The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 589 BID: $OPDX.589 December 2, 2002 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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TI2JJP, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3TPZ and ZS5BBO for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 24/November, through
Sunday, 1/December there were 234 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5,
A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE0Z, CE9, CM,
CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D4, DL, DU, E3, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9,
EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM,
FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T2, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TU, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E,
VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XT, XW, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB,
ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, 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).
3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Update). Erik, SM0AGD,
spoke to Vitaly, 3C2MV (aka VE6JO) over the telephone from Malabo
and was asked to pass on the following info to the OPDX bulletin.
Vitaly worked 1400 QSOs in the CQWW CW Contest. Outside the
contest, he has made about 4500 QSOs so far. He is astonished by
the continuous big pile-ups! For 40 and 80 meters, he is using an
Inverted Vee. He has no antenna for 160 meters and does not
intend to be active on that band. Due to an upcoming election in
Equatorial Guinea, he might have to change his itinerary and
leave Malabo a week earlier than expected (possibly December 8th,
but that is not definite yet). Over the past weekend, Vitaly was
heard on 7016 kHz around 0530z, 10116 kHz between 2045-2130z,
24911 kHz between 1130-1730z, 28522 kHz between 1200-1345z and
28016 kHz after 1430z. QSL via VE6JO.
5T, MAURITANIA (Also, S0, Western Sahara). A
group of operators from the Amateur International Radio
Volunteers (IARV) will be active as 5T5PBV (JA1PBV), 5T5RUZ
(JA8RUZ), 5T5RQ (JA6RQ) and 5T5CPS (JA1CPS) now through December
7th. QSL via their home callsigns. A group, consisting of JA1UT,
JA1UPA, JA1PBV, JA8RUZ, JA1CPS and JA6RQ, will make a side trip
to Western Sahara and be active as S07U from December 2-5th. A
special effort will be made on 160 and 30 meters. QSL via JA1UT.
8P, BARBADOS. John, K4BAI, will be active as
8P9HT from December 10-17th which includes an entry in the ARRL
10 Meter Contest as 8P9Z. During the contest he will be active on
both modes using high power if an amplifier is available. Outside
of the contest, look for John to be active on 160-6 meters
CW/SSB. QSL both callsigns via K4BAI.
9N, NEPAL. Toshi, JA1ELY, informs OPDX that
Kiyo, JH3PAS, will be active once again from Kathmandu as 9N7AS
between December 23-30th. Also, following the 9N7AS activity,
look for Kazu, JA8MWU, to be active as 9N7WU, also from
Kathmandu, between December 30th and January 6th. Both operations
will be on all bands, 160-6 meters. 9N7AS will operate SSB, CW,
RTTY and PSK31, but 9N7WU will only be active on SSB. QSL via
their home callsigns direct or the JARL Bureau.
JH3PAS - Kiyotaka Ichikawa, 1-74-3 Issiki-Nishi Hiraoka,
Kakogawa, 675-0117 JAPAN
JA8MWU - Kazunori Abe, 12-5-9, 7-Jyo, Kagura, Asahikawa, 070-8007
JAPAN
9S, DEM. REP. OF CONGO. Michel, F6COW, who
was active in the CQWW CW Contest as 9S1X, continues to be on the
air until December 8th. He has been very active on 20/17/12
meters CW/SSB and 40 meters CW. QSL via F2YT.
D88/HL0, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. It has been
reported that Lee, DS4CNB, will be joining the team at the Korean
base King Sejong (WABA HL-01), located on King George Island,
South Shetlands (AN-010). He is expected to work at the base
until November 30, 2003. Activity will be on all bands and modes
as either HL0KSJ or D88S. QSL via his home callsign: Lee Dae
Ryung, P.O Box 30, Tongyung 650-600, South Korea.
C6, BAHAMAS (IOTA/Lighthouse Op). Wade/AA8LL
and Liz/K8LIZ will be active from here January 18-20th. They will
be operating from Crooked Island, Bahamas, NA-113 as AA8LL/C6A
and K8LIZ/C6A. They also have permission to operate as C6ALB from
Bird Rock Lighthouse, LH-0118 for the World Lighthouse Award, and
BAH 005 for the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Bird rock is
also NA-113. Operation will be mostly SSB near the IOTA
frequencies from 40-10 meters. This time there will be CW on
request for those who always request it. QSL to their home
callsign and C6ALB to AA8LL. They also now have a Web site at: http://home.att.net/~aa8ll.
CRUISING THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. "The Daily
DX" reports that Harry, W6YOO, will be cruising the Pacific
now through January 3rd. He is expected to depart Los Angeles on
December 2nd and plans to visit several islands on his way to
Sydney, Australia, on January 3rd. He activity will be QRP mainly
on 14040 and 14260 kHz using a FT-817. Operations will only be a
few hours from each island, CW and SSB. The main purpose of this
trip is for sightseeing, seeing a lot of the Pacific and to be
active from as many stops as possible. He has received permission
from all locations expect T32 and YJ0 (permission may be received
before his depature). While cruising the Pacific between the
islands Harry will be using the callsign C6YOO/mm. Here is his
expected stops and island schedule:
DP1, ANTARCTICA. Felix, DL5XL, will be
spending the upcoming winter season 2003 (March through November)
as a radio operator and electronics engineer at the German
research base "Neumayer" in Antarctica. When his
job/work duties permit, he will try to be active on the amateur
radio bands, mainly on CW, but also on SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and HELL.
His callsign will be DP1POL. The Neumayer Station is located on
the Ekstroem Shelf Ice, Atka Bay, in the Northeast Weddell Sea
(70"39'S, 08"15'W). Important reference numbers are:
DXCC - Antarctica (CE9/KC4), IOTA AN-016, WABA DL-03, CQ Zone 38
and ITU Zone 67. QSL cards (including SWL reports will be
welcome) will be handled by Ray, DL1ZBO. Bureau cards are fine.
If you prefer a direct reply, please enclose an SAE and
sufficient return postage: 1 IRC or 1 USD will cover postage to
Europe, all others need 1 IRC or 2 USD for air mail. The QSL
address is: Rainer Hilgardt, Hans-Sachs-Weg 38, D-64291
Darmstadt, Germany. More information about Neumayer Station (and
a link to the Neumayer's webcam) is available at the official Web
page at: http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/Polar/neumayer1.html.
DX SURVEY. The "425 DX News DXCC Most
Wanted Survey" for the year 2003 is up and running on their
Web site. If you would like to participate, please visit their
Web page at: http://www.425dxn.org/surv2003/.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Alain, F2HE, will be
back in Polynesia as FO5RH. He will leave on December 6th. For
Christmas he will be on Maupiti Island (OC-067). His FO5RH
address is: Alain Claverie, PO Box 51.690, 98716 Pirae, Tahiti,
Polynesie Francaise.
IOTA NEWS...
NA-160. Hiro, HR3/JA6WFM, reports he had
to cancel their planned IOTA DXpedition Cayo Cochino. The
arrangement with the hotel was not possible. He will be
finishing his work in Honduras and return home to Japan
on December 8th.
SA-060. Operators PY8AZT, PY8DAN, PT2ND
and PT2PS will activate ZW8P from Cotijuba Island,
December 12-17th for the 2002 ARRL 10 Meter Contest. Two
stations will be active on 80-6 meters. QSL via the
Bureau or direct to PT2PS. Also, visit the Web page at: http://www.zw8p.hpg.ig.com.br.
LU, ARGENTINA (Mountain Expedition). In 2003,
Robert, 3A2MY, will be signing LU/homecall from January 16-23rd,
from the Aconcagua, the highest peak of the South American Andes
mountains, 6959 meters ASL. He will be there with the Alibert
expedition members.=Robert will use a home made QRP transceiver
with 5 watts out supplied by solar cells. Frequencies and mode
are: 14280 to 14290 SSB. A special QSL card will be issued when
he returns to Monaco. QSL via his home callsign.
NORTH KOREA HAS GONE SILENT AGAIN! This
surprising news was released on the KK6DO Web page during the
CQWW DX CW Contest on November 23rd: "P5/4L4FN QRT -- I
(Bruce, KK5DO) just received word from Ed, P5/4L4FN, that the
unfortunate and worst possible thing has just happened. Friday
evening, 2002 November 22, Ed was called into a meeting with the
'Radio Regulation Board' without any explanation, he was politely
asked to quit all transmissions and pack all his radio equipment.
Saturday, he spent all day on the roof disassemblying his
antennas and packing boxes. At 2:30pm one of the government
officials came by, sealed all the boxes, and when he leaves on
December 10 for his two weeks R&R, he is to take everything
with him out of the country. This really hits the ham communtity
hard. I for one was looking forward to a satellite contact on
AO-40. I know that many of you were still awaiting your first
QSO. Ed will keep all the equipment for his next duty station.
Any money received from now on will be donated to help ZL1AMO's
emergency air ambulance trip from Figi back home." OPDX
InterNet Subscribers will receive (as an additional bulletin) a
copy of a message from Ed, 4L4FN, that was posted on the KK5DO
Web Page expressing his feelings on the situation and thanking
the ham community.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Activity by 8Q7DC was Juergen, DL8LE.
QSL via home call either direct or through the bureau.
9K2ZZ QSL INFO. Leo Fry, K8PYD, is one
of the many volunteers at the ARRL incoming 8th Area QSL
Bureau. He states, "We receive many QSLs each month
for 9K2ZZ and 9K9Z to be forwarded to QSL Manager W8CNL.
However, the operator does not prefer to QSL any bureau
cards. Therefore, we have been asked NOT to forward these
cards to the QSL Manager." In the past years, they
would stamp incoming QSLs stating that the manager will
only answer these cards if sent directly to the manager.
They would then been returned to the sender to be
forwarded direct. Leo now states, "Due to the large
quantity of incoming QSL cards they will NOT be returned
to sender but destroyed! Please pass this information on
to the many DXers needing 9K2 confirmed so they do not
waste sending cards via the bureau." QSL Manager
W8CNL's address is: Ray McClure, 5 McKenzie Circle, North
Augusta, SC 29841-4319, USA.
Kaz, JA1IST, informs OPDX that he was
active after the contest (CT9L), and operated as
CT3/DJ2AA at Santana, Madeira. QSL via Bureau to JA1IST
or direct to WR6M via the address on QRZ.com. PLEASE DO
NOT send QSLs to DARC Bureau.
CY0MM's on-line log has been updated as
of November 29th. The log now contains 49511 QSOs and is
current as of November 29th, 2002 at 1228z. The on-line
log can be found at: http://dx.fireroute.com/cy0mm.
Pascual, EA5EYJ, informs OPDX that QSL
routes for stations active in the recent 2002 CQWW DX CW
Contest are now available on the Web page at: http://www.arrakis.es/~ea5eyj.
Activity by both Pavel/UA0YAY (in Kyzyl,
Tuva Region, CQ Zone 23) and Nick/UN7JX during the last
CQWW CW Contest should be QSLed via their QSL Manager
IK2QPR.
Edwin Musto, ZS5BBO, informs OPDX that
he is not the QSL Manager for Ian, ZS9IL, anymore. He has
not received a log book from him and has been trying to
contact him. Also, Edwin doesn't think Ian is very active
at this time - well, Edwin hasn't heard him on the band.
Edwin feels embarrassed as people are asking him for
cards, but he can't get a logbook from Ian to verify
these contacts.
S2, BANGLADESH. Takeda, JF1EQA, is in Dhaka
and has been active as S21YY on RTTY and SSTV. Watch 15 meters.
IMPORTANT NEW QSL ROUTE: Yoshitomo, JM1HXU, is now Takeda's QSL
Manager. At the beginning of Takeda's operation, he gave his own
callsign as the QSL route since a QSL Manager was not decided
yet. All QSLs sent to JF1EQA will be forwarded to JM1HXU
manually. Takeda states JM1HXU is very close to his home station
(JF1EQA).
SILENT KEY. Excerpts from W1AW's ARRL
Bulletin NR 70 reports: "Former ARRL Headquarters staff
member Robert L. White, W1CW, of Seffner, Florida, died November
22nd from complications arising from pneumonia. He was 83. Known
to many as 'Mr DXCC', White was the manager of the ARRL's DX
Century Club program from 1952 until 1976, establishing the
award--and its stringent standards--as Amateur Radio's premier DX
achievement. White codified the rules for the DXCC program and
oversaw the checking of some 250,000 QSL cards submitted yearly,
often working as many as 90 hours a week to ensure that the job
got done right. During his tenure at Headquarters, White also
oversaw the ARRL QSL Service. He belonged to the ARRL for 62
years and was a Life Member. White was an avid DXer and CW
enthusiast. Active in the First-Class CW Operators' Club, White
was also inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame in 1998. His wife
Ellen, W1YL, and his son Jim, K4OJ, survive him; both are former
ARRL staff members." Friends may send condolence messages
via E-mail to: w1cw@tampabay.rr.com.
Or send via mail to: 6607 Flicker Ct, Seffner, FL 33584. The
family invites memorial donations to the W1CW Memorial
Fund-Florida Contest Group, c/o Frederick M Perkins Jr, 3437 Lake
Josephine Dr, Lake Placid FL 33852. OPDX and its readers would
like to send out our deepest sympathy to Bob's family and
friends.
SPECIAL EVENT (REMEMBERING THE RADIO OPS OF WWII).
The event that lead to the United States becoming involved in
World War II will be commemorated by Amateur Radio. A group of
survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will visit the
USS Hornet and take to the air this coming December 7th. The
ship's callsign will be NB6GC. QSL Manager will be KO6HA. The
operating hours will be from 0900-1700 Pacific Standard Time
(1700-0100z). The suggested frequencies are:
SSB - 7260, 14320, 21320 and 28320 kHz
CW - 3530, 7030, 14030, 21030 and 28030 kHz.
A special QSL card will be made available for those who make
contact.
TI9, COCOS ISLAND. Jose Pastora, TI2JJP,
informs OPDX that he will be active as TI9JJP between December
10-25th. QSL via: P.O Box 2048-2050, San Pedro Montes Oca, San
Jose, Costa Rica, America Central.
TM7, FRANCE. Look for Laurent, F5MUX, will be
active as TM7XX during the upcoming ARRL 10 Meter Contest
(December 14-15th) as a Single-Op/High Power/Mixed Mode entry.
QSL via F5MUX.
TO2, GUADELOUPE. Jack, F6HMJ, will be active
as TO2FG from December 16th to January 14th. Activity will be on
all bands (6m included). QSL via F6HMJ.
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. There have been several
reports indicating that Bruce, AC4G, will be active from here
starting this week as V73CW. The length of his stay is unknown at
this time. As this went to print, no QSNs have been reported. QSL
via AC4G, direct or bureau.
WEB PAGES OF INTEREST...
The Canadian Island Awards program has a
new site and new webmaster. The Web site manager is James
Davidson, VE3TPZ. The new Web site URL is: http://www.qsl.net/ve3tpz/cisa.
XV3, VIETNAM. Roi, JA1TAA, will be in Vietnam
between December 12-20th for a low band operation. His callsign
will be XV3TAA, and his activities will mainly be on 160-30
meters CW. Roi will put up a delta loop antenna for 160/80
meters, so there will be one or two days for low band DXing.
There will be a online log search at the following URL address: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~kw2m-szk.
QSL ONLY direct (Sorry NO BUREAU) to JA1TAA with a SASE to:
Hiroshi Hotta, 4-12-53 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-0813 JAPAN.
ZA, ALBANIA (IOTA/Lighthouse Op). Alfredo,
IK7JWX, and other members of the Salantro DX Group are planning
to be active from Sazan Island (EU-169) between December 16-21st.
They will be using ZA/homecalls. They also plan to activate the
Sazan Island Lighthouse (ALB-004). QSL via the individual's home
callsign.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Look for Jim, N6TJ, to
be active again as ZD8Z from December 6-17th. His activity will
include an entry in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. Oustside of the
contest, look for him to be on all bands including 6 meters. QSL
via VE3HO.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Glenn, K6NA, who has
been active as ZD8A since November 22nd, continues to be on the
air for the next two weeks. He has been very active on 160-15
meters, mostly CW with a little SSB. His QSL Manager Terry, N6CW,
informed OPDX to remind everyone that E-mail requests for ZD8A
Bureau cards can also be obtained at: qslvian6cw@aol.com. ADDED
NOTE: Terry, N6CW, states E-mail requests for his recent
operation as N6CW/PP5 can be sent also to the same E-mail
address.
ZK3, TOKELAU. Atsu, 5W1SA, will be active
from here for a couple of weeks. By the time you read this, his
activity should have already started (December 2nd). Currently
his ZK3 callsign is unknown and will be issued to him upon his
arrival. He is hoping for ZK3SA.
ZS6, SOUTH AFRICA (SPECIAL EVENT). Just a
reminder to look for special event station ZS6SOL (Refer to
OPDX.584). Activity will take place between now and December 7th
to cover the upcoming total eclipse of the sun in the Limpopo
Province, South Africa, on December 4th. QSL via ZS5WI.
ZL1AMO UPDATE. Judy, AA7UC, continues to
supply up-to-date info on Ron's, ZL1AMO, health via Ron's
daughter Terri. Early last week reports indicated that Ron was
awake for a bit and tried to talk, however it was difficult to
understand him. The family believed that he was trying to tell
them that he wanted to go home. The family told him that his ham
radio friends have been E-mailing with prayers and get well
wishes, and also that they are all looking forward to meeting him
on the air again, soon. Before going to print, the latest word
from Terri (as of November 28th) is:"... the family had a
meeting with Ron's doctors. The doctors informed them that the
pneumonia has not improved; Ron has no body mass; he still
requires a breathing machine; and his body may be too weak to
cope with another infection. Following visits to the hospital,
family members feel that Ron is looking a little better. Thank
you all for your support and prayers. Let us continue to keep the
faith!"
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