IK5ROS Ham Site

5V7, TOGO. Werner, DL9MBI, is now active as 5V7PM from some miles outside the capital city of Lome (approx. 2 miles from the sea) until May 30th. Activity over the past weekend was on 20 meters, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via his home callsign by the bureau. For direct cards, please send QSL cards to: Werner Peter Mueller, Plattenberg 2 1/2, D-84508 Burgkirchen,
GERMANY (w/SAE and two green stamps. Otherwise the answer will be via bureau).

2009 MMAA CW CONTEST. If you are not attending the Dayton HamVention,
you may want to be active in the CWJF's 2009 Manchester Mineira All
America CW Contest, May 16-17th. This year's event is mainly for stations
in North and South America. However, in 2010 it will be world-wide. For
more details and rules on this Brazilian MMAA CW Contest, visit their
Web site at:            http://www.powerline.com.br/cwjf
ADDED NOTE: Look for Alex, PY2WAS, to activate a rare Brazilian State
outside and during the MMAA CW Contest. Activity will be from Macapa,
Amapa State, in the Amazonic Region of Brazil. He will be using the special
callsign PQ8W. He will be there between May 15-17th. Activity outside of
the contest will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via PY2WAS,
direct or by the Bureau.

3A, MONACO (IPA Op). Gab, HA3JB (SU8BHI), will be active as 3A/HG3IPA
between September 23-30th. Activity will be good for the Hungarian Inter-
national Police Association Award (HA-IPARC Award). For details on the
award, visit:                     http://www.ha3jb.com
He also plans be an entry in the 2009 CQ DX RTTY Contest (September
26-27th). Also, a new online log search is available at:
                              http://www.ha3jb.com/onlinelog
Those who send for a QSL, please write your E-mail address on your card,
and he will advise you by E-mail when your QSL arrives. QSL via HA3JB:
Gabor Kutasi, H-8601 Si=F3fok, P.O.Box 243, HUNGARY, EUROPE.

3Z11, POLAND (Special Event).  Members of the Polish Amateur Radio
Association (PGA-C PZK) are now active as 3Z11EQSLCC until May 12th.
Activity is to celebrate the 11th anniversary (May 11th) of eQSL.cc.
Activity over the past weekend was on 40/20 meters CW/SSB. QSL via
eQSL.cc or SP2FAP.

5V7, TOGO. Werner, DL9MBI, is now active as 5V7PM from some miles outside
the capital city of Lome (approx. 2 miles from the sea) until May 30th.
Activity over the past weekend was on 20 meters, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL
via his home callsign by the bureau. For direct cards, please send QSL
cards to: Werner Peter Mueller, Plattenberg 2 1/2, D-84508 Burgkirchen,
GERMANY (w/SAE and two green stamps. Otherwise the answer will be via
bureau).

7X, ALGERIA (Special Event/Ham Meet). Members of the Algerian Radio
Amateur Association (A.R.A) and Djelfa Radio Club (7X2VFK) will activate
the special event callsign 7X2DD during the International Algerian Sahara
HAM Meeting (June 15-21st). Activity will be on all bands/modes, and a
special diploma will be issued instead of a QSL card.

A3, TONGA (Update). Paul, A35RK, informs OPDX that Dave, A35KL, has left
Vava'u (OC-064) for Tongatapu (OC-049), but he will not be on the air
from there. He adds, "Dave has my broken FT-450, and he sold me his K3,
which saved my radio-life here. He returns stateside next Tuesday."
Look for A35RK/p to be active from OC-064, on 80-17 meters, CW and SSB,
using an Elecraft K3 and a G5RV antenna. You can take a look at Paul's
holiday QTH at:           http://www.bayviewtonga.com
Paul ends his E-mail by informing us, "I seem to have forgotten to bring
some critical USB interface cables, so RTTY will not be possible unless
I can find a work-around. All is well. Vava'u is beautiful."

CS6, PORTUGAL (New CT Island). The Algarve STAR DX Team is planning to
activate another new island in the southern part of Portugal on May 24th.
They plan to use the callsign CS6A. It is a private island (Ilhas em
Grandes Barragens - Large Dams Islands was mentioned) and this will
be the first time the owner has authorized activity! Currently, there
is a small problem to get to the island. A small bridge to the island
is down and landing via boat is very very difficult. More details are
forthcoming. Watch their Web page at:      http://algarvedx.com