The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 599 BID: $OPDX.599 February 17, 2003 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, 9th/February, through
Sunday, 16th/February there were 243 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3,
A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, 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, FG, FK, FM,
FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0,
HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3,
J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH4, KH6,
KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM,
ON, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7,
S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T31, T33, T7, T8, T9, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8,
VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ,
YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF,
ZK1/s, ZK3, ZL, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3D2, FIJI. Brian, N6IZ, will be active as
3D2IZ from the Island of Namotu (IOTA OC-121), March 26th through
April 6th. Activity will be 80-10 meters, primarily on CW. QSL to
home callsign.
3D2, FIJI (Also KH6 and NA VE7 IOTA OPs).
Andre, GM3VLB, will be on holiday with XYL Veronica and plans to
be active as much as possible from the following IOTA locations:
OC-121 - Beachcomber Island (Mamanucas)
from May 26th (morning UTC) to May 30th (morning UTC) as
3D2LB.
OC-019 - Oahu Island (Hawaii) from May
30th (evening UTC) to June 2nd (morning UTC). His
callsign was not provided.
They will then travel to Vancouver. His XYL, Veronica, will
fly home, and Andre will be joined by Scottish partner Alex,
G(M)0DHZ, and son Niall, VP8NJS, for their VE7 Dxpeditions (No
callsigns provided):
NA-036 - Denman Island (BC-022) from
June 4th (late evening UTC) to June 5th (late afternoon
UTC).
NA-091 - Malcolm Island (BC-019) from
June 5th (late evening UTC) to June 7th (late evening
UTC).
NA-061 - Campbell Island (BC-170) from
June 8th (afternoon UTC) to June 9th (late evening UTC).
NA-061 - Denny Island (BC-171) from June
9th (late evening UTC) to June 11th (late evening UTC).
NA-075 - Thetis Island (BC-010) from
June 12th (late evening UTC) to June 13th (late afternoon
UTC).
5X, UGANDA. Babs/DL7AFS and Lot/DJ7ZG, will
be active as 5X1DC from Ssese Island for one more week until
February 23rd. There has been plenty of activity on 28490, 28086
(RTTY), 24845, 18148, 14195, 14086 (RTTY) and 7053 kHz. QSL via
DL7AFS.
A3, TONGA. Five German operators
(Irina/DL8DYL, Reinhard/DL8YRM, Thomas/DL5LYM, Wolfgang/DL4WG and
Ralf/DL9DRA) will be active from March 17th through April 5th.
Their callsigns and bands/modes of activity were not provided.
QSL Manager is DL8YRM. QSL via the bureau or direct.
CE9, ANTARCTICA. Mario, CE3BFE, is back once
again at Chilean Julio Escudero Base (WABA CE-11), of the Chilean
Antarctic Institute, located on the Island King Jorge of the
Shetlands (AN-010). Look for him to sign as CE9A. QSL via
operator's instructions. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7015, 14015, 21015 and 28015 kHz
SSB - 7080, 14150, 21150 and 28505 kHz
Digital - 14070, 21070 and 28070 kHz
D4, CAPE VERDE. Gabriele, IK4UPB, will be
active as D44TD in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March
1-2nd) as a Single-Op/Single Band (band not known) entry. QSL via
CT1EKF.
DAYTON HAMVENTION. All 160 meter enthusiasts
are cordially invited to the Topband banquet on Friday night, May
16th, of the 2003 Hamvention in Dayton. This annual event brings
together 160 meter fans from around the world for food, drink and
comraderie. The event will be held at Neil's Heritage House
Restaurant (2323 Schantz Ave, Dayton); 6:30 PM Social Hour
<Cash Bar> and 8:00 PM Dinner. Cost is 27 USD each, which
includes the complete dinner, taxes, and gratuities. Choose pork
tenderloin, broiled salmon, or breast of chicken supreme. Make
your dinner selection and pay in advance to: Randy Schaaf, W9ZR,
3600 S. B and K Road, Galena, Ohio 43021. PLEASE LET RANDY KNOW
VIA E-MAIL IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING AND INCLUDE YOUR MEAL CHOICE.
All paid reservations must be received by May 1st.
DP1, ANTARCTICA. Felix, DL5XL, will be active
as DP1POL in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) possibly as a
Single-Op (TBD). Activity will be from the German research base
"Neumayer" in the Antarctica (IOTA AN-016), using 750
watts of output power and wire antennas. By the way, he was heard
this past weekend in the contest. QSL via DL1ZBO.
FG, GUADELOUPE (Bird Op). Wayne, W9AE, will
be active on the AO40 satellite from Deshaies, Guadeloupe (Grid
FK96) from February 21-26th. Activity will be on CW and SSB. QSL
to home call.
HR, HONDURAS. Tom, W0GLG, will be active from
Puerta Limpera, a town on the North East corner of the country,
until March 5th. His callsign was not provided. Tom will try to
check into the 247 net or hang around the frequency 14195 kHz
when he has a chance. Between March 2-4th, look for Tom to be on
Cochinos Cayos (IOTA NA-160), a small island off the coast that
is rather hard to get to. He states, "It is not as popular
as Roatan and is much more sought after in the IOTA circles... I
will be on 14260, 21260, 28460 + or -." Tom will be
operating barefoot using a Kenwood (TS-570) with a vertical, and
a couple of half squares. QSL via W0GLG.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-079. Takeshi "Take",
JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/6 from Miyako Island
(Miyako-jima Hirara-City Okinawa-ken), March 20th (0700z)
to March 23rd (0000z). Activity will be on
40/17/15/12/10/6 meters SSB. Take states he will be
looking for AF and SA stations and DX stations on 6
meters. QSL ONLY via the Bureau.
EU-177. The Grantham ARC will be
operating as OZ/G0GRC from Fur Island EU-177, June 2-6th.
The club's QSL manager will be G0RCI: Alan Gibson, 1
Oakleigh Rd, Grantham, LIncs, NG31 7NN, UK. QSL cards
will NOT be required as all contacts will be QSLed within
28 days of their return. Any cards received direct (with
SAE and 1 IRC or greenstamp) will be answered the same
way.
NA-052. Several members of the Magnolia
DX Association will be active from Cat Island,
Mississippi (USI MS002S) from April 4-6th. Cat Island is
a barrier island located about 6 miles south of Gulfport,
MS, in the Mississippi Sound. This is a follow-on trip to
one held in September 2002, with expanded on-air time.
They will be active on 80-10 meters (including the WARC
bands) on CW and SSB using special event callsign K5C
from multiple stations. Team organizers are Bill/K5YG,
Glenn/K2FF, Darryl/KD5CQT and Randy/W5UE. QSL via K2FF.
The team once again wishes to express their gratitude to
the National Parks Service, Gulf Islands National
Seashore for granting written permission for their
operation. The Magnolia DX Association's Web page is at: http://www.mdxa.org.
ADDED NOTE: Randy, W5UE, would like to announce that QSLs
from their September 2002, trip have been received from
the printer. All direct requests have been answered and
put into the mail on February 13th. They apologize for
the delay in getting cards out. Future requests will
continue to be answered the same way received...direct in
with SASE or adequate postage funds gets direct out, and
bureau in gets bureau out. Cards for the upcoming trip
will be ordered in advance, and they hope to be able to
answer direct requests within weeks of the end of the
expedition.
OC-NEW. Thomas Marlowe, VK3ZZ, informs
OPDX that he is leading a DXpedition to activate a new
IOTA in the South Australia State West Centre Group. The
team of Thomas/VK3ZZ, Keith/VK3FT, Jack/VK3WWW and VK3QI
will operate from Waldegrave Island East which is off the
South Australian Coast from April 16-21st. Activity will
be on all HF bands (except 160m) CW/SSB. A special
callsign will be used (TBA later). Thomas states,
"The necessary island access permit has been
obtained and a boat chartered."
SA-042. A DXpedition is planned for the
Island of the Mexiana (DIB-69) for May 21-25th. This will
be a joint operation by the Brazil DX Net and the
Portuguese DX Group. The team currently has the following
operators: Mor/CT1AHU, Roc/PY8EA, Daniel/PT7BI,
Roberto/PT2GTI, Lun/PT2HF, Sam/CT1EEN and Helmut/LU1YU.
The callsign will be announced one day before the
operation and the QSL Manager will be announced during
the operation. For more information, please see the
following Web pages: http://www.mexianaisland2003.hpg.ig.com.br,
http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/mexianaisland
and http://gpdx.netpower.pt
.
SA-070. On February 22-23rd, members of
Southern Cross DX Group (SCDXG) will activate Quiriquina
Island, in the Bio-Bio Province Group. Grid Loc. is
FF33lj. The team will operate on all bands from 160m-70cm
on the SSB/CW/FM modes. The special Chilean callsign,
3G5Q, has been issued for this DXpedition. Team Leader
and QSL Manager is Fernando, XQ5SM. His address is: P.O.
Box 2841, Concepcion, Chile. An E-mail address and Web
page are available at: 3g5q@qsl.net
or http://www.qsl.net/3g5q.
ADDED NOTE: Quiriquina Island is fully administered under
the jurisdiction of the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile).
Fortunately, they have been granted a special permit to
stay on the Island and transmit from there along with
their transportation on a Chilean Navy ship.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Bill, NH6D, is expected
to be active as KH4/NH6D for a few days this week. Watch between
February 21-22nd. QSL via N6FF.
LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP ACTIVITY. Members from
the Croatian IOCA Group, Boro/9A3KB and Emir/9A6AA, will be
active from the Lighthouse of Plicina Paklena (LH-0708), on
February 22nd, and Lighthouse of Barbaran (LH-1018), on February
23rd, weather permitting, on 20, 15 and 40 meters, SSB. After the
LH activity, they plan to activate the Island of Sv. Nikola
(CI-118, EU-110), on February 23rd, on same frequencies.
LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Michel/LX1KQ,
Alain/LX1UN and Philippe/LX2AJ will be active as LX9UN in the CQ
160-Meter SSB Contest (February 21-23rd) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL
via LX1NJ.
NH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuroi Kazuhiko, JH0MGJ,
informs OPDX that he will be active as AL5A/NH0 from Saipan in
the CQWW WPX CW Contest (next May) as a Single-Op/All Band entry.
QSL via JH0MGJ through the JARL bureau.
OX3, GREENLAND (Op now QRT). Joergen, OZ8AE,
informs OPDX that Kim, OX3FV, is now QRT from Groennedal,
Greenland. He is back in Denmark and his callsign is now OZ5FV
(E-mail address is: oz5fv@lycos.com.
QSL for OX3FV are now via OZ5FV.
P3, CYPRUS. Operators G3SJJ, G3SVL and G3UEG
will be active as P3F in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February
21-23rd) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via 5B4AGN.
PIRATE QSL MANAGER. OPDX has been informed
that there is a "Pirate QSL Manager" operating in
France as of January 2003. This individual claims to be the QSL
Manager for as many as 25-30 DX callsigns (he may be the same
person who tried this from Brazil a few years ago). Please do not
QSL to: P.O. BOX 4, Lancieux, 22770 FRANCE.
PY0S, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS. The
"425 DX NEWS" reports that Joca, PS7JN, is planning to
return to here during the first half of April. His activity will
be on 40/20/15/10 meters SSB and RTTY (other modes and bands will
depend on the equipment he takes with him). Further details are
expected to be available and appear shortly on his Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ps7jn.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
HELP NEEDED (Update/Mystery)! Last week
OPDX had been asked to help find/locate the right QSL
route for the Johnston Island operation during September
1992 by KH3AF. Several have sent replies to us and here
are the results:
Best result: Richard Giles, P.O.
Box 1632, APO AP 96555 (This address was updated
during 1999 on a German QSL Database).
Not recommended: Richard Giles,
P.O. Box 976, APO SF 96305-5000 (This is an old
address which was good at one time, however,
Richard has moved since then).
The last lead: Richard D. Giles,
KH3AF, was operator ex-WH6CJQ and was mentioned
by many now as NH6YG. However, it was brought to
OPDX's attention by a INDEXA staff member, that
Richard Giles is now AC7CM. However, AC7CM is
listed on the Buckmaster and QRZ web pages as
"Rick D." and not "Richard
D." with an Utah address. You
"may" want to try this address. There
is also an E-mail address on QRZ.com that we sent
a message to, and it bounced.
Lastly: OPDX was told that
Richard was spotted a year and half ago doing
some diving on Bikini Atoll. Maybe this can lead
to something else. For now, it is a mystery.
AH3D LOG SEARCH VIA E-MAIL AVAILABLE.
"The Daily DX" reports that you can now use the
AH3D log search to look up your QSOs by doing the
following:
The process takes about 30-90 seconds. You will then
receive a response back in the form of an E-mail stating
your QSOs that are in the AH3D log. If you find that you
are not in the log, please read the complete E-mail
carefully. Remember, QSL requests for AH3D should be sent
to OH2BH: 2003 Johnston Atoll DXpedition, P.O. Box 73,
FIN-02380 Espoo, FINLAND. For more information about AH3D
(coming soon), see the DXpedition web site: http://www.dailydx.com/johnston/.
A member of the "AT Contest Club"
in Georgia was active as 4L8A in this past weekend's
contest. QSL via OZ1HPS.
Station 8S5X was activated in Sweden
this past weekend in the ARRL CW Contest. Operators were
SM5HJZ, SM0GNS, SM0OGQ, SM0HPL, SM0IHR, SM0MXO, SM5DJZ
and SM5AJV. QSL to SM5HJZ via the bureau or direct.
IOCA CHECKPOINTS. Emir, 9A6AA (IOCAGroup
Manager/IOCA Manager), informs OPDX that the following
have been appointed as IOCA checkpoints (The Islands Of
Croatia Award): Ant, IZ8CCW, (for Italy; E-mail: iz8ccw@tin.it or iz8ccw@mdxc.org. Fredy,
DE0MST, (for Germany; E-mail: fresti@t-online.de.
Vlatko, 9A9R, reports that he is the QSL
Manager for any activity for 9A0R, 9A9R and 9A1RKA. He
states that the QSL cards for the IOTA 2002 9A0R
operation will be sent at the end of March. Radio club
"Rika" had some financial problems which
delayed the printing of the QSL. There is NO eQSLing. QSL
via the Bureau or direct (w/SAE and 2.00 USD) to:
Vladimir Pavlica, P.O. Box 312, HR-51001 Rijeka, Croatia.
Juan, CO8TW, was active in this past
weekend's ARRL CW Contest on 160 meters as
Single-Operator/Low Power entry. QSL via IZ8CCW, and the
log will be available after the contest at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/.
Superstation EA8BH from Gran Canaria was
activated by ARRL's Wayne, N7NG, during last weekend's
ARRL CW DX Contest as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSLs go
to OH2BH.
Nodir, EY8MM, from Tajikistan, was
active in this past weekend's contest as Single-Op/All
Band entry. QSL via K1BV.
FY5KE was activated by Oliver, F5MZN,
during last weekend's ARRL International DX CW Contest.
QSL via the Bureau. ADDED NOTE: Oliver would appreciate
any 160m signal reports by E-mail via: mci@free.fr.
A surprise operation was heard this past
week by KJ6BZ from Johnston Atoll. Apparently, the KJ6BZ
license had been renewed and is valid. Operators
Bob/V73HT and Bert/V73GOD were only active for a few
days. QSL requests should be sent to: LTC Bert Godlewski,
PO Box 1480, APO AP 96555.
Javier, LU5FF, in Santa Fe, Argentina,
who was active in this past weekend's ARRL CW Contest,
states to please QSL via EA7JX.
Mat, F5SHQ, was active as MJ0ASP from
Jersey during this past weekend's ARRL CW Contest as
Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via F5SHQ.
T77CD was active in the RTTY contest and
has a declared score of 2,608,725 and 1,590 QSOs. QSL
only direct via I0MWI.
TG0AA, in the ARRL International DX CW
Contest, was activated by Dennis, K7BV, as a
Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL to TG0AA CBA DIRECT at:
CRAG, P.O. Box 115, Correo Central, Guatemala City 01001,
GUATEMALA.
Vasilij, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is
now the QSL Manager for UA0BD (ex-RX6LMQ/0) Dickson
Island (IOTA AS-005).
SPECIAL EVENT. The Eastern and Mountain
District Radio Club (EMDRC) in Melbourne, Australia, will be
activating the special callsign, VI3GP, during the period 0000z
March 6th until 0000z March 11th. The special callsign celebrates
the running of the F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 10th. QSL
via the Bureau, or direct to VK3ER: P.O. Box 87, MITCHAM,
Victoria, Australia 3132 (with sufficient return postage). The
VI3GP callsign also qualifies as a Club callsign towards the
EMDRC Southern Cross Award. Further details are available at: http://www.emdrc.com.au.
SPECIAL EVENT. On a stormy winter's night 85
years ago, the S.S. Florizel left the harbour of St John's, NF
bound for Halifax and New York. The S.S. Florizel, pride of the
Red Cross Line and with 137 souls on board, made a fatal
navigational error and crashed onto the rocky shore 12 miles from
Cape Race. At 4:50 AM the British Naval wireless station BZM at
Mount Pearl, NF, near St John's, received an SOS from MZL; the
Florizel. The Marconi operator Cecil Carter sent the message
without waiting for a confirmation. He knew at best he had only
moments before the power from the ship would fail as the seas
were crashing over the stern. The Marconi House on board was a
life saver; firstly for providing the means to send the distress
call and secondly as the only safe shelter for up to 30 people
during the 27 hour wait for rescue. February 24th, 2003, will
mark the anniversary and is being commemorated at Admiralty House
Museum and Archives (Formerly H.M. Wireless station BZM), the
site of a new permanent exhibition about the Florizel disaster of
1918. The special event call VO1MZL will be used, and it is
planned to be a yearly CW-only event. VO1BZM is also a Marconi
site and will also be in operation for International Marconi Day
in April. The Museum web site is: http://www.nfld.com/~sirjames.
Operating times will be 1530-2230z and the proposed frequencies
of operation are 14030, 21030 and 28030 kHz. QSL via Bureau or
directly by call book address: VO1MZL, Admiralty House Museum, 3
Centennial St., Mount Pearl, NL A1N-1G4.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Oakdale Amateur Radio Club
in Cape Town has been granted a special event callsign for the
"CRICKET WORLD CUP" being played in the Republic of
South Africa. The callsign is ZS03CWC and will be operating on
all bands 80-10 meters until March 23rd. Please keep an ear open
for this station. QSLs can be sent to ZS03CWC, PO Box 2132,
Bellville 7535, for ZS stations and via ZS1AU on QRZ.COM for DX
stations. Please include a self addressed stamped envelope for a
special QSL card which will be available after the March 23rd.
ST0, SUDAN (Update). Floyd, N5FG, informs
OPDX that the ST0RY operation will start on March 16th (after 2-3
days for paperwork and going through customs). They will leave
the evening of April 2nd. Please refer to OPDX.592 for more
details. For the latest info about the ST0RY DXpedition, go to
the Web page at: http://www.df3cb.com/st0ry.
TI, COSTA RICA. Bill, W8QZA, will be active
as TI5N as QRP in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March
1-2nd) and as a Single-Op/All Band entry. There will be no
activity outside of the contest. QSL via W3HNK.
WARD 2003 AWARD. The World Amateur Radio Day
(WARD) Award is devoted to commemorate the World Amateur Radio
Day celebrated by IARU on April 18th each year. It is issued by
the MK QTC - Polish Amateur's Radio Journal with PZK (Polish
Amateur Radio Union) support. The WARD Award is available for at
least the following number of contacts: 10 QSOs on HF bands or 5
QSOs on VHF bands. All contacts must be made on April 18th
between 0000-2400z. A standard application form including the
list of QSOs should be sent before May 31, 2003, to: Redakcja MK
QTC, ul. Wielmozy 5b, 82-337 Suchacz-Zamek, Poland. The price of
the WARD Award is 5 USD or 5 Euro. The full color award is 210 x
297mm. The WARD Award is available also for the same amounts of
SWL reports. E-mail: qtc@post.pl.
YN, NICARAGUA. Operator Frosty/K5LBU,
Ed/W5GCX and possibly others will be active as YN2EJ in the CQ
World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single
entry. The group plans to arrive on Wednesday night before the
contest and spend Thursday putting up antennas and whatever. Ed,
W5GCX, holds the callsign YN2EJ and he sometimes gets on 12/17
meters and works some CW possibly before the contest. If anyone
would like to join them, they can get in touch with Ed, W5GCX
(Good on QRZ.com). QSL via K5LBU.
YI, IRAQ. Steve, OM3JW, the Father/QSL
Manager for Mike, OM2DX, who was active from YI1BGD, reports that
Mike is now QRT. The Slovak Embassy in Baghdad was closed down,
and his son Mike is on his way at home. Steve will get the log
from Mike with his last days of operation after his arrival at
home. Be patient please.
YO WEB PAGE AVAILABLE. Ciprian, N2YO
(formerly YO3FWC), informs OPDX that the Romanian Amateur Radio
Federation has a new web site at: http://www.hamradio.ro.
The YO callbook is online again and is now faster. Also, the
final results for the the International Championship of Romania,
2002 edition (YO DX HF and YO DX VHF/UHF/SHF) are now available
on the Web site. Any comments or suggestions are welcome at: webmaster@hamradio.ro.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Bruce, K5PX, informs OPDX
that he will be active for the ARRL SSB Contest (March 1-2nd) as
ZF2PX. He will be a Single-Op/Single Band (probably 20m) entry.
Bruce will be active until March 7th. QSL to K5PX.
ZY0, TRINDADE ISLAND. Look for Linneu, PY1ON,
to activate ZY0T for a few days between February 17-19th.
Activity will be SSB only on the following suggested frequencies:
7050, 14200, 21300 and 28490 kHz. QSL via PY1YB direct or by 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
Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as
long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info,
call BARF-80 BBS online at 440-237-8208
28.8k/14400/9600/2400/1200 and leave a message with the Sysop or
send via InterNet Mail to: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org
- OR - kb8nw@arrl.net. Use
the VOICE or FAX answering machine at 440-237-8208 which shares
the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch.
To access: 1) Dial Number. 2) Wait for first ring (the second
ring should be a false ring from the fax/data switch box) and
then dial four quick ones ("1111"). (NOTE: Some FAX
machines that send single "BEEPS" every second will not
have to do this step.) 3) The phone will pick up and after the
"BEEP" leave your voice message or FAX.
