The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 369 BID: $OPDX.369
August 10, 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, K2EWB, K2WE, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport,
AJ4Y, KF9YL, ARRL DX Bulletin, BD7JA, DL6LAU, EW4EW, G3KHZ, G4BUE
& DX News Sheet, GW0ACH, JA1ELY, JT1KAA, PS7AB, VK9NS,
YB4JIM, YC0LOW, Z32ZM and ZP6CW for the following DX information.
3V4, QERQUENAH ISLAND (Rare IOTA
from Tunisia). Mome, Z32ZM, informed OPDX (and others) that he
together with Dragan/Z32AU (HB9DNE), Hrane/YT1AD (Z31AD) and two
other operators from the club station 3V8BB, will put this very
rare island on the air for the first time in more than 40 years.
They will activate IOTA AF-073 between September 11-18th. Their
station will be on the air 24 hours a day with operations on CW,
SSB and RTTY. The following are the suggested fequencies:
CW - 7005, 10101, 14024, 18073, 21025 and 28025
SSB - 7060, 14260, 18125, 21260 and 280460
RTTY - 7035, 14080, 18085, 21080 and 28080 kHz
(12 meters not used in 3V-land). The team reports this
expedition will cost a lot and any financial or technical support
is more than welcome (especialy NEW or USED radios, amplifier,
antennas, SWR, rotator, coax-line, electronic keyer and lap- top
computer). The team would like to set up a second station. If you
would like to help, donations can be sent to: HB9DNE-Dragan
Kostevski, Hugsam Str. 3, CH-8833 Samstagern, Switzerland. Or
direct to Dragan Kostevski's bank account:
SPARCASSA-RICHTERSWIEL, Conto nr: 162.200.689.03 For any other
information or questions please contact Mome, Z32ZM, via E-Mail: dalibor@freemail.org.mk
After the DXpedition takes place, a WEB page with logs and photos
will be created, with the special "Thank You" page for
the donors (This will also be on the QSL card).
5X, UGANDA. The "DX News
Sheet" reports that Laurence, GM4DMA, will be active again
August 14-21st as 5X1LH. Activity will be mostly on 17, 15 and 6
meters with 100 watts beaming to Europe. QSL via home call.
A3, REP. OF TONGA. JA2JW, his
XYL JA2DPC and his second son JL2ONQ should be active by the time
you read this. They are to arrive on August 10th and stay until
August 14th (QRT at 0700z). They will be active on 80-6 meters,
SSB/CW. They will use 100 watts into G5RV for 80-10m, dipole for
30m and a 6 element yagi for 6 meters. Check 28350 kHz for 6
meters schedule. Look for A35YH/JA2JW (mainly CW), A35PC/JA2DPC
(mainly SSB) and A35NQ/JL2ONQ (mainly on 6m). QSL via each
homcall.
A5, BHUTAN. Jim Smith, VK9NS,
will be releasing a HIDXA announcement VERY soon about a possible
visit to A5, Bhutan, towards the end of October. A separate
bulletin will be issued as soon as we receive it. Meanwhile, OPDX
InterNet Subscribers will receive a special additional bulletin
that Jim put out earlier in the week about his good friend from
A5 who passed away.
BI7, WEI-ZHOU ISLAND (New China
IOTA). Yang, BD7JA, informs OPDX that after several months of
hard work and planning, he and others plan to go to Wei-Zhou
Island (Chinese island listed as "d" for the IOTA
program). Members of the operating team will be BD7IA, BG7IB,
BD7IX, BD7JA, BD7JG, BD7JK, BD7KW, BG7NI, BG7NQ and BG7SU. They
will be on the island August 20th and leave August 23rd. They
will use the callsign BI7W. They will be active on 40-10 meters
with operations on SSB, CW and RTTY. Their station will be
equipped with a TS-950, TS-690, FT-900, AS, 40-2CD and a
generator. QSL via BD7JA: P.O.Box 1713, CANTON (510600) P.R.
China). QSL ONLY DIRECT. This time the QSL card will be sponsored
by Jose/EA5KB. At this time a WWW homepage is under construction
and details will be forthcoming.
CE, CHILE. Steve, NE4Z, is
active from Santiago as CE3/NE4Z. Activity is mainly on 28340 or
21340 from 2200-0000z daily. He has also been heard on 7031 (at
0345z), 14057 and 14188 kHz. Steve is planning to activate some
of the CE IOTAs. Stay tuned! QSL is to AJ4Y: Paul Womble, P.O.
Box 1207, Highland City, FL 33846-1207 USA.
EV200, BELARUS. Nick, EW4EW,
reports that a Byelorusian-Polish special event station EV200AM
will be activated between August 21-25th to celebrate the 200th
anniversary/birthday of Adam Mitskewich. Operations will be from
Novogrudok, Adam Mitskewich's native land. QSL via EW4WW or
EW4MM. Meanwhile, the ARRL DX Bulletin states EU200A, EV200M and
EW200M will be on the air for the same celebration until December
31st. QSL via operators instructions.
FM, MARTINIQUE. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states that Vincent, F5JMV, will be active from
here as FM5JV for the next 3 years beginning August 11th. QSL via
F5LNV for a special QSL.
FP, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON
(Correction/Update). Last week we mentioned that the Prairie DX
Group DXpedition would be going here (Aug. 26th to Sept. 1st) but
gave the incorrect callsign FP/N9ND. The correct callsign is
FP/N9PD. QSL DIRECT or via Bureau to N9PD (not N9ND as
mentioned). As contacts are made with the stations from around
the world, this activity will be reflected on the group's web
page within minutes. For the first time hams and non-hams around
the world will have the opportunity to view and study the
activities of a DXpedition as it happens. In addition to live
ON-THE-AIR logs, the Prairie DX web site will include Amateur
Radio related links, featured information regarding the islands
of St. Pierre and Miquelon, plus updated photographs and sound
files from the DXpedition. This unique, VIRTUAL DXpedition will
afford hams the opportunity to immediately verify their contact
with a DX station. The PDXG has a Web page available at: http://www.prairiedx.com
GB5, FLATHOLM ISLAND (Wales).
Eleven members of the Barry Amateur Radio Society will be
operating as GB5FI from this Welsh Island (IOTA EU-124) from
August 28th to September 2nd. They will be operating on all bands
on SSB, CW, RTTY, Slow Scan, Pactor and Amtor. QSL via GW0ANA,
Nirvana, Castle Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge CF71 7LX or
Bureau. For more information about this operation and their club,
check out the Web site: http://www.gw0ana.demon.co.uk/bars/
JD1, OGASAWARA ISLAND. Look for
Eiji, JQ1SUO, to be active beginning on the evening of August
14th until the morning of August 16th. He will sign JQ1SUO/JD1
and will operate mainly on 20, 17 and 12 meters. QSL via
homecall.
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Masa,
JH6VLF, will be active from Rota Island (OC-086) as KH0/WD7CLP,
October 9-12th. He will also be active in the VK/ZL/Oceania CW
Contest. Activity will on 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 meters CW/SSB.
QSL via JH6VLF, Masanori Matsuyama, 303-JyunesuSuzuki,
1330-Hiregasaki, Nagareyama, Chiba, 270-0161, Japan.
PU5, SAO FRANCISCO ISLAND (BRAZIL).
This Brazilian island located in the Santa Catarina State North
Group (IOTA SA-027, and DIB 08) will be on the air September
10-14th. Look for the callsign PU5U, CW/SSB, 80-10 meters and the
usual IOTA DX frequencies. QSL via Bureau or direct to: PP5LL,
Jay Lira, PO Box 08, Florianspolis/SC, 88010-970
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....
Jim Smith, VK9NS, informed OPDX that he has just received
the latest batch of VU2JPS logs from Mani by Registered
Air Mail. Jim states that he will try to clear the
outstanding cards before he leaves for the U.S. He
mentions that he will carry some mail to the USA to be
posted there upon his arrival.
Steve, K2WE (aka 3W6WE and XU2WE), reports all direct
stateside QSLs for the 3W6WE DXpedition to Saigon from
March, 1998, are in the mail. If you have not received
your card by the end of last weekend, please let him know
at "k2we@juno.com"
(It may have been lost in the mail). He has about 50% of
the DX cards done. Anyone who included return postage
will get the card direct via Air Mail. All others will go
via the bureau. The QSL is a full color photo card. The
picture was taken on the roof of the Kasati Building
where the station was located. The picture has Les, W2LK
(3W6LK), on the left, and Steve, K2WE, on the right.
QSLs for special event station JU60MTZ (which celebrated
the 60th anniversary of the Mongolian Railway Board) go
via JT1CJ, Sh.Gankhuyag, P.O.Box 100, Ulaanbaatar-44,
Mongolia.
OJ0AU, which was active July 21-27th logged, 14350 QSOs
from Market Reef (EU-053). This included 2393 QSOs during
the IOTA contest for a claimed score of 5.015.296 points.
They operated with two stations most of the time.
Conditions were disturbed due to an Aurora, but they were
very satisfied with the results. QSLs should be ready in
about 5 weeks. Please send your QSL (please ONLY use this
NEW address) to DL6LAU: Carsten Esch, Kreuzweg 22, 21376
Salzhausen, Germany (direct or via bureau).
WOW!!!! Didi, YB4JIM, reports that a very bad economic
crisis has been taking place in Indonesia, and for the
past few months, all prices have doubled or tripled.
Unfortunately, the effects have included the rise of
postage costs (1000%!). That makes YB-ham's QSLing
activity almost impossible during these hard times.
Sending an IRC or dollars will not do because banks only
take/change a $100 minimum and half postage cost to U.S.
is 20 IRCs!.
XM3/CH3/CI3/VE8 POLAR BEAR DX-PEDITION 98
(CANADA). Just a quick reminder that this operation
takes place next weekend. A group of Canadians have been
authorized to use the special callsign XM3PBX for their Polar
Bear Expedition train trip from Toronto to Moosonee (August
15-30th). They will also make a couple of stops on the way using
the special callsigns CH3HBC/325, CI3XXV/25 and either VE8C or
VE8I. For more details, see OPDX.363 (if you lost it, send an
E-mail to the OPDX Archives at "opdx-request@nshore.org"
along with the word "archive" in the
"Subject:" line and then use the following command in
the body of the message:
XU, KAMPUCHEA (Cambodia). Steve,
K2WE (aka 3W6WE and XU2WE), mentioned in his 3W6WE QSL
announcement (above) to watch for an upcoming XU operation later
in the year.
YE1, INDONESIA (Special Event).
A group of ORARI members will go to Ujung Kulon National Park
located in the western tip of West Java (OC-021), Indonesia, to
operate as YE1ZI. This special event station is to commemorate
the 53th anniversary of Indonesian Independence on August 17,
1998. The operation should be active on August 15th at 0000z and
remain on air until August 17th, at 0500z. The team will operate
on SSB and CW on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter bands. QSL via
YB0TK, direct (with SAE and mailcost/IRCs) to: Maruto, PO Box
6763 JKSRB, Jakarta 12067, Indonesia or YB0TK via bureau. Special
certificates will be sent to those who are interested and able to
contact YE1ZI on at least three bands (phone and/or CW, mixed)
during its operation. Fee for certificate is US$ 10.00. Donations
are still welcomed. For further information, please send E-mail
to: mailto:dxuk@hotmail.com
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Look for
Jim, KD3YK, to be active now until August 14th as ZF2JM. There
have been no QSNs reported over the weekend. Jim plans to operate
QRP CW on 20 and 40 meters. QSL via KD3YK.
ZP6, PARAGUAY. Doug, ZP6CW, has
been quite active on 28027, 21027 and 18070 kHz CW. QSL via his
manager ZP6CU - Dani, PO Box 73, Caacupe, Paraguay.
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