DX BULLETIN XE1BEF 303

ISLANDS NOW:

OMAN: A43DLH DXpedition . As guests of the Royal Omani ARS ( ROARS) , the Lufthansa Amateur RC (LARC), along with he Norden District of the DARC (DOK I09 ) will be active under the two following callsigns : A43DLH operating from the ROARS HQ and A43 DLH/P operating from the Omani Scout camp. Dates : from October 30th until November 11th. Traffic scheduled 24h a day . Bands from 160m and up on as number of as possible. Modes : CW, SSB and digitals included SSTV/ QSL Manager OM. Rudi ( DK7PE ). New update : The first OPs arrive Oct. 30th. The first signals should appear on the bands Oct 31st. Antennas will be errected for more bands. The 160m vertical will arrive Nov. 2nd. Frank (DL8YHR) will arrive and start with his UHF/VHF EME operation Nov. 05th. About the locations, there are in the city of Muscate Locator ( LL93FO ) More information via Mustapha DL1BDF - dl1bdf@t-online.de -. Tks Mustapha, DL1BDF.

SALINA ISLAND (EU-017) - The 095 DX TEAM Davide ID9/IW9GUR * Angelo ID9/IW9HLM * Andrea IW9HQP * Andrea IT9RKR * Enzo IT9GCG will be active from Salina Island IOTA: EU-017 ** IIA: ME-015 ** MIA: MI-083 -- Team will be activate also SOTA reference "Fossa delle felci Mountain" SOTA REF: SL-022. QSL Via direct or bureau to home call More info www.095dxteam.org

POHNPEI - Operator Shoji/JA7HMZ will once again be active from Pohnpei (OC-010), but this time he will sign as V6B between October 26th and November 1st. It is possible he may particiate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call. [OPDX Bulletin].

MAURITIUS ISLAND - Jacques, F1BCS will be active as 3B8/F1BCS from Mauritius Island (AF-049, also count for WLOTA LH-0595) from October 28th to November 9th. He plans to operate SSB, RTTY and PSK31 on 40-15 meters. QSL via operator's instructions. [425 DX News].

ARUBA - Operators Garry/K9WZB and Sharon/K7WZB will be active from the island of Aruba (SA-036, WLOTA LH-0033) as P40ZB between October 28th and November 6th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10/6 meters using SSB, RTTY, CW and PSK31. QSL via K9WZB, direct only. [OPDX Bulletin].

JAPANESE IOTA's - Nag, JA7GAX will be visiting and operating from several Japanese IOTA groups in the JA6 call area between October 29th and late November. His current plan (subject to changes depending on local conditions) is: October 29-30th Koshiki Islands (AS-037); November 1-8th Tokara Islands (AS-049); November 9-10th Amami Islands (AS-023); November 11-13th Okinawa Islands (AS-017); November 15-20th Daito Islands (AS-047).QSL via JA7GAX, direct or bureau. [425 DX News].

OMAN - As guests of the Royal Omani ARS (ROARS), the Lufthansa Amateur RC (LARC), along with he Norden District of the DARC (DOK I09) will be active October 30th until November 11th using the following call signs: A43DLH operating from the ROARS HQ; and A43DLH/p operating from the Omani Scout camp, city of Muscate (WW Loc. LL93FO). QRV 160m and up on as many bands as possible, 24 hours per day, using CW, SSB and digital modes including SSTV. QSL via DK7PE. [F5NQL].

CHAGOS - Rick, KI1G will be active as VQ9RD from the U.S. Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia Island (AF-006), Chagos Archipelago, between October 30 and November 11. QSL via home call, direct only or via LoTW - please NO BUREAU CARDS. [NG3K].

GUERNSEY - Martin, G3ZAY and Michael, G7VJR will be active as GU3ZAY and GU7VJR from Guernsey (EU-114, WLOTA LH-0013) between October 31st and November 2nd. They will use verticals and a small linear amplifier, with activity on SSB and CW. They hope to be QRV on LF bands if space permits. QSL via G7VJR. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [425 DX News].

GUAM (OC-026) - The JA1KJW group plans to be active from Guam Island (OC-026, also count for WLOTA LH-0064) from October 31st to November 3rd on all HF bands, using SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV. The following operators will be QRV: KH2/NI2J (QSL via JH1VVW), KH2/AK0J (QSL via JA1KJW), KH2/WH7QL (QSL via JA1XVY), KH2/NV1J (QSL via JA1FUY), KH2/JJ1JGI (QSL via home call), KH2/JJ1HKS (QSL via home call) and KH2/JF1GUQ (QSL via home call). You can QSL direct or via the bureau. [JI6KVR].

VANUATU - Mat/JA1JQY (YJ0AQY) and Kuni/JA8VE (YJ0AVE) will QRV from Vanuatu, New Hebrides (OC-035), between October 31st and November 6th. They will operate 80m-10m using SSB, CW and possibly RTTY. They will try 160m if the local situation permits. QSL YJ0AQY via JA1JQY (Shigeo Matsu, 2-31-10 Shimoseya, Seya, Yokohama, 246-0035 JAPAN). QSL YJ0AVE via JF1OCQ (Hiroyuki Miyake, 1-3-6 Asakura, Maebashi, 371-0811 JAPAN). [JI6KVR].

COSTA RICA - Operators TI2JCY, TI2KAC, TI4ZM, TI2CCC, K4UN, W4BW, W4KTR and W4XO will be QRV as TI1R from outside San Jose, Costa Rica, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via TI2JCY, bureau preferred. The team will also be active from October 21-28th as TI2/homecall on 160-10m. [NG3K].

ST. MARTIN - Paul, K1XM will be active as TO4X from the island of French Saint Martin (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA LH-0383) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest. He will also be joined by Ann/WA1S and Charlotte/KQ1F for a Multi-2 or Multi-Single entry. Look for activity before and after the contest. QSL via KQ1F. [NG3K].

MALDIVES - "Oku" Seiji, JK1KSB, will be active as 8Q7SO from Mirihi Island (AS-013), a south Ari Atoll (WW Loc. MJ63JO), between October 26th and November 1st. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via JK1KSB, direct or bureau. [OPDX Bulletin].

ISLANDS, NEXT:

MALTA - Anne, OH2YL plans to be active November 1-8th from Malta (EU-023, MIA MM-001, WLOTA LH-1113) as 9H3YL. QRV HF-bands using CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [NG3K].

DUMONT D'URVILLE BASE - Nicolas, F4EGX, is expected to be active as FT5YI from the French antarctic scientific station "Dumont d'Urville Base [TAAF]" (AA F-01, WAP FRA-01), located on Petrel Island (AN-017), during his free time between November to mid-December. He states that he is on a "professional mission". Nicolas will use a FT857D w/ATU LDG Z-100 into a fishing rod antenna for the 14 MHz. QSL via F4EGX. Visit his Web page at: f4egx.homelinux.net/ [OPDX Bulletin].

U.S. COUNTIES - USA-CA - Gene, K5GE/m plans to be in the following Texas counties on November 1st: Comal, Kendall, Bandera, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney, Val Verde, Edwards, Real, Kerr, Gillespie (Short time), Kerr and back home. QRV 40 and 20 meters, on the county hunting frequencies. QSL via home call. [County Hunter Web].

TARAWA - Toshi, JA8BMK will be active as T30XX from Tarawa, West Kiribati (OC-017), from November 1st while waiting to start the voyage to Central Kiribati (T31). QRV all bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, BPSK31 and SSTV. Equipment: FT-897D and HL-1.2Kfx. Antenna/Vert, yagi and Inv V. QSL direct to JA8BMK. [425DX News].

DAVIS ANTARCTIC STATION - Bob, VK2ABP/VK2MRP will be working at Davis Base (AA VK-03, WAP AUS-03, IOTA AN-016), Antarctica, starting around November 1, 2008 until at least March 7, 2009, but could be until December. This is a work assignment, Bob does not know when he will be able to operate on the amateur radio bands. At all events, his call sign will be VK0BP (QSL via VK2CA). Updates will be available at www.vk0bp.org/ [425 DX News].

ZA1/XE1MO ALBANIA - Fernando, XE1MO plans to be active from Albania as ZA1/XE1MO, November 1-9th. QRV 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter SSB only. QSL via home call or via KE5FAH. [NG3K].

MANUS ISLAND - Hugh, K6HFA will be on Manus Island (P29, OC-025) from November 4-9th. [425 DX News].

QUOC ISLAND (AS-128) - RL3BM, Mike and UA4CC, Arkady "Ark" are heading to Phu Quoc Island (AS-128), Vietnam, for a family vacation November 05-13th. Their call signs will be XV4BM and XV4CC. They plan to be on CW and SSB on 3.5-28 MHz. Plans are to use an IC-7000 and K-2 transceivers running 100 watts only into vertical antennas. For 20 meters they will have a 2 element wire vertical Yagi. This will be not a "full scale" DXpedition, however the two will do their best to be on the air as much as possible. QSL XV4BM via RL3BM and XV4CC via UA4CC (QRZ.com). [UA4CC].

KUWAIT - A team of 4 DL operators (arkus/DL9RCF, Hartmut/DM5TI, Uwe/DL9NDS and Chris/DL5NAM) will work in WAE RTTY Contest (November 8-9th) from Hamad's station 9K2HN. Before and after contest (November 6-17th) they will focus on the WARC bands using RTTY, SSB and CW. QSLing via 9K2HN (see www.9k2hn.com/). Log at www.logsearch.de/ [NG3K].

GRENADA - Look for J3/DL7CM (Hans) and J3/DM2AYO (Sid) to be active from the island of Grenada (NA-024, WLOTA LH-0718), November 6-25th. They are renting a nice QTH near Sauteurs on the north end of the island, where they will operate 160-6m CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK with a pair of IC706 rigs to 700W amps. They will have a Yagi for high bands and a ground plane for low bands. QSL via home calls. [NG3K].

GOA, INDIA - Look for Helmut/DL5DSM and Norbert/DJ7JC to be active as VU3NLG and VU3NLF respectively from the Resort Prainha, Panjim, Goa, India from November 6-14th. Activity is expected on all bands 160-10m using CW, SSB, BPSK and RTTY. QSL via their home call signs. [QRZ.com].

CAMBODIA - Operators JA3AVO, JH3PBL, JA3ARJ and JA3UJR will be active as XU7AVO, XU7PBL, XU7ARJ XU7UJR, respectively, from Sihanoukville [Kampong Som], Cambodia, between November 6-11th. QSL via home calls. [OPDX Bulletin].

NEXT DXPEDITIONS:

NAMIBIA - VHF and more - VHF DXpedition to Namibia is presently in the final planning stages. Although not yet 100% confirmed, it is most likely that the operation will be from Luderitz and will concentrate on VHF with all authorized bands and modes active. Moonbounce, meteor scatter and satellite operation are planned on the amateur bands from 50 to 1296 MHz... More infos will come in official from Hal, soon... Dates : From: 2009-01-05 to: 2009-01-18 - Activity in MS-EME - Bands : 50-144-432-1296 - Callsign TBA - SOURCE: Hal, ZS6WB via MoonNet and MMM VHF. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).

5J0T DX NEWS - 5J0T will be active from Bajo Nuevo (IOTA NA-132) and Roncador Bank (IOTA NA-133) between Nov 19 and Dec 02, 2008. The four person DXpedition will focus on low band operation, especially 160 meters, and will be operated by AA7JV, HA7RY, HK0JJH and HA8MT. The group will operate two stations from 160 to 6 m. 5J0T will also participate in the CQ WW CW Contest from Zone 8. There will also be operation with the call-sign HK0/HK3JJH. Bajo Nuevo is a small reef that belongs to Colombia (HK0) and is located 170 miles south of Jamaica in the central Caribbean. The reef contains a number of small barren sand cays, one which carries a navigation light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajo_Nuevo_ Bank Roncador Bank is located 150 miles south-west of Bajo Nuevo http://www.oceandots.com/atlantic/san-andres/roncador.htm Plans are to operate from November 18 to 21 from Roncador Bank, and between November 23 and December 02 from Bajo Nuevo. Both reefs are part of San Andres region, HK0. QSL for 5J0T via HA7RY. For HK0/HK3JJH QSO-s QSL via HK3JJH. For further information see: http://www.5J0T.com/ Tks John K1XN & GOLIST.

BUTHAN KINGDOM - 100th anniversary of the Buthan Kingdom. - The Clipperton DX Club members, Gérard/F2VX, Alain/F5LMJ, Jean-Louis/F9DK and Vincent/G0LMX will sign A5100A (A5 for Buthan , 100 - one hundred - for the 100th anniversary of the Buthan Kingdom and the A suffix) . They will be in Buthan between November 7th to 17th. With Pradan A51PN, they plan to be active too in /p from three other locations in Buthan. QSL via F9DK - Tks Jean Michel/F6AJA and LNDX.

SPECIAL EVENT SPAIN - De C31MO : On November 1st and 2nd, 2008 some spanish special stations, will be ative all modes and bands from the city of Mataro 40 Km NE of Barcelona. The callsign used will be EH3MB . This is to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Railway line between Mataro and Barcelona opening. At the same time, other stations will be active from Barcelona using the EH3BM , from the " Estación de Francia ". QSL via EA3APS, ALBERT PATAU COMAS, SANT ANTONI, 73-79, 5-2, E-08301 -MATARO- (BCN) SPAIN or bureau. I'll be operating from Mataro under EH3MB - Tks Michel/C31MO.

UNITED KINGDOM: The ISWL Club Callsigns in use during November 2008 will be: GX4BJC /A - Operated from Healing, in North East Lincolnshire, England, by Cliff - G4YHP. ( /A WAB Square = TA21-LNE & IOTA = EU-005). MS1SWL /A & MS1SWL /P - Operated /A from Annan, in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, by John - GM6LYJ. ( /A WAB Square = NY16-DUM & IOTA = EU-005). The ISWL's WAB Book numbers are: 16316 and 16724. All QSL Info is on www.iswl.org.uk or www.qrz.com or via www.eQSLcc NO LOTW. Vy 73 to you all - have a great November. Pete Rayer ISWL Life Vice President iswl-vp@iswl.org.uk - Tks Pete and ISWL.

QSL NEWS:

TY6A QSL cards status. Serge, F6AML informs us that all the cards received directly up to Oct 28th 2008, have been answered and mailed. Tks Serge, F6AML/TY6A

GU4YOX (Guernsey) will be operating 40M SOLP this year. QSL via GU4YOX Cheers and all the best, 73 Bob GU4YOX KX6N.

ALBANIA FINAL: + Our activity from ZA0/ : 15.228 qso. Tnx to all on frequency ! Info ZA0/ dx-pedition 2008 at www.sazan2008.altervista.org 73 de Alfredo & ZA0/team - Tks Alfredo, IK7JWX

HAM FAIR LISBOA - November 9 The A.R.V.M. is organizing his XI Exposition Ham Fair in Lisboa. D'ont miss one of the biggest events of Hamradio in Portugal + INFO: http://www.arvm.org/index.fr2008.html arvm@arvm.org

SPAIN: Hello Om's: 4 meter band autorized in EA 70.150-70.200 MHz. 73, Xavier Pérez EB3TC / EA3DGI JN01XL / JN01SU http://www.comunicacio.net/eb3tchttp://www.digigrup.org http://www.amired.es

ALBANIA News - Oct 27th : Hello om friends, yesterday we have some problem at the radio sheck and computers (digital modes) ! Until 24,00 local time of 10/26/2008 this is the total score : 10.255 qso. All the ZA0/ team is very very happy for many good contacts, in particulary during the cq ww ssb contest - Many thanks to ALL to contact all us ! Info ZA0/ dx-pedition 2008 at www.sazan2008.altervista.org 73 de Alfredo IK7JWX (IU7A/p)

IRELAND - First 5 MHz licences issued to EI stations ; Good news at last. After a long process of contacts between the military authorities and Ireland's regulator ComReg, the first of the 5 MHz licences were issued to EI stations on Friday, October 17th. Three 3 kHz channels with centre frequencies of 5280, 5400 and 5405 kHz. Tks Southgate ARC. (Forwarded with 73 by Maurice, F5NQL).

CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (25-26 October):

ZONE CALL CATEGORY DXCC QSL ----

02 VA2ZM M/S Canada VA2ZM

02 VE2DXY M/2 Canada KD3RF

05 VC2Z Canada VE2BR

05 VP9/K3IRV Bermuda K3IRV

07 HP1BYS SOAB 15m Panama EA5KB

07 HQ2W M/2 Honduras HR2DMR

07 HQ3Z M/M Honduras K6VNX

07 HQ9R SOAB Honduras K5WW

07 HT2N M/S Nicaragua AJ9C

07 TI1R M/2 Costa Rica TI2JCY

07 V31MX M/S Belize K0BCN

08 6Y1V M/2 HP Jamaica OH3RB

08 8P5A SOAB HP Barbados NN1N

08 C6APR M/2 Bahamas K3IXD

08 CO7PH SO Cuba W3HNK

08 CO8ZZ SOSB 20m Cuba DK1WI

08 FG5KC M/S Guadeloupe FG5KC

08 HI3CCP SO LP Dominican Republic ON4IQ

08 HI3K SOSB Dominican Republic KB2MS

08 HI3T SOAB LP Dominican Republic ON4IQ

08 KP2B SOAB Virgin Islands EA7FTR

08 KP2M M/S Virgin Islands AI4U

08 NP2N M/S Virgin Islands qrz.com

08 NP4Z SOAB Puerto Rico WC4E

08 TO4X SOAB St. Martin KQ1F

08 TO5DX M/S St. Barthelemy AA4NN

08 TO8Z SOAB HP Martinique

08 V26B M/? Antigua KA2AEV

08 V4/W5JON SO St.Kitts & Nevis W5JON

08 V48M St Kitts & Nevis K2SB

08 VP2E SOSB 20m Anguilla N5AU

08 VP2EC M/2 Anguilla N5AU

08 VP2V/K9NW SO British Virgin Isls K9NW

08 VP2V/SP3IPB SOAB British Virgin Isls SP3IPB

08 VP2V/SP7VC SOAB British Virgin Isls SP7VC

08 VP5T M/M Turks & Caicos Isls N2VW

09 4M5DX M/S Venezuela IT9DAA

09 9Y4D SOSB 20m Trinidad & Tobago 9Y4D

09 FY5KE M/S French Guiana FY5KE

09 P40A SOAB Aruba WD9DZV

09 PJ2/OH2YY SO Netherlands Antilles OH2YY

09 PJ2T M/? Netherlands Antilles N9AG

09 PJ4E M/? Netherlands Antilles WA4PGM

09 PZ5Z M/? Suriname OM2FY

09 YW5CQ SO HP Venezuela IT9DAA

10 HD5J M/S Ecuador JA6GCE

10 OA4WW SOAB HP Peru HP1WW

11 PW2D M/S Brazil PY2VM

11 ZP0R SOAB Paraguay ZP5AZL

11 ZW5B M/? Brazil K3IRV

11 ZX2X M/? Brazil PY2ZX

12 CE1W M/M Chile HA1AG

12 XR3A Chile CE3DNP

12 XR6T M/2 Chile CE3FED

13 AY4D SOAB HP Argentina EA5KB

13 CW5W SOSB Uruguay CX6VM

13 CX1CCC M/? Uruguay EA5KB

13 LP1H M/S Argentina EA5KB

13 LR2F M/S Argentina LU2FA

13 LR4E SO HP Argentina LW4EU

13 LS1D M/S Argentina LW9EOC

13 LT1F M/S Argentina AC7DX

13 LU8YE M/S Argentina

14 3A/I1UWF SO Monaco I1UWF

14 AM1T M/? Spain EA1FCR

14 AM7M SOSB 40M Spain EC7ANC

14 AO3A M/S Spain EA3BOX

14 AO5B M/? Spain EA4RCH

14 CQ4U M/S Portugal CT1HFS

14 CS2P M/? Portugal CT1BWU

14 CU2X SOAB Azores OH2BH

14 DL/N0HJZ Germany N0HJZ

14 DR2W M/S Germany DH3WO

14 EA6/AA5UK Balearic Islands AA5UK

14 EB1WW M/M Spain EA1KY

14 ED2R Spain EA2RCA

14 ED5R SO Spain EA5RD

14 EE2W M/? Spain EB2BXL

14 EG5T M/? Spain EA5EH

14 EI/ON4EI SOAB Ireland ON4EI

14 GM7V SOAB Scotland M0CMK

14 GZ0F SOAB Shetlands (Scotland)) M0CMK

14 HB0/HB9AON M/M Liechtenstein DJ2YE

14 LN3Z M/S Norway LA9VDA

14 LX7I SOAB HP Luxemboug LX2A

14 MW9W M/M Wales M0URX

14 OT5A M/M Belgium ON7LR

14 PA6Z M/M The Netherlands PA9M

14 SI9AM M/S Sweden SM3CVM

14 TM1O M/2 France F1IKA

14 TM2S M/S France F5PED

14 TM4Q SOAB France F6FYA

15 E77XZ SOSB Bosnia Herzegovina DK6XZ

15 E7DX M/S Bosnia-Herzegovina E77E

15 IF9A Sicily (Italy) IT9ATF

15 II20CJ SOSB 80m Italy IW2HAJ

15 IO4T M/S Italy IZ4JMA

15 IO5O M/S Italy IK5RLP

15 IO9K M/S Sicily (Italy) IW9HLM

15 IQ9BF M/S Sicily (Italy) bureau

15 IR4X M/2 Italy I4EAT

15 IR9P M/? Sicily (Italy) IW9HMQ

15 IR9Y M/S Sicily (Italy) IT9ABY

15 IS0A M/2 Sardinia IS0MYN

15 LY4A M/? Lithuania LY2FY

15 LY7A M/M Lithuania LoTW

15 OE2S M/S Austria OE2GEN

15 OH0E Aland Islands OH2MM

15 OH5Z M/M Finland OH5LIZ

15 OH8X SOAB Finland OH2UA

15 OL7R M/S Czech Republic OK1WMV

15 OM7M M/S Slovakia OM3PA

15 RK2FWA M/S Kaliningrad DK4VW

15 SO6V SOSB 40m Poland SP6DVP

15 TK9R SOAB HP Corsica IK8UND

15 YQ6A SOAB Romania YO6BHN

16 ER0FEO SOAB Moldova UU0JM

16 RS3A SOAB European Russia RA3CW

16 UA3R M/S European Russia RN3RQ

16 UR4Z M/S Ukraine UY0ZG

17 EY8/F4EGS SO Tajikistan F4EGS

17 EY8MM SOSB 80m Tajikistan K1BV

17 RA9A M/S Asiatic Russia RK9AWN

17 UO6P SOSB 40m Kazakhstan UN7PBY

20 4X0C M/S Israel W8HC

20 4X0V M/2 Israel AA4V

20 5B4AII SOAB Cyprus RW3RN

20 C49C M/S Cyprus 5B4KH

20 C4I M/? Cyprus LZ2HM

20 J42T M/S Greece SV2BFN

20 J48RT M/S Greece HA6NL

20 LZ9W M/M Bulgaria LZ1PM

20 P33W M/S Cyprus RA3AUU

20 SV9CVY SOAB HP Crete SV9CVY

20 SX5P M/M Dodecanese SV5FRD

20 TA2/DL7BC SOAB LP Turkey DL7BC

20 TC3EC M/? Turkey TA3GO

20 TC4X SOSB 20m Turkey OH2BH

21 4L0A SOAB HP Georgia EA7FTR

21 9K2HN M/S Kuwait qrz.com

22 AU2RSB SO India W3HNK

22 VU2PAI SOAB India VU2PAI

22 VU2PTT SOAB or SOSB 20m India VU2PTT

23 JU1DX M/S Mongolia qrz.com

24 B1Z M/S China EA7FTR

24 B4TB M/S China BA4TB

24 B7P M/S China BD7IXG

24 BX5AA SOAB HP Taiwan BX5AA

24 VR2C M/2 Hong Kong WA4WTG

26 VU4RG Andaman Isls DJ7JC

26 XW1A SOAB Laos E21EIC

27 4F1AL SOSB Philippines 4F1AL

27 AH0BT M/S No. Marianas 7L1FPU

27 AH2R M/S Guam JH7QXJ

27 KG6DX SOAB Guam KG6DX

27 NH0DX SOAB HP Mariana Islands JL3RDC

27 T88AC SOAB Palau JA2BNN

27 T88FY SOAB Palau JK2VOC

27 T88YB Palau HL1IWD

27 V6B SO Micronesia JA7HMZ

28 9M4SMO M/S East Malaysia JH1WXT

28 9M8YY SOSB 20m East Malaysia JR3WXA

28 9M8Z SOAB East Malaysia M0URX

28 YB0ZZ M/? Indonesia qrz.com

29 VK8NSB SOAB Australia VK6NE

30 VK1CC M/? Australia DL8YR

31 T32CXX M/S East Kiribati W0CXX

32 ZK2DF SO Niue N1EMC

32 ZL2G SOSB 20m New Zealand ZL2HAM

32 ZM1K SOAB New Zealand

32 ZM2M M/2 New Zealand ZL2AL

33 3V8BB M/? Tunisia YT1AD

33 AO8A M/2 Canary Islands OH1RY

33 CN2B Morocco OH2BH

33 CN2R SOSB 160m Morocco W7EJ

33 CN3A M/S Morocco I2WIJ

33 CN4P SOSB Morocco EA5XX

33 CQ3T M/S Madeira CT3KN

33 CQ9K M/? Madeira qrz.com

33 CT3/HA5PP Madeira HA5PP

33 IG9R SOSB (African) Italy IK8HCG

33 IH9N SOSB 40m LP (African) Italy OK1MG

35 6V7M M/S Senegal DH7WW

35 6W1RY SOAB Senegal F5VHJ

35 D4C M/? Cape Verde CT1ESV

38 3DA0DJ Swaziland GI4FUM

38 ZS9X M/2 South Africa K3IRV

40 JW5NM SOSB 40m Svalbard LA5NM

40 JW7QIA SOAB Svalbard LA7QIA

Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsz2008.html - good contest to you all!

PROPAGATION:

Current Solar Indicies from WWV 31-Oct-2008 at 0306 UTC SFI = 67 A = 13 K = 1 Conditions during the last 24 hours No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. Forecast for the next 24 hours No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours.

Solar Wind Data Provides solar wind velocity and energetic particle intensity Updated at: 0309Z on October 31, 2008 Velocity (km/s): 670.1 Density (protons/cm3): 1.0

Penticton Observatory SFI Measurement WWV only updates its SFI reading once a day at 2100Z The Penticton solar observatory takes measurements at 1700Z, 2000Z, and 2300Z (WWV uses the 2000Z Penticton measurement)

The Penticton Observatory SFI value on 30-Oct-2008 at 2300Z was: 66

Three Day SFI and A-index Forecast (updated daily after 2200Z) This report issued on Oct 30, 2008 at 2201Z

Date SFI A-index 30 Oct 068 8 31 Oct 069 5 01 Nov 069 5

Solar Activity Forecast Solar activity is expected to be very low. Geophysical Activity Forecast Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels on day 1 (31 October) with a chance for active levels at high latitudes. Mostly quiet levels are expected during days 2 - 3 (01 - 02 November).

Recent Major Solar Flare Activity (usually reported within 30 minutes of event peak)

No major flare activity to report

NOAA (American) Sunspot Number This number is reported daily around 0225Z and reports the number of sunspots observed in the previous 24 hour period

The NOAA Sunspot number for 30-Oct-2008 was: 13

Most recent five days (oldest first): 0 0 0 0 0

GOES-8 Background X-ray Flux This value is reported daily around 0225Z and reports the average background x-ray flux level as measured by the GOES-8 satellite

The GOES-8 Background X-ray Flux level on 30-Oct-2008 was: A0

Most recent five days (oldest first): A0 A0 A0 A0 A0

DX BULLETIN XE1BEF 301

1-aug-08

ISLANDS NOW:

ITALIAN ISLANDS ( NOT IOTA) - Tracken from I0SNY Nicola script: Note that from August, 2 to August, 9 we will be active from Puglia Region on 50 MHZ, 144 MHZ & HF with following program: > ISOLA CHIANCA - > I0SNY/7 - I.I.A. - FG011 - Locator: JN81BW - SCOGLIO DI PORTONUOVO IO7Y - I.I.A - FG013 - Locator: JN81CU - SCOGLIO SANT'EUFEMIA IO7Y - I.I.A. - FG012 - Locator: JN81CV LIGHTHOUSE: PU019 - Team: I0SNY - Nicola, IZ7DTC - Francesco, IW7EBE - Peppe, IZ7GWZ - Maurizio. QSL MANAGER : I0SNY - Nicola SANNA -- Tks IZ5MOQ and MDX Club. (F5NQL).

EU-021, TF, Iceland: Franz,TF/DL3PS, will be active from the main island of Iceland between Jul 31 and Aug 5. QSL via DL3PS (direct/bureau) .

EU-080, EA, Arousa Island: The "Demons DXer's Team" will be active as EE1DD in SSB and CW on 6-80m on Aug 5/6. QSOs count also for the WLOTA 0368 and Punta Horse LH (SPA-222) award. QSLs via EA1YG (direct/bureau) . Check also their website at: http://www.demonsdx ers.es

AZORES : Alain/F5LMJ,is CU3/F5LMJ from Terceira isl (EU-175) until Aug 1st. Mainly CW and digits on HF. QSL vía F5LMJ direct or bureau. (TNX F5NQL).

GREENLAND: To informations from Gianni I1HYW et Mehdi F5PFP. 1) " "I am working as an ATCALS ( Air Traffic Control And Landing Systems ) technician, here at Thule Air Base, in NW Greenland. Doing repair/maintenance on Radar, ILS, VOR / TACAN, scientific and Weather equipment for use at the airfield d various institutes." Callsign OX3MC at my spare time. 73 de Mark. (TNX F5NQL).

2)

OX3KQ is currently active from "Kangerlussuaq" city where a research base is established also,on the west coast of Greenland. http://www.sethwhit e.org/kangerluss uaq.htm Note : Two activities valid for the Arctic Challenge. Tks Gianni, I1HYW and Mehdi F5PFP. (TNX F5NQL).

LAMPEDUSA ISLAND - Sal/IT9HUV and Joe/IT9RBW will be active as IG9/homecall from Lampedusa Island (AF-019, IIA AG-001, MIA MI-126, WLOTA LH-2312) from August 1-7th. They will be active holiday style on 10, 15, 20 and 40 meter SSB, possibly with some RTTY and CW. QSL via IT9DQM. [425 DX News].

CANADA : From July 30th to Aug 4th, from Paul isl, NA205, look for VE3LYC/VO2 and VO2/G3OCA. . There were no activity since 14 years in this group. QSL vía VE3LYC, direct or bureau. (TNX F5NQL).

EAST MALAYSIA / WEST MALAYSIA - 18 different 9M1 stations will hit the airwaves during the upcoming Asia-Pacific JOTA event on Aug 2/3. The scouts will activate their

callsigns again during the World JOTA on Oct 18/19. They were spotted first on May 17/18. More details can be found at: http://jota. scouts.my While 9M1CSQ on Sarawak and 9M1CSS on Sabah will be the only stations in East Malaysia, all others will be situated in West Malaysia: 9M1CSA (Perak), 9M1CSN (Negeri Sembilan), 9M1CSB (Sungai Besar),

9M1CSP (Penang), 9M1CSC (Pahang), 9M1CSD (Kelantan), 9M1CSR (Perlis), 9M1CSF (Muar Johor), 9M1CSI (Segamat), 9M1CST (Terengganu) , 9M1CSJ (Johor Bahru), 9M1CSW (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur), 9M1CSK (Kedah), 9M1CSY (Cyberjaya secondary school), 9M1CSM (Malacca) and 9M1CSZ (Gombak, Kuala Lumpur). QSL cards for all stations can be sent via the QSL bureau.

CRETE - Martin, G4XUM will once again be active as J49K from the island of Crete (EU-015, MIA MGC-005, WLOTA LH-1400) between August 1st and 15th. QRV on 6m, 4m and 2m from KM25CK and possibly from KM15. Sked requests (JT6 & SSB) to g4xum'at'md4k'dot'com. QSL via G4XUM. [DL8EBW].

KOSOVO - SCC DXpedition to Kosovo - YU8/S56M will be the call sign of Slovenia contest club team which will visit Kosovo in first part of August 2008. Main target is participation in WAE CW contest. Activity outside of the contest will be on all HF bands and modes, including 6 meters. QSL via S57U. More information will be available at: lea.hamradio.si/~scc/kosovo/kosovo.htm [S50XX].

TIMOR LESTE - In DX, word that PA5M is now active from Timor Leste as 4W6AAB for about 5 weeks. His activity will be limited to his spare time using only a 100 watts and a vertical. He has been heard on 20 meters around 14.047 MHz between 0530-0615 U-T-C. His QSL Manager is PA7FM. (TNX F5NQL).

BERMUDA - Angelio, IK2RZP, will be active as VP9/IK2RZP from August 5-24th. Activity will be mainly SSB and the digital modes on the 17/12 meters. However, he will have a multi-band vertical and will only use 100 watts. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau. Tks OPDX and NG3K - (TNX F5NQL).

GUAM - Look for Hiroshi/JJ1CCE (KH2/JJ1CCE), Shima/JH3AAZ (KH2/JH3AAZ) and Hiroshi/K6IAA (K6IAA/KH2) to be active holiday style from the island of Guam (OC-026, USi GU-003S, WLOTA LH-0064). QSL via the operators home call, direct or bureau. [NG3K].

GREAT BERNERA - Look for Paul, M3KBU to be QRV August 2nd from the island of Great Bernera (IOSA OH12, SCOTIA HI27), Outer Hebrides (EU-010). Look for activity on the ususual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call, direct (QRZ.com) or bureau. [rsgbiota.org].

EUOPEAN TURKEY - TA0U will be QRV from European Turkey for the European HF Championship, a Low-Power/SSB entry. QSL via QRZ.com. [AD1C/0].

GRIMSEY & ICELAND - Martin/G3ZAY, Dominic/M0BLF and Chris/M0SCH will be in Iceland from August 2-9th and plan to be QRV as TF/homecalls from Grimsey (EU-168) from the 4th to the 6th. There may be some other activity from the main island (EU-021). QSL via home calls. [425 DX News].

SCALPAY - Paul, M3KBU will be active August 3rd (1100-1600 UTC) as MM3KBU/p from the island of Scalpay (IOSA OH-25, SCOTIA HI-19), Outer Hebrides (EU-010). QSL via M3KBU, direct or bureau. [rsgbiota.org].

BORNHOLM ISLAND - Look for Jens, DL8WOW to be active August 3-15th as OZ/homecall from Bornholm Island (EU-030, BO-001 for the Danish Islands Award, WLOTA LH-2203). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [rsgbiota.org].

DXPEDITIONS:

FROM ZAIRE - Dear friends - After a 5 years long stay in 9Q, Democratic Republic of Congo, my moving to the United arab Emirates is now confirmed. I hope to be there in next September. I’ve already apply for an A6 licence and, instead of the difficulties, I hope to get it. Even if my traffic is made in French language, anyone can contact me from 40 to 10m and even 6, . However and according this approximative schedule, I’m daily and mainly on 20m SSB between 0700 and 0800 utc , in the low part of the ssb bandplan and in the afternoon between 15:00 to 16:00 utc on 21.188, In the evening I’m between 40-10m according to the propagation. Be patient, i’ve only 100w and no directive antenna. No place now for 160 and 80 which antennas had been dismantled. Sked are always pôssible (see QRZ.Com).No Internet at home oly at work so my private mail is read before Servie, while the lunch break, and after 16.30 utc. Answers as soon as possible, according my job timetable. Au plaisir de se retrouver sur l'air 73's QRO Philippe 9Q1TB (F5LTB). (F5NQL).

HB9Q JN47CG will be QRV August 2nd and 3rd on 144 and 432, probably 1296 MHz EME. We plan to be QRV August 2nd and 3rd. The activity times and bands will be announced here a few days before the activity. Please e-mail us (dan@hb9q.ch) if you like to get our final activity information by e-mail. During the activity we will be stand-by on

N0UK logger and on our 432 logger (see EME loggers www.hb9q.ch). Hope to work you! vy 73! SOURCE: direkt to MMMonVHF Dan, HB9CRQ/KT6Q. (TNX F5NQL).

Rare "IO67-Square" qrv on 144 MHz during PERSEIDS-MS-Shower by GM4DHF/p: My OYL partner (Jan) and I have booked a holiday cottage on the Isle of Skye near the village of Staffin (IO67VP) for the Perseids. I shall be QRV on 2M with around 250W into 2x7ele yagi with a good take-off towards EU. Activity will be part time (early morning, early evenings) as this is primarily a family holiday. I hope for 'phone Internet access and so should be on ON4KST. I'm likely to call on 370 and announce my rx QRG when active. QSL Info and more: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=1800. Looking forward to some FB MS activity. Tks MMMonVHF - tnx David, G4DHF. (TNX F5NQL).

PERSEIDS SHOWER - Phil, N0PB, EM39wo is looking to set up skeds for the up coming

Perseids shower for 2 meters. Looking for in particular anyone in Oregon or Washington. The eastern edge of Oregon is about 1310 miles, Spokane,WA is 1374 miles. Very doable distance. I will most certainly run with anyone that is willing to try, at whatever distance in those 2 states. Also interested in any other skeds. 73, Phil N0PB EM39wo Missouri - SOURCE: VHF-Reflector. Tks MMMVHF. (TNX F5NQL).

UKRAINE : Special event station UE6YYY will be QRV 2-3 August on 2m and 23cm

EME during Russian Hamfest in Maykop LN04. UE6YYY will use on 144 MHz: Icom-970, P.A. abt. 800W and 4x13 H-pol and Rig on 1296MHz: Icom-970 or TS-2000X, 3,7m. Dish, LNA 0,4dB., P.A. 120W. All modes CW and JT. For skeds contact with RA6DA Vitaly rv6ba"at"mail"dot"ru SOURCE: direct to MMMonVHF - tnx Serge, UT5JCW and Vitaly RA6DA. (TNX F5NQL).

SENEGAL : The Senegalese SNRASEC arc 6W7PCT will air the special callsign 6V7SPACE, during tthe Spoace week between October 4th to 10th. A rendez vous is scheduled on the 4th of october for an air meeting between a class of the Grandcour school (Switzerland, Fribourg canton) antd the Scientific club of the Collège IV of Mbour (Sénégal). Radio and SSTV exchanges are planned. More information on the SNRASEC web page at : http://www.senrasec.org/ (TNX F5NQL).

INDIA : To celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR), the premier Amateur Radio organsiation in India, the following 2 special callsigns will be active. I.AT25MY QTH: NIAR Hyderabad 1.VU2MY S.Suri 2.VU2MYH S.Ram Mohan - 3.VU2BL Ms.M.Bhanumathy - 4.VU2JOS Jose Jacob - 5.VU2YAM Ms.S.Yamini - 6.VU2LFA Sushil Kumar Dhingra - 7.VU2JMA Ms.B.Jayamma - 8.VU2UWZ S.Madhu Mohan - 9.VU3LMS Ms.Lissy Jose - II. AT25RG, Operator: VU2RBI YL Bharathi, QTH New Delhi. - QSL via VU2NRO 73 Jose Jacob, VU2JOS - National Institute of Amateur Radio - Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India - Telefax: 91-40-23310287 Tel: 91-40-65167388 Cell: 94416 96043 www.niar.org (TNX F5NQL).

CASTLES, LIGHTHOUSE, MOUNTAINS:

MICHIGAN LIGHTHOUSES - Operators Doug/KD8CAO and John/K8YSE will activate the Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner (USA-1077) and Grand Haven South Pierhead Outer (USA-1078, WW Loc. EN63VB) Michigan Lighthouses during the ARLHS 2008 National Lighthouse-Lightship Week, August 2-9th. Operation from Grand Haven will be on August 2nd. On August 3rd, they will try to activate other Lake Michigan lighthouses. Look for them on all HF bands. Satellite operations on AO-51, SO-50 and AO-27 are a possibility. QSL via K8YSE. [OPDX Bulletin].

SWITZERLAND: Swiss Castles Award: DSC-SH002 Schloss Herblingen , New One ; QTH Locator: JN47IR Call: HB9ZS/p Sunday August 3rd, 2008 Time: 07.00 - 09.00 UTC, Band 40 m, Frequency 7053 - 7060 or 7130 - 7150 KHz SSB. Rig: IC-7000, 100 W ; Ant: Fishing rod 10m vertical ; Ant Tuner: SG-230 vy 73 Walter, HB9ZS. It is the 1st activation of the friend Walter HB9ZS , and I hope you will support him and get this new one for the DCS-SSD. Awards rules and other Infos are on our web pages http://castles.ham-radio.ch/ The Sunday 10th of August we of the DCS Management will be on the air with some special calls from CARI' (TI) and the 11th and 12th we will qsy to the inner Switzerland , AI and AR Cantons ( Rare) activating some other DCS Castle from there. More infos on this will follow ASAP. Tnx es 73 de August HB9TZA / I2JJR DCS-SSD Techn. Award Manager. Tks Augusto, I2JJR. (F5NQL).

FRANCE IOTA EU-074 - A F5KAQ Granville ARC team ( F9ZG, F5NKX, F5RJM, F5HVI, F6ACH, F6CMC, F8PDR and guests ) will be active from BREHAT island (EU-074, MA-012, WLOTA 2010), between September 1st to 8th. 80 to 10 m SSB CW RTTY BPSK and SSB from 144MHZ to 10 gHz SSB . During this week activities valid also for Lighthouses, Castles, mills and so on. A trés bientot dans le log L'equipe F5KAQ - Benoit F8PDR. (TNX F5NQL).

FRANCE Castles - On next Saturday, Aug 2nd look for François, F5JNE and Claude F5MCC, to be active as F5JNE/P from the Castle of VILLARS-DOMPIERRE, DFCF 21071, in the city of Dompierre en Morvan (zip code 1390), Canton of Precy sous Thil, DDCF 2127. As usually starting around 0600 utc, 80 then 40m CW/SSB. Other references : Department Cote d’Or/21 and province Burgundy. QSL Bureau preferred and SWL cards preferred. Tks François, F5JNE. (TNX F5NQL).

ISLANDS NEXT:

GUADELOUPE & MARTINIQUE - Freddy/F6IRO and David/F8CRS will stay in Martinique and Guadeloupe islands between August 4th and 21st. Between August 4 -17th they will sign TO8S from Les Saintes Islands (NA-114, WLOTA LH-3998) with 2 HF stations, mainly CW from 80 to 10m (a little SSB and RTTY too). During the same period they will try to be active as FG/homecall from Guadeloupe Island (NA-102, DIFO FG-001, WLOTA LH-0644) for 3 or 4 days with one station, and FM/homecall from Martinique Island (NA-107, DIFO FM-001, WLOTA LH-1041) for 3 or 4 days. Stay tuned and watch the clusters! At the end of the stay (August 18-21st) they will be FM/homecall from Martinique Island with 1 station. Holiday style operation in their spare time. QSL via F8CRS Bureau or Direct (with SAE+postage). [F5NQL].

MARTINIQUE, NA-107 Freddy, F5IRO, and David, F8CRS, will be QRV with two radios signing TO8S from Les Saintes Island (NA-114) from Aug 4-17. They will work mainly

in CW on 80-10m (also some SSB and RTTY). After that they will show up as M/homecall from Martinique (NA-107) working with one station "holiday style" from Aug 18-21.

QSL cards should be sent direct or via bureau to F8CRS.

MALDIVES: Andrew, G7COD, will be operational for the fifth time from the Island

of Embudu in the Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, AS-013 using the call 8Q7AK from 08:00 UTC 12th October to 08:00 UTC on 25th October 2008. Using SSB and CW, he will be operational every day from approximately 07:30 to 08:30, 09:00 to 10:30, 13:00 to 1500 and 17:30 to 17:45 UTC. Spot frequencies to be used are 7.063, 14.147, 18.133, 21.253 and

24.953 MHz SSB +/- 10KHz to allow for qrm. 7.003, 10.103, 14.003, 18.073, 21.003 and 24.893 MHz CW +/- to allow for qrm. For comprehensive details of operating times, spot frequencies, qsl information etc, please check 8Q7AK on QRZ.COM - IMPORTANT NOTE: I am completely up to date with the return of qsl’s for those received direct and/or eqsl’s from previous activation’s’. If you have not received yours, please send your qsl again. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have not received a return qsl for cards sent via the bureau this is because of the slow process rate. I will return cards via the bureau as soon as possible, as and when I receive them from the bureau. All qsl’s should be sent via the bureau or direct to G7COD. Please note: 8Q7AK is approved for DXCC credits. (TNX F5NQL).

LA BLANQUILLA ISLAND - The 4M5DXgroup will be active as YW5IOTA from Blanquilla Island (SA-037, DIV-039 for the Venezuela Islands Award, WLOTA LH-0894, Grid FK70) from August 4-9th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using SSB, CW and Digital modes. Operators include Alex/YV5SSB (team leader), Jose/YV5TX, Manuel/YY4MP, Rafael/YY4RN, Franco/YV1FM, Rainer/YV5EU, Olli/YV5WW (OH0XX), Jose/YV5ANT, and Jesus/YV5MSG. The dates may undergo small changes, having to deal with possible changes in the programs of the Navy of Venezuela, which will transport to the island. QSL via IT9DAA. Further information at: yw5iota.4m5dx.info/ [K1XN].

NOIRMOUTIER ISLAND - Dirk, ON4IMM will be on a holiday DXpedtion August 5-16th to a location new L'Epine, Ile de Noirmoutier (EU-064, DIFM AT-020 for the French Islands Award, WLOTA LH-1224, WW Loc. IN86UX) using the call sign F/ON4IMM. Focus will be on 144MHz meteor scatter, using IC-746 and RF Solutions 10 element yagi. Mode will be FSK441 - CQ with QSY frequency, main frequency will be 144.370MHz. Outside the meteor shower Dirk will be QRV on the HF bands, plus 6 meters using 5 Watts and 4 element yagi (licence OK). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [MMMonVHF].

BERMUDA - Gino, IK2RZP will be active from the island of Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA LH-0201) as VP9/IK2RZP from August 5-24th. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [NG3K].

SAO VICENTE ISLAND - Luca, IK2NCJ will be at the D4C Contest station on Sao Vicente Island (AF-086, WLOTA LH-1976, WW Loc. HK76MV), Cape Verde Islands, from August 6-18th. He will do a Multi-Single along with YL2KL in the Worked All Europe CW Contest (August 9-10th). Luca will then do the SARTG World Wide RTTY Contest (August 16-17th). He will be watching 6 meters while there. The six meter beacon runs 40 Watts on Beacon 50.034 MHz, with vertical antenna. QSL via IZ4DPV. [MMMonVHF].

JERSEY. Oliver/OE5OHO, Henry/OE5HDN and Gerhard/OE3GEA will be active as MJ/homecall between August 21-26th. Activity will be holiday style with operations on all HF bands on CW and SSB. QSL via the Bureau to their home callsigns. Tls DXNL and OPDX. (TNX F5NQL).

DX INFORMATION:

TURKEY : 1st) TARA ( Troy Amateur Radio Association) from Troy, NY is proud to announce the 6th annual running of the "Grid Dip PSK/RTTY Shindig" contest to be held on August 2, 2008 @ 00:00 UTC. This also serves as the first of four contests for

the 2008/2009 TARA Tour'ney. Check out the Tour'ney info at: http://www.n2ty. org/seasons/ tara_tourney. html SWL's see the following page : http://www.n2ty. org/seasons/ tara_grid_ swl.html - Tks Pete’s DX Desk Best regards 73! de TA0U Urcun CANEL www.ta0u.com (F5NQL).

TURKEY - Dear Ham, TC17GS was QRV between 1 June 2008 / 15 June 2008... We announced that all the QSL cards will be send by the end of August 2008... http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4268 But... For all the Countries which is listed in the next link, all the QSL cards are send " Via Bureau " to the announced mail adress... on 26- July -2008 The rest will be send by the end of August 2008 http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4274 Thank you for your attendance to TC17GS for the 17th Championship of Galatasaray. Best regards 73! de TA0U Urcun CANEL www.ta0u.com (F5NQL).

TURKEY - TA0U will be QRV for the EUROPEAN HF CHAMPIONSHIP on 2nd of August 2008 between 12:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC... SSB - Low Power Category. For more information and for the rules of the championship you can check the next link http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4273 Hope to hear you on the frq.... Best regards 73! de TA0U Urcun CANEL www.ta0u.com (F5NQL).

Diploma WAIP (Worked All Italian Province) HF - I desire to inform the whole community', that and' available near the undersigned the material related to the Diploma WAIP (Diploma of the Italian provinces) in range HF, for which I/you/they have been delegated as collaborator from the Award National Manager Mauro I1JQJ. It still deals with the rule vigente in the last years and of the new modulistica to be used for the applications of new diplomas and updatings, available is in formed papery that electronic, this last strongly recommended. The parties can write me to ik2rls@alice. it, for the forms electronic, or to my address: Saverio Amore, IK2RLS - 18 De'Gasperi street. 20060 Vignates (MI) for those papery. In this last case it is begged to attach a SASE with enough postage for the answer (group up to 100g). I confirm the preference to the use of the electronic format. A new version of the rule and' in phase of release, and of this' of it it will come' gives communication. Good DX to the list. Saverio Amore, IK2RLS ik2rls@alice. it

V73 QSL bureau closed: Neil,V73NS, writes that the V73 QSL bureau has been closed some time ago. QSL cards should be sent direct to the operators or via their QSL managers.

TOP 5 QSL Manager - John,K1XN, publisher of the "GoList" is looking for the TOP 5 QSL managers again this year. DXers from all over the world are encouraged to vote which

QSL manager has done his job best. Please send your proposal via e-mail to golist@gmail. com until Aug 2.

STRANGE RADIO TEAM Anniversary - Jeroen, PD5CW has applied for the special callsign PD05SRT to be used from Aug 1st to 31st, for the 5th anniversary of the Strange Radio team foundation. Daily CW/SSB in the day and the same on 40m in the evening from his qth JO21FO. Skeds possibles by request at : PD5CW@home.nl QSL bureau or direct to : J Reijerkerk, rijpersweg 7, 4751 AN Oud-Gastel, The Netherlands. (F5NQL).

ARCTIC - DRIFTING BASE - R35NP is history now. The evacuation of the drifting station "SP-35" takes place since Jul 14. The nuclear icebreaker "Arktika" and the

scientific vessel "Michail Somov" arrived already two days earlier but due to foggy weather the evacuation could not be started before. Like reported earlier the drift began on Sep 21,2007, on an ice floe 2 km by 4 km big, but has today only the size of 300m by 600m.

The station drifted with an average speed of 8,5 km per day a distance of approximately 2500 km.

DXCC: The DXCC manager Bill Moore,NC1L, reports that in the last QST some

Honor Roll members were listed with a wrong DXCC count and others were

not even considered. Bill is very sorry about this mistake.

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QSL cards of the 5X4X DXpedition 2007 are accepted for DXCC credit now.

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Excerpt from the ARRL Letter of July 25, 2008: The Board of Directors

of the ARRL acted on the Programs and Services Committee report, voting

to eliminate Rule 5 from Section III of the DXCC Rules which forbade to

publish log data. This rule conflicted with the "Open Log Policy" of

the CQ World Wide Contests when thousands of CQWW logs were published

last year. This should end the discussion about public logs.

The newsletter can be found at: http://www.arrl. org/arrlletter/ 08/0725

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:

http://sotawatch. sota.org. uk/activations. php or

http://sotawatch. sota.org. uk/spots. php

HEGURA ISLAND (AS-117) - JH9UYZ/9 reports the logs for 8J9HGR Hegura Is (AS-117) can be searched at http://hegura.hp.infoseek.co.jp/search.htm (Distributed by Yuki JI6KVR IOTA-JA Special Adviser for Japan"RSGB IOTA Programme").

CLIPPERTON DX CLUB: The yearly activities logs for TM8CDX, had been merged on an unique log, to be found at : http://www.cdxc.org/TM8CDX/tm8cdx.htm The next activity is scheduled between September 6 to 20th. 73's Rafik Tks Rafik, F5CQ. (F5NQL).

UKRAINE, SPECIAL EVENT STATION - The "UR-QRP-Club" celebrates its 10th anniversary and activates the special callsign EM10QRP during this event until Aug 14.

The QSL manager UT2AB confirms direct or via bureau. Tls Aleksander UT2AB. (TNX F5NQL).

SENEGAL : Bill, I will be at it again as 6W1RY for CQWW SSB, SOAB. QSL via F5VHJ. 73, Al. (TNX F5NQL).

ITALY, Strange Radio Team - I wish to remember you that during August 2008 will be active some SRT special calls to celebrate the 5th Strange Radio Team birthaday:

EG3SRT via EA3GHZ

GB0SRT via M0KCM

PD05SRT via PD5CW

W1SRT via W3IZ

V55SRT via IZ8EDJ

YU05SRT via YT3W

YX5SRT

II0SRT via IS0LFZ

IU0SRE via I0YKN

IR1SRT via IZ1GJK

II2SRT via I2JJR

IR3SRT via I5JKI

IU3SRT via IZ3DBA

II5SRT via IZ5BTC

IO5SRT via IK5ZTT

IR6SRT via IZ6GSQ

IU7SRE via IZ7CRW

II8SRE via IZ8GNH

IU8SRE via IK8WEJ

IQ8OM via IZ8EDJ

greetings SRT HQ. (TNX F5NQL).

ITALY: Special event station II5EME will be active on 1-15 August for the 13th International EME Conference that will take place in Florence on 8-10 August. QSL via IW5EIJ, direct or bureau. Detailed information on the conference can be found at

http://www.ari-crt.it/eme2008/ (TNX F5NQL).

BELGIUM: Until the end of 2008, look for the special call ON1708M , to be active as part of the festivities hold in commemoration of the Battle of Oudenaarde, July, 11th 1708. More information (in Wlaams language) at http://www.oudenaarde1708.be/. QSL vía ON5TN. (TNX F5NQL).

LEBANON - Members of the national club RAL are organizing a fieldday at a

height of 2000m in the Cedar mountain range in the Lebanon on Aug 2/3.

The callsign will be OD5RAZ and QSLs via K3IRV (bureau ok).

FRANCE, SPECIAL EVENT STATION - The 18th World Parachuting Championships in Formation Skydiving will take place in Maubeuge-Elesmes from Aug 9-14. The special event station TM0WPC will be activated in CW/SSB/digital on 160-2m from Aug 3-17.

QSL via F5KEB.

PROPAGATION:

Current Solar Indicies from WWV

03-Aug-2008 at 0004 UTC

SFI = 66 A = 2 K = 2

Conditions during the last 24 hours

No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours.

Forecast for the next 24 hours

No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours.

Solar Wind Data

Provides solar wind velocity and energetic particle intensity

Updated at: 0042Z on August 3, 2008

Velocity (km/s): 355.5

Density (protons/cm3): 4.1

Penticton Observatory SFI Measurement

WWV only updates its SFI reading once a day at 2100Z

The Penticton solar observatory takes measurements at 1700Z, 2000Z, and 2300Z

(WWV uses the 2000Z Penticton measurement)

The Penticton Observatory SFI value on 29-Jul-2008 at 2300Z was: 66

Three Day SFI and A-index Forecast

(updated daily after 2200Z)

This report issued on Aug 02, 2008 at 2203Z

Date SFI A-index

02 Aug 066 5

03 Aug 066 5

04 Aug 066 5

Solar Activity Forecast

Solar activity is expected to continue at very low levels.

Geophysical Activity Forecast

The geomagnetic field is expected to remain at quiet levels through the forecast period (03 - 05 August).

Recent Major Solar Flare Activity

(usually reported within 30 minutes of event peak)

No major flare activity to report

NOAA (American) Sunspot Number

This number is reported daily around 0225Z and reports

the number of sunspots observed in the previous 24 hour period

The NOAA Sunspot number for 1-Aug-2008 was: 0

Most recent five days (oldest first): 0 0 0 0 0

GOES-8 Background X-ray Flux

This value is reported daily around 0225Z and reports the

average background x-ray flux level as measured by the GOES-8 satellite

The GOES-8 Background X-ray Flux level on 1-Aug-2008 was: A0

Most recent five days (oldest first): A0 A0 A0 A0 A0