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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1086
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November 12, 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, NC1L, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO,
W3UR & The Daily DX, KI4MRH, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4JF, KH6BZF, KL7JR, K8BL,
K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, AJ9C, W9ILY, AT International, DK8JB &
The DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DL7UFR, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL,
F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP &
DX Italia News, JA1TRC, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's DX-Newsdesk, PY7RP,
RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO and the VHF-DX-Portal
(MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 4th-November, through Sunday, 11th-November there were
223 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, 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, J5, J6, J7,
J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA,
LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0S, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9,
T30, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3,
V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XU, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7,
ZF, ZL, ZL7, 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). Operators Max/ON5UR and Marc/ON8AK are now active
as 3A/homecall from Monaco until November 17th. Activity will be on 80-10
meters, SSB only and with one station (possibly two) on the air. QSL via
M0URX. They now have a Web page online at:
http://www.united-radio.be/united-radio/en/home
3W, VIETNAM. Ukrainian operators Serge/UU5WW, Pavel/UU0JR and Serge/UT5JCW
will be active as a 3W2J from Vung Tau between November 22-28th. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters and an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. Also, they will be watching for openings
6 meters. QSL via K2PF, direct or by using the OQRS on the ClubLog Web
page. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW after the DXpedition. They will
send bureau QSLs for all QSOs in the log sometime after the DXpedition.
Please DON'T SEND your QSLs to them via the Bureau. For more details and
a survey on band needs, see the 3W2J Web page at: http://www.3w2j.com
4K, AZERBAIJAN. Alim, 4K6FO, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via 4K6FO (see
QRZ.com).
5T, MAURITANIA. Jean, ON8RA/5T0JL, at the age of 85, will once again
be active from Nouakchott starting November 16th. Activity will be on
80/40/20/15/12 meters and mainly on CW. QSL via ON8RA (see QRZ.com for
new QSLing practices). ADDED NOTE: Jean will also join the 5T0SP DXpedition
team between November 24th and December 10th.
5X, UGANDA (2013/Update). Members of the F6KOP team expected to be active
between February 6-18th, 2013, from a location some 20 Km from Entebbe
airport, have announced a callsign change. Instead of being active as 5X1C
as first announced, they will now be active as 5X8C. For more details see
OPDX.1081. An updated list of operators mentioned are Franck/F4AJQ (Team
Leader), Seb/F5UFX (Team Leader, WebMaster), Alain/F6ENO (Team Leader),
Bob/N6OX, Dave/K4SV, Michel/FM5CD, G=E9rard/F2JD, Uwe/DL8OBF, Francois/ON4L=
O,
Flo/F5CWU, Jean Jacques/F5NKX, Norbert/DJ7JC, Eric/ON7RN, Michel/F5EOT,
John/F5VHQ, Jean Paul/F8BJI, Gerard/F2VX, Hans/DL1YFF, Valery/RG8K/UT7CR,
Patrick/F2DX, Mike/UA9KGH, Jean-Marc/F8IXZ, Lars/DF1LON and Jean-Louis/
F5NHJ. Their pilot station will be Andre, V51B, from Namibia. Yann, F1NGP,
will be their QSL Manager (100% OK Direct, ClobLog's OQRS, Bureau and
LoTW). For more details and updates, see: http://www.5x2013.com
7P8, LESOTHO (Update to OPDX.1051/1077). An international team of operators
will arrive in Lesotho on November 21st, and leave on December 4th. The
operation will take place between November 23rd and December 3rd, using
the callsign 7P8D. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and
RTTY with a minimum of three stations (possibly 5 stations) on the air
24/7. Suggested frequencies are in OPDX.1077. It was announced this past
week on their Web that "Well all the bags are packed and we are ready to
go. We are proud to welcome as a late joiner to the group Bill, VE7XS.
We are very excited and looking forward to getting the show on the road."
QSL ONLY direct via: LESOTHO DXPEDITION 2012, P.O. Box 29169, Sunridge Park,
6008, SOUTH AFRICA (w/2 USDs - Please no IRC as it is difficult to convert
at the post office). They state, "NO BUREAU QSLS will reach us!!" A OQRS
system (PayPal) will also be implemented just before the expedition. Logs
will be uploaded to LoTW within 6 months after the DXpedition has ended.
For more details, visit: http://www.zs2dl.co.za/7P8D.html
A3, TONGA. Members of the Yamato Amateur Radio Club will be active from
Tonga with their own individual callsign until November 15th. Operators
are Shigeo/JA1JQY (A31JY), Kaoru/JA3MCA (A31MA), Kunio/JA8VE (A31VE) and
Nakayama/JA1KJW (A31KJ). This is bascially the same group that operated
from Bhutan in June. Activity will be on 160-10 using CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL via their home callsigns.
A5, BHUTAN (Update). By the time you read this, Zorro, JH1AJT, should be
active as A5A until November 15th. OPDX was informed that before Zorro
left for Bhutan, he cracked a bone in his left wrist while he was packing
the equipment. This may cause some limitations to his antenna construction
while in Bhutan. Activity will be on 40-10 meters but with limited spare
time operations. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
A641, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Look for special event station A641ND to be
on the air to celebrate the 41st anniversary of independence (December 2nd,
1971) and National Day of the United Arab Emirates. QSL via IZ8CLM.
C5, The GAMBIA. Pedro, ON7WP/AA9HX, will be active as C5WP from The
Gambia between November 11-18th. He is part of a locally managed tourist
organization there. Activity will be on 40-6 meters SSB with a an IC-706
running 50 watts into dipoles or an MP1 vertical located close to the
Atlantic Ocean. Suggested frequencies are: 7145, 14345, 18145, 21345,
24945 and 28445 kHz. He is planning future operations. QSL direct only
via ON7WP.
D3, ANGOLA. After a two week vacation in the Maldives, Mike, UA1QV,
will be heading back to work in Vila de Catoca (LOC KI00dn), about 30 km
from Saurimo, the capital of the province Lunda Sul, Angola, starting
November 15th. He will once again be active as D3AA until he leaves
on February 15th (2013) for another vacation. Reports indicate that
he is taking with him on this trip a two element 40 meter rotatable
quad and a fixed two element 80 meter quad antenna. QSL via UA1QV.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
5X1EME -Uganda; 2012 Operation
TT8TT =96 Chad; 2012 Operation. Also, a certificate for LoTW has been
approved.
VU7M =96 Lakshadweep Islands; August 2012 Operation
ZD9UW =96 Tristan Da Cunha & Gough; 2012 Operation
E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Reminder). By the time you read this, Rudi,
ZL2KBR, will be active as E51KBR from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) until
November 19th. Activity will be holiday style on 20-10 meters using
SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via ZL2KBR.
E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Reminder). By the time you read this, operators
Frank/HB9BXU, Bruno/HB9ABS, Albert/HB9BZD and Peter/HB9CHX will be active
as E51C, E51ABS, E51BZD and E51CHX, respectively from Aitutaki Island
(OC-083) until November 30th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10
meters including the 30/17/12 meter bands, between 1900-1200z, using CW,
SSB and PSK31. Suggested frequencies were in OPDX.1081. QSL via HB9BXU.
GU, GUERNSEY (EU-114). Dick, GU4CHY, will be active during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m)/High-Power
entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct (preferred) or by the Bureau
(long QRX).
H40 & H44, TEMOTU AND SOLOMON ISLANDS (Update). Sigi, DL7DF, will once
again lead a group of operators on a 2013 DXpedition which is being called
a "Two Entities DXpedition - Solomon 2013". Sigi states on his Web page
that they have chosen two destinations. The first destination will be
the Guadalcandal (OC-047), Solomon Islands (H44), where the team will
sign H44G between March 8-25th, 2013. During the time between March
12-23rd, part of the group will be active as H40T from Nendo (OC-100),
Temotu Island (H40). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB.
They will have several stations on the air. One station on each destination
will be exclusively dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Their station
equipment on each destination consists of 4 transceivers (3 x K2, 1 x
FT857D), 3 power amplifiers, a lowband vertical for 160/80m, a deltaloop
for 40, a deltaloop for 30, a Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/12/10, a 5 element
Yagi for 6m, some Beverage antennas as well as some laptop computers.
Operators mentioned are Manfred/DK1BT, Georg/DK7LX, Wolf/DL4WK, Reiner/
DL7KL, Sigi/DL7DF, Juergen/DL7UFN, Frank/DL7UFR, Jan/SP3CYY and Leszek/
SP3DOI. Pilot station is Bernd, DF3CB. QSL route is via DL7DF, direct or
by the Bureau. For more details and updates, visit:
http://www.dl7df.com/h4/index.php
IOTA NEWS..............
EU-016. Sergio, IZ3NXC, will be active as 9A/IZ3NXC from Lastovo
Island (IOCA CI-051) between November 11-12th, weather permit-
ting. QSL via IZ3NXC, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. No eQSL.
OC-248. Hide, JM1LJS, plans to be active as T80W from the rare Sonsorol
Islands during mid-April 2013 (possibly April 11-15th). For
more details, see: http://blog.rental-shack.com/?eid=3D224
SA-096. (Update/NEW IOTA) Operators Cezar/VE3LYC, Johan/PA3EXX,
Alex/LU5WW and possibly more Argentinian operators will be
active as LU6W (pending) fom Escondida Island in the Chubut
Province North IOTA Group early January 2013. Activity will
be for four days using two stations. Activity will be on
40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or
by the Bureau. See their Web page below for more details.
There is now a Web page available at: http://lu6w.yolasite.com
JW, SVALBARD. Operators Jorn/LA1U, Borge/LA4KQ and Olav/LA9OI will be
active as JW1U, JW4KQ and JW9OI, respectively, from the JW5E club station
in Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between November 22-26th.
Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) using
the callsign JW5E as a Multi-Single entry. QSL the operator's individual
callsigns via their home callsigns and JW5E by the Bureau or direct. To
see the JW5E station, visit: http://jw5e.com
KH2, GUAM. Yoshi, JK2VOC, will be active as KH2/JK2VOC from Guam (OC-026)
between November 23-27th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via
JK2VOC direct.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (November 12-18th)....
Nov/12th AN Nov/15th AN Nov/17th AN
Nov/13th AN Nov/16th AN Nov/18th AN
Nov/14th AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
=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=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
----------------- ------ -------- ------
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
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Akira, JR1VAY/AH2J, is now active as AH2J/KH0
from the Saipan Rental Shack, Northern Mariana Islands (OC-086, USI
NI002S, WLOTA 1333), between now and November 12th. He was expected
to be in the JIDX-SSB and WAEDC RTTY Contests this past weekend. QSL
via JR1VAY, by the Bureau.
LOTW UPDATE. Some may have noticed that the "Logbook of The World" (LoTW)
went off-line early last week. The ARRL Letter explains, "ARRL Information
Technology Manager Michael Keane, K1MK, is reporting that while Logbook
of The World (LoTW) system is currently down, it is expected to be back
up by 9 AM EST (1400 UTC) on Friday, November 9. 'While the system is
temporarily down, radio amateurs are not able to access LoTW or upload
their logs,' Keane explained. 'No data has been lost, and everyone's
records are intact. We understand the problem and we are in the process
of restoring service to LoTW. Since both the Logbook of The World service
and the Online DXCC service are connected to the ARRL Awards System,
radio amateurs are not able to access either service until the system
is restored. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and want
to assure the amateur community that the ARRL is working diligently to
restore service to these popular programs.'"
P4, ARUBA. Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y from Aruba
(SA-036) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th). His oper-
ating class is TBD. QSL via AE6Y or LoTW.
PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS (Update OPDX.1085). A team of JA operators will be
active as PJ5J from St. Eustatius (NA-145) between December 1-12th.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
The group now has a Web page available for more details and updates
at: http://www.ndxa.net/pj5j
PT0S, ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL ROCKS (Update). Look for the PT0S team to
be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via HA7RY. For updates, visit their Web page at:
http://pt0s.com
LATEST PT0S UPDATE FROM THEIR WEB PAGE:
PT0S Team on the Rocks, One Station QRV (11-11-2012 from AA7JV)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Nov 11, 2012, St. Peter and St. Paul =
"We landed on SPSP yesterday morning. After many difficulties we have
raised our main antenna and have one station operational. Spent last
night on 160 with mixed results. Local noise on the main TX antenna is
S9+10 dB and we can only work stations with signals above that. It is
like listening to the output of a switching power supply. Will try to
build RX antenna today. Conditions are too rough to build the planned
remote RX antenna. We must wait for calmer conditions to swim to the
remote rock called Cabral. We have very limited Internet access so
updates will be kept short..... AA7JV"
PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Renner, PY7RP, will be active from Fernando
de Noronha (SA-003) between December 6-10th. He informs OPDX that he has
requested the callsign PY0FRP which is still pending. His activity will
include the ARRL 10M Contest (December 8-9th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/
Low-Power entry. Outside of the contest, he will be on 40-10 meters using
FT450D w/100w into 4 element OWA yagi and a G5RV. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or via his OQRS (see QRZ.com).
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated November 11th)
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3A/ON5UR via M0URX II1DCI via IK1GPG R1812MB via RW3XS
3A/ON8AK via M0URX II7IAOI via IZ7AUH RA/DL6KV via DL6KV
5Z4/SM1TDE via SM1TDE IY1EY via IK1QBT SV0XCA/5 via LZ1WL (B)
8J50YAX/5 via JA5YAX JX9JKA via LA9JKA (d) SV9/KI1G via KI1G
9N7CB via DL2GAN KH2/JI3CEY via JI3CEY TA4/DL2DXA via DL2DXA
A31JY via JA1JQY KP2/W1EQ via W1EQ UK/UA4WHX via UA4WHX
A31MA via JA3MCA LT2H via LU3HIP UN5J via W3HNK
AH2EA via JF2WGN LX7I via LX2A VK6WDI via VK6YS
C6AXY via W9XY LX9LTE via LX3PR VP2MGZ via DL7AFS
DA9L via DO1BEN LZ1620PPZ via LZ1KCP W3HF/KH2 via W3HF
DL3KZA/YB8FL via DL3KZA OP7M via ON4SA YQ0U via YO5BFJ
EO5UFF via US5UFF P29VCX via SM6CVX ZF2AH via W6VNR
HF8W via SP8GWI PJ2/DB5IJ via DB5IJ ZW1CF via PY1QW
HI8CSS via EA5GL PJ2/DF9MV via DF9MV
HZ1TT via IZ8CLM PJ2/DL5MFL via DL5MFL
(d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
E73Y QSL INFO. It has been confirmed that Boris, E73Y, will QSL direct
and by the Bureau. He also states, "I accept Bureau QSL requests with
full QSO data sent to my E-mail, and that postage payment (2.00 USD)
can be done by Paypal." Address and E-mail is "OK" on QRZ.com.
IRCS TO BE DISCONTINUED IN THE U.S.? It seems that the United States
Postal Service (USPS) will (or try to) follow what the U.K. is going
to do with IRCs. The USPS has proposed to discontinue the sale of
International Reply Coupons (IRCs) due to the "low quantity demand by
customers" but will "continue to exchange (redeem) international reply
coupons purchased in foreign countries and presented at U.S. Post
Office facilities". You can read more in the Federal Register at:
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/10/23/2012-25992/inter=
national-mailing-services-proposed-product-and-price-changes#h-13 =
Comments on this proposed change will be accepted through November
23rd, and can be voiced/filed at:
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=3DUSPS-2012-0101-0001
It has been suggested that the amateur radio operators should try to
make a the case for retaining IRCs on the <usps.com> store only. IRCs
are currently available at <usps.com> so there is no need to have them
stocked or ordered at a local post office. It costs literally nothing
to have them in the online store. If the sale of IRCs are discontinued
here in the U.S., you will have to buy them from another country.
NEW QSL ROUTE. Sergey, D2HD, has selected Buzz, NI5DX, as his QSL
Manager. A card must be designed and printed. Please allow 4-6 weeks
for the cards to arrive from the printer. Sergey will provide Buzz
with the log every week, so there will be very little wait for the
cards to be processed and mailed.
NEW QSL ROUTE. Tim, M0URX, is now the QSL Manager for JX5O. Tim states,
"I have now received the log. OQRS will soon be opened." For more
details, especially on old QSL request, see Tim's Web page at:
http://www.m0urx.com
POSTAL RATE WEB SITE. Here's a helpful site regarding Postage Rates
worldwide: http://www.k4hb.com/postage.html
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK! See "LOTW UPDATE"
above for details.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 1A0C, 3C6A, 5C13IG, 5C13KD, 5C13YR, 5U8NK,
7O6T, 8Q7OE, A51PN, ER1LW, J28NC, PJ5/K3TRM, RI1FJ, VP5/WA2VYA, VK9CS,
VK9XS, VU7M, YY4DNN and ZD9UW
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
SILENT KEYS..................
* Marjoke (Mary), ZS5V, the XYL of Joost, ZS5S, informs OPDX that her
husband became a Silent Key (SK) on October 29th after a 3 month battle
with metastase malignant melanoma. He died peacefully at home.
* It has been reported that Pieter Botha, ZS4PB, at the age of 86,
became a Silent Key (SK) on November 7th. ZS4PB was known for his
topband activities, also widely known as "The African Cowboy", and
was one of Africa's best known DXers in the last 60 years.
OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to
the family and friends of the above mentioned.
T6, AFGHANISTAN. Mike, KI4MRH, is now active as T6MH from Afghanistan.
He tells OPDX that he expects to be there until October 2013. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters (no 30m) using SSB and the Digital modes (PSK-31/
PSK-63/JT-65). He will use 100 watts (SSB) and 30 watts (Digital) into
a 40 meter Inverted Vee and a 20 meter vertical. Current QSL is via eQSL.
He is currently setting up an account for LoTW and has made his own QSL
cards that he will be filling out and sending to E-mail and through
postal service.
T8, PALAU. Ryosei, JH0IXE, will once again be active as T8CW from the
"VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koro Island, Palau (OC-009), between
December 24th and January 6th (2013). Activity will be on 160-6 meters
with operations this time mainly on the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31,
JT65A). QSL via JA0FOX. Visit his Web page at:
http://jh0ixe.idou.net/t8cw
TF, ICELAND. Operators Phil/G3SWH, Tom/N3ZZ, Andrew/UA3AB, Mike/WA6O,
Oskar/TF3DC, Yngvi/TF3Y and Thorvaldur/TF4M will activate the TF4M
Rhombic Farm club station in Otradalur, using the callsign TF4X during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via
G3SWH. For more on the TF4M station, see: http://www.tf4m.com
TJ, CAMEROON. Nicolas, F8FQX (ex-5T5SN and ex-TN5SN) is now in Yaounde
(Grid JJ53SU), Cameroon, and he will be there for about 3-4 years. He is
currently waiting for his permission to operate and has requested the
callsign TJ3SN. No other details were provided. Stay tuned!
TX5, CLIPPERTON ISLAND (Update). Reports indicate that Lance, W7GJ,
has been invited to be a 6 meter operator for the TX5Q 2013 Cordell
Expedition to Clipperton Island - provided he can pay the standard
personal participation fee of 6500 USDs before November 26th. He is
asking the 6m community if you are interested in having Clipperton
activated on 6m to please help fund his trip. Complete details are
available at: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/TX5K.htm
UNIQUE SPECIAL EVENT FROM ALASKA AND THE YUKON! "Yukon John", KL7JR,
informs OPDX: "Time frame is June or July, 2013. If you were planning a
trip to Alaska or the Yukon, bring the family and make a vacation out of
it. Special event will be 2 or 3 days long with other operating locations
available (VE8RST etc.)... spend a day or as long as you wish! Callsigns
used will be KL7RST and VY1RST. Several ways to get there: fly up to
(Anchorage, Juneau or Whitehorse) and rent a car, drive up, ferry up
from Bellingham, WA....etc. etc. I especially need a ham with CW or
digital experience (prefer PSK-31) to man his own station. There is a
hotel nearby so that's another possibility. I may come up solo in a
motor home...not sure yet but could have room for someone to share
expenses. One thing for sure, we will have an exciting time and I promise
this will be UNIQUE!!! This could just be that mini-DXpedition you
always dreamed of!!! Please pass on to anyone who may be interested.
Specific details will be released later. Contact Yukon John, KL7JR if
interested (kl7jrATyahoo.com)."
V8, BRUNEI (Reminder/Update). By the time you read this, members of the
Gemilang Amamteur Radio Club (GEMILANG Radio) and the Mediterraneo DX
Club will should be active as V84SMD from Brunei (OC-088, WLOTA 1628)
until November 23rd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including the
30/17/12 meter bands, using CW, SSB and RTTY. There will be 23 operators
with 4 to 5 stations on the air 24 hours. Team members include Norbert/
DJ7JC, Heye/DJ9RR, Andy/DL3GA, Henri/F1HRE, Gerard/F2JD, Michel/F5EOT,
Jean-Luc F6BIV, Marco/HB9OCR, Gabriele/I2VGW (Co-Team Leader), Pino/I8YGZ,
Fabio/IK2LTR, Dario/IT9ZZO, Paolo/IW2ETR, Marco/IZ2GNQ, Stefano/IZ5GST,
Antonio/IZ8CCW (Team Leader), Karl/OE3JAG, Eric/ON7RN, UZ2HKC, Lan/V85AVE,
Nizam/V85AX, Ayub/V85TX, Adhi/YB3MM, Feri/YO5OED and Ovidiu/YO9XC. QSL
via IK2VUC, direct, by the bureau or the OQRS. Logs will be uploaded to
LoTW 4-5 months after the activity. Further information can be found
on their website at: http://www.mdxc.org/v84smd
VP8/S. SOUTH GEORGIA. Mike, GM0HCQ/MM, onboard the "Royal Research Ship
James Clark Ross, is scheduled to possibly be active again as VP8SGK
from King Edward Point Base station, South Georgia (AN-007), on November
18th. Activity will only be a few hours and SSB only. QSLing is only
direct for all contacts. All contacts will be on e-QSL or LoTW. Full
details on QSLing is available at: http://www.gm0hcq.com/qsl.htm
Details about Mike and the "James Clark Ross" are avaialble at:
http://www.gm0hcq.com
YN, NICARAGUA. Mike, AJ9C, will once again be active as YN2CC from Granada,
Nicaragua, between November 20-29th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. Also, Mike will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 24-25th) as a Sinlge-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW
or direct to his home callsign.
ZL9, CAMPBELL ISLAND (Press Release #10). Ed, VK2ARE, Australian publicity
Officer for ZL9HR, sent out the following on November 8th: "One of the
most important DX'peditions of the year is about to start.
ZL9HR will be active from the UNESCO World Heritage Campbell Island
which is 650Km south of New Zealand in the Great Southern Ocean. This
Sub-Antarctic island is sought after not only for DXCC and IOTA (OC-037)
awards but I have been informed by August, HB9TZA, also for the World
Flora and Fauna radio award where the island has the reference ZLFF-019.
Please checkout <www.wff44.org> for details of that competition.
I am glad to report all plans are still on schedule and ZL9HR will be
active on all bands from 160m to 6m from November 28th to December 9th
from Campbell Island. Here's hoping for mild weather and good propagation
for the event.
As always please refer to the DX'Pedition's website <zl9hr.com> for
all details and latest updates."
ZS7, ANTARCTICA. Adam, ZS7V, will be the new operator at the SANAE Base
(South African National Antarctic Expedition) as a Radio Technician and
Team Leader starting at the end of December 2012. Activity will not
start until the end of February 2013 once the supply ship departs for
Cape Town. He will remain at the SANAE Base until February 2014. His
activity will be SSB only. His QSL Manager is ZS1HF. Look for more details
to be posted to QRZ.com.
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