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Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, NG3K & ADXO, N4AA & QRZ DX, KG6D, KH6BZF,
K8YSE, KF8UN, W8GEX (60m News), WD8CRT, N0QM/VQ9LA, 5B4MF, AT International,
CO8TW, DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World.Net, F5NQL & UFT,
G0JHC, I1HJT, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, MM0DFV, OH2BH, OH2BN, OZ6OM &
50 MHz DX News, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, PY5EG, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ &
ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and VE6TP for the following DX information.

** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier
than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX SSB Contest announcements.
Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing
of the CQWW WPX SSB Contest participants.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 19th-March, through Friday, 26th-March there were 236
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU,
EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU,
GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2,
J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU,
SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR,
TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VK9W, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW,
XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8,
ZF, ZK2, ZK3, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later" (WFWL).

3V, TUNISIA. SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EY), will be active as 3V8SS
from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse, during the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. QSL via IZ8CCW. Read about Ashraf on the following Web page at:
http://www.qsl.net/3v4-002

50TH CELEBRATION (Update). Last week we mentioned that Seppo, OH1VR,
would be active from Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) between now
and March 30th. Since then we found out that he is celebrating his 50th
anniversary in Ham Radio and plans to be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th) in Curacao as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Low-Power
entry. Seppo also plans to be active from Aruba on March 29th, as P41CW
for 6-8 hours. He is also planning to be active from Crete as SV9/OH1VR
between April 15-21st. PLEASE NOTE: Seppo plans to make 12 mini DXpeditions
in 2010 - about one per month. Those of you who work him at least from
eight (8) destinations will participate in a drawing of three small gifts
in January 2011. You are invited to join this "lottery". For more details
and updates, visit his Web page at: http://www.oh1vr.net

C4, CYPRUS. Operators Norman/5B4AIE, Vesselin/5B4AIV (LZ3CQ), Savi/LZ1UK
and Andrey/LZ2HM will be active as C4I during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LZ2HM.

CO8, CUBA. Eduardo, CO8LY, will be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via EA7ADH.
Also, look for Juan Carlos, CO8TW, to be active in the contest as a
Single-OP/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via HB9SVT. His log will
be on-line at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw

CR3, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014). Members of the CT3 Madeira Contest Team
will be active as CR3A during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th)
as a Multi-? entry. QSL via CT3EE. Operators mentioned are: Jose/CT3BD,
Luis/CT3DL, Jose/CT3DZ, Jose/CT3EE, Antonio/CT3EN, Jose/CT3IA, Eusebio/
CT3KU and Jose/CT3KY.

CQ8, AZORES (Brand New Prefix For The WPX Contest). A press release sent
out by Martti/OH2BH and Jarmo/OH2BN states: "March 27-28 Weekend -- For
the first time, the Azores Islands will be active under the callsign CQ8X
in this weekend's WPX Contest, featuring a multinational team of CU2CE,
CU2DX, DL6LAU, N6RC, OH1TV, OH2BH, OH2UA, OH6KN, OH6RM and OH8NC. They
may even put another station on as CR2X to push for more Xtremes. Please
kindly update your CTY file. This not only marks Arcala Extreme's (OH8X)
Annual Meeting, now held in the Azores, but also forms part of their 3rd
anniversary activity - OH8X, from Arctic Circle will be there as well
courtesy of Marko, OH4JFN. As part of the upcoming festivities, the 2nd
phase DX Summit will be made available to limited Beta testers for Easter.
If you wish to be one, please kindly contact Radio Arcala by E-mail at:
oh8x@sral.fi
QSL: CR2X/CQ8X via OH2BH and OH8X via OH2UA."

EB8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Pekka/EA8AH, Juan/EA8CAC, Manuel/EA8ZS,
Sal/EA5DY, EA5FDV, Toivo/ES2RR and Jussi-Pekka/OH6RX will be active as
EB8AH during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) possibly as a
Multi/2 or Multi/Multi entry. QSL via LoTW.

FK, NEW CALEDONIA: Some members of the Noumea ARC (FK8KAB) are repairing
the club's tower which will be set up again very soon. Claude, FK8IF,
reports that a multi-band Spiderbeam has been purchased, and it should be
delivered in about under three weeks. Also, another center fed antenna is
under construction for the lower bands. At the moment, a dipole is used
for 20 meters and some openings to Europe are observed in the FK evenings.
Claude is on the air every evening between 0600-0800z, between Monday
and Friday, on CW between 14005-14015 kHz, using the club's callsign,
operating barefoot. QSL via FK8KAB, direct (QRZ.com + return funds and
SAE) or via the French Bureau.

FR, REUNION ISLAND. Cedric "Ced", F4EGZ, is once again active as FR/F4EGZ
from St Pierre until April 19th. Activity will be on 20-6 meters, including
17/12m, using a Hexbeam for HF and a 3 element wire beam for 6m. He also
plans to be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Low-
Power entry, but only on 20/15/10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. PLEASE
NOTE: Ced will accept 6m skeds via E-mail at: f4egz@yahoo.fr

H2, CYPRUS. Spyros, 5B4MF, will be using the special prefix callsign H22H
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
possibly as a QRP entry. He states, "If things run smoothly, I will
continue QRP, otherwise I may switch to a higher power category." Please
note that H22 is a unique prefix for the contest as nobody else will be
using the special prefix. QSL via 5B4MF, direct (address on QRZ.com), by
the Bureau or LoTW.

IOTA NEWS....................
EU-074. Members of the Union Francaise des Telegraphistes (UFT) and
the Clippertton DX Club (CDXC) will be active as F8UFT from
Brehat Island (DIFM MA-012, WLOTA LH-2010) between April
7-12th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and
the Digital modes. Operators mentioned are: Jean/F5IRC,
Christophe/F5UBH, Francois/F5JNE and Jean-Claude/F5IL. QSL
for this operation ONLY is via F5UBH, direct (w/SAE and
return funds) or by the Bureau. PLEASE NOTE: A SSB/Digital
mode operator is needed. If interested, please contact as
quickly as possible; Christophe, F5UBH, at: f5ubh-at-orange.fr

JX, JAN MAYEN (Update). The Jan Mayen DXpedition set between July 4-16th,
2011, (see OPDX.949) and lead by Stan, SQ8X, has announced their team
of operators. Currently, they are: Stan/SQ8X (team leader), Pete/SQ9DIE,
Vicky/SV2KBS, Decan/EI6FR, Leszek/NI1L, Tomek/SQ9C, Bernie/HB9ASZ, Pekka/
OH2TA and Deon/K6WH Deon. The group plans to be on the air for 10-12 days
with 2-3 stations. More detils will be forthcoming later this year.

JY, JORDAN. Abdalla, JY5CC, will be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via direct to JY5CC
(see QRZ.com for address).

K4M MIDAWAY ATOLL DVD. It has been announced that the 2009 K4M DXpedition
to Midway Atoll DVD by well known DXpedition video photographer James
Brooks, 9V1YC, is now available for 25.00 USDs. To order yours today,
go to: http://www.dxvideos.com/k4mvideo.htm

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For March 29-April 4th)....
Mar 29 HN-LN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Mar 30 LN-HN --------------------
Mar 31 AN BN - Below Normal
Apr 1 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Apr 2 AN LN - Low Normal
Apr 3 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Apr 4 AN DIS - Disturbed
VDIS - Very Disturbed

GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
---------------------
QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less

KP3, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via N4AO.

MM0, SCOTLAND (WFF Op). Members of the GMFF Team will be
active as MM0DGR/p from Den of Airlie National Nature Reserve (GMFF-021)
on March 27th. This is a new one for the WFF (World Flora and Fauna)
award program . The exact QTH for operating is not known,
but it's going to be quite close to the Airlie Castle located in the
Angus Glen. Activity will be on CW, SSB, and BPSK63, on all bands between
40-10 meters. They will also be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th), operating mainly on 40 and 20 meters; if propagation allows,
possibly 15 and 10 meters. QSL via MM0DFV. Reference numbers are: WAB
Square NO25, Grid Locator IO86KP, IOTA EU-005 and WLOTA LH-1234.

N8, UNITED STATES (USI Activity). Activity from North Bass Island will
be sponsored by the Massillon Amateur Radio Club and will be active
between 1200z Saturday, July 23rd and 1600z Sunday, July 24th. Callsign
will be N8B or maybe N8B/P. Suggested frequencies (on or near) are:
SSB - 7250, 14250-260 and 28450
CW - 3530, 7025, 14040, 18098 and 21040 kHz.
There will be some 6 meters after they are officially recognized as
Ohio-06L after 25 QSOs and two countries. Listen for QSL information
by the operator.

OG0/OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Juha, OH9MM, will be active as OG0Z during the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)
entry. QSL via W0MM. Also, look for Raimo, OH3BHL, to be active as
OH0Z during the contest as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL
also via W0MM.

OPDX.952 TYPO (OOOPPP!!). In last week's bulletin (OPDX.952) there was
a typographical error under "WRTC 2010 (Russia)". The city listed for
"NCDXF" was incorrect and it should have been "Redwood City" (not Emerald
Hills).

OX, GREENLAND (YL DXpeiditon). Six international YLs will be active as
OX6YL from Kangerlussuaq on the western edge of Greenland between September
16-20th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. Operators
mentioned at this time: Inger/OZ7AGR, Unni/LA6RHA, Ingrid/LA8FOA, Ruth/
IT9ESZ, Evelyne/F5RPB and Waltraud/DJ6US. A Web site is currently under
construction at: http://www.qsl.net/la6rha/greenland

OY6, FAROE ISLANDS. Look for OY6A to be active from Torshavn (EU-018)
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry.
QSL via LoTW or direct to OY2J. Visit the Faroese Radio Amateurs Web
page at: http://www.fra.fo
Also, a live webcam will be active during the contest weekend at:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/oy6fra

P4, ARUBA (SA-036). Andy, AE6Y, is once again active as P49Y until March
30th. His activity will include the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th)
as a Single-Op entry. QSL via AE6Y.

PY5, BRAZIL (Contest/Tribute). Members of the Araucaria DX Group (ZW5B)
will activate their club station as PY5GA during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th) as a special tribute to their beloved friend Olav, PY5GA,
who became a "Silent Key" (SK) last Sunday. Olav was a major elmer to
many of the members of the Araucaria DX Group. QSL via K3IRV.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
9M0M QSLS STILL AVAILABLE. Tru, VE6TP, states that QSL for the 2001
9M0M Spratly Island DXpedition are still available. He received a
QSL via: LAKE POWELL COMMUNICATIONS INC., KXAZ FM KPGE AM,
P.O. BOX 1030, PAGE, AZ 86040. OPDX did some more research and found
the QSL route for this operation is via NA7DB, direct or by the Bureau.

A25NW QSL STATUS. Mike, K9NW/A25NW, reports: "QSLs should be going out
the first part of April. Thanks for hanging in there."

NEW QSL ROUTE. Joe, W3HNK, is now the QSL Manager for Arvo, ES2MC, in
Estonia.

VQ9LA NEW QSL ROUTE. Larry, VQ9LA/N0QM, informs OPDX that starting
April 15th, 2010, his new QSL route will be via N0QM: Larry Arneson,
705 Rhodes Ave, Grandview, MO 64030, USA. The reason for this change
is that Larry's plans are to depart Chagos Island, December 2010. All
QSL cards sent to the FPO Box will be honored up to December 2010. Larry
states, "I want to get the mail going in the right direction prior to
my new address at the end of this year. This info can be verified on
my QRZ page. Thank You."

QSLS VIA LoTW: None Reported This Week!

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4L6AA, A92GE, E51WWB, FT5GA, J88DR, TX4T,
VP8BUG, VP8BUH, VP9/W6PH, XR0Y and XR0ZA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5D0IPY, 9A60A, 9A8M, 9A8TQF, AA3B, EK0B,
GB2LS, I8QJU, IU7SRE, K6YRA, KB1H, N2QT, N2RJ, OJ0B, SM2EKM and TO6T

T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI (Update). Operators Nils/SM6CAS, Steve/G4EDG,
Mike/K9AJ, Derek/G3KHZ and Steve/9M6DXX are now active as T32MI from
Malden Island. Their length of stay is not known. Activity will be
80-10 meters using CW and SSB. For more details and updates, visit the
T32 Southern Line Islands DXpedition's Web page at:
http://t32line.webnode.com

TF, ICELAND. Siggi, TF3CW, will be active as TF1CW during the CQWW WPX
SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL
via LX1NO.

TR, GABON. Silvano, I2YSB, and a team of Italian operators will activate
Gabon during the first half of October. The team also intends to activate
an IOTA in the Estuaire Province Group (AF-043) during this DXpedition.
Also, the low bands are expected to be one of their major goals. No other
details have been provided other than the pilot station will be IK7JWY.
An opened survey on I2YSB's Web page is now available to list your wants
for bands and modes at: http://www.i2ysb.com/joomla5
More details should be forthcoming.

V8, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM. Nasran, V85ZX (ex-V88NIZ), will be in the CQWW
WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-
Power entry. He will use a Yaesu FT450 with a home-brew rotary dipole
antenna. QSL via V85ZX (see QRZ.com).

YA, AFGHANISTAN. Neil, V73NS (WD8CRT), who is just finishing up his
operation from Kwajalein (OC-028), will be deploying to Afghanistan
at the end of April. Neil told OPDX that once there, he will have his
radio sent to him. He states, "I will be QRP and I will be 100% CW."
More details should be forthcoming. QSLs for his V73NS operation should
be sent direct via W3HNK.

ZC4, UK SOV. BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. Operators Neil/G6MC, Lee/M0LMH and
Andy/ZC4VJ will be active as ZC4T during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to: ESBA Radio
Club, c/o Andy Chadwick, PO Box 36575, 5526 Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus.

ZK3, TOKELAU ISLANDS. Right before going to print, Carl, N4AA, from
"QRZ DX", sent out the following note from Bob/ZK3YA and Bill/ZK3OU:
"We pull the plug at 2359z Friday, March 26 (1259 Friday local time),
just as the WPX contest starts. We have over 28,000 Q's from ZK3 and
over 50,000 total for the trip. Our intention is to upload all logs
for our 5W and ZK3 operations to LoTW within a month of our return.
Hopefully that will make a dent in the QSL volume we face."

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The following stations are expected to be active in the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th, 2010)
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Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2010 CQWW WPX SSB Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2010.html (By callsign)
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxsd2010.html (By entity)
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Contest DXCC Class QSL
Callsign Entity Route
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3V8SS Tunisia SOAB LP IZ8CCW
4L3A Georgia M/2 LY4A
4V4JR Haiti
4Z4DX Israel SOAB LP 4Z4DX; QSL via Buro or direct
5D5A Morocco M/S LoTW; QSL also OK via I2WIJ
8P5A Barbados SOAB HP NN1N
BX5AA Taiwan SOSB 20M BX5AA
C4I Cyprus M/? LZ2HM
CN2BC Morocco SOAB LP DL7BC
CO8LY Cuba SOSB 15M EA7ADH
CO8TW Cuba SOSB 20M HB9SVT
CQ3L Madeira SOAB DJ6QT
CQ8X Azores M/? OH2BH
CR1M Azores SO SP5ES
CR1Z Azores SO SP5UAF
CR2X Azores M/? OH2BH
CR3A Madeira M/? CT3EE
CT8 Azores Home Call; By SP5UAF & SP5ES
D4C Cape Verde Island SO D44AC Direct
E20AS Thailand M/S HS1CKC
E21YDP Thailand SOAB LP E21YDP
E51COF South Cook Island K8NA
EB8AH Canary Islands M/? LoTW
EE2W Spain M/S EB2BXL
EJ6DX Ireland M/S RX3RC
EJ8GQB Ireland SOAB LP ON4EI
FR/F4EGZ Reunion SO LP
GW7X Wales SO GW3SQX
GW9T Wales M/? GW6NLP
H22H Cyprus QRP LoTW; QSL info at qrz.com
HQ2T Honduras SOAB LoTW;QSL also via W3HNK or RW6HS
HQ2W Honduras M/S HR2DMR
HS8IAV Thailand SO LP LoTW
HS8JYX Thailand SOSB LP LoTW
IF9A Sicily M/? IT9ATF; QSL via Buro or direct
II5W Italy SOSB 15M IZ5DKG
JY5CC Jordan SOAB JY5CC Direct
KH0UA Mariana Island SOAB HP JF1UCV
KP3Z Puerto Rico SOAB N4AO
L73DX Argentina SOAB LP LU7DUE
LS1D Argentina M/S LW9EOC
LX7I Luxembourg SOAB LX2A
LY7A Lithuania M/M
NH7A Hawaii SOAB HP F5VHJ
NQ4I USA M/M LoTW; QSL also via K4PK
OF50RR Finland SOAB HP OH8DR
OG0Z Aland Island SOSB 15M W0MM
OH8X Finland OH2UA
OH0Z Aland Island SOSB 20M W0MM
OL80OK Czech Republic M/2 OL80OK Buro
OM0A Slovakia M/2 OM0AAO
OP4K Belgium M/S OP4K
OY6A Faroe Islands M/S LoTW
P3N Cyprus M/S RW3RN
P41M Aruba SOAB DK1MM
P49Y Aruba SO AE6Y
PJ2/OH1VR Netherlands Antilles SOSB 15M OH1VR CBA
PJ4L Netherlands Antilles M/? OK7MT
PW5G Brazil SOSB 10M PP5VB
PY5GA Brazil M/M K3IRV
RK3K Russia (Europe) M/S RX3OM
S65Q Singapore SO 9V1QQ; QSL OK via Buro or direct
SO5A Poland SO LoTW
SO6V Poland SOSB 40M SP6DVP
SQ80UM Poland SOSB 80M SQ9UM
ST2AR Sudan SOAB S53R
SZ1TEIA Greece M/S
TF1CW Iceland SOSB 40M LX1NO
TG9IRP Guatemala IK2ILH; QSL via Buro or direct
TM5W France M/S F5KIN
TM77M France SOSB 20M F5MUX
TO7A Martinique SOAB HP UT5UGR
UU7J Ukraine M/? UU0JM
V85ZX Brunei SOSB 20M V85ZX
VC6R Canada VE6SV; QSL via Buro or direct
VC7C Canada M/? VE7NA
VK8PDX Australia SOAB LP VK8PDX
VP50V Turks & Caicos SOAB W5CW; QSL: Box 88, Morris, OK 74445
WH0/WH7ZJ Mariana Island SOSB 10M JF1VGZ
XR1A Chile M/? XQ1IDM
XR6T Chile M/S CE3FED Buro
YE0X Indonesia M/2 YE0X
ZC4T Cyprus SBA M/S LoTW; QSL also via ZC4T direct
ZP0R Paraguay SOAB ZP5AZL