[KCDXC] Fw: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #564
Chuck K0XM
[email protected]
Sun, 2 Jun 2002 18:29:21 -0500
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From: "Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)" <[email protected]>
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Subject: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #564
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> Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 564
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> The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
> DX Bulletin No. 564
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> June 3, 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
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> I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK2QPR, JI6KVR, JQ1SUO, LA8AJA, OH3RM, OZ5MJ,
> VA3RJ & ICPO, VE2XO, VE3EXY, VK4AAR, VK6LC, VK6LK, XE1BEF and ZL4AFM
> for the following DX information.
>
> DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
> week of Sunday, 26/May, through Sunday, 2/June there were 231 countries
> active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
> 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A,
> 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP,
> BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE0A, 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,
> FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0,
> HC, HI, HK, HL, HM, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT,
> JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH4, KH6, KH8, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX,
> LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
> PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1MV, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30,
> T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9,
> UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9L, VK9N, VP6, VP8, VP8/h,
> VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
> YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZL, ZP, ZS
>
> * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
> always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
>
> 3D2, FIJI ISLANDS. Ron, ZL1AMO, is once again active from here as 3D2RW
> for about the next three weeks. He was spotted this past weekend on 40,
> 20 and 15 meters CW between 1000-1200z. QSL via ZL1AMO.
>
> 4D70/DZ70, PHILIPPINES (Special Prefixes). Robin, DU9RG, informs OPDX
> that from now through December 31, 2002, DU stations are authorized to
> use the special prefixes 4D70 (for individual callsigns) and DZ70 (for
> club callsigns). These special prefixes have been authorized in connection
> with the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Philippine Amatuer
> Radio Association (PARA).
>
> 5V, TOGO (Also TY possible). Francois, VE2XO, informs OPDX that he will be
> active from Lome, Togo, as 5V7XO from August 25-31st. He will be mainly
> active on RTTY and also on SSB on 20/17/15/12/10 meters, operating split.
> Also, he may possibly be active on 6 meters. Francois also mentions that
> he may possibly be active from Benin (TY) (TBA later). He will be using
> a 1KW (TS-850SAT, IC-706 MKIIG and Acom 1000) into a Sigma-5 vertical,
> a Sigma-6M and a four-square Sigma-20 vertical array. Thanks to Acom,
> BUX ComCO, Comtek and Force 12. QSL via his home callsign.
>
> BQ9P, PRATAS ISLAND DXPEDITION UPDATE. Further information on the upcoming
> DXpedition to Pratas Island (BQ9P) scheduled from June 4th to June 12th
> is as follows: Rod/WC7N and Dick/N6FF have agreed to serve as pilot
stations
> for this operation. They can be reached for purposes of providing
> information of value to the DXpedition at: [email protected]
> The team plans to operate the typical DXpedition frequencies. They will
> make efforts to operate in the general class portions of the 20 and 15
> meter bands.
>
> CS0, PORTUGAL. An operation labeled as "DXpedition SAGRES 2002" will take
> place July 5-7th using the CS0RCL. Activity will be on HF, 50 MHz, 144
> MHz, 432 MHz and 1296 MHz. The following reference numbers were provided:
> Grid Square IM56MX, Fortresses F-054 and Lighthouse FAL-02. For possible
> skeds, contact via E-mail at: [email protected]
> QSL via the Bureau to CS0RCL or direct to QSL Manager CT1EPS.
>
> FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. PAOLO, IK2QPR, will be active as FO/IK2QPR from
> Bora Bora Island (OC-067) between August 10-14th. QSL via IK2QPR:
> Paolo Fava, via Bertani 8, 46100 Mantova, Italy.
>
> HB, SWITZERLAND (Also S5). Roy, W6UKX, will be active on most bands from
> Switzerland, June 12-22nd and from Slovenia from June 24th-July 3rd. His
> callsigns were not provided. QSL to his home callsign.
>
> HK0, SAN ANDRES. Operators DH7WW, DK8YY, DL2AKT, DL2OAP, DL3ALI, DL4ALI,
> DL4JS, DL4YY, DL7ZZ, DL8AKI and HC2DX will be active from July 16-29th.
> They hope to get the callsign HK0ZZ. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
> and the satellites on all modes. They will also be active in the IOTA
> Contest. QSL via DH7WW. Pilot-station is: [email protected]
>
> HL70, SOUTH KOREA. Look for some Korean amateurs to be using special
> prefixes until June 30th to celebrate the 17th FIFA World Football
(soccer)
> Cup. Operators will drop their number designator for the number 17 (For
> example HL3AMO will become HL17AMO). Also, club stations will replace
> the zero (0) in their prefixes with 17.
>
> IOTA NEWS....................
> AS-008. Look for 7N1JZT andJQ1SUO to be active as 7N1JZT/1 and
JQ1SUO/1
> from Niijima between June 8-9th. Activity will be on 40-10
> meters CW/SSB. QSL via their home callsign.
>
> AS-024. Look for JA0KNM/6, JA3MCA/6, JJ1EQW/6 and JE3NJZ/6 to be
> active from Iriomote Island, June 7-10th. Activity will be
> on 40-6 meters plus the WARC bands on SSB and CW. QSL to
> their home callsign or via the bureau.
>
> EU-172. Jens, OZ5MJ, informs OPDX he just received the new IOTA
> DIRECTORY where he read that only about 22% have EU-172
> confirmed. He lives on Fyn Island (which belongs to the
> Jylland East and Fyn Island Group) and is retired. He has
> lived on the island for 71 years and has been active since
> 1948. Jens states that he is almost active 24 hours a day,
> 7 days a week and 365 days a year on SSB, CW and RTTY on
> 80-10 meters. Send him an E-mail at < [email protected] >
> to request/suggest a frequency and time, and Jens will be
> there. He does send QSLs 100% via bureau every 2 month to
> his QSL bureau. So within a year you should have his QSL.
> Do you want QSL direct? Then send him a letter to:
> Jens Palle Moreau Jorgensen, Jaegerbakken 13, DK 5260 Odense
S,
> Denmark (Please include 1 USD, that's enough).
>
> K1B QSO TOTALS. It has been reported that Hrane, YT1AD, states that the
> K1B Baker Island DXpedition made 95,127 QSOs. This total includes 89,898
> on CW/SSB, 4,708 on RTTY, 446 on PSK and 75 on SSTV.
>
> KH9, WAKE ISLAND. You may only have a few days left to work Terry,
> K7ASU/KH9. He is scheduled to leave this week (actual date not sure).
> His activity will be PSK31 ONLY between 0730-0930z. Bands will depend
> on propagation. QSL via his home callsign.
>
> OJ, MARKET REEF. Look for OJ0VR (CW/50MHz) and OJ0U (SSB) to be active
> from Market Reef (IOTA EU-053) between June 6-10th. Activity will be on
> 80-6 meters, CW/SSB. On Friday there will be a short 2 hours break for
> genarator repairs after 3 hours operation. Operators are Lasse/OH0RJ,
> Seppo/OH1VR, Kauko/OH3KQ, Topi/OH3LO, Reino/OH3LG, Markus/OH3RM and
> Mika/OH4YR. QSL via direct to OH1VR: Seppo Sisatto, Ojakatu 3 A 18,
> 33100 TAMPERE, fin 33100 Finland.
>
> P5, NORTH KOREA. Ed, P5/4L4FN, is expected to be more active this summer.
> He made his first 6 meter contact this past week on May 26th with JJ2GAZ.
> Over the past week, Ed has made some 100 QSOs on 6 meters (according to
> the KK5DO Web site). He continues to be active on 15 meters SSB on 21225
> kHz usually after 2130z.
>
> QSL INFO AND NEWS...............
> 3W6LC and 3W2LC (Special Attention). Mal, VK6LC, reports that some-
> how in the system people are sending his 3W QSLs via the bureau to
> K6LC. Larry Clark, K6LC, is getting upset because of all the QSL cards
> being received continuously via the ARRL bureau. The correct QSL
> Manager is VK6LC and direct with return postage. Please request the
> bureaus to send them back to the originator not to "K6LC".
>
> Jean Michel, F6AJA, reports that he has received the DU1/G0SHN (OC-244
> March, OC-090 April) cards from the printer. The direct requests will
> be in the mail as soon as possible.
>
> Steve, N3SL, reports that printed QSLs for HH2PK were received May 28th,
> and over 300 cards went out May 29th. He mentions that they only
confirmed
> the single band/mode QSO, if there were multiple. Many people sent
> requests for QSOs that were not in the log, so if a QSO was not
confirmed,
> it is for that reason. If there is any doubt, the recipient should check
> the online log at: http://www.qsl.net/n3sl/manager.htm
> The donations received are greatly appreciated to assist with the
> printing costs.
>
> HH4/K4QD SUMMURY. Jan, K4QD, reports that his trip to the Northwest
Haiti
> Christian Mission was very successful. Their mission team of 21 people
> accomplished many things. Jan was able to operate ham radio when not
> involved with other mission team projects. He made 3486 Phone and RTTY
> contacts (322 on RTTY). The QSL cards have been printed, and Jan has
> started to respond to requests (4 feet of mail) in the order received.
> To view some photos and the QSL card go to the Florida DXPedition Group
> (FDXPG) web site at: http://www.geocities.com/w4wx1/
> For photos and information about the mission go to:
http://www.nwhcm.org/
> Jan has provided the ARRL DXCC desk with a copy of his license, and
> he hopes that he has provided many of you with a new country or
> band/mode. If not, he is making plans to return at a future date. QSL
> via K4QD CBA or Bureau.
>
> Andreas, LA8AJA, reports that the JW4X/JW5QFA/JW8AJA QSL cards have
> been printed. All the JW4X direct QSLs have been answered by LA6EIA.
> The JW5QFA cards are also being answered. Andreas will start to answer
> his own (JW8AJA) cards in a few days. Cards can be seen on the following
> Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/la8aja/jw
>
> Effective immediately, Ralph, K2PF, will be handling QSLs for Mike,
> KH6ND.
>
> Last week OPDX put a request out to help readers find out the QSL status
> on the NH4/NH6YK Midway DXpedition of August, 2001. Well, we received a
> mixed bag of messages on this. Some received their cards and others did
> not. Someone also mentioned that he heard from NH6YK, and he was going
to
> deal with the delinquent QSL cards over the next few months. He also
> stated that he had not sent the cards out sooner because he had recently
> moved.
>
> PW0T QSL CARDS. QSL Manager Steve, KU9C, reports that he should have
> them out the last week of June. He will start pushing them out as soon
> as they arrive from the printer. If you are a U.S. station, and sent a
> 34 cent SASE, please do not resend, Steve states he will cover the 3
> cent postage increase as needed (He is thankful the post office is
> coming out with self-stick 3 centers!). He 'guesstimates' that he will
> have them all out by end of July, but it depends on some other things.
> He will post another announcement after a few weeks to update how it's
> going. Steve states, "Thanks for all the donations. I'm preparing to
> wire the team the money I've received so far, which has really helped
> close the gap on the expenses the team has incurred. I appreciate it,
> as does the team!"
>
> RUMORS!!! Alan, VK4AAR, states, "There has been an UNFOUNDED rumor going
> around that I am not continuing as a QSL Manager! THIS IS TOTALLY
UNTRUE.
> In fact, I am looking for MORE work as I am getting lazy. So if you need
> a manager with experience I AM AVAILABLE. Please E-mail me for details
> at: [email protected]
> There is NO cost to you for my services." Alan's address is:
> Alan Roocroft, PO Box 421, Gatton 4343, Australia
>
> TI9M QSL CARDS. Bill, AK0A, requests to 'PLEASE' do not sent duplicate
> requests. They have been told that the cards will be shipped next week
> so they should be able to get them out before the postage increase. Do
> not send 3 cent stamps if you haven't already. They have had some nice
> benefactors who have shipped them extra stamps to cover the postage
> increase. If you have not mailed your cards yet, he suggest you do so
> soon with sufficient postage to cover return.
>
> SPECIAL EVENT REMINDER. Look for U.K. operators to use the prefixes 2Q,
> GQ and MQ in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee. This
> The special prefixes may be used from 0000z, June 1st until 2400z on June
> 30th. This may cause some confusion because the country locator is
dropped.
> For example, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU and GW all become GQ, as well as M,
> MD, MI, MJ, MM, MU and MW all become MQ. Listen carefully to the
operators.
> Also, Don, G3XTT, would like to remind everyone that the GB50 special
> event station to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II will
> be active daily between 0700-2200z now through June 9th. Activity will be
> on CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. Suggested operating frequencies are:
> CW - 3529, 7029, 10109, 14029, 18079, 21029, 24909, 28029
> SSB - 3769, 3789, 7089, 14189, 14219, 18139, 21289, 24939, 28489 kHz
> 6m (local) 50.150 MHz, then QSY --- 6m (DX) 50.139 MHz
> 2m (SSB) 144.289 MHz, then QSY --- 2m (FM) 145.500 MHz, then QSY
> 2m (APRS) 144.800 MHz --- 2m (Satellite) As required.
> QSL Route: Owen Cross, G4DFI, (bureau, or direct to: 28 Garden Avenue,
> Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4LF, England). Special Awards are available. Check
> the following Web pages for more details:
> GB50: http://www.gb50.com or RSGB: http://www.rsgb.org
> Golden Jubilee: http://www.goldenjubilee.gov.uk
> Visitor Information for Windsor Castle:
> http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page576.asp
>
> NEED A QSL MANAGER? Hector, XE1BEF (ex-XF0C, XF4C, XF4CIS, XF4CA),
> offers his services as a QSL Manager for any expeditions or any
> operator. If interested, contact hin via E-mail at: [email protected]
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station TM6JUN to be on the air
> from Utah Beach from now until June 8th. The activity will be on CW and
> SSB on HF bands.
>
> TN3B AND TN3W QRT. Josep/EA3BT and Nuria/EA3WL left the Congo on May 27th.
> They are very tired but very happy with their DXpedition with almost
> 27,000 QSOs in his log in only 8 days.
>
> VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Remember to look for Bert, PA3GIO, as VK9LO. His
> activity will last until June 7th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters. QSL
> to his home callsign.
>
> YA, AFGHANISTAN. Robert, S53R/YA5T, is expected to be back in YA-land as
of
> this past Sunday. He is bringing with him a new IC-746PRO, IC-PW1 and some
> extra aluminium. Also, he is carrying a 4 element 6m yagi. He hopes to
> put YA on the 6m map! To make sure he works as many as possible in the
> U.S. this time, Robert also has a 3 element 10/12/15 meters yagi (his
> design, single band but only takes a few minutes to retune any 3 bands)
> in his luggage and will put it up soon. He states propagation to U.S.
> is perfect during the summer from about 0130 to 0330z and agian in the
> evening hours in YA-land. He also plans to do much more SSB this time.
> They have some 22,000 QSOs on CW and only about 4,500 on SSB. Meanwhile,
> Chris, YA/G0TQJ, is active from Kabul until the end of July. QSL via his
> home callsign either via the Bureau or direct to: C.M. Vernon,
> 66 Kesteven Road, Stamford, Lincs PE9 1SU, England.
>
> YV, VENEZUELA. Steve, W4DTA, will be going to YV-land for a quick holiday
> (June 19-23rd). He will be active as YV5DTA while down there and will be
> on the air during his spare time. Steve should be active from 40-6 meters
> (SSB/CW). QSL via W4DTA.
>
> ZONE 2. Nenad, VE3EXY, reports that he just received confirmation that
> he can operate from CQ ZONE 2. He will be active for 4 days (and 5 nights)
> from Friday evening, June 7th, to Tuesday morning, June 11th around the
> ANARTS/Jubilee RTTY/CW weekend. He expects to be active on the following
> modes: CW, RTTY, and Phone, but mostly RTTY/CW during the contest. He
> will use the callsign VE3EXY/2 (Counts as Zone 2 and VE2). Suggested
> frequencies are:
> CW - 3510, 7010, 10107, 14025, 18077, 21025, 24897 and 28025
> RTTY - 14090, 21090 and 28090 kHz.
> Sorry no 6 meters. Outside the contest he will always work split (2 kHz
> CW and 5 kHz RTTY). Outside the contest look for him on the WARC bands,
> RTTY and the Lower Frequencies. During ANARTS Contest, watch for him
> on 20/15/10 meters. During Jubilee Contest, watch for him on 80/40/20/
> 15/10 meters. Around his Greyline times, Nenad will be either on 80 or
> 40 meters. QSL via VE3EXY. Nenad's QSL Policy: "For all my DXpedition
> I do not do blanket cover of all QSOs in my log. Instead I answer QSLs
> when I receive them. You can send them direct with SASE (SAE +postage),
> via the bureau, or direct without postage. QSLs with sufficient return
> postage will be answered same day (if in the log), or via the bureau
> otherwise. QSL cards are already printed, and there is no reason to
> wait. No special cards are waiting for sponsors' approval or funding.
> E-mail requests are not accepted. However, e-QSL requests will be
confirmed
> electronically, subject to receiving notification and electronic QSL
> server address."
>
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