9A     - Jan, PA4JJ will be active holiday  style  as  9A/PA4JJ  from  Porec
         (Croatian mainland) until 12 September.  RTTY  and  PSK31  are  his
         preferred modes. QSL via home call  (OQRS  on  www.pa4jj.nl).  [TNX
         PA4JJ]
C2     - Yuki, JH1NBN will be  active  as  either  C21BN  and/or  a  special
         callsign from Nauru (OC-031) between 3 and 12  September.  He  will
         be QRV in his spare time, with 100 watts and a  wire  antenna.  QSL
         via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
CT9    - Look for CT9/DG3FAW, CT9/DJ6KS and  CT9/DJ8OG  to  be  active  from
         Madeira (AF-014) on 4-11 September. They  will  operate  SSB,  RTTY
         and PSK on 80-10 metres  (maybe  also  6m).  QSL  via  home  calls.
         Matthias, DJ8OG will participate in the WAE  SSB  Contest  as  CR3L
         (QSL via DJ6QT). [TNX NG3K]
E6     - Lance, W7GJ (E6M) will conduct a 6m EME DXpedition to Niue on  7-21
         September. QSL direct to home call. Further information,  including
         details on the QSO procedure that  he  uses  "most  effectively  on
         these  DXpeditions",  is at www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Niue2012.htm.
         During the same period  Bob,  ZL1RS  will  be active as E6RS on  2m
         EME (see www.qsl.net/zl1rs/zk2.html for further  information).  QSL
         via home call.
5Z    -  Eric,   SM1TDE  (www.sm1tde.bloggspace.se)   will   be   active  as
         5Z4/SM1TDE from Mombasa, Kenya on 5-22 November.  He  will  operate
         holiday style on  40-10  metres  CW.  QSL  via  home  call  (bureau
         preferred) and LoTW. [TNX SM1TDE]
6W     - Enrico, IK2FIL will  be  active  as  6V7X  (http://6v7x.jimdo.com/)
         from Senegal from 25 September to 3 October, including an entry  in
         the CQ WW RTTY Contest. The QSOs will be confirmed via  the  bureau
         through Global QSL, plus LoTW and eQSL on  a  daily  basis.  Direct
         cards via home call.
8Q     - Juergen, OE4JHW will be active holiday  style  as  8Q7OE  from  the
         Maldives (AS-013) on 3-14 September. He  will  operate  mainly  SSB
         and BPSK on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
EA6    - Look for Alessandro, EA6/IZ4WNA  and  Giuliano,  EA6/IZ4WNP  to  be
         active from Ibiza, Balearic Islands  (EU-004)  on  7-10  September.
         They plan to be QRV on 40-6 metres SSB  and  PSK63.  QSL  via  home
         calls (bureau preferred) and LoTW. [TNX hamradioweb.org]
FR     - Michael, DF8AN will operate mainly  CW  as  FR/DF8AN  from  Reunion
         Island (AF-016) on 2-10 September.  QSL  via  home  call.  [TNX  DX
         Newsletter]
HS     - Tana, E27EK will participate in the All Asian DX SSB  Contest  (1-2
         September) as E27EK/p from Si Chang Island (AS-107). QSL  via  home
         call. [TNX DX World]
IS0    - Riccardo, IZ5JMX will be  active  as  IM0/IZ5JMX  from  San  Pietro
         Island (EU-165) on 2-14 September. He will  operate  holiday  style
         on 40-10 metres SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
KH8S   - Two NH8S team members (W8GEX and  DL3DXX)  expected  to  arrive  on
         American Samoa on 30 August to coordinate last minute details.  The
         remainder of the team will arrive in Pago Pago on  3  September  in
         the late evening. They anticipate leaving  on  Tuesday  morning  (4
         September) for the 24 hour boat trip to  Swains,  where  they  will
         remain until the 19th. The equipment is already on the island,  and
         they "should be able to get right to work on erecting the  antennas
         and setting up stations. We are anxious to get on the air and  will
         be QRV as soon as possible". Announced frequencies are:
         CW  1826.5 3503 7003 10103 14003 18079 21003 24894 28003 50107
         SSB   -    3790 7082   -   14185 18140 21285 24955 28485 50107
         RTTY  -    3580 7035 10148 14080 18099 21080 24901 28080   -
         Frequencies  for  activity on 60m  are 5405 (CW)  and 5403.5 (SSB).
         Plans are to upload logs daily by satellite phone from  the  island
         to  Club Log. An Online QSL Request System (OQRS) will be activated
         on  Club Log after  the DXpedition ends  (around 22 September). You
         will  be able to request your QSLs one of  four ways: OQRS  Direct,
         OQRS Bureau,  direct mail (Swains Island DXpedition, P.O. Box 5005,
         Lake  Wylie  SC 29710, USA),  via bureau  to AA4NN.  Logs  will  be
         uploaded to LoTW six months after the conclusion of the DXpedition.
         Further information can be found at www.nh8s.org
OZ     - PA0ABM, PA1SVM, PD2DX and PD2R are active as OV2T (QSL via  PA0ABM)
         from Vendsyssel-Thy/Nordjylland (EU-171) until 4 September.  During
         the weekend they will join the OZ5GX group for the  IARU  Region  1
         Field Day as OZ5GX/p.
PA     - Promoting the World  Statues  Festival  that  will  take  place  in
         Arnhem at the end of the month,  Fred  PA0FAW  will  be  active  as
         PC12WSF on 3-30 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
SM     - Look for Fred, SM7DAY/p to be active from Senoren  Island  (EU-138)
         on 8-14 September. He will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands.  QSL
         via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX SM7DAY]
SV     - Dirk, ON5CT  will  be  active  as  SV8/ON5CT/p  from  Corfu  Island
         (EU-052) on 4-18 September. He will operate SSB  and  RTTY  on  20,
         17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres. QSOs to  be  confirmed  via  eQSL  and
         LoTW, no paper QSLs will be available. [TNX NG3K]
SV9    - Look for Silvia, SV9/EA1AP and  Alberto,  SV9/EA1SA  to  be  active
         from Crete (EU-015) on 9-15 September. They will  operate  SSB,  CW
         and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX DX World]
W      - Special memorial station N3U will be active on  8-13  September  in
         remembrance  of  United  Flight  93  and  the  tragic  events  that
         occurred on 11 September 2001. QSL via W3PN, direct or bureau.
YB     - Joppy, YB8XM and another operator have plans to operate from  Babar
         Island (OC-271, new one for IOTA) on 1-6 November. [TNX JN6RZM]
ZD9    - Martin, G3ZAY and Robert, M0VFC have secured places on the  "Baltic
         Trader" travelling to Tristan da Cunha  (AF-029)  on  20  September
         from Cape Town. They expect to have about  7  days  on  the  island
         from the 27th, though this could be curtailed by bad weather.  They
         do not expect to have time to cover all  bands  and  probably  will
         not be able to operate on 160 or 6 metres.  The  callsign  will  be
         ZD9UW to be used by both operators. Logs will be uploaded  to  LoTW
         and ClubLog shortly after the operation (or during if  an  Internet
         connection is available) and cards  will  be  handled  by  OQRS  on
         Clublog, or direct to M0VFC, or via email bureau  requests.  Please
         try to avoid sending inbound cards via the bureau.
         Martin and Rob  would like to try to raise some extra funds for the
         Tristan da  Cunha  Educational  Trust Fund.  They plan to take some
         QSL cards to the island and anyone willing to donate  $25 (up to  a
         max  of 100  donors)  will  receive  a  direct  card  mailed   from
         Tristan Da Cunha for their first two QSOs (the rest  to  be  mailed
         at no extra cost to the  recipient  on  return  to  the  UK).  More
         information on how to donate will be available at  www.zd9uw.org.uk
         [TNX G3ZAY]

PACIFIC TRIP ---> John, N7CQQ and Ron, N6XT will be "in the Samoa area"  for
thirty  days starting on 30 August. They will be active  from Samoa (5W) and
hopefully will get permission to visit Tokelau  (ZK3) for a couple of weeks.
They also  might  operate  from American Samoa (KH8) in late September while
waiting for their flight home. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

DXCC NEWS ---> After reviewing new information and documentation,  the  ARRL
DXCC Desk has concluded that the 1998 XU1A DXpedition to  Cambodia  will  be
valid for DXCC credit. If you have had QSLs  rejected  for  this  operation,
please send a request via e-mail (bmoore[@]arrl.org) to  be  placed  on  the
list for update. If you remember the submission in which  you  included  the
QSL, please note this in your e-mail, as it will  expedite  the  search  for
the rejected QSO.

GTC CW CUP ---> The second Greek Telegraphy Club (GTC) CW Cup will  be  held
on from 12 UTC on 6 October to 12 UTC on the 7th. Details can  be  found  at
www.raag.org (click on the G.T.C. tag)  or  from  Stathis  Maliakis,  SV5DKL
(sv5dkl[@]rho.forthnet.gr) [TNX SV5DKL]

HK0NA ---> The HK0NA (Malpelo 2012) DVD is now  available  for  sale.  "This
video captures the planning and organization phases, the  non-stop  pileups,
humor and local animal life - as well as incredible footage of team  members
climbing the mountain. In all my experience, this was  the  most  physically
difficult DXpedition of all", Bob Allphin, K4UEE says. To purchase  a  copy,
go to www.k4uee.com/dvd

NOT THE MANAGER ---> Effective immediately,  NI5DX  is  no  longer  the  QSL
manager for A60A, A60DWC, A60HD, A60ITU, A60JJ and  A60WARD.  Check  qrz.com
for the QSL routes. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL A61BK ---> Effective 20 August, all cards for A61BK should go direct  to
him (Khalid Khamis, P.O Box  19037,  Dubai,  United  Arab  Emirates).  Buzz,
NI5DX, will no longer be confirming any cards for  A61BK,  however  he  will
answer any A61BK cards that arrive in the next bureau shipment.  After  this
shipment, no A61BK cards will be confirmed via the bureau either. [TNX  K1XN
and The Golist]

+ SILENT KEYS + Fr. Lars Rooth, SJ (SM1BOE) became a Silent Key on 21  July,
at 90 years of age. During his long eventful life he was, among  many  other
things, in charge of the Scandinavian  section  of  Vatican  Radio,  and  an
operator at HV3SJ.
Cris Henderson (GM4FAM) passed away on 23 August. He was only 57 years  old,
and one of the top CW DXers in the United Kingdom.

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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3C0E, 3C6A,  3D2MP,  6O0CW,  6O3A,
6V7S,  6Y5WJ,  7P8AO,  7X5QB,  7Z1SJ,  8P6AZ,  9A205AN,   9J3A,    9K2/SP4R,
9M2/R6AF/p (AS-097), 9M2TO, 9M6XRO, A41MX, A41PB, A45XR, A51WD, A52BA,  A5A,
A73A, AT2DW, C21HA, C91TX, CG3B, CO7EH, CO8LY, CO8OY,  CP4BT,  CX7CO,  D3AA,
DS0DX/2, E74A, EP3PK, ES4EQ, ES9C, EW6DX,  FK8CE,  FM5WD,  FR8NE,  FS/W6IZT,
FW0NAR, G0VJG/p, H44UD, H6VA, HC1MD, HK0NA, HV0A, J52HF,  JX5O,  KH0/JK2VOC,
KH0N, KH8PPG, LU3HS, LU6EF, N7C, NH0Z, NP3CW, OK5JM, PJ7PT,  PY0FF,  RI1ANA,
RI1ANR, RI1FJA, S92LX, S9DX, SU1SK, SV0XAF/8, SV2ASP/A, T32C, T32TX,  T32XX,
T6AG, TF/VE3IKV, TI8AA, TM33LDX, TO5RZ, TY2BP, V73AX,  V88/EA3NT,  VE2/F8BMG
(NA-177), VK8MM (OC-141), VK9NI, VK9XW, VP2ETE, VP2MDG, VP2MSN,  VP2V/N3DXX,
VR2KF, VY0HL, XV9NPS, XX9E, XX9LT, YB8Y, YL2AG, YN4SU, ZD7FT.

Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH