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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 952
BID: $OPDX.952
March
22, 2010
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, K1LZ, K1XN &
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W7VOA, K8AQM, K8GI, K8YSE, KG8CO, W8GEX (60m News), WD8MGZ,
N0TG,
A35A, AT International, DL2VFR, DL6UAA, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
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DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ &
ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and
VE8EV for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the
AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 14th-March, through
Sunday, 21st-March there were 235
countries active. Countries
available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE0Y, 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, FP, FR, FS, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM,
GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2,
J3,
J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KH9,
KL,
KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX,
OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST,
SU,
SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT,
TU,
TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9W,
VP2E,
VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU,
XX9,
YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8,
ZF,
ZK2, 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).
3B8,
MAURITIUS (AF-049). Mart, DL6UAA, will once again be back in Mauritius
as
3B8MM beginning April 4th; duration will be 3 weeks. Activity will be
on
160-10 meters mostly CW. Some SSB and Digital will be possible. QSL via
DL6UAA,
by the Bureau or direct.
3B8, MAURITIUS (AF-049). Slavo, SP2JMB,
will once again be active from
here between April 7–14th, but as
3B8SC this time. Activity will be on
all HF bands using CW. QSL via
his home callsign. View photos of Slavo's
2008 trip and operation as
3B8/SP2JMB at:
http://www.sp2jmb.pl/index.php?page=g_mauritius_04.2008&LANG=eng
5D,
MOROCCO. Operators Stefano/IK2QEI and Matteo/IK2SGC will be active
with
the special callsign 5D5A from CN3A contest station during the CQWW
WPX
SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via I2WIJ
or
LoTW.
8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will be active as 8P5A during the
CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 27-28th) as
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via
LoTW or direct to NN1N.
8Q,
MALDIVES. Bodo, DL3OCH, will be active as 8Q7QX from North Ari Atoll
(AS-103)
between March 21st and April 4th. Activity will be mainly on
40-12
meters (depending on conditions), mostly on CW and possibly some
RTTY
and PSK31, using an IC-7000 (w/100 watts only) into a vertical
antenna.
Bodo will also try some 80 meters, but there will not be any
160
meters activity. QSL via his home callsign. Look for the log to be
uploaded
to the LoTW after DXpedition. ADDED NOTE: Bodo is also part
of the
crew that will be active on 6m, 2m, 70cm and 23cm EME. This EME
crew
consists of Hermann/DL2NUD (8Q7HP), Bodo/DL3OCH (8Q7QX), Dan/HB9CRQ
(8Q7RQ)
and Pierre/HB9QQ (8Q7QQ).
9H, MALTA . Steve, G0SGB, will be
active as 9H3/G0SGB/p from Malta (EU-023,
MIA MM-001, WLOTA LH-1113)
between June 12-25th. He will also be active
from Gozo Island
(EU-023, MIA MM-004, WLOTA LH-0046) as 9H4/G0SGB/p. (No
specific
dates were provided). His activity will focus on lighthouse
activations
from Malta. QSL via his home callsign, direct only.
9Q,
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Ghis, ON5NT (ex-9Q1NT), reports that
Georges,
VE2EK, will once again be active as 9Q1EK from Kinshasa very soon
and
will be the ONLY radio amateur station left in the DRC with a VALID
LICENSE.
According to George's BLOG <http://ve2ek.blogspot.com> (edited):
"Soon...
! After several months of standby, I will be again on air.
Due to a
QSY of my QRA (in flat now..!!!). I'm going to install very
soon
my station on my prof. radio broadcast site. The available hours
will be reduced. Station will be FT2000 with a OM2500HF. Dipoles for
160, 80, 40 + Delta loop + beam on 45m tower. Major activity will be
on CW."
Georges states that he has a second project (which will be
later) on
EME (144 MHz with 4 x 16 elements + 8877 and 432 MHz with 4
x 21 element
+ 8938). QSL direct via SM5DJZ. Also, by the LoTW or
eQSL.
A5, BHUTAN. Steve, W7VOA, is scheduled to be active again
as A52SW next
month in Thimpu from about April 23rd until, at least,
May 1st. Activity
is planned for CW and SSB, primarily 80-10 meters.
RF output is limited
to 100w, and his planned antenna is a
full-length G5RV. Steve informs
OPDX that he will be the sole
operator. This is a work trip, so his
activity will be limited mainly
on the weekends and during the evening
weekday hours. Paper QSLs go
to his QSL Manager K2AU and e-QSLs via
the LoTW only. Steve states
(edited), "Although my goal is to complete
DXCC for the A52SW
callsign. I'll be happy to work as many North American
and JA
stations as I possibly can."
A7, QATAR (Special Event). Look for
special event station A71RCAR to be
active during the "2010 Regional
Conference on Amateur Radio" in Doha,
April 4-6th. This year's event
is being hosted by the "Qatar Amateur
Radio Society (QARS - A71A) in
collaboration with the International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in
Region 1. A special QSL card will be
available to commemorate this
event. QSL via QARS Bureau: Qatar Amateur
Radio Society (QARS), PO
Box 22122, Doha, Qatar.
CQ NEWS. Richard Moseson, W2VU, Editor
for CQ Amateur Radio, sent out
the following press release March
16th: "Cam Hartford, N6GA, Named CQ
Magazine QRP Editor -- Cam
Hartford, N6GA, of Claremont, California, has
been named QRP Editor
of CQ Amateur Radio magazine, Editor Rich Moseson,
W2VU, announced
today. Hartford succeeds Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, who passed
away in
January. Ingram's final bi-monthly QRP column appears in the
April
issue of CQ. Hartford's first column will be in the June issue.
QRP
is the art of low-power ham radio communication. QRP enthusiasts
typically
use 5 watts or less to make contacts around the world. Many
also
enjoy building their own portable low-power gear and/or communicating
from
remote, temporary, locations.
Hartford, who works for book
publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, has
been a ham since 1961, when
he was originally licensed in Ohio as WN8DJX.
After moving to
California, he was issued WA6PTX; then on upgrading to
Extra Class,
was able to choose his current callsign of N6GA.
Cam has been
active in low-power operating for more than 20 years.
From 1989-1991,
he served on the Board of Directors of QRPARCI, the QRP
Amateur
Radio Club International. He also served as that organization's
Contest
Manager from 1993-1999. Since then, Hartford says, he has spent
his
ham radio time "building and operating little radios" and trying to
find
'the perfect combination of radios, logging computers, power sources,
wire
antenna arrays and hot chocolate for a very excellent QRP Field Day.'
CQ Editor Rich Moseson said, 'I am looking forward to the opportunity
to
work with Cam, who comes highly recommended by well-known QRPers and
CQ
columnists Richard Fisher, KI6SN, and Rich Arland, K7SZ. Cam will have
large
shoes to fill, following in the footsteps of the late Dave Ingram,
K4TWJ.
Yet, one of Dave's strengths was his ability to draw on the talents
and
experiences of our readers, and I am sure that they will continue to
provide
the same sort of input to Cam as he continues our QRP column.'"
CY0,
SABLE ISLAND. Randy, N0TG, informs OPDX: "Planning is continuing
and
we have identified MID-October for the operation. Commitments of
support
continue to come in, most recently from the German DX Foundation
(GDXF),
Tokyo 610 DX Group, 59-Magazine( Japan Ham Radio), Mississippi
Valley
DX/Contest Club, The Danish DX Group, JA1ELY, and loan of the
Battle
Creek Special antenna by W8UVZ and group. All sponsors' LOGOs are
displayed
on the Web site: http://www.CY0dxpedition.com
Our thanks and
appreciation to advisors and information providers:
K1FK, K9LA and
NA5U."
DXCC NEWS (8 year old receives DXCC certificate!). Bill
Moore, NC1L,
Awards Branch Manager, reports that 8 year old William
Ferguson, KJ4EYZ,
was formally presented his DXCC certificate at a
Virginia DX Century Club
meeting by the club's Vice President, Ron
Young, W8RJL, on March 16th.
William is the son of Rich, N2XQM. His
achievement makes him the youngest
full member of the VaDXCC, and one
of the youngest members of the DX
Century Club. On a added note,
William's 10-year old sister Carissa,
KJ4EZA, has 82 countries worked
- The DXCC expect to be be hearing from
her shortly! To see
William's presentation, go to:
http://www.arrl.org/blog/Century%20Club%20Awards
FSDXA'S
PLANS FOR 2011. Members of the Five Star DXers Association (FSDXA)
are
planning something in 2011 and will be heading to the Pacific Ocean
this
time. Specific destination has not been released yet. This group is
well
known for their great operations to: Comoros (D68C), St. Brandon
Island
(3B7C), Rodriguez Island (3B9C) and Spratley Islands (9M0C).
GB8,
SCOTLAND (WFF Op). Members of the GMFF team have applied for official
permission
to visit Rum National Nature Reserve (GMFF-058) located on the
same
name Isle of Rum (IOTA EU-008) and are planning to activate it between
April
30th and May 3rd. They have applied for the special callsign GB8RUM
to
be used from the island during the DXpedition. More details are forth-
coming
on this WFF (New One) DXpedition. More information is available at:
http://www.gmff.org
GW9,
WALES. Operators Steve/MW0ZZK and Mike/GW6NLP will be active as GW9T
during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL
via
GW6NLP.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Marc, OZ1MDX, will be active as
HB0/OU4U between
June 22-27th. Activity will be on the HF bands using
CW, SSB, RTTY and
possibly PSK31. Direct QSL for HB0/OU4U is via
Tim, M0URX (United Radio
QSL Bureau). For Bureau QSL by E-mail
requests, please visit:
http://www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form.html
IOTA
NEWS....................
AS-118. Members of the Kuwait Amateur
Radio Society (KARS - 9K2RA)
will be active using a
special callsign 9K2F from Failaka
Island between April
1-5th. QSL via 9K2HN. Visit KARS Web
page at:
http://9k2ra.net
EU-068. Operators Thomas/F4BCG, Patrick/F4FCS, Antoine/F5RAB,
Christian/
F6AXN, Didier/F6DXE, Francis/F6DPD and
Jacky/F8AEJ will be
active as TM5EL from Sein Island (DIFM
AT007) between April
7-14th. Activity will be on the HF
bands, as well as 6m, 2m,
70cm and 23cm, using CW, SSB and
the Digital modes. QSL via
F6KHI.
EU-121.
Olivier, ON4EI, will be active as EJ8GQW on a solo expedition
to Bere Island, Ireland, between March 21-28th. Unfortunately,
he does not operate CW, but will be active mainly on SSB and
sometimes on RTTY. PLEASE NOTE: He has never managed a pile-up
on RTTY, so be kind if you try to work him in this mode. Also,
Olivier plans to be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th).
Look for additional info to be on: http://www.qrz.com/db/EJ8GQW
NA-085. If you worked K9RR/4 and K8GI/4 this past weekend, you worked
Bill and Rick, respectively, from St. George Island, FL. Using
two stations, they were expected to be on CW, SSB, RTTY and
possibly some satellite operations. QSL via their home
callsign
using the QRZ.com addresses.
NA-177.
Operators Louis/VE2EZD and Jean-Pierre/VA2SG will be active
as VA2SG from Bonaventure Island (CISA QC002) during the RSGB
IOTA Contest on July 24th. Activity will be on 40 and 20
meters CW only, and operating QRP. QSL direct via VE2EZD
using the QRZ.com address.
NA-182. (Update) John, VE8EV,
informs us that contrary to what was
reported in the last
edition, a second operator for the
expedition to Greens
Island has been ruled out due to cost
and logistical
concerns. The trip is now scheduled to go ahead
as a solo
operation from April 15-20th, using the callsign
CK8G
(rare prefix as well!). Donations are still being sought
to help cover the costs of travelling to this very rare Arctic
IOTA. Full information can be found at:
http://ve8ev.blogspot.com/search/label/IOTA
JD1,
OGASAWARA (Update). Just a reminder that the "JD1 PROJECT 2010" will
take
place next weekend between March 28th and April 12th. Operators and
their
callsigns are: Ted/K8AQM (JD1BNM), Kirk/JF3MYU (JD1BNN), Brian/KG8CO
(JD1BNJ),
Stan/AC8W (JD1BNK) and Steve/K8KQY (JD1BNQ). Activity will be
from
Chichi-jima Island (AS-031), on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY
(JD1BNJ
only on RTTY). QSL JD1BNN direct to JF3MYU. QSL JD1BNM, JD1BNJ,
JD1BNK,
JD1BNQ direct to K8AQM, by the Bureau or LoTW. PLEASE NOTE to JA
Operators:
Do NOT send QSL to the JARL Bureau. Send SASE direct to K8AQM,
except
QSL request for JD1BNN. A web site is now up and will have online
logs.
Visit the "JD1/o Ogasawara 2010" Web page at:
http://www.ogasawara2010.com
KH0,
MARIANA ISLANDS. Nine years old Yoshiki, JF1UCV, is planning to be
in
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as KH0UA, from the Aquarius
Beach
Tower Contest Club's radio shack (AH0BT), as a rookie Single-Op/
All-Band/High-Power
entry. Yoshiki has just upgraded his licence to
Amateur Extra, and
it will be his first experience as an entry in this
DX contest. QSL
via JF1UCV.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For March
22-28th)....
Mar 22 HN-LN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Mar
23 LN-HN --------------------
Mar 24 AN BN -
Below Normal
Mar 25 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic
Level is QUIET
Mar 26 AN LN - Low Normal
Mar 27
AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Mar
28 AN DIS - Disturbed
VDIS -
Very Disturbed
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
LX,
LUXEMBOURG. Matt, DJ8OG, will be active as LX7I during the CQWW
WPX
SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
LX2A.
Visit the following Web page at: http://www.lx2a.com
P4, ARUBA. Stefan, DK1MM,
will be active as P4/DK1MM between March 19th
and April 1st.
Activity will include the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band entry using the callsign P41M. QSL
both callsign
via DK1MM.
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (Also P4). Seppo, OH1VR,
Chairman of the
Organizing Committee of GAREC [Global Amateur Radio
Emergency Communi-
cations] will be in Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA
LH-0942) for some meetings
with VERONA (IARU Member Society in the
Netherlands Antilles) and hotel
etc.. between March 23-30th. If time
allows, he plans to be active
as PJ2/OH1VR. ADDED NOTE: Seppo may
also have a one day operation as
P41CW from Aruba on March 25th or
29th.
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Andy, W9NJY, will once again be
active as
PJ4/W9NJY from Bonaire (SA-006 and WLOTA L1279) between now
and April
2nd. Activity is usually casual on 40-10 meters and mainly
CW. QSL via
WD9DZV or by the LoTW and eQSL.
PJ5, ST.
EUSTATIUS (NETHERLANDS ANTILLES). Joe/W8GEX has announced
(along
w/co-leader Joe/AA4NN) that plans are in the works to activate
St.
Eustatius this autumn when it becomes a new country. Their plans
include
10 days of operations, with an international crew of operators,
and
at least four stations on the air 24/7. Look for more details to
be
forthcoming.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
MM0DGR/p
via MM0DFV. Activity this past weekend (Saturday, March 20th)
was
from Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve (GMFF-011). The station
will be located at the Caerlaverock Castle south of Bowhouse on the
north coast of the Solway Firth (NY018651). Reference numbers: WAB
Square NY06, QRA Locator IO84GW, EU Area SC06 (Dumfries and Galloway),
IOTA EU-005 and WLOTA LH-1234. More information is available at:
http://www.gmff.org
QSLS VIA LoTW: None Reported This Week!
QSLS RECEIVED VIA
MAIL: 3B8DB, 3D20CR, 6Y7AM, HB0/DL2OBO, M0OVL/p,
VP8DMN, XR0Y and
Z21DXI
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5J0E, 5K0CW, 5X4X, 7P8FC,
J3/DL5AXX,
J3/DL7CM, K9FD/KH6, NP2B, RK2FWA, T94B, TM9R, S79NS,
UA6LV and VP6PR
ST, SUDAN. Robert, S53R, will be active as ST2AR
from Khartoum during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via S53R.
SZ1, GREECE. Members
of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens
will be active
as SZ1TEIA during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th)
as a
Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are: Tom/SV1BFW and Yiannis/
SV5FRI.
Listen for a QSL route.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Haru,
JA1XGI/W8XGI, informs OPDX that he will be
active once again from
Western Kiribati as T30XG or T30/T32XG between
June 3-9th. Activity
will be on 40-6 meters, including 30/17/12m, using
CW and the Digital
modes. QSL via JA1XGI, direct or by the Bureau.
T32, EASTERN
KIRIBATI (Update). Operators Nils/SM6CAS, Steve/G4EDG,
Mike/K9AJ,
Derek/G3KHZ and Steve/9M6DXX are now on their way sailing to
Malden
Island (OC-279) as of March 20th; the first of 4 uninhabited IOTAs
to
be activated in the Southern Line Islands group. As per their Web
page
(dated March 21st, 08:15), the team sailing boarded the "S/V Kwai",
did
not have favorable wind at present and their estimated time on the sea
is
"at least 3 more days". Watch their Web page for an accurate arrival
time.
The callsign to be used on Malden Island will be T32MI. Their
length
of stay is not known. The team wants to remind everyone that this
is
"primarily an IOTA operation". They will be "concentrating on providing
a
contact with as many different stations as possible irrespective of
band
or mode". Activity will therefore be 80-10 meters using CW and SSB,
"whichever
is providing the best propagation conditions at the time."
There
will be no operations on 6m moon bounce, RTTY, PSK, low band SSB,
160m
etc, etc. For more details and updates, visit the T32 Southern Line
Islands
DXpedition's Web page at: http://t32line.webnode.com
TM8, FRANCE
(Special Event). Members of the Radio Club Haut-Rhin (REF68)
will
activate special event station TM68X between April 5-18th. Activity
is
to celebrate "World Amateur Radio Day" on April 18th. The club will
also
organize a special exhibit at the MJC Fernand Anna de Wittenheim
in
Upper Rhine. QSL via F8BUO. Visit their Web page at:
http://www.ref68.com/expo
For
details on the IARU's "World Amateur Radio Day", see:
http://www.iaru.org/rel030418.html
V2,
BARBUDA AND ANTIQUA. Randy, WD8MGZ, will be active as V25WV from
Codrington
Village on Barbuda (NA-100) between April 24th and May 1st.
For
frequencies and schedules, use Twitter.com and search wd8mgz. Also,
contact
Randy via echolink (V21RW-R). He will be using a Icom 706 and
a
Yaseu 2 meter mobile. For more information, use the Web site:
http://home.comcast.net/~randylwilliams/site
VP5/VP50,
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Dave, W5CW, will once again be active
as
VP5/W5CW between March 23rd and April 6th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters
(this will include 30/17/12m) using CW and SSB. He will also be in
the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry
using
the special callsign VP50V. QSL via PO Box 88, Morris, OK 74445-0088.
VP8,
FALKLAND ISLANDS. Iain, M0PCB, is now active from the RAF Amateur
Radio
Club Station located at Mount Pleasant Airport using the callsigns
VP8FIR
or VP8RAF until April 7th. QSNs show that he has been on 15 meters
CW.
QSL via his home callsign. QSL cards will be printed once Iain is back
in
the UK.
WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Eri, JF1VGZ (10 year old YL OP),
will be active as
WH0/WH7ZJ during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
27-28th) as a Single-Op/
10m-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via JF1VGZ.
WH0,
MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuro, AL5A (JH0MGJ), will once again be active as
WH0/AL5A
from Saipan Island (OC-086), Northern Mariana Islands (KH0),
between
April 24-26th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB.
He
plans to listen especially for "weak" European stations. QSL direct
to
JA7JEC. Send Bureau QSLs to the JARL Bureau to JH0MGJ.
WRTC 2010
(Russia). Krassy Petkov, K1LZ, U.S. Fundraiser for the WRTC 2010
Organizing
Committee, reports: "I am writing to you today to ask for your
financial
support of the upcoming WRTC Championship Competition that is
being
held in Moscow, Russia, this coming July 2010. As you may already
know,
this event is the 'Olympics of Amateur Radio' and about 50 teams
from
all over the world will compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze in the
fields
near Moscow.
This time, teams will be set up in tents with
generators supplying the
power and special new rules will allow both
operators to make contacts
in a modified form of SO2R with
interlocked radios – meaning only one
signal at a time is permitted
on the air.
Our Russian friends have laid on what sounds like a
wonderful week of
amateur competition for competitors and spectators
alike! There will be
some side-trips for visitors and, of course,
WRTC week always provides
wonderful opportunities for socializing and
just 'hanging out' with some
of the very best amateur radio
contesting operators in the world. This
will be 'the place to be this
July' – no doubt about it!
Putting on an event of this magnitude
is no small effort both in terms
of time and monetary expense. If you
are a competitor or plan to be a
spectator, I ask that you please
consider making a donation to this worthy
effort. If you are
potentially a corporate sponsor, I also ask for your
support in the
name of international brotherhood and radiosport com-
petition.
Contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by
law for
USA taxpayers and can be made as follows:
Please make your check
payable to 'NCDXF'. In the lower left corner,
write 'For WRTC 2010'.
Kindly mail it to Mr. Rusty Epps, W6OAT, 651 Handley
Trail, Emerald
Hills, CA 94062 USA. For Pay-Pal or credit card donations,
please use
the NCDXF website (www.ncdxf.org). Click on the Join/Renew
button,
enter your call, write in the comment box 'For WRTC 2010' and
follow
the Pay-Pal or credit card instructions. All contributors will be
prominently
listed in the WRTC program literature – so please give as
generously
as you can.... thanks! 73, Krassy K1LZ"
XV2, VIETNAM. Retu,
OH4MDY (OX3RZ/XU7MDY/XV2MDY), will once again be
active as XV2RZ from
Southeast Vietnam between March 26th and April
6th. Activity will be
on 80-10 meters using the "normal modes". QSL
only direct via OH4MDY
with a SASE and 2 USDs.
YI, IRAQ (Update). Plans for the YI9PSE
DXpedition to Kurdistan is
progressing and the operation will take
place in about two weeks. The
YI9PSE team reported this past week
that they shipped 1600KG of radio
gear to IRAQ. Their equipment
consists of five Icom IC-7600s, four
Acom amps, numerous antennas and
over 5000' of coax. For more details
and updates, visit:
http://www.yi9pse.com
Also,
you can now follow their activities (as well as regular updates)
via
Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/yi9pse
ZK3, TOKELAU.
Operators Bill/N7OU and Bob/W7YAQ continue to be active as
ZK3OU and
ZK3YA, from Te Mahina (The Moon) guesthouse on the six-mile
wide
Nukunonu lagoon, until March 25th, unless the boat schedule changes.
Bob
states, "Te Mahina is owned by Zak, the General Manager of Nukunonu
atoll.
We occupy one upstairs bedroom facing the lagoon as the ham shack,
and
use another upstairs room to sleep. There is a large eating area
downstairs.
Zak’s sister Lydia cooks our meals and does our laundry. A
DXers
paradise!!! The U.S. is straight across the lagoon to the northeast,
Europe
north, Japan northwest, and South America east. It's a great radio
QTH.
We have one HF9V on the neighboring property to the east. It is
great
— no noise, and away from tin roofs. The other HF9V is on the
seawall
directly in front of the house — more manmade noise, and about
an
S-unit poorer on the higher bands. Our 160 antenna to the left, among
the
palms about 75 feet from the water — not an ideal spot, and we had to
move
it once because the palm fronds were banging into it during a windy
2
day period. 160 condx have been very poor, and we are trying to figure
out
what to do to improve our signal. We would like to get it out near
the
water and away from the palms, but there is lots of wave action in
the
lagoon and the villagers use the beach for their boats. We are getting
out
well on the other bands, especially on the east HF9V. We have been
able
to work into Europe on 12/15 meters — eastern EU at our sunset,
western
EU at our sunrise." The duo's activity has been on CW, SSB, RTTY
and
the lower bands. QSL via their home callsigns.
ZL7, CHATHAM
ISLAND. Operator Kaz Oya, ZL3JP, will be active from here
between
April 28th and May 3rd. He will use ZL7J, a special and temporary
callsign
issued only to ZL3JP for this operation from Chatham Island.
Kaz is
planning to arrive on Chatham Island (OC-038) on April 27th, and
will
be leaving on May 4th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW
and
SSB. His QSL Manager is JH1HRJ. QSL by the Bureau, direct (w/SASE)
and/or
e-QSL is also planned.
ZS8M PIRATE? Pierre, ZS1HF, reports this
past week: "Hi All, Yes, in
true tradition, we will have an idiot
pirating my callsign - ZS8M. Shame
on you! Please note....ZS8M will
only be operational from approx 15 May
2010. Before I get
operational, I will notify you all via qrz.com once
I am ready.
Please do not entertain any idiot pirating my call sign
before I make
the announcement. My technical training is progressing
well. The
complete team gathers on Tuesday 23 March in Cape Town to
start team
training - fire fighting, first aid and cooking.
73 for now.....
Pierre ZS1HF"
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