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II0, ITALY (Special Event). Look for special event station II0TRM to be active between November 16-22nd. Operations will be only CW. Suggested frequencies are: 3563, 7025, 10115 and 14045 kHz. Operators mentioned are Fabio/IK0IXI and other members of the Italian Naval Old Rhythmers Club (INORC). Activity is to celebrate the World's Champion Radio Tele- grapher T.R. McElroy (1901-1963). QSL by the Bureau or direct to IK0IXI:
Fabio Bonucci, via delle Sterlizie, 10, Civitavecchia, RM I-00053, ITALY.
For more details about Theodore R. McElroy, see: http://www.qrz.com/db/II0TRM

6V, SENEGAL. Dim, UT5UGR, will be active as 6V7R from La Somone during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-
Power entry. QSL via UT5UGR.

6W, SENEGAL. Jacques, F6BEE, will once again be active as 6W1RW during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-
Power entry. QSL via LoTW or to F6BEE, by the Bureau or direct. Look
for activity before the contest on 30/17/12 meters.

6W, SENEGAL. Operators Tom/GM4FDM and Ronald/PA3EWP are planning a
DXpedition to Le Calao between January 26th and February 9th (2010).
They will sign as 6W/GM4FDM and 6W/PA3EWP. Activity will be concentrated
on the low bands and RTTY, with an emphasis on North America and Japan.
Tom will attempt to upload his logs on LoTW (InterNet permitting), if
not, he will upload them as soon as he arrives home. QSL 6W/GM4FDM via
GM4FDM. QSL 6W/PA3EWP via PA7FM.

9G, GHANA. The Italian team is now active from Busua Beach until November
27th. Look for the group to activate Abokwa Island (AF-084) with one
station on 20 meters only during their stay. The time of operation on the
island will be planned day by day pending the sea condition and weather
forecast. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes, 80-10 meters. The
callsign 9G5TT will be used from the mainland while the callsign 9G5XX
will be used from Abokwa Island. Operators mentioned are: Alfeo/I1HJT,
Silvano/I2YSB, Carlo/IK1AOD, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA,
Stefano/IK2HKT, and Donato/IZ2CHO. QSL via I2YSB, direct only. For more
information and updates, go to:            http://www.i2ysb.com

9G, GHANA. By the time you read this Alan, G3XAQ, will be heading to
Accra and is expected to be active as 9G5XA again. He will be there
until December 4th. Activity will be CW only on 160-10 meters. No word
on whether he will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest, but do not count it
out. QSL via G3SWH. The log will be uploaded to G3SWH's Web site upon
Alan's return at:          http://www.g3swh.org.uk

A3, TONGA. Paul, A35A, informs OPDX that Dave Lee, W6ZL/A35KL, has arrived
in Nuku'alofa on the Island of Tongatapu (OC-049) the morning of November
11th. He will be in Tonga for about 6 weeks, but he probably won't be on
the air until he gets to Ha'apai (OC-169). Pauls states, "He had no trouble
clearing customs with all the radio gear and a brand-new Honda generator.
Dave will remain in Nuku'alofa until the 20th, and then will fly up to
Ha'apai. Tomorrow, however, he will airfreight all the gear to Lifuka
Island, and the overhaul of the A35A station will then commence! The
'to do' list includes lots of antenna work, installation of additional
filters in the K3, and re-wiring the shack. We're still 'on' for the
CQWW CW contest."

A4, OMAN (Special Event). Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society
have activated special event station A43ND in celebrating Oman's "National
Day". Activity will last until November 25th. Operations have been on 40/20
meters CW and 20/15 meters SSB, but look for activity on other bands and
modes. QSL via A47RS.

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. The LARC (Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club) in
cooperation with the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) will be
operating out of Dubai as A65DLH between November 23-30th. Activity is
planned for all bands 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
They will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). They
will QSL via the Bureau, but if you want to QSL direct, please only use
the new IRCs as they will not be ready to print and distribute QSLs by
December 2009. QSL via DO7ZZ. A blog has been set up at:
                           http://a65dlh.blogspot.com

C9, MOZAMBIQUE. With the support of the Kharkov University Contest Club
(UT7L), operator Igor, UY5LW, is once again active as C91LW from Maputo
until December 3rd. He has been on the air since November 13th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters using mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK operations.
He will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-
Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Activity on 160 meters will depend upon
his situation, however skeds are welcome at:          This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
QSL via UY5LW direct (QRZ.com). For more details, updates, logs and
photos, please visit:           http://www.c91lw.dxer.com.ua

CO, CUBA. Luis, CO6LP, will be active during the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power
entry. He plans to use only a dipole. QSL via CO6LP.

CR6, PORTUGAL (LH Op). Members of the Algarve STAR DX Team will activate
CR6A from Fuzeta-Barra Lighthouse on Armona Island (East Side) on November
22nd, between 0700-1300z. Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSO is valid for: ARLHS POR-116, DPRN FF-04, WFF CTFF-07,
DIA Ai-04 and DFFA Fa-45. Operators mentioned are: CT1CQK, CT1EHX, CT1FNT,
CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT1IUA, CT2GFJ, CT2HTN and CT2IHP. QSL via CT1GFK. For
more info, visit:                 http://algarvedx.com
Pictures and an online log will be available during activity on their
Web site.

D2, ANGOLA (Update). Paulo, CT1ITZ, continues to be active, but is now
signing D2CQ (instead of D2PJB) from Porto Amboim, 300km from the capital
Luanda, until November 29th. Activity is expected to be on 80-10 meters
SSB only. However, his activity so far has been on 20 meters. He is
using an Icom 706 and a Windom antenna. QSL via CT1IUA. For direct QSL,
please send 2 USDs or one new IRC (ending 2013). QSLs without enough
postage will go via Bureau.

D4, CAPE VERDE. Ranko,4O3A, will be active as D4C from Sao Vicente Island
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry.
QSL via IZ4DPV. For the latest information, check the D4C Web page at:
                         http://www.d4c.cc