The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 429 BID: $OPDX.429 October 4, 1999 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern
Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, W1LU,
WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The Daily DX,
W4WX, N5FG, W5FI, K8PYD, K8YSE, K9MIF, Antonio Bosso, DF7ZS,
DJ5AV & DX News Letter, EA4ABW, EA5GMI, G3SWH, G0IAS, G0PSE,
HK3TAS, JI3DST, LU9AY, ON6TT/5X1T, SM0DJZ, SM0BFJ, SV1ENG,
UR5WCW, VE2EH, VE3FU, 3A2MF, 4X1VF and 9U5D/SM5DIC for the
following DX information.
3A PIRATE. Gino, 3A2MF, informs OPDX that a
station operating on CW signing 3A/I1YRL between August 1-22nd
was a pirate. Gino has talked to Luc, I1YRL, and it was confirmed
that Luc was not in Monaco during this period. Do not QSL because
cards will be returned to sender.
5R, MADAGASCAR. John, SM0DJZ, reports that
from October 21-31st, he will visit Ake, 5R8FU, and hopes to be
able to operate as second operator from his home station. He will
try to activate 160 and 80 meters, if they can find ways of
erecting an large enough pool supporting antennas for these
bands. Also, he will be active on WARC bands and maybe 6 meters
and RTTY. John states that they will enter the CQWW DX SSB
Contest as a Multi/Single, but on a small scale! (At least 5R8
and Zone 39 will be activated!!). He provides the "Sunrise
and Sunset" for 5R8 around October 25th, which is approx:
0215/1457z. An online QSO-look-up will be available after his
return in November. Please check the Web page: http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
Contacts for 5R8FU are already now avaible for all his activity
up to July 12th. John hopes he will be able to make some photos
available on some WEB-pages afterwards. QSL via SM0DJZ, Jan
"John" Hallenberg, Siriusgatan 106, SE-195 55 Mersta,
Sweden
7Q, MALAWI. Eli, 7Q7CE, has been very active
over the past weekend on 10 meters. Check around 28495 kHz after
1315z and as late as 1430z Meanwhile, look for Harry, 7Q7HB, to
be active from Club Makokola on the south west shore of Lake
Malawi as of Sunday, October 3rd. By the way, this is the same
QTH as 7Q7CE. Harry's activity will happen when time and work
permits him to operate. QSL via G0IAS (DIRECT only).
9U, BURUNDI. Ragge "Gus" Jagero,
SM5DIC (aka 5X1D, 9Q5TE, 9X/SM5DIC), informed OPDX by E-mail that
he is now active as 9U5D and will stay there up to Christmas. He
states that he received his new license last week by the Dept. of
Ministery of Defense (ARCT) who now gives out LEGAL licenses. Gus
reports that his license's serial number is 001! Gus will be
active on all HF bands including 6 meters. Also, Leif, SM0BFJ,
Gus's QSL Manager, has sent along some additional information. He
states Gus is in Bujumbura and has a station at his office which
is in another part of the city. Gus states that he will be active
on all bands, but unfortunately, 40, 80 and 160 meters may be
difficult because of the 1800-0500z curfew. However, Gus has
promissed to stay over some nights at the office in order to work
some lower bands. His equipment is an IC-706, and the antenna is
an inverted L with a total length of 41m. On 6 meters he will use
a yagi. QSL via SM0BFJ (Direct only, no bureau) at: Leif
Hammarstrom, Birger Jarlsgatan 38, SE-114 29 Stockholm, SWEDEN.
By the way, Gus has forwarded all his documentation to the ARRL,
who apparently accepted his documentation.
CO9, CUBA. Look for CO2WF, CM2KL and others
to participate in the CQWW SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as
CO9BCC from Boca Ciega beach. Operations will be 160-10 meters.
QSL via VE3EH. Check out the CO9BCC Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ve2eh/co9bcc.htm.
ADDED NOTE: Pierre, VE2EH, states that you will find the latest
results of the 1999 ARRL International DX Contest, plus photos,
check out the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/ve2eh/co9.htm.
CP6, BOLIVIA. Mats, LU9AY, will go to
CP6-land to work the CQWW SSB Contest from October 27th through
November 7th. He will be on the air as CP6/LU9AY on SSB and CW.
Activity will be mainly CW, and he will try to hang around the
WARC bands. Look for him before and after the contest. QSL via
NU4N. Mats states, "Please no more homecall cards.. or LU
bureau.. because I am not replying those.. all should go to
NU4N."
D44, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. "The 59(9)
DXReport" reports that Angelo, D44BS, has informed them that
Julio, D44BC, had a heart attack and is in critical condition.
OPDX wishes Julio a complete recovery.
EAST TIMOR. Peter, 5X1T/ON6TT, reports that
one member of his team, Brian 'Joe' Poole, G3MRC (5X1P), is in
East Timor and Darwin installing their stations. He knows that
Brian has a VK8 license already, but forgot his callsign.
However, it will probably take a while before East Timor will be
qualified as a new country. It must conform to one of the 3
criteria for a DXCC entity.
GB2, GIBRALTAR. Gary, W5FI, informs OPDX that
he will be active as ZB2/W5FI now through October 10th. Although
this is a business trip for Gary and business will come first, he
anticipates being on during the openings to NA, SA, JA, and
Europe almost every day. His emphasis will be on RTTY, CW, and
SSB on 80-10 meters. QSL via W5FI.
HB0, LICHTENSTEIN. Helmut, DF7ZS, reports
that they will be active from here and participate in the CQWW DX
SSB Contest from October 30-31st. The callsign is not known yet,
as they are trying to get a short callsign from the HB0 guys. The
worst case would be HB0/DL0TS. QSL info is via DF7ZS. They are
planning to operate mainly on 40 meters operating split (looking
for DX at night) and a second station on 10/15/20 meters. The
team is going to test the 40 meters band setup during the WAG
(Worked all Germany) Contest, October 16-17th, using the DF2OOO
callsign.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-NEW. The Italian team composed of
Peppino/I8IYW, Tony/IK8UHA, Tony/IK8VRH, Robby/IK7XIV,
IZ7ATN, Alex/IZ0CKJ and Robby/IS0JMA will be activating
Giftun Island in the South Red Sea Group. Activity from
this new IOTA will take place in May 2000. The team is
looking for sponsors and expects that this DXpedition
will cost 10,000 USD for a 5 day operation. If they
succeed in retrieving enough funds, they could also
activate from Tawila Island (Another new IOTA) in the
North Red Sea Distant Group. The QSL Manager is: IK8UHA,
Antonio Barbato, PO Box N.5039, 80144 Naples, Italy. A
Web page is under construction at: http://www.qsl.net/su9dx.
AS-032. Look for Takeshi, JI3DST, to be
active from Oosumi Archipelago (Tanega-Shima)
(Nishinoomote-City Kagoshima), as JI3DST/6, November
20-22nd. Activity will be on 17/15/12/10 meters SSB (40
meters for JA). QSL via the JARL Bureau (The BEST Route)
or direct (address below).
AS-049. Takeshi, JI3DST, is planning to
be active from Takara at the end of December, 1999.
AS-067. Look for Joe/JA4PXE/JA6,
Yuichiro/JF6WTY/JA6 and Takeshi/JI3DST/JA6 to be active
from Uji Archipelago (Kawanabe-Gun Kagoshima), October
8-10th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters
SSB. QSL via JARL Bureau or direct to: JA4PXE - Joe
Kuwahara, 1-74 Midorimachi, Tokuyama-City Yamaguchi,
745-0075 Japan JF6WTY - Yuichiro Hayashi, 2-40-27-101,
Murasakibaru, Kagoshima City Kagoshima, 890-0082, Japan
(99 CBA OK) JI3DST - Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-Cho
Abeno-Ku Osaka-City Osaka, 545-0021 Japan.
AS-100. Jan, 4X1VF, reports that the
callsign has been changed for his group to be active from
Akhziv Island on October 23rd. Look for them to be active
as 4X0A instead of 4Z0A. Please refer to OPDX.427 for
more details.
AS-136. ED, BD4ED/4, operating from
Chongming Island at the mouth of the Yantez River, can
sometimes be found on 21024 kHz around 0100z. Also, check
30 meters after 2000z, as late as 2200z. QSL via CBA.
EU-060. Kostas, SV1ENI, has moved to
Evia Island, his wife's home, and will operate from
there. SV1ENI will operate CW 160-10 meters. His previous
address in Athens is not good any more. QSL only to the
bureau or to his new address: Kostas Sarmas, Gialtra,
34300, Evia, Greece. Please do not add any callsigns to
the address.
EU-120. The Taunton and District ARC
will be operating from the old light-house (200m above
sea level) on Lundy Island with the callsign GB0LI from
November 1-5th. Operators Bill/G3WNI and Tom/G0PSE will
be active on 160-10 meters CW and SSB. QSL via Bureau or
direct to G3WNI. After the DXpedition, the log will
available at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
NA-031. Scott, W1LU, will be activating
Goat Island and Aquidneck Island, RI, as W1LU/p on
Tuesday 10/5/99, beginning at 1600z, for an hour or so on
each island. Special QSLs will again be available via
W1LU (ex WA1P).
NA-142. The Magnolia DX Association will
be active as W4D from Dauphin Island on SSB and CW during
the CQ WW DX Phone Contest weekend. Check the usual IOTA
frequencies as well as the WARC bands. QSL via W5OXA.
J6, ST. LUCIA. Members of the "Florida
DXpedition Group" (W4DXP) will be here October 25th through
November 1st. They will be active in the CQWW SSB Contest
(October 30-31st) as J6J. Look for J68WB (William/N2WB), J68AZ
(Clarence/W9AAZ) and J68WX (Bill/W4WX) before and after the
contest on all bands/modes. QSL cards for J6J go to N5VL and
others to home calls.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
4V30CNT was active this past week in
celebration of the 30th anniversary of the foundation of
CONATEL by the Radio Club of Haiti. All stations who made
a contact with 4V30CNT will receive a special QSL card.
QSL Managers are Alan, WA4JTK (for international
contact), and Bernard, HH2B (local contacts).
Gilles, F6IRA, reports that Zoli, HA1AG,
has confirmed by E-mail that the CQ ZONE printed on his
QSL is wrong. The 21 should have been 20. Zoli states
that he is sorry for this mistake.
Alex, HK3TAS, states he was active in
last week's CQWW RTTY CONTEST, and a lot of stations need
his QSL info. His callsign HK3TAS is new and you will not
find it in the Callbook. Alex does have a QSL Manager.
Please QSL via Siso, HK3SGP.
QSL Manager Leo Fry, K8PYD, was
operating in the CQWW RTTY contest from HZ1AB. All QSLs
will be answered by himself. Outstanding QSLs for all
modes in the months of June, July, and August should be
answered in the near future. Leo informs OPDX that HZ1AB
now has RTTY and PSK-31 capability and should be active
on these modes in the coming months along with 160 meter
SSB and CW operation. HZ1AB is planning participation in
the upcoming CQWW SSB and CW contests.
Takeshi, JI3DST/3, was active this past
weekend from Honshu's Coastal Island (Awajishima Hyogo),
IOTA AS-117. QSL via direct or the JARL Bureau.
NEW QSL MANAGER. Phil, G3SWH, reports
that he has taken over the QSL management of ZF2NT from
N2AU. Phil states that he has a full copy of the logs
since the 5th of June 1998, but has been asked by Bruce
to answer "ONLY" direct QSLs with return
postage and SAE, i.e. (no bureau applications will be
processed). Phil's postal address is: Phil Whitchurch, 21
Dickensons Grove, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5HQ, United
Kingdom
Chris, VE3FU, reports that he has
recently moved, and Buckmaster still has his old address.
QRZ has his new address, and Chris has paid to have his
mail forwarded until the end of the year, but after that
any QSLs sent to his old address will be returned by the
post office. Of course, via the bureau always works. If
you need cards for VO2AC, VO2CQ and VE3FU/NP2, QSL via
the bureau to VE3FU or direct to: Chris Allingham, 3417
Torwood Drive, Dunrobin, ON, Canada K0A 1T0
WB1HOF was a special event station
activated last weekend and was sponsored by the Hampden
County Radio Association at the Basketball Hall of Fame
in Springfield, MA. The WB1HOF callsign stands for
"World Basketball One Hall of Fame". QSL via
Hampden County Radio Association, P.O. Box 705, Agawam,
MA 01001.
SPECIAL ACTIVITY. Jaime, EA4ABW, would like
to inform everyone that on October 15-16th the JOTA (Jamboree On
The Air) will take place. A lot of special Scout event stations
will be on the air. In Madrid, Spain, Jaime states that he will
be on the air possibly as ED4SDM (Scouts De Madrid) or with his
personal callsign EA4ABW/J (Jamboree). The special callsign has
not been approved as of yet and is still waiting for
authorization. QSL will be via EA4ABW through the bureau or via
CBA.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for EO55WL to be active
between 2100z October 24th, and 2100z October 29th, to celebrate
the 55 years of libaration of the Ukraine in WWII. The activity
will be on all bands CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31/SSTV. QSL via UT1WA either
bureau or direct to: P.O.Box 5951, LVIV, 79054, UKRAINE. The same
callsign was used in July this year to celebrate the liberation
of Lviv City. The QSL cards are OK via the same manager, UT1WA,
either bureau or direct. After the end of October, QSL cards for
both operations will be sent as soon as they will be received
from printer.
SPECIAL EVENT (Attention Prefix Hunters!).
The very special callsign EG0UV will be used during the 500th
anniversary of the University of Valencia. The special event
station will be again on the air October 6th (next Wednesday)
because of the official inauguration of the academic year
1999/2000 by his Royal Highness, the Prince of Asturias. The
number zero (0) is only issued to stations where some member of
the Spanish Royal Family has taken part in a special event and as
the personal callsign of the King of Spain, EA0JC. QSL via
EA5GMI.
UP ONE. The ARRL DXCC List is officially up
one entity as of October. With the addition of Palestine (E4),
the current entities are now 332.
VK9C, COCOS-KEELING ISLAND. The "DX News
Letter" reports that a VK2 ham has said to be on Cocos
Keeling now and should be able to be on the air after October
1st. No QSNs were reported as of yet.
ZK3, TOKELAU. Ron, ZL1AMO, has cancelled his
trip to ZK3 due to being sick from the boat ride to 5W (Samoa).
He states that he could not face the trip on the boat again.
However, remember the "Double Trouble" group will be
heading here October 7-12th.
ZX, BRAZIL. "The 59(9) DXReport"
reports to look for ZX7G from Fortaleza de Nazare Island, October
8-11th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via
PY7MEU.
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