ZK2V - Niue OC-040

Chris ZL1CT / GM3WOJ will be QRV as ZK2V between 16th May 2009 and 20th June 2009. ZK2V will be active for 5 weeks, to compensate for any longer spells of poor propagation worldwide.

To maximise QSOs I will concentrate on CW and SSB on 80, 40, 30, 20 and 17m. Local conditions (as yet unknown) will determine how many antennas I can have installed at the same time - I hope to have at least 40, 30 and 20m antennas available at all times.

QSL via N3SL.

8Q7GP - Ari Atoll, Maldives AS-013

Holiday Style DX Pedition to Bathala Island Resort - Ari Atoll - Maldives. IOTA AS-013

Active from 26 of May to 04 of June 2009


Operative Modes: SSB, PSK31 :

7057 SSB - 7036.200 PSK31

10139.200 PSK31

14267 SSB - 14070.200 PSK31

18137 SSB - 18109.200 PSK31

21267 SSB - 21070.200 PSK31

24957 SSB - 21927.200 PSK31

28567 SSB - 28120.200 PSK31

If on SSB the frequency gets crowded I likely will operate split listening 5 to 10 KHz up.

QSL Via bureau home call IW3HVB or direct.

CQWPX2008 Award

Lots of people who enter the WPX contest would love to receive a certificate for their efforts. Unfortunately, it is too expensive to mail one to everyone, so we have had to limit providing certificates just to those who won their region and category. I am pleased to announce that all participants of the WPX Contest SSB/CW for 2007-2008 can now download electronic versions of their certificates in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.

The new electronic certificates enable you to print out your certificate on your own color printer. Simply go to the on-line searchable score database http://www.cqwpx.com/score_db.htm and search for your score. Then click on the [cert] link to generate the pdf file. Your browser may pop-up a security warning, which you will need to accept, before the file will download to your computer.

All electronic certificates include the operator list, category, score, and country ranking. An additional ranking is included for scores in the world top 50 for the entrant's category.

Special thanks to Tom Morrison, K5TM, for his assistance in the programming to enable the new certificates. With so many variations of calls and categories, please let me know if you find anything that doesn't look right.


Randy Thompson, K5ZD

Director - CQ WPX Contest

YE7M, Laut Kecil Islands, OC-268

Payung Payungan Island at Laut Kecil Islands OC 268 with YE7M.

On the air in 22 - 24 May 2009.

Payung Payungan Island between E 115° 48’ – E 115° 49’ and S 4° 22’ – S 4° 23’ is an empty restricted area in Laut Kecil Islands. There is an old Lighthouse in the middle of its island, the Lighthouse was built since colonial era in Indonesia.

BAND :

Phone : 7.080.00 MHz, 14.260.00 MHz, 18.150 MHz, 21.260.00 MHz, 28.360.00MHz

CW : 7.023MHz, 14.040MHz, 18.098MHz, 21.040MHz, 28.040MHz

QSL Manager
YB7KNV.
Jimmy Rachmat Winata
P.O. BOX 138
Banjarmasin 70001 South Kalimantan
INDONESIA

A PLAQUE HOLLYLAND CONTEST 2008

A plaque of 1st Place Oceania Winner Award from THE ISRAEL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB (IARC) in Hollyland Contest 2008.

PX8W – Amapa State, North Brazil

This DXpedition will be held between May 15 - 17, 2009, when Alex PY2WAS will be activating *Amapa State in the northern region of Brazil.

It is considered the most difficult Brazilian State (there are 27 States). At present, although there are licensed ham operators, there are not any active ones. The last CW operation was held in 1997 – Alex will operate from 10m to 80m, SSB and CW.

QSL via PY2WAS (direct or buro)

TC098A to KARAADA Island - AS-098

IOTA expedition TC098A to KARAADA Island, AS-098

After the previous activation of TB0DX from AS-123, YM0DX from AS-099, TC0DX from EU-186 and TC0W from AS-159 OKDXF organize now expedition to:

AS-098 between 17th May and 22st May 2009

group of radioamateurs Pavel TA2ZAF (OK1MU), Slavek OK1TN, Frantisek OK1DF, Ondra OK1CDJ and Zdenek OK1FIA, under the special call T C 0 9 8 A is going to activate Turkey islands Karaada AS-098 in Mediterranean Sea.

Operaton starts on sunday 17.5., late evening and ends on friday 22.5., very soon morning.

Expedition will work CW/SSB with antennas: Spider beam for 14/18/21/24/28 MHz and wire loops for 30m,40m and two Power Amplifiers. Also is possible activity via Es on VHF bands – locator KM36RX depending on conditions during the stay on the island.

Elektricity on the island is available for approx. 8 hours daily, not for the whole day. So, expediton activity also depends on other sources of electricity, we expect 16-18 hours of operation daily.

Probability of internet connection on the island still exist, but is low, so online-log and some photo will be published when the ops arrive home.

73 from Ankara, TC098A team

MJ/DL7AFS and MJ/DJ7ZG – Jersey

Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG start again another activity!

They will be sporadically QRV from May 15th till May 27th.

QRV 6-80m – mainly in RTTY, PSK and SSB.

QSL via DL7AFS

Full Info : http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs/

kkk

5V7PM, TOGO

Werner DL9MBI will stay in Togo (Africa) between 10 – 30 May.

His location is some miles outside the capital city, Lome (approx 2 miles from the sea)

QSL via bureau to DL9MBI.

* For direct cards, please read 5V7PM QRZ details

info : http://dx-hamspirit.com/

7S6W – Vinga Island (EU-043)

IOTA Expedition to EU-043 14th through 17th May 2009

They plan to operate on 80-2m with four stations.


QSL via SM6WET.
(direct or bureau)

Info : http://dx-hamspirit.com/

V63 - MICRONESIA

V63CW and V63DX, QTH: Pohnpei - Micronesia

Date : 11 - 16 May 2009

Band : All bands, 6m included.

Mode : All modes.

QSL via JA7HMZ

Full info : http://www.dailydx.com/Calendar.htm

CU3E - AZORES

Between May 8 – 10th the Regional Boy Scout Radio Department of Azores Islands will be QRV as CU3E with the collaboration of União Radioamadores dos Açores (CU3URA) and the Army. The activity will be part of the celebrations of the national Army day. The refences are:

• Saint João Batista Castle ref C-147 for the Portuguese Castle Diploma
• The Geographic mark is IGO 1951.
• IOTA: EU-175
• Grid: HM68JP

CU3E will be operating SSB, CW and PSK31.

QSL via CU3CY.

The 53rd CQ-M International DX Contest - 2009

The 53rd CQ-M International DX Contest - 2009

Date: The contest is the second weekend of May every year. The 2009 CQ-M Contest will start at 12:00 UTC May, 9th, 2009 and finish at 11:59 UTC May, 10th, 2009.

Bands: From 1.8 to 30 MHz Amateur Radio Bands excluding WARC.

Modes: CW and SSB

Contest CQ call: "CQ M" (peace to Earth)

The log submission deadline : June, 10th, 2009

Full info : http://www.cq-m.andys.ru/rules_eng.html