The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 418 BID: $OPDX.418 July 19, 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, K1WY DX
Association, NB1B, AB2E, K2JXW, KE2LJ, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The
59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The Daily DX, WB3JFS, K4VUD, N6FF,
N6HR, N6RT, K8EP, K8YSE, AH0W/OH2LVG, BD5RV,CT1CSN, CT1END,
DJ7IK, DL2FAG, DL3APO, DL4TT, EA4ST, EI8IR, F6AJA & Les
Nouvelles DX, FM5GU, HL3QAR, HS0/G3NOM, IK0YVV, JA3ART, JA1MXY,
JI3DST, LA7QIA, OK1YM, ON4ALW, PY1SL, RZ1OA, SP6ECA, SV2CWY,
TA3J, VE2YAK, VE6JY, VK4BLE and VK8AV for the following DX
information.
3V, TUNISIA (A new station). Andy, DJ7IK,
reports that a second official station license has been now
issued to the Tunisian scouts. The station's callsign is 3V8ST
(Scout Tunisienne). They will build up a new station within the
next few weeks, and they hope to be on the air in September after
the summer holidays.
9H, MALTA. Look for Akis, SV7CLI, to operate
from the club station of 9H-land probably as 9H/SV7CLI beginning
July 20th. Activity will be on all bands. QSL via CBA.
9L, SIERRA LEONE. The "Les Nouvelles
DX" reports that Jacky, F2CW/ZL3CW, will be here for 3
months and hopes to get a licence.
CY9CWI, ST. PAUL ISLAND. This island will be
activated by the West Island ARC of Montreal from July 21-28,
1999. Operation from this DXCC country will be on 160-6m as
conditions permit. Operation will be on or near: 1830, 3505,
3780, 3860, 7005, 7065, 7230, 10105, 14010, 14265, 18080, 18125,
21010, 21305, 24935, 28010, 28395 and 50130 MHz. The team will
enter the 1999 IOTA Contest and will make special efforts to work
Asians on 10-15m, Europeans on 80-160m, and Canadians everywhere!
Operators will be Helen/VE2YAK (YL Op), Fred/VE2SEI,
Al/VO1NO/VE1, Reg/VE2AYU, Bill/VE1MR, Dragan/VE2ZIV,
Lowell/VY2OX, and J-F(Jeff)/VE2TBH. Direct comments, questions go
to: Fred Archibald VE2SEI, 130 Embleton Crescent, Pointe Claire,
QC, H9R 3N2 Canada ( archibal@pubnix.net
). QSL via VE2CWI West Island ARC, Box 884, Dorval, Quebec, H9R
4Z6 CANADA ( http://www.PubNIX.Net/wiarc/dx.htm ) The
following reference numbers were provided: CQ zone 05, ITU Zone
09, IOTA NA-94, Can. Is. NS-002, N. Lat. 47.33 degs., W. Long.
60.16 degs., Grid Square: FN 97.
FM5GU OFF THE AIR! Denis, FM5GU, reports to
OPDX that he thinks his station will be off the air for one to
two years. This is due to a storm that hit Martinique on
Thursday, July 8th, at about 6:00 AM (his local time) and broke
his mast and all antennas. His also mentions "the tide is
low for the money" to set things back up.
HL0, SOUTH KOREA (IOTA DXpediton). Hyun,
HL3QAR, the operator of HL0C (HanYang University Wave Research
Club), informs OPDX that an operation by HL0C/4 to Mara Island
(AS-026) will take place August 3-9th. Mara Island is in the
Cheju Province Group in the southern extremity of KOREA. Activity
will be on 40/20/15 meters CW/SSB. QSL via: CPO 4397, 100-643,
Seoul KOREA. Visit the HL0C Web site: http://campus.hanyang.ac.kr/~HL0C.
HS, THAILAND (IOTA and DXpedition). A large
group of Thai/foreign amateurs will be active from SiChang Island
(Koh SiChang, IOTA AS107) during the IOTA Contest. There will be
a two Multi-Mixed mode stations active: HS2AC (led by HS1CHB with
JA operators) and HS0AC/2 (led by HS1CKC with Thai/UK operators).
After the contest the groups will combine for a DXpedition
operation under the callsign HS2AC until July 28th. QSL Manager
for both callsigns will be HS0/G3NOM (Via Thailand Bureau or PO
Box 1300, Bangkok, 10112, Thailand).
IOTA NEWS (Stations continue to prepare for
the upcoming IOTA Contest, July 24-25th)...
AS-008. Look for JA1MXY/1 JA1SGU/1 and
JI1SQK/1 to be active from Osims Island (Izu
Archipelago), July 24-25th, during the IOTA Contest CW.
AS-099. Berkin, TA3J, will participate
in the IOTA Contest as TA3J/0 from Alibey Island. QSL
home call TA3J, Berkin AYDOGMUS, P.O. Box 987, 35214
Izmir - Turkey.
AS-117. Takeshi "Take",
JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/3 from the Honshu's
Coastal Isllands (Awaji-Shima Hyigo) during the IOTA
Contest and until July 26th. Activity will be 40/15/10
meters (also 17/12 meters). Take also plans to be active
from here during the upcoming dates/contest: September
4-6th (Asian Contest), October 2-4th, October
30th-November 1st (CQWW Contest and December 4-6th (ARRL
10M Contest). Callsigns to be used are JI3DST/3 or
7N3UXO/3. QSL via JI3DST: TAKESHI FUNAKI, 2-18-26
HANNAN-CHO ABENO-KU, OSAKA-CITY OSAKA 545-0021 JAPAN
AS-135. Members of the Jiangsu DX Club
of China will be active from Ping Island July 22-27th.
Operators BA4RX, BA4TA and BD5RV will activate this
island as BI4Q on some regular IOTA frequencies. This
will be the second time for amateur radio waves to be
sent out from this small island. The main purpose of this
operation is to take part in the IOTA Contest. QSL via
BA4TA (P.O.Box 219, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China) and any comment
can be directed to Michael Chen, BD5RV, at: by5qn@qsl.net.
EU-028. Marco, IK0YVV, will be active
from July 21-31st, from Elba Island (IIA LI-001) mainly
on CW. He will enter the IOTA Contest maybe as a mixed
mode. The call will be IA5/IK0YVV. QSL via the Bureau or
direct to: Marco Pimpolari, Via Piemonte, 58 ; 05100
Terni -ITALY
EU-038. Members of club station ON4NOK
will be active before and during IOTA Contest with the
call PA6TEX on Texel Island. QSL via ON4ALW: Ronald
"Ron" Van Aken, Kapelstraat 5, 2330 Merksplas,
Belgium. Also, QSL via UBA Bureau.
EU-048. Thierry/F5SNY will be F5SNY/P
from Belle Ile from July 21-29th where he will
participate at the IOTA contest.
EU-065. Thierry/F5SNY will be F5SNY/P
from Molene Island until July 21st.
EU-077. Operators EA1DAV, EA1CA, EA4ATI
and EA4ST will be active from Sisargas Islands July
24-25th. The callsign will be ED1PDG for the IOTA
contest. They will work SSB and CW. QSL via EA4ATI.
EU-121. The East Cork Radio Group will
be active during next weekend's IOTA contest from Bere
Island using the callsign EJ7M. QSLs go via EI6HB or via
the Bureau.
EU-145. The RCL Algarve DX Group team
(CT1ASU, CT1ERY, CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT2GFJ and CT2GZL) will
be signing CQ1C during IOTA Contest from Culatra Island.
QSL via CT1GFK direct via P.O.Box 468, P-8700-914 Olhao,
Portugal or via bureau.
EU-153. Vlad/RZ1OA and Dima/UA1OLM will
be active from Lyasomin Island between July 21 and 29th.
QSL via RZ1OA (Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk,
163040, Russia).
NA-139. Brian/N3OC and Darrell/AB2E will
activate Assateague Island (USIA MD001S) for the upcoming
IOTA contest. They will be a multi-single high power
entry with an A4 on the beach for 10-40 meters, and
either dipole or vertical for 80. They will be on both
SSB and CW, so look frequently on the different bands and
modes. This field-day style operation will be on the full
24 hours of the contest. Worked all mosquitoes and sand
flies will not be a challenge from this site. QSL via
N3OC.
NA-148. AA1IZ will be heading a team
from the Framingham ARA to Georges Island in Boston
Harbor for the IOTA contest. Operation will be
Multi-Single, all bands 80-10m, with SB-220s on both the
run and multi stations. QSL to AA1IZ.
NA-169. (Update!) Plans have been
finalized for activation of Waadah Island NA-169. Look
for special event callsign "W7W" from July 23rd
for 5 days including the IOTA Contest. QSLs via W5DX.
Pilot Station is w7tsq@aol.com.
SA-040. Gerard, F2JD/HK3JBR, will be
active as HK3JBR/1 from Rosario Island until July 20th.
JW, SVALBARD. Thanks to the support from some
very enthusiastic 6 meters operators and the UK Six Meter Group,
Peter, LA7QIA, should be active from here. By the time you read
this he should be on 6 meters as JW7QIA from JQ68TB for two to
four days. Details are published on his Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/la7qia
and mirrored http://home.c2i.net/dx).
KH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND. It has been reported by
Dick, N6FF, that Bill, NH6D, will be making numerous trips here
for the next year or so. He will be there on July 20th for a few
days, and will try to operate as work committments permit. He
expects to make several more trips in August. The club station
equipment and antenna status is currently unknown, but the
FT-1000D and tri-band yagi are supposedly operational. The
amplifier is said to be 'fried'. Bill will check the station
status this trip, and if necessary, return with whatever is
needed to operate the lowbands. It is believed that Bill will
have NH6D/KH3 up and running on 160/80/40 meters before the
September/October lowband season begins. Dick states that he will
try to keep everyone informed of station status and progress. By
the way, Bill prefers CW, but does operate some SSB. QSL to N6FF.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITIES. There will be two
upcoming events in August which involve lighthouse operations:
The National Lighthouse Weekend (August 7-8th) and The
International Lighthouse Weekend (August 21-22nd). Both are
described on the "Ham Radio Lighthouse" Web page at: http://www.waterw.com/~weidner/ld.htm.
Also, check the listings on pages 71 and 93 of the August QST. If
you are planning a lighthouse activity and wish to be listed on
the Lighthouse Page, send details to Jim Weidner, K2JXW, USA
Coordinator for National/ International Lighthouse Weekends, at :
K2JXW@amsat.org. Please give
location of lighthouse, frequencies, call, dates, and QSL info.
OTHER POSSIBLE NEW? Reports during the week
indicate that Montenegro has been conducting talks with Serbia
and they want independence from Yugoslavia. Check out the Web
site: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9907/14/yugoslavia.02/.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
3B9R QSLS. The QSL cards for the recent
3B9R Rodrigues Island DXpedition are expected from the
printers in Japan next week. Cards will begin to be
processed at that time. QSL via Joyce Johnson N7LVD, 5627
West Hearn Road, Glendale, Arizona 85306.
Station 4U1UN which was activated on
July 14th by Fritz, DL4TT, MUST (REPEAT MUST) be QSLed to
the United Nations Headquarter: P.O. Box 3873, NY 10017,
USA.
Sam, V63KU, will close his operation at
the end of June, 1999, and the P.O. Box in V63 will also
be closed. Please send any QSL claims after closing to
JA6NL through JARL (JA's QSL Bureau).
Andy, SP6ECA, reports SN6F/1 (1998) QSL
status is that all cards have been mailed, directs and
via the DARC bureau. In case of problems, please E-mail
Andy at: asadow@ita.pwr.wroc.pl.
QSLs for SN6F/1 (1999 operation) are via SP6ECA, bureau
or direct and will be 100% confirmed.
Peter, DL3APO, informs OPDX the QSL
cards for FO0AWI and FO0XUU are ready and Gerd, DL5AWI,
has started to answer the 5000 request. Also, Peter has
sent OPDX a picture of the QSL and it can be seen on the
Web at: http://www.en.com/users/k8yse/rurutu1.jpg.
Olda, OK1YM, reports that he is not the
QSL Manager for John, SV1DKR. Olda has operated from
John's station from time to time and usually announces
his activities via InterNet. However, he has been
receiving some QSL cards addressed to his home address
but has never been active as a QSL Manager for SV1DKR.
Plese send all QSL via SV bureau or direct to SV1DKR:
John Kyriakos, 4, El. Venizelou str., C.P. 173 43,
ATHENS, GREECE.
Alan, VK8AV, reports that rumors that he
will never answer QSL via the Bureau is not altogether
true. Alan informs OPDX that he presently has 7 kilos of
QSLs which have been built up over the past year while he
has been away. Alan states, "I may get around to
answering them - sometime.......eventually. However, a
direct QSL with the appropriate SASE will get a response
within 48 hours. Together with the special Alice Springs
Telegraph Station postmark where possible. By the way,
'green stamps' are more negotiable than IRCs."
Again, VK8AV's direct address is: Alan R. Viegas, P. O.
Box 3718, Alice Springs NT, Australia 0871.
Karl, DL2FAG, reports the QSL cards for
the S79YL, S79ZG and S79FAG activity have arrived from
the printer, and the QSL Manager, DL7AFS, has started to
answer all direct QSL requests. Please be patient and do
not send a second QSL. Bureau cards will be answered
later this year.
Charles, K4VUD, reports that the 9N7UD
QSL cards for direct requests have been filled out and
mailed. Charles states, "However, a few of the 15
meters CW QSL cards I sent have a minor error -- the
freq. is mistakenly listed as 21.224 instead of 21.024
and the date and time is about six hours off. All these
"errors" do not matter to the DXCC desk, as far
as I can see, because the band is correct, the mode is
correct, and the year is correct. So, I would advise,
relax and enjoy the card."
Laurie, VK4BLE, WIAQ QSL Bureau Manager,
reports QSL cards for VK4CEJ and VK4DZ are to be sent
direct to John and Graeme only. They both do not wish to
accept any QSL cards via the bureau. VK4CEJ - John Caine,
PO BOX 80, LAIDLEY, 4341, QLD, AUSTRALIA. VK4DZ - Graeme
Bracht, PO BOX 24, LAIDLEY, 4131, QLD, AUSTRALIA.
Doug, N6RT, reports that the 1997 and
1998 logs for VK9LX are now online at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
Soni, PY1SL, states that he is not the
QSL Manager for S0WW. This station is pirate.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Grumman Amateur Radio Club
will operate WA2LQO on July 20th to commemorate the 30th
anniversary of the Landing on the Moon. The station will operate
from the Bethpage, NY building where all the Lunar Modules were
built by Grumman. Operation will be on 10/15/20 meters,
propagation permitting. For a special QSL card, send a SASE to
the CBA of WA2LQO which is: GRUMMAN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, 70 DEWEY
ST., HUNTINGTON, NY 11743 USA. SWL cards will gladly be honored.
(No Buro cards can be accepted).
SPECIAL EVENT. Special event station VC6MP
will operate July 24-25th, to commemorate the 125th anniversary
of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police March West ( details at http://www.lis.ab.ca/march125/links.htm
). There are no specific frequencies and times of operation at
this time, but activity will be on HF bands as time and operators
permit. QSLs for VC6MP can go direct to the VE6 QSL Bureau:
VE6NRJ Neil Jensen, EPO Box 57205, Sherwood Park, Alberta T8A 5L7
(please note - this callsign has nothing to do with VE6MP, it is
a special callsign just for this event. VE6NRJ who is also the
VE6 incoming bureau manager will forward the cards to the FSARC.
The usual assistance with postage would be appreciated). VC6MP is
sponsored by the Fort Saskatchewan Amateur Radio Club (http://www.tgx.com/ftsask.arc/index.htm)
and will operate from the contest station of VE6JY (some pictures
are available at: http://139.142.37.100/~ve6jy, http://www.av.bc.ca/ve6jy.html.
T88, PALAU. Jim/JA3AJ/N7EIU and
Kazu/JA3ART/N3JJ will be active from here September 15-19th.
Callsigns to be used are T88MM (Jim) and T88JJ (Kazu). They will
be active on HF (w/500 watts) all bands and 6 meters (Mainly on
10/6m). QSL to each home call address or via JARL QSL bureau.
V26, ANTIGUA. Darrell, AB2E, will again be
active as V26E from the V26B supersite from August 11-17th. He
will enter the WAE CW Contest August 14-15th, and would request
that stateside not try to work him during that time. He will be
on plenty before and after the contest, mostly on the WARC bands,
and will try 160 since there are a pair of new fullwave beverages
at the site. QSL this and all V26E operations to the home call,
AB2E.
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Dave, V73UX, has been
active on 20 meters SSB between 1100 and 1400z. He has also been
heard on RTTY around the same time. Also, there have been reports
that he recently put up a 3 element Yagi for 40 meters. NO QSNs
reported for this band. QSL via V73AX.
XW, LAOS. XW8INH was active over the past
weekend on 17 meters (18135 kHz) between 1245 and 1330z. Reports
indicate that Motoaki, JH1EDB, who is currently living in
Vientiance, is the operator of this station. However, the
callsign belongs to Mr. Inh, the Manager of the KPL (Khaosane
Pathet Lao) the official news agency in Loas. Motoaki may be
using this station because foreigners are not permit to receive
their own licenses. QSL via JM1GYQ.
XX9, MACAO. Ed, K8EP, will be travelling to
Macau over the period of August 18th through the 23rd. He will be
operating as XX9TEP. His operation will be CW and SSB on 80-10
meters. There is some activity planned for the SEANET SSB
Contest. QSL is via K8EP.
ZB2, GILBRALTAR. The "Les Nouvelles
DX" reports that Martin, G3RFX, will be active as ZB2FX or
ZG2FX from September 1 to 16th.
ZC4, UK SOV. BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. Ian,
ZC4OS, wants to remind everyone that on each second and fourth
Wednesday of the month the radio club meets and plans to operate
between 1930 and 2300 Cyprus local time. The next opetration
should be July 28th. The callsigns to be used will be either
ZC4ATC or ZC4RAF, and the operation will be either CW or SSB. The
club also hopes to be operational for the CQWW SSB Contest. There
will be more detailed news on this later. Additionally, there are
or will be ZC4ATC operations (all night) on or around the last of
Friday each month. More info will be sent out later.
ZM, NEW ZEALAND. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states it has been reported that ZL stations may
use the ZM prefix from October, 1999, through March, 2000, for
the Millennium.
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