The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 605 BID: $OPDX.605 March 31, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 23rd/March, through
Sunday, 30th/March there were 226 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP,
ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD,
GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP,
HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, 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, PZ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7,
T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2,
V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8/h, VP9,
VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YB, YJ, YL, YN, 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).
3D2, FIJI. Remember to look for Brian, N6IZ,
to be active as 3D2IZ from Namotu Island (OC-121) through April
6th. His activity will be mainly on CW on 80-10 meters. He was
heard over the weekend on 14023 kHz between 0430-0730z and 7005
kHz between 1000-1345z.
4Z8, ISRAEL. Guenter, OE1GZA, informs OPDX
that he will be active once again from here on April 4th and most
probably also on April 5th. He will activate the rare 4Z8-prefix
using the callsign 4Z8GZ. The operation will take place in Tel
Aviv. Activity will be on 20-10 meters. QSL to OE1GZA. Guenter's
Web page is at: http://www.qsl.net/oe1gza.
7P, LESOTHO. Frosty, K5LBU, reports that they
have lost one of the operators for their July trip to Lesotho.
Operators now aboard are: Frosty/K5LBU (7P8CF), Tom/WW5L (7P8TA)
and Madison/W5MJ (7P8MJ). Reportedly, all the equipment is
already in Lesotho, and the operators will not have to carry any
heavy radio equipment. If interested in joining the operation,
please contact Frosty/K5LBU at: frosty1@pdq.net.
Frosty states more details on this operation will be forthcoming.
8Q, MALDIVES. Look for Riccardo/IZ5EBL and
Rossella/IZ5BRO to be active from April 13-21st as 8Q7RL and
8Q7RC. Activity will be on 40-10 meters SSB with some CW and
PSK31. QSL via their home callsigns.
CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND. Ben, DJ8FW, will be
active as CT3AS, from April 9-21st. Activity will be on
CW/RTTY/PSK31 on 80-15 meters as time permits. QSL via DJ8FW.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. A group of 5-6
operators will be going here between July 24th and August 2nd.
Their activity will include an entry in the July IOTA Contest.
St. Paul Island's IOTA number is NA-094.
DU, PHILIPPINES (IOTA Ops). Frank, VE7DP,
informs OPDX that he will be making a short visit to the
Philippines during April. Some of his partners/operators from his
2001 activations (which includes 4I1P, 4H2B and DU1/VE7DP) will
be joining him again. This trip's destinations of interest are
Semirara Islands (OC-125), also Calagua Islands (OC-202) or
Cagayan Islands (OC-207). Most of their activity will take place
April 6-18th. More info/details are forthcoming.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-064. (Update). Operators Phil/G3SWH,
David/G3UNA, Vidi/ZS1EL, Kosie/ZS1SR, Malcolm/ZS1MC and
Andrew/ZS1AN, will be active at the end of the week from
Robben Island (as well as the lighthouse SAF023) using
the special callsign ZS1RBN. Activity will take place
between April 4-7th, and propagation permitting, they
will 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 80-10 meters. Suggested operating
frequencies will be:
Nevertheless, small deviations might be needed, e.g. if
the announced frequency is busy, not busy enough or
filled with QRM. QSLs will be handled by G3SWH, either
direct to his CBA: 21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury,
Bristol, BS49 5HQ, U.K. (with SAE and return postage) or
via the RSGB bureau.
AS-043. Operators Suehiro/JI1PLF,
Mitsuo/JA1UNS, Hisashi/7N1GMK and 7L4PVR will be active
as homecall/1 from Hachijo Island from June 6-9th. Look
for activity on 80-10 meters SSB, CW and PSK31. QSL
direct to their home callsign or via the JARL QSL bureau.
AS-049. (Update) Toshi, JM1PXG, will be
active as JM1PXG/6 from Tokara Kuchino-shima starting
around 0100z on May 3rd. The length of his stay has been
increased to one day due to the schedule change of the
ferry. He will now stay until around 0000z on May 5th.
Toshi's activity will be on 10/12/15/17/20/40 meters CW
only. QSL via JARL or direct to his home call.
NA-082. Randy, W5UE, wants to remind
everyone that 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. They will be active on 80-10
meters (including the WARC bands) on CW and SSB. They
will be using the special event callsign K5C from
multiple stations. Team organizers are Bill/K5YG,
Glenn/K2FF, Darryl/KD5CQT, and Randy/W5UE. QSL via K2FF.
Their Web page is at: http://mdxa.org. Read the article of
their September 2002 trip to NA-082 in the March/Arpil
2003 issue of The DX Magazine.
IP1, ITALIAN ISLAND. Giuseppe
"Beppe", IK5CBE, informs OPDX that he, Alberto/IK5FTV
and possibly others will activate Palmaria Island using the
special callsign IP1A from April 4-7th. Palmaria Island does not
have an IOTA number, but is valid "only" for the
Italian Islands Award with the reference number IIA SP-001.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters. A Web page has been set up for
this operation at: http://space.virgilio.it/gmiross@tin.it.
KH6, HAWAII. Philip, KA0PGQ, announced that
he will be active from here in October. Activity will include an
entry in the CQWW SSB Contest as QRP. He is looking for advice on
his operation, and his E-mail address is: pschweit@mninter.net.
NEW OFFICERS FOR 2003. The Association des
Radioamateurs Senegalais has elected the following officers for
2003:
President -
Malick M'Bengue, 6W1FJ
1st Vice President -
Mustafa Diop, 6W1KI
2nd Vice President -
Jean Georges Imbo, 6W1OO
Secretary -
Monique Imbo (XYL), 6W1OM
Assistant Secretary -
Bilal Youssef, 6W1RD
Treasurer -
Roger Zogbi, 6W1BR
Assistant Treasurer -
Geoges Farrage, 6W1PQ
IARU Liaison Officer -
Monique Imbo (XYL), 6W1OM
DX Manager -
Jean Louis Pipien, 6W6JX
Jean-Louis, 6W6JX, asks the French speaking Hams to have a
look on the Association des Radioamateurs Senegalais Web site at
the following address: http://www.radio6w.org/. Some pages on this
web are still under construction, but it's a good overall view of
the 6W ham activities. The ARAS and QSL bureau addresses are:
Association des Radio-Amateurs du Senegal, Box 971, Dakar,
Senegal. ADDED NOTE: If you are journeying to Dakar on weekends,
you can meet the 6W hams at their Radio Club at the following
address: Immeuble des Colis Postaux, Avenue El-Hadj Malick Sy,
Dakar. The Radio Club is open every Saturday at 1700z.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Ted Melinosky, K1BV, Awards Editor CQ
Magazine and K1BV DX Awards Directory, informs OPDX that
4L5A and EY8MM has asked him to handle cards for these
operations. Ted is "OK" in all the online
lookups. He has the Feb/Mar 2003 logs for D44TT and is
awaiting the logs for D4B. He doesn't have cards yet, but
hopes to get them shortly. Bureau cards are accepted as
well.
AP2AUM QSLS. Boris, T93Y, informs OPDX
that he has received information that Willy, 9A4NA/T98N,
was expected to be active during the CQ WPX SSB Contest
using the callsign of Asad, AP2AUM. Also, please note
that QSL information for AP2AUM QSOs made in the year
2003 will be via 9A4NA: Zeljko Curkovic, Vukovarska 125,
HR-21000 Split, Croatia.
TEAM HAITI 2003 WRAP-UP. Jan Heise,
K4QD, reports: "The HH4 team from the Florida
DXpedition Group (FDXPG) has returned safely home. It was
a hot, dry and dusty two weeks at the Northwest Haiti
Christian Mission. The supply ship had still not arrived
when we left, so we ate a lot of beans and rice. It also
somewhat impacted our low band and six meter operations
because of antennas and coax that were on the ship. The
team made over 18,000 contacts on 160 through 10 meters
on SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK-31 and 10M FM. The logs have been
uploaded, and log checking can be accessed from the Team
Haiti web site at: http://www.geocities.com/n2wb2003/.
If you have questions about a QSO, contact that operator
directly. QSL HH4/K4QD, HH4/W4WX and HH4/K9MDO direct to
home calls. QSL HH4/N2WB via N2OO. The team wants to
thank our pilot station, Roger K9RB. We also want to
thank Jim, KC4HW, for processing and uploading the logs
to the Internet."
Samy, JR8KJR/8, was active from Rishiri
Island (AS-147) over the past weekend. QSL direct to
JR8KJR or via the JARL QSL bureau.
Activity by L71F during last weekend's
contest was from the "Bad Power Station"
(LT1F). Operators were: LU1AEE, LU1FGE, LU1FKR, LU1FMO,
LU2DKT, LU2FT, LU2NI, LU3FP, LU4DX, LU5DX, LU5HM, LU6ETB,
LU6FQD, LU7DW and LU9HS. QSL via AC7DX.
There has been a QSL route update for
P41P during the CQ WPX SSB Contest last weekend. Please
QSL via I2MQP.
Ton, PY2YU, was active as PX2W during
the 2003 CQ WPX SSB Contest, on 10 meters. QSL via PY2YU
to the bureau or direct to: Hamilton Oliveira Martins,
Rua Rui Coelho de Oliveira Filho, 131, Jd. Panorama,
18030-020 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
If you heard R9/N5XZ during the CQ WPX
Contest this past weekend it was Allan/N5XZ with RA9JP
and RW9QW/9 at the mike. QSL via his home callsign.
Paco, EA4AHK, the QSL Manager for
Francisco Cortadellas, TT8FC, reports he has been
receiving a lot of QSLs for CW contacts. Paco states that
TT8FC does not work CW, does not work the American Band
and does not work 40m band.
"In a state of panic!", says Martin,
VK5GN. The 2003 CQ WPX SSB Contest was Martin's
last operation as VK5GN. His XYL (VK5QP) has been offered
a new job as University Librarian at the University of
Tasmania (VK7), so they are moving interstate. Martin
states, "Down come all the towers (8) and pack all
the beams etc and off we go. Don't have any idea when I
will have a new contest station up and running. Both
Bureau and direct QSLs will continue to work for at least
12 months."
WRTC2002 QSL CARDS, T-SHIRTS AND PLAQUES.
The WRTC2002 Organizing Committee announced that all OJ1
thru OJ8 QSL cards are printed and ready for release. If
you still would like to obtain your QSL cards directly,
you have a chance until April 15th. Send your SASE so
that it would reach Toni, OH2JTE, by that date: Toni
Linden, Ohratie 16E218, 01370 Vantaa, FINLAND. The plaque
and T-shirt winners as well as the Early Bird submission
winners can be viewed at the following site: http://www.n4gn.com/wrtc/.
There are a total of 71 T-shirt winners, and they kindly
ask you to select your size and inform Ari, OH5DX,
directly via E-mail at: oh5dx@sral.fi.
If no further information is received by April 1st, an
XL-size T-shirt will be mailed. If your postal address
has been changed over the past 12 months, you may wish to
inform OH5DX accordingly.
Yves, F6CYV, reports that F5JRY is not
the QSL Manager for XU7ABN. The only QSL valid address
for Claude, F9LC (aka XU7ABN), is: Laget Claude, Po Box
1373, General Post Office, Phnom Penh, Kampuchea. For
many QSL routes see: http://f6cyv.free.fr/f6cyvqsl.php.
Vladimir Kovaceski, Z35M, informs OPDX
that all direct QSL requests for ZA/Z35M and Z35M
received as of March 22, 2003, have been also answered
direct. His address is: Vladimir Kovaceski, Box 10,
Struga 6330, Macedonia.
S0, WESTERN SAHARA. A bulletin from the
"S05X Team" announced this past week the biggest
INTERNATIONAL team ever seen in the desert will be on air from
Western Sahara next April 15th. Operators Hrane/YT1AD,
Miki/YU1AU, Max/I8NHJ, Doug/N6TQS, Jordan/KD7RCD, Marq/CT1BWW,
Juanca/EA2RC, Fernand/EA1BT, Toni/EA5RM, Julio/EA5XX and
Mahafud/S01MZ (all 11 are first class operators) will be doing
their best and represent six different countries: Yugoslavia,
USA, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Western Sahara. They will be
working from the very heart of the desert as S05X. All of them
are very well known DXers and DXpeditioners, and their plans
include a 24 hours, all band, all mode, operation from S0-land.
Using 1KW output power, they are going to transmit especially on
the low bands, CW and SSB, as well as PSK31, RTTY and 6 meters.
They will take a special interest/care to listen for USA's West
Coast openings. Their antenna farm will include a few yagis, so
they expect to have worldwide coverage. Their pilot stations will
be the two main editors of the 425 DX News: Mauro/I1JQJ (i1jqj@interlink.it) and
Maurizio (i121171@tin.it) The
QSL Manager is EA4URE, the Spanish Bureau, and S05X is going to
be on the air until April 20th. The "S05X Team" now has
a Web page active with a SURVEY to fill out for your
"S05X" needs/wants (bands/modes). Go to: http://www.pagus.it/S05X.
On-line log search shows 32,906 QSSOs as of Friday, March 28th.
The log was not updated during the CQ WPX Contest.
ST, SUDAN. You have until April 2nd to work
ST0RY. They continue to be very active, especially during last
weekend's contest. All the operators are in good spirits and the
equipment is holding up. Pictures, log and updates can be found
on the Web page at: http://www.df3cb.com/st0ry.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Tusti, W4WET, is now
active as T30ONM from Tarawa. His orginal plans were to head to
Nauru (C21) and then go to Tarawa. Nauru said he could get a visa
upon arrival, but the airline bumped him because he had no visa.
It looks like Tusti will be here through the rest of the week and
maybe longer as Nauru does not look possible. Anyway, Tusti has
been very active on 20 meters RTTY (some 10/15 meters). QSL via
W4WET.
TU, COTE D'IVOIRE. David, F5THR, should be
active as TU5CD now through July 1st. As this was being written,
no QSNs were reported as of yet. QSL via F8BON.
V6, MICRONESIA (New IOTA Activated). You have
a couple of more days to work Joe/I2YDX and Robert/IK2WXZ from
Nukuoro Island (OC-259) as V60A and V60Z, respectively. They plan
to leave this new IOTA on April 1st (they have been there since
March 28th). After their operation on Nukuoro Island and they
head back to Pohnpei, another source reports that the two
operators will make a several hour stop on Oroluk Island
(OC-NEW). They are expected to activate this new IOTA possibly
between 0000-0600z (maybe as late as 0800). After this activity,
they will then go to Mokwil Island (OC-226) and be active from
April 6-7th as V63DT and V63ZR. Most of their activity has been
on 40/20/15 meters, mainly SSB very little CW.
XY, MYANMAR (Update to OPDX.603). Frank,
DL4KQ, will use the callsign XY4KQ during his operation from
April 1-15th. For updated information, please watch the Web page
at: http://www.dx-pedition.de.
YB0, INDONESIA. Stan Matejicek, OK1JR,
informs OPDX that he has just received his Indonesian Radio
Amateur Licence, and his callsign is YB0AJR. He will stay in
Indonesia another few months at the Czech Embassy. Stan plans to
be active on 160-6 meters from not only from Jakarta (YB0), but
also from other Indonesian Islands. QSL via OK1JN (his dad). You
can find more details on the Web page at: http://www.ok1jr.com.
LAST MINUTE NOTE: If you worked Stan during the CQ WPX Contest,
he was on West Jawa Island.
ZC4, UK SOV. BASE AREA ON CYPRUS. Bill,
G4EHT, will be visiting his son Dez, ZC4DW, between April
14-28th. Bill will be on a family holiday but hopes to schedule
in some time on HF CW. He will be operating from the Eastern
Sovereign Base using their club callsign ZC4ESB. Please be
patient with Bill as he hasn't worked pile-ups for many years.
QSL via G4EHT: Bill Watson, 7 Darwin Close, Lichfield,
Staffordshire, WS13 7ET, ENGLAND.
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