DX News 31 Dec 2009

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ROATIA, 9A. Tom, 9A2AA is QRV with special event call 9A500AA until December 31, 2010. QSL to home call.

CUBA, CO. Edor, CO7PH plans to be QRV as CO7PH/p from Cayo Anclitas Island, IOTA NA-201, from January 2 to 5. QSL direct via W3HNK.
PHILIPPINES, DU. Lee, HL1IWD is QRV as DU1/homecall from Manila, IOTA OC-042, until January 3. QSL to home call
.

HAITI, HH. Pierre, HB9AMO is QRV as HH/HB9AMO for about one month. Activity is mainly on 30 to 17 meters using CW in his spare time. QSL via PA7FM.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Peter, VY0PW is QRV as P29CS from Lihir Island, IOTA OC-069. QSL via operator's instructions
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NETHERLANDS, PA. In celebration of 600 years of the city of Purmerend, special event station PC600P is QRV until January 27. In addition, look for stations PA600MIR, PA601FR, PA602SWL, PA603HGP, PD602YL and PE603HG to be active. QSL via operators' instructions
.

CANADA, VE. Steve, N6QEK is QRV as VY1/homecall from Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory until January 4. This includes a possible entry in the ARRL RTTY Roundup. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and PSK31. QSL to home call
.

MEXICO, XE. In celebration of the two hundred years of Mexican independence and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican revolution, members of the Radio Club Queretaro are QRV as special event station 4A1B throughout all of 2010. QSL via LZ3HI
.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL RTTY Roundup, Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party, AGB New Year Snowball Contest, SARTG New Year RTTY Contest, AGCW Happy New Year CW Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, Original QRP CW Contest, EUCW 160-Meter CW Contest and the Kid's Day Contest will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship is scheduled for January 4.

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TNX DR SAMIR

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

8Q - Cezar, YO8TLC will be active as 8Q7CE from the Maldives (AS-013)
on 8-25 January. He plans to operate holiday style on 40, 30 and
20 metres, mainly CW and some SSB. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX http://dx-hamspirit.com/]
A6 - Gerry, VE6LB will be active as A6/VE6LB from Dubai, United Arab
Emirates from 8 January to 8 February. He plans to operate holiday
style on 40-12 metres mainly CW, with 100 watss and a wire
antenna. QSL via home call and LoTW. [TNX VE6LB]
C6 - Tom, C6ANM will be active from January through April 160-6 metres
CW and SSB, including participation in the CQ WW 160-Meter DX
Contests (CW and SSB) and in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. He will
primarily operate from Nassau (NA-001). QSL via LoTW (preferably)
or direct to WA2IYO. [TNX NE1B]
EL - Chris, ZS6RI will be active again (this time with 100 watts) as
EL8RI from Liberia for one month starting on 2 January. This will
be his last trip to Liberia, as he has been transferred to another
country in Africa where he expects to be working on a six week on,
six week off schedule. [TNX The Daily DX]
H4 - Bernhard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from the Solomon
Islands for three months. Expected arrival and departure dates are
21 January and 20 April. On 6-19 February [425DXN 969] he will be
going to the Reef Islands (OC-065), Temotu Province along with
DK9FN (H40FN) and DG1FK (H40FK), and operate as H40MS. QSL via
home call. [TNX DL2GAC]
HH - Pierre, HB9AMO is now active as time permits as HH2/HB9AMO from
Haiti for about one month. He operates CW only, with 100 watts and
wire antennas. QSL via PA7FM. A log search will be available at
http://www.pa7fm.nl/ in due course. [TNX PA7FM]
J6 - After travelling around the world for the last fourteen years,
Derek, VE3CZF, has moved permanently to St. Lucia. Look for him to
operate as J6/VE3CZF on 80-10 metres SSB and CW. QSL direct only
(Derek N. Kirkham, P.O. Box 249, Vieux Fort, St. Lucia, West
Indies). [TNX J6/VE3CZF]
PJ5 - Jim, K1NA will once again be active as PJ5NA from St. Eustatius
(NA-145) between 10 January and 27 March. When not taking part in
contests, he will concentrate on 30, 12 and 17 metres, as well as
on 160, 80 and 40 metres during his nights. QSL via K1NA, direct
only. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
SP - Witek, SP9MRO will be active as 3Z0RADIO (QSL via SP9SX)from 1
January through the end of the year to celebrate the 80th
anniversary of the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK) and the 85
anniversary of IARU. Several other special event stations are
expected to take part in the celebration: 3Z80PZK, 3Z85IARU,
HF80PZK, HF85IARU, SN80PZK. SN85IARU, SO80PZK, SO85IARU, SP80PZK,
SP85IARU, SQ80PZK and SQ85IARU (information on the relevant award
can be found at http://www.qrz.com/db/SN80PZK). [TNX SP9MRO]
VK - Peter/VK3ZPF, Hayden/VK3FRST, Marcus/VK3TST and Adam/VK3YDF will
operate the scout callsign VK3SAT from the French Island (OC-136)
National Park from around 4 UTC on 9 January until around 1 UTC on
the 10th. They plan to be active on 80, 40 and 20 metres using
wire antennas and battery powered transceivers (max 15w PEP). [TNX
http://www.southgatearc.org/]
VP8_fal- Michael, G7VJR (VP8DMN) and Martin, G3ZAY (VP8DFK) will be active
from the Falkland Islands (SA-002) on 21-29 January. They will
operate mainly CW, with an emphasis on the low bands. QSL via home
calls. [http://dx-hamspirit.com/]