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3Y  BOUVET ISLAND   AN-002
     Petrus,3Y0E, logged about 250 QSOs by the end of January. You should  hurry if you were not lucky
     yet because when weather permits the team  will be picked up by their ship on Feb 12.
     Listen for 3Y0E on 14260 kHz every day between 1600 and 1730 UTC.

6Y  JAMAICA
     Rob, VE4GV will be QRV as VE4GV/6Y5 from Ocho Rios (NA-097) from February 11 to 18.  Activity will
     be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes.  He plans to participate in the
     upcoming ARRL DX CW contest as well.                                        QSL to home call.
 --- Mark,6Y5/M0DXR, is expected to become QRV on all bands from Feb 12-25.
                                                                                QSL via home call.
C5  THE GAMBIA
    Andre, ON7YK will be QRV as C56YK from February 11 to March 6.  Activity will be on 160 to
    10 meters using SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK.  QSL to home call.  In addition, Jose, ON4LAC will be
    QRV as C56JC from February 12 to March 6.Activity will be on all HF bands using SSB, RTTY and PSK.
                                                                                 QSL to home call.
FJ & FS - ST. BARTHELEMY  AND ST. MARTIN. 
    Polish operators Tadeusz/SP3IPB and his XYL Agnieszka/SQ3WN, Przemek/SP7VC and himself will be
    active from St. Martin (NA-105) as FS/homecalls between February 14-16th, and then later from
    St. Barthelemy (NA-146) as FJ/homecalls between February 17-26th. They plan to be active on
    CW/SSB/RTTY on 40-10 meters including the 30/17/12 meter bands. There will be no online logs
    during DXpedition. Logs will be available on a Web site after the DXpedition. QSL via home calls.

H7  NICARAGUA
     Eric, K9GY, will be here between February 14-18th. He is expected to be active as H7/K9GY during
     the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 16-17th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. He will be
     operating from YN2N's QTH (www.yn2n.com). This is the same QTH where Mike, K9NW, operated the
     2007 CQ WW CW Contest. Eric states that the logs will be uploaded to the LoTW.
                                                                    Direct QSLs are 'OK' via CBA too.
HC  EQUADOR  
     Rick, NE8Z ,ще работи с инициал HC1MD от Tumbaco, Еквадор, от 7 до 14 и от 21 до 27 февруари
     - в промеждутъка (15 - 20 февруари) той ще е активен от Рио де Жанейро, Бразилия, с инициал
     PY1/NE8Z. Ще работи на обхватите от 10 до 80 м използвайки само  CW и SSB. 
                                                                                  QSL via K8LJG.
J7 DOMINICA
     Look for WI9WI, W9IU, WN9O, N4PN and NF4A to be QRV as J79WI, J79IU, J79KM, J79PN and J79PC,
     respectively, from February 11 to 19.  Activity will be on all bands, but mainly on 160 and 80
     meters, and the newer bands, using CW and SSB.                             QSL  to home calls.
 --- Seth, SM0XBI, is now active as J79XBI until March 2nd. Activity will be on all bands but only SSB.
     He was on 80/60/40/20/17 meters this past week. During his stay,
     Leif, SM5FWW, will take care of any direct cards for him. Leif informs that postage from Sweden
     to the world is 1.50 USDs (not .50 as first reported) or 1 new IRC. QSL to:
                                                     LB Lindgren, Box 22, SE-59021 Vaderstad, Sweden.
JW SVALBARD
    Odd-Egil, LA8AW will be QRV as JW8AW from Spitsbergen from February 10 to 18.  QSL to home call.

LU ARGENTINA
       Dario, LU3DR, ще е активен с инициал AY0DX до 31 декември 2008.Този специален инициал е даден
       във връзка със 100 годишнината на училище San Jose в аржентинския град Tandil.  QSL via LU3DR.

LU ANTARCTICA
    George is QRV as LU2ZD from the Ejercito Primavera Base. Activity is generally on 20 meters
    around 2200 to 2300z.                                                              QSL via LU4DXU.
          
PZ SURINAM
       PZ5WW (AC8W), PZ5DD (K8DD), PZ5TX (KB8TXZ) и PZ5AY (W5JAY) ще работят от радиостанцията PZ5RA,
       от 13 до 18 февруари.Ще са QRV от 160 до 10 метра - особенно внимание на работа на low bands.
           QSL PZ5DD и PZ5WW via K8DD;          QSL PZ5TX via KB8TXZ;           QSL PZ5AY via W5JAY. 

S2  BANGLADESH  
     John, KX7YT, ще е активен през свободното си време от Дакка, до 11 март.Той се надява да
     получи своя стар инициал S21YV и ще работи  на  SSB, PSK31 и RTTY, и помалко на SSTV и CW.
                                                                                    QSL via KX7YT.
---  Инициалът  S21ZDT е даден на Toby, SM4XDJ. Той ще работи до 17 февруари на SSB и Digital ,
     обикновено вечер и през почивните дни.                                        QSL via SM4XIH.
          
SM SWEDEN
    Members of the Kungalv Radio Club are QRV as SF700BF during 2008 from the city of Kungalv to
    celebrate the 700th anniversary of the Bohus Fortress.Activity is on 160 to 6 meters,
    including 70 cm.                                                                 QSL via SK6NL.
 
T32 EAST KIRIBATI
   Bill, N7OU and Bob, W7YAQ will be QRV as T32OU and T32YA from Christmas Island, Eastern Kiribati,
   respectively, from February 12 to 26. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using mainly CW with
   some SSB and RTTY using 100 watts and vertical antennas.                       QSL to home calls.

TI9 COCOS ISLAND
   A group of operators are QRV as TI9KK until February 14.  Activity is on 160 to 6 meters,
   including 60 meters, with six stations on the air, using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and EME on 2
   meters and 70 cm.                                                                QSL via EA2CRX.

UA RUSSIA   
   Радиостанцията UE3YAR ще работи от 17 до 24  февруари  по случай Дедя на Руската армия,
   работейки по програмата AFARU  (Союз радиолюбителей Вооруженных сил).
                                                                                     QSL via MM0DFV. 
V3 BELIZ 
     Rick, KT7G, и Jake, N7WO, ще работят на обхватите от 160 до 6 м  с инициали V31TB и V31WO от
     Белиз между 6 и 19 февруари. Те ще работят от QTH на V31MD и ще вземат участие в CQ WW WPX
     RTTY Contest с инициал V31TB, а в ARRL DX CW Contest ще използват V31WO.При това първата
     седмица те ще отделят повече внимание на QRV на  RTTY,а през втората ще използват CW.
                                                                              QSL via home calls.
---  Gerd, DJ4KW (V31YN, http://www.qslnet.de/member/dj4kw/v31yn.htm ),и Gisela, DK9GG (V31GW),
     ще са активни от Consejo Shores, Белиз,до края на февруари - 19-25 февруари те ще работят с
     инициали V31YN/p и V31GW/p от о-в Southwater Caye (NA-180).             QSL via home calls.
            
VP5 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
    Saul, WA1UKN is QRV as VP5/WA1UKN from Grand Turk until May 7. Activity is on 40, 20, 17,
    15, 12 and 10 meters.                                                      QSL to home call.

VP6 DUCIE ISLAND
    The DXpedition to Ducie Island (OC-182) will take place from Feb 11-28.DL3DXX, DL6FBL, DL6LAU,
    DL8LAS, ES5TV, K3NA, N5IA, RA3AUU, SP3DOI, SP5XVY, SV1JG, UA3AB and WA6CDR will hit the airwaves
    with up to seven stations simultaneously signing VP6DX on all bands from 6-160m. Two separated
    QTHs will feature several vertical antennas (the 160m antenna will be 26m tall) and five
    4-square-arrays which should produce good signals on the lowbands. The estimated budget for
    VP6DX is 200.000 US$, so any donations are welcome. How to contribute and more information about
    VP6DX can be found on their homepage:  http://www.vp6dx.com
    QSL cards should be sent direct to DL6LAU, bureau QSLs can be requested via the online
    QSL-request-system on their homepage only. All QSOs which are not confirmed after six or eight
    months will be QSLed auto-matically. These are the frequencies VP6DX announced to be QRV (MHz):
                 CW      SSB      RTTY
      160m    1.821,3  1.843,3       -
       80m    3.502    3.784**       -
       40m    7.002    7.099         -
       30m   10.104        -   10.139*
       20m   14.002   14.172   14.089*
       17m   18.072   18.165*        -
       15m   21.002   21.295         -
       12m   24.892   24.987*        -
       10m   28.002   28.495         -         *  QSX down!
        6m   50.105   50.105         -         ** +/- QRM

VU  INDIA / H4  SOLOMON ISLANDS
     Bernhard,DL2GAC, is globetrotting again: First he will show up as VU2BMS from Cochin in India
     from Feb 8-22. He will then fly to Honiara, the capital of the Solomons, where he will reactivate
     his oll callsign H44MS from Mar 5 until Apr 27. As usual Bernhard confirms all QSL cards via
     bureau or direct very reliably after his return home.

XU CAMBODIA
    Starting on February 7 DK7TF, DL4FP and DK7PE of the "Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club" (LARC) will
    become QRV as XU7DLH with two transceivers and wire antennas, if possible also on 160m.
    Their stay will last for about one week.                                    QSL manager is DK7TF.


XX9 MACAU   Vong, XX9LT has been active on 20 meters around 1000z.                     QSL direct.
 
YI  IRAQ   
    Reidar Larsen, K2PT, e получил своя лиценз и вече работи от Ирак с инициал  YI9PT. От начало
    ще е с ограничени възможности на една жична антена и QRV на 17 и 20 метра, докато успее да
    вдигне SteppIR yagi. След пълното устройване на станцията си, той ще е активен на обхватите от
    10 до 160 метра.В същия момент неговите приятели събират средства за закупуване на услвател.
    Повече подробности може да видите на сайта на Stafford DX Association :
                                            www.stafford-dx-association.org         QSL via N4XP.
         
YN  NICARAGUA  
      Andrei, NP3D (EW1AR), ще е QRV през февруари от Никарагуа. Той ще вземе участие
      в CQ WPX RTTY Contest с инициал YN2S, а седмицата преди състезанието (3-8 февруари)
      ще работи активно на RTTY, CW, PSK31 и SSB на на всички обхвати използвайки инициала
      H7/NP3D. По един оператор от всеки континент (6) , които направят най-много QSO
      band/mode с YN2S и H7/NP3D,ще получат специална награда (футболна топка с инициалите)
                                                                                  QSL via W3HNK.  
ZF CAYMAN ISLANDS
     Ed, K3IXD is QRV as ZF2XD until February 11.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and
     various digital modes.                                                      QSL to home call.
 
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IOTA               
Island activities:
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AF-004  CANARY ISLAND
      Slavo, SP2JMB,съобщава, че от 12 до 19 февруари ще работи с инициал  EA8/SP2JMB на CW и SSB
      на късовълновите обхвати от 80 до 10 метра.                              QSL via home call.

AF-014 MADEIRA
     Falk,CT3/DK7YY, Ulf,CT3/DL5AXX, Tom,CT3/DL5LYM, and Frank,CT3/DL8WAA, will be active on the
     air from Feb 12-18. They will use the callsign  CT9L during the upcoming ARRL DX CW Contest
                             QSLs for CT9L via DJ6QT, all others to the homecalls of the operators.
  
AF-049  MAURITIUS ISLAND
     Gwyn, G4FKH, ще е QRV с инициал 3B8/G4FKH от MAURITIUS ISLAND (AF-049) между  5 февруари и
     14 март. Ще работи през свободното си време,използвайки малка мощност  100 вата и дипол за
     10-40 метра,само на CW.                                                     QSL via home call.

EU-034  Muhu Island
        Operator Vello, ES1QD, will be active as ES90M from Muhu Island during February
        sometime (no dates provided).                                   QSL via his home callsign.

EU-146  Goeree Overflakkee
        Ulf, DK5TX will be QRV as PA/DK5TX from Goeree Overflakkee, IOTA EU-146, from February 11
        to 17.  Activity will be on 80 to 2 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.      QSL to home call.

NA-007  Southampton isl
        Mike, VE2XB, ще работи с инициал VE2XB/VY0 от о-в Southampton (NA-007) през следващите
        няколко месеца.Ще е активен на CW и SSB на 40,30 и 20 м  през свободното си време.
                                                                                QSL via home call.

NA-213 Dauphin Island
       Ray, K9DUR, will be active as K9DUR/p from Dauphin Island (USI AL-002S, Mobile County,
       Alabama), February 11-16th. Activity will be around the usual IOTA frequencies.
                                         QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

OC-013 Rarotonga           
OC-083 Mauke    
       Richard, AD7AF, ще е QRV kato E51WWA от Южните Кукови острови до 21 февруари.
       От начало ще е от Rarotonga (OC-013), а след това ще се прибере на Mauke (OC-083) около
       10 февруари. Ще работи на обхватите от 10 до 80 м само на CW и SSB.
                                                                             QSL via home call.
OC-073  Minami-Torishima
       Masa, JA6GXK, отново ще е активен като JD1BMM от Minami-Torishima (OC-073)  до 19 февруари.
       Той ще работи през свободното си време, като ще обръща  внимание основно на работа с EU и NA.

SA-006 NETHERLAND ANTILLES
  --- PJ2DX is the call of Geoff,W0CG,who works in all modes on all bands between Feb 4 an Apr 1.
      During the contests he will use the call PJ2T.
  --- Goose,PJ2/W8AV will show up in CW and maybe also in RTTY until Feb 18. While spending his holidays
      there he is also invited to join the team  of PJ2T during the ARRL DX CW Contest (Feb 16/17).
  --- PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Operators Hal/N4GG, Mayse/W4OC, Mark/N5OT and Mike/W9RE will be
      active as PJ4/homecall from Bonaire between February 12-19th. Their activity will include the
      ARRL CW DX Contest as a Multi-2 entry signing PJ4M.Look for operations before and after the contest.
                                 QSL PJ4M via N4GG and all other callsigns via their home callsigns.
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QTC QTC QTC QTC QTC  . . .
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PACIFIC TOUR
  Operator Willy/ON5AX and his XYL Magda/ON3AX will be active from various locations during the next
three months. Here is their tenative schedule:
  February 19-27th - From New Zealand as ZL/ON5AX.
  March 23-30th    - From Lord Howe Island as VK9ALH
  April 2-7th      - From Australia as VK4/ON5AX
Activity will be on CW, SSB and PSK31 using an Alinco DX70 transceiver with only 100 watts into a
groundplane antenna designed and made by Tony, ON4CEQ.                        QSL via ON5AX or ON3AX.
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J5C BREAKS RECORD
  The recent J5C DXpedition to Guinea-Bissau has smashed the RTTY QSO number for a DXpedition as
compiled by Don, G3OZF. The record is established now at 8,948 QSOs.
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W7, UNITED STATES
  Look for members of the Eastern Washington DX Club to celebrate the upcoming birthday of the
United States first President, George Washington, by activating special event station W7G between
February 21-23rd. A special commemorative QSL card will be available to those making a QSOs with W7G.
 Suggested frequencies are: 14250, 18135, 7225 and 3880 kHz.
                               QSL via W7BJN: Brian J. Nielson, 11650 Road 1 SE, Moses Lake, WA 98837.
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160m band extended and 500 kHz in Belgium:
 
 The Belgian telecommunication authority BIPT will allocate the 600m band to amateur radio soon.
Belgian HAMs holding the so-called HAREC license will be allowed to conduct amateur radio operations
on a secondary basis only in CW between 501 and 504 kHz.The maximum power allowed is 5 watts ERP.
The same letter of the BIPT addressed to the Belgian amateur radio society announced the release of
the 160m segment 1875-2000 kHz for bearers of a HAREC license. The max. power allowed on 160m is
10 watts PEP in all modes. A few sources already announced the release of both bands mistakenly.
However, the crucial factor is the formal announcement on the BIPT website which has not been
published yet.
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130 ГОДИНИ ОТ ОСВОБОЖДЕНИЕТО НА БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ТУРСКО РОБСТВО

 Според едно съобщение на opr"Гошо" LZ1ZF от 8 февруари 2008 год.,поместено в QRZ.ru, до този момент
дипломата са я получили следните любителски станции:OH8US, RD3BS, RW3TW, EW1IP, UA3FX, RA4HPA, US8UX,
LZ1FH, LZ1NG, ER2RM, RA3DBK, UA6HBC, UA3QR, LZ4BU, RN6BA, UA3QB, UA9CGL, LY1CM.
 За получаването на тази диплома не се изискват QSL картички, а само извадка от дневника за проведените
по условията QSO, Офрмено заявление за дипломата до LZ1ZF ( желателно по E-mail ). Този имейл адрес е защитен от спам ботове. Трябва да имате пусната JavaScript поддръжка, за да го видите.
 Към 8 февруари - LZ130LO има направени повече от 13 000 QSO.
 При работата си операторите на LZ130LO се придържат към следните честоти:
CW:  1.824 ; 3.514 ; 7.014 ; 10.104 ; 14.014 ; 18.074 ; 21.014 и 28.014 MHz;
SSB: 1.850 ; 3.614 , 3.714 ;  7.074 ; 14.144 , 14.244 ; 18.144 ; 21.244 и 28.494 MHz.
 Подробности вижте на:  http://www.qrz.ru/awards/detail/2407.html 
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