The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 449 BID: $OPDX.449 February 21, 2000 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,
WB2YQH/WB2RAJ & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The Daily DX,
K4WA, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4GBU, W4WX, N5VT, K7BV, KL7J, NW7O,
K8WK, K8YSE, NE8Z, CO8LY, CT1EKY, DJ5AV & DX News Letter,
DL3XM, G3SXW, IK3ZAW, JI3DST, OH6YF, ON4CHP, PA3GIO, PT2BW,
PT7WA, PY2YP, RW3GU, TA3J, UA6AF, V73CW, VK3DYL, VK0MM and ZS4BS
for the following DX information.
160 METERS NEWS. It has been reported that
effective April 1st, JAs will be able to use 1810-1825 kHz in
addition to their current privileges on 1907.5-1912.5 kHz.
3B6, AGALEGA ISLAND (Update). As reported in
OPDX.445, preparations for a 16 day operation in October
continues to be on schedule. There has been 17 operators
mentioned with possibly one or two more added. According to their
Web site, the licence and the landing permission will be issued
in mid-March in Mauritius (3B8). A team member will be flying to
3B8 within a week to make further preparations. More details and
information are available at their great looking Web page at: http://www.agalega2000.ch.
CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND. Vladislav/G0KBO and his
brother Victor/UA6AF will be active as CE0Y/G0KBO and CE0Y/UA6AF
from February 22 through March 2nd. QSL direct to G0KBO for both
callsigns at: 16 Birchfield House, Birchfield Street, London E14
8EY, England. QSL can also be via the bureau as well as E-mail
requests will be confirmed via respective bureaus. Use the E-mail
address: vic@morflot.ru.
CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND. The "DX News
Letter" reports that Willy, ON5AX, will be active as
CE0Y/ON5AX during his evenings on 14020 and 14120 kHz. QSL via
ON5AX, Willy Dellaert, Leemstraat 95, B-2910 Essen.
CE0Z, JUAN FERNANDEZ. Just a reminder (refer
to OPDX.445), look for the following German operators DL2OAP,
DL3DXX, DL7UFN, DK1BT and DK7YY to be active as CE0ZY now through
February 29th. They will have two stations active on 160-10
meters on CW and RTTY, with some SSB and PSK31. This group does
have special permission for 30 meters. QSL via the bureau or
direct to DK7YY, P.O. Box 700343, D-10323 Berlin.
EM, UKRAINE. The Ukrainian National Team UARL
HQ-2000 will take part in the 2000 IARU HF World Championship as
EM0HQ. Activity will be from the base station UR4MZL. The team's
Chief is Vladimir Grushevskiy (UX2MM) and Manager is Alexander
Shevchenko (UR5EAW).
FH, MAYOTTE. By the time you read this,
Christian, 6W1QV, should have arrived in Mamoudzou. He hopes to
be active as FH/TU5DX for the next 6 months. He will use an
IC-706 and R-7000. QSL via F5OGL, Didier Senmartin, DASC, BP 19,
F-35998 Rennes Armees, France.
FO/C, CLIPPERTON ISLAND (OOOPPSS!!). Sorry,
this one got by me (editor), but for those who could not figure
out why the URL address in last week's bulletin for the
"Clipperton2000 DXpedition" Web site did not work, it
was missing a very important colon (:) in the address. The URL
address should be: http://www.qsl.net/clipperton2000.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-NEW. Dennis, ZS4BS, SARL HF Manager,
informs OPDX that an IOTA DXpedition is being planned to
Elephant Rock off the West Coast of South Africa.
Elephant Rock Island straddles the 31 degrees south line
of latitude and thus the callsign will be ZS31ER. The
expedition is planned for the period of March 26th-April
1st. An IOTA reference number will be issued when the
operation is active. More detail to follow.
AF-054. Bert, PA3GIO, will be active as
5H3/PA3GIO from Mafia Island, Tanzania, beginning June
18/19th through 24th. He will be operating on the IOTA or
DX frequencies (only SSB) 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters
using a Kenwood TS-50 w/100 watts into a Doublet. QSLs
are preferable by the Bureau to PA3GIO. For more info,
check Bert's Web pages at: Website USA: http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/5H3/,
Website Netherlands: http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/5H3/.
AF-063. Bert, PA3GIO, will be active as
5H1/PA3GIO from Pemba Island, Tanzania, beginning June
25/26 through July 1st. He will be operating on the IOTA
or DX frequencies (only SSB) 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters
using a Kenwood TS-50 w/100 watts into a Doublet. QSLs
are preferable by the Bureau to PA3GIO. For more info,
check Bert's Web pages at: Website USA: http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/5H1/,
Website Netherlands: http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/5H1/.
AS-032. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active
from Oosumi Archipelago (Tanega-Shima) (Nishinoomote-City
Kagoshima) February 26-28th, as JI3DST/6 and 7N3UXO/6.
Look for activity on 40/17/15/12/10 meters SSB. QSL via
the JARL Bureau (Bureau is the BEST) or direct (1 IRC is
best, Please don't send USD.) to: Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26
Hannan-cho Abeno-ku Osaka-city, OSAKA 545-0021 JAPAN.
EU-040. (Update) Pedro, CT1EKY, who is
going to Berlenga Island for one week, starting February
29th (lasting until March 6th), will now use the callsign
CQ7B. QSL via DIRECT to CT1EKY. A Web page is available
at: http://planeta.clix.pt/ct1eky/index.html.
EU-084. A Stockholm team of operators
consisting of SM0MDG, SM0MLZ, SM0NOR, SM0UXX and SM0VFE
will make a REAL and serious expedition from Uto island
in the Baltic Sea. Operation will be from March 3-5th.
They are hopeful to be able to give many a new island and
state, "The expedition has already a budget far
beyond 1000 USD, so we are going seriously into this
expedition from the historically and culturally
interest..." The team will sign 7S0I and will be
active on as many bands as possible, primarly 40/20/15/10
meters on the IOTA frequencies + / - QRM. There will be
an award available to those working them on 3 bands or
more. Exact rules for applying will be available soon.
Check the following Web site for updates and details at: http://www.qsl.net/7s0i/.
You can also send for info via the E-mail address: 7s0i@qsl.net. QSL via
SM0UXX via bureau, or direct - Erik Beckman, PL 146,
SE-17998, Farentuna, Sweden
J6, ST. LUCIA. A member of the Southeastern
DX Group (SDXG) Steve, K4WA, will be active from March 5-12th. He
has applied for J68WA, but may be active as J6/K4WA. Most
activity will be on WARC and low bands, and mostly CW, operating
barefoot with wire antennas. QSL to K4WA direct via the new QRZ
address, or via the bureau. Direct address: Steven R. Schmidt,
1002 Rocky Bayou Drive, Niceville, Florida 32578.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Eduardo, CO8LY, states that he worked
more than 600 stations in the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. He
states to QSL ONLY direct to his QSL Manager EA7ADH with
the proper IRCs or USD.
Steve, K8WK, reports that the QSL cards
for his HI8/K8WK operation (December 1999-Jan 2000 DR)
have been received from the printer and are being
processed. The first batch of foreign cards have already
been sent. The cards are being processed as FIFO (First
In First Out). Non-U.S, cards without return postage are
being returned via bureau.
Gunter, DL3XM, informs OPDX that a log
search is available for PY0FZM and 3B8/DL2HZM on his Web
homepage at: http://www.qsl.net/dl3xm (Just click
the button "DX+QSL") He also mentions that
after receiving the 3B8/DL2HZM logs, all the direct QSLs
and bureau QSLs (incoming during the last 4 months) are
now done. Please note, for direct QSLs Gunter's address
is only good in the 1997 callbook (and after). For
callbooks before 1997, use his old callsign DL8WXM.
Sending cards to DL2HZM will only delay you in receiving
your QSL.
Luke/PT7WA, Elisio/PT7BZ, Etevaldo/PT7NK
and Nilo/PY2VA made a short last minute trip this past
week to Fernando de Noronha Island signing homecall/PY0F.
Their length of stay is unknown and Luke, PT7WA, states
earlier in the week that this would not be a DXpedition,
but they would try to be on the air as time permits. They
were last heard on February 16th. QSLs via their home
callsigns and via the Bureau is OK.
Larry, RW3GU, reports to OPDX that the
logs are now available online for the "MILLENNIUM
DX`PEDITION-2000" at: http://rrc.sc.ru/eng/log.htm.
At the RRC site, you will find logs for: R3CA/am,
KC4/R3CA - South Pole; CE9/R3CA - Antarctic Base
"Patriot Hills"; R3RRC/ant - Antarctic Base
"Patriot Hills"; CE8/R3CA - SA-050 (January
2000) and CE8/R3CA - Punta Arenas, Chile (December 1999).
Photos of the "MILLENNIUM DX`PEDITION-2000" are
also available for viewing at: http://rrc.sc.ru/ce9_r3ca.htm.
The "Russian Robinson Club" (RRC) also has
special plaques available for 25 USD for QSOs with the
"MILLENNIUM DX`PEDITION-2000" (CE9/R3CA or
KC4/R3CA or R3CA/ANT/m) and the "RRC-South
Pole-2000" (R3RRC/ANT) operations. The both plaques
are a wooden plank 20x15 cm. on a metallic base and can
be obtained from the Plaque Manager RW3GW (via DL6ZFG,
Rolf Rahne, P.O. Box 15, D-39241, Gommern, Germany).
Hazel, TN7OT (home call AL7OT), is back
home in Alaska after a year in Africa and is finishing up
the QSLing for TN7OT. Please Note: The address in the
callbooks for AL7OT is no longer valid. The NEW TN7OT
(op: AL7OT) address for QSLing is: Hazel Schofield, 35765
Ryan Lane, Soldotna, Alaska 99669
Alfredo, HC1HC, who was active on 10
meters ONLY in the ARRL CW Contest should be QSLed via
NE8Z.
QSL ZK2CA and ZK2/K7CA via NW7O, Jim
Frye, 4120 Oakhill Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89121-6319
QSL ZK2VF and ZK2/W7TFV via W7TVF, Bill
Dawson, P O Box 4049, Pahrump, NV 89041
QSL PW2A, active in the CQ/RJ WW WPX
RTTY Contest, via PT2BW at: Ariosto Rodrigues de Souza,
P.O. Box 03821, 70084-970 Brasilia, DF - BRAZIL. Bureau
QSL are OK.
QSL OG6Y from last weekend's ARRL CW
Contest via OH6YF. The operator was Harry,
OH6YF/OH0MYF/M0BYF, who was using this special callsign
for his 15 meter single band effort.
Cesar, PY2YP, reports that the AX0LD
QSLs have already been printed and are ready to be
mailed. He will start mailing as soon as he receives the
log. He also mentions that the CWSP Web page has been
updated with FAQs about the donations to the
"Children's Cancer Hospital". Please stop by
at: http://www.qsl.net/cwsp/indexen.htm.
S2, BANGLADESH. By the time you read this,
Andy, G4ZVJ, will be QTH as S21VJ from Dhaka. He is scheduled to
leaves on February 21st. QSL via G4ZVJ.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station
VI3GP to be activated March 9th at 1200z, in conjunction with the
running of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne,
Australia. QSL via the VK3 Bureau or Direct to: Eastern and
Mountain District Radio Club Inc., P.O. Box 87, Mitcham 3132,
Victoria, Australia (with SAE and sufficient return postage). If
insufficient postage is received, the special QSL card will be
returned via the Bureau.
SPECIAL OPERATION. Willy, ON4CHP, informs
OPDX that he will put on a special operation from Friday, March
31st through Sunday, April 2nd, from the Allied WWII landing
beaches of Normandy, France. He will sign ON4CHP/P on 40/20/
15/10 meters with 100 watts. On Saturday, he will be active from
one of the American beaches, probably the most well-known
"OMAHA" (otherwise UTAH). On Sunday, he will be from
the GOLD beach, which was one of the British landing zones. QSL
via bureau or direct is ok. Willy states, "If the conditions
will be ok, the activation could give some fine QSOs with the
older American, Canadian and British OM's to whom we Europeans
owe so much."
SY2, MOUNT ATHOS. Veronica, IK3ZAW, has
informed OPDX that Monk Apollo has applied for and received the
special callsign, SY2A, to celebrate his 10th anniversary of
activity on the bands as the only licensed operator on Mount
Athos. Expect to hear him with the special callsign on all bands
and modes now through December 31, 2000. Further news is
forthcoming.
V4, ANTIGUA. Larry/W1LR and Bill/W4WX, of the
Florida DXPedition Group (FDXPG), will be active from here
February 22-29th. Look for them on 10-20 meters on SSB, CW and
RTTY. They will sign V2/W1LR and V2/W4WX. QSL via the bureau or
direct to home callsign.
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Bruce, AC4G, who is
active as V73CW from here, was active this past weekend in the
ARRL CW Contest with the special callsign V7G. He mentions that
he will be going QRT in about 3 weeks and suggests to QSL via
AC4G. Look for him to continue to be active until he leaves,
especially on the lower bands.
VC7, CANADA. "The 59(9) DXReport"
states to look for special event station VC7AIR to be active
until March 10th to commemorate the Y2K Balloon Event. So far no
QSNs have been reported on the PacketCluster Networks.
VK9C, COCOS-KEELING ISLAND (IOTA OC-003).
Bert, PA3GIO, will be active as VK9CQ possibly August/September
of 2000 (Exact dates are pending on flight schedule). His
activity will be on the IOTA or DX frequencies (only SSB)
80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters using his Kenwood TS-50 w/100 watts
into a Doublet. For more info, check Bert's Web pages at: Website
USA: http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/VK9CQ/,
Website Netherlands: http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/VK9CQ/.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (IOTA OC-002). Bert,
PA3GIO, will be active as VK9XV possibly August/September of 2000
(Exact dates are pending on flight schedule). His Activity will
be on the IOTA or DX frequencies (only SSB) 80/40/20/17/15/12/10
meters using his Kenwood TS-50 w/100 watts into a Doublet. For
more info, check Bert's Web pages at: Website USA: http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/VK9XV/,
Website Netherlands: http://www.xs4all.nl/~pa3gio/VK9XV/.
VK0MM -"INPUT REQUESTED". Alan,
VK0MM, informs OPDX and others that he is looking for a way for
"maximizing the number of stations needing Macquarie Island
as a new country, irrespective of band or mode." He reports
that his logging software indicates that the same callsigns are
starting to crop up time and time again on different bands and
different modes. These, he states, are usually the
"59++" variety and the average guy with 100w and a
vertical has much less of a chance of breaking through,
especially on SSB. There are many who have worked VK0MM four or
five times in different combinations of band/mode/callsign. The
bottom line is that as a single operator, Alam can only work one
band and mode at a time. The question he poses to the greater
amateur radio population out there is: "What is more
equitable, fairer all round, efficient?" 1,000 QSOs with
1,000 different stations, each of whom is happy having worked a
new country or 1,000 QS0s with maybe 300 to 500 stations, each of
whom works VK0MM in one or more different combinations of bands
and modes ?? Any comments, opinions, two-cents worth etc etc
would be welcome. Alan will be off the ANARE station until around
the end of the month working at the other end of the island and
will read any comments on his return to base. The last supply
ship of the year will be arriving fairly soon. This supply ship
will bring Alan a new iambic keyer and a linear to use as he is
settling in for the winter. Alan states, "I'd like to get an
operating strategy in place by then and will base it on the
wishes of the majority." Alan's (VK0MM) E-mail address is: vk0mm@yahoo.com.
WANT TO TRAVEL TO RUSSIA? Guy Shields, W4GBU,
reports that the "Friendship Force" in Atlanta, GA, is
organizing a "Radio Amateur Operator Trip to Russia" to
meet with and stay with Russian Hams for about a week. You will
be able to operate with them and learn Russian DXing/Contesting
techniques as well as visit Red Square, the Kremlin, shop for old
Soviet radios, etc..... If you are interested in going to Russia,
see details at: http://w4gbu.home.mindspring.com. Then, click
on the "Trip to Russia" line. This should prove to be
an exciting trip for all Radio Amateurs...
XW, LAOS. Hiroo, JA2EZD, in Vientiane, has
once again received the license/callsign XW2A. He states that
this XW2A license will be effective until May 5th and is licensed
for all bands/modes, 24 hours. Hiroo will be using a Kenwood
TS-570S and a Yaesu FT-840 with Cushcrft beam antennas and
dipoles for 7/18/24 MHz. He will mount a 50 MHz 4element Yagi
(20m up) on top of a water tower. He has been heard on
40/17/12/10 meters CW/SSB at various times between 2200 and
0430z. QSL via: Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos
(but requests 2 IRCs for printing QSL and quick return by air
mail). Hiroo hopes to have photos of his station at XW2A, soon on
his Web page at the URL address: http://qth.com/dxshack/.
His E-mail address is: JA2EZD@wwdx.net.
YM, TURKEY (Special Prefix). Bulgarian radio
amateurs, Valeri/LZ2CJ and Tzvetalin/LZ2FV have been invited by
Berkin/TA3J and Nilay/TA3YJ to stay in Izmir and Manisa, Turkey
between March 22-29th. LZ2CJ and LZ2FV will be active on all
bands from TA3YJ's QTH in Turkey. LZ2CJ, LZ2FV, TA3J, TA3YJ and
Yasar/TA3D will participate in the "43rd Annual CQ
World-Wide WPX Contest (SSB)" at TA3YJ's QTH, Manisa
(Spylious Mountain-Turgutalp Village - 1000 Meters above sea
level) on March 25-26th, with the callsign, YM3LZ in a
Multi-Operator/Single-Transmitter category. The special callsign
YM3LZ was issued with the permission from "Izmir Directorate
Of Radiocommunications" (dated February 14th). This joint
activity, by Turkish and Bulgarian radio amateurs will show the
friendship between these two countries, and it will also help for
the development of amateur radio activities. QSL via TA3YJ: Nilay
Mine Aydogmus, P.O. Box 876, 35214 Izmir, Turkey.
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