The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 346 BID: $OPDX.346 March 2, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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Network, W1LW, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W4WX,
N5OGP, KB6NAN, N6DCD, NO6X, W6OAT, AA7KE, CT1EAT, DJ7IK, DK9KX,
EA2CLU, EA5XX, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, G0PSE, HA0HW, HA0KHW,
HB9DLE, JA1ELY, LU1DZ, ON4WW, SV1NA, UA2FZ and YU1AB following DX
information.
3D2, FIJI. After their
operations from West Samoa (See 5W below), Slav/ OK1TN,
Vrata/OK1KT, and Vasel/OK1VD of the OK DX Foundation (OKDXF),
will now be active from Nadi, March 24th through April 1st, as
3D2KT and 3D2TN. Activity will be on CW/SSB on 160-6 meters with
beams and amplifiers. QSL via OKDXF, P.O. Box 73, Bradlec 293 06,
Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. ADDED NOTE: They may try to go to
Rotuma Island. This operation depends on finding transportation.
3D2, FIJI. Mamoru, 7N1RTO
(ex-JG2EBN), will be traveling here on business and hopes to
operate as 3D2ME in his spare time. Look for him March 8-11th on
20 or 15 meters SSB. QSL via JARL Bureau or direct to his new
address: Mamoru Endo, 102-83-2 Kizuki-Omachi, Kawasaki, 211-0031
Japan
5A21, LIBYA. By the time you
read this the Belgian team of Tiny/ON4CAT, Frank/ON4CEL and
Patrick/ON4APS will have met Ali and Abubaker, their Libyan
friends at 5A1A, and be on the air using the special callsign
5A21PA. They will be active on all bands on CW, SSB and RTTY with
100 watts. Activity will last until March 7th. (ed. While writing
the OPDX bulletin Sunday morning, most of the activity seems to
be on 20, 15 and 17 meters so far.) For more information, check
out their homepage: http://users.glo.be/~frankyb/5a21pa.html
5W, WESTERN SAMOA. The "DX
News Sheet" reports Slav/OK1TN, Vrata/OK1KT, and
Vasel/OK1VD, will be active March 14-23rd as 5W0SZ and 5W0VV from
Apia. Activity will be on CW/SSB on 160-6 meters with beams and
amplifiers. QSL via OKDXF.
7X, ALGERIA (also possible S0
trip). Mark, ON4WW (ex-9x4ww), reports he is going to 7X-land
shortly. This location will be close to S0, Western Sahara, and
he will try to operate from here also.
9Q, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.
Pat, 5N0T, and his XYL Nicole, 5N0YL, who were active from
Nigeria, will arrive March 21st here. They will be active once
they receive their licences. Hopefully this will be by the end of
April. QSL both via F2YT.
A7, QATAR. The "59(9)
DXReport" reports Dave, KC9IM, who is currently signing
J52IM, expects to take up a new assignment in Doha soon. His
callsign and other details have not been announced yet. QSL via
KB9XN. Meanwhile, Jabor, A71BY, is active often on 20 meters SSB.
Check 14175 kHz (or 14195 +/-) around 1345z. QSL via F5PYI.
BRAZILIAN GENERAL/IOTA DXPEDITION NEWS.
RATONES ISLAND - Will be aired by PR5L, March 26-30th,
using SSB and CW. Ratones Island is IOTA SA-026, and DIB
64. QSL via PP5LL.
SAO FRANCISCO ISLAND - Will be aired by PR5L, April
16-20th, using SSB and CW. Sao Francisco is SA-027, and
DIB 08. QSL via PP5LL.
GUARAZES ISLAND - Will be aired by PT163MP, May 1-5,
using SSB and CW. Guarazes Island is SA-026, and DIB 71.
QSL via PP5LL. The special callsign PT163MP will be used
to commemorate 163 years of freedom from the Military
Police in Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
MEL ISLAND - Will be aired by PQ5L, May 28-31st, using
SSB and CW. Mel Island is SA-047, and DIB 24. QSL via
PP5LL.
ADDED NOTES: Look for this islands on the usual IOTA
frequencies:
CW - 3510, 7010, 14010, 21010, and 28110
SSB - 3760, 7060, 7260, 14280, 21260, and 28460.
Also PP5LL address is: LIRA, P.O.Box 08, 88010-970,
FPOLIS-SC, Brazil
C42, CYPRUS. Operators UA2FB,
UA2FF, and UA2FZ will once again use the special callsign C42A
during the CQWW 160 SSB Contest. QSLs for the C42A operation will
go to DK4VW CBA (maildrop only).
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. The
"59(9) DXReport" reports Vincent, EA6AEI, is active
daily on 18150 and 24970 KHz from 1600-1700z.
ED, SPAIN. Operators EA5GRC,
EA5GJT, EA5AQA, EA5CE, S01M and EA5XX will air the special
callsign ED5WPX during the next CQ WPX Contest as a Multi/Single
station from Spain.
GB0, ISLES OF SCILLY (ENGLAND).
The Taunton and District ARC (TADARC) will be activating St.
Marys, Isles of Scilly (IOTA EU-011), with the Special callsign
GB0SM during the period April 25th through May 2nd. Four
operators plan to maintain a 24 hours operation, with Icom
IC737A, IC725 HF Transceivers on 160 to 10 meters. They will be
using R7000 Vertical, wire dipoles and long wire antennas for CW
and SSB modes. A VHF transceiver and 3 element 6 meters beam will
also be used if VHF conditions are favorable. QSL via the bureau
or direct to: G3WNI, Bill Lindsay-Smith, Way Close, Hemyock,
Cullompton EX15 3QY, England Bureau QSLs can also be obtained by
E-mail to: tom@tctaylor.demon.co.uk
HB2, SWITZERLAND (Attention
Prefix Hunters!). Sigi Bill, HB9DLE, President of the LETZI
DX-group, reports the prefix "HB2" will be aired for
the first time. The special callsign HB2CA will be used by the
LETZI DX-group of Switzerland and will only appear on the bands
during the major contests in 1998. The LETZI DX-group consists of
twelve active DXers and contesters running a nice clubstation and
celebrating the 20th anniversary of the club. QSL via bureau to
the manager HB9DLE.
IRIS COLVIN, W6QL, SK. It is sad
to report that well known DXer Iris Colvin, W6QL, became a
"Silent Key (SK)" at the age of 83 on Wednesday,
February 18th. She died peacefully at her home in Richmond, CA.
Iris was renown as a prolific DXpeditioner, and along with her
late husband Lloyd, W6KG, activated many of the world's rarest
DXCC locations. She and Lloyd, also were avid QSLers and boasted
the world's largest collection of cards -- all alphabetized and
filed in cabinets which occupied an entire room in their home.
Iris was a member of DXCC Honor Roll, president of the Yasme
Foundation and a past president of the Northern California DX
Club. She was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame in November,
1976. OPDX and the members of NODXA, along with many DXers
throughout the world will never forget the many QSOs/memories she
had provided over the years. Dxers have lost a rare one!
J8, ST. VINCENT. EA2ADJ, EA2BP
and EA2CLU, are making plans to be active here between March 21st
and April 1st. This includes activity in the CQ WPX SSB Contest
(March 28-29th) as J80R (Juliet eight zero Romeo). Before and
after the contest, they will use the callsign J8/EA2BP on all
bands on SSB/CW and RTTY.
JD, OGASAWARA. Look for
JF1LGD/JD1 to be active mainly on SSB (some CW) from here. He has
been active on the WARC bands (18 and 24 MHz) and also on 15
meters. Activity will last until the end of March. Meanwhile,
look for JA1FUY, JF1GUQ, JA2CVF, JA1XVU and JI1FOL to be active
March 14-17th. They will sign as homecall/JD1. Activity will be
SSTV only on 20 and 15 meters.
JT, MONGOLIA (Update). As
mentioned in OPDX.343, a Hungarian group who are members of the
Hungarian Pannon DX Club will operate from Ulan-Bator from May
17th through June 2th. The team which includes HA0HW, HA4GDO,
HA6NL, HA7SK and HA7VK, plans to keep 2-3 stations simultaneously
on the air 24 hours a day to maximize band openings on all HF
bands. Activity will be on SSB, CW, and RTTY. Suggested
frequencies will be:
They state that if propagation allows them, they will work CW,
25 kHz from the bottom of the bands edge for U.S. stations to
give more people a chance to work them. They also mention that
they want to work on satellites such RS-10, 12, and 15, and if
they can obtained LIS, they want to work on 50 MHz. The callsign
will be announced later. All operators will probably use their
own suffixes, but the prefix is still not known yet. During the
CQ WPX CW Contest weekend, they would like to use the special
callsign JU0HA. For up-to-date announcements, check out the Web
page of Pannon DXC at: http://www.dunanet.hu/pannondxc/ The
DXpedition team would gratefully accept contributions from both
individuals, clubs or firms. Contributors should contact Laci,
HA0HW at: ha0khw@c3.hu or
Laszlo Szabo, P.O.Box 24, Puspokladany, H-4151, Hungary.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. A team from
the Florida Contest Club (FCC) will be in GTMO for the ARRL
International DX Contest March 7-8th. The team members are:
Doug/KG4OX (W4OX), Bill/KG4WW (KX4WW), Bill/KG4GC (W4WX) and
their host Rusty/KG4AU (WV4N). The callsign KG4GC will be used
during the contest. Members will arrive on Wednesday, March 4th,
and remain for one week. Members will be active on all bands and
modes before and after the contest. QSL 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.
QSL all others to home calls. Any comments or questions can be
sent to: w4wx@bellsouth.net
KH1, BAKER ISLAND. The MKDXF and
SSIDXG gang is underway to Baker Island where the USFWS will drop
one team member off on Tuesday morning. They will then proceed to
Howland and land, sometime between the 3rd to 5th of March.
KH6, HAWAII. Tamaki, JG1OUT,
will be active from here as KH6/JG1OUT, March 7-10th. He will
take a small AMP and a tri-band yagi. Look for him on 40-10
meters SSB/CW. QSL via JARL Bureau or direct to his callbook
address.
LU1ZC, DECEPCTION ISLAND. Still
need this one on 10 meters? Listen to LU1ZC's 10 meters beacon on
28212 kHz. The team there states propagation has been very poor.
They continue to try to improve their contacts on 160, 80, 10,
and 6 meters, but the propagation conditions are not helping.
Most of the time they are on 15 and 30 meters which are the only
useful bands. Last report, they have made a total of more than
35000 QSOs.
P5, NORTH KOREA. Toma, YU1AB,
reports to OPDX that Rasa, YU1RL, has gone to Pyongyang, and he
is there right now. He will be trying to get a licence from North
Korea.
QSL INFO AND NEWS
Walt, W1LW, reports to OPDX that for those who have been
waiting for the K7K Kure Island QSLs (for contacts made
in August and September 1997), they are reportedly back
from the printer. It appears that AH0W is now sending
them out. Walt states it is a very nice multifold QSL.
Dianna, KB6NAN, reports that DL5WM will be getting the
9X0A QSL cards out starting some time in March.
Hans, DK9KX, reports he wants to close the following logs
by June 30th (1998):
QSL cards via the bureau or direct. For direct cards,
please send two U.S. green stamps or one IRC, plus sase.
S92FC, S97A AND S91FC QSL STATUS. Francisco, CT1EAT,
reports all direct requests for S92FC, S97A and S91FC
have been mailed. Bureau requests are already processed
and will be sent to bureau office (REP) next week.
Further requests will be answered on a weekly basis, but
PLEASE NOTE: Due an "unexplained" print error,
the address printed on QSL is wrong. The correct address
is: P.O.Box 172, 7800 Beja, Portugal (Rua dos
Acores,6-2Esq 7800 Beja is also valid.) Please include a
SASE or a SAE + 1 IRC (or 1 USD) only!
John Devoldere, ON4UN, Member of the board of UBA (IARU)
and QSL Manager for Belgium, states that cards sent to
the VRB QSL Bureau (P.O.Box 94, B-2500 Lier, Belgium)
does not guaranteed delivery to all members of the
various radio societies in Belgium. Only the UBA QSL
Bureau (IARU) at: UBA QSL Bureau, P.O.Box 900, B9000
Ghent, Belgium, can be guaranted delivery.
SV5, RHODES ISLAND. Yorgos,
SV1NA, reports that two very active fellows, Jim, SV5EFB, and
George, SV5DZG, have announced they will be active EVERY WEEKEND
on 24 MHZ SSB only from the island of Rhodes. Their activity will
continues for all 1998. They accept QSL cards via the SV bureau
in Athens Greece.
V2, ANTIGUA. Two members of the
Oklahoma DX Association will be operating from here May 26th
until June 2nd. Jim, K5TT (ex-WV5S), and Dave, W5AO (ex-N5CG),
will be operating 160 through 10 meters including the WARC bands.
They will also enter the CQ WPX CW Contest. Probable callsigns
are V26TT and V26GG, respectively. QSL information for V26TT is
the K5TT/WV5S callbook address, and Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088
for V26GG. Additional information is available via k5tt@contesting.com.
XU, KAMPUCHEA (Well this is
another interesting callsign!). Operator Hiroo, XU2A, is
currently not active from here because he is now in Laos on
business. He will be going back to XU this month and will be
active after the WPX contest. He will be using the callsign XUX0
(XUX zero) from XU island.
Z3, MACEDONIA (former Yugoslav Rep.).
Mike, NO6X, and Mike, NN6C, will be operating from here for about
a period of about 2 weeks. Activity should be on all bands
SSB/CW. Their main goal is the WPX SSB contest. They should be on
the air from about the 19th of March to the 1st of April. They
will actually leave Los Angeles on the 18th and arrive back on
the 2nd of April. Their expected callsigns are Z38/NO6X and
Z38/NN6C outside of the WPX contest. During the contest, they
will use Z38C. QSLs will go to home callsigns, and QSL for Z38C
will be via NO6X.
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