The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 264
BID: $OPDX.264 July 29, 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, K1BV, K4CEF, W4FOA, AC6V, AB5EA, KH6BZF, NM7M, W8AEF,
A92GD, DF4RD, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, HA0HW, OH2AUM, ON4CAS,
OZ5AAH, OZ8ABE and PY7XC following DX information.
SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR: There will probably be
no bulletin next week (August 5th). My sister will be visiting
from California and I plan to spend time with her and her family.
Please keep sending your DX information. (You may never know, I
may find time to put one together, if I receive enough
information before she arrives.)
3D2, FIJI. Just a reminder,
Gianni, I5JHW, will be active August 8-14th, possibly as 3D2HW.
Operation will be on CW/SSB, 40-10 meter (including the WARC
bands). He will primarily be on 14022 kHz CW, operating with 100
watts and a vertical. After his Fiji operation he will move onto
South Cook Island and be active from August 14-20th, possibly as
ZK1XO. QSL to CBA.
CADXA SCHOLARSHIP. The Central
Arizona DX Association, an organization of over 100 amateur
operators in Phoenix, AZ, is pleased to announce the winners of
their scholarship program for 1996. Awards of $500 went to the
following young amateurs: John Steenis, KI7LX, of Phoenix, AZ,
and Sarah Laurel Brown, N7XYR, of Page, AZ. Both have exemplary
grades, have been active in the hobby, and will definitely be
valuable role models for other amateur radio operators in the
future. The CADXA believes that the future belongs to the young,
and that a small effort on our part now will pay big dividends in
the years to come. Please join us in congratulating these fine
young amateurs as they begin their college careers. Additional
information about the CADXA scholarship program may be obtained
by contacting Gary Capek, K8BN, 5403 West Dobbins, Laveen,
Arizona 85339, phone 602-237-4314 or InterNet E-Mail: gcapek@getnet.com
CHECK YOUR LOGS! Lee, KH6BZF,
reports KH6EDY, the club station for the U.S. Coast Guard on Kure
Island, was very active in the 1960-80's. Alot of contacts were
never requested for a QSL confirmation. Presently, KH6BZF, Lee,
is the QSL Manager for KH6EDY. Lee still has those logs and
KH6EDY QSLs. In order to wrap up Kure Island matters, please
check your station logs and submit valid contacts to KH6BZF (via
CBA) with either an SASE or SAE + IRCs or SAE and one green stamp
for overseas DX stations.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Opeartors
DL1AZZ, DL1AQU, DL3ARK, DL3ASK, DL4AMK and DG0OGM will be active
from Triesenberg, August 24-31th. They plan to be active on
160-10 meters (CW/SSB/FM) signing HB0/homecall. Look for
HB0/DL1AZZ on 6 meters and HB0/DG0OGM on 144/432 MHz and the
satellites. QSL via homecalls or via the DARC bureau.
J2, DJIBOUTI. Jean Claude,
J28JA, has been active lately on 160 meters. Look for him between
0100-0200z around 1830-1835 kHz. Jean Claude is presently using a
bit over 100 watts into a 80 meter deltaloop. QSL via F5PWH
direct or via bureau.
JW, SVALBARD. YL operator Unni,
will once again be active as JW6RHA. There were very little
details provided on this operation. Unni will be active on August
2nd and you should look for her around 14248 kHz.
KL0, KALGIN ISLAND (Alaska).
AB5EA, AB5EB and KB5SKN will activate NA-158, located in the Cook
Inlet Group on Friday, August 2nd, at approximately 2000z. The
operation will go until 2300z on Saturday, August 3rd. The
operators will sign /KL0 and the operation will be on both SSB
and CW. They will be using an ICOM 706 barefoot with a R7
vertical. QSL via their home calls.
NEW ADDRESS (CY0AA operation for the
2m/6m QSLS). Mike, VE9AA, reports his new address is:
Michael E. Smith, 271 Smith Rd. (Geary), Waterville, Sunbury Co.,
N.B. Canada E2V 3V6 (The older address "131 Smith Rd"
should do for a little while.) ADDED NOTE: Check out the CY0AA
WEB at URL: http://www.cam.org/~dino/sable.html
OX, GREENLAND. The International
Police Radio Club (IPARC), Danish branch, will be active from
Nuuk, from October 28th until November 11th. The group will be
active mostly on 160-10 meters CW signing as OX3IPA. They also
plan to be an entry in IPA-Contest (November 2-3rd) and they
request NOT to work them in the contest unless you are a
IPA-member. QSL via OZ5AAH with SASE ONLY.
QSL HELP? Use the World-Wide WEB
to find QSL routes. Try the following URLs:
Bob, A93GD, reports his QSL Manager's address has a
change in it. QSL to: William De Laga, K1SE, P.O. BOX
685, Manassas Park, Virginia 20113-0685. The ZIP code has
been changed. The U.S. POSTAL authorities will accept
mail to the old ZIP for a while, but eventually all mail
with the old ZIP will not be delivered......
QSLs for this past weekend's ZX7XX operation from
Itamaraca Island (SA-046) go direct to Jemesson Faria,
Rua Professor, Antonio Coelho 139/302, Recife-PE, CEP
50740-020 Brazil.......
OH2KMG and OH2KMF, who were active from the Alands (OH0)
as OH0KMG and OH0KMF during the IOTA Contest this past
weekend, can be QSLed to their CBA....
SV9, CRETE. Laci, HA0HW, will be
here starting the 5th August until the 19th August as
SV9/HA0HW/p. He plans to use wires and vertical antennas with 100
watts from his FT-840. Laci will be on the WARC bands mainly, but
also look for him on 40/20 meters CW/SSB. QSLs via CBA.
US, UKRAINE. Igor, UR5BBN, is
planning a DXpedition for early September to Lisonia. Lisonia is
the name of a mountain near his town and has great historical
importance for his people and country. On this mountain in 1916,
the Ukranian army fought a hard battle for the independance and
freedom of their country. An expedition/portable operation will
be held there from September 6-9th, on all HF bands and modes.
Look for US80BL (Ukraine Sovereign, 80 years of battles for
independence and freedom, Berezhany, Lysonia). Special QSL will
be available. Please send 3 IRC and QSL to: Radioexpedition
LYSONIA-96, PO Box 12, Berezhany, Ternopilska Oblast, 283150,
Ukraine Republic.
VK0WH, MACQUARIE ISLAND (Update).
Warren, VK0WH, reports that he has been QRT for the last month,
so the 10 meter station that was active was a PIRATE. Warren
states he has finished his tower work and will be active again
looking for U.S. stations on Tuesdays (starting this week), from
1030z on 7009 CW, and Europe on Sundays, from 0500z until the end
of August. After August, Warren will have to curtail his radio
activities a bit due to work. He expects to go QRT at the end of
October, but the good news is (or rumored) that his replacement
has an amateur call. So VK0-land may still be active next year.
Are you puzzled over a 4M prefix? Or a 6D? Need
Latitude/Longitude for Somalia? What zone is Afghanistan
in (ITU and CQ zones)?? For these answers and more (DXCC
List) go to URL (which is part of the "NG3K Amateur
Radio Contest/DX Page"): http://cpcug.org:80/user/wfeidt/Dxcc/dxcc.html
Since there are quite a number of reflectors, also known
as Amateur Radio Related Mailing Lists, here is a WEBsite
which will show you how to subscribe to them. The URL is:
http://www.cam.org/~dino/hamlists.html
W5 DX/CONTEST BASH. Bryan,
W5KFT, reports there is an open invitation to all DXers,
Contesters, and VHFers to attend the SIXTH Annual W5 DX BASH on
October 5-6th. The BASH is a GREAT social time, just like Dayton
or Visalia, to meet and greet other DXers, Contesters, and
serious VHF operators. Details on the BASH are can be found on
their WEB page at: http://www.applink.net/tejas/w5bash.html
Check the WEB page for updates and other information including
pictures of ops, stations, and other goodies.
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