425 DX News #766

357300, Russia). [TNX RW6HS]
VE - The Surrey Amateur Radio Club (VE7SAR/VE2) will be operating
SSB
from La Madeleine Islands (NA-038) during IOTA Contest (29-30
July).
Look for Heinz, VA7AQ to start operating on the 24th. [TNX VA7AQ]
W - Sponsored by the Central Oregon DX Club (http://www.codxc.com/),
the
first running of the "7th Call Area QSO Party" (7QP) will be
held
from 13 UTC on 6 May until 7 UTC on the 7th. The rover team
of
I2UIY, K2RD and W6OAT will be operating as K7SB/m from the
following
rare Counties in the rare State of Nevada: Carson City,
Churchill,
Douglas, Esmeralda, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye,
Pershing,
Storey and Washoe. The proposed itinerary is shown
at
http://www.i2uiy.it/k7sb.html [TNX I2UIY]
YB - Kardi, YB1TC reporta the a group of operators from call areas 0,
1
and 4 of Indonesia (callsigns not provided) will hold a "Low
Band
Krakatau QSO Party" from Krakatau Island (OC-262) on 9-10 April
to
celebrate the 38th anniversary of ORARI. Look for them to be
active
using their home calls as follows (QRG +/- 5 kHz):
9 April: 1.825 MHz 17.15-19.00 UTC CW
19.15-23.00 UTC SSB
1.850 MHz 12.15-17.00 UTC SSB
3.805 MHz 23.15-02.99 UTC SSB
3.805 MHz 02.15-05.00 UTC CW
7.085 MHz 07.15-09.00 UTC SSB
7.085 MHz 09.15-11.00 UTC CW
10 April: 1.825 MHz 15.15-19.00 UTC CW
1.850 MHz 19.15-23.00 UTC SSB
QSL to P.O. Box 1000 JKS, Jakarta 12010, Indonesia. The
event
sponsored by the Indonesian Amteur Radio Old Timer (www.arot.org).
YB - The YE6P expedition to Simeulue Island (OC-270), originally
expected
to take place on 10-16 April, has been postoponed for a month
or
two, but it has not been cancelled. "Kardi (YB1TC) and his
group
still plan on putting it on", Al (K8SIX) reports, "as the
last
operation never made it into NA or SA and apparently some
of
northern EU". [TNX K8SIX and www.islandchaser.com]
YU - Raffaele, IV3NVB and Roberto, IV3SRD will be active probably
as
YU8/IV3NVB e YU8/IV3SRD from Kossovo until 3 August. QSL via
home
calls (bureau). [TNX IV3EHH]
YU - Charlie, 4N7CC reports that a few special callsigns will be
aired
from Senta (Vojvodina, Serbia & Montenegro) until 31 December
to