The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 549 BID: $OPDX.549 February 11, 2002 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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YT1HA and ZS4BS for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 3/February, through
Sunday, 10/February there were 242 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, 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, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP,
HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY,
K, KG4, KH0, KH2, 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, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2,
T30, T31, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TI9, TK, TL, TN, TR,
TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/g, VP8/h, VP8/o,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP,
ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
5U, NIGER. The Italian team is now active
through February 18th. Callsigns seen so far are: 5U6W (6m
station), 5U1A, 5U4R and 5U8B. Activity is expected to be on
160-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31. QSL via I2YSB. For more details,
check the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/niger-2002.
7Q, MALAWI. Harry, G0JUM, is expected to be
active as 7Q7HB around February 17th. The length of his stay and
bands/modes of operations are unknown at this time. QSL via
G0IAS.
C6, BAHAMAS. Mike/WA2VUN and Gene/K2KJI will
be heading for the Grand Bahamas on Monday, February 11th. They
are expected to have two stations active and set up in two
separate condos. Mike will operate as C6AJF and Gene as C6ALC.
This will be a family vacation, so operating time will be
limited. Simple wire antennas will be used, and Mike will have a
go at it on 6 meters with a 6 meter dipole. QSL via home calls
direct or via the bureau.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager,
reports: "3V8GI (Tunisia) has been on hold awaiting
supporting documentation. This has been received, and upon
review, it is now being accepted for DXCC credit. Anyone who had
this rejected during a recent submission can contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org for an update to
their record. Or, it can be sent with the next submission for
credit."
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Axel, DL5SDK, will be
active as EA8/DL5SDK, March 17-22nd. Activity will be on 14300,
21350 and 28400 kHz using only a 100 watts into a 3 element
tri-band beam. QSL via the bureau.
EP, IRAN (Update to OPDX.547). Ghis, ON5NT,
informs OPDX that he talked to EP3UN on 20m SSB (February 10th,
1600z ). This is Stig, LA7JO, who just got his own callsign. Stig
has operated recently on CW from EP3PTT. EP3PTT (CW QSOs by Stig)
and EP3UN are QSLed via LA7JO. Stig will be out of the country in
about 2 days for a five weeks mission. He should be back in
Teheran by the end of March and will stay for another 3 months.
Stig said he would be active as much as possible on different
bands with his new callsign when he gets back.
H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE (Update). Babs/DL7AFS
and Lot/DJ7ZG, currently active as H44LB and H44ZG, will be
active as H40T from Temotu starting around the 11th of February
until the 2nd of March. Also, Stefan, DL2GAC, will be joining
their group now. QSL for this activity will go via DL7AFS. For
any up-to-date news, watch their home page at: http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs.
QSL to DL7AFS via the DARC or direct to: Baerbel Linge,
Eichwaldstr. 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany. Remember, that 2 USD or
1 (new IRC) is needed for airmail postage!
IOTA NEWS...
AS-049. Look for JO1EPY/6 on Tokara
Archipelago, from March 9-11th. Activity is expected on
10-40 meters CW and SSB. Look for him on the normal IOTA
frequencies. QSL via their home calls either direct or
via the bureau.
EU-016. Ivan, ZS6IL (formerly ZS6ILU),
will be active from the Islands of Brac (IOCA-010) and
Hvar (IOCA-028) between around February 10th through
early March. He will operate SSB and possibly RTTY and
PSK31 as well.
NA-213. Several members of the Magnolia
DX Association will once again activate Dauphin Island,
AL (U.S. Islands AL-002S). They plan to be active around
2200z Friday, March 8th, until Monday, March 11th. They
have been issued a special event callsign W4D for the
trip. Their activity will be around the clock on all
bands and modes. However, they plan a special emphasis on
RTTY and the WARC bands since there has not been as much
of this type of activity from the island. QSL via W5UE
CBA or bureau. For more details, check the MDXA Web site
at: http://mdxa.org.
SA-002. Less, GM3ITN, member of the
Diamond DX Club, will be on the Falklands Islands around
June 15th. He will be active as VP8ITN from Saunders
Island in the West Falklands Islands for about 1 week.
QSL via GM3ITN: Less Hamilton, Halls Land Hardgate,
Clydebank, GLASGOW G81 6NR, SCOTLAND - U.K. His Web site
is at: http://www.website.lioneone.net/~gm3itn.
SA-019. UPDATE to OPDX.548! The team of
PT2GTI, PT2HF and PP2RON going to Archipelago de Abrolhos
(DIB: 12, DFB: BA-14, WLH: LH-0463) between February
16-22nd, will now use the callsign PW6AI (not PY0AI as
first reported). Activity will be on 80-6 meters on the
following frequencies: SSB - 50105, 28460, 21260, 14260,
7055 and 3755 kHz; CW - 50105, 28040, 21040, 14040, 7025
and 3530 kHz. QSL via PT2GTI: Roberto F. Stuckert, QI 07,
Conj. 12, Casa 14, 71515-120, Brasilia-DF, Brasil
SA-070. Juan Pablo, CE4USW, one of the
XR5SM team, reports that again they will be on Santa
Maria Island during February. If you need it, send an
E-mail to him at: ce4usw@qsl.net.
Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ce4usw
SA-080. BAD NEWS! Mark, CE6TBN, informs
OPDX that the Chilean Park Administration will close the
National Park "Damas Island" on February 28th.
They usually close the island down every year on March
15th, but this year they changed the date. Mark states he
is VERY angry with them. However, he will go to southern
Chile and will be on the air activating several IOTAs (No
dates or location yet).
J7, GRENADA. Don, K2KQ, will be active as
J37ZA between February 10-20th. He will be active in the ARRL DX
CW Contest as a Single Op/All Band/High Power entry.
JD1, OGASAWARA AND MINAMI TORISHIMA (FYI!).
Yoshi, JE2EHP, informed the DX community that JM1KNI/JD1 has been
operating from Ogasawara, and as far as he is aware, there are no
active hams on Minami Torishima (another JD1) presently. Minami
Torishima is a restricted area only for the Meteorological Agency
and the Self-Defense Force. He states, "So we just have to
wait for some hams related to those two organiztions to land on
the island. Let's keep our fingures crossed!"
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Don, W4ZYT, informs OPDX
that as of now, the planned Guantanamo Bay operation by the
Virginia DX Century Club appears to be a go. They will be there
from February 12-20th, and should be operational February
12-19th, with participation in the ARRL CW DX Contest. Activity
will be on all bands and modes, including PSK-31. The operators
are: Don W4ZYT/KG4ZK, O.B. W4SD/KG4SD, Chuck N8CH/KG4NW, Gordon
KU4EC/KG4EC, and Chet N6ZO/KG4??. They will use the VaDXCC Club
Callsign KG4DZ in the contest. Please QSL via the individual
stations. QSL KG4DZ via W4SD. Bureau cards are fine, but should
go via the individual operator's HOME CALL BUREAU as there is no
longer a KG4 Bureau.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND (Another Cancelled Op).
Rudi/DL7VFR and Tom/DL2RUM have announced that their planned trip
to Midway in March is now cancelled once again. This is due to
the reason mentioned in last week's bulletin that all scheduled
flights to and from the island have been cancelled. This means
that the island is "out of range" for low budget
operation and individuals need to charter their own ship/aircraft
now. DL2RUM will try to go to ZK2 during that time, DL7VFR might
stay on KH6.
MM0, SCOTLAND. Leo, W3LEO, will once again be
active from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from about February
25th through March 28th. His callsign will be MM0LEO, and he
plans to be in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest. He will use
an Icom 706 (100 watts]), an R-5 vertical [10, 12, 15, 17, 20
meters], and a 40-meter dipole [in inverted-V configuration]. QSL
via W3LEO. Reference Numbers are: Grid Square - IO-74ku; Worked
All Britain [WAB] Square - NW-95; CQ Zone - 14; ITU Zone - 27 and
IOTA - EU-005 [Great Britain]. LEO'S ADDED NOTES: The nearby pub
is only about 35 or so steps from the front door of the cottage.
Some URLs to check: Moir Cottage; [MM0LEO's QTH]: http://www.moir-cottage.co.uk/.
Harbour House [the pub's location]: http://www.harbourhouse.co.uk/.
NEW CLUB OFFICERS...
The Order of Boiled Owls of New York, a DX/Contesting
club in the New York City metropolitan area, is pleased
to announce the following club officers for 2002:
President: Tony Japha, N2UN
Vice President: Les Kalmus, W2LK
Secretary: Dennis McAlpine, K2SX
Treasurer: Andy Bodony, K2LE
Activities Manager: Larry Amodeo, W2AX
If you would like any additional information, please
contact: Dennis McAlpine, K2SX, (914)-472-0745; dennis.mcalpine@verizon.net;
12 Ridgecrest East, Scarsdale, NY 10583
The South Florida DX Association (SFDXA) announces its
officers for 2002. They are:
President: W2CQ, Bill Marx
Vice President: W4DTA, Steve Romagni
Secretary: W4PJI, Richard 'Gil' Gillingham
Treasurer: K4WJ, John Bohnovic
Board of Directors:
W4UM, Mike Raskin
W4QN, Norm Alexander
W4BP, Ron Swanson
W4DN, Dave Novoa, Past President
The election results were announced at the 42nd Miami
Tropical Hamboree, SFDXA DX Forum.
P5, NORTH KOREA. According to the KK5DO Web
site, Ed, P5/4F4LN, will be off the air for approximately 2 weeks
while on an inspection tour of the World Food Program field
offices. For updates, stay to tuned to the Web page: http://www.amsatnet.com/P5.HTML.
PIRATE ALERT. Dennis, ZS4BS, informs OPDX
that all contacts with 7Q8/ZS6GH and C9/ZS6GH are null and void.
No licences were issued for these operations.
PJ2, NETHERLAND ANTILLES. Look for operators
Geoff/W0CG, Elmer/W8AV, Tom/W8TK, Noel/W9EFL, Stephen/N8LGP and
Anthony/N7BG to be active as PJ2/homecall from Curacao, February
12-19th. QSL via their home callsign. They will also participate
in the ARRL DX CW Contest as PJ2T. QSL via N9AG.
PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Brian, KD2DL, will be
active as PJ7/KD2DL from the Dutch side of St. Maarten, March
2-9th. Activity will be on 17 meters CW centered around 18080
kHz. He will be using QRP equipment from the ARRL's W1FB QRP
classic designs and the RAM's (K9LY/KB9II) QRP club project. QSL
to his home callsign.
PW0, TRINDADE. Just a quick reminder that
next week the Araucaria DX Group, with unprecedented cooperation
from the Brazilian authorities and Navy, will sponsor a major
DXpedition to Trindade and Martin Vaz Archipelago, February 18th
through March 2nd. Trindade and Martin Vaz Archipelago currently
appears near the top of the "Most Wanted" lists.
Operations on 160 through 6 meters, including the WARC bands,
will include RTTY, PSK31, and SSTV. Amateur satellite activity is
uncertain at this time. Special planning will insure that the low
bands and 6 meters are activated with appropriate antennas and
experienced operators dedicated to beating the challenges these
bands offer. Additional details regarding the DXpedition will be
reported next week, or go their official website at: http://www.Trindade2002.com.
The team received very short notice of the departure date,
therefore, intense preparations are underway. The group
anticipates total expenses in the area of 20,000 USD and is still
looking financial support and contributions which can be sent via
mail to: Dennis Motschenbacher K7BV, 4357 Appollonio Way Carson
City, NV 89704
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Christian, DL6KAC, reports that QSL
cards for the activation of the Helios Tower (FED-107) in
Cologne (ILLW 2001 / DN2EI, DN1KAV, DL0OV) are expected
from the printer at the end of February. There were
several delays, and he apologizes for that. When the
cards arrive, all direct cards will be answered
immediately. All other cards go via the bureau.
Activity by AN9NA in the CQ WW WPX RTTY
from Rockie should be QSLed via the QSL Manager EA9CD:
Jose Antonio Rios Mendez, P. Box: 2078, CP:51080 CEUTA
(Spain).
Alain, F6BFH, reports he received a very
quick turn around from AI3D for a KC4/N3SIG (AN-011) QSL.
Romeo, UN5PR/UP5P, informs OPDX that as
of February 1st the old type of IRC will NOT be accepted
in Kazakhstan. Please send ONLY NEW type of IRCs to
Kazakhstan. Romeo states he can`t exchange the old IRC at
his post office.
SPECIAL EVENT (Winter Olympics). The West
Desert Amateur Radio Club will sponsor special event station W7U
to commemorate the 2002 Winter Olympics Games in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Look for W7U to be on the air now through February 24th.
Suggested frequencies are on or around: 3768, 14250, 21300 and
28400 kHz. QSL to W7EO: PO Box 98, Grantsville, UT 84029.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for members of the
Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club to activate special
event station VI3GP from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, between
the period of 0001z on February 26th until 2359z on March 15th.
The station is being activated to commemorate the running of the
Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne. QSL direct via
VK3ER at P.O. Box 87, MITCHAM VICTORIA 3132, or via bureau.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Midlands Amateur Radio
Club will be operating another in the series of special event
stations during the weekend of the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May to
commemorate the roles played by the British, Boers and brave
Zulus during the "Anglo Boer South African War of
1899-1902". The callsign will be ZS100ABW. Two separate
stations will be operating (mainly on phone) from Lancaster Hill,
Vryheid in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, from approximately 1600
(h) on the Friday and closing down early on the Sunday morning
when a "Remembrance Service" will be held in
recognition of those who lost their lives in the "Battle of
Holkrans". The preferred bands will be 40 and 20 meters with
80 meters during the evenings depending on prevailing conditions.
All contacts will be acknowledged with an attractive QSL card.
Please QSL either via the Bureau or to Midlands Amateur Radio
Club, PO Box 100220, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa direct. They
will also be operating a final station from Spioenkop - scene of
one of the bloodiest battles fought to relieve Ladysmith - on
31st May. Any queries can be directed to Willie Axford, ZS5WI by
E-mail to: zs5wi@iafrica.com.
Or by telephone to 035 - 4744667. Alternatively, you can write to
either Errol Wilson or the Chairman at the above address. For
more information of a historical nature, E-mail Sean Friend at: seanfriend@dorea.co.za.
VP8, SOUTH GEORGIA. VP8GEO reportedly went
QRT on February 4th around 1200Z.
TI9, COCOS ISLAND. Just a reminder that the
TI9M DXpedition will begin next weekend (February 17th through
March 4th). Rob, N4CD, informs OPDX that everything is a go. The
DXpedition team includes: TI2HMG, AD6E, AK0A, F5CWU, KA0KKO,
KI7WO, N4CD, N6KT, N7DF, PA3EWP, PA5ET, RA9CO, RN3BZ, WS4Y and
IZ7ATN. Activity will be on 160-6 meters including the WARC bands
on CW/SSB/RTTY. Five stations will be operating from a location
in the Chatham Bay area. One of the five stations will be
dedicated for RTTY operation and another for 6 meters. QSL via
AK0A: Bill Boeckenhaupt, 8904 Westbrooke Dr, Overland Park, KS
66212, USA). Updates and details can be found on their Web site
at: http://www.qsl.net/ti9m/.
V7, MARSHALL ISLAND. Look for Jim, W7UG, to
be active this week as V73UG from Kwajalein. He is expected to be
active in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 16-17th). Before the
contest (February 11-15th), he will concentrate on the WARC
bands. QSL via home callsign.
VK9M, MELLISH REEF (Update). According to a
press release on February 5th, the international team of
operators included G4EDG, JH7OHF, JJ1LIB, JP1TRJ, K3NA, VK4DH,
VK4GL, VK4WR, VK4APG and ZL4PO. The DXpedition is set to take
place April 12-22nd. They will have 5 stations operating on all
bands 160-6 meters (including WARC) on CW, SSB and some RTTY. A
station and an operator (VK4APG) will be dedicated on 6 meters.
They would like to acknowledge Yaesu, The Chiltern DX Club, 5
Star DXers Association, BT Exact Technologies and PCA.AA in
helping activate Mellish Reef. Visit the VK9ML website at: http://www.qsl.net/vk9ml/2002/.
XE, MEXICO. Lothar, DJ4ZB, will be active
from Puebla as XE1/DJ4ZB from February 12-28th. No details on
bands/modes of operation were provided.
YA, AFGHANISTAN (YA5T Update). Robert, S53R,
reports: "YA5T is back on the air since 30th of January,
running only 100W and R7 vertical. 80 and 160 will be very
difficult due to space restrictions, but we will try to do
something. We also face problems on 30m band, with extremely
nasty local noise. Due to heavy workload only evenings (after
1300 or 1400 zulu) are suitable for us. Now that we are 2 here
(S53R and ON4WW) we may find some more time even during the night
times. Pile-ups are huge. So far some 4000 CW-only QSOs were
made. Mostly EU, some JA and just a few hundred US. E U R O P E
!!! Please give a chance to US guys. When we say US only, please
do not break in. Path from US to YA is extremely difficult,
openings short and signals marginal. All EU guys stand a very
good chance of working us, but for Ws, things are much different,
and the more we go into spring the harder it will be for them.
Once again-show a great deal of ham-spirit and let them work us
too! There were quite a few slims heard during the past week. To
make sure you can check if you are in the log, we will try and
make arrangements to put the logs on the web. Be patient."
YZ, YUGOSLAVIA. Members of the Radio Club in
Novi Beograd, "Radio Sekcija Kozara", YU1AAV, will be
active in the ARRL DX CW Contest as YZ1V as a Multi Op/All
Bands/Single Transmitter entry. Operators will be: YZ1ZV, YT1HA
and 4N1FAN. QSL via: RC "Novi Beograd", Radio Sekcija
"Kozara", Jurija Gagarina 210-p, YU-11070 Novi Beograd,
Serbia, Yugoslavia. QSLs via bureau are OK.
ZY0, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS. Joaquim,
PS7JN, is planning a new DXpedition to Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Archipelago, and he will be active as ZY0SAT from February 23rd
through March 10th (dates may change). As of now, he confirms
that he will only operate on SSB on the HF bands (40/20/15/10m)
with an ATLAS 210X (split mode listening 5 kHz up) using only
10-50 watts into a dipole antenna. His activity will be limited
to his spare time because he is on a geological survey of the
islets. He will be going with 2 geology students to help in
researches. His intent was to operate on the satellite and
digital modes (packet, RTTY, SSTV and PSK31) but his equipment
needs some repair (a notebook without floppy and hard disk
drive). Joaquim is looking for anyone who has a FDD, HDD and a
modem to donate to him on this DXpedition (and future op). QSL to
PS7JN: Joaquim das Virgens, Rua Carlos Serrano, 1969, CEP
59076-740 Natal-RN, Brazil.
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