The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 380 BID: $OPDX.380 October 23, 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, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The
Daily DX, N4GN, KE5BR, KL7J, NA7DB, W0YG, CX1JJ, CX1JK, CX5JF,
FR5FC, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, HA/W0YR, LX2AJ, VK6APH, YL2TQ
and ZP5MAL for the following DX information.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to the upcoming CQWW SSB DX
Contest and some additional announcements of stations
participating in the contest, I felt that an earlier release of
the OPDX bulletin was warrented.
A22, BOTSWANA. Charlie, W0YG,
will be returning to South Africa on November 4th. He states that
he will probably not operate from there this trip, but he will go
to Botswana on November 15th, where he will again be active from
his vehicle as A22/W0YG. He will attempt some 80 meters operation
when in the bush, but he is not optimistic because mobile
antennas on the low bands are more or less dummy loads. Charlie
will be on the WARC bands regularly as well as the normal bands,
40 through 10 meters. As before, QSL to W0YG. SPECIAL NOTE FROM
CHARLIE: "Please do not include cards from other operations
in the same envelope with A22 cards. Send requests for QSL's from
other operation in separate envelopes. I do not yet have cards
from my recent A22/W0YG or Z21/W0YG operations. While they were
ordered immediately upon my return, they have not yet been
shipped. I have been assured that I will have these in hand the
first of next week, so I should be able to at least get some
cards out before I leave."
CP6, BOLIVIA. Olli, OH0XX, will
operate CP6AA in CQWW SSB Contest as a Single Op/All Band entry.
QSL via Suite 599, 1313 So. Military Trail, Deerfield Beach,
FL33442, U.S.A.
CX125, URUGUAY. A group of
operators in Salto City will participate in a special event
station on October 30th, 31st and November 1st. They will be
celebrating the "125 ANIVERSARY" of an important local
Institution. They will be active on 2, 10, 15, 20, 40 and 80
meters during the 3 days. Five stations will be active working on
SSB and CW using the special callsign CX125J. Special QSL cards
and Diploma will be available. Listen for details. The QSL to:
CX-125-J, P.O.Box 164, Zip.Code:50.000, Salto, URUGUAY. NOTE: For
any requests, suggestions or more details; write to: P.O.Box:164
Zip.Code:50.000 Salto URUGUAY or by E-mail: tvnet@adinet.com.uy
CX5, URUGUAY. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states to look for Jorge, CX6VM, to sign CX5X in
the CQWW SSB Contest, most likely on 10 meters. QSL via W3HNK.
E3, ERITREA. Zoltan (Zoli),
HA5PP, is currently in Ashmara, and has just received the
callsign E30HA. He has been on 10 meters and will try to get on
20-15-10 meters during his stay. At the moment, he is only on
SSB, there may be CW later. He is using a TS-50 with some
antennas fashioned from tubing and 50 meters of wire and an MFJ
tuner. QSL via HA5YPP (his wife).
FS, FRENCH ST. MARTIN. Look for
Brian, N3OC, to be active as FS/N3OC from October 27th through
November 3rd. Activity will be mainly on 160, 30, 20 and 6
meters. Also, look for activity on 20 meters RTTY. QSL via
homecall.
JW, SVALBARD. The "DX News
Sheet" reports that Tor, LA9XGA, will be active October 30th
to November 4th as JW9XGA from Longyearbyen. Activity will be on
CW/SSB 160-10 meters. QSL via home callsign.
JY, JORDAN. "The 59(9)
DXReport" states that Ken, K4ZW will be active on November
5-16th as JY8ZW, especially on 160 and 80 meters, mostly CW and
10 meters.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...... QSL
information for the following Scouting Callsigns: LX1JAV via
LX2AJ, LX9LGS via LX2AJ and LX9KGS via LX2AJ.
TO150 DXPEDITION. Activity is
planned on top of "Piton des Neiges", an island off of
Reunion, with an altitude about 3069 meters. Activity will last
for 3 days. On December 18th, 19th and 20th, look for TO150
(Tango Oscar One Hundred Fifty) to be activated by 10 operators
on CW/SSB/RTTY on 160-2 meters. A special QSL will be available.
The special callsign is in celebration of the 150th anniversary
of abolishing slavery on Reunion Island on the December 20, 1848.
TN, CONGO. Haxel, TN7OT, is back
in the Congo doing missionary work for another year. Hazel's home
call and QSL route is AL7OT. Her home is Soldotna, Alaska, and
she frequently contacts KL7J. She has 100 watts and a dipole and
will work a few stations after contacting Alaska usually on her
sunset or sunrise.
VK9X & VK9Y, COCOS KEELING AND
CHRISTMAS ISLANDS. Jack, HB9TL, and Erwin, HB9QR, will
be active on all bands from 14 to 28 MHz as follows:
Cocos Keeling - VK9CTL and VK9CQR October 24th to 31st
Christmas Island - VK9XTL and VK9XQR October 31st to
November 14th
QSL direct to HB9QR only - Erwin Fink, Toedistr. 7, CH-8572
Berg, Switzerland with SASE and 2 IRC or 2 green stamps. They
request that when calling, use complete call signs only (PLEASE)
- no part callsigns.
VP2E, ANGUILLA (Update). Joe,
W1EK, reports to OPDX that his assigned VP2E callsign will be
VP2EJR. He will be on island only October 21-26th inclusive.
XR3, CHILE (Update). XR3J will
be active during the World Scout Jamboree from December 28th to
January 5th. Operators are: PA3BAR, HB9AOF, M0AEU, PA3GVR,
ZL2APE, OH2BXB, K2BS, PY2RAR, PU5TAZ, PD1AIL, OZ1JRD, LW4DYZ,
LW1ECO, PA3EFR, LX3DL, LX2AJ and G7VFD. QSL via HB9AOF. Also,
look for XR3M to be on the air. Operator will be CE3/W9FW
(ex-CE0/W9FW, XT2JB, TU4EI, TU5EV). Special cards will be printed
and W3HC will furnish the cards and be the manager.
XW, LAOS. The "DX News
Sheet" reports that Shin, JA7SGV, hopes to be active now
until October 30th from the XW8KPL club station while working in
Laos.
XZ, MYANMAR. The following is a
press release by Dan Brown, NA7DB: "XZ1N will return to the
airwaves beginning November 21, 1998, through December 6, 1998.
The operation will take place from Yangon, Union of Myanmar. Most
of the team are members of the Central Arizona DX Association,
with some members of the original XZ1N operation in 1996. This
will be a multiple station operation covering 160 through 10
meters including the WARC bands. Modes of operation will be CW,
SSB, & RTTY. There will be entries in the CQWW CW Contest and
the ARRL 160 meter contest. CADXA and the team members are very
honored to be invited back by the government of Myanmar. Since
there have been no other Amateur operations for the last two
years from Myanmar, we are sure the DX community will be as
excited as we are. The solar cycle upswing leads us to believe
this can be a very successful operation. We are also honored to
have Bob Brown, NM7M, do our propagation studies. Original team
member WA6CDR, Robin, will be returning and will dedicate the
bulk of his time to 160 meters. Planned improvements over his
successful 1996 efforts give us great hope for even greater
success in 1998. Returning YL operators, Millie, WY7K, Sally,
KM5EP, and Jessica, N7ZRD, will give the operation a unique
flavor and an added incentive for those seeking YL contacts with
a rare country. Mike Bill, N7MB, a veteran DXpeditioner and
current President of CADXA, will be active on CW and RTTY.
Additional team members, web site address, propagation
information, and other details will be available in upcoming news
releases."
YL80, LATVIA. Amateurs from
Latvia are allowed to use the special prefix YL80 in October and
November to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the proclamation of
Republic of Latvia (November 18, 1918). An award is available for
contacts made during this period. For further information, please
visit the WEB site: http://www.hamradio.lv/
ZF2, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Robert,
KE5BR, will be operating under the callsign of ZF2UH again this
year from Georgetown, Grand Cayman, from November 6-14th. He will
work 40 meters in the early mornings SSB and all bands during the
day. During evenings he will work 10 meters, and after a hour or
so on SSB he will go to CW (as he states, "the five hams on
Cayman don't operate CW and there are those who need CW contacts
from ZF-land!"). QSL via KE5BR. SPECIAL NOTE: He will also
be operating on the NOVICE CW bands, and asks that no calls other
than NOVICES call him while in the NOVICE sub bands. Robert
enjoys giving the new comers the thrill of DXing and getting a
color picture QSL for their collection. He will QSL all NOVICE
contacts as soon as he returns to the states. Robert states,
"During the day I will be all over the bands and will be
giving daily info to the Kansas City DX Club and the Santa Fe
Trail ARC members of my activities so they can put it out on
packet. Thanks again and hope those who need ZF will try to get
me."
ZP6, PARAGUAY. Juan, ZP5MAL,
will be active during the CQWW SSB Contest as ZP6T, Single
Operator, Single Band (15 meter, HP). QSL via ZP5MAL. The the
Paraguay bureau is also "OK".
MORE CQWW SSB DX CONTEST STATIONS (Quick
List). The following was put together from various bulletins
(OPDX, DXNS, DXNL, ARRL DX Bulletin, The Daily DX, National
Contest Journal, QRZ DX...(ed. GEEE... I hope I named all of
them... TNX to all).....
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