VE 特別イベントコールサイン

4月1日～5月31日までの間、使用されます。

from OPDX news

CANADIAN SPECIAL EVENT CALLSIGNS. To celebrate 50th anniversary of the
opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, look for Canadian amateurs to use the
following prefix between April 1st and May 31st:
XL -> VA XN -> VO
XM -> VE XO -> VY

CT3 by DL'ｓ

from OPDX news

CT3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. A group of German operators will be active as
CT9L during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Multi-2 entry.
QSL via DJ6QT. Operators mentioned are: Walter/DJ6QT, Falk/DK7YY, Wolfgang/
DK9VZ, Ulf/DL5AXX, Tom/DL5LYM and Frank/DL8WAA. Outside the contest,
operators will probably sign CT3/homecall. QSL via their home callsigns.
PLEASE NOTE: DJ6QT and DK7YY will be active between February 17th and
March 10th. The rest of the team leaves February 24th.

CT3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. A group of German operators will be active as
CT9L during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Multi-? entry.
QSL via DJ6QT. Operators mentioned are: Adam/DJ0IF, Walter/DJ6QT and
Falk/DK7YY. Outside the contest operators will probably sign CT3/homecall.
QSL via their home callsigns.

K5D プエルトリコ・サンファンに到着

February 8, 2009
Everyone arrived safely in San Juan PR yesterday; the last group at about midnight.

Last night we executed a contract for a helicopter to transport our heavier items including transceivers, amps, generators and shelters.

Fifteen Team Members plus a half-dozen USFWS personnel completed UXO (UneXploded Ordnance) training this morning.

Today was spent transiting from San Juan to our team HQ hotel in Rincon PR. On the way, we stopped at the Arecibo Radio Telescope, visit courtesy Angel, WP3R.

More news posted here as it becomes avaialble.

KP2

from 425DX news

KP2 - Look for John, KP2/K3CT (QSL via home call) to be active from the
US Virgin Islands (NA-106) on 18-25 February, with an emphasis on
30, 12 and 17 metres before and after the ARRL DX CW Contest. He
will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as KP2M (QSL via AI4U).

K5D

February 6, 2009

Today several team members leave their homes and start their journey to Desecheo via Puerto Rico.
The entire fifteen man team will assembled by Saturday evening in San Juan.

Sunday morning will be devoted to the required UXO (unexploded ordnance) training and afterward the team will travel to Rincon, Puerto Rico, the closest landfall to Desecheo.
The Lazy Parrot Hotel will be the team headquarters for the following 4 days.
All equipment and antennas that we shipped have arrived and are in storage.
Most of our infrastructure supplies and equipment has been purchased locally is also in our storage facility.

The team will spend Monday through Wednesday completing team training, finalizing assignments, testing generators and pre-assembling antennas.
The remaining shopping will also be completed.

The SUP (Special Use Permit) will be presented to us in a special ceremony scheduled for Monday night. With that in hand, we will finally be ready to activate the #6 "most wanted" DXCC entity from February 12th-26th.
We hope to be QRV late in the day on the 12th, weather depending.

Visit the new "K5D Store" (the button is about 2/3 down on the Welcome page) on the our website: www.kp5.us There is a good selection of memorabilia including nice polo shirts, t-shirts, caps, mouse pads, and mugs.

Financial support is being sought and very welcome. The "How you can help" tab on the website makes it easy. For larger contributions; they can be made tax-deductible (consult your tax advisor) if directed through the Northern California DX Foundation. Details are found on our website.

CU in the pileups,
Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Glenn Johnson, W0GJ