The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 635 BID: $OPDX.635 November 17, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern
Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K &
the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, K2UO, NG3K,
W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN, N4KZ, N4SIA,
N5FG, W6QE, K8YSE, W8LU, W8UVZ, 9A4NA, DJ5JH, DL1EK/DL7VOA &
DX Newsletter, G7GLW, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, JT1BV,
LA9VDA, SP5UAF, T93Y, VA3RJ & ICPO and ZK1CG for the
following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 9th/November, through
Sunday, 16th/November there were 219 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I,
4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3,
A4, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, 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, FP, FR, FY, G,
GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL,
HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH,
OH0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S9,
SM, SP, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK,
TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK,
VK9C, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YA,
YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7,
ZD9, ZF, ZK1/n, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
5R, MADAGASCAR (Top Band Activity!). George,
W8UVZ, reports that Ake, 5R8FU, is expected to start to be active
again during his sunrise on 160 meters. As many of you remember,
he tried often on 1834 kHz just before his sunrise during the
winter months in the northern latitudes during the past couple of
seasons. Ake says he is again on 160m near his sunrise calling CQ
on days that he would seem to have better propagation. George
states, "In prior years, he started about 20 minutes or so
before his sunrise (now near 0207z) through the 5R sun up. More
often he would then QSY to 3513 and work those who could hear him
on 80 meters. I don't believe this will be a DAILY routine since
sunrise is in the 'wee' hours during Madagascar summer. But Ake
was pretty faithful to days when he thought condx might be
favorable."
5X, UGANDA. Milton, W6QE, informs OPDX that
his dear friend Dr. Terry Wassell, K3JT, is now on the air from
Uganda licensed and operating as 5X1X. Terry works for the
Centers of Disease Control and Provention (CDC) and is doing
statistical research on African Viruses. Terry will be there for
approximately 6 weeks and is active on the low bands,
particularily on CW. Check 40 meters in particular (after 0300z
and again after 1930z). He will also be active during the CQWW CW
Contest. QSL via K3JT. OPDX did some QSN checking and found that
Terry is also active on 20 meters RTTY. Watch around 14083-86 kHz
between 1800-2100z. Also, watch 15 meters CW before 1800z.
9H3, MALTA. Ingo, DJ5CL, reports that a crew
of operators will be active as 9H3WW during the CQ World Wide DX
CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Two entry. QSL via DJ5CL
(Bureau). The crew (list not provided) will be active before and
after the contest (November 26th-December 2nd). Their activity
will be on 160-6 meters on CW, SSB and the digital modes.
Operators will use their own individual 9H3 callsign. All QSOs
will be confirmed 100% via DJ5CL.
AH2, GUAM. Operators Toshinobu/JI3ERV,
Mikawa/JR7OMD, Atsushi/JR8VSE and Kanji/JH0USD will be active as
AH2R in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via JH7QXJ. PLEASE DO NOT send QSL to
Guam mailing address or the Guam Bureau. QSL via JA Bureau or
direct is OK.
AP, PAKISTAN. Zeljko, 9A4NA, will be guest
operator at the Asad's, AP2AUM, station for the CQWW CW Contest
and will try to make some QSOs. It all depends on how much free
time he will have. QSL via 9A4NA.
BW3, TAIWAN. Tatsuhiko, JD1BKQ, will be
active as BW3/JD1BKQ during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL via
JR3PZW.
CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND. Ken, W8LU, who was
recently active as IS0/W8LU from Bosa in Sardinia (IOTA EU-024)
from October 22-27th, will be on the air from Santana on Madeira
Island (IOTA-AF014) as CT3/W8LU from November 25th to December
2nd. Activity will be on all bands on CW only. QSL both
operations via his home callsiign. Ken also mentioned that he
will be active in the CQWW CW Contest as a member of the CT9L
team (See OPDX.630).
DS0, SOUTH KOREA. Operators Sung/HL1XP,
Robin/HL1IWD, Seong-Joo/DS1BHE, Kang/DS2AGH, Lee/DS2BGV,
Yoon/6K2AVL and Maeng/6K2BYF will be active as DS0DX during the
CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via HL1XP.
FM, MARTINIQUE. Boris, T93Y, will be active
as FM/T93Y from FM5BH's QTH on Martinique Island (IOTA NA-107),
November 25th through December 2nd. His main goal is to
participate in the CQ WW CW Contest as a Single-Op/All Band/Low
Power entry. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY before and after
the contest. Watch the WARC bands and the usual RTTY frequencies.
QSL via T93Y: Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, Sarajevo BA-71000,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, or T9 QSL Bureau. For more information
about this operation, visit the Web page at: http://www.t93y.com/fm2003.
HI8, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Update/Correction).
Hiro, JA6WFM (not JA6WFH as mentioned in OPDX.634), will be here
on business for the next year. He has applied to Dominican
Communication Bureau for the license and has requested the
callsign HI8J. His license permission may take two weeks to
receive.
HS0, THAILAND. Sam, HS0ZDY, in Bangkok, plans
to be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band
(15m) entry.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-117. Shigeo, JA4TI, is/was expected
be active from Inuno Island between November 16-17th.
Inuno is also good for the JIIA (Japanese IOTA Islands
Award AS-117-066). He will use the callsign JA4TI/4 and
will operate on the HF bands SSB. QSL via his home
callsign.
EU-011. (You have time to plan to work
this one!) Richard, G7GLW, Secretary for the Cray Valley
Radio Society (CVRS), reports that the CVRS will be
operating from the Isles of Scilly, July 21-26th, 2004.
M8C/P is the proposed callsign for the IOTA Contest (July
24-25th). All other times the operators will use
homecall/p. The will be active on all bands CW/SSB and
the Data modes. The operators will be G0VJG/Nobby,
G4BUO/Dave, G7GLW/Richard, G0FDZ/Chris, 2E0ATY/Ralph and
M3CVN/Simon. QSL Manager will be G4DFI.
OC-159. By the time you read this,
Vladimir, UA4WHX (aka ZK1/AC4LN), should be QRT from
Penryhn Island (North Cook Island) and is back in
Rarotonga (as of Saturday afternoon, November 15th).
Victor, ZK1CG, informs OPDX that Vladimir will try and go
to Mangaia Island to the southeast of Rarotonga for a
week or so. This is a RARE IOTA (Position 21' 55 South
and 157' 55 West -- Grid Square BG18AC). Look for him
possibly Monday morning (Flights to Mangaia Island are
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings).
J43, GREECE. Wolff, DJ5JH, in Peloponnese,
informs OPDX that he will be active as J43J in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest (just like in the phone portion) as a Single-Op/Single
Band (20m) entry. QSL J43J via the Bureau to DJ5JH.
JT1, MONGOLIA. Naran. JT1BV, informs OPDX
that he will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via his QRZ.com address.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Tip, N4SIA, informs OPDX
that he will be making a trip after the first of the year to here
and will provide all the details very soon. He does have the
callsign KG4AS. Stay tuned!
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Mark/K4MCE and
Dave/N4KZ will operate the special events station N4Z from St.
Croix, December 30th through January 5th. Their activity will be
on 160-6 meters SSB and CW. QSL via N4KZ.
P4, ARUBA (Contest and Lighthouse Activity).
Ken/K6TA and his XYL Kay/K6KO plan to be very busy on Aruba
between November 26th and December 17th. Look for them to be
active as P40K and P40TA. Their activity also includes the
following contests:
P40TA - CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry
P40TA - ARRL 160 Meter Contest (December 5-7th) as a
Single-Op/High Power entry
P40K - ARRL 10 Meter Contest (December 13-14th) as a
Multi-Single entry
While on Aruba, they plan to visit some of the lighthouses on
the island. Look for some activity from the California
(Hudishibana) Lighthouse (ARLHS reference ARU-001) and Ceru
Colorado Lighthouse (ARLHS reference ARU-002). QSL both P40TA and
P40K via WM6A, direct only.
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLIES. Peter, PA3CNX,
will be on holiday from here between November 20th and December
15th and is expected to be active as PJ4/PA3CNX from Bonaire
(SA-006). Activity will be on the HF bands. His preferred
frequencies are: 3790, 7070, 14210 (14328 for Dutch skeds),
28440, 29580 (FM) and 6 meters, if open, he will be on 50110 kHz.
QSL via the bureau to PA3CNX or direct via the callbook address
(QRZ.com).
A61AJ QSL UPDATE: George, K2UO, reports
that he has logs up until the 5th of November 2003 and
that DIRECT A61AJ QSLs are being answered DAILY. HOWEVER,
there are quite a number of cards being held due to
missing log data. These will be processed as soon as the
missing logs are received. The bureau cards are also
being processed as time permits and about 1,000 have been
processed and will be mailed shortly. K2UO is the QSL
Manager for North/South/Central America, Caribbean and
all U.S. posessions. DJ2MX is QSL Manager for
Europe/Asia/Africa/Pacific.
Ken, W8LU/DL7FLU, informs OPDX that all
known requests for QSO confirmations with KL7Y (Silent
Key) have been mailed. This includes requests that were
sent to KL7Y, direct or via the Bureau, or to other QSL
Managers, including himself (W8LU). Ken believes he has
all KL7Y logs with the exception of his contest logs
prior to 1994. Ken will be happy to respond to any
requests for a QSL for KL7Y. Please submit your request
either direct or via the bureau.
Trond, LA9VDA, reports that Bureau cards
for OJ0LA can be requested via E-mail. Send an E-mail
(with your QSO information) to: la9vda2003@yahoo.no.
Please do not send cards via the bureau if you request a
card via E-mail.
TP6CE was active over the past weekend
by the radio club TP2CE (Council of Europe). QSL via
F6FQK. QSO is valid for the Council of Europe Radio Club
Challenge. See rules on the Web site: http://ewwa.free.fr.
QSL TU0PAX via TU2CI. Activity took
place this past weekend on November 15th. This special
event was active to celebrate the "Peace Day
Commemorative in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)."
SPECIAL EVENT (Meet the real Santa before December
24th!). Juha, OH9MM, reports: "As we all know the
real Santa Claus comes from Finland! Santa Claus Land (OH9SCL)
will be again active during this December from the Artic
circle." This year there will be a special activity period
between 17th of December and the 21st of December. Operation will
be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31/SSTV. The main focus of
digital modes will be during the weekend. The persons willing to
help Santa this year are: OH2BH, OH2NWG, OH3BHL, OH9KL, OH9MDV,
OH9MM, OH9RJ and OH9VC. QSL is via OH9UV.
SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A, was
heard this past Saturday on 20 meters SSB. He was first active on
14227 kHz around 0613z and then later on 14200 kHz around 2320z.
VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Maciek, WQ7X
(ex-SP8EST, SP5EST), will be active as VP2V/WQ7X now through
November 24th. He will be operating CW and SSB on the HF bands.
Over the past week, he was active mainly on 80 and 40 meters CW
starting around 2130z (also after 1000z). He was also active on
75 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign.
XV, VIETNAM. Kunihiko, JE7IDA, will be active
as XV2NA for the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via JE7IDA, bureau or
direct.
YV0, AVES ISLAND. "The Daily DX"
reports that the tenth most wanted DXCC entity will be activated
in late January or sometime in February by Radio Club Venezolano
(RCV). This operation will coincide with the RCV's (YV5AJ)
celebrating their 70th anniversary in 2004. Activity is expected
to be on all bands and modes, including operations on 6 meters,
SAT, digital modes (RTTY, PSK, SSTV) and possibly EME. They also
plan to have a YL operator for the YL chasers. The callsign will
be annouced at a later date. More details are forthcoming.
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