| Asunto: | [dxcolombia] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 709 | | Fecha: | Domingo, 8 de Mayo, 2005 19:33:15 (-0500) | | Autor: | Oscar A. Gaviria <hk6dos @.......co>
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Ohio/Penn DX
Bulletin No. 709
May 9,
2005
2004 RARE DX SOUND CLIPS. Tom, K8CX, informs OPDX: "My DX
sound clips for
2004 are now complete. There are 154 streaming Real Audio DX
clips
at:
http://hamgallery.com/dx2004/This covers all the major DXpeditions, several long path openings,
rare
and semi-rare DX!"
3DA, SWAZILAND (Update). Frosty, K5LBU,
reports that he has one ham signed
up and has his ticket for the trip to
3DA-land in July. However, he is
still looking for more operators for this
trip. He states there is a
special fare available for a round trip ticket on
South African Airlines
flying from Washington DC. If interested, contact him
at: frosty1@...RONG>ONG>Frosty states that operators will have their own 3DA callsign, but
he
hopes to have the callsign 3DA5HQ for the IARU Contest. Activity
will
be on all bands including 6 meters and all modes.
3V, TUNISIA.
Three Hungarian operators have reportedly received written
permission (on May
3rd) to operate from Djerba Island (AF-083). Activity
will be from the 3V8SM
Tunisian Scout Radio Club station between now and
May 10th, on the HF bands.
The operators are Jeno/HA5FA (mostly on CW),
Miklos/HA5VZ (mostly on SSB) and
Miklos/HA5GO (mostly on BPSK and sometimes
on CW and SSB too). QSL via HA5FA,
direct or via the HA QSL Bureau (Only
for this operation!!!).
60TH
ANNIVERSARY (End of WWII - Special Operations and Awards).....
Ted Melinosky,
K1BV, from the K1BV DX Awards Directory, reports to OPDX
that right now,
there are 7 different awards from England, Russia and
the Ukraine available
for contacting special event stations commemorating
the 60th Anniversary of
the end of WWII. Most of the activity centers
around May 5-15th. Complete
details of these awards are available on his
awards oriented Web site
at: http://www.dxawards.com/REALSHORT.htm7Q, MALAWI. Bill, KC4D, is expected to be here and be active for
about
four weeks as 7Q7WW starting on May 13th. Activity will be limited
to
his spare time, and mostly during his evenings on 40/80 meters
and
possibly 160 meters. Bill is expected to be active during the CQ
WPX
CW Contest. QSL via KC4D.
9M8, EAST MALAYSIA (Operators Needed For
Mountain DXpedition)......
Alan, VK4AAR, informs OPDX that operators are
being sought to join a
DXpedition to a Dayak village in Sarawak (9M8) located
at 1,000 meters
ASL. The proposed operation will take place from June 3-5th
June 2005,
and Australians and DX operators are being encouraged to join this
group.
A callsign has been requested (TBA), and interested parties should
contact
Sengchai Chan, 9M8SC, for more details via E-mail at:
chansc44@...TRONG>A brief outline of the plans are to follow. QSL (direct only) to
VK4AAR:
Alan Roocroft, 376 Old Toowoomba Rd, Placid Hills 4343, Australia
(with
a SAE + postage). The following was also sent by Alan with the
announcement:
"Briefly, Gunong Jagi is a Bau Jagoi
village, the only village that
cannot be reached by vehicle, so you've
to walk up but on a jungle
foothpath, in some parts cement steps,
under the canopy of Borneo trees.
The altitude of the village is about
1000 metres, which is quite pleasant
and cool in the evening. It has
about 20 simple houses but most of them
are not occupied, as the
elderly people prefer to stay in their farms on
the slopes or at the
foot of the mountain below. Only the village chief
called Ketua Kaum
and three other families remain in the village most of
the time. They
will be very happy to welcome visitors, even if just for
an overnight
stay and will provide accommodation, help with cooking, etc.
It is
felt this is an ideal place for a DX.
I am proposing a
3Days/two nights visit, leaving Kuching for Jagoi
Gunung on Friday,
June 3, 2005 and coming back to Kuching/Airport on
Sunday, June
5, 2005. For those intending to fly out of Kuching on Sunday
evening,
there will be more than enough time to leave the village and
catch the
flight at Kuching International Airport. So anyone intending
to take
part should at least arrive in Kuching the latest by Thursday,
June 2.
In other words, this is a long weekend trip on a ham expedition
in a
Dayak mountain village. As to details of cost, I have given the
rough
estimates, but to be on the safe side, if there is say a dozen or
so
people, it will be safer to say the cost from Kuching to the village
for a 3D/2N stay inclusive of accommodation, food, ground transport,
etc
is approximately RM200 (52-55 USD) per person. Anyone coming in
from
overseas and needing help to book hotel accommodation in Kuching
can also
get in touch with Sengchai Chan (9M8SC). He will obtain the
hotel package
rates from a comfortable hotel in the city centre, but
hams would have
to indicate the number of nights they are
staying and the dates so that
bookings can be made, with advance
payment. He will do the booking through
an officially appointed travel
agent in the city who can also organise
city tours, if
desired."
ANTARCTICA NEWS................
Gianni,
IZ8CGS, Antarctica Award Manager, announced that
Cezar-Ioan
Trifu, VE3LYC, has been appointed as Antarctica
Award Checkpoint for
Canada. Those who are interested in
participating in the Antarctica
Award program may contact
him at: ve3lyc@...AX3, AUSTRALIA (Special Event). A team of 16 radio amateurs will
activate
the special event callsign AX3ITU to celebrate the 140th birthday of
the
International Telecommunications Union. "Amateur Radio Victoria" aims
to
have the AX3ITU on air virtually the entire 24 hours on Tuesday, May
17th.
It will be available on CW, Phone, PSK31 and an amateur satellite on
that
day. Three members of the team, VK3QI, VK3ANJ and VK3YR, will
concentrate
on CW on the 40, 30 and 20 meters bands. Phone operation will be
on the
80, 40, 20 and 2 meters bands, while PSK31 is to target 80 and 40
meters.
A commemorative QSL card will be available for contacts. QSL
information
is direct to VK3WI QTHR or via the bureau. Visit Amateur Radio
Victoria's
Web site
at:
http://amateurradio.com.auCASTLE ACTIVITY. Members of the Clube Radioamadores do
Entroncamento,
will use the special callsign CS7MA to activate Castelo de
Marvao (DCFP
reference C-067, DMHP reference PG-036 and DMP reference 1210
for the
Portuguese Castle Award) on June 4th. Castelo de Marvao is located
in
the Province of Alto Alentejo. The Clube Radioamadores do
Entroncamento
Web
site:
http://www.geocities.com/cs1cre/DAYTON HAMVENTION ANNOUNCEMENTS.............
DX
HOSPITALITY SUITE. The Northern Ohio DX Association (along with
Janeen Hire, W8ZET) will once again sponsor a Hospitality Suite
at
this year's Dayton Hamvention. It will be in Suite 1011 on
the 10th
Club Floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel (old Stouffers) on
Thursday, Friday
and Saturday evenings (Look for signs!). All
DXers/Contesters are
welcome. Munchies and refreshments will be
avaialble. Come and meet
the members and friends of
NODXA.
CONTEST SUPER SUITE. Tim, K3LR, announced that this
will be their 18th
year, and it is getting better every year!
This is an open invitation
for Contesters and DXers to enjoy 3
great evenings of outstanding
conversation. Located in the Miami
Room (2nd Floor) at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel (downtown) Dayton,
Ohio. Join them for the FUN, every night from
7:00 PM to 2:00
AM, on Thursday, May 19th, Friday, May 20th and Saturday,
May
21st. There will be a cash bar with lots of room and sit down
tables.
The 2005 CONTEST SUPER SUITE is sponsored by Array
Solutions, Optibeam,
AN Wireless, Prosistel, Bushcomm and AY
Technologies. The Super Suite
is hosted by North Coast
Contesters, The Frankford Radio Club and The
Mad River Radio
Club. Three nights of Midnight Pizza Parties (don't
miss
one!):
Thursday, midnight - In Memory of Rush Drake, W7RM
sponsered by
K3LR
and K8CC
Friday, midnight - Sponsored by
"Members of The Yankee
Clipper
Contest Club"
Saturday, midnight - OPEN - We are looking
for a sponser! Contact
K3LR
for more information! E-mail is: K3LR@k3lr.comDXPEDITIONER OF PEACE AWARD. The ARI section of Sala Consilina
(SA),
ITALY, desiring to honor and to remember Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul
II
has founded the award "JOHN PAUL II - DXPEDITIONER OF PEACE". Three
awards
are available to all amateurs and SWLs:
BASE Award - For worked or heard at least 40 countries of the
131
countries visited by John Paul II during his pontificate.
SILVER
Award - 80 countries worked or heard.
GOLD Award -
131 countries worked or heard.
All the bands assigned to the Radio Amateur
Service and all the modes
are allowed, satellites included. There are 4
versions of the award:
MIXED, PHONE, CW and DIGITAL MODES. To claim the
Award, the QSL cards are
not required, but they must be in possession of the
applicant and could be
requested anytime for checks. To receive the forms for
the award application
and the list of the 131 countries visited by Pope John
Paul II you can write
to the Award Manager Erminio, IZ8AJQ, via E-mail
at: iz8ajq@...TRONG>The award fee is 10 Euro or 12 USDs. To receive the Award as
registered
mail please add 3 Euro or 4 USDs. Application forms must be sent
to this
address: ARI SEZIONE SALA CONSILINA, CASELLA POSTALE N.11,
CAP
84036 SALA CONSILINA (SA), ITALY.
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Peter, DL8YR,
will be active as EA6/DL8YR/p from
Mallorca Island (IOTA EU-004 and DIE E-21)
now through May 18th. He was
expected to be active during the ARI Contest
this past weekend. Look for
him to be active mostly on CW (and possibly RTTY)
this week. QSL via his
home callsign.
ED8, CANARY ISLANDS (Special
Event). Members of the Union of Radio Hams
of Las Palmas (URL), will travel
from Gran Canaria Island (AF-004) to
Fuerteventura Island (AF-004) to be
active as ED8MPJ from Morro Jable,
the municipality of Pajara, in a special
and cultural event between
May 23-29th. This activity will provide a
demonstration of the hobby
to the students who are visiting from several
colleges. References numbers
are: DME - 35.015, DIE - S 06 and IOTA -
AF 004. The QSL Manager for
this activity is EA8BYG, Manuel Santos Moran. The
team of operators are:
EA8GL, EA8BYG, EA8AAG, EA8AMY, EB8CTK, EC8ADU and some
operators from
Fuerteventura Island. For more information visit the following
Web
pages:
http://www.ea8url.com -or- http://www.qrz.comEO60, UKRAINE (Special Event). A group of operators from the Lviv
Shortwave
Club will operate special event station EO60W between now and May
15th
to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Victory in WWII. QSL via
UT7WZ,
by the bureau or direct to: Miroslav Lupiy, P.O. Box 94, Lviv
79000,
Ukraine.
ER60, MOLDOVA (Special Event). Operators from Moldova
will activate the
special event station ER60V from May 5-15th. Activity is to
commemorate
the 60th anniversary of the Victory in World War II. QSL via
ER1DA, to:
Valery Metaxa, p.o.Box 3000,Chisinau, MD- 2071, Moldova,
Europe.
EUROPEAN DXPEDITION (via Mobile Home). Look for Patrick, F5MQW,
to travel
throughout Northern Europe with motor-home starting May 15th and
ending
June 20th. He is expected to travel through Belgium, the
Netherlands,
Germany, Danemark and Sweden. Patrick will sign using either his
xx/homecall
(ex. ON/F5MQW, PA/F5MQW...etc.) or xx/F8UFT/p (ex. DL/F8UFT/P,
SM5/F8UFT/p
.....etc.). F8UFT is the callsign of the French EUCW Society,
"The Union
Francaise des Telegraphistes". His main goal and radio activity
will be
to activate several IOTAs in Germany, Danemark and Sweden. As of
today,
the following stops are scheduled:
EU-128
DL/F8UFT/P Fehmarn
Island
EU-084
SM5/F8UFT/P Graso
Island
NO-IOTA
SM5/F8UFT/P Norr Finno
Island
EU-037
SM7/F8UFT/P Oland
Island
EU-138
SM7/F8UFT/P Sturko or Aspo or Hasslo
Island
The IOTA stops in Danemark will be according to the ferries time
tables,
and will be announced later; look at the DXclusters. Patrick will be
active
on the HF bands (except the lower bands 160/80m), CW and SSB. QSL
xx/F5MQW
via the French Ref-Union Bureau or direct. QSL xx/F8UFT, to F6ICG,
via
the French Ref-Union Bureau or direct.
FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Tibo,
F5CCF/VK3FJH, will be returning here sometime
this week to live and work
after completing his studies in France. He
will again get very active as
FK8HW on SSB and on the usual frequencies.
QSL via VK4FW.
HB0,
LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Diethelm/DJ2YE and Wolfgang/DK3KD will be
active as
HB0/HB9AON during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th) as a
Multi-2 entry.
QSL via eQSL or direct.
IOTA NEWS...........................
AF-004. Juan, EA8CAC, will be active as EA8CAC/p from several
different
lighthouses on El Hierro Island (DIE 015 - Spanish
Island
Award
Reference Number) between May 17-23rd. Activity
will
be on 80-10
meters SSB and possibly CW. The following are
a
list of
lighthouses to be
activated:
Orchilla Lighthouse: CAI-066 and
D-2836
La Restinga Lighthouse: CAI-009 and
D-2837
Punta Salmo Lighthouse: CAI-052 and
D-2840
Punta Dehesa Lighthouse: CAI-031 and
D-2841
Punta Caleta Lighthouse: CAI-028 and
D-2839
Punta Bonanza Lighthouse: CAI-026 and
D-2837.5
Equipment to be used: TMd700 (APRS), TS2000, IC706MKIIG
and
vertical
antennas. QSL via the Bureau. Daily updated
info
will be
posted during his trip on: http://www.grupodxgc.com To
real time positioning throughout the trip (APRS) will
be
available
at: http://www.canaprsnet/locate.php?stn=3DEA8CAC-9 El
Hierro Island information is available via the following
Web
page at:
http://www.ecoturismocanarias.com/hierro/uk/index.htm Juan,
EA8CAC, Web page is: http://www.qsl.net/ea8cac AS-043. Operators JI1PLF, JA1UNS, 7N1GMK and 7L4PVR
plan to be
active
from
Hachijo Island (JIIA AS-043-003), May 27-30th. Look
for
them to sign
homecall/1 on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/PSK31. QSL
to
their home
callsigns, direct or by the bureau.
EU-038. SWL
Jeroen/NL12339 and Will/PE1OPM will travel to the
northern
part of
the Netherlands to activate Wadden Islands from
now
through May
14th. They will use the special callsign
PA6WAD.
Activity
will be on 80-10 meters and VHF. Their equipment
will
be two
Yaesu FT-897 and an open wire 2x 20 meter wire.
QSL
Manager is
NL12339, direct or via the Dutch QQSL Bureau.
Visit
their Web
page for pictures and suggested frequencies
at:
http://qsy.to/eu-038 EU-056. Operators LA6IMA, LA3LJ, LA8PV, LA2FKA,
LA9SN, LB2DF and
LA6LDA will be active as LA9M/p from Sandoy Island, May
13-16th.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters CW, SSB and the digital
modes.
Possible
activity on 6/2 meters. QSL via LA9M (QRZ.com).
EU-176. Look
for SG3ZZR to be active from Grimskar Island between
May
20-22nd.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. Operators
will
be
Anders/SM3XGV, Hans/SM3TLG, Staffan/SM3JGG, Classe/SM3GSK
&
SM3S,
Tord/SM3EVR, Gunnar/SM3DVN and Jorgen/SM3CXS. QSL
via
SM3CXS. All
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the
bureau.
If you
prefer direct QSLing be sure to include
sufficient
return postage 1 IRC is OK, but not 1 USD, as mail
outside
of
Sweden is about 1.45 USD (10 smkronor). The team will
return
to
Grimskar Island in July for the IOTA Contest. More
info
later.
OC-206. Operators Wally/VK6YS, Dan/VK8AN,
Nigel/VK6KDH and possibly
one
other
operator will be active as VK6DHI from Dirk Hartog
Island,
Western
Australia in August, 2005. More details are forthcoming.
KG4, GUANTANAMO
BAY. Operators Dennis/N4BBA and Bill/KG4WW will be active
before, after and
during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th). The
contest callsign will
be KG4SB OR KG4WW. Operation class has not been
decided yet. QSLs KG4SB via
N4BAA and KG4WW via KG4WW.
MU, GUERNSEY. Remember to look for Johannes,
DF5AU, this weekend (May
14-15th) from EU-114 as MU/DF5AU. Activity will be
on 160-10 meters
(no WARC), using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, by
the bureau
or direct.
P4, ARUBA. John, W2GD, will be active as P40W in
the CQ WW WPX CW Contest
(May 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
N2MM. Look for
activity before the contest on some of the WARC bands and 160
meters.
PI25, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for members of the
Netherlands
Amateur Radio League (VRZA) to activate the special event
stations PI25BEA
and PI25TRIX through the end of May. Their activity is to
celebrate the
Silver Jubilee of Queen Beatrix. Activity seems to be mainly on
80/40/20
meters. QSL via PA3FTX. For more details, visit the Web page
at:
http://www.vrza.nl (in Dutch)
QSL INFO AND
NEWS...........................
NEW QSL ADDRESS. QSLs for FK/F6DLN/p
and FK8HZ can now be sent to the
following address: BUNEL Maurice
Francois, Ctre Ville 6 rue de Barleux,
98800 NOUMEA, Nouvelle
Caledonie. Maurice is ex-F6DLN and is now FK8HZ.
QSL JA5BEX/5 via
the home callsign, direct or by the bureau. Activity
on May 4th was
from Ote Shima Island (IOTA AS-076) Kagawa prefecture.
Activity on May
5th was from Hiro Shima Island (IOTA AS-076). The
Japanese IOTA Island
Award reference number is JIIA AS-076 (New!!).
JIIA Web
page: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm QSL JN2TZB/2 via the home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau. Activity
was from Oki Island (IOTA AS-117 and JIIA
AS-117-006), Aichi prefecture.
Mark, KM6HB, informs OPDX that all
the logs for his following operations
below can be viewed
at:
http://dx.qsl.net/logs/ His operations include: KM6HB (1991-PRESENT), ZK1AHB (2000
and 2001),
3D2HB (2004), K6B (12/2004 ONLY), K6I (FEB. and MARCH 2005
ONLY) and
K6O (4/2005 ONLY). A QSL card gallery is available
at:
http://home.pacbell.net/km6hb/.NET.doc TT8 QSLS. Bob, W4VQ, informs OPDX that he received a note
from Dennis,
PA7FM, in which he said the QSLs for TT8AMO and TT8M have
not yet been
printed and should be ready in about a month. He is
waiting for a photo
from Pierre for the TT8AMO cards.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE (VK4AAR's address). Alan, VK4AAR, has asked OPDX to
advise our readers that his mailing address has changed at the end of
March, but many people are still sending their QSL requests to the old
address. Alan states, "The post office will not redirect my mail
forever
so they must use this address in future ..........": Alan
Roocroft,
376 Old Toowoomba Road, Placid Hills 4343, Australia. Alan
is the QSL
Manager for the following: 9V0A, 9V1DX, C21RH, KH2VM,
P29RH, V63PD,
VI0ANARE, VK0MM (Macquarie), VK6AN (OC-266), VK6BM
(OC-234), VK6BSI
(OC-243), VK6LI (OC-071), VK8AN/6 (OC-154), VK8AN/8
(OC-229), VK8AV/3
(OC-136), VK8DP, VK8MI (OC-173), VU3RSB and
VP2V/W3HQ. (YJ8AA, ZK2JJ
and ZK2PJ logs are now closed).
PLEASE TAKE NOTE. Dan, VK8AN (aka VK6AN, K6KMD and 4W3AN), informs
OPDX
that for (inspite of advising ALL stations) contacts with his
previous
IOTA DXpeditions, to please QSL Alan, VK4AAR, DIRECT ONLY.
They are still
getting many QSLs via the bureau - most with "via
VK4AAR" noted on them.
Unfortunately, these arrived without an IRC or
"green stamp" and will
NOT be answered. Dan states that with the high
cost of getting to most
islands these days, they feel that they should
not have to also bear the
costs of thousands of QSLs ("is simply too
much for most of our already
tightly-stretched budgets"). In all
cases, all QSOs were (and will be)
advised to QSL Alan directly and
NOT via the bureau. Dan says, "To my
knowledge, this (or a similar
instruction) is standard practice today."
SILENT KEY. OPDX has received a
report that QSL Manager Bob Keenan,
KD8IW, has passed away. OPDX and its
readers would like to send out
our deepest sympathy to his family and
friends.
SPECIAL EVENT. Using "No special callsign nor prefix or suffix",
but only
a special "Souvenir QSL card", will be sent to those who contact the
Jean
Bart ARC, F6KMB of Dunkirk, in Northern France, between May 1st and
June
30th. This activity is to commemorate, both the liberation of
Dunkirk
(the last French City, liberated after the June 1944 landing) and the
65th
anniversary of the Evacuation from Dunkirk (the Dynamo Operation of
1940
- which was conducted by the British Navy). QSL via: RC J.Bart
Maison
Sciences, 62 Rue du 110 EME Regiment D Infanterie, F59140
Dunkerque,
France. For more information on the Dynamo operation, visit the
following
Web page at: http://www.answers.com/topic/operation-dynamoW6, UNITED STATES (Special Event). The Anaheim Police Amateur
Radio Club
(W6APD) will operate from May 15-21st to commemorate National
Police Week.
Suggested operating frequencies will be: 28450, 24950, 21350,
18150, 14253
and 7250 kHz -/+ QRM. For a picture QSL card only, no
certificate, send
a S.A.S.E. via KM6HB: Mark McMullin, P.O. Box 27271, Santa
Ana, California
92799.
VE8 & VY1, CANADA (Non-IOTA Islands). Yukon
John, KL7JR, informs OPDX that
he will be active from the roving Icemobile
(see bio on QRZ.com for K7ICE)
on Vale Island and Latham Island (VE8), and
Dickson and Scully Island (VY1,
and maybe two new ones) starting around May
15th through late June. His
activity will be on SSB and PSK-31. Look for
KL7JR and K7ICE to concentrate
on 17, 20, 40 and 75 meters. Watch DXCluster
spots. QSL via KL7JR CBA.
XU7, CAMBODIA. Jaak, ES1FB, will be active
again as XU7ACE starting around
May 14th for 10 days. QSL is OK via CBA, and
Jaak plans to upload his log
to LoTW later.
XU7, CAMBODIA. Yuki,
JH1NBN, is expected to be active as XU7ADJ between
now and May 13th. Reports
indicate that this is a business trip, and his
activity will be limited to
his evening hours. QSL via JH1NBN.
YO, ROMANIA. Jean Michel, F6AJA,
French DX Editor of the Les Nouvelles DX,
will be again signing YO/F6AJA from
Suceava in Romania from the YO8FZ's
station. He will be active from May
16-21st during his free time. QSL via
his home callsign.
ZL1, NEW
ZEALAND. Chris, ZL1CT, will be active as ZL1V in the CQ WW WPX
CW Contest as
a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via N3SL. Visit
the ZL1V Web page
at: http://www.qsl.net/zl1v |
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