SB DX @ WW KB8NW $OPDX.725
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 725

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 725
BID: $OPDX.725
September 5, 2005
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, KF2TI, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, NE8Z, AK0A, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, EA5KY,
F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, F6ABN, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX
News, I1HYW, IZ8CCW, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, LA9VDA, PA7FM,
PS7AB, SM5SIC, VA3RJ & ICPO and YV5TX for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 28th/August, through Sunday, 4th/September there were 206
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL,
DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F,
FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW,
JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH4, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD,
OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S5,
S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK,
TL, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N,
VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZK1/s, 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).

7P, LESOTHO. Jun, JH4RHF/OE1ZKC, has plans to be active from here starting
September 24th for one week (until October 2nd). He has requested the
callsign 7P8RH. Jun states to OPDX, "Actually it is an 'excursion' after
my duty trip to South Africa. Everything will be arranged by famous DX
Safari by ZS6WPX." His equipment will be: 15m Mobile trailer with Cushcraft
A4S (+40m); 12/17m beam stacked on top; Vertical for 40m and 80m (+trap
for 160m) and a Yaesu FT1000MP w/TL922. This will be a one man effort,
and he hopes to be active as much as possible. Activity will be on 160-10
meters, SSB, CW and RTTY (probably more CW/RTTY than SSB); SSTV on
request(?). He hopes to do some RTTY for the WW RTTY Contest during the
weekend. Jun may stay on the low bands longer due to the propagation.
QSL via OE1ZKC.

9H, MALTA. Several members of the Dutch VRZA will be active from Qawra
(JM75fv), starting September 10th through October 3rd. The callsign for
the group will once again be 9H0VRZ. However, group members will also
use their individual 9H3 callsign. Activity will be on all bands from
80-6 meters, CW, SSB and Digital modes. Also, 160 meters activity is
planned from Baghria together with some Maltese amateurs using a 150 ft.
high antenna. They will try to activate their special callsign 9H0VRZ
for the whole period and hope for good conditions. Operator Nico, PA0MIR,
will try and operate in both legs of the SAC Contest and may try some
casual operations in the WAE SSB Contest. Also, he may look for Oceania
stations the first weekend of October if the antennas will stay up in
good form. Here are the individual callsigns with the QSL route:
9H3X via PE1NGF 9H3XQ via PA0CKV
9H3IE via PA0BEA 9H3ZR via PB9ZR
9H3XYL via PA0XYL 9H3MIR via PA0MIR
9H3YT via PA3GUU 9H3ON via PG9W
9H3HS via PE2HSB 9H3YM via PE1OFJ
9H0VRZ via PB9ZR: Ruben v.d. Zwet, Barentszstraat 1, 2161 TJ LISSE,
The Netherlands.

ANTARCTIC QSL GALLERY. Gianni, I1HYW, informs OPDX that the Dynamic DX
Charterhouse (www.ddxc.net) and the Worldwide Antarctic Program's (WAP -
www.ddxc.net/wap) "NEW" QSL Antarctic and Sub Antarctic's Gallery is
now available to visit via their Web pages. Just to summarize: The Gallery
contains 677 pictures, split into 53 Albums and 11 Categories. They
are continuing to insert more Antarctic pictures such as Bases and
operators (there are more than 1000 waiting to be on added to the gallery).

DXCC STATUS OF TT8M AND TT8AMO. Dennis, PA7FM, reports to OPDX that there
were a few validation problems at first for DXCC credit for the TT8M and
TT8AMO cards. Several people could not get credit as there was an "out
of date" problem with the QSL cards. These problems have been solved, and
the final operational dates for TT8M and TT8AMO are July 31st through June
19th. Those who got a TT8M or TT8AMO QSOs rejected for DXCC should go back
to the ARRL to get the QSO(s) validated. Dennis thanks Bill Moore, NC1L,
for his help in fixing the problem. Meanwhile, Dennis states that direct
QSL cards for both TT8M and TT8AMO are still being answered as soon as
possible. Direct cards with insuffucient return postage or no return
envelope will be returned as bureau cards.

HC, ECUADOR. Dr. Rick will be active again as HC1MD between September
20-25th. His activity will be mainly on the WARC bands CW. QSL via K8LJG.

IOTA NEWS..................
AS-076. JA5BEX/5 and JN4MBO/5 were active this past weekend from
Kisaka Island in the Kagawa Pref. QSL via their home callsign
either direct or via the bureau.

AS-129. David, BA4DW, will be active as BA4DW/7 from Nan'ao Island,
September 8-13th. No bands/modes of activity were provided.
QSL direct via his home callsign: David Y.J. Zhou,
P.O. Box 040-088, Shanghai, 200040, China.

EU-017. Andrea, IZ0EHO, will be active as ID9/IZ0EHO from Isola Lipari
(IIA ME-001 and MIA MI-053), September 7-18th. Activity will
be on the HF bands and 6 meters, SSB and the Digital modes.
QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

EU-030. Klaus, DJ4JI, will be active as OZ/DJ4JI from Bornholm Island
(DIA BO-001 for the Danish Islands Award) now through September
10th. Activity will be on 80/40/20 meters SSB only using a
Swan 350 at 400 watts. QSL via his home callsign, direct or
by the bureau.

EU-043. Fred, SM7DAY, will be active from Orust Island now through
September 11th. Activity will be on all HF bands, CW and
SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

EU-061 (Cancelled)/
EU-062. Trond, LA9VDA, informs OPDX that the LA6Q's trip to IOTA EU-061
Svenner Lighthouse in September is off due to many problems.
Instead they will be active from IOTA EU-062 Helligvaer
(Helligvær). Operators will be LA6YEA/Paul, LA8AJA/Andy and
LA9VDA/Trond. Activity will take place between October 19-26th.
Operations will be on CW/SSB/RTTY on 80-17 meters. QSL cards
can be requested via E-mail to:
Their homepage will be updated with a log search, photos, etc...
at: http://home.online.no/~andreask/expe...u62/index.html

EU-125. Michael, DK5NA, will be active as OZ/DK5NA/p from Roemoe Island
(DIA NS-001 for the Danish Islands Award), now through September
23rd. Activity will be mostly on the lower bands, CW, RTTY and
Hell. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-028. Bill, K4XS, will be active as AL0/K4XS from Saint Paul Island
(USI AK-041S), Pribilof Islands, Alaska, between September
7-15th. He expects to be active on 40/20 meters CW between
0000-0700z daily, time permitting. There is a possibility
of some SSB activity. Bill will especially listen for Europe
during their sunrise. QSL K4XS "DIRECT ONLY".

J3, GRENADA. PZK and SPDX Club members Wojciech/SP9PT and Marek/SP9BQJ
will be going here to be active between October 26th and November 8th.
They have confirmation of their licences and will receive callsigns
after their arrival (they will probably use J3/SP9PT and J3/SP9BQJ).
Activity will be 40-6 meters, and depending on their local situation,
also 80/160 meters. Modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via their
home callsigns.

NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Ann/W2AZK (at least for now; new call pending)
and Brian/KF2HC will be part of the NP2B team during the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest (October 29-30th) as Multi/? entry. They will join operators
NP2B, WD4R, W4OV, W4DTA, W1RG, K9VV and possibly others. QSL via NP2B.
ADDED NOTE: Ann will also do the Sweepstakes Phone Contest from
St. Thomas using her new callsign which is pending.

PY, BRAZIL (Lighthouse Activity). Rogaciano, PY1NEZ, will be active as
PY1NEZ/6 from the Corumbau Lighthouse (ARLHS BRA-130) in the Bahia State,
September 20-30th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters SSB. His suggested
frequencies a 7051, 14221, 21221 and 28351 kHz. During this time he
may also activate the following lighthouses: BRA-084 - Porto Seguro,
BRA-012 – Belmonte, BRA-003 – Alcobaça, BRA-119 – Barreira do Prado
and BRA-088 – Rio Doce. QSL via PY1NEZ, by the Bureau, eQSL or direct
to: ROGACIANO DE LIMA CORREA FILHO, RUA BELIZARIO AUGUSTO 91/1101,
24230-200 NITEROI, RJ, BRAZIL.

QSL INFO AND NEWS................
NEW QSL MANAGER. Jose, YV5TX, informs OPDX that he has a new manager
for his special prefix 4M5R operation. QSL via EA5KB.

QSL 4X0AI (AS-100) via 4Z4DX. Online log is available at:
http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/frame_logs.html

QSL LA3SRK/P via SM5SIC. This special event station was activated by
the "Skandinavisk Radioklubb" during the Reg1 Field Day this past
weekend. The multi-operation commemorated the centennial anniversary
of the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway.

NOW ON LISTED ON THE LOTW. Bill, AK0A, reports that the logs for TI9M
and T30WB are now available on the "Logbook of The World" (LoTW).

QSL CORRECTION. Luis, EA5KY, mistakenly provided the wrong QSL Manager
for the TI0SP operation (See OPDX.724). QSL Manager is EA7FTR and not
EA5FTR.

QSL TM0JPL via F5TBX. Activity was from Pompignac (DPT 33 France) to
commemorate the twinning of the cities of Lerin (Spanish Navarra) and
Pompignac (South France near Bordeaux). Information is available at
the following Web sites:
http://lerin.pompignac.monweb.net
http://www.multimania.com/ardilouze

VK0DX QSL STATUS. Finn, VK4LL (OZ2QK), is now back from the Antarctica
and was active as VK0DX from the Davis Station. He states that as of
August 30th all direct QSLs were answered. Finn states that if you
do not receive your QSL card by October (2005) to please write him
via E-mail at:
DO NOT SEND ANY MORE QSL REQUESTS via the post office box. He has
requested the Australian QSL Bureau to forward him the cards received
by them but has not received a response. So unfortunately, he can not
send you a card if you only sent one via the bureau. Please write to
him if this is the case, and he will send you a new postal address to
send a direct card with an IRC or green stamp. NO CARDS VIA THE BUREAU.
ADDED NOTE: Finn mentions that that there will be two amateur radio
operators at the Davis Station between November 2005 and February
2006. One of the operators will stay until the end of 2006.

NEW ADDRESS. QSL ZL2HE to: Arthur E. Law, P.O. Box 368, Dannevirke 5491,
NEW ZEALAND.

SPECIAL (FRENCH) EVENTS..............
The 27th HamExpo will be held October 22-23rd in Auxerre, Burgundy, and
is said to be one of the most important Ham shows in Europe just behind
Friedrichshaffen. HamExpo which was founded in 1978 by Pierre Michel,
F9AF (ham gear builder) and his daughter Christiane, F5SM, who has been
with the French IARU Society Ref-Union organization since 1996. During
the Hamexpo weekend, and especially from the Event Hall, the callsign
F5REF (REF-Union's callsign) will be aired on HF and VHF (6/2 meters),
CW, SSB, PSK and if asked RTTY and SSTV. All contacts with F5REF will
be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Those who choose the direct
way, QSL via Pierre, F2WS (w/SAE + IRC). If you use green stamps,
please, 1 USD for Europe and Africa and 2 USDs elsewhere).

The Yonne area hams will use the special callsign TM3DR in rememberance
of Roland, F3DR (SK), who was very involved in Yonne ham activities.
Look for TM3DR from October 8-21st, on HF and VHF (6/2 meters), CW, SSB,
PSK and if asked RTTY and SSTV. All contacts with TM3DR will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau. Those who choose the direct way, QSL via
Pierre, F2WS (w/SAE + IRC. If green stamps, please, 1 USD for Europe and
Africa and 2 USDs elsewhere).

T88, PALAU. Just a reminder! If you did not get to work Martti/OH2BH and
Tim/N4GN from here, you will have another chance to work Tony, KQ2I. He
plans to be active between September 6-15th. No other details were
provided.

TK, CORSICA. Vasek, DL4FF, will be active again as TK/DL4FF now through
September 30th. Reference numbers a IOTA EU-014, IIA TK-001 and MIA
MCO-001. Activity will be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB. He will be active
during the WAEDX SSB Contest. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by
the bureau.

VK5, AUSTRALIA (IOTA Op). Dirk, PA9KW, will be active as VK5AUQ from here
with Ben, VK5ZZM, between October 16th and November 14th. Activity will
be on all bands and modes. The two operators will travel to Kangaroo
Island (IOTA OC-139) between October 28-30th. They plan to participate
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via PA9KW, direct only (see QRZ.com).

XL/XM/XN/XO, CANADA (Special Event). Industry Canada has authorized the
use of the following special callsign prefixes to commemorate the 25th
anniversary of Terry Fox's run across Canada. All Canadian Radio Amateurs
are encouraged to use these special prefixes for the month of September.
The following special prefixes will be in effect from September 1-30th
(Original - Special Prefix): VE - XM, VA - XL, VO - XN and VY - XO.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
** IMPORTANT NOTICE/REMINDER ** The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin now has a new
FAX number. Contributors can now send/fax their DX information to the
following number: 1-419-828-7791 ( F A X only! )
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving bounced
mail by sending mail to me via " ", please send
mail to me via " "...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
OPDX INTERNET HELP/SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS:
Help: mailto Subscribe: mailto Unsubscribe: mailto OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE):
http://www.papays.com/opdx.html
ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB HOME PAGE:
http://www.papays.com/nodxa.html
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as
KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, please send
via InterNet Mail to: - OR -
Information can now be faxed to the following "NEW" phone line at:
1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!)

/EXIT
--
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
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)