The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 370 BID: $OPDX.370 August 17, 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, K1XN & The GOLIST, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9)
DXReport, K4QD, K8NA, K8PYD, 9M2TO, BD7JA, BG5RV, DJ5AV & DX
News Letter, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, GM4SUC, HA5COK, HA5FA,
JA3ART, JH6VLF, PP5LL, PY5BF, RA0FF, VE3CUI, VK8AN and YO3FWC for
the following DX information.
3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. The
"DX News Letter" reports that Frank, AH0W, has
announced a large scale international DXpedition for this autumn.
3W, VIETNAM. Reports indicate to
look for 3W6AR, 3W6UB and 3W6HCK from August 23-26th, as 3W6TV,
operating mainly on SSTV. Meanwhile, JA3ART reports he will be in
Vietnam as 3W6JJ from August 22-27th. He will be active on all
bands CW/SSB/SSTV and RTTY if possible. QSL via JA3ART, P.O.BOX
62, Sakyo Kyoto 606-8691 JAPAN.
5W, WESTERN SAMOA. Look for
Hansjuergen/DL1SDV and Rainer/DL2BFH to be active between August
20th and September 11th as 5W0HP and 5W0BF respectively. Activity
will be on CW/SSB/RTTY/PACTOR. Reports indicate that they intend
to activate 5W0HP on Pactor on 14063 or 18104 kHz around the
clock. QSL via their home callsigns.
7Q, MALAWI. Look for Ely,
IN3VZE, to be active as 7Q7CE until September 7th. QSL via home
call.
ALMOST A POSSIBLE NEW ONE! Last
week some 6,785 voters on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis
voted to breaking away from their larger neighbour St. Kitts to
possibly become one of the world's smallest states. However, the
Nevis voters have, by a narrow margin, voted no on independence
from St. Kitts.
BI5, PINGTAN ISLAND. By the time
you read this, the Fujian Islands Hunting Club of China may have
finished their Dxpedition to Pingtan Island with the call BI5P
(ending August 17th). This is the first time amateur radio
transmissions were broadcast from this island. For more details
see the Web page: http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/manchaca/844/
BI7, WEI-ZHOU ISLAND (Update).
Yang, BD7JA, reports that the operation of BI7W which takes place
August 21-24th (see OPDX.369), will also be active on 80 and 40
meters. They will use the following frequencies:
3525 kHz CW Mode
3800 kHz LSB Mode
7025 kHz CW Mode
7055 kHz LSB Mode*
* They will sometimes listen above 7125 kHz for some America
stations.
C6, BAHAMAS. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states John, KS4SO, plans to operate from Coco
(Little Stirrup) Cay (IOTA NA-054) August 24th, mainly CW.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. The
"DX News Sheet" reports that Duane, WV2B, plans to be
active September 9-14th as CY9/WV2B. The operation will depend on
the weather conditions. QSL via home call.
FREE AWARD AVAILABLE! The
European Athletic Championship will be held in Budapest, Hungary,
August 18-23rd. During this special occassion 13
stations/organizers will be active during the Championship. If
anybody can work 7 or more different stations from the list below
during this period, they can receive a nice diploma/certificate
for free. No applications, no fees and no IRCs are needed. Just
send in your QSLs for these stations to this address: Radioclubs,
Box 383, Budapest 114, H-1537 HUNGARY. The list of 13 stations
are:
HEARD ISLAND DX ASSOCIATION ADDRESS.
Requests have been made as to where to send donations to HIDXA
for Jim Smith's (VK9NS) Bhutan DXpedition. Send them to: HIDXA,
P.O. Box 90, Norfolk Island, NSW 2899, Australia
HEY, WHAT ABOUT THE STATUS OF H40, FO/A
AND FO/M? Great Lakes DXAC, Ted Pauck, K8NA, informs
OPDX that the DXAC voted on Temotu Island (H40), and have
approved it. It is now up to the Membership Service Committee
(MSC) to approve it. No vote has been taken on FO/A or FO/M yet.
INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP
WEEKEND 1998. A full list of stations (plus QSL
information) that are participating in the International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend from 0001z on Saturday, August 22nd,
until 2359z on Sunday, August 23rd, can be found at the following
Web page: http://www.qsl.net/gm3zdh/lighthouse.htm.
There are over 100 stations at lighthouses and lightships in 38
countries.
IOTA NEWS......
AS-073. Tex, 9M2TO, reports that he will be active from
Pulau Perhentian, Perhentian Island, as 9M2TO/P from
August 28-31st. Activity will be mainly CW on 20/15/10
meters (Normal DX Frequency). QSL via JA0DMV through the
JARL Bureau.
NA-067. Eddy, VE3CUI, states that he will be activating
Ocracoke Island, North Carolina for one week commencing
on or about August 23rd. The usual IOTA frequencies shall
be used with an emphasis on CW. The call used shall be
VE3XZ/W4. He will be using 100 watts output, with a roof
mounted ground plane for 10/15/20 meters, a ground
mounted ground plane for 40 meters, as well as dipoles
for 80/40 meters (he does not anticipate any 160 meter
activity, unless specifically requested). QSL via VE3CUI
direct or via the bureau.
SA-024. The first "Young Lady Brazilian
Dxpedition" from Comprida Island is scheduled to
take place October 29th through November 2nd. Callsigns
to be used are PR5YL for SSB and PS2S for CW. Activity
will be on all bands 80-10 meters (check the IOTA nets).
The YL team will consist of: PP5ASN/Alda, PY5OA/Arilda,
PT2TF/Teresa, PY5LO/Lourdes and PY5NT/Adri. QSL Manager
is Jay Lira, PP5LL, P.O.Box 08, CEP 88.010-970 -
FPolis-SC, Brazil.
SA-027 (Update). The Sao Francisco Island operation that
is scheduled for September 10-14th, will use the
callsigns PU5U for SSB and PW5L for CW. Operators will be
Luc/PP5AVM, Rod/PP5AP, Jay/PP5LL, John/PP5YZ, Fox/PY5BF,
PY5HSD, Wil/PY5ZT and PY5HSD.
J3, GRENADA. Look for
W8KKF/J37K, NH7CC, NH7C/J38NA, ES7RE, WA8LOW/J37L, W5WW, K5PN,
VE3RZ, N6HR, IK6CAC, IV3VIA, DL6LAU, KP2A/J37A, WO9Z, and
W9IXX/J3X to be active once again from October 20-27th. Some will
use a J3 callsign or sign as J3/callsign. The group will be
active as J3A in the CQWW SSB Contest as a Multi\Multi station.
Operations will take place from the National Emergency Relief
Organization emergency operating center. QSL J3A via WA8LOW and
others via their home callsigns.
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS (Correction).
Masa, JH6VLF, informed OPDX that he supplied us with the
incorrect information (in OPDX.369) about the callsign he will
use on Rota Island. He will be using KH0/KD7CLP (Not WD7 as
reported), October 9-12th. QSL via JH6VLF.
NORTH AFRICAN ACTIVITY. Ghis,
ON5NT, QSL Manager for Mark, ON4WW, reports that Mark is back in
Algeria after having been on holiday in Belgium. Mark has now
reportedly received a license for Mauritania (5T) and is planning
to travel again through S0 and 5T in the coming weeks/months. So
keep your ears open for S07WW and 5T5WW. Ghis promises to keep us
updated as much as possible on those activities. All cards via
ON5NT. Meanwhile, Ghis states that he has received the pictures
for the upcoming S07WW QSL.
QSL INFO AND NEWS......
Mario, IK6GPZ, sysop of IK6LOH PacketCluster node,
reports that Nespeca, IK6WQU, has obtained the special
contest callsign "II6M" and and all QSLs should
go to IK6WQU.
VK8AN/6 and VK8AN QSLs. Dan, VK8AN, states QSLs for
either VK8AN or VK8AN/6 (Troughton Is, OC-154) may have
mistakenly QSLed via the bureau. If so, it is unlikely
that their card will reach either Dan or his QSL manager
Alan, VK4AAR. Unfortunately, those who have not received
a return QSL may have to try again. Please QSL only
direct with return postage to VK4AAR (1995 or later
callbook) and a card will be returned to the sender
within days. Dan is confirming QSOs with Alan via E-mail,
so there is little delay in his responding.
RK0FWL/p was active during the IOTA Contest and was the
first station active from Moneron Island. QSL via CBA or
Bureau. A QSO log search is available at: http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/RK0/moneron.htm
RA0FF as a log search collection (nearly 200 logs) at: http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/
CHECK YOUR IRCs! Buzz, N5FTR, would like to remind
everyone to watch out for improperly stamped IRCs. There
are many of these IRCs out there which are actually
useless. Buzz has almost received 100 bad IRCs improperly
stamped for requests for the H75A QSL cards. Buzz states
that this is nearly $60 he would have to pay for return
postage. He also feels that he can not sell these IRCs on
the "second-market" because they are of no
value. Buzz has decided that any requests that he
receives with improperly stamped IRCs will be returned
via the bureau. Most of the valueless IRCs that are
received are stamped only in the first box on the left.
Many are not stamped at all.
H75A QSLS have been received from the printers and QSL
requests should be received shortly. Buzz states,
"Everyone's patience is appreciated and we think the
wait for the fold-over card will make it
worthwhile." Buzz, N5FTR, reports that he is the QSL
Manager for the following stations that are currently
active: P29BW (rare IOTA OC-008), TU5GD, ZD7JP, OA4DHW,
5T5TY, and A41KJ. He also has the logs for the following
stations (Some are QRT; others waiting for propagation):
H75A, J87CQ, KG4CM, KG4DD, V31BR, V31ML, P29BT, 9M8BT,
9M8FH, 9M8YL, Z21BA, C91J, C9RJJ, and PJ0/KB5DZP.
Bogdan, SP5CPR (5N3CPR), reports that he is now temporary
QRTed but is in Nigeria. He is currently working hard on
QSLs and states cards will be sent out upon his return
home. Cards will be answered direct and via the bureau.
Ciprian, YO3FWC, informs OPDX that the Romania (YO) Call
Book is now on-line. He states that you will be able to
find addresses or E-mail addresses of many hams in
Romania. Check out the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/yo3kaa/
YB2ERL ADDRESS. YC2ERL has changed his prefix/callsign to
YB2ERL. The QSL route is: Bambang Suryo Widodo, JL
Permata Gading J-161A, Semarang 50176, Indonesia -or- P.O
Box 1191/SM, Semarang 50011, Indonesia
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. Jan,
K4QD, will operate as VP8CRB from the Falkland Islands for three
weeks from December 26, 1998, to January 16, 1999. Jan will be
assisted in the Falklands by Bob, VP8BFH, and Tim, VP8CKN.
Operations will be on all bands and modes. Emphasis will be on
geographical areas, bands, and modes that are most needed by
DXers. A special callsign, VP8TTY, will be used during RTTY
operations including the January ARRL RTTY Roundup. Jan states
that plans for his trip are firm, tickets are in hand, most
equipment is already in place or in hand, operating arrangements
are made and the VP8CRB license has been renewed. Jan, K4QD, and
Bob, VP8BFH, were members of the 1995 South Georgia Island VP8SGP
DXpedition (along with team leader Al Hernandez K3VN, and Vince
Thompson, K5VT). This Falklands DXpedition is a four year reunion
for Jan and Bob, and it is being personally funded. Any donations
for cost, shipping of antennas and equipment, which will be left
in Falklands, and QSL cards are welcome. QSL route, donations and
questions are via Jan Heise, K4QD, 614 Dundee Circle, West
Melbourne, Florida 32904, USA. Phone: 407-956-2482. Web site and
online log info will follow. Jan's E-mail address is: k4qd@palmnet.net
XX9, MACAO. Jon/WB8YJF and
Leo/K8PYD will be operating from here for the CQWW RTTY Contest.
They are hopeful that they will operate with their previous
callsign XX9YD. Activity on CW and perhaps SSB will take place
prior to contest. Leo reports that the airline tickets are
purchased and accomodations being sought at this time. QSLs will
go via K8PYD. There will be more information reported as it
becomes available.
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