[KCDXC] Fw: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #599
T.M. Rose
[email protected]
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:20:44 -0600
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> February 17, 2003
> Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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> DX information.
>
> DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
> week of Sunday, 9th/February, through Sunday, 16th/February there were
> 243 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
> 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W,
> 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V,
> 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE,
> CE0A, CE0Z, 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, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8,
> HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o,
> JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH4, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX,
> LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7,
> PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9,
> T31, T33, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA,
> UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP5,
> VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI,
> YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF,
> ZK1/s, ZK3, ZL, ZP, ZS
>
> * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
> always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
>
> 3D2, FIJI. Brian, N6IZ, will be active as 3D2IZ from the Island of Namotu
> (IOTA OC-121), March 26th through April 6th. Activity will be 80-10
meters,
> primarily on CW. QSL to home callsign.
>
> 3D2, FIJI (Also KH6 and NA VE7 IOTA OPs). Andre, GM3VLB, will be on
holiday
> with XYL Veronica and plans to be active as much as possible from the
> following IOTA locations:
> OC-121 - Beachcomber Island (Mamanucas) from May 26th (morning UTC)
> to May 30th (morning UTC) as 3D2LB.
> OC-019 - Oahu Island (Hawaii) from May 30th (evening UTC) to June 2nd
> (morning UTC). His callsign was not provided.
> They will then travel to Vancouver. His XYL, Veronica, will fly home,
> and Andre will be joined by Scottish partner Alex, G(M)0DHZ, and son
> Niall, VP8NJS, for their VE7 Dxpeditions (No callsigns provided):
> NA-036 - Denman Island (BC-022) from June 4th (late evening UTC) to
> June 5th (late afternoon UTC).
> NA-091 - Malcolm Island (BC-019) from June 5th (late evening UTC) to
> June 7th (late evening UTC).
> NA-061 - Campbell Island (BC-170) from June 8th (afternoon UTC) to
> June 9th (late evening UTC).
> NA-061 - Denny Island (BC-171) from June 9th (late evening UTC) to
> June 11th (late evening UTC).
> NA-075 - Thetis Island (BC-010) from June 12th (late evening UTC) to
> June 13th (late afternoon UTC).
>
> 5X, UGANDA. Babs/DL7AFS and Lot/DJ7ZG, will be active as 5X1DC from Ssese
> Island for one more week until February 23rd. There has been plenty of
> activity on 28490, 28086 (RTTY), 24845, 18148, 14195, 14086 (RTTY) and
> 7053 kHz. QSL via DL7AFS.
>
> A3, TONGA. Five German operators (Irina/DL8DYL, Reinhard/DL8YRM, Thomas/
> DL5LYM, Wolfgang/DL4WG and Ralf/DL9DRA) will be active from March 17th
> through April 5th. Their callsigns and bands/modes of activity were not
> provided. QSL Manager is DL8YRM. QSL via the bureau or direct.
>
> CE9, ANTARCTICA. Mario, CE3BFE, is back once again at Chilean Julio
> Escudero Base (WABA CE-11), of the Chilean Antarctic Institute, located
> on the Island King Jorge of the Shetlands (AN-010). Look for him to sign
> as CE9A. QSL via operator's instructions. Suggested frequencies are:
> CW - 7015, 14015, 21015 and 28015 kHz
> SSB - 7080, 14150, 21150 and 28505 kHz
> Digital - 14070, 21070 and 28070 kHz
>
> D4, CAPE VERDE. Gabriele, IK4UPB, will be active as D44TD in the ARRL
> International DX SSB Contest (March 1-2nd) as a Single-Op/Single Band
> (band not known) entry. QSL via CT1EKF.
>
> DAYTON HAMVENTION. All 160 meter enthusiasts are cordially invited to the
> Topband banquet on Friday night, May 16th, of the 2003 Hamvention in
Dayton.
> This annual event brings together 160 meter fans from around the world for
> food, drink and comraderie. The event will be held at Neil's Heritage
House
> Restaurant (2323 Schantz Ave, Dayton); 6:30 PM Social Hour <Cash Bar> and
> 8:00 PM Dinner. Cost is 27 USD each, which includes the complete dinner,
> taxes, and gratuities. Choose pork tenderloin, broiled salmon, or breast
> of chicken supreme. Make your dinner selection and pay in advance to:
> Randy Schaaf, W9ZR, 3600 S. B and K Road, Galena, Ohio 43021. PLEASE LET
> RANDY KNOW VIA E-MAIL IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING AND INCLUDE YOUR MEAL
CHOICE.
> All paid reservations must be received by May 1st.
>
> DP1, ANTARCTICA. Felix, DL5XL, will be active as DP1POL in the RSGB IOTA
> Contest (July 26-27th) possibly as a Single-Op (TBD). Activity will be
from
> the German research base "Neumayer" in the Antarctica (IOTA AN-016), using
> 750 watts of output power and wire antennas. By the way, he was heard
> this past weekend in the contest. QSL via DL1ZBO.
>
> FG, GUADELOUPE (Bird Op). Wayne, W9AE, will be active on the AO40
satellite
> from Deshaies, Guadeloupe (Grid FK96) from February 21-26th. Activity
> will be on CW and SSB. QSL to home call.
>
> HR, HONDURAS. Tom, W0GLG, will be active from Puerta Limpera, a town on
> the North East corner of the country, until March 5th. His callsign was
> not provided. Tom will try to check into the 247 net or hang around the
> frequency 14195 kHz when he has a chance. Between March 2-4th, look for
> Tom to be on Cochinos Cayos (IOTA NA-160), a small island off the coast
> that is rather hard to get to. He states, "It is not as popular as Roatan
> and is much more sought after in the IOTA circles... I will be on 14260,
> 21260, 28460 + or -." Tom will be operating barefoot using a Kenwood
> (TS-570) with a vertical, and a couple of half squares. QSL via W0GLG.
>
> IOTA NEWS...................
> AS-079. Takeshi "Take", JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/6 from
> Miyako Island (Miyako-jima Hirara-City Okinawa-ken), March
> 20th (0700z) to March 23rd (0000z). Activity will be on
> 40/17/15/12/10/6 meters SSB. Take states he will be looking
> for AF and SA stations and DX stations on 6 meters. QSL
> ONLY via the Bureau.
>
> EU-177. The Grantham ARC will be operating as OZ/G0GRC from Fur
> Island EU-177, June 2-6th. The club's QSL manager will be
> G0RCI: Alan Gibson, 1 Oakleigh Rd, Grantham, LIncs, NG31 7NN,
> UK. QSL cards will NOT be required as all contacts will be
> QSLed within 28 days of their return. Any cards received
> direct (with SAE and 1 IRC or greenstamp) will be answered
> the same way.
>
> NA-052. Several members of the Magnolia DX Association will be active
> from Cat Island, Mississippi (USI MS002S) from April 4-6th.
> Cat Island is a barrier island located about 6 miles south
> of Gulfport, MS, in the Mississippi Sound. This is a
follow-on
> trip to one held in September 2002, with expanded on-air
> time. They will be active on 80-10 meters (including the WARC
> bands) on CW and SSB using special event callsign K5C from
> multiple stations. Team organizers are Bill/K5YG, Glenn/K2FF,
> Darryl/KD5CQT and Randy/W5UE. QSL via K2FF. The team once
> again wishes to express their gratitude to the National Parks
> Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore for granting written
> permission for their operation. The Magnolia DX Association's
> Web page is at: http://www.mdxa.org
> ADDED NOTE: Randy, W5UE, would like to announce that QSLs
> from their September 2002, trip have been received from the
> printer. All direct requests have been answered and put into
> the mail on February 13th. They apologize for the delay in
> getting cards out. Future requests will continue to be
answered
> the same way received...direct in with SASE or adequate
postage
> funds gets direct out, and bureau in gets bureau out. Cards
> for the upcoming trip will be ordered in advance, and they
hope
> to be able to answer direct requests within weeks of the end
> of the expedition.
>
> OC-NEW. Thomas Marlowe, VK3ZZ, informs OPDX that he is leading a
> DXpedition to activate a new IOTA in the South Australia
> State West Centre Group. The team of Thomas/VK3ZZ,
Keith/VK3FT,
> Jack/VK3WWW and VK3QI will operate from Waldegrave Island
East
> which is off the South Australian Coast from April 16-21st.
> Activity will be on all HF bands (except 160m) CW/SSB. A
> special callsign will be used (TBA later). Thomas states,
> "The necessary island access permit has been obtained and
> a boat chartered."
>
> SA-042. A DXpedition is planned for the Island of the Mexiana
(DIB-69)
> for May 21-25th. This will be a joint operation by the Brazil
> DX Net and the Portuguese DX Group. The team currently has
> the following operators: Mor/CT1AHU, Roc/PY8EA, Daniel/PT7BI,
> Roberto/PT2GTI, Lun/PT2HF, Sam/CT1EEN and Helmut/LU1YU. The
> callsign will be announced one day before the operation and
> the QSL Manager will be announced during the operation.
> For more information, please see the following Web pages:
> http://www.mexianaisland2003.hpg.ig.com.br
> http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/mexianaisland
> http://gpdx.netpower.pt
>
> SA-070. On February 22-23rd, members of Southern Cross DX Group
(SCDXG)
> will activate Quiriquina Island, in the Bio-Bio Province
Group.
> Grid Loc. is FF33lj. The team will operate on all bands from
> 160m-70cm on the SSB/CW/FM modes. The special Chilean
callsign,
> 3G5Q, has been issued for this DXpedition. Team Leader and
> QSL Manager is Fernando, XQ5SM. His address is: P.O. Box
2841,
> Concepcion, Chile. An E-mail address and Web page are
available
> at: [email protected] --or-- http://www.qsl.net/3g5q
> ADDED NOTE: Quiriquina Island is fully administered under the
> jurisdiction of the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile).
Fortunately,
> they have been granted a special permit to stay on the Island
> and transmit from there along with their transportation on a
> Chilean Navy ship.
>
> KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Bill, NH6D, is expected to be active as KH4/NH6D for
> a few days this week. Watch between February 21-22nd. QSL via N6FF.
>
> LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP ACTIVITY. Members from the Croatian IOCA Group,
> Boro/9A3KB and Emir/9A6AA, will be active from the Lighthouse of Plicina
> Paklena (LH-0708), on February 22nd, and Lighthouse of Barbaran (LH-1018),
> on February 23rd, weather permitting, on 20, 15 and 40 meters, SSB. After
> the LH activity, they plan to activate the Island of Sv. Nikola (CI-118,
> EU-110), on February 23rd, on same frequencies.
>
> LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Michel/LX1KQ, Alain/LX1UN and Philippe/LX2AJ
> will be active as LX9UN in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 21-23rd)
> as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via LX1NJ.
>
> NH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuroi Kazuhiko, JH0MGJ, informs OPDX that he will
> be active as AL5A/NH0 from Saipan in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (next May)
> as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via JH0MGJ through the JARL bureau.
>
> OX3, GREENLAND (Op now QRT). Joergen, OZ8AE, informs OPDX that Kim,
> OX3FV, is now QRT from Groennedal, Greenland. He is back in Denmark and
> his callsign is now OZ5FV (E-mail address is: [email protected] )
> QSL for OX3FV are now via OZ5FV.
>
> P3, CYPRUS. Operators G3SJJ, G3SVL and G3UEG will be active as P3F
> in the CQ 160-Meter SSB Contest (February 21-23rd) as a Multi-Op entry.
> QSL via 5B4AGN.
>
> PIRATE QSL MANAGER. OPDX has been informed that there is a "Pirate QSL
> Manager" operating in France as of January 2003. This individual claims
> to be the QSL Manager for as many as 25-30 DX callsigns (he may be the
> same person who tried this from Brazil a few years ago). Please do not
> QSL to: P.O. BOX 4, Lancieux, 22770 FRANCE.
>
> PY0S, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS. The "425 DX NEWS" reports that Joca,
> PS7JN, is planning to return to here during the first half of April. His
> activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters SSB and RTTY (other modes and bands
> will depend on the equipment he takes with him). Further details are
> expected to be available and appear shortly on his Web site at:
> http://www.qsl.net/ps7jn
>
> QSL INFO AND NEWS....................
> HELP NEEDED (Update/Mystery)! Last week OPDX had been asked to help
> find/locate the right QSL route for the Johnston Island operation
during
> September 1992 by KH3AF. Several have sent replies to us and here are
> the results:
> Best result: Richard Giles, P.O. Box 1632, APO AP 96555 (This
address
> was updated during 1999 on a German QSL Database).
>
> Not recommended: Richard Giles, P.O. Box 976, APO SF 96305-5000
> (This is an old address which was good at one
> time, however, Richard has moved since then).
>
> The last lead: Richard D. Giles, KH3AF, was operator ex-WH6CJQ and
was
> mentioned by many now as NH6YG. However, it was
brought
> to OPDX's attention by a INDEXA staff member, that
> Richard Giles is now AC7CM. However, AC7CM is listed
> on the Buckmaster and QRZ web pages as "Rick D." and
not
> "Richard D." with an Utah address. You "may" want to
> try this address. There is also an E-mail address
> on QRZ.com that we sent a message to, and it bounced.
>
> Lastly: OPDX was told that Richard was spotted a year and
> half ago doing some diving on Bikini Atoll. Maybe
> this can lead to something else. For now, it is
> a mystery.
>
> AH3D LOG SEARCH VIA E-MAIL AVAILABLE. "The Daily DX" reports that you
> can now use the AH3D log search to look up your QSOs by doing the
> following:
> 1. Send an E-mail to [email protected]
> 2. Subject: "Call" - only one call per subject line
> 3. Body of message should be blank.
> 4. Send E-mail message.
> The process takes about 30-90 seconds. You will then receive a response
> back in the form of an E-mail stating your QSOs that are in the AH3D
> log. If you find that you are not in the log, please read the complete
> E-mail carefully. Remember, QSL requests for AH3D should be sent to
> OH2BH: 2003 Johnston Atoll DXpedition, P.O. Box 73, FIN-02380 Espoo,
> FINLAND. For more information about AH3D (coming soon), see the
> DXpedition web site: http://www.dailydx.com/johnston/
>
> A member of the "AT Contest Club" in Georgia was active as 4L8A in this
> past weekend's contest. QSL via OZ1HPS.
>
> Station 8S5X was activated in Sweden this past weekend in the ARRL
> CW Contest. Operators were SM5HJZ, SM0GNS, SM0OGQ, SM0HPL, SM0IHR,
> SM0MXO, SM5DJZ and SM5AJV. QSL to SM5HJZ via the bureau or direct.
>
> IOCA CHECKPOINTS. Emir, 9A6AA (IOCAGroup Manager/IOCA Manager), informs
> OPDX that the following have been appointed as IOCA checkpoints (The
> Islands Of Croatia Award):
> Ant, IZ8CCW, (for Italy; E-mail: [email protected] or
[email protected] )
> Fredy, DE0MST, (for Germany; E-mail: [email protected] )
>
> Vlatko, 9A9R, reports that he is the QSL Manager for any activity for
> 9A0R, 9A9R and 9A1RKA. He states that the QSL cards for the IOTA 2002
> 9A0R operation will be sent at the end of March. Radio club "Rika"
> had some financial problems which delayed the printing of the QSL.
There
> is NO eQSLing. QSL via the Bureau or direct (w/SAE and 2.00 USD) to:
> Vladimir Pavlica, P.O. Box 312, HR-51001 Rijeka, Croatia.
>
> Juan, CO8TW, was active in this past weekend's ARRL CW Contest on
> 160 meters as Single-Operator/Low Power entry. QSL via IZ8CCW, and the
> log will be available after the contest at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/
>
> Superstation EA8BH from Gran Canaria was activated by ARRL's Wayne,
> N7NG, during last weekend's ARRL CW DX Contest as a Single-Op/All
> Band entry. QSLs go to OH2BH.
>
> Nodir, EY8MM, from Tajikistan, was active in this past weekend's
contest
> as Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL via K1BV.
>
> FY5KE was activated by Oliver, F5MZN, during last weekend's ARRL
> International DX CW Contest. QSL via the Bureau. ADDED NOTE: Oliver
> would appreciate any 160m signal reports by E-mail via: [email protected]
>
> A surprise operation was heard this past week by KJ6BZ from Johnston
> Atoll. Apparently, the KJ6BZ license had been renewed and is valid.
> Operators Bob/V73HT and Bert/V73GOD were only active for a few days.
> QSL requests should be sent to: LTC Bert Godlewski, PO Box 1480,
> APO AP 96555.
>
> Javier, LU5FF, in Santa Fe, Argentina, who was active in this past
> weekend's ARRL CW Contest, states to please QSL via EA7JX.
>
> Mat, F5SHQ, was active as MJ0ASP from Jersey during this past weekend's
> ARRL CW Contest as Single-Op/Single Band (20m) entry. QSL via F5SHQ.
>
> T77CD was active in the RTTY contest and has a declared score of
> 2,608,725 and 1,590 QSOs. QSL only direct via I0MWI.
>
> TG0AA, in the ARRL International DX CW Contest, was activated by
Dennis,
> K7BV, as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL to TG0AA CBA DIRECT at:
> CRAG, P.O. Box 115, Correo Central, Guatemala City 01001, GUATEMALA.
>
> Vasilij, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for UA0BD
> (ex-RX6LMQ/0) Dickson Island (IOTA AS-005).
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. The Eastern and Mountain District Radio Club (EMDRC) in
> Melbourne, Australia, will be activating the special callsign, VI3GP,
> during the period 0000z March 6th until 0000z March 11th. The special
> callsign celebrates the running of the F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne on
> March 10th. QSL via the Bureau, or direct to VK3ER: P.O. Box 87, MITCHAM,
> Victoria, Australia 3132 (with sufficient return postage). The VI3GP
> callsign also qualifies as a Club callsign towards the EMDRC Southern
> Cross Award. Further details are available at: http://www.emdrc.com.au
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. On a stormy winter's night 85 years ago, the S.S. Florizel
> left the harbour of St John's, NF bound for Halifax and New York. The S.S.
> Florizel, pride of the Red Cross Line and with 137 souls on board, made a
> fatal navigational error and crashed onto the rocky shore 12 miles from
> Cape Race. At 4:50 AM the British Naval wireless station BZM at Mount
Pearl,
> NF, near St John's, received an SOS from MZL; the Florizel. The Marconi
> operator Cecil Carter sent the message without waiting for a confirmation.
> He knew at best he had only moments before the power from the ship would
> fail as the seas were crashing over the stern. The Marconi House on board
> was a life saver; firstly for providing the means to send the distress
call
> and secondly as the only safe shelter for up to 30 people during the 27
hour
> wait for rescue.
> February 24th, 2003, will mark the anniversary and is being
commemorated
> at Admiralty House Museum and Archives (Formerly H.M. Wireless station
BZM),
> the site of a new permanent exhibition about the Florizel disaster of
1918.
> The special event call VO1MZL will be used, and it is planned to be a
yearly
> CW-only event. VO1BZM is also a Marconi site and will also be in operation
> for International Marconi Day in April. The Museum web site is:
> http://www.nfld.com/~sirjames.
> Operating times will be 1530-2230z and the proposed frequencies of
operation
> are 14030, 21030 and 28030 kHz. QSL via Bureau or directly by call book
> address: VO1MZL, Admiralty House Museum, 3 Centennial St., Mount Pearl,
> NL A1N-1G4.
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. The Oakdale Amateur Radio Club in Cape Town has been
granted
> a special event callsign for the "CRICKET WORLD CUP" being played in the
> Republic of South Africa. The callsign is ZS03CWC and will be operating
> on all bands 80-10 meters until March 23rd. Please keep an ear open for
> this station. QSLs can be sent to ZS03CWC, PO Box 2132, Bellville 7535,
> for ZS stations and via ZS1AU on QRZ.COM for DX stations. Please include
> a self addressed stamped envelope for a special QSL card which will be
> available after the March 23rd.
>
> ST0, SUDAN (Update). Floyd, N5FG, informs OPDX that the ST0RY operation
> will start on March 16th (after 2-3 days for paperwork and going through
> customs). They will leave the evening of April 2nd. Please refer to
OPDX.592
> for more details. For the latest info about the ST0RY DXpedition, go to
> the Web page at: http://www.df3cb.com/st0ry
>
> TI, COSTA RICA. Bill, W8QZA, will be active as TI5N as QRP in the ARRL
> International DX SSB Contest (March 1-2nd) and as a Single-Op/All Band
> entry. There will be no activity outside of the contest. QSL via W3HNK.
>
> WARD 2003 AWARD. The World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) Award is devoted to
> commemorate the World Amateur Radio Day celebrated by IARU on April 18th
> each year. It is issued by the MK QTC - Polish Amateur's Radio Journal
> with PZK (Polish Amateur Radio Union) support. The WARD Award is available
> for at least the following number of contacts: 10 QSOs on HF bands or
> 5 QSOs on VHF bands. All contacts must be made on April 18th between
> 0000-2400z. A standard application form including the list of QSOs should
> be sent before May 31, 2003, to: Redakcja MK QTC, ul. Wielmozy 5b,
> 82-337 Suchacz-Zamek, Poland. The price of the WARD Award is 5 USD or
> 5 Euro. The full color award is 210 x 297mm. The WARD Award is available
> also for the same amounts of SWL reports. E-mail: [email protected]
>
> YN, NICARAGUA. Operator Frosty/K5LBU, Ed/W5GCX and possibly others will
> be active as YN2EJ in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th)
> as a Multi-Single entry. The group plans to arrive on Wednesday night
> before the contest and spend Thursday putting up antennas and whatever.
> Ed, W5GCX, holds the callsign YN2EJ and he sometimes gets on 12/17 meters
> and works some CW possibly before the contest. If anyone would like to
> join them, they can get in touch with Ed, W5GCX (Good on QRZ.com). QSL
> via K5LBU.
>
> YI, IRAQ. Steve, OM3JW, the Father/QSL Manager for Mike, OM2DX, who was
> active from YI1BGD, reports that Mike is now QRT. The Slovak Embassy in
> Baghdad was closed down, and his son Mike is on his way at home. Steve
will
> get the log from Mike with his last days of operation after his arrival
> at home. Be patient please.
>
> YO WEB PAGE AVAILABLE. Ciprian, N2YO (formerly YO3FWC), informs OPDX that
> the Romanian Amateur Radio Federation has a new web site at:
> http://www.hamradio.ro
> The YO callbook is online again and is now faster. Also, the final results
> for the the International Championship of Romania, 2002 edition (YO DX HF
> and YO DX VHF/UHF/SHF) are now available on the Web site. Any comments or
> suggestions are welcome at: [email protected]
>
> ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Bruce, K5PX, informs OPDX that he will be active for
> the ARRL SSB Contest (March 1-2nd) as ZF2PX. He will be a Single-Op/
> Single Band (probably 20m) entry. Bruce will be active until March 7th.
> QSL to K5PX.
>
> ZY0, TRINDADE ISLAND. Look for Linneu, PY1ON, to activate ZY0T for a few
> days between February 17-19th. Activity will be SSB only on the following
> suggested frequencies: 7050, 14200, 21300 and 28490 kHz. QSL via PY1YB
> direct or by the bureau.
>
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