The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 473 BID: $OPDX.473 August 7, 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) DX Report, N4VA, W5KAU, K8AV,
K8YSE, W9XF, 4X6UO, DJ5AV & DX News Letter, DJ7AA, DL5MO,
EA5XX, EI4GK, EI6HB, G3SWH, G3TBK, G0PSE, HA0HW, IK2XDE, IK7JWX,
JH6RTO, JI3DST, OK2BMT, RA0FF, RK1PWA, SU1HM, SV2CWY, UA9OJG,
VA3QSL, VU2JOS and YO4AUL for the following DX information.
EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTE (by KB8NW): There will
"NOT" be an OPDX bulletin for August 14th and 21st. I
know, you heard this before, but it is true this time. My wife
(chief proof-reader) and I will be going to Las Vegas (without
the young adults) for our 25th wedding anniversary (How did she
put up with me all these years?) and to visit my dad. I can
really use the break! However, PLEASE continue to send your DX
info to me.
3A, MONACO. Jeff, VA3QSL, will be visiting
Europe during August and will be operating occasionally from
Monaco (3A) between August 8-13th. His callsign will be
3A/VA3QSL/M under his CEPT licence. He will likely be on the 40,
20 and 15 meter bands using 100 watts into a mobile hamstick
antenna. QSL direct to homecall or bureau.
4X, ISRAEL. The "DX News Letter"
reports that Mirko, DL8ABO, will sign 4X/DL8ABO/p while he is on
a business trip to Tel Aviv and Haifa from now until August 19th.
He will be active on SSB with 100 watts into a wire antenna. QSL
via bureau to DL8ABO or to his CBA.
6 AND 30 METERS NEWS FROM INDIA. Jose Jacob,
VU2JOS, reports that from August 1st through December 31st, 2000,
Indian Amateurs (VU) have been given permission to use 10.100 to
10.150 MHz and the spot frequencies of 50.350 and 50.55 MHz.
D2, ANGOLA. Hossam, SU1HM, is now active as
SU1HM/D2 from Luanda, the capital of Angola. He can be found
every evening on 14160 khz (+/- QRM) on SSB. Hossam starts around
2300z. QSL direct via his home callsign address (OK in callbook)
at: Hossam El Shenawy, 16 El Daher Square, Cairo 11271, Egypt.
Also, look for D2EB on 15 meters SSB around 21290 after 1830z.
E4, PALESTINE. Guenter, OE1GZA, was expected
to operate this past Saturday as E4/OE1GZA on 20/15 meters and
17/10 meters if propagation was good. However, it looks like it
did not happen. There were no QSNs reported. Arie, 4X6UO,
informed OPDX that 6 meters is definitely not allowed in
Palestine at the moment (The question was asked and very kindly
refused). Arie also mentioned that in a little while Guenter will
operate RTTY. The equipment is in hand; it is just a question of
what software to use.
FR/T, TROMELIN ISLAND. The Lyon DX Group is
still active as FR/F6KDF/T until August 16th. Many have been
asking, "Is there online logs?" The team has indicated
that online logs will be available after the DXpedition is over.
For more information, check out their Web site at: http://perso.easynet.fr/~f6jjx/menu.htm.
HO1, PANAMA. Operators Wil/DJ7AA,
Manfred/DK1BT and Tina/DL6MYL will be active as HO1A from
September 16th through October 1st. The principal purpose for
their DXpedition is the participation in the CQWW DX RTTY
Contest. They plan to be active before and after the contest on
all HF bands. However, Panama is actually not a rare country. The
team wants to be active on the WARC and low bands as well as CW
and RTTY which are still very much in demand. For this reason,
they will concentrate mainly on these modes and bands. They will
pay special attention particularly on the low bands to Europe and
Asia. The time around the equinox is surely ideal for connections
with this continent. For more details and information, check
their Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ho1a/.
HR, HONDURAS (Update, Please refer to OPDX.472).
A group from Spain will be active from here September 17-25th,
transmitting on all HF bands, SSB, CW and RTTY operation while
installing 9 new digipeaters. The Spanish team will consist of 6
OM and 1 YL and work together with the "Radio Club de
Tegucigalpa". This is more than a simple DXpedition. The
operators are very experienced DXpeditioners, but also have the
knowledge to work with TNCs, antennas, Tranceivers, Eproms , etc.
They are going to operate from two HF stations, 24 hours a day,
but currently the callsign is not known. The team has asked for
HQ1R, and they are waiting for the authority's answer. More
details are forthcoming.
INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND ACTIVITY.
Members of the Wicklow Wireless Society will operate EI9KLH from
the Lighthouse on the Old Head of Kinsale on the south coast of
Ireland during the International Lighthouse/Lightship weekend
August 19-20th. QSL via bureau or direct to EI9HQ.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-041. Look for Takeshi
"TAKE", JI3DST, to be active as JI3DST/4 from
Oki Archipelago (Nakano-shima Oki-gun Shimane) now
through 0200z August 15th. Activity will be on
40/17/15/12/10/6 meters SSB. QSL via the JARL Bureau or
diect to: Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka-city, OSAKA 545-0021 JAPAN
AS-089. Andy, UA1PBP/9 will operate from
Marresal'sky Koshi Island for 5-7 days beginning around
August 5-7th. He will be using 100 watts into a dipole
antennas on 40-10 meters including the WARC bands. QSL
via RK1PWA.
EU-011. Three members of the Western DX
Cluster Group, G3WNI/Bill, G0PSE/Tom and G0WMW/Doug will
be activating St. Mary's (Isles of Scilly) using the
special event callsign GB0SM. They will be active from
September 30th through October 7th, on 160-10 meters and
possibly 6 meters. The modes will be CW, SSB and probably
RTTY. QSL via the Bureau, direct to G3WNI or via E-mail
to: g0pse@qsl.net.
EU-052. Laci, HA0HW, will spend his
holiday with his family on Korfu (Kerkira) again and will
be active as SV8/HA0HW/p now through August 19th.
Activity will be on all bands (including the WARCs)
CW/SSB and maybe RTTY. The low band activity will depend
on the local area to hang up some long wires. On the
other bands Laci will use mono verticals on fishing rods
like he did in the last few years. He states this is a
vacation, but he will try to be on the bands during the
local early mornings and later evenings while family
members are in bed.
EU-183. Corneliu, YO4AUL, informs OPDX
that the complete story about Sacalinu Mare Island
(EU-183) can be found on the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/yo4aul/.
IOTA OOOPPPSS DEPARTMENT. In last week's
bulletin, two items apparently were mixed together. Not sure how
it happened (it may have happened during the power outage), but
the following should have read as follows:
EU-052. Look for Gerard, F2VX, to sign
SV8/F2VX from Keflonia Island now through August 13th.
EU-057. After the IOTA contest, look for
the DL0KWH team to be active on HF CW/SSB with their
individual callsigns (DH7NO, DL2RTK, DL2SWW, DL2VFR).
Pictures from last year and logs after the contest will
be available at: http://www.qsl.net/dl0kwh.
J3, GRENADA. Dave, G3TBK, is now active as
J3/G3TBK and he told your editor Sunday morning that he is
currently working there for about the next 6 to 8 weeks. He will
be active on all bands but will concentrate on the WARC bands.
Dave was spotted this past weekend on 20 meters CW/SSB (14020 and
14195 kHz after 0130z), 17 meters SSB (18145 kHz after 1230z) and
12 meters on 24900 kHz around 1615z. He states that he will be
active 75% on CW. QSL via CBA.
JW, SVALBARD. Jarda, OK2PBM, will be active
as JW/OK2PBM from Longyearbyen (IOTA EU-026) from August 9-16th.
Activity will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and (possibly) PSK31 on 160-10
meters. He is planning to operate on CW 35 kHz +/- QRM up from
band edge, on SSB 10 kHz below DX windows, RTTY and PSK31 on the
usual frequencies. QSL via OK2PBM, Jaroslav Rohleder, Karla Capka
2348, 697 01 Kyjov, Czech Republic.
MJ, JERSEY. Barry, N0KV (M0CQS), currently
living in the UK, informs OPDX that he just received confirmation
from the Jersey Amateur Radio Society for the use of their club
station for the CQWW SSB Contest (October 28-29th) and associated
operation beginning October 22nd. He will use the callsign
MJ/N0KV from LaMoye, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK, from Zone 14
and operate as a Single Op or Multi/Single. Operators will be
N0KV and possibly others. Station 1 consists of: IC-756, Alpha
amp (400W), A3 tri-bander, R7000(WARC) and bandpass filter.
Station 2 consists of: FT-100, club tri-bander, 40/80M dipoles
and bandpass filter. Operation outside the contest will be on
both CW and SSB starting Sunday, October 22nd, and ending after
the contest. Activity will be largely day/evening hours (local)
before the contest. Jersey is IOTA EU-013. Barry plans to be back
in the US after the contest. QSL via N0KV: Barry Mitchell, 12200
Boothill Dr., Parker, CO 80138 USA.
OOPPPSSS DEPARTMENT. Information last week
under "HU4, EL SALVADOR" was received/translated wrong
by sender. This operation took place last year, so please
disregard.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Phil, G3SWH, is pleased to announce that
he has now answered all the direct QSL requests for the
Wasini Island, 5Z4WI, operation as received to date. If
you sent a direct card but enclosed anything other than 1
USD or a valid IRC, then your reply will have been sent
via the RSGB Bureau. Phil states, "Please note that
1000 lire and other small denomination banknotes of other
currencies are valueless in UK."
Steve, W9XF, received an E-mail from
Abubaker, 5A1A, and in the message he mentions that Libya
does not recognize IRCs and asked that any QSL requests
should include green stamps and be sent via registered
mail. So far, it appears he's been footing the postage
bill for QSLs he receives unless they contain green
stamps.
The QSL Manager for EJ7M from EU-121
during the IOTA Contest should be sent to: Denis O' Flynn
EI6HB Ladysbridge P.O., Castlemartyr, Co. Cork. Ireland.
QSLs can also be sent via the IRTS Bureau.
A group of Sakhalin Island Radio
Amateurs activated the new IOTA AS-149 from Moneron
Island (RR-16-01 for Russian Robinson Award) for 8 days
beginning at the end of July and at the beginning of
August as RK0FWL/p. Operators were RA0FF, RA0FU, RA0FW,
RA0FN and RA0FY. They made about 8000 QSOs, including 800
QSOs in the IOTA contest. QSL via RK0FWL (not RA0ZD) to
his callbook address: P.O.BOX 79, Yu-Sakhalinsk, 693010,
RUSSIA (or via the bureau).
IK7JWX/7, active from Grande Island
(EU-091) during the IOTA Contest, is to be QSLed via the
bureau, or direct to: P.O. Box 218, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Chris, SV2CWY, informs OPDX that SY2T
counts for DXCC as Greece and to QSL via SV2CWY at: PO
Box 40130, Salonica 56000, Greece (or via the Bureau).
The complete logs of "Arctic 2000
Dxpedition" from Svalbard Island (EU-026 ) from July
6-13th, 2000, are now available at: http://www.xdenews.net/logs/svalbard.
Larry, N4VA, reports that he has a bunch
of IRCs available (for USA addresses only). He states,
"They are piling up from my QSL chores for S21AM and
S21R. 75 cents each, any quantity. All have a postal mark
of some sort in the left corner and all are the airmail
variety." If interested, they should E-mail him at N4VA@yahoo.com to
request/reserve a quantity.
VP9, BERMUDA. Seiji, JH6RTO, will be active
as M0RAA/VP9 from September 21-26th. His activity will be on 40-6
meters. QSL via JH6VLF through the JARL Bureau or CBA. Seiji also
states that he will stop his QSLing until next February when he
returns from England to Japan. This includes his AH0R (/AH2/VP9),
KC6FS/T88FS, S79SF, etc... operations. Please note that Masanori,
JH6VLF does not have the logs and QSLs for these operations.
ZD7, ST. HELENA. Barrie, ZD7MY, was active
this past weekend on 15 meters SSB (21310 kHz) between 1900 and
2130z. He uses a three element beam with 90 watts. QSL via CBA.
ZONE 23. Look for Alex/RA0WA and RA0WAC to
operate respectively as RK0YWA/P from Tuva (Zone 23, WAZ). This
expedition will take place in the Sayanskij Mountain. No dates
were provided (we will try to find out), but they will operate on
all bands including the WARCs. QSL via RA0WA.
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