The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 624 BID: $OPDX.624 September 1, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern
Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K &
the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, K2PF,
NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, F5NQL
& UFT, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, PA0ABM and VA3RJ
& ICPO for the following DX information.
SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (by Tedd KB8NW):
Well the "2003 Blackout" affected many including me. As
I mentioned in the last bulletin, I finished OPDX.623 within
minutes before leaving for my vacation. With the power going out
after 3:30 PM Thursday, August 14th, I was unable to finish the
bulletin until the power was turned back on Friday morning about
5:30 AM, August 15th. Everything seemed to be fine and working
when I left for MTSU in Tennesee and Biloxi, Mississippi, except
the UPS backup for my LINUX mail system (BARF80). However, with
the rolling blackouts in the Cleveland area, BARF80 took a system
hard-drive crash and currently is being worked on by Dave Foran,
WB8APD, Administrator for HAMNET.ORG and NSHORE.ORG. All my main
mail (between August 16-23rd) is now being stored on NSHORE.ORG
until BARF80 is re-activated again. So, that is the reason for
the short bulletin this week (NO MAIL - NO INFO). Hopefully, no
mail was lost, and if you E-mailed me something, it is still in
storage. My mail (as of August 24th) is now being forwarded to a
family ISP E-mail account until BARF80 is back online.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 24th/August, through
Sunday, 31st/August there were 220 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY,
C3, C6, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6,
DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4,
H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2,
J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, 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, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP,
ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T5, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ,
TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5,
V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2V, VP5, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR,
VU, XE, XU, XW, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3,
ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3B8, MAURITIUS. Ian, 3B8IK, has been active
on PSK31 on or around 21070 kHz. Look for him after 0845z and
after 1330z.
3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. Robert, 3B9FR, (now a
NODXA member) was quite active last week (with a great signal) on
20 and 17 meters CW. Watch around 14022 kHz (+/- a few kHz) after
1230z or 0230z. Watch around 18070 kHz (+/- a few kHz) after
1230z and as late as 1700z.
3XY, GUINEA. Leo, 3XY1L, continues to be very
active. This past weekend he spent alot of time on 10 meters SSB
on 28504 kHz usually between 1700-1900z. His activity during the
week was on 15 and 20 meters SSB (21285 and 14195 kHz) between
1700-1900z. QSL via UY5XE.
4S, SRI LANKA. Nelson, 4S7NE, has been very
active on the WARC bands with very few takers. Watch for activity
on 30 meters as early as 1215z and after 1900z (as late as
0100z). Watch 17 meters around 18072 kHz (+/-) between
1000-1200z. Watch 12 meters around 24901 kHz after 1145z. QSL
via: Nelson Ranasinghe, No. 18, Katana Housing Scheme,
Demanhandiya 11270, Sri Lanka. Seal the envelope with tape and
send only the QSL card with a green stamp. No return envelope is
needed.
5W, SAMOA. Manfred, 5W0MW, became active
August 29th. Most of his activity has been on 30/20/17/15/12/10
meters, mainly on CW with some SSB. The length of his stay is
unknown. QSL via DJ7RJ.
9G, GHANA. Henk, 9G1AA, was heard this past
weekend mainly on 15 meters CW/SSB on various frequencies (21007,
21209, 21268 and 21280) and times. QSL via PA3AAW.
9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Ian, 9M2/G3TMA, was
active this past weekend looking for stateside stations on 17
meters CW. Activity was on 18070 khz between 1500-1830z. QSL via
the address on BUCK.com. Also active was Masaru, 9M2/JI1ETU, on
15 meters CW/SSB at various times and frequencies. QSL via the
address on BUCK.com.
BQ9P, PRATAS ISLAND. Word out of Japan is
that the BQ9P operation will have/use SSTV on this trip.
According to their Web page, concentration will be on SSTV and
the WARC bands. The DXpedition team still needs landing
permission, but they say this should not be a problem. This
operation is scheduled to take place October 9-16th. Activity
will also be on CW/SSB/RTTY and on 160-6 meters. Operators listed
so far are: BV3BW, BV3FG, BV4FH, DL3DXX, DK7YY, JI6KVR, OE1WHC,
UA3VCS and ZL4PO. Remember their Web is at: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm.
F5, FRANCE. Yves, F5PRU, will be in the
French Alps for some mountaineering training for the Army
September 1-20th. He will start in the town of Briancon (1326m
ASL, the highest town in the CEE). In his spare time Yves will be
active as F5PRU/p on 40 and 15 meters, mainly CW, using a 3 watt
transceiver and a vertical antenna. This operation counts for
French reference numbers: Hautes Alpes (DDFM 05) and French
Province - Cote d'Aur (DPF 20). QSL via F5PRU, direct or by the
bureau.
DXCC NEWS...
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager,
announced that the E4/DF3EC operation (August 7-10th) has
now been approved for DXCC.
It was announced (while your Editor was
on vaction) by the ARRL Awards Committee that Timor Leste
(4W), which was formally known as East Timor (4W), will
NOT be added to the DXCC List as a new entity. There will
NOT be a removal from the DXCC List, but East Timor's
name will be changed to Timor Leste. More details are
available via the ARRL Web at: http://www.arrl.org.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-079. Look for Mat, JS6PXB, to sign
homecall/6 from Tarama Island (JIIA 079-008), September
2-3rd. Activity will be on 40, 15 and 10 meters CW/SSB.
QSL via his home callsign, either direct or via the
bureau.
INTERESTING READing AND WEB PAGE. Wino,
PA0ABM, provides OPDX readers with the following: "The
Gatti-Hallicrafters Expedition of 1947-1948, the first Grand HAM
DXpedition ever, found its way to the World-Wide Web in June
2003. Besides the ARRL article (see QST December 1993), you can
read the story Gatti told in the International Harvester, and the
(short) story of Bob Leo, W6PBV (now W7LR). I can tell now that
there is a BIG update available. In this update both hams, Bob
Leo, W6PBV (now W7LR), and Bill Snyder, (W0LHS), tell the story
in their own words. Bob and Bill provided me with a lot of
documents and pictures, which are illustrated on the many
web-pages. Make sure you read both stories, they are very
different. There is even a Dutch version available. The link is: http://www.qsl.net/pa0abm/ghe/00ghe.htm.
Enjoy the reading. Thanks to Bob Leo and Bill Snyder for letting
me do this job. 73, Wino, PA0ABM, devoted to CW."
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station
EO12J to be active to celebrate 12 years of independence in the
Ukraine. Activity over the past weekend has been on
20/17/15/12/10 meters. Watch the following frequencies: 14204,
18070-85, 18130, 18145, 21031, 24897, 24945 and 28024 kHz. QSL
via K2PF.
ST2, SUDAN. Magdi, ST2BSS, was heard (almost
daily) active on 15 meters (21260-21280 kHz) this past week at
various times between 1300-1900z. QSL via DL5NAM.
SU, EGYPT. Alan, SU9BN, was active this past
weekend on 15/20 meters. Watch between 21250-21280 kHz between
1000-1500z. Also, watch during the week for him on 40 meters
around 7005 kHz after 2330z. QSL via EA7FTR.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. Andy, G3AB, is now
active as VK9XAB until September 6th. His activity has been
mainly on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters CW at various times
throughout the day. QSL via G3AB.
XW, LAOS. Operator Larry, XW1A, was heard
August 28th on 21290 kHz between 1600-1700z. He stated to QSL via
E21EIC direct or via the bureau.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. Sada, YA1D, was heard on
15/20 meters this past week on 21265 kHz at 1545z and on 14270
kHz between 1430-1745z. He said QSL via JG1OWV.
YI, IRAQ. Plenty of activity took place this
past week. Patrick, F5ORF, was active as YI/F5ORF, on 20/15
meters. Watch between 1700-1800z on 14195, 21195 or just below
21200 kHz. QSL via KU9C. Also active was Abel, YI/KC0LEK, on
20/15 meters SSB and PSK31. Watch between 1130-1630z on 14070-71,
21070, 21255 and 21302 kHz. QSL via address on QRZ.com. Willie,
YI/KV4EB, was mainly active on 17 meters SSB. Watch around 18160
kHz between 1645-2000z. He also sometimes visits 21280 kHz.
"The Daily DX" also reports that Willie is now on RTTY,
so be watching 14088 kHz possibly around 0300z. QSL via K0JN.
Robert, S53R, was also active as YI9R on 20/15/10 meters CW
usually between 1130-2000z. QSL via K2PF. Also active this past
week on 20 meters was YI/OM2DX and YI/SM7WZA.
ZS0, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS. "The
Daily DX" reports that Joca, PS7JN, will once again be
active from here between September 1-14th. His expected callsign
will be ZS0S. QSL via PS7JN.
SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving
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please send mail to me via kb8nw@arrl.net.
TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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