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EQUIPMENT FOR DXPEDITIONING CHECK-LIST

http://www.rsgbiota.org/info/directory/equipment-en.pdfRSGB IOTA DIRECTORY ANNEX I – EQUIPMENT FOR DXPEDITIONING CHECK-LIST ALL DXpeditions are different and an Arctic island expedition’s check-list will obviously be different from one to a tropical atoll. Likewise the inventory of equipment of a two- day single-operator DXpedition from a hotel will clearly be very different in …

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RULES FOR THE 2013 OCEANIA DX CONTEST

http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/rules.pdf RULES FOR THE 2013 OCEANIA DX CONTEST 1. SPECIAL NOTES FOR THE 2013 CONTEST     The deadline for submitting logs is 31 October 2013.     The Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society is sponsoring two new plaques for VK5 entrants – one to be awarded to the top …

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The 2013 CQ World-Wide DX Contest

http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm The 2013 CQ World-Wide DX Contest SSB: October 26-27 CW: November 23-24Starts 00:00:00 UTC Saturday Ends 23:59:59 UTC Sunday I. OBJECTIVE:  For amateurs around the world to contact as many other amateurs in as many CQ zones and countries as possible. II. BANDS:  Six bands only: 1.8, 3.5, 7, …

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ZM90DX, celebrating 90 years of DX in ZL

http://www.zm90dx.com/ 1923 and 1924 marked the zenith of long distance communication records culminating on the 18th of October 1924. Between 0615 to 0730 UTC on 80 meters with the First Trans-World contact between Frank Bell (A sheep farmer) Z4AA (ZL4AA) in Shag Valley NZ and Cecil Goyder (A 18 yr. …

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ID9Y, Salina Island, EU-017

http://www.calabriadxteam.it/salina/ Dx Pedition Salina Island 3/6 Oct. 2013 Why is this mini-peditions right? The goal is to operate from an IOTA island without having to go too far from home and without spending too much. Salina island is very close and easy to reach! Those who, like me, have already …

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IG9Y, DXpedition to Lampedusa Island

http://ig9.ii9p.com/lampedusa-2013/ DXpedition to Lampedusa Island Welcome to the IG9Y Lampedusa Island 2013 DXpedition website. The website continues to be updated as the DXpedition planning and execution takes place. The Lampedusa 2013 DXpedition is comprised of an international team from 7 countries. We will be on the air October l 17 …

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VK5CE/4, Red Island, OC-255

http://oc255.blogspot.com.au/ Freight logistics on track Hi everyone It’s only a few weeks to go. There are many logistics involved with this DXpedition as I need to organise not only the radio equipment but also all aspects of life support. Red Island is totally uninhabited and so everything from food, water, …

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Herm Island (EU-114) , October 4-9,2013

http://martellotowergroup.com/gp0pkt/ The Plan The operators will be arriving on Guernsey around 14:00 on Friday the 4th of October by fast ferry from Weymouth. We will be on Herm shortly before sunset and will spend the evening setting up the three stations indoors, the aerials will be erected first thing on …

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