The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 475 BID: $OPDX.475 September 4, 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, AI2Q, W3UR
& The Daily DX, KE4BKL, N4AA & QRZ DX, NI6T, W6KNB, K7BV,
W7MP, K8YSE, 4X6UO, 9M2TO, DJ5AV & DX News Letter, DL2VFR,
DL5NAM, EA8EE, F5NOD, HA0HW, JA1HGY, JI3DST, PA3EPG, S52DG,
SV1ENG, UT9FJ, VK2EO, VK2GJH, VK4AAR and ZS5BBO for the following
DX information.
4W, EAST TIMOR. Dennis, K7BV, has informed
OPDX that he has recently updated the 4W/K7BV (4W6DX) East Timor
DXpedition Web page. This Web page is very impressive, and you
should take the time to check it out. The site contains
up-to-date information on this operation, tentatively scheduled
for October 8-16th. The site also mentions that Dennis has
recently picked up the license (August 31st) at the UN
Headquarters in New York City. The Web page can be found at: http://www.qth.com/k7bv/timor/.
5N, NIGERIA. Bogdan, 5N3CPR, operates quite a
bit on 17 meters CW. He is usually active between 2200 and 0100z
around or just below 17080 kHz. He will be heading back to Poland
soon for "time off," but will return to Nigeria and
resume his 5N3CPR operation in about five weeks from now (per
AI1Q). He is running an FT-100 that he finds convenient to carry
on air- planes, and a half-sloper antenna (not so convenient).
His home call and QSL route is SP5CPR.
8Q7, MALDIVES. Adam, W7MP, will be active as
8Q7AB from September 30th through October 9th. His operating
location will be Bandos Island (IOTA AS-013, CQ ZONE: 22, ITU
ZONE: 41 and Continent: AS/AF). Activivty will be on 80-10 meters
(QSX up). His equipment will be an ICOM 706 MK IIG into an
Ameritron AL 811H at 800 Watts to a Butternut 9-band vertical and
Alpha Delta 10-40 notrap dipole. QSL via W7MP. NOTE: This is a
newly assigned callsign and is not in the Callbook yet. QSL
information is as follows: Adam Boettiger, W7MP, 420 SE Kathy
Street, Sherwood, OR 97140 (USA). For additional information, an
online form to request cards via the bureau, propagation window
projections, frequencies, further updates and more, see the Web
page at: http://www.dxpedition.com/.
9M0, SPRATLY ISLAND. One of Japan's DX clubs,
the Far East DX Ploiters (FEDXP), will carry out a DXpedition to
Layan Layan Island in the Spratly Island group to celebrate the
40th anniversary of their club. The FEDXP was established in
1960. Some may remember that in 1982 FEDXP members went to the
Republic of Guinea (3X) to celebrate their 20th anniversary
(callsign were 3X3JA and 3X5DX). The Layan Layan Island operation
will take place September 12-16th. This time look for operators
JA1BRK, JA1RJU, JA4DND, JK1OPL, JR1FBE, 7K1WLE and JF2XGF to use
the callsign 9M0F from the Spratlys. They will operate on 160-6
meters on CW/SSB/RTTY (using the usual DX frequencies). They plan
to have two HF sations operating simultaneously and the beacon
will transmit 24 hours around the clock on the 6 meter band. QSL
via JA1HGY: Nao Mashita, 8-2-4 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-0052,
JAPAN
A5, BHUTAN. By the time you read this,
operators/members of the Clipperton DX Club should be active from
Thimphu until September 14th. Team members include Denise/F6HWU,
Gerard/F2VX, Alain/F6ANA, Vincent/G0LMX, and Alain/ F5LMJ. As of
press time, the callsign is unknown. QSL via F8RZ. Suggested
frequencies are:
ADDED NOTE: From "The Daily DX", Laurent, F8BBL, is
the pilot station for the Clipperton DXpedtion to Bhutan. He
reports that the recent A50CDX station is not the group and is a
pirate. As soon as the team starts he will confirm the callsign.
They are not expected to be on the air until around 0630Z Sunday
September 3, 2000.
A5, BHUTAN. A station signing A52FH was
active on Sunday on 14195 kHz at 1250z and 21295 kHz at 1426z. No
other details are available at this time.
D4, CAPE VERDE (IOTA operation). Operators
Manuel/EA8BYG and Jose/EA8EE will be active near the capital of
Mindelo from the Island of Sao Vicente (IOTA AF-86, new reference
about June 2000) from November 1-8th. They will actually be
operating from Carlos', D44AC, QTH and use his callsign. Their
activity will be on all HF bands around the IOTA frequencies
including the 17/12 meters and VHF 50 MH (grid locator HK76KM).
Modes will be on CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31/HELL/STREAM/MT63/SSTV and
PACTOR. Their equipment will be an IC-706 MKIIG, with vertical
antenna and a directional antenna A5S to be built on a mast. They
will also have a homemade dipole for 6 meters, and TS44O Kenwood.
The QSL via EA8URL (The Gran Canaria DX GROUP).
DX MAGAZINE - MOST WANTED SURVEY 2000. Carl,
N4AA, Editor of QRZ DX, has asked for DXers throughout the world
to participate in the DX Magazine's 2000 Most Wanted Survey. This
year everyone will have a chance to participate because the
survey is available on the Web site: http://www.dxpub.com.
It will also be in the September/October issue of The DX Magazine
scheduled for mailing later this month. The results will be
published in the January/February 2001 issue of The DX Magazine
and will be posted to the Web site in late January 2001. OPDX
urges DXers to participate. The Survey is very important to
potential DXpeditioners, and many use this listing to determine
where/when to go on their trips. Carl's complete press release
will be sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscribers as an additional
bulletin.
E3, ERITREA. Members of the Bavarian Contest
Club (BCC), DL5NAM/Chris) and DF4RD/Dieter, will activate from
Asmara, capital city of Eritrea (7th most wanted entity), from
October 17th through November 1st. Activity will be on 160-6
meters on SSB/CW/RTTY and PSK31. Their callsigns and QSL info
will be announced upon their arrival. Any donation or sponsorship
is welcome (their callsigns costs 1000 USD). For more
information, contact Chris/DL5NAM via E-mail at: dl5nam@web.de. Or check later
(under construction) at: http://www.qsl.net/e30??
FO0, AUSTRALES ISLANDS. Mike, KM9D (FO0MOT),
is active from Raivavae Island (OC-114) as FO0MOT/P. His activity
will be mostly on CW but on all bands until September 10th. He
was spotted this past weekend on 3507 kHz at 1120z, 24918 khz at
1749z and on 14036 between 1100-1430z (also again at 0944z). QSL
via OM2SA, Juraj Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Slovakia.
IOTA NEWS...
IOTA-OOPPS. In last week's bulletin
(OPDX.474) we stated that Uznam Island was EU-179. This
is wrong it is EU-129.
AS-147. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active
from Hokkaido's Coastal Islands (Okushiri Island) as
JI3DST/8 from 0800z September 23rd to 0200z September
25th. Activity will be on 17/15/12/10/6 meters SSB. QSL
via the JARL Bureau (Bureau is Best) or direct (Please
don't send USDs) to: Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho
Abeno-ku Osaka-city, OSAKA 545-0021 JAPAN.
CUBIAN IOTAs. Members of the GRUPO DX
CUBA will activate ALL IOTA's references in Cuba during
the month September and also activate a "new
one".
NA-093. Sept. 1-3rd CO1OTA, Cayo Juatias, Archipielago
Los Colorados
NA-086. Sept. 7-9th CO7OTA, Cayo Coco, Archipielago
Camaguey
NA-NEW. Sept. 14-16th CO8OTA, Cayo Moa Grande (NEW
REFERENCE)
NA-204. Sept. 21-23rd CO6OTA Cayo Sta. Maria,
Archipielago Sabana
NA-201. Sept. 28-30th CO9OTA Cayo Caguamas, Arch.
Jardines de la Reina
NA-015. Sept. 1-30th CO0OTA Cuba, (main land)
NA-056. Sept. 1-30th, CO4OTA Isla de la Juventud, Arch.
Los Canarreos
QSL via bureau or GRUPO DX CUBA. Apdo, 6060 Cdad. Habana
10600, Cuba.
EU-136. Alen, S53MA, will be active from
the Island of Krk using the callsign 9A/S53MA/P now
through September 12th. This will be a QRP operation
using a Sierra 1-2W, dipoles, GP for 20 meters. Activity
will be on 80-15 meters between 2000-0000z. A special QSL
will be provided. QSL via home callsign.
EU-136. Dusan/S52DG and Borut/S52LD will
be active as 9A/S52DG/P and 9A/S52LD/P from Croatian
Island of Krk (CI-046) from September 15-19th Activity
will be on 40-10 meters, CW-SSB. QSL via CBA or bureau.
OC-212. A team of VK operators will be
using the callsign VI2BI to activate Broughton Island
from October 6-15th. Activity will be on most bands for
the duration of the operation. The team will arrive on
the Island at approx 0200z on the 6th.
OC-234. The "Timor Sea DX
Group" TSDXG (ops VK8AN, VK8DK, VK8TM and VK6YS)
finally got Browse Island on the air as VK6BM about
1145z, September 1st. They were using basic equipment to
start and the antenna was only 20 ft. off the ground.
Things were improved on September 2nd when daylight
arrived. The seas were very bad which delayed the landing
considerably. QSL via VK4AAR, Alan Roocroft, POB 421,
Gatton 4343. Australia. ADDED NOTE: Some people are still
using the Arana Hills address which expired in 1993, and
others are using the Dalveen address which expired in
1998. Please use the GATTON address. **STOP PRESS** The
horrific seas which delayed the landing of the TSDXG team
on Browse Island has now blown the catamaran
"Tearaway" up on the beach. The operators have
unanimously decided to abort this part of their
DXpedition. They expect, at this stage, if possible, to
refloat the catamaran at high tide around 0500z September
3rd. If there are no further difficulties, they will
probably proceed to Cassini earlier than originally
planned. Their QSL Manager Alan, VK4AAR, will keep us
posted if any further changes happen. Browse is now
finished for this trip.
KH5, KINGMAN REEF. Another press release by
the Kingman Reef/Palmyra DX Group was sent out by Garry Shapiro,
NI6T, this week. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive a copy of
the complete release as an additional bulletin. In short, the
plan DXpedition is on track. The Kingman Reef DXpedition team
will depart Honolulu by air on Sunday, October 15 for Kiritimati
Atoll (Christmas Island) in Eastern Kiribati. The team will be
met by the motor schooner "Machias" for the voyage to
Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef. At Palmyra, the team will be
joined by Mike, KH6ND, who is currently active as KH6ND/KH5. The
team may have the opportunity to spend some time at Palmyra
before continuing to Kingman Reef. During at least 12 days at
Kingman, they will be active on all bands from 160 to 6 meters on
CW, SSB and RTTY with up to six stations. The expenses for this
DXpedition include over $50,000 for transportation! They will be
heavily dependent upon assistance from both individuals and DX
organizations, especially in Europe, to meet their objectives.
Contributions should be sent to: Tom Harrell, N4XP, 2011 New High
Shoals Rd., Watkinsville, GA 30677.
NEW 6 METER BEACON. Arie, 4X6UO, informs OPDX
that a new 6m beacon is on the air with a temporary callsign and
location. The frequency is: 50.080.20 MHz The beacon CW text is:
" vvvvvvvvv 4Z5AY test 4Z5AY test 4X/4Z beacon located in
Tel-Aviv km72jb now tx all the characters from memory abcde fghij
klmno pqrst uvwxy z1234 56789 0.,?-/ 15 seconds key down "
For more info, check the Web page: http://www.iarc.org/~4z5ay/htmls/bea_tec.htm.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Ben, PA3EPG, reports that he is the new
QSL Manager for Serge, 4K5CW. He has the logs from August
16, 2000, and later. QSOs before that date Ben can
confirmed, but he must check these QSOs first with Serge.
Anyone who needs Azerbaijan confirmed can send the QSL
card to the following: Ben van Leeuwen, Zwolseweg 57,
8181 AC Heerde, The Netherlands
9M2TO QSLs for contacts between July 5th
through August 15th (including the contest) have been
sent out via the JARL Bureau on August 20th.
Ron/WA6FGV and Frans/K6SHJ were active
recently on Moorea, French Polynesia as FO0AND and
FO0JAN, respectively. QSL to home calls: FO0AND to WA6FGV
and FO0JAN to K6SHJ. ADDED NOTE: They may be active again
from Moorea for a few days in mid September on their way
home to Santa Barbara, California, after operating from
South Cook Island (See ZK1 below).
The SW8LH operation from Akrotiri Light
House Santorini Island (EU-067) by SV1ENG and SV1EFP is
now QRT. The operators will transfer about 3000 QSOs from
the paper log to the PC log. They will have the QSL cards
printed in the middle of October. For informations visit
the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/sv1eng/.
A QSL new address has been announced for
UX2FXX (UT9F contest callsign): The Odessa City Young
RadioAmateur Club Station, P.O. Box 100, Odessa 65065
Ukraine
QSL CARDS FOR ZD9IL. Many have been
wondering where their ZD9IL QSL cards are and what is
taking so long. Well QSL Manager Edwin Musto, ZS5BBO,
informs OPDX that the problem is that Ian's, ZD9IL,
logbook was mailed to Edwin about a year ago and has come
up missing. The last log Edwin received was dated
30-June-1998. Edwin has finally been able to make a
contact with Ian, and he has now promised Edwin that he
will mail him a copy of his log at the end of September
when the next mail ship leaves the island. Edwin wants
people to realize that the logistics for this island are
not easy, and they only have about 4 mail boats a year.
Ian is not on any E-mail like we are, and this creates
major problems. As soon as Edwin has the log sheets, he
promises to work his tail off to get all the QSLing up to
date. Please don't send a second card as this causes more
headaches. If you have sent a card it will be answered
once he has the log. The QSL address is: EDWIN MUSTO
(ZS5BBO), P.O. BOX 211032, BLUFF, 4036, SOUTH AFRICA.
ADDED NOTE: Ian has also told Edwin that he has not been
very active as high winds have blown down antennas, and
hopes he will be active within the next month.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the Alamance County
Amateur Radio Club special event station, K4EG, on September 16,
2000, to commerate the Burlington Carousel Festival. The
operating frequency will be 14.260, and others will be announced
at the festival. The operating times will be between 10:00 AM to
5:00 PM (EDT). A nice certificate will be given out for the price
of a #10 SASE to U.S. hams and a IRC for foreign hams (direct
only please). The Certificate Manager will be KE4BKL, and the
address can be found on the QRZ.COM or BUCK.COM Web sites, or he
can be contacted via E-mail at: mwoakley@bellsouth.net.
They request to please help them celebrate their festival and
help the ACARC promote amateur radio to the public.
SV5, DODECANESE. By the time you read this,
Laci/HA0HW and Tom/HA4DX will be active as SV5/homecall until
September 11th (possibly the 18th). The two operators are on
holiday with their wifes on Kos Island (EU-001) close to Rhodes
Island. Activity will be on all bands including the WARC bands on
CW/SSB and maybe RTTY. The low bands activity will depend on the
local free place to hang up some long wires. On the other bands,
they will use mono verticals on fishing rods as they did for
SV8/HA0HW/p in August from Corfu Island (EU-052) and made 5200
QSOs. They want to remind everyone that this is a vacation, but
they will try to be on the bands at local early mornings and late
evenings while their wives are in bed.
T30, WEST KIRBATI. Jack Haden, VK2GJH,
informs OPDX that he will be on the air from Betio (RJ-61), South
Tarawa as T30JH from September 14-26th. He states priority will
be given to 50 MHz using an Icom IC-736 (100 watts) into a
Cushcraft 5 element beam on that band. He will also use a Kenwood
TS-690S into a four element beam for the HF/WARC bands. QSLs go
to VK2GJH (direct only) with the proper SAE for return reply.
Jack mentions, "Due to immediate connecting flights there
will be NO operation from C21 this time, sorry!"
XU, CAMBODIA. Peter, ON6TT, was heard active
this past weekend as XU7ABI on 17 and 20 meters SSB. His activity
is only going to last until September 6th. QSL via ON5NT.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Ron/WA6FGV and
Frans/K6SHJ are now active on Rarotonga (South Cook) as ZK1FGV
and ZK1SHJ, respectively, until about September 14th. They have
been active over the past weekend on 20/17/15 meters CW. Also,
look for them to possibly be active again from Moorea (FO0) for a
few days after this operation as they head their way home to
Santa Barbara, California. QSL via home calls.
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