Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 422
August 16, 1999

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 422
BID: $OPDX.422
August 16, 1999
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, KA2D, K2JXW, N2WB, W0CG, W0YG, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, CE6TBN, DJ5AV & DX News Letter, EC1BXI, EW2EO, G0PSE, HA0HKW, IK4MTF, JA1WSX, PA3BIZ, PS7AB, PS7KM, SP6ECA, TF3AO and 9M2TO for the following DX information.

9H0, MALTA. Wim (Bill) Visch, PA3BIZ, PR Manager V.R.Z.A. (Dutch Amateur Radio Society), informs OPDX that on September 17th a large group of Dutch amateurs will leave for a combination holiday/DXpedition to the island of Malta (EU-023). A total of 26 operators, all with their own 9H3 callsigns, will join the party of 45 participants. Four of the ops are female operators. The whole team has been granted the special 9H0VRZ callsign. They plan to be active between September 18th and October 10th. Operations will be on 80-6 meters both SSB and CW. They will be active daily on the international DX frequencies +/- QRM. They also plan to run a daily updated log on InterNet. QSL Manager for 9H0VRZ is PA0JR, Andre van den Bos, Olof Palmelaan 5, 9649 BH MUNTENDAM, The Netherlands. For more details on the participants and operation, please check out the Web site: http//www.vrza.org

BELARUS WEB SITE. Larry, EW2EO, reports that he has set up a Web site which contains: first callbook of Belarus (EU-EW) stations; amateur radio map of regions of Belarus; photos of the EW52BO and EW2EO QSL cards and other information. Check out the Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/ew2eo/

CHARLIE, W0YG, IS HEADING TO AFRICA AGAIN! Charlie, W0YG, informs OPDX that he will be off again on September 1st for South Africa (ZS), Namibia (V5), Botswana (A2) and Zimbabwe (Z2). He will be active on CW only, mostly on the WARC bands. Charlie has asked us to remind everyone to "ONLY ONLY" QSL direct to W0YG. Even if he uses his ZS6YG callsign, cards must still be sent direct to W0YG. Cards sent to the ZS bureau cannot be answered. If a bureau card must be used, cards must go through the WF5E bureau system and not the ARRL Bureau.

DXCC FAQ #6 by Bill, Moore, NC1L, will be sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscribers as an additional bulletin.

E4, PALESTINE. The "425 DX News" reports that Alessio/IZ0CKJ, Simon/IZ7ATN and Max/IW0FQZ will be active from here August 19-26th. No callsigns were mentioned, but there will be some 6 meters activity.

IOTA NEWS AND INFO......

• AS-073. Tex, 9M2TO, will be active from Redang Island August 28-31st. Activity will be mainly CW on all bands (no 6 meters) on the normal DX frequencies. He will use a IC-736 w/100w and a G5RV antenna. QSL to JA0DMV via the bureau or direct to 9M2TO on Penang Island. NOTE: All the QSLs will be sent out via the Bureau at the end of September AUTOMATICALLY.
• EU-016. Pietro, IK4MTF, will be active from the Croatian Island Brac starting August 17th for about a week. The island is located in the Adriatic Sea Coast South Group. He will be on holiday but will be active on 40-10 meters (WARC included) with an Icom 706 and R-7000 antenna.
• EU-052. Look for the Hungarian team Laci, Zsolt and Tibor on holiday to sign SV8/HA6NL/P, SV8/HA6PS/P and SV8/HA6ZV/P, respectively, from Island of Korfu between September 1-8th. They will be active on all the bands CW/SSB/RTTY. Suggested frequencies:

              CW   - 1831, 3511, 7006, 10104, 14026, 18071, 21026, 24891, 28026
              SSB  - 1841, 3621, 7051, 14151, 18151, 21251, 24941, 28451
              RTTY - 3591, 7036, 14081, 21081, 28081.
  

  Please QSL to home callsigns.
• EU-080. Dr. Jorge Fernandez Devesa, EC1BXI, will be in Monteagudo Island (Cies Islands archipielago, Pontevedra Islands group, Spanish Island Award IDEA Reference number EA1-1-1) from August 15-30th. He will be going to the island as the M.D. for the natural park, taking care of guards and visitors. Some of the operators that will be going along with him will be: EA1APA, EA1APS, EA1BPS, EA1CSI, EA1FBU, and possibly some other. The callsigns to be used are ED1OTA and EF1OTA. Their activity will be CW/SSB and possibly some PSK31 and other digital modes. Dr. Jorge is currently looking for sponsors (any Spanish association or company) for this DXpedition so they can print a colored QSL with an aerial view of the islands. QSL via direct ONLY with a SASE to ED1OTA/EF1OTA, P.O. Box 54, 36980 O GROVE, (Pontevedra) SPAIN.
• OC-135. Steve, VK4EMS, is now active from Bougainville Island (Papua New Guinea) as P29BI. He will be working on the island until late December, 1999. He will be active during his spare time on weekdays and will be active mostly on Sundays. QSNs show activity between 0645 and 0730z and between 1130 and 1200z on 20 meters (14260 kHz). Also, check 15 meters (21260 kHz) around 2330z. His operations will be on CW and SSB. QSL via VK4EJ.
• SA-018. CE6TBN, Editor de TBNoticias, will be active from Quinchao Island between August 27-31st. Operations will be on 20/17/ 15/12/10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via CE6TC or CE6TBN, Box 1234, Temuco, Chile. For more details, check the Web site: http://www.qsl.net/ce6tbn/

J3, GRENADA. The "DX News Letter" reports that Bill, J3/G0STR, is active working QRP CW on 7030 and 14060 kHz from 0000-0500z until August 25th. QSL via G0STR.

LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP ACTIVITY NEXT WEEKEND (August 21-22nd). Over 1200 stations and over 150 lighthouses/lightships will be active. QSL info is on page 93 of August's QST and details of the event are on page 91. Also, more information about the International Lighthouse Weekend can be found at: http://www.waterw.com/~weidner/ld.htm

• Look for ZW7ZZ to be active on 80-10 meters, CW/SSB, from the Natal Lighthouse in Natal City, Brazil (Grid HI24jf - DFB RN 07). QSL via the bureau, or PS7ZZ, Francisco de Freitas, Av. Sao Miguel dos Caribes 31, Conj. Jiqu0, 59086-500, Natal/RN/Brasil.
• The NATAL DX GROUP will be operating from the Farol do Calcanhar, in Touros, RN, Brazil, commemorating the International Lighthouse Weekend. The callsign for the weekend will be ZW7FC. You are invited to contact them on SSB and CW. Operators will be: Karl/PS7KM, Joao/PS7KT and Janduir/PS7BX. QSL info: PS7KM, via bureau or direct via CBA.
• UPDATE! The Florida DXPedition Group will be operating from the Amelia Island Lighthouse as W4A. The operations will be conducted from 0001z, August 21st to 2359z August 22nd. Club members will be operating SSB, CW, and RTTY during the Amelia Island Lighthouse event. QSL via N5VL (bureau or direct) for this event. Please include a SASE or sufficient funds for postage if you QSL direct!
• Look for Jim Weidner, K2JXW, to be active as W2L aboard the "Sandy Claws" at Thimble Shoals Light, Chesapeake Bay. He will be operating mostly on 14265 and 7265 kHz.
• As part of Lighthouse/Lightship Activity Weekend, members of the Great South Bay ARC, Islip ARES Group and Suffolk County Radio Club will operate from Fire Island Lighthouse, Fire Island National Seashore in New York, ref #670, IOTA NA-026, USIA NY-013-S, signing W2GSB/Light- house. This operation is dedicated to the memory of Rich Tygar, AC2P (SK). QSL direct to W2GSB, PO Box 1356, West Babylon, NY 11704. SASE Please. Additional information can be found on the Web Page: http://www.gsbarc.org/FI0899.htm
• Look for the following Polish lighthouses stations (in order from Poland's west to east coast) during International Lighthouse Weekend.

              Name of lighthouse    Callsign  QRA loc  QSL to
            ---------------------   --------  -------  ------
          1   Swinoujscie           SP5PB/1   JO73DW   SP5PB
          2   Kikut                 SN6F/1    JO73GX   SP6ECA
          3   Niechorze             SP1EUS/1  JO74MC
          4   Kolobrzeg             SP1KYB/1  JO74SE
          5   Gaski                 SQ1DNJ/1  JO84EK
          6   Jaroslawiec           SP1KIZ/p  JO84GM
          7   Ustka                 SP1JX/p   JO84KO
          8   Czolpino              SP2POL/p  JO84OR
          9   Krynica Morska        SN2KM     JO94RJ   SP2BIK
         10   Stilo                 SP1ZZ/p   JO84US
  

  *** Actvities are expected from other Polish Lighthouses in Darlowo, Rozewie, Jastarnia, Hel and Gdansk Port Polnocny, but there is no detailed info at the moment. Look for SP stations with callsigns SP1.../p, SP2.../p, .../1 or .../2 working this weekend.
• TF1IRA will be active during this special weekend August 21-23rd. The operators will operate from a lighthouse on the south coast of Iceland near Stokkseyri. The name of the Lighthouse is: Knarrarosviti (viti lighthouse). The location is: 63,49,25 N and 20,58,34 W. QSL is via TF bureau.

PJ9, CURACAO (Ops Needed). Geoff, W0CG, Coordinator, reports that operators are needed for a plan mid-profile, Field Day style operation from Curacao, operating as PJ9CW, for the CQ WW SSB Contest, October 29-31st. The planned category is Multi/Single, but this is negotiable depending on how many operators they can sign up. Operations will be from the Kadushi Cliffs Resort, a beautiful luxury vacation spot on the northwest tip of the island. Geoff states, "PLEASE SIGN ON VERY SOON, AS I NEED TO FINALIZE THE VILLA BOOKINGS WITH THE MANAGER." If interested, view/visit the following WEB site (All the information is there, including photos of the operating location): http://asgard.kent.edu/ccc/pj9cw/

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....

• TOM, G0PSE, reports that IOTA EU011 logs of GB0SM (July 22-29th, 1999) and G5M (July 24-25, 1999) are now available at: http://dx.qsl.net/logs
• QSL EW52BO (1/05-12/05/97) via the bureau (before October, 1999). To receive a QSL from EW52BO after October 1999, please send QSL to EW2EO direct only + SASE.

RARE/NEW IOTA'S TO BE ACTIVATED (Update, Please Refer to OPDX.421). Stuie, VK8NSB, reports that this week things are on track for the November operations to Melville Island (OC-173) and Croker Island (New IOTA). Two new operators have been added (Zoli/HA1AG and Allan/VK2NNN) to the team of Stuie/VK8NSB and Peter/VK8PDG. The team will operate 6 days on each island. They plan to have 4 HF stations active, 2 on 24 hours, on CW/SSB/RTTY/SSTV. Plans are in the works (hopefully) to be online with a chat line open for amateurs around the world to speak to the children on both islands. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive Stuie's complete press release as an additional bulletin. Also, please visit the following Web page for more details: http://www.rustman.com/IOTA/

T31 & ZK3, CENTRAL KIRIBATI AND TOKELAU (Update). The planned operations by Mats/SM7PKK and Nils/SM6CAS is continuing to progress. The announcement of operators now include Erik/SM0AGD, Steve/G4EDG, Ulrika/SM6WYN (YL) and Lech/LA7MFA. The scheduled DXpeditions are slated for Central Kiribati between September 23rd and October 3rd and for Tokelau from October 7-12th. The callsigns to be used will be T31T, T31K, T31YL, ZK3DX, ZK3CW and ZK3YL.

T8, PALAU. Hiroo, JA1WSX, will be traveling here for a summertime vacation, but indicates that he will have time to operate. He will be active here August 13-18th. His callsign will be T88WX. Operations will be mostly 17 and 12 meters using a beam antenna with 500 watt amp. There will also be some 6 meters operations. QSL to his home callsign JA1WSX (OK in American call book).

V2, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA (An excerpt from a press release, but all OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive the complete release as an additional bulletin). Team Antigua will once again activate V26B on the Beautiful Island Nation of Antigua and Barbuda in the upcoming CQWW SSB Contest on October 30-31th. Their plans are to enter the contest as a Multioperator/ Multi-transmitter catagory. Members of Team Antigua will also make special attempts to be active on RTTY, PSK31, 160 meters and the WARC Bands a few days both before and after the contest. There is also a possibility of some 6 meter and Satellite operations with conditions permitting. The following is a list of members of Team Antigua and their Callsigns:

  V26A      Dale,    N3BNA      QSL via WB3DNA    Special certificates
  V26AK     Tony,    N2TK       QSL via  N2TK     and "Top Gun" plaque
  V26B      Sam,     WT3Q       QSL via  WT3Q     will be available for
  V26DX     Doug,    W3CF       QSL via  KU9C     working V26B during
  V26E      Darrell, AB2E       QSL via  AB2E     the contest. For more
  V26J      Jay,     WX0B       QSL via  WX0B     details, visit Team
  V26O      Bob,     N5NJ       QSL via N5NJ      Antigua V26B Web site at:
  V26OC     Brian,   N3OC       QSL via  N3OC     http://www.frc-contest.org
  V26R      Mike,    KA2AEV     QSL via KA2AEV     
  V26SZ     Sharon,  KM5SZ      QSL via KM5SZ
  V26TZ     Tom,     ZP5AZL     QSL via W3HNK     
  V26U      Bill,    W2UDT      QSL via W2UDT
  V26YR     John,    W2YR       QSL via W2YR

XX9, MACAU. Just a quick reminder. Look for Ed, K8EP, to be active later this week as XX9TEP from August 18-23rd. Operations will be on CW/SSB on 80-10 meters. QSL via K8EP.

SPECIAL NOTE FROM THE EDITOR. Please send all DX announcements/information "ONLY" to the addresses below and "NOT" to the distribution InterNet address of: dxinfo@barf80.nshore.org

OPDX INTERNET SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE REQUEST: opdx-request@nshore.org
OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME (provided by John, K8YSE):
http://www.en.com/users/k8yse/opdx.html
OPDX SPANISH WEB SITE. (provide by "QTC Magazine" and Tony Pernas, EA1CSI):
http://www.intercom.es/qtc/qtcopdx.htm

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