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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 832

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 832
BID: $OPDX.832
November 12, 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, K3IXD, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, N4JF, K8YSE, K9CS, KU9C, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX-
Newsdesk, 9K2HN, DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, F5NQL & UFT, G3SWH,
HI8RV, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2YSB, IZ8DDL, JA1NLX, JG7PSJ, JI6KVR
& IOTA-JA News, RA3AUU, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SU1SK, VA3RJ & ICPO and
XE1GRR for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 4th-November, through Sunday, 11th-November there were 220
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A3,
A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP,
CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP,
ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM,
GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3,
J6, J7, J8, JA, 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, P4, PA,
PJ2, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5,
SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9C, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).

3DA, SWAZILAND. Marko, N5ZO/OH6DO, will be active as 3DA0ZO during the
CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th), as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. QSL via OH0XX, by the bureau or direct to his Panama address:
Olli Rissanen, Apartado 0860-00432, Villa Lucre, Panama.

6E, REVILLAGIGEDO (Update). Members of the radio club "Federacion Mexicana
de Radio Experimentadores" (FMRE) will activate Socorro Island (NA-030,
WLOTA LH-2941, WW Loc. DK48MS) in the Revillagigedo (XF4) Island group,
between mid-November and mid-December. The team will depart Manzanillo
on a Navy ship on the 15th or 16th of November. They expect to be active
possibly November 17th or 18th, and be on the air for about 30 days. They
will use the callsign 6E4LM. Their activity is to celebrate the 75th anni-
versary of FMRE. Team members will include Carlos/XE1YK (team leader and
FMRE President), Manuel/XE1VVD, Eduardo/XE2YW and Daniel/XE3RBA. Look for
activity to be on 160-10 meters plus 6 and 2 meters with operations on
CW, SSB, digital modes and the satellites.
ADDED NOTES: They may use the callsigns XF4YK (QSL via XE1YK) and
XF4YW (QSL via XE2YW). The group has also planned to possibly stop (on
their way back to the mainland) to operate for 3-4 hours from Clarion
Island (IOTA NA-115) on 20/17/15 meters, December 18th or 19th, if the
Mexican Navy and weather permit. QSL direct to XE2K: Jose Hector Garcia M.,
P. O. Box 73, El Centro, CA., 92244-0073, USA. Logs will be uploaded to
LoTW after all direct QSLs have been sent. More information can be found
at: http://www.6e4lm.xedx.org
The pilot stations for the DXpedition will be XE1J and XE1GRR.

6H, MEXICO. Ismael, XE1AY, will be active as 6H1AY from Manzanillo during
the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th). No operating category
was provided. QSL via XE1AY: P.O. Box 440, 28200 Manzanillo, Colima,
Mexico.

6Y, JAMAICA (NA-097). Operator Dave, KY1V, will be active as 6Y1V from
Hopewell (WLOTA LH-0214) for the ARRL 10 Meters Contest (December 8-9th)
as a Single-Op/High-Power/CW entry. QSL only to OH3RB, direct preferred
but bureau ok.

8R, GUYANA. Operators Phil/G3SWH and Jim/G3RTE will be active from
Georgetown between February 22-29th (2008). Phil states, "The 2003
'Most Wanted' survey by 425 DX News shows Guyana at #168." The license
has already been issued and the callsign will be 8R1PW. As there have
been two recent operations from Guyana in 2007 which used mainly SSB,
their activity will be on CW only on all bands 160-10 meters concentrating
on the LF and the 30/17/12 meter bands. 160 meters operation is possible
dependant upon QRN and site conditions. Propagation permitting, they
plan to have two stations on the air for as many hours every day as is
possible. Their main objective is to work as many European, North American
and ROTW stations on as many bands as possible. QSL via G3SWH, either
direct with SAE and adequate return postage (recommended), via Phil's
Web site www.g3swh.org.uk/form.html for a bureau reply or via the
bureau. There will not be an online log (during their operation), but
the logs will be uploaded to the following Web site as soon as possible
after their return and to LoTW about one year later. For more information
visit: http://www.g3swh.org.uk/8r1pw.html

9G, GHANA. Alan, G3XAQ, will be active as 9G5XA from Accra, November
12-26th. Activity will be CW only. He is also expected to be in the CQ
Workd Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(possible 15m) entry. Alan will concentrate on 30 and 17 meters outside
of the contest. QSL via G3SWH.

C9, MOZAMBIQUE (Update/Reminder). Remember Wayne, W5KDJ, will be going
here this week and be active as C91KDJ, November 15-28th. Wayne will
concentrate on CW and possibly some RTTY with an emphasis on 160 and
80 meters. His plans are to be active in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest
(November 24-25th). His QTH will be about 50 kilometers north of Maputo.
Grid Squa KG64ik. Antennas include a 72 foot vertical for 160/80m,
4 Square 40m, dipole for 30m, and a 2 & 3 element yagis at 60 ft for
20-10m. QSL via W5KDJ. Look for an online log to be available after the
DXpedition. Logs will be uploaded to ARRL LoTW. Visit Wayne's Web page
at: http://www.tdxs.net/c91kdj.html

CU2, AZORES. Toni, OH2UA, will be active as CU2A during the CQ World
Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-
Power entry. QSL via OH2BH. Visit the CU2A Web page at: http://www.cu2a.com

CY0, SABLE ISLAND (6m Op!). A 6 meter DXpediton is planned for 2008
between June 25th - July 5th. Look for Sable Island (NA-063, CISA NS-004)
to be activated by Pete/VE3IKV, Dick/K5AND, Chris/W3CMP, and Bill/W4TAA.
Activity will be on CW and SSB. The fixed 6m station in FN93 will have
800 watts into a 7 element beam up 40 ft. A portabele 6m station in GN03
will have 100 watts into a 5 element beam up 30 ft. The callsign and
frequencies will be announced later. Other references a Sable Island -
East Lighthouse (ARLHS SAB-001, TWLHD WLH CY0-001, WLOTA:0758, WW Loc.
GN03CX) and Sable Island - West Lighthouse (ARLHS SAB-002, TWLHD WLH
CY0-002, WW Loc. FN93XW).

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, informs OPDX that all
operations on Vlad, UA4WHX's, last trip are now OK for DXCC credit. These
include but may not be limited to:
5X1VB - Uganda 9X0VB - Rwanda D60VB - Comoros
9U0VB - Burundi D20VB - Angola J20VB - Djibouti

Other operations include:
3DA0VB - Swaziland C91VB - Mozambique V51VV - Namibia
5R8VB - Madagascar OD5/UA4WHX - Lebanon Z2/UA4WHX - Zimbabwe
A25VB - Botswana ST2VB - Sudan

EARA AWARD CHANGES. Said, SU1SK, informs OPDX that there have been changes
in the Egyptian Amateur Radio Assembly (EARA) Award. Please note the
following changes in the rules required for obtaining the EARA Award. To
qualify for the EARA Award, it requires accumulating 10 points as follows:
1 - Any QSO with an Egyptian amateur radio station on any single band
counts as 1 point.
2 - Any QSO with an Egyptian IOTA, JOTA, on any single band counts as
3 points.
3 - Amateurs who already accumulated 10 points or more are kindly asked
to send QSL card copies accompanied by 5 green stamps or 5 â,¬ ONLY
by registered mail to this address: GREISS SOBHI, P.O.Box 18 Agouza,
GIZA 12654, EGYPT.
To see a picture of the award, please visit the following Web site at:
http://www.qrz.com/callsign/SU0AWARD

EF8, CANARY ISLANDS (AF-004). Operator Valery, RD3AF, will be active as
EF8M during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 26-27th) as a Single-Op
entry. QSL via RX3DU (QRZ.com).

FS & PJ7, St. MARTIN AND SINT MAARTEN. Operators Jorn/DG5XJ, Bernd/DH1ND
and Jurgen/DJ5HD will be active as PJ7/homecalls from Sint Maarten
(NA-105), November 15-28th. They will also be active as FS/homecall from
St. Martin (NA-105, WLOTA LH-0383). Their activity will be on all bands
and modes. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau. More
info is available at: http://www.dg5xj.de/dg5xjpj7.htm

HV, VATICAN. Members of the COTA Association (Carabinieri on the Air)
will activate HV5PUL between November 19-21st from the amateur radio
station at the Pontifical Lateran University in the Vatican City. Activity
is to celebrate the recurrence of the proclamation of Saint Maria "Virgo
Fidelis", patron saint of the Carabinieri, Italian military police. Their
operations will be on all bands and modes on HF and 6 meters.

HZ, SAUDI ARABIA. Thomas, HZ1EX, will be active in the CQ World Wide DX
CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. He will
operate at HZ1GW's QTH as HZ1GW or his own callsign. PLEASE NOTE: 80m
is not available in HZ-land! QSL HZ1GW via GW0RHC or HZ1EX via SM0BYD.

HZ, SAUDI ARABIA. Ahmed, HZ1AN, from Jeddah, can sometimes be found on
CW on 40/20/15 meters usually between 1230 and 1600z. He can also be
heard sometimes on the Arabian Net on 14252 kHz after 0700z. QSL via
DJ9ZB.

IOTA NEWS.................
AS-023. Hiro, JA6WFM, will be active as JF6YME/6 from Yoron Island
(Yoron Shima - JIIA AS-023-013, WLOTA LH-0287), JA6 Amami
Island Group, November 21-24th. Activity will be on the HF
bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via the JARL bureau.

NA-029. Art, N3DXX, will be active as VY2/N3DXX from Prince Edward
Island (CISA PE-001) in the CQ 160-Meters Contest (January
26-27th), as a Single-Op entry. QSL via his home callsign.

NA-058. Operator Rick, N8OIL, will be active as N8OIL/4 from St.
Simons Island between now and November 23rd. QSL via his
home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-213. Dennis, WA2USA, will be active as WA2USA/4 from Dauphin Island
(USI AL-002S, Mobile County, Alabama), November 14-20th. His
activity will include an entry in the ARRL Sweepstakes Phone
Contest (November 18-19th). Look for activity around the usual
island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via his home callsign, by the
bureau or direct to: Dennis Martin, 5577 Victoria Ct., Newburgh,
IN 47630 USA.

J8, ST. VINCENT. Dave, G3TBK, will once again be active from here and
will sign J88DR between November 21-29th. Activity will be on all HF
bands, especially 30/17/12 meters, but mostly on CW. He will also be in
the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
G3TBK, direct or by the RSGB Bureau.

JD1, OGASAWARA. Harry, JG7PSJ, informs OPDX that he will be active as
JD1BMH from Chichi-Jima (AS-031, JIIA AS-031-003, WW Loc. QL17CC), in
the Ogasawara Island group, from 1000z, December 29th to 2200z, January
4th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JG7PSJ,
by the bureau or direct to: Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1,Mikamine, Taihaku,
Sendai, Miyagi 982-0826 JAPAN. Look for more details and a log search
at: http://sapphire.ganko.tohoku.ac.jp:8080/jd1bmh/

LU8, ARGENTINA. Members of the Radio Club de los Andes will be active as
LU8YE during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a
Multi-Op entry. The GACW representatives LW1EXU, LW2DX and LU1DZ will
drive more than 1,700 km from Buenos Aires to San Martin de los Andes
to participate with the local operators.

PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (Update/More Details). Operators Jeff/KU8E,
John/K4BAI and Larry/K5OT will be active as PJ4/homecall from Bonaire
(IOTA SA-006) between November 20-27th. Also look for them to be active
as PJ4A during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a
Multi-Single entry. Jeff states, " I will be doing a lot of operating
on 160 meters as PJ4/KU8E before and after the contest like I did back
in Feburary when we were there for the ARRL DX CW Contest. In addition
to a beverage towards the NW (USA) we will have one toward EU as well.
I will be making an effort to work Asia every morning. If 160 is not
good, check 80 (3505) or 40 meters (7005). The sunrise in Bonaire is
6:00AM local or 1000z. The antenna will be an inverted L - about 80 ft
vertical and a KW (AL-1200)." QSL all callsigns via K4BAI.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL ROUTES by Johannes/DK8JB:

Hamad, 9K2HN, has informed everyone that he uploaded his whole log
(193,000 QSOs) into the LoTW server.

BS7H QSLS. Steve, KU9C, informs OPDX - "Guys, I'm pretty current with
BS7H QSLs. I've set up a unique login to help with BS7H inquiries, that
is . If anyone has status questions, this will be the
E-mail address to use to ask. Tnx, 73 Steve KU9C"

QSL information for FK/JA1NLX during the November 5-9th operation is
as follows: QSL for all QSOs will be sent via Bureau. If you need a
quick QSL then you may send SASE to the following address. Akira will
send a QSL as soon as he receives your SASE. LoTW log may be uploaded
in a few weeks. Direct SASE should be sent to:
Akira Yoshida, 1238-23, Kogasaka, Machida-city, Tokyo, Japan 194-0014

Rafael "Chikin", HI8RV, informs OPDX that he will have a new callsign
starting December 1st, 2007. The new callsign is HI8A. If someone needs
a HI8RV QSL card, this callsign will be active until November 30th, 2007.

Silvano, I2YSB, is the QSL Manager for the following stations: 5U1A,
5U2K, 5U3T, 5U4R, 5U5A, 5U6W, 5U7B, 5U7DW, 5U7JK, 5U7JW, 5U7RW, 5U8B,
5U9C, 5U0T, 5W0SB, 6O0CW, 6O0N, J20MM, J20RR, FO/I2YSB, TX4PG, ZK1GNW
and ZK3SB. He also informs that due to the low exchange rate with the
Euro, 1 USD is not enough to cover the mail expenses in Italy; therefore,
he kindly asks to enclose 2 USDs or 1 IRC for direct QSL request.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 9K2HN

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B7C, 4K9W, 9U0A, 9M6XRO, HK6P, HL8KSJ, IA2IPY,
IE9/IK4RUX, II1ANT, JX9NOA, PD2HR, RA9LI/FJL, T30XX, VA3ANTA, XE1L
and YB9/PA0RRS

S7, SEYCHELLES. Operators Andy/UA3AB and Harry/RA3AUU will be active as
S79AB and S79UU, November 19-28th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters and
include the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th). QSL via UA3DX.
Outside of the contest, low bands is their priority.

SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR. Operators Andrea/IK1PMR and Claudia/IZ1GLO/K2LEO
are currently touring South America. The duo is presently in Uruguay (CX).
During their stay in the following countries, they plan to be active on
the weekdays on CW/RTTY on 30/17/12m and the low bands as well as taking
part in the major CW/RTTY contests on the weekend. They will be in CX-land
until November 15th signing K2LEO/CX & IK1PMR/CX. Next stop will be
Argentina (LU), between November 17-18th possibly signing IK1PMR/LU and
K2LEO/LU. They will move onto Paraguay (ZP) and will be active as ZP0R
(op IK1PMR) during the CQ World-Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) and
ZP6/IZ1GLO on RTTY operations. Activity will also include the ARRL 160m
Contest (December 1-2nd) as ZP0R (op IK1PMR) and TARA RTTY Contest as
ZP6/IZ1GLO. They then head back to Uruguay and be active in the ARRL
10m Contest (December 8-9th) and sign CW2C (Multi-Op) or IK1PMR/CX and
K2LEO/CX. Updates will be posted on the following Web page:
http://www.ik1pmr.com

T8, PALAU. Operator Osamu, JR8VSE, will be active as T88SE between November
18-21st. Activity will be on CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL via JR8VSE.

T9, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Operators T90R, T90T, T93J, T96C and T98U
will be active as T93J during the CQ Wolrd Wide DX CW Contest (November
24-25th) as a Multi-2 entry.

TL, CENTRAL AFRICA. Dave, W1DV, will be active as TL8DV starting the
last week of March (2008) or the first week of April (2008), for about
8 or 9 weeks. Activity will be mainly CW with some Phone. For more
information, watch W1DV on QRZ.com.

TU0, COTE D' IVOIRE. Members of the Association Des Radio-Amateurs
Ivoiriens (ARAI) will activate the callsign TU0PAX on November 15th
during their yearly Ivorian Peace Fest. Activity is to celebrate the
"Peace Day Commemorative in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)." Look for
operations on all HF bands, SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL TU0PAX via
TU2CI: ARAI, P.O.Box 2946, Abidjan 01, Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

V4, ST. KITTS (NA-104). Andy, N2NT, will be active as V47NT from the QTH
of V47KP during the CQ Wolrd Wide DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via W2RQ.

VP2M, MONTSERRAT (Update). Operators Larry/K3VX (VP2MVX), Will/K9FO
(VP2MFO), Don/K9NR (VP2MNR), Carl/K9CS (VP2MSC), plus Greg/WR9L (callsign
pending) and Paul/W2EP (callsign pending) will be active from here between
November 20th and December 3rd. Activity will include entries in the CQWW
DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) and ARRL 160 Contests (November 30th-
December 2nd). Activity outside the contests will be on 160-10 meters,
mostly CW but some SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL all callsigns via K9CS.

VP8, ANTARCTICA. Alan, VK6CQ (aka VK0LD, VP8PJ anf 9V1DX), will be active
again soon from the Patriot Hills Base, Ellsworth Land, but this time for
only a short stay (7-10 days). Specific dates were not provided. Look for
him to sign VP8PJ during his limited spare time. Activity will be mostly
CW on 40/30/20 meters. QSL via DL5EBE.

VP9, BERMUDA. Kyle, WA4PGM, will be active as VP9I in the CQ 160-Meter
CW Contest (January 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via
N1HRA, by the bureau or direct to: William R Champagne, 105 Main St.,
Ashaway, RI 02804, USA).

XT, BURKINA FASO. Michael, F1IQH, will be active as XT2WC from Bobo
Dioulasso starting early December (the 6th was mentioned) through early
January. QSL via F1IQH.

ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Ed, K3IXD, will be active as ZF2XD in CQ WW WPX RTTY
Contest, February 9-10th (2008), as a Single-Op/All-Bands/Low-Power entry.
The IOTA is NA-016, the grid locater is EK99. Outside the contest look for
ZF2XD from February 6-11th (2008), on 80-10 meters on SSB and the digital
modes. QSL to K3IXD.

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