The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 565 BID: $OPDX.565 June 10, 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, VK3DYL and Z35M for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 2/June, through
Sunday, 9/June there were 227 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BV9P, 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, 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, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ,
OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9,
T30, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2M,
VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI,
YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, 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).
AP, PAKISTAN. Boris, T93Y, informs OPDX that
Willy, 9A4NA/T98N, has been in Peshawar, Pakistan, since early
May and will stay there for at least two more months. He will
occasionally operate from Asad's, AP2AUM, station which is
equipped with a KENWOOD TS-50S and A4S with 40m addition kit. He
suggests to look for him during his local evening (after 1200z),
and since he does not have a keyer, activity will only be SSB.
This is not a DXpedition and Willy, 9A4NA/T98N, will only operate
on the bands after completing his duties at the UNHCR (United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Telecoms. Over the past
week, AP2AUM has been spotted on 21250 kHz between 1130 and
1430z. QSL Manager for AP2AUM is KK5DO. A "LOG Search"
for QSOs made by Willy can be be found on the Web page at: http://www.t93y.com/logsearch.
This will be regularly updated. At the present there are 145 QSOs
made as of May 31, 2002.
BQ9, PRATAS ISLAND. BQ9P is now active. The
team has had problems keeping their antennas up due to the
weather situation (passing cyclone) on Pratas Island. Activity
has been on various bands CW/SSB/RTTY and will last until June
12th. There is NO WEB PAGE and NO ON-LINE LOGS for this
operation. QSL via KU9C.
CONTEST. Hide, JH8KYU, wants to remind
everyone that the upcoming All Asian DX Contest will be held next
week. This contest will be a great oppotunity for you to get many
rare Asian entities. The contest period will be from 0000z, June
15th through 2400z, June 16th. When you contact any Asian
station, please send RST + your age. If you are a YL station, you
can send 00 instead of your real age. The detailed rule can be
found on the following JARL official page; http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/AADX.htm.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. From a press release by
Ed, W0SD, look for CY9 activity to take place late June 29th
through July 9th. Operators will be Duane/WV2B, William/VE1AAO,
James/VE9DH, Ed/W0SD, Arliss/W7XU, Holly/N0QJM and Edith/W0OE.
The HF station will be using an ACOM 1000A and a Six band Hex
beam. Quarter wave verticals with 24 radials each will be used on
30 and 40 meters. Given the time of the year and logistics, there
will be no 80 or 160 operation. Suggested/planned frequencies are
as follows:
RTTY - 7080, 10115, 14080, 18080, 21080, 24908 and 28080
CW - 7005, 10105, 14020, 18100, 21020, 24900 and 28020
SSB - 7095, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz
The operation will also 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 listening up 5 kHz and
more when needed. Meteor scatter will also be split. They will
not work transceive, only split. A beam and ACOM 1000 amplifier
will be used with operations on SSB and CW. Liaison will be
available on 28885 kHz, and updates will be provided to the
appropriate Six Meter Internet sites and reflectors. 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! The operation has now been expanded to two
meters with WSJT being used and other modes if propagation is
available. The frequency will be 144.157 listening up five. All
QSL's via W7XU.
D2, ANGOLA. Joan, D2U, was active this past
weekend on 10 meters on 28514 kHz around 1545z. QSL via CT1BFL.
DXCC NEWS...
The DXAC has once again received an
application from Francis Kremer, F6FQK (the station
manager for aka TP2CE, TP3CE, TP4CE, TP50CE and
TP2000CE), to make The Council of Europe a DXCC Entity.
For more info on The Council of Europe, check the Web
site at: http://www.ewwa.net.
Bob Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, reports
that the following operations have been approved for DXCC
credit:
Western Sahara: S07U and S07X
Mauritania: 5T5RUZ, 5T5CQT, 5T5GCW, 5T5PBV, 5T5UPA and
5T5U
Vietnam: 3W2DC
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 9Q0AR, 9Q1A and 9Q1YL
Lord Howe Island: VK9LY
North Cook Island: ZK1NCP
Myanmar: XZ1DB and XZ5DB
Pratas Island: BQ9P
FR/T, TROMELIN ISLAND. Just before going
to print, reports came out that Jacques, FR5ZU, was
signing FR5ZU/T. This is great news since it was reported
earlier that he was going to cancel all his ham
activities. See OPDX.563. His orginal plans were to stay
from June to July on the island. He was spotted Sunday,
June 9th at 1445z on 21230 kHz. Remember, this is not a
DXpedition. Jacques is there because of his work, and he
will be active during his spare time.
FT/Z, AMSTERDAM ISLAND. A few soures are
reporting that Caroline, F4DOT, a YL operators, is going
to Amsterdam Island from Reunion Island on a fishing
boat. She is expected to arrive later in the month,
however, she is expected to stay there until January or
February of 2003. Reportedly, Caroline is the first YL
ever to operate from Amsterdam. She is, however, a
"novice operator" and will only be operating on
6 meters. PLEASE have patience with her because she has
very little operating experience. She will be using a
"FT1Z" prefix for the first ever.
GU, GUERNSEY. Look for Terry, W6/G3MHV,
and Mady, KP3YL/W6, to be active as GU3MHV and GU4WHV
from June 17-25th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters
CW/SSB. QSL via the bureau or direct to KP3YL.
HB & S5, SWITZERLAND AND SLOVENIA (Update).
Roy, W6UKX, will be active on most bands from
Switzerland, June 12-22nd and from Slovenia from June
24th through July 3rd, as HB9/W6UKX and S5/W6UKX. QSL to
home call.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-NEW. Look for an Italian team to be
active from Kuriat Island from June 13-17th, using the
callsign 3V8KO. Operators include I5OYY, I5NSR, I5JHW,
I5UKS, I5HLK, IK5CKL and IK5FDQ. They plan to have four
stations active. QSL via I5JHW either through the Bureau
or direct to: Giovanni Bini, Via Santini 30, 51031
Agliana - PT, Italy.
AS-279. Look for operators TA2RC, TA2MW
and TA2LE to be active from Kefken Island signing
TA0/homecalls. Their activity is expected to take place
during the weekends throughout the month of August. QSL
via bureau.
EU-008. A team from the GMDX Group,
Scotland's DX Association, will operate from Islay (IOSA
NH22, WAB NR25), one of Scotland's Inner Hebridean
Islands, during the RSGB IOTA (Islands on the Air)
Contest. During the contest, which runs from 1200z, July
27th through 1200z, July 28th, they will be using the
special contest callsign GM5A. At present, the team
consists of Colin/ GM0RLZ, Stu/MM0BSM, John/MM0CCC,
Colin/GM0CLN, Chris/GM3WOJ and Jim/GM0NAI. Rob/GM3YTS may
also join them. The QSL Manager for all GM5A operations
is Colin, GM0RLZ. They hope to post updates on their web
page at: http://islay.0catch.com/.
EU-014. Claude, F5MCC, will sign
TK/F5MCC once again from the Porto Vecchio area (DIFM
TK001), from July 20th through August 7th. He has planned
to join Tony, TK5XN, there. Their activity will be on the
HF bands CW/SSB. Sometimes they will be on the air near
the onshore lighthouses which count for the French DPLF
Award; they will give out the references numbers during
that time. ADDED NOTE: They have planned a journey to
Lavezzi Island also (LH 0755, IOTA EU164, DIFM TK011).
During these 3 weeks, TK5EL and TK5LB will join them
several times for other CW and SSB activities too. QSL
TK/F5MCC via F5MCC, TK5XN via F2YT, TK5EL via F6FNU,
TL5LB via CBA.
EU-091. Look for members of the
"Salento DX Team" A.R.I. from Lecce to be
active as II7GR from the Grande Island (I.I.A. LE002)
during the upcoming IOTA Contest (July 27-28th). Activity
will be on HF and on 6 meters (GRID JN80WG). QSL via
I7YKN (ex-I0YKN). Some of the operators will be active on
6 meters signing as homecall/p.
EU-177. Kjell, SM4DDS, will be active as
8S4C/5 from Stora Alo Island, from June 29th to July 6th.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW and SSB. QSL is OK
via bureau and E-mail requests for QSL are welcome at: sm4dds@svessa.se.
Direct cards are OK via addresses in both SM and HS
callbooks.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Jerry, W7IEW, is planning
to visit this island from June 8-25th. Activity will be on all
bands including 6 and 2 meters. Check out the following Web site
at: http://community.silverlink.net/midway/DXpedition.html.
KH0/WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Tony/JA6CNL and
Asa/JA6AGA, members of the Northern Kyushu DX Club, will be
active as KH0N and WH0C, respectively on their 10th DXpedition to
Saipan Island (OC-086). They will participate in the All Asian DX
Contest June 14-18th. Outside of the contest they will also be
active on the WARC bands and 6m/CW. QSL to their home callsigns.
P5, NORTH KOREA. Bruce, KK6DO, informs OPDX
that Ed, P5/4L4FN, will be off the air for about 3-4 days,
possibly longer. The apartment he lives in is having the roof
refinished, new drains installed and painted. He had to remove
his antennas on June 8th after operating and will reinstall them
as soon as the workers are finished.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Terry, KH6MT/W4, informs OPDX that
Grady, K6IXA, recently stopped by an INDEXA net and
reported that he is getting QSL requests for 9G5ZW. He
was the QSL Manager for 9G5GW in February 1996 (a 1 week
only operation) ONLY! PLEASE, QSL 9G5ZW via OM3LZ
(ex-OK2ZW).
CHECK THE 9L1JT QSL ROUTE! Jerry, K4ZIN,
informs OPDX that they had a successful 9L1JT
mini-DX-pedition with 5,500 CW QSOs. However, he has
discovered that a lot of folks are sending QSLs to an old
K4ZIN address and the post office will not forward them
to him. First QSL mailing will be the last week of June.
The correct address for K4ZIN is: Jerry Trousdale, 407
Bellwood Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 USA.
Whitey, K1VV, informs OPDX that the
Marconi Radio Club, W1AA, is still receiving QSLs for
TI9AA. They have just received a dozen more QSLs through
the bureau and several direct. This is for August 2001.
TI9AA is a SLIM. W1AA is not and never has been the QSL
manager for TI9AA.
CORRECTION TO OPDX.560. Under "QSL
INFO AND NEWS...", please correct the operator LU9DA
was active as AY9DA, not AY5DA as listed.
OPDX was informed that Boyan, LZ1BJ, is
stating that mail theft in Bulgaria is very bad. He
currently recommends that there is no sense to send
direct QSLs to LZ, because of the situation in the
Bulgarian Postal system. If you send direct, avoid using
green stamps, use IRC only and pack letters very secure,
using scotch tape. Boyan has received over the past 2
years about 200 opened letters. He has sent several
complaints to Bulgarian Postal Authorities.
Tom, G0PSE, informs that thanks to Doug
Brandon, N6RT, the on-line log for GB0SM from St. Mary's
Isles of Scilly (IOTA EU-011) has been updated to include
this year's activity (May 18-25th). The log may be
accessed at: http://www.qsl.net/gb0sm -or- http://www.qsl.net/g0pse.
Activity by GB5SI this past weekend was
from Tanera Mor, Summer Isles, NW Scotland (IOTA EU-092,
IOSA SC10, QRA IO78, and WAB NB90). QSL via the bureau or
direct to MM0BQI: Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Ave, Edinburgh,
EH8 7DW, SCOTLAND.
Activity over the past weekend, by a
DXpedition team from A.R.I. Radio Club from Tivoli (Rome,
Italy), they sign IA5P from Pianosa Island (EU-028). QSL
via I0VWV.
VP6DI QSL STATUS. QSLs are being
received. Only a batch of 500 QSLs were mailed out on
June 1st. Another batch of 500 QSL cards will go out this
weekend. The next mailings will not come until mid June
when the QSL cards arrive via a sea shipment. Around July
1st, batches of 500 are expected to go out until they are
completed sometime in August.
RARE QSL CARDS WANTED. Tom/K8CX and
Maurice/F5NQL are looking for rare interesting QSL cards
to put on the online Ham Gallery. They
aresearching/looking for the following cards:
FI8 - French Indochina (now Vietnam) before December
1950, 20th FN8 - French Indian settelements of Ponfichery,
Chandernagor, Mahe,
Yanaon and Karikal, ( now VU), before October 1954, 31st.
They don't need the original QSL; a good film or
photocopy or a computerized pic in BMP or JPG format are
very acceptable for the on-line museum. Check out this
interesting Web page at: http://hamgallery.com/. You can reach
Tom, K8CX at: k8cx@hamgallery.com.
You can reach Maurice, F5NQL at: f5nql@aol.com -or- maurice_f5nql@nomade.fr.
QSLs for YM3LZ for the May 22-29th
(2002) operation go to Wally, LZ2CJ.
NEED A QSL MANAGER? Bruce, KK5DO, QSL
Manager for P5/4L4FN and AP2AUM is available for other
Dxpeditions and operations. If interested in a computer
automated system with Web presence, including online log
and online QSL received/sent lists, contact Bruce via
E-mail at: kk5do@arrl.net.
NEED A QSL MANAGER? Russ, KU4FP, informs
OPDX that he is willing to act as a QSL Manager for a
station. He can be contacted by E-mail at: ku4fp@arrl.net.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Dave, KW4DA,
will be active as VP5/KW4DA from the Beaches Resort, June 7-17th.
There will be no set schedule; operation will be as time permits.
His modes will include SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK and some SSTV. QSL via
KW4DA: Dave Anderson, 712 Baneberry Court, Asheville, NC 28803.
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. Look for Les, GM3ITN,
to be active as VP8ITN from June 10-22th. He plans an activity
from Saunders Island from June 18-20th. Les also says that there
is a possibility of some activity from Port Stanley at any time
between June 12-17th. He will be active on usually IOTA
frequencies on all bands. QSL via GM3ITN. His Web site is at: http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/gm3itn/.
YL DXPEDITIONS (Change in plans!). Gwen,
VK3DYL, informs OPDX that there has been a change in plans for
their DXpeditions. Due to circumstances completely beyond their
control, the YL mini-DXers will not be able to visit Nauru next
October as planned. To avoid disappointment to a number of
amateurs who need C21 on 10 and 12 meters, Peter, C21TA, will try
to activate those bands during his business trips to the island
over the next few months. The YLs, however, will still operate
from Lord Howe Island as VK9YL, September 15-29th as previously
announced. YLs Elizabeth/VE7YL (CW), June /VK4SJ, Mio/JR3MVF and
Gwen/VK3DYL will operate from the Cook Islands -- Aitutaki Island
(OC-083) October1-6th, and from Rarotonga (OC-013) October
7-15th. Their callsign is to be announced later. QSL to VK3DYL
direct (Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Crt., Mt. Waverley 3149, Australia)
with sufficient return postage. Green stamps would be appreciated
since this is a self-funded DXpedition, though cards via the VK3
Bureau will also be answered. Direct cards without sufficient
postage will be returned via the Bureau.
ZC40/ZC41, U.K. SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS.
During the month of June, look for the Eastern Sovereign Base to
use the special prefix ZC40 and the Western Sovereign Base to use
the prefix ZC41.
ZA, ALBANIA. Vlado, Z35M, informs OPDX that
he has been active from Tirana as ZA/Z35M since June 1st. He
expects to be here for several years on business. He states that
he will be active only on HF on CW and SSB. His band plan from
ZA-land is limited (on low bands 3750-3800 kHz and 7040-7100
kHz), so do not be surprised if you find him on CW or SSB on
parts of these bands. He was spotted this past weekend on 20
meters CW around 0600z and again at 2000z. QSL PLEASE ONLY DIRECT
to his home address in Macedonia: Vladimir Kovaceski, Box 10,
Struga 6330, Macedonia. For more details, you can visit his web
sites at: http://www.qsl.net/z35m
and http://www.qrz.com.
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