DX News – 19 May 2013

7Z1HL will be active from Saudi Arabia until 31 May as HZ1FOC. He is active on the various HF bands. QSL only via Heribert Lennertz, HZ1FOC, PO Box 85661, Riyadh 11612, Saudi Arabia.

OD5SK is currently active from Jordan as JY8KS. He is reported to be on the HF bands only. QSL via IZ8CLM.

WB8BZK/VE3 will be on the air from Seseganaga Lake in Ontario Province between 26 and 31 May. He will be operating only on 6m, primarily on 50.135MHz, running SSB and CW. Operating times are tentatively each morning at 1230UTC and then again between 2230 and 2300UTC each evening. If you make contact, please QSL with a self addressed, USA- stamped envelope to WB8BZK at his address on QRZ.com.

Five English amateurs will use the callsign SZ8S from the Greek island of Samos from 16 – 30 May. This will count as EU-049 for the Islands on the Air Award. QSLs go via G1LAT for direct cards or via M0SCG for bureau cards.

From 21 to 30 May Harry, DJ2II, will visit IOTA reference EU-042 working /P on the 10 to 80m bands using SSB and CW. QSL via DJ2II either direct or via the bureau.

Fred, K9VV and Bob, WP2XX will be visiting the Radio Reef DXers super station on St Croix Island, which is IOTA reference NA-106, from 21 to 28 May. They will be on the air with their own callsigns and as KP2M for the WPX CW contest. QSL for KP2M via LotW and direct via AI4U, for NP2X direct via K5WW and for WP2XX via WP2XX, direct or bureau.

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