Iraq DXpedition 2010.
The IRAQ 2010 DXpedition has been issued the call sign of YI9PSE by the Iraqi Ministry of Telecom and is planning a multi-national operation to Northern Iraq (Kurdistan) in April of 2010.
Plans are for an impressive 5 stations on air concurrently (CW x2, SSB x2 and digimodes (RTTY) x1) from 10 to 160 meters (include WARC bands).
From the YI9PSE website - “The YI9PSE team has received the approval and blessing of the Kurdistan Regional Government to conduct the first DXpedition from Kurdistan. The YI9PSE team has been invited to demonstrate amateur radio to the Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Interior officials, who will visit and observe the YI9PSE DXpedition team in action.”
For full details and regular updates visit their website at http://www.yi9pse.com/index.html.