The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 625 BID: $OPDX.625 September 8, 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, ARRL DX Bulletin, K1XN &
GoList, NC1L, K2FRD, KA2AEV, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA
& QRZ DX, N5SUM, K8YSE, W0DXCC 2003, DL9NDS, E21EIC, F5NQL
& UFT, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3XAQ, HA0HW, HL1IWD,
IN3VZE, JH0MGJ, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, LA7XK, OH5DX,
VA3RJ & ICPO and VK4AAR for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 31st/August, through
Sunday, 7th/September there were 220 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X,
5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C3, CE, CE0A, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL,
DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
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,
J6, J8, JA, 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, PY, PY0F, PY0S, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY,
TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, VE, VK,
VK9C, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU,
XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3,
ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
7Q, MALAWI. Ely, IN3VZE, will be in Malawi
from September 4-21st and is expected to use the callsign 7Q7CE.
His operation will take place from Club Makokola near Mangochi on
the Lakeshore of Lake Malawi. Most of his activity so far has
been on 20/15 meters SSB on various frequencies. Most of his
activity has been between 0500-1700z. QSL direct to his home
callsign, IN3VZE, with return postage: Ely Camin, Corso 3
Novembre 136/2, 3810 Trento - Italy.
9G, GHANA. Alan, G3XAQ, will be operating CW
only as 9G5XA again from Accra, Ghana, September 13-21st. This
trip he will be installing a WARC antenna at the Technical
College club station, so listen for him primarily on those bands.
A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. The Slovenia
Contest Club team will be active as/from A61AJ in the CQ World
Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL
via N4QB.
DXCC NEWS. It was announced this past week
that the following stations from Bhutan are approved for DXCC
credit: A51AA, A51KC, A51PK, A51UD, A51WD and A51YL.
EA8, CANARY ISLAND. Daniel, EA5FV, will be
active as EA8ZS during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
29-30th) as Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via EA5FV.
HC, ECUADOR. Jorge, HC1JQ, will participate
CQ/RJ WW DX RTTY Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band (10m)/Low
Power entry. QSL via HC1JQ.
HS8, THAILAND. Members of the Chumporn
Amateuur Radio Society (HS8AC) will demonstrate Amateur Radio
operation during the 160th anniversary of the
"Langsuan" traditional long boat race. They will use
the callsign HS8AC/P on October 11-12th (They will also be active
before and after that time). QSL Manager is E21EIC. Operators
are: HS1NGR, HS8LR, HS8FZ, HS8JJ, HS8BA, E20HHK, HS0EHF, HS0XNO
and E21EIC. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters (80/160m is
possible). Mode will be: CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK-31 and SSTV.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-014. Operators Braga/CT3HU,
Helder/CT3HQ, Xavier/CT3JK and Jose/CT3MD will be active
as CS9C from Porto Santo Island. Activity will take place
before and during a festival on the island. The team will
be active on all bands between September 20-27th. QSL
direct or via the bureau to CT3MD.
AS-168. Members of the Korea DX Club
(KDXC) and the Seorak DX Club will activate Cho Island
from October 2-5th. Their callsign will be DS0DX/2.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters with CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL Mmanager is HL1XP.
EU-067. Nicolas, F5TGR, will be active
as SV8/F5TGR from some of the Cyclades Islands now
through September 27th. Activity will be on 20-10 meters
on SSB and CW. His schedule is as follows:
September 6-12th - Paros Island
September 13-19th - Santorini Island
September 20-27th - Naxos Island
EU-120. Glyn, GW0ANA, will make a short
trip to Steepholm Island on September 10th, weather
permitting. This will be a"Micro-lite"
expedition with activity on SSB using a TS-50S into an
outbacker antenna. Also, this is a battery operation, so
activity will be only for 5 hours from 1100-1600z. Watch
the IOTA frequencies. QSL via GW0ANA.
OC-033. Masa, JF1UIO, will be active as
FK/JF1UIO from Lifou Island (Loyalty Islands), September
14-20th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, not including
30 and 20 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
OC-228. Operators Peter/VK3QI,
Keith/VK3FT, Paul/VK3AJJ and Paul/VK3KXG are expected to
activate the South Australia State East Group, Baudin
Rocks (aka Godfrey Island) the last weekend in September,
commencing Thursday, September 25th, and concluding
Monday, September 29th. This will be a special event
commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the death of
Captain Nicolas Baudin, the French explorer, who died in
September 1803, on the island of Mauritius during his
return to Europe from exploration of the Australian
coastline. A special commemorative callsign has been
applied for and will be announced later. Their activity
will be on the usual IOTA frequencies both CW and SSB.
There will be an emphasis on 30/40 meters CW and 20/17/15
meters SSB. The long path to Europe around 0500-0800z
will also be emphasized. The team is also interested in
making contacts with as many French stations as possible.
QSL via VK3QI, direct (any callbook) or via VK3 QSL
Bureau.
IS0, SARDINIA. A member of The Pannon DX
Club, Geza, HA4XG, will travel to Sardinia (EU-024) on a holiday
with his XYL. His callsign will be IS0/HA4XG/p. Geza and his wife
will be staying at Cugnana Verde (Nr. OLbia), September 13-20th
and Tortoli, September 20-27th. Since this will be a vacation,
his activity will take place during the early morning and late
evening hours. Geza likes the WARC bands but he will be active on
40-10 meters; this depends on the possibilities on places to
erect antenna(s). He prefers CW but will do some SSB operations.
QSLs are OK via HA bureau or direct.
JW, Svalbard. Operators Just/LA9DL,
Erling/LA6VM and Halvard/LA7XK will be active from Longyearbyen
on Svalbard during the "2003 Scandinavian Activity
Contest". They will be arriving in Longyearbyen just before
noon Thursday, September 25th and will depart for home early
Monday morning, September 29th. They will operate during the
contest with the callsign JW5X. QSL is via LA5X, direct or via
the LA bureau. Before and after the contest they will be active
with their respective JW callsign (JW9DL, JW7XK and JW6VM). QSL
for these contacts are via their home callsigns. Look for JW7XK
to be mainly on BPSK31 and RTTY, while JW9DL and JW6VM will work
SSB and CW.
MJ, JERSEY. Richrad, M5RIC, will be active as
MJ2Z for the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via M5RIC.
NH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuro, JH0MGJ (aka
AL5A), will go to Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands and operate as
AL5A/NH0 from September 20-22nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
CW/SSB. If he can, Kuro will try RTTY and SSTV as KG6SA. QSL is
OK via JH0MGJ.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Jukka, OH6LI, will be
active as OH0V in the Scandinavian Activity Contest (September
27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/High Power entry. QSL
via OH6LI.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Tomi, OH6EI, will be
active as OH0Z in both CW and SSB Scandinavian Activity Contest
(SAC). His planned activity is as follows:
SAC CW - September 20-21st, all bands operated by OH6EI
and QSL via OH5DX (ex-OH1EH).
SAC SSB- September 27-28th, all bands operated by OH6EI
and QSL via OH5DX (ex-OH1EH).
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Geoff, W0CG, will
be active as PJ2DX from Signal Hill, Curacao (SA-006), between
September 8-18th. His activity may be limited because it was
reported that this is a working trip. He is expected to
participate in the WAE DX SSB Contest (September 13-14th). QSL
via N9AG.
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Operators
John/K4BAI, Steve/N8BJQ, Don/K8MFO, Jeff/K8ND, Jim/W8WTS,
Geoff/W0CG and Leopold/S50R will be active from Curacao as PJ2T
in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Multi-2 entry. QSL via N9AG.
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Chris/DL5NAM,
Uwe/DL9NDS and Klaus/DL7NFK will be active as P4/homecall from
Bonaire Island (SA-006), October 16-26th. Activity will be on
80-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via their home callsign. They also
plan to be active in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) with a contest callsign. For more information, visit
their Web page at: http://www.dxpeditions.dl9nds.de.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Activity by CT1GFK/P, CT1GPQ/P and
CT2IHP/P over the past weekend was from Rata Island
(Portuguese Islands Award - DIP AL-13). A full color QSL
card is available. QSL via their home callsigns, direct
or by the bureau. All information and online logs are on
the Web page at: http://adxg.sytes.net.
Jean Michel/F6AJA and Yves/F6CYV have
been QSL Manager for more than 15 years for some
stations. The majority of the logs (75 logs, more than
240,000 QSOs) are now on the Web. Look for these logs on
the Web page at: http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr.
HV3SJ QSLS. John, K1XN (from the
GoList), informs everyone that Steve, I0MWI, told him:
"All the logs for this callsign have been destroyed.
Any reported operation using this callsign is a
PIRATE."
Alan, VK4AAR, informs OPDX that he has
taken on the job of managing the QSL cards for 9V1DX
(Alan). Please QSL direct ONLY with USDs (or IRCs ... but
USDs are much preferred!). Card printing is currently
being negotiated. VK4AAR's address is: A. Roocroft, POB
421, Gatton 4343, Australia.
John, K1XN (from the GoList), informs
that Venco, Z36W, does not have a QSL Manager and states
that he responds to all QSL requests for: Z36W, Z31JA,
Z32JA and 4N5JA. Venco prefers direct with a SAE and 1
USD or 1 IRC, but the Bureau is okay. No E-QSL!!! Here is
his correct postal address: Venco Stojcev, Ivo Lola Ribar
92, 2000 Stip, Macedonia.
T5/EI5C STATUS (The Final Word). OPDX was
informed that someone in Ireland has contacted the "last
remaining member" of the T5/EI5C team and the word is
"that they had verbal permission from an un-named officer to
operate the station in T5 with the club call. They made QSOs and
sent out QSLs but they never had any paperwork. The logs are also
gone at this stage." YOU MAY FILE THIS CARD!
TI5, COSTA RICA (Update). Operators
Harry/AC8G, Ron/WA8LOW, W8ILC/Ron, Brian/KA7KUZ, Kecko/TI5KD,
Tony/VE3RZ, Jorge/CX6VM, Ed/K1EP, Tom/ZP5AZL, Juan/ZP5MAL,
Dale/N3BNA and Dave/WT8R will be manning the TI5N Contest station
as a Multi-Multi entry in the CQWW SSB Contest, October 25-26th.
QSL TI5N via W3HNK. For a day or two before and after the
contest, the individual operators will be on then using
TI5/own-callsign as time permits. Expect a higher level of CW and
other non SSB modes on the contest bands due to the large SSB
volume in the contest. Attention will also be directed to 6
meters and the WARC bands using various modes. QSLs for the
individual QSOs should go to the callbook address unless advised
otherwise. IMPORTANT: Do not mix the contest QSL with ones for
the individual contacts.
TM8, FRANCE (Special Event). To celebrate the
Clipperton DX Convention in Lille (Northern France) on September
20th, look for special event station TM8CDX to be on the air from
September 8-21st. QSL via bureau to F5CQ.
VP9, BERMUDA. Operators Joe/K1JN,
William/N1HRA, Foster/N3KCJ and possibly others will be active in
the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-2
entry. Callsign and QSL route will be announced later.
W0DXCC 2003 IS GETTING CLOSER! The W0DXCC
2003 convention in Bloomington, Minnesota (near Minneapolis/St.
Paul Airport and the Mall of America) is only weeks away! The
event is on October 18th. They want you to come to hear top DXers
speak, including the latest addition to the W0DXCC 2003 program,
160 meter guru Tom Rauch W8JI! There will be DXCC Card Checking,
the W0 bureau, ARRL DXAC, and equipment vendors will be there as
part of the fun. For details, visit the following Web page at: http://www.w0dxcc.com.
Or E-mail them at w0dxcc@w0dxcc.com
or send mail to them at: W0DXCC 2003, PO Box 390633, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55439-0633.
YI, IRAQ. More stations continue to show up
from here. Some of the stations active this week were: YI1AL (Op.
Ali), YI/N2OBM (Op. Trent), YI1EM (Op. Esam), YI/KC0LEK (Op.
Abel, QSL via QRZ.com), YI/KV4EB (Op. Willie, QSL via K0JN),
YI/S57CQ (Op. Dane, QSL via S5 7DX), YI1SPY (Op. Mark) and
YI1BGD. Most of their activity seems to take place mainly on
20/15 meters.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLAND. Victor, ZK1CG, from
Rarotonga, is once again active as ZK1USA. This past week he was
heard on 20/15 meters. Watch 14195-200 and 21305 kHz between
0400-0700z.
ZONE 2. Fred, K2FRD, informs OPDX that
"It's early, but I've been encouraged to announce my Zone
Two Labrador VO2/K2FRD mini-Dxpedition for summer 2004 (about
June 1st to about September 7th, 2004)". Details of his
operation can be found on the following Web page at: http://home.stny.rr.com/k2frd/Labrador2004.htm.
This page will be updated as plans solidify and the date nears.
Fred states, "Everyone seemed pleased with the results of
the 2001 DXpedition, so we're gonna do it again except this time,
I hope to have RTTY and PSK-31. Details on the Web page."
ZW0, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS. Joca,
PS7JN, continues to be active for one more week (unitl September
14th) as ZW0S (not ZS0S as mentioned in OPDX.624). His activity
has been mainly RTTY on 20 meters, but there has also been some
RTTY activity on 40/30/17/15/12 meters. Joca has also been on
PSK31 and SSTV. QSL via PS7JN.
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