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News Update - This Weekend's DX! - Friday May 15, 2015 01:00 UTC

Strange tales from Dog-Xray! This week offers an eclectic mix of interesting DX to chase. One op is EME only, others are CW, QRP or digital only, one will not issue any paper QSL's at all and most of this weekend's DX isn't even active until next week - but they will be QRV before next weekend's update...

SV2 / Mt. Athos Updates:

  Tuesday May 19, 2015 - SV2 / Mt. Athos cancelled! This was posted on DX-World.net earlier today:

" Monk Apollo is outside Mount Athos, working with the olives, but he offered himself to ask Holy Council and inform us about the operation. The official news is that Holy Council prohibited the entrance of the YL guys in Mount Athos because they announced a Ham Radio operation without a license from Holy Council. The YL guys have a visa to enter Mount Athos this morning as pilgrims but NOT a license to operate. After this they can not enter in Mount Athos either as pilgrims."

MT. Athos multi-op activation next week? BREAKING - Yuris, YL2GM,  has posted on DXCoffee that YL2GM / YL3CW / YL2KA / YL2GD will activate Mt. Athos May 19-28 as SV2/YL7A! Thank you to Bob, K6UJ for the "heads up" on this one. The DXCoffee link is here ...

The E6 - Niue DXpedition is scheduled to be on the air today and should be logging QSO's soon. They are featured in a separate CallingDX web page here.

Besides the new DX covered in today's update, the ZF2ZL Cayman, C6ASZ Bahamas, 8Q7BI Maldives, 3B8/EA5IDQ Mauritius, D44TCA Cape Verde, PW0F Fernando de Noronha and FG/G4SGX Guadeloupe operations are all still active. Review their operational details in the May 8th edition of "This Weekend's DX!"

As you scroll down the page you will see links to help you find, work and QSL the DX operations that are planned for this weekend.

If you'd like to do a "Mega" search and have a simultaneous spotting report - updated in real time - of every call sign featured in "This Weekend's DX!" - Click here for the "MEGA-Spot"  (Courtesy of DX Summit).

Next weekend I'll be covering 5Z0L, 6Y5/DL5D, J38NN, J38MM, OJ0W, TF/F5LIT and FS/K9EL.

Remember to check back here often for "flash" bulletins plus our scheduled weekly update every Friday between 0000 and 02:00 UTC - which is Thursday evenings in North America and early Friday mornings in Europe.

73, "Radio" Randy / WB9LUR

* photo at top of page courtesy of N7OU see his interview on DX-Coffee here!

The Niue DXpedition Has
It's Own Web Page Here!

Doug - E51DLD (W6HB) and Brad - E51VFT (W0VFT) will be operating as a  "DX Vacation" on 10-160 meters from the shacks of E51AND / E51JD - this is quoted from the E51DLD QRZ page:

"Okay -- why take a vacation to E51 instead of KH6?

Simple answer -- friends in Rarotonga, less cost for a week with round trip air and lodging at a resort and spa, YL friendly too!"

Lot's more info and photos on the E51DLD QRZ page...








Here's some useful links:

Bengt, SV5/SM7EQL, will be on a "holiday-style" operation on all bands between 30-10 meters - CW only. Mixture of 5NN TU and slow "rag chew" like QSO's.  Equipment to be used: Elecraft KX3 10 W output to simple 1/4- and 1/2-wave whip-antennas.





Here's some useful links:

SV5/SM7EQL Reverse Beacon Spots

P40CD (K3LD) Dianne,  P40FN (VK3FN) Peter and P40FY (VK3FY) Chris - will be active from the rental QTH of the late Carl Cook - P49V.
It appears that all three calls will QSL via MØOXO. Only Chris (P40FN) has an operational online log at Clublog though... 

Here's some useful links:

P40FY QRZ Page

If time allows we will operate HF on SSB and maybe JT65HF. We will have 2x9 element yagis for EME and 800-1200 watts using an I0JXX amplifier with LNA at the antenna.

The main rig will be an Icom 7100."

There's more info and photos on their QRZ page ... Here's some useful links:

ZF2EM QSL via N8PR

XT2AW - DF2WO / Harald will be active from Ouagadougou using a home made hex beam and a 40 meter dipole. He plans on working PSK 31, CW and SSB - "holiday style"... 


Here's some useful links:

"This Weekend's DX!" - MJ/ON6EF, MJ/ON6VJ, MJ/ON1CH, OX/5P1KXZ, E51DLD, E51VFT, SV5/SM7EQL,
P40CD, P40FN, P40FY and ZF2EM  - Scroll up the page for DX Details

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