VY2 LAND DX and Contest info for the week of April 20, 2008

"VY2 LAND" DX and Contest Info for the week of April 20, 2008:

SPRATLY ISLANDS 9M6/LA6VM from Layang Layang, IOTA AS-051, until April 25.

IRAN, EP. Hamid, EP4HR has been QRV on 17 meters around 1500 to1600z. QSL via I2MQP.

SAINT BARTHELEMY, FJ. Juergen, FJ/DJ2VO will be QRV from April 19 to May 8.

WESTERN SAHARA, S0. Mohamed, S01MZ has been active on 20 meters around 1700z. QSL via EA1BT.

BANGLADESH, S2. John, KX7YT is QRV as S21YV from Dhaka in his spare time until April 21. QSL to home call.

TUVALU, T2. Udo, DL9HCU is QRV as T20HC. The length of his stay is unknown. He is generally active on 20 meters around 0500 to 0800z and 17 meters around 0800 to 1000z. QSL to home call

SYRIA, YK. Saad, N5FF will be QRV as YK1BA from Damascus from April 21 to May 2. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters.

ALBANIA, ZA. Franck, ZA/F4DTO will be QRV from the city of Elbassan from April 22 to May 3. Activity will be on 20, 17 and 10 meters using SSB. QSL direct to home call

Tunisia, 3V - Special event station TS78WARD will be active from Tunisia on 18-24 April to celebrate the World Amateur Radio Day. QSL via bureau.

Tajikistan, EY - Jean-Bernard, F4EOH will be active as EY8/F4EOH from Dushanbe, Tajikistan starting on 17 April through the end of August.

Brunei, V8 - John, 9M6XRO (V8FRO) is joining Gerben, PG5M (V8FGM) in a combined effort from Brunei. John will be active on 17-23 April, while Gerben will be there from the 18th to the 22nd. QSL V8FRO via M3SDE, QSL V8FGM via PG5M.

INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY ---> Organized by the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, G4CRC/GB4IMD, the International Marconi Day (IMD) is a 24-hour amateur radio event held annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi (25 April 1874). It is not a contest, but an opportunity for amateurs around the world to make contacts with historic Marconi sites using HF communications techniques. This year's event will be held on 26 April, from 00.00 UTC
through 23.59 UTC. Details, including information on the relevant Award Certificates and the listing of participating stations, can be found at

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO:

The EU SSB Spring Sprint,

Holyland DX Contest,

TARA Skirmish Digital Prefix Contest,

ES Open HF Championship,

Feld Hell Sprint,

Michigan QSO Party,

EA-QRP CW Contest,

Ontario QSO Party

YU DX CW Contest

Please see the ARRL site at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/#corral and the WA7BNM site: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php for contest details. Many thanks to the "425 DX News": http://www.425dxn.org/ , the "ARRL DX Bulletin" and "Contest Corral": http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/dx/ and "WA7BNM Contest Calendar": http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html for the above information. Much more information can be found on the above sites.