The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 652 BID: $OPDX.652 March 15, 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, 7th/March, through
Sunday, 14th/March there were 240 countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I,
4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P,
7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V,
9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Z,
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, FJ, FK, FM,
FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, 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, 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, SV5,
SV9, T30, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT,
TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR,
VU, XE, XF4, XT, XU, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, 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).
3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. Mart, DL6UAA, who was
active earlier in the week from Mauritius as 3B8MM, is now active
as 3B9MM. The length of his stay is not known, but he seems to be
very active on CW on the WARC bands. QSL via DL6UAA.
4W, TIMOR LESTE. Operator 4W4JEG was active
this past weekend on 21245 kHz after 0215z. QSL via JR6ETW.
5H, TANZANIA (Also IOTA Op). Eric, SM1TDE,
will be active as 5H3/SM1TDE from Dar Es Salaam between April
4-18th. His activity will mainly be on CW but with some RTTY and
SSB as well. His frequencies for CW are usually 2 kHz up from the
band edges. He will only use 100w and simple antennas. Eric may
also be active for a few days from Zanzibar Island (AF-032)
during the second week. QSL via SM1TDE, by the bureau or CBA.
5K, COLOMBIA. Pedro, HK1HHK, announced that
he will be using the callsign 5K1X during the CQ WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th). Operating class is not sure. QSL via HK1HHX.
5V7C QRT. The 5V7C team is now back home.
They went QRT this past Saturday around 1330z. The team is very
tired but are pleased that they made some 17500 QSOs. Look for
more updates on news about the QSL cards and online logs.
Remember to QSL via F5TVG. A complete report on the DXpedition
will be available soon on their Web page at: http://www.5v7c.free.fr.
6 METERS MARATHON. Attention 6 meter Ops! The
Rientolan Amateur Radio Club, OH3AG, invites you to participate
in the first Global Six Meters Marathon. The objective of the
Marathon is to work as many DXCC countries as possible between
May 8th, 2004, at 0000z and August 8th, 2004, at 2400z on the six
meters band. The results of this contest will be published during
the Tampere Six Meters Forum on August 14th when the Magic Band
enthusiasts abroad will meet. This marathon is open to all
amateur radio operators world wide. You can follow this contest
online at: http://www.50mc.tk.
9A80, CROATIA (Special Event/Attention Prefix
Hunters!). Emir, 9A6AA, informs OPDX that radio club
"Zagreb", one of the oldest radio amateur radio clubs
in Europe, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The club was
founded on March 29, 1924. There will be three special event
stations active daily using the prefix 9A80 (9 Alpha Eight Zero)
until December 31st, 2004. Look for the following: 9A80Z, 9A80ABD
and 9A80ADE. QSL via the following QSL Managers: 9A80ADE and
9A80Z via 9A3KR and 9A80ABD via 9A4A.
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. As this was being written
Don, K6IPV, was preparing to leave Sunday night for a visit to
his old friend, VK6XA, in Perth. He will not be on the air there
since Bill has sold his gear. However, from there he will head to
Hillview Gardens, in Borneo, where Don will operate as 9M6AAC
before the contest and 9M6A during the contest. QSL is via N2OO.
His arrival at HGARC is on March 224th, and his last day on the
air will be the 30th.
BW3, TAIWAN. Tatsuhiko, JD1BKQ, will be
active as BW3/JD1BKQ in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as
a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via JR3PZW.
CORRECTION DEPARTMENT. The following are the
corrected Web links which had typos in their URL address in last
week's OPDX.651 (ed. Sorry, your editor's eyes are getting old!).
Please correct the URLs under the following headings: SKP 2004. http://www.prarl.org/skeyparty2004.htm;
XF4, REVILLA GIGEDO. http://xf4ih.xedx.net.
CT7, PORTUGAL. Look for Dario/CT1EWE and
Nelson/CT2GVG to participate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) using the special callsign CT7Z. QSL via the operator's
instructions.
EI25, IRELAND (Special Event). To celebrate
the enlargement of the European Union to 25 members on May 1st,
the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) is issuing a European
Union Enlargement Award for amateurs who contact special event
stations with the prefix "EI25" during the weekend of
May 1-2nd. The special event stations will be located in ten
Irish cities/towns which will represent or have been twinned with
a new member state as listed below:
Special Event QTH Represented/Twinned with
Callsign New Member State
------------ ---- ------------------------
EI25CY Bray Cyprus
EI25ES Galway Estonia
EI25HA Sligo Hungary
EI25LY Kilkenny Lithuania
EI25ML Waterford Malta
EI25OK Killarney Czech Republic
EI25OM Cork Slovakia
EI25SL Limerick Slovenia
EI25SP Letterkenny Poland
EI25YL Drogheda Latvia
In addition, an IRTS HQ station with the callsign EI25EU will
be operational from Dublin. AWARD REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for
the award, stations should work the ten EI25 stations listed
above but may use the HQ station EI25EU as a "joker"
for one missing contact (Also see SUBSTITUTE STATIONS).
SUBSTITUTE STATIONS: If a contact with one or more of the EI25
stations is not made it can be substituted by 2 contacts with
stations located in the relevant new member country (e.g. If
EI25HA is not worked, it may be replaced by QSOs with 2 HA
stations. However, a total of 3 EI25 stations must be included in
the award submission). While EI25 stations will only be active on
May 1-2nd, 2004, contacts with "Substitute Stations"
may be made up to 5/31/2004. All applications for the award must
be received by 12/31/2004. The award is available to SWLs on a
'heard' basis. QSL cards are not required, but applications
should be submitted by way of log entries certified by two
licenced amateurs. The Award will not be endorsed for band or
mode. A fee of € 5.00 or 5 IRCs should accompany the
application which should be addressed to: IRTS Awards Manager, P
O Box 462, Dublin 9, Ireland.
HB75, SWITZERLAND (Special Event/Attention Prefix
Hunters!). During the year 2004, the Swiss Amateur Radio
Club (USKA) headquarters will be using the special callsign HB75A
in celebrating its 75th anniversary. For prefix hunters: There
will be an entry in CQ WPX SSB Contest with the all time new
prefix, HB75A. Operators for the contest have not yet been
decided, but they will enter the contest as a Multi-Single. QSL
via HB9A.
IOTA NEWS...
AS-079. Yoshiro, JA1AMP (JL3SIK), will
be active from Tarama Island (part of the Miyako
Islands), April 9-11th. His callsign will be JA1APM/6.
Look for activity on 40-6 meters CW/SSB (possibly RTTY,
PSK31 and MFSK16). QSL via JL3SIK by the bureau or direct
to: Yoshiro Nishimura, Takemidai 4-2-6, Suita City, Osaka
565-0863, JAPAN.
AS-117. A team of JA operators will be
active as JO1ZZZ/3 from Awaji Island, March 20-21st.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and
MFSK16. QSL via JL3SIK (QRZ.com).
EU-075. Charles, KE2SP, will be active
as SV8/KE2SP from Hydra Island until June 15th. He is
running QRP (5 watts into a dipole). He was heard this
past week on 21277 kHz at 1248z and 18162 kHz at 1453.
QSL via his home callsign.
EU-128. Andy, DL4OK, will be active as
DL4OK/p from the Staberhuk Lighthouse (ARLHS reference
FED-226) located on Fehmarn Island (GIA O-01 for the
German Islands Award), March 18-25th. His activity will
be on 80-10 meter CW/SSB. QSL via the DARC Bureau to
DL4OK.
NA-184. Operators Ed/K0NW and
Laurence/WA6LUT will be active from St. Georges Reef
(NA-184) and the Lighthouse (ARLHS USA 793) from April
30th to May 2nd. The callsign will be WA6LUT. The
operators will be primarily on SSB on the usual IOTA
frequencies. QSL to WA6LUT.
OC-170. (Update to OPDX.651) Alek,
VK6APK, has sent OPDX an update regarding the trip to
Woody Island, by the VK6DX Chasers Club commencing March
20th. The callsign to be used will be VK6EWI. This is the
same callsign that was used during the last activation of
the island by the group. Also, a seventh member has
joined the operating team. He is Richard, VK6TT. Look for
them on or near the standard IOTA frequencies on 40-10
meters.
KH6, HAWAII. Yuzuru, JR1AGC, will be active
KH6/JR1AGC from Kona, March 28th through April 1st. Activity will
be on 75-6 meters, but he mostly prefers 15 meters SSB
(21202/21242 kHz). Antennas mentioned are a 75-30m Long-Wire,
20-10m SIGMA-5 and 6m HB9CV.
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Harry, W6DXO, will
be active as KP2/W6DXO from the Island of St. John (NA-106)
between now and March 19th. Activity will be mainly on 17/12/10
meters SSB and with PSK activity planned. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the bureau.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. Look for Steve, G0SGB,
to be active as ZB/G0SGB/p from the Europa Point Lighthouse
(ARLHS GIB-001) from Gibraltar on March 20-21st. He also plans to
activate four other lighthouses on Gibraltar during this stay
there. There is also reports that Steve, G0SGB, will be active
from various lighthouses in Spain as EA/G0SGB/p on March 22nd and
23rd. Activity will be mainly on 14264 kHz or possibly other
bands as conditions permit. QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com).
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Operators OH2GEK, OH3BHL,
OH8GCW and OH9MM will be active as OH0I in the Russian DX Contest
(March 20-21st) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via OH3BHL. ADDED
NOTE: Also, look for activity in the BARTG RTTY Contest with a
separate station on the air!
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Helmut, DF7ZS,
informs OPDX that he will be operating in the CQ WPX Contest as a
Single-Op/All-Band entry (starting March 27th) on SSB from
Bonaire as PJ4P. He will stay for one week after the contest
operating as PJ4/DF7ZS for some casual operations. QSL is via his
home callsign. Logs will be available after his return at: http://www.df7zs.de.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...
6D9X QSLS. Jim, N1NK, announced this
past week that after a couple of setbacks in the printing
process, he now has the 6D9X QSLs and the first batch of
cards went out in the mail March 9th. All the direct
requests that he has, should be processed in the next
couple of weeks. He is sorry about the delay.
QSL the recent (Friday, March 12th)
4U1UN activity to QSL Manager HB9BOU, direct or via the
USKA (HB9) QSL Bureau. Operators were Theo/PB7CW and
Henry/KT1J/PA0AFN.
Pictures and online logs are now
available for the recent Takara Island (AS-049) operation
by JA6PSE (Op JI5USJ) and JA6PSI (Op JI5RPT) at the
following Web site: http://www.aa.alpha-net.ne.jp/ji5rpt/index.html.
QSL XU7POS via ON4AJV. Activity was a
one day operation from Kos Pos Island. Operators were
Jack/ON4AJV and Wim/ON6TZ.
QSL YC3MM/M via IZ8CCW. Operator was
Adhi, YC3MM, was a mobile station from Madura Island
(OC-237) only on Sunday, March 14th, 2004.
RESULTS OF THE 2003 BEST DXPEDITION SURVEY.
The 425 DX News announced their results of the "Best 2003
DXpedition Survey" this past week. The ST0RY DXpedition to
Sudan (March-April 2003) was voted the 425 DX News
"DXpedition of the Year" for 2003. Congratulations to
the winner. For more details and the complete list, please visit
the following Web page at: http://www.425dxn.org/trophy_2003/.
SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. Reports are coming out
that at least half of the 800 year old Helandari Monastery
complex was destroyed by a fire last week on Thursday. None of
the 25 resident monks were hurt, and reports indicate that a
collection of centuries old icons, heirlooms and religious relics
were saved. This is not the same location where our friend Monk
Apollo, SV2ASP/A, lives and transmits from. The fire was at the
Chelandri Monastery. Monk Apollo lives at the Docheiariou
Monastery. For more details and actual pictures of the fire,
please visit the following Web pages at: http://www.realitymacedonia.org.mk/web/news_page.asp?nid=3031
and http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100012_05/03/2004_40313.
SV9, CRETE (Early Contest Announcement). Look
for operators Roberto/I2WIJ, Salvatore/IK8UND, Luigi/IK8HCG and
possibly others to be active as J49Z during the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via
IK8UND, direct only.
T33, BANABA (DXpedition Update). Alan
Eshleman, K6SRZ, sent out the following press release last week:
"During the next two weeks, members of the T33C team will be
heading for rendezvous on Tarawa (T30), and from there on to
Banaba (T33). T33C should be on-the-air by April 4 or 5. All of
the equipment that was shipped from Europe has now cleared
Kiribati customs and is ready for transfer to Te Taobe, the boat
that will take the team from Tarawa to Banaba. T33C's likely
operating frequencies are now posted on the expedition Web site: http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004/.
The T33C operators understand that there will be other
DXpeditions on the air at the same time. For that reason, our
frequencies may change from time to time. To prevent overlap and
confusion with other operations, we will try to maintain splits
and spreads that do not conflict. We encourage all hams to be
sure that any packet spots of T33C are, in fact, our station. It
would be a shame to work another station thinking you were
working T33C and not be in our log. This has happened before on
other expeditions. If there is any doubt whether or not you are
our log, please work us again. Hams throughout the world may
communicate problems or suggestions through our pilot stations:
When we establish a reliable PACTOR link, we will send daily
logs and bulletins to our Web site. All logs will be refreshed
upon our return to Tarawa on April 18. The T33C team again thanks
all those organizations and individuals who have contributed to
the effort." Contact: Alan Eshleman/K6SRZ (doctore@well.com). For the
T33C team
VP9, BERMUDA (A Real Early Annoucement!).
Jon, N0JK, informs OPDX that he will be active in the CQ 160 CW
Contest in January 2005. He mentions that he will have a decent
transmit antenna and use a receive antenna.
WARD 2004. Sylwester, SP2FAP, MK QTC Editor,
informs OPDX that the WARD 2004 Award (World Amateur Radio Day
2004 Award) is designed to commemorate the "World Amateur
Radio Day" celebrated by the IARU on April 18th each year.
The Award is issued by the MK QTC (Polish Amateur Radio Journal)
with support of the PZK (The Polish Amateur Radio Union). WARD
2004 will be granted/issued for at least the following numbers of
contacts (any stations in the world): either 10 QSOs on HF bands,
or 5 QSOs on VHF+ bands. All contacts must be made between
0000-2400z on April 18th. Send a standard application form (log
extract), including the list of QSOs, to: Redakcja MK QTC, ul.
Wielmozy 5b, 82-337 Suchacz-Zamek, Poland, on or before May 31st,
2004. The price of the WARD 2004 Award is 10 IRCs or USD 5.00 or
EUR 5.00. Full-color Award, size: 210 x 297 mm. The WARD 2004
Award is also available to SWL's for the same numbers of reports.
More info is available at the following Web page: qtc@post.pl; http://qtc.radio.org.pl/ward2004.
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