425 DX News #766

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KH5 - Mike, KH6ND has been active as KH6ND/KH5 from Palmyra Atoll (OC-
085)
since 20 May and will remain there through the 28th at least.
He
operates in his spare time, but will particpate in the CQ WW WPX
CW
Contest on 40 metres. QSL via K2PF. [TNX NG3K]
KL - Lanny, W5BOS plans to operate from two IOTA new ones in
Alaska
between 16 and 22 August. If he can get there, he will
sign
W5BOS/AL0 from the Southern Alaska Peninsula Centre
group
(NA-238/pr) and W5BOS/NL0 from the Southern Alaska Peninsula
East
(NA-237/pr). These islands are very difficult to land on,
and
weather will be a major factor. QSL via N6AWD. [TNX W5BOS]
OH0 - Phil, N6ZZ will be operating from Aland Islands as OH0ZZ for
this
coming weekend's CQ WPX Contest. He will be accompanied by
OH2BH
(OH0B) and OH2MM (OH0MM), who can be found on the WARC bands.
QSL
OH0ZZ via N6ZZ. [TNX OH2BH]
SP - Special event station HF16B will be active until 28 May to
celebrate
the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the city of Krakow. QSL
via
SP9BRP, direct or bureau. [TNX SP9JPA]
SV5 - Ermanno, IK2WZD is active again from Lipsi Island (EU-001) until
31
July. He operates as SV0XAN/5 on all bands and modes. QSL via
home
call. [TNX IZ2ABN]
TK - Jean, F1PNR will be active as TK/F1PNR from Corsica (WWL
JN42NO)
from 27 May through the end of June. He will operate on the HF
bands
(mainly 40 and 20 metres) and will focus on 2 metres SSB with
300
watts into a 16-element yagi. Expect activity to take place
on
144.265 MHz in the morning hours between 4 and 7. QSL via home
call.
[TNX F5NQL]
ZK1 - Victor, ZK1CG reports that as of 1 June 2006, ZK1 stations
will
finally change to the new E5 prefix allocated to New Zealand
for
exclusive use by the Cook Islands [425DXN 726: for information
on
the impact on the DXCC list, please refer to 425DXN 727].
Victor
plans to be QRV with his new call E51CG on 1 June and later
with
E51USA. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]
CQ WW WPX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their
participation in this year's event (27-28 May):
4L - Vaho, 4L8A from Georgia as SOSB on 20 metres. QSL via DJ1CW.