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                 >> TX8CI - CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS - TX0DX <<

The Chesterfield Islands (OC-176) DXpedition [425DXN  456] remains on  target
for the  window of  15 March  through 1  April. The  departure date  for  the
expedition vessel has  been set for  13 March. Two  different callsigns  have
been issued by the New Caledonian  telecommunication authorities: TX8CI  will
be used initially, while the distinctive TX0DX call [425DXN 456] will  become
effective at 00.00 UTC on 23 March, assuming the needed parameters of the new
DXCC entity requirement have been positively acted upon prior to that  target
date. TX0DX will be have two  CW and two SSB stations  on the air  throughout
the WPX SSB Contest weekend (25-26  March): one station will be dedicated  to
15-meter SSB, transmitting  on 21.445 MHz,  while tuning in  the range  above
21.400 MHz; the  other SSB  station will  be dedicated  to 12  and 17  metres
during  the  WPX   weekend.  The   web  site   for  the   DXpedition  is   at 
http://www.n4gn.com/tx0dx/ [TNX N4GN]

3W      - Mal, 3W2LC/VK6LC reports  that JA7GAX  plans to  operate as  3W2GAX
          from Phu Quoc (AS-128) on 14-20 March and Hon Tam (NO-REF) on 25-30
          March. Please note that his plans and dates may vary. [TNX G0APV]
5H      - Bert, PA3GIO  will  be  active  as  5H3/PA3GIO  from  Mafia  Island
          (AF-054) between 18/19 and 24 June. Look for him on 80, 40, 20, 17,
          15, 12, 10 metres (SSB only). QSL via PA3GIO either direct (Bert vd
          Berg, Parklaan  38,  NL-3931 KK  Woudenberg,  The  Netherlands)  or
          preferably     through      the      bureau.      [TNX      PA3GIO,
          http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/5H3/]
5H      - Bert, PA3GIO  will  be  active  as  5H1/PA3GIO  from  Pemba  Island
          (AF-063) between 25-26 June and 1 July. Look for him on 80, 40, 20,
          17, 15, 12,  10 metres  (SSB only).  QSL via  PA3GIO. [TNX  PA3GIO,
          http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/5H1/]
5Z      - The  5Z4WI  team  on  Wasini  Island  (AF-067)  [425DXN  460]  will
          concentrate their 160 metre  CW activity from  16.00 UTC on  Friday
          10th March until 06.00 UTC on  Saturday 11th March, and from  16.00
          UTC on Sunday 12th March until 06.00 UTC on Monday 13th March. They
          will transmit on 1827 kHz and listen on 1835 kHz for Europe etc. or
          1910 kHz for Japan (until 21.00 UTC) during the first 15 minutes of
          each hour. They  will listen particularly  for US stations  between
          20.00 and their sunrise  at 03.30 UTC.  In the event  of a lack  of
          activity, they will QSY to  another band. 5Z4WI  will be active  on
          9-16 March.  QSL  via G3SWH  either  direct  (Phil  Whitchurch,  21
          Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol,  BS49 5HQ, United  Kingdom)
          or through the bureau. [TNX G3SWH]
8Q      - Frank, PA3DYS is active as 8Q7DY from Kuredu Island (MJ65RN) in the
          Maldives until 8 March. Look for him on 50110, 50135 and 28420 kHz.
          [TNX PA5BW]
9M6     - Blacksheep Contest and  DX Group  members Peter/G4MJS,  John/G6YIN,
          Stephen/G4SHF and Martin/G4XUM will be active  (on 6-160 metres  CW
          and SSB)  as  9M6BAA from  the  Hillview Gardens  Resort  in  Sabah
          (OC-088),  East  Malaysia  between  17  and  27  March.  They  will
          participate in the  CQ WPX SSB  Contest as 9M6AAC.  QSL 9M6BAA  via
          G4SHF  (Stephen  Purser,  80  John  Bold  Avenue,  Stoney  Stanton,
          Leicester, LE9 4ND, United Kingdom). QSL  9M6AAC via N2OO. The  web
          site for the operation is at http://www.9m6baa.com [TNX G4MJS]
C2      - Jack/VK2GJH and Nev/VK2QF plan to operate  (primarily on 6  metres,
          but also  on  the HF  bands)  as C21JH  and  C21/VK2QF  from  Nauru
          (OC-031) in March/April. QSL C21JH via VK2GJH (Jack Haden, P.O. Box
          299, Ryde, N.S.W. 1680, Australia); QSL C21/VK2QF via VK2QF (N.  E.
          Mattick, Hargraves,  N.S.W. 2850, Australia). [TNX the Daily DX]
C3      - The DX News Letter reports that amateurs from Andorra are using the
          special prefixes C34, C35, C36 until the end of March to  celebrate
          the 20th anniversary of URA, the Radio Union of Andorra. Look  also
          for special club calls C37URA and C37RC.
CE0_eas - Dan/XQ3IDY and Sergio/CE3WDH  will be  active as  3G0Y from  Easter
          Island (SA-001) on 4-13 March. Plans are to concentrate on 12,  17,
          30, 40, 80 and 160 metres. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
CT      - CT1AHU, CT1EEN, CT1EGW,  CT1END and CT4NH  will be  active as  home
          call/p from Culatra Island (EU-145) starting on 00 UTC on 11 March.
          IOTA chasers is Asia, Oceania, North and South America are  invited
          to let Sam, CT1EEN (ct1een@mail.telepac.pt) know  how much in  need
          EU-145 is in their continents. [TNX CT1END]
CX      - A large  group  of operators  from  the  Centro  Radio  Aficionados
          Montevideo (including CX1ABC, CX1ABV,  CX1SI, CX2AM, CX2RU,  CX3AN,
          CX3BBU, CX3BV, CX3CE, CX4AAE, CX4AAJ,  CX4CR, CX4CQ, CX4SS,  CX5AS,
          CX6FK, CX7DF, CX8AK and CX8CP) will  be active as CV1Z from  Flores
          Island (SA-030) between 4 and  10 March. They  will operate on  all
          bands from  160 metres  to  70 centimetres  SSB  and CW  with  five
          stations.  QSL  via  CX1CCC  (P.O.  Box  6000,  Montevideo   11000,
          Uruguay). [TNX CX2AM]
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CY9     - Duane/WV2B, Rick/AI5P, Henry/KE1AC  and Rob/WA4RX  plan to  operate
          (on 6-40 metres CW and SSB) from St. Paul Island (NA-094) between 6
          and 10 July. Landing permission has been received from the Canadian
          Coast Guard. However, this news is tempered with the new rule  that
          the  island  housing  structures  cannot  be  used  and   liability
          insurance will  be  required. The  group  is looking  for  sponsors
          (particularly foreign clubs)  and they are  encouraged to  directly
          contact either WV2B or AI5P. The  web site for the operation is  at
          http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/7651/DXpedition.html  [TNX
          AI5P, ai5p@seark.net]
EA6     - Look for Babs, EA6/DL7AFS and Lot,  EA6/DJ7ZG to be active (on  all
          bands SSB and  RTTY, with an  emphasis on Japan  and the  Americas)
          from the Balearic Islands (EU-004) between 5 and 11 March. QSL  for
          both calls via DL7AFS. [TNX DL2FAG]
ET      - Andy, G4ZVJ is now active (CW only) as ET3AA from Ethiopia until  7
          March. Look  for him  on 3503,  7007, 10108,  14027, 18082,  21027,
          24897 and 28027 kHz. QSL  for this operation  only via G4ZVJ.  [TNX
          The Daily DX]
ET      - Silvio, IV3TRK reports some fresh first-hand information on the 9E1
          activity from Ethiopia  [425DXN 459]. He  and Claudio, IV3OWC  will
          operate as  9E1S  (mainly CW)  and  9E1C (CQ  WW  WPX  SSB  Contest
          included) respectively between 20 and 30 March. QSL 9E1C via IV3OWC
          (Claudio Fabbro, Via Casale Coloset 3,  33030 Moruzzo - UD,  Italy)
          QSL 9E1S via IV3TRK (Silvio Terconi, Via Luigi de Jenner 18,  34148
          Trieste-TS, Italy).
F       - Jean-Marc, F5SGI will be active from Brehat Island (EU-074) between
          1 and 8 April.  Look for hin  on 10-80 metres,  mostly CW. QSL  via
          F5SGI either direct (Jean-Marc Idee, 24 rue Paul Bert, 94160  Saint
          Mande, France) or through the bureau. [TNX F5SGI]
FO0_cli - The DXpedition  to  Clipperton  Island  is  now  active  with  five
          stations signing FO0AAA on  all bands and  modes after a  difficult
          landing due to  pouring rain and  heavy winds. The  pilots for  the
          DXpedition  are   PA1AW  (pa1aw@qsl.net)   for  Europe   and   W2IJ
          (pcb4u@earthlink.net) for  the rest  of the  world. QSL  via  N7CQQ
          (John Kennon, P.O.Box 31553, Laughlin, Nevada 89028-1553, USA). The
          web site for the operation is at http://www.qsl.net/clipperton2000
GJ      - Craig, K3PLV and Pete, K8PT will be active as MJ/K3PLV and  MJ/K8PT
          from Jersey (EU-013) between 22  and 28 March,  CQ WPX SSB  Contest
          included. They will operate SSB, CW  and RTTY on 80-10 metres.  QSL
          via home calls. [TNX K8PT]
HC8     - After his  V31GI trip  to Belize  Bert, PA3GIO  will be  active  as
          PA3GIO/HC8 from the  Galapagos Islands  (SA-004) between  1 and  12
          April. Look for him 80, 40,  20, 17, 15, 12 and  10 metres SSB. QSL
          via  PA3GIO  preferably  through  the bureau. The web  page for the
          operation  is  at  http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/HC8/  [TNX PA3GIO]
HS      - The Thailand DX Group recently  carried a survey  of Koh Nu  (Mouse
          Island) in the  Malay Peninsula South  East Group (AS-???)  [425DXN
          441]. An operation looks feasible from the island, and a  tentative
          date has been set  for a first  time activity from  7 to 15  April.
          More information is expected in due course. [TNX HS0/G3NOM]
I       - Monferrato DX Team members  Livio/IK1RLI, Carlo/IK1SLE and Fausto/
          IZ1BPR will be participate in the CQ WW WPX Contest (SSB) as IK1SLE
I       - Salvo, IT9HLR will  participate in this  year's major SSB  contests
          (namely ARRL, WPX, ARI International DX  Contest on 6-7 May,  IARU,
          WAE and CQ WW DX) as II9R. QSL via home call.
JA      - Masa, JA6GXK  will  be  active  (in  his  spare  time)  from  Danjo
          Archipelago (AS-056)  until 9  March and  again between  17 and  28
          March. Look  for him  on or  around 14260  and 21260  kHz. QSL  via
          JA6GXK either  direct  (Masafumi Ishihara,  493-4  Koba-cho,  Fukue
          853-0033, Japan). [TNX JA3JM]
JA      - Yuki, JA6LCJ will be active (on  all bands CW and SSB) as  JA6LCJ/6
          from Tsushima (AS-036) between 18 and 20 March. QSL via homecall. A
          log serach will be available at http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~ja6lcj/ [TNX
          JA6LCJ]
J6      - Steve, K4WA will be active (mostly WARC and low bands CW) as either
          J68WA or J6/K4WA  from St. Lucia  (NA-108) on 5-12  March. QSL  via
          K4WA either  direct (Steven  R. Schmidt,  1002 Rocky  Bayou  Drive,
          Niceville, Florida 32578,  USA) or  through the  bureau. [TNX  OPDX
          Bulletin]
JD1_oga - Hiko, JN1HOW will be active (40, 30,  20, 17, 15, 12 and 10  metres
          SSB and CW with 50 watts) as JN1HOW/JD1 from Chichi-jima, Ogasawara
          (AS-031) on 17-20  March. QSL via  JN1HOW either direct  (Toshihiko
          Niwa, 1081-8,  Sakae,  Kitakawabe, Kitasaitama,  Saitama  349-1213,
          Japan) or through the bureau. [TNX JN1HOW]
P2      - On 1 March  (after his operations  as H40MS from  Temotu and  H44MS
          from OC-047 and OC-158) Bernhard, DL2GAC moved to Papua New Guinea,
          where he will be active as P29VMS until 28/29 March. He stopped  at
          Port Moresby (OC-034)  and on 2  March he was  expected to move  to
          Rabaul (New Britain, OC-008). On 7 March he will go to Nissan,  the
          main island in the Green Islands group (OC-???), where he plans  to
          operate for 5-7 days from the local catholic mission. He will use a
          battery and solar panels, and asks  to refrain from working him  on
          different bands. He reports his longwire  antenna "is good for  10,
          12, 17, 20 and  40 metres, but  it doesn't operate  well on 15  and
          80". QSL via  DL2GAC, preferably  through the  bureau. [TNX  P29VMS
          through G3KMA]
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PA      - Gino, ON1DAN and other nine operators  from Belgium will be  active
          from Texel Island (EU-038) between  28 April and  1 May. They  have
          applied for a special callsign (not known so far). The web page for
          the operation is at http://www.vra.be/texel [TNX ON1DAN]
PJ      - PJ/W1HL (QSL via AA1M), PJ/W1USN (QSL  via W1USN) and PJ/AA1M  (QSL
          via AA1M) are active from Sint Maarten (NA-105) until 6 March. [TNX
          AA1M]
PY      - Look for PW5W and PR5L to  be active from Arvoredo Island  (SA-027,
          DIB 46)  on 10-13  March. QSL  via PP5LL  (Jay  Lira, P.O.  Box  8,
          88.010-970 Florianopolis - SC, Brazil). [TNX PP5LL]
SM      - John, SM7CRW will participate in the ARRL International DX  Contest
          (SSB) as 8S7A from Oland Island  (EU-037). QSL via W3HNK or  direct
          to SM7CRW (P.O Box 100, SE-386  22 Oland Island, Sweden). [TNX  The
          Daily DX]
SV      - Panos, SV1APA and others will participate in the CQ WW WPX  Contest
          (SSB) as  SY1A (Greece).  QSL via SV1APA  through the bureau.  [TNX
          SV1APA]
T8      - JI1DLZ, JA1HGY and  JA1BRK will  be active  respectively as  T88GM,
          T88HG and T88RK  from Koror (OC-009),  Belau on  17-19 March.  They
          will operate on 10-160 metres SSB,  CW and RTTY with two  stations.
          Plans are to concentrate on RTTY  (mainly operated by T88HG) and  6
          metres (main operator T88GM). QSL via home calls. [TNX JA1HGY]
T8      - Jim, JA9IFF reports an IOTA operation  from Helen Reef or  Sonsorol
          Islands, South Palau  group (OC-???)  is being  planned between  27
          April and  3  May  with the  call  T88FW.  Further  information  is
          expected in due course. [TNX G0APV]
TI      - Uwe, DL8UD will be  active (on 10-80  metres, WARC bands  included,
          SSB and CW) as TI2/DL8UD from  Costa Rica between 18 and 28  March.
          He will participate in the CQ  WW WPX Contest  (SSB). QSL via  home
          call either direct or through the bureau. [TNX DL8UD]
UT      - UA9KO, UT3IB, UT3IW, UX2IQ  and UX3IW are  active (2-80 metres  CW,
          SSB and FM)  as UT3IZZ/p  from the  island of  Lozovoy (UIA  KL-01)
          until 5 March. QSL to P.O.  Box 11, Gorlovka, 84601, Ukraine.  [TNX
          UT3IB]
VE      - Phil, F5OGG  reports  that VO1BAR  (who  has been  active  since  9
          February until 8 March from the lighthouse at Surgeons Cove  Point)
          will operate  as VO1BAR/p  from the  lighthouse  (WLH LH  1277)  on
          Puffin Island between 5 April and 3 May. QSL via VO1BAR.
XV      - Nag, JA7GAX will be active as XV2GAX from Saigon, Vietnam until the
          end of March. He also  plans to operate  as XV2GAX/p from  Phu-Quoc
          Island (AS-128) during this  time frame. QSL  via JA7GAX. [TNX  The
          Daily DX]
YS      - Hrane, YT1AD will be active as  HU1A from the YS1RR QTH during  the
          ARRL SSB DX Contest. Before and  after the contest (until 6  March)
          he will operate as YS/YT1AD. [TNX YS1RR]
ZS      - The ZS31ER IOTA operation from Elephant Rock [425DXN 459] has  been
          scheduled for  25 March-1  April.  The team  includes  Barry/ZS1FJ,
          Bud/ZS1B,  Hans/ZS6AJH,  Willie/ZS5WI,  Edwin/ZS5BBO,  Derek/ZS5VE,
          Ian/ZS6IAN, Lyn/ZR1LE (YL) and possibly Rudi/ZS6VER. Look for  them
          to be  active  on SSB  and  CW. QSL  via  ZS1FJ  (P.O.  Box  53319,
          Kenilworth 7745, Cape, South Africa). [TNX The Daily DX]
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ARDF ---> The 10th Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) World Championships
will be organised by the CRSA  (China Radio Sports Association) on behalf  of
the International Amateur Radio Union. The event will take place in  Nanjing,
Jiangsu   Province    on    13-18    October.    Further    information    at
http://www.crsa.org.cn or e-mail crsa@public.bta.net.cn [TNX HS0/G3NOM]

CLIPPERTON DX CLUB ---> The annual convention of the Clipperton DX Club  will
be held  in  Andorra  on  30  September-1  October.  Further  information  at
http://www.multimania.com/cdxc [TNX F5OZF]

DIFO ---> Full  information on the  French Overseas Islands  Award (DIFO)  is
available at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/

FK8HC/P ---> Franck,  FK8HC was active  from Freycinet  Island (OC-032,  DIFO
FK-078) between 21  UTC on 25  February and 23.30  UTC on the  26th. QSL  via
VK4FW or direct to FK8HC (P.O. Box 7636, Ducos 98801, Noumea, New Caledonia).
Logs  are  available  at http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/fk8hc.html [TNX FK8HC
and F5NOD]

HF-DX MEETING --->  The XVI Italian  HF-DX Meeting will  take place at  Sasso
Marconi and Pontecchio Marconi (Bologna) on 30 September-1 October.

K5FUV RESIGNS ---> Bill  Kennamer, K5FUV has  submitted his resignation  from
DXCC effective 28 March. Bill joined the staff in 1992 and has been the  ARRL
Membership Services Manager since April 1998.
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QSL RU4SS ---> Russ, AH6IP reports he is  the new QSL manager for RU4SS.  QSL
either direct (Russ Fish, 560 East  Sunset Way, Issaquah,  WA 98027, USA)  or
through the bureau.

QSL LU8XW/X ---> Cards for  the 24-27 February  operations from Isla  Redonda
should be sent to LU8XW: Radio  Club Ushuaia, P.O.Box 58, V9410 WAB  Ushuaia,
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. [TNX LU7EE]

QSL UE0XZZ --->  Alexey, RA0ZD  reports the  cards for  UE0XZZ (AS-064,  July
1999) have not yet  arrived from the  printer. Please be  patient and do  not
send dupes. If you want to check that your card has arrived regularly, please
send a message to ra0zd@port.kamchatka.ru

QSL V73CW ---> Bruce, V73CW/V7G will  be QRT from the  Marshall Islands on  9
March. QSLs should  be sent to  his home call,  AC4G: Bruce  Smith, 1056  Old
Railroad Bed Road, Taft, TN 38488, USA.

QSL XF4MX ---> The following comes from Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of  The
Daily DX  (http://www.dailydx.com): "The  Radio Club  Mexicano, A.C.  reports
that the  Comision Federal  de Telecomunicaciones  (COFETEL) of  the  Mexican
Government has  taken the  necessary  steps to  assure  the response  to  all
requests of QLS  for the XF4MX  operation.   In case  you do  not receive  an
answer from Marcos  Campos, XE1MX,  within the  next couple  of weeks  please
address your  E-mail  to  rsarmien@cft.gob.mx  under  the  name:  Cap.  Ruben
Sarmiento Retana, who will supervise the correct handling of all mail".

QSL ZD8T  ---> A  wrong route  has been  given somewhere  and Ken,  AC4VV  is
receiving cards for this station. Please note that the correct QSL manager is
and has always been AC4IV.

VISALIA 2000  ---> The  Northern California  Contest Club  announces the  2nd
Annual International DX Convention Contest Dinner,  which will take place  on
14 April at the Holiday Inn, Visalia  (http://www.scdxc.org/dxconv2000.html).
Tickets can be ordered from Champion Radio Products (dinner@kkn.net) and will
not be sold  at the door.  Deadline for ticket  orders is 7  April. For  full
information please contact Kenny, K2KW (K2KW@prodigy.net).

WLH ---> Phil,  F5OGG reports the  following operations count  for the  World
Lighthouses Award: CT1EKY/p (aka CQ7B) from Berlenga Lighthouse (LH 1054) and
VO1BAR/p from Surgeons Cove  Point Lighthouse (LH  0558). Information on  the
WLH Award is available at http://perso.worldonline.fr/wlh_dplf

+ SILENT KEY  + Bill Horner,  VK4FW reports the  sad news of  the passing  of
Harry Mead, VK4DHM on 23 December 1999: "Harry had done a lot of  DXpeditions
throughout the  Pacific  region,  including  the  Spratly  Islands,  Tokelau,
Mellish Reef three times just to name a few. His last DXpedition was in 1996,
to Cocos Keeling as VK9CT". Soon Bill will have logs and cards for those  who
may still need a QSL from any of Harry's operations.
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QSL received via direct:  3A2MG, 3B9R, 3C0R, 3D2DM (OC-121), 3D2IO,  3D2IO/R,
3E1DX, 3XY2D,  4K5CW, 4K9C,4L8A.  4U1UN, 5Z4FM,  5Z4RL, 6V6U,  7P8HH,  7Q7BO,
9H0A, 9M6OO, 9N1AA, 9N1AC,  9N7UD, 9U5D, A35SO,  A71MA, BA4DW, BA4DX,  C21RK,
C31OF, C6A/K2PS, CO8ZZ, CP4BT, CY9CWI, DU3NXE, E4/JM1LJS, E44/IZ0CKJ,  EA8BH,
EK1700LV, EK8YC, EL2RF, EL2WW, ER1OO,EZ8CQ, FH/G3SXW, FH/G3TXF, FM5BH, FO0DEH
(OC-114), FO0ERI, FO0SAL (OC-027; OC-067), FS/W2QM, H44MX, HR5/F2JD,  HV4NAC,
JI3DST/3 (AS-117, JI3DST/6 (AS-032; AS-049),  JR6USF (AS-024), JT1CO,  JT1DA,
K9AW/DU6, KH2/K4ANA,  KH5/DF6FK,  NZ7Q/KH4,  OA5/F5TYY  (SA-073),  OD5/OK1MU,
OD5LF, OH0MYF/6 (EU-101),  P29BI (OC-135), P29VHX  (OC-153), PJ2C,  PJ4/N6RT,
PS8NF/PR8 (SA-016), PY0FT, R1MVZ, S79SXW, S79TXF, T30CT, T30CW, T30Y,  T33CW,
T33VU, T33Y,  TA3DD, TN7OT,  TU5IJ, TZ6DX,  VK9RS (OC-230),  VP2MCS,  VP2MHJ,
VP5/HB9CYV, VP6PAC,  VQ9QM,  VU2WAP, XT2HP,  XW1UD,  XW8INH,  XX0SAE,  YJ8UU,
YK1AO, Z24JS, ZK1LGO, ZP5PT, ZS8D, ZV7G (SA-046).
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425 DX News #461 [5/5]
  4 March 2000                    No 461                   BID: $425WW461E
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                               Edited by I1JQJ 

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

01/01-31/12      IOTA 2000 (http://www.cdxc.org.uk)                     ***
till  31/12      3Z: special prefix (Poland)                            454
till  07/05      6K2000WFK: special event station (Korea)               459
till  05/03      7S0I: Uto Island (EU-084) * by Stockholm IOTA Team     459
till  08/03      8Q7DY: Maldives (AS-013) * by PA3DYS                   461
till  31/12      9AY2K: special Millennium station                      451
till  ??         9G1AA: Ghana * by PA3DEW and PA3FQX                    460
till  10/04      9U5D: Burundi * by SM5DIC                              450
till  31/03      C34, C35, C36, C37URA and C37RC: Andorra               461
till  06/03      CQ7B: Berlenga Island (EU-040) * by CT1EKY             459
till  07/03      ET3AA: Ethiopia * by G4ZVJ                             461
till  11/03      FG/F5BOY: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                          459
till  August     FH/TU5AX: Mayotte (AF-027) * by 6W1QV                  458
till  08/03      FO0AAA: Clipperton Island (NA-011)                     461
till  20/03      FO0CLA: Marquesas (OC-027) * by F2HE                   460
till  31/12      HB2: special Y2K prefix (Switzerland)                  453
till  ??         HF0POL: South Shetlands (AN-010) * by SP3GVX           441
till  31/12      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  06/03      J37K: Grenada (NA-024) * by W8KKF                      457
till  13/03      J79WW, J79WWW, J79UGF, J79EKH, J79WD, J79KAC: Dominica 460
till  09/03      JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)                     461
till  April      JD1BKR: Iwo-Jima (AS-030), Ogasawara                   441
till  05/03      KB5GL/p: Timbalier Island (NA-119)                     456
till  05/03      K4UP/KP2: Virgin Islands (NA-106)                      460
till  14/04      M/VU2UKR: England                                      460
till  17/03      MM/W3LEO: Scotland                                     460
till  29/03      P29VMS: Papua New Guinea * by DL2GAC                   461
till  12/03      PJ8/ND5S, KF5LG, W8EB, W8DVC: Sint Maarten (NA-105)    458
till  06/03      PJ8/W1HL, PJ8/W1USN, PJ8/AA1M: Sint Maarten (NA-105)   461
till  31/03      R1ANP: Progress base, Antarctica                       453
till  31/12      SI75A & SIxSSA: SSA 75th anniversary stations (Sweden) 445
till  06/03      T32B: Christmas Isl (OC-024), East Kiribati * by W0CP  457
till  06/03      TG9/IK2NCJ and TG9IGI: Guatemala                       456
till  01/04      TZ6VV and TZ6YL: Mali                                  451
till  05/03      UT3IZZ/p: Lozovoy Island (UIA KL-01)                   461
till  01/04      V31JP: Belize * by K8JP                                443
till  Dec        VK0MM: Macquarie Island                                456
till  May        VP6BR: Pitcairn (OC-044) * by OH2BR                    455
till  18/03      XF4LWY: Socorro (NA-030), Revilla Gigedo * by XEs      457
till  05/05      XW2A: Laos * by JA2EZD                                 459
till  26/03      YB3ASQ/9: Indonesia * by W7TSQ                         460
till  May        ZF2NT: Little Cayman (NA-016) * by N6NT                443
till  11/03      ZK1XXC: South (OC-083) & North (OC-082) Cook*by HB9BMY 455
till  30/04      ZV4D: special event call * by PY4AUN                   454
01/03-31/03      VR2K: special Millennium call (Hong Kong)              449
04/03-13/03      3G0Y: Easter Island (SA-001) * by XQ3IDY and CE3WDH    461
04/03-19/02      3W50K: Cat Ba Island (AS-132) * by OKs                 461
04/03-10/03      CV1Z: Flores Island (SA-030) * by CXs                  461
04/03-05/03      T48RAC: Cuba (ARRL DX SSB)                             457
04/03-05/03      WP2Z: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) (ARRL DX SSB)         459
04/03-05/03      ARRL International DX Contest (SSB)                    ***
05/03-11/03      EA6/DL7AFS and EA6/DJ7ZG: Balearic Is (EU-004)         461
05/03-12/03      J68WA or J6/K4WA: St. Lucia (NA-108)                   461
05/03-11/03      W4YO/p: Harbor Island (NA-110)                         460
06/03-12/02      8Q7FC: Maldives (AS-013) * by IK5FCK                   460
06/03-01/04      S79MX * by HB9MX                                       459
07/03-20/03      9G5VJ: Ghana * by G4ZVJ                                455
from  07/03      P29VMS: Green Islands (OC-???) * by DL2GAC             461
08/03-15/03      5Z4WI: Wasini Island (AF-067) * by Gs and 5Z4s         461
09/03-12/03      VI3GP: special event call (Australia)                  460
10/03-13/03      PW5W and PR5L: Arvoredo Island (SA-027)                461
from  11/03      CT: Culatra (EU-145) * by CTs/p                        461
from  11/03      HK3JJH: Isla Palma                                     460
11/03-12-03      WWL DX Contest                                         ***
15/03-01/04      TX8CI and TX0DX: Chesterfield Is (OC-176) - DXCC NEW   461
16/03-21/03      JF1CZQ/JR6, JF1IRW/JR6, JN1JFC/JR6, JQ1DPP/JR6: AS-024 459
17/03-27/03      9M6BAA & 9M6AAC: East Malaysia (OC-088) * by Gs        461
17/03-28/03      JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)                     461
17/03-20/03      JN1HOW/JD1: Ogasawara (AS-031)                         461
17/03-20/03      JI3DST/6: Koshiki Islands (AS-037)                     455
17/03-19/03      T88GM, T88HG, T88RK: Koror (OC-009) * by JAs           461
18/03-01/04      FM/F5JOT and FM/F5LGQ: Martinique (NA-107)             459
18/03-20/03      JA6LCJ/6: Tsushima (AS-036)                            461
18/03-28/03      TI2/DL8UD: Costa Rica                                  461
18/03-19-03      BARTG Spring RTTY Contest                              ***
18/03-19-03      Russian DX Contest                                     ***
19/03-29/03      V31GI: NA-180 (Belize) * by PA3GIO                     449
20/03-30/03      9E1S and 9E1C: Ethiopia * by IV3TRK and IV3OWC         461
22/03-28/03      MJ/K3PLV and MJ/K8PT: Jersey (EU-013)                  461
22/03-29/03      YM3LZ: Turkey * by TAs and LZs                         459
24/03-26/03      J7: Dominica (NA-101) * by F5JOT and F5LGQ             459
25/03-01/04      ZS31ER: Elephant Rock (NO-REF)                         461
26/03-26/03      CQ WW WPX Contest (SSB)                                ***
26/03-31/03      V31JZ: Turneffe Is (NA-123), Belize * by NN7A          449
March            3W2GAX: Phu Quoc (AS-128) & Hon Tam (NO-REF)*by JA7GAX 461
Mar-May          4S7BRG: Sri Lanka (AS-003) * by HB9BRM                 460
Mar-Apr          C21JH and C21/VK2QF: Nauru (OC-031)                    461
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