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DX Bulletin No. 358 BID: $OPDX.358 May 25, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, K4EP, N5OGP,
N6VV, W6TER, W7TSQ, K8RF, K8YSE, AH0W/OH2LVG, DL7UFR, F6CYV,
F6AJA & LNDX, HA0DU, LU6XQG, SM0CMH, T93Y, T97M, UA3AB,
VK4AAR, YS1RR and 9K2HN following DX information.
3B7RF DXPEDITION UPDATE AND WRAP-UP
(From 3B7 crew and Gerry/W6TER). "The crew is safe after a
harrowing 75 hours aboard the vessel Umbrina II. After tear down,
they boarded on 18 May, 0800z, for the 30 hour trip to Mauritius.
About two hours out (around the Sudan Bank), two weather systems
influenced the seas to extreme proportions. The vessel captain
wisely decided to anchor in safe harbor, near the most Southern
island in the St. Brandon archipelago. Although, they had
adequate supply of water, the sea provide the food source.
Finally, after the seas subsided, they arrived safely in
Mauritius, about 1300z, May 20th...." Gerry/W6TER The crew
issued the following press release to the media, in Mauritius:
"An international group of amateur radio operators has
successfully completed a "DXPedition" to the St.
Brandon archipelago. The group of "Ham" operators from
Mauritius, Switzerland, USA, Japan and Israel undertook this
challenging adventure to confirm radio propagation predictions
from remote St. Brandon to other parts of the World. Using the
call sign 3B7RF, they contacted over 53,000 hams throughout the
World. No ham operation of proportions has ever taken place from
Mauritius or its outer islands. The DXPedition was conducted with
the approval of the Mauritius Telecom Authority which issued the
radio license. Assistance for the twelve days of radio operation
on St. Brandon was provided by the Raphael Fishing Company, the
crew of the Umbrina II vessel and Mr. Jacky Mandary, 3B8CF."
5B4, CYPRUS. Edin, T97M, and
Boris, T93Y, inform OPDX that they will be active from here
during the period of May 26th to June 3rd. Activity will include
operations in the CQWW WPX CW Contest. Their CEPT callsigns
5B4/T97M and 5B4/T93Y will be probably be used outside the
contest. For the contest they will try to get some special
callsign preferably with 7M and 3Y suffix. QSL information for
T97M is via K2PF, and for T93Y it is W6MD (ex N2MAU). A WWW LOG
search will be implemented as soon as they get back home...
5X, UGANDA. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states that Laurence, GM4DMA, will be active as
5X1LH throughout July while on a work assignment. Activity will
be between 80-2 meters.
6W, SENEGAL. After their
activity from N'Gor Island, Chris, 6W1QV, and Didier, 6W1RE, will
be active in the Senegalese islands - Goree Island and Sarpent
Islet (IOTA AF-045), from May 29th to June 2nd. They will use the
callsign 6W1QV/P. Activity will be on 10/15/20 meters CW/SSB. QSL
via 6W1QV direct or the 6W bureau. Didier, 6W1RE, will be going
back to France at the end of June.
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Andy, UA3AB,
informs OPDX that operators UA9CI, UA9CLB, UA9CDV and UA9CDV will
travel here and will be active from the Hillview Gardens Resort
to operate all bands/modes as 9M6AAT and/or 9M6AAC. Look for them
as a Multi/Single entry in CQWW WPX CW Contest. They will stay
there until June 4th.
CY9RF, ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION
(Update). Dan, K8RF, reports that there has been another operator
added. Len, W8RC, has joined the group/team of K8RF, WA9S and
VE9AA. However, Dan states he would like to add one more operator
to the group. Their operation will take place May 28th through
June 2nd and they will participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as
a Multi-Operator/Multi-Transmitter entry.
FO, AUSTRAL ISLANDS (Possible
new DXCC entity!). Albert, FO5JR, will leave Tahiti on July 20th
and arrive on Rimatara Island (IOTA OC-050) on July 22nd, in the
Austral Island group. He hopes to start his activity on July 24th
or 25th. He will stay there until August 13th. He will be active
only on CW around 14010 and 21010 kHz. PLEASE NOTE: He doesn't
like pile-ups and needs a "normal" QSO (which includes
a name and QTH). QSL via home callsign.
INTERNET DX CHAT ROOM AVAILABLE. Doug,
N6RT, reports to OPDX that he has set up a "IRC DX Chat
Room". The room name is #CQDX and it can be found on the
InderNet IRC network. Doug has put up a WEB page at the URL
address http://members.home.com/dab/dxchat.html which
describes how it can help DXers and how to get there.
IOTA NEWS....
AS-118. Hamad, 9K2HN, is planing to go to Kubar Island on
June 6th, if the weather was "OK" on that day.
There is also a possibility to go the island before that
date (or maybe after). Hamad will be on the island from
1500z until 0100z signing 9K2HN/P. QSLs are
"OK" via bureau or direct.
EU-148. F5BJW, F5XX, F5RDI, F5UOE and F1CLO will use the
callsign TM5B from Fort Brescou, June 12-14th. They will
be active on all bands CW and SSB. QSL via F5XX.
NA-067. Philip, K4EP, will be activating Hatteras Island
in the North Carolina State East Group now through May
29th. He will be using a R7000 and (if it works) an
amplifier he just bought. Philip also mentions, "My
operating schedule depends on the wind (I'm windsurfing),
as this is a vacation." He suggests to QSL via his
old callsign KF4JFG, since that will be an easier one to
find because Philip has only had the new callsign for a
couple of weeks.
OC-154. Dan, VK8AN, has been sent to Troughton Island
again with very little warning. He is there primarily for
work (He is a chopper pilot for an oil company), but he
will be on 14260 and 21260 kHz with some possible 17m and
12m activity if the bands hold up. But 15 meters will be
his main band. Dan will be there until June 3rd using the
callsign VK8AN/6. Please, QSL direct only to Alan, VK4AAR
(new QSL Manager for him). Alan can also confirm earlier
QSOs as he has the access to all logs. Send direct to:
Alan Roocroft, VK4AAR, c/o Post Office, Dalveen QLD 4374,
Australia
JU1, MONGOLIA (UPDATE). Steve,
HA0DU, reports that the JU1HA team has experienced unforeseen and
serious problems which will influence their operations. The
Hungarian Dxpedition team have, however, solved their problems
and changed their callsign to JT1X. So look for this callsign on
the bands! They will operate the four fully equipped stations
which includes two monster log-per beams and several other
antennas. Operations will last until June 2nd. Refer to OPDX.357.
KH2/NH2/WH2, GUAM. Dave, N2NL,
reports that he will be living on Guam for at least the next 2
years and hopes to be very active during this time. Dave will be
active as N2NL/KH2 operating mostly CW on the WARC bands and 20
meters RTTY. During the upcoming weekend, he plans to be active
in the CQWW WPX CW Contest signing either /NH2 or /WH2. PLEASE,
QSL ONLY via his QSL Manager, W2YC. Any cards sent direct to Dave
must be fowarded to W2YC as he keeps all of Dave's logs which he
E-mails to him weekly.
LU8, TIERRA DEL FUEGO (Argentina). The
El Radio Club Ushuaia will activate IOTA SA-008 from their
headquarters and participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May
30-31st) on the 40 meters band as LU8XW. QSL via Box 58, 9410
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
OH0, ALAND/AHVENANMAA. The world
famous B.I.G. station at Aland/Ahvenanmaa will soon be active
again as OH0W on all bands including a Multi-Single entry in the
CQWW WPX CW Contest. Operators include OH2TA/OH0TA, OH2BCI, OH2KW
and OH5BQ. QSL via OH2IW, CBA.
OOOOPPPSS! (Blame it on Dayton
HamVention fatigue!). We made a little error last week on the WEB
Page address under the heading "COULD YOU HAVE WON A PRIZE
AT THE DAYTON HAMVENTION?" (ed. Sorry John!) The address for
John's (K8YSE) homepage should have read: http://www.en.com/users/k8yse/hamdraw1.html
We had en.con instead of en.com.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.......
QSLs for J45KLN for activity during 1998 should be sent
to Goran, SM0CMH, via the Swedish QSL bureau or direct
to: Goran Lundell, Algovagen 11, S13336 Saltsjobaden,
Sweden.
Individuals have begun receiving Jim Smith's (VK9NS)
H40AB Temotu Island QSLs in the mail.
3C1GS QSLS. Raymundo, YS1RR, recently talked to Elmo,
EA5BYP, QSL Manager for 3C1GS. He has requested to inform
all N.A. friends that the QSLs for Ramon, 3C1GS, will be
sent in about 2 or 3 weeks because at the moment they are
still at the printing company. The QSL will be a nice
color QSL with the Guinea flag in the front of it.
SU, EGYPT. Ahmed, SU1AH, in
Cairo, has been active on 20 meters RTTY recently. Check around
14080 kHz between 2130 and 2300z.
T30, WEST KIRIBATI. Ron, ZL1AMO,
is once again active from here as T30RW. His length of activity
is unknown (it may have already ended, last QSN was reported May
24th at 0336z on 15 meters RTTY). Check the CW segments,
especially the WARC bands. Also, watch for RTTY. QSL via ZL1AMO.
TF, ICELAND. Sigi/DL7DF, and his
crew (Tom/DL7BO and YL, Ben/DL7BY, Frank/DL7UFR, Wolfgang/DL2NWK)
will be active from June 15-21st. They will operate especially on
the low bands and on CW, but SSB and RTTY are also possible. They
will use 2 complete stations, and their antennas are: a 5 element
beam for 20, 15, 10 meters; 3 element beam for 17 and 12 meters;
GP for 30, 40, 80 and 160 meters and beverages. Look for them on
the usual DX frequencies. QSL via DL7DF.
TR, GABON. It has been reported
that Thieny, F5ILM/FR5DT, is currently in Gabon for the next 4
months. He presently does not have a license but has applied for
one. Once he receives his license, look for him to be active on
all bands CW.
UPCOMING DX CONVENTIONS......
The 46th Annual W9DXCC Convention and Banquet will be
held this year on September 12th at the Holiday Inn in
Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Some of this year's
presentations will include and be conducted by: Tim
Totten, N4GN, - "H40AA Temotu Islands
DXpedition" Newly appointed DXCC Manager Bill Moore,
NC1L. - "DXCC 2000" W9PRN, K9KM and NC1L -
"ARRL Forum" The dinner banquet speaker will be
Fred Laun, K3ZO. For more additional information about
the convention contact Chairman Bill Smith, W9VA, by
phone (874) 945-1564 or by his E-mail address: w9va@aol.com Also, check
the W9DXCC Web page at: http://www.qth.com/w9dxcc/
The dates for the annual DX Convention for the Northwest,
hosted this year by the Western Washington DX Club, is
July 17-19th. The convention will be held at the Double
Tree Inn at South Center in Tukwila (just South of
Seattle). Several good forums have been organized by
Ward, N0AX (the quiz master), and Mike, N6MZ. The
Saturday dinner banquet speaker will be Ralph, K0IR,
talking on "The Southern Ocean - A DX Odyssey".
DXCC card checking will be handled by Bill Moore of the
ARRL. For a flyer and/or more information contact: Joe,
W7QN, Chairman at (206) 784 1089. Or write to: WWDXC,
W7DX, Box 395, Mercer Island, WA 98040.
V2, ANTIGUA. Just a quick
reminder that 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 160-10 meters
including WARC bands. They will also enter the CQ WPX CW Contest.
Their callsigns are V26TT and V26GG, respectively. QSL
information is K5TT/WV5S for V26TT and Box 88, Morris, OK
74445-0088 for V26GG. Additional information is available via k5tt@contesting.com.
V63 MOKIL ATOLL (New IOTA)
OPERATION CANCELLED. The V63 Mokil Atoll operation by Lew/N6VV,
Dan/W7DR and Mike/NG7S scheduled for June 1st has been cancelled.
The supply ship which was supposed to deliver generators and
gasoline to the island in May was unable to make its normal stop
due to a water crisis on other outer islands. The air charter
which was scheduled to deliver the crew on June 1st, has informed
them that they cannot carry gasoline aboard the aircraft.
However, NG7S will be active from Pohnpei Island as previously
planned using the call V73DC. Please refer to OPDX.350.
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