OPDX Bulletin 924 September 7, 2009

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 924
BID: $OPDX.924
September 7, 2009
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, N3SL, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4VQ, KH6BZF, KM6HB, K8YSE, KG8DP, A35RK, CX3AN, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, G0IAS, GW4SKA, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, LA5HE, PA7DA, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3EXY, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and ZL2TZE for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 30th-August, through Sunday, 6th-September there were 203 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, 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, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, 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, R1FJ, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK3, 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).

5B/C4, CYPRUS
Andy, LZ2HM, will be active as 5B/LZ2HM between September 10-15th. Activity will be on the HF bands plus 6 and 2 meters (KM64HV). Also, he will be active as C4I (on SSB) in the Worked All Europe DX Contest (WAEDC), September 12-13th. QSL via LZ2HM, using info on (QRZ.com).

5B, CYPRUS
Nick, G3RWF, will be active once again from the Island of Cyprus (AS-004, MIA MCI-002, WLOTA L0051) as 5B/G3RWF between September 8-22nd. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

7Q, MALAWI
QSL Manager Allan, G0IAS, informs OPDX that Harry, 7Q7HB (G0JMU), is again in Malawi for a period of up to 3 months. He is going to be active MAINLY on the Digital modes and CW. QSL as usual is ONLY DIRECT to G0IAS with sufficient funds for return cards. NO BUREAU cards. NO eQSLs. Just old fashioned paper cards DIRECT!

A3, TONGA (News)
Paul Kidd, A35RK, reports that the first special non- resident "contest" callsign, A31A, was just issued to a group of European operators who will be in Tonga in November, he presumes for the CQWW DX CW Contest. Also, Paul was granted the first "resident" special callsign, A35A, which he will only use for contests and special events. A35RK is still his "regular" callsign. Paul provides the following special announce- ment by the Department of Communications (dated September 2nd):

The Radio Licensing Officer for the Kingdom of Tonga, Fe'ao Vakata, has today approved the following changes in licensing procedures:

1) Callsigns issued to citizens and long-term residents of Tonga will be in the A35xx format.
2) A Tongan citizen or long-term resident can, upon request, be issued a "special" callsign for use in contests and special events. This "special" callsign will be in the A35x format.
3) Visiting operators will be issued an A31xx format callsign upon presentation of a valid license from their home country and payment of license fee.
4) Visiting groups of operators, for contest and special event purposes only, may request a special callsign in the A31x format.

Note that, hereafter, all visitors will be issued callsigns from the newly authorized A31 prefix block. The A35 prefix block is reserved for residents only.

Further information and license applications may be obtained from:
Fe'ao Vakata, Licensing Officer
Ministry of Communications and Information
P.O. Box 1380
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
ph: (676) 28-170
email: fvakata@pmo.gov.to
fax: (676) 24-861

AN8, CANARY ISLANDS
Operators Luis/EA8AY, Jeronimo/EA8NC and Jose/EA8CCD will use the special callsign AN8R during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via EA8AY. Visit the special AN8R Web page at:

http://www.ea8ay.com/an8r_team/index.html

B7, CHINA
Look for B7P to be active in this year's CQWW DX Contest by the following group of operators:

CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th)
Operators Terry/BA7NQ, JinQuan/ BA7JC, Paul/BA7JS, Guo/BA7IN, Yang/BD7IXG, Wu/BA7IA, Hu/BD7KSF and Lv/BD7MFB. Possibly as a Multi-Multi or Multi-Single entry.
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th)
Operators Terry/BA7NQ, JinQuan/ BA7JC, Paul/BA7JS, Guo/BA7IN, Yang/BD7IXG, Wu/BA7IA and Esa/ OH7WV. Multi-Multi entry.

Activity by both groups will be on 160-10 meters. QSL both operations via BD7IXG.

CT8, AZORES
Frank, DK5FT, will be active as CT8/DK5FT from the Island of Sao Miguel (EU-003, DIP AZ-002, WLOTA L2016), September 10-22nd. Activity will be on all bands and modes, propagation permitting. QSL via his home callsign, bureau is preferred.

CT8, AZORES
Chris, DL2MDU, will be active as CT8/DL2MDU from the Island of Sao Miguel (EU-003, DIP AZ-002, WLOTA L-2016), September 13-26th. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, by the bureau (preferred) and LoTW.

DX MAGAZINE'S MOST WANTED SURVEY
It is that time again to participate in DX Magazine's annual "Most Wanted Survey". The 2009 survey is now being taken through October 15th. Carl, N4AA, editor of "QRZ DX" and

"The DX Magazine" http://www.dxpub.com/ reports that the survey forms are available at: http://www.dxpub.com/dx_survey2009.html PLEASE NOTE: Carl states, "THIS IS NOT - REPEAT NOT - A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL DXCC COUNTRIES. However, if you need something that is not on the list, you may add it at the bottom of the survey form in the COMMENTS box. Please pass the word to your DXer friends that the survey is up and running and will be there until OCTOBER 15th."

EE2, SPAIN
Members of the Ondarroa Group will be active as EE2W from Ondarroa City (WW Loc. IN83SH, DME: 48073, Province of Biscay) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via EB2BXL.

ET3, ETHIOPIA
Jim, WU0I, currently in Addis Ababa as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, expects to be on the air by October as ET3JD after certain formalities are taken care for the importation of his amateur radio equipment. He expects to have his gear and the permission to use it completed within 2 weeks. Activity will be mainly 40/20/15 meters, but he would also like to spend more time on the WARC bands — particularly 30 and 17 meters. Modes will be CW, SSB, PSK31 and possibly RTTY (for contests mostly). Jim mentions, "My CW is pretty rusty, so please be patient with me!" QSL only direct to: Jim DeLoach, ET3JD, 2030 Addis Ababa Place, Dulles VA 20189-2030, USA. For more details and updates, visit:

http://www.deloach.net/ET3JD.html

FS, ST. MARTIN
Gregg, W6IZT, will be active as FS/W6IZT from St. Martin Island (IOTA NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA L-0383, Grid FK88) between now and September 13th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via N7XG, direct or by the bureau or LoTW.

FS, ST. MARTIN
Dennis, KT8X, will once again be active as FS/KT8X from March 5-12th. This will be a holiday style operation with an emphasis on the 30/17/12 meter bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. However, he does plan to enter the ARRL DX SSB Contest as a Single-Op entry. QSL route will be the "Logbook of The World" (LoTW).

FT/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND (Update)
As the FR5GA team departs from Reunion Island on September 11th this week to head to Glorioso Island, many DXers world-wide will be crossing their fingers hoping that this operation will take place and not be postponed again.

IOTA NEWS
EU-011. Operators Dave/G4IAR and XYL Judith/G4IAQ will be active as G4LAB/p from the Isles of Scilly between October 9-19th. Activity will be on the HF bands, on or near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via G4IAR, direct only ((QRZ.com) address).

EU-014. Nicolas, F5TGR, will once again be active as TK/F5TGR from Porto Vecchio, Island of Corsica (DIFM TK-001, MIA MCO-001, WLOTA L-1390), between September 6-18th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. He will also try to be active from an island in the EU-100 group. QSL 100% via the French REF bureau.

EU-025. Angelo, IW9HLM, will once again be active as IR9X from S. Agata Li Battiati Catania, Sicily Island (IIA SC-001, MIA MI-107, WLOTA L-1362, WW Loc. JM77MN) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL direct to IW9HLM, or LoTW.

EU-094. Members of the Granville ARC (F5KAQ) will be active from Saint Nicolas Island (DIFM AT-010, WW Loc. IN77XR), in the Glenans archipelago (in French Britanny and Province Britanny [DPF 06]), September 11-18th. They will be using the callsign F5KAQ/p and homecall/p. Activity will be on HF bands, as well as 6 and 2 meters, possibly as high as 10 GHz, using CW, RTTY, PSK and SSB. Operators mentioned are: Benoit/F8PDR, Jean- Jacques/F5NKX, Denis/F5RJM, Rolf/F9ZG, Alain/F5HVI, Rene/F6CMC and Alain/F6ACH. QSL via F5RJM, direct to CBA w/SAE (1 IRC or 1 USD for Europe, and 1 IRC or 2 USDs elsewhere) or by the French Ref-Union Bureau. This is the same group that activated Tombelaine (2007) and Brehat (2008).

EU-109. Jon, M0OVL, will be active as homecall/p from the Island of Inner Farne, September 25-26th. However, this will be a short 4 hours operation (each day) between 1000-1400z. This activation will be dependent on the weather conditions. Visit his Web site at:

http://www.m0ovl.co.uk

EU-125. Rene, DL2JRM, will be active as OZ/DL2JRM/p from Romo Island (DIA NS-001), September 18-20th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, mainly CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-044. Juergen, NF6J, will be active as VO2/NF6J from Battle Island (CISA NF-049) between now and September 11th. Activity will be on 30/20/15 meters, CW only. QSL via DL7RV, direct or by the bureau.

NA-062. Mark, KG8DP, will once again activate Grassey Key between November 2-9th. Operations will be stationary at Grassey Key and mobile has he travels to Key West and all points on the ocean. He will use the callsign KG8DP, as well as his club callsign NA8KD. This will be a week trip. QSL both KG8DP/NA8KD via info on (QRZ.com) (w/SASE). Mark will be using an IC-7000, 1.2 kw amp mobile and GLA-1000B portable amp. Antennas were not mentioned.

NA-230. (Rare IOTA) As this bulletin was being written, Cezar, VE3LYC, was active as VY0O from Gilmour Island in the Ottawa Islands group in Hudson Bay (Nunavut Territory). Activity was mainly on 20 meters SSB. The length of his stay will be very short (maybe one or two days left or it possibly may be over by the time you read this).

J6, ST. LUCIA
Bill, WB5ZAM, will once again be active here as J68WI between September 28th and October 11th. He states, "Will have access to G5RV 160m antenna, so maybe I will be on there once it is up at J69MV's QTH. Modes SSB and CW." QSL via WB5ZAM.

JD1, MINAMI-TORISHIMA
Masa, JA6GXK, continues to be active as JD1BMM from Marcus Island (IOTA OC-073, JIIA OC-073-001) until September 28th. Activity is on all bands and modes. Over the past week he was very active on 30/20/17 meters using RTTY and PSK, with some 20 meters SSB. QSL by the bureau or direct ((QRZ.com) address).

JW, SVALBARD
Just a reminder that Ingrid/LA8FOA, Unni/LA6RHA and some YL members of the Scandinavian YL Radio Amateurs (SYLRA)(and possibly their OM) plan to activate the Longyearbyen radio station this week from Svalbard between September 6-13th. They have already received the callsign JW1SYL for the operation. For more details and updates, please visit the following Web pages at:

http://home.online.no/~la6rha/expedition_to_svalbard.htm http://www.sylra.is/index2.html

JW, SVALBARD
Operators Just/LA9DL, Erling/LA6VM and Halvard/LA7XK will once again be active from Longyearbyen on Svalbard during the SSB part of the "2009 Scandinavian Activity Contest" (SAC) (September 26-27th). They will operate during the contest with the callsign JW5X. QSL is via LA5X, direct or via the LA bureau. Before and after the contest they will be active with their respective JW callsigns (JW9DL, JW7XK and JW6VM) on all bands and modes. QSL for these contacts are via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau. Look for JW7XK to be mainly on BPSK31 and RTTY, while JW9DL and JW6VM will work SSB and CW.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For September 7-13th)


 Sep   7    AN         SOLAR REFERENCE
 Sep   8    AN         ---------------
 Sep   9    AN          AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
 Sep  10    AN          HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
 Sep  11    AN          LN - Low Normal
 Sep  12    AN
 Sep  13    AN         GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
                       ---------------------
                        QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
                                0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
                    UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
                                7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less

SPECIAL ADDED NOTES: Does not look too good from what Lee provides. Lee states there were "NO" sunspots during the month of August 2009. As this was being written, we are approaching 60 days in row without any sunspots since July 10th. Lee states, "This is not a typical cycle start up graphing the last four solar cycles. It has been reported that this is only the 4th time the sun has been blank for at least 50 days since 1849. The 3rd longest streak on the list is 54 days between February-April 1879. The record is 92 days in 1913. For more details on the solar cycle and sunspots, visit the following Web sites at: http://www.solarcycle24.com http://users.telenet.be/j.janssens/Spotless/Spotless.html On band conditions, Lee states that the low bands (160, 80/75 and 40 meters) continue to be very active on the North American continent. It appears that 6 meter activity has closed down right after our last meteor shower (Typical!!!).

NEW OFFICERS FOR 2009-2010


 * The following people will represent the Central Texas DX and Contest
   Club (CTDXCC) in the coming year:
          President           - Susan King, K5DU
          Vice-President      - Bob Farmer, W9BF
          Secretary           - Jim George, N3BB
          Treasurer           - Craig Markley, AD5YJ
          DX Coordinator      - Gerry Moravec, WD5AAM
          Contest Coordinator - Jim Parnell, W5JAW
          Web-Master          - Ken Harker, WM5R
   Visit the CTDXCC Web page at:  http://www.ctdxcc.org


 * The newly-formed Arizona Outlaws Contest Club announces its lineup of
   officers for 2009-2010:
          President           - Bob Epstein, K8IA
          North Region VP     - Dick Zalewski, W7ZR
          Central Region VP   - Mike Fulcher, KC7V
          South Region VP     - Dave Gilbert, AB7E
          Secretary/Treasurer/Webmistress - Sandy Farley, N7RQ
          Public Relations/Awards - John Arthurs, K7WP

OD5, LEBANON
Look for special event station OD5F to be on the air from September 27th to October 6th. Station's location is in the “Village Francophone“, Lebanese University in Hadath. Activity is to celebrate the Francophone games which is held every 4 years. Some 3,000+ athletes, youths and artists from 56 French speaking countries will participate in these games. The event is a popular sports and art festival. For more details, see: http://www.libanvision.com/jeux-liban.htm A special QSL card will be available. More info is forthcoming.

PA09, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event/LH Activity)
Jaap, PA7DA, informs OPDX that during the "Open Monumentendag, European Heritage Days" in The Netherlands, on September 12th, the Noordwijk Lighthouse (NET-019) will be open to the public. Special event station PA09MONUMENT will be active on HF and 2 meters. QSL via the Dutch QSL Bureau (DQB) to PA7DA.

PACIFIC TOUR
Rick, AI5P, will once again head to the Pacific this coming October to activate three different islands. His tentative schedule between October 1-31st is as follows:
FK - Grande Terre, New Caledonia (OC-032, DIFO FK-001, WLOTA L-1280) between October 1-8th; his callsign FK/AI5P.
YJ - New Hebrides, Vanuatu (OC-035) between October 10-18th; his callsign YJ0PX.
VK9N - Norfolk Island (OC-005, WLOTA L-1469) between October 22-31st; his callsign AI5P/VK9N.
Activity from all locations will be mostly CW on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Operators Tom/ZP5AZL, Dale/N3BNA, Jorge/CX6VM, Noah/K2NG, Peter/PJ4NX, Anibal/ZP5VAY and possibly others will be active from Bonaire (SA-006) as PJ4K during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via ZP5AZL. Operators will be there between October 20-26th and will be active before and after the contest as PJ4/homecall. QSL via operator's instructions.

QSL INFO AND NEWS
FT5YI QSL STATUS. Nicolas, F4EGX, has received his QSL cards for his FT5YI activity (between November-December 2008) and will soon be sending them in the mail.

IRCS AVAILABLE
Steve, N3SL, reports: "Obviously you all know the current version IRCs expire 12/31/09. Handling ZK2V's recent trip, I now have over 200 of these 'short term' IRCs. If you can find the space, I'd appreciate the ad that I'll sell these at 1.25 USDs each - postage free for 1-19, 1 USD for any quantity over that." His E-mail address is: N3SL@aol.com

John, K1XN, from The GoList, reports that he has only 25 IRCs left. They are all stamped and expire on 12/31/2009. First E-mail gets them at 1.00 USD each plus 75 cents shipping. If you are interested, E-mail him at: golist@gmail.com NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Jean-Michel, F6AJA, reports that he is NOT the QSL Manager for the latest activity of 4J0FR in August (correct route is QSL via F6FYD; the operator). Jean-Michel states, "I have only the logs/QSLs for the August 1995 and December 1997-January 1998 operations." The logs are on the web at: http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php

PIRATE ALERT. Phillip, ZL2TZE, reports that ZL callsigns from old operations are being targeted by pirates. The callsign ZL9C was heard on 40 meters August 26th. Phillip states, "If those who think a ZL call is a pirated one please check with the following link and input the callsign and a result will be had in seconds." The Web page is:

http://www.nzart.org.nz/call-book/index.html If you enter a callsign in the "Green Window" (such as ZL9C), you will get the following:

    Searching SMART for ZL9C
                        0
                        Callsign|Name|Address
              Results are produced directly from the RSM SMART database.
              Data is protected by New Zealand Crown copyright.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 7P8DA, C6APR, CN3A, DV1JM, EA1AKS, EA3GLB, HI8PLE, J5UAP, KH2L, VK9GMW and OE1A
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2AG/P, 4J15TX, 7Q7SI, CG200I, EU5ROPE, HK5MQZ/0M, HU1M, JW/OK1JK, V51AS, VC8B, VE3DZ/VP9, VK9GMW, WX3B/p, YL2BJ and Z21SI

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 1A0KM, 3XM6JR, 5R8IC, 5T5DC, 6W/RW3TN, A5100A, H44V, JW8DW, KH0PR, P29NI, SV0XBM/9, TC53A, TN6X, UK8AJ, V51AS, V60IL, V8FWU, VP8DLS, XV3M, Z29KM and ZL7/KH0PR

S7, SEYCHELLES
Mauro, HB9ENI, will be active as S79MI from Praslin Island (AF-024), October 21-26th. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters using SSB and RTTY. He also plans to be on the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Log will be uploaded to LoTW.

SPECIAL EVENT
Look for special event callsign GB50ATG to be active on the air until the end of June 2010. Activity is to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the "British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG). Several BARTG members will be sharing the special callsign and will be operating from various locations. During the month of September, the callsign will be used by John, GW4SKA, from his usual address in Wales. This will include operations in the CQWW Contest. So, if you work GB50ATG in a contest "this month", it should count as a GW multiplier. Also, check the BARTG Web site for details on their "Golden Jubilee Award", special QSL cards and wall plaques at:

http://www.bartg.org.uk

SPECIAL EVENT
Mark, KM6HB, will again (every year since 2005) operate special event station K6P in remembrance of "POW-MIA Recognition Day", September 18-20th (0000-2359z). Suggested operating frequencies are: SSB - 21350, 18150, 14253, 7250 kHz, and PSK-31 and RTTY on the appro- priated frequencies. Receive a folded pictured QSL card via KM6HB: Mark McMullen, P.O.Box 27271, Santa Ana, California 92799 (S.A.S.E please).

ST, SUDAN
Robert's, S53R, next work assignment (for UN WFP) has taken him here. He arrived in the Sudan early last week and expects to be on the air by the end of the month or early October. His possible callsign will be ST2X. He states, that his radio and amp are still in S5-land, but are expected to be shipped. More details are forthcoming.

SV5, DODECANESE
\ By the time you read this, Mort, G2JL, should be active as SV5/G2JL from Lipsi Island (IOTA EU-001, GIOTA DKS-056, MIA MGD-017, WLOTA L-0766) for the next three months. Activity will be on all bands and modes, propagation permitting. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

TK, CORSICA (EU-014)
Heinz, DF6ZY, will once again be active as TK/DF6ZY from the main island between September 16th and October 3rd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, mostly on RTTY, but he will switch to SSB or SSTV on request. QSLs via home callsign, by the DARC Bureau or direct.

TK, CORSICA
Rene, DL2JRM, will be active as TK/DL2JRM/p from the Island of San Cipriano (IOTA EU-164, DIFM TK-037, MIA MCO-013), September 14-15th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters QRP CW, using solar power. QSL direct or by the Bureau to DL2JRM.

V2, ANTIGUA
Tom, K7ZZ, will be active as V25Z from Yepton Estate Cottages (IOTA NA-100, WLOTA L-1118, WW Loc. FK97CC), which is located on the north shore of the island, between October 19-28th. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via K7ZZ, direct only.

VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS
Members of the Uruguay DX Group's globetrotters are working on plans for this year's DXpedition. The group plans to activate the Falkland Islands for one week between November 14-21st. Their activity will focus on the lower bands, Digital modes and the 30/17/12 meter bands. Announced calls are: VP8BUH for SSB and VP8BUG for the Digitals modes. Operators mentioned include: Gus/CX2AM, Gus/CX3CE, Bert/CX3AN, Mario/CX4CR and Luis/CX4AAJ. Probably QSL Manager is EB7AEY. More details are forthcoming.

XR0, EASTER ISLAND (Update/Callsign Change)
An international team of operators will be active as XR0Y (not XR0YA as first announced) from Rapa Nui between October 31st and November 15th. According to the newest licensing statement released by the Chilean Ministry of Telecommunication (aka Subtel), after arrangements by Radio Club de Chile, the group was delighted to announce that they received permission to use the new shorter, special callsign assigned to DXpeditions from Easter Island.

Since this callsign has been in use 2 times in the past (1995, 2000), organizers of this expedition will pay much attention to inform numerous DX bulletins and QSL info databases about the new callsign and their QSL route for the upcoming activity in 2009. All details regarding their QSL Manager will be announced soon. For more details on this DXpedition, see OPDX.920 or visit their Web page at:

http://rapanui2009.org

YJ, VANUATU
The Croatian team of Ante/9A4DU and Nikola/9A6DX are planning to be active as YJ0DU and YJ0DX, respectively, a little after the first of the New Year. The duo hopes to activate not one, but several of the islands within Vanuatu. Their equipment will be a FT-857 with wire antennas.

YN, NICARAGUA (Update)
Eric, K9GY, will be active as YN2GY from Octavio's, YN2N, QTH in Grenada, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (September 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. He will be there between November 25-30th. Outside of the contest, look for CW activity on 30/17/12 meters. QSL via LoTW or to his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

ZS10, SOUTH AFRICA (Special Event)
Look for special event station ZS10WCS to be active between September 2009 and July 12th, 2010. Activity is to celebrate the hosting of the "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa", world football event

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html where 200 teams will compete. Expect every day activity between June 1st and July 12th, but only weekend operations during the months leading up to the event.
QSL via the SARL'S (South African Radio League) Bureau or direct to:
SARL, P.O. Box 1721, Strubensvallei 1735, South Africa

** IMPORTANT NOTICE/REMINDER ** The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin now has a new FAX number. Contributors can now send/fax their DX information to the following number: 1-419-828-7791 ( F A X only! )

SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving bounced mail by sending mail to me via " kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org ", please send mail to me via " kb8nw@arrl.net "...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW

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
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OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME (provided by John, K8YSE (k8yse@papays.com):
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ALSO VISIT THE NORTERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB HOME PAGE:
http://www.papays.com/nodxa.html

Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org - OR - kb8nw@arrl.net

Information can now be faxed to the following "NEW" phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!)

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