Montengro (New County)

From ARRL:

Montenegro DX Festival 2006 Shifting into High Gear

Nineteen-year old Nikola Ilic, YZ6AMD, makes the first 4O3T
QSO on July 20.

NEWINGTON, CT, Jul 25, 2006--Montenegro DX Festival 2006 --
the on-air event celebrating the tiny Balkan nation's independence and
its status as a new DXCC entity -- is poised to shift into high gear this week.
As of 0800 UTC on July 24, the 4O3T team had already logged more than
30,000 contacts. "They are currently operating from two locations and
running three stations from each," said Martti Laine, OH2BH, in an update
to DX editors. "Late today they are expecting to activate a third station from
Bar. This will be the location of their best low-band efforts, and they hope to
have two stations QRV on 80 and 160 meters."

The three-week-long event, which got under way July 20, features visiting
operators from all over the continent and a few from the US. Nearly four
dozen operators from more than 10 countries are expected to serve as
4O3T operators during the DX Festival, which continues until August 13.

ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, and his wife Linda, KA1ZD, joined the event
this week. During the first weekend, the emphasis on 160 and 80 meters was on CW.
"In spite of the summer season, they were able to get their signals deep into
the Midwest of the US on 160 meters using a Titanex vertical," Laine said.
Efforts got under way earlier this week to put 4O3T on 75 meters by this
coming weekend from Ocas, near Bar, but initial tests on 75 were set to begin
this evening.

"The location is part of a navy radio station utilizing large commercial wideband
conical antennas with a gain of 5dBi," Laine explained, calling the site
"a low-band dream location with a large sloping plateau next to the Adriatic Sea
with an open shot toward the United States, Japan and Europe." Buried beneath
the site, he added, is an extensive radial field.

"We heard stories about 200 W ship radios relaying messages with S9
telephone-like signals below 2 MHz from Cuba and other long-distance
maritime locations," Laine recounted.

At the other 4O3T sites, plans were made to boost the contact rate for the
second weekend run, now that the sites are up and running and have
established a routine. RTTY operation is expected to commence on July 27.

The first 6-meter QSOs were made July 24.

Look for 4O3T on or about these frequencies: CW: 1826.5, 3522, 7022, 10,106
, 14,022, 18,072, 21,022, 24,892 and 28,022 kHz; SSB: 3795, 7055, 14,190,
18,145, 21,290, 24,945 and 28,490 kHz; RTTY: 7035, 10,135, 14,085,
18,105, 21,085 and 28,085 kHz; 6 meters, CW/SSB: 50,106 kHz.

An online searchable log is available on the SRACG Web site.

Festival organizers have set the ambitious goal of 200,000 contacts
for the event. DX Festival activities also will include several basic
courses on ham radio operating and CEPT license examinations
aimed at new and less-experienced radio amateurs.

QSL via Ranko Boca, YT6A.

YU6AO Operation on the Air
A second -- and unrelated -- large team, operating under the call sign
YU6AO, now is on the air from Montenegro and plans to continue
through August 18 on all bands and modes from the capital city of Podgorica
running four stations on 160 through 2 meters, CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK,
SSTV and FM.

Suggested frequencies are
CW: 1830, 3530, 7010, 10,115, 14,015, 18,080, 21,015, 24,900
and 28,010 kHz plus 50.102 and 144.050 MHz;

SSB: 1850, 3790, 7080, 14,250, 18,130, 21,250, 24,930 and 28,450 kHz
plus 50.130 and 144.310 MHz;

Digital: 3585, 7040, 10,130, 14,085, 18,110, 21,085, 24,910 and
28,085 kHz;

SSTV: 14,232 kHz.

QSL direct to YU6AO, Gojko Mitrovic, Crnojevica 4, 81000 Podgorica,
Montenegro or via the bureau.--some information from The Daily DX