The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 540 BID: $OPDX.540 December 10, 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, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, N6CW, W7KEU, K8AV, K8YSE, NW0L, 9Y1YC, CE7ZK,
CT1ETE, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL6KAC, DL6ZFG, EB3GCP, F5NQL
& UFT, FY5FU, LA6FJA, OE1GZA, SP5EWY, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE2XO
and ZL2RR for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 2/December, through
Sunday, 9/December there were 233 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9U, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
D4, D6, DL, DU, E3, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FP, FR, FW, FY,
G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK,
HK0/a, HL, HM, HP, HR, HS, 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, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T30, T5, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TU, TZ, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M,
VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI,
YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8,
ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager has
sent out the following press releases:
"ZK1NCI (North Cook Island) has been on hold
awaiting supporting documentation. This has been received
and upon review it is now being accepted for DXCC credit.
Anyone who had this rejected during a past submission can
contact DXCC at: dxcc@arrl.org
for an update to his or her record. Or, it can be sent
with the next submission for credit. (This operation
occurred in January and February 2000)."
"T5/DL8YR, Somalia from 1993 has been approved for
DXCC credit. Note: We do not have records of rejections
made prior to March 1, 1998. If your card was part of a
submission dated March 1, 1998 or before, the card must
be sent along with your next application for approval.
(This operation dates were from April 20, 1993 to May 22,
1993)."
3X, GUINEA. Francois, VE2XO, will be in
3X-land between December 26th and January 5th. He is expected to
be operating as 3XY6A while he is in Conakry (capital city)
hopefully December 26-27th and January 3-5th. However, he will be
operating as 3XY8A when he is on Roume Island (Los Archipelago,
AF-051), from December 28th to January 2nd. Francois will be
active mainly on SSB (and on PSK31 from time to time) on
20/17/15/12/10 meters. He will be operating split (listening up 5
to 10 on SSB and up 1 to 2 on PSK31). His preferred frequencies
on SSB will be DX frequencies and the IOTA frequencies (+/- QRM):
20m - 14195 (3XY6A) and 14260 (3XY8A)
17m - 18145 (3XY6A) and 18128 (3XY8A)
15m - 21295 (3XY6A) and 21260 (3XY8A)
12m - 24945 (3XY6A) and 24950 (3XY8A)
10m - 28495 (3XY6A) and 28460 (3XY8A)
His preferred frequencies on PSK31 will be: 14070, 18100,
21070, 24920 and 28120 kHz. Francois also mentions that this is a
one man "Holiday DXpedition", so he won't be operating
24 hours a day and will also spend some time enjoying the beach!
He would like to thank K2KW and N6BT for providing him with a set
of Force 12 SVDA, and LZ1JK and K1LZ for providing him with an
ACOM 1000. QSL via VE2XO (direct only): Francois Normant, 3054
avenue Lacombe, Montreal QC H3T 1L4, Canada.
4W, EAST TIMOR. If you need this one on
20/15/10 meters CW, Thor, 4W6MM, continues to very active
on/around 28002, 21002 and 14002 kHz, usually between 1130-1330z
and around 0200z.
E4, PALESTINE. Guenter, OE1GZA, informs OPDX
that after the unfortunate cancellation of his planned E4
activity for the CQWW SSB Contest (due to security reasons),
E4/OE1GZA was still able to be active on November 23-24th and
logged a total of 1,027 SSB contacts. Watch out for his next E4
activity on either December 14-15th or 21-22nd (if the regional
security situation allows). However, it was reported as this
bulletin was being prepare that the borders were closed. We
suggest to look for regular activity updates on the message board
on the new Web page: http://www.geocities.com/dh2gz/arse4.html.
Also, Guenter requests to please avoid "same
band/samemode"- duplicate contacts to allow as many hams as
possible to work E4. QSL to address shown under the E4/OE1GZA
entry in "qrz.com".
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Christian, DL6KAC,
will be active on the Island of Mallorca (IOTA: EU-004, DIE:
E-021) from December 21st through January 6th. Activity will be
on 40-10 meters, maybe 80m, mainly on SSB (a CW Key is available)
and using 350 watts of power into dipoles on the high bands, and
an inverted "L" for 40/80 meters. This will be a
holiday style operation. Callsigns were not provided, however, he
will probably sign EA6/DL6KAC or DL6KAC/EA6. QSL via the DARC
bureau or direct (www.qrz.com).
IOTA NEWS...
AS-NEW. Yuki, JI6KVR, who operated from
Amakusa Island (AS-012) this past weekend as JI6KVR/6,
was using this operation in preparation for the upcoming
Cham Island DXpedition to test the use of the FT-900 and
the TA-33 antenna. QSL via EA5KB. Cham Island is in the
South China Sea Coast North Group and operation dates are
April 17-22nd.
SA-020. Pierre, FY5FU, informs OPDX that
on January 12-13th, the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou
(RACK - FY5KE) will be active on Royale Island in the
Salut Islands Group. Activity will be on 20-10 meters, 6
meters and satellite AO-40. QSL via CBA direct or via
bureau.
SA-NEW. (Update) Ismael, CE7AOY, will go
it alone now to Riesco Island in the "Magallanes and
Antarctic Chilena Province South Group, December 17-22nd.
(Please refer to OPDX.539) Marco, CE7HJO, will not go as
first reported due to a family situation. QSL CE7AOY/8
via CE7ZK direct only. NO bureau QSLs.
IRCS ARE CHANGING. According to an article
written by Keith Retzer, W7KEU, look for IRCs to become larger
and more attractive. They will be printed on heavier paper (check
type paper) to allow for machine processing. They will also have
a distinctive watermark along with a security rainbow,
fluorescent zone, and micro-printing of letter. The new IRC will
have a bar code and optical character reader (OCR) characters on
the back. The last day for sale of the old IRCs are coming to an
end quickly December 31, 2001. The new ones will go on sale the
next day. Local post offices should already have the new IRCs
because they were allowed to begin ordering the new IRCs in May.
KC4, ANTARCTICA. Chris, N3SIG, has been
showing up a few days during the week as KC4/N3SIG from the
McMurdo Base Station (AN-011). Watch 14243 kHz after 0400z. QSL
via AI3D. Also, look for KC4AAA on the same frequency generally
earlier, after 0200z. QSL via K1IED.
KH5, PALMYRA ISLANDS. Mike/KH6ND and
Kimo/KH7U were expected to be active in the ARRL 160 Contest this
past weekend from here, but due to some transportation delays
which was beyond their control, they had to cancel their
operation. With the delays, the operators would not have arrived
on the island until sometime Sunday. There is an expected
announcement about a future operation from Palmyra forthcoming
soon. NEWS FLASH. Just before going to print, we received a
message from Carl, N4AA, editor of QRZ DX, stating that the
Kimo/KH7U, Pat/NH6UY and Walt/AH6OZ will be active for a short
time on December 10th, sometime between 0300 and 1800z. Activity
will be on 20 meters, possibly the WARC bands or 40 meters.
P5, NORTH KOREA. Ed, P5/4L4FN, continues to
be active on 10 meters after 2200z. However, he has been showing
up on 20 meters on 14260 kHz after 1300z, usually working
stations from Asia and Europe.
PJ2, NETH. ANTILLES. Marty, NW0L, will be
operating from the island of Curacao (IOTA SA-006), January
2-8th, and will be signing PJ2T in the ARRL RTTY Roundup Contest
on January 5-6th. Before and after the contest, he will sign
PJ2/NW0L, primarily on RTTY and SSB, on 80-10 meters, including
17/12 meter WARC bands. QSL PJ2T only via KN7Y and QSL PJ2/NW0L
via his home callsign.
PJ2, NETH. ANTILLES. Remember to look for
William/W9VA, Joe/W9JUV and W9EFL to be active from Curacao
(SA-006), December 11th to 17th. They plan to operate in the ARRL
10-Meter Contest (December 15-16th), Single Op category, as PJ2T.
Before and after the contest, look for them to be signing
PJ2/homecall. QSL via home calls.
PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Tony, PY8IT, will
once again operate as PY0FT from here, December 12-18th. He will
be concentrating on RTTY and PSK31. QSL via JA1ELY.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Paulo, CT1ETE, reports that he is
receiving QSL cards for 5V7A. He is NOT the QSL Manager
for this station.
Rolf, DL6ZFG, reports that he is NO
LONGER a checkpoint for the Russian Robinson Club (RRC)
and for the Award Programme of RRC and RRA. Please send
all applications and questions to the headquarters of the
RRC in Lipetsk, Russia. The official Web site of the RRC
is at: http://rrc.sc.ru.
Terry, N6CW, informs OPDX that anyone
wanting QSL cards for ZD8A (Glenn, K6NA, who was
currently active from Ascension Island) via the bureau
can E-mail their QSO information to: QSLviaN6CW@aol.com.
This should speed up the QSL process and cut costs. He
will also accept E-mail for any of the other QSLs he
handles via the BUREAU ONLY. These included the recent
activity of: VP2ECW, VP2VCW, VP2V/N6CW and TI4/N6CW.
Barry, ZL2RR, Manager of the NZART QSL
Bureau, reports: "Many QSL cards are still arriving
at the ZL QSL Bureau for ZL9AI, Z9C (Op says 'QSL Via
NZART Buro') and ZL9DOC. All are for CW QSOs. These
stations are PIRATE operations. Don't QSL! Also, many
cards are arriving for CW QSOs with ZL7H. Please note
that this callsign is ZL75. We are returning a large
number of cards to senders because of the misreading of
this special callsign."
S9, SAO TOME. A group of Scandinavian Hams
will be active from here February 4-10th, possibly as S92LA. The
"Team Hot Coil", co-ordinators Rune Oye/LA7THA and
Stein Roar Brobakken/LA6FJA expect to be active on 160-6 meters,
including the WARC bands, with operations on CW/SSB/PSK31/ RTTY
and SSTV. Their main target will be the low bands, WARCs,
DigiMode, CW, SSB and 6 meter. They plan to have at least two
stations active 24 hours per day. Team members (along with their
specialties) include the following:
LA6EIA - Ole Forr, age 45, SSB Lowband, Contester, DX
Hunter
LA7WCA - Arne, age 50, SSB HF, Contester
SM5IMO - Dan Hultgren, age 30, CW/SSB HF, is one of the
Swedish Team for WRTC 2002
Rigs include: Yaesu FT1000MP (CW/Digi), Kenwood TS-850S
(CW/SSB/Digi), Icom IC-746 SSB), Kenwood TS-2000 DSP (CW), Icom
IC-706 (6m+ Beacon). Their Amplifiers: 3 x 1kw amplifiers.
Antennas included: Titanex V160E, Battle Creek Wire Special
(160/80/40), Inverted L (80/75m), 4 Square on 4x 10m glass fibre
towers (40m), 2 x Beaverage Antennas for 160/80 or K9AY Loops
(depends space in garden), Pre-Amp's for 80/160, Halfsquare 30m,
MU Antenna for 30m, Butternut HF9VX 80-10 incl.WARC, Butternut
HF6V-X 80-10, Churscraft AV5 80-10, 3 element yagi 6m, and a home
made 2 x End-feed Zepp (one north and south SP/LP for all
continents on 20-10 meters). The QSL Manager's address (LA2N) is:
Sore Sunnmore Gruppa av NRRL, v/ Otto Norhagen, NO-6143
FISKAABYGD, NORWAY, Europe. Pilot stations are:
Trond, LA9VDA - North/South America & Low-Band; E-mail: la9vda@online.no
Tor, LA3WAA - 6m / Europe & Africa; E-mail: torpet@online.no
Teru, JM2HBO - Japan, Asia & Oceania; E-mail: teru@k-net.or.jp
SPECIAL EVENT. On December 15th and 16th, the
Catalonian Ham Radio Union and the Television of Catalonia will
put on the air the very special callsign EG3TVC. The station's
activity will be on the air during this year's 10th Marathon
devoted to collecting funds for the scientific study of AIDS. For
more information, please check the following WEB sites: http://www.urcat.org
or http://www.tvcatalunya.com/marato.
V5, NAMIBIA. DL2SL and Janusz/SP6IXF will be
active from here next year (February/March 2002). Their departure
is scheduled on February 14th from Berlin, and they should be
active from February 15th from Farm Heimat, 130km west of the
capital. They will head back home on March 8th. Their activity is
planned for operations on all bands using a TS-450, TS-50, IC-706
MKII and the following antennas: 3 element Delta on 80/40m, TH3,
slopers for the WARC bands, QQ or 4 element Yagi on 6 meters,
also wires for beverages for 160m. The callsign used by SP6IXF
will be V51/SP6IXF, and for DL2SL it will be V51/DL2SL.
VP8/SS & VP8/SG, SOUTH SANDWICH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
ISLANDS (Update). James Brooks, 9V1YC, sent out a press
release on December 3rd on the upcoming DXpedition. In it he
states, "VP8/sg South Georgia and VP8/ss South Sandwich will
be activated on the HF bands in January and February of 2002.
Operators are EI6FR, EI5IQ, HB9ASZ, PA3FQA, K0IR, W3WL, K4UEE,
VE3EJ, N5KO, K5TR, W7EW and 9V1YC. Exact dates, callsigns and QSL
managers are not being made public until we are on the air."
The complete press release will be sent to all OPDX InterNet
Subscibers as an addtional bulletin.
XU, CAMBODIA (Attention Topbanders). Dick,
N6FF, is now active from Sihanoukville signing XU7ACB. He will be
here until December 17th. His activity is centered around the low
bands, especially 160 meters. Look for him around/on 1828, 3525,
7003 and 10106 kHz. QSL via N6FF.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. Currently, all YA5T
operators are out of the country and are expected to be back
sometime early this week. Be advised that there has been a SLIM
active using the YA5T callsign on 20 meters CW.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLANDS. Jim, ZD8Z, has been
really active on 80 meters this past week (with some activity on
40/30/17/10 meters). Watch 80 meters as early as 2145z and as
late as 0300z between 3788 and 3797 kHz. Watch 30 meters (10102
or 10106) around 0200z and 17 meters starting at 0100z on 18072
or 18106 kHz. QSL via VE3HO.
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