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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #988 | 10:34 |
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 988
BID: $OPDX.988
Dcember 6, 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, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, WJ2O, NG3K & ADXO, N4AA & QRZ DX, W5KNE,
K8GI, K8NA, K8YSE, NE8Z, W8GEX (60m News), WB8RFB, W9DX, N0QM, AT Inter-
national, DL1SBF, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les
Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MOV, IZ7AUH, JA1TRC, OZ6OM &
50 MHz DX News, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, Redacción Radio-Noticias, RSGB IOTA
Web Site, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF), VE3LYC, VE3ZHB, VK2HRX
and VK2HV for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 28th-November, through Sunday, 5th-December there were
224 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ,
FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HC, HC8, HH,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA,
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, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY,
PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ,
TK, TL, TR, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VK0M, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9,
VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB,
ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK2, ZL, ZL7, ZL8, 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).
5K3, COLOMBIA. A team of five Colombian radio amateurs will activate the
special callsign 5K3B on December 8th. Activity is to celebrate the
Bicentenary Colombian Independence from the district of La Candelaria,
in the historical center of Bogota. Operations will be on 80-2 meters
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via HK3O. Suggested frequencies
are:
CW - 3524, 7024, 10104, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24904, 28024 and 50105
SSB - 3790, 7065, 7150, 14195, 21295, 28495 and 50105
Digi - 7038, 10142, 14084 and 18100 kHz
Activity is good towards an award for the 50 best, most interesting
and beautiful sites in Colombia. See: http://www.macodex.com/bases.htm
For more info/details, see QRZ.com.
6W, SENEGAL. Dave, WJ2O, will be active as WJ2O/6W during the ARRL DX
CW Contest (February 19-20th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry.
Dave informs OPDX that he will arrive in Senegal on February 17th and
will be leaving on the 23rd. Activity outside of the contest will be
100% on CW and mostly on the 30/17/12 meter bands. Logs can be viewed
in an "almost real-time" at <wj2o.com>. QSL via WJ2O.
9L, SIERRA LEONE (Update). Stephen, G7BXU, will be spending the Christmas
and New Year holidays in Freetown between December 19th and January 7th.
He hopes to be on air most days using the callsign 9L1BXU. His equipment
will be a FT-897 and a G5RV antenna. QSL via his home callsign after his
return.
A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. By the time you read this Don, N1DG, is expected
to leave Qatar (where he was active as A71A) to arrive in U.A.E on December
5th, for three days because of his job. However, his activity will be
limited due to his work; he is expected to operate from the A61AD station
once again, possibly on 12 and 17 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. The A61AD
station does have a 4 element SteppIR for 20-6 meters, so Don's activity
will be limited to those bands. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon
conclusion of his trip.
BX5, TAIWAN. Jimmy, BX5AA, will be active during the ARRL DX SSB Contest
(March 5-6th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Jimmy states that
BX5 is a rare prefix for Taiwan (CQ 24). QSL via BX5AA. Visit his Web page
at: http://blog.yam.com/bx5aa
C6, BAHAMAS. Drew, N2RFA, will once again be active as C6ABB from Nassau
(NA-001) between February 7-17th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17 meters.
He plans to operate on some of the Digital modes (PSK31, RTTY and possibly
SSTV). QSL via his home callsign.
CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Update). By the time you read this, the CY0 team
should be in Halifax, NS, Canada, completing the final logistics. The
latest report states that all equipment and supplies have already arrived
in Halifax - the departure point to Sable Island. The charter flight to
Sable Island is scheduled for an early morning departure – on Monday,
December 6th. The CY0 team is hoping to be "ON THE AIR" by 2100z, Monday,
December 6th. Operators Randy/N0TG, Ron/AA4VK and Murray/WA4DAN will sign
homecall/CY0 through December 13th. Suggested frequencies are as follows
(listening up, unless noted - also +/- QRM):
CW - 1826 (down for JA), 3523 (up or down), 7023, 10106, 14023, 18072,
21023, 24892, 28023 and 50090 kHz
SSB - 1843, 3781 (and JA window), 7135 (up or down), 14130, 14190
(alternate), 18145, 21295, 24945, 28450 and 50125 (listening freq.)
RTTY - 3585, 7050 (up or down), 10140 (down), 14080 (down), 21089 and
28089 kHz
QSL "all" callsigns DIRECT via N0TG or the preferred QSL route is via the
"ONLINE QSL REQUEST Service". QSL instructions and options are listed on
our Web site: http://www.CY0dxpedition.com (Click on How to QSL)
DXCC NEWS (From "DX-World.Net"). Bill Moore, NC1L, Awards Branch Manager,
reports that the following eight operations from Africa have been approved
for DXCC credit:
9Q/DK3MO - Democratic Republic of the Congo; 2007 through the present
3C0C - Annobon; 2010 Operation
3C9B - Equatorial Guinea; 2010 Operation
3V9A - Tunisia; 2010 Operation
3V0A - Tunisia; 2010 Operation
TS7TI - Tunisia; Also includes /p operation; 2010 Operation
TS8P - Tunisia; Also includes /p operation; 2010 Operation
TS9A - Tunisia; 2010 Operation
E51, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Andy, AB7FS, is now active as E51AND from Arorangi
on Rarotonga Island (OC-013) until January 1st (2011). He plans to operate
on or around 14260 kHz (IOTA Frequency) using 100 watts into a vertical
and/or long wire. However, there was a 15 meter spot reported on the
cluster network. PLEASE NOTE (via QRZ.com): Andy states the following:
"I'm NOT a DXer - much more of a rag-chewer - so please have patience
with my operating procedures -- I'm on the air to have fun, not to score
the maximum number of contacts in the shortest time. I don't collect QSL
cards or awards, but will happily QSL to people who send an SASE or IRC."
QSL via his home callsign. See QRZ.com for some pictures he has taken
from past visits.
E2E, THAILAND. Charly, HS0ZCW/K4VUD, will operate the ARRL 10 Meter
Contest (December 11-12th) as E2E on CW and SSB. QSL to HS0AC.
E51, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Compton, VK2HRZ, will be active as E51HRX from
Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between December 13–20th. Activity will be on
40/20/6 meters SSB only. QSL via VK2HRX.
FREE MAGAZINE. A Spanish ham radio magazine is now free to download in
digital format from: http://www.radionoticias.com
You can now download the December issue. The magazine includes info on
transceivers, receivers, antennas tests and much more. Also, DX, contest,
shortwave, propagation and plenty of radio information is included. The
publication is also interactive, including videos and direct links to
the importers.
II7, ITALY (Special Event). Look for special activity by the members of
the ARI Taranto Section to celebrate the "Italian Ships Nave Cavour"
(II7IASM) and Nave Duilio (II7IADU) between now and December 31st. QSl
via IK7WDS. For more info, see: http://www.aritaranto.it
IOTA NEWS....................
NA-138. John, K8LJG, will be active as K8LJG/4 from Amelia Island
between now and January 4th (2011). Activity will be on the
regular CW and SSB IOTA frequencies usinh a Kenwood TS50s
and a G5RV antenna. QSL via K8LJG.
OC-130. By the time you read this Peter, DK2PR, is expected to be on
the Island of Mindanao (WLOTA 2803) in the Philippines until
January 3rd, 2011. The Island of Mindanao is called "The Land
of Promise". He hopes to be active on all HF bands. He may
also activate other Philippine islands. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
SA-031/
SA-097. (Update to OPDX.984) Operators Cezar/VE3LYC and Johan/PA3EXX
will attempt a very challenging expedition to Wollaston Islands
(SA-031) and Diego Ramirez Islands (SA-097) between approx.
January 7-22nd. The team will have three transceivers (w/100
watts) and two Multi-band verticals (with and without traps).
QSL via VE3LYC, by the Bureau or direct (mail or PAYPAL; see
Web page for details). A Web page is now active at:
http://ce9iota.weebly.com/index.html
This is not only a difficult but also a very expensive oper-
ation. At this time the team seeks enthusiastic groups and
individual donors who wish to be part of this effort. Financial
support can be sent by mail to Cezar/VE3LYC or PayPal to:
tiberius.trifu@gmail.com
All contributions to this project will be acknowledged.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For December 6-12th)....
Dec 6 AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Dec 7 AN-HN --------------------
Dec 8 AN BN - Below Normal
Dec 9 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Dec 10 AN LN - Low Normal
Dec 11 HN-AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Dec 12 HN-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
OA, PERU. Martijn, PA3GFE, will be here for a month and plans to be active
as OA4/PA3GFE sometime between December 28th and January 28th. Activity
will be holiday style on 40-15 meters, possibly 80m, using mainly CW and
the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Members of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium
(CCC) will once again activate Signal Point Station on Curacao (SA-006,
WLOTA LH-0942) as PJ2T during the CQWW DX 160m CW Contest (January 28-30th,
2011) as a Multi-Op/High-Power entry. Operators will be Jeff/K8ND and
Jim/W8WTS. QSL via LoTW or direct to N9AG.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated Dcember 5th)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
6W/AA1AC via AA1AC J45V via SV5CJQ (direct) SN0N7W via SP4KSY
AH0/AH2Y via HL1IWD KH2/N7JAL via JM1WJI SO2S via SP2QG
AH0DX via WX8C LN8W via
LA9VDA SV0XCA/5 via LZ1WL (Bureau)
AM5M via EA5RS MW5B via G3TXF SV8/DK3SJ via DK3SJ
AN5A via EC5CR OF50VRA via OH4TY SZ6P via SV1BJW
CE1/K7CA via NW7O OG20YL via OH2YL TM4TLT via F4KIP
CM3RPN via EB7DX OK7U via OK1HDU TM55SN via F6KUP
CN2LW via HB9EOU OL0A via OK1CZ TP60CE via F5LGF
CT8/DL2RNS via DL2RNS OL0W via OK1DSZ UW3U via UT7UJ
CU2/DL2RNS via DL2RNS OL1C via OK1AN V47NT via W2RQ
CW3TD via EB7DX OM0M via OM3VSZ VC3A via VE3AT
EA7/DL8DBJ/P via DL8DBJ OM8A via OM2VL VK6HZ via VK6IR
EA9/DL9USA via DL9USA OP4A via ON6LY VP2V/N3DXX via KN5H
EH7JA via EA7NL P33W via UA3DX W2W via K3NEM
EM20WOC via UT1WL PJ2/K8LEE via K8LEE XV4SP via DL7DF
EN220FI via UX0FF PJ2/K8ND via K8ND YN2EA via W5PF
ER4A via RA4LW (direct) R100KU via UA4AM YP2GEO via YO2KAR
EX8VM via RW6HS RF4M via UA4LKU YS1/HB9KNA via HB9KNA
HG3DX via HA3FHH RF8O via UA9PM ZB2X via OH2KI
IR4X via I4EAT RF9T via RW9SW ZL7A via JF1OCQ
TDXS NICARAGUA LOG SEARCH WEB PAGE NOW ONLINE. Steve, W9DX, informs OPDX
that he now has the November 2010 "Texas DX Society's" (TDXS) DXpedition
log search for Nicaragua activated online at:
http://www.tdxs.net/h7v/logsearch.htm
The CQWW DX CW Contest QSOs are included. Logs include H7V, YN2EA, YN2PF
and YN2WF. QSL Manager for all callsigns is W5PF.
LOTW UPLOAD. Flaviano, I2MOV, informs OPDX that he has uploaded about
80,000 QSOs on LoTW with the following callsigns: I1MOV, IK2MOV, I2MOV,
3A/I2MOV and IS0/I2MOV.
QSLS VIA LoTW: 3B9/IZ4AKS, 3B9C, 4Z5LA, 5V7TT, 6V7Z, 7M4CDX, A25SL,
BD2RJ/2, C6AKX, CE3FZ, CT1EKY, DL1YD, DL5DSM, E74A, E79D, EA3GHZ,
EA3GLB, ER0FEO, ES1BA, EU7SA, EY8MM, F1MWV, F2DX, FJ/SM5ENX, G4SOF,
GM6Z, HA2EOA, HB9BGV, HB9JNM, HB9LCW, HV4NAC, JA1GHH, JA1MRM, JA7OUV,
JE1LFX, K1AR, K8PO, KG4QW, KH6LC, KH6MB, KH6ZM, KL8DX, LA3ANA, LN9Z,
MU0GSY, MW5B, N1IW, NP3CW, OE1DXA, OE9MON, OK3R, P33W, P40L, P49Y,
PA/ON6CQ, PA7TWO, OX3XR, RW9C, SP7FFY, SP8HXN, SV1GYG, SV1JG, T70A,
UN1L, US5CB, W3LPL, VA3JWR, VA3MJR, VA7AM, VE3QN, VE1AL, VE3IQ, VK6ANC,
VU2PAI, XF1RCS, ZA3HA, ZC4LI and ZK2DL
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5V7TT, 9X0TL, AA4V/VP9, BA8AG, BA8AG/4, BV1EJ,
CE6TC, CP4BT, E20AS, ER3ZZ, FS/N4ECW, FWD2A, OD5/DL6SN, PJ4I, TO7ZG,
TX5TES, UK8OM, V63CJB, VE3AXW, VE7KDU, VK0KEV, VP2V/N3DXX, VP2MAH,
VY0X, XR6T, XW1B, YB0/WK1S, YB0NFL, YB9/WK1S, YP2U and ZK3OU
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: CE6M, JW5LJA, TM5EL, TO2HI, TO4D and
TO5SM/p
S2, BANGLADESH. Operators Zorro/JH1AJT, Ted/JJ1LIB, Jon/KL2A, Lee/DS4EOI
and A51HI will be active as S21FGC from Dhaka between December 16-21st,
with the support of Dr. Zahudul Haque Shipon, S21VA, Vice President of
Bangladesh Amateur Radio League, IARU member society. Activity will be
on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. However, they might concentrate on
160/80/40 meters CW. QSL via JH1AJT.
T8, PALAU. Ryosei, JH0IXE/KH0C will be active as T8CW between December
22th and January 6th (2011). Activity will be on 160-6 meters with most
operations on the Digital modes, but he will use CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31,
WSJT(JT65A) and SSTV. QSL via JH0IXE.
T8, PALAU. Operators Hitosh "Jin"/JA1LPH and Himeko "Hime"/JG1IDX will
be active as T88SC and T88SQ, respectively, from Palau Island (OC-009)
between December 8-12th. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters SSB only.
QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.
V3, BELIZE (IOTA Op). German operators Joe/DJ1JB and Max/DJ4EL will be
active as V31ML and V31ME, respectively, from four of Belize's islands
during January 2011. The duo plan to activate the following IOTAs on the
following dates: January 10-11th - Ambergris Caye (NA-073)
January 11-14th - Caye Caulker (NA-073)
January 14-18th - Long Caye (NA-123)
January 18-26th - Tobacco Caye (NA-180)
Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB using two stations with 100 watts
into homemade Quads, a wire antenna and a vertical. QSL via their home
callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS (Update/Callsign Change/IOTA Op). The Russian
Robinson Club members Tim Tilleman/NL8F (V73TM - not V73CF as first
reported) and Yuri Sushkin/N3QQ (V73QQ) are now traveling to Enewetak
Atoll and are expected to be there on Monday, December 6th. Their plan
is to be on the uninhabited Ujelang Atoll (OC-278, a new IOTA) as V73RRC
between December 8-11th. Remember, all dates are subject to change due
to transportation availability and weather. Activity will be on 160-6
meters using CW and SSB. QSL V73RRC and V73QQ via N7RO. QSL V73TM via
K8NA. PLEASE NOTE: Yuri states, "DO NOT SUBMIT OTHER QSL REQUESTS WITH
THOSE FOR SA-031 / SA-097, AS THEY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REPLIED VIA
THE BUREAU." For updates/live GPS tracking, watch:
http://www.oc-278.ucoz.com
VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS. Larry, VQ9LA, informs OPDX that he will depart the
British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), Diego Garcia (AF-006), on January
24th. He states, "My plans are to operate as much as possible up to the
last day, will try and put as much low band and RTTY on the air as possible
before my departure date. All logs will be updated to LoTW, direct/Bureau
QSL cards via N0QM will also be fine. Sending cards to my Diego address
may or may not be lost in the mail due to the post office mishandling of
mail. After my departure from VQ9, I will be living in the Philippines
part of the year and USA part of the year. All QSL cards after January
2011 will be handled once I make it back to the states next year (May
2011). Once the proper paperwork is filed with the RP Government I will
operate a Elecraft K2 transceiver 40-10 meters CW/RTTY. Low band ops will
not be possible the first year due to a small house. My callsign should
be DU3/N0QM. QSL via N0QM and LoTW."
WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Operators Teri/JN7GLC and Kazuhiro "Kaz"/JE7DMH
are now active as WH0/WH7C from Northern Mariana Island (OC-086) until
December 6th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and FM.
QSL via JE7DMH. QSO will be uploaded to LoTW/eQSL. Visit their Web site
at: http://www.aizuno.com/WH7C
XU7, CAMBODIA. Nob, JA1FMZ, will be active as XU7FMZ between December
9-22nd. Activity will include the ARRL 10M Contest (December 11-12th).
QSL via his home callsign, direct (see QRZ.com), LoTW or e-QSL. Visit
his Blog page at: http://DXvacation.com
XW, LAOS. Hiroo, JA2EZD, will once again be active as XW2A for another
year (specific dates not provided). Activity will be on the HF bands
using an IC-706 and TL922 amplifier. QSL via: Hiroo Yonezuka, Box DD153,
Huang Sathai, Vientiane, Laos.
ZL8, KERMADEC ISLANDS. By the time you read this, the ZL8X group should
be going QRT from Raoul Island (OC-039). QSL via DJ2MX. As of print time,
ZL8X has made 143,211 QSOs (81407/CW, 45849/SSB and 15955/RTTY). For
updates: http://www.kermadec.de
An online log search is now available for the ZL8X Kermadec DXpedition
at: http://www.kermadec.de/service/online_log/index.php
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