The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 552 BID: $OPDX.552 March 4, 2002 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
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& ICPO, VE7DP and VU3DMP for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 24/February, through
Sunday, 3/March there were 245 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9U, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE0A, 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, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR,
FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H39, H4, H40, HA, HB, HC, HH,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HM, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ,
P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0S, PY0T, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP,
SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T30, T5, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TI9,
TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h,
VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK,
YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, 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).
5R, MADAGASCAR (IOTA Activity). Bruno, F5DKO,
is expected to be here now through March 17th. Activity will be
on 20 and 15 meters. He is also expected to be active from Nosy
Be (AF-057) now through March 10th and on Sainte Marie Island
(AF-090) from March 11-17th. QSL via IZ8CCW.
5W, SAMOA (IOTA Operation). Tommy/VK2IR and
Bruce/VK2KLM will be active from Apia, Upolu Island (OC-097)
between March 28th and April 3rd. Their operation will be on all
bands 80 through 6 meters, SSB only. QSL to VK2IR, direct only,
via call book address (Tommy Horozakis, PO Box 1, South Bexley,
Sydney, NSW 2207, AUSTRALIA). DXpeditions come at a very high
cost and all donations are very welcome. A web page has been set
up for the DXpedition, updates, and log search at: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/5w0ir.html.
A mirror web page has also been set up at: http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj/5w0ir.html.
A3, TONGA. Paul, A35RK, informs OPDX that
after being QRT for over 6 months (because of a 3 month trip to
the United States, 2 cyclones, broken antennas, and a bad case of
"Polynesian Procrastination"), A35RK is back on the
air. He states antennas are now up for 80-10 meters, and he will
be actively pursuing "new ones". He will try to work
Europe as much as possible. His current modes of operation are CW
(75%), SSB (25%), and he will be trying to get set up for HF RTTY
and 6 meters. His hours of operation are (generally speaking):
1800-2000z (sunrise-early morning) and 0300-0800z (late afternoon
and evening). However, he has limitations. There is a 100w power
limit in Tonga; his equipment is battery powered and the Force-12
C-3 beam must be rotated by hand. No 160 meters, no PSK-31 and no
SSTV. QSL via W7TSQ....only! PLEASE NOTE: NO "DIRECT"
or "via A3 bureau" QSLs can be answered. He has no
cards there, his "CBA" is incorrect, and there is no A3
bureau. Requests for schedules may be directed to: W7TSQ@aol.com.
ANOTHER INTERESTING WEB SITE. If you enjoyed
going to the "DAWG X-RAY CLUB" Web page last week, Hal,
K4HB, also suggests to check out the following URL at: http://www.qsl.net/aa0mz/dxer.htm.
D2, ANGOLA. Joao, CT1BFL, will be here for
the next two years. His callsign will be D2U. Activity will be on
160-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via CT1BFL.
D4, CAPE VERDE. Five members of the radio
club VOEST will be signing the callsign D44TA now through March
13th. The operators: Rupert/OE1VBL, Gerhard/OE3GEA,
Hubert/OE5MKM, Roman/OE5MRP and Roland/OE5RHO will be active the
Island Santiago (AF-005). The team will concentrate on the 40
meters and up, including 6 meters if propagation permits. For
more details of the operation go to: http://www.qsl.net/d44ta.
QSL via bureau or direct to OE5XVL.
DXCC NEWS. From Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager...
ZK1ETW (North and South Cook Islands operations
in 2001) 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.
ZK1TUG (North Cook Islands operation in 2001)
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.
The 2001 DXCC yearbook is currently
being assembled. We expect the yearbook to be ready for
mailing sometime in late May or early June 2002. The
period for the Annual List in this issue is from October
1, 2000 to September 30, 2001. If you submitted an
application postmarked during this period, and you are a
current ARRL member, you are entitled to one free copy.
You are also entitled to one free copy if you qualified
for the DXCC Honor Roll during this period and were an
ARRL member, even if you did not submit an application.
If you are entitled to a free copy of the DXCC Yearbook,
one will be mailed to you automatically. You do not need
to do anything to receive this copy. If you are not
entitled to a free copy, but would like one, you may
order copies from the DXCC Branch for 5.00 USD each,
postpaid. Orders may be placed after June 1, 2002. We
wish to thank you all for your continued support for the
DXCC Program!
IOTA NEWS...
AS-041. Shin/JI3ACL/4 and Shige/JI3CEY/4
will be active from Oki Islands on March 16-18th. They
will operate on 160-6 meters CW and SSB with two stations
on the air. QSL to their home callsigns.
EU-016. Emir, 9A6AA, will be active from
Kanula Lighthouse (CRO-064, LH-1430, CLH-047, JN82GS,
42.76 N 16.51 E) on the Island of Susac (IOCA CI-109)
from March 23-30th. He will operate on 80-10 meters. QSL
via his home address: Emir Mahmutovic, Slovenska 15,
HR-10000 Zagreb, CROATIA. Story, photos and log will be
available a few days after his DXpedition on: http://www.qsl.net/9a6aa.
EU-091. Operators IZ7AUH, IK7WDS and
IK7JWY plan to be active March 9-10th from the Big Island
of Porto Cesario as homecall/IL7. Operation will be on
40, 20, 15 and 10 meters SSB and CW. QSL via home calls.
NA-079. Jan, K4QD, a member of the
Florida DXPedition Group FDXPG), will be active from
Garden Key (Ft Jefferson) in the Dry Tortugas for a few
days starting about March 2nd. This is also Amateur Radio
Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) USA-316. Jan is sailing to the
island with John/AF4WM and Greg/N0LIR, so the start date
and duration will depend upon weather conditions. QSL via
K4QD CBA or bureau.
IOTA AND LIGHTHOUSE TOUR 2002. Kresimir,
9A7K, will be active from several Croatian lighthouses and
islands. His DXpeditions will last from July 20th until August
5th. The following lighthouses and islands will be activated:
Island of Bisevo - Lighthouse Kobila
(JN82AX, EU-016, CLH-050, CI-007, WLH-901 and ARLH
CRO-067).
Lighthouse and Island of Host - (JN83CB,
EU-016, CLH-039, CI-174, WLH-938 and ARLH CRO-056).
Lighthouse and Island of Krava -
(JN83CB, CLH-055, and ARLH-072).
Lighthouse and Island of Barjak Mali -
(JN83AB, CLH-008 and ARLH-028).
Lighthouse and Island of Volici -
(JN83CC, CLH-187, and ARLH-192).
Hams interested in these DXpeditions and the Croatian Light
House Award can get all the details on the following Web page at:
http://www.qsl.net/9a7k.
QSL via 9A7K: Kresimir Juratovic, P.O.Box - 88, HR-48001
Koprivnica, CROATIA.
J3, GRENADA. Look for Manfred, DJ7RJ, to be
active as J3/DJ7RJ until March 14th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters CW/SSB.
J3, GRENADA. William, VE3EBN, will be active
as J37LR until March 31st. His activity will be on 40-10 meters
CW/SSB. QSL via home callsign direct or via the Bureau.
P5, NORTH KOREA. This is the week Hrane/YT1AD
and Voja/YU7AV are expected to fly to Pyongyang. The start of
their activity as well as their callsign is unknown. Stay tuned
and LISTEN, LISTEN and LISTEN. Remember, they are expected to
train North Koreans. AMATEURS SHOULD BE ON THEIR BEST BEHAVIOR
AND SET A GOOD EXAMPLE OF OPERATING SKILLS. DO NOT SCARE THE NEW
OPERATORS AWAY (as well as their government listening over their
shoulders).
P5, NORTH KOREA. Ed, P5/4L4FN, will be off
the air until about the middle of March. According to the KK5DO's
Web page, Ed will be traveling around North Korea and will be
making a trip to China. By the way, Ed made an interesting (rare)
QSO this past week with the boys from PW0T.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Frank, VE7DP, informs OPDX that all
direct requests have been processed for his IOTA
operations in February 2001 as VE7DP/DU1, 4I1P and 4H2B.
All others were sent via the BUREAU to every station in
the log.
If you worked EA8BH in last weekend's
ARRL DX SSB Contest, you worked Martti/OH2BH and
Pertti/OH2PM. QSL via OH2BH. Also, if you worked OH0B in
the contest, you worked Toni/OH2JTE. Also, QSL via OH2BH.
Special event station "HS72NBD",
which was active to celebrate the 72nd anniversary
Thailand Broadcasting Day by Radio Amateur Soceity of
Thailand (RAST) during February 21-25th, should be QSLed
to E21EIC: Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O.BOX 1090 Kasetsart,
Bangkok 10903, THAILAND. Operators were Winit/HS1CKC,
Son/HS6NDK, Time/HS6MYW, John/HS1CHB, John/HS0ZDJ/W2YR
and Champ/E21EIC.
RW6HS is the new QSL Manager for RW0BM.
QSL direct with SASE to: Vasil M. Kasyanenko, P.O.Box 0,
Novopavlovsk, Sravropolskiy kr., 357830 Russia.
Cholat, TR8CX, has now left Gabon and is
now living in France. QSLs should now be sent to: Cholat
Xavier, Quartier Lasalle, BP 1143, 73011 Chambery,
France. His French callsign now is F5PBQ.
Chets, VU3DMP, informs OPDX that the
logs for the operation to Sacrifice Rock (AS-161) by the
VUIOTA Group are now available at: http://www.vuiota.com.
The AS-161 (Sacrifice Rock) cards will come from print by
Wednesday, March 6th, and all the direct QSLs received
will be replied to immediately. This island DXpedition
was partly supported by IREF.
The team of GDXG, that was active during
ARRL DX SSB Contest as ZW7B, informs OPDX that QSLs can
be sent via the Bureau or direct. QSL ZW7B via PU7EEL:
Murilo Martins Ferreira Filho, Av. Sabiniano Maia , 715,
Guarabira - Paraiba - Brasil, CEP.58200-000.
SPECIAL EVENT (Titanic 90th Anniversary).
Mike Shortland, G0EFO, from the Titanic Wireless Commemorative
Group, informs OPDX readers to look for a special event station
to operate from 1030z on Saturday, April 13th, through 0547z on
Monday, April 15th, to commemorate the heroism of Jack Phillips,
Chief Wireless Telegraphist of the Titanic. His SOS calls (in
Morse Code), saved more than 700 lives when the liner sank 90
years ago to the day on April 15th at 0547z. Tragically, Jack
himself was drowned. He was only 25 years old. The special
callsign GB90MGY will be aired during this event (Titanic's
callsign was MGY), which will be operated by the members of the
Titanic Wireless Commemorative Group (20 local hams and all
members of the local Guildford and District Radio Society). The
station will operate from Godalming, Surrey, UK, birthplace of
Jack, where his heroic deeds are still celebrated. Activity will
be on all amateur bands, CW only, from 80-10 meters (including
the WARC bands). QSLs via RSGB. More information (including
preferred operating frequencies), can be found at: http://www.gdrs.net/titanic.
VI, AUSTRALIA. Remember to look for the VI3GP
special event station for Grand Prix Formula I race in Melbourne.
VI3GP has been active on 20 meters this past week. Activity will
continue until March 15th. QSL via VK3ER.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Jack, VK6CTL, is
expected to be active as VK9LT between April 11-22nd. Activity
will be mostly on SSB on 80-10 meters. QSL via HB9QR: Erwin Fink,
Toedistr 7, Ch-8572 Berg, Switzerland.
VP6/D, DUCIE ISLAND. A press release sent out
early last week states the plans for the Ducie Island DXpedition
are now complete, and the group is in the final countdown phase.
The team expects to depart from Mangareva, French Polynesia on
March 12th. The team consists of VP6TC, VP6DB, VP6AZ, VP6MW,
VP6BK/JA1BK, JF1IST, K9AJ, K5VT and N9TK. Mac, JA3USA, has had to
leave the team because of unforeseen business conflicts, and Jim,
N9TK, has replaced him. They will head to Pitcairn first to pick
up supplies and equipment left there from their first attempt and
then head on to Ducie Island. Their operations are expected to be
for one week. The VP6 callsign is expected to be announced at the
beginning of the activity. As announced earlier, their main
activity will be on 21020 kHz (CW) and 21295 kHz (SSB) 24 hours
each day until the demand falls. This is to allow more
individuals to find and work the group, depending upon
propagation to their area. Vince/K5VT and Mike/K9AJ will
primarily operate the CW station while Jin/JF1IST and Jim/N9TK
will be the primary SSB operators. Other prime SSB frequencies
are 28495 kHz, and 14195 kHz, with 14020 kHz being the other
prime CW frequency other than 15 meters. It is planned that there
will be some operations on all bands, 160-6 meters, and RTTY in
addition to SSB and CW operations. It is expected that low band
and WARC operations are more likely to take place in the last
days of the operation, as concentration from the beginning will
be to allow as many operators as possible to work this rare IOTA
and new DXCC Entity. The team will be chartering the ship
"BRAVEHEART". The charter will cost them 68,000 USD,
and support would be appreciated. Donations may go to the group's
treasurer, JA1BK: Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3 Sakuragaoka 4 Chome,
Tama-city, Tokyo 206 JAPAN. QSL Manager is VE3HO for all bands
except 6 meters. 6 Meter cards go to JA1BK. Pilot stations will
be WA2MOE and JE2EHP. For up-to-date info on this DXpedition and
for log searches, go to the Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm.
WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY "2002" AWARD.
Sylwester Jarkiewicz, SP2FAP, Editor and Publisher MK QTC, sent
the following to OPDX from the President of PZK, Piotr
Skrzypczak, SP2JMR: "The W.A.R.D. Award is designed to
commemorate the World Amateur Radio Day celebrated on April 18th
each year. It is issued by PZK (Polish Amateur Radio Union) and
the Editor of MK QTC. The WARD Award is available for at least
the following number of contacts: 50 QSOs on HF bands or 10 QSOs
on VHF bands. All contacts must be made on April 18th between
00:00 and 24:00 UTC. A standard application form including the
list of QSOs should be sent before May 31, 2002 to: Redakcja MK
QTC, ul. Wielmozy 5b, 82-337 Suchacz-Zamek, Poland. The price of
the WARD Award is 3 USD, 5 IRC or 5 Euro. Full color Award, sized
210 x 297mm can be seen in at: http://qtc.radio.org.pl. Special prizes: (1)
A station which will make the largest number of digital mode QSOs
will receive a special prize established by President of PZK and
the Editor of MK QTC. (2) A station which will make the largest
number of SSB QSOs will receive a special prize established by
President of PZK. (3) A station which will make the largest
number of CW QSOs will receive a special prize established by the
Editor of MK QTC. The WARD Award is available also for SWLs.
XQ0X, SAN FELIX (6 meters). Dick, K5AND,
reports the group will be active on 6 meters between March
15-30th. They will have a beacon on 50106 kHz, and when the band
opens, they will move to 50145 kHz for transmit and listen from
50150-50160; when things shut down, they will move back to 50106.
They request to please help them make more contacts by spreading
the word NOT to send grid info; their grid will be EG93WT, just
for the record. Equipment will be a 8 element yagi on a 40 ft.
boom (at 65 ft. over the ocean) with a 3CX800 1KW amp; they will
monitor 28885 kHz with IC-706 and 3 element yagi. By the way,
they will be on all bands from 160-6 meters using the callsign
XR0X. The XR0X team will have 14 operators. QSL via N7CQQ. Check
out their web site for more info at: http://www.cordell.org/SFX.
XW, LAOS. Mauro, IN3QBR, is expected to be
active until July 31st as XW3QBR
XZ, MYANMAR. Members of the Central Arizona
DX Association (CADXA), Dan Brown, NA7DB, and two others (Sarah
and Jessica; callsigns not provided), will be on the air from
Myanmar during the week of March 29th through April 4th as XZ1SB,
XZ1JB, and XZ1DB respectively in Yangon, and then from Mandalay
as XZ5SB, XZ5JB, and XZ5DB. Their activity on the air, however,
will not be like a fullblown DXpedition. This is really a
Diplomatic DX visit. Their main purpose is to keep the CADXA ties
and relationships strong with the government officials and lay
the groundwork for a future fullblown DXpedition to Mandalay.
They are really carrying on the work of Martti Laine, OH2BH, and
Warren Hill, N7NG, in helping keep a rare DX country open for
Amateur Radio activity.
ZY0, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS. Joa,
PS7JN, is once again active as ZY0SAT until March 10-12th.
Activity will be limited to his spare time, dipole and low power.
It is suggested to watch around 7060, 14250, 21350 and 28600 kHz.
However, he was heard this past week on 14253 kHz after 2330z,
14260 kHz after 2200z and 21260-21265 kHz after 1900z. QSL via
PS7JN: Joaquim das Virgens Neto, Rua Carlos Serrano 1969,
59076-740 Natal RN, Brazil.
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