The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 561 BID: $OPDX.561 May 6, 2002 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
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the AR TelNet Clusters Network, NC1L & DXCC Desk, K2KW, W3UR
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for the following DX information.
FEW NOTES FROM EDITOR, TEDD, KB8NW: I can not
guararantee that there will be a bulletin over the next two weeks
due to a very hectic schedule. IF (and I do stress the word
"IF") there is a bulletin for May 13th it will probably
be some genreal announcements (but small in size). This is due to
a few family events (I will be traveling to Toledo to see my son
graduate from the University of Toledo early Saturday. Also, my
dad and sister will be in town for a special family
gathering/celebration. It is also Mother's Day.) Because I will
be attending the Dayton HamVention, there will not be a bulletin
for May 20th (unless there is a major announcement). Please,
continue to send your information (you never know!).
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 28/April, through
Sunday, 5/May there were 231 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B,
5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,
C3, C5, C6, 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, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM,
GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HM, HP,
HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH1, KH2, KH6, KH8, KH9, 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, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T30, T7,
T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9L, VK9N, VP2V, VP5, VP6,
VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ,
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).
3V, TUNISIA. Terry/F5MSE and Steve/F5NZY
(FOC) will be active from Djerba as 3V8SM, May 8-15th. Activity
will be on all HF bands on CW and SSB. QSL via F5MSE.
6Y, JAMAICA. OPDX was informed that
"Team Vertical" is heading back to Jamaica for the WPX
CW Contest. The team will arrive in Jamaica May 18th, and depart
May 28th. They will be active on all bands, 160-6 meters. The
callsign 6Y2A will be used during the contest on May 25-26th. The
group will enter the Multi/Multi category, and will run six
stations, each running a KW during the contest. Outside the
contest, the team will operate as "homecall/6Y5". The
list of operators are: N6BT, KE7X, WA6O, N6XG, W0YK, N6XI, and
K2KW. Four of the transceivers will be Elecraft K2/100 rigs. As
always, they will be using Force 12 vertical antennas on all
bands from 160-6 meters. On 6 meters, they will be very active
running a KW and will be transmitting on 50.102 MHz, QSX outside
the DX window as directed. QSL 6Y2A and K2KW via WA4WTG. QSL
others as directed.
7O, YEMEN. Pekka, OH2YY, has informed OPDX
that he will be on a business trip in Sanaa, Yemen, from the
evening of May 7th until late night on May 11th. He has applied
for permission to operate amateur radio during his visit, and he
has received a written confirmation dated on April 23rd, to
import his radio equipment and to operate them during his visit.
So far, Pekka has not been assigned a 7O-callsign, and unless
otherwise agreed after his arrival, he will be using the callsign
7O/OH2YY. Pekka will carry a FT840 transceiver and a FinnFet 1001
amplifier. He will also have a Cuscraft R5 vertical with him, and
once in Sanaa, he will try to organize (setup) either a dipole or
a long wire for 40 and 80 meters. Pekka has suggested the
following frequencies: 3790, 7045, 14195, 18135, 21295, 24950,
28495 kHz. If the propagation allows, he will try to maximize the
number of QSOs by staying on the higher frequencies. He will
operate SSB only. His QTH in Sanaa will be a bit outside of the
city in a residential district. It's a higher altitude location
having a very nice and clear view to the north over the valley of
the city of Sanaa. The QTH should be good for QSOs to North
America, Caribbean, Europe and most of Asia, including Japan. On
Tuesday, May 7th, Pekka will arrive in Sanaa so late that most
likely he will have to wait until the next morning to get the
antennas installed. He will have business meetings on Wednesday
and Saturday, and Pekka is not aware of his detailed schedule
yet. On Thursday and Friday he should be able to operate most of
the day. Anyway, he will use all the available time for DXing.
The QSL address is his home address: Pekka Ahlqvist,
Vapaalanpolku 8B, 01650, Vantaa, Finland.
7O, YEMEN. A couple of sources are reporting
that Chris Lorek, G4HCL, was recently in Sanaa, Yemen, and while
there he made a handful of contacts as 7O/G4HCL "under the
direct supervision of the Yemeni Communications Ministry".
Chris is currently back in the UK, but will be back in Yemen on
Saturday, May 11th, for a three week stay. He is expected to be
operating on the amateur bands by himself from Sanaa and possibly
other locations in the country. However, his operating time will
be limited to his spare time due to his work schedule. This is
not a DXpedition. He will be using a FT-990 with 100 watts into a
vertical or dipole antennas. QSL information to be announced.
ARMED FORCES DAY. Amateurs are urged to take
part in the upcoming 52nd Armed Forces Day event, May 11-12th.
There will be an exchange of contacts with the Army, Air Force,
Navy-Marine Corps and Coast Guard radio stations. This year's
traditional Armed Forces Day actually falls on May 18th, but the
traditional cross-band communications test was rescheduled to
avoid a conflict with the Dayton Hamvention. Cross-band activity
is expected to be on amateur frequencies in the 80, 40, 20, 15
and 10 meter bands with transmissions on selected MARS
frequencies. For more details, please check the Army MARS Web
site at: http://www.asc.army.mil/MARS/afd/mars_afd.htm.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Operators Duane/WV2B,
William/VE1AAO, James/VE9DH, Ed/W0SD, Arliss/W7XU, Holly/N0QJM
and Edith/W0OE are expected to be on the air from here late June
29th through July 8th. The operation will feature two full time
stations and an attempt is being made to add a third, part time
HF station to be used during peak propagation times, especially
to the Pacific area where CY9 is needed by many. The group plans
on operating on the west side of the island to have a clear shot
to Asia, South America, North America and most of Europe. The
landing is much more difficult on this side because of the
prevailing winds which always seem to blow on St. Paul with high
seas; therefore, the start up date is subject to landing
conditions. As far as it is known, no previous operations have
been from this side of the island. This operation will feature a
full time, dedicated six meter station operated by W7XU, N0QJM,
W0SD and W0OE. The six meter station WILL ONLY transmit on 50.157
MHz listening up when there is propagation. A beam and ACOM 1000
amplifier will be used with operation on SSB and CW. Liaison will
be available on 28.886 MHz and E-mail updates via WINLINK 2000
will be provided to the appropriate Six Meter Internet sites. The
Grid Square will be FN97. A special effort will be made to work
Europe on double hop sporadic E in addition to North America and
Caribbean areas! A second station will be set up for HF. The
operation plans to use a 5 band Hex beam for 20-10 meters and a
vertical on 30 and 40 meters. Given the time of the year, no
operation is planned for 80 and 160 meters. An ACOM 1000
amplifier will be used. There will be activity on RTTY, SSB and
CW. Operators will be WV2B, VE1AAO, VE9DH, W0SD, W7XU, N0QJM and
W0OE. Planned frequencies are as follows:
DAYTON EVENT. The Northern Ohio DX
Association (along with WVNO Radio) will once again sponsor a
Hospitality Suite at this year's Dayton Hamvention. It will be in
Suite 1011 on the 10th Club Floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel (old
Stouffers) on Friday and Saturday evenings. All DXers/Contesters
are welcome. Munchies and refreshments will be avaialble. Come
and meet the members and friends of NODXA.
DXCC NEWS...
Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, reports
that "ZK1QMA for North Cook Island 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.
Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, reports
that the following Cambodian operations are now approved
for DXCC credit: XU7ABR, XU7ABT, XU7ABU and XU7ABV.
Contact DXCC to update your record at dxcc@arrl.org , or,
just include it with your next submission.
Harry, W6DXO, received the following
E-mail from Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, about HC2DX
via PY3ZM. Here is Bill's response: "We have
received information from HC2DX, in writing, which states
that PY3ZM is his QSL Manager. Based on this information,
DXCC is currently accepting cards from HC2DX direct or
via Michel Hamoniaux, PY3ZM. HC2DX is the only station
for which we accept PY3ZM QSLs.
MORE QSLS REJECTED by the DXCC Desk (sent in
by Bob, K8BL).
FR/DJ6SI/G No Landing Permit
3X0DEX No Documentation Received
I2RAO/HK0M Unauthorized Operation
5A/UY0MF No Documentation Received
Also, QSLs for TT8JLB are not being accepted. The reason
given is that the ARRL DXCC Desk has not received
documentation. Terry, KG6S, informs OPDX that he has
received an E-mail from the operator, and it seems that
he has lost the documentation while traveling in Europe.
The operator also states it is too expensive to get
another photocopy from Chad. "Looks like it is time
to work another TT station!!"
EP & YA, IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN. Stig,
LA7JO (aka EP3UN), reports that he is on his way to Afghanistan
after which he will be on vacation. He expects to return to Iran
at the end of June.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Look for F8DQL to be
active as FO/F8DQL every day, around 0700z, from now through May
12th, from Tahiti's main island (OC-046, DIFO : FO002). Activity
will be on 21010/020 kHz and 28030 khz on CW. QSL vi his home
call.
FRENCH ISLANDS TO BE ACTIVATED. Yan, F0DSJ,
informs OPDX that Dimitri/F0DSK, Ronan/F5TJP and himself will
activate the following French island this week. The VHF activity
will be done by F0DSJ and F0DSK. The HF activity will be done by
F5TJP. Their schedule is as follows:
May 9th - Ile des Pins ou des Ongles (DIFM MA058 - IN88IU)
May 10th - Ile Yvinec ou Kergonet (DIFM MA057 - IN88IU)
May 11th - Ile Bruc (DIFM MA068 - IN88HU)
May 12th - Ile du Renard (DIFM MA077 - IN88ET)
Not Sure : Ile Grande (DIFM MA016 - IN88FT)
Not Sure : Ile a Canton ou Aganton (DIFM MA076 - IN88ET)
HAM RADIO FAIR 2002. Dieter Dippel, DF4RD,
would like to remind everyone that European's biggest Ham Radio
Event (app. 20,000 visitors) will take place Friday, June 28th,
through Sunday, June 30th, at Friedrichshafen, Bodensee (Lake
Constance), South-West Germany (close to the Swiss and Austrian
Border). A meeting of Contesters and DXers will be organized as
in previous years by the BCC (Bavarian Contest Club) and the
RRDXA (Rhein Ruhr DX Association) on Friday (RRDXA) and Saturday
(BCC) evening. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive a copy of
the press release as an additional bulletin. For non-subscribers,
please visit the following Ham Radio Fair 2002 Web site for more
details and information at: http://www.messe-fn.de/ham.
IOTA NEWS...
EU-048. Francois, F2GL, will be active
from Houat Island, as F2GL/p, for 5 days from May 6-10th.
Activity will be on HF Bands mainly on CW, with 100w
barefoot into a G5RV antenna, and some SSB by request.
Emphasis will be on 40 meters. Other Houat Island
reference numbers are: DIFM AT016 (French Islands Award),
DDFM 56 (French Departments Award), Province Brittany
(Worked All French Provinces Award) and DFCF 56007
(French Castles Award).
NA-NEW. Operators Rick/KL7AK,
Blaine/KL7TG, Linda/NL7RE, Larry/KF6XC and Jim/K9PPY will
activate Deer Island, part of the Southern Alaska
Peninsula West group; an unnumbered IOTA island group.
They expect/plan to be on the island late in the evening
on the 31st of July, until mid-afternoon on the 5th of
August. They will use the callsign KL7AK. Their main
station will be a Kenwood TS-570S(G) HF transceiver with
an Ameritron AL-80A amp, using a Mosley Mini-33 tri-band
Yagi up about 30 feet. A Cushcraft R-7000 will be used
for 40 and 80 meters. Rick, KL7AK, states, "I have
found during my many Alaska island DXpeditions, that 20
meters is the optimum band here in Alaska. We normally
have propagation up to 20 hours a day. However, we will
operate 80 through 10 meters, both SSB and CW, including
the AO-27 and UO-14 Amateur Satellites. We will operate
on or near the IOTA frequencies on each band." The
QSL Manager is Fred Stenger, N6AWD, good in the
callbook/Internet databases.
NA-091. Frank/VE7DP and Heinz/VA7AQ will
try to activate an island in the British Columbia
Province North Group on May 11-12th. QSL via their home
callsigns, direct or bureau. PLEASE NOTE: Frank/VE7DP has
moved to a new QTH recently, check QRZ.COM or Buckmaster
for the new address.
IQ0, ITALY. The team of I0CUT, I0JBL, IK0LNN,
IK0NFV, IK0PEA, IK0SME, IZ0BXZ and possibly others will
participate in the 2002 ARI International Contest with special
callsign, IQ0N, in the category Multi/Single. Their activity will
be on all bands and all modes. QSL via the bureau or direct to
IK0NFV.
JD1, OGASAWARA. Six JA operators will be
active on all bands (includes 6 meters) and all modes from
Ogasawara (AS-031) on June 8-10th. Their callsigns will be
JA1UII/JD1, JG1GGU/JD1, JH1HHC/JD1 JI1LET/JD1, JK1KNB/JD1 and
7N2UTO/JD1. QSL via home callsigns. The details and logs will be
available at: http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopolis-Mars/9110/.
K1B, BAKER ISLAND. Activity is going strong.
One of Hrane's, YT1AD, reports stated that it took seven ship
crew members, and 13 + 1 radio fanatics almost 48 hours to set up
three complete camps. The USA camp is operated by KW4DA, N6TQS,
Z32ZM and S56A. The Serbian camp is operated by YT1AD, YU1DX,
YU1AU and ZS6MG. The Russian camp is operated by RZ3AA, RA3AUU,
RW3AH (9X0A) and LY3NUM. Remember, all CW, RTTY, PSK and SSTV
QSOs are via YT1AD: Dr. Hrane Milosevic, 36206 Vitanovac,
Yugoslavia. All SSB QSOs are via RZ3AA: Roman Thomas, P.O. Box
2059, Moscow, 101000, Russia. Activity should last until May 9th.
For the latest updates, try the Web page: http://www.magma.ca/~ve3exy.
Some of the logs are now available at: http://www.magma.ca/~ve3exy,
http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/kh1/
and http://dx.fireroute.com/kh1/index.php.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY AND NEWS...
Just a quick note to let everyone know
that Ted, W8TTS, has updated the WLH list on his Web page
at: http://home.neo.rr.com/tsarah/www/w8tts.html.
Please note that LH-0758, Sable Island is CY0 and not
VO1.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
P5/4L4FN are IN THE MAIL. Some 4500 QSLs
were mailed out May 4th. See pictures of Bruce, KK5DO,
mailing the P5/4L4FN QSLs at the post office at: http://www.amsatnet.com/p5post.html.
OPDX has had a request to ask "What
is the status of the KC4USV and KC4AAA QSLs (both via
K1IED)?" Does anyone have the answer, please send us
info to publish.
This next item was not totally clear
from the provider, but we will give it a shot. Percy,
CE7ZK, QSL Manager for CE7AOY/8 from Riesco Island
(December 17-20th, 2001) states that he has not received
QSLs from the following stations: I8XTX, IV3TOU, I4EAT,
F9RM, N0YD, AA5AT and W9DWN. Please send another card for
quick reply. Percy states that he has not received any
E-mails for 4 months due to computer problems and is
sorry for the delay. His new E-mail address is: ce7zk@yahoo.es.
Pres, N6SS/VQ9SS, states that he has
been receiving QSLs for VQ9X, the club station on Diego
Garcia. He states PLEASE send QSLs for VQ9X to: Diego
Garcia A.R.C., PSC 466 Box 15, FPO AP 96595-0015, U.S.A.
SPECIAL AUSTRALIAN EVENTS.
The Wireless Institute of Australia
(Victorian Division) will be activating the call AX3ITU
from 0000 hours UTC on May 17th until 0000 hours on May
18th to commemorate the 137th Anniversary of the
formation of the International Telegraph Union in Paris
on May 17th, 1865. On behalf of the WIA, the station will
be operated by members of the Eastern and Mountain
District Radio Club Inc, and QSL is either direct via
VK3ER, P.O. Box 87, MITCHAM, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 3132 -
or via the bureau.
Paul, VK2HV, informs OPDX that he will
be active as AX2ITU for 24 hours on May 17th between
0000-2359z. Activity is to celebrate the International
Telecommunications Union. Activity will be on 15 and 10
meters. Please QSL via the bureau or direct to VK2PS
(Stephen Pall - address is OK on QRZ.COM).
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event
callsign II0FM to be used for the "III Friendship
Meeting" from May 20-26th. QSL via IZ0BTV.
VK9ML UPDATE AND STATISTICS. It was reported
that all the logs from the VK9ML operation are now available
online on their Web page. Statistics show that the VK9ML
operation netted 50,950 QSOs: CW - 26,246; SSB- 23,188; and RTTY
1,516.
VP8THU VIDEO IS AVAILABLE. James, 9V1YC,
states, "Yes, finally, at long last, the South Sandwich
(VP8THU) DXpedition video is ready. The synopsis is here: http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jamesb/vp8thuvideo.htm.
This one is a bit more dramatic than the last few. Smashing
40-foot seas, insane cliff-jumps into zodiacs, and thousands of
penguins making a tremendous racket. A bit more wild DX fun this
time." :-)
XW, LAOS. Rod, EA7JX/EH7JX, informs OPDX that
he is in contact with Larry, XW1LLR, who has been working in the
country for 8 years and has married a native Vientiane wife in
Laos. He reportedly has one TS850S and two TS50S, and has begun
putting up new antennas; "dipoles" in the jungle. He
said for now to QSL via the club station XW8KPL. Rod adds that
Larry has an 8 hectors farm for putting up a good antennas farm
in the future. Larry was heard this past weekend on the 14245 DX
net around 1500z.
YL DXER INJURIED. Lenny, K5OVC, informed OPDX
that well-known YL Nellie, XE1CI, was hit by a car last week in
her apartment house garage as she was walking her dogs. The
driver of the car said he did not see her. Nellie had to have a
hip replacement, but prior to going into surgery, her heart acted
up and she ultimately had to have a pacemaker put in. The good
news is that Nellie is home with nurses round the clock as she
cannot bend or get in a car for about 3 month or so. She is
confined to bed. Nellie will not be going to Dayton or Hamcom in
Dallas. Lenny doesn't know if she will be able to go to the YL
meeting in Palermo, Italy. At this time she will not be on the
air as she has to find out if she can operate with a pacemaker in
her. Besides, Lenny doesn't think she can get to the radio. Lenny
will be keeping in touch with Nellie and will send us further
updates on her condition. She is a very special lady, and get
well cards to her along with your prayers will be appreciated.
Her address is: Nellie de Lazard, Sierra Chalchihui 235-502B,
Mexico City, 11000, Mexico.
YO, ROMANIA. Jean Michel, F6AJA, will be
active again as YO/F6AJA for the 9th year from the QTH of YO8FZ
from May 19-26th. He will be active only during his free time.
WHAT WERE THOSE OEH, OEP AND OEY PREFIXES?
After some confusion on the band and on the DXClusters about
callsigns like OEH6101 ... etc. on May 1st, Tom, DL8AAM, was nice
enough to send OPDX information on the event: "For some
hours each year on May 1st they run the Austrian Emergency and
Disaster-Communications Training Contest on 80 and 30m. The SSB
operation on 30m is ok with the IARU rules under the point
'Emergency communication'. Red Cross (OEH's), Police (OEP's)
& Military (OEY's) are licenced working OE-HAMs to train OPs
of both radio services for a possible interaction QSOs in case of
an emergency/disaster. (SWL-) QSL ok via OE-Bureau ! Stations
active this year: OEH20 (Red Cross National HQ Vienna, via
OE1XXK), OEH3101 (via OE3XRK), OEH5601 (via OE2XRK), OEH6101 (OP
OE6PTG, via OE6XRK), OEH71 (via OE7XRK), OEH7201, OEH8101 (OP
OE8FKQ, via OE8XRK), OEH91 (via OE9XRK), OEP213, OEY55 (OP
OE1RGC)." More info is available about this Contest on: http://www.oevsv.at.
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