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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 552

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 552
BID: $OPDX.552
March 4, 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, K1MY, NC1L, WA2MOE, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4HB, K4QD,
N4AA & QRZ DX, K5AND, K8AV, K8YSE, 9A6AA, 9A7K, A35RK, DL1EK & DX News
Letter, E21EIC, F5PBQ, FJ5DX & La Gazette du DX, G0EFO, JA1BK, JI3ACL,
OE5OHO, OZ6OM & OZ 50 MHz DX Bulletin, PR7AR, RA3SL, SP2FAP, SP2JMR,
VA3RJ & ICPO, VE7DP and VU3DMP for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 24/February, through Sunday, 3/March there were 245
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9U, 9V, 9X, 9Y,
A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, 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, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY,
G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H39, H4, H40, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HM, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY,
K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD,
OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0S, PY0T,
PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T30, T5, T7, T8,
T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TI9, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK,
UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP8,
VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK,
YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s,
ZK2, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
  always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).

5R, MADAGASCAR (IOTA Activity). Bruno, F5DKO, is expected to be here now
through March 17th. Activity will be on 20 and 15 meters. He is also
expected to be active from Nosy Be (AF-057) now through March 10th and
on Sainte Marie Island (AF-090) from March 11-17th. QSL via IZ8CCW.

5W, SAMOA (IOTA Operation). Tommy/VK2IR and Bruce/VK2KLM will be active
from Apia, Upolu Island (OC-097) between March 28th and April 3rd. Their
operation will be on all bands 80 through 6 meters, SSB only. QSL to VK2IR,
direct only, via call book address (Tommy Horozakis, PO Box 1, South Bexley,
Sydney, NSW 2207, AUSTRALIA). DXpeditions come at a very high cost and
all donations are very welcome. A web page has been set up for the
DXpedition, updates, and log search at:
                  http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/5w0ir.html
A mirror web page has also been set up at:
                  http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj/5w0ir.html

A3, TONGA. Paul, A35RK, informs OPDX that after being QRT for over 6
months (because of a 3 month trip to the United States, 2 cyclones, broken
antennas, and a bad case of "Polynesian Procrastination"), A35RK is back
on the air. He states antennas are now up for 80-10 meters, and he will
be actively pursuing "new ones".  He will try to work Europe as much as
possible. His current modes of operation are CW (75%), SSB (25%), and
he will be trying to get set up for HF RTTY and 6 meters. His hours of
operation are (generally speaking): 1800-2000z (sunrise-early morning)
and 0300-0800z (late afternoon and evening). However, he has limitations.
There is a 100w power limit in Tonga; his equipment is battery powered
and the Force-12 C-3 beam must be rotated by hand. No 160 meters, no
PSK-31 and no SSTV. QSL via W7TSQ....only!  PLEASE NOTE: NO "DIRECT" or
"via A3 bureau" QSLs can be answered. He has no cards there, his "CBA"
is incorrect, and there is no A3 bureau. Requests for schedules may be
directed to:                   W7TSQ@aol.com

ANOTHER INTERESTING WEB SITE. If you enjoyed going to the "DAWG X-RAY
CLUB" Web page last week, Hal, K4HB, also suggests to check out the
following URL at:       http://www.qsl.net/aa0mz/dxer.htm

D2, ANGOLA. Joao, CT1BFL, will be here for the next two years. His callsign
will be D2U. Activity will be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via CT1BFL.

D4, CAPE VERDE. Five members of the radio club VOEST will be signing the
callsign D44TA now through March 13th. The operators: Rupert/OE1VBL,
Gerhard/OE3GEA, Hubert/OE5MKM, Roman/OE5MRP and Roland/OE5RHO will be
active the Island Santiago (AF-005). The team will concentrate on the 40
meters and up, including 6 meters if propagation permits. For more details
of the operation go to:           http://www.qsl.net/d44ta
QSL via bureau or direct to OE5XVL.

DXCC NEWS. From Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager......
   *  ZK1ETW (North and South Cook Islands operations in 2001) has been
      on hold awaiting supporting documentation. This has been received,
      and upon review, it is now being accepted for DXCC credit. Anyone
      who had this rejected during a recent submission can contact DXCC
      at < dxcc@arrl.org > for an update to their record. Or, it can be
      sent with the next submission for credit.

   *  ZK1TUG (North Cook Islands operation in 2001) has been on hold
      awaiting supporting documentation. This has been received, and upon
      review, it is now being accepted for DXCC credit. Anyone who had
      this rejected during a recent submission can contact DXCC at
      < dxcc@arrl.org > for an update to their record. Or, it can be
      sent with the next submission for credit.

   *  The 2001 DXCC yearbook is currently being assembled. We expect the
      yearbook to be ready for mailing sometime in late May or early June
      2002. The period for the Annual List in this issue is from October 1,
      2000 to September 30, 2001. If you submitted an application postmarked
      during this period, and you are a current ARRL member, you are
      entitled to one free copy. You are also entitled to one free copy
      if you qualified for the DXCC Honor Roll during this period and
      were an ARRL member, even if you did not submit an application. If
      you are entitled to a free copy of the DXCC Yearbook, one will be
      mailed to you automatically. You do not need to do anything to
      receive this copy. If you are not entitled to a free copy, but would
      like one, you may order copies from the DXCC Branch for 5.00 USD
      each, postpaid. Orders may be placed after June 1, 2002. We wish
      to thank you all for your continued support for the DXCC Program!

IOTA NEWS...............
   AS-041.  Shin/JI3ACL/4 and Shige/JI3CEY/4 will be active from Oki
            Islands on March 16-18th. They will operate on 160-6 meters
            CW and SSB with two stations on the air. QSL to their home
            callsigns.

   EU-016.  Emir, 9A6AA, will  be active from Kanula Lighthouse (CRO-064,
            LH-1430, CLH-047, JN82GS, 42.76 N 16.51 E) on the Island of
            Susac (IOCA CI-109) from March 23-30th. He will operate on
            80-10 meters. QSL via his home address: Emir Mahmutovic,
            Slovenska 15, HR-10000 Zagreb, CROATIA. Story, photos and
            log will be available a few days after his DXpedition on:
                             http://www.qsl.net/9a6aa

   EU-091.  Operators IZ7AUH, IK7WDS and IK7JWY plan to be active March
            9-10th from the Big Island of Porto Cesario as homecall/IL7.
            Operation will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters SSB and CW.
            QSL via home calls.

   NA-079.  Jan, K4QD, a member of the Florida DXPedition Group FDXPG),
            will be active from Garden Key (Ft Jefferson) in the Dry
            Tortugas for a few days starting about March 2nd. This is
            also Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) USA-316. Jan
            is sailing to the island with John/AF4WM and Greg/N0LIR, so
            the start date and duration will depend upon weather
            conditions. QSL via K4QD CBA or bureau.

IOTA AND LIGHTHOUSE TOUR 2002. Kresimir, 9A7K, will be active from several
Croatian lighthouses and islands. His DXpeditions will last from July 20th
until August 5th. The following lighthouses and islands will be activated:
  Island of Bisevo - Lighthouse Kobila (JN82AX, EU-016, CLH-050, CI-007,
                     WLH-901 and ARLH CRO-067).
  Lighthouse and Island of Host - (JN83CB, EU-016, CLH-039, CI-174,
                     WLH-938 and ARLH CRO-056).
  Lighthouse and Island of Krava - (JN83CB, CLH-055, and ARLH-072).
  Lighthouse and Island of Barjak Mali - (JN83AB, CLH-008 and ARLH-028).
  Lighthouse and Island of Volici - (JN83CC, CLH-187, and ARLH-192).
Hams interested in these DXpeditions and the Croatian Light House Award
can get all the details on the following Web page at:
                          http://www.qsl.net/9a7k
QSL via 9A7K: Kresimir Juratovic, P.O.Box - 88, HR-48001 Koprivnica,
CROATIA.

J3, GRENADA. Look for Manfred, DJ7RJ, to be active as J3/DJ7RJ until
March 14th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters CW/SSB.

J3, GRENADA. William, VE3EBN, will be active as J37LR until March 31st.
His activity will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via home callsign
direct or via the Bureau.

P5, NORTH KOREA. This is the week Hrane/YT1AD and Voja/YU7AV are expected
to fly to Pyongyang. The start of their activity as well as their callsign
is unknown. Stay tuned and LISTEN, LISTEN and LISTEN. Remember, they
are expected to train North Koreans. AMATEURS SHOULD BE ON THEIR BEST
BEHAVIOR AND SET A GOOD EXAMPLE OF OPERATING SKILLS. DO NOT SCARE THE
NEW OPERATORS AWAY (as well as their government listening over their
shoulders).......

P5, NORTH KOREA. Ed, P5/4L4FN, will be off the air until about the middle
of March. According to the KK5DO's Web page, Ed will be traveling around
North Korea and will be making a trip to China. By the way, Ed made an
interesting (rare) QSO this past week with the boys from PW0T.

QSL INFO AND NEWS...............
   Frank, VE7DP, informs OPDX that all direct requests have been processed
   for his IOTA operations in February 2001 as VE7DP/DU1, 4I1P and 4H2B.
   All others were sent via the BUREAU to every station in the log.

   If you worked EA8BH in last weekend's ARRL DX SSB Contest, you worked
   Martti/OH2BH and Pertti/OH2PM. QSL via OH2BH. Also, if you worked
   OH0B in the contest, you worked Toni/OH2JTE. Also, QSL via OH2BH.

   Special event station "HS72NBD", which was active to celebrate the
   72nd anniversary Thailand Broadcasting Day by Radio Amateur Soceity of
   Thailand (RAST) during February 21-25th, should be QSLed to E21EIC:
   Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O.BOX 1090  Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903, THAILAND.
   Operators were Winit/HS1CKC, Son/HS6NDK, Time/HS6MYW, John/HS1CHB,
   John/HS0ZDJ/W2YR and Champ/E21EIC.

   RW6HS is the new QSL Manager for RW0BM. QSL direct with SASE to:
   Vasil M. Kasyanenko, P.O.Box 0, Novopavlovsk, Sravropolskiy kr.,
   357830 Russia.

   Cholat, TR8CX, has now left Gabon and is now living in France. QSLs
   should now be sent to: Cholat Xavier, Quartier Lasalle, BP 1143,
   73011 Chambery, France. His French callsign now is F5PBQ.

   Chets, VU3DMP, informs OPDX that the logs for the operation to Sacrifice
   Rock (AS-161) by the VUIOTA Group are now available at:
                              http://www.vuiota.com
   The AS-161 (Sacrifice Rock) cards will come from print by Wednesday,
   March 6th, and all the direct QSLs received will be replied to
   immediately. This island DXpedition was partly supported by IREF.

   The team of GDXG, that was active during ARRL DX SSB Contest as ZW7B,
   informs OPDX that QSLs can be sent via the Bureau or direct. QSL ZW7B
   via PU7EEL: Murilo Martins Ferreira Filho, Av. Sabiniano Maia , 715,
   Guarabira - Paraiba - Brasil, CEP.58200-000.

SPECIAL EVENT (Titanic 90th Anniversary). Mike Shortland, G0EFO, from
the Titanic Wireless Commemorative Group, informs OPDX readers to look
for a special event station to operate from 1030z on Saturday, April 13th,
through 0547z on Monday, April 15th, to commemorate the heroism of Jack
Phillips, Chief Wireless Telegraphist of the Titanic. His SOS calls (in
Morse Code), saved more than 700 lives when the liner sank 90 years ago
to the day on April 15th at 0547z. Tragically, Jack himself was drowned.
He was only 25 years old. The special callsign GB90MGY will be aired
during this event (Titanic's callsign was MGY), which will be operated
by the members of the Titanic Wireless Commemorative Group (20 local hams
and all members of the local Guildford and District Radio Society). The
station will operate from Godalming, Surrey, UK, birthplace of Jack, where
his heroic deeds are still celebrated. Activity will be on all amateur
bands, CW only, from  80-10 meters (including the WARC bands). QSLs via
RSGB. More information (including preferred operating frequencies), can
be found at:          http://www.gdrs.net/titanic

VI, AUSTRALIA. Remember to look for the VI3GP special event station for
Grand Prix Formula I race in Melbourne. VI3GP has been active on 20 meters
this past week. Activity will continue until March 15th. QSL via VK3ER.

VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Jack, VK6CTL, is expected to be active as VK9LT
between April 11-22nd. Activity will be mostly on SSB on 80-10 meters.
QSL via HB9QR: Erwin Fink, Toedistr 7, Ch-8572 Berg, Switzerland.

VP6/D, DUCIE ISLAND. A press release sent out early last week states the
plans for the Ducie Island DXpedition are now complete, and the group is
in the final countdown phase. The team expects to depart from Mangareva,
French Polynesia on March 12th. The team consists of VP6TC, VP6DB, VP6AZ,
VP6MW, VP6BK/JA1BK, JF1IST, K9AJ, K5VT and N9TK. Mac, JA3USA, has had to
leave the team because of unforeseen business conflicts, and Jim, N9TK, has
replaced him. They will head to Pitcairn first to pick up supplies and
equipment left there from their first attempt and then head on to Ducie
Island. Their operations are expected to be for one week. The VP6 callsign
is expected to be announced at the beginning of the activity. As announced
earlier, their main activity will be on 21020 kHz (CW) and 21295 kHz
(SSB) 24 hours each day until the demand falls. This is to allow more
individuals to find and work the group, depending upon propagation to
their area. Vince/K5VT and Mike/K9AJ will primarily operate the CW station
while Jin/JF1IST and Jim/N9TK will be the primary SSB operators. Other
prime SSB frequencies are 28495 kHz, and 14195 kHz, with 14020 kHz being
the other prime CW frequency other than 15 meters. It is planned that there
will be some operations on all bands, 160-6 meters, and RTTY in addition
to SSB and CW operations. It is expected that low band and WARC operations
are more likely to take place in the last days of the operation, as
concentration from the beginning will be to allow as many operators as
possible to work this rare IOTA and new DXCC Entity. The team will be
chartering the ship "BRAVEHEART". The charter will cost them 68,000 USD,
and support would be appreciated. Donations may go to the group's treasurer,
JA1BK: Kan Mizoguchi, 5-3 Sakuragaoka 4 Chome, Tama-city, Tokyo 206 JAPAN.
QSL Manager is VE3HO for all bands except 6 meters. 6 Meter cards go to
JA1BK. Pilot stations will be WA2MOE and JE2EHP. For up-to-date info on
this DXpedition and for log searches, go to the Web site at:
                 http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm

WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY "2002" AWARD. Sylwester Jarkiewicz, SP2FAP,
Editor and Publisher MK QTC, sent the following to OPDX from the President
of PZK, Piotr Skrzypczak, SP2JMR: "The W.A.R.D. Award is designed to
commemorate the World Amateur Radio Day celebrated on April 18th each year.
It is issued by PZK (Polish Amateur Radio Union) and the Editor of MK QTC.
The WARD Award is available for at least the following number of contacts:
50 QSOs on HF bands or 10 QSOs on VHF bands. All contacts must be made on
April 18th between 00:00 and 24:00 UTC. A standard application form
including the list of QSOs should be sent before May 31, 2002 to:
Redakcja MK QTC, ul. Wielmozy 5b, 82-337 Suchacz-Zamek, Poland. The price
of the WARD Award is 3 USD, 5 IRC or 5 Euro. Full color Award, sized
210 x 297mm can be seen in at:          http://qtc.radio.org.pl
Special prizes: (1) A station which will make the largest number of
digital mode QSOs will receive a special prize established by President
of PZK and the Editor of MK QTC. (2) A station which will make the largest
number of SSB QSOs will receive a special prize established by President
of PZK. (3) A station which will make the largest number of CW QSOs will
receive a special prize established by the Editor of MK QTC. The WARD
Award is available also for SWLs.

XQ0X, SAN FELIX (6 meters). Dick, K5AND, reports the group will be
active on 6 meters between March 15-30th. They will have a beacon on
50106 kHz, and when the band opens, they will move to 50145 kHz for
transmit and listen from 50150-50160; when things shut down, they will
move back to 50106. They request to please help them make more contacts
by spreading the word NOT to send grid info; their grid will be EG93WT,
just for the record. Equipment will be a 8 element yagi on a 40 ft. boom
(at 65 ft. over the ocean) with a 3CX800 1KW amp; they will monitor
28885 kHz with IC-706 and 3 element yagi. By the way, they will be on
all bands from 160-6 meters using the callsign XR0X. The XR0X team will
have 14 operators. QSL via N7CQQ. Check out their web site for more
info at:                  http://www.cordell.org/SFX

XW, LAOS. Mauro, IN3QBR, is expected to be active until July 31st as
XW3QBR

XZ, MYANMAR. Members of the Central Arizona DX Association (CADXA), Dan
Brown, NA7DB, and two others (Sarah and Jessica; callsigns not provided),
will be on the air from Myanmar during the week of March 29th through
April 4th as XZ1SB, XZ1JB, and XZ1DB respectively in Yangon, and then
from Mandalay as XZ5SB, XZ5JB, and XZ5DB. Their activity on the air,
however, will not be like a fullblown DXpedition. This is really a
Diplomatic DX visit. Their main purpose is to keep the CADXA ties and
relationships strong with the government officials and lay the groundwork
for a future fullblown DXpedition to Mandalay. They are really carrying on
the work of Martti Laine, OH2BH, and Warren Hill, N7NG, in helping keep
a rare DX country open for Amateur Radio activity.

ZY0, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS. Joa, PS7JN, is once again active as
ZY0SAT until March 10-12th. Activity will be limited to his spare time,
dipole and low power. It is suggested to watch around 7060, 14250, 21350
and 28600 kHz. However, he was heard this past week on 14253 kHz after
2330z, 14260 kHz after 2200z and 21260-21265 kHz after 1900z. QSL via
PS7JN: Joaquim das Virgens Neto, Rua Carlos Serrano 1969, 59076-740 Natal
RN, Brazil.

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