The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 331
BID: $OPDX.331 November 17, 1997
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1 (New Area Code!)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The
Daily DX, K5IDX, NT5C, K8RF, WA8JOC, K9FD, EA3KU, F6AJA, G3OZF,
G3VMW, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, HJ3PXA, JA1ELY, LU2BRG, SP3LFV,
TG9IKE, VK4AAR and ZP5AZL for the following DX information.
5A, LIBYA. Remember that the
RRDXA German group should be active this weekend (November 23rd
through December 4th) as 5A7A. Activity will included the CQWW CW
Contest as a Multi/Single entry from the 5A1A station. QSL via
DL3KDV.
9G, GHANA (Update). The
DXpedition to 9G by G3VMW, G4RWD and G4ZVJ has been reported to
be on schedule and to begin on November 21st and last through
December 2nd. Their operation will include a Multi-Single entry
in the CQWW CW Contest as 9G5VJ. Outside the contest they will
concentrate on 160, 80 meters and the WARC bands using their own
personal callsigns (9G5SW/G3VMW, 9G5WD/G4RWD & 9G5VJ/G4ZVJ).
Please QSL via their home calls. For further details of the
operation, see the following web site: http://www.bramham.demon.co.uk.
The DXpedition logs will be available on-line from the web site
after the operation is completed.
9M2, PANGKOR ISLAND (West Malaysia).
Don, G3OZF, will be operating as 9M2/G3OZF from AS-072, Pulau
Pangkor, from November 24th to December 2nd. Activity will be
from 80-10 meters (possibly 160, but unlikely), with the emphasis
on CW, but some SSB on 40/20/15/10 meters. He will be in CQWW CW
Contest for the weekend of November 29-30th. QSL to home call.
AH2, GUAM. Look for JF1SQC,
JK3GAD, JR7OMD and others to paticipate in the CQWW CW Contest as
AH2R and as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via JI3ERV.
BY, CHINA. Harold, W0RI, and
Merv, K9FD, are in the process of planning a trip in either
December or January to BY1QH. They report the BY club is in need
of an amplifier, and they have purchased one to "hand
carry" over. The main purpose of the trip is to put BY on
the low bands, 160/80/40 meters for a full week. They are
currently asking for any donations to help defray the cost of the
amplifier. They state anything at all helps out and any donations
over $5 will be returned if for some reason the trip is
cancelled. The rest of the donations will go into the
QSL/postage/equipment fund for BY1QH. All the operators at BY1QH
are students with very limited funds; actually nothing for ham
radio. This is why they are trying to help out. Also, they hope
that they can put BY in as many low band logs as possible. If
conditions are poor, they will be on the high bands as much as
possible. If you would like to help, donations can be mailed to
W0RI: Harold P. Smith, 742 Henry Ave, Manchester, MO 63011
CF5, CANADA. Members of the
Weyburn ARC located in Saskatchewan are allowed to use the CF5
prefix instead of VE5 from December 22nd through January 5th to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet
Corps of Weyburn. A commemorative certificate is available by
working three CF5 stations. QSL via VE5RMO or E-mail log to: hjwhiteoak@sk.sympatico.ca
DX1, PHILIPPINES. Look for
operators JA1KJK, JA1WLL, JK1CWR, JE8IVF and 9V1ZW to be active
and a participant in CQWW CW Contest from here as DX1HB and as a
Multi/Single entry. They will active on 160-10 meters and RTTY
for a few days before the contest. QSL via JA1KJK.
EA6, IBIZA ISLAND. Fernando,
EA3KU, reports to OPDX that a group of Spainish operators will
activate EA6IB from this island in the Balearic Island group
during the CQWW CW Contest as a Multi/Multi entry. Operators are:
EA3AIR, EA3AJW, EA3AKY, EA3ALV, EA3DU, EA3KU, EA5BM, EA5FX,
EA5KK, EA5WU and EA6ACC. Activity will be on all bands, but look
for them on 40, 80 and 160 meters. QSL via the bureau or direct
to EA3KU.
EP, IRAN. "The DX News
Sheet" reports Abdollah, EP2FM, President of the Iran
Amateur Radio Society (Anjoman-e Radiaoamateuri-e Iran), is
active again as "the first legal amateur station" there
since EP2FM's station was closed down in 1983". Look for him
around 1600/1700z (especially Fridays) on 14200 kHz. He uses an
inverted vee but hopes to have a three band quad up soon. He also
hopes more "legal" EPs will soon be active.
ER, MOLDAVA. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states that Slawa, ER1LW, is active on weekends on
10104, 18072 and 24895 kHz CW, and 18130 and 24945 kHz SSB. He
has also been active on RTTY. He has an E-Mail at: er1lw@cinf.usm.md
GOING TO TG (Guatemala)? There
have been some changes in TG-land which took effect January,
1997, under the a new Telecommunications Law which brings new
regulations for amateur radio in this country. This will effect
both ham radio licenses for Guatemalians and foreign operators.
OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive an additional bulletin
with some details sent by Manfred, TG9IKE, to the editor.
HF0, SOUTH SHETLANDS (Update).
As stated in OPDX.325, Stan, SP3BGD, will be the new operator of
the Polish Antarctic station HF0POL. The station HF0POL is
located on King George Island (IOTA AN-10, WAZ 13, ITU 73). Stan
will be active from January 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998.
He plans to work mainly RTTY and CW with very little SSB on all
bands. Send your QSL via SP3SUN (Stan's son) either by the SP QSL
Bureau or direct to: Piotr Miranski, ul. Rydza Smiglego 27/5,
65-610 Zielona Gora, Poland. The new HF0POL QSL cards are already
printed. The colored card will feature a penguin photo.
JD1, OGASAWARA. Look for
Satoshi, JR0BQD, to be active from here between November 28th and
December 6th as JR0BQD/JD1. Operations will be on 160-10 meter
but with low power. He will also participate in the CQWW DX CW
contest. QSL via home call.
JD1, Minami Torishima. Ryoichi,
JL1KFR, will once again be active from here between November 25th
and December 15th as JL1KFR/JD1. His time will be limited because
he is there to work on the WX station. Activity will be on 80-10
meter, mainly CW. Look for him around 0900-1100z. QSL direct to:
Ryoichi Tojo, #1-102, 5-37 Miyazaki 2 chome, Cyuo-ku, Chiba,
260-0806 JAPAN
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. The JH0YKS
group will be active from here November 22-25th. Their activity
will be on 80-10 meters, CW and SSB. Look for the callsign:
KH0/JH0YKS via JH0YKS; KH0/JA0IXW via JA0IXW; KH0/JH0AKT via
JH0AKT; KH0/JF0WIR via JF0WIR; KH0/JE0WTU via JE0WTU and
KH0/JI0EYA via JI0EYA. If you have any questions or requests to
for group, try sending an E-mail message to Masa, JA0IXW, at: ja0ixw@janis.or.jp
NEW 1998 OFFICER ANNOUNCED. The
Lone Star DX Association announces the election of their 1998
Directors: Chief Director - Bob Alexander, W5AH; Membership
Director - Bud Walton, K5HW; Information Director - Herb Blair,
K5IDX; and Program Director Bill Priakos, W5SJ. The Lone Star DX
Association (LSDXA), was founded in 1987 by a small group of
DXers from the Fort Worth area.
PERSIAN GULF TRIP. Dave, KA5TQF,
is traveling around the Persian Gulf area and plans to activate a
few IOTAs and countries. From November 16-22nd, he will be active
from A61AH QTH, but from November 17-19th he will sign as A61AH/P
on AS-124 and AS-21. From November 23-25th, Dave will be active
as A72O on AS-88, and/or A71/G0WOH if/when on mainland. And
lastly, from November 26-30th, he will be active from 9K2HN QTH,
and on November 27-28th from AS-118 (same call). There will be no
serious operation during the CQWW CW Contest.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
QSL MANAGER CHANGE. Effective immediately all QSL
requests past, present and future for A61AJ should go
DIRECT to Bernie McClenny, W3UR (Editor of The Daily DX),
3025 Hobbs Road, Glenwood, Maryland 21738, USA. Please
include SASE, IRC, or Greenstamp. QSLs should not go to
K3LP.
Ken, WA8JOC/CY0AA, has put all the direct OH0/K8MN QSLs
in the mail. This also includes a "few"
miscellaneous A22, and OH2 cards. The majority of the
cards were from Dave's 1997 trip in September. For those
that included SASEs/IRCs, the response will be direct;
all others were via the bureau. The bureau cards will be
sent out to the bureau within the next few weeks.
Duplicate QSLs will not be issued for QSOs received via
the bureau and returned direct earlier. Please remember
that Ken states that he only process bureau cards twice
annually. Direct cards ARE processed more frequently.
If you were lucky to work the special callsign 5J2X from
La Guajira, Colombia. QSL via HK3DDD. Guajira, (mostly
desert area) is situated in the northeast part of the
country. The Zone 2 region of Colombia is also good for
the 10 Zone "ZHK" Diploma.
QSL INFO CHANGED. Alan, VK4AAR, reports to OPDX that QSLs
can now be sent direct to VK4AAR for both VI0ANARE and
VK0ANARE. This should help stop the confusion on who to
send the cards to (VK4AAR or VK1AUS). Any cards received
by Simon, VK1ACS, will be shipped to Alan (but Simon will
still be handling VK0TS contacts). The Macquarie logs
won't be available until late December, so please be
patient. The QSLs will be sent out as soon as logs and
cards are in hand.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (DXpedition
Update/Reminder). Just a quick reminder that the VK9LX
operation begins this weekend (November 23rd to December 1st).
They will be operating Multi/Single in the CQWW CW Contest during
the following weekend. They plan to run two stations before the
contest as much as possible. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will
receive an additional bulletin containing the latest update
provided by Dan, K8RF.
VP2E, ANGUILLA. Look for Bud,
AA3B, to be active from November 25th through December 2nd as
VP2EEB. He will be an entry in the CQWW CW Contest as a Single Op
Low Power category. QSL via home call.
XV, VIETNAM. Currently operators
F5LGQ, F6AOI, F6AUS, F6BFH, F9IE are active as XV8FP and will be
in the country until the end of the month. They are authorized to
use 7063, 14263, 21263 kHz SSB/CW only. QSL via F6BFH.
ZP, PARAGUAY. Ernesto, LU2BRG
(ex-LU6BEG) will be operating as ZP5/LU2BRG November 27-28th and
as ZP5XF (Single Operator 15 meters HP) during the CQWW CW
Contest. QSL ZP5/LU2BRG via Ernesto Grueneberg, Box 1589, 1000
CF, Argentina and ZP5XF via N2AF.
ZP, PARAGUAY. Dale, N3BNA, will
operate from Tom's, ZP5AZL, station during the CQWW CW Contest as
a Single OP entry using the callsign ZP0Z. Activity will probably
be on all bands, but he will pay special attention to USA
stations on 160, 40 and 80 meter. The QSL route for ZP0Z is ONLY
via W3HNK. Dale will operate a few days before the contest as
ZP5/N3BNA. QSL via N3BNA.
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