[KCDXC] Fw: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #615
T.M. ROSE
[email protected]
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 13:03:57 -0500
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Subject: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #615
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> Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 615
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> DX Bulletin No. 615
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> June 23, 2003
> Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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> DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
> week of Sunday, 15th/June, through Sunday, 22nd/June there were 212
> countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X,
> 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W,
> 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2,
> A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
> CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
> EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB,
> HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA,
> JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
> LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ7, PY,
> PZ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T5, T7, T9, TA, TF,
> TG, TI, TJ, TK, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5, V7, VE,
> VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/o, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW,
> YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
>
> 4U, UNITED NATIONS HQ. Frank/W2IX and Ray/W2RE gave many a real treat
> and surprise to work 4U1UN on Sunday morning, June 22nd. They were
> operating SSB and CW. Activity was on 20/17/6 meters as this bulletin
> was being typed.
>
> 7Q7/10JUNE, MALAWI (Good or Not!). It seems this one caused some confusion
> over a week ago. First reports indicated that this was a PIRATE station.
> However, this is NOT the case. According to Leo, CT1CSN, activity was
> by Vasco, 7Q7CT, who has a Malawian official document granting the use
> of the callsign, 7Q7/10JUNE, to be used as a special event. June 10th was
> Portugal's Day and is commemorated by the various Portuguese communities
> around the world. So those who worked Vasco with the callsign 7Q7/10JUNE
> made a legitimate contact. QSL Manager is ZS6AMX.
>
> 9A, CROATIA. THIS IS JUST A REMINDER! Operators Kresimir/9A7K, Phil/F5OGG
> and Branko/9A6BND will activate several islands and lighthouses over the
> next week until June 30th. Activity began over the past weekend. Watch
> around 14260 kHz. Remember to QSL via operator's home callsign, except
> Phil/F5OGG (QSL via LX1NO). LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Look for the 9A0LH team
> to be active from Palagruza (EU-090 and WLH-0057) early Monday morning,
> June 23rd.
>
> CT3, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Francisco, CT1EAT, informs OPDX that he will be
> active as CT3/CT1EAT on a DX holiday, from Porto Santo Island (AF-014)
> starting on the July 24th, ending on the 30th. The radio operation will
> take place mainly on the AO-40 satellite, but also on HF (from 20-10m),
> on SSB and RTTY modes. He will be an entry in the IOTA Contest as CT9T
> as a Single Operator/Low Power, SSB only. QSL via CT bureau, or direct
> to his home callsign via CBA address: P.O. Box 172, 7801-902 Beja,
> Portugal. For more information, please visit his home page at:
> http://www.qsl.net/ct1eat
>
> FH, MAYOTTE. Martial, F5SIE, will be active as FH/F5SIE, from Mayotte
> Island (IOTA AF-027 and DIFO FH001) between July 1-15th. This will be
> a CW only operation with activity on 40/17/15 meters with a TS-50 and
> wire antennas. QSL (PLEASE) via the French REF bureau.
>
> HP, PANAMA (Special Event). Members of the Panama Radio Club invite all
> amateur radio stations in the world to make a contact with special event
> station HP100RCP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of
> Panama. Activity will take place November 1-3rd on all bands on modes
> CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31. A special commemorate QSL can be obtained by sending
> your QSL plus 2 IRC or one USD to: Radio Club de Panama, P.O. Box 10745,
> Panama 4, Panama. You can view the special event station at HP100RCP and
> the QSL card on PRC's Web sites at: http://www.radioclubdepanama.org
> http://www.qsl.net/hp1rcp
>
> IOTA CONTEST (Attention Island-hopper and Island-chaser!). Ric, DL2VFR,
> informs OPDX that already 42 stations have announced their participation
> in the 2003 IOTA Contest and have been listed now on the following Web
> page at: http://www.iota-post.com
> Ric states, "This is useful if you are looking for a QTH or if you are
> looking to see who will be QRV ?" Everybody is invited to send his/her
> island QTH report to: [email protected]
> In the last years he has had more than 130 reports. Deadline for reports
> are the 24th of July. After that date Ric is heading to EU-129 where he
> is participating with the team of DL0KWH from Usedom Island.
>
> IOTA NEWS...................
> AF-019. Paolo, IZ8FDH (member of "VESUVIO DX TEAM") will be active
> from Favignana Island (IIA TP-011) as IF9/IZ8FDH, fron June
> 29th to July 6th. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters. QSL
> to IZ8FDH via the bureau or direct to the address:
> Paolo Capobianco, Via Enrico Cocchia n. 26, 80124
Napoli-Italy.
>
> AS-080. If you were lucky this past weekend to work 6K2BYF/3 it was
> from Anmyun Island. Choi, HL5FUA, states activity is expected
> to last until June 23rd on 40-10 meters including the WARC
> bands. QSL via 6K2BYF.
>
> EU-008. John, GM0VIV, will be active as GM0VIV/p from the following
> Inner Hebrides Islands Group between June 23-25th as follows:
> Monday evening, June 23rd, from Mull (IOSA NH-15, SCOTIA
CN10);
> Tuesday morning, June 24th 0900z from Gometra (IOSA NH-28,
> SCOTIA CN-06); Tuesday afternoon, June 24th, from Ulva (IOSA
> NH-18, SCOTIA CN-05); and Wednesday morning, June 25th 1000z
> from Iona (IOSA NH-16, SCOTIA CN-01). He will be on Mull
> overnight Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. QSL via home
> callsign, CBA.
>
> EU-101. Hans, OH6MY, will be active as OH6MY/p from his summer QTH at
> Anterskar (Lapporarna Island -- WW Loc. KP03OI) between July
> 7th to August 3rd. He will be using a IC-706 at low power on
> a car battery with a G5RV antenna. QSL via his home callsign,
> direct or via the bureau.
>
> EU-184. A group of Finnish operators will be active from Hailuoto
> Island and Marjaniemi Lighthouse as OH6AW/8 between June
> 27th and July 1st. Operations will be on HF, 6 meters and
> 2 meters. Operators will be OH6HJE, OH6NJ, OH6UV and OH6XX.
> QSL via OH6AD.
>
> SA-040. Operators Pablo/HK8RQS, Victor/HK8JEH and Albaro/HK8HIX will
> be active from Morro Island, October 11-14th.
>
> SA-063. Ramon, YV5EED, Events Coordinator for ARV Caracas and Grupo
> DX Caracas, informs OPDX that the Association of
Radioamateurs
> of Venezuela and the Grupo DX Caracas has activated
Remediadora
> Island instead of La Cotorra Island to celebrate the 65th
> Anniversary of the Venezuelan National Guard Day 2003, from
> June 20-24th. They will operate on HF from 160-10 meters,
> including 6 meters on SSB and CW. QSL via W4SO (mail drop).
> Cards will be verified and mailed from Venezuela.
>
> OC-241. CHANGE IN PLANS! The multi-team active from Rote Island were
> expected to use the callsign 8A9R, but they used another
> callsign instaed, YE9R. They will be active until June 25th.
> QSL via YC9BU.
>
> KH2, GUAM. Yoshiro, N1VF, plans to be signing N1VF/KH2 from Guam Islands
> (OC-026), November 21-24th. No details on bands/modes of activity were
> provided. QSL to his home call: Yoshiro Nishimura, c/o David Manela,
> 2248 Mountain Ridge Rd., Chula Vista CA 91914 USA.
>
> LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY................
> Members of the Georgian Bay ARC will be back at Flower Pot Island
> on August 2nd, 3rd and 4th. They will be transmitting on 20, 40 and
> 80 meters. Flower Pot Island is in the Great Lakes in Georgian Bay.
> The Lighthouse reference number is WLH 0763 and is wanted by 70% of
> the lighthouse chasers.
>
> Mike, GM4SUC, sends the following reminder: "Well it doesn't seem
> nearly a year has passed since the last International Lighthouse/
> Lightship Weekend when over 385 stations were active at lighthouses
> and lightships throughout the world. This year the event will be from
> 0001z on Saturday, August 16th until 2359z on Sunday, August 17th,
> 2003. Full details of the rules and an entry form can be found at:
> http://lighthouses.net.au/illw/index.html
> A list of stations that have already confirmed their participation
> can be found at: http://lighthouses.net.au/illw/2003.htm
> So come and join us in the fun of the weekend, listen out for the QRP,
> newly licensed and other lighthouses/lightships, and give them a
call."
>
> NEW DX WEB PAGE. Marek, DH9SB, reports he has a new Web site which
contains
> a weekly overview of DXpeditions/Special Event Stations operating in the
> current week. He provides two URL addresses:
> http://www.dx-info.de/
> http://www.dx-info.com/
>
> QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
> Operators CT1GFK/P, CT1GPQ/P and CT2IHP/P were active from Culatra
> Island (IOTA EU-145, DIP AL-01 for the Portuguese Islands Award) during
> the past weekend. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or bureau.
>
> Gordon, KU4EC, informs OPDX that his 2002 KG4EC Guantanamo Bay logs
> are now available on-line at: http://www.qsl.net/n8ch/gitmo02.htm
> He states, "For those who want to check if they are in the log or
> not, sorry for the delay getting these posted."
>
> QSL UPDATE FOR TI/AI5P. Rick, AI5P, reports that QSLs arrived June
> 16th from the printer. He expects to have all direct cards received
> answered in about 10 days or so. He thanks you for your patience.
>
> Silvano, I2YSB, QSL Manager of TX4PG, reports to OPDX that all direct
> requests for TX4PG QSLs have been sent out.
>
> ANYONE NEED A QSL MANAGER? Gert, K5WW, writes to OPDX and states:
> "I am offering my services as QSL manager to the DX community. Anyone
> who makes a lot of QSOs and doesn't have enough time to handle his/her
> own QSL, has no local QSL bureau or just wants to spend more time on
> the radio instead of QSL'ing can contact me. I have several years of
> experience handling the incoming and outgoing QSL for the members of
> two large clubs and their contest stations. I'm a member of The QSL
> Managers' Society. I accept paper and/or electronic logs. If you don't
> already have it a webpage with information about your station and a
> logbook search will be created. All requests are welcome at:
> [email protected]
> I'd appreciate it if you could find a couple of lines in the next
> edition of your magazine to publish this. I recently moved and now
> live in a 'no antennas welcome' neighborhood. So my own DX activities
> have to be postponed, and I have plenty of time to help other DX'ers
> with their QSL."
>
> Claudio, IV3OWC (aka-ST2CF and 9E1C), informs us that his ST2CF QSLs
> have arrived, and he has begun to confirm direct cards. Also, QSLs
> for his 9E1C operation have all been sent out.
>
> XW2A QSL PROBLEMS. Hiro, XW2A, reports he has a big problem with the
> postal system. So, please do not send U.S. dollars, only IRC's!!! He
> states over 95% of mail with green stamps are stolen. His address is:
> PO Box 10003, Mail Service Office, Vientiane, Laos.
>
> RUSSIAN MOUNTAIN DXPEDITION. A group of Russian amateurs are going on a
> mountain DXpedition in Carachayevo-Cherkessya Republic, Russia, from June
> 25-29th. The exact location is Gidam-Bashi Mountain (2410m), Aksaut
Canyon,
> Main Caucasus Range. Reference numbers are: QTH-locator is LN03PO, R-03-03
> for Russian Mountain Award, and KC-04 for Russian Districts Award. The
> members of the DXpedition are: RA6ED/P, UA6ECU/P, UA6EM/P, UA6EDQ/P,
> RA6EAG/P, UA6EZ/P, UA6EDU/P, RZ6HGG/P, RW6HKF/P, RN6FJ/P and RV6HJD/P.
> They plan to be active on 80-15 meters SSB/CW and 144/430 FM. QSL are
> 100% via the bureau and direct.
>
> S7, SEYCHELLES (Update to OPDX.613). John Warburton, G4IRN, will be active
> from here September 13-16th and 23-27th. This past week John received his
> licence for The Seychelles. His callsign will be S79IRN.
>
> SPACE DX NEWS ACTIVITY................
> Look for GB1WIS (first Woman In Space) to be active on the LEO (Low
> Earth Orbiting) satellitess UO14, FO29, AO7 and possibly AO40 up to
> June 30th. Activity periods will be posted on the AMSAT NA BB at
> regular intervals.
>
> Next weekend is the ARRL's Field Day and participants may have a real
> treat to work the Space Station during the weekend event. The "ARRL
> Letter" states: "The Expedition 7 crew may be on the air from NA1SS
> during ARRL Field Day the weekend of June 28-29th. 'We don't know if
> the crew will be active or not, but give it a try,' said ARISS Mentor
> Charlie Sufana, AJ9N. Sufana advises 'good operating sense' and
> recommends that FD operators wait for the crew to finish a previous
> contact before calling. 'You may be only hearing a station or two, he
> pointed out, 'but they are hearing hundreds.' Look for the ISS during
> Field Day during these time slots: Northern and Southeastern U.S.,
> June 28th, 1821-1842 UTC; Southern and Northeastern U.S., June 29th,
> 1059-1117 UTC; Western U.S., June 29th, 1233-1253 UTC; Northeastern
> U.S., June 29th, 1723-1744 UTC; and Northwestern and Southern U.S.,
> June 29th, 1859-1920 UTC. ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson,
> N1ND, notes that Field Day contacts with the ISS crew do not count
> for satellite QSO bonus points, just contact credit. 'Valid satellite
> contacts must be Earth-satellite-Earth contacts through a satellite
> transponder or repeater,' he explained. (See Field Day rule 7.3.7.)"
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. French operators will activate the special callsign TM5AR
> to participate in the celebration of the " 'L' Armada Rouen 2003".
Activity
> will be on 80-2 meters. For the 4th time since 1989, a large group of sail
> boats (fleet) will gather/head to Rouen, Normandy, France. More than 30
> great barques, two/three/or four masted schooners, bricks, ketches and
> other sea clippers from all over the whole world will stay and parade
> on the River Seine from June 28th to July 6th. The last Armada was in
1999,
> where more than 10 millions people enjoyed the visit from the ships. More
> are expected this year. QSL via instructions for direct cards or via the
> French REF Bureau.
>
> SV5, DODECANESE. Bert, PA1KW, informs OPDX that he will be active during
> the IOTA Contest in July from Kos Island (EU-001) as SV5/PA1KW. He also
> mentions that he will be active before and after the contest. QSL via
> his home callsign, bureau or direct (SASE).
>
> T2, TUVALU. Mike/T21MY and Jan/T2YL continue to be active until about
> June 26th. Mike was heard this past week on 80/30/15/12/10 meters CW at
> various times. Jan was heard on 20/17/15 meters SSB. QSL Manager George,
> OM2SA, reports that he has received the first set of logs about two weeks
> ago and the first batch of direct QSLs (500) are in the mail. He is
working
> on them everyday and requests everyone to please be patient.
>
> T5, SOMALIA. Baldur, DJ6SI, has once again surprised everyone and showed
> up as T5X on June 16th. The length of his stay is not known. He has been
> very active on 17 meters CW as well as 80/40/30/20/15 meters. QSL via
> DJ6SI.
>
> V31, BELIZE. Wayne/N5WD and his wife Pamela/KB5UAE are planning to be
> active as V31WD and V31UA, respectively, from Placencia (EK56), July
> 15-21st. Wayne will be concentrating on 6 meters during the CQWW VHF
> Contest weekend. However, he will be on 80-6 meters at other times during
> the week and can do PSK31/SSB/CW. He tells OPDX, "Maybe next trip we'll
> add WSJT". QSLs to N5WD, callbook address or via the W5 bureau.
>
> VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Mike Foster is now operating as VP2V/7Q7FM
> until he gets his own British Virgin callsign. His activity is mostly on
> 20 meters until he gets his antennas sorted out. Watch around 14200 kHz.
> QSL "ONLY DIRECT" via Allen, G0IAS. Allen states, "PLEASE add a bit to the
> return postage....sorry, my pockets are only so deep...and NO return
postage
> no card."
>
> VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Gary/K4UU and Bud/K4ISV are now active
> from North Caicos until June 25th. Their callsign are homecalls/VP5. Gary
> was heard over the past weekend on/around 14184 kHz after 0100z. Bud was
> heard on 80 meters SSB (3793 and 3796 kHz) after 1000z and again at 0130z.
> QSLs for K4UU/VP5 go to his home callsign. No QSL details were provided
> for Bud's activity.
>
> VP8, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Look for LZ2UU to be active as VP8/LZ2UU
> during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/
> All Band/Low Power entry. Activity will be from LZ0A, the Bulgarian
> Antarctic Base on Livingston Island, South Shetland. QSL via LZ2UU.
>
> YI, IRAQ. Steve, OM3JW, reports that his son Mike, OM2DX, will be going
> back to Baghdad on June 25th. Mike's activity will be limited to a few
> weeks because Slovak Ambassy in Baghdad was totally destroyed. His power
> amplifier was lost and antenna systems (log-periodic yagi for 20-10m,
> vertical HF6 and wire dipoles on low bands) were destroyed. Mike expects
> to operate as YI1BGD from the club station. However, he believe that he
> will receive his personal callsign very soon. He will also look for
> YI1BGD documents (licence that was issue in 1978) and will send his copy
> to ARRL. The reason for this is that some people are now having their
> YI1BGD QSLs rejected for DXCC (Mike's activity). For more info and
> updates, go to the following Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/om2dx
>
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