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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1072
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July 30, 2012
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, ARRL Letter, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, W1HEO, NG3K & ADXO,
W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF, AA7V, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX &
60m News, W9ILY, AT International, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF,
DL2VFR, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, E21EIC, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, G1VDP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK7JWY, JI3DST, OZ6OM & 50 MHz
DX News, Pete's DX-Newsdesk, PY2WAS, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly,
SM0W, TA1HZ, UT7UT, VA3RJ & ICPO and the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the
following DX information.
** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier
than normal to accommodate the late RSGB IOTA Contest announcements.
Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing
of the RSGB IOTA Contest participants.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Saturday, 21st-July, through Friday, 27th-July there were 212
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S,
4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5Z, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA,
EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM,
FO, FO/a, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0,
HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PZ,
R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TT,
TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E,
VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, 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).
2011 DXCC YEARBOOK NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. The latest ARRL Letter (July
26th) reports: "The 2011 ARRL DXCC Yearbook is now available to all ARRL
members as a supplement to the August digital edition of QST at"
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201208/index.php?startid=91rr
A printed copy of the Yearbook is also available for purchase on the
ARRL Online Store at: http://www.arrl.org/shop/The-DXCC-Yearbook-2011
The contents include:
- The Year in Review by Carl Smith, N4AA
- PJ2/W5MPC, October 10-15, 2010 by Mike Corey, KI1U
- ST0R Story by Antonio Gonzalez, EA5RM/ST0R
- Clinton B. DeSoto Challenge standings
- 2011 DXCC Annual List"
4S, SRI LANKA (IOTA Op). Members of Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL)
will be active as 4S7LGT from the Beruwala lighthouse (ILLW LK0002) on
Barberyn Island (AS-171) during the International Lighthouse/Lightship
Weekend (ILLW), August 18-19th. Activity will be on the HF bands using
CW and SSB. QSL via Bureau. For more info, please visit:
http://www.rssl.lk/photo-gallery/lighthouse-expedition
9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Champ, E21EIC, will be active as 9M2/E21EIC during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
Look for activity before and after the contest. Champ is expected to be
there between November 23-27th. QSL direct to E21EIC. JAs QSL via JR5XPG.
NO eQSLs. Visit his Web page at: http://www.e21eic.net
A2, BOTSWANA (Update/Correction). Arnold, WB6OJB, will be active as A25JK
(not A25JB) from the Lotsane Game and Safari Lodge in the extreme eastern
part of Botswana between July 24-31st. He plans to be on the air every
day. Activity will be on HF bands, 40-10 meters using mostly SSB with
some CW. He will use an Icom 746PRO, an Expert 1K amplifier, a Tennadyne
T6 antenna with a vertical Butternut HF2V for 40 and 80 meters. Arnold
states, "My wife, Joan and I go to southern Africa almost every year. We
have done some missionary work in the past and continue to bring medicines
to the medical clinics in the the areas we visit." QSL direct to his home
callsign. He states, "For QSL DX stations please send 2 stamps and a 4x6
envelope. For State side QSL please send stamped 4x6 envelope. My QSL
cards are unique and slightly larger than regular QSL cards. State side
donation would be appreciated because of the cost of the cards."
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND (Update). The CY9M St. Paul Island DXpedition is
now active until August 1st. Activity will be on all bands between 160-6
meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They announced on Tuesday:
"Please note that CY9M will work SPLIT throughout the entire expedition
(except during the IOTA contest)." Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1826.5, 3526, 7026, 10106, 14026, 18076, 21026, 24896 and 28026 kHz
SSB - 3793, 7185, 14215, 18160, 21295, 24950 and 28485 kHz
RTTY - 7035, 10145, 18105, 21090, 24925 and 28090 kHz
6m - 50105/CW and 50105/SSB
All contacts will be verified via LoTW after their activity, and for
those who want paper QSLs, Tim Beaumont, M0URX, will be the QSL Manager.
The log will be available through ClubLog.
Remember, the following media pages are available for this operation at:
Website: http://www.cy9m.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CY9M
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CY9M.2012
DX MAGAZINE ARTICLE (Info Needed!). "Dee" Logan, W1HEO, is researching
an article on the rising costs of DXpeditons for the DX Magazine, and
would like to hear from DXpeditioners for their comments on how to cover
the rising costs of DXpeditions. Specific areas of interest: examples of
specific costs and reasons for their larger amounts, and suggestions for
new sources or approaches to donations. Comments are requested within the
next two weeks. Respond to W1HEO at: deverelogan@gmail.com
DXPEDITION VIDEOS OF THE WEEK. With more and more DXpeditions putting
their videos on YouTube and other Web services, we decided to list them
(possibly) each week. For this week's listings:
2011 - ZB2/VAI3TA Gibraltar DXpedition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDba3NvRTDk
2002 - VK9ML Mellish Reef DXpedition (Part 1-6, still looking for Part 7):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZLGfb-ojvw (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptqG-8VmmoM (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqmR2-TFf2I (Part 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH802VozQkM (Part 4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmJ0e0RjYs (Part 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeIYj0lf6M4 (Part 6)
1998 - Conway Reef DXpediton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoNAATqP2BM
1992 - Glorioso Island DXpedition (Operators DJ6SI, DJ8CR, DJ3OS and
DG4FCD): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_rBrgh55Ys
1980 - Glorioso Island DXpedition (Operators DJ6SI, DJ5RT, DJ7YQ, DJ3NG,
DK9KX and DF3KX; formed the team of FR0DZ/G, FR0RZ/G, FR0CIW):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KjsdKysQQA
1980 - Juan De Nova Island DXpedition (Operators DJ6SI, DL8CM, DJ5RT,
DL6PE and F6EXV; formed the team of FR0DZ/J, FR0RX/J, FR0CIW/J):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Q8CdkK87c
If you have a DXpedition 'video' available on the Web and would like to
have it listed in the OPDX, PLEASE send the URL to use and we will publish
it.
E2, THAILAND. Champ, E21EIC, will be active as E21EIC during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL direct to E21EIC. JAs QSL via JR5XPG. NO eQSLs. Visit his Web page
at: http://www.e21eic.net
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-008. Takeshi "TAKE", JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/JI1 from
Shikine Island (North Izu Island) between 0800z, July 27th
and 0000z, July 30th. Activity during the RSGB IOTA Contest,
Take will be signing JI3DST/1 (only). Operations will be on
40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY and PSK31.
In case of heavy rain or other conditions, the operation
condition may vary, but he will be active during the IOTA
contest. QSL info for JI3DST/JI1 and JI3DST/1 is available
on QRZ.com.
AS-018. Operators Yuri/RA0FU, Vlad/RC0F and Igor/RU0FM will be active
as RU0FM from Sakhalin Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Single-TX/High-Power entry. QSL
via RU0FM.
AS-074. Ian, 9M2FB, will be active from Pulau Ketam Island (Crab Island)
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
CW-Mode/24HRS entry. QSL via 9M2FB.
AS-099. Operators Nuri/TA3X, Can/TA3GO, Mehmet/TA3ATA and Selim/TA3TTT
will be active as TC0P from Celebi Island during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Single-TX entry. QSL via
TA3X (see QRZ.com).
EU-014. Patrick, ON4HIL, will be active as TK/OT2A from the Island of
Corsica during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). He will
use a K3 into a G5RV. QSL via ON4HIL.
EU-025. Joe, IT9RZU, will be active from Sicily Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign, by the
Bureau or LoTW.
EU-040. Operators Jorge/CT1BOL, Augusto/CT1BZG, Jose/CT1DSV, Joaquim/
CT1DZR, Antonio/CT1ENV, Joel/CT1HXB and Mino/CT1IZW will be
active as CR5B from Berlenga Grande Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Island entry. QSL
via CT1BOL.
EU-042. Peter, DC1HPS, will be active as homecall/p from Pellworm
Island (DID N-23, WLOTA 1188) during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th). He will be there between July 27-29th. QSL
via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
EU-047. By the time you read this, operator Dominik/DL5EBE, Ric/DL2VFR,
Klaus/DL7UXG and Friedrich/DL4BBH will be active as DM50IOTA
from Borkum Island for an early start just before the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). The group will be a Multi-Op/
High-Power entry. QSL via Bureau – if you really need a direct
QSL go via DL2VFR. ADDED NOTE: This is the second German Island
group activated by DM50IOTA during the 50th IOTA Marathon.
DM50IOTA will activate all German IOTA during that time. If
you have worked DM50IOTA from all German IOTA by the end of
2013 you can apply for a special award.
EU-055. Operators Bjørn/LA6SFA, Morten/LA7XIA, Knut/LA9RY, Gerald/LA0HK,
Vikingstad/LA9YGA and Nils/LA6IOA will be active as LN4C from Bokn
Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/
24HRS entry. QSL via LA4C.
EU-064. Members of the Provins ARC will active as F9IE from Noirmoutier
Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-
Op/Island/Mixed-Mode/24HRS/Low-Power entry. QSL via F9IE, direct
or by the Bureau.
EU-066. Operators Vasily/RU3SD, Sergei/UA3SKV and R3S-367 (SWL) will
be active as RK3SWB/1 from Solovetskiy Island (possibly
Anzerskiy Island) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th)
as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com).
EU-081. Antoine, F5RAB, will be active as F5RAB/P from Ile du Large
(DIFM MA-001, WLOTA L0060, DPLF PB-052, WW Loc IN99KL, DFCF50-
013 Fort de l'île du large) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/24HRS/DXpedition/Low-Power
entry. He will use 100 watts into a dipole. QSL via his home
callsign. He mentions that access to the island is very re-
stricted, landing depends highly on the weather conditions
and is dangerous, so he is not sure he'll be on the air in
time for the contest.
EU-084. Mel, SM0MPV, will be active as SK0HS/0 (the Hässelby Strand's
Sea Scout group's callign) from Blido Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/SSB-Mode/
Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or by the Bureau.
EU-120. A small group of operators will be active as MX0LDG from Lundy
Island between October 11-16th. They will have 2 stations on
the air between 0600-0000 each day - the islands power closes
down at midnight each day. Activity will be on SSB and possibly
some Digital modes. The equipment will consist of a Elekraft
K3 and KPA500 amp, a Kenwood TS590s and Expert 1KW amp, and a
Icom IC706 as a backup radio. Antennas will be 2 G3XTQ Hex-
beams built by MW0JZE (see http://www.g3txq-hexbeam.com ) and
a Vertical for 40m. Operators mentioned are John/M5JON (Team
Leader), Pete/M0ILT, Ant/MW0JZE and Chris/G1VDP. A special QSL
card will be available through the team's manager Tim, M0URX,
and all logs will be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog. Please use
the OQRS on Tim's Web site <http://m0urx.com/oqrs/>. DO NOT
SEND CARDS FOR THIS ACTIVATION VIA THE BUREAU PLEASE USE OQRS.
EU-121. Gerard, EI5KF, will be active as EI5KF/P from Lohehort Battery,
Bere Island, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a
Single-Op/12HRS/CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via EI5KF.
EU-123. Operators Tom/MM0BHX, Gordon/MM0GPZ, Iain/GM0OQV, Philip/
GM0LIR and Brian/GM0EGI will be active as GM0B from Isle of
Bute during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op
entry. QSL via MM0BHX.
EU-130. Operators Ivan/IV3CTS, Marijan/S56A and Goran/YT7AW will be
active as IL3/IV3CTS from Grado Island during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via the
Bureau.
EU-136. Marcus, DL3NCI, will be active as 9A/DL3NCI from Losinj Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/CW-
Mode/12HRS/QRP/Low-Power entry. He will be there ± 2 days out-
side of the contest and operating holiday style. QSL via his
home callsign.
EU-136. Neven, 9A5YY, will be active from Losinj Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/
12HRS/QRP/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.
EU-164. Operators Tom/DL2RMC and Heiko/DL1RTL will be active as
TK/homecall from Piana Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th) as Single-Ops/12HRS/CW-Mode entry. They
will use a vertical antenna. Tom will run QRP, while Heiko
runs Low-Power. QSL via their home callsigns.
EU-170. Matus, HA9MDN, will be active as 9A/HA9MDN from Vir Island
between July 28th and August 4th. Activity will include the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). Operations will be on SSB,
RTTY and SSTV. QSL via HA9MDN, by the Bureau or eQSL.
EU-182. A Russian-Ukrainian team of nine operators will participate
in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as UT/UA3A from
Ochakovsky Island (WFF: URFF-006, WW Grid: KN45TJ). Operators
mentioned are Vlad/UA3A, George/RQ7M, R6LP, Vlad/RJ3FF,
Liliya/RN3AQU, Andrei/UA3EDP, Mike/UA3EKG, Boris/UT7UT and
Nikolay/UX0FF. Look for the operators outside of contest to
sign UT/UA3A, UT/RQ7M, UT/R6LP, UT/RJ3FF, UT/RN3AQU, UT/UA3EDP,
UT/UA3EKG, UT7UT/P and UX0FF/P. QSL UT/UA3A via UA3A, by the
Bureau dor direct.
NA-026. Mike, N2GC, will be active from Long Island during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode entry.
QSL via LoTW.
NA-031. John, NY6DX, will be active as NY6DX/1 from Block Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
12HRS/Low-Power. QSL via his homecall, LoTW or eQSL.
NA-046. Howard, K1VSJ, will be active from Martha's Vineyard during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/
Unassited/24HRS entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct or
by the Bureau.
NA-059. Tim, NL8F, will be active from Unalaska Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL
via K8NA.
NA-143. Members of the Cavalla Historical Society Radio Club will be
active as N5BPS from Pelican Island, near Galveston, TX, during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). They will be operating
from the radio room on board of USS Stewart at Seawolf Memorial
Park. QSL via N5BPS - SASE appreciated.
SA-046. A group of Brazilian operators will be active as PX7C from
Itamaraca Island, Brazil, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are
Antonio/PY7OO, Benedito/PY7VI and Jim/PY7XC. QSL via PY7CRA.
J49, CRETE (IOTA Contest). Operators Manos/SV9JI, Dimis/SV9COL, John/
SV9CJO, Georgios/SV9DJO, George/SV9GPV, Manolis/SV9IOI, Konstantinos/SV9OFS
and Christo/LZ3FN will be active as J49A from Falaserna Beach, near Chania
City the west part of Crete (EU-015) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to SV9GPV.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (July 23-29th)....
Jul/30th AN Aug/02nd AN-HN Aug/04th AN
Jul/31st AN Aug/03rd HN-AN Aug/05th AN
Aug/01st AN-HN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
======================================================
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
N8, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Look for special event station N8M
operating from the Henry Ford/Greenfield Village (Detroit) Maker Faire,
July 28-29th. Activity will be on all bands and modes, including the
satellite and 6 meters. Satellite operations will be active on all modes
on as many passes as possible. QSL via the info on the Ford Amateur Radio
League Web site at: http://www.k8utt.org/index.htm
OJ0, MARKET REEF (Press Release - date July 23rd) [edited]: "A limited
Market Reef (OJ0) activation during the IOTA Contest -- Next Friday morning
on the 27th of July, a group consisting of G3TXF, G3XTT, SM0DZB and SM0W
will attempt to land on Market Reef (OJ0), now from Sweden, with a small
boat to activate the Reef during the IOTA contest as OJ0R, EU-053. During
last winter the Lighthouse on the Reef lost all permanent antennas plus
the wind generator, so the team will put up several vertical antennas and
dipoles and run modest power.
The main goal for the team on this trip will be to prepare for a new
permanent antenna installation that will be done later in August. SM0W
will also collaborate with the Finnish Lighthouse Society to find a good
permanent solution for the electricity for future activations. They will
still try to keep at least one station open for the IOTA contest. The
team will try to leave the Reef early Monday morning on the 30th of July,
says team leader Teemu, SM0W. QSL OJ0R via G3TXF. For more information
see: http://www.qrz.com/db/oj0r/ "
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated July 27th)
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AN2AHS via EC2AHS LA/DL6NDW via DL6NDW SV0XAF/8 via HB9EBC
BW/DF8DX via DF8DX LX/OP50LX via ON4CHN SV5/OK5MM via OK2JS
EE2SS via EA2SS MJ/OT9Z via ON8ZZ SV9/LZ3FN via LZ1PM
EH1FGS via EA1DST MO0CEF via DL2LFH SW8LR via HA0NAR
EL2BG via KI6YIP MU0NMS/P via LX1NO (d) TM2BZH via F6CNM
EM0MFF via UX7MA MW0REN via DJ6OI UE40MD via UA4LU
FR/TU5KG via F4DXW OP7V via ON7VA VX2I via VE2CQ
GO0OOO via G-Bureau R8MC/9 via R8MC YE9IOTA via YB9BU (d)
GO0RPM via G0RPM R100PZ via RK3DYB YL/OH5LID via OH5LID
LA/DL1CW via DL1CW SM1/DL2GW/P via DL2GW YQ0BIKE via YO6KNE
(d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: AE4Y, AE5ZD, DJ5AN, DK3EG, EA4TX, EA7JZ, EU4CQ,
FP/KV1J, HG2011E, HG2011I, HG2011N, HA80MRASZ, HA5BSW, JA5TNF, KH2D,
KP2MM, KX4WB, LZ7HQ, M0AID, PR7AP, PV8ADI, PY3ED, RN4ABD, UA1ANR,
UA6GP, US1UX, VE3RTU, VK0IR, VK7ZE, W1AW/7, W1MA, W4RM, WA4GP, VY2ZM,
WD5COV, WQ5L, YB0DJ and ZP6CW
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5W0DP, 8P9NX, 8R1PY, A5A, D3AA, J69N, WG6O/KH6,
XU7FMZ, XX9E and ZA1QA
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
S7, SEYCHELLES. Operators Luca/I5IHE (S79LC), Danio/I5OYY (S79YY) and
Simone/IK5RUN (S79XX) will be active from Praslin Island (AF-024) between
October 21st and November 4th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10
meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL S79LC via I5IHE direct only. QSL
S79YY via I5OYY (direct + SASE and LoTW). QSL S79XX via IK5RUN (direct
+ SASE and LoTW).
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (Update). Alex, PY2WAS, sent the following press
release (#2) on June 24th, with updated details on the upcoming T30PY/
T30SIX DXpedition to Tarawa Island (OC-017), Western Kiribati, between
October 16-25th: "Preparation of antennas and gear progress successful.
Between August 17-19th, the whole team will gather at PW2D contest station
to test antennas and stations that will be used in the expedition. At this
time each one will carry back home the items that will be transported as
individual baggage in the airlines. Unfortunately, excess baggage is a
main concern mainly within the Pacific island flights.
As previously announced the group is very committed to put a meaningful
effort on Low Bands and Six meters.
We would like to thank clubs, companies and individuals for their
donations and for making this Dxpedition possible. Donations will certainly
enhance our performance, enabling us to take better antennas and gears.
Our QSL policy has also been improved to better match people's needs.
Five different QSO confirmation possibilities are available including a
fast track for donors.
Details can be checked at: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py/ "
TO2, ST. BARTHELEMY (Update to OPDX.1068). Ludovic, HB9EOU, will be
active as TO2D from St. Barthelemy Island (NA-146) during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29the) as a Single-Op/SSB-Mode/24HRS entry. QSL via
HB9EOU, direct or by the Bureau. He currently on the island with Andre,
HB9CVC, until August 4th. For more details and udates, visit:
http://st-barth.hb9eme.ch
TT8, CHAD. Members of the "Italian Dxpedition Team" will be active as
TT8TT from N'Djamena, Chad, during October 2012 (specific dates to be
announced). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1823, 3530, 7025, 10113, 14050, 18069, 21050, 24891 and 28450 kHz
SSB - 3790, 7056, 7125, 14270, 18130, 21275, 24980 and 28450 kHz
RTTY - 7041, 10142, 14080, 18103, 21080, 24915 and 28080 kHz
6m - 50105/CW and 50105/SSB
Operators have not yet been announced, but the pilot station is IK7JWY.
QSL direct via I2YSB. QSL by the Bureau via IK2CIO. Logs will be posted
to LoTW within six months. A TT8TT survey (for needs), a log search and
an OQRS are all available on their Web page at: http://www.i2ysb.com
Official forum is at: http://bit.ly/NVQaav
Look for more details to be forthcoming.
V6, MICRONESIA. Masatuki, JH1DVG, will be active as V63JX from Pohnpei
Island (OC-010) between November 23-26th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10
meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
V8, BRUNEI (Update/Press Release). The follwing are edited excerpts from
a press release (#4) sent out on July 25th, by the "Mediterraneo DX Club":
"Great news from Brunei! Thanks to the efforts, made during the past weeks
by the V84SMD team, the Magic Band will come back. -- Members of a 18
multi-national DXpedition team organized to be active between November
11-23rd by the Italian Mediterraneo DX Club, has obtained a 50 MHz license
and will now be able to put up a dedicated antenna for this band!
This is a real great target reached by the team, and just as a reminder,
they will be active on all bands/modes, 24 hours per day because the six
meters band from V8 land has come back on air after a silence of more than
10 years! So, all of the team is very happy to give to the DX community
this great opportunity to work them on 6m. Once again the very motivated
and professional V84SMD guys are asking for support to help them in any
way -- even with small donations. Please, don't miss any updated news by
visiting (from time to time), the DXpedition official Web site at:
http://www.mdxc.org/v84smd "
VK0H, HEARD ISLAND (Update). Bob, KK6EK, Team Leader/Organizer of the
planned 2014 Cordell Expedition to Heard Island, has posted two documents
of interest for DXers to read on Heard Island Web page at:
the http://www.cordell.org/HD
Documents are:
1. The Preliminary Project Description for the 2014 Heard Island
Expedition (v. 3.7, PDF, 6 MB):
http://www.cordell.org/HD/HD_documents/HD2014/HIP_Project_Description_3.7X.pdf
PLEASE NOTE: This document is revised often. They request that you do not
distribute out-of-date versions.
2. The book VK0IR Heard Island, by KK6EK (1997, PDF files, various sizes,
entire book 100 MB):
http://www.cordell.org/HD/HD_documents/VK0IR/VK0IR_Book.PDF
(The book is available in parts -- see Web page)
Bob states on the Web page, "Currently we are elaborating the scientific
program for the expedition and adding to the list of candidates for the
team. We are pleased to have Jean-Michel Cousteau as Honorary Expedition
Leader and Joe Taylor N1JT (Nobel physics) as Honorary DXpedition Leader.
If you have interest in being involved in the project as a team member,
advisor, scientist, sponsor, or in any other capacity, we would welcome
your inquiry."
VP2V, BRITISH VIGRIN ISLANDS (Update). Steve, AA7V, will once again be
active as VP2V/homecall from Virgin Gorda (Tortola) between September
26th and October 1st. He mentions that he will be in the CQWW DX RTTY
Contest (September 29-30th), and probably won't take a keyer/paddles and
possibly a microphone. Steve states, "I will lug my Ameritron amp down
there and (hopefully) run 400w. I have a G5RV and an 80/40 trap dipole
which will both hang off the porch of one of those cliffside villas. If
any time, I will try 17 meter RTTY. Thank goodness no 160 in this contest."
QSL via AA7V direct or LoTW. NO BUREAU QSLS. ADDED NOTE: Also look for
Art/N3DXX and Steve/AA7V, to be going to Virgin Gorda, BVI, starting
Wednesday November 21st through (tentative) Monday December 3rd. They
will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Multi-Single
entry and the ARRL 160m CW Contest (November 30th-December 2nd) with
N3DXX as a Single op (tentative) using the callsign VP2V/AA7V. They
will run high power/400w for both contests. Outside of the contests,
they will be on the WARC bands possibly, if time permits. QSL LoTW or
direct. NO BUREAU QSLS.
WAEDC CW CONTEST. Helmut, DF7ZS, WAEDC Manager, would like to remind
everyone that between 0000z Saturday, August 11th and 2359z Sunday,
August 12th, the next edition of the "Worked All Europe DX Contest CW"
is hitting the HF bands again! They would appreciate your participation
in this exciting event. Complete rules can be found here:
http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules
For latest news and updates you can also join them on the WAEDC Facebook
group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/453972741287450/
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The following stations are expected to be active in the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th, 2012)
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Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2012 RSGB IOTA Contest. For
a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/iota2012.html
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Contest DXCC IOTA Island QSL Route-(B)Bureau/
Callsign Entity (e)eQSL/(L)LotW/(d)direct
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5Q2T Denmark EU-172 Fyn OZ0J
9A/DL3NCI Croatia EU-136 Losinj DL3NCI
9A/HA6PS Croatia EU-170 Passman HA6NL
9A/HA9MDN Croatia EU-170 Vir HA9MDN; QSL (B)/(e)
9A/OM2FY Croatia EU-016 Brac OM2FY
9A/OM5AW Croatia EU-136 Krk OM2FY
9A/OM5MC Croatia EU-136 Krk OM2FY
9A/OO4O Croatia EU-136 Krk LoTW; QSL via OO4O (B)
9A/S57UN Croatia EU-136 Rab S57UN
9A4KJ/p Croatia EU-136 Rab
9A5YY Croatia EU-136 Losinj 9A5YY
9A8ZRS Croatia EU-110 Sveti Ivan Auto (B); QSL via S57L
9A0D Croatia EU-170 Zirje Auto (B)
9M2FB West Malaysia AS-074 Pulau Ketam 9M2FB
AD5WB USA NA-143 Galveston LoTW;QSL AD5WB (B)(d)(e)
BO0M Taiwan AS-113 Matsu QSL ART (see QRZ.com)
BY2HIT/2 China AS-158 Guanglu BY2HIT
BY4DX/5 China AS-137 Shensi BD4HF; QSL via (B)(d)
CR5B Portugal EU-040 Berlenga Grande CT1BOL
CR6W Portugal EU-150 Insua CS5DX
CY9M St. Paul Island NA-094 St. Paul LoTW; QSL via M0URX
DA0T Germany EU-127 Neuwerk DL7AT
DC1HPS/p Germany EU-043 Pellworm DC1HPS; QSL via (B)(d)
DL1KZA Germany EU-057 Ruegen DL1KZA (B)
DL5KUD Germany EU-057 Ruegen OQRS
DG5LAC/p Germany EU-129 Usedom DG5LAC
DL0KWH/p Germany EU-129 Usedom DL0KWH (B)
DM3X/p Germany EU-129 Goermitz DM3X (B)
DM50IOTA Germany EU-047 Borkum DM50IOTA; QSL (B)(d)
DO6UL/p Germany EU-129 Usedom
DS0DX/2 South Korea AS-105 Kanghwa HL1IWD
DU8/DF8DX Philippines OC-130 Mindanao LoTW; QSL DF8DX (B)(d)
EA6/IZ2LSC Balearic Island EU-004 Menorca IZ2LSC
ED5K Spain EU-093 Tabarca EA5RKB
EF8U Canary Islands AF-004 Gran Canaria EA8URL
EI5KF/p Ireland EU-121 Bere EI5KF
EJ3Z Ireland EU-121 Inis Boffin EI5GUB
EJ0PL Ireland EU-103 Little Saltee EI5JQ; QSL via EI (B)(d)
ES5GP/8 Estonia EU-178 Kihnu ES5GP
ES0U Estonia EU-034 Saaremaa ES2DJ; QSL via (B)
ES0W Estonia EU-178 Ruhnu SP7DPJ; QSL via (B)(d)
F/OO5C/p France EU-032 Oleron ON5HC
F5RAB/p France EU-081 Ile du Large F5RAB
F9IE France EU-064 Nourmoutier F9IE
G0VJG England EU-011 St Mary G4DFI
GJ2A Jersey EU-013 Jersey LoTW; QSL via GJ3DVC
GM1J Scotland EU-092 Tanera Mor LoTW; QSL MM0BQI (B)(d)
GM7A Scotland EU-008 Gigha GM7A; QSL via (B) or (d)
GM0B Scotland EU-123 Isle of Bute MM0BHX
GU7O Guernsey EU-114 Guernsey GW3SQX
GW4TTA Wales EU-124 Holy LoTW; QSL via GW4TTA (B)
HH2/9A7GAE Haiti NA-096 Hispaniola 9A2TN
HI3/KL7JR Dominican Republic NA-096 Hispaniola KL7JR
IA5Z Italy EU-028 Capraia IV3ODE; QSL via (B)(d)
IB0F Italy EU-045 Ponza TBA
IB0R Italy EU-045 Ventotene
IC8FBU Italy EU-031 Capri IC8FBU
IC8WIC Italy EU-031 Capri IC8WIC
ID8/IQ8CS Italy EU-144 Dino IQ8CS
IF9/IT9BXR Italy EU-054 Favignana IT9BXR
IF9ZWA/p Italy EU-054 Favignana LoTW; QSL IF9ZWA (B)(d)
IH9YMC Italy AF-018 Pantelleria eQSL
IJ7A Italy EU-073 San Pietro IK7XIV; QSL via (B)(d)
IL3/IV3CTS Italy EU-130 Grado
IP1/IQ1SP Italy EU-083 Tino IZ5JLF
IP1T Italy EU-083 Tino IZ5JLF
IQ7HK Italy EU-091 Capezzone IK7FPX
IS0/OM8A Sardinia EU-024 Sardinia OM2VL
IT9RZU Italy EU-025 Sicily LoTW; QSL via IT9RZU (B)
J49A Crete EU-015 Crete LoTW
JA8COE/8 Japan AS-147 Yagishiri JA8COE; QSL via (B)(d)
JI3DST/1 Japan AS-008 Shikine JI3DST
K1VSJ USA NA-046 Martha's Vineyard K1VSJ; QSL via (B)(d)
K4VAC USA NA-083 Tangier
K5KUA/5 USA NA-143 Galveston LoTW; QSL K5KUA (B)(d)
LA/SP7IDX Norway EU-044 Mageroya LoTW; QSL via SP7IDX
LA/SP7VC Norway EU-044 Mageroya LoTW; QSL via SP7VC
LN4C Norway EU-055 Bokn LA4C
LZ0I Bulgaria EU-181 Sveti Ivan
M7X England EU-120 Isle of Wight G0TSM
MM3KBU/p Scotland EU-008 Lismore M3KBU direct
MM6GCS/p Scotland EU-123 Isle of Mull M6GCS direct
MM0TFU/p Scotland EU-123 Isle of Arran LoTW; QSL MM0TFU (B)(d)
MU0HTJ Guernsey EU-114 Guernsey 2E0SQL
N1LI USA NA-137 Long N1LI
N2GC USA NA-026 Long LoTW
N2US/3 USA NA-139 Assateague LoTW; QSL via N2US (B)(d)
N5BPS USA NA-143 Pelican N5BPS SASE
NE1RD/1 USA NA-148 Lovell NE1RD
NL8F Alaska NA-059 Unalaska K8NA
NY6DX/1 USA NA-031 Block LoTW; QSL NY6DX or (e)
OG5A Finland EU-140 Kuorsalo OH5AD
OJ0R Market Reef EU-053 Market Reef G3TXF
OH1TD Finland EU-096 Korpo OH1TD (B)
OH10TA Finland EU-096 Kustavi OH1MN; QSL via (B)(d)
OH2CI/p Finland EU-096 Kustavi
OH0X Aland Island EU-002 Brando OH2TA
OU2I Denmark EU-172 Aro OZ1BII
OZ/DF9TM Denmark EU-125 Romo DF9TM (B)
OZ/DL2SWW Denmark EU-125 Romo DL2SWW (B)
OZ4CG Denmark EU-030 Bornholm OZ4CG
OZ4FF Denmark EU-030 Bornholm LoTW
OZ8MW/p Denmark EU-088 Anholt OZ8MW; QSL via (B)(d)
PA/ON6CQ Netherlands EU-146 Schouwen Duiveland ON6CQ
PA6NH Netherlands EU-038 Texel PA6NH
PA7DN/p Netherlands EU-038 Terschelling PA7DN
PE3V/p Netherlands EU-038 Texel PE3V
PF4C Netherlands EU-146 Schouwen Duiveland ON4ON
PR5D Brazil SA-047 Mel PY5DC direct
PX7C Brazil SA-046 Itamaraca PY7CRA
RI0K Russia (Asia) AS-061 Ratmanova RW3RN
RK3SWB/1 Russia (Europe) EU-066 Solovetskiy
RU0FM Russia (Asia) AS-018 Sakhalin RU0FM
SA1A Sweden EU-020 Gotland SM1TDE (B)
SA6G/7 Sweden EU-137 Ven SM6CUK; QSL via (B)(d)
SB3X Sweden EU-087 Bramon LoTW; QSL SM0SHG (B)(d)
SK0HS/0 Sweden EU-084 Blido LoTW ; QSL via SM0MPV (B)
SM5/DL3KUD Sweden EU-177 Kattilo DL3KUD
SN0RX Poland EU-132 Wolin SP8RX
SW8LR Greece EU-174 Thassos HA0NAR
TA3J/0 Turkey AS-099 Yassica TA3J
TC0KLH Turkey AS-159 Kefken TC0KLH (B); QSL (B)(d)
TC0P Turkey AS-099 Celebi TA3X
TK/DL2RMC Corsica EU-014 Piana DL2RMC
TK/DL1RTL Corsica EU-014 Corsica DL1RTL
TK/OT2A Corsica EU-014 Corsica ON4HIL
TM7T France EU-039 Chausey OT9Z
TO2D St Barthelemy NA-146 St Barthelemy HB9EOU
TO2U St Pierre & Miquelon NA-032 Miquelon OQRS
UT/UA3A Ukraine EU-182 Ochakovsky UA3A
UT7E/p Ukraine EU-179 Kalanch UT7EZZ
UT9IO/p Ukraine EU-182 Zmeiniy UT9IO
V31MX Belize NA-073 Cay Caulker LoTW
V47JA St Kitts & Nevis NA-104 St Kitts LoTW; QSL via W5JON
VC1X Canada NA-081 Little Tancook VE1CDD
VE1AL Canada NA-010 Cape Breton VE1AL
VE2DRO Canada NA-128 Coudres VE2DRO
VE7RSV/p Canada NA-091 Broughton VE7RSV; QSL via (B)(d)
VE8EV/p Canada NA-129 Banks VE8EV
VE9GLF Canada NA-126 Johns VE9MY
VE9MY Canada NA-126 Johns VE9MY
VK4NM/p Australia OC-142 Fraser M0OXO
VK4EI Australia OC-227 Sweers VK4SWE
VK4SWE Australia OC-227 Sweers VK4SWE
VR2/W8AY Hong Kong AS-006 Lamma R2AD
VX2I Canada NA-128 Ile Verte VE2CQ; QSL via (B)(d)
VY2TT Canada NA-029 Prince Edward K6LA
W1ASB/p USA NA-136 Ram W1ASB
W4O USA NA-067 Ocracoke N4YDU direct
WD5IYT USA NA-092 Mustang LoTW; QSL WD5IYT (B)(d)
W6UX/p USA NA-144 Anacapa W6UX
WB8YJF/4 USA NA-067 Ocracoke WB8YJF; QSL via (B)(d)
YE9IOTA Indonesia OC-150 Trawangan YB9BU
ZV1M Brazil SA-029 Itacuruca PY1MT direct
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