The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 343
BID: $OPDX.343 February 9, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster
Network, W1WEF, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR
& The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N5VL & Island/DX News,
AA6EW, K6CT, N6RT, W6MD, K7WX, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, HA0HW,
HB9BCK, I4LCK, LU1DZ and OK1FUA/OL5Y for the following DX
information.
3C0, ANNOBON/PAGALU ISLANDS.
Several sources report that a multi-national team of 4-6
operators plan to activate this one sometime during the first
week of March. Operations will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. Activity
will be on all bands, with an emphasis on 40, 80 and 160 meters.
5N, NIGERIA. Bogdan, 5N3CPR (ex
5N3/SP5XAR), has been active on several bands, especially on 17
and 30 meters. Check 10109 kHz between 0030 and 0130z and 18081
kHz around 1715z. Also, check 7002 around 0515z. QSL via SP5CPR.
He prefers bureau QSLing.
8Q7AA DXPEDITION WRAPUP. OPDX
InterNet Subscribers will receive an additional bulletin
containing the press release by Warren, K7WX, titled "8Q7AA
- Final Comments/Stats". Meanwhile, the Central Arizona DX
Association 8Q7AA group is now back home after logging more than
17000 QSOs (8355 CW, 8450 SSB and 200 RTTY). The group is pleased
to report that their main goal, to make meaningful presence on
the low bands, was reach by logging 6755 QSOs on 160, 80 and 40
meters. They also report that some stations, such as W1NG, worked
them on 10 bands and modes! The only disaster was one of the
FT-1000MP suffered a cracked PC board during transit which cause
them to have only three functional stations during five of the
nine days of operations. Unbelievably, KP4RF was able to
meticulously jumper all the broken PC board traces to restore an
otherwise DOA radio to perfect working order! They will begin
mailing QSLs in several weeks. Direct requests can be made to:
Steve Thompson, N7TX, 119 E. Jasmine St., Mesa, AZ 85201-1811
USA. For further details, and some pictures, the following web
site will be available soon: http://cadxa.org/8q7aa
C6, BAHAMAS. Look for Ray, AA6EW
to be active as AA6EW/C6A from Great Abaco (IOTA NA-80) from
March 1-14th. Activity will included the ARRL DX Phone Contest.
Look for him on 80/75 meters on CW/SSB between 1130 and 1230z.
QSL homecall.
C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Franco, I4LCK,
reports to OPDX that he will arrive in Maputo on February 7th
(last Saturday). The following day or Monday the 9th, he plans a
1 or 2 days operation from Inhaca (IOTA AF-066). From Inhaca,
Franco will move on to Beira. There he will look for a boat to
travel to, and activate Chiloane Island (A new IOTA, AF-???)
located in the Sofala Group. Operation may take place on February
14, 15 or 16th (He states, "Nothing is definitely confirmed
because in that area the navigation is strongly influenced by the
weather, in particular by the tides!). Franco mentions that he
has NO idea if the stay or activity on the small island will last
a few/several hours or days. For up-to-date info, listen to 14260
and 21260 kHz. His callsign will be C91LCK/C93. QSL via I4LCK.
FO0, FRENCH POLYNESIA. FO0BUS
will be active starting February 9th through at least the 14th
from a few different island groups. Activity will be mostly CW on
40, 20 and 15 meters, from Tahiti, Moorea, Rangitoa, Huahine, and
Bora-Bora. If time permits, the Tuamutu group may be activated
also. QSL via W6MD.
FT5W, CROZET ISLANDS. Jean Paul,
F5BU, is now active as FT5WG and was announced earlier that he
would be there until March 18th. Activity will be mainly SSB.
Look for him on 20 meters (around 14183 or 14278 kHz) between
1330 and 1730z. QSL to F6APU, Andre Jungbluth, 4 rue des Tulipes,
67380 Lingolsheim, France.
JT, MONGOLIA. A group of
Hungarians, members of the Hungarian Pannon DX Club, will operate
from Ulan Bator, Mongolia in May. The team includes HA0HW,
HA4GDO, HA6NL, HA7SK and HA7VK. It is planned to keep 2-3
stations simultaneously on the air 24 hours a day to maximize
band openings. All HF bands will be activated on SSB, CW, RTTY
and Satellites. The callsign and QSL Manager will be announced at
a later date. The DXpedition is supported by the Hungarian
Ambassador in Mongolia, the Hungarian Radioamateur Society and
the "Radiotechnika" magazine. The DXpedition team
includes experienced DX operators. The members of the expedition
have already operated from Cambodia (XU0HW, XU95HA, XU7VK), Iraq
(YI9SK, YI9VK) Liechenstein (HB0/HA0HW/p, HB0/HA4GDO/p,
HB0/HA6NL/p etc), ITU Geneva (4U0ITU) and numerous Greek islands
including SV5, SV8, SV9. The updates are available at the Web
page of the Pannon DXC at: http://www.dunanet.hu/pannondxc/
The DXpeditioners would gratefully accept contributions from both
individuals and clubs or firms. Contributors should contact Laci,
HA0HW, at the following E-mail address: ha0khw@c3.hu
LU1ZC UPDATE. The latest QSO
count of the LU1ZC station celebrating the 50th anniversary of
the Argentine Antartic base named Destacamento Naval Decepcion
(located in the South Shetland Group) is 24900. Operators Hector
and Ernie will be staying a little longer than expected. Their
activity will continue now until March 15th. Their extented time
is due to a delay in the Argentine ice breaker "Almirante
Irizar". Please send your QSLs to the GACW with a SAE and
2/3 IRCs (DO NOT send money). GACW - Box 9, 1875 - Wilde, Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
PJ9, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Look
for Jack, W1WEF, and John, W1BIH, to be active as PJ9C during the
ARRL CW Contest as a Multi/Single. Outside the contest, John will
sign PJ9JT and Jack as PJ9/W1WEF. They look forward to working
everyone on six bands in the contest. QSL PJ9C and PJ9/W1WEF via
K1CPJ. QSL PJ9JT via W1AX.
QSL INFO AND NEWS......
A new QSL Manager for OL1A, OL2M, OL5Y and OK5TOP has
been announced. Please send your QSL card to new QSL
manager OK1MG - via bureau or direct: Antonin Kriz,
OK1MG, Polska 2205, 27201 Kladno 2, Czech Republic.
A new QSL manager for IH9/OL5Y (Contest station) is
reportedly to now be: Bohuslav Petr, OK1VK, Novodvorska
416, 142 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic
Valery, ER1DA, is reportedly the Chief of ARM QSL-Bureau
in Moldova for several ER stations. He currently has the
logs for: UO5ODA, ER1A, ER27A, ER3R/p, ER50R/p, ER7A,
ER8C and ER9V. He is not the QSL Manager for ER1CW, but
will try to help in receiving a card. Even though he is
the QSL Manager for all the above stations, he will help
in retrieving other ER stations. Send your QSLs to ARM
QSL-Bureau at the following address: P.O.Box 9537,
KISHINEV, MD-2071, MOLDOVA
VR97BG QSLS. A report received recently states Brett,
VR98BG, indicated that he is currently behind on his
QSLing. He states, "I will get the VR97 cards out
once I'm caught up on the VS6BG, VS96BG & VS97BG
QSLs. Please QRX, OM..."
S2, BANGLADESH. Ray, G3WZ,
currently here as S21YR, will be active until February 20th.
Listen for him on 14028 kHz CW around 1315z. QSL via homecall:
Ray Baldwin, 11 Meadow Court, Whiteparish, Salisbury, Wilts, SP5
2SE, United Kingdom.
TI, COSTA RICA. Tom, K6CT, will
be active during the ARRL CW DX Contest using the callsign TI5N.
Operations will be from the station of Carlos, TI5KD. QSL cards
to TI5KD.
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. "The
59(9) DXReport" states Tim, N2PC, active as V73AT, will be
active on 160 meters soon from the club station. Meanwhile, OPDX
has found that Tim can sometimes be heard on 15 meters (around
21285 kHz) between 2030 and 2200z. QSL via K2CL. Also, look for
V73GT who has been active on 160 meters (1826 kHz) between 1230
and 1300z.
XE, MEXICO. Doug/N6RT,
Daniel/AA6DP and Richard/N6PE will be active from XE2EBE for the
ARRL CW and SSB Contests. QSL via AA6DP. Also, look for
Earl/N5TU, Charles/N5RP, Charles/KZ5MM, Madison/W5MJ and XE2KB of
the Texas DX Society to be active as XA5T in the ARRL DX CW
Contest.
YK, SYRIA. The "DX News
Sheet" reports that Omar, YK1AO, hopes to be active on 160
meters soon with 1500 watts and a Gladiator TL160M top loaded
vertical with elevated radials (supplied by W4DR) four stories
high. Meanwhile, W4DR is seeking donations towards the antenna
(the cost was 500 green stamps).
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLAND. The
"Island/DX News" reports that OK1TN, OK1KT and OK1VD
will be active from Aitutaki, February 24th through March 4th.
They plan to concentrate on the lower bands. QSL via OKDX
Foundation.
ZK2, NIUE. Albert, HB9BCK, will
be here from April 2-16th as ZK2CK. Activity will be on 80-10
meters including the WARC bands. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 5 kHz from beginning of band edge.
SSB - 3785, 7085, 14185 and 211285 kHz
RTTY - is probable
QSL via HB9BCK. If sending direct: one green
stamp for Europe and two green stamps outside of Europe.
ZX0/ZZ0, FRANCES ISLAND (Brazil).
Activity from here will be from February 16-24th. The island has
the following designations: IOTA SA-067, DIB-068 and DFB ES-07.
Operations will be near the city of Itapemirim, which is the
southern part of Espirito Santo state. Operations will be on
CW/SSB on all bands, including the WARC bands, depending on
propagation. Look for the following special callsigns and
operators: ZX0Z (Vieira/PY1LVF), ZZ0W (Pete/PY1NEW), ZZ0Z
(Lima/PY1NEZ) and possibly other PP1 operators. QSL via home
calls or PY1-QSL Bureau. Suggested frequencies:
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