The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 601 BID: $OPDX.601 March 3, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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XQ5SM, YO9HP and ZL4HU for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 23rd/February, through
Sunday, 2nd/March there were 238 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B,
5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 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, C3, C6, C9, CE, 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, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR,
FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI,
HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KH9, 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, S9, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T31, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR,
TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9,
VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
6W, SENEGAL. John, F5VHQ (ex-OE5TGL), will be
active as 6W/F5VHQ between April 19th and May 1st. Activity will
be on 40-10 meters SSB. QSL via F5VHQ.
8P, BARBADOS. Winston Seeney, 8P9BX (VE3WFS),
informs OPDX that he attended a meeting of the Radio Society of
Barbados and was told a QRP DX team is scheduled to operate on
the Atlantic coast, on March 15th, and is scheduled to go on the
air at 1400z. They will operate on CW and SSB on the lower ends
of the bands from 40-10 meters.
9N, NEPAL. Dov Gavish, 4Z4DX, will be active
as 9N7DX starting April 22nd for 4 weeks. Activity is expected to
be on 160-6 meters CW and the digital modes. QSL via 4Z4DX. His
Web site is at: http://www.qsl.net/4z4dx.
A4, OMAN. Alex, YO9HP, will once again be
active as A45WD. He leaves for Oman today (Monday, March 3rd) and
is expected to be active around the 5th or 6th of March. His
length of stay is not known (possibly two weeks). Look for him on
80-10 meters including the WARC Bands on CW/SSB. QSL via bureau
or YO9HP: Alex Panoiu, Pleasa - Prahova, RO-2038 ROMANIA ADDED
NOTE: Alex would like to thank all stations who sent direct QSL
(with SASE) or a bureau QSL. He has managed to reply to 99% of
the direct cards before his trip back to Oman. Also, bureau QSLs
are almost done, and he will drop the last batch via the A4
bureau. They normally send the cards out every 3-4 months.
BU2, TAIWAN. Mark Kawasaki, JJ1TBB, was happy
to inform OPDX that he has received permission from the Taiwan
Authority to operate as BU2/JJ1TBB from Taipei. He states
"BU" is a very new prefix for Taiwan. His activity will
be mainly CW/SSB on 40-10 meters. He was heard this past week on
21262 kHz around 0200z. Mark's work assignment is expected to
keep him in Taiwan for 3-4 years. QSL via JL1ANP. ADDED NOTE:
Mark may be known for his operations from Singapore as 9V1AN
(1995-96), and Christmas Island as VK9XB (1996), Vietnam as XV2A
(1991) and possibly from some others locations.
BW4, TAIWAN. Art, UA3VCS, states there is a
minor change in his callsign for the upcoming Russian DX Contest
(March 15-16th) and the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th). He
will not sign BW3/UA3VCS as first announced, but he will sign
BW4/UA3VCS. Art also mentioned that he will be a Single-Op/Single
Band (10m)/Low Power entry for the CQ WPX SSB Contest (and also a
Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry for the WPX CW Contest). QSL
via the CBA (preferred) or bureau (it may take more than a year
and a half to reply for the QSLs received via bureau).
CB5, CHILE (Attention Prefix Hunters). Ferdi,
XQ5SM (SCDXG member), will put the CB5 prefix on the air for the
first time during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th). Look
for him to be active in the contest as CB5A as a Single-Op/All
Band/Low Power entry. QSL via XQ5SM.
DAYTON HAMVENTION EVENT. Tim, K3LR, reports
that the North Coast Contesters are pleased to announce: The 11th
Annual Dayton Contest Dinner (Tickets are on sale NOW). Master of
Ceremonies is Tim Duffy, K3LR. The 2003 Contest Hall of Fame
Inductions will be formally announced by the CQ WorldWide Contest
Director and CQ Contest Hall of Fame member, Bob Cox, K3EST. They
are honored to have Rich Strand, KL7RA, as their dinner speaker.
The dinner will be held on Saturday night, May 17th, at 6:30 PM:
Cash bar opens at 5:30 PM. The event will be located at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel (Official Contest Hotel), 5th and Jefferson
Streets (Next to the Convention Center), Dayton (Downtown), Ohio
in the VAN CLEVE BALLROOM. Menu: Prime Rib of Beef, Potato,
vegetables, rolls, chocolate fudge cake, choice of beverage,
coffee, tea or iced tea (* Vegetarian menu available by request
at the dinner). Price is 31.00 USD per person. SEATING IS LIMITED
TO 300, SO ORDER YOUR TICKETS EARLY. Seating is random and is not
reserved. Tables are set in rounds or 8. All dinner ticket orders
are handled exclusively by Craig Clark, K1QX at: Radioware and
Radio Bookstore, PO Box 209, Rindge, NH 03461 http://www.radio-ware.com.
You can place your order by calling: Monday through Friday from
10 AM to 6 PM eastern USA time. 1-800-457-7373 or 1-603-899-6957
for International. FAX: 1-603-899-6826 24 hours. You can also
E-MAIL your orders to: jcclark@prexar.com.
Visa, Mastercard, American Express. Sorry no COD orders. E-MAILs
must include charge card + number, callsign and return address
information. Tickets will be sent via First Class US Mail no
later than May 7, 2003. Please allow plenty of time for your
tickets to arrive before you leave for Dayton. Radioware and
Radio Bookstore is not responsible for tickets lost in the mail.
Special thanks to Craig Clark, K1QX and Radioware - Radio
Bookstore for once again handling the tickets. Deadline for
ticket orders is May 6, 2003. NO EXCEPTIONS There will be no
tickets at the door. Many contest operators from around the world
will attend this event. If you enjoy radio contesting, you do not
want to miss this dinner. They expect a quick sell out. Order
your tickets early!
IOTA NEWS...
AS-084. Club members of Pyoungteak DX
Club (PDXC) will be active from the Chuja Island Group
between March 18th and March 24th. The operators who will
activate this Korean island, which has been silent for 5
years, are: Han/DS2GOO, Son/DS3HWS, Chae/DS5BSX and
Choi/6K2CLF. The operators will sign as homecall/4 and
use their club callsign D90HE/4. Activity will be on
80-10 meters (all bands) SSB/RTTY with 100w transceivers.
QSLs for DS2GOO/4 and D90HE/4 are via DS2GOO, and the
others are via their homecall. More detailed information
and their schedule will be available at: http://myhome.naver.com/dxer2han/as084/.
A log search and various pictures will be available after
their return.
AS-079. Takeshi "Take",
JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/6 from Miyako Island
(Miyako-jima Hirara-City Okinawa-ken) as follows: March
20th (0700z) to March 23rd (0000z) April 26th (0700z) to
May 5th (0000z) Activity will be on 40/17/15/12/10/6
meters SSB. He will listen for DX stations on 6 meters
(especially AF and SA). QSL only via the Bureau.
EU-004. Christian, DL6KAC, will be
active as EA6/DL6KAC from Mallorca Island (DIE: E-021),
starting March 11th through April 10th. This will be a
holiday style operation with activity on 40-10 meters
(maybe 80m) mainly on SSB, but with some RTTY and/or
PSK31. Using 350 watts, his antennas will be dipoles,
maybe an Inverted L for 80m. QSL via the DARC Bureau or
direct (using the QRZ.com address).
NA-144. Tom, WA6WPG, is expected to be
active next weekend (March 8-9th) from Anacapa Island
(USI CA-002S) as WA6WPG/p. His operation will last for 26
hours with activity on 40-10 meters. QSL via his home
callsign.
SA-085. UPDATE TO OPDX.600. Marco,
CE6TBN, informs OPDX that he will be joining the 3G1P
team on the Pan de Azucar Island DXpedition to take place
March 14-17th. QSL via XQ1IDM.
JW, SVALBARD. Francois, F8DVD, will once
again be active from Spitzbergen Island (EU-026, WAZ 40). He will
stay from April 20-24th, in Longyearbyen (Grid JQ78TF), the main
city of Spitzbergen. Look for him as JW/F8DVD on 80-10 meters
SSB. QSL via his home callsign either via the bureau or direct
(SASE+postage).
KH6, HAWAII. Csaba Gal, DH7KU (HA7XQ), will
be active from here as KH6/DH7KU during his spare time between
March 9-15th. His main purpose for being here is to install
different types of equipment at Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
(CSO) at Manua Kea, but he hopes to be active in the evenings
enough to make a few contacts. He will be using a Kenwood TS-50
into a multiband dipole or a 3 band GP.
KH6, HAWAII. Marty, K2PLF, is now active as
KH6/K2PLF until March 14th from Sea Q Maui (OC-019, USI HI-018S,
Maui County, Hawaii). He was heard in this past weekend's
contest, but plans to concentrate over the next two weeks on the
WARC bands and the lower bands.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY (From Germany)...
Look for DL4OK/p to be active July
15-29th, which includes the IOTA Contest from Pellworm
Island. Reference numbers are: IOTA EU-042, German Island
Award N-023, German Lighthouse Nr. 40 and ARLHS-LH FED
187. Activity will be on all bands CW/SSB. QSL via their
homecall/bureau.
Operators DH7AX, DH1LA and DL2VFR are
going to Hiddensee Island from May 29th through June 1st.
Activity will include the 1st German Island and
Lighthouse Weekend. Island reference numbers are: IOTA
EU-057 and German Island Award O-005. Two lighthouses
will be activated:
Dornbusch - German Lighthouse Nr. 17 and ARLHS FED-026
Gellen - German Lighthouse Nr. 22 and ARLHS FED-088
Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via their
homecall/bureau.
MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Operators G0HSS, G3NKC,
G4MJS, G4XUM and M0BEW will be active as MD4K in the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 29-30th) as a Multi-???? entry. QSL via G3NKC.
MJ, JERSEY. Pete/K8PT and Craig/K3PLV will be
off to the Channel Island of Jersey (IOTA EU-013) again and will
be operational from March 19-24th. Their callsigns will be
MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV. They will be operating SSB/CW/RTTY on all
bands with concentration on the lower bands including 160 meters.
Pete states, "Ham radio is our priority." QSL is via
their home calls. Direct QSLs are preferred, but bureau cards
will be answered as time permits.
MM0, SCOTLAND. Leo, W3LEO, will once again be
active from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from about March
4th to April 3rd. His callsign will be MM0LEO, and he plans to be
in the CQWPX SSB Contest. Leo will use an Icom 706 (100 watts),
an R-5 vertical [10, 12, 15, 17, 20 meters], and a 40-meter
dipole in a delta configuration. Leo provided us with the
following reference numbers: CQ Zone 14, ITU Zone 27, Grid Square
IO-74ku, IOTA EU-005 [Great Britain] and Worked All Britain [WAB]
Square NW-95. QSL via W3LEO.
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Rob, PA5ET, informed OPDX
that he was pleased to announce that Ronald/PA3EWP, Dick/PA3FQA
and himself (all members of the Low Land DX-pedition Team) will
activate these islands between March 24th and April 3rd. Activity
will be on all HF bands 160-10 meters CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and
some SSTV. (UPDATE: Just before going to print, Rob informs OPDX
that Tom/GM4FDM and Bill/AK0A have decided to join the team, so
now there are 5 operators. Since Mr. RTTY [AK0A] is joining the
team, we can expect a lot of RTTY especially on the WARC bands.)
They will have two stations on around the clock. Equipment will
be: 2 FT-1000MPs with 2 Alpha Amplifiers, 2 Quads antennas for
30-10 meters, a vertical for 40 meters and the Titanex V80e and
V160e for 80 and 160 meters. They have requested local callsigns,
but currently have not been informed of them. So for now, they
will use OY/homecall. The group would like to use the requested
local callsigns for 80/160 meter and for the WPX SSB Contest (the
last weekend in March in which they will participate). All QSLs
will be handled by the LLDXT QSL Manager PA5ET: Rob Snieder, Van
Leeuwenstraat 137, 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands. It is not
likely that they will have on-line logs unless it is easy to get
an Internet account. However, they are currently investigating
the uses of a InterNet Cafe or local hams to upload their
information on a daily basis. For more update-to-date
information, please the LLDXT Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/lldxt.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
INTERESTING QSL TOOL. Bill, W9OL, in
Chicago, has provided the DXers with an interesting
chart/list on his Web page. This Web page contains info
on the amount of IRCs or GSs (Greenstamps) needed to QSL
to various countries. The URL is: http://files.billnjudy.com/.
Bill states, "Hams in all countries are invited to
send me data on the amount of IRCs or GSs needed to
return QSL requests from their country." His E-mail
address is: w9ol@billnjudy.com.
Vitaly, VE6JO, reports that his 3C2MV
DXpedition was approved for DXCC credit. QSL cards were
designed and ordered mid-February with an estimated
delivery of mid-March. He has started to prepare labels
for the cards received direct and will proceed with
mailing as soon as he receives the QSLs from the print
shop. There is a possibility of a delay at the beginning
as he has to go to a construction site (no, not in
3C-land, local site in Alberta) around the end of March
to beginning of May. Vitaly states, "DX clubs and
individuals that supported this DXpedition and has made
some donations will receive my QSLs first with couple of
photos. Cards received direct but with not sufficient
postage and/or with old and incorrectly stamped IRCs will
be returned via the bureau."
Juan Pablo, CE4USW, 3G5Q Webmaster and
Team Member, informs OPDX that he has uploaded the 3G5Q
log to the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/3g5q.
Ferdi, XQ5SM, SCDXG Chairman, informs
OPDX that the following Chilean stations were active
during the ARRL DX Phone Contest this past weekend:
CE4Y (CE4FXY) --> 28 MHz - High Power
3G5A (XQ5SM) --> All Band - Low Power
CE3NR (CE3NR & CE4PBB) -->
Multi-Single
Please QSL all via the route listed on QRZ.com.
Juan, CO8TW, was active in the ARRL SSB
Contest over the past weekend as Single-Op/Single Band
(10m)/Low Power 100 watts entry. QSL via IZ8CCW, and the
log will be online after the contest at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/.
EA8BH in the contest over the past
weekend was Martti, OH2BH, in the Canary Islands.
Martti's equipment for the ARRL SSB Contest was small and
light (8.6 lbs!), the Yaesu FT-897. During these
turbulent times it is advantageous to have all your
equipment hand carried--such rigs are the FT-897 and the
FinnFet FF-1001 solid-state kilowatt, all fitting into a
small airline hand-carry bag. A special QSL will be
available that shows/features this compact approach. QSL
via OH2BH. ADDED NOTE: In the announcement for Martti's
-EA8BH operation- the following was mentioned: "When
returning from AH3D and on the Seattle-Copenhagen leg,
all their Samsonite case's locking systems were broken by
the actions of the Sea-Tac security people. The checking
was done in a secure area at the Seattle airport, and
with no access to the luggage keys, they broke into them,
resulting in damage and messy re-packing."
FO0/N5XX QSL STATUS. Bob, K8BL, reports
that Clark, N5XX (aka FO/N5XX, A35XX, ZK1XXX, ZK2XX,
etc.), informed him he is sorry about the delay in
sending out QSLs, and he (Clark) hasn't been back to the
States yet, so, the QSLs are piling up. Clark understands
that there are about 4000 QSLs waiting for him at home.
He intends to answer all when he returns home in April.
Clark also adds, "No need to send another if you
have sent one already. Sorry this is taking so long. But,
we're here for the Americas Cup and will do a tour of the
South Island after it's over before we come home for the
summer."
Operator Alfredo signed HC1HC/QRP in the
ARRL PHONE Contest over the past weekend. QSL via NE8Z:
Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616, Hamburg, MI 48139 USA.
LCRA TO BE DISSOLVED: "My old
friend HK3DDD has just informed me that postal rates in
Colombia were doubled as of January 1, 2003, and it now
costs the equivalent of 2.00 USD to send a letter from
Colombia to the USA", Fred, K3ZO reports. "It
now costs HJ/HK hams the equivalent of 13 cents per QSL
to send outgoing cards through the bureau, but anyway the
bureau won't be available any longer because the
Colombian IARU-member society LCRA is meeting this
Saturday to dissolve itself, since with only 200 paid-up
members and 8000.00 USD of debt it feels it can no longer
stay in business. Beto says Colombian hams have stopped
calling CQ and running stations because they can't afford
to handle the consequences economically. Colombian DXers
are simply searching and pouncing these days, looking for
new countries for themselves".
ATTENTION HK HAMS! Alan, VK4AAR, informs
OPDX, "I read with sadness of the imminent closure
of the HK buro and the increased postage rates. If there
are any HK or HJ amateurs who could use my service as a
QSL Manager please ask them to E-mail me. There are no
charges and I only need to get their log updates
regularly (as E-mail attachments preferably)." His
E-mail address is: almee@dodo.com.au.
His postal address is: Alan Roocroft, VK4AAR, POB 421,
Gatton 4343, Australia.
Bill Horner, VK4FW, reports that the
FW8FP QSL cards finally arrived from the print shop on
Monday, February 24th. He is currently busy sending QSLs
out everyday until finished. However, he states that
there were some cards received with no return or
insufficent postage..... these will not be answered as
Bill does not have any access to the bureau system. QSL
via: Bill Horner, PO Box 1343, Maroochydore, 4558,
Australia.
K1B QSL REPORT. Dave, K4SV, reports that
he has had an overwhelming response to the new QSL SSB
route for K1B. All the available K1B QSL cards have been
sent out, but he expects a new shipment of cards to
arrive any day that will fill the current backlog. He
requests to PLEASE be patient. Dave has received
"850 QSL requests with about 2500 Band/Mode
QSOs". Please send your requests to: Stephen Grose,
K4YL (ex W4SMG), P.O. Box 183, Flat Rock, NC 28731-0183.
Dave states, "Our goal is to get everyone QSLed for
K1B who has not received their cards. It is very
unfortunate that some have never received their QSLs
after several attempts and many dollars spent. We can not
bring back the lost money but we can get you a K1B QSL
card. Any small donations will be gratefully accepted
towards printing cards, printing supplies and postage.
PLEASE REMEMBER: USA send SASE; DX send SAE, with one
Green Stamp preferred or one Large IRC accepted. Sorry,
only direct QSL requests ONLY. Bureau cards for SSB to
RZ3AA and CW/Digital to YT1AD."
QSL Manager Ron, AC7DX, reports that he
is now the new manager for both LU1FKR and LT1F (an
Argentine Contest station).
QSL LX7I, which was active in this past
weekend's ARRL International DX SSB Contest, via LX2AJ.
QSL TO1A via IK2QEI. Operator was
Stefano, IK2QEI, in this past weekend's ARRL
International DX SSB Contest. He was also activate
outside of the contest as FM/IK2QEI.
Vasilij, RW6HS, reports that he is now
the QSL Manager for EX2F (ex-UM8FJ, UM8MF and UN7GZ).
The QSL Manager for the VC2A cards (for
the period June 15th to July 15th, 2001) should go to
Jacques, VE2QK, (also the VE2 incoming QSL Bureau
Manager). He also responds to bureau cards. Send QSLs to:
VE2:
c/o J. Dube, VE2QK,
875 St. Severe St.,
Trois-Rivieres, PQ G9A 4G4
Canada
Ken Holdom, ZL4HU, Group Organizer/Team
Leader/QSL Manager for the Kermadec DX Association,
announces that all QSL requests for the highly
successfull DXpedition to the Chatham Isalnds, ZL7C, in
October 2002, which were received as of Wednesday,
February 26th, were answered and despatched through the
New Zeraland Post on Friday, February 28th. Please note
that this does NOT include cards received via the
different QSL Services. These will be mailed out at a
later date when time permits. For those of you who did
not include sufficient postage OR a return Self Addressed
Envelope with your requests, these cards WILL go via the
bureau. For those who included other DXpedition cards
with your ZL7C requests, these will take a little longer
to process and will be mailed out accordingly. Please if
possible, avoid sending second requests until after the 1
May 2003. This gives them more time to spend on genuine
1st requests. PLEASE NOTE: OPDX InterNet Subscribers will
receive Ken's complete press release as an additional
bulletin. Also, Ken, ZL4HU, had arranged to have the ZL7C
QSL card (double sided) to be viewed on the Web at: http://www.qsl.net/zl7c/.
RARE RUSSIAN DISTRICT. Alex, RW3RN, informs
OPDX to tell the readers to look for special station UE3RDA to be
active March 8-15th from the rarest district for the Russian
District Award (http://rdaward.org).
QSL via RW3RN: Alex Kuznetsov, Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023 Russia.
RU9, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Alex, RW3TN, will be
active as RU9G in the Russian DX Contest (March 15-16th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/CW entry. RDA: KP-06 or KP-07. QSL via RW3TN.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station
ZS03CWC to be active throughout the "Cricket World Cup"
until March 23rd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters. QSL via
ZS1AU.
SPECIAL WEEKEND EVENT. The GMDX Group
(Scotland's DX Association) introduces "Celtic
Connections" to encourage activity by all radio amateurs
worldwide to contact areas with Celtic origins. This is purely an
activity weekend and will enable participants to pursue the
Celtic Knot Award Scheme and provide an interest in contacting
Celtic areas of the world. The event is to be held on the third
weekend in April each year. Reports on activity are welcome and
certificates of participation will be awarded to anyone who
submits a report. If sufficient reports are received, the leading
participants from the Celtic and the non-Celtic areas will be
presented with an engraved commemorative Quaich (a small Scottish
drinking cup). The 2003 Weekend will start at 0000z on Saturday,
April 19th, and last until 2400z on Sunday, April 20th. For
further details, please contact: Mr. Drew Givens, GM3YOR, 5
Langhouse Place, Inverkip, PA16 0EW, Scotland, U.K. or vist the
GMDX Group's Web site at: http://www.gmdx.org.uk.
TI, COSTA RICA (Correction to OPDX.600).
Harry, AC8G, reports he gave out the wrong callsign for one of
the operator's in the upcoming fall TI5N operation (during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest). The callsign KA8KUZ should have been Brian,
KA7KUZ.
TM5/TO5, MARTINIQUE. Al, F5VHJ (aka NH7A),
who was active this past weekend as TM5A in the ARRL SSB Contest,
will be active again in the CQ WPX Phone Contests (March 29-30th)
as Single-Op/All Band entry. Also, Al will be active in the CQWW
SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry, but
using the callsign TO5A. QSL all three operations via F5VHJ.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Update to OPDX.597).
David, VK2CZ, reports that he has been allocated the callsign
VK9XD for the CQWW SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via VK2CZ
direct only.
VP6/D, DUCIE ISLAND. Remember, the second
DXpedition to Ducie Island will be active possibly next weekend
on March 8th or 9th, depending upon seas and weather. The station
callsign will be announced shortly before the operation begins
(either from DXpedition organizer Kan, JA1BK, or the pilot
stations JE2EHP, DJ8NK and WA2MOE). Activity is expected on CW,
SSB and RTTY with operations on all HF bands and 6 meters. AO-40
was also mentioned. Please refer to OPDX.595 for more details.
QSL via JR2KDN.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. YA1CQ was heard this past
week and weekend on 17/12/10 meters. Check 18130 kHz around
1200z, around 24940/24950 kHz after 0630z and again after 0800z,
and 28480 kHz after 0730z. QSL via JA1CQT. It has also been
reported that Nick, G4KUX, is in the country until April 2004 and
is active as YA4F. Most of his activity reported on the clusters
has been on 40 and 6 meters. Watch around 7048 kHz after 1930z.
QSL via G4KUX.
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