[Part 1] SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.697 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 697
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 697 BID: $OPDX.697 February 14, 2005 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, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, AI2Q, N2OO, W2LO, NG3K, W3LEO, W3UR & The Daily DX, ARRL Web Page, K4QD, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4MY, W4WX, W5UE, AE6Y, KM6HB, K7BV/1, NF7E, K8PT, K8YSE, KU8E, W8JWN, AK0M, NK0S, DB2HR, DJ3FK, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL2VFR, EI4BZ, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NOD, F5NQL & UFT, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I1HYW, IZ8BRI, IZ8CCW, J6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, LA7JO, LU7EE, LZ1ZF, OA4DJW, OK1JR/YB0AJR, ON6UM, SP5UAF, UA4WHX, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE2TKH, VE7AAV and VK4FW for the following DX information. *** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTE (by KB8NW): Since I received so much information over the past two weeks, and I had InterNet access from my Dad's QTH in Las Vegas, I was able to do some writing while by father was resting and recovering from lung cancer treatment. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 6th/February, through Sunday, 13th/February there were 233 countries active. Countries available: 1S, 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE0A, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH5, KH6, 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, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T5, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, 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). 3Y0X, Peter I ISLAND (DXpedition Update/Press Releases). OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive two press releases (#11 and #12) sent out by Team co-leaders Ralph Fedor/K0IR and Bob Allphin/K4UEE as extra bulletins (complete and unedited). Excerpts from the bulletins indicate that the 3Y0X team has shifted its staging area from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Ushuaia, Argentina, and all of the 3Y0X team members have assembled there now. The team had to contract another vessel, an offshore supply vessel named the "Cavendish Sea". The helicopter company shocked the team by substituting a different, smaller helicopter and delaying its availability by six days. They are now in the process of contract negotiations with two other helicopter charter companies. This is their remaining hurdle. If they are unable to sail to Peter I by the middle of next week due to the helicopter situation, they will likely postpone until next year. However, at this time they still have options and remain optimistic. For updated information, visit the 3Y0X DXpedition Web site at: http://www.peterone.com/ 9N, NEPAL. Stig, LA7JO, Regional Telecoms Officer for the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA), is now active from Kathmandu as 9N7JO. He will be active on SSB/CW/RTTY on 160-15 meters. Stig informs OPDX that he will probably be here for more than a year. QSL direct to: Stig Lindblom, Jum Changphimai, 147/1 Moo 3, Tambon Boot, Ban Ta Bong, Phimai, TH-30110 Nakhon Ratchashima, Thailand. 9Y4, TRINDADE AND TOBAGO. Three Latvian operators will be active from the 9Y4ZC QTH on Tobago signing 9Y4/homecall now through February 22nd. Operators mentioned are Girts/YL2KL, Arvis/YL2LY and Juris/YL2GM. Their activity will be on all bands (also the WARC bands) on CW, SSB and RTTY. Look for activity in the ARRL DX CW Contest, possibly using a special callsign or 9Y4/YL2KL as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. They were active this past weekend in the CQWW RTTY WPX Contest. QSL via YL2KL. Real-time logs will be available online and updated frequently at: http://www.lral.lv/9Y4 logs 9Y4, TRINDADE AND TOBAGO. Jaroslav, OM3TZZ, is expected to be active in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. Contest callsign has not been announced yet. QSL via OM3TZZ. 9Y4, TRINDADE AND TOBAGO. Ten operators from the Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club (DD8ZX, DG3FK, DH6ICE, DJ3FK, DJ9RB, DK7LX, DK7PE, DK7TF, DL1FDS and DL4FP) plan to be active from Tobago Island (SA-009) as 9Y4DLH between February 23rd and March 2nd. At least two stations will be active on 160-10 meters CW/SSB and DIGITAL. QSL via DJ3FK. Logs will be available online AFTER the operation. For more info, please visit the following Web page at: http://www.dj3fk.com ANTARCTIC NEWS AND ACTIVITY................. AAW ACTIVITY. Francois, F8DVD, will be active during the 2nd Antarctic Activity Week with the special callsign TM8ANT. Look for activity between February 14-27th on 80-10 meters SSB. A special colored QSL card with a view of the French Antarctic Station Dumont d'Urville will be available. QSL via the Bureau or direct with one IRC or one USD for Europe (two USD outside Europe) to F8DVD's address: Francois Bergez, 6, Rue de la Liberte, 71000 MACON, FRANCE. The F6KDF's Team (Lyon DX Gang) will sign TM0ANT, the last two weekends of February. They will try to be active on all bands and modes. C6, BAHAMAS. Steve, AK0M, will be operating as C6ASB from the Island of Eleuthera, from February 13-22nd. This is IOTA NA-001 and Grid Square FL16. Operation will be casual, 160-6 meters, preferred mode being CW with some SSB or digital modes possible, and will include a casual entry (category TBD) in the ARRL CW DX Contest (February 19-20th). The station will be wire vertical antennas and 100W (FT857) from the cottage, and 5W (FT817 or IC703) from on the beach while soaking up some sun! His XYL Sandy, KC0RD, may also be on SSB or digital as C6ASC. QSL via AK0M. Trip details will be available after the operation at: http://pages.cfu.net/~sjs/c6asb.htm C6, BAHAMAS. Bill, K1CN, and XYL Laurel, N1EBL, are now active from Harbour Island (NA-01) as C6AMM and C6AWW until February 26th. Activity is on 40-6 meter SSB (w/CW upon requests). QSL via K1CN, direct or by the bureau. CU2, AZORES. Operators DL3OI, DL4LQM, DL5AXX, DL5LYM and DL8WAA will be on Sao Miguel, Azore Islands, for the ARRL CW Contest. Look for them to be active from now until February 21st. Their contest operation will be a Multi/2 entry. Callsign is unknown, but will be CU2** prefix. CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Steve, VE2TKH, informs OPDX readers that those who are still not aware of the CY9SS DXpedition to St-Paul Island between June 7th and July 7th, a Web site is now available at: http://www.cy9ss.com The team is still searching for operators and sponsors. The team leader is Robby, VY2SS, and he can be reached for questions at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] D2, ANGOLA (Op Delayed). Bjorn, LA9IAA (D2AA), reports that his operation from Luanda has been delayed. His equipment has been stolen, and he does not have much hope in getting it back. His activity may be delayed by 12 weeks unless his radio shows up unexpectedly. D4, CAPE VERDE. Alex, 4L5A, is expected to be active as D4B in a few contests over the next two months. Look for him to be in the following: CQ WW 160m SSB Contest (February 26-27th) - Single-Op/High-Power entry ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) - Single-Op/High-Power entry CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) - Single-Op/High-Power entry QSL all operations via K1BV. Also, visit the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/d44tt DX0, SPRATLY ISLANDS. Gil, 4F2KWT, is now active from here as DX0K. His activity has been on all bands including the WARC bands on CW at various times. Watch the packet cluster. QSL via 4F2KWT. DX MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES MOST WANTED! The DX Magazine has announced their annual "Most Wanted Survey" for 2004. The survey was taken between the middle of September and late October in 2004. Here are the top "10 Most Wanted DXCC Entities": 1) North Korea (P5) 6) Peter I Island (3Y/P) 2) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (VU4) 7) Navassa Island (KP1) 3) Scarborough Reef (BS7) 8) Desecheo Island (KP5) 4) Lakshadweep Island (VU7) 9) Bouvet Island (3Y/B) 5) Yemen (7O) 10) Kure Island (KH7) Remember, the results of this survey will probably change due to the VU4 operation in December and the upcoming Peter I Island. Visit the DX Magazine Web page at: http://www.dxpub.com DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, informs OPDX that the following operation is approved for DXCC credit: TX9 - Chesterfield Island (Operation in October of 2004) ADDED NOTE: Do you have questions regarding DXCC program issues? Visit the DXCC web site. A new feature has been added called DXCC FAQ's. This link should answer most of your questions on DXCC program issues. Here you will find the program rules, the current and deleted DXCC lists and all of the forms needed to participate. Also, the ARRL DX Bulletins can be found here. If, after reading the information here, and you still have questions regarding the DXCC Program, contact the DXCC Desk. The DXCC Web site is at: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc FR/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND. Dany, F5CW, reports that the Clipperton DXpedition team has just received official written clearence from their HQ to organize a 2005 Glorioso DXpedition. Looks like they will use the prefix "TO4G**" and be active between May 15th and June 1st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, on CW, SSB and Digimodes. Operators mentioned are: Didier/F5OGL (leader), Christian/TZ6SA, Dany/F5CW, Eric/FM5JC, Pascal/F5PTM, Freddy/F5IRO, Yves/F5MSR, Vicent/F8UNF, Luc/FR5IZ, Jean-Luc/F5AEP, Olivier/F1AAK and David/F0CRS. The QSL Manager is Didier, F5OGL. QSL via the REF Bureau or direct to: Didier Senmartin, Boite postale 7, F-53320 Loiron, FRANCE. A web page is currently under construction and can be view at: http://glorieuses2005.free.fr/index-fr.htm FT1W/FT5W, CROZET ISLAND. By the time you read this, Nicolas/F4EGX and Jean-Paul/F5BU are expected to be active as FT1WK and FT5WJ until the end of March. FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators F1HAR, F5MZN and F5HRY will be active as FY5KE in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL info will be announced on: http://www.fy5ke.org HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Gherardo/IZ1DSH, Giovanni/IK1WEG and Riccardo/IZ1GDB will be active as HB0/homecall, April 22-26th. They plan to operate 80, 40, 30 and 20 meters on CW/SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, direct (QRZ.com) or via the ARI bureau. HEADING NORTH FOR THE SUMMER! Hector, EA3EKS, will be active from Greenland and Iceland this summer. Look for him to be operating from Greenland as OX/EA3EKS, August 2-5th, and from Iceland as TF/EA3EKS, August 6-13th. His bands and modes of activity were not provided. QSL via direct to: P.O.BOX 729, 43080 TARRAGONA, SPAIN. IOTA NEWS........................... NA-112. Dennis, WA2USA, will be active as WA2USA/4 from Emerald Isle (USI NC-010S, Carteret County), located in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, from February 20th to March 5th. He also plans to participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th). QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com). OC-NEW. (Update) The official Web site for the YB7M DXpedition (see OPDX.696) to Moresses Island (Marabatua Island) is: http://www.mdxc.org/yb7m/ OC-194. Bill, VK4FW, is expected to be active as VK4FW/p from Little Solitary Island, February 16-22nd. QSL direct to his home callsign with either 2 USDs or IRCs or 2 Euros. His new address is: Bill Horner, P.O. Box 612, Childers, 4660, Australia. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Operation has been postponed! HH, HAITI. Jan/K4QD and Koh/JA7KAC will be active as HH4/K4QD and HH4/K2AC, respectively from here between February 21st and March 4th. They will be operating from the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission in St. Louis du Nord. Their activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters on SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL HH4/K4QD via K4QD and QSL HH4/K2AC via JA7AGO. HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Dennis, K7BV, will operate in the ARRL DX CW Contest from the HI3CCP Santiago mountaintop QTH. See the Web page: http://www.lomadeltoro.com/ Dennis will sign HI3TEJ during the contest. QSL HI3TEJ via ON4IQ. Look for K7BV/HI3 to be used outside the contest. QSL direct to CBA. KP5 OPERATION BY OHIO DXERS DENIED! The ARRL Web reported this past week: "The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has again said "no" to four Ohio radio amateurs seeking to visit Desecheo Island (KP5), a prized DX location that's on the top-ten "most-needed list" for DXCC. The denial came in a letter from the FWS to US Rep Mike Turner (R-OH) of Dayton, who acted on behalf of well-known DXer and contester Harry Flasher, AC8G, and three other members of the South West Ohio DX Association (SWODXA). Flasher was on Desecheo in the 1980s. A small island about 14 miles off the northwestern corner of Puerto Rico, Desecheo Island is a national wildlife refuge and under FWS jurisdiction. The FWS told Turner that the Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge 'is closed to all public entry for safety reasons due to unexploded ordinance (artillery shells) in the area.' The island once was the site of war games. The FWS has not issued Amateur Radio permits since 1993. As it has in earlier denials, the FWS also raised the specter of problems with Caribbean drug traffickers in turning down the latest request. The SWODXA group had requested access to a small landing beach--a manmade gravel patch the group feels is far away from potential contact with unexploded artillery shells. ARRL Ohio Section Manager Joe Phillips, K8QOE, said the group has not given up its attempts to gain permission to land on and operate from Desecheo Island." LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Guido/ON4BAG, Frans/ON4LO, Rob/ON6QX and Ivo/ON6UM will be active as LX/homecall, April 22-25th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters including the WARC bands, on CW, SSB and Digi modes. QSL via the Bureau or the address on QRZ.com. LZ0, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Danny, LZ2UU, is currently active from the Bulgarian Antarctic Base "St. Kliment Ohridski" (LZ-02 for Antarctica Award) on Livingston Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) through late February. Danny has served as radio engineer for the past eleven Antarctic seasons, and this year he is also the Base commander. He is operating as LZ0A (QSL via LZ1KDP Radio Club, P.O.Box 812, 1000 Sofia Bulgaria) and VP8/LZ2UU (QSL via LZ2UU Jordan Radkov Yankov, P.O.Box 196, 7200 Razgrad, Bulgaria). MJ, JERSEY. Pete/K8PT and Craig/K3PLV will again operate from the Channel Island, Jersey (EU-013), March 9th-16th. They both will have amplifiers and will operate 160-6 meters. Modes: CW,SSB,RTTY and some PSK-31. They will do at least one all-nighter on 80 and 160 meters. This year they will accept skeds. To set up one on CW or RTTY, send E-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For SSB or PSK-31, send E-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Their callsign will be MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV. QSL via their home callsign. MM0, SCOTLAND. Leo, W3LEO, will once again be active from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from about February 20th to March 29th. His callsign will be MM0LEO. During the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th), he will use GM3W, the Wigtownshire ARC contest call. During the CQ WPX Contest (March 26-27th) and the rest of the time, he will use MM0LEO. He will use an Icom 706 (100 watts), an R-5 vertical [10, 12, 15, 17, 20 meters], and a 40-meter dipole [in inverted-V, semi-delta configuration]. QSL both calls via W3LEO -- direct w/SASE or via the W3 U.S. Bureau. Reminder on 40 meters: On October 31, 2004, the U.K. opened 7100-7200 khz to their amateurs. Several other European countries have done the same as of January 1st, 2005. Reference numbers are: Worked All Britain [WAB] Square NW-95, CQ Zone 14, ITU Zone 27, Grid Square IO-74ku and IOTA EU-005. [End of Part 1] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. 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