The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 417 BID: $OPDX.417 July 12, 1999 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, N2VW,
WB2RAJ/ WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W4WX, N5VL, N6RT, AF8C,
K8YSE, CT1END, CX1ABD, DL7VSN, DS1BHE, EA5BY, F1UVN, F6IRA,
G4FRE, HA0HW, JH1ROJ, LU7EC, OH1MDR,OK1FLM, PS7KM, PT2NP, SM3CVM,
SP6TPM, UA6AF and VK4BLE for the following DX information.
3C0, ANNOBON. A press release by Tony, EA5BY,
reports the finalizing plans for a DXpedition to the island of
Annobon scheduled for September 14 through 24th, 1999. Their
goals are the following: first of all to provide as many stations
with a new country, and second is to leave open doors for other
possible DXpeditions. Annobon island is very much needed as
evidenced as being identified in the top 10 (7th place) on the
most wanted list. The callsign to be used will be 3C0R. With four
stations operational, this should allow easy access for those in
need. One station has been identified specifically for RTTY. The
other three will pay attention to SSB as well as CW. The list of
operators are: Ramon/3C1GS, Roberto/3C1RV, Elmo/EA5BYP and
Vic/EA5YN. The complete press release will be sent to all OPDX
InterNet Subscribers as an additional bulletin.
AMATEUR RADIO NEXT? "PLEASE!" On
nationally televised news this week, reports showed that the
Bhutanese government has allowed broadcast television available
in their country for the first time. However, the TV station is
government run. Could "Amateur Radio" be next?
ATTENTION ISLAND/LIGHTHOUSE ENTHUSIAST. Look
for UE6AAF to be active from Utrish Island in The Black Sea from
July 14-20th. This operation will count for the "Russian
Robinson Award (RRA)" as RR 24 01 and for the "World
Lighthouse Award (WLH)" as LH 1236. QSL via UA6AF, Victor
Kravchenko, PO Box 33, Novorossiysk-22 353922, RUSSIA.
CANCELLATION. Bill, W4WX, from the
"Space A Group", announced that his Haiti
operation/trip (see OPDX.416) was cancelled due to very negative
travel advisories put out by the State Department. Bill states,
"Will try something else."
CT7, PORTUGAL. On July 31st, August 1st and
2nd, look for activity by CT7P from Fort Peniche by operators
CT1CBI/Ant, CT1FIJ/Vitor and CT2FUP/Fernando. Contacts will count
for F-031, which is valid towards the DCFP Diploma Castle and
Forts Portuguese Award. It is also valid towards the DMP Award
Country Portuguese NBA 1014. QSL via CT1CBI bureau or direct.
H44, SOLOMON ISLANDS. "The 59(9)
DXReport" reports that Peter, G8BCG, will be in the Solomons
in late 1999/early 2000 as H44PT. No other details were given.
IOTA NEWS (Stations continue to prepare for
the upcoming IOTA Contest, July 24-25th)
AS-080. A group which includes HL1OYF,
HL1OJQ, HL1TXQ, DS1BHE, DS1CNO, DS1EON, DS1CJE and HL3ENE
will be active from Anmyeon Island (located in the
Chungchongnam-do Islands Group) on July 23-25th. They
will be active during the IOTA Contest CW/SSB 40/20/15/10
meters. Operators will sign homecall/3. The group plans
to bring 3 transceivers w/2 amps (500W) and 3 beam
antennas. QSL via HL1OYF (Duk-Nam Kim, P.O. Box 54,
Dong-Jack, Seoul, 156-600, Korea) or via homecall's CBA.
EU-003. Moreira, CT1AHU, member of the
LNDX, will operate between July 21 and 31st, as
CU3/CT1AHU. QSL via home callsign. (Also good for DIP
AZ-003).
EU-016. The contest team OL5T (OK1MD,
OK1TC, OK1DJG, OK1FLM, OK1HSK, OK1ILP) and 9A3EO will be
active from Kornati Island during the IOTA Contest as
9A0A. QSL via OK1FLM, Martin Korda, Simackova 17, 170 00,
Praha 7, Czech Republic.
EU-052. This year Laci, HA0HW, will
spend his holiday with his family on Korfu (Kerkira)
Island again. Look for him between July 19th and August
2nd. He will be on all bands, including the WARC bands,
on CW/SSB/RTTY. The low band activity will depend on the
availability of free space to hang up some long wires. On
the other bands he will use mono verticals on fishing
rods. He will also be in the IOTA Contest. Laci states,
"It is a vacation but last summer I managed more
than 8500 QSOs from Thassos Island (EU-049) in a two week
period.........hi".
EU-067. Harald, DL7VSN, will be active
from the Greek island Mykonos, July 12-26th. Operations
will be on CW and RTTY with 100 watts into a groundplane.
Harald will part take in the IOTA Contest.
EU-081. Look for operators F6DQM, F5JSK,
F5LJA, F5OGG, F5TBA, F1DPP, F1ORL and F1UVN to be active
in the IOTA Contest as TM2F from St. Marcouf Island
(MA-001). Contacts are also good for the LH-0060 (World
Lighthouse Award). QSL via F5LJA.
EU-089. CT1AHU, CU3EJ and CU3AD will
participate in the IOTA Contest as CU8I from Flores
Island. QSL via CU3EJ. Meanwhile, Moreira, CT1AHU, member
of the LNDX, will be active sometime between July 21 and
31st as as CU8/CT1AHU. QSL via home callsign. (Also good
for DIP AZ-008).
EU-096. Operators OH1MDR/OH0MDR,
OH1NOA/OH0NOA and OH1MM/OH0NSJ will be OH0MDR/1 from
Sandstrom Reef as a multi-operator island DXpedition
class entry in the upcoming IOTA Contest. QSL via OH1MDR.
For more information, send E-mail to: oh1mdr@saunalahti.fi
or check the Web site: http://www.saunalahti.fi/oh1mdr/iota.html.
EU-132. Operators SP6AZT, SP6CZ, SP6ECA,
SP6TPM and DJ0AF will be active from Wolin Island (SPIA
SZ-02) during the IOTA Contest as SN6F/1. QSL via bureau.
SA-028. The ABRA-DX Brazilian
Association has announced that they will be active from
Sao Sebastiao Island (St. Sebastian Island.), July 21 or
22 through 25th The callsigns ZW2SS (phone) and ZY2SS
(CW) will be used. Besides SSB and CW, they will try to
work also in SSTV. Activity will be on the traditional
bands, the WARC bands and maybe 160 meters. Operators
(confirmed): PP5LL, PT2HF, PT2NP, PY2HN and PY2PA.
SA-057. The Uruguayan radio group called
"Radio Club Oriental" will be active July
17-18th, from "Timoteo Dominguez Island" with
the support of the Uruguayan navy. This activity is in
celebration of Uruguay's anniversary of their first
Uruguayan constitution. Activity will be on 80/40/20/10/2
meters on SSB and CW using the callsign CX4CA. A special
QSL card will be available.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Another operation is
planned from here by Hartmut, DJ7ST. Look for him to be active as
OH0/DJ7ST August 2-20th. Activity will be QRP 5 watts on all
bands mainly CW. QSL via homecall.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
The ARRL W9 Incoming QSL Bureau's
address has changed "Effective Immediately".
The new address for the W9 Incoming QSL Bureau is:
Northern Illinois DX Assn, W9 Incoming QSL Bureau, PO Box
273, Glenview, IL 60025-0237. For more information,
contact Bill Russin, N9BR, via his E-mail address: n9br@arrl.net.
Laurie Pritchard, VK4BLE, the WIAQ QSL
Bureau Manager, reports that all QSL cards for VK8AV are
to be sent via the VK4 QSL BUREAU or direct via PO BOX
3718, ALICE SPRINGS, 0871, NOTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA.
Anyone who requires any information about VK can contact
Laurie via the E-mail address: wiaqqsl@powerup.com.au.
TM0HQ was active during the IARU Contest
last weekend from the H.Q. of REF as a Multi-Multi. QSL
via F6KNB. All contacts will be auto- matically confirmed
via bureau. No card needed.
Doug, N6RT, reports that the following
new/updated logs are now at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
4K9W (thru June 23, 1999)
3A2LZ (Dec.1990 thru May 1996)
F/G0GRC (IOTA EU-107, June 1999)
C56T (1998 CQWW SSB Contest)
JW9PJA (thru March 1, 1999)
C56A (October 1998)
VQ9CV (thru July 2, 1999)
CQ2S (April 1999)
VQ9GB (thru June 29, 1999)
DS5DNO (thru June 29, 1999)
XE1JEO (thru July 4, 1999)
DU1ODX (thru June 29, 1999)
YC0LOW (thru July 3, 1999)
Jun, JH4RHF (KH2S, OE/ZL1RH), who was
operating as 4U1VIC for the IARU Contest this past
weekend, states to QSL via OE bureau unless other routes
were mentioned. Also, if you are using CT during the
contest, note that CT misunderstands 4U1VIC as YK, Zone
39. 4U1VIC is in Zone 28, OE.
QSL LU7EC via "Luc" Mariano
Elichagaray, Sarmiento S/N C.P.2703, Carabelas Bs, As
ARGENTINA or via the bureau.
Dave, G4FRE, has now returned from his
SV9/G4FRE operation netting 1300 QSOs. He states that
"condx not brilliant, didn't really get into U.S.A.
on digital modes until the last night when I worked 100+
on PSK31 and RTTY." He reports that some cards have
already been received at G4FRE despite the announced QSL
route (on air and via bulletins) being via WW2R. Cards
sent to his UK callsign will have to be personally dealt
with by Dave on his next trip to the UK on SEPTEMBER
28th. So, if you don't want to wait 3 months, use WW2R!
QSL cards for 5H1/DL7VSN, Harald,
DL7VSN, reports that if anybody did not receive a QSL
card for his operation in September 1997, to please send
him an E-mail to: h.schlesinger-dl7vsn@t-online.de.
He will send it once more via the bureau.
SI, SWEDEN (Attention Prefix Hunters). The
callsign SI9AM and prefix will be aired for the first time ever
July 17-18th, during the opening of the Thai Pavilion, "King
Chulalongkorn Memorial Building", in Ragunda, Sweden. The
Pavilion is of course in Thai style and the only one outside
Thailand. For more information about the King Chulalongkorn
Memorial Building, see the Web page: http://www.ragunda.se/.
SI9AM will later be established as a visiting Amateur Radio
Station near "The King Chulalongkorn Memorial
Building". Look for activity, especially on the weekends
after July 17-19th until September, on all band CW/SSB. QSL to
SM3CVM via bureau or direct CBA. QSLs are to be printed in late
August. A homepage is under construciton at: http://home.swipnet.se/lararo.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Florida DXpedition Group
(W4DXP) will be operational for the International Lighthouse Day,
August 21-22nd, from the Amelia Island Lighthouse which is
located on IOTA NA-138. The special callsign will be W4A and QSLs
will go to N5VL. This is the first and possibly the only
operation to take place from this location as the lighthouse and
its property are for sale by the U.S. Government.
TM5, FRANCE. Look for the special callsign
TM5FDH to be used during August 15-29th. QSL via F5LGF.
VP5, PROVIDENCIALES ISLAND. The team of
Frank/WA2VYA, Ken/K2WB and Jack/N2VW will be operating as VP5T
from IOTA NA-002, part of the Turks and Caicos Islands, from
October 26th to November 2nd for the 1999 CQ WW DX SSB Contest
(October 30-31st) as a Multi/Multi entry. Emphasis will be on CW
and the WARC bands before and after contest. QSL to N2VW with a
SASE/SAE+return postage, or bureau via N2VW. QSL VP5/homecalls
via homecalls via the bureau or direct to their CBA. All the
QSLing info applies to SWL cards, too.
VP9, BERMUDA. Isao, JH1ROJ, informs the OPDX
group that he is planning a trip here at the end of this month
and has already received his license as KG8XV/VP9. Look for him
to be active July 24-31st. Activity will be 80-10 meters
(including the WARC bands) CW and SSB. QSL via JH1ROJ.
ZX0, ST. PETER AND ST PAUL ROCKS. A press
release by Karl, PS7KM, from the Natal DX Group, has announced
this week that a DXpedition will begin between the end of
September and the beginning of October. Further information will
be available sometime in the middle of September. Contacts with
the Brazilian Navy through the Sea Resources Secretariat
Comission were made and two radio operators will be allowed to
remain on the rocks for the duration of the ship's stay. The
Brazilian Navy visits the rocks for maintenance on their
equipment once every six months. The NATAL DX GROUP has
designated two operators for the DXpedition: Karl Leite, PS7KM,
and Pergentino Andrade, PT7AA. Operations will be on the air for
10 consecutive days, 24 hours a day, on 6/12/15/17/20/40 and 80
meters on CW and SSB. Special emphasis will be given to the 40
and 80 meters bands. The callsign for SSB will be ZX0SK (QSL via
PS7KM). The callsign for CW will be ZW0SP (QSL via PT7AA). The
complete press release by Karl, PS7KM, will be sent to OPDX
InterNet Subscribers as an additional bulletin.
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