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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 546
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 546
BID: $OPDX.546
January 21, 2002
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, KZ1Z, NC1L, K2JXW, WA2VUY, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF, KI6T, N6DHZ, K7BV, K8YSE, N8BJQ, N9AG, 9K2HN,
CE6TBN, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL2VFR, DJ5JH, ES1FB, F5NQL & UFT,
F6EPY, GM4SUC, PA3GIO, PS7AB, PY3FBI, PY5EG, VA3RJ & ICPO, VU3DMP
and YT6A for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 13/January, through Sunday, 20/January there were 231
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3D2/r, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, 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, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB,
HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J7, J8, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH3, KH4, 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, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7,
T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3,
V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o,
VP8/s, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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).
9K, KUWAIT (Special Activity). Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society
(KARS) were signing 9K2RA/AE this past week to celebrate the return of
"His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Alshaikh Jabber Alahmad Alsabah" from his
successful medical treatment trip, on Tuesday 15th of January 2002. If
you worked them a special QSL card will be available. By the way, the
suffix "/AE" stands for "His Highness" callsign 9K2AE.
A5, BHUTAN. Ray, G3NOM, continues to be active as A52OM. He was heard over
the past weekend on 80 and 40 meters CW, as well as 15, 17 and 20 meters.
Reports indicate that he is there with his XYL, E21UHL, on an invitation
from the Department of Telecommunications in Bhutan. During the next four
weeks they will prepare 20 local HAMs for the their amateur radio licence
exams. QSL via G3NOM.
ATTENTION LOW BANDERS! Lee, KH6BZF, propagation guru, reports that
according to some data, watch January 30th - February 2nd for possible
good to excellent Low Band propagation conditions. All is based on a
27.5-day rotational data of the sun's affect on geomagnetic conditions.
CARIBBEAN ACTIVITY (C6 and J6). Gary, KI6T, will be operating from Bahamas
and St. Lucia. His schedule is as follows:
Look for C6AGS from February 12-17th. Activity will be on SSB/CW, 40
through 10 meters (IOTA NA-80). Operation will include the ARRL DX
Contest.
Look for J68GS from March 21st through April 2nd. Activity will be on
SSB/CW, 80-10 meters. Operation will include the CQ WPX SSB Conest
with J6DX.
QSLs for C6AGS and J68GS are via KI6T, either direct or via bureau.
DAYTON HAMVENTION DX DINNER. The Southwest Ohio DX Association is pleased
to announce the Seventeenth Annual DX Dinner to be held on Friday, May 17th,
2002 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton, Ohio. There will be a cash bar at
6:30 PM and dinner at 7:15 PM. Tickets are $33.00 and must be purchased in
advance. Groups wishing to sit together must order as a group. A table seats
eight. Please make your check or money order payable to SWODXA, and send an
SASE for ticket return. Seats will be assigned in the order that requests
are received. Seats will be assigned on 16 March 2002. Seating is limited.
Please order tickets from Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, 7354 Thackery Rd, Springfield,
OH 45502. For information on the dinner, check the following Web site at:
http://members.aol.com/SteveB4622/
Or contact Steve Bolia, N8BJQ, at (937) 788-2803 or sent E-mail to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, reports that the following
operations were on hold for DXCC credit pending receipt of documentation.
Documenation has been received and they are OK for DXCC credit:
CAMBODIA (2001): XU7ABZ, XU7ABW, XU7ABY, and XU7ACA
GUINEA (2001): 3XY6A and 3XY8A
If you had these rejected in an application, you can contact DXCC for
an update ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ), or, just include it with your next submission.
FG, GUADELOUPE. Remember to look for Pierre, F6FXS, to be active from
here now through February 7th. His callsign will be either FG/F6FXS or
FG5/F6FXS. Activity will be on all HF bands including the WARC bands. He
will use an IC-706MKII (100 watts) and wire antennas. This will be a
holiday style DXpedition. QSL via his home callsign direct or via bureau.
H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE (Update). During the period from March 28th through
April 12th, Nick, VK1AA, will be organizing a DXpedition to Temotu
Province. The team will be active in CQ WPX Contest as Multi/Single and
will be active on all amateur bands from 160-6 meters, all modes. The
team consists of VK1AA, YT6A and probably YT6T. They are still looking
for a few good CW/SSB OPs, well experienced, and ready to join team to
do their best to contribute to the final goals of the DXpedition. You
can visit their WEB page at: http://www.qsl.net/vk1aa/temotu
All questions and requests can be sent to VK1AA at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
QSLs are via VK1AA.
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-NEW. The VUIOTA group, which had a successful IOTA operation at St.
Mary's Island (AS-096), is back to activate a new island off the
coast of Kerala State. The name of the island is Sacrifice Rock
and has never been activated. The VUIOTA team (Manipal and
Mangalore Hams) will start their activity at 0800z January 26th -
January 27th. The team consists of VU2SBJ, VU2RDQ, VU2MTT, VU3DMP,
VU2PAI, VU2RDJ, VU2JIX, VU2JRO, VU2NJN and SWL Laxminidhi. The
team will be active with three station on 80-10 meters CW/SSB on
the IOTA frequencies. There will be 6 meter activity for the
first time on the island. Please visit the following Web page for
more information about their activity at: http://www.vuiota.com
QSLs will be handled by each operator with their respective
callsign. Cards can be sent direct (SASE) or via Bureau. All
the direct requests and the Bureau cards for the previous IOTA
(AS-096) St. Mary's island operation have been despatched last
year. (Please note that there is no suffix /p (portable) with
the callsign as there was some confusion during AS-096, IOTA
operation.)
SA-067. Operators Carl/PU1NEZ, Pete/PY1NEW and Lima/PY1NEZ will activate
the lighthouse (LH-0244) on Frances Island, January 24-27th, as
PU1NEZ/PP1, PY1NEW/PP1 and PY1NEZ/PP1. Activity will be on 40-6
meters CW/SSB. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 50110, 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040 and 7030
SSB - 50110, 28460, 28370, 24950, 21260, 18132, 14260 and 7055
QSL home callsign direct or bureau.
LIGHTHOUSE NEWS/ACTIVITY.........
INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/SHIP WEEKEND 2002. In a press release, Mike,
GM4SUC, announced that the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend
2002 will take place from 0001z on Saturday, August 17th until 2359z
on Sunday, August 18th. Last year's activity had 348 amateur radio
stations established at lighthouses and lightships in 46 countries. A
full list of stations that were active with their QTH and QSL information
can be found at: http://vk2ce.com/illw/2001.htm
The complete ILLW press release will be sent to all OPDX InterNet
Subscribers as an additional bulletin.
The Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS), the world's largest
organization devoted exclusively to maritime communications and
light beacons, is proud to announce its "Patriot Award." This award
commemorates the disatrous events of September 11, 2001, in New York
City and Washington, DC. It is available to anyone worldwide who
establishes radio contact with a lighthouse or lightship in each of
the USA's original 13 colonies. Shortwave listeners may also apply for
the award by submitting written confirmation of having heard a light
beacon in each colony. A list of the original colonies and the lights
in each, along with complete details about applying for the award, is
available on the Society's web page at:
http://www.waterw.com/~weidner/arlhs/index.html
For further information, visit the Web site or send an E-mail to the
ARLHS founder and president, Jim, K2JXW, at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OFFICERS FOR 2002. The following elected amateurs will serve as officers
in the Southern California DX Club (SCDXC) for 2002:
President Skip Bolnick, KJ6Y [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vice President Herb Rosenberg, KG6OK [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Secretary Jim Shryne, N6DHZ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Treasurer Cathy Gardenias, K6VC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Membership Harvey Shore, K6EXO [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Director Charlotte Iseda, KB6FXS [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Director Larry Mallek, K6YUI [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ex Officio Chuck Constantine, KR6C [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The official mailing address for all SCDXC correspondences during 2002
will be: Southern California DX Club (SCDXC)
Attn: James Shryne, N6DHZ, Secretary
10301 Maybrook Ave.
Whittier, CA 90603-2620
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please visit the SCDXC Web site for the latest club information at:
http://www.scdxc.org
The SCDXC is hosting the 53rd annual "International DX Convention". For
complete information and registration, please visit the convention Web
site at: http://www.qsl.net/visalia2002
OPERATOR NEEDED. Scott, N9AG/J68AS, reports that the J6DX team is looking
for one more full-time operator for its 2002 CQ WPX SSB Contest M/M effort.
They currently have 5 full-time ops (W8QID, K9JE, W9CEO, KI6T and N9AG)
and 2 part-time ops (K5ZM and K3LP). If you are interested in this March
20th to April 3rd operation/vacation in a nice villa, please contact Scott
at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OY & TF, FAROE ISLANDS AND ICELAND. Tom/DL2RTK and Ric/DL2VFR will be
heading northbound again and will be taking a ferry to OY and TF. Their
schedule is as follows:
May 20-22nd - They will sign OY/homecall from Streymoy Island (EU-018)
in the Faroe Islands. Activity will include activation
of a coast based lighthouse (details later).
May 23-24th - They will sign TF7/homecall from Vestmanneyjar Island
(EU-071) from Iceland.
May 25-30th - They will sign TF1/homecall from Iceland (main island)
(Eu-021). Activity will possibly include an entry in the
CQ WPX CW Contest, and an activation of Lighthouses
possibly between May 27-30th for one or two days from
Grimsey Island (EU-168), and activation of WLH LH-0140
as TF5/homecall.
They will work CW and SSB on 160-6 meters. RTTY and PSK activity will
depend on actual demand. Other operators might join the team for some
days (to be announced later).
P5, NORTH KOREA. According to the KK6DO Web site, dated January 19th, Ed,
P5/4L4LN, is back from vacation. Ed should be back on the air in several
weeks, maybe sooner. He is going to build the Butternut Vertical and test
it. However, due to the severe cold weather, it might take him a while to
mount the antenna on the roof. Operations should be on 15m phone. The
Bencher Keyer is going to be tested and so is Ed's keying ability. When
he is comfortable, CW operations will begin, and the band will be announced.
So, watch the Web site for his operating schedule at: http://amsatnet.com
PW0T, TRINDADE ISLAND. Excerpts from two press releases by Atilano, PY5EG,
state the following (Complete press releases will be sent to all OPDX
InterNet Subscribers as an additional bulletin): "The Araucaria DX Group,
with unprecedented cooperation from Inepar S.A company and its Chairman
Oms PY5EG, the Brazilian authorities and Navy, is proud to announce that
it will sponsor a major DXpedition to Trindade & Martin Vaz Archipelago,
the most eastward point of Brazilian territory...... This will be the
first lengthy DXpedition in several years to this much-needed DXCC entity.
Trindade & Martin Vaz Archipelago currently appears in the Top 30 on the
"Most Wanted" lists.... The team expects to be on the air some time during
the late hours of February 18th and to operate non-stop with as many as
four stations until their departure on March 2nd.... With the special
callsign PW0T... Operations on 160 through 6 meters including the WARC
bands will include RTTY, PSK31, and SSTV. Amateur satellite activity is
uncertain at this time. Special plans have been made to insure that the
low bands and 6 meters are activated with appropriate antennas and
experienced operators dedicated to overcoming the challenges these bands
offer. DXpedition Leader Andre PY0FF, taking over after months of delicate
negotiations by Oms PY5EG, has gathered the following operator team: PY5CC,
PY5HSD, PT7BZ, PY7XC, PY7ZY, PY7ZZ, PY0FF, N6FF and W9VA......." Their
QSL Manager will be Steve, KU9C. Dennis, K7BV, will head up the Publicity
and Fund Raising with assistance from Bill/W9VA and Steve/KU9C. They
request to please send early individual support contributions to K7BV:
Dennis Motschenbacher, 4357 Appollonio Way, Carson City, NV 89704. Your
kind contribution can also be sent with your QSL-SASE to KU9C. The
DXpedition Web site is at: http://www.Trindade2002.com
Also, please visit the Araucaria DX Group Web site at:
http://araucaria.inepar.com.br/
QSL INFO AND NEWS..........
IRC OR USD? THAT IS THE QUESTION. Wolff, DJ5JH, wants to remind everyone
that the use of a "greenstamp" instead of the IRC, because the "buck" is
often cheaper than one IRC, is not really true in all countries. There
are many countries, like Germany, where one US-Dollar no longer covers
for an airmail letter overseas. So the choice is not one IRC or one
USD, but two USD. So then the IRC is the cheaper solution. Wolf states
he receives regularly direct QSL wishes with only 1 USD because many
are not aware that airmail postage in Germany is 0.51 EURO within Europe,
but 1.53 EURO (equals at present 1.37 USD) overseas. Also, in some
countries, it is forbidden to own dollars; another reason that it is
often better to use IRCs.
LU2CN is the QSL Manager for LU1ZA. LU2CN address is:
S.A.R.A., Avenida Del Libertador 8209, Cap Fed. 1429, Argentina
Bert, PA3GIO, informs OPDX that direct QSLs for VK9XV, VK9CQ, VK9LO
and VK6GIO/5 are in the mail. The Web site is updated with the QSLs,
new pictures and and with some QSO Audio clips from VK9 recorded in
the USA. About QSLs, Bert states there was about 151,000 QSOs, and he
confirmed 91% without waiting for incoming QSL, that is about 138,000
(not everyone seems to reply to his QSLs). On his last trip, 20,000 QSOs
were made, 18,000 QSOs were confirmed on January 14th (about 2000 seemed
not to reply, and these will be confirmed). There was 4000 direct QSLs
which have been sent and 14000 Bureau QSLs should be in every country in
about one month. Bureau QSL were dropped off at the bureau around
January 19th.
Angel, WA2VUY, reports that he received YA5T QSL, via KU9C, for a
November 30th QSO.
SOUTH PACIFIC DXPEDITION (5W and YJ). Michel/F6COW and Dominique/F6EPY
are planning to be active from Samoa and Vanuatu during the months of
February and March. Their operations will be mainly CW. The focus will
be Europe on the low bands (80/40m), WARC bands (30/17/12m) and the
digital modes (RTTY/PSK31/MPSK/MP63) in order to provide 5W and YJ to
many EU radio hams. Their suggested operating frequencies are:
CW - 3515, 7015, 10115, 14015, 18095, 21015, 24905, 28015 and 50085
DIGI - 7035, 10145, 14085, 21085 and 28085
SSB - 3780, 7075, 14215, 18135, 21215, 24985, 28465 and 50125 kHz
Their equipment includes: Xcvr 1 - ICOM 706 MK2G (main) / ICOM 706 (spare);
Xcvr 2 - Yaesu FT100D (main) / ? (spare); Amplifier 1 - YAESU FL-2100B;
Amplifier 2 - YAESU FL-2100B; Antennas - Top loaded Butternut HF2V vertical
monopole with 15 x 10m radials on seawater for low bands, Butternut HF9V
vertical monopole with 15 x 10m radials on seawater, Vertical polarized
quad loop on sea water and 2 element HB9CV for 6m. Their schedule is as
follows:
February 19-28th - Look for 5W0MP (Michel/F6COW) and 5W0DA (Dominique/
F6EPY) from Upolu, Samoa (OC-097).
March 4-15th - Look for YJ0AOW (Michel/F6COW) and YJ0APY (Dominique/
F6EPY) Vanuatu (Efate and Espirito Santo) [OC-035].
A Web site is available at: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dominique.auprince/
QSL via direct (home callsigns of Michel Perrin, F6COW, or Dominique
Auprince, F6EPY, as in callbook) or via the French bureau.
SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station ZY3WSF to be active January
31st through February 5th, from Porto Alegre, Brazil, during the World
Social Forum ( http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br ). Activity will be
on 10-80 meters CW and SSB. QSL via the bureau or direct to:
Gilberto Silva Pacheco Filho, Rua: Fabio A. Santos 1245 ap 310 Bloco 2
Bairro Nonoai, Porto Alegre, rs 91720-390 Brasil.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (Update). It has been reported that due to airplane
problems, Eric, T30ES, is currently off the air and back in Tarawa. His
new battery has been purchased and is being shipped to Butaritari Island.
He has made arrangements for the battery to be picked up, charged and ready
to go upon his return January 28th. His current schedule is Saturdays at
1900z and Thursdays from 2330z around 14288 kHz. (Note time change from
previous schedule)
VP8, SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS. The DXpedition is now active as VP8THU. The
team landed on the island Friday, however, their Zodiacs were damaged
slightly during the trip. They were on the air late Friday. The length of
the operations is unknown, but hopefully after reading this, activity will
continue a fews more days before they head to South Georgia Island. Most of
the activity has been on 40-10 meters, including the WARC bands, on CW/SSB.
QSL via VE3XN.
XU & XW, CAMBODIA AND LAOS. Jaak, ES1FB, informs OPDX that he will be
active as XU7ACE January 27th for 2 weeks. He plans to be on 80-6 meters,
mostly SSB, and some CW. Also, he will be going to Laos (XW), for 3-4 days.
Dates and callsign are not known yet. QSL via ES1FB.
XW, LAOS. Mauro, IN3QBR, is expected to be active as XW3QBR from January
21st through July 31st in Vientiane. Also, Fabrizio, IN3ZNR, is expected
to active as XW3ZNR from April 20th through May 10th in Vientiane. No
details were provided of bands/modes activity.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. According to the YA5T Web site, Peter, ON6TT, should be
in Pakistan by the time you read this (January 21st) and should be back
in Afghanistan for one week on January 23rd. After that he will be in New
York for one week and fly back to Pakistan after that. Peter should be in
and out of Afghanistan for the next two months. Robert, S53R, is expected
to leave Slovenia and should be in U.A.E. (A6) by the time you read this
before moving onwards to Pakistan a couple of days later. He should be in
Afghanistan around January 31st for two months. Mats, SM7PKK, is in A6
for a couple of weeks. He might be going into Afghanistan after one or
two months. Mark, ON4WW, is in Pakistan and should be flying into
Afghanistan by January 31st for at least a couple of weeks. PLEASE NOTE:
All YA5T activity after December 2nd, 2001, until now was bogus. Again,
it should be noted that all operators are there for their work with the
UN World Food Programme. Their activity might be limited, the equipment
they use is QRP, and their humanitarian work has priority. Meanwhile,
Nick, G4KUX/YA, continues to be active on 20 and 10 meters SSB. Check
around 14194 kHz after 0300z and around 28487 kHz after 0630z.
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