5R - Daniel, DF8UO will operate CW and SSB as 5R8UO from Antananarivo, Madagascar (AF-013) on 22-28 May, CQ WW WPX CW Contest included. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
9M - On 15 May the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission issued the following eighteen special callsigns to celebrate 100 Years of Scouting in Malaysia: for West Malaysia 9M1CSA, 9M1CSB, 9M1CSC, 9M1CSD, 9M1CSF, 9M1CSI, 9M1CSJ, 9M1CSK, 9M1CSM, 9M1CSN, 9M1CSP (Penang Island, AS-015), 9M1CSR, 9M1CST, 9M1CSW, 9M1CSY and 9M1CSZ; for East Malaysia 9M1CSQ and 9M1CSS. They are valid until 31 December and will be used especially during JOTA events. The first one (Malaysia Jamboree On The Air) was held on 17-18 May, the Asia Pacific JOTA and the World JOTA will follow on 2-3 August and 18-19 October respectively. The national society (MARTS) provides QSL Bureau service to all 9M1CSx stations. [TNX 9M2TO]
CT - A large group of operators from the Algarve DX Group will activate seven different lighthouses on 31 May and 1 June. Special callsigns to be used are CT7LHA (Ponta do Altar), CT7LHF (Torre da Igreja da Fuzeta), CT1LHM (Cabo de Santa Maria), CT7LHP (Ponta da Piedade), CT7LHR (Vila Real de Santo Antonio), CT7LHV (Cabo de Sao Vicente) and CT7LHZ (Alfanzina). Expect activity on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via CT1GFK, direct or bureau. Further information at www.ct7lh.no.sapo.pt [TNX CT1GFK]
F - In June-July 1944 the BBC war correspondents used the tower of the chateau at Creully as a radio studio, from where the first reports of the Battle of Normandy were broadcasted. Look for special callsign TM5BBC to be aired again from Creully from 30 May to 6 June. QSL via F2UW. [TNX F5NQL]
F - Special event station TM6ACO will be activated (for the 57th year) on all bands SSB and CW on 1-15 June for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. QSL via bureau to F6KFI. Further information at http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/ [TNX F5TJC]
OE - Special event station 4U1WED will be operated on 1-30 June by the Vienna International Amateur Radio Club (4U1VIC) celebrating the World Environment Day (5 June, http://www.unep.org/wed/). QSL via 4U1VIC. [TNX JH4RHF]
OJ0 - OH0RJ, OH3BHL, and OH2PM will be active as OJ0J (QSL via OH0RJ) and OJ0B (QSL via OH2BH) from Market Reef between 21 and 26 May. Expect OJ0B to participate in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest, and OJ0J to be QRV mainly on 12, 17 and 30 metres and RTTY during the contest hours. [TNX The Daily DX]
TA - Urcun, TA0U will be active as TC17GS on 1-15 June to celebrate the 17th title won by Galatasary SK in the national football (soccer) championship. QSL via home call. [TNX TA0U]
V6 - Pohnpei's only airport has been closed to international air traffic since 16 May, when a Boeing 727 failed to negotiate a successful landing and nosed down into the water at the end of the runway. Consequently, Shoji, JA7HMZ (V63DX) has had to cancel his planned 19-24 May operation from Micronesia [425DXN 887]. [TNX NG3K]
XX9 - Tomas, LY1F (VK2CCC) will be active from Macao on 27-29 May (callsign to be issued upon arrival). He plans to emphasize CW and the low bands. QSL via operator's instructions. [TNX The Daily DX]
YN - Eric, K9GY has changed his destination for the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. He will be active as H7/K9GY from Nicaragua, not as C6AYM [425DXN 889]. "I was originally scheduled to go to C6", he says, "but the hotel wanted to charge an extra $150 for roof access so I said no thanks and then booked Nicaragua". [TNX NG3K]
CQ WW WPX CW CONTEST ---> The following stations have announced their participation in this year's event (24-25 May):
| Call | Category | DXCC | QSL VIA |
| 3D2A | M/2 | Fiji Islands | VK4AN |
| 3V8SS | SOSB 80m | Tunisia | IZ8FWN |
| 4L0A | SOAB HP | Georgia | UU4JMG |
| 5P5X | Denmark | OZ1ETA | |
| 5R8UO | SO | Madagascar | DF8UO |
| 6Y1V | M/2 | Jamaica | OH3RB |
| 8P2T | SO | Barbados | G0TSM |
| 9A/VE3ZIK | SO | Croatia | DO7ZZ |
| 9M1CSP | West Malaysia | 9M2TO | |
| AN7B | M/? | Spain | EA7BB |
| B4TB | M/S | China | BA4TB |
| CS2T | SOAB | Portugal | CT1ILT |
| CS9L SOAB | HP | Madeira | DJ6QT |
| CT9M | M/S | Madeira | CT3EE |
| CW5W | SOAB | Uruguay | CX6VM |
| CW7T | SOAB HP | Uruguay | K5WW |
| D4C | SOAB HP | Cape Verde | IZ4DPV |
| E77DX | M/2 | Bosnia-Herz. | OE1EMS or T98U |
| EE2W | M/? | Spain | EB2BXL |
| EE8Z | SOAB | Canary Islands | VE3HO |
| EF8M | SOAB HP | Canary Islands | RX3DU |
| ES9C | M/2 | Estonia | ES5RY |
| H7/K9GY | Nicaragua | LoTw | |
| II1H | M/S | Italy | I1HJT |
| IR9Y | M/S | Italy (Sicily) | IT9ABY |
| J48IS | Greece | DF3IS | |
| J49XF | SOAB LP | Crete | G3URA |
| JT1BV | SOAB HP | Mongolia | JT1BV |
| KH2/WX8C | M/S | Guam | WX8C |
| LN3Z | M/S | Norway | LA9VDA |
| LX0RL | M/2 | Luxembourg | LX1KQ |
| LX7I | M/2 | Luxembourg | LX2A |
| LY7A | M/M | Lithuania | LY2ZO |
| LZ9W | M/M | Bulgaria | LZ9W |
| M7A | M/S | England | M0NRC |
| MJ0LON | SOAB HP | Jersey | DF1LON |
| OG8X | M/S | Finland | |
| OH0J | SOSB 10m | Aland Islands | OH1RX |
| OH0Z | SOAB (?) | Aland Islands | W0MM |
| OJ0B | SOAB | Market Reef | OH2BH |
| OL7R | M/2 | Czech Republic | OK1WMV |
| OP5T | SOAB LP | Belgium | ON5UM |
| P33W | M/S | Cyprus | RA3AUU |
| PA143ITU | The Netherlands | PA3CAL | |
| PA6Z | M/M | The Netherlands | PA9M |
| PJ2T | SOAB HP | Neth. Antilles | N9AG |
| PR5W | SOAB HP | Brazil | PY5FB |
| PS2T | SOAB HP | Brazil | K3IRV |
| PT4C | Brazil | PY4CEL | |
| RL6YXX | EU | Russia | N3SL |
| TC37F | M/? | Turkey | LZ1NK |
| TC3D | SOAB | Turkey | TA3D |
| TF3CW | SOSB 20m | Iceland | LX1NO |
| TM0R | M/S | France | F5GGL |
| TM4Q | M/S | France | F6FYA |
| TM5CW | France | F5SJB | |
| TM5W | M/S | France | F5KIN |
| VB3E | Canada | VA3RVK | |
| VC2M | Canada | VE2TZT | |
| VP5E | SO | Turks & Caicos | K0OK |
| VP9/VE3DZ | SOAB LP | Bermuda | VE3DZ |
| WP3C | SOAB LP | Puerto Rico | W3HNK |
| XR3A | Chile | CE3DNP | |
| XW1B | SOSB 20m | Laos | E21EIC |
| YE1ZAT | M/S | Indonesia | YE1ZAT |
| YW4D | SOAB HP | Venezuela | EA7JX |
| ZD7X | SO LP | St. Helena | W0MM |
| ZD8RH | SO LP | Ascension Isl | G4DBW |
| ZF2AM | SOAB | Cayman Islands | K6AM |
| ZM2M | M/2 | New Zealand | ZL2AL |
| ZY7C | M/S | Brazil | PT7WA |
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2008.html - good contest to you all!
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