The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 430 BID: $OPDX.430 October 11, 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, K1XN &
The GoList, N2VW, NT2X, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport,
AJ3M, K3TEJ, WB3JFS, K4AVQ, W5FKX, NI6T, K8YSE, K9RZ, 9A3ZG,
CE6TBN & Bolrtin de DX, CX3AL, DJ5AV & DX News Letter,
F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3NOM, HA0HW, HP1AC, ON4VT, PS7AB,
PS7KM, RA3AUU, UT7ND, UX0FF, VE2EH, YO3JGC and ZL4OI for the
following DX information.
3F, PANAMA. Cam, HP1AC, reports that he and
others in Panama will be using the special 3F prefix between
Decmeber 1st and January 5, 2000, to commemorate the turnover of
the Panama Canal over to the Repubic of Panama. Cam states to
look for him as 3F1AC on 40-10 meters CW only and to QSL his
operation via HP1AC.
4U1, ITU HQ. Masa, AJ3M, informs OPDX that
after his business trip in Moscow he will be in Geneva from
October 19-21st. He will be on the air from 4U1ITU during his
visit. QSL via Bureau or CBA to 4U1ITU.
4X, ISRAEL. Enia, YO3JGC, informs OPDX that
she is currently active as 4X/YO3JGC. QSNs reports show that she
was active this past week on 10 meters (28436 kHz around 1515z).
However, Enia wants everyone to know that her QSL info is not
always correct in a few callbooks. QSL 4X/YO3JGC via Eugenia
Radu, P.O.Box 18-56, Bucharest 71500, Romania.
9A, CROATIAN ISLANDS (IOTA AND IOCA Activity).
Frane/9A5V, Matko/9A3VM and Fredi/9A5KV, who were active this
past weekend from the island of Lokrum (CI-056, JN92BP), will try
to activate the island of Mrkan. This will only be a one day
DXpedition. According to Frane, this DXpedition to Mrkan Island
(CI-072, JN92CN) will be the most adventurous one. Operations
will take place October 16th or 17th. Later this year, the group
could activate the island of Jakljan (CI-033, JN82VR) which is
also located in the same region. All islands mentioned here are
also valid for IOTA EU-016. QSLs go to home callsigns. For those
interested in the basic IOCA award, island chasers must contact
10 different Croatian islands. The fee for "The Islands of
Croatia Directory" is 10 USD which covers the cost for the
basic IOCA award. For more details and a list of all Croatian
islands, go to the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/9a6aa.
9H, MALTA. Deryck, G3VLX, will be active as
9H3AM once again from October 21st until the early part of
November. He will use a FT-757 with a vertical and dipole
antennas.
ANTARCTICA. Jeff, WB3JFS, reports the
following to OPDX: As the Austral Summer approaches the southern
hemisphere many of the Antarctic bases are coming out of
"hibernation" by preparing for another season of new
crews and visiting scientists and explorers. Along with these
groups are a few hams who like to operate from "the
ice". Some operate from remote camps or huts with dipoles or
verticals while others operate from major bases with yagis or log
periodics. It is never known how many or which bases will be
active, so you never know what you will hear next. There is a
great website that contains a vast amount of information about
Amateur radio on "the ice". Everything from old and new
QSL cards, up to date QSL information, and a map of the
continent. The address is: http://www.avana.net/~polar. It is maintained
by Bob, K4MZU, and it's worth checking out if you're interested
in working the bases on this remote land.
CE0Z, JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND. Operators
CE6JOE, XQ3SAI, HC5EA, LU9AY and CE6TBN will be active from IOTA
SA-05 between Janury 6-16th in the year 2000. No callsign has
been announced yet. The group plans to be active on all bands
80-6 meters plus the WARC bands, on SSB, CW, RTTY, SSTV and
Satelite with 5 Stations. The team is looking for another
operator, if interested contact Marco, CE6TBN at: ce6tbn@qsl.net. Any donation for
this operation is welcome and QSLs can be sent to: Marco A.
Quijada, CE6TBN, Box 1234, Temuco, Chile. For more details, check
the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/ce6tbn.
CO9, CUBA (Correction). Activity by the
CO9BCC group from Boca Ciega beach during the CQWW SSB Contest
(October 30-31st) should be QSLed to VE2EH not VE3EH. Please
refer to OPDX.429 for more details.
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Steve, G0UIH will be
active as EA8/G0UIH/P from October 21-28th. His operations will
be SSB only on 20-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
ER0, MOLDOVA. Gene, UT7ND, will be active in
the CQWW CONTESTS from the village of Otaci, Moldova, as ER0N.
All QSLs via the Ukrainian QSL Bureau or direct to UT7ND, Gene
Chumakov, P.O. Box 5235, Vinnitsa, 286018, Ukraine.
FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Danny, FK/F5CW, has
received his FK callsign and is now signing FK8VHY. He was
spotted this past weekend on 17 and 15 meters CW after 0300z.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. "The 59(9)
DXReport" reports that Yann, F1NGP, will be here October
29th through November 13th. His modes/bands of operations were
not mentioned. Also, Yann will receive his callsign upon his
arrival.
FY, FRENCH GUYANA. You have a few more days
to work Baldur, DJ6SI, as FY/DJ6SI. He will leave October 15th.
Over the past weekend he was heard on 12 and 160 meters CW. QSL
via DJ6SI. Also, look for Joel, F5PAC, to be active as FY/F5PAC
from November 1-14th.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. A Hungarian group will be
here this year again from October 30th through November 7th, to
participate in two upcoming contests. The HA-QRP Contest,
sponsored by "Radiotechnika" (the journal of
"electronika"), will take place 0000z, November 1st
through 2400z November 7th. The team members of Laci/HA0HW,
Tomi/HA4DX, and Geza/HA4XG will be active on 3511 kHz (-/+ QRM)
24 hours a day with the callsign of HB0/HA5RT/p as QRP station.
Their QTH will be at Triesenberg at 1400 meters ASL. However, the
operators will use HB0/homecall/p on other bands, mainly on CW
and RTTY with two different stations with 100 watts, GPs and
dipoles. They will participate in the CQWW SSB Contest to give
out new multipliers for those stations who need it. Suggested
frequencies are:
QSL cards for confirmation with HB0/HA5RT/p QSOs should go to
HA0HW, and the others should go via their home calls.
IARV IN TAIWAN. International Amateur Radio
Volunteer (IARV) team leader Yoshi, JA1UT, has just returned from
Taiwan, where IARV donated 35 VHF handheld transceivers to the
CTARL President BV5AG for use in the Earthquake Disaster relief.
He also assisted with rescue communications.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-NEW. An excerpt from a press release
by Ray, HS0/G3NOM, states that the Radio Amateur Society
of Thailand (RAST) announces a special DXpedition to a
new Thailand IOTA Island Group and participation in the
RSGB IOTA Millenium Competition to celebrate the Year
2000. The "first-time" operation is planned for
the Malay Peninsula South East Group (including Kra Maeo,
Nu etc) for March 2000. Contacts qualify for
"premium" (bonus) points in the RSGB IOTA
Millenium Competition. The islands are uninhabited and
located off the coast of the Southern Thai Provinces of
Sonkhla and Nakhon Si Thammarat, in the South China Sea.
They are about 1000 km South of Bangkok, and close to the
Northern Malaysia border. More details will be annouced
at a later date. SPECIAL NOTE: OPDX InterNet Subscribers
will receive the complete press release as an additional
bulletin.
OC-033. Philippe, FK8VHT, will be
FK8VHT/P from Lifou Island from October 14-21st.
OC-114. Marcel, ON4QM, active as FO0DEH
from Raivavae Island at the moment, will stay there until
October 18th or 19th. From here he will go on to Tuamotu
(OC-066).
SA-020. Joel, F5PAC (as FY/F5PAC), will
go with FY5FU and activate Salut Island, while in French
Guyana, from November 5-7th.
KH5, PALMYRA AND/OR JARVIS ISLAND. By the
time you read this, Norbert, DF6FK, and his XYL Judith, DL2ZAD,
should be active from here now through October 21st as
KH5/homecall. Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB only. QSL via
DF6FK direct or via the bureau.
LIGHTHOUSE ALERT. A new one will be activated
for the "Brazilian Lighthouses Award" (DFB). Look for
St. Alberto Lighthouse (DFB RN-03) to be activated by PX7ZZ on
October 23-24th. Activity will be SSB/CW on 80-10 meters. QSL via
PS7ZZ, F.E P. Freitas - Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, 59086-500,
Natal/RN, Brasil or via the PS7 bureau.
NOIDXC GOES QRT. From a press release by Don,
W5FKX: "After several weeks of review and soul-searching,
the Board of Directors of the New Orleans International DX
Convention voted to dissolve the convention. Faced with a
financial deficit and a flat attendance for the last several
years, a majority of the Board were no longer willing or able to
justify the extensive amount of work and effort that was required
to maintain a quality program. It was with great sadness that
this final step was taken. The Board extends its sincere thanks
to all of our friends and supporters, as well as to all those who
have attended over the last 8 years."
OD, LEBANON. The LNDX reports that Genevieve,
F5SQM, has received a licence and is active as OD/F5SQM. She is
active mostly on CW and will participate in all major contest.
QSL via her husband F6FYA.
P4, ARUBA. Alan, K4AVQ (ex-W0RIC, V2-W0RIC),
will be active as P40AV from December 18th through January 1st
(2000) at P49V's QTH. Activity will be on all bands 160-10
meters. QSL to his home callsign K4AVQ. More information later.
PY0S, ST. PETER & ST. PAUL ARCHIPELAGO.
The Natal DX Group announced this past week that the Brazilian
Navy has scheduled a new departure date for St. Peter & St.
Paul Archipelago. The group states that they will depart from
Natal November 3rd. After a three day trip, the group will be
there and the start of the operation will happen as soon as they
set up the stations. The distance between Natal and the rocks is
around 1100 KM. They plan to be on the air 24 hours a day, on
80-6 meters. On SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV. They will try to set up a
longwire for 160 meters band. Their callsign will be:
ZX0SK - For SSB/RTTY/SSTV. QSL via PS7KM, via
callbook.
ZW0SP - For CW. QSL via PT7AA, via callbook.
Please note, cards with insufficient postage will be returned
via bureau. The group states that the "Brazilian bureau is
working very bad and slowly".
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
3B9R QSL STATUS. Garry, NI6T (3B9R
member), reported that Frank, AH0W/W7, has informed him
that about 2/3 of the many thousands of 3B9R QSL requests
have been answered, and the rest are being worked on.
Frank notes that a great many second requests are coming
in from DXers who seem to think their cards may have been
lost. These additional cards slow the process, and, of
course cause, additional expense to the senders. Again,
patience is called for here. Your cards are coming.
Excerpts from a press release by Ed
Kritsky, NT2X, he states that he will collect QSLs for
Mike, RW1AI, operating at R1AND and forward them to him
sometime before May 2000, when he returns home from
Antarctica. No cards will be issued prior to his return.
Technically speaking, Ed is not a manager, but a
"mail collection point". Mike has a serious
mail pilfering problem in Russia. Ed will not have logs
or cards, and will not issue confirmations. This will be
done by Mike himself, when he returns. All replies will
be mailed out of Russia. Mike has always done his own
QSLing, and his wishes must be respected. Ed STRONGLY
recommend sending cards DIRECT to this address: Mike
Fokin, R1AND, c/o Edward Kritsky, P.O.Box 715, Brooklyn,
NY 11230, USA. Please enclose SAE with either an IRC or
USD (please, no SASEs with US postage). Airmail letters
out of Russia cost approximately 0.75-0.80 USD. Ed also
request not to QSL him and Mike via the bureau. OPDX
InterNet Subscribers will receive the complete press
release as an additional bulletin.
Leo, CX3AL, informs OPDX that the
mailing cost of one letter from Uruguay is around 1.50
USD. A lot of stations have been sending SASE to him with
only 1.00 USD. Leo states that over the last two years he
has been paying the difference out of his pocket for
return direct QSLs. However, Leo has received many QSL
cards, mainly because of his activity on the WARC bands,
and he cannot support it any more. He requests OPDX to
"Please inform the DX comunnity that in the future
direct requests that not cover full postage charges will
be answered through the buro."
S21, BANGLADESH. It has been reported that
Yoshi/JA1UT, Shigeharu/JA1AFF and Tada/JS1QHO will visit
Bangladesh and plan to operate as S21ZE (this callsign was
reissued, used back in 1994). They will be assisted by Rashid,
S21AR. They plan to be active from October 14-18th. Activity will
be mainly CW on the WARC bands, 29Mhz FM, and 6 meters. QSL via
JA1UT.
SPECIAL EVENT (Another EO55 station).
Nikolay, UX0FF, reports that he is the team leader of EO55FI
special event station to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the
"Liberation of Ukraine" in WW2. They will be active on
all bands/modes October 25-29th. QSL via UX3FW, Yuri Kucherenko,
P.O. Box 60, Izmail, 68600, Ukraine. PLEASE NOTE: Nikolay reports
that they are having some problems with the S.A.S.E. from USA
with stations sending Ukrainian Post stamps. Stamps being sent
have a price of only 1.20 Ukr. Grivna. Ukrainian postage now is
about 3.00 grivna....
SPECIAL EVENT. Members of the Otago Branch of
the "New Zealand Association of Transmitters" (NZART)
have been granted the special event callsign of ZM75AA for the
month of October. The special callsign will be used in
celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first trans-world
2-way radio contact. The contact took place on October 18, 1924,
between Frank Bell, Z4AA, of Shag Valley Station at Waihemo, near
Dunedin, and Cecil Goyder, G2SZ, at the Mill Hill School in
London. The Otago Branch members will be active mostly on the
WARC bands now through October 31st. QSL either via the Bureau or
direct with SASE to ZM75AA at: PO Box 5485, Dunedin, New Zealand
(overseas stations enclose 2 IRC and self-addressed envelope for
return card.)
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for VC7A to be activated
by the Cowichan Head Contest Club in both the CW and SSB
"CQWW Contests" to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of
the founding of NATO.
TM5, FRANCE. The "LNDX" reports
Dominique, F5SJB, will use the special callsign TM5CW from
November 22nd through December 6th. He will also participate ino
the CQWW CW Contest.
V26, ANTIQUA. Look for Bud, AA3B, to be
active as V26K from here November 22-29th. Also, look for John,
K3TEJ, to join Bud (after his Montserrat operation, see VP2
below) from November 25-30th as V26KW. Both will be active on
160-10 meters including the WARC bands. They will be in the CQWW
CW Contest using the V26K callsign as a Multi/Multi entry. QSL
V26KW via K3TEJ and QSL V26K via AA3B.
V31, BELIZE. Hugh/K0GHK and Roger/WA0ETE will
be active from Ambergis Caye (NA-073) October 10-16th using the
callsign V31KQ. Operations will probably be in the mornings and
evenings, as they are planning on playing (other than hamming)
during the day. Look for them on both SSB and CW, especially 10
and 15 meters. QSL via WA0ETE.
VP2, MONTSERRAT. John, K3TEJ, will be active
as VP2MHJ from November 22-25th. This operation will be CW only
on 160-10 meters. QSL via K3TEJ.
VP5, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS (Update).
Jack, N2VW, reports that the team of Frank/WA2VYA, Ken/K2WB and
himself are on track with plans to operate from the
Providenciales Island (NA-002) from October 26th through November
2nd. The team will participate during the 1999 CQ WW DX SSB
Contest (October 30-31st) as VP5T and as a Multi/Multi entry.
They are members of the Frankford Radio Club. Emphasis will be on
CW and the WARC bands before and after contest. QSL to N2VW with
SASE/SAE+return postage, or bureau via N2VW. QSL VP5/ portable
calls to home call CBA.
VP8, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLAND. Oleg, R1ANF/A,
has been active this past week on 20 meters CW after 0100z from
the Korean Antarctic Research base King Sejong HL-001. Two weeks
ago he was operating from the Chinese Antarctic Research base,
Great Wall. QSL via RK1PWA.
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