DX-Nieuws
OKTOBER
9A
1 Oct -31 Dec
 Croatia is set to become the 28th member state of the European Union on 1 July. To celebrate the accession, the Radio Club Grada Zaboka has been active as 9A28EU for about three months and will continue until the end of the year. Also, Croatian amateurs can apply for "28" to be added to their ordinary prefixes, and use these special prefixed callsigns (9A280AAA-9A289ZZZ) between 1
July and 31 December: for instance, 9A2AA will become 9A282AA.

DL
1 Oct -31 Dec

 Special station DL50FRANCE will be active until the end of the year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, the Treaty of Friendship that set the seal on reconciliation between France and Germany. QSL via DK8VR.
EI
1 Oct -31 Dec
 Throughout 2013 Irish families and clans will be coming together in thousands of events, both on the island and around the globe, to celebrate their history and heritage in a unique event called
'The Gathering' (www.thegatheringireland.com). The special event callsign EI13CLAN will be active throughout the year and there will be a variety of awards and other activities, details of which
will be posted on the Irish Radio Transmitters Society's website (www.irts.ie/thegathering).
QSL via bureau or direct to the QSL manager EI6AL.
G
1 Oct -31 Dec
 Celebrating the Radio Society of Great Britain's centenary, special event stations callsign Gx100RSGB (where "x" is replaced by the secondary location identifier, M, W, I, D, U and J as
appropriate) will be used from 1 January through 31 December 2013 from a number of different locations in the UK. The licence plan approved is for thirteen 28 day periods, allowing each RSGB Region to operate the special event station. Between 1 and 28 January look for G100RSGB from North West England and for GD100RSGB from the Isle of Man (on 20-21 January). Further information can be found at www.rsgb.org/centenary
HA
1 Oct -31 Dec
 Celebrating the 30th anniversary of club station HG1S, special callsign HA30S will be in use until the end of the year. More information on qrz.com
HB9
1 Oct -31 Dec
 HB30OK is the special callsign the Tera Radio Club will use throughout 2013 to celebrate their 30th anniversary. QSL via HB9OCR, direct or bureau. Information on the relevant award can be
found on qrz.com
OZ
1 Oct -31 Dec
 Special call OU1RAEM will be used from 1 January to 31 December to celebrate the 110th birthday of Ernst T. Krenkel, the legendary RAEM. QSL via OZ2CBA, direct or bureau.
S5
1 Oct -31 Dec
 Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Tolmin Peasant Uprising of 1713, members of the Radio Club SOCA Tolmin will be active as S5300TP throughout 2013.
QSL via S59DAP, bureau preferred.
Z3
1 Oct - 31 Dec
 The Z3 prefix was issued to Macedonia (previously YU5) twenty years ago. To celebrate this anniversary, Z320RSM (for the Radioamateur Society of Macedonia) and other twenty-six Z320
callsigns (from Z320A to Z320Z) will be used throughout 2013. QSL via operators' instructions.
ZL
1 Oct-31Oct 2014
 1923 and 1924 marked the zenith of long distance communication records culminating on 18 October 1924 on 80 metres with the first trans-world contact between Frank Bell (Z4AA) in Shag Valley, New
Zealand and 18-year-old Cecil Goyder (G2SZ) in London. The Kiwi DX Group will commemorate this event (and the many other ZL firsts that occurred ninety years ago) with the special callsign ZM90DX, which will be in use between 1 October 2013 to 31 October 2014 on all bands (1.8 MHz to 1.2 GHz and beyond) and modes. All operations will take place from New Zeland, NOT from ZL9! QSL via M0OXO. Further details can be found at www.zm90dx.com
UA-ant
1 Oct - 31 Dec
 Nick, RW6ACM will be active as as RI1ANP from Russian Antarctic station Progress from 1 February until the end of year. QSL via RN1ON, direct or bureau.
G
During weekends throughout 2013
 Members of the UK HQ team (GR2HQ) will be active as G100C (or, depending on the station location, GM100C, GW100C, GJ100C etc) during the weekends throughout 2013. This callsign is partly to
provide essential pile-up training for the national team and partly to celebrate the 100th anniversary of RSGB. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, e QSL and Clublog as quick as possible after each weekend. Traditional QSL cards via M0OXO (please use his OQRS at www.m0oxo.com).
Further information will be available at www.gr2hq.com/g_100c.htm
C9
1 Oct - 31 Dec
 Antonio EA4GBA will operate SSB as C91BGA from Mozambique starting on 27 June through December. QSL direct to home call.
VK
1 Oct-31 Dec
 The Hills Amateur Radio Group will be active as VI6WA100 from 1 October to 31 December to celebrate the centenary of organized amateur radio in Western Australia. QSL via VK6IR (OQRS for direct and bureau requests on http://www.ham-radio.biz/qsl-instructions/)
CY0
1-11 October
 Rick AI5P is joining Gary VE1RGB and Murray WA4DAN for the CY0P DXpedition (www.cy0dxpedition) to Sable Island (NA-063), which is still scheduled for 1-11 October [425DXN 1143]. They will operate
CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via VE1RGB, direct only.
"To save aircraft weight, logging will be on paper", he says, "and therefore will not be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log or eQSL. Bookmark www.cy0dxpedition.com for updates.
YN
1-6 October
 EA1ACP, EA1DVY, EA5FX, EA5HPX, EA5KM and EA7FTR will be active as H7H from Nicaragua on 1-16 October. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-6 metres. QSL via EB7DX and LoTW. An OQRS will be available for direct and bureau cards.
Further information can be found at http://nicaragua2013.com/
FO/A
2-14 October
 Grant, KZ1W and Rob, N7QT will be active as TX5D from Raivavae Island (OC-114), Austral Islands on 2-14 October. They will be QRV on 80-10 metres CW, SSB, RTTY or PSK. They hope to be able to
upload their log to Club Log on a daily basis. QSL via operator's instructions.
XE
2-7 October
 Special event station XE3FMRE will be active on 2-7 October during the Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores' national convention to be held in Cancun. Activity will be on 80-6 metres
SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and probably WSJT. QSL via XE3RCC.
FH
3 - 17 October
 Silvano I2YSB, Vinicio IK2CIO, Angelo IK2CKR, Marcello IK2DIA, Stefano IK2HKT, Gino IK2RZP, Alberto IZ2XAF and Mac JA3USA will be active on 160-6 metres as TO2TT from Mayotte (AF-027) on 3-17 October [425DXN 1143]. QSL via I2YSB (direct) or IK2CIO (bureau) and LoTW. Further information, including real-time logsearch, QSLling details and OQRS for direct cards, can be found at www.i2ysb.com/idt. The pilot stations will be IK7JWY and (for 6m) IK0FTA;
Target frequencies for the 3-17 October TO2TT expedition to Mayotte (AF-027) [425DXN 1155] are:
CW 1835 3535 7031 10118 14035 18068 21035 24900 28035 50102
SSB - 3780 7103 - 14260 18155 21310 24975 28420 50123
RTTY - - - - 14087 - - - - -
QSL via I2YSB (direct), IK2CIO (bureau) and LoTW. Further details, including real-time logsearch, QSLling details and OQRS for direct cards, can be found at www.i2ysb.com/idt. The pilot stations will
be IK7JWY and (for 6m) IK0FTA; there will be a dedicated forum on www.hamradioweb.org.
H4
3 Oct - 26 Nov
 Bernard, DL2GAC will be active again as H44MS from Honiara (OC-047), Solomon Islands from 3 October to 26 November. Hermann, DL2NUD will be along operating EME as H44HP until mid-November
(possibly with a side trip to Vanuatu with activity as YJ9HP). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
I
3-6 October
 Alex IK8YFU, Domenico IW8RAO, Salvatore IZ8CZR, Maurizio IZ8SJA and Nicola IZ8SKO will be active as ID9Y from Salina Island (EU-017) on 3-6 October. QSL via IK8YFU (direct) or HB9FHZ
(bureau), LoTW and eQSL. Further information and logsearch on www.calabriadxteam.it/salina/
KH0
3-7 October
 Kazuo, JH8PHT will be active as AH0KT from Saipan (OC-086) on 3-7 October. He will operate digital modes, SSB and CW on the HF bands and 6 metres, and will also be QRV on 10 metres AM and FM (29600 kHz). QSL via JH8PHT and LoTW.
GU
4-8 October
 A team from the Martello Tower Group (namely 2E0DBY, G0MBA, G6NHU, G7HJK, M0GWE, M0YNK and M1EAK) will be active as GP0PKT from Herm Island (EU-114) on 4-8 October. They will run three stations on 80-10 metres SSB and digital modes. QSL via G6NHU, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Logsearch and further information at http://martellotowergroup.com/gp0pkt/
FM
5-20 October
 Thierry, F4BDG will be active as TO4FM from Martinique (NA-107) on 5-20 October. QSL via EA5GL, plus LoTW and eQSL.
KH9
5-19 October
 The tentative dates for the K9W DXpedition to Wake Island are 5-19 October, with 7-18 October as QRV days (schedule based on Wake time, which is UTC +12 hours). The expedition's operating plan,
QSL routes, propagation charts and other information can be found at www.wake2013.org
KL7
5 October
 Operators from the KL7 NWR Amateur Radio Club and Moosehorn ARC celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week and will be active as KL7NWR on 5 October. Activity will be on 15 and 20 metres SSB with
some CW. QSL via KL2HD.
VE
6 Oct-5 Nov
 Robert, VE3RHE will use special callsign VX31763 from 6 October to 5 November for the 250th anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW.
6W
8-17 October
 Once again Luc, F5RAV will be active as 6V7T from Le Calao, Senegal on 8-17 October. He will operate PSK and SSB on 40-10 metres. On 11-14 October he and 6W7RV will operate as 6V7T/p to
N'gor Island (AF-045). QSL via F5RAV, direct only.
JA
8-21 October
 Mitsuo JA1UNS, Suehiro JI1PLF, Takeo 7L4PVR, Hisashi 7N1GMK and Kazuhiko 7N4VPS will be active as homecall/1 from Hachijo Island (AS-043) on 18-21 October. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
160-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
PJ2
8-15 October
 Look for PJ2/K5JP, PJ2/NT5V and PJ2/W5BOS to be active from the Curacao PJ2T super station on 8-15 October. They will operate CW and SSB on all bands, with a focus on 30, 17 and 12 metres.
E5
9 - 17 October
 Fabio, IZ0YIV will be active holiday style as E51YIV from the South Cook Islands in October.
He will operate SSB and digital modes mainly on 20, 17 and 15 metres from Rarotonga (OC-013, 9-13
October) and Aitutaki (OC-083, 13-17 October).
QSL via home call, direct or bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
S7
9-16 October
 Andrea, IZ1MHY will be active holiday style as S79MHY from Praslin Island (AF-024), Seychelles on 9-16 October. He will operate SSB, digital modes and CW. QSL via home call.
A5
10-20 October
 JA3IVU (A52IVU), JH3AEF (A52AEF) and JH7EQW (A52EQW) will be active from Dochula, Bhutan on 10-20 October. They are part of a medical volunteer team, and in their spare time will be QRV on the
HF bands SSB, digital modes and some CW. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
3D2
Until 11 October
 Target frequencies for the upcoming expedition to Rotuma (http://3d2gc.com) by 3D2RA, 3D2GC/p and 3D2DD/p (27 September to 11 October) are:
CW 1822 3510 7007 10104 14010 18070 21010 24892 28010 50100
SSB 1838 3788 7088 - 14188 18148 21288 24948 28488 50118
RTTY 1838 3588 7038 10138 14088 18108 21088 24918 28088 50200
PSK31 1838 3578 7038 10138 14078 18108 21078 24918 28078
SSTV - 3728 7038 - 14238 - 21338 - 28688
QSL 3D2RA via LZ2HM, QSL 3D2GC/p via LZ1GC, QSL 3D2DD/p direct to home call.
W
11-13 October
 Mike AB5EB, Hector AD6D (XE2K) and Dragan K0AP will be active as K5T from Timbalier Island (NA-119) on 11-13 October. QSL via AB5EB.
I
12 October
 Alessandro, IZ4AMS will be active as IZ4AMS/p from the island of Tinetto (EU-083) on 12 October. He will operate QRP on 20 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log).
TN
12-24 Oct
 Arie PA3A, Ad PA8AD, Angelina PA8AN and Marian PD1AEG will be active as TN2MS (callsign changed from TN5MS)from Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo from 28 September to 11 October [425DXN 1153]. They plan to operate on 160-10 metres (plus 6 metres, if they are authorized) CW, SSB and RTTY, using three stations with amplifers and several beam and vertical antennas. The team will provide support and raise funds for a Mercy Ships Charity Project.
This is the 4th DXpedition in cooperation with Mercy Ships (www.mercyships.org) after Liberia 2007 (5L2MS), Benin 2009 (TY1MS) and Sierra Leone 2011 (9L5MS). QSL via PA3AWW, direct (OQRS in the expedition's website) or bureau, plus LoTW after six months.
Further information on the project can be found at www.tn2ms.nl
8R
13 Oct-1 Nov
 Alex, W1CDC will be active as 8R1A from Guyana from 13 October to 1 November. He will operate holiday style with an emphasis on 80, 30, 17, 12 and 6 metres CW. QSL via W1CDC, direct or bureau.
W
13- 22 October
 Jacek, SP5APW plans to be active holiday style as W4/SP5APW from five IOTA groups between 13 and 22 October as follows:
13 October Talbot NA-138
14-15 October Jekyll NA-058
16-17 October Okaloosa NA-142
17-18 October St. George NA-085
20-22 October Cedar Key NA-076
He will operate SSB on 20, 15 and 10 metres, and he might also give digital modes a try on 40 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. See http://na-142.blogspot.com/ for possible updates.
TA
14-31 October
 Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, the TCSWAT (TC Special Wireless Activity Team) will be active on all bands and modes as TC90TC on 14-31 October. They also plan to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a Multi-Multi entry.
QSL via TA1HZ (as usual with TCSWAT operations, all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau).
C9
15-22 October
 A team from South Africa and the US (K1MM, K6TD, N1DG, N4XP, N9JA, NF4A, W6OAT, W6OSP, ZS6P, ZS6PJH and ZS6RI) will be active as C82DX from Xai Xai, Mozambique on 15-22 October. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres, with a focus on the low bands.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau) and LoTW (six months after the conclusion of the DXpedition). Traditional direct requests should go to C82DX, P.O. Box 333, Bethlehem GA 30620.
USA. Further information can be found at www.c82dx.com
YB
15-21 October
 A team of 25 operators will be active as YB9Y from Pulau Brassi (OC-276, new one for IOTA) on 15-21 October. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres. QSL via YB1GJS, direct and
bureau. The website for the expedition is up and running at http://yb9y.com/
ON
16 Oct-15 Nov
 Special event station OQ4CLM will be active from between 16 October and 15 November. The suffix stands for Canadian Liberation March, the annual event that celebrates the liberation of the
Belgian town of Knokke on 1 November 1944. QSL via ON3AIM, direct or bureau. Further information on the activity and the relevant award can be found on qrz.com.
VK
16-21 October
 Craig, VK5C E will be active as VK5CE/4 from Red Island (OC-255) (http://oc255.blogspot.com.au/) on 16-21 October. This IOTA group was activated only once back in 2002. The island is uninhabited;
Craig will have to take two flights (4400 km) to reach Bamaga, where he will have "a local 4WD and fishing boat operator act as my DXpedition support person. He will pick me up from the Bamaga air strip, take me to the island, help me set up the tent and antenna and every couple of days he'll visit the island with fuel and water
and just to make sure I'm safe". The cost of the DXpedition will be high, "and so the support of sponsors is really appreciated".
HR
17-20 October
 Dan HR2DMR plans to visit and operate CW and SSB as HQ4W from Tigre Island (NA-060) on 17-20 October. "Operating time on the island could be restricted, due to Honduran Navy exercises".
QSL via KD4POJ.
SV8
17-29 October
 A team of eight operators from Germany (Rich DK8YY, Hansi DL1AOB, Dieter DL1AWD, Ralf DL3JJ, Dan DL5SE, Felix DL6JF, Lu DL8ALU and Eddy DM5JBN) will be active as SW8YY from the island of Zakynthos (EU-052) on 17-29 October, including entries in the Worked All Germany (WAG, 19-20 October) and CQ WW SSB contests. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres. QSL via DH7WW, direct or bureau (OQRS on Club Log), and LoTW.
Further information can be found at http://sw8yy.weebly.com/
4X
18-19 October
 Look for 4X6HP/p, 4Z5IW/p and 4Z5LA/p to be active from Akhziv Island (AS-100) on 18-19 October. QSL via home calls.
FR
18-21 November
 Stephane, F5UOW will be active from Reunion Island (AF-016) in October-November. He will be signing FR/F5UOW on 31 October-2 November and again on 18-21 November, while on 3-17 November he
will use TO2R. He expects to operate mainly CW on 40-10 metres QSL via F5UOW, direct or bureau.
PJ4
18-26 November
 Look for PJ4/K1XM, PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/W1MD and PJ4/W1UE to be active from Bonaire (SA-006) on 18-26 November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as PJ4A. QSL PJ4/K4BAI,
PJ4/KU8E and PJ4A via K4BAI, others via home call.
BY
19 - 28 October
 CAMSAT (AMSAT China) will hold "a big DX party" from the outskirts of the city of Dunhuang in northwestern China (Zone 23, WWL NM79aw) on 19-28 October. Alan, BA1DU and a very large group of
operators coming from all over the country will be active with four well equipped stations: one for 2 and 6 metres, one for 70 centimetres and two for 160-10 metres. Meteor Scatter and EME activity will be emphasized (this will include participation in the ARRL EME Contest), as well activity on the low bands. Special callsign BJ9TA will be used for operating above 50 MHz and on the low bands, while BY9GA/9 will be used for the other bands and for participation in the CQ WW SSB Contest. QSL via BA1DU.
D4
19 Oct-7 Nov
 Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG (www.qsl.net/dl7afs) will be active as D44TXT from Ilha de Sao Tiago (AF-005) from 19 October to 7 November. They will be QRV on 80-10 metres SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and
PSK63. QSL via DL7AFS, direct or bureau.
OZ
Until 19 October
 Tom, DL4VM will be active as OZ/DL4VM from Vendsyssel-Thy (EU-171) from 29 September to 19 October. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
YB
20-28 October
 The YB9Y expedition to Pulau Brassi (OC-276, new one for IOTA) [425DXN 1156] is now scheduled to take place on 20-28 October. While Steve W2FB is organizing fundraising from NA/EU (Paypal
sbusono[@[gmail.com), Shu JN6RZM (jn6rzm[@]nifty.com) will collect Paypal donations to help providing a linear amplifier from 30 July until 31 August. It is also possibile to donate directly at the expedition's website (http://yb9y.com/).

ON
Until 21 October

 Between 1873 and 1934 more than two million European emigrants left via Antwerp for the US on board the Red Star Line's ocean liners. Special callsign ON70REDSTAR will be activated from 21 September to 21 October to celebrate the opening of the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp.
QSL via ON4OSA.
C6
22-29 October
 Rich, N0HJZ will be active as C6ARW from Grand Bahama (NA-080) on 22-29 October, including full time participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Outside the contest he will be QRV on 30, 17 and 12
metres, as well on CW and RTTY on other bands. QSL via N0HJZ, direct or bureau.
HK
Until 23 November
 Once again Lothar, DK8LRF will be active as HK3JCL from Colombia between 21 September to 23 November. He will operate SSB mainly on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call, bureau preferred.
XV
24-29 October
 Mike, N0ODK will be active as XV4MN from Phu Quoc Island (AS-128) on 24-29 October, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. On 17-23 October and again on 30 October-2 November he will be QRV as 3W2DK from mainland Vietnam. He will be QRV on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.
QSL via N0ODK, direct or bureau (Mike is a QSL card collector, so if you work him and don't need his card, send one anyway).
JD1
25 Oct - 3 Nov
 Koji, JI1LET will be active as JD1BOI from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 25 October to 3 November. He will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-6 metres. QSL via home call, direct only.
FO/A
30 Oct-6 Nov
 A second operation from Raivavae Island (OC-114), Austral Islands is planned to take place from 30 October to 6 November. The operators will be Dave, K3EL and Don, VE7DS and they will use
TX5RV on 80-10 metres CW, with some SSB and RTTY "from time to time". They will run "two medium-power stations with vertical antennas on the beach". QSL via M0URX, direct or bureau (OQRS
preferred), and LoTW. Further information, including target frequencies chosen to minimize interference with concurrent operations, at http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/raivavae-austral-islands/
   
   
NOVEMBER
CE0Y
1-7 November
 CX2AM, CX2FR, CX3AN, CX3CE, CX4AAJ, CX4CR, CX8FB, CE0YHO, EA5HPX, EA7FTR and LU2NI will be active as XR0YY from Easter Island (SA-001) on 1-7 November. They plan to have three stations active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via EB7DX. Further information can be found at http://easterisland2013.com
HK0
1 - 20 November
 A multi-national team from DX Friends (EA1SA, EA2RY, EA5RM, EA7AJR, EA7KW, F6ENO, F8ATS, F9IE, HK3CW, HK6F, IN3ZNR and RG8K) will be active from San Andres Island (NA-033) 1-10 November. Callsign TBA. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6 metres with at least four stations at the same time on different bands and modes. QSL via EA5RM.
Bookmark www.dxfriends.com/SanAndres2013/ for further information and updates, including (in due course)
logsearch and OQRS.
YV0
1 Nov - 28 Feb
The 4M5DX Group is organizing a DXpedition to take place from Aves Island (NA-020) sometime between 1 November 2013 and 28 February 2014. Eleven operators from Venezuela, Argentina, Finland and
Spain will be active as YW0A on 160-6 metres all modes. QSL via EB7DX (OQRS for direct and bureau cards on Club Log) and LoTW. Bookmark www.avesisland.info for further information and updates.
J8
7-27 November
 Gerd, DL7VOG will be active as J87GU from Union Island (NA-025) on 7-27 November, including entries in the WAE DX RTTY (9-10 November) and CQ WW DX CW contests. He will be QRV on 160-6 metres
mainly CW and RTTY. QSL via home call, bureau preferred (OQRS on Club Log).
FO
Until 8 November
 Jean-Marc, F5LCI is working on Hao Atoll (OC-066), French Polynesia until 8 November. He operates QRP as FO/F5LCI on 40-10 CW and JT65-JT9. QSL direct to home call.
5X
Until 16 November
 Once again Nick, G3RWF will be active in his spare time as 5X1NH from Uganda from 24 September until 16 November. He prefers CW, with some activity on SSB and digital modes.
QSL via home call, direct and bureau, and LoTW.
5R
16 Nov-15 Dec
 Once again Eric, F6ICX will be active as 5R8IC from Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) from 16 November to 15 December. He will operate mainly CW, with some RTTY, BPSK and SSB, on 40-10 metres.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Logsearch and OQRS on Club Log.
J8
17-29 November
 A polish team (SP2EBG, SP3CYY, SP3GEM, SP6EQZ, SP6IXF, SP9FOW and SP9PT) will be active as J88HL from St. Vincent (NA-109) on 17-29 November. They will have at least three stations active 24/7 on
160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, with a serious effort on the low bands. They will also have equipment for 6 metres. QSL route to be announced; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. Bookmark
http://j88hl.dxing.pl/ for updates.
3DA
18-27 November
 Roger, ZS6RJ and others will be active as 3DA0ET from Swaziland on 18-27 November, including and M/2 entry in the CQ WW CW Contest. There will be three stations active on 160-6 metres CW and SSB,
and a fourth station entirely dedicated to RTTY and PSK.
The website for the 18-27 November 3DA0ET DXpedition to Swaziland is now up and runnig at www.swazidx.org. A survey (link on the homepage at the top on the right) is being run asking
DXers some questions about where they need 3DA0ET the most. The organizers are looking for more team members, and "would like to have some great RTTY operators along". If interested please contact Roger ZS6RJ (roger.jones[@]vodamail.com) or Frosty (3da0cf[@]gmail.com).
9X
19-29 November
 Nick, G3RWF will be active again as 9X0NH from Rwanda from 19 November for about ten days. Joining Nick will be Alan, G3XAQ, who will be active as 9X0XA. They will participate in the CQ World
Wide DX CW Contest as SOSB entrants. QSL 9X0NH via G3RWF, QSL 9X0XA via G3SWH.
S2
19-29 November
 The Mediterraneo DX Club is organizing a DXpedition to take place from Bangladesh on 19-29 November. A team of 20-22 operators from 9 countries will be active on all bands and modes with several
stations. The team aims at establishing "a real cooperation with the local hams to assist them in any needs and improve their knowledge and skill in the Amateur Radio world". Further information will be available in due course. A dedicated website is under construction at www.mdxc.org/bangladesh2013
J3
21-29 November
 JA1MZL (AE6AU), JH1ROJ (KG8XV), JJ1LIB (N1GO), JN1RVS (K6NAO) and JN3NFQ (K1GI) will be active from Grenada on 21-29 November. They plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres, and to participate in the CQ WW CW Contest. "We are negotiating with NTRC to obtain the special event call sign for our operation", Isao JH1ROJ says. A dedicated website is under construction.
QSL via JA1HGY (OQRS to be activated on Club Log) and LoTW.
V2
21-25 November
 Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 21-25 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. This will be an all CW operation on the contest HF bands only.
QSL via home call.
   
   
DECEMBER
9M2
31 Dec- 23 Feb
 Once again Rich, PA0RRS will be active as 9M2MRS from Penang Island (AS-015) from 31 December until 23 February 2014. He will operate CW, RTTY and PSK on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau, as well as LoTW and eQSL.
   
 
ISS
ARISS
 The International Space Station is now under construction and is permanently manned by teams of astronauts, many of whom have amateur licenses. Amateurs from the ISS partner countries, in the USA, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada, have set up ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station), a program to develop and put into operation the on-board amateur station.
The following frequencies are currently used for ARISS general QSOs:
Voice and Packet Downlink: 145.80 (Worldwide)
Voice Uplink: 144.49 for Regions 2 and 3 (The Americas, and the Pacific)
Voice Uplink: 145.20 for Region 1 (Europe, Central Asia and Africa)
Packet Uplink: 145.99 (Worldwide)
Crossband FM repeater downlink: 145.80 MHz (Worldwide)
Crossband FM repeater uplink: 437.80 MHz (Worldwide)
All frequencies are subject to Doppler shifting.
Full information can be found on various web sites, for instance:
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/
For more DX info: http://www.425dxn.org/