425 DX News #766

Officers' Association campaign for 500kHz to be
recognised
internationally as a 'heritage' frequency. [TNX VA3RJ]
HS - Look for HS8KAY to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
(Single
Operator on 20 metres) from Phuket Island (AS-053). After
the
contest he will operate CW for another 2-3 days before going
back
home. QSL via home call (bureau preferred). [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
I - INORC (Italian Naval Old Rhythmers Club) members will operate
CW
only as IY1SP/500KCS from La Spezia (Mount Parodi) on 3-5
November
to celebrate the centenary of the signing of the
Berlin
International Wireless Telegraphy Convention agreement. QSL
via
I1SAF. [TNX I8QHE]
JA - Look for JA5BEX/5 to operate SSB on the HF bands from Ogi
Island
(AS-076), Kagawa Prefecture on 28 October. QSL via home
call,
direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
KC4_ant - Adam, K2ARB will be active as KC4/K2ARB from Patriot Hills
Camp
(MN-01 for the Antarctica Award), Antarctica (AN-016) from
3
November to 28 January 2007. [TNX DL5EBE]
KH8_si - A multi-national team of 12 experienced operators lead by
Hrane
Milosevic (YT1AD) and co-lead by David Collingham (K3LP) will
be
active on all bands and modes as N8S from Swains Island on 3-
16
April 2007. The other ten operators will be K1LZ, N3KS,
N6TQS,
RK3AD, RA3AUU, SV2BFN, UA3AB, RZ3AA, YZ7AA and YZ1BX.
The
permission to operate was confirmed via email from Larry
Gandy
(AH8LG) on 23 October. Furthr information will be provided in
due
course. [TNX The Daily DX]
OA - Martijn, PA3GFE will be again in Peru from 3 November until
10
December. He hopes to be able to operate in his spare time on 40-
10
metres (expecially on the lower bands). He will also try
to
participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest from the OA4O club
station,
with better antennas and power. QSL via home call, direct
or
bureau. [TNX PA3GFE]
ON - UBA radio club stations have been authorized to replace
their
ordinary prefix with ON60 (Oscar November Six Zero) from 1
November
2006 through 10 February 2008 to celebrate the 60th anniversary
of
the Union Belge des Amateurs-emetteurs (UBA, the IARU society