The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 611 BID: $OPDX.611 May 26, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR, TEDD, KB8NW (Dayton Wrap Up and
Mentionables): HamVention 2003 is in the books.
Eventhough the weather was not the greatest, the annual event was
still great. I enjoy meeting and greeting my friend throughout
world every year. However, it was on everyone's mind whether
there would be another "HamVention" (as we know it!).
The talk of it being moved was everywhere. Hopefully, this will
not happen. Anyway, I think the Southwest Ohio DX Association's
DX Forum and Dinner were particularly interesting for DXers this
year. The talk by Vice Admiral Scott Redd U.S. Navy (retired),
K0DQ, during the Friday night DX Dinner Banquet was interesting
and enlightening. However, the turn out for the DX Forum was
amazing (the largest I have ever seen). Your editor started off
the forum presenting the "Northern Ohio DX Association's
2002 DXpedition of the Year" to the VP6DI group. Mike
McGirr, K9AJ, accepted the award on behalf of the group. Wayne
Mills, N7NG, followed with an interesting presentation of the
ARRL's "Logbook of The World" (LOTW). The LOTW is still
in the testing stage (possibly for 60 days), however, individuals
can upload their logs now after downloading some software on the
ARRL Web page. For more details, go to: http://www.arrl.org/lotw.
Next on the agenda was a presentation by Al Hernandex, K3VN, on
the "ZL7C" operation, and then Bernie McClenny, W3UR,
on the "AH3D" operation. The DX Forum ended with an
interesting talk (no slides/video) by Don Miller, AE6IY. Don
talked about some of his activities, as well as his views on the
DXCC program and some public apologies. He also mentioned he
knows of a new DXCC entity, and he plans to go there and activate
it. No other details were given. STAY TUNED. For some great
pictures of the Dayton HamVention, visit Tom's, K8CX,
"Dayton 2003 Photo Gallery" at: http://hamgallery.com/dayton2003/.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 18th/May, through
Sunday, 25th/May, there were 222 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, 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, HZ,
I, IS, J3, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, 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, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5,
S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TT,
TU, TY, 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, XU, XW, XX9,
YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZL9, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3DA0, SWAZILAND. Rad/ZS6RAD, Ron/ZS5ABD,
Cliff/ZS6BOX and Willie/ZS5WI will be operating from Ezulwini,
Swaziland (Callsign awaiting), from July 29th to August 3rd. They
will be joined by Willie/3DA0BD, Andy/3DA0TM and Nigel/3DA0NG as
time permits. Activity will be on all HF bands and on VHF using
all modes including WSJT, between 0300-0700z and from 1400-2200z
daily. They will also be participating in the SARL Phone Contest
as a Multi-Operator station. Activity will end on Sunday
afternoon, August 3rd. QSL via the SARL QSL Bureau (or direct) to
ZS5WI: PO Box 1064, Eshowe, 3815, KZN, South Africa (enclosing a
Self Addressed Envelope; South African stations to enclose a
SASE). It will be appreciated if the cost of postage can be
covered as they have not secured any sponsorship. Queries can be
directed to: zs5wi@iafrica.com.
4W, EAST TIMOR. Stu Greene, WA2MOE, sent out
the following press release on May 22nd, about the Democratic
Republic of Timor Leste: "4W1BK (JA1BK) and 4W2DN (JR2KDN)
will be QRV from Timor Leste from May 24 to May 29, 2003. QSL
information is 4W1BK via WA2MOE and 4W1DN via JR2KDN. This is a
WFWL operation.
The United Nations no longer is in control and independence
was won by the East Timorese on May 20, 2002. An application for
new entity status will be filed together with an application to
delete the former 4W territory as an entity under DXCC rules.
Article 5 of the treaty between Portugal and Indonesia of May
5, 1999, removed East Timor from the list of Non-Self-Governing
Territories of the General Assembly and the deletion of the
question of East Timor from the agendas of the Security Council
and the General Assembly. The treaty, witnessed by the Secretary
General of the United Nations, did not make the United Nations
the administrator of East Timor but did provide for UN
humanitarian assistance. Article 7 requested 'the
Secretary-General to maintain an adequate United Nations presence
in East Timor.'
The DX Advisory and Awards Committees quite possibly
misinterpreted the language of the treaty as conferring status of
East Timor as a UN administered territory which in fact was not
the case. Only when the referendum authorized by the treaty was
held and the East Timorese people declared themselves independent
was there a new entity.
The role of UNTAET (UN Transitional Administration in East
Timor) was humanitarian and peacekeeping and was not a
quasi-government authorized to issue amateur radio licenses.
UNTAET did not have the authority to issue amateur radio
licenses; it was a peacekeeping mission and only after the
referendum was there a Ministry of Communications which does have
that authority. The text of the treaty for those interested is
at: http://www.un.org/peace/etimor99/agreement/agreeFrame_Eng01.html.
If ARRL agrees, the UN sanctioned operations in East Timor
would be deleted on the ground that East Timor was not an entity
under the rules and a new entity would be created effective 20
May 2002, the date of the creation of the East Timorese state.
Democratic Republic of Timor Leste became a UN state on 27
September, 2002. ITU has reassigned 4WA-4WZ to the Democratic
Republic of Timor Leste on 23 April, 2003."
ADDED NOTES: Since this press release, there seems to be
another operator other than the team of Kan/JA1BK (4W1BK) and
Yuu/JR2KDN (4W2DN) who has been active. A station signing 4W3CW
has been active on 30/20/15/10 meters CW and was active in the CQ
WPX Contest this past weekend. The operator was heard sending QSL
via QRZ.com. It seems that the operator is Peter, G3WQU. His
length of stay is unknown. Also, no comments or announcements
have been made from the DXCC Desk. Hopefully, something may be
said by Wayne Mills, N7NG, after the holiday on Monday. Stay
tuned.
4W, EAST TIMOR. Thor, TF3MM, is also
currently active from here as 4W3DX and is expected to be there
for another week. He is using a rhombic antenna (leg lengths are
115 meters, up 50 meters beaming EU). Most of his activity has
been on 15 and 20 meters CW. Watch 21008 kHz after 2115z and
14002-14003 kHz between 1130-1800z. QSL via TF3MM. Thor states
that he will QSL when he gets back to TF-land (should be done
before Christmas).
5W & KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA AND SAMOA (Update).
Ulli, DL2AH, is heading to the Pacific Ocean for a holiday
between July 2-29th. He plans to be active as 5W0AH from Samoa,
July 3-15th and July 25-29th. He will also be active from Ofu
Island (OC-077), American Samoa (callsign not known yet), July
17-23rd. Activity will be on 40-10 meter SSB only using a FT897 +
a GAP TITAN antenna. He will also be active ib the IOTA Contest.
ANTARCTICA NET. There is a new Antarctica Net
every Saturday on 14300 kHz around 1900z. Net Control is LU4DXU.
He is in touch with LU1Z stations. Last Saturday LU1ZV, the
Esperanza Base, was on the air. They expect DP1POL for next
Saturday.
C5, THE GAMBIA. Juha, OH9MM, reports that an
international group of operators will be active as C53M during
the CQWW CW Contest as a Multi-2 entry in November. QSL via
OH9MM. Look for C56R to be active outside of the contest.
CANADIAN PREFIXES. Nenad, VE3EXY, informs
OPDX to look for a lot of different Canadian prefixes in the year
2003. He states, "This will be like PX paradise for PX
hunters." For more details, please visit the following Web
site at: http://www.rac.ca/specialcalls.htm.
CN, MOROCCO. Jim, W7EJ, will be active as
CN2R during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as
a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via W7EJ. Jim will be active one
week before the contest.
DIB NUMBER CHANGED! Pedro, PP5SZ, informs
OPDX that all operations from "Cotijuba Island" (IOTA
SA-060) with a DIB-43 reference number have been changed to
DIB-80! Please make the correction in your DIB List Numbers. A
new "Diploma das Ilhas Brasileiras" (DIB) List is
available at: http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/pp5sz/diblist.htm.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC
Manager, informs OPDX that the following operations from Iraq are
approved for DXCC credit:
YI/EK6KB
YI/ON4WW
YI/S57CQ
YI/EK6DO
YI/ON6TT
YI/SM7PKK
YI/F5ORF
YI/S53R
YI/VK4KMT
YI/ON5NT
HAM COM. The 25th anniversary of Ham Com in
Arlington, TX, between Dallas and Fort Worth, is the southwest's
largest ham convention. Ham Com is also this year's ARRL National
Convention and will be held June 20-22th. Listen for W1AW/5 (the
convention's commemorative station) to be active. Also, the Lone
Star DX Association (LSDXA) is presenting a world class DX
program this year. For the DX program, please visit the following
Web page at: http://www.dxer.org/lsdxa/agenda.html. For
Ham Com registration and information, please visit the following
Web at: http://www.hamcom.org/.
HS0, THAILAND. John, W6ZIP, informs OPDX that
he will be active as HS0ZEH from May 31st to June 17th from
several locations. Activity will be mainly on CW on 40-10 meters.
There will be some SSB towards the end of his tour (last 2 days
or so). QSL via home callsign.
INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION 2004 (Visalia).
The Southern California DX Club has announced that the 55th
Annual International DX Convention will be held in 2004 at the
Holiday Inn Hotel/Conference Center in Visalia on April 23-25th.
For online reservation and information, go to the following Web
page at: http://www.visaliaholidayinn.com.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-NEW. Ivan/OM3CGN, Afif/7X2RO and
possibly three other local operators will activate the
Algerian Habbibas Island (a new IOTA in the Mediterranean
Sea Coast West Group) as 7W4HI, June 1-5th. They will be
active on CW/SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL info
will be announced later.
AF-019. Look for operators ON6VP, ON4CAQ
and ON1AEO to be active as IG9/ON4DST from Calla Madonna,
Lampedusa Island, now through May 29th. Activity will be
on 80/40/20/15/10 meters SSB only. QSL to ON4DST via the
bureau, or direct via ON4AMM: Mary Lou Moons, Oudestraat
9, B-3560 Lummen, Belgium.
AS-155. BV DX Group headed up by Paul,
BV4FH, will be back on Liuchiu Yu Island, June 6-8th.
Activity will be on CW/SSB, 40-10 meters and the WARC
bands. They will use most IOTA frequencies. QSL via BV4YB
directly, and a SASE will be much appreciated. They
expect to start at 0800z on June 6th and go QRT at 0400z
on June 8th.
EU-020. Martin, SM0DTK, will be active
from Gotland Island as SM0DTK/1 from now through May
31st. Skeds can be arranged via E-mail at: sm0dtk@passagen.se.
More info and a Web Cam is available at the following
URL: http://hem.passagen.se/sm0dtk/.
(Click on "Losgodis"!)
EU-041. Marco, IK1YED, is expected to be
active as IM0/IK1YED/p from Maddalena Island (IIA SS-001)
now through May 31st. Activity will be on all HF bands
and 6 meter SSB. He also plans to operate from Caprera
(also EU-041, SS-005) during the same time frame.
EU-063. Terje's, LA3OHA (and JW3OHA),
plans are confirmed for activivty from Prins Karls
Forland Island, July 11-25th. Four operators have signed
on. However, Terje states that they are still looking for
one more operator. More details are forthcoming.
EU-120. The South Bristol ARC will be
active as GB2BLE from Lundy Island (WAB SS14 - IO71)
during June 28th through July 5th. Activity will be on HF
SSB only, 6 meters SSB/FM and 2 meters FM. More details
can be found on the Web page at: http://www.draxium.com/gb2ble.
EU-125. Operators Karl/LA8DW and
Lars/OZ1HPS will activate Fanoe Island (DIA NS-002) from
June 5-7th, using the callsign OZ4DI. QSL via OZ1HPS
direct or bureau. ADDED NOTE: This callsign will also be
used for some other Danish Islands and Lighthouses
operations in the future.
EU-125. Siggi, DL1AZZ, will be active as
OZ/DL1AZZ from Fanoe Island (DIA NS-02 for the Danish
Islands Award), June 7-14th. Activity will be on all HF
bands CW/SSB. QSL 100% via bureau.
EU-170. Siggi/DL1AZZ, Lutz/DL3ARK,
Mario/DL5ASE and Heiko/DG0OGM plan to visit the Island of
Dugi Otok (IOCA CI-018) and the Lighthouse Veli Rat
(CRO-183) between now and May 31st. QSL via their home
callsigns, direct or bureau.
NA-121. Lanny/W5BOS and Don/N5XG will
activate Walrus Isls, Alaska. Operation is scheduled for
July 15th (starting at 0200z) until July 17th (ending at
1500z). Activity will be on CW and SSB. Callsigns will be
W5BOS/AL5 and N5XG/KL6. QSL via their home callsign.
Visit their web site at: http://www.geocities.com/buzzsimm/NA121.html.
J3, GRENADA. Paul, W4/G4BKI, has moved to
Grenada and is now J3/G4BKI. He will be active for 1 year under
that callsign until he receives his J38** callsign. His activity
is mainly on 20/15 meters CW (between 2000-2330z) right now. QSL
information can be found on the Web page at: http://stcgrenada.com/amateurradio.htm.
JW7, SVALBARD. Look for Tormod
"Tom", LA7VK, to operate from Svalbard (EU-026) as
JW7VK between May 29th and June 1st. QSL via LA7VK. Tom states,
"For those who send and require a QSL card via mail, please
remember to include a self-adressed envelope with one IRC or two
green stamps. Otherwise, the return card will be sent via
bureau." For more details, please visit the Web page at: http://www.dxpedition.org/dxjwpk.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. Operators Alex/RW6CW,
Andy/RK6ABM, Slava/RZ6AER, Alex/RA6AFB, Vit/RK6ALP and
Serge/RK6ADS will be active from the Lighthouse
"Sazalniksky", ERU-174 for ARLHS and RLE-026 for RLHA
(Russian Lighthouse Award), June 6-7th, using the the club
callsign RW6AWW/p. Activity is planned for the HF bands CW/SSB.
QSL via RW6CW.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER'S STATION (Special
Activity). W1AW reports that the National Hurricane
Center's Amateur Radio station WX4NHC (formerly W4EHW) will
conduct its 2003 hurricane season on-the-air station test Sunday,
June 1, 1300-2200 UTC. The event will mark the first time the NHC
uses its new WX4NHC callsign. The purpose of the annual station
test is to check out all of the WX4NHC radio, computer and
antenna equipment using as many modes and frequencies as
possible. Look for WX4NHC to operate on HF, VHF and UHF.
Operation will follow this schedule:
1300 UTC--3.911 and 7.268 SSB and VHF/UHF FM
1400 UTC--14.325 MHz SSB, VHF 147.000 repeater/UHF 442.350
repeater
1500 UTC--144.200 MHz SSB, 14.070 MHz PSK31
1700 UTC--14.325 and 21.325 MHz SSB, VHF/UHF IRLP Node 9210
1800 UTC--21.325 and 28.525 MHz SSB
2000 UTC--14.325 and 144.200 MHz SSB.
CW operation will be on 14.035, 21.035 and 28.035 MHz (times
will vary).
Stations working WX4NHC are asked to provide a signal report,
location and brief weather report. QSL cards are available via
W4VBQ. Include a SASE with QSL requests.
NEW DX BOOKS FOR DXERS. Idiom Press is
pleased and proud to announce the following new publication for
DXers. For details on how to purchase these books, please visit
the Web page at: http://www.idiompress.com.
The long awaited third edition of
"The Complete DX'er" by Bob Locher, W9KNI. This
is the most popular DX book ever written, "The
Complete DX'er" is both the highly entertaining and
fascinating diary of a serious DX chaser, and at the same
time a tutorial sure to make the reader a more successful
DX'er. This new edition brings the work up to date, yet
retains the author's warm, personal style that made the
earlier editions so popular. This is a work that the
owner is sure to read again and again. It very much
respects and honors the traditions of DX'ing, brings a
sense of excitement to the chase, and leaves the reader
eager to turn on the rig and start tuning the bands
looking for the ever elusive "new one". With
over 26,000 copies in print (but just try to find a used
copy) this is surely the return of a classic! (228 pages
at 19.95 USD)
Idiom Press is pleased and proud to
announce publication of "Up Two -- Adventures of a
DXpeditioner" by well known contester, DX'er and
world traveler Roger Western, G3SXW. "Up Two"
is a fascinating account of operations by Roger from 22
different countries, many of them quite rare, all reached
by commercial transportation, and most of them
"microlite" expeditions taken long before
others invented the term. Roger entertains the reader
with his accounts of sea voyages, bus journeys across
Africa, of far flung islands and sun-blasted deserts, all
with rig in hand. Some of Roger's trips were keyed to
major contests, others were purely DX'peditions. All were
made without support from the major foundations. This
book is both an entertaining travelog and a roadmap for
others interested in mounting similar operations. It is
sure to fascinate both the armchair DXpeditioner and the
ham plotting his own adventure. (256 pages at 19.95 USD)
NEW OFFICERS FOR 2003-2004. The French
National CW Society and The Union Francaise des Telegraphistes
(UFT) has elected new officers for 2003-2004.
President:
Raymond TALAZAC, F6BQV
Vice President:
Norbert LAURENT, F6AXX
Treasurer:
Pierre GALLO, F6FXS
Secretary:
Jean Pierre AUXENTIDES, F5TFP
The Board include also the following assistant members:
Ghislain, F6CEL
Bernard, F5HEW
Andre, F5AKL
Alain, F6ENO
Vincent, F5MJV
Alain, F6EQV
Maurice, F5NQL
Gerard, F6ICG
Martial, F5SIE
The President has appointed, Jean Claude Perrotey, F9IQ,
Honorary Past President, to be the UFT's CW consultant for the
IARU French Society, RESEAU des EMETTEURS FRANCAIS (REF), whose
UFT is associated.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH, informs OPDX
that all direct requests for 8Q7ZZ QSLs have now been
mailed.
AH3D QSL CARDS WERE AVAILABLE AT THE HAMVENTION.
Vertex Standard (Yaesu) hosted the distribution of the
full-color AH3D folded-QSLs at their booth during the
Dayton Hamvention. Veteran DXpeditioner Martti Laine,
OH2BH, 22-year old severe contester Toni Linden, OH2JTE,
and Daily DX Editor, Bernie McClenny, W3UR, were passing
out the QSLs during the three day event. If you were not
there and sent for your card, you should be receiving
your QSL via the snail mail shortly.
Andy, DL4MEH, informs OPDX that he is
permanently moving to Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND QSLS TO HIS GERMAN CALLBOOK ADDRESS
ANYMORE!! Wolfgang Utz, DL4MDO, will now handle all of
Andy's DX and Contest operations. This includes the
following: 9Y4TBG: CQWW CW 1999, CQWW SSB 2001, CQWW SSB
2002, ARRL DX CW/SSB 2003; 9Y4/DL4MEH: All operations
from 1999 and on. There will be extended activity from
his contest and DX QTH on Tobago Island. Since he did not
obtain a permanent resident license or a "contest
station callsign" yet, listen for the callsign and
QSL informations given by the operator. All QSLs for
9Y4/DL4MEH for future activities go via DL4MDO, bureau
submission preferred. If somebody really wants to QSL
directly to Andy (please only stamp collectors, hi), his
address will be as follows (do not send earlier than
August 2003): Andreas Kretzschmar, #5 Estate Ave.,
Cassleton Gardens, Trincity, Trinidad, W.I., Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago.
The Magnolia DX Association (MDXA)
reports that the K5C QSL cards for their April 4-6th,
IOTA Expedition to Cat Island (NA-082) have arrived from
the printer, and they look wonderful! You can check out
the K5C web site to see the QSL card and also the photos,
the story, and other expedition stats at: http://www.mdxa.org/k5c_03.html.
QSLs should be in the mail.
Ron, AC7DX, reports, "I apologize
to all that were awaiting LT1F and/or L71F cards. I have
been waiting about 3 months for printed cards paid for
and purchased from UA3AA. No cards have arrived. In the
meantime, I ordered cards from UX5UO which arrived in 2
weeks and all request for L71F and LT1F have been
answered. Still awaiting LQ7D cards from UA3AA."
OD5/OK1MU QSL CARDS DELAY. Vrata, OK1KT,
reports that on behalf of the operator and his QSL
Manager OK1TN, he would like to ask the HAM community for
patience with the QSL cards managed via OK QSL bureau.
They just received 25,000 QSL cards from printer. Pavel
will finish his activities from Lebanon at the end of
June, and they will send all QSL cards they get via the
bureau after his return. Do not worry please, all QSOs
will be confirmed for sure!
Rob, PA5ET, reports that all direct QSLs
of the last LLDXT trip to OY have been mailed as of May
17th. He currently has no backlog of direct cards. Rob
states he is still receiving direct cards without
contribution and/or SASE. These QSLs will be sent via the
Bureau. Registered letters with QSLs are NOT collected at
the Post Office so contact him by E-mail IN ADVANCE (pa5et@muurkrant.com)
so he can give you another address. All QSL rules can be
found on their Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/lldxt.
T9 ONLINE CALLBOOK UPDATE. Nenad,
VE3EXY, informs OPDX that there is an international
version of the T9 callbook at: http://www.t93y.com/english.
Silvano, I2YSB, reports that the
complete logs for the recent TX4PG operation (12607 CW,
8901 SSB and 1029 RTTY QSOs) from the Marquesas Islands
are now available at: http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb.
If there are any discrepancies in QSO data, you should
report them to Silvano, I2YSB, at: i2ysb@libero.it.
VA2BY and K8DD/VE2 were active from Zone
2, Waskaganish, James Bay, last week. QSL via K8DD. Also,
visit: http://www.qsl.net/teamzone2/.
XY1M QSL STATUS (Update). OPDX was asked
two weeks ago to find out if anyone has received their
QSL cards for Hiroo's operation in Myanmar last November.
The answer is "YES", and they received their
cards within a couple of weeks. The direct mailing
address is: Hiroo Yonezuka, P.O. BOX 2659, Vientiane,
Laos. Hiroo warns that no Greenstamps are allowed to be
sent to Laos. He only accepts IRCs.
Ralph, K2PF, informs OPDX that he is now
the QSL Manager for YI/S53R. By the way, YI/S53R was
active on 40 meters CW during the CQ WPX Contest this
past weekend.
QSL ZW8M from the Island of Mexiana
(IOTA SA-042 and DIB69) should be QSLed via CS1GDX, POB
1156, 2736-996, Agualva, Portugal (or bureau).
SILENT KEY. Reports over the past weekend
indicate that the ZK1AYL and ZK1SIM operation from Rarotonga
(OC-013) by June/VK4SJ and Doug/VK4BP has ended in tragedy.
Details are sketchy at this time, but it seems Doug was was
killed when a truck hit his motorcycle while still in the South
Cook Islands. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our
deepest sympathy to June, and her family and friends.
SPECIAL EVENTS (French Activity to Commemorate WWI)...
Once again, the Departement de la Manche
REF Hams will be using the special callsign TM6JUN from
June 1-9th. Look for several stations to be active from
Utah Beach, one station active from an old bunker (which
was used as the first Allied Signal Corps Center in
Normandy as early as June 8th in 1944), and another from
the Landing Museum. Suggested frequencies are as follows:
QSL via F5RJM, either direct to CBA (SASE+postage) or via
the bureau, but every contact will be confirmed.
Suggested Web pages to look/refer to are: Utah Beach
Museum Web site at: http://www.utah-beach.org/. Le
"Roosevelt Restaurant", Historical house and
common wall with the bunker liberated by the General
Roosevelt's GI's. at: http://www.le-roosevelt.com/
and Caen Peace Memorial at: http://www.memorial-caen.fr/.
Michel, F6IPS, will be active as TM6SME
from June 6-20th. Activity will be from his home in the
Sainte Mere Eglise area, which was the first French
village liberated in Normandy during the night of June
5th and 6th of 1944, by the American 82nd (American
General Gavin and Brigway) and 101st Airborne
Paratroopers (Screaming Eagles, General Taylor). Activity
will be on all HF bands using either CW or SSB. Michel
will begin each operating session on 40 meters CW, and
then he will QSY (bands and/or modes) according to
propagation conditions and requests. Also, Michel will
monitor the 6 and 2 meters bands CW/SSB. Michel's E-mail
address for skeds is: f6ips@wanadoo.fr.
QSL via F6IPS, either direct to the CBA (SASE + postage)
or via the French REF Bureau. Suggested Web pages to
look/refer to are: 1.) 82nd Airborne Vets Web site at: http://www.fayettevillenc.com/airborne82dassn/.
2.)101st Airborne Vets Web site at: http://www.screamingeagle.org/.
3.)St. Mere Eglise Airborne Museum (both in English and
the French languages Web Site at: http:///www.airbornemuseum.org/uk/htm/presentation.htm.
4.) F6IPSs' Web site at: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/michel.f6ips.
During the same period as above, a
special VHF, UHF and SHF station will be active using the
callsign TM6JDD, and will also entry the French VHF
Championship on June 3-4th. QSL via F4OOQ.
ADDED NOTE: Other activities are planned
around this same commemoration time, especially from
Sword, Gold, Omaha and Juno Beaches areas.
SPECIAL EVENT. Members of the North Country
DX Association (K7ICE) and U.S. Islands Awards program (KL7USI)
will host special event operations from the Yukon Territory and
Alaska starting November 17th. Look for VY1/K7ICE to be on before
and during ARRL's November Sweepstakes Phone Contest from near
Watson Lake, Yukon. KL7USI will be on from Hyder Island, Alaska,
in celebration of the USI's upcoming 10th anniversary starting
around November 25th (14260 kHz). Look for mobile/portable SSB
and PSK-31 operations from KL7JR's motor home (the
"Icemobile"- WA license K7ICE) by WB7RBN and KL7JR
(they will be fine tuning their prototype "Ice Stix"
vertical antennas which they hope to market soon)! Listen for
them also on the 3905 Century Club nets on 40 and 75 meters. QSL
with SASE to KL7JR CBA.
SPECIAL EVENT. The members of the Belgium
South Flanders DX Group (SF-DX-AG) will once again activate the
callsign F/ON6JUN/P during the festivities in Ranville to
celebrate the 59th anniversary of Europe being liberated (D-Day).
This special event station will be on the air on all major HAM
bands from Wednesday, June 4th to Saturday evening, June 7th.
Their QTH will be from the garden of the "Memorial Pegasus
Museum" in Ranville. Operators will be ON4AFU, ON4LBV,
ON4CJV, ON4CLC, ON5SD and ON6BV. QSL via Victor, ON6BV.
SPECIAL EVENT. Jerome, F5ASD, will be active
with the special callsign and special prefix, "TM5SC",
to commemorate the last commercial flight of the Concorde
Aircraft between PARIS and NEW YORK, May 25th through June 8th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters, satellites (UO-14, AO-27,SO-50
and others) PSK31 on HF, VHF and UHF. Here are the following
suggested frequencies for TM5SC (+/- 5 kHz or QRM): 3777, 7077,
14140, 18140, 21240, 24940, 28440 and 29330 kHz FM. VHF: 144.277
MHz. UHF: 432.200 MHz. QSL via Manager F5ASD. QSL via French
Bureau or QSL direct to F5ASD: Mr. Aoutin Jerome, 14 rue Neuve,
F-77410 Villeroy, France (Only 1 USD is needed for direct QSL).
You could see the special QSL card on Jerome's Web site at: http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/f5asd-dx-news/.
T33, BANABA. Bob Voss, N4CD, Public Relation
Manager Banaba 2004 DXpedition, reports the following: "In
March or April 2004 an International team of about 15 well known
operators, including most of the award winning Cocos Island,
TI9M, group, will be active from Banaba (T33) for a period of
about 12 days. The main emphasis of this DXpedition will be to
work Europe on all bands; especially on the low-bands. The team
will use 5 stations around the clock. When the DX window to
Europe is not open, the team will focus on all other areas of the
world. Antennas systems with extreme low radiation angles have
been specially designed by some of the world's foremost antenna
experts to ensure optimum signals into Europe. We will be active
from 6-160m in the modes CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and some SSTV with
linear amplifiers available, when needed. We have arranged a
suitable vessel to bring us and the equipment safely to and from
Banaba, a 2 day trip from Tarawa, Kiribati. It will be a
completely self supporting DXpedition since little of the
infrastructure of Banaba is left. All food, water, medical
support, radios, antennas and electrical power equipment must be
brought in by boat. A T33C license has been issued for the team
and the required landing permission on this private owned island
has been granted by the responsible Council of Leaders which
includes an exclusively permit to stay for the purpose of radio
operation to our team between now and the time the DXpedition
will take place. In the company of the other islands of Kiribati,
Banaba has its own complex history, as well as a unique and
beautiful culture that has evolved over many generations. Where
it stands apart results from its geographical location and the
discovery of phosphate on the Island in the late 19th century. A
web-site has been opened, and will be updated as frequently as
things progress at: http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004.
On the web-site you can also find information about the rich
history of Banaba. The QSL manager will be announced at a later
date."
TK, CORSICA (Castle, Fort and Mill Op).
Operators Pierre/F2WS (TK/F2WS) and Tony/TK5XN plan to activate
from Corsica a Fort, a French Castle and a Mill starting June 7th
and the week following. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters SSB.
QSL via F2WS, direct (envelope + postage) or via the French REF
Bureau. Look for the following to be activate (reference numbers
are provided for awards programs).
Mattei Mill - References numbers are:
DMF 2B.001, IOTA EU-014, DIFM TK-001 and DDCF 2B-08
Canton de Capobianco. It will be the first Mill activity
in Corsica.
Centuri Castle - References numbers are:
DFCF 2B-014, JN42QX, IOTA EU-014, DIFM TK-001 and DDCF
2B-08 Canton de Capobianco.
Fort Lacroix - References numbers are:
2B-015, JN42RQ, IOTA EU014, DIFM TK-001 and DDCF 2B-01
Canton de Bastia.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. Your Editor met
Charlie Summers, W0YG, at the Dayton HamVention, and he told us
that he will be active as VK9XG from October 26th to November 8th
this year. Charlie states that he will be mainly concentrating on
the low bands and RTTY. Also, Force 12 is sponsoring the antennas
and Lance Johnson Engineering has supplied the necessary preamp
and terminating resisters to phase a pair of pennants for the
USA. He will not be on 24 hours a day but will do his best to
make 160 and 80 meters a real possibility for Stateside hams. QSL
via W0YG, please direct.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Paolo, IK2QPR,
informs OPDX that he will be active from Providenciales Island
(IOTA NA-002) as VP5/IK2QPR from August 16-23rd. QSL via his home
callsign.
XU, CAMBODIA. Danny/M0GMT (aged 19) and
Oliver/DJ9AO (aged 21) who are both members of the WWYC (World
Wide Young Contesters Club, http://www.wwyc.net), will be operating from
Cambodia, from August 4-18th. Their callsigns are yet to be
confirmed. QSL is via G3SWH, bureau or direct (QTHR). They will
be operational on all bands 160-6 meters, CW and SSB only. For
further information and updates, please visit the DXpedition Web
page at: http://www.geocities.com/dxpedition2003.
XW, LAOS. Champ, E21EIC (aka XW1IC), informs
OPDX that he may be on 6 meters very soon from here. Hide,
JR5XPG, is shipping a 6 meter 5 element yagi to Champ's address
in Laos. Operating on 6 meters will be new for Champ because he
is not allow to be active on that band in Thailand. He is
expected to be there June 3-23rd (possibly to the 30th).
ZA, ALBANIA. Remember that the Italian team
of operators will be active this week (May 29th through June 3rd)
signing ZA3/home call. QSL via their home callsign.
LATE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE CQ WPX CW CONTEST:
Mainly for QSL Routes and added Interesting Facts
4L8A - Vakhtang/4L8A was active from
Georgia as a SOSB (20m) HP entry. QSL via OZ1HPS.
8P1A - Tom/W2SC was active (from
Barbados) as a SOAB entry. QSL via NT1N.
8S5A - Ingo, SM5AJV, was active from
Sweden as a SOAB entry. QSL via SM5AJV.
9K9X - Al-Ajmi/9K2RR was active from
Kuwait as a SOSB (40m) entry. QSL via 9K2HN.
A61AJ - Sejo/T97C was active from U.A.E
as a SOAB HP entry. QSL via N4QB.
C8A - Vlado, ZS6MG, was active from
Mozambique as SOAB HP entry. QSL via ZS6MG: Vladimir
Karamitrov, P.O. Box 1788, Bramley 2018, South Africa.
CO8LY - Eduardo/CO8LY and Juan/CO8TW was
active (from Cuba) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL is via EA7ADH.
CT3EE - Cornelius "Con"/DF4SA,
was active from Madeira Island as a SOABLP entry. All
QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau automatically.
Return QSLs are not necessary. If anyone still wants a
direct QSL, send it to: JOSE LUIS PINTO CAMACHO, CAMINHO
DO MONTE; 66 - Madeira Island, FUNCHAL 9050-084,
PORTUGAL.
CT9A - Sampola/OH6RX was active from
Madeira Island as a SOAB HP entry. QSL via OH6RX. He will
be here until May 27th.
E21CJN - Thamrougsan/E21CJN was active
from Thailand as a SOSB(15m) HP entry. QSL via W3PP.
E21EIC - Champ/E21EIC was active from
Thailand as a SOSB (15m) entry. QSL via E21EIC.
HS0GBI/2 Cy/HS0GBI was active from
Thailand as a SOSB(40m) LP entry. QSL via home callsign.
HS4BPQ/9 - Yong/HS4BPQ was active from
Thailand as a SOSB (20m) entry. QSL via E21EIC.
LU5FF - Javi/LU5FF was active as a SOAB
LP entry. QSL via EA7JX.
OD5/OK1MU - Pavel/OK1MU was active from
Beirut as a SO HP entry. This will be his last contest
from Lebanon. He will go QRT about August 1st. QSL via
the Bureau or direct via OKDX Foundation or OK1TN.
PX2W - Hamilton/PY2YU was active from
Brazil as a SOSB (15m) entry. QSL via: Hamilton Oliveira
Martins, Rua Rui Coelho de Oliveira Filho, 131, Jd.
Panorama, 18030-020 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
R300SP - Operators RW1AC, RV1AW, RA1AIP
and UA1ARX were active from Russia as a Multi/2 entry.
Also, celebrating 300 years of Saint-Petersburg. QSL via
RU1AE.
SI9AM - Operators SM3CER, SM3CVM, SM3EAE
and SM3FJF were active from Sweden as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via SM3CVM, direct to CBA or via the bureau.
TI5N - Bill/W8QZA was active from Costa
Rica as a SOAB QRP entry. QSL via W3HNK.
TK/S52A - Franc/S59AA was active from
Corsica as a SOAB LP entry. QSL via S59AA.
TM7A - Laurent/F8BBL is authorized to
use this callsign from France between May 24th and June
7th, and during the contest. After the contest, look for
activity on HF + WARC and 6m. (CW/SSB/ RTTY/FM). QSL via
F8BBL (Bureau or direct).
TO5AA - Activity is from FM5BH's QTH on
Martinique as a SOAB HP entry. QSL via RW3RN. QSL direct
by E-mail request if worked 3 or more QSO in the contest.
E-mail address is: RW3RN@tmb.ru
VC1R - Andy/AE6Y was active from VE1JF's
QTH in Nova Scotia during the WPX CW Contest. QSL to
VE1JF.
VC6A - Gary/VA7RR was active from the
VE6JY station as a SOSB (20m) entry. QSL via VA7RR.
VC6X - Bill/VE6BF was active from the
VE6JY station as a SOSB (15m) entry. QSL via VE6BF.
YM2ZF - TA2ZF (ex-M0SDX) and UA9CLB were
active from Istanbul, Asiatic Turkey, as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via UT2UB.
ZM1A - Operators ZL3CW, ZL1GO and
ZL1GO(JA4EKO) were active on all bands. QSL via ZL1AMO.
ADDED NOTES - Visit Bill's, NG3K,
"Announced DX Operations" Web page for QSL and upcoming
DX/Contest activity at: http://www.ng3k.com.
Zrinko, DL/VE3ZIL, informs OPDX to look for
fresh QSL info from the CQ WPX CW Contest to be published on the
following Web page on Tuesday, only two days after the end of the
contest. Please visit: http://www.contesting.info.
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