The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 527
BID: $OPDX.527
September 3, 2001
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1VV, WF1N, AI2Q, K2MFY, KA2BZS, KF2TI, K3SX, N3SL,
W3KT, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4NR, KW4DA, N4AA & QRZ DX, W5KFT, NI6T, K8YSE,
9A6AA, DF3CB, DJ2MX, DL1EK & DX News Letter, ER1BF, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, FW5ZL, G3SXW, G4IUF, G0PSE, HA0HW, I4UFH, IK7JWX, JA1ELY, JA1EOD,
JA3AAW, JA7KXD, JF2SKV, OH1EH, PA3BIZ, PA3GIO, PA5ET, PS7ZZ, UA9KM,
VA3RJ, VK4FW and VU2WAP for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 26/August, through Sunday, 2/September there were 226
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
D4, D6, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW,
H4, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS,
J2, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2V,
VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XX9, YB, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report 'could' contain 'Pirate/SLIM' operations. As
always, you never know - 'Work First Worry Later' (WFWL).
3DA, SWAZILAND. Siegfried/DL7DF and crew will target Swaziland for this
year's DXpedition. Their licenses have already been issued and the
callsigns will be 3DA0DF and 3DA0FR. The DXpedition will take place
between September 30th and October 13th. Activity will be on all HF bands
(plus 6m) on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. Four operators will participate:
Frank/DL7UFR, DL7KL, DL4WK and DL7DF. Their equipment consists of three
transceivers, two linears, beam antennas, a Titanex V80 low band vertical
plus other vertical antennas. The team will be on the usual frequencies
+/- QRM, always using split. QSL via DL7DF. An online log and updated
information on the DXpedition will be available at:
www.qsl.net/dl7df
8P, BARBADOS. Mario, K2ZD, is now active as 8P9JM through September 9th.
His activity will be on 40-6 meters with wire antennas and 100 watts.
However, since this is a business trip he will be active only in the
evenings when time permits.
9A, CROATIA (Island Operations). Mario, DJ2MX, informs OPDX that he will
be active as 9A/N0MX from Brac Island (EU-016, CI-10) on 80-10 meters
CW/SSB between September 2-15th. He has plans to be active (only for a
few hours) from some of the other Croatian islands (Hvar Island EU-016,
CI-28; Vis Island EU-016 CI-142; Solta Island EU-016 CI-126 and Ciovo
Island CI-13 NOT IOTA). QSL cards are OK only via his German callsign
DJ2MX, through the DARC Bureau or direct to him: Mario Lovric,
Am Oelberg 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany. Bureau QSL request is also
available on his Web page at:
www.dj2mx.com
PLEASE NOTE: QSL cards for 9A9R/p (EU-136 in IOTA contest 2001), 9A/OE1EMS
and 9A/OE8KDK will be printed in September and he will get them out in
October. Please be patient. They will be full colored QSL cards.
9H, MALTA. A group of Dutch radio amateurs from the V.R.Z.A. (Dutch Amateur
Radio Society) will once again be active from Malta Island. They will be
active from September 14th through October 6th. Operations will be on
40-2 meters including the WARC bands. Malta has an IOTA number EU-023 and
a Grid Locator number of JM75FV. They have obtained the very exclusive
callsign 9H0VRZ to be used by the members of their group. For only the
callsign 9H0VRZ, the QSL Manager is PA7DX: Anton Kerkhof, Blaublomke 2,
8401 MG GORREDIJK, The Netherlands. Each member of the group will also
have their own callsign. The operators/member are:
Sietse/9H3AAG QSL via PA1XA Louis/9H3LRK QSL via PA0LRK
Ton/9H3? QSL via PA1SL Frits/9H3IE QSL via PA0BEA
Rob/9H3Q QSL via PA0RDY Allart/9H3AAK QSL via PE1RVQ
Andre/9H3S QSL via PA3HGP Peter/9H3YT QSL via PA3GUU
Jaap/9H3X QSL via PE1NGF Bill/9H3ON QSL via PA3BIZ
Berry/9H3QF QSL via PA3FEO Bert/9H3QC QSL via PA3CLF
Peter/9H3TE QSL via PE1NZA Sjirk/9H3YM QSL via PE1OFJ
They are planning/trying to use the following Web site to provide further
information and a possible database at:
www.vrza.org
AP, PAKISTAN. Reports indicate that Peter, ON6TT, is once again traveling
to Pakistan. He is reportedly carrying some additional equipment for the
club station AP2ARS in his luggage. Look for him to be active on the
low bands this week. QSL CW QSOs via S53R and SSB QSOs via ON5NT.
CARIBBEAN TOUR 2001 - SUMMARY/RESULTS. Rob, PA5ET, sent the following
press release to all OPDX readers: 'We hope you enjoyed 4 weeks of radio
activity from J3 and J8 like we did. We logged 25,825 QSOs from Carriacou
(J3) and 24,323 QSOs from Bequia (J8) on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 from
160-10 meters. Our goal was to make 50,000 QSOs which has just been met.
The 2 stations have been active around the clock, which has been a touch
job for only 4 operators. The PacketClusters worldwide have been making
overtime. The Tour web site is still alive (
www.qsl.net/lldxt )
and contains pictures, real audio files, statistics, on-line logs and many
more. We would appreciate if you sign the guestbook and let us know how
you experienced this year tour, we can always learn from your comments.
We experienced that we need to improve our reception on the Topband,
it has been better than previous years but it's still not good enough,
this will be high on the Agenda for next year. Just to let you know, the
Dutch postal rates are increased since July 1st, if you are sending
multiple QSLs 2 USDs are required to cover the costs. See you next year
from ...... Bouke J3/J8/PA0ZH, Ronald J3/J8/PA3EWP, Rob J3/J8/PA5ET,
Dennis J3/J8/PA7FM, and by the whole team J38PA and J8PA.'
D4, CAPE VERDE. Members of the Marconi Contest Club (MCC) (Alberto/IV3TAN,
Fabio/I4UFH, Gabriele/IK4UPB, Luca/IK2NCJ, Stefano/IK2JUB, Matt/IK2SGC),
Antonio/CT1DVV and Tony/CT1ESV, announce that they will be active during
the CQWW SSB Contest as a Multi/Single entry with the D44TC callsign.
Activity will be from SAL Island (AF-086). The station is ready with 3
towers 60 feet high, Force 12 antennas, Titanex verticals and beverages
for the low bands. QSL direct to IV3TAN. Fabio, I4UFH, from the group
informs OPDX that plans are being made to be active in all major contests
during the next years, as SO / MS / MM category. Future plans include the
following: 2001 CQWW SSB M/S, 2001 CQWW CW SO/AB, 2001 ARRL10, 2002 ARRL
DX SO/SB and 2002 WPX SSB M/S.
DX BASH. The West Texas DX Association will host its 11th Annual DX BASH,
October 5-6th, at the W5KFT contest station located on Lake Buchanan in
Central Texas. This is a great weekend of fun with contesters and DXers
from all over the world. For more details, E-mail Bryan, W5KFT, at:
w5kft@nts-online.net
Also, check the following Web site:
www.dxbash.com
FR/T, TROMELIN. Remember to look for Jack, FR5ZU, to be active this week
from here. He will be at the weather station on the island and is expected
to be here between September 6th and October 5th. Activity will be on
SSB using 100 watts and with verticals. Suggested frequencies are: 3773,
3795, 14256, 14274, 18145, 21205, 24945 and 28470 kHz. QSL via JA8FCG.
FW, FUTUNA ISLAND. Guy, FW5ZL, reports that he will be on IOTA OC-118
from September 6-21st. He did not mention what bands or modes he will
use, but he will be using a 100 watts and a dipole.
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-109. A team of Nadym DX Club members will be active from Narechi
Island (RR-06-24), September 5-12th. Operators are Nikolai/UA9KM
(Team Leader), Serge/UA9KL, Mike/UA9KO, Valery/UA9KJ, Andy/RA9KM,
Mike/UA9KGH and Boris/UA9LAC. They will be active as RI9K on
80-10 meters (including the WARC bands) CW and SSB. They will
have 3 stations active with 2 Log Yagis and dipoles with a
linear amplifier for this expedition. This expedition is
dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the NADYMGAZPROM - general
sponsor of Nadym DX Club and organizer of this trip. QSLs for
this operation is via UA4RC. His address is as follows:
P.O.Box 252, Almetyevsk, Tatarstan Republic, 423452, Russia.
EU-011. Three members of the Western DX Cluster Group, G3WNI/Bill,
G0PSE/Tom and G0WMW/Doug, will be activating St. Mary's Island
in the Isles of Scilly with the callsign GB0SM from October
6-13th. Activity will be 160-10 meters, mainly CW and SSB but
also some RTTY and PSK31. QSL via the Bureau or direct to G3WNI.
E-mail QSL Bureau requests go to:
tom@tctaylor.demon.co.uk -or- g0pse@qsl.net
The log for GB0SM for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000 are already
at:
www.qsl.net/g0pse
It will be updated with the 2001 activity shortly after the
group returns home.
EU-039. Jean Yves/F5LHW, Pascal/F5RZJ, Herve/F8BFB, Eric/F0DIT will
be on Chausey Island from Sepetmebre 10-14th. They will be
active on 80-10 meters SSB/CW; also on 6m, 2m, 70cm and ATV.
QSL preferably via the bureau.
EU-136. Peter, 9A/DL4AMK, will be active between September 1-14th
from the Island of Losinj (EU-136, CI-058). Peter will use
an IC-735 (w/amp 650 watts) and a Gap Eagle antenna.
OC-034. Andy, P29AM (QSL via NU5O), and Harry, P29WS (QSL via W4HUT),
will be active from Lae Island, mainly on 1830, 3520, 3780,
7023, 14023, 14200 and 14226.5 kHz starting on September 7th.
Their stay is planned until September 16th.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Members of JNN-DX Group will be active from here
September 23-29th. Operators Nao/JE7RJZ (WH2M/WH4) and Koln/JP1JFG
(N2IU/KH4) will be active on 80-6 meters, possibly 160 meters as well.
They will have a beacon on 50.125 MHz during that time. QSL via JA1EOD:
Akira Iizuka, P.O.Box 8, Okegawa, Saitama 363-8691 Japan.
LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY/NEWS.......
Ted Sarah, W8TTS, has announced plans for a lighthouse expedition to
the Lake Erie Islands in September. The schedule includes Marblehead
(USA-472), S. Bass Island (USA-769), Green Island (USA-353), Sandusky
Harbor (USA-739) and Vermilion (USA-868). He will be operating on the
usual ARLHS frequencies at approximately 1530z and 2300z on September
10th, 11th and 12th.
Look for possibly a new island and a new lighthouse to be activated
for the many deserving when the Sheffield Island, CT, expedition takes
place from 1300z September 29th through 2000z September 30th. Operations
will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters, including SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31.
QSL go to the GNARC Contest Club, N1EV, 324 Main Avenue, Box 115,
Norwalk, CT 06851. Stateside operators are asked to include a SASE,
while DX should include an IRC or green stamp.
ARLHS To Hold First Convention! Members of the Amateur Radio Lighthouse
Society (ARLHS) will gather in Georgia this November for their first
ever convention. The event is set for Friday and Saturday, November 9
and 11 at the Holiday Inn- I95 in Brunswick. The burgeoning organization
is less than a year old and already has almost 400 members worldwide.
Jim Weidner, K2JXW, (ARLHS #001) founder and president of ARLHS, urged
all members to mark the dates on their calendars and plan to attend.
Lee Graves, WA7OBH, (ARLHS #155), who with Jim Buffington, K5JIM, (ARLHS
#150), came up with the idea for the convention, noted that activities
are expected to include a banquet, an informal poolside gathering and
an opportunity to operate portable or mobile from the historic
lighthouse at nearby St. Simons Island. Jeff Cole, N4XGI, (ARLHS
#376), who is keeper at St. Simons, will give tours of the lighthouse
and museum. A special convention room rate of 59.95 (USD) plus tax is
available to those attending by contacting the Holiday Inn I-95 in
Brunswick direct at 912-264-4033. 'Be sure to mention ARLHS in order
to get the special rate,' said Graves. Members are encouraged to make
their reservations soon, since the block of rooms set aside for the
convention is limited and are expected to be taken quickly. Graves
and Buffington emphasized that dress will be casual the entire weekend.
NH0, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND. Operators JQ1UKK, JF2SKV, JK2VOC, JG3VEI
and JE6MYI will participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest signing NH0S as a
Multi-Single/High Power entry from the Saipan, Northern Marianas (OC-086).
QSL via JF2SKV either direct (Hisashi Matsushita, 14-1 Ugasemae Iwakura,
Toyota, 444-2225 Japan) or through the JARL Bureau. Before and after the
contest, between November 22-27th, they will operate on all bands (160-6
meters) and modes (SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and FM) as NH0S (QSL via JF2SKV),
NH0V (QSL via JG3VEI), KH0/JE6MYI (QSL via JW6MYI), KH0/AD6VH (QSL via
JQ1UKK) and KH0/JK2VOC (QSL via JK2VOC). Visit to their WEB site at:
homepage2.nifty.com/jg3vei/
PIRATE ACTIVITY. Mike, G4IUF, reports that a station signing 3A0FC is
saying that he is Mike, and is giving his callsign as QSL Manager. This
a pirate. Mike has never been to 3A, and does not know who this nut is or
why he is doing this.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...............
3B6RF QSLs. Steve, N3SL, reports that, 'As of Thursday, August 30th,
North American cards are completely caught up, and new arrivals are
being turned around in 1 day. I put a batch of 280 more cards in the
mail Wednesday, representing all those that had built up while I awaited
more blanks, so people should see those within a week (because of the
holiday). These are the direct cards only, sent to my address, and do
not include any bureau cards which are being handled 100% by HB9AGH.
Those sent via WF5E's service are also now complete.'
Bert, PA3GIO, reports that as of August 29th, all QSL for operations
5R8GY , FH/PA3GIO/p and /m and FR/PA3GIO/m are in the mail and in the
Bureau.
BQ9P QSL Status. Steve, KU9C, reports: 'All QSL cards that matched the
logs are in the mail. However, there appears to have been a fair amount
of SLIM BQ9P operators on the bands, which means that some cards do not
match the logs. These requests are in the 'hospital' at the moment,
requiring a more thorough check. I'm working through those as fast as
I can, but it's a slow process.'
MORE FROM STEVE, KU9C:
'PW0S: I'm current on these, and this week the hospital was completely
cleared.
PJ/FS-W3HNK: These are current, save a few in the hospital.
IF YOU ARE ANXIOUS FOR one of these cards, but ONLY FOR A DXCC SUBMISSION
DEADLINE, please email me at: ku9c@arrl.net .....I'll find your envelope
and see if i can get it back to you. PLEASE NOTE: Many of you requested
5, 6, or even more calls in your envelope with one of the above cards.
These will be completed when I get to each of the calls. My assumption
based on the number of cards you requested is that you were not in a
hurry....and not worrying about any submission deadlines. If you are
awaiting one of the calls above and fall into this category, please
E-mail me with EVERY CALL you requested, and I'll take a shot at finding
your envelope.' Steve's E-mail address is: ku9cqslmanager@ku9c.com
The Kingman Reef Palmyra DX Association announces that all QSLs received
DIRECT with SASE for K5K, KH6ND/KH5 and T32R have been answered. All
QSLs now being received are answered the same day. Any station having
a QSL problem with any of the above, send an E-mail inquiry to
< N4XP@juno.com >, who will research the problem. DO NOT RESEND, ask
first. Bureau QSLs will be answered in the near future but QSOs already
marked as receiving a QSL will not be answered again through the bureau.
The Amateur Radio Society of MOLDOVA - ARM, was active this past week
as ER10MD to celebrate the 10th anniversary of declaration of
independence of Republic Moldova on August, 27, 1991. QSL via ER1BF.
A special 'MOLDOVA-10th Anniversary of Independence Award' is available.
For additional information, visit the official ARM Web page at:
www.arm.moldtelecom.md
QSL Manager Jean Michel, F6AJA, informs OPDX and its readers that
Camillo, HP1AC, contacted him by E-mail because he has collected some
QSL cards for HP1XBI (Gerard, F2JD) from the HP QSL bureau. After an
arrangment was made with Camillo, cards were sent to Jean. He received
more than 300 cards (mostly from USA). Some 37 QSL cards clearly did
not indicate/mark 'VIA F6AJA' and unfortunately they arrived via the
Panama bureau. Jean has processed the cards for the next batch to go
out via the French QSL Bureau. He also states and reminds everyone,
'Make sure you indicate clearly the QSL route when you send cards via
the bureau it's NOT the work of the bureau to find the right route for
your card.'
OPDX has been informed that Pierre, HB9QQ, is saying that a single
USD is no longer enough to pay for an airmail stamp from Europe. He
said it costs almost 2 USDs to send airmail to the States.
QSLs for Otto, HC2/UA4WAE, go via Michel, PY3ZM. Otto is waiting for
a new HC2 callsign. BTW, PY3ZM lives in France! His address is:
PO Box 4, 22770 Lancieux, FRANCE.
Yosi, JA3AAW, announced that both of HK5MQZ/0M (SSB) and HK5QGX/0M (CW)
logs are available on the Web and QSOs can be searched at:
www.big.or.jp/~ham/HK0M/
The HK0/M June 2001 Web page is available (in Japanese) at:
www.page.sannet.ne.jp/ja3aaw/hk0m.html
QSL HK5MQZ/0M via HK5MQZ: Jairo Vargas, P.O. Box 10862, Cali, Colombia.
QSL HK5QGX/0M via JA0MGR: Ryoichi Tsuda, 20-2 Sekiya Kanabachiyama-cho,
Niigata 951-8165, Japan.
Laci, HA0HW, informs OPDX that those who worked the Hungarian group
which operated from Chrissi Island (EU-187) and Crete (EU-015) at the end
of May and first weekend of June, the full color QSL cards have arrived
from the printers. All direct QSLs for J49HW, J49HW/p, J49NG, J49NG/p
and J49DX were or will be answered within a week.
Ed, PS7ZZ, that all QSL cards for the following operations are now
requested to be sent DIRECT ONLY. Ed states, ' Because of administrative
problems between Bureau Labre Central and Bureau Labre RN (my state),
I am not receiving QSL cards through bureau, : SINCE DECEMBER 2000,
for that reason, I cannot guarantee the return of your QSL referring
to expeditions:
PY1PL/PP8 - Amazon states 1995
ZY6WL - Abrolhos Archipelago - Santa Bárbara Island - JUL 1997
ZW7ZZ - Lighthouse Natal (mãe luiza) - AUG 1999
PX7ZZ - Lighthouse Santo Alberto - OCT 1999
PV7ZZ - Lighthouse Ponta do Mel - DEC 1999
PQ500BA - 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil - APR 2000
ZW500T - 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil - APR 2000
PQ7ZZ - Comunications Week of Brasil - MAY 2000
ZV7ZZ - Lighthouse Cabo de São Rqoue - JUN/2001
ZX7ZZ - Lighthouse Galinhos - AUG 2001
His address is: Francisco Edvaldo Pereira de Freitas,
Av. São Miguel dos Caribes 31
Neopolis II
59086-500 - Natal - RN Brasil
QSL Manager Bill Horner, VK4FW, has a new address. Effective September
1st, his new post box is as follows: Bill Horner, P.O. Box 1343,
Maroochydore, 4558, Australia. This is now the only valid address for
him. Meantime, the old 929 box will continue to be cleared once per
month at best.
W1AA is NOT and never has been the QSL Manager for TI9AA. There are
indications that they assume TI9AA is a pirate.
Tony, WF1N, reports that E-mail requests for Bureau Cards for any of
his IOTA operations should be sent to his new E-mail address at:
a.spino@snet.net
The old address (megahertz260@...) will become inactive shortly. If
you request a card via the Bureau, you do not have to send Tony your
QSL card.
QSL ZA/IZ7DOO via IZ7DOO, via the bureau or direct to: P.O. Box 94,
70038 Terlizzi BA, Italy.
S2, BANGLADESH. Mr. Shin, will operate again as S21YH now through 1759z
September 8th. He will mainly use 7-24 MHz bands with CW (QRS) and SSB.
Unfortunately, Mr. Shin will head back to Japan in the middle of
September, so this operation is the last chance to contact him as S21YH.
QSL via 7M4PTE. Send a SASE to the following mailing address as follows:
Mr. SHIN, Makoto, 2-3-18, Naritanishi, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo 166-0016,
JAPAN.
SAD NOTE: Al Harbach, WA4DRU, recently became a SK in Houston, Wednesday,
August 15th. He was known by many as Mr. Heathkit after Heath shut their
doors. Al was also quite a prominent DXer, and many know him for his many
travels to the various islands, lately at VP5 and other places. He was a
long standing member of the North Florida DX Association. Also, Al had a
small business which provided many with Heathkit parts that kept our old
rigs going. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife Pat. Type in Al
Harbach in your search engine (google.com) and you will find all kinds
of things about Al. Below is a website Al did for his company, Harbach
Electronics. It is his bio sheet.
www.harbach.com/reference/web-bio.htm
TG, GUATEMALA. Ramon, XE1KK, will be active as TG/XE1KK, September 6-9th,
from Guatemala City, Grid Locator EK35. Look for him mainly on satellite
UO-14 and AO-27. He will also try to be active on HF and 50 MHz as
schedule permits.
V63, MICRONESIA. Sho/JA7HMZ and Hisa/7L4IOU are planning a digital
DXpedition to Phonpei Island from September 28th to October 4th. Their
activity will be during the CQWW RTTY DX Contest, and they will enter as
a Multi-Op signing V63A instead of V63KA.
VK/VK9C/VK9L/VK9X, AUSTRALIA/COCOS-KEELING/LORD HOWE/CHRISTMAS ISLANDS
(The PA3GIO DXpedtions - Reminder/Update!). Bert, PA3GIO, plans to be
very active on the next two months. Most of his activity will be on SSB
only on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters with 100W and doublet with open
feeder line. His planned schedule is as follows:
VK9X Christmas Island - Bert will be signing VK9XV from IOTA OC-002,
September 6-13th.
VK9C Cocos-Keeling Island - Bert will be signing VK9CQ from IOTA OC-003,
September 14-20th.
VK, Australia - Bert, will be signing VK6GIO between September 22nd
and October 8th (On route) but VERY LIMITED ACTIVITY.
VK/5, Kangaroo Island - Bert will sign VK6GIO/5 from IOTA OC-139,
September 30th through October 3rd. His equipment
will be a Kenwood TS-50S 100W, doublet with open
feeder line or Outbacker Perth.
VK9L, Lord Howe - Bert will be signing VK9LO from IOTA OC-004,
October 9-15th.
QSLs are (preferable by the Bureau) to PA3GIO. Also, check out the
following Web sites available for his operations:
www.pa3gio.nl/VK9XV/
www.pa3gio.nl/VK9CQ/
www.pa3gio.nl/VK9LO/
Main Web site (Netherlands):
www.pa3gio.nl/
Mirror Web site (USA) :
www.qsl.net/pa3gio/
VP5, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. Ed, WA3WSJ, will operate as VP5ED from
November 20-27th. He will be using his K2 transceiver (S/N 321). If you
need VP5 QRP QSO, this will be the time to grab it. Please QSL directly
to WA3WSJ CBA with SASE. Ed hopes to work a couple of K1s and K2s while
he is VP5ED!
VU, INDIA. Miku, VU2WAP, has found a new interest in RTTY lately. He has
been heard on 15/20 meters (around 14087 and 21087 kHz). Look for him
around 1545z on 15 meters or on 20 meters, around 0030z and 1900z. Also,
he is looking for anyone interested to do the CQWW Contests coming up later
this year. Drop him a line at: agarwal@theoffice.net
His Web site is:
www.qsl.net/vu2wap
WRTC2002 PRESS RELEASE #7 (U.S. teams & Team UK). Ari, OH1EH, reports:
'The ten US team captains have chosen their partners. The WRTC2002
organizing committee is pleased with the enthuasism of the U.S contesting
community and wants to thank the leading U.S contest clubs for their
support in the selection process. We are also glad to be able to state
that the selections of the clubs were honored to the letter. The following
20 world class contesters will represent the U.S. in the WRTC2002 in
Finland. U.S.'
Teams are listed in the alphabetic order of their captains:
Ralph Bowen, N5RZ / Rus Healy, K2UA
Doug Brandon, N6RT / Andy Blank, N2NT
Daniel Craig, N6MJ / David Mueller, N2NL
John Dorr, K1AR / Doug Grant, K1DG
Bill Fisher, W4AN / John Laney III, K4BAI
Trey Garlough, N5KO / James Brooks, N1YC
Steven London, N2IC / David Hachadorian, K6LL
Dave Patton, NT1N / Mark Oberman, AG9A
Robert Shohet, KQ2M / Daniel Handa, W7WA
Randy Thompson, K5ZD / Tom Frenaye, K1KI.
The following are two experienced contesters and will represent the
UK Team: Andy Cook, G4PIQ / Fred Handscombe, G4BWP.
XV, VIETNAM, Sam, JA1EUI, is going to Danan, Vietnam, from September
21-28th. He expects to operate on all bands from 80-6 meters on mainly
SSB. Sam hopes his callsign will be XV3Z or XV3ZZ. He will have a regular
schedule on 21230 kHz at 2130z every day with JA1TAA or JA1BQ. QSL via
home callsign: Satoru Matushima: 2469-5 Toda, Atugi, 243-0023 JAPAN.
YM, TURKEY. Look for Mill, LX1CC, to be active September 16th to October
6th, signing YM3CC. His operation will be mailnly on SSB on all bands,
including the WARC bands. QSLs are via his home call (LX1CC).
ZC4, U.K. SOV. BASES AREAS ON CYPRUS. Steve, ZC4BS, is expected to be
active for the next 13 months. His activity will be on all modes from
160-10 meters, but most of his activity will be mainly on 15/20 meters.
ZL7, CHATHAM ISLANDS. Nigel (ZL7/G3TXF) and Roger (ZL7/G3SXW) are expected
to be active from Chatham Islands, on CW only, from September 13-23rd.
Their suggested frequencies are: 3503, 7003, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023,
24893 and 28023 kHz listening up 1-3 kHz. They will use two TS570's and
amplifiers with three verticals. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or
via the bureau. Bureau replies can be requested from:
G3TXF@compuserve.com -or- G3SXW@compuserve.com
Further details and propagation predictions may be found on the following
Web site at:
www.G3TXF.com/dxtrip/ZL7_G3TXF/ZL7.htm
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