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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 674

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 674
BID: $OPDX.674
August 30, 2004
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, NC1L, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA
& QRZ DX, W5PF, KM6HB, AC7DX, K8YSE, DF4SA, DL1EK & The DX News Letter,
EA7FTR, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, F5ASD, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, GM4SUC, GU0SUP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA1ELY, JA0SC, JA0VSH,
JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, PA7FM, PY5EG, VA3RJ & ICPO, VU3DJQ and
QST/ARRL Letter for the following DX information.

SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (KB8NW): SSSSSHHHH!!!!!!! You did not hear this
from me. My wife Linda (OPDX's Chief-Proof Reader) has a birthday today
(August 30th) and hits the "BIG FIVE O" (50th). I still think she looks
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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 22nd/August, through Sunday, 29th/August there were 216
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU,
EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK,
FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8,
HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT,
JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KH9, 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, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T9, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB,
ZC4, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK3, 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).

135th HPM BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY. Many stations will be active on the air
to help celebrate the 135th birthday anniversary of the League's co-founder
and first president Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, who was born September 2,
1869. Look for ARRL Life members and League's elected and appointed
volunteers and officials to append /135 to their callsigns. The HPM/135
event begins at 0000z on Thursday, September 2nd, and concludes at 2400z
on Sunday, September 12th. To find out if you are eligible to sign /135,
please see September's QST (page 40) or visit the following Web page for
details at: http://www.arrl.org/qst/2004/09/fiel...tions-135.html
The Maxim Memorial Station W1AW will be on the air for the 135th birthday
anniversary event. While W1AW has been appending "/90" to its callsign
to mark the ARRL's 90th anniversary, it will go with the /135 identifier
during the birthday celebration period. A certificate is available by
working at least 25 HPM/135 stations and submitting a log extract including
date, time, band, callsign worked and exchange for each /135 contact. This
certificate is endorsable in increments of 25 contacts up to a maximum
of 100. Details are also available on the above mentioned Web site and
QST.

3D2, FIJI. Mark, KM6HB (ZK1AHB) will be active as 3D2HB from Viti Levu
(OC-016) from August 30th to September 7th. Activity will be on 40-6
meters with 30 meters RTTY as a priority. Operations will only be 100
watts into a vertical. QSL via his home callsign direct or by the Bureau.

4S, SRI LANKA. Masa, JQ3DUE/4S7DUG, will lead a group of Japanese
operators to Sri Lanka between September 18-23rd. Activity will be on
160-6 meters with emphasis on the lower bands. They plan to have four
stations active all day long. QSL via operator's instructions.

5U7DX IS NOW QRT. QSL Manager Dennis, PA7FM, informs OPDX that after
just 8 days of operations with almost 1000 QSOs made in his spare time,
Michael, PA5M, is now in Mali (TZ). He will try to get a licence, although
chances look small that he will get one in the short term. On the 16th
of September Michael will go to Ghana (9G). A licence there shouldn't
be a problem. In the meantime, Dennis states that the design for the
5U7DX QSL is almost ready to go to the printer (full color photo QSL
again). The final logs for 5U7DX are on: http://www.pa7fm.nl

5X, UGANDA. Graham, 5X1GS, was pretty active over the past weekend
on 20/15 meters SSB. Watch around on 14156 kHz after 2000z and 21215
kHz after 1230z. QSL via WB2YQH.

7X2ARA CQWW CW CONTEST STORY. Con, DF4SA, reports, "Since the CQ magazine
with the CQWW CW results is out, I have received several E-mails regarding
my operation from 7X2ARA in the 2003 CQWW CW Contest. For those who like
reading the long story and see some pictures, have a look at my website.
You will find the 7X2ARA story PDF file among others at:
http://www.qsl.net/df4sa/dxped.htm
It's more like a traveling story, not only a contest story. Once again
thanks to the 7X hams for making this adventure come true.."

9U, BURUNDI. Pierre-Marie, F6FLN/HB9DTM, is in Bujumbura for two months
with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). He has gotten
his licence (9U6PM) valid through next February. He has a TS450 and will
be active on SSB. However, he is waiting for his keyer to be sent to him.
His activity over the past week has been on 15/12/10 meters between 0800
and 1530z. Watch around or on 21242, 21270, 24948 and 28505 kHz.

9Y, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Bernd "Ben", DL6FBL, will be active as 9Y4ZC
during the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. QSL via DL6FBL. He will use two Tribanders, a 2-element
40m beam and verticals for 80/160m. For updates, watch his Web page at:
http://www.dl6fbl.de/9y4zc

A5, BHUTAN. A group of French operators from the Clipperton DX Club (CDXC)
that include Gerard/F2VX, Jean-Louis/F9DK, Vincent/G0LMX and Alain/F5LMJ
will in Thimphu from October 24th to November 11th. During the 1st week
from Thimphu they will participate in the CQWW SSB Contest and after
that they will move to Jakar for building a new club station. All QSLs
are via F9DK and all QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau.

A NEW AWARD FROM BARTG! The Britis Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG)
is pleased to annouce the last in its series of continental awards. The
OCEANIA award completes the continental awards from BARTG. The award is
available in three classes: Class 3 is for 10 countries; Class 2 is for
25 countries; and Class 1 is for 45 countries. The claim can be endorsed
as ALL RTTY, or ALL PSK, or can be mixed digital modes. You can also claim
single band or mixed bands. There are three methods of claiming: 1) Submit
the relevant QSL cards. 2) Submit a list of countries worked, endorsed by
TWO officials of a recognized club or organisation. 3) For countries worked
in one of the BARTG RTTY contests. Awards cost £6.00, USD 10.00, or 10
Euros. For the full rules, please see the awards pages on:
http://www.bartg.demon.co.uk
Applications should be sent to Phil Cooper, GU0SUP. Queries can be
E-mailed to:

C5, THE GAMBIA. Jef, ON4ACA, will be active from here for 2 weeks starting
October 27th. His callsign was not provided, but his activity will be on
all bands (possibly 160/80m) CW/SSB and a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)
entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st). QSL via ON4ACA.

DXCC NEWS...........
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports that the following
operation is approved for DXCC credit: OJ0J - Market Reef July 1-4, 2004

WORD THROUGH THE GRAPE VINE (InterNet Mailing Lists) states the
following have and have not been accepted for DXCC:
HP1/DJ7AA is NOT BEING ACCEPTED for DXCC by the ARRL due to
the lack of documentation.
FO/ON4AXU operation IS BEING ACCEPTED for DXCC.

FM, MARTINIQUE. Laurent, F5MUX, will return here for the next CQWW SSB
Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. He hopes to get
his previous callsign as FM2GO, if not he will get a TO prefix. QSL via
F5MUX, QSL Bureau or direct to his new address: P.O. Box 42, 29950 BENODET
Cedex, FRANCE.

FW, WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS (Also 3D2). Nob/JA7OV and Hiro/JA7AQR will
operate as FW7OV and FW7AQR, respectively, from Wallis Island (OC-054)
between October 9-15th. They will be active on 40-10 meters SSB and RTTY
with a 15 meter 2 element Yagi and multiband dipoles with 100 watts.
They state, "Sorry there will be no CW activities." One or two days
before and after their FW operation, they will be operating as 3D2TY
(JA7OV) and 3D2YT (JA7AQR) from Fuji. QSL to their home callsigns via
the bureau or direct to the following addresses:
JA7OV - Yoshinobu Takahashi, 4-9-36 Emata, Yamagata, 990-0861 JAPAN
JA7AQR - Yoshihiro Tanaka, 1-10-6 Minamihara, Yamagata, 990-2413 JAPAN

IOTA NEWS.....................
AS-134. After 4 years of silence, the Hebei/Tianjin Province Group
will be activated by Fan Bin, BA1RB, from September 18-20th,
as BA1RB/3. Activity will be on 20-10 meters including the
WARC bands. Modes will include RTTY and PSK31. Operations
will be 40-48 hours depending on the weather and tide
conditions. Antennas will be two sets of 2 element yagis
(for 20-10 meters. w/WARC bands), a vertical and dipole.
BA1RB's planned schedule (may vary due to propagation) is:
Local Time Band
------------- -----
Evening, 18th 17m
Morning, 19th 12m and 10m
Evening, 19th 20m
Morning, 20th 15m
ADDED NOTE: If possible, they may test 160/80m at sunset.
QSL via EA7FTR.

AS-173. NOW QRT! Raman, VU3DJQ, who received permission to operate
as AT0RI from Rameswaram on Pamban Island in the Tamil Nadu
State South Group (India), has gone QRT earlier than planned
on August 28th. QSL via: P.O. Box 6073, Bangalore 560060,
India.

EU-054. Alberto, IT9MRM, will be active as IF9/IT9MRM from Favignana
Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-025), September 7th from 0900-
1700z. Activity will be from Punta Sottile Lighthouse (ARLHS
ITA-145 and WAIL SI-024) on 40/20 meters SSB. QSL direct or
via the bureau.

EU-124. Look for the Barry Amateur Radio Society to activate GB5FI
from Flatholm Island now through and September 1st. QSL via
GW0ANA, direct or by the bureau.

EU-136. Operators OE1CIQ, OE8YDQ and OE6CAG will be active from Krk
Island (CI-046, MC-185) as 9A/homecall, September 7-11th.
If the weather permits, they will also try to activate the
following islands: Plavnik Mali Islet (EU-136, CI-225, MC-225),
Kormati (EU-136, CI-178, MC-165) and Cres (EU-136, CI-012,
MC-056). QSL via operator's instructions.

NA-066. Tom, WA6WPG, will be operating from Santa Barbara Island
(WLH-0258), September 25-26th. He will be using solar panels
and 2 large batteries, and expects to be able to run 100
watts both days on 80-10 meters, CW/SSB. The callsign will
be WA6WPG/P. QSL direct or by the Bureau via WA6WPG.

ILLW 2004 UPDATE/WRAP. Mike, GM4SUC, Organizer and Coordinator of the
2004 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, states that there were
over 360 stations active in 51 countries from lighthouses and lightships
during the event. New countries were SV9, YB, GJ, OA and HB9. Overall
most countries had the same number of stations as last year except Wales
who went from 1 to 8 stations while the USA went from 72 to 45 stations.
Next year's weekend will be from 0001 UTC on Saturday, 20th August until
2359 UTC on Sunday, 21st August 2005. Any comments on the weekend would be
appreciated to either Kevin/VK2CE or Mike/GM4SUC.

JW, SVALBARD. Operators JW5NM, JW7FD and possibly others will be active
as JW5E during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-Op/
Single-Transmitter entry. QSL via JW5NM. The groups Web page is:
http://www.mamut.com/polarpost

KL7, ALASKA (Special Event). Now through September 6th, look for the
special event station KL7AA from the Alaska State Fair. QSL via AC7DX
with a SASE #10 envelope for a certificate. No postcard style please.
No Bureau QSLs.

QSL INFO AND NEWS....................
QSL ROUTE CHANGE. The QSL route for FP/KT1J has changed effective
immediately. K1WY is not the QSL Manager for this station at this
time. Send your QSL requests for a contact with FP/KT1J to KT1J for
all contacts. QSL direct (w/SASE) or by the Bureau.

LX5, LUXEMBOURG. Look for LX5A to be active in two upcoming contests:
CQWW RJ RTTY Contest (September 24-25th) - Operators LX1ER and LX1RQ.
QSL via the LX Bureau or LX1RQ.
ARRL 10m Contest (December 11-12th) - Entry mix mode (Multi/Single).
Operators a KT8X (CW); LX1ER and LX1RQ (SSB).
QSL via the LX Bureau or LX1RQ.

R1, MALYJ VYSOTSKIIJ ISLAND (POSTPONED!). Reports indicate that the R1MVI
operation scheduled for August 27-29th, has been postponed due to technical
reasons. New dates are expected to be announced later.

RARE GRID TO BE ACTIVATED. Just a reminder! Look for Matt/KB8KNM and
Dan/KB8UYZ to activate the rare Grid EN67 from Michigan's Keweenaw
Peninsula as K8C on September 5th. For the county hunters, that's
Keweenaw County. Activity will be on 80-2 meter SSB for just a one
day operation. For more details refer to OPDX.671. QSL direct via Dan,
KB8UYZ. All QSLs will be answered. A S.A.S.E. is appreciated, but not
required.

SOUTH AMERICAN TRIP. Look for Tono, EA9CP, to activate a few South
American countries over the next month and a half. His schedule is
as follows:
Peru - Active from Punta Hermosa from September 9-15th. His
callsign will be OA4/EA9CP.
Ecuador - Active from Quito from September 19-21st and October
3rd. He will be active as HC1/EA9CP or HC1CB.
Ecuador - Active from Isla San Cristobal (IOTA SA-004) from September
22nd to October 2nd.
Costa Rica - Active from San Jose from October 4-11th. His callsign
will be TI1/EA9CP.
Colombia - Active from Isla San Andres (IOTA NA-033) from October
11-13th. His callsign will be HK0/EA9CP.

SPECIAL EVENT. Operators Jerome/F5ASD and Gerald/F4ASA will be active
using the special callsign TM5BDM to commemorate the 90th anniversary
of the First Battle of the River Marne (1914-2004) during the WWI,
September 4-5th. Their QTH will be 40 km east of Paris Villeroy (Dpt 77),
Charles Peguy Memorial. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using a TS-140
and FT-100 into a G5RV. QSL Manager is F5ASD; QSL direct or via the Bureau.

TA, TURKEY (IOTA Ops). Operators Thierry/F5SNY and Christian/F8BOD are
in Turquie up to September 10th, and will be active as TA/homecall. They
will try to activate some of Turkey's islands such as AS-115, AS-123
and AS-098 for the IOTA program.

TK, CORSICA. Christophe, F4DZY, will be active from here as TK/F4DZY
from September 8-22nd. Activity will be on the HF bands on SSB. QSL
via operator's instructions.

TX/C, CHESTERFIELD ISLAND (Update). The German group who plans to go
here in October will be active on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. Their
callsign will not be announced before their operation. Operators will
be Chris/DL5NAM, Jan/DJ8NK, Hawa/DK9KX, Dieter/DJ9ON, Dieter/DL3KDV
and Heye/DJ9RR. Activity will begin on October 15th or 16th, and last
for 8 days. For more info and pictures, please visit their Web page at:
http://www.df3cb.com/chesterfield

V63, MICRONESIA. Kaz, JA0VSH, informs OPDX that he and wife Miyuki,
JG0PBJ will be active from Micronesia as V63KZ and V63MP from September
17-26th. Activity will be SSB and CW on 160-10 meters. QSL via their
home callsign. His NEW home address is as follows: Miyuki Maruyama /
Kazuhide Maruyama, 1-25-49, Irima-cho, Chofu, Tokyo 182-0004 Japan.

V63, MICRONESIA. Sho, JA7HMZ, will be active as V63DX from Pohnpei
(OC-010), October 29th through November 3rd. Activity will include
a Single-Op/All-Band entry as V63B in the CQWW SSB Contest. QSL via
JA7HMZ. ALL QSOs are OK via the ARRL/LoTW.

VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. The Group Tomball DX'ers (GTDX) has announced their
second annual DXpedition. This year the group consisting of Cal White/WF5W,
Keith Dutson/NM5G, Madison Jones/W5MJ and Paul Frantz/W5PF, will visit
the Falkland Islands. They will arrive on Saturday, November 20th, and
leave on Saturday, December 4th. Activity will include an entry in the
CQWW DX Contest as VP8WWW. During the rest of their stay the group will
be active on all bands from 80-10 meters with the possibility of 6 meters
depending on conditions. The WARC bands will be emphasized, and there
will be activity on RTTY and PSK. Individual callsigns will be issued
upon arrival in Stanley. QSL all callsigns via W5PF. The group will have
two Kenwood TS-480HX tranceivers. Amplifiers are not permitted, so this
will be a low power operation. Operation will be on or near the following
frequencies:
CW - 3503/3523, 7003/7023, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893,
28023, 50103
SSB - 3795, 7055, 14195/14260, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28480, 50103
RTTY - 7035, 10133, 14083, 18101, 21083, 24920 and 28083
PSK - 7035/7080, 10143, 14071, 18101, 21071, 24920 and 28120

For the latest information, please check their Web site at:
http://www.gtdx.com

WRTC 2006 NEWS. Oms, PY5EG, has informed the contesting community that
the next World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC in July 2006) will be
in Florianopolis, and the WRTC2006 Committee has started the activities
to organize the event. The initial Committee has been formed and include
the following: PP5JR/Sergio, PP5WG/Walter, PP5UA/Pedro, PT2ADM/Gustavo,
PY0FF/Andre, PY1KN/Marcelo, PY2EMC/Eric, PY2YP/Cesar, PY5CC/Peter, PY5KD/
Luciano and PY5EG/Oms. More individuals will be added to the Committee
later. A WRTC 2006 Web page has been set up, but still under construction
at: http://www.wrtc2006.com
On the Web page, Oms advises, "You can see our preliminary rules and also
the criteria selection and something about our beautiful Florianopolis.
From time to time we will incorporate new information on our page, and
we kindly invite you to continuously visit the WRTC 2006 page." They
also invite the Ham radio community to subscribe to their reflector via
their Web page in order to receive all news about the event at:
http://maresia.onda.com.br/mailman/listinfo/wrtc2006

XX9, MACAO. It has been announced that Hiro, JA0SC, has been forced to
cancel his August 24-31st operation. No other details were given.

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