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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 811

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 811
BID: $OPDX.811
June 3, 2007
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, N2OO, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA
& QRZ DX, N6MZ, N6PF, N7NG, K8CX, K8YSE, A.R.V.M., Pete's-DX-Newsdesk,
DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, EW2EO, F5NQL & UFT, F6AJA & Les
Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ8EDJ, MM0DFV, PA4JJ, RSGB
IOTA, SP9MRO, VE2EBK, VA3RJ & ICPO and VE3ZIK for the following DX
information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 27th/May, through Sunday, 3rd/June there were 219
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D6, DL,
DU, E5/s, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F,
FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA,
JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU,
LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7,
T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK,
UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5,
VP6, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z7, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZF, 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).

3A, MONACO (Special Event). Look for special event station 3A7JO to be
active between now and June 10th to celebrate the XII edition of the
"Games of the Small States of Europe" (see http://www.monaco2007.mc/).
Activity will take place on all bands and modes. All QSOs will be
confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct requests should be sent
to the Association des Radioamateurs de Monaco (ARM) QSL Bureau,
B.P. 2, MC 98001, Monaco Cedex.

3A, MONACO. Operators Luc/ON4LUC and Paul/ON6DP will be active as
3A/ON4LUC and 3A/OP0P from now until June 8th (possibly the 9th). They
will be operating on RTTY, PSK and SSB with 100w and an "Inverted V"
on 80/40/20 meters. QSLs via ON6DP, direct or by the bureau.

3A, MONACO. Eli, N6PF, will be celebrating his 60th birhday with a
visit to 3A2MD's QTH. He will be operating as 3A/N6PF from June
25-30th. Bands and modes of activity were not provided. QSL via his
home callsign.

3B6, AGALEGA ISLANDS (DXpedition Update). Team leader, Witek, SP9MRO,
sent out a press release a day before leaving (June 1st) for Agalega
Island. He indicated that the 3B6SP group had finished loading the
equipment to the catamaran, and that they would be leaving in the
morning. The group would be passing St. Brandon Island, which is very
close to the catamaran route and only one day sailing from Mauritius.
He expects a 4-5 day trip to Agalega because of high level of the
ocean and activity from the volcano on Reunion Island. The team will
try to work on the air during their trip under homecall/mm on all
bands. If everything goes as planned, they will start radio activity
from Agalega on Thursday, June 6th. Their suggested frequencies a
CW - 1821.5, 3521, 7021, 10121, 14021, 18081, 21021, 24901 and 28021
SSB - 1845, 3780, 7063, 14185, 18136, 21290, 24930 and 28490
RTTY - 3590, 7040, 10140, 14084, 18104, 21084, 24924 and 28084
PSK - 7038, 10142, 18102, 21072, 24922 and 28122 kHz

QSL via SP9SX. For more details and updates, visit the 3B6SP Web page
at: http://3b6.godx.eu/

5N, NIGERIA. Marek, SQ8JCA, will once agin be active as 5N2/SQ8JCA from
Cogi during all of June. Activity is expected to be on 80-6 meters SSB.
Look for him especially between 1000-1600z. QSL via his home callsign.

6W/IZ2DPX NOW QRT. Oreste, IZ8EDJ, reports that 6W/IZ2DPX is now QRT,
and the log is available online at: http://ik2duw.altervista.org

7O1YGF OPERATION STATUS RESURFACED AGAIN. Since the International DX
Convention in Visalia, as well as the Dayton HamVention, OPDX has been
receiving questions about the status of the 7O1YGF German DXpedition to
Yemen. It seems Dave Patton, NN1N, ARRL's Membership and Volunteer
Programs Manager, has stated that the status of "7O1YGF is not closed".
This would mean efforts continue to gain the right and necessary
documentation.

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Ghis, ON5NT/A61NT, is definitively back in
Belgium as of May 24th.

AN8, CANARY ISLANDS (AF-004). As part of a campaign to get the Teide
National Park (Tenerife, Canary Islands) to be included in the UNESCO
World Patrimony List, a group of radio amateurs will air the special
callsign AN8TID, June 9-10th, by operating from La Rambleta (Teide
volcano), at an altitude 3,555 meters. Activity will be on all HF, VHF
and UHF bands, using CW, SSB and the digital modes. QSL via EA8NQ,
either direct (see www.qrz.com/ea8nq/) or by the Bureau. For details
and information, visit the Web page: http://www.ure.es/ea8arg/an8tid/

9A, CROATIA. Jan, PA4JJ, will be active as 9A/PA4JJ/p from June 16th
to July 7th. He will be on a holiday at Porec Istria and will try to
be active as much as possible on the WARC bands using RTTY and PSK
modes. He states that the antenna he will use will be either a vertical
or a ZS6BKW. QSL information can be found on his Web site at:
http://www.pa4jj.nl
There is a possibility to request a special paper QSL card as well.

9A & T9, CROATIA AND BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Zik, VE3ZIK (also DO7ZZ), will
once again be active from Bilice (JN73WS), Croatia, as 9A/VE3ZIK
between June 16th and September 5th. Look for him on all HF Bands, CW,
SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and FM (around 29600 kHz if there is condx). He will
also be active at least from one IOTA island, and active in the IOTA
Contest. Visit Zik's Web page at: http://www.qslnet.de/ve3zik
Send E-mail QSL Bureau request via:
Zik also has some plans to be active from Bosnia-Herzegovina as
T9/VE3ZIK between June 20-27th and September 5-10th. This will be a
holiday style operation with 100W and some wire antennas. QSL
9A/VE3ZIK and T9/VE3ZIK via DL3PS, by the DARC Bureau. No e-QSL or
LotW.

AO5, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for Pascual, EA5FKQ/AO5FKQ, and other
EA operators from the Valencia region to use the special prefix AO5
instead of EA5 until July 7th. This special activity is to celebrate
the most prestigious 32nd America's Cup sailing event being held in
Europe for the first time off the shore of Valencia.

BS7H PHOTOS AVAILABLE. More BS7H Scarborough Reef photos are now
available for viewing at via the following Web page at:
http://album.blog.yam.com/bv6gu&folder=2705675

CS2, PORTUGAL. Members of the ARVM (Associação de Radioamadores da Vila
de Moscavide) will be active as CS2FD, June 16-17th, from Montemor Park
near the city of Loures, to participate during their Field Day event.
Activity will be on all bands, CW, SSB, RTTY and TVA. For more details,
visit their Web page at: http://www.arvm.org/index_fd2007.html

DL100, GERMANY (Special Event). Look for special activity during the
month of June by members of the radio clubs of Norddeich (Z-65) and
Hage (I-55) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the well known coast
station Norddeich Radio. Operations are planned for 160-10 meters on
various modes. Also, look for 2 meters to be activated on SSB, CW,
FSK441 and JT65. A special callsign, DL100DAN, and a special award,
DAN100, will be available. More informations can be found on the
Norddeich Web page at: http://norddeich-radio.de/
Also, visit the DL0DAN Web page at:
http://www.fdeiters.de/Termine/termine.html

EW905, BELARUS. Members of the Borisov Amateur Radio Club (BARC) will
be active as EW905B between now and November 30th. Activity is to
celebrate the 905th anniversary of Borisov City. QSL via EW2EO. For
more details, visit: http://www.qsl.net/ew2ww

FO/C, CLIPPERTON ISLANDS (Update). Bob, N6OX, will be leading an inter-
national team to Clipperton Atoll (NA-011, DIFO FO-001) in early March
2008. To celebrate the Clipperton DX Club's (FO0XA-H) 30th anniversary,
the DXpedition team's goal will be to make 100,000+ QSOs worldwide and
to work as many European, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean and African
stations where Clipperton is high on the most wanted list. Departure
date is February 28th, 2008, and they are planning to operate 12-14
days depending on conditions. The list of operators are as follows:
Alan/AD6E, *David/K4SV, Alan/K5AB, Steve/K6SGH, *Bob/N6OX, *Alan/K6SRZ,
Joe/KO4RR, Bill/N2WB, Arnold/N6HC, Doug/N6TQS, John/N7CQQ, *Terry/AB5K,
*Steve/VE7CT, Paul/W8AEF, Ann/WA1S, John-Peter/F5AHO, *Alain/F5LMJ,
Alan/F6BFH and his XYL/Danielle, Joel/F5PAC, Mike/FM5CD, Jim/F5JY and
his XYL/Mayse, and *David/VE7VR. [* Pending] Operators John/N7CQQ and
David/K4SV will be handling the organization and management of this
operation. For information on this DXpedition, visit their Web page
at: http://clipperton2008.org/

FS & PJ7, ST. MARTIN AND ST. MAARTEN ISLANDS. Operators Marq/CT1BWW,
John/EA3GHZ and Tomas/EA5YH will be active as FS/homecall and
PJ7/homecall between July 15-25th. The trio (with their XYLs) will
start their activity on the French side of the island but will make
visits to the Dutch side throughout their stay. Activity will be on
80-6 meters, CW, SSB and the digital modes. Visit their very interest-
ing Web page at: http://www.dxciting.com/index.htm
QSL via their home callsigns.

FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators Roger/G3SXW and Nigel/G3TXF will be active
as FY/homecalls, June 8-10th. Activity will be on all bands, CW only.
QSL via their home calls, direct or by the bureau.

GB1, SCOTLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station GB1EPC to
be active from now until June 28th to celebrate of the European PSK
Club's 1st anniversary. The station will be set up in Glasgow, and the
activity will only be on the PSK modes. QSL via MM0DFV.

I2, ITALY. Look for Patrick, ON7ARQ, to be active from Lombardia (JN55)
as I2/ON7ARQ between June 8-18th. Activity will be on HF SSB, 6 and 2
meters using a FT817 and TS50 into a mobile antenna + ATU. QSL via his
home callsign.

IOTA NEWS...........................
EU-017. Giovanni, IK5BCM, will be active as ID9/IK5BCM from Panarea
Island (IIA ME-006, MIA MI-070) now through June 9th. No
other details were provided. QSL via his home callsign.

EU-172. Operator Ulli, DO2ML, will be active as OZ/DO2ML from Aeroe
Island (DIA FY-014, WLOTA LH-0973), June 4-7th. Activity
will be on 80/40/20 meters SSB only. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the bureau.

K8CX's 2007 DAYTON HAMVENTION PHOTO GALLERY. Tom's, K8CX, 2007 Dayton
Photo Gallery is now up at: http://hamgallery.com/dayton2007/
This is Tom's 11th consecutive year for the gallery and it contains 259
photos. He states, "This was a very good year at Dayton with hams
showing up from several different countries."

MDXC CONVENTION. The Mediterraneo DX Club has announced details of
their 3rd upcoming "World Meeting" (convention) to be held at the San
Leonardo Resort in the Vibo Valentia Province (a Italian Tourist Zone),
Italy, on November 10-11th. The MDXC will also be celebrating their
10th anniversary during this event. The line-up of presentations
expected include BS7H, 1A4A and several IOTA operations. For more
information, please visit the MDXC Web page at:
http://www.mdxc.org/meeting.asp

OD5, LEBANON. Jean-Marc, ON4JM, is in the southern part of Lebanon near
the city of Tibnin and is expected to sign OD5/ON4JM between June 5th
and mid-August. As part of the Belgian Army and there to assist the
United Nations Forces, Jean-Marc activity will be limited to his spare
time. He plans to be active on all bands 80-10 meters (possibly 160m),
CW, SSB and the digital modes. Jean-Marc's will make a special effort
to listen for low power stations. QSL via ON Bureau. For more details,
visit his Web page at: http://www.on4jm.net/pages/bluerings_s5pag.html

OD5, LEBANON. Paulo, CT1EFS, is in Shama and is active as OD5/CT1EFS
until the end of June. Activity will be on 20/17/15 meters, CW and SSB.
Look for him starting around 1630z. QSL via CT1CJJ.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL routes provided by Johannes, DK8JB:
3G1X via XQ1IDM (direct) SV5/OO5S via ON4ON
5P4VM via OZ4VM T88NN via JI0NNM
9A8ABG via DB3GF T91CFG via 9A2AJ
AO5GSW via EA5GSW UE4HKD via RU4HD
BG5DKK direct UW0L via UR4LWY
C92IO via ZS6HB YD0NWO direct
EV2A via EW2AA ZW2T via PY2TNT
PD5URK via PA0LEY

QSL EH4EI via EA4CT. This was a special event station aired from the
Italian Embassy in Madrid to celebrate Italy's National Day. Look for
them to be active again on October 12th during Spain's National Day.

QSL I0RI via IZ0GKN. Members of the SRT were active from the Roma
Embassy using this special callsign to celebrate the anniversary of
the Italian Republic.

KY6YL BUREAU QSLS. DXpeditioner Mike, N6MZ, who also sorts the "Y"
segment for the ARRL 6th District QSL Bureau, regrets to inform DXers
around the world that KT6YL, who claims to be the QSL Manager for
TF0GX, TF8GX, TF4RX, TF7GX, TF7RX, TF7X, TF8RX, TF3XEN, and TF3ZA,
does NOT use the ARRL QSL bureau. Unfortunately, Mike has to shred
many, many hundreds of your QSL cards every year because Mrs. Gehrke
will not participate in the bureau system. Mike states, "Please don't
waste your time and your QSL cards sending via the bureau to KT6YL.
TNX & 73, Mike"

VU7RG/VU7MY QSL UPDATE. QSL Manager Bob Schenck, N2OO, reports:
"I recently received my supply of VU7RG/VU7MY QSL cards from the QSL
printer in Europe. My QSL team from the South Jersey DX Association
will meet next week to process the "Region 2" cards. Most cards will
go into the mail on the same day which is expected to be June 11th or
12th. The exception is for those who requested BOTH VU7RG and VU7MY
(or perhaps any other call that I handle) in the same envelope. Those
will be processed later since it involves a separate confirmation
process here. As for the extra postage needed due to the recent
increase, I have a good batch of 2 cent stamps here. I want to thank
the couple of folks who mailed me some sheets of 2 cent stamps to
add to my postage box! That was a very nice gesture. Thanks! See ya'
in the Pileups! 73! Bob Schenck, N2OO"

QSLS VIA LOTW: DR1A, EA4TX, EC1CT, HA5UK, LA6FJA, M4A, OE2S, S53F,
VE7ON and YT6A

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 1A4A, 3B8/HA7TM, 6W/HA7TM, 9M4SDX, 9N7JO,
A45WD, BP100S, EA9EU, ET3BN, FG5FI, HB0/IV3LZQ/p, IK1ZNN/p, J5UTM,
KH0/K3UY, PJ2/N8LGP, ST2R, V63UA and VU2NXM

SPECIAL EVENT (ISWL). The International Shortwave League (ISWL) will
have a few special event station events active during the month of
June. Look for the following:
GX4BJC/A - Herbie, G6XOU, ISWL QSL Bureau Manager, will operate
from Walton on the Naze, in Essex.
GC4BJC/P - Herbie, G6XOU, will also used this callsign from Wales
during the month.
MX1SWL/A - John, G8XTJ, ISWL President, will operate from Great
Missenden, in Buckinghamshire.
All QSL info is available on http:/www.iswl.org.uk or via eQSL.cc
(NO LOTW).

TM6, FRANCE (Special Event). Look for special event station TM6ACO to
once agin be activated (for the 56th year) between June 3-17th for the
"24 Hours of Le Mans 2007". Activity will be on all bands (HF-6m), CW
and SSB. QSL via the bureau to F6KFI. For more details, visit the Web
page at: http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/

YASME NEWS. Wayne Mills, N7NG, President of the Yasme Foundation,
informs OPDX: "One of the more famous and long-lived post box numbers
in DXing has changed. Effective immediately, all mail sent to the Yasme
Foundation should go to: The Yasme Foundation, P.O. Box 20578, Castro
Valley, CA, USA 94546. The current mailing address shown on the Yasme
Web site (Yasme.org) is now correct. Mail sent to the old box number,
Box 2025, will be forwarded for approximately six months, so if you
have sent mail recently, it will be delivered with no difficulty. For
a period last summer, the USPO was not forwarding mail properly, and
some mail was returned. This is no longer the case."

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - --or--
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
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