The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 299
BID: $OPDX.299 April 7, 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, KE2LJ, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX,
N4UQM, AC7DX, W5IJU & Island/DX News, EA2CLU, G4BUE & DX
News Sheet, G0WMW, HA0DU, LU6EF, ON4BAM, OZ8ABE, URE EA DX and
VK4AAR for the following DX information.
3A, MONACO. The "DX News
Sheet" reports the special event station 3A7A will be active
April 15-30th. The station will be active all on bands/modes to
celebrate 700 years of the Grimaldi Dynasty. QSL via bureau.
3B, MAURITIUS. Kenton, NK6F,
will be visiting 3B8CF and plans to be active from his QTH as
3B8/NK6F. Operations will be from April 20th to June 8th, with
activity mainly on CW. QSL to home call.
3C0, ANNOBON ISLAND. A
DXpedition is being planned for next May. The URE (The IARU
National Society) is coordinating through the URE EA DX. The
operation will use three complete stations (plus some other
back-up rigs) with linear amplifiers. The dates of activity will
be from May 20-27th. Operators will be: EA3AOK, EA3BT, EA4BPJ,
EA4BT, EA5AD, EA5GRC, EA6BH, EA6WV, EA7BJ, EA7JB, DJ9ZB,
EA4BQ/OH0XX, EA8AH/OH1RY and W9EVI. QSL via EA4URE. Their budget
has been calculated to be 45,000 U.S. green stamps, so the team
is looking for contributions. Two planes will be loaded for
transportation of operators and material to the island. Any
questions about this operation must be sent to: hf@ure.es. They plan to have more
information available via their WEB-site. The URL address is: http://www.ure.es/3c0dx.html.
3W (XV), VIETNAM. Activity
continues regularly from here. Nick, 3W5FM, can be found usually
before 1130z on 40 meters (around 7005 kHz), working Japan and
east coast U.S. stations. Then after 1400z on 30 meters, Nick
works the west coast U.S. stations on 10101 kHz. Nick does not
leave Europe out, between 1530 and 1730z, he can be found on
14009 kHz working Europe on 14009 kHz. QSL via UA0FM. If you do
not have any luck with Nick, look for Torsten, XV7TH, just before
1530z on 14195 kHz usually listening up. QSL via SK7AX.
3Y, BOUVET (DXpedition delayed).
The 1997 SSIDXG operation has been delayed until December, 1998,
on the authority of the Norwegian Polar Institute. The Convention
of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Lining Resources (CCAMLR)
is establishing an ecosystem monitoring program and permission to
land has been revoked until a management plan is in place. The
Institute's concern is that all activity will disturb the
environment to some degree which might cause an unacceptable
impact on the monitoring program. Tony, WA4JQS, and Barry, ZS1FJ,
are continuing their efforts for this and other operations.
6Y, JAMAICA. The "Island/DX
News" states K6JAH will be active through April 13th. The
callsign was not given. Operations will be on 40-10 meters with
some RS-12.
7O, YEMEN. Steve, HA0DU, reports
Zoli, HA5PP, told him he wil be stationed in Aden, Yemen starting
in May for a longer period of time, probably a year or so. He is
going to try to get permission to operate from Aden, and he will
do his best to make his license approved and confirmed by the
authorities in Sanaa. Zoli has been successful in the past to
secure licensese in Vietnam (3W8DX) and Laos (XW8DX) when it was
extremely difficult, so KYFC. His call sign will be published
later. He is planning to come on the air in late June. From Aden,
he will be making several "side trips" to other
countries (E3, T5, ST, ST0 and J2).
8Q, MALDIVE ISLANDS. Juanjo,
EA2BP, and Jose, EA2CLU, will be active from May 4-14th, using
the callsigns 8Q7BP and 8Q7LU respectively. They will active on
all bands SSB/CW, maybe also RTTY. The QSL routes are via home
calls. For more information, send E-mail to Jose, ea2clu@ctv.es.
ET, ETHIOPIA. "The Daily
DX" reports ET3SID was heard on 14082 working Europe and
east coast U.S. stations on RTTY from 1230-1330z. Afterwards he
went to SSB on 14284.
IOTA NEWS.... Maurice, ON4BAM,
announces he will activate three IOTAs while on holiday with his
family. Planned operations will take place July 19th to August
9th, using the callsigns GM/ON4BAM/p and GM/ON4BAM/m. Activity
will be on the IOTA frequencies (highest band possible,
propagation permitting). Look for him on EU-005 (mainland
Scotland) during the whole period except; EU-010 (Isle of Lewis)
July 31st- August 2nd (noon); and EU-008 (Isle of Skye) August
2nd (noon) - August 4th (noon). QSL is preferred via CBA (direct
with SAE + postage).
KH2, GUAM. During Jeff's (N4UQM)
2 years stay here, he will be signing N4UQM/KH2. He will be
active on SSB and RTTY on all bands 80-10 meters. His QSL Mnager
will be Carl, WB4UBS, and his address is: #1 Sweet Bay Drive;
Columbia, SC 29209.
KH7K, KURE ISLAND. It has been
announced Art, N2NB, expects/plans to operate from Kure from May
17-23rd. It will be a one-man show at this point. Equipment is an
IC-741, A Centaur amp, and an HF9VX, vertical for 160-10 meters.
He will try to set the antenna at the waters edge if possible.
The expected callsign will be close to KH7K/N2NB. QSLs to NW8F.
Art is an employee of a Federal Agency of the U.S., and has had
favorable discussions with the Coast Guard, and OTHER necessary
agencies. Let's wish him luck.
PIRATE ALERT! A station working
as OH0/OZ1WF is a pirate. The real OZ1WF has not been active on
HF for years. OZ1WF has received a lot of direct QSL for this
operation and he will be sending the cards back. The slim often
operates on 80 and 160 meters.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
NEW QSL MANAGER. Ron, AC7DX, informs OPDX that he is now
the new QSL Manager for AH8A. His InterNet E-mail address
is: ronlago@efn.org.
His snail mail address is: POB 25426, Eugene, Oregon
97402. All QSL direct ONLY.
Bernard, DL2GAC, who has been active on Tuvalu (T22MS)
and Solomons (H44MS), wants it known that the CORRECT
address to QSL is printed only in the 1997 International
Callbook. In previous years the address was for his
father's address which will get to him anyway, but the
CORRECT ADDRESS is: Bernard Stefan, DL2GAC,
Moggenweilerstr 18, D-88677 Markdorf, Germany. However,
he prefers the bureau because the postage required is two
U.S. green stamps or 1 IRC. By the way, he is preparing
to leave Tuvalu for Fiji and then on back to the
Solomons.
Raul, LU6EF, GACW's QSL Manager, is glad to report all
LU6Z QSL cards have been answered, either via direct or
via bureau. He reports there are some problems still
happening with some individuals, who are asking second or
third time for cards. For these people, Raul states,
"Please DO NOT SEND MONEY OR COUPONS AGAIN, we do
not expect to make money from you, so only a card and
self addressed envelope is OK."
TN, CONGO. Begin looking for
Piero, IK2BHX, who is currently active as 9Q5HX for six months
and hopes to be active from here. There is no report on what
callsign he will be using. QSL via IK2MRZ.
WORLD'S FIRST EVER DX! Commemorating
100 years of DX (since Marconi's first contact between GW and G
on 18 May 1897), "Weston-super-Mare RS" has now
finalized details allowing an operation from Brean Down, the
location of the original G station. The "SPECIAL"
callsign GB100BD will be on the air May 17 and 18th ONLY, along
with Barry ARS's GB100LP and GB100FI operations already
announced. QSL information: GB100BD via RSGB BUREAU ONLY and
GB100LP and GB100FI via Glyn, GW0ANA. Glyn will also handle
requests for certificates, available for working any two of the
special event stations (certificates will be specially endorsed
for those working all three). ADDED NOTE: Just a reminder, that
the "10th International Marconi Day" takes place April
19th. Some details on stations and other activites will be listed
in next week's bulletin.
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Tedd Mirgliotta KB8NW
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