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3DA    - Look for ZS6ANL to be signing  3DA0NL from Swaziland between 21  and
         25 August.  QSL via  ZS6ANL (P.O.  Box 6282,  Homestead, 1412  South
         Africa). [TNX ZS6ANL]
4W     - Preparations for the early October 2000 DXpedition to East Timor  by
         Dennis, K7BV [425DXN 477] continue. Made,  YB9BV will not take  part
         in this operation, but Dick,  N6FF has firmed  up his commitment  to
         come along  and bring  his 160  metre TX  and low  noise RX  antenna
         expertise. The trip  is receiving  strong local  support from  Thor,
         4W6MM and Ross, 4W6UN as well  as the new  East Timor Amateur  Radio
         Association. Dennis  and  Dick will,  in  turn,  introduce  the  new
         callsign for the club (most likely 4W6DX) during their trip. Current
         information    on     the     DXpedition     is     available     at
         http://www.qth.com/k7bv/ [TNX K7BV]
5V     - DJ7UC, DL4WK,  DL7BO, DL7DF  and DL7UFR  will  be active  from  Togo
         between 3 and 9 October. They plan to operate on all HF bands  (plus
         6 metres) SSB, CW and RTTY  with an emphasis on  the low bands.  QSL
         via  DL7DF  either  direct  (Sigi  Presch,  Wilhelmsmuehlenweg  123,
         D-12621 Berlin, Germany) or through the bureau. The web site for the
         operation is at http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/ [TNX DJ7UC]
8Q     - Roberto, EA4DX will be active (on 10-80 metres, WARC included,  SSB)
         as 8Q7XX  from  the  Maldives (AS-013)  between  31  August  and  11
         September. His main targets will be the US on the higher and  Europe
         & Japan on the lower bands. QSL direct to EA4DX (Roberto Diaz,  Doce
         de Octubre 4,  28009 Madrid, Spain).  Log search after  the trip  at
         http://www.qsl.net/ea4dx [TNX EA4DX]
9A     - Look  for  9A5V/p,  9A5KV/p  and  9A3VM/p  to  be  active  from  the
         lighthouse (LH  388)  on Sveti  Andrija  Island  (EU-016)  on  19-20
         August. QSL for  all calls via  9A5KV (Alfred Raguz,  P.O. Box  286,
         20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia). [TNX 9A7K]
9G     - Sergei, UA3AP is  active as  9G5AP from  Ghana until  23 August.  He
         operates CW with some SSB (usually  between 13 and 15 UTC and  after
         18 UTC during  the week) from  the local radio  club. QSL via  UA3AP
         either direct (Sergei Kulyov, P.O. Box 2, Moscow, 125422, Russia) or
         through the bureau. [TNX 9G5AP/UA3AP]
9H     - Steve, SO5ASL will be  active (callsign to  be issued upon  arrival)
         from Malta (EU-023) on 22-29  August. He plans  to operate on  10-80
         metres (not WARC) SSB, CW, RTTY,  PSK and HELL with emphasis on  PSK
         on 20 metres. QSL via bureau to G4ASL. [TNX SO5ASL]
BV     - Yuki, JI6KVR reports an operation from P'engchia Island in the newly
         created Taiwan's Coastal Islands group (AS-???)  is planned to  take
         place as BV9W on 25-27 August.
BY     - Martti, OH2BH will be revisiting Beijing to team up with Alan, BA1DU
         for another activation of BY1DX. They will be active on RTTY  during
         the SARTG Contest (19-20 August), while  SSB signals will be on  the
         air as well during the RTTY off-periods. QSL via OH2BH (P.O. Box 73,
         FIN-02380 Espoo, Finland). [TNX N4GN]
C6     - Lanny, W5BOS will be active as W5BOS/C6A from Cay Sal Bank  (NA-???)
         beginning on 6-7 October for 2-3  days. This is the last  unnumbered
         IOTA island group  in the Bahamas.  QSL via  W5BOS (Lanny  Phillips,
         8381 FM 2101, Quinlan, TX 75474-4836, USA). [TNX W5BOS]
EA8    - Operators from Grupo de DX  de Gran Canaria  will operate as  ED8GCL
         from the lighthouse at Punta  de Sardina (FEA  D-2816) on 19  August
         during  the  International  Lighthouse/Lightship  Weekend.  QSL  via
         EA8AKN. [TNX EA8AKN]
HR     - Angel/EA1QF,  Chema/EB1ADG,  Pere/EA3CUU,  Paco/EA4BT,   Tony/EA5RM,
         Julio/EA5XX, YL operator Belinda/EA8NN and operators from Radio Club
         Tegucigalpa will be  active on all  HF bands (SSB,  CW and RTTY)  as
         HQ0R from Tegucigalpa,  Honduras between  17 and  25 September.  The
         trip is  part of  the "Radiosolidaridad"  project sponsored  by  URE
         (Union de Radioaficionados  de Espana)  and the  group will  install
         nine new digipeaters for packet radio. QSL via EA4URE (P.O. Box 220,
         Madrid  28080,  Spain).  The  wwb  site  for  the  operation  is  at
         http://www.ure.es/honduras/honduras.htm [TNX EA5XX]
I      - Alberto, IT9MRM  will operate  as IT9MRM/p  from the  lighthouse  at
         Punta     San     Raineri     (WAIL     SI-002,     IOTA     EU-025,
         http://www.qsl.net/it9mrm/faro/Faro_S_Raineri.htm) on 21-23  August.
         QSL to IT9MRM (Alberto Mattei, Via  Megara 376, 96011 Augusta -  SR,
         Italy). [TNX IT9MRM]
I      - Bruno, I8SUD and Giannino, I2RGV plan to operate from the lighthouse
         at Capo dell'Armi (WAIL CL-008) on 27 August. The WAIL pages can  be
         found at http://www.ari.it/wail.html [TNX IK1NLZ]
I      - Gabriele, IT9SGC plans to operate from the lighthouse at Capo  Murro
         di Porco (WAIL SI-011) within the end of August. On 1-2 September he
         will be active  from Isola Piccola  di Marzameni  (IIA SR-007,  IOTA
         EU-025).
I      - Special event station IR5ONU will be active from 1 September through
         31 December. QSL via I5KKW.
I      - Roberto, IK0MHR  reports he  will be  active as  IA5/IK0MHR from  La
         Cappa (EU-028, IIA GR-013) between 3 and 10 September.
IS0    - A team of operators from  ARI Quartu Sant'Elena  will be active  (on
         HF, 6 metres and VHF) as  IM0/IS0BMU from Isola dei Cavoli  (EU-165,
         IIA CA-001) on 18-20 August. QSL via IS0AGY. [TNX IS0JMA]

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IS0    - Alberto, IK4HPU and Robero IS0JMA  will be active as IM0/IK4HPU  from
         Scoglio Cavalli (IIA SS-115, IOTA  EU-024) on 19 August. [TNX IS0JMA]
IS0    - Gianni, IS0YUJ and other operators from ARI Carbonia plan to operate
         from the lighthouse at Capo Spartivento  (WAIL SA-009, IOTA  EU-024)
         on   25-27   August.    The   WAIL   pages    can   be   found    at
         http://www.ari.it/wail.html [TNX IK1NLZ]
JA     - Look for JA4GXS/4 and  JH4ZWW/4 (club station  call) to operate  (on
         20, 15 and 10 metres SSB and CW) from Otu Island (AS-117,  Yamaguchi
         Prefecture) on 26-27 August. QSL via JA4GXS. [TNX JI6KVR]
LA     - Look for LA9VDA/p to operate from  the Soroyane Islands (EU-079)  on
         20 and 21 August. [TNX LA9VDA]
OH     - The  following  stations   are  expected  to   participate  in   the
         International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend: OH1AH from Uto (EU-096),
         OH1KH  from  Kaijakari  (not  listed  in  the  Directory  2000,  but
         according to Timo, OH1NOA it the island should qualify for  EU-173),
         OH8AAU from Ulkokalla  (EU-184), OH8T from  Hailuoto (EU-184),  OH0A
         from Nyhamn Lighthouse, Aland Islands (EU-002). [TNX OH1NOA]
ON     - ON4LFB/p, ON4LFG/p, ON6DP/p  and ON1MFO/p  will be  active from  the
         castles  of   Jalhay  (LG-001   for  the   Belgian  Castles   Award,
         http://www.qsl.net/bdx) and Modave  (LG-002) on  26-27 August.  [TNX
         ON6DP]
OZ     - Alan, G3PMR  plans  to  be active  as  OZ/G3PMR/m  from  Fyn  Island
         (EU-172) for a few hours on 28 and 29 August. [TNX G3PMR]
PY0_spp- The DXpedition to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (SA-014) is now
         scheduled to take place on 25-30 August. The two original  operators
         (Karl, PS7KM/ZX0SK and Tino, PT7AA/ZW0SP) have  been replaced by  Al
         Archangelo (PY2ZX) and Ademir Moreira (PY2SP), who plan to sign PS0S
         on 80-6 metres (no 160  metres operation) CW,  SSB and RTTY.  Ademir
         will operate CW while Al will operate  SSB and RTTY (he is not  very
         experienced in this mode but he will try to do his best). They  will
         have  two   stations,  but   it  is   unlileky  they   can   operate
         simultaneously. QSL via PY2SP (Ademir Moreira, Rua Abaitara 108, Sao
         Paulo-SP,  03714-060 Brazil). The  web site for the DXpedition is at
         www.qsl.net.spsp [TNX PY2ZX, py2zx@terra.com.br]
SP     - Look for Tomek SP8CTE/1, Wojtek SP8NCF/1, Ryszard SP8ONZ/1 and Jakub
         SQ8BGJ/1 to be active on all  bands CW and  SSB from Uzanm  (Usedom)
         Island (EU-129) between 21 and 28 August. QSL via home calls, either
         direct or through the bureau. [TNX SQ8BGJ]
SV     - Look for Claudio,  SV8/I1SNW/p to be  active from  Skyros Island  on
         18-20 August.  QSL  via home  call,  either direct  or  through  the
         bureau. Previously included in EU-072, Skyros now counts for  EU-060
         (Sterea Ellas Region group).
SV     - Look   for    J41LH   to    participate   in    the    International
         Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend.  QSL via  the bureau  to SV3AGQ.  [TNX
         SV1APA]
T8     - Look for JH8BKL/V63KA,  JH8MYB/V63??, JA3UB/V63??  and YL  operators
         JR3MVF/V63DO and JF8IYR/V63MC  to be active  on 40-6 metres  (50.120
         MHz) SSB  and CW  from  Pohnpei (OC-010)  between  30 August  and  4
         September. QSL  via home  calls either  direct or  through the  JARL
         bureau. [TNX JA1ELY]
TA     - Nilay, TA3YJ and Berkin, TA3J will  be active (on 10-80 meters  SSB)
         from the lighthouse at Izmir-Foca Degirmen Burnu on 20 August during
         the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via home  calls.
         [TNX TA3YJ]
TK     - Gil, IZ1DLV will be active from  Cavallo Island (EU-164) between  22
         and 27 August. QSL via IZ1DLV either direct (Gilberto G. Bonasegale,
         P.O. Box 7039, 16148 Genova - GE, Italy) or through the bureau.
         [TNX IZ1DLV]
VP5    - Frankford Radio  Club members  WA2VYA, WA3RHW,  K2WB and  N2VW  will
         operate VP5/ from VP5JM's QTH on Providenciales (NA-002), Turks  and
         Caicos Islands, between 24 and 31 October. QSL via home calls.  They
         will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (28-29 October) as VP5T
         (Multi-Multi). CW, WARC  bands and PSK31  activity before and  after
         the contest. QSL VP5T via  N2VW (bureau cards  can be requested  via
         n2vw@arrl.net). [TNX N2VW]
XT     - DJ7UC, DL4WK, DL7BO, DL7DF  and DL7UFR will  be active from  Burkina
         Faso between 10 and 15 October. They plan to operate on all HF bands
         (plus 6 metres) SSB, CW and RTTY with an emphasis on the low  bands.
         QSL via DL7DF  either direct (Sigi  Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg  123,
         D-12621 Berlin, Germany) or through the bureau. The web site for the
         operation is at http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/ [TNX DJ7UC]
XU     - Toni, EA5RM and  Pedro Luis, EA7DBO  will be active  as XU7ABD  from
         Sihanouk Ville, Cambodia between  3 and 11  October. They expect  to
         operate on 10-80 metres SSB and  RTTY with some  CW. QSL via  EA4URE
         (Union de Radioaficionados Espanoles, Apartado 220, E-28080  Madrid,
         Spain).    The    web    site    for    the    operation    is    at
         http://www.qsl.net/xu7abd/ [TNX EA5RM]
ZD9    - The call ZD9ZM has been issued to Bob, G3ZEM for his 5-25  September
         operation from  Tristan  da Cunha  [425DXN  471]. Bob  will  operate
         mainly CW, with some RTTY (as already announced) and limited SSB, as
         demand for ZD9 on that mode seems to be high. A daily operating plan
         will be posted on the ZD9 web site  (http://www.dxtechnology/zd9zm),
         where a a  searchable log  will be  available delayed  by around  24
         hours. QSL  via  K4CIA (William  G  McDowell,  13208  Norwood  Road,
         Raleigh, NC 27614-9134, USA). [TNX G3ZEM]

PACIFIC TOUR ---> Hrane, YT1AD and  Dragan, Z32AU will be  active (on all  HF
bands plus 6  metres, CW and  SSB) from Fiji  on 18-26  September (3D2AD  and
3D2AU), from Tonga on 26 September-3 October (A35AD and A35AU), from  Vanuatu
on 3-10 October (YJ0AD and YJ0AU). QSL via their respective home calls.  [TNX
YU1OL]
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INTERNATIONAL  LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP  WEEKEND  --->   262  stations  from   47
countries are expected to participate in this year's event (from 00.01 UTC on
19 August until 23.59 UTC on  the 20th). Several  stations will operate  from
islands - FY/F5AEG (SA-020), KA1FRD (NA-055), N4XGI (NA-058), N4XGJ (NA-058),
N4ZN  (NA-110),  VK4CHB  (OC-142),  VK7WS  (OC-233),  W2GSB  (NA-026),  W4DXP
(NA-138), ZL1AB (OC-201)  and ZS1ESC  (AF-064), just  to name  a few  outside
Europe.    The    full    list    of    participating    stations    is    at
http://www.waterw.com/~weidner/LH-day-table.htm

NCDXF --->  At its  Board of  Directors  meeting on  15  August 2000  in  San
Francisco, CA, the Northern California DX Foundation re-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,  Dave
Pugatch/KI6WF, Chuck Ternes/N6OJ,  Steve Thomas/N6ST  and Glenn  Vinson/W6OTC
(Directors). Information pertaining to the Northern California DX  Foundation
is available at http://www.ncdxf.org/ [TNX K6RIM]

QSL 4W/N5KO, 4W/W3UR & TXODX ---> Do not send second requests and be  patient
until the end of September,  "by which time",  Jarmo Jaakola, OH2BN  reports,
"every request received before August 1,  2000 should have resulted in a  QSL
card ending up in the hands of the DX multitude. QSL requests received  after
August 1  will  be processed  following  the sorting  out  of  these  initial
requests". TX0 and 4W cards  will not be  accepted by the  DXCC Desk until  1
October 2000.

QSL A52JS --->  Jim Smith, VK9NS  reports that all  requests received so  far
have been processed and label(s) printed for each return envelope. The  cards
are expected to arrive from the printer in a few days time. Please note  that
Jim "cannot keep up with the  Multiple log QSL  routine and cannot  guarantee
prompt return QSLing".

QSL EP ---> The following comes from Mac, W3HC: "Any station in the U.S. that
has worked any station in Iran and has  not received a QSL card, send  e-mail
to Mac (w3hcw@suscom.net) with the contact information".

QSL FO0MOT (OC-067) ---> George, OM2SA (om2sa@gw.om0nzb.ampr.org) reports  he
plans to reply to all the direct requests received so far within a few  days.
QSL to Juraj  Sipos, 93013  Trhova Hradska  550, Republic  of Slovakia.  [TNX
HA1AG]

QSL WP4Q --->  The new  QSL manager  for Papo,  WP4Q is  EA5RD (Francisco  S.
Arnedo, P.O Box 673, Elda 03600, Spain). Bureau cards welcome. [TNX WP4Q]

TROMELIN ---> The four FR/F6KDF/T operators went QRT on 14 August, after some
51,500 QSOs (17,000 CW, 33,800 SSB and 580 RTTY) in two weeks. QSL via  F6KDF
(Radio Club de la Gendarmerie, 292 Route de Genas, 69677 Bron Cedex, France).

VQ9TW ---> More information [425DXN 480]  comes from Charlotte Prince,  KZ4V.
This call was issued on 30 August 1999  to Tim Willis, KA5HQJ, to expire  one
year after that date. Tim was  First Mate aboard the  SS Green Valley  (which
was in the Diego Garcia area for a period of time) and operated from the club
station on the island. "Strictly a SSB operator, and certainly no DXer",  Tim
got a new assignment shortly before the end of 1999.
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QSL received via direct:  1A0KM  (Jul 00 QSO), 3B8MM, 3D2RK, 3V8BT  (AF-073),
3W2B, 3W50K,  3W6LI, 4L4KK,  4S7BRG, 4W/N5KO,  4W/W3UR, 4W6EB,  4W6MM,  5C8M,
5R8ED, 5R8FU,  5T5U, 5X1Z,  6V6U, 7O1YGF,  8J1RL, 8R1K,  9E1C, 9G5MD,  9G5ZW,
9M6BAA, 9N7RN, 9N7VN, A52A, A52NL, A71MA, A92GE, BQ9P, BW2000, C21DJ,  C6AKA,
CE0Y/LX1NO, CE0Z/OH3JF,  CE0ZRE, CE0ZY,  CM6YI, CN8TW,  CN8WW, CN8YR,  CT3DZ,
CW6V, DS5RNM,  E4/OK5DX, E44/JA1UT,  EA8BH, EP2AC,  ER4DX, ES1QX/8  (EU-178),
ET3VSC, EX0V,  EX8MLE, EZ8AQ,  FH/G3TXF,  FO0AAA, FR5ZQ/G,  FW/G3TXF,  FW5ZL,
FY5HY, GI0KOW, H40MS, HC8N, HK3/G0SHN, HL4HLD (AS-026), HP1XBI, IG9A,  J28PP,
J72JOT,  JD1BIC/JD1,  JW6YEA,   JW7FD,  JW9VDA,   JY4NE,  KB5GL/4   (NA-213),
KH0/JR1KGL, KH0AC,  KH2/K4ANA, KH2PC,  KH6ND/KH5, OD5/OK1MU,  OD5KB,  OH1LU/P
(EU-173, EU-184),  P20X,  P43JB, PT0F,  PY0F/PY2ZDX,  PY0FS,  PY500A,  R1ANB,
R1ANC, R1AND, R1ANF,  R1ANF/A ,R1ANJ,  R1ANK, R1ANZ,  R1FJL, R1MVA,  RA0LOM/0
(AS-062), RW2F, S79QK,  SU9ZZ, SV8/I2YYO (EU-113),  T30CW, T30R, T31K,  T32B,
T32RT, T33CW, T33RD,  T33Y, TA2DS/0  (AS-099), TA3DD,  TE45RC, TR8CA,  TT8JA,
TU2XZ, TX0DX, TZ6YV,  V25A, VK9WI,  VP2V/G3TXF, VP6BR,  VP6DB, VU3VLH,  W5DDX
(NA-082), XR0ZY, XV5VE, XW2A, XZ0A (AS-144), YC0LBK, YC5XIP (OC-107),  YI9OM,
YK1AO, YL8M, YP1W  (EU-183), YS9/KE4LWT, Z32XX,  ZK3CW, ZK3DX, ZMY2K,  ZS31ER
(AF-085), ZX0F.
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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

01/01-31/12      IOTA 2000 (http://www.cdxc.org.uk)                     ***
till  November   3W6LC: Vietnam * by VK6LC                              472
till  31/12      3Z: special prefix (Poland)                            454
till  30/11      5B40: special prefix (Cyprus)                          478
till end Aug     7Q7HB: Malawi                                          481
till  23/08      8Q7SR: Maldives (AS-013) * by I5NSR                    483
till  20/08      8S9LH: Fyrudden Lighthouse (EU-020)                    484
till  31/12      9AY2K: special Millennium station                      451
till  23/08      9G5AP: Ghana * by UA3AP                                485
till  02/11      AX: special prefix (Olympic Games)                     475
till  25/08      BT0S: "Silkroad DXpedition" (China)                    483
till  31/08      EM500E: special event call )Ukraine)                   481
till  27/08      EO225E, EO225EA, EO225EJ, EO225EL: special calls       477
till  19/08      F5SSM: Les Embiez Islands (EU-070)                     483
till  September  FO0MCC: Huahine (OC-067) * by KH7FQ                    480
till  19/08      FO0PT: Moorea (OC-046) * by DJ0FX                      480
till  22/08      GH4BJC/p: Jersey (EU-013) * by G0WFH                   479
till  22/08      FY/F5AEG: French Guyana                                481
till  31/12      HB2: special Y2K prefix (Switzerland)                  453
till  06/11      HF6WR: special event station (Poland)                  484
till  31/12      HF70PZK: special event station (Poland)                453
till  20/08      HG8SDS: special event station (Hungary)                484
till  19/08      HL0K/5: Ullung Island (AS-045)                         484
till  19/08      IB0/IZ0BVU: Ventotene (EU-045)                         483
till  31/12      II0CV: special call                                    451
till  24/12      II0: special jubilee prefix                            452
till  21/08      IK2PZG/8: Italian islands                              484
till  20/08      IM0/IS0BMU: Isola dei Cavoli (EU-165)                  485
till  31/12      IU0PAW: Jubilee Year special station                   468
till  23/08      J48HW or SV/I5JHW: Limnos Island (EU-049)              482
till  26/08      JF6WTY/6: AS-023                                       484
till  24/08      JT1FDC: Mongolia * by UA4WHX                           484
till  20/08      K2L: special event and lighthouse station              483
till  31/08      LZ8NFF: special event station                          482
till  September  OH5/IK0SHF and OH5/IK0VSW                              479
till  31/12      SI75A & SIxSSA: SSA 75th anniversary stations (Sweden) 445
till  20/10      SN600UJ: special event call (Poland)                   481
till  22/08      SW8LH,SV1ENG/p,SV1EFP/p: Akrotiri Lighthouse (EU-067)  484
till  19/08      SV8/HA0HW/p: Kerkira Island (EU-052)                   483
till  20/08      SV8/I1SNW/p: Skyros Island (EU-060)                    485
till  21/08      TK/ON6ZV and TK/ON4IPA: Corsica (EU-014)               481
till  2001       UA0QBA: Kotelny Island (AS-028)                        477
till  21/08      UE3MYI: Yurshinski Isl (RR-22-03) * by UA3XAC & RA3XA  483
till  24/08      V26WP, V26EA, V26ET, V26FM: Antigua (NA-100) * by PAs  481
till  December   VK0MM: Macquarie Island                                469
till  September  VK8PW/8: Arnhem Land (plus OC-229)                     469
till  25/08      VK9XY: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by DH1SGS and DH1TW 479
till  20/08      VP2V: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) * by IZ1DLV      482
till  28/08      VP5/I4ALU: Providenciales (NA-002)                     475
till  December   VQ9QM: Chagos (AF-006) * by W4QM                       482
till  21/08      XX9TEP: Macau * by K8EP                                483
till  20/08      YJ0AXC: Shepherd Islands (OC-111) * by JE1DXC          484
till  31/12      ZS0M: South Africa * by ZS6MG                          477
17/08-28/08      ED8ILO: Lobos Island (AF-004)                          484
17/08-22/08      UE0LLH: Basargin, Shkot & Tokarevskiy Lighthouses      484
19/08-20/08      9A5V/p, 9A5KV/p, 9A3VM/p: EU-016 + lighthouse          485
19/08-20/08      BY1DX: China * by OH2BH and BA1DU                      485
19/08-20/08      ED1VIG: San Sebastian castle                           484
19/08            ED8GCL: Lighthouse                                     485
19/08-20/08      EI9KLH:Old Head of Kinsale Lighthouse * by EIs         483
19/08-20/08      IQ1L: La Lanterna Lighthouse (WAIL LI-005)             483
19/08-20/08      IQ3V: Vittoria Lighthouse (WAIL FV-001)                481
19/08            IM0/IK4HPU: Sc. Cavalli (IIA SS-115)                   485
19/08-20/08      J41LH: Lighthouse                                      485
19/08-20/08      KP4ES: Caja de Muertos (NA-099) Lighthouse             484
19/08-20/08      OH8T: Marjaniemi Lighthouse (EU-184)                   484
19/08-25/08      SM3/DL6JZ/p: Alnon Island (EU-087)                     483
19/08-20/08      SY7LH: Alexandroupolis Lighthouse * by SV7s            483
19/08-20/08      TA3YJ/Lighthouse & TA3J/Lighthouse                     485
19/08-20/08      TX8LH: Amedee Isl (OC-033) Lighthouse                  484
19/08-20/08      VK7TS/p: Bruny Island (OC-233)                         483
19/08-20/08      W2T: Tucker's Lighthouse                               484
19/08-20/08      International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend             477
19/08-20/08      SEANET Contest                                         476
20/08-21/08      LA9VDA/p: Soroyane Islands (EU-079)                    485
21/08-25/08      3DA0NL: Swaziland * by ZS6ANL                          485
21/08-28/08      ID9/IK8IOP: Salina (EU-017, IIA ME-015)                483
21/08-26/08      IG9/I5RFD: Linosa Island (AF-019)                      479
21/08-23/08      IT9MRM/p: Punta San Raineri lighthouse (WAIL SI-002)   485
21/08-28/08      SP8CTE/1, SP8NCF/1, SP8ONZ/1, SQ8BGJ/1: Uznam (EU-129) 485
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22/08-29/08      9H: Malta (EU-023) * by SO5ASL                         485
22/08-01/09      JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)                     477
22/08-27/08      TK: Cavallo Island (EU-164) * by IZ1DLV                485
24/08-04/09      8P: Barbados (NA-021) * by PA3EWP, PA4EA, PA5ET, PA7FM 481
25/08-30/08      3A/IK1SLP and 3A/IK1YLL: Monaco                        483
25/08-27/08      BV9W: P'engchia Island (AS-???)                        485
25/08-27/08      IS0: Capo Spartivento lighthouse (WAIL SA-009)         485
25/08-30/08      PS0S: St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (SA-014)      485
26/08-26/09      5R8GQ: Madagascar (AF-013) * by AD6KA                  483
26/08            I6KIU: Pesaro Lighthouse (WAIL MA-006)                 481
26/08-27/08      JA4GXS/4 and JH4ZWW/4: Otu Island (AS-117)             485
26/08-27/08      ON4LFB/p, ON4LFG/p, ON6DP/p and ON1MFO/p: castles      485
26/08-01/09      VK9CQ: Cocos/Keeling (OC-003) * by PA3GIO              484
27/08            I8SUD & I2RGV: Capo dell'Armi lighthouse (WAIL CL-008) 485
28/08-29/08      OZ/G3PMR/m: Fyn Island (EU-172)                        485
28/08-02/09      IG9/I5RFD: Lampedusa Island (AF-019)                   479
30/08-04/09      V63KA,V63DO,V63MC,V63??,V63??: Pohnpei (OC-010)        485
30/08-08/09      XE3/F6BUM: Mujeres Island (NA-045)                     475
31/08-11/11      8Q7XX: Maldives (AS-013) * by EA4DX                    485
August           ED1OTA and EF1OTA: Monte Agudo (EU-080) * by EC1BXI    482
August           IT9SGC: Capo Murro di Porco lighthouse (WAIL SI-011)   485
01/09-15/09      A5: Bhutan * by Fs                                     471
01/09-10/09      IA5/IK0MHR: La Cappa (IIA GR-013)                      485
01/09-31/12      IR5ONU: special event station                          485
01/09-02/09      IT9SGC: Isola Piccola di Marzameni (IIA SR-007)        485
01/09-03/09      MM0BQI/p,GM0CLN/p,GB4XS,GM4WLL/p: Summer Isls (EU-092) 483
01/09-05/09      VK6BM: Browse Island (OC-???) * by VK8s                479
02/09-13/09      VK9XV: Christmas Island (OC-002) * by PA3GIO           484
03/09-13/09      IA5/IK0YUJ: Giglio Island (EU-028)                     479
05/09-25/09      ZD9ZM: Tristan da Cunha (AF-029) * by G3ZEM            485
07/09-11/09      VK6CJ: Cassini Island (OC-???) * by VK8s               479
12/09-22/09      JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)                     477
15/09-16/09      48th W9DXCC Convention (Illinois)                      480
16/09-01/10      HO1A: Contadora Island (NA-072) * by DLs               483
17/09-25/09      HQ0R: Honduras * by EAs                                485
18/09-26/09      3D2AD and 3D2AU: Fiji * by YT1AD and Z32AU             485
21/09-26/09      M0RAA/VP9: Bermuda (NA-005) * by JH6RTO                483
22/09-26/09      TR0A/P: Mandji Island (AF-???) * by G3OCA and G4CWD    477
23/09-25/09      JI3DST/8: Okushiri Island (AS-147)                     483
23/09-24/09      CQ/RJ WW DX Contest (RTTY)                             ***
24/09-29/09      VP5/K5YG: Providenciales (NA-002)                      481
26/09-03/10      A35AD and A35AU: Tonga * by YT1AD and Z32AU            485
30/09-07/10      GB0SM: Scilly Isls (EU-011) * by G3WNI, G0PSE, G0WMW   483
30/09-01/10      Clipperton DX Club Convention                          461
30/09-01/10      XVI Italian HF-DX Convention (Bologna)                 466
Sep-Dec          FM/F2JD: Martinique (NA-107)                           483
01/10-31/12      SY2A: Mount Athos * by SV2ASP/A                        459
03/10-09/10      5V: Togo * by DJ7UC, DL4WK, DL7BO, DL7DF, DL7UFR       485
03/10/05/10      KI6T/p: Catalina Island (NA-066)                       463
03/10-11/10      XU7ABD: Cambodia * by EA5RM and EA7DBO                 485
03/10-10/10      YJ0AD and YJ0AU: Vanuatu * by YT1AD and Z32AU          485
05/10-12/10      AX9YL: Norfolk Island (OC-005)                         475
06/10-08/10      W5BOS/C6A: Cay Sal Bank (NA-???)                       485
06/10-15/10      VI2BI: Broughton Island (OC-212) * by VKs              475
08/10-24/10      3B6RF: Agalega (AF-001)                                481
10/10-15/10      XT: Burkina Faso * by DJ7UC,DL4WK,DL7BO,DL7DF,DL7UFR   485
13/10-24/10      JA6GXK: Danjo Archipelago (AS-056)                     477
13/10-15/10      >>> Windsor:  RSGB IOTA CONVENTION 2000 <<<            ***
13/10-18/10      10th ARDF World Championships                          461
21/10-04/11      VK9CZ & VK9CK: Cocos/Keeling * by VK6KZ & VK6HK        475
24/10-31/10      VP5/ WA2VYA, WA3RHW, K2WB, N2VW + VP5T: NA-002         485
28/10-29/10      CQ WW DX Contest (SSB)                                 ***
October          4W: East Timor * by K7BV & N6FF                        485
October          KH5K: Kingman Reef                                     481
15/11-30/11      TS7N: Kerkennah Is (AF-073) * by DLs                   483
17/11-19/11      SEANET Convention Pattaya, Thailand                    478
24/11-25/11      KL7USI: Unalaska Island (NA-059)                       471
25/11-26/11      CQ WW DX Contest (CW)                                  ***
26/11            KL7USI: IOTA new one                                   471
01/12-03/12      ARRL 160 Meter Contest                                 ***
09/12-10/12      ARRL 10 Meter Contest                                  ***
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