The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 580 BID: $OPDX.580 September 30, 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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information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 22/September, through
Sunday, 29/September there were 227 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X,
5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
CX, D2, D6, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, H3, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL,
HM, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA,
OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ,
S2, S5, S9, 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, V2, V3, V5,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h,
VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO,
YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Vitaly, VE6JO, informs
OPDX that he plans to be here November 2-24th (tentatively). He
states that his license was issued with the callsign 3C2A and as
requested with all bands and all modes privileges. However,
Vitaly is waiting for a copy to be FAXed to him (So, he has not
seen it yet). He is also waiting for his visa. Vitaly will take
with him his own equipment: FT-847, Sigma-5 vertical and some
wire antennas for 40, 80 and (maybe) 160m. He is trying to locate
a small beam and a solid state amplifier (weight of the luggage
is very limited). Presently, his license is for 100 watts, but if
he gets the amplifier, he will have to change his license to a
higher power (this is an extra premium charge on his license).
5R, MADAGASCAR. Phil, G3SWH, has informed
OPDX that he is pleased to announce that his wife and he will be
back in Madagascar November 5-19th, and he expects to be
re-issued with his 5R8HA callsign. He expects to be active from
various places on the main island (IOTA AF-013) between the 5th
and 13th, and from Nosy Komba (IOTA AF-057) between 14th and
19th. This will, as usual, be a holiday type operation with
activity limited to when he is able to get on the air, but he
will try to be as active as possible on all bands 40-10 meters,
CW only. QSL via G3SWH, either direct with SASE and return
postage or via the RSGB bureau.
5Z, KENYA. Alex, PA1AW, reports that Alex,
5Z4DZ, is looking for USA stations on 80 meters from about two
hours before his sunrise at 0200z until just after his sunrise
when he has to run to work. He has worked a number of stations in
the 5, 0 and 7 call areas, but the general band is not too busy.
During his sunset, he will be looking for Asian and European
stations, but the QRN is still high at this time. Please remember
that Alex is not allowed to operate on 160, 30 and 6 meters. For
more details, check out the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/5z4dz.
6J, MEXICO (Attention Prefix Hunters). Yuri,
6J1UN, has been very active from Mexico City. His activity seems
to be mainly on 10 meters (between 28480 and 28510 kHz) at
various times throughout the day. His QSL Manager Jim, N1NK,
reports that Yuri will be active until the end of the year with
the 6J1UN callsign. Jim states that he has received quite a stack
of QSL requests for the new prefix. He is ordering QSL cards with
the 6J1UN callsign, and he will start working down the backlog as
soon as the cards arrive. An announcement will be sent out once
he starts mailing out cards. N1NK's address is: Jim Spears, 494
West Demello Drive, Tiverton, RI 02878-2771.
9A, CROATIA (IOTAs and Lighthouses).
Kresimir, 9A7K, plans a very big expedition between now and
October 5th to many Croatian Islands with many WLH counters.
During his activity he will be using the following callsigns:
9A7K and 9A0LH (working from lighthouses). He plans to activate
the following islands and lighthouses (dates and times not
provided):
ARLH CRO-028 / CLH-008 -- Barjak Mali Lighthouse (not IOTA)
ARLH CRO-121 / CLH-110 / WLH-1492 -- Prisnjak Lighthouse (not IOTA)
EU-016 -- Vis Island, Jabuka Island, Brusnik Island and Svetac Island
EU-136 / ARLH CRO-152 / CLH-142 -- Cres Island and Lighthouse Suha
EU-136 -- Krk Island and Sveti Marko Island
EU-136 / ARLH CRO-147 / CLH-134 / WLH-1191 -- Prvic Island and Lighthouse Strazica
EU-136 / ARLH CRO-050 / CLH-031 / WLH-444 -- Susak Island and Lighthouse
EU-136 / ARLH CRO-019 / CLH-172 / WLH-659 -- Trstenik Island and Lighthouse
EU-136 / ARLH CRO-201 / CLH-197 / WLH-1537 -- Zeca Island and Lighthouse
EU-170 -- Pasman Island
EU-170 / ARLH CRO-024 / CLH-004 / WLH-831 -- Babac Island and Lighthouse
EU-170 / ARLH CRO-071 / CLH-054 / WLH-749 -- Kosara Island and Lighthouse
QSL via 9A7K to home callsign address: Kresimir Juratovic,
P.O.Box 88, HR-48001 Koprivnica, CROATIA. ADDED NOTE: Emir,
9A6AA, IOCA Manager, reports that 9A7K's (9A0LH) activities shall
not be accepted for IOCA award!
9L, SIERRA LEONE. Glenn, VA3DX, informs OPDX
that he has finally talked Zbig, 9L1BTB, into operating on RTTY.
He was heard this past week on 20/15 meters. Watch 20 meters
after 2230z and on 15 meters after 1300z. A contact with 9L is
quite rare for RTTY, so please use patience when calling because
Zbig is new to this mode. QSL 9L1BTB via SP7BTB.
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Mack, JJ2QXI, will be
active from 9M6AAC's shack between October 13-15th. Callsigns to
be used will be 9M6A for the Oceanian Contest and 9M6AAC for
outside of the contest. Mack is planning to operate on 160-6
meters, including the WARC bands, on CW/RTTY/SSB. QSL via N2OO.
Mack states, "I know 9M6 is not so rare of an entity, but I
would like to take as much time as possible to be on the air
based on QSO requests." For any SKED on a particular
band/mode or comments, please visit the Web site at: http://jj2qxi.tripod.com/.
C9, MOZAMBIQUE. There was plently of activity
from this one last week. Babs/DL7AFS and Lot/DJ7ZG continue to be
active as C98DC for another week. They have been hitting the WARC
bands and 10 meters over past few days. QSL C98DC via DL7AFS.
C98RF has also been very active with them but mainly on CW. QSL
C98RF via DL6DQW.
CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND. By the time you read
this, Ben, DJ8FW, is expected to be active as CT3AS until October
11th. Activity will be on CW, RTTY, PSK31 and some SSB. QSL via
DJ8FW, bureau OK, but it takes time.
CT9, MADEIRA ISLAND. Rudi, DK7PE, informs
OPDX that he and seven other members of the Lufthansa Amateur
Radio Club will be operating as CT9DLH between November 7-11th.
Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters using SSB, CW and
PSK. QSL via DL4FP.
DX BASH. Just a reminder that the 12th Annual
DX BASH will be held next weekend on October 4-5th at Lake
Buchanan near Austin, TX. All the details are on the Web page at:
http://www.dxbash.com.
FO, AUSTRAL ISLANDS (Rare IOTA To Be Activated!).
Tony, 3D2AG, is planning on operating from a rare IOTA, Rapa
Island (OC-051), in the Austral Islands group, in late October
for a one month operation. He currently only has a dipole and
would be interested to hear from any IOTA enthusiasts willing to
loan or donate a compact directional antenna. If you can help,
please contact Tony via E-mail at: nyeurt@upf.pf.
GJ0, ISLE OF JERSEY. Chris, G0WFH, will be
active as GJ0WFH/p from October 5-12th. His activity will be QRP
on 160-10 meters SSB only. Look for him on the HF bands during
the daytime hours. On the lower frequencies, look for him during
his late night hours (where he will use a kite antenna for these
bands). QSL via G0DBX.
HQ/HR, HONDURAS. Hiro, JA6WFM/HR3, will again
sign HQ3J in the CQWW SSB Contest (October 26-27th) and HR3J in
the CQWW CW Contest (November 23-24th). Activity will be from La
Ceiba City in Honduras. QSL direct or via the bureau to JA6VU.
IOTA NEWS...
EU-123. Dave, GM0LVI, will be active as
GM0LVI/p from Tanera Mor, the Summer Isles, from October
5-12th. Reference numbers: IOSA SC10, SCOTIA CN32 and WAB
NB-90. QSL via his home callsign, direct or via bureau.
NA-160. Hiro, JA6WFM/HR3, and others are
planning to be active from Cayo Cochino. More details and
a full operators' list will be announced soon. Hiro will
be QRT as JA6WFM/HR3 QRT on December 10th, where he will
head back to Japan. QSL JA6WFM/HR3 via JA6VU.
OC-251. Station signing VI3JPI is active
from Lady Julia Percy Island. This reportedly is a new
IOTA. Activity has been on 30/20/10 meters CW/SSB. Watch
around the IOTA frequencies. Operations will probably be
over by the time you read this. QSL via VK3KXG: Paul
Stampton, 69-71 Brown Str., Leongatha, Victoria, 3953
AUSTRALIA.
SA-021. Just a reminder that
Mariano/LU4EJ and Daniel/LU3DTD will activate Ariadna
Island as AY4EJ/D and AY3DTD/D this week (October 4-6th).
This island will be on the air for the first time by
radio amateurs. Suggested SSB frequencies are: 3680,
7090, 14200, 14260, 21300, 21260, 28460, 28560 and 50110
kHz. It has also been reported that Mariano wishes to
operate on CW on 3520 and 7020 kHz (+/- QRM) from 2100z.
PLEASE listen first and no more than 12/15 wpm. QSL via
LU4EJ via the address on QRZ.com or via bureau.
SA-NEW. Pedro, HK3JJH, informs OPDX that
he will be activating a new IOTA October 14-15th. He will
be active as HK3JJH/4 either from Titumate Isis or Napu
Rock in the Caribbean. QSL only direct to: P.O. Box
81119, Bogota, Colombia (as Pedro does not have bureau
service).
P5, NORTH KOREA. Ed, P5/4L4FN, has become
very active again on 10 meters on 28530 kHz starting around 2200z
with a very nice signal using his new Hex Beam. According to the
latest info on the KK5DO P5 Web site, on October 5th, Ed would
like to work licensed kids ages 16 or under (with the proper
license). He will be on 28530 at 2200z. Also mentioned is that Ed
has worked 15000 QSOs on 10 meters as September 22nd.
PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Tom, WB8N, informs OPDX
that he will be active as PJ7/WB8N between October 20-25th.
Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters +/- 5 kHz from the usual DX
frequencies. Operations will be limited to 1200-1500z and
1900-2100z. QSL via home callsign.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
QSL 9A7T, active in the CQ RJ WW RTTY
Contest as Multi/Single/Low Power entry, via 9A2EU.
Operators were 9A2EU, 9A4KJ and 9A5MR.
QSL CX7CO via SM5KCO: Carlos Rodriguez,
Gaskullstigen 2 B, 644 36 Torshalla, SWEDEN.
Tony, W4FOA, informs OPDX that effective
immediately, he will be handling QSL responsibilities for
Vic, ER1CW. Only direct QSLs should be sent to W4FOA with
appropriate SAE/SASE/IRC, etc. If you wish to QSL via the
bureau, you may do so via the ER Bureau c/o ER1CW. Tony
states that they are in the process of transferring logs
from ER1CW and QSL cards are being printed at this time.
Vic and Tony will do all they can to get ER1CW's cards in
your hands as soon as possible. The direct address is:
Tony Martin, 1801 Grand Center Road, Chickamauga, GA
30707-1878.
JT QSLS. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will
receive an additional bulletin from Ken, K4ZW (JT1/K4ZW).
In his E-mail to OPDX he expresses his opinion on the
QSLing by JT operators and has offered to act as a
collection point for cards. He asks that cards must
include an SAE and greenstamp (US dollar) or NEW style
IRC per callsign. The old style (small) IRCs are no
longer good in Mongolia. Also, include a small donation
to help defray the cost of shipping. Complete details
will be available in the additional bulletin to OPDX
Subscribers.
K5C INFO. A web site has been
established for the recent K5C IOTA expedition by the
Magnolia DX Association to Cat Island, NA-082. The site
contains photos, a story about their experience and an
on-line log search. The URL is: http://mdxa.org/k5c_02.html.
NO KG4 BUREAU. Bill, W4WX (KG4DX), wants
to remind everyone that GTMO, Cuba (KG4), does not have a
QSL bureau. All cards should be sent direct or via a QSL
Manager. Bill is the QSL Manager ONLY for the following
callsigns: KG4GC (his old callsign), KG4DX (his present
call since 9/2001), KG4PK, KG4WD, KG4KD, KG4FD, KG4AU,
KG4JY, and KG4CQ. NO OTHERS. Bill has the GTMO data base
of issued callsigns. If you need assistance in locating a
QSL route of someone that has operated from GTMO send him
an E-mail at: w4wx@bellsouth.net.
QSL H8A, active in the CQ RJ WW RTTY
Contest as Multi/Single entry, via DL6MYL. Operators were
DJ7AA, DL4LQM, DL5LYM and HP1XVH.
Ralph, K2PF, reports that effective
immediately (October 1st), he will be handling the QSL
cards for KH7X. KH7X is the callsign of the Pacific
Contest Club located in Hawaii. Club trustee is Mike,
KH6ND.
NEW QSL MANAGER. Alberto, LU1DZ, states
he now has a new QSL Manager as of September 26th for his
LU1DZ and AY1DZ callsigns. QSL Manager is EA3RS: Toni
Herrera Caro, P.O.Box 555, E-08914 Badalona, BARCELONA,
Spain.
QSL RW2F, active in the CQ RJ WW RTTY
Contest as Multi Op station entry, via DK4VW. Operators
were from the UA2 CONTEST CLUB.
QSL SW2A, active in the CQ RJ WW RTTY
Contest as Single Op/All Band entry, via SV2AEL. Operator
was Savas, SV2AEL.
QSL W2WTC via direct to K2HJB (see
below) with a SASE or via the Bureau. Cards recieved
without a SASE will not answered. Activity was by the
Pearl River DX Association to honor the 7 radio amateurs
and 75 Port Authority employees (37 of which were Port
Authority Police Officers) who were killed on 9/11/01.
PLEASE NOTE that W2WTC is a permanent callsign and is not
associated with any other "WTC" callsign that
has been active on the air. The W2WTC activity will go
QRT on September 30th. The direct address is: Pear River
DX Association, 112 Lois Dr., Pearl River, NY 10965.
QSL XU7ACN and XU7ACJ via ON6NP.
QSL XU7AUR via ON5UR.
S07, WESTERN SAHARA (Update). The S07L team
expects to arrive at the Algerian airport of Tindouf during the
evening of October 8th, so they will be on the air from Bir Lehlu
between the morning of October 9th through the sunrise of October
13th. The operation will be on 40-10 meters on SSB, RTTY and
PSK31. Some activity on 80, 6 meters and CW is possible.
Operators now comfirmed are: EA1BT/Fernando, EA3BTD/Xevi,
EA4BPJ/Jose, EA5XX/Julio, N8SHZ/Bela and XE1L/Luis. QSL via
EA4URE. The log will be available after the DXpediton at: http://www.ure.es.
S79, SEYCHELLES. Serge, EX0M, will be active
as S79W from October 6-12th, from Mahe Island (IOTA AF-024).
There were no bands/modes of activity provided. QSL via DF8WS.
SPECIAL EVENT. For the "Jamborre On The
Air 2002", October 19-20th, the "Rattellini Ettore
Scouts" will be active as IR2RES. For more deatils, please
visit the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/iz2dvi/activity/jota2002/jota02.htm.
TI5, COSTA RICA. Harry, AC8G, in a press
release announced: "Twelve USA and Canadian amateurs will
journey to near San Jose, Costa Rica for a week beginning October
23, 2002. The principal activity will be as a Multi-Multi entry
in the CQ WW SSB Contest using TI5N (QSL via W3HNK). The location
will be at the mega station QTH of Keko, TI5KD, located near San
Jose. Before and after the contest, the group expects to have
activity on all bands from 160 to 6 meters using a variety of
modes to include PSK31. Calls used will be TI5/homecall with the
QSL route being the homecall or as announced. Please do not mix
QSL card of TI5N or any of the group in SASE mailings. Members of
the trip are AC8G, K6GXO, KE6WW, KA7KUZ, K8QOE, N1IZP, N6JRL,
N0AT, VE3RZ, W8ILC, W8KKF and WA8LOW. TI5KD and several other
local and visiting amateurs may join in the activity."
TO5, MARTINIQUE. Al, NH7A, will be active as
TO5A in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a
Single Op/All Band entry. QSL via F5VHJ.
TO8, MAYOTTE. Bernie, F6BLK, will be active
as TO8MZ from now through October 9th. Activity will be mainly CW
with some SSB, probably on all bands. QSL via F6BLK either direct
or through the bureau.
TT8, CHAD. Pascal, F5PTM, is now active as
TT8ZZ until early Decmber. He received his licence last week on
September 24th. He is expected to operate on 80-6 meters mostly
CW. He was spotted this past weekend on 17/12/10 meters. QSL via
his home callsign.
VP8GEO -- SOUTH GEORGIA VIDEO IS READY! James
Brooks, 9V1YC, announces: "The VP8GEO South Georgia 2002
video is now ready, completing 'part 2' of this year's South
Atlantic 'Micro-Lite' DXpedition video series. As with previous
titles this video is not just about an amateur radio DXpedition,
but also covers South Georgia's history, wildlife, and people.
There are also numerous pileup sequences and in-depth interviews
with the team members discussing the rather unique philosophy
behind the trip. Another interesting aspect of this release is
that it's now available on DVD. With the rapid increase in
popularity of this medium - especially in North America - both
Part 1 (VP8THU) and Part 2 (VP8GEO) of this video were
manufactured on separate DVD discs - in addition to the standard
VHS video cassettes. This is the first major DXpedition video
ever released on professionally manufactured DVD, and it is hoped
that the vast increase in picture and sound quality will
encourage more people to switch over to this superior format. The
upcoming WRTC Finland 2002 video (currently in production here)
will also be released on DVD later this year." For more
information please see: http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jamesb.
WIRELESS ACCESS TO DXCLUSTER, CALLBOOKS, PROPAGATION.
Tomas, NW7US, informs OPDX of the following: "For those who
have wap/wireless devices that can read WML pages, I have put
together a DX Cluster page, as well as a Callbook search and
propagation resources at: http://wap.hfradio.org. If you go there
without a WAP device, you will just get the regular home page. If
you go there WITH a WAP device, you will have a menu of options,
and so forth. If you have any problems getting it to work with
your device, please let me know the GMT date and time that you
tried, and the error you are getting. Hope this is helpful. 73 de
Tomas, NW7US // AAR0JA" Tomas's E-mail address is: nw7us@hfradio.org.
XW, LAOS. Champ, E21EIC, informs OPDX that he
and Larry, XW1LLR, are planning for activity/operation in the
CQWW CW Contest from Laos at XW1LLR's station in November. He
also mentioned that he recently had dinner with Larry, XW1LLR,
and his XYL in Bangkok. Larry gave Champ ALL the XW1LLR QSL cards
(from his Laos address) and his log. More cards are expected to
be printed and should be finished at the end of October. Champ
will reply to direct QSLs in November. If everyone would like to
exchange QSL card with XW1LLR, please send your QSL card direct
to E21EIC at: Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart
University, Bangkok 10903 Thailand (or via HS Bureau). ADDED
NOTE: Champ states that the XW1IC QSL card will be replied to at
the entd of October.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. By the time you read
this, the YL operators Elizabeth/VE7YL, June/VK4SJ, Mio/JR3MVF
and Gwen/VK3DYL should be QRT from Lord Howe Islands and on their
way to operate from the South Cook Islands between October
1-15th. Operations will be from Aitutaki Island (OC-083) October
1-6th and from Rarotonga (OC-113) October 7-15th. Their callsign
is expected to be ZK1XYL. QSL via VK3DYL direct with sufficient
return postage to: Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Crt., Mt. Waverley 3149,
Australia. Green stamps would be appreciated since this is a
self-funded DXpedition, however, cards via the VK3 Bureau will
also be answered. Direct cards without sufficient postage will be
returned via the Bureau.
SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving
bounced mail by sending mail to me via kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org,
please send mail to me via kb8nw@arrl.net......
TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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