The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 471 BID: $OPDX.471 July 24, 2000 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, K1HT, K1XN,
NK1K, N2OO, K2EWB, WB2YQH/WB2RAJ & THE 59(9) DX REPORT,
K4VUD, N4XP, KF4OBL, N6RT, AD7U, K8AV, K8YSE, W9VNE, DJ5AV &
DX News Letter, DL6YFB, DU1/K7JOE, FK8GM, GM4SUC, GM0CLN, IK2DUW,
IK7AFM, IK7JWX, JA7SSB, MM0BCR, OK1FLM, PS7AB, RA3SL, RZ1OA,
S50U, SP6ECA, SP9GKM, VE7IPU, VK3EW, VK4FW and YO3JW for the
following DX information.
EDITOR NOTES (by KB8NW): Individuals continue
to send impressive reponses to my request of "DX IS
(???)....... Is what?" (refer to OPDX.449) and I want thank
the many who have. Keep your inputs coming. This will be the last
week that I will ask for them. There will "NOT" be an
OPDX bulletins for August 14th and 21st. I know, you heard this
before, but it is true this time. My wife (chief-proof reader)
and I will be going to Las Vagas (without the young adults) for
our 25th wedding anniversary (How did she put up with me all
these years?) and to visit my Dad. I can really use the break!
Lastly, I want to send out a special thanks to John/K8YSE,
Pete/N8TR, Bill/W8JGU, Clark/N8PZD, Carl/K8AV, Dave/WD8IOU and
Ray/W8BIN for their help in getting my station back on the air,
respectively, with a new Crushcraft X7 antenna. Without the
technically knowledge of John/Pete/Bill, I did not think the
antenna was going to make to the top of my tower (fighting the
tree limbs, guide wires and the new mast pipe). It is great to
know a super team like them..... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
4X85, ISRAEL (Special Event). Look for
special event station 4X85FUK to be on the air celebrating the
"85th Esperanto Congress" in Tel Aviv between now and
August 1st. Suggested frequencies are: 7066, 14266, 21266 and
28766 kHz.
A5, BHUTAN. Charly, K4VUD, is looking for
all/any radio amateurs from any country who may wish to join him
in an effort to activate Bhutan during the first week in
December. He can arrange your air travel from your home or from
Kathmandu, or you can arrange your own travel. He expects to
arrive in A5 about December 1st. He has a Bhutan contact person
to arrange passage of rigs, licenses, and hotel rooms. This is
not a cheap trip. The license alone may cost 300 USD EACH! If
interested, contact Charly at: k4vud@hotmail.com.
A9, BAHRAIN. The "DX News Letter"
reports that Gus, KH2/K4SXT, has shut down his activities from
Nimitz Hill, Guam, and will be active from A9 in September. Gus
prefers the lowbands, especially 160 meters.
AP2JZB CW-PIRATE. Apparently a station
signing AP2JZB on CW (on July 21st at 0230Z) has been active.
AP2JZB's QSL Manager Leon, K2EWB, reports that this is a SLIM and
AP2JZB does not now, nor has he ever operated CW! As a matter of
fact he's up in Northern Pakistan on vacation at this time.
C6, BAHAMAS. Joe Pater, W8GEX, reports the
team is ready to be active from Berry Island (IOTA NA-054) for
the IOTA contest next weekend. The team will be active July 27th
through August 2nd as C6AJR and C6DX during the contest. They
will have four stations on the air. The team consists of Mike,
K9AJ, a veteran of many DXpenditions including Heard Island.
Mike, N9NS, was part of the recent Clipperton Island team. Jim,
W9VNE, a FOC member, has worked many CW contests from VP5. Rick,
K8WWA, is a very active dxer from the Cincinnati area and making
his first DXpedition. Joe, W8GEX, has been on many DXpeditions
and contest groups. This experienced team will be on 6m to 40m,
CW, SSB, PKS and RITTY. QSL C6AJR and C6DX to W8GEX. SASE PLEASE.
DU, PHILIPPINES. Joe, DU1/K7JOE (ex-BV/N0IAT,
7J1AOF, etc), is now active for the next two years from Manila,
Philippines. Joe is a high speed CW operator who tends to favor
the WARC bands. 17 meters is his preference. QSL to the W7 QSL
bureau.
FO0, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Phil, KH7FQ, is now
active from Huahine Island (OC-067) as FO0MCC. He was heard last
week on 17 meters SSB on or around 18145 kHz between 0230 and
0330z. Reports state that he will be there until September and be
active on 80-10 meters.
FS, SAINT MARTIN. By the time you read this,
Brian, N3OC, will be active from here as FS/N3OC between July
24th and Aug 2nd. Activity will be on SSB/CW/RTTY and all bands
including 6 meters, the WARC bands and the IOTA Contest. QSL via
N3OC.
GM, SCOTLAND (Hebrides IOSA/IOTA Expedition).
Andre, GM3VLB, will team up with Lorraine/MMOBCR, Alex/G(M)0DHZ
and Andre's son Niall (recently VP8NJS) to activate a few
Scottish island between July 21st and August 4th. The team will
be based on Harris/Lewis. Weather permitting, they will activate
Killegray (OH-20) and Ensay (OH-21) Islands during the period of
July 21st (PM) through July 26th (AM). Their next target will be
St. Kilda (OL-02/EU-059) bewteen July 28-31st (WX permitting).
During the IOTA Contest they will use the callsign GM5K (Courtesy
Pabay Radio Club, GM0PNS). Alex/G(M)0DHZ will be their "No.
1" CW operator with GM0VLB providing relief. At other times
individual callsgns will be used. Following the St. Kilda
operation further "surprise" operations may take place.
The St. Kilda DXpedition will involve high costs due to its very
remote/distant location out in the Atlantic. Currently, the team
reports that so far no sponsorship has been offered/received as
of this writing. QSL cards for contacts other than St. Kilda (via
GM3VLB) should go to the respective operators. QSL cards without
adequate return postage will not be replied to. For those
unfamiliar with GM3VLB's QSL - reply system, please refer to his
web site at: http://www.IOSA.co.uk.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-NEW. A group of Sakhalin amateurs
(RA0F...) will activate a new IOTA at the end of July
from the Island of Moneron. Their activity will be on
20/15/10 meters and the WARC bands only. They are
expecting to use the callsign RK0FWL/p. QSL via the
RK0FWL CBA address, but in any event all QSOs will be
confirmed through the bureau. ADDED NOTE: Eugene, RA0FF,
reports that in the July/August of 1998, RK0FWL/p has
already been worked from the Island of Moneron, but back
then the island was not yet separate from Sakhalin
(AS-018). Now that Moneron Island is a NEW IOTA, all
relationships with RK0FWL/p for 1998 will be considered
as NEW IOTA.
AS-066. Look for Alex, RU0LL, to be
active from Putyatini Island between July 24th and August
1st. They will also be active during the upcoming IOTA
Contest using the special callsign R0L. Activity will be
on HF (including the WARC), CW, RTTY and PSK. Other
operators present will be RW0LZ, RW0LV, UA0CAL, RU0LL,
RZ4HF and UA0LST. Check out Alex's WEB site for this
event at: http://www.qsl.net/r0l.
AS-104. Six Taiwanese Ops and two
Japanese Ops will team-up and be active from Kim Men
Island, Taiwan, from July 28-30th. They will use the
callsign BO0K in the IOTA Contest and use BO2/homecall
before and after the contest. The JA Op are JR7TEQ and
JA1EFO, and they will fly to Kim Men Island via Taipei,
Taiwan on the morning of the 28th.
EU-073. Look for the Taranto A.R.I.
Section members to sign IJ7IJU from San Pietro Island
(IJ7) during the last week of July. They will be
operating on 80-6 meters, CW/SSB/RTTY and VHF/ UHF-SSB.
Also, they will operate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via
IK7AFM, direct CBA or via the bureau or via E-mail: roccoafm@libero.it
confirming via ARI bureau.
EU-091. Operators IK7JWX/P, IK7FPX/P and
IK6CAC/P are expected to be active now from Capezzone
Island (I.I.A. LE 004) on CW/SSB 10/15/20/40 meters. QSL
via the bureau or direct (QRZ.COM addresses).
EU-092. Operators (probable) Jim/MM0BQI,
David/GM4WLL and Colin/GM0CLN are planning an expedition
to the Summer Isles from September 1-3rd. The site will
be on the island of Tanera Mor for which the various
references are: IOTA - EU092, IOSA - SC10, WAB - NB90 and
Maidenhead - IO78HA. They hoped to operate on both HF and
VHF (hopefully all bands from 160m to 2m). They plan to
be active during both the HF SSB Field Day and 144MHz
Trophy contests. Callsigns to be use are: MM0BQI/P on or
near usual IOTA/IOSA frequencies; All HF CW and SSB on
the WARC bands by GM0CLN/P; and SSB Field Day Contest
MM0BQI/P. The special VHF callsign, GB4XS, has been
applied for. If for any reason this callsign is not
available they will use GM4WLL/P. OPDX InterNet
Subscribers will receive the long press release as an
additional bulletin.
EU-115. EI1DD will be activated by the
members of the Dalkey Island Contest Group during the
IOTA Contest. Operators will include EI2CA, EI4FBB,
EI5DI,EI5HD,EI6EW, EI7CC, EI7CD and EI8CE, and will be
active from Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. QSL is via the EI
Bureau.
EU-128. DF8QJ and Ray/DL6YFB will stay
on Fehmarn Island for the IOTA Contest from July 29-30th.
They will be active on 80-10 meters as DL6YFB/p. QSL via
the German Amateur Radio Bureau or direct to DL6YFB's
callbook address or E-mail at: rlehmann@Cityweb.de.
EU-132. Adam/DJ0IF, Zbig/SP6AZT,
Big/SP6CZ and Andy/SP6ECA will be active from Wolin
Island in the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Multi-Multi entry,
callsign SN6F/1. Before the contest, SP6CZ/1 will be
active from this location on RTTY until the end of the
month and SP6ECA/1 on SSB. QSL via home callsigns, SN6F/1
via SP6ECA. All cards for SN6F/1's contest activity '98
and '99 were sent via the bureau.
EU-148. A group from the Framingham
Amateur Radio Association will participate in the IOTA
Contest from George's Island as a Multi-Operator entry
signing AA1IZ. QSL via AA1IZ.
EU-153. Vlad/RZ1OA and Dima/UA1OLM will
be active as RZ1OA/A and UA1OLM/A from Lyasomin Island
between July 25th and August 1st. QSL via RZ1OA: Vlad
Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163040, Russia.
EU-170. Milan/OK1DJG, Martin/OK1FLM,
Martin/OK1FUA, OK1PAT, Jaroslav/OK1TC, Petr/OK1UCI,
Svetozar/OK1VEY and Nikola/9A9AA will be active as 9A0A
from Vir Island (IOCA CI-141) through the IOTA Contest.
QSL via OK1FLM. They will operate as 9A/homecall before
the contest from July 24th.
EU-183. Pit, YO3JW, reports that the
YP1W operation for next weekend has been cancelled! This
is due to a quarantine in Danube Delta. The operation
will be scheduled latter.
NA-065. Caleb, AD7U, will be active in
the RSGB IOTA Contest as N7U from Whidbey Island (USI
WA-001S). His category will be Single Op/24-hour/IOTA
Island Permanent station. QSL to AD7U via bureau or
direct to: Caleb Skurdal, 1015 N Custer St, Oak Harbor,
WA 98277-8201 USA.
OC-033. FK8GM, FK8HC and VK4FW (all Life
members of Oceanai Amateur Radio DX Group) will be
operational from Lifou Island. Their callsign will be
TX8ISL. QSL Manager is VK4FW, P.O. Box 929, GYMPIE, 4570,
Australia. They will be on all bands on CW/SSB. Eric,
FK8GM, reports that they will also be active with their
home call, FK8GM and FK8HC from OC-033 on all bands when
they are not operating in the contest.
SA-020. FY5FU and FY/F5AEG will be
active from the Phare de l'ile Royale in French Guyana
during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend
August 19-20th. QSL manager F5AEG.
SA-024. Look for ZV2S and PW2S to be
active from Comprida Island (DIB 21) July 25-30th. QSL
Manager PY2ZY: POB 45.436, Sao Paulo-SP, 00479-970,
Brasil. Suggested frequencies: CW - 28040, 24920, 21040,
18098, 14040, 101114, 7030 and 3530; SSB - 28560, 28460,
24950, 21260, 18128, 14260, 7-055 and 3765 Checkout the
Web site: http://dxpedition.cjb.net.
ISLAND CHASERS WEB PAGE. Chris, NK1K, informs
OPDX that the "Islands on the Web" website has opened a
new web discussion forum specifically for the RSGB's IOTA
contest. This forum will be used to make announcements regarding
islands that will be active during the contest. Additionally, the
forum will give the IOTA community a place to post claimed scores
for all to see following contest. The Web page is at: http://www.islandchaser.com.
KH5, PALMYRA. Mike, KH6ND, has returned here
and is again operating as KH6ND/KH5. His operating schedule is
not yet known as Mike is again assisting "The Nature
Conservency" in its operation on the atoll. His length of
stay has yet to be determined. He is expected to be active
everyday on several bands. Activity so far has been on 20/15
meters CW generally between 1100 and 1230z (there was some
activity around 0830z). QSL K4TSJ CBA. Tom, N4XP, also reports
that it should be noted that some pirate activity did take place
after Mike's departure from the atoll last month.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
As reported last week, the
"GOLIST" now has a new Web domain at: http://www.golist.net.
John, K1XN, reports this past week that coming soon will
be a Windows Golist search program for accessing the
"Golist Online QSL Manager Look Up Page". This
Online database is updated daily with new/changed QSL
routes.
QSL Manager change for DX station RZ9OU.
QSL to KF4OBL via the Bureau or direct to: Susan
Driggers, 129 New Grade Road, Moncks Corner, South
Carolina, 29461, USA ( http://home.sc.rr.com/simplyinfo/kf4obl/
) Please Notes: Please send SASE, SAE and 1 IRC, or 2
IRC's. Cards via the Bureau are OK. 100% Return QSL.
Stamps of any country are accepted as donations.
Vlad, RZ1OA, reports that he has
received the RZ1OA/P and UA1OLM/P QSL cards, for their
EU-066 operation from the printer and has started
processing the direct requests.
QSL the S50E club station to: Radio club
Cerkno, P.O. BOX 16, 5282 Cerkno, Slovenia. To see lots
of photos of the S50E clubs site that were taken
during/after WRTC2000 in Bled, Slovenia (along with
photos of all locations used by the other competitors)
check out the S50E Web page for more information and
details on how to receive two special WRTC2000 stamps at:
http://lea.hamradio.si/~s50e/eng/photos.htm.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the special event
station SN600UJ to be active from July 20th through October 20th.
The station will be celebrating the 600th anniversary of
refounding of "Jagiellonian University" in Cracow. They
are expected to operate on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via
SP9PKZ.
SPECIAL EVENT. Special event station AX3OLY
has been allocated to the WIA Victoria by the Australian
Communications Authority to commemorate the Olympic Games being
held in Sydney, Australia. WIA Victoria members will be
sporadically operating the station on DX bands over the next
three weeks. The band of operation being chosen to coincide with
the best propagation at the time. AX3OLY is being activated for
the first time this week to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame
in VK3 which is half way through its 100 day torch relay around
Australia. The special event station will later highlight the
holding of Olympic soccer games in the VK3 capital city of
Melbourne, Australia, which also hosted the 1956 Olympic Games. A
commemorative QSL card will be available. QSL is to VK3WI via the
Bureau or the Callbook address.
VE0NWP STATION. The ship "Simon
Fraser" is recreating the voyage of the ship "St.
Roch" through the North West Passage. It was heard on
Saturday at 0521z (band was not mentioned) from the Aleutians
Islands. Check out the Web page: http://www.stroch.org.
XU7, CAMBODIA. Jani, YB0US, has left Vietnam
(3W2US) as of July 19th and is active as XU7AAP through July
27th. Watch for Jani on SSB and RTTY. He was spotted on 15/20
meters RTTY (14083 kHz as early as 1100z and as late as 1700z and
21083 kHz between 2230z and 0100z). QSL via N2OO.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. "The 59(9) DX
Report" reports that Chris, G3WOS, will sign ZD8SIX starting
October 30th on 6 meters.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK. Andy, ZK1AND, is active from
Rarotonga (OC-013) for the next month. His activity has been
mainly on 20 meters SSB around 14260 kHz between 0300 and 0500z,
and again around 1030z. QSL via AB7FS.
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