The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 298
BID: $OPDX.298 March 31, 1997
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, NG3K, W3UR
& The Daily DX, WD8MGQ, W0YG, DK1RP, DJ5NN, G4BUE & DX
News Sheet, I1HYW, JA1ELY, OZ5MJ, PS7AB, SP2BIK, VE3UOL, VE9AA
and VK4AAR for the following DX information.
6O, SOMALI. Bill, VK6ZX, will be traveling in
the northeast region of Somalia in the town of Galkayo. He hopes
to be active for a few hours during April 8-9-10th. His XYL,
Diane, VK6KYL, will also be with him. Their callsigns will be
6O0X (Six Oscar Zero Xray) and 6O0YL (Six Oscar Zero Yankee Lima)
respectively. The callsigns have been allocated by the political
organization responsible for this region (SSDF). Bands of
operation are expected to include 20 and 40 meters. There is and
will be limitations to access of equipment which is also used for
regularly scheduled non-political AM shortwave broadcasting
inside Somalia. The times of operation will be ruled by
availablility of equipment and acceptability of running the
generator (for power) during sleeping hours. Bill states,
"The radio station is a peace project which was given a
major upgrade 3 years ago with funding from the Boulder Rotary
Club in Western Australia and the Australian Government. It has
been operational for some 4 years now and continues to have an
influence on the process to establish an accord resulting in a
Somali Government. The Radio station was established by Sam Voron
VK2BVS (6O0A). To date, the most commonly used frequency from
this location is 14275 kHz by Sharif (6O0SC) and Abdi (6O0W) have
been on air. The equipment available for use includes a Yaesu
Txcvr with a Henry amplifier. The antenna is a log-periodic at
between 30 and 40 metres in the air. SWR on 40m may be too high
for high power. No ATU is available yet. QSL is via my call,
VK6ZX at the call book address (PO Box 463 Kalgoorlie, WA 6430,
Australia). Direct QSL with green stamp will be answered."
CALL BOOK GOING PAPERLESS. Almost every avid
DXer has at one time or another used a paper call book, but
"TIMES ARE A-CHANGING". Some DXers will be affected by
the announcemnet that the printed version of the "Flying
Horse Radio Amateur Callbook" will be discontinued.
Beginning with the Spring 1997 edition, the callbook will only be
available on CD-rom.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Mike, VE9AA, reports
the CY9AA DXpedition will now take place from June 26-July 3rd,
due to special circumstances. No other details were given.
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. The "DX News
Sheet" reports Dave, DJ0PJ, will be active again from April
2nd to May 6th as FY/DJ0PJ. Activity will be "QRP" on
10116, 14060, 18080 and 21060 kHz.
GJ, JERSEY. Peter, DK1RP, will be active from
here April 6-12th. He states, "As Jersey is not a very rare
country I will try to make some CW-activity on the low bands
(160,80,40). As I am travelling by air I will not be able to take
'great equipment' with me, but I will try to find a place with a
good offset to USA on the island. Each contact will be confirmed
via the bureau."
HF1, POLAND. There will be a special event
station be active from the city of Gdansk on Polish Baltic Coast
which will celebrate its 1000 years birthday. For this occasion
there is a special callsign issued, HF1GD, which will be active
from now until December 31st. The station will operate on all HF
bands, VHF/UHF and satellites. QSL cards via SP2BIK.
IOTA NEWS/UPDATES...
Steffen, DJ5NN, informed OPDX that he and others will
activate Mando Island (EU-125), a Danish island located
in the North Sea Coast Group, from May 1-6th. Activity
will be on CW/SSB on all HF-Bands, on the well know IOTA
frequencies (also check 144/430 MHz). They will use the
callsign OZ/LX9EG/p. Members of the group are: LX1NO,
DL8DXL, DL2TG, DL2LTM, DL2DRD, DJ5NN and DH0DW.
MEL ISLAND (IOTA SA-047, DIB 24, DFB PR-01, DFH PR-01)
will be active April 15-22nd, using the callsign PQ5L
(only!!!!). Operations will be on CW/SSB, all bands (try
IOTA freq. and Brazil DX Net). QSL via PP5LL.
SAO FRANCISCO ISLAND (IOTA SA-027, DIB 08) will be active
April 22-30th using the callsign PR5L. Operations will be
on CW/SSB, all bands (Try IOTA freq. and Brazil DX Net)
QSL via PP5LL.
JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. JG8NQJ/JD1 is reported
to be active and will continue to be active until he returns to
the mainland on April 23rd. He prefers CW and can usually be
found on 20 and 40 meters after 0100z as late as 0600z and after
1100z (until he goes to bed). He expects to return again in June
or July of this year. QSL via JA8CJY, direct to CBA or JARL
Bureau.
JUST A REMINDER! NH7A which was active in the
WPX contest this past weekend, was really Hawaii. Don't get this
confused with Kure Island. All Kure Island callsign suffixes
start with a "K" (ex. AH7K, KH7K, NH7K or WH7K).
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Alan, VK4AAR, has recently been appointed QSL manager for
Frank, YJ8AA, and he will have access to all of Frank's
logs. Frank will be going with some friends to the
Shepherd Islands (OC-111) and Torres Island (OC-110)
sometime later this year (callsigns are not yet known,
may use YJ8AA/p). Alan will be managing these operations
also. QSL to VK4AAR per '95, '96 '97 CBA ONLY (The
earlier callbooks show incorrect information). The
correct address is: Alan Roocroft, c/o Post Office,
Dalveen. QLD 4374, Australia. ADDED NOTE: Alan still has
the logs and cards for the March '96 operation from
Melville Is (OC-173) by VK8MI (Stuart & David).
QSL cards for the recent St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks
DXpedition, ZY0SG and ZY0SK, are reportedly ready and
will be mailed within one week. Don't forget to visit
their Home Page and sign their guest book at: http://www.glomec.com.br/rocks/index.html
QSL MIX-UP (V5/W8UVZ AND V5/ZS6YG). Charlie, W0YG (ex
KY0A), reports that both George, W8UVZ, and he are
getting a lot of cards meant for each other. QSL V5/W8UVZ
QSOs "only" to W8UVZ. QSL V5/ZS6YG QSOs
"only" to W0YG. Do not try to send QSLs for
V5/ZS6YG to the ZS Bureau. They will probably never get
to him. QSL V51Z, their ARRL CW Contest callsign, to
ZS6EZ "only".
RARE ASIAN DXPEDITION. Steve, HA0DU, reports
Zoli, HA5PP (ex-3W8DX, XW8DX, XU8DX, ZA1DX), would like to
activate two VERY rare Asian countries soon. He needs equipment
support. Those interested can contact him at his E-Mail address: HA5PP@hotmail.com (or if it
does not work, send your E-Mail to Steve at: Istvan.Bogyo@mdc.hu).
S2, BANGLADESH (POSSIBLE NEW IOTA ISLAND IN
WORKS). Giovanni, I1HYW, received a fax from Vittorio, I1SLY,
stating that a S2 operation "MAY" start April 5-6th. It
will probably be from Hatia Island instead of the island that
they tried for last month since they could not get permission to
operate. This one will be a new IOTA and count for S2 little
letter "a".
SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the fairy tale
writer Hans Christian Andersen's 192nd birthday, a special event
station will be active, on the April 2nd with a special callsign
OZ5HCA. The QTH is Odense where Hans Christian Andersen was born
in 1805. Odense is located on the Island of Fyn (IOTA EU-029).
Activity will be on 14260 +/-, 7060 +/-, 3670 and 3540 khz
starting around 0800z. There will be a special QSL card issued.
QSL via bureau. If you want direct QSL you can send it to OZ5MJ,
Jens Palle Moreau Jorgensen, Jaegerbakken 13, DK 5260 Odense,
Denmark.
V5, NAMIBIA. Charlie, W0YG, will once again
head for V5 in July, but he will be active mobile. He will be
using 500 watts, and will again try 80 and 160 meters. Charlie
states, "My signal wont be strong on these bands, but at
least I will attempt it with a little different twist in the
installation." He also mentions that he is trying for A2, Z2
and 9J licenses. Charlie says this will take time, and he is not
sure he can do it in the amount he has left before he leaves July
23rd.
XU, KAMPUCHEA (CAMBODIA). Reports indicate
Mike, XU6WV, has been active on 3512, 7004 and 7007 kHz. His
sunrise is currently around 2304z, and his sunset is currently
1100z. QSL via K0TLM.
YN6, NICARAGUA. Hiro, JA6WFM, was issued the
callsign YN6WFM on March 12th and expects to be in Nicaragua
until December. He was quite active on 40 meters CW in the early
mornings. QSLs via JA6WFM to the bureau or direct to: Hirofumi
Nakamura, 1311-11 Miyahara-Machi Yatsushiro Gun, Kumamoto 869-46,
JAPAN.
ZL9, AUCKLAND ISLAND (Update). Information
from Ed, K8VIR, relayed to OPDX by Alan, VK4AAR, states Ed
expects to be active on the 1st or 2nd of April for about 5 days.
He will be using ZL9DX and K8VIR/ZL9 mostly on 14260 kHz and, if
the band is open, he will be on 21300 kHz. Ed suggests the best
QSL route for USA/Europe go to his home call as per the
"1997 CallBook". For other areas, they can use this
route: Ed Hartz, K8VIR, POB 9, Te Anau, New Zealand.
ZS8, MARION ISAND. The "DXNS"
reports Chris, ZS8IR, continues to be active on 1822 kHz from
0300z until after his sun rise as much as he can before going QRT
in early May. He has worked 330 different stations on 160 meters
including the first QSOs with VK6 and JA recently.
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