The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 490 BID: $OPDX.490 December 18, 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, K2MFY,
KF2HC, WB2YQH/WB2RAJ & The 59(9) DX Report, NG3K, W3UR &
The Daily DX, N4ZC, WA4FFW, WB4PVT, N5VT, N6RT, WA7OBH, K8YSE,
DJ5AV & DX News Letter, DL1YFF, EA5KB, G3MII, OE7SEL, OK1DTP,
OZ 50 MHz DX Bulletin, PY2YP, VE9DX, VK0MM, ZP6CW and ZS6DX for
the following DX information.
NEWS FLASH OF THE WEEK. 3Y0C, BOUVET ISLAND
(2000 brings one more rare entity!). A press release from Mac,
WA4FFW, informs OPDX of the following: "Chuck, N4BQW, of
Palmyra and Kingman Reef fame, will begin a 4 month operation
from Bouvet Island. Operations will commence on Saturday,
December 16th at 2000z on 14.195 MHz. Chuck has been a granted
license with the callsign 3Y0C. This callsign was issued some
years ago but was never activated according to officials,
therefore, it was reissued to Chuck for this operation. Chuck
arrived on Bouvet on December 11th aboard the 'MV Polarstern'.
Landing was with the aid of a helicopter. Chuck is part of a
scientific team consisting of 4 Norwegian Scientists and himself.
He is the only Ham operator. He will be involved in conducting
some experiments; however he will have plenty of time to operate.
Joe, N4OL, the Operations Equipment Manager, states Chuck will be
running an ICOM 756 Pro and an ICOM PW-1 solid state linear. He
has vertical antennas for 160-40 meters and will use beams on
30-10 meters. They are not all in place at this time but should
be up in a week to 10 days as weather and work permits. Pilot
station, Gene, WJ4T, states that Chuck will have a generator for
approximately 12 hours a day and will use large banks of
batteries when the generator is not available. Gene reports that
Chuck will have some other responsibilities on the Island but
will have plenty of time to operate. Gene also reports that the
temperature is 0 degrees C with winds at 50 MPH. He also reported
there have already been winds in excess of 70 MPH since the team
landed. Therefore antenna erection has been and will continue to
be difficult. WA4FFW is the QSL manager for the operation. Mac
asks that no cards be sent until an address is posted sometime in
early January 2001. There will be no computer logs. Logs will not
be in hand until after Chuck's return to the U.S. sometime in
April." Chuck has been quite active over the past weekend on
14195 and 21298 kHz. Bruce, WD4NGB, states for 3Y0C propagation,
check the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/3y0.htm.
3B6, AGALEGA. Han, HB9BXE, (from a press
release by HB9CRV) states: "The supplementary work caused to
the postponement of our expedition has now been completed. All
the expedition material except those items which have been
returned to suppliers are stored safely at Basle. We can now
concentrate our efforts again on the preparations for the May
2001 expedition." The 3B6RF crew for next year's DXpedition
has a few changes. For business reasons their financial manager
Joe, HB9AJW, has had to cancel his participation and Cedric
Baechler, HB9HFN, was added. The crew now consists of: HB9BQI,
HB9BQW, HB9BXE, HB9CRV, HB9HFN, HB9JAI, HB9JBI, 3B8CF, 9A4TU,
CT1AGF, DL3KUD, DL6UAA, F6HMJ, G3KHZ and NK6F. The crew is still
looking for a good CW operator. The scheduled operation is to
take place on May 5th for 14 days. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will
receive the latest press release as an additional bulletin. Watch
their web site for updates at: http://www.agalega2000.ch.
4S, SRI LANKA. Ananda, 4S7NB, located in
Colombo was active over the weekend on 20 meters around 14180 kHz
between 0100 and 0230z. Meanwhile, Nelson, 4S7NE, near Colombo,
has been active on 30 meters (10108 kHz) between 2300 and 0030z.
4U, UNITED NATIONS HQ. 4U1UN made a surprise
appearance on the air Friday and Saturday. Operator was Mohammed
and was active on 3793 kHz after 0000z.
A4, OMAN. Sadiq, A41KJ, was heard this past
weekend on 21241 kHz around 1145z. QSL via N5FTR.
A9, BAHRAIN. Gus, K4SXT, active as A92ZE, has
been very active on 160 and 40 meters. Check around 1832 and 7003
between 0130 and 0400z. QSL via: Capt. Julius Gostel Jr., PSC
451, Box 1198, FPO AE 09834, USA.
ANTARCTICA RECORD? Nobert, OE1SNW/MM, is
cruising with a sailboat around the Antarctica Continent which
will take about 100 Days. He is trying to set a one man record
for his class of boat. He is also active on Ham Radio on 14313
kHz (reportedly around 1600z). More details and information about
his daily position can be found on the Web site: http://www.icelimit.at.
This Web page is very interesting with photos and details on
Nobert and his yacht "Oase III". Also, SSTV pictures of
his trip can be found on the Web page: http://www.icom.at.
ET, ETHIOPIA. Claudio, ET3VSC, was active on
80, 40 and 12 meters this past week. Check around 7030 and 3788
kHz between 1500 and 1530z and 24967 kHz after 1300z.
HZ, SAUDI ARABIA. HZ1AB was heard this past
week on 12 and 10 meters. Check 28460 kHz around 1215z and
between 24960 and 24970 kHz from 1330 to 1430z. There was also a
QSN from Europe stating that HZ1AB was on 3508 kHz at 1544z. QSL
via K8PYD.
IOTA/LIGHTHOUSE OPERATION. Pete, MM5PSL, will
be operating from the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse on the Shetland
Islands (EU-012) during the "Amateur Radio Light House
Society" (ARLHS) sponsored Christmas Lights operation from
December 18th until January 2nd. The ARLHS number is SCO-232. The
following information has been received from Pete: "The
following are times broadly available and I will be on the air as
much as possible but obviously can't operate all the time.
December 18th - 1800-1900z
December 19th - 2200z through to 0900z December 20th
December 20th - 2200z through to 0900z December 21st
December 22nd - 1000z until 1300z
December 23rd - 2200z through to 0900z December 24th
December 27th, 28th, and 29th - 1200z until 2200z
December 31st - 0900z until 2000z
January 1st - as and when I can??
Janaury 2nd - most of the day till close of play.
The 20 meters will be his primary band, and he will be on or
near the usual lighthouse frequency, 14270 kHz. Pete's QSL
Manager for the operation will be longtime IOTA and lighthouse
chaser WA7OBH: Lee Graves, 4341 SE Satinleaf Place, Stuart, FL
34997 USA.
IOTA NEWS...
OC-135. Steve, P29BI, will be active
from Bougainville Island in his spare time for the next 2
months. Activity will be on 20 meters SSB only. QSL via
VK4EJ.
PIRATE ALERT. A station signing 4W1CW on 12
meters at 1034z was active saying QSL via N7RO. This is SLIM.
"The Daily DX" also reported that Dick, N7RO, knows
nothing about this guy.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
CORRECTION. There is a correction to a
Web page URL address in last week's bulletin. Nob's,
JF2MBF, ZK1NDK (Penrhyn Atoll, N. Cook Island) log is now
available on-line log at: http://www.jm1szy.com/zk1n/index.html.
(The "l" was left off on html.)
Doug, N6RT, reports that the log for
A52XX is now available online at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs.
Hans, DL1YFF, reports that QSL cards for
the 7P8AA operation has arrived, and Fritz, DL7VRO, is
now answering them. Direct cards will be answered
directly, the rest via bureau. Any questions can be sent
to Fritz via his E-mail address: dl7vro@qsl.net.
The "OZ 50 MHz DX Bulletin"
reports that the E4/JM1LJS Palestine QSLs have been
accepted for DXCC. Hide, JM1LJS, reports that his 6m
operation was also recognized by the DXCC.
Pepe, EA5KB, reports that he is the QSL
Manager for the following stations: TG9AMD, TG9AAK,
CO3JR, CO2FN and CM2FN.
Nigel, G3TXF, reports that he is now
waiting for the J3G cards to come from the printers.
There should be a mailing soon after Christmas.
Tom, K1KI, was the operator of J38DX,
and he is also the QSL Manager. He reports that it might
take a few weeks until he gets the cards printed for
J38DX. Tom states, "If you don't mind waiting longer
I will QSL 100% via the bureau as well." For direct
requests, send to: Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box 386, West
Suffield CT 06093
Brian, KF2HC, reports that the operators
from the FS/W2JJ operation would like to thank everyone
who worked them between December 5-12th and during the
10m contest. They had a great time putting FS into your
logs. It was especially rewarding when someone thanked
them for "a new one". Brian states, "We
didn't get the 160m antenna up until Sunday afternoon but
we did manage to operate 160m a few hours Sunday and
Monday evenings. The only 6m activity we heard was from
South America and a few other Caribbean islands. Mike
worked 37 grid squares on 6m during our stay. We made
special efforts to work 12m and 17m and we hope we gave a
lot of you a new one for those bands. Several hams
reported the address we were giving for W2JJ (a club
call) differed from what a certain call book CD showed.
The correct address for W2JJ is: P.O. Box 244, Allamuchy,
NJ 07820, USA. If you choose to QSL direct please keep in
mind the US postal rates are going up in January 2001.
Via the bureau is OK, too. On behalf of the entire
FS/W2JJ team and our families Have a Healthy and Happy
Holiday Season!"
Caser, PY2YP, reports that the PS0S logs
on-line now show the status of your QSL card. Stop by to
see if your QSL has reached the PS0S QSL Manager at: http://www.cwsp.org.br/srchps0s.html.
QSL SM2T via SM2EZT. Torvald, SM2EZT,
states that he uses SM2T in contests. The Swedish contest
callsigns are "2x1". To see the offical Swedish
contest callsigns, check the Web page at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/speccall.htm.
By the way, Torvald states that if you hear him as SM2EZT
in a contest, then it is EazyTest (EZ T)....HiHi.
Doug, ZP6CW, informs OPDX that his wife,
ZP6CU, is acting as his QSL Manager (Box 73, Caacupe,
Paraguay). She is also the QSL Manager for Ross, CN2UN,
and his operation from Western Sahara as S07UN. She now
has the 1980's logs of the 9L1GG operation of about
10,000 contacts and will honor any requests for Greg's
operation there. She will also act as the Manager for the
current operation of ZP6GG.
S2, BANGLADESH. Junji, JA7KXD, will operate
S21YT again from December 27th, 1800z to January 2nd, 1759z.
Details on his activity were not mentioned. QSL via Junji Ogawa,
2-3-51, Kimachidori, Aoba-ku, Sendai-city 980-0801, JAPAN.
S2, BANGLADESH. Carl, SM6CPY, has delayed his
trip here which was going to take place during December and
January. The delay is due to the local flooding. He now hopes to
be active as S21YD during February 12-19th.
S7, SEYCHELLES. David, OK1DTP, will active on
CW/SSB with callsign S79OK now through December 26th. He will
visit the islands of Mahe and Praslin, IOTA AF-024. He will use
an IC-706 MKII (100w) and 40m delta loop. QSL via OK1TD.
SPECIAL EVENT. Frank, N5VT, reports that he
will be active as a special event station to celebrate the
"Battle of New Orleans" from January 1-10th (2001).
Activity will be on CW/SSB/RTTY and PSK31 with operations on
80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters. A special award is available if
you work him on 80-10 meters. QSL via N5VT w/SASE.
SY, MOUNT ATHOS. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP,
continues to be active as SY2A until the end of the year. He has
been keeping people happy on 20/12/10 meters. Watch around 14205,
24963 and 28456 kHz between 1330 and 1530z. QSL ONLY direct to
SV2ASP.
T8, PALAU. Look for Hiro/JK1FNN and his XYL
Mie/7L1MKM to be active from here as T88HA and T88MY from
December 30th through January 3rd. Activity will be on 80-10
meters CW/SSB. QSLs via JK1FNN.
V31, BELIZE. "The 59(9) DX Report"
reports that Gisela/DK9GG and Gerd/DJ4KW will be active as V31GW
from January 9th through February 20th. Activity will be on all
bands including 160 and 80 meters. Klaus, DJ4SO will join them on
January 16th thru February 20th. QSL via DJ4KW.
VK0MM QRT. Alan, VK0MM, is permanently QRT
from Macquarie Island as of 1330z December 16th. Alan states,
" Thanks to everyone for all the QSOs and E-mails over the
thirteen months... it's been great fun. All proceeds from the
VK0MM QSL process will be donated to Camp Quality, an Australian
charity that provides care for children with cancer and other
terminal illnesses; please dig deep when you mail your QSLs. The
QSL address will be announced in January on: http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/qslinfoX.html.
XV & XU, VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA (Change of plans!).
Rodger, N4ZC, informs OPDX that Mauro, IN3QBR, reported to him
the following changes from the OPDX.489 bulletin. Mauro states
that there is no flight from Phnom Pen to Vientiane until
December 24th. So, Mauro will be on the air now as XV7AAZ from
December 20-23rd while waiting for the flight. Rodger adds that
Mauro will be visiting him in February. He plans to take Mauro to
the Carolina DX Association's meeting and the Orlando hamfest
during that month. Rodger states that he will have all logs and
cards for XW3QBR, XW3ZNR and XV7AAZ to hand out at the hamfest.
Normal QSLing is via IN3ZNR, but those going to the Orlando
hamfest can save postage and IRCs if they wish to get their cards
there. Mauro will be at Rodger's "ARRL W4QSL Bureau"
booth space all day Saturday, February 10th.
ZC4, UK SOV. BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. Steve,
ZC4BS (also G4KIV ZD8SB N5ZFR), reports that the ZC4 club station
should be up and running as ZC4ESB (Eastern Sovereign Base). The
station will be operated by Steve/ZC4BS, Des/ZC4DW and
Graham/ZC4GK. They will be active for the next 3 years, and
hopefully a little longer on all bands 160-6 meters and on all
modes. Des and Steve are also keen contesters and will be
participating in most contests.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Also 3D2). Look for
Dan, N6PEQ, to be active a few days from Fiji signing 3D2CQ until
December 20th before moving onto South Cook. Once there he will
signi ZK1PEQ between December 20th through January 6th. He plans
to travel to Raratonga and Aitutaki using a FT-847, dipole and
vertical on 80-10 meters (and possibly 6 meters). QSL via N6PEQ.
For more details, check Dan's Web site at: http://www.dxer.com/n6peq.
ZS6, SOUTH AFRICA. Rudi, ZS6DX, who has been
active in the CQWW CW and the ARRL 10 Meter Contest as well as
general DXing, reports that he will be more active over the next
few weeks on 17 and 12 meters. QSL via: R. Venter, 11 Bushbuck
Lane, Monument Park, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa.
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