[DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #760
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 760
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 760
BID: $OPDX.760
May 29, 2006
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, NC1L, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA
& QRZ DX, K5RC, W5BOS, K8YSE, K0JGH, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, EA8AUW/
EC8AUA, F5NQL & UFT, GW0ANA, HA5X, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
IZ5DIY, JI6KVR & JA IOTA News, LA0VDA, M5AAV, OH2BH, PA7FM, TA2RX, VA3RJ
& ICPO, and VK4FW for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Saturday, 20th/May, through Saturday, 27th/May there were 218
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F,
FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW,
JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH5, 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, PJ7,
PY, PZ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG,
TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4,
V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU,
XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB,
ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, 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).
4L, GEORGIA. Operator Vaho, 4L8A, will be active in the CQ WW WPX CW
Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via
DJ1CW.
4W, TIMOR-LESTE. Michael, PA5M, is now active as 4W6AAB until June 2nd.
Activity will be limited to his spare time. QSL via PA7FM. For more details
and an online log, visit the following Web site at: http://www.4w.pa7fm.nl
LAST MINUTE UPDATE: QSL Manager Dennis, PA7FM, informs OPDX that Michael,
4W6AAB, had to go QRT May 27th. Michael has been evacuated from Timor Leste
due to recent safety problems after just 5 days at work there (WFP - UN
World Food Program). There might be a return in the future.... time will
tell. 4W6AAB made some 400 QSOs. QSLs will be printed soon.
5B, CYPRUS. Jack, RW3QC, will be active as 5B/NN3AA during the CQ WW
WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
RW3RN.
7W, ALGERIA. Operators Rastislav/OM3BH, Jozef/OM3GI, Jozef/OM3NA, Tibor/
OM3RM and Frantisek/7X0RY will be active as 7W2OM in the CQ WW WPX CW
Contest (May 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL route was not provided.
Some of the team will be active until May 30th.
8R, GUYANA. Craig, AH8DX, will be active as 8R1EA during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Look for RTTY
activity before and after the contest. QSL via AH8DX.
AM8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operator Valery, RD3AF, will be active as AM8EW
during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. QSL via RD3AF.
B1, CHINA. A group from Texas is going to be active with members of the
Chinese Radio Sports Association from their club station "B1Z" during the
2006 CQWW SSB Contest. Hopefully more details will be forthcoming.
CQ HALL OF FAME..............
At the Dayton DX Dinner Banquet on Friday, May 19th, Ralph Fedor, K0IR,
and Don Greenbaum, N1DG, were inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame.
At the Dayton Contest Dinner Banquet on Saturday, May 20th, Tim Duffy,
K3LR, and Bill Fisher, W4AN (SK), were inducted into the CQ Contest
Hall of Fame.
OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive a special bulletin (with the
complete press release) sent out by Richard Moseson, W2VU, Editor of
CQ Amateur Radio, listing all the 2006 inductees to the CQ Hall of Fame
and their achievements.
CU2, AZORES. Pertti, OH2PM, will be active as CU2A during the CQ WW WPX
CW Contest (May 27-28th) as an All-Bands entry. QSL via OH2BH.
DXCC NEWS.....................
Looks like a new DXCC entity is on the horizon. Montenegrins voted last
week to end its union with Serbia. It would appear that Montenegro will
probably be added to the DXCC List as a new entity. Stay tuned for more
details.
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Branch Manager, informs OPDX that the
following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
4W6AAB - Timor-Leste; Current operation effective May 22, 2006
6O0M - Somalia; Operation from April 7-24th, 2006
A6/OD5TX - United Arab Emirates; Operation from October 5th through
November 5th, 2005
HN0Z - Iraq; Operation March 27-28th, 2004
Operation May 29-30th, 2004
J5DOT - Guinea-Bissau; Operation from April 25th through May 5th, 2006
S01R - Western Sahara; Operation from April 11-21st, 2006
TT8WL - Chad; November 19th, 1996 through March 8th, 1997
YI9HU - Iraq; Operation from May 18th through June 5th, 2005
YI9NS - Iraq; Operation from January 5th through March 28th, 2006
ZV0F - Fernando de Noronha; Operation from March 30th through
April 4th, 2006
DXCC FEES GOING UP! The ARRL DXCC Desk has announced DXCC program fees
will rise slightly when a new awards fee schedule goes into effect July
1st. The fee for a basic DXCC application (including certificate and
pin for initial applications only, 120 QSO maximum) and for first
endorsement applications within a year will increase to $12 for ARRL
members and to $22 for foreign nonmembers. Second and subsequent
endorsements (120 QSO maximum) within a year will be $22 for ARRL
members and $32 for foreign nonmembers. The $10 fee for a basic DXCC
application (120-credit maximum) was established in 1990, and the
current overall fee schedule has been in effect since 1998.
E51, COOK ISLANDS. Victor, ZK1CG/ZK1USA, reports that as of June 1st,
(2006), the ZK1 prefix will change to a new prefix, E51. He will try and
be on June 1st with his new callsign E51CG and later with E51USA from
South Cooks.
ED8/EF8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators EA8RA, EA8AVK, EA8AMY, EC8AUZ, EC8ADW,
EC8ADS, EC8AUA/EA8AUW and possibly others will be active as ED8CID and
EF8CID in commemoration of "Canary Islands Day" (May 30th). This activity
began on May 26th and will end May 30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters,
SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via the Bureau to EA8AUW.
FS, SAINT MARTIN. Craig, AH8DX, will be active as FS/AH8DX during the CQWW
CW Contest (November 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Look for RTTY
activity before and after the contest. QSL via AH8DX.
HA, HUNGARY (New Changes). Chris, HA5X, informs OPDX that "Effective
May 25th, 2006, amateur radio regulations in Hungary have changed
significantly, in many respects breaking with age-long traditions."
Key changes that also affect the international HAM community are as
follows:
- ECC REC (05)06 on the "CEPT Novice Licence" is implemented. Foreign
visitors holding a "CEPT Novice Licence" can now work in Hungary using
HA/home call. The CEPT Novice licence grants access to 160m, 80m, 40m,
15m, 10m, 2m, 70cm and 23cm bands with reduced power levels. Please
look up rules before operating!
- Morse-code is no longer a requirement, VHF licencees can start using
HF bands without changing their HG callsigns. A 6 WPM Morse proficiency
exam is still necessary to make CW QSOs, unless the CW QSO is between
two computers.
- Geographic call area numbers no longer exist in callsigns.
- Callsign rules are simplified, thus allowing for a wider choice of
possibilities.
- A new, simplified entry level exam and licence will be introduced for
youngsters and seniors later this year.
- Earlier licence levels are consolidated into two: "CEPT Novice" and
"CEPT". All existing licencees get more privileges with this change.
IOTA NEWS............................
AS-008. Operators JM1VQJ, JO1IRO and JF1IZM will be active as homecall/1
from To Island (JIIA AS-008-013), JA1 North Izu Group, from
June 2-5th. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the
bureau.
EU-020. Bernd, DL8AAV, will be active as SD1B from Gotland (SM1 and
WLOTA LH 2969), now through June 5th. QSL via DL8AAV (100% via
the bureau).
EU-028. Operators Veronica/IZ5HSW, Roberto/IW5CZU and Silvio/IZ5DIY
will be active as IA5/homecall from the Island of Rats (IIA
LI-012 and MIA: MI-150), May 27-28th. Activity will be on
40-10 meters. They will try to have two stations on the air.
EU-113. Operators Sotirios/SV1HER, Theodor/SV1GRM and Likourgos/SW1GZL
will be active as SY8V from Kythira (Gerico) Island (MIA:
MG-062). Activity will be from the north edge of the island from
Moudari/Spathi Lighthouse (WLOTA: L-1703, ARLHS: GRE-120, WLH:
SV-084) until May 28th. The team will then move to Antikythira
Island (MIA: MG-014), and be active between June 2-3rd. Activity
will be from the south edge of the island from Apolytares Light-
house (WLOTA: L-0298, ARLHS: GRE-040, WLH: SV-011). QSL Manager
for both operations is SV1HER.
EU-124. Glyn, GW0ANA, informs OPDX that he will be mounting a small trip
to Flatholm Island, June 3rd and 4th. He will be involved in a
TV documentary on Marconi. So, he will be going live, calling CQ
from Flatholm Island during the filming of the documentary on
"Ham Radio". Glyn states, "So if you guys would care to call
me it would be most helpfull for the documentary." His callsign
on the island will be GW4BRS/P. QSL via GW0ANA.
EU-174. Operators Laci/HA0HW, Tomi/HA4DX and Ivan (Johny)/LZ1PJ will
be going to Skala Rachoni (KN20HS), Thassos Island, Greece,
starting on May 27th and finishing on June 5th. Activity will
be on HF and 6 meters, with operations on CW, SSB, RTTY and
PSK31. Their callsigns (w/QSL routes) are as follows:
J48HW and SV8/HA0HW via HA0HW; by the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com)
J48DX and SV8/HA4DX via HA4DX; by the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com)
J48PJ and SV8/LZ1PJ via LZ1PJ; by the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com)
They will be using a FT-840, IC-706 and TS-450 SAT with several
DunaX Gp and dipole antennas with 100w output.
NA-NEW. Lanny, W5BOS, will attempt to activate two new IOTA islands
in Alaska, August 16-22nd. He will activate the following:
1. Coastal Groups (o) Southern Alaska Peninsula Centre
(NA238/pr) using the callsign W5BOS/AL0.
2. Coastal Groups (p) Southern Alaska Peninsula East
(NA237/pr) using the callsign W5BOS/NL0.
The Fish & Wildlife Service advises, "This is a very remote
and storm swept part of the world". These islands are very
difficult to land on. Weather will be a major factor. QSL
via N6AWD.
NA-144. Operators Terry/W6WTG, Larry/KF6JOQ and Mark/KG6ZBL will be
active from Santa Cruz Island (USI CA-012S, Santa Barbara County,
California), between June 9-11th. They will be using the special
callsign W6C. Activity will be on 14260 kHz (+/-), 50.130 MHz
(+/-) and also 144.210 MHz SSB. QSL via N2OWL. More information
is available at: http://www.w6wtg.com
OC-270. Kardi, YB1TC, and a team of operators from the YE7P operation
are planning to operate as YE6P from Simeulue Island between
now and May 29th. QSL via YB1TC, direct preferred, bureau ok.
KH5, PALMYRA ISLAND. Mike, KH6ND, will be active as KH6ND/KH5 during the
CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/High-
Power entry. QSL via K2PF.
OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Phil, N6ZZ, will be active as OH0ZZ for the CQ WPX
Contest. He will be accompanied by OH2BH (OH0B) and OH2MM (OH0E), and they
can be found on WARC bands. QSL OH0ZZ via N6ZZ.
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Operators Wim/PA2AM, Steve/PA2A, Hans/PAOVHA and
Martin/PA2VMA will be on a holiday trip to Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
(EU-018) between May 29th and June 8th. Look for them to be signing
OY/homecall. Activity will be on all bands, CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY.
QSL all callsigns direct to PA0VHA (QRZ.com). Further information can
be found at: http://www.pi4cc.nl/personal/pa0vha/index.htm
P4, ARUBA. Andy, AE6Y, will be active as P49Y in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest
(May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via AE6Y.
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Members of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium
(CCC) will activate Signal Point Station on Curacao. Operators Marty/W1MD,
Scott/W4PA, Helmut/DF7ZS, Steve/N8BJQ and Geoff/W0CG will be active as PJ2T
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry
(or possibly a Multi-2; if the team increases). QSL via N9AG.
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Jim, WI9WI, will be active as PJ2T from Signal
Point Station on Curacao during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th)
as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via N9AG.
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Look for Glen, K0JGH, to be active as PJ4/K0JGH
from Bonaire, May 31st to June 8th. He will be there with his XYL Pamela,
N0ICF. Glen will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on a casual schedule. QSL via
his home callsign K0JGH.
PW5/PT5, BRAZIL (WRTC2006 News). Atilano, PY5EG, from the WRTC2006 Steering
Committee, reports that ANATEL (AGÊNCIA NACIONAL DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES, their
Telecom National Governmental Authority) has approved the allocation of
special callsigns to be officially used by the teams during the WRTC2006
next July 2006. The callsigns approved are: PW5A to PW5Z and PT5A to PT5Z.
Accordingly, by the rules, the process to assign the stations will be by
a lottery the Friday prior to the contest. The callsigns will be given to
the teams at the station before the contest.
QSL INFO AND NEWS....................
Graham, M5AAV, informs OPDX that effective immediately he is now the
QSL Manager for 9M6XRO. This is the new callsign of John, 9M6/G3OOK.
Trond, LA9VDA, informs OPDX that he is the QSL Manager for LA3Z and
LN3Z.
SPECIAL EVENT. The Texas DX Society (TDXS) and friends will be celebrating
the 20th anniversary of the "Great Armadillo Run of 1986" with special
event station K7A. The operation and reunion will be held in Virginia City,
Nevada (Storey County), at the QTH of K5RC. Operations will be over the
Field Day weekend, June 24-25th. From 1983 through 1985, TDXS sponsored
"Armadillo Runs" which, over three years, activated every county in the
5th call area. In 1986, they celebrated the Texas Sesquicentennial by
sponsoring the Great Armadillo Run of 1986, where they attempted to activate
every county in the USA over two weekends. See the story in April's 1986
QST and CQ Magazines. They also created and activated "Armadillo County,
Texas", during the Sesquicentennial celebration, which is now a deleted
county. Twenty years later, over 50 of the participants, friends and
supporters are gathering at the K5RC Ranch to commemorate the event and
operate K7A during Field Day. QSL via W7RN. For details, visit the Web
page at: http://www.consultpr.com/Armadillo.htm
SPECIAL EVENT. Bekir, TA2RX, will be running a special event station with
the callsign TC150HP, between May 30th and June 30th. Activity is to
celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Turkish railways and the 100th
anniversary of Haydar Pasha train station. Operating frequencies will be
mainly 40/20 meters SSB. However, he will try to give the other bands a
try too. Bekir states, "I expect to operate mainly after 1400z, until I
get tired or XYL starts shouting on the phone, whichever is earlier ;-)
However, don't expect me to run the station each and everyday. This
station, hopefully, will be part of a Turkish Railways award, details
of which to be announced later."
SV9, CRETE. Dale, G3VMK, will be active as SV9/G3VMK from now until June
2nd. He will concentrate on 30/20/17 meters CW only. Reference numbers
for this operation are: EU-015, MIA MGC-005 and WLOTA LH-1400. QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.
TK, CORSICA. Gerry, IZ1DSH, will be active as TK/IZ1DSH from Porto Vecchio,
August 3-15th. Activity will be on 40/20 meters SSB. QSL via his home
callsign by the ARI Bureau.
VI9, NORFOLK ISLAND. The VI9NI team is now up and active until June 21st.
A press release by Bill Horner, VK4FW, states that there have been major
problems with gail force winds since their arrival. However, all operators
are in good health, and they do have up all the antennas. Bill also mentions
that their InterNet connection there has failed them on at least 50 times.
They hope to change things there to improve access/connection. He asks
that no one bothers to send them E-mails at this time. For more details,
visit the follwoing Web page at: http://odxg.org/expedition.html
VK4, AUSTRALIA. Csaba, HA3LN, will active as VK4ADF during the CQ WW WPX
CW Contest (May 27-28th). QSL via his home callsign.
WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Operator JP1JFG and others will be active as WH0W
from Northen Mariana during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via JP1JFG, not KH0 address.
ZC4, UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. Griff, G0OAB, is planning to
be active as ZC4DG between May 27-31st. QSL via his home callsign.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Terry/N6CW and John/K6AM have been active the past
week as ZF2AM and ZF2BU, respectively. The two operators will end their
activity with a Multi-Single entry in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May
27-28th) as ZF1A. QSL via W5ASP, direct, the W5 bureau or LoTW.
QSL ZF2AM via K6AM, direct, W6 bureau or LoTW. QSL ZF2BU via N6CW,
direct or the W6 bureau.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Jim, W4JO, and his 13-year-old son Mike, K4MBO, will
be active as ZF2JO and ZF2MO, respectively, between May 26th and June 2nd.
QSL ZF2MO via K4MBO, and ZF2JO via W4YCH.
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