OPDX Bulletin 900 March 16, 2009

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 900
BID: $OPDX.900
March 16, 2009
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, AA5UK, KH6HTV, AC7DX, K8YSE, N8AGU, K9WZB, 2E1EUB, 4Z4KX, 9A2JK, DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, G1DVP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2YSB, IK7JWX, ON4EI, PA3EWP, Pete's-DX- Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ & ICPO and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 8th/March, through Sunday, 15th/March there were 225 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9C, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).

2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op)
Just a reminder that Paul, 2E1EUB, will once again be active as 2M1EUB from March 21st for one week. He will sign 2M1EUB and be active on all the satellites from northeast Scotland. Also, look for him on 160 and 80 meters. Checkout QRZ.com under 2M1EUB for more info.

4M5, VENEZUELA
Operators Suer/YY5EBV (YL), Jose/YV5BM and Jhony/YV5KG will be active as 4M5IR during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via YV5KG.

5Z, KENYA (HF and EME Op)
Operators Eltje/PA3CEE, Rene/PE1L and Ronald/ PA3EWP will be here and active between April 1-12th. Eltje and Rene are expected to be active as 5Z4EME on 2 meters and 70 cm EME. For 2 meters they will be using two 10 element yagis, a 400 watt amp and a preamp (there will be a smaller setup for 70cm). Suggested frequencies for transmitting and receiving will be on 144.124 MHz, and on 144.084 MHz for Japan. Ronald will be active on HF with the call 5Z4/PA3EWP using a Elecraft K2 with a homemade amplifier and vertical antennas for 40-10 meters. QSL 5Z4EME via Eltje, PA3CEE. QSL 5Z4/PA3EWP via Dennis, PA7FM. For complete details, please visit:

http://www.emelogger.com/kenya

9A09, CROATIA (Special Event)
Members of the Djurdjevac Radio Club will activate special event station 9A09P (Nine Alpha ZERO NINE Papa) between now and December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the city of Djurdjevac, and operations will be on all bands and modes. A special QSL card will be issued with the city's story on it. Under the new administrative division of Croatia, Djurdjevac gained the status of a city only in 1997. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the Bureau.

9H, MALTA (EU-023)
Valentin, DL5GA, will be active as 9H3GA between March 17-24th. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via his home callsign.

9J, ZAMBIA
Gabriel, YO4HEK, will be here for one year and will be active as 9J2YO. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB, and PSK31. Over the past week Gabriel has been very active on 40/30 meters between 1700- 2030z. QSL via YO4ATW.

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Khalid, A61BK, in Dubai, is expected to be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) probably as a Single-Op entry. QSL via A61BK.

AO1, SPAIN
Operators Ismael/EA1GDX and Ubaldo/EA1GVG will be active as AO1K during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via EA1GVG.

CQGC-2009 CONTEST RULE CHANGES
Please note that some rules for the "2009 Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest", which will be held between 2100z, April 11th and 2100z, April 12th, have been changed. Rules can be viewed at:

http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32
This contest is dedicated to the memory of Yuri Gagarin, who realized the first human flight to space, on April 12, 1961.

DV1, PHILIPPINES
Alex, DV1UBY, will be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via DV1UBY direct.

DXCC NEWS
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that the following operation is approved for DXCC Credit:

K5D - Desecheo Island; 2009 Operation

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Update)
Tim, NL8F/VK4COF, will be active as E51COF for 14 days from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) sometime between March 21st and April 4th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters SSB and possibly 17 meters. QSL Manager for this operation is K8NA.

EE2, SPAIN
Members of the Ondarroa Group will be active as EE2W during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via EB2BXL.

EI, IRELAND
Olivier, ON4EI, will be active as EI/ON4EI during the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 28th-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power/ Non-Assisted. His operations will be from the area of Clonmel (Fethard) Tipperary County (IO62EK). He will be in Ireland between March 25th and April 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using a K3 Elecraft w/100w into various antennas:
160/80/40m : vertical monopole 18M and inverted V.
20m : 10 elements inverted V wire beam East-West design ON4EI.

http://www.on7wr.be/Gigazette/ON4EI/ON4EI_Wirebeam.pdf
15/10m : 2 elements horizontal wire beam East-West design VE7CA.

GB5, NORTHERN IRELAND (Special Event)
Members of the Foyle and District ARC (MN0AKU) will activate the special event callsign GB5SPD to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day 2009. Activity will take place between Saturday, March 14th, and Tuesday, March 17th. QSL via MN0AKU, direct (QRZ.com) or by the Bureau.

HOLYLAND CONTEST 2008 RESULTS
Mark, 4Z4KX, informs OPDX that the results for the 2008 Holyland Contest are now available on the IARC Web site at:

http://www.iarc.org/?page_id=3D353/
The 2009 Holyland Contest will take place on Saturday, April 18th, starting at 0000z.

IOTA NEWS
AF-065. (Update/IOTA Op). Alfredo, IK7JWX, informs that one more operator has been added to the Mogador Island Dxpedition, April 19-26th. Ampelio, IS0AGY, will join the group and sign 5C2B. QSL via his home callsign. He also announced the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 1825, 3525, 7025, 10115, 14025, 18075, 21025, 24895 and 28025
SSB - 1845, 3775, 7055, 14255, 18145, 21255, 24955 and 28455
RTTY - 3585, 7040, 10145, 14085, 18100, 21085, 24920 and 28085
BPSK31 - 3595, 7040, 10145, 18100, 21075, 24915 and 28075 kHz
Activity will be on 2m (SSB and M.S.) and 6m: Stand-by on E sporadic.
The group is still looking for sponsors and donations. For details on how to help and updates, visit their Web page at:

http://www.mogador2009.altervista.org

AS-079. Take, JI3DST, is now active as JS6RRR from Miyako-Jima Islands (AS-079, JIIA AS-079-005) until March 24th. Activity will be on 160/80/40/17/15/12/10/6 meters, CW, SSB, RTTY, FM and SSTV. Take may possibly make side trips to Ikema-jima (JIIA AS-079- 001) and Kurima-jima (JIIA AS-079-003). He may possibly use the callsign JI3DST/JS6. QSL via his home callsign through the JARL Bureau only.

AS-192. Suli, 7Z1SJ, and others will be activating the Red Sea Coast South (Jizan Province) Group this week. The main bands will be 40 and 20 meters, possibly 160 meters. No other details were provided.

EU-006. Members of the Galway Radio Experimenters Club will be active as EJ4GRC from Inishmore Island (WAB Square L71) between 1200z, March 17th and 1200z, March 18th. Activity will be on all bands and modes. Visit the club's Web site at:

http://www.galwayradio.com

EU-020. Rolf, DK2ZF, is planning to be active as SM1/DK2ZF from Gotland Island (JO96CV) during the month of July. Activity will be mainly 6 and 2 meters as well as 432, 1296 and 2320 MHz. Preferred times will be during Sporadic E and Meteor-scatter. More details are forthcoming.

EU-037. Bernd, DL8AAV, will be active as SD1B/7 from Oland Island (WLOTA 0588) between May 31st and June 12th. Activity will be on the HF bands, SSB only. QSL via DL8AAV, direct or by the Bureau.

NA-014. Heinz, VA7AQ, will be active as VE9/VA7AQ from Grand Manan Island (CISA NB-003, WLOTA LH-0082) between March 20-25th. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

NA-078. Bernardo, XE2HWB, will be active as XE2HWB/XF1 from Santa Margarita Island, March 21-23rd. Activity will be on or around the usual IOTA and island frequencies. QSL via N6AWD, direct or by the Bureau.

NA-141. (Update/Special Event) Members of the Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group now have a Web page available for next year's activity to activate W4K to celebrate John F. Kennedy's birthday from Peanut Island (USI FL-479, Palm Beach County, FL), May 29-30th, in 2010. Operations will be from "JFK's old Cuban missile crisis bunker". Activity will be focused on HF (mainly 40/20m), 6 and 2 meters using CW and SSB. This will be the first time Peanut Island will be activated. The QSL cards have been designed for the event and can be viewed on the new Web page at:

http://jtrg.org/DXpedition.shtml

JD1, OGASAWARA
Shige, JA1HMM, is once again active as JD1BIE possibly until March 25th. He is on a short holiday on Iwo-Jima (AS-030), but plans to be active on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. Over the past week he was heard on 40/30/17 meters CW and 20/15 meters SSB. Reports indicate that he may activate a different island but details are not yet known. QSL via JA1HMM at: Shigeaki Miyamae, 4-20-22-302, Aoto Katsushika, Tokyo 125-0062 JAPAN.

KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND
It was announced this past week by Tom/N4XP and Dave/WB4JTT (edited): "A multi-national team of 19 operators will activate Midway Island in October 2009. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WLS) has authorized amateur operation from this rare U.S. entity for only a 10 day period, its first radio activity in almost 10 years.

Midway Island ranks number 24 worldwide and number 13 in Europe on the DX Magazine's "Most Wanted List". Activity will be on 6 meters to 160 meters with 5 to 6 stations. At least one station will be active on 20 meters around the clock for those who need it for a new country. Major efforts will be made to meet the demand to the most needed geographical areas, the low bands and RTTY.

Team members are Joe/AA4NN, Carlos/EA1IR, Franz/DJ9ZB, Kimo/KH7U, Antoinette/KI6TVS, Jon/KL2A, Don/N1DG, Paul/N4PN, Tom/N4XP, Jeff/N6GQ, John/N7CQQ, Dave/WB4JTT, Charlie/W6KK, Bruce/W6OSP, Art/WA7NB, Janet/W8CAA, Joe/W8GEX, Byron/WA8NJR and Vrata/OK1KT. Off site support is being provided by Don/AA1V, Dan/W5DNT and Paul/W6XA. Travel to Midway is only allowed by chartered aircraft. Because of the size of the aircraft, the team is presented with unique challenges. As such, the aircraft will only be able to carry the team requiring the equipment to be shipped by boat some months ahead. Adding to the high cost of transportation, daily fees and other charges established by the USF&WLS makes this operation very expensive. A Web site has been established and can be found at:

http://www.midway2009.com
Please support this endeavor by sending a donation. To make it easy to donate you can contribute electronically using the Web site or if you choose regular means you may do so. Instructions are given on the Web site for either method. Updates will be published on the Web site as they become available.....
Tom/N4XP & Dave/WB4JTT (Co Leaders for Midway Island 2009)"

MC0/MW9, WALES
Members of the Strumblehead DX and Contest Group will be on the air from their headquarters at the Farm in Wales for a period before, during and after the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th). They will be using the club callsigns MC0SHL before the contest with some activity on 30 meters RTTY around 10148 kHz. During the contest they will be using both MW9W and MC0SHL - depending on the number of operators, there may be more callsigns on air. Please QSL via the club's manager M0URX. A live Web cam will be active during the contest, as well as more details and photographs on the club's Web site at:

http://www.mc0shl.com

OP4, BELGIUM
Operators Jochen/DH5HV, Jean/ON4JW, Joe/ON4JZ, Karel/ON5TN and Jim/ON5UM will be active as OP4K from Antwerpen, during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via ON4JZ, direct or by the bureau.

OY, FAROE ISLANDS (First 60m Op!)
Lars, OZ1FJB, will once again be active as OY/OZ1FJB from here between March 16th and April 1st. His activity will be limited to his spare time (suggested times 0600-0700z and 2100-2400z), mainly on CW but also SSB. He will be the first active station to be permitted to operate on 60 meters (CH. 5 - 5403.5 kHz USB). QSL via his home callsign.

OZ, DENMARK (IOTA/Lighthouse Op)
Paul, I2AE, will be active from some Danish islands between May 1-15th. Some of the Danish island groups mentioned will be EU-029, EU-125, EU-171 and EU-172. It was indicated that there are a lot of lighthouses on these islands, and they will be activated also. No callsign was mentioned. It is suggested to monitor mainly 7050-7060 and 14250-14260 kHz.

QSL INFO AND NEWS
LOGS AND PICTURES ONLINE. Members of the Algarve S.T.A.R. DX team, who activated the Murtinas Posterior Lighthouse (POR-126, DFFA Fa-29) as CS6A on March 15th, state that the log and pictures are now online on their Web page at: http://algarvedx.com

E44M QSL STATUS. It was announced that the E44M QSLs are ready. The press release states, "In few days the first supply of cards will arrive to our managers Simone/IZ0BTV and Les/SP3DOI. We will start to answer the first direct QSLs as soon as possible."

KL7DX QSL STATUS. Ron, AC7DX, informs that all KL7DX Chuginadak Island (NA-234) received as of March 15th have been answered. Those who did not receive their NA-234 QSL, please resubmit.

NO QSL MANAGER. Larry, VQ9LA, wants everyone to know that he "DOES NOT" have a QSL Manager, and all QSL cards should be sent to the address listed under VQ9LA on (QRZ.com).

QSLS VIA LOTW: 5R8GZ, TI5N, TN5SN, TR8CA, VK9WWI, YI1RAZ and YS4M

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 1A0KM, 4O0A, 4O0HQ, 4W6MM, 4X4WN, 4Z1UF, 5B4/RW9UP, 7O1YGF, 7P8BA, 9J2BO, A45WD, A5100A, B1HQ, B7HQ, BA0AA, BD5WW, BD0AJ, BT1OB, BT1OH, BT1OJ, BT1ON, BT1OY, CT1ILT, E41/OK1DTP, E51QQQ, EA9IB, EL2DX, ES1QD, FK8CP, FM5CD, FO/DJ7RJ, FR/F6KDF/T, H40AA, N8S, OH0R, PZ5TX, RW1AI/MM, SV2ASP/A, T33ZZ, T77C, TA2RC, TO4E, VP2ETN, VP6DI, VK9NS, VK9RS, XW1B, XX9C, Z29KM and ZK3AH

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!

SILENT KEY
Silvano, I2YSB, reports that the team members of the 6O0N, J20MM and 9L1X DXpeditions regret to inform the DX community that Gianni, IS0VSG, became a "Silent Key" (SK) on March 9th, 2009. He was their pilot station during their DXpedition activity and had great dedication and passion. Silvano states, "We think we lost him, but we did not lose him as a model in our HAM life." OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of IS0VSG.

T4, CUBA
Members of the Cuban Amateur Radio Federation in Las Tunas will be active as T48K during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via DK1WI.

TL0, CENTRAL AFRICA
Christian, TL0A (ex-TZ9A and 5U5U), is now active from here. He has been very active on 17 meters, usually around 18150 kHz at various times. There has been some activity also on 20 and 80 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct to: Christian Saint-Arroman, Chemin de Mousteguy, F-64990 Urcuit, France.

V6, MICRONESIA
Yoshi, JJ8DEN, will be active as V63PR until March 24th. Activity will be from two islands. Look for him to be active on Pohnpei (OC-010) until March 19th and from Chuuk Island (OC-011) between March 20-24th. Look for him on 160-10 meters using CW, RTTY, PSK31 and JT65A if possible. Operations over the past week were mainly on RTTY. QSL via JJ8DEN (w/SASE: Please send European type envelope with 2 USDs or 1IRC).

VC3, CANADA (New CISA Island/Lighthouse)
Operators Doug/VE3CWO, Brent/ VE3IRT, Neil/VE3SST, Valdas/VE3VO and Igor/VE3ZF will be active as VC3Y from the lighthouse on Bluffers Park Island (new CISA island and light- house), March 21st-22nd. Activity is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the York Region Amateur Radio Club

http://yrarc.com/yrarc
QSL via VE3CWO.

VC6, CANADA
Gord, VE6SV will be active as VC6T from Alberta during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) and CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st). QSL via VE6SV (QRZ.com).

VISALIA CONTEST DINNER
You can now purchase tickets for the Contest Dinner at the International DX Convention in Visalia, CA. The dinner is on Friday night, April 17th, in the Oak room at the Holiday Inn, Visalia.

For tickets you have two options (in addition to the convention registra- tion fee). PAID IN ADVANCE!: 38 USDs per person with random seating; or, 360 USDs for a full table for 10 people (All 10 tickets must be purchased by ONE person. One table will then be reserved for that person. Location of the reserved table will be random).

The program will be Tim Duffy/K3LR, and he will speak on "The Never-Ending Challenge of Improving Your Contest Station." Also: The 2008 CQP Awards will be presented! For complete details on the dinner banquet, please visit:

http://www.elbloggotorcido.com/contest-dinner-2009.html

VK6, AUSTRALIA
Bernd, VK2IA, will be active as VK6AA during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via DL8YR. Activity will be from the Northern Corridor Radio Group's (VK6ANC) club station situated about 20 kms north from the city center in Perth, Western Australia. See the station at:

http://www.ncrg.org.au

VK9C, COCOS-KEELING ISLANDS (OC-003)
Just a reminder that Bernd, VK2IA, will once again be active as VK9AA from the Cocos Beach Motel, West Island, between March 14-27th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB using a Spiderbeam for 10/15/20m, a 2 element wire beam for 40m, verticals for 80/160m and receiving antennas for the lowbands. QSL via DL8YR, direct (QRZ.com) or via DARC-Bureau.

VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Update)
The VK9LA DXpedition will take place between March 23rd and April 3rd, with 16 operators. Bill Horner, VK4FW, member of Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Inc. (ODXG), reports on Sunday, March 15th: "We have now established that we will have live internet on the island which should be 24/7. We intend to have photos, online log check and QSO totals updated on the web site

www.odxg.org/vk9la.htm
All team members are finalizing last minute packing and weighing of luggage. All equipment sent via ship has safely arrived and is in storage awaiting our arrival.

There have been many queries since we devised a list of sunrise/sunset times for grey line propagation. We will have an operator on every low band every day whilst we are in darkness.

We also expect huge openings on 30m the same as K5D did. With our station separation we should be able to run 2 stations simultaneously to maximize openings......Cu in the pile ups."

VK9M, MELLISH REEF (Update)
Operators George/AA7JV and Tomi/HA7RY are expected to be active as VK9GMW next week (possibly between March 22nd and April 6th) in what they call "another low-key, simple DXpedition".

PLEASE NOTE that the dates are approximate and may change due to weather. The operation will have a strong low-band focus, although VK9WMW will operate on all HF bands. From their Web page, George reports from Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, (Sunday, March 15th):

"Preparations are under way for the boat trip to Mellish. We are currently provisioning and loading fuel. Lots of fuel. We intend to depart from Airlie Beach Tuesday morning. The weather forecast is fair (15 to 20 kts)."

QSL will be via HA7RY, by the Bureau or LoTW or direct to: Tamas Pekarik, Alagi ut 15, H-2151 Fot, HUNGARY. After VK9GMW has gone QRT, they will launch an "Online QSL Request Service" (OQRS) on their Web site.

If you want to receive your QSL via the Bureau, please use that form to request the card. They will check your QSOs against the log and send your card to you via the Bureau. This method will allow them faster processing, helps them protect the environment, and you will receive your VK9GMW card faster. For more information, please visit the VK9GMW Web page at:

http://www.vk9gmw.com
For donations, please access:
http://vk9gmw.com/support.html

VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND (OC-005)
Willy/ON5AX and his XYL Magda/ON3AX will be active as VK9N/ON5AX between now and March 22nd. QSL via ON5AX direct only.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
Florida Contest Group members Art/N4PJ (CW/RTTY) and XYL Marsha/K4IRI (SSB) will be active as VP5/homecall from Providenciales (NA-002), March 17-24th. Their activity will include the Russian DX Contest (March 21-22nd) as VQ5B. QSL via their home callsigns.

WH6, HAWAII (Very Rare County)
Attention county hunters! It was announced at the Maui Amateur Radio Club (MARC) this past week that the extremely rare Kalawao County will be activaed on 40 and 20 meters, March 30-31st. MARC member, Jayson Kohama, WH6BXK, is expected to work there on those particular days. After he gets off work each day, he plans to be on HF making as many contacts as possible.

His station, WH6BXK, will be on the air each day after 1800 local (6:00 pm or 0400z). He will be on 7188 kHz and 14335 kHz. Kalwao County is one of the rarest USA counties. It is the 2nd smallest county and the poorest in the USA. It is located on the Kalaupapa peninsula, on the island of Molokai. It is the old Hawaiian leper colony. Because it was a leper colony, it was totally isolated from the rest of the islands and had its own separate county government, which was administered by the state. Hams must have special permission to go there and operate. Thus it is extremely rare for any ham signals to ever radiate from Kalawao.

XR1, CHILE
Members of the Radio Club La Portada will be active as XR1A during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via XQ1IDM.

XU, CAMBODIA
Retu, OH4MDY, will once again be active as XU7MDY from Sihanoukville between April 9-21st. Activity will be on the HF bands 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL only direct to XU7MDY address on (QRZ.com).

ZF2, CAYMAN ISLAND (Satellites, Grids, HF and Contesting)
Adrian, AA5UK, will be operating as ZF2AE from Grand Cayman and ZF2AE/ZF8 from Little Cayman between March 25th and April 8th. Current plans are to operate holiday style on AO-51, SO-50, VO-52 and FO-29 satellites. He plans to activate EK99hi from March 25-28th, EK99xp and EK99wp from March 28th through April 3rd (he plans to operate HF only during part of CQ WPX SSB Contest and the rest of his stay on Little Cayman, 40-10m) and EK99kh from April 3-8th. Most activity will be in the afternoons and evenings. QSL direct with SAE/SASE, Bureau, LoTW or eQSL.

ZF2, CAYMAN ISLAND
Garry/K9WZB and XYL Sharon/K7WZB will be operating from Cayman Island as ZF2ZB between April 21st and May 6th. Activity will be on all bands 160-6 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. They will be monitoring 6 meters most of the time for openings to U.S. and Europe. QSL direct only via K9WZB.

ZL7T QRT
Lee, ZL2AL, reports that the multi-national team that activated Chatham Island in the South Pacific as ZL7T between March 5-10th, averaged about 2,200 QSOs a day with three radios for 5 days with over 11,000 QSOs in the log. The final logs have been uploaded to the Web site. Please QSL direct via Lee, ZL2AL: 87 Auckland Road, Greenmeadows, Napier 4112, NEW ZEALAND. For a direct response, you must enclose a self-addressed envelope (SAE) and at least 2 USDs or 1 IRC to cover the return postage, otherwise they will respond via the Bureau system. They will also reply to QSLs sent to them via the ZL Bureau, and they will upload their logs to the "Logbook of The World" (LoTW) by September this year.

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