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2009 INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION. The 2009 International DX Convention in Visalia, California, will be held April 17-19th. This is the 60th anniversary of this event which promises to be even more special this year than it has been in previous years. Special attractions this year include:
  *  Contest Academy by the Northern California Contest Club
  *  Radio Arcala Project with OH2BH & OH8NC
  *  Special Guest and Banquet Speaker: The Hon. J. Scott Redd (K0DQ), Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret)
  *  Breakfast Program: Desecheo, KP5 DX-Pedition
For complete program information, see: http://www.dxconvention.org
Hurry!! Special Pre-registration Price Ends March 20, 2009!!

2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op). Paul, 2E1EUB, will once again be active as
2M1EUB from March 21st for one week. He will sign 2M1EUB and be active
on all the satellites from northeast Scotland. Also, look for him on
160 and 80 meters. Checkout QRZ.com under 2M1EUB for more info.

5N, NIGERIA (EME and Possible IOTA Op). Bodo, DL3OCH, who was recently
active as KT3Q/4 from Key Biscayne Island [NA-141] in December, will be
working from here between March 5th and July 24th. Activity will be on
all HF bands (160-10 meters) plus some operations on EME. His expected
callsign will probably be 5N/KT3Q. There is mention that he may also
activate the Bayelsa/Rivers/Akwa Ibom etc States IOTA Group (AF-076).
QSL via DL3OCH.

9M8, EAST MALAYIA. Steve, 9M6DXX, will operate as 9M8Z from Sarawak
(OC-088), March 26-29th. Activity will include the CQ WPX SSB Contest
(March 28-29th) as a Single-Operator/Unassisted/All-Band/High-Power
entry. Outside the contest look for him to be on 40 meters SSB using
a 3 element Yagi. QSL via M0URX, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. PLEASE
NOTE: QSL Manager Tim, M0URX, states, "This week 180 QSL cards have
been posted by air mail from recent activities. Logs have also been
uploaded to LoTW."

AH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Operators Kuniyoshi/7L1FPU (W1FPU), Yoshiki/KH0UA
and Satoshi/N2QP will be active as AH0BT during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via 7L1FPU.

BACK TO AFRICA. Tim, M0URX, reports that John, 9M6XRO, is planning once
again to be in Southern Africa this year. An E-mail by John explains
(edited): "I can now confirm my Africa trip dates. I arrive in Johannesburg
via Kuala Lumpur and Doha on July 25th, 3 days earlier than planned. I
can then help Daniel, ZS6JR, load up and move all the gear to Lesotho
(7P) and get the antennas and equipment set-up before the others arrive
in Lesotho on the 29th. I hope to put ZS6/GM3OOK on the air for a bit en
route possibly from the 25th evening. Daniel has not yet confirmed the
date we will drive to Lesotho. Looks like I will also have the option of
operating from Swaziland again as 3DA0OK, but the duration and dates will
depend on the logistics of the whole operation as everyone is due back
in Johannesburg on August 13th. I will keep you updated on that part of
the itinerary. My flight back to Borneo leaves on August 14th, once again
via Doha. QSL via M0URX."

C5, THE GAMBIA. Stewart, GW0ETF, is on holiday here for 2 weeks as of
February 23rd. He is expected to be active (possibly as C56/GW0ETF).
No QSNs reported as this was being typed. He planned on taking his K3
for some casual operating, probably CW only, but possibly some RTTY and
mainly 20 meters. QSL via GW0ETF direct only. NO BUREAU cards, but he
will accept E-mail requests for Bureau QSL. His E-mail address is:
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CN, MOROCCO. Hartwig, DL7BC, will be active as CN2BC during the CQ WW
WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL via DL7BC.

EI, NORTHERN IRELAND (30m Digital). Daithi, GI7OMY, informs that EI
stations will be permitted to commence operating on Digital modes on
30 meters starting March 29th. He plans to activate the club callsign
MI0EPC for European Phase Shift Keying Club (EPC) on that day on 10140
kHz. QSL via GI7OMY.

FP, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON. Remember, Eric, KV1J, will once again be
active as FP/KV1J from Miquelon (NA-032) between March 4-9th. Activity
will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He will also be in
the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th, 2009) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-
Power entry. Antennas will be a N1IW off-centered fed dipole (80-10m),
SteppIR vertical (40-10m) and a PAR-6 Moxon for 6m. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Also, LoTW or eQSL. Visit his Web
page at:          http://www.kv1j.com/fp/March09.html

GJ, JERSEY (EU-013). Dez, G0DEZ, will be active as GJ3WW during the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. This
will be a holiday style operation. QSL via LoTW or direct to G0DEZ.