[KCDXC] Fw: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #601
T.M. Rose
[email protected]
Sun, 2 Mar 2003 16:57:39 -0600
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Subject: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #601
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> Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 601
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> The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
> DX Bulletin No. 601
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> March 3, 2003
> 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, K1XN & GoList, K3LR, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, W3LEO,
> K4SV, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN, AC7DX, K8BL, K8PT, K8YSE, NE8Z, W9OL, 8P9BX,
> CE4USW, CE6TBN, CO8TW, DL1EK/DL7VOA & DX Newsletter, DL2VFR, DL6KAC,
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> 50 MHz DX Bulletin, PA5ET, RW3RN, RW6HS, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3EXY, VE6JO,
> VK3EW, VK4AAR, VK4FW, XQ5SM, YO9HP and ZL4HU for the following DX
> information.
>
> DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
> week of Sunday, 23rd/February, through Sunday, 2nd/March there were 238
> countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
> 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
> 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3,
> A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, 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, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD,
> GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR,
> HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
> KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KH9, 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, PY0F, PZ,
> S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T31, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG,
> TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
> V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, 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, ZL, ZP, ZS
>
> * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
> always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
>
> 6W, SENEGAL. John, F5VHQ (ex-OE5TGL), will be active as 6W/F5VHQ between
> April 19th and May 1st. Activity will be on 40-10 meters SSB. QSL via
> F5VHQ.
>
> 8P, BARBADOS. Winston Seeney, 8P9BX (VE3WFS), informs OPDX that he
attended
> a meeting of the Radio Society of Barbados and was told a QRP DX team is
> scheduled to operate on the Atlantic coast, on March 15th, and is
scheduled
> to go on the air at 1400z. They will operate on CW and SSB on the lower
> ends of the bands from 40-10 meters.
>
> 9N, NEPAL. Dov Gavish, 4Z4DX, will be active as 9N7DX starting April 22nd
> for 4 weeks. Activity is expected to be on 160-6 meters CW and the digital
> modes. QSL via 4Z4DX. His Web site is at: http://www.qsl.net/4z4dx
>
> A4, OMAN. Alex, YO9HP, will once again be active as A45WD. He leaves for
> Oman today (Monday, March 3rd) and is expected to be active around the
> 5th or 6th of March. His length of stay is not known (possibly two weeks).
> Look for him on 80-10 meters including the WARC Bands on CW/SSB. QSL
> via bureau or YO9HP: Alex Panoiu, Pleasa - Prahova, RO-2038 ROMANIA
> ADDED NOTE: Alex would like to thank all stations who sent direct QSL
> (with SASE) or a bureau QSL. He has managed to reply to 99% of the direct
> cards before his trip back to Oman. Also, bureau QSLs are almost done, and
> he will drop the last batch via the A4 bureau. They normally send the
> cards out every 3-4 months.
>
> BU2, TAIWAN. Mark Kawasaki, JJ1TBB, was happy to inform OPDX that he has
> received permission from the Taiwan Authority to operate as BU2/JJ1TBB
> from Taipei. He states "BU" is a very new prefix for Taiwan. His activity
> will be mainly CW/SSB on 40-10 meters. He was heard this past week on
> 21262 kHz around 0200z. Mark's work assignment is expected to keep him
> in Taiwan for 3-4 years. QSL via JL1ANP. ADDED NOTE: Mark may be known
> for his operations from Singapore as 9V1AN (1995-96), and Christmas Island
> as VK9XB (1996), Vietnam as XV2A (1991) and possibly from some others
> locations.
>
> BW4, TAIWAN. Art, UA3VCS, states there is a minor change in his callsign
> for the upcoming Russian DX Contest (March 15-16th) and the CQ WPX SSB
> Contest (March 29-30th). He will not sign BW3/UA3VCS as first announced,
> but he will sign BW4/UA3VCS. Art also mentioned that he will be a
Single-Op/
> Single Band (10m)/Low Power entry for the CQ WPX SSB Contest (and also a
> Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry for the WPX CW Contest). QSL via the
> CBA (preferred) or bureau (it may take more than a year and a half to
> reply for the QSLs received via bureau).
>
> CB5, CHILE (Attention Prefix Hunters). Ferdi, XQ5SM (SCDXG member), will
> put the CB5 prefix on the air for the first time during the CQWW WPX SSB
> Contest (March 29-30th). Look for him to be active in the contest as CB5A
> as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. QSL via XQ5SM.
>
> DAYTON HAMVENTION EVENT. Tim, K3LR, reports that the North Coast
Contesters
> are pleased to announce: The 11th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner (Tickets
> are on sale NOW). Master of Ceremonies is Tim Duffy, K3LR. The 2003
Contest
> Hall of Fame Inductions will be formally announced by the CQ WorldWide
> Contest Director and CQ Contest Hall of Fame member, Bob Cox, K3EST. They
> are honored to have Rich Strand, KL7RA, as their dinner speaker. The
dinner
> will be held on Saturday night, May 17th, at 6:30 PM: Cash bar opens at
> 5:30 PM. The event will be located at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Official
> Contest Hotel), 5th and Jefferson Streets (Next to the Convention Center),
> Dayton (Downtown), Ohio in the VAN CLEVE BALLROOM. Menu: Prime Rib of
Beef,
> Potato, vegetables, rolls, chocolate fudge cake, choice of beverage,
coffee,
> tea or iced tea (* Vegetarian menu available by request at the dinner).
> Price is 31.00 USD per person. SEATING IS LIMITED TO 300, SO ORDER YOUR
> TICKETS EARLY. Seating is random and is not reserved. Tables are set in
> rounds or 8. All dinner ticket orders are handled exclusively by Craig
> Clark, K1QX at: Radioware and Radio Bookstore, PO Box 209, Rindge, NH
03461
> http://www.radio-ware.com
> You can place your order by calling: Monday through Friday from 10 AM to
> 6 PM eastern USA time. 1-800-457-7373
> 1-603-899-6957 for International
> or by FAX 1-603-899-6826 24 hours
> You can also E-MAIL your orders to: [email protected]
> Visa, Mastercard, American Express. Sorry no COD orders. E-MAILs must
> include charge card + number, callsign and return address information.
> Tickets will be sent via First Class US Mail no later than May 7, 2003.
> Please allow plenty of time for your tickets to arrive before you leave
> for Dayton. Radioware and Radio Bookstore is not responsible for tickets
> lost in the mail. Special thanks to Craig Clark, K1QX and Radioware -
Radio
> Bookstore for once again handling the tickets. Deadline for ticket orders
> is May 6, 2003. NO EXCEPTIONS There will be no tickets at the door. Many
> contest operators from around the world will attend this event. If you
> enjoy radio contesting, you do not want to miss this dinner. They expect
> a quick sell out. Order your tickets early!
>
> IOTA NEWS......................
> AS-084. Club members of Pyoungteak DX Club (PDXC) will be active from
> the Chuja Island Group between March 18th and March 24th.
> The operators who will activate this Korean island, which
> has been silent for 5 years, are: Han/DS2GOO, Son/DS3HWS,
> Chae/DS5BSX and Choi/6K2CLF. The operators will sign as
> homecall/4 and use their club callsign D90HE/4. Activity will
> be on 80-10 meters (all bands) SSB/RTTY with 100w
transceivers.
> QSLs for DS2GOO/4 and D90HE/4 are via DS2GOO, and the others
> are via their homecall. More detailed information and their
> schedule will be available at:
> http://myhome.naver.com/dxer2han/as084/
> A log search and various pictures will be available after
> their return.
>
> AS-079. Takeshi "Take", JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/6 from Miyako
> Island (Miyako-jima Hirara-City Okinawa-ken) as follows:
> March 20th (0700z) to March 23rd (0000z)
> April 26th (0700z) to May 5th (0000z)
> Activity will be on 40/17/15/12/10/6 meters SSB. He will
> listen for DX stations on 6 meters (especially AF and SA).
> QSL only via the Bureau.
>
> EU-004. Christian, DL6KAC, will be active as EA6/DL6KAC from Mallorca
> Island (DIE: E-021), starting March 11th through April 10th.
> This will be a holiday style operation with activity on 40-10
> meters (maybe 80m) mainly on SSB, but with some RTTY and/or
> PSK31. Using 350 watts, his antennas will be dipoles, maybe
> an Inverted L for 80m. QSL via the DARC Bureau or direct
> (using the QRZ.com address).
>
> NA-144. Tom, WA6WPG, is expected to be active next weekend (March
> 8-9th) from Anacapa Island (USI CA-002S) as WA6WPG/p. His
> operation will last for 26 hours with activity on 40-10
meters.
> QSL via his home callsign.
>
> SA-085. UPDATE TO OPDX.600. Marco, CE6TBN, informs OPDX that he will
> be joining the 3G1P team on the Pan de Azucar Island
DXpedition
> to take place March 14-17th. QSL via XQ1IDM.
>
> JW, SVALBARD. Francois, F8DVD, will once again be active from Spitzbergen
> Island (EU-026, WAZ 40). He will stay from April 20-24th, in Longyearbyen
> (Grid JQ78TF), the main city of Spitzbergen. Look for him as JW/F8DVD
> on 80-10 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign either via the bureau or
> direct (SASE+postage).
>
> KH6, HAWAII. Csaba Gal, DH7KU (HA7XQ), will be active from here as
KH6/DH7KU
> during his spare time between March 9-15th. His main purpose for being
> here is to install different types of equipment at Caltech Submillimeter
> Observatory (CSO) at Manua Kea, but he hopes to be active in the evenings
> enough to make a few contacts. He will be using a Kenwood TS-50 into a
> multiband dipole or a 3 band GP.
>
> KH6, HAWAII. Marty, K2PLF, is now active as KH6/K2PLF until March 14th
> from Sea Q Maui (OC-019, USI HI-018S, Maui County, Hawaii). He was heard
> in this past weekend's contest, but plans to concentrate over the next
> two weeks on the WARC bands and the lower bands.
>
> LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY (From Germany).............
> Look for DL4OK/p to be active July 15-29th, which includes the IOTA
> Contest from Pellworm Island. Reference numbers are: IOTA EU-042,
> German Island Award N-023, German Lighthouse Nr. 40 and ARLHS-LH
> FED 187. Activity will be on all bands CW/SSB. QSL via their
> homecall/bureau.
>
> Operators DH7AX, DH1LA and DL2VFR are going to Hiddensee Island from
> May 29th through June 1st. Activity will include the 1st German Island
> and Lighthouse Weekend. Island reference numbers are: IOTA EU-057
> and German Island Award O-005. Two lighthouses will be activated:
> Dornbusch - German Lighthouse Nr. 17 and ARLHS FED-026
> Gellen - German Lighthouse Nr. 22 and ARLHS FED-088
> Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via their homecall/bureau.
>
> MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Operators G0HSS, G3NKC, G4MJS, G4XUM and M0BEW will be
> active as MD4K in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Multi-????
> entry. QSL via G3NKC.
>
> MJ, JERSEY. Pete/K8PT and Craig/K3PLV will be off to the Channel Island
> of Jersey (IOTA EU-013) again and will be operational from March 19-24th.
> Their callsigns will be MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV. They will be operating
> SSB/CW/RTTY on all bands with concentration on the lower bands including
> 160 meters. Pete states, "Ham radio is our priority." QSL is via their
> home calls. Direct QSLs are preferred, but bureau cards will be answered
> as time permits.
>
> MM0, SCOTLAND. Leo, W3LEO, will once again be active from Portpatrick in
> southwest Scotland from about March 4th to April 3rd. His callsign will
> be MM0LEO, and he plans to be in the CQWPX SSB Contest. Leo will use an
> Icom 706 (100 watts), an R-5 vertical [10, 12, 15, 17, 20 meters], and
> a 40-meter dipole in a delta configuration. Leo provided us with the
> following reference numbers: CQ Zone 14, ITU Zone 27, Grid Square IO-74ku,
> IOTA EU-005 [Great Britain] and Worked All Britain [WAB] Square NW-95.
> QSL via W3LEO.
>
> OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Rob, PA5ET, informed OPDX that he was pleased to
announce
> that Ronald/PA3EWP, Dick/PA3FQA and himself (all members of the Low Land
> DX-pedition Team) will activate these islands between March 24th and
> April 3rd. Activity will be on all HF bands 160-10 meters CW, SSB, RTTY,
> PSK31 and some SSTV. (UPDATE: Just before going to print, Rob informs
> OPDX that Tom/GM4FDM and Bill/AK0A have decided to join the team, so now
> there are 5 operators. Since Mr. RTTY [AK0A] is joining the team, we can
> expect a lot of RTTY especially on the WARC bands.) They will have two
> stations on around the clock. Equipment will be: 2 FT-1000MPs with 2 Alpha
> Amplifiers, 2 Quads antennas for 30-10 meters, a vertical for 40 meters
> and the Titanex V80e and V160e for 80 and 160 meters. They have requested
> local callsigns, but currently have not been informed of them. So for now,
> they will use OY/homecall. The group would like to use the requested local
> callsigns for 80/160 meter and for the WPX SSB Contest (the last weekend
> in March in which they will participate). All QSLs will be handled by
> the LLDXT QSL Manager PA5ET: Rob Snieder, Van Leeuwenstraat 137,
> 2273 VS Voorburg, The Netherlands. It is not likely that they will have
> on-line logs unless it is easy to get an Internet account. However, they
> are currently investigating the uses of a InterNet Cafe or local hams to
> upload their information on a daily basis. For more update-to-date
> information, please the LLDXT Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/lldxt
>
> QSL INFO AND NEWS..............
> INTERESTING QSL TOOL. Bill, W9OL, in Chicago, has provided the DXers
> with an interesting chart/list on his Web page. This Web page contains
> info on the amount of IRCs or GSs (Greenstamps) needed to QSL to
> various countries. The URL is: http://files.billnjudy.com/
> Bill states, "Hams in all countries are invited to send me data on
> the amount of IRCs or GSs needed to return QSL requests from their
> country." His E-mail address is: [email protected]
>
> Vitaly, VE6JO, reports that his 3C2MV DXpedition was approved for
> DXCC credit. QSL cards were designed and ordered mid-February with
> an estimated delivery of mid-March. He has started to prepare labels
> for the cards received direct and will proceed with mailing as soon
> as he receives the QSLs from the print shop. There is a possibility
> of a delay at the beginning as he has to go to a construction site
> (no, not in 3C-land, local site in Alberta) around the end of March
> to beginning of May. Vitaly states, "DX clubs and individuals that
> supported this DXpedition and has made some donations will receive
> my QSLs first with couple of photos. Cards received direct but with
> not sufficient postage and/or with old and incorrectly stamped IRCs
> will be returned via the bureau."
>
> Juan Pablo, CE4USW, 3G5Q Webmaster and Team Member, informs OPDX that
> he has uploaded the 3G5Q log to the Web page at:
http://www.qsl.net/3g5q
>
> Ferdi, XQ5SM, SCDXG Chairman, informs OPDX that the following Chilean
> stations were active during the ARRL DX Phone Contest this past
weekend:
> CE4Y (CE4FXY) --> 28 MHz - High Power
> 3G5A (XQ5SM) --> All Band - Low Power
> CE3NR (CE3NR & CE4PBB) --> Multi-Single
> Please QSL all via the route listed on QRZ.com.
>
> Juan, CO8TW, was active in the ARRL SSB Contest over the past weekend
> as Single-Op/Single Band (10m)/Low Power 100 watts entry. QSL via
> IZ8CCW, and the log will be online after the contest at:
> http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/
>
> EA8BH in the contest over the past weekend was Martti, OH2BH, in the
> Canary Islands. Martti's equipment for the ARRL SSB Contest was small
> and light (8.6 lbs!), the Yaesu FT-897. During these turbulent times
> it is advantageous to have all your equipment hand carried--such rigs
> are the FT-897 and the FinnFet FF-1001 solid-state kilowatt, all
> fitting into a small airline hand-carry bag. A special QSL will be
> available that shows/features this compact approach. QSL via OH2BH.
> ADDED NOTE: In the announcement for Martti's -EA8BH operation- the
> following was mentioned: "When returning from AH3D and on the Seattle-
> Copenhagen leg, all their Samsonite case's locking systems were broken
> by the actions of the Sea-Tac security people. The checking was done
> in a secure area at the Seattle airport, and with no access to the
> luggage keys, they broke into them, resulting in damage and messy
> re-packing."
>
> FO0/N5XX QSL STATUS. Bob, K8BL, reports that Clark, N5XX (aka FO/N5XX,
> A35XX, ZK1XXX, ZK2XX, etc.), informed him he is sorry about the delay
> in sending out QSLs, and he (Clark) hasn't been back to the States
yet,
> so, the QSLs are piling up. Clark understands that there are about
> 4000 QSLs waiting for him at home. He intends to answer all when he
> returns home in April. Clark also adds, "No need to send another if
> you have sent one already. Sorry this is taking so long. But, we're
> here for the Americas Cup and will do a tour of the South Island after
> it's over before we come home for the summer."
>
> Operator Alfredo signed HC1HC/QRP in the ARRL PHONE Contest over the
> past weekend. QSL via NE8Z: Rick Dorsch, P.O. Box 616, Hamburg,
> MI 48139 USA.
>
> LCRA TO BE DISSOLVED: "My old friend HK3DDD has just informed me that
> postal rates in Colombia were doubled as of January 1, 2003, and it
> now costs the equivalent of 2.00 USD to send a letter from Colombia
> to the USA", Fred, K3ZO reports. "It now costs HJ/HK hams the
> equivalent of 13 cents per QSL to send outgoing cards through the
> bureau, but anyway the bureau won't be available any longer because
> the Colombian IARU-member society LCRA is meeting this Saturday to
> dissolve itself, since with only 200 paid-up members and 8000.00 USD
> of debt it feels it can no longer stay in business. Beto says
Colombian
> hams have stopped calling CQ and running stations because they can't
> afford to handle the consequences economically. Colombian DXers are
> simply searching and pouncing these days, looking for new countries
> for themselves".
>
> ATTENTION HK HAMS! Alan, VK4AAR, informs OPDX, "I read with sadness
> of the imminent closure of the HK buro and the increased postage
rates.
> If there are any HK or HJ amateurs who could use my service as a QSL
> Manager please ask them to E-mail me. There are no charges and I only
> need to get their log updates regularly (as E-mail attachments
> preferably)." His E-mail address is: [email protected]
> His postal address is: Alan Roocroft, VK4AAR, POB 421, Gatton 4343,
> Australia.
>
> Bill Horner, VK4FW, reports that the FW8FP QSL cards finally arrived
> from the print shop on Monday, February 24th. He is currently busy
> sending QSLs out everyday until finished. However, he states that
> there were some cards received with no return or insufficent
> postage..... these will not be answered as Bill does not have any
> access to the bureau system. QSL via: Bill Horner, PO Box 1343,
> Maroochydore, 4558, Australia.
>
> K1B QSL REPORT. Dave, K4SV, reports that he has had an overwhelming
> response to the new QSL SSB route for K1B. All the available K1B QSL
> cards have been sent out, but he expects a new shipment of cards to
> arrive any day that will fill the current backlog. He requests to
> PLEASE be patient. Dave has received "850 QSL requests with about
> 2500 Band/Mode QSOs". Please send your requests to: Stephen Grose,
> K4YL (ex W4SMG), P.O. Box 183, Flat Rock, NC 28731-0183. Dave states,
> "Our goal is to get everyone QSLed for K1B who has not received their
> cards. It is very unfortunate that some have never received their
> QSLs after several attempts and many dollars spent. We can not bring
> back the lost money but we can get you a K1B QSL card. Any small
> donations will be gratefully accepted towards printing cards, printing
> supplies and postage. PLEASE REMEMBER: USA send SASE; DX send SAE,
> with one Green Stamp preferred or one Large IRC accepted. Sorry, only
> direct QSL requests ONLY. Bureau cards for SSB to RZ3AA and CW/Digital
> to YT1AD."
>
> QSL Manager Ron, AC7DX, reports that he is now the new manager for
> both LU1FKR and LT1F (an Argentine Contest station).
>
> QSL LX7I, which was active in this past weekend's ARRL International
> DX SSB Contest, via LX2AJ.
>
> QSL TO1A via IK2QEI. Operator was Stefano, IK2QEI, in this past
> weekend's ARRL International DX SSB Contest. He was also activate
> outside of the contest as FM/IK2QEI.
>
> Vasilij, RW6HS, reports that he is now the QSL Manager for EX2F
> (ex-UM8FJ, UM8MF and UN7GZ).
>
> The QSL Manager for the VC2A cards (for the period June 15th to July
> 15th, 2001) should go to Jacques, VE2QK, (also the VE2 incoming QSL
> Bureau Manager). He also responds to bureau cards. Send QSLs to:
> VE2:
> c/o J. Dube, VE2QK,
> 875 St. Severe St.,
> Trois-Rivieres, PQ G9A 4G4
> Canada
>
> Ken Holdom, ZL4HU, Group Organizer/Team Leader/QSL Manager for the
> Kermadec DX Association, announces that all QSL requests for the
highly
> successfull DXpedition to the Chatham Isalnds, ZL7C, in October 2002,
> which were received as of Wednesday, February 26th, were answered and
> despatched through the New Zeraland Post on Friday, February 28th.
> Please note that this does NOT include cards received via the
different
> QSL Services. These will be mailed out at a later date when time
> permits. For those of you who did not include sufficient postage OR
> a return Self Addressed Envelope with your requests, these cards WILL
> go via the bureau. For those who included other DXpedition cards with
> your ZL7C requests, these will take a little longer to process and
> will be mailed out accordingly. Please if possible, avoid sending
> second requests until after the 1 May 2003. This gives them more time
> to spend on genuine 1st requests. PLEASE NOTE: OPDX InterNet
Subscribers
> will receive Ken's complete press release as an additional bulletin.
> Also, Ken, ZL4HU, had arranged to have the ZL7C QSL card (double
sided)
> to be viewed on the Web at: http://www.qsl.net/zl7c/
>
> RARE RUSSIAN DISTRICT. Alex, RW3RN, informs OPDX to tell the readers to
> look for special station UE3RDA to be active March 8-15th from the rarest
> district for the Russian District Award ( http://rdaward.org ). QSL via
> RW3RN: Alex Kuznetsov, Box 57, Tambov-23, 392023 Russia.
>
> RU9, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Alex, RW3TN, will be active as RU9G in the Russian
> DX Contest (March 15-16th) as a Single-Op/All Band/CW entry. RDA: KP-06
> or KP-07. QSL via RW3TN.
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station ZS03CWC to be active
> throughout the "Cricket World Cup" until March 23rd. Activity will be
> on 80-10 meters. QSL via ZS1AU.
>
> SPECIAL WEEKEND EVENT. The GMDX Group (Scotland's DX Association)
introduces
> "Celtic Connections" to encourage activity by all radio amateurs worldwide
> to contact areas with Celtic origins. This is purely an activity weekend
> and will enable participants to pursue the Celtic Knot Award Scheme and
> provide an interest in contacting Celtic areas of the world. The event is
> to be held on the third weekend in April each year. Reports on activity
> are welcome and certificates of participation will be awarded to anyone
> who submits a report. If sufficient reports are received, the leading
> participants from the Celtic and the non-Celtic areas will be presented
> with an engraved commemorative Quaich (a small Scottish drinking cup).
> The 2003 Weekend will start at 0000z on Saturday, April 19th, and last
> until 2400z on Sunday, April 20th. For further details, please contact:
> Mr. Drew Givens, GM3YOR, 5 Langhouse Place, Inverkip, PA16 0EW, Scotland,
> U.K. or vist the GMDX Group's Web site at: http://www.gmdx.org.uk
>
> TI, COSTA RICA (Correction to OPDX.600). Harry, AC8G, reports he gave
> out the wrong callsign for one of the operator's in the upcoming fall
> TI5N operation (during the CQWW DX SSB Contest). The callsign KA8KUZ
> should have been Brian, KA7KUZ.
>
> TM5/TO5, MARTINIQUE. Al, F5VHJ (aka NH7A), who was active this past
weekend
> as TM5A in the ARRL SSB Contest, will be active again in the CQ WPX Phone
> Contests (March 29-30th) as Single-Op/All Band entry. Also, Al will be
> active in the CQWW SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All Band
> entry, but using the callsign TO5A. QSL all three operations via F5VHJ.
>
> VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Update to OPDX.597). David, VK2CZ, reports that
> he has been allocated the callsign VK9XD for the CQWW SSB Contest (October
> 25-26th). QSL via VK2CZ direct only.
>
> VP6/D, DUCIE ISLAND. Remember, the second DXpedition to Ducie Island will
> be active possibly next weekend on March 8th or 9th, depending upon seas
> and weather. The station callsign will be announced shortly before the
> operation begins (either from DXpedition organizer Kan, JA1BK, or the
> pilot stations JE2EHP, DJ8NK and WA2MOE). Activity is expected on CW, SSB
> and RTTY with operations on all HF bands and 6 meters. AO-40 was also
> mentioned. Please refer to OPDX.595 for more details. QSL via JR2KDN.
>
> YA, AFGHANISTAN. YA1CQ was heard this past week and weekend on 17/12/10
> meters. Check 18130 kHz around 1200z, around 24940/24950 kHz after 0630z
> and again after 0800z, and 28480 kHz after 0730z. QSL via JA1CQT. It
> has also been reported that Nick, G4KUX, is in the country until April
> 2004 and is active as YA4F. Most of his activity reported on the clusters
> has been on 40 and 6 meters. Watch around 7048 kHz after 1930z. QSL via
> G4KUX.
>
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> From: Ken Holdom <[email protected]>
> Subject: ZL&C QSL Card Release
> To: Tedd Mirgliotta OPDX Bulletin <[email protected]>
> MIME-version: 1.0
>
> Hi All
>
> The Kermadec Dx Association wishes to announce that all QSL requests for
> our highly successfull DXpedition to the Chatham Isalnds, ZL7C ,in
> October 2002 which were received as of Wednesday 26th February will be
> answered and despatched through New Zeraland Post on Friday 28 February
> 2003. Please note that this does NOT include cards received via QSL
> Services and the like. These will be mailed out at a later date when
> time permits.
>
> Our mailout on 28 Feb. will consist of some 5100 plus envelopes which
> contain in excess of 19,200 QSO's and they will be mailed taking
> advantage of New Zealand Post's International ECONOMY rate, so we would
> ask that you please be patient and allow between 3 and 5 weeks for
> delivery.
>
> Our processing team have completed this task in just over one month from
> the time we received our cards from our major sponsors, Vertex Standard,
> (formerly Yaesu of Japan) whom we thank very much for their ongoing
> sponsorship. Our team have done a fantastic job in such a short period
> of time considering each member had work and travel commitments to work
> around.
>
> To those of you who did not include sufficient postage OR a return Self
> addressed envelope with your requests these cards WILL go via the
> bureau.
>
> To those who included other DXpedition cards with your ZL7C requests
> these will take a little longer to process and mailed out accordingly.
>
> We would appreciate you all NOT posting messages to the various
> REFLECTORS etc on receipt of your cards. This only causes panic and
> high blood pressure levels amongst our community and prompts unnecessary
> emails to me.
>
> I will begin processing incomming QSL information emails as of 1 May
> 2003 when by which time you should have received your ZL7C cards. At
> this date I will be in a position to check to see if your cards have
> actually arrived at my QTH.
>
> We will also begin processing 2nd requests after this date. Please if
> possible, avoid sending second requests until after the 1 May 2003.
> This gives us more time to spend on genuine 1st requests.
>
> As I have mentioned in my earlier postings, cards that have been sent to
> my OLD Wellington addresses may not reach me and those who sent them to
> other addresses from pre 1989 call books etc I suggest you update your
> records etc. Those who NOW reside at the old addresses do not allways
> appreciate mail for previous property owners especially after some 3
> years.
>
> Please feel free to publish this email in full in any media format you
> consider appropriate. The wider the coverage the less
> problems/complaints we will receive.
>
> Finally, we thank you all for participating in our Dxpedition which as I
> mentioned earlier was a huge success and without your contacts this
> would not have been possible. Yes we did have some fun and I hope that
> you all enjoyed the contacts that you made with us, all be it they were
> so brief.
>
> To those who supported us, a big thank you and we hope that you will
> continue to support DXpeditions in the future regardless of their size.
>
> Kind regards and best wishes for the future and Good DXing. Our HOBBY
> is still very much alive and well.
>
> Ken Holdom ZL4HU
> Group Organiser / Team Leader / QSL Manager
> Kermadec DX Association
>
> Postal address:
> P O Box 7
> Clyde
> Central Otago
> New Zealand
>
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> Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - [email protected] --or-- [email protected]
> Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
> President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
> DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
> ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
> Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF-80 BBS)
>