The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 658
BID: $OPDX.658
April 26, 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, KF2HC, WW2R, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4WLS, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN, K8SIX, K8YSE, N8BJQ, K9OT, AA0MZ, DF5AU, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL5AOJ, DL8AAM, EI4GK, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, GU0SUP, GW3UOF, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, JR3TVH, OH2BN, SP2FAP and Bill Pasternak & Newsline for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 18th/April, through Sunday, 25th/April there were 217 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, 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, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH4, 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, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T30, T32, T5, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2M, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZK1/s, ZL, 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. NODXA member Robert, 3B9FR, was heard this past Sunday morning on 10 meter FM. He was heard on 29600 kHz between 1200-1400z working Europe.
3W9, VIETNAM. Jurgen, 3W9HRN, was active this past Sunday on 15 meters CW/SSB. Watch between 21015-21020 and 21223 kHz starting around 1400z (also report at 0145z). QSL via DL1HRN. Also, look for Eddy, XV1X, who was active this past weekend on 40/20/17 meters CW between 1400-1800z. QSL via instructions on his Web page at: http://www.xv9dt.com
7Q, MALAWI (Update). The UK Malawi DXpedition continues to be active as 7Q7MM until May 1st. According to their Web page, pile-ups are awesome, and they have uploaded some 10400 QSOs on Friday to their Web page. Their main supply of power is unstable, so please forgive them if they disappear on the air. The team was participating in the SP-DX Contest this past weekend. 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.
A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Operators Roger/G3SXW, David/K1ZZ, Robert/K3EST, Atilano/PY5EG, Tine/S50A, Robert/S53R, Charles/W6OAT, Bruce/W6OSP and possibly others will be active as A61AJ in the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Multi-Multi entry. IMPORTANT: QSL to K2UO (U.S. Stations) and DJ2MX (non-U.S.).
ALL-AUSTRIAN-CONTEST (AOEC). Tom, DL8AAM, informs OPDX that once again the Austrian Telecommunications Authority gave a special permit for non-amateur radio stations from the public service (military, police, customs, red cross, NGO, State Department etc.) to take part in the "domestic" All-Austrian-Contest (AOEC) on May 1st (held each year on May 1st) at 0500-0800 and 1400-1700 UTC. This interservice-part of this contest is to train operators from all radio services to interact in case of an emergency situation and to understand the shortwave conDX. The interservice part takes place on 80 and 30 meters, as both bands are allocated to the fixed service. Also, simplex QSOs are possible, not like the crossband operations of the Armed Forces Radio Day of the U.S. (May 8-9th). The official rules of this contest can be found on the Web page of the National Austrian HAM Society, the OeVSV, at: http://www.oevsv.at (under Contest)
Callsigns / Prefixes are:
OEC - State Department OEY - Military (e.g. OEY632) OEH - Red Cross, etc. (e.g. OEH6101) OEP - Police (e.g. OEP213) OEN - Customs (e.g. OEN6000)
For some examples of QSLs (received via the OE bureau) and more informations about this annual event, please check the Web page at: http://people.freenet.de/troesne/index.html (->Amateur Radio -> Interservice) PLEASE NOTE! (per Tom, DL8AAM)
AP, PAKISTAN. Bob, AP2JZB, was heard this past weekend on 12 and 17 meters SSB. Watch 24955 kHz after 0930z and around 18110 kHz after 1445z. QSL via direct.
CASTLE NEWS..............
EP, IRAN. Three stations were heard this past week: EP3PTT, EP4HR and EP4SP. EP3PTT was mainly active on 15 meters CW starting a little after 0900z. QSL via OK1LO. Hamid, EP4HR, was active on 15 meters SSB starting 1530z. QSL via I2MQP. Yar, EP4SP, was active on 21236 kHz around 1530z and then on 20 meters CW starting around 0000z.
Euradio (European Union Radio Amateur Celebration). The following event is sponsored by the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) on the weekend of May 1st and 2nd. The IRTS will celebrate the accession of ten new states to the European Union by sponsoring ten special event stations over the Accession weekend. Each station will be twinned with one of the accession countries. Look for the following special event stations:
Special Event Country Being Special Event Country Being
Callsign Represented Callsign Represented
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EI25CY Cyprus EI25OK Czech Republic
EI25ES Estonia EI25OM Slovakia
EI25HA Hungary EI25SL Slovenia
EI25LY Lithuania EI25SP Poland
EI25ML Malta EI25Y Latvia
In addition an IRTS HQ station will be on the air using the callsign EI25EU. Details of the Award available for working these stations are available on the IRTS website at: http://www.irts.ie A special QSL card commemorating the event may be obtained via the bureau or direct from: IRTS, P.O.Box 462, Dublin 9.
EUROPE DAY 2004 AWARD. To celebrate "Europe Day" on May 9th, the Polish "MK QTC Magazine" and "PZK Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow" will issue the "Europe Day 2004 Award". Make 25 QSOs with stations from any territories of the European Union Member States on any HF or VHF+ bands between 0000 and 2359z on May 9, 2004. (Any combination of the number of QSOs and Member States will be accepted.) Send an extract from your log and 5 IRCs or 5 USD or 5 Euro to: Redakcja MK QTC, Suchacz-Zamek, Wielmozy 5b, 82-340 Tolkmicko, Poland. Deadline: 30th June 2004. The Award is also available to SWLs. Award dimensions: 297 x 210 mm. (additional info: qtc@post.pl). The European Union Member States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom.
FH, MAYOTTE ISLAND. Andre, ZS6WPX, will be active as FH/ZS6WPX from October 1-13th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters as well as 6 meters. Operations will be on SSB, Digital and some CW. QSL direct only via ZS6WPX (Not to ZS QSL Bureau!).
FP, MIQUELON. Look for Paul/K9OT and Peg/KB9LIE to be active on Miquelon as FP/homecall from the evening of July 2nd until noon local July 11th. This is a 100w operation, all bands 160-6 meters, from Room 5 at the ham-friendly Maxotel. They will have a 6m breakable beacon on 50.120 MHz. Emphasis will be on 6, 12 and 17 meters SSB for Peg and 160-30 meters CW for Paul. They plan on separate entries (one on CW, one on SSB) for the IARU HF Championship Contest. QSL via K9OT: direct with SASE, or bureau. No eQsls! See their Web page at: http://www.mhtc.net/~k9ot/
(MORE) FRENCH NEWS AND ACTIVITIES. More announcements of French activities and celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Landing in Normandy on 6th of June 1944 is as follows:
GJ3, JERSEY. Johannes, DF5AU, informs OPDX that he will be active on the weekend of May 8-9th from Jersey Island (EU-013) with the callsign GJ3DVC. Activity will be on 160-10 meters (no WARC) on CW/SSB. He will also be active in the CQ-MIR-DX-Contest. QSL via the bureau or direct to GJ3DVC. If worked as MJ/DF5AU, the QSL route is via his home callsign (bureau or direct).
HAMVENTION NEWS.....................
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Klaus, DL7NS, will be active as HB0/DL7NS from June 19-25th. His activity will be on CW using an IC-718 and linear. QSL via the bureau.
IOTA NEWS...............
JD1, OGASAWARA. Operators Taka/JO2JDJ and Hide/JM1LJS (JD1BLK) will be active from Ogasawara (AS-031) as homecall/JD1 from May 2-5th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. Their equipment is an IC-756 and FT-100D plus VL-1000 amp. However, their operation is limited to 50 watts by Japan law. Antennas are: 2 element HB9CV (20-10m), 30m dipole and a 40m full size ground plane. QSL via their home callsign (or QSL JD1BLK via JM1LJS). A log search and pictures will be available after their activity. Visit the following Web page for details at: http://radio-dream.com/jd1blk/e/
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Members of the North Jersey DX Association (NJDXA), Ann/W2AZK and Brian/KF2HC will be active as W2AZK/KP2 and KF2HC/KP2 from the island of St Croix, June 5-12th. Look for them on 160-6 meters SSB and CW. QSL to their home callsigns direct or via the bureau. Confirmed QSOs with Ann and Brian are good towards the North Jersey DX Association's "NJDXA Award". For more details, visit the NJDXA Web page at: http://www.njdxa.org
NEW AWARDS MANAGER. Effected immediately, The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG) has a new Awards Manager. Phil Cooper, GU0SUP, has now taken over this post from Nigel, G4KZZ, and will handle all BARTG awards, which includes the well-known QCA (Quarter Century Award), plus the various Continental awards. For further details on the awards, please visit the Web page at: http://www.bartg.demon.co.uk
NEW MORSE CHARACTER BECOMES OFFICIAL MAY 3RD. Effective May 3rd, the new Morse Code ITU character "@" symbol (known as the "at" sign by many and use in E-mail addresses) will be an official character by sending the letters "A" and "C" together. Example: .__._. (dot dash dash dot dash dot)
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Operators Christian/DC7VS, Andreas/DC7ER and Tom/DL7NJ will be active as OH0/homecall, from July 10-24th. Activity will be on SSB, CW, SSTV and PSK31. This will be more of a holiday style operation. QSL via the Bureau. Visit the Web page at: http://www.oh0.de
PROJECT GOODWILL ALBANIA 2003 (More Signals from ZA). Jarmo, OH2BN, sent out a press release stating, "The success story of Project Goodwill Albania 2003 on boosting activity in Albania by some 40 new licensees and integrating amateur radio into the official course offering at the Technical University of Tirana marked the highlight of historic happenings on-site as well as on the air last fall. All ZA QSL cards are going out as we speak." Over the past week, both Martti/OH2BH and Pertti/OH2PM return to Tirana on Tuesday for a one week stay to launch several new ZA stations on the bands based on equipment kindly donated by the DX community. However, Jarmo states, "But more (equipment) can be used, and another trip is planned for June, combining the First Albania DX Convention and the launch of a second wave of stations on the bands." See the following Web page for more details at: http://www.za1a.com If you have any functional old gear not needed at your station, please consider being part of this worthy project. You can contact any of the program liaisons listed in the "How to Help" section of the ZA1A Web site. Donors will be displayed in the new club station (ZA1UT) Honor Board as part of the station inauguration in June. We hope you were able to work Martti and Pertti this past week on the bands from a variety of stations. They are committed to making this project a success. How about you?
QSL INFO AND NEWS..................
VP5/VQ5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. David/W5AO and Kirk/K4RO will be active as VQ5V in the CQ WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088. Operators W5AO and K4RO will be active from here between May 26th and June 1st. Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters including the WARC bands before and after the contest as VP5/W5AO and VP5/K4RO. QSL via their home callsigns (CBA).
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