The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 612 BID: $OPDX.612 June 2, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
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ICPO, VK2YX, VK3DYL, VK6NU and YV4GMG for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 25th/May, through
Sunday, 1st/June there were 224 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9X, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX,
D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, ER, ES, ET, EU,
EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU,
GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,
HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
KH2, KH3, KH6, 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, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF,
TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VQ9,
VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV,
Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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).
4U, UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS. On June 9th,
Fritz, N6UK/DL4TT, will be in New York and plans his next
operating session at the club station 4U1UN. The band choice will
depend on shortwave conditions and the status of the roof/antenna
work going on at the moment. Mode will be CW. As usual, QSL only
via Box 3873, Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163 USA.
4W, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR LESTE. Thor,
4W3DX, continues to be active on 21002 kHz after 1330z and 14002
kHz between 1300-1800z. Also, watch around 7005 kHz after 0945z.
Peter, 4W3CW, has also been active at various times on
40/30/20/15/10 meters. Watch cluster spots for him.
5B, CYPRUS. Alan, G3PMR, is expected to be
active as 5B4AHJ until June 22nd. QSL direct to home call.
5X, UGANDA. Christian, 5X1CW, was heard this
past week on 21005 kHz around 1930z. He can sometimes be found on
14005 kHz around the same time. QSL via his home callsign F6GQK
(See notes under QSL INFO AND NEWS).
7P8, LESOTHO (DXpedition Update - Also 3DA callsigns
announced!). Team Leader Charles Frost, K5LBU/7P8TA,
announced this past week that the "July 18-25th Lesotho 7P8
DXpedition" sponsored by the Lone Star DX Association and
the Texas DX Society has added an amateur satellite mode to its
planned operations. The operation will be on the AO-40 satellite.
"The uplink will be U--band (70cm) uplink on U-band 435.550
to 435.800 MHz CW/LSB and S2 (2.4GHz) downlink 2401.225 -
2401.475 MHz CW/USB", Frost said. Equipment including
antennas and a down converter were donated by Wayne Estes, W9AE,
and a spare down converter was donated by Bruce Paige, KK5DO. The
list of operators are:
Charles Frost, K5LBU/7P8TA
Madison Jones, W5MJ/7P8MJ
Igor Zdorov, W0IZ/7P8IZ
Neil King, VA7DX/7P8NK
Dave Anderson, K4SV/7P8DA
Tom Anderson, WW5L/7P8TA
The 7P8 operation will be an all mode, all band operation.
They hope to have at least one station on the air 24 hours a day.
QSLs will be handled by each operator separately via their home
callsigns as each will have their own 7P8 call. ADDED NOTES:
Dave/K4SV and Neil/VA7DX will also be operating from Swaziland
(3DA) after 7P8. Their callsigns will be 3DA0SV for Dave/K4SV and
3DA0WC for Neil/VA7DX. QSL via their home callsigns. THE COMPLETE
UPDATED PRESS RELEASE will be sent to all OPDX InterNet
Subscribers as an additional bulletin.
9A, CROATIA (Islands Activated). Tibor,
9A/HA3HP, plans to activate some of Croatian islands as:
June 7-11th
- The Island of Ugljan (CI-134, EU-170)
June 12th
- The Island of Pasman (CI-085, EU-170)
June 13th
- The Island of Murter (CI-074, not IOTA)
June 14-15th
- Gubavci (CI-487, EU-170)
- Maslinjak (CI-256, EU-170)
- Prisnjak (CI-374, not IOTA)
- Prisnjak Mali (CI-488, EU-170)
- Skoljic V/M (CI-404, EU-170)
- Tegina (CI-413, not IOTA)
- Vinik V/M (CI-375, not IOTA)
- Visovac (CI-486, EU-170)
CQ0, PORTUGAL. The "Association of
Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide" (ARVM) will be active
with the special callsign CQ0FY during their Field Day (June
14-15th) to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the A.R.V.M. QSL
via CT1RVM, direct or by the bureau.
DA, GERMANY (Special Event/Field Day Activity).
On the first weekend of June (7th/8th), the European CW-Field
Day-Contest will take place. Helmut, DL7MAE, reports that
"this is one of the biggest events for German hams during
the entire DX-year. Many can learn how to build up a Contest or
emergency station and to learn how to set up a station for a
DXpedition. Our club this year will have more antennas up then
ever." The reason is, that the city of Erding (next to
Munich) is celebrating its 775th anniversary with festivities and
amateur radio activity. The Erding Radio Club wants to give as
many DXers and Award hunters as possible the chance to work their
"775 Years City of Erding" award. DX stations need to
only work them on three bands to qualify for the award, while EU
stations need only four bands. The award is "FREE" of
charge, only postal-fee is required. Their callsign will be
DA0ED/p and a QSL will be sent through the bureau for each
contact automatically. Details of their QSL card and award (now
rules are also in English) and much other information about their
local Erding club can be found on the Web page at: http://www.ov-erding.de.
EN720, UKRAINE (Special Event). Look for
special event callsign, EN720K, to be active from now through
July 15th to celebrate the 720th Anniversary of the Rivne City.
Stations will be operated by members of Rivne DX Club: Paul/UT1KY
(ex-EM1KY), Igor/UR5KCE and Taras/UR5KDX. QSL Manager is IK1GPG:
Massimo Balsamo, Strada Statale 28 Nord # 7, I-12084 Mondov=EC
(Cuneo), ITALY. All QSLs will be sent automatically via the
Bureau.
FO & FO/A, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND AUSTRAL ISLANDS
(IOTA Op). Look for operators Barry/G4MFW (ZS1FJ and
ZL1MFW) and Phil/G3SWH to be on Mangareva Island in the Gambier
Islands of French Polynesia (IOTA OC-063) and from Rurutu Island
in the Austral Islands (IOTA OC-050) between July 10-22nd. The
actual dates of each operation are to be decided, but they hope
to be on each island for at least five days. Propagation
permitting, they will be active on all bands from 40-10 meters on
SSB and CW. They hope to work as many European, North American
and ROTW stations as possible. Special callsigns have been
applied for and will be announced as soon as they are known. The
QSL route(s) will also be announced later. Donations towards the
high cost of this expedition are invited and may be sent to
G3SWH.
FH, MAYOTTEE. John Warburton, G4IRN, will be
active as FH/G4IRN from Mayotte Island (AF-027), September
16-23rd. Activity will be on 40-10 meters mainly on CW using only
100 watts into a vertical antenna. QSL via G4IRN (QRZ.com).
HS0, THAILAND. Charles Harpole, K4VUD, is now
active as HS0ZCW until June 15th. He is expected to be active on
80/160 meters, but was heard on 15 and 20 meters CW. Watch around
21025 and 14024 kHz between 1100-1500z.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-NEW. (UPDATE FROM OPDX.611) Steve,
OM3JW, spoke with Ivan/OM3CGN last week and he was told
that in spite of the earthquake several days ago,
everything is OK and the IOTA expedition to Habbibas
Island will be starting with one day delay (June 2nd) as
7W4HI. Operators will be on island until June 5th. They
will be on the air a minimum of 12 hours daily, it will
depend on the local power. However, they will also have
gas for 3 full days of operations. The crew consists of
Ivan/OM3CGN, Afif/7X2RO, three other 7Xs (we don't know
their callsigns) and members of the Coast guard. Steve,
OM3JW, will have a regular daily sked with OM3CGN, so he
will be as a pilot station (E-mail: om3jw@konektel.sk).
AF-019. Fabio/IT9GSF and a team of
operators will activate Lampedusa Island as IG9A during a
few upcoming contests. Look for future activity as
scheduled: CQ/RJ Worldwide DX RTTY Contest (September
27-28th) Multi-Op; CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) Multi/2; CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
29-30th) M/S or SOAB.
AS-024. Operators Kaoru/JA3MCA,
Aru/JA0KNM, Jun/JJ1EQW and Kai/JE3NJZ will be active as
homecall/JR6 from Hateruma Island, Yaeyama Archipelago,
Okinawa, June 6-9th. Activity will be on 40-2 meters SSB
and CW. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or bureau.
AS-058. Johnny, G3LIV, will be active as
9M2/G3LIV from Langkawi Island until June 9th. Activity
will be mainly on CW with some PSK31. QSL via his home
callsign.
AS-073. Tex, 9M2TO, will once again be
active from Perhentian Island from a resort, June 7-8th.
Activity will be CW on 80-10 meters including the WARC
bands. He will use an IC-706 w/100w into a G5RV antenna.
QSL via JA0DMV (All QSL cards will be sent out
automatically).
AS-147. Taka/JR3TVH and Natsue/JJ3NAW
will be on Rebun Island and Rishiri Island from July
25-30th, signing homecall/8. Look for them on
40/20/17/15/10/6 meters CW/SSB. QSL via JR3TVH either
direct or via the bureau.
EU-083. Operators Giovanni/IZ2DPX,
Michele/IK2GPQ, Antonello/IK2DUW and Lorenzo/IK5MDF, who
were active this past week as IP1TIN from Tino Island
(IIA SP-002), will be active again July 26-27th. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31.
EU-115. Berthold, DF5WA, who was active
last week as EJ/DF5WA from the Aran Islands (EU-006),
will be active this week as EI/DF5WA from the Irish Coast
(EU-115) until June 7th. His activity will be mainly on
CW. QSL via bureau.
EU-125. Helmut, DL7VOX, is expected to
be active as SP1/DL7VOX/p from Wolin Island until June
14th. Activity will be on all HF bands including the WARC
bands. QSL via bureau.
EU-171. Alan, G0RCI, and other operators
from the Grantham Amateur Radio Club will be active from
Fur Island between June 2-6th as OZ/G0GRC. Activity will
be on all bands CW, SSB and maybe SSTV and other modes.
QSL cards are not required because all QSOs will be
acknowledged within 28 days of the operators' return.
EU-174. Emil, SV8/DJ4PI/p, will be
active from Thassos Island, June 5-18th. QSL 100% via his
home callsign and Bureau.
OC-140. The "VK6 DX Chasers
Club" will travel to Thevenard Island (Mackerel
Island group) and be active for 1 week starting June
15th. The Mackerel Islands group, comprising of 10
islands, is situated 22km offshore from the town of
Onslow, 1400km north of Perth, on the coast of the
spectacular and ancient Pilbara region of Western
Australia. The callsign for the DXpedition will be a
special one, VI6TI, to commemorate the naming of the
island by the French Captain Baudine who led an
expedition in 1801-1804 in the ship
"Casuarina". Captain Baudine named the island
after the Vice Admiral and Minister 1732-1815 - Antoine
John Mary France Thevenard. The 8 member team will leave
Perth on Friday, June 13th and hopes to be active from
the island on Sunday, June 15th, around 0700 or 0800z.
Activity will be on or near the usual IOTA HF
frequencies. There will also be activity on 6 meters with
a 3 elment beam for this band. They will monitor 50.110
MHz. The group's previous DXpedition in November 2000 to
nearby Direction Island netted 550 contacts on 6 meters
with many contacts into Europe. The group is hoping for
similar conditions this time around. For all the
satellite enthusiasts, the group will also be bringing
along a portable satellite station looking for contacts
on AO-40. They will have a Yaesu FT-847 and will operate
Mode U/S with a 8 element yagi on the 70cms uplink and
65cms offset dish with K5GNA AIDC 3731AA 2.4GHz down
converter. The grid locator is OG77mm. The QSL Manager is
VK6NE: Neil Penfold, 2 Moss Ct, Kingsley, WA 6026,
Australia. All direct and bureau cards will be answered,
and the group hopes to have a full color card available
shortly after the trip. For more info, visit the
following Web page at: http://www.qrz.com/callsign/vi6ti.
For more info about the beautiful Mackerel Islands go to
the following web site at: http://www.mackerelislands.com.au.
KH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND. John, KH3/KT6E,
continues to be active almost daily on 20 meters SSB. Watch
between 14245-14248 or around 14222 kHz between 0500-0800z.
KH9, WAKE ISLAND. "QRZ DX" reports
that Kimo, KH7U, informs them that Chuck Brady, N4BQW, left
Honolulu Friday, May 30th for Wake Island. He will be there for
the next six weeks standing in for the island's doctor who is
going on vacation. He will be joining Jake, N6XIV, who has been
active on the island recently. Please keep in mind that Chuck is
there to work, and he will only be able to operate when he is not
doing the job he was sent there to do. While there Chuck is going
to re-position the Force 12 C3SS yagi in a better location and
install an inverted L with elevated radials for 80/75/40. On 40
meters, he may be operating below 7.1 MHz, listening up for U.S.
calls. He also has a modified military vertical that can cover
160/80/40 and 30 meters. He is taking two 6 meter yagis antennas
- one of them is a long-yagi from M2. There will be NO 6 meter
beacon. He has an Alpha 99 amp, and will use it IF he has access
to 240VAC. It may take him at least a few days to get all of the
antennas raised with the help of Jake and island base personnel.
Chuck usually works SSB, but has been known to work some CW on
his SSB frequency when asked and the pileups aren't too bad.
Depending on demand, he may QSY to the CW portions of the bands,
but that depends on the antenna situation. Kimo says, "I am
NOT acting as a pilot station NOR am I offering to schedule QSOs
for Chuck." Kimo will be in E-mail and some telephone
contact with Chuck and can provide a route for some FEEDBACK to
him. Constructive comments or reports on reception are welcome
via Kimo's E-mail address at: kh7u@arrl.net.
QSLs for KH9/N4BQW should be sent to his Wake QSL Manager, Dianna
Killeen, KB6NAN. An SAE with sufficient U.S. postage; IRCs or the
proverbial "green stamps" are requested. Donations are
always appreciated. Direct QSLs are always preferred. DO NOT send
requests for Jake, N6XIV, to KB6NAN. Follow Jake's instructions
for his QSL routing. There will be NO web page nor posted logs
for this operation.
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Ikuko, JA5GSG, will
operate from Saipan (OC-086) between June 5-11th. His callsign
was not provided. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters. QSL via
his home callsign.
L28, ARGENTINA (Special Prefix). Radio Club
Salta, LU4OC, will be operating as L28OO from June 2-9th from
Iruya. It is a little town located at the very northern part of
Argentina close to the Bolivian border, and 2800 meters above sea
level. Ariel, LU4OO, reports that it is very difficult to get to
this town located right on the mountains. The team will operate
on all HF bands, SSB, CW and the Digital Modes. QSL via LU4OC.
Please visit the following Web page for more information about
this operation at: http://www.qsl.net/lu4oc.
NEW AWARD AVAILABLE. Kresimir, 9A7K, informs
OPDX that the members of the Amateur Radio Club
"Koprivnica" are issuing "The Pope John Paul II in
Croatia Award" in celebration of the third visit of Pope
John Paul II to Croatia. The rules for this award can be found on
the following web site at: http://www.qsl.net/9a7k. The rules are
translated into Croatian, English, Spanish, German and French.
The Award Manager is Kresimir Juratovic, 9A7K.
NEW OFFICERS FOR 2003-2004. The Patriot DX
Association (PDXA), sponsors of the DX Dinner at the New England
ARRL Convention, have elected officers for the 2003-2004 year:
President -
W1AAX, Harry Wilson
Vice President -
W1HH, Bob Wallace
Secretary -
W1FJ, Al Rousseau
Treasurer -
WZ1Q, Mel Cole
Directors -
W1ZT, George Johnson W1TE, Charley Schwartz
K1TW, Tom Walsh
5X1CW QSLS. Tommy, WE7K, has been asked
by Christian, 5X1CW, to pass along information that he
only sends out QSL cards while he is at home in France
once every six months. He asks for everyone's patience.
His next home visit will be this summer. He does not use
the bureau but accepts direct cards to his home callsign
F6GQK.
Special event station CQ5AA was active
over the past weekend to celebrate the 15th anniversary
of ARVM (Association of Radioamadores da Vila de
Moscavide). QSL via CT1RVM, direct or by the bureau.
Terry, KJ6OW, informs OPDX that he has
been doing a mail drop service for Vit, EZ8CW, for quite
a while now. Starting on June 15th, he will be adding
Alex, EZ8CQ, for U.S. hams ONLY to the service. The same
mail requirements will apply (2 USD and a SASE) to get
the card.
Gil, F5NOD, announced this past week
that all FR/F6KDF/T QSLs received direct from F6KDF have
now been answered. The last batch of QSLs should be in
the mail or be mailed this week (for QSLs received during
last month). Gil hopes everybody will have their QSO
confirmed. If you didn't receive a QSL or if you need a
second QSL or have a QSO problem, you can still send your
request to F6KDF or direct to Gil's address (F5NOD
address OK on QRZ.com).
Lutz/DL5KUA and Steve/DJ7AO were active
this past weekend from Lighthouse Staberhuk on Fehmarn
Island (EU-128). Visit their Web page for more
information at: http://e09.de.
II1D active over the past week was a
special callsign for "2003 - The European Year of
People with Disabilities". Activity was a
demonstration of solidarity with the school for disabled
boys of Giaveno (Turin) by IZ1CCE and G.RA.D. (Gruppo
RadioAmatori Disabili - Italy Handi Ham). A special QSL
card is available. QSL via the bureau or direct to
IZ1CCE: Carlo Sobrito, Via I Maggio n. 9, I-10051
AVIGLIANA, (TO) ITALY.
Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH, reports that he
is pleased to announce that all direct QSL requests for
ZS1RBN received to date have been mailed.
SILENT KEY. "MR. HAMVENTION",
Frank, W8OK, became a Silent Key Thursday night, May
29th. For several years, W8OK has been battling cancer.
Then, just days prior to the gates opening for Hamvention
2003, Schwab suffered a heart attack. He was also dealing
with pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Frank
Schwab, W8OK, is credited with getting the Dayton
Hamvention started 52 years ago. Also, he was involved
with the founding of SWODXA and several contest
expeditions to J6DX. He will be surely missed by his many
friends in the Dayton area. OPDX and its readers would
like to send out our deepest sympathy to his family and
friends.
VK, AUSTRALIA (Camerons Corner DX-Expedition).
Several members of the Blue Mountain ARC will be "heading
into the outback" on the Queens Birthday weekend starting
Friday, June 6th and returning Monday, June 9th. They will be
heading to the corner of New South Wales (VK2), Queensland (VK4)
and South Australia (VK5). They would like to make contact with
as many people as possible, so if you hear them calling
"CQ-DX from Camerons Corner", you know they are smack
in the middle of nowhere. Their suggested frequencies and times
can be found on their Web page at: http://www.bmarc.oz-hams.org/camerons.html.
They request that "If you do make contact, can you take the
time to post to our DX forum and let people know when and on what
freq you heard us.." Please post in the DX-Expedition forum
on: http://www.radiocorner.net.
VK9C & VK9X, COCOS KEELING AND CHRISTMAS ISLANDS
(Update). Gwen Tilson, VK3DYL, informs OPDX that due to
circumstances beyond their control (world conditions, flight
schedule cancellations etc.), the YLs going to VK9C and VK9X
later this year have had to change their itinerary. They will now
operate from Christmas Island as VK9XYL, October 13-27th, and
from Cocos Keeling as VK9CYL, October 27th-November 10th. VK3DYL
still remains as QSL Manager - more details later.
XW, LAOS. Kamfan, XW1FAN, continues to be
active on most days on 14220 or 14225 kHz between 1430-1530z.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. Masa, JG1OWV, informs OPDX
that he is helping someone called Sada (a Japanese operator who
is staying in Kabul for one year) to get on the air. He is now
preparing some low band equipment, and he hopes Sada will get his
license this month. The callsign and operation start date will be
announced at a later date. Masa states, "This is not a
DXpedition, but most weekends we may hear an Afghanistan
signal."
YV, VENEZUELA. Operators Dario/YV4GMG,
Maria/YV4GMB, Hector/YV4GMH, Jose/YV4FUE and Maria C/YV4FUF are
expected to be active on June 10th. Look for them on the
following bands/modes: 10/15/20/160 meters and 6 meters. Modes
will be PSK31/RTTY/SSTV/CW/SSB. QSL via operator's CBA.
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