FM - MARTINIQUE, NA-107
     Gerard,F2VX, is working as FM/F2JD from Martinique (NA-107) till Aug 2.
     He is active from the shack of FM5WD.

IS0 - SARDINIA, EU-165
     Massimo,IM0/I0PNM, activates Isola San Pietro (EU-165, IIA CI-009) in
     SSB and RTTY on 10m/15m/20m between Jul 22 and Aug 20. He also plans to
     activate the lighthouse Capo Sandalo.

KH2 - GUAM / KH0 - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
     Bodo,DL3OCH, will travel through the Pacific region in August and
     plans to show up from following islands using his US callsign:
        Aug 1-7:  KH2/KT3Q (Guam, OC-026)
        Aug 7-14: KH0/KT3Q (Northern Mariana Islands, OC-086)
     Bodo is working mostly in CW and some RTTY/PSK31 on all bands from
     80m-6m. He is using an IC-7000 with power amplifier and beams.
     QSL for this activity should be sent to DL3OCH or HB9EHJ, NOT via KT3Q.
     Online logs will be uploaded to the LoTW in December and are daily
     updated on his website: http://www.clublog.org

KH0 - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OC-086
     Lee,HL1IWD, will be on the air from Saipan (OC-086) signing AH0/AH2Y
     between Jul 29 and Aug 1. QSL via HL1IWD.

OX - GREENLAND
     Ole,OZ5DL, will activate Greenland (NA-018) again after 35 years. He
     will work as OX3DL in "holiday style" from Jul 28 until Aug 7. His
     preferred frequency is 14.018 MHz. QSLs direct or via bureau to OV5A.
        ---
     Michael,OX/DB5MH, will work in QRP (FT-817, 5 watts and a groundplane)
     from Disko Island (NA-134) between Jul 29 and Aug 8. He plans to be QRV
     on 14.310 MHz every day around 0000 UTC. Since he has only solar cells
     available he will listen more than transmit. QSL via DJ9KH, bureau ok.

PJ7 - NETHERLAND ANTILLES, SINT MAARTEN, NA-105
     Randy,PJ7/K5SL, will be QRV from Sint Maarten (NA-105) in SSB and CW
     especially on 17m during his morning hours from Jul 31 until Aug 13.
     He will focus on CW on 17m, 20m and 40m during his evening hours.

S7 - SEYCHELLES
     Jose,EA4DB, will work "holiday style" as S79DB in CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK
     on 40m-10m using his FT875D with 100 watts and dipoles from Aug 3-14.
     QSL cards should be sent to his homecall, direct, via LoTW or eQSL.

V3 - BELIZE
     KU5B is going to hit the airwaves as V31UB in SSB, CW and digital modes
     on 80m-6m between Jul 31 and Aug 7. QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW.

4X - ISRAEL
     Mike,VE2XB, is travelling through Israel for four weeks starting on
     Jul 26. He will be QRV as 4X/VE2XB in CW and SSB on all bands and hopes
     to catch some 6m band openings as well.
     QSLs via his homecall, with SASE and 2 IRCs.

5Z - KENYA
     Sig,NV7E/ZS6SIG, was working in Pretoria/South Africa the past time but
     will live in Nairobi for the next four years. He was already licensed
     before as 5Z4EE in the 1980s and now got this callsign allocated again.
     Sig will be active on all bands from 160m-10m.
     QSL via NV7E or via the address of 5Z4EE at QRZ.com.
        ---
     Andy,KI4THF, is also newly licensed and has the callsign 5Z4ZD now.
     He is living in the neighborhood of Sig and will stay there for a few
     years as well. His address can be found at QRZ.com as well.

AUSTRIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     The scout clubstation OE1XJA/3 of the TELESCOUT club will be activated
     in all modes on all bands (without 160m) to celebrate "100 years of
     scouts in Austria". The station works from the scout camp in Laxenburg
     near Vienna from Aug 1-12. QSLs via OE bureau, ADL: 615.
     More info at: http://www.telescout.org and http://www.qrz.com/db/oe1xja

CANADA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     Members of the "Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club" (GBARC) will be QRV in
     CW and SSB on 80m, 40m and 20m signing VA3FPI from Flower Pot Island
     (ON005, Light House CAN-181, WLH 0763) between Jul 31 and Aug 2.

MOLDAVIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     The special event station ER240C is active until Jul 31 to remember the
     240th anniversary of the battle of Kagul. A special award is available
     as well. For further information about this award mail to er...@mail.ru
     QSL via ER5AA, direct or via bureau.

THE NETHERLANDS, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     Fred,PA0FAW, will use the callsign PA10WSF from Aug 2-30 to mark the
     "World Statues Festival" in Arnhem (http://www.worldstatues.nl) taking
     place on Aug 28/29. Fred will be QRV mostly in CW and digital modes.
     A special QSL is available via PA0FAW, via bureau, direct or eQSL.

URUGUAY, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
     Uruguayan HAMs are celebrating their participation in the semi-finals
     of the FIFA World Cup with the special callsign CV5UC until Aug 5.
     QSL via CX5UR.

PIRATE: Bat-Erdene,JT1CS, secretary of the Mongolian Radio Sport Federation,
     writes that JT1NOC does not have a valid license. He did not renew his
     old license so his current operation is assumed to be illegal.

SILENT KEYS: Following DXers passed away during the past weeks:
     Les Morgan (G0WDG), Giovanni Scotti (I2JZS), Andrej Prosvetov (UA3ICK),
     Geoff Chance (M0GRC, organizer of the International Marconi Day),
     Vladimir I. Solodovnikov (UA9MAZ), Valentin N. Bojko (UY5EI),
     Tom O'Donnell (EI4Z), Ronald Cooper (G0MSM), Munir Nahhas (VE3MYN),
     Antonio Tarantola (IK1IZB), Wayne E. Gingerich (W6EUF),
     Mauro Santini (IN3SAU, member of the IH9P M/M winner team of the CQWW
     DX SSB Contest 2002), David Rollitt (G3XYP), Giampiero Pozzi (IK1ZNN),
     Yury F. Rakcheyev (RU4AY) and Aleksandar Gligorcuk (Z32CB).

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
     http://www.sotawatch.org
        ---
     Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
     VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: http://www.MMMonVHF.de

UPCOMING CONTESTS
-----------------
Jul 28/29: SCC RTTY Championship
Jul 28/29: YO DX Contest

IOTA                collected by Fredy,DE0MST  (e-mail: i...@dxhf.darc.de)
----
Island activities:
AS-031, JD1/OG, Ogasawara Islands: Koji,JI1LET/JD1, will show up from
     Chichi-jima from Jul 24-30. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

AS-060, HL4, Cholla-Namdo Province Group: Members of the Gwangju DX Club
     (6L0NJ) plan to activate Shinji Island (WLOTA 4010) as 6L0NJ/4 in CW,
     SSB and digital modes on all bands from Jul 31 until Aug 3.
     QSL via HL4XM (direct/bureau).

EU-045, I*0, Lazio Region Group: Members of the "Italia Zero DX Group" will
     be QRV as IB0Y from Ponza Island from Aug 1-8. QSL via IZ0PSA.

Island Trip
-----------
Toshi,JO3EVM, plans following activities as JO3EVM/JA6 from Jul 27-30:
     Iriomote Island          AS-024    Jul 27/28
     Kobama Island            AS-024    Jul 28/30
     Okinawa Honto Island     AS-017    Jul 28/30
     QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
----------------------------------------
IB0Y        LH 1395   Ponza        Aug 1-8
IM0/I0PNM   LH 2989   San Pietro   Jul 22-Aug 20
JI1LET/JD1  LH 2269   Chichi-jima  Jul 24-30
JO3EVM/JA6  LH 3324   Kobama       Jul 28-30
JO3EVM/JA6  LH 0275   Okin. Honto  Jul 28-30
PJ7/K5SL    LH 0711   St. Maarten  Jul 31-Aug 13
6L0NJ/4     LH 4010   Shinji       Jul 31-Aug 3

Following lighthouses were added to the WLOTA list recently:
------------------------------------------------------------
LH 2862     Praslin Island               S7
LH 2873     Les Mamelles Island          S7
LH 2886     Saint Anne Island            S7
LH 3286     Mahe Island                  S7
LH 3339     Victoria – South Rock        S7
LH 3384     Desroches Island             S7
LH 3403     Remire Island                S7
LH 3457     Picard Island, West Island   S7
LH 5000     Marken Island Light          PA

Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
 80m
IS0E          3.699  2035Z via EA5KA (B)

 40m
IG9/IK2PZC/p  7.120  2141Z AF-019
IS0E          7.003  2215Z via EA5KA (B)
OZ/DD8ZJ/p    7.014  0606Z EU-029
OZ0TX         7.116  1715Z EU-125
TF/DF6QV      7.148  2247Z EU-071, via DF6QV (B)

 30m
IS0E         10.117  2228Z via EA5KA (B)
OH0/OM5RW    10.116  1704Z EU-002, via OM5RW (B)
SM4DDS/7     10.107  0635Z EU-138
UX1HW/p      10.119  1527Z EU-179
5V7DX        10.106  2227Z via I1FQH (B)

 20m
CT1EWG/p     14.211  2027Z EU-150
EA6/DL2DXA   14.027  2007Z EU-005, via homecall (B)
EI/OE3JAG    14.020  2015Z EU-121
F4FPO/p      14.260  1201Z EU-048
GD/EB1BSV/p  14.242  1918Z EU-116
IS0E         14.117  2228Z via EA5KA (B)
J28AA        14.060  1523Z via K2PF (B)
JV5A         14.245  2040Z via WV6E (B)
JW/OZ1AA     14.003  1914Z via OZ1ACB (B)
JW/OZ1IKY    14.285  2152Z EU-026
JW/OZ7AM     14.186  1711Z via OZ7AM (B)
KL7RRC/p     14.026  2231Z via N7RO (B)
KL7RRC/p     14.262  0529Z via N7RO (B)
LA4FPA       14.260  2048Z EU-056
LZ/IK3GES/p  14.261  0614Z via IK3GES (B)
MC0SHL       14.156  1018Z EU-124
MJ/OH8CA     14.259  2045Z EU-013
OH0/OH2BEN   14.039  2108Z EU-002
OH1K         14.258  1932Z EU-140, via OH1JO
RN1N/p       14.187  0610Z EU-147
RU6DX/p      14.025  2151Z EU-185
S79SAL       14.200  1400Z AF-024, via EA2RC (B)
SG3U         14.265  2051Z EU-176 (B)
SV2FPU/8     14.257  1044Z EU-049, LH 107
SV3IEG/8/p   14.282  1645Z EU-052
SX8R         14.033  0509Z via HA0NAR (B)
TF1JAM       14.188  2248Z (B)
TF/DF6QV     14.259  2215Z EU-071, via DF6QV (B)
TF/DL3SEM    14.011  0856Z EU-021
TF/DL9DAN    14.260  0525Z EU-071, via homecall (B)
TF/DL9DAN    14.085  1237Z RTTY, via DL9DAN (B)
UA0FUA       14.127  1805Z AS-025
W2VV/p       14.059  1943Z
WQ2N/p       14.039  2149Z NA-111
6V7W         14.200  1701Z via EA5KA (B)

 17m
FO8RZ        18.078  0601Z via F8BPN (B), (L)
JW/OZ1IKY    18.078  1922Z EU-026
OH0PM        18.128  1345Z via OH2PM (B)
SV1EQU/8     18.150  1027Z EU-075 (B)
TF/DF6QV     18.150  1233Z EU-071, via DF6QV (B)
VP5/W5CW     18.072  2035Z NA-002
5V7DX        18.070  1225Z via I1FQH (B)

 15m
FM/F2VX      21.290  2222Z NA-107, via F2VX (B)
KL7J         21.015  2004Z via N3SL (B)
OH1TD        21.257  1116Z EU-096
TI8II        21.280  2226Z (B)
TK10B        21.031  1029Z EU-104, via F8BBL (B)

 10m
IS0E         28.456  1954Z via EA5KA (B)
SG3U         28.010  1042Z EU-176 (B)
7Q7BP        28.019  0940Z via G3MRC (B)

   6m
AM1EHO       50.140  1915Z via EB1EHO
OH0/DK1MAX   50.133  1017Z EU-002, via homecall (B)

 *  ÿew QSL manager
(d) ÿnly direct
(B) ûureau ok
(L) ÿoTW
(r) ûureau QSL via e-mail request

               Preview
               -------
DATE           CALL           DXNL

01May-31Dec    3H100TW        1674
     -31Dec    3Z0RADIO       1657
     -31Dec    4A1B           1656
26Jul-26Aug    4X/VE2XB       1686 *
     -31Dec    5K200LR..      1683
15Jul-30Jul    5V7DX          1684
     -Apr/12   5Z4RH ?        1674
31Jul-03Aug    6L0NJ/4        1686 *
24Jul-31Jul    6V7W           1685
2010           8P55AW         1668
     -31Dec    9A10P          1685
     -31Dec    9A500AA        1656
24Jul-31Jul    9H3Y           1685
     -Sep/11   9J2KK          1682
SOON           9Q1EK          1669
     -31Dec    9Q50AR         1685
     -Sep      9X0TL          1685
     -Jul      9V1/W4LT       1681

     -Aug/11   A92IO          1663
29Jul-01Aug    AH0/AH2Y       1686 *
10Jul-Dec/11   BP100          1684
10Oct-Dec/11   BV100          1684
     -05Aug    CV5UC          1686 *
     -May/11   D2AK           1675
     -Apr/11   D2QR           1675
     -31Dec    DR2010L..      1660
     -Jan/11   DT8A           1652
     -Dec      DU1/F2JD       1680/1684
11Jul-07Aug    DU9/PA3GZU     1683
19Jul-05Aug    EA8/SQ9IVD     1684
     -31Jul    ER240C         1686 *
18Jul-30Jul    F5SGI/p        1684
23May-15Aug    FH8ND          1677
     -02Aug    FM/F2JD        1686 *
     -Aug/11   FO8RZ          1636

     -31Dec    HA2010S        1659
     -31Dec    HG30FHA        1677
01Aug-08Aug    IB0Y           1686 *
     -31Jul    II2TRE         1678
15Mar-31Dec    IR1C           1667
22Jul-20Aug    IM0/I0PNM      1686 *
13Jul-Sep      IS0/I2MOV      1683
     -2011/12? J28JV          1680
     -Jul/12   J28RO          1683
24Jul-30Jul    JI1LET/JD1     1685/1686 *
27Jul-30Jul    JO3EVM/JA6     1686 *
     -31Dec    JT70AS         1680
04Jul-01Aug    K4C            1682
01Aug-07Aug    KH2/KT3Q       1686 *
07Aug-14Aug    KH0/KT3Q       1686 *
     -Jun/13   KH2/N2NL       1680
17Nov-01Dec    KH5            1674
     -Dec      KH9/WA2YUN     1568/1655
22Jul-02Aug    KL7RRC         1685

18Jul-02Aug    LA4FPA         1685
     -31Dec    LM50NRK        1659
     -Dec      OD5/DL6SN      1665
01Aug-12Aug    OE1XJA/3       1686 *
     -31Jul    OE2XXM..       1683
23Jul-28Jul    OH1K           1685
Sep  /Oct      ON30ON         1664
28Jul-07Aug    OX3DL          1686 *
     -Dec      OX3QM          1654
29Jul-08Aug    OX/DB5MH       1686 *
18Jul-06Aug    P4/PG4DX       1684
29Aug&02Oct    PA08DWN        1678
02Aug-30Aug    PA10WSF        1686 *
01Sep-28Sep    PC600P         1657
31Jul-13Aug    PJ7/K5SL       1686 *

     -Dec      R1ANP          1654
17Jul-31Jul    S79BWW/S79SAL  1684
03Aug-14Aug    S79DB          1686 *
20Jul-30Jul    SV8/OK6DJ      1684
     -Dec      T6MB           1680
NOW            T88CF          1674
Jul            TC90AA         1684
NOW            TL0A           1675
16Jul-30Jul    TM8OU          1684
     -30Nov    UP25F          1675

31Jul-07Aug    V31UB          1686 *
31Jul-02Aug    VA3FPI         1686 *
     -Oct      VK100WIA       1673
09Apr-09Aug    VQ9JC          1670
     -31Dec    XR200R         1678
15Jul-02Aug    XT2EME         1684
     -14Aug    XU7AJW         1485
     -31Dec    YR5EPC         1660
19Nov-05Dec    ZL8X           1664
     -Apr/11   ZS8M           1674

 * ÿew or updated
.. únd other calls

QSL information
---------------
A65BD      via G5LP (B)
AM2GMS     via EB2GMS (B)
AM5CS      via EB5CS (B)
AM5UB      via EA5FL (B)
AM5KB      via EA5KB (B)
AN1AEU     via EC1AEU (B)
AO1HLW     via EA1HLW (B), eQSL
AO1URF     via EA1URF
AO2CVO     via EA2CVO (B)
AO2CVV     via EA2CVV (B), (L)
AO2DMH     via EA2DMH (B)
AO3FHC     via EA3FHC
AO4TL      via EA4TL (B)
AO5DWS     via EA5DWS (B)
AO5GL      via EA5GL (d), (L)
AO5GPC     via EA5GPC (B), (L), eQSL
AO5KA      via EA5KA (B)
C5YK       via ON7YK (B)
DU9/PA3GZU via PA3GZU (B)
EA6AM      via EA6AZ (B)
EG7TV      via EA7TV (B)
EI/DG5SDQ  via DG5SDQ
EI/DK2AT   via DK2AT (B)
EI/DL5DSM  via DL5DSM (B)
EJ8GQB     via EI4II
EN1IFF     via UR3IBV
ZX8W       via PT7WA (B)
3A/IW1RBI  via IW1RBI (B)
3Z0TMZC    via SP2ZAO (B)
3Z600OM    via SP2ZFT
3Z9TA      via SQ9FCH (B), eQSL
5P2OU/p    via DF2OU (B)
7X5AV      via EA5FL (B)
7X5JF      via DJ8QP (B)

(d) ÿnly direct
(B) ûureau ok
(*) ÿew QSL manager
(L) ÿogbook of the World (LotW)
(r) þ-mail request

QSLs arrived bureau: A62ER (IZ8CLM), EH1MDC (EA1UVR), HZ1SK (IZ8CLM),
                     IE9/IQ9PA (IT9TQH) IH9/IQ2CJ (IQ2CJ), IR8PAX (IZ8CLM),
                     JW/G3ZAY, LA/HB9IAB (EU-076), LA/PA3FMC (EU-055),
                     LA/SM3TLG (EU-044), LX7I (LX2A), LY70W (LY5W),
                     LX30AK (LX1CC), LZ10ARDF LZ1BJ), MD4K (WWDX 2004!),
                     OF200AD (OH5AD),OH0/DL1EKC/p (EU-002),OL22ASE (OK1TIR),
                     R150AP (RW4HB), R300SM (RV3LZ), RP3DY (RW3DY),
                     S01MZ (EA1BT), SA6G (SM6CUK), T77NM, VP8YLE (M5YLO),
                     VR2ZQZ/p (Lamma Isl.), YL130DA (IK2DUW),YT90AU (YU7AU),
                     3B7C (G3NUG), 5N0OCH (DL3OCH), 5P4MG (DJ4MG)

QSL via LoTW:       TF/F5UFX, TK/F5JSD, TS8P, TX3D, V31MU

UA - New prefix allocations and restructuring of some regions:
--------------------------------------------------------------
On Jan 21, 2010, the Russian licensing authority allocated following prefix
numbers to neighbouring regions:
  digit to call area
  ------------------
  2        3
  5        3
  7        6
  8        9
More details can be found on the homepage of RW2L at QRZ.com.

The Russian government passed a resolution for a administrative reform.
UA9G: Komi-Permyatzkij Okrug (KP) merged into UA9F, G. Permskij Kraj (PM)
UA8T: Usti-Ordinskij Buryatskij AO (UO) merged into UA0S, T: Irkutskaya Obl.
UA8V: Aginsky Buryatsky AO (AB) merged with UA0U: Chitinskaya Obl. (CT) and
      got the new name UA0U, V: Zabajkalskij Kraj (ZK)
UA0B: Taymyrsky AO (TM) and UA0H: Evenkiyskiy AO (EV) merged with UAÿB,
H:
      Krasnoyarsky Kraj (KK)
UA0X: Koryaksky AO (KY) merged in UA0X, Z: Kamchatskaya Kraj (KT)

These changes can be found in the RDA data base from Mar 1,2010, at:
http://rdaward.org/table_rda1.htm
Users of SWL4WIN will find some updates for their country DB, the maps and
the RDA statistics soon at: http://www.informatix.li/english/Frame_EN.htm