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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1082
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October 15, 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, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, N4BP, W4OX, WA4DAN, KH6BZF, K8GI, K8PGJ, K8YSE, NL8F,
W8BBQ, W8GEX & 60m News, WB8ZRL, ND9M, W9ILY, AT International, DK8JB &
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ICPO, VE3ZF, the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YC9MLL for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 7th-October, through Sunday, 14th-October there were 218
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F,
FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB,
HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU,
LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7,
T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9X, VP2V, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9,
YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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).
1S/S1, PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND (Once Claimed To Be A DXCC Entity). Do you
remember this one? A former UK anti-aircraft tower/fort (called Roughs
Tower) located in the North Sea was occupied by a retired army major Roy
Bates and his family in 1967. Major Bates declared the fort an independent
sovereign state from the UK and renamed it Sealand on September 2, 1967.
Bates established Sealand as a nation in 1975. Sealand had its own con-
stitution, flag, National Anthem, stamps, passports and currency. There
were even a few DXpeditions to Sealand - 1SLA1 (2000 by a Dutch group)
and S1A (1982 by a German group). However, it has been reported that Major
Bates passed away on October 9th, at the age of 91 in a care home in Leigh-
on-Sea, Essex, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. His wife Joan is now
expected to take over the rule of Sealand. Here are some interesting URLs
to read about the history and view pictures of the Principality of Sealand:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216596/Retired-army-major-occupied-fortress-North-Sea-declared-sovereign-principality-Sealand-dies-aged-91.html
http://www.sealandgov.org
http://www.angelfire.com/nv/micronations/sealandinfo.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Principality-of-Sealand/42469203122
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2006/sealand_appeal.htm
3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND. Just a reminder that a team of operators from
Switerland known as the "Radio 7 Team" will be active as 3B9SP from
Rodrigues Island (AF-017) between October 16-23rd. Their goal is to
set up three amateur radio stations that can be run together on different
Amateur Radio bands. Mostly one on CW, one on SSB and the third running
special modes like RTTY and PSK31. They hope to use small 400 watt solid
state amplifiers for the CW and SSB stations. Activity will be on 160-6
meters using two 3 element Spiderbeams (20/17/15/12/10m), verticals for
40/30/20m, a Butternut HF2V for 160/80/40m and a Slim Jim for 6 meters.
QSL via HB9ACA direct or use the OQRS on ClubLog. The logs will be
uploaded to LotW within 6 months after the DX Operation. For more details
and updates, see: http://hb9fr.ch/3b9sp
5H, TANZANIA (Update). Noel, WB0VGI, informs OPDX this week that he is
now operational in Iringa, Tanzania. He states, "I haven't established
a schedule yet but will try to get on in the afternoons (1500-2000z) on
15 and 20 meters." He states that he will update us with more when he
figures out what bands are best from there. He will be there until
December 17th. Operations will be on CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via his home
callsign.
5X, UGANDA (Postponed!). Nick, G3RWF, who was expected to be active this
week as 5X1NH from Uganda for two months, has announced that his trip
is now postponed. No reason given.
8P, BARBADOS. Dave, WJ2O, will be active as 8P9DF from Surfsong resort
in St. Philip between November 21-28th. Activity will be on all HF bands
using mainly CW and an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th).
Outside of the contest, he will be on 30/17/12 meters. QSL via WJ2O. For
more details and updates, see: http://www.wj2o.com
8Q, MALDIVES. Claudio, HB9OAU, will once again be active from the Maldives
as 8Q7AU, but from Maayafushi Island (AS-013), North Male Atoll, between
November 26th and December 11th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10
meters SSB only using a 7-band vertical. QSL via his home callsign, direct
or by the Bureau. Look for updates and photos from his last trip at:
http://www.hb9oau.ch
9H, MALTA. Operators Brad/K7ZSD (9H3ZD), Carl/WS7L (9H3WM) and Tim/NL8F
(9H3TJ) will be active as 9H9X during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. The operators will use their individual
callsigns before and after the contest. They will arrive in Malta on
October 18th, and make a short trip to Sicily via Brads Yacht, but will
be back for the contest. Operators will be staying at the Euroclub Hotel
in Qawra, Malta. They will have an A3 beam, S9 43 ft. vertical and some
other wire antennas. Radios will be an Icom 756 Pro II and a Elecraft K3
with two 400 watt amps. They will be on the the third floor of the hotel
with access to the roof 24/7 where the antennas will be. Tim, NL8F, will
leave shortly after the contest and head back home because of business,
but the other guys will have a bit more time to be on the air. QSL 9H9X
via LoTW. QSL the other callsigns via the operator's instructions.
9J & Z2, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE. Gerard (Gert), ZS6AYU, will be active as
9J2GF from near Livingstone, Zambia, between October 19-22nd, and also
as Z21GF from Victoria Falls between October 22-25th. Activity will be
holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW only. He informs OPDX that he will
use a FT857D into a Cushcraft R7000 vertical running 100 watts (in 9J)
and 400 watts (in Z2). QSL via ZS6AYU, direct or by the Bureau.
C6, BAHAMAS. Brian, N3IQ (ND3F), will once again be active as C6AQQ from
Nassau (FL16 - Junkanoo Beach), Providence Island (NA-001) between October
25-31st. Activity will be mostly on the lower bands, but he will also be
in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-
Power or QRP entry. He states, "Different location than usual with more
modest antennas." QSL via N3IQ, direct preferred or LoTW, by the Bureau
(long wait) and eQSL.
C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Bob/N4BP (C6AKQ), Tim/N4UM (C6ARU) and Mike/K4RUM
(C6AUM) will be active from Freeport, Lucaya, Bahamas (NA-080, WLOTA 0527),
between November 20th and December 11th. Activity will include the CQWW
DX CW Contest (November 24-25th), the ARRL 160m Contest (November 30th-
December 2nd) and the ARRL 10m Contest (December 8-9th). Outside of the
contests, Tim/C6ARU (N4UM) will be doing all the digital, mainly PSK31
and Olivia, but will probably also do some RTTY and other digital modes.
Mike/C6AUM (K4RUM) and Bob/C6AKQ (N4BP) will probably do all CW. Bob
informs OPDX that "We don't have any band plan, but will cover them all
from 160-6 meters including the WARC bands." QSL via the operator's home
callsign.
CARIBBEAN TOUR. David, K3LP, will activate the following Caribbean Islands
during the later half of December. Specifics of his activities are not
known at this time, but it will be holiday style. His tentative schedule
is as follows:
December 18-22nd - Callsign K3LP/KP4; San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 23rd - Callsign K3LP/KP2; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
December 24th - Callsign K3LP/V4; Basseterre, St. Kitts
December 25th - Callsign K3LP/J73; Roseau, Dominica
December 26th - Callsign K3LP/J3; St. George's, Grenada
December 28th - Callsign K3LP/KP2; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas,
U.S. Virgin Islands
December 29-31st - Callsign K3LP/KP4; San Juan, Puerto Rico
Look for possible updates and more details at: http://www.k3lp.com
CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Update/Press Release). The following was sent out on
October 8th [edited]: "Final preparations for the upcoming Sable Island
DXpedition are being completed. Canadian authorities have approved the
revised dates of October 22-31st. In order to minimize potential impact
to the migratory bird population on Sable Island, we have settled on
vertical dipole antennas made by 'GAP Antennas'. GAP has already shipped
five, pre-drilled, ready-to-go, mono-band vertical antennas for 10, 12,
15, 17, and 20 meters. These antennas should arrive in Halifax this week.
In addition, we are shipping back-up radio transceivers to Halifax on
Monday, October 8th. Extra freeze-dried meals are being shipped, as well,
in the event that our departure from Sable is delayed by weather conditions.
Now that Sable Island has become a national park, it is unclear what
limitations, if any, will be placed on future requests for group operations.
Even though, we are just a two-person team, we will do our best to provide
a new country or new band-country to those in need of CY0. As previously
advertised, our focus will be on 10m, 12m, and 15m, where the greatest
demand for Sable Island exists. For the latest updates, visit:
http://www.CY0dxpedition.com
73 de Murray/WA4DAN and Ron/AA4VK"
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:
2012 - 3D2C Conway Reef (Video by AH6HY - mostly bird life on the island):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjGNjwyqW04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSJkwQVYMU8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaQLt-mmnTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO-LkbitTC0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z5n2kHcGF8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr0ywAWEkfk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuzCeKA7hQg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8E1LV7L9t4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S58MxX4Ud8s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTahpr6OrMA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKE7aCAs284
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bShoMz6suk (video by K6SRZ)
2012 - S79RCC Seychelles Islands (AF-025 & AF-035) [Russian]:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDxwuthn0qA
2009 - XV7RRC Vietnam IOTAs (AS-157, AS-162 & AS-185):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mV2beWJ4rU
2008 - KL7DX Aleutians Islands [Eng]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDM2MXxow8w
2006 - TF4RRC Flatey Island (EU-168), Iceland [Russian]:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGLL6B5hPAs
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.
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Sindre, LA6OP, will be active as EA8/LA6OP from
Tenerife (AF-004, S-012 for the Spanish Islands Award, WLOTA LH-1276)
between October 25th and November 8th. Activity will be holiday style
on the bands between 20-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL vis his home
callsign.
EA9, CEUTA & MELILLA. Mek, SP7VC, will be active as EA9/SP7VC from Ceuta
between October 22-28th. Activity will be holiday style (he will also be
fishing) on 160-10 meters using SSB and also an entry in the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 27-28th). Equipment consists of: IC-746, HEX beam by
SP7IDX techology, R-7000 vertical, Inverted L for 160/80m and a K9AY
beverage antenna for receiving. QSL via his home callsign direct or
LoTW. For updates, visit his home page at: http://www.sp7vc.pl
EF8, CANARY ISLANDS. Mauri, EA8CMX/OHBYS, will be active as EF8S during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(160m)/Low-Power entry. He states that he will trying a 3-element wire-
Yagis and Beverages. QSL via OH2BYS.
EI, IRELAND. Olivier, ON4EI, will once again be active as EI8GQB and EI1A
between October 21-30th. He plans to operate from his caravan using green
energy. Olivier will activate EI1A callsign during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/2-Radio (SO2R) entry. You can follow his
activity and antenna experimentation on <http://www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB>
where you will find a live information banner with on air frequencies and
information. QSL ONLY via ON4EI by the Bureau.
EY, TAJIKISTAN. Nodir, EY8MM, from Dushanbe, announced once again that
he will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) and
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(10m) entry. QSL K1BV via direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Check out his
home page at: http://www.ey8mm.com
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Didier, FY5FY, will be active as FY5KE during the
CQWWide DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(15m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via FY1FL, by the Bureau or direct.
IT'S TIME FOR AZORES NINE ISLANDS HUNT LOTTERY DRAW. Excerpts from an
October 12th press release state [edited]: "A lottery draw for two free
travel packages to the Azores will take place at DARC Headquarters in
Kassel, Germany, at 1100 UTC on October 15, 2012, and the winners will
be announced immediately hereafter at: http://www.visitazores.com\a9ihunt
... No one at 1200 UTC on September 29th expected that more than 9000
hams from all continents would dedicate all their efforts to make the
project a success..... A total of 1542 amateurs contacted five or more
of the nine islands, resulting in 11,404 lottery tickets for first round.
Additionally, the twenty-five (25) amateurs who contacted all nine islands
fastest will participate in a second lottery. These twenty-five represent
12 different countries and include three stations from USA...... Totally
551 stations contacted all islands and they will be honored with a person-
alized special Award of Merit. Full-color QSL cards featuring each island
will be released through the QSL bureau network while direct requests can
be mailed to Jose Melo, CU2CE."
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-012. Operators Take/JA6CNH and Yasuro/JF6XQJ will be active from
Genkai Island (Shima) between October 19-21st. Any changes to
their plans will be made on October 18th.
OC-151. Leo, YC9MLL, who has been live on Flores Island for 8 years,
informs OPDX that he operates on SSB mostly, but will operate
on CW if requested. He is usually on Saturdays and Sundays,
but states that he is on vacation now and hams can arrange
for IOTA QSO anytime via E-mail (see QRZ.com). Leo can operate
on 40/20/15/10 meters using CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY and SSTV.
He has a homebrew radio with 50-100w into a dipole and delta
loop antenna. QSL via his home callsign.
JD1, OGASAWARA. Makoto, JI5RPT, will once again be active as JD1BLY from
Chichijima Island (AS-031), Ogasawara, between December 10-13th. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters, including the satellites, using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign JI5RPT. His log search will be
available on his Web site at: http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1
He will also use Twitter to inform his real-time activities at:
http://twitter.com/jd1bly
KG6, GUAM (OC-026). Joel, KG6DX, will be active as KG6DX in the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m)/High-Power
entry. QSL via KG6DX, CBA or QRZ.com address. Also LoTW.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 15-21st)....
Oct/15th HN Oct/18th AN Oct/20th AN
Oct/16th HN Oct/19th AN Oct/21st AN
Oct/17th 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
KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA (Update/Operator Needed). Operators Bill/N6MW and
Jim/N6TQ will be active as KH8/N6MW from a hotel in Tutuila between
March 19-28th. Their focus will be on "Maximum number of different
stations contacted; CW, some SSB and RTTY if/when things slow down;
EU when possible on higher bands; and Significant 160m effort." Their
location on the island will be well south of the Pago Pago harbor area
to avoid as much mountain low angle cut off as possible. The DXpedition's
Web page states, "One more operator position open." For more details and
updates, visit: http://n6mw.jimdo.com
NEW OFFICERS FOR 2013. Members of the Eastern Iowa DX Association (EIDXA)
elected the founding officers for 2013:
Craig Fastenow, K0CF - President
Jerry Rappel, WW0E - Vice President
Rich Haendel, W3ACO - Secretary/Treasurer
NH8, SWAINS ISLAND (Press Release). The following was posted on the NH8S
Web page <www.nh8s.org> on October 9th [edited]: "Craig and I would like
to thank everyone who worked us from Swains. We made 105,500 qso's which
made a lot of hams happy. This is not a record, but something we and the
team are very proud of. We had a great time but are glad to be back home
with our families.
This was truly a remarkable trip in many ways. We are very proud of
our team as they performed remarkably well under unbearable heat. As
you may know by now, it was 125° F on the beach in the sun. To put up
antennas in the loose sand and heat was quite a challenge. During the
duration of the trip, the crew walked many miles to get to the operating
stations four times a day. Then they worked the endless pileups, which
can be stressful. Never did they complain about the job before them,
making qso's in those hot tents. Every crew member experienced some type
of heat reaction at one time or another. Some members endured other
injuries as well, and two were hospitalized, so we had our challenges.
Everyone is home and fine now..
To Swains owners, the Jennings family, you and your group were an
enormous help to us. The Island support team of thirteen native men and
women worked tirelessly to see that our needs were met. We couldn't ask
for better hosts. Including the off-island support crew; it took a total
of 43 people to make this all happen.
QSL cards are ready to be printed and should be distributed in a few
months. If you need a card right away, please go to our OQRS link for
your QSL card.
We want to thank all of our equipment sponsors; your equipment worked
flawlessly. And to the foundations, clubs and individuals who helped
fund this trip, we are most appreciative of your generosity. These trips
to remote places are so expensive that it would not be possible without
your support.
It was a great honor for Craig and me to lead such an extraordinary
team of highly experienced operators. This was not the easiest trip any
of us have been on, and you guys are the greatest.
Craig/K9CT and Joe/W8GEX Co-Leaders"
NP3, PUERTO RICO. Jaime, WP3A, will be active as NP3X from the Coamo
Contest club station during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th)
as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry.
ON, BELGIUM. Berkin, TA3J, will be active as ON/TA3J from various
locations between December 7-11th. Activity will be on 160-2 meters
using SSB and FM. QSL via his home callsign.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated October 14th)
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3D2GC via LZ1GC EM4IFF via US5IQ OG30OJ via OH3OJ
3D2OP via PT2OP EM80L/p via US0LW OG73X via OH8L
5B/RT9T via RT9T EM200V via UR2VA OH3D via OH3AD
5D7AT via ON4LO GB80PW via G3XFD RI1ANF via ZS1ANF or RK1PWA
5U5A via I2UIY H44PA via VK1AI SV0XCC/9 via LZ1YE
6W1SP via F4FMI (*) II7EPC via IQ7MU SZ3I via SV3JZT
A41PB via EB7DX II9MK via IQ9DE T88IK via JF1LUT
A61AS via YO3FRI IM0LDV via IK5YOJ TR8CA via F6CBC
CT8/G7VJR via M0OXO K3A via N3YIM TX5EG via F6CBW
CT9/DF3FS via DF3FS LA/JH0CJH via JH0CJH
(d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
* Bathily, 6W1SP, announced to only QSL direct to:
Bathily Mala, Box 160, 12600 Ouakam Air, Senegal.
7O6T QSL STATUS. QSL Manager Nick, UA3DX, reports that the 7O6T QSL
cards are still being printed. Please, wait until November-December.
TX0HF QSL STATUS. Look for the log of TX0HF to be on LoTW at the end
of year. Philippe, FO4BM, requests to "Please do not send any QSL card
to my P.O.Box in Moorea!!! QSL via F4FJH direct only. Card requests are
being processed now."
U.S. MAIL GOING UP! It was announced that the U.S. postal first class
rate will be going up to 46-cents, as well as other rate hikes on
January 27th, 2013. Postcards will have a 1-cent increase to 33 cents.
However, something new has been added. There will now be an inter-
national/global "FOREVER" stamp available for 1.10 USD. To read the
complete details, see:
http://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2012/pr12_114.htm
ZA1E QSL ROUTE. QSL only direct to Dik, ZA1E, via the QRZ.com address.
PLEASE NO IRCs.
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 2O12L, 5R8IC, 8P9HA, 9A3IH, CU7MD, CU9AC, DP6T,
E74IW, EI3KG, F4GDI, F4GTB, IO5O, JW0HR, KH7X, LU4DX, LX7I, OH8X,
OK1TN, OT4A, PF7DKW, PJ2/PB2T, PJ2/VE7SZ, PP1CZ, PZ5RA, RI1ANF, RW3XZ,
S57S, UA6GR, UT3UA, UU0JM/P, V31RN, V44KAI, VK7CW, WP4U, XE2S, ZS5B,
XU7ACY and ZW5B
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2AG/P, 4S7UJG, 4S7QHG, 9J2JA, D44AC, FP/VE2XB,
FY5FA, H44UD, HB0/DL2SBY, PJ4G, TF2CL, TX0HF, VK9PN and XP2I
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Just a reminder that a Brazilian team will be
active as T30PY (HF) and T30SIX (6m, EME on WSJT-JT65A) from Tarawa
Island (OC-017) this week between October 16-25th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY EME. Suggested frequencies are listed
in OPDX.1059. They will have three stations on the air. QSL via PY2PT,
direct, by the Bureau ("Estimation to reply: at last, 3 years."), or by
their OQRS on the Web page. For more details, see: http://www.mdxc.org/t30py
TO2, FRENCH GUIANA. Rich, N6KT (ex-HC8N), will be active as TO2A from
French Guiana between October 20-30th. Activity (hopefully) will be on
all bands. He will also be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th).
QSL via KU9C.
TT8, CHAD. You only have a few more days to work the "Italian DXpedition
Team" as TT8TT from N'Djamena until October 16th. According to their Web
page, as of 0818z, October 14th, TT8TT has made 63322 QSOs with 18710
unique callsigns (32866/CW, 27555/SSB and 2901/RTTY). QSL direct via
I2YSB. QSL by the Bureau via IK2CIO. Logs will be posted to LoTW within
six months. 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
TX5, CLIPPERTON ISLAND (Update). The 2013 Cordell Expedition to Clipperton
Island will use the callsign TX5K. The DXpedition team will leave San
Diego on the vessel "Shogun" on February 19th, and land on Clipperton
February 27th. They will be on the air between February 28th and March
10th. The current list of operators are Bob/KK6EK (Organizer, Expedition
Leader), Christian/DL1MGB (Co-organizer), Carlos/NP4IW (Logistics),
Gerhard/DJ5IW, Robert/SP5XVY, Dietmar/DL3DXX, Andreas/DL5CW, Yann/F1NGP,
Mathias/DJ2HD, Heye/DJ9RR, Terry/AB5K, Ed/KE3D, Rick/KF4ZZ, Mike/WA6O,
Luis/XE1L, Igor/US0VA, Tom/DL5LYM, Tom/VE3CX, Ken/OZ1IKY, Jef/DD2CW,
Dave/WJ2O, Giovanni/I5JHW and one other space open. Louis-Philippe Loncke
will be there for documentation. There are four honorary team members:
Chod Harris/VP2ML (SK - DXpedition Dedication), Yasuo "Zorro" Miyazawa/
JH1AJT (Honorary DXpedition Leader), Conrad Limbaugh (Expedition Dedication)
and Dan Gotshall (Honorary Expedition Leader). The "Technology Development"
team members are: Bob/N2OO is the QSL Manager, Peter/W6OP and Dean/N7XG
are Software Development, Rich/KY6R (Social Media), Alan/AD6E (Satellite
Communications), Dean/N6BV (Radio Propagation Modeling) and Felipe (Internet
Data). Regional Coordinators are: Marcus/DL9RCF (Germany), Stan/KH6CG
(Hawaii), Col/MM0NDX (Scotland), Cesar/PY2YP (Brazil), Andre/V51B (Namibia),
Tommy/VK2IR (Australia) and XE2HWJ (Mexico). There will be four members
on the Scientific Program team. For more details, visit the Clipperton
Island Web page at: http://www.cordell.org/CI/index.html
UK, UZBEKISTAN. Takhir, UA1ZEY, will be active as UK/UA1ZEY from Samarkand
between October 14th and November 1st. Activity will be active on HF bands.
QSL via his home callsign direct.
V8, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (V84SMD Press Release #5). The following was sent
out on October 8th [edited]: "DX friends of all over the World , we are
now very near the kick off of our new adventure, this time in V8 land.
All is going perfectly, and we are happy to report that the DXpedition
packaging is ready and all equipments tested. Our international team of
23 operators of 9 Countries, lead by Antonio/IZ8CCW and Gabriele/I2VGW
under the flag of Mediterraneo DX Club, is excited about this operation
that will be on the air from two different shacks. The first one just on
the beach of Pantai Seri Kenangan in Tutong and the second one from a
close hotel. The team will be running seven stations from 6 to 160
including 6 meters. We'll be on CW, SSB and RTTY around the clock from
November 11-23rd, and our aim is to take care of increasing number of
QSOs also outside EU, and also to use as many modes possible where the
country is most wanted. As we know so far, CW and RTTY modes are more
needed all around the world from Brunei Darussalam. We remind you that
V8 is also an IOTA reference (OC-88). For further info and to discover
how to support us, please see our Web site at <http://www.mdxc.org/v84smd>.
Any donations will be very very useful. So thanks in advance! Here is
also our set-up:
RTX - 4X ICOM IC-7000, 1X ELECRAFT K2, 1 x YAESU FT-950 and 1x ICOM 7200
ANTENNAS FARM - 1X Vertical antenna for 80m, 2X 5 Bands Spiderbeam, 1X
UJX-Vertical for 40-10m, 4 Square for 40m, 2X Vertical
in phase for 30m, 1X 2 element mono 20m, 1x 3 element
mono 15m, 1X Inverted L for 160m, 1x 6 elemnet mono band
50Mhz model 50LFA6XL by Eantenna and 1x WARC Bands Rigid
Dipole by EAntenna WARC121730
AMPLIFIRES - 2X Acom 1011, 1X Tokyo 600w, 1x Ameritron 500w and 1x New
PA by Italian new factory brand"
The DXpedition official Web site at: http://www.mdxc.org/v84smd
VC2, CANADA (Zone 2). Igor, VE3ZF, will be active as VC2X from Zone 2
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. Igor will be operating from the small French-speaking
fishing village of Riviere-Au-Tonnerre, Northern Quebec. Before the
contest, he will use the VE3ZF/2 callsign. Igor informs OPDX, "I will
use a YAESU FTDX5000D, Kenwood TL922a, phasing verticals on low bands
and Spider beam on 14-21-28." QSL all callsigns via VE3ZF.
VP5/VQ5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Operators Bill/KX4WW, Noll/W9RN and
Doug/W4OX and Jim/K9PPY will be active as VQ5X during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via W4OX or LoTW.
The team will be on the island between October 20-30th. Outside of the
contest, they will use VP5/homecall and be active on all bands 160-10
meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. There is a possibility they may be on
6 meters as well, but this will depend on how long it takes to finish
doing some tower maintenance which will determine if they will have
enough time to put together the 6m antenna and haul it up one of the
towers.
VQ92, CHAGOS ISLANDS. Jim, VQ9JC/ND9M, on Diego Garcia until mid-November,
informs OPDX that he will be using another special prefix callsign, VQ92JC
(nine two), between October 20th and November 4th. He states, "I'll be QRV
in the 1200-1600z time frame as much as possible during that calendar
window. This is the sixth consecutive year that I've been issued a unique
prefix. The only drawback is that I'm still operating Field Day style from
a recreational park. My station currently is a FT-857 at 100 watts to a
dipole at a height of 10 meters. I'll be on during the upcoming CQ WW SSB
contest. I've made a lot of calls and CQs on SSB, both in and outside of
contests, over the last several months, but very few ops have answered me.
No doubt it's largely because prop condx aren't very good and because of
my station limitations, so I don't know how good my SSB effort in the WW
will be. I'm scheduled to return to the States just after that." QSL via
ND9M.
YS, EL SALVADOR. Operators Mario/YS1GMV, Mario/YS1MAE and members of the
Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador (CRAS) will be active as YS1YS
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry.
QSL via YS1GMV.
Z8, SOUTH SUDAN. Diya, Z81D, has been very active the past week on 40/20/
15/12/10 meters SSB at various time. Sometimes via a list operation.
Suggest to watch or search QSNs on the DXCluster. QSL via OM3JW.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Marko, N5ZO, will once again be active as ZD8O
from Ascension Island (AF-003) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via OH0XX. Marko will be
active between October 18-30th "as time allows from setting up field
day operation."
ZF2, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Pete, K8PGJ, will be active as ZF2PG on Grand
Cayman (NA-016) during the week of January 12-20th. Activity (when not
diving) will occur on 20 to 15 meters SSB during the morning and early
afternoon on weekdays. He will be operating in the NAQP Contest on 20
and 40 meters. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW.
ZL7, CHATHAM ISLANDS. Jim, ZL1LC, is currently planning to be active as
ZL7LC from Chatham Islands (OC-038) between March 21-27th. Activity will
be mainly PSK only. More details will be forthcoming.
ZV7, BRAZIL (Special Event). Look for several Brazilian operators to
activate special event station ZV7O between November 17-18th. Activity
will take place during the "FLIPORTO 2012" (Festa Literßria Internacional
de Pernambuco) <http://www.fliporto.net/fliporto2012/en/fliporto-2012>.
The special ZV7O station will be on the air from the FLIPORTO event doing
a public demonstration of amateur radio using different bands and modes.
A special award (see QRZ.com) will be issued upon request to the Award
Manager for contacts with ZV7O on two different bands or two different
modes, at no cost. A colored QSL card will be printed to confirm all
contacts made by ZV7O. QSL via PY7JN.
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