The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 338 BID: $OPDX.338 January 5, 1998
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1 (New Area Code!)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, KA1GJ, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR
& The Daily DX, NT5C, K8XP, N0TG, 9M2TO, F6AJA, G3XTT, G4BUE
& DX News Sheet, HB9CYN, JA0DAI, JE7RJZ, LU1DZ, OH6KXL,
ON1DDT, PA0ALB, RA3AUU, SM0DJZ and YO3FWC for the following DX
information.
9M2, PENANG ISLAND (6 meters
from W. Malaysia). There are currently two 6 meters stations
active there. Tex, 9M2TO, is currently running 150w into a 4
element yagi and Phoa, 9M2KT, is running 100w into a GP antenna.
There were no times or frequencies provided, but watch for
openings. QSL 9M2TO via JA0DMV JARL Bureau. QSL 9M2KT via 9M2
Bureau.
9M8, EAST MALAYSIA. Peter,
PA0ALB, reports there will be activity from Serian, Borneo Island
(IOTA OC-088), April 10th to May 22nd. The callsign to be used is
9M8CC. His equipment will be a TS-440, PS-52, AT-230 Antenne
tuner, 2 elements triband Fritzel for 10/15/20 meters and a GP
for 80 meters. Check 1200z on 20 meters. QSL via PB0ALB.
9M0C, SPRATLY ISLAND DXPEDITION UPDATE.
Don, G3XTT (DXpedition Publicity Officer), reports in a press
release that arrangements for their forthcoming 9M0C expedition
to the Spratly Islands are going well. OPDX InterNet Subscribers
will receive the complete press release as an additional
bulletin. Meanwhile, nine cases have been shipped by sea on
November 30th, from Southampton for Kota Kinabalu in Sabah
Malaysia. They will arrive in Kota Kinabalu in early January. All
the Yaesu equipment has now been shipped from Japan. This will
also arrive in Kota Kinabalu in early January where it will be
combined with the shipment from the UK. The combined shipment
will then be sent to Pulau Layang Layang before the DXpedition
team's arrival. The main team that now includes all the UK
contingent plans to arrive on Pulau Layang Layang on Tuesday,
February 10th. This is two days earlier that originally planned,
but this gives them three full days to set up the very extensive
antenna farm and the five stations. The second group arrives on
Friday, February 13th. They will then be fully operational for at
least nine full days including two complete week-ends. For more
details and updates, please take time to check their Web pages
at: http://members.aol.com/spratly98/
CT98, PORTUGAL. Look for
Portuguese amateurs to use special prefixes from January 1st to
September 30th during their "Expo 98". Stations who
usually sign CT1, CT2 and CT5 may be using the CT98 prefix. CT4
stations may be using the CS98 prefix, CT3 stations may be using
the CQ98 prefix and CU stations may be using the CU98 prefix. QSL
via their regular CT/CU callsigns.
D6, COMOROS. Martin, HB9CYN, and
Chris, HB9CYV, will be active as D68YN and D68YV, respectively,
from January 25th to February 6th. Activity will be on all bands
80-10 meters (maybe 160m) with operations mainly on CW but with
some SSB, and maybe RTTY. After the DXpedition, stations worked
can find their contacts on the following Web-Page: http://ab5eh-lin.tamucc.edu/~hb9cyn/
Also QSL-requests may be sent to the addresses mentioned on the
WWW-site above.
FT5W/FT5X/FT5Z, CROZET, KERGUELEN,
AMSTERDAM ISLANDS. OPDX has received a report stating to
expect FR5HR on Crozet for 5 days, then Kerguelen for 5 days and
then Amsterdam for 10 days starting January 1st and ending
January 22nd. Jean Paul, F5BU, leaves Strasbourg on January 14th
to Reunion Island, and he will arrive at Crozet Island on January
21st. He will be active as FT5WG until March 18th, with
operations mostly on SSB. QSL via F6APU. Also, keep an eye open
for Helios, F6IHY, signing FT5XN on Kerguelen. He will be active
until June. He is usually active on 20 meters but plans to be
active on other bands in the future.
HS, THAILAND. It has been
reported that Kareem, HS1RU, runs the HS/9M net on 7060 kHz
daily, starting about 1305Z. He is often very readable in the
states and has agreed to listen for a "short while"
above 7150 kHz for USA when the conditions are good before
starting the net. Monitor 7060 kHz around 1305-1310z, and Kareem
will specify a listening frequency. It is suggested, as a
courtesy to Kareem to please NOT persist in a contact after
1315z. Let Kareem and the others get on with their net. They will
be back the next day. It was also mentioned that Kareem will
listen for CW on 7060 khz 1305-1310z, and for the eastern USA he
works the low end of 40 meters CW quite often around 2200-2400z.
QSL via JG3AVS, P.O.Box 86, Amagasaki 660, Japan.
IOTA NEWS......
Jean Marc, F5SGI, will be active as F5SGI/P from Re
Island (EU-032, located in the Poitou-Charente Region
Group), from February 15-21st. His activity will be on
40-10 meters, mostly on CW, but on SSB, look for him on
14260 kHz.
Look for OH8TA to be active from Hailuoto (EU-126),
February 6-8th. Activity will be on the normal IOTA
frequencies. Operations included VHF/UHF and RTTY
activities. QSLs prefer via bureau.
KH2, GUAM. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states that Walt, KF2XN, will be active until
March 15th as KH2/KF2XN from KH2D's QTH while doing disaster
relief work.
LU1ZC, DECEPTION ISLAND (South Shetland
Group) UPDATE. Alberto, LU1DZ, GACW Coordinator, reports
the two operators on the island have installed the following
antennas: 10/15/20 meters 4 element tribander 30 meters high
(fixed to Europe); 30/17/12 meters separated delta loops; 45
meters long wire for all bands; 160 meters half wave dipole, and
they will be putting up a 2 element 40 meters monobander in
future. They are currently active on 6 meters on 50110 kHz USB,
and very soon they will be ready to operate on the satelite.
Also, start looking for them on the SSB IOTA frequencies.
ON50, BELGIUM. During 1998, the
Union of the Belgium Radio Amateur (UBA) will celebrate their
50th year anniversary. Look for UBA club stations throughout the
year to use the prefix ON50 followed by a 3 letters suffix. A
special award is available by working stations and collecting
points. Checkout the UBA WEB site for more details at: http://www.uba.be/algemeen/awarden.htm
Meanwhile, the Zelzaatse Radio Association (ZLZ) reports that
they will be active from January 1st to December 31st using the
callsign ON50ZLZ. They will be active on HF, VHF and during the
UBA Contest. They also mentioned that a QSO with ON50ZLZ is good
for 6 points for their ZLZ Award. QSL via ON7ZT or by P.O. Box 53
B-9060 Zelzate Belgium.
QSL INFO AND NEWS......
Harry, RA3AUU, would like to inform everyone that the QSL
bureau of Soyuz Radiolybitelej Rossii (the Union of
Radioamateurs of Russia) is an IARU affiliated society
and the ONLY OFFICIAL address for the QSL bureau in
Russia is: P.O. Box 59, Moscow 105122 Russia. He also
reported to OPDX that Vasily, RW6HS, who was mentioned in
last week's bulletin (OPDX.337) as the UA6 Bureau
Manager, is no longer the manager for the UA6-bureau.
ZK1XXP North Cook QSLs. Tom, K8XP, states that the
Dateline DX Association wants to advise those waiting for
QSLs from its September operation from North Cook
(ZK1XXP) that the cards have not yet arrived from the
printer. The cards are being provided by FUNKAMATEUR in
Germany, and we hope they will be forthcoming in the near
future. They ask you to be patient. The many cards
already received are safely stored and waiting attention!
Alain, F6BFH, states QSL for XV8FP will be ready early
January, and he hopes to send the cards out before the
end of January.
QSL MANAGER CHANGE! It was announced that the QSLs for
the present operations from Nepal by the Japan UNICEF Ham
Club, including Naoki, 9N1JZ (JE7RJZ) will now be handle
by JH8XIX.
SPECIAL EVENT STATION 8N0WOG
will be opened for Foreign Amateurs in NAGANO Japan!! Every
Amateur Radio Operator who comes over to Nagano can operate the
special event station, 8N0WOG, during the NAGANO 1998 Olympic
Winter Games. All you need is your station license or the
official certificate in the English language issued by one's MPT.
Japan currently has reciprocal licensing agreement with only 8
countries now (i.e. USA, Germany, Canada, Australia, France,
Korea, Finland, Ireland). This limitation will be taken away by
Japanese MPT during the Olympic Winter Games. What a great chance
to operate! Nagano city is located about 200km northwest of
Tokyo, and it can easily be reached by Super express train from
Tokyo Station. The location of the 8N0WOG station is located at
the Warm-Hearty Welfare Center, just east side of Nagano City
Office. The station will be opened 16 days from February 7th to
February 22th. The station will be active on all HF bands from
160-10m including WARC bands, CW/SSB, 500 Watts max., and
144/435MHz FM/SSB. For more information and inquiry:
TR, GABON. Roland, F8EN, will
once again sign TR8CR from February 5th for 5 weeks (at least).
He will be active mostly on CW. QSL via F6AJA.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
Look for N0TG/VP5, WA4DAN/VP5, AA4VK/VP5 to be operational
January 16-23rd. Activity will be on all bands 160-6 meters. QSL
all to: N0TG, William Rowe Jr., 1094 Big Rock Loop, Los Alamos,
NM 87544.
VR6, PITCAIRN ISLAND. The
"DX News Sheet" reports that VR6MG is active on 20 and
40 meters CW. No specific times or frequencies were given. OPDX
did some research and found that VR6MG was reported on 14210 kHz
at 0116z and 7001 kHz at 1325z.
XW30/XW30A, LAOS DXPEDITION UPDATE.
The suggested frequencies for the upcomung XW30A (SSB/RTTY/FM)
and XW30 (CW) DXpedition, which will take place January 5-14th,
have been announced. Look for them on the usual 20/15/10 meter DX
frequencies (025 and .95). Suggested frequencies for 80 and 40
will be around 7007 and 3507 kHz for CW; 3797 and 7047 kHz for
SSB (depending on QRM). RTTY activity will be around 14083 kHz
listening up 3-5 kHz, and occasionaly they will try 21083 kHz. On
160 meters, they will try to concentrate on 1823 kHz (and for JA
- QSX 1910). On the WARC bands: CW - 18075 and 24895; SSB - 18145
and 24945; and on 30 meters they will be around 10103-10108 kHz,
but as the QRM level rises (at least in Europe during the dark
hours), they will try to find clear spots up around 10115 kHz. As
a genral rule, they will always try to work split listening up or
even down with announced listening frequency. All QSLs will be
handled by SM0AGD, Erik Sjolund, Vestag.27, SE-19556 Marsta,
Sweden.
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