The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 587 BID: $OPDX.587 November 18, 2002 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, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,
K4ZLE, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN, N5KO, AA7UC, KL7JR, K8YSE, N9AVY,
9M2/G3TMA, 9V1SM, A35RK, CO8TW, DF4SA, DL1EK/DL7VOA & DX
Newsletter, DL1HCM, F5NQL & UFT, FJ5DX & La Gazette du
DX, G3NKC, GM3WOJ, I1JQJ & IK1ADH - 425 DX NEWS, JF2VAX,
JI3ERV, JI6KVR, JT1CD, LA2EG, OH2BH, OH2XX, OH6LI, OM3JW,
OZ6OM/OZ7M & OZ 50 MHz DX Bulletin, PA1AW, PY2ZX, VA3RJ &
ICPO, VE6JO, Z36W and ZL4HU for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 10/November, through
Sunday, 17/November there were 240 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I,
4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE9,
CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9,
EI, EK, EL, 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, H4, HA, HB, HC,
HC8, HI, HK, HL, HM, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ,
P2, P4, P5, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU,
SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR,
TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE,
VK, VK0M, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR,
VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV,
Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/n, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
ZL1AMO BECOMES VERY ILL IN FIJI! Judy, AA7UC,
informs OPDX that well known DXer, Ron Wright, ZL1AMO, while
operating as 3D2RW in Fiji, became very ill and was admitted to
the Lautoka Hospital diagnosed with collapsed lungs, pneumonia
and was placed on life support. After a few days later, Ron was
in critical condition and an emergency air ambulance was sent
from New Zealand to pick him up and transport him back to a
hospital in Auckland at a cost of $40,000! At one point Ron's
daughter, Terri, informed Judy that Ron was in critical
condition, unconscious and his kidneys were not functioning
properly. As the OPDX Bulletin was going to print, the latest
from Judy, AA7UC is: "I am writing to give you the latest
update from Ron's daughter, Terri. The doctors say there is no
change; however, Ron is stable. The swelling has gone down and
the kidneys are starting to function better. Morphine and
sedatives have been discontinued. They are now waiting for Ron to
"wake up" which could take a couple of days. If he
doesn't wake up soon the doctors will perform a tracheotomy. If
you would like to contact the family directly, Terri's E-mail
address is: T.J.WRIGHT@xtra.co.nz.
Ron and Jeanette Wright's address is: 28 Chorley Avenue, Massey,
Auckland 8, New Zealand. Terri's address is: Terri Wright, 9b
Mayburn Road, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland 8, New Zealand. The
family thanks each of you for your prayers and concern. Let us
continue to pray and hope." OPDX and its readers hope for a
quick recovery for Ron, and we all will be waiting for his signal
to hit the airwaves once again.
3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Update). Vitaly,
VE6JO, informs OPDX that he finally received his visa! However,
he did have a problem finding tickets, but now it is all
finalized. He departs November 20th arriving in Malabo on
November 22nd. There is very little chance for him to get his
original license (3C2A) and set-up the station before the CQ WW
CW Contest. So his callsign will be 3C2MV (unless it is easy and
fast to change his license to 3C2A or 3C3A before the contest).
Vitaly will try to operate in the contest with limited number of
bands (more likely on 40/80 meters with an Inverted V). His
attempt to get a 3 element SteppIR on loan was unsuccessful.
However, he has purchased and refurbished a TH-3Jr in addition to
Sigma 5, and will use wire antennas on 40/80 meters and maybe on
160. He has no antenna for 6 meters. He mentions, "Do not
expect a big signal as I will run 100 watts (could not find an
amplifier). I hope to operate on as many bands and modes as
possible. However, I would like to ask everyone to be VERY
patient with me. This is my first time on the DX side and I'm not
sure how to handle the pile-up." Vitaly's activity will last
until December 12-13th (operating time) and depart Malabo on
December 14th (this will give him time to dismantle the station
and prepare for departure). QSL direct only (He is not member of
the National Association) with sufficient postage and SAE.
3V8, TUNISIA. Operators Hrane/YT1AD,
Kecman/YU1AO, Radivoje/YU1RL, Mladen/YU7NU, Marijan/S56A and
Mome/Z32ZM will be active as 3V8BB in the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi/Single. QSL via YT1AD. For
updates on pre-contest activities, visit the Web page at: http://QSLL.com/3v8/.
9K, KUWAIT. Mike, DL1HCM, will be active in
CQWW DX CW Contest again this year using the callsign 9K9X. 9K
Sunrise is 0323z and the sunset is 1349z. QSLs go via 9K Bureau
or via 9K2HN, not via DL1HCM.
9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Ian, G3TMA, will be
active as 9M2/G3TMA in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Single-Op 100w entry. QSL via 9M2/G3TMA: Ian
Buffham, Bekay Court, 7 Lorong Enau (off Jalan Ampang), 55000
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
9V, SINGAPORE. Sasi, 9V1SM, informs OPDX he
wants OPDX subscribers know that he is now active on PSK31 from
Singapore. He states, "With the awful band conditions we are
experiencing now, I plan to use this as my primary mode besides
SSB when conditions permit." Also, Sasi will be active very
soon on the other digital modes including RTTY and SSTV. Look for
him on PSK31 around 14070 kHz at 1500z. All PSK QSOs after the
6th of November 2002 with his station would be considered valid.
QSL via Joe, W3HNK.
AH2, GUAM. Operators from the Guam Contest
Club (Aki/JI3ERV, Kazumasa/JG3RPL, Toshi/JR7OMD and
Nozomu/JE8KKX) will be active as AH2R in the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via JH7QXJ.
Please DO NOT send your QSL to the KH2 BUREAU. JH7QXJ to JARL
Bureau is OK. Sunrise/Sunset: 2024/0750z
BW3, TAIWAN. Look for Art, UA3VCS, to be
active as BW3/UA3VCS in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/All Band/ Low Power entry. QSL via his
home callsign.
C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Rich/N4RP and
Charles/W4SAA will be active as C6AKP in the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi/2 entry. QSLs to N4RP via
the USA Bureau (Please). W4SAA is currently active as C6A/W4SAA
from South Bimini Island (NA-048) until November 26th. QSL
W4SAA/C6A via his homecall, direct or bureau.
C6, BAHAMAS. The Cinco Nueve Contest Group
will be a Multi/Single as C6AJX from Treasure Cay during the CQWW
CW Contest. QSL to N7NU. The group will be signing C6A/N7NU,
C6A/K7AR, C6A/WJ7R and C6A/N7MQ outside of the contest and those
QSLs go to their home callsigns. Their activity will take place
from now through November 25th.
CO8, CUBA. Juan, CO8TW, will be active in the
CQWW CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m)/Low Power entry.
QSL is via IZ8CCW. The log will be posted after the contest at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/.
CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND. Cornelius
"Con", DF4SA, will operate from CT3EE in the CQWW CW
Contest as a Single-Op/All band/Low Power class (SOABLP) -
unassisted. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau
automatically. A return QSL is not necessary. If anyone still
wants a direct QSL, send it to: Jose Luis Pinto Camacho, CT3EE,
Caminho do Monte; 66 - Madeira Island, Funchal 9050-084 PORTUGAL.
CY0, SABLE ISLAND. George/VE3NZ, Nick/VE3EY
and Lali/VE3NE are now active as CY0MM until November 26th.
Activity will be on all HF bands and 6 meters on CW/SSB/RTTY.
They will also participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest. More
information is available at: http://www.dipole.com. CY0MM on-line log has
been updated for the first time. The log now contains 3811 QSOs
and is current as of November 16th, at 2242z. On-line log can be
found at: http://dx.fireroute.com/cy0mm.
ADDED NOTE: Apparently, there maybe some "FREEBAND"
activity from here. Details can be viewed at: http://www.sugardelta.com/277sd0/index.html.
DXCC NEWS. Reports indicate that VK0MQI,
7Z1AC, 9U0X and 3XA8DX are now accepted for DXCC credit.
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. The Finnish contest team
OH2U hosted by EA8ZS, OH1MA and OH1RY will be active as EA8ZS in
the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Multi-Multi entry. QSL via OH1JT.
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Look for Siegfried,
DL6QW, to be active as EA8/DL6QW in the CQWW CW Contest as a
Multi-Single/Low Power entry. There will be no 160 activity. QSL
via DL6QW.
FS, SAINT MARTIN (Change of Plans). Dave,
KM3T, has changed his mind and intends to be on the French side
of the island for the CQWW CW Contest. His callsign will be
FS/KM3T. K2PF will still be the QSL Manager. Look for Dave, KM3T,
to be active before/after the contest as FS/KM3T and PJ7/KM3T.
QSL to K2PF for the November 20-26th (2002) operation only. Also,
look for heavy activity on 1.8 and 50 MHz.
HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Operators Don/G3XTT,
Zoli/HA1AG, Norman/K1DG, Ken/K1EA, Ken/K5KA, Steve/K6AW,
Mike/K9NW, Trey/N5KO, Tine/S50A, Angelca/S56MM and Mike/WA6O will
activate HC8N during the CQWW CW Contest. The team will be active
on 160-6 meters from from November 16-27th. QSL via W5UE. (IOTA
SA-004 and GS EI59gc)
IOTA NEWS...
AF-018. Zdenek, OK1DSZ, will be active
as IH9/OK1DSZ from Pantelleria Island during the CQ World
Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Single-Op/Single Band (10m)/Low Power entry. QSL via
OK1DSZ.
EU-052. Geo, SV1NA, will be active from
Zakynthos Island during the CQWW CW Contest as a
Single-Op/Single Band (160m)/High Power entry. He will
use a Yaesu FT-1000 DX and ICOM IC-756 Pro with maximum
permissible power into the following antennas: a full
sized dipole, full sized vertical alternatively, delta
loop and beverages for reception. Geo will be active in
this contest on behalf of the Greek Telegraphy Club. In
case of QSLing, all cards are accepted and very welcome
via the RAAG bureau in Athens, Greece.
NA-037. John, KL7JR, will be active from
Shemya Island (AK-019S) for a month starting November
24th. Listen to 28500 kHz after 1600z on Sundays only.
Watch DXCluster spots for other possible bands. QSL via
CBA and be patient!
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY (Operators Reunion). Jay
Slough, K4ZLE, reports: "Anyone who has ever operated from
Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, either with their own KG4 call or
from a club station, is invited to gather for a GTMO reunion at
the 2003 Dayton HamVention ®. As a minimum there will be an
informal gathering and recognition at the DX forum and DX dinner.
If the attendees desire a separate function, that can be
arranged. Please contact Jay Slough, K4ZLE (KG4MO) at: k4zle@arrl.net, (513) 779-1747
or CBA for further information." All former KG4s are
requested to contact Jay even if they do not think they can
attend this year. He will advise you of plans as they finalize.
LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Jorgen/DL4SDW,
Uwe/DL4SDX, DL5SEJ, Bernd/DL8SCG and Philippe/LX2AJ will be
active as LX7I in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL only via LX2AJ (Bureau or
direct).
MACEDONIA OPERATORS TO BE ACTIVE IN CONTEST.
Venco, Z36W, informs OPDX that members of the Z37M/Z30M Club will
be active in next CQWW CW Contest in follow categories:
Z36W SOSB 10 meters HP (QRZ.COM)
Z33F SOSB 160 meters LP and (QRZ.COM)
TA2/Z31GX from Turkey SOSB 40 meters (QSL via DJ0LZ)
MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Martin Platt, G4XUM, will
be active as MD4K in the CQWW CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single
Band (15m) entry. The QSL arrangements will be again via G3NKC,
who now has agreed to deal with all HF card requests. They have
formed a Web site with details of their operations and where
bureau QSLs can be requested. Visit the Web page at: http://www.md4k.com.
MU5, GUERNSEY. Justin, G4TSH, has arranged to
operate from the Guernsey ARS HQ signing MU5X for CQWW CW Contest
this year. He will be a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via G3KKQ.
Justin may be operational before the contest under his own
callsign as GU4TSH (/P) mainly on the WARC bands in between
setting up the station.
MW5, WALES. Ian, G3WVG, will be active as
MW5A from Steve's, GW4BLE, QTH and station for the CQ World Wide
DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via
G3TXF.
OH4, FINLAND. Jari, OH6QU, will be active as
OH4A in the CQWW CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m)/High
Power entry. He plans to use a 4o4o4 + 4o4o4 + 2 element yagis.
For details, view the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/oh4a.
OH6, FINLAND. Jarno, OH6NJ, will be active in
the CQWW CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band
(10m)/(A)-category. QSL via the Bureau or direct.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Jukka, OH6LI, will be
active as OH0V in the CQWW CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band
(15m)/High Power entry. He plans to use a 4o4o4 + 2 element
yagis. For details, view the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/oh0v.
OOOOPPPPSSS DEPARTMENT. Small typo in last
week's bulletin (OPDX.586). Under "KH8, MARIANA
ISLANDS", the KH8 prefix should have been KH0. Thanks (and
sorry) to Taka, JF2VAX, for informing us.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Alex, PA1AW, reports that the log for
5Z4DZ is now updated and now contains 20,485 QSOs through
9-Nov-2002 0751z at: http://www.qsl.net/5z4dz.. There have
been DX-Cluster spots of 5Z4DZ on 30 CW which are not
real. In Kenya (5Z4) 30 meters operations are not
allowed. The same applies to RTTY spots. Alex does not
work RTTY yet. QRN levels are giving Alex, 5Z4DZ, a hard
time on 80 meters. That is why his 80m activity is low at
the moment. There is no QSL backlog, and all incoming
cards are anwered the same day.
Jerry, N9AVY, informs OPDX that he has
not been the QSL Manager for Mark, AH2E, since 1988, and
is still receiving cards for Mark from the Bureau. He
does not have the logs nor the cards.
NEED A QSL MANAGER. Debbie, N9DRU, who
has been the QSL Manager for YJ8RN for the last 13 years,
is looking for another station to manage cards for.
NEW QSL MANAGER. Chris, GM3WOJ, informs
OPDX that the QSL cards for GM7V and GZ7V are now being
handled by Linda Taylor, M0CMK, 18 Folly Lane, North
Crawley, Bucks. MK16 9LW England. All cards sent to
ZS5BBO will be answered - sorry for any delay. Please
E-mail Chris if you are waiting for a GM7V or GZ7V QSL
card at: gm3woj@talk21.com.
Members/Operators of the
"Radioamateurs of Japy" and "LABRE/SP
Jundiai Region" (Ark/PY2ZX, Ric/PY2EVN,
Milton/PY2MTM, Luis/PU2OCZ, Marco/ZZ2KEZ, Lizanias/ZZ2LZC
and Thiago/PY2GEJ) activated the special event station
PV2DAE this past week to celebrate the 101 years of
public services made by DAE (DAE in Portuguese is
"Departamento de Agua e Esgoto", and means
"Department of Water and Drain"), the water
department of Jundiai City, S. Paulo State, Southeast
Brazil. QSL via PY2LDJ by Bureau or P.O. Box 1292, Zip
13202-970, Jundiai, SP, Brazil.
Ken Holdom, ZL4HU (Team Leader / Group
Organizer / QSL Manager for the Kermadec DX Association),
wishes to advise that the "DRAFTS" for QSL
cards for the very successfull DXpedition to Chatham
Islands in October have been sent to Japan. They are
hopeful to have the proofs by mid-December and the cards
by mid-January. They would ask that you all be very
patient, and you will get your cards in due course.
Please do not send "2nd Requests". They will
advise us when the cards are to be mailed out.
ZK1MA ROUTE. Bob (W7TSQ/ZK1ASQ) reports
that as he was departing the South Cook Islands for home,
there is already a pile of ZK1MA QSL cards received at
ZK1JD's post office box in Rarotonga. He wants to remind
everyone that the ONLY good QSL route for ZK1MA is
"VIA W7TSQ". Cards received in Rarotonga will
be delayed, perhaps for months: they will be sent to
W7TSQ via surface (sea) mail in order to minimize the
cost of returning them to Bob. (TNX Paul, A35RK)
RT9, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Operators RU9WX, RX9WR,
RW9WW, RW9WY, RA9WR and possible others will be active as RT9W in
the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via the Bureau is OK.
S0, WESTERN SAHARA. The 425 DX News reports
that Peter, G3WQU/CN2PM, will be active as S07PM and participate
in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op Low Power entry from
Tifariti in Western Sahara. QSL direct only to Peter McKay,
MINURSO, P.O. Box 80000, Laayoune, Western Sahara, Morocco.
SPECIAL EVENT. Khos, JT1CD, informs OPDX that
special event station JV5C will be active November 20-24th to
celebrate the 840th birthday/anniversary of Chinggis Khaan. The
activity will take place from Bayanbuural and is located 120 km
North of Ulaanbaatar. QSL via JT1KAA: P.O.Box 830,
Ulaanbaatar-24, Mongolia.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station
ER60SB to be active from November 17-24th and again between
January 23rd through February 2nd to commemorate the 60th
anniversary of the "Battle of Stalingrad". QSL via
ER1DA either through the Bureau or direct to: Valery Metaxa, P.O.
Box 3000, Chisinau, MD-2071, Moldova.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station
LM1LGN (LA1LGN was used earlier) to be active between now through
November 30th from the Coastal Radio Station LGN - Bergen Radio.
Activity is to celebrate the 90 years of service for ships at
sea. A special QSL is available via the bureau or direct from
LA1B. More information is available on this activity on the Web
page at: http://www.la1b.no.
ADDED NOTE: On November 23-24th, look for "LGN - Bergen
Radio" to broadcast and call amateur radio stations on 3631
kHz USB. They will be listening up for callsigns (on CW or USB)
between 3650-3700 kHz. Scheduled activity for LGN will be from
1400-1600z and 1800-2000z on November 23rd, and at 1000-1200z and
1600-1800z on the 24th.
T9, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Jovo, T94FC, will be
active in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Single-Op/Single Band (10m)/Low Power entry.
TI, COSTA RICA. Philip, N0KE, will be active
as TI5N in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as
a Single-Op/All Band/QRP entry. QSL via W3HNK.
USI NEWS. Ron, K0NEO, will be active as
K0NEO/p November 19th from Held's Island (USI MO-New one),
Gasconade County, Missouri. Activity is expected to start
approximately at 0600z. Operations will be on 20 meters and on
the usual IOTA Islands frequencies. They will also be operating 6
and 2 meters to take advatage of the Leonids meteor shower. QSL
via the homecall, direct or bureau.
XU & XY, CAMBODIA AND MYANMAR. Hiroo,
XW2A, who was recently active as XY1M in Yangon, Myanmar, reports
he made around 3,500 QSOs with 13 countries (EUs, A4, VR2, KH6,
8R1 and 600 JAs on 6m) and used only A4S antenna to do it. He
plans to have high power when he returns to Yangon in January. He
plans to be active on the lower bands and the WARC bands this
trip. By the time your read this Hiroo should be active from
Cambodia with his new callsign XU7ADX. He was there with his
friend Mr.Daisuke/XU7ACG to repair antennas at the "DXshack
XU" before Jaak/ES1FB and Dick/N6FF arrive to operate (first
week in December). QSL XU7ACG via 7N4QHA: Daisuke Ito, 2-23-202,
Toyama Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-0052 Japan, QSL XU7ADX via XW2A: Hiroo
Yonezuka, P.O.Box 2659, Vientiane, Laos. IMPORTANT QSL NOTE FROM
HIROO, XW2A (Not edited): "Basically, I am not member of
DXCC, so that I don't need any QSL cards for DXCC and I am not
QSL card collector I am only one residence station in Laos (2001)
so that, There are no QSL buro in Laos. I have no service for
check log/ also your QSL card was coming already or not. because
I am not QSL colector. I don't need any QSL cards, so I have no
interesting that your card coming or not, But If your need my QSL
card and your QSL coming to me, I will return for you. In case of
QSL cards with 2 IRCs, it will return next day, QSL card with one
IRC, it will coming back to you after few months latter. No-IRC
is no return.!! Any years (Old ,New ) IRC OK. P.O.Box 2659
Vientiane Laos"
YA, AFGHANISTAN. "The Daily DX"
reports that Hiro Nakanishi, JA1CQT, has received written
permission to operate as YA1CQ on November 12th. He is expected
to be there until November 23rd, but has plans to return to Kabul
in mid-December. QSL via home callsign.
YI0, IRAQ. Operators Mike/OM2DX, Jaro/OM3TZZ
(ex SU9ZZ), Robo/OM1KW and Peter/YI9OM (OM6TX) will be active in
the upcoming CQWWDX CW Contest as YI0M. Peter, YI9OM, will be
finished with his stay in the Slovak Embassy in Baghdad a few
days after Contest. A new worker will replace him at the Embasy;
Mike, OM2DX (the son of OM3JW). He will get his callsign few days
after his arrival. QSL will go via OM3JW. QSLs for YI9OM go via
OM6TX.
ZA, ALBANIA (The Most Sought After Country Of The
World). A press release by Martti, OH2BH: "That was
the case in 1991 when an International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
project group entered Albania for training more than twenty
locals, establishing the Albanian Amateur Radio Association
(AARA) and finally activating ZA1A to remove ZA from all wanted
lists. For once and all. So this November, eleven years have
passed, and it is time for a belated celebration of the 10th
anniversary of AARA and see a gathering of the original
instructors and their students. The then Albanian
telecom/security authority, Mr. Dajlan Omeri, ZA1Z, one of the
students, has earned the DXCC certificate - hence he is one of
the Deserving. An international delegation of OH2BH, OH2PM, OH5BM
and OH8SR will arrive in Tirana on Sunday, November 17, 2002 and
set up two stations for a one week activation of ZA1B together
with Geni Mema, ZA1B. This includes the CQWW CW Contest, with the
team's entry planned in the multi-two category. QSL via
OH2BH."
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Look for Glenn, K6NA,
to be active as ZD8A in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/All Band/Hign Power entry. QSL via N6CW.
ZS4, SOUTH AFRICA. Bernie, ZS4TX, will be
active in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Single-Op/Single Band (10m) entry. QSL via ZS4TX.
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...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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