[DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #565
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 565
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 565
BID: $OPDX.565
June 10, 2002
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1VV, NC1L, NG3K, W3IWU, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZIN,
KW4DA, N4AA & QRZ DX, KK5DO, KH6MT/W4, W6UKX, WC7N, K8YSE, KU9C, K0HA,
W0SD, DL1EK/DL7VOA & DX Newsletter, F5NQL & UFT, FJ5DX & La Gazette du DX,
G3XTT, GM0CLN, G0PSE, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK7JWX, IW0EBR, IZ8BRI
& Diamond DX Club, JH8KYU, LU9DA, LZ2CJ, MM0BQI, OZ6OM & OZ 50 MHz DX
Bulletin, SM4DDS, T93Y, VA3RJ & ICPO, VK3DYL and Z35M for the following
DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 2/June, through Sunday, 9/June there were 227 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BV9P, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE0A, 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, 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, HM, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6,
J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T30, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2M, VP5, VP8,
VP8/h, VP8/o, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO,
YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZK1/s, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
AP, PAKISTAN. Boris, T93Y, informs OPDX that Willy, 9A4NA/T98N, has been
in Peshawar, Pakistan, since early May and will stay there for at least
two more months. He will occasionally operate from Asad's, AP2AUM, station
which is equipped with a KENWOOD TS-50S and A4S with 40m addition kit.
He suggests to look for him during his local evening (after 1200z), and
since he does not have a keyer, activity will only be SSB. This is not
a DXpedition and Willy, 9A4NA/T98N, will only operate on the bands after
completing his duties at the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees) Telecoms. Over the past week, AP2AUM has been spotted on
21250 kHz between 1130 and 1430z. QSL Manager for AP2AUM is KK5DO. A
"LOG Search" for QSOs made by Willy can be be found on the Web page at:
http://www.t93y.com/logsearch
This will be regularly updated. At the present there are 145 QSOs made
as of May 31, 2002.
BQ9, PRATAS ISLAND. BQ9P is now active. The team has had problems keeping
their antennas up due to the weather situation (passing cyclone) on Pratas
Island. Activity has been on various bands CW/SSB/RTTY and will last until
June 12th. There is NO WEB PAGE and NO ON-LINE LOGS for this operation.
QSL via KU9C.
CONTEST. Hide, JH8KYU, wants to remind everyone that the upcoming All Asian
DX Contest will be held next week. This contest will be a great oppotunity
for you to get many rare Asian entities. The contest period will be from
0000z, June 15th through 2400z, June 16th. When you contact any Asian
station, please send RST + your age. If you are a YL station, you can
send 00 instead of your real age. The detailed rule can be found on the
following JARL official page;
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/AADX.htm
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. From a press release by Ed, W0SD, look for CY9
activity to take place late June 29th through July 9th. Operators will be
Duane/WV2B, William/VE1AAO, James/VE9DH, Ed/W0SD, Arliss/W7XU, Holly/N0QJM
and Edith/W0OE. The HF station will be using an ACOM 1000A and a Six band
Hex beam. Quarter wave verticals with 24 radials each will be used on 30 and
40 meters. Given the time of the year and logistics, there will be no 80
or 160 operation. Suggested/planned frequencies are as follows:
RTTY - 7080, 10115, 14080, 18080, 21080, 24908 and 28080
CW - 7005, 10105, 14020, 18100, 21020, 24900 and 28020
SSB - 7095, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz
The operation will also feature a full time, dedicated six meter station
operated by W7XU, N0QJM, W0SD and W0OE. The six meter station WILL ONLY
transmit on 50.157 listening up 5 kHz and more when needed. Meteor scatter
will also be split. They will not work transceive, only split. A beam and
ACOM 1000 amplifier will be used with operations on SSB and CW. Liaison
will be available on 28885 kHz, and updates will be provided to the
appropriate Six Meter Internet sites and reflectors. The Grid Square will
be FN97. A special effort will be made to work Europe on double hop sporadic
E in addition to North America and Caribbean areas! The operation has now
been expanded to two meters with WSJT being used and other modes if
propagation is available. The frequency will be 144.157 listening up five.
All QSL's via W7XU.
D2, ANGOLA. Joan, D2U, was active this past weekend on 10 meters on
28514 kHz around 1545z. QSL via CT1BFL.
DXCC NEWS.................
The DXAC has once again received an application from Francis Kremer,
F6FQK (the station manager for aka TP2CE, TP3CE, TP4CE, TP50CE and
TP2000CE), to make The Council of Europe a DXCC Entity. For more info
on The Council of Europe, check the Web site at: http://www.ewwa.net
Bob Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, reports that the following operations
have been approved for DXCC credit:
Western Sahara: S07U and S07X
Mauritania: 5T5RUZ, 5T5CQT, 5T5GCW, 5T5PBV, 5T5UPA and 5T5U
Vietnam: 3W2DC
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 9Q0AR, 9Q1A and 9Q1YL
Lord Howe Island: VK9LY
North Cook Island: ZK1NCP
Myanmar: XZ1DB and XZ5DB
Pratas Island: BQ9P
FR/T, TROMELIN ISLAND. Just before going to print, reports came out that
Jacques, FR5ZU, was signing FR5ZU/T. This is great news since it was
reported earlier that he was going to cancel all his ham activities. See
OPDX.563. His orginal plans were to stay from June to July on the island.
He was spotted Sunday, June 9th at 1445z on 21230 kHz. Remember, this is
not a DXpedition. Jacques is there because of his work, and he will be
active during his spare time.
FT/Z, AMSTERDAM ISLAND. A few soures are reporting that Caroline, F4DOT,
a YL operators, is going to Amsterdam Island from Reunion Island on a
fishing boat. She is expected to arrive later in the month, however, she
is expected to stay there until January or February of 2003. Reportedly,
Caroline is the first YL ever to operate from Amsterdam. She is, however,
a "novice operator" and will only be operating on 6 meters. PLEASE have
patience with her because she has very little operating experience.
She will be using a "FT1Z" prefix for the first ever.
GU, GUERNSEY. Look for Terry, W6/G3MHV, and Mady, KP3YL/W6, to be active
as GU3MHV and GU4WHV from June 17-25th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10
meters CW/SSB. QSL via the bureau or direct to KP3YL.
HB & S5, SWITZERLAND AND SLOVENIA (Update). Roy, W6UKX, will be active on
most bands from Switzerland, June 12-22nd and from Slovenia from June 24th
through July 3rd, as HB9/W6UKX and S5/W6UKX. QSL to home call.
IOTA NEWS..................
AF-NEW. Look for an Italian team to be active from Kuriat Island from
June 13-17th, using the callsign 3V8KO. Operators include I5OYY,
I5NSR, I5JHW, I5UKS, I5HLK, IK5CKL and IK5FDQ. They plan to have
four stations active. QSL via I5JHW either through the Bureau
or direct to: Giovanni Bini, Via Santini 30, 51031 Agliana - PT,
Italy.
AS-279. Look for operators TA2RC, TA2MW and TA2LE to be active from
Kefken Island signing TA0/homecalls. Their activity is expected
to take place during the weekends throughout the month of August.
QSL via bureau.
EU-008. A team from the GMDX Group, Scotland's DX Association, will
operate from Islay (IOSA NH22, WAB NR25), one of Scotland's
Inner Hebridean Islands, during the RSGB IOTA (Islands on the
Air) Contest. During the contest, which runs from 1200z, July
27th through 1200z, July 28th, they will be using the special
contest callsign GM5A. At present, the team consists of Colin/
GM0RLZ, Stu/MM0BSM, John/MM0CCC, Colin/GM0CLN, Chris/GM3WOJ
and Jim/GM0NAI. Rob/GM3YTS may also join them. The QSL Manager
for all GM5A operations is Colin, GM0RLZ. They hope to post
updates on their web page at: http://islay.0catch.com/
EU-014. Claude, F5MCC, will sign TK/F5MCC once again from the Porto
Vecchio area (DIFM TK001), from July 20th through August 7th.
He has planned to join Tony, TK5XN, there. Their activity will
be on the HF bands CW/SSB. Sometimes they will be on the air
near the onshore lighthouses which count for the French DPLF
Award; they will give out the references numbers during that
time. ADDED NOTE: They have planned a journey to Lavezzi Island
also (LH 0755, IOTA EU164, DIFM TK011). During these 3 weeks,
TK5EL and TK5LB will join them several times for other CW and
SSB activities too. QSL TK/F5MCC via F5MCC, TK5XN via F2YT,
TK5EL via F6FNU, TL5LB via CBA.
EU-091. Look for members of the "Salento DX Team" A.R.I. from Lecce
to be active as II7GR from the Grande Island (I.I.A. LE002)
during the upcoming IOTA Contest (July 27-28th). Activity will
be on HF and on 6 meters (GRID JN80WG). QSL via I7YKN (ex-I0YKN).
Some of the operators will be active on 6 meters signing as
homecall/p.
EU-177. Kjell, SM4DDS, will be active as 8S4C/5 from Stora Alo Island,
from June 29th to July 6th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters
CW and SSB. QSL is OK via bureau and E-mail requests for QSL
are welcome at: [email protected]
Direct cards are OK via addresses in both SM and HS callbooks.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Jerry, W7IEW, is planning to visit this island from
June 8-25th. Activity will be on all bands including 6 and 2 meters.
Check out the following Web site at:
http://community.silverlink.net/midway/DXpedition.html
KH0/WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Tony/JA6CNL and Asa/JA6AGA, members of the
Northern Kyushu DX Club, will be active as KH0N and WH0C, respectively
on their 10th DXpedition to Saipan Island (OC-086). They will participate
in the All Asian DX Contest June 14-18th. Outside of the contest they
will also be active on the WARC bands and 6m/CW. QSL to their home
callsigns.
P5, NORTH KOREA. Bruce, KK6DO, informs OPDX that Ed, P5/4L4FN, will be
off the air for about 3-4 days, possibly longer. The apartment he lives
in is having the roof refinished, new drains installed and painted. He
had to remove his antennas on June 8th after operating and will reinstall
them as soon as the workers are finished.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
Terry, KH6MT/W4, informs OPDX that Grady, K6IXA, recently stopped by
an INDEXA net and reported that he is getting QSL requests for 9G5ZW.
He was the QSL Manager for 9G5GW in February 1996 (a 1 week only
operation) ONLY! PLEASE, QSL 9G5ZW via OM3LZ (ex-OK2ZW).
CHECK THE 9L1JT QSL ROUTE! Jerry, K4ZIN, informs OPDX that they had
a successful 9L1JT mini-DX-pedition with 5,500 CW QSOs. However, he has
discovered that a lot of folks are sending QSLs to an old K4ZIN address
and the post office will not forward them to him. First QSL mailing
will be the last week of June. The correct address for K4ZIN is:
Jerry Trousdale, 407 Bellwood Drive, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 USA.
Whitey, K1VV, informs OPDX that the Marconi Radio Club, W1AA, is still
receiving QSLs for TI9AA. They have just received a dozen more QSLs
through the bureau and several direct. This is for August 2001. TI9AA
is a SLIM. W1AA is not and never has been the QSL manager for TI9AA.
CORRECTION TO OPDX.560. Under "QSL INFO AND NEWS...", please correct
the operator LU9DA was active as AY9DA, not AY5DA as listed.
OPDX was informed that Boyan, LZ1BJ, is stating that mail theft in
Bulgaria is very bad. He currently recommends that there is no sense
to send direct QSLs to LZ, because of the situation in the Bulgarian
Postal system. If you send direct, avoid using green stamps, use IRC
only and pack letters very secure, using scotch tape. Boyan has received
over the past 2 years about 200 opened letters. He has sent several
complaints to Bulgarian Postal Authorities.
Tom, G0PSE, informs that thanks to Doug Brandon, N6RT, the on-line log
for GB0SM from St. Mary's Isles of Scilly (IOTA EU-011) has been updated
to include this year's activity (May 18-25th). The log may be accessed
at: http://www.qsl.net/gb0sm -or- http://www.qsl.net/g0pse
Activity by GB5SI this past weekend was from Tanera Mor, Summer Isles,
NW Scotland (IOTA EU-092, IOSA SC10, QRA IO78, and WAB NB90). QSL via
the bureau or direct to MM0BQI: Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Ave, Edinburgh,
EH8 7DW, SCOTLAND.
Activity over the past weekend, by a DXpedition team from A.R.I.
Radio Club from Tivoli (Rome, Italy), they sign IA5P from Pianosa
Island (EU-028). QSL via I0VWV.
VP6DI QSL STATUS. QSLs are being received. Only a batch of 500 QSLs
were mailed out on June 1st. Another batch of 500 QSL cards will go
out this weekend. The next mailings will not come until mid June when
the QSL cards arrive via a sea shipment. Around July 1st, batches of
500 are expected to go out until they are completed sometime in August.
RARE QSL CARDS WANTED. Tom/K8CX and Maurice/F5NQL are looking for rare
interesting QSL cards to put on the online Ham Gallery. They are
searching/looking for the following cards:
FI8 - French Indochina (now Vietnam) before December 1950, 20th
FN8 - French Indian settelements of Ponfichery, Chandernagor, Mahe,
Yanaon and Karikal, ( now VU) , before October 1954, 31st.
They don't need the original QSL; a good film or photocopy or a
computerized pic in BMP or JPG format are very acceptable for the
on-line museum. Check out this interesting Web page at:
http://hamgallery.com/
You can reach Tom, K8CX at: [email protected]
You can reach Maurice, F5NQL at: [email protected] -or-
[email protected]
QSLs for YM3LZ for the May 22-29th (2002) operation go to Wally,
LZ2CJ.
NEED A QSL MANAGER? Bruce, KK5DO, QSL Manager for P5/4L4FN and AP2AUM
is available for other Dxpeditions and operations. If interested in a
computer automated system with Web presence, including online log and
online QSL received/sent lists, contact Bruce via E-mail at:
[email protected]
NEED A QSL MANAGER? Russ, KU4FP, informs OPDX that he is willing to
act as a QSL Manager for a station. He can be contacted by E-mail at:
[email protected]
VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Dave, KW4DA, will be active as VP5/KW4DA
from the Beaches Resort, June 7-17th. There will be no set schedule;
operation will be as time permits. His modes will include SSB, CW, RTTY,
PSK and some SSTV. QSL via KW4DA: Dave Anderson, 712 Baneberry Court,
Asheville, NC 28803.
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. Look for Les, GM3ITN, to be active as VP8ITN from
June 10-22th. He plans an activity from Saunders Island from June 18-20th.
Les also says that there is a possibility of some activity from Port Stanley
at any time between June 12-17th. He will be active on usually IOTA
frequencies on all bands. QSL via GM3ITN. His Web site is at:
http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/gm3itn/
YL DXPEDITIONS (Change in plans!). Gwen, VK3DYL, informs OPDX that there
has been a change in plans for their DXpeditions. Due to circumstances
completely beyond their control, the YL mini-DXers will not be able to
visit Nauru next October as planned. To avoid disappointment to a number
of amateurs who need C21 on 10 and 12 meters, Peter, C21TA, will try to
activate those bands during his business trips to the island over the
next few months. The YLs, however, will still operate from Lord Howe
Island as VK9YL, September 15-29th as previously announced.
YLs Elizabeth/VE7YL (CW), June /VK4SJ, Mio/JR3MVF and Gwen/VK3DYL
will operate from the Cook Islands -- Aitutaki Island (OC-083) October
1-6th, and from Rarotonga (OC-013) October 7-15th. Their callsign is to
be announced later. QSL to VK3DYL direct (Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Crt.,
Mt. Waverley 3149, Australia) with sufficient return postage. Green
stamps would be appreciated since this is a self-funded DXpedition,
though cards via the VK3 Bureau will also be answered. Direct cards
without sufficient postage will be returned via the Bureau.
ZC40/ZC41, U.K. SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. During the month of June,
look for the Eastern Sovereign Base to use the special prefix ZC40 and
the Western Sovereign Base to use the prefix ZC41.
ZA, ALBANIA. Vlado, Z35M, informs OPDX that he has been active from Tirana
as ZA/Z35M since June 1st. He expects to be here for several years on
business. He states that he will be active only on HF on CW and SSB. His
band plan from ZA-land is limited (on low bands 3750-3800 kHz and 7040-7100
kHz), so do not be surprised if you find him on CW or SSB on parts of
these bands. He was spotted this past weekend on 20 meters CW around
0600z and again at 2000z. QSL PLEASE ONLY DIRECT to his home address in
Macedonia: Vladimir Kovaceski, Box 10, Struga 6330, Macedonia. For more
details, you can visit his web sites at: http://www.qsl.net/z35m
http://www.qrz.com
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