3W - Sergey (RA3NAN), Oleg (RK3FA), Eugene (RZ3EC), Andy (RZ3EM) and Andrey/UA6BGB will be active from three Vietnamese IOTA groups between 24 September and 1 October as follows:24-26 September XV6RRC Ngu Island AS-185
27-28 September XV7RRC Cham Island AS-162
29 September-1 October XV3RRC Tam Island AS-157
This is a tentative schedule, as actual dates will depend on local They plan to operate on 160-10 metres with two stations equipped with amplifiers and several antennas. QSL via RZ3EC, direct (Eugene Shelkanovtcev, P.O. Box 70, Orel, 302028, Russia) or bureau (bureau cards can be requested on-line). The logs will be uploaded to LoTW Bookmark http://xv6rrc.com/ for further information and updates. [TNX
RZ3EM]
6W - Sebastien, F8IJV will be honeymooning at Le Calao, Senegal on 15-30 October and will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as 6V7Q. He might also be active (SSB and digital modes) before and after the contest. QSL via F8IJV, direct or bureau. [TNX F6AJA]
8Q - Andy, G7COD will be active again as 8Q7AK from Embudu, Maldives (AS-013) on 11-25 October. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 80-12 metres (suggested frequencies and operating schedule at http://www.qrz.com/db/8q7ak). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
G7COD]
CE0Y - The 31 October-15 November DXpedition to Easter Island [425DXN 953] has received permission to shorten their call from XR0YA to XR0Y. This callsign was used twice in the past (1995 and 2000), and the QSL route for this year's event will be announced soon. Bookmark http://rapanui2009.org/ for updates, further information and details on how to contribute. [TNX MM0NDX]
CY0 - The 19-26 October DXpedition to Sable Island [425DXN 938] by WA4DAN, N0TG and AA4VK has been postponed sine die because of serious health problems affecting one of the team members' son (read the news release at http://www.cy0dxpedition.com/). Hopefully the operation will be rescheduled, but for the time being it is understandably being placed on 'hold' while waiting for better times.
EA6 - Adrian, AA5UK will be active again as EA6/AA5UK from Ibiza, Balearic Islands (EU-004) on 14-29 October, including a SOAB entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. He plans to operate holiday style on 160-10 metres SSB and digital modes. Activity on various satellites is also being planned. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He will upload his log to LoTW and eQSL. [TNX IZ3EBA]
G - Depending on weather, Jon, M0OVL will be active as M0OVL/p from the Farne Islands (EU-109) on 25 and 26 September. He has been granted permission to operate only between 10 and 14 UTC on both days. Look for him on 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX M0OVL]
GM - Ken, G0ORH reports he will be active as GM0ORH from the Isle of Arran (EU-123) on 20-27 September.
HL - Mike, KE7WRJ will be active as HL9QST from Korea from 10 September to 13 November. He will operate CW and SSB on 40-10 metres, "at least 8 hours a day during the week, and longer over the weekends". QSL via KE7WRJ. He will upload his log to LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
S7 - Mauro, HB9ENI will be active as S79MI from Praslin Island (AF-024), Seychelles on 21-26 October, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. He plans to operate SSB and RTTY on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. He will upload his log to LoTW. [TNX HB9ENI]
TA - The TC Special Wireless Activity Team (www.tcswat.org) will be active as TC3BLH from Balyos Lighthouse (Sea of Marmara) on 19-23 September. They plan to operate mainly on 20 and 40 metres SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX TA1HZ]
T3 - Craig, N3BQR will be active as T31AA from the Phoenix Islands (Central Kiribati) on 10-25 September. According to The Daily DX, he will be "on some sort of research trip", and plans "to go to at least six of the eight islands for one to two days each" and to operate mainly on 20 metres SSB.
Z2 - Kazuo's, Z29KM next work assignment will be in Indonesia and he will be leaving Zimbabwe in mid October. He will remove his 5-band yagi in a couple of weeks, and although he will continue to be QRV as long as possible, his signals on the higher bands will be weaker. He reports having "too much QRN" on the low bands. Look for him on RTTY (18105 kHz) around 11 UTC, on SSTV (18130 and 14227 kHz) around 16 UTC and on CW (10120 kHz) after 18 UTC. QSL via EA7FTR. [TNX Z29KM]
(Dave Raycroft/DX News 957/958)