The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 621 BID: $OPDX.621 August 4, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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SPECIAL ADVANCE NOTICE FROM THE EDITOR (by KB8NW):
There will be "NO BULLETIN" for August 18th and
(probably) 25th. Linda and I will be heading south first to
Tennesee to drop-off/move my daughter to Middle Tennesee State
University (MTSU) and then off to Biloxi, Mississippi. I really
need this break to rest up and I hope that lying in the sun on
the beach will help bring back some of my strength. However,
PLEASE continue to send your DX info to me. TNXS and GUD DX de
Tedd KB8NW
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 27th/July, through
Sunday, 3rd/August there were 209 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE,
CE0A, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6,
EA8, EA9, EI, EK, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO,
FP, FR, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK,
HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT,
JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX,
LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PY, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, T9,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6,
VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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, 3XY1L, continues to be
active. This past week he was mainly on 15 meters usually between
21280-21285 kHz (sometimes lower around 21208 kHz) as early as
1230z and as late as 1900z. He has also been heard on 7060 kHz
after 2100z. QSL via UY5XE.
5H, TANZANIA (Help Needed). Paul/K1XM (5H1F)
and Charlotte/KQ1F will be active and will try to have many radio
club students at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) join
them in this year's CQWW SSB Contest as 5I3A. They will be a
Multi-Multi entry. Charlotte and Paul will arrive a few days
early, set up stations, and start educating students as they have
time. Paul figures they will need to teach a bit of geography,
propagation, operating, contest rules, how to use the contesting
software, strategy, pile-up handling, phonetics, etc.... They
will have three radios with them. They will bring extra
headphones and splitters, so they can operate with the students
listening and then swap off and have a student operate while they
listen. However, Paul is looking for other "stuff" and
some ideas. They don't have enough headsets. Does anyone have a
Heil headset they are interested in selling? This is a good
opportunity to buy a new Proset + and unload your old set. They
could also use a stand-alone voice keyer or two. He is also in
need of some ideas for antennas. The existing log periodic is a
good start, but he needs enough for six bands and three radios.
Any aluminum must fit in a 4' golf club carrying case. He thinks
they will be using the top of a building. Rotators are probably
too heavy. If someone is interested in joining this operation,
that is a possibility. The safari opportunities in Tanzania are
incredible. Check out the following Web page to see some of the
photos Paul and Charlotte took during their 2001 operation. They
plan to leave the antennas and enough accessories that the
TS-140S can be used as a contest station. Paul states,
"There are a group of college students who were enthusiastic
enough that they got licenses. They are young and learn fast. If
our operation is succesful we hope that the DIT club will
continue to operate in contests and the members will be
comfortable getting on the air." If you can help Paul out
with accessories/antennas, send an E-mail to: youngp@hp.com.
5W, SAMOA. By the time you read this, look
for operators 9A6XX, M0GMT, K9YO, N1SNB and 9K2RR to be active
from now through August 14th. Their callsigns were not yet known
as this was being typed. They will have two stations active with
activity on 160-6 meters, SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via N1SNB.
7Q, MALAWI. Nick, G4FAL, will be on a family
holiday and will be active during short periods as 7Q7NT from
Blantyre, August 13-30th. Most of his activity will be mainly on
20 and 15 meters CW/SSB.
8Q, MALDIVES. Uwe, DJ9HX, will be active as
8Q7HX from Lhaviyani Atoll, now through August 16th. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. E-mail
requests for bureau cards are welcome by sending QSO info to: dj9hx@darc.de.
BQ9P, PRATAS ISLAND. The Chinese Taipei
Amateur Radio League (CTARL) is planning to head back to Pratas
Island in coming October. Paul, BV4FH, reports that they need 4
experienced foreign operator for this DXpedition. If anyone is
interested, please contact Paul, BV4FH, as soon as possible for
more details and freight schedule arrangements for Pratas Island.
His E-mail address is: bv4fh@ms2.hinet.net.
CO0, CUBA (Special Event). Look for special
event station CO0R to be on the air from Santiago de Cuba City,
August 9-10th, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of
Cuban national hero Jose Marti. Activity will be on CW, SSB and
digital modes (bands of activity were not provided). All QSLs
will be sent automtically via bureau.
FG, GUADELOUPE. A group of Spanish operators
will be active from here between September 23rd and October 9th.
Activity will include an entry in the CQWW RTTY Contest. Before
and after the contest, operators will be on SSB/RTTY/PSK31/SSTV.
Operators will be EB2DTP, EA2RU and EA2RY. Look for them to sign
homecall/FG or FG/homecall. QSL via EA2RY.
IOTA NEWS...
EU-030. Ric, DL2VFR, will be active as
OZ/DL2VFR from Bornholm Island (BO-001 for the Danish
Islands Award) between now and August 15th. Activity will
be mainly CW on the HF bands with some SSB and 6 meters.
QSL via his home callsign, direct or bureau.
EU-123. Derek/GM0HLV and Chris/GM3WOJ
will be active as GS2MP/P on Saturday/Sunday, August
16-17th, from the Island of Stroma, off the coast of
Orkney (58.7N, 3.1W; IOSA ref. SC02, and Scotia ref.
DI34). Operation will be from the Stroma Lighthouse
(SCO228) to coincide with the Lighthouses weekend.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB/CW, including the
WARC bands, with 2 separate stations active. No skeds or
lists or "last two" callers please. QSL via
N3SL.
EU-166. Operators IK8PGM/9, IT9EJE/P,
IT9EJW/P, IT9HLN/P and IW9HDS/P were expected to be
active this past weekend from Pietra di Patti (IIA
ME-030). However, due to bad weather conditions this
operations has been rescheduled for August 9-10th.
Operator IW9HDS/P is expected to be on AO-40 and other
satellites. The team was also try to activate IT9FCC/P
from Scoglio di Patti (EU-166, new one for the Italian
Islands Award: ME-038). The Web page for this operation
is at: http://www.printed.it/patti.html.
QSLs are via IT9EJW: Alfio Bonanno. P. O. Box 18 - 95028,
Valverde (CT), Italy (or via bureau).
JW, SVALBARD. Operators LA7QI and LA8AW will
operate from Spitsbergen as JW7QI and JW8AW, respectively, from
September 16-22nd. Also, look for them to be in the SAC CW
Contest as JW8D. QSLs for JW7QI and JW8D are via LA7QI and JW8AW
via LA8AW, bureau or direct. Remember, that SASE requires 2 USD
or 1 IRC (new).
JX, JAN MAYEN (Update/Op Cancelled!). Ove,
LA2IJ, informs OPDX that he is sorry to announce that his trip to
JX-land has been cancelled because of transportation problems.
The plane has not been able to land at Jan Mayen airfield the
last two weeks due to thick fog. He states, "I did see the
island quite well on Thursday, but the plane could not come down.
It is almost sure that I will not go to JX this year, but hope to
be able to go next year." Ove also states that there are
only eight (8) flights going to Jan Mayen during one year. His
possible next trip will be announced when plans are final. Ove's
visit to JX is not a DXpedition; he has work to do and only
operates ham radio in his spare time.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Cory/N1WON and
David/WA4ET will be active as KG4CM and KG4DP, respectively, from
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (NA-015), from August 14-21st. Activity will
be 80-6 meters, SSB, RTTY and PSK. Please QSL KG4CM to N5FTR and
KG4DP to WA4ET. Reminder: Please do not send cards for this event
to the bureau. There is no KG4 bureau for Guantanamo Bay. Please
QSL as directed to receive QSL cards.
KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Jake, N6XIV/KH9, was quite
active this past weekend on 40 meters. He used several
frequencies (7085, 7227-28, 7231 and 7243 kHz) between
7000-0845z. QSL via K2FF.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY...
Operators from Gainesville, FL, area ham
clubs and the University of Florida will activate the
Cedar Key Lighthouse (WLH# 2741, USA #745) on Seahorse
Key (IOTA NA-076) in Levy County using the call W4L
during the International Lighthouse/Lightship weekend,
August 16-17th. There will be SSB/CW activity mainly on
the HF bands with a possibility of some 6 meters. This is
only the second time that a radio operation has been
allowed from the Cedar Key lighthouse at Seahorse Key
which is a closed wildlife sanctuary. QSL via W4DFU:
University of Florida, Box J-12 JHMHC, Gainesville, FL
32610 USA.
Look for Dov, 4Z4DX, to be active during
the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (August
16-17th) as 4Z4DX/LH from Jaffa Lighthouse (ARLHS
ISR-005, Grid Loc. KM72). QSL via his home callsign
(QRZ.com).
MOUNTAIN POLAR RADIO EXPEDITION. The Russian
Robinson Club (RRC) plans to be active as R3RRC/9 from August
14-25th, from the Polar Ural Mountains (RM-02-01 for Russian
Mountains Award). Their activity will be on HF and VHF bands. For
more information regarding Russian Mountains Award, please visit
the Web page (in Russian) at: http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/rma.htm.
QSL via UA3SGV: Andy Blinushov, P.B. 180, Ryazan-35, Russia,
390035.
PACIFIC OPERATION (H44/H40/P29). Dan, JA1PBV,
will be active as H44V from Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon
Islands, between August 5-9th. He will team up with Kazuo, P29KM,
as H40V from Temotu Province (OC-100), August 11-16th. Dan will
also sign P29SI from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (OC-034)
before going back to Japan around August 20th.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
QSL 5B4AGM via RW3RN (only for 2003 IOTA
Contest). RW3RN's address is: Alex Kuznetsov, Box 57,
Tambov-23, 392023 Russia.
Nilay, TA3YJ, informs OPDX that she has
sent out QSL cards for TA3YJ, TA3YJ/0, TA3YJ/3, TA3YJ/4,
TA3YJ/LH, SV1/TA3YJ, LZ2/TA3YJ, TA3J, TA3J/0, TA3J/1,
TA3J/3, TA3J/4, TA3J/LH, SV1/TA3J, LZ1/TA3J, LZ2/TA3J,
YM3BU, YM3ATA, YM3SV, YM75TA, YM21TA, YM3LZ/WPX2000 and
YM3LZ/WAE2000 to the QSL Bureaus of Austria, Belarus,
Canada (RAC National Incoming QSL Bureau), Denmark,
Finland, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Hungary, Lithuania,
Norway, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia,
Sweden, Switzerland and U.S.A. (W1, W2,W3, W4, WA4, W5,
W6, W7, W8, W9, W0, KH6, Alaska, Puerto Rico and US
Virgin Islands) direct July 29th.
SV5, DODECANESE. Uli, DJ9XB, will be active
as J45XB in the CQ/RJ Worldwide DX RTTY Contest (September
27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m) entry. QSL via DJ9XB.
T33, BANABA ISLAND (Update). An international
team of 20 operators will be active as T33C during the first two
weeks of April 2004 (April 4-16th). They will have 6 HF stations
on the air (3 CW and 3 SSB), plus a separate 6 meter/AO-40 and
separate HF digital mode station. Activity will be on 160-6
meters, satellite, CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and some SSTV. They have
arranged a suitable vessel named "Te Toobe" to take the
equipment and them safely to and from Banaba Island (a 2 day trip
from Tarawa, Kiribati). The T33C license and landing permission
has been granted. Operators are: Frank/DL4KQ, Greg/DF2IC,
Bernd/DL5OAB, Rob/PA5ET, Ronald/PA3EWP, Alan/AD6E, Bill/AK0A,
Richard/N6KT, Flo/F5CWU, Bob/N4CD, Eugene/RK3AD, Tom/GM4FDM,
Hrane/YT1AD, Krassimir/K1LZ, Doug/N6TQS, Jeff/K1ZM, Vojislav,
Will/K6ND and Andrea/IK1PMR. QSL Manager will be Rob Snieder,
PA5ET. Some of the team members will arrive early and enter the
CQ WPX SSB Contest from T30-land in March 2004. For updates,
visit the Web page at: http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004.
Contributions may be made to the "Island DXpedition"
fund via:
1) Bob Voss, N4CD, 3133 Charring Cross, Plano, TX 75025 USA
2) Flo Moudar, F5CWU, 25 Rue Du Castel Salis, 37100 Tours, France
3) Via wire-transfer, ask Flo, F5CWU at: f5cwu@qsl.net
4) Individual contributions can be done using PAYPAL: Account: pa5et@muurkrant.com
V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Joe, VE3BW, will be
active as V47CA from St. Kitts (NA-104) between October 18-26th.
His activity will include an entry in the CQWW SSB Contest (Oct
25-26th). QSL via VE3BW, using the address on QRZ.com.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Matt, IK2SGC,
will be active as VP5/IK2SGC from North Caicos Island from August
9-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters SSB and 6 meters. QSL
via the bureau.
YI, IRAQ. Steve, OM3JW, informs OPDX that his
son Mike, OM2DX, has obtained from the Iraqi PTT (thanks to Fred
Matos, W3ICM) his personal callsign YI/OM2DX and the special
callsign YI2X only for contests. He will be active for the next
three years from the Slovak Ambassy in Baghdad. Mike has with him
two transceivers: TS-850SAT and IC-706. Also, a power amplifier,
L4B, is on the way to Baghdad. He is currently only using 100
watts and a FD4 antenna. Mike has also erected a 20m high
vertical for 80 and 160 meters and a 8 element LP for 20-10
meters. He will be active on CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31 on 160-6 meters.
He was heard over the past week on 40/30/17 meters CW between
1345-1800z. QSL for both callsigns (also his activity as YI1BGD)
is via his father OM3JW.
YI, IRAQ. Plenty of activity from here over
the last week. Willie, YI/KV4EB, provided some SSB QSOs on 17
meters and some SSTV pictures on 20/15 meters. Activity is on at
various times. QSL via K0JN. Operator Abel, YI/KC0LEK, near
Baghdad was active mainly on 15 meters SSB (between 21250-21302
kHz), again at various times. Also, active was YI/AD8DY, YI/NG5L,
YI/SM7WZA, YI1EM and YI1BGD.
Z3100, MACEDONIA (Special Activity). Look for
stations from this country to be active using the special prefix
"Z3100" during the month of August to celebrate 100
years of Macedonia. Here is a list of some of the operators that
will be active: Z3100A (Z31A), Z3100B (Z31B), Z3100C (Z32UC),
Z3100D (Z32DY), Z3100E (Z32AU), Z3100F (Z33F), Z3100G (Z33A),
Z3100I (Z31CZ), Z3100K (Z34M), Z3100M (Z35M), Z3100O (Z36A),
Z3100R (Z33AA), Z3100S (Z32ZM), Z3100T (Z31CQ), Z3100W (Z35W),
Z3100X (Z32XX), Z3100Z (Z33Z), Z3100IL (Z37M), Z3100KR (Z32BF)
and Z3100MK (Z37FAD).
ZF, CAYMAN ISLAND. Steve, K8FFO, will be
active as ZF2FF from Grand Cayman (NA-016), August 5-11th.
Activity will be on 20 and 17 meters CW/SSB. QSL via his home
callsign.
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TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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