The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 515 BID: $OPDX.515 June 11, 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, N3SL, W3UR & The Daily DX,
KJ4Z, N4AA & QRZ DX, AA5XE, KM6HB, AA8LL, K8YSE, AE9B, KU9C,
K0JGH, BD7NQ, DJ7ZG, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL2VFR, AI5T,
E21EIC, F5PHW, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, F8BBL, G3NUG,
HK5MQZ, HL1VAU, LA4LN, OH1EH, PS7AB, PS7ZZ, PY1NEZ, RN3OA,
SP6ECA, SV1DKL, VK4FW, XE1KK and ZS5BBO for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 3/June, through
Sunday, 10/June there were 213 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,
C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, 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, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2,
J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ,
P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV,
SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2V,
VP5, VP6, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XZ, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, 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".
NEWS FLASH! (You have another chance) HK0, MALPELO
ISLAND. Just before going to print (or should I say
getting ready to hit the "SEND KEY"), OPDX received
word that Jairo/HK5MQZ and Hiro/HK5QGX set sail Sunday from
Buenaventura aboard a Colombian Naval Force towards Malpelo
Island, and the duo is expected to land early in the morning of
June 13th. Possibly starting the operation on the same day (this
was not made clear). However, on June 16th, they should be
operational on all bands 80-6 meters. They plan to climb on top
of a mountain to try to improve conditions towards the U.S. West
Coast and also the Pacific, mainly to Japan. The 80/40/30 meter
bands will be operated with wire dipoles and an amplifier, and
the others bands with yagis. Jairo will operate as HK5MQZ/OM on
SSB. QSLs only via HK5MQZ (Jairo Vargas, P.O. BOX 10862, Cali,
Colombia). Hiro will sign HK5QGX/OM (operating on CW only). QSL
via JA0MGR. They will reply QSLs directly ONLY, and since the
Colombian postal rates have risen, please send two green stamps
or 2 IRCs. Suggested frequencies are:
5R, MADAGASCAR (IOTA Activity). Jacques,
F6BUM, will be here from September 2-27th. He will also be active
from Ste Marie Island (AF-090) from September 3-7th and from Nosy
Be (AF-057) from September 23-26th.
BY, CHINA. Terry, BD7NQ, informs OPDX that
they are planning to run a China DX Net once a week. They would
like to let many DX stations work China and help more China DXers
and novices work DX. The net will run on frequency 21410 kHz, the
time will start at 1300z or 2300z on Saturday. They will pick up
a better time depending on the propagation. They welcome any DX
station checking in to their net and making a QSO with any China
station. To search for QSL information on Chinese stations, go to
URL: http://www.chinaqrz.com.
C6, BAHAMAS. Members of the University of
Tennessee Amateur Radio Club will be active from Eleuthera in the
Bahamas (NA-001) from July 13-22nd. Mike/KJ4Z, Dan/K2VOL and
Bret/K4TKE will be signing portable home calls and will be active
on 80-10 meters SSB, CW, and RTTY. Their logs and photos will be
available during the expedition on the group's web site at: http://www.utarc.org/bahamas/.
QSLs for all operators should go to KJ4Z (Mike Coffey, P.O. Box
7033, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-3333).
CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND. Glen/K0JGH and XYL
Pamela/N0ICF will be active and on a holiday near Funchal,
Maderia, June 20-26th. Activity will be on the WARC bands, RTTY,
with some SSTV and PSK31 between sightseeing and pooltime. Their
equipment will be IC-706, with a 6 band dipole with coverage from
30-10 meters, a laptop with writelog and MixW software for all
the modes.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Yves, F6CTL, will be on
Rangiroa Island (OC-066) from mid-June to mid-July and probably
will sign FO/F6CTL. He will be with Alain, FO0CLA, who is the QSL
Manager for.
HS, THAILAND. There will be plenty of Thai
hams active in the All Asian CW Contest next weekend. Look for
the following operators/callsigns to be active:
Yong, HS4BPQ - Single Op/21 MHz/Low Power
Choon, E20HHK - Single Op/28 MHz/Low Power
Son, HS6NDK - Single Op/14 MHz/Low Power
Nut, E20RRW - Single Op/ 7 MHz/Low Power
Champ, E21EIC - Single Op/Multi-band/Low power (Look for him on
3524 kHz at 1930-2230z.
QSL HS6NDK via HS1CKC. QSL HS4BPQ, E20HHK, E20RRW and E21EIC
via E21EIC, address: Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O.BOX 1090,
Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903 THAILAND.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-NEW. Rafal, SP6TPM, will be joining
the TA2KI crew on Kefken Island, which will take place
from June 23-25th. This operation is subject to receiving
special permision from local authorities to enter the
island which is under military control.
AS-090. Han, HL1VAU, informs OPDX that a
team will be active from Tokchok Island, July 27-29th.
Operators are Kim/HL1OYF (Team Leader), Phil/HL1TXQ,
Han/HL1VAU, Jeon/DS3BGI and Jeon/DS1EVQ. They will be
active as homecall/2 on 40-10 meters (except the WARC
bands) CW and SSB. They will have two stations active
with 4 element beams and dipoles with a 500w linear
amplifier for this expedition. The team expects to
participate in IOTA Contest. Particularly, Hans will join
in as a Single Op/12H category. All QSLs for this
operation are OK via HL1OYF either direct or via bureau.
His address is as follows: Kim HL1OYF, P.O.Box 54,
Dong-Jak, Seoul, 156-600, South Korea. Detailed
information will be available at following web site
(still under construction and no files exist, but will be
updated very soon: http://www.qsl.net/hl1vau/iota2001/.
A log search will also be available at that web page
after the expedition is over.
EU-023. Look for 9H4JB to participate in
the IOTA Contest for 12 or 24 hours from Gozo Island.
EU-042. Ruediger, DJ3XG, will be active
from September 17-25th, from Hallig Hooge (German Island
Award N-22). During that time he will occassionally go to
Japsand (same IOTA, N-32). Activity will be on 7030 and
10115 kHz on QRP. QSL via bureau.
EU-060. A team of Greek operators will
be active June 15-25th, using the special event station
callsign SW1SPA to celebrate the 2001 Cultural Festival
of Aedipsos from Euboea Island. Operation will take place
at an envious site on the beach of Aedipsos, and they
will try to be "On-Air" around the clock. Team
organizer is Kostas, SV1ENI, who has offered the
operating site and accomodation for the participating
members. The team consists of Kostas/SV1ENI,
Manos/SV1DZB, John/SV1DKR, Stathis/SV1DKL and
Antonis/SV1ENG. They plan to have 2 stations with
antennas for all bands active, especially during the
weekends (June 16-17th and 23-24th). Their operating
modes will be mainly SSB and CW, but they will try to put
on some QSOs on the digital modes too. The main
attraction of Aedipsos is the SPA TOURISM with its
sanative baths and the wild beauty of the surrounding
emvironment. More info on Aedipsos in the northern part
of Euboea Island can be found at URL: http://www.aedipsos.gr.
You can also E-mail for info at: aedipsos@aedipsos.gr.
QSL Manager for the event is Kostas, SV1ENI, and the
handling will be either via bureau or direct.
EU-098. Mathias, DL3KUD/p, will be
active from July 27-29th and during the IOTA Contest (
24H, CW ) from Poel Island.
EU-132. (Special Event). Look for
station HF1UKF to be active during the 40th Polish VHF
Convention, June 10-17th, from Miedzyzdroje on Wolin
Island (SP Island Award SZ-02, WW Loc JO73FW). There will
be two stations on the air, one on HF 160-10 meters on
CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK and the second on 50/144/432/1296 MHz.
QSL via bureau to SP1MVG.
EA-132. Rafal, SP6TPM, will be active as
3Z0WI from Wolin Island June 14-17th. Activity will be on
CW/SSB. QSL via SP4KIE.
EU-186. Rafal, SP6TPM, will be active
from Gokceada as TA0/SP6TPM/m from June 26-28th June. QSL
via CBA. For more information, check the web page: http://www.qsl.net/sp6tpm/eu186.htm.
NA-045. A group of 7 hams from Quintana
Roo will be active from Contoy Island on June 21-22nd.
They will be active as XF3CI on 80-10 meters SSB, CW and
RTTY. This is a first time operation from this national
park island. QSL Manager is XE3OYJ. Send direct to Box
1883, Cancun, Q. Roo. 77501 MEXICO or via the bureau.
NA-144. Henry, KC6VNA, will be active
from Santa Rosa Island, June 17-19th. Activity will be
SSB QRP on 14260 kHz. QSL via K6FQ.
SA-077. The first Brazilian amateur
radio DXpedition to Frances Island, in the Santana
Archipelago, which is located at the opposite side of the
city of Macae in the east coast of the State of Rio de
Janeiro (Lat: 22"24'S - Long: 41"41'W. Loc:
GG97do), will take place July 5-8th. This will be a full
time operation on 80-6 meters CW/SSB, including the newer
bands, depending on propagation. The callsigns and
operators are: PU1NEZ/p (Carl), PY1AMF/p (Mar), PY1LVF/p
(Zeca), PY1NEW/p (Pete) and PY1NEZ/p (Lima). QSL via
their home callsign or through the Bureau. Suggested
frequencies are (+/- 10 KHz):
Ric, DL2VFR, Editor of IOTA-POST, states
to check the following Web page for IOTA Contest
operations: http://www.iota-post.com.
Neville, G3NUG, Chairman of CDXC
(Chiltern DX Club), The UK DX Foundation, reports that
232 applications for the IOTA 2000 certificates have been
processed to date. The winners, by category, are shown on
the CDXC web pages at: http://www.cdxc.org.uk.
Congratulations to all the certificate winners. These
certificates will be mailed before the end of June and
possibly sooner. A reminder, the closing date for IOTA
2000 applications is December 31, 2001.
JD, OGASAWARA. JD1BFA was active over the
past weekend on 40/20/15 meters CW. Check 15 meters between
2230-0130z. Check 20 meters after 1115z, but 40 meters before
this time. QSL via JA3EMU.
JW, SVALBARD (IOTA Op). Tom, LA4LN, will
again be operating as JW4LN from Spitsbergen (IOTA EU-26) and
Bear Island (IOTA EU-27) July 6-23rd, while on business. He will
be on the radio mainly in the evenings (local time) and when time
permits. Check the lower CW portions, especially on the 40/30/20
meters bands; and 6 meters (50110 +/- 10 kHz). His equipment will
be an ICOM IC-706 MkII with mainly wire antennas. Operations on
PSK-31 and RTTY are possible. While on Bear Island, a 60 Ah
battery and solar panels will be used for power. Please QSL
direct to Tom's home address: Tom V. Segalstad, P.O. Box 15
Kjelsas, N-0411 OSLO, NORWAY.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY (Update). The planning
continues by Pat/W5OZI and Dale/AA5XE, who will operate from here
during the period of June 29th through July 5th, as KG4ZI and
KG4XE, respectively. QSL to their home callsign. Please refer to
OPDX.514 for more details.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. An operation from Cabo
Sao Roque Lighthouse (DFB RN-06, LH ??? for the WLH Award) is
planned on June 13-17th. Look for PQ7ZZ to be active on all bands
SSB, RTTY, PSK and CW. Operators will be PS7ZZ, PS7HF, PS7KC and
possibly others (to be confirmed). QSL via PS7ZZ: Francisco
EdvaldoP de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31 - Conj Jiqui,
59086-500 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
MD, ISLE OF MAN. Wade/AA8LL and Liz/K8LIZ
have planned a holiday operation from here June 15-17th. They
will sign MD/AA8LL and MD/K8LIZ on 40-10 meters SSB. Wade
requests, "Please be gentle with the YL operator as this is
her first time." QSL to home callsigns.
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Tom/AE9B and
Marty/NW0L will be active from this area with one of the PJ2T
guys during the WAE Contest, September 8-9th. You can look for
them to be active the week prior as PJ2/AE9B and PJ2/NW0L.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
QSL REQUEST ANSWERED. Last week OPDX was
asked to find out what the QSL status of the XR0ZY
operation that took place in April 2000. Apparently, many
throughout the world have received their QSL card with no
problem. XR0ZY was an operation by KM9D. The QSL Manager
is OM2SA: Juraj Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550, Republic
of Slovakia, Europe.
QSL REQUEST. Stations VO7A, VO1W, and
VO1X were active in the CQ WPX CW Contest. Does anyone
have QSL info for these unusual callsigns?
3B6RF UPDATE: Steve, N3SL, informs OPDX
that he now has the "official" logs from 3B6RF
after the cleanup. The cleanup was able to happen thanks
to the forethought of Riki, 4X4NJ, to have paper (log)
backups. Steve states in case some other errors in band
or mode were missed, he will be happy to accept requests
for log checks from anyone who still sees a discrepancy.
Steve's E-mail address is: N3SL@aol.com.
Cards are still on track to be delivered to the group at
Friedrichshafen (the last weekend of June), so Steve
expects the N.A. batch to arrive stateside in mid-July.
They will start going out as soon as possible. The label
program is ready, and the cards are sorted. People should
expect them no earlier than late July-early August.
6W1/F5PHW and J28BS LOGS ONLINE. Phil,
F5PHW, informs OPDX that his logs for his old DXpeditions
are now available. For his J28BS operation (January 1993,
October-November 1994, April 1999) go to the Web page: http://www.ve9dx.com/f5phw/j28bs.html.
For his 6W1/F5PHW operation (April-May-June 1994, May
1997) go to the Web page: http://www.ve9dx.com/f5phw/6w1-f5phw.html.
Jean, F6AJA, reports that all direct
requests for F6BFH/P from Molene Island are now on their
way. Also, all HPx/F5PAC direct requests from Joel are on
the way.
Lot, DJ7ZG, informs OPDX that direct
QSLs for both him and his XYL as HI9/DJ7ZG and HI9/DL7AFS
in March 2001, have been sent out. They made 16500 QSOs.
QSLs for their ZB2 and EA9 operation in April/May 2001,
are now at the printers'. They made 13300 QSOs. All QSLs
are via Babs, DL7AFS. Their home page includes their logs
at: http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs.
FG/RW3QC was active from Guadeloupe
Island in the CQ WPX CW Contest. QSL via bureau or direct
to RN3OA: Igor Zakharov, P.O. Box 381, Voronezh, 394000,
Russia.
QSLs for J6/LA4LN and J73ALN (December
2000/January 2001) received before April 1st have all
been answered. QSLs received after that date will
hopefully be answered before Tom, LA4LN, leaves for JW.
NOTE: Postage in Norway will be increased 25% July 1st.
After that date one "green stamp" will no
longer cover the postage for one QSL card from Norway.
A QSL MANAGER'S QSL MANAGER! Well known
QSL Manager Steve, KU9C, announced this week that he will
have the honor of serving as W3HNK's QSL Manager (yes,
that isn't a mistake!) for his operation earlier this
year in FS5/PJ7. Steve states, "To put a face along
with one of the more famous calls in the hobby of DXing,
I've done a picture QSL card ..... and I've just received
delivery information on the card. I expect to have the
card in hand around June 20th....and expect to have all
of the direct QSL requests out by the end of June.
The station signing TM6JUN, which was
active until June 10th from Utah Beach, is to be QSLed
via F2RO.
Edwin, ZS5BBO, will be going QRT
beginning about June 23rd for a few months. The reason is
that Edwin and Janet/ZS5JAN have bought a new QTH and
will be relocating. Edwin also states, that his QSL
Manager duties will also take a break as well while they
settle down. However, he mentions that he posted a couple
hundred cards recently. So if you have sent a card for
any of the callsigns listed below, please don't send
another card as your cards will be answered. Please be
patient. Edwin is the QSL Manager for the following:
ZS5BBO, ZS5JAN, ZS5T, ZS3MM, 7Q7BO, GM3WOJ, GM7V, GM8V
and GZ7V.
SV9, CRETE. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active as
SV9/F8BBL from June 25th through July 2nd. Activity will be on
160-10 meters CW/SSB/FM. He will use an IC-706MKII (100w) with a
80m longwire into AH4 ICOM. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1833, 3533, 7033, 10133, 14033, 18083, 21033, 24903 and
28033
SSB - 1843, 3833, 7083, 14133, 18133, 21133, 24933 and 28133
FM - 29533 kHz
QSL via French Bureau or direct to CBA 2001.
TX0, CHESTERFIELD ISLAND (Update/Help Needed).
Bill, VK4FW, informed the DX community that they have lost some
of the operators who were going on this dxpedition. Primarily,
most of them have not been able to get the necessary time off
work. If you would like to go on this trip, please E-mail Bill
direct at: vk4fw@spiderweb.com.au.
Dates for the operation are September 1-19th. Each operator is
paying 2500 USD for their spot without personal expenses. Most of
the equipment is secure and finalized. The primary goal of this
operation is to make sure that anyone who needs this for a new
one will get in the log at least once. Time is short. If you
would like to go, you will need to E-mail Bill now.
WRTC2002 ON THE ROAD. Ari, OH1EH, reports the
following: "If you are looking for an opportunity to meet
the WRTC2002 representatives, some of them will visit several
hamventions and meetings in the near future. Some of these
happenings will have a separate WRTC stand where contributions to
the WRTC2002 are warmly accepted. Meet the WRTC2002
representatives as follows:
HamCom 2001, Arlington, TX, USA - June
8-10th - Meet Martti/OH2BH and Dennis/K7BV during the
HamCom. (HamCom schedule: http://www.hamcom.org/Programs.htm)
Friedrichshafen - Ham Radio Fair 2001,
Germany - June 29th-July 1st- Meet Ari/OH1EH,
Timo/OH1NOA, Dennis/K7BV and Jari/OH2BU.
Hietahami 2001 - Oulu, Finland - July
5-8th - Meet several WRTC2002 representatives in the
official summer camp of the Finnish Amateur Radio League
- the biggest annual ham radio event in Finland.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (IOTA Op). Mark,
KM6HB, will again be operating from the South Cook Islands from
August 7-17th. He will visit a few of their IOTAs while there
signing ZK1AHB. His schedule is as follows:
August 7-8th - Rarotonga Island, IOTA OC-013
August 9-11th - Mangaia Island, IOTA OC-159
August 11-16th - Autituki Atoll, IOTA OC-083
August 17th - Back to Rarotonga Island
Operations will be on all modes including RTTY and PSK31 with
activity on 40-6 meters. QSL via KM6HB or W6 Bureau.
ZONE 2. Jim, W2RA, will be back in Iqaluit on
Baffin Island (NA-047), June 11-17th and plans to be on the air
as his work schedule permits. Activity will be mainly 20 and 17
meter CW, and possibly 30 and 15 meter CW depending on
propagation. Iqaluit is at 63.75N 68.50W. Sunrise 0643Z, sunset
0225Z. QSL via W2RA.
ZS, SOUTH AFRICA. Edwin/ZS5BBO and Gary/ZS5NK
will be active in the HF World Championships in July. They will
be operating on all bands on phone only using the callsign ZS5T.
QSL via ZS5BBO.
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