VP6 – Ducie: Dieter DJ9ON, Hans DK9KX, Philipe FO3BM, Hiro JA1SLS, Yuichi JR2KDN, Doug N6RQS, Dave VP6DB, Mike VP6AZ a Meralda VP6MW – this is the list of operators of the second expedition to Ducie Island, which will start on the eighth or ninth of March and last for about a week. QRV will be on all SSB KV bands, CW and RTTY plus 6m and AO-40. The brand will be published just before the start of operations. QSL via JR2KDN. The pilot stations are JE2EHP, DJ8NK a WA2MOE. You can definitely find more information at www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm or on www.qsl.net/aa0mz/ducie2.htm
HH – Haiti: four members of the Florida DXpedition Group (FDXPG) they will be members of a thirty-member humanitarian mission group in Haiti. Between March 10-21 you can find them on the bands from 160 after 6m under the signs HH4/K4QD Jan, HH4/N2WB William, HH4/W4WX Bill a HH4/K3VN Al. Their goal will be that at least one station during 24 hours she was on the air. Their QTH is in Northwest Haiti Christian Mission, info at: www.nwhcm.org. QSL HH4/N2WB via N2OO, others to home brands. You can find more information about the entire expedition at: http://www.geocities.com/n2wb2003/
KH0 – Saipan: JR1KGF will be among 11. and March 13 to broadcast from the island of Saipan under the brand KH0/JR1KGF on all KV bands plus 6m. QSL to home brand.
THIS – Chile: between 14. and on March 17, an activity from the island of Pan de Azucar is planned (TO-085) under the name 3G1P. Members of the Atacama Desert DX Group will participate in the expedition: CA2WUI, XQ1ZW, XQ1IDM, CE1URH, CE1VLY a CE1FLS. They will work from 160 po 6m SSB, CW, TU5PCT QSL, RTTY and possibly SSTV. QSL via XQ1IDM (Nicolas Hererra G., P.O.Box 345, antofagasta, Chile). Their website is: www.qsl.net/3g1p
ST – Sudan: Chris DL5NAM informed OPDX, that the German team finally received permission to broadcast from Sudan. They will use the ST0RY brand (Sierra Tango Zero Radio Yankee) roughly during three weeks from the beginning of March, while they also plan to participate in the WPX contest. They want to focus on the lower bands, WARC-y, RTTY at 6am. They make up the German team: Falk DK7YY (CW), Dietmar DL3DXX (CW), Uwe DL9NDS (SSB, RTTY), Felix DL7FER (SSB, CW) a Chris DL5NAM (SSB, RTTY).Their plan includes 3 KV stations with PA, 3 quarter-wave verticals to lower bands, several 10-20m yagins also with WARCs and a couple of wire antennas. Their dreams are even more daring, so they are asking the amateur radio community for help – about used KV or VHF equipment and other material. Part of it would then remain in Sudan. The ST0RY website is being worked on, an online search in the log is also being prepared (DF3CB). It will also publish information about pilot stations and a schedule of services. Chris will answer your questions by email: dl5nam@darc.de.
AS-079: Takeshi “Take” JI3DST will broadcast from Miyako Island (Miyako-jima Hirara-city Okinawa-ken) from March 20 (07.00WITH) of the 23rd brand (00.00WITH) on 40/17/15/12/10/6m SSB under the brand JI3DST/6. QSL only through the bureau.
CAR – Mexico: Enrique XE1IH (ex XE1LWY), Javier XE1KOH, Jose XE1ZJV, Luis XE1YJL and Jose XE1XNH plan to broadcast from the island of Enmedio under the sign XF2IH in the period March 20-27. The indicated frequencies are: 1825, 3530, 7030, 10115, 14040, 18098, 21040, 24910, 28040 a 50102 kHz pre CW a 1845, 3755, 7055, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950, 28460, 28560 a 50145 kHz pre SSB. PSK31 activity is also possible. QSL via XE1IH (Enrique Garcia Munive, P.O.Box 75-481, 07050, Mexico D.F., Mexico). More information at: www.qsl.net/xe1ih.
