DX News – 2 June 2013

G0MGX is currently working in Qatar and has obtained a permit to operate stroke A7. He says to listen out for him during evenings and some weekends primarily using RTTY and JT65. He adds that the Qatar Amateur Radio Society has made him feel very welcome and that he is very grateful to them for the support and help they have given to him. QSL as directed on the air.

ZL2JU is currently active from Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands as E51JJU. This is IOTA reference OC-013. He is operational on most of the HF bands but no exact schedule of operating times is mentioned. QSL via his home call.

OO9O will be on the air portable LX from Luxembourg from 17 to 20 June. He plans to focus on 30m CW and PSK. QSL via home call, or electronically using eQSL or Logbook of the World.

Laci, HA0HW is active as SW8WW from Thassos Island in Greece until 5 June. The IOTA reference is EU-174 and the callsign will probably be of interest to prefix hunters.

Svein, LA9JKA will be QRV from Bear Island using the callsign JW9JKA for six months from mid-June. This is IOTA reference EU-027. It will be a spare time operation on the 4 to 160m bands. QSLs go via his home call.

A group of Belgian amateurs will be on the Aland Islands until 7 June. This is IOTA reference EU-002. They will operate as OH0/homecall using SSB/CW and RTTY.

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