The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 290
BID: $OPDX.290 February 3, 1997
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, ARRL DX Bulletin, AD1C, K1HT, K3DI, K7BV, KO7V, W7TSQ,
K8KS, N8BJQ, KX9X, DL8WPX, EA5KB, F5OZF, F6AJA, PS7AB and ZS5S
for the following DX information.
1997 SWODXA DX DINNER. The
Southwest Ohio DX Association is pleased to announce the Twelveth
Annual DX Dinner to be held on Friday, May 16th, 1997, at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton, OH. There will be a cash bar at 6:30
PM and dinner at 7:15 PM. If you are interested in attending,
tickets are $29.00 and must be purchased in advance. Groups
wishing to sit together must order as a group. A table seats
eight. Also, please make your check or money order payable to
SWODXA and send an SASE for ticket return. Seats will be assigned
in the order that requests are received. Seats will be assigned
on 15 March 1997. Seating is limited. Please order tickets from
Tom Inglin, NR8Z, 4061 Eaton Road, Hamilton, OH 45013. For
information on the dinner, contact Steve Bolia, N8BJQ at (513)
429-9954 (voice) or (513) 429-0218 (fax) or e-mail to:
n8bjq@erinet.com
5X4F (UGANDA) NEWS. ZS5S passes
on the following to OPDX: "Conditions to 5X-land the last
two weeks on 160 have been phenomenal. 220 QSOs were made of
which 150 were with NA and 37 with JA. Another 120 QSOs were made
on 80. Look for Paul, 5X4F, occasionally between 2130 and 0000z
on 1.824 +/- QRM when QRN is low. He is always on between 0400
and 0440z looking for stateside at his sunrise which is 0413z.
After working on 1824, he QSYs to 3.502 or occasionally to 3.799.
If you have worked Paul on 160 or 80, please don't call him again
unless it is for a new band or mode country during a pile-up.
Paul would like to give 5X to as many new ones as possible. Thank
you. If you hear him calling CQ to find out if the band is open,
please call him. The setup in NW Uganda is minimal with 350 watts
and 240 ft. long wire. Power source is solar charged
batteries."
6Y, JAMAICA. Dick, K3DI, will
operate QRP in the ARRL CW Contest from Ocho Rios, Jamaica with
the call 6Y0A. He states that the 6Y0A operation will be
Single-Op entry and count as a PVRC DXpedition. Dick has twice
been the worldwide winner of the ARRL CW QRP (C6AHL in 1994 and
ZF2OP in 1996). At 6Y, he will use two radios contesting with
split earphones. The total station's equipment consists of the
two radios, two antennas and power supply which can be hand
carried in one case. QSL requests may be via direct, bureau or
the Internet (wilder@clark.net).
Outside the contest, the call will be K3DI/6Y5 not 6Y5/K3DI.
9U, BURUNDI. 9U5CW and 9U5DX
will sign 9U5T from the city of Bujumbura during the ARRL CW
Contest, February 15-16th. QSL via F2VX. Gerry, F2VX, reports he
has the logs of 9U5DX through January 21, 1997.
CE7, WELLINGTON ISLAND (CHILE).
Look for Ismael, CE7AOY, to be active as CE7AOY/8 from IOTA
SA-032, February 7-12th. Listen for him on the IOTA island
frequencies, especially 21.260 kHz. QSL via CBA.
DU, PHILLIPINES. Dave, W1DV,
will be active from Manila for the next two years as DU/W1DV.
Activity will be mostly on CW. Dave is a missionary with Grace
Bretheren Missions. QSL via KO7V.
FT5Z, AMSTERDAM ISLAND. Eric,
FT5ZG, operates his own station on Amsterdam Island and will be
there for one year. It was reported that he will try to be a
regular on 7004 kHz at 1730z as FT5WE (now QRT) was in the past.
His QSL Manager, F5RQQ, reports he has received January's log by
FAX from Eric. QSL by the French Bureau REF or by direct to:
F5RQQ Vigier JM 4 IMP Des LYS 63800 Cournon D'Auvergne France.
HP, PANAMA. Joel, F5PAC, will be
here from February 11th to March 7th. His callsign and complete
plans of operation were not reported. Joel will use an IC-706
including a GP for 10, 15, 20m and dipoles. He will be active
from Grande (IOTA NA-202) and San Blas (IOTA NA-170).
HR6, HONDURAS (Looking for another OP).
Gary, N7QXQ/HR6, advises that he has openings at Oak Bay Resort
on Roatan Island (IOTA NA-057) for February and March (including
weekends of ARRL and WPX contests). If interested, Gary can be
reached at 011-504 45-2337. Best hours to call generally betwwen
2300 and 0200z.
P2, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. After
Mar/DL3DXX and Joerg/DL8WPX stay in Bangladesh (see S2), they
will travel to Port Moresby on February 14th to join Falk/DK7YY
and Juergen/DL7UFN (both NODXA members) to be active from Misisma
Island. Details of length of stay, callsigns and operations are
presently unknown.
QSL NEWS AND UPDATE...
Kaz, K8KS (ex. AA8HZ), reports to OPDX that he is a QSL
Manager for a multi-op and multi-island South Pacific
DXpedition that took place the month of July, 1996. He
states that all the QSL cards have arrived from the
printer. His order exceeded 15,000 cards and consisted of
three different sets of cards to encompass all the QTHs
included in the mega-island-hopping DXpedition. Cards
will start coming out in early February for the
following: 5W0BS, 5W0DG, 5W0TR, 5W0JB, 5W0KI, KH8/K8AQM,
NH8/N8CC, KH8/KG8CO, KH8/KB8ECG, KH8/KG8DS, V63CK, V63CF,
KC6BP, KC6JJ, V73TR, V73JB, KH6/K8AQM, and NH6/N8CC. As
you can see, there will be 17 separate logs to look up,
and several of them have not yet arrived from the
individuals involved in this DXpedition. The logs for
each individual operator for each QTH are separately
recorded. Kaz requests that everyone please have
patience, and the cards will come out staggered over a
2-month period rather than everything in one single bulk
mailing......
The QSL for 4U1SCO (UNESCO stations) are not printed yet.
Please be patient!
ZY0FI which was active Jan/Feb. 1997, stating to QSL via
PY2LLD is a PIRATE!!!!
Claude, F5GTW (QSL manager for FT5WE), informs us that
Samuel, FT5WE, has gone QRT and his last day of activity
was December 29th at 0703z. All QSOs after this time are
made by a pirate. Samuel has made 16,000 QSOs. He will be
back in France at the end of February. Presently, all
direct requests have been answered up to November 6, and
are in the mail.
S2, BANGLADESH. By the time you
read this, Hannes/DL3NEO, Mar/DL3DXX and Joerg/DL8WPX/YB1AQS
should have arrived in Dhaka. Mar and Joerg will stay until
February 14th and Hannes until the 17th. Activity will be on all
HF bands (sorry NO satellite operations this time). A special
emphasis will be given again to the low bands (just like the
group did the last two years from VK9XY/VK9CR). A 20m/66ft
Titanex vertical and beverage-parts will be in their luggage.
Also included will be a RTTY modem and other antennas such as a
R7, R-7000 and wires. Look for S21XX on the usual standard
DX-frequencies, mostly again in CW. In case they operate from two
different QTHs (they will be carrying 3 transmitters) and in the
last days after Mar and Joerg leave, look for Hannes to use the
callsign S21XZ. This callsign has also been assigned to them, but
they will only use it if necessary. All QSLs are going via
Hannes, DL3NEO. The German bureau should be "OK", a
direct address is to be announced later.
ST0, SOUTHERN SUDAN. John,
PA3CXC, made a surprise trip to this rare spot this past week
signing PA3CXC/ST0. His length of stay is unknown at this time.
Last spot reported as this was being typed was 0828z Sunday (Feb.
2nd) on 18070 kHz. His next stop reportedly is 9U/9Q.
USI ALERT. Look for Dave, K1HT,
to be active February 17-21st, from Cumberland Island (GA-002S or
IOTA NA-058), mainly around 14260 kHz. QSL direct to K8JLF or via
bureau to K1HT. ADDED NOTE: A special USI announcement will be
sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscriber.
V2, ANTIGUA. Sean, KX9X, and
Matt, NM9H, will be active from February 12-19th, from the
Caribbean super-station V26B. They will be on CW, SSB, RS-12, and
maybe RTTY. Their primary plans are to give V2 out on CW on the
low bands to JA and EU. They will also be active in the ARRL DX
CW Contest the weekend of February 14th. They will be applying
for V2 calls. Sean will be applying for V26NA, while Matt will be
applying for V26CW. These may change depending on availability.
QSL info has yet to be determined.
VK4, STRADBROKE ISLAND (Australia).
Sergio/VK4GK, Angelina/VK4AAC, John/VK4WX and
Silvano/KB5GL/VK4WGL will be operating from IOTA OC-137 Saturday,
March 15th, at 0530z ending Monday, March 17th, at 0100z.
Activity will be on 3995, 7065, 14260 and 21260 kHz. QSL VK4WGL
via KB5GL CBA. All others via CBA.
VK0IR LOGGED 80,673 QSOs. The
complete record breaking details and breakdown will be sent to
all OPDX InterNet Subscribers.
VP2E, ANGUILLA. Dennis, K7BV,
will be returning here sporting his new callsign VP2EV (replacing
VP2EWW), from February 10-18th. He will operate all HF bands on
CW including the ARRL CW contest. Dennis will give RS-12 a try if
someone is willing to forward information on the satellite's pass
over to his E-mail address: k7bv@aol.com.
QSL to his new address: 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV
89704.
XU, KAMPUCHEA (CAMBODIA). The
"ARRL DX Bulletin" reports that Robert, KE2FB, is with
the US Embassy, and is active as XU2FB. He works 80 through 10
meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FM on 10 meters. QSL via N4JR.
ZY0, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS
(UPDATE). By the time you read this Karl, PS7MM, and
Tino, PT7AA, should be active a ZY0SK and ZY0SG, respectively.
The two departed from Natal, Thursday afternoon on board a
fishing boat named ALFA. The estimated time of the trip is four
days. The duration of the DXpedition will depend upon the time
the ALFA takes to fill its holds with fish. There is the
possibility that their return trip will be made aboard another
boat that will be fishing in the area. Activity will be on CW,
SSB and RTTY. All the 9 HF bands will be used. QSL to home calls.
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