DX news and activities

• Once again, OM Joeke, PAØVDV (1168) will operate as PJ6/PAØVDV from Saba from 24 January to 18 February. QSL via home call via bureau or direct to Joeke van der Velde, Delleburen 1, NL-8421 RP Oldeberkoopor.
• Pirate: Martin, OK1RR (731) reports that his call sign is often pirated as OK1RR/QRP on 40 metres by a CW operator who gives "Jan" as his name and "nr Usti" as QTH. The genuine Martin Kradoska, OK1RR from Prague, is a 30-50 wpm operator and never uses QRP equipment/call.

• Chris, A45XR (729) is usually QRV on 160 and 80 meters using CW just after 1400 UTC.
• Mirek, VK6DXI (830) is in Pattaya, Thailand on business until December 23rd and will operate in his spare time as HSØ/VK3DXI. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. QSL via DL4DBR.

• Jose, CT1BOH (1428), will be active as P4ØE from Aruba in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a single-op/all band entry. QSL via W3HNK. Visit the web page at http://www.qsl.net/p40e/
• Wolff, DJ5JH (372), in Peloponnese, Greece, will be active as J43J in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as a single-op/ single band (20m) entry. QSL via bureau to DJ5JH.
• Mike, DL1HCM (1517) and Heye, DJ9RR will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 9Y4ZC (multi-two) from Tobago. Outside the contest they will concentrate on the low and WARC bands. QSL via bureau to DL1HCM (please refrain from sending direct cards, all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically through the bureau).
• K4BAI (1671) and others will be at the Caribbean Contesting Consortium's PJ2T site on Curaçao from 17 to 30 November, including a multi-two entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest.

• René, DL2JRM (1804) is QRV from Afghanistan as YA/DL2JRM from December 22nd 2003 to January 11th 2004. Rig is 100 W transceiver and FD4 antenna.
• Jose, CT1BOH (1428) reports he will be active as PTØF from PY0FF's station on Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 19 to 28 October. QSL via W3HC.

• HSC members DL1EFD (1518) and DL1YD (441) and others will be active as CT9L in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a multi-2 entry. QSL via DJ6QT. Before and after the contest, operators will use their own call/CT3. QSL via their home call signs.
• Ben, OZ5AAH (1660) will be active as CT3/OZ5IPA from Madeira from 21 October until 2 November, including an entry in the International Police Association Contest (1-2 November). QSL direct only to Preben Jakobsen, Gjethusparken 25, DK-3300 Frederiksvaerk, Denmark.
• Henryk SMØJHF (K6JHF) (423) is QRV as C56JHF and has been active on 30 meters between 2200 and 0200 UTC. QSL via SM0JHF.

• Hadi, DJ2PJ (258) will be active again as OHØJWH from his QTH on Eckeroe, Aland Islands from 5th to 13th October. Hadi will check 160, 80, and 40 metres regularly around and after local sunset. QSL via DJ2PJ, bureau or direct. E-mail requests for bureau cards are welcome at dj2pj@darc.de.
• Members from the Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club (DLØDLH) will be operating from the Acores, October 9-12th, under the call sign CU2L. Activity will be on HF bands, 160 meters included. Among others, operator is HSC member DK7PE (1141). QSL via DL4FP.
• Jacky, ZL3CW (F2CW) (1105) will be active again as ZM8CW from Raoul Island in the Kermadecs (OC-039) on 10th to 18th October. This is not a DXpedition and Jacky will operate in his spare time. QSL via ZL1AMO.

• Confirmed operators for the 9-16 October activity from from Pratas Island includes HSC member DL3DXX (1469). The web page is at http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm.
• Operators at the Netherlands Antilles DXpedition is HSC member John, K4BAI (1671) and others. They will be active from Curaçao as PJ2T in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th). QSL via N9AG.

• Franz, ZL2III/DK1II (886) will be active as 3D2II from Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands between 24 August and 2 September. He will operate in his spare time, in the local morning and evening hours, on 10-40 metres mainly CW. QSL via ZL2III (P.O. Box 28110, Wellington, New Zealand).
• Once again Henk, PA3AWW (1648) will be working at Dormaa Hospital in Ghana. Look for him to be active as 9G1AA in his free time from 30 August to 12 September. QSL via home call.

• An international team of 20 operators will be active as T33C from Banaba Island during the first two weeks of April 2004 (April 4-16th). They will have 6 HF stations on the air (3 CW and 3 SSB), plus a separate 6 meter/AO-40. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters. Participant is HSC member Greg, DF2IC (917), QSL Manager is PA5ET. Some of the team members will arrive early and enter the CQ WPX SSB Contest from T30-land in March 2004. For updates, visit the Web page at http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004 .
• About 17 OMs and 3 XYLs will operate from Kerkennah Islands (IOTA AF-073) from November 19th to December 1st. Their activity will include the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a multi-2 entry using the callsign TS7N. During their time there, they plan to have five active stations on all modes and on 160 to 6 meters. Beside others, operators are HSC members DJ9CB (504) and DJ7IK (334). QSL via DL9USA. See also web site at http://www.qsl.net/ts7n .
• Tom, DL2RMC (1411) and others will be active as VK9XW from Christmas Island (OC-002) on October 4th to 11th and as VK9CD from Cocos-Keeling (OC-003) on October 11th to 23rd . They will have three stations with amplifiers, beams and verticals and will operate on all. See web site at http://www.qsl.net/vk9xt.
• Andy, G3AB (1555), will be active from Christmas Island as VK9XAB from August 30th to September 6th. Activity will be mainly CW. This is a low key DXpedition with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via G3AB.

• DF4SA (1468) and 8 CT stations will be active as CT9D from the Desertas Islands (IOTA AF-046) on 23 to 27 July, IOTA Contest included. QSL via CS3MAD Associacao de Radioamadores da Regiao da Madeira, P.O. Box 4694, 9000 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
• Axel, DL6KVA (1647) will be active once again as 4KØCW from Baku, Azerbaijan on 4 to 17 August, including an entry in the WAE CW Contest. Activity will be on CW only, typically in his night hours after 21 UTC. QSL via DL6KVA either direct Axel Schernikau, Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 187, 18146 Rostock, Germany or via DARC bureau.
• DL7KL (1731) and others plan to be active as XZ7A from Myanmar between 30 September and 17 October. They will have four stations at two different operating places, one in the capital city and the other at the seaside. Activity will take place on 160-6 metres with an emphasis on the low bands. News, online logs and pictures will be available at http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/ during the DXpedition.
• XU, CAMBODIA Update: Danny MØGMT (1802) and Oliver DJ9AO will use their assigned callsigns between August 3 to 18th as follows: XU7ACT for normal operations and XU7ACU for the WAE CW Contest, August 9th and 10th only QSLs are via G3SWH.

• A group of operators from the Pannon DX Club including HSC member HA5BWW (1726) will operate from Liechtenstein on 22nd to 27th June. They will have three stations on 40 to 10 mtrs. The callsigns will be HBØ/HAØHW/p, HBØ/HAØKHW/p, HBØ/HA4DX/p, HBØ/HA4XG/p, HBØ/HG4LGN/p, HBØ/HA5BWW/p and HBØ/HA7VK/p. QSL to HBØ/HAØKHW/p via HAØHW, all others via home calls (direct or bureau).
• HSC member Thomas, DL2RMC (1411), and others will be active as VK9CT and VK9D from October 11th to 23rd. Activity will be on all modes, 160 to 6 meters with a focus on the lower and the WARC bands. QSL via DL2RMC.

• Danny MØGMT (1802) and Oliver DJ9AO, both young men, 19 and 21 years old will be active from Cambodia from the 4th to 18th of August 2003. Call sign not known yet, XU7???. QRV on all bands 160m to 6m both CW and SSB. Please visit the DX-pedition web site for updates and more information: www.geocities.com/dxpedition2003
• Baltic-Sea-VHF/UHF-DX-Pedition 2003: DL5YYM (1626) and others are going on VHF/UHF DX-Pedition from May, 24th to June, 6th 2003. Frequencies are 50,183 MHz (all modes), 144,183 MHz (HSCW), 144,283 MHz (TROPO, ES), 144,383 MHz (WSJT) and 432,183 MHz (all modes). They hope for some good Auroa and e-skip conditions. Please don't ask for skeds, just monitor the DX-Clusters. All QSLs via DH8BQA via buerau or direct to Olli Droese, Augustenstraße 12, D-16303 Schwedt, Germany.

• DJ8FW (451) will be active as CT3AS between April, 8th and 22nd. He plans to work on 80 to 15 mtrs. QSL via home call.
• Hugo, HB9AFH (795) and Uli, HB9CGA will be active, possibly as J3/HB9CGA, from Grenada on 12 to 23 April. They plan to operate on 10-80 metres mainly CW. QSL via HB9CGA, either direct or through the bureau.

• Dov Gavish, 4Z4DX (1680) will be active as 9N7DX starting April 22nd for 4 weeks. Activity is expected to be on 160-6 meters CW and the digital modes. QSL via 4Z4DX. See also http://www.qsl.net/4z4dx
• Andy, DJ7IK (334) announced that the planned DXpedition (Callsign TS7N) to Kerkennah Island from March 21st to April 1st has been cancelled due to the insecure political situation. Their plans now are to try again at the end of November with participation in the CQWW DX Contest. They will update this information as soon as they receive their license.

• The "World-Wide Young Contesters" will be sponsoring a DX operation in Samoa, 5W from August 4-14th. Operators will include MØGMT (1802) and others. Operations will be on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK-31 and with two stations active 24 hours a day. QSL via N1SNB.
• George, SP2PI (380) will operate as HF2VL from 25 February to 31 March to elebrate his 45th anniversary of activity on the amateur radio bands. QSL via home call (Jerzy H. Wojniusz, Matejki 56/39, 87-100 Torun, Poland).

• Dieter, DJ9ON (652) and others are the operators for the second DXpedition to Ducie Island. They expect to be QRV on all HF bands SSB, CW and RTTY plus 6 metres and AO-40, starting on 8-9 March for about a week. The call sign will be announced shortly before the operation begins. QSL via JR2KDN. The pilot stations will be JE2EHP, DJ8NK and WA2MOE. The web pages for the operation are www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm and www.qsl.net/aa0mz/ducie2.htm
• Ben, DL6RAI (1133) will operate from Tobago Island from February 11th through March 3rd. Activity will include the ARRL DX SSB and CW Contests. Operations will be CW/SSB and RTTY on 160-10 meters, including the WARC bands. Call sign will be 9Y4/DL6RAI (QSL via DL6RAI) and during the ARRL Contests, 9Y4TBG (QSL via DL4MEH).
• Norbert, F6AXX (1216) will be active as 6W7/F6AXX from Saly, Senegal from 25 January to 7 February. His favourite mode is CW and he plans to operate mainly during his morning and night hours on or around 14.035, 18.090, 21.035, 24.105 and 28.035 kHz. QSL via F6AXX either direct or through the bureau.

• Gerd, DJ4KW (273) and his wife Gisela, DK9GG will be active as V31YN and V31GW from Belize from January, 9th until February, 25tht. QSL via home calls.
• DJ4SO (345) will be QRV as PJ6/DJ4SO from Saba Island during January 15th to February 5tht. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters. QSL to home call.

• Arno, DL1CW (1714) and Andy, DL3GA plan to be active from Cape Coast from February 5-18th as 9G5AP (DL1CW) and 9G5GA (DL3GA). Activity will be on 80-10 meters, including the WARC bands. Participation in the ARRL-DX (CW) is also planned.
• Dietmar, DL3DXX (1469) and other German hams planning to activate Sudan as STØRY. They will start their operation in March and stay approx. 3 weeks. Their focus will be the Low Bands, WARC Bands, RTTY and 6 meters (in this order). Currently, they have plans for 3 HF stations (with amps), 3 Quarter Wave GP for the Low Bands, some Yagis for 10-20 meters (incl. WARC) and some wire.