The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 487 BID: $OPDX.487 November 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, AI2Q,
KF2TI, WB2YQH/WB2RAJ & The 59(9) DX Report, W3UR & The
Daily DX, KN4UG, N6RT, WC7N, K8YSE, NE8Z/HC1MD, W9RB, CO8TW,
DJ5AV & DX News Letter, JF6OJX, LA4KQ, LA9GY, LU7EE, SM3TLG,
UZ8RR and VK2GJH for the following DX information. Also a special
thanks to Bill, NG3K, for the "CQWW Announced
Operations" chart.
EARLY EDITION!! FOR LAST MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE CQ WORLD-WIDE DX CW CONTEST!! THERE WERE PLENTY OF
STATIONS WARMING UP FOR THE CONTEST THIS PAST WEEK!!!!!
5A, LIBYA. 5A1A was heard a few times this
past week on 12 meters. Check around on 24915 or 24950 kHz. The
station was also heard on 10 meters CW and 15 meters SSB (DX net
21355). All operations took place between 1500 and 1800z.
5C, MOROCCO. The Bavarian Contest Club has
been on the air as 5C8M preparing to enter the CQWW CW Contest as
CN8WW. Activity will last until November 27th. QSL via bureau to
DL6FBL or direct to DL6FBL: Bernd Och, Chr.-Wirth-Str. 18,
D-36043 Fulda, Germany.
8P9, BARBADOS. Look for John, K4BAI, to sign
8P9Z in the CQWW CW Contest and 8P9HT after the contest. He will
be there until November 29th.
A3, TONGA. "The 59(9) DX Report"
states that Paul, A35RK, will be active in the CQWW CW Contest as
a Single Op/All Bands/Low Power entry. QSL via W7TSQ.
A6, U.A.E. Station A61AJ was quite active
during the past week on the lower frequencies probably warming up
for their Multi/Multi effort in the contest this weekend. QSL via
W3UR.
AP, PAKISTAN. Bob, AP2JZB, was heard active
on 12 and 10 meters. Some reports state he was begging for a QSO.
Check 24955 and around 28527 kHz between 1330 and 1430z.
C2, NAURU. Jack Haden, VK2GJH, has announced
that the final details concerning his December 10-22nd C21JH
operation has been put in place. Emphasis will be placed on 50
MHz with limited activity on 80-10 meters and 29 MHz FM as time
permits. If you want to learn more about this operation and Nauru
in general, go to the following Web page, click on the
"C21JH" box in the left hand column, at: http://web.one.net.au/~vk4cp.
QSLing is via VK2GJH direct only.
CO8, CUBA. Juan, CO8TW, reports that he will
be in the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single Operator/Low
Power/Single Band (15 or 10 meters) entry. QSL via: Juan Carlos
Veranes, CO8TW, Po Box 8, Santiago de Cuba, CP 90100, CUBA. He
will have his contest log available online at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/.
EA8, CANARY ISLAND. Look for Heijo, DJ1OJ, to
be active as EA8/DJ1OJ. Heijo arrived there last week and will be
active until he leaves Tenerife in March 2001. He said to QSL via
his home callsign via the bureau.
EP, IRAN. Club station EP4PTT was heard
active this past week on 28331 and 28341 kHz around 1400 to
1430z. According to "QRZ DX", the station is in Shiraz
and operated by Hamid/EP3HR and Yar/EP3SP. QSL via: c/o
Directorate of Telecommunications, Box 11365-931, Tehran, Iran.
Also, Ali, EP2MKO, continues to be very active on 30/12/10 meters
between 1300 and 1500z, but has been heard on 30 meters as late
as 2330z. QSL via UA6HCW.
FO0/A/M, AUSTRALS AND MARQUSAS ISLAND OPERATION
WRAP-UP. FO0WEG and FO0POM operated by SP9FIH and SQ9LR
have returned home. During their 11 day operation from Tubuai
(Australs OC-152) they made over 15000 QSOs. Their 4 days
operation from Nuku Hiva (Marquesas OC-027) added 5300 QSOs to
make their total 20300 QSOs for the whole DXpedition. Operations
were on 80-6m only barefoot, using a 3 element tribander
Cushcraft A3S, Butternut HF9V vertical and 5 element beam for 6m.
QSL cards will be sent at the end of December. QSL route is via
SP9FIH: Box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland (other address with
street name given by some DX services is OK, but not preferable).
HC, ECUADOR. Dr. Rick, NE8Z, will be
operating from Tumbaco, Ecuador as HC1MD from November 25th
through December 11th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB
using a Kenwood TS680s/Collins 3OL-1 amp (600 watts)/Carolina
Windom antenna. He will also be on 6 meters CW/SSB (150 watts + 3
element yagi). Rick will travel to different areas in HC-land and
will sign HC1MD/HC(?). He will be portable, operating from remote
locations, including "INSIDE" the cones of different
volcanos at very high altitudes. These operations will be mainly
on 20 meters CW with 100w + 20m Inverted Vee. He states,
"Working SSB pileups are very difficult to do at high
altitudes and the lack of oxygen." He will also be looking
for the following new DXCC entities for his HC1MD DXCC: East
Timor (4W6MM, 4W6GH, 4W6UN), Austral Islands & Laos (any
assistance/ideas will be appreciated -- Send E-mail at "ne8z@yahoo.com" while he is
in HC-land.) QSL via K8LJG: John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint,
MI 48506 USA. Also, please view the HC-DX AWARDS at: http://www.octavia.com/qsl/awards.htm.
HS, THAILAND. Fred, K3ZO, was heard this past
week operating from HS0ZAR on 40 and 20 meters SSB. Look for him
to join the crew at HS0AC during the CQWW CW Contest as a
Multi/Multi entry this weekend. Ray, HS0/G3NOM, states to look
for HS station during the contest between 1834-1836 kHz and
3534-3536 kHz.
IOTA NEWS...
OC-201. Hans, SM3TLG, will be active as
ZL/SM3TLG from Waiheke Island, December 3-9th. Activity
will be on CW/SSB. QSL to homecall direct or via the
bureau.
JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. Katsumi, JD1BCK, has
been active on 15 meters SSB. Check 21325 kHz after 2300z. He is
expected to be here until August 2001. QSL direct only via
JM1TUK.
JW, SVALBARD. Borge Holte, LA4KQ, informs
OPDX that he will be active as JW5E, Zone 40, during the CQWW
contest. Activity will be on all bands.
JW, SVALBARD. Morten, LA9GY, informs OPDX
that he will be active as JW9GY (Longyearbyen) from December
1-4th. He hopes to take part in the ARRL 160-meter Contest with
the call JW8G. For more information check the Web page at: http://home.online.no/~antonsen.
LU, ARGENTINA. Arnoldo Jorge Corda (Tito),
LU7EE, will be active in the CQ Contest as LU7EE/QRP as a Single
Band entry on 15 meters. QSL via his QSL Manager EA5RD.
NEW OFFICERS. At the November 2000 meeting of
the North Jersey DX Association, the following members were
elected to the 2000-2001 Executive Committee: Ron Levy/K2CO
President, Stefan Kurylko/N2TN Vice-President, Steven Adell/KF2TI
Secretary and Gene Ingrahan/N2BIM Treasurer. Visit the North
Jersey DX Association's Web page at: http://www.njdxa.org.
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Your editor (KB8NW)
still continues to receive inquires about being QSL Manager for
5R8O because some databases list me as manager. I repeat, I AM
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Please pass the word and correct your QSL
databases. The correct QSL Manager for 5R8O is 5R8FL.
P4, ARUBA. Rob, W9RB, told OPDX that he will
be doing a little DXpeditioning soon as P40RB operating from the
QTH of AI6V/P49V in Aruba, November 26th through December 3rd.
Activity will be including the ARRL 160M Contest. His operations
will be mainly CW, and probably mainly evenings except during the
contest. QSL to W9RB CBA.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Doug, N6RT, reports that the logs for
the recent ZM8CW operation by Jacky, ZL3CW/F2CW, are now
available at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
Several have asked what the address for
7M4PTE, QSL Manager for S21YH is. If you have it, send it
to the OPDX so we can publish it.
S07U/S07CRS AND 5T5U PIXS. Tad, JF6OJX,
reports that he has uploaded pictures of S07U/S07CRS and 5T5U
operations to his homepage. If you are interested in their
operations, check the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/ndxa/pedi/pedi.html.
Be looking for a log search page coming soon.
SPECIAL EVENT. In connection with the closing
of the Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant, a group of Ukraine operators
UX1RY, UX2RV, UY2RA, UY2RO, UR0RR, US5RR, UT0RW and UZ8RR will be
active from December 14-16th, using the special callsign EN23RW.
QSL via direct to UX2RY: Andre Arsiyanz, P.O. Box 14,
Slavutich-3, 07100 Kiev oblast UKRAINE.
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Donald, KN4UG,
will operate as VP5AZ from January 19-30th (2001), from
Providenciales Island. He plans to be in the 160 Meter CW Contest
and the NA QSO party. All QSLs go to KN4UG: Donald Namm, 103
Birkhaven Drive, Cary, NC 27511.
XT, BURKINA FASO. Harold, XT2AW, was very
active on CW on the WARC bands (as well as 10 meters) this past
week. He was heard on 7007, 10106, 14035, 18070, 24902 and 28028
kHz. Most of his activity was between 0030 and 0630z. QSL via
DF2WO.
YI, IRAQ. A couple of stations were active
this past week on 12 and 10 meters. YI9KU was heard on CW on
28026 kHz at 1530z. QSL via DL9KU. Peter, YI9OM, was active on
24894 kHz between 1330 and 1430z. QSL via OM6TX.
YJ, VANUATU (Update, refer to OPDX.483).
"The Prairie DX Group" is now active as YJ0PD on all
bands CW/SSB (especially the WARC bands). Look for them to be
active in the CQWW CW Contest. They are expected to use the
callsigns YJ0V. A press release by Rod, WC7N, reports their
following planned schedule for YJ0PD:
0000z 20 meters RTTY
0300-0600z 50.110 MHz
0645-0715z 3789 kHz
0700z 40 Meters - either SSB or CW depending on activity
1000z 1830-1833 kHz
1330-1500z 3519 kHz
Their schedule depends on how long they stay on each one of
the above bands. QSL route for YJ0PD and YJ0V is via N9PD. DO NOT
send QSLs via the YJ bureau! For more information, check the Web
page at: http://www.n9pd.com.
ZA, ALBANIA. ZA1M was active on 17 and 12
meters this past week. Check around 18072, 24897 and 24908 kHz
between 1230 and 1730z. QSL via IK2HTW. Also heard was Ben, ZA1K,
on 28040 kHz at 1600z. QSL to: Box 7464, Tirana, Albania.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Jim, N6TJ, is once
again active as ZD8Z now through December 9th. Look for him to be
a 10 meter Single Band entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via
VE3HO.
ZK2, NIUE (Update, refer to OPDX.479). Bill,
W7TVF, is now active here as ZK2VF until December 10th. He has
been very active on 40 and 30 meters between 0400 and 0630z, but
is expected to be on 160-6 meters. He will listen especially for
Europe, Africa or South America. QSL via W7TVF: Bill Dawson, P.O.
Box 4049, Pahrump, NV 89061, USA.
The following list of announced operations for the CQWW CW
2000 Contest as of 1411z, November 24th, 2000, was derived from
the NG3K "CQWW CW Announced Operations" Web page. For
updates and fuller details (including many QSL addresses,
operational specifics, E-mail & Web page links) refer to:
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2000.html.
Call DXCC CQZ Class QSL
=========================================================
3DA0NL Swaziland 38 SOAB ZS6ANL
3V8BB Tunisia 33 SOAB YT1AD
3W2LWS Viet Nam 27 WA1LWS
4F7RWW Philippines 27 DL4OCM/Direct
4M5X Venezuela 09 SOSB/20 W4SO
4N8/LZ1BJ Yugoslavia 15 LZ Buro
4X3A Israel 20 SOSB/160 WA4WTG
5X1Z Uganda 37 SOSB/10? SM6CAS
6Y7A Jamaica 08 TBA KN5H
7J6CEC Japan 25 SOAB AC6ZM/Buro
7S2E Sweden 14 SOSB/10 SM2DMU
8P9Z Barbados 08 K4BAI
8Q7WW Maldives 22 M/S DL5XAT
9A2L Croatia 15 M/S 9A3AG
9A3GW Croatia 15 SOSB/20 9A3GW
9G5AA Ghana 35 GM4FDM
9H3? Malta 15 SOAB DF4SA
9M6AAC East Malaysia 28 SOAB N2OO
9M6NA East Malaysia 28 SOAB JE1JKL
9M6SMT East Malaysia 28 M/S JF1SQC
A35RK Tonga 32 SOAB W7TSQ
A61AJ UA Emirates 21 M/M W3UR
AH2R Guam 27 M/S JH7QXJ
B4R China 24 Jiangsu DX Club
B7K China 24 M/S W2AY
BA4DW China 24 BA4DW
BA4EG China 24 BA4EG
BA4TB China 24 BA4TB/Direct
BY1DX China 24 OH2BH
C56VB Gambia 35 OH2VB
C6A/WA3WSJ Bahamas 08 QRP WA3WSJ
C6AKP Bahamas 08 SOAB N4RP
C6AKW Bahamas 08 SOAB K3TEJ
CN8WW Morocco 33 M/M DL6FBL
CO8LY Cuba 08 SOAB EA7ADH/Direct
CO8TW Cuba 08 SOAB CO8TW/Direct
CQ9K Madeira 33 SOAB
CT3BX Madeira 33 SOAB HB9CRV
CX5X Uruguay 13 SOSB/10 W3HNK/Direct
CX9AU Uruguay 13 TBD KA5TUF
D4A Cape Verde 35 SOAB I2MQP
DF0HQ Germany 08 M/M Buro
DL2DXA/HI9 Dominican Rep 08
DX1S Philippines 27 SOAB KU9C
EA6IB Balearic Is 14 M/S
EA8BH Canary Is 33 SOAB OH2BH
EK8WY Armenia 21 SOAB IZ8CLM
ER6A Moldova 16 ER1LW
ES9C Estonia 15 M/M ES5RY
F5IN France 14 M/S Auto
FG/N0JK Guadeloupe 08 N0JK
FK8HC New Caledonia 32 SOSB/15 VK4FW
FM5BH Martinique 08 SOSB/10 W3HNK/Direct
FY5KE French Guiana 09 SOAB TBA
G1Y England 14 SOSB/15 G0FOS
GD4UOL Isle of Man 14 G4UOL
GJ2A Jersey 14 M/S MJ0BJU
GM7V Scotland 14 SOAB ZS5BBO
HC8N Galapagos 10 M/M AA5BT
HI3K Dominican Rep 08 SOSB? AD4Z
HR1ERL Honduras 07 SOAB HR1ERL/Direct
HS0/G4UZN Thailand 26 G4UZN
HS0AC Thailand 26 M/M G3NOM
HZ1AB Saudi Arabia 21 SOAB K8PYD
IH9P Italy 33 SOSB/40 OK1MG
IQ3X Italy 15 SOSB/10 IV3HAX
IR4D Italy 15 SOSB/15 IK4MED
IU4T Italy 15 SOSB/15 IK4MTF
J3G Grenada 08 M/S G3TXF
J3A? Grenada 08 M/M WA1S
J75KG Dominica 08 M/S N2AU
J79GU Dominica 08 DL7VOG
JA3YBK Japan 25 M/M Buro
JE4VVM Japan 25 M/S Buro
JY9NX Jordan 20 SOAB JH7FQK
JW5E Svalbard 40 M/S LA5NM
KH6/W6QU Hawaii 31 SOSB/15 W8QZA
KP2/OK5DX Virgin Islands 08 OKDXF
L99D Argentina 13 SOAB LU7DW
LA6YEA Norway 14 SOSB/40 LA6YEA
LP1F Argentina 13 LU5FC
LU5FZ Argentina 13 SOSB/15 Buro
LU7EE Argentina 13 SOSB/15 EA5RD
LX/DL4SDX Luxembourg 14 M/S DL8SCG
LY5G Lithuania 15 SOAB LY2FE
LY5W Lithuania 15 SOAB LY1DR
LY9A Lithuania 15 SOAB LY3BA
LZ1UQ Bulgaria 20 SOSB/10 LZ1UQ/Buro
LZ2FV Bulgaria 20 SOSB/160 LX2FV
LZ7G Bulgaria 20 SOSB/20 LZ1NK/Direct
MJ0ASP Jersey 14 SOSB/20 F5SHQ
MU2K Guersey 14 M/S OH3LQK
NH0S Mariana Is 27 M/S JF2SKV
OD5/OK1MU Lebanon 20 SOSB/15 OKDXF
OH0N Aland Is 15 SOSB/15 OH1BOI
OH0R Aland Is 15 SOAB OH2TA
OH0V Aland Is 15 SOSB/10 OH6LI
OH0Z Aland Is 15 M/M OH2EH
OH1F Finland 15 SOAB Buro
OH1MM Finland 15 SOSB/15 OH1MM
OH2BH Finland 15 SOSB/20 Buro
OH2U Finland 15 M/M OH2IW
OH6NIO Finland 15 SOAB OH6NIO
OL7W Czech Republic 15 M/M OK1DUT
OM8A Slovakia 15 M/S OM3RM
OT0T Belgium 14 SOAB ON4UN
OZ5W Denmark 14 M/M OZ1KRF
OZ5WQ Denmark 14 M/M Buro
P29VPY Papua/NG 28 SOAB KQ1F
P40E Aruba 09 SOAB W3HNK/Direct
PB6X Netherlands 14 M/S PA3HBB
PI4COM Netherlands 14 SOSB/15 PA3CAL
PJ2T Neth Antilles 09 M/S KN7Y
PP4F Brazil 11 SOAB PY4FQ
PQ2Q Brazil 11 SOAB PY2WC
PY3AN Brazil 11 SOSB/10 PY3AN/CBA
PY3FBI Brazil 11 SOSB/15 PY3FBI/CBA
PZ5JR Surinam 09 K3BYV
RA0FF Russia (Asia) 19 SOAB N6FF or CBA
RA0FU Russia (Asia) 19 SOAB N6FF or CBA
RD4M Russia (Eur) 16 Buro or Direct
RI4M Russia (Eur) 16 RN4LP
RU1A Russia (Eur) 16 M/S RU1AE/Buro
RW2F Kaliningrad 15 M/M DK4VW
RW9QA Russia (Asia) 17 SOAB W3HNK/Direct or Direct
SN4T Poland 15 SOSB/15 SP4TKR
SV/OK1YM Greece 20 SOSB/40 OKDXF
SV1NA Greece 20 SOSB/160 SV1NA
TA3D Turkey 20 SOSB/40 TA3D
TI5N Costa Rica 07 SOAB TI5KD
TS7N Tunisia 33 M/S DL6BCF
UA0FDX Russia (Asia) 19 SOSB/15 UA0FDX
UA0YAY Russia (Asia) 23 SOAB IK2QPR
UA9OA Russia (Asia) 18 SOSB/10 UA9OA
UR6L Ukraine 16 UR5LCV
UV5Q Ukraine 16 SOAB UX7QQ
V26K Antigua 08 SOAB AA3B
V47KP St Kitts Nevis 08 K2SB
V8A Brunei 28 SOAB JH7FQK
VE2IM Canada 02 SOAB VA3UZ
VP5DX Turks Caicos 08 NU4Y
VP5GN Turks Caicos 08 SOAB K5GN
VP5MM Turks Caicos 08 YU1FW
VP9/NC8V Bermuda 05 NC8V
W7DRA/KH6 Hawaii 31 SOSB/40 W7DRA
XE1RGL Mexico 06 XE1RGL
XV9SW Viet Nam 26 SM3CXS
YJ0V Vanuatu 32 M/M N9PD
YL0A Latvia 15 SOAB YL2KA/CBA
YL2GD Latvia 15 SOAB YL2GD
YL2KO Latvia 15 SOAB YL2KO/CBA
YL3DW Latvia 15 SOSB/15 Buro
YL6Z Latvia 15 SOSB/10 YL3CW
YL7A Latvia 15 SOAB YL2GM
YL7C Latvia 15 SOAB YL2MD
YL8M Latvia 15 SOAB YL2KL/CBA
YT7R Yugoslavia 15 SOAB YU7CB
YV1DIG Venezuela 09 SOSB/160 YV1AVO
ZC4BS UK Sov Bases 20 SOSB/10 G4KIV
ZC4DW UK Sov Bases 20 SOSB/20 G0DEZ/Buro
ZC4ZM UK Sov Bases 20 SOAB ZC4ZM
ZF2AM Cayman Is 08 SOSB/15 K6AM
ZF2LA Cayman Is 08 SOSB/40 K9LA
ZF2RR Cayman Is 08 SOSB/10 N9XX
ZF2SA Cayman Is 08 K3SA
ZK1VVV South Cook Is 32 SOAB W7VV
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