[DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #575 (Part 1)
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 575 (Part 1)
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 575 (Part 1)
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August 26, 2002
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
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ZS1AN for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 11/August, through Sunday, 24/August there were 240
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 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, CE0A, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP,
CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HM, HP, HR,
HS, HZ, I, IS, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2,
KH4, KH6, KH8, KH9, 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, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR,
TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE,
VK, VK0M, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR,
VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA,
ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
3B8, MAURITIUS. Massimo, IZ4DPV, informs OPDX that he will be active as
3B8/IZ4DPV from September 10-20th (during his free time). Activity will
be on 20-10 meters, including the WARC bands. He will use a Kenwood TS-50
w/100 watts into a vertical antenna and monoband lambda. QSL only direct
via homecall on QRZ.com.
3D2, ROTUMA AND FIJI ISLANDS. Look for Stephane, J28VS, to be active as
3D2VS/p from Rotuma (OC-060) between August 30th and September 5th. Also,
look for Stephane to be active as 3D2VS from Suva (OC-016), Fiji Islands,
September 6th to 11th. Activity will be on all HF bands SSB. QSL via F6KHM,
either direct or through the bureau.
8Q, MALDIVES. Emanuela, IZ2ELV, is expected to be active from Velavaru
as 8Q7LY until Auguust 31st. Activity will be on 20 and 10 meters SSB
with a dipole antenna. QSL via bureau to her home callsign.
9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Look for Kazu, JA1RJU, to be active from here as
9M6JU, November 18-25th. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters. QSL via
JA1RJU.
CE9, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Ricardo, CE9R, is expected to be active
mainly on SSB on 15/10 meters from the Chilean base "Presidente Eduardo
Frei Montalva" (WABA CE-03) on King George Island (AN-010) until September.
QSL via CE3HDI.
CY0, SABLE ISLAND. Reports indicate that George/VE3NZ, Nick/VE3EY and
Lali/VE3NE will be active as CY0MM from November 15-26th, only if the
group can raise enough funds for the operation by October 15th. Planned
activity will be on HF bands and 6 meters on CW/SSB/RTTY. Their operation
will inclued an entry in CQ WW CW DX Contest. They have currently developed
a Web page at: http://www.dipole.com
DU, PHILIPPINES (IOTA Ops). It has been reported that Ken, G3OCA, will be
going to the Philippines in September to activate the Calamian Island Group
(OC-090) and the Cuyo Islands (OC-120) as DU1/G3OCA, and also Sarangani
Islands (OC-175) as DU9/G3OCA. He will operate CW and SSB with 100 watts
to either a 3-element yagi or a multiband vertical. Exact dates will be
given nearer departure time. QSL via G3OCA (Russian stations QSL via
UA4SKW).
DXCC NEWS.............
* Many have been wondering why the 7O1YGF operation does not count for
DXCC. It is recommended to read an interesting article on the ARRL Web
page at: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/08/15/2/?nc=1
In short, the DXCC wants "to know that it was authorized by the
government..... The DXCC Desk also wants assurances that the Yemeni
government would have no reason to disapprove of the ARRL's granting
DXCC credit for the operation."
* Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, announced two items of importance
as we enter the final quarter of the 2002 calendar year:
1) This is just a reminder for all DXCC program participants that the
September 30, 2002, deadline to have your submissions in for the next
DXCC Annual List is rapidly approaching. The DXCC Annual List shows
all those who have submitted an application to DXCC between
October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002. In order to be shown
in the Annual list you must:
Submit an application between October 1, 2001 and September 30, 2002
-- or --
Be current on the DXCC Honor Roll. (Note, a submission is not
necessary if you are current on the DXCC Honor Roll, but only those
modes that are Honor Roll will be shown.)
** Applications must be received, or postmarked, September 30, 2002.
2) Christmas is coming and you should plan soon if you want to present
someone with a wall plaque on time for Christmas as a nice gift. If
you know someone who has achieved Top of Honor Roll, Honor Roll,
5 Band DXCC and even the DXCC Challenge, this would make a nice gift
for them that they can treasure in their ham shack. Additionally,
anyone who has qualified at some time in the past and may have dropped
off the Honor Roll can still purchase the plaque. The only requirement
is that you, at one time, qualified.
If you are interested, the "DXCC Item Order Form" can be found on
the DXCC web site at: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc
(Forms can be found on the right side of the page)
For questions, contact DXCC at: [email protected] or [email protected]
Or by phone at (860)594-0234 or fax at (860)594-0259
EN67 DXPEDITION. A group of operators plan to activate the callsign K8B
from grid square EN67 and also activate the Copper Harbor Lighthouse
US-193. The operators of this Brockway Mountain expedition in Keweenaw
County, Michigan, are: Rob/NV8V (CW/SSB), John/AB8KO (AM/FM/SSB),
Duane/N9SSN (SSB), Renee/N9RK (SSB), Scott/W8UFO (CW/SSB) and Vince/KA8FFM
9CW/SSB). Their goal is to work as many as possible on HF and then work on
the VHF-UHF stations. On the HF bands, they will operate on or near the
lighthouse frequencies, plus or minus QRM.
CW - 1830, 3530, 7030, 14030, 21030 and 28030 kHz
SSB - 1970, 3970, 7270, 14270, 21370 and 28370 kHz
2m - 144.90 MHz
6m - 50.145 MHz
70cm - 432.10 MHz
They will operate/work split on 80/40 meters for Europe stations. Also,
they will operate on the WARC bands. Activity will take place between
September 21-23rd. If the conditions warrant, they could stay an extra
day. They now have a Web site with all of the expedition details at:
http://members.aol.com/nv8v
IOTA NEWS................
AS-041. Look for JI5USJ/4 and JI5RPT/4 to be active from Oki Island
starting around 1200z on September 20th until around 0000z
on September 24th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters SSB, CW,
RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct to home callsigns or JARL QSL bureau.
JI5RPT - KOYANAGI Makoto, 5-42-203 Kadan Aoba, Sendai,
MIYAGI 980-0815 JAPAN
JI5USJ - KOYANAGI Toru, 400-6-1119 Nagasoneminami, Hikone,
SHIGA 522-0052 JAPAN
AS-049. Look for Hiroshi, JO1EPY, to be active as JO1EPY/6 once again
from Tokara Island, Kuchinoshima, from September 5-8th. Look
for him on 6, 10, 12, 15, 17 and 40 meters SSB and CW. QSL
via the bureau or direct to: Hiroshi Kotoku,
3-4-19 Kishimachi Kawagoe City, Saitama 350-1131 Japan.
AS-147. Take, JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/8 once again from
Okushiri Island, September 20-23rd. Activity will be on
40/17/15/12/10 meters SSB. QSL via JI3DST: Takeshi Funaki,
2-18-26 Hannan-Cho Abeno-Ku, Osaka-city, Osaka 545-0021, JAPAN.
EU-028. Look for IA5/DL5SAX to be active from the Tuscany Island
Group now through September 4th. QSL via home call.
EU-172. The "South Flanders DX Activity Group" will be active from
August 30th through September 7th from Aaroe Island (DIA JY-003
for the Danish Islands award). The operators will be ON4AFU,
ON4LBV, ON4IT, ON5SD and ON5ZO. Activity will be on all HF bands
80 through 10 meters, CW and SSB, with special attention to
the WARC bands. For more information, please visit their Web
site at: http://www.qsl.net/on6jun/ QSL either via
the bureau or direct to: P.O. Box 41, 9400 Ninove, Belgium.
EU-180. Alex/UR4LUG (Team leader), Oleg/UR3IFD, Leo/UT2II and Vit/UX7IM
will be active as EM5UIA from Kosa Tuzla Island (Respublika
Krym, Black Sea Coast Group) from September 5-10th. They plan
to operate on 20-10 meters SSB, CW and RTTY with a beam and
vertical antennas. QSL via UR4LUG, through the bureau or direct
to: Alexey E Yakovlev, P.O. Box 7629, Kharkov, 61018, Ukraine.
NA-140. Just a reminder to look for Bob/N2OO, Beth/KF2BQ and Skip/N1IBM
to be active as N2CW/3 from Smith Island (USI MD-003S, Somerset
County), Maryland, between August 26th and September 2nd. Look
for them on/around 7180, 14280, 18140, 21280 kHz for SSB and
on CW around .025 on each band. QSL via N2CW or N2OO either
through the bureau or direct to: P.O. Box 345, Tuckerton,
NJ 08087, USA.
NA-217. Tony/WF1N and Lou/W1DIG will be returning to Isles of Shoals,
Appledore Island (New Hampshire Group) September 20th, starting
around 1900z Friday and ending about 1200z Monday, September
23rd. Operations will be on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 meters on/near
the usual IOTA frequencies +/-, SSB, with a tribander, wires
and amp. QSL direct (SAE and postage, PSE) or Bureau via home
callsign. They will accept requests for Bureau cards via E-mail.
E-mail requests do not require a card to them via the Bureau.
Tony/WF1N -- [email protected]
Lou/W1DIG -- [email protected]
ADDED NOTE: The Isles of Shoals also counts for the lighthouse
award: ARLH, USA-406.
OC-171. Trevor, VK7TS, will be active now through September 6th as
VK7TS/4 from Magnetic Island. Activity will be on 40-10 meters,
mainly on SSB. QSL to VK7TS, either via the bureau or direct
to: Trevor Spargo, 1 Roebourne Rd, Otago, Tasmania, Australia.
OC-186. Operators Sardjana/YC2ECG, Faozan/YD2JWM, Budi/YD2OEH, Yanto/
YD2CJQ, Andy/YD2KVU and Rivai/YB2MTA will be active as YE2R
from Karimunjawa between August 28th and September 3rd. They
will be operating on 15 and 10 meters, possibly 17 meters as
well, on SSB and CW. They will be using two beams (one for
Europe and Africa and the other for North and South America)
for SSB and an inverted "V" for CW and 17 meters. They are
expected to have three stations active at the same time and
plan to be on for 12-18 hours a day. QSL direct only via
YB2MTA.
SA-021. Mariano/LU4EJ and Daniel/LU3DTD will be active from Ariadna
Island from October 4-6th. They are expected to use the
callsigns AY4EJ/D and AY3DTD/D. Suggested SSB frequencies
are: 3680, 7090, 14200, 14260, 21300, 21260, 28460, 28560
and 50110 kHz. QSL via LU4EJ via the address on QRZ.com
or via bureau.
JT, MONGOLIA. Ken/K4ZW and Karl/K4YT are expected to be in Ulaanbaatar
between September 9-15th. Look for some topband activty.
KH6, HAWAII. Hiro, JA5XAE, will be taking his 2002 DX vacation starting
on the Island of Oahu and will be active as KH6/JA5XAE between the period
of September 22-26th. He also plans to visit/operate from Waikiki. He will
use an IC-706MK2 with an OUTBACKER OB8 antenna. Activity will be on SSB,
RTTY, and CW. Suggested frequencies are: 7007, 7077, 10107 14007, 14087,
14177, 18137, 18087, 21007, 21087, 21277, 24897, 24937, 28007, 28087,
28477 and 50117 kHz.
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