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YA5T - AFGHANISTAN - From Sunday, Peter, ON6TT, has given the surprise to many when beginning to operate from Kabul, after achieving the official permission in this country. The permission doesn't have termination date, and the authorization includes all the bands of 160 meters until SHF and a power until of 500 watts. And the antennas have not become very high, for reasons of what happens in that country. Peter at the moment is alone in Afghanistan, but the permission includes SM7PKK, S53R and ON4WW who work for the United Nations in the Program of World Food. Even, a copy of that permission to operate, is already in hands of the ARRL. Peter also has programmed to dedicate part of what receives for the Qsl like humanitarian help for those affected by the attacks in that country. The Qsl via direct should be requested KU9C. The NCDXF (North California DX Association) it is providing economic help to the group. More information in: http://www.qsl.net/ya5t
On the other hand it has also been known that the government of that country has given him permission in verbal form to YA/F6EKD so that it operates, while they give him in writing the permission.

P5/4L4FN - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KOREA - Ed continues active from the country more requested from all over the world by the diexistas, but now it has changed to the frequency 28580 because it affected him a lot the QRM, and now he has even been working to members of the 10-X being his number 72722. So far Ed has made 1,000 QSO from November 25 and approximately 12 hours after having carried out the QSO it can already be in the log that is on-line. It already has a vertical Butternut and a Bencher Keyer. He is working in 10 meters among 22.00-23.00Z or a little later in the weekends, and in 20 meters it has been reported from USA. On the other hand, Ed that you no longer send him electronic mail, requests because he has received thousands and if that continues, you can congest his mail totally. The Qsl via KK5DO KK5DO: Bruce Paige, PO Box 310, Alief, TX 77411, USA More data in: http://www.amsatnet.com

D2/CT1FSC - ANGOLA - it is activated by CT1FSC and there it will continue up to December 14, from Luanda. It is also AB0VE from Angola like D2 / and it has already been worked in 10 meters.

V31JP - BELIZE - it is very active Joe K8JP in the bands from 6 to 160 meters in SSB and PSK31. It will be there until the month of April of the 2002 and it will participate in all the competitions like it is he possible. However, he/she comments Joe that when bigger he/she has had those "pound-ups" he/she has had to suspend their activities because many stations call without ningú control and this way, it considers, it is impossible to operate. The Qsl via KA9WON.

V73ED - ISLANDS MARSHALL - Steve 3D2SJ are active from December 6 until the day 13 and he/she hopes to make it in all the bands. However, now that he/she comes from Tarawa, Oriental Kiribati where it operated as T30ED it was only active in 20 meters in SSB. The Qsl via 3D2SJ: Fr. Steve Dives MSC, P.O. BOX 1354, Suva, Islands Fiji.

W1AW - COMMEMORATIVE - Of the 3 at December 7 will be active the official station of the ARRL to commemorate the 80 years that in 1921 they were carried out the first transatlantic tests in CW. The indicative one will be W1AW/80 in HF and VHF, and even in satellites. It will also leave the 10 to December 14 like W1AW/40 to commemorate the 40 years of the launching of the first satellite for radioaficionados - the OSCAR - that entered in orbit December 12 1961. It will be active with this prefix in all the satellites like be possible. The special Qsl will also be available for the SWL and both should be requested to: W1AW, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111. An envelope autodirigido should be included with stamps or the appropriate number of IRC for the country that she requests it.

MARCONI - AND with reason of taking place the first 100 years that Marconi achieved the first transatlantic transmission, there will be 3 special prefixes promoted by USA, Canada and Europe: December 12 at 1700Z o'clock the K6KPH will begin for all the radioaficionados in the frequencies of 3545, 7050 and 14050 khz, while the radio station KPH begins to the 000Z of December 132 and the marine crafts can call in 500 khz. In both cases, they will be used the same authentic teams that were used 100 years ago. The confirmation of official statements or SWL should be made to: Tom Horsfall, 1862 tulare Ave, Richmond, CA 94805, USA, or to Dick Dillman, 435 St. of Utah, No. 4, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. More information in: http://www.radiomarine.org
In Italy the indicative one special it will be IR7GM and it will be active the weekends in SSB and CW in HF including bands Warcs. The Qsl via IK7JWX.
In Canada: the special operation will be from December 12 to February 12 the 2002, and the prefix will be of VX for those that have you GO, and it will be of VG for the VA, while for the VO it will be XJ and for the VY it will be XK.
Also, from Cod, Massachussets, it Castrates from the place where Marconi operated in 1903 with the indicative one "DC", it will be operating December 12 the W1AA/CC on the part of the Radius Club Marconi. More information in: http://www.qrz.com/database?callsign=w1aa

ZD9IR - ISLANDS TRISTAN DA CUNHA AND GOUGH (AF-030) - it is very active from September - and it will be this way during one year - on the part of Chris ZS6IR in the bands of 10 to 160 meters in SSB, CW and RTTY and he/she says that still when now he/she only has dipolos and 100 watts, soon it will have a directional one. The Qsl via ZS6EZ.

ANTARTICA - KC4USV Jim has already been worked in several bands from the Base McMurdo, where it will remain more several months. The Qsl via K1IED. It is also active from the Antártida R1ANF, Oleg.

MENTIONED ACTIVE EXPEDITIONS IN THE PREVIOUS BULLETIN:

S2/CT1FSC - ANGOLA - Of November 21 at December 14 from Luanda. Qsl via CT1FSC.

UN9PQ - UN - The Qsl via IK2QPR Paolo Fava, Via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova, MN, ITALY.

ZS7ANT - ANTARCTIC (AN-016) - Anton ZS4AGA will continue until February of the 2002. The Qsl via ZS4A: Rickus of Lange, 23 St. of Kedron, Nativity, Africa of the South.

5H1X/2 - TANZANIA - The qsl via KQ1F.

9L1BTB - SIERRA LEONE - Zbig SP7BTB, will be 10 months. The Qsl via SP7CDG.

JT1CO - MONGOLIA - Operated for Chak, it has been worked in 12 meters around the 00.00z and in 17 meters around 03.00z o'clock.

T2T - TUVALU - it has been worked in 40 meters in CW around 0600 1700Z. The Qsl via JN1HOW.

IY1SP - ITALY - it is a special prefix that commemorates Guillermo's experiments Marconi in 1901 and 1931 that it is being activated by operators of the ARI The Spezia, and it will conclude in December. The Qsl via I1FNX Sezione A.R.I. The Spezia, P. O. Box 45, 19100 The Spezia - SP, Italy, or via desk.

PJ4 - BONAIRE (SA-006) - it will be active from November 18 for PJ4/W8RXR in CW in 10, 15 and 20 meters.

9U5D - BURUNDI - "Gus" SM5DIC is from November 16 and it will continue during 3 months. The Qsl via: SM5BFJ, Leif Hammarstrom, Lerklockan 4, YOU-73091 Riddarhyttan, Sweden.

TT8DX - CHAD - it is Already active and it will continue this way during one year in the bands from 10 to 20 meters. The Qsl via F5OGL via desk or direct: Didier A. Senmartin, P.O. Box 19, F-35998 Rennes Armees, France.

5W - SAMOA WEST (OC-097) it is activated from November 20 to December 10 for Bill W7TVF, in all the bands of HF and 6 meters mainly in CW. More information and with the on-line log, in:
http://www.air-internet.com/~w7tvf

5W1SA - SAMOA - it is Already activated again by JI3WLT who has returned as volunteer of United Nations, where it will be next two years. Qsl via JH7OHF.

3D2AG - ISLAND OF ROTUMA (OC-060) - Tony is again in that island, operating in all the bands of HF but also very active in 6 meters. It arrived November 16 and it will finish January 10. The Qsl to their indicative one, or K6AG. (Thank you Tony).

HI3K and HI3J - THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, (NA-122) they will be active of November 21 at December 9 on the part of Julio, AD4Z and their father Skeds. Information to: USA002@hotmail.com.

YC3MM - INDONESIAN - ISLAND SIBERUT (OC-215). - it will be activated in the third week of December. It is worthwhile to remember that this island has only been activated in a single occasion, in the month of May of 1996, and that will surely motivate that the hunters of islands are very to the slope of its operation.

E29AL - ISLAND OF TARUTAO (AS-126) THAILAND - Winit Informed HS1CKC that was already granted them the permission to operate from the 8 to December 15 to the members of the Real Society of Radioamateurs of Thailand (RAST) HS0GBI, HS1CKC, E21EIC, E20NTS, HS0/G3NOM, E20RRW, HS0XNO, HS4BPQ, E20HHK, HS9EQY AND HS0ZCW (K4VUD) and they will be in the habitual frequencies of IOTA. The Qsl via HS0GBI.

PY0FT - FERNANDO DE NORONHA, BRAZIL (SA-003) - it will Be active of the 12 at December 18 in RTTY and PSK31. The Qsl via direct to JA1ELY, or via desk JA mentioning their indicative one.

TI9M - ISLAND COCOS (NA-012) - Of the 4 at February 16 the 2002 will be carried out an expedition with an international team with 12 operators directed simultaneously by TI2HMG that will operate all the bands and ways, with four active stations. More information in: http://www.QSL.net/ti2hmg/cocos.htm

ISLAND DAUPHIN, THE (NA-213). - Of the 5 at January of the 2002 Wade 7 AA8LL and Liz K8LIZ will be active as /4 only in the bands of 10 to 40 meters, around the frequencies IOTA. The Qsl to their indicative one personal or also to their CBA or road desk. The island also counts for the USI Award like AL-002-S.

OX1AWG - GREENLAND - Of the 17 at March 24 the 2002, with reason of the Games Arctic of Winter, René OX3HX will be with that indicative one special, and he will confirm the official statements.

NEW IOTA - ISLAND OF THE RISK, CHILEAN ANTARCTICA - it will be activated from the 17 to December 22 on the part of Marcos CE7HJO and Ismael CE7AOY using their own one indicative with /8 and they will be in the habitual frequencies of IOTA or around 14260 khz. The Qsl for CE7HJO/8 will only be via CBA and CE7AOY/8 stops via CE7ZK. They hope to return to that same place in next February.

HF0POL - SHETLANDS OF THE SOUTH (AN-010) - Miroslaw SP7JKW operating from the King's island George will be again, of January 1 at December 31 the 2002, in CW, RTTY and PSK31 and something of SSB, as well as all the bands Warc. The Qsl via SQ5TA: Arthur Tabaszewski, ul. Wiesjska 100, 26-606, Radom, Poland, but also via desk. More information in: http://www.qsl.net/hf0pol or http://qtc.radio.org.pl

TM4AMD - FRANCE - Of December 26 of the 2001 at January 13 the 2002 this prefix will be used with reason of the 24 Rally Arras-Madrid-Dakar (the former Paris-Dakar). The Qsl via F6IGF but also via desk. More information in: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ara62

TP5CE - FRANCE - Of the 4 at December 14 the Radius Club European Council will be using that special prefix operating in all the bands in CW and RTTY, and they will also be in the competition of 10 meters of the ARRL. The Qsl via F6FQK.

EXPEDITION AND CHARITY. - Alan, the operator of VK0MM to the island Macquarie announced that all the money that he had more than enough of the Qsl, would donate it to an infantile hospital for terminal sick persons. And the answer was not made wait, since many applicants of the Qsl decided to send at least a dollar more. The result was excellent, since it was able to gather 20.000 dollars that it donated Camp Quality. A great work that of Alan, doesn't fit doubt.

SPEEDY MANAGER. - WA4FFW, the manager of the operation Informed 3YØC from the island of Bouvet that finished already sending all the cards, including those via desk.

GEMINIDAS. - For December 13 she will register another rain of stars, now of Geminidas, and it is expected that very good QSO's can be achieved in 2 and 6 meters. But remember that the propagation can reflect good results before three days and three days later, like it happened with the rain of Leonidas.

I DATE ERRONEOUS. - Requests W4YO that please no longer send him more cards of the stations XT2AT, XT2AU and XT2AW or of any other station, because he is not Qsl manager of anybody.

ONE VISITS PROFITABLE. - G3SWH during its recent visit and radio operation for Madagascar, also made friendship with several operators of that country, and now he/she has become mánager of the stations 5R8FL, 5R8FT, 5R8FV, 5R8GO and 5R8GZ.

ACTIVE CLUB. - In Buthan, a country that continues missing many radioamateurs of the world, has been formed October 26 the "Buthan Amateur Radiates Club" (BARC) that is in charge of the Agency of Telecommunications of that country, and who promoted it, JH1AJT and W0GJ, honorary members have been declared of for life and the indicative A51A and A51B granted them, respectively. The purpose of the club is to be more active in radio and this was completed immediately since they were active in the CQWW SSB with the indicative A5ØA, after being many years in silence this country. The Qsl that will be historical, can be requested to: Amateur Bhutan Radiates Club (BARC), P.O. Box 88, Thimphu, Bhutan.

 SUSPEND EXPEDITION. - The expedition LS2D to the Green Island, in the area of the Patagonia of Argentina that had programmed to carry out the Club Mar del Plata - LU2DT - of the 23 at November 25, it was necessary to suspend it because of the bad time that reigns in the area, with a lot of wind and rains. They apologize to the radioamateurs of the world.

Contest of 160 Meters of ARRL, more data in: www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-160m.html

NEXT WEEK:
10 Meters Contest ARRL. - it Begins to the 0000Z of the 15 and it finishes at the 24.00Z of December 16. More information in:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/rules-10m.html

CONTEST INTERNATIONAL RTTY OF THE FMRE. - The Mexican Federation of Radioexperimentadores, already threw the convocation for its competition that will be from the 2 to February 3 the 2002. More information in: http://www.fmre.org/

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