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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 681

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 681
BID: $OPDX.681
October 18, 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, W1CWU, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,
K4VUD, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4OI, W4WX, N5FG, WX5L, K8DD, K8YSE, DL1EK & The DX
News Letter, DL6UAA, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, G3NKC, G4DYO,
G0IAS, G0PSE, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News,
VA3RJ & ICPO, VA3YDX and YZ1SG for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 10th/October, through Sunday, 17th/October there were 219
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX,
D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ,
F, FG, FJ, FK, FK/C, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW,
H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH6, 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, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF,
TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5,
V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2M, VP5, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, 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 or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later" (WFWL).

3B8, MAURITIUS. Mart, DL6UAA, expects to arrive here October 20th and
will be active as 3B8MM. He plans to stay until November 16th (the day
before his birtday - November 17th). However, he states that the day of
his return back to DL-land is not confirmed right now (possibly 1 week
later). Mart also states it seems that a 160m operation will not be
possible because there is not enough space at the main-QTH and "/p"
activities are not allowed (at the moment).

5Z4, KENYA (IOTA Op). Miki, YT1CS, currently active as 5Z4YT1CS from
Nairobi, has arranged a side trip to Lamu Island AF-040 (Coast Province
North Group) from November 4-11th. He will be active on 80-10 meters
SSB only, using 100W into an inverted "V" for 40/80 meters and verticals
for the higher bands. The callsign to be used in this operation will
be 5Z4YT1CS/M. Look for him on the usual IOTA frequencies. He will stay
in Kenya until November 18th. QSL via YT1CS, by the bureau or direct.

7Q, MALAWI. Rumor has it that Les, 7Q7LA, will be back in Malawi,
before the end of this month. More details are forthcoming.

9Y, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. Operators Stefan/DK1MM and Frank/DL2CC will
be active as 9Y4ZC in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a
Multi-Single entry. QSL via DK1MM. Outside of the contest, between
October 27th and November 2nd, they will sign as 9Y4/DK1MM and 9Y4/DL2CC.

C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Mike/K1EU, Joe/K1JB, Steve/K1MV and Jesse/KB1GWT
will be active as C6AVV during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st)
as Multi-Single entry. QSL via K1JB.

C6, BAHAMAS. Three members of SWODXA (Southwest Ohio DX Association) will
be active as C6DX for the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st). Members
mentioned are Jim/K8FL, Wayne/K8LEE and Joe/W8GEX. They will be the Island
of Eleuthera (NA-001) in the Bahamas. They are expected to be active there
between October 26th and November 1st. The crew will be on all bands and
modes PLUS 60 meters.

D4, CAPE VERDE. Alexander, 4L5A, will be active as D4B in the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
K1BV. Visit the Web page: http://www.qsl.net/d44tt

FM, MARTINIQUE. Gil, FM5FJ, will be active in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL via KU9C.

FR/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND. Another rare French DXpedition has been announced
over the past week in the "La Gazette du DX" bulletin. The 2003 CDXC
Europa DX team are planning a 15 day operation to Glorioso Island in May
2005. As with the Europa operation, the operators will be taken to the
island by military personnel. The operators mentioned a Didier/F5OGL,
Dany/F5CW, Freddy/F5IRO, Pascal/F5PTM and possibly others. The team also
plans to be an entry in the CQ WPX Contest while there. Now for the bad
news. Due to international situations, this operation could be cancelled
at any time. QSL via F5CQ.

GD4, ISLE OF MAN. Once again, the MD4K team plans another operation this
year in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st). This year's operators
include G1GEY, G3NKC, G0HSS, G4MJS, G4XUM, M0BEW, M0RHI and M5RIC. Their
entry is still undecided; they may yet switch from Multi-2 to Multi-Multi
this time. They welcome invites for QSYs in the contest. QSL via G3NKC,
or requests through their Web page at: http://www.md4k.com

HK, COLOMBIA (Another Op Needed!). Tony, W4OI (ex-N7BG), reports that he
has plans to do a Multi/2 operation this November from HK3CQ's Idyllic
QTH in the mountains of Colombia, about an hour from Bogota. He is
looking for another operator. They plan to only have 3 operators,
Juan/HK3CQ, Tony/W4OI and one other which will allow for plenty of
operating time. Anyone who is interested must be willing to bring a
transceiver and/or amplifier and be willing to assist in putting up some
wire antennas for 80/160m during the week before the contest. Tony states
that they will commute to the station and stay in his apartment in Bogota,
so living costs will be minimal. If interested, contact Tony via E-mail
at:

IOTA NEWS.................
AS-076. Activity was expected this past weekend by JA5BEX/SO2005
to operate from the Megishima Island (Kagawa Pre). However,
no QSNs were seen on the cluster newtworks. The special
"SO2005" suffix is used to celebrate the 2005 World Special
Olympics in the Nagano Winter Games. QSL via the bureau or
direct to his home callsign.

EU-132. Operators Juergen/DL5CE and Dieter/DL7VAF will be active
as SO1CE and SO1VAF, respectively, from Wolin Island, October
23-24th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters SSB, RTTY and
PSK31. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-091. Ken, G3OCA, expects to be active as VE7/G3OCA from Quadra
Island (CISA BC-006) between October 20-25th. QSL via his
home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-142. Members of the OH KY in Amateur Radio Society will be active
as K8SCH from Santa Rosa Island (USI FL-003S, Okaloosa County),
Florida, from October 25-29th. Operators mentioned are John/
N8YC, Philip/KG8AP, Brian/K4BRI and possibly others. Look
for activity on all bands. The dates are tentative, so if
there are any changes, it will be plus or minus one or two
weeks at the most. QSL via K8SCH (QRZ.com).

SA-NEW. Marco, CE6TBN, has plans to activate Rennell Island in the
Ultima Esperanza Province South Group (dates are not set yet).
He does have a yacht contacted to go to the island.

SA-031. Marco, CE6TBN, states that he has permission from the Chilean
Navy to operate from Cape Horn (Wollanston Island) on any
date during the year 2005.

J7, DOMINICA. Five members of the Florida DXPedition Group, Bill/W4WX
(J75WX), Clarence/W9AAZ (J79AA), Larry/W1LR (J79LR), Cory/N1WON (J79CM)
and Vance/N5VL (J79VL) will be here between October 26th and November
2nd. They will operate from the Picard Beach Resort Cottages. Look for
them during the CQWW DX SSB Contest as J75J. They will be on all bands
and modes prior to and after the contest. QSL J75J via their QSL Manager
KR4DA and all others callsigns via the operators home callsign.

NEDXCC MEETING. Jim Tumelty, W1CWU, New England DX Century Club President,
informs OPDX readers that if you are in the New England area (Beverly,
Mass.) on October 25th, Eric Scace, K3NA, is scheduled to speak at their
club's meeting. Eric, who recently participated in the 3B9C DXpedition in
the spring, is scheduled to participate in the much anticipated 3Y0X -
Peter One Island DXpedition in January. Everyone is invited to attend and
bring along a friend. For further info, you can check the NEDXCC Web site
at: http://www.nedxcc.org

QSL INFO AND NEWS...............
Tom, G0PSE, informs that the log for the GB0SM (IOTA EU-011) operation
has been updated to include the recent October 2-8th activity and is
available for viewing at: http://www.qsl.net/g0pse/dxpeds.htm
E-mail requests for a QSL via the Bureau can be sent to:
or

The log for the last IG9/IZ8CGS IOTA DXpedition to Lampedusa Island
(AF-019) by Gianni, IZ8CGS, is online in the log section (name of the
log IG9-IZ8CGS2004) at: http://www.mdxc.org/logsearch1.asp

IR1PL QSLS. Mauro, IW1RHG, (QSL Manager and IR1PL Team Member), reports
that QSLs have been received from the printer (TopQSL), so during the
next few days he will start to confirm all direct QSLs. The QSL is a
double page QSL. The QSL can be viewed at: http://home.tele2.it/iw1rhg

The logs and a photo gallery of Christian's EC3ADC DXpeditions online
are at: http://www.mdxc.org/ec3adc/
He was active as 3D2EA, 3D2EA/p, A35DX, T20DX and ZK3DX.

T2, TUVALU. Just a reminder that Ulli, DL2AH, will be active this week
from Funafuti Island (OC-015) between October 20-24th. His T2 callsign
has not been announced yet. This will be a holiday style operation, but
Ulli will be active on 20-10 meters SSB, RTTY and PSK31 using his FT897
and a Delta-Loop antenna. QSL via DL2AH, direct or to the DL Bureau.

TO7, FRENCH GUYANA. Members of the F6KOP of Provins ARS will once again
be going on a DXpedition. The team will be active as TO7C from Salut
Islands (SA-020 and DIFO FY008) between March 10-17th. Activity will be
on 160-6 meters including the WARC bands on modes CW/SSB/PSK. Operators
mentioned a Frank/F4AJQ (SSB), Bernd/F9IE (CW/SSB), Dany/F5CW (CW/SSB
Low Bands), Serge/F6AML (CW/SSB Low Bands), Bruno/F5AGB (CW), John/F5VHQ/
OE5TGL (SSB), Jean-Paul/F8BJI (Digimodes/SSB), Franck/F5TVG (CW/SSB/
Digimodes) and Guenther/OE3GCU (Digimodes/SSB). QSL via F9IE. The TO7C
Web page is avalible at: http:\\to7c.free.fr

TX9, CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS. The Germans became active early October 14th
as TX9. Yes, TX9 is the complete callsign. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW/SSB/RTTY and last until October 22nd. Pilot station/TX9 Web Master
Bernd, DF3CB, reports there will be NO online log search until after the
operation. QSL all CW QSO via DL4XS. QSL all SSB and RTTY QSOs via DL5NAM.
Addresses for both QSL Manager and updated news on the DXpedition can be
found on the Web page at: http://www.df3cb.com/chesterfield

V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Andrei, EW1AR, will be active as V44/EW1AR and
NC2N/V44 between October 25th and November 1st from the Island of Nevis
(NA-104). Activity will be on all HF bands CW, SSB and especially RTTY.
QSL via W3HNK. Also, look for him during the CQ WW SSB Contest. He will
be using the callsign V49A (entry QRP(A) 160m). QSL via V44NK.

V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Boris, UU5SY, will be active as UU5SY/V44 between
October 25th and November 1st. Activity will include the CQ WW SSB Contest
as a Single-O/Single-Band (10m) entry. QSL via his home callsign KC2FVN.

V6, MICRONESIA. Look for Lanny, W5BOS, to be active as V6O from Pulap
(Pollap) Island (IOTA OC-155), October 18-23rd. QSL via N6AWD.

VA4, CANADA. Rich, N0HJZ, will be operating as VA4MWA in the CQ WW DX
Contest (October 30-31). Details of his entry in the contest were not
provided. QSL via his home call.

VE3, CANADA (CISA Activity). Look for operators VA3YDX/p (Igor), VE3GKW
(Boris) and VE3/ER1MF (Maxim) to activate several Canadian Islands for
the CISA Trophy from October 22-25th. Here are the following Canadian
Islands to be on the air:
1. Manitoulin Island CISA: ON001
2. Barrie Island CISA: ON015
3. Great Clotche Island CISA: ON016
4. Little Clotche Island CISA: new activation
5. Birch Island CISA: ON017
6. Parry Island CISA: ON029
7. Goat Island CISA: ON072

Their suggested (main) frequencies a 3815, 7260, 14260 and 21260 kHz.
Operations will be on the SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK modes. The team will also
try to reach other islands for new activations if conditions permit. QSL
via their home callsigns:
*VA3YDX : 105 La Rose Avenue, Apt.#803, Etobicoke, Ontario M9P 1A9
VE3GKW : 90 Cordova Avenue, Apt.#1009, Etobicoke, Ontario M9A 2H8
VE3/ER1MF: 45 Oakmount Rd., Apt.#1010, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2M4
* New address!

VK2, AUSTRALIA. Travis, W5GED, will head here on December 1st and expects
to be active as VK2GED for 3 weeks and will operate from VK2UW's QTH.
Look for him to show up on a Pacific Island net on 14315 kHz at 0900z.

VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. The following was received from Bren, G4DYO, who
was asked to forward the below message from Laurie Margolis, G3UML/VK9LA,
to all bulletins, on Lord Howe Island: "We have noticed adverse comments
on the cluster about some of our lowband operations, especially in the
evenings EU time. We have sometimes joined nets like the I2ZGC or UR4DX
operations around 7O45. The simple reason is that we are having huge
problems being heard in the EU evening, and I would prefer to work 60 or
70 people on a net rather than shouting at the QRM for two hours each
morning to no purpose. Sorry, but that's the way it is. We are hammering
all the greyline times. 40 CW has been quite good. SSB much more difficult.
Offensive Cluster comments are pointless. We have spent huge time, money
and effort getting out here, and want to maximise the QSO rate. I will
try to spend more time working 80 metre EU long path in the EU morning,
but the contact rate is very slow, and other bands are busy then. I can
hear many G's perfectly around 3799 at 0700 GMT, but they can't hear me
despite power and good long path antenna. Unfortunately high band condx
-- 17-12-15-1O -- are truly dreadful, at the half way point of our
operation. Still trying!" 73 LAURIE, G3UML
REMEMBER the VK9LA activity will end on October 23rd. QSL via Oceania
Amateur Radio DX Group, Inc., P.O. Box 513, Nambour 4560, Australia.

VO2, CANADA (ZONE 2). Operators Stanely/AC8W/VA3ACW, Hank/K8DD/VE3RDD
and Ian/K8MM will be active as VO2AAA from Labrador City, Labrador, during
the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Single, possibly
a Multi-2 if they get another operator or two. QSLs for the contest
callsign go to K8DD/VE3RDD.

VU4, ANDAMAN ISLANDS (Follow-Up/Update). Over the past week, it was
learned that the two operators who requested everyone to write to the
Indian Telecommunication Ministry to authorize an operation to Andaman
Islands, are two separate efforts and that there is no competition between
the two. However, there has been some letters written to Miku, VU2WAP,
supporting Mrs. Bharathi, VU2RBI. These letters should be kept separate
so as not to confuse the application with the minister of communications.
Both are receiving plenty of support. For more details, please refer to
last week's OPDX.680.

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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)
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Lloyd wrote:
More SPAM from the KB8NW SPAM machine..
Wasted bandwidth.

Lloyd


Talk about wasted bandwidth....you quoted and reposted the whole thing!
This bulletin is a useful tool. If you don't like it, don't read it.
I use it quite often, but when I don't need it I just don't bother to
open it and read it. It's just that simple. No complicated filters or
anything. Much simpler than bitching about it and further "wasting
bandwidth".

Wayne, KEØBZ