The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 634 BID: $OPDX.634 November 10, 2003 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
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and ZS4BS for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 2nd/November, through
Sunday, 9th/November there were 234 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I,
4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4,
A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE0A, CE0Y, 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,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI,
HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/m,
JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH6, KH8, 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, PZ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T2, T30, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU,
TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, VE, VK, VK9C,
VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW,
XZ, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7,
ZD9, ZF, ZK1/n, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations. As always, you never know -
"Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. In a press release by
Don, G3XTT, the following are excerpts from that announcement:
"The Five Star DXers Association (FSDXA) is pleased to
announce 'Project Star Reach', a large-scale DXpedition to
Rodrigues Island, 3B9. FSDXA, closely linked to CDXC (Chiltern DX
Club), the UK DX Foundation, is the group which brought you the
very successful 9M0C DXpedition to the Spratly Islands in
February 1998 and the subsequent record-breaking D68C DXpedition
to the Comoros in February 2001. Yaesu have kindly agreed to be
Principal Sponsor, and will be providing ten complete
state-of-art stations consisting of FT-1000MP MkV Field
transceivers and Quadra VL-1000 linears. The centrepiece of
Project Star Reach will be a major DXpedition to Rodrigues
Island, to take place next March/April. The callsign 3B9C has
already been assigned, and the plan is for an operation
encompassing over three weeks of operation, including four
weekends. The first members of the team will arrive in 3B9 on
Tuesday, March 16th, 2004, and expect to spend the first two to
three days installing antennas and equipment. Operations will
commence before the weekend. Station breakdown will start on
Monday, April 12th, though operations may continue for a further
day or two after that." They state there are two main and
several subsidiary objectives. Their main goals are to provide
the possibility for every amateur radio station in the world -
even those running QRP or a very simple antenna - to make at
least one contact with 3B9C; and to enable top DXers to put 3B9C
in their log on as many bands and modes as possible. It should be
possible for top DXers active on all bands and on all main modes
to work 3B9C on at least 20 band / mode slots! One of the
subidiary goals is to be one of the first major DXpeditions to
link fully with the ARRL's "Logbook of the World"
initiative. The 3B9C also announces that the operation will have
up to fifteen high-power HF stations active simultaneously when
band conditions allow. Activities will encompass SSB, CW, RTTY,
PSK31 and, as appropriate, FM. There will also be satellite
activity and possible EME. Large monoband antennas will be used
on all bands, including a full-size two-element Yagi for 30m.
There will be capability for working simultaneously on more than
one mode on 10, 15, 20 and 80 meters when these bands are open.
On LF they will use two phased pairs of Titanex verticals on 80m,
one pair for CW and one for SSB. 40m will rely on their tried and
tested 4-square array. 160m operation will utilize the well-known
Titanex verticals, with various loops and Beverages for receive.
Full details of the equipment and antennas will be given in a
subsequent bulletin. The multinational team is still being
formed, but already includes many well-known callsigns, as well
as some up-and-coming DXpedition operators. So far, team members
include DL7AKC (Jens), EI5DI (Paul), G0MRF (Dave), G0OPB (Tony),
G3NUG (Neville), G3BJ (Don), G3IZD (Ivan), G3NHL (Chris), G3RAU
(Derek), G3SED (Mike), G3WGV (John), G3WKL (John), G3XTT (Don),
G4FRE/WW2R (Dave), G4JKS (Hilary), G4KIU (Nigel), G4TSH (Justin),
G4VXE (Tim), GU4YOX(Bob), JA1RJU(Kazu), JH4RHF (Jun), KF7E (Jim),
M0DXR (Mark), M0GMT (Daniel), N7CQQ (John), NK7C (Pat), and W3EF
(Maury). They are seeking donations and contributions from
sponsors to help defray the very significant logistics costs of
this DXpedition. Details for donating funds and the complete
press release can be found on the 3B9C Web page at: http://www.fsdxa.com/3b9c.
3Y0/P, PETER I ISLAND (DXpedition Postponed!).
In a press release by Bob/K4UEE and Ralph/K0IR dated November
7th, the following announcement was released: "The Peter I
DXpedition team has decided to postpone their DXpedition to Peter
I Island, Antarctica until January 2005. A last minute glitch
developed in the transportation plan, even as the team was
preparing to meet in Atlanta to train and to pack the sea
container for shipment. Weather windows precluded a rescheduling
for 2004. No one is more disappointed than we are, but the 2005
expedition will be bigger and better! Our team is intact, our
permissions are not a problem, and the expedition equipment
including 6 Arctic shelters, flooring, antennas, masts, kitchen
equipment, power cables and generators, coax, etc. are all in
storage in Atlanta. We wish to thank all of our sponsors for
their support; look for additional updates in the spring."
For the team, Bob, K4UEE and Ralph, K0IR
4X/4Z, ISRAEL. On November 15th, operators
Eliyahu/4Z5NB, Dov/4Z4DX and Shlomo/4X6ZK will operate a whole
day activating different regions of Israel for the Holyland
program. They will start around 0400z from G-11-HS and will go
through the following regions: HS, HD, JN, YZ, KT, HG, ZF, AK,
HF. Main activity will be at the HG region but they will activate
different regions while driving from one region to another.
Frequency will be 14265 kHz and probably 40 meters for local
stations. They hope conditions will cooperate.
4U1, UNITED NATIONS HQ. Ray/W2RE and
Frank/W2IX were active from 4U1UN this past Sunday, November 9th.
Activity was on both CW and SSB on all HF bands including WARC
bands (if time permits). Hope you had a chance to work them.
5U, NIGER. Roger, G3SXW, informs OPDX that
the VooDoo Contest Group will be active this year from Niamey,
Niger in the CQ World-Wide DX CW Contest on November 29th-30th.
Their callsign will be 5U5Z. This will again be a large
Multi-Multi effort, field-day style, with seven 1KW stations and
many antennas, covering 160-10 meters. The operation will be CW
only. QSL cards should go to G3SXW. The operators will be
Lee/G0MTN, Don/G3XTT, Fred/G4BWP/5U7WP, Cook/G4PIQ,
Vince/K5VT/5U7VT, Mike/KC7V/5U7MF and Lee/KY7M/5U7LF. Operators
will be active before the contest using their own with personal
callsign while testing antennas. They will be active on the WARC
bands if time permits. There will also be short operations from
Burkina Faso (XT2) while in transit. QSLs for all contacts other
than 5U5Z should be sent to the home callsign of the operator.
8P5, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will make a short
contest trip to here between November 28th and December 1st. He
plans to be active as 8P5A in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL
via NN1N.
9N, NEPAL. Three JA operators will be active
from Katmandu, Nepal, between November 16-22nd. They are
Noboru/JA2AAU/9N7AU, Takashi/JA2ALN/9N7LN and Yasu/JA9LSZ/9N7SZ.
They will operate on 40-6 meters. A 6m beacon will be on 50.100
MHz. They will have two HF rigs with FL-2100B and a 6m rig. Their
antennas are: Dipoles for 40m and 30m, a 5 element beam for
20-10m, and a 5 elemnet beam for 6m. QSL via their home callsign
to the JARL Bureau or direct to the addresses below:
JA2AAU - Kanno Noboru; 1785-61 Shikata, Shikatsu,
481-0004 JAPAN
JA2ALN - Takashi Yamada; 1-90 Nishishiga, Kita-ku,
Nagoya, 462-0058 JAPAN
JA9LSZ - Yasuhiro Yahara; P.O.Box 111, Fukui, 910-8691
JAPAN
9N, NEPAL. Janusz, SP9FIH, will be in
Kathmandu from November 13th until December 6th. He hopes to get
a licence for the 40, 20, 17 and 15 meter bands. QSL via SP9FIH:
Janusz Wegrzyn, box 480, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
9Y, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Members of the
Bavarian Contest Club (BCC), Mike/DL1HCM and Heye/DJ9RR will be
active as 9Y4ZC in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
29-30th) as a Multi-2 category. QSL via DL1HCM (QSL via the
bureau is preffered). Outside of the contest, they will focus on
the low bands and the WARC bands on CW, and depending on their
preferences other modes (RTTY, PSK).
BQ9P DVD/VIDEO AVAILABLE. Yuki, JI6KVR,
informs OPDX that a BQ9P video is now available (DVD or VHS
[PAL/NTSC]) showing the "Major challenges" the BQ9P
team went through just to air this rare entity. The video also
shows some of the beauty of the island as well as some historical
information. This video makes you appreciate the BQ9P team's hard
work as operators and their devotion to DXing. The DVD/VHS video
is available for 25 USD (plus shipping - different in each
region) at the following Web site at: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm.
BW4, TAIWAN. Artyom, UA3VCS, will be active
as BW4/UA3VCS in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/Low Power entry. QSL
via home callsign; CBA or Bureau.
CO, CUBA. Look for Eduardo, CO8LY, to be in
the next CQWW CW Contest as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry.
QSL is via EA7ADH. Also, look for Juan, CO8TW, in the contest as
a Single-Op/Single Band (160m)/Low Power entry. QSL is via
IZ8CCW, and the log will be available after the contest at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/.
CN, MOROCCO. Jim, W7EJ, will be active as
CN2R in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
possible a Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry (or maybe a
Single-Band 80 or 40 meters depending on conditions). QSL via
W7EJ.
E2/HS, THAILAND. Look for the following Thai
stations to be active in the CQ WW DX CW Contest:
HS4BPQ/9 - Single-Op/Single Band (20m)/Low Power. QSL via
E21EIC E20HHK - Single-Op/All Band/Low Power. QSL via
E21EIC
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Once again a group of
Spanish operators will activate EA6IB during the CQ World Wide DX
CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi/Single entry. QSL via
CBA.
HI8, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Hiro, JA6WFH, will
be here on business for the next year. He expects to receive his
license and operate as JA6WFH/HI8, possibly starting between the
end of November and December. More details are forthcoming.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-073. A large scale DXpedition with
international operators will activate the Tunisian Island
of Kerkennah Island between November 19th and December
2nd. Look for twenty operators with five stations on the
air to sign TS7N. Activity will be
CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31/JT6M/JT44 on 160-6 meters. They will
feature one station that will be operated by XYLs ONLY!
TS7N is the only Tunisian station with a license for 6m
and the digital modes! They also plan to participate in
the CQ WWDX CW Contest as Multi-2 entry. QSL via DL9USA.
The DXpedition's main objective is the further
development of amateur radio in Tunisia. Two transceivers
and several antennas will be given to the Tunisian
amateurs as a donation. Further information can be found
on their website: http://ts7n.tk.
EU-048. Francois, F5JNE, will be active
from Belle Ile en Mer Island (DIFM AT15) from November
17-24th. His activity will also include SSB activity on
40 meters from two Forts which count towards the French
Castles Award as follows: November 22nd - Fort of Port
Maria (DFCF 56015) November 23rd - Fort des Kerdonis
(DFCF56016). His activity between the 17-24th will be CW
on 40 and 20 meters in the afternoon, starting about
1300z. Other reference numbers are: French Departments
Award (Morbihan, 56) and French Provinces (Britanny). QSL
via the bureau or direct CBA.
OC-201. Jonathan, W1CU, will be on
vacation and will be active as as ZL/W1CU from Waiheke
Island from November 30th through December 2nd. This will
include "Day 2" of the CQWW DX CW Contest. He
will operate from ZL1DD's QTH and activity will be on all
bands CW/SSB (whatever is open). Unfortunately,
Jonathan's operating time will be limited.
OC-235. A disappointed Jon, DU9/N0NM,
reports that he will not be able to use his callsign
4D71NM from the Mindanao's Coastal Islands during the
CQWW DX CW Contest. Instead, he will use 4D71/N0NM. His
operating entry was not mentioned.
SA-086. The Atacama Desert DX group
(Operators XQ1IDM, XQ4ZW, CE1URH, CA2WUI, CD0906 and
CE6TBN) will be on the air as 3G2D from Damas Island
(DICE ICE-201), November 26-28th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY and BPSK31. They will
try to have 3 stations on 24 hours a day. QSL Manager is
CA2WUI (P.O.Box 1037, La Serena, Chile). More info is
available at: http://www.qsl.net/3g2d.
JW, SVALBARD. Erling, LA5RIA, is going to be
active as JW5RIA from Bear Island (EU-027) from the end of
November until June 2004. He will be active on 160-6 meters
CW/SSB and the Digital modes. QSL is preferred via the bureau.
JW5RIA's Web site can be found at: http://www.qsl.net/la5ria.
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Daniel, T93M, will
be active as KP2/N4EXA in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/Low Power
entry. QSL via DJ2MX.
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Curt, W3HQ, will be
active as W3HQ/KP2 between December 3-11th. Activity will be CW
only on 40/30//20/15 meters. QRP operation for all station; will
accept SKED with DX (non-UA) especially Asia and Oceania. Curt's
E-mail address is: fclambert@infonale.com.
QSL via W3 Bureau.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Team OH2U (http://www.oh2u.com)
will activate OH0Z during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via OH5DX. The
OH0Z station's Web page is at: http://www.qsl.net/oh0z.
P4, ARUBA. Jose, CT1BOH, will be active as
P40E in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via W3HNK. Visit the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/p40e/.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Bill, W4WX, from the Florida DXPedition
Group, reports that the team made it back from San Andres
where they were 5J0X in contest. He states, "We want
to thank everyone that worked us during our stay on the
island. Thanks for all the support received. Elli Print
has donated QSL cards. They will be in color and we
should receive them in three months or so. They will go
out as soon as received."
JT1KAA reports that the JT QSL Bureau
address has changed. Please send QSL to: MRSF, P.O.Box
830, Ulaanbaatar-24, Mongolia.
Per-Einar, JX7DFA, has recently sent
over 4000 QSLs for Russia and the Ukraine via Bureau.
Anyone still needing a QSL card from JX7DFA can get one
back via the bureau by sending E-mail (with the QSO's
data to: la7dfa@qsl.net.
JX7DFA's Web site is at: http://www.qsl.net/la7dfa.
OUCH! Stephane, LX3DX, informs OPDX and
its readers that his harddrive crashed and all QSOs
during the DOK and CQWW Contest, as well as his 6 meter
QSOs during the Aurora last week are "LOST".
His last backup was on October 17, 2003.
NOT THE MANAGER! Jim, GI0DVU, informs
OPDX that he has once again started to receive QSL cards
via GI4GTY for YO5TP. He states, "Whilst I am the
QSL Manager for GI4GTY (a club station) neither I nor
GI4GTY have any relationship with YO5TP. Could you please
advise OPDX readers that QSL cards for this station
should not be sent to GI4GTY or GI0DVU."
Steve, OM3JW, informs OPDX that he
received the simple YI9X QSLs from the printer, but they
are not too good. So, he will wait for the full color QSL
that is expected to be received at the end of November.
Be patient please!
T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI. Gary/KH6GMP and
Tuck/KH6DFW will be active as T32I and T32BI from here between
March 1-8th. During their time there, they will also be active as
T32I in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi-Single
entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on SSB and as much
RTTY as possible during the precontest time. QSL T32I via direct
to KH6GMP (QRZ.com address is OK) and QSL T32BI via direct to
KH6DFW (also, QRZ.com address is OK).
TK, CORSICA. Ted, S51TA, will be active as
TK9A in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Single-Op/All Band entry. Before the contest he will be active as
TK/S51TA or possibly another TK callsign.
TO4, EUROPA (Last Update). Dany, F5CW,
reports that the operation is still a go, and on November 3rd, he
shipped 250 Kg of equipments from Roissy CDG Airport to St.
Denis, Reunion Island. The Europa team will leave Paris late
November 15th and arrive in St. Denis, Reunion, at about 1030 AM
(local time) on the 16th. The Europa team consists of: Dany/F5CW
(CW), Eric/F5JKK (6 meters), Jean-Louis/F5NHJ (digimodes, 6
meters, SSB), Freddy/F5IRO (SSB) and Pascal/F5PTM (CW). ADDED
NOTE TO CONTESTERS: Please keep in mind to add in your CTY file
that TO4WW and TO4E are for FR/E or FR/J (Europa/Juan de Nova).
TO6, MARTINIQUE (Also J7). Serge, F6AUS, is
on vacation from here and is active with the special callsign
TO6M for the next few weeks before going to Dominica (J7) for the
CQWW CW Contest. QSL via F6AUS.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the special callsign
4N25K to be activated to celebrate 25 years of activity from the
radio club "Novi Beograd", "Radio-section
KOZARA". Look for them on all HF bands. QSL via YU1SB.
SPECIAL EVENT. A group of amateurs from the
Boland Amateur Radio Club are going to operate a special event
station over the weekend of November 21-23rd from the Sutherland
Observatory in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The
purpose is to make amateurs aware of the largest Telescope in the
Southern Hemisphere. The station will be identified by the
callsign ZS1SALT (acronym South African Large Telescope) and will
operate from approx. 1100z Friday, November 21st until 1000z
Sunday, November 23rd. All HF frequencies will be used, and the
station can be worked on Phone, CW and digital modes. A special
QSL card will be sent to all amateurs who have made contact. Only
direct QSL cards will be accepted to: P.O. Box 273, STRAND, 7140,
Republic of South Africa. For additional information on the
project, please visit the website: http://www.salt.ac.za.
Also, visit the Boland Amateur Radio Club Web site as well at: http://www.qsl.net/zs1bak.
TY, BENIN. By the time you read this, Vladi,
LZ3XV (aka 5N0EVR), should be active as TY/LZ3XV in Cotonou,
Republic of Benin. His activity will mainly be the AO-40
satellite, and we are not sure if he will be on HF. The length of
his stay is also unknown. His grid locater will be JJ16fi.
V26, ANTIGUA (Update). As mentioned in
OPDX.633, Paul/WY7I and K7LXC will be active as V26DX during the
CQWW CW Contest. QSL via KU9C. Paul informs OPDX that their
activity outside the contest will be on 80-10 meters for sure and
possibly the WARC bands as well as 6 meters. Operations will
"probably" be all CW.
VK9C, COCOS-KEELING ISLAND (Update). Members
of Yamato ARC (JA1ZEK) Sasi/JA1KJW and Kuni/JA8VE will be active
between November 27th and December 7th. JA1KJW will be VK9CJ and
JA8VE will be VK9CV. They will operate on all HF frequencies
160-10 meters, CW/SSB/RTTY. JA1KJW/VK9CJ hopes to participate in
the CQ WWDX CW Contest and the ARRL 160M Contest. During the
contest, JA8VE/VK9CV will be active on SSB/RTTY. Their equipment
is: Two K2/100 and two ALS500 amplifiers. Antennas are: HEX beam
for 20m to 10m and DP/LW for 160m to 30m. QSLs via JA1KJW to the
JARL bureau or direct to: Nakayama Hisashi; 1-17-8 Shibuya,
Yamato, 242-0023 JAPAN.
VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. A very disappointed
Charlie, W0YG (VK9XG), is now QRT. He has been on the 160/80m
bands every night/morning, but the QRN has been terrific and the
conditions abysmal - making QSOs also hopeless. Steve, VK6VZ, who
has kept the "Top-Banders" informed states, "It
should be noted that Charlie probably had the largest 160/80m
collection of antennas used on Christmas Island since the DL
expedition to the islands in the mid-late 1990s, employing
inverted vee dipoles at 50 meteres on top of a crane, a 60'-plus
Force 12 vertical antenna and phased pennants for reception. As
Charlie is essentially a single man low-band DXpedition, just
imagine how much effort this operation has taken and if you feel
disappointed, just imagine how he feels." Charlie writes:
"If anyone else wants to try their hand out here, be my
guest. I have almost a complete station here less amplifier and
transceiver. Hopefully someone will hit it here when this
antipodal QTH will produce results back to the States. However, I
want to warn anyone coming this way, be prepared for heat,
humidity, solar flares, crabs and sweat. Nothing here comes easy.
That only formula - energy input equals results achieved -
certainly does not apply on Christmas Island." The VK9XG Web
page with news, online log search and pictures can be found at: http://www.df3cb.com/vk9xg.
WP4, PUERTO RICO. Operators Aris/WP4DX,
Angel/NP4CQ, Pedro/KP4SQ, Trabert/NP4Y and possibly others will
be active from Rio Grande as WP4DX during the ARRL 10-Meter
Contest (December 13-14th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via WP4F.
XU, CAMBODIA. A group of Slovak operators
Jaroslav/OM3TZZ (ex-SU9ZZ), Robert/OM1KW, Jaroslav/OM3TA and
Milan/OM1ATT will be active November 26th through December 3rd,
as XU7ACZ, XU7ADC, XU7ADA and XU7ADB. Their activity will be
CW/SSB/RTTY on 160-10 meters. QSL via his their home callsigns.
They will be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest as XU7ACZ. QSL via
OM3TZZ.
XU, CAMBODIA. Jack/ON4AJT and Wim/ON6TZG are
currently active as XU7AJT and XU7TZG, respectively. Their length
of activity is unknown. The two operators did activate Koh Poah
(AS-133) this past week. Over the past weekend, activity from
them seems to be centered on 20 meters CW/SSB. Watch around 14195
kHz around 1430z. QSL for both stations via ON4AJV.
YI, IRAQ. Curtis, MW0USK/MW3USK, from Usk,
Wales, informs OPDX that he just received a quick note from
Darran, M1DAZ, who is on active duty with the British Forces
Broadcast Services in Iraq, and he has obtained official
authority to operate with the callsign YI9DAZ. Darran will be
active around the bands for the next couple of weeks using a
Yaesu FT-100 and an Atas aerial from South Iraq. Most operations
will be PSK31. PSK31 is being used so Darren does not disturb his
roommate who is the presenter of the early morning radio show. He
should occasionally be able to put in some time on other modes
though! QSL info at this time is via Darran's homecall M1DAZ. It
is quite possible Darran will be one of the first U.K. amateurs
from YI active on PSK31.
YL85, LATVIA. Janis Vanags, YL3AD, Chairman
on the Board of LRAL, informs OPDX that more than 20 Latvian
stations are using the special prefix YL85 during the month of
November to celebrate the Republic of Latvia's 85th anniversary.
A special award is available to celebrate this anniversary by
making QSOs on the HF bands as follows: 10 contacts for YL
stations, 5 contacts for EU stations, 3 contacts for DX stations.
QSOs can be made with the same event station, but must be on
different band or mode. Respectively, on VHF/UHF and SAT: 5
contacts for YL stations, 3 contacts for DX stations. Copies of
the LOG are welcomed by Mail to: LRAL, Box 164 LV1010, Riga,
Latvia. Award Managers are: YL2HA and YL2NS. Stations who request
the award will receive a special marked "YL85 Award" on
the envelope. The cost of the award is: 5 IRCs or equal in Euros
or USDs.
ZA1, ALBANIA. Martti Laine, OH2BH, sent out a
press release this past week titled "UNIQUE AMATEUR RADIO
PROGRAM OPENS IN TIRANA, ALBANIA". The complete press
release will be sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscribers as an
additional bulletin, but here are a few short excerpts (edited)
for non-subscribers: "This coming Sunday (November 8th), an
International Amateur Radio (IARU) Region 1 supported course in
Albania will commence under the sponsorship of Mr. Spartak Poci,
the Minister of Telecommunications and in cooperation with the
Polytechnic University of Tirana. Thirty-four third and fourth
year students will begin a five-week course of study culminating
in a CEPT license examination. A unique part of this program is
that Amateur Radio is being integrated into the regular
University course offerings using an advanced Radio Society of
Great Britain study package as a reference. Each week of this
program in Tirana will benefit from the efforts of invited
professional educators from the amateur radio community of
specific countries. The countries involved in this five-week
program will be Albania, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel,
Japan, Macedonia, Spain, Sweden and the United States. In total,
some fifty amateur radio operators, drawn mainly the DX and
contesting communities, will travel to ZA-land. The core
organizing team consists of 4X6KJ, DL6LAU, EA1QF, G3LQP, I2MQP,
K7WX, OH2BH, OH2PM, and ZA1B. During this five-week period, ZA1A
will be active on many bands and in a variety of modes while
demonstrating amateur radio to local telecom and education
administrators, as well as to the students. Multiple locations
will be used and several Yaesu donated stations may be active at
the same time. After the course, all equipment will be serving
the amateur community. During the first week, you will find in
Tirana: I2KMG, I2MQP, EA1QF, OH2BE, OH2BH, DL6LAU, DL7AJA, G3OKA,
G3LQP and Z35M." The progress of the entire project can be
followed on the Internet at: http://www.za1a.com. QSL ZA1A via OH2BH.
ZC4, UK SOV. BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. Geoff,
ZC4CW, will be going contest crazy over the next few months. He
will be active in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November
29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (160m) entry from CQ Zone 20.
Also, Geoff will be active in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (December
13-14th) and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest (December 5-7th) as a
Single-Op/High Power/Mixed Mode entry. QSL all operations via
G3AB.
ZL1, NORTH COOK ISLANDS. By the time you read
this, Vladimir, UA4WHX (aka AC4LN, H44VV and T20VB), should be
active on Penryhn Atoll (OC-082) in the North Cooks until
November 15th. Victor, ZK1CG (aka ZK1USA), was expected to pickup
Vladimir at the airport in Raro on Friday, November 7th, and then
take him to the airport Saturday morning for his flight to
Penryhn. Victor states, "He will be staying with Warwick,
ZK1WL, so should have a good signal from North Cooks. I think his
callsign will be ZK1/AC4LN. Do not know why he got this callsign
but will ask tomorrow when I pickup his license in town. Normally
visitors get a 3 letter suffix." ADDED NOTE: OPDX checked
before going to print and found Vladimir is now active as
ZK1/AC4LN. Activity has been on CW on 40/30/20/17 meters.
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