The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 631 BID: $OPDX.631 October 20, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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SV3BEF, VA3RJ & ICPO, ZS5BBO and ZS6MG for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 12th/October, through
Sunday, 19th/October there were 233 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3D2/r, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S,
4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4,
A6, A7, AP, BV, BV9P, BY, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE9, CM, CN, CP,
CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP,
ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FJ, 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, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9,
SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI,
TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3,
V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9C, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V,
VP5, VP6, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XZ, YA, YB,
YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF,
ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, ZL, ZL8, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. By the time you read this,
Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A, should be on the air (or close to being
back on) in a "BIG WAY". Over the last several months,
George Varvitsiotes, K6SV, has been communicating with Monk
Apollo since his radio went down (off the air - broke) and began
the project to help him get back on the air. George informed OPDX
on Tuesday, October 14th, that he was leaving the next morning
for Greece and would be taking Monk Apollo a new Icom IC-756
ProII and power supply donated by Icom. He stated that he had all
the necessary papers (that Monk Apollo sent him) to enter Mount
Athos and deliver the new radio. George also told OPDX that it is
his intentions (with Monk Apollo's approval) to install all the
antennas that were previous donated and get Monk Apollo back on
the air in a big way. George informed OPDX of his plans back in
July once OPDX announced that the Northern Ohio DX Association
(NODXA) was looking into collecting funds to buy Monk Apollo a
new radio. At that time he told OPDX he was going to Greece on
family business and wanted to keep his plans a secret until the
radio was delivered. OPDX and NODXA agreed to his wishes. Once
again, OPDX and NODXA would like to thank the many "who
wanted to help". We hope you get a chance to work Monk
Apollo and welcome him back on the air. ADDED NOTE: George, K8SV,
will also participate in the CQWW SSB Contest (See J43).
4L, GEORGIA. Imeda, 4L4AJ, will be active in
the CQWW SSB DX Contest. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using
High Power.
4X6, ISRAEL. Operators Seth/4X1DX and
Zvi/4X6FR will be active as 4X6FR in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via 4X6OM.
9U, BURUNDI. The "DX Newsletter"
reports that Richard, F8LPX, is working at the French embassy in
Bujumbura for the next three years. He is expected to be active,
but the callsign is not known yet.
AH2, GUAM (Update). Aki, JI3ERV/NH2C,
Chairperson of Guam Contest Club (GCC), informs OPDX that members
of the GCC will be on the air during the CQWW SSB Contest next
weekend (October 25- 26th) as AH2R. This time they plan to set a
target as the Oceanic leader in the Multi-OP 2-TX category and
the World's Top 5. Also, they are trying to build an Oceanic
record in this category. Operators are: Aki, JI3ERV/NH2C; Toshi,
JR7OMD/WI3O; Osamu, JP1JFG/N2IU; Kaz, JG3RPL/N1BJ; Kou, JH7QXJ;
Sam, JR8VSE/NH2N; and Noz, JE8KKX/AH2K. Guam Island's (KH2, Zone
27 and IOTA OC-026) sunrise and sunset are: 2013z and 0756z. QSL
via JH7QXJ (Direct - See QRZ.com) or the JA bureau (NOT the KH2
bureau). SPECIAL NOTICES: Due to the band plan, their operation
on 40m is limited between 7075 and 7100 kHz. Please listen
carefully!! They are also planning participation in the CQWW CW
Contest next month. Details will be released later.
BEWARE OF CLUSTER PIRATES. This has become a
growing problem over the last few years. Laurent, F8BBL, informs
OPDX that over the past few weeks someone has been pirating his
callsign and causing problems on the DXclusters as well as QRM in
pile ups. He is sorry, but it's not him, and he is
confused/troubled about the problem. He also mentions that the
French authority is informed.
BQ9P, PRATAS ISLAND. The Pratas Island
DXpedition is now QRT as of 6:00 am (local time) on October 16th.
The group made some 27000 QSOs. For more details, please visit
their Web page at: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm.
CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND. Wojciech/SP9PT and
Jerzy/SP9EVP are now active as CE0Y/homecall until November 1st.
Both have been very active on 40 meters CW this past weekend, but
there has been some activity on 20 and 17 meters as well. Keep a
lookout for some digital and SSB activity. OPDX has also seen a
spot from them on 6 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.
CT8, PORTUGAL. Timo, OH1NOA, will be active
from CT1DVV/CT1ESV's QTH as CT8T in the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All Band/High Power
entry. QSLs will be sent out automatically via the Bureau.
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Look for a Hungarian
team to be active between November 2-9th and also participate in
the HA-QRP Contest as EA6/HA5RT/p. The contest station will be on
3511 kHz using around 10 watts. The operators will use their home
callsigns on the other bands as follows: EA6/HA6NL/p (Laci),
EA6/HA6PS/p (Zsolt), EA6/HA6ZV/p (Tibor) and EA6/HA7JJS/p
(Sanyi). Their main mode is CW, but some digital activity will
also take place. QSLs should go via the bureau by their home
calls, and for EA6/HA5RT/p via HA6NL.
FR/E, EUROPA. La GAZETTE du DX announced that
the team which will be active from Europa has put online an
Internet Web site where you can find all the necessary
information about this DXpedition. The URL address is: http://europa2003.free.fr.
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators Didier/FY5FY,
Marc/F1HAR, Herve/F5HRY, Romuald/F5LND, Olivier/F5MZN,
Gerard/F6FGZ and Larry/F6FVY will be active from Zone 9 as FY5KE
(Zone 9) in the CQWW SSB Contest as a Multi-Single category. QSL
to FY5KE direct or via bureau.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Members of the Hungarian
Pannon DX Club and P.V.R. Klub Puspokladany will operate from
Liechtenstein again this fall. The operation will take place
between November 2-10th from a rented house at Masescha 1350m
ASL. Activity is planned for the HF bands (160-10 meters, with
the main focus on lower bands) including the WARC bands, on
CW/SSB and RTTY. They will have two stations on 24 hours a day.
Operators are: HB0/HA0HW/p (Laci), HB0/HA4DX/p (Tomi) and
HB0/HA4XG/p (Geza). They will be using a FT-840 and a TS-450 with
groundplanes and wire antennas sponsored by DunaX. Cards can be
sent to their home callsigns direct or via the HA bureau.
Suggested Web pages to view: Pannon DX Club - http://www.pannondxc.hu/;
P.V.R.Klub Puspokladany - http://www.c3.hu/~ha0khw/; DunaX - http://www.pannondxc.hu/dunax;
Liechtenstein (HB0) - http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ls.html.
HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Dan, NN1N, will be
active as HC8N during the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via W5UE.
HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Trey/N5KO and other
operators will be active as HC8N during the CQ World Wide DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via W5UE.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-085. Operators Han/DS2GOO,
Chae/DS5BSX, Ryu/DS4NYE and possibly others will be
active from Soan Island between November 1-4th. They will
use their homecall/4 or D90HE/4 with 100w transceivers
and various wire antennas. QSL via operator's homecall.
They said that a log search will be available after the
trip.
EU-092. Jim, MM0BQI, is now active as
MM0BQI/P from Summer Isles (IOSA SC10) until October
27th. Activity will be on all bands 80-6 meters with
particular emphasis on 80m looking for DX around his
sunrise and sunset. His activity will also include
entries in the CQWW SSB Contest. Look for him to sign as
MM0BQI/P as a Single Band 80m entry and as MM0Q as an All
Band/Low Power entry. QSL via RSGB or direct to MM0BQI:
Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Ave, Edinburgh, EH8 7DW SCOTLAND.
OC-012. Cal/WF5W and Paul/W5PF will
arrive on Yap Island on November 22nd. They will operate
as V63WC and V63PF, respectively, until November 29th.
They will use 100 watt radios, wire dipoles for 30 and 40
meters and a 2 element SteppIR yagi for 20-6 meters.
Operation will be CW and SSB with no digital modes
planned at this time. Some limited operation in the CQWW
CW Contest may be possible. QSL via W5PF.
OC-203. Chris, ZL1CT (GM3WOJ), will be
active as ZL1CT/4 from Stewart Island from January
11-15th. Activity will be on CW/SSB on 40-20 meters only.
He will use 400w into vertical antennas. For more info,
please visit his Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/gm3woj/.
Chris states, "Please work ZL1CT/4 as well as the
3Y0 DXpedition!"
J43, GREECE. Operators George/K6SV,
Xenofon/SV3BEF, Dimitris/SV3BEH, and Vangelis/SV3BEG-Vangelis
will be active from Southern Greece (Grid Locator: KM17ek) as
J43GRC in the CQWW SSB Contest as a Multi-Op/Low Power entry. The
team will use a 3 element Tribander for 20/15/10m, and wires for
the lower bands. QSL Manager is K6HRO.
KP2/WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators
John/K3TEJ and Darrell/AB2E will be active as WP2Z in the CQ
World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry.
QSL via KU9C. Operators will be on the WARC bands before the
contest, and 160m after the contest signing KP2/K3TEJ and
KP2/AB2E. QSL via their home calls.
KP3, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be
active as KP3Z in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via WC4E.
LX, LUXEMBOURG. Two stations from LX have
announced that they will be active from here during the CQWW SSB
Contest. Look for the following stations:
LX5A (operator: LX1AQ - Phil) as SOSB HP 80m
LX9SW (operator: LX1RQ - Robert) as SOSB HP 20m
QSL both callsigns to LX1RQ or via the LX bureau.
PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Jos‚, CT1BOH,
will be active from the station and QTH of PY0FF as PT0F from
October 19-28th to take part in the CQWW SSB Contest as a
Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL PT0F via W3HC.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
NEW QSL MANAGERS FOR A61AJ! QSL via K2UO
for North, Central, South America, the Caribbean and U.S.
territories (such as KH0, KH2, etc.). K2UO address:
George Oliva, 5 Windsor Drive, Eatontown, NJ 07724, USA
QSL via DJ2MX for Europe/Asia/Africa/Pacific. DJ2MX
address: Mario Lovric, Kampenwandstrasse 13, D-81671
Munich, Germany. George, K2UO, informs OPDX that QSLs
will be printed shortly; please be patient. K2UO also
promises prompt returns once all logs have been received
and organized and the backlog has been eliminated. Direct
cards (with proper postage or green stamp or IRC) will be
given the highest priority; all bureau cards will be
answered. A message from Robert/S53R, Sejo/T97C, and
Ghis/ON5NT also states that they are in the process of
putting a database together for the QSOs before October
2003. As they are doing this in their spare time over the
weekends; this could take a couple of weeks. They will
keep us posted on this matter. For the moment, please
only send your cards to the above managers for QSOs from
October 2003 onwards.
Pete, K3PD, informs OPDX that he is now
the new QSL Manager for YO2LEA. He now has all the logs,
1990 to present. QSL direct or via the Bureau (Mark all
cards YO2LEA VIA K3PD). Requests without return postage
or envelope will be returned via Bureau. USD preferred
over IRCs. K3PD's address is: Pete DeVolpi, 408 Hillside
Ave., New Cumberland, PA, U.S.A. 17070-3036.
Silvano, I2YSB, informs OPDX that the
new QSL Manager for the TX4PG bureau cards is only to
IK2DIA. Direct requests should still be sent to I2YSB.
Silvano, I2YSB, is also the QSL Manager for 5U7B, 5U7DW,
5U7JK, 5U7JW and 5U7RW. QSL direct only to Silvano Borsa,
P.O. Box 45, 27036 Mortara - PV, Italy. Online logs are
available at: http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb.
RM0, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Andy, UA0ANW, will be
active as RM0A in CQWW SSB Contest as a Single-Op/All Band/High
Power entry from Zone 18. QSL via the bureau or direct (address
on QRZ.com).
SILENT KEY. Zik, DL/VE3ZIK, informs OPDX that
Ron, KZ5RO, became a Silent Key on October 13th. He states that
Ron was a great HAM, QSL Manager and helped alot people with QSL
information. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our
deepest sympathy to Ron's family and friends.
SPECIAL ACTIVITY/EVENT. Take, JI3DST, informs
OPDX that he and Joe, JA4PXE, are going to go to Manchester, UK,
for the RSGB HFC 2003 International HF & IOTA Convention from
Japan on October 30th. They plan to be active from the HF &
IOTA Convention event station, MB2HFC, on November 2nd (From 800z
to 9:00z) for Asia (JAPAN).
SPECIAL EVENT. To celebrate the Centennial of
the Republic of Panama (1903-2003), look for special event
station HP100RCP to be activated by the Radio Club de Panama from
November 1-3rd. Activity will be on all bands and all modes
(CW-SSB-RTTY & PSK31). A special commemorative QSL will be
issued to all cards received with one green stamp or two IRCs to
the following postal address: RADIO CLUB DE PANAMA, P.O. Box
10745, Panama, PANAMA.
TM7, FRANCE. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active
with a special callsign, TM7W, from November 16-30th. Activity
will included the CQWW CW Contest. QSL to the bureau via F8BBL.
TY4, BENIN. Jean-Marc, ON4JM, will be here
for 2 months starting November 2nd because of his work. He has
requested the callsign TY4JM from the Benin's Post and
Telecommunication Office. Jean-Marc mentions that his activity
will be limited because of his work Monday through Saturday,
however, look for him possibly during his evening hours and on
Sundays. He will be heading back to Belgium on December 23rd. QSL
via ON4JM. Bureau cards are OK and it's preferred.
V55, NAMIBIA (Update/Change). Vlado/ZS6MG and
Emil/ZS6EGB will be active as V55V and V55E, respectively
(instead of V5/homecall as reported in OPDX.628), from October
23-27th. Also, they decided to use the callsign V55V for CQWW SSB
Contest (instead of V51E). QSL via ZS6MG. They inform OPDX that
they are not sure if this V55 prefix was used before from
Namibia, and it may be of interest for the hams around the world.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. The YL group is now
active from here as VK9XYL until October 27th. Most of their
activity has been on 20/15 meters CW/SSB. However, there have
been some QSNs on 40/17/12/10 meters. QSL via VK3DYL.
VP9, BERMUDA. Operators William/N1HRA,
Matt/WE1H, Foster/N3KCJ and Joe/K1JN will be active from October
23-28th and will take part in the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Outside of
the contest, they will be active on 160-6 meters as homecall/VP9.
The contest callsign has yet to be determined. QSL to homecall
outside of the contest and to K1JN for contest QSOs.
VP9, BERMUDA. Kurt, W6PH, will be active as
VP9/W6PH from VP9GE's QTH in Hamilton Parish during the ARRL DX
CW Contest (February 21-22nd) and the ARRL DX Phone Contest
(March 6-7th). His entry in both contests will be Single-Op/All
Band/Low Power. QSL only via W6PH direct.
WRTC 2006 (in Brazil!). Steve Morris, K7LXC,
WRTC Sanctioning Committee Chairman, released last weekend:
"The World Radiosport Team Championship Sanctioning
Committee, LABRE - Liga de Amadores de Radio Emisspo, and the
GADX Araucaria DX Group are pleased to announce the next WRTC
competition in 2006 in Brazil. Following in the footsteps of
previous WRTC competitions held in Seattle, San Francisco,
Slovenia, and Finland, the WRTC showcases amateur radio
competition at the highest level. The competitors are among the
best operators in the world in this ham radio Olympic-type event.
The previous WRTC competitions have demonstrated the high degree
of friendship in ham radio activity, together with an enormous
sense of ethical competitiveness. The competition will be in
Florianopolis, capital of the Santa Catarina State in Southern
Brazil in July 2006. This event is open to everyone - competitor
and spectator alike. Everyone is invited to attend the
WRTC2006."
XU, CAMBODIA (Also IOTA op). Jaak, ES1FB, is
once again here and will be active as XU7ACE until October 28th.
He is currently staying in Sihanoukville and plans to be in next
weekend's CQWW DX SSB Contest. Look for him to sign XU7ACV from
Koh Poah Island (AS-133) between October 21-23rd. QSL via ES1FB.
For more information, please visit the Web page at: http://www.hot.ee/xu7ace.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. Masa, JG1OWV, QSL Manager
and an operation's pilot for YA1D/YA0J, informs OPDX that Sada,
YA1D, is now on a leave back in Japan. Masa and Sada are
currently discussing what antennas beside his existing wire
dipoles to take back to YA. Sada will be active again from Kabul
after October 30th with probably a HexBeam for the high bands and
a vertical for lower bands. Masa mentions that some QSLs came to
him via his very old "Flying Horse" Callbook address
(These take a long time to reach him). Please use his current
address to QSL. His address is: Masahiro Wada, 391-C-1204,
Shibacho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0012, Japan.
ZS5, SOUTH AFRICA. Edwin, ZS5BBO, informs
OPDX that he will be active in the upcoming CQWW SSB Contest as
ZS5T as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via ZS5BBO.
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