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| Asunto: | [dxcolombia] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 748 | | Fecha: | Domingo, 19 de Febrero, 2006 17:53:04 (-0500) | | Autor: | Oscar A. Gaviria <hk6dos @.......co>
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No.
748
DX Bulletin No. 748
February 20,
2006
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
3Y0X
NEWS...........
PETER I ISLAND DXPEDITION QRT. As your editor
was putting the final
touches on this week's bulletin, the 3Y0X
DXpedition went QRT at 1813z
on December 19th (Last contact was
with K8LTG on 17m CW). According
to their Web page the Peter I
team reported at 1900z, February 18th:
"The weather cleared
sufficiently to offload even more of the 'ready to
go' gear --
and four Team Members! Gary/K9SG, Carlos/NP4IW, Wayne/KU4V
and
Robert/SP5XVY are all safely aboard the ship. The rest of us are
working in consolidating loads for the helicopter and trying to
elevate
the QSO count even higher than the 81.9K Qs uploaded as
of 1400utc today.
Even though Gary/K9SG (our Team physician) is
no longer on the island,
we were able to persuade him to leave
the defibrillator behind (just in
case)!" QSL via N2OO.
Remember, updates, pictures/videos and logs can
be found on the
3Y0X Web page at:
http://www.peterone.com/ ADDED NOTE: Just before going to print,
your editor checked the Peter
One Web page one more time and saw
the following: "This ham radio log
contains 86,522 QSOs from
8-Feb-2006 0550Z through 19-Feb-2006
1100Z."
3Y0X QSO Statistics Band/Mode
Breakdown
Band SSB CW
RTTY
160m 2 1312
0
80m 3358 2502
0
40m 5735 7117
0
30m 0 9053
1101
20m 13767 10373
1374
17m 7003 5949
689
15m 6339 3851
848
12m 1726 2034
0
10m 1602 782
1
6m 0
1
0
2m 0
1
0
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Total 39532 42975
4013
(ed.
GREAT JOB GUYS! Where are you going next?)
WHAT DXING IS ALL
ABOUT? Congrats to John, W1BIH, a veteran DXer, for
working the
3Y0X. "Why" you say does John get a special mention in the
OPDX?
John is 90 years old. He lives in a retirement community and
sold
his complete station last year when he moved. For John,
Peter One Island
is the last country John needs for DXCC, and he
missed the last two Peter
One Island DXpeditions. However, on
Thursday, February 9th, Don, N1DG,
picked up John and took him
to his station. About thirty minutes later
there was a big smile
on John's face. You see, John has now worked his
last country
(335 current), and he can now get back on the top of the
honor
roll. "Oh", by the way, Peter I was his country number 390
(including deletes)! WOW!!!! Since then, John has worked 3YØX from
his
retirement community station on 20M CW with 100w and a G5RV
strung from
his window 20' above the ground. See John's QSO with
3Y0X
at:
http://005d89a.netsolhost.com/videos/w1bih.htm Congrats to the 3Y0X team for having a QSO
with Commander Bill McArthur
on the International Space Station,
NA1SS, on February 13th. The 3Y0X
QSO pushed McArthur's count of
DXCC entities worked from space to 104.
Read the story
at: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/02/14/4/6W, SENEGAL. Peter, HA3AUI, continues to be active as
6W/HA3AUI until
March 31st. His main focus will be on 20/17 meters SSB, with
some PSK
and RTTY. However, he has also been heard on 15 meters. His
operating
does vary, but watch 20 meters after 1100z, 17 meters after 1600z
and 15
meters after 1300z. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
bureau.
9H, MALTA. Members of the Texas DX Society (TDXS) are pleased to
announce
their DXpedition to Malta (IOTA EU-023), March 1-8th. Team Malta
members
are: Cal/WF5W (9H3W), Steve/W9DX (9H3DX), Madison/W5MJ (9H3V),
Don/N5DD
(9H3RY), Bill/K5WAF (9H3WF), Mike/K5UO (9H3UO), Paul/W5PF (9H3PF)
and
Keith/NM5G (9H3KD). They will participate in the ARRL International
DX
Phone Contest, March 4-5th, as 9H3DX. During non-contest periods all
9H3
callsigns may be used, but primary activity will be 9H3DX on SSB, 9H3V
on
CW, 9H3RY on RTTY, and 9H3WF on PSK. They will be active on 80-10
meters
and possibly 160m. QSL Manager is W5PF for all callsigns. Visit the
TDXS
Web site for more details and online log searches at: http://www.tdxs.orgC6, BAHAMAS. Peter, W2IRT, will be in Nassau operating
as C6/W2IRT for
the week of March 4-10th. He plans to be on 17/20 meters for
the most
part using 100w and a dipole. This is a spare-time holiday
operation.
QSL via his home callsign; direct, by the bureau and
LoTW.
CQIR (Ireland Calling: Preliminary Announcement: Win a trip to
Ireland!).
In 2007, the Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS) celebrates
their 75th
anniversary of its founding in 1932. As part of its jubilee
celebrations
the Society is organizing an International Radio Contest, "CQIR
- Ireland
Calling". For this contest, references to Ireland means the island
of
Ireland and its offshore islands - both EI and GI. CQIR is a
once-off
event with a difference - overseas entrants with 75 or more QSOs
have the
opportunity to win a trip to Ireland. CQIR is a 24-hour,
single-operator
HF CW/SSB contest on the weekend of 29/30 September
2007. As this is the
fifth full weekend in the month, there is no clash
with any established
event. CQIR is a celebration of both the IRTS Jubilee
and the "Irish"
amateur-radio community worldwide. It's where the
Irish, at home and
abroad, work the World - and where those of Irish descent
identify
themselves by including their ancestral county in the exchange,
for
example: County Limerick, County Antrim etc. Full rules and county
codes
will appear on the IRTS Web page
at: http://www.irts.ieAlso, free software will be provided to support CQIR.
CN2,
MOROCCO. Brad, K7ZSD, will be active as CN2SD from March 20-28th.
He will
also be active in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 25-26th) as
a
Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via K7ZSD.
DAYTON HAMVENTION NEWS.
George/W8UVZ and George/K8GG cordially invite
all 160 meter enthusiasts to
the Topband dinner gathering during the
2006 HamVention in Dayton on Friday
night. This annual event brings
together 160 meter operators from around the
world for food, drink and
camaraderie. This year please note that the dinner
location has changed
due to the unexpected closing of Neil's Heritage House
in Dayton. Here
are the particulars:
Date: May 19,
2006
Time: Social Hour 6:15 PM (cash bar), Dinner 7:30
PM
QTH: The Barnsider Restaurant (Near Hara
Arena and Hamvention)
5202 North Main Street (Highway 48 just north of
Needmore)
Dayton,
Ohio (937) 277-1332
Fare: Salad, rolls and
butter, dinner entree, dessert and
beverage.
Dinner
entrees will include Grilled Salmon, Grilled
Chicken
Breast,
Grilled Pork Chop and Tenderloin Beef Tips. (It
will
not be necessary
to choose entree until arriving at restaurant).
Cost: 29
USD each, in advance, which includes complete dinner,
taxes
and
gratuities.
Reserve a seat and pay dinner cost to: George Taft
W8UVZ, 271 Parkshore
Drive, Battle Creek, MI 49014 (E-mail
w8uvz@voyager.net ). Reserve now
and pay dinner charge by May 1st. Overseas
visitors may pay at the door
but need to reserve by E-mail (or airmail)
now. This restaurant has
limited space, so please make your
reservations ASAP (have only 100 seats).
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L,
ARRL DXCC Branch Manager, informs OPDX that
the following are approved for
DXCC credit:
R1MVC and R1MVW - Malyj Vysotskij Island (M-V
Island)
Operation from 15-28th November (2005)
EI, IRELAND. Laci, HA0HW will fly
to Ireland on February 24th and will
spend a week near Dublin. He informs
OPDX that he will try to operate
with his "good-old travelling radio (FT-840)
and well-tried fishing pole
verticals." QSL EI/HA0HW via the HA Bureau or via
QRZ.com address.
FR/G, GLORIOSO ISLANDS. Didier, F5OGL, informs that the
Glorioso expedition
(IOTA AF-011) previously planed from March 16th to April
7th is one more
time postponed but still not cancelled. A TV reporter team
could join the
expedition. A new scheme is under work, and they will update
their Web site
as soon as possible at:
http://glorieuses2005.free.fr/FY, FRENCH GUYANA (IOTA Op). Operators Steve/MW0ZZK and
Florent/F4CYZ
will be on the air from the Island of Royale (SA-020) with the
callsign
TO7IR between February 23-27th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters on
CW/SSB
and the Digital modes. QSL via IZ8CCW (Antonio), direct or by the
Bureau.
FY, FRENCH GUYANA. Operators Marc/F1HAR, Olivier/F5MZN,
Laurent/F6FVY
and Herve/F5HRY will be active as FY5KE in the ARRL DX SSB
Contest (March
4-5th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via the Bureau or direct
to CBA.
IOTA NEWS...................
AS-046. (Update
OPDX.746) XYL Aniko, HA5TAA, from Budapest,
Hungary,
was
rewarded a Far East trip by the company she works for
and
is expected
to activate Tioman Island for about seven days
out
of her 14
day and 12 night trip between February 27th and
March
12th. Look
for 9M2/HA5TAA to be active on 20 meters SSB
around
March
3rd. Aniko has been a radio amateur for about four
years.
Her
husband is also a radio amateur (5 years). His
callsign
is
HA5AZZ. QSL via the HA QSL Bureau or via the address
on
QRZ.com.
JD1, OGASAWARA ISLANDS. Remember to look for operators
Toru/JI5USJ and
Makoto/JI5RPT to be active from the Island of Chichijima
(AS-031) from
now until February 28th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
signing JD1BLX
(Toru) on SSB/RTTY/CW and JD1BLY (Makoto) on CW. Suggested
frequencies are:
CW - 1821, 3511, 7011, 10114, 14040, 18098, 21040,
24920 and 28040
SSB - 3795, 7050/7227, 14255, 18128, 21260, 24960 and
28460 kHz.
QSLs via their home callsign, Bureau is OK. More information is
available
online at: http://www.aa.alpha-net.ne.jp/ji5rpt/jd1QSL INFO AND
NEWS.............................
QSL STATUS FOR 5N0/OK1AUT, 5N0ZKD,
5N99ZKD AND 5N0W. David, OK1RK (5N0ZKD
and 5N0W), informs OPDX that he
has done the last bundle of QSLs for
the 5N0/OK1AUT, 5N0ZKD, 5N99ZKD
and 5N0W operations during his stay in
Nigeria. He mentions that
anyone needing a QSL for these activities
should send them in because
this is the last call for them. PLEASE NOTE:
David can ONLY confirm
QSOs for his 5N0W operation for contacts between
1999 and May 2000.
Contacts/QSOs made later belong to Vasek, OK1DXE.
ALSO NOTE: David is
not a member of OK QSL Bureau; therefore, send QSLs
with a SAE to his
postal address: David Klimosz, Paprskova 1339/10a,
14000 Praha 4,
Czech Republic.
NEW ADDRESS. Charles Harpole, K4VUD, has announced
that he has a "CHANGE
OF ADDRESS - PERMANENT - EFFECTIVE FEB.23,
2006". The change will also
effect the following callsigns: HS0ZCW,
9N7UD, 9N1UD, A52UD, XW1UD,
KG4FPK, AC4TT, VU3CHE, V26V and K4VUD. His
new address is:
Charles Harpole, 5900 Baywater Dr., #506, Plano,
TX 75093. He also
mentioned, "Soon, I will file an alternate
address in Thailand where
I will be living for the indefinite
future."
K7C QSL STATUS. Bob, KK6EK, K7C Expedition Leader,
released the following
statement about the K7C QSLs this past week:
"Thanks for asking about the
K7C Kure QSL cards. The cards are going
out as we speak. Tom, N4XP, has
worked through about 8 of the 40
trays. It will take several more weeks
to complete it. If you have not
yet sent in your cards, I strongly suggest
the following: Go to the
K7C website and check your QSOs against the
online log using DXA
(www.cordell.org/DXA, click on the map and then log
in with your callsign).
If there is any discrepancy between your personal
log and what shows
on DXA, I suggest you write to me. While I cannot
change the K7C log,
I can give you some good advice for submitting your
requests for QSL
cards. If you logged onto DXA to watch the activity in
real time, I
would very much like to hear of your experience. Please go
to the link
www.cordell.org/DXA, and click on '2005 DXA SURVEY.' This will
bring up a
page with instructions and a small set of questions. If you
will send
your comments to me (KK6EK@cordell.org), I'll send you a nice
certificate for being a "CHARTER
DXA USER." Here is the QSL route:
K7C KURE DXPEDITION 2005, c/o K4TSJ,
Box 1, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Thanks to all for helping make K7C a
great experience!"
QSL T40C via N1KI. Activity was by
Winston/CO2WF and Dercel/CO2UG from
Ciudad Habana, Cuba, during the
ARRL International DX CW Contest.
RK2, KALININGRAD. Members of the "UA2
Contest Club" will be active as
RK2FWA during the CQ WW 160 SSB Contest
(February 25-26th) as a Multi-Op
entry. QSL via DK4VW.
SPECIAL EVENT.
Look for Australian special event stations to be active
during the 18th
Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, with some
4,500 athletes from 70
countries competing. To celebrate this event,
two special event callsigns
will be aired: AX3MCG and AX3GAMES.
AX3MCG - (Melbourne
Commonwealth Games) will be active daily
between
March 1-31st, by operators David/VK3EW and Peter/VK3QI;
aiming
to achieve at least DXCC.
AX3GAMES - A multi-operator roster will
also activate this
callsign
generally active daily on all bands.
Special Commemorative QSLs
for both callsigns will be available via the
VK3 Bureau. AX3MCG and AX3GAMES
are the only special event callsigns
issued by Australian Communications and
Media Authority to celebrate the
Commonwealth Games. Individual VKs may also
substitute the AX prefix during
the games period.
SPECIAL EVENT. To
commemorate 128th anniversary of the liberation of
Bulgaria from Ottoman yoke
by Russia, the Balkan Contest Club LZ1KZA (LZ5A)
will operate with special
event callsign LZ128LO from March 1-31st. Also,
the special event callsign
LZ128LO counts 10 points for "St. Teodosii
Tyrnovski Award" (For details,
visit: http://www.balkanclub.8m.com ).
QSL to LZ1KZA via the Bureau or direct to: P.O.
Box 36, 4300 Karlovo,
BULGARIA.
SV5, DODECANESE. Willi, DJ7RJ, will be
active as SV5/DJ7RY from the Island
of KOS (EU-001) between February 26th and
March 18th. Most of the activity
will be on the lower bands. QSL to his
home callsign.
T68, AFGHANISTAN. Johnny, LA5IIA, is back in Kabul and is
active again as
T68G. He was heard this past week on 20 meters SSB and 17
meters CW. The
length of his stay is not known. QSL via LA4YW.
TG,
GUATEMALA. Operators Francisco/TG9ANF and Sergio/TG8AOV will be active
as
TG9ANF in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 4-5th). QSL via TG9ANF.
Visit
Francisco's Web page at:
http://geocities.com/tg9anfTG, GUATEMALA. Operators Mario/TG9ADQ, Sergio/TG9SM,
Marcos/EA1APV,
Julio/TG9ATG, Edgar/TG9AXF and Francisco/TG9ANF will be active
as TG7M
in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 25-26th). QSL via EA1APV.
Activity
will take place from the "Reserve of the Mayan Biosphere", which
is
located in the north part of Guatemala, in the frontier zone with
Mexico
and Belize. It is part of the Mayan Forest. Its biological wealth
is
characterized by a complex cosystem of forest, with great flora
species
and abundance of fauna.
V7, MARSHALL ISLAND. You have a few
more days to work Ikou, JL1WQO, as
V73WQ until February 22nd. Activity will
be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY.
Most of his activity during the past weekend
was on 20/17/15 meters SSB.
QSL is OK via the Bureau or direct.
VP2V,
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Just a reminder! Look for Jim/G3RTE and
Phil/G3SWH to
be active as VP2V/G6AY from Anegada Island (NA-023) between
February 23rd and
March 1st. Operation will be primarily CW on 80-10 meters
but with some SSB
and the possibility of some 160 meters CW operation.
They will have two 100
watt stations and hope to be on the air as much
as possible, propagation
permitting. QSL via G3SWH with SAE and adequate
return postage, via
E-mail for a bureau reply <phil@g3swh.demon.co.uk> or
via the RSGB
bureau.
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