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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No.
724
August 29,
2005
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG
(Cleveland, Ohio)
3Y, PETER I ISLAND (Update). A new press release
was sent out this past
week by Ralph/K0IR and Bob/K4UEE (Peter I Dxpedition
co-leaders). OPDX
InterNet Subscribers will receive the complete press
release as an
additional bulletin. Excerpts from the press relase state that
three
new team members have been added to the 3Y0X DXpedition: Mel/W8MV,
Don/N6JRL
and Mike/FM5CD. They indicate that there are still a couple of team
slots
available, and they are especially keen to find a team physician
to
accompany them. If you have an interest, contact Bob, K4UEE
at:
mallphin@aol.com
An inspection team have just
returned from Punta Arenas and Santiago, Chile.
They report that everything
is on track for an early February 2006,
activation of Peter I. The team
should depart Punta Arenas around January
27th and return around February
25th. This will allow them to be on the
island for about sixteen days
depending on the weather and other factors.
Fifteen members of the team will
meet in Atlanta for a training session
scheduled for September 15-19th.
Please visit their Web page, and if
possible make a contribution toward the
significant expenses of this
DXpedition
at:
http://www.peterone.com
9/11
ACTIVITIES....................
The Pearl River DX Association will
again operate W2WTC to commemorate
the 4th anniverary of 9/11. The
club will operate throughout the month
of September on all bands SSB
only. Check out W2WTC on QRZ.com. Operators
will be Hank/K2HJB,
Kevin/KA2NUE, and Ira/KB2DJJ. QSL via W2WTC or K2HJB,
direct (w/SASE)
or by the Bureau.
The Metropolitan 222 Amateur Radio Society
(K2MET) will sponsor a
September 11th Memorial Station on Governors
Island, NY (IOTA NA-026,
USI NY-012 - new one for USI), September 10,
2005. Operations will take
place between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM EDT
(1500-2000z) on 21340 kHz, 14250
kHz and 7250 kHz (+/- QRM). QSL via
W2SN.
0T705 & 0T805, COSTA RICA (Attention Prefix Hunters!). Carlos,
TI8CBT,
will activate new prefixes starting September 1st through September
30th.
Look for special callsigns 0T805P and 0T705G to be on the air to
celebrate
the 184th annversary of Costa Rica's independence. Activity will be
on
all bands 160-10 meters including the WARC bands and 2 meters.
Carlos
states that the suffix "P" is for Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Zone 8, and
the
suffix "G" is for Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Zone 7. More details and
a
picture of the QSL card is avaliable on QRZ.com.
FRENCH SPECIAL
ACTIVITIES............
From September 12-26th, hams from the
French Correze area will put on
the air the special callsign
TM5MEM. During these 14 days they will
celebrate the "French
Heritage Days." On September 17-18th, a station
will be active,
CW only, from the Partisans and Deportation Museum,
Edmond
Michelet, in Brive la Gaillarde. QSL via F6KLO, direct or via
the French REF Bureau.
Now through September 10th, look for
TM8CDX to be active during and
before the French DX Club and The
Clipperton DX Club's (CDXC) 27th
convention. This callsign will
be used also by the members of the
Provins ARC (F6KOP) during
their entry in the IARU VHF Contest on
September 3-4th. QSL via
the French Bureau to Rafik, F5CQ, or direct
to: Rafik Djandji,
Les Revergis, F-35360 LA CHAPELLE DU LOU, FRANCE.
FY, FRENCH
GUYANA. David/F0CRS and Freddy/F5IRO will be here for the next
four months.
Activity will be on the HF bands, CW and PSK. Both operators
have asked for
FY callsigns. They will be active from the Cayenne ARC
(FY5KAC). Freddy is
currently active as FY/F5IRO and David is awaiting
his new "F8" callsign and
is expected to sign FY/F8*** when he receives
it. Both operators plan to be
acive in the next French CW Championship
the last weekend of January 2006
(28-29th); callsign TBA. QSL both
operators via F5KIN.
GD0, ISLE OF
MAN. The Manx Kippers will be active again during "SSB Field
Day" (September
3-4th); in the Open Section (400w and beams category). The
callsign will be
GD0EMG/P. The team this time will be G3NKC, G4MJS, G4XUM
and M0RHI. They will
be active on 80-10 meters, as per UK rules, and welcome
all QSOs. They will
try to be active on 30m if time permits (they get many
requests for activity
on this band; before the IOTA Contest they made a
number of QSOs, and they
attempted to be active afterwards but had RF
feedback problems). QSL to
M0BEW.
H40 & H44, TEMOTU PROVINCE AND SOLOMON ISLANDS. Members of the
Korea
Amateur Radio League (KARL) will be celebrating their 50th
anniversary
by going on a DXpedition to the Temotu Province in the Solomon
Islands,
between November 5-11th. Six operators will have two stations active
on
all HF bands 160-6 meters (including the WARC band) on CW, SSB, RTTY
and
PSK31. The callsign H40HL has been requested (not confirmed yet) for
their
activity on Nendo Island (OC-100) in the Temotu Province. The
operators
mentioned are: Choi Jong-Sool/HL5FUA (member of Korea DX Club -
KDXC),
Gang Ho-Jun/DS2AGH (Team Leader), Yi Ju-Dong/DS2BGV, Yun
Yong-Ju/6K2AVL,
Yu Byeong-Jo/6K2DJM and Bak Yeong-Su/N1PW (ex-HL1PW). They
will use five
beam antennas, two kinds of vertical antennas and one dipole
antenna. They
will use the callsign H44HL (not confirmed yet) in the Solomon
Islands
(OC-047) before and after the operation in the Temotu Province. A Web
site
is now active with more details at:
http://kdxc.net/h40hl_2005/
QSL Manager is HL1XP. QSL
via the bureau or direct to: Jeon Seong-Tae,
58-1 Nonhyeon-Dong Gangnam-Gu,
Seoul, Korea, 135-815, REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
IOTA
NEWS........................
AF-100. NEW IOTA ACTIVATED! Joe,
I2YDX, activated this new IOTA
during
the past
weekend. Activity was from an island located on
the
Delta of
Congo River, belonging to the Democratic Republic
of
the Congo,
and qualifying for IOTA NEW ONE. Joe got a
special
prefix/callsign for this operation: 9R2DX. He was joined by
a
local ham from
9Q.
AS-100. If you missed this past weekend's 4X0AI Akhziv
Island activity
by Dov/4Z4DX and Alex/4Z5KJ (QSL via 4Z4DX), you will
have
another
chance in September. Jan, 4X1VF, informs OPDX that
he
will lead a
team to operate as 4X7AZ from Akhziv Island
between
September 30th and October 1st. They will have three
complete
stations on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. Operators mentioned are:
4X1VF,
4X6HP,
4Z1UF, 4Z4KX, 4Z5LA and 4Z5FI. QSL via
4Z4LA:
Ruslan
Bunyat-Zade, P.O. Box 345 D.N.Efraim, Barqan 44820, Israel
EU-038. Vince, IZ0FKE, plans to be active as PA/IZ0FKE from Texel
Island
between
August 30th and September 2nd. Activity will be on
all
HF bands,
including 6 meters, SSB only. QSL via his
home
callsign,
direct or by the bureau.
NA-092. Bob, N2OML, will be active
from Mustang Island (USI
TX-011S,
Nueces
County, Texas), between now and September 4th.
Activity
will be
mainly on 20 and 17 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
NA-NEW/
NA-175. Bruce/KD6WW and Mike/K9AJ arrive in Kugluktuk
(formerly
Copper-
mine) on
August 31st and will activate the Kitikmeot
Region-West
Centre Group (NA-175) first, then hopefully go on to
the
Kitikmeot
Region-West Group (NA-NEW) next. There is
considerable
ice
remaining in the Coronation Gulf from last winter, and
their
activation
of the new one is contingent on improving ice
and
weather
conditions. They will depart Kugluktuk on September
7th.
Anticipated
activity will be mostly on 20/30/40 meters on
or
near the
usual IOTA frequencies. The callsigns will be
KD6WW/VY0
and
K9AJ/VY0 from both locations, so operators will need to
pay
attention to
which island they announce they are on. QSL
to
each
operator's CBA.
KH6, HAWAII (Special Event). Look for the USS Missouri's
club station,
KH6BB, to be active on September 2-4th to commemorate the 60th
anniversary
of the signing of the Japanese surrender papers on board the
battleship USS
Missouri (on Sept. 2, 1945) in Tokyo Bay, formally ending
World War II. The
station's activity will take place between 0000-0600z and
1600-1800z. Their
primary operating frequency will be on 14063 kHz CW.
Depending on the
propagation, alternate frequencies will be 18073 and 21063
kHz. There may
be combined CW/SSB operations on 14263, 18163 or 21363 kHz.
QSL direct to:
Battleship Missouri Amateur Radio Club, 98-1547 Akaaka, St.
Aiea, HI
96701-3051, USA. Check the KH6BB Web page event calendar for last
minute
details on times and frequencies at: http://www.kh6bb.org
MD4, ISLE OF MAN. MD4K will
be active again during the "SSB Field Day"
(September 3-4th); in the Open
Section (400w and beams category). The team
this time will be G3NKC, G4MJS,
G4XUM and M0RHI. They will be active on
80-10 meters, as per UK rules, and
welcome all QSOs. They will try again
to be active on 30m if time permits
(they get many requests for activity
on this band; before the IOTA Contest
they made a number of QSOs; they
attempted to be active afterwards, but had
RF problems). QSL to G3NKC.
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Ari, OH5DX, will be active
as OH0Z during the CQ WW
DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op
possibly as an All-Band
or Single Band (TBD) entry. QSL via W0MM.
QSL
INFO AND NEWS.................
The log search with pictures of the
recent 5X1B and 5X1W operations
(August 3-12th) by JJ1CBY/Yuki and
JA1DOT/Hisa are now available
online
at: http://www.NDXA.jp/pedi/5x1w-2005/
Hans, SM0BYD, informs
OPDX that for direct QSL replies for HZ1EX, please
QSL ONLY via SM0BYD
(please - NO QSLs via SM0CXU!): Send 2 USDs OR 1 IRC,
OR a prestamped
SAE with a 10 kronor Swedish stamp which makes up for
sufficient
return postage. He also states, "Unfortunately, I still
receive only 1
USD now and then and I don´t think that I should pay
for the postage
or part of it, hi..." QSL via the Bureau is also OK
as well. ADDED
NOTE: Hans states that he will now accept IRCs. He was
misinformed
about IRCs being accepted in Sweden by an employee at his
Post Office
HQ in Stockholm!
The correct QSL Manager for Berkin, TA3J, is
TA3YJ. Some Polish radio
amateurs have been using YL2GP as his QSL
Manager which is incorrect.
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Jerzy, SP9FUU,
has been receiving QSL cards for
V8NOW. Jerzy has never been a QSL
Manager of any station . QSL V8NOW to:
Alias Hj Mohd Ali, No.6,
Simpang 208-5,Kampong Manggis Dua,
Jalan Madang BC3515, Brunei
Darussalam, BRUNEI.
RSARS CIS DX CONTEST 2005. Jurij, MM0DFV, informs
OPDX that there are
new rules and date (October 22nd, 1000-2200z) for this
contest. Visit
the following Web page for details and the 2004 results
at:
http://www.srars.org/cisdxc.htm
SA50, SWEDEN. The Amateur
Radio Club at the Royal Institute of Technology
in Stockholm, Sweden, is
celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.
They will participate in the
Scandinavian Activity Contest (SSB) from
September 24th 1200z to September
25th 1200z using the callsign SA5ŘL.
QSL via SKŘBU.
SOUTHEAST ASIAN
TRIP. Pete, SM5GMZ, will be back in Bangkok in the beginning
of December this
year for another six months working as a photo journalist
mainly for the
European news agencies but also for World Picture News (WpN)
in New York.
Even though work always comes first, during his free time he
will be active
on the air. Between December 5-31st, Pete will try to
activate his Thai
callsign, HS0ZFI, as much as possible. His operations
will be on CW/SSB/PSK31
and RTTY. Starting January 6th, Pete will be back
in Cambodia (XU) and will
also try to make a few thousand QSOs (12K last
time) with his Cambodian
callsign XU7ADI. He will stay in XU for at least
two months. Activity will be
on all bands including 50 MHz and the same
modes as above; CW/SSB/PSK31/RTTY.
He also mentions that there may be
a slight chance that he will activate
Myanmar (XZ) and Laos (XW) as well.
More details will be
forthcoming.
ST, SUDAN. Jovica, T98A (ex. T94FC), will be on a one year
United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) assignment to the
Sudan. He has
received the callsign ST0RM. Activity will be mostly CW on all
bands, but
also expect some SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via T93Y by the
Bureau
or direct to: Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia
and
Herzegovina.
ST, SUDAN. Ado, W4ADO, has a two years contract with
"Doctors Without
Borders - Medecins Sans Frontieres" (MSF-USA) for work
(technical support)
in The Republic of the Sudan. He will arrive in Sudan on
September 26th
and will try to get an amateur radio licence. His activity
will be on
both CW and SSB. Ado states, "My first goal is to help people in
Sudan
and after that work on the radio". QSL will be via 9A6AA.
T8,
PALAU.The following was a press release sent out by Tim Totten, N4GN,
on
Tuesday, August 23rd:
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU - AN IDEAL DX HOLIDAY
SPOT
Martti, OH2BH (T88BH) and Tim, N4GN
(T88GG) AT IT AGAIN
Those in the game for some years will recognize
the Western Carolines,
KC6, as one of the regulars on the DX
scene. It was in 1994 when the
islands gained independence as
T88, and this particular entity has been
more difficult to reach from
Europe and the United States ever since.
Only a handful of locals and
sporadic DXpeditions have kept Palau on the
map. But no
more.
Tim, N4GN, and Martti, OH2BH, have decided to challenge the
matter and
put two T88 signals on the air at the same time; T88GG
mostly on CW and
digital modes and T88BH on SSB. The activity
begins on August 25 and
continues until September 5, including the All
Asian DX Contest during the
first weekend of September. QSL
cards featuring this newly independent
Republic can be obtained via
Jarmo Jaakola, OH2BN: Kiiletie 5 C 30,
Helsinki FIN-00710,
FINLAND.
This DXpedition is supported by Vertex Standard (Yaesu)
both in radio and
manpower terms. Yuichi, JN1WTK/T88YK, will be
on the team to make sure
that you can hear the cleanest audio on the
bands from the latest lineup
of state-of-the-art Yaesu gear, but not
around the clock as ladies are
involved, too--Joana and Leena
OH2BE/T88BE expect to establish a
reasonable routine between radio and
beach time while still guaranteeing
that peak hours in both activities
will not overlap as the path can be
critical during these days of low
sunspots.
http://www.api-japan.com/palau/radio/english/radio1-e.htm
You are invited to
visit Palau and use the Yaesu supported luxury radio
room. Maybe
you can start your own dream tour today by studying the
Republic of
Palau for your next travel
destination.
http://www.visit-palau.com/
http://palau.panpacific.com/
TI0, COSTA RICA (Special
Event). Look for special event station, TI0SP,
to be active in September to
commemorate the 184th anniversary of Costa
Rica's independence. Activity will
be on all bands 160-10 meters, including
the WARC bands and 2 meters. Modes
will be CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL
will be via EA7FTR, only direct. More
info is available on QRZ.com (type
TI0SP).
VP2, MONTSERRAT. Look for
Rick/G3VZT, his XYL Lynda/G0VDR and his 13 year
old daugther Catherine/M3VZT
to be active as VP2MRJ, VP2MLJ and VP2MCJ,
between October 26th and November
4th. Rick states that he will be active
as much as possible, but this is a
holiday/business/family trip. Rick and
his family are also expected to be
active during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest
(October 29-30th) as a Multi-Single
entry. He hopes to use the callsign
VP2M as he did in the 1977 CQWW CW
Contest. However, the VP2M callsign
currently belongs to the Montserrat Radio
Society. If they can't use VP2M,
they will use Rick's old callsign VP2MRJ.
QSL via G4WTD.
ZB2, GIBRALTAR. The United Radio DX Team is planning a new
trip at the
end October here. Their callsign will be: ZB2/ON5UR (Max),
ZB2/ON5MRT
(Thierry) and ZB2/ON6NP (Wim). Activity will take place between
October
27th and November 3rd on all bands, SSB and Digital mode. They will
be
active also during the CQ WW DX Contest. QSL direct via: United Radio
DX
Team, P.O. BOX 33, Zichem B-3271, Belgium. All direct QSL cards
will
receive a special full color double QSL. Visit their Web page
at:
http://www.on5ur.be/UR.htm
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From: Tom Anderson <WW5L@gte.net>
Subject: P5 final news release
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tom Anderson, WW5L WW5L@gte.net
Lone Star DX Association Vice President and
Information Director
http:www.dxer.org/lsdxa
Apparent internal
miscommunications within the North Korean government's
Committee for Cultural
Relations with Foreign Countries and the Ministry
of Telecommunications and
Posts over the approval of an operating permit
to Dr. David Borenstein,
KA2HTV, led the government to halt his recent
P5 DXpedition before it could
even begin, the New York physician said today.
However, the main purpose
of his trip to North Korea was not amateur
radio, but the donation of several
thousand dollars worth of medical
supplies from various Western countries to
the Korean Medical
Association. I went to make sure these medical supplies
got where they
were supposed to, he said. Dr. Borenstein specializes in
physical
medicine and rehabilitation.
Another situation that may have
also played a part in the halting of Dr.
Borensteins DXpedition operations
was the death of his government
assigned guide, one of the leading such
guides in the country. The guide
drowned at Wonsan, while he and other
government assigned guides were
escorting KA2HTV and others to the North
Korean coast.
Dr. Borensteins DXpedition costs were underwritten by the
Lone Star DX
Association (http://www.dxer.org/lsdxa) and equipment donated by
many
companies and individuals. Before he left the United States,
Dr.
Borenstein and the LSDXA were told his DXpedition operation should
be
fully accredited by the ARRL once he returned and submitted
passport,
visa, and photographic documentation showing he was in North Korea.
This
is standard procedure for DXCC DXpedition accreditation.
The Lone
Star DX Association is committed to the support of DX. We
knew this would be
a gamble, but thought the risk was worth it to try
getting P5 back on the
air. Hopefully our efforts and those of Dr.
Borenstein has moved the ball
forward in restoring amateur radio in
North Korea, said LSDXA President Mike
Thomas, NA5U..
The miscommunications developed when a Democratic Peoples
Republic of
Korea Cultural Relations official issued the operating permit,
while the
governments Telecommunications and Posts officials, had not
formally
processed KA2HTVs request for a permit to operate. Both agencies
are
part of the North Korean government.
Dr. Borenstein was planning
on beginning his full time P5 operations on
August 20, when DPRK officials
suddenly called him into a meeting. They
told me the person who gave the
authority in the committee should not
have given it because of a mix up with
the Ministry of
Telecommunications and Posts, he said. Up until then I had
no idea
that I would not be allowed to operate as government officials
had
given no hint that the operating authority issued previously was
not
valid. I was able to demonstrate amateur radio to these same
government
officials and showed them how it would benefit the
country.
But the inability to operate was devastating, he said. After
meeting
with the government officials I just went back to my room for a
while
and watched the BBC, the only English language television program
we
could receive. I knew there were hundreds of stations around the
world
waiting to make a P5 contact and I could not get on the
air.
The Lone Star DX Association and I had planned this DXpedition for
many
months and many donors had given equipment and their time and effort
to
make this operation occur, he said.
Both KA2HTV and the LSDXA
would like to thank the following sponsors for
their donation of equipment:
Tennadyne log periodic antennas, Yaesu and
Vertex Standard radios, ACOM
International amplifiers, Texas Towers,
W4MPY The QSL Man , GigaParts,
Buddipole, Hex Beam, High Sierra, Press
Jones The Wireman , Heil Sound,
North Alabama DX Club, Southeastern DX
Club, LDG Electronics, DX Engineering,
Ham Radio Outlet, and W4HT
Electronics. In addition, the following individual
hams provided
logistical and other support: WW5L, WY5H, K4UEE, K9LA, KC2MWA,
K7JA,
W4WB, W4RT, W5QM, W9GJ, W2RC, QSL manager KK5DO, and the many members
of
the Lone Star DX Association.
Dr. Borenstein said these government
officials confided to him they were
hopeful a license for him to operate
could be obtained in the near
future, however no definite date was given.
They told me they would
welcome me back, despite the fact it is very
difficult for Americans to
get a visa there. Also, he added, there is no
prohibition by the U.S.
government against Americans visiting North
Korea.
After the death of his guide, he said, many government leaders
went into
official mourning. I couldnt ask them about radio matters as
these
people were in mourning, so that delayed everything another two or
three
days.
When he arrived Aug. 9 all of the radio equipment was
processed through
North Korean customs without problem and it all went
smoothly. Later
the Telecommunications and Posts ministry officials asked to
inspect
some of his equipment, which included an Icom 735 and 706 MK2G, and
a
Yaesu 857, plus an Acom amplifier. They kept part of it for a week,
he
said, before ministry officials told him he would not be allowed to
operate.
When first planning the DXpedition, Dr. Borenstein said,
negotiations
had centered on the donation of amateur radio equipment to the
DPRK as
a measure of friendship. When the DPRK government took the
equipment
for inspection, they apparently thought this was the same equipment
that
was to be donated. The donated equipment taken for
inspection
includes KA2HTVs own personal Icom 735 transciever, a Hexbeam
antenna,
a High Sierra tripod, coax, a Yaesu rotator, and a dual voltage
power
supply. The equipment was not seized, they knew I had other
equipment,
they could have taken everything, but they didnt, he said,
adding,
seventy percent of the equipment I took over there came back
home.
A receipt thanking Dr. Borenstein for the donated equipment was
issued
by the DPRKs Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign
Countries.
KA2HTV does not consider this a failure, but rather a chance
to open
doors to North Korea for possible future amateur radio
operations.
Although I didnt get a chance to operate from P5, I believe
the
equipment donations and my visit planted the seeds for amateur
radio
operations in the future, he said. Some people may see this as
a
failure, but if you dont try, youll never fail.
KA2HTV received
his first amateur license in 1980 and earned his extra
class license in
1984.
Dr. Borenstein has guest operated from the following club stations
or as
an individual from: SP5PBE in Poland, 4X/KA2HTV in Israel, JY6ZZ
in
Jordan, CO2KK in Cuba, and 9G5DR from Ghana.
This trip to North
Korea was not his first. He was in the DPRK in July
2004 for similar medical
related
reasons.
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PRESS
RELEASE 2006-2
Peter I DXpedition- 3Y0X
For Immediate
Release
August 24, 2005
From: Ralph, K0IR and Bob,
K4UEE
Peter I Dxpedition co-leaders
We
are pleased to announce the addition of three new team members to the
2006
Peter I DXpedition. They are Mel W8MV, Don N6JRL and Mike FM5CD.
These
gentlemen all bring radio operating expertise to the team as well
as
individual talents for the overall project. We are pleased to have
them
aboard! There are still a couple of team slots available and we
are
especially keen to find a team physician to accompany us. If you
have an
interest contact Bob, K4UEE at: mallphin@aol.com.
An inspection team consisting of Erling
LA6VM, Bob K4UEE, and Carlos NP4IW/6
have just returned from Punta Arenas and
Santiago, Chile. They report that
everything is on track for an early
February, 2006 activation of Peter I.
The plan has the team departing Punta
Arenas, Chile around Jan. 27th and
returning around Feb. 25th. This
will allow about sixteen days at the
island. Of course, the actual time
on the island and on the air depends
on weather and other
factors.
Fifteen members of the team will meet in Atlanta for a training
session
scheduled for Sept. 15th through Sept 19th. This will give us
all a chance
to renew friendships forged earlier this year and get acquainted
with our
new team members. Among the activities on the agenda are:
practicing rapid
deployment of shelters, low band antenna erection, sequenced
container
packing and rappelling practice. There will also be a safety
meeting and
discussions of operating techniques and tactics to be utilized by
the team.
Other subjects will be discussed by the team leaders, safety
committee, and
the antenna committee.
Please visit our website at:
www.peterone.com and if possible make
a
contribution toward the significant expenses of this DXpedition. It
may
be the most expensive DXpedition ever and every contribution helps.
PayPal
is available too! The team members themselves are funding 70% of
the total
cost.
Thanks to all of our great contributors, but the team
would especially like
to thank the International DX Association (INDEXA) for
their enthusiasm,
confidence and support of the 2006 Peter I
Dxpedition. Not only have they
offered significant support, but have
increased their contribution from the
previous year.
Thanks!
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From:
"Jarmo J. Jaakola" <oh2bn@kolumbus.fi>
Subject: WRTC2006 Tokyo Press Release -
August 22, 2005
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:31:44 +0300
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
WORLD RADIO TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2006 (WRTC2006) SIGNED
SPONSORING AGREEMENT
WITH VERTEX STANDARD IN TOKYO
TODAY
Tokyo
August 22, 2005
The 5th Olympic Games of
Amateur Radio will be organized in Brazil, for the
first time on South
American soil, during the summer of 2006 with
participants
from more than thirty countries, representing
all
continents. The WRTC concept provides all participants with a level
playing
field, allowing pure operating skill to determine the very best in
handling
Amateur Radio traffic, using both voice and Morse
communication.
"It is essential for an event of this magnitude that we
can secure a solid
financial base through leading companies in the Amateur
Radio field to be
able to carry out the event professionally," commented Mr.
Atilano de Oms
(PY5EG), President of the WRTC2006 Steering Committee. "We are
honored to
have leading companies support the Games as title sponsors; thus
this
agreement we have signed with Vertex Standard today illustrates an
extremely
important landmark for the Brazilians who make a huge voluntary
manpower
investment in this event", he concluded.
Mr. Jun Hasegawa,
President of Vertex Standard Co. Ltd, emphasized that
supporting one of the
world's premier on-the-air events for determining the
best in fair
competition is fully in line with their established strategy
for the Yaesu
brand. "The brand profile will continue to be focused both on
leading
DXpedition events as the Choice of the World's Top DXers and on
world
championships in radio contesting", he added. "We have been pleased
with the
impact of the previous WRTC event which enhanced our image,
realizing that
more than 80 percent of the world-class competitors in a
similar 2002
event had selected the Yaesu FT1000 series as their radio in
pursuit of the
world championship", Mr. Hasegawa stated at the press
briefing.
Mr.
Martti Laine (OH2BH), representing the World Radio Team
Championship
Sanctioning Committee in Tokyo today, welcomed the continuation
of this
long-term relationship and emphasized that signing up exclusivity
for
leading manufacturers, such as Vertex Standard, will help the WRTC
concept
flourish while also sending a clear message that this kind of
supporting
opportunities exist whatever country decides to apply for the next
Games due
in 2010.
WRTC2006
WRTC2006 is jointly organized by
the Araucaria DX Group of Brazil and LABRE,
the IARU society of Brazil,
utilizing a large voluntary base, opening their
homes and hearts to the
visitors as well as contributing hundreds of working
hours to make the event
a success. For the first time in WRTC history, the
event will be geared to
receive a large number of Amateur Radio operators
also with their families as
friends to attend the event in Brazil. The event
will be held in the
beautiful city of Florianopolis with good transportation
connections from
several major cities in Brazil.
Vertex Standard (Yaesu) Co.
Ltd
Vertex Standard is a leading manufacturer of competition-grade HF
radios
along with an extensive range of radio communications equipment from
UHF and
VHF to HF frequencies. The units are a result of pioneering work
with
sophisticated technology such as SSB emission, originating from its
early
invention. The recent launch of the very latest breakthroughs in
high-end
radio design, such as the FTDX9000 series, with several "firsts" in
the
industry is proof that the industry can be proud of. The invention
of
full-duplex, simultaneous listening and transmitting for transceivers
is
just one of those advances that place Vertex Standard in the forefront
of
radio design.
Further information can be obtained
from:
WRTC2006 - Mr. Atilano de Oms, py5eg@inepar.com.br
Vertex Standard Co. Ltd -
Mr. Yuichi Kurosaki, y.kurosaki@vxstd.com
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