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>
> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.603
> Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 603
>
> The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
> DX Bulletin No. 603
> BID: $OPDX.603
> March 17, 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, ARNewsline, K1XN & GoList, W2GR, WA2MOE, N3SL, NG3K,
> W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, WA4JA, N5AU, N5FF, ND5S, AE6Y, K8YSE,
> WB8B, KI0RO, N0KE, 9A6AA, 9V1SM, CX6VM, DL1EK/DL7VOA & DX Newsletter,
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> RW6HS, VA3RJ & ICPO, VK3EW, VK3OT and VK4FW for the following DX
> information.
>
> DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
> week of Sunday, 9th/March, through Sunday, 16th/March there were 237
> countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X,
> 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q,
> 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2,
> A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, 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, FJ, 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,
> HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,
> KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA,
> OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2,
> S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T31, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI,
> TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5,
> V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP6/d, VP8, VP8/h, VP9,
> VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV,
> Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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).
>
> 4W, EAST TIMOR. ARNewsline reports that Peter McKay, G3WQU, who has been
> active for a couple of years as CN2PM and S07PM from Morocco and the
Western
> Sahara, will be moving to East Timor at the end of March. He operates
> almost exclusively CW.  Look for him operating with a "4W" prefix from
> his next QTH.
>
> 5R8 PIRATE. Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH, informs OPDX:"I am sorry to report
> that Albert's, 5R8GZ, call is being pirated on 80 and 160 metres. Albert
> does not operate on these bands at all as he has no suitable antennas."
>
> 9M2, WEST MALAYSIA (IOTA Op). Dr. Keith Kerr, GM4YXI, is expected to be
> back in 9M2-land this week. As always, he will try to activate various
> islands. Firm plans thus far include AS-046, Pulau Tioman, with Rich,
> 9M2/G4ZFE. Keith will be active on SSB as 9M2/GM4YXI and Rich, 9M2/G4ZFE,
> will be on CW. Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10 meters using verticals
> and 100 watts (possibly 400 watts on one station). Watch the usual IOTA
> frequencies (+/- QRM). QSL the 9M2/GM4YXI contacts via Steve, N3SL. Steve
> states it is possible/probable he will have those logs on an on-going
basis.
> Keith will E-mails logs almost daily to Steve, N3SL, so QSLs should be
> available immediately. QSL the 9M2/G4ZFE contacts via Rick's home
callsign.
> Also, they are planning on operating from the club station, 9M2RPN, during
> the CQ WPX Contest as a Multi-2 entry. Ian, G3TMA, will join them during
> their contest activity. QSL the contest operation via 9M2RPN.
>
> A3, TONGA (Update to OPDX.599). By the time you read this, the German
> team should be active as A35XM. Operators are Irina/DL8DYL,
Reinhard/DL8YRM,
> Thomas/DL5LYM, Wolfgang/DL4WG and Ralf/DL9DRA. They will be active on CW,
> SSB and RTTY. Also, their main focus will be on Europe, the WARC Bands and
> RTTY. QSL via DL8YRM, via the bureau or direct. E-mail requests for bureau
> cards can be sent to:                 dl8yrm@darc.de
> They now have a Web page for this operation at:
http://www.df3cb.com/a35xm
>
> C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Max/IZ4DPV and Filippo/IK4ZHH, inform OPDX that they will
> be active from Maputo and Beira, April 20th through May 4th. Their C93
> licenses have been obtained, but they will not release their callsigns
> until on the air or few days before starting. Activity will be on 80-10
> meters including the WARC Bands on SSB, CW (RTTY ?). Their will probably
> be activity on 6 meters. They will use 100 watts into a TH7 antenna and
> wire verticals. QSL will be via direct CBA or bureau (no QSL via E-mail
> or eQSL). Further info later...
>
> D2, ANGOLA. Joao, CT1BFL, is expected to be active as D2U until February
> 2004. There has been NO QSNs reported yet, but his planned activity will
> be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via CT1BFL.
>
> FM, MARTINIQUE. Bernard, F5LBG, will be active for one month starting on
> March 13th from Martinique Island (IOTA NA-107 and DIFO MN-001), as
> FM/F5LBG. Activity will be on 80-6 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign,
> bureau or direct (+postage) to: DAUVIER Bernard, 20 Chemin des Mottes,
> F26760 Beaumont les Valence, FRANCE.
>
> HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Diego, LU8ADX, will be active as HC8/LU8ADX from
> March 24-31st. Activity will be on SSB and possibly RTTY. He will join
> the team of N5KO, OH0XX, K5KA, XE1KK, KI7WX and NM5M to be active in the
> CQ WPX Phone Contest as HC8N.
>
> IOTA AND USI ACTIVATION. John, WA4JA, will activate Shell Island, IOTA
> NA-085 (now FL Group, Bay County) and USI FL401S for one day between
> April 7-11th. The day for the boat trip depends on the WX. Activity will
> be on 20-10 meters near the IOTA and USI frequencies. Also, he will try
> to operate from Okaloosa Island (NA-142 and FL003S) during the same week,
> mostly on 10 meters SSB. QSL to WA4JA, direct (PSE SASE). DX stations
> with Bureaus will be QSLed via the bureau automatically.
>
> IOTA NEWS.............................
>     AF-018.  Operator Giuseppe/IT9BLB and an International team will
>              activate Pantelleria Island as IH9P in the CQ World Wide
>              DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Multi entry.
>              QSL via KR7X.
>
>     AS-008.  Look for members of the Kitagawa ARC (JH1ZHU) to be active
>              from Izu Island. Possible callsigns to be used are JH1ZHU/1
>              or members homecall/1. Activity will take place between
>              March 21-23rd, on 80-6 meters CW/SSB. QSL via JH1ZHU or to
>              the participating operator's home call.
>
>     AS-017.  Nobu, JQ1EYN, will be active as JQ1EYN/6 from Komaka Island
>              from April 27-28th. He plans to be active on 80-6 meters SSB
>              and CW. Visit the Web site for more details at:
>                    http://www.chinenmarine.co.jp/local/komaka.htm
>              QSL via the JARL Bureau or direct to his home call.
>
>     AS-105.  Members of the "Korea AnSung DX Club" will activate Chebu
>              Island betweeb April 4-6th as D70HL/2. Activity will be on
>              80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/2 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. They will have
>              an arsenal of equipment and antennas as follows:
>                 Transceivers - TS-870S(100W), TS-570S(100W), 145BASE(50W)
>                 Antennas - 80m (DP/GP), 40m (LOOP/GP), 30m (DP/GP),
>                            20m (LOOP/GP), 17m (DP/GP), 15m (3 ele.
YAGI/GP),
>                            12m (4 ele. YAGI/GP), 10m (3ELE YAGI/GP), 2m
(GP),
>                            3 ele. YAGI (40/17/15/10m), LOOP (40/20m home-
>                            made), 7000+ (HF all band), 4 ele. YAGI (12m
>                            homemade), and BRAVO.CO WARC+ (80/30/17/12m).
>
>     EU-170.  Feco, 9A/HA8KW, will activate the Island of Prvic (CI-094)
>              on July 24-31st. He will use an IC-745 radio with a vertical
>              and wire antennas. He will participate in the IOTA Contest
>              (in the limited, 12-hour section) as 9A/HA8KW.
>
>     EU-187.  Giannis, SV2FPU/8, reports that the "Radio Amateur Union of
>              Northern Greece DX Foundation Team" will be on the air from
>              Gaydos Isle using the special callsign SX9G. Please visit the
>              following Web page:      http://www.qsl.net/sx9g
>
>     OC-201.  You should still have a few days to work Steve, G4EDG, from
>              Waiheke Island as ZL1/G4EDG. His operation started on March
>              14th and is expected to last for 4-5 days. Activity will be
>              on 20 meters QRP CW only (best time for EU is around 0600z).
>              QSL via his home call.
>
>     OC-237.  Operators Rivai/YB2MTA and his friend Pri/YC2CJQ will
activate
>              Panjang Island from a lighthouse (LH 0479). They will be
using
>              the callsigns homecall/P from Friday through Sunday, March
>              28-30th. Activity is expected to only be on 15 meters. On
>              Friday, they will try to work PSK31 and CW. Then on Saturday,
>              they will enter the CQ WPX Contest. QSL both callsigns via
>              EA7FTR: Francisco Lianez, Asturias 23, 21110 Huelva, SPAIN.
>
> J5, GUINEA-BISSAU (IOTA Op). Simone, IV3NVN, is now active as J5UCW from
> a new IOTA, Pecixe Island (AF-093), until about March 22nd were he will
> return to the mainland. Once back on the mainland, he will be active as
> J5UDX again until April 2nd. He will try to be active on 160 meters. QSL
> J5UCW and J5UDX via IV3NVN: Simone Candotto,  P.O. Box  4,
> 33050 Castions di Strada - UD, Italy.
>
> JW, SVALBARD. Members of the LA8G-group (Radioamatorklubben P35) will
> be active from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, this spring. They will also be
> active as JW8G during the CQ WPX SSB Contest. Their callsigns used
> outside of the contest will be JW3JJA (Martin), JW9IY (Bjorn) and JW9GY
> (Morten). QSL to their home callsigns and QSL JW8G via LA9GY: Morten
> Antonsen, Hallsetreina 6, N-7027 Trondheim, Norway. Please notice that
> 1 USD will not cover the postage fee to countries outside of Europe.
> For more info, please check the following Web page at:
>                       http://www.qsl.net/la8g
>
> KH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND. Bert, V73GOD, is once again going back to Johnston
> on a short term work assignment between March 18-20th. Look for him during
> his freetime hours. If the KJ6BZ club station building is still standing,
> he will operate as KJ6BZ. Otherwise, look for him to sign KH3/WH7USA.
>
> P4, ARUBA. Andy, AE6Y, will be operating as P40Y from Aruba from March
> 22-30th. His activity will included an entry in the CQ WPX SSB Contest.
> QSL to AE6Y.
>
> P4, ARUBA. John, KK9A, will be active from here between March 22nd and
> April 5th, from the Iguana Villa < http://www.iguanavilla.com >. He will
> be active as P40A in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th). His
operating
> class for the contest is not known. QSL via WD9DZV.
>
> PHILIPPINES PIRATE. Sasi, 9V1SM, informs OPDX that there have been some
> pirate operations from the Phillipine. Be on the lookout for a station
> signing as DX1ABC claiming to be on IOTA OC-128. He has also tried to
> check into SEANET. Sasi states, "A few of us in this region including
> the SEANET net controllers Roy/DU9/G4UNL, Karl/3W2XK and myself (9V1SM)
> have been breaking into his QSOs and announcing that he is a pirate. It
> may be impossible for us to keep a constant watch and urge DX stations
> not to work anyone signing in with this callsign. More information about
> this operation can be looked up at QRZ.COM under the call sign DX1ABC.
> I thought it would be nice to warn the Dx community and discourage all
> pirate operations on the amateur radio bands. It is really terrible in
> this part of the world."
>
> PX5, BRAZIL (Attention Prefix Hunters!). Sergio, PP5JR, will be active
> as PX5E during the CQ WPX SSB Contest as a Single-Op/Single Band (15m)/
> High Power entry.
>
> QSL INFO AND NEWS....................
>    C53M/C56R QSL STATUS. Juha, OH9MM, reports that all C53M and C56R
direct
>    cards have now been mailed. The last bunch of cards will leave Finland
>    on Monday 17th (today). Due to some problems, the orginal schelude was
>    delayed for a couple of weeks. During the process, they had also
changed
>    their QSL Manager. Juha, OH9MM, will take care of all C53M and C56R
>    QSLs. They state that they should have all the cards from OH3RM, so no
>    need to resend your card! If you have any problems with your QSLs send
>    an E-mail to:                       oh9mm@sral.fi
>    The C53M/C56R Web site will be activate in the future at:
>                           http://www.qsl.net/c53m
>    They will try to do their best with the QSLs! Already about 70% of
>    the bureau QSLs have been done...
>
>    Mike, W2GR, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for Daniel,
>    HK3AXY, for past and future QSOs. Mike will be accepting direct cards
>    to his CBA with the usual SASE,SAE/GS/IRC for return. However, since
>    the Bureau is working fine in Colombia....BUREAU cards should be sent
>    to HK3AXY via the HK3 BUREAU. Daniel will answer these as they come in.
>    Mike is taking on the direct cards only for him as his mail is usually
>    pilfered, and he has no idea how much mail ends up missing, stolen
etc...
>    W2GR's address is: Mike Benjamin, 1064 99th Street, Niagara Falls,
>    NY 14304 USA.
>
>    HK QSL BUREAU SAVE! During the Colombian IARU Society (the LCRA)
meeting
>    last Saturday, March 8th, the members agreed not to dissolve the
>    association. So the HK Bureau service will still continue to operate
>    100%.
>
>    QSL STATUS OF THE CARIBBEAN TOUR 2002 - J7/VP2M. Rob, PA5ET reports
that
>    about 75% of all direct QSLs are mailed, the remaining 25% will be sent
>    out in the coming week. Here are some QSL notes from Rob:
>      - As of today, only new type IRC's are accepted (and they need to
>             have a stamp on it)
>      - Only U.S. Dollars or Euro's are excepted currencies
>      - QSLs without SASE will be treated as bureau cards
>      - SASE without address on it will be treated as bureau cards
>      - U.S. envelopes, put USA on the SASE, there are other countries
>             in the world!
>      - Don't send Rob registered letters without prior e-mail, they will
be
>             returned because he doesn't collect them from the post office
>      - Inquiries about the status of all LLDXT DX-peditions can be found
>             on the LLDXT web-site at:     http://www.qsl.net/lldxt
>      - Use envelopes which don't fall in parts
>      - Please use RECENT stamps because Rob collects them
>      - If you send Dutch stamps don't stick them on the envelope but
>        put them separate in the envelope
>
>    Ron, PJ7/ND5S, reports that over 5500 contacts were made during his
>    recent stay on Dutch St.Maarten. He reports that all direct request
>    QSLs have been answered. Any QSLs received without means for return
>    will be sent via the BURO. QSL direct via homecall or BURO. A trip
>    summary can be seen on  < http://www.qsl.net/nd5s/index.html > then
>    select St.Martin Update.
>
>    QSL Manager Vasilij, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the manager
>    for UK8GDW, UN8LA, UN8LWZ and UP9L.
>
>    Bill Horner, VK4FW, was active as VK4FW/p from Fraser Island (OC-142)
>    for only a few days last week. He mentions that conditions to EU were
>    poor, and he only worked just over 400 stations. QSL via direct ONLY
to:
>    Bill Horner, P.O. Box 1343, Maroochydore, 4558 Australia. He will QSL
>    immediately.
>
> R1, FRANZ JOSEF LAND. You still have a few more days to work operators
> Valery/RD3AF, Valery/RX3DU and Victor/UA3AKO as R1FJ. They are expected
> to go QRT on March 19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY.
> QSL via DL6ZFG using the information from QRZ.ru.
> Also, visit the Web page at:       http://qrz.ru/webnews/?id=1249
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. ARNewsline reports that the Balkan Contest Club (LZ1KZA)
> will operate with the special event callsign LZ125O through March 31st.
> This is to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the liberation of
Bulgaria.
> Activity will be on CW, SSB and RTTY on all the HF bands.
>
> ST, SUDAN (Operation Cancelled!). Gerben, PA5NT, informs OPDX that his
> March 16th trip to the Sudan has been cancelled (no details provided);
> thus there will be no ST2X activity this time. He did mention; however,
> that the ST2X QSL cards (for his past operation) are expected to arrive
> soon from the printer.
>
> T8, PALAU. Toshiyuki "Tosy" Moriyama, JA6VZB (T88JA and ex-KC6VW),
> states, "I am planning the KC6SZ 160m QRV 20m anniversary and honeymoon
> DXpedition." He also states he stopped operating on 160m from T8 during
> 1997, but now he wants to restart it again. Tosy hopes to be active from
> the beach of the Peleliu Island (OC-009) because there is less QRN
compared
> with Koror, the main island of T8. His equipment will be an ICOM IC-756
> Pro and a JRL-2000F running 1200W input. The antenna will be an inverted
> "L" on the beach. Tosy mentions, "To protect the peace of my home, the
> operation is limited to 160m only." Activity will take place between March
> 19-22nd. QSL information is as follows: Toshiyuki MORIYAMA,
> 10-101 Karaku-en, 5-53-62 Hanazono, Kumamoto-city 860-0072, Japan. All
> logs will be uploaded to:           http://www.eqsl.cc
> Also, all QSLs will be submitted to the bureau (A.S.A.P.).
>
> TI5, COSTA RICA. Phil, N0KE, informs OPDX that he, William/N0ZA, William/
> TI2WGO and Carlos/TI5KD will be active as TI5N in the CQ WPX SSB Contest
> as a Multi-Multi/High Power entry from TI5KD's station. Look for TI5/N0KE
> and TI5/N0ZA before and after the contest. Some RTTY operation is
> anticipated. QSL TI5N via W3HNK. The other callsigns are via their home
> callsign.
>
> V6 & V7, MICRONESIA AND MARSHALL ISLANDS (IOTA Ops). Jeffrey, KI0RO,
> informs OPDX that he will be active from Roi-Namur (IOTA OC-028) as
> V73/KI0RO from March 23-28th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB.
> >From March 30th-April 2nd, Jeffrey will be active from Kosrae (IOTA
OC-059)
> as V63JE. Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. From April 4-7th,
> Jeffrey will be active from Pohnpei (IOTA OC-010) as V63JE. Activity will
> be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. He will also operate on WARC bands from all
> locations too. This is NOT a DXpedition.... He will operate as time
> permits. All QSLs via KI0RO.
>
> V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Neil, WD8CRT, is now active as WD8CRT/V73 on
> Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands until an unknown date. He is
> currently awaiting for the applied callsign of V73NS. Over the past week
> he was active on CW only. Look for his activty to take place after 1200z
> and around 0000z to 0300z. He will be around 14029 kHz and on the 10/15/30
> meter bands when they are open (watch 10116, 21004 and 28021 kHz). Bob,
> WB8B, informs OPDX that if Neil is working split, he will be on the air
> for some time. However, if you hear him working stations on the same
> frequency, it's just a visit to the shack for a short period of time.
> Bob also mentions that there are some 80/160 meter antennas there that
> Neil has not tuned up yet, and he will be setting up a "flat top fed"
> antenna with ladder line. QSL via the address on QRZ.com: WD8CRT/V73,
> Box 8341, APO, AP 96557 (Or via the V73 Bureau).
>
> VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Update to OPDX.596). Steve, VK3OT (ex-VE3SIX),
> who will be active from Christmas Island (OC-002) as VK9XI between April
> 7-21st, informs OPDX that he will have on-line logs for his VK9XI
operation.
> The log's URL address will be at:
http://www.qsl.net/vk4cp/vk9xi/logbook.htm
> For more up-to-date details and information, please visit the Web page
> at:   http://members.datafast.net.au/electronics/path.htm
>
> VP2E, ANGUILLA. Sheila/N5HGB, Gordon/N5AU and Ray/KC5EA will be active
> as VP2E during the CQ WPX Contest as a Multi-Single entry. They will
> operate on SSB and CW, no digital modes or WARC bands. Also, Gordon, N5AU,
> informs OPDX that the VP2E contest station is a permanent station/house
> on the hilltop overlooking Shoal Bay East. The hill is about 200 feet
> above sea level. The VP2E station is equipped with radios for each band
> 160-10 meters and is designed for "Multi-Multi" contesting. VP2E radios
> are all Yaesu FT-1000MP MK5s with KW amps. Antennas are on 6 Rohn towers
> (mostly 55G) ranging from 90 feet to 200 feet:
>           10 meters is 7 over 7 stacked M2 yagis
>           15 meters is 5 over 5 over 5 stacked Telrex yagis
>           20 meters is a 4L M2 yagi and a 5L Telrex yagi
>           40 meters is a 3L M2 yagi (the full-size beast) and a
>              2L shorty Cushcraft yagi
>           80 meters is a rotary Force 12 dipole at 200 feet with assorted
>              wire antennas on TX and beverages on RX
>          160 meters is a full-size elevated GP vertical on TX with
>              beverages on RX.
>
> VP6/D, DUCIE ISLAND. The second operation to Ducie is now history and in
> the books. Operators of VP6DIA left the island around 2100z on March 13th.
> Last report all of the operators are doing fine and should be on their way
> home. Remember to QSL VP6DIA to JR2KDN.
>
> XY, MYANMAR (Possible New IOTA). Frank, DL4KQ, informs OPDX that he will
> stay again in Myanmar between April 1-15th. He will spend 2 days at
Yangoon;
> possible operation times there are April 2-4th. From April 6-14th, he will
> stay at Chaungtha; coastside Bay of Bengal/Indian Ocean. During his stay
> at Chaungtha there will be a 4 day operation from the
Yangon/Irrawaddy/Pegu
> Region Group (AS-NEW). The exact date will depend on the local situation.
> His activity will be SSB/CW with 400 watts into a G5RV`s, several
verticals,
> on 80-10 meters including the WARC Bands, and perhaps he will monitor 6
> meters with a 2nd rig. Callsign is currently still unknown. QSL via DL4KQ,
> direct or bureau. Look for updated information on the Web page at:
>                            http://www.dx-pedition.de
>
> YK, SYRIA. Saad, N5FF, informs OPDX that he plans to visit and operate
> from Syria again next month. His current and tentative plan is to leave
> for Damascus on Friday, April 11th, and arrive there on Sunday, April
13th.
> Saad plans to have the same simple setup as last year, bare foot into a
> short G5RV. This setup worked surprisingly well last year, so he hopes to
> get similar results this time also. Saad expects to be active from April
> 15-27th, give or take a day or two, and possibly extend his stay for a few
> more days up to one week. His callsign will be YK1BA. QSL via N5FF, direct
> or Bureau is OK. The purpose of the trip is not ham radio, so his
operating
> will be very spotty and not extensive at all. Like last year, Saad hopes
> to be able to operate at least 3-4 hours a day. He thinks he will limit
> his operating to 20 meters, unless the propagation is better on the other
> bands (40-10 meters) at the time. Saad will work the Americas and Pacific
> early mornings local time, that's between 0100-0400z. Europe and Africa
> will be in the late evenings, that's between 1900-2200z, and possibly some
> afternoons, that's 1100-1400z. Saad will try to be around 14195 kHz on
SSB,
> and 14045 kHz on CW, split listening 5-10 kHz up.
>
> YS & HU1, EL SALVADOR. Operators Holger/DL7IO, Birgit/DL7IQ and
Cisco/YS1CF
> will be active from various mountains, lakes, beaches, and ruins of El
> Salvador between March 24th and April 15th. They will be using
YS1/homecall
> from the San Salvador area. There will be an entry in the CQ WPX SSB
Contest
> using the special call HU1M. Activity will be on all bands 80-10 meters
> CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV. They will also be active from Meanguera Island
> (NA-190) as YS3/homecall and from El Tigre (NA-060) as HR4/homecall. QSLs
> for all activities go via DK7AO.
>
> ZL1AMO AIR AMBUKANCE FUND. Judy, AA7UC, informs OPDX that INDEXA has
> reached its goal of collecting 20,000 USD (40,000 NZD) for the "ZL1AMO
> Air Ambulance Fund"! They are also pleased to announce that INDEXA
absorbed
> all administrative costs so that 100% of each donation went directly to
> the Fund. Judy also states the following, "Please express the gratitude
> of INDEXA, ZL1AMO, and the Wright family to your subscribers. As always,
> in a time of great need, they and so many others in the DX/amateur radio
> community rose to the occasion in order to provide humanitarian assistance
> to a colleague in need. The camaraderie and fellowship that goes beyond
> the nuts and bolts of the hobby is what makes amateur radio truly unique!"
>
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