as ZK2GD (call to be confirmed) from Niue (OC-040) in  July.
          Further   details   will   be   published   in   due   course    on
          http://www.qsl.net/pa3axu.
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                     >>> DXCC 2000 MILLENNIUM AWARD <<<

The DXCC 2000 Millennium Award certificate is for working 100 or more of  the
entities on the ARRL DXCC List. Contacts must be made between 00.00 UTC on  1
January 2000  and 23.59  UTC on  31  December 2000  and  may consist  of  any
combination of bands or modes  (no endorsements of  any kind are  available).
QSL cards are not required. The  official Application Form and Record  Sheets
are  available  for  downloading  at  http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc;   mail
requests for applications may be sent  to DXCC 2000 Millennium  Applications,
American Radio  Relay  League, 225  Main  Street, Newington,  CT  06111,  USA
(please include an SASE, or an SAE with  1 IRC for Amateurs outside the  US).
Send completed application  within 31  December 2001  to ARRL  HQ along  with
US$10 to  cover  costs  of  printing,  postage,  and  handling.  For  further
information on the DXCC 2000 Millennium Award (as well as on the new 20 Meter
DXCC and the exciting DXCC Challenge), please refer to the URL above.
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CARDS BEING SENT ---> The cards  for the following operations are being  sent
right now or are going to be  sent very soon: 3C0R, F/IK1TTD (EU-070),  T31YL
(T31T & T31K are being printed), TE8CI (NA-117), VP2MBT, VP2MGL, ZK3YL (ZK3CW
& ZK3CW are being printed).

HELP NEEDED --->  Zik, 4N1DX reports  the equipment of  Radio Club Zemun  PPS
Ugrinovci (YU1AVA) was stolen in late  October 1999. "Now, several  callsigns 
including YU1AVA and 4N1DX are QRT.  Maybe you can help us  if you have  some
older TX and you do not  need it. Any  way of help  will be greatful.  Please
e-mail us at 4n1dx@qsl.net"

IOTA 2000 ---> A system for  recording contacts for  the IOTA 2000  Programme
has been developed by Bengt, SM6DEC.  It can be downloaded from the  Chiltern
DX Club web site at http://www.cdxc.org.uk [TNX G3NUG]

PIRATES ---> The following have been reported as pirates - do not waste  your
time and money on them: AP2/WA2WYR, E41/OK1FEI, Y2K, YI2CL.

QSL 5R8ET ---> Ben Witvliet,  PA5BW reports he  unintentionally gave a  wrong
QSL information concerning Solofo,  5R8ET [425DXN 452].  Cards for 5R8ET  are
via K1WY and must not be sent to Madagascar.

QSL EU1EU  ---> As  of 1  January 2000  Valdas, LY1BA  is no  longer the  QSL
manager for Igor, EU1EU (aka EV5M,  EU930EU, UC2ABO, LY/UC2ABO). Please  send
your cards  to EU1EU  either direct  (Igor Getmann,  P.O. Box  143,  Minsk-5,
220005, Belarus)  or  through the  bureau.  Igor  (getigor@belhard.com)  also
reports that  the  new  manager  for the  AGB  (Activity  Group  of  Belarus,
http://www.qsl.net/eu1eu) Awards  and Trophies  for stations  outside CIS  is
Remigijus, LY2MW (P.O. Box 1029, Vilnius 2001, Lithuania). [TNX EU1EU]

QSL LU9AY ---> Dave, NU4N reports he is no longer the QSL manager for  LU9AY,
L29AY and CP6/LU9AY.  He will honour  cards sent  direct and  via the  bureau
until 31 January 2000.

QSL VIA  9A2DM  ---> Vladimir,  9A2DM  reports he  has  closed the  logs  for
9A1CZZ/p, 9A2DM/p and 9A3LM/p  (1999 IOTA operations)  and for special  calls
9A25Z and 9A99WCD. Outstanding QSOs have been confirmed through the bureau.

QSL VIA UA3AGS ---> Cards for  the stations managed by UA3AGS (R1FJL,  R1FJV,
R1FJO, R1FJ/UA3UPA, EX8W, EX8F, R0/US3IU etc)  should be sent to P.O. Box  1,
Moscow 109387, Russia (CIS countries *only*)  or to P.O. Box 196,  Pepperell,
MA 01463-0196, USA (maildrop). [TNX The Daily DX]

+ SILENT KEY + Ajoy, VU2JHM reports the sad news of the death of G. V.  Sulu,
VU2GV/A22GV on  31 December  in Bangalore,  India. He  was a  founder of  the
Bangalore Amateur Radio Club (VU2ARC) and the Botswana Amateur Radio Society.
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LOGS:       Logs  for  the  recent  5T5U  operation  will  be  available   at
            http://www.netpro.ne.jp/~k_abe/search.html [TNX The Daily DX]

THAILAND:   Fred HS0ZAR/K3ZO has provided a comprehensive update and addendum
            of Thai Ham Call-Signs to  Tony HS0/G4UAV for  the RAST web  site
            (http://www.qsl.net/rast). Tony  will be  responsible for  future
            additions, amendments and deletions. [TNX HS0/G3NOM]
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QSL  received  via  direct:    3D2AA,  3W6DK,  4M7X,  4S7OF,  5N0ZKD,  5R8EE,
6W6/K3IPK, 7A0K (OC-177),  9M6NA, 9U5D, A35SO,  BA1CO, BA1DU, BI7Y  (AS-143),
BO0K, BO0M,  CE0ZIS,  CO6AP, CY9SS,  E4/S53R,  E44/IZ0CKJ,  EK6TA,  FG/G3TXF,
FK8VHT/p  (OC-033),  FW8ZZ,  GU3MBS,  HC8A,  HC8L,  HL0YDM  (AS-045),  HL5FUA
(AS-045), HU4U, LU/UX1KA, LX8DL, OD5NJ, PT7WX, P29BI (OC-135), PY0ZFO, PZ5JR,
R1MVA, SV8/SM7EQL, T88JQ, TE8CI, TU2XZ, TY1PH, TZ6DX, UA0ZY/p (AS-142), V31KX
(NA-073), V31YK,  V44KJ,  V47NS, V8IAN,  VK9LX,  VK9RS  (OC-230  via  I1HYW),
VP2/G3TXF, VP2E, VP2MKW, VQ9QM, XF4MX, XR0Z, XV7SW, YC9BU, YK1AH, YN1/TI2WGO,
YN6HM, ZD9BV, ZM5PX (AN-011), ZS8D, ZV0SB.

QSL received via WF5E QSL Service:  3C5DX, 3D2DK, 3W7TK, 4L8A, 5T5U, 6K97EAG,
AH8LG, BA4TB,  BD7NQ,  BT2HC, DU6/K9AW,    E21CJN, FO0AWI,  FO0XUU,  FR5ZQ/T,
FT5ZG, HS98AG, JX7DFA, NO7F/KL7 (NA-059), K8VHN/p, LO0D, N2OO (NA-111), NL7Z,
S92YN, S92YV,  T20FW,  T95A, TE5T,  TJ1PD,  UE0LEZ, N4XP/V7,  VP5GN,  VP8CKN,
VR2MM, XU2A, XZ1N, ZK3RW, ZX0Z (SA-067; DIB 068), ZY8R (SA-070; DIB 025).
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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

01/01-31/12      IOTA 2000 (http://www.cdxc.org.uk)                     ***
till  14/01      3B8/I5JHW: Mauritius Island (AF-049)                   449
till  31/01      3Z8IMA: special station (Poland)                       453
till  15/01      5H3MG: Tanzania * by IN3GNV                            449
till  14/01      8Q7DV: Maldives (AS-013) * by UA9CLB                   453
till  31/12      9AY2K: special Millennium station                      451
till  16/01      CE0Z: Juan Fernandez * by CE6TBN and others            453
till  Jan        CE8/ & CE9/R3CA: Antarctic base Patriot Hills          450
till  16/02      CF#, CG#, CH# CI#: special prefixes (Canada)           453
till  20/01      ER2000x: special Millennium stations (Moldova)         451
till  31/12      HB2: special Y2K prefix (Switzerland)                  453
till  ??         HF70PZK: special event station (Poland)                453
till  31/12      II0CV: special call                                    451
till  24/12      II0: special jubilee prefix                            452
till  31/03      IU0PAW: special event station                          451
till  April      JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara                   441
till  09/01      JI3DST/6: Tokara Archipelago (AS-049)                  451
till  ??         KC4AAD: Siple Dome Station, Antarctica                 453
till  10/01      KH4/W4ZYV: Midway (OC-030)                             445
till  29/02      LZ0A: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by LZ2UU              447
till  29/02      M2000A: special call (England) * by Cray Valley RS     451
till  15/01      N5T * by N5VT                                          449
till  29/02      OG: specal prefix (Finland)                            452
till  January    P2OOOK: New Britain (OC-008) * by P29PB                441
till  January    PZ5DX: Suriname * by K3BYV                             433
till  20/01      R1ANC: Vostok base, Antarctica                         453
till  31/03      R1ANP: Progress base, Antarctica                       453
till  31/12      SI75A & SIxSSA: SSA 75th anniversary stations (Sweden) 445
till  01/02      T92OOO * by T97M                                       453
till  01/04      TZ6VV and TZ6YL: Mali                                  451
till  ??         TZ6YV: Mali * by K7YV                                  446
till  14/01      UE4HNY and UE4HNT * by RW4HT                           451
till  01/04      V31JP: Belize * by K8JP                                443
till  Dec        VK0MM: Macquarie Island                                453
till  31/01      VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong)              449
till  January    VQ9DX: Diego Garcia (AF-006), Chagos * by AA5DX        439
till  31/01      WY2OOO * by Carolina DX Association                    453
till  10/01      XE1/G0JHC and XE1/G0ULN: Mexico                        449
till  24/01      XT2DR: Burkina Faso                                    453
till  21/01      YM21TA: special Millennium station * by TA3YJ & TA3J   450
till  12/01      YS: El Salvador * by HB9KNA                            449
till  May        ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT                443
till  March      ZM: special Millennium prefix (New Zealand)            438
till  14/01      ZMY2K: special millennium station                      452
till  31/01      ZW2V: special event station                            452
05/01-31/05      FH/TU5AX: Mayotte (AF-027) * by 6W1QV                  452
07/01-18/01      JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)                     453
08/01-15/01      VP9/KE0UI: Bermuda (NA-005) * by KE0UI                 452
08/01-09/01      ARRL RTTY Round-Up                                     ***
10/01-10/04      9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC                              450
11/01-15/01      3DA0WPX: Swaziland * by ZS6WPX                         453
11/01-25/01      T32DA: East Kiribati * by W4ZYV                        453
12/01-18/01      8Q7WP & 8Q7ET: Maldives (AS-013) * by PA3EWP & PA5ET   453
13/01-18/01      HL0Y/2: Kanghwa Island (AS-105)                        453
13/01-06/02      XZ0A: Mergui Archipelago (AS-???) * by CADXA           453
13/01-Feb        ZK1GNW, FO0PRE, A35NW, FW/IK2GNW, KH6/IK2GNW           451
15/01-16/01      Hunting Lions in the Air Contest                       452
19/01-23/01      TE8CH: Chira Island (NA-116) * by TI5KD                453
20/01            CE: SA-050                                             453
21/01-22/01      6th International Contest/DX Meeting (Helsinki)        445
28/01-07/02      JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)                     453
28/01-30/01      CQ WW 160 Meter DX Contest (CW)                        ***
29/01-05/02      TM5CRO: Porquerolles (EU-070) * by F5RMY and others    451
31/01-03/03      ZM7ZB: Chatham Islands (OC-038) * by DJ4ZB             447
Jan-May          VP6BR: Pitcairn (OC-044) * by OH2BR                    449
January          XU7AKM: Cambodia * by ES1AKM and ES1AX                 453
January          /2K: Millennium suffix (British stations)              449
10/02-14/02      LU: Pinguino Island (SA-???)                           429
12/02-13/02      CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX Contest                              ***
14/02-06/03      V6: Truk (OC-011) * by G0VJK and G4VGO                 429
19/02-25/02      CE0Y/ON5AX: Easter Island (SA-001)                     451
19/02-20/02      ARRL International DX Contest (CW)                     ***
25/02-27/02      CQ WW 160 Meter DX Contest (SSB)                       ***
26/02-15/03      Clipperton Island                                      433
01-03/31-03      VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong)              449
04/03-05/03      ARRL International DX Contest (SSB)                    ***
from  15/03      FK: Chesterfield Islands (OC-176) - DXCC NEW?          451
19/03-29/03      V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO                     449
26/03-31/03      V31JZ: Turneffe Is (NA-123), Belize * by NN7A          449
March            HS: Malay Peninsula South East IOTA group (AS-???)     441
March            VU7: Laccadives                                        433
14/04-16/04      International DX Convention (Visalia)                  447
April            9G: Abokwa Island (NO-REF) * by F5VCR and others       449
01/05-31/07      VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong)              449
May-Jun          SU9DX: Giftun Island (AF-???) * by Is                  447
May              UA:  Ushakova (AS-???) and Uedineniya (AS-057) islands 450
22/06-24/06      HAMFEST (Friedrichshafen, Germany)                     ***
28/07-30/07      Pacific Northwest DX Convention (DX2000), Vancouver    450
July-August      FR/T: Tromelin Island  (AF-031) * by Lyon DX Gang      453
July             ZK2GD: Niue (OC-040) * by PA3AXU                       453
01/10-26/10      3B6: Agalega (AF-001) * by HB9BXE and others           453
17/11-19/11      SEANET Convention Pattaya, Thailand                    ***
01/12-03/12      ARRL 160 Meter Contest                                 ***
09/12-10/12      ARRL 10 Meter Contest                                  ***
2000             HF0POL: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by SP3GVX           441
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