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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 791
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 791
BID: $OPDX.791
January 1, 2007
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, NJ1Q, N2OO, K3MD, NG3K, W3UR The
Daily DX, N4AA QRZ DX, WB6RSE, N7NG, K8YSE, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, CE6AMN,
DJ5AV The DX News Letter, DK8JB, E21EIC, F5NQL UFT, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
425 DX News, IZ2DPX, IZ8CCW, RSGB IOTA, SM5DQC, VA3RJ ICPO and
YO3JW for the following DX information.
*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Tedd, KB8NW): My family (wife/OPDX's chief
proof-reader Linda, son Teddy [TJ] and his wife Jessi, daughter Katie)
and I (KB8NW) would like to wish all DXers, Contesters and OPDX readers
a very Happy New Year. Thanks to the many individuals who have provided
DX information over the past year. Without them there would not be an
OPDX Bulletin. Also, thanks to the individuals who sent holiday wishes
to my family and me.
73 and Have a Great/Safe/Health New Year de Tedd KB8NW
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 24th/December, through Sunday, 31st/December there were
224 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V,
3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5,
A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E4, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3,
J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, 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, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5,
SV9, T30, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V,
VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, VU7, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL,
YN, YO, YS, YU, YU6, YV, Z2, Z3, Z7, ZA, ZB,ZC4, ZD7, ZF, 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).
1A4, SMOM (Reminder/Update). Just a reminder that the Amateur Radio Station
of S.M.O.M. (Sovereign Military Order of Malta) will be active this week
with a new prefix. Look for 1A4A to be active between January 2-8th. The
operators will be Giorgio/IZ4AKS, Cortesi/IZ4DPV, Fabio/I4UFH, Gabriele/
IK4UPB and Luca/IW0DJB (HV5PUL). Activity will be on 160-2 meters, SSB/
CW/RTTY mode. Three stations will be active at same time, especially
looking for DX areas such as Japan, South America and West Coast. Emphasis
will be on the low bands. An interesting activities chart is available
on the Web at: http://www.1a4a.org/mappe/pagine/1a4a_activity_planning.html
It was also announced this past week that Due to numerous requests of MS
activity, the team is arranging a 2 meter station for WSJT. Activity will
start on January 6th through the 7th. More details will be announced later
so please check their web site for more news. Also, for sked requests for
this meteor scatter (MS) activity, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
QSL Manager is IZ4DPV. For updated information and details about the
DXpedition and The Order Of Malta, please visit the following Web pages:
http://www.1a4a.org
http://www.orderofmalta.org
3W/XV, VIETNAM. Champ, E21EIC, is expected to be in Hanoi December 31st
and stay until January 7th. Watch the bands You never know.
3Y9, ANTARCTICA. Dag, LA9SDA, from Tromso, northern Norway, is now active
as 3Y9SDA from the Troll Station in the Antarctica. His activity will last
until sometime in January 2007. Operations will be mostly on 20 meters,
SSB and PSK.
5H, TANZANIA. Vlad, UA4WHX, is currently active as 5H3VMB/5 from the
Lindi/MTWARA Region Group (AF-074). This is a rare IOTA and as usual,
the length of stay is not known. He has been active on 80/40/30/20 meters
CW, and on Sunday he was on 17 meters SSB. QSL via UA4WHX, direct or by
the bureau.
6W, SENEGAL. Giovanni, IZ2DPX, informs OPDX that he will be active in
the month of May. Callsign and specific dates are forthcoming. Activity
will be on 160/80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters. He will use a Kenwood TS-870
with 3 element monobands for 20, 15 and 10 meters, and a Titanex for the
low bands. Giovanni will continue his African tour after this operation
and head to the Island of Santiago and the city Praia. More later.
9N, NEPAL. Stig, LA7JO, Regional Telecoms Officer for the UNICEF Regional
Office for South Asia (ROSA), continues to be very active from Kathmandu
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