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I.C.P.O. Bulletin (06-13 March 2015)

"Islands, Castles & Portable Operations"

Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)

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06/03/2015: The SEISA/Foundation for Global Children has announced that, after "many months of careful planning and negotiations", their Eritrea Project 2015 will include an amateur radio DXpedition to be conducted from Asmara on 6-17th March. A multi-national team of nine operators (Zorro JH1AJT, Paul N6PSE, Franz DJ9ZB, Jay JA1TRC, Yuki JH1NBN, Kazu JH1OGX, Thomas NQ7R, Dmitri RA9USU and David WD5COV) will be active with four stations with amplifiers, beam antennas for the high bands (20-10m) and four verticals for the low bands (160-30m). The callsign will be E3A. QSL via M0URX. PayPal donations can be sent to jh1ajt[@]fgc.or.jp. [TNX JA1TRC]

06/03/2015: Operators Tim VK4HFO, Chris VK3FY and Christian EA3NT will be active from Flinders Island (OC-195, WWFF VKFF-175, Grid Loc. QE49), Bass Strait, Tasmania State, as VK7FG between 6-9th March, 2015. They will run three stations using yagi beams and amps on 160-6 metres depending on propagation. Flinders Island is good for the Antarctic Challenge Award. QSL via M0OXO OQRS. [DX-World]

06/03/2015: Charly, VU3CHE (HS0ZCW, K4VUD) and a team are planning to activate VU4 (Andaman Island, AS-001) from 6-18 March, 2015. Simple antennas and 100w can be improved with loaned or donated gear if anyone wishes to help (hs0zcw[AT]gmail.com); ant/gear only, no cash for operators. Further information to follow ... [HS0ZCW]

08/03/2015: Look for Mauro HB9FBG and Fiorenzo HB9FAQ to be active as HB9FBG/p on 8th March 2015 from Arbostora-Morcote (new one!) (WWFF HBFF-136). QRV on 40-10 metres, propagation allowing, using 2 stations (100W) with dipole antennas on CW and SSB. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. [HB9TZA/I2JJR]

09/03/2015: Nick, ZL1IU will be active from Vaimaanga, Rarotonga Island (OC-013, WLOTA 0971), South Cook Islands, as E51IOU between 9-21 March 2015. QRV holiday-style on the HF bands. QSL via ZL1IU (please include postage and self addressed envelope). [DX-World]

10/03/2015: The Radioamateur Association of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (ARAC) has invited the Italian DXpedition Team for a short stay in Kinshasa (WW Loc. JI75PP) between 10-25th March 2015. The purpose of the activity will be theoretical and practical training and refresher courses for the Amateurs of the DR of the Congo. The callsign of the operation will be 9Q0HQ. Operators mentioned are Silvano I2YSB, Vinicio IK2CIO, Angelo IK2CKR, Marcello IK2DIA, Stefano IK2HKT, Mac JA3USA (one week only) and Alfeo I1HJTK. The HF pilot station will be Art, IK7JWY, and the 50 Mhz pilot station will be Sergio, IK0FTA. Software Management (log in real time) will be run by Giacomo, IH9GPI. Activity will be on 160-6 metre CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via I2YSB. Further information, frequencies and updates at: www.i2ysb.com/idt/ [DX-World]

11/03/2015: Jacek, SP5APW, will be active holiday style as 3W2JK from Con Son Island (AS-130), Vietnam, between 11-17th March, 2015. QRV on 40-10m from the southeastern coast of the island. Further info and updates at: as-130.blogspot.it/ [OPDX Bulletin]

11/03/2015: Alan, G3XAQ will be active as 5X1XA from Kampala, Uganda, on 11-18 March. He will operate CW mostly on the high bands and "especially in the new SARL Africa DX Contest" that will run from 1200 UTC on 14 March to 1200 UTC on the 15th (exchange: RST + serial number). QSL via G3SWH. Complete information on the Africa All Mode International DX Contest can be found in the SARL Contest Manual 2015 (www.sarl.org.za/public/contests/contestrules.asp). [425 DX News]

11/03/2015: The Black Mamba Contest and DXpedition Team will be active from Nkhotakota, Republic of Malawi, as 7QAA. They plan to have around 20-24 operators, and will operate in two teams. The first team will be active from 11-21 March 2015 on 160-10 metre CW only, plus 6 metre CW. The second team will be active between 22 March and 1 April on 160-10 metre SSB and RTTY only, including an entry in the CQ WPX SSB Contest. So far, the operators include Chris DL2MDU, Emil DL8JJ, Jo DJ3CQ, John GW4SKA, Frosty K5LBU, Dick K9APW, Neil VA7DX, Don VE7DS, Keith VE7KW, Bob W5UQ, Sam ZS6BRZ and Roger ZS6RJ. The ZS pilot station will be Hal, ZS6WB. Club Log will be used and OQRS will be available. Further detailed information and updates can be found on their website at: www.malawidx.org/ [DX World/425 DX News]

11/03/2015: Kuwait Amateur Radio Society members plan to activate Failaka Island (IOTA AS-118) as 9K2F between 11-16th March. Activity on 80-10 metre SSB, CW and Digital modes. QSL via 9K2HN, direct or Bureau. Club Log OQRS will also be used and is preferred way. Website: www.qsl.net/9k2od/ [DX-World]

11/03/2015: Look for Christian EA3NT to be active from the Solomon Islands as H44NT during the following dates: 11-14th March from either Russell Islands (OC-168) or Florida Islands (OC-158). 15-16th March from Bellona Island (OC-127). Christian will be carrying lightweight equipment and running on solar panels/car battery if no power available. (100w and vertical dipoles). QSL via home call. [IOTA-chasers]

11/03/2015: Nando IT9YRE, Claudio I1SNW and Mike K9AJ plan activity from Tobi Island (OC-296 New!) between 11-13th March, 2015. Operating as T88TI (Nando), T88GI (Claudio) and T88XX (Mike). They will QRV with 3 stations on CW and SSB. Alfio, IT9EJW will be their pilot station. QSL preferred through OQRS. Logs uploaded after the DXpedition. For full details see their webpage at: www.it9yre.it/t88/ [IOTA-chasers]

11/03/2015: Rob, N7QT will be active from the island of Montserrat (NA-103, WLOTA 1475) as VP2MQT between 11-25th March, 2015. QRV on 80-10 metre CW, SSB and Digital modes. QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. Log will be uploaded to LoTW. [DX-World]

11/03/2015: Mike, G3VYI will be active holiday style as G3VYI/VP9 from the VP9GE QTH, Hamilton parish, island of Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA 0201) from 11-19th March. HF CW operation on 160-10 metres, with focus on the low bands, 100W and QRO. Operation will be CW mornings/evenings till 24hrs operation in the RSGB Commonwealth CW Contest - BERU (14-15 March). QSL via home call. [DX-World]

12/03/2015: Nobuaki, JA0JHQ will be active from the Likualofa Beach Resort, Kanokupolu, island of Tongatapu (OC-049, WLOTA 0328), Kingdom of Tonga, as A35JR between 12-16th March 2015. QRV vacation style on 30-10 metre CW and SSB - if possible 20m CW. Kanokupolu is a small village in the western district (vahe Hihifo) of Tongatapu. QSL to JA0JHQ via the Bureau is recomended. Direct way - Nobuaki Hosokawa, 1458-25 Okagami, Asao-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 215-0027, Japan. [DX-World]

12/03/2015: Dominic, M1KTA will be off again to The Gambia starting 12 March for the BERU Contest (14-15 March) on 80-10 metres. QRV using QRP on the WARC bands CW (slow CW only) and SSB. The all Africa DX contest is same date and time (SSB as well). Dominic will probably activate Bijol Island (AF-060) as C5/M1KTA/p one morning or afternoon when out there (until 17th). QTH will be the beach again near Brufu. Website: m1kta-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/c5-in-2015.html [DxCoffee]

12/03/2015: Bob, G3PJT will once again be active as J34G from the Coral Cove area of L'Anse aux Epines, island of Grenada (NA-024, WLOTA 0718, WW Loc. FK92CA) from 12-25th March, 2015. QRV holiday style on the HF bands, including an entry in the RSGB Commonwealth Contest (14-15 March). QSL only via G3PJT by email (bob [AT] g3pjt.com) request for Bureau, cards not required. If you want a direct QSL - send QSO info plus 2USD and SASE to Bob Whelan, 36 Green End, Comberton, Cambridge CB23 7DY, England. Please note that Bob does NOT accept IRCs. [ATDX]

13/03/2015: Jim, KG4JSZ plans to activate North Hutchinson [aka Orchid] (NA-141, USi FL-037S), Indian River county, Florida, as homecall/p on 13th March 2015. QRV on, or near, the usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via home call, direct only. Web: www.qrz.com/db/KG4JSZ [rsgbiota.org]

LOOKING AHEAD -

14/03/2015: Joe, G3MRC is planning to participate in the Commonwealth Contest - BERU (14-15 March) from Lilongwe, Malawi, using the callsign 7Q7BP. Single-Op/All-Band entry with a Kenwood TS-480HX 200 watts, and several antennas, including a 5 bander spider beam up 45 feet, an R-8 vertical on a 20 foot pole, and a commercial multi-band dipole in an inverted vee configuration, centre at 45 feet, ends at 25 feet, running East/West. QSL to LoTW or via home call G3MRC QTHR. [ATDX]

14/03/2015: Nigel, G3TXF will be active from Omaruru, Namibia, for the 2015 Commonwealth Contest (14-15 March). QSL via home call. Further info at: www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/V5-Mar-15/V5-Mar-15.html [ATDX]

20/03/2015: A few days after his activity from the North Cooks (E51UFF), look for Jorgen LA5UF to be active from Easter Island [Isla de Pascua, Rapa Nui] (SA-001, WLOTA 0319, WWFF CEFF-0027) as CE0Y/LA5UF from approx. 20-31 March 2015. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 metre CW, using low power and wire antennas. QSL to LA5UF direct (IRC or US$ 3). [DX-World]

21/03/2015: Tom, DM4TK will be active from Namibia as V5/DM4TK between 21st March and 9th April 2015. Activity will be on the HF bands, SSB only. Equipment will be Icom 7100, 100W, W3DZZ and Automatic Tuner LDG Z-100 Plus. QSL direct to home call or via the DARC Bureau. [DX-World]

28/03/2015: The Union Dominican de Radioaficionados (UDRA) in cunjuntion with Loma del Toro DX Contest Group will be participating in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) as HI0UD. They plan for a Multi-Single/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Operaators include Tino HI3CC, Edwin HI3K, Lor HI3LFE, Franky HI3TT, Alfredo HI8K and Jim WP3A. QSL via W2CCW (Charles C Weber, Jr., 240 Montclair Rd South, Barnegat, NJ 08005, USA). Any QSL requests should be accompanied by proper return postage. SASE for any U.S. contacts and SAE + $2 USD, 2 Euros or 1 current IRC for DX contacts. Any cards recieved without the proper postage will be handled via the Buro. Website: www.hi8ud.org/ [ATDX]

28/03/2015: SV9 DX Team members George SV9GPV, Giannis SV9FBG, Georgios SV9DJO, Dimis SV9COL, Giannis SV9RGI, John SV9CJO and John SV9QCF will be active as SX9C, a Multi-2 entry in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (28-29 March) from the island of Crete (EU-015, GIOTA KRS-005, MIA MGC-005, WLOTA 1400), CQ zone 20. QSL via SV9COL. Please all QSL via direct only including SAE and proper postage !! Please NO BUREAU QSL cards - WE ARE NOT MEMBERS FOR THIS CALL !!! ALL QSOs UPLOADED TO LoTW !!! [NG3K]

01/04/2015: To celebrate the 90th IARU anniversary, special event station AM890CNR will be active on all HF bands, using SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65 during the entire month of April 2015. QRV from the Santa Maria de Guia city (WW Loc. IL28ED) northwest Gran Canaria Island (AF-004, DIE S-005, WLOTA 0969 WWFF EAFF-078). QSL via LoTW and eQSL only. Sorry - no direct or Bureau. Website: www.qrz.com/db/AM890CNR [EA8CNR]

01/05/2015: The Cunard vessel RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sank off the Old Head of Kinsale Ireland on the 7th May 1915. The Radio Officers Association ROARS will be running a month long event from the 1st - 31st May 2015 to commemorate the sinking of this vessel from the Planet Light Vessel currently berthed in Canning Dock Liverpool England. This once in life time event will be using the call sign GB100MFA, MFA being the call letters allocated to the Lusitania. The QTH of Liverpool was chosen as this was the Lusitania's registered port, and her final destination. It is hoped that two stations will be active and therefore both CW and SSB can be catered for on ALL BANDS depending upon conditions and staffing levels. QSL direct via G0UVX QTHR. [G3ZRJ]

25/06/2015: Chris W3CMP, Terry K4RX and Dick K5AND will be active as PJ5/homecalls from St. Eustatius Island (NA-145, WLOTA 1851, WWFF PAFF-0025) between June 25 to July 6, 2015. Emphasis on 6m, but other bands also used including low bands. QSL via K5AND. Club Log / OQRS. [DX-World]

15/07/2015: Ariel, NY4G will be active from Miquelon Island (NA-032, DIFO FP-002, WLOTA 1417, Grid Loc. GN17) as FP/NY4G between 15-17th July 2015. He will mainly use wire vertical antennas and 100 watts, due to Air Saint-Pierre baggage limits and will do CW primarily, some RTTY and some SSB if propagation permits. Ariel anticipates having 80-10 metre capability. The main bands are going to be 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres as propagation allows. Radio: KX3 and KXPA100; Antenna: Steppir CrankIR. QSL via home call. Club Log OQRS will also be available. Further information and updates can be found at: ny4g.blogspot.com/p/st-pierre-miquelon-dxpedition.html [DX-World]

16/09/2015: A group of UK operators, most of whom formed the TX6G (Austral) expedition in 2014, will be active from Niue Island (OC-040, WLOTA 2139, WWFF ZLFF-0021) for two weeks in the second half of September 2015. The team will comprise Don G3BJ, Chris G3SVL, Nigel G3TXF, David G3WGN, Mike G3WPH, Hilary G4JKS and Justin G4TSH. Activity is planned for 160 to 10 metre CW, SSB and RTTY. Logs will be uploaded to both Club Log and LoTW. More details will be available shortly. [G3BJ]

23/11/2015: Mats, RM2D (SM6LRR) will be active from Phan Tiet (WW Loc. OK40DW), Vietnam, as XV2D between 23rd November and 5th December 2015. This is a holiday style expedition, but with more serious focus on CQWW DX CW Contest (28-29 November). Entry category to be defined later. Before and after the contest look for Mats mainly on CW and SSB. Possibly DIGI modes too. Automatic LoTW shortly after operation. Direct QSL according to later details. NO Bureau QSL. [DX-World]

SPECIAL EVENTS -

06/03/2015: Special callsigns issued for HAMTECH 2015 (6-7 March), International Conference on Amateur Radio Communications organised by National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR), Hyderabad, India. VU4A - operated by Foreign Radio Amateurs. VU4I - operated by Indian Radio Amateurs. Location: Port Blair, district of South Andaman, Andaman & Nicobar (AS-001). Dates: 6 to 18 March 2015. Website: www.niar.org/ [DX-World]

06/03/2015: Ray, G0FKH will be operating special event station GB100BVU (FISTS #6400) for Blind Veterans from Friday 6th March for a week. He will be using FISTS frequencies at times. QSL via the RSGB Bureau or the U.K. FISTS Bureau. [G3ZRJ]

10/03/2015: Celebrating the 'Carnival French Guiana 2015' look for Kris, F4GHW to be active from Cayenne, French Guiana, as TO5BR between 10-23 March. QRV on the HF bands mainly SSB and CW. QSL via F4HGW, Bureau or direct. [DX-World]

U.S.A. Special Event Stations can be found at: www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html

LIGHTHOUSE CALENDAR -

07/03-08/03 6Y2M: Jamaika Island WLOTA:0214 QSL LY5W (d)

07/03-08/03 EE8Z: Isla de Tenerife WLOTA:1276 QSL N4AO (d)

07/03-08/03 EI1A: Ireland (Eire) WLOTA:2484 QSL PA3249 (d/B)

07/03-08/03 P49Y: Aruba Island WLOTA:0033 QSL AE6Y (d)

07/03-08/03 PJ2T: Curacao Island WLOTA:0942 QSL W3HNK (d)

07/03-08/03 TO66R: Guadeloupe Island WLOTA:0644 QSL F6HMQ (d)

07/03-08/03 V26M: Antigua Island WLOTA:1118 QSL W3HNK (d)

07/03-08/03 VP2MLL: Montserrat Island WLOTA:1475 QSL N4OX (d)

07/03-08/03 YC8ROP: Pulau Sangihe WLOTA:2486 QSL Direct

07/03-08/03 ZF2AH: Grand Cayman Island WLOTA:1042 QSL W6VNR (d)

09/03-21/03 E51IOU: Rarotonga Island WLOTA:0971 QSL ZL1IU (d)

11/03-19/03 G3VYI/VP9: Hamilton Island WLOTA:0201 QSL H/c (d/B)

11/03-25/03 VP2MQT: Montserrat Island WLOTA:1475 QSL N7QT (d/B)

12/03-16/03 A35JR: Tongatapu WLOTA:0328 QSL JA0JHQ (B)

12/03-25/03 J34G: Grenada Island WLOTA:0718 QSL G3PJT (d)

6 METRES & UP -

06/03-09/03 VK7FG: Flinders Island OC-195 Grid:QE49 6m QSL M0OXO OQRS

07/03-08/03 SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 6m class 07 1200z-08 2359z

07/03-08/03 RSGB March 144/432MHz SO Fixed/Open 07 1400z-08 1400z

07/03 FISTS Two Metre Activitiy 1500z-1600z

08/03 FISTS Two Metre Activitiy 1000z-1100z

10/03 LY 432MHz Activity Contest Open/CW/SSB/FM 1800z-2159z

10/03 NRAU 432MHz Activity Contest Open/SO/MO 1800z-2200z

10/03 SPAC 144MHz Contest CW/Phone/Open 1800z-2200z

10/03 RSGB 432MHz UKAC SO Fixed/Open 2000z-2230z

10/03-25/03 9Q0HQ: D.R. Congo Grid:JI75pp 50102/CW 50123/USB QSL I2YSB (d)

11/03 MOON Contest 432MHz CW/Digital/FM/SSB 1800z-2000z

11/03-01/04 7QAA: Rep. of Malawi Grid:TBA 50.110/CW 50.110/USB QSL OQRS

12/03 LY 50MHz Activity Contest Open/CW/SSB/FM 1800z-2159z

12/03 NRAU 50MHz Activity Contest Open/SO/MO 1800z-2200z

12/03 SPAC 50MHz Contest CW/Phone/Open 1800z-2200z

Contest Calendars: www.qsl.net/va3rj/con_mar.html

Information about current VHF activities can be found on the VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: www.MMMonVHF.de/

SMIRK: www.smirk.org/

SOTA (Summits On The Air) Watch Alerts at: www.sotawatch.org/

QSL INFO -

QSLs via Bureau: 3W1D, 3W4DK, 4S7BRG, 5H1DX, 7P8PB, 9L0W, A35UD, CE0Y/DL8LR, D2/HB9EFK, D44TXT, DP0GVN, FO/DF1YP, FO/KH0PR, J6/W0MU, OJ0V, R1ANC, R1ANP, R1ANR, S9TF, TM5FI, V21ZG, V5/DL9NDS, V5/UT5UY, V73DL, VP2MGZ, ZD8LP, XD8X and ZD9XF.

QSLs via Direct: 4J20RO (QRZ.com), 5R8M (IK2VUC), AH0CO/KH8 (JA0JHQ), C21GC (OQRS), C5X (OQRS), C6ATS [NA-113] (NI5DX), E51JD (ZK1JD), EF6 (EA4URE), LX7I (LX2A), TC0MI [AS-201] (TA1ED), VK16AC (OQRS), VK9DLX (OQRS), VK9LM (OQRS), XW4ZW (K4ZW), YB3MM/8 [OC-247] (OQRS), YB9/DL7UVO [OC-151] (H/c) and ZL7/JA0JHQ (H/c).

QSLs via LoTW: AA3B, C6AKQ, CE3CT, CO8DM, CS2C, ED7P, EF7T, FG/F6ITD, FP/KV1J, HI3CC, J75D, K6MR, KH6Y, KL7SB, KX7L, KY7M, LZ5VV, N7US, NC0DX, NS3T, OL5T, OL6P, PQ70FEB, PR70FEB, RT0F, S56A, TX5W (KE8G), V31MA, V47JA, VE2FK, VE3KI, VE7SZ, W1ZD, W6OAT, W7RN, WI9WI, YL9T, YU2A, Z35F, Z36W, ZF2AM, ZF2NT and ZV8V.

BITS & PIECES -

E3, ERITREA -

The "SEISA/Foundation for Global Children" plans a new activity together with the "Eritrea Project 2015". From 6th to 17th March 2015 operators Zorro JH1AJT, Paul N6PSE, Franz DJ9ZB, Jay JA1TRC, Yuki JH1NBN, Kazu JH1OGX, Thomas NQ7R, David WD5COV and Dnitri RA9USU will hit the bands as E3A with up to four stations on the air at the same time. QSL via M0URX. [DXNL]

PY, BRAZIL -

The 450th anniversary of Rio de Janeiro will be celebrated with the special event callsign PQ450RIO in the month of March 2015 on the HF bands. QSL via PY1AA, direct or Bureau. Website: www.rio450anos.com.br/ [DXNL]

NAURYZ DX CONTEST 2015 -

Dear colleagues,

Let me to to introduce to you the 'Nauryz DX Contest':

The first and the only Central Asian DX contest on HF will take place on March 14 starting at 0800z and finishing at 1359z on the same day.

The contest aims at promoting HF activity among the Central Asian hams of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and, in future, Turkmenistan. Nevertheless participants from all over the world are welcome.

The contest is dedicated to celebrating the spring holiday Nauryz (Nowruz, Nooruz) - the ancient oriental holiday.

This year will be the third time the contest is held. More information can be found at http://www.nauryz-dx-contest.com

We cordially invite you to take part in it.

73, Mike Chirkov (UN8GC)

No V63CO from Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll after all.....

Taka, JA8COE has posted on his QRZ.com site that the OC-078 operation as V63CO is cancelled as his rig is broken. [VE3VHB]

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** ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX SSB CONTEST **

The following stations have announced their participation in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (07-08 March, 2015):

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3V8SS Tunisia SO QSL LX1NO (d)

5Z4LS Kenya SO QSL G3RWF (d)

6Y2M Jamaica NA-097 SOAB QSL LY5W (d)/LoTW

8P5A Barbados (NA-021) SOABHP QSL NN1N (d)/LoTW

9M2M Malaysia (AS-058) M/S QSL Direct (9M2M replaces 9M2SM)

BP0P Taiwan (AS-020) M/S QSL BP0P QRZ.com

C6ANA Bahamas (NA-080) M/S QSL N5NHJ (d)/LoTW

C6ANM Bahamas (NA-001) M/M QSL LoTW

C6ATF Bahamas (NA-001) M/? QSL K4OV (d)/LoTW

DL65DARC Germany SO QSL DF1QR (d)

EE8Z Canary Islands (Tenerife) SOAB QSL N4AO (d)/LoTW

EI1A Ireland (EU-115) SOLP QSL LoTW

FP/KV1J St Pierre & Miquelon (NA-032) SOHP QSL LoTW

FY5KE French Guiana SOSB(?) QSL FY1FL (d)/LoTW

GM4O Scotland (EU-005) SOSB20m QSL GM40 (d)

HI3TEJ Dominican Rep. (NA-096) SOABLP QSL LoTW

HI3TT Dominican Rep. (NA-096) SOAB QSL W2CCW (d)/LoTW

HR2WW Honduras SOAB QSL KD4POJ (d)/LoTW

KP3Z Puerto Rico (NA-099) SOAB QSL LoTW

LO5D Argentina SOSB10m QSL LU8EOT (d)

LQ4D Argentina M/S QSL LU4DQ (d)/LoTW

LU8YE Argentina M/2 QSL LoTW

LX7I Luxembourg SOAB QSL LX2A (d/B)

NP2P U.S. Virgin Islands (NA-106) SOAB QSL LoTW

P49Y Aruba (SA-036) M/2 QSL AE6Y (d)/LoTW

PJ2T Curacao (SA-099) M/S QSL LoTW

T88HZ Palau (OC-009) SOAB QSL TA1HZ (d/B)/LoTW

TI5M Costa Rica M/? QSL TI2JCY (d)

TI5W Costa Rica M/2 QSL N3YIM (d)/LoTW

TM6M France M/S QSL F4DXW (d)

TO1A French Guiana SOSB(?) QSL F5HRY (d/B)/LoTW

TO5A Martinique (NA-107) SOAB QSL F5VHJ (d/B)/LoTW

TO66R Guadeloupe (NA-102) M/S QSL F6HMQ (d)

V26M Antigua (NA-100) SO QSL W3HNK (d)/LoTW

VP2MLL Montserrat (NA-103) SO QSL N4OX (d)/LoTW

VP9/W6PH Bermuda NA-005 SOABLP QSL H/c (d)

VR2XAN Hong Kong SOSB15mHP QSL QRZ.com

WP2AA U.S. Virgin Islands (NA-106) SOAB QSL WD9DZV (d)/LoTW

YC8ROP Indonesia (Sangihe Island) SOSB15m QSL Direct/LoTW

YN2AA Nicaragua SOAB QSL LotW

YU0T Serbia SOSB160m QSL YU1WS (d)/LoTW

ZF2AH Cayman Islands (NA-016) TBD QSL W6VNR (d)/LoTW

ZF2BH Cayman Islands (NA-016) SOSB80m QSL OH2BH (d/B)/LoTW

ZV2V Brazil SOSB QSL PY2LED (d)

(d) = Direct; (B) = Bureau; (d/B) = Direct or Bureau.

Be sure to check Bill's (NG3K) website for updated ARRL International DX SSB Contest information at: www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxs2015.html ....... Good luck to all participants & have fun!

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73 and Good DX!

Dave Raycroft, VA3RJ

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