9Q

FROM 425DX NEWS

9Q     - Christian, CX2CC  is  working  for  the  United  Nations  in  Goma,
         Democratic Republic of the Congo for one year. He plans to  operate
         SSB, digital modes and QRS CW as 9Q5OAR on 80-10  metres.  QSL  via
         home  call  (Christian  Cardarello,  Avenida  Italia  3319,   11600
         Montevideo, Uruguay). Cards will be replied "after January 2012".

9Q     - Celebrating  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  indipendende  of  the
         Democratic Republic of the  Congo,  Patrick  ON4HIL,  Theo  ON4ATW,
         Marc ON6CC, Luc ON4IA, Wim ON4CIT and Ronald PA3EWP will be  active
         as 9Q50ON on 3-13 December. They will operate SSB and CW on  160-10
         metres. QSL via ON4BR, direct or bureau.  Further  information  can
         be found at www.9q50on.be

5X

FROM 425DX NEWS

5X     - Alan, G3XAQ will be visiting Kampala, Uganda from 14 November to  1
         December. He will operate CW only on the HF bands  as  5X1XA,  with
         100W and a small beam. He will participate  in  the  CQ  WW  DX  CW
         Contest as a single band entrant, probably on 20  metres.  QSL  via
         G3SWH.

PJ4 soon

from ARRL DX news

BONAIRE, PJ4.  Andy, W9NJY will be QRV as PJ4/home call from
Bonaire, IOTA SA-006, from October 16 to 29.  Activity will be on 40
to 10 meters.  QSL via WD9DZV.

FM

from ARRL DX news

MARTINIQUE, FM.  Andy, DL3GA is QRV as TO3GA until October 20.  He
plans to be active in the Worked All Germany contest.  Outside the
contest activity is on 160 to 10 meters, and possibly 30 meters
using mostly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK.  QSL to home call.

PJ new for DXCC

The dissolution of the Netherland Antilles has caused changes to the DXCC List.

 

As per the DXCC rules, the two Netherland Antilles DXCC entities will be deleted and moved to the Deleted Entities List.  Four new entities will be added to the DXCC List : (1) Curacao; (2) St. Maarten; (3) Saba and St. Eustatius; and (4) Bonaire.  The event date and time for these changes will be 0400Z, 10 October, 2010.  Confirmations for these new entities will be accepted for credit starting 1 January, 2011.

 

Other administrative changes and actions will be announced as they are finalized.

PJ

from OPDX news

PJ STATIONS LIST (UPDATED)
EXPECTED TO BE ON THE AIR NOW AND IN THE COMING WEEKS:
      PJ2T       - Curacao Island; October 10th-November 2nd; QSL via
                   N9AG or LoTW.
      PJ2/OH1VR  - Curacao Island; now through October 13th; QSL via
                   his home callsign.
      PJ4B       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via PA8A.
      PJ4D       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via W3HNK.
      PJ4I       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via DL9USA (this
                   may change).
      PJ4N       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via W3HNK.
      PJ4W       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd; QSL via W3HNK
      PJ4/W9NJY  - Bonaire Island; October 16-29th; QSL via W9NJY or LoTW
                   after the January 1st (2011).
      PJ5/K1XM   - St. Eustatius; now through October 17th; QSL via KQ1F.
      PJ5/AH6DX  - St. Eustatius; now through October 15th; QSL via AH6DX,
                   direct or by the Bureau.
      PJ5/AA4NC  - St. Eustatius; October 9-15th; QSL via AA4NC direct
                   only. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. NO BUREAU QSLs.
      PJ6A       - Saba Island; October 10-22nd; QSL direct only to N4NX,
                   or use the online OQRS system for direct and Bureau
                   QSLing.
      PJ6/K4LMY  - Saba Island; length of stay unknown; QSL via K4LMY.
      PJ7E       - Sint Maarten; October 10-20th; QSL via LoTW, OQSL (see
                   Web page) or direct to: Sint Maarten 2010, Box 333,
                   Bethlehem, Georgia 30620-9989 USA
      PJ7/AA4NC  - Sint Maarten; October 15-18th; QSL via AA4NC, direct
                   only. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. NO BUREAU QSLs.
      PJ7/AH6DX  - Sint Maarten; October 15-22nd; QSL via AH6DX, direct
                   or by the Bureau.

H40 by DLs

from OPDX news

H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE. German operators Peter/DG1FK and Sigi/DK9FN will
once again return to Temotu Province and be active as H40FK and H40FN,
respectively, this time from Nendo Island (OC-100) between December 21st
and January 3rd (2011). Activity will be on CW, PSK and RTTY. Operations
will probably be on 160-6 meters depending on the band conditions. QSL
H40FN via HA8FW, and H40FK via DG1FK. More details should be forthcoming.

VK9X by JH3PBL

Hiro JH3PBL plans to be active on HF as VK9XL from Christmas Island, OC-002 (Indian Ocean) between January 14 – 20, 2011.

QSL via H/c.

VP2M

George, K2DM will be QRV as VP2MDG from Montserrat between Oct 27 – Nov 2, CQ WW SSB contest included.

Activity all bands. QSL via K2DM

9Q5

from OPDX news

9Q50, DEM. REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Patrick/ON4HIL will once again return but
with Theo/ON4ATW, Marc/ON6CC, Luc/ON4IA, Wim/ON4CIT and Ron/PA3EWP and
activate 9Q50ON from Kinshasa between December 3-13th. The special event
callsign is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the independence of the
Democratic Republic of Congo. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW
and SSB. QSL via ON4BR, by the Bureau or direct. For more details, updates
and suggested frequencies, visit:          http://www.9q50on.be

ZD9

from DXNL news

ZD9 - TRISTAN DA CUNHA, AF-029
     Ulli,DL2AH, will show up as ZD9AH from Tristan da Cunha (AF-029)
     between Oct 10 and Dec 6. Please keep in mind that this is a holiday
     and NOT a DXpedition. Nevertheless he plans to take part in the
     WAG Contest, the CQ WWDX contests and the JADX Contest. His equipment
     includes a Yaesu FT-897 (barefoot) and a Windom antenna. Ulli works in
     SSB most of the time but promised to be active also in RTTY by the end
     of November. The QSLs will be sent out after his reurn home in January.
     QSL cards can be sent either via bureau or direct to DL2AH.

IOTA AS-154

Between 15th - 18th October, a group of OK radio amateurs including Pavel OK1MU (TA2ZAF), Honza OK2ZAW and Dan OK1HRA, under special callsign TC03W, is going to activate the island of Giresun in the Black Sea.

PJ

from OPDX news

PJ ACTIVITY. During the next three weeks (starting 10/10/10), DXers
will be treated to something special that they have never seen before
- multiple new DXCC entities. Expect huge pileups and probably plenty
of confusion. It is suggested to "PLEASE be patient", "LISTEN" and "KNOW"
who/what you are working. Even though the PJ islands are expected to be
new DXCC entities, they will NOT be totally rare ones and will be easily
accessible for future operations. With over 11 operations expected to
be on the air during the next month, observe/listen first and then have
fun working them.

   STATIONS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE AIR 10/10/10:
     PJ2T       - Curacao Island; October 10th-November 2nd
     PJ4B       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd
     PJ4I       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd
     PJ4N       - Bonaire Island; October 10-22nd
     PJ5/AH6DX  - St. Eustatius; now through October 15th
     PJ5/AA4NC  - St. Eustatius; October 9-15th
     PJ6A       - Saba Island; October 10-22nd
     PJ7E       - Sint Maarten; October 10-20th
     PJ7/AA4NC  - Sint Maarten; October 15-18th
     PJ7/AH6DX  - Sint Maarten; October 15-22nd

   STATIONS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE AIR LATER IN NOVEMBER:
     PJ4A       - Bonaire Island; November 23-30th
     PJ5/SP6IXF - St.Eustatius; November 18th-December 3rd
     PJ5/SP6EQZ - St.Eustatius; November 18th-December 3rd
     PJ7/K1GI   - Sint Maarten; November 20-23rd

approved for DXCC

The following operations are approved for DXCC credit:

• 9Q5ØAR – Democratic Republic of the Congo (Club Station all operations)
• 9Q5ØON – Democratic Republic of the Congo - 2010 Operation

ZL7

I will be active as ZL1WY/ZL7 from the Chatham Islands (OC-038) between 2 and 9 December operating on 160-6meters CW, SSB and Digi-mode, with an emphasis on 160 and 6M (for the Pacific). A beacon will be on 50.117MHz around the clock. QSL via JF1OCQ.