The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 293
BID: $OPDX.293 February 24, 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, KA2AEV, NG3K, N4GN, WT4K, DJ5AV & DX News Letter,
DL4VBP, G4BUE & DX News Sheets, HP2CWB, LA1K, LA4YW, LU1DZ,
PA3CQR, PS7AB, PS7KM and SP2FOV for the following DX information.
3B8, MAURITIUS. The "DX
News Letter" reports Mart, DL6UAA, will be on 3B8-land
between March 16th and April 3rd. His activity may include
operations on AO-10, if his licence arrives in time.
3Z, POLAND. A special event
station will be active from March 1-31st, to celebrate the city
of Gdansk's 1000 years anniversary. The Police Radio Club station
in Gdansk will be using the special call 3Z2GD. QSL via SP2FOV.
4S, SRI LANKA. The "DX News
Sheets" states to look for Mario, HB9BRM, to be active from
March 3rd to May 30th, or possibly longer as 4S7BRG. QSL via
bureau only.
A3, TONGA. Ulmar/DK1CE,
Hilde/DL5UF and Bert/DF5WA will be active from now until March
10th. During their stay, they would like to try to activate the
following IOTA's: OC-049, OC-064, OC-164 (no further description
given). Operation will be on CW/SSB/RTTY. Their equipment
consists of a TS-690AT, IC-735 and a Yeasu FL-2100Z amplifier.
Antennas consist of a FD4, R5 and some dipoles.
BS7H, 1997 DXPEDITION TO HUANG YAN DAO
(Scarborough Reef). The following is an excerpt of the
anticipated official announcement that was released by Tim
Totten, N4GN, on February 16, 1997. OPDX InterNet Subscribers
will receive the complete announcement as an additional bulletin:
"The Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA) has today
announced plans for the third DXpedition to Huang Yan Dao,
located in the South China Sea. A multinational team, led by
BZ1OK and JA1BK...... expected to commence the one-week operation
from Huang Yan Dao on Wednesday, April 30th, using the call sign
BS7H. The primary goal ..... is to provide at least one QSO with
as many individual DXers as possible. For this reason, the
operators will concentrate on those regions having the most
difficult propagation paths (e.g., the eastern half of the U.S.),
giving DXers in every corner of the globe the best possible
chance to make it in the log. A secondary goal will be to provide
QSOs on additional bands and modes, including 160 through 6
meters, CW, SSB, satellite and RTTY, with as many as four
stations simultaneously on the air. Operators for BS7H include
BZ1OK, JA1BK (who will also serve as QSL manager), JA1RJU, N7NG,
W6EU (ex-WA6AUE) and W6RGG. The complete operating team, as well
as the list of transmit frequencies, will be announced once they
have been finalized. Further details will be announced on the DX
reflector and the BS7H 1997 Home Page (http://www.iglou.com/n4gn/sr/)
as they become available. For additional information, please
contact Tim Totten, N4GN (ex-KJ4VH), at E-mail n4gn@iglou.com or fax
+1-502-239-7766."
INSIDE DX. It has been reported
that Art, N2AU, editor of "Inside DX" has decided that
issue 401, February 14th, will be his last bulletin. After 10
years of dedication and 400 issues, the DX Coummunity will miss
him.
LM1SKI SPECIAL EVENT STATION (Attention
Prefix Hunters!). Students from the radio club station
LA1K will activate LM1SKI during the 1997 Nordic World Ski
Championships. They will be active from now until March 2nd.
Operations will be on all HF bands, CW/SSB/DIGI as well as
VHF/UHF. Their town is also celebrating its 1000th anniversary
this year, but there will be no more special calls from Trondheim
except the above mentioned operation. So, prefix hunters should
therefore use this opportunity to catch LM1, which never before
has been used on the air! QSL information is via LA1K. Both
bureau cards as well as direct requests will be handled. The new
address is preferred: Akademisk Radioklubb - LA1K, Elgeseter Gt
1, N-7030 TRONDHEIM, NORWAY. A special QSL will be printed for
this event. Visit their web-page ( http://www.samfundet.ntnu.no/la1k
) to find out more about their club station and town. LAST MINUTE
UPDATE: LM2SKI will also be active on the air. QSL via LA2T. Both
stations are now reported to be active on all bands CW/SSB/RTTY.
PANAMANIAN IOTA DXPEDITION.
Operators Jose/HP2CWB, Emilio/HP2DFU, Ricardo/HP2CTM and possibly
others plan to activate IOTA NA-202, Colon Province Group,
Sunday, March 9nd. Possible callsigns to be used will be: 3F2A,
H32A, and H82A. The group will try to activate a new island from
this group, Isla Grande, but if not, look for them to show up on
one of the other following islands: Naranjo Arriba, Naranjo
Abajo, or Dos Marias O Dos Hermanas. Activity will be on the
usual IOTA frequencies 40-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via HP2CWB's
Miami, Florida address: Jose NG Lee, Direct Distribution LTD,
PTY-201, P.O.Box 02-5275, Miami, FL 33102-5275.
PQ/PY, MEL ISLAND POSTPONTED.
Lira, PP5LL, states the PY5AA and PQ5L DXpediton from Mel Island
(IOTA SA-047, DIB-24, DFB PR-01 and DFH PR-01), which was to be
active this past weekend, will now take place April 17-22th.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Please note that WT4K is now QSL manager for: KG4GC,
KG4AU, KG4FD KG4WD and KG4AN. Send requests to: Bill
Gallier, 4094 Sandy Run Dr. E., Middleburg, FL. 32068.
(WT4K x-KQ4GC) ALSO NOTE: KG4AA and KG4US are pirates.
These calls have not been issued. WT4K states he will
also help anyone with QSLs to other KG4 stations. Send a
note in SASE or via E-mail (wt4k@bellsouth.net)
with your problem.
LU6Z CARDS. The latest news coming from GACW and the LU6Z
QSL manager Raul, LU6EF, is that the last batch of direct
cards of the LU6Z South Orkney Island 1995/96 operation
was mailed during the first week of October, 1996. Those
who have not received their cards are invited to send
another request to: P.O. BOX 9, 1875 WILDE, Buenos Aires,
ARGENTINA. DO NOT SEND ANY GREEN STAMPS, but 2 IRCs are
requested for USA/EUROPE and 3 for ASIA/AFRICA and
OCEANIA. Meanwhile, the GACW is now replying to bureau
cards, and to avoid delays in the Argentine bureau, they
will be sending direct batches by mail to the foreign
bureaus. Also, QSLs for the following other GACW
DXpeditions and operations can be obtained via the same
address: LU7X, L8D/X, LU3ZI, LU2ZC, LU6UO/Z , LU5EVB/Z;
and the following special prefixes/event operations made
by AY1DZ, AY6EF, AY5DVO, AY5EIE, AY9HGW, AY5BB, AY4FC and
AY1CJY.
ARMENIA POSTAL PROBLEM. OPDX received a message signed by
several Armenian amateurs (EK6GC, EK6OCM, EK6DO, EK6CC,
EK6GCF, EK4JJ, EK4GK, EK6SW, EK6GB, EK6GO ...) stating
that EK has a postal problem and envelopes are being
opened with their contents being stolen. The Armenian
amateurs are very sorry that this is taking place, and
for amateurs who are still not receiving a QSL from EK.
Steps are being taken to try to correct the problem. The
Armenians had a conversation with the Ministry of
Communication of Armenia, and he has given a promise to
correct this situation. They hope that the problem will
end soon and everything will be OK to send a QSL to EK in
future. They ask to report any problems via their E-mail
address: ampr@arminco.com
QSL info for the recent St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks
DXpedition:
ZY0SG via PT7AA: Pergentino L de Andrade, Av Ososrio de Paiva 75,
60720-000 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
E-mail: pt7aa@fordx.ampr.org
ZY0SK via PS7KM: Karl M Leite, Rua Estacio de Sa 1838, 59054-580 Natal,
RN, Brazil
E-mail: kleite@summer.com.br
Visit the St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks Home Page at:
http://www.glomec.com.br/rocks/index.html
Karl, PS7KM, would like to thank the many people who are
sending more than 1 green stamp to cover postal costs.
They state the team really had a lot of expenses with the
trip, and "extra" green stamps has really
helped them...
TT, CHAD. Look for EA2CLU to be
active now through February 28th. He will use the callsign TT8FC
and plans to be active on CW and SSB during his free time on this
business trip. A QSL Manager will be announced at a later date.
TY, BENIN. Arnold, TY1NI, will
be active from here the next two weeks. He runs 100 watts in an
FD4 and will be operating mainly on SSB. QSL via PE1IVQ. BTW, he
does have an InterNet address: Arnold.Bosch@Net.WAU.NL
V2, ANTIGUA. (The following is
an excerpt of a press release. A full and complete release will
be sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscribers as an additional
bulletin). Team Antigua is again pleased to announce that it will
be activating V26B in the upcoming ARRL International DX SSB
Contest in March. They will be entering the contest as a
Multi-Operator and Multi-transmitter catagory..... They will be
there from February 27th to March 4th. Operators are: V26A
(N3BNA), V26AK (WB2P), V26B (WT3Q), V26DX (KK3S), V26E (AB2E),
V26T (K3MQH), V26R (KA2AEV), V26RN (KR2J), V26TS (KF3P) and V26U
(WA2UDT). QSL via their homecalls..... A 5 band and 6 band
Certificates of Appreciation will be available once again for the
1997 operation. Briefly, to qualify for these Special
Certificates of Appreciation, all you have to do is work V26B
during the ARRL SSB Contest period on either 5 bands, or to
receive the Special Certificate of Appreciation, 6 bands! Team
Antigua has many members of the Frankford Radio Club and are
celebrating their 70th Anniversary by sponsoring a very special
award. Additional information for this special Certificate and a
full list of members of the Frankford Radio Club may befound on
their WEB page at: http://www.frc-contest.org/70th.html Members
of Team Antigua will also make special attempts to be active on
the WARC Bands, RTTY, 160 meters, as well as some Satellites!
Also, check out the V26B WWW site, complete with photos and
descriptions of their station. Its URL is: http://WWW.frc-contest.org/v26b.html
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Operators
W5AU, K5RV, W5FYZ, N5EPU, and N5XIQ will be active February 27th
through March 4th. Activity will also include participation in
the ARRL DX Phone Contest using the callsign ZF2FT. Operations
will be on 160-10 meters. CW operation will take place mainly
before and after the contest. QSL via K5RV (ex N5OCD).
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