The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 374 BID: $OPDX.374 September 14, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, KE1Y, NC1L & DXCC Desk, N1OLO, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH &
The 59(9) DXReport, AC4G, K8YSE, WB8YJF, CT1FRN, DL4MCF, F6AJA
& LNDX, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, G0TSM, HL5FOP, JM1LJS,
ON5NT, PS7AB, RW0MM, VO1XC and Z32ZM for the following DX
information. 3V, TUNISIA Eddie, W6/G0AZT, will once again be
active from here. Look for him between October 15-20th from 3V8BB
and participating in the JARTS Contest. Activity will be mostly
on RTTY and on 80-10 meters with only a 100 watts. QSL direct
only.
5A, LIBYA. The "DX News
Sheet" reports that Abubaker will be active as 5A29,
September 2-7th, to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the
"Revolution of Libya". QSL via 5A1A.
6K98/D98, SOUTH KOREA (Attention
Prefix Hunters). Look for special event stations D98WCX and
6K98WCX to be active now until November 10th. These stations will
be operating SSB, CW, and SSTV. Operators are from KARL (Kyongbuk
branch -6K0ZZ) and Kyongju HAM club (HL0FSI), and they are on the
air in celebration of "The Kyongju World Culture
Exposition". QSL via Bureau or to HL5FOP (P.O.BOX 97,
Kyongju, 780-600, KOREA). Help with more details and questions
can be obtained by Jung, HL5FOP, via E-mail at: rayman1@chollian.net
9V8, SINGAPORE. Look for special
event station 9V8SEA to be active between November 13-15th during
the "SEANET 98" convention. Activity will be on all
bands including 6 meters (CW 50085 and SSB 50115 kHz). For
further information on "SEANET 98" contact 9V1UV at:
Comline Services, 622 Serangoon Rd., Singapore 218222; or via the
InterNet at the E-mail address: seanet98@sarts.org.sg
9Y, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Members
of the Bavarian Contest Club (DK6WL, DL4MCF, DL4MDO and DL4MEH)
will be active from Tobago Island (IOTA SA-009) from October
15-31st. They will be an entry in the CQWW DX SSB Contest as a
Multi/Single using a special callsign (callsign was not given).
They will be on before and after the contest using 9Y/homecall on
all bands (160-10m) on CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via bureau to their
homecalls and to DL4MDO for contest QSOs.
CT98, PORTUGAL. Portuguese
amateurs will continue to use the prefix CT98 (also CS98, CQ98
and CU98) until September 30th, during their "Expo 98".
Claudio, CT1FRN, has been signing CT98FRN almost every day on 20
meters from 0000 to 0200z (giving out 2 points for a special
award for the "EXPO 98"). QSL CT98FRN via CT1FRN to the
bureau or direct to: Claudio Cepinha, PO Box 247, 2871 Montijo,
Portugal. For details on the special award check out the Web
page: http://www.rep.pt/de98_i.htm
FH, MAYOTTE. Bruno, TK5PB, will
be active as FH/TK5PB from November 12-25th. He plans to be
active from a few different islands such as Grande Terre, Petite
Terre Brandele and Bambo. He will only be active on SSB. QSL via
his home address at: Bruno Padey, Le Magenta 1, F-20169
Bonifacio, France.
FW, FUTUNA ISLAND. Marcel,
ON4QM, is here as of last Thursday and is active as FW5XX. The
"LNDX" states he will stay on the island for 2 months.
Activity will probably be on all bands. QSL via CBA.
IOTA NEWS.
AF-073. The DXpedition to Qerqenah Island which was
planned for September 11-18th (refer to OPDX.369) had to
be postponed until the second half October, with dates
around the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Mome, Z32ZM, was inform
by Hrane, YT1AD, that there was some kind of
administrative problem. However, all other preparations
for this IOTA DXpedition are going fine.
EU-011. Shaun/M0BJL and Darren/G0TSM will be operating
from the Island of St Martin`s in the Isles of Scilly
from October 2-5th, using the callsign GB4SM. They will
be operating on all bands from 80-10 meters and at times
there will be 2 stations on the air. The main operation
will be on SSB, but they will try some CW. QSL via the
bureau or direct to: Darren G0TSM, 10 Swift Close,
Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9LD, U.K. More detailed
information about their operation is available on
Darren's WEB page at: http://www.qsl.net/g0tsm/
NA-136. The Greater Norwalk Amatuer Radio Club will
activate Sheffield Island (USI CT008s) on Saturday,
October 8th, from 1300z until sundown local time.
Operations will on 80-10 meters including the WARC bands
(conditions permitting). Activity on both CW and SSB can
be expected. They hope to have 3 stations operating
simultaneously. QSL DIRECT ONLY! Please include a SASE or
an IRC. If you have any questions please contact N1OLO
via E-Mail at: N1OLO@qsl.net
SA-071. Look for PT2VE to be active from Santo Amaro
Island (DIB 10), October 22-26th. Operations will be on
SSB/CW with activity on 80-10 meters. QSL via the Bureau
or direct to: PY2YW, A. Demarinis, PO Box 65002,
01390-970, S. Paulo/SP.
KH0, SAIPAN. Kazu/JA3ART and
Hide/JM1LJS will be active October 16-19th, as KH0/N3JJ and
KH0/JM1LJS. Activity will be on all HF bands and including 6
meters. QSL KH0/N3JJ to: Kazuo Ebihara, P.O. Box 62, Sakyo Kyoto
606-8691, Japan or via bureau to JA3ART. QSL KH0/JM1LJS to:
Hideyuki Kai, 915, Takata, Kohoku Yokohama 223-0063 Japan or via
bureau to JM1LJS.
NEW ENTITIES ADDED TO THE DXCC LIST.
If you are not a subscriber to the OPDX's InterNet Mailing List,
you missed the announcement this past week that the ARRL Awards
Committee has accepted a recommendation of the ARRL DX Advisory
Committee to add the Marquesas Islands and the Austral Islands to
the DXCC List. The additions will be effective with contacts made
beginning 23:59 UTC on 31 March, 1998 and after. The DXCC Desk
will accept QSL cards for both the Marquesas and the Austral
Islands beginning October 1, 1998. QSL cards received before that
time will be returned without action.
QSL INFO AND NEWS. Bruce, AC4G
(ex-N4GAK), QSL Manager for Ken, V73C, reports that Ken has
retired V73C as of August 25th. Ken has moved stateside to
Washington state. No other details are available now, but Bruce
will follow up with more details later. As some folks know, Ken
got married earlier this year to Irina, a YL from Moscow.
SPECIAL EVENT STATION. The
"DX News Sheet" reports to look for GB100AR next
weekend, September 19th, to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio
and the first two-way trans-oceanic amateur radio contact in 1923
between 8AD in France and 1XAM and 1MO in the USA.
SPECIAL EVENT STATION (FAR EAST OF
RUSSIA). Special event station UE0LLL will be active on
the air now until October 8th, in celebration of the 70th
anniversary of the first Russian Far East hamradio station,
"AS3KZ" (which began on October 5, 1928). The station
will also commemorate its 1st operator Vlad Mekhailoff, UA0LL,
(1911 - 1988), the radiopioneer. The station is located in the
port-city of Vladivostok (CQ zone 19). Activity will be on all HF
bands, CW/SSB. QSL via bureau or RW0MM, CBA.
SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. Thanks to
Dominic, DL5EBE, a rare treat has taken place over the last week
and will possibly last until September 20th. Dominic is currently
visiting Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A, and is installing some new
equipment which includes an antenna for 160 meters and new
antennas for 80/40 meters. While there, Dominic has been active
on "CW" as SV2ASP/A which is very rare from here. Also,
look for some RTTY activity while Dominic is there. By the way,
Apollo's station is ONLY 100 watts. QSL via Monk Apollo,
Dochiariou Monastery, GR-63087 Mount Athos, Greece - Europe.
V6, MICRONESIA. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states to look for JH1BLP, JP1WDN and 7L1PBB to be
active September 14-21st as V63LP, V63CV and V63DI. Their
activity will be on 160-6 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via respective
homecall.
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. Carl,
G4VFU, who was active from here earlier this year is currently
back in the U.K. for a well deserved break. Carl will once again
be on the air from here (activity on 80/160 meters), beginning
September 20th to 23rd, as VP8CJZ. Carl states that there was
some confusion last time on where he was operating from when he
uses the /mm (maritime mobile). When Carl is operating as
VP8/G4VFU/mm, he is operating from the vessel. When Carl is
operating as VP8CJZ, his new callsign, he is operating from the
Falklands "on shore and ground". Carl is now on the
InterNet, and he will answer any of your questions or verify the
log at: CTFW18@hotmail.com
XX9, MACAO. Jon/WB8YJF and
Leo/K8PYD will be leaving September 20th to be active from here
and then return on October 1st. They plan to be active in the
upcoming CQWW RTTY Contest and hope to use the callsign XX9YD, if
they can get Leo's old callsign back, or else they will try to
get XX9TJF or XX9TRY. They also planned to be active before and
after the contest. Jon states that he will be taking his TS-830S
and AL-811 amp. They will use a 3 element beam on 10/15/20
meters, a vertical for 80/40 meters and dipoles for the WARC
bands. They will try to work some 30/17/12 meters RTTY. There may
also be some VR2 activity before and after the contest.
ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA AND GOUGH ISLAND. A
station signing ZD9/ZS1B was up and active on 20 and 10 meters
this past week, but has now gone QRT. The operator named Bud who
came with the supply ship from South Africa, states that he would
be moving to Gough Island (rare IOTA AF-030) during this past
weekend. However, while preparing this bulletin it seems this
operation did not take place due to heavy winds gusting to 60
knots. Because of the high winds, the helicopter could not land
on the island. Access to Gough Island is via a helicopter due to
the steep cliffs. It was mentioned by Bid that if landing is
unsuccessful, the ship will return in two weeks for a 3-5 day
stay on the island. Hopefully, the weather will co-operate.
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