The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 518 BID: $OPDX.518 July 2, 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, NX1Q, WF1N, NG3K, W3UR
& The Daily DX, KO4PY, N4AA & QRZ DX, WA4TLI, K8YSE,
KF9YL, KU9C, AK0A, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL7IO, EY8MM,
F5JTL, F5NOD, GM4DZX, GM4FDM, HA2NM, HK3CW, IN3ZNR, JA3MZB,
LU1FAM, LU9JX, OA4AHW, OH6LI, ON7SS, OZ5VF, PA1KW, UA0MF, VA3RJ,
VE2MBS and Sharon Taratula for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 24/June, through
Sunday, 1/July there were 229 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X,
5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4,
D6, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM,
GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HK0/m, HL, HP,
HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH2, 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, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2,
T30, T32, T33, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, VE, VK, VK9N,
VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YB, YI, YJ,
YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9,
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".
3W, VIETNAM. Michal, 3W7TK, has been very
busy lately on 15 meters CW/SSB. Check between 1245 and 1830z on
or around 21255 or 21012 kHz. QSL via OK2HWB.
9H, MALTA. NODXA's good friend Holger, DL7IO,
informs OPDX that he is happy to announce their first DXpedition
with the newborn Xenia. Holger and the girls (Birgit/DL7IQ,
Saskia and Xenia), along with Olaf/DJ7TO left for Gozo Island
(EU-023) on Sunday, July 1st, and by the time you read this, they
should be active as 9H3O for the next two weeks (July 15th).
Birgit/DL7IQ will use her 9H3TZ. They plan to have two stations
up with legal power, directional antennas for 20-10m and
verticals/dipoles for the lower bands. Activity will be on 160-10
meters, mostly CW. Their main activity will take place between
July 6-9th. They got permission to use the location of the Gordon
Fanal Lighthouse on Gozo (130m over NN, 360 degree view) during
that time and will do so with both stations. QSL route is of
course via DL7VRO. ADDED NOTES: As the editor was putting the
final touches on the bulletin, 9H3O was heard active on 17/15/12
meters between 1200-1600z. Check around 18080, 21007 and 24900
kHz.
CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT/CHANGE. Rob, HK3CW,
Director of Contests and Awards of the Liga Colombiana de
Radioaficionados (LCRA), informed OPDX that this year's Colombian
Independence Day Contest will be held on July 21st, 0001-2400z.
This has not been publicized. The contest committee decided to
change the date and rules to make it more competitive for DX to
work the contest and avoid other DX contests that occur on the
same date. Details can be found on the Web page: http://hk3cw.freehomepage.com.
(Sadly it is in Spanish)
DXCC NEWS RELEASE (June 26, 2001): Bill
Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, has announced the following: DXCC is
pleased to announce the addition of the 12-Meter Single Band DXCC
award. Applications for this award will be accepted beginning
July 2, 2001. 12 Meter DXCC certificates will be dated but not
numbered. 12 meter credits will not count toward the DeSoto Cup
competition until October 1, 2001, but they will be included in
the DXCC Challenge totals. If you do not know what credits you
have on 12 meters, you may contact DXCC for a copy of your
record. Note: the 12-meter band was added to the printout on
January 1, 2001. If you received a copy since then, you already
have a copy of your 12-meter credits. This will help avoid
duplicates and additional costs. If you have web access and can
handle ADOBE (.pdf) files, contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org for a copy of your
record. If you do not have web access, please send a note to DXCC
along with $2.00 for postage and handling. For further
information, please contact DXCC at dxcc@arrl.org.
EY, TAJIKISTAN. This is the week that a group
of mountaineers and EY amateurs are planning an expedition to the
Sarez Lake. The group will climb a nameless mountain (5800m) and
name it "Radio Amateurs Peak". The operators will be
Vladimir/EY8HB, Nodir/EY8MM and Faruh/EY8AV. However, Faruh will
stay in the base camp and coordinate all the activities while
Vladimir and Nodir climb the mountain. Once the expedition team
reaches the peak, the two operators will use the special callsign
EY1ARP (Amateur Radio Peak) only for about one or two hours. For
more information on this expedition, check the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/ey8mm/ey1arp.html.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Karesz, HA8EU, will be
active from here now through July 3rd. Activity will be pon 80-10
meters, primarily on CW with some SSB. QSL via HA2NM, direct or
Bureau.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-NEW. Hrane, YT1AD, is preparing a
DXpedition to Galite Island for July 5-12th. Possible
callsigns may be 3V2GI or 3V8GI.
AS-056. Masa, JA6GXK, Masa will be
active from Danjo Archipelago (Meshima Island), on the
following dates: July 13-24th, August 14-24th and October
5-16th. This is not a DXpedition, and he will be active
in his spare time. Suggested frequencies are: 7 MHz,
14260 +/- 10 kHz or 21260 +/- 10 kHz. QSL only via the
Bureau.
EU.174. The EDR Vestfyn branch will
participate in the annual VHF field day from July 3rd,
1400z to July 4th, 1400z, using the callsign OZ5VF/P from
JO45XG near Ebberup on the Island of Fyn. Activity will
be on or around (+/-QRM) 50.173 MHz, 144.173 MHz or
144.273 MHz and 432.173 MHz. The team will consist of
OZ4CQ, OZ6CQ and OZ6OM/OZ7M along with others. All are
qualifed VHF operators.
EU-184. (CORRECTION) Operators OH6HJE,
OH6UV, OH6MTG and OH6NJ will be active as OH6AW/8 from
Hailuoto Island now through July 5th (not July
29th-August 4th as reported last week). QSL via OH6AD.
Operation will be on HF, 6m, 2m and 70cm. A Web page is
available at: http://www.qsl.net/oh6mtg/hailuoto.html.
NA-031. Mark, AA1AC, will be active
during the upcoming IOTA contest from Aquidneck Island,
Rhode Island, as AA1AC/1. QSL to home callsign.
NA-076. Fred, KF9YL, will be operating
from Cedar Key, FL, during the 2001 IOTA Contest. QSL
direct (PO Box 291891, Davie, FL 33329-1891) or via the
bureau.
NA-148. Tony/WF1N and Lou/W1DIG will be
on the Thacher Island, July 27-29th. Operation will start
around 1500z Friday and end about 1800z Sunday. Look for
activity before and during the IOTA Contest. They will
use a tribander and amp on/near the usual IOTA
frequencies, (40m, 7260 +/- at the top of the hour), SSB.
QSL to home callsigns direct (SAE and postage, please) or
Bureau. Tony can be contacted at: megahertz260@mindspring.com.
SA-052. Pablo/OA4DJW, Sergio/OA4DKC and
Manuel/OA4AHW report that their scheduled date for the
San Lorenzo Island operation had to be postponned
possibly until the last weeks of August or the beginning
of September. The reason for the change of date is due to
the delay of the permission paperwork, licenses and some
logistic problems. They state that they are very
enthusiastic about this small DXpedition, however big for
them, project. They are trying to fix all the problems as
fast as posible and trying to also increase the crew so
they can work more people.
JW, SVALBARD. Remember to look for Tom,
LA4LN, as JW4LN on Spitsbergen from July 6-23rd He is actually
working there and can only operate on CW on 40/30/20/6 meters
during his spare time in the evening hours. During his stay there
he will also visit Bear Island.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY...
(Lighthouse/IOTA/Special-Event). To
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Croatian Navy -
HRV.Ratna Mornarica, look for special event station
9A10HRM to be active from the lighthouse on Brijuni
Islands (EU-110, CLH-101, CI-139 and WLH-1651). This
operation is organized by Kresimir, 9A7K, along with 5 to
7 operators of the Croatian IOTA Hunters Group and
Members of ARC "Koprivnica". Activity will be
July 27th through August 3rd (with a possibility of 2 or
3 extra days). Operations will be on HF, UHF, WARC and
6M. Also, look for 9A0LH to be active during the IOTA
Contest July 28-29th. Hams interested in these
DXpeditions and the Croatian LightHouse Award can get all
the details on the following Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/9a7k.
QSLs for 9A10HRM and 9A0LH go to 9A7K: Kresimir
Juratovix, P.O. Box 88, HR-48001 Koprivnica, CROATIA.
The Orkney Amateur Radio Club will be
active as GB5RO from Hoy High Lighthouse on the Island of
Graemsay for Lighthouse Weekend, August 18-19th. Graemsay
is OR-20 for the Islands of Scotland Award, and EU-009
for IOTA Award. Operation is from mid-afternoon on the
18th until 12 noon on the 19th. QSL to GM4DZX.
(Lighthouse/IOTA/Special-Event). Brent,
KO4PY, reports that for the IOTA Contest, they will
activate Bodie Island Lighthouse (North Carolina - Dare
County near Oregon Inlet - IOTA NA-067). This is where
Wrights' First Flight (Centinneal of non-powered glider
flights of 1901) took place, and the special event
callsign W1F (Wrights' 1st Flight) will be used during
the IOTA Contest. Setup will take place July 27th, and
possibly be on the air about 1600z (as KO4PY and N4YDU).
For the IOTA contest period only, they will operate as
W1F on 10, 15 and 20 meters. Possible overnight 40 meters
operation may take place, depending on local conditions.
QSL for W1F is KO4PY.
On August 3-4th, look for special event
W0MTL - "Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse", from
Hannibal, MO (ARLHS USA-915). A Photo QSL and certificate
will be available. Send QSL card and a 9x12 SASE with 55
cents postage to W0MTL CBA. This is a joint special event
by the Hannibal, MO ARC and Western Illinois ARC.
Members of the Castalia Island DX Association
and the Tar River ARC of Rocky Mount, NC, will
participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend
August 18-19th with an operation near the Currituck Beach
Lighthouse (USA 212) on the Outer Banks of North
Carolina. The callsign for the operation will be K4UP.
QSLs go to K4UP. More information can be found at: http://www.qsl.net/cidxa/currituck.html.
New Lighthouse To Be Activated! Mike,
UA0MF, will visit the "Skryplev" Lighthouse (LH
1309) on July 2nd from 0200-1200z for a reconnaissance
before the main one week expedition in late July. He will
operate as UE0LLH with a FT-900 and GP on 15/20 meters
during his stay. This island is IOTA AS-066 as well. The
main expedition's exact date will be announced later. QSL
direct to: Mike Filippov, Box 20, Vladivostok, 690021,
Russia.
A list of scheduled amateur radio operations
at lighthouses all over the world during this weekend can
be found at: http://vk2ce.com/illw/2001.htm.
LT1, ARGENTINA (Live Webcam). The
"BadPower Team" will be active during the IARU Contest
with a live Webcam feed for people around the world to see and
hear themselves being worked by LT1F. The Webcam can be seen at: http://www.badpower.com.ar/.
This has been done before, though this would be the first time a
LU station will be airing a contest feed online for the world to
see. The Team is: LU1FAM/Luc, LU1FGE/Fabi, LU1FKR/Kar, LU3FZW/Ber
and LU5FHM/Joe.
The station's description is:
10m - 4x4 + 6 element mono-bander
15m - 5x5
20m - 4x4
40m - 3 element mono-bander
80m - wire vertical
160m - inverted "V"
LX, LUXEMBOURG. A Dutch team will be active
as LX9SW from September 15-22nd. They will concentrate on CW and
SSB, 160-10 meters, but there will also be active on RTTY and
PSK31. Suggested frequencies are (+/- QRM):
They will listen up 5 kHz. QSL via PA1KW. QSL is OK by the
bureau or direct with an IRC or greenstamp.
OH, FINLAND (also OH0 and ES). Bernie, W3UR,
Editor of "The Daily DX" is on his way to Finland, the
site of the 2002 World Radio Team Championship (WRTC). His first
stop will be Helsinki, Finland, on July 3rd, where he will be
active for a day or two as W3UR/OH2 from the QTH of Martti Laine,
OH2BH. While there he will tour the "Ring Three", the
main road circulating Helsinki where all 50+ WRTC stations of
next year's event will be located. He will also attend Hietahami
2001 (http://oh8ta.oulu.fi/hietahami/),
the SRAL (Finnish Amateur Radio Society) Summer Camp. This is a
hamfest and field day event with lots of demonstrations of many
Amateur Radio activities. This is the primary reason for Bernie's
trip as he will be the guest speaker at both the DX and Contest
forums, presenting 4W/W3UR and A61AJ. Also, look for W3UR/OH0 to
be active from Brando Island (EU-002), in the Aland Islands (http://www.aland.fi)
from July 7-10th. Assisting him on the air will be his hosts
OH2RF, OH2BE, OH2BH, OH2JTE and possibly others. On July 11th,
the group will be visiting Enn, ES1AR, and friends in Tallinn,
Estonia. There may be some activity as W3UR/ES1 for a few hours.
A special QSL card will be created for this WRTC-2002
introduction operation. QSL via W3UR.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Team OH0V will be active
July 24-31st on atop of Geta Mountain. Activity will be on 160-10
meters, plus 6 and 2 meters with various callsigns. Look for them
on HF, digimodes and 2m meteorscatter (available on 144.139 MHz).
The OH0V international team of operators are: DJ2QV, DK3DM,
DK5DQ, OH6LI and OH6QU. QSL to OH6LI via bureau or direct: Jukka
Klemola, Aarontie 5, 31400 SOMERO, FINLAND.
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. The "DX
Newletter" reports that Fabian, DL1YFK, will be active July
7-11th; no callsign mentioned. Activity will be on CW on 40-10
meters. He will then travel to Iceland afterwards.
QSL NEWS AND INFO...
7O1YGF DXCC Status. Franz, DK1II, has
informed Andy, NX1Q, that "it doesn`t look too good
for getting a piece of paper from the Yemeni
authorities." Dominik, DL5EBE, a member of 7O team
was just recently again in Sana'a, where they "still
have good relations with the responsible persons in the
Ministry of Communications, but the answer he got there
was not encouraging." Franz states (repeats),
"we entered Yemen and did our operation, we had the
firm oral promise, that our operation was approved by all
relevant authorities and that we would get an approval in
writing. Due to several circumstances which were not in
our control and not caused by ourselves (!), there
happened a change in mind......! But we assume, that we
brought some movement in the issue of legalizing amateur
radio in Yemen! This is the only info I can give you now!
Sri!"
Gil, F5NOD, reports that all FR/F6KDF/T
QSLs received before April have been sent. If you didn't
receive yours, please resubmit to F6KDF, the QSL Manager.
Gil reminds everyone to put the name of your country on
the SAE. Also, there will be NO QSL mailing before
September ...
Laurent, KM5M/F5JTL, informs OPDX that
he has talked to Jean-Claude, TR8XX, who used to be his
next-door neighbor in France. He told him that he is
going back to France for the summer and QSL cards should
be sent to his F2XX callsign/address while he is there.
The Gabon post office doesn't always work well, and it
would be a lot safer to send directly to his French
address for the next 2 months.
QSL Manager, Steve, KU9C, reports that
he expects the BQ9P QSL card to find its way to his
doorstep on/about July 13th. However, due to some family
commitments, he is going to be a bit slower than normal
in getting these cards out, as he has some things
scheduled in July that will keep him away from the QSL
cards (yes, even QSL Managers take a vacation now and
then!). He will begin processing the cards immediately,
but as he has some 6500 envelopes to fill. He doesn't
anticipate having the cards out completely before
mid-August. He doesn't think that this will create any
award submission problems, and he states he will do the
best he can to improve on this schedule. When all direct
cards are out, Steve will post a note. Steve requests to
please not E-mail him asking him if he has your card or
if he has mailed your card, etc...
OS4OSA was a special event station for
the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race from Antwerp. A special
QSL card will be received via the bureau for every
contact, or if you prefer send a direct card to ON7SS:
Marc Domen, Ferdinand Coosemansstraat 32, B - 2600
Berchem (Antwerpen), BELGIUM.
Complete and final logs for the VE8PW
Southampton Island (NA-007) and VE8PW King William Island
(NA-131) operations are available at: http://www.qrz.com/va3rj/search_ve8pw.html.
Tom, GM4FDM, reported this past weekend
that the first batch of VP8SDX QSL were put in the mail
June 30th.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Radio Club Chajari
celebrates its 30th anniversary through December 31st, using the
special callsign L30J (Lima three zero Juliett), only during
international contests and a few special events. QSL via the
bureau or direct to LU5JC: Radio Club Chajari, Casilla de Correo
2, E3228 Chajari, Argentina
SPECIAL EVENT CANCELLED. Vernon, VE2MBS,
informed OPDX Sunday, July 1st, of the following about the
special event VC2A by the Montreal Amateur Radio Club:
"Sorry for the notice. I was told a few minutes ago that the
special event station has been canceled because of thunderstorms
in the area. I was about a half a mile away from the Canada Day
site in Dorval about twenty minutes ago and the lightning was
quite a sight! Again, sorry but that's the way it goes I
guess...... Vernon"
T48, CUBA. Fabrizio, IN3ZNR, will be
operating from Cuba with the special callsign T48Z during the
IARU HF Championship. This effort will be together with some
Cuban Hams, like CO8HF and CO8TW. Some hours of operation will be
possible also before the start of the contest. QSL via IN3ZNR his
callbook address.
TI, COSTA RICA. William, AK0A, will be going
to Costa Rica for the CQWW RTTY Contest in September and the TARA
PSK31 Rumble in October. His callsign will be issued upon his
arrival.
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please send mail to me via "kb8nw@arrl.net"......
TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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