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DX Bulletin No. 347 BID: $OPDX.347 March 9, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio
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Network, K2WE, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR &
The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, AI5P, N6ED, K7BV, EA5XX, EA2CLU,
EI6FR, EI2GX, F5NOD, G3RTE, G3SWH, G3XTT, G4BUE & DX News
Sheet, G4LVQ, IT9JPK, JARL, and YS1RRD following DX information.
3W, VIETNAM (plus an XU
operation). Steve, K2WE, called the OPDX/BARF80 answering machine
(number is listed below) and informed us that he and Les, W2LK,
will be active this month as 3W6WE and 3W6LK, respectively. They
will leave New York on March 20th and expect to be in Vietnam on
the 22nd. Their callsigns will only be good for 6 days between
March 25-31st. Before and after these days, they have access to
use and operate from the Kasati Ham Club station 3W6KA. This
station is equipped with kilo watt amp and a tri-band beam
mounted on a 75 ft. tower. The station also has antennas for
40/80 meters. Also, they will be operating from the club station
during the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th). Steve mentioned
that their license is good to operate for 24 hours a day on 80-10
meters. Also, their license has already been show to the League
and has been approved. Steve stated that 3W6WE will probably be
used on SSB and 3W6LK on CW. QSL 3W6WE via K2WE and 3W6LK via
W2LK. QSL for the 3W6KA club station go to: Kasati Ham Radio
Club, P.O. Box 76, Saigon, Vietnam. SPECIAL ADDED NOTE: Steve and
Les will be the first Americans licensed to operate in Vietnam.
This operation will be something special to Steve, who told OPDX
that he is a Vietnam Vet and spent 2 1/2 years there (he states,
"Almost 30 years to the date!"). Also, Steve mentions
he may be going to XU-land with Hiroo, JA2EZB, who has helped in
obtaining the licenses. Details should be forthcoming.
4H, PHILIPPINES. Robin, DU9RG,
reports he will be active in the CQ WPX Contest as 4H9RG.
9M0C DXPEDITION WRAPUP. An
excerpt from a press release by Don Field, G3XTT, reports that
"the 9M0C operation closed down on Tuesday, February 24th,
after making well over 65k QSOs with over 180 DXCC
countries." The DXpedition was highly successful in every
respect with all goals being achieved. Don states full write-ups
will appear in a number of the key magazines including CQ Ham
Radio (Japan), Radio Communication (UK), Funk (Germany), etc.
Also, 9M0C presentations are scheduled for Visalia, Dayton,
Friedrichshafen, the RSGB HF Convention, the Clipperton DX Club
Convention, VERON (Netherlands) and elsewhere. The full press
release containing more details such as band QSOs break downs
will be sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscribers.
AADX CONTEST, 1997 RESULTS. The
Japan Amateur Radio League, Inc. (JARL) announced that the
results of the 38th (1997) All Asian DX Contest have been
uploaded to their Web site: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/1997/97index.htm
They want to remind everyone the dates of the 1998 AADX Contest
will be June 20-21st (CW) and September 5-6th (Phone). The rules
for the contest will be same as last year except the dates.
ES80, ESTONIA. Currently there
are several stations active using the special prefix ES80 in
celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the Estonian Republic.
Look for ES80R (QSL via ES7RE), ES80Q (via ES5MQ), ES80J (via
ES1AX), ES80L (via ES6PL) and ES80M (via ES1QD). Length of their
activity is unknown.
F, ILE DE SEIN (France). Jim,
G3RTE, and Phil, G3SWH, will be active from the French island
(IOTA EU-068) Friday, March 27th, until Monday, March 30th. They
will be active on all bands 80-10 meters. Jim will use SSB on the
usual IOTA frequencies as F/G3RTE/P and Phil will use CW as
F/G3SWH/P. Special QSLs will be available for both calls from
G3SWH (21 Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, U.K.)
or via the RSGB bureau.
FH, MAYOTTE. The "DX News
Sheet" reports that Conny, DL1DA, is expected to be active
as FH/DL1DA, on CW and details on his stay are not known.
FK, NEW CALEDONIA. The "DX
News Sheet" reports Philippe, F5PFO (ex-J28FO), will be
active for the next three years beginning at the end of March.
His callsign is not yet known.
FT5Z, AMSTERDAM & ST. PAUL ISLANDS. The
Lyon DX Gang announces the next FT5Z DXpedition will take place
in December, 1998. They have reportedly received all the
authorizations for their one month operation. The callsign FT5ZH
was issued to the team. Their main goal is to go there and ONLY
operate. Activity will be 160-10 meters with operations on CW,
SSB and RTTY. They will have amplifiers and beam antennas. The
group is looking for sponsors and donations. Donations can be
sent to their club Treasurer F5PXT (via postal order or
registered mail): Mr. Eric Blanchard, 2 Rue Bichat, Bat 32, 69002
Lyon, France. For update-to-date information, check out the WEB
site: http://perso.easynet.fr/~f5nod/ft5z.html
GM, BUTE ISLAND (Scotland). The
Otley Amateur Radio Club will mount a DXpedition to this Scottish
island (IOTA EU-123) for this year's IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
Their entry will be Multi/Single, and a special call sign has
been applied for. Operators will be G0SNV, G0NIG, G0WNT, M0ARK,
M0AMA, G8HDN and G7RDJ.
IOTA 98. The IOTA Convention
this year will be held May 1-3rd, at Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
This is an unique opportunity to attend one of the most important
conventions in Europe. For more information, check out the WEB
site http://www.ure.es
or send an e-mail to ure@ure.es.
J8 DXPEDITION UPDATE. Jose,
EA2CLU, reports to OPDX that their expedition to St. Vincent and
the Grenadines as J80R, which is set for March 21st through April
1st, has now a WEB site available. You can see up-to-date info,
like callsigns/QSLs/frequencies, etc.. at: http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea2clu/home.htm
OPERATIONS COMING TO AN END (Wow!
What month for DX!). By the time you read this, the German group
(ZL7DK) active from Chatham Island will be going QRT. Next to
follow will be the Dateline DX Association group signing
homecall/KH9 which will go QRT on March 11th. Also ending will be
the SSIDXG and MKDXF group's KH1 operation which is scheduled to
end on March 12th. All three operations have provided the DX ham
community with excellent operations and excitement over the last
few weeks.
PACIFIC DXPEDITIONS CONTINUE BY THE OKDX
GROUP. The OKDX group should now be active from Tonga.
Look for A35TN and A35KT to be active until March 14th. From
Tonga, they go onto Western Samoa as 5W0SZ and 5W0VV from March
14-23rd. Activity will end in Fiji with a possibility of a Rotuma
operation (if transportation can be arranged).
PACIFIC/ASIA DXPEDITION CONTINUES.
Michael, DF8AN, continues on his long leg of DXpeditions. He will
be in three different countries this week. Michael currently is
in DU land signing DU1/DF8AN until March 11th. He will then spend
a few days in Guam (March 11-14th) as KH1/DF8AN. Michael will
then travel to Micronesia (V6) and be there from March 14-22th.
His last stop will be to activate Koror Island (T8, Belau)
between March 22-28th. Currently, no callsigns have been assigned
for his V6 and T8 operations. His activity and operations should
be mainly CW on all bands (including the WARC bands). QSL via
bureau or direct (to his new address): Michael Noertmann,
Neustadt 18, D-37154 Northeim, Germany.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....
Hrane, YT1AD, and Dragan, Z32AU, were active from El
Salvador during the ARRL SSB contest using the callsigns:
HU1X - Hrane from San Salvador; HU4X - Dragan from beach
house. QSL HU1X via YT1AD and HU4X via Z32AU.
Gianni, IT9PKO, was active as II9ZZ during last weekend's
contest as a Single Op/Multi Band entry. QSL via IT9PKO:
Mario Bartuccio, IT9JPK, P.O. BOX 7, 94100 Enna Centro,
ITALY
QSL MANAGER W3HNK. Well known QSL Manager Joe Arcure,
W3HNK, is reported to be in the hospital recovering from
a heart by-pass operation. Many have received QSL cards
from Joe, and we are sure that he would appreciate any
get well cards/comments from the ham community. The
address is: Joe Arcure, W3HNK, PO Box 73, Edgemont, PA
19028
5R8EE/FR5EL QSLS. There are certain rules to follow for
QSLing 5R8EE and FR5EL. Michel, FR5EL, asks you to ONLY
QSL direct and send NO bureau cards (Bureau Cards will
not be answered). He also asks you to send your QSLs ONLY
to FR5EL home call on Reunion Island and NOT to the
address in Madagascar (because there is a lot of stealing
of envelopes.....). Expect to receive your cards 3 to 6
months later. An indivdual reportedly comes over to
Madagascar EVERY 3 MONTHS (from Reunion Island), and
delivers Michel's QSLs from his P.O. Box on Reunion.
Michel (5R8EE/FR5EL) then answers them at Madagascar, but
it is unsure where he sends them from, so please be
patient. Remember QSLs only go to: Michel Hoarau, P.O.Box
87, F-97832 Tampon, Reunion Island, France.
VP5, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS.
Don, KN4UG, will be active in the coming weeks (March 16-24th)
from Providenciales. His callsign has not been reported yet. QSL
via homecall.
YB AMATEURS OFF THE AIR! Dennis,
K7BV, received a message from an Indonesian friend stating that
Indonesian amateurs are under a "radio silence" order
covering the period of February 23rd through March 14th.
Reportedly, this is taking place during the Indonesian Parlement
board meeting in Jakarta, apparently for their president's 5th
year in office.
ZL9, CAMPBELL ISLAND (Update for
the January, 1999 DXpedition). The Kermadec DX Association, which
had a very successful DXpedition to Raoul Island, Kermadecs under
the callsign ZL8RI, is pleased to announce that plans are now at
an advanced stage for the January, 1999 DXpedition to Campbell
Island ZL9. The neccessary permissions have been obtained,
transport arranged and the logistics needed to put together an
operation from this remote island are well in hand. An
international team of operators has been selected from New
Zealand, Japan, Canada, The United States and Ireland. The
operation should begin activity on January 9th, 1999, and remain
on the air until January 25th. The team will operate on
SSB/CW/RTTY and on all bands. The team leader Ken Holdum, ZL2HU,
has previously written to major DX clubs worldwide seeking their
financial support for this DXpedition which is costing in the
region of $65,000 (U.S.) to mount. If you would like to
contribute to the success of the ZL9 DXpedition by helping to
meet the enormous costs, send donations:
Ken Holdum ZL2HU (Team Leader) Declan Craig EI6FR (Team Member)
The Kermadec DX Association The Kermadec DX Association (Europe)
P O Box 56099 167 St. James's Road
Tawa, Wellington - or - Greenhills, Dublin 12
New Zealand Ireland
All donations will be acknowledged on receipt, and in the
event of the DXpedition not proceeding, will be returned.
ZS26, BIRD ISLAND (South Africa).
Several bulletins report that a new IOTA will be activated this
week. Activity will be from March 9-13th. Operators ZS1B, ZS1FJ,
ZS1KC and ZS1LL will sign ZS26BI on all bands both CW/SSB. Watch
the IOTA frequencies. QSL via ZS1FJ.
1998 INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION.
Between May 1-3rd the convention will be held at the Holiday Inn,
Visalia, CA, [telephone: (209) 268-1000]. Further information can
be obtained from Rick, W6SR, co-chairperson at 714-993-0713
(home), 310-616-3912 (work) or via the E-mail address at: scdxc@primenet.com.
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