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DX Bulletin No. 619 BID: $OPDX.619 July 21, 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, 13th/July, through
Sunday, 20th/July there were 209 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, EA,
EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK,
FM, FO, FO/a, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC,
HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, JA, JD/m, JD/o,
JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ,
OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5,
T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK,
UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, 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).
THE NODXA "Radio For Apollo" PROJECT UPDATE
(by Editor Tedd, KB8NW). Let me first say "HOW I AM
IMPRESSED" with the DX community. Ten minutes after last
week's bulletin was released, pledges were coming in quickly. In
24 hours, close to 1000 USD were pledged with three associations
stating they would contribute something. Some individuals also
stated they would donate more, if needed. The members of NODXA
say "THANK YOU". However, the NODXA project is now on
hold. Something is in the works and currently can not be
publicized just yet. Details are forthcoming. Monk Apollo is
aware of the ham community's efforts to help put him back on the
air. He is also very grateful and prays for the ham community.
Please stay tuned for updates. Once again, I thank the DX
community. 73 de Tedd KB8NW (President of NODXA and Editor of the
OPDX)
3B8, MAURITIUS. Mart, DL6UAA, informs OPDX
that Jacky, 3B8CF, is now active on RTTY everyday (except
weekends) between 1300-1430z on 15 meters (around 21083-21084
kHz). He has repaired his old TONO-7000 and is now active. NA
stations try 0300z on 14084 kHz (That's the time before he goes
to work).
3C0, ANNOBON ISLAND (Update). Operators
Franz/DJ9ZB/3C0F, Elmo/EA5BYP/3C0A, Victor/EA5FO/3C0R and
Vicente/EA5YN/3C0V will be active from Annobon Island, between
September 27th and October 10th. Activity will be on all
modes/bands CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK, some SSTV and 160-6 meters. They
hope to have at least two stations on the air 24 hours a day.
Mounting this DXpedition is an expensive operation for operators.
Any donations to help the operators, as small as it may be, will
be gratefully appreciated and can be sent via the DX Club Tabarca
Island, c/o President Elmo EA5BYP, P.O. Box 3097, 03080 Alicante,
Spain. E-mail is: cayuco@telefonica.net.
Any additional donations included with your QSL card requests
will be much appreciated. They would like to say thanks in
advance. QSL via DJ9ZB.
7P8, LESOTHO (Update/Now Active). The Lone
Star DX Association and the Texas DX Society's 7P8 DXpedition is
now active until July 25th. The team includes: Charles Frost,
K5LBU/7P8CF; Igor Zdorov of Minneapolis, MN, W0IZ/7P8IZ; Dave
Anderson of Ashville, NC, K4SV/7P8DA; Madison Jones of Houston,
TX, W5MJ/7P8MJ; Neil King of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia,
Canada VA7DX/7P8NK; Tom Anderson of Colleyville, TX, WW5L/7P8TA;
and Elizabeth White of Missouri City, TX, KA2UCA/7P8EW. Operators
K4SV and VA7DX will also be operating from 3DA after 7P8. Their
callsigns will be 3DA0SV for Dave Anderson/K4SV and 3DA0WC for
Neil King/VA7DX. Larry Alkoff, N2LA, and his XYL Karen, K2DXV, of
Austin who had joined the team withdrew from the DXpedition
because of construction on their new home near Austin. Activity
will be on all bands/modes. QSL via their home callsigns. They
now have two Web pages for DXers to monitor updates for the
DXpedition and on-line logs search. The web pages are: http://www.k4sv.com/lesotho.html
and http://www.amsatnet.com/7p8.html..
To help pay shipping expenses of donated equipment, the team is
selling a commemorative T-shirt like the one the team will be
wearing on its QSL card. Short sleeve shirts in sizes Medium
through X-Large are 20 USD and a limited number of long sleeve
shirt in XXL and XL are aviable at 25 USD. Stateside and
Canadaian postage is included in the cost. Add 5 USD for DX
airmail delivery. Order through Frost or Tom Anderson via their
callbook addresses.
9A, CROATIA (Croatian Island and IOTA Activity).
Members from Radio club "Josipovac" (9A3QB, 9A3SO,
9A3IQ, 9A7DCO, 9A7BFR, ...) will participate in IOTA contest
under 9A6K, from the Island of Kakan (EU-170). Before and after
contest (on July 24-31st), they plan to activate (under 9A6K/p),
the next following Croatian IOCA islands (mainly EU-170):
C6, BAHAMAS. Ian, N8IK, will be active as
C6AMK Coco Cay, Bahamas, August 8-9th. Activity will be 40 meters
CW only. QSL via N8IK.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Operators Robert/N0RN,
Vance/N5VL, Igor/W0IZ, Joe/KO4RR, Andrea/K5AAH (YL), Alan/K5AB
and Dale/VE7SV will be active this week as CY9A from July 24th to
August 2nd. Their announced suggested frequencies are:
SUPERSTATION RENTAL (PEI DX Lodge).
Robby/VY2SS and Ken/K6LA/VY2TT are pleased to announce
the opening of the Prince Edward Island (PEI) DX Lodge -
Rental Superstation. Check this out at: http://www.peidxlodge.com.
Charles Harpole, HS0ZCW, reports that he
will have within the next 6 to 8 months a ham shack
rental in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a single room air
conditioned condo with American style bath on the top
(14th) floor of a large condo building in north-central
Bangkok, about 20 minutes from the airport. Automobile
parking all around the condo. There are plenty of taxis.
There is a very large food court and other shops as a
part of the complex. The radio is TS-50S with separate
memory keyer, Bencher, Heil, and IBM laptop, with an all
band wire antenna for now. Bringing your transmitter into
Thailand is not legal without declaring it upon arrival
and waiting a month or more for approval of it. Operating
licenses can be obtained in advance by writing (for
citizens of USA, UK, and a few other countries) via
recripocal agreements. Contact Charles directly for more
details if you are planning a stop-over in Bangkok in the
future. His E-mail address is: k4vud@hotmail.com.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Operators
Barry/ZS1FJ/G4MFW/ZL1MFW, Phil/G3SWH and Deon/ZS1ZL continue to
be active for the rest of the week (July 26th) as FO/G4MFW and
FO/G35WH (Yes, FO/G"35"WH. It seems the FO authorities
misread the "S" for a "5" on Phil's
license.). Remember, QSL FO/G4MFW to ZS1FJ and FO/G35WH to G3SWH.
GJ2/MJ0, JERSEY. Look for Rich, K2WR, as GJ2A
in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Single-Op/High
Power/Mixed/24h/Island entry. Also, look for him to use GJ2A
again in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL both operations via
GJ3DVC or GJ Bureau. Look for some activity outside of the
contest (before and after) as MJ0AWR, mainly on CW. QSL MJ0AWR to
K2WR direct or via W2 Bureau.
HA5, HUNGARY. Robert, PA3GEO, will be active
as HA5ORP from July 28th through August 13th. Activity will be on
all HF bands on CW/SSB. He will use mobile whip antennas and also
a wire openline dipole. His radio will be a FT-757 GX-II w/100
watts. QSL via PA3GEO to the QSL Bureau.
HI3, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Operators ON4IQ,
ON4QX, HI8ROX and HI3TEJ will be active as HI3/ON4IQ in the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Multi-One entry (IOTA NA-096).
QSL via ON4IQ.
IOTA NEWS (Remember, the RSGB IOTA Contest is this
weekend!)...
CONTEST. Ric, DL2VFR, reports that 78
stations are listed so far for the contest on the Web
page at: http://www.iota-post.com. German
participants are:
EU-042 Sylt Island. DJ5DT/p via bureau EU-042 Pellworm DL4OK/p via bureau EU-057 Greifswalder Oie DL0HGW/p via
bureau EU-057 Ruegen DF3UFW/p via bureau EU-128 Fehmarn DJ7AO via bureau EU-128 Fehmarn DL5KUA via bureau EU-129 Usedom DL0KWH/p via bureau
AF-036. Members of URE and the Armed
Forces Radio club will be on Chafarinas Islands July
23-28th. They will be participating in the IOTA Contest,
and outside the contest they will be on the air on all
bands from 80-2 meters on SSB, CW and RTTY. The team
members are: EA4BT, EA7AAW, EA7JB, EA7TL, EA9NP and
EB4EPJ. The callsign to be used on HF is EG9IC, and on 6
meters they will use EH9IC. A online log search will be
available after the DXpedition at: http://www.ure.es.
QSL via EA4URE.
AS-NEW. There has been an announcement
that a new IOTA will be activated in October this year.
It will be from Vietnam (3W) and the last new island from
3W-land. The callsign to be used is XV3C. More details
are forthcoming.
AS-072. Look for Rich, 9M2/G4ZFE/p, to
be active from Pulau Pangkor, Western Malaysia, in the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Single-OP/CW/Low
Power entry. QSL via G4ZFE (direct preferred).
AS-136. Students from the amateur radio
club station at Shanghai Jiaotong University (BY4AJT)
will be active as BI4HS from Hengsha Island, July
25-28th. Look for them in the IOTA Contest. Suggested
frequencies are (+/-):
EU-001. Operators SV5FRB, SV5FRD, SV5FRP
and the Scouts amateurs from Pserimos Island (only 17
people are permanent habitants) will be active as J45FRE
in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a
Multi-Op/DXpedition entry. QSL via SV5FRD.
EU-016. Look for S50R and S50K to be
active from the Island of Vis (Croatia) in the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via S50R. For more info,
visit: http://lea.hamradio.si/~s50r/.
EU-038. Look for DJ1YFK to be active as
PA/DJ1YFK/P from Texel Island during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All Band/CW/12h
entry. QSL via DJ1YFK, 100% via the Bureau.
EU-052. Kostas, SV1DPI, will be active
as SV1DPI/p from Zante Island, July 25th to August 3rd.
He is going there for a vacation, but will try to be
active some hours and participate in the IOTA Contest.
QSL preferable via bureau.
EU-057. Look for DL0HGW/p on
Greifswalder Oie (GIA O-012, WLH-0114) to be active in
the IOTA Contest. QSL via bureau. For more details: http://www.radiosport.de.
EU-070. Look for Christian, F8HJV, to be
active as F8HJV/p from Levant Island (DIFM ME012), from
July 25th to the end of August. His frequencies and mode:
mainly 40 and 20 meters SSB. This will be a vacationning
style operation, but Christian will enter a little bit in
the IOTA Contest. Go easy on Christian, he is not used to
pile-ups. QSL via his home callsign.
EU-088. Operators OZ2TF, OZ7KDJ and OZ9V
will activate Anholt Island (Reference Number for the
Dansk Island Award NK-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 26-27th). Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB.
Callsign will be OZ8MW/P.
EU-091. Members from the Salento DX Team
(A.R.I. Sezione di Lecce) will activate Isola Grande
(I.I.A. LE-001) as IZ7AUH/p in the IOTA Contest as a
Multi-Op entry. Operators are: Frank/IZ7AUH,
Alfredo/IK7JWX, Elvira/IV3FSG, Michele/IK7FPX,
Angelo/IZ7CTE (CW) and Enzo/I7PXV (CW). QSL via home
callsign, bureau or direct. The operators outside of the
IOTA Contest will be active also on 6 meters (JN80WG) and
on the WARC bands.
EU-114. Look for GU8D on Guernsey Island
to be active in the IOTA Contest. QSL via G3LZQ.
EU-137. Operators SM7BHM and SM7GXR will
be active as SK7A/P from Lindoe Island in the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 26-27th) as a SSB entry. QSL via SK7BQ.
EU-146. Four Dutch amateurs will be
active as PA6Z from the Island of Goeree during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). PA6Z will be active on 80-10
meters on SSB only. QSL is via PA1KW: Bert v. Holst, Ien
Dalessingel 357, 7207 LJ Zutphen, The Netherlands.
EU-146. For the third year in a row
PI4HQ will be active in the IOTA Contest. The original
group with PA7BT, ON4IA, ON5UM, ON6CC and ON6NL got a lot
of support and will activate Schouwen Island. On the days
prior to the contest the crew will be active under their
own callsign/PA. They will enter the contest as a
Multi/Single station. They hope to be in the top-ten
again and hope to improve their last year's 8th position!
For some pictures of their last year's trip, visit the
Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/on5ll. QSL is OK
via the bureau or to Peter, PA3CAL.
EU-149. Operators Jaak/ES1FB and
Oleg/ES1RA will be active from Rammu Island, July
25-27th, as ES1FB/2 and ES1RA/2. QSL via their home
callsigns.
EU-174. Panos, SV8DTL, will be active in
the IOTA Contest from Thasos Island.
EU-178. The team of ES2QH/Aarne,
ES2NA/Andy, ES1DW/Tom, ES2RJ/Tom, ES2EZ/Jerry and
ES2TGO/Harry will be active as ES2WX from the small
Island of Kihnu, July 25th through August 4th. Activity
will include the RSGB IOTA Contest and the Estonian Open
Field Day. Operations will be on HF (for IOTA Contest and
VUSHF skeds), 50, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz. QSL VUSHF QSOs
via ES2RJ and HF QSO via ES2NA.
NA-067. Jon, WB8YJF, will be active from
Ocracoke Island, NC, (USI NC001S) as WB8YJF/NA67 from
July 20-27th. This will include the IOTA Contest.
Activity will be on CW, RTTY, and some SSB. QSL via
direct if possible (FAST turnaround!).
NA-127. John, VE1JS, will be active from
Brier Island, in Southwest Nova Scotia during the IOTA
contest July 26-27th. QSL direct to: John Scott, General
Delivery, Sandy Cove, NS, Canada B0V 1E0 or via the VE1
Bureau. No other QSL routes will work. All cards will be
answered in the same way as they are received.
NA-128. Nenad, VE3EXY, will once again
head back to Orleans Island. This time it will be for the
IOTA contest. He will be there from July 24th to July
26th (1600z) using the callsign CK2/VE3EXY/P. Activity
will be on the contest frequencies and no low bands. This
will be your last chance to work him from this island
because he will not go there any time soon. QSL via
VE3EXY. For those who are interested in the Canadian
Islands Award, Orleans Island has the CISA reference
number QC007. QSL cards are already printed, and the CISA
number is on his QSL card.
NA-140. Operators K3PFW, W3PP, W2GJ,
N3PT, KW3Z, WV8RS, KD3IH, N3WYN, KB3HTA and KB3HTF will
be active as W3TBG from the Smith Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Multi-Op/High Power
entry. They will be active from the fire station using a
beam and dipole antennas. QSL via W3TBG.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY...
Ray Knuth, KB8ZYY, is expected to be
active from Ausable Pierhead Lighthouse (USA 929) during
the lighthouse weekend (August 16-17th). The lighthouse
is in Ausable Township (Iosco County), Michigan, at the
mouth of the Ausable River. Activity will be on CW/SSB on
the suggested frequencies for the lighthouse event. QSL
to KB8ZYY with a SASE.
Operators EA6LP/Juan, EA6YW/Gori,
EA6DD/Biel and DK4TP/Herbert will activate Cap Salinas
Lighthouse (BAL-070) as ED6LGH from the southern most
part of Mallorca Island (EU-004), August 15-17th. QSL via
bureau or EA6LP.
MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Once again MD4K will be
active in the 2003 IOTA Contest. Operators this year are G0HSS,
G1GEY, G3NKC, G4MJS, G4XUM and M0BEW, gratefully assisted by
GD4GNH and GD0TEP. Please check out their Web page at: http://www.md4k.com.
QSL cards can be sent direct or via bureau to G3NKC (Chestnut
House, 510 Crewe Rd, Wistaston, Crewe. CW2 6PS); or requested on
line through the Web page (no card necessary!)
P4, ARUBA. By the time you read this, Colin,
KU5B, will be active as KU5B/P4 or P40CJ now through July 24th.
He will be operating from his hotel and various contest
locations. Equipment used will be a Yaesu FT-840 w/100 watts into
a dipole at the hotel. Activity will be on 10, 15, 20, and 40
meters both SSB and CW, with a main emphasis on CW. QSL via KU5B
with SASE. His Web site is at: http://www.qsl.net/ku5b.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
4U1UN QSLS. Your editor saw Jerry,
WB8LFO, over the past weekend and asked him about the QSL
cards and logs for 4U1UN. Jerry told your editor he is in
the process of moving to Flordia and that "ALL"
logs (1986-1996) have been returned to the UN. All QSL
requests for those years should be QSLed via the
following address. DO NOT send QSL cards to WB8LFO, only
to: Box 3873, Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163
USA.
Patrick, WD9EWK, informs OPDX that he is
the QSL Manager for several stations, in addition to
activity with his own personal callsigns WD9EWK and
VA7EWK. Here is a current list of the stations who have
WD9EWK for their QSL route: 4A2Q (3-4 May 2003 only),
AY8XW (2002 only), KG6OJZ, L20E (say
"Lima-Two-Zero-Echo"), LU3XQ, LU5ER, LU5EVK,
LU5XPZ, LU6XQ, LU7JA, LU9XT, W9K (August 2002 only),
XE2BOA, XE2BSS, XE2TG, XE2TPJ, and XE2VAS. Patrick has
received the 4A2Q QSL cards from the printer over the
past weekend and mailed out the first batch of those
cards - going to hams in the USA and Mexico, July 14th.
The cards are the folding type, similar to those used on
other DXpeditions in the recent past. More 4A2Q cards,
going to XE hams, will be mailed from a Mexican post
office on July 18th. Those who sent a card for 4A2Q
without an SASE or something for paying the return
postage will get a card shortly, now that he has some
spare "green stamps". There is more information
about 4A2Q on the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/4a2q/.
Marco XE2TG, of Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora
(south of the US state of Arizona, or for grid hunters
DL49), has accepted Patrick's offer to be his QSL
Manager. Marco enjoys CW, and especially enjoys operating
on 6m and 160m. He was one of the operators at 4A2Q,
doing CW from there. Patrick has his 2003 logs through
last week, and he will receive updates from him
regularly. If you need a QSO confirmed from previous
years - or even with his previous callsign, XE2TSG - he
can do that as well. Patrick can receive cards through
the QSL bureau system, or directly at (the same address
as on QRZ.com, Buckmaster, and the FCC database): Patrick
Stoddard, 6938 W. Palo Verde Drive, Glendale, AZ
85303-4405 USA. He maintains a Web page with his QSL
Manager information at: http://www.qsl.net/wd9ewk/qsl-mgr.html.
TZ, MALI (Update). The intenrational team
going to Bamako, Mali, August 12-22nd, have announced that their
callsign for the operation will be TZ6RD. The QSL Manager will be
EA4URE the Spanish National Bureau. Currently, operators confirm
are: XE1L, N6TQS, I8NHJ, EA5RM, EA5RD, EA5KY and EA5XX.
VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Three members of the
Florida DXpedition Group (FDXPG), Bob/K9MDO/VP2MDO,
William/N2WB/VP2MWB, and Bill/W4WX/VP2MHX will be on Montserrat
July 22-29th. They each will have their own station set up and
will operate most bands and modes. QSL VP2MDO and VP2MHX via
their home callsigns and VP2MWB via N2OO only. Please send SASE
if you want direct reply.
VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Mike Foster who
used to have the callsign VP2V/7Q7FM now has the new callsign
VP2VFM. He was heard this week on 14200 kHz at 0102z. QSL is ONLY
DIRECT to G0IAS (with return postage please).
VP6, PITCAIRN ISLAND. Lyle Burgoyne, VP6LJ,
is back on the island. He used to serve as priest on the island
for two years in the mid 90's. He is expected to be there for at
least one year. Over the past fews weeks, he has been active on
20 meters SSB. Watch 14190, 14245 and 14268 kHz after 0500z
(sometimes earlier).
W0DXCC 2003 CONVENTION. The doors of the
Bloomington, Minnesota, Holiday Inn on Highway 35W and 94th
Street will open to Amateur radio operators with DX in mind on
October 18th at 8 AM. Well-known W0-DX speakers will be featured!
CQ Hall of Fame Inductee and "Mr. W0DXCC 2002" Glenn
Johnson, W0GJ, will speak on his experiences with four-square
antennas and will offer us the latest news from Bhutan, and Ralph
Fedor, K0IR, will present a seminar on his DXpeditions to various
rare and very rare Antarctic DX Entities. Radio City, Mounds
View, will present a fascinating demo comparing today's top
radios and Timewave Technology will demonstrate the art of
digital signal processing technology. Other outstanding speakers
already booked for the Convention include K9LA, Carl
Leutzelschwab with an intriguing talk on the challenges of
W0-land propagation and W0IZ, Igor Zdorov, with a presentation on
his DXpedition exploits to rare African and Asian DX Entities.
"We are adding more great speakers and will be releasing the
information shortly", Chairman Lou Sica, AC0X, reports. The
Convention will conclude with a 7PM Banquet at the Holiday Inn
with a Keynote Speaker. Details for the Convention can be
requested by E-mailing w0dxcc@w0dxcc.com
or sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: W0DXCC 2003, PO
Box 390633, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439-0633. Information is
also available on the W0DXCC 2003 home page at: http://www.w0dxcc.com.
XU, CAMBODIA (An IOTA and possibly XW!).
Jaak, ES1FB, reports he will go to Shianoukville, Cambodia, from
October 19-28th. His callsign will be XU7ACE, and he plans to be
active in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a Single- Op/All Band
entry. He also plans to be active as XU7ACV from Koh Poah Island
(IOTA AS-133), October 21-23rd. Plans also include a trip to
Vientienne, Laos, October 30th through November 4th. Possible
callsign is XW1FB (?). QSL all operations to his home callsign
ES1FB. For updates and a log search, visit the Web page at: http://www.hot.ee/xu7ace.
XZ, MYANMAR. Sigi, DL7DF, reports, "We
actually had a special target in Africa for our 2003 DXpedition,
however we ran into trouble getting the license. But we will go
to another country instead - Myanmar, XZ. Myanmar is not amongst
the top 10 of the most needed DXCC entities anymore but we hope
for a success anyway." Operators DL7BO, DL7UFR, DL7DF,
DL7KL, DJ6TF, DK1BT, DL4WK and plus two of their XYLs are
planning to be active as XZ7A between September 30th and October
17th. They will have four stations active from two different
operating places. One of the places is in the capitol, the other
one in a sea village. The location in the capitol is very
promising because they will be using a roof on a 25m high
building. Their planned activity will be on 160-6 meters, CW,
SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. They will have two linears, beams, a
Titanex V80 vertical, a R7 plus a 6m yagi. On this operation they
will be emphasizing the low bands because the last activity was
in 1998 and 2000. Pilots will once again be Bernd/DF3CB and
Floyd/N5FG. Updated news, online logs and pictures, will be
available during the DXpedition at: http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/.
YJ, VANUATU (Update to OPDX.617). Trent,
VK4TI, informs OPDX that the team who will be active as YJ0X in
the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest, intends to be in YJ8-land
roughly 4 days prior and two days after the contest. They intend
to leave the antenna at the site for future operators. He also
mentions Les, VK3WA, is an excellent CW op, and they have had
requests for RTTY. Their main focus was for the CQWW Contest as
well as sightseeing. However, it does look like Vanuatu is a bit
more needed than they thought by judging by the E-mails received
here since the posting of their operation. QSL via VK4TI, using
the QRZ.com address.
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