[DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #650
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 650
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 650
BID: $OPDX.650
March 1, 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, K1XN & GoList, NG3K, W3HC, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA &
QRZ DX, WA4PGM, K5LBU, AC8G, K8YSE, CO2TK, DL/VE3ZIK & www.contesting.info,
DK2ZF, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL6KAC, DL6ZFG, EA5YN, F5CWU & La Gazette
du DX, F5NQL & UFT, F5VHJ, G3SWH, G4JVG, GM4YXI, HA5BWW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, ON6UQ, PA3GIO, VA3RJ & ICPO,
VA5DX and VK3SX for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 22nd/February, through Sunday, 29th/February there were
233 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y,
7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 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, 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, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G,
GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL,
HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K,
KH0, KH2, KH6, 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, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT,
TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, VE, VK, VK9L,
VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU,
XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, 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).
3DA0, SWAZILAND. Look for a group of four operators to be active starting
on March 13th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters. There will be two CW
operators and two Phone operators. The Phone guys are Don/W0DM (3DA0DM)
and Charles "Frosty"/K5LBU (3DA0CF). The CW guys are Paul/NOAH (3DA0AX)
and Chuck/W4GMY (3DA0CG). There will also be activity on RTTY and PSK.
They are going to be setting up an "L" antenna and several beverages for
160m along with a 54 foot vertical for 75m. Their antennas also include
a 4 element triband beam and a 2 element beam for 12/17 meters. They will
also have two Butternut HF6V verticals, a 3 element 6m beam, two 160/80/40
meter dipoles and a Tennadyne T6 LogP. Radios will be two Icom 756PROII,
one Icom 746 for PSK and a Yaesu FT897 along with two 500 watt amps. QSL
to their home callsigns.
3Z8, POLAND. Wilhelm, SP8AJC, will be active as 3Z8Z in both the ARRL DX
Phone and CQ WPX SSB Contests as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via
SP8AJC.
4L6, GEORGIA. Shota, 4L6AM, will be active in the Russian DX Contest
(March 20-21th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via address
on QRZ.com.
5V, TOGO (Update). Look for 5V7C to be activated this week. The 5V7C team
had a meeting last weekend at Franck's, F4AQJ, QTH. All flight tickets,
their passports and visas, and the hotel reservations are in hand (for
the several weeks). The gear has been collected from each member, F6KOP,
friends and especially from some of their sponsors. Franck/F5TVG and
John/F5VHQ will fly to Lome, Togo, two days before the rest of the team
to pickup the licenses and begin to set up the equipment at the hotel.
They will also check to see how the stations operate, so some 5V7C QSOs
are possible on March 4th (in the evening) and 5th. The rest of the team
will meet in Paris at Charles de Gaulle, Roissy Airport, on March 6th at
0900z; boarding at 1250z. The whole team consists of: Frank/F4AJQ, Dany/
F5CW, John/F5VHQ, Romain/F8BUI, Frank/F5YVG and Pascal/F5JSD. Two pilot
stations have been confirmed: Bruno/F5AGB for Europe and French speaking
countries, Floyd/N5FG for the Americas, an Australian and a Japanese pilot
station are expected to be announced before the DXpedition. The team's
return flight is scheduled on March 13th, late in the evening (time to
be confirmed,) so there will be 5V7C signals on the air up to 1200z and/or
possibly later. Don't forget to visit the 5V7C Web page at:
http://5v7c.free.fr/le_togo.htm
7Q, MALAWI (Update). Steve, G4JVG, sent out the following press release
this past weekend informing OPDX that the planning for the major UK Malawi
DXpedition scheduled for April 18th to May 1st is progressing well. Their
Web page is at: http://www.malawi.digital-crocus.com
A fifth team member, Steve/G4EDG, has been added to the existing team of
Mark/G4AXX, Dick/GU4CHY, Rich/M5RIC and Steve/G4JVG. Steve/G4EDG is a
veteran of numerous DXpeditions and has been added to share the CW operating
with Dick. Mark/G4AXX and Steve/G4JVG will share the SSB responsibilities,
while all the team will operate on RTTY and PSK. Steve states, "Following
numerous requests, we have decided to add 160m (CW only) to the bands on
which we will operate. Initially we had decided against using topband
because the cost of shipping a suitable vertical to and from Malawi was
prohibitive. We have still received insufficient sponsorship to allow for
this. However, we should be able to erect a suitable wire inverted-L
antenna and so we will certainly give 160m a try. The 7Q licenses have
now been issued and are awaiting our collection in Malawi. The callsign
we will be using on the DXpedition will be announced on our website shortly
before the operation commences. Our expected operating frequencies and
propagation tables to various areas of the world can also be found on the
website. In order to be as accurate and up to date as possible, the
propagation tables will be fully updated after the start of April. Donations
continue to be requested. We are very grateful indeed to the small number
of European DX clubs and generous individuals in Europe and Japan who
have sent donations, but so far no donation from any of the American DX
clubs has been forthcoming. The donations promised so far will cover about
50% of the cost of printing QSL cards for the DXpedition only." If you or
your local DX club would like to make a donation, please contact Steve,
G4JVG, at: [email protected]
9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Keith, GM4YXI, informs OPDX that he will be active
again this year as 9M2/GM4YXI, March 7-29th. Keith says, "I have no
definite plans for which IOTAs I will try this year but hope to be QRV
the weekends of the 13-14th and 20-21st, March. I will try for AS-073
and, if I can find some accommodation, get back to AS-097. I will post
last minute plans on DX summit." Activity will be on 20/17/15 meters and,
if possible, 12/10 meters CW and SSB. As usual, Keith will use a FT900 and
vertical antennas. Keith states, "I tend to lurk around the usual IOTA
SSB QRGs and on CW higher in the band. As always, I will have the fantastic
support of Kim and Steve, N3SL as QSL managers. This year I hope to be
QRV from home base in KL, work schedule allowing, mostly on CW. I also
plan to be QRV for WPX SSB as 9M2RPN, as a Multi-2 entry with Rich,
G4ZFE."
CO2, CUBA. Pepin, CO2TK, will be active in the ARRL DX Phone Contest
(March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single Band/Low Power entry. QSL via F6FNU.
CT3/CQ9, MADEIRA ISLAND (Contest Activities). In March, there will be
several operators active from here during the contest weekends. Look
for the following operators next weekend during the ARRL DX Phone Contest
(March 6-7th):
CT3DZ - Operator Jose/CT3DZ as a Single-Op/Single Band (80m) entry.
CT3IA - Operator Jose/CT3IA as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m) entry.
CT3KY - Operator Jose/CT3KY as a Single-Op/Single Band (10m) entry.
QSL to operators home callsign. Also, look for CQ9K to be activated in
the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via CS3MAD.
Operators of CQ9K are: CT3BD, CT3DL, CT3DZ, CT3EE, CT3EN, CT3IA, CT3IQ,
CT3HK, CT3KU, CT3KY and CT3LG.
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Christian, DL6KAC, is now active from EA6 again
(Mallorca Island, IOTA: EU-004, DIE: E-021) until March 26th. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters (maybe 80m). Operations will be mainly SSB, maybe
some digimode. Antennas will be: Dipoles, maybe Inverted L for 80m. Power
will be: 350W. This will be a holiday style operation. QSL via the DARC
Bureau or direct (QRZ.com address).
FM5, MARTINIQUE. Gilbert, FM5FJ, will be active in the ARRL SSB DX Contest
(March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/Low Power entry. QSL via
KU9C.
FO0, CLIPPERTON ISLAND. The Clipperton Island DXpedition is back on and
has been rescheduled for April. New transportation has been arranged for
another boat and the group is now looking for about 5 to 7 more operators
to join the original team. This will bring the team up to 12 to 14
operators. The boat is expected to leave on or about April 10th. The
license and landing permission are all in hand. There will be five full
time stations on the air and the team will place special emphasis on
working Europe and the low bands. If you are interested in joining the
team, please contact Dave, K4SV, for more information at: [email protected]
FY5, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators Didier/FY5FY, Marc/F1HAR, Herve/F5HRY,
Olivier/F5MZN and Laurent/F6FVY will be active as FY5KE in the ARRL DX
Phone Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via direct or via
the bureau.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. A Hungarian DXpedition will be active from Masescha
(1350m ASL) between April 1-8th. Activity is planned for 160-10 meters
(including the WARC bands), mostly CW with some SSB. Operators HA5AUC/Pista,
HA5BWW/Ed, HA5OJ/Pisti and HA7PC/Karcsi will sign HB0/homecall/P. QSL
via their home callsigns (bureau is OK). ADDED NOTE: Also, look for
them on 144 and 432 MHz, with the callsign HB0/HA5KHC/P, on the CW and
SSB modes. QSL via HA5KHC, Bureau is OK.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Roger/ON7TQ and Marcel/ON6UQ will be active as
HB0/homecall from September 12-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
CW/SSB (maybe the WARC bands, but not sure yet). QSL via their home
callsigns, to the bureau or direct.
HI3, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Ted, HI3TEJ, will be active in the ARRL DX Phone
Contest (March 6-7th) as Single-Op/All Band/QRP entry. He is expected to
be QRP mostly on 80-10 meters with some QSOs on 160 meters. QSL ONLY via
ON4IQ.
HI9, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Bert, PA3GIO, will be active as PA3GIO/HI9 from
Hispaniola Island (NA-096), March 11-18th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/
17/15/12/10 meters on SSB. For the QSL info, please visit the following
Web sites at: http://www.pa3gio.nl/HI9/
(Mirror USA) http://www.qsl.net/pa3gio/HI9/
J3, GRENADA. Harry, AC8G, will be active from here starting March 5th
and is expected to depart on the 9th. He will use J37K during the ARRL
SSB DX Contest weekend (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via AC8G;
a SASE is best, but the bureau is OK (Do NOT send to the J3 Bureau).
During the operating hours outside of the contest, he will put an emphasis
on non-USA and Canadian QSOs. As a side note, if one sends IRCs be sure
the left box is stamped by the issuing post office. His postal office is
rejecting those with just a printed Country code or other printed info
in that box.
LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Philippe/LX1AQ, Robert/LX1RQ, Joel/LX1ER and
possibly others will be active as LX5A during the CQ WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via the bureau or direct
to LX1RQ.
PACIFIC TOUR 2004. Rolf, DK2ZF, has began his Pacific Tour from Fiji, on
February 27th and will end his travels on April 21st in Guam (with 5 or 6
islands/atolls between this time). Rolf provides OPDX with the following
schedule: Departure from Frankfurt - February 25th
Arrival in Fiji - February 27th
Nauru as C21ZF - March 9-15th (Maybe 3 days more
if visa given)
Kiribati as T30ZF - March 15-30th
Marshall/Majuro - until April 8th
Pohnpei as V63ZF - until April 17th
Guam as KH2/DK2ZF - for 3 days and then back to
Germany.
He has antennas for 80-10 meters, he prefers 40/30/20 meters CW. Rolf
told us he has a kite now and plans to try 80/160 meters. His radio is
a FT-847 w/100 watts. QSL direct with 2 USDs for stations outside of
Europe.
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. An early announcement by Daniel, T93M, indicates
he will be active from Bonaire as PJ4/T93M in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
(October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry. QSL via
DJ2MX.
QSL INFO AND NEWS................
Ulli, DL5MBY, reports that the JY9QJ online log has been updated to
include the ARRL CW Contest QSOs up to February 22nd, 2004, 2132z.
You can check on the status of your JY8YB, JY9QJ and JY8B QSOs on the
online log at: http://www.qsl.net/dl5mby
There is also information about QSLing available. Ulli states, "NO
E-MAIL REQUESTS! THEY WILL NOT BE ANSWERED! NO EXCEPTIONS!"
QSL LX5A via the Bureau or direct to LX1RQ. Activity was in the CQ
160-Meter SSB Contest this past weekend. Operators were LX1AQ, LX1ER,
LX1RQ and DK2OY.
The VP5X 2003 CQWW CW Contest log is now available online at:
http://www.vp5x.com
Mac, W3HC, informed OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for XQ3JB.
R1, FRANZ JOSEF ISLAND. Members of the Moscow Contest Club, consisting of
Valery/RD3AF, Leo/RN3AZ, Yuri/RU3AV, Leonid/RZ3DU, Nick/UA3DX and Viktor/
UA3AKO, have finished plans on their upcoming DXpedition to Franz Josef Land
(EU-019). They will operate from this abandoned archipelago as R1FJ from
the Island of Zemlya Aleksandry, March 17-25th (weather permitting). Their
activity will be on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. They will also participate
in the Russian DX Contest (March 20-21st). Their radio equipment is:
FT-1000MPs, FT-857, FT-890 with ACOM-2000 and TL-922. Antennas include:
TH-3MK4s, A-3WS,DX-77s and Inverted Vs for 80/160m. QSL via DL6ZFG:
Rolf Rahne, P.O. Box 15, 39241 Gommern, Germany. For Russia and the CIS
countries, QSL via UA3AKO: Victor Slabodchikov, P.O Box 867, Moscow, 119334,
Russia. The team is looking for financial support, and it would be greatly
appreciated. For details, contact either: DL6ZFG - [email protected]
UA3AKO - [email protected]
Also, visit the following Web page for updates at:
http://www.dl6zfg.de/exp.htm
SILENT KEY. Bob, VK3SX, informs OPDX that Chuck, VK6CF, became a "Silent
Key" (SK) after a long battle with an illness. He was always a fine DXer
and true amateur, his voice will be sadly missed by those who knew him on
the bands. OPDX and its readers would like to send out their deepest
sympathy to Chuck's family and friends.
SV9, CRETE. Giannis, SV9FBG, will be active in the CQ WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single Band (no band provided) entry. QSL
via SV9FBG.
T93, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Operators Daniel/T93M, Boris/T93Y, Mario/T94DX
(DJ2MX) and Edin/T97M will be active as T93M in the CQ WPX CW Contest
(May 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via DJ2MX.
TO5, MARTINIQUE. Al, F5VHJ, will be operating from Martinique for the ARRL
Phone Contest as TO5A. QSL via F5VHJ.
V8, BRUNEI. OPDX was asked to remind everyone that Jim/G3RTE, Phil/G3SWH
and Ray/HS0ZDZ (aka G3NOM), who are all members of FOC and CDXC, in
association with Greg/V85GD, will be mounting a Multi-band, Multi-mode
DXpedition to Negara Brunei Darussalam (Brunei) between March 8-15th.
The main operation will take place from the QTH of Greg, V85GD, under
the special callsign of V8JIM. A single operator entry will also be made
in the RSGB's Commonwealth Contest using the special callsign of V8NOM.
Brunei is #82 in the 2003 Most Wanted survey by the 425 DX News. The
January 2003 ARRL listing shows Brunei at #129. In addition, Brunei
counts as OC-088 for the Islands on the Air (IOTA) award. Activity is
planned for all bands from 160-10 meters and will include CW, SSB and
digital modes. Propagation permitting, they plan to have three stations
on the air for as many hours every day as is possible. Their main objective
is to work as many European, North American and ROTW stations on as many
bands as possible. They have set an expedition target of 12,000 QSOs,
with an approximately equal split between CW, SSB and digital modes. The
QSL Manager for V8JIM will be G3SWH and for V8NOM it will be GM4FDM. They
are happy to meet the costs of transport to and from Brunei, but will
appreciate sponsorship and donations towards their living expenses,
printing QSLs and the like. Any surplus will be equally distributed
between the operators to offset their personal contributions.
VB5, CANADA (Special Event). Look for the special event callsign, VB5C,
to be active from March 1-30th. This special event is to commemorate the
75th anniversary of the Canadian Curling Brier. Activity will be on
20/17/15/12/10 meters SSB. QSL to VA5DX CBA: Doug Renwick, P.O. Box 50,
Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada S0K 0Y0.
VK9N, NORFOLK ISLANDS. Look for Babs/DL7AFS and Lot/DJ7ZG to be active
this week from Norfolk Island now through March 13th. Activity will be
on 80-6 meters SSB/RTTY/PSK. QSL via DL7AFS, to the DARC Bureau or direct
to: Baerbel Linge, Eichwaldstrasse 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany.
YI9, IRAQ. Vicente, EA5YN, reports that Ramon Gomez de Salazar, YN1GSR
(3C1GS), is active as YI9GS for the next 5 months. As this was being
written, no QSNs have been reported. QSL via EA5BYP, direct only.
YU0, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (Special Event). Marko, 4N1JA, informs OPDX
to look for the special callsign, YU0HST, to be active during 2004 from
the City of Nish. Activity is for the "IV European and Region I IARU
Championship" on "High Speed Telegraphy" (callsign suffix). Activity
during the past week has been on 80/40/20/15 meters CW. There were a
few spots on SSB. QSL via YU1AST: P.O. Box 76, 18106, Nis, Serbia and
Montenegro.
XZ, BURMA. Conny/DL1DA and Abo/DO6ST are now active as XZ1DA and XZ6ST,
respectively. The length of their stay is not known at this time. Conny
was very active over the past weekend on CW on the WARC bands, as well
as 20/15/10 meters. Not much SSB activity. QSL via their home callsigns.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Look for Bob, K3UL, to be active as ZF2UL from Grand
Cayman (NA-016) until March 4th. He plans to operate on CW on the low
bands, if time permits. He was heard this past weekend on CW on 15 and
17 meters. On SSB, he was heard on 17/15/12 meters. QSL via home call.
ZP1, PARAGUAY. Tom, ZP5AZL, will operate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) with the special contest callsign, ZP1C, as a Single-Op/All Band
entry. QSL via W3HNK.
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