The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 245
BID: $OPDX.245 March 5, 1996
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, KJ4VH, KQ4GC, N5WA, KF7AY, KY0A, AH0W, DA4RG, DL1SBF,
DF4RD, DL9GOA & DX News Letter, EA3NY, F6AJA, G4BUE & DX
News Sheet, GU3MBS, HS1PDY, I1HYW, LA1BJA, ON5NT, PS7AB, and
RA3SL for the following DX information.
3W, VIETNAM. Nikolay, 3W5FM (home call
UA0FM), continues to be active every day from 1400z on 7005 kHz
CW and from 1530z 7045 kHz SSB with Sergey, UA0WY, running a list
operation. QSL direct: P.O. Box 66, Vladimir, 600011, Russia. The
3W5FM operation may end in May (1996).
4U1SCO. Beginning next spring, a station from
UNESCO (in Paris) will be active probably with the 4U1SCO
callsign (QSL via F5SNJ). The UNESCO will commemorate their 50th
year annivesary on November 4th.
DU, PHILIPPINES (ATTENTION ISLAND HUNTERS).
Erich, DJ1PV, will be in the Philippines from March 12th to April
16th and plans to stay mainly in Mauban, on Quezon (OC-042). His
travels include a trip to Polillo Island (OC-091), but exact
dates are not known yet. His license does not allow him to work
on 1.8, 18, 24 and 14.100-14.275 MHz, so look for Erich on 14.275
and/or 21.260 MHz. His DU callsign was not mentioned.
DXER/CONTESTER FOUND BRUTALLY MURDERED. Last
week OPDX reported that Floyd, W5MUG, would be active from Little
Cayman with W5AU and N5OCD. Since then, OPDX has learned Honor
Roll DXer and Contester Floyd Teetson, W5MUG, and his wife
Winnie, WN5YTR, were found brutally murdered near the small town
of Heflin, LA. OPDX would like to wish the friends and family of
Floyd and Winnie our deepest sympathy. (Also read ARLB014.)
FT5/W/X/Z, CROZET/KERGUELEN/AMSTERDAM (UPDATE).
Many have been asking "WHEN and WHERE is FR5HR?" Jean,
F6ARA, provides the latest following schedule: FT5W from February
29 to March 5th, FT5X from March 9 to 15th and FT5Z from March 18
to 24th.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Bill, KQ4GC, will be
active as KG4GC from March 8-14th. He will be on all bands with
SSB and RTTY. QSL via KQ4GC, Bill Gallier, 4094 Sandy Run Drive,
E., Middleburg, FL 32068 with a SASE.
JW, SVALBARD. LA5VK, LA7XJA and LA1BJA will
be signing JW5VK, JW7XJA and JW1BJA respectively, from March
7-11th. They will try to be active on all bands, including WARC,
CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LA5VK. Tom, LA1BJA, states, "JW is
not exactly the most wanted DXCC, but if you have any special
modes/bands where you miss activity from JW, send me a little
note by e-mail (tomrune@itek.norut.no)".
Tom has also setup a WWW Home-Page for the expedition, where they
have some pictures from their last trip. The Home-Page is: http://la3t.itek.norut.no/jw/jw_exp.html
LU, ARGENTINA. Pierluigi, IK1EDC, will be
leaving for Buenos Aires March 8th and will stay in LU-land until
April 8th. His callsign will be LU/IK1EDC. He may possibly
activate a few IOTA islands in the Buenos Aires Province East
Group and Santa Cruz Province North Group during his stay.
NEW ADDRESS FOR THE RSGB. The RSGB Islands on
the Air (IOTA) Programme has a new address to be used only for
enquiries and administration purposes: RSGB IOTA Programme, PO
Box 9, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3RH, England. This address is NOT
to be used for QSL checking or IOTA award applications; all UK
and overseas Country Assistants remain in place as before. ADDED
NOTE: The RSGB will be disbanding the existing IOTA Committee and
will establish a new IOTA Committee as a Full Committee of the
Society. The RSGB which has been very supportive of the IOTA
programme and has been impressed with its growth in recent years,
the Society wishes to give the IOTA programme full recognition.
QSL CHANGES, CORRECTIONS AND UPDATES...
Check those data bases! Kanok, HS1PDY, reports wrong QSL
information is being passed around on his mother
(HS1OVH). Some state that she has I0WOK as a QSL Manager,
however, she has never allowed anyone to do this job,
including Kanok. :-) QSL HS1OVH, HS1PDY and HS1NYH (his
dad), to Box 195 Samsennai, Bangkok 10400 THAILAND or
bureau.......
Charlie, KY0A, reports all stateside cards for his
V5/ZS6YG operation that have not been sent for have been
dumped into the bureaus. He also indicated that he is
getting many requests for cards through the ZS6YG bureau
in Johannesburg. Charlie says this is a bit awkward for
him and he requests that all cards be sent to KY0A,
either direct or via the bureau.....
Ray, W8CNL, and Derek, KC4ELO, will have a new address as
of March 1st, 1996. W8CNL is the QSL Manager for 9K2ZZ
and KC4ELO is QSL Manager for 9K2ZC and 9K2YY. The new
address will be: Ray or Derek McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle,
North Augusta, South Carolina 29841 U.S.A.
S0, WESTERN SAHARA. EA3NY plans to operate
from S0 land during the CQWW SSB WPX Contest (March 30-31) as a
Single Op/Multiband station. Activity will be on 10-80 meters.
His callsign has not been announced, but he will probably use
S01EA.
T5, SOMALIA. Franco, I4LCK, and Onda, IK4SDY,
will be active from Majo Island (AF-052) from March 27th through
April 3rd. They plan to be active on 160-10 meters using a 500
watt amplifier, a R7 vertical and dipoles.
VK8, MELVILLE ISLAND. VK8NSB will be active
from IOTA OC-173, located in the Northern Territory (Arafura Sea
Coast) West Group, March 15-18th. VK8NSB reports he received
special permission by the aboriginals on the island. QSL only
direct to VK4AAR (1995 or 1996 CBA).
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. DA4RG, will be active
as VP8BPZ, from mid May until mid September. He currently does
not have firm plans of activity, but states this will be a SSB
only operation with NO nets or lists. QSL via GW8VHI or to the
bureau to DA4RG. No QSLs will be sent out until his return from
the Falklands (around November).
XZ, MYANMAR (Burma). With the recent
postponement of the XZ1R operation from Yangon, many have
wondered whether or not the April XZ1N DXpedition will be allowed
to proceed. According to Wayne, KF7AY, things still look very
promising. Some regulatory matters between the Myanmar military
and related ministries need to be ironed out, but word from
Yangon is encouraging and chances are good that the DXpedition
will be allowed to proceed as originally planned. However, final
approval is still pending and will not be passed on to Wayne
until March 4th. STAY TUNED! (All OPDX InterNet subscribers will
receive an addition bulletin that will contain the complete press
release by Wayne, KF7AY.)
ZW5 & ZY5, BRAZIL. Look for ZY5A to be
active March 9th and 10th, on SSB and on 10-80 meters. There will
also be activity on the Brazil DX Net (21225 or 14240 KHz,
1150z). ZY5A will be active from the Santa Marta Lighthouse (DFB
SC-012) which counts for the "Brazilian Lighthouses
Award". QSL via PP5SZ, Pedro Sirzanink, Rua Padre Roma
194/704, Florianopolis/SC, 88010-090, Brazil. Also look for
ZW5CIA (which is located at the Ararangua Lighthouse DFB SC-13)
to be active March 28-30th, on CW/SSB, 10-80 meters, and on the
Brazil DX Net. QSL via PP5VB, PO Box 13, Imbituba/SC, 88780-000,
Brasil.
36th ANNUAL A.R.A.R.M. CONVENTION IN MEXICO. The
Association of Radio Amateurs of the Republic of Mexico (ARARM)
extends an invitation to amateurs worldwide to join in attending
their 36th annual convention to be held this year in Uruapan,
Mexico. The dates are July 18, 19 and 20, 1996. Uruapan is
located in the Mexican State of Michoacan in the Western Sierra
Madre's. The convention site is the Plaza Uruapan Hotel and
Resort with accmmodation ranging from $21.50 to $26.90.
Additional rooms will be available at the Mansion de Cupatitzio
for slighly higher prices. Flights in and out of Uruapan are via
Mexico City and recommended airlines are America West, Aero
Mexico and Aeromar. The ARARM Conventions are very well attended
by hundreds of Mexican amateurs and their families. Separate
programs for the spouses (cultural tours, etc.) will be
organized. This year's convention will include break-outs on
emergency communications, satellite, packet radio, a DX forum,
antennas, and more. Information via Sergio Valdes Sada, XE2RJ,
International Liaison for ARARM, by telephone: 5283 + 35 33 68 or
5283 * 35 71 13 or 5283 + 35 34 76
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