The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 388 BID: $OPDX.388 December 21, 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, K2KQ, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR &
The Daily DX, N6RT, WA6KBL, NA7DB, KU9Z, AC0X, DJ5AV & DX
News Letter, DL3DXX, F6AJA & LNDX, G4BUE & DX News Sheet,
G4UZN, G0OIL, JA1ELY, LU7EC, OH2BVE, ON5NT, PS7AB, RA6CO, RA0FF,
SQ9FVR, VK1TX and YB1AQS for the following DX information.
SPECIAL EDITOR'S NOTE: My family (wife/OPDX's
chief proof-reader Linda, Tedd [TJ], Katie) and I (KB8NW) would
like to wish all DXers, Contesters and OPDX readers a very
"Happy Holiday and Season's Greetings". Also, we would
like thank the many who have contributed information over the
year (there are too many to list). REMEMBER, without them there
would not be an OPDX Bulletin.
3B9, RODRIGUEZ ISLAND. "The
Daily DX" reports that Frank Smith, AH0W, from the
Midway-Kure DX Foundation, says that the upcoming DXpedition to
Rodriguez Island is now planned for the first of April, 1999.
This will be a multi-national DXpedition with operators from 5
countries. More details should be forthcoming.
4U1UN, UNITED NATIONS HQ.
Don/K2KQ and Piero/IK2BHX have been keeping 4U1UN active lately.
This past weekend they were active on the WARC bands, 80/160
meters and on RTTY. QSL via W6TER.
5X, UGANDA. The French DX
Bulletin "LNDX" reports that F5JDG and F6BDS will be
5X1MA and 5X1LG, respectively, now until December 25th. They are
there for business/work, and they will try to be active on
40/20/15/10 meters with 100 watts and dipoles.
C5, THE GAMBIA. Dave, G0OIL,
informs OPDX that he hopes to be active for one week beginning
January 28th (1999). His activity will be mainly on RTTY. QSL via
his UK callsign, Dave White G0OIL, Rainbow Cottage, Laneham St,
Rampton, Nottinghamshire DN22 0JX, England, UK.
EL, LIBERIA. Mark, ON4WW, who
was active as EL2WW is now home in Belgium for the holidays. He
will return to Monrovia in mid January. He will take his own
equipment this time because Mark was having some technical
problems with the locally loaned transceiver. He will be active
here for several more months. QSL via ON5NT.
FG, GUADELOUPE. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states to look for Didier/F5NZO and Eric/F5SSM to
be active from here December 24th through January 1st. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters with operations on SSB and RTTY, and
maybe RS-12. Their callsigns are likely to be FG/homecall.
FO0, AUSTRAL ISLAND. Einar,
LA1EE, is currently active on Tubuai Island in the Austral group
as FO0EEN. He will be there until December 30th. Most of his
activity seems to be on 80 and 40 meters CW. QSL via LA1EE.
FT5W, CROZET ISLAND. Look for
Gilles, F5AGL, to be active very soon as FT5WH. His activity will
be mainly SSB only. The length of his stay is unknown. QSL via
F6KDF, Gendarmerie de Bron, 292 Route de Genas, 69677 Bron,
France.
FT5ZH, AMSTERDAM ISLAND DXPEDITION
(Begins to close down!). From the latest press release, the
operators on Amsterdam Island are nearing the end of their stay
on the island. The ship will arrive approximately Wednesday,
December 23rd, depending on the weather and the seas. They must
be ready to board when it arrives, so they will begin to
dismantle the antennas on Monday, December 21st, a few at a time.
All the press releases issued this week will be sent to all OPDX
InterNet Subscribers as an additional bulletin. Meanwhile,
operators continue to be active at various times on the WARC
bands and RTTY, as well as the regular HF bands.
FT5, FRENCH ANTARCTICA/FRENCH TERRITORIES
IN THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN. The DX Lyon Gang reports
to look towards January for activity by FT5ZJ from Amsterdam
Island. Specific dates on arrival and departure were not
mentioned. Also, look for FT5YG to be active from Terre Adlie
(will be there for 1 year). Beginning March and onwards, look for
Helios, FT5XN, to be active from Kerguelen. Helios was there once
before.
HK, COLOMBIA. The
"LNDX" reports that Gerard, F2JD/G0SHN, has received
his licence as HK3/G0SHN. He will stay there for one year, maybe
two.
NEW OFFICERS. The Twin City DX
Association of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, has elected the
following hams to serve as officers in 1999: President - Tom Lutz
W0ZR; Secretary - Greg Fields K0OB and Treasurer - Doug Arntson
K0PX.
PACIFIC TRIP TO FIJI (3D2) AND TUVALU
(T2). A well known German DX group plans to be active
from Nadi and Funafuti between December 24th and January 15th.
Their callsign for Fiji will be 3D2DK, and their activity is
planned from December 24th through January 1st. The callsign for
Tuvalu will be assigned upon arrival and is currently unknown.
Their activity is planned for January 2-14th. Operators are
DK1BT/Manfred, DK7YY/Falk, DL3DXX/Mar, DL2OAP/Tom and DL8OBQ/Uli.
There are two Titanex V80E antennas for extensive lowband
activity in their baggage. Also, a 5 element beam will be used
for the the higher bands. They will be taking two complete
stations with them, including RTTY equipment and maybe even a
microphone for some SSB operations. They are currently trying to
arrange some kind of "Log Search" for their Web page as
well as a regular feedback between you and them by using
E-mail/fax. Check their Web page at: http://wwwiti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~hoeding/hamradio/3d2_main.html
PACIFIC TRIP TO FIJI (3D2) AND MARQUESAS
(FO0). Pekka/OH1RY and Jaakko/ OH1MA will be active as
3D2RY and 3D2MA respectively from the Fiji, December 30th until
January 6th. Also, look for them to be active as FO0KOL (Pekka)
and FO0SIL (Jaakko) from the Marquesas, January 7-13th.
PACIFIC TRIP TO FRENCH POLYNESIA (FO) AND
MARQUESAS (FO0). The "LNDX" reports that
Alain, F2HE, will be in French Polynesia (also Marquesas) from
May to July, 1999. He hopes to be active from several different
islands.
PIRATE ACTIVE. Anthony, G4UZN,
reports to us that he has been receiving QSLs from USA and Canada
for ZA1RSB which was active a week or so ago. Anthony states,
"Note for your records this is a pirate."
PY0, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Iwao,
PY8IT, will be active as PY0FT from December 22-28th. This is his
second trip to Fernando de Noronha Island. His activities will be
mainly 40, 20, 17, 15 and 12 meters, but if conditions are good,
he will try 10 and 6 meters. Iwao will be taking his TASCO
TSC-200 for SSTV operation. QSL via JA1ELY.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....
OH0Z and OH0AW QSL go via OH1EH (Ari Korhonen,
Kreetalank. 9 As 1, FIN-29200 Harjavalta, Finland
QSL LU7EC via "LUC" SARMIENTO, S/N C.P. 2703,
CARABELAS, Bs. As. ARGENTINA or via the bureau.
The logs for the recent German operation TY8A are now
available on the German DX Foundation Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/gdxf/
Just a quick reminder that the QSL Manager for RM6A
(since the CQWW CW Contest) is Joe, W3HNK. QSL all
previous QSOs with RM6A (before CQWW CW) to: Sam
Dubovtsev, P.O.Box 600, Krasnodar, 350062 Russia.
Tex, VK1TX, has a new QSL Manager, Bill, K1WY. He
mentions people can still send either direct, VK1 QSL
Bureau, or K1WY.
Special event station SN0KRT, which was active recently
to commemorate 13th anniversary of the club station in
Piekary, can be QSLed via the bureau to SP9KRT or direct
to SP9KRT`s callbook address.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE. Adam, KU9Z, reports he was listed
somewhere recently as the QSL Manager for WP2Z. This is
incorrect, and the correct QSL Manager is KU9C.
Coly, 3W5FM (home callsign UA0FM), has a new address for
QSLs direct: P.O. Box 37, Vladimir, ZIP 600000, Russia
RA0FF which was active in the 1998 CQWW SSB Contest, CQWW
CW Contest and the ARRL 10 Meters Contest now has a log
search Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/ QSL via
N6FF or RA0FF's CBA address (NOTE: If you send direct
QSLs to RA0FF, please enclose IRCs in an envelope, but no
USD, or use registered mail.).
Doug, N6RT, reports that he has received the color
picture QSLs from the printer for their October, 1998,
operation from Guadeloupe. QSL requests for FG/N6RT,
FG/W6KK, FG/K6RO, FG/N6ED, FG/N6RV, FG/W6SR, and FG5BG
(for the 1998 CQWW SSB contest ONLY - via K6RO) will be
answered shortly. A log search and twelve pictures from
the DXpedition (including a picture of the QSL card) can
be found at the Web site: http://members.home.com/dab/n6rt.html
Hannes, DL3NEO, who operated 4U1VIC on November 20th and
21st, can QSL this operation ONLY. He reports that he has
been receiving QSLs for other days and operations. He is
not the QSL Manager for any other activity of 4U1VIC
(e.g. during CQWWDX-Contest Nov. 28/29th). Please look
carfully for the given QSL manager.
S2, BANGLADESH. The "DX
News Sheet" reports that Bob, G3REP, has applied for a
temporary licence to be active again between December 21st and
January 31st while waiting for a permanent licence. He hopes to
be active on 160m despite the high QRN and will try to find a QTH
out of town for the CQ 160 Meter Contest. QSL via homecall.
VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS. Dale, W4QM,
is once again active as VQ9QM. His activity is mainly CW. He was
heard on 80 meters between 2100 and 0000z and on 12 meters
between 1330 and 1600z. Also, check 30 meters between 1800 and
2000z. His length of stay is currently not known. QSL via W4QM.
XZ1N DXPEDITION MYANMAR WRAP-UP.
In a press release by Dan Brown, NA7DB, states that the members
of the XZ1N-1998 DXpedition team wish to express their sincere
gratitude to the DX community for their overwhelming response. In
just over 3 weeks, more than 38,400 contacts were logged in
Yangon, the capital city of the Union of Myanmar. The team is
also grateful for the support of the government of Myanmar, H.E.
Gen. Khin Nyunt, Secretary 1, and the Ministry of Hotels and
Tourism, especially Mr. Htay Aung, the General Manager of Myanmar
Tours & Travels. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive the
complete press release as an additional bulletin. Non-subscribers
can go to the XZ1N Web page for more details at: http://ng7m.qrq.com/~xz1n/
YK, SYRIA. Omar, YK1AO, is now
active on 160 meters. He has been heard on 1826 kHz around 2030z
and 0315z (and later). "The 59(9) DXReport" states Omar
is using 1500w into a Gladiator Vertical. When he is not active
on 160 meters, check 40 meters between 0345 and 0500z. He is also
active on RTTY.
ZK3, TOKELAU. As this bulletin
was being prepared Ron, ZL1AMO, became active as ZK3RW. Activity
seemed to start on 15 meters CW and then moved to 10 meters CW on
28495 kHz. His length of stay is unknown. QSL direct via his CBA.
ZW/ZY, BRAZILIAN ACTIVITY.......
Look for ZY7FO to be active from Itamaraca Island (and
Fort Orange), January 16-18th. Activity will be on 80-10
meters CW/SSB. Also, check the IOTA frequencies and the
Brazil DX Net. Reference numbers are: DIB-018, IOTA
SA-046 and DFH-01-PE. QSL Manager is PR7RT, Guelfo Jorge
Poltronieri, P.O.Box 008, 58001-970 - Joao Pessoa - PB -
Brasil
Look for ZW7SC to be active from Fort of Santa Catarina,
January 23-25th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB.
Also, try the Brazil DX Net. Reference number is DFH -
001-PB.
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