IK5ROS Ham Site

4K, AZERBAIJAN. Axel, DL6KVA, will once again be active as 4K0CW from Vlad's, 4K9W, QTH in Baku between local evening time on March 19th and local midday on March 25th. Activity will be CW only on all HF bands (depending on the band conditions) using 100 watts into a 84m long wire (station of 4K9W). Axel also plans to participate in the Russian DX Contest (March 21-22nd) as a Single-Op/Low-Power/CW entry. QSL via DL6KVA (Bureau OK).

2008 MOST WANTED SURVEY (DX Magazine's Results). The DX Magazine's "2008
Most Wanted Survey" has been posted on the Web site. The survey that most
DXers go by is now available at:    http://dxpub.com/dx_news.html
Editor Carl, N4AA, states, "The listing shows the top 100 World-Wide
'weighted' mixed mode results. It also includes the ranking for 2007,
for comparison. Some 2007 rankings are shown as 'NA' which only means
that particular country was NOT on the list for 2007. The Top 100 results,
broken down by continent and NA time zone, are published in the January/
February 2009 issue of THE DX MAGAZINE.  A further breakdown will be
published in the March/April 2009 issue. That listing will include the
top 50 for CW, SSB, Digital and this year a listing for Low Bands (160-30
meters.)" The "Top Ten Most Wanted" are as follows:

   2008  PREFIX / COUNTRY  2007         2008  PREFIX / COUNTRY  2007
   ----  ----------------  ----         ----  ----------------  ----
    1    P5   NORTH KOREA    1           6    KP5   DESECHEO      7
    2    7O   YEMEN          2           7    3Y/B  BOUVET        5
    3    KP1  NAVASSA        3           8    VK0H  HEARD ISLAND 10
    4    FR/G GLORIOSO       4           9    FT5W  CROZET        9
    5    ZS8  MARION ISLAND  6          10    FT5Z  AMSTERDAM    11


4L0, GEORGIA. Operators 4L5DJ/Shota, 4L2M/Mamuka and 4L4CC/Levan will
be active as 4L0G in the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 23-25th) as
a Multi-Single entry. They will use a TS-950SDX w/1KW PA into a full
size Delta loop and Vertical; RX Antenna 2 beverages. QSL via EA7FTR
(UA9LP for Russia; UT7QF for Ukraine).

4U1U, UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS. According to the ARRL DX Bulletin,
Johnny, LA5IIA, will be active as 4U1UN in the CQ WW 160 Meter CW Contest
for a few hours late Friday and for a few hours during the day on Saturday.
QSL via HB9BOU.

4Z, ISRAEL. Operators Victor/RV2FW, Alexey/4Z5TA, Mony/4X6ZK and Alex/
4Z5KJ will be active as 4Z5J during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January
23-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via W0MM.

7Q, MALAWI. By the time you read this, Harry, 7Q7HB, should be back in
Malawi. QSL Manager Allan, G0IAS, informs OPDX that Harry has a new
rotator to fit the mast he has and new parts to replace in his amplifier.
Then depending on his work load, he will once again be active. He will
operate mainly on the Digi modes and CW, but he does have a Mic, so if
you need him on SSB, please ask him. Length of his stay will be around
2 months. QSL ONLY DIRECT to G0IAS.

AN8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Luis/EA8AY and Jeronimo/EA8NC will use
the special callsign AN8R during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd)
as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via EA8AY. Visit the Web page with a Web
cam on it at:             http://www.ea8ay.com/an8r_arrl/

BX5, TAIWAN. Jimmy, BX5AA, will be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Jimmy states
that BX5 is a rare prefix for Taiwan (CQ 24). QSL via BX5AA.

C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Members of the Texas DX Society are pleased to announce
their next Dxpedition. Six members will travel to Bilene in the Maputo
Province, March 25th to April 5th. Bilene is 180km from the capital city
of Maputo. The team will include Cal/WF5W, Dale/KG5U, Madison/W5MJ,
Jim/N4AL, Bill/K5WAF and Paul/W5PF. They will be on all bands 160-10 meters
and will operate CW, SSB and RTTY. There will be 3 stations, two with
amplifiers. Antennas will include log periodics for 20-10m and various
verticals for the low bands. They will operate in the CQWW WPX Phone
Contest. Callsigns have not yet been assigned but will be announced when
available. QSL Manager for all callsigns will be W5PF. Logs will be
uploaded to LoTW after the trip. Further details are available on the
team's Web site at:           http://www.tdxs.net/c91.html

CN, MOROCCO. Operators Ahmed/CN8WK, Stefano/IK2QEI, Maurizio/IV3ZXQ and
Carlo/IK1HJS will be active as CN3A during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest
(January 23-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW or via I2WIJ.

CO, CUBA. Juan, CO8TW, will be active during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest
(January 23-25th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via HB9SVT. The log will be
online after the contest at:         http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/

CT3/CS9/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Helmut, DF7ZS, will be active as CT3/homecall
between March 24-31st. His activity will include the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 28-29th). QSL via DJ6QT or CS9L. He will sign CS9L (or CT9L) for
the contest. Look for casual operation before the contest. Visit his Web
page at:                        http://www.df7zs.de

CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Rastislav/OM3BH, Jozef/OM3GI and a
Madeira Contest Team will be active as CT9M during CQ 160-Meter CW Contest
(January 23-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via CT3EE.

CY0, SABLE ISLAND. Operators Randy/N0TG, Murray/WA4DAN and Ron/AA4VK
have received approval from the Director of Marine Programs and the
Canadian Coast Guard, and will activate Sable Island between October
7-14th. Callsigns will be homecall/CY0. Part of their team from previous
operations from KP1 and KP5, CY9 are reuniting for this operation from
Sable Island. Operations are planned for 160-10 meters, CW and SSB. More
details are forthcoming. Visit their Web page at:
                       http://www.cy0dxpedition.com

D4, CAPE VERDE. Operator Girts, YL2KL, will be active as D4C between
February 11-22nd. He hopes to do some activity on 30 meters, but plans
to be active during the CQ World-Wide WPX RTTY Contest (February 14-15th)
as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry and the ARRL DX CW Contest
(February 21-22nd) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via
CT1ESV by the Bureau or IZ4DPV for direct. For the latest information,
check the D4C Web page at:                  http://www.d4c.cc