The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 575 BID: $OPDX.575 August 26, 2002 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 11/August, through
Sunday, 24/August there were 240 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE0Z, CE9, CM,
CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, 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, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HM, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J5, J6, J7, J8,
JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, 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, S9, SM, SP,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR,
TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VK0M, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, 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).
3B8, MAURITIUS. Massimo, IZ4DPV, informs OPDX
that he will be active as 3B8/IZ4DPV from September 10-20th
(during his free time). Activity will be on 20-10 meters,
including the WARC bands. He will use a Kenwood TS-50 w/100 watts
into a vertical antenna and monoband lambda. QSL only direct via
homecall on QRZ.com.
3D2, ROTUMA AND FIJI ISLANDS. Look for
Stephane, J28VS, to be active as 3D2VS/p from Rotuma (OC-060)
between August 30th and September 5th. Also, look for Stephane to
be active as 3D2VS from Suva (OC-016), Fiji Islands, September
6th to 11th. Activity will be on all HF bands SSB. QSL via F6KHM,
either direct or through the bureau.
8Q, MALDIVES. Emanuela, IZ2ELV, is expected
to be active from Velavaru as 8Q7LY until Auguust 31st. Activity
will be on 20 and 10 meters SSB with a dipole antenna. QSL via
bureau to her home callsign.
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Look for Kazu, JA1RJU, to
be active from here as 9M6JU, November 18-25th. Activity will be
on HF and 6 meters. QSL via JA1RJU.
CE9, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Ricardo, CE9R,
is expected to be active mainly on SSB on 15/10 meters from the
Chilean base "Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva" (WABA
CE-03) on King George Island (AN-010) until September. QSL via
CE3HDI.
CY0, SABLE ISLAND. Reports indicate that
George/VE3NZ, Nick/VE3EY and Lali/VE3NE will be active as CY0MM
from November 15-26th, only if the group can raise enough funds
for the operation by October 15th. Planned activity will be on HF
bands and 6 meters on CW/SSB/RTTY. Their operation will inclued
an entry in CQ WW CW DX Contest. They have currently developed a
Web page at: http://www.dipole.com.
DU, PHILIPPINES (IOTA Ops). It has been
reported that Ken, G3OCA, will be going to the Philippines in
September to activate the Calamian Island Group (OC-090) and the
Cuyo Islands (OC-120) as DU1/G3OCA, and also Sarangani Islands
(OC-175) as DU9/G3OCA. He will operate CW and SSB with 100 watts
to either a 3-element yagi or a multiband vertical. Exact dates
will be given nearer departure time. QSL via G3OCA (Russian
stations QSL via UA4SKW).
DXCC NEWS...
Many have been wondering why the 7O1YGF
operation does not count for DXCC. It is recommended to
read an interesting article on the ARRL Web page at: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/08/15/2/?nc=1.
In short, the DXCC wants "to know that it was
authorized by the government..... The DXCC Desk also
wants assurances that the Yemeni government would have no
reason to disapprove of the ARRL's granting DXCC credit
for the operation."
Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager,
announced two items of importance as we enter the final
quarter of the 2002 calendar year:
This is just a reminder for all DXCC program
participants that the September 30, 2002, deadline to
have your submissions in for the next DXCC Annual
List is rapidly approaching. The DXCC Annual List
shows all those who have submitted an application to
DXCC between October 1, 2001, through September 30,
2002. In order to be shown in the Annual list you
must: Submit an application between October 1, 2001
and September 30, 2002 - or - Be current on the DXCC
Honor Roll. (Note, a submission is not necessary if
you are current on the DXCC Honor Roll, but only
those modes that are Honor Roll will be shown.) **
Applications must be received, or postmarked,
September 30, 2002.
Christmas is coming and you should plan soon if you
want to present someone with a wall plaque on time
for Christmas as a nice gift. If you know someone who
has achieved Top of Honor Roll, Honor Roll, 5 Band
DXCC and even the DXCC Challenge, this would make a
nice gift for them that they can treasure in their
ham shack. Additionally, anyone who has qualified at
some time in the past and may have dropped off the
Honor Roll can still purchase the plaque. The only
requirement is that you, at one time, qualified. If
you are interested, the "DXCC Item Order
Form" can be found on the DXCC web site at: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc.
(Forms can be found on the right side of the page)
For questions, contact DXCC at: mkabir@arrl.org or dxcc@arrl.org. Or by
phone at (860)594-0234 or fax at (860)594-0259.
EN67 DXPEDITION. A group of operators plan to
activate the callsign K8B from grid square EN67 and also activate
the Copper Harbor Lighthouse US-193. The operators of this
Brockway Mountain expedition in Keweenaw County, Michigan, are:
Rob/NV8V (CW/SSB), John/AB8KO (AM/FM/SSB), Duane/N9SSN (SSB),
Renee/N9RK (SSB), Scott/W8UFO (CW/SSB) and Vince/KA8FFM 9CW/SSB).
Their goal is to work as many as possible on HF and then work on
the VHF-UHF stations. On the HF bands, they will operate on or
near the lighthouse frequencies, plus or minus QRM.
They will operate/work split on 80/40 meters for Europe
stations. Also, they will operate on the WARC bands. Activity
will take place between September 21-23rd. If the conditions
warrant, they could stay an extra day. They now have a Web site
with all of the expedition details at: http://members.aol.com/nv8v.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-041. Look for JI5USJ/4 and JI5RPT/4
to be active from Oki Island starting around 1200z on
September 20th until around 0000z on September 24th.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters SSB, CW, RTTY and
PSK31. QSL direct to home callsigns or JARL QSL bureau.
AS-049. Look for Hiroshi, JO1EPY, to be
active as JO1EPY/6 once again from Tokara Island,
Kuchinoshima, from September 5-8th. Look for him on 6,
10, 12, 15, 17 and 40 meters SSB and CW. QSL via the
bureau or direct to: Hiroshi Kotoku, 3-4-19 Kishimachi
Kawagoe City, Saitama 350-1131 Japan.
AS-147. Take, JI3DST, will be active as
JI3DST/8 once again from Okushiri Island, September
20-23rd. Activity will be on 40/17/15/12/10 meters SSB.
QSL via JI3DST: Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho
Abeno-Ku, Osaka-city, Osaka 545-0021, JAPAN.
EU-028. Look for IA5/DL5SAX to be active
from the Tuscany Island Group now through September 4th.
QSL via home call.
EU-172. The "South Flanders DX
Activity Group" will be active from August 30th
through September 7th from Aaroe Island (DIA JY-003 for
the Danish Islands award). The operators will be ON4AFU,
ON4LBV, ON4IT, ON5SD and ON5ZO. Activity will be on all
HF bands 80 through 10 meters, CW and SSB, with special
attention to the WARC bands. For more information, please
visit their Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/on6jun/.
QSL either via the bureau or direct to: P.O. Box 41, 9400
Ninove, Belgium.
EU-180. Alex/UR4LUG (Team leader),
Oleg/UR3IFD, Leo/UT2II and Vit/UX7IM will be active as
EM5UIA from Kosa Tuzla Island (Respublika Krym, Black Sea
Coast Group) from September 5-10th. They plan to operate
on 20-10 meters SSB, CW and RTTY with a beam and vertical
antennas. QSL via UR4LUG, through the bureau or direct
to: Alexey E Yakovlev, P.O. Box 7629, Kharkov, 61018,
Ukraine.
NA-140. Just a reminder to look for
Bob/N2OO, Beth/KF2BQ and Skip/N1IBM to be active as
N2CW/3 from Smith Island (USI MD-003S, Somerset County),
Maryland, between August 26th and September 2nd. Look for
them on/around 7180, 14280, 18140, 21280 kHz for SSB and
on CW around .025 on each band. QSL via N2CW or N2OO
either through the bureau or direct to: P.O. Box 345,
Tuckerton, NJ 08087, USA.
NA-217. Tony/WF1N and Lou/W1DIG will be
returning to Isles of Shoals, Appledore Island (New
Hampshire Group) September 20th, starting around 1900z
Friday and ending about 1200z Monday, September 23rd.
Operations will be on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters
on/near the usual IOTA frequencies +/-, SSB, with a
tribander, wires and amp. QSL direct (SAE and postage,
PSE) or Bureau via home callsign. They will accept
requests for Bureau cards via E-mail. E-mail requests do
not require a card to them via the Bureau.
ADDED NOTE: The Isles of Shoals also counts for the
lighthouse award: ARLH, USA-406.
OC-171. Trevor, VK7TS, will be active
now through September 6th as VK7TS/4 from Magnetic
Island. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, mainly on SSB.
QSL to VK7TS, either via the bureau or direct to: Trevor
Spargo, 1 Roebourne Rd, Otago, Tasmania, Australia.
OC-186. Operators Sardjana/YC2ECG,
Faozan/YD2JWM, Budi/YD2OEH, Yanto/YD2CJQ, Andy/YD2KVU and
Rivai/YB2MTA will be active as YE2R from Karimunjawa
between August 28th and September 3rd. They will be
operating on 15 and 10 meters, possibly 17 meters as
well, on SSB and CW. They will be using two beams (one
for Europe and Africa and the other for North and South
America) for SSB and an inverted "V" for CW and
17 meters. They are expected to have three stations
active at the same time and plan to be on for 12-18 hours
a day. QSL direct only via YB2MTA.
SA-021. Mariano/LU4EJ and Daniel/LU3DTD
will be active from Ariadna Island from October 4-6th.
They are expected to use the callsigns AY4EJ/D and
AY3DTD/D. Suggested SSB frequencies are: 3680, 7090,
14200, 14260, 21300, 21260, 28460, 28560 and 50110 kHz.
QSL via LU4EJ via the address on QRZ.com or via bureau.
JT, MONGOLIA. Ken/K4ZW and Karl/K4YT are
expected to be in Ulaanbaatar between September 9-15th. Look for
some topband activty.
KH6, HAWAII. Hiro, JA5XAE, will be taking his
2002 DX vacation starting on the Island of Oahu and will be
active as KH6/JA5XAE between the period of September 22-26th. He
also plans to visit/operate from Waikiki. He will use an
IC-706MK2 with an OUTBACKER OB8 antenna. Activity will be on SSB,
RTTY, and CW. Suggested frequencies are: 7007, 7077, 10107 14007,
14087, 14177, 18137, 18087, 21007, 21087, 21277, 24897, 24937,
28007, 28087, 28477 and 50117 kHz.
LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP NEWS AND ACTIVITY...
Mike, GM4SUC, reports the International
Lighthouse/lightship Weekend for 2002 is over with over
318 stations at lighthouses and lightships in 45
countries. A list of stations that were active can be
found at: http://vk2ce.com/illw/2002.htm. Next
year's weekend is 0001 UTC on Saturday 16th August until
2359 UTC on Sunday 17th August 2003.
NEWS RELEASE - Amateur Radio Lighthouse
Society Meeting! Members of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse
Society (ARLHS) will head to Georgia in October for the
organization's first-ever meeting. It will take place on
Saturday, October 19, 2002, at St. Simons Lighthouse on
St. Simons Island, near Brunswick, Georgia. Spokesman Jim
Buffington, K5JIM, said those attending will have an
opportunity to activate St. Simons Light, portable or
mobile, climb the lighthouse, tour the lighthouse museum
and meet many of their fellow ARLHS members. Reg, W3REG,
will introduce his new lighthouse tracking and logging
software, and present each member present with a free
copy. Also, on the agenda for discussion is a proposed
ARLHS QSL bureau. Attendees are being encouraged to
arrive on Friday, October 18th, in time to join the group
for an informal dinner at one of St. Simons Island's
restaurants. Another dinner is planned for Saturday night
(Oct. 19th) featuring a speaker. Meetings will take place
Saturday beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Coastal Georgia
Heritage Center, located adjacent to the lighthouse and
museum. The 10.00 USD registration fee (5.00 USD for
additional family members who are members of ARLHS) may
be sent to Lee Graves, WA7OBH, at: 4341 Southeast
Satinleaf Place, Stuart, FL 34997 USA. Include name,
address, call sign, E-mail address and ARLHS member
number. Buffington noted that registrants will receive
frequent updates on plans for the meeting via E-mail.
Talk-in frequency, he explained, will be 146.73, minus
offset, no tones. Information on St. Simons Island hotels
and motels may be obtained by contacting Buffington at: jim@jimbuffington.com.
The Radio Amateur Society of Norwich,
N1NW, will be active between 1000z September 7th to 1600z
September 8th, from New London Ledge Lighthouse (ARLHS
USA-542). The lighthouse is located in New London County,
New London harbor, New London, CT. Suggested frequencies
are: 7270, 14270, 21370 and 28370 kHz. QSL via Radio
Amateur Society of Norwich, PO Box 329, Norwich, CT
06360.
Kostas/SV1DPI and Tony/SV1ENG will be
active as SW8LH from Lighthouse Skinari (GRE-119) on
Zakynthos Island (EU-052) until about September 1st.
Activity will be mainly CW. QSL via SV1ENG.
Michael, VE3WMB (ARLHS # 428), will be
activating five lighthouses on the Island of Grand Manan
N.B. during the week of September 1-6th. Operation will
be on or about 14071 kHz as VE3WMB/VE9. PLEASE NOTE: This
will be a 20m PSK31 (QRP) only operation. The list of
lighthouses to be activated are :
Gannet Rock (ARLHS# CAN 192)
Swallowtail (ARLHS # CAN 491)
Southwest Head (ARLHS# CAN 469)
Long Eddy Point (ARLHS# CAN 283)
Long Point (Whitehead Island ARLHS# CAN 644)
Also note that Grand Manan is also an IOTA entity (South
New Brunswick Group NA-014), so contacts will also count
toward IOTA Awards. This will be a very casual operation,
and the hours may be a bit sporadic as this is not the
primary activity of the trip. Michael hopes to operate
daily from about 11:00-13:00 EST (1500-1700z) activating
a different Lighthouse each day, then perhaps again a bit
later 20:00-21:00 EST (0000-0100z) activating Gannet Rock
(He has a clear view of the light from his cottage). QSL
to VE3WMB for a special card (Callbook/QRZ.com address),
via the bureau, or direct [#10 SASE ($0.65 Canadian Stamp
for U.S. addresses) or #10 SAE with 1 IRC appreciated].
SOME QSL ROUTES FOR STATIONS ACTIVE IN THE
ILLW.
F5OGG/P via LX1NO -- Grand Charpentier
Lighthouse, LH-0533.
F5LRC/P via CBA or Bureau -- Grand
Charpentier Lighthouse, LH-0533
RZ4HWF via RW4HW -- Damba-48 Island
Lighthouse, WLH-0551, ARLHS ERU-081 and RR-26-new.
UE1CLH via the bureau or direct via
VE3LYC -- Stirsudden Lighthouse (RLE-011 for the Russian
Lighthouse Award, ARLHS ERU-008).
VP8LGT via VP8ON -- Cape Pembroke
Lighthouse, ARLHS FAL-001, Falkland Islands. QSL address:
Donald Betts, PO Box 233, Stanley, Falkland Islands,
South Atlantic.
LX, LUXEMBOURG. Dutch operators Peter/PA2PKZ,
Arend/PA2AWU, Herman/PA0TEN, Roel/PA1DYK, Harry/PA3HEP,
Frans/PA5CA and Jan PA5RA will be active from Wiltz using the
callsign LX/PA6Z from September 21-28th. Operation will be 24/7
on 160-10 meters and possibly also 6m (if local TVI permits), on
SSB, CW and RTTY. They will concentrate on the WARC bands and
RTTY. QSL via PA1KW (via the bureau or direct: Bert van Holst,
Ien Dalessingel 357, 7207 LJ Zutphen, The Netherlands).
MOST WANTED SURVEY (2002). Here is your
chance to parrticipate in the DX Magazine's annual "2002
Most Wanted Survey". The survey will be conducted between
September 1st through October 15th. The survey's results will be
posted on the following web page in mid-January. For survey
forms, go to the Web page at: http://www.dxpub.com.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Ari, OH5DX, will be active
as OH0/OH5DX from August 29-31st. Activity will be on all bands
CW/SSB. QSL via OH5DX: Ari Korhonen, Kreetalank. 9A1, FIN29200
Harjavalta, Finland.
PIRATE OPERATION. Stations identifying as
HE0A and HB0A have been reported on the bands in recent months.
Fred Tinner, HB9AAQ, the President of USKA, has checked with both
the Switzerland and Liechtenstein licensing authorities, and has
verified that the callsign's HE0A and HB0A have never been
issued. Therefore these stations are pirates, and please do not
send any QSL cards to the reported manager or to the Bureaus.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Mart, DL6UAA, informs OPDX for 3B6-9
QSLing, "DO NOT SEND QSLs via the 3B8-Bureau."
The 3B8-Bureau is ONLY a "one-way-bureau". Only
incoming but not outgoing. Send the cards DIRECT to the
operators in 3B8. Exception: Cards for 3B8MM go via
DL6UAA (direct or bureau). The other resident stations
have NO QSL Managers!! Also, RW6HS is NOT the QSL Manager
for any 3B8/9 station!! REMEMBER: DL6UAA is NOT the QSL
Manager for 3B8CF, 3B8GF or 3B8GL.
Online logs are available for the IOTA
Contest operation DL0KWH/p on EU-129 (as well pictures of
the operation) at the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/dl0kwh.
QSL DL0KWH via the Bureau or direct to DL2VFR: Enrico
Stumpf-Siering, Gruene Trift 19, D-15754 Bindow, Fed.
Rep. of Germany
Online logs are available for OY/DL2VFR,
TF7/DL2VFR and TF1/DL2VFR (also pictures available) at: http://www.iota-expedition.com.
Keith, W7KEU, informs OPDX that North
American hams that have worked Vit Dotsenko in
Turkmenistan can get QSLs by using a stateside mail drop.
Callsigns used by Vit include, EZ8CW, EZ8CW/3, EZ3A,
EZ9A, EZ10A, EZ21A, EZ56V and EZ75R. Mail is sent from
stateside via registered mail to Russia, and then into
Turkmenistan. Return mail also comes register to the USA.
If you have worked Vit and have had trouble getting your
EZ QSLs, this is his preferred route. The success rate
for the mail drop off is over 99 percent received. To use
the mail drop, send your SASE with 37 cents postage, and
two green stamps to KJ6OW. Turn around takes 0 to 60
days. For multiple QSL cards, including additional funds
will help speed the process. Individual QSOs and QSLs are
tracked via E-mail and radio contacts which accounts in
large part for the high success rate.
QSL FO/JJ8DEN (activity from Maupiti
Island (OC-067) and Maupihaa Groupe (OC-057) to:
Yoshitake Izumi, Minami-24-7, Nishi-1, Obihiro-City,
Hokkaido, 080-0011, JAPAN.
Pete, NN9K, informs OPDX that he will
handle the QSLs ONLY for the contacts made by FP/K9WM.
Sending cards for the FP/KB9LIE or FP/K9OT operation to
him will only lengthen the turnaround time for those
confirmations.
Andy Chadwick (ex-G4ZVJ) has been issued
the callsign G3AB (The callsign of Andy's late Uncle from
1937-1983). The G4ZVJ QSL route will remain active for
DXpeditions. New E-mail address is: andy@g3ab.net.
MORE ON GERMAN STAMPS (Addition to
OPDX.574). Wolff, DJ5JH, states, "Regarding the
warnings of DL1YFF as of the changes of the German stamps
into EUR-currency, it should be added that this relates
only to such (older) German stamps which show only one
value, e.g. 110 or 300, without denomination of the
currency, which means that it were Pfennig. For a long
time the German stamps also showed their value, however,
the Euro stamp shows a much smaller print/value (e.g.
110/0, 56 EUR or 300/1, 53 EUR). These are still valid
and do not expire. If anybody has a greater amount of old
German stamps without EUR on them, they should send these
to a German ham friend who can exchange them at his post
office into new stamps, but only until the end of
September."
Effective immediately, Patrick, WD9EWK,
will be the QSL Manager for Oscar, LU5EVK (also L20E in
contests). His address information is current on the
various callsign databases, and he is OK with the W9 QSL
bureau. LU5EVK's entries on the QRZ.com and Buckmaster
Web sites now show Patrick's callsign as the QSL manager.
Patrick has added information about LU5EVK (and other
stations and callsigns he handles QSL cards for) on his
QSL VIA WD9EWK Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/wd9ewk/qsl-mgr.html.
Rod, EA7JX, informs OPDX that he is now
the QSL Manager for Javi, LU5FF, and his special
callsigns: L24FF, L45FF, LQ0F, AY5FF and L73F. Send QSLs
via direct to: Rodrigo Herrera, P.O. Box 47, 41310,
Brenes, Sevilla, Spain.
Ron, AC7DX, informs OPDX that he is now
the QSL Manager for LW9DA.
Ari, OH5DX (ex OH1EH), is the QSL
Manager for OH0Z and has recently picked up a new
callsign, OH5DX. The updated QSL info for OH0Z is as
follows: Ari Korhonen, OH5DX, Kreetalank. 9A1, FIN29200
Harjavalta, Finland.
QSL MANAGER CHANGES. Jay, W2IJ
(ex-WA2FIJ), informs OPDX that he is no longer the
manager for the following operations:
V5/AH9B October 25-31 (1994)
V5/N0AFW October 25th-November 5th (1994)
V5/N9NS October 25th-November 5th (1994)
V5/NH6UY October 27th-November 2th (1994)
V5/WA0PUJ October 25th-November 2th (1994)
V59T October 29-30th (1994)
N0AFW/KH5 March 13-16th (1993)
Also included in the transition are the following
operations for the period of December 1994 to January
1995: DL/N0AFW, OH0/N0AFW and SM0/N0AFW. The QSLs and
logs for all of the above are now with NAFW who should be
contacted for those QSLs. His address is: Peter Meyer,
3049 New London Road, Hamilton, OH 45013.
Alex, RW3RN, informs OPDX that he is now
the new QSL Manager for the following stations: 5B4/R3CC,
5B4/RW3QC, 9H3QC, OJ6C, R1MVC, R3CC, RK3QWA and RW3QC.
His address is: Alex Kuznetsov, Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023
Russia. His E-mail address is: rw3rn@tmb.ru. More details
of RW3RN's QSL-Service can be found at: http://www.tmb.ru/~i011f/service.html.
SN6F/1 QSL STATUS. Andy, SP6ECA, informs
OPDX that cards for SN6F/1 (EU-132) in IOTA Contest
activities for 1998, 1999, 2000 (QSL via SP6ECA) have
been all confirmed. All cards were sent automatically via
the bureau. If anyone still needs a card please E-mail
requests to SP6ECA: eca3@box43.pl.
As for QSL cards for the SN6F/1 IOTA Contest 2002 (aprox.
1600 QSOs), Andy will reply to every bureau card or
E-mail requests using the same address as above. For
direct cards QSL via SP6ECA CBA. Cards will be ready in
September.
Martin, N1FOC, reported that cards for
the late VP6VI are still being handled by his QSL Manager
W6RKC.
RTTY SURVEY. Don, AA5AU, is conducting a
"RTTY Most Needed DXCC Entities Survey". Instructions
on completing and submitting the survey form are at: http://www.aa5au.com/rttysurvey.html.
This is more of a "digital" mode survey than just RTTY
mode since the RTTY DXCC Award includes all digital modes. The
entities listed on the form are nearly exact as from the ARRL
DXCC list on their website with only a few exceptions. The more
entries received, the more accurate the results. Anyone who has
operated RTTY (or digital) is asked to participate. It doesn't
matter how many countries you need on RTTY, please take the time
to include your input. Please make sure your data is complete and
accurate. As of August 22nd, with 170 submissions, here are the
top "10 Most Needed Entities" on RTTY so far:
1) BS7 Scarborough Reef 6) FT5X Kerguelen Is.
2) VU Andaman & Nicobar Is. 7) 3Y Bouvet (tie)
3) 7O Yemen 7) FT5W Crozet I. (tie)
4) 3C0 Annobon I. (tie) 8) ST Sudan (tie)
4) VU Lakshadweep Is. (tie) 8) PP0-PY0S St. Peter/St. Paul Rocks (tie)
5) VK0 Macquarie I. 9) HK0 Malpelo I.
10) KP5 Desecheo I.
S7, SEYCHELLES. Look for Lorenzo, IK6PTH, to
be active as S79TH from Mahe (AF-024) from September 7-16th.
Activity will be on SSB. QSL via his home callsign either direct
or through the bureau.
SPECIAL EVENT. The "14th Busan Asian
Games" special event stations will be operating from August
10th through October 23rd, 2002. The special event station are:
HL14AG (Operating 23rd September 23rd October 2002)
DT14AG (Operating 10th August 23rd October 2002)
Activity will be on 80-10 meters, including the WARC bands and
VHF/UHF on SSB, CW, FM, RTTY and SSTV. QSL Manager is HL0BHQ. QSL
either direct or via KARL Bureau. Four special awards will be
available. For more details, please send E-mail to: ds5psn@hanmail.net.
SPECIAL EVENT. Special event station JU840C
is expected to be active from October 21-31st to celebrate the
840th anniversary of Gengis Khan, the founder of the Mongolian
empire. The Mongolian Radio Sport Federation is organizing an
international DXpedition to Gengis Khan's birthplace in the
Khentii Province.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Chatelleraud Radio Club is
currently active with the special event callsign TM2CMM until
September 1st to celebrate the World Championships for hot-air
balloons. Suggested frequencies are: 1846, 3786, 7086, 14186,
18146, 21286, 24946, 28486, 50216 and 144286 kHz (+/- QRM). QSL
to F5KOK via bureau.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station
UM9AA to be active August 27th through September 5th to celebrate
Uzbekistan's 11 years of independence. The 1st of September is
the Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Activity will
be on all bands. QSL via UK9AA: Petrov Fedor, P.O. Box 58,
Tashkent 700000, Uzbekistan.
TK, CORSICA. W. Rainer, Lotsch, DL2RVL, will
be active as TK/DL2RVL until September 14th. He is expected to be
running QRP. QSL via his home callsign.
V6, MICRONESIA. Kazu/JA0VSH and his wife
Miyuki/JG0PBJ will be active as V63KZ and V63MP, respectively,
from Pohnpei (OC-010), September 9-15th. Activity is expected to
be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via their home callsign either
through the JARL bureau or direct to: Kazuhide and Miyuki
Maruyama, 2-16-8-206 Kinuta, Tokyo, 157-0073 Japan.
VK9C, COCOS-KEELING ISLAND. Remember to look
for Hirotada, JA0SC, to be active this week as VK9CI until August
29th. He plans to operate mainly on 15 meters SSTV and RTTY with
200 watts into a mono-bander. QSL via JA0SC: Hirotada Yoshiike,
722-1 Shiba Matsushiro-cyo, Nagano-city 381-1214, Japan.
VP2, MONTSERRAT. Eugene/WA3IOU and his XYL,
Marlene/N3LGY, will be going on a vacation/DX here October
10-25th. Their callsigns will be VP2MEB and VP2MAB, respectively.
Their pilot station will be Ron, K3MI, (E-mail address: k3mi@charter.net). Activity
will be on 160-10 meters SSB only. QSL via CBA.
XU, CAMBODIA (Possibly an IOTA Op). Karel,
ON5TN, informs OPDX that Max/ON5UR, Wim ON6NP and himself will be
active from Cambodia, September 12-26th, with the callsigns
XU7ACJ and XU7ACN. QSL via ON6NP. During the period of September
21-23rd, they will try to activate Koh Poah Island (AS-133) with
the callsign XU7AUR. QSL via ON5UR. Their activity will be on
160-6 meters on all modes. Their Web site for this adventure can
be found at: http://home2.pi.be/on5ur/cambodia/index.htm.
YJ, VANUATU. Arthur, ZL2HE, will be active as
YJ0HE until September 2nd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters. QSL
via ZL2HE.
YO CONTEST. This year's International Short
Wave Championship of Romania, "YO DX HF Contest", is
scheduled for next weekend, August 31st-September 1st. For more
details and the contest's new rules, please check the Web page
at: http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa/contests/yodx_eng.htm.
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