The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 597 BID: $OPDX.597 February 3, 2003 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, K1XM, N1SNB, W2SC, N3SL, W3UR
& The Daily DX, K4SV, K4YL, N4AA & QRZ DX/The DX
Magazine, W4BD, AJ6V, K6IPV, W6/IK3ZAW, WQ7R, K8YSE, N8BJQ,
W9VNE, NW0L, 9A3Z, DL1EK/DL7VOA & DX Newsletter, DL2VFR,
DL3APO, F5NQL & UFT, FJ5DX & La Gazette du DX, HB9EAA,
HK6DOS, HK6PSG, I1JQJ & IK1ADH - 425 DX NEWS, I2YSB, IK8UND,
JI6KVR, OZ6OM/OZ7M & OZ 50 MHz DX Bulletin, PS7AB, RW6HS,
RZ3AA, SV1DPI, VA3RJ & ICPO, XE2AC and ZL4HU for the
following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 26/January, through
Sunday, 2/February there were 239 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B,
5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE0A, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3,
CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER,
ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP,
HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH3, KH6, KH8, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA,
OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY,
PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T30,
T31, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY,
TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, VE, VK,
VK0M, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9,
VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, ZL, ZP,
ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
10 YEARS OF 9A. The year 2002 marks the 10th
anniversary of allocation of the 9A prefix to Croatia. The
Croatian Amateur Radio Association sponsored a special award for
contacts made with 9A stations between July 5, 2002, and December
31, 2002. On the following Web address below, there is a link to
the web site that shows a picture of the award and a page with
award winners: http://www.hamradio.hr/award.asp. The first
169 awards have been mailed out. The deadline for applications is
March 31, 2003 (to be sent to Denis, 9A3Z, at: 9a3z@hamradio.hr).
3B8, MAURITIUS (Update). Peter, DL3APO, wants
to remind everyone that all preparations are going well for a
German team to be active as 3B8/DK7AO (Please refer OPDX.594).
However, due to health and family reasons, Katrin, DL1AXL
(Frank's, DK7AO, XYL), has been forced to cancel her
participation in the 3B8/DK7AO operation from February 9-15th.
The team will now include Achim, DL1XD. QSL via DL3APO. For more
details, update and the log, visit the Web page at: http://www.radioklub.de/3b8.
5W, SAMOA. The "World-Wide Young
Contesters" will be sponsoring a DX operation from August
4-14th. Operators will include Hrvoje/9A6XX, M0GMT, Cedrick/K9YO,
Jeff/N1SNB and Faisal/9K2RR. Operations will be on 160-6 meters
CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK-31 and with two stations active 24 hours a day.
QSL via N1SNB.
5W & KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA AND SAMOA. Ulli,
DL2AH, will be going on his first DXpedition/operation to these
two countries. Activity from Samoa (5W) is planned for July
2-15th and July 24-29th. Activity from American Samoa is planned
for July 16-23rd. His operations will be on 40-10 meters
SSB/RTTY/PSK using a FT-1000MB with GAP Titan and Windom
antennas. He also plans to be active in the 2003 IOTA Contest.
8P, BARBADOS (Update). As mentioned last
week, Tom, W2SC, will be active as 8P5A in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest (March 1-2nd). Tom informs OPDX that he will be there the
week leading up to the contest and will mainly be there to
checkout the station, primarily on the low bands. Since the
contest is SSB, Tom will exclusively be on that mode.
9H, MALTA. Gaby/OE8YDQ and Chris/OE8CIQ will
be active as 9H/homecall (but this could change, if they apply
for a visitor's license) between April 20-27th. This will be a
holiday style operation. Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB
with 100 watts and a vertical antenna. QSL via the bureau or
direct to their home callsign. For more information, please visit
their Web page at: http://www.oe8ciq.com.
9Y, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. Sigi, DL7DF, will
be on holiday from here and will be active as 9Y4/DL7DF from
March 23rd through April 10th. Activity will be on all bands CW,
SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV using a transceiver with a linear.
AH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND. Just a few more hours
of activity from the AH3D team. Finnish operators Martti
Laine/OH2BH, and Pertti Simovaara/OH2PM, and DX editor Bernie
McClenny/W3UR are expected to leave early Tuesday (local time),
February 4th. Remember to QSL via OH2BH's special postal box at:
2003 Johnston Atoll DXpedition, P.O. Box 73, 02380 Espoo,
FINLAND.
CN2, MOROCCO. Jim, W7EJ, plans to be very
active as CN2R from here in some upcoming contest. Look for him
in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 21-23rd) as a Single-Op
entry and the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 1-2nd) as
a Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. Also, look for him in the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All Band/High
Power entry. QSL via W7EJ.
DAYTON HAMVENTION ANNOUNCEMENTS...
Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, reports: "The
Southwest Ohio DX Association is pleased to announce the
Eighteenth Annual DX Dinner to be held on Friday, May
16th, 2003, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton, OH. There
will be a cash bar at 6:30 PM and dinner at 7:15 PM.
Tickets are 34.00 USD and must be purchased in advance.
Groups wishing to sit together must order as a group. A
table seats eight. Please make your check or money order
payable to SWODXA and send an SASE for ticket return.
Seats will be assigned in the order that requests are
received. Seats will be assigned on March 16, 2003.
Seating is limited." Please order tickets from:
Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, 7354 Thackery Rd, Springfield OH
45502. For information on the dinner, check the Web page
at: http://my.erinet.com/~n8bjq/. Or
contact Steve Bolia, N8BJQ at (937) 788-2803 or send an
E-mail to: n8bjq@erinet.com.
Jim, W9VNE, reports, "Don Miller,
ex-W9WNV and now AE6IY, informed me that he is planning
on attending the Dayton Hamvention in May. He said that
he will be a speaker at the DX Forum. Don now lives in
Los Angeles County, California. Don will be remembered as
a prolific DXer with superb operating skills who traveled
extensively during the mid 1960s and 1970s. After some
personal problems Don has reentered Ham Radio and the
world of DX." ADDED NOTE: A Web page has been set up
to cover Don's past DXpedition at: http://www.qsl.at/common/miller2.html.
FM, MARTINIQUE. Ed, AJ6V, will be operating
from here using the callsign FM5BH bewteen February 11-18th.
Activity will include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 15-16th)
as a Single-Op/All Band entry. Outside of the contest he will
mainly be active on SSB. QSL via W3HNK.
FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLANDS. Silvano, I2YSB,
informs OPDX that he and six other operators (all experienced
DXers and Contesters) will be active from here. Their operation
is scheduled to start around late April and run for about 2
weeks. Exact dates will be announced soon. They plan to use a
"FO" callsign, this is to be confirmed and announced
later. The team consists of: Silvano/I2YSB, Flaviano/I2MOV,
Marcello/IK2DIA, Adriano/IK2GNW, Giuseppe/IK2WXV, Carlo/IK1AOD
and Andrea/IK1PMR. They will operate on all modes (CW, SSB,
PSK/RTTY) on all HF bands, including 50 MHz (they will also
operate a beacon on 50.105 MHz). Their equipment will include 3
complete HF stations,with linear amplifiers (including a TL-922)
and several antennas (including beams for the higher bands). More
information about the DXpedition QTH, operators' profiles,
equipment and sponsors can be found on the following link from
I2YSB's Web page at: http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb/. Links to
further information and online logs will be added.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-006. Remember to look for Terry,
VE7TLL, as VR2/VE7TLL from Lantau Island, Hong Kong, now
through February 10th. Watch the usual IOTA frequencies.
QSL via CBA.
AS-047. Toshiyuki, JM1PXG, (and possibly
others) will be active as JM1PXG/6 from Daito Island from
July 25-28th. Activity will include the 2003 IOTA
Contest. QSL via home callsign to the JARL Bureau or
direct.
AS-049. Hiro, JO1EPY, will be active as
JO1EPY/6 from Tokara Islands (Nakano-shima) from 0000z,
March 1st to 1000z, March 3rd. His activity will be on
40/17/15/12/10 meters CW/SSB. His main frequencies are:
21260 kHz SSB or 21040 kHz CW. QSL via the bureau or
direct to his home address: Hiroshi Kotoku, 3-4-19
Kishimachi Kawagoe City, Saitama 350-1131 Japan.
EU-048. Jean Marc, F5SGI, will be on
Groix Island (DIFM AT012) from April 7-12th, using CW
with the special callsign TM6ILE. His activity will be on
80-10 meters (His stay was previously announced from
April 14-20th). Jean Marc may provide some SSB activity
on April 12th during the morning, from the Fort du
Grognon, which counts for the French Forts and Castles
Award program as DFCF 56002. QSL via the bureau or
direct.
EU-052. Spiros, SV8CS, will be active
from Zante Island in the western part of Greece during
the CQWW 160m SSB Contest (February 21-23rd) with his
special contest callsign SY8A. The callsign SY8A is NOT
for Mount Athos but a special Greek contest call.
EU-129. A large German team will be
active from Usedom Island as DL0KWH in the 2003 IOTA
Contest. This Multi-Op team will consists of DL2SWW,
DH7NO, DH2AX, DL6ATM, DL2RTK, DH1LA, DL2VFR and possibly
others. They will operate from Peenemuende (known for
where the V1 and V2 rockets were built in WWII). The
group will be using beams and ground planes with 500
watts PA, and they will be on the air 2-3 days before the
contest with individual callsigns. Activity will include
CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSLs will be via the bureau 100%.
EU-174. Michael, DF3IS, will be active
as SV8/DF3IS from Thasos Island, September 11-25th.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via his home
callsign (no E-QSL accept).
NA-057. Ray, WQ7R, informs OPDX that he
will be active as HQ9R from Roatan Island during the CQWW
WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All
Band/Low Power entry. Ray states he will be leaving Las
Vegas on March 22nd and will arrive on Roatan Island the
same afternoon via direct from Houston. This year Ray
will be staying with friends at their beach house on the
north shore. His equipment will be a FT1000MKv w/voice
keyer, RigblasterPro for the digital modes and an
assortment of other necessary parts and pieces. Antennas
will be: an A3 tribander and dipoles for 40/80. He
expects to be on the air March 27th, probably on SSB
testing the antennas and rig. Again on the 28th, he will
be on SSB and CW, and on the 29-30th, he will be devoted
to the contest. After the contest, Ray will be on and
very active until April 4th. He does want to do RTTY and
PSK on this trip but has no schedule for those
operations. As mentioned, his contest callsign will be
HQ9R, however before and after the contest, he will sign
WQ7R/HR9. All QSLs should go to his good friend Dick
Wolf, N6FF. Cards will be printed prior to departing for
Honduras, and all logs will be computer generated and
forwarded to Dick after his return to his home QTH on
April 5th. Ray states he will not be checking into any DX
nets.
NA-149. The German team of Hans/DL7CM
and Sid/DM2AYO will be active as HH6/DL7CM and HH6/DM2AYO
from the Haitian coastal Island of Ile a Vache now
through February 15th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
CW, SSB and RTTY using a beam and a GP for the lower
bands. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or via the
Bureau.
SA-042. Operators Carlos/CT1AHU,
Jose/PY8EA, Daniel/PT7BI, Roberto/PT2GTI and Jorge/PT2HF
will be activating Mexiana Island (DIB-69), a rare wanted
IOTA, on May 21-25th. Their callsign is still unknown.
Activity is planned for 40/20/15/10 meters SSB. More
details are forthcoming.
J49, CRETE. Operators Roberto/I2WIJ,
Luigi/IK8HCG and Salvatore/IK8UND will be active as J49Z in the
CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a
Multil-Single/High Power entry. Activity from the team will begin
on Thursday, October 23rd, on all bands 160-10 meters, including
12/17 meters, mainly on SSB (but they will take a key and do some
CW). A large range of antennas will be used: 11 element triband
yagi, phased vertical array on 40 meters (2 or 4 verticals),
single vertical 1/4 wave on 80 meters, Inverted "V" for
160 meters, a 8 element 5 band beam for 20/17/15/12/10 meters for
the multiplier station, and a rotatable dipole for 40 meters. QSL
via IK8UND. Visit the web site for this operation at: http://www.qsl.net/i2wij/j49z/j49z.html.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Members from the
Virginia DX Century Club will be active from February 11-19th.
Their activity will include the ARRL DX CW Contest as KG4DZ. QSL
KG4DZ via W4SD. Look for the following operators (with their own
KG4 callsign) to be active: Don/W4ZYT/KG4ZK, Chuck/N8CH/KG4NW,
Gordon/KU4EC/KG4EC and Chet/N6ZO/KG4ZO. QSL via their home
callsigns.
KH6, HAWAII. Don, K6IPV, will be vacationing
at "Seaqmaui", the B & B (ed. We think he means
"Bed and Breakfest") of Terry, KH6SQ, from February
10-20th. He states, "This will be a casual operation, mostly
SSB and as many bands as Terry has antennas for. He's got a
couple of towers (which probably creates a hazard for the golfers
on the course he lives alongside!), with beams and other assorted
antennas. I'll take my keyer along but am a notoriously poor CW
op!" He expects to be signing KH6/K6IPV and his dream is to
be on the air enough when not vactioning with his wife and doing
the "tourist" things. He wants to work more than 100
countries to earn DXCC from a different "country". QSL
via direct.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Ari, OH5DX, will once
again be active from here as OH0Z, this time during the ARRL
International DX CW Contest (February 15-16th). His operating
class is still to be decided. QSL via OH5DX (ex-OH1EH).
OOOPPPSSS DEPARTMENT. For those that missed
it, in OPDX.596 under "IOTA NEWS" the IOTA number
listed as NA-073 should have been NA-072.
P4, ARUBA. Jim, N6TJ, will be active as P40T
during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 15-16th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via VE3HO.
P4, ARUBA. Andy, K2LE, will be active as
P4/K2LW now through February. His plans of activity were not
provided. QSL via his home callsign.
PJ2, CURACAO. Operators Tom/AE9B, Marty/NW0L
and Jerry/WB9Z will be active in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March
1-2nd), signing PJ2T. QSL PJ2T via N9AG. Look for all 3 operators
to sign PJ2/homecall, on SSB, CW and RTTY before and after the
contest from February 26th through March 4th. There will be an
emphasis on the WARC bands. QSL non-contest QSOs via home
callsigns.
PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. William, W8EB, will be
active as PJ7/W8EB from February 23rd throughh March 23rd. His
activity will include the ARRL International DX SSB Contest
(March 1-2nd) as PJ7B and as a Single-Op/All Band entry. Activity
outside of the contest will be on 160-10 meters CW, SSB, RTTY and
PSK-31. QSL both callsign via W8EB.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
K1B QSL UPDATE/CHANGE. Roman Thomas,
RZ3AA (K1B, K5K, 3D2CI etc.), reports, "I completely
understand the problems that many of you are having
getting the SSB K1B QSL cards. I feel bad for each of you
who have still not received your QSL card. Unfortunately
the mail situation in my country certainly has room for
improvement. In hindsight it was probably not a good
choice to use a Russian QSL address." Roman explains
he processed more than 3000 direct QSL requests that were
returned direct and has received more than 1000 bureau
QSL cards that have all been sent back via the bureau.
However, he has received about 300 direct QSL card
requests which were already opened and were missing IRCs
or postage money, these have been answered via the
bureau. Also, he has received at least 200 E-mail
requests asking for status on specific cards which never
arrived. Roman suspects many more card requests were lost
somewhere in the mail system. To date, Roman still
receives about 20 direct requests per week, all being
returned direct. If you would like to pick up a K1B SSB
QSL card in person, Roman will be at Dayton this year and
he is prepared to hand out cards there. Watch for an
announcement.
--- OR --
Due to Roman's mail situation a new QSL route has been
announced. If you worked K1B using "SSB ONLY",
QSL requests can now be sent to K4YL (ex-W4SMG) to the
following address: Stephen M. Grose, P.O.Box 183, Flat
Rock, North Carolina 28731-0183. Please include the
following:
Your QSL Card indicating Time in GMT, Date, Band,
Mode and Report.
A Self Addressed Envelope (SAE) with all necessary
addressing information (USA send SASE).
One Green Stamp (preferred) or One Large IRC is
accepted.
Please make sure the envelope contains the three items
shown above. "NO" Bureau cards will be
accepted. Please send Bureau cards via Roman, RZ3AA, via
the Russian Bureau. All cards will be processed in the
order they are received. PLEASE send ONLY SSB cards.
Depending on the demand, some delay might result if
additional cards have to be printed. All CW and Digital
requests are to be sent to Hrane, YT1AD. Any questions
can be E-mailed to Stephen, K4YL at: K4YL@Highstream.net.
As of February 1, 2003, Kim, daughter of
Steve, N3SL, is the QSL Manager for "J", VY1JA,
and Les, KL7J. She is handling all of the VY1JA cards
EXCEPT for Japan, which remain with Akio, JA3JM. QSL
direct (SASE or USD) or bureau. QSLs for KL7J are via
direct ONLY (to Kim). The logs of both of these active
stations can be searched at: http://www.qsl.net/n3sl/manager.htm.
QSL instructions are listed there also.
Oscar, HK6DOS, informs OPDX that due to
the high cost of the mail in Colombia, all QSL cards for
HK6DOS (via direct and bureau) must be sent to EA5KB, his
QSL Manager.
Luis, HK6PSG, informs OPDX that due to
the high cost of the mail in Colombia, all QSL cards for
HK6PSG (via direct and bureau) must be sent to EA5OL, his
QSL Manager.
Vasilij, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is
NOT the QSL Manager for ER100 and ER3DX. However, he is
the QSL Manager for the following special Kazakhstan
callsigns: UO60SB, UP57EX, UP58EX and UQ1EDX.
Paul, K1XM, reports that the S9MX/S9CR
cards arrived from the printer last Wednesday (January
22nd). Charlotte, KQ1F, has answered all requests
received, probably around 1500 cards. Most were mailed
the morning of January 27th, the rest were to go into the
mail the following day.
Luis, XE2AC, informs OPDX that he has a
new QSL Manager. QSL all cards for XE2AC and 6J2AC now
via Paco, EA5OL.
Ken, ZL4HU, announced:"Please be
patient regarding the issue of ZL7C QSL Cards. We HAVE
received the cards from Vertex Standard (formerly Yaesu)
and we are presently working on these. A mail out date
will be advised within the next few days. PLEASE and I
say again PLEASE DO NOT send 2nd QSL Card requests. We
have already received some and these are causing further
delays in processing. Many thanks and keep an eye out for
the release of the QSL information for ZL7C."
SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A, has
been active over the past week on 40 and 10 meters CW (Yes CW!).
Stateside QSNs show him on 7005 kHz after 0030z and as late as
0207z, as well as 28022 kHz between 1315-1415z. Europe reported
him on 14022 kHz. Kostas, SV1DPI, states Monk Apollo is expected
to be active also on SSB and RTTY. Veronica, W6/IK3ZAW, reports
that Monk Apollo told her he has made several attempts (during
his free time) to work U.S. stations on different bands, but his
reception is very poor from his area. Good openings do not
usually coincide with his free hours which he can spend on the
radio. However, he reassured Veronica that he shall keep on
trying. QSL only direct to one of the two following addresses:
(Provided by SV1DPI)
Monk Apollo
Monastery od Dochiariou
63087 Mount Athos
Greece
(Provided by W6/IK3ZAW)
Monk Apollo
Docheiariou Monastery
63087, Dafni
Mount Athos
Greece
T8, PALAU (KH0 Cancelled). Takeshi, JA5AUC,
has cancelled his Saipan operation (as reported in OPDX.596) and
will be active instead from Palau Island as T88TM. He will be
joined by Norikazu/JA5MY, Kouji/JA5SUD, Tatsuo/JA5EIY and
Yuji/JA5ROH/T88RH. Activity will be from February 7-12th, on
160-6 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.
TI8, COSTA RICA. Operators Chadwick/K4UN,
Carlos/TI2KAC, Fred/W4BD and possible others will be active as
TI8/K4UN during the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March
1-2nd) as a Multi-2/All Band entry. QSL via K4UN. They will be
active a little over a week before the contest, and activity
outside of the contest will be on 160-10 meters primarily on SSB
with the possibility of some CW and PSK31.
V31, BELIZE (Update to OPDX.596/IOTA Op).
Paul/K1XM informs OPDX that he and Charlotte/KQ1F still don't
have their callsigns yet. However, he states they will operate
the contest (ARRL DX SSB Contest, March 1-2nd) from Turneffe
Island (IOTA NA-123). They will arrive at the site the Wednesday
before the contest and leave the Wednesday after. Outside of the
contest, Paul may operate CW or RTTY. Also, they may be on the
air a bit from the mainland before they go to Turneffe, depending
on what else they are doing and whether or not they can put up a
wire at their hotel.
VK8, AUSTRALIA. David, VK2CZ, will be active
as VK8AA in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All Band entry. Activity will be on 160-10 meters. QSL
via VK2CZ or VK8 bureau.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. It has been reported
that Barry, VK2BJ, will be active as VK2LBJ beginning February
8th. Activity will be for one week. There was no information
provided on his bands/modes of activity.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. David, VK2CZ, will be
active active from here during the CQWW SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. His callsign is currently
unknown at this time, but activity will include 160-10 meters.
QSL via VK2CZ direct only.
VP6, PITCAIRN ISLAND (A Reminder!). Remember
to look for Ed, W2SN, to be active this week as VP6EM beginning
on February 4th. Activity will take place between 1700-2359z, on
10/15/20 meters SSB, depending on the propagation. QSL to his
home callsign.
XE, MEXICO (160m Op). Operators
Victor/XE1VIC, Arnulfo/XE1ME, Jesus/XE1JG, Ortega/XE1YJY and
Ramon/XE1KK will be active as XE1RCS in the CQ 160-Meter SSB
Contest (February 21-23rd) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via CBA or
Bureau. This is a good chance to work Mexico and Zone 6 on 160
meters. Also, there is some activity planned on 3.8 MHz the week
before the contest. Operators will be using their personal
callsigns.
ZK1/N & ZK1/S, NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS.
Nik, HB9EAA, informs OPDX that he will be active from Penrhyn, N.
Cooks (OC-082) from March 8-15th and Aitutaki, S. Cooks (OC-083)
from March 15-22nd. He hopes to go on the air with the callsign
ZK1EAA, mainly on the CW mode. The license with the definitive
callsign will be known after his arrival on Rarotonga. Activity
will be mainly on CW on the following suggested frequencies:
14040, 21040 and 28040 kHz (+/- QRM). QSL via HB9EAA direct or
via the bureau is OK. For more details, please visit the Web page
at: http://www.qsl.net/hb9eaa/dxped03/.
SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving
bounced mail by sending mail to me via kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org,
please send mail to me via kb8nw@arrl.net.
TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info,
call BARF-80 BBS online at 440-237-8208
28.8k/14400/9600/2400/1200 and leave a message with the Sysop or
send via InterNet Mail to: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org
- OR - kb8nw@arrl.net. Use
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.
