The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 705
BID: $OPDX.705
April 11, 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, ARRL Letter/DX Bulletin, K1XN & GoList, AD1C, WA1S, K2HVE, N2OO, NY2U, WB2YQH, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N5FG, K8YSE, 4X4PG, DJ8NK, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL3ARK, DU1EV, EA5KY, EA5ON, EA5RM, EA7FTR, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, G3XTT, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ8CCW, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, LA9VDA, LZ1BJ, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE2QQ/VE2MBS and VK2CZ for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 3rd/April, through Sunday, 10th/April there were 229 countries active. Countries available: 1S, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 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, C9, 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, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, 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, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, 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).
3A, MONACO (Special Event). Look for members of the Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club (CERAC) and the Amateur Radio Association of Monaco (ARAM) to be active as 3A0CE between May 4-8th. Activity is to celebrate the Council of Europe's anniversary, as well as the admission of Monaco as the 46th member of State in the Council of Europe. QSL via F5LGF.
3B8, MAURITIUS. Mart, DL6UAA, will once again be active as 3B8MM between mid-April through possibly May 10th. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau. Visit his Web page at: http://www.dl6uaa.com.
4X/4Z, ISRAEL (Special Event). The "2005 Holyland Contest", organized by the Israel Amateur Radio Club, will be held on Staurday, April 16th, from 0000-2359z, on both CW and SSB. It will provide a good opportunity to work many 4X/4Z stations toward the "Holyland Award". Full details are available on the Web page (under contests) at: http://www.iarc.org. The Contest Manager is Mark, 4Z4KX (E-mail: 4z4kx@iarc.org>).
9K, KUWAIT. With the help of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society (KARS), operator David, M0AYL, has obtained a licence and will be operating as 9K2/M0AYL beginning April 28th. His length of stay and activity is not sure, but very long. In addition to KARS's help, they have also offered him an open invitation to their Society HQ and shack. He will be active regularly on the "Royal Signal Amateur Radio Society's" (RSARS) recommended calling frequencies and Nets. Visit the RSARS Web page for information on their activities at: http://www.rsars.org.uk/rsarsqrg.htm.
A52, BHUTAN. You still have a few more days to work Stig, 9N7JO, as A52JO until April 12th. He had a very nice signal on 17 meters SSB around 1430z. QSL via 9N7JO.
ANTARCTICA NEWS. The Mediterraneo DX Club reports that the Antarctica Award has issued their 100th certificate to Piero Marino, IT9ZGY, one of the leading DXers in Italy. Visit the following Web pages for more details: MDXC - http://www.mdxc.org/antarctica/award.asp and IT9ZGY - http://www.qsl.net/it9zgy/biografy.html.
C6, BAHAMAS. Duncan, EA5ON, will once again be active from Freeport as GM7CXM/C6A. Expected dates are from May 26-30th. As in previous years this will be a business trip. However, Duncan hopes to be fairly active on 80-10 meters, mostly on SSB but also some digitals. He may also try to participate in the CQWW WPX CW Contest. The IOTA reference is NA-080 (Grand Bahama Island). QSL via EA7JX.
CY0, SABLE ISLAND (URL Correction). The correct URL for the Sable Island DXpedition Web page is: http://www.wb8xx.com/sable/.
DX0, SPRATLY ISLANDS. Eddie, DU1EV, informs OPDX that he is back in Manila as of last Thursday. However, Gil, 4F2KWT is still operating from DX0K and is waiting for the next available trip back home. He has been operating six meters into JA and HL last Thursday and Friday. Gil shall be DXing until the plane arrives, which is of an uncertain date. Eddie mentions that this time around the antenna for HF is just a dipole, but they used a 500 watt ALS 500. QSL DX0K via 4F2KWT.
E-MAIL UPDATES. Bob Schenck, N2OO/9M6OO, suggests that (Just a thought..) once in awhile everyone out there should check their E-mail addresses listed on QRZ.com and HAMCALL.net to make sure it is current. It is truly amazing how many are dead E-mail accounts which cause bounced messages. (Just a thought..... ed. A good thought Bob!)
FM, MARTINIQUE. Operators Berthold/DF5WA and Gunter/DF7GB are expected to be active now as homecalls/FM. Their length of stay is unknown. No QSNs have been reported as this was being typed. Their expected activity is to be on all HF bands, and possibly 160 meters if the location is suitable, using mostly CW but also some SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL to their home callsigns.
FT5XO DXPEDITION WRAP-UP. The Microlite Penguins DXpedition Team sent out a wrap-up press release early last week. OPDX InterNet subscribers will receive the complete release as an additional bulletin. Excerpts from the press release indicate that the DXpedition to the Kerguelen Islands lasted for 11.5 days and netted almost 68,000 QSOs using the callsign FT5XO. QSO break down is as follows: CW 45687 (68%), SSB 19903 (29%), RTTY 2358 (3%) and EME 6. The total was 67954.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN (Update). Some members of the Radio Club Tivadar Puskas (HA5KHC) will once again go here for a week between May 14-21st. Their QTH will be at Chalet Wanni (JN47SD), Masescha 1350m ASL. The operators are: Laci/HA5MA, Pisti/HA5OJ, Ed/HA5BWW, Karl/HA7PC. Operators will sign HB0/homecall. Their equipment: FT-990 + 400 watts PA, FT-1000MP MARK V., dipoles for 160 and 80 meters, and verticals for 40-10 meters including the WARC bands, too. On 2 meters they will try to do something with a FT-100 and an IC-271+1 kW PA and 9 el Yagi. (maybe some WSJT will do too) All QSLs can go to the operators' home addresses or via the HA QSL Bureau.
IOTA NEWS.................
JD1, OGASAWARA ISLAND. Operators Joe/JR1AGC and Nobuyoshi/JH1WCD will be active as JD1BLZ and JD1BLW, respectively, from here, May 5-8th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, (focusing on 17 and 15 meters.), using mainly SSB. QSL requests should be sent to their home callsigns via the bureau or direct.
KH7K, KURE ISLAND (Update). It was announced this past week that Ann, WA1S, has been added to the DXpedition to Kure Island K7C (OC-020) in September and October 2005. It is #10 on the DXCC most wanted list in the world. More information can be found on their Website at: http://www.cordell.org/htdocs/KURE/.
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. John/K3CT and his wife Susan/N3DVF will be vacationing and operating from St. Croix between April 19-26th. They will be able to operate on all bands CW and SSB. The callsigns will be KP2/K3CT and KP2/N3DVF. QSL both callsigns via K3CT, either direct or by the bureau.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. Dov, 4Z4DX, will be active as 4Z4DX/LH from the Jaffa Lighthouse (ARLHS reference ISR-005), April 16-17th. QSL direct to his home calsign or e-QSL. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. See Dov's Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/4z4dx/.
P4, ARUBA. Operators Gerard/KE9I (P40QX?), Eric/K9GY (P40GY?), Mike/AJ9C (P40C?), Phil/N9LAH (P4/homecall) and Nancy/KB9NSC will be here August 6-20th. They will be active in the WAE CW Contest (possibly as P40QX in remembrance of Leo/N9QX who passed away this year [father of KE9I]).
PIRATE ALERT. David, VK2CZ, reports that the station signing VK9XX during the CQ WPX SSB Contest was a PIRATE and not operating on Christmas Island. Any beam headings or recordings, please forward directly to David. The real VK9XX is off air until the end of the year. David's E-mail address is: k3hz@ieee.org.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.................
S9, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE. By the time you read this, Tono, EA9CP, should be active from here until April 17th. As of presstime, his callsign is unknown. He will be active on 10, 15 and 20 meters SSB only, and will transmit also from Sao Sebastiao Lighthouse (ARLHS SAO-002). QSL will be via EA9CP/1, via the bureau or direct. (Also see TI below).
SILENT KEY. Well known DXer Stuart "Stu" Greene, became a Silent Key (SK) last week. Many may remember working Stu from the following locations: 6Y, DL, G5, KH5J, KH5K, KH5P, KP1, KP5, PY0 and SM. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to Stu's family and friends.
SPECIAL EVENT (Visalia DX Convention). Look for special event station N6V to be active April 15-16th, between 1600-0200z, from the 56th annual International DX Convention in Visalia, California. Convention attendees are invited to operate the station. Activity will be on 14190-14240 kHz during the daytime hours and 7175-7250 kHz during the evenings hours. QSL via operator's instructions, and include an SASE with all QSL requests.
SPECIAL EVENT. Special event station LZ8IARU will be active on all bands and modes between now and December 31st to commemorate the 80th anniversary of IARU. Over the past week activity has been on 20 and 30 meters CW. QSL via bureau to LZ1BJ.
SPECIAL EVENT. Industry Canada has issued an authorization to Bob Cooke, VE3BDB, to operate May 7-14th inclusive, using the special event callsign CF3VEDAY. The authorization is to mark the opening of the new Canadian War Museum on May 8th, a date that coincides with the 60th anniversary of VE-DAY, which ended World War Two in Europe. The special callsign is historic in that this is the first time that an Amateur Radio callsign having a five-letter suffix has been issued in Canada. VE3BDB and other members of The Wireless Set No. 19 Group will alternate modern equipment with vintage WW II era military radios during the seven-day operation. Full information can be viewed on-line at: http://www.qsl.net/cf3veday/.
SPECIAL EVENT PREFIXES (Canada). At the request of Radio Amateurs of Canada, Industry Canada has authorized all Canadian radio amateurs to use special event prefixes for the month of May, 2005, to mark the opening of the new Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on May 8th, coincident with the 60th anniversary of VE Day. The official opening of the new Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, the national capital of Canada, on May 8th, coincides with the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day -- VE Day -- which, on May 8, 1945, officially ended the Second World War in Europe. The year 2005 has been declared "The Year of the Veteran" by the Canadian government in recognition and commemoration of the determination, service and sacrifice of Canada's WW II veterans. Canadian radio amateurs are authorized to use the following special event prefixes during the period May 1-31st, 2005, inclusive:
* CF for VA stations * CI0 for VY0 stations
* CG for VE stations * CI1 for VY1 stations
* CH for VO stations * CI2 for VY2 stations
SPECIAL EVENT. The Panazol Hams and the F6KTW ARC will activate the special event station TM6PIE (Peace In Europe) between May 1-14th. QSL Manager F6KTW: Chez M. COISNE, 10 rue Rene, DESCARTES 87350 PANAZOL, FRANCE. QSL via the bureau or direct (+ postage).
SPECIAL EVENT (Polish). Look for the following 21 special events stations to be active from Poland between May 1-15th. A special "Victor Day Award" is also available. Please see the following Web page for details: http://www.ot25.pzk.org.pl/htm/Victory%20_Day.htm.
3Z1VD by SP1PBW SN60VD by SP4KSY HF7VD by SP7FBQ
HF1VD by SP1GZT HF4VD by SP4ZHT 3Z7VD by SP7PGK
TBA by SP2KAC TBA by SP5DZC HF8VD by SP8AQA
3Z2VD by SP2WN TBA by SP5NZN 3Z8VD by SP8MI
HF3VD by SP3PMA HF60VD by SP5PSL HF9VD by SP9KJM
3Z3VD by SP3ZBY HF6VD by SP6ZDA 3Z9VD by SP9PDG
3Z4VD by SP4KHM 3Z6VD by SP6ZJP SQ60VD by SP5ZRW
SV5, DODECANESE. Operators Wolfgang/DL3DRN and Joachim/DJ5AA will be vacationing on Rhodos Island (EU-001 and WLOTA L-0045), from May 2-16th. The callsigns and bands/modes of activity were not provided. QSL via operators' instructions.
TARA SKIRMISH (Digital Prefix Contest). Bill, NY2U, President of the Troy ARA, wants to remind everyone that the "TARA Skirmish" is coming up on April 16th between 0000-2400z. The particulars are as follows: Frequencies: 160-6 meters, work stations once per band.
For more information: http://www.n2ty.org/seasons/tara_dpx_rules.html or send E-mail to (skirmish-manager@n2ty.org).
TI, COSTA RICA. After his S9 operation (see above) Tono, EA9CP, will be in San Jose, from May 29th to June 5th. As of presstime, his callsign is unknown. He will be active on 10, 15 and 20 meters on SSB only. QSL via EA9CP/1, by the bureau or direct.
TO5G, GLORIOSO ISLAND (DXpedition Postponed!). Dany, F5CW, Technical Coordinator for the 2005 Glorioso DXpedition, announced this past week that the French Army, Navy and Air forces have strongly discouraged the landing of the radio team on Gloriosos at the end of May due to security reasons. The DXpedition has now been postponed and is rescheduled until next October or November 2005. Dany states, "Even if solar conditions are falling down, this late 2005 period could be better for low bands since noise level will be a bit lower and low absorption will be better for Northern Hemisphere. We are going to meet all our sponsors to ask them their choice, either they can wait for next start and keep their support or they prefer we send back support amount and we ask them again next August. However, we will hold our web site in the current configuration with latest news updated soon. All current sponsors will stay in good place. Be sure we are a bit upset with this situation, but we never give up! We are very confident with the next opportunity." Watch the following Web page (in French) for updates: http://glorieuses2005.free.fr/index-fr.htm.
TZ, MALI. The members of the International Amateur Radio Volunteers (IARV) are active as TZ6U until April 13th. Their activity over the past weekend has been on 20 meters SSB (around 14190 kHz) and 30 meters CW (around 10103 kHz). However, watch other bands. Suggested activity is expected on 160-10 meters meters using CW and SSB. QSL via JA1UT.
WAZ CW AWARD MANAGER. Floyd Gerald, N5FG, wants it publicized that he is the WAZ Manager for CW WAZ Award Program, has been since January 1st, 2004. The former manager, Paul, K5RT, continues (after over one year) to receive applications sent to him. Some even come registered mail which he has to go to the Post Office to sign for. Floyd states that it is time for the applicants to: 1) Use the proper forms. 2) MOST IMPORTANT: Send them directly to him, and not Paul! It would help the people wanting to receive the WAZ Awards to see that they are sending it to the proper manager! There will come a time in the NEAR future that Paul will have to refuse to accept those that come his way. PLEASE help him spread the word that ALL WAZ applications should be sent to ONLY Floyd at: Floyd Gerald (N5FG), WAZ Manager, 17 Green Hollow Road, Wiggins, MS. 39577 USA. Feel free to contact him. Send any questions via E-mail. ALL this info and ALL the correct forms are available for free download from the CQ WAZ Website at: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/wazrules.html.
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