D4, CAPE VERDE, AF-086
     Achim,DL1DAW, is going to spend his holidays with XYL and HAM radio
     on Sal Island (AF-086) from Oct 12-18. He will be QRV as D44TZN in
     SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10m using 100 watts and a simple wire antenna.
     His focus will be on the WAG contest and "holiday style" during the
     rest of the time. QSL via homecall sowie LoTW, see alos QRZ.com.
        ---
     An Italian team including I4UFH, IZ4DPV, IK2NCJ, IK1HJS, IZ8FWN,
     IZ4UEZ and IT9SPB is active as D4C from Oct 10-30.
     QSL via IZ4DPV (direct) or CT1ESV (bureau).

F, FRANCE
     Sergio,F/IZ4BBF, member of the MO-DX-IT (MOdena-DX-Italian-Team), will
     be QRV from Sainte Marguerite Island (EU-058, DIFM ME020, MIA MF-028)
     from Oct 13-16. Listen for him in CW and SSB on the usual IOTA QRGs
     on 40m-10m funken. QSL via homecall.
     See also QRZ.com and http://www.MODXIT.it

FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLANDS
     R3FA, UT5UY, UR5MID, FO5QB, US7UX, RU3UR, US0KW, UU4JMG, UX0LL, RK7A
     and UA7A will be QRV from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands signing:
     TX3T (Oct 16-19, Nov 1-4, QTH: Papeete, Tahiti OC-046)
     TX7M (Oct 19-Nov 1, QTH: Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva, OC-027, Marquesas Islands)
     TX5A (Oct 28-30, CQWW SSB, QTH: Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva, OC-027, Marquesas)
     The team wants to focus on the lowbands and Europe.
     Online QSL requests are possible at: http://www.tx7m.com/qsl.php
     Direct QSLs via RZ3EC, the log will be uploaded to the LoTW as well.

OA, PERU
     Hans,OA/OE3NHW, is QRV again until March 2012. Rig: TS-480HX,
     Spider Beam and G5RV (16m). QSL via homecall.
        ---
     Juergen,OA4/DJ2VO, is working in CW on 40m-10m (maybe also 80m) using
     100 watts and a vertical until the end of October. QSL via homecall.

UR, UKRAINE
     The special event stations EM15UCRF (UT3UZ), EM15E (UR5EDX),
     EM15H (UR7HAJ), EM15I (UT5IM), EM15J (UU0JX), EM15L (UR5LO),
     EM15M (UR3MP), EM15PA (US9PA), EM15Q (UR4QX), EM15R (UT5RX),
     EN15J (UU5JW), EN15L (UT5LO) and EO15L (UX1LA) are celebrating
     15 years of the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies (UCRF)
     from Oct 12-19. QSLs via homecalls.
        ---
     The special event station EM800BZB (WCA: UR-00119, UCFA: TE-006) is
     activated during the festivities of the 800 anniversary of Zbarazh city
     from Oct 14-16. QSL via UY5BC (direct: Box 80, Ternopil 46001, Ukraine)

ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, OC-013
     N7OU will be active as E51NOU from South Cook (OC-013) between Oct 17
     and Nov 7. QSL via homecall.

ZK2, NIUE, OC-040
     Chris,GM3WOJ/GM2V, is expected to show up as ZK2V from Niue (OC-040)
     starting around Oct 15. He will take part in the CQ WWDX CW Contest
     in November as well. Chris hopes to become active from a new QTH in
     about two months to minimize the local QRN on 160m and 80m.
     Keith,GM4YXI/GM5X, will join him for the first two weeks of the
     DXpedition and also the CQ WWDX SSB Contest (Oct 29/30) in the SOABHP
     class signing ZK2X. QSLs via N3SL, bureau, direct and LoTW.
     Their website is: http://www.zk2v.com

ZS7, ANTARCTICA, AN-016
     Gerard,ZS6KX, is now working as ZS7KX (not ZS6KX/7 anymore) from
     Queen Maud Land in SSB on 14.175 MHz around 1400 UTC. He will stay
     until February 2012 and wants to put up also an antenna for 18 MHz.

JOTA/JOTI
     The scouts are meeting again for the Jamboree On The Air and the
     Jamboree On The Internet on Oct 15-16. For more information see:
   http://www.scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota/the_54th_jota_...

SOUTHEAST ASIA DXPEDITIONS
     Charles,HS0ZCW, is willing to help with DXpeditions starting from
     Bangkok. The new airport has a lot of connections and Bangkok plenty
     of good and cheap hotels. There are hundreds of electronic shops in
     the area of Bon Mhor. They don't sell yagis for below 10m. All Yaesu
     radios can be sold for export but jhave to be ordered in advance.

ITU: The ITU has accepted South Sudan as the 193rd member on Oct 3.

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
-----------------
Oct 15:     Whitestick Day Contest
Oct 15/16:  South America SSB Contest
Oct 15/16:  JARTS WW RTTY Contest
Oct 15/16:  QRP ARCI QSO Party
Oct 15/16:  WAG Contest
Oct 16:     Asia Pacific Sprint Contest
Oct 15/16:  Polish BPSK63 WW Contest
Oct 29/30:  CQ WWDX Contest, SSB
Nov 26/27:  CQ WWDX Contest, CW

IOTA                compiled by Klaus, DL7UXG  (e-mail: i...@dxhf.darc.de)
----
Island activities:
EU-004, EA6, Balearic Islands: Mike,EA6/DL4ABO, wants to become active from
     Mallorca (WLOTA: 1902) from Oct 19-24. He plans to work mainly in CW
     on 30m with his FT-817 (QRP). QSL via DL4ABO.

EU-023, 9H, Malta group: Eight German HAMs (DG0OHD, DK8YY, DL1AOB, DL1AWD,
     DL4JS, DL5AOL, DL8ALU and DO5KO) will show up as 9H9OB from Malta
     from Oct 14-22. Operation is planned in SSB, CW and digital modes
     on HF and 2m inlcuding the WAG Contest. QSL via DH7WW (bureau/direct).

EU-110, 9A, Istra group: Ampelio,9A/IK3JBP, Calogero,9A/IW3ILP,
     Silverio,9A/IK3IUL, and Giacomo,9A/IZ3DBA, will be active in SSB and CW
     on 80m-10m from Porer Island from Oct 14-16. QSLs via homecalls.

NA-089, W5, Louisiana State East group: Dragan,K0AP/5, Hector,AD6D/5, and
     Mike,AB5EB/5, are going to hit the airwaves from Grand Island with two
     stations, 3ele yagi and verticals in SSB/CW on 10m-40m from Oct 14-16.
     QSLs via homecalls (bureau/direct).

Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
 40m
ZM4T          7.100  0546Z via ZL2AL (B), (L)

 30m
PA/DL2VFR    10.119  1743Z via DL2VFR (B)
KH6MB        10.124  0513Z (L), (d)

 20m
FK8DD        14.037  0537Z via LZ1JZ
N4EX         14.063  1639Z SOTA CM-005
NM5S         14.061  1720Z (L), SOTA W1/MB-001
N4EX         14.063  1639Z SOTA CM005
NM5S         14.061  1720Z W1/MB001
OG5N         14.010  1213Z EU-096, via OH1CQ
OJ0X         14.253  1214Z via OH2BH (B)
OJ0X         14.015  0547Z via OH2BH (B)
UK/UA1ZEY    14.024  1607Z via UA1ZEY
UN9LFF       14.015  0455Z via LZ1YE (d)
VE2/HB9IAB/p 14.061  1746Z SOTA QC-003
VK4KW        14.226  0614Z via N3SL (d), (L)
WA2USA       14.063  1640Z (B), SOTA CM-005
XU7SSB       14.030  1540Z via JA2EZD (d)
ZL1CT        14.197  0640Z via N3SL (B)
4J0K         14.011  0531Z via RW6HS (d)
7Z1HJ        14.020  0445Z

 17m
N4EX         18.087  1735Z SOTA WM-039
OJ0X         18.140  1534Z via OH2BH (B)
WA2USA       18.087  1736Z (B), SOTA WM-039

 15m
A65CJ        21.007  1600Z via JA1DXA
HZ1PS        21.195  1318Z via IZ8CLM (B), (L)
KH6MB        21.020  1732Z (L), (d)
NH7O         21.252  0650Z via EA5GL (d)
VK4FJ        21.217  1312Z (B)
7N1PRD/0     21.016  1231Z (L), (d)

 12m
V63DX        24.894  0739Z OC-010, via JA7HMZ (B)

 10m
BA7LO        28.027  1107Z (B), (L), eQSL
SU1SK        28.020  1555Z via SM5AQD (d)
UA0BA        28.009  1137Z
YB4IR        28.018  1452Z (L), (d), eQSL

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW
(r) = bureau QSL via e-mail request

               Preview
               -------
DATE           CALL           DXNL

     -08Oct    2M1EUB         1747
     -Dec      3Y8XSA         1700/1717
Sep            3Z25ZJP        1745
     -25Oct    5B50J          1700
01Oct-31Oct    5N51..         1748
03Oct-15Oct    5N7Q           1748
     -Apr/12   5Z4RH ?        1674
     -23Nov    7Q7HB          1717/1743
     -30Nov    8J1MORSE..     1731
     -31Oct    8J2SUN         1748
     -31Dec    9A11P          1723
     -21Nov    9A20V          1743
14Oct-16Oct    9A/IK3IUL..    1749 *
08Oct-14Oct    9H3KX          1748
14Oct-22Oct    9H3OB          1749 *
     -2012     9J2RI          1739/1742
NOW            9M2/KM9D       1731
LONGTERM       9N1FE          1740
SOON           9Q1EK          1669
     -Nov      9Q6CC          1699

29Sep-18Oct    A22EW          1747
     -?        A35CT          1741
     -31Dec    BP100          1684
     -31Dec    BV100          1684
16Sep-19Oct    CE2/CX1EK      1746
01Oct-31Oct    CJ3A           1747
     -31Dec    CW5RV          1711
05Oct-31Dec    CY0/VE1AWW     1748
     -Apr/12?  D2SG           1748
10Oct-30Oct    D4C            1749 *
12Oct-18Oct    D44TZN         1749 *
17Oct-07Nov    E51NOU         1749 *
19Oct-24Oct    EA6/DL4ABO     1749 *
09Oct-17Oct    EA8/DL3FVG     1748
12Oct-19Oct    EM15UCRF..     1749 *
14Oct-16Oct    EM800BZB       1749 *

13Oct-16Oct    F/IZ4BBF       1748/1749 *
     -Mar/13   FH8NX          1747
04Oct-26Oct    FR/DJ7RJ       1747
     -Jul/12   FR8NE          1710
     -31Dec    GB40HMSB       1748
     -28Oct    GB650JP        1748
08Oct-21Oct    H40KJ          1748
05Oct-13Oct    HK0/DL5YWM     1748
     -31Dec    HB60LU         1711
     -6Nov     HF36POL        1746
     -31Dec    HG15IPA        1724
01Jan-31Dec    HG200LST       1708
Sep  -2013     HI3/KL7JR      1745
     -16Nov    HK3JCL         1743
NOW            HL2/KC6STQ     1746

01Jan-31Dec    IA7MM          1708
01Jan-31Dec    II1ITA..       1708
     -31Dec    II4LXV         1742
     -2012     J28FJ          1739
     -2011/12? J28JV          1680
     -Jul/12   J28RO          1683
     -Jul/13   J28UC          1734
     -Oct      JG8NQJ/JD1 (M) 1739
14Oct-16Oct    K0AP/5         1749 *
     -Jun/13   KH2/N2NL       1680
     -Mai/12   KH4/W5FJG      1728
POSTPONED      KH5            1674/1705/1741
     -31Dec    LA200D         1713
     -31Dec    LM9L40Y        1748
     -31Dec    LZ85R          1721
     -31Oct    OA4/DJ2VO      1749 *
     -Mar/12   OA/OE3NHW      1749 *

     -Mar/12   P29FR          1742
01Jan-31Dec    PA30..         1708
07Oct-03Nov    PG540BUFFALO.. 1748
     -15Oct    PZ5LP          1664/1746
     -30Nov    R300ML         1743
     -Dec      RI1ANC         1708
SOON           RI1F/UA1PBA    1740
     -Sep/12   RI1FJA         1741
     -Sep/12   RI1FJM         1741
     -30Nov    S550ACP        1745
NOW            ST2AR          1745
     -30Nov    SU/HA3JB       1743
     -26Oct    T32C           1740
     -Nov      T5/TA1AMC      1745
     -Apr/12   T6BP           1746
     -Nov      T6FR           1742
Oct            T6LB           1747
     -Jun/12   T6MO           1733
     -Nov      T6SH           1734
16Oct-01Nov    TX3T..         1749 *
     -13Oct    UK/UA1ZEY      1748

10Oct-05Nov    V47JA..        1748
     -Dec/11   VK0BFG         1741
     -Mar/12   VK0KEV (Macq)  1700/1701
NOW            VK0TH  (Macq)  1748
28Oct-31Dec    VP9/N1SV       1747
29Oct/30Oct    VP9I           1747
     -2014     XE1/DM3DL      1730
     -14Nov    XF1/K5ENS      1739
NOW            XT2RJA         1712
     -Oct      XU7AAA..       1716/1748
     -31Oct    VC3ARCI        1748
     -14Oct    YJ0ABP..       1746
     -12Oct    YJ0VK          1747
15Oct-29Dec    ZK2V..         1749 *
19Aug-31Oct    ZL4RUGBY       1741
     -31Dec    ZL50GH         1711
     -Oct      ZL6RWC         1744
     -2012     ZS7KX          1740/1749 *

 * = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
---------------
A61LL          via EA5ZD
A61M           via EA5GL (*)
CP8/DF7NX      via DF7NX
D4C            via CT1ESV (B) / IZ4DPV (d)
D44TZN         via DL1DAW (B)
E51NOU         via N7OU (B)
E73A           via 9A2AA
E7/ZL1SLO      via ZL1SLO (B)
EG7LLJ         via EA7URJ
EM15E          via R5EDX
EM15H          via UR7HAJ
EM15I          via UT5IM
EM15J          via UU0JX
EM15L          via UR5LO
EM15M          via UR3MP
EM15PA         via US9PA (B)
EM15Q          via UR4QX
EM15R          via UT5RX
EM15UCRF       via UT3UZ (B)
EM800BZB       via UY5BC (d)
EN15J          via UU5JW
EN15L          via UT5LO
EO15L          via UX1LA
ER8C           via ER1DA (B)
EZ7V           via RW6HS (d)
F/IZ4BBF       via IZ4BBF (B), (L), eQSL
GB11NH         via G4OSB (B)
GB2ROC             (d)
GB40HMSB       via G0TOC (B)
GB5WVR         via 2E1HQY (B), eQSL
GB650JP            (B) automatically
H40KJ          via SP7DQR (B), (L)
HB9IRC         via HB9OCR (B)
HB9SFGB        via HB9EDG (B), (L), eQSL
HB9SPACE       via HB9ACA (B)
HF100MSC       via SP1NQF (B)
ID9/DL4KM/p    via DL4KM (B)
IG9/I2ADN      via I2ADN (B)
IQ5HC          via IZ5RLK (B)
J49XB          via DJ9XB (B)
JW8DW          via LA8DW (B), (L)
K4L            via N4NX (d)
KJ4YDW/6Y5     via KJ4YDW
LA6Q           via LA9VDA (B)
LT0H           via EA7FTR
LU1EHR         via EA5KB (B)
LU6EE          via EA5KB (B)
LU7FOJ         via EA5KB (B)
M0/RK3DT       via RK3DT
MS0WRC         via G0MTD (B)
OA4/DJ2VO      via DJ2VO
OA6/OE3NHW     via OE3NHW (B), (L), eQSL
OG0I           via OH2TA (B)
OG2A           via OH2RA (B)
OG5N           via OH1CQ
OG6K           via OH6MSZ
OK8FK          via DK7FK (B)
ON8HS          via 9K2HS (B)
OZ/DF8LD/p     via DF8LD (B)
OZ/DJ2AS       via DJ2AS (B)
OZ/DK1AW       via DK1AW (B)
OZ/DL4AMK      via DL4AMK (B)
OZ/DL5ASE      via DL5ASE (B)
PA/DL1EAL      via DL1EAL (B), (L), eQSL
PA/DL2VFR      via DL2VFR (B)
PG540BUFFALO   via PA2REH
PG540BUFFALO/J via PA0SNY
R230Z          via UA6GX
R80TV          via R7AA (B)
RA/UT2LA       via UT2LA (B)
RA3CQ          via M0OXO (B), (L), OQRS
RV7AB          via DL6ZFG (B)
SA3D           via SM3WMU
XU7AAA         via JA2EZD (*) (d)
XU7SSB         via JA2EZD (*) (d)
YU/ZL1SLO      via ZL1SLO (B)
ZK2V           via N3SL (B), (L)
ZK2X           via N3SL (B), (L)
ZS2DL          via NI5DX (B)
ZS3Y           via SQ8X (B)
ZS7KX          via ZS6KX
ZW8TS          via PS8NF
4J0K           via RW6HS (d)
5N7Q           via DF8DX (B), (L)
5Z4/PA5M       via PA7FM
6O0M           via PA7FM
7X2ARA         via DF4SA (B, only Sep/2011)
9A/IK3IUL      via IK3IUL (B)
9A/IK3JBP      via IK3JBP (B)
9A/IW3ILP      via IW3ILP (B)
9A/IZ3DBA      via IZ3DBA (B)
9G1YE          via PA3ERA (B)
9N1FE          via EA5ZD or eQSL

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(*) = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LoTW)
(r) = e-mail request

QSLs arrived direct: HB60RF (HB9DDS), MN0VFW/p (MI0PRM), ST0R (EA5RM),
                     VK0KEV (JE1LET), PJ6D (W5OZI), XX9LT (XX9AH),
                     5B50J (5B4AHJ), 9H0HSJ (9H1VC)

QSLs arrived LoTW:   ZL4RUGBY

CEPT proposes frequency allocation for amateur radio on medium wave
-------------------------------------------------------------------
     A small allocation of about 15 kHz in parts of the 500 kHz band to the
     amateur radio service on a secondary basis - this proposal has been
     made by a project team of about 50 representatives of European govern-
     ments and other stakeholders in preparation for the next World Radio-
     communication Conference WRC12. They followed an invitation of the
     Federal Network Agency in Germany and met by the end of September in
     Mainz. The discussion led to a compromise in the size of the amateur
     radio band, namely 480 kHz - 472 kHz, with a maximum power of 5 W EIRP.
     Apart from Colin Thomas,G3PSM, representing the IARU Region 1 and
     John Gould,G3WKL, for the British Amateur Radio Association RSGB, were
     Peter Frey,HB9MQM, and Ulrich Mueller,DK4VW, DARC representative for
     frequency management, each member of the Swiss or German delegation.
     Nine administrations have declared their willingness to support the
     results of the discussion as a joint European proposal at the last
     meeting of the CEPT's WRC Conference Preparatory Group in November 2011
     in Bucharest. It is likely that other governments may join this result
     of the meeting Mainz, so that the CEPT on behalf of all its members
     could go to the WRC12 taking place in Geneva in Jan/Feb 2012.