OPDX Bulletin 948 February 22, 2010

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 948
BID: $OPDX.948
February 22, 2010
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, NG3K & ADXO, N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF, N7OU, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX (60m News), N0TG, 9W2PCK, AT International, CO8TW, DJ7IK, DL1MGB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World.Net, F5NQL & UFT, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, LZ1ZF, MM0DFV, OH2BN, ON4CAS, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, PT7WA, RSGB IOTA Web Site, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.

EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE
This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late ARRL DX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the ARRL DX CW Contest participants.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 12th-February, through Friday, 19th-February there were 225 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9W, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).

2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op)
Paul, 2E1EUB, will once again be active as 2M1EUB from March 20th for 7 days. He will be active on all the satellites from northeast Scotland in the Cairngorms National Park. Also, look for him on 160 and 80 meters. Checkout (QRZ.com) under 2M1EUB for more info.

5H, TANZANIA (Update)
Igor, UA3DJY, who was operating as 5I3A in Dar Es Salaam from the DIT Communications Club station, has finally received his own callsign and is now active as 5H3ACR. He will be there until March 1st. He will try to be active on all bands. This past week Igor was on 12/10 meters CW and 15 meters SSB. QSL via RK3AOL.

5K, COLOMBIA
A DXpedition is being planned to operate from the Laguna Grande de la Sierra, from where you get the legendary rock formation called Devil's Pulpit, the peak Sugarloaf Peak and Concave. Callsign will be 5K7SNC. This will be only a two day operation. Announced dates and hours of operation frequency are:
    April 1st - 7140 kHz between 1700-2400z
    April 2nd - 7140 kHz between 0000-1700z
QSL via HK3OCH. For more details and possible updates, visit QRZ.com under 5K7SNC.

5R, MADAGASCAR (IOTA Op)
\ Michele, IK5ZUI, will be active as 5R8UI from Nosy Be (AF-057) starting early March. He will stay there possibly for one year. More details are forthcoming.

5W, SAMOA (Update/ZK3 Cancelled)
Operators Bill/N7OU and Bob/W7YAQ, who are currently active as 5W0OU and 5W0YA, respectively, from Apia, were expected to leave February 18th and set sail for Tokelau (ZK3). However, Bill informs OPDX that the boat trip to Tokelau has been cancelled because of bad weather (a developing tropical depression between Apia and Tokelau, 500 miles to the north). They will wait in Samoa and continue to operate as 5W0OU and 5W0YA. Look for them to be active in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) using the callsign 5W0OU.

7P, LESOTHO
Pista, HA5AO, will once again be active as 7P8AO from the Trading Post Lodge, Roma near Maseru, between March 8-22nd. Activity will be on the HF bands, 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He will be using an ICOM 7000 transceiver w/300 watt amp into a 10.2m wire vertical antenna with a SG-235 automatic antenna coupler. QSL via LoTW, or via HA5AO by the Bureau or direct. An online log search will be available on Pista’s Web site at:

http://ha5ao.novolab.hu

8Q, MALDIVES
Alex, UX4UL, will be active as 8Q7IA from the Maldives (AS-013) between now and May 18th. Activity will be mostly CW and PSK. Currently Alex has antennas installed for 40/20/17 meters. QSL via UY5ZZ.

9M4, WEST MALAYSIA
Members of the Malaysia Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS) will activate the "Southern Most Tip of the Asia Mainland" between February 26-28th. QTH will be Tanjung Piai, and their callsign will be 9M4STE. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10/6 meters using CW and SSB. For more details and updates, visit their Web page at:

http://dxpeditionmalaysia.blogspot.com/

9U, BURUNDI
A German team of operators will be active from Safari Gate Hotel in Bujumbara between February 22nd and March 6th. Operators mentioned are as follows with their callsign:
    Helmut/DL3KBQ as 9UXEV (Yes, this callsign is correct!)
    Henry/DL2RSI as 9U1RSI
    Peter/DH2KI as 9U1KI
    Jurgen/DJ2VO as 9U1VO
They plan to have 4 stations with 100 watts using vertical or wire antennas. Operations will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns, by the Bureau or direct.

AAW ANNOUNCEMENT
Gianni, I1HYW, reports that I0METEO will be operating during the 7th Antarctic Activity Week (February 22-28th) from the Italian Air Force Base "Mario De Bernardi" located at Pratica di Mare near Rome. He states, "This is the greatest Italian military airport and the second Base in Europe for largeness. It is a Center of several IAF units, amongst which we cite the most important ones: Experimental Flight Unit (with 311th Flight Group), 14th Flock (with 8th and 71st Flight Groups) and 15th CSAR Flock (combat SAR). On the same IAF Base stands the National Center of METEOROLOGY and AERONAUTICAL CLIMATOLOGY (CNMCA). The weather station of Pratica di Mare is the main reference unit for the IAF Meteorological service and for World-wide Meteorological Organization; and is therefore, the site from where Meteorologists are studying and acquiring practice to leave for Antarctica during the Italian Research expeditions at MZS Station. Thanks to the General Staff of the IAF Gen. BA Daniele Tei, to Col. Costante De Simone Commander of CNMCA and the Official Commanders of Pratica di Mare AFB who granted permission and support. A group of referenced Italian Hams representing WAP-Worldwide Antarctic Program (www.waponline.it), will operate from inside the Base during the 7th AAW using a special callsign II0METEO (WAP-190) just issued by the Ministry of Communications. Operators will be: Carlo/IK2IWU, Gianni/I1HYW, Marcello/ IW2MNO, Lorenzo/IK1MDF, Gian-Luigi/IZ8EWB and Maurizio/IK5DEZ. QSL via IK2IWU."

AAW ANNOUNCEMENT
Scotty, WK3N, will operate in this year's Antarctic Activity Week as WK3N/AAW (WAP# 192) from February 22-28th. Just a reminder that the A.A.W. information is available at:

http://www.waponline.it/Default.aspx?tabid=113
A WAP A.S.E.A. award is available for working 5 Antarctic Activity Week special event stations. Information is available at:
http://www.dreamingsea.it/diplomaasea.asp

CO6, CUBA
Operators Luis/CO6LP, Orelvis/CO6LC, Yordany/CM6YAC, Carlos/ CO6CAC, Jose/CO6EC and CO6YWR will be active as T46A during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via CO6LC.

CO6, CUBA
Luis, CO6LP, will be active in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL via CO6LP direct.

CO8, CUBA
Eduardo, CO8LY, will be in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via EA7ADH. Also, look for Juan Carlos, CO8TW, to be active in the contest as a Single-OP/Single-Band (15m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via HB9SVT. His log will be on-line at:

http://www.qsl.net/co8tw

CY0, SABLE ISLAND
The scheduled 2009 operation that was placed on HOLD due to a family illness is now proceeding with the planning for a DXpedition in the September/October 2010 time frame. Operators mentioned include: Murray/WA4DAN, Ron/AA4VK, Randy/N0TG and Rick/AI5P. Team members will sign homecall/CY0. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands, using CW, SSB, RTTY and the FM Satellite (tentative). The Web site will be updated as more details are available at:

http://www.CY0dxpedition.com

E2, THAILAND
Operators Dej/E21YDP and Champ/E21EIC will be active during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via E21YDP.

IOTA NEWS
EU-040. Twelve members of the Portuguese's Algarve Star DX Team will be active as CQ7OA from Berlenga Island between June 10­13th. QSL via CT1FMX.

SA-077. A group of Brazilian scout amateurs will activate Santana Island (ARLHS BRA-062, DFB RJ-04, DIB RJ-06 and WLOTA-0714) between February 25th and March 1st, and during the "2010 South American Lighthouses Weekend". Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. Their frequencies will be near the usual DX/IOTA fre- quencies as follows:
   CW : 3525, 7020, 10110, 14020, 18070, 21020, 24890 and 28020    SSB : 3795, 7070, 14,260, 18140, 21270, 24960 and 28480 kHz Operators mentioned are: Orlando/PT2OP, Vieira/PY1LVF and Lima/ PY1NEZ. Look for them to sign PV1S and homecall/p. QSL PV1S and PT2OP/p via PT2OP. QSL PY1LVF/p and PY1NEZ/p via PY1NEZ. Send QSLs either direct or by the Bureau.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For February 22-28th)


 Feb  22    AN         SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
 Feb  23    AN         --------------------
 Feb  24    AN          BN - Below Normal
 Feb  25    AN          AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
 Feb  26    AN          LN - Low Normal
 Feb  27    AN          HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
 Feb  28    AN          DIS  - Disturbed
                        VDIS - Very Disturbed


   GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
   ---------------------
   QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
           0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
   UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
           7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less
PLEASE NOTE (From KH6BZF): THE NEXT 27.5-DAY SOLAR CYCLE IS FORECASTED FOR 1-6th MARCH, 2010, WITH SFI (SOLAR FLUX INDEX'S) BETWEEN THE HIGH 80'S TO LOW 90'S

LX, LUXEMBOURG
Operators Willfried/DF4PD, Chris/DL7CS, Mike/DF3VM and Philippe/LX2A will be active as LX7I during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LX2A. Also, operators Frank/DL4VCG and Philippe/LX2A will be active as LX7I during the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 26-28th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via LX2A. Visit the following Web page at:

http://www.lx2a.com

LZ123, BULGARIA (Special Event)
Members of the Balkan Contest Club (LZ1KZA) will operate with special event callsign LZ132GO between March 1-31st. Activity is to commemorate 132nd anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman yoke by Russia. QSL via LZ1ZF. Special event station LZ132GO also counts for 10 points towards "St. Teodosii Tyrnovski Award":

http://www.balkanclub.org/awards.htm

MM0, SCOTLAND (WFF Activity)
Members of the Scottish-Russian ARS will activate MM0DGR/p from the Blawhorn Moss National Nature Reserve (GMFF-009) on Saturday, 20th February, 2010. The portable station will be located at the Langside Wood (southwest corner of the reserve, near small town Blackridge); grid locator IO85CV, WAB NS86, EU Area SC32 (West Lothian), IOTA EU-005. For more info please have a look at:

http://www.srars.org/wff-reports/gmff-009.htm

Their equipment: Icom IC-706MKIIG with HLA-300 Plus (300W) HF Power Amplifier. Antenna: 40m long multiband doublet fed with 450-ohm feeder line, and mounted as an inverted "V" on a 15m high escalated fiberglass pole. CG-5000 automatic antenna coupler will be mounted at the bottom of the pole.

Participants of the ARRL International DX CW Contest will occupy all CW and PSK frequencies on Saturday, 20th February, 2010. Therefore, MM0DGR/p will adhere to the following frequencies ± QRM: 20m (SSB 14.244 MHz); 30m (BPSK63 10.142 MHz, CW 10.124 MHz); 40m (SSB 7.144 MHz). QSL cards via MM0DFV (preferably RSGB QSL-bureau).

Blawhorn Moss National Nature Reserve (NNR) is the largest and least disturbed lowland raised mire or bog in the Lothians. It is situated in the hills northwest of Blackridge, west of Armadale. Peatland was once common in Central Scotland but very little remains today with most bogs being cut for peat, drained for farming or planted for forestry. This makes remaining areas such as Blawhorn Moss very important. This expedition is organized under the WFF award program. If you still don't know about the WFF (World Flora and Fauna) award program, please have a look at the Web page:

http://www.wff44.com

NP4, PUERTO RICO (NA-099)
Alfredo, WP3C, will be active as NP4DX in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. His activity will also count for the WLOTA as LH-2802. QSL via W3HNK, direct preferred, but Bureau is OK. Visit his web page at:

http://www.wp3c.qth.com/np4dx.htm

ON30, BELGIUM (Special Event/Contest)
Egbert, ON4CAS, Secretary of the Belgian IARU Society UBA & Award Manager, informs OPDX that special event station ON30ON (Oscar November Thirty Oscar November) will be active during the months of March, April, September and October of 2010. Activity is to commemorate the 30th edition of the Belgian "ON Contest". The contest was first organized in 1980 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Kingdom of Belgium. Since then, the yearly event - lasting just four hours on a local Sunday morning - has become increasingly popular. QSLs for ON30ON go via the UBA bureau or direct to ON4CAS. A special certificate which can be achieved for free has been created in PDF format. Full details are available at:

http://users.telenet.be/egbert.hertsen/on30on.html

P4, ARUBA
Andy, K2LE, will be active as P40LE during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/All-Band (80-10m)/Lower-Power entry. QSL via K2LE.

PACIFIC TOUR
Hugh, K6HFA, has announced that he will be in the South Pacific from early March until late April and plans to activate the following islands:
    Samoa (5W) - March 3­10th; IOTA OC-097
    Tonga (A3) - March 12th­April 2nd; IOTAs include OC-049, OC-064 and OC-123.
     Wallis (FW)- April 6­12th; IOTA OC-054
    Tuvalu (T2)- April 13­21st; IOTA OC-015
    Fiji (3D2) - April 23­26th; IOTA OC-016 or OC-156.
Hugh plans to be on CW, SSB and possibly RTTY using 100 watts into a multi-band vertical antenna (for 80-15m). Look for him on the IOTA frequencies or possibly other frequencies. Hugh plans to call by areas (EU, NA, SA, ASIA... etc..) per propagation. Callsigns are TBA. QSL via K6HFA. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

QSL INFO AND NEWS
QSLS VIA LoTW: 4Z4DX, D2QMN, EA1YO, EA6DB, EI9FBB, F5CQ, G3YBY, HB9TQL, HK3GXI, HI8LAM, HK4SAN, HK6P, IZ5HNI, J79XBI, JE1FQV, KL8DX, ON7MV, TX4T, UR5ZVP, UT0EA, VP5T, VX9NC, XE1KK, XE1R, XR0Y and YL3GP

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5H3EE, 6W/EI6DX, CE0Y/SM6CUK, CE0Z/SM6CUK, CP4BT, FK8CP, II1ANT, II1MNA, IR1WAP, T32BJ, TL0A, UA0FO, VK9WBM, YS4/N0AT and YS4U

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!

RADIO ARCALA NEWS (By Jarmo, OH2BN)
"Radio Arcala, OH8X, reports great interest and we have received many applications from younger contesters to travel to 65 degrees North and contest under large frozen antennas at OH8X.

http://www.radioarcala.com
Given the level of interest, the conclusion is that hosting young amateurs at contest stations should be promoted on a broader scale as part of the contesting landscape. The 2010 team will be welcomed to the city of Oulu by OH6KN and OH8NC.
http://www.ouka.fi/english/index.asp
Marius Hauki, LB3HC, will be heading a group of four and the team includes Andreas Kristiansen (30), LA8AJA, Stein Roar Brobakken (30), LA6FJA and Antti Nevantaus (28), OH7EA. They are experienced CW and contest operators who look forward to putting out big signals from Radio Arcala. They plan to run M2 in the ARRL DX CW Contest and also to be active the day before the contest. QSL via OH2UA.

By the same token, Radio Arcala's Ville, OH2MM, is moving permanently to Brazil and will soon be QRV as PY2ZEA. His farewell operation from Europe will be in the ARRL DX CW Contest as CR2X. Ville will team up in the Azores with Martti, OH2BH, and Pertti, OH2PM, as a multi-op entry. QSL via OH2BH.

http://www.cu2a.com

T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI (Update)
Last week we mentioned (in OPDX.947) that a team of operators would activate four uninhabited IOTA islands (in the Southern Line Islands Group) that have never been put on the air before between mid-March and early April. This past week, another operator was added to the team -- Steve, 9M6DXX.

T4, CUBA
Operators Doug/CO8DM and Raul/CO8ZZ will be active from their club's radio contest station as T48K during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via DK1WI.

TC2010, TURKEY (Special Event)
All the stations for "Istanbul 2010 Award" (TC2010CCE for Europe; TC2010CCA for Asia and TC2010CCI for the Islands) will be active during the Russian WW PSK Contest on different bands between February 19-20th. The "Application Form for the Istanbul 2010 Award" is now available at the following Web page (PDF or Doc format) at:

http://www.ta0u.com/2010/Award/ApplicationForm.pdf
ADDED NOTE: Activity by TC2010PSG for the "Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Award" will take place between March 20-22nd. For details on this award and the rules, see the following URLs:
http://www.ta0u.com/2010/eng/pdf/TC2010PSG.PDF
http://www.ta0u.com/2010/eng/pdf/2010AWARDCatalogue.pdf
Some pictures from the opening night of the "Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture" are available at the following URLs:
http://www.ta0u.com/galeri.asp
http://www.ta0u.com/galeri2.asp?id=10

TI8, COSTA RICA
Operators Keith/W4KTR, Eddie/K4UN, Bob/W4BW, Lex/W4XO, Carlos/TI2KAC, Juan Carlos/TI2JCY and TI2ZM will be active as TI8M from Costa de Pajaros, during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via TI2KAC, direct preferred but bureau "OK".

TX5SPA/TX5SPM STORY
A story on last year's DXpedition to the Austral and Marquesas Island is now available on the following Web page at:

http://www.strangeradioteam.com

V2, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (Update)
Alan, N3AD, will be active as V26M between March 4-7th. Activity will include the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. Alan informs OPDX that he will definitely be on Thursday afternoon and evening and on Friday before contest. His activity will be on the HF bands only - 160/80/40m in evening and 20/15/10m during daytime. QSL via his home callsign.

V3, BELIZE
Operators John/WC0W, George/K5PI and Mike/K5NZ will be active as V31TP during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via WC0W.

YI9, IRAQ
Operators Dooley/W4VDW and Louis/KI4VEU will be active from Baghdad as YI9VDW and YI9VEU, respectively. Operations are anticipated to begin in late February or early March. Activity will be on 160-10 meters including the 30/17/12m bands. Plans are to also activate an EchoLink node. QSL YI9VDW to his home callsign W4VDW and YI9VEU via LoTW.

UPDATE: Echolink is YI9VDW-R (node # 496161), on daily between 1200-1230z (or when you see it active!). HF activity will take place for YI9VDW between March 1-7th. Suggested frequencies are: 20m: 14125-14300 kHz SSB between 1500-1600z; 40m: 7100-7200 kHz SSB between 1600-1700z.

ZL8, KERMADEC ISLANDS
On February 15th, a team of operators received the final approval from the DoC (Department of Conservation) in New Zealand to land on Raoul Island (OC-039) and stay there for about 18 days. The well-known boat called the "Braveheart" with its captain Nigel Jolly will take a team of operators and their equipment to the island. Expected (preliminary) arrival date is November 18th, and the departure date is December 7th. They plan to be on the air as ZL8X between November 19th and December 5th. Operations are to be on all HF bands, 160-10 meters, with 7 stations - all capable of all modes (CW, SSB and RTTY).

The current list of operators are: Gerd/DJ5IW, Markus/DJ7EO, Heye/DJ9RR, Franz/DK1II, Chris/DL1MGB, Dietmar/DL3DXX, Andy/DL5CW, Tom/DL5LYM, Felix/ DL5XL, Ben/DL6FBL, Dieter/DL8OH, Joerg/DL8WPX and Robert/SP5XVY.

An "Online QSL Request System" (OQRS) will be used for both Bureau QSLs and direct QSLs via their Web page. Also available on their Web page will be Propagation info, an online log search, QSO statistics and pictures of the operation. The team is looking for sponsors to help offset their expenses. This is a very expensive operation, and each operator is paying 100% of their own travel costs, hotel accommodation and food, together with their own contribution towards logistics. Their expenses will be over 140,000 USDs. For more details on becoming a sponsor or information about this DXpedition, visit the ZL8X Web page at:

http://www.kermadec.de
Also see their FACEBOOK at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=339475816412

ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS (NA-016)
John, K6AM, will be active as ZF2AM during the CQ 160 Meter SSB Contest (February 26-28th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via K6AM, direct or by the Bureau or LoTW.


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       The following stations are expected to be active in the
                 ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st, 2010)
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      Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2010 ARRL DX CW Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
          http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2010.html  (By callsign)
          http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxcd2010.html (By entity)
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 Contest        DXCC          Class         QSL
Callsign       Entity                       Route
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5W0OU          Samoa          M/?           W7YAQ
8P3A           Barbados       SOAB          VE3DZ
9H3TX          Malta          M/2           LoTW
C6AKQ          Bahamas        SOSB 80M      LoTW; QSL also OK direct w/SASE
C6APG          Bahamas        SOSB 40M      LoTW; QSL also OK direct w/SASE
C6ARU          Bahamas        SOSB          LoTW; QSL also OK direct w/SASE
C6ASB          Bahamas        SOAB QRP      LoTW; QSL also OK via AK0M, Buro
                                            or direct (w/SASE)
C6AUM          Bahamas        SOSB 160M     LoTW; QSL also OK direct w/SASE
C6AWL          Bahamas        M/S           RX3RC
CO6LP          Cuba           SOSB 15M      CO6LP direct
CO8LY          Cuba           SOSB 20M      EA7ADH
CO8TW          Cuba           SOSB 15M      HB9SVT
CR2X           Azores         M/?           OH2BH
CR3L           Madeira        M/?           DJ6QT
E21YDP         Thailand       M/S           E21YDP
E51WWA     South Cook Islands               AD7AF Direct
EF8M           Canary Islands M/2           UA3DX
EF8N           Canary Islands M/2           LoTW
GM7V           Scotland       M/2           M0CMK
HP1DCP/9       Panama         LP            EA5KB
IQ9BF          Italy          M/S           IQ9BF Buro
J38A           Grenada        M/S           K4LTA
J38XX          Grenada        SOAB          DL5AXX
J88DR          St Vincent     SOAB LP       G3TBK
KP2M           Virgin Islands M/?           AI4U
LX7I           Luxembourg     M/2           LX2A
NP4DX          Puerto Rico    SOSB 80M      W3HNK
OH8X           Finland        M/2           OH2UA
OZ7A           Denmark        M/S
P40LE          Aruba          SOAB LP       K2LE
PJ5NA          St Maarten     SOAB          K1NA Direct
RT0C           Russia (Asia)  M/?           RW0CF
T48K           Cuba           M/S           DK1WI
T6AF           Afghanistan    SOAB LP       LoTW; QSL also OK via eQSL
TF3CW          Iceland        SOSB 20M      LX1NO
TX4T         French Polynesia M/?           LoTW; QSL also OK via G3TXF,
                                            Buro or direct
V31RR          Belize         SO            LoTW; QSL also OK via AI4U
V31TP          Belize         M/S           WC0W
VP9/W6PH       Bermuda        SOAB LP       W6PH Direct
YN2WW          Nicaragua      M/S           K8DD
XU7ACY         Cambodia       SO LP         W2EN
ZF2AM          Cayman Islands SOAB          LoTW; QSL also OK via K6AM,
                                            Buro or direct

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