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DX Bulletin No. 371 BID: $OPDX.371 August 24, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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and ZS5BBO for the following DX information.
3W, VIETNAM. Peter, 3W6EA, has
informed several people that he is restricted to the following
frequencies (using only a maximum 500 watts): 14160, 14260 and
21160 kHz. His activity has been mainly around 1500 to 1630z, but
he has been heard as early as 1245z. QSL to: P.O. Box 121, Ho Chi
Minn City, Vietnam. Meanwhile, the "DX News Sheet"
reports that Mirek, VK3DXI, will be active from August 29th
through September 4th as 3W6DXI. Activity will be mostly CW. QSL
via DL4DBR.
9V, SINGAPORE. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states Mirek, VK3DXI, will start his next
multi-year assignment here in October and hopes to regain his
9V1XE callsign.
AFRICAN ACTIVITY (5X, 5Z4 and
E3). Jacky, F2CW/ZL3CW, is currently in Africa for a 4 month
mission. He is based is Kenya where he is expecting a callsign,
but it may take several weeks ("If not months!", he
states.) Jacky reports to OPDX that he is currently in Uganda for
a few weeks. He has already applied for a callsign which normally
takes a week (if he is lucky it will be 5X2CW). So look for him
to be active soon. Probably the most exciting news is that Jacky
will be going to Eritrea soon, but he doesn't know yet if it will
be possible to obtain a license there. "I will try!!!",
states Jacky. QSLs will be via ZL3CW, Jacky Calvo, PO Box 593,
Pukekohe 1800, New Zealand.
BV9P, PRATAS ISLAND. Randy,
WX5L, reports that during the New Orleans International DX
Convention, Paul, BV4FH, who was a member of the last trip to
Pratas Island, explained how difficult it has been to obtain
proper authorization to return to this highly sensitive island.
He went on to say that they are very close to getting the
"OK" to return sometime between 30 and 60 days. BUT, he
needs our help. Paul needs input from the DX community to
accompany his final push in a few weeks. He is requesting
E-mail's to be sent with a short message indicating our desire
and needs for Pratas Island to be activated. If you need it for
an all time new one, mention that, if you need it for 5B DXCC,
mention that or whatever. Each message received, Paul will make a
hardcopy of it and submit it as a package to show evidence of the
needs and desires of the DX community to the governing authority.
He feels that good representation will be the culmanating
ingredient for approval so that the 10 member team can accomplish
their goal possibly as soon as October. He did mention as soon as
approval is granted, it could happen very fast as they would be
flown in on C-130's as soon as the team can be assembled. Let's
give Paul the help he needs to make the Pratas Island DXpedition
a reality. Pauls E-mail address is: bv4fh@ms2.hinet.net
C2 NAURU. Look for Jack, VK2GJH,
who will once again be active from here between August 26th and
September 5th as C21JH. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, but
mainly on the WARC bands. QSL only direct to: Jack Harden, Box
99, Ryde, NSW 1680, Australia.
C56, THE GAMBIA. Members of the
Bavarian Contest Club (BCC) are organizing a DXpedition here in
October, 1998, which includes the participation in the CQWW DX
SSB Contest. The Team consists of: DF4RD/Dieter, DL5NAM/Chris,
DL8UD/Uwe, DL9NDS/Uwe, OE2VEL/Wolf and OE9MON/Karl. They will
depart on October 14th, and will stay until October 27th. There
will be activity on all bands (including 6 meters, if they get
the permission) before and after the Contest on SSB and CW. There
is a possibility of participation in the WAG-Contest (October
17-18th). More details will be forthcoming (callsign, QSL info,
etc.) as soon as possible. Meanwhile, check out the BCC Web page
at: http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC/
DO YOU NEED ZS3? Edwin, ZS5BBO,
reports to OPDX that he has received a number of requests
regarding activity from the ZS3 area in South Africa. He states,
" There are few hams in this area, let alone serious
DXers." Edwin wants to know if there is a serious demand for
contacts from this call area, and if so, he will consider going
to this area in December, 1998. At this stage this is just a
survey, but he would appreciate any feedback regarding this
matter. His E-mail address is: zs5bbo@icon.co.za
ER27, MOLDOVA. Now until August
31st, look for the special callsign ER27A to be active in
commemoration of "Independence Day" for the Republic of
Moldova. QSL via ER1DA: Valery Metaxa, P.O.B. 9537, Kishinev
MD-2071, MOLDOVA.
FM, MARTINIQUE. Nuria/EA3AOK and
Josep/EA3BT have announced that they will be active from here,
October 20-26th, as FM/EA3AOK/P and FM/EA3BT/P. Their activity
will be mainly on SSB and RTTY, with some CW, with operations on
80-10 meters, including the WARC bands. They will take part in
the CQWW DX SSB Contest with the special callsign TO8B. All the
QSLs will go via EA3BT. For more up-to-date details, check out
their Web page: http://www.redestb.es/personal/j_gibert/
FT5X, KERGUELEN ISLAND. This
will be the last week to work Helios, F6IHY, as FT5XN because he
will be leaving the island on August 28th. Activity seems to be
around 1100 and 1200z. Check 14165, 14190, 14260 and 21267 kHz.
Also, check 10103 kHz around 1400z. QSL via F6PEN.
H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE (Added to
DXCC List). If you are not an InterNet Subscriber to the OPDX,
you missed the announcement that the ARRL Awards Committee has
accepted a recommendation by the ARRL DX Advisory Committee to
add the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands to the DXCC List.
The addition will be effective with contacts made beginning 2359z
on March 31, 1998, and after. The DXCC Desk will accept QSL cards
for Temotu Province (H40) beginning October 1, 1998. QSL cards
received before that time will be returned without action. Temotu
Province includes the Santa Cruz, Reef, Duff and Vanikolo Island
groups.
KH2, GUAM (Top band). It has now
been reported that Gus, K4SXT/KH2, and Dave, N2NL/KH2, are now
both active on 160 meters from Guam. Both were heard around
1000z, one on 1828 kHz and the other on 1831 kHz. QSL N2NL/KH2 to
W2YC.
KH0/KH2 UPCOMING ACTIVITY. The
Mariana Islands DX Association members have announced that they
will be making an effort to supply as many Guam and Saipan
multipliers as possible in the VK/ZL Oceania DX Contests on
October 3rd and 4th (SSB), and October 10th and 11th (CW).
Activity will be on 10/15/20/40/80 meters on both CW and SSB
weekends. Active stations from Guam will be KH2D, N2NL/KH2,
NH6D/KH2, K4SXT/KH2, WH2U, KH2JU, N4UQM/KH2 and NH2E. Active
stations from Saipan will be WH0AAV, KH0CE, AH0D, NH0F, NH0D and
NH0E. QSL info for MIDXA members can be found on the club web
pages at http://www.guam.net/pub/midxa/
PROJECT DX TEAM (Italian Island
Activity). Members of the A.R.I. Lomazzo (Co), Italy plan to
activate four different islands this week. The operators are:
I2OGV/Giovanni, I2RFJ/Ivano, IK2JYT/ Giovanni, IK2XDE/Andrea,
IK2XDF/Giampaolo and IK2XNW/Luca. Their activity will be on SSB
and CW, and if is possible also on RTTY. Look for them to be on:
Bacucco Island (IIA RO-04) August 25th; Piallazza Island (IIA
FE-01 and IOTA EU-155) August 26-27th; Baron Island (IIA FE-03
and IOTA EU-155) August 28-29th and Scannone di Goro (IIA FE-05)
August 30th. QSL all operators via the QSL Manager IK2XDE (Bureau
or direct to: Andrea, P.O. Box 3, I-22072 Cermenate (Co), ITALY
QSL INFO AND NEWS............
Hillar, N6HR, reports that the TF3IRA QSLs for the IARU
98 HF Championship have been received from the printer,
and ALL QSOs will be QSLd unsolicited via respective
bureaus. "Check out the c-o-l-d Vatnajakoll icebergs
coming down from the glacier!", says Hillar. QSLs
will go out week of August 24th.
K8NA is now the QSL Manager for Tim, NO7F/KL7, activity
from Fox Island (IOTA NA-059), Alaskan island group.
The DXpedition by Nick, RA1QQ/1, from the Arctic Islands
(in the European part of Russia) has ended. Nick visited
3 islands: Kildin Island (EU-082), Korga Island (EU-160),
and Kharlov Islan (EU-161). Around 3000 QSOs were put in
the log (1040 QSOs were made in during the IOTA Contest).
Nick was alone in this expedition, and his financial
expenses increased. After solving all financial problems,
all QSL cards will be printed and sent out.
The QSL Manager for the special event station J47LHA,
which was operating during the Lighthouse/Lightship
Activity Weekend, is SV7CO: PO BOX 46, 68100
Alexandroupolis, Hellas-Greece.
ADDRESS CHANGE. Padelis, SV5AZ, QSL Manager for J54RDS
and SV5RDS (the Dodecanese Radio Amateur Association on
Rhodes Island) has changed. His mailing address and his
new address is: Padelis Vassiliadis, P.O. Box 329, GR
85100 Rhodos, Greece
AP2TJ via W3HNK. Joe, W3HNK, request PLEASE use a #10
business size SASE or a 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 European size SASE
as his card is HUGE!
S0, WESTERN SAHARA (Update). QSL
Manager Ghis, ON5NT, reports Mark, ON4WW, will be touring again
through the Western Sahara. He will be active again as S07WW from
August 25th until September 1st. As this is a working trip for
Mark, most of his operation will be during the local evening and
night hours. He will give updates on his low band skeds while
there. Mark also now holds a 5T5WW callsign and will likely be
active from Mauritania while passing through. He will not stay
overnight there (5T), so this could be a local daytime operation.
The date August 26th was mentioned. QSL via ON5NT.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special
event station EK88L to be active now until August 31st, and again
for one week in December. This is to commemorate the victims of
the 1988 earthquake that destroyed the town of Leininakan (now
called Gyumri). QSL via IK2DUW.
TZ, MALI. Bob, K4RB, reports to
OPDX that he is in Bamako and has just received his TZ6DX
license. He plans to be on CW/SSB on 40-10 meters including the
WARC bands. He was heard this past weekend on 15 and 17 meters,
on CW, 18079 kHz at 1800z and 21010 kHz at 1415z, and on SSB,
21331 kHz at 1900z. QSL via K4DX if a Georgia address, otherwise
the old callsign of WA4FVT. Bob states, "Nice to be back on
the air after a year off and find all these vastly improved
condx!"
USI AND IOTA ALERT. Gregg,
VE3ZZ, will be active from Hilton Head Island, S.C. as VE3ZZ/W4
(NA-110 and USI: SC-002S) from August 29th through September
12th. He will be looking particularly for Europe stations on the
normal IOTA frequencies. QSL to VE3ZZ via Bureau or direct to: PO
Box 1345, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R4, CANADA. Also, just a reminder
that Eddy, VE3CUI, will be active from Ocracoke Island (NA-067),
North Carolina, USA, for one week, commencing on or about August
23rd. Activity will be mainly on CW, especially on 40 meters on
7040 kHz (on 80-10-meters, the usual IOTA frequencies). His
callsign will be VE3XZ/W4. QSL via VE3CUI (bureau).
V3, BELIZE. Just a quick
reminder to look for W5JYK, K5KR and W5ZPA to be active this week
from Ambergris Caye (NA-073) signing V31YK, V31KR and V31MP
(Refer to OPDX.357). Activity will start August 26th and last
until the 30th. Look for them on CW/SSB/RTTY with operations on
80-10 meters. QSL via homecalls.
ZW4, BRAZIL. Marcus/PY4SM,
Pedro/PY4TF, Arthur/PY4ART and Ailton/PY4ACL will be on the air
as ZW4SM from September 4-6th, in celebration of the 176th
anniversary of the "Independence of Brazil". They will
be operating on the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 3507, 7007, 14007, 21007, 28007 and 50110 kHz
SSB - 3777, 7077, 14177, 21177, 28477 and 50110 kHz
QSL via the Bureau or via PY4SM - P.O. Box 120, Belo Horizonte
- MG, 30.123-970, Brazil
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