SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.664 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 664 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 664 BID: $OPDX.664 June 14, 2004 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, W1VV, K1XN & GoList, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, W5AZN, W5OZI, K8YSE, DL/VE3ZIK & www.contesting.info, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JG1OWV, JH4RHF, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, JQ2GYU, OH2BH, OH2BN, ON5NT, S58A, SP8HKT, SQ2HFH, UA9KM, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3EXY and YB0DPO for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 6th/June, through Sunday, 13th/Junr there were 212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, CE, 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, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL). 3D2, FIJI (IOTA Activity). Laurence, KL1X/5 (GM4DMA), will be active as 3D2KL from Viti Levu and Vanua Levu Islands (OC-016), and possibly other islands in the Fiji group starting around June 21st through July 9th. However, his radio activity will be limited because he is working for a voluntary organization. His activity will be on HF and 6 meters. 4S, SRI LANKA. Ron, 6Y5/4S7RO, who has been in Jamaica since September 2000, will be traveling back to his home (for a few months -- on holiday) and will be operational as 4S7RO starting June 15th. He is not sure if his XYL will reactivate her 4S7YLG callsign. Ron states, "Although it may not be the right time of year, my prime objective would be to get my old 160/80m antennas sorted out. I will mostly be on CW/SSB, but in reposne to the many requests, I will also try to get PSK31 operational ASAP." QSLs for 4S7RO go to DJ9ZB. QSLs for his 6Y5 operations are handled by G0IAS. ADDED NOTE: Ron mentions that he has noted from various DX cluster archives that someone is bootlegging his 4S7 callsign on 10 MHz. 9H, MALTA. Jun, OE1ZKC/JH4RHF, will be active and on holiday from Malta as 9H3RH from July 25th to August 8th. He will probably be active on 40-10 meters, SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV upon request. QSL via OE1ZKC. PLEASE NOTE that 1 USD does not cover the postage from OE to outside EU. EA9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Marc/ON5FP and Jose/ON4CJK will be here from from July 30 to August 1st (callsigns not provided). QSL via ON4ADN either through the UBA Bureau or direct to: Geert Decru, St. Laurentiusstraat 18, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium. IOTA NEWS...................... AF-004. Operator Herman, ON4QX, will be active as EA8/ON4QX from Gan Canaria (DIE S-005) now through June 26th. Activity will be on all bands, mostly RTTY. QSL via his home callsign. AS-005. Operators Serge/RA3XR and Nick/UA3YH will join a scientific expedition team to Dikson Island (RRA RR-06-09) from June 15th through September 15th. They plan to operate as RA3XR/0 and UA3YH/0 (or possibly with a special callsign). QSL via their home callsigns by the bureau or direct. AS-089. The team of Nikolai/UA9KM (Team Leader), Serge/UA9KB, Andy/RA9KM, Mike/UA9KGH/1, Boris/UA9LAC, Tim/RV6LFE, Valery/UT7CR, Mike/UT9IO (ex.UA9KO) and Victor (The Cook) will operate as RK9KWK/p from Litke Island in the group of Marresalskiye Koshki Isls, June 22nd to July 1st. Other reference numbers are: RRA RR-06-02 and RDA YN-14. They plan to be active with three stations on the IOTA frequencies and operate on 80-10 meters (including the WARC bands) SSB and CW. QSL via UA4RC, by the bureau or direct. AS-169. Look for the Indian Island of Elephanta to be activate between July 23-28th, weather pending. Callsign will be AT0BI. EU-059. Nigel/2M0NJW and David/GM4RQI will be on a two man DXpedition and will be attempting to reach the rarest IOTA Island in Britain called St. Kilda. Activity will be between August 22-25th, and callsigns to be used are 2M0NJW/P and GM4RQI. Their activity will be CW/SSB on 20, 30, 40 and 80 meters. QSL direct via 2E0NJW and G4RQI, or via the RSGB bureau. EU-149. Marc/ON5FP and Jose/ON4CJK will operate as EA1/ON5FP/P and EA1/ON4CJK/P during their visit to Mouro Island, July 23-25th. Activity will include at least one entry in the IOTA Contest. QSL via ON4ADN either through the UBA Bureau or direct to: Geert Decru, St. Laurentiusstraat 18, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium. NA-077. After his first Zone 2 operation (see VE2 below), Nenad, VE3EXY, will spend part of his holidays on the Island of Anticosti in the second half of June. Note that the Island of Anticosti is NOT in Zone 2. His operation from Anticosti Island (CISA QC-001) will be between June 21st (about 1300z) and June 30th (1300z). The callsign to be used is VE2/VE3EXY/P. QSL via VE3EXY. The sunraise/sunset times are: 0742z/2345z. His suggested frequencies are: CW - 7010, 10107, 14025, 18077, 21025 kHz; SSB - 14260, 21260, 7060 kHz (USA split included). He will always work split (2 kHz CW, 5-10 kHz SSB). NA-079. Operators Dennis/K7BV, Gary/NW5E, Ivars/KC4PX, Jose/N4IS and Pat/W5OZI will activate the special event callsign, K4T, during an expedition to Fort Jefferson State Park in the Dry Tortugas, June 27th to July 1st. Activity will be on the HF and VHF/UHF bands. The station's site has a Grid Square of EL84, and it is likely a breakable beacon will operate on 6 meters, 50.098 MHz. QSL via KC4PX. OC-237. A group of YB0s and YB1s call area DXers will be going to Peucang Island, which is located near Krakatau Island, and activate the callsign YE1P between July 21-25th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters (including the WARC bands) on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. For more details, please visit the Web page at: http://www.peucang.org KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Naoyuki, JK1FNL, who was recently active from KH2, will team up with Yutaka, JQ2GYU, and possibly others to visit Saipan Island in early July. Activity will be on 40-6 meters including the WARC bands. More details should be forthcoming soon. LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. Special event station, N9L, will be operating from several lighthouses along the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin from August 5-14th, including activation of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse (USA-252) during the National Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8th. Jim/W5AZN (ARLHS #484) and Patty/W5AZO (ARLHS #485) will be active at a different lighthouse for a few hours each day between 1400-2100z. Frequencies will be centered on 14270 or 7270 kHz (+/-). A QSL for each lighthouse as well as a certificate representing all of the lighthouses will be available to confirmed contacts and SWLs. QSL direct to W5AZN. For complete details of the N9L Lighthouse Expedition, visit the Web page at: http://www.w5azn.com OJ0, MARKET REEF. Members of the World Wide Young Contesters (WWYC) plan to activate this reef as OJ0YC between September 23-26th. The team of operators include Mike/SM3WMV, Thomas/OZ1AA, Colin/KU5B and Pat/OH6GDX at the moment. The DXpeditions goal is to be a multiplier in the Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB), and to be on the air as a serious competing station too. They will also work a bit of RTTY during the contest the same weekend, but the main focus will be on the SAC SSB. Apart from HF, OH6GDX will mainly be focusing on working 2 meters (maybe also 70cm). Activity on 2m will be at least on the FSK441a, CW, SSB, FM modes. Mike promised to work some 6m QSOs too. Since the team consists of students, any kind of help is needed (sponsors and donations). The OJ0YC team now has a Web site up at: http://oj0yc.m3php.net/ . QSL via OH6GDX: Patrik Willfor, Langviksgatan 24 B13, FI - 65100 Vasa, Finland. PACIFIC OPERATION. Ulli, DL2AH, will be on a holiday style operation from Kiribati/Tarawa as T30KU, October 9-18th, and from Tuvalu/Funafuti (T20 callsign not provided yet) October 20-24th. Activity will be on 20-10 meters SSB/RTTY/PSK31 using a FT897 and a Delta-Loop antenna. QSL direct to DL2AH or to the DL Bureau. QSL INFO AND NEWS.......................... QSL TM7BDX via F8BBL. Activity was from the Lighthouse of Cordouan (WLH LH-0271, ARLHS FRA-007, DDFM 33), Ile de Coudouan (IOTA EU-159, DIFM AT-032, DDFM 33). Bill, W1VV, reports that he is NOT the QSL Manager for ZK1VVV. He has recently received a few QSLs for this station and states that he has no connection with this station. SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the special callsign 3Z0BLY to be activated from the ORP Blyskawica Battleship Museum (in Gdynia, Poland) between now through July 31st. Activity will be on all bands. QSL to SP2PMW via the bureau. SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station VI3JA to be activated by the members of the Central Goldfield ARC, August 7-8th. Activity is to celerbrate the 150th year of the naming of the Township of Maryborough Victoria, Australia. Operations will be mainly on 3789 kHz SSB and 20 meters SSB/RTTY/PSK. QSL via VK3JA. CGFAR's Web page is at: http://www.cgfar.com ST, SUDAN. Ghis/ON5NT (in A61) informs OPDX that operators Michael/PA5M (ex-YI/PA5M, 9U5M) and Dane/S57CQ (ex-YI/S57CQ, YI9T, A52CQ) are in the Sudan and will be active for the next several weeks. Michael has been active for about 2 weeks, and Dane just arrived. Both are working for the World Food Programme. Michael is ST2DX (QSL via PA7FM) and Dane is ST2T (QSL via S57DX). Checking the Clusters, Michael has been on 6 meters and 15 meters this past week. VE2, CANADA (Zone 2). Nenad, VE3EXY, will be in Zone 2 in the second half of June and first weekend in July. He will be active in the following contests: All Asian CW, and Quebec QSO Party. The schedule for his weekend operations from ZONE 2 are: June 17th (about 2300z) to June 20th (1300z); July 1st (about 2200z) to July 4th (1300z). Nenad will use the callsign VE3EXY/2 (Counts as Zone 2 and VE2). His sunrise/sunset times are: 0802z/0010z. QSL via VE3EXY. His suggested frequencies are: CW - 3510, 7010, 10107, 14025, 18077, 21025, 24897 and 28025 kHz; RTTY - 14090, 21090 and 28090 kHz. Outside Contest: WARC, RTTY, LF. During Contest: 40,20,15,10 meters. ADDED NOTES: No 6 meters. Outside of the contest, Nenad will always work split (2 kHz CW, 5 kHz RTTY). YA, AFGHANISTAN. Masa/JG1OWV, QSL Manager and a pilot for YA1D/YA0J, informs OPDX that Sada/YA1D/YA0J is leaving Afghanistan by the end of this month. Your last chance to work him is the upcoming All Asia CW Contest. He will take down all his antennas right after the contest. Masa says, "Thank you for many QSOs during his stay there." YA, AFGHANISTAN. The "425 DX News" reports that Daniel, DL5SE, will be active as YA0Y from Kabul until September. He will operate with 100 watts into a ground plane. QSL via DL5SE. Looking at the Cluster spots, Daniel has been quite active on CW on 30/20/17/15 meters at various times (any-where between 0630-0930z and 1400-1900z). YI, IRAQ. Start looking for Richard, YI9KT, to be active near the City of Al Hillah. Activity will be on 40-10 meters. QSL via SP8HKT. YV0, AVES ISLAND. Rumors continue to circulate that an activation of this island is coming soon. However, exact dates and list of operators are not yet known. ZA NEWS AND ACTIVITY. The following is a press release from Martti Laine, OH2BH: THE FIRST ALBANIA DX CONVENTION - ZA1DX. Who would have expected a few years ago that an Albanian DX Convention would soon be reality? Surely Amateur Radio has taken a major leap forward recently; hence this gathering is possible this coming weekend. Some 60 people from more than ten countries are expected to attend - and this includes all new 39 licensees from the recent Amateur Radio training program at the Technical University of Tirana. Last minute check-ins are welcome and the festivities will be held at Rogner Europark Hotel, downtown Tirana (see www.za1a.com <http://www.za1a.com/> ). Room booking reference is "DX IS" and it will give you a special room rate. The Convention will open on Saturday, June 19 at 10.00 and end up with a DX Dinner at 19.00. During the afternoon a new Club station, ZA1UT, will be inaugurated at the Technical University. A new Yaesu FT1000MP and Quadra VL1000 station will be aired. Opening words will be by the Vice-Minister of Education and the Rector of the University. Moreover, several donated radios will find their new homes during this coming weekend. Lecturing at the DX Convention will be G3TXF, G3LQP, I8NHJ, K2WR, LA2RR, OH2BH, OH2PM, T93Y and W6UM. Obviously these people will get on with beam antennas - extensive on-the-air activity can therefore be expected, from Thursday evening, June 17 through Wednesday, June 23. QSL ZA1DX via OH2BH." ZB2, GIBRALTAR. Marc/ON5FP and Jose/ON4CJK will be active from here July 27-29th (callsigns not provided). QSL via ON4ADN either through the UBA Bureau or direct to: Geert Decru, St. Laurentiusstraat 18, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ** IMPORTANT NOTICE/REMINDER ** The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin now has a new FAX number. Contributors can now send/fax their DX information to the following number: 1-419-828-7791 ( F A X only! ) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving bounced mail by sending mail to me via " [EMAIL PROTECTED] ", please send mail to me via " [EMAIL PROTECTED] "...... 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