The P5 Project

The Intrepid-DX Group, in partnership with the World-Wide DX Group, is announcing our sustained and ongoing effort to activate North Korea, providing P5 North Korean station, the most wanted DXCC entity world-wide.

For the past four years, the group have been working with professionals in the business and tourism industries who are actively doing business in North Korea. Leveraging their ideas and contacts towards their goal of a major Dxpedition over a four week period from within the DPRK.

Using the same techniques that were successful in opening up Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) South Sudan and Yemen to Dxpedition activity, group group are hopeful in activating North Korea

Having prepared a comprehensive, multi-faceted proposal, and the group have delivered it to the DPRK officials via the Chinese emissary. Several members of the leadership and advisory team have made multiple visits to the DPRK and are advising the team accordingly.

The Intrepid-DX Group - http://www.intrepid-dx.com/p5/index.php

Norfolk Island

Twelve amateur radio operators and members of the Oceania DX Group (ODXG), will be active as VK9NT from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between May 3-13th 2013.

The group plans to have 4 stations covering all bands 80-10 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY.

Operators mentioned are Chris VK3QB (Team Leader), Luke VK3HJ, Lee VK3GK, Benton VK3CBV, Allan VK2CA (QSL Manager/Webmaster), Catherine VK4GH, John VK4IO, Roy VK3GB, Peter VK3IJ, Graeme VK3GL and San K5YY.

An "Online QSL Request Service" will be available for Bureau, and direct cards on ClubLog which is the PREFERRED method. If for some reason you cannot use the OQRS or LoTW, QSL can go direct to VK2CA.

VK9NT Web page - http://vk9nt.odxg.org

Isle of Skye activation

On Saturday 4th May 2013, seven members of the Riverway Amateur Radio Society in Stafford will be heading towards the Isle-of-Skye, (EU-008, IO67UL, WAB NG45) for a week-long portable operation.

Using the callsign MS0RWR, the group plan to operate on all bands 160-10m using a variety of aerials including Moxon beams, verticals and dipole's.

Other planned activities include SOTA and Pedestrian HF Mobile from the Black Cullin Mountains, Also operating as many Digital Modes as possible PSK31, RTTY, SSTV, HELL and many more

More details - http:// www.rars.org.uk