The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 578 BID: $OPDX.578 September 16, 2002 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 8/September, through
Sunday, 15/September there were 228 countries active. Countries
available: 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3,
CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, 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, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA,
OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7,
PY, PZ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, T9,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V2, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9N, VP2V, VP5, VP8,
VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZL9, ZP,
ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3XY, GUINEA (possibly 6W also). Francois,
VE2XO, informs OPDX that he will be again active from Conakry as
3XY6A from September 22-25th. It is also possible that there may
be activity from Dakar as 6W1RT on September 26th and 27th. His
focus is on RTTY, but with some SSB. Activity will be mainly on
20m, 17m and 15m. His equipment will be a TS-850SAT and an
IC-706MKIIG with an Acom 1000 amplifier. Antennas will be a Force
12 Sigma-5 and Sigma-20. QSL via home call.
5Z, KENYA. Alex, 5Z4DZ, has fixed the problem
with his yagi and has now added 40 meters to his activity.
Apparently, no more tower work is needed and the 80m Inverted L
will go up shortly. He can now be active on all the bands he is
permitted to work. He was spotted this past weekend on 24940,
14024 and 21024 kHz. QSL Manager Alex, PA1AW, has received the
first logs and the first cards are out already. The logs will
also become available on the Web shortly at: http://www.qsl.net/5z4dz.
Check out the Web site for more information about 5Z4DZ. The
correct address for 5Z4DZ QSL is: Alex van Hengel, De Manning 15,
2995AE Heerjansdam, The Netherlands.
8N1, OGASAWARA ISLANDS. Just a reminder that
the commemorative DXpedition by the JARL (Japanese Amateur Radio
League) to celebrate their 75th anniversary will begin this week,
starting September 15th (for about 6 months). Callsign will be
8N1OGA and activity will be on all bands and modes. For more
details, please refer to OPDX.576.
9 BAND ACHIEVEMENT. David, VK3EW, informs
OPDX that he has been chasing Ake, 5R8FU, from Madagascar for
some time now and has recently worked him on the 160 meter band,
thus completing all 9 bands. Ake told David that he was the first
station ever to achieve this with his station. Ake's QSL Manager,
John, SM5DJZ, sent an E-mail to David telling him he has prepared
some sort of award to be sent to him for this achievement.
Congratulations to David, and what a nice jester by the QSL
Manager.
9U, BURUNDI. Baldur, DJ6SI, is currently
active as 9U0X until September 20th or 21st. His activity is
mainly CW and was spotted on 7005, 10120, 14022, 18085, 21025 and
28025 kHz over the past weekend. Watch 10 meters between
1030-1400z and the other bands between 2030-0100z. QSL via his
home callsign.
C21, NAURU. Rex, VK8RH, will be active as
C2RH until September 27th. His activty will be mainly on 6
meters, but he will also be on the HF bands. He will use a beam
antenna on 6 meters and verticals on HF. His primary HF frequency
will be 14260 kHz (SSB), and he will also monitor 50.110 MHz.
Also, watch 18125 and 28885 kHz (+/- QRM). Rex has set up a 6m
beacon (C21SIX, 25w to a dipole) on 50.038 MHz at his hotel, and
this will stay in place when he leaves. Eventually the 6m antenna
will be raised atop a decent sized tower. When he is operating on
6m he will switch off the beacon as it will interfere. If the
beacon is not heard on 50.038 MHz, then try 50.110 MHz to see if
Rex is there. If you miss him on this trip, he will return and be
active again November 4-22nd. QSL via VK4AAR: Alan Roocroft, P.O.
Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia. Online logs and updates can be
found on the Web at: http://www.users.on.net/rpearson.
CN, MOROCCO. Jim, W7EJ, who recently
announced that he would active in the CQWW DX SSB Contest as
CN2R, now announces that he will also be active in the CQ World
Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24, 2002) using the same
callsign. His activity in the contest will be as Single Op/All
Band entry. QSL via W7EJ.
CV5, URUGUAY (Special Prefix). Luis, CX5UR,
informs OPDX that the special callsign CV5Y will be used to
activate "Merin Lake" from October 26th through
November 3rd. No details were provided on "what" Merin
Lake is or why a special callsign is being used. Hopefully, more
details are forthcoming. Activity will be on all bands and modes.
QSL via EA5KB.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC
Manager, reports the following operations are approved for DXCC
credit:
Myanmar -
XY3C, XY5T, XY7V, XY0TA, XY4KQ and XY3EZ (Operation
dates: From August 1, 2002 to August 25, 2002)
Afghanistan -
YA/G0TQJ (Operation dates: from April 30, 2002 to
July 11, 2002)
E27, THAILAND. Champ, E21EIC/XW1IC, informs
OPDX that the youngest YL ham inside Thailand has received her
license. Her name is Thanaporn (OIL) Longcharoen and she is 8
years old. She just passed her VHF-license exam and received her
callsign from PTD which is E27ZI. Her hobbies are Ham radio and
Karaoke singing. Anyone looking for a QSO can contact her on
144.950 MHz. Her father is Pongprasert (Long) Longcharoen,
HS2CRU, and her mother is Pitsamai (Toi), They live in SRIRACHA,
Chonburi/THAILAND. The location is in the eastern part of
Thailand about 100 km southeast of Bangkok. Thanaporn does have a
Web page at: http://www.geocities.com/e27zi.
FO0, MARQUESAS ISLANDS. Hiroyuki/JI1JKW and
Arihide/JI1WTF will be active as FO0SAI from October 8-11th.
Activity will be on HF and 6 meters. QSL via home callsign.
FR, REUNION ISLAND. Look for Bernie, F6BLK,
to be active as FR/F6BLK between September 23-29th. Most of his
activity will be mainly CW but with some SSB. QSL via F6BLK
either direct or through the bureau.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-139. Look for the BI7DX
IOTA-expedition team to be active from Weizhou Island
which is located in the Gulf of Tongking in South China,
between September 27th and October 4th. The team members
will come from four provinces of China. The first group
of the team members will be Alan/BA1DU, Zhang/BA6AP,
Terry/BA7NQ, Liao/BA7QT, Chen/BD7NI, Wu/BD7QY, Li/BG7IEE,
Liu/BG7OH, and they will land on the island September
27th. They expect to be active at 0800z. They plan to set
up three stations using two Yagis, one vertical antenna
and two linear amplifiers. The operations will be on SSB
and CW modes on the normal IOTA frequencies from 40-10
meters, including the WARC bands. The second group of
operators include Ken/BA1AJ, Jerry/BA1FB, Qin/BA1KA,
Fan/BA1RB, Xiang/BD1CC and Liu/BG1DO, and they expect to
land on the island October 2nd. The BI7DX team will be
QRT on October 4th. QSL via Alan, BA1DU at: P.O.Box 8091,
Beijing 100088, CHINA.
AS-147. Taka, JR3TVH, will be active as
JR3TVH/8 from Rishiri Island September 20-23rd. Activity
will be on 40/20/17/15/10/6 meters CW/SSB. QSL via JR3TVH
direct or via the bureau.
EU-048. Francois, F5JNE, will be active
from Belle Ile Island, September 25-26th. He will also
try to activate one or two of the French castles on the
island. Activity will be on 40/20 meters CW/SSB. Other
reference items are: French Departments Award - 56;
French Provinces Award - Brittany and DIFM AT 015 (French
Metropolitan Islands Award). QSL direct or via the French
REF bureau.
EU-093. Look for Murcia (Costa Blanca
& San Vincente) District members to activate Tabarca
Island, September 28-29th. They will be active from
several castles for the Spanish Castles Award. For more
information, go to the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/ea5gqk.
EU-109. Jim/G3RTE and John/G4CVC are
planning to be active as GB4FI from Longstone Island in
the Farne Group, depending on weather, September 21-22nd.
Their operating time will be limited at the present to
daylight hours. Activity will be on both CW/SSB. QSL via
G3SWH. ADDED NOTE: This operation is very much dependent
upon the weather. If unsuccessful, they will attempt an
operation in early 2003.
EU-127. Hans/DL1YFF and Jochen/DH8IJ
will be on the Island of Helgoland in the German Sea and
will be active on Wednesday, September 19-22nd. They will
work SSB, RTTY, SSTV and PSK. QSL via their homecalls.
EU-172. Jakob, OZ7AEI, will be active as
OZ7AEI/p from several Danish Islands, September 19th. All
will be good for the Danish Islands Award and IOTA
EU-172. He plans to be activate: Thuro (FY-016);
Langeland (FY-019); Tasinge (FY-015) Fyn (FY-001) ;Sio
(FY-021). Look for him in the early morning on/about the
IOTA frequencies on 40/20/15 meters. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or bureau.
NA-217. Tony/WF1N and Lou/W1DIG had to
cancel their trip to Appledore Island scheduled for
September 20-23rd because of boat connection problems.
They will not be able to be rescheduled in 2002.
OC-066. (Update) Look for Kenji, JA4GXS
and his XYL to be active as FO/JA4GXS and operating on
160-6 meters SSB and CW from Rangiroa Island between
October 8-13th. Watch for him on 21260 and 14260 kHz +/-
QRM. QSL via JA4GXS: Kenji Sasaki, 2-15, Ishikannon-cho,
Yamaguchi-City, 753-0038 JAPAN.
SA-081. Look for Colombian operators to
activate Isla del Morro, October 11-14th. Callsigns to be
used are: HK8RQS/P, HK8HIX/P and HK8UUC/P. QSL via EA5KB.
KH2, GUAM (Possibly KH0 also). Walt, KF2XN,
will be active as KH2/KF2XN for at least the next month. Activity
will be on most bands, depending on the propagation, mostly on
SSB and during his spare time between his work assignment. Most
of his activity last week was on/around 14270 kHz between
0645-0930z and after 1100z. QSLs for this operation should go to
W2GR via the CBA: Mike Benjamin, 1064 99th Street, Niagara Falls,
NY 14304 USA. QSLs will be printed after his return to his home
QTH. ADDED NOTE: Walt's assignment may get extend for 3 months,
however at the moment this is not clear. Also, weekend hours of
operation will be increased and will vary depending on
propagation. LATE NOTE: Larry, N5FPW, informs OPDX that he talked
to Walt this past Sunday morning on 20 meters and was told that
Walt will be heading to Mariana Island (KH0) in 2 to 3 weeks for
an "extensive operation".
KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA (Double IOTA Operations).
Glyn, GW0ANA, Team Manager of the KH8 DXpedition, provides OPDX
with the following details and callsigns for their KH8 double
IOTA DXpedition to Tutuila and Ofu Island:
Island of Tutuila - (IOTA OC-045) They
will use the callsign K8T (KILO 8 TANGO). The operation
starts on Tutuila on October 28th and ends November 8th.
The QSL route for this IOTA QSO is only via Glyn, GW0ANA,
and the address is in any callbook or on QRZ.com.
Island of Ofu - (IOTA OC-007) They will
use the callsign K8O (KILO 8 OSCAR). The operation starts
on Ofu on October 29th and ends November 7th. The time at
Ofu may vary due to weather affecting flying conditions,
but the team will do their best to give the deserving
this island for as long as possible. The QSL route for
this IOTA QSO is only via David, AH6HY, good in any
callbook or QRZ.com
If any members of the DX community feel they would like to
assist them in sponsorship, then your kindness would be very much
appreciated.
KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Jake, N6XIV, active as
N6XIV/KH9, continues to be active on 20 meters between 14260 and
14270 kHz and generally between 0700 and 1000z. He has been
notified that his stay on Wake Island has been extended to
October 4th. QSL via K2FF.
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators
Darrell/AB2E and John/K3TEJ will be active in the CQ World Wide
DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as WP2Z and as a Multi/(?)
entry. QSL WP2Z via KU9C. Activity before and after the contest,
the operators will sign KP2/homecall. QSL to their home call.
LA DX GROUP WEB PAGE. Lech, LA7MFA, provides
a Web page as an InterNet DX magazine with frequent updates with
own articles, links to articles on the web, as well as other
interesting links and info. He thought it would be of interest to
at least the Danish and Swedish DXers and contesters, but they do
have articles/links in English, too, which might be of interest
to others. They have had articles by such known DXers like OH2BR,
SM0AGD and LA1EE. The Web page can be found at: http://www.qsl.net/ladxg.
LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP ACTIVITY AND NEWS...
The Peconic ARC, W2AMC, will be active
from 1300z September 21st to 2000z September 22nd, to
celebrate the Maritime Festival/Lightship Nantucket.
Suggested frequencies are: 7270 and 14270 kHz. QSL via
Peconic ARC, PO Box 113, Peconic, NY 11958.
Look for special callsign K4E to be
active November 2-3rd from Egmont Key (USI FL-014S, IOTA
NA-034) and lighthouse (WLH LH-0426, ARLHS USA-269),
located in Hillsborough County, Florida. Start time will
be 1500z both days. Rain date for this operation will be
November 9th. Operations will be on 80-10 meters, CW and
SSB. The QSL Manager is John, KU4BT.
Just a reminder that a group of
operators plan to activate the rare grid square EN67 and
the Copper Harbor Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-193) using the
callsign K8B from September 21-23rd. A last minute note
from the team reports: "All of the pieces are
falling into place for next weekend's expedition. We will
have a variety of wire antennas and a homebrew vertical
for HF. The VHF antennas are as follows: 2m 20 element
and 5 element beams, 6m 5 element beam and an end fed
wire, 70 cm 30 element and 11 element beams. All stations
will be operating with low power. In addition to the EN67
grid square we also will be giving out Copper Harbor
Lighthouse US-193 and Keweenaw County, MI. We should be
QRV on HF sometime by mid morning on September 21. The
expedition will end on Monday, September 23rd." For
more details, refer to OPDX.575 or the Brockway Mountain
expedition Web page at: http://members.aol.com/nv8v.
QSL via NV8V.
OZ, DENMARK (Islands and Lighthouses Activity).
Knud, OZ2ZB, will be active as OZ2ZB/p, September 17th through
28th, from several Danish Islands for the Danish Island Award.
His activity schedule is as follows:
September 17th -
Store Rotholm Island (EU-172, JY-013), 0800-0900z
September 27th -
Hirsholm Island (EU-171, NJ-009) and Lighthouse
(ARLHS DEN 067 / DLS 013), 1800-1900z
Knud may also activate a few more islands in the NK group
depending on weather and time. Bands will be 20 and 15 meters
(around 14260 and 21260 kHz). QSL via his home callsign, direct
or bureau.
P4, ARUBA. John, KK9A, will be active as P40A
during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a
Single Op/Single Band (20m) entry. John will also be active as
P40A in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24th), but
as a Single Op/Single Band/QRP entry. QSL both operations via
WD9DZV.
P5, NORTH KOREA. Bruce, KK5DO, reports on his
Web that Ed, P5/4L4FN, has gotten the Hex Beam mounted atop the
new mast with the rotor on September 14th. He reports a 3-4db
difference compared to the vertical he has.
PIRATE ALERT. Save your green stamps. Station
signing ST0/ST2SA/p was a PIRATE operation according to Sid,
ST2SA.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Mario, 4S7BRG, has changed his QSL
information. The old route via HB9BRM is no longer valid.
Cards should now be sent via the 4S bureau or via his the
qrz.com address. He has now moved completely to Sri Lanka
and has therefore no address in Switzerland any more. The
records on qrz.com and Buckmaster are now updated. The
QSL Manager will be removed in the near future.
Jose, EA5MB, is reportedly the QSL
Manager for Ali, 8Q7AM, and a online log search is
available on the Web at: http://webs.ono.com/usr002/ea5mb/.
Joe/JA4PXE/4 and Takeshi/JI3DST/4 were
both active from Yashiro Island (AS-117) this past
weekend. QSL via the following:
JA4PXE -
Joe S. Kuwahara, 1-74 Midorimachi
Tokuyama-City,745-0075 JAPAN
JI3DST -
Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka-City, Osaka 545-0021 JAPAN
Vasilij, RW6HS, reports that he is the
QSL Manager for the following stations: UN7TO, UN9M,
UT1EO and R0/UT1EO.
Andrew, ZS1AN, says he has received the
QSL cards from the printer for his recent ZS1AN/P Dassen
Island Lighthouse operation. He expects to reply to all
cards received by the end of last weekend. He doesn't
anticipate more than a one-week delay in replying to QSLs
received from now on. For those who missed it earlier,
the QSL address is: PO Box 350, Newlands 7725, South
Africa. Please include a green stamp or IRC to cover
return postage. You can see what the card looks like on
his web site at: http://www.qsl.net/zs1an/dassen.html.
SILENT KEY. It is sad to report that
Murphy Ratterree, W4WMQ, the founder and first president
of INDEXA, became a "Silent Key" on September
9th. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our
deepest sympathy to his family and friends.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Pearl River DX Association
will be signing W2WTC through the month of Setember. They are
honoring the 7 amatuers who were killed on September 11th. They
are expected to be on daily, usally between 1500-2100z or until
the bands conditions dictate otherwise. Look for them on 14257,
18130 and 7252 kHz. QSL via the bureau or to the operator K2HJB
or KA2NUE with a SASE.
SPECIAL EVENT. The National Weather Service
of Germany, Deutscher Wetterdienst, is going to celebrate its
50th anniversary during the night of November 8th and 9th. A
special cross-band event will take place between amateur radio
stations and weather service's longwave transmitter DDH47 on
147.3 kHz from 2230z until 0530z. Amateur radio stations are
encouraged to call DL0SWA/DDH47 on 3565, 7025 or 14052 kHz
according to the announcement made by transmissions from DDH47.
The crew of DL0SWA (Seewetteramt) will listen for callsigns on
the above mentioned HF frequencies and reply on longwave 147.3
kHz and shortwave (7025, 1 watt). QSL cards will be printed and
distributed after the event via DARC Bureau. Please visit the
following Web page for more information at: http://www.dwd.de/de/wir/Geschaeftsfelder/Seeschifffahrt/Sendeplaene/Amateurfunk.
ST0, SUDAN. William, ZS5WC, is reportedly
working in the Sudan and will be active as time permits. He was
issued the callsign ST0F. He states that his equipment is an old
FT7B, vertical loop or moxon beam, running only 20 to 30 watts.
Look for him around or near 21300 kHz. QSL via his home callsign
ZS5WC.
TI8, COSTA RICA. Operators Ed/K4QFF,
Ron/K4WZ, William/K4WPM, Robert/WA4PUJ aand Dennis/WA4ZJJ will be
active in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as
TI8/K4QFF and as a Multi/2 entry. Activity will be on 160-10
meters. QSL via K4QFF.
TM8, FRANCE. Be looking for the Clipperton DX
Club to be active and signing TM8CDX on all bands during their
annual meeting from September 14-30th. QSL via F5CQ.
USI ACTIVITY AND NEWS...
The Lake Whitney Amateur Radio Society (LWARS),
NZ5T, will be active October 26th starting at 1400z from
The Island, Texas (USI TX-036L), located in Lake Whitney.
Operation will be on 14250, 21290 and 28435 MHz SSB. QSL
SASE via LWARS, POB 1181, Whitney, TX 76692.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Just a reminder to
look for the YL operators Elizabeth/VE7YL, June/VK4SJ,
Mio/JR3MVF, Raija/SM0HNV and Gwen/VK3DYL to be active as VK9YL
now through September 29th. QSL via VK3DYL: Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould
Court, Mt. Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia. Send either direct
with a SAE and sufficient return postage or via the VK3 Bureau.
Any direct cards received without the above will be returned via
the Bureau.
WHO'S WHO ON TOPBAND? Can be found on the Web
at: http://www.qsl.net/160.
First published in 1997, "Who's Who..." is the world's
most up-to-date listing of 160m band DXCC standings. With over
500 stations listed in 8 categories, the listing provides much
needed information for any serious low band operator. New
submissions are welcome by sending an E-mail to Nick, VK1AA at: vk1aa@qsl.net.
XU, CAMBODIA. XU7ACJ (SSB) and XU7ACN (CW)
are now active until September 26th. Operators Max/ON5UR,
Wim/ON6NP and Karel/ON5TN were active this past weekend on
20/17/15/12/10 meters. QSL via ON6NP. Remember this group will
try to activate Koh Poah Island (AS-133) as XU7AUR, September
21-23rd. QSL via ON5UR.
YM3, TURKEY. Mill, LX1CC, will operate as
YM3CC from Izmir between September 13th and October 2nd. He will
be active on all bands including the WARC bands, and most VHF/UHF
bands using CW, SSB and FM. QSL to LX1CC via bureau or direct.
ZA, ALBANIA. Vlado, Z35M, informs OPDX that
he plans to be active from here for the next few years as
ZA/Z35M. Activity will be 80-10 meters on only CW and SSB, using
an IC-745 with 100w into a G5RV 40m up (sloping to 20m). QSL only
DIRECT to his home address: Vladimir Kovaceski, Box 10, Struga
6330, Macedonia. Vlado also mentions that in 2001, Z35M set
"European Year QSO Record" with 43300 QSOs all in one
year (single operator, one callsign, home station).
ZL9, CAMPBELL ISLAND. No, ZL9BSJ was not a
pirate. Activity was by Wilbert, ZL2BSJ, who was active for a
brief time on September 12th. "The Daily DX" reports
that Wilbert is (was) currently in the area on work business and
was ashore for a very brief time. The length of his stay was not
mentioned, and he has not been heard since then. QSL via ZL2BSJ.
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the VOICE or FAX answering machine at 440-237-8208 which shares
the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch.
To access: 1) Dial Number. 2) Wait for first ring (the second
ring should be a false ring from the fax/data switch box) and
then dial four quick ones ("1111"). (NOTE: Some FAX
machines that send single "BEEPS" every second will not
have to do this step.) 3) The phone will pick up and after the
"BEEP" leave your voice message or FAX.
