[DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #664
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 664
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 664
BID: $OPDX.664
June 14, 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, W1VV, K1XN & GoList, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, W5AZN, W5OZI, K8YSE, DL/VE3ZIK & www.contesting.info,
DL1EK & The DX News Letter, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT,
I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JG1OWV, JH4RHF, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands
News, JQ2GYU, OH2BH, OH2BN, ON5NT, S58A, SP8HKT, SQ2HFH, UA9KM, VA3RJ
& ICPO, VE3EXY and YB0DPO for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 6th/June, through Sunday, 13th/Junr there were 212 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4X,
5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6,
CE, 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, FR,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH6, KH8,
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, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV,
SV/a, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU,
TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N,
VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL,
YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
3D2, FIJI (IOTA Activity). Laurence, KL1X/5 (GM4DMA), will be active
as 3D2KL from Viti Levu and Vanua Levu Islands (OC-016), and possibly
other islands in the Fiji group starting around June 21st through July
9th. However, his radio activity will be limited because he is working
for a voluntary organization. His activity will be on HF and 6 meters.
4S, SRI LANKA. Ron, 6Y5/4S7RO, who has been in Jamaica since September
2000, will be traveling back to his home (for a few months -- on holiday)
and will be operational as 4S7RO starting June 15th. He is not sure if
his XYL will reactivate her 4S7YLG callsign. Ron states, "Although it
may not be the right time of year, my prime objective would be to get
my old 160/80m antennas sorted out. I will mostly be on CW/SSB, but in
reposne to the many requests, I will also try to get PSK31 operational
ASAP." QSLs for 4S7RO go to DJ9ZB. QSLs for his 6Y5 operations are handled
by G0IAS. ADDED NOTE: Ron mentions that he has noted from various DX
cluster archives that someone is bootlegging his 4S7 callsign on 10 MHz.
9H, MALTA. Jun, OE1ZKC/JH4RHF, will be active and on holiday from Malta
as 9H3RH from July 25th to August 8th. He will probably be active on
40-10 meters, SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV upon request. QSL via OE1ZKC. PLEASE
NOTE that 1 USD does not cover the postage from OE to outside EU.
EA9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Marc/ON5FP and Jose/ON4CJK will be here from
from July 30 to August 1st (callsigns not provided). QSL via ON4ADN either
through the UBA Bureau or direct to: Geert Decru, St. Laurentiusstraat 18,
8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium.
IOTA NEWS......................
AF-004. Operator Herman, ON4QX, will be active as EA8/ON4QX from
Gan Canaria (DIE S-005) now through June 26th. Activity will
be on all bands, mostly RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.
AS-005. Operators Serge/RA3XR and Nick/UA3YH will join a scientific
expedition team to Dikson Island (RRA RR-06-09) from June 15th
through September 15th. They plan to operate as RA3XR/0 and
UA3YH/0 (or possibly with a special callsign). QSL via their
home callsigns by the bureau or direct.
AS-089. The team of Nikolai/UA9KM (Team Leader), Serge/UA9KB, Andy/
RA9KM, Mike/UA9KGH/1, Boris/UA9LAC, Tim/RV6LFE, Valery/UT7CR,
Mike/UT9IO (ex.UA9KO) and Victor (The Cook) will operate as
RK9KWK/p from Litke Island in the group of Marresalskiye
Koshki Isls, June 22nd to July 1st. Other reference numbers
are: RRA RR-06-02 and RDA YN-14. They plan to be active with
three stations on the IOTA frequencies and operate on 80-10
meters (including the WARC bands) SSB and CW. QSL via UA4RC,
by the bureau or direct.
AS-169. Look for the Indian Island of Elephanta to be activate between
July 23-28th, weather pending. Callsign will be AT0BI.
EU-059. Nigel/2M0NJW and David/GM4RQI will be on a two man DXpedition
and will be attempting to reach the rarest IOTA Island in
Britain called St. Kilda. Activity will be between August
22-25th, and callsigns to be used are 2M0NJW/P and GM4RQI.
Their activity will be CW/SSB on 20, 30, 40 and 80 meters.
QSL direct via 2E0NJW and G4RQI, or via the RSGB bureau.
EU-149. Marc/ON5FP and Jose/ON4CJK will operate as EA1/ON5FP/P and
EA1/ON4CJK/P during their visit to Mouro Island, July 23-25th.
Activity will include at least one entry in the IOTA Contest.
QSL via ON4ADN either through the UBA Bureau or direct to:
Geert Decru, St. Laurentiusstraat 18, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium.
NA-077. After his first Zone 2 operation (see VE2 below), Nenad,
VE3EXY, will spend part of his holidays on the Island of
Anticosti in the second half of June. Note that the Island
of Anticosti is NOT in Zone 2. His operation from Anticosti
Island (CISA QC-001) will be between June 21st (about 1300z)
and June 30th (1300z). The callsign to be used is VE2/VE3EXY/P.
QSL via VE3EXY. The sunraise/sunset times are: 0742z/2345z.
His suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7010, 10107, 14025, 18077, 21025
SSB - 14260, 21260, 7060 (USA split included).
He will always work split (2 kHz CW, 5-10 kHz SSB).
NA-079. Operators Dennis/K7BV, Gary/NW5E, Ivars/KC4PX, Jose/N4IS
and Pat/W5OZI will activate the special event callsign, K4T,
during an expedition to Fort Jefferson State Park in the Dry
Tortugas, June 27th to July 1st. Activity will be on the HF
and VHF/UHF bands. The station's site has a Grid Square of
EL84, and it is likely a breakable beacon will operate on 6
meters, 50.098 MHz. QSL via KC4PX.
OC-237. A group of YB0s and YB1s call area DXers will be going to
Peucang Island, which is located near Krakatau Island, and
activate the callsign YE1P between July 21-25th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters (including the WARC bands) on CW,
SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. For more details, please visit
the Web page at: http://www.peucang.org
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Naoyuki, JK1FNL, who was recently active from KH2,
will team up with Yutaka, JQ2GYU, and possibly others to visit Saipan
Island in early July. Activity will be on 40-6 meters including the WARC
bands. More details should be forthcoming soon.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. Special event station, N9L, will be operating from
several lighthouses along the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin from August
5-14th, including activation of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse (USA-252)
during the National Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend on Saturday and Sunday,
August 7-8th. Jim/W5AZN (ARLHS #484) and Patty/W5AZO (ARLHS #485) will
be active at a different lighthouse for a few hours each day between
1400-2100z. Frequencies will be centered on 14270 or 7270 kHz (+/-).
A QSL for each lighthouse as well as a certificate representing all of
the lighthouses will be available to confirmed contacts and SWLs. QSL
direct to W5AZN. For complete details of the N9L Lighthouse Expedition,
visit the Web page at: http://www.w5azn.com
OJ0, MARKET REEF. Members of the World Wide Young Contesters (WWYC) plan
to activate this reef as OJ0YC between September 23-26th. The team of
operators include Mike/SM3WMV, Thomas/OZ1AA, Colin/KU5B and Pat/OH6GDX at
the moment. The DXpeditions goal is to be a multiplier in the Scandinavian
Activity Contest (SSB), and to be on the air as a serious competing
station too. They will also work a bit of RTTY during the contest the
same weekend, but the main focus will be on the SAC SSB. Apart from HF,
OH6GDX will mainly be focusing on working 2 meters (maybe also 70cm).
Activity on 2m will be at least on the FSK441a, CW, SSB, FM modes. Mike
promised to work some 6m QSOs too. Since the team consists of students,
any kind of help is needed (sponsors and donations). The OJ0YC team now
has a Web site up at: http://oj0yc.m3php.net/
QSL via OH6GDX: Patrik Willfor, Langviksgatan 24 B13, FI - 65100 Vasa,
Finland.
PACIFIC OPERATION. Ulli, DL2AH, will be on a holiday style operation
from Kiribati/Tarawa as T30KU, October 9-18th, and from Tuvalu/Funafuti
(T20 callsign not provided yet) October 20-24th. Activity will be on
20-10 meters SSB/RTTY/PSK31 using a FT897 and a Delta-Loop antenna. QSL
direct to DL2AH or to the DL Bureau.
QSL INFO AND NEWS..........................
QSL TM7BDX via F8BBL. Activity was from the Lighthouse of Cordouan
(WLH LH-0271, ARLHS FRA-007, DDFM 33), Ile de Coudouan (IOTA EU-159,
DIFM AT-032, DDFM 33).
Bill, W1VV, reports that he is NOT the QSL Manager for ZK1VVV. He has
recently received a few QSLs for this station and states that he has
no connection with this station.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the special callsign 3Z0BLY to be activated from
the ORP Blyskawica Battleship Museum (in Gdynia, Poland) between now
through July 31st. Activity will be on all bands. QSL to SP2PMW via the
bureau.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station VI3JA to be activated by
the members of the Central Goldfield ARC, August 7-8th. Activity is to
celerbrate the 150th year of the naming of the Township of Maryborough
Victoria, Australia. Operations will be mainly on 3789 kHz SSB and 20
meters SSB/RTTY/PSK. QSL via VK3JA. CGFAR's Web page is at:
http://www.cgfar.com
ST, SUDAN. Ghis/ON5NT (in A61) informs OPDX that operators Michael/PA5M
(ex-YI/PA5M, 9U5M) and Dane/S57CQ (ex-YI/S57CQ, YI9T, A52CQ) are in the
Sudan and will be active for the next several weeks. Michael has been
active for about 2 weeks, and Dane just arrived. Both are working for
the World Food Programme. Michael is ST2DX (QSL via PA7FM) and Dane is
ST2T (QSL via S57DX). Checking the Clusters, Michael has been on 6 meters
and 15 meters this past week.
VE2, CANADA (Zone 2). Nenad, VE3EXY, will be in Zone 2 in the second
half of June and first weekend in July. He will be active in the following
contests: All Asian CW, and Quebec QSO Party. The schedule for his weekend
operations from ZONE 2 are:
June 17th (about 2300z) to June 20th (1300z)
July 1st (about 2200z) to July 4th (1300z)
Nenad will use the callsign VE3EXY/2 (Counts as Zone 2 and VE2). His
sunrise/sunset times are: 0802z/0010z. QSL via VE3EXY. His suggested
frequencies are:
CW - 3510, 7010, 10107, 14025, 18077, 21025, 24897 and 28025 kHz
RTTY - 14090, 21090 and 28090 kHz.
Outside Contest: WARC, RTTY, LF
During Contest: 40,20,15,10 meters
ADDED NOTES: No 6 meters. Outside of the contest, Nenad will always
work split (2 kHz CW, 5 kHz RTTY).
YA, AFGHANISTAN. Masa/JG1OWV, QSL Manager and a pilot for YA1D/YA0J,
informs OPDX that Sada/YA1D/YA0J is leaving Afghanistan by the end of
this month. Your last chance to work him is the upcoming All Asia CW
Contest. He will take down all his antennas right after the contest.
Masa says, "Thank you for many QSOs during his stay there."
YA, AFGHANISTAN. The "425 DX News" reports that Daniel, DL5SE, will be
active as YA0Y from Kabul until September. He will operate with 100 watts
into a ground plane. QSL via DL5SE. Looking at the Cluster spots, Daniel
has been quite active on CW on 30/20/17/15 meters at various times (any-
where between 0630-0930z and 1400-1900z).
YI, IRAQ. Start looking for Richard, YI9KT, to be active near the City
of Al Hillah. Activity will be on 40-10 meters. QSL via SP8HKT.
YV0, AVES ISLAND. Rumors continue to circulate that an activation of
this island is coming soon. However, exact dates and list of operators
are not yet known.
ZA NEWS AND ACTIVITY. The following is a press release from Martti Laine,
OH2BH: THE FIRST ALBANIA DX CONVENTION - ZA1DX
Who would have expected a few years ago that an Albanian DX Convention
would soon be reality? Surely Amateur Radio has taken a major leap forward
recently; hence this gathering is possible this coming weekend. Some 60
people from more than ten countries are expected to attend - and this
includes all new 39 licensees from the recent Amateur Radio training
program at the Technical University of Tirana. Last minute check-ins are
welcome and the festivities will be held at Rogner Europark Hotel, downtown
Tirana (see www.za1a.com <http://www.za1a.com/> ). Room booking reference
is "DX IS" and it will give you a special room rate. The Convention will
open on Saturday, June 19 at 10.00 and end up with a DX Dinner at 19.00.
During the afternoon a new Club station, ZA1UT, will be inaugurated at
the Technical University. A new Yaesu FT1000MP and Quadra VL1000 station
will be aired. Opening words will be by the Vice-Minister of Education
and the Rector of the University. Moreover, several donated radios will
find their new homes during this coming weekend. Lecturing at the DX
Convention will be G3TXF, G3LQP, I8NHJ, K2WR, LA2RR, OH2BH, OH2PM, T93Y
and W6UM. Obviously these people will get on with beam antennas - extensive
on-the-air activity can therefore be expected, from Thursday evening,
June 17 through Wednesday, June 23. QSL ZA1DX via OH2BH."
ZB2, GIBRALTAR. Marc/ON5FP and Jose/ON4CJK will be active from here
July 27-29th (callsigns not provided). QSL via ON4ADN either through
the UBA Bureau or direct to: Geert Decru, St. Laurentiusstraat 18,
8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium.
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