The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 513 BID: $OPDX.513 May 28, 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, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4VUD,
WN3VAW, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN, N4PL, NT4TT, K8YSE, WA9YYY,
CO8TW, DJ2PJ, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL2VFR, DL8AAM, EA7FTR,
EI4GK, F5NOD, G3XDV, G4KHU, GM4SUC, I2WIJ, I2YSB, JH4RHF, JI3DST,
LU5FF, OH2BH, OH6LI, OH6NJ, ON4AAC, ON4ADN, RZ9OU, SP5UAF, SV1IO,
UA9UAX, UX2RY, VE2MBS and VE3EXY for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 20/May, through
Sunday, 27/May there were 228 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3D2/r, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2,
A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM,
CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9,
EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO,
FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, J8, JA,
JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, 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, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV,
SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E,
VP2V, VP5, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP,
ZS. All 40 CQ Zones were available during the past week. There
were 55 ITU Zones available during the past week. ITU Zones that
were not active are: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 34, 35, 43, 58,
59, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 90.
* 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, EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Martin, 3C5J,
continues to be very active from the oil platform in Equatorial
Guinea, especially on 15 and 20 meters CW/SSB. It is great to see
that he is an active operator, but he would please many if he
could operate from the mainland for a few days so it wpuld count
for DXCC. His main activity seems to be around 1300-1630z and
again between 0530 and 0830z. QSL via MW0BRO.
CF2/CG2/VC2, CANADA (Special Prefixes). In
celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the
"Radioamateurs du Quebec, Inc." (RAQI), Canadians have
obtained from Industry Canada permission for all VA2/VE2s to use
a special commemorative prefix. Effective from June 15, 2001, to
July 15, 2001, all holders of callsigns with VE2 prefixes may use
the special prefix CG2, and holders of VA2 prefixed callsigns may
use the special prefix CF2. Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA, president
of the RAQI, also reports that they have obtained from Industry
Canada a special callsign which can also be used between June
15th and July 15th. This callsign is VC2A, which can be used by
an individual or group. Look for this callsign probably in
contests. For more details and the latest RAQI bulletin, check
the Web page at: http://www.marc.qc.ca/raqi0105.html.
CQ AWARD SPONSORED. Ed, NT4TT (ex-AH2BE/KH9,
KB6DAW/KH2/KH9, HL9MM, 8P9GI and HZ1AB), announced at the Dayton
HamVention that starting this year in memory of those who loved
Ed, W2MIG, he was sponsoring the CQ WPX Mulit Single Asia Plaque.
Ed considered "MIG" a friend and appreciated all the
help he gave him working the Carribean while he was out on some
of Ed's (NT4TT) DXpeditions. Ed also sponsors the CQWW Multi Asia
Plaque in memory of his ex-QSL Managers AA6BB and KA6V who have
passed on due to cancer.
HS, THAILAND. Charly, W4VUD, continues to be
active from here as HS0ZCW. He was heard this past weekend in the
CQ WPX Contest. However, he reported this past weekend to
"Please tell everyone...NO OPERATION ALLOWED ON THE WARC
BANDS IN THAILAND. I am still getting requests for WARC contacts.
NOT LEGAL IN THAILAND!!!"
ILLW/2001 WEEKEND (Update). Mike, GM4SUC,
reminds everyone that the International Lighthouse/Lightship
Weekend will take place from 0001z on Saturday, August 18th
through 2359z on Sunday, August 19th. Already over 100 stations
have confirmed their participation from either a lighthouse,
lightship or maritime beacon. You can find the list of stations
at: http://vk2ce.com/illw/2001.htm.
Have a look and see if your station is mentioned and that the
details are correct. If you have any questions or if there are
any errors, please notify Mike at: gm4suc@compuserve.com.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-147. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active
from Okushiri Island (Okushiricho Okushiri-gun Hokkaidou)
starting 0700z, June 2nd through 0200z, June 5th. His
callsign will be JI3DST/8. Activity will be on
17/15/12/10/6/2 meters SSB. He requests to QSL ONLY via
the bureau. Direct QSL will be mailed later.
EU-007. Sean/EI4GK and Declan/EI9HQ hope
to operate from the Blasket Islands between June 1st and
3rd using the call signs EJ4GK and EJ9HQ. Operations will
be mainly SSB on all bands 80-10 meters. QSL to home
calls direct or via the Bureau.
EU-017. Stromboli Island will be
activated by a group of Italians from May 31st through
June 3rd using the special callsign ID9S. Operations will
be on 160/80/40/20/15/10/6 meters in addition to 2 meters
and 70 cm. Other reference numbers for this island are:
I.I.A. (Italian Island Award) - ME 16, W.A.I.P. (Worked
All Italian Provinces) - MESSINA (ME), and WW Locator -
JM78. QSL Manager is IZ0EUI.
EU-037. Guenter, DL5CX, will be signing
SM7/DL5CX from the Kalmar District, June 9-16th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB/PSK31/RTTY. QSL via home
call.
EU-174. Frank, ON4AAC, reports that they
will use the special callsign J48T on the Greek island
Thassos now through June 3rd.
EA-184. A group of Finnish opeators will
be active from Hailuoto Island as OH6AW/8 between June
29th and July 5th. Operations will be on HF, 6m, 2m and
70cm. Operators are Pertti/OH6HJE, Jarno/OH6NJ,
Markku/OH6UV and Juha/OH6MTG.
NA-057. Ray, WA9YYY, will be operating
as HR6/WA9YYY from Roatan Island, Honduras, from June
16-23rd. His primary bands will be 20 and 12 meters,
mostly CW. His rig will be a FT-900 (and a memory keyer)
to wire antennas up in the palm trees. QSL to his home
callsign; bureau cards are OK.
OC-046. Kaoru, JA3MCA, will be on Tahiti
from May 27-29th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
CW/SSB. QSL via JA3MCA.
J49, CRETE. Bob, I2WIJ, reports that he will
be active from here July 23rd through August 6th. He will also
participate in the 2001 IOTA Contest as J49R as a 24H CW 100w
DXpedition entry. Activity outside the contest will be mostly SSB
and on WARC bands. He hopes to be able to have a 160m dipole up,
even if conditions in July may not be so good for that band. For
more info and news, check his web site at: http://www.qsl.net/i2wij/.
JW, SVALBARD ISLANDS (Reminder/Rare IOTA).
Remember to look for JW0PK next weekend (June 1-9th) to be active
from a rare Artic IOTA in the Spitsbergen's Coastal Islands
(EU-063). The island is called Prins Karls Forland. Activity will
be on all bands and modes. For more details, please refer to
OPDX.509. QSL via SP5DRH. QSLs via the bureau are ok. If you
prefer direct, QSL via: Mr. Jacek Kubiak, P.O.Box 4, 00-957
Warszawa - Poland.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. The Nieuwpoort
Lighthouse (BEL-004) will be activated for the very first time
during the coming "Lighthouse-Lightship" weekend
(August 18-19th), by ON4ADN, ON4CJK, ON5FP, ON6HH, ON1DPX and
some other operators. They have been granted the special callsign
OS4LHN. Activity will be on all bands (80-10 meters) mainly SSB
and CW. QSL goes to ON4ADN, either direct or through the UBA
bureau. There will be a multi-color QSL. All replies to direct
QSLs will be posted in Nieuwpoort and will bear the special
"Nieuwpoort Lighthouse" postmark wich can be considered
as a real collector's item. QSL Manager Geert, ON4ADN, states
that he only needs reply postage, no envelope, and of course your
address.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. DL5FF/OH0JWL (Peter) and
DJ2PJ/OH0JWH (Hadi) will be in their log cabin on the Aland
Islands (in JP30TF), from June 10-22nd. Activity will include all
bands, CW, PSK31, RTTY, and SSB. Special attention will be given
to 50 MHz with 90 watts into a 6 element yagi. QSL only to their
German callsigns, NOT via the OH0 Bureau!
OJ0, MARKET REEF. A united team of OH and JA
operators are planning an operation from here during the 2001
IARU Contest. Activity will be from July 12-16th. Operators
listed are: OH1VR/Seppo, OH1NX/Timo, OH1TX/Jaakko, OH0RJ/Lasse,
JH1ARJ/Massy, JP1NWZ/Yo, OE1ZKC/JH4RHF/Jun and JR4PMX/Hiro. The
contest callsign will be OJ0U. Outside of the contest operators
will use OJ0/homecall (before and after the contest). Three
stations will be active with activity on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY
(possibly SSTV). QSL Manager for OJ0U will be JP1NWZ. For all
others, QSL via their home callsign for other individual
callsign.
P5 PIRATE. A station signing P5DX was having
a real fun time this week with many individuals chasing him/her
on 40/20/15 meters CW. Save your green stamps on this one!
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Last week OPDX received a request to
find out, "What is the QSL status of FT5WH?"
According to Gil, F5NOD, a F6KDF Club member and Chairman
of the "Lyon DX Gang" Association, states all
QSLs that were received direct have been sent (a long
time ago...). They received a batch of monthly FT5WH QSL
requests, and they answered them. A big batch of bureau
QSLs had also been sent some months ago. So, the log is
still open and you can resubmit a QSL if you didn't
receive yours. QSL via F6KDF.
QSL 4G1A, which was active in the CQ WPX
Contest, to VE7DP or DX1CW (the CW Philippines in
Manila).
Juan, CO8TW, states that his CQ WPX
Contest log is available on the Web at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/.
He was active as a Single Band (20m)/Low Power entry.
Javi, LU5FF, participated in the CQ WPX
CW Contest as LQ0F on 10/15/20 meters. QSL via LU5FF.
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Silvano, I2YSB,
reports that he has been receiving QSLs for 3D2AG/p and
Z21CS. He is NOT the QSL Manager for these stations. QSL
both these stations to their CBA.
OG3M/0 was active on all bands in the CQ
WPX CW Contest from Aland Islands. All QSLs will be sent
via the bureau, no card needed. If a direct QSL is
wanted, send request via OH1VR's home address: Ojakatu
3A18, 33100 Tampere, Finland.
OH0B was active from Aland Island in the
CQ WPX CW Contest as a Multi-Single category. There were
three stations on the air manned by young operators and
old-timers. Operators were OH2BH, OH2JTE, OH2MM, OH2PM,
OH2TA and OH8SR. QSL OH0B via OH1BV.
OH0V was active on all bands in the CQ
WPX CW Contest. QSL via OH6LI: Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5,
31400 SOMERO, Finland or via bureau.
Igor, RZ9OU (Asiatic Russia - CQ zone
18), was active as RG9O in the CQ WPX CW Contest as an
All Band/Low Power category. QSL via home call. Bureau
cards are OK, send direct QSL to: Igor Naumov, P.O.Box
69, Novosibirsk-90, 630090, Russia.
Fran, EA7FTR, informs OPDX that he is
now the QSL Manager for Ratul, S21RA, in Dhaka
Bangladesh, and Andrew, 5Z4FT (he has the previous log
for 5Z4FT). Send QSL to the bureau or direct to:
Francisco Liyez Suero, Asturias 23, 21110, Aljaraque,
Huelva, Spain.
RUSSIAN MOUNTAIN DXPEDITION. Oleg, UA9UAX,
reports that operators Vladimir/EY8HB, EY8AV, Nodir/EY8MM and a
group of mountaineers are planning to be active/work from one of
the anonymous mountains on the Pamirs (near Sarez lake), July
3rd. They will only be active for ONE hour from the peak
(5800-5900m above sea level). Operations will be on SSB on 40 or
20 meters using an IC-706MK2G. INTERESTING NOTE: After the
expedition, the mountain will be named "Radio Amateur's
Peak"!
SILENT KEY. George Vernadakis, SV1AB (ex
F9QN), became a "SK" on May 24th, 2001. George was born
in Paris in the twenties and stayed in Marseilles, France, as
F9QN until the mid-fifties. Then, he settled in Athens, Greece,
as SV1AB and became a pionneer and a well known DXman on RF and
mainly on VHF/UHF all modes and ways. He was an excellent
technician as well and a founder of the "Radio Amateur
Association of Greece" (RAAG: a IARU member), which he
presided over during several years. OPDX and its readers would
like to send out our deepest sympathy to his family and friends.
SPECIAL ACTIVITY ON LF. The RSGB LF Group
reports: "Listeners may be aware that the UK Royal Navy are
celebrating the Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine service
with a gathering of UK and overseas submarines in the Clyde. This
year is also the 75th anniversary of operation of the GBR
transmitter (Rugby). As part of this celebration 'It is hoped'
that a special A1A Morse code transmission from the GBR long wave
transmitter will be made. For those with an interest in VLF
reception please listen to 16kHz (yes 16 > not 60kHz!) on
Tuesday, May 29th, 2001, at 1200 GMT and 1345 GMT."
TX0, CHESTERFIELS ISLAND. It has been
reported that an Oceania DX Group is planning a DXpedition to
this newest DXCC entity later this year, possibly in September.
The plan is to have at least five stations active 24 hours a day
on 160-6 meters CW, SSB and RTTY. Apparently, Bill Horner, VK4FW,
is heading up the group and is looking for operators. If
interested, contact him at: vk4fw@spiderweb.com.au.
UR, UKRAINE (New UIA). Operators Andy/UX2RY,
Alex/UY2RO, George/UY2RA, Irina/UY2RY, Witaly/UX2RV, Yuri/UT0RW,
George/UY5XE, Eugen/US5UM, Vlad/U5UG, Vlad/UR4UKV and others will
operate as UR4RZA/p from Pravednyi Island (not IOTA, UIA DN 051
[newone]) on June 14-17th. Activity is expected to take place on
80-10 meters CW/SSB and also the satellites. QSL via UX2RY either
direct (Andy Asriyanz, P.O.Box 14, Slavutich-3, Kiev obl., 07100,
Ukraine) or through the bureau.
VIETNAM PIRATE. Tom, 3W7CW, has confirmed
that his callsign has been recently used by a PIRATE (i.e. on May
19th, 2001 on 18073 kHz, starting around 2200z). Tom has been QRT
for the past several weeks due to a relocation from Hanoi to
Saigon. His antennas at the new QTH will be ready in/around
September-October. Tom will change his prefix from 3W7 to 3W5, so
look out for him as 3W5CW.
ZONE 2 (UPDATE). Nenad, VE3EXY, is now active
as VE3EXY/2. He started a day late than expected, however, he
will be staying a day later than expected (May 29th, 1200z).
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