The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 859
BID: $OPDX.859
May 26, 2008
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, NJ1Q, KF2TI, W2VU, K3IXD, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4VQ, K8YSE, N8OFS, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, 9M2TO, BD5RV/4, DC7NF, DK8JB, DL5ME, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, F5NQL & UFT, GM0DHZ, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA1DFK, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Island News, LY5W, LZ1BJ, OH2BN, RA6YY, RN3RQ, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SM6WET, TA1HZ, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3ZIK and VK4HDX for the following DX information.
NOTES FROM THE EDITOR (by Tedd, KB8NW)
Well, I am still recovering
from the Dayton HamVention weekend. It was a rough week at work, and
I guess my age is beginning to show. Hopefully, I will be back to
normal next week. You may also note that this week's bulletin is
extra long (two weeks of announcements). I also included an extra
page this week on stations that were expected to be in this past
weekend's CQ WPX CW Contest (Sorry, I could not get it out sooner).
Anyway, Dayton was great, as usual. The SWODXA DX Dinner provided DXers with a good meal and a great VP6DX presentation by Eric, K3NA. The VP6DX QSL cards should be arriving soon from the printers (within two weeks). DXers will be really surprised when they receive their collectable QSL card (a 32 page booklet with pictures from the DXpedition). It will be worth the wait Eric states. Eric also did a presentation during the DX Forum at Hara Arena which was excellent and different from the DX Dinner.
During the DX Dinner the SWODXA announced their annual "DXpedition of the Year" award and it went to the 2007 BS7H operation. They also announced during the dinner the CQ magazine's 2008 CQ DX Hall of Fame inductees (see below).
Other interesting things for DXers during the HamVention included the SWODXA's DX Forums which had a very good line-up of presentions on 3B7C, J5C, VP6DX and TX5C. I would also like to mention the great turnout for the NODXA Hospitality Suite by many notable world-wide DXers. The suite was open most nights until 1:00 am. Thanks to those who attended. It may have been long nights and early mornings, but I enjoyed myself.
Lastly, I would like to mention that OPDX Webmaster John, K8YSE, has put together his annual HamVention listing of losing ticket numbers (those who did not stay for door prizes - with the list of prizes they could have won) and the winning ticket numbers of main prizes on the OPDX Web page at:
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 18th/May, through Sunday, 25th/May there were 227 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL,
DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4,
HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS,
J2, J3, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, 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).
3V, TUNISIA
Alex, GM0DHZ/AA8YH, informs OPDX that he is returning here
in mid-November for 5 weeks. He plans to concentrate on the LF bands.
He adds that he willing to accept skeds from "QRP" operators/stations,
either CW or SSB. They can contact him via his E-mail address listed
on (QRZ.com).
4O, MONTENEGRO
Joska, HA9RT, will be active as 4O/HA9RT from Budva
between May 30th and June 6th. Activity will be mainly CW on the HF
bands. QSL via his home callsign.
4U1WED, AUSTRIA (Special Event)
Look for special event station 4U1WED
to be active between June 1-30th. Operations will be from the Vienna
International Amateur Radio Club (4U1VIC) at the United Nations in
Vienna. Activity is to celebrate the "World Environment Day" (WED) on
June 5th. QSL via 4U1VIC. For more details on WED, please refer to the
following Web site:
5X, UGANDA (Correction/Update)
Franz, DJ5MR (not DC7NF as reported),
is now active as 5X7FN until the end of June. He is currently there
teaching at the "Butende Technical School" near Masaka, 120km north of
Kampala City. Activity is expected to be mainly on 40 and 20 meters SSB.
Most of his activity so far has been on 20 meters on various frequencies
(mostly 14250 kHz) between 1700-2100z. He is only using a dipole and
100 watts. QSL via Albert, DC7NF.
9A, CROATIA
Zrinko (Zik), VE3ZIK/DO7ZZ, will be once again active from
Bilice at Croatian Coast until May 27th. Activity will be on all HF bands,
CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31 and PSK63). He was also expected
to take part in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Single-OP/Single-Band or All-
Band entry. QSL via DO7ZZ, DARC bureau 100%. E-mail requests for QSL cards
via: zik@tiscali.de . He will update his log on-line LOG after his activity
at:
9M1, EAST & WEST MALAYSIA (Special Callsigns)
Look for 18 never-been-heard
radio scouting special callsigns to be on air - activity started May
17-18th. In conjunction with the centennial celebration of scouting in
Malaysia and the World Telecommunication & Information Society Day 2008,
the Scouts Association of Malaysia have organized their first Malaysia
national Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) on May 17-18th. The Malaysian Communic-
ations & Multimedia Commission (SKMM) granted eighteen special event
callsigns, 9M1CSx, to stations nationwide. The callsigns are valid until
December 31st, 2008, and will be used for the following on air jamborees
in 2008:
Asia Pacific JOTA: 0000z, August 2nd until 2359z, August 3rd
World JOTA: 1800z, October 18th until 2359z, October 19th
The national society, Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS), will provide QSL Bureau service to all of the following 9M1CSx stations. Details are available on:
9M1CSA Perak 9M1CSN Negeri Sembilan 9M1CSB Sungai Besar, Selangor 9M1CSP Penang Island 9M1CSC Pahang 9M1CSQ Sarawak 9M1CSD Kelantan 9M1CSR Perlis 9M1CSF Muar, Johor 9M1CSS Sabah 9M1CSI Segamat, Johor 9M1CST Terengganu 9M1CSJ Johor Bahru, Johor 9M1CSW Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur 9M1CSK Kedah 9M1CSY Cyberjaya Secondary School 9M1CSM Malacca 9M1CSZ Gombak, Kuala LumpurPLEASE NOTE: 9M1CSS is 9M6 and the others are 9M2.
BT1, CHINA (Special Event Stations)
Michael Chen, BD5RV/4, informs OPDX
that the Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA) has announced that five
special event stations will be active during the 2008 Beijing Olympics
starting May 18th and ending September 17th. Each of the five different
callsigns will represent one of the 5 Olympic Games ring symbols: BT1OB
for Beibei (blue), BT1OJ for Jingjing (black), BT1OH for Huanhuan (red),
BT1OY for Yingying (yellow) and BT1ON for Nini (green). Activity will be
on 160-10 meters using SSB, CW, and RTTY. The contacts can be used to
apply for a "Beijing Olympics Award" which will be available soon. Also.
look for operations on SSTV, PSK, the satellites, EME, and possibly other
modes. Contacts using these modes will not be valid for the award. The
QSL Manager for these special event stations is BA4EG, by the Bureau or
direct. QSL cards will be sent out starting October 2008. A Web site is
now active with news updates, station setup, logs, award info and QSL
status, at:
C6, BAHAMAS
Operators Peter/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD and Dallas/W3PP will be
active as C6APR from here between July 25-28th. Their activity will
include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Multi-Op DXpedition
entry. The team will be on Crooked Island (NA-113, LH BAH-005 and Grid
FL22tt). Look for activity outside of the contest on 80-6 meters including
30/17/12 meters, CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via K3IXD.
CARIBBEAN TOUR (IOTA Op/FG & FM)
Operators Freddy/F5IRO and David/F8CRS
will be making visits to the Islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe between
August 4-21st. Their schedule and stops are as follows:
August 4-17th - Active as TO8S from Les Saintes Island (NA-114); with 2 HF stations, mainly CW on 80-10 meters (some SSB and RTTY too). During the same period, they will try to be active as FG/homecall from Guadeloupe (NA-102) for 3-4 days with one station, and FM/homecall from the Island Martinique (NA-107) for 3-4 days. It is recommend to watch the clusters!
August 18-21st - They will end their stay and be active as FM/homecall from the Martinique (NA-107) with 1 station.
Operations will be holiday style during their spare time. QSL via F8CRS, by the Bureau or direct (w/SAE+postage).
CQ ANNOUNCES 2008 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU,
sent out the following press release May 16th: "CQ magazine today announced
its 2008 Hall of Fame inductees, welcoming 14 new members into the CQ
Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, three new members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame
and two new members of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.
The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to amateur radio; and those amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet.
The 2008 inductees (listed alphabetically) are:
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF - Honorary President, former President & CEO, UBA (Belgian IARU society); founder & President, AMSAT Belgium; Chairman, ARISS Europe
L.B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK) - Noted antenna authority, prolific author on topics relating to antennas and antenna modeling
Gordon England, ex-W3AWO - Deputy Secretary of Defense; former Secretary of the Navy; former defense industry executive
Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, N4OC - Retired Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gerald Griffin, MD, K6MD - Brigadier General, Medical Corps, US Army (Ret.) - Led medical brigades and humanitarian missions in various combat zones; delegate to NATO medical advisory committee
Larnelle Harris, WD4LZC - Multi-award-winning Gospel singer/songwriter
Lenore Jensen, W6NAZ (SK) - Co-Founder, Young Ladies' Radio League (YLRL)
John Kanzius, K3TUP - Inventor of possible cure for cancer using RF energy; process for possible use of seawater as fuel
Charles (Chip) Margelli, K7JA - DXer and DXpeditioner; arranged the use of Yaesu equipment for countless DXpeditions; successfully represented hams in Morse code vs. text-messaging competition on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 2005
Philip S. Rand, W1DBM (SK) - TVI pioneer; author, Television Inter- ference; engineer, Remington-Rand (son of one of the founders); author, many articles in CQ and QST
Vice Adm. Scott Redd (Ret.), K0DQ / A92Q - Former Director, National Counterterrorism Center; Retired Commander, US Fifth Fleet; active contester and DXer
Dr. Tony Tether, K2TGE - Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, HB9EHT - Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Dr. John Townsend, W3PRB - Space program pioneer, aerospace industry executive.
The CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who not only excel in personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways.
The 2008 inductees to the CQ DX Hall of Fame are:
John Devoldere, ON4UN, who more or less single-handedly popularized DXing on 80 meters. His book, "Low Band DXing", is considered the "bible" for DXing on these bands, with more than 50,000 copies sold in the 20+ years in which it's been in print. John was the first ham to earn CQ's 5-Band Worked All Zones (5BWAZ) award, in 1979; he holds 80m DXCC certificate #1 and currently has 357 countries confirmed on the band.
Nellie Saltiel de Lazard, XE1CI, a pediatrician and DXer/DXpeditioner, Nellie has earned just about every major DXing award and has operated from more than a dozen different countries, including being the first YL to operate from Palestine (E4).
Bob Schenck, N2OO, has made his greatest contribution to DXing behind the scenes as QSL manager for over 100 DX stations and more than 130 DXpeditions and as founder of the QSL Manager's Society.
The 2008 inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame are:
Paolo Cortese, I2UIY - has too many top-10 finishes to list. Off the air Paolo served for more than a decade as the HF Contest Manager for Italy's national amateur radio association; wrote a book on contesting, has been a member of the CQWW Contest Committee since 1990 and co-director of the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest and CQ WPX RTTY Contest since 2005.
Randy Thompson, K5ZD, has multiple wins in the CQ World Wide DX Contest, ARRL Sweepstakes, CQ WPX (CW and SSB), CQ 160 and the IARU HF Championship. His station has also hosted many #1 performances by guest operators. Randy is three-time editor of the National Contest Journal, co-founder of the e-ham.net website. He has just been named Director of the CQ WPX Contests.
Formal inductions to the CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame were scheduled for the contest and DX dinners, respectively, at the Dayton Hamvention."
CU3, AZORES
Alain, F5LMJ, will be active as CU3/F5LMJ from Terceira
Island (EU-175) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the REF bureau.
DXCC NEWS
* Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports that the following operation
is approved for DXCC credit:
TI9KK - Cocos Island; 2008 Operation
If you had cards rejected for this operation, send an E-mail to
dxcc@arrl.org to be placed on the list for an update.
* DXCC card checking will be done at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen. Card
checking will occur during all hours of operation Friday, Saturday
and Sunday June 27-29th. Many hams travel from around the world and
this is a busy event for card checking. Please remember these tips
that will help you and the card checkers through the process, avoid
delays and allow us to serve everyone:
Preparation:
* Visit http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/faq/ for complete information
on the Application Process and for information on filling out the
form;
* THERE IS A 120 CARD LIMIT PER APPLICANT
* Make sure that your cards are in proper order. Band first, then mode.
Cards with multiple QSOs at the end;
* The order on the record sheet MUST match the order of the cards;
* The latest forms are on the DXCC web site at:www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc;
* Have all paperwork completed before you come to the table;
* Make sure everything is legible;
* List only QSOs you want credit for
For more details on "Hybrid application" and "Payment methods", please visit the DXCC Dialog Weblog at: http://www.arrl.org/blog/DXCC%20Dialog
IOTA NEWS
AF-004. Members of the Grupo DX Teide (GDXT) will be active as EG8FOR
from El Hierro Island (DIE S-015 for the Spanish Islands Award)
and the Orchilla Lighthouse (FEA D-2836, ARLHS CAI-066, WLOTA
2005, WW Loc. IL07WR, DME 38901) between May 30th and June 1st.
The group will dedicate this activation of the Orchilla Light-
house to Don Carmelo Heredia D.E.P. who was the first light-
keeper in 1933. Operators mentioned are: Angel/EA8BFH (SSB/VHF),
Jose/EA8ARG (SSB/Digital) and Luis/EA8AY (CW). Activity will
be on 40-2 meters on CW, SSB and PSK31, using TS-480 at 100
watts for CW, FT-897 and FT-840 at 100 watts for SSB and the
Digital modes. Antennas will be a portable Spiderbeam (for 5
bands), Moxon for 30/20m, Delta Loop Array for 40m and G5RV.
Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7015, 10106, 14028, 18073 and 21028 kHz
SSB - 7095, 14185, 18165 and 21290 kHz
6m - 50.145 MHz USB
2m - 145.245MHz SSB
QSL via EA8NQ, direct (QRZ.com) or by the bureau. More inform-
ation can be found at: http://introfor.grupodxteide.com/
AS-024. Operators Takashi/JE3NJZ and Aruga/JA0KNM will be active as homecall/JA6 from Kuro Island, June 6-9th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.
EU-043. Operators Tomas/SM6XMY, Sten/SM6MIS, Magnus/SM6WET, Janne/ SM6YOF, Bengt/SM6UQL, Pierre/SA6AOA and Rick/SM6U will be active as 8S6KOS from Nordkoster (North Koster) Island, Thursday, May 29th until Sunday, June 1st. QSOs are also valid for the "Salt Water Award" (known as Worked All SM6 Islands) as reference number 1548. Grid square is JO58MV. PLEASE NOTE that the QSL Manager this year has changed to SM6WET. Cards will be accepted via the Bureau or direct with a SASE (2 USDs or 1 IRC for return postage).
EU-097. Operators Mario/DL5ME and Guenter/DG3HWO will be active as OH2/DL5ME from Emsalo Island, Finland, between June 5-8th. Activity will be on the 40/30/20/17 meters on CW/SSB. Antennas will be a Butternut vertical and Spiderbeam. QSL via DH5MM using the QRZ.com address only.
EU-135. Operators Mario/DL5ME and Guenter/DG3HWO will be active as SD2O from Holmon Island, Sweden, between May 29th and June 2nd. Activity will be on the 40/30/20/17 meters on CW/SSB. Antennas will be a Butternut vertical and Spiderbeam. QSL via SD2O using the (QRZ.com) address only.
EU-164. Dan, IK2UWA, will be active as TK/IK2UWA from Cavallo Island between May 31st and June 6th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters on CW and SSB using a Yaesu FT-857 w/100 watts into a homemade I1UJX vertical Multi-Band antenna. QSL direct or by the Bureau.
J6, ST. LUCIA
Fred, K9VV, is planning to be active in the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. The callsign
will be announced later. QSL via K5WW.
JD1, OGASAWARA
Look for a team from Japanese operators to activate two
islands in the AS-031 Ogasawara Islands group during June. All operators
will be signing homecall/JD1. Operators mentioned are: JA1EJK, JA1JQY,
JA1NND, JA1XEQ, JA1KJW, JA1EBA, JJ1JGI, JI1FPO, JR1LYL and 7N4AGB. Their
schedule is as follows:
Chichi Island - June 12-18th
Haha Island - June 19-22nd
Activity will be on 160-6 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns,
direct or by the bureau.
KH7, HAWAII (6 meters)
Fred, KH7Y, has been very active on 6 meters.
Look for him between 50115-50125 kHz between 1800-2000z.
LY600, LITHUANIA (Special Event)
Sam, LY5W, has been active as LY600W
as of May 16th and will continue until May 31st. Activity is to celebrate
the 600th anniversary of Kaunas Municipality. Look for him on 80-10 meters
CW/SSB. QSL via: Saulius Zalnerauskas LY5W, Box 1081, Kaunas 49005,
Lithuania.
NEW DX SUMMIT NOW AVAILABLE AS OF FRIDAY
MAY 23RD! A press release from
Jarmo, OH2BN, states (edited):
"The original OH2AQ DX Summit was launched in 1998. It represented something that changed the entire DX hunt. Spinning the dial became old history that would never return.NEW FREQUENCIES FOR ITALYYasme Foundation President Wayne Mills, N7NG, put it as follows; 'Jukka Salomaa, OH2BUA and Antti Kantola, OH5TB were awarded the Yasme Excellence Award for conceiving, operating, and maintaining the DX Summit, the first widely used Web-based spotting network portal. They created a tool that fundamentally changed the nature of HF operating, a true advancement of the radio art.'
The OH2AQ Summit has been a reliable tool for DX spotting for ten years. It was based on a concept and the computing power of those other days. Today marks the 10th anniversary of this innovation.
The New DX Summit, operated by Arcala Extremes, OH8X and supported by Yasme Foundation Inc., boasts a dramatic increase in computing power with the latest available equipment providing easy access to configure a Microsoft Server 2003 platform. State-of-the-art multiple servers are located in California, USA for fast information throughput and massive data storage. A huge amount of data will be retrieved for potential future applications. The system has been developed by Admino Technologies Ltd. located in Oulu, Northern Finland. http://www.adminotech.com
Traffic congestion should be a thing of the past. You can sample the speed and functionality during this coming weekend's WPX Contest. You should reconfigure your setup to http://www.dxsummit.fi (please update your browser bookmarks) because the original OH2AQ DX Summit will close down soon.
While the new system begins as a stepped-up carbon copy of the original system, it will provide an advanced technical platform for many new features that are on the drawing board as we speak.
Arcala Extremes, OH8X is a group of serious hams seeking technical innovations, experimenting with advanced radio and antenna concepts to further the evolution of amateur radio by using the competitive spirit as their trademark to attract young people. Their stations, OH8X and CU2A, are located in Oulu, Northern Finland and Azores Islands respectfully.
Yasme Foundation http://www.yasme.org is a non-profit corporation undertaking scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing countries."
QSL INFO AND NEWS
QSL ROUTES by Johannes/DK8JB and Tedd/KB8NW:
4X60ID via 4Z5LA 4Z60TL via 4Z4TL
4X60ISR via 4Z5LA RL6YXX via N3SL
4Z60ML via 4Z5ML ZM80WB via Bureau, or direct requests to ZL2AOH
4X60UU via 4X6UU
NEW ADDRESS FOR OM2SA. QSL Manager Juraj, OM2SA, has a new mailing
address (see (QRZ.com)). The new address is: Juraj Sipos, P.O. Box 29,
94603 Kolarovo, Slovak Republic.
The "Michurinsk Contest Group" (UA3R) was active as RP63RQ, RP63RTK, RP3RST and RP3RZK between May 5-9th and in the CQ-M Contest. QSL via RN3RQ, by the bureau or direct to: Jack Yatskiv, P.O.Box 30, Michurinsk 393760, Russia. LoTW will also be available in June 2008. Also, QSL for UA3RAR, RX3RXX and RP3RTK can be sent ONLY to RN3RQ (Jack has the logs that are dated after January 1st, 2002). Jack also mentions that he has sent 12000 QSL cards via the Bureau as of March 1st, 2008. If you don't receive a QSL, please send him an E-mail request at: rn3rq@tamb.ru
QSL TC1ATA via TA1KB. Activity was to commemorate the 89th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's arrival in Samsun (the city where the War of Independence started) and the "Youth and Sports Day". Operators were TA1GR, TA1IG, TB1CGX, TB1CRN and TB1CRQ.
Kadek, YB9BU, is now the QSL Manager for the following: YC8TXW (OC-210), YC8TXW/P (OC-022), YC8TXW/p (OC-236), YC8UFF/P (OC-236), YC8RSW/p (OC-236), YC7IPZ (OC-166), YC8XNE (OC-076) and YC8XWJ (OC-076).
QSLS VIA LOTW: CT1YTS, HL0U, KG6DX, PA7RA, SU1KM and VU2NKS QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2MT, 5T5DC, 5Z4HW, 6W1SJ, 7P8FC, C21DL, GI3OQR, JH4RHF/BY1DX, OJ1ABOA, RK2FWA, S21ZDT, SU1KM, SU9NC, TS6A, V63ZM, XU7XRO, XW1B, YI9SV and YK9G
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI
Operators Tom/NY0V and Rod/K0DAS will be heading
to Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in October. They plan to be active
between October 23rd-28th as T32CXX and T32DAS. Activity will include
the CQWW SSB Contest and they plan to use T32CXX as a Multi/Single entry
in Zone 31 over the contest weekend. QSL T32CXX via W0CXX and T32DAS via
K0DAS.
T8, PALAU
Takashi, JA0DCQ, is now active as T88CQ until May 27th.
Activity will be on the HF bands, SSB and CW. QSL via his home callsign.
TC17, TURKEY
Urcun, TA0U, will be active as TC17GS between June 1-15th.
Operations will be on 40 and 20 meters and the activity is to celebrate
the 17th Championship of Galatasaray. Recently, Galatasaray has won the
2007-2008 Turkish Super League title and will be one of the two teams
representing Turkey in the 2008-2009 Champions League. For more details,
see:
TC40, TURKEY (Special Event)
Tevfik, TA1HZ, will be signing as TC40TRT
to celebrate the 40th anniversary of TRT Turkish Television broadcasting.
A one-day ONLY activation will take place on Saturday, May 31st, and he
will be on the air on 40/20/17 meters. The first 40 direct received QSLs
will be replied to with a Turkish Post Office's special TRT 40th Year
stamp.
TK, CORSICA
Chris, F8DZY, will be active as TK/F8DZY, from Furiani
Province (EU-014, DIFM TK-001, WLOTA 1390) between July 9th and August
3rd. Activity will be limited to his spare time, but look for him to be
on 40-10 meters, CW and SSB. He will use an Icom IC-706MKII and a G5RV
junior antenna. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.
TOKYO DX BANQUET
All DXers are invited to attended the "2008 DXers Banquet
in Tokyo" that will be held on August 23rd, in conjunction with the 2008
Ham Fair in Tokyo. The location of the banquet is the Tokyo Fashion Town
(TFT) building, East-Wing 9th floor. The place is about 7 minute walk from
the Big Site Ham Fair location. For complete details, visit the NDXA Web
site at:
VK9D, WILLIS ISLAND (DXpedition Update)
A press release (#3) dated May
24th, on the new VK9DWX Web site at
A QSL Manager has been announced. QSLs will be going to Mario, DJ2MX, who did a very reliable job after their VK9DNX DXpedition. Details on planning their antenna and station setups is still being worked out by Joerg/DL8WPX. They want to have four stations with full legal power on the air operating at the same time and also on the same band in different modes, if situation is requiring. Their location will be very close to the beach. Antennas will be vertical antennas on all bands, with arrays from 80-10m. They will have beverages for better receiving possibilities on the low bands. The team has not yet decided to operate 6 meters. Donations are coming in but are still needed. A list of contributors is available in the complete press release on their Web page.
VP2, MONTSERRAT (NA-103)
Graham, M0AEP, will be active as VP2MDD from
June 7-19th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters with 200W and a Carolina
Windom antenna. Also, look for operations on 6 meters. He will use a 5
element yagi and 100 watts. QSL via M0AEP, direct or by the bureau.
YU8, KOSOVO
Boyan, LZ1BJ, is now active from here using the callsign
YU8/LZ1BJ. Boyan informs OPDX that he will be here over the next few
months. Activity has begun on 10 meter SSB and 40/20 meters RTTY/PSK.
He told OPDX that he plans to be on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using
CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via LZ QSL Bureau.
ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS (Update/6m Op)
Operators Jim/K4BI and Mario/K2ZD are
planning a major 6m DXpedition here. Look for them to sign ZF2BI and
ZF2ZD, respectively, between June 20th and July 6th. They will be running
an ACOM amp into a 6M5X. Look for them on 50.105 MHz. Their beacon will
be on 50.095 MHz. Emphasis will again be EU, AF, SA and AS, but will of
course work NA. They will have HF capability but don't plan on being there
very much or very often. QSL via their home callsign.
ZS8, MARION ISLANDS
Still no activity reported. For updates and the first
offical announcement of ZS8T being on the air, please visit the official
ZS8T Web site at:
PLEASE NOTICE (as of February 12, 2007), NEW ADDRESS CHANGES FOR THE OPDX INTERNET HELP/SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE REQUEST:
Help: opdx-request@barf80.org Subject:help
Subscribe: opdx-request@barf80.org Subject:subscribe
Unsubscribe: opdx-request@barf80.org Subject:unsubscribe
OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME (provided by John, K8YSE (k8yse@papays.com):
http://www.papays.com/opdx.html
ALSO VISIT THE NORTERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB HOME PAGE:
http://www.papays.com/nodxa.html
Additional Bulletins for OPDX InterNet Subscribers
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest DXCC Class QSL Callsign Entity Route ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3D2A Fiji M/? LotW; QSL via VK4AN, Buro or direct 3V8SS Tunisia SOSB 80M IZ8FWN 4L0A Georgia SOAB HP UU4JMG 4U1VIC Vienna Intl Ctr M/2 TBA 5P5X Denmark TBD 5P5X; QSL OK via Buro or direct 5R8UO Madagascar LotW; QSL via DARC Buro and eQSL 6Y1V Jamaica M/2 OH3RB 8P2T Barbados SO G0TSM 9A/VE3ZIK Croatia SOSB DO7ZZ Buro 9A50KDE Croatia M/S 9A1AA 9A60A Croatia M/2 9A7A AN7B Spain M/? EA7BB B4TB China M/S BA4TB CS2T Portugal SOAB CT1ILT CS9L Madeira SOAB HP DJ6QT CT9M Madeira M/S CT3EE CW5W Uruguay SOAB CX6VM CW7T Uruguay SOAB HP K5WW D4C Cape Verde Is SOAB HP IZ4DPV DM5A Germany M/? DM5A E77DX Bosnia&Herzegovina M/2 OE1EMS; QSL also OK via T98U EE2W Spain M/? EB2BXL EE8Z Canary Is SOAB VE3HO EF8M Canary Is SOAB HP RX3DU ES9C Estonia M/2 ES5RY GM7V Scotland M/M M0CMK H7/K9GY Nicaragua SOAB LP K9GY HA808MT Hungary SOSB 40M HA8MT HQ9R Honduras SOAB LP K5WW II1H Italy M/S I1HJT IR4X Italy SOAB HP LotW; QSL also OK via I4EAT IR9Y Sicily M/S IT9ABY J48IS Greece SOAB DF3IS; QSL OK via DARC Buro or direct J49XF Crete SOAB LP G3URA JT1BV Mongolia SOAB HP JT1BV KD2HE USA M/S N3DXX KH2/WX8C Guam M/S WX8C LN3Z Norway M/S LA9VDA LQ0F Argentina SOAB LP EA5KB LS2D Argentina M/S EA5KB LX7I Luxembourg M/2 LX2A LX0RL Luxembourg M/2 LX1KQ LY7A Lithuania M/M LY2ZO LZ9W Bulgaria M/M LZ9W Buro LZ08KM Bulgaria SOAB LP LZ1PJ; QSL also OK via Buro M7A England M/S M0NRC MJ0LON Jersey SOAB HP DF1LON NM7D USA M/S NM7D NQ4I USA SOSB 20M K4PK OG8X Finland M/2 OH2BN OH0 Aland Is PA0VHA Direct OH0J Aland Is SOSB 10M OH1RX OL7R Czech Republic M/2 OK1WMV OP5T Belgium SOAB LP OP5T; QSL OK via Buro or direct P33W Cyprus M/S RA3AUU P40A Aruba SOAB WD9DZV P40L Aruba M/2 K5WW Direct PA143ITU Netherlands M/M PA3CAL PA6Z Netherlands M/M PA9M PJ2T Netherlands Antilles SO HP K9GY PQ4F Brazil SO PY4FQ; QSL OK via Buro or direct PR5W Brazil SOAB HP PY5FB PS2T Brazil SOAB HP K3IRV PT4C Brazil SO PY4CEL; QSL OK via Buro or direct RL6YXX Russia (Europe) M/? N3SL; QSL OK via Buro or direct SN30J Poland SOSB 160M SP5JXK; QSL OK via Buro or direct SY3M Greece M/? LotW TC3D Turkey SOAB TA3D TC37F Turkey M/? LZ1NK TF3CW Iceland SOSB 20M LX1NO TM4Q France M/S F6FYA TM5CW France F5SJB TM5W France M/S F5KIN TM7XX France SOSB 20M F5MUX TM0R France M/S F5GGL VB3E Canada VA3RVK; QSL via Buro or direct VC2M Canada VE2TZT; QSL OK via Buro or direct VE3DZ/VP9 Bermuda SOAB LP VE3DZ VK2CCC Australia SOSB VK2CCC VP5E Turks & Caicos K0OK; QSL via LotW or direct to K0OK VU2PTT India SOAB HP LotW; QSL also OK direct WI4R USA SOSB 15M K4PK WP3C Puerto Rico SOAB LP W3HNK XR3A Chile SO CE3DNP XW1B Laos SOSB 20M E21EIC YE1ZAT Indonesia M/S YB1KAR YM2W Turkey SOSB 10M OK1TN YW4D Venezuela SOAB HP LotW; QSL also OK via EA7JX YT2T Serbia M/S YT2T ZD8RH Ascension Is SO LP G4DBW ZF2AM Cayman Is SOAB K6AM ZM2M New Zealand M/2 ZL2AL ZY7C Brazil M/S PT7WA
Back to the OPDX Index
Back to the NODXA
Back to the EIDX Network