DX Bull
Igor Buslayev
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QSL INFO AND NEWS.............
Dennis, PA7FM, informs OPDX that the 9U5M photo QSLs have just arrived
from the printer. He will try to answer all the direct QSLs in the
next 2 weeks before he leaves for a small holiday (see EU-038 above).
After he answers the direct QSLs, Dennis will start answering bureau
requests as they arrive. He mentions that he is still receiving many
direct requests with insufficient return postage or even without SAE.
They will be answered by the bureau.
Jan, PA4JJ (ex-PA9JJ), reports that the QSL cards have been received
from printer and the online logs of the C56JJ DXpedition can be found
on: http://www.qsl.net/c56jj/html/2004_log.html
QSL SO5O via SP5KVW by the Bureau or direct to: RadioKlub SP5KVW,
P.O. Box 56, 07-410 Ostroleka, POLAND. The club's E-mail address is:
sp5...@wp.pl
Their Web page URL address is: http://sp5kvw.webpark.pl
On the Web page, details can be found on the upcoming SP DX Contest
and a SO5O picture gallery.
RARE COUNTY TO BE ACTIVATED. Attention county hunters! It was announced
this past week that the rare county of Kalawao (Kalaupapa, Mokokai Island
in Hawaii) will be activated this week. Word has it -- "People are allowed
in by invitation ONLY". This will be a "limited" HF SSB operation starting
on Tuesday, April 13th to early Sunday, April 18th. The callsign AH6NF and
AH6RH will be used to activate this rare county as time allows (fitting
radio operations around a daily work schedule). Most operating will likely
take place in the evening and nighttime hours (Hawaii time). Suggested
frequencies are: 7088 (split), 14200, 21250 and 28495 kHz. QSL information
was not provided, so listen for the operator instructions.
SILENT KEY. It is with great sadness to report that well known contester
Bill J. Fisher, W4AN (ex-KM9P), of Alpharetta, Georgia, died unexpectedly
April 4th, at the age of 41. According to the ARRL's W1AW Bulletin and
the ARRL Letter: "Fisher was the founder of the "Contesting.com" Web site.
During the 1980s and 1990s, he contributed more than a dozen articles to
the National Contest Journal. He was a member of the South East Contest
Club, the South East DX Club, the First-Class CW Operators' Club and
the A-1 Operator Club. In addition to being a ham radio contester, he
was an avid bicycle racer. Fisher was founder and Vice President of
Concentric Systems Inc and he also established and served as president
of Akorn Access Inc, an Internet service provider and consulting company."
OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to Bill's
family and friends.
SPECIAL EVENT (HS on the WARCs). The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand
(RAST) has applied for a special licence to celebrate Her Majesty, the
Queen's 72nd Birthday and the PTD issued the callsign HS72B. At the same
time, the RAST asked if they could use the WARC bands during this special
occasion. The administration has agreed. The use of this licence and
this callsign has to be strictly controlled by RAST, and will not be
available for general use. The first event will be an operation from
Koh Chang Island (AS-125), in about a week's time and will be followed
by operations from the new club station HS0AC and for use by SEANET
Control, and the SEANET convention in November. There will be one QSL
Manager for all HS72B operations, and this will be announced soon. Details
of the Koh Chang AS-125 operation will be announced very soon.
*** LAST MINUTE UPDATES JUST BEFORE GOING TO PRINT ****
Ray/G3NOM/HS0ZDZ informs OPDX of the following two updates:
1) Look for HS72B to be activated by the members of the RAST April
12-17th from Koh Chang (IOTA AS-125). There will be activity on
the WARC bands. Operators include E21LSE, E20NTS, HS1CKC, HS0GBI
and HS6NDK (XW1N). QSLs for "ALL" HS72B operations until 31st December
2004 to E20NTS: Mr. Supote Saripan, P.O. Box 5, Klongtanon, Bangkok,
10222, Thailand. The DXpedition leader HS1CKC says "This will be a
low profile operation with two budget transceivers and vertical
antennas". The special permission was granted very quickly and
took everyone by surprise.
2) Arrangements are also being made to use HS72B at the new HS0AC Club
Station which is scheduled to start operations on 1st May 2004 by
Ray, HS0ZDZ, for SEANET net control and 40m net control, in addition
to the SEANET Convention in November 2004. Sequential operations
by other Thai stations will be announced in due course.
SPECIAL EVENT. On May 1st, Poland will become a full member of the
European Union. To celebrate this event, look for the special callsign
SP0EURO. Activity will take place between April 28th and May 3rd. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters (including the WARC bands), 145 MHz and 435MHz.
Modes will be: CW, SSB, FM, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL via SP9PKZ.
ST, SUDAN. Magdi, ST2M, was heard active on 12 and 17 meters this past
week. Watch around 24940 kHz after 1200z and 18150 kHz after 0900z. If
you still need ST2 on 20 meters, watch 14200 kHz after 0330z and the
Arabian Knights Net on 14252 kHz after 0630z.
T33C BANABA DXPEDITION. The international team of 19 operators are now
active until April 16th. As this was being written Sunday morning,
their Web reports 36,000 QSOs on Friday, April 9th. QSOs were split between
CW/SSB. Watch for updates on their Web page, and they do have online logs,
but there has been some reports of errors in the online log. The Web page
for the operation is at: http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004/
QSL via F5CWU: Flo Moudar, 25 Rue du Castel Salis, 37100 Tours, France.
XU, CAMBODIA. Jaak/ES1FB and Oleg/ES1RA will be active from here as
XU7ACE and XU7ARA, respectively, from May 7-19th. An IOTA operation
is also planned from Koh Pas (AS-133) using the callsign XU7ACV. QSL
via their home callsign (Bureau is OK). XU7ACE will also be on the
LoTW.
ZK1, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Harald, LA5UF, will be active as ZK1UFF from
Rarotonga (OC-013), now through April 16th. QSL via his home callsign.
ZL7, CHATHAM ISLAND. Franz/ZL2III/DK1II and Dom/DL5EBE are now active
as ZL7II until April 14th. The duo have been very active on all bands,
mainly CW, but there has been some SSB and RTTY. QSL via DL5EBE.
ZONE 2. Fred, K2FRD, will once again be active as VO2/K2FRD. He informs
OPDX that he will be conducting another mini-DXpedition to VO2 Zone 2
Labrador this summer from June 1st until about September 7th. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters. However, he states that he plans to work the
Maximun Useable Frequency as much as possible. So look for him to be on
20 and 17 meters more than the other bands, but he will try 15/12/10
meters if open. Fred states that 40 meters is difficult due to QRM and
he will doing some 30 meter CW. He will put up antennas for 160/80 meters,
but he thinks he will not have any success on those bands. Operations
will be mainly SSB with some CW and PSK31, and possibly some RTTY. For
more details, visit his Web page at:
http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/Labrador2004.htm
ZS8, MARION ISLAND. ZS8MI has been active during the past week. However,
activity has been on a net. It is recommand to start listening to 14245
kHz around 1400z. QSL via ZS6M. Visit the Web page at:
http://www.hartrao.ac.za/geodesy/marionweb/main.html
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Igor Buslayev
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From: KB8NW@GB7LDI.#35.GBR.EU
To : DX@WW
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 656
BID: $OPDX.656
April 12, 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, K1XN & GoList, AD1C, NC1L, K2FRD, NG3K, W3PP, W3UR &
The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4CC, N4GN, K5LBU, N6DHZ, K7ZO, K8YSE,
K0NW, 9A7K, DL/VE3ZIK & www.contesting.info, DL1EK & The DX News Letter,
F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, G3NOM, G4JVG, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, IZ4COT, JA0SC, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, LU7DSY, OH2BH,
OK1JR, PA4JJ, PA7FM, SP5XSD, SP9GKM, VA3RJ & ICPO, W1AW Bulletins and
the ARRL Letter for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 4th/April, through Sunday, 11th/April there were 225
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y,
7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3,
A4, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E3, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP,
ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, JD/m, 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, PZ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a,
SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T33, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT,
TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L,
VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI,
YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s,
ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS, ZS8
* 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).
3B9C RODRIGUES ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). As this was being written on
Sunday morning, the 3B9C team hit 150,000 QSOs at 1113z. Even with the
poor propagation the 3B9C team continues to be active until April 13th.
According to the updates on their Web page, the team has begun (on Friday,
April 9th) to take some antennas down. They also make note that there has
been some pirated operations, especially on RTTY (as well as CW and SSB).
Check your QSOs on their Web page. QSL via the RSGB QSL Bureau or direct
to: FSDXA, PO Box 73, Church Stretton, SY6 6WF UK. For more information
and updates about the DXpedition (plus online log and a form to request
bureau cards), please visit the 3B9C Web page at:
http://www.fsdxa.com/3b9c/
6Y5, JAMAICA. Riccardo/IZ5EBL and Rossella/IZ5BRO will be on the air as
6Y5/IZ5EBL and 6Y5/IZ5BRO from April 11-19th. Activity will be on 40-10
meters SSB/CW/PSK31. QSL via their home callsigns.
7Q, MALAWI (Update/Reminder). OPDX reminds readers that the UK Malawi
DXpedition will start this coming Sunday. The callsign to be used by the
UK Malawi DXpedition between April 18th and May 1st will be 7Q7MM. Steve,
G4JVG, has updated the list of operators, and they will be Mark/G4AXX,
Dick/GU4CHY, Steve/G4JVG, Steve/G4EDG and Rich/M5RIC. For more details,
please refer to OPDX.650 and OPDX.655, or visit the UK Malawi DXpedition
Web page at: http://www.malawi.digital-crocus.com
QSL via G3LQP direct (Roger Brown, 262 Fir Tree Road, Epsom KT17 3NL,
England) or via the bureau.
A22, BOTSWANA (Last Call!). Frosty, K5LBU, announced this past week that
it looks like the trip to Botswana is not going to happen. He states only
one person has stepped forward and said he will go. Frosty says, "So
unless I hear from at least 4 more.... It will be a no go this year.
Will try next year for the IARU contest." K5LBU's E-mail address is:
fro...@pdq.net
CROATIAN ISLANDS AWARD (New Rule). Kresimir, 9A7K, informs OPDX that
after many suggestions from E-mails he received from many radio amateurs
from all over the world, the Executive Committee of Croatian IOTA Hunters
Group has decided to implement a new rule. From now on, the Croatian
Islands Award (CIA) can be also obtained by the activators. To read the
complete rules as well as viewing a picture of the CIA award, please
visit the Award Manager's Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/9a7k
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports the following
operation has been approved for DXCC credit:
IRAQ - YI9MD (Operation effective February 17, 2004)
FIRST ALBANIA DX CONVENTION (JUNE 19-20th). Martti Laine, OH2H, sent out
the following press release this past week and has invited DXers to "Make
a Trip of Your Lifetime to the Land of the Double Headed Eagle". The press
release states: "Have you ever visited a country that was once the rarest
of them all but then became another household name in DX? That's Albania.
Meet your ZA contact and help new ZA amateurs get operational. Share your
views with them and enjoy amateur radio at its best. Operate ZA and be part
of a great fun weekend in this sunny Balkan country. Monitor www.za1a.com
for further details.
You are expected to arrive no later than Friday, June 18, and the
festivities are scheduled to finish by Sunday evening. The actual DX
convention will be on Saturday afternoon, with a gala dinner and Sunday
morning program. Sightseeing will be organized after lunch on Sunday.
Your gateways to Tirana, Albania are Budapest in Hungary, Milan in
Italy and Vienna in Austria. The following carriers serve these cities
even from New York: Malev Airlines, Austrian Airlines and Alitalia. See
their respective websites.
Timing is such that by the following weekend you can end up in
Friedrichshafen, Germany and experience Europe's No.1 ham radio exhibition.
Further details are available at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2003/07/10/2/?nc=1
-or- http://darc.de/
Welcome to Tirana, Albania.
Albanian Amateur Radio Association (AARA)
Dajlan Omeri, ZA1Z, President, AARA
Geni Mema, ZA1B, Foreign Liaison, AARA, E-mail: geni...@atnet.com.al
Martti Laine, OH2BH, Project Goodwill Albania, email: oh...@sral.fi
PS: All Project Goodwill Albania 2003 QSL cards, will start going out
over Easter by mail but they can also be collected as 'personal
gesture' by OH2BH, OH2PM and SM0WKA and other Project Goodwill
Albania participants at the Yaesu booth in Dayton."
FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLANDS. Hiro, JA0SC, informs OPDX that he will be active
from Nuku Hiva Island in the Marquesas Island group, April 13-18th. His
callsign is not in hand yet, but he will be receiving one once he arrives
in Papeete, French Polynesia. His activity will be mostly on the digital
modes, especialy SSTV, on the 20-10 meter bands. Hiro will be using a
200 watts rig and a 2 element HB9CV tribander Yagi beam. QSL to his home
callsign, JA0SC, direct only (QRZ.com address).
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Gerry/IZ1DSH, Giovanni/IK1WEG and Riccardo/
IW1FWI will be active from Gaflei, May 1-2nd. Callsigns were not provided
(probably HB0/homecall). Activity will be on 80-6 meters. QSL via their
home callsigns.
INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION (Update). James, N6DHZ, reports: "The 2004
International DX Convention is pleased to announce that the program
schedule is now available on the web. Along with the program schedule we
are also announcing this year's participants in the 'Vendor Showcase'.
Several manufacturers will be announcing new products at the vendor
showcase so be sure to check the vendor showcase page to see what is
new for 2004." The Web site address is: http://www.scdxc.org/visalia
IOTA NEWS................
AF-018. Martin, OL5Y, will be active as IH9/OL5Y or IH9P from the
African Italy Island of Pantelleria during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)/
High-Power entry. QSL via OK1MG.
AS-NEW. (OP Cancelled!) Word from Japan is that the JS2VAE/6
operator(s) departed from Ishigaki Island earlier noon,
April 8th for Senkaku Island (Uoturi-shima -- The last
unnumbered IOTA for JA). However, operator(s) were turned
back about 60km from Uoturi-shima due to the weather
deterioration. Landing will be scheduled again in the future.
EU-038. Dennis, PA7FM, is expected to activate this IOTA group
starting April 23rd. He will sign PA7FM with 100w into
a vertical antenna. QSL via CBA.
NA-039. Scott, K7ZO, will be operating from Adak Island as K7ZO/KL7,
May 16-20th. Operation will be on 20 meters SSB with 100w
into a vertical or dipole. Specific operating times are
uncertain. QSL via K7ZO.
NA-184. (OP Cancelled!) Ed, K0NW, informed OPDX that he is sorry to
report their planned activation of St. Georges Reef (and the
Lighthouse ARLHS USA 793) in May, by Laurence/WA6LUT and him,
has been cancelled for this year. Coordination with the
lighthouse administration is very difficult. Ed state, "Maybe
next year."
OC-144. Operator Stan/YB0AJR (OK1JR) was expected to activate Bangka
Island this past weekend between April 9-12th. He will sign
YB0AJR/4 and will be active on 40, 15 and 10 meters CW/SSB.
QSL to OK1JN. Suggested frequencies are:
SSB - 7055, 21260 and 28560
CW - 7025, 21040 and 28040 kHz
SA-021. (OP Cancelled!). Activity from Wood Island was cancelled
due to weather. However, the team did activate Bermejo
Island (also SA-021). A new date for the activation of
Wood Island will be announced soon.
IR4, ITALY. The IR4A contest team will be on air during the ARI
International Contest, May 1-2nd. The team will consist of: IK4MSV,
IK4SWX, IK4IDS, IZ4COT, IZ4AFP, IZ4DIW and IZ4AGI. QSL via the Bureau
(preferable) or direct to: ARI P.O. Box 178, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
JW, SVALBARD. Lars, LA5LJA, will be active as JW3R during the CQ WPX CW
Contest (May 29-30th). Operating class is not known. QSL via LA3R, by
the bureau or direct with 1 IRC or 2 USD.
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Igor Buslayev
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From: KB8NW@W7NTF.#TAC.#WWA.WA.USA.NOAM
To : DX@WW
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 657
BID: $OPDX.657
April 19, 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, K1XN & GoList, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ
DX, N4ES, N4GN, K8YSE, K9QVB, 9M2/G3TMA, DL/VE3ZIK & www.contesting.info,
DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL7AFS, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL &
UFT, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, M5AAV,
MM0DFV, PA2R, PA4JJ, SP2FAP, T93Y, TA3J, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3EXY, VK4AAR
and ZL2AGY for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 11th/April, through Sunday, 18th/April there were 225
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3,
A4, 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, 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, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I,
IS, J6, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX,
LY, LZ, 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, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T30,
T33, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP5,
VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO,
YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS,
ZS8
* 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).
3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. The 3B9C operation went QRT on April 12th with
a little over 153,000 QSOs.
5N, NIGERIA. Vlado, ZS6MG, is expected to be active this week as 5N0DKV/6.
He is here on a business trip between April 20-30th, so activity will be
limited due to his work schedule. It is suggested to look for him after
1600z possibly on the HF bands or 6 meters.
7Q, MALAWI (Update/Reminder). By the time you read this, the UK Malawi
DXpedition should have started. As this was being typed Sunday morning
(1530z), the UK team was not active. The callsign to be used by the
UK Malawi DXpedition between April 18th and May 1st will be 7Q7MM.
For more details, please refer to OPDX.650 and OPDX.655, or visit the
UK Malawi DXpedition Web page at: http://www.malawi.digital-crocus.com
QSL via G3LQP direct (Roger Brown, 262 Fir Tree Road, Epsom KT17 3NL,
England) or via the bureau.
8Q, MALDIVES. Pierre, HB9QQ, is now active as 8Q7QQ from Velighoo (North
Atoll) until April 27th. He has been hitting the WARC bands (30/17/12m)
a lot. QSL via his home callsign.
9M2 & V8, WEST MALAYSIA AND BRUNEI (Borneo IOTAs). Ian, 9M2/G3TMA,
informed OPDX that Derek/G3KHZ, Maurizio/IZ1CRR and he will activate a
couple of Borneo IOTAs during the next couple of weeks. Look for the
following:
OC-184 (Pulau Muara Besar, V8) - Operation will start on April 21st.
OC-165 (Pulau Satang Besar, 9M8) - Operation will start around April 28th.
QSL both activity via G3KHZ.
AM6/AN6/ED6, SPAIN (Attention Prefix Hunters!). Julio/EA3AIR, Wolf/OE2VEL
and Juan/EA5BM will activate the EA6IB station during the CQ WPX CW Contest
as a Multi-Single entry. The prefix of the station will be AM6, AN6 or ED6IB
(probably this last one) during the contest. QSL via EA6IB's CBA address.
DXCC NEWS. Jan, PA4JJ, announced this past week that he received an
E-mail from Bill Moore, NC1L, that the C56JJ DXpedition is approved
for DXCC.
ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR 2004-2005. The following were re-elected for another
term of office as Northern Ohio DX Association officials:
President : Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
V. Presidient: Dwaine Modock, K8ME
Secretary : Ron Borkey, K8VJG
Treasurer : Mary Michaelis, N8DMM
Newsletter Editor: David Autry, WD8IOU
EW, BELARUS. Andrei NP3D, will be visiting his homeland from April
17-27th, to see his parents and friends. He will be active from there
using his home callsign EW1AR on all modes and bands. Also, look for
him to be active in the SP DX RTTY Contest as Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. QSL via W3HNK.
FRENCH NEWS AND ACTIVITY. There seems to be plenty of French special
events and activities (some for D-Day) in the coming weeks and months.
Look for the following to take place:
TM60VS - From the Vercors area, will celebrate the 60th anniversary
of Isere liberation by partisans on June 6th. QSL per
operator's instructions.
TM6OGM - From the Sarthe area (near Le Mans), look for Jean-Marie,
F5NLX, plus other ops and SWLs, to be active on CW/SSB,
especially on 80, 40 and 20 meters, from June 3-7th. QSL
via F5NLX, either the bureau or direct (SAE+postage).
TM6SME - From the Normandy, Sainte Mere Eglise, "Omaha and Utah
Beach areas", Michel, F6IPS, will be active on all bands
CW/SSB from June 6-20th. QSL by request only to F6IPS
direct (SAE+postage) or via the bureau.
TM7HAM - From HAMEURO, this Ham show happens on June 13th in Longlaville
(Northeast of France not far from Nancy). The F6KWP ARS will
air this special callsign from June 5-19th. Their Belgian
friends will also air at the same time with the callsign
ON4HAM. QSL both callsigns via F6KWP ARS, direct (SAE+postage)
or via the bureau.
TM7OAA - For the 70th anniversary since the French Air Forces were
founded, the 128th French Airborne ARS, F6KAT, will air this
special callsign from June 6-20th. Activity will be on all
bands from 160m to 70 cm, all modes. QSL via F6KAT by the
bureau or direct (SAE+postage).
TM8MAI - For the 59th anniverssary of the end of WWII, the F6KWP ARS
will air this special callsign on May 8-9th, from the
Maginot Line and on the 16th from the Mai Lorrain d'Ugny.
QSL via F6KWP ARS, direct (SAE) or via the bureau.
GB0, SCOTLAND (Special Activity). Members of the West of Scotland ARS
and Scottish HAM Portal team will be active as GB0SHP to present the new
"Scottish HAM Portal" on the air. The station's QTH: Hardgate, Clydebank,
West Dunbartonshire; QRA Locator IO75TW and WAB NS47. The dates of their
activity: April 19-25th (2004). Pertinent equipment available to their
station: Transceiver Kenwood TS-940S, Amplifier SB-220. The antennas are:
Cushcraft X7, Delta Loop 80 m, Delta Loop 40 m, and a number of portable
antennas. Contacts will be carried out on all HF bands, CW, SSB and Digital
Modes. A special QSL card will be issued. Any operator is welcome to the
club's shack to operate as GB0SHP. Further information will be presented
on the Scottish HAM Portal Web page at: http://www.scotham.net
The Web page has info on: Scottish Islands, DX News, IOTA, Scottish & DX
Awards, Equipment, Antennas, DX Forums, HAM Calendar, Pictures, DX Georaphy,
Contests, DX Stories etc.... QSL cards for contacts with GB0SHP should
be sent via RSGB QSL Bureau or direct to: P.O. Box 7469, Glasgow,
G42 OYD, Scotland, U.K.
INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY (IMD). This annual event day will take place
April 24th to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi (April 25, 1874).
The Cornish Radio Amateur Club (G4CRC) organizes this event each year
and will be active as GB4IMD. Also, look for other special event stations
to be active from historical Marconi sites during IMD. For more details
on IMD as well as awards and a listing of participating station in this
year's event, please visit the Web page at:
http://www.gb4imd.co.uk/index.htm
Also, visit the Cornish Radio Amateur Club's Web page at:
http://www.cornishradioamateurclub.org.uk
IOTA NEWS..............
NEW IOTA DIRECTORY. The 40th Anniversary Edition of the IOTA Directory
is expected to be published around April 19th and will be
available from RSGB HQ shortly afterwards. For details, please
visit the RSGB Web page at: http://www.rsgb.org/shop/
The new directory is larger than ever with 136 pages.
AS-067. Operators Joe/JA4PXE and Kou/JH4WXV are expects to be active
as JA4PXE/6 and JH4WXV/6 from Uji Island (JIIA-067-009), April
29th through May 2nd. Look for them to be on CW/SSB on 160-6
meters. QSL to their home callsigns either direct or via the
JARL Bureau.
EU-031. Looking for members of the Vesuvio DX Team to be active as
IC8/homecall from Procida Island (I.I.A. NA-002, I.T.A. H072,
and D.C.I. NA-053), April 24-25th. Operators are: IZ8DDG,
IZ8DQH, IZ8FAV, IZ8FDH, IW8DON and IZ7ATL. Activity will be
on HF, 6 and 2 meters CW/SSB. QSL to their home callsigns.
EU-129. Look for German operators Axel/DL8RL, Klaus/DL8DZL, Falk/DF3UFW
and Joerg/DL2DSL to be active from Usedom Island (O-13 for
the German Islands Award), April 23-30th. The team also plans
to activate Schlossinsel (O-31) and Grosser Wotig (O-35). QSL
via the Bureau.
EU-148. Members of the Castres DX Gang will once again be active as
homecall/p from the Fort Brescou Island (DIFM ME001), from
May 27-31st. The gang will also be active as TM5B in the
CQ WPX Contest CW Contest. Outside of the contest, look for
them to be on all modes on HF/VHF. Other references are:
WWLighthouses WLH 500 and French Castles DFCF 34001. QSL
via Bernard, F5XX.
EU-177. Kent, SM0ELV, will be active as SM0ELV/5 from the Island of
Lilla Olson. Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW and SSB,
maybe also digital. There may be a possibility of 6 meters.
He will also be an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
24-25th). QSL via his home callsign.
OC-NEW/
OC-071. Alan, VK4AAR, informs OPDX that operators Wally/VK6YS,
Dan/VK8AN, Bruce/KD6WW and Ron/VK8NRI are still on track for
Viney Island, Bonaparte Archipelago (OC-???) starting April
23-24th for 4-5 days as well as activity from Long Island
(OC-071) from April 27-28th through May 2nd. They will be
signing VK6AN from Viney Island and VK6LI from Long Island.
Depending on the limited availability of transportation,
they will have two transceivers and vertical antennas with
the possibility of a tribander for 10, 15 and 20 meters.
Plans are to operate CW, SSB and PSK31 and to work "very
hard at making as many NA and EU operators as happy as we
can". QSL both operations direct to VK4AAR: Alan Roocroft,
P.O. Box 421, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia.
JT4/JU4/JV4, MONGOLIA (Attention Prefix Hunters). Look for the following
three special event stations to be active until May 15th to celebrate the
45th anniversary of the Dornod Radio Club (JT2KAA) (the second amateur
radio club in Mongolia). Stations active will be JU45D and JV45D (from
Ulaanbaatar), and JT45D (from Choibalsan, Eastern Mongolia). QSL via
JT2AN: P.O.Box 94, Dornod, Mongolia.
JW, SVALBARD. Manuel, CT1BWW/OK8BWW, and possibly others (according to
the following Web pages) will be active as JW/CT1BWW form June 7-14th.
There will be three stations active on 160-6 meters on CW/SSB/RTTY/
PSK31/SSTV. QSL via CT1BWW. For more details, visit the following Web
pages at: http://www.geocities.com/ok8bww
http://www.ct1bww.4t.com
NEW BOOK ("Ham Radio for Dummies" by Ward, N0AX). Details from a press
release: "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Every new ham has the 'What do I do
now?' feeling after passing the exam. Similarly, how can a prospective
ham find out about the great things ham radio has to offer and how to
participate? Addressing these issues is why I wrote 'Ham Radio for Dummies',
available on April 12th. The book is designed to make ham radio easier
to understand whether you have a license or not.
(Its ISDN number is 0-7645-5987-7.)
There are 384 pages of explanations, tables, graphics, photos, and links
to on-line resources. It can be read from cover to cover or used as a
'get in, get out' desk reference. My goal was to produce the book I wish
I'd had when I was just starting out - a Desktop Elmer, so to speak. If
you're interested, just enter the title into a Web search engine and find
your favorite bookseller. The Wiley site has a sample chapter to browse,
as well as a Bonus Content link to a detailed guide to operating a radio
that would be a good review for many hams. I hope the book will help us
attract more people to ham radio and also help those that have passed
the exam stay active in the hobby..... 73, Ward, N0AX"
QSL INFO AND NEWS...............
Nenad, VE3EXY, reports that the 3B8 QSL Bureau is CLOSED. Do not
send 3B8 cards via the Bureau. More details to be forthcoming.
QSL CO3VK/4 via IZ8EBI. Activity was by Jose from La Juventud
(NA-056) between April 14-18th.
The following is a list of the callsigns that are being confirmed by
QSL Manager Babs, DL7AFS.
Calls and Year of Activity Calls and Year of Activity
-------------------------- --------------------------
V51/DJ7ZG, V51/DL7AFS (1991) C98DC Inhaca (2001)
Z2/DJ7ZG, Z2/DL7AFS (1995) H44ZG, H44LB, H40T (2002)
VK5AFS (1994) VK6ZG, VK6LB (2002 now)
VK5AIO, VK5AIP (1996) C98DC Bazaruto (2002)
C53HP, C50YL (1996) 5X1DC (2003)
VK5APZ,VK5AQA (1998) Z38Z (2003)
S79ZG, S79YL, S79FAG (1999) 9A/DL7AFS, 9A/DJ7ZG (2003)
EA6/DJ7ZG, EA6/DL7AFS (2000) Pag Island
YJ0AZG, YJ0AYL (2000) SP1/DL7AFS, SP1/DJ7ZG (2003)
A35ZG, A35YL (2000) Wollin Island
HI9/DJ7ZG, HI9/DL7AFS (2001) 9Y4/DL7AFS, 9Y4/DJ7ZG (2003)
ZB2/DJ7ZG, ZB2/DL7AFS (2001) VK9LL, VK9LB (2/2004)
EA9/DJ7ZG,EA9/DL7AFS (2001) VK9NG ,VK9NB (3/2004)
QSL address is: Babs Linge, Eichwaldstrasse 86, 34123 Kassel,
GERMANY. Also, "most" logs are available online at:
http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs
FM/T93M QSL requests. Boris, T93Y, would like to remind the DX community
that the QSL Manager for Danny's recent FM/T93M operation is Mario,
DJ2MX and direct requests should be sent to: Mario Lovric,
Kampenwandstrasse 13, D-81671 Muenchen, Germany (instead of Danny's
"home" address listed on QRZ.com). However, all envelopes received
in Sarajevo will be forwarded to Mario from time to time, and operators
who sent QSLs this way should expect some delay in processing their
requests.
QSL HS72B via E20NTS: Mr. Supote Saripan, P.O. Box 5, Klongtanon,
Bangkok, 10222, Thailand. Activity this past week (April 12-17th)
was from Chang Island (AS-125). Operators were: E21LSE, E20NTS,
HS1CKC, HS0GBI and HS6NDK (XW1N).
Berkin, TA3J, reports that he sent out QSL cards for TA3YJ, TA3YJ/0,
TA3YJ/3, TA3YJ/3 (LH), TA3YJ/4, TA3YJ/4 (LH), SV1/TA3YJ, LZ2/TA3YJ,
TA3J, TA3J/0, TA3J/1, TA3J/2, TA3J/3, TA3J/3 (LH), TA3J/4, TA3J/4 (LH),
SV1/TA3J, LZ1/TA3J, LZ2/TA3J, YM3BU, YM3ATA, YM3SV, YM75TA, YM21TA,
YM3LZ/WPX2000 and YM3LZ/WAE2000 to the QSL Bureaus of Germany, Denmark,
India, ITU (International Amateur Radio Club) and Spain direct on
April 16, 2004.
John, K9QVB, informed OPDX that all the VP5K, VP5/AG9A and VP5/K9RS
cards which were received have been answered. There has been some
confusion about the QSL Manager. The proper QSL Manager for these
stations is K9QVB. If you have not received a card, please send another
card or E-mail John with the QSO info, and a card will be put in the
QSL bureau. John's E-mail address is: k9...@arrl.net
Z2 CAUTION. Graham, M5AAV, informs OPDX readers that any mail to
Zimbabwe which indicates anywhere on their envelope that either the
sender or the recipient is a Radio Amateur is being opened, and
IRCs/Greenstamps...etc are being removed then envelopes resealed
with scotch tape.
T33C BANABA DXPEDITION. The T33C team arrived safely back on Tarawa on
April 17th after a successful eleven day operation from Banaba Island.
The complete log of 75,000 QSOs will be available to view on-line by April
18th. Direct QSL requests should go to F5CWU. The T33C team encourages all
bureau QSL requests to be submitted by the O(nline) Q(sl) R(equest) system.
OQRS information is available on the expedition Web site at:
http://www.dx-pedition.de/banaba2004
They would like to thank their sponsors for financial support and loan
of equipment. The DXpedition team is also grateful to the people of
Banaba, The Banaba Council of Elders, The Banaba Council, and amateur
radio operators throughout the world. An expedition video will be available
in the future as well as articles in many amateur radio publications.
WERE YOU ACTIVE APRIL 18TH? Just a reminder! If you were active April
18th, you can apply for the "World Amateur Radio Day 2004 Award". The
WARD 2004 Award is designed to commemorate the "World Amateur Radio Day"
celebrated by IARU on April 18th each year. The Award is issued by the
MK QTC, Polish Amateur Radio Journal, with support of PZK (The Polish
Amateur Radio Union). The WARD 2004 will be granted for at least the
following numbers of contacts: either 10 QSOs on HF bands, or 5 QSOs
on VHF+ bands. All contacts must be made between 0000 and 2400z on
April 18, 2004. Send a standard application form (log extract), including
the list of QSOs, to: Redakcja MK QTC, ul. Wielmozy 5b,
82-337 Suchacz-Zamek, Poland (on or before May 31, 2004). The price of
the WARD 2004 Award is 10 IRCs or 5.00 USD or 5.00 EURO. It is a full
color award, size: 210 x 297 mm. The WARD 2004 Award is also available
to SWLs for the same numbers of reports.
WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Bill/N4ES and Rich/N4ESS will be active as WP2Z
during the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Multi/One entry. QSL via
KU9C. The two operators will be active from May 26th to June 1st. Outside
of the contest, they will be active mostly evenings and early morning
hours on CW with some SSB. They will set up on 160-10 meters, but depending
on propagation their activity will primarily be 40 meter CW.
YA, AFGHANISTAN. Johnny, YA8G (LA5IIA), continues to be very active
on various bands, usually after 1130z for about an hour and again at
0030z for a few hours. Word on the "TOPBAND Reflector" is that YA8G
is on almost every day at 0030z on 1815 kHz listen up 2 kHz. QSL via
LA4YW. The online logs are updated 2-3 times per week at:
http://www.qsl.net/la8g/YA8G.htm
ZM6, NEW ZEALAND. Tony, ZL2AGY, informs OPDX that various club members
from the ZL6CL Wairarapa Branch (46) of the NZART will operate the callsign
ZM6CL until the end of May from their home stations. The CW operation
will be done by Tony, ZL2AGY, and the other members may operate SSB from
time to time. The use of the ZM6 prefix is to celebrate their town of
Masterton's 150th anniversary. QSL via the NZART QSL Bureau or direct to:
Box 860 Masterton, New Zealand (This will require a SASE with one IRC
or two USD to cover the postage cost. Any cards received direct but
without this will be QSLed via the bureau).
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