IK5ROS Ham Site

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Tim, NL8F/VK4COF, will be active as E51COF for 14 days from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) sometime between March 21st and April 4th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters SSB and possibly 17 meters. QSL Manager for this operation is K8NA.

2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op). Just a reminder that 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.

4M5, VENEZUELA. Operators Suer/YY5EBV (YL), Jose/YV5BM and Jhony/YV5KG
will be active as 4M5IR during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th)
as a Multi-? entry. QSL via YV5KG.

5Z, KENYA (HF and EME Op). Operators Eltje/PA3CEE, Rene/PE1L and Ronald/
PA3EWP will be here and active between April 1-12th. Eltje and Rene are
expected to be active as 5Z4EME on 2 meters and 70 cm EME. For 2 meters
they will be using two 10 element yagis, a 400 watt amp and a preamp (there
will be a smaller setup for 70cm). Suggested frequencies for transmitting
and receiving will be on 144.124 MHz, and on 144.084 MHz for Japan. Ronald
will be active on HF with the call 5Z4/PA3EWP using a Elecraft K2 with a
homemade amplifier and vertical antennas for 40-10 meters. QSL 5Z4EME via
Eltje, PA3CEE. QSL 5Z4/PA3EWP via Dennis, PA7FM. For complete details,
please visit:             http://www.emelogger.com/kenya

9A09, CROATIA (Special Event). Members of the Djurdjevac Radio Club will
activate special event station 9A09P (Nine Alpha ZERO NINE Papa) between
now and December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the city of Djurdjevac,
and operations will be on all bands and modes. A special QSL card will
be issued with the city's story on it. Under the new administrative
division of Croatia, Djurdjevac gained the status of a city only in 1997.
All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the Bureau.

9H, MALTA (EU-023). Valentin, DL5GA, will be active as 9H3GA between
March 17-24th. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via
his home callsign.

9J, ZAMBIA. Gabriel, YO4HEK, will be here for one year and will be active
as 9J2YO. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB, and PSK31. Over
the past week Gabriel has been very active on 40/30 meters between 1700-
2030z. QSL via YO4ATW.

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Khalid, A61BK, in Dubai, is expected to be
active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) probably as a
Single-Op entry. QSL via A61BK.

AO1, SPAIN. Operators Ismael/EA1GDX and Ubaldo/EA1GVG will be active as
AO1K during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry.
QSL via EA1GVG.

CQGC-2009 CONTEST RULE CHANGES. Please note that some rules for the "2009
Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest", which will be held between 2100z,
April 11th and 2100z, April 12th, have been changed. Rules can be viewed
at:                   http://gc.qst.ru/en/section/32
This contest is dedicated to the memory of Yuri Gagarin, who realized the
first human flight to space, on April 12, 1961.

DV1, PHILIPPINES. Alex, DV1UBY, will be active during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via DV1UBY direct.

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operation is approved for DXCC Credit:
     K5D - Desecheo Island; 2009 Operation

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Tim, NL8F/VK4COF, will be active as
E51COF for 14 days from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) sometime between March
21st and April 4th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters SSB and
possibly 17 meters. QSL Manager for this operation is K8NA.

EE2, SPAIN. Members of the Ondarroa Group will be active as EE2W during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL
via EB2BXL.

EI, IRELAND. Olivier, ON4EI, will be active as EI/ON4EI during the CQ
WPX SSB Contest (March 28th-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power/
Non-Assisted. His operations will be from the area of Clonmel (Fethard)
Tipperary County (IO62EK). He will be in Ireland between March 25th and
April 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using a K3 Elecraft w/100w
into various antennas:
   160/80/40m : vertical monopole 18M and inverted V.
   20m        : 10 elements inverted V wire beam East-West design ON4EI.
                <http://www.on7wr.be/Gigazette/ON4EI/ON4EI_Wirebeam.pdf>
   15/10m     : 2 elements horizontal wire beam East-West design VE7CA.

GB5, NORTHERN IRELAND (Special Event). Members of the Foyle and District
ARC (MN0AKU) will activate the special event callsign GB5SPD to celebrate
Saint Patrick's Day 2009. Activity will take place between Saturday,
March 14th, and Tuesday, March 17th. QSL via MN0AKU, direct (QRZ.Com) or
by the Bureau.

HOLYLAND CONTEST 2008 RESULTS. Mark, 4Z4KX, informs OPDX that the results
for the 2008 Holyland Contest are now available on the IARC Web site at:
               http://www.iarc.org/?page_id=3D353/
The 2009 Holyland Contest will take place on Saturday, April 18th, starting
at 0000z.