The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 649 BID: $OPDX.649 February 23, 2004 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 15th/February, through
Sunday, 22nd/February there were 235 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6,
A7, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, 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, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD,
GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL,
HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o,
JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, 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, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV9, T2,
T30, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E,
VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, ZL, ZP, ZS.
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain
"Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED
CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First
Worry Later" (WFWL).
4N200, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (Attention Prefix
Hunters!). Look for radio club "Novi Beograd",
YU1FJK, to be active with special callsign 4N200A. They will be
also use this callsign during some contests. QSL via YU1FJK or
4N1A.
5H, TANZANIA. Hans-Peter, HB9BXE, who states
that it has taken a long time to receive a license from here,
will be active as 5H1BP from March 1-6th. He received his license
on February 19th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters on
CW/SSB/PSK31 using a FT-857 with only 100 watts into a wire
antenna. On Monday (February 23rd), Hans-Peter will start to
climb on Kilimandscharo and hope to arrive on top of the highest
mountain of Africa at an altitude of 5896m ASL on Friday,
February 27th at 0815z. He plans to be active for about 20
minutes on 21.222 kHz +/- QRM. There will be a list taken
beforehand by Sigi, HB9DLE, via E-mail of interested amateurs in
order to minimize the pile up and to speed up the traffic. Sigi's
E-mail address is: hb9dle@uska.ch.
During the second week, Hans-Peter will be active from Zanzibar
Island (AF-032). QSL via his home callsign HB9BXE.
5U, NIGER. Bull, 5U7JB, hopes to be active
during the CQ 160 Meters SSB Contest (February 28-29th). He is
currently busy putting up an inverted L antenna. Bull has been
active during the past week on 75/40/17/12 meters SSB. Watch
around 3793 kHz between 0318-0500z, 7080 kHz around 0530z, 17
meters after 0930z and 12 meters between 1045-1630z. QSL via
ON5NT.
8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will be active as
8P1A in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a
Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via NN1N.
8P, BARBADOS. Will/AA4NC (W4MR) and Jim/K4MA,
who were active as 8P9JA in the ARRL DX CW Contest this past
weekend (QSL via K4MA), will be active for a few more days as
8P9JB. They will go QRT February 24th.
8Q, MALDIVES. Hardy, DL5SBA, will be active
as 8Q7BA from about March 4-20th from Athuruga Island (AS-013).
Activity will be on 20 meters, possibly 30 and 17 meters as well,
on RTTY/PSK only. He will use a TS-50 with 50 watts into a wire
quad antenna for 20 meters - possibly 17/30m with the tuner.
Hardy tells OPDX that he will be there on vacation not an
expedition, so activity will be sporadic. QSL via bureau
(preferred) to DL5SBA.
9K2, KUWAIT. Faisal, 9K2RR, will be active in
the Russian DX Contest (March 20-21st) as a Single-Op/All Band/CW
entry. QSL via the bureau.
9K43, KUWAIT. Hamad, 9K2HN, informs OPDX that
they will be celebrating their "National and Liberation
Day" in Kuwait on February 25th and 26th. For this event
they will be using the special event callsign 9K43NLD. Activity
will start on February 25th and last until the 29th. QSL cards go
via 9K2RR.
9U, BURUNDI. Michael, PA5M, has finally
received his license and will be active as 9U5M until he leaves
on March 17th. He is in Bujumbura for work, so activity will
mainly be in the evening hours from his hotel starting around
1600 to 1700z. His activity will be on 40-10 meters CW and SSB,
including the WARC bands using 100 watts to a vertical. If it is
possible for him to stay longer at the office, he
"might" be active on 80 meters, too. However, this is
not very likely to happen very often due to the local situation
as he has to get back to his hotel. This past week he was active
on 30 and 20 meters CW between 2000-2130z. There is a Web site
which will be updated regularly with info and also an online log
search is expected soon at: http://www.pa7fm.nl/9u5m. QSL requests should
go to PA7FM: Dennis Robbemond, Loggerhof 11, 3181NS Rozenburg,
The Netherlands (SAE with 2 USDs or 1 IRC outside Europe; inside
Europe 1 USD or 1 IRC).
A3 & ZL, TONGA AND NEW ZEALAND (IOTA and
Lighthouse Op). Operators Wolfgang/DH3WO,
Christoph/DL5DAN and Mathais/DJ2HD will be active from Fafa
Island (OC-049), March 15-29th. Look for A35DH (QSL via DH3WO),
A35DJ (QSL via DJ2HD) and A35DA (QSL via DL5DAN) to be active on
on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters on SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. After
March 29th, the trio will be active as ZL/DH3WO, ZL/DL5DAN and
ZL/DJ2HD from the Northern Island of New Zealand (OC-036) and
possibly from other Islands/Lighthouses there for the next two
weeks. QSL via their home callsigns via the bureau.
A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Robert, S53R, who
was active as A61AJ this past weekend during the ARRL DX CW
Contest (February 21-22nd), will be active this coming weekend
(using the same callsign) in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest
(February 28-29th) as a Single-Op/High Power entry. Please
remember to QSL as follows: K2UO for North/South America and all
the U.S. possessions; and DJ2MX for the rest of the world.
DAYTON 2004 TOPBAND GATHERING. All 160 meter
enthusiasts are cordially invited to the Topband dinner on Friday
night of the 2004 Dayton Hamvention. This annual event brings
together 160 meter fans from around the world for food, drink and
camaraderie. Here are the particulars:
Date:
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May 14, 2004
Time:
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6:30 PM Social Hour with Cash Bar - 8:00 PM Dinner
QTH:
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Neil's Heritage House Restaurant, 2323 Schantz Avenue, Dayton
Fare:
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Salad, rolls and butter, dinner entree, dessert & beverage
Cost:
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28.00 USD each which includes complete dinner, taxes
and gratuity. Choose Roast Sirloin of Beef, Broiled
Salmon, Breast of Chicken Supreme.
Make your dinner selection and pay in advance to: George Taft
(W8UVZ), 271 Parkshore Drive, Battle Creek, MI 49014. Please
notify George ASAP by E-mail for a reservation (including your
dinner entree choice), at: w8uvz@arrl.net.
Reservations must be paid by May 1st. Overseas visitors are most
welcome, of course. Please reserve by E-mail and pay at the door,
if desired. Map of the restaurant location is available by
request.
F5, FRANCE (Castle Activity). Maurice, F5IYU,
plans to activate two castles in the Province Champagne Ardennes.
Look for him between February 23-27th, to sign F5IYU/p on CW only
on 7010 kHz +/- QRM from the Castle of Saint Thierry (References:
DFCF 51007) and between March 1-12th from the Castle of Merfy
(References: DFCF 51009). For both operations the daily schedule
will be from 1900-2130z and sometimes from 1200-1300z. QSL via
the French REF Bureau only. Please no direct cards. SWL cards are
welcome too.
HD8, GALAPAGOS ISLAND (A Rare Prefix To Be
Activated!). Alfredo, HC1HC, will be active as HD8A from
Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, from March 2-9th. During the ARRL
DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th), he will sign HD8A/QRP. He may
also sign HC1HC/HC8 before and after the contest. His activity
will be on 160-10 meters, mostly SSB, some CW. HD8 is a rare
prefix which counts for the "HC8/HD8 DX Diploma". View
the colorful awards at: http://www.octavia.com/QSL/awards.htm.
QSL HC1HC/HC8 and HD8A via NE8Z: Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616,
Hamburg, MI 48139 USA.
IARU TEAM NEEDED. Frosty, K5LBU, is trying to
put together a team for the IARU contest this July to operate
from Botswana (A22). The contest is on July 10th and 11th. He
currently is not sure of the cost, but the team will arrive in
Johannesburg on the 7th so they can have a day to unwind before
taking a 6 hour drive to Botswana. They plan to be in the country
for 10 days. Everyone could have their own A2 callsign to use
before and after the contest. Frosty also states their visit
includes a visit to one of the game parks to see the big lions,
elephants and such. If interested, contact Frosty at: frosty1@pdq.net. He would like
to have a team in place by the end of May, but have some idea by
end of April. Visit the following interesting Web pages at: http://www.k5lbu.com
and http://www.dxsafari.com.
IOTA NEWS...
AF-004. Terry, M0CLH, is expected to be
active as EA8/M0CLH/P from Tenerife Island in the Canary
Island group between February 23rd and March 1st. This is
a holiday style operation, and he will be using dipoles
for 20, 17, 15 and 12 meters. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the bureau.
AS-015. Rich, PA0RRS, is now active as
9M2/PA0RRS from Penang Island until March 2nd. He was
spotted this past weekend on 30 and 20 meters CW. QSL via
PA0RRS, direct or via the bureau.
EU-129. Operators Axel/DL8RL,
Klaus/DL8DZL, Falk/DF3UFW and Jorg/DL2DSL will be active
from Usedom Island, April 23-30th. The team will also
activate for the German Island Award the counters O-13,
31 and 35. QSL via the DARC Bureau.
IS0, SARDINIA. Two members of the Florida
DXPedition Group, William/N2WB and Bill/W4WX, will be in
Sardinia, March 22-27th. They will operate using the callsigns
IS0/N2WB and IS0/W4WX Look for them on the HF bands on CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL IS0/N2WB via N2OO and IS0/W4WX direct or LoTW.
JT, MONGOLIA. Igor, JT1FDD, is expected to be
active from Mongolia bewteen now and February 29th. The
bands/modes of activity were not provided. He was, however,
active in the ARRL DX Contest this past weekend. QSL via RW6HS,
direct.
KH6, HAWAII. Len, K1NU, will be signing
K1NU/KH6 from the SeaQMaui resort (http://www.seaqmaui.com)
from March 4-9th. Plans include a low-power entry in the ARRL DX
Phone Contest, some WARC band operation (mostly CW) before and
after the contest, and possibly some 60m operation, if he can get
an antenna up. All operating will be casual - "vacation
mode". Logs will be uploaded to LOTW upon his return home.
QSL is also OK via the bureau or direct via his home callsign.
OPEN UKRAINE RTTY CHAMPIONSHIP 2004. Dima,
UT5RP, Editor of UT5RP PSK31 DX Notes, wants to remind everyone
that this contest starts March 6-7th. George, UT1HT, is the
organizer of the Championship. The CONTEST consist of two parts:
1) LOW BAND (1.8 and 3.5 MHz) 2) HIGH BAND (7, 14, 21 and 28
MHz). The LOW BAND part includes two rounds: the First round is
from 2200-2359z (March 6th), and the Second round from 0000-0159z
(March 7th). The HIGH BAND part: from 0800-1159z (March 7th). See
full rules on "SM3CER CONTEST SERVICE" at: http://sk3bg.se/contest/ukrartty.htm
(english); http://www.uarl.com.ua.
(russian).
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Kevin/ON5DRE and
Erwin/ON4QJ are expected to be active from here between May
3-13th. Callsign will be announced at a later date. Activity will
be on 160-2 meters. However, they will be mostly active on 80,
40, 17 and 2 meters. Also, if AO-40 survives and gets fixed by
then, they will also be active on it. For 2 meters, they will be
active on phone as well as some digital modes to compromise the
somewhat low power.
P4, ARUBA. Tony, N2KI, will be active as
P40KI from May 15-22nd. His activity will be SSB and RTTY on 20,
17, 15, 12 and 10 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
P4, ARUBA (Update). John, W2GD, who was
active as P40W in the ARRL DX CW Contest this past weekend, will
be active this coming weeknd in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest
(February 28-29th). His operating class has not been decided, and
it will not be decided until contest time (possibly Single-Op or
Multi-Op). John will be here until March 1st. Last week before
the contest John was quite active on 160/80/40 meters CW. There
were some 15 and 10 meters during the day. QSL via N2MM.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Vladimir, LZ1OT, informs OPDX that he is
the QSL Manager for Vladimir, 4L1GW. QSLs are already
printed, and he will answer them via the bureau or
direct.
Tom, WW5L, reports that all received
direct cards for his 7P8TA Dxpedition last July as of
February 21st have been mailed. A mailing for bureau
received cards (there aren't that many) is being
prepared.
Mac, W3HC, reports, "Anybody that
sent a card to W3HC for a BI3H 2000 card and had it
returned unverified.......please resubmit, Mac has
finally got the 2000 logs in order."
QSL FM5BH via W3HNK. Operator Laurent,
FM5BH, was active this past weekend in the ARRL DX CW
Contest (February 21-22nd) as a SOABHP entry.
QSL GJ2A via GJ3DVC. Operator Rich
Gelber, K2WR, was active this past weekend in the ARRL DX
CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a SOAB entry.
QSLs for Hiro, JA6WFM/HI8, should ONLY
be sent directly to the address of JA6VU in a SAE. Please
do not send it to the JARL Bureau. JA6VU's address is:
Kano Masaaki, 712 Kagami-Machi, Yatsushirogun Kumamoto
869-4203, JAPAN.
QSL JY9QJ via DL5MBY. Operator George,
JY9QJ, was active this past weekend in the ARRL DX CW
Contest (February 21-22nd) as a SOAB entry.
QSL LU5FF via EA7JX. Javi, LU5FF,
participated in the ARRL DX CW Contest this past weekend
as a SOABLP entry.
QSL Manager OM2SA's correct mailing
address is: George Sipos, 93013 Trhova Hradska 550,
Republic of Slovakia, Europe.
NOT THE MANAGER. Koos, KK3S, reports
that he is still receiving QSL cards for V51E, V26DX and
TU2XZ. He is not the QSL Manager for these stations. QSL
V51E direct with a SASE. QSL V26DX to KU9C (direct or
bureau). QSL TU2XZ via W3HC (direct only + SASE).
RX3, EUROPEAN RUSSIAN (Island Activity).
Alex, RX3AJL, will try to activate some islands in the White Sea
(some RRA NEW ONEs, Kamostrov, Chernetskiy, Kislukhi,
Vodokhebikha, Dvinskaya Luda and possibly some others...) during
the period of February 23rd and March 6th. Operations will be on
20 meters with 5 watts. QSL via RX3AJL.
SATELLITE NEWS. OSCAR-11 was launched on
March 1, 1984. After nearly 20 years in orbit it is still
transmitting useful data. To commemorate its 20th birthday,
AMSAT-UK is issuing a special QSL for reports of reception during
March. There will be special endorsements for hearing the
satellite on its birthday, and for mode-S reception. For full
details visit the AMSAT-UK Web site at: http://www.amsat-uk.org.uk/.
SILENT KEY. OPDX has been informed that
well-known DXer, CE7ZK, Percy Raurich, from Port Montt, Chile,
has become a Silent Key (SK) last weekend (February 14th). OPDX
and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to
his family and friends.
T33, BANABA (DXpedition Update). Alan, K6SRZ,
sent out the following press release this past week: "The
T33C Banaba Dxpedition remains on schedule for starting
operations on April 4th or 5th and continuing for at least eleven
days. This is a major DXpedition, covering all modes and all
bands from 160 through 6 meters. Our container of equipment has
arrived in Fiji and will shortly be on its way to Tarawa where we
will load it aboard the vessel Te Taobe that will take us to
Banaba. The expeditioners extend their thanks to all the
sponsors, organizations and individuals who have contributed to
the expedition. Banaba is not a tourist destination: everything
we need, including food and clean drinking water needs to be
shipped to the island. Shipping costs have been very high. We
still welcome any and all contributions. You can find details of
the trip, including the on-line logbook and QSL information at
our Web site at: http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004/. There
is still room for another one or two operators to join the team,
though arranging air transport to Tarawa at this late date may be
difficult. Please distribute this to all interested radio
amateurs. We look forward to hearing you in the pileups...."
Contact: Alan Esheman, K6SRZ, at: doctore@well.com.
T48, CUBA. Look for Don Fisher, VE3ESE, and
members of the Santiago de Cuba University and City Club to
activate T48RAC during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 7-8th)
from Santiago de Cuba. They will be operating 40 and 20 meters.
QSL via VE3ESE: Don Fisher, 48 Lucerne Dr., Kitchener, Ontario,
Canada N2E-1B3 (SASE, with IRC or G/S -- Note Canadian postage
only).
T98, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (Correction). Jose,
CT1FKN, informs OPDX that he has made a mistake in his
announcement of his T98FKN operation (refer to OPDX.648). He does
"NOT" have authorization to use 6 meters, but only HF,
144 and 440 MHz.
V47, ST. KITTS. Stephen, K2SB, who was active
as V47KP this past weekend in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February
21-22nd), will be active again in two more contests coming up.
Look for him to be active this weekend as V47KP in the CQ
160-Meter SSB Contest (February 28-29th). Operating class is to
be decided yet. Also, look for Joe/K3NM to join Stephen (using
the same V47KP callsign) in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March
6-7th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL all three contests via K2SB.
XF4, REVILLA GIGEDO (Update). Rafael Antonio
("Tony"), XE1GRR, informs OPDX that next month (in
March) a team of eight operators will activate Socorro Island
(IOTA NA-030, Grid Locator: DK48), in the Revillagigedo Island
Group. They will use the callsign XF4IH between March 3-20th.
Operators mentioned are: Jose/XE1J, Enrique/XE1IH, David/XE1XR,
Ismael/XE1AVM, Javier/XE1KOF, Luis/XE1GLL, Martin/XE2ML and
Tony/XE1GRR. Activity will be on all the bands and modes
HF/VHF/UHF including 50 MHz, CW/SSB/RTTY/SSTV/PSK31/JT44 and the
Satellites: AO-40/AO-7/FO-29/AO-27/SO-50. QSL Manager is XE1IH:
Enrique Garcia, P.O. Box 118-481, Mexico, D.F. 07051, MEXICO.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Glenn, K6NA, will once
again be active as ZD8A from February 28th to March 2nd. He is
expected to be operating on all HF bands, mostly CW. QSL via
N6CW.
ZP5, PARAGUAY. Tom, ZP5AZL, will be active as
ZP6Y in the ARRL DX SSB Contest. He informs OPDX that it will
probably be an all band operation, but he is not sure about high
or low power. QSL via W3HNK or ZP5MAL.
ZS10, SOUTH AFRICA. Look for ZS10RSA to be
active to celebrate 10 years of democracy in South Africa.
Activity over the past weekend was on 20 meters SSB. QSL via
KK3S, direct or via the bureau.
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