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DX Bulletin No. 356 BID: $OPDX.356 May 11, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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DX information.
FEW NOTES FROM EDITOR, TEDD,
KB8NW: Because I will be attending the Dayton HamVention, I can
not guarantee that there will be a bulletin next week. If it does
happen, it will probably be late Monday. Please, continue to send
your information (you never know!). THE Northern Ohio DX
Association (along with WVNO Radio) will once again sponsor a
Hospitality Suite at this year's Dayton Hamvention. It will be in
Suite 1011 on the 10th Club Floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel (old
Stouffers) on Friday and Saturday evenings. All DXers/Contesters
are welcome. Munchies and refreshments will be avaialble. Come
and meet the members and friends of NODXA. OPDX InterNet
Subscribers will receive a few extra bulletins this week
containing: KH6BZF Propagation Report (Part One and Two), 3B7RF
Press Release, Details on the 3B7RF Log Search (by Lyndon,
VE7TCP) and Hamradio Vention 1998 (Germany).
3B7, ST. BRANDON. 3B7RF is on
the air. Activity should last until May 17th. Search engines are
available to verify contacts at either of the following WEB
sites:
A5, BHUTAN. It was announced at
last weekend's International DX Convention at Visalia that an
invitation has been extended to Yasuo "Zorro" Miyazawa,
JH1AJT, by the Kingdom of Bhutan to conduct a return DXpedition
from that country. Zorro, who operated from Bhutan in February,
1995, has assembled a team of operators representing six
countries from Asia, Europe and the USA and New Zealand. The
DXpedition is expected to occur in early 1999 with propagation
being the main factor in timing. Frank Smith, AH0W/OH2LVG, states
the Midway-Kure DX Foundation will actively update the DX
Community with all details as this project moves forward.
CY9AA, ST. PAUL ISLAND UPDATE. Mike,
VE9AA, reports that the CY9AA team would like to welcome 2 new
operators to the operations: Brian, ND3F, well-known Rover and
VHF/hf contester. Mike, N7MB, member of the Voo-Dudes
contest/DXpedition group. Mike states that they are still looking
for another one or two more operators to travel with them to St.
Paul Island from June 25th to July 15th for a 10 day stay during
that window (probably June 25th-July 7th or so depending on
unpredictable WX).
CY9RF, ST. PAUL ISLAND UPDATE.
Dan, K8RF, reports the CY9 team will be using the callsign CY9RF
for their upcoming DXpedition to St. Paul Island. They will be a
Multi-Operator/ Multi-Transmitter entry in the CQWW WPX CW
Contest May 30-31st. QSL CY9RF via K8RF. The start-up date will
be on May 28th and last until June 2nd. A serious effort will be
put into Topband operation, as well as 80 and 40 meters. On 160
meters, they will use an Inverted L, on 80 a full size vertical,
and on 40 a pair of phased verticals. They will string some short
beverages to USA and EU. On the high bands, they will use a
Cushcraft A3S Tribander and a Cushcraft 3 element monobander for
10 meters. Unfortunately, one of their operators, Geoff/W0CG, has
had to drop out due to work conflicts, so they are in need of
another good CW operator. If you are interested, please drop Dan
a line at ( k8rf@fuse.net ) or call Dan at (513) 232-2182.
ER9, MOLDOVA. The Secretary of
ARM, Valery Metaxa, ER1DA, reports that now until May 17th, the
special callsign ER9V will be active in commemoration of the
Victory Day on all bands CW/SSB. QSL via ER1DA: P.O.B. 9537
KISHINEV MD-2071 MOLDOVA EUROPE
FRENCH NEWS. French operators
now have the permission to use the 1810- 1830 kHz segment in a
secondary status in addition to the 1830-1850 kHz segment they
have been using before.
F, OISEAUX ISLAND (France). Alvaro,
EA2BUF, reports he has permission to activate this French island
reservation, which normally has a "NO ENTRY" policy,
using the callsign F/EA2BUF/p. This island will count for the
French Island Award and has a new island reference number of DIFM
AT-29. Permission was granted for two days during the mornings.
Alvaro is hoping for May 17th and May 24th. QSL via EA2BUF direct
or REF (France-Bureau).
H75, ISLA DE VENADO (New IOTA!). Mike/AD5A,
Michael/AB5EB, Buzz/N5FTR and Buzz/N5UR will activate a new IOTA
from the Nicaraguan Caribbean Sea Coast South Group, little
letter b. They will be on from May 22nd until May 24th, running
two stations. They will be using a 5 band beam for 20, 17, 15,
12, and 10 meters, and a vertical for 80-10 meters. The focus
will be on the IOTA frequencies using CW and SSB, and they will
work 40 meters CW (check 7010 and 7040 kHz) after dark to try and
work Europe in their Nicaraguan evening, and then Japan at their
sunrise. They hope to have the special callsign H75A, but will
not receive the callsign until they arrive! Otherwise, they will
operate /YN4. John, WD8MGQ, will be the PILOT STATION for the
expedition. Please let John know via E-mail (wd8mgq@tir.com) of any input or
suggestions for the expedition. While the expedition will not
have access to E-mail, they will maintain a regular schedule with
John and adjust strategies as necessary. They have to carry all
their own food, water and gasoline, and the temperature will be
near 100 every day unless it rains! They are hoping to put 4000
QSOs in their logs if the propagation settles down. QSL via
N5FTR: Buzz Loeschman, 717 Milton, Angleton TX 77515. At this
time they have no corporate sponsorship.
IA5, ELBA ISLAND (ITALY).
Victor, IK4CIE, reports to us that he will be activating an
island in the Tuscany Region Group (IOTA EU-028) from May 23rd
through June 5th. He will be signing IA5/IK4CIE. Activity will be
only CW with 100W and vertical GP on all band 80-10 meters
including the WARC bands. Victor will also participate in the
CQWW WPX Contest for some hours. QSLs are "OK" via
bureau.
MORE IOTA NEWS FROM LNDX......
Gerard, who is now HR5/F2JD up to May 24th, will try to
be active from Cayos Cochinos (IOTA NA-160) or from
Roatan (IOTA NA-57) next week.
F5NBX and F5RBB will be active from Chateau d'If (IOTA
EU-95) from May 22-24th. They will be active on CW and
SSB.
F5HA, F5OCP, F1SDQ, F5IQC, F5LOW, F5SZA, F5SZB, F6ANA and
F5RRW will use the TM0AIX call sign from Aix Island (IOTA
EU-32) from May 21 to 24th. They will be on 40/20/10
meters.
F5MRP and ON4ZD will be from Fort Enet (IOTA EU-32) from
June 12th (around 1200z) to June 14th (around 1200z).
They will be active mostly in CW.
NCDXF PRESS RELEASE. Bob Vallio,
W6RGG, Vice President of NCDXF, reports that at its meeting
during the International DX Convention held May 1-3rd in Visalia,
CA, the Northern California DX Foundation elected Chuck Ternes,
N6OJ, to the position of Director. Chuck has previously served as
an Advisor to the Board of Directors. Information on the
Foundation may be found at <http://www.ncdxf.org>.
PQ5/PR5, MEL ISLAND (Brazil).
Operators PP5AP/Rod, PP5AVM/Luc, PP5LL/Jay, PP5YZ/John, PY2HN,
PY5GB/Gab, PY5BF/Fox and PY5ZT/Wil will activate this Brazilian
island in the Parana State Group May 28-31st. This island has the
following reference numbers: SA-047, DIB-24, DFH(PR-01) and
DFB(PR-01). Look for PR5R to be used on SSB and PQ5L on CW. Look
for them to be on the IOTA frequencies, the Brazil DX Net and the
247 DX Net. QSL via PP5LL DIRECT.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....
AX1TX QSLS. Tex, VK1TX, reports to OPDX that cards for
this special callsign, which was activate for Australia
Day on January 26th (1998), have been received from the
printer. Look for them to start coming out. Please QSL
via the bureau or direct to: Alex (TEX) Ihasz, 27 Buckley
Cct., KAMBAH A.C.T., 2902 Australia.
TXK8K QSLS. It has been reported that FK8VHN is stating
one "U.S. Green Stamp" is not enough postage
for a QSL from this contest station which was active
during 1998 CQWW WPX SSB. QSL cards are being received
with the following message: "1 $ is equivalent to
100 XPF and stamping for North America, South America and
Asia is 135 XPF, and for Europe it is 155 XPF, so 1 $ is
not enough for stamping."
The log of GB0SM (IOTA EU-011) which ran from April 25th
to May 1st, is now accessible on the Web. It resides in
the "Islands on the Web" homepage of
N1HRW/Chris. To check if your call is in the log, connect
to: http://islandchaser.com
Click on the "Logs" window and you will find
the GB0SM log in the "On Line Logs" menu. This
is an interactive web site, so just type your callsign
into the box, and if you are in the log, the date, time,
band and mode of the QSO will appear. It is also possible
to request a QSL card via Bureau QSL while connected.
5A21PA QSLS. It was reported to OPDX that the QSL cards
for the 5A21PA DXpedition arrived from the printer, and
they have started to mail them out. QSL via Piesen
Patrick, Koolkerkesteenweg 141, B-8000 BRUGGE, BELGIUM or
via bureau to ON4APS
NEED A QSL MANAGER? Javier, LW8EZU, states that he could
be the QSL Manager for any station. He states that he has
plenty of time and he is responsible. He can be contacted
via E-mail at: lw8ezu@cibergamo.com
Or via Snail Mail at: P.O.Box 99, Zip code 6000, Junin,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
LA4GHA/P which was active from EU-79, Hareidlandet this
past weekend should be QSLed via the home callsign,
direct or via bureau.
XW30 QSLS. Eric, SM0AGD, reports receiving the first 4000
XW30-QSLs from the printer. All direct cards received up
to now will be confirmed and should go in the mail within
a couple of weeks. Thank you for your patience.
SPECIAL EVENT STATION. "The
59(9) DXReport" states to look for CT98ARL to be active May
22nd and 23th from "Castle Or Leira" on all HF bands
plus 144 & 432 MHz. QSL via CT1EWA.
SPECIAL EVENT STATION. On
Saturday, May 16th, a special event station, ZS4SOA, will be
operating from the "School Of Armour" in Bloemfontein,
South Africa. They will be active on all the normal DX
frequencies from 0800-1400z. There will be a special QSL card,
QSL is via ZS4BS.
SV9, CRETE. Dick, W1KSZ, states
he is "planning a trip to SV9, along with the wine and
women", he may also turn on his radio. He hopes to sign
W1KSZ/SV9. He has not announced any dates, but states he plans to
take an FT-890 and external tuner to use with a G5RV which exists
at the rental apartment on SV9.
TM5, THE CHAUSEY ISLANDS (France). The
Belgian DXPedition Committee will be heading to this French
island, which is rarely activated, to take part in the next IOTA
Contest on July 25-26th. The Chausey Islands have the reference
numbers IOTA EU-039 and DIFM MA-004. The Belgian team will be
composed of ON4LAM/Mike, ON4LCW/Maxime, ON5PV/Phil, ON5OO/Jack,
ON6QR/ Fred, ON7LX/Carine, ON7PC/Pierre, ON7RN/Eric and
ON7TK/Claude. Both the CW and SSB mode will be worked on the 5
bands during the contest. Listen also near the IOTA frequencies
and on the WARC bands to catch them before or after the contest.
The QSL Manager is ON4GO. Also, look for F/ON4LCW during the
month of July to activate a lot of little islands from the
Chausey archipelago which counts for the French Islands Award
(DIFM). For more information, contact Fred, ON6QR, via E-mail at:
on6qr@ping.be Or check out the
Belgian DXPedition Committee's Web Page at: http://www.ping.be/on6qr/
VK3, GABO ISLAND. Paul/VK3AJJ
and Norman/VK3PGR have announced that they will be traveling to
the Victoria State East Group to activate IOTA OC-196 for 4 days
from August 29th to September 1st. More details will follow
closer to proposed departure date.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. Europeans
report working a station signing YA5MKO on 40 meters May 7th at
2033z. No others QSNs have been spotted since, but as always
WFWL! Might this be EP2MKO in Afghanistan?
YO, ROMANIA. Jean, F6AJA, from
the French DX Bulletin (LNDX) will be active as YO/F6AJA May
17-24th, from YO8FZ or YO8KGA station when he has free time.
Also, look for him to sign YO0/F6AJA during the CQWW WPX Contest.
ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA. QSL
Manager Edwin, ZS5BBO, reports that Ian, ZD9IL, continues to
operate daily from +/- 0900-1600z on the following frequencies
+/- : 14205, 18135, 21260, 21295, 24955 and 28490 kHz (Always
look slightly up or down the band). Edwin also mentions that all
cards that have been received for ZD9IL up until December 5,
1997, have been processed. ZD9IL's log did go astray, but Edwin
eventually did receive it. The next log scheduled to arrive from
the island is at the end of July. Edwin also requests all
stations to be patient and not to send second cards. You WILL get
your QSL card, but you must be patient as there are not many
frequent commerical services from the island. He is looking at
putting Ian on a computer logging system, and this will make
things a lot easier (maybe there is someone who wants to make a
donation!!!). QSL cards are sent direct to: Edwin Musto (ZS5BBO),
P.O.Box 211032, Bluff, South Africa 4036.
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