The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 527 BID: $OPDX.527 September 3, 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, K1VV, WF1N, AI2Q, K2MFY, KA2BZS,
KF2TI, K3SX, N3SL, W3KT, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4NR, KW4DA,
N4AA & QRZ DX, W5KFT, NI6T, K8YSE, 9A6AA, DF3CB, DJ2MX, DL1EK
& DX News Letter, ER1BF, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, FW5ZL,
G3SXW, G4IUF, G0PSE, HA0HW, I4UFH, IK7JWX, JA1ELY, JA1EOD,
JA3AAW, JA7KXD, JF2SKV, OH1EH, PA3BIZ, PA3GIO, PA5ET, PS7ZZ,
UA9KM, VA3RJ, VK4FW and VU2WAP for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 26/August, through
Sunday, 2/September there were 226 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X,
5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, 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, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G,
GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX,
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,
PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32,
T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2V,
VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XX9, YB, YK, YL, YN, YO,
YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3DA, SWAZILAND. Siegfried/DL7DF and crew will
target Swaziland for this year's DXpedition. Their licenses have
already been issued and the callsigns will be 3DA0DF and 3DA0FR.
The DXpedition will take place between September 30th and October
13th. Activity will be on all HF bands (plus 6m) on CW, SSB, RTTY
and PSK31. Four operators will participate: Frank/DL7UFR, DL7KL,
DL4WK and DL7DF. Their equipment consists of three transceivers,
two linears, beam antennas, a Titanex V80 low band vertical plus
other vertical antennas. The team will be on the usual
frequencies +/- QRM, always using split. QSL via DL7DF. An online
log and updated information on the DXpedition will be available
at: http://www.qsl.net/dl7df.
8P, BARBADOS. Mario, K2ZD, is now active as
8P9JM through September 9th. His activity will be on 40-6 meters
with wire antennas and 100 watts. However, since this is a
business trip he will be active only in the evenings when time
permits.
9A, CROATIA (Island Operations). Mario,
DJ2MX, informs OPDX that he will be active as 9A/N0MX from Brac
Island (EU-016, CI-10) on 80-10 meters CW/SSB between September
2-15th. He has plans to be active (only for a few hours) from
some of the other Croatian islands (Hvar Island EU-016, CI-28;
Vis Island EU-016 CI-142; Solta Island EU-016 CI-126 and Ciovo
Island CI-13 NOT IOTA). QSL cards are OK only via his German
callsign DJ2MX, through the DARC Bureau or direct to him: Mario
Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany. Bureau QSL
request is also available on his Web page at: http://www.dj2mx.com.
PLEASE NOTE: QSL cards for 9A9R/p (EU-136 in IOTA contest 2001),
9A/OE1EMS and 9A/OE8KDK will be printed in September and he will
get them out in October. Please be patient. They will be full
colored QSL cards.
9H, MALTA. A group of Dutch radio amateurs
from the V.R.Z.A. (Dutch Amateur Radio Society) will once again
be active from Malta Island. They will be active from September
14th through October 6th. Operations will be on 40-2 meters
including the WARC bands. Malta has an IOTA number EU-023 and a
Grid Locator number of JM75FV. They have obtained the very
exclusive callsign 9H0VRZ to be used by the members of their
group. For only the callsign 9H0VRZ, the QSL Manager is PA7DX:
Anton Kerkhof, Blaublomke 2, 8401 MG GORREDIJK, The Netherlands.
Each member of the group will also have their own callsign. The
operators/member are:
Sietse/9H3AAG QSL via PA1XA Louis/9H3LRK QSL via PA0LRK
Ton/9H3? QSL via PA1SL Frits/9H3IE QSL via PA0BEA
Rob/9H3Q QSL via PA0RDY Allart/9H3AAK QSL via PE1RVQ
Andre/9H3S QSL via PA3HGP Peter/9H3YT QSL via PA3GUU
Jaap/9H3X QSL via PE1NGF Bill/9H3ON QSL via PA3BIZ
Berry/9H3QF QSL via PA3FEO Bert/9H3QC QSL via PA3CLF
Peter/9H3TE QSL via PE1NZA Sjirk/9H3YM QSL via PE1OFJ
They are planning/trying to use the following Web site to
provide further information and a possible database at: http://www.vrza.org.
AP, PAKISTAN. Reports indicate that Peter,
ON6TT, is once again traveling to Pakistan. He is reportedly
carrying some additional equipment for the club station AP2ARS in
his luggage. Look for him to be active on the low bands this
week. QSL CW QSOs via S53R and SSB QSOs via ON5NT.
CARIBBEAN TOUR 2001 - SUMMARY/RESULTS. Rob,
PA5ET, sent the following press release to all OPDX readers:
"We hope you enjoyed 4 weeks of radio activity from J3 and
J8 like we did. We logged 25,825 QSOs from Carriacou (J3) and
24,323 QSOs from Bequia (J8) on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 from
160-10 meters. Our goal was to make 50,000 QSOs which has just
been met. The 2 stations have been active around the clock, which
has been a touch job for only 4 operators. The PacketClusters
worldwide have been making overtime. The Tour web site is still
alive (http://www.qsl.net/lldxt)
and contains pictures, real audio files, statistics, on-line logs
and many more. We would appreciate if you sign the guestbook and
let us know how you experienced this year tour, we can always
learn from your comments. We experienced that we need to improve
our reception on the Topband, it has been better than previous
years but it's still not good enough, this will be high on the
Agenda for next year. Just to let you know, the Dutch postal
rates are increased since July 1st, if you are sending multiple
QSLs 2 USDs are required to cover the costs. See you next year
from ...... Bouke J3/J8/PA0ZH, Ronald J3/J8/PA3EWP, Rob
J3/J8/PA5ET, Dennis J3/J8/PA7FM, and by the whole team J38PA and
J8PA."
D4, CAPE VERDE. Members of the Marconi
Contest Club (MCC) (Alberto/IV3TAN, Fabio/I4UFH, Gabriele/IK4UPB,
Luca/IK2NCJ, Stefano/IK2JUB, Matt/IK2SGC), Antonio/CT1DVV and
Tony/CT1ESV, announce that they will be active during the CQWW
SSB Contest as a Multi/Single entry with the D44TC callsign.
Activity will be from SAL Island (AF-086). The station is ready
with 3 towers 60 feet high, Force 12 antennas, Titanex verticals
and beverages for the low bands. QSL direct to IV3TAN. Fabio,
I4UFH, from the group informs OPDX that plans are being made to
be active in all major contests during the next years, as SO / MS
/ MM category. Future plans include the following: 2001 CQWW SSB
M/S, 2001 CQWW CW SO/AB, 2001 ARRL10, 2002 ARRL DX SO/SB and 2002
WPX SSB M/S.
DX BASH. The West Texas DX Association will
host its 11th Annual DX BASH, October 5-6th, at the W5KFT contest
station located on Lake Buchanan in Central Texas. This is a
great weekend of fun with contesters and DXers from all over the
world. For more details, E-mail Bryan, W5KFT, at: w5kft@nts-online.net,
Also, check the following Web site: http://www.dxbash.com.
FR/T, TROMELIN. Remember to look for Jack,
FR5ZU, to be active this week from here. He will be at the
weather station on the island and is expected to be here between
September 6th and October 5th. Activity will be on SSB using 100
watts and with verticals. Suggested frequencies are: 3773, 3795,
14256, 14274, 18145, 21205, 24945 and 28470 kHz. QSL via JA8FCG.
FW, FUTUNA ISLAND. Guy, FW5ZL, reports that
he will be on IOTA OC-118 from September 6-21st. He did not
mention what bands or modes he will use, but he will be using a
100 watts and a dipole.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-109. A team of Nadym DX Club members
will be active from Narechi Island (RR-06-24), September
5-12th. Operators are Nikolai/UA9KM (Team Leader),
Serge/UA9KL, Mike/UA9KO, Valery/UA9KJ, Andy/RA9KM,
Mike/UA9KGH and Boris/UA9LAC. They will be active as RI9K
on 80-10 meters (including the WARC bands) CW and SSB.
They will have 3 stations active with 2 Log Yagis and
dipoles with a linear amplifier for this expedition. This
expedition is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the
NADYMGAZPROM - general sponsor of Nadym DX Club and
organizer of this trip. QSLs for this operation is via
UA4RC. His address is as follows: P.O.Box 252,
Almetyevsk, Tatarstan Republic, 423452, Russia.
EU-011. Three members of the Western DX
Cluster Group, G3WNI/Bill, G0PSE/Tom and G0WMW/Doug, will
be activating St. Mary's Island in the Isles of Scilly
with the callsign GB0SM from October 6-13th. Activity
will be 160-10 meters, mainly CW and SSB but also some
RTTY and PSK31. QSL via the Bureau or direct to G3WNI.
E-mail QSL Bureau requests go to: tom@tctaylor.demon.co.uk
-or- g0pse@qsl.net.
The log for GB0SM for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000 are
already at: http://www.qsl.net/g0pse. It will be
updated with the 2001 activity shortly after the group
returns home.
EU-039. Jean Yves/F5LHW, Pascal/F5RZJ,
Herve/F8BFB, Eric/F0DIT will be on Chausey Island from
Sepetmebre 10-14th. They will be active on 80-10 meters
SSB/CW; also on 6m, 2m, 70cm and ATV. QSL preferably via
the bureau.
EU-136. Peter, 9A/DL4AMK, will be active
between September 1-14th from the Island of Losinj
(EU-136, CI-058). Peter will use an IC-735 (w/amp 650
watts) and a Gap Eagle antenna.
OC-034. Andy, P29AM (QSL via NU5O), and
Harry, P29WS (QSL via W4HUT), will be active from Lae
Island, mainly on 1830, 3520, 3780, 7023, 14023, 14200
and 14226.5 kHz starting on September 7th. Their stay is
planned until September 16th.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Members of JNN-DX Group
will be active from here September 23-29th. Operators Nao/JE7RJZ
(WH2M/WH4) and Koln/JP1JFG (N2IU/KH4) will be active on 80-6
meters, possibly 160 meters as well. They will have a beacon on
50.125 MHz during that time. QSL via JA1EOD: Akira Iizuka,
P.O.Box 8, Okegawa, Saitama 363-8691 Japan.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY/NEWS...
Ted Sarah, W8TTS, has announced plans
for a lighthouse expedition to the Lake Erie Islands in
September. The schedule includes Marblehead (USA-472), S.
Bass Island (USA-769), Green Island (USA-353), Sandusky
Harbor (USA-739) and Vermilion (USA-868). He will be
operating on the usual ARLHS frequencies at approximately
1530z and 2300z on September 10th, 11th and 12th.
Look for possibly a new island and a new
lighthouse to be activated for the many deserving when
the Sheffield Island, CT, expedition takes place from
1300z September 29th through 2000z September 30th.
Operations will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters, including
SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL go to the GNARC Contest
Club, N1EV, 324 Main Avenue, Box 115, Norwalk, CT 06851.
Stateside operators are asked to include a SASE, while DX
should include an IRC or green stamp.
ARLHS To Hold First Convention! Members
of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) will
gather in Georgia this November for their first ever
convention. The event is set for Friday and Saturday,
November 9 and 11 at the Holiday Inn- I95 in Brunswick.
The burgeoning organization is less than a year old and
already has almost 400 members worldwide. Jim Weidner,
K2JXW, (ARLHS #001) founder and president of ARLHS, urged
all members to mark the dates on their calendars and plan
to attend. Lee Graves, WA7OBH, (ARLHS #155), who with Jim
Buffington, K5JIM, (ARLHS #150), came up with the idea
for the convention, noted that activities are expected to
include a banquet, an informal poolside gathering and an
opportunity to operate portable or mobile from the
historic lighthouse at nearby St. Simons Island. Jeff
Cole, N4XGI, (ARLHS #376), who is keeper at St. Simons,
will give tours of the lighthouse and museum. A special
convention room rate of 59.95 (USD) plus tax is available
to those attending by contacting the Holiday Inn I-95 in
Brunswick direct at 912-264-4033. "Be sure to
mention ARLHS in order to get the special rate,"
said Graves. Members are encouraged to make their
reservations soon, since the block of rooms set aside for
the convention is limited and are expected to be taken
quickly. Graves and Buffington emphasized that dress will
be casual the entire weekend.
NH0, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND. Operators
JQ1UKK, JF2SKV, JK2VOC, JG3VEI and JE6MYI will participate in the
CQWW DX CW Contest signing NH0S as a Multi-Single/High Power
entry from the Saipan, Northern Marianas (OC-086). QSL via JF2SKV
either direct (Hisashi Matsushita, 14-1 Ugasemae Iwakura, Toyota,
444-2225 Japan) or through the JARL Bureau. Before and after the
contest, between November 22-27th, they will operate on all bands
(160-6 meters) and modes (SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and FM) as NH0S
(QSL via JF2SKV), NH0V (QSL via JG3VEI), KH0/JE6MYI (QSL via
JW6MYI), KH0/AD6VH (QSL via JQ1UKK) and KH0/JK2VOC (QSL via
JK2VOC). Visit to their WEB site at: http://homepage2.nifty.com/jg3vei/.
PIRATE ACTIVITY. Mike, G4IUF, reports that a
station signing 3A0FC is saying that he is Mike, and is giving
his callsign as QSL Manager. This a pirate. Mike has never been
to 3A, and does not know who this nut is or why he is doing this.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
3B6RF QSLs. Steve, N3SL, reports that,
"As of Thursday, August 30th, North American cards
are completely caught up, and new arrivals are being
turned around in 1 day. I put a batch of 280 more cards
in the mail Wednesday, representing all those that had
built up while I awaited more blanks, so people should
see those within a week (because of the holiday). These
are the direct cards only, sent to my address, and do not
include any bureau cards which are being handled 100% by
HB9AGH. Those sent via WF5E's service are also now
complete."
Bert, PA3GIO, reports that as of August
29th, all QSL for operations 5R8GY , FH/PA3GIO/p and /m
and FR/PA3GIO/m are in the mail and in the Bureau.
BQ9P QSL Status. Steve, KU9C, reports:
"All QSL cards that matched the logs are in the
mail. However, there appears to have been a fair amount
of SLIM BQ9P operators on the bands, which means that
some cards do not match the logs. These requests are in
the 'hospital' at the moment, requiring a more thorough
check. I'm working through those as fast as I can, but
it's a slow process."
MORE FROM STEVE, KU9C: "PW0S: I'm
current on these, and this week the hospital was
completely cleared. PJ/FS-W3HNK: These are current, save
a few in the hospital. IF YOU ARE ANXIOUS FOR one of
these cards, but ONLY FOR A DXCC SUBMISSION DEADLINE,
please email me at: ku9c@arrl.net
.....I'll find your envelope and see if i can get it back
to you. PLEASE NOTE: Many of you requested 5, 6, or even
more calls in your envelope with one of the above cards.
These will be completed when I get to each of the calls.
My assumption based on the number of cards you requested
is that you were not in a hurry....and not worrying about
any submission deadlines. If you are awaiting one of the
calls above and fall into this category, please E-mail me
with EVERY CALL you requested, and I'll take a shot at
finding your envelope." Steve's E-mail address is: ku9cqslmanager@ku9c.com.
The Kingman Reef Palmyra DX Association
announces that all QSLs received DIRECT with SASE for
K5K, KH6ND/KH5 and T32R have been answered. All QSLs now
being received are answered the same day. Any station
having a QSL problem with any of the above, send an
E-mail inquiry to N4XP@juno.com,
who will research the problem. DO NOT RESEND, ask first.
Bureau QSLs will be answered in the near future but QSOs
already marked as receiving a QSL will not be answered
again through the bureau.
The Amateur Radio Society of MOLDOVA -
ARM, was active this past week as ER10MD to celebrate the
10th anniversary of declaration of independence of
Republic Moldova on August, 27, 1991. QSL via ER1BF. A
special "MOLDOVA-10th Anniversary of Independence
Award" is available. For additional information,
visit the official ARM Web page at: http://www.arm.moldtelecom.md.
QSL Manager Jean Michel, F6AJA, informs
OPDX and its readers that Camillo, HP1AC, contacted him
by E-mail because he has collected some QSL cards for
HP1XBI (Gerard, F2JD) from the HP QSL bureau. After an
arrangment was made with Camillo, cards were sent to
Jean. He received more than 300 cards (mostly from USA).
Some 37 QSL cards clearly did not indicate/mark "VIA
F6AJA" and unfortunately they arrived via the Panama
bureau. Jean has processed the cards for the next batch
to go out via the French QSL Bureau. He also states and
reminds everyone, "Make sure you indicate clearly
the QSL route when you send cards via the bureau it's NOT
the work of the bureau to find the right route for your
card."
OPDX has been informed that Pierre,
HB9QQ, is saying that a single USD is no longer enough to
pay for an airmail stamp from Europe. He said it costs
almost 2 USDs to send airmail to the States.
QSLs for Otto, HC2/UA4WAE, go via
Michel, PY3ZM. Otto is waiting for a new HC2 callsign.
BTW, PY3ZM lives in France! His address is: PO Box 4,
22770 Lancieux, FRANCE.
Yosi, JA3AAW, announced that both of
HK5MQZ/0M (SSB) and HK5QGX/0M (CW) logs are available on
the Web and QSOs can be searched at: http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/HK0M/.
The HK0/M June 2001 Web page is available (in Japanese)
at: http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/ja3aaw/hk0m.html.
QSL HK5MQZ/0M via HK5MQZ: Jairo Vargas, P.O. Box 10862,
Cali, Colombia. QSL HK5QGX/0M via JA0MGR: Ryoichi Tsuda,
20-2 Sekiya Kanabachiyama-cho, Niigata 951-8165, Japan.
Laci, HA0HW, informs OPDX that those who
worked the Hungarian group which operated from Chrissi
Island (EU-187) and Crete (EU-015) at the end of May and
first weekend of June, the full color QSL cards have
arrived from the printers. All direct QSLs for J49HW,
J49HW/p, J49NG, J49NG/p and J49DX were or will be
answered within a week.
Ed, PS7ZZ, that all QSL cards for the
following operations are now requested to be sent DIRECT
ONLY. Ed states, " Because of administrative
problems between Bureau Labre Central and Bureau Labre RN
(my state), I am not receiving QSL cards through bureau,
: SINCE DECEMBER 2000, for that reason, I cannot
guarantee the return of your QSL referring to
expeditions:
PY1PL/PP8 - Amazon states 1995
ZY6WL - Abrolhos Archipelago - Santa Bárbara Island
- JUL 1997
ZW7ZZ - Lighthouse Natal (mãe luiza) - AUG 1999
PX7ZZ - Lighthouse Santo Alberto - OCT 1999
PV7ZZ - Lighthouse Ponta do Mel - DEC 1999
PQ500BA - 500th anniversary of the discovery of
Brazil - APR 2000
ZW500T - 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil
- APR 2000
PQ7ZZ - Comunications Week of Brasil - MAY 2000
ZV7ZZ - Lighthouse Cabo de São Rqoue - JUN/2001
ZX7ZZ - Lighthouse Galinhos - AUG 2001
His address is: Francisco Edvaldo Pereira de Freitas, Av.
São Miguel dos Caribes 31 Neopolis II 59086-500 - Natal
- RN Brasil
QSL Manager Bill Horner, VK4FW, has a
new address. Effective September 1st, his new post box is
as follows: Bill Horner, P.O. Box 1343, Maroochydore,
4558, Australia. This is now the only valid address for
him. Meantime, the old 929 box will continue to be
cleared once per month at best.
W1AA is NOT and never has been the QSL
Manager for TI9AA. There are indications that they assume
TI9AA is a pirate.
Tony, WF1N, reports that E-mail requests
for Bureau Cards for any of his IOTA operations should be
sent to his new E-mail address at: a.spino@snet.net. The
old address (megahertz260@...) will become inactive
shortly. If you request a card via the Bureau, you do not
have to send Tony your QSL card.
QSL ZA/IZ7DOO via IZ7DOO, via the bureau
or direct to: P.O. Box 94, 70038 Terlizzi BA, Italy.
S2, BANGLADESH. Mr. Shin, will operate again
as S21YH now through 1759z September 8th. He will mainly use 7-24
MHz bands with CW (QRS) and SSB. Unfortunately, Mr. Shin will
head back to Japan in the middle of September, so this operation
is the last chance to contact him as S21YH. QSL via 7M4PTE. Send
a SASE to the following mailing address as follows: Mr. SHIN,
Makoto, 2-3-18, Naritanishi, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo 166-0016, JAPAN.
SAD NOTE: Al Harbach, WA4DRU, recently became
a SK in Houston, Wednesday, August 15th. He was known by many as
Mr. Heathkit after Heath shut their doors. Al was also quite a
prominent DXer, and many know him for his many travels to the
various islands, lately at VP5 and other places. He was a long
standing member of the North Florida DX Association. Also, Al had
a small business which provided many with Heathkit parts that
kept our old rigs going. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his
wife Pat. Type in Al Harbach in your search engine (google.com)
and you will find all kinds of things about Al. Below is a
website Al did for his company, Harbach Electronics. It is his
bio sheet. http://www.harbach.com/reference/web-bio.htm.
TG, GUATEMALA. Ramon, XE1KK, will be active
as TG/XE1KK, September 6-9th, from Guatemala City, Grid Locator
EK35. Look for him mainly on satellite UO-14 and AO-27. He will
also try to be active on HF and 50 MHz as schedule permits.
V63, MICRONESIA. Sho/JA7HMZ and Hisa/7L4IOU
are planning a digital DXpedition to Phonpei Island from
September 28th to October 4th. Their activity will be during the
CQWW RTTY DX Contest, and they will enter as a Multi-Op signing
V63A instead of V63KA.
VK/VK9C/VK9L/VK9X,
AUSTRALIA/COCOS-KEELING/LORD HOWE/CHRISTMAS ISLANDS (The PA3GIO
DXpedtions - Reminder/Update!). Bert, PA3GIO, plans to be very
active on the next two months. Most of his activity will be on
SSB only on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters with 100W and doublet
with open feeder line. His planned schedule is as follows:
VK9X Christmas Island - Bert will be signing VK9XV from
IOTA OC-002, September 6-13th.
VK9C Cocos-Keeling Island - Bert will be signing VK9CQ
from IOTA OC-003, September 14-20th.
VK, Australia - Bert, will be signing VK6GIO between
September 22nd and October 8th (On route) but VERY
LIMITED ACTIVITY.
VK/5, Kangaroo Island - Bert will sign VK6GIO/5 from IOTA
OC-139, September 30th through October 3rd. His equipment
will be a Kenwood TS-50S 100W, doublet with open feeder
line or Outbacker Perth.
VK9L, Lord Howe - Bert will be signing VK9LO from IOTA
OC-004, October 9-15th.
VP5, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. Ed, WA3WSJ,
will operate as VP5ED from November 20-27th. He will be using his
K2 transceiver (S/N 321). If you need VP5 QRP QSO, this will be
the time to grab it. Please QSL directly to WA3WSJ CBA with SASE.
Ed hopes to work a couple of K1s and K2s while he is VP5ED!
VU, INDIA. Miku, VU2WAP, has found a new
interest in RTTY lately. He has been heard on 15/20 meters
(around 14087 and 21087 kHz). Look for him around 1545z on 15
meters or on 20 meters, around 0030z and 1900z. Also, he is
looking for anyone interested to do the CQWW Contests coming up
later this year. Drop him a line at: agarwal@theoffice.net.
His Web site is: http://www.qsl.net/vu2wap.
WRTC2002 PRESS RELEASE #7 (U.S. teams &
Team UK). Ari, OH1EH, reports: "The ten US team captains
have chosen their partners. The WRTC2002 organizing committee is
pleased with the enthuasism of the U.S contesting community and
wants to thank the leading U.S contest clubs for their support in
the selection process. We are also glad to be able to state that
the selections of the clubs were honored to the letter. The
following 20 world class contesters will represent the U.S. in
the WRTC2002 in Finland. U.S."
Teams are listed in the alphabetic order of their captains:
Ralph Bowen, N5RZ / Rus Healy, K2UA
Doug Brandon, N6RT / Andy Blank, N2NT
Daniel Craig, N6MJ / David Mueller, N2NL
John Dorr, K1AR / Doug Grant, K1DG
Bill Fisher, W4AN / John Laney III, K4BAI
Trey Garlough, N5KO / James Brooks, N1YC
Steven London, N2IC / David Hachadorian, K6LL
Dave Patton, NT1N / Mark Oberman, AG9A
Robert Shohet, KQ2M / Daniel Handa, W7WA
Randy Thompson, K5ZD / Tom Frenaye, K1KI.
The following are two experienced contesters and will
represent the UK Team: Andy Cook, G4PIQ / Fred Handscombe, G4BWP.
XV, VIETNAM. Sam, JA1EUI, is going to Danan,
Vietnam, from September 21-28th. He expects to operate on all
bands from 80-6 meters on mainly SSB. Sam hopes his callsign will
be XV3Z or XV3ZZ. He will have a regular schedule on 21230 kHz at
2130z every day with JA1TAA or JA1BQ. QSL via home callsign:
Satoru Matushima: 2469-5 Toda, Atugi, 243-0023 JAPAN.
YM, TURKEY. Look for Mill, LX1CC, to be
active September 16th to October 6th, signing YM3CC. His
operation will be mailnly on SSB on all bands, including the WARC
bands. QSLs are via his home call (LX1CC).
ZC4, U.K. SOV. BASES AREAS ON CYPRUS. Steve,
ZC4BS, is expected to be active for the next 13 months. His
activity will be on all modes from 160-10 meters, but most of his
activity will be mainly on 15/20 meters.
ZL7, CHATHAM ISLANDS. Nigel (ZL7/G3TXF) and
Roger (ZL7/G3SXW) are expected to be active from Chatham Islands,
on CW only, from September 13-23rd. Their suggested frequencies
are: 3503, 7003, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893 and 28023 kHz
listening up 1-3 kHz. They will use two TS570's and amplifiers
with three verticals. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or via
the bureau. Bureau replies can be requested from: G3TXF@compuserve.com -or- G3SXW@compuserve.com.
Further details and propagation predictions may be found on the
following Web site at: http://www.G3TXF.com/dxtrip/ZL7_G3TXF/ZL7.htm.
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