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DX news and activities 2006

Dear friends, if you have any information on planned DXpeditions and activities, please let us know! Your hints are very welcome via E-Mail! The DX infos shown below are picked out from several DX news reflectors (DX-MB, ARRL DX Newsletter, OhioPenn DX and others).

The December 21st, 2006
Some DX news for you:

Rudi, DK7PE (1141), informs that a short video sequence (3 mins) about 5A7A can be seen on YouTube. The link is available on his page at http://www.rooody.de. He still needs some time to complete a 30 minute version.
Operators from the C6ARI team will activate Key West as W4/homecall between December 29th and January 2nd (2007), before their Cay Sal Bank (NA-219), Bahamas, operation, January 3-9th (2007). Operator is René, DL2JRM (1804), and others. It is also planned to activate some lighthouses for the ARLHS and islands which counts for the U.S. Island Award (USI). QSL via home call sign.
Members of the Bavarian Contest Club (BCC) will be on tour to Norfolk Island, VK9N. Look for HSC member Dietmar, DL3DXX (1469) and others between February 15th and March 3rd, 2007. Activity is planned for 160-10 meters with a focus on the lower bands. QSL Manager is Mario, DJ2MX. More information is expected to be available on the DXpedition's web site at http://www.df3cb.com/vk9n
Jean Luc, F5LDY (958) is QRV as TU2/F5LDY from Ivory Coast. QSL via F1CGN.
HSC members Philippe, F6IFY (1139)and Patrick F6IRF (1196) are in the early stages of planning to be active as CN2WW from Morocco in the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 17-18th) as a Multi-Op/Single-Transmitter entry. QSL via EA7FTR or LoTW.
John, K4BAI (1671), will be active as PJ4A from Bonaire during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (Febraury 17-18th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via K4BAI.

December 3rd, 2006
Baldur, DJ6SI (336) will be QRV as TN6X from Congo on CW until early December. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters QSL to home call.

November 14th, 2006
Klaus, DJ4SO (345), will be active from Namibia as V51/DJ4SO between now and December 1st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters. There will be an emphasis on the low bands. Klaus will also be in the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 25-26th). QSL via DJ4SO, direct or by the bureau.

A group of German operators will be active from Elbow Cay which belongs to Cay Sal Bank Cays Group in the Bahama Islands early in 2007. The callsign will be announced later. René, DL2JRM (1804) is a member of the team. They will leave Key Largo, Florida, around the 3rd of January and plans to be active until January 9th. The date can vary because of the weather. Due to the high costs (7000 US$ just for the transportation) any donations are welcome. The QSL Manager is DL3OCH. For more updates and information, please check the following web site at http://www.qslnet.de/member/na219/english/index.htm.

October 21st, 2006
Arno, DL1CW (1714) ist QRV from Peru (Puerto Maldonado, Cuzco and Lake Titicaca) until October 30th as OA7/DL1CW. QSL to home call sign.

Patrick, F6IRF (1196), will be active as CN2WW from Morocco between November 22-29th. His activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via EA7FTR.

October 12th, 2006
HSC Operators DL5XX (1121) and DL3HAH (1195) and others will be active as CT9L from Madeira Islands during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 25-26th) as Multi/2 entry. QSL via DJ6QT.

John, K4BAI (1671) and others will be QRV from the Netherland Antilles as PJ4A during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 25-26th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. Before and after the contest, they will use PJ4/homecalls between November 21-28th. All QSLs go via K4BAI.

September 10th, 2006
Here we have some DX news for you:

A Mexican and German team of operators are planning a DXpedition to Socorro Island, XF4 (NA-030), in the Revillagigedo Islands group, to take place between October 17th and November 3rd. Among others, the team members will HSC operators Joe, DF7TH (1420) and Dietmar, DL3DXX (1469). QSL via N6AWD for North-America, and DL9NDS for the rest of the world. Visit their web page at http://www.xf4dl.xedx.org/.
Hadi, DJ2PJ (258) will be active as OHØJWH again from Eckeroe Island (EU-002), September 26th until October 8th. His focus will be on the low bands, especially 160 meters. QSL via DJ2PJ, by the bureau or direct using the QRZ.COM address. E-mail bureau requests with log extract are also welcome and go to oh0@dj2pj.de. Visit Hadi's web page for more details and pictures at http://www.dj2pj.de.
Jean, F5LDY (958) is QRV as TU2/F5LDY from Cote d'Ivoire until September 2007. QSL via F1CGN.
K1JD (1831) will begin an African Safari to Tanzania on September 9 and hopes to be QRV as 5H2JD in his spare time. Most likely this will be in the late afternoons his time, mostly around 14025, 10120 and 7025 kHz.

July 25th, 2006
Tom, DL2RMC (1411) will be active from the Faroe Islands as OY/DL2RMC from August 21st to 23rd. QSL via DL2RMC, bureau preferred.

Gabi, HA1YA (728) will be active from Thasos Island as J48YA, between August 5-19th. Activity will be on HF, 50 MHz and 144 MHz. Call sign for 50 MHz will be SV8/HA1YA.

July 11th, 2006
After some years of silence, an international team will activate Libya between November 14-28th. The callsign will be 5A7A. Activity will be on all bands. The international team operators include some HSC members DJ7IK (334), DL5EBE (1356), DJ9CB (504), DL5CW (1240), DK1II (886), DJ2VO (237), DK7PE (1141). The preferred CW frequencies mentioned are 1827, 3507, 7017, 10107, 14007, 18077, 21027, 24893 and 28027 kHz. For updates and more info, please see the following web page at http://5a7a.gmxhome.de.

Chris, DL4FO (1841), will be active as OZ/DL4FO from Tuno Island between July 22nd and August 5th. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via DL4FO. Visit his web page at http://www.qslnet.de/dl4fo.

A group of four Italian operators including HSC member I2AZ (1829) is currently active from Albania, ZA until July 17th. Activity will be on all bands HF and VHF. They also plan to activate lighthouses, WW Loc.'s and be in the upcoming contests for HF/VHF (IARU HF World, Six Club Contest and CQ World-Wide VHF Contest). All plan to sign ZA*/homecall. QSL via their home call signs.

July 1st, 2006
Look for Tony, G4UZN (1275), to be active from Thailand for three weeks starting on June 23rd. He hopes that the WARC bands should be available by then and expects to be on the air as HSØZGH as time permits. QSL via home call.

Also look for Jacky, ZL3CW (1105), to be active from Raoul Island (OC-039) starting around June 27-28th. He plans to be there for about one week as ZM8CW. Activity will be limited to his spare time. He will concentrate on the lower bands. QSL via ZL1AMO.

June 9th, 2006
Juergen, DJ2VO (237), has become member of a team to be QRV from the Azores during the IOTA Contest July 29 to 30th as CU8T and as a Multi-Single entry. Outside of the contest July 29th to August 8th, the group will be active as CU8F from Farol do Albarnaz Lighthouse. Both QSLs via CT1GFK (the bureau is ok).

Dov, 4Z4DX (1680), will be active as SV5/MØDOV and J45DOV from Rhodos Islands, July 15-20th. QSL via 4Z4DX.

May 9th, 2006
Juergen, DJ2VO (237), will be active from Miquelon until May 20th. His callsign was not provided. Activity will be on 80-10 meters with 100 watts into a vertical antenna. This activity will also count for the Ile Grande Miquelon Lighthouse (WLOTA LH-1417). QSL via home call.

Patrick, F6IRF (1196), will be active as CN2WW from Morocco from Hassan's, CN8SG, station in Kenitra, between May 20-29th. He also plans to be active in the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via EA7FTR or the LoTW. See the wep page at http://cn2ww.blogspot.com/

April 19th, 2006
An international team of operators including some HSC members are planning to put together a November 2006 Libya DXpedition. Activity will be on all bands. They will use the callsign 5A7A. Their plan is to be active from November 14-28th. The HSC members of the group are Andy, DJ7IK (334), Dominik DL5EBE (1356), Gunter DJ9CB (504), Franz, DK1II (886), and Juergen DJ2VO (237). Direct QSL request via DL9USA. The bureau QSLs are processed very last after the direct requests are processed. More information is available on their web page at http://5a7a.gmxhome.de.

March 20th, 2006
OM Joeke, PAØVDV (1168) will be QRV as PJ6/PAØVDV from Saba Island, IOTA NA-145, from March 19 to April 5th. QSL to home call.

March 7th, 2006
New DX activities by our members:

Juergen, DJ2VO (237), will be active from the Island of Miquelon, May 5 to 20th. His callsign was not provided. Activity will be CW only on 80-10 meters with 100 watts into a Vertical Antenna. QSL via his home call sign.
Hardy, DL3KWF (489) will be active again as CT3/DL3KWF from Madeira Island from March 9-23th. QSL via home call sign. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to dl3kwf@darc.de.
An international team including HSC member Dim, UY7CW (1264) will be on the air as SØ1R from Western Sahara, April 11-16th. Operation will be on all bands from 160-10 meters. QSL via EA5RM. For more details see their web site at http:/www.s01r.com.

February 17th, 2006
HSC member Dietmar, DL3DXX (1469) and others are planning a DXpedition to Vanuatu, YJ. They will leave Germany on February 22nd, 2006, and will arrive in Port Vila on February 24th. The team expects to possibly be on the air the same day. Their activity will have an emphasis on the low bands 160/80/40 meters. An online log search will be available. The team plans to QRT on March 11th. A web site has been established by Bernd, DF3CB (931).

February 10th, 2006
The most recent DX news:

Gyuri, HA1CW (1744), uses the special call sign HG2006S during 2006 and HG5Y in contests.
Frank, DL8WAA (1391) and others will be active from the Azores Islands between February 12-20th. The team will be active in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 18-19th) as a Multi-2 entry. Outside of the contest the operators will focus on the low bands for Asia.
Erik, DL9AWI (1564) and others are now active from Raivavae Island (Austral Islands, FO-122) as FO/DL9AWI. Activity will last until February 14th focusing the lower bands, especially 160m. See also http://www.radioklub.de/cgcg. QSL via DL3APO.
John, K4BAI (1671) is active from Bonaire Island as PJ4/K4BAI from the Netherland Antilles from February 14-21st.
HSC member Vlady, R1ANN (RU3HD/ANT, HSC 1666), is still on Novolazarevskaya Base. Vlady will leave the Russian Base on February 15th heading to Capetown, South Africa. He hopes to operate as R1ANN/MM and RU3HD/MM on the way home. QSL via RZ3DJ.

January 17th, 2006
Here we have some fresh DX-News concerning our members for you:

Paolo, I2UIY (1629), will be active as P4ØG from Aruba during ARRL DX CW Contest from February 18th to 19th. QSL via I2EOW.
HSC OP Martti, OH2BH (445) and Pertti, OH2PM will be cruising in the Caribbean to activate Belize in ARRL International DX Contests as V31BH and V31PP from CW February 18th to 19th. On the way to the Caribbean, Martti will stop over in the Azores to activate CU2A in the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 28-29th). QSLs to their home call signs.

PACIFIC 2006 DXPEDITION TOUR. Members of the Central German Contest Group will be heading to the Pacific between January 14th and March 3rd, and plan to activate several different islands. HSC OP Erik, DL9AWI, (1564) is one of the Operators mentioned. Their planned scheduled is:

January 15-28th - From Ua Pou Island (OC-027) (Marquesa Islands, FO-023)
February 1-14th - From Raivavae (OC-114) (Austral Islands, FO-122)
After February 14th - They will travel to the Auckland (OC-036), New Zealand, and spend the rest of the time there.

Callsigns will be announced later, but they will be active as ZL/homecall/m from New Zealand. Activity will have an emphasis on the lower bands, especially 160m. Their Web site will be updated frequently at: http://www.radioklub.de/cgcg . QSL cards for these activities all go via DL3APO.

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