The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 521 BID: $OPDX.521 July 23, 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, K2HJB, N3SL, W3UR & The Daily
DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K5MK, K8YSE, WB8YJF, K9OT, W9DC, 4Z4DX,
9A6AA, DJ5JH, DL1EK & DX News Letter, EA7FTR, G3XSV, G3XTT,
G4ASL, GM4SUC, GW0ANA, HL1XP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX NEWS,
IN3ZNR, JI3DST, OH1MDR, OH1NOA, OK1FLM, PY3DF, SP6ECA, UX0FF,
VA3RJ, VE3XAP, VK8NSB, YV5EED, YV5JBI, ZS4BS and David Walker for
the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 15/July, through
Sunday, 22/July there were 218 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5X, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2,
9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6,
C9, CE, 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,
FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2,
J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON,
OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP,
ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK,
TL, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V8,
VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YB,
YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8,
ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZL, ZP, 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".
3D2, FIJI. Ron, ZL1AMO, signing as 3D2RW,
seems to be active mainly on 40/20/15 meters. Check around 7008,
21028, 21260, 14023 and 14260 between 0430 and 1100z. He is now
on IOTA OC-095. QSL via CBA.
3W, VIETNAM. Hans, WA1LWS, is once again
active as 3W2LWS until about August 2nd. He was very active on CW
over the past weekend on 20/15 meters with few QSNs on 10 meters.
Most of his activity starts around 1700z and can go as late as
2330z. QSL via WA1LWS.
4Z, ISRAEL (Lighthouse Activity). Look for
Dov/4Z4DX and his son Mat/4Z5DX to be active during the
Lighthouse Weekend August 18-19th, as 4Z4DX/LH and 4Z5DX/LH. No
details on bands/modes, name or number on the lighthouse were
provided.
8Q, MALDIVES. Look for Pierre, HB9QQ, to be
back here again during the last week of October and the first
week of November, signing 8Q7QQ. Most of his activity will be on
6 meters, however, if 6 meters is closed, look for him on 10, 12,
17 and 30 meters CW.
9A, CROATIA (Special Event). Lenio Marobin,
PY3DF (ILERA-Secretary), and a team of Europeans members of the
International League of Esperantists Radioamateurs (ILERA) will
activate 9A0E from the 86th Esperanto World Congress in Zagreb
now through July 28th. Suggested frequencies are: 7066, 14266,
21266 and 28766 kHz. QSL via DL1CC.
A5, BHUTAN. Tony, IK7WUL, is expected to be
active as A52UL from August 15-28th. His activity will be on all
bands, mostly SSB, from the A51AA club station. QSL via I7JFQ.
CDXC OFFICERS. At the annual general
membership meeting of the Chiltern DX Club (CDXC) - The UK DX
Foundation held on July 14, 2001, the following were elected to
the 2001/2002 committee:
President - Neville Cheadle, G3NUG
Chairman - John Butcher, G3LAS
Secretary - Shaun Jarvis, M0BJL
Treasurer - Nigel Peacock, G4KIU
Digest Editor - Don Field, G3XTT
Committee Members:
Mike Devereux, G3SED
Ian Capon, G0KRL
Paul Brice-Stevens, G0WAT
CO0, CUBA (Special Event). Beginning at 0000z
July 27th and ending 0000z on July 29th, look for special event
station CO0SC to be active. This callsign was issued for
celebrating 486th anniversary of he foundation of the city of
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Activity will be on 10/15/20/40/80 meters CW
and SSB. The operators will be: CO8DD, CO8TW, CO8WE, CM8ESE
CM8EFP and CM8VDC. The station will also be in the IOTA Contest
for NA-015. The QSL card is via IN3ZNR callbook address: Fabrizio
Vedovelli, via Gramsci, 27, 38100 TRENTO, ITALY.
CP, BOLIVIA. Steve, G4ASL, is active from
Cochabamba, Bolivia, as CP5/G4ASL until October. His activity is
on 80-10 meters, mostly on RTTY, PSK31, CW and some SSTV and
HELL. QSL via the bureau to home callsign G4ASL.
D6, COMOROS. John, WB4MBU, was heard signing
D6/WB4MBU from a rare island called Nzwani (aka Anjouan) in the
Comoros Island group. Activity has been on 15/20 meters. Check
around 14203 kHz after 0300z and 21229 kHz after 1630z. He is
expected to be there for another month.
FP, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON (Update).
Paul/K9OT, Peter/NN9K and Peg/KB9LIE will operate from Miquelon
Island (NA-032), from July 26-31st, signing FP/homecall. They
will have 80-6 meters CW, SSB, and PSK-31 capability, with a
"breakable beacon" on 50.102 during non-contest time.
For the RSGB IOTA contest they will sign FP/K9WM. QSL to
homecall, except FP/K9WM goes to NN9K. Their web site is now
available at: http://www.mhtc.net/~k9ot.
FR/T, TROMELIN. It looks like Jacques, FR5ZU,
is heading back here again during the month of September
(September 6th through October 5th). Expected activity is to be
on all bands SSB. "The Daily DX" states to QSL via
direct or his current QSL Manager JA8FCG.
FS, ST. MARTIN. Gregg, W6IZT, will be active
as FS/W6IZT from August 5-12th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters.
QSL to his CBA.
IOTA NEWS... (IOTA CONTEST THIS COMING
WEEKEND, JULY 28-29th)
AS-049. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active
as JI3DST/6 from Tokara Archipelago (Kuchinoshima,
Toshima-mura, Kagoshima-gun, Kagashima-ken), July 28th
through August 5th. Activity will be on
40/17/15/12/10/6/2 meters SSB. QSL via JI3DST.
AS-103. Doji/JH3JWW, Takeshi/JI3DST and
Lee/BV2NT were active from P'enghu (Pescadores) Island,
Taiwan, over the past weekend as BV9AYA (Ops JH3JWW and
JI3DST) and BV9A/BV2NT. QSL BV9AYA (ONLY for this Op) to
JH3JWW via the Bureau and BV9A/BV2NT via BV2NT.
AS-105. The Korea DX Club Team will be
operating as DS0DX/2 from Yongjong Island on July
28-29th, IOTA Contest included. Activity will be on 80-10
meters CW and SSB. QSL via HL1XP either direct or through
the bureau.
EU-016. Look for Rodger, ON4TX, to be
active as 9A/ON4TX from the Island of Prezba (IOCA
CI-092) now through July 29th. No other details were
provided.
EU-067. Jon, WB8YJF, will be active from
Ocaracoke Island, NC, (USI NC-001S), now through July
29th. He will be active on RTTY, CW, and SSB, mostly
20-10 meters. QSL direct if possible, it is a LOT faster
and Jon usually replies direct card requests within a day
or so. His address is: Jon Severt/WB8YJF, 5586 Babbitt
Rd., New Albany, OH 43054, USA.
EU-092. Jim, MM0BQI, will be active from
the Island of Tanera Mor in the Summer Isles from July
27th through August 3rd. The various reference numbers
are: Islands of Scotland Award SC10, WAB NB90 and QRA
IO78. Activity will be on all bands 80-6 meters SSB, CW,
RTTY and PSK31. Jim will be using the special callsign
GB5SI (Summer Isles). QSL is 100% direct or via the RSGB
Jim Martin, MM0BQI, 3 Lismore Avenue, Edinburgh, EH8
7DWSC SCOTLAND.
EU-110. Operators 9A2RD, 9A2CW, 9A5AEI
and 9A6XX are planning to be active as 9A1P from the
Island of Sv. Nikola (CI-118) during the IOTA Contest.
Their Recievers/Transmitters are: TS930 x3, IC775x1 + 2x
amp. Their Antennas are: 3 el.Y 10m, 3. el.Y 15m, 3 el.Y
20m, wires 40 and 80m. There will be QSL information
soon!
EU-132. Zbig/SP6CZ and Andy/SP6ECA are
to be active from Wolin Island as homecall/1, now through
July 29th, including the IOTA Contest. During the contest
they will work in Single Op/Island station/100 W/SSB
category. Outside of the contest they will operate mostly
on the WARC bands. QSL via their home callsigns.
EU-146. Jim, ON5UM, is pleased to
announce a joint Dutch and Belgian expedition to the
Island of Tiengemeten. Operators will be PA7BT, ON5UM,
ON6NL, ON6ZX, and ON4AKL. The group will be active during
the IOTA Contest as a Multi/Single Islands
Expedition/Mixed mode operation with the callsign PI4HQ
(from VERON). Before the contest they will be active
under the CEPT license PA/ON***. QSL via VERON in the
Netherlands, either the bureau or direct.
EU-170. Operators OK1DJG/Milan,
OK1DUO/Jarda, OK1FUA/Martin, OK1HSK/ Jan, OK1KA/Pepa,
OK1QM/Jan, OK1TC/Jarda and 9A9AA/Nikola will be active as
9A0A from Vir Island (IOCA CI-141) during the IOTA
Contest. QSL 9A0A via OK1FLM. They will operate as
9A/homecall before the contest starting July 23rd. QSL
via their home callsign.
EU-173. 1996 IOTA Contest winners
OH1MDR, OH1NOA and OH1MM will again activate Sandstrom
Reef for the IOTA Contest July 28-29th. Their callsign
will be OH9A, which belongs to the Market Reef DX
Association. QSL via OH1NOA. The route is OK via the OH1
bureau. If you want to send your QSL via direct the
address is: Timo Klimoff, Yrjonkatu 4 A 15, 28100 PORI,
FINLAND, EUROPE. For more info, check the following Web
page at: http://www.saunalahti.fi/oh1mdr/iota.html.
SA-089. NEW IOTA (Refer to OPDX.520).
The IOTA DXpedition to Falcon Islands has changed their
callsign from YW1F to 4M1X. It will be on the air through
July 24th to celebrate the "Venezuelan Navy Day
2001".
SA-NEW. John, YV5JBI, with a group, will
activate the Anzoategui State Group as YV5JBI/P, from
"Isla Piritu" (New IOTA), located north of
Piritu. The operation will take place from July 25-29th,
with an entry in the IOTA Contest. At least 2 stations
will be active around the clock on 80-6 meters, plus the
WARC bands, on all modes including PSK31 and RTTY. The
locator grid is FK70md and the island includes a
lighthouse. QSL via CBA to YV5JBI.
J4, GREECE. Wolff, DJ5JH, informs OPDX that
he will again be active in the WAEDC-CW Contest, August 11-12th,
as J43J from the Peloponnese in southern Greece. QSL via his CBA.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Ted, NH6YK, is expected
to operate again as NH4/NH6YK from August 2-4th. Activity will be
on the HF bands and 6 meters SSB only.
ILLW UPDATE. Mike, GM4SUC, reminds everyone
that the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW),
August 18-19th, is just under 5 weeks away, and they have
received notification of the 200th site to be active for this
event. The sites are in 36 countries world-wide. A full list of
the stations can be found at: http://www.vk2ce.com/ILLW/2001.htm.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. For the first time a VK8
Lighthouse will be active during the World Lighthouse Weekend,
August 18-19th. They will be operating three stations at Emery
Point Lighthouse (Lighthouse number - AUS071) IOTA OC-001 in the
Darwin Northern Territory, Australia, where they had to obtain
permission to operate at this very RARE location. Operators will
be VK8NSB/Stuie, VK8MS/Mark, VK8ZAB/Alan, VK8KGP/Geoff and
possibly up to 6 other VK8's. The day of operation will be a
"Fun Field Day for Amateurs and Non-Amateurs" with a
BBQ for lunch. Stations will be set up by 0000z (9:30am-Local) on
the 18th and will operate late into the night and possibly into
the morning of the 19th. They will be active on all the main HF
bands, and at the present they have applied for the special
callsign AX8LH. The lighthouse team is looking for a QSL Manager
for this operation. If interested in being the QSL Manager,
please E-mail Stuie/VK8NSB ASAP at: vk8nsb@octa4.net.au -or- vk8nsb@vkham.com.
LIGHTHOUSE TOUR 2001 (Update). Kresimir,
9A7K, will be active from several Croatian lighthouses and
islands between July 29th and August 3rd. The following
lighthouses and islands will be activated:
Island of Veli Brijun and Lighthouse Peneda - Reference
numbers: JN64VV, EU-110, CLH-101, CI-139, WLH-1651 and
ARLH CRO-010.
Island of Sveti Jerolim and Lighthouse - Reference
numbers: JN64VV, EU-110, CLH-150, CI-114 and ARLH
CRO-160.
Island of Sveti Ivan na Pucini and Lighthouse - Reference
numbers: JN65TA, EU-110, CLH-145, CI-113, WLH-36 and ARLH
CRO-017.
Island of Porer and Lighthouse - Reference numbers:
JN64WS, EU-110, CLH-111, CI-090, WLH-240 and ARLH
CRO-014.
Island of Krasnica - Reference numbers: JN64UV, EU-110
and CI-045.
QSL via 9A7K: Kresimir Juratovic, P.O. Box 88, HR-48001
Koprivnica, CROATIA. Hams interested in this DXpeditions and the
Croatian Light House Award can get all the details on the
following Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/9a7k.
PJ2, CURACAO. The Bristol Contest Group will
be active as PJ2Y for the IOTA Contest from SA-006 in the
Multi-Op Permanent category. Operators will be G3RFX, G3TKF,
G3XSV, G4FKA, G0HFX, G0WKW, M0AXF, EI3JE, G7ORR and M0WLF. They
will also be active before the contest on all bands, including
6m, SSB/CW, signing PJ2/homecall.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
3B6RF QSL STATUS. Steve, N3SL, informs
OPDX that Fred, HB9AAQ, has notified him that the QSLs
are printed. Fred has express shipped the cards to Steve,
and he should be receiving them shorty. Steve has asked
OPDX to inform the ham community as an update, and a
"notice" to STOP sending duplicate requests,
which are coming in at a pretty good clip! All QSL
requests received have been processed, all labels
printed, and they are simply awaiting the 3B6 QSLs. Those
who did not include any or insufficient postage will be
receiving their cards via the bureau via Switzerland.
Steve states, "With everything ready on this end, I
feel comfortable in saying that we will have all cards
into the U.S. mail within 7 days of receiving the 3B6
QSLs. We want to be sure everyone has theirs for this
year's DXCC submission. The number of 'Thanks for the all
time new one' is pushing about 40% of those received. One
gentleman even wrote that the 3B6 would have been his
last country had they not added P5! Wow...."
Hank, K2HJB, was expected to be
operating from Jamacia as 6Y5/K2HJB on 6 and 2 meters
July 22-23rd. QSL direct or via the Bureau.
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Larry, K5MK,
reports that he is NOT the QSL Manager for 8P6GD or any
other station.
Nikolay, UX0FF, was active in the IARU
Contest as UR6F (RARE WPX). QSL via UX0FF: Nikolay
Lavreka, P.O. Box 3, IZMAIL, 68600, UKRAINE.
THIS WAS SENT LATE. ZL2AS from New
Zealand was expected to be active on 160m in the PACIFIC
160 METERS CONTEST 2001 on July 21st, 0700-2300z, LSB and
CW. They state that "QSL cards will be sent for
contacts made."
Glyn, GW0ANA, QSL Manager for the
ZD7K-ZD8K DXpeditions, informs OPDX that the full color
QSL cards for ZD7K and ZD8K have arrived from the
printer. He states that the printer has done a great job
on them and cards started going out July 16th. He hopes
the guys like them, and they thank everyone for all for
their support.
The QSL information for ZS6SRL for the
IARU HF Contest ( July 14-15th, 2001) is via Dennis,
ZS4BS, either via the bureau or direct via the callbook
address (Box 12104, Brandhof, 9324, Rep of South Africa).
S2, BANGLADESH. YL Shin, S21YH, has kept the
CW ops happy on 17/15/12 meters. There has also been some SSB.
Check around 18080 (or 18150) kHz after 1700z. Check around 21210
kHz after 0800z and 24895 kHz after 1030z. QSL via 7M4PTE.
SPECIAL PREFIXES. Special Event Prefixes have
been authorized to be used by all Canadian Radio Amateurs to
commemorate the 25th anniversary of 1976 Montreal Olympics Games.
The special event prefixes are sponsored by the West Island
Amateur Radio Club based in Pointe-Claire, Montreal, Quebec (Mr.
Frederick Archibald VE2SEI). The special event prefixes assigned
to this special event will be: XM for VE's, XL for VA's, XN for
VO's and XO for VY's. They are only authorized to use these
prefixes between July 15, 2001 to August 15, 2001.
TL, CENTRAL AFRICA. Charles, TL8CK, seems to
like 15 meters SSB. Look for him between 1130 and 1430z. QSL via
F6EWM.
TR, GABON. Jean, TR8JCV, was active on 17
meters this past weekend. Watch 18132 kHz around 2030z. QSL via
CBA. Also active was Jean, TR8IG, on 15/20 meters. Watch 14192
kHz at 2230z and 21245 kHz at 1400z. QSL via F5IG.
TT, CHAD. Eric, F5JJK, signing TT8JE, was
heard on 12 meters with very few takers. Watch 24945 kHz between
0730 and 0830z. QSL via F6FNU. Also active was TT8DX on 18152 kHz
after 0800z and on 28495 kHz at 1230z. QSL via F5OGL.
XW, LAOS. Hiroo, JA2EZD, is active again as
XW0X, and his licence has been renewed through August 16th. He
was active this past weekend on 20/15/10 meters SSB at various
times.
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