The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 604 BID: $OPDX.604 March 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/March, through
Sunday, 23rd/March there were 228 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X,
5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
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, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3,
CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, ER, ES, ET,
EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H3, H4, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS,
HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
KH2, KH3, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OD, OE, OH,
OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T30, T31, T32,
T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2V, VP5,
VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YB, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, 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).
3XY, GUINEA. Leo, UT1WL (a member of Lviv
Shortwave Club regional branch of UARL) is currently working for
one of the companies in Conakry in the Republic of Guinea. He
obtained the license from the local authorities (as of March
16th) to operate as 3XY1L. He is expected to be active during the
year 2003. This is not a DXpedition, and he will be active only
during his spare time on the weekdays after 1800z and probably in
the daytime during the weekends. Most of his activity will be on
20 and 15 meters. However, he will later try to activate 40
meters. Over the past week, he was mainly on 20 meters (watch
14195 and 14210 kHz) and activity took place between 2000-0000z.
There were a few QSNs reported on 40 and 15 meters. Leo is using
a TS-50S transceiver on battery power due to the hard situation
with electricity. During his stay there, Leo will try to activate
some local islands (including some new IOTAs - AF-NEW) but the
exact dates will be announced later on. QSLs should be sent to
UY5XE: George Chlijanc, P.O.Box 19, 79000, Lviv, Ukraine (either
direct or via the bureau). A special thanks to Branko, YU1FW, for
his consultations on the info about obtaining the license in
Guinea.
4L, GEORGIA. Look for Shota, 4L6AM, to be
active in the CQ WPX SSB Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band (band
not mentioned)/High Power entry. QSL via the address on QRZ.com.
5Z4, KENYA. Tom/DL2RUM (5Z4BL) and Jan/DJ8NK
(5Z4BK) will be on a vaction trip from here, March 30th to April
12th. Activity will be on CW/SSB/RTTY. No activity on 160/30/6
meters. QSL via their home callsigns.
9K, KUWAIT. Faisal, 9K2RR, is expected to use
the new contest club callsign 9KCC next weekend. Activity for
this new callsign is planned to be used on March 23rd on CW/SSB
on 15 meters between 1200-1600z. More details about the new
contest club can be found on the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/9kcc
and http://www.9kcc.com.
C5, THE GAMBIA. Andrius, LY2TA, will be
active as C56TA from March 25th to April 7th. Activity will be on
160-10 meters SSB/CW/RTTY. QSL via LY2TA: Andrius Ignotas,
P.O.Box 15, Kursenai, LT-5420, Lithuania.
C5, THE GAMBIA. An international group of
operators LY2TA, RA4HTX, RZ4HF, YL1ZF, YL2KL and YL3CW will be
active as C5P in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) and EA
RTTY Contest. Their operating class is unknown. QSL via YL2KL.
The group will be there for 2 weeks from March 25th through April
7th and will use the following callsigns: YL2KL - C53KL, YL3CW -
C53CW, YL1ZF - C53ZF, LY2TA - C56TA, RZ4HF - C56HF and RA4HTX -
C56HTX. They will be active CW/SSB/RTTY on all HF bands.
C5, THE GAMBIA (Lighthouse Activity). Kas,
YL1ZFI, one of the international operators from the operation
above, plans to be active from Fort James Island and also
activate the lighthouse there (reference GAM-002). To indicate
that he is on the island, Kas will sign /p to his Gambian
callsign C53ZF. If you hear him without the /p then he is located
at the hotel in Banjul and not on the island.
CQ9, MADEIRA ISLAND. Operators CT3EE, CT3BD,
CT3DL, CT3IA, CT3IQ, CT3EN, CT3KU, CT3KY and CT3HK will be active
as CQ9K in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via CT3EE or CT3BD or CT3DL. The station
is located in Santo da Serra-Madeira Island and is composed of 1
FT 1000D, 1 FT1000MP, 1 TS 870, 2 IC756PROII, 2 Ameritron AL1500,
1 Commander, 1 Heathkit 922 Antennas: 2x3 Elem. Tribander, 1x6
element for 20m, 1x2 element for 40m, 2 dipols for 40m, 2 dipols
for 80m, and a Delta loop for 80m.
CS6, PORTUGAL. Look for CS6RPA to operate as
a Multi-Single station during the CQ WPX SSB Contest from Mendro
Mount in Alentejo, South Portugal. This is a TEAM PORTUGAL joint
effort by ARPA (Associacao Radioamadores Planicie Alentejana) and
CRCV (Club Radio Costa Verde). The club station of ARPA will be
used, including two Cushcraft A4S and a 40/80 m dipole. TEAM
PORTUGAL this year is: CT1EAT, CT1ERK, CT1ETE, CT1GQN and CT2IAF.
QSL cards should be addressed to CT1EAT direct or via bureau.
DXCC (EARLY) LISTING AVAILABLE. The DXCC 2002
Annual Report is now available on the ARRL web site at: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/listings/2002-annual-list.pdf.
The report is in Adobe Acrobat format, and you will need Acrobat
Reader 4.0 or later to read it.
EA8, CANARY ISLAND. Richard, EA8AJO, is
expected to be active in the CQ WPX SSB Contest as a
Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via CBA.
EA9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Jim, N6TJ, will be
active as EA9LZ during the CQ WPX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All
Band entry. QSL via VE3HO (this operation ONLY).
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Jean-Baptiste, F8DQL,
will be active as FO/F8DQL from Tahiti (IOTA OC-046 and DIFO
FO002) between May 3-25th. This will be a CW ONLY activity.
Jean-Baptiste has also planned a several day trip to Moorea (IOTA
OC-046 and DIFO FO010) whose dates will be provided later on.
Suggested frequencies are: 14030, 21030 and 28030 kHz (+/- QRM).
QSL via F8DQL to the French REF Bureau or direct to:
Jean-Baptiste JACQUEMARD, 241, Boulevard Voltaire, F-75011 Paris,
FRANCE. Direct QSLs without sufficient postage will be answered
by the bureau.
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Didier, FY5FY, will be
active in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via FY5FY.
HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. HC8N will be active
during the CQ WPX SSB Contest in the Multi-Multi category with
the following operators: N5KO, XE1KK, NM5M, KI7WX, OH0XX, K5KA
and LU8ADX. Pre-contest activity will begin on Monday, March 24th
on all bands from 160-6 meters plus FM Sats. QSL via W5UE.
HU, EL SALVADOR (Update to OPDX.603). Holger,
DL7IO, informed OPDX that he and Birgit/DL7IQ will use the
callsign HU1M for the whole time they are there (March 24th-April
11th and not only for the contest). Their contest effort is
planned for a Multi-Single entry or possibly a Multi-2 entry if
they get help from some local HAMs. On the weekend of April
5-6th, they will be active from Meanguera Island (NA-060) as
HU1M/3. The schedules for the HR4 Island (Amapala Island) is not
confirmed yet. Also, the callsign is not sure yet. Holger asked
for HQ4M and the decision was expected last Wednesday, however,
nothing was heard as of print time. If the callsign is denied,
they will use HR4/homecall. They will have two radios (FT890) and
1x PA (500 W). Antennas will be: a beam for 20-10m, a HF9V
vertical (80-10m) and dipoles (160/80m). They will be active on
160-10 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY. Holger cannot promise SSTV.
The QSL route will be DK7AO. A log search will be available after
their return. ADDED NOTE (from Holger): Germany had a change in
their postal rates. For small letters (to outside Europe
destinations) there is no difference between airmail or surface
mail charges. Every letter costs 1.50 Euro. So it needs 2 green
stamps or better one IRC. Letters mailed inside Europe are
cheaper now and cost 51 Eurocent.
IOTA (XE) OPERATIONS. Look for a group of
operators from Radio Club Cancun (RCC) to activate a few Mexican
IOTAs using the callsign XF3RCC during the first part of April.
All activity will be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. Their expected
schedule is as follows:
Cozumel (NA-090) - April 3-6t h Mujeres (NA-045) - April
8-11th
Holbox (NA-045) - April 6-8th Contoy (NA-045) - April 11-13th
Their operations are to celebrate the first anniversary of the
RCC. QSL via XE3RCC: P.O. Box 1883, Cancun, Quintana Roo 77500,
Mexico
IOTA NEWS...
AF-018. (UPDATE) Operator Giuseppe
"Joe", IT9BLB, informs OPDX that he and the
International team will activate Pantelleria Island (CQ
Zone 33, IIA TP-01 and WAIP TP) as IH9P during the CQ
World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a
Multi-Multi entry. Joe states that it will be the 6th
time to be active from there (IH9P M/M since 1998). The
team usually stays on the island for about 8 days before
the SSB contest, operating during their free times.
Pre-contest testing times will be on all WARC/HF bands,
on CW and RTTY. QSL via KR7X. More details will be
forthcoming closer to contest time. Please visit the Web
page at: http://www.ih9p.com/.
AF-064. (Update to OPDX.596) Robben
Island is listed amongst the top 500 most wanted IOTA
groups in the latest IOTA Directory. There have been
several fairly low-key operations in recent years, mainly
on SSB only. The team, consisting of Phil/G3SWH,
David/G3UNA, Vidi/ZS1EL, Kosie/ZS1SR, Malcolm/ZS1MC and
Andrew/ZS1AN, has been allocated the special callsign
ZS1RBN. Additionally, the lighthouse on the island counts
as SAF023 for the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Service
(ARLHS). The team plans to activate the island between
April 4-7th, and, propagation permitting, have two
stations on the air on a 24 hours a day basis. One
station will operate SSB and one will operate CW on all
bands 40-10 meters. QSLs will be handled by G3SWH, either
direct to his CBA with SAE and return postage or via the
RSGB bureau.
AS-017. (Update) Look for Nobu,
JQ1EYN/6, to be active from the uninhabited island of
Komaka Island (next to Okinawa, which takes about 15
minutes to get there by the express ship). If the WX is
bad, he will not be able to reach the island. His
activity will take place April 27-28th (possibly the
29th) on CW/SSB on all bands including 6 meters. Main
frequencies will be: 21260 kHz (SSB) and 7030 (CW). He
will use a FT-817 with a 50w PWR AMP and portable
generator. Antenna will be a Delta loop (wire)+ATU(icom
AH-4). QSL via the bureau or direct to: Nobuhiko Hiruma,
Engel Kawasaki Glandia 1405 higasida-chou, Kawasaki-ku
KAWASAKI city KANAGAWA, 210-0005 JAPAN.
AS-125. Winit, HS1CKC (HSDXA's
preasident), has announced a mini DXpedtion to Chang
Island in the southeast part of Thailand during April
5-7th. The callsigns to be used are as follows:
HS0GBI/P 80m and 40m CW QSL via CBA/Bureau HS1CKC/P High band SSB QSL via CBA/Bureau E20HHK/P High band CW QSL via E21EIC
Operating frequencies will be on the IOTA frequencies.
The operators will include: HS0GBI, HS1CKC, E20HHK,
HS9IFG, E20NTS, E20RRW, HS0NNU, HS6MYW, HS6TIM and
E21LSE.
EU-025. Giuseppe "Joe",
IT9BLB, will be active from Sicily Island as IU9S during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/Single Band (20m)/High Power entry. QSL via
IT9BLB.
EU-051. Members of the "Project DX
Team" (Ari Lomazzo), which includes operators
Andrea/IK2XDE, Giovanni/IK2JYT, Antonio/IK2ZJR,
Dario/IK4MED and Angelo/I2ADN will activate Ustica
Islands (IE9, IIA PA-001 and WW. Loc. JN68OR) between
March 26th and April 1st. Activity will be on all HF
bands 80-10 meters plus 50 MHz and Satellite, on SSB, CW,
RTTY, PSK31 and some SSTV. The callsigns used during
their activity will be IE9/homecall (this also includes
their activity in the CQ WPX SSB Contest). During the
week they will concentrate their activity on the WARC
bands and also on the digital modes. So, this is your
chance to work the IE9 prefix on all bands and modes. All
QSLs will be via their home callsign for sure via the
BUREAU.
EU-124. The North Wales Radio Rally
Club, Bardsey Island Lighthouse DXpedition 2003, will
take place from August 17-23rd. They will be using the
callsign GW0NWR/p. Operation will be on 80-6 meters SSB
and CW. The Lighthouse references numbers are LH-0685 for
the World Lighthouse Award and WAL-001. QSL via GW0DSJ:
E. Shipton, 34 Argoed, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, Conwy, LL18 5LN,
Wales, UK (w/ IRCs or return envelope with postage paid).
OC-242. A group of YB operators will be
active from Rajuni Island, as YE8A. QSL via YB8BRI. They
hope they will be active during next weekend's WPX SSB
Contest. More information will be available during the
operation. Frequency Band plan can be found on Web at: http://www.ok1jr.com/ye8a/ye8a-rajuni-island-oc-242.htm.
KH2, GUAM. Yoshi, JE2EHP, will be active from
here as K1HP/KH2 between April 11-14th. Activity will be on 80-6
meters CW/SSB. QSL is via the Bureau to JE2EHP.
KH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND. John, KT6E, will be
here for the next several months. Reports indicate that he is
using just 100 watts with a long wire and has been worked on 20
SSB. QSNs show him signing KH3/KT3E and active on 14185 kHz
around 0615z. John is there working, so his operating time will
depend on his work schedule. "The Daily DX" is
reporting the QSL address of: John Lee, PO Box 153, APO AP 96558
Johnston Atoll.
MU, GUERNSEY. Members of the Scouts Radio
Club SP5ZCC (Operators SP5UAF, SP5LCC, SP5MBQ and SP5ULC/M0ULC)
will be active from Guernsey Island from April 2-8th. This
operation is organized to celebrate 23 years of the Scouts Radio
Club SP5ZCC and also 70th Anniversary of the SP DX Contest. The
callsigns to be used: MU/SP5UAF, MU/SP5LCC, MU/SP5MBQ and MU0ULC.
The callsign MU0ULC will be used during the SP DX Contest. SPDXC
is a single-country contest (SP HAMs work stations outside
Poland), but all callsigns will be answered. Before and after the
contest, operators will be active on all possible bands and
modes. All QSL cards (for all callsigns) go via SP5ZCC (the best
via the bureau).
OY, FAROE ISLAND (DXpedition Update). Rob,
PA5ET, reports that thanks to a strike at SMYRIL LINE (the ferry
line between Denmark-Shetland Islands-Faroe Islands) they had to
change their planned OY activity. They are currently planning to
go one week later which means they will arrive in the early
morning of Monday, March 31st and stay until April 10th.
Unfortunately, they will miss the CQ WPX Contest. The published
callsigns will remain the same: OY7ET operator PA5ET, OY7QA
operator PA3FQA, OY7TW operator GM4FDM, OY7WB operator AK0A,
OY7WP operator PA3EWP and OY8PA for 160 meters and probably
digital modes. On 80 meters they will be using their individual
callsigns in contradiction to earlier announcements. They will
have 3 stations with amps with one to be dedicated to digital
modes. During the dark periods, they will mainly be active on 80
and 160 meters. You can expect lots of digital mode activity on
the WARC bands, so this is your chance to fill the OY gaps on all
bands and modes. All QSLs will be handled by the LLDXT QSL
Manager PA5ET: Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS
Voorburg, The Netherlands. They hope to upload logs on daily
basis using cellular phones. The latest developments can be found
on the LLDXT web-site: http://www.qsl.net/lldxt. Currently, they are
working on a back-out plan if the strike is still on next week,
and will go to the Isle of Man.
P3, CYPRUS. Operators RA9JX, RZ9UA, UA9UR,
RW9UP, RW4WR, RA0AM, RZ9OA and UA9OTM will be active as P3A
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Multi/???
entry. QSL via W3HNK.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
DO NOT QSL VIA THE BUREAU. Floyd, N5FG,
informs OPDX that N5AU will not answer Bureau cards..
QSL H44H via Kazuo Miyamura, P.O. Box
321, Port Moresby, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Oscar, HK6DOS, informs OPDX that the QSL
Manager for HK6DOS, HK6KKK, HK6ISX and HJ3ISB is Pepe,
EA5KB. Also, the QSL Manager for HK6PSG is Paco, EA5OL.
QSLs for the Caribbean Tour 2002 J7/VP2M
have been mailed this past weekend per Rob, PA5ET.
K1B QSL REMINDER. Dave, K4SV, K1B North
America QSL Administrator, K1B Team member (as KW4DA),
wants to remind everyone that K1B QSLs can be sent to
Stephen, K4YL (direct ONLY, NO BUREAU QSLS). They have
put about 2000 QSL requests in the mail so far, and they
receive an average of 25 QSLs daily from all over the
world. Please keep them coming, it's working! Please
contact Stephen, K4YL, the new K1B QSL manager, (if you
have any special requests) at: K4YL@highstream.com.
Stephen will do all he can to help you in obtaining all
K1B QSL cards. Send your direct requests to: Stephen
Grose, K4YL (ex W4SMG), PO Box 183, Flat Rock, NC
28731-0183, Their goal is to get everyone QSLed for K1B
who has not received their cards. Please remember: USA -
send SASE. DX - send SAE, one Green Stamp preferred or
one Large IRC accepted.
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Chuck, N1NA,
reports that he has been receiving QSL Cards for PJ5NA,
and he is NOT the QSL Manager nor the operator of PJ5NA.
The correct QSL Manager is K1NA.
PS7AHR is the official station of
"The Brazilian Amateur Radio Historical
Archive", the only organization in Brazil that is
devoted to documenting and preserving the history of
amateur radio in Brazil. QSL via the Bureau, or P.O. Box
2021, Natal/RN, 59094-970, Brazil.
QSL SO6A via SP6IHE. Jan, SP6IHE, states
this is a special contest callsign.
Activity as TG0AA in the 2003 ARRL
International DX CW Contest was done by operator Dennis,
K7BV. QSL direct to: Club de Radioaficionados de Guatem
ala (CRAG), P.O. BOX 115, CORREO CENTRAL, GUATEMALA CITY
01011, GUATEMALA. Their Web page is at: http://www.iaru.org/iaru-soc.html.
Vasilij, RW6HS, reports that he is now
the QSL Manager for: UN7MM, UK8CAD and UK8CWA.
It was announced (by Kan, JA1BK) last
week that the VP6DIA logs will be available on-line
sometime after March 22nd, when QSL Manager Yuichi,
JR2KDN, has returned to Japan from Ducie.
S05, WESTERN SAHARA. Operators Marq/CT1BWW,
Fernando/EA1BT, Juan/EA2RC, Julio/EA5XX, Max/I8NHJ,
Jordan/KD7RCD, Doug/N6TQS, Hrane/YT1AD and Miki/YU1AU will be
active as S05X from April 16-21st. Activity will be on 160-6
meters. QSL via EA4URE. Toni, EA5RM, URE Magazine DX Editor, will
act as pilot station. Any questions or comments can be sent to
him at: ea5rm@ure.es. Log will
be posted at after the team returns back home at: http://www.ure.es.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the special callsign,
EW5HST, to be active during the "5th World High Speed
Telegraphy Championship", which is to take place in Minsk,
Belarus, on May 4-8th. For the moment, the callsign, EW5HST, will
be used by the Championship's organizers. The "CW ONLY"
station will be active around 1800z on the weekdays and at random
(but longer times) on the weekends. The expected frequencies are
to be around 30 kHz from any band edge; 14030 kHz will be used
mostly. Any question regarding the Championship can be asked
during any QSO. QSL via EU1SA. Details of the Championship can be
found on: http://hst2003.osto.by/.
SPECIAL EVENT. Sam, VE3XAP, informs OPDX that
the Industry Canada has authorized the use of the following
"Special Event Prefixes" to celebrate 50th Anniversary
of the National Library of Canada between May 24th and July 27th.
Look for Canadian operators to change their prefixes as follows:
CK for all VE's; CY for all VO's; CJ for all VA's; CZ for all
VY's.
ST2, SUDAN. Claudio, IV3OWC, has been very
active as ST2CF over the past week and will continue until March
31st. Activity over the past week has been on 40/20/17/15/12
meters. Watch 24945, 21295, 18145, 14195 and 7048 kHz. Look for
him to be active in the CQ WPX Contest. Also, check out the
following Web page for more details at: http://www.irae2.com.
ST0, SUDAN. The ST0RY team continues to be
active. Activity has been heavy on the lower bands and the WARC
bands, mainly CW with some RTTY and very little SSB. Three of the
five operators are CW operators. They expect to leave the evening
of April 2nd. For updates, watch the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/st0ry.
TO3, MARTINIQUE. Danny, T93M, will be active
from March 25-31st from the QTH of Laurent, FM5BH, on Martinique
(IOTA NA-107) as FM/T93M. Activity will include an entry in CQ
WPX SSB Contest in the Single-Op/All Band/High Power category
using the special callsign TO3M. Outside of the contest, you can
expect him on the WARC and Low Bands. QSL for both callsigns goes
to DJ2MX who recently moved to this new address: Mario Lovric,
Kampenwandstrasse 13, D-81671 Muenchen, Germany. Mail sent to the
old address (Mario Lovric, Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim,
Germany) will be forwarded until April 2004.
V3, BELIZE. Jay, K0BCN, will be active from
Caye Caulker (IOTA NA-073) as V31MX during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/Low
power entry. QSL via K0BCN.
V6 & V7, MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLAND
(Update/Delay). Jeffrey, KI0RO, reports, "Due to
inclement weather, my departure from Denver, Colorado, has been
delayed. As a result, I will be arriving in each location a few
days late. However, due to airline availability, I will be
staying a few days longer in both Kosrae and Pohnpei." Here
are the new dates for Jeffrey's IOTA operations:
Roi-Namur (OC-028) - March 26-31st as V73/KI0RO
Kosrae (OC-059) - April 2-7th as V63JE
Pohnpei (OC-010) - April 9-14th as V63JE
All the other information in OPDX.603 is still valid.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. Four members of
Yamato ARC (JA1ZEK) will be active from here between April 26th
and May 2nd. They will be on all HF band from 160-6 meters
CW/SSB/RTTY. They will have two 400 watts amplifiers with four
rigs. Operators and their callsigns are: VK9XC - Karl/JA3MCA,
VK9XE - Kuni/JA8VE, VK9XK - Sasi/JA1KJW and VK9XY - Mat/JA1JQY.
Their suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1822, 3507, 7007, 10007, 14007, 18077, 21007, 24897,
28007 and 50110
SSB - 3799, 7080, 14170, 18130, 21270, 24940, 28470 and 50110
RTTY - 14080 and 21080
6m beacon will be on 50.110MHz
QSL via each operator's home callsign as follows:
JA3MCA - Tachibana Kaoru, 1-7-5-403 Tsukimino, Yamato,
242-0002 JAPAN
JA8VE - Saito Kunio, 2-26-5-554 Nishitsuruma, Yamato, 242-0005
JAPAN
JA1KJW - Nakayama Hisashi, 1-17-8 Shibuya, Yamato, 242-0023 JAPAN
JA1JQY - Matsui Shigeo, 2-31-10 Shimoseya, Seya, Yokohama,
246-0035 JAPAN
ZW2, BRAZIL. Sergio "CRIS", PY2TV,
will be active in the CQ WPX SSB Contest using the special
callsign/prefix ZW2TV from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He will be
Single-Op/Single Band (10m)/ Low Power entry. QSL via the bureau
or direct to PY2TV (SASE+postage).
ZW90, BRAZIL (Special Event/Callsign). Paul,
PY3DX, Club Director of the "Associacao De
Radiomadores", reports that their club station, PY3ARD (AR
SOGIPA, from southern Brazil), has obtained from the Brazilian
Telecom the special callsign ZW90S throughout the year. The
callsign is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the 001RS -
Gerge Black Scout Group that was created back in 1913 and is
consider to be the oldest Scout Group in Brazil with
uninterrupted activities ever since. The club will take part in
the upcoming CQ WPX SSB Contest and will use the callsign for the
very first time. QSL both callsigns, PY3ARD and ZW90S, via the
bureau or direct to: Associacao De Radiomadores da SOGIPA, Rua
Barao do Cotegipe, 400, 90540-020 - Porto Alegre, RS BRAZIL.
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