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PFX	Country	Date	Info	QSL Info
3A	Monaco	Nov 9 – Nov 17	ON5UR will be /3A ON8AK will be /3A	MoURX
3B9	Rodriguez Island	Oct 16 – Oct 23	Members of the HB9FR group will be on as 3B9SP	HB9ACA dir & OQRS
3D2	Fiji	Oct 8 – Oct 14	PT2OP will sign 3D2OP	H.C. dir & bur
3D2	Fiji	Oct 11 – Oct 15	3D2AS, 3D2XC, 3D2ZY, 3D2XB will be on
3D2	Fiji	Oct 27 – Nov 3	PY2PT will sign 3D2PT	H.C. dir & bur
4O	Montenegro	Now – 2012 end	4O60GBP special call	4O3Z
4S	Sri Lanka	Nov 9 – Mar 9	DC0KK will be again on frequency as 4S7KKG mainly CW & digi	H.C: bur & die
5H	Tanzania	Sep 23 – Oct 13	DL7VSN will be on as 5H1HS & 5H1HS/3	H.C.
5H	Tanzania	Oct 2 – Oct 17	OH2NNE will sign 5H2DK	H.C
5H	Tanzania	Oct 8 – Oct 15	WB0VGI will be in HF as 5H3NP	H.C.
5R	Madagascar	Nov 10 Dec 9	F6ICX will sign again 5R8IC	H.C.
5U	Niger	Oct 1 – Oct 15	F6EXV as 5U6E and DJ8NK  as 5U8NK will be on	H.C.
5V	Togo	Oct 26 – Nov 5	ON4CIT will be active as 5V7TH	Dir, bur & LoTW
5X	Uganda	Oct 17 – Dec 10	G3RWF will be again in 5X and will sign 5X1NH all bands/modes
5Z	Kenya	Nov 5 – Nov 22	SM1TDE will be /5Z4	H.C.
5Z	Kenya	Oct 27 – Oct 28	5Z4EE will be in the contest	NV7E
5Z	Kenya	Oct 27 – Oct 28 Nov 24 – Nov 25	NV7E will be in the contest as 5Z4EE	H.C. dir & bur
6W	Senegal	Oct 17 – Oct 18	F5VHJ will be on as 6W1RY	H.C.dir bur  LoTW
6W	Senegal	Oct 22 – Nov 3	RK4FF will be on as 6V7S	H.C.
7X	Algeria	Jul 1 – Dec 31	7T50I, 7V50I, 7W50I & 7Y50I special calls will be on	See QRZ
8P	Barbados	Now – Oct 17	G3RWL will be on as 8P6DR	H.C.
8P	Barbados	Oct 27 – Oct 28	8P6SH will be in the contest	KU9C
8P	Barbados	Oct 27 – Oct 28	8P2K will be in the contest	KU9C
8P	Barbados	Oct 27 – Oct 28	8P5A will be in the contest	NN1N
8Q	Maldives	Oct 29 – Nov 11	G3VDB as 8Q7EJ	H.C.
9H	Malta	Oct 27 – Oct 28 Nov 24 – Nov 25	HA5PP will sign 9H3PP in the contest	H.C.
9J	Zambia	2011 – 2012	ZS6RI is active as 9J2RI during his several visits in Zambia	H.C. dir & bur & LoTW
9J	Zambia	NOW	JA7SGV is on as 9J2JA mainly CW	H.C.
9J	Zambia	Oct 19 – Oct 22	ZS6AYU will be on as 9J2GR	H.C. dir & bur
9M2	W. Malaysia	Now – Oct 15	JA1XXI is on /9M2	H.C.
A7	Qatar	Oct 27 – Oct 28	A73A team will be in the contest	EA7FTR
BV	Taiwan	Oct 27 – Oct 28	BX5AA will be in the contest	H.C. dir
BY	China	Oct 27 – Oct 28	BY5CD team will be in the contest	BD4HF dir & bur
C5	Gambia	Oct 27 – Oct 28	C5A will be a group active in the WW contes	OM2FY
C6	Bahamas	Oct 24 – Oct 31	C6AZZ by KQ8Z	H.C.
C6	Bahamas	Oct 27 – Oct 28	C6AQQ will be in the contest	LoTW
C6	Bahamas	Nov 4 – Nov 9	W9XY will sign C6AXY	H.C. dir
C9	Mozambique	NOW – 2013 end	ZS1WY is active as C91IW	H.C.
CE	Chile	Oct 27 – Oct 28	3G3W will be in the contest	XQ4CW
CN	Morocco	Now – Oct 21	5D7AT special call from Agadir	ON4LO
CY0	Sable	POSTPONED to Oct 22 – Oct 31	WA4DAN & AAVK will be on Sable
D2	Angola	NOW – 2013	CT1FJZ is active as D2FJZ and will stay in D2 for one year	H.C.
DL	Germany	Now – Dec end	DP87SIXD, DP775BLN and DQ775BLN Special calls	Bur
EA8	Canary Islands	Oct 15 – Oct 18	DL3FCG will be on  /EA8	H.C.
EA9	Ceuta & Melilla	Oct 27 – Oct 28	DF4SA,EA7HZ,EA7JB,EA7LS,EA7RU, EA9LZ and HA1AG will be on as ED9Z the CQWW DX SSB Contest	EA9LZ
EY	Tajikistan	Oct 27 – Oct 28	EY8MM will be in the contest	K1BV
FH	Mayotte	Oct 4 – Oct 19	F6AML will be on as TO2M	H.C. dir & bur
FM	Martiniwue	Oct 27 – Oct 28	S53R will be in the contest as TO9R	S53R dir & LoTW
FO	F. Pollynesia	Oct 6 – Nov 8	F6BCW is on as TX5EG from OC-067 from different islands	H.C. dir & bur
FR	Reunion	Sep 26 – Oct 21	DJ7RJ will be again on from Reunion all bands SSB & CW	H.C. dir
GD	Isle of Man	Oct 27 – Oct 28	G3RXQ will sign GD3RXQ during the contest	H.C.
H4	Solomon	Oct 17 – Dec 10	DL2GAC will be on all bands SSB as H44MS	H.C.
HA	Hungary	Oct – Nov	HG20IPA special call all bands and modes	HA3JB
HB0	Liechtenstein	Oct 8 – Oct 14	PA4N will be /HB=	H.C.
HL	Korea	Oct 26 – Oct 29	D9K team will be active from AS-060	DS4NYE
HS	Thailand	Oct 7 – Oct 24 Oct 26 – Nov 4	ON4AFU will be again on as HS0ZJF/8 from AS-101 and HS0ZJF/9 from AS-129	H.C. dir & bur
HS	Thailand	Oct 7 – Oct 24	ON4AFU will be on as HS0ZJF/8 from AS-101 CW only	H.C.
J3	Grenada	Oct 27 – Oct 28	KS5Z plans to be in the contest /J3
J7	Dominica	Oct 14 – Nov 7	DL8WEM will sign J79WE mainly CW	H.C.
JA	Japan	Oct 13 – Oct 16	Several operators will sign /1 from AS-043	H.C. dir & bur
JA	Japan	Now – Nov 3	8J2YDU special call	Bureau
JA	Japan	Now – Oct 21	8J4HAM special call	Bureau
JA	Japan	Now – Nov 11	8J4SINWA special call	Bureau
JA	Japan	Now – Dec 31	8J50YAXM special call	Bureau
JD	Minami Torishima	Now – Oct 16	JF1MTO is on /JD1	H.C.
JW	Svalabard	Now – Nov 30	LA2US works in JW and will operate as JW2US	H.C.
JW	Svalabard	Now – Oct 15	LA9DL, LA6VM & LA7XK will sign JW9DL, JW6VM & JW7XK will be also on in SAC SSB as JW5X	H.C.
KG4	Guantanamo	Oct 11 – Oct 17	W4WV & KN4KL will be on as KG4WV & KG4KL	H.C.
KH0	Mariana	Oct 13 – Oct 15	JA1FMN will be on during holiday	H.C.
KH0	Mariana	Oct 18 – Oct 22	JA1NVF, JF7ELG, JJ2VLY and JQ2GYUMainly CW & SSB
KH2	Guam	OCT – NOV	N2NL will be in several contest as NH2T	LoTW & dir only W2YC
KH2	Guam	Oct 27 – Oct 28	KG6DX will be in the contest	LoTW & H.C.
KH8	SAMOA	Oct 23 – Oct 29	JA2ZL will be /KH8	H.C. dir & bur
KH8	SAMOA	Nov 8 – Nov 19	N6MW & others will be on /KH8
KH9	Wake	Now – 2013	WA2YUN is on /KH9	K2PF dir only
KP2	Virgin Islands	Oct 9 – Oct 16	NM2O will be /KP2 and as KP2M	/KP2 H.C, KP2M AI4U
KP2	Virgin Islands	Oct 27 – Oct 28	NQ3X will sign /KP2 in the contest	H.C.
KP2	Virgin Islands	Oct 27 – Oct 28	N2TTA will be in the contest as KP2MM	LoTW
LU	Argentina	Nov 2 – Nov 4	LU1XB should be on from SA-087
OD	Lebanon	Now – Oct 2012	IV3XNF is in UN duty and active /OD5 mainly CW	H.C.
OD	Lebanon	NOW	OD5RW is now active all bands and modes	K8NA
OJ0	Market Reef	Oct 27 – Oct 28	OJ0B will be in the contest	LoTW & OH2BH
OJ0	Market Reef	Oct 27 – Oct 28	OJ0X will be in the contest	LoTW & OH2BH
ON	Belgium	Apr 14 – Dec 31	Special call ON100TT	ON4WDL
ON	Belgium	NOW  – Dec 31	Special call ON85RCL	ON3AR
ON	Belgium	NOW  – Dec 31	Special call ON500MERCATOR	ON7KO
OZ	Denmark	Oct 4 – Oct 12	PA1H & PA7PA will sign /OZ from EU-172	H.C. dir & bur
P2	Papua N.Guinea	NOW	P29FR is often on frequency	I2RFJ
P2	Papua New Guinea	Oct 20 – Oct 24	G3KHZ, SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on as P29VCX from OC-103	SM6CVX
P2	Papua New Guinea	Oct 27 – Oct 31	G3KHZ, SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on as P29NI from OC-099	G3KHZ
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 2 – Nov 4	SM6CVX, HB9BXE, K5WQG, DL6KVA will be on  from OC-069
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 6 – Nov 9	SM6CVX, will be on  from OC-135 signing P29CVX	H.C.
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 9 – Nov 12	SM6CVX, will be on  from OC-205 signing P29CVX	H.C.
P2	Papua New Guinea	Nov 9 – Nov 12	SM6CVX, will be on  from OC-240 signing P29CVX	H.C.
P4	Aruba	Oct 17 – Oct 21	P40Z will be in use by DF7ZS	H.C.
P4	Aruba	Oct 27 – Oct 28 Nov 24 – Nov 25	W2GD will be active as P40W in the contest	N2MM & LoTW
PA	Netherlands	SEPT	PC12WSF special call	PA0FAW
PA	Netherlands	Oct 4 – Oct 31	PB100PREFIX special call	PB0P
PA	Netherlands	Oct 4 – Oct 12	PA1H & PA7PA will be /OZ from EU-172	H.C. dir & bur
PJ4	Bonaire	Nov 9 – Nov 17	PE2MC will be on /PJ4	H.C.
PJ6	Saba	Oct 1 – Nov 1	G4IUF will be /PJ6	H.C.
R1/F	F.Josef Land	NOW	RI1FJ is often active on different bands mainly CW	UA2FM
S7	Seychelles	Oct 21 – Nov 4	I5IHE, IK5RUN and I5OYY will be on as S79LC, S79UN and S79YY,  from AF-024	H.C. dir & LoTW
SU	Egypt	Oct 18 – Oct 22	SU55J special call	SM5ADQ
SV9	Crete	Jul 1 – Dec 31	SX9S special call	SV9AUE dir & bur
SV9	Crete	Oct 5 – Oct 15	DL9USA will be on as SW9C	H.C. dir & bur
T30	W.Kiribati	Oct 16 – Oct 25	9 PY operators will be on as T30PY & T30SIX	PY2PT dir & bur OQRS
T8	Palau	Oct 26 – Oct 30	JF2SKV will be on as T88KV all bands/modes also in contest	H.C:
T8	Palau	Oct 27 – Oct 28	T88EB will be in the contest	JH1EAQ
TF	Iceland	Oct 27 – Oct 28	TF3CW will be in the contest	LX1NO dir only
TI	Costarica	Oct 27 – Oct 28	TI8M team will be in the contest
TN	Congo	NOW – 2012	TN9SN is active for one year	IZ1BZV
TR	Gabon	NOW	TR8CA is again active mainly 21 CW	F6CBC
TT8	Chad	Oct 1 – Oct 31	Italian group will be on as TT8TT	I2YSB
UA	Russia (A)	September	RV3EFH is active /0 from AS-042	H.C.
V3	Belize	Oct 27 – Oct 28	V31MW will be in the contest	N0HJZ
V4	St Kitts	Oct 12 – Nov 1	W5JON from NA-104 as V47JA, W5HAM willsign V47HAM	W5JON & LoTW
V7	Marshall	NOW	WH0AI is active as V73AX and has applied for the call V73AI	H.C.
VK	Australia	Oct 18 – Oct 23	JA1NLX will be /VK4 from OC-160	H.C. only dir
VK	Australia	Nov 9 – Nov 13	VK6WDI group will be on with 2 stations from OC-170	VK6YS dir only
VK9X	Christmas	Oct 6 – Oct 12	OH2YY will be again on OH1tv will sign VK9XM	H.C. dir & bur
VP2M	Montserrat	Oct 23 – Oct 30	G4XUM as VP2MXU	G3NKC
VP2M	Montserrat	Oct 27 – Oct 28	VP2MDG will be in the contest	K2DM
VP2M	Montserrat	Nov 5 – Nov 19	DJ7ZG as VP2MGZ and DL7AFS as VP2MYL	DL7AFS
VP5	Turks & Caicos	Oct 27 – Oct 28	VP5T will be in the contest	LoTW
VP5	Turks & Caicos	Oct 27 – Oct 28	VQ5X will be in the contest	W4OX
VP8S	S.Shetland	NOW	RI1ANF is active from King George Island	RK1PWA
VP9	Bermuda	Oct 27 – Oct 28	N1SV will be in the contest signing VP9I
VP9	Bermuda	Nov 5 – Nov 19	VP9KF will be on mainly CW	H.C.
VQ9	Chagos	Jul 28 – Nov 15	ND9M as VQ9JC	H.C.
VU	Antartica	Now – Dec 31	VU3BPZ is on from Bharati base	I2HYW
W	U.S.A.	Oct 15 – Oct 18	SP5APW will be /W4 from NA-034	H.C.
W	U.S.A.	Oct 21 – Oct 26	K9YNF will be /4 from NA-112	H.C.
XE	Mexico	October	XE2HUQ and a large group will be on as XF1F from NA-124	H.C.
XX	Macao	Oct 18 – Oct 29	EA7FTR as XX9TFR, EA5HPX as XX9TPX, EB5BBM as XX9TBM and EB7DX as XX9TEX	EA7FTR
XV	Vietnam	Oct 19 – Oct 22	JL7XBN will sign XV29FM
YA	Afghanistan	Sep – Nov	DL3ASM will be active as T6SM	H.C.
YA	Afghanistan	Sep – Feb 2013	LZ1CNN will operate as T6LG all bands CW & SSB	LZ1ZF dir & LoTW
YB	Indonesia	Nov 1 – Nov 6	YB8XM and other will be on /6 from OC-271 ( New one )
YJ	Vanatu	Nov 3 – Nov 10	YJ0AFU will be used by VK4AFU also on 6 M	NA5U
YN	Nicaragua	Oct 23 – Oct 29	N6GQ will sign YN2AA	NN3W dir & LoTW
Z2	Zimbawe	Oct 22 – Oct 25	ZS6AYU will sign Z21GF	H.C.
Z8	S.Sudan	NOW	K7QI is active as Z81A YI1DZ is active as Z81D	K7GSE OM3JW
ZK2	Niue	Sep 8 – Nov 15	ZL1RS will be active VHF as E6RS	H.C.
ZL7	Chatham	Nov 1 – Nov 9	JF1OCQ will be on as ZL7A
ZS8	Marion	???	ZS6RGV will be on the island and should get a call and start operations	ZS1HF

 

 

FUTURE OPERATIONS   —   OPERAZIONI FUTURE

 

PFX	Country	Date	Info	QSL Info
5H	Tanzania	Dec 8 – Dec 15	5H3NP will be the call used by WB0VGI
5T	Mauritania	Nov 24 – Dec 10	SP operators will be on as 5T0SP	LoTW
5X	Uganda	Feb 6 – Feb 18	20 operators of the F6KOP team will be on with 6 stations	F1NGP dir, bur & OQRS
6W	Senegal	Jan 15 – Jan 18	F6BLP will sign 6W7SK mainly CW	H.C. dir bur  LoTW
7P8	Lesotho	Nov 22 – Dec 3	ZS2DL and other operators will be on all bands and modes as 7P8D	Dir only
8Q	Maldives	Nov 26 – Dec 11	HB9OAU as 8Q7AU	H.C.
9U	Burundi	Feb 2013	10 Operators will be on with four different stations
9Y	Tobago	Nov 24 – Nov 25	N6TJ will be active as 9Y4W	DL4MDO dir & bur
C6	Bahamas	Dec 7 – Dec 11	K6VVA will be active as C6AVA	N6AWD
C6	Bahamas	DEC – JAN	AK4BM will be C6AGT	H.C dir
DU	Philippines	????	DX0N plans to activate OC-174
EL	Liberia	Nov 21 – Nov 27	Several operators will be on /EL. Will sign EL2A in contest AA7A (EL2NS), G3SXW (EL2A), G4BWP (EL2WP), G4IRN (EL2RN), KC7V (EL2MF), KY7M (EL2LF) and N7CW (EL2CW.
FO0	Clipperton	Mar 1 – Mar 10	KK6EK, N7CQQ, AD6E, W6OP, N7XG and N7CQQ will be on as TX5Q
FS	St.Martin	Nov 20 – Nov 24	K9EL & K9NB will be /FS
H4	Solomon	Feb 18 – Feb 28	G3SWH & G3RTE will be on CW only	G3SWH dir bur &OQRS
H4	Solomon	Mar 8 – Mar 25	DK1BT DK7LX DL4WK DL7KL DL7DF DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3CYY SP3DOI will be on	DL7DF
H40	Temotu	Mar 12 – Mar 23	DK1BT DK7LX DL4WK DL7KL DL7DF DL7UFN DL7UFR SP3CYY SP3DOI will be on	DL7DF
H40	Temotu	Dec 22 – Jan 7	DK9FN will be again on as H40FN	HA8DD
KH5	Palmyra	Postponed from 2011 to Nov 2012	25 operators will be on from Jarvis Island signing probably N5E
KP2	U.S. Virgin Island	Nov 24 – Nov 25	N2TTA will be on as KP2MM	LoTW
PJ4	Bonaire	Nov 18 – Dec 1	PJ4D call will be again in use all band and modes	W3HNK
PJ7	Saint Maarteen	Nov 18 – Nov 24	K1GI as PJ7I (QSL via JG2BRI) and 7L4DXT as PJ7XK
PJ7	Saint Maarteen	Mar 15 – Mar 23	N0TG AA4VK & N1SNB will be /PJ7	N0TG
PY0S	St. Peter & Paul	Nov 10 – Nov 22	PT0S will be by a group working on all bands and modes	HA7RY & QRS
T33	Banaba	12 days between Mar – April	T33A will be aired by a group of 14 operators with 6 stations
V2	Antigua	Nov 22 – Nov 26	AA3B will be on as V26K
V6	Micronesia	Nov 23 – Nov 26	JH1DVG will be on as V63JX	H.C.
V6	Micronesia	Dec 5 – Dec 12	JA1XGI as V63XG	LoTW
V8	Brunei	Nov 13 – Nov 22	MDX Club will be on as V84SMD all bands and modes with 4 stations	IK2VUC
VK9L	Lord Howe	Nov 17 – Nov 27	OH1VR & OH3JR will be /VK9 all bands and modes	H.C. dir
VK0	Heard Island	Between Jan 1 – Jan 31 2014	Big group will be on Details will follow
VP5	Turks	Nov 20 – Dec 11	W5CW will be again /VP5	H.C.
YN	Nicaragua	Nov 20 – Nov 28	AJ9C will be on as YN2CC also during the contest10	H.C.
ZF	Cayman	Jan 12 – Jan 20	K8PGJ as ZF2PG	H.C. & LoTW
ZK1	South Cook	Nov 18 – Dec 8	OZ6TL will be signing E51TLA from OC-013	H.C. & LoTW
ZK1	South Cook	Nov 12 – Nov 19	ZL2KBR will be on as E51KBR	H.C.
ZK1	South Cook	Nov 12 – Nov 30	Big HB group will be on as E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD and E51CHX	HB9BXU
ZK1	South Cook	Dec 10 – Jan 5	5B4AIF will be on as E51E	EB7DX
ZL9	Auckland	Nov 17 – Nov 30	VK2IR & VK3YP will be on as ZL9HR heading a group of nine

 

Contest, mainly from ARRL Bulletin& WA7BNM

 

 

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Oct 10 and 1900Z-2000Z, Oct 10 and 0300Z-0400Z, Oct 11

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Oct 12

Makrothen RTTY Contest: 0000Z-0759Z, Oct 13 and 1600Z-2359Z, Oct 13 and 0800Z-1559Z, Oct 14

Oceania DX Contest, CW: 0800Z, Oct 13 to 0800Z, Oct 14

QRP ARCI Fall QSO Party: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 2400Z, Oct 14

Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB: 1200Z, Oct 13 to 1200Z, Oct 14

Pennsylvania QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0500Z, Oct 14 and 1300Z-2200Z, Oct 14

Arizona QSO Party: 1600Z, Oct 13 to 0600Z, Oct 14 and 1400Z-2359Z, Oct 14

EU Autumn Sprint, CW: 1600Z-1959Z, Oct 13

FISTS Fall Sprint: 1700Z-2100Z, Oct 13

PODXS 070 Club 160m Great Pumpkin Sprint: 2000 local, Oct 13 to 0200 local, Oct 14

North American Sprint, RTTY: 0000Z-0400Z, Oct 14

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon: 0000Z-2359Z, Oct 14

UBA ON Contest, CW: 0600Z-0900Z, Oct 14

ARRL School Club Roundup: 1300Z, Oct 15 to 2400Z, Oct 19

 

 

ZL9HR Campbell Island Update

 We’re making great progress during the planning and preparation phases.  The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia members and the local ham community have pitched in to make this DX-pedition a reality.
Our current status:
6 Meters: We received approval for use of 50 – 51 MHZ.  Some areas in New Zealand use 50 MHZ for television transmission; therefore it is not an Amateur allocation. Since Campbell Island is uninhabited we received a waiver from the NZ authorities to use those frequencies.

Additional Corporate Sponsors signed on since last update:
– Elecraft     – Rojone Pty Ltd     – Amateur Radio Supplies     – OptiBeam
DX Foundation, Club and Individual Sponsors:
The list continues to grow.  Please see the web page for the most current list of supporters
http://www.campbell2012.com/index.php/sponsors

Equipment:

Our equipment is on the way to New Zealand. The gear was packed in crates and prepared for sea shipment from Sydney, Australia to Christchurch, New Zealand. Once through NZ Customs they will be trucked to Invercargill, New Zealand and placed in a storage facility,
arrival at the storage facility is scheduled for Oct. 11th. A bond was posted to get the equipment into New Zealand. In order to reclaim the bond we must remove the equipment from New Zealand upon completion of the DX-pedition.

Quarantine Inspection:
Before any person or equipment lands on Campbell Island an inspection of all personal items and equipment will be conducted by the NZ Department of Conservation.  Our gear will be unpacked at the inspection station in Bluff, NZ on Nov. 24, 2012. Special attention is
placed on items which may contain soil, rocks, stones, insects or other organic material. Boots and shoes must be scrubbed to remove any accumulated soil. Since the boat is used by the DoC for their expeditions were comfortable the boat is prepared for its inspection.

Island Logistics
1.  As you may have seen with other DX-peditions to remote /uninhabited locations once on the island accommodations must be made for meals and sanitary considerations. Fortunately, the New Zealand Department of Conservation has allowed us to use several buildings and
the toilet facilities in one of their buildings. These buildings were part of the weather station that once operated at Beeman Cove; they have been kept in good repair over the years since. Again, we appreciate the DoCs cooperation and assistance to the ZL9HR team.
Sleeping accommodations will be on the boat, the team will shuttleback and forth from the island.
2.  Since the weather will be cold and wet we’ll wear layers and waterproof foul weather clothing.
3.  We’ll bring food, snacks, a medical kit, and other emergency supplies in the event we can’t get back to the boat due to weather conditions.
4.  No trash is permitted to remain on the island; we’ll be carting all refuse back to the boat for proper disposal. The boat is not permitted to empty its sanitary storage tanks while anchored in Perseverance Harbor so the skipper will occasionally take the boat out
to sea to empty the tanks.

5.  There’s been recent Internet chatter about our antennas and their placement. Under the conditions of the landing permit antennas are permitted only in DoC designated spaces, all antennas must be inland.  No antennas are allowed in or near the water, nor are we allowed to walk along the shoreline. While there are some optimum antenna locations on the island they are off limits to the team. Well use vertical antennas for the Low Bands, and weather permitting, a 40 meter beam will be placed on a hill with a drop off towards the sea.

6.  We’ve been advised there may be 2 scientific expeditions on the island while we are operating. The DoC does not anticipate any interaction between the DX-pedition team and the participants of these expeditions.
7.  ZL9HR team member Dave Lloyd, K3EL, prepared some information about our antenna placement and propagation. You may read his articles at:
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/azimuthal_map/
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/antenna-choice-and-location/
8.  As previously mentioned, we are governed by the conditions of the DoC issued landing permit, some of those conditions are:
a. Specified number of DX-pedition operating days
b. Antenna field designated by the DoC
c. Other than use of the wharf, no access to the shoreline
d. Team members restricted to island locations indicated on the permit
e. No overnight stays unless the weather prevents return to the boat
f.  Second to personal safety is wildlife awareness and safety are highest priorities
i. Antennas must be marked to avoid bird strikes and ground borne wildlife may not be disturbed
g. Digging, trenching or other defacement / scaring of the land is prohibited.
i. We are permitted to install guy stakes for the antennasupport structures

Team members have made their bookings to and from New Zealand, several will meet in Auckland before the DX-pedition, others will meet in Dunedin and eventually we’ll first meet as a team in Invercargill, NZ on Nov. 23rd.
In closing we want to thank our corporate sponsors, clubs, foundations and individuals who have provided products and funding to make the activation of Campbell Island a reality after a long radio silence.

Next update in late October.

73,
Gene K5GS and the ZL9HR team

www.campbell2012.com