The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 525 BID: $OPDX.525 August 20, 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, K2MFY, KF2TI, W3UR & The
Daily DX, AF4MI, N4AA & QRZ DX, KW4DA, W5FI, W6OM, K8MR,
K8PT, K8YSE, DL6KAC, E21EIC, F5SLD, G3XTT, JA7KXD, LY1FW, OA4AHW,
PA1AW, PY1LVF, RZ1AK, UR7GG, UT5RP, VA3RJ, VK2CE, VK4DX and YT1HA
for the following DX information.
EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTE (by KB8NW): There will
"NOT" be an OPDX bulletin for August 27th. I know, you
heard this before, but it is true this time. My wife Linda (chief
proof-reader) and I will be going to Windsor, ONT., for a short
vacation. I can really use the break! However, PLEASE continue to
send your DX info to me.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Saturday, 11/August, through
Saturday, 18/August there were 228 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B6, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4,
D6, DL, DU, E4, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU,
EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, 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,
HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, 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,
PY0T, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32,
T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP8,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YB, 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).
2001 OHIO QSO PARTY. The Mad River Radio Club
is pleased to announce that the Ohio QSO Party (OQP) will be next
weekend from 1600z Saturday, August 25th, through 0400z Sunday,
August 26th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters CW/SSB.
Categories are: SINGLE OPERATOR, MULTI OPERATOR and MOBILE.
Object for Amateurs outside the state of Ohio is to make contact
with as many Ohio stations as possible. Non-Ohio stations may
work only Ohio stations, while Ohio stations may contact anyone.
Certificates will be awarded to the top five single operator
entries in the high power, low power, and QRP categories, with
separate awards for both Ohio and non-Ohio stations. Certificates
will be awarded to the five highest mobile scoring stations
within Ohio. Plaques are also available and will be awarded based
upon sponsorship. This year's Plaque Sponsers:
Ohio Single Op High Power - Findlay Amateur Radio Club
Ohio Single Op Low Power - Cincinnati Buckeye Netters
Ohio Single Op QRP - Kanga USA
Ohio Multioperator - Wayne Amateur Radio Club
Ohio Mobile - W8AV
Ohio Club - Mad River Radio Club
Out of State First Place USA - Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club
First Place DX - Northern Ohio DX Association
A5, BHUTAN. Tony, IK7WUL, is now active as
A52UL from Thimbu until August 28th. He was heard on/around 14195
kHz between 1530 and 1830z. QSL via I7JFQ.
CONTEST CALENDER AVAILBLE. Mike, VK4DX,
informs OPDX that he has redesigned and updated his Web site at: http://www.vk4dx.net.
His site now includes an "International HF Radio Contest
Calendar" with contest rules and a new software links page
with pricing information.
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Christian, DL6KAC,
will be going to Mallorca Island (IOTA EU-004, DIE E-021) from
September 5-27th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, maybe 80m,
SSB and maybe CW. His antennas: Dipoles on the high bands,
Inverted L for 40/80 meters using 350 watts. This will be a
holiday style operation. QSL to homecall via DARC bureau or
direct (qrz.com).
HS, THAILAND (SEANET Activity). Thai
operators will be active during the SEANET Contest, August
18-19th (1200z-1200z) 24hr. HS0AC, HQ of the RAST, will be active
on all band CW/SSB. Also look for them on 80 meters (3524 kHz),
160 meters (1834 kHz) around 1930-2230z. QSL via G3NOM: Ray
Gerrard, P.O.BOX 1300, Nana Post office, Bangkok 10112, THAILAND.
Also, scheduled to be active as Single Ops are the following:
Yong, HS4BPQ (CW) - QSL via E21EIC
Choon, E20HHK - QSL via E21EIC
Din/YL, HS9EQY (SSB) - QSL via E21EIC
Finn, HS0/OZ1HET (CW) - QSL via OZ1ACB
Winit, HS1CKC - QSL via CBA
Yod, HS0XNO - QSL via CBA
Nut, E20RRW - QSL via E21EIC
Son, HS6NDK - QSL via HS1CKC
Sarn ,HS6PAU (SSB) - QSL via HS1CKC
IOTA NEWS...
IOTA TOUR. By the time you read this
IZ7ATN/Simon, IZ0CKJ/Alessio, IZ0EGB/Massimo, IW0FT/Paolo
and IW0FTB/Diego should be QRT from EU-181 (Sveta
Anastasya Island) signing LZ/homecall and should be
active from AS-123 (Bogsak Island) signing TA0/homecall
until August 20th. They will move onto AS-115 (Uc Island)
signing TA0/home for one day, August 21st, and then onto
AS-098 (Sedir Island) signing TA0/homecall on August
22nd. They will then end their tour from EU-049 (Samos
Island) signing SV8/homecall on August 24th. They will be
operating on 4-60 meters, mainly SSB. QSL all operations
to IZ0CKJ: Alessio Roma, via Sterparo, 43 - 03023 CECCANO
(FR) - ITALY.
OC-196. A team of 3 Australian hams are
going to Gabo Island from September 26-30th. This is a
rare IOTA location and lighthouse location. Full details
are at: http://vk2ce.com/vk3dk.
SA-052. It has been announced that last
week the Peruvian Navy has granted an
operation/authorization to activate the San Lorenzo
Island. The DXpedition team states that this was the only
obstacle left, so the group is very happy and
enthusiastic, and are now finishing all the final details
for this operation. The possible callsign would be 4T0I,
subject to availability. The scheduled dates are as
follow: From Friday, September 14th to Sunday, September
16th, they will be active on 80-10 meters on SSB and CW
preferably, but they will also work RTTY and PSK31 during
some periods on 15 and 20 meters. The QSL Route will be
via OA4DJW. The list of the operation frequencies and
other further details can be seen on their Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/4t0i.
JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. JF8HIQ/JD1 was heard
on 18133 kHz at 0945z and JD1BCK was heard on 15 meters between
0730-0930z (check 21230).
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY...
Just a reminder that the
"INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND" is
August 18-19th. There are now over 300
lighthouses/lightships in 43 countries that are entered
during this weekend. A list of entries can be found at: http://vk2ce.com/illw/2001.htm.
The Peconic ARC, W2AMC, ARLHS #333, will
activate Horton Point Lighthouse, Southold, NY, on August
18-19th. Operations will be restricted to 1200-2000z each
day. This lighthouse is located on the bluffs overlooking
Long Island Sound. This will be their fourth activation
of this lighthouse for ILLW. The lighthouse is an
actively maintained aid to navgation. It is open to the
public and features tours and a museum. W2AMC will be
active on 40 meters (7.270 MHz), 20 meters (14.270) and
possibly 10 meters (28.380) in addition to 6 meters
(50.125 MHz) SSB. QSL to W2AMC, PO Box 113, Peconic, NY
11958. They will have an illustrated 8-1/2x11 certificate
QSL. Please send a SASE with sufficient postage along
with your QSL card.
The Hiawatha Amateur Radio Association
will again operate "W8L" for the International
Lighthouse weekend. They will activate the Marquette
Harbor Lighthouse/Coast Guard Station on Lake Superior.
Look for them to be active on all bands and the following
modes (SSB/CW/RTTY/PSK31). QSL via K8PT, direct.
During the International Lighthouse Weekend,
DL0RUG will operate from Dornbusch Lighthouse (Hiddensee
EU-057, ARLHS# FED 026) from August 17-19th. Activities
will be on CW/SSB on 40/20/17/15 meters.
Look for the Tybee Island Lighthouse, on
Tybee Island, GA, to be on the air for the International
Lighthouse Weekend. The IOTA is NA-058. The callsign will
be K4T. QSL to AF4MI. Suggested frequencies are around
14265, 21365, 7265 and 50165 kHz.
Giedrius, LY1FW, reports to look for
LY1FW/p to be active from Sventoji Lighthouse (ARLHS
LIT-006), August 16-19th. His activity will be mostly on
20 meters. QSL via LY1FW CBA address or via bureau.
Dennis/RZ1AK and Vlad/UA1CIO will be
active as homecall/p from the Shepelevsky Lighthouse (ERU
007) on August 18-19th. QSL via home calls.
Look for club station ZS1ESC/L to be
active from Robben Island during the ILLW weekend, August
18-19th. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters.
PSK31 DX NOTES. Dima, UT5RP, informs OPDX
that the "PSK31 DX Reflector" will be closing down on
August 20th; reason unknown. However, "PSK31 DX Notes",
are available on the Packet Radio Network or on the InterNet at
the following URLs:
To subscribe to the Ukrainian PSK31 DX Reflector, send an
E-mail to: majordomo@krs.poltava.ua;
Subject:(Blank); Message Body:subscribe psk31.
THE PY0T STORY. Vieira, PY1LVF, provided OPDX
with the following story and information on his recent Trindade
operation. This press release has been edited for publication. He
writes: "We (operators Vieira/PY1LVF and Ricardo/PY1VOY)
arrived in Rio after a short stop in Vitoria where we decided to
get off the ship and take a plane. The ship is still scheduled to
arrive in Rio with the entire crew next Saturday. Equipment and
antennas remain in the ship. I realize that some information
should be spread out to avoid any misunderstanding and/or
confusion as follows: The ship arrived at the island on schedule
August 7th at 1900z, but we were not allowed to disembark (not
even the militaries) because of the strong winds and heavy rains.
We stayed overnight on the ship to start on the next day, August
8th. We finally took a helicopter at 1000z, and the trip did not
last more than 5 minutes to step onto the island. Equipment
arrived after us, trip by trip. The first day was tough, windy,
cold and raining most of the day. We felt some weather
improvements on the next day but not in terms of wind intensity.
At least there were no more raining, and the temperature was
higher than the previous day. Unfortunatelly, we had to close
down the station's operation 5 hours before departure. All the
equipment was scheduled to go back to the ship in the morning. A
break from the Island was celebrated with cocktails, and we
departed during the afternoon. We actually had to use the boat to
get back to the ship, which was a very dangerous experience but
we got back safely to the ship. The actual dates of the operation
were: August 8th, 2001 (first QSO at 1401z) through August 10th,
2001 (Last QSO at 1130z). The PT0T and ZX0Z call were authorized
by the ANATEL while we were already on the island despite our use
of the callsign homecall/PY0T. We did not want to loose time
while waiting for the special callsign authorization. 4000 QSOs
were made with 80 countries on 40-10 meters. Unfortunately, our
antenna tuner did not work well on 12m and this the only band
left blank. For QSLs, PY1LVF (Vieira) will be handling this task.
It will take about 2 to 3 weeks to have all cards printed out. He
expects to start mailing out cards in mid September. Cards via
the bureau will be accepted, but since PY1 Bureau is running very
slow on sending and receiving cards, we recommend to use direct
if you need the country for your DXCC. Cards via Bureau usually
take more than a year to receive. There are a few PY1 hams who
have already sent cards direct to the destination bureau to avoid
loosing and/or taking that delay. We may have some more
information to provide to whoever is interested to know about the
trip, the operation and the island. I understand that many hams
were not able to make a QSO since the operation just took 2 days.
We hope we can keep this door open with the Brazilian Navy so
that, not only us, but other groups can make many 2 days
operations and give the opportunity to those hams that need the
country for the first time." QSL Manager PY1LVF: Jose Luiz
Vieira Fernandes, P.O.Box 18009, Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil -
South America 20722-970 73's ... Vieira PY1LVF/PY0T & ZX0T
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Alex, PA1AW, reports as of August 13th,
that all direct 5A24PA QSL requests have been answered
and are in the mail. The 5A24PA logs are available at: http://dx.qsl.net.
Also linked at: http://www.qsl.net/pa1aw (QSL
section).
Don Field, G3XTT, D68C Publicity
Officer, reports that Phil, G3SWH, states the D68C QSLing
situation is as follows: "Cards are being processed
in the order in which they are received. Direct requests
are being dealt with first; after that bureau and E-mail
requests will be answered. So far I have confirmed 10,000
QSOs. We are making good progress but please do remember
that the D68C team made 168,000 QSOs with over 45,000
unique calls. Please do not send duplicate requests or
E-mail chasers to G3SWH. This just slows down the whole
process." You can check if your contacts are in the
log by accessing the D68C log server at: http://www.dxbands.com/comoros.
Reports indicate that Jairo, HK5MQZ,
states that Malpelo Island QSL card (HK5MQZ/0M) will be
printed next week, and they will start replying within
the next 30 days (in the order the QSLs were received).
Please be patient.
Gary, W5FI (aka XX9TFI), informs OPDX
that he has set up a Web page for his recent XX9TFI
operation and is available at the following address: http://www.mdxa.org/w5fi-xx9.html.
He states that currently it is a basic page with some
pictures of Macau, the station, and Gary. There will be
more details and many more pictures up later. The page
will provide some interesting information, and eventually
it will be a resource to others who want to get licensed
in Macau.
Zik, YT1HA, member of the YU1AAV radio
group, informs OPDX that QSLs for YZ1V go to YU1AAV. YZ1V
is active in almoust every contest. QSL via the bureau or
"Radio Sekcija Kozara", Jurija Gagarina 210,
YU-11 070 Novi Beograd, Yugoslavia. Also QSLs for YU70K
(1994-95), YU50AAV (1995) and 4N140T (1996) can be sent
to the same address. QSLs for 4N140T can also be sent
direct via YU1SB: Slavko Bozic, J.Gagarina 196/50, 11070
Novi Beograd, Yugoslavia. Zik also mentioned that about
5000 QSL cards were sent out via the bureau.
RA3, EUROPEAN RUSSIA. Ron, W6OM, is on a
business trip again to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. He will
be active on 80/40 meters CW with his usual RA3/W6OM callsign
each night. QSL to W6OM.
S2, BANGLADESH. Mr. SHIN will operate as
S21YH again from 1800z of August 21st, to 1759z of August 28th.
He will mainly use 7-24 MHz bands with CW (QRS) and SSB. QSL via
7M4PTE with a SASE to the following mailing address: Mr. SHIN,
Makoto, 2-3-18, Naritanishi, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo 166-0016, JAPAN.
SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS CELEBRATING THEIR
INDEPENDENCE...
Look for special event station EO10G to
be active August 20-28th to celebrate 10 years of
Independence for the Ukraine. QSL via UR7GG: Victor
Tkachenko, P.O.Box 73, Kherson 73000, UKRAINE.
Look for special event station UM9AA to
be active August 27th through September 5th to celebrate
10 years of independence. The 1st of September is the
Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Activity
will be on all bands. QSL via UK9AA: P.O. Box 58,
Tashkent 700000, Uzbekistan.
TY, BENIN. A French team of operators are now
active until August 29th. Look for TY22DX, TY0CDX and TY68F.
Activity seems to be on 40-10 meters (including the WARC bands)
CW/SSB at various times through the day.
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TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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