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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 671

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 671
BID: $OPDX.671
August 9, 2004
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, ARRL Letter, K1XN & GoList, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, N4XP, W4WX, K5KV, KG6AR, K7BV, K8YSE, KB8UYZ, KC8FS, N0VD,
CT1EEB, DJ5JH, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL6UAA, DL7JAN, DS4DLK, EA5RM,
F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, GM4SUC, HB9AFI, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, IZ0FKE, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, LA6LHA, LU5WW, LU8XW,
M3ZYZ, MM0DGR, PA7FM, SP2BIK, SP2OVN, UA6MF, UA0FZ, UT3UZ, VA3RJ & ICPO,
YT6A and ZL1CT for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 1st/August, through Sunday, 8th/August there were 212
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE0A,
CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI,
EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I,
IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9,
KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX,
OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T2, T5, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9,
VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV,
YV0, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, 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).

3B8, MAURITIUS (Also Possibly 3B9). Mart, DL6UAA (aka 3B8MM and 3B9MM),
will once again head here for several weeks to be active as 3B8MM. He
is calling it his 10 YEARS in "Paradise on Air Mission" (1994-2004). His
activity will take place between October and November. An operation from
Rodrigues Island (3B9MM) is possible, but it depends on the demand of
the HAM community. If you need 3B9, please cast your vote at the following
Web link at:                 http://www.dl6uaa.com

3D2, FIJI. Operators K2KW, N6BT, KE7X and possibly others will be active
from Taveuni during the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a
Multi-Multi (Lite) entry. QSL via WA4WTG. Activity outside of the contest
will be on 160-10 meters, mainly CW.

6O0, SOMALIA (Good News/Bad News). Good News First! Sam, VK2BVS, is
currently active as 6O0A from Galkayo, Central Somalia, until September
30th. Reports indicate that he has established two club stations (the
first at the Radio Galkayo ARC and the second at the Radio Daljir ARC)
which are being used for amateur radio training courses. The "425 DX
News" states, "Those stations are also available for the use of foreigners".
Details on getting the Somalia Visitors ham radio license can be found
at:     http://www.radiogalkayo.com/banner/radio_school3.php
It seems 6O0A likes working 15/17 meters SSB. Look for him on/or around
18155 and 21295 kHz between 0500-0600, 1100-1400 and 1800-1900z. Now for
the "BAD News"! Sam will not send out 6O0A QSLs. Sam is not interested
in QSLing and states, "I am leaving the QSLing for the hams who may
mount future DXpeditions or when the locals can do it."

8Q, MALDIVES. Jan/DL7JAN and Andreas/DL3GA will be active from August
26th to September 7th from Kandooma Island (South Male Atoll - IOTA AS013)
as 8Q7JF (DL7JAN) and 8Q7GA (DL3GA). They will be active on 80-10 meters
on CW/SSB and RTTY! There may be some PSK31. QSL via their home callsign,
either direct or through the bureau is OK.

BALTIC TOUR 2004. By the time you read this Vincenzo, IZ0FKE, will be
starting his "IOTA Microlite Baltic Tour" and will be active from Bjorkoby
Island (EU-101 - Vaasa Group, Finland) until August 10th. He will then
move to Parainen-Pargas Island (EU-096 - Turku Group, Finland) and be
active from August 11-13th. After EU-096, he will then activate Finstrom
Aland Main Island (EU-002) from August 14-18th. Vincenzo states, "All
the places are located very close to sea, I rented cottages in special
locations trying to install some vertical antenna very close to salt
water. As usual I receive a massive support from the Alandia Contest
Team OH0AZ (Mr.Peter OH0JFB). The microlite setup is based on Yaesu
FT-857. Meanwhile the antennas are  Atas100 plus homemade verticals and
multiband sloper solutions." For live pictures and updates from the
DXpedition, visit the Web page at:      http://www.iz0fke.com
QSL to IZ0FMA, Alberto (Roma DX Dream Team), direct or via the bureau.
Vincenzo states, "I will test some digital stuff during the tour, a PDA
Pocket PC equipped with Wifi and GPS....." Anyone that wants a sked
for some new ones from the Baltic Sea, you can write him for more details
at: iz0fke at arrl.net

EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Hans, ON6ZK, will be active from Gran Canaria as
EA8/ON6ZK, August 11-19th. His activity will only be on 17 meters. Watch
18155 kHz for SSB and 18080 kHz for CW (+/- depending on QRM). He will
use a TS-50 with 50 watts and an inverted dipole. Look for him mainly
during his evening hours. QSL is OK via the bureau or direct.

EI, IRELAND (Also IOTA/Lighthouse Activity). Hal Turley, KC8FS, West
Virginia ARRL Section Manager, will be traveling to Ireland and will
operate August 13-23rd as EI/KC8FS/p from the western and southwestern
coast of the Emerald Isle. He will operate both SSB and CW with 100 watts
and "modest" wire and vertical antennas. Hal plans to operate from Clifden,
the site of Marconi's phenomenal wireless station used during the early
20th century and the Aran Islands (EU-006). Hal has also received permission
to operate from the Mizen Head Signal Station (IRE 053) during the
International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend and will be active during
this event on Saturday, August 21st, from the country's most southwesternly
point. QSL via his home callsign or via the bureau.

ES, ESTONIA (Special Callsign). Oleg, ES1RA, from Tallinn, will use the
special callsign ES1924J now through September 4th. Activity is valid
for the "Estonia Award" (2 points) and the "DIG Award" (DIG 2512). QSL
via ES1RA: Oleg Mir, Box 806, 11702 - Tallinn, Estonia. Activity is to
celebrate 80 years of ham radio in Estonia. Also, heard is ES1924L. QSL
via ES6PZ.

FRENCH DX MEETING (Special Event Station). The annual meeting of the
French DX Club, "The Clipperton DX Club " (CDXC), will be held in
Malataverne, (South of Lyon, SE of France), the 18th of September. The
morning meeting will continue into the afternoon with numerous DXpedition
programs (scheduled presentations are: T33C Banaba, TO4E/TO4WW Europa
2003, 5V7C Togo, Mexican Islands and IOTA). This will be followed by
the usual "Doctorate of DX" examination and the Pile up CW and SSB Contest.
Awards, Diplomas and other certificates will be given at the end of the
meeting. The special callsign TM8CDX will be aired for that event from
September 4-18th. QSL via Rafiq, F5CQ. For more information, please visit
the following Web page at:           http://www.cdxc/

GB8, SCOTLAND (Special Event). Members of the West of Scotland ARS [GM4AGG]
and Scottish-Russian ARS [MM0DGR] will be active as GB8RU before and during
the Scottish-Russian Marathon 2004 (See SRM 2004 below). The station's
QTH is: Hardgate, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. QRA Locator IO75TW, WAB:
NS47. Dates of activity: August 7-15th. Pertinent equipment available to
their station is: Transceiver Kenwood TS-940S, Amplifier SB-220. Antennas
are: Cushcraft X7, Delta Loop 80 m, Delta Loop 40 m, and a number of
portable antennas. Contacts will be carried out on all HF bands, CW, SSB
and Digital Modes. Special QSL cards will be issued. Any operator is
welcome to the club shack to operate as GB8RU, just let them know via
"feedback" connection. Further information will be presented on the
Scottish HAM Portal. QSL cards for contacts with GB8RU should be sent via
RSGB QSL Bureau or direct to P.O. Box 7469, Glasgow, G42 0YD, Scotland.

HH, HAITI. Jan, K4QD, a member of the Florida DXpedition Group, will be
active as HH4/K4QD from August 16-27th. Jan is traveling to the Northwest
Haiti Christian Mission where he will operate as time permits. He will be
active on most bands on SSB and CW. QSL to K4QD via his new CBA (January
2004) or via the bureau. UPDATE: Jan announced that he will be taking a
6 meter station and antenna with him. He will leave the station monitoring
50.125 MHz for openings and activity while working on other projects.
The NW Haiti Christian Mission is Grid Square FK39.

IOTA NEWS...................
   AS-NEW.  Arasu, VU2UR, reports that Raman, VU3DJQ, from New Delhi, has
            received permission for an operation at Rameswaram with the
            callsign AT0RI. Activity will be between August 23-31st, from
            Rameswaram, Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu State. There will be
            13 permitted operators working from there for demonstrations
            and also DXing. They hope to have a 3 element beam and will
            use several wire antennas.

   EU-025.  Albert, IT9MRM, will be active as IT9MRM/p from Isola delle
            Palme (I.I.A. SR-010, M.I.A. MI-266), August 18-20th. Activity
            will be on 40/20/15/10 meters SSB between 0600-2200z daily.
            For more information, visit Albert's Web page at:
                        http://www.mondoradiomania.tk

   EU-064.  Jerome, F5ASD, is now active as F5ASD/p from Noirmoutiers
            Island (DIFM AT-020) until August 15th. Activity will be
            on 80-10 meters, using a Yaesu FT-100 and 100 watts. QSL
            via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

   EU-064.  Franck, F4AJQ, will be active as F4AJQ/p from Noirmoutier
            Island, August 14-28th. Activity will be on HF and VHF. QSL
            either direct or via the French REF bureau.

   EU-067.  Mike, G8VHB, a member of the "International Short Wave League"
            (ISWL: G-14020), will be active as SV8/G8VHB from the Cyclades
            from September 14-30th. He states, "It would be nice to work
            a few more ISWL members from another location." Mike will be
            active on 40 and 20 meters using 100w on SSB and using vertical
            antennas from the the Island of Thira (Santorini). He might
            also be able to make some short 1 day excursions by ferry to
            activate some of other nearby islands, depending on band
            conditions.

   EU-123.  Look for Gigi, IK2UVR, to do a one operation from Great Cumbrae
            on August 9th. QSL via the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com).

   NA-112.  Look for Steve, W3HF, to be active as W3HF/4 from Bogue Banks
            Island (USI NC-010S, Grid Loc. FM14, Carteret County), North
            Carolina, from August 9-15th. Operations will be QRP on 40-15
            meters. Equipment will be a vertical and a Yaesu FT-817.
            Primary mode will be PSK, with some SSB possible. This
            operation qualifies for the APE (August PSK Expedition)
            endorsement from the PODXS 070 Club:
                     http://www.podxs.com/html/070_club.html
            There is also a possibility of 6m (PSK and/or SSB) operation,
            from either Steve or his ten-year-old son Matthew (KB3JJV).
            QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau, or via
            W3HF/4 on e-QSL.

J43 & SV0, GREECE. Wolff, DJ5JH, informs OPDX that he will be active as
J43J in both WAEDC in August/September from the Peloponnese peninsula in
Greece. QSL go via the bureau to his home callsign DJ5JH. QSOs count 10
points between May and September 2004 for the current "Olympia Award" by
the RAAG. Outside the contests, look for him to use his new Greek callsign
SV0XAO (this counts only 5 points).

J7, DOMINICA. Five members of the Florida DXPedition Group, Bill/W4WX
(J75WX), Clarence/W9AAZ (J79AA), Larry/W1LR (J79LR), Cory/N1WON (J79CM*)
and Vance/N5VL (J79VL*) will be on Dominica October 26th-November 2nd
(* callsigns requested). They will operate from the Picard Beach Resort
Cottages using only vertical antennas. Look for them during the CQWW DX
SSB Contest as J75J. They will be on all bands and modes prior to and after
the contest. QSL J75J via their manager KR4DA and all others via their
home callsigns.

JW, SVALBARD. Harald/LA6LHA and Roger/LA4GHA are doing a mini DXpedition
to Svalbard JW. They will operate from August 13-15th. Their callsigns
will be JW6LHA (Harald) and JW4GHA (Roger). Activity will be on HF and
6 meters. QSL via bureau or direct to their home callsign as per the
callbook address.

KEWEENAW PENINSULA ON THE AIR! Matt/KB8KNM and Dan/KB8UYZ will activate
the rare Grid EN67, from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, September 5th.
And for the county hunters, that's Keweenaw County. Listen for K8C on
80-2 meters SSB. Dan informs OPDX that this is just a one day operation.
He states, "It's about an 8 hour drive from our QTH, and the spot we have
chosen is about another 1 hour out in the woods (taking Jeeps to get back
in there). We'll be operating from a cliff overlooking Lake Superior.
Nice spot. This will be our first trip to EN67, and if all goes well,
we do plan additional (operations), longer ones in the future. QSL direct
via Dan, KB8UYZ. All QSLs will be answered. A S.A.S.E. is appreciated,
but not required.

KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Bill/W4WX (KG4DX), a member of the Florida DXPedition
Group, will be at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, August 10-14th. Bill will operate
from the GTMO club station. Look for him on SSB, RTTY, and PSK-31 on most
bands. QSL with SASE via his home callsign.

KH7K, KURE ATOLL. The Pacific DX Group is planning a DXpedition to Kure
Atoll starting in mid-October for a 10 to 11 day operation. The team
leaders are Kimo/KH7U and Patrick/NH6UY. They will be joined by an
experienced international team of operators. The team consisting of about
15 operators will be active on 160-6 meters on SSB, CW, RTTY and with
some PSK31. Operators mentioned so far are: KH7U, NH6UY, N4XP, WB4JTT,
KO4RR, AA7A, N6MZ, DJ9ZB, I8NHJ, AH9B, N0AX, RZ3AA and JH7OHF. Kure is
number 29 in North America and number 17 overall in the DX Magazine's
"Most Wanted" for 2003. There has not been activity from here since 1997
and that operation resulted in a limited number of QSOs. Currently it is
a wild life refuge normally closed to entry, and they are very lucky to be
able to gain permission to land there. They want to give KH7K to as many
North American DXers as they can on as many bands as possible. However,
their primary target will be Europe. They also hope to provide a daily
report and pictures while the DXpedition is in progress via the team's
Web site. The Web page is currently under construction and can be found
at:                   http://www.dxpedition.info
The cost to make Kure available is very high even though the team
members are absorbing a large portion of the expenses.  They must first
fly to Midway Island and then sail to Kure, so they are experiencing both
plane and boat expenses. The trip will take a total of one month with
an estimated 11 days on the Atoll for operating. Elliott, K7ER, is their
NA point of contact for funds. His E-mail address is:
                      funds-NA-SA-kure at inix.com
It was mentioned that there will be no online logs. More information
will be forthcoming.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY....................
   International Lighthousre/Lightship Weekend 2004 - Mike, GM4SUC,
   Organizer and Coordinator, reminds us that the ILLW is August 21-22nd.
   They have 250 stations in 37 countries confirmed. A full list can be
   found at:              http://illw.net/2004_list.htm
   If you have not registered your lighthouse or lightship station with
   Kevin, VK2CE, could you please fill in the entry form at:
                          http://illw.net/2004.htm
   All they need is some good propogation for the weekend. Enjoy the
   weekend and have fun working all the lighthouses and lightships.

   Francis, F6HKS, will be active in the ILLW from the Port Leucate
   Lighthouse (Languedoc-Roussillon, Province in South France - PB 147
   and  FRA230) as F6HKS/P between the evening of August 20th until 1000z
   on August 22nd. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/15 meters mainly CW,
   but SSB upon request. QSL direct to home callsign (SAE+Postage) or
   via the French  Bureau.

   The F6KUM ARS team will be active in the ILLW from the Cap d'Ailly
   Lighthouse (PB 009 and FRA 012).

   Jean, F5IRC, will be active in the ILLW from the Antifer Lighthouse
   (PB 050 and FRA 220). This activation on HF is the first time.

   The "Grupo Titan", LT7W (http://www.lt7w.tk) will operate during the
   ILLW from Faro "Golfo Nuevo" ("Golfo Nuevo" Lighthouse) ARG-038.
   Their Web page is under construction, and in few days it will put
   the info in English. QSL information is: P.O.Box 4, 9120-Puerto Madryn,
   CHUBUT, ARGENTINA. DX station send S.A.S.E. (w/2 IRC - NO GREEN STAMPS).
   PLEASE DON'T SEND QSLs VIA BUREAU. Also, they we will confirm the
   QSOs via the system "e-qsl.cc " (e-QSL).

   Jakob, OZ7AEI, will be active between August 13-15th from Sjaelland
   Island (IOTA EU-029, DIA SJ-001, WLH LH-1867) as OZ7AEI/p. He will
   also activate 3 lighthouses in the area of Stevns, namely Stevns GL P
   (ARLHS DEN-042), Stevns NY (ARLHS DEN-123) and Rodvig East Mole (ARLHS
   DEN-175). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

   Operators RW6CT, RA6AU, RA6AX, UA6LGR and UA6MF will try to be active
   (third attempt) from the "Centre Caviar Mafia " on Tyuleniy Island
   (last activity 1992) in the Caspian Sea, Republic Dagestan, August
   13-16th. This activity is valid for RRA RR18-01 and RDA  DA-30. Also,
   the Lighthouse "Tyuleniy" is a NEW ONE for the ARLHS, RLHA and WLHA.
   The callsigns will be UE6WTI/p and the operator's homecalls/6. Activity
   will be on 40-10 meters, CW and SSB. QSL UE6WTI/p via UA6MF: Ivan A.
   Gudima, P.O. Box 4102, Zip 344103 RUSSIA.

   Jurek, SP2BIK, informs OPDX that the radio station SN2NP located at
   the Old Lighthouse at Gdansk-Nowy Port will be operating during the
   period of August 20-22nd.

PJ4, NETHERLAND ANTILLES. Look for Bill/N2WB, Bob/K9MDO and John/W9ILY
to be active as PJ4/homecall from Bonaire (SA-006), September 22-29th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. Also, look for PJ4/W9ILY
to be an entry in the CQ/RJ DX RTTY Contest. QSL PJ4/K9MDO via W9NJB
(direct) or via his home callsign by the bureau. QSL PJ4/N2WB via N2OO.
QSL PJ4/W9ILY via his home callsign. More details are available via
Bob's Web page at:           http://n2wb.tripod.com

QSL INFO AND NEWS.......................
   QSL 6L0NJ/4 via DS4AEN. A group of Gwangju Dx Club (6L0NJ) members
   activated Oenaro Island (IOTA, AS-060) over the past week and weekend.
   Operators were HL4SF, HL4UV, HL4XM, HL4CBI, HL4CEL, HL4CFN, HL4CFU,
   HL4CGB, HL4CJG, HL4CRO, HL4RBR, DS4BGR, DS4CMY, DS4DBF, DS4DEV, DS4DJC,
   DS4DLK, DS4DRE, DS4EOI and DS4FMG. Logs will be available at:
                           http://www.dx.or.kr/

   CS7T LOG AND VIDEO. The Web page for the Berlenga Island DXpedition
   (to IOTA EU-040) is now complete with online logs, photos, AVI videos
   and stories (even the story of a survey trip to the famous Estelas
   Islets). Have a look at:        http://www.qsl.net/ct1eeb/cs7t
   They are producing a DVD Documentary. The team's professional Film
   Director Jose Alberto, EA1OS, will make it available to the public
   in October. It will document all details of this HAM Radio operation
   as well as the beauty of this Islands (a candidate to become Patrimony
   of Humanity by UNESCO).

   QSL EM0U/p via UT3UZ (P.O. Box 240 , Kiev-232, 02232, Ukraine). This
   activity was by the EM0U team (Club station of Ukrainian State Centre
   of Radio Frequencies and ITU Centre of Exellence). Operators were
   UT3UZ, UT4UO, UT2UB, UY2UA, UY2UZ, UT7UW, UX3UN, UT5UOC, UT4UAA, UT4UAY
   and UT4UBJ. Operations were from CHERNOBYL (URDA award: KO-26 and
   QTH-Loc: KO51CG ), district's of Kiev region.

   Benny, K5KV, reports that he is NOT the QSL Manager for: FS5UQ or
   any FS station except FS/K3LP and FS/N3KS.

   Chris, KG6AR, reports that he is no longer the QSL Manager for the
   following stations: UU2JZ, EM3J, EO58JM, EO57JM, EO56JM, EO55JM and
   EO10J.

   Hugo, LA5YJ, informs OPDX that all cards for XU7ACW, 9N7YJ and his
   homecalls (LA5YJ & MI0YJR) have been answered. This includes all Bureau
   cards as well. ADDED NOTE: Hugo informed OPDX that he will be in
   South-East Asia again. He does not know for how long, but he will
   keep us informed as soon as he obtains a license.

   Press release by the Radio Club Ushuaia, LU8XW, states: "To clear up
   any confusion, the QSL Manager for LU8XW is Patrick, WD9EWK. We thank
   Jose "Pepe" (EA5KB) for handling QSL cards received by Jose Manuel
   (EA5BD), our previous QSL Manager who passed away last year, ensuring
   those stations received their LU8XW QSL cards. We thank EA5BD for his
   fine work as our QSL manager in the past, and EA5KB for his efforts
   after the death of EA5BD."

   Toni, EA5RM, announced that the S05X and TZ6RD logs were uploaded to
   the LoTW around July 29th.

   Dennis, PA7FM, informs OPDX that he received the ST2DX QSLs from the
   printer on August 5th. Look for all direct QSL requests to be answered
   in the upcoming week. The online log is still available at:
                            http://www.pa7fm.nl

   Chris, ZL1CT (GM3WOJ), reports that he has uploaded a total of 159600
   QSO records to the "Logbook of the World", generating 10000 QSL matches,
   for the following personal, club and contest callsigns: GM3WOJ,
   GM3WOJ/MM, GM4DMZ, GM2MP, GS2MP, 2S2MP, GM6V, GM7V, 2S7V, GM8V, GZ7V,
   ZL1CT/MM, ZL1CT/4, ZL1CT and ZL1V. Another 10000 QSO records will be
   uploaded soon.

SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special callsign HE5IBC to be active on the HF
bands during the month of August to honor the "10 GHZ ATV World Record
of 1564KM" made on July 1st, 2004, between I8/HE5IBC (JM89AD) and EA7/F4CXQ
(IM97CP). Activity this past week was on 20 meters CW/SSB on or around
14020 or 14215 kHz. QSL via HB9MM.

SPECIAL EVENT. Operators F5ASD, F8KFK and members of the F6KQA ARS will
air the special callsign TM5BDM, September 4-5th, to commemorate the 90th
anniversary of the First Battle of River Marne during WWI. Activity will
be on HF, VHF and UHF. QSL via F5ASD, either direct or via the Bureau.

SRM 2004. The Scottish-Russian ARS introduces Scottish-Russian Marathon
to encourage activity by all radio amateurs worldwide to contact areas of
Scotland and Russia. This is purely an activity week and will enable
participants to pursue the CAOSA Award Scheme, WAB Scotland Award Scheme,
IOSA and SCOTIA Award Scheme, SOTA Award Scheme, ARLHS Award Scheme, RDA
Award Scheme, RRA Award Scheme, RIIA Award Scheme, RMA Award Scheme, RFFA
Award Scheme, RLHA Award Scheme, RABA Award Scheme, and provide an interest
in contacting different areas of Scotland and Russia. The event is to be
held on the full second week in August each year. The 2004 Marathon will
start at 0000z on Monday, August 9th, and last until 2400z on Sunday,
August 15th. Activity is encouraged on all HF bands by individual licensees
and club stations or the use of a special event call sign from radio
amateurs in Scotland and Russia. For more info:
                   http://www.srars.org/srmee.html
                       http://www.scotham.net

ST2, SUDAN. QSL Manager Dennis, PA7FM, informs OPDX that Paul, ST2PN, is
now active. Paul is also in Khartoum for his work for the "World Food
Program" (WFP) of the UN and will be active now and then in his spare
time. He will be out in the field, in Darfur (the problem area in Sudan),
most of the time where radio operations are not allowed. ST2PN was heard
this past week on 18122-18130 kHz between 1230-1500z. QSL direct to
PA7FM (bureau not possible for now). For more information, please visit
the Web page at:            http://www.pa7fm.nl

TK, CORSICA. Christophe, F4DZY, will be active as TK/F4DZY, between August
8-22nd. His activity will be mainly on HF and SSB. Christophe is in Corsica
(EU-014) for his job, so his activity will be limited to only his spare
time. A special QSL card will be printed for this activity. QSL either
direct (SAE+Postage or IRC) or via the French REF Bureau.

TWLHF CORRECTION. Charles, M3ZYZ, a "The World Lighthouse Foundation"
(TWLHF) member and one of the executive comittee members of TWLHF, informs
OPDX that he would like to clarify that he is not the President of this
Foundation and that role belongs to Kresimir Juratovic, 9A7K, and no one
else.

UB40, ASIATIC RUSSIA (Special Activity). Vlad, UA0FZ, is currently active
as UB40FSU to celebrate his 40th anniversary of his first amateur radio
activity. The callsign UB5FSU was his first license given to him in 1964
in the Ukraine. His activity has been mostly on CW on 40/30/20/17 meters.
QSL via UAOFZ "ONLY" (NOT W3HNK).

V47, NEVIS ISLAND. Larry, KJ4UY, will be active as V47UY from August
20-28th. Activity will be on all bands and modes, including 6 meters.
QSL via KJ4UY, direct or by the bureau.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND. Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, will operate
from here as VP5/K7BV, August 9-16th. He will be at the "Rent-A-QTH"
(visit at: http://www.vp5jm.com/ ). The trip will be focused on 6 and
2 meter WSJT work during the Perseid Meteor shower that peaks around
August 12th. HF will, of course, get plenty of attention as well. QSL
to K7BV.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND (Expense paid trip to VP5X for CQWW Phone!).
Kelly, N0VD, team member of VP5X, announced the following: "Once again
David, KY1V (the 2004 Radio Amateur of the Year), is putting together the
team of operators for the 2004 CQWW Phone Contest operating from VP5X. As
a member of the VP5X team, we have started soliciting essays from young
hams around the world under the age of 21 to apply to join us for an
expenses paid DXpedition to North Caicos Island. The Young Ham Contest
Program was developed by KY1V in 2003 to encourage teen and pre-teen hams
to tell their friends about the fascinating possibilities associated with
Amateur Radio with regards to contesting and DX-peditions. Young hams
worldwide can apply for the Young Ham Contest Program by sending a 500+
word essay describing how he/she got started in ham radio, naming his/her
elmer (mentor), and telling why he/she should be selected this year's
CQWW Phone Contest operation. One winner will be selected from the many
world-wide entries to join us as VP5X. With the contest just about 90
days away, we would like to begin the selection process soon.  If you are
a young ham that would enjoy an expense paid trip to VP5, please submit
your essay soon.  We are trying to spread the word as much as possible,
so if you could pass this along to any clubs/associations/reflectors that
you may be part of, that would be great.  The more the word is out, the
more of a chance some young ham could be enjoying a 'dream come true
DXpedition'." For more information on VP5X and how to submit your essay,
please visit the VP5X Web site at:          http://www.vp5x.com

VP9, BERMUDA. Operators K4UU, K6CT, K9VV, KI4CCO, W4OV, WD4R and W4OV
will be active during the CQWW SSB Contest this year as a Multi/? entry.
Callsign and QSL route will be announced later.

YI9, IRAQ. Marek, SP2OVN, informs OPDX that Ryszard, SP8HKT, is operating
as YI9KT (as of July 25th) and will be there for 5 months. He uses 100
watts into a vertical antenna and is expected to be active on 40-10 meters
plus the WARC bands, mostly CW but also SSB if you ask. Marel states that
you can search for him between 0730-930z and 1630-2030z, usually on the
first 15 kHz of each band. Over the past week, OPDX spotted Ryszard on
40m around 1753z, 30m around 1731z, 20m around 1948z, 17m between 1300-
1430z and again between 1845-2030z, and on 10m after 0930z. QSL via the
bureau or direct to his home callsign.

YU6, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (Special Prefix and Award). Montenegrins radio
amateur stations have been using a special prefix which started July 1st
and will end August 31st. They are adding the number "100" after their
regular prefix (ex. YT6A - YT6100A and YU6RKB - YU6100RKB etc.). Activity
is for celebrating 100th anniversary of Marconi's first commercial radio
relay on the MF band between Montenegro (City of Bar) and Italy (City of
Bari). QSL information for all special prefixes is via YT6A. Also, a
special "MARCONI MONTENEGRO 100 Award" is available to all amateurs
worldwide who submit three QSL cards as confirmation of having contacted
three Montenegrins radio amateur stations with the special prefixes during
the activity period, or one QSL card as confirmation of having contacted
the memorial radio station 4O6100BB. In addition, endorsement stickers
are available as listed below:
       Endorsement stickers for the basic mixed mode/band award are
       available for SSB, CW any single band . The GOLD endorsement is
       available for the applicant who has worked 10 stations with special
       prefixes, including memorial station 4O6100BB. QRP is defined as
       10 watts input (or 5 watts output) of the applicant only and is
       affirmed by signature of the applicant on the application.
Applications with QSL cards and 10 IRCs or 10E have to be sent to the
Award Manager YT6A: Ranko Boca, Nikole Ljubibratica 78, Herceg Novi 85340,
Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro. For each endorsement sticker you have
to send 3 IRCs or 3E. A list of all applicants will be updated daily on
the We page at:                   http://www.yt6a.com

YV0D DXPEDITION QRT. Yes QRT! This is a big disappointment for DXers as
well as the YV0D team. This rare one (in the top 10 most wanted DXCC
entities) had to go QRT a few days early due to bad weather heading
toward Aves Island. YV0D went silent August 4th at 1045z. Despite the
short operation, YV0D logged some 18,500 QSOs -- including a number of
6-meter QSOs during an opening -- in around 59 hours of operation,
according to The Daily DX <http://www.dailydx.com>. The QSL Manager for
this DXpedition is KB6NAN: Dianna Killeen, POB 911, Pescadero, CA
94060-0911. Please include a SASE (U.S. stations) or a SAE and the
appropriate return postage (non-US stations) with QSLs. They will
also accept cards via the bureau. The YV0D team expects to upload its
logs to ARRL's "Logbook of the World" (LoTW) at: http://www.arrl.org/lotw

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