3D2, Fiji:
Cicero, PY7ZY, will be QRV as 3D2ZY from October 11 - 15 from Viti
Levu/Fiji (OC-016, WLOTA 0055) on the HF bands. QSL via home call.

5X, Uganda:
Nick, G3RWF will, starting October 15th, be on the bands as 5X1NH
for two months from Fort Portal in Western Uganda (WW Loc. KJ50co)
in CW only. He's still looking for advice for a 160m antenna. He
has some 12m masts and can reach a maximum of 15m. There are no
trees, neither space for beverage antennas. (nick (at)
henwood.demon.co.uk). Nick wants to take part in the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 24/25) and the ARRL 10M Contest (December 8/9).
QSL via home call, only direct.

CN, Morocco:
Abdou, CN8VO, Jos (PD0JOS) CN2OS and Francois (ON4LO) CN2LO plan to
be QRV until October 21 on the occasion of the "Concert for
Tolerance" in Agadir with the special call sign 5D7AT. Activities
will take place on 80 - 10m. QSL via ON4LO.

CE, Chile:
Robert, SQ1DWR, will work as CE3/SQ1DWR between October 10 and 22
on 40 - 10m in CW. QSL via home call.

CY0 Sable Island (Update):
The DXpedition by Murray, WA4DAN, and Ron, AA4VK, to CY0, announced
in DXNL1801 was postponed to October 22 - 31. They will not take
part in CQ WWDX SSBbut try to give as many people as possible the
chance to work a new DXCC. Theirfocus will be on 10/12/15m.
http://www.cy0dxpedition.com

EA, Spain:
Until October 15, a special event station will be QRV for the
annual diploma of the "Asociacion Cultural de Radioficionados de
la Guadia Civil". http://www.acragc.org

FK, New Caledonia:
Christian, KH6/F5IDM, plans to be QRV until October 13 during the
"Fete de la Science" as TX5FS from Lifou Island (OC-033). QSL via
F5IDM (KH6 bureau). http://www.symbiose-nc.com/fds/index.php

FO, French Polynesia (Update):
For the activities announced in DXNL 1799, Didier, F6BCW acquired
the special call sign TX5EG.

J7, Dominica:
Volker, DL8WEM, will be on the west coast of Dominica (NA-101) in
Salisbury from October 14 to November 7 as J79WE. He's using a K3
(100W) and dipoles for 40m - 10m bzw, mostly working in CW. A
participation in the WAG contest is planned. QSL via home call.

KH8, American Samoa:
Dom, M1KTA will be QRV until October 11 as KH8/M1KTA from Pago
(OC-045) on 10 to 20m in SSB, slow CW and RTTY/PSK31. QSL via home
call, LoTW.

KP2, US Virgin Islands:
Ray, NM2O, will be QRV until October 16 as KP2M and KP2/NM2O. He
plans to take part in the SAC phone and the Oceania DX CW contests.
QSL KP2M via AI4U, KP2/NM2O via home call.

OA, Peru:
Peter, DF7NX, is active from near Puerto Maldonado (Amazonas area)
as OA7/DF7NX. He's using a small station with only 50W and a G5RV,
only in CW. After this activity he's going back to Bolivia and
plans to start on October 19 as CP8/DF7NX. QSLs via home call.

SM, Sweden:
Markus, SA3BPG, Joel, SA3BRX, Jan-Eric, SM3CER, Lars, SM3EAE,
Bjoern, SM3UQO and Goeran, SM5SIC, will operate as SI9AM on October
13/14 from the "King Chulalongkorn Memorial" in Raganda in the
Scandinavian Activity SSB Contest (SAC). SA3BPG and SA3BRX are
newcomers working their first contest. Outside the contest they are
QRV on all HF bands. Main frequencies: CW: 1817, 3517, 7017, 10117,
14017, 18077, 21017, 24897 and 28017 kHz SSB: 1840, 3760, 7060,
14210, 18160, 21310, 24960 and 28510 kHz FM: 145.550 MHz and
Repeater RV49 - 145.612 MHz QSL via SM3CVM, bureau cards can be
requested by email. (sm3cvm (at) ssa.se). http://www.si9am.se

T30, Western Kiribati:Leo, PP1CZ, Orlando, PT2OP, Fabio, PY2AAZ, Rick,
PY2PT, Alex, PY2WAS, Fred, PY2XB, Miguel, PY3MM, Fernando, PY4BZ,
Jim, PY7XC and Xavier, PY7ZY, plan to be QRV on HF as T30PY and on
6m (EME in WSJT-JT65A) as T30SIX between October 16 and 25. They
will have three stations on the air. Preferred frequencies: CW:
833.5, 3524, 7024, 10124, 14024, 18084, 21024, 24894 and 28024
kHz SSB: 3798, 7085, 14190, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz RTTY:
3580, 7038, 14080, 18102, 21080, 24920 and 28080 kHz 6m: 50102/CW
and beacon, 50110-50120/SSB, 50.198/EME. Donations to support the
operation are accepted by Paypal. QSL via PY2PT (OQRS).
http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/

VU, Antarctica:
Bhagwati, VU3BPZ, is QRV till the end of the year as VU3BPZ/3 from
the Indian antarctic station Bharati (WAP IND-04). On his way back
to India, via Cape Town he will be QRV from the "MS Ivan Papanin"
and show up on the bands as VU3BPZ/MM. A short stop at the "Maitri
Station" (WAP IND-03) is planned as well. For mid October he
expects to receive a spacial callsign for his activities. Preferred
frequencies: 10m: 28495 kHz, 1100-1215z 17m: 18145 kHz,
1015-1100z 20m: 14180 kHz +/- 1400-1500z and 1700-1800z
For stations from NA he's on 14242 kHz around 0200-0300z.
QSL via I1HYW, only direct.


DXCC:
J51IFD cards of the 2010 DXpedition to Guinea Bissau are accepted
for the DXCC.

CQ WW DX Contest:
Randy Thompson, K5ZD, member of the "CQ Contest Hall of Fame" and
WPX Contest Director was appointed the successor of Bob Cox,
K3EST, who was the director of the CQWW Contests for more than 35
years.

Youth HF Station giveaway!
In order to promote DXing and radiosporting, Randy, N0TG, and
Jeff, N1SNB, of "Amateur Radio Supplies" are giving away a
complete HF station to a young radio amateur. More information on
their website:
http://www.amateurradiosupplies.com/youth-s/222.htm

IARU News:
The directors of the IARU Region 3 appointed Peter Lake, ZL2AZ,
as the new Chairman of IARU Region 3. He's the successor of
Michael Owen, VK3KI, who passed away last month.

NWRW 2012
The "National Wildlife Refuge Week" combines ham radio with the
joy of experiencing the nature. Between October 14 and 20 several
special event stations will be on the air from wildlife refuges.
More info: http://www.nwrweek-radio.info


Upcoming Contests
-----------------
13.10. The Makrothen Contest (Part 1)
13.10. VFDB Contest (Part 5 and 6)
13.10. European Sprint Contest
13.10. The Makrothen Contest (Part 2)
13.10. FISTS Sprint Contest
13./14.10. Oceania DX Contest
13./14.10. Scandinavian Activity Contest
13./14.10. QRP-ARCI QSO Party
13.10. North American Sprint
14.10. ON Contest 80m
14.10. Komi-Ruhrgebiet Memoriam QSO-Party
14.10. The Makrothen Contest (Part 3)
15.10. Whitestick-Day-Contest


IOTA: Compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG (E-Mail: iota@dxhf.darc.de)
-----

AF-004; EA8; Canary Islands: Mike/DL3FCG will be EA8/DL3FCG October
15-28 from Teneriffa (DIE S-012, WLOTA 1276). With a beam and wire
antennas for the low bands he will be on 80 - 10m in CW, SSB, RTTY,
PSK and JT65. He plans to take part in the WAG and CQWW SSB
contests. http://dl3fcg.blogspot.de

AF-017; 3B9; Rodrigues Island: Manfred, HB9ACA, Michel/HB9BOI,
Herbert, HB9BOU, Eugen, HB9BQP, Nicolas, HB9CYF, Cedric, HB9HFN,
Bertrand, HB9SLO, Fritz, HB9TNA,Alain, HB9TYJ and Jacky, 3B8CF are
dxpeditioning to Rodrigues Island. With three stations on the air
(1 x SSB, 1 x CW, 1 x RTTY and PSK) they plan to give everyonea
chance to work them between October 16 - 23. The callsign will be
3B9SP. QSL via HB9ACA (OQRS will be setup).
http://www.hb9fr.ch/3b9sp

AS-043; JA1; South Izu Islands: Suehiro/JI1PLF, Mitsuo/JA1UNS,
Hisashi/7N1GMK and Takeo/7L4PVR will use their homecalls/1 from
Hachijo Island (WLOTA 0436; LOC PM93) between October 13 and 16 on
160 - 6m in CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call (d/B).

EU-026; JW; Spitsbergen Island: LA9DL (JW9DL), LA6VM (JW6VM) and
LA7XK (JW7XK) are QRV from Longyearbyen (WLOTA 0125) until October
15th in CW, SSB and Digi-Modes, including a participation in the
SAC as JW5X. QSL via home call (d/B).

EU-120; G/M; English Coastal Islands: John/M5JON, Peter/M0ILT,
Ant/MW0JZE and Chris/G1VDP plan to be active from Landy Island (WFF
GFF-103, WAB SS14, WW Loc. IO71qd) as MX0LDG, from October 11 -
16. They will also activate the Landy Old Devon Lighthouse (ARLHS
ENG-073, BARLS A 5617X, TWLHD WLH G-015, WLOTA 1997). They plan to
work with two stations from 0600z till midnight. QSL by OQRS via
M0URX. Logs will be on Clublog and LotW. Please do not send bureau
cards.

NA-015; CO/KG4; Cuba: Guantanamo Bay (WLOTA 0358) will be on the
air October 11-27 by Bill/W4WV (KG4WV) and Ed/KN4KL (KG4KL). On
October 20/21 they will be joined by the "GTMO Boy Scout Troop"
for the 55th "Jamboree on the Air". QSL via home call (d/B).

NA-034; W4; Florida State Centre West (Pasco to Sarasota County)
group: Jacek/SP5APW will be QRV W4/SP5APW from Clearwater Beach
Island (USi FL157S) from October 15 - 18. He'll work in holiday
style with a K3 and a Buddipole on 20/15/10m in SSB. QSL via SP5APW
(d/B). http://na-034.blogspot.de/

NA-104; V4; St Kitts and Nevis: John/W5JON once again visits
Calypso Bay on St. Kitts (WW Loc. FK87pg). From October 12 till
November 1st he'll be on the air as V47JA on HF/6m in SSB. A
participation in the CQWW SSB Contest is planned. His XYL
Cathy/W5HAM will be QRV as V47HAM. QSL for both calls via W5JON
(d/L).

NA-138; W4; Florida State North East (Brevard to Nassau County)
group: Jacek/SP5APW will try to be QRV from Amelia Island (USi
FL032S, WLOTA 3048) for one or two days (around October 12/14) as
W4/SP5APW. QSL via SP5APW (d/B).

OC-086; KH0; Northern Mariana Islands: Shuji/JA1FMN is QRV from
Saipan (USi NI002S, WLOTA 1333) October 13 - 15 and uses the
callsign KH0/JA1FMN. Expect holiday style activities on 15 and 17m
in digital modes and a little SSB. QSL via JA1FMN (d/B).

IOTA Information
----------------
The following operations from July to September 2012 have been
approved for IOTA credit: 3B8/IW5ELA (AF-049), RW0BG/9 (AS-083 &
AS-109), RA0ZJ/P (AS-095), RU0ZM/P (AS-095), UA0ZAM/P (AS-095),
UA0ZC/P (AS-095), CR5WFF (EU-040), YP1S (EU-183), KL7RRC/P
(NA-150), H44UD (OC-047 & OC-149) and YE9IOTA (OC-150).


Lighthouse Activities
---------------------
3D2ZY LH0055 11.10. - 15.10.
FO/F6BCW LH1977 15.10. - 19.10.

WFF Activities
--------------
DLFF
October 12-20: DF0DFF will be QRV from "Naturpark Dahme-Heideseen"
(DLFF-046). QSL via DL2VFR (d/B).
PAFF
The updated PAFF list is online now:
http://www.pa-ff.nl/p/paff-references.html


QSL information
---------------
1B1AB via N7RO (d)
3A/G0VJG via G4DFI (B)
3B9SP via HB9ACA (OQRS)
3D2FW via RZ3FW
3Z2X via SP2YWL (L), (d)
4O60GBP via 4O3Z (d)
5D7AT via ON4LO (B)
5H1HS via DL7VSN (B)
5H2DK via OH2NNE (B)
5H3NP via WB0VGI
5N52EAM via IK2IQD (B)
5P1W via OZ1HYI (B), eQSL
5U6E via F6EXV (B)
5U8NK via DJ8NK (B)
6V7X via IK2FIL (d), (L), eQSL
7L4PVR/1 via 7L4PVR (B)
7N1GMK/1 via 7N1GMK (B)
7P8CC via EI7CC (B)
7Z1BL via DL1BDF (B)
7Z7AB via 7Z1CQ (d)
A60WSW via IZ8CLM (B)
AA4VK/CY0 OQRS
C21HA via HA5UK (B, auch OQRS)
CE3/SQ1DWR via SQ1DWR (B)
CN2LO via ON4LO (B)
CN2LO/p via ON4LO (B)
CN2OS via PD0JOS (B)
CP8/DF7NX via DF7NX (B)
CR5SB via CS5NRA (B)
CT8/VE3DZ via VE3DZ (B)
CU2KI via OH2UA (B)
DF0DFF via DL2VFR (B)
EA4/DG8KBH via DG8KBH (B)
EA8/DL3FCG via DL3FCG (B)
EA8/DL7VOA via EA8/DL7VOA (B)
EA9/EC7DZZ via EC7DZZ (B)
ED1DST via EA1DST (B)
EG3RGC via EA3ACA (B), eQSL
EH2RGC via EA2AK (B), eQSL
EM7UT via UR7UT (B)
EX8BS via RW6HS (d)
FR/DL1YAF via DL1YAF (B)
GB2BT via M0XIG (B), (L)
HB9SPACE via HB9ACA (B)
HC2/UA4WHX via UA4WHX (B), (L)
HQ2GL via AC7DX (B)
HG56OD via HA3OD (B)
HR5/W9G via AC7DX (B)
II5ISS via IZ5JLW (B), (L)
J79WE via DL8WEM
JA1UNS/1 via JA1UNS (B)
JI1PLF/1 via JI1PLF (B)
JW5X via LA5X (B)
JW6VM via LA6VM (B)
JW7XK via LA7XK (B)
JW9DL via LA9DL (B)
JX9JKA via LA9JKA (d)
K5KUA/5 via K5KUA (B)
KG4KL via KN4KL (B)
KG4WV via W4WV (B)
KH0/JA1FMN via JA1FMN (B)
KH2L via W3HNK
KH6/F5IDM via F5IDM (KH6-Buero)
KH8/M1KTA via M1KTA, (L)
KP2/NM2O via NM2O
KP2M via AI4U (B)
LS1D via AC7DX (B)
MX0LDG via M0URX (OQRS)
OA7/DF7NX via DF7NX (B)
OJ0W via OH3WS (B)
OK7O via OK1OUE (B)
OM2M via OM1AJM
OQ4T via ON4TO (B)
OK6WFF via OK2MA (B), (L), eQSL
OR2F via ON8LDS
OZ/PA1H via PA1H (B)
OZ/PA7PA via PA7PA (B)
PD35SSCS via PD2RKG (B)
OT6A/p (B)
PJ2/PB2T via PB2T (B)
PJ6/G4IUF via G4IUF (B)
R55SAT via R3AS
SI9AM (B)
SN7Q via SP7GIQ
SV3/DF1XC via DF1XC (B)
SV3/DJ5YL via DJ5YL (B)
SV8/HB9AAI via HB9AAI (B)
SV9/DF8DX via DF8DX (B), (L)
SW9C via DL9USA (B)
T30PY via PY2PT (OQRS)
T30SIX via PY2PT (OQRS)
T30TT via W7JET (B), (L), eQSL
TA4/DJ5AA via DJ5AA (B)
TA4/UA9CDC via G3SWH (B)
TX5EG via F6BCW (B)
TX5FS via F5IDM (KH6-Buero)
V47HAM via W5JON (d), (L)
V47JA via W5JON (d), (L)
V73YY via BD4DYH (d)
VK9CS via JA1PBV (B)
VP9/OH2MQ via OH2MQ (d)
VU3BPZ/3 via I1HYW (d)
W4/SP5APW via SP5APW (B)
WA4DAN/CY0 OQRS
W9GL (d)
ZD9UW (B, OQRS), (L)
ZZ2T via PY2MNL (L), eQSL

(d) = direct only (B) = bureau ok
(*) = new manager (L) = LoTW


* QSLs received direct: 5R8UI (IZ8CCW)
* QSLs received via bureau: 6W/PD9DX, 8J1ITU, BV100ROC (BM2JCC), BD3BD, BD4QH, JA7BEW, OX3XR, TC1919ATA (TA6P), VK5AUQ


Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX-Bulletin, DF6EX (fuer
WIN-QSL), DH5NBK, DJ5AV, DL1SBF, DL7MAE, DK8LRF, DL8WEM, F6AJA &
Les Nouvelles DX, HB9BOU, NG3K, OA7/DF7NX, VA3RJ, u.a.

Editor: Johannes Amchewicz, DK8JB