The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 514 BID: $OPDX.514 June 4, 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, W1DAD, N3SL, W3UR & The Daily
DX, K4JZ, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4SIA, AA5XE, W7AV, WC7N, K8YSE,
K0SR, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL2VFR, DL4KQ, DL7VRO, EY8MM,
HA7UW, JA3MZB, OH7KA/OH3KAV, RV1CC, RZ1AK, SP4CUF, SP9FTJ, UR5EAW
and VE9DX for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 27/May, through
Sunday, 3/June there were 237 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP,
CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK,
EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO,
FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8,
HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7,
J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, 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, S2, S5, S9,
SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK,
TL, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XU, XW, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3,
ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS. There were 40
CQ Zones available during the past week. There were 55 ITU Zones
available during the past week. ITU Zones that were not active
are: 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 34, 35, 43, 58, 59, 68, 69,
70, 71, 73, 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".
3B6RF OPERATION MAY BE QRT, BUT HELP IS NEEDED!
The 3B6RF team managed to log 64,207 QSOs in 8.5 days, but all of
these QSOs came with a big price tag. The 3B6RF's operation time
was expected to be 15 days but had to be cut back due to
transportation problems. These problems caused an unexpected
expense. Preliminary estimates have put their travel expenses at
approximately $48,000 over cost just to get to Agalega and back.
OPDX was told the team still does not know how this is going to
be covered and is still up in the air. The 3B6RF team is counting
on the generousity of the ham community with QSL donations and
possibly some added donations from DX associations. Please
remember to possibly add something a little extra in your SASE
for your 3B6RF. Steve, N3SL, is handling the N.A. QSLs, all other
areas QSL via HB9AGH.
4W, EAST TIMOR. Thor, 4W6MM, can usually be
found on 15 or 20 meters a few kHz up from the band edge between
0930 and 1300z.
7Q, MALAWI. Five Japanese operators will be
active from here June 6-19th. Operators will be Mizuho/JG6BKB
(7Q7CW), Yoshiki/JR6XIW (7Q7DU), JJ6VOV (7Q7EN), Kazuaki/JA2LZF
(7Q7KZ) and Okabe/7Q7YL (who will stay there for the next two
years). Activity is expected on HF and 6 meters. QSL all to
JG6BKB, except 7Q7KZ is via JA2LZF.
BX5, TAIWAN (New Prefix). Jimmy, BX5AA, has
activated the new prefix and has been on 15/20 meters SSB/
MFSK16. Watch between 1500 and 1800z, around 14079.5 kHz for
MFSK16 and between 21250 and 21275 kHz for SSB.
CE0Z, JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND. Elias, CE0ZIS,
has been active on 15/12/10 meters this past week. Check around
21260, 24936 and 28495 kHz between 1330 and 2200z.
CQ7, PORTUGAL. Now through possibly June
10th, look for the Moscatel Radio Group will be active as CQ7MRG
from Mouchao da Povoa (reference number RI-008 for the Portuguese
Island Award). Activity will be mainly 40 meters.
EM, UKRAINE (Free Award!). The Ukranian
Amateur Radio League (UARL) will be active in the IARU HF World
Championship, July 14-15th, from the UARL Headquarters using the
special callsign EM0HQ. The HQ station's site (UR4MZL) is in
Lisichansk city. The team leader is Vladimir, UX2MM. The QSL
Manager for the team is Shevchenko Alexader, UR5EAW. The team is
hoping to hit the World record. A "FREE" award is
availble for working this station with "NO APPLICATION"
to fill out. To receive the UARL's "Ukraine 2000"
award, the rules are simple:
1) Work EM0HQ during theWorld Championship
2) For DX stations - 2 QSOs any mode
3) For European station - 4 QSOs any mode.
Again, NO award application is needed. The award application
is the log of EM0HQ. The award is free and is sent through the
bureau. This information was provide by Alexander, UR5EAW, QSL
Manager for EM0HQ. For any questions, send E-mail to: em0hq@qsl.net.
EP, IRAN. Yar, EP3SP, can sometimes be found
on 20 meters CW/SSB/RTTY between 1500 and 2030z. Check above
14200 (SSB) or 14090 (RTTY) and 14002 (CW) kHz. QSL via W3HC.
Mohsen, EP3SMH, is also active and usually looking for the U.S.
on 15 meters. Check around 21300 kHz and above after 1730z. For
Europe, look on 10 meters around 28495 kHz beginning around
1730z. QSL via CBA.
FP, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON ISLAND. Wendell,
K4JZ, reports that his "Poor Boy DX-Pedition" is on
schedule. He will be leaving Kentucky on June 9th and hopes to
arrive on St. Pierre et Miquelon Island on June 14th or 15th. His
callsign will be FP/K4JZ. His activity will be on 40-10 meters
SSB.
IOTA NEWS...
NA-125. Gilles, VE2MAM, will sign
VE2MAM/p from an island in the Quebec Province (St.
Lawrence Gulf) West Group, June 16-21st. Activity will be
on 20-10 meters SSB, possibly 80/40 meters also. QSL via
the bureau to the homecall.
J49, CRETE. Operators Laci/HA0HW, Tamas/HA4DX
and Bandi/HA5NG continue to be active as J49HW, J49DX and J49NG,
respectively, until June 7th. The four operators were active over
the past weekend from one of Crete's coastal islands named Chrysi
Island (EU-187) using J49HW/P, J49DX/P and J49NG/P. QSL via their
homecall or via HA Bureau.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Tip, N4SIA, informs OPDX
that he will be active as KG4AS from July 3-10th. There were no
details provided on what bands and modes of activity. QSL to
N4SIA.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Pat Rose, W5OZI, and
Dale Richardson, AA5XE, will operate from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
(FK29, NA015), during the period of June 29th through July 5th.
Area clearance has been granted and callsigns will be announced
later. Operation will be primarily on SIX meters with possible
activity on HF. Proposed frequencies will be 50.102 MHz for
CW/SSB, QSX 50.115 or operators instructions if pileups are
large. There will be a breakable beacon on 50.102 MHz and the
operators will man the station to the maximum extent possible.
Equipment will be an Icom IC-706MKIIG and a Kenwood TS-60, both
running 100 watts to an 8 element yagi. QSL to home callsigns,
SASE or SAE plus 1 IRC please. This is a bare bones trip and they
will not have computer logging or logs on the internet. They hope
to put as many stations in the log as possible. Dupes are OK.
Full calls ONLY! They do NOT care about your grid, just callsign
and signal report. They will make an effort to work Europe,
Africa, N. and S. America. Questions can be submitted to: W5OZI: w5ozi@ktc.com -or- AA5XE: aa5xe@ktc.com
MOUNTAIN DXPEDITION (Update). In July, a
group of Tajik Hams/Tourists are planning to climb a nameless
peak on the Central Pamir mountainous system and name it
"Radio Amateur's Peak". At the present, paperwork is in
progress, but the actual name can be allocated only after the
expedition, and this will involve many other factors. Altitude of
this mountain is about 5800 meters above sea level. The ham
operators involved are Vladimir/EY8HB, Faruh/EY8AV and
Nodir/EY8MM. Faruh/EY8AV will stay in the base camp and
coordinate the trip for EY8HB and EY8MM who will attack the
mountain's peak. A special callsign was requested and they hope
to sign EY1ARP. It will be used only from the top of the
mountain. All other times the operators will sign homecall/4. The
equipment to be used is an IC-706MK2G and QMAC-HF90 TXCVRS. For
20 meters, they will have a wire vertical made from a light
weight fishing rod. For 40 meters, they will use an Inverted Vee.
This expedition will be limited to battery power for which they
will carry 7AH batteries to the peak. They will save the power
for the mountain top operations and for emergencies. For a few
more details, pictures of the moutain, and possible updates,
check the following Web page: http://www.qsl.net/ey8mm/ey1arp.html.
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Ari, OH7KA/OH3KAV, will be
active from the Faroe Islands during his vacation there from June
6-10th. This is not a high profile DXpedition, but he will try to
be on the air at least few hours each day, mainly on 20 meters
CW. His callsign will be OY/OH7KA. QSL via OH3KAV.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Miichi, JA3MZB, thanks the many who
called and logged 8J3EAG, the special event station
promoting East Asian Games in Osaka City and for seeking
publicity for Osaka City to be a candidate for the next
Olympic Games in 2008. They made a total of 12664 QSOs
with 4625 DX QSOs. They will send out QSL cards beginning
on the middle of June. You can check the online log
search on this special event station by visiting the Web
site: http://www.qsobank.net/cgi-bin/logserch.pl.
QSL via JARL Bureau or directly to the JA3DBD: Souichi
MIYAMOTO, 6-9-2 Habikigaoka Habikino Osaka 583-0864
Japan.
Robert, AP2ARS (S53R), informs OPDX that
his logs are now available for searching online. They can
be viewed at the following Web page provide by Andy,
VE9DX: http://www.ve9dx.com/ap2ars/ap2ars.html.
His QSL information is: Robert Kasca, S53R, Beblerjeva 2,
SI-5280 Idrija, SLOVENIA, EUROPE. Robert will handle all
cards when he returns home in July on holiday. Cards are
already printed. Please note that Andy now has links to
1610 + searchable logs on his log search page: http://www.ve9dx.com/logs.html.
QSL Manager Fritz, DL7VRO, informs OPDX
that the DF0RU/p QSL cards for IOTA expedition to Usedom
Island (EU-129, May 24-27th) have all been sent out. QSL
cards are not necessary.
It has been reported that the QSLs for
the 2000 October/November FO0WEG and FO0POM operations
are now being received. QSL via SP9FIH.
Vladimir, RV1CC, informs OPDX that he is
now the QSL Manager for Dima, UA1ACX, who is active as
PJ5/UA1ACX from Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles. He
will confirm direct or bureau QSL cards. His address is:
Vladimir Sidorov, P.O.Box 7, St.Petersburg, 191011
RUSSIA. It is also possible to receive a QSL card from
Dima via his direct address on the island: Dmitri
Tonkopi, UNIVERSITY OF SINT EUSTATIUS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,
Golden Rock, P.O. BOX 73, ST. EUSTATIUS, NETHERLANDS
ANTILLES. Vladimir is waiting for the PJ5/UA1ACX QSL
cards from the printer and expects them in the middle of
June. A view of the QSL card can be seen on his Web page
at: http://www.qsl.net/rv1cc.
Rod, WC7N, informs the DX community that
the logs for PV0F are now on the Web at: http://www.qth.com/k7bv/py0f.
Dennis, K7BV, reportedly is on his way back home.
Dennis, RZ1AK, is providing some tips on
how to send direct QSLs to Russia and CIS on his Web
page. His Web service is so useful, that he has received
many thank you E-mails. You might want to check it out
at: http://www.qsl.net/rz1ak/mail.html.
QSL REQUEST. OPDX has been asked to find
out what the QSL status is of the XR0ZY operation that
took place in April 2000. Apparently, a bunch of
Minnesota DXers have tried everything they can think of,
including E-mails to the QSL Manager, etc. and haven't
gotten this one confirmed. Can anyone help?
SPECIAL EVENT (Promoting Amateur Radio).
Peter/W1DAD and Jeanne/K1MOM Schipelliti will activate the
special 1-by-1 callsign "K1D" now through June 17th to
promote getting children into amateur radio and remind all
operators to participate in "Kid's Day" on June 16th.
Look for K1D on 28350, 21380, 14270, 7230 and 3895 kHz. QSL via
W1DAD or direct to: 7 Dearborn Ridge Rd, Atkinson, NH 03811, USA.
For more info on Kid's Day checkout the Web page: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station
3Z0GI to be active June 10th through July 30th. Activity will be
on HF and UHF bands CW/SSB. Operationals will take place from
Gorowo Ilaweckie, Poland, to celebrate the 666th aniversary of
the city. QSL via SP4CUF.
V31, BELIZE. Rick, W7AV, informs OPDX that he
will be operating from here June 22-29th. His activity will be on
SSB and CW, 80-10 meters. Rick will be on Ambergris Caye (NA-073)
for the entire operation. He will pick up his callsign when he
arrives in Belize. QSL is direct to W7AV. His XYL, Darleen,
K6JEN, may be active on PSK31 if they can get a laptop.
XU, CAMBODIA. Four members of the "DX
Water-Club" will be active from here July 17th through
August 2nd. The four German operators, Angelo/DC9KZ, Framk/DL4KQ,
Bernd/DL5OAB and Siggi/DL8KBJ, will be active as XU7ABR and
possibly other callsigns. They also plan to participate in the
IOTA Contest from AS-133 while there. Activity will be on all
bands 160-6 meters including the WARC bands, CW/SSB/RTTY and
PSK31. For more details, check out their nice new Web site at: http://www.dx-pedition.de.
XW0, LAOS. Hiro, JA2EZD (aka XW2A), is now
active as XW0X for about a month. His activity will be on 80-6
meters CW/SSB. Most of his activity has been on 15 meters CW/SSB,
with spots also on 20/17 meters. Operations seem to center around
1930-0100z and again after 1030z for a few hours. QSL via XW2A
(P.O. Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos).
ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA. It was reported this
week by "The Daily DX" that the island was hit by a
powerful hurricane and Andy/ZD9BV and Lorraine/ZD9YL have lost
all of their antennas, tower and transceivers in the storm. The
two operators were lucky enough to be in England when the
hurricane hit. Colin, GM6HGW/ZD9HGW, reported, "The
devastation has been greater than the volcanic eruption in 1961,
which foreced the evacuation of the island." Anyone who can
help supply any surplus equipment is urged to contact Colin by
E-mail at: gm6hgw@hotmail.com.
ZONE 18. Yuri, UA0SJ, lives in Bratsk City,
which is 600 kilometers north of Lake Baikal. He can sometimes be
found on 17 or 20 meters SSB after 0000z and again after 1200z.
His equipment is a Kenwood TS-50S with AT-50 and KT-34a antenna.
He does participate in contest. QSL only direct to: Yuri A.
Maltsev, P.O. Box 2304, Bratsk-City, 665700, Russia / Asiatic /
His E-mail address is: ua0sj@windoms.sitek.net.
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