The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 363 BID: $OPDX.363 June 29, 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, K8YSE, KF8TM, NE8Z, WB8YJF, W8CNL, DL2HEB, EA5GRC,
EA5KY, F5PHW, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, GM4SUC, LU1DZ, LY1DR,
LY3BA, ON7ZV, P43P, PA3DMH, VE2CY, ZL1RS and ZS6Y for the
following DX information.
1A0, SOV. MIL. ORDER OF MALTA.
Activity by a station signing 1A0KM on 20/15 meters, June 13th,
was a pirate. This has now been comfirmed Francesco, IK0FVC.
Generally there are announcements in advance if a 1A0KM operation
would take place.
ECUADOR DXPEDITION. Rick, NE8Z,
will once again be returning to Ecuador for a 3 week visit from
July 5-26th. He will be traveling to different areas in Ecudor
using the following callsigns:
HC1MD - QTH: Amaguana
HC1MD/HC4 - QTH: Atacames/Pacific beach area
HC1MD/HC4 - QTH: IOTA SA056, "La Isla" in the
Esmeraldas Province Group
He will be using a Kenwood TS-50/AT-50, Heath SB-200 AMP,
Cushcraft R-7 Vertical and AEA PK-232MBX for RTTY. His activity
and operations will be mostly on the WARC bands CW and 20 meters
RTTY. From "La Isla", IOTA SA-056, he will operate as
HC1MD/HC4 for 8 hours on either July 22, 23 or 24th from
1500-2300z only on 21260 or 14260 kHz SSB. John, WD8MGQ, will
have full information as to which day he will activate SA-056. He
can be reached daily on 14260 kHz or via E-mail at: wd8mgq@tir.com The IOTA trip
will be planned according to the weather and malaria conditions
in the area. All of Rick's CW/RTTY operating as HC1MD/HC4 will be
from Atacames on the mainland between July 19-25. Thanks to Bill,
W8HVX, who has helped Rick set up for his first ever RTTY
transmissions from Ecuador. It is suggested to watch 20 meters
mainly for RTTY. Bill will have regular contact with Rick and can
be reached via E-mail at: w8hvx@ismi.net
-- All QSLs should go via: K8LJG, John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive,
Flint, MI 48506 USA (John E-mail address is: k8ljg@tir.com). A short story and
photographs will be posted after the trip on the new Web page for
the Southeast Michigan DX Association (SEMDXA) at: http://www.semdxa.org/
IOTA NEWS....
AF-010. Elmo, EA5BYP/3C1BC, and Vic/EA5YN/3C1PN, will be
on Bioko Island from June 30th to July 7th using the
callsign 3C5DX. They plan to be active to 80-10 meters
CW/SSB. The QSL via EA5BYP. ADDED NOTE: The new color QSL
for 3C1GS is back from the printer. All the cards
received will be answered once Elmo returns back from
Malabo.
EU-032. Phil, F5PHW, will be on holiday from Re Island
and will be active as much as possible during all of
August. Re Island also has a reference number of DIFM
AT-022 (French Islands Awards). He reports that he will
be active almost on CW (90 per cent) and sometimes on SSB
or RTTY. If asked, he will QSY to SSB or RTTY when
possible at any moment. He states EU-032 is not very
rare, but has made around 5000 QSOs since 1991. Activity
will be 80-10 meters using the callsign F5PHW/P. Phil may
also be active in the IOTA Contest (if his boss lets
him!) as a Mono Op 12 or 24 hour CW entry. QSL via F5PHW,
bureau or direct to the address: Berger Phil, 19 Rue de
L'Embellie, 56100 Lorient, France (Only to this address.
Address in CBA not available).
EU-039. The Belgian DX Pedition Committee will head to
this rarely activated French Island called Chausey
Islands to take part in the next IOTA Contest on July
25-26th. The Chausey Islands also has a reference number
DIFM MA-004. The Belgian team will be composed of
ON1KSZ/Stef, ON1MCT/Phil, ON4LAM/Mike, ON4LCW/Maxime,
ON5PV/Phil, ON5OO/Jack, ON6QR/Fred, ON7LX/Carine,
ON7PC/Pierre, ON7RN/Eric, ON7TK/Claude. They will be
using the callsign TM5T. Because of the special
regulation of this Island and the prohibition of any tent
or camping, they had to receive permission to use an
official building and the use of poles and beams. Two
stations will be set up, one running and one multiplier
station both connected to beams, verticals and dipoles
during the 24 hours of the contest. They will be
operating both CW and SSB on the 5 bands during the
contest. The QSL Manager is ON4GO/Mike. Before and after
the contest, listen near the IOTA frequencies and on the
WARC bands. Also, look for F/ON4LCW during July. He will
activate a lot of little islands from the Chausey
archipelago counting for the French islands award DIFM.
For more information, contact Fred, ON6QR, via E-mail at:
on6qr@ping.be Or check
out the Belgian DX Pedition Committee's Web page at: http://www.ping.be/on6qr/
EU-123. The Ayr Amateur Radio Group is going to be active
from the Lighthouse on Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde
(IOSA CL-5). Activity will be from 0900z until 1830z on
Saturday, July 18th, with the callsign GS0AYR/P. Activity
will be on all bands with three stations. QSL via GM0JHF.
NA-062. Dave, KF8TM, will be active from Florida Keys
(Cudjoe Key) July 20-30th. He will be active on 40-10
meters CW as KF8TM/4. Dave will also participate in the
IOTA Contest as a 24 hour CW entry. He will be using a
TS-450, AL811 and R-7000.
NA-067. Jon, WB8YJF, will be active from Ocracoke Island,
N.C., from July 25th to August 1st. Activity will include
the IOTA contest. This island also has a reference number
of USI NC-001S (United States Islands Award). Operations
will be on CW, RTTY, and some SSB. QSL via his home call:
Jon Severt/WB8YJF, 5586 Babbitt Rd., New Albany, OH
43054. His E-mail address is: wb8yjf@juno.com
NA-128. Joe, VE2CY, will be active from Ile Aux Coudres
from July 13 to 23rd, during his vacation. People can set
up a schedule by E-mailing his home address: willis@writeme.com
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. The "DX
News Sheet" reports that Ted, NH6YK, will be active again
about August 1-15th, as KH4/NH6YK while visiting his XYL who is
stationed here. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters. More
information is to follow. QSL via home call.
LA, NORWAY. Ulli, DL2HEB,
reports that he will be active between July 19th and August 3rd
from Norway and some Norwegian islands with his QRP-Rig using the
callsign LA/DL2HEB/p. Operations will be only CW and possibly
some Amtor/Pactor. He will also take part in the IOTA Contest,
probably from Gurskoy or Hareidland islands (both in EU-079, that
is the Soroyane Group).
NOT ZS8, PRINCE EDWARD & MARION
ISLANDS! Ed, ZS6Y, informs OPDX a lot of individuals are
getting the impression that ZS80NRM is operating from ZS8-land.
He is NOT. Ed is operating from the Republic of South Africa.
OOOPPPSS! Last week we mentioned
Mark as ON5WW, this was wrong. Mark, who was active as S07WW this
week is ON4WW, not ON5WW.
P4, ARUBA. The Aruba IARU Member
HQ Station (SA, ITU Zone 11, IOTA SA-036), will be active during
the 1998 IARU HF Contest weekend July 11-12th. The callsign P43R
will be active on all bands SSB/CW, and a special QSL card will
be printed for the 1998 IARU HF Contest. QSL via P43ARC or
Bureau.
POLAR BEAR DX-PEDITION 98.
Operators Aldo/VE3IMR/VA3AG, John/VE3VGI, Paul/VE3KBL,
Garry/VE3XN, Bob/VE3LLE, Don/VE3UNA, Doug/VE3BKR, Craig/VE3CIJ,
Lyle/VA3DXE and George/VE3INB will start a DXpedition on Sunday,
August 18th, 2230z, at Toronto Union Station. They will be
operating from the Ontario Northland Railway's "
Northlander" under the callsign XM3PBX. They will operate
until they arrive in Cochrane, Ontario. They will then transfer
XM3PBX to the ONR's Polar Bear Express to Moosonee. Once they
arrive in Moosonee, they will setup XM3PBX at the ONR's Moosonee
train station and operate from there. Two from the group will
move their gear to the Moose Factory Museum and operate a station
from there under the callsign CH3HBC/325 to celebrate the 325th
anniversary of Moose Factory. The Moose Factory station will be
operated by Bob/VE3LLE and Lyle/VA3DXE as the main operators with
some help from the rest of the group. John/VE3VGI and
Aldo/VE3IMR/VA3AG will be flying up to Charlton Island to operate
an IOTA island under the callsign of either VE8C or VE8I. The
call hasn't been determined yet. There is also a fourth station,
CI3XXV, that will operate from various freshwater islands
(weather permiting) under the callsign CI3XXV/25 and maritime
mobile CI3XXV/MM from the M.V. Polar Princess out of Moosonee.
This will continue until Saturday, August 22nd, when all stations
except XM3PBX and CH3HBC/325 will cease operation. CH3HBC/325
will continue to be active until the end of August, being run by
local hams, Paul/VE3KBL and Craig/VE3CIJ. On Saturday, August
22nd, they will leave Moosonee on the Polar Bear Express
operating XM3PBX as they travel southbound until they reach the
final destination at which time the Polar Bear DXpedition will
cease all operations. They intend to operate on 40, 20, 15, 6 and
2 meters. For updates, check out the Polar Bear 98 Web site at: http://webhome.idirect.com/~galati/
QSL INFO AND NEWS....
K8OU ADDRESS. Those looking for the QSL address for the
FO0MAC and FO0PAP, here it is: EIDX Network (Trustee
K8YSE), 4910 Royalton Rd., North Royalton, OH 44133-4049
Argentina postage rates UP. Alberto, LU1DZ, reports that
effective June 13, 1998, International Postage Rates have
been raised in Argentina. Now it requires 1 U.S. green
stamp to send mail to the boundary countries, 1.25 U.S.
green stamps to other American destinations and 1.50 U.S.
green stamps to other parts in the world. So, one green
stamp is no longer enough. Please note the change...!!!
Alberto also states that the the LU1ZC QSLs are coming
soon...!!!
KH0/AF4FL QSL ROUTE. Ray, W8CNL, reports he is receiving
cards for KH0/AF4FL. He is not the QSL manager for
KH0/AF4FL. QSL via home callsign.
SPECIAL EVENT. Commemorating the
2nd National Olympic Games, the Worlds Lithuanian Sports Games
and National Folk Festival from June 22nd to July 6th, a number
of LY stations will be using the special prefix LY98. Some
stations already active are: LY98BA, LY98DR, LY98DT, LY98FW,
LY98TX and LY98TZ. QSL LY98DR via LY1DR, Saulius Zalnerauskas,
Box 922, Kaunas, 3005, Lithuania. QSL LY98TZ via LY2TZ. QSL
LY98BA via LY3BA: Gediminas Lucinskas, P.O.Box 34, LT-5280
Birzai, Lithuania.
T8, BELAU. Hide, JM1LJS, will be
active as T88LJ between July 26th and August 2nd. Activity will
be mainly on: CW 7008 and 10104 kHz and SSB 3840 kHz. QSL via
home call.
TL5, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.
Alex, PA3DZN, recently became active from Bangui as TL5A. He will
be active on 160-6 meters, CW, SSB & RTTY. QSL via PA3DMH:
Alex van Hengel, Schoener 85, 2991JK Barendrecht, The
Netherlands. Also, QSL is OK via bureau. Log Search is available
at: http://www.igr.nl/users/pa3dmh/logs/log_search.html
and will be updated on a regular basis.
VK9, WILLIS ISLANDS. Look for
Graeme, VK5GW, to be active as VK9WG for the next six months
beginning July. QSL via home call.
ZA, ALBANIA. Luis, EA5KY, will
be traveling to Lac, 50 km north of Tirana, July 3-18th, and will
be active as ZA/EA5KY. He is setting up an amateur radio station
for the Franciscans missioners. He mentions this isn't a
Dxpedition. Geni, ZA1B, states he will not have problems working
as ZA/EA5KY. Luis will try to be active on all bands 80-10 meters
on his free time. His equipment is a TS-50 and dipoles. Suggested
frequencies are:
SSB - 14190, 18145, 21195, 24960 and 28490
CW - 14020, 18075, 21055, 24895 and 28020
RTTY - 10105 kHz
There may be 80 meters activity if conditions are good. QSL
via EA4URE, bureau or direct. They will be answered at the end of
his activity.
ZL8, KERMADEC ISLANDS. Bob,
ZL1RS, reported earlier in the week that "Everything is
going to plan, and later this week I am departing for Raoul
Island (Kermadec group)." By the time you read this, Bob
should be operating between his work commitments from Raoul until
July 15th. He states, "I'll TRY to get on as much as I can
... especially nearer the end of the trip when my work will be
finished." Watch out for ZL8RS mainly on SSB, with a little
(slow) CW on 160 and 30 meters. Lee, ZL2AL, has kindly loaned Bob
a laptop computer so there will be some RTTY. Also, Bob finished
building a compact 8877 amplifier to take along. He states,
"Please note that the generator power supply is SUPPOSED to
be off from 1100z to 1900z. There is nothing I can do about that.
Any operation between these hours will be battery powered and
"QRP". Bob provides the following POSSIBLE operating
frequencies and times (all subject to change due to his work
schedule):
160 meters - CW on 1828 (RX up 2 khz and higher for JA).
Listen for his CQ at 0505z (ZL8 sunset) and 1845z (ZL8
sunrise at 1850z) for 10 minutes. There will be an
announcement of moves to 160m from the higher bands to
call CQ for 5 to 10 minutes periodically between 0700z
and 1100z.
80-10 meters - SSB on or near the usual DX frequencies,
around 0700z to 1100z initially, other times as work
allows, particularly at the end of the trip and on any
"days off" that he manages to have.
10-6 meters - 29495 and 50110 kHz. He will leave the
radio running in the background WHEN he is working inside
during the day. A CW CQ beacon on 50110 kHz is likely,
break in on SSB or CW.
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