The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 503 BID: $OPDX.503 March 19, 2001 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, AB5K &
the AR TelNet Clusters Network, NC1L, K2KW, W3UR & The Daily
DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4ZC, N6HPX, AA7X, KD7H, W7TSQ, K8YSE,
KQ0B, CE6TBN, CX2AQ, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL2VFR, EA7FGS,
EA7FTR, F5LIW, F5TJC, F6BFH, FK8HC, GW3CDP, GM4YXI, HA0HW,
HB9BXE, HB9CRV, HK5MQZ, JJ1ANW, PA1AW, PY7ZZ, TA3YJ, VA3RJ and
VE5MX for the following DX information.
OPDX INTERNET WEBSITE (by John, K8YSE). The
OPDX InterNet Web site has moved to a new server. Those of you
who read the bulletin at http://www.en.com/users/k8yse/opdx.html
will be redirected to the new server at http://www.papays.com/opdx.html.
The redirect will continue for a few weeks but eventually you
will have to use the new address in order to access the bulletin.
The K8YSE Web site has been hosted at en.com for many years. The
new site, however, will provide more flexibility and allow
enhancements not possible on the exiting server. For now
everything will appear the same. If you have any questions,
please contact John at: k8yse@papays.com.
ADDED NOTE: The NODXA Web site has also changed. Please see URL
address below.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 11/Mar, through
Sunday, 18/Mar there were 234 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3D2/r, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1U,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV, BV9P, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE9, CM,
CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK,
EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR,
FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI,
HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA,
JD/m, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU,
SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T32, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT,
TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU,
XE, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB,
ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, ZL, ZP and ZS. PLEASE NOTE: The
report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM"
operations. As always, you never know - "Work First Worry
Later" (WFWL). OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive an
additional bulletin (due to its size) with a complete breakdown
and "DXCC/Entities Chart of Activity".
3B6, AGALEGA (Update/Progress). Hans-Peter,
HB9BXE, sent out a press release (3B6RF Bulletin Nr. 13) this
past week. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive the large
release as an additional bulletin. In short, the press release
states that preparations for this DXpedition is running according
to plan. On April 21st, three members of the team will head for
Mauritius in order to make final preparations on the spot. The
rest of the crew departs on April 28th, from Zurich. The 3B6 team
plans to arrive on Agalega on May 3rd and plans to be active May
5th for 12 days. There is the possibility of chartering an
aircraft for their trip from Mauritius to Agalega, and they are
still working on it. Using an aircraft will allow them 2-3
additional operating days. The crew now consists of 20 operators:
HB9BQI/Rene, HB9BQW/Christine, HB9BXE/Hans-Peter, HB9CRV/Hermann,
HB9HFN/Cedric, HB9JAI/Karl, HB9JBI/Friedhelm, HB9AAQ/Fred,
CT1AGF/Luis, CT1EVP/Antonio, DL3KUD/Matthias, DL6UAA/Mart,
F6HMJ/Jack, G3KHZ/Derek, NK6F/Ken, N3SL/Steve, SP9RTI/Stefan,
3B8CF/Jacky and 4X1DX/Seth. YAESU of Germany has lent them the
following equipment: 6 Transceivers FT1000MP, 6 Linear Amplifiers
VL1000, 6 Power supplies, 2 Transceivers FT 847 and 1 Transceiver
FT 920. They will have a huge arsenal of antennas to use. The
group will have 4 Diesel generators 5.5 kW each. The satellite
activity from Agalega will be the first ever from this remote
place. They will concentrate on using the satellite AO-10, but,
however, they will also use RS-12/13 sporadically. There will
also be 6 meter activity and also PSK31 since it is becoming more
popular. PKS31 will be used alternately with RTTY. The PSK31
frequencies to be used are: 14068.15 kHz +/- 1.2 kHz, 21078.15
kHz +/- 1.2 kHz and 28078.15 kHz +/- 1.2 kHz. SSTV will also be
used but for only 3 days. Split operation is a must for SSTV.
Their complete frequency band plan can be found on the Web site
at: http://www.Agalega2000.ch.
QSLs can be sent via the bureau or directly to: Ambrosi Fluetsch,
HB9AGH, Lerchenweg 29, CH 8046 Zurich, Switzerland. For USA only
via N3SL: Steve & Kimberly Larson, 22 N. Hidden Acres Drive,
Sioux City, Iowa 51108. There will be a log search available
during and after the operation. Please check their Web page for
further developments.
3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. Robert, 3B9FR, has
been active recently on 17/12 meters with NO takers. Check
between 24480 and 24900 kHz around 1330z. Check 17073 kHz around
0300z. He can also be found on 20/15/10 meters CW/SSB between
1230 and 1530z. QSL via Robert Felicite, Box 31, Rodrigues
Island, Indian Ocean, via Mauritius.
3V8, TUNISIA (Attention YL Chasers!). YL
operator Zaida has been active at the controls of 3V8BB. You can
usually find her on or around 14260 kHz between 1030 and 1300z.
3W, VIETNAM. Tom, 3W7CW, was heard on 12
meters working simplex on 24896 kHz between 0730 and 0830z. QSL
via SP5JTF. Jurgen, 3W9HRN continues to be very active on 10
meters CW (as well as 15 meters) as early as 0630z and as late as
1300z. QSL via DL1HRN.
4S, SRI LANKA. Nelson, 4S7NE, seems to like
the 30 and 17 meters CW. Generally he can be found on/around
10103 kHz after 1200z and 18075 kHz after 1830z.
6Y8A - DXU RESULTS. Kenny, K2KW, reports that
the results and photos of the 6Y8A DXpedition University (DXU)
trip can be seen on the Web page: http://www.k2kw.com. DXU was the first of its
kind to offer a training ground for hams wanting to learn the art
of DXpeditioning. In total, the group made over 21,000 QSOs, and
nearly 11,000 in the ARRL SSB Contest. The trip was a great
success, and they are thinking of holding another trip in October
or November 2001 (also to Jamaica). If you are interested in
attending, please send an E-mail message (to express your general
interest) to: k2kw@prodigy.net.
9N, NEPAL. Lawerence, 9N7RB, in Katmandu is a
good catch on 10 meters around 28447 or 28487 kHz. Check
around/after 1330z and again 0130z.
A5, BHUTAN. Just a few more days to work
Dimitri, RA9CO, as A52CO. His last day should be March 21st. He
has been very active on 10 meters CW (very little SSB) at various
time during the day. There has been some activity on 15, 20 and
40 meters. QSL via UA9DD.
ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST. Suzuki, JJ1ANW, informs
OPDX that this summer "The Japanese Amateur Radio
League" (JARL) will be sponsoring the "All Asian DX
Contest." For more details and the rules, please refer to
the JARL Web site at: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/AA_Rule.htm.
C6, BAHAMAS. Bill, AA7X, will be operating
from Treasure Key from March 24-31st including the CQ WPX SSB
Contest. His callsign will be C6AKK. QSL via AA7X.
DL, GERMANY. Nilay (XYL), TA3YJ, will be
active as DL/TA3YJ from March 25th to March 30th. She will be
active on all bands using SSB. QSL via TA3YJ.
D68C PRESS RELEASE. "The Five Star DXers
Association" has released a four page bulletin (Number 6)
with details and statistics of their record breaking DXpedition
to Comoros. Because of its length/size, the D68C Bulletin No. 6
is available in RTF format at the K8YSE EIDX Web site at: http://www.papays.com/d68c_b6.rtf.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager,
reports that XU7AAZ has been approved for DXCC credit. It was on
the bad list for lack of documentation. The documentation has
been reviewed and it is OK. People can now receive DXCC credit.
Anyone who has submitted it and had it rejected can contact DXCC,
and their record will be updated without having to re-submit the
card. Send an E-mail to: dxcc@arrl.org.
If not, it can be included in the next submission.
DU, PHILIPPINES. Larry, N6HPX, is currently
on vacation and is signing as DU1/N6HPX until about April 10th.
He is on IOTA OC-042. Most of his activity has been on 14260 kHz
between 1130 and 1300z. He was also reported on 6 meters on 50225
kHz at 0929z. QSL via N6HPX: Larry Fields, 1207 E. Victoria Ct.,
San Pablo, CA 94806
FRENCH POLYNESIA OPERATION QRT (FO0/A & FO0/M
Possibly Next!). Eli, HA9RE, recently active from French
Polynesia as FO0ARE between February 27th and March 7th, was
active from Tahiti Island (OC-046, Windward Islands Group)
between February 27-28th, and again from March 6-7th. The other
place he operated from was on Manihi (OC-131, King George Islands
Group) between March 1-5th. The QSL Manager is Kari, HA8IB. His
current address is: Szabo Karoly, Aradistr. 42., H-5525
Fuzesgyarmat, HUNGARY. QSL via the bureau is also OK. Eli and his
girlfriend Sara, HA9SD, have plans to go back to the Pacific
Ocean during the autumn, possibly to the Austral Islands or to
Marquesas.
GM7, SCOTLAND. Keith, GM4YXI, will be active
during the CQ WPX SSB Contest using the "North of Scotland
Contest Group's" callsign GM7V. His activity will be a
Single Op/Single Band (10m)/High Power entry. QSL as usual via
ZS5BBO.
H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE. Just a reminder that
Ron, ZL1AMO, will be active from beginning around March 21st for
three week. This operation is a special one because it will be
his last DXpedition. We are sure many of you have worked Ron from
many rare places and have many of his QSL cards. Ron is a very
special, interesting DXer and person. Your editor is glad he had
a chance to meet him many years ago at a NODXA meeting. Please
show Ron thanks by working him from H40. He will probably sign
H40RW or something with the "RW" suffix.
HB0, LIENCHTENSTEIN. A team of five French
hams will be active from here from Friday, March 23rd to Monday,
March 26th. Activity will be on the following bands: 80, 40, 20,
15 and 10 meters. The team will use the callsign HB0/F6KQL. They
will also be active during the CQ WPX Contest. QSL direct or
throught the bureau to F6KQL: Radio Club MJC, 7 Rue de Longvic,
21300 Chenove, France.
HK0, MALPELO ISLANDS. Jairo, HK5MQZ, informs
OPDX that he and Hiro, HK5QGX, will leave for Malpelo Island on
April 6th. They plan to operate from April 10-21st. They will
sign as HK5MQZ/0 and HK5QGX/0. Activity will be on CW and SSB,
80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters. However, 160 and 6 meters will be
optional. Jairo, HK5MQZ/0, will work SSB. QSL via Jairo Vargas,
P.O. Box 10862, Cali, Colombia. Hiro, HK5QGX/0, will work CW. QSL
via JA0MGR.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-079. Take, JI3DST/6, will be active
from Miyako Island April 28th through May 6th. Activity
is planned for 15, 28 and 40 meters SSB/RTTY/SSTV. QSL
via JI3DST.
AS-155. Bob, EA7FGS, on the IOTA
Committee, informs OPDX that Lan-Yu Island was given
AS-155, and it is one of the islands in "Taiwan's
Coastal Islands". BV9O was active from here during
the past weekend.
EU-065. Bernard/F9IE and Alain/F6BFH
will be active as homecall/p from Molene Island May
2-8th. Activity will be on the IOTA frequencies SSB and
CW. QSL to the bureau or via their home callsign.
IOTA OPERATION. Bill, VK4FW, has made
plans to visit three Queensland State IOTA groups within
the next 2 months. He is expected to activate the North
Coast (Centre) Group OC-172, the Torres Strait Group
OC-138 and North Coast (North) Group OC-187. Bill expects
to activate them one behind the other. QSL will be direct
only. He also expects many of you to work him from all
three locations, and if you do so, please include a
minimum of 2 USD or 2 IRCs for cards. His callsign will
be VK4FW/p. Bill will release more details as soon as all
is finalized.
OH, ALAND ISLAND (and IOTA Operation). Ric,
DL2VFR, reports that in less than one month he and Frank, DL2SWW,
will be active from Aland Island (OH0 EU-002) from April 14-20th
and Vland Island (SM7 EU-037) from April 21-28th. Their activity
will be on CW/SSB/RTTY. He requests to please use the questionare
on the following Web page to give them feedback (Where do you
need them?): http://www.iota-expedition.com.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
3D2TC QSL ROUTE. Bob, W7TSQ, informs
OPDX that people continue to send QSL requests for
contacts with 3D2TC to him. He reports, "I do not
know of any reason that I should appear as a manager for
this station, I am not, never have been, have no logs and
no cards!" The only route is DIRECT to 3D2TC, Craig
Thompson, Box 273 Suva, Fiji Islands S. Pacific. As there
is no effective bureau there, DIRECT is the only way to
go. Craig does QSL and has a nice QSL card. Bob, W7TSQ
is, however, QSL Manager for YB0AZ, YB3OSE, YB3ASQ,
A35RK, A35SQ, 3D2RK, 3D2SQ, AH6PN/HR6, N7QXQ/HR6 and any
W7TSQ operations ONLY!
Alex, PA1AW, is the QSL Manager for
5A24PA. However, he is NOT the QSL Manager for 5A1A or
any other activities by Abubaker. He is only expecting
logs for 5A24PA only. Cards will be printed directly
after completion of this special activity and after
receipt of the logs. QSLs for 5A24PA go direct only to:
Alex van Hengel, PA1AW, Schoener 85, 2991JK Barendrecht,
The Netherlands. He is currently not committed to any
bureau QSLing.
QSLs for Richard, CX2AQ, can be sent to
his QSL Manager EA5KB.
Fran, EA7FTR, informs OPDX that he is
currently the QSL Manager for the following stations:
CX8BU, OX3CO, TG9RZ, UN7GCE, VK7KHZ, YB4JIM, YC1VBH,
ZP8AE and ZP8BHA.
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Denny, GW3CDP,
informs OPDX that he still continues to receive QSL cards
for EK4JJ/Serge and EK4GK/Alex for which he is NOT the
QSL Manager. The only route for EK4JJ and EK4GK is
DIRECT. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR DATABASES. Denny is, however,
the QSL Manager for EY8XX and EW6WR.
HK3JJH/HK0 QSLs. Apparently, Carl, N4AA,
Editor of QRZ DX, has worked a deal out with Pedro,
HK3JJH, on QSLing for his 1999 operation. Cards should be
sent to N4AA with an SASE. Carl will send the QSO data to
Pedro by E-mail. Pedro will fill out the cards and send
them to Carl in batches, and Carl will put them in the
SASE for return to the sender. This might be a little
slow, but cards will be answered without fear of losing
them in the Colombian mail system.
The log for the PW0S (St. Peter and St.
Paul Rocks) is now available on the Web page at: http://www.soutomaior.eti.br/mario.
If there are any questions about QSOs not in the log or
any other kind of problem, please send a message to the
QSL Manager KU9C at: ku9c@arrl.net.
Mike, KQ0B, informs OPDX that anyone
needing cards for Eli, PT7BZ, and as PT7BZ/PY0F can
either send them direct to Eli, via bureau to PT7BZ or to
Mike, KQ0B. Please note: Mike is awaiting Eli's latest
log entries which should be sent to him shortly. He has
already received the cards and will reply once he get
Eli's log.
QSLs for XW3QBR, XW3ZNR, XU7AAY and
XY7AAZ. Roger, N4ZC, informs OPDX that IN3ZNR continues
to be the correct QSL Manager for XW3QBR, XW3ZNR, XU7AAY
and XU7AAZ .....but, for those USA stations that have not
sent for their cards by now, or those wanting a faster
reply, N4ZC has the complete logs and blank cards for
those N.A stations that want a cheaper or faster way to
get their cards. Those stations using U.S. postage may
send a normal SASE for their cards to N4ZC. If you have
already sent your cards to Italy, don't worry, all U.S.
cards when answered will be sent in a box from IN3ZNR to
N4ZC and mailed from N4ZC's NC QTH. If you must have a
faster return for some reason, N4ZC can return N.A. cards
within a day to two. Those stations outside N.A. should
continue to use only IN3ZNR. They are working on
answering cards at this time.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for station TM0AR to be
active during the "International Festival of Art and
Technologies" from May 15-27th. Activity will be on
40/20/15/10 meters including the WARC bands. Reference DDFM - 72.
QSL via F5TJC: Jean-Louis Briere-Lecomte, 18 Le Petit Saint
Louis, 72400 Cormes, France.
TX8, NEW CALEDONIA (Update/Correction).
Franck, FK8HC, informs OPDX that FK8GM, FK8HW, LA5IIA and Franck
will sign with the callsign TX8G (not TX5G as reported last week)
during the CQ WPX Contest as a Multi/Multi entry.
VB6, CANADA (Attention Prefix Hunters!).
Todd, VE5MX, informs OPDX that he will be using the special
callsign VB6A from VE6JY in the upcoming CQ WPX SSB Contest. All
QSLs go via VE5MX, bureau preferred.
VP6CW AND VP6BK QRT. Robert, KD7H, spoke with
Tom, VP6TC, Tuesday night, and he told him that Jacky/F2CW
(VP6CW) and Kan/JA1BK (VP6BK) were on Pitcairn for the entire
length of their VP6 operation. They were not on Ducie Island or
any other island. The two operators are attempting to get
Pitcairn admitted into the IARU and "then" perhaps
Ducie will be a separate counter (new entity). The two operators
left the island and might be active from other Pacific islands on
their way home.
ZK1, NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Victor
Rivera, ZK1CG, on South Cook is back on the air again after being
off for 10 years. This is thanks to Roger/W7VV and Sue for the
very kind donation of an IC-751A and a G5RV vertical. Victor will
be operating on all bands from 160-10 meters. If conditions are
good he will change bands with you so you can work South Cooks on
all bands. He was spotted this past week on 20 meters (around
14200 kHz) between 0430-0700z. QSL only direct to: Victor Rivera,
P.O. Box 618, Rarotonga Cook Islands (or use the info on QRZ.com
Web site). Victor is clearing a back log of old QSLs from the
past contacts he has made. If you worked ZK1CG from South or
North Cook Islands in the past and did not receive a card, please
send again. Also, look for Victor/ ZK1CG, Tuatai/ZK1CY (ZK1MA)
and members from the WWDXC Club Roger/W7VV (ZK1VVV), Bob/W7TSQ
(ZK1TSQ), and three others to be going to Manihiki, North Cook
for the CQWW SSB Contest this year in October for one week. They
will have 4, 5 and 7 element beams and will be active on 160-10
meters. On the return from North Cook, all operators will be
active from South Cook. ADDED NOTE: Look for ZK1MA to be active
from North Cook. Tuatai, ZK1CY, is leaving South Cook and is
heading back to Manihiki on the next boat. Tuatai lives in
Manihiki.
SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving
bounced mail by sending mail to me via kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org,
please send mail to me via kb8nw@arrl.net
...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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