[KCDXC] Fw: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #571
T.M. Rose
[email protected]
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 16:47:50 -0500
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Subject: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #571
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> Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 571
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> The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
> DX Bulletin No. 571
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> July 22, 2002
> Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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> Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
> Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
> Clusters Network, K1HT, NC1L, N2OO, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA &
> QRZ DX, K4RFK, W4UBC, W4WX, K5MK, KK5DO, KG8DP, N6HR, K8YSE, W9DC,
> Archibald Family, Todd LeMense, 9A6AA, DL1EK/DL7VOA & DX Newsletter,
> EA5RM, F5NQL & UFT, FJ5DX & La Gazette du DX, G3NKC, GM4YXI, HL1VAU,
> HL1XP, IK4ZHH, IZ8BRI, JI6KVR, LA9VDA, OH1EH, OH9MM, PY3DX, PY8AZT,
> RZ4HF, SP6ECA and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.
>
> DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
> week of Sunday, 14/July, through Sunday, 21/July there were 227 countries
> active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
> 4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R,
> 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
> BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE0X, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
> D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F,
> FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0,
> HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HM, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA,
> JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, 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, S0, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9,
> TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
> V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VP2V, VP6, VP8/h, VP8/o, VQ9,
> VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2,
> Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS
>
> * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
> always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
>
> 7Q, MALAWI. Ely, IN3VZE, is expected to be active as 7Q7CE from September
> 22nd through October 8th. Bands and modes of activity were not provided.
> QSL via his home callsign IN3VZE via the Bureau or direct to:
> Ely Camin, C.so 3 Novembre 136/2, 38100 Trento, ITALY.
>
> 8A, INDONESIA (New IOTA!). A group of operators from Indonesia and Italy
> plan to activate Masalembu Island as 8A3M, July 29th through August 4th.
> This will be a new IOTA (AS-###). Operators mentioned are: YC3DIK, YC3IZK,
> YC3MM, YC3OX, IT9SSI, IV3FSG, IZ8CCW and possibly others from the
> Mediterraneo DX Club. They expect to be active with two or three stations
> on the air on SSB, CW and RTTY. They are looking for
contributions/donations
> for this operation. QSL via IZ8CCW.
>
> 9M2, WEST MALAYSIA (IOTA Op). Keith, GM4YXI, informs OPDX that after 5
> months, and with lots of help from local people, he has managed to get
> his licence renewed once more. He plans to be active August 9-11th from
> Pulau Ketam (AS-074) and August 16-19th from Pulau Babi Besar (AS-046).
> The weekend of August 24-25th is still open. Keith will be active as
> 9M2/GM4YXI on CW/SSB on 20/17/15/12/10 meters, using the usual IOTA SSB
> frequencies and around 14040, 18088, 21040, 24910 and 28040 on CW. Using
> only a 100w and a vertical antenna, he will operate split (up) as
necessary.
> Keith states he will look out specifically for openings to NA, especially
> the East Coast since this is a particularly challenging path. QSL only
> via Kim Larson, (c/o N3SL), 22 N Hidden Acres Dr, Sioux City, IA 51108,
> USA. Kim and Steve also have logs for his previous 9M2 activity. See the
> following Web page for details: http://www.qsl.net/n3sl/manager.htm
> He will try to get the online log updated as soon as possible after each
> trip. Keith will actually be there on medical business and states,
> "As ever, with this sort of trip (the expeditions are not the primary
> reason for my visit to Malaysia), last minute issues may cause a change
> of plan." Check the Web page for updates at: http://www.gm7v.com/
>
> C5, THE GAMBIA. Juha, OH9MM, is going to celebrate his 30th birthday
> (November 28th) with a special Multi/Multi operation (Multi/Single also
> considered) from Gambia. The main focus is to operate the contest, but
> there will also be some activity before and after the contest (November
> 20th through December 1st). Activity will be on CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31 on
> 160-6 meters. Operation site will be near Banjul and the callsign will
> be C53M. Juha reports that he has now 10 people to go with him (some not
> hams). However, he still needs a couple of CW operators to join them. Juha
> states The Gambia is very easy to get to and cheap access, at least for
> Scandinavian operators (others are also OK!). If interested, contact
> him at: [email protected]
>
> C6, BAHAMAS. Members of the Southwest Ohio DX Association and the Hoosier
> DX and Contest Group will operate as C6AJR from Eleuthera (NA-001), July
> 24-31st. This will include an entry in the IOTA Contest as C6DX. Look
> for operators Jim/K8FL, Wayne/K8LEE, Mike/N9NS, Joe/W8GEX, Ron/W8ILC
> and Byron/WA8NJR to be active on 40-6 meters SSB, CW and PSK31. QSL C6AJR
> via W8GEX and C6DX via N8QET.
>
> D4, CAPE VERDE. Alberto, IV3TAN, has announced that he will be active as
> D44TC during the CQ WW SSB Contest as a Single-Op/All Band entry, October
> 26-27th.
>
> DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, reports:
> "Effectively immediately, the DXCC Desk will accept confirmations for
> RTTY QSOs with Ed, P5/4L4FN. QSOs dating back to November, 2001 will
> be be counted." (See P5 for more news.)
>
> GJ, JERSERY. Rich, K2WR, will be active as GJ2A during the IOTA Contest.
> QSL via GJ3DVC. There will be operations outside of the contest as MJ0AWR.
> QSL via K2WR.
>
> IIA ACTIVITY. Operators of "Salento DX Team" will be on the air from two
> new islands available for IIA. The team plans to operate from Guaceto Reef
> (IIA BR-14) and Guaceto di fuori Reef (IIA BR-15). No callsigns were
> provided. QSL via home callsigns.
>
> IOTA CONTEST THIS WEEKEND (July 27-28th)! With the contest coming up
> this weekend, it seems that the IOTA Contest gets bigger and bigger
> every year. OPDX recommends to visit Bill's, NG3K, Web page. You may
> want to see the growing list of RSGB IOTA potential contestants on the
> NG3K Announced Operations Web page for this contest:
> http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/iota2002.html
> The page currently contains information about 121 operations from islands
> around the world, as announced by their organizers and friends. The page
> is also available in versions sorted by DXCC entity and IOTA number. To
> access these, just click on the appropriate heading at the top of the
> main page table. Those wanting an ASCII version of the list that they
> can more easily copy/paste for local editing can find it at:
> http://www.ng3k.com/Contest/conasc.html
> Additional operations may be submitted by using the form found at:
> http://www.ng3k.com/Contest/consub.html. Don't forget
> to include the island name and IOTA number in the Notes field.
> Finally, Ric, DL2VFR also maintains a page of announced operations that
> contestants may want to refer to. It can be found at:
> http://www.iota-post.de/contest2002/hauptteil_contest2002.html
>
> IOTA NEWS....................
> AF-036. Members of the URE and the Armed Forces Radio Club will be
> on the Chafarinas Islands between July 24-28th. They will
> be participating in the IOTA Contest and also outside of the
> contest. Activity will be on all bands from 80-2 meters on
> SSB, CW and RTTY. Team members are EA4BPJ, EA4BT, EA7AAW,
> EA7JB, EA7TL, EA9PY and EB4EPJ. They will be on the air July
> 24th, as soon as they finish the antenna setup which consists
> of two MA5B beams, dipole for low bands, a three element beam
> for 6 meters and 9 element beam for 144 Mhz. Callsign is still
> unconfirmed, but they will try to announce it before the
> operation start. QSL via EA4URE.
>
> AF-042. (UPDATE) Toni, EA5RM, URE Magazine DX Editor, informs OPDX
> that the upcoming Alboran Island DXpedition's callsign will
> be EG9IA. Also, the dates have been changed to July 20-24th.
> Please refer to OPDX.568.
>
> AS-066. The RI0L team will participate in the IOTA Contest from
Rikorda
> Island (RR-16-02). They also plan to operate as RI0L/p from
> Stenina Island (RR-16-04) in the Rimskogo-Korsakova group
> (also AS-066) from July 23-25th (dates depends on weather).
> QSL via IK2DUW or, for Russian stations, RU0LL. Their home
> page is: http://ri0l.nauss.ru
>
> AS-080. Operators Kim/HL1OYF, Park/HL1EJT, Phil/HL1TXQ, Han/HL1VAU,
> Jeon/DS3BGI, Park/DS1CJE, Cho/DS1KOQ, Sohn/DS1KVP and possibly
> a few additional members will activate Anmyon Island between
> July 26-28th (inclues IOTA Contest). They will sign as
> homecall/3 on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. They expect to have a
> minimum of two HF stations work simultaneously. QSL Manager
> is HL1OYF. More basic information and a log search will be
> available at: http://www.qsl.net/hl1vau/as080
>
> AS-105. The Korea DX Club will participate in the IOTA Contest from
> Yongyu Island as DS0DX/2. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
> CW and SSB. QSL via HL1XP either direct or through the bureau.
>
> AS-117. Kenji, JA4GXS/4, will be in the IOTA Contest from Yashiro
> Island, July 27-28. Activity will be on 40/30/20/15/10 meters
> CW/SSB. QSL direct or via bureau.
>
> AS-147. Taka, JR3TVH, will be active from Rebun Island from July
> 27-28th, including a 12-hour single operator entry in the
> IOTA Contest. QSL via JR3TVH.
>
> AS-155. Paul, BV4FH, has organized a 6 operator team to go to Liu Chiu
> Island again. The team will be active as BV9L during the IOTA
> Contest as a Multi-Single. Activity will be on 40-10 meters.
>
> EU-016. Boris, 9A2JY, will be active from the Island of Korcula
(CI-041)
> between July 20th and August 15th (including the IOTA
contest).
> Activity will be on all bands, especially on 20 meters. During
> this time, he plans to activate some other Croatian islands.
> More info will be available soon at: http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa
>
> EU-016. Frane, 9A5V, will be active from Sipan Island during the IOTA
> Contest. QSL via 9A5V, via the Bureau is OK.
>
> EU-016. Martin, DL1ZU, is active until July 27th as 9A/DL1ZU from
> Brac Island. Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW, SSB, RTTY
> and PSK 31. He was heard this past week on 14030 kHz around
> 0445z. QSL via home callsign, CBA.
>
> EU-049. Operators Eddy/ON6HE, Francois/ON4AUB, Dirk/ON5CT and Frank/
> ON4AAC will be active from Samos Island, July 23-29th, which
> includes the IOTA Contest. They will use the special callsign
> J48S. QSL via ON4AAC either via the bureau or direct to:
> Frank Pletinck, Potaardestraat 70, B-9190 Stekene, Belgium.
>
> EU-050. Two Italian stations will be active from Tremiti Island,
August
> 2-4th. Look for IL7/IK4ZHH (Filippo on CW) and IL7/IZ4DPV
> (Massimo on SSB) to be active on 80-10 meters and also the
> WARC bands. They will spend a lot of time 40/20/17 meters.
> On August 3rd only, they have plans to transmit from another
> little island in the Tremiti Group. It would be Capraia or
> San Nicola. They hope to have two radios on at all times
during
> the operation. QSL via th Bureau to their home callsigns or
> direct to their CBA.
>
> EU-067. Operators SV1EDZ, SV1DIM, SV1EML, SV1AWW, SV3FUP and SV4FGD
> will be active during the IOTA Contest as SW8L from Fasa
> Lighthouse on Andros Island in the Cyclades Group. Activity
> will be on 160-2 meters SSB. QSL via SV1EML to the Bureau.
>
> EU-110. Depending on the weather, Boro/9A3KB and Zeljko/9A2PO will
> activate for the first time the Island of Fenoliga (CI-168),
> only for one day, July 20th. Activity will be on CW/SSB on
> 40 and 20 meters. They will make some QSOs on the other bands.
> Please visit the Web page: http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa
>
> EU-132. Big/SP6CZ and Andy/SP6ECA, will be on the air as SP6CZ/1 and
> SP6ECA/1 from Wolin Island, July 21th through August 4th,
> mainly SSB and RTTY. There will be a possible contest effort
> in the IOTA Contest as SN6F/1 as a Multi-Op Island entry.
> Operators will be DJ0IF, DK7YY, SP6AZT, SP6CZ and SP6ECA.
> QSL via SP6ECA.
>
> EU-136. Zarko/S53Z, Vlado/S55A, Marijan/S56A and Marjan/S58O will
> be active as 9A/S55A from Krk Island during the IOTA Contest.
> QSL via S55A.
>
> EU-136. Emir, 9A6AA, will be active as 9A6AA/p from Zeca Island and
> lighthouse (LH-1537, CRO-201, CI-146). QSL direct via 9A6AA:
> Emir Mahmutovic, Slovenska 15, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
>
> EU-136. Operators Zlatko/9A2EU, Mario/9A5MR, Dino/9A2NO, Davor/9A4KJ
> and Josip/9A7JLJ will be active as 9A7T/p during the IOTA
> Contest from the island/lighthouse of Trstenik (LH-0659,
CI-132,
> CRO-019). They will be active one day before and day after
> the contest signing as homecall/p. QSL 9A7T/p via 9A2EU,
> either the bureau or direct to: Zlatko Maticic,
> Dobroniceva 19, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
>
> EU-170. Look for Zagreb, 9A4A, to be active from Pag Island during
> the IOTA Contest. QSL via 9A4A (via the bureau is OK).
>
> EU-173. Operators OH1MDR, OH1MM, OH1NOA and OH1LLM will be active
> as OH9A from Sandstrom Reef during the IOTA Contest as a
> Multi- Op entry.
>
> EU-181. Look for LZ1KSL to be active from Sveta Anastasia Island
> in the IOTA Contest.
>
> NA-014. The West Island ARC of Pointe Claire, Quebec (WIARC), with
> members of the Halifax, Nova Scotia ARC, will be active with
> the special call VE9W from Whitehead Island, New Brunswick,
> from July 23-31st. Whitehead Island is in the Bay of Fundy
> (N. lat. 44 37', W. long. 66 44'), Canadian Islands NB-010
> in CQ Zone 5 and Maidenhead Grid Square FN-64. They will
> participate in the Annual IOTA Contest on July 27-28th as a
> Multi-Op island. Activity will be on SSB/CW on bands from
> 80-6 meters (conditions permitting) near the usual island/
> expedition frequencies. Expeditioners are: Helen/VE2YAK,
> Fred/VE2SEI, Reg/VE2AYU, Jeff/VE2TBH, Andrew/VE2WHO,
> Al/VO1NO/VE1, Shelley/VE1NOS, Trevor/KA8ZUO, Bill/VE1MR and
> Lynn/VE1ENT. QSL via callbook/QRZ address for VE2CWI.
>
> NA-026. Look for Mike, N2GC, to be active in the IOTA Contest from
> Long Island. Activity will be Single-Op CW only. QSL via N2GC.
>
> NA-051. (UPDATE) Elsie/N7YX and Hillar/N6HR will be operating from
> the Queen Charlotte Islands in the IOTA Contest. Look for
> VE7QCR during the contest: VE7 Queen Charlotte Radio. QSL
> to N6HR.
>
> NA-052. Mark, KG8DP, wants to remind OPDX readers that NA8KD will be
> active in the RSGB IOTA Contest and after (July 30th-August
> 2nd) from Key Largo to Key West, FL. QSL via bureau (NA8KD)
> or KG8DP direct. Equipment is an IC-706 MK2G, Tarheel antennas
> (they will be working with a proto type 40m stick) for the
> screwdriver. 40m work will be towards Europe and the
Carribean.
> They will work split on 40m with the proto type 40m accesory
> from Tarheel antennas.
>
> NA-069. Bob, K4RFL, will be activating Pine Island again this year.
> He will be using a SCOUT radio with 50 watts into a Titan
> Vertical for 12 hours on July 27th. Activty will be on 10,
> 15 and 20 SSB, and CW only if he gets desperate.
>
> NA-148. Steven/AA1IZ and his team ( Wayland/NB1B, Dave/K1HT and
> Robert/W1RH) will participate in the IOTA Contest from
George's
> Island, Boston Harbor. This will be a Multi-Single station,
> with separate run and multi stations, with beams and KWs.
> Europeans, please listen up on 40m. QSL via AA1IZ.
>
> SA-021. (UPDATE) Mariano/LU4EJ and Daniel/LU3DTD will be active from
> Ariadna Island as AY4EJ/D and AY3DTD/D, October 4-6th. This
> island will be worked for the first time by radio amateurs.
The
> island is valid for the IOTA Award, and is located on the
> Atlantic Ocean about 70 Km South East from Bahia Blanca.
> They will use a Yaesu FT 817 (QRP) with a power amplifier of
> 150 watts, vertical antenna AV3 with 9 ground planes for
> 20, 15 and 10m. For 80 and 40 meters, they will use dipoles.
> The suggested SSB frecuencies are: 3680, 7090, 14260, 14200,
> 21260, 21300, 28560, 28460 and 50.110 kHz. Also, Mariano might
> operate on CW on 3520 and 7020 kHz (+/-) at 2100z (He states,
> "Please listen first and send no more than 12-15 wpm"). QSL
> via LU4EJ/LU4DTD (See QRZ..com) direct or via Bureau.
>
> SA-060. Luc, PY8AZT, will be active from Cotijuba Island using the
> callsign PY8AZT/P. This island is 2 hours away from Belem,
> where Luc lives. He states that there is no infra-structure,
> but it is inhabited. He expects to be there from Friday to
> Monday (before and after the IOTA Contest), on all bands on
> CW during the contest (SSB out of contest). QSL via PT2PS or
> PY8AZT (QRZ.com). Don't expect a big signal; the station will
> be running only a 100 watts into a vertical and wire antennas.
>
> KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Bill, KG4DX (W4WX), member of the Florida DXPedition
> Group, will be active from GTMO August 16-21st. Bill will join Clayton,
> KG4PK, as an entry in the International Lighthouse Weekend Event, August
> 17-18th. They will operate from the very rare Windward Point Lighthouse
> (GTM-001). As far as they know, this is the first time this LH has been
> used during a amateur radio event. QSL KG4DX and KG4PK to W4WX.
>
> LIGHTHOUSE NEWS AND ACTIVITY.................
> Look for 9A0LH to be active between July 25th and August 4th. Four
> island lighthouses should be activated during this trip: Mulo LH-0137,
> Bisevo LH-0901, Host LH-0938 and Galera LH-1875. QSL via 9A7K.
>
> The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be operating W2T during the
> National Lighthouse Activity Weekend August 3-4th, from the "Tucker's
> Island Lighthouse" (USA-911) in Tuckerton, NJ. This is a full scale
> replica of the Tucker's Island Lighthouse which succumbed to the
> Atlantic back in 1927. It is the focal point of the "Tuckerton Seaport"
> project ( http://www.tuckertonseaport.org ) which is a working seaport
> built to preserve, present and interpret the Baymen and their way of
> life. It opened in May 2000. Operation will be from 1300z on August 3rd
> to 2100z on August 4th. Frequencies to watch are: 7180, 14280, 18140,
> 21280 +/- QRM. There will be some CW operation too. Also, they will be
> active on 2 meters (146.835 -600/PL-3A and 146.52 spx). QSL via N2OO,
> PO Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087 USA (SASE/SAE with IRC for photo QSL).
> Visitors welcome. Their Web page is:
> http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/history/beacon.htm
>
> The Old Barney ARC shall be celebrating International Lighthouse Day
> Weekend by operating N2OB from "OLD BARNEY", which is the Barnegat
> Lighthouse (USA-039), Long Beach Island, NJ, IOTA NA-111, USI NJ-001S
> on August 17, 2002 from 1300-2200z. Frequencies to watch are: 7180,
> 14280, 21280, 146.835 -600/PL-3A and 146.52 simplex. Rain date is
> August 18, 2002. QSL via N2OB, PO Box 345, Tuckerton, NJ 08087 USA
> (SASE/SAE with IRC for photo QSL). Visitors welcome. Their Web page is:
> http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/history/beacon.htm
>
> MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Look for a group of operators to be active as MD4K
> during the IOTA Contest. OPDX was informed that this is a last minute
> effort, due to logistical issue, but the group consists of G1GUI, G3NKC,
> G4MJS, G4TSN, G4XUM and GD4GNH. This will be a a full mixed mode effort
> with experienced contesters.
>
> OJ0, MARKET REEF. The "QLF DX TEAM" will be active from here August 31st
> through September 7th. They have applied for the OJ0LA callsign from the
> Finnish PTT. Operators are: LA5UKA, LA6YEA, LA8SDA, LA9VDA and OJ0/LB1NE.
> OH0RJ has been invited to join them. Operations will be on CW/SSB, maybe
> some RTTY and on all bands 160-10 meters with special attention paid to
> high and low bands. QSL OJ0LA to LA9VDA. For direct QSL, please send a
> SASE + 1 IRC or 2 USD. QSL OJ0/LB1NE via CBA. QSL OJ0RJ via OH0RJ. For
> more info, please visit the Web page at: http://home.c2i.net/la6yea/
>
> P5, NORTH KOREA. QSL Manager Bruce, KK5DO, informs OPDX that Ed, P5/4L4FN,
> has repaired his AL-80a linear. It had a blown rectifier bridge. He had
> temporarily hooked up another 12v power supply so he could still use it
> and has just completed replacing the bridge with a larger one. He had to
> take the Hex Beam down. The mast he was using wasn't strong enough to
> hold it and the rotor. He is looking for something that will work better,
> and that might have to wait until he goes back to Beijing in 4-5 weeks.
> His work at the present time has kept him from doing as much operating
> as he would like, but he will be back on more as things settle down.
> Meanwhile, with great news that Ed's RTTY activity is now good for
> DXCC (see DXCC News above), Ed was active this past weekend on 20 meters
> RTTY (14081 kHz after 1130z) and 15 meters SSB (21225 kHz around 0415z).
>
> PP3, BRAZIL (Island Op). Operators PY3JAF/Fauth, PY3ACC/Christensen,
> DL7AXD/Christopf, PY3YY/Garofalo, PY3KK/Koetz and PY3DX/Toledo will
> activate Casa da Polvora Island, valid only for DIB award, not IOTA.
> The DIB (Diploma das Ilhas Brasileiras) number is 33. They will use
> the callsign PP3P and activity will take place during the IOTA Contest.
>
> QSL INFO AND NEWS...............
> VP6DI QSL STATUS. Check the Web page at:
> http://www.ve3ho.com/ve3ho-qslmgr.htm
>
> R1, MALYJ VYSOTSKIJ ISLAND. Operators OH5NE, RA1ACJ, RV1AC and UA1ANA
> will activate IOTA EU-117 for the upcoming IOTA Contest as a Multi-Single
> entry. Callsign will be R1MVI.
>
> SILENT KEY. Larry, K5MK, informs OPDX that "Eric Brown, G0KJW, passed away
> on July 12, 2002, at the age of 65. He was an RAF veteran, and was active
> in the IOTA, Holy Land, WAB and Islands of Scotland Award (IOSA) Programs.
> He is survived by Annette, his wife of 42 years. Those of us who knew
Eric,
> and had the pleasure of operating from islands with him, were honored to
> have called him friend."
>
> V6, MICRONESIA. Rolf, DK2ZF, is now operating as V63ZF from Pohnpei
> (OC-010) until July 29th. Most of his activity has been on 40/30/20/15
> meters CW. Look for him after 0900z. QSLs via DK2ZF.
>
> VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Russ, W4UBC, will be active as VP5/W4UBC,
> July 21-27th. Activity will be 80/40/20 meters and the WARC bands as much
> as possible. This is a wedding anniversary trip, so Russ will be doing
> other things like swimming, snorkeling or whatever the XYL feels like.
> QSL DIRECT ONLY, no bureau cards, to his home callsign W4UBC. Please
> include SASE or return postage.
>
> W0DXCC CONVENTION. Mark your calendars and bring your QSL cards on
Saturday,
> September 28th, for the Midwest's Finest DX Convention in Omaha, Nebraska.
> This convention will prove to be a great time for the new DXer and to the
> experienced operator with DXCC and WAZ. Exhibitors from around the Midwest
> will be available to show and sell you new radio equipment. Various forums
> including Antennas, Radios, DXing, DXpeditions, and Organizations will be
> presented throughout the convention. DXCC, WAS, WAZ, and CQDX award card
> checking will be available throughout the day as well. The convention
> continues into the evening with a fantastic banquet, speakers, prizes,
> and surprises! The Grand Prize given at the banquet will be a T-8
Tennedyne
> Log Periodic, compliments of Chuck at Tennedyne. More information can be
> found at the W0DXCC Convention Web site at: http://members.cox.net/w0dxcc
>
> WRTC2002 FINAL RESULTS. Ari, OH1EH, reports that the final results of
> thee WRTC2002 can be found at: http://www.wrtc2002.org
> The top five winners are:
> 1) OJ3A N5TJ/K1TO 438/2782 = 1.629.798
> 2) OJ8E RA3AUU/RV1AW 426/2627 = 1.619.226
> 3) OJ2V DL2CC/DL6FBL 473/2468 = 1.608.673
> 4) OJ3R N6MJ/N2NL 436/2705 = 1.560.008
> 5) OJ8K KQ2M/W7WA 394/2816 = 1.479.470
>
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