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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1079
BID: $OPDX.1079
September 17, 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, K1XN & GoList, N1SV, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily
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VA3RJ & ICPO, the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and the YBDXC for the following
DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 9th-September, through Sunday, 16th-September there were
219 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6,
DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, ER, ES, ET, EU,
EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6,
JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8/s, KL, KP2, KP4, LA,
LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ4, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5,
V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB,
YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, 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).
3A, MONACO (Update). Nobby, G0VJG, will be active as 3A/G0VJG between
October 1-5th. Activity will be on the HF bands using 100 watts and
SSB only. QSL via G4DFI (not G0VJG).
3D2C, CONWAY REEF (Press Release #3). Paul, N6PSE, sent out the following
on September 10th [edited]: "DXpedition to Conway Reef as 3D2C -- It is with
great excitement that we announce that our preparations for a large multi-
national DXpedition to Conway Reef are going according to plan. We now have
19 operators from all over the globe to participate in this tent and
generator operation.
Conway Reef is located in the South Pacific Ocean and is #35 on Club
Log's most wanted DXCC list.
The bulk of our equipment has arrived and is staged in Suva, Fiji. ICOM
is shipping the IC-7600 rigs to us this week, and they will travel with
the team to Suva. Our advance team is arriving in Suva on September 21st
to commence with equipment testing and loading on our vessel, the venerable
Island Dancer II.
The main Team is meeting in Lami Bay, Suva, and departing by ship to
Conway Reef on September 24th. The Team expects to arrive at Conway Reef
and become active on September 26th. We will complete our Dxpedition on
October 5th, 2012, and return to Suva.
The main goals of this DXpedition are to work every amateur radio
operator who needs Conway Reef for a new DXCC country. In addition, we
will be active on all bands from 1.8 MHz to 144 MHz, including the 5 MHz
and 50 MHz bands.
We will be active on CW, SSB and RTTY. Special attention will be made
to work far away stations such as Europe and Africa during those periods
when propagation permits. The propagation window for EU and Africa is very
brief at times and signals may be weak, so we ask everyone in the honored
HAM SPIRIT to stand by when asked so that we may fulfill this need. Our
destination will have a wide range of options and possibilities.
We will use our Satellite phones to upload our logs on a daily basis to
our on-line log. We will upload to LOTW approximately six months following
the DXpedition.
Our team consists of these Operators: Hrane/YT1AD (Leader), Aleksej/
UA4HOX (Co-Leader-Operations), Paul/N6PSE (Co-Leader-PR & Fundraising),
David/WD5COV, Vasily/RW4NW, David/AH6HY, Alan/K6SRZ (Team Physician),
Alan/AD6E, Sergej/RZ3FW, Craig/K9CT, Stan/LZ1GC, George/N6NKT, Peter/
PY5CC, Mike/K6MKF, Jim/K9JM, Miguel/PY3MM, Luciano/PY5KD, Dragan/YT3W
and Tevita/3D2TR. Our Pilot Stations are: Aca/YU1AA, Toma/YU1AB and
Andre/V51B.
We wish everyone good propagation, and we hope that you enjoy working
the 3D2C Team.
We are very grateful to INDEXA, NCDXF and all of the Clubs and in-
dividuals who have provided monetary support for this Dxpedition. We
sincerely hope we can satisfy your needs!
At this time, we are seeking additional Club and Individual Sponsors
to help us defray the costs of carrying out this DXpedition. Donations
can be made via the 3D2C web page. OQRS will be available upon completion
of the DXpedition.
Our official website is <http://www.yt1ad.info/3d2c/index.html>
3D2C Team"
4O, MONTENEGRO. Chab, YT7WA, will be active as 4O/homecall from the
Village of Buljarice between now and September 23rd. Activity will
be on BPSK and QPSK.
4S, SRI LANKA. A group of JA operators are now active from Trincomalee
in eastern Sri Lanka using individual callsigns until September 20th.
Activity will be on all bands and modes. Operators mentioned are Hiroshi/
JA3HBF (4S7HBG), Toru/JR3QHQ (4S7QHG), Nakasako/JA3UJR (4S7UJG), Ryo/
JG3DOG (4S7DOG), Ikuo/JA3TJA (4S7TAG), 7M3FMR (4S7TEG), Kunio/JH3LSS
(4S7LSG) and Tatsuo/JA3ARJ (4S7ARG). By the way, the JA team also activated
Pigeon Island in the Sri Lanka's Coastal Island IOTA Group (AS-171) this
past Sunday for a few hours. QSL via their home callsigns or via the
instructions of the operator.
5H, TANZANIA. Noel, WB0VGI, informs OPDX that he will arrive in Tanzania
on September 18th. However, he will be settling in and touring the country
first before operating. He suspects that he will not be able to operate
until at least October 8th, and will be active as 5H3NP from Iringa until
December 15th. His plan is to operate 20/15/10 meters initially. Noel will
have to build a WARC band antenna if he can find the room. Operations
will be on CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via his home callsign.
5W & KH8, SAMOA AND AMERICAN SAMOA (Update). John, N7CQQ, sent out the
following press release on September 12th [edited]: "We plan to depart
Western Samoa (5W) on or about the 18th of September and join the party
at a Trade Winds hotel in American Samoa. The gang from Swains should be
arriving a day or two following our arrival back in American Samoa [AS]
(KH8). Party will begin. We will see them off from the airport.
N7CQQ (5W0QQ) and N6XT (5W0XT) will continue to operate from AS until
our planned departure on October 1st. We expect (or will try to) setup
our station at the Trade Winds hotel for the remainder of our stay. We
might also have access to the AH8LG station for QRO operation. We will
set up for 60 meter operation from Western Samoa (WS) also. As soon as
we set up a schedule for 60 meters, it will be posted here on your
favorite DX news source.
PS: A special thank you to Atsuo, 5W1SA, for opening his home/ham
station and very generous support while in Western Samoa. He drove us
around and showed us the ropes here until we felt comfortable to do it
on our own. Atsuo has a computer and wireless internet business here in
Samoa.
Atsuo is forming a Ham Club here for visiting hams from around the world.
We have contributed a donation to get him started. His plan, on the one
acre hill top, is to get the property surveyed, the weeds cut, haul in
some crushed rock and then obtain a 20 foot shipping container. I offered
to purchase half of a shipping container to help get Atsuo started.
(I might get my Call Sign on the side of the container?)
We have made plans to return to Western Samoa next year to build antennas
and work on the site. This is an aggressive schedule for Samoa; I will
keep you posted on the progress.
Atsuo will be putting up a Web page to post pictures and progress notes.
The Web site will have suggested lodging sites, logistic information, car
rental info, licensing info, and a list of the Charter Members of the
Samoa Ham Club. I will add a section to the Web site to give details of
our attempt to visit Tokelau, ZK3. =
So here is your chance to make the DXCC program stronger by getting a
world class ham site going on Samoa.
N7CQQ (n7cqq@msn.com) (atsuo@5w1sa.com)"
9H, MALTA. Gus, ON6KE, will be active as 9H3AK from Gozo (EU-023) between
September 22-28th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20 meters
operating QRP (2-5 watts) CW. Suggested frequencies are 7030/7040,
10106/10116 and 14060 kHz. QSL only via LoTW and eQSL and LoTW. He states,
"NO Bureau" and "no printed QSL, sorry".
A7, QATAR. Members of the Qatar Amateur Radio Society are heading for
the beach again for a Multi-Operator/Multi-Transmitter entry in the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th). This year the A73A team will include
Ali/A71BX, Rashid/A71AD, Abdulla/A71CV, Khalid/A71CO, Mohammad/A71EL,
Saif/A71AM, Ali/A71BZ, Ibrahim/A61ZX, Khalid/A61BK, Dave/K5GN,N5OT,
David/N6AN, Larry/N6TR and Aoli/HA1AG. QSL via EA7FTR.
A SLICK CERTIFICATE FROM THE AZORES NINE ISLANDS HUNT ORGANIZERS! [edited]
Press Release from Martti, OH2BH, dated September 14, 2012: "While this
special activity will feature a hunt to work the maximum number of Azores
islands, the Organizing Committee has today released the copy of a
beautiful certificate available to all who manage to contact all 9 islands
during the weekend of September 28-30th, 2012. The certificate will be
sent by E-mail to those eligible for the Certificate of Merit presented
as part of this release and shown at <http://azores-islands-hunt.com/>
This new element will add to the grand prizes (2) of free travel to the
Azores that are to be given out on October 15 as part of a lucky draw.
Also, the renowned Club Log will be featured as a window to all 9
islands logs almost real-time with special software combining all nine
islands logs into one overview.
We kindly ask you to pass the Nine Islands banner to your favorite
webmaster and ask him to link it to <http://azores-islands-hunt.com/>."
ADDED NOTE: The certificate can also be seen on the Northern Ohio DX
Association's FaceBook page (see URL below).
BX5, TAIWAN (AS-020). Jimmy, BX5AA, from Changhua City, Taiwan (WLOTA
0022), will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th)
as a Single-Op/Single-All/High-Power entry. Jimmy states that BX5 is a
rare prefix for Taiwan (CQ 24). QSL via BX5AA, direct (see QRZ.com).
Visit his Web page at: http://blog.yam.com/bx5aa
BY, CHINA. Look for the YinZhou Middle School Amateur Radio Club Station,
located in NingBo City, Zhejiang Province, to be active as BY5CD during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Multi-Op/All-Band entry.
Their station consists of 2x Yaesu FT-2000 with stacked antennas for 40m
and above. They also have 80m 4 SQ, 160m full size Slope with Beverage,
and will use legal limit power. QSL via BD4HF, direct or by the Bureau
(May take a long time!). OM and YL operators mentioned are Jack/BA4ALC,
Ding/BA7MG, Bai/BH1DYK, Wei/BD1QXU, BG4AHK, Chen/BA7NO, Jordan/BA7MY,
Mark/BD4FM, Esa/OH7WV, Takao/JE2LPC, Fan/BA1RB, Lu/BA5FB, Bojan/BA5BJ,
Robin Le/BD5CHU and Chenxing/BD4HF.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA (IOTA Op). Alain, F4GYP, will be active as FO/F4GYP
from several French Polynesian Islands between October 19th and November
6th. The islands mentioned are Tahiti (OC-046, DIFO FO002), Mehetia
(OC-046, DIFO FO009), Moorea (OC-046, DIFO FO010) and Raiatea (OC-067,
DIFO FO012) [probably during the weekend of October 27-28th for Raiatea].
He will be also be active on Motu Nono (OC-046, DIFO FO131) with the
special callsign TX4FO. No specific date; it depends on the weather
conditions. Activity will be on SSB and on 40/20 meters possibly 10
meters also. QSL via F4GYP, direct or by the Bureau. =
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-025. Valery, RA0SS, is now active as RA0SS/0 from Kunashir Island
possibly for one month depending on transport. Activity has
been mainly on 30 and 20 meters.
AS-043. Operators Suehiro/JI1PLF, Mitsuo/JA1UNS, Hisashi/7N1GMK and
Takeo/7L4PVR will be active as homecall/1 from Hachijo Island
between October 13-16th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsign, direct
or by the Bureau.
EU-054. Operators Raffaello/IT9ATF, Sal/IT9BXR, Renato/IT9NPR, Pippo/
IT9PPG, Antonino/IT9RDG and Pino/IT9WDC will be active as IF9A
from Favignana Island (IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025, WLOTA LH-1545)
for the CQWW DX SSB Contest as (October 27-28th) as a Multi-
Single entry. Activity will be on all bands and modes outside
of the contest. QSL via IT9ATF, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-057. Volkert, DL6BE, will be active as homecall/p from Oehe Island
(DID/GIA O-019) between October 29th and November 4th. Activity
will be on the HF bands on, or near, the usual island and
IOTA frequencies. QSL via his home callsign.
NA-046. Larry, K4KGG, is now active as K4KGG/1 on Martha's Vineyard
Island until September 18th. Look for him around 2200z on
primary on 14260 kHz SSB, but he may also work the other
IOTA SSB frequencies on 10, 15, and 40m. QSL via K4KGG,
direct or by the Bureau.
NA-067. Glenn, NY4NC, will be active as homecall/p from Ocracoke
Island (USI NC001S, WLOTA 0466, Hyde County), North Carolina,
between September 17-21st. Activity will be mainly on 40/20
meters operating QRP CW. QSL via direct to his home callsign.
OC-160. Aki, JA1NLX, will be active as homecall/VK4 from Hamilton
between October 18-23rd. Activity will be on 40-10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL via JA1NLX. There is a OQRS on:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ja1nlx/ham/VK4_2012.html
JW, SVALBARD. Operators Kjell/LA9HH and Karl/LA8DW will be active as
JW9HH and JW8DW, respectively, from Svalbard Islands until September
19th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. They were both
active this past weekend as JW5E during the SAC Contest. QSL JW8DW via
LA8DW and JW9HH via LA9HH, direct or by the Bureau. QSL via JW5E (see
QRZ.com).
K6, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Mark, KM6HB, for the 8th straight year,
will operate as special event station, K6P, between September 21-23rd.
Activity is to commemorate "National POW-MIA Recognition Day" (Every 3rd
Friday in September as stipulated by the Congress) and "Honor and remember
those that have served and are still waiting to come home". Mark states,
"Please stop by on the air and help us remember and honor those that
having given so much for freedom." Suggested SSB frequencies are: 7250,
14253 and 18150 kHz (+/- QRM). They will operate from the Southern
California area. QSL for a two sided picture QSL card via KM6HB: Mark
McMullen, P.O. Box 27271, Santa Ana, California 92799, USA. Logs will
be uploaded to EQSL and LoTW.
KH2/NH2, GUAM. Dave, N2NL, will once again be active as NH2T from Guam
(OC-026) during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) and both
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) and CQWW DX CW Contest (November
24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Bnad/High-Power entry. He is expected to be
here until the summer of 2013. Dave will be active (outside of contests)
as KH2/N2NL and during all contests as NH2T. QSL via LoTW or via W2YC.
For more information, including a station description, you can visit his
Blog Page at: http://www.n2nl.net
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 17-23rd)....
Sep/17th AN-HN Sep/20th HN Sep/22nd HN
Sep/18th HN-AN Sep/21st HN Sep/23rd AN
Sep/19th AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
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AN - Above Normal Quiet K=3D0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=3D2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3D3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=3D4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=3D5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=3D6-9 100-400
KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Jeff, K5WE, will be active as KP2/K5WE from
St. Croix beginning September 17th until 26th. Activity will be on all
bands, mostly CW, maybe some RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.
NH8, SWAINS ISLANDS. By the time you read this, the NH8S team on Swains
Island is now QRT and in the process of tearing down their camp for a
possible early departure. They were expected to be active until September
18th. However, San, K5YY, Swaim's 60m pilot, informs us on Saturday that
the team has had "much bad weather conditions, antennas down, operators
sick and tired and dehydrated and with some wounds requiring medical care."
The NH8S team has made a total of 105455 QSOs with 26010 Unique callsigns
(43126/SSB, 54128/CW and 8201/RTTY). Breakdown by Continent: 522/AF, 2/AN,
28620/AS, 29509/EU, 43091/NA, 2663/OC and 1048/SA. The NH8S team recommends
to QSL via OQRS by ClubLog for both direct or Bureau QSLs.
PLEASE NOTE: They will activate the OQRS system after the DXpeditions
ends -- on or about Saturday, 22-September-2012. Complete instructions
will be provided on the NH8S QSL page. Direct QSLs can be mailed to:
Swains Island DXpedition, P.O. Box 5005, Lake Wylie, SC 29710, USA.
Bureau QSLs go to AA4NN (but use the OQRS - it is faster). QSL via LoTW
(Logs will be posted 6 months after the conclusion of the DXpedition).
There will not be any QSLs via eQSL.
For more details on the NH8S operation, see the Web site at: http://nh8s.=
org
OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Raimo, OH3BHL, will be active as OH0KAG during the
CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)
entry. QSL via LoTW. There will be part time operations if 10m is not
open.
P4, ARUBA. Helmut, DF7ZS, will once again be active from Aruba (SA-036)
(probably from P40V's QTH), possibly as P40Z between October 17-21st.
He plans to be active in the Worked All German Contest [WAG] (October
20-21st). Helmut informs OPDX that outside of the contest he will be
active on 17/12 meters. QSL via DF7ZS.
PJ6, SABA. Mike, G4IUF (ISWL Member), will once again be active as
PJ6/G4IUF from Isle House, Windwardside, Saba Island (NA-145, WFF PAFF-027,
WLOTA 2043) between October 1st and November 1st. Activity will be holiday
style on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct
or E-mail for Bureau request (see QRZ.com).
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated Setember 16th)
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3V8BB via LX1NO (WAE SSB 2012) NH7O via EA5GL UA9FAR via EA7FTR
4L0G via EA7FTR OE/DK1AX/P via DK1AX UN7MMM via EA7FTR
5P1EBR via DL1EBR OF150M via OH8DR UN8GV via RD3AY
AY8A via LU8ADX OH/DJ9DZ via DJ9DZ UT/R100SG via RN3FY
CE2/CX1EK via CX1EK (d US ad) OH0V via OH6LI V5/DL3ZAD via DL3ZAD
CR5DBOSCO via CT1EPE ON68POL via ON4AZD V5/HB9PHJ via HB9PHJ
EG3SBD via EA3URS OX/OZ0J via OZ0J V55V via DJ8VC
EH2HJ via EA2CJW PR1T via LoTW only V63MJ via W5MJ
EX8VM via RW6HS (d) PW2D via M0OXO V73AX via WH0AI
HK1NA via K6IPM PW2T via PY2MN YU/UR8UA via UR8UA
IR2L via IW2LLH R20SRR via RK3A YY2CAR via EA7HBC
JW9HH via LA9HH R100RW via UA9OA ZA/OK2BOB via OK2BOB
JX9JKA via LA9JKA SB6HL via SM5YRA ZY5Y via PP5BS
LT0H via EA7FTR TK/DL4FF via DL4FF
(d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
-- PLEASE NOTE: No QSL-Infos from DL1SBF next Sunday --
E40VB QSL STATUS. Vladimir, UA4WHX, informs OPDX that the E40VB QSLs
will be in the mail on September 13th. However, he also mentions that
he has not heard from Bill Moore, NC1L, and the ARRL on the approval
yet. He submitted all the documents to them at the end of July.
VP2V/AA7V QSL ROUTE. Rex, NR6M, will be the QSL Manager for VP2V/AA7V
starting with the operation which begins September 26, 2012. QSL policy
is as follows: U.S. stations send SASE and DX stations must send SAE
with 2 USDs or 1 IRC with a current date. No Bureau cards for this
operation.
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 2O12L, A61K, CX2DK, CX9AU, D2EB, E51EWP, E51M,
EJ0PL, EW2AO, F4FZR, FK8DD, HB9BXE, HB9CVQ, KP2/KZ5D, LU5OM, OE3DIA,
OK1NZJ, ON4KEB, P4/WA2NHA, PY2YW, R5DT, RD3BZ, RZ3AM, SV1ACL, TF3ARI,
TI2HAS, UA6FZ, VK2NRB, VK7CW, XE1ZW, YU1AAV and ZS6BXI
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: A45WW/m, DP0GVN, DP0GVN/P, EA1CYK/P, FK8CP,
HB0/HB9AON, J68HZ and TX7M
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3G0Y, 4K0CW, 5N0OCH, 7Z1HB, 7Z1HL, 8Q7QX,
9G5ZZ, CE0ZY, CT9/DJ4UF, EA6/DL7UCH, HB0/DJ2IA, OX/DL1RTL, PJ2GT, SU1KM,
TA2AL, TF/DF8AN/P, TO3GA, V5/DC8QT, V5/DJ9KM and V55DLH
REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO (To Be On The Air Soon!). Excerpts from the IARU
Region 1 Web page reports: "Monday, September 10, 2012 marked the end of
supervised independence of the Republic of Kosovo, a European country
with a population of 2 million, and the beginning of its status as a
fully sovereign state." It also states, "Kosovo is now an independent
country, which must be honored as such. As of today, a total of 91
countries, including most of the industrialized world, such as USA,
Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom and France along with the Benelux
and Nordic countries, have recognized the Republic of Kosovo. These
powers have endorsed the final settlement, the fulfilment of which is
now celebrated in Kosovo's capital Prishtina. An Amateur Radio working
group headed by IARU Region 1 President Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T,
and including IARU Region 1 Executive Committee Member Nikola Percin,
9A5W and Mission Goodwill Kosovo Coordinator Martti Laine, OH2BH, together
with their associates are in the final stages of assisting Kosovo's
Telecom Authorities in drafting regulations governing Amateur Radio in
Kosovo, to bring the original Kosovar operators and their re-vitalized
Amateur Radio Association back to the international community.
<http://www.voanews.com/content/supervised-independence-ends-in-kosovo/1505=
339.html>"
The IARU Region 1 Web page is at: http://www.iaru-r1.org
SU55, EGYPT (Special Event). Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateur Society
for Development (ERASD) will activate special event station SU55J from
Cairo between October 18-22nd. The ERASD will be celebrating 55th World
Scout Jamboree On The Air (JOTA 55) and also participate in the event.
QSL only direct to SM5AQD. Visit the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society
Facebook page to learn of upcoming activities and all news about ERASD at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Egyptian-Radio-Amateurs-Society-For-Deve=
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T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Melody, T30MK, is a native living on Tarawa Atoll
(OC-017) in Western Kiribati. He states on QRZ.com, "I will be pleased to
contact colleagues from all over the world. Please, be patient when
contacting me as T30 is a highly requested entity. I will try to offer
all colleagues the chance to confirm a contact with Western Kiribati."
So far, we have not seen any QSNs on the DXClusters, but we will keep
you informed.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (3rd Press Release - T30PY/T30SIX). "We are working
on the last minute logistic issues as well as on final preparation of our
operation. Although Air Pacific has changed our flight schedule multiple
times, we are confident that we can keep up with the announced schedule.
The first station should be on the air in the first GMT hours of October
16th. Then we will gradually have all 4 stations running. The quality and
even the availability of local Internet need to be confirmed. Our goal is
to upload logs in Clublog daily as well as send news to the community
periodically. The current DXpeditions in the Pacific area give us additional
information about the likely local propagation behavior on HF. We emphasize
that we plan to have Low Band stations in every SR/SS as well as the 6m
station on EME on every MR/MS. We are grateful for the support received
from many individuals, clubs and companies. Support is key for the success
of this enterprise.
73, T30PY / T30SIX Team <http://www.mdxc.org/t30py>"
T33, BANABA. A 14 member team of operators led by Jay/W2IJ and David/N1EMC
is being planned for a DXpedition to Banaba for March/April 2013. A
license has been issued (T33A), landing permission obtained and charter
boat organized. The team's plan is to have 6 active stations on 160-10
meters using CW, SSB and RTTY for approximately 12 days (including two
weekends) returning to Tarawa on April 10, 2013. Operators mentioned are
Jay/W2IJ, David/N1EMC, Arnold/N6HC, John/N7CQQ, Charlie/W6KK, Mike/N9NS,
Paul/W8AEF, Cliff/KD6XH, Jay/AA4FL, Franz/DK1II and Carlos/EA1IR. They
have 3 places remaining for interested operators. For more details in
joining the DXpedition, drop an E-mail to Banaba[at]T33A.com. Look for
more details to be forthcoming.
T8, PALAU. Hisashi, JF2SKV, will be active as T88KV from Koror Island
(OC-009) between October 26-30th. Activity will be on the HF bands using
CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He will also be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via his home callsign.
For more info, visit the following URLs: http://www.facebook.com/jf2skv
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/skv_2006
TA, TURKEY. Gab, HA3JB, will be active as TA/HA3JB from Turkey between
September 22nd and October 2nd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using
CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He will also be in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest
(September 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??) entry. QSO is valid
for the IPA Award. QSL via the CBA or his OQRS at:
http://www.ha3jb.com/oqrs.html
VK9C & VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. Sadao "Dan", JA1PBV, will once again be
active as VK9XS from Christmas Island (OC-002) between now and September
20th. Activity will be on the HF bands, 80-6 meters using CW and RTTY,
with a focus on NA and SA. Dan will use a IC-7000, DM-330MV, X200PC and
wire antenna. See his setup from last operation at: http://ito110.com
He is expected to move to Cocos Keeling Island (OC-003) and be active
as VK9CS between September 21-28th. QSL via his home callsign.
VP2M, MONSERRAT. Martin, G4XUM, will be active as VP2MXU between October
23-30th. He should be active in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th).
QSL via G3NKC.
VP9, BERMUDA. Les, N1SV, will once again be active as VP9I for the 2012
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th). Before the contest, look for
VP9/N1SV starting on October 24th on all bands. QSL VP9I via N1HRA and
VP9/N1SV via his home callsign.
YB, INDONESIA (Special Certificate). To commemorate the one year anniversary
of the YB Land DX Club, a special short term certificate of merit will
be issued for contacting YBDXC members as well as other amateurs from YB
land between September 13th and October 31st, 2012. Members of YBDXC and
non member YB amateur radio stations are assigned points, and you must
obtain a minimum 50 points to qualify for the certificate. The award in
PDF electronic form which you can download and print is FREE. QSL cards
are not required, but you will need to send log entries by E-mail to
sponsor. For further details, please check out their Web site at the
following URLs: http://www.ybdxc.net
http://www.ybdxc.net/2012/09/yb-land-dx-club-1st-anniversary.html
http://www.facebook.com/groups/ybdxc
https://twitter.com/#!/ybdxc
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YBDXC_News
Z8, SOUTH SUDAN (Update). Jim, K7QI, reports on QRZ.com that he has
received his callsign, as well as Diya, YI1DZ. Their callsigns are Z81A
(Jim) and Z81D (Diya) and are good for one year. Jim is now living and
working in Juba, while Diya is a UN WFP telecom worker there. The two
operators will soon meet and pool their resources together to help bring
Amateur radio to South Sudan. Jim states on QRZ.com that "most all of Juba
has no electricity and the house I've rented is the same. My company is in
the process of ordering 2 generators. I am scheduled to fly back home on
25th of September 2012, and will return to Juba around late October or
early November. I still need to select HF equipment and VHF equipment,
and will bring the equipment back with me once I've selected the equip-
ment. I am a member of AMSAT back home, and am planning on becoming
active on AMSAT from here. Once I am set up and operating, I plan on
being highly active, and will be on just about everyday. So please be
patient, and I will be on very soon." Meanwhile, Diya, Z81D, has a station
already set up and ready to go. Jim states, "Thanks to his kindness, we
both will be using his station until I can get my station set up." By the
way, Diya was heard on the air for the first time on September 13th,
around 1745z operating 17 meters SSB. The QSL Manager for Z81A is Frank
Remington, K7GSE. Please send S.A.S.E. with 2 green stamps or 1 valid
IRC to Frank. The QSL Manager for Diya, YI1DZ (Z81D), is Stefan, OM3JW.
To see pictures of both licenses and Diya's radio shack located at
Nyakuron South, Juba, see "DX-World.net" at:
http://dx-world.net/2012/z81a-z81d-republic-of-south-sudan
ADDED NOTE: Both operators are now active and have been on 20, 17 and
15 meters SSB.
ZL7, CHATHAM ISLAND. Hiro, JF1OCQ/W1VX/ZL1WY, will be active as ZL7A from
the Chatham Islands (OC-038) between November 1-9th. Activity will be
on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes, with an emphasis on
80 and 6 meters. A beacon will be on 50.117 MHz around the clock. Hiro
will use a TS-590S w/ACOM1000 into a Husler vertical for HF, and a FT-100
without a Linear Amp into 4 element yagi for 6 meters. QSL via JF1OCQ,
direct (see QRZ.com) or by the Bureau (E-mail requests available) or
LoTW. NO eQSL. For more details, see: http://w1vx.net/pedition/zl7/2012ZL7.=
htm
ZL9, CAMPBELL ISLAND (Update/Press Release)[edited]. The following was
release by Ed, VK2ARE, Australian publicity Officer for ZL9HR, on Sunday,
September 9th: "MONSTER ANTENNA! - The HARAOA president and DX'Pedition
leader Tommy, VK2IR, has just finished construction of a 40 meters, 2
element Moxon antenna =96 yes that's right a two element 40 meters beam is
gong on the ZL9HR DX'Pedition to Campbell Island (IOTA OC-037) for the
activation between November 28th and December 9th. The element length is
15 =BD metres long! To see the construction of this monster simply search
for ZL9HR on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=3DZuJo9LGOS7I
http://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=3DBJVvtc2ptvw
http://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=3DxbEOlxcTVZ8
http://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=3Dt-17FjlBQfQ
http://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=3DWO6lwNXMjCM
http://www.youtube.com/?watch?v=3D5W7p5Qkz3nI
The fitting out of the four shipping containers to take all the equipment
has also been finished, and they are being packed. All of this is on
schedule to be ready to be shipped out of Sydney in just a few days around
the 15th of September.
The team is also delighted to have received several more sponsors,
both commercial, associations and clubs and individuals =96 all of which
are listed on the web site at ZL9HR.com. Again a great vote of thanks
to all of the sponsors without whom this DX'Pedition could not take place.
So where will ZL9HR operate? On which bands and which modes? While the
aim is to operate on as many bands as possible and try to give as many
amateurs as possible the chance to work this rare DX location, your vote
on the website will affect some of the plans =96 so if you haven't already
done so, please go and vote for your preferred mode and band by going to
ZL9HR.com and clicking on the survey button at the top of the home page.
Presently 10m is by far the most requested band followed by 160m, as for
modes CW leads Digital followed by Sideband.
Please refer to the web site ZL9HR.COM for the full, up-to-date infor-
mation about this major DX'Pedition to the Great Southern Ocean.
73 from Ed VK2ARE Australian publicity Officer for ZL9HR"
The ZL9HR DXpedition Web page is at: http://www.campbell2012.com
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