The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 507
BID: $OPDX.507 April 16, 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, K1NU, K1VV, N3SL, W3UR & The
Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8AV, K8YSE, KC8FS, 4X4NJ, DL1EK
& DX News Letter, F5NQL, F9IE, IZ8AJQ, I2YSB, JR3TVH, LA5HE,
MM0BQI, SM7AED, UZ8RR, VA3RJ and ZK1CG for the following DX
information.
OPDX CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY! I can't
believe that almost every Sunday morning for the last 10 years I
have sat in front of my computer writing the OPDX bulletin. Even
my wife Linda (OPDX's chief proof reader) can't believe she has
been reading "all this stuff" (as she puts it) for 10
years. When I first started the bulletin, it used to take a few
hours to write, but it has grown, and now it takes several hours.
Actually, I am a week late in celebrating. With all the confusion
last week in losing my link to the InterNet for BARF-80 BBS, I
forgot that April 7th, 1991, was the first issue of the OPDX.
Many ask, why do you write the OPDX for free?" (including my
wife, she says, "If you get one USD from everyone you could
buy a new radio"). The reason that I write the OPDX and my
involvement in the DX community is to help others achieve the
pleasure and challenge of working DX as I have. I really enjoy
the hobby. However, I also must not forget the many friends I
have gained over the years writing the bulletin. Without their
help and contributions of information, there would not be a
bulletin. Lastly, I would like to thank my wife. Without her
there would not be an OPDX. She is a non-ham (which one day I
hope to change), but a LD teacher and proof reads the bulletin
every week (usually telling me she is not sure what she is
reading), plus she puts up with the many hours I spend at the
keyboard and with club activities. Thanks for reading the OPDX
and I hope to continue to provided information each week that
will let you work a "NEW ONE".... Remember, DX IS .. 73
de Tedd KB8NW (Editor of OPDX)
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 8/April, through
Sunday, 15/April there were 230 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1U,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
CT3, CU, CX, D2, D6, DL, DU, E4, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP,
ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FR, FW,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK,
HK0/a, HK0/m, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JT,
JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, 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, PY0S, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T30, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V,
VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YJ,
YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF,
ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS. There were 39 CQ Zones available during the
past week. CQ Zones that were not active are: 2. There were 51
ITU Zones available during the past week. ITU Zones that were not
active are: 3, 4, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 34, 35, 43, 58,
59, 68, 69, 70, 71 ,72, 74, 75, 90. * 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".
3A, MONACO. Fabrizio/IK5GQK, Giuseppe/IK5YOJ,
Stefano/IW5BZQ and Virginio/IW5EDQ will be active for 3 days from
3A-land (JN33RR) between June 1-3th. They will CONCENTRATE their
activity on 6 meters, but they will also be active on 2 meters
and HF. Their callsigns will be 3A/IK5GQK, 3A/IK5YOJ, 3A/IW5BZQ
and 3A/IW5EDQ. Their activity is as follows:
6 meters -
(50.210 SSB, 50.600 RTTY, 50.620 PSK31) using an Icom
IC-706MKIIG with 6 element yagi and HQ50 Halo Loop.
2 meters -
(144.290 SSB) Icom IC-706 with 9 element yagi.
HF bands -
(SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV) two Yaesu FT-100 and
vertical
antennas.
You can make skeds before and during their operation by
sending E-mail to: 3a@mannelli.com.
They will check their E-mail at the top of every hour during
their operation. For the latest news and log, please check their
Web page at http://www.mannelli.com/3a.
QSL VHF QSOs (6/2 meters) direct to: Stefano Mannelli, P.O.BOX
569, 50123, Firenze Centro, ITALY. QSL HF QSOs direct to:
Fabrizio Vannini, via Forlanini 68, 50127 Firenze, ITALY.
3B6, AGALEGA (Update). Steve, N3SL, informs
OPDX of the following and states that there will probably be one
last press release bulletin from the "official sources"
before the team hits the air. The advance team leaves in little
over one week with the rest of the team on April 28th from Zurich
to Mauritius. It is NOT absolutely certain, but it is looking
like the team is flying to and from 3B6, which would give them an
extra 3 days on the air (that should probably come from the
official news release). Steve, N3SL, states that his daughter,
Kim, is now going to handle the QSLs for North America (not just
the USA). So, Canada and Mexico are to be sent via Kim Larson, 22
N. Hidden Acres Dr., Sioux City, IA 51108 (which is N3SL's CBA).
Reportedly, Kim is handicapped and is getting a real thrill in
doing this job. It occupies her time, and she loves seeing all
the cards. She did probably 75% of the AH1A QSL cards, so she is
not a novice. The 3B6RF team is planning a photo card, so that
will undoubtedly take a bit of time after the DXpedition to get
printed. Steve states that he will see to it that all the U.S. DX
newsletters are kept informed on their status. Steve will be
doing mostly CW, but he has been asked to do RTTY (or possibly
SSB) whenever they're trying to work the U.S. Riki, 4X4NJ,
reports that he will be joining the 3B6RF team as part of a 21
amateur group. He states, "We'll have 8 stations on the air
during the first 3 weeks of May. All of the equipment and
antennas are "World Class" - examples: 4square arrays
on 80m & 40M, Titanex vertical and Beverages for 160M, beams
for HF, Yaesu FT1000MP transceivers with 1KW amplifiers,
etc...... Naturally, I will devote myself to 160M as much as
possible!" For more details, check online at: http://www.agalega2000.ch.
3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Martin, 3C5J, was
active last week on 20/17/10 meters. The sad part is that his
operation will not count for DXCC because he is operating from an
oil platform. He is expected to be there for 6 months. The good
news is that "The Daily DX" is reporting Martin may
have a chance to go to Malabo to operate which will count for
DXCC.
3XY, GUINEA. A couple of new stations have
been on the air signing the prefix 3XY. Station 3XY6A was active
during last week, mainly on 12 meters (24955 kHz between
1730-1930z) with little activity on 20 meters (14203 kHz after
2230z). QSL via VE2XO. Station 3XY2S showed up over the weekend
on 10 meters (28447 kHz around 0915z). QSL via P.O. Box 1484,
Konakry.
4U, UNITED NATIONS HQ. This one has to be the
most interesting report of the week. Reports on the Cluster
Network indicate that 4U1UN was active on PSK31 on 20 meters and
SSTV on 15 meters.
A2, BOTSWANA. Charles, A25/KY4P, was heard
active over the past weekend on 10 meters CW/SSB. Check around
28002 kHz or 28452 kHz between 1200 and 1500z. QSL via SV0LM.
C6, BAHAMAS. By the time you read this, Tom,
WB8N, should be in Nassau (IOTA NA-001) beginning Easter Sunday,
for 6 days. He intend to operate a portable HF station from the
resort he is staying at, beginning Monday April 16th. He will
receive his callsign upon arrival. His operating times will be
approximatly from 2000-2200z (possibly longer). His suggested
frequencies are:
If conditions are poor on 10 meters, look for him on 20 meters
(14195 kHz +/- 10 kHz). He will also give 12 meters a try, on:
24950 kHz (SSB) and 24890 kHz (CW) both +/- 5 kHz.
E4, PALESTINE. Gunter, OE1GZA, is now active
from here as E4/OE1GZA. He was heard this past weekend on 15/10
meters between 1100 and 1600z. Check around 28460 and 21270 kHz.
HK0, MALPELO ISLAND. Pedro, HK3JJH, is now
active as HK3JJH/HK0M. Reports show he has been on 40/20/15/10
meters SSB.
INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY (Special Event).
Over 30 Special Event Stations representing Historic Marconi
station locations worldwide will participate on April 21st, from
0000-2359z, on CW/SSB/Digital. The list of participating stations
is on the Web page: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straff/particip.htm.
Award Certificate rules are available at: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straff/.
The Marconi Radio Club W1AA/IMD wll represent the 1903 Marconi
Transatlantic Station on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. W/K QSL to CBA
with an S.A.S.E., DX via the W1 Bureau. Their Web page is: http://personal.tmlp.com/k1vv/w1aa/.
IOTA NEWS...
EU-048. Francois, F2GL, will be active
from Houat Island (French Brittany - DIFM AT-016), April
30th through May 6th. Check the HF bands from 80 to 10
meters, including the WARC bands, both on CW and SSB. QSL
direct via F2GL's CBA or via the French REF Bureau.
EU-051. Look for Erminio/IZ8AJQ and
Mario/IZ8DBJ to be active from Ustica on April 26-29th,
sign IE9/homecall. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
including the WARC bands on CW/SSB/RTTY and possibly
PSK31. QSL IE9/IZ8AJQ to: Erminio Cioffi di Michele,
Piazza Umberto I 16, 84036 Sala Consilina - SA, Italy.
QSL IE9/IZ8DBJ to: Mario Pesce, Via Privata Falci 2,
80070 Bacoli - NA, Italy. QSL either direct or through
the bureau.
EU-065. Look for stations F6BFH/p,
F6EGG/p and F9IE/p to be active from Molene Island (DIFM
AT-002), May 2-8th. Activity will be on the HF IOTA
frequencies on CW and SSB. QSL via home callsigns.
EU-092. Jim, MM0BQI, will be active from
the Island of Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles from April
20-23rd. The various references numbers are; Islands of
Scotland Award SC10, WAB NB90 and QRA IO78. Activity will
be on all bands 80-10 meters SSB/CW/RTTY and PSK31. He
states, "Hopefully this year conditions will be
better, and I am looking forward to working lots of DX
stations who require the Summer Isles for IOTA or IOSA. I
will be using my own call MM0BQI/P for some contest
activity and also special callsign GB5SI (Summer
Isles)." QSL is 100% via RSGB or direct to MM0BQI:
Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Avenue, Edinburgh, EH8 7DW,
SCOTLAND - UK.
EU-094. Look for TM5N to be active from
Saint Nicolas Island (Glenan Archipelago), from April
27th to May 1st. Other reference numbers are: DIFM AT-010
and Loc Grid IN77XR. Check the usual IOTA frequencies on
160-23cm on CW and SSB. There will be 14 operators and 2
YLs at the logs. QSL via F6KOP.
EU-094. Look for F6KOP/p to be active on
Cigogne Island, April 28-29th (depending on WX
conditions). Other reference numbers are: DIFM AT-061,
Loc Grid IN87AR and DFCF29004. Activity will be mainly
around 7055 kHz SSB. QSL via F6KOP.
EU-171. On April 17th, Jakob, OZ7AEI,
plans to activate the Danish Islands, Venoe (NO IOTA, DIA
NJ-005) around 1200z for about an hour before going to
Jegingoe (IOTA EU-171 and DIA NJ-006). Activity will be
on 14260 +/- QRM. QSL via bureau or direct: Jakob
Pedersen, Hvamvej 47, DK-7500 Holstebro, Denmark.
NA-137. Scott/K1OA and Len/K1NU will be
activating Peaks Island, ME, on Saturday, April 28th
using the special event call W1N. This island represents
a new counter for the U.S. Island awards and will be
issued a number after this activation. Look for them on
14260 and 21260 kHz +/-. QSL via K1OA, bureau or CBA.
JW, SVALBARD. Rag, LA5HE, will once again be
active as JW5HE from April 26th through May 1st. He states low
band contacts are very unlikely as there is the
"midnightsun" now.
KH4, MIDWAY. Hiro, JF1OCQ, is now active as
W1VX/KH4 now through April 22nd. Look for his activity on 80-6
meters, mostly on CW with some RTTY. As this bulletin was being
prepared he was active on 7007 kHz around 1345z. QSL via JF1OCQ
either JARL QSL bureau or direct to: Hiroyuki Miyake, 1-3-6
Asakura, Maebashi, 371-0811 Japan.
KH0, MARIANA ISLAND. Members of the ODXLG
will be active from Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Island (IOTA
OC-086) April 28th through May 1st. Look for Taka to sign
KH0/JR3TVH and Natsu to sign KH0/JJ3NAW. Activity will be mainly
on 40-6 meters CW/SSB/SSTV/RTTY/PSK31 (will take any request).
Antennas used are: C4 (Force12 JA dealer,EDC) and a 6 element
yagi (Radix). Also, they will use a Zepp like wire (Saga) and a
HB9CV (Minimulti) housed in the shack. QSL via the Bureau or
direct w/SASE to JR3TVH home QTH listed on QRZ.com.
KP4, PUERTO RICO (QRP Op). Hal, KC8FS,
reports that his 18-year old daughter Holly, N8VUQ, is now there
with several of her high school classmates and a local college
biology class. She will be in San Juan and the north coast of KP4
until April 21st for an ecological research trip that will net
her some pre-college biology credit. She took along a borrowed
AEA 10 meter DX Handy and will try to work her father if
conditions are right. This would be a great demo of amateur radio
for the other students if it works. She will be calling him near
28375 kHz (+/- 5 kHz) at the top of the hour beginning at 1700z
and depending upon her scheduled activities. Her operating time
will be limited because her itinerary is pretty full with
snorkeling, exploring mangrove swamps and hiking in a tropical
rain forest. Hal asks that if any DXers hear her, please spot her
on the DX PacketCluster. Also, he can be reached via E-mail (kc8fs@aol.com) or via the phone
(304) 744-5949 (H) and (304) 767-6202 (W).
LIGHTHOUSE OPERATION. Leon, ON4ZD, will be
signing F/ON4ZD/P between May 5-7th from Fort Boyard. There are
three lighthouses on that Fort, FRA 287, FRA 288 and FRA290. Leon
will attempt to find a place that will have all lights in the
line of sight on at the same moment. QSL via home call, bureau
(UBA) or direct with sase.
LLDXT 2001 CARIBBEAN TOUR. The Low Land
DX-pedition Team (LLDXT) is pleased to announce the 6th Caribbean
Tour. This year's tour will bring them to the "Island of
Carriacou" (Grenada - IOTA NA-147) from August 2-15th and
the Island of Bequia (St. Vincent - IOTA NA-025) from August
16-27th. The team members will be Bouke/PA0ZH, Ronald/PA3EWP,
Rob/PA5ET and Dennis/PA7FM. The callsigns will be J3/homecall and
J8/homecall. They will use two FT1000MPs with amplifiers and will
be active around the clock on 160-10 meters on the modes CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31. Titanex has sponsored a V160E vertical to give
them a good low-band signal. As is in past years, they will have
a Tour Web site which will be updated daily with the latest
information, on-line logs, tour diary, digital photo's and
digital pile-up recordings. The Guestbook can already be signed.
The LLDXT home page can be found at: http://www.qsl.net/lldxt/.
All QSLs will be managed again by PA5ET, Rob Snieder, Van
Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands. He is a QSL
Manager for many other stations; look under "QSL INFO AND
NEWS".
QRP-PEDITION FROM A UR-QRP CLUB. The
Ukrainian QRP Club will hold its first (what they call a)
"QRP-pedition" to the Ai-Petri mountain in Crimea, from
May 4-11th. The main aim of this expedition are: 1) To publicize
low power activity on the air. 2) To attract the attention of
hams to the QRP movement and to show the boundless possibilities
for low power operations. 3) To test home-made QRP transceivers,
as well as, to meet friends and associate with them. A special
callsign will be used during the QRP-pedition: EM5QRP. The
members of the QRP-pedition are: RK3ZK, UR6IRL, UR7IRL, US1RCH,
US1REO, UU4JCQ, UY1AW and UZ8RR. The QRP-pedition members output
power of their transmitters will be: 5 watts (CW) and 10 watts
(SSB). Look for them to be active mainly on the international QRP
frequencies. Operations on RTTY and SSTV are being planned too.
Prizes (A book, published by Igor Grigorov, RK3ZK) will be given
out to three stations who have the largest number of the QSOs
with the QRP-pedition members on various bands. All other
contacts will get a special QSL card confirming their QSOs. Those
who wish to get the QRP-pedition pennant must send their QSL and
4 IRC to the expedition QSL Manager UR7IRL: Vladimir Tretyakov,
Post Box 41, Konstantinovka-10, Donetsk Region, 85110, Ukraine.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
The final and complete logs for 5U2K,
5U3T, and 5U5A are now available on Sil's, I2YSB, Web
site at: http://digilander.iol.it/i2ysb.
Rob, PA5ET, is the QSL Manager for the
following stations:
S0, WESTERN SAHARA. By the time you read
this, the short operation by S07BT will probably be over. QSL via
EA1BT.
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Just a quick reminder
that Tom/K7ZZ, Dave/WW2AVG, George/AH8H and Jim/W7UG will be
active from Enewetak Atoll (IOTA OC-087) in the Marshall islands
from April 19-26th. They plan to use the callsign V73E, some
operators have their own individual callsigns. Activity will be
80-6 meters with operation on CW/SSB/RTTY. Check the usual IOTA
frequencies. QSL via WF5T.
VK9M, MELLISH REEF (Refer to OPDX.500). Look
for David/VK4ZEK, Alan/VK4BKM, Peter/VK4APG and Harris/VK4CWT to
be active later in the week from here. They will be on the reef
signing VK9ML between April 21-24th. This activity is in
preparation for a much larger operation planned in late 2001 or
early 2002. Their activity will be on the following suggested
frequencies: CW - 3504, 7025, 14025, 21025, 28025 and 50105 kHz
SSB - 3799, 7085, 14195, 21295, 28480 and 50145 kHz. Check the
web site for more details at: http://www.qsl.net/vk9ml. QSL via VK4APG.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Update/Help Answered).
OPDX received another message from a very excited Victor, ZK1CG,
and he stated that thanks to the call for help for his KT43A
antenna situation in last week's bulletin, someone has offerred
to send him a complete/operational KT43A. Details have to be
worked out on sending it, but Victor will keep us informed. He
will use the antenna at his Rarotonga location, and on his
vacation in October to Manihiki, North Cook Islands for the CQWW
SSB Contest with five operators from the Western Washington DX
Club. They will be in Manihiki for one week, and possibly Victor
will be there for 2 weeks. If you are planning a trip to the
Cooks and would like to help in getting some antennas down to
Rarotonga (so they can be shipped to Manihiki before October),
contact Victor. He states, "..... coming to the Cooks for a
vacation or DXing........... I'm sure we will make your stay in
the Cook Islands a most pleasant and enjoyable one, plus you will
be helping many make a new contact from North and South
Cooks." Keep looking for Victor on 10 meters between 28480
and 28490 kHz after 0000z. ADDED NOTE: Victor is looking for the
extension kit to make the KT43A into a six element beam.
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TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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