The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Special Bulletin No. 1414.1
BID: $OPDX.1414.1
May 17, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Dayton, Ohio
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Clusters
Network M0OXO, W2VU and NG3K for the following DX information.
** SPECIAL NOTE/REMINDER FROM EDITOR (By KB8NW): There will not be an OPDX
Bulletin this week (May 20th) as I will be attending the Dayton Ham-
Vention. "IF" I receive a major announcement, I will probably send out
a special bulletin (like this one). However, PLEASE continue to send
your DX information. You never know what I might do....
See you in Day-Xenia! 73 de Tedd KB8NW
5W, SAMOA. Operators Hrane/YT1AD and Dusko/ZL3WW are currently active as
5W7A from Upolu Island (OC-097). The length of their stay is unknown at
this time, but they are there preparing for the ZK3A DXpedition which
takes place between October 2-11th (See ZK3 below). QSL 5W7A via YT1AD.
8Q, MALDIVES. Gil, IZ2DLV, will once again be active from as 8Q7GB Nika
Island in the Maldives between August 6-18th. Activity will be holiday
style on 80-15 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW.
9J2, ZAMBIA. Rune, LA7THA, reports that members of the Z2LA and 7P8LB
team are planning a trip to Zambia during March 2020. A preliminary
departure date is 4th of March 2020. The license application form has
been received and will shortly be forwarded with request for the 9J2LA
callsign. A web page is under construction and will be released during
the summer. Facebook will be used for “Breaking News” the weeks before
departure and during the Expedition. Along with Rune/LA7THA, Arne/LA7WCA
and Thor/LA9VPA, they have added two new members to their team: Morten/
LB8DC and Morten/LA3MHA. The team will be focus on CW and FT8 for the
low bands, and CW, SSB and FT8 for the higher bands. QSOs will be uploaded
to ClubLog if internet access is available. QSL via M0OXO QSL service.
A35JT TONGA ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Pilot & QSL Manager Team Announced).
The A35JT DXpedition team heading to Tonga in September (see OPDX.1407)
wishes to introduce the pilot team for their 2019 DXPedition. They are
very fortunate to have assembled a great team of people to help you make
contact with them between September 23rd and October 7th. The team com-
prises of Bjorn/ON9CFG, who will be their Chief Pilot and will also cover
Europe and Africa; Steve/N2AJ, will cover North America; Cesar/PY2YP will
cover South America; Joe/JJ3PRT will cover Japan; Chris/VK5SA will cover
VK/Oceania and Jim/AC9EZ will be their Youth pilot (in training). This
team is in addition to their QSL Manager, Charles, M0OXO, who has again
offered to support their expedition as he did for VK5GR on Niue (E6AG)
and Vanuatu (YJ0AG) in recent years. For more details and updates, watch
Grant/VK5GR's Web page for updates at: http://vk5gr-iota.net
CJ, CANADA (Satellite Grid Op!). Ron, AD0DX/VA3IIR/CJ3IIR, will be active
while roving to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (FN84) between May 18-25th.
He states [edited], "After that I will be roving vacation style on Cape
Breton Island, activating grids FN95, FN96, FN97, GN05 and GN06 holiday
style between May 26th and June 3rd. On Saturday, June 1st, I am planning
to be at the FN95/FN96/GN05/GN06 corner, but I don't know the exact times
yet. I am also planning on activating FN97 for a few hours probably on
May 31st. I will be active on FM and linear sats and will post passes on
Twitter as @ad0dx with as much advance warning as possible. Hoping to
work EU and West Coast USA/Canada in particular." He will use the Canadian
special event callsign CJ3IIR/1 on the air and logging in LoTW as CJ3IIR/1.
CQ NEWS RELEASE (Announcing: 2019 Inductees, CQ Amateur Radio Hall of
Fame). Rich Moseson, W2VU, Editor or CQ Amateur Radio, sent out the
following:
Five Amateurs to be Inducted into CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame --
(Xenia, Ohio - May 17, 2019) - The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame has five
new members for 2019, CQ magazine announced today. This brings to 326 the
total number of members inducted since the hall's establishment in 2001.
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 2019 inductees (listed alphabetically) are:
* John Attaway, Sr., K4IIF (SK), served for more than 20 years as CQ's
DX Editor, proposing the establishment of the CQ DX Hall of Fame in
1967. Professionally, John was a chemist who spent 26 years as Director
of Scientific Research for the Florida Department of Citrus, where he
worked to improve the quality of Florida orange juice. He served on
several industry committees and was named to the Florida Citrus Hall
of Fame in 2001.
* Dave Bernstein, AA6YQ, author of the DXLab software suite, which he
has placed in the public domain, and provided behind-the-scenes help
in integrating the ARRL's Logbook of the World software with outside
programs.
* Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, Director of the International Tele-
communication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau and
the first woman ever to hold a senior elected position in the ITU.
* Predescu Florin Cristian, YO0CNU, founder of Europe's Youngsters On
The Air (YOTA) program to encourage young people to become hams and
be active on the air; and
* Ellen White, W1YL, the grand dame of DXing, served as the ARRL's
Deputy Communications Manager, was QST magazine's DX editor, recorded
QST on tape for the Library of Congress's talking book program for
the visually-impaired, and was instrumental in the founding of Murphy's
Marauders (the predecessor of today's Yankee Clipper Contest Club)
and the Florida Contest Group. She was also recently awarded Russia's
E.T. Krenkel Medal for outstanding global contributions to amateur
radio.
New members each are also being inducted into the CQ DX and Contest
Halls of Fame at the respective Dayton DX and Contest dinners. Their
names will be announced separately.
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CY0C SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). Operators Dan/WA4DAN, Jay/K4ZLE,
Will/AA4NC, Lee/WW2DX, Pat/N2IEN, Lou/N2TU, Bill/K5DHY and possibly more
"To Be Determined" (TBD) will be active as CY0C from Sable Island (NA-063)
between October 5-12th, 2020. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW,
SSB, FT8, EME and the Satellites. QSL via WA4DAN or ClubLog. For more
details and updates, watch: http://cy9c.com/sable-2020.html
CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND (Update). Operators Murray/WA4DAN, Pat/N2IEN, Lee/
WW2DX, Will/AA4NC, Bill/K5DHY, Dan/W4DKS and Phil/VA3QR will be active
as CY9C from St. Paul Island (NA-094) between July 31st and August 7th,
2019. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, EME and the
Satellites. QSL via WA4DAN or ClubLog. For more details and updates,
watch: http://www.CY9C.com
The CY9C DXpedition Web site has also added a "JA Page" for JA operators
to inform the CY9C team of their "needs & wants" survey for bands and
modes. JA operators check it out at: http://cy9c.com/ja-page.html
IOTA NEWS.............................
AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria
Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy,
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) Single-Op entry.
He will also be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??m) entry. QSL for both
contests are via eQSL.
AF-018. Vaclav, OK6RA, will once again be active as IH9/OK6RA from
Pantelleria Island during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power entry.
QSL via his home callsigns. Also, look for him before the
contest on another bands.
EU-077. Operators Kike/EA1AJV, Chus/EA1AOQ, Manolo/EA1BNF, Fredo/EA1FBU,
Pepe/EA1UY, Berto/EA1IQM, Miguel/EB1ADD and Nardo/EC1DD will
be active as AN1WHS from Salvora Island between May 24-26th.
Activity will be on various HF bands and 6m using CW, SSB and
the Digital modes. QSL via EC1DD.
EU-099. Operators Frank/ON4KZ, Kurt/ON5DZ, Tim/ON5HC, Pat/ON7PQ and
Francis/ON8AZ will be active as MJ/OQ7A/P from Les Minquiers
between May 25-31st. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using
CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via ON8AZ, direct or by
the Bureau. For more details and updates, see:
http://www.eu099.be
EU-124. Philip, MW0DHF, will once again be active as MW0DHF/P from Holy
Island, on the northwest coast of Anglesey North Wales, during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
DXpedition/High-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct
or by the Bureau.
QSL INFO..................
3D2AZ via KD7WPJ. Oleh, KD7WPJ, was active as 3D2AZ from Viti Levu
Island (OC-016) between May 11-16th.
FW5JG QSL STATUS. QSL Manager Charles, M0OXO, reports that the SSB and
FT8 logs were received and uploaded. Last SSB QSO in this log is 09119
UTC on 14th May 2019. Log available at:
https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php
S7, SEYCHELLES (Reminder). Laci, HA7JTR, will be active as S79HA from Anse
Kerlan on Praslin Island (AF-024) between May 22-29th. Activity will be
holiday style on 160-17 meters, focus will be on the low bands with a
Kenwood TS-480HX w/200 watts into an Inverted L, using mainly CW, but
with some SSB. QSL via LoTW or eQSL. Paper QSLs via the Bureau or direct
to HA7JTR.
TC19, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Tango Alfa Ham Radio Club
will be active as TC19M between May 17-19th. Activity is to celebrate
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik
ve spor Bayrami) which is a national holiday in Turkey every May 19th.
The holiday also commemorates Mustafa Kemal's landing at Samsun on May
19th, of 1919, which is regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of
Independence. Operations will be on all HF bands using SSB, RTTY, PSK
and FT8. QSL via info on QRZ.com.
VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (dated May 13th). From the VP6R Web
page [edited]: "Marching to Peoria - May 10, 2019 -- Nine of the fourteen
VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition team members (N4GRN, W8HC, K9NW, K9CT,
WB9Z, W0GJ, K0PC, W0VTT, and K0IR) spent the weekend in Peoria, IL. We
removed all the needed items from the 40 ft. sea container that traveled
from the U.S. to Chile; to Bouvet (never landed or unpacked); to Cape Town,
SA; back to Chile; and finally back to the U.S. We inventoried the needed
items, tested them, and repacked them in our 20 foot sea container bound
for New Zealand.
Lay It All Out! -- In short order we had equipment spread all over the
adjacent parking lot. Aluminum masts, PVC tubes filled with beams, rolls
of coax, reels of radial wire, components of a 90 foot 160 meter vertical,
Spiderbeam poles, power supplies, amplifiers, Pelican cases containing
complete stations, EME equipment, and dozens of crates of small parts lay
in front of us.
Plan The Repack -- There’s a lot to think about. Cargo hold openings,
weights, fork-lift access, top loading, balance, customs access, tight
packing, and order of importance to name a few. But, after talking it
over, we had a plan and began packing the new container.
List and Inventory -- The contents of each crate, box, barrell, or
bundle were recorded on packing slips and in a master inventory list
for customs.
Queue Up and Palletize Items -- Heavy things on the bottom, light-
weight items on top, with efficient use of space — think everything through.
Repacking the Amplifiers -- Jerry, WB9Z, and Mike, K9NW, removed the
ACOM 1500 amplifiers from their cardboard packing and placed them into
our specially constructed plywood cases for added protection during their
long journey.
Steady As She Goes -- With the steady hand of K0PC, our fork-lift
operator, we got everything accurately positioned inside the new container.
The Die is Cast -- Here’s George, N4GRN, completing the documentation.
We are packed, locked, and loaded. A crane will place our container on a
truck on May 23rd and the DXpedition gear will begin its journey by truck,
rail, and sea."
If you go to the VP6R Web page (News & Updates), you can view the images
of team's work from this past weekend at:
https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates
Visit the Pitcairn Island DXpedition Web page at: https://pitcairndx.com
Their Pitcairn Island FaceBook page is at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416
Also, their Twitter page is at: https://twitter.com/2019Island
ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/Change). Operators Hrane/
YT1AD (Team Leader), Alex/UT5UY (Co-Leader), Roman/UR0MC (Co-Leader),
Andy/RW7K, Alex/US0KW, Serge/R7KW, Nick/UT8IO, Alex/UX0LL, Vangelis/
SV8BFN, Peter/VK3FN, Chris/VK3FY, Dusko/ZL3WW, David/WD5COV, Adrian/
KO8SCA, Robert/N7QT, Sandro/VE7NY, Rafael/PY2NDX and possibly one other
operator will be active as ZK3A (not ZK3X as first announced) between
October 2-11th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, the
Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31 and FT8) and EME (6m). QSL via YT1AD direct,
OQRS (direct or Bureau) or LoTW (uploaded 6 months after DXpedition).
For more details and updates, see: https://tokelau2019.com
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