Archive for October, 2007

With thanks to I1-21171

Was reading an article on the OK1RR website about the status of Amateur Radio in Turkmenistan. Amateur Radio in EZ was suspended by the Ministry of Communications in mid 2006. It appears this is still the case.

An email can be sent  to the Turkmenistan Ministry of Communications requesting the authorization of legal Turkmenistan Amateur Radio ops (EZ stations). It’s important to mention the part amateur radio can play during emergencies etc.

Email: mincom@online.tm.

9A4X and 9A5RR will be QRV from Easter Island between 23 – 31 October.

Calls used will be CE0Y/9A4X (all bands) and CC0Y during the CQWW SSB contest (15m entry).

QSL via 9A2AA

Mehdi, F5PFP is looking for five more people to join on a possible VP8 cruise – January 2009.

Islands could include  King George, Nelson, Greenwich, Livingston, Deception (all South Shetland).

 If interested email Mehdi at f5pfp@aliceadsl.fr

SOUTH PACIFIC DXPEDITION

Willy ON5AX, and his XYL Magda ON3AX, are travelling the South Pacific Ocean between Oct 17 and Dec 14.

They will be QRV in CW/SSB/PSK on 40m/30m/20m and they also intend to participate in the CQWW SSB Contest while staying on American Samoa. This is their travelling schedule:

       5W0AX       Samoa (OC-097) Oct 17-22
       KH8/ON5AX   American Samoa       Oct 24-29
       A35AX       Tonga          Nov 2-14
       ZL/ON5AX    New Zealand     Nov 16-Dec 14

Source

From Oct 20 to Nov 5 the above callsigns will be QRV from Cambodia. It’s a joint Belgian/Finnish Dxpedition.

Check 1825, 3507, 7003, 10104, 14007, 21007, 24897 and 28020. An emphasis is on low band operating also.

During the CQWW SSB contest, look for XU7MDY – single band category.

QSL info: (all direct only)

XU7MDY via OH4MDY

XU7JGE via OH4JGE

XU7AJV via ON4AJV

XU7TZG via ON7PP

Website of XU7TZG

Further to this post, I notice the YK9SV team now have a new website.

Within the YK9SV website, the team ask whether Arwad is either a new island (IOTA) for you, or is YK (Syria) actually a new country (DXCC) to work? For me, it’s both.

I’m thinking US readers/DXers often have difficulty with this path. Have a read of the YK9SV survey and see if you can help the guys out..

Wishing YK9SV the best of luck and many QSO’s