The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 319
BID: $OPDX.319 August 25, 1997
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, WB2YQH & WB2RAJ THE 59(9) DXReport, K4FXN, WA4JQS,
AC7DX, WT0Q, CO3CL, DJ2BW, DJ5AV & DX News Letter, JA1QGT,
ON6TT, PA3CSR, PS7AB, UA9KM, VK4LM, VK1AUS, VK4FW and ZS4Y for
the following DX information.
SPECIAL NOTE OPDX Bulletin #318 contained
information supplied via "Joe and Tam BV/N0IAT."
Although an appropriate credit was made at the top of the
bulletin, Joe Fitter, BV/N0IAT has claimed that the information
he supplied was copyrighted and was used "in violation of
Federal law". As a result, OPDX will no longer publish any
information supplied by this source, and other bulletins are
advised to follow a similar course, or you, too, may be
threatened with "prosecution" for a claimed voilation
of U.S. and international law.
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area code. Currently both area codes can be used, but the 216
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4F, Luzon Island (PHILIPPINES) Hans,
PA3GKI, now signing 4F2DX, has been active on 20 and 40 meters.
Activity seems to be between 1200 and 1400z, mostly on CW, but
SSB is also an option. It has been mentioned that other bands
will follow shortly. Hans will also visit another rare island in
DU-land in the coming weeks. QSL 4F2DX via his home call PA3GKI.
5X, UGANDA (Update). Peter,
ON6TT/5X1T, has just concluded his 7th tour in Africa. He reports
that despite his heavy work load and his family being there, he
was able to make about 11,000 QSOs (with about 500 on RTTY)
between mid March and mid August. Peter states he put up a TH11
logperiodic which helped him in finally getting through to some
USA stations on 10 and 12 meters. He is currently on holiday in
Belgium for about 6 weeks, after which he will return to 5X until
March of next year (minimum, depending on the how the regional
crisis develops). Peter wants to remind everyone that 5X is still
well provided for with operations by Mats/5X1Z, Joe/5X1P and
Paul/5X4F, who are all quite active. DJ1US is currently awaiting
his license.
9M8, EAST MALAYSIA. There has
been a report that Hans, DF5UG, may be active from here in
September. His activity will include operations from Pulau Satang
Besar and/or Pulau Satang Kecil Islands. His callsign will be
9M8QQ. QSL via homecall.
CL, CUBA (Rare region!). Look
for Cuban station CL3FL, operated by Fernando, which is active
every day on 10 meters between 28800-28900 KHz. This station is
very rare because of two reasons. This station has a third class
license in Cuba (CL), and it is located in the 3rd region. This
region is needed for the Cuban Award. QSL via CO3CL: Jose Carlos
Leon Ortega, Box 59 C.P. 33600, Guira de Melena, Habana, CUBA.
FH, MAYOTTE. Hermann, DJ2BW, and
XYL Margot, DL2DK, will be active from here October 9-22th, as
FH/DJ2BW and FH/DL2DK. They will be active on all bands from
160-10 meters, mainly CW and RTTY, but there will be a little
SSB. Hermann states Low-Band (160/80 meters and RTTY) is
prefered.
PIRATES! Mamuka Kordzakhia, The
President of the National Association RadioAmateurs of Georgia
(NARG) reports to OPDX that stations UF6VAI, UF6VBS, UF6VBI and
UF6VBI are pirates operating from the Republic of Abkhazia which
is an integral part of Georgia, and they should be using 4L. The
prefix UF6 is a Russian prefix, and they do not understand why
they are using UF6V. The Georgian Republic prefix of 4L has been
in effect since August 1, 1994. Also, 4L6JR and UA6JR have been
mentioned as pirates. They recommend NOT to work these stations.
PR5, SAO FRANCISCO ISLAND (Brazil).
Look for this Brazilian island, which is located in the Santa
Catarina State North Group (IOTA SA-27 and DIB-08), to be on the
air September 1-15th. The callsign to be used is PR5L. Activity
will be on SSB and CW with operations on 80-10 meters. QSL via:
Jay Lira, Box 08, Florianopolis/SC, 88010.970, Brazil.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.
Carsten, DL6LAU, informs OPDX that all
direct QSLs and also the first bureau cards for his/their
J75T trip have been answered. He also reports they
received a lot of direct QSLs with insufficiant return
postage (Carsten.. yes, I also think that the 3DM nearly
2 US$ from our German Post is a little bit too
expensive...). Therefore, Carsten states they sent most
of the U.S. cards to Jim, KF8VX, and his wife Cathie,
KG8QL, who put them in the U.S. mail for them (Special
thanks to Jim and Cathie!). Carsten will continue to
answer the direct and bureau cards.
R9, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Members of
the Nadym DX Club from Yamalo-Nenetskiy region (UA9K) of Russia
will be active from Belyy Island in Karskoe Sea. Operators
Nick/UA9KM, Alex/UA9KAS, Serge/UA9KG, Serge/UA9KL, Mike/UA9KO,
Leo/UA9FL and Valeriy/RW4HW will be active between September
8-18th, using the special call R9KM. This island is part of IOTA
AS-083, but the team hopes for this to become a new one. All
documents have been sent to the IOTA committee (Special TNX to
UA9OBA). Operations will be on all HF band, including the WARC
bands, on CW, SSB and may be RTTY. QSL via UA9KM: Nikolai Kuprin,
626711, Nadym Tyumen obl., P.O. Box 158, Russia. Please SASE, no
"green stamps" only 2 IRC.
S2, BANGLADESH. The "DX
News Letter" reports rumours are circulating stating that
Jim, VK9NS, could be active as S21ZA in Oct/Nov.
SPECIAL EVENT STATION. ZS45TWR
is a special callsign that will be used during 1997. It
celebrates the 45 years of Trans World Radio, a Christian SW
Radio station operating from different areas of the world,
including Southern Africa. The callsign has been activated a
number of times during the past 8 months. So far no QSL cards
have been printed. This will happen later in the year, so please
be patient. All direct QSLs with a U.S green stamp or 2 IRCs will
receive a direct reply - it might just take a while. The QSL
manager is ZS4Y: Leon M Foot, P.O.Box 1561, Welkom, 9460, Rep of
South Africa. The street address appearing in most callbooks is
also OK.
T9, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Kent,
WT0Q, is in Bosnia, Croatia and Hungary with the U.S. Army. He
will be on the air soon in Bosnia as T9/WT0Q, mostly on 20 meters
SSB, but he will be getting a key soon and plans to do some CW.
He has a vertical up for all bands from 10 to 40 meters including
WARC bands. Kent told OPDX, that if someone wants to have him go
to a certain band to work Bosnia, let him know by his E-mail
address: wt0q@mailcity.com
Also, Dale, N2NDY (T9/N2NDY), is at the same base as Kent. Dale
also has a station set up, too (no details given). They both are
near the city of Tuzla, which is 120 km north of Sarajevo.
TL, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
Information from "THE 59(9) DXReport" states Eric,
TL8MR, is reportedly active from here and will be here for 1
year. QSL via F6FNU. There have been no QSNs reported yet.
TT8, CHAD (Update). OPDX
received an update direct from Jim, WA4KKY, who is currently here
(read OPDX.318). Jim (who was signing TT8/WA4KKY) has now been
issued the Chad callsign of TT8JWM, and TT8/WB4MBU has also been
issued a new Chad callsign of TT8JFC. TT8JWM has been active on
20 meters SSB between 1900 and 2230z (keep a lookout on or around
14219 kHz).
VK2, ISLAND OF MONTAGUE (NEW IOTA!). The
JARA (Japanese Amateur Radio in Australia) members will activate
VK2IOM (Island Of Montague) September 13-14th (UTC: Approx.
Sept.13 0000z- Sept. 14 0400z). There is an unsigned IOTA
reference number for this island because this island has never
been aired before. This island is in the New South Wales State
South Group. The JARA has received permission from the NSW
National Parks and Wildlife Service in the Narooma District to
operate from here. The operators will consist of: VK2BEX/Atsu,
VK2IY/Ken, VK2TJH/Kyoko and possibly VK2IAZ/Ken. Suggested
frequencies: CW - 7006, 14026, 21026 kHz +/- QRM and SSB - 7055
(for U.S.A. listening 7206), 14260, 21260 kHz +/- QRM. QSL to
VK2BEX via the bureau or direct to: Mr. Atsu Asahina, P.O.Box
195, Killara, NSW 2071, Australia.
VK9W, WILLIS ISLAND (UPDATE: All spots
filled!). It has been reported that Doug, VE5RA, has
just been confirmed and added to the team. Doug has been active
from many locations and has operated from: VP9, VP2M, VP2V, V2,
8P6, ZF, ZF8, ZF9, J7, KH6, KH5K and 3D2. The complete team now
consists of: WA1S/Ann, IV3FSG/Elvira, 7K3EOP/Noriko, VK4MR/Bob,
VK2AEA/Vlad, VK4FW/Bill, AF7O/Darryl, FK8GM/Eric, K6KM/Bill and
VE5RA/Doug. Also, the ODXG has announced that the callsigns on
Willis are as follows:
YLS will use ........... VK9WY
OMS will use ........... VK9WM
On Holmes Reef they will all be using VK4YN. QSLs for all
these operations go to VK4FW.
VK0, MACQUARIE ISLAND (UPDATE). Simon,
VK1AUS, spoke to Tom, VK0TS, and states he has been very busy
with repairs to equipment on Macquarie, so he was away from the
main camp for over a week. Tom says look for him (if time
permits) during the following times and frequencies:
Thursday 0930-10:45z 40m 7075 or 7070 kHz
Sunday 1000z- 80m 3570 and 3798 kHz
Monday 0930-1030z 80m 3570 and 3798 kHz
Tuesday 0400-0445z 20m 14222 kHz
WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Dan,
K4FXN, will be active from St. Croix, November 27th to December
6th, as WP2Z. He will be an entry in the 1997 CQWW CW Contest
(November 29-30th). QSL via KU9C.
AA6BB/7 SILENT KEY. Well known
QSL Manager Gerald (Jerry) Branson, AA6BB/7, became a
"Silent Key" last Sunday (Aug. 17th) morning in his
home at Junction City, OR. Many knew Jerry from his work on the
W7PHO net and as QSL Manager for many DX stations. The South
Sandwich Island DXpedition Group and The Midway-Kure DX
Foundation announced the formation of a DX scholarship fund to
honor the memory of Jerry. The scholarship, "The Jerry
Branson Memorial Scholarship" will , in general, be awarded
to entering freshmen who have distinguished themselves in DXing
achievement. Applications and details will follow in a separate
announcement and in the DX bulletins. ADDED NOTICE: In July 1994,
Jerry Branson set up the Joanie and Jerry Branson Trust, with
Mark Perrin/N7MQ and Ron Vincent/WJ7R as trustees, and with
Valley Radio Club as the beneficiary. Then the Trust and the
Valley Radio Club entered into a memorandum of understanding, for
the Club's members, particularly the DX-Contest Group, to provide
QSL services in the event of Jerry's death or disability. While
certainly all the DX stations will decide whether the Trust and
Valley Radio Club will continue on for the next 60 or 90 days,
the QSL mail sent to Jerry's address will be handled efficiently
by those he selected to do this work in the event it was needed.
If all DXers will continue to QSL via AA6BB until further notice,
then their mail will be processed promptly. They know they cannot
replace Jerry, but they will carry on for him as he asked them to
do.
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