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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 513
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 513
BID: $OPDX.513
May 28, 2001
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, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4VUD, WN3VAW, N4AA & QRZ DX,
N4GN, N4PL, NT4TT, K8YSE, WA9YYY, CO8TW, DJ2PJ, DL1EK & DX News Letter,
DL2VFR, DL8AAM, EA7FTR, EI4GK, F5NOD, G3XDV, G4KHU, GM4SUC, I2WIJ, I2YSB,
JH4RHF, JI3DST, LU5FF, OH2BH, OH6LI, OH6NJ, ON4AAC, ON4ADN, RZ9OU, SP5UAF,
SV1IO, UA9UAX, UX2RY, VE2MBS and VE3EXY for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 20/May, through Sunday, 27/May there were 228 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3D2/r, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5X, 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, C2, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU,
CX, D2, D4, D6, 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, GM, GU, GW, HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2,
J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, 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, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5,
T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XT, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS
All 40 CQ Zones were available during the past week.
There were 55 ITU Zones available during the past week. ITU Zones
that were not active are: 21,22,23,24,25, 26,31,34,35,43,58,59,
68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,90
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive an additional bulletin (due to its
size) with a complete breakdown and "DXCC/Entities Chart of Activity".
3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Martin, 3C5J, continues to be very active from
the oil platform in Equatorial Guinea, especially on 15 and 20 meters
CW/SSB. It is great to see that he is an active operator, but he would
please many if he could operate from the mainland for a few days so it
wpuld count for DXCC. His main activity seems to be around 1300-1630z
and again between 0530 and 0830z. QSL via MW0BRO.
CF2/CG2/VC2, CANADA (Special Prefixes). In celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the "Radioamateurs du Quebec, Inc." (RAQI),
Canadians have obtained from Industry Canada permission for all VA2/VE2s
to use a special commemorative prefix. Effective from June 15, 2001, to
July 15, 2001, all holders of callsigns with VE2 prefixes may use the
special prefix CG2, and holders of VA2 prefixed callsigns may use the
special prefix CF2. Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KA, president of the RAQI,
also reports that they have obtained from Industry Canada a special
callsign which can also be used between June 15th and July 15th. This
callsign is VC2A, which can be used by an individual or group. Look for
this callsign probably in contests. For more details and the latest RAQI
bulletin, check the Web page at: http://www.marc.qc.ca/raqi0105.html
CQ AWARD SPONSORED. Ed, NT4TT (ex-AH2BE/KH9, KB6DAW/KH2/KH9, HL9MM,
8P9GI and HZ1AB), announced at the Dayton HamVention that starting this
year in memory of those who loved Ed, W2MIG, he was sponsoring the CQ
WPX Mulit Single Asia Plaque. Ed considered "MIG" a friend and appreciated
all the help he gave him working the Carribean while he was out on some
of Ed's (NT4TT) DXpeditions. Ed also sponsors the CQWW Multi Asia Plaque
in memory of his ex-QSL Managers AA6BB and KA6V who have passed on due to
cancer.
HS, THAILAND. Charly, W4VUD, continues to be active from here as HS0ZCW.
He was heard this past weekend in the CQ WPX Contest. However, he reported
this past weekend to "Please tell everyone...NO OPERATION ALLOWED ON THE
WARC BANDS IN THAILAND. I am still getting requests for WARC contacts.
NOT LEGAL IN THAILAND!!!"
ILLW/2001 WEEKEND (Update). Mike, GM4SUC, reminds everyone that the Inter-
national Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend will take place from 0001z on
Saturday, August 18th through 2359z on Sunday, August 19th. Already over
100 stations have confirmed their participation from either a lighthouse,
lightship or maritime beacon. You can find the list of stations at:
http://vk2ce.com/illw/2001.htm
Have a look and see if your station is mentioned and that the details are
correct. If you have any questions or if there are any errors, please
notify Mike at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
IOTA NEWS.............
AS-147. Takeshi, JI3DST, will be active from Okushiri Island (Okushiri-
cho Okushiri-gun Hokkaidou) starting 0700z, June 2nd through
0200z, June 5th. His callsign will be JI3DST/8. Activity will
be on 17/15/12/10/6/2 meters SSB. He requests to QSL ONLY via
the bureau. Direct QSL will be mailed later.
EU-007. Sean/EI4GK and Declan/EI9HQ hope to operate from the Blasket
Islands between June 1st and 3rd using the call signs EJ4GK
and EJ9HQ. Operations will be mainly SSB on all bands 80-10
meters. QSL to home calls direct or via the Bureau.
EU-017. Stromboli Island will be activated by a group of Italians
from May 31st through June 3rd using the special callsign
ID9S. Operations will be on 160/80/40/20/15/10/6 meters in
addition to 2 meters and 70 cm. Other reference numbers for
this island are: I.I.A. (Italian Island Award) - ME 16,
W.A.I.P. (Worked All Italian Provinces) - MESSINA (ME), and
WW Locator - JM78. QSL Manager is IZ0EUI.
EU-037. Guenter, DL5CX, will be signing SM7/DL5CX from the Kalmar
District, June 9-16th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
CW/SSB/PSK31/RTTY. QSL via home call.
EU-174. Frank, ON4AAC, reports that they will use the special callsign
J48T on the Greek island Thassos now through June 3rd.
EA-184. A group of Finnish opeators will be active from Hailuoto Island
as OH6AW/8 between June 29th and July 5th. Operations will be
on HF, 6m, 2m and 70cm. Operators are Pertti/OH6HJE, Jarno/OH6NJ,
Markku/OH6UV and Juha/OH6MTG.
NA-057. Ray, WA9YYY, will be operating as HR6/WA9YYY from Roatan Island,
Honduras, from June 16-23rd. His primary bands will be 20 and
12 meters, mostly CW. His rig will be a FT-900 (and a memory
keyer) to wire antennas up in the palm trees. QSL to his home
callsign; bureau cards are OK.
OC-046. Kaoru, JA3MCA, will be on Tahiti from May 27-29th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via JA3MCA.
J49, CRETE. Bob, I2WIJ, reports that he will be active from here July
23rd through August 6th. He will also participate in the 2001 IOTA Contest
as J49R as a 24H CW 100w DXpedition entry. Activity outside the contest
will be mostly SSB and on WARC bands. He hopes to be able to have a 160m
dipole up, even if conditions in July may not be so good for that band.
For more info and news, check his web site at: http://www.qsl.net/i2wij/
JW, SVALBARD ISLANDS (Reminder/Rare IOTA). Remember to look for JW0PK
next weekend (June 1-9th) to be active from a rare Artic IOTA in the
Spitsbergen's Coastal Islands (EU-063). The island is called Prins Karls
Forland. Activity will be on all bands and modes. For more details, please
refer to OPDX.509. QSL via SP5DRH. QSLs via the bureau are ok. If you prefer
direct, QSL via: Mr. Jacek Kubiak, P.O.Box 4, 00-957 Warszawa - Poland.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. The Nieuwpoort Lighthouse (BEL-004) will be activated
for the very first time during the coming "Lighthouse-Lightship" weekend
(August 18-19th), by ON4ADN, ON4CJK, ON5FP, ON6HH, ON1DPX and some other
operators. They have been granted the special callsign OS4LHN. Activity
will be on all bands (80-10 meters) mainly SSB and CW. QSL goes to ON4ADN,
either direct or through the UBA bureau. There will be a multi-color QSL.
All replies to direct QSLs will be posted in Nieuwpoort and will bear
the special "Nieuwpoort Lighthouse" postmark wich can be considered as
a real collector's item. QSL Manager Geert, ON4ADN, states that he only
needs reply postage, no envelope, and of course your address.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. DL5FF/OH0JWL (Peter) and DJ2PJ/OH0JWH (Hadi) will be
in their log cabin on the Aland Islands (in JP30TF), from June 10-22nd.
Activity will include all bands, CW, PSK31, RTTY, and SSB. Special attention
will be given to 50 MHz with 90 watts into a 6 element yagi. QSL only to
their German callsigns, NOT via the OH0 Bureau!
OJ0, MARKET REEF. A united team of OH and JA operators are planning an
operation from here during the 2001 IARU Contest. Activity will be from
July 12-16th. Operators listed are: OH1VR/Seppo, OH1NX/Timo, OH1TX/Jaakko,
OH0RJ/Lasse, JH1ARJ/Massy, JP1NWZ/Yo, OE1ZKC/JH4RHF/Jun and JR4PMX/Hiro.
The contest callsign will be OJ0U. Outside of the contest operators will
use OJ0/homecall (before and after the contest). Three stations will be
active with activity on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY (possibly SSTV). QSL
Manager for OJ0U will be JP1NWZ. For all others, QSL via their home
callsign for other individual callsign.
P5 PIRATE. A station signing P5DX was having a real fun time this week
with many individuals chasing him/her on 40/20/15 meters CW. Save your
green stamps on this one!
QSL INFO AND NEWS..............
Last week OPDX received a request to find out, "What is the QSL status
of FT5WH?" According to Gil, F5NOD, a F6KDF Club member and Chairman
of the "Lyon DX Gang" Association, states all QSLs that were received
direct have been sent (a long time ago...). They received a batch of
monthly FT5WH QSL requests, and they answered them. A big batch of bureau
QSLs had also been sent some months ago. So, the log is still open and
you can resubmit a QSL if you didn't receive yours. QSL via F6KDF.
QSL 4G1A, which was active in the CQ WPX Contest, to VE7DP or DX1CW
(the CW Philippines in Manila).
5U7JK's LOG is now available on Silvano's, I2YSB, Web page at:
http://digilander.iol.it/i2ysb
Juan, CO8TW, states that his CQ WPX Contest log is available on the
Web at: http://www.qsl.net/co8tw/
He was active as a Single Band (20m)/Low Power entry.
Javi, LU5FF, participated in the CQ WPX CW Contest as LQ0F on 10/15/20
meters. QSL via LU5FF.
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Silvano, I2YSB, reports that he has been receiving
QSLs for 3D2AG/p and Z21CS. He is NOT the QSL Manager for these stations.
QSL both these stations to their CBA.
OG3M/0 was active on all bands in the CQ WPX CW Contest from Aland
Islands. All QSLs will be sent via the bureau, no card needed. If a
direct QSL is wanted, send request via OH1VR's home address:
Ojakatu 3A18, 33100 Tampere, Finland.
OH0B was active from Aland Island in the CQ WPX CW Contest as a Multi-
Single category. There were three stations on the air manned by young
operators and old-timers. Operators were OH2BH, OH2JTE, OH2MM, OH2PM,
OH2TA and OH8SR. QSL OH0B via OH1BV.
OH0V was active on all bands in the CQ WPX CW Contest. QSL via OH6LI:
Jukka Klemola, Aarontie 5, 31400 SOMERO, Finland or via bureau.
Igor, RZ9OU (Asiatic Russia - CQ zone 18), was active as RG9O in the
CQ WPX CW Contest as an All Band/Low Power category. QSL via home call.
Bureau cards are OK, send direct QSL to: Igor Naumov, P.O.Box 69,
Novosibirsk-90, 630090, Russia.
Fran, EA7FTR, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for Ratul,
S21RA, in Dhaka Bangladesh, and Andrew, 5Z4FT (he has the previous log
for 5Z4FT). Send QSL to the bureau or direct to: Francisco Liyez Suero,
Asturias 23, 21110, Aljaraque, Huelva, Spain.
RUSSIAN MOUNTAIN DXPEDITION. Oleg, UA9UAX, reports that operators
Vladimir/EY8HB, EY8AV, Nodir/EY8MM and a group of mountaineers are
planning to be active/work from one of the anonymous mountains on the
Pamirs (near Sarez lake), July 3rd. They will only be active for ONE
hour from the peak (5800-5900m above sea level). Operations will be on
SSB on 40 or 20 meters using an IC-706MK2G. INTERESTING NOTE: After the
expedition, the mountain will be named "Radio Amateur's Peak"!
SILENT KEY. George Vernadakis, SV1AB (ex F9QN), became a "SK" on May
24th, 2001. George was born in Paris in the twenties and stayed in
Marseilles, France, as F9QN until the mid-fifties. Then, he settled in
Athens, Greece, as SV1AB and became a pionneer and a well known DXman on
RF and mainly on VHF/UHF all modes and ways. He was an excellent technician
as well and a founder of the "Radio Amateur Association of Greece" (RAAG:
a IARU member), which he presided over during several years. OPDX and its
readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to his family and
friends.
SPECIAL ACTIVITY ON LF. The RSGB LF Group reports: "Listeners may be
aware that the UK Royal Navy are celebrating the Centenary of the Royal
Navy Submarine service with a gathering of UK and overseas submarines in
the Clyde. This year is also the 75th anniversary of operation of the GBR
transmitter (Rugby). As part of this celebration 'It is hoped' that a
special A1A Morse code transmission from the GBR long wave transmitter
will be made. For those with an interest in VLF reception please listen
to 16kHz (yes 16 > not 60kHz!) on Tuesday, May 29th, 2001, at 1200 GMT
and 1345 GMT."
TX0, CHESTERFIELS ISLAND. It has been reported that an Oceania DX Group
is planning a DXpedition to this newest DXCC entity later this year,
possibly in September. The plan is to have at least five stations active
24 hours a day on 160-6 meters CW, SSB and RTTY. Apparently, Bill Horner,
VK4FW, is heading up the group and is looking for operators. If interested,
contact him at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UR, UKRAINE (New UIA). Operators Andy/UX2RY, Alex/UY2RO, George/UY2RA,
Irina/UY2RY, Witaly/UX2RV, Yuri/UT0RW, George/UY5XE, Eugen/US5UM, Vlad/U5UG,
Vlad/UR4UKV and others will operate as UR4RZA/p from Pravednyi Island
(not IOTA, UIA DN 051 [newone]) on June 14-17th. Activity is expected
to take place on 80-10 meters CW/SSB and also the satellites. QSL via
UX2RY either direct (Andy Asriyanz, P.O.Box 14, Slavutich-3, Kiev obl.,
07100, Ukraine) or through the bureau.
VIETNAM PIRATE. Tom, 3W7CW, has confirmed that his callsign has been
recently used by a PIRATE (i.e. on May 19th, 2001 on 18073 kHz, starting
around 2200z). Tom has been QRT for the past several weeks due to a
relocation from Hanoi to Saigon. His antennas at the new QTH will be
ready in/around September-October. Tom will change his prefix from 3W7
to 3W5, so look out for him as 3W5CW.
ZONE 2 (UPDATE). Nenad, VE3EXY, is now active as VE3EXY/2. He started a
day late than expected, however, he will be staying a day later than
expected (May 29th, 1200z).
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