The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 600 BID: $OPDX.600 February 24, 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, 16th/February, through
Sunday, 23rd/February there were 234 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, 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, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK,
HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, 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, PY0F, PY0T, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9,
T31, T5, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY,
TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK9N,
VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU,
XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA,
ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
3B8 OP UNSUCCESSFUL! Peter, DL3APO, informs
OPDX, "We are back from Mauritius - frustrated and very
disappointed!" The German team for the 3B8/DK7AO operation
was unsuccessful in receiving permission to operate; even with
the help of Jacky, 3B8CF. Peters states, "In the circle of
the permission process, security must have played a main
character."
6Y, JAMAICA. Kevin/WN9O and Mike/WO9Z will be
active as 6Y5/homecall now through March 9th. They will
participate in next weekend's ARRL DX SSB Contest as 6Y8Z. QSL
via WO9Z.
8P, BARBADOS. Peter, W0SA, is now active as
8P9NX and is expected to be active until March 6th. Activity will
be mainly on RTTY and CW. Over the past weekend, activity was
spotted on/around 3517, 10107, 14014 and 14088 kHz after 2030z or
0100z. QSL via W0SA.
9S, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. Look
for Flo, F5CWU, to be active as 9S1X now through March 10th. He
plans to participate in next weekend's ARRL International DX SSB
Contest. QSL via F2YT.
A5, BHUTAN. Just a few more days to work
Glen, W0GJ, as A51B. He will be going QRT at 0200z, Wednesday,
February 26th. He has been very active on RTTY and 80 meters. QSL
via W0GJ direct.
BY, CHINA. By special arrangement with the
government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese
Radio Sports Association, Rick/AE3C and his 10-year old daughter
Barbara/KB3HAS will be operating at various locations in Beijing
and northern mainland China between February 23rd March 11th.
AE3C will be active on HF, SSB and CW. Also, listen for KB3HAS on
HF and CW. Callsigns were not mentioned, but look for them to
sign possible BY*/homecall. QSL to their Pittsburgh QTH. ADDED
NOTE: Rick states, "We will definitely CQ on the Live-Wire
and HFPack freqs if they are available to us, 2300z-0100z. We
will also try to set up an Echo-Link station if at all possible
while there, especially if 440 is active."
C9, MOZAMBIQUE (IOTA Op). By the time you
read ths Reinhard "Rei", DL6DQW, will be finishing up
his activity as C98RF from Mocambique Island (AF-088); last day
on that island is expect to be February 24th. Rei will move onto
Quirimba Island (AF-061), and he will be active between February
25th and March 3rd. QSL via DL6DQW.
CDXA GATHERING. The Carolina DX Association
(CDXA) invites all DXers and Contesters to visit their booth at
the Charlotte, NC Hamfest, on March 8-9th. Some great forums are
lined up for the event. Presenters will be:
Riley Hollingsworth (K4ZDH), FCC Special
Counsel for Amateur Radio Enforcement
Dave Anderson (K4SV), 2002 ZL7C Chatham
Island DXpeditioner
Bob Heil (K9EID), Presenting a second
chapter in "The Science of Audio" as a
follow-on to 2002's presentation
Doug Smith (KF6DX), Speaking on the
Ten-Tec Orion , Editor of ARRL QEX/Comm. Quarterly
Wayne Mills (N7NG), ARRL Membership
Services Manager
Get your QSL cards checked for DXCC and
take them home with you. Representatives from ARRL will
"check em while U wait".
Then join them for an evening of fellowship at Red Rocks
Restaurant, Bar, and Bakery. This is a great opportunity to share
stories with fellow DXers; This is priceless! If you'd like to
come, let Bob Burton, CDXA VP know by dropping him a line at: Bob.Burton@McKesson.com.
CT3, MADEIRA. Operators Rosel/DL3KWR and
Hardy/DL3KWF are to be active as CT3/homecall from Madeira (DIP
MA-001), March 6-20th. Their activity will be mainly CW on the
WARC bands. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or via the
bureau. Bureau QSL requests are available via E-mail at: dl3kwr@darc.de.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Branch
Manager, reports the following operations have recently been
approved for DXCC credit:
VK0MQI - Macquairie Island, January 1,
2002 through March 15, 2003.
3C2MV - Equatorial Guinea, November 11,
2002 through December 12, 2002.
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators Didier/FY5FY,
Marc/F1HAR, Herve/F5HRY, Oliver/F5MZN and Larry/F6FVY will be
active in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 1-2nd) as
a Multi-Single entry. QSL to FY5KE direct or via the bureau.
GMDX CONVENTION AND DINNER. The GM DX GROUP
(Scotland's DX Association) invites you to attend their 6th
annual convention/dinner on Saturday, April 26th, at King Robert
Hotel, Whins of Milton, Stirling, Scotland. Activities start at
12:30 PM. Some of their programs include the following:
Contest Station HC8N by Don G3XTT
Antenna Computer Modelling by Alex G3ZBE
9L1AB Sierra Leone by Andy G3AB
Convention wrap up and Raffle draw
The convention will end with an evening DX Dinner and a visit
to the hotel bar. There will be special rates at the hotel, and
they suggest you arrange your accommodations as early as possible
to avoid disappointment. The King Robert Hotel's telephone number
is: 01786 811666 More details can be found on the GMDX Group's
Web at: http://www.gmdx.org.uk.
IOTA NEWS...
OOPPPSS DEPT. Two typos in last week's
OPDX.599 bulletin. IOTA numbers listed as NA-052 and
EU-177 were incorrect. Please change NA-052 to NA-82, and
EU-177 to EU-171.
AS-047. (Update) Toru/JI5USJ and
Makoto/JI5RPT will be active from Daito Island March
4-11th as JS6QVP and JS6QVQ, respectively, on CW/SSB
only. The callsign JI5RPT/6 will be used on RTTY/PSK31
only. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (w/200 watts and
50 watts for RTTY/PK31). Their antennas are: 160-10m DP,
20/15/10m 2 element HB9CV and 17/12m 2 element HB9CV. QSL
direct to their home callsign (address in OPDX.593) or
via the bureau. QSL JS6QVP via JI5USJ and JS6QVQ via
JI5RPT. More information is available at: http://www.aa.alpha-net.ne.jp/ji5rpt/as-047/.
OC-092 & OC-120. Operators
Ken/G3OCA, Gilbert/4F2KWT and possible other DU operators
(Nicky/DU1JXP and Mike/DU1MHX were mentioned) will
activate Cuyo Islands (OC-120), March 14-17th. From March
21-25th, they will activate Babuyan Island (OC-092). Two
different sources are reporting different callsigns.
Their callsigns from OC-120 will be DX0C or 4D2C and from
OC-092 it could be 4D2B. They plan to have two stations
on the air. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters CW/SSB
and maybe some WARC activity. PLEASE NOTE: QSL via G3OCA,
except for Russian stations, whose cards will be handled
by UA4SKW. All direct cards received for the 2002
DXpedition were mailed out at the beginning of December
2002.
SA-055. Mariano, LU4EJ, informs OPDX
that he will be active from Martin Garcia Island as
LU4EJ/D, March 20-22nd. The island is located about 60 km
east from Buenos Aires. The equipment will be a Kenwood
TS-2000, vertical antenna AV3 with 9 ground planes for
20/15/10 meters and dipoles for 80 and 40 meters.
Suggested SSB frequencies are: 3680, 7090, 14200,
21300,28460 and 50110 kHz. QSL via LU4EJ (see Qrz.com)
direct or via the bureau.
SA-085. Members of the Atacama Desert DX
Group (Operators include Mauricio/CA2WUI, Danilo/XQ1ZW,
Nicolas/XQ1IDM, Patricio/CE1URH, Patricio/CE1VLY,
Sergio/CE1RQB and Ricardo/CE1FLS) will be active as 3G1P
from Pan de Azucar, March 14-17th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters CW/SSB/PSK31/RTTY and possibly SSTV. QSL via
XQ1IDM: Nicolas Herrera G., P.O. Box 345, Antofagasta,
Chile). A web page (currently under construction) will be
available at: http://www.qsl.net/3g1p.
J2, DJIBOUTI. Karsten, DL2LAH, is expected to
be active from here between the end of February and the beginning
of June. Currently his callsign is unknown. His activity will be
on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL via his home callsign. Cards
will be answered after his return home.
J3, GRENADA. Look for Harry, AC8G, to be
active in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op
entry. He has applied for a special callsign, possibly J37K or
J3**. Activity outside of the contest will be on March 28th and
the 31st between 1500-2300z, on 20/15/10 meters SSB. He will
consider requests for 12/17 meters. QSL via AC8G.
MU2, GUERNSEY. Operator Marios/5B4WN (aka
G0WWW) and Stavros/5B4AFM (aka M0BBB) will be active in the ARRL
International DX SSB Contest (March 1-2nd) as a Multi-Single
entry. Activity will be on all bands. QSL via G4EOF.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
3G5Q activity was from Quiriquina Island
(SA-070 and valid as CHI-025 for the ARLHS Program). QSL
via XQ5SM.
5B4/UA9MA was active in last weekend's
CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest. The operators were Gena/UA9MA
and Mike/RZ9UA. QSL via UA9MA.
9K9X QSLS. Hamad, 9K2HN, reports that
more than 1300 9K9X QSL cards were sent out via the
bureau and 100 direct requests have been answered during
the weekend of February 15th (their "Eid
Holiday").
IOCA CHECKPOINT. Emir, 9A6AA (IOCAGroup
Manager/IOCA Manager), informs OPDX that the following
operator has been appointed as an IOCA checkpoints (The
Islands Of Croatia Award): Eugene, RZ3EC, is appointed as
the IOCA checkpoint for Russia. His E-mail address is: rz3ec@rekom.ru.
QSL Manager Jim, PY7XC, reports that all
QSLs received up to February 20th for the PV7G operation
were all replied to and sent out on February 21st.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. QSL Manager Vasil,
RW6HS, states: "Every month I receive hundreds of
QSLs via the QSL bureau. I will not answer cards sent to
me via the bureau. I must pay for all cards coming to me
via the QSL bureau. Send direct only. Please notify your
DX clubs and your national society and tell your members
to QSL to RW6HS direct only with SASE or SAE with
postage. IRC must be stamped in the lower LEFT hand box
by your post office to be any good for return postage.
Russia post offices will not accept IRCs that already
bare a stamp on them. They cannot be cashed in for
postage in Russia. I shall help you with reception
answer-back QSL from Russia and CIS. You much more reduce
the post expenses. That your envelope was received by me
100 %. As far as possible send your envelope - registered
mail. Send direct ONLY to RW6HS no bureau cards
please."
Station signing SU9NC during the ARRL CW
DX Contest last weekend was Tom, N9NC. QSL via OM2SA.
The Montreal Amateur Radio Club (VE2ARC)
is not the QSL Manager for VC2A cards for the period June
15th to July 15th, 2001. You should have received your
cards via the bureau already as they were sent out in
August 2001. Contact Radio Amateurs du Quebec Inc. (RAQI)
for more information at: RAQI, 4545 Pierre de Coubertin,
Case Postale 1000, Succursale "M", Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, H1V 3R2
"Family Goiciechea" were
expected to be active in this past weekend's 160 Contest.
QSL YV4GMB (Maria), YV4GMH (Hector) and YV4GMG (Dario)
via their home callsign using the address on QRZ.com.
QSL Manager Steve, OM3JW, reports that
the complete log of Mike's, OM2DX, activity as YI1BGD
(Jan. 1, 2003 - Feb. 13, 2003) will be on Mike's Web site
at: http://www.qsl.net/om2dx.
ST, SUDAN. Gerben, PA5NT, states that there
is a possibility that he will be active from the Sudan again
after March 16th. The latest details and the final announcement
will be available via his web site. ADDED NOTE: The ST2X story is
now available on Dan's Web site and can also be downloaded in PDF
format (as well as the JW0PK story). Dan's Web site is at: http://www.dx.to/.
T8, PALAU. Seiji, JH6RTO, will be active as
T88FS from March 13-17th. He will operate on 80-6 meters and on
CW/SSB/RTTY. He points out that there is wrong QSL information on
the Web clusters for both his 2001 and 2002 activities. The
correct QSL route is via JH6RTO. His address can be found on the
QRZ.com Web site or use: Seiji Fukushima, 1182-2506 Hase,
Atsugi-city 243-0036 Japan.
TI, COSTA RICA. Operators Harry/AC8G,
Terry/KA8KUZ, Ron/WA8LOW, Ron/W8ILC, Anthony/VE3RZ and Ed/K1EP
will be active as TI5N in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26th) as a Multi-Multi entry. Their activity will be
near San Jose. QSL via W3HNK.
VE1, CANADA (A Contest Operation With A Different
Twist!). Dan, K6IF, has announced that he was invited by
Jim Fisher, VE1JF, to operate from his station for the upcoming
CQWW WPX SSB Contest. The interesting twist about Dan's operation
is that he plans to write about it and put it on the Web. He
states, "This will be a major expedition for me, since I
have never operated in a serious contest from outside California.
I've decided to write up this effort in a similar way to my 2000
10 Meter effort - although the content will be quite different.
While the 10 Meter story was mostly about planning and
constructing the antennas and station; this story will be much
more focused on my planning and strategizing for the operation of
the contest. I will have the pleasure of operating a very well
designed station that needs only a small amount of work to be
competitive." If you would like to follow his saga, Dan has
posted the first chapter (a short introduction) at: http://www.k6if.com/.
He hopes you will enjoy it, and your comments/suggestions are
valued.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. David, KY1V,
will be active as VP5/KY1V from March 11-18th. He states,
"For the hams whom would like more than just a signal
report, I will be actively pursuing short, meaningful QSOs from
Whitby, North Caicos Island." QSL via KY1V. More information
can be found at: http://www.ky1v.com.
VP9, BERMUDA (VHF). Jon, N0JK, expects to be
active June 13-16th from VP9GE's Tarrafal Apartments. He plans to
operate mainly in the June VHF QSO Party as a Single-Op/Low Power
entry. His station will be an IC-706 MII w/100 watts, a 5 element
M2 on 6 meters and 9 element M2 on 2 meters. He hopes to be
active on June 13th during the peak times for Europe and plans to
be active during the entire contest period. Tear down will be
Monday morning June 16th.
WRTC "FINLAND 2002" VIDEO. Review
by Tedd, KB8NW: Let me first say I am not a contester, and from
the start I was wondering whether or not I would really enjoy
this video. However, as always, James Brooks's, 9Y1YC, videos are
truly interesting and have excellent videography. There is only
one way to describe this video on the "World Radiosport Team
Championship (WRTC) Finland 2002" and that is: "The
world's top contesters battle it out in an Olympic style
atmosphere using high tech for scoring and refereeing." To
shorten this, WOW! These guys are serious when it comes to
contesting. As the camera moves from shack to shack and from
operator to operator, you can see that this 24 hour event is
stressful and very competitive. I highly recommend that you add
this video to your collection, and I truly believe non-contesters
(like myself) will enjoy this video. It is also available on DVD
with special extras (rules, operators, scores). More details
about the video can be found at: http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jamesb/.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLAND. Peter, N3GXF, is expected
to be active as ZF2HW now through February 28th. Bands of
activity are unknown at this time because Peter has a Technician
Plus license. QSL via home callsign.
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