[KCDXC] Fw: [OPDX] OPDX Special Bulletin #596.1

Tue, 28 Jan 2003 06:33:17 -0600

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From: "Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)" <[email protected]>
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Subject: [OPDX] OPDX Special Bulletin #596.1


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> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.596.1
> OPDX Special Bulletin No. 596.1
>
> The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
> DX Bulletin No. 596.1
> BID: $OPDX.596.1
> January 27, 2003
> Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
> Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
> Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
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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, KE3Q, W3UR and The Daily DX for the following special
> DX information.
>
> SPECIAL BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT........
>
> KH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND. "The Daily DX" reported the following today:
>        "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a
>     plan to permanently close a chemical weapons disposal facility on
>     Johnston Island. With the completion of the cleanup of the facility
>     on Johnston Island, the facility is expected to close, and it will
>     be soon, and a near-future administration change will put the U.S.
>     Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in charge of the overall operations
>     of this U.S. territory. Future DXpeditions to Johnston Island, KH3,
>     may be much more difficult."
>        "On top of all of this, the Johnston Island Club station, KJ6BZ,
>     will be dismantled. Finnish operators Martti Laine/OH2BH and Pertti
>     Simovaara/OH2PM, along with DX editor Bernie McClenny/W3UR, have
>     obtained special permission to visit, document and operate from the
>     club station for one week just prior to the demolition, which is
>     scheduled just days after the operation. In the spirit of 'cleanup,'
>     the ham radio team is going to do its best to 'clean up the demand'
>     for KH3 for Europe, low bands and WARC bands. The AH3D crew will also
>     'tidy up' on 6 meters to the extent propagation cooperates, and RTTY.
>     The all-band CW, SSB and RTTY operation is scheduled to take place
>     starting today, until February 4th."
>        "The group will use proven `sanitation materials,' such as the
>     recently launched DXpedition-grade Yaesu FT-857 and FT-897 radios
>     with amplifiers. They will use a variety of antennas to spray their
>     signals across the airwaves including a TH11, 3-element 10 meter beam,
>     duo bander for 12 and 17 meters and various wires for the low bands."
>        "To help manage the cleanup, Dr. Bill Avery, K6GNX, will step in
>     as the team's pilot station. He will act as a point person to relay
>     news between the operating crew and the DX community." Bill can be
>     reached via E-mail at:           [email protected]
>        "This may very well be the last `big sweep' from Johnston Island
>     for a long time. Those wishing to fill their needed list should
monitor
>     the following frequencies:
>
>       CW - 1827.5, 3506, 7006, 10106, 14024, 18075, 21024, 24895, 28024
>            and 50105 kHz
>      SSB - 3795, 7082, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495 and 50105 kHz
>     RTTY - 14085 or 21085 kHz."
>
>     QSL AH3D via OH2BH: 2003 Johnston Atoll DXpedition, P.O. Box 73,
>     02380 Espoo, FINLAND. ADDED NOTE: Ricahrd, KE3Q, also Editor of
>     "The Dialy DX", mentions the callsign AH3D is actually Martti's
>     U.S. callsign, one that he's held for some time.
>
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> ADDED NOTE. There is a small correction to OPDX.596 under "IOTA News...".
> The IOTA listed as NA-073 should have been NA-072.
>
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