The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 344 BID: $OPDX.344 February 16, 1998 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, K4UVT, N4RN,
W4WX, WD4JNS, KZ8E, WZ8D, KJ9I, KP2BH, EA3NY, F5CCO, F6AJA &
LNDX, G3HSR, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, GM4FDM, HB9BRM, IK5MDF,
LU1DZ, RN6BN, SM5MX, VE3NQK, YS1FEA and ZS5BBO for the following
DX information.
3C0, PAGALU ISLAND. The "DX
News Sheet" reports that the proposed March multi-national
DXpedition has been postponed due to the armed coup in Equatorial
Guinea on January 20th.
3X, GUINEA. Steve, GOAEV, will
be active from February 16 through March 31st, and possibly for
six weeks after Easter while he is on a work assignment. Activity
will be on CW/SSB, mainly on 10 and 6 meters and then the other
bands. QSL via home call.
4S7, SRI LANKA. Mario, HB9BRM,
will be active from here for about three months beginning March
3rd as 4S7BRG. QSL via bureau to HB9BRM or direct (Callbook 98).
7P8, LESOTHO. Look for John,
KA3DBN, to be active sometime between March 1-19th. Activity
should be on all bands CW/SSB and RTTY while he is based in South
Africa. Also, the "DX News Sheet" reports that John
will be active from South Africa and possibly from A2, Z2 and 3DA
when he travels there. QSL via K3BEQ.
8Q, MALDIVES. Lorenzo, IK5MDF,
states he will be active from here May 2-8th. His call sign will
be 8Q7DF. His activity will be on 80-10 meters from Alimatha
Island (IOTA AS-013). For more information and updates, please
visit the following Web site: http://www.qsl.net/ik5mdf
9K, KUWAIT. The special 9K2F
DXpedition has been postponed due to the current problems in the
area.
C6, BAHAMAS. It has been
reported that "Wild Man" Joe Pater, C6AJR/W8GEX
(ex-WB8GEX), and John Walker, C6AIE/WZ8D, are going back to the
Bahamas again February 25th through March 4th. John has indicated
they had such a great time in early December working the Ten
Meter Contest on all the bands (which included 400 QSOs on 6
meters), that they wanted to get back as soon as possible. Their
main event will be the CQ 160 meter SSB Contest. The call for the
contest will be C6AIE. They will be active on all bands including
six meters (looking for E, TEP, F2, propagation or whatever six
meters will deliver. Sorry no 2 meters this time. John states he
is still waiting for QSL cards from the printer to mail out from
their last trip. He requests, "Please be patient, it always
takes longer for picture QSLs." Jim, KB8YKR, has already
mailed out all non SASEs and bureau cards up to date to the QSL
Bureaus. John has about 800 cards with SASEs that will get the
new picture QSL cards when they are received. If you would like
to get one of these, please send your cards direct to John
Walker, WZ8D, 1930 Meredith Dr. Loveland, Ohio 45140-7216.
Include a S.A.S.E for U.S.A. and outside U.S. include at least 1
IRC and S.A.E. All cards for C6AJR will go to W8GEX, (ex-WB8GEX),
1894 Old Oxford Rd. Hamilton, Ohio 45013.
EK, ARMENIA. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states that Sergei, EK4JJ, is now active as
4K1700JJ to celebrate 1700 Years of Christianity. QSL via GW3CDP.
EP, IRAN. Look for Rino, EP3GI,
to be active until May. SSB activity is mainly on 40 and 20
meters. QSL via EA5XV. Meanwhile, EP2MKO continues to be active
on 20 meters CW (around 14004 kHz) between 1330 and 1500z.
FS5, SAINT MARTIN. Eddie, EA3NY,
will be active in another ARRL SSB Contest, this time as FS5PL.
He will be here from March 4-9th. During nights he will be
looking for Europeans on 40 and 80 meters. He will also try RTTY
during some part of the evenings before the contest and during
weekends, working as many U.S. stations possible for ARRL SSB
Contest. He will be active on all bands during the contest as a
Single Operator High-power. His anntenas will be an A4 (4
elements from Cushcraft) with 40 meters kit, dipoles for 80 and
160, they will not be very high. Also see NP3 down below.
FT5Z, AMSTERDAM ISLAND. Mehdi,
F5PFP, reports he has permission to land and operate from here
next December. He will be able to stay for about one month. Mehdi
states this operation will be a DXpedition, and he will do
nothing else except operate. Activity will be on all bands and
modes, with beams and amplifier.
HP, PANAMA. Gerard, F2JD, has
returned (as February 15th) to Panama as HP1XBI for about one and
one half months. After that he will be in Honduras for one month
as HR5/F2JD.
HK0, SAN ANDRES & PROVIDENCIA.
Silvano, KB5GL, will operate from IOTA NA-049, Providencia,
February 26th through March 2nd (maybe longer), as KB5GL/HK0.
Activity will be on SSB only, suggested frequencies are (+/-):
3792, 18125, 14180 and 14260, 21260 and 21280, 21310 (for
Generals), 24940-24945 and 28460 kHz. QSL to Ron Lago, AC7DX, POB
25426, Eugene, Oregon 97402 USA.
HR6, ROATAN ISLAND (Honduras). A
team from the Florida Contest Club will operate from Roatan
Island (IOTA NA-057) from March 3-10th. Their main event is the
ARRL DX SSB contest using the contest callsign HR6/W4OVU. The
operators are: Bruce, HR6/W4OVU (QSL via W4OVU), and Julio,
HR6/WD4JNS (QSL via WD4JNS). They plan to operate on 80-6 meters,
CW, RTTY, SSB and RS-12 satellite.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. You still
have time to work the group that went here to be active in the
4th Annual World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest. Operators
Bill/KG4GC(W4WX), Rusty/KG4AU(WV3N), Jan/KG4QD(K4QD), Joyce/KG4OS
(WA4OMS), Wayne/KG4WD and Clayton/KG4PK should be active until
the 20th. The team planned to be active after the contest on all
modes and bands. QSL KG4GC Contest QSOs to: Bill Gallier,
KG4GC/W4WX, 4094 Sandy Run Drive E., Middleburg, FL. 32068.
Please include a SASE. Bureau cards will also be answered.
Non-contest QSOs go to home call. Any comments or questions can
be sent to: w4wx@bellsouth.net
LU1ZC NEW DEPARTURE DATE. The
latest departure date for LU1ZC (operating from Deception Island)
by the Argentine icebreaker "Almirante Irizar" is March
8th. Then the last day of full operation will be 2/3 days before
the departure date. The team will be able to operate a full 48
hours during the ARRL CW Contest.
NP3, PUERTO RICO. Eddie, EA3NY,
will visit here before the ARRL SSB Contest (Also see FS5,
above). He will be active on 40 and 80 meters during the nights
for Europe. The days he will be here are February 28th through
March 3rd.
QSL INFO AND NEWS........
Bob, K4UVT, reports to OPDX that the logs from the ZF1A
1997 CQWW CW DX Contest operation are now available
online on the Web at the URL address http://www.qth.com/k4uvt/index.htm
The interactive logbook is provided as a service to allow
amateurs to search for their call in the logs to verify
their QSO(s) prior to mailing a QSL request. All QSL
requests for the 1997 ZF1A operation are via K9LA at his
CBA.
QSL requests for ZF2RF QSOs should go to Bob's (K4UVT)
new address: D. R. Dorsey, Jr., PO Box 977,
Charlottesville, VA 22902-0977 Prior addresses and the
Callbook address are no longer valid.
Edwin, ZS5BBO, QSL Manger for Ian, ZD9IL, who is still
very active from Tristan da Cunha, reports QSL cards for
contacts after August 18th can't be processed as log
sheets still haven't arrived. He requests that DXers
PLEASE be patient as QSL cards will all be answered as
soon as the log sheets arrive. He does appologize for the
delay. All QSL cards are to be sent to: Edwin Musto, P.O.
Box 211032, Bluff, South Africa, 4036. Please enclose 2
IRC's.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE! Dick, C6A/N4RP, would like to remind
everyone that the correct and only QSL route for contacts
made with him for the past several years is: C6A/N4RP. PO
Box 030323. FTL, FL. 33303-0323. It seems that a false
QSL route has been given over the internet for all of his
operations from C6A. He is a regular there in most of the
major contests as C6A/N4RP.
QSL YS1X ONLY TO OH2BU. Raymundo, YS1RRD, states he has
been receiving QSLs for YS1X and reports he is NOT
handling the QSLs or the logs for the recent YS1X
operation.
DO NOT QSL! Bruce, G3HSR, states he has been getting QSLs
direct for PQ8MM. He is NOT the QSL Manager for PQ8MM.
Only QSL direct to: Mario, P.O. Box 533, 68906-972 Macapa
- AP, Brazil.
RM6, RUSSIA (Attention Prefix Hunters!).
Sam, RN6BN, reports to OPDX that a team of Shakhan Contest Club
members will be working in all 1998's contests (SSB/CW/RTTY) as
RM6A. This is a good chance to get a new prefix for the WPX
award. QSL via RW6AWT, bureau or direct to: 350062 (no name, just
a number was given), P.O.BOX 600, Krasnodar, Russia
SPECIAL EVENT. The "Cadena
el Conquistador, Inc (NP3P) and the Yaureibo Cultural Center of
Vieques, Puerto Rico, will be active from Vieques Island (IOTA
NA-099) celebrating the 21st Vieques Cultural Festival. The
special event will be operational from 1200z April 17th through
2000z on the 19th from Fort Count of Mirasol. The suggested
operating frequencies will be: 28350, 21350, 14300 and also
activity on 40/80/160 meters. The first 500 contacts with
confirmation will receive a 8x11 certificate. The QSL adress is:
Cadena el Conquistador, Inc., PO Box 161, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
00738.
T48, CUBA (Update). The No-Name
Dx-Group will be using T48RAC during their trip to Santiago de
Cuba from late February and early March. They plan to use this
special callsign during the CQ 160 Meter and the ARRL SSB DX
Contest. QSL via VE3ESE. Also, check the Kitchener-Waterloo ARC's
(KWARC) Web page to see if you are in the log. A special link
will appear on the web page. Go to: http://www.kwarc.org
T8, BELAU. David/KJ9I,
Rudolph/NF9V and John/NZ9Z plan to be active from here December
8-17th, as T88II. Activity will be 160-10 meter with an emphasis
on the topband. QSL via KJ9I (contributions appreciated): David
Schmocker, N7298 County Trunk Highway F, Oconomowoc, WI
53066-9040 U.S.A.
TXK8, NEW CALEDONIA (NOT a
misprint! Attention Prefix Hunter). The "LNDX" reports
Eric/FK8GM, Franck/FK8HC and Alain/FK8FI will use the special
callsign TXK8DX (that is T X K 8 D X) during the WPX Contest. The
TX is a special prefix for French overseas territories and the K
is for New Caledonia. The team plans to use a 4 element delta
loop for 10m, 3 element for 15m, 3 element for 20m, 2 elements
for 40m, dipoles and a square for 80m, L inverted for 160m. QSL
via WB2RAJ.
V2, ANTIGUA. Operators GM3NIG,
GM3UTQ, GM3COB, GM4FDM (all who recently operated from St Kilda
EU-059), GM0UKZ, GM0NAI and maybe GM0GAV will be active during
the upcoming IOTA Contest as V26VG. The group also hopes to be
active from Antigua a few days before and after the contest using
the callsigns V2/homecalls. There will be activity on the WARC
bands before and after the contest. QSLs for the Dxpedition
should go to GM4FDM either direct or via the bureau. Requests for
bureau cards may be obtained via E-mail from GM4FDM at wylie@scotsboy.sol.co.uk
XA, MEXICO (Update). We reported
in OPDX.343, that the Texas DX Society would be active from here.
The TDXS will now join with the Club de Radio Afficionados del
Norte de Tamaulipas Asociacion (CRANTAC) and will activate XA5T
on all bands for the ARRL DX CW contest. QSL to N5TU.
XV, VIETNAM. Anders, SM0ORV, has
recently been licensed as XV7SV in Hanoi (not to be mixed up with
XV7SW). He has rather modest antennas, and would be happy to QSO
anyone who can pick up his signals. As the rule is in Vietnam, he
has been assigned a set of fixed frequencies: 3526, 7026, 10135,
14212 and 21235 kHz. QSL via his home call SM0ORV, where he will
handle all cards when he returns to Sweden in June.
XV7SW WRAPUP. For those who had
a chance to work Rolf, SM5MX (aka XV7SW), he has sent OPDX this
personal note to all that he made a contact with: "Hi fans,
Having served in Hanoi, Vietnam, for four years, I have now
returned to my native Sweden. You can still obtain QSL cards for
contacts with me as XV7SW by writing to my home address: Rolf T
Salme, SM5MX, Korpstigen 5 B, S - 135 51 Tyreso, SWEDEN or via my
QSL manager SM3CXS, either directly or via the bureau. Summing up
my operation from Hanoi, it was a particular thrill to be able to
activate 160 meters and offer XV on Top Band to those in need.
When operating from the center of a big city, it certainly helps
to have an embassy garden at your disposal for suspending
elevated radials. During my stay there, I got a lot of assistance
from a lot of people overseas. Special thanks go to my patient
and faithful QSL manager SM3CXS, to W8ZF who furnished us with
his DXBASE Log Program and to K5ESW and JE1JKL who provided me
with a lot of advice and any hardware or software I needed.... 73
de Rolf SM5MX/XV7SW"
YS, EL SALVADOR. Federico,
YS1FEA, reports to OPDX that due to the lack of YS stations on
the air (currently ONLY about 10 stations active on HF) three
Salvadoreans stations will be operational every night on 7055 kHz
from 0200 to 0330z. Operators are: Federico/YS1FEA, Roberto/YS1CQ
and Oscar/YS1SH. QSL all three to: PO Box 517, San Salvador, El
Salvador, Central America.
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