The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 563 BID: $OPDX.563 May 27, 2002 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 19/May, through
Sunday, 26/May there were 221 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B,
5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE0A, 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, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HM, HP, HR, HS,
HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J5, J6, J8, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2,
KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ, R1MV, S2, S5, S7,
SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL,
TN, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VK0M, VK9N, VK9X, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA,
YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7,
ZD8, 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).
DAYTON HAMVENTION DX DINNER BANQUET AWARDS...
"LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" -
Northern Ohio DX Association President Tedd Mirgliotta,
KB8NW, presented Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, with this special
award. NODXA Club President stated, "This award will
not be issued on a yearly basis. It will only be given to
those who deserve it. The award is what it says,
'Lifetime Achievement'. It will only be given to those
who are recognized by the DX community and have spent
much of their time organizing, advising and operating
from rare and possibly new DXCC entities."
"DXPEDITION OF THE YEAR" - was
awarded by the South West Ohio DX Association to the
VP6DI operation. The award was accepted by the VP6DI
team: JA1BK, K5VT, K9AJ and N9TK.
"DXPEDITIONER OF THE YEAR" -
was awarded by the South West Ohio DX Association to Ed
Giorgadze, 4L4FN, for his activity from North Korea. Ed
was not present, but the award was accepted by
Bernie/W3UR and Martti/OH2BH.
Albert Bergren, W0AR, was named into the
"CQ DX Hall of Fame".
2002 KOREA DX CONVENTION. Lee, HL1IWD,
Organizing Director for the convention, informs OPDX that the
"2002 Korea DX Convention" will take place between
August 31st through September 1st in Cheonan City in South Korea.
The programs include DXCC field checking (with the help of K3ZO)
and DXpedition video and seminars. Any foreign ham friends are
welcome to join!
3XY, GUINEA. The DL7DF crew is happy to
announce its next DXpedition to Guinea using the callsign 3XY7C.
Operations will take place between October 30th (evening local
time) and November 13th (noon local time). They will have several
stations on the air on all bands from 160-6 meters on CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31. They will also make an attempt on SSTV. Their
experienced crew includes Tom/DJ6TF, Dirk/DJ7UC, Manfred/DK1BT,
Wolf/DL4WK, Frank/DL7UFR, Tom/DL7BO and Sigi/DL7DF. The equipment
consists of 4 transceivers (2 x IC735, 2 x IC706), 2 x kW linears
(maybe 3), a TH3 for 20/15/10, a A3WS (17/12), 2 Titanex V80E
Lowband Verticals, a GP for 40/30, another R5 Multiband GP as
well as 5 laptop computers. The QSL route is either direct or via
the bureau to DL7DF. An on-line log will be available and updated
during their DXpedition. For more details, check the 3XY7C
website at: http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/3x.
Their pilot station for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB (bernd@df3cb.com).
9A, CROATIAN ISLANDS. Operators Neno/9A7N/p,
Luka/9A7Z/p, Ante/9A4DU/p, and possibly two members of the radio
club "Korcula" (9A1CLM/p), plan to visit seven Croatian
islands situated on south part of the Adriatic, from June
14-16th. QSL via their home callsigns.
9H, MALTA. Dieter, DL9GDB, will again be on
the air as 9H3UT from June 3-22nd. Activity will be on CW from
Comino Island. Please QSL to DL9GDB via Bureau or direct.
9H, MALTA. Maurice, ON4BAM, reports that he
will spend his holidays in Malta this year and has just received
an E-mail confirmation of his callsign 9H3Z. Look for him to be
active from July 15-30th on all HF bands with his TS- 450S and
wire antenna on SSB and PSK. This will be a holiday style
operation except during the IOTA contest. QSL via ON4BAM.
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Peter, G4MJS, was
currently active from the Hillview Gardens Resort station
9M6AAC/9M6A in Sabah, East Malaysia. Look for activity again by
9M6AAC, June 5-7th, with emphasis on the WARC bands and 50mhz.
Also look for activity from Peter as 9M6A (contest call for
Hillview Gardens) in the RSGB Jubilee Contest June 8-9th. By the
way, Peter was active this past weekend in the CQ WPX CW Contest
as 9M6A. QSL 9M6AAC and 9M6A via N2OO. Check out the following
Web page: http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/history/qsl-n2oo.htm.
9U, BURUNDI. Gus, SM5DIC/9U5D, informs OPDX
that his good friend and colleague, UN Chief Communication
Coordinator, Christian Alemanni in Bujumbura, Burundi, now has
his Ham Radio License. His callsign is 9U5A. The ARCT bureau
accepted his application and gave him a full legal license. He
will be sending a copy to ARRL DXCC to be confirmed. Christian
has little experience on short wave operation, especially pile
ups. He only has had a French low class license and only worked
VHF traffic over repeaters back home. So, he is a new DXer,
PLEASE, be patient with him. Christian will have a French ham
fellow as QSL manager. More details should be forthcoming.
ANTARCTIC ACTIVITY. Chris Post, N3SIG,
informs OPDX that he is currently back stateside. However, he
will be back on Ross Island (AN-011) on August 15th and plans to
be active on HF shortly after his return. He also mentions that
he got approval for his Antarctic New Zealand license to be
renewed, so he will have the special ZL5CP callsign again. He
will also use KC4/N3SIG from McMurdo Base Station. His QSL
Manager will be AI3D for both callsigns.
BQ9, PRATAS ISLAND. The Chinese Taipei
Amateur Radio League (CTARL) announces its 7th DXpedition to
Pratas Island. The callsign issued will be BQ9P. Operation will
commence on or about 0900z on June 4th, and will end at
approximately 2300z on June 12th. Operators include BV4FH/Paul
(Team Leader), BV5CR/Wong, BV3FG/Robert, K4WA/Steven,
K5YY/Sanford, W5FI/Gary and W0IZ/Igor. The team plans to operate
5 stations on all bands, 6 meters to 160 meters. QSL cards can be
obtained via KU9C. Please Note:
There will be no on-line logs for this operation.
A pilot station will be announced shortly.
Operating frequencies will be announced shortly.
Transportation costs and other DXpedition expenses are
estimated at 8,000 USD. Donations will be graciously accepted
with your QSL card, or in advance of the operation via KU9C. Any
questions, comments, etc... Please contact Steve KU9C at: ku9c@arrl.net.
DX VIDEO REVIEW (by Tedd, KB8NW). The
"VP8THU South Sandwich 2002" video is another fine
addition to my James Brooks, 9V1YC, collection. As always,
James's video photography is top notch, and brings this cold
Antarctic island right into your living room. I would have to
call this operation "EXTREME DXing". The Southern Thule
Island (part of the South Sandwich Island Group) has been called
by other expeditioners the "most horrible place on
Earth". This video shows you the "extreme conditions
and challenges" the VP8THU team went through just to air
this rare entity. There is some beauty on the island as well as
some historical information provided on the video. This video
makes you appreciate the VP8THU's hard work as operators and
devotion to DXing. The video is available at the following Web
site at: http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jamesb/vp8thuvideo.htm.
C31, ANDORRA (YL Op). Look for well known YL
DXer Denise, F6HWU, to be active for three days as C31YL between
May 29-31st. This expedition was possible due to both the
Clipperton DX Club and URA staff's efforts. Activity will be on
HF CW only from URA Radio club station, open daily from 0600z to
2000z. She may try to activate the WARC bands. The QSL cards go
exclusively to URA Bureau.
FR/T, TROMELIN. It has been reported by
Jean-Louis, F5UJK, DX Manager on the Web page http://www.radioamateur.org,
that Jacques, FR5ZU, has cancelled all his future ham activities
on Tromelin Island which had been planned from June to July 2002.
After DINA's storm disaster on Reunion Island, all Jacques'
aerial gear had been completely destroyed. At the moment Jacques
is looking for a new vertical (R8 or MA5B-HF) at a reasonnable
price. If you can or want to help Jacques, you can reach him at
his E-mail address: jacques.quillet@wanadoo.fr.
They are hoping he can be active next year from either Tromelin
or Europa.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Klaus, DL7NS, will be
active as HB0/DL7NS from June 1-12th from Triesenberg. Activity
will be on the WARC bands CW with 100 watts + GP. QSL via DL7NS;
OK via Bureau or direct.
GM7V TEAM. Chris, GM3WOJ, informs OPDX that
the GM7V team will be busy in 2002. The GM7V team is going to be
active as GB5HQ, GS2MP, GM0F, GM5A, GM4YXI, GD6IA, 9M2/GM4YXI
(from rare IOTAs AS-074 and AS-046) and GM7V. Please visit their
newly updated web site for more information, plus contest stories
and photos at: http://www.gm7v.com.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-NEW. Steve, OM3JW, reported that the
IOTA expedition to Habbibas Island was cancelled. He
states that he is frustrated and it was big
disappointment for him. They spent a lot of time with
preparations for this project. At the end of February,
they received the licence from Algerian PTT with special
callsign 7W4HI and permission to transport two
transceivers to Habbibas Island. Everything was OK until
Monday, May 13th. A group of operators were flying from
Alger to Oran on Tuesday, May 14th, at 0800z, but on the
morning at 0700z, they received a message that permission
for landing on the island with equipment must be give by
the Army, not the PTT. They didn't want to issue any
permission. However, Ivan, OM3CGN, who flew to Alger a
few days earlier to be sure that everything was OK, did
receive permission to land on the island the day he
departed from Algeria. Steve states, "Hrane, YT1AD,
may have stated 'never more North Korea', I say 'never
more Algeria'...."
AS-079. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active
from Miyako Island (Miyako-jima Hirara-city Okinawa-ken)
as JI3DST/6 from June 1-3rd. Activity will be on
17/15/12/10/6/2 meters SSB (main bands 6 and 2 meters).
He will be looking for AF and SA on 6m. QSL via the
Bureau (BUREAU is best).
AS-118. Hamad, 9K2HN, reports that the
9K2F IOTA operation has been delayed. They are still
waiting for approval to operate from the island.
EU-006. Alan, EI8EM, informs OPDX that
the Limerick Radio Club trip to Inisheer Aran Islands due
to be held this past weekend, May 24-26th, had to be
cancelled at short notice due to the Ferry not being able
to sail due to 60 mph winds and 20 ft.waves at the
departing pier. The Club hopes to re-arrange this trip in
a few weeks time.
EU-007. John/EI4GK and Declan/EI9HQ had
planned to activate EU-007 during the past week, but
heavy seas and stormy weather prevented them reaching the
island. They hope to try again during the coming week.
Look for them using the callsigns EJ4GK and EJ9HQ on all
bands 80-10 meters SSB between May 29th and June 2nd.
They may also try some 6m and PSK31.
EU-091. During the upcoming IOTA
Contest, the operators of "Salento DX Team"
from Lecce, will be active from Grande Island (I.I.A.
LE-002) with the special call "II7GR". QSL
Manager is I7YKN (ex-I0YKN) via the bureau, or direct c/o
IK7JWX (www.qrz.com).
EU-101. Operators OH6NJ, OH6XX, OH6UV,
OH6HJE and OH6MTG will activate Bjorkon Island as OH6AW
starting June 8th. Activity will be on HF, 6m, 2m and
70cm. They will depart for EU-184 on June 12th (see
below).
EU-122. Operators from the Bangor and
District Amateur Radio Society will operate as GN3XRQ
from Rathlin Island from May 31st through June 3rd. They
expect to be active on 80-10 meters mostly SSB, with some
CW.
EU-133. Dennis/RZ1AK, Vlad/UA1CIO and
Tim/UA3DPB are going to be active as RK1A/p from Reymosar
Island (RRA 01-17) on May 26-28th. QSL via RZ1AK either
direct or through the bureau.
EU-136. Emir, 9A6AA, plans to visit
several North Adriatics islands. The first of them will
be the island and lighthouse of Zeca on July 26-27th.
Look for him on 7070 kHz or 14260 kHz. Other reference
numbers are CI-146 (IOCA), LH-1537 (WLHA) and CRO-201
(ARLHS). Emir will arrive on the island during the
evening of July 26th, and plans to be active as soon as
possible - at the latest early morning, (at 0300z on July
27th). Next island will be the Island of Visoki (CI-225
and CRO-189) on the evening of July 27th. Check his Web
site for more info at: http://www.qsl.net/9a6aa.
EU-184. Operators OH6NJ, OH6UV, OH6HJE
and OH6MTG will activate Hailuoto Island as OH6AW/8 from
June 12-15th. Activity will be on HF, 6m, 2m and 70cm.
SA-021. Mariano, LU4EJ, will be active
from Ariadna Island, which is about 38 miles south of
Bahia Blanca and in the Altantic Ocean, from October
4-6th. This will be the first time amateur radio will be
activating the island. He will use the callsign LU4EJ/D.
Suggested SSB frequencies are: 3680, 7080, 14260, 14200,
21260, 21300, 28460, 28560 and 50110 kHz. QSL via LU4EJ.
KH0, MARIANA ISLAND. Hiroyasu/JA4RED and
Yasuo/JH4RLY will be active from Saipan as KH0/JH4RLY and
KH0/JA4RED for four days between June 14-17th. Activity will be
above 40 meters on SSTV, PSK31, and RTTY.
KL5, ALASKA (IOTA Op). Lanny, W5BOS, will
activate IOTA NA-121, Walrus Isls, Alaska, July 8-10th. His
callsign will be W5BOS/KL5. Operation will be on 20-10 meters
CW/SSB. QSL via W5BOS direct or via the bureau.
LIGHTHOUSE NEWS AND ACTIVITY...
PanAmerican Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend.
Activity will be on all modes and sponsored by the
Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society from 0001z, August 3rd
through 2359z, August 4th. Suggested frequencies are:
Exchange: ARLHS member or lighthouse number or year first
licensed, name, and SPC. For complete guidelines and
awards, see the Web site at: http://www.waterw.com/%7eweidner/arlhs/page3c.html.
Or send a1 SASE to ARLHS, Box 2178, Riverton, NJ 08077.
Look for Finn, OZ4EL, to be active from
the Danish Sletterhage Lighthouse (DEN-043) in central
Jutland now through June 7th. Activity will be on 80-10
meters mostly SSB but with some CW. QSL via OZ4EL either
direct or through the bureau. ADDED NOTE: Finn is the
President of the Danish Lighthouse Society and Chairman
of the Radio Amateur Lighthouse Group Sletterhage. Check
out the following Web page for more details on these two
groups at: http://home19.inet.tele.dk/fyrtaarn
and http://home19.inet.tele.dk/lhouse.
NCDXF PRESS RELEASE. Beginning May 22, 2002,
Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) librarian duties will
be assumed by Dick Wilson, K6LRN. Dick will process all requests
for NCDXF's video lending program. Any individual or group
wishing to borrow a video from NCDXF should contact Dick as
follows: Dick Wilson, K6LRN, P. O. Box 273, Somerset, CA
95684-0273 (E-mail: k6lrn@arrl.net)
Information pertaining to the Northern California DX Foundation
is available at: http://www.ncdxf.org.
NEW DX CLUB FORMED. A new DX club has been
formed in Spokane, WA, called Spokane DX Association (SDXA). The
club officers are:
President - Gary, K7OX
Secretary - Charles, WA7LT
V. President - Randy, K7TQ
Treasurer - Mary, AA7RT
Anyone interested in DX/Contesting may contact any of the club
officers. The club meets the first Thursday of every month and
has 21 members at the present.
P4, ARUBA. Look for Dick/W3RM and Mike/N3MT
to be active as P40RM and P40MT, respectively, from May 29th
through June 19th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters mainly CW,
with some SSB. QSL direct via their home callsigns.
PY0/F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Dennis, K7BV,
informs OPDX that reports/rumors have been circulating about him
being active from Fernando de Noronha between May 24th and June
1st. This information is incorrect and Dennis has not reported or
released such information. However, Dennis did operate PY0F last
year on those dates.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Operators YT1AD, YU1RL,YU7NU, 4N1FG and S56A
were active this past weekend as 3V8BB in the CQ WPX
Contest as a Multi/Single entry. QSL for this operation
ONLY via YT1AD.
George Allen, K2CM, reports that he is
receiving many QSL cards for BV2A. However, K2CM is NOT
the QSL Manager for BV2A or any other station. The
original K2CM was the QSL Manager but died many years
ago. Please correct your databases, and it is recommended
to send cards direct to BV2A.
A few members of the Southern Cross DX
Group (SCDXG) were active this past weekend during the CQ
WPX CW Contest. Stations active were :
Please QSL all via their home callsigns, except the last
one.
K1B online log now contains 95127 QSOs.
This log pretty much contains all QSOs from the
DXpedition but K1B ops will double-check things. The log
can be found at: http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/kh1.
Javi, LU5FF, was active with the special
callsign L73F in the CQ WPX CW Contest as a Single
Operator/All band/Low Power entry this past weekend. QSL
via LU5FF.
Steve, KU9C, reports that he now has the
QSLs and logs for the following operations: H44DX
March-April 1998; H40AA April 1998; TX0DX March 2000
OPDX has had a request to find out the
QSL status on the NH4/NH6YK Midway DXpedition of August,
2001. Does someone have any up-to-date info on this or
has anyone received their QSL cards?
On May 18-19th, Maurizio, IK7DXP,
activated Fano Island (Greece - IOTA EU-052) as
SV8/IK7DXP. QSL via IK7DXP, bureau or direct (qrz.com).
It seems Joe, N9JR, is no longer the QSL
Manager for T94B for the last two years. Joe recommends
to QSL direct. PLEASE change your databases.
Operators N0KE, W8QZA, W1XE, CX6VM and
possibly others were active as TI5N as a QRP Multi-Multi
entry in 2002 CQ WPX CW this past weekend from TI5KD's
contest station. QSL Manager for this contest (and
always) for TI5N is W3HNK. Photos and other information
on the TI5KD station may be viewed at: http://www.yantis.net/ti5kd/.
Garth, VE3HO, is reporting that the
Ducie cards are at the printer now and are expected to be
out in mid to late June. There is a picture of the front
of the card on the web page at: http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm.
CORRECTION. Jim, N9TK, informs OPDX that
the correct route for VP6AJ, VP6VT and VP6TK (all on
Henderson Island) is via N9TK CBA (NOT via K9AJ as
mentioned in OPDX.562). Cards already sent to K9AJ will
be answered, and there is no need to send a second to
N9TK.
STILL NEED A XF4MX QSL? Bill,
VE3CSK/VE3NH, suggests to try the following address:
Radio Club Mexicano A.C., P.O. Box 19-500/510, Mixcoac,
Mexico D.F. 03910.
NEED A QSL MANAGER? Craig Turner, KA0CT,
is available. His address is: PO Box 5766, Woodland Park,
CO 80866 (Phone number 719-896-0114).
R1, MALYJ VYSOTSKIJ ISLAND. By the time you
read this, this operation will be winding down or QRT (May 30th).
The main callsign that was used was R1MVI. QSL to via OH2BR.
Operators involved were: OH2BR, OH5NE, OH9MM, RW1AC, RV1AW,
RA1ACJ, UA1AKC, UA1ARX, UA2FZ, RW3QC, RW4WR and RA3AUU. Three of
the five Russian operators are on the WRTC-2002 team
(RW1AC-RW3QC, UA2FZ-RW4WR, RV1AW-RA3AUU) and were active in this
past weekend's WPX CW Contest as R1MVC, R1MVD and R1MVF. QSLs for
R1MVC, R1MVD and R1MVF will be sent via the bureau to everyone
who made a contact. Please DO not send your cards!!!
SPECIAL EVENT. Dennis, ZS4BS, informs OPDX
that the Midlands Amateur Radio Club in South Africa will be
operating a final station from Spioenkop (scene of one of the
bloodiest battles fought to relieve Ladysmith) on May 31st. This
is the last time ZS100ABW will be on the air to commemorate the
roles played by the British, Boers and Zulus during the Anglo
Boer War of 1899-1902. All contacts will be acknowledged with an
attractive QSL card. Please QSL either via the Bureau or direct
to: Midlands Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 100220, Scottsville,
3209, South Africa. Any queries can be directed to Willie Axford,
ZS5WI, by E-mail at: zs5wi@iafrica.com.
For information of a historical nature, E-mail Sean Friend at: seanfriend@dorea.co.za.
TI, COSTA RICA. Dick, W5AA, informs OPDX that
he will be active as W5AA/TI8 for one month from the remote
location of Pavones, on the Pacific near the Panama border
begining May 22nd or 23rd.
TN, CONGO. By the time you read this,
Josep/EA3BT and Nuria/EA3WL should be winding down their TN3B and
TN3W operation. Remember, QSL both callsigns via EA3BT. Online
logs are available on: http://www.ea3bt.com/congo/congo-frequencies.htm.
TY, BENIN (Update). The French team has
provided more information on their July 15th to August 14th
operation to Grand-Popo, just near the southern border of Togo.
Their shack will be 2 km away from the ocean. Their aim is to
contact as many stations as possible from all continents,
especially on WARC bands as well as low bands. 6m and SAT
activities are also planned. Due to the proximity to Togo, they
expect to transmit from the southern part of that country. At
this time, they are looking to get a license but it is not a sure
thing. In Benin, they know of several young guys who are really
interested in ham-radio, but they don't have the money to pay for
licences and gear. The team has asked for an extra license. Their
antennas will stay there and they will provide a transceiver.
They really hope to leave the country with at least 1 station
(permanent resident) active from TY. Their relations with the OPT
(Ministry of Telecommunications) was excellent during their
operation last year. That is why they want to work hard to
promote ham-radio in this country. So they are currently looking
for donations. The DXpedition now has a Web page available at: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/f5cwu/html/benin02.htm.
WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLAND. Steve, KU9C, will be
here from June 2-8th. During this stay, which Steve says is
primarily a vacation and a 'break' before the PW0T cards hit, he
will be running as WP2Z. His plans are to operate the digital
modes, 6 meters and the WARC bands as time permits. If anyone
needs the USVI for a new one, he will try to help. Feel free to
E-mail him at: ku9c@arrl.net.
XV9, VIETNAM. You still have a fews to
contact Rolf, SM5MX, in Hanoi using the callsign XV9SW through
May 28th. He has no antennas for lower bands, so he will be
active mainly on CW and the higher bands. Rolf was active this
past weekend in the CQ WPX CW Contest as a 21 MHz Low Power
entry. QSL via SM3CXS as usual.
ZONE 2 (IOTA Op). The Castalia Island DX
Association is proud to announce an upcoming DXpedition to Baffin
Island Canada, VY0, IOTA NA-047, CQ Zone 2, from June 15th
through June 18th. Current plans are for operations on 20, 15 and
10 meters during the evening hours from approximately 2200-0300z.
Operations on the WARC bands may be attempted if time and
conditions allow. The callsign for the DXpedition will be
K4UP/VY0. QSLs go to the Castalia Island DX Assn. via K4UP.
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