The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 500 BID: $OPDX.500 February 26, 2001 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, AB5K &
the AR TelNet Clusters Network, NC1L, KP2L, N2CY, WB2YQH/WB2RAJ
& The 599 DX Report, N3DQU, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZLE,
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KU9C, K0YR, 9A6AA, DJ7IK, DK1WI, DL1EK & DX News Letter,
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I2RFJ, VE3EXY, VE7DP, VK4CP, VU2JOS and ZR1DQ for the following
DX information.
MESSAGE FROM EDITOR: Reviews on OPDX's new
"DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT" and "DXCC/Entities
Chart of Activity" (for subscribers) were very favorable,
even though, there were a few (not many) QSNs that were not
reported right. As always, there were a few who were skepictal of
the report. Especially the amount of activity that was reported.
First let me say, last week's data was received just before going
to print, and I was running behind and did not totally examine
the report. Out of 252 DXCC/Entities reported, only 13 were
questionable. Most noted were: 1S, 3C0, CE0X, FR/j, HM, JD/o,
KH1, KH5K, S0, VU4, XZ, YA and ZD9. The main reason for these few
QSNs showing up on the report is because of "BUSTED
CALLSIGNS". Other added factors are "Pirate/Slim
Reports" and individuals using the "DX" command to
announce something (such as receiving a QSL card from KH5K)
instead of using the "ANNOUNCEMENT" command on their
local Packet/TelNet Cluster. I promise I will "do my
best" to weed these out and delete them in future
reports...... 73 and GUD DX de Tedd KB8NW
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 18/Feb, through
Sunday, 25/Feb there were 241 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3D2/r, 3V, 3W, 3Y/b, 4J, 4L, 4S,
4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3,
A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE0Z,
CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D6, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ,
FK, FM, FO, FO/m, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4,
HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ,
I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA,
OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7,
PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, T2, T32,
T33, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E,
VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YB, YI,
YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZK1/s,
ZK3, ZL, ZL9, ZP and ZS. PLEASE NOTE: The report
"could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later"
(WFWL).
OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive an additional bulletin
(due to its size) with a complete breakdown and
"DXCC/Entities Chart of Activity".
3C, CONWAY REEF. Operators Raymon/YS1RR,
Hrane/YT1AD, Branko/YU1FW, Ratko/YU1NR, Rasa/YU1RL, Gojko/YU6AO,
Vojislav/YU7AV, Dragan/Z32AU, and Mome/Z32ZM were now active from
Conway as 3D2CI until February 28th, before they leave for Fiji.
The team is very busy but has had troubles. Their linears are
down earlier, which obviously had an effect on the overall
activity of the DXpedition, especially on lower bands. However,
on Sunday, February 25th, they announced the linears were back in
operation. They also reported that they were having big problems
with waves (stating they are more than huge). The boat that was
carring the food rolled over and sank. They said that it is very
HOT, and members of the team were being sunburned. On Sunday they
also mentioned that they were having problems with
"birds". In spite of poor conditions, the team keeps
busy all the time. Pileups are everywhere on any band. For more
information and upto the minute (and I do mean upto the minute)
bulletins, check the Web page at: http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/3d2.
3W, VIETNAM. Claude, F5PBL, will be in Ho Chi
Minh City from March 22nd through the 30th. He will be active on
10 and 15 meters, mostly CW. He hopes to participate in the CQ
WPX CW Contest. He is waiting for his callsign. QSL via F5PBL.
3Y, BOUVET. Deon, ZR1DQ, reported on February
22nd, that there is "Good News" to all the operators
who have not worked Chuck, 3Y0C. The ship to Cape Town is being
delayed by pack ice, and the date of departure from Bouvet seems
to be later than March 2nd. Meanwhile, look for Chuck during
following schedule:
0300-0530z - working on 3.772 MHz and also looking on 1.837
MHz.
0530-0600z - working on 14.195 MHz to Russia and Europe via long
path.
0600-1100z - working 14.336 MHz to JA, VK and ZL.
4U, UNITED NATIONS HQ. Jun, JH4RHF, is now in
U.S. on business and is currently in New York. He will try to
operate from 4U1UN during the next several days. He was active
during the past weekend on 17/15/10 meters.
4W, EAST TIMOR. Thor, 4W6MM, was heard active
this past week on 40 meters CW and 15 meters RTTY. Check around
7016 kHz 1030-1200z and 21085 kHz 0700z.
5W & ZK, WESTERN SAMOA AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS
(Change In Plans/Update). We have been informed that
Dominique's, F6EPY, plans/schedule have been changed since
OPDX.499 (Please refer to it). He will now operate as 5W0 from
February 27th through March 6th instead of French Polynesia. He
will be active from South Cook Islands between March 7-16th.
7O1YGF STATUS. We continue to receive E-mail
requests about the status of this Yemen operation. So, OPDX asked
DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, and he reports: "We still
have not received documentation yet, but they still say that they
will have it for us. We need to wait and see."
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Look for Peter, G4MJS, to
be active as 9M6BAA from March 21st through April 4th. Bands and
modes of activity were not mentioned. QSL via G4SHF.
A5, BHUTAN. Charly, K4VUD (aka A52UD),
reports that Kesang, A51KC, a newly licensed ham in Bhutan, is
willing to make skeds for 10 meters (where he can only operate
SSB) via E-mail. Kesang's E-mail address is: sophun@druknet.net.bt.
Charly recommends to strike now while winter propagation is still
active. Meanwhile, A51AA has been on during the past week on 15
meters. The operator was Yesney. Check 21265 kHz between 1130 and
1400z. Activity by A51AA was also heard on 10 meters on 28480 kHz
between 1030 and 1530z.
C5, THE GAMBIA. Mike/DL2OE and Hans/DL7CM are
now active from here as C56/homecall until March 5th. Activity is
expect to be on 160-6 meters CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via homecalls.
D6, COMOROS. The D68C operation continues to
tear-up the bands with a high QSO count. The D68C online log can
be found at the following address: http://www.dxbands.com/comoros/logbook.shtml.
EM, ANTARCTICA. Paul, UX2HO, is now active
signing EM1HO. He is located at the Ukrainian Base on an
Argentine Island in the Antarctica. He just arrived on the island
two weeks ago and is active on HF with 200w and a vertical. He is
also active on 6 meters with 100w and a simple dipole. He will be
installing a 4 element yagi on six meters in the future. On HF,
he will be on SSB, CW and the digital modes (including RTTY and
PSK31). Paul will be here for one year. QSL via I2PJA.
FS & PJ7, ST. MARTIN AND ST. MAARTEN.
Joe, W3HNK, and his XYL are taking a well-deserved few weeks from
the snow in W3 land to enjoy the sun in FS/PJ7 land. While there,
Joe will be active from both the French and Dutch sides of the
island as PJ7/W3HNK and FS/W3HNK. His activity will include some
operations during the ARRL SSB Contest. Look for Joe from
February 27th through March 15th. PLEASE NOTE: QSLs for this
operation go to KU9C.
H4, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Operator Loti has been
activating the club station H44AA recently. He was heard on 21250
kHz between 1200-1330z. QSL to: P.O. Box G-11, Honiara, Solomon
Islands.
II2, ITALY. Members of the "Saronno DX
Team" will activate their ARI site in Saronno (Varese),
Italy (JN45MP), during the ARRL DX SSB Contest, March 3-4th,
using the special callsign "II2R". QSL via the Bureau
or P.O. Box 37, SARONNO 21047 Varese, ITALY, or the QSL Manager
I2RFJ: Ivano Rigoli, Via Spluga 3, 21050 GORLA MAGGIORE (Varese),
ITALY.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-059. After their activity from
Maskali Island (AF-053) the operators J28EX (David/F5THR)
and J28NH (Jean/F5NHJ) hope to be active from Sept Freres
(Seven Brother) IOTA AF-059 at the end of March with the
callsign J28CDX.
EU-112. Peter, GM3OFT, has obtained
permission to put a station on Eilean Garbh (Shiants
OH-18). This will be a 3 day operation during the period
May 28th through June 6th. He hopes also to do other
Outer Hebrides Islands (possibly 6-7, the more easily
accessible ones!) during the 10 days before or after the
Shiant event. Look for more details as arrangements get
finalized.
EU-136. During the past weekend,
Ewald/9A5ID was expected to activate the Island of St.
Marko, in the Kvarner Group (IOCA CI-117, located in the
north part of Adriatic sea, between main coast and the
Island of Krk), for a few hours only on 40 meters SSB.
OC-129. Look for Arnold, LA7YX, to be
active as DU5/LA7YX from Leyte Island until March 3rd.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters (mostly on
3790/7050/14190/21290/28490 kHz). QSL via homecall.
SA-028. Look Carlos/PU1NEZ, Zeca/PY1LVF,
Pete/PY1NEW and Lima/PY1NEZ to sign homecall/2 from
Sebastiao Island (DIB-16), March 15-19th. Activity will
be 80-10 meters CW/SSB. Suggested frequencies are:
QSL via the Bureau or direct to operator:
PU1NEZ - Carlos Guilherme Correa, R. Presidente Backer 9,
apto. 306, 24220-045 Niter=F3i, RJ,
PY1LVF - Jose Luiz Vieira Fernandes, Caixa Postal 18009,
20722-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
PY1NEW - Emanuel Tavares Filho, Caixa Postal 100659,
24001-970 Niteroi, RJ,
PY1NEZ - Rogaciano de Lima C. Filho, R.Belizario Augusto
91 apto. 1101, 24230-200 Niteroi, RJ.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Pick/WA5PAE and
Jay/K4ZLE expect to be active from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as KG4IZ
and KG4MO respectively from March 16-25th. They plan to work
160-6 meters, mostly CW, some PSK31 and even a little SSB (but
'nyet' nets). Jay will make an appearance in CQ WPX SSB Contest.
Pick says he will slow down to 5 wpm at times for the new
"Extras". :-) QSL via home calls.
MJ, JERSEY ISLAND. Bernard/K8PT and
Craig/K3PLV will be active March 14-20th as MJ/homecall. Look for
them to be on 160-10 meters, with an emphasis on CW, RTTY and
PSK31 and the WARC bands. QSL via their home callsigns.
NEW DX SPOTTING RECORD! Terry, AB5K, from
AR-Technology, reports: Since August 1, 1999, we have run over 1
million spots on the AR-Cluster backbone. Thanks to all of the
hub nodes, regional networks, nodes, sysops and users who have
made this possible. The results from this past week's ARRL CW
Contest were:
Saturday
Sunday
Peak Spots/Hr
Worldwide Spots
11,544
12,387
700
U.S. Spots
6,364
8,756
550
PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Ron/ND5S, his wife
Sue/KF5LG, Bil/W8EB and his wife Dorothy/W8DVC plan to be here
over the next few weeks. Ron operated as FS/ND5S last week from
the French side of the island and participated in the ARRL DX CW
Contest. He will operate from the Dutch side as PJ7/ND5S until
March 3rd. Bil, W8EB, will arrive on the island February 26th and
will operate from the Dutch side as PJ7WB and will participate in
the ARRL DX Phone Contest as Single Op/Low Power entry with the
callsign of PJ7B. There will be daily skeds with these Michigan
hams now through March 18th on the frequency of 14273 at 2030z.
Look for them on all bands, 160-10 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY. All
QSLs are via their respective home callsign. Check out their Web
site at: http://www.qsl.net/pj8a.
PSK31 AWARD. The Penn-Ohio DX Society (PODXS)
has something PSK'ers enjoy working for. The "PODXS"
has a free 070 Club PSK Award program available. For info about
the "PODXS" and the 070 Club PSK Award, visit their Web
site at: http://hometown.aol.com/n3dqu/podxs.htm.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
During last weekend's contest, a group
from the radio club in Las-Tunas, Cuba, was active with
the special callsign T48K. The station was operated by
CO8ZZ, CO8DM and others. QSLs will be managed by
Erhard/DK1WI and/or Uwe/DL9US by the bureau or direct.
Erhard states, "Please note, that the return postage
needed is 1 IRC or 2 USD, for using Air-Mail. Using the
'Land-Way', 1 USD is enough."
EA5KB was active from the
Castellon/Valencia Province Group (EU-151) this past
week. QSL via EA5KB.
FR/F6KDF/T QSL STATUS. Gil, F5NOB,
reports that 3000 more QSLs were mailed this past
weekend. QSLs received this month and in January will be
mailed next time (at the end of March). He still
recommends NOT to resend QSL cards yet. If they received
it, you will get it.
NOT THE MANAGER! Randy, W6CUA, reports
he is receiving QSL cards for C21NI or HZ1AB. He is NOT
the QSL Manager for these stations. The correct QSL
Manager for HZ1AB is K8PYD. QSLs for C21NI go direct to
him via his CBA.
The Magnolia DX Association was active
from Dauphin Island, AL, (NA-143) as W4D this past
weekend. QSL to W5UE (CBA) or via the W FIVE Bureau (P O
Box 999, Wiggins, MS). Full details of the operation are
available on their Web site at: http://www.mdxa.org.
S2, BANGLADESH. Stig, S21YJ, still continues
to be active for a few more weeks. He has been on almost daily on
14318 kHz between 1400-1500z. He will take down his antennas in
early March. QSL via SM4AIO.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event
station, VI3GP, to be active on Wednesday, February 28, at 1300z
through Sunday, March 4th, at 1300z. This special event callsign
will be operated by the Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club
Melbourne (EMDRC). The callsign has been issued to commemorate
the running of the 2001 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in
Melbourne on Sunday, March 4th. QSL via the VK3 Bureau, or direct
to the EMDRC (QTHR), with SAE and return postage. If insufficient
postage is received, the Special Event QSL card will be returned
via the Bureau.
TR, GABON. Xavier, TR8CX, has been active on
10 meter FM lately. Check around/between 29175 and 29235 kHz
between 1200-1600z.
V2, ANTIGUA (Operation Cancelled). Chuck,
N2CY, informs OPDX that due to an unexpected trip he must make
for his work, he will have to cancel his plans to operate the
ARRL SSB Contest from V26. Chuck hopes to be able to try again
during another contest and to put V26CY on the air.
V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Look for Joe, VE3BW,
to sign V47CA from April 9-24th. Activity will be on all bands,
but he also plans to be on 6 meters too.
VK9M, MELLISH REEF. The VK9WI team who bought
you Willis Island in May, 2000, are at it again! Team members are
David/VK4ZEK, Alan/VK4BKM, Peter/VK4APG and Harris/VK4CWT. They
will be active on Mellish Reef on 80-6 meters, April 21-24, 2001.
This trip is primarily a survey trip to help facilitate the
planning of a larger "full-on" DXpedition back to
Mellish Reef in either late 2001 or early 2002. The team plans to
be on the reef for approximately four days only. There will be
one HF station operating continuously along with one 6 meter
station. Suggested frequencies are:
Please, no individual sked requests accepted. For the latest
news on the VK9ML Mellish Reef Site-Survey/Activation in April
2001, visit the VK9ML Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/vk9ml.
VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Special Anniversary).
To celebrate its 82nd birthday on February 26th, Bob Denniston,
VP2VI, will re-create his first ever DXpedition on March 10-11th,
on all bands, 160-10 meters. His first DXpedition was held during
the ARRL DX Contest, the second weekend in March, 1948, from
VP7NG in the Bahamas, lead by Bob Denniston, W4NNN, now
VP2VI/W0DX. Denniston will re-create the original expedition
conditions as much as possible, while operating from his Tortola
QTH with 100 watts to 138 ft. and 66 ft. wire antennas and hand
keying. The original expedition "Meissner Signal
Shifter", 100 watt home brew amplifier, and Hallicrafters
SX-28A will share the operating desk with contemporary gear. Some
long-time friends have been invited to fill shifts during the
48-hour CW-only event. Look for them on 24 kHz up from band
edges, except on the WARC bands. A commemorative QSL will be
available with a SASE to QSL Manager W6RKC: Rick Casey, 10640
Tabeaud Road, Pine Grove, CA 95665. For more information, contact
Jim Livengood at: kp2l@arrl.net.
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. Look for 4 members of
the GMDX to be active from the Falkland Islands (SA-002) as
VP8SDX, between April 23rd and May 8th. The operators will be
Rob/GM3YTS, Jack/GM4COX, Tom/GM4FDM and Gavin/GM0GAV. They plan
to have 2 stations active. Their main focus will be on CW, LF and
the WARC bands. QSL via GM4FDM. Further information can be found
on the Web page at: http://www.hfdx.co.uk/vp8sdx.
VU, INDIA. Jose, VU2JOS, reports that
permission to use the following frequencies by VU Amateurs have
been extended up to 1830z of July 31, 2001. Frequencies extend:
3790-3800 kHz, 10100-10150 kHz and 50.35 and 50.55 MHz.
XU, CAMBODIA. A small group of Germans (2-4
operators) will be active from here July 15th through August 3rd.
The first 4 days will be limited to highband activities from Siem
Reap (Angkor Wat). The all band activity will be from
Sihanoukville on 160-6 meters (with an emphasis on the low
bands), CW/SSB and possibly RTTY. So far only one operator's
callsign has been confirmed, Frank/DL4KQ will be active as
XU7ABR. QSL via DL4KQ. For updates, check the Web page: http://www.DL4KQ.de.
ZK1, NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Two
members of the Bavarian Contest Club (BCC), Uwe/DL9NDS and
Klaus/DL7NFK, will be active from these islands between April
28th through May 18th, as ZK1NDS and ZK1NFK, respectively. They
plan to activate the following islands from the South Cook Island
Group: Rarotonga (OC-013), Mangaja Island (OC-159) and
Aitutaki-Island (OC-083). They will also activate Manihiki Atoll
(OC-014) in the North Cook Island Group. Their equipment consists
of two 400W PAs, a 1Kw PA, LP5, V80E vertical and some wires.
There will also be a lots of activity on RTTY, PSK31 and MFSK16.
QSL via their home callsigns. For up-to-date information and an
online logs, check the Web site at: http://www.dl9nds.de/Cook/cook.html.
SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving
bounced mail by sending mail to me via kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org,
please send mail to me via kb8nw@arrl.net
...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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