The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 237
BID: $OPDX.237 January 8, 1996
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, K4UTE, AA5F, KK6H, K8GG, WB8LFO, AH0W/OH2LVG, K0HB,
KI0W, 9M2TO, Alberta Amateur News, AH0AV/JH6RTO, G4BUE & DX
NEWS SHEET, PA3ERC, VE3HO, VS6WV/XU6WV, ZP5VG, ZS1FJ/G4MFW and
ZS1CM the following DX information.
3A, MONACO. Laura-Marcelle, 3A2MD, reports
she is on every day between 1400z and 1600z on 14175-14180 kHz
(+/-). QSL to her personal address (it is faster to receive QSL
than via PO Box!): Laura-Marcelle Martinez, 73 Bd du Jardin
Exotique, 98000 Monaco.
4U1UN QSL CHANGE (from Jerry, WB8LFO).
"Effective immediately, the requests for any of the 4U1UN
cards or any of their special callsigns (such as 4U50UN) should
be sent to WB8LFO. The use of W8CZN (our mail drop) will be
discontinued. We would like to thank Jim, W8CZN and Rick, K8SCI
of North Olmstead Amateur Radio Depot (the pick-up point) for
their services. The closing of Rick's store is what brought about
this change. N.O.A.R.D will be missed. WB8LFO has logs going back
to 1986 for the UN operations and is presently working on bureau
QSL cards. Cards will be processed as fast as possible. A
reminder that the UN Readiness Group meets Tuesday evening on
14.268 MHz at 7:30 EST or on Wednesdays at 0030z. Any quesations
about 4U1UN QSLs may be directed to me by E-mail at the following
addresses: wb8lfo@centuryinter.net OR
aa1671@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu The address at Century is the
preferred."
9G, GHANA. Steve, PA3GBQ, is now active as
9G5BQ. He will be active on all bands. Check around 3515 kHz
around 0240z and 7010 kHz around 0115z. The length of his stay is
unknown at this time. QSL via his homecall.
9J, ZAMBIA. Brian, 9J2BO, who is quite active
on all bands (including the WARC bands) was heard around 3505 kHz
at 0415z and 10103 kHz at 0520z. Brain has announced a new QSL
address. QSL to: Brian Otter, PO Box 34554, Lusaka, Zambia.
9M2, PENANG ISLAND (WEST MALAYSIA *UPDATE*).
Tex, 9M2TO, has supplied OPDX with the following on the air
schedule. He likes working CW, so look for him: 7007/7027 kHz
(FOR USA) at 1400-1500z, 10102 kHz at 1300-1400z and 18070 kHz
(WEEKEND) at 0800-1000z. He reports that he has worked over 1,600
QSOs on 17, 30, 40 and 80 meters during November and December
(not including the contests). QSL via bureau (JA0DMV JARL) or
direct to: Tex Izumo, Bukit Dumbar Apr. 9-4, 97 Jalang Thomas
11700, Gelugore, Malaysia.
BERMUDA WORLDWIDE 1996 CONTEST (March 16-17, 1996).
Larry Koolkin, VP9MZ, contest manager for the Radio Society of
Bermuda wants to remind everyone about the upcoming contest. The
Society would also like to encourage as much participation as
possible. By the way, once again, the Bermuda Tourism Department
WILL BE PROVIDING FREE ROUNDTRIP TRANSPORTATION to Bermuda for
the worldwide contest winner!!!!! This happens during their
annual Radio Week event in the month of October which incudes
their annual awards banquet. Accomodations are also provided at
the beautiful Palmetto Bay Hotel. OPDX InterNet SUBSCRIBERS will
be receiving an additional bulletin with the rules for the
contest.
CORRECTION DEPARTMENT. In last week's
bulletin, the zipcode for the PS8YL/PR8 QSL information was
incorrect. QSL to: Teresinha V. Nobre, Rua C 2103, Jardim
Aeroporto, 64200-970, Parnaiba/PI, Brazil... and... Please
correct the name of the QSL Manager for 9K2ZC and 9K2YY to Derek
McClure (not Raymond McClure, which is his father and QSL Manager
for 9K2ZZ). QSL to Derek McClure, 674 Crestlyn Drive, North
Augusta, S.C. 29841.
DXAC NEWS. The DXAC vote on the possible
deletion or withdrawal of Mount Athos has been now pushed back to
February..... The Rocky Mountain Division now has a new
representative for the DXAC. Wayne Mills, N7NG, will be replacing
Charlie Summers, KY0A....
KC6, PALAU. Seiji, JH6RTO, will be active
from Palau as KC6FS from January 12-16th. QSL to his homecall,
though the address in the DX callbook 1995 is invalid; cite the
1996 version. Seiji Fukushima's (AH0AV & JH6RTO) new address
is: 2-183-A207, Soubudai, Zama City 228, Japan.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. W.P. (Bill) Myerson,
NH6D, is returning to Midway Island on January 15th for a 2-week
stay. With thanks to Wayne/WB6EQX, Bill will be operating on 40,
80 and 160, both CW and SSB. QSL this operation to Dick, KL7H/W6,
who also has the logs for Bill's December 1995 KH4 operation. As
of the first of January, Bill has already sent out over 2,000 QSL
cards for his December KH4 operation. Another DXpedition to
Midway is planned for March, 1996, as an all-band, all-mode
operation involving a large group of mainly US amateurs. More
details, including QSL route, TBA later.
PJ2, CURACAO. The Battle Creek (Michigan)
Lowbanders, George/W8UVZ, Charlie/W0CD and George/K8GG, will be
going to PJ2-land, for the CQ WW 160 CW Contest January 26-28th,
as a multi-operator entry. The contest call will probably be
PJ9Z. Contest exchange should be "5NNCUR" or "5NN
NA". They should be active from late January 22nd or early
January 23rd through 30th. There will be lots of Low and WARC
band activity before and after the contest. Outside the contest,
callsigns may be PJ2/HomeCall. All QSLs may be sent direct to
W8UVZ at 271 Parkshore Drive, Battle Creek, MI 49017, USA, or via
the bureau. QSLs for contacts outside the contest or to another
operator may be sent to the operator's home address or bureau.
Please send SASE or SAE plus IRC or green stamp for return
postage with all direct cards. All three operators are OK in
recent Callbooks. Please DO NOT send QSLs via the PJ bureau!!!
This is the group that builds and sends Battle Creek Special
DXpedition antennas around the world to help put more countries
on the low bands and encourage 160 meter activity. Please support
them with a contest QSO. If you have any questions, please
respond by InterNet E-mail to: george.guerin@kellogg.com, by
phone, evenings at 616-968-2633, or by fax to 616-961-3381
starting the fax with "Attention George Guerin".
SPECIAL PREFIXES COMMEMORATING THE END OF THE
HOLOCAUST. The Industry Canada Quebec Region has
authorized all Canadian Amateurs to use special prefixes to mark
the 50th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust from now until
2400z 29th February 1996. Canadian Amateurs may use special
prefixes as follows: VA2 change to CG2, VA3-CG3, VA7-CG7,
VE1-CF1, VE2-CF2, VE3-CF3, VE4-CF4, VE5-CF5, VE6-CF6, VE7-CF7,
VE8-CF8, VE9-CF9, VO1-CZ1, VO2-CZ2, VY1-CK1 and VY2-CK2.
T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI. T30DP is currently on
Kanton and is there on government business for a few weeks.
Reports indicate that he will be active as T30DP/T31 on 20 meter
only, but on the Ohio/Penn Network, he was spotted on 7012 kHz at
1300z. QSL via VK4CRR.
VK0WH LOGS AND QSL CARDS (UPDATE). According
to Jim Smith, VK9NS, the VK0WH logs covering 26th November - 31st
December 1995 were received from Warren Hull via fax. Warren made
slightly more than 200 contacts during that time. Jim anticipates
receiving VK0WH logs on a monthly basis. Jim also received the
VK0WH QSL cards from the printer, and he will QSL immediately
upon receipt, assuming that he has the appropriate log in hand.
There are, apparently, a couple of time slots of SLIM operation:
5th December 1000z 40M CW
16th December 1000/1100Z 40M CW
25th December 1100Z 40M CW
XU, KAMPUCHEA. Mike, VS6WV, has left earlier
than expected for XU-land, and he should be there by the time you
read this. He states he will use the extra time to improve the
40/80 meters antennas and to try to figure a way to get a
reasonable antenna up for 160 meters. He expects to be
operational pretty much daily 1 hr before his sunset/sunrise. If
he can get the 160 meters antenna up, he will give 80/160 meters
most of his attention. Otherwise, it will be 80/40 meters CW with
an occassional trip to 20 meters SSB. Suggested frequencies: 7007
QSX up 2-4 kHz, 3511 or 3517 QSX up 2-4 kHz and 1823.5 or 1829-31
QSX up (hopefully). QSL requests should continue to go to Mike
Vestal, P.O.Box 2011, GPO, Hong Kong.
XV, VIETNAM. Rolf, XV7SW, has reportedly
erected an Inverted L antennas for 80 and 160 meters over the
holidays. He will also be adding an Inverted Vee for 40 meters.
His location in downtown Hanoi is very noisy, so he may need to
consider separate receiving antennas. Rolf is limited to 100
watts on the TopBand. The terms of his license limit him to
specific frequencies. On CW listen for him at: 1827, 3505, 7013,
14016, 14021, 21016, 21019, 28016 and 28019 kHz. QSL direct to
Rolf T Salme, Embassy of Sweden, Box 9, Hanoi, Vietnam or to his
QSL Manager SM3CXS.
YA9XL LOGS UPDATE. Yan, F5TCN, QSL Manager
for YA9XL, reports he now has logs for December 1-9th. He also
mentions he will try to get documentation and forward it to ARRL.
ZP73, PARAGUAY (NEW SPECIAL PREFIX). A team
of 6 operators will activate the new prefix and callsign ZP73Y,
from January 23-30th. The field-day like expedition to the
country side, on a hill of about 700 meters high, will be
operated totally based on generator power. They intend to be on
all bands, but suggested frequencies are: 3795, 7045-60 (RX/TX)
7175 (RX), 14195, 21195 and 28395 kHz. QSL should go to ZP5WYV.
ZS64, ROBBEN ISLAND (IOTA AF-064). The SARL
Cape Town Branch members will be active from this island located
in Table Bay on the Atlantic Coast of Cape Town at the southern
end of the African Continent. Robben Island is famous as the
island on which President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for over
20 years. This DXpedition was the planned by Barry, ZS1FJ, also
known as ZL8/G4MFW (Kermadec Island) and VR6AB (Pitcairn Island).
Barry and a team of operators consisting of ZS1CM, ZS1AU, ZS1B
and ZS1AAX will be active from January 26-29th. Activity will be
on all bands from 80-10 meters including WARC bands with
operations on CW, SSB and RTTY. The planned callsign to be used
will be ZS64RI and this will be a one time only operation. QSLs
will go to KA1JC.
ZS1FJ/G4MFW (BARRY) DXPEDITIONS SCHEDULED FOR
1996-1997..... (by ZS1FJ)
January 1996: Robben Island part of AF-064. (READ ZS64)
March 1996: unnumbered IOTA location in Southern Africa,
called Cape Province - South Coast. This is an
uninhabited island occupied by seals so thickly
congregated that it will make landing and placement of a
beam difficult. This is already approved by the IOTA
committee of the RSGB, to whom I am indebted for their
great assistance. The AF-IOTA number will be allocated
after landing and making of 50 QSOs with 5 different
countries, per IOTA rules.
May 1996: Anticipated DXpedition to 3B6. This is a
question of transport and will include a number of
ZS-DXers.
For those who were disappointed in not being able to QSO
with me on ZL8, I am pleased to announce that I plan to
be on ZL8 again in November, 1996. This should be a much
better time for propagation than last May, 1995! Also,
with the benefit of having operated there, I shall use
another part of the island for a better line to Europe
and Africa as well as to the USA which was the best last
time. Equipment and antennas will be upgraded as well. CW
will be catered for as well as SSB. More details in due
course.
I expect to be on another DXpedition to a Pacific
destination with some US amateurs, but more about that at
the appropriate time.
In 1997, I am anticipating a DXpedition to Bouvet 3Y5,
courtesy of the South African government, with provision
for transportation to and from the Antarctica. I expect
to be there at least 2 weeks with landing permission and
license from the Norwegian government. More on this
later, including an announcement of two illustrious
DXpeditioners who will accompany the DXpedition.
Final Comments by Barry ZS1FJ/G4MFW: As in the
case of my previous DXpeditions I do NOT expect to be financed by
the amateur community (except for equipment for the Pacific item
in #5 above which involves other amateurs) since I regard these
trips as a great holiday and adventure. Please be patient with me
in the pile-ups! Finally, I expect that my dear friend Phyllis
KA1JC will be the QSL manager..... 73 de Barry ZS1FJ/G4MFW
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Additional information on the BERMUDA WORLDWIDE CONTEST
If you need any further information, please feel
free to mail Larry Koolkin, VP9MZ, at 'lkoolkin@ibl.bm' - thanks!
BERMUDA WORLDWIDE CONTEST 1996 RULES - March 16-17, 1996
The Bermuda Contest shall be open to licensed amateurs
worldwide.
The contest period is from 0001 UTC March 16, 1996 to
2400 UTC March 17, 1996 (48 hours). Actual operating
period is not to exceed 24 hours. Off periods are to be
clearly logged and each is to be not less than 2
consecutive hours.
ELIGIBILITY: All stations shall be single operator only.
Previous winners are no longer restricted from
competitive entry in the contest.
BANDS: 3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz amateur radio bands only
are to be used. No cross band or cross mode contacts are
permitted. Phone and CW may be used on the above bands.
EXCHANGES: A valid report shall consist of RS(T) only. A
contact with the same station on SSB and CW on a single
band will count for QSO points only and not as an
additional multiplier.
SCORING: All valid contacts will be worth 5 points. For
stations outside of Bermuda, the final score is the sum
of QSO points for all bands multiplied by the number of
countries on each band, then multiplied by the number of
VP9 contacts on each band. Valid countries shall be taken
from the most recent DXCC and WAE country list.
AWARDS: The top score worldwide shall receive an engraved
trophy which shall be mailed to them unless they choose
to collect it in person at the Annual Banquet in October.
Transportation to Bermuda will be provided by the Bermuda
Department of Tourism and accomodation will be provided
by the Palmetto Bay Hotel. The top score for each country
shall receive a certificate, provided a minimum of 100
contacts is made, including at least 3 different VP9 call
signs.
LOGS: Each log, duplicate and other sheet must be clearly
labelled with the operators' call sign and date
(including year) and, where appropriate, band and mode.
All dates and times must be stated in UTC and frequencies
stated in Mhz. All contestants must compute their own
score and check for duplicate contacts. Dupe sheets must
be submitted for all bands which 200 or more contacts
have been made. A penalty of 3 contacts will be deducted
for every duplicate contact for which points are claimed.
An excess of duplicate contacts will result in
disqualification. A multiplier sheet of VP9 contacts must
be provided. All contestants must provide a signed
statement confirming they have observed the rules of the
contest and the terms of their license. In addition, the
contestant must provide their full name, station QTH,
full mailing address and a contact telephone number. If
any of the above conditions are not met, disqualification
of the log will occur.
ALL DECISIONS OF THE CONTEST COMMITTEE ARE FINAL. All
logs must be received by the Contest Committee, P.O. Box
HM275, Hamilton Bermuda HM AX not later than 11 a.m.,
Saturday, June 1, 1996. Overseas entries should be sent
via AIR MAIL. Registered mail may also be used. Please
enclose 4 IRCs if an air mail acknowledgement is
required.
Tedd Mirgliotta KB8NW
InterNet: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org
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