The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 373 BID: $OPDX.373 September 7, 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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WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, KF2TI, K4DX, WD4NGB,
W5ZPA, KH7RS, K7WX, K8AL, WD8MGQ, CE6TBN, DJ5AV & DX News
Letter, DL7IO, EA3NY, EA5GRC, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, HB9AMO,
JA1ELY, JI3ERV, JO1CRA, ZP5AZL and ZS5BBO for the following DX
information.
5V7A WEB SITE. Warren, K7WX,
reports that he has finished the code for the 1998 5V7A contest
DXpedition Web page. This is the Web site for the West Africa
VooDoo Contest group lead by G3SXW. They have had the first place
CQ WW CW DX Contest multi-multi score for five out of the last
six years. The previous URL
(http://www.getnet.com/~k7wx/5v7a.html) is no longer functional.
If you have a link to this prior site, now may be a good time to
update it to the current URL: http://voodudes.com/ This new site is a
complete re-write and has some interesting features. Check it
out!
8Q, MALDIVES (Update). Holger,
DL7IO, has informed OPDX with some additional information on the
upcoming "Berlin-DX-Group/NODXA" DXpedition to the
Maldives, October 18th-November 5th (on the air,
Oct.19th-Nov.4th). He reports that 20 people (not 20 Hams) plus
kids will travel to 8Q-land. Holger states a couple of the
operators are experienced, "but also some are newcomers in
the DXpedition business. So, please remember this if the guy is
not running a 200 + rate." A complete list of
operators/details can be found in last week's, OPDX.372. The
group will be taking about 150 kg of aluminum and titanum with
them along with 5 transceivers, notebooks and 3 amps (400W).
"So it should be possible to get in contact with us",
states Holger. They will have 2 V80E (20m high) verticals for 80m
and 160m so they can operate on both bands at the same time. They
will also be able to run 3 RTTY stations simultaneous. Also, part
of their luggage are 2-3 beams (starting at 40m in length),
towers (10/15m and smaller) and verticals like a R7 and HF9V. The
group now has a 8Q7IQ/8Q7IO DXpedition Web site online at: http://www.qsl.net/8q7io/
The log search page has been tested and is working. This will be
updated daily (Of course no logs are in it now). They will also
have an active E-mail address at: 8q7io@qsl.net -- Holger will
retrieve the mailings until their departure, and than the E-mails
will be forwarded to 8Q7 so you will be able to send them your
comments, tips, sked-wishes etc... (but please remember that only
once a day they will retrieve the messages). The QSL route is, of
course, DL7VRO. Cards will be printed after the tour, so it will
take about 3 months. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: They prefer
E-mail request for QSLs. Cards will be go out via bureau. Another
important announcment is the new E-mail address for Fritz,
DL7VRO: dl7vro@ibm.net By the
way, Fritz is QSL Manager for following callsigns and QSL
requests via E-mail are "OK" (bureau): 3D2AO/IO/XO,
5V7HR, 9I2A/M/Z, C56/DL7UBA, CT3/DL7UBA, CT3/DL7UTM, EA8/DL7AU,
EA8/DL7IO, ED8CMT, FW/Y31XO, FW/Y58IO, H44IO/IQ/XO, SO1HH,
SO5OE/1, T21XO, T28IO, T25AO, TN2M, TN4U and YJ0AIO/AIQ.
CY9, SAINT PAUL ISLAND. If the
weather permits, look for Duane, WV2B, to sign CY9/WV2B in the
middle of the week (September 9-14th). QSL via WV2B.
E3, ERITREA. Bruce, WD4NGB,
reports that he has been working on a DXpedition for the last 5
months to Eritrea (E3) for the "Space A DX Group"
(Please refer to OPDX.341). Eritrea is number 5 on the ARRL DXCC
needed list. In case you do not know, Eritrea has been tied up
with a border problem since May 6th with Ethiopia. Bruce was told
in April to send a request in writing and they would process it.
The border problem has since taken priority for them, of course.
Bruce received a fax from Eritrea last week saying that they
would be able to complete action on his request on September
16th. He has requested the callsign E31DX. This DX pedition will
be by the "Space A DXpedition Group" with a few
selected other operators also. They will have 10-12 operators to
operate 3 stations 24 hours a day. Bruce states he wants to do
this as near to the Fall Equinox as possible, and also allow
enough time for the border problem to be resolved or remain
stable. Since many of the operators have plans for one or both of
the CQWW contests, they will be making their tentative plans for
November 3-18th. The group feels that doing this near the Equinox
will give them the best world wide coverage on all bands from
160-10 meters and maybe even 6 meters. Bruce says, "Things
on the border have been very stable since the first part of June,
when the UN and other groups got involved to help with this
problem. If the border maintains as is, we should be able to firm
up our dates soon. At this time we have 3 operator spots vacant.
We are looking for operators that have prior DXpedition
experience, with least 300 countries confirmed and with extensive
low band experience. Since we do not have any operators from
Europe in our group, they will be given preference in the
remaining spots." The list of operators at this time are,
WD4NGB/Bruce, W4WX/Bill, W6RJ/Bob, W6KR/Rob, JH1AJT/Zorro,
XE1CI/Nellie, K5VT/Vince, KO4RR/Joe, and N5VL/Vance. They will
have online logs available, with daily updates. They have set up
3 Web sites to make sure that at least one of them will be up at
all times:
Donations for "Non operator" expenses can be sent to
Bruce Richards, 533 Briarwood Dr, Clarksville Tn. In the event
that for any reason this trip does not take place, all funds will
be returned. Any large donations by a group or individual will be
shown on the QSL cards. At the completion of the DXpedition, all
funds received with the QSL cards will be used to defray the
cost, not on other trip expenses. Bruce states that they will
make another announcement in a couple of weeks as more
information becomes available. If you wish to fill one of the
remaining spots, contact Bruce at: wd4ngb@m2.sprynet.com
FS, SAINT MARTIN. Eddie, EA3NY, will be FS5PL
during the CQWW RTTY Contest, September 26-27th. He will also be
on SSB and RTTY before the contest. He will use a FT-900 (and
possibly Ameritron Amp) with a A4S Cushcraft antenna (with an add
on kit) for 10-15-20-40 meters and a dipole for 80 meters. To
setup skeds with Eddy, send E-mail to: ea3ny@bitradio.com for skeds
IOTA NEWS.......
NA-148. Tony/WF1N and Lou/W1DIG (ex KA1DIG) will be on
the Isles of Shoals/Appledore Island September 18-21st,
starting around 1900z, Friday and ending about 1500z
Monday. Operations will be on 40-10 meters (17m possible)
on/near the usual IOTA freqs, SSB. QSL direct or bureau
via home calls. Any questions, E-mail Tony at: megahertz@webconn.net
AS-024. Operators JR6USF/6, JJ1LIB/6 and JP1LCI/6 will be
active from two small islands, Shimiji and Kamiji which
belongs Yaeyama Island. Activity will be September
11-12th.
AS-117. JI3DST/3 will active from Awajishima (PM74) next
weekend, September 12-14th and then Okunojima (PM64),
also AS-117, November 21-23th. Look for him on or around
14260 and 21260 kHz.
J43, GREECE. The "DX News
Letter" reports that the Diploma Interests Group (DIG) club
station J43DIG has announced that they will be on CW and SSB on
the usual DIG frequencies from Septemeber 9-26th. QSL via bureau
to DJ8OT or via Eberhard Warnecke, Box 101244, D-42512 Velbert,
Germany.
KH2, GUAM. Ramon, WH6ASW/KH2, is
a resident on Guam and has been very active. He is active on CW
and SSB (maybe more on CW). He likes 17 and 20 meters. He is a
Science teacher at a High School and gets on the bands after
work. No specific QRNs were reported and none were found on the
cluster network. QSL to VK4FW. Meanwhile, if you were lucky
during the past weekend to work AH2R or NH2C, QSL via JI3ERV.
Operators were JG3RPL/N1BJ and JI3ERV/NH2C. Their activity was to
be on 160-6 meters (especially 160/80m) with operations on
SSB/CW/RTTY and activity in the All Asia Contest (PH).
KP2, VIRGIN ISLAND. The "DX
News Sheet" reports that Bill/W4WX, Bill/N2WB,
Clarence/W4CJK, Chris/VE3FU and Ernie/W5OXA of the Clay County DX
Association (CCDXA) will be active October 19-27th, using their
home callsign /WP2, /NP2 or /KP2. During the CQWW SSB Contest,
they will use WP2Z from the Windwood contest station. They are
currently looking for someone to replace Joe/W4USN, who was part
of the team but has had to withdraw after a stroke. If
interested, contact Bill, W4WX, at: w4wx@bellsouth.net
LU, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS.
"The 59(9) DXReport" states to look for Ricardo, LU1ZI,
on Sundays, on 3630 kHz at 0230z from Tenierente Jubany Base. QSL
direct to: Base Cientifica Jubany, Correo Argentino El Palomar,
Via Base Marambio, 9411 Antartica Argentina.
NEW IOTA. Operators HR1RMG and
YN1RFV/YN6 will activate the station H76C between October 6-11th
from Cardon Island (group D of Pacific Ocean Islands of
Nicaragua) and the expect to receive a new IOTA reference number
during the operation. QSL via HR1RMG.
NEW IOTA TO BE ACTIVATED FOR ONLY 24
HOURS. Look for W5BOS/7 to be active and on the air to
commemorate the great storm of 1934 when winds of 100 knots and
seas covered the entire island including the lighthouse on
Tillamook Rock. Lanny, W5BOS, has been granted permission to
operate from Tillamook Rock lighthouse (Terrible Tilly, 45.56N
124.01W). This is in the Oregon state group, little letter ( a ),
the last of the unnumbered island groups in the USA. The
operation will be for only 24 hours, beginning at approx 2200z on
Monday, September 21st. Lanny will be using 100 watts and a small
yagi plus a dipole for 40 meters. Suggested frequencies will be:
CW - 7030, 14040, 21040, 28040 and SSB - 14260, 21260 and 28460.
Lanny will do all that is possible to get the European and South
East Asian as well as North and South America IOTA operators in
the log. For info and pictures of the island and the lighthouse,
check out the WEB site: http://www.worldlights.com QSL via W5BOS:
Lanny Phillips, 8381 FM 2101, Quinlan, Tx.
N1V, NAVASSA DXPEDITION. Dan,
K8RF, continues to work and put together a DXpedition to Navassa
Island, but the dates are not set yet, however they should be
around November or December. The callsign will be N1V. Operators
include K8RF, WA4DAN, AA4NC, W4WX, K7BV, DJ9ZB, KG4CQ and three
others to be announced when schedule is firmed up.
QSL INFO AND NEWS......
KH0/JH1UUT was active this past weekend from Rota Island
(Mariana Island). The operator was JH1UUT (President of
JNT DX CLUB). QSL to his CBA.
Mike, W5ZPA, reported to OPDX that he and others have
returned from their DXpediton to Ambergris Caye, Belize,
and even with the very poor conditions in four days, they
made a total of 3,200 QSOs. The island lost power two
times while they were there. The QSL routes are as
follows: V31YK to W5JYK -- V31KR to K5KR -- V31MP to
W5ZPA.
ZS5HAM was active during last weekend's SARL HF Field Day
Contest by the Highway Amateur Radio Club operating from
Montaseel, about 40km west of Durban. QSL to : The
Highway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 779, New Germany,
3620, South Africa.
ZW40SD was activated this past weekend by the Santos
Dumont Air Boy Scout Group 20/PR to comemorative the
group's 40th anniversary. QSL via PY5AWB: P. O. Box 6025,
Curitiba - Parana, 80011-970 Brasil
SPECIAL EVENT. In celebration of
the 200th anniversary of the first pioneer settlement in Guernsey
County, Ohio, the Cambridge Amateur Radio Association will
operate the special event station W8G on the 19th and 20th of
September. QSL via W8VP, Box 1804, Cambridge, Ohio 43725.
Suggested frequencies will be:
SSB - 3860, 7260, 14260, 21360 and 28485 kHz
CW - 30 kHz up from band edges.
SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS (ZS3
and ZS75 by ZS5BBO).........
ZS75SIG. The "South African Corp Of Signals"
will be celebrating their 75th anniversary in November,
1998. Edwin, ZS5BBO has applied and has already been
allocated the callsign ZS75SIG. He will be activating
this call sign as a special event starting on October
30th through November 30th. He is hoping to be active on
the following bands: 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, and 10m SSB
(They will also be activated on CW). A special QSL card
will be printed for this event and will ONLY be sent if
QSLs are sent direct (NO QSLS via the bureau). Please
enclose 1 U.S. greem stamp or 2 IRCs for postage. The QSL
information is as follows: Edwin Musto (ZS5BBO), P.O. Box
211032, Bluff, 4036, South Africa.
ZS3MM. Edwin, ZS5BBO, states he will be active from the
"City of Diamonds", Kimberley, December 19-24th
(possibly the 25th) as ZS3MM in memory of the late Bill
Upton (ZS4MM/ZS3MM). Edwin states that Bill was
responsible for him becoming a ham. Also, due to a survey
Edwin carried out on the InterNet, he has been informed
that many stations require ZS3 for various awards. He
will be active on 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80 meters SSB ONLY.
QSL via ZS5BBO to the above address only. Please enclose
1 U.S. green stamp or 2 IRCs for postage.
TZ, MALI (Update). As reported a
couple a weeks ago, Bob, K4RB, is on the air from Bamako as
TZ6DX. He will be there for a multi-year assignment and will be
active on most bands and modes. He is an avid CW contester. He
was heard this past week on 15 meters CW between 1800 and 1930z.
His QSL Manager is K4DX (ex-WA4FVT). K4DX is good in 1998 sources
only. Any address for WA4FVT since 1973 is still good.
Specifically, the address is: Bill Strickland, 355 Segrest
Circle, Athens, GA 30605 USA
XR40, CHILE. Look for the
special event station XR40TC to be active during all the month of
September to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Radio Club
Temuco. QSL via the buearu or direct to CE6TC: P.O. Box 1234,
Temuco, Chile.
YI98, IRAQ (Special Event).
Between September 22nd and October 1st, look for the special
event callsign, YI98BIF, which will be used to celebrate the 10th
Babylon International Festival. It was mentioned that any ham
radio operator is invited to the festival and can visit the ruins
of the old Babylon City (2656 BC). OTHER YI NEWS: Pierre, HB9AMO,
reports that during his 3 months stay in Iraq, he twice visited
the Radio Club of Baghdad, YI1RS, and also met the President of
the Iraqi Radio Club, Mr. Anan M. Aswad, YI1DX. He has learn the
country has about 30 hams with a YI licence, but the only radio
station they are permitted to use is the Radio-Club of Baghdad
(from here they can use their own callsign). The station has old
equipment with a small 3 band beam and a 40m dipole. The WARC
band are permitted to be used, however 80m and 160m are not
allowed. They cannot use their Yaesu FT-101E any more because of
a broken pair of final amplifier tubes. This makes their activity
very low because they have to use an old fixed frequency radio
station. If anyone has a pair of 6JS5C tubes or equivalent (6KD6,
6LB6, 6LR6), they could be sent to: Radio Club of Baghdad Iraqi
Association for Radio Amateurs, PO BOX 55027, Baghdad, Iraq.
Pierre also mentions that the main activity of the radio club
station is usually on Friday around 1200-1400z.
ZG2, GIBRALTAR. Start looking
for ZB2 stations who MAY use the ZG2 prefix September 5-13th to
celebrate Gibraltar's National Day which takes place on September
10th. QSL via their regular ZB2 callsign.
ZP0, PARAGUAY (Prefix Update).
Tom, ZP5AZL, reported last week he would be using ZP0Z during the
WAE SSB Contest. This has changed! Tom has been informed by the
Paraguay licensing authority that ZP0 callsigns will no longer be
issued. Look for Tom to use the callsign ZP5Z in the upcoming
contest and possibly future contest. QSL W3HNK.
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