The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 650 BID: $OPDX.650 March 1, 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, 22nd/February, through
Sunday, 29th/February there were 233 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 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, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER,
ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, 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, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT,
JW, JY, K, 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, PJ7,
PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2,
V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8,
VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI,
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).
3DA0, SWAZILAND. Look for a group of four
operators to be active starting on March 13th. Activity will be
on 160-6 meters. There will be two CW operators and two Phone
operators. The Phone guys are Don/W0DM (3DA0DM) and Charles
"Frosty"/K5LBU (3DA0CF). The CW guys are Paul/NOAH
(3DA0AX) and Chuck/W4GMY (3DA0CG). There will also be activity on
RTTY and PSK. They are going to be setting up an "L"
antenna and several beverages for 160m along with a 54 foot
vertical for 75m. Their antennas also include a 4 element triband
beam and a 2 element beam for 12/17 meters. They will also have
two Butternut HF6V verticals, a 3 element 6m beam, two 160/80/40
meter dipoles and a Tennadyne T6 LogP. Radios will be two Icom
756PROII, one Icom 746 for PSK and a Yaesu FT897 along with two
500 watt amps. QSL to their home callsigns.
3Z8, POLAND. Wilhelm, SP8AJC, will be active
as 3Z8Z in both the ARRL DX Phone and CQ WPX SSB Contests as a
Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via SP8AJC.
4L6, GEORGIA. Shota, 4L6AM, will be active in
the Russian DX Contest (March 20-21th) as a Single-Op/Single Band
(20m) entry. QSL via address on QRZ.com.
5V, TOGO (Update). Look for 5V7C to be
activated this week. The 5V7C team had a meeting last weekend at
Franck's, F4AQJ, QTH. All flight tickets, their passports and
visas, and the hotel reservations are in hand (for the several
weeks). The gear has been collected from each member, F6KOP,
friends and especially from some of their sponsors. Franck/F5TVG
and John/F5VHQ will fly to Lome, Togo, two days before the rest
of the team to pickup the licenses and begin to set up the
equipment at the hotel. They will also check to see how the
stations operate, so some 5V7C QSOs are possible on March 4th (in
the evening) and 5th. The rest of the team will meet in Paris at
Charles de Gaulle, Roissy Airport, on March 6th at 0900z;
boarding at 1250z. The whole team consists of: Frank/F4AJQ,
Dany/F5CW, John/F5VHQ, Romain/F8BUI, Frank/F5YVG and
Pascal/F5JSD. Two pilot stations have been confirmed: Bruno/F5AGB
for Europe and French speaking countries, Floyd/N5FG for the
Americas, an Australian and a Japanese pilot station are expected
to be announced before the DXpedition. The team's return flight
is scheduled on March 13th, late in the evening (time to be
confirmed,) so there will be 5V7C signals on the air up to 1200z
and/or possibly later. Don't forget to visit the 5V7C Web page
at: http://5v7c.free.fr/le_togo.htm.
7Q, MALAWI (Update). Steve, G4JVG, sent out
the following press release this past weekend informing OPDX that
the planning for the major UK Malawi DXpedition scheduled for
April 18th to May 1st is progressing well. Their Web page is at: http://www.malawi.digital-crocus.com.
A fifth team member, Steve/G4EDG, has been added to the existing
team of Mark/G4AXX, Dick/GU4CHY, Rich/M5RIC and Steve/G4JVG.
Steve/G4EDG is a veteran of numerous DXpeditions and has been
added to share the CW operating with Dick. Mark/G4AXX and
Steve/G4JVG will share the SSB responsibilities, while all the
team will operate on RTTY and PSK. Steve states, "Following
numerous requests, we have decided to add 160m (CW only) to the
bands on which we will operate. Initially we had decided against
using topband because the cost of shipping a suitable vertical to
and from Malawi was prohibitive. We have still received
insufficient sponsorship to allow for this. However, we should be
able to erect a suitable wire inverted-L antenna and so we will
certainly give 160m a try. The 7Q licenses have now been issued
and are awaiting our collection in Malawi. The callsign we will
be using on the DXpedition will be announced on our website
shortly before the operation commences. Our expected operating
frequencies and propagation tables to various areas of the world
can also be found on the website. In order to be as accurate and
up to date as possible, the propagation tables will be fully
updated after the start of April. Donations continue to be
requested. We are very grateful indeed to the small number of
European DX clubs and generous individuals in Europe and Japan
who have sent donations, but so far no donation from any of the
American DX clubs has been forthcoming. The donations promised so
far will cover about 50% of the cost of printing QSL cards for
the DXpedition only." If you or your local DX club would
like to make a donation, please contact Steve, G4JVG, at: g4jvg@ntlworld.com.
9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Keith, GM4YXI, informs
OPDX that he will be active again this year as 9M2/GM4YXI, March
7-29th. Keith says, "I have no definite plans for which
IOTAs I will try this year but hope to be QRV the weekends of the
13-14th and 20-21st, March. I will try for AS-073 and, if I can
find some accommodation, get back to AS-097. I will post last
minute plans on DX summit." Activity will be on 20/17/15
meters and, if possible, 12/10 meters CW and SSB. As usual, Keith
will use a FT900 and vertical antennas. Keith states, "I
tend to lurk around the usual IOTA SSB QRGs and on CW higher in
the band. As always, I will have the fantastic support of Kim and
Steve, N3SL as QSL managers. This year I hope to be QRV from home
base in KL, work schedule allowing, mostly on CW. I also plan to
be QRV for WPX SSB as 9M2RPN, as a Multi-2 entry with Rich,
G4ZFE."
CO2, CUBA. Pepin, CO2TK, will be active in
the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single
Band/Low Power entry. QSL via F6FNU.
CT3/CQ9, MADEIRA ISLAND (Contest Activities).
In March, there will be several operators active from here during
the contest weekends. Look for the following operators next
weekend during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th):
CT3DZ - Operator Jose/CT3DZ as a Single-Op/Single Band (80m)
entry.
CT3IA - Operator Jose/CT3IA as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)
entry.
CT3KY - Operator Jose/CT3KY as a Single-Op/Single Band (10m)
entry.
QSL to operators home callsign. Also, look for CQ9K to be
activated in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via CS3MAD. Operators of CQ9K are: CT3BD, CT3DL,
CT3DZ, CT3EE, CT3EN, CT3IA, CT3IQ, CT3HK, CT3KU, CT3KY and CT3LG.
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Christian, DL6KAC, is
now active from EA6 again (Mallorca Island, IOTA: EU-004, DIE:
E-021) until March 26th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters (maybe
80m). Operations will be mainly SSB, maybe some digimode.
Antennas will be: Dipoles, maybe Inverted L for 80m. Power will
be: 350W. This will be a holiday style operation. QSL via the
DARC Bureau or direct (QRZ.com address).
FM5, MARTINIQUE. Gilbert, FM5FJ, will be
active in the ARRL SSB DX Contest (March 6-7th) as a
Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/Low Power entry. QSL via KU9C.
FO0, CLIPPERTON ISLAND. The Clipperton Island
DXpedition is back on and has been rescheduled for April. New
transportation has been arranged for another boat and the group
is now looking for about 5 to 7 more operators to join the
original team. This will bring the team up to 12 to 14 operators.
The boat is expected to leave on or about April 10th. The license
and landing permission are all in hand. There will be five full
time stations on the air and the team will place special emphasis
on working Europe and the low bands. If you are interested in
joining the team, please contact Dave, K4SV, for more information
at: k4sv2@charter.net.
FY5, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators Didier/FY5FY,
Marc/F1HAR, Herve/F5HRY, Olivier/F5MZN and Laurent/F6FVY will be
active as FY5KE in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a
Multi-2 entry. QSL via direct or via the bureau.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. A Hungarian DXpedition
will be active from Masescha (1350m ASL) between April 1-8th.
Activity is planned for 160-10 meters (including the WARC bands),
mostly CW with some SSB. Operators HA5AUC/Pista, HA5BWW/Ed,
HA5OJ/Pisti and HA7PC/Karcsi will sign HB0/homecall/P. QSL via
their home callsigns (bureau is OK). ADDED NOTE: Also, look for
them on 144 and 432 MHz, with the callsign HB0/HA5KHC/P, on the
CW and SSB modes. QSL via HA5KHC, Bureau is OK.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Roger/ON7TQ and
Marcel/ON6UQ will be active as HB0/homecall from September
12-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB (maybe the WARC
bands, but not sure yet). QSL via their home callsigns, to the
bureau or direct.
HI3, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Ted, HI3TEJ, will be
active in the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as
Single-Op/All Band/QRP entry. He is expected to be QRP mostly on
80-10 meters with some QSOs on 160 meters. QSL ONLY via ON4IQ.
HI9, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Bert, PA3GIO, will
be active as PA3GIO/HI9 from Hispaniola Island (NA-096), March
11-18th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters on SSB.
For the QSL info, please visit the following Web sites at: http://www.pa3gio.nl/HI9/.
(Mirror USA) http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/HI9/.
J3, GRENADA. Harry, AC8G, will be active from
here starting March 5th and is expected to depart on the 9th. He
will use J37K during the ARRL SSB DX Contest weekend (March
6-7th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via AC8G; a SASE is best, but
the bureau is OK (Do NOT send to the J3 Bureau). During the
operating hours outside of the contest, he will put an emphasis
on non-USA and Canadian QSOs. As a side note, if one sends IRCs
be sure the left box is stamped by the issuing post office. His
postal office is rejecting those with just a printed Country code
or other printed info in that box.
LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Philippe/LX1AQ,
Robert/LX1RQ, Joel/LX1ER and possibly others will be active as
LX5A during the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via the bureau or direct to LX1RQ.
PACIFIC TOUR 2004. Rolf, DK2ZF, has began his
Pacific Tour from Fiji, on February 27th and will end his travels
on April 21st in Guam (with 5 or 6 islands/atolls between this
time). Rolf provides OPDX with the following schedule:
Departure from Frankfurt - February 25th
Arrival in Fiji - February 27th
Nauru as C21ZF - March 9-15th (Maybe 3 days more if visa given)
Kiribati as T30ZF - March 15-30th
Marshall/Majuro - until April 8th
Pohnpei as V63ZF - until April 17th
Guam as KH2/DK2ZF - for 3 days and then back to Germany.
He has antennas for 80-10 meters, he prefers 40/30/20 meters
CW. Rolf told us he has a kite now and plans to try 80/160
meters. His radio is a FT-847 w/100 watts. QSL direct with 2 USDs
for stations outside of Europe.
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. An early
announcement by Daniel, T93M, indicates he will be active from
Bonaire as PJ4/T93M in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st)
as a Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via DJ2MX.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
Ulli, DL5MBY, reports that the JY9QJ
online log has been updated to include the ARRL CW
Contest QSOs up to February 22nd, 2004, 2132z. You can
check on the status of your JY8YB, JY9QJ and JY8B QSOs on
the online log at: http://www.qsl.net/dl5mby. There is
also information about QSLing available. Ulli states,
"NO E-MAIL REQUESTS! THEY WILL NOT BE ANSWERED! NO
EXCEPTIONS!"
QSL LX5A via the Bureau or direct to
LX1RQ. Activity was in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest this
past weekend. Operators were LX1AQ, LX1ER, LX1RQ and
DK2OY.
The VP5X 2003 CQWW CW Contest log is now
available online at: http://www.vp5x.com.
Mac, W3HC, informed OPDX that he is now
the QSL Manager for XQ3JB.
R1, FRANZ JOSEF ISLAND. Members of the Moscow
Contest Club, consisting of Valery/RD3AF, Leo/RN3AZ, Yuri/RU3AV,
Leonid/RZ3DU, Nick/UA3DX and Viktor/UA3AKO, have finished plans
on their upcoming DXpedition to Franz Josef Land (EU-019). They
will operate from this abandoned archipelago as R1FJ from the
Island of Zemlya Aleksandry, March 17-25th (weather permitting).
Their activity will be on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. They will
also participate in the Russian DX Contest (March 20-21st). Their
radio equipment is: FT-1000MPs, FT-857, FT-890 with ACOM-2000 and
TL-922. Antennas include: TH-3MK4s, A-3WS,DX-77s and Inverted Vs
for 80/160m. QSL via DL6ZFG: Rolf Rahne, P.O. Box 15, 39241
Gommern, Germany. For Russia and the CIS countries, QSL via
UA3AKO: Victor Slabodchikov, P.O Box 867, Moscow, 119334, Russia.
The team is looking for financial support, and it would be
greatly appreciated. For details, contact either: DL6ZFG - dl6zfg@dl6zfg.de or UA3AKO - ua3ako@mail.ru. Also, visit the
following Web page for updates at: http://www.dl6zfg.de/exp.htm.
SILENT KEY. Bob, VK3SX, informs OPDX that
Chuck, VK6CF, became a "Silent Key" (SK) after a long
battle with an illness. He was always a fine DXer and true
amateur, his voice will be sadly missed by those who knew him on
the bands. OPDX and its readers would like to send out their
deepest sympathy to Chuck's family and friends.
SV9, CRETE. Giannis, SV9FBG, will be active
in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single
Band (no band provided) entry. QSL via SV9FBG.
T93, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Operators
Daniel/T93M, Boris/T93Y, Mario/T94DX (DJ2MX) and Edin/T97M will
be active as T93M in the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via DJ2MX.
TO5, MARTINIQUE. Al, F5VHJ, will be operating
from Martinique for the ARRL Phone Contest as TO5A. QSL via
F5VHJ.
V8, BRUNEI. OPDX was asked to remind everyone
that Jim/G3RTE, Phil/G3SWH and Ray/HS0ZDZ (aka G3NOM), who are
all members of FOC and CDXC, in association with Greg/V85GD, will
be mounting a Multi-band, Multi-mode DXpedition to Negara Brunei
Darussalam (Brunei) between March 8-15th. The main operation will
take place from the QTH of Greg, V85GD, under the special
callsign of V8JIM. A single operator entry will also be made in
the RSGB's Commonwealth Contest using the special callsign of
V8NOM. Brunei is #82 in the 2003 Most Wanted survey by the 425 DX
News. The January 2003 ARRL listing shows Brunei at #129. In
addition, Brunei counts as OC-088 for the Islands on the Air
(IOTA) award. Activity is planned for all bands from 160-10
meters and will include CW, SSB and digital modes. Propagation
permitting, they plan to have three stations on the air for as
many hours every day as is possible. Their main objective is to
work as many European, North American and ROTW stations on as
many bands as possible. They have set an expedition target of
12,000 QSOs, with an approximately equal split between CW, SSB
and digital modes. The QSL Manager for V8JIM will be G3SWH and
for V8NOM it will be GM4FDM. They are happy to meet the costs of
transport to and from Brunei, but will appreciate sponsorship and
donations towards their living expenses, printing QSLs and the
like. Any surplus will be equally distributed between the
operators to offset their personal contributions.
VB5, CANADA (Special Event). Look for the
special event callsign, VB5C, to be active from March 1-30th.
This special event is to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the
Canadian Curling Brier. Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10 meters
SSB. QSL to VA5DX CBA: Doug Renwick, P.O. Box 50, Clavet,
Saskatchewan, Canada S0K 0Y0.
VK9N, NORFOLK ISLANDS. Look for Babs/DL7AFS
and Lot/DJ7ZG to be active this week from Norfolk Island now
through March 13th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters SSB/RTTY/PSK.
QSL via DL7AFS, to the DARC Bureau or direct to: Baerbel Linge,
Eichwaldstrasse 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany.
YI9, IRAQ. Vicente, EA5YN, reports that Ramon
Gomez de Salazar, YN1GSR (3C1GS), is active as YI9GS for the next
5 months. As this was being written, no QSNs have been reported.
QSL via EA5BYP, direct only.
YU0, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (Special Event).
Marko, 4N1JA, informs OPDX to look for the special callsign,
YU0HST, to be active during 2004 from the City of Nish. Activity
is for the "IV European and Region I IARU Championship"
on "High Speed Telegraphy" (callsign suffix). Activity
during the past week has been on 80/40/20/15 meters CW. There
were a few spots on SSB. QSL via YU1AST: P.O. Box 76, 18106, Nis,
Serbia and Montenegro.
XZ, BURMA. Conny/DL1DA and Abo/DO6ST are now
active as XZ1DA and XZ6ST, respectively. The length of their stay
is not known at this time. Conny was very active over the past
weekend on CW on the WARC bands, as well as 20/15/10 meters. Not
much SSB activity. QSL via their home callsigns.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Look for Bob, K3UL, to be
active as ZF2UL from Grand Cayman (NA-016) until March 4th. He
plans to operate on CW on the low bands, if time permits. He was
heard this past weekend on CW on 15 and 17 meters. On SSB, he was
heard on 17/15/12 meters. QSL via home call.
ZP1, PARAGUAY. Tom, ZP5AZL, will operate in
the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) with the special contest
callsign, ZP1C, as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via W3HNK.
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