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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 998
BID: $OPDX.998
February 14, 2011
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, AA1AC, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, W2VU, WO2N, W3UR & The Daily DX, NG3K
& ADXO, N4AA & QRZ DX, W5FKX, KH6BZF, N6PSE, K8AQM, K8YSE, NE8Z, W8GEX (60m
News), N0TG, AT International, DJ8NK, DL1SBF, DL7AOS, DL7MAE & The DX News
Letter, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, EA8BVP, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3XTT,
I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JR3TVH, LA9VDA, OK1DOT, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News,
Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, S51NM, TG9NX, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3VHB
and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 6th-February, through Sunday, 13th-February there were 227
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C5, C6, 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,
FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HI, HK,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, 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, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ,
R1FJ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T5, T7, T8, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
V5, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9M, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9,
VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2,
Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8
* 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).
4W6, TIMOR-LESTE. Operators Stuie/VK8NSB, Franck/VK8FNCY, Steve/9M6DXX,
John/9M6XRO and Oliver/MW0JRX will be operating from the coast of Timor-
Leste (East Timor) between September 16-26th. The location will be Atauro
Island (OC-232), 30km north of the capital Dili. The group is working
closely with the Timor-Leste licensing authority and the DXpedition
callsign will be announced soon. There will be three stations, two using
full licensed power linear amplifiers, and a third running 100W. Antennas
will mainly be quarter-wave verticals and vertical dipoles, all located
within a few meters of the ocean. For 160m an inverted-L will be used.
Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
Atauro Island was chosen in order to provide a quiet location well
away from the electrical noise of downtown Dili. The beach-front site
will allow the group to put up vertical antennas right by the ocean,
providing additional low-angle gain. In addition, the island counts as
OC-232 and is part of a very rare IOTA group having being confirmed by
only 18% of active IOTA participants. This is not a "fly in, hotel, and
fly out" DXpedition! Accommodation on Atauro Island is very basic and
will be in beach huts with no means of electricity or running water. All
power for the DXpedition will be provided using hired generators. As
such, the group will be requesting donations. A Web site will be available
soon, and further details will be published on the Web site. QSL via M0URX,
direct (SAE plus 1 IRC/2 USDs), by the Bureau, or LoTW. Alternatively,
QSLs may be requested using M0URX's OQRS form at:
http://www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form
5B, CYPRUS. Zoli, HA5PP, will once again be active as 5B/HA5PP during
the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via HA5PP.
5X, UGANDA (Update). Nick, G3RWF, will once again be active as 5X1NH from
Fort Portal in western Uganda, and will be there between February 19th and
April 14th. Usually he is there to do voluntary work, so his activity
is usually outside the work hours. He prefers to operate CW but plans
to also be on the Digital modes with some SSB. Activity will be on all
bands except 160m (no room for an antenna) and 6 meters is not licensed.
He mentions that he will be taking a linear (thanks G3PJT) and hopes to
make a better effort on 80 meters. His rig is a K3. QSL via his home
callsign and LoTW.
9V, SINGAPORE. Marco, DL4MN, is now active as 9V1/DL4MN until the end of
February. He is currently operating sporadically using a dipole on CW, SSB
and RTTY. He was heard this past weekend on the CQ WPX RTTY Contest. QSL
via his home callsign.
9Y, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Mickey, AK5Q, will be active as 9Y4/AK5Q from
Port of Spain, Trinidad, during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th)
as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign,
direct (w/SASE) or by the Bureau.
CQ PRESS RELEASE. Richard Moseson/W2VU, Editor of CQ Amateur Radio, sent
out the following press release on February 8th: "George Tranos, N2GA,
Named CQ Magazine Contesting Editor -- George Tranos, N2GA, of Long Island,
New York, has been named Contesting Editor of CQ Amateur Radio magazine,
Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today. Tranos succeeds John Dorr,
K1AR, who stepped down after writing the magazine's contesting column for
nearly 22 years.
Tranos has two decades of contesting experience in a variety of station
settings, and has several top scores to his credit, both as a single
operator and as part of contesting teams. He has operated extensively from
the Caribbean as well as from his home station in New York, and has been
a referee at three World Radio Teamsport Championship competitions, in
2000, 2006 and 2010.
George is a member of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club and the New York-
based Order of Boiled Owls contest club. He is also a former ARRL Section
Manager and past Chairman of Ham Radio University, a day of amateur radio
seminars and fellowship on Long Island.
Professionally, Tranos is president of a software and management
consulting firm, vice president of a school for professional motorcycle
riders, and a freelance journalist. He is married to Diane Ortiz, K2DO,
an accomplished contester herself and a former columnist for CQ Contest
magazine which was published in the 1990s.
CQ Editor Rich Moseson said, 'I am confident that George will uphold the
high standards for this column established by K1AR and will bring his to
it his own perspective. I look forward to working with him over the coming
years.'
'I am honored to have been asked to contribute to CQ magazine,' said
Tranos. 'The contesting column is always the first thing I read. I hope
to be able to keep up the great standards and traditions that compel me
and many others to look forward to each issue.'
George's first column will appear in the March 2011 issue of CQ."
CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Update). Randy, N0TG, reports (edited): The team has
set March 7-15th as the target schedule to activate Sable Island. We
welcome, Wayne, K8LEE, who has recently joined the team replacing WA4DAN
who had to withdraw due to business commitments. We will be traveling to
Halifax, Canada, on March 5th to take care of final logistics details in
preparation for the charter flight to Sable. The team has maximized their
personal schedules to be as flexible as possible to adapt to any potential
weather delays. The Web site will be updated periodically as to the status
and any potential impact on the planned activation date, including while
in Halifax." The CY0 Web page is at: http://www.cy0dxpedition.com
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, Awards Branch Manager, reports that the
following has been approved for DXCC credit:
9X0SP - Rwanda; 2010 DXpedition
"If you had cards that were recently rejected for this operation, please
send an E-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk," Moore said. "Please note that due
to extremely heavy E-mail, DXCC staff may not respond to your message.
Once your record is updated, results will appear in Logbook of The World
(LoTW) accounts or in the live, daily DXCC Standings."
E2, THAILAND. Champ, E21EIC will be active during the ARRL DX CW Contest
(February 19-20th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via E21EIC. Visit his Web
page at: http://www.e21eic.net
EG8, CANARY ISLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station EG8ISS
to be on the air between February 12th and March 11th, from Las Palmas,
Gran Canaria (AF-004, DIE S-005, WLOTA L 0969). Activity is to celebrate/
publicize the first ARISS (International Space Station) contact with one
of the "Institute for Technological Development and Innovation in Communi-
cations" (IDeTIC) facilities on campus. The special event station will be
on the HF bands, 40-10 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Also,
activities are planned for VHF (2m FM local and R7 repeater) and the
satellites (AO-27, SO-50, AO-51 and VO-52). There is a special QSL card
designed for this event that will be automatically mailed to your QRZ.com
address. Please, keep in mind that they aren't highly skilled radio
operators, so be patient if there are any pileups. More info is available
on the QRZ.com under EG8ISS. A Twitter page is also available at:
http://twitter.com/eg8iss
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Ted, K8AQM, is once again heading to the Pacific,
but this time to Tahiti. Look for him to be active as FO/K8AQM from
Morrea Island (OC-046) between February 20-25th. Activity will be holiday
style with 100 watts and a vertical on 20 meters (maybe 30m if possible).
QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
FS & PJ7, ST. MARTIN AND SINT MAARTEN. Jeff, VA3QSL, will be active as
FS/VA3QSL from St. Martin Island (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383), and
as PJ7/VA3QSL from Sint Maarten Island (A-105, WLOTA 0711) between
February 23-27th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using
CW and SSB. Watch around or near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
HC, ECUADOR. Rick, NE8Z, will once again be heading south to Ecuador and
be active from two different location between February 23rd and March 12th.
His activity will be mainly on the 30/17/12 meter bands from the following
QTHs and using the following callsigns:
HC1MD - QTH: Tumbaco, Pichincha Province; between February 23rd and
March 3rd, and again between March 9-12th. Activity will be on
80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He plans to have 500 watts
and use a Cushcraft A3WS 17/12m yagi, Cushcraft R-7 vertical
and a Carolina Windom antenna.
HC1MD/HC4 - QTH: Canoa, Manabi Province (NOT an IOTA) on the Equator
at the Pacific Ocean; between March 4-8th. Activity will be
on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. He plans to use 100 watts
and a Cushcraft R-7 vertical and Carolina Windom Mini antenna.
Rick states that he will be able to monitor the DXCluster. QSL via K8LJG:
John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint, MI 48506 USA. View and apply for the
HC/Ecuador and HC8/Galapagos DX-Diplomas at:
http://webpages.charter.net/ne8z
HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Operators Tino/HI3CC, Franky/HI3FVA, Ezequiel/HI3EPR,
Naomi/JM6EBU and Hiro/JA6WFM will be active in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as HI3CC
(March 5-6th) from Lomas del Toro in Santiago (Lomadeltoro Contest Team's
HI3CCP station) (NA-096, WLOTA LH-2974) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry.
QSL via ON4IQ. Visit their contest Web page at: http://www.lomadeltoro.com
Look for Naomi (NP3JA/HI3) and Hiro (NP3J/HI3) to be active before and after
the contest. ADDED NOTE. Look for NP3JA and NP3J to be active from Ponce,
Puerto Rico, between February 25-27th. QSL NP3JA via JM6EBU and NP3J via
JA6WFM, direct or LoTW.
II9, ITALY. Members of the IU9T team will use the special callsign II9T from
Sicily (EU-025) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) and the
CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via IT9ESW.
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 CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-
Op/low-Power entry. QSL via eQSL.
AF-019. (REAL EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT) Operator Luigi, IK8HCG, will be
active as IG9R from Lampedusa Island, African Italy, during
the next CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th). QSL via IK8HCG.
EU-125. Stefan, DL7AOS, will be using the special callsign 5P5K from
Romo Island between March 20th and April 1st. Activity will
be on 80-6 meters using a FT-857 with 500w into a vertical
antenna near the beach. Look for 5P5K to also be operating
in the CQ WPX Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. QSL via DL7AOS, direct using the QRZ.com
address or by the Bureau.
OC-239. Joni, YB9WZJ, will be active as YB9WZJ/p from Doom Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op
entry. QSL only direct ti YB9WZJ.
KH2, GUAM (Update). Take, JS6RRR, is now active as KH2/JS6RRR from Guam
(OC-026) until 0300z, February 15th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY and PSK31. QSL KH2/JS6RRR via JS6RRR, by the
Bureau (E-mail requests to JS6RRR@jarl.com) or direct (SASE).
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For February 14-20th)....
Feb 14 AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Feb 15 AN --------------------
Feb 16 AN BN - Below Normal
Feb 17 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Feb 18 AN LN - Low Normal
Feb 19 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Feb 20 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
JW, SVALBARD. Operators Glenn/LA8XRA and Trond/LA9VDA will be active as
JW8XRA and JW9VDA, respectively from Svalbard, between February 20-25th.
Activity will probably be from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen on
Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) and on all bands, CW and SSB. QSL via their
home callsigns. For direct QSLs, please add 3 USDs or 1 new and stamped
IRC with a SAE. Cards without this will be sent through the Bureau.
A big thanks to Dave, W5BXX, for his support.
PJ2, CURACAO (Correction). Operators Don/W5FKX, Jim/N5HZ, Dave/W5XU and
Mike/W5ZPA will be active as PJ2/homecall from the Signal Point Station
(PJ2T) on Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA LH-0942) between March 10-17th. Activity
will be on all bands and modes. All QSLs for this should be sent via the
individual operator's home callsign.
PJ2, CURACAO. Operators Hawa/DK9KX, Dieter/DJ9ON and Jan/DJ8NK will
operate from Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA LH-0942) between June 26th and July
7th. They will have a strongly emphasis on 6 meters, but the HF bands
will also be used on CW, SSB and RTTY. Callsign and further info will
be published soon.
PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. The PJ7X team is pleased to announce that they will be
operating from Sint Maarten (NA-105), one of the newest entities on the
DXCC list, for 12 days in October and November 2011. The international
team consists of the following experienced operators with 187 years of
amateur radio involvement among them:
Jan Harders, DJ8NK Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK
Paul Granger, F6EXV Rich Gelber, K2WR
They will arrive in St. Maarten on October 26th, and depart on November
9th. This time span includes the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th),
which they will enter in the Multi-2 category. Their intention is to keep
2 stations on the air for 24 hours a day to the extent possible. During
peak periods, they may be able to run a third station. Emphasis will be
on CW and SSB, but they will also operate RTTY as much as possible. The
operation will include all bands from 80-10 meters, including the 30/17/12
meter bands, but not including 60 meters. Also, they will not be operating
on 160 meters due to space limitations at their operating location, nor
on 6 meters. The primary callsign used will be PJ7X. Other callsigns will
be PJ7NK and PJ7J. The PJ7J callsign will be reserved for use on 75 and
80 meters, and a principal goal of this operation will be to make as many
QSOs as possible with Europe and Japan on this band. QSL information is:
PJ7X via F6EXV PJ7NK via DJ8NK PJ7J via JA1BK
Internet log checking, updated daily, is planned. All logs will be uploaded
to "Logbook of the World" a few months after completion of the operation.
Website is coming soon! They hope to fill in lots of band/modes slots for
those who need them and even provide an all-time new one for some.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated February 13th)
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6W/HA0NAR via HA0NAR KH0/G3ZEM via M0URX SN25KVZ via SP9KVZ
A71/JY5FX via JY5FX KH6/AA4V via AA4V SN51CCB via SP7CCB
DA0DD via DG0DCL LM11SKI via LA4O (via Bureau only) SN51DOS via SP7PSQ
EM15U via UT7UA LP2F via LU1FDU SN51EQB via SQ7EQB
EV25G via EW8OG LZ170MDS via LZ-Bureau T70DXC via IZ8IYX
FR/F8APV via F8APV OD5ET via EB7DX TG9IGI via I2MQP
GJ/PB0P via PB0P OK/DH7WW/P via DH7WW TM8AAW via F8DVD
HA40KKC via HA5MA OP2A via ON5CD VK0KEV via JE1LET
HP1XX via DJ0LZ (direct only) P29CW via VK2IR VK7FLI via VK7AN
II7ITA via IQ7DV P49X via W0YK VU2UR via SM3DBU
IP1NAVY via IZ1HKE PI35EDE via PI4EDE WP3A via K2DER
IR3WFF via IW3ILM PJ2/DF7DQ via EA5GVH XV2FPS via OK1FPS
J6/DF2SS via DF2SS PJ6/G4IUF via G4IUF XV2GE via OE3GEA
J37BO via K4LTA PJ6/N4HH via N4NX Z38/IZ4JMA via IZ4JMA
JW8AJA via LA9VDA R4YWI via RK4YYY
NEW MANAGER. Petr, OK1DOT, informs OPDX that he is the new QSL Manager
for HR2DMR. ONLY QSL direct since Petr is no longer a member of the
Czech Radioklub, so the Bureau QSL service is not available. Please
enclose sufficient return postage (2 USDs or 2 new IRCs ) and a Self-
Addressed Envelope (SAE) if you QSL direct.
QSL STATUS S59DJK, S50W AND S50PTUJ. Herman, S51NM, informs OPDX that
the Radioclub Ptuj (S59DJK) has announced to all who had made QSOs with
a special club callsign S50PTUJ between August 5th and November 5th,
2010, that their QSL cards are coming from the printer next week. The
first batch of direct QSLs will go to the post office first, and all
others (about 5600 of them) will go to the S5 (ZRS) Bureau. They also
inform that since January 1st, 2011, QSOs with the club callsigns S59DJK,
S50W and S50PTUJ (after Feb. 20th, 1998) have been uploaded to the LoTW.
Herman states, "Thanks for the patience, to all who sent direct QSLs
(mostly JA and USA), who have been waiting for an answer so long."
QSLS VIA LoTW: HI3TEJ, JS3CTQ, T32OU and T88ZM
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 1A0KM, 3C0C, 5B50AIF, 5V7TT, 5W0BR, 5X1NH,
5Z4/G4OHX, 6V7T, 8Q7FF, C6AKQ, C91DL, C91JR, CO8ZZ, CX5CW, D44TBV,
EK3SA, FO5RH, FR/DJ7RJ, HI3TEJ, HK0GU, HK1R, HK1X, KC4AAA, KC4USV,
KL7RA, KL7RRC/P, MJ/PA3EWP, OA4TT, PJ2/K2NV, PJ2/N2MF, PJ2T, RI1FJ,
S21YX, T80W, TL0A, V73TM, VK5AUQ, VY2ZM, XR0Y, ZB3R, ZD9AH, ZD9GI
and ZD9T
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B/DL2HRT, 9Q/DK3MO, CG3AY, DF1SZ, DL6DH,
DL7ON, HI7/DK7PE, LW3DG, OE100M, OY3AA, PJ2T (2006/2007), SP9KRT, T33R,
UA9NN, V31YN/P, VE3ZZ/VY2 and YS4/N0AT
RUSSIAN WW PSK CONTEST 2011. The Contest-Committee of EPC Russian section
hopes to see your callsigns among the participants of Russian WW PSK
Contest from 2100z Friday, February 18th, until 2100z Saturday, February
19th. Modes BPSK31, BPSK63 and BPSK125 will fly through all bands from
160-10 meters. They ask you to support them and take personal part as
well as in team, in order to:
- represent worthy the amateurs of digital modes on air;
- define the strongest among the sportsmen in the world, on the
continents, in Russia and in other countries;
- struggle for prize-winning places and receive our plaques, cups
and awards;
- enlarge collections of hunters for EPC awards and get necessary
points for the most complex and prestige awards, for example, PSFA
(do not forget to fill up locators in the log after the contest).
If you make less than 50 QSO's and indicate in line "soapbox" of your
report that it is your first PSK contest, they shall be glad to present
you with the memorable award for participation after checking of this
declaration and confirming of the final result.
All popular contest-programs support their contest. For users of MixW
they have prepared the help file on adjustment of MixW for RUS WW PSK.
They wish you great success, and they hope to work on air during Russian
WW PSK Contest-2011! 73.... Contest Committee <www.epc-ru.ru>
SOUTHERN SUDAN TO RETURN TO COUNTRY STATUS. Over the last few months
many have been waiting for the final outcome of the referendum vote
for the separation of the Sudan and Southern Sudan, and now the great
outcome is here. With the overwhelming majority of 90% of the people
voting for another independent state, the Southern Sudan will once again
become independent. With the Republic of Sudan agreeing to honor the
referendum, and the United States pledging to recognize the new country
status in July, it would seem that the DXCC Entity List would be going
up one. Currently, reports indicate that the Southern Sudan will declare
its independence on July 9th. There is even talk that this new country
may even change its name, possibly without the name Sudan in it. Anyway,
with this separation taking place, there were two major announcements
this past week (possibly more in the coming weeks) of DXpeditions to
take place in the middle of 2011 to activate this one (once the DXCC
makes its ruling). Here are the two press releases:
1] Excerpts from "The Daily DX" states (edited): "...a working group
has been established to enable Amateur Radio to enter the scene with
a professional, supportive role in the context of introducing the new
country to the world of Amateur Radio. It should be noted that this
potential new country is emerging with a limited administrative
structure, and the first Amateur Radio activation should - prior to
the operation - be accompanied with a well-thought-out plan prepared
in partnership with Southern Sudan's relevant authorities, such as
telecommunications, security and education.
The group of Alex/5Z4DZ/PA3DZN, Robert/S53R and Martti/OH2BH has
organized such an effort in discussions with Southern Sudan's insti-
tutions and other related parties in the region.
Many of Southern Sudan's current institutions are represented in
Nairobi, the home base of 5Z4DZ. Nairobi makes a practical hub for
the project, facilitating the conduct of negotiations and travel to
Juba, the region's future capital.
S53R and his team, with several well-known hams, are based in the
region and maintain the telecommunications structure for UNWFP with
related professional contacts. Their regional offices are in Southern
Sudan with all needed facilities and equipment.
The plan is to use OH2BH's past work and material for the establish-
ment of Amateur Radio in evolving societies as a foundation for assist-
ing the newborn nation to draft and utilize Amateur Radio to its full
potential in a professional setting when Southern Sudan joins the inter-
national family of nations.
As public interest in Southern Sudan will run high over the next
several months, this group has invited Bernie, W3UR, to be its spokes-
man in dealings with the Amateur Radio community. The group will also
be holding discussions about the provision of potential help to South-
ern Sudan's prospective Amateur Radio Service with several entities,
such as NCDXF, in addition to obtaining resources from Japan.
The group wants to encourage the DX community to closely follow the
rather complicated process unfolding around the emerging new nation,
and hopes for a peaceful continuation of the process as the official
referendum results are announced, leading up to the ultimate decla-
ration of independence by the new country.
Updates will be released from time to time between now and July,
and it is predicted that prospects for a new DXCC counter are some
months away with preparations well underway."
2] Paul, N6PSE, reports (edited): "The 'Intrepid-DX Group' and the 'DX
Friends' have combined efforts to announce our next DXpedition, to the
newly created country of Southern Sudan, to take place after July 9th,
2011.
The Intrepid-DX Group is the group which brought you the 2010 YI9PSE,
IRAQ DXpedition. The DX Friends have brought you the 2006 S01R DX-
pedition to Western Sahara, the 2008 DXpedition to Rwanda as 9X0R, the
2009 DXpedition to Western Sahara as S04R, the 2010 DXpedition to
Palestine as E4X and the 2010 DXpedition to San Marino as T70A.
Once again, ICOM America has agreed to be Global Radio Sponsor,
while ACOM-K1LZ has agreed to provide the venerable ACOM amplifiers
for this operation.
It is hoped that the callsign ST0DX will be issued this next week
following our meeting with the Government of Southern Sudan Mission
in America.
As with previous DXpeditions, this will be a major effort with a
target of more than 150,000 QSOs. There will be up to ten stations on
the air, using amplifiers along with high performance beams and
vertical dipole arrays, 24 hours a day, for almost three weeks.
Our primary objective is to activate Southern Sudan with a view to
giving as many DXers as possible a first contact with this new DXCC
entity and, as a secondary objective, to give as many band-slots as
possible.
We will soon be seeking contributions from sponsors to help defray
the very significant logistics costs of this DXpedition. For example,
there is limited electricity in Southern Sudan so generators will have
to be shipped.
Details of how to donate will appear on our website which will be
live very soon. PayPal donations may be made directly via the site.
All donations of 10 USDs or more will be acknowledged.
The logos of all DX clubs etc which have helped to sponsor the
DXpedition will be shown on the QSL card, as will the names and
callsigns of those who make an individual contribution of 100 USDs
or more.
This first Press Release is intended mainly to alert you to our
upcoming DXpedition. More information will be available soon via
our website.
Thank you,
The Intrepid-DX Group and The DX Friends."
The groups Web page are: http://www.intrepid-dx.com
http://www.dxfriends.com
SV9, CRETE (EU-015). Willi, DJ7RJ, will once again be active as SV9/DJ7RJ
between February 24th and March 15th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters,
using CW and SSB. He prefers the lower bands. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the Bureau.
T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI (Update). An international team will activate T31A
from Kanton Island (OC-043) between April 17-28th. See OPDX.994 for more
details. The latest update states, "We are finalizing the manifest and
shipping arrangements. All equipment is to be moved from the QTH of N7CQQ
to the port near Los Angeles for shipment to Apia." The T31A Web page
is available at: http://www.T31A.com
TG9, GUATELMALA (160m). Franco, TG9NX, wants to inform the 160 meter DX
community that he continues to receive requests for operations on the
top band. However, Franco states that he is having big difficulties
receiving on 160m due to noise and the fact that in Guatemala the Power
Company uses the power lines to transmit. Despite this enormous inconven-
ience, he has logged 300+ QSOs. He states, "Therefore, it is not a matter
of working split or simplex, the main problem is copying through this
very high level of noise." He mentions also that his 160m operations
have NOT stopped -- due to the harsh comments and his operating skills,
is totally false.
TJ, CAMEROON (Update). The international team composed of members of the
Provins ARC (F6KOP) will continue to be active as TJ9PF from Kribi until
February 20th. As of press time, the team has worked 14220 QSOs (as of
1618z on February 13th) with 6457 unique callsigns. The team has reported
power problems. For more details and updates, visit the TJ9PF Web page
at: http://www.tj9pf.fr
UA2, KALININGRAD. Members of the UA2 Contest Club will be active as UA2F
(ex-RW2F and RK2FWA) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) as
a Multi-Single entry. They will also be active in the CQ 160-Meter SSB
Contest (February 25-27th) as Multi-Op entry. QSL via DK4VW.
UK9, UZBEKISTAN. Fedor, UK9AA, will be active during the CQ 160-Meter SSB
Contest (February 25-27th). He plans to use his new 5 element full size
160m yagi. QSL via UK9AA direct.
V5, NAMIBIA. Gert, ZS6AYU, will be active as V5/ZS6AYU from various
locations between March 6-16th. Activity will be holiday style on 30-15
meters CW only (usually late afternoon and/or early morning). QSL via
ZS6AYU direct only. LAST UPDATE: Gert's schedule is as follows:
March 6-7th - QTH Aus March 10-12th - QTH Swakopmund
March 8-9th - QTH Sesriem March 13-16th - QTH Okaukuejo near Etosha
VP8O, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS. Members of the Microlight Penguins went QRT
as VP8ORK from Signy Island (AN-008) on February 8th, at 0800z. The VP8ORK
log shows (at 0800z, February 8th) that they have made 63643 QSOs with
17679 unique callsigns (41945/CW, 17090/SSB and 4608/RTTY). The online
log can now be found at: http://www.clublog.org/charts/?c=vp8ork
If you want a QSL card there are three ways available to receive one:
OQRS direct (on the VP8O Web page), OQRS Bureau (on the VP8O Web page)
and direct by mail via VE3XN [w/SASE/Green Stamps/IRC(s)]. For more
details and updates, visit the VP8O Web page at: http://www.vp8o.com
VP9, BERMUDA. Mark, AA1AC, will be operating from the Hamilton Parish,
Bermuda (NA-005), as VP9/AA1AC from March 7-12th. QSL via to his home
callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
VU4, ANDAMAN ISLANDS. It was announced that a team of members from the
Amateur Radio Society of India plan to be active as VU4PB from Port
Blair, between March 15–31st. They will have 4 stations on the air. More
details will be forthcoming.
XU7, CAMBODIA. Look for Peter, NO2R, to be active as XU7ACY from Sihanouk
Ville during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band/Lower-Power entry. QSL via W2EN.
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