425 DX News issue #1173

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26 October 2013                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1173
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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3A     - Gil, F4FET  will  be  active  as  3A/F4FET  from  Monaco  on  11-12
         November. He will be QRV on 40-10 metres SSB. QSL  via  home  call,
         direct or bureau.
5H     - Jacques,  HB9EYP  will  be  active  holiday  style  as  5H3JJ  from
         Zanzibar Island (AF-032) on 2-9 November. He will be  QRV  on  20-6
         metres SSB and digital modes with 10  watts.  QSL  via  home  call,
         bureau preferred.
5W     - 9M6XRO, W6SZN, ZL1GO and ZL3CW will stopping  over  Samoa  (OC-097)
         on their way back from KH8 (www.n8a.eu) and will be active as  5W8A
         from 27 November to 2 December. QSL via ZL3CW.
6W     - Rob, DL7VOA will be active holiday style as 6V7D from  near  Toubab
         Dialaw, Senegal from 29 November to 7  December.  He  will  operate
         mainly CW with some SSB  on  40-10  metres,  typically  during  his
         evening and night hours.  He  will  run  100  watts  into  vertical
         dipoles for 10-20m and ground  planes  for  40  and  30m.  QSL  via
         DL7VOA, direct or bureau. Please  note  that  6V7D  is  a  reissued
         callsign, as it was used back in  2011  by  a  Russian  team.  [TNX
         DL7VOA]
C6     - C6ARU (N4UM), C6AUM (K4RUM) and C6AKQ (N4BP) will  be  active  from
         Freeport, Grand Bahama (NA-080) from 19 November  to  10  December.
         C6AUM and C6AKQ will operate mainly  CW  on  160-10  metres,  while
         C6ARU will be mainly on digital modes on  30,  17  and  12  metres.
         Contest activity will include two single band entries in the CQ  WW
         DX CW (C6AUM on 40m and C6AKQ on 80m), and a Multi-Single entry  as
         C6AKQ for the ARRL 160 Meter (6-8 December). QSL  via  home  calls.
         [TNX NG3K]
D4     - John, G4IRN will be active holiday style as D44TWQ from  Boa  Vista
         (AF-086), Cape Verde on 5-12 November.  He  will  operate  CW  only
         with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres.  QSL  via  G4IRN,  direct  or
         bureau, and LoTW. Logsearch on Club Log. [TNX NG3K]
F      - Gil, F4FET (www.f4fet.net) will be  active  as  F4FET/p  from  IOTA
         group EU-058 on 9-10 November. He will operate SSB on 40-10  metres
         from Sainte Marguerite Island (on 9 November, from  6  to  14  UTC)
         and Saint Honorat Island (on 10 November, from 8 to  15  UTC).  QSL
         via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
FK     - Freddy, F5IRO will be active as FK/F5IRO from Plum,  New  Caledonia
         (OC-032) between 1 November and 1 March 2014. He plans  to  operate
         mainly CW with some PSK on 80-10 metres,  running  100  watts  into
         dipoles and long wire antennas. He will participate in  the  CQ  WW
         DX CW Contest as TX5W along with FK8IK. QSL via  F5IRO,  direct  or
         bureau. He will upload his log to Club Log and Lotw in March  2014.
         [TNX DX World]
FO     - Heinz, DF1YP is active as FO/DF1YP  from  Moorea  (OC-046),  French
         Polynesia until 6 November. Look for him around 14252 kHz. QSL  via
         home call, bureau preferred.
GD     - Special event station GB1SOI will be operated by the  Isle  of  Man
         Amateur  Radio  Society  on  8-15  November  to    celebrate    the
         construction and launching of the "Star of India" sailing ship  150
         years ago. Particular activity times will be on 9-11 November  from
         16 to 23 UTC. QSL via the bureau.
HK0_sa - 5J0R  is  the  special  callsign  issued   to  the   1-10  November
         DXpedition to San Andres  Island  (NA-033)  [425DXN  1155].  Target
         frequencies are:
         CW     1824, 3524, 7004, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24894, 28024
         SSB    1845, 3780, 7065/7160, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28494
         RTTY   7035, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24921, 28080
         Announced frequencies for 6 metres are 50105 (CW) and 50115 (SSB).
         Team members include  EA1SA,  EA2RY,  EA5RM,  EA7AJR, EA7KW, F8ATS,
         F9IE, HK3CW, HK6F, IN3ZNR, RG8K and RU1WM. QSL via EA5RM. Logsearch
         and OQRS on www.dxfriends.com/SanAndres2013/
J7     - Walter, HB9MFM is active as J79WTA from Dominica (NA-101) until  21
         December. He expects to be QRV on 160-10 metres SSB, RTTY and  PSK.
         QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Logsearch on  Club  Log.  [TNX
         NG3K]
KH8    - 9M6XRO, JH3PRR, W6SZN, ZL1GO and ZL3CW will be active as  W8A  from
         Tutuila (OC-045), American Samoa on  12-22  November,  and  as  N8A
         during the CQ WW DX CW Contest (M/2). They will be  QRV  on  160-10
         metres, with a "significant effort on 160m" and a "focus on  Europe
         for the high bands". CW will be their primary mode, with  some  SSB
         and RTTY possible. They "have decided to draw up a  frequency  plan
         which we will try to follow as closely as possible  while  avoiding
         mutual  QRM  with  the  other  DXpeditions  and  their   associated
         pile-ups":
         CW   1811.5 3512 7016      10116 14035 18092 21035 24907 28035
         SSB  1848   3803 7078/7167       14210 18165 21295 24975 28495
         RTTY        3582 7043      10132 14092 18108 21092 24928 28092
         North America frequency for 160m CW: 1821.5
         North America frequency for 60m SSB: 3795
         Japan frequency for 80m RTTY: 3525
         QSL W8A and N8A via  ZL3CW. The website  for the  DXpedition  is at
         www.n8a.eu.
I      - Look for Maurizio IT9BWD/p, Riccardo  IT9CVO/p,  Giuseppe IT9HBS/p,
         Giuseppe IW9CLF/p and possibly Alfio IT9EJW/p  to  be  active  from
         Vendicari Island (EU-166, IIA S-022) on 9  and  10  November.  They
         plan to operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres.  QSL  via  home  calls.
         [TNX IT9EJW]
JD1_oga- Takeshi,  JA1UII  will  be  active  as   JD1BON    from  Chichijima
         (AS-031), Ogasawara on 1-4  November.  He  will  be  QRV  on  80-10
         metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JA1UII,  direct  or  bureau.  [TNX
         OPDX Bulletin]
PA     - Celebrating  200th   anniversary   of  the  establishment   of  the
         Sovereign Principality (later Kingdom) of  the  Netherlands,  Fred,
         PA0FAW will be active as PG200NL  on  2-29  November.  He  will  be
         operate mainly CW, with some SSB and digital modes.  QSL  via  home
         call, direct or bureau, and eQSL.
T33    - The  5-18   November  T33A  DXpedition  to  Banaba   [425DXN  1169,
         www.t33a.com] will use an e-Pilot. It looks at the  T33A  blog  and
         collects comments and requests for the team that would normally  be
         emailed to  one  of several  pilots: click on the  "e-Pilot Request
         Page" tab on http://banaba2013.wordpress.com/
         The advance party will arrive in Tarawa on  31  October to pick  up
         local provisions,  get  the  container through customs and load the
         supplies onto the boat in preparation for the 3 November  departure
         to  Banaba.  Team  members  include  AA4FL,  AD6E,  DJ5IW,  DL5EBE,
         DL6KVA, K3VN, K4ZLE, KD6XH, N1EMC, N6HC, N6HD, N7CQQ, N9NS,  PY2PT,
         W2IJ, W6KK, WA1F, WA1S and WA6FGV.
         "We  have coordinated  our band plan with N8A/5W8A", the team says.
         "There are also other DXpeditions that will be on at the same time,
         so band plans may be dynamic...".
         Target frequencies for T33A are as follows:
         5-7 November                     8-18 November
         ----------------------------------------------
         CW    1817.5                     CW    1817.5
               3524                             3518
               7024                             7030
              10114                            10125
              14024                            14040
              18070                            18098
              21024                            21040
              24895                            24920
              28024                            28040
         SSB   3795                       SSB   3792
               7090/7160                        7090/7180
              14195                            14195
              18145                            18128
              21295                            21260
              24950                            24950
              28460                            28460
         RTTY  3575, JA  3525          RTTY  3575, JA  3525
               7040                            + / - QRM
              10140                            10136
              14080                            14099
              18100                            18115
              21080                            21100
              24922                            + / - QRM
              28080                            28099
         T33A will use the  advanced  version  of DXA, the  satellite-linked
         system  that allows DXers to  view the status  and activities of  a
         DXpedition in near-real-time (http://dxa2.org/t33a/). Logsearch and
         OQRS for  direct  and bureau  cards  on Club Log;  traditional  QSL
         requests  go via W2IJ.  The  T33A  logs  will  be  posted  to  LoTW
         approximately  6 months  after  the  conclusion  of the DXpedition.
VK9M   - The  VK9MT  DXpedition  to  Mellish  Reef  [425DXN  1169]  is   now
         scheduled for 28 March to 9 April 2014. The sailing vessel  "Evohe"
         has been chartered, and  two  operators  (Heye,  DJ9RR  and  Luigi,
         IV3YER) have been added to the on-island team. Ralph, W4HK will  be
         the Chief Pilot station, and  "will  consolidate  information  from
         the  global  pilot  team  (KH6CG,  V51B,  MM0NDX  and  ZL2AL)   for
         satellite  transmission  to    the    on-reef    team".    Bookmark
         http://vk9mt.com/ for further information, updates  and  donations.
         "Our  budget  is  over  $120,000(USD),  not  including   operators'
         expenses to  travel  to  and  from  the  port  of  departure",  the
         organizers say. "We hope the DX community reaches deeply  into  its
         collective pockets to help offset this cost". [TNX K5GS]
XV     - Take, JA6CNH as XV2CNH (1-9 November) and Toshi, JA3NHL  as  XV2NHL
         (2-8 November) will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW, SSB  and  RTTY  from
         Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. QSL via home calls.
YB     - Joppy, YB8XM will  be  on  Pulau  Dullah,  near  Kai  Kecil  Island
         (OC-221), on 25-27 October "to  provide  training  for  new  amatur
         radio operators". Expect some  activity  as  YB8XM/p  while  he  is
         there. [TNX JN6RZM]
YB     - Adhi, YB3MM has plans to be  active  as  YB3MM/2  from  IOTA  group
         OC-186 (either Menjangan Besar Island  or  Karimunjawa  Island)  on
         9-10 November. QSL information on qrz.com. [TNX W2FB]
YB     - Look for Joppy, YB8XM/p and  other  operators  (YB8VM/p,  YC0MVP/8,
         YC8VDT/p, YC8VFB/p, YD8VRA/p, YD8VRS/p and YD8VSR/p) to  be  active
         from  Banda  Besar    Island    (OC-157)    on    10-15    November
         (http://oc157.blogspot.com/). This IOTA group  was  activated  only
         once  back  in  1995.  Shu-san,  JN6RZM  (jn6rzm[@]nifty.com)    is
         collecting Paypal donations to  help  providing  a  new  generator.
         [TNX JN6RZM]
YJ     - Ralph, YJ0RK will be QRV from Awei Island (OC-035) for the CQ WW DX
         SSB Contest. He says he "won't be activating OC-111 this  year  due
         to a failing weather window and an early predicted  cyclone  season
         which will force us to return to VK sooner than expected". QSL  via
         NR6M.
YJ     - Look for YJ0AU (JA2AAU), YJ0CJ (JA2LSS), YJ0TE (JA2ATE)  and  YJ0ZS
         (JA2ZS) to be active from the  Iririki  Island  Resort,  Port  Vila
         (OC-035), Vanuatu on 1-11 November. Plans are to  operate  CW,  SSB
         and digital modes on the HF bands  and  6  metres.  QSL  YJ0ZS  via
         JA2ZS, all others via JA2ATE. [TNX DX World]
YV     - A team of YL  operators  (YV4AW,  YY2GAL,  YY5AA,  YY5ALO,  YY5MCO,
         YY5OLA and YY5YVR)  will  be  active  as  YW5RYL  from  Los  Roques
         (SA-035) on 7-10 November. They plan to be  QRV  on  160-10  metres
         SSB, CW and  digital  modes.  QSL  via  YV5AJ,  direct  or  bureau.
         Logsearch  and  OQRS  on  Club  Log.  They  have  a   website    on
         http://yw5ryl.hamradioyv.com/
Z8     - A multinational team (Dietmar DL3DXX, Wayne N7NG, Hans  PB2T,  Olli
         OH0XX, Martti OH2BH, Pertti OH2PM, Veijo OH6KN  and  Tevfik  TA1HZ)
         will be in Juba, South Sudan on 14-28 November. They  will  be  QRV
         as Z81X with an emphasis on 160 and  80  metres.  The  plan  is  to
         activate three stations with  amplifiers,  low-band  verticals  and
         beverage antennas. The operation will be generator based,  and  two
         different radio locations may be used. The period includes  the  CQ
         WW DX CW Contest, with some single-band entries  and  low-band  SSB
         focus  during  the  contest  weekend.  The  highest  cost  item  is
         equipment transport, with courier service the only  reliable  means
         of transportation. The group  welcomes  support  from  individuals,
         clubs  and  foundations  to  offset  some  of  the  high  equipment
         transport expenses. Further information and updates will be  posted
         to www.qrz.com/db/Z81X. QSL via OH0XX.
         Hosted by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications,  the  group
         led  by Hans, PB2T,  President  of  IARU  R1, will conduct a series
         of workshops and establish a sound amateur radio  spectrum  manage-
         ment regime and related regulations. It will also introduce Amateur
         Radio to the Ministry of Education.  Also  participating  in  these
         efforts are two local amateurs; Massimo, Z81B  (IZ0EGB)  and  Diya,
         Z81D (YI1DZ). This part  of  the  program  is  supported  by  Yasme
         Foundation Inc. [TNX OH2BN]
ZS8    - Carson, ZS8C on Marion Island has updated  his  qrz.com  page  with
         information about his operating habits. "Recently  I  have  started
         becoming more active on the air", he says,  "and  I  am  hoping  to
         make a lot more  contacts  in  the  coming  weeks  and  months.  My
         preferred method of making contacts is to arrange a 'private'  sked
         between a couple of HAMs".

ANTARCTICA
- Slava RD3MX,  Alex  UA1PAW  and  Oleg  ZS1ANF  will  be  at  Novo  Runway,
  Antarctica from November 2013 through  March 2014. They plan  to be QRV as
  RI1ANR in their spare time, with a focus on the low bands. QSL via RK1PWA.
  [TNX I1HYW]
- Mike, RW1AI will be active as RI1ANT from Mirny Station,  Antarctica  from
  December 2013 through  February  2015.  QSL  via  RW1AI, direct or bureau.
  Logsearch at www.qsl.net/ua1ake/logs/.
- Alex, RD1AV will again be active again  as  RI1ANC  from  Vostok  Station,
  Antarctica from 1 December 2013 to 1 February 2015.  He will be QRV on all
  bands CW, SSB and  digital  modes. QSL via  RN1ON,  direct or bureau. [TNX
  RN1ON]

MAYOTTE & REUNION  --->  Armin,  DK9PY  will  be  active  holiday  style  as
FH/DK9PY  from Mayotte  (AF-027)  on 4-11  November  and  as  FR/DK9PY  from
Reunion Island (AF-016) on 11-22 November. He will operate  CW only on 40-10
metres; if conditions allow, Armin will also give  80 and 160 metres a  try.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau.

CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST  --->  The  following  stations  have  announced  their
participation in this year's event (26-27 October):
ZONE   CALL          CATEGORY     COUNTRY              QSL VIA
--------------------------------------------------------------
02     VE2IM         SOAB HP      Canada               VE3DZ
04     VC3R          SO           Canada               VE7VR
05     VP9I          SOSB LP      Bermuda              WW3S
07     HR2WW         M/S          Honduras             KD4POJ
07     TG0AA                      Guatemala            qrz.com
07     TI5W          M/2          Costa Rica           N3YIM
07     TI8M          M/2          Costa Rica           TI2KAC
07     V31RL         SO           Belize               AD7AF
07     V3A           SOAB LP      Belize               M0OXO
07     YN2AA         SOAB HP      Nicaragua            LoTW
07     YN5Z          SOAB         Nicaragua            LoTW/K7ZO
08     8P2K          SOSB 10m     Barbados             KU9C
08     8P5A          SOAB HP      Barbados             LoTW/NN1N
08     C6ARW         SOAB LP      Bahamas              N0HJZ
08     C6ASP         SOAB         Bahamas              W6KW
08     C6AZZ         SOSB LP      Bahamas              KQ8Z
08     FS/N1SNB      MO           St Martin            AA4VK
08     HI3/NP3J      SOAB 10m LP  Dominican Republic   LoTW/EA5GL
08     J3A           M/2          Grenada              LoTW/WA1S
08     KH2RU/KP4     SOSB LP      Puerto Rico          NP3O
08     KP4BD         SOSB 40m     Puerto Rico          NP3O
08     NP2P          SOAB         Virgin Isls          LoTW
08     NP4G          SOSB 20M     Puerto Rico          NP3O
08     PJ6A          M/S          Saba                 N4NX
08     PJ7PL         SO           Sint Maarten         WA1ZAM
08     T48K          M/?          Cuba                 DK1WI
08     TO5A          SOAB HP      Martinique           LoTW/F5VHJ
08     V49J          SOAB         St. Kitts            LoTW/W5JON
08     VP5T          MO           Caicos Isls          LoTW/WA3RHW
09     9Y4D          SOSB 20m LP  Trinidad & Tobago    LoTW
09     FY5FY         SOSB 20m     French Guiana        LoTW
09     FY5KE         SOSB 15m     French Guiana        LoTW
09     HK1MK         SO           Colombia             DL6IAK
09     HK1NA         M/M          Colombia             K6IPM
09     P40F                       Aruba                UA3DX
09     P40P          SO           Aruba                LoTW/W5AJ
09     P49Y          SOAB HP      Aruba                LoTW/AE6Y
09     PJ2T          M/M          Curacao              W3HNK
09     PJ4X          M/?          Bonaire              LoTW/W1MD
09     TO1A          SOSB 10m     French Guiana        LoTW
11     PR0F          SOSB 40m HP  Fernando de Noronha  PP5VB
11     PR5C          M/S          Brazil               LoTW/PU5SVE
11     PR7AA         M/S          Brazil               LotW/PR7AA
11     PT2CM         M/?          Brazil               PP2JP
11     PT5J          M/S          Brazil               PP5VB
11     PX2W          M/?          Brazil               PY2YU
11     PX5E          SOAB         Brazil               PP5VB
11     ZP8T          SO LP        Paraguay             qrz.com
11     ZP9MCE        SOAB LP      Paraguay             EA5ZD
11     ZW5B          M/S          Brazil               K3IRV
12     3G1B          M/?          Chile                HA1AG
12     3G3W          M/2          Chile                XQ4CW
12     XQ7UP         SO           Chile                XQ7UP
12     XR6T          M/2          Chile                qrz.com
13     CX9AU         SOAB LP      Uruguay              LotW/EA5GL
13     LP1H          M/M          Argentina            LoTW/EA5KB
13     LR3M          M/2          Argentina            LU3MAM
13     LU8YE         M/2          Argentina            IK2DUW
14     C37NL                      Andorra              C37URA
14     CR2R          SO           Azores               CS8ABA
14     CR2X          SOAB HP      Azores               OH2BH
14     CR6P          M/S          Portugal             CR6P
14     CS2P          M/S          Portugal             CT1ARR
14     EA6/G4MKP     SOAB         Balearic Isls        M0URX
14     EA6BF         SOAB         Balearic Isls        S53R
14     ED1WW         M/S          Spain                EA1FCR
14     ED5T          M/S          Spain                LoTW/EA5ELT
14     EE1W          M/M          Spain                EA1AZ
14     EE5T          M/2          Spain                EA5URT
14     EF7K          M/2          Spain                EA7URA
14     EI1A          SOAB LP      Ireland              PA3249
14     GJ2A          M/S          Jersey Isl           LotW
14     GM0B          M/M          Scotland             MM0BHX
14     GM6NX         M/M          Scotland             LotW/GM4UYE
14     GM7A          M/S          Scotland             GM7AAJ
14     HB0/HA7JTR    SO           Liechtenstein        HA7JTR
14     LA7H          M/S          Norway               LA7H
14     OZ5E          M/S          Denmark              LoTW/OZ5E
14     SI9AM         M/S          Sweden               SM3CVM
14     SJ2W          M/S          Sweden               LoTW/SM2LIY
14     TM1A          M/M          France               F6KOP
14     TM7X          SO           France               F5BSB
15     3Z6O          SOAB LP      Poland               LotW/SP6NVK
15     9A1P          M/S          Croatia              9A2RD
15     9A8DV         SOAB HP      Croatia              IK6VXO
15     ES9C          M/M          Estonia              LotW
15     IF9A          M/S          Sicily               IT9ATF
15     II9K          M/S          Sicily               IT9HBT
15     IO4C          SOSB 160M    Italy                IZ4DPV
15     IO5O          M/S          Italy                LoTW/IK5RLP
15     IR5A          M/S          Italy                IK5AFJ
15     LY7A          M/M          Lithuania            LotW
15     OH0JFP        SOSB 10m     Aland Isls           OH0JFP
15     OH0Z          SOAB HP      Aland Isls           W0MM
15     OH5Z          M/S          Finland              LotW
15     OM4C          M/S          Slovakia             OM6CI
15     RA2FDX        SOAB LP      Kaliningrad          RN3RQ
15     SP8R          M/2          Poland               SP8YB
15     TK/SP7VC      SOAB HP      Corsica              LoTW
15     YT8A          SOSB 20M     Serbia               LotW/YU1EA
15     Z68BH                      Kosovo               OH2BH
16     RU1A          M/S          EU Russia            RU1A
16     UU7J          SOAB HP      Ukraine              LotW
20     P3N           M/S          Cyprus               RW3RN
20     SW5CC         SOSB HP      Dodecanese           M0OXO
20     SW8YY                      Greece               LoTW/DH7WW
20     SX2I          M/?          Greece               SV2JAO
20     TC90A         M/S          Turkey               TA1HZ
20     TC90TC        SO           Turkey               TA1HZ
21     4K6FO         SO           Azerbaijan           LoTW
21     4L8A          SOSB 15m     Georgia              LoTW/K1BV
21     7Z1CQ         SOAB         Saudi Arabia         LoTW
21     A71BX         M/?          Qatar                EA7FTR
21     A73A          M/2          Qatar                A71A
23     B9/BY9GA      M/M          China                BA1DU
23     BY0AA         M/2          China                BA4EG
24     BV55D         M/S          Taiwan               qrz.com
24     VR2PX         M/S          Hong Kong            IV3TAN
26     E20PFE        SOAB LP      Thailand             E20PFE
26     E21YDP        SOSB 15m LP  Thailand             E21YDP
26     E2E           M/S HP       Thailand             HS0ZFZ
26     HS4AK         M/S          Thailand             E20YLM
26     HS4DDQ        SOAB LP      Thailand             HS4DDQ
26     HS4SSP        M/S          Thailand             HS4RAY
26     HS5AC         M/S          Thailand             HS5AC
26     XV4MN         SO LP        Vietnam              N0ODK
26     XW0YJY        SOAB LP      Laos                 LoTW/E21EIC
27     AH0BT         M/2          Mariana Isls         LoTW/7L1FPU
27     AH0K          M/2          Mariana Isls         OH6GDX
27     AH2R          M/S          Guam                 LoTW/JH7QXJ
27     NH2DX         SOSB 15m HP  Guam                 qrz.com
27     NH2T          SOAB HP      Guam                 LoTW/W2YC
27     T88AZ         SO           Palau                JN2AMD
28     9M2SM         M/2          West Malaysia        9M2GET
28     YB0NDT        SOSB 40M     Indonesia            LotW
28     YE2C          M/S          Indonesia            LoTW
28     YE2R          M/?          Indonesia            EA7FTR
31     KH7CW         M/2          Hawaii               K2WR
31     NH7A          M/2          Hawaii               F5VHJ
32     3D2QQ                      Fiji                 N7CQQ
32     E51AAR                     South Cook Isls      LoTW/K7AR
32     YJ0RK         SO           Vanuatu              NR6M
32     ZL3X          M/2          New Zealand          ZL3PAH
33     3V7A          M/S          Tunisia              LoTW/LX1NO
33     CN2AA         M/S          Morocco              LoTW/UA2FM
33     CN2R          SOAB HP      Morocco              W7EJ
33     CN3A          M/2          Morocco              IV3ZXQ
33     CR3A          M/?          Madeira              LoTW/EA5GL
33     ED8P          SOSB 15m LP  Canary Isls          NP3O
33     ED8W          SOSB 20m HP  Canary Isls          EA8DO
33     ED9Z          SOSB 15m     Ceuta & Melilla      LoTW/EA5KB
33     EF8S          SOSB         Canary Isls          OH2BYS
33     EF8U          SOAB         Canary Isls          LoTW
33     IG9P          SOSB 10M     African Italy        I2ADN
33     IG9R                       African Italy        IK8HCG
33     IG9Y          M/2          African Italy        ON4LG
33     IH9B          SOSB 80m HP  African Italy        IV3NVN
33     IH9YMC        SOSB         African Italy        eQSL
35     D4C           M/M          Cape Verde           IZ4DPV
36     ZD8O          SOAB         Ascension Isl        OH0XX
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing  maintained
by Bill, NG3K at www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2013.html - good contest to you all!

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

AMSTERDAM 2014 ---> In their latest press release,  dated  21  October,  the
FT5ZM team reported that "a sea container filled with our equipment  is  now
on its way to New Zealand to loaded aboard our  ship,  the  MV  Braveheart",
while other needed items are being procured by "the Braveheart crew and  our
VK6 friends". These "materials will all come together in  January  when  the
Braveheart and the FT5ZM team arrive in Fremantle, Australia".
"We are in the phase of the DXpedition where large expenses  are  coming  at
us rapidly. We are staying within our budgeted expenses,  but  contributions
have been somewhat less than we had hoped. It  now  appears  almost  certain
that the team members will have  to  increase  their  personal  contribution
from $10,000 per person to $12,500 per person as well as pay their  own  way
to and from Fremantle. If you've contributed to  the  DXpedition,  we  thank
you. If you've yet to help us, or if you can send some additional  help  our
way, we can certainly use any financial  support  that  you  can  give  us".
Donations are gratefully accepted at www.amsterdamdx.org  [TNX K0IR]

DXCC NEWS ---> T6JR (Afghanistan, 2013  operation)  has  been  approved  for
DXCC credit. [TNX NC1L]

K9W ---> The K9W DXpedition to Wake Island has been on hold since 1  October
[425DXN 1170]. On  22  October  the  Management  team  announced  that  they
continue  "to  work  with  the  USAF  to  set  rescheduled  dates  for  this
Commemorative DXpedition. Once we have the new dates, we will post  them  on
www.wake2013.org and through the normal Amateur Radio  communication  media.
Thank you for your patience and understanding".

QSL T6TM ---> Buzz, NI5DX is the new QSL manager  for  Tim,  T6TM  or  past,
current and future QSOs. "Tim has  been  in  Afghanistan  since  2011",  The
Daily DX reports, and "his plans call for him to remain  in  T6  land  until
December of 2014".

QSL VIA M0URX ---> With immediate effect, M0URX is the new QSL  manager  for
5B4AHJ and P3J. Other calls (5B50J, 5B/G3PMR, G3PMR and others)  remain  via
5B4AHJ. [TNX 5B4AHJ]

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QSLs received direct or through  managers:  4J20RO,  4J3DJ,  4U1ITU,  5R8AL,
5W0TH, 8R1Z,  9X0ZM,  A41OO,  A92GR,  BA4WL/5  (AS-137),  CT4NH/p  (EU-167),
CU3AK, CU5AQ, D2QR, D44TS, DL2RU/p (EU-128), DL5KUD  (EU-057),  E73W,  EJ0PL
(EU-006),  EP3SMH,  EX2M,  FG8AR,  FK8CE,  FK8GX,  GW3KHZ/p  (EU-106),  GZ5Y
(EU-012),  H44AJ  (OC-285),  HB0/DL2SBY,  HC8/G8OFQ,  HI3B,  HQ8D  (NA-223),
HS0ZCW, HV0A, J28NC, J69DS, JW/DL2JIM, JY9FC, KP2/NP3D,  KP4/K1GI,  MJ/OT9Z,
MJ0CFW, MS0WRC, MU0GSY, OA4TT, OH/SF3A (EU-101), OH0/PA2A,  OW75FOC,  P29NO,
PA13KING, PJ2/IW1FC, PQ5M (SA-027), R20RRC/0  (AS-062),  R20RRC/8  (AS-109),
ST2M, SV5/EM5F, SV8/OK1MBZ/p (EU-052), T2YY, T8GM, TF4M,  TT8/US3EZ,  UK8FF,
V31ME (NA-123), V63LU,  V63SC,  V6G,  VK5CE/p  (OC-261),  VK9LL,  VP2V/W9DR,
XW0YJY,  XZ1Z,  YB3MM/6  (OC-245),  YB3MM/7  (OC-166),  YB3MM/p   (OC-217  &
OC-237), YB8Y (OC-221), Z30U, Z320E, Z320G, ZG2FK.

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