The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 484 BID: $OPDX.484 November 6, 2000 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, NC1L,
N7NG/1, WB2YQH/WB2RAJ & The 59(9) DX Report, K3BEQ, W3HNK,
W3UR & The Daily DX, WB4PVT, K5OVC, K7CO, K8YSE, DF3CB,
DF4RD, DF7ZS, DJ5AV & DX News Letter, DL1YD, DL2FAG, F6AJA
& Les Nouvelles DX, G3SWH, G4RGK, IK7JWX, IV3RAV, JI3DST,
OH1NOA, PA5BW, PA5NT, PR7AR, PY2YP, SP5UAF, SP9XWD, TA3J/TA3YJ,
VA3RJ, VU2JOS, 9M2TO and Gilda Amen for the following DX
information.
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1SL1A, SEALAND (More on this interesting upcoming
operation. DX IS). Jon "JT" Utley, K7CO
(1SL1J), has informed OPDX that the 1SL1A operation will take
place between December 9-12th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters.
The WARC bands and 160 meters are being considered. The 1SL1A
operation will be active during the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. Jon
mentions that the license from the government has been issued. He
also states the following: "For those that are wondering
about using the prefix 1SL... As some of you know in the past 1S
has been used for Spratly. This prefix bloc is not reserved for
Spratly but used because the area is in dispute over who owns the
area. Sealand is also in dispute. I will list links below that
touch on the international debate over Sealand's claim. Any
comments regarding your research of Sealand are welcome. We have
created the Radio Amateur Association of the Principality of
Sealand and our goals are to become a member of the IARU and
eventually the ITU." Again, for more information and
details, check the following Web sites: http://www.sealandgov.com/,
http://www.fruitsofthesea.demon.co.uk/sealand/index.html,
http://www.nielsen.net/1sl/.
Here is an ABC News article on Sealand.. Click on the picture for
a video news story using realplayer video. http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/dailynews/sealand000606.html.
ADDED NOTE: OPDX has learned that an operation took place from
Sealand in 1982 by four German ham operators (DF8AO, DK8KW, DL6PE
and DL2NO). They used the callsigns S1AH, S1AB, S1AS and S1AD.
3B8, MAURITIUS. Sigi, DL7DF, will be active
as 3B8/DL7DF between now through November 16th. Please note that
this is only a vacation, NOT a DXpedition! Expect only some
occasional activity. Sigi will have a TS-50, a linear as well as
Titanex V80 low band vertical. QSL via the bureau to DL7DF or
direct to: Sigi Presch, DL7DF, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621
Berlin, Germany. The DL7DF homepage is at: http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/.
3W, VIETNAM. The Uruguay DX Group/Cram will
make a new joint DXpedition this year. This time they will
operate from Southern Vietnam. Activity will be from November
22nd through November 26th, from Kimdo Hotel in downtown Ho Chi
Minh (formerly Saigon). The station will be able to use 500 watts
into a 3 element yagi. The licence has been issued, but the
callsign will not be announced until their arrival due to the
possibility of a pirate operation. A well know operator who will
be there is, Bert, CX3AN (formerly: CX0XY, VP8BUH, C91BV, P40AN,
HR6XX, VP5/CX3AN, ZK1AAN, ZK1CRR, 3D2HA and FO0ALE). QSL Manager
is Antoine, F6FNU.
4J, AZERBAIJAN. "The 59(9) DX
Report" reports that Bob, N3NGC (ex-EL2RF, A92GD), has left
Liberia and is on his way to Baku and hopes to obtain a license.
4W6GH QSLS AND MORE. Antonio, CT1EGH/4W6GH,
reportedly is very busy processing the thousands of QSL cards
that he has received and continues to receive. Some have received
their QSL, but please be patient. He currently is unsure when he
will go back to 4W, but he does state every thing indicates that
it should be in February of 2001. Antonoi hopes to be active from
Guinea-Bissau (J5) during November sometime. His Web page is at: http://www.qsl.net/ct1egh/.
4S, SRI LANKA. Just a quick reminder that
Phil, G3SWH, and his XYL will be in Sri Lanka (IOTA AS-003) from
November 9-22nd. Phil has received the licence and callsign
4S7WHG. They will be travelling extensively during their stay,
and Phil hopes to be active on CW only, all bands from 40-10
meters for a few hours at least on most days, circumstances
permitting. This will be a holiday type operation with limited
activity, although they will spend the last few days relaxing on
the beach at Unawatuna in the south of the island where Phil
hopes to be a little more active. He will have his IC-706 and
R-7000 antenna with him. QSLs will be via G3SWH, either direct or
via the RSGB bureau.
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Timo, OH1NOA, will
operate as 9M6AAC from the Hillview Gardens, Keningau, Sabah,
during the CQWW CW Contest as a Single Op/All Band/High Power
entry on November 25-26th. QSL via N2OO. Before and after the
contest he will try to monitor 6 meters and work some WARC band
QSOs. For more details, check the Web site: http://www.qsl.net/oh1noa/9m6/9m6aac.htm.
A5, BHUTAN. The JA group that was active this
past week is now QRT. However, there has been some confusion on
the QSL routes. The original annoncement stated to QSL all
contacts to JH1NBN. However, this seems to have changed. Before
leaving Yuki, JH1NBN, sent out a report and stated that each
operator will receive their own callsign and be their own QSL
Manager. QSL to the following A5 callsigns and operators:
A52B via JR7TEQ
A52JA via JK1AFI
A52XX via JA1PCY
A52DX via JF1PJK
A52W via JH1NBN
AT0, INDIA. In connection with the Ham Radio
2000 Convention to be held at Hyderabad, India, in December 2000,
the special event station AT0JH will be active during some CW and
Phone contests. This station was heard this past weekend and is
expected to be active again (on SSB) from 1830z November 10th to
1830z November 12th. QSL via Box 15, Secunderabad 500003, India.
CONVENTION PHOTOS. Jean Michel, F6AJA,
reports that he has put some photos from the IOTA/RSGB Convention
in Windsor last October on the Yves, F6CYV's, web site at: http://home.nordnet.fr/~yverbeke/iotaconv.shtml.
DXCC NEWS (GOOD AND BAD NEWS)...
7O1YGF QSL STATUS. There was a report
that came out this week from Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC
Manager, stating, "I wish I had better news but we
still have not received documentation so it is on hold
right now."
DXCC APPLICATIONS. It was announced this
past week that DXCC applicants no longer have to wonder
if their cards and applications made it to the DXCC Desk
at ARRL HQ for processing. You can now visit the ARRL Web
and look under the "List of DXCC Applications
Received" page at: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/appstatus.html.
This page lists the pending DXCC applications by
callsign. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive a press
release by Wayne Mills, N7NG/1, of Membership Services,
on the details about this new Web feature.
DXCC FAQ #8. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC
Manager, has released another informative FAQ which also
deals with the new "DXCC Applications Received"
Web page as well as TX0 and 4W cards submissions, DXCC
backlog, DXCC Card Checking Program, DXCC Annual List and
the status of the DXCC's computer upgrade. This press
release will be sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscribers as
an additional bulletin.
E3, ERITREA (Operation QRT). Chris/DL5NAM
(E30NA) and Dieter/DF4RD (E30TA) arrived back home on Saturday,
November 4th. According to Dieter's press release, they closed
the operation down on October 31st, making close to 25,000 QSOs.
The complete press release will be sent to all OPDX InterNet
Subscribers as an additional bulletin. Suggested Web sites for
more information on this operation are: http://www.qsl.net/e30ta/,
http://www.bavarian-contest-club.de,
http://www.uni-erlangen.de/~unrz45/BCC/act/2000/e30/.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-047. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active
as JI3DST/6 from Daitou Island (Minamidaitou Mura
[Minamidaitoujima], Okinawa-ken) December 30th through
January 7th. Activity will be on 40/17/15/12/10/6 meters
SSB. QSL via the JARL (Bureau is Best) or direct to
JI3DST: Takeshi "TAKE" Funaki, 2-18-26
Hannan-cho Abeno-ku Osaka-city, OSAKA 545-0021 JAPAN
AS-049. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active
as JI3DST/6 from Tokara Archipelago (Kuchinoshima,
Kogashima-ken) November 23-25th. Activity will be on
40/17/15/12/10/6 meters SSB. He states that he will use
two stations: one for NA and SA on 15/10 meters only; one
for EU, AS, AF and OC. QSL via the JARL (Bureau is Best)
or direct to JI3DST: Takeshi "TAKE" Funaki,
2-18-26 Hannan-cho Abeno-ku Osaka-city, OSAKA 545-0021
JAPAN
OC-169. By the time you read this, the
following operation will be over. However, you may have
missed the location that Babs/A35YL and Lot/A35ZG were
active from. They were expected to be active from
Haapai-Island until November 4th.
KH5K, KINGMAN REEF. The K5K operation ended
on October 31st at 1700z. QSL via K4TSJ. For further details and
information, and also look for online logs, check the Web site
at: http://www.qsl.net/krpdxg/.
PC50, THE NETHERLANDS (Attention Prefix Hunters -
Special Event). The following is an excerpt from a press
release (the complete release will be sent to all OPDX InterNet
Subscribers as an additional bulletin): On December 15th, the
Radio Agency of The Netherlands will celebrate the 50th
anniversary of former intercontinental radio reception station
"NERA". During the celebrations, amateur radio will be
part of it. Besides, the weekend before the official
celebrations, on Saturday/Sunday December 9th and 10th, a special
event station will be operated by employees of the Radio Agency.
The callsign PC-50-N has been applied for. The callblock PC has
not been issued to radio amateurs before. Activity will be around
the clock, propagation permitting, on CW, SSB or PSK31 on 70cm,
2, 10, 15, 20, 40, 80 and 160 meters. A special QSL card will be
awarded to all contacting stations and will be sent by the bureau
automatically. SWL reports will be answered too. Please send your
reports via bureau, direct or via Email (please keep message size
small). Send direct to: Ben Witvliet, PA5BW c/o NERA, Radioweg 3,
Nederhorst-den-Berg, The Netherlands Send E-mail to: ben.witvliet@rdr.nl.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
There is a correction to OPDX.482.1 on a
QSL route. Joe, W3HNK, states that he is NOT the QSL
Manager for KH7R and ALL cards should go direct via his
(KH7R) callbook address.
The QSL route for HB0/DK7ZL is via
HB0/DK7ZL Bureau or Direct. He is NOT the QSL Manager of
any other HB0/callsign.
QSL II3A via IV3RAV: Michele Corvino,
via San Giacomo, 20, 33034 Fagagna - Udine - Italy.
QSL IQ7J via IK7JWX to the bureau or
direct (CBA on qrz.com): P.O. Box 218, 73100 Lecce Italy.
Jara, DL1YD, states his operation during
the CQWW SSB Contest as OK8YD should be QSLed to DL1YD
(his home callsign). All the QSLs will be QSLed via the
bureau anyway. Sending QSLs via the OK bureau is
"OK" too, but it will take a little bit more
time to receive them.
QSL PW7Z via PY7BEL: Jolibel Alves
Andrade, rua. Martinho Fransisco 67, Carpina - Pernambuco
- Brasil, cep.55813-541.
The CWSP - Grupo de CW de Sao Paulo (Sao
Paulo CW Group) now hosts the Brazilian ham address
search engine. It can be found on the Web page at: http://www.cwsp.org.br/indexen.htm.
Tom, SP5UAF, informs OPDX that there has
been some delay with printing the QSL cards for their
last special event operation as SP0ZCC (March/ April
2000) by the Scouts Radio Club (SP5ZCC - http://www.sp5zcc.waw.pl).
However, all QSLs were sent out at the beginning of
October. QSL via SP5ZCC (OK via the bureau).
Marcel, SP9XWD, informs OPDX that QSL
cards for their last special event station operation
SN600UJ (Sierra November Six Zero Zero United Juliett)
have all been sent out via the bureau. QSL via SP9PKZ.
QSL T88QG via JA1QGT. The QSL
Manager/Operator for T88QG is Toku, JA1QGT, and he states
that he operated from Palau Island. Cards are currently
being printed, so please QRX!
Nilay/TA3YJ and Berkin/TA3J report that
on November 3rd the QSL cards for TA3J, TA3YJ and YM3LZ
were sent to the following QSL bureaus: Bulgaria, Russia,
Spain, Poland, France, Czech Rebuplic, Switzerland,
Greece, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom,
Lithuania, Romania, Portugal, Estonia, Israel, Croatia,
Belarus, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, Slovenia,
Hungary, Ukraine, Norway, Monaco, Andorra, Argentina,
Uzbekistan, U.S.A,, Canada, Turkey, New Zealand, Brazil,
South Korea, Kazakhstan, Japan, Latvia, Colombia,
Lebanon, Denmark, Germany and Italy to be given to their
radio amateurs.
Dave, VA3RJ, informs OPDX that the
following Web site now contains links to 1700+ on-line
logs, and is still growing. Most are searchable logs,
while others are text (also searchable with CTRL-F), and
a few downloadable logs. It is updated daily. Check out: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/frame_logs.html.
Also, check the following Web page for a list (by date)
of present, and upcoming, Island (IOTA & NonIOTA),
Lighthouse, Castle, and other portable operations. This
list is updated daily. Check out: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/icpo.html.
SIX METER BEACON UPDATE. Tex, 9M6TO, reports
that the 9M2TO/B has been improved (QRO). The frequency: 50.005
MHz. Power is: 50 watts (as of November 1st at 0000z). The
antenna is a GP. All equipment donated by: TX - TS660 by JA1PCM,
KEY - AEA MM3 by JA1PCM, AMP - HL66V Tokyo HiPower 50w by
9M2/JI1ETU, ANT - 5/8 GP by 9M2TO, POWER SUPPLY by 9M2KT and
COOLING SYSTEM by 9M2KT. It was the MARTS Penang group who made
the decision for improvements to the system.
SPECIAL EVENT FROM POLAND...
Look for SN2000C
(Sugar-November-Two-Zero-Zero-Zero-Charlie) to be active
from now until December 31st. This millenium station
hopes to attract activity and will be interesting,
especially for prefix hunters. Look for them on all bands
(160-2 meters) on CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL
via SP9PKZ.
Look for SP2000S
(Sugar-Papa-Two-Zero-Zero-Zero-Sugar) to be active from
November 10th to December 31st. This operation will be
held to celebrate the 82nd anniversary of regaining
independence by Poland. This is also called the millenium
station. They hope their activity will be interesting
especially for prefix hunters. Look for them on all bands
(160-6 meters) on CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, PSK31, MFSK and
SSTV. QSL via SP5ZCC (OK via the bureau).
ZL8, KERMADEC ISLAND. Jacky, ZL3CW (aka
F2CW), is now active and is operating as ZM8CW from Raoul Island
(OC-039) now through November 12th or possibly until November
23rd. Mostly his activity is on CW 20/17/15/ 12/10 meters.
However, he has also been heard on 15/12 meters SSB.
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