The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 533 BID: $OPDX.533 October 15, 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, NC1L, W3HNK, W3KT, W3UR & The
Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K4VUD, KW4DA, W5AA, W5UE, AC8W,
K8YSE, Luca Della Giovampaola, 9K2HN, DL1EK & DX News Letter,
DL6FBL, F5NQL & UFT, G3SXW, G4CXT, HL1IWD, HP1AC, IW0DJB,
JA3MZB, PA3AXU, PY2ZX, SP9FIH, UX5UO, VA3RJ, VE3SRE and XE1KK for
the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7/October, through
Sunday, 14/October there were 222 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3D2/c, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX,
D2, D4, 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, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
KH2, KH4, 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, PZ, S2,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU,
XE, XU, XW, XX9, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA,
ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
4W, EAST TIMOR. Carlos, CU3FT, has arrived in
East-Timor and is expected to sign 4W/CU3FT. His activity is due
to start as soon as possible. No QSNs have been reported as of
writing this. Look for him to be active on all bands especially
the WARC bands and 6 meters. QSL via CT1EEB. Meanwhile, Thor,
4W6MM, continues to be active (usually seems to be on the
weekends) usually after 0630z on 20/15 meters CW with some SSB
activity.
6M BEACON BACK ON THE AIR! After several
years off the air, PT7BCN came back to life again on the 6 meters
band, frequency 50.078 MHz. The transmission is experimental, and
listener's reports are welcome and can be sent to Luc, PT7WA, at:
pt7wa@matrix.com.br. The
beacon is located in the State of Cearah (PT7) on the North East
side of Brazil. The 6 meters propagation to this part of Brazil
can be diferent considering the usual paths to the South or even
to the North part of the country.
9K, KUWAIT. Hamad, 9K2HN, states to look for
him to sign 9K9X in the CQWW SSB Contest as a Single Op/All Band
entry. QSL is "OK" via the Bureau.
A5, BHUTAN. Dave Anderson, KW4DA, will be
active as A52DA from October 23rd through November 1st, 2001,
from the Bhutan Ham Centre. Dave is part of the team going to
Bhutan for the CQWW SSB Contest October 27th and 28th, operating
as A50A. Prior to and following the contest he will be active on
all bands and the following modes: CW, RTTY, PSK, SSB and SSTV.
Other modes are possible if requested. There will be no set
schedule, but E-mail will be monitored if a special mode or band
is requested. Every attempt will be made to accommodate requests
with time and equipment pending. The E-mail address for arranging
special modes and schedules is: A52DA@Hotmail.com. The E-mail
will be monitored as often as possible. QSL information for A52DA
is to: Dave Anderson, KW4DA, 712 Baneberry Court, Asheville, NC
28803 USA (USA - SASE with Postage and DX - SASE with Postage).
See the following Web page for information on visiting Bhutan at:
http://www.qsl.net/a51aa.
C6, BAHAMAS. Five members of the Magnolia DX
Association will be active during the CQWW SSB Contest from
Treasure Cay, Abaco Island (IOTA NA-080), using the callsign
C6AKO. The group consists of Ernie/W5OXA, Randy/W5UE, Alan/N5PA,
Stan/K5NY and Bernie/KK5EW. They will be there from October
22-29th. Most operators plan to be active the week prior to the
contest using homecall/C6A on all bands on SSB, CW and perhaps
RTTY. QSLs for the contest callsign (C6AKO) is via W5OXA. QSLs
for pre-contest activity are via individual operator's home
callsign. Updated information can be found on their Web page at: http://mdxa.org/c6a-2001.html.
DXCC NEWS (Update!). Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC
Manager, reports "With the help of recent inquiries on the
InterNet, DXCC has received, and accepted, documentation for
TT8DX (Chad). Anyone who has submitted it and had it rejected
should contact DXCC and we'll be able to update their record
without having to submit the card again. If not, it can be sent
in the next submission." It has also been reported that
TT8JE is now good for DXCC.
EP, IRAN. EP3PTT was active over the past
weekend on 15 meters SSB/RTTY. Watch around 21255 and 21080 kHz
between 1230-1630z.
FO, MARQUESAS (Update). Janusz, SP9FIH,
informed OPDX that his FO/SP9FIH operation will probably be on
the air (depends on flight schedule) from October 24th through
November 10th. Activity will be SSB only on 80-6 meters on the
usual DX frequencies or 14180, 21280 and 28480 kHz. QSL via
SP9FIH: Janusz Wegrzyn, Box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
FP, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON. Stan/AC8W and
Henry/K8DD will operate from here October 25-31st.They will use
wire antennas and two 100w transceivers. Look for FP/AC8W and
FP/K8DD as single band entries in the CQ World Wide DX SSB
Contest. QSL via home call.
HP, PANAMA. Elio, HP1BYS, will be active in
the CQWW SSB Contest as a Single Op/Single Band (20 meters)
entry. QSL via HP1BYS.
HV, VATICAN. Station HV5PUL will be active
from the Pontifical Lateran University (Vatican City State) on
November 6th during "Dies Accademicus", the opening day
of the academic year 2001-2002. Operations will be on the HF
bands, and 6 and 2 meters from 0800-1700z. Other operations are
scheduled for October 20th during the station's setup and after
November 6th, however, calendar activities have to be defined.
QSL HV5PUL to Luca, IW0DJB. For further updates and info, check
the Web page at: http://www.pul.it.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-056. LAST CHANCE! Masa, JA6GXK, will
leave Danjo Archipelago next spring for his work,
however, he will be active continuously from Danjo
Archipelago, as follows: November 6-15th, November 27the
through December 6th and December 27th through January
7th, 2002. This is not a DXpedition, but he will be
active in his spare time. QSL via the Bureau (JARL) or
direct to the JA6GXK.
NA-NEW. OPDX has been informed that the
members of the XE1RCS contest team will activate, for the
first time, Isla de Lobos on Mexico's Veracruz State
North Group, from Thursday, November 1st to Sunday,
November 4th. This new IOTA operation will be active on
SSB and CW with 4 stations: 2 on HF (80-10 meters
including the WARC bands), one on 50 MHz and one on FM
satellites. The special callsign and QSL info will be
announced shortly.
JOTA INFO AVAILABLE. Malcolm, G4CXT,
reports that location details, QSL information, operating
schedules are available for all the UK stations taking
part in the International Scout Jamboree on the Air
(JOTA), October 20-21st, 2001, at the following Web site:
http://www.radio-scouting.org.uk/jota44.htm.
This web site also contains activity information for the
event and other Radio Scouting news from the UK and
overseas.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. The University of
Florida Radio Club is planning a Lighthouse Operation for
the weekend of October 20-21st. They plan to activate the
Cedar Key Island Lighthouse on the west coast of Florida.
It will be a first time ever operation from that
lighthouse and is part of IOTA NA-76. They have
permission to operate from approximately 10 AM Local Time
(1400z) Saturday morning until 5 PM Local Time (2100z)
Sunday night, the 21st. The lighthouse is only accessable
by rowboat. The callsigns used will be W4DFU, The Gator
Club, and WA4ET, David Price's callsign. David is putting
the effort together. The primary bands will be 10, 15,
and 20 meters. Some operation may take place on 40 meters
and 18 Mhz. It will be mostly SSB with some CW planned.
QSL to W4DFU or WA4ET.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
QSL 3D2CY via Z32AU: Dragan Kostevski,
P.O. Box 35, 6000 Ohrid, MACEDONIA. QSL cards for 3D2CI
go via YT1AD.
STOP PLEASE! Well-known QSL Manager Joe
Arcure, W3HNK, offered to help to obtain JT1CO cards. He
must now withdraw his offer. Joe states, "Someone
deemed it necessary to tell the world I was his QSL
Manager and my mail load is out of hand. I am NOT nor do
I plan to be his QSL Manager. Please ...no more
cards...."
Charly, K4VUD, has informed the DX
community to be careful in sending for his HS0ZCW cards.
Some individuals are sending them to Thailand instead of
the U.S. The address on "QRZ.COM" has Thailand
listed on the last line of the address, but it is
actually an U.S. address. The correct address is: Charly
Harpole, 3100 HWY, 426 North, Geneva, FL 32732-9761 USA.
NEW ADDRESS FOR PA3AXU as of November
1st: G. Dijkers, NAPO 550, 3509VP Utrecht, The
Netherlands.
Gennady, UX5UO, informs OPDX that QSLs
for EN10U, EO10B, EO10N and EO10W, active on the air in
celebration for the 10th Anniversary of the Independence
of Ukraine, are now printed and available via UX5UO. QSL
via the bureau or direct to: Gennady Treus, P. Box 925,
Kiev-100, 02100, Ukraine. Meanwhile, QSL cards for EO10C,
EO10K and EO10M are still being developed/printed.
SV9, CRETE. Ben, DL6FBL, will visit the QTH
of Michael, SV9CVY, and be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest,
October 27-28, as a Single/Op/All Band entry. Before the contest
he will operate as SV9/DL6FBL for three days. More information on
"Propagation and Operating Tips" to work Crete may be
found on the following Web site at: http://www.dl6fbl.de/sv9cvy.
T8, PALAU. Lee, HL1IWD, informs OPDX that he
is scheduled to visit Palau during this month for a medical
mission between October 20-24th. His callsign will be T88YB and
he will mainly concentrated on 20 meters CW. All of the contacts
will be confirmed automatically through the bureau.
TI, COSTA RICA. Dick, W5AA, will be active as
W5AA/TI8 for the next 6 weeks starting October 18th. He hopes to
finish 5BDXCC from here. He will be active mostly on 80 meters
(ed. states he needs only 50 more countries on 80m) and will be
active in the CQWW SSB Contest.
V4, St. KITTS & NEVIS ISLANDS. Sam,
G4OHX, is expected to be active from here now through October
24th, as V47OHX. Sam will operate on 20 meters CW looking for
FISTS and RSARS members to communicate their membership numbers.
He has been heard on 14007 kHz around 2100z, 14017 kHz around
0030z and 14055 kHz around 1000z. QSL via his home callsign.
V6, DUCIE ISLAND (The Next New DXCC Entity!).
"The Daily DX" reported early last week that the
"Pitcairn Island Amateur Radio Association" (PIARA) has
announced that all planning is now complete for their operation
from Ducie Island and expects to be admitted into the IARU
society on November 16th. If PIARA does become a member of the
IARU, Pitcairn Island will become a "Political Entity"
under DXCC Rules, "Section II. DXCC LIST CRITERIA"
under "Criteria: 1.c)". Ducie Island will qualify as a
new DXCC entity under the same section, but under "Criteria:
2.Geographic Separation Entity, Part b) Island Area (Separation
by Water)". To celebrate the event, the group will be
operational using a VP6 callsign to be announced at the beginning
of the operation at 0000z on November 16th (depending upon any
transportation problems that may arise). The group intends to
provide contacts with as many different amateur radio operators
as possible during their stay on the island. Operators will be
Tom/VP6TC, Dave/VP6DB, Kan/VP6BK/JA1BK, Hitoshi/JF1IST,
Tamama/JA1SLS, Mike/K9AJ, Vince/K5VT and Philippe/FO3BM. The
pilot station is Dr. Bill Avery, K6GNX. QSL Manager is Garth
Hamilton, VE3HO (cards can be sent via the bureau or direct with
a SASE). Their suggested main band plan is as follows:
15 meters -
Look for them to be active on 21020 kHz (CW) and
21295 kHz (SSB) 24 hours each day. This is to allow
individuals more time to find and work the group
depending on their propagation in their area.
20/10 meters -
These two bands are expected to be their main SSB
frequencies. Watch 28495 kHz and 14195 kHz. Also, watch
14020 kHz to be their main CW frequency other than 15
meters.
There will be some activity on the other bands (160-6 meters),
as well as RTTY in addition to SSB and CW operations. However, it
is expected that low band and WARC operations are more likely to
take place in the last days of the operation. The reason for this
is so they can concentrate on their main goal to allow as many
stations as possible to work this rare IOTA and probable new DXCC
entity. The group requests to please do not dupe your contacts,
however, there will not be any blacklisting for duping a contact.
A log search will be available on the Web at: http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/dx.html.
WEB SITE CHANGE. Don, W9DC, informed OPDX
that he has modified his Web page (which contains Island and
Lighthouse Data) and has changed his E-mail addresses as follows:
LITHUANIA:
LY1DS Dainius Savicius
LY2TA Andrius Ignotas
EUROPEAN RUSSIA:
Team #1
RW1AC Vlad Aksenov
RW3QC Jack Danielyan
SLOVENIA:
S53R Robert Kasca
S57AW Robert Bajuk
Team #2
UA2FZ Igor Avdeev
RW4WR Alex Orlov
WRTC2002 Team Selection sub-group
Ari Korhonen,OH1EH
TimoKlimoff, OH1NOA
HUNGARY:
HA1AG Zoli Pitman
HA3OV Antal (Anti) Hudanik
XT, BUKINA FASO. The Voodoo Contest Group
will be active in the CQWW CW Contest, on November 24-25th, from
Ouagadougou. They will enter as a Multi-Multi category with six
stations. Operators will include G3PJT, G3SXW, G3XTT, G4BWP,
G4IFB, G4PIQ, KC7V. QSL via G3SXW.
ZONE 2. "Team Zone 2" will again be
activating the rare Zone 2 for this year's CQ World-Wide SSB
Contest from their remote contest location in the northwestern
part of the province of Quebec, Canada. This operation is totally
powered by generator. The callsign will be VB2V, a special event
callsign commemorating the "United Nations International
Year of the Volunteer". They will be active from October
23rd to October 29th. If time permits they will activate the rare
grid FO10 on six meters. The operators involved are: VE3DBF,
VA3RD, VE3BIX, VE3BY, VA3KO, VE3TV, VA3RMF, VA3OK, NB1B, N1NK,
VE3SRE, VE3TPZ, VE3KJS,VE3HAE, VA3TSG, VA3FIN and VE3XAP. QSL via
VE3BY or USA ops can QSL via NB1B. For more information, check
the Web site at: http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/westindia/597/zone2.
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