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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1157
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April 7, 2014
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, NC1L, NJ1Q & W1AW, K3TRM, NG3K & ADXO,
W3UR & The Daily DX, WP3GW, AK4PX, N4AA & QRZ DX, WA4DAN, K5GS, K8GI,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, AT International, DK8JB & The DX News Letter,
DL1SBF, DL6UAA, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, EA4CWN, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA
& Les Nouvelles DX, HA5BWW, HB9TZA, HK3W, HP1AC, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
I2MQP & DX Italia News, M0CUS, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's DX-Newsdesk,
RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, the VHF-DX-Portal
(MMMonVHF), YV5IAL and ZL4PW for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 30th-March, through Sunday, 6th-April there were 238
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P,
7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3,
CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP,
ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FP, FR, FS, FW,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, 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, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2, S5,
SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK,
TL, TR, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VK9M, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, VU7, XE, XT, XU,
XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS, ZS8
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".
3B8, MAURITIUS (AF-049). Mart, DL6UAA, is once again back on Mauritius
as 3B8MM until the end of April (20 +/- days). Activity is usually on
80-10 meters using mostly CW. Some SSB and Digital will be possible.
Mart also informed OPDX that he will operate on 6m too with a 5 element
beam and 80w. QSL via DL6UAA, by the Bureau or direct. Visit his Web
page at: http://www.dl6uaa.com/3b8main.html
5J0, SAN ANDRES (Reminder). Operators Robert/N7QT, Melanie/AB1UH, Hugh/
W4VAB and Guy/N7UN are now active as 5J0X from San Andres Island (NA-033)
until April 14th. Activity will be primarily holiday style (suitcase mini-
DXpedition) on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and PSK. Elecraft transceivers
and amplifiers will be used. Portable antennas will be used from the Villa
location and /p from nearby beaches. QSL direct to N7QT. No eQSLs. IRCs
are acceptable. ARRL Bureau cards are acceptable. Direct QSLs with 2 USDs
will be returned via international postage otherwise via the ARRL Bureau.
Logs will be uploaded during the operation to Clublog and to LoTW shortly
after the mini-DXpedition.
5T, MAURITANIA. Jean, ON8RA, who has been active as 5T0JL (QSL via ON8RA)
from Mauritania since March 1st, announced that he will activate 5T1MM
(QSL via PY4WAS) with members of the "Grupo Juizforano de CW" (CWJF)
between April 15-22nd and during the CQ Manchester Mineira DX CW Contest
(April 19-20th) which is also sponsored by the CWJF of Brazil. The special
callsign is being used to celebrate the new Ham Radio partnership between
Brazil and Mauritania, and to help the Morse Code preservation Worldwide!
Jean would like to invite everyone to become a CWJF member and visit
their Web page at: http://www.cwjf.com.br
Outside of the contest Jean will operate CW only and be on 15/12/10 meters.
7P, LESOTHO. Operators Frosty/K5LBU, San/K5YY, Dick/K9APW, Joel/N5JR,
Joel/G8APB, Marco/HB9OCR and Roger/ZS6RJ will be active as 7P8CF, 7P8YY,
7P8RL, 7P8JR, 7P8CP, 7P8MH and 7P8RJ, respectively, from Lesotho between
April 22nd and May 1st. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via
operator's home callsign or listen for operators' instructions. Look for
more details to be forthcoming. Also, visit: http://www.mdxc.org/lesotho2014
7Q, MALAWI (Update). Members of the Black Mamba Contest & DXpedition Team
will be active as 7QAA (yep, that is the callsign) and plan to be active th=
is
November and December (specific dates below). They plan to have around 20-24
operators, the current list mentions Chris/DL2MDU, Emil/DL8JJ, Jo/DJ3CQ,
John/GW4SKA, Frosty/K5LBU, Dick/K9APW, Neil/VA7DX, Don/VE7DS, Keith/VE7KW,
Bob/W5UQ, Sam/ZS6BRZ and Roger ZS6RJ. The ZS pilot station is Hal, ZS6WB.
The operators will split into two sub-teams operating over different date-
range periods:
* Team One will operate only SSB and RTTY on 160-10 meters as well as
6 meters (any mode that works) for the first eleven days.
* Team Two will follow on for the next eleven days, operating on CW
only, and running an M2 contest entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest for
Zone 37.
Suggested frequencies are as follows:
CW - 1825, 3520 7018, 10105, 14018, 18075, 21018, 24905 and 28018 kHz
SSB - 1845, 3790 7085, 14180, 18145, 21180, 24960 and 28480 kHz
RTTY - 3610, 7042, 10140, 14082, 18102, 21082, 24912 and 28082 kHz
6m - 50110/CW and 50110/SSB
** PLEASE NOTE: JA frequencies and NA license class frequencies and other
country exceptions will be added into this list later.
QSL route still has not be announced yet. ClubLog will be used. Look
for more details to be forthcoming. A Web page is still currently under
construction at: http://www.malawidx.org
CN, MOROCCO. Carlos, CT1QP, is now active as CN2CL from Morocco until
April 15th. This is a mobile DXpedition from the Sahara Desert. QSL via
CT1QP.
CW4, URUGUAY. Members of the "Radio Club Uruguayo", will be active as
CW4R between April 4-6th, from the nature preserve reserve "Gorriti
Island" (SA-039, WW Loc. GF25ma). Activity will be on all HF bands from
80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes, as well as 6 meters.
QSL via RADIO CLUB URUGUAYO : P.O. BOX 37, Montevideo 11000, URUGUAY.
CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND (Just a Reminder). Victor, CE1WFN, will be active as
CE0Y/CE1WFN from Easter Island between April 5-17th. Activity will be on
the HF bands. QSL via his home callsign direct.
CY0 PROJECT (Sable Island Press Release). If you missed OPDX Special
Bulletin OPDX.1156.2, here it is again: "The CY0P DXpedition team recently
presented Aaron, CYO/VA1AXC, a complete HF station for his upcoming return
to Sable Island. Aaron returns to the island on or around April 16, weather
permitting. The team has also ordered new antenna wire for his all band
dipole. Gary, VE1RGB personally delivered the HF radio equipment to Aaron
on March 17th. Aaron's station on Sable will now include an Icom 756
Pro 111, Heil Proset boom microphone, a Tokyo 1.1 solid state amplifier
and a supply of coaxial jumpers and adapters. This is in addition to all
of the antennas and coaxial cables that were used on the CY0P DXpedition.
These were donated to Parks Canada at the conclusion of the DXpedition. =
Aaron wanted to personally thank the team for this unique opportunity
and the true spirit of Amateur Radio."
Gary VE1RGB
Rick AI5P
Murray WA4DAN
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operation is approved for DXCC credit:
9X0HP - Rwanda; 2013 Operation
If anyone had this rejected in a recent application send a note to
<bmoore@arrl.org> for an update to your record. Please include the date
of your submission to help expedite recovery of the information.
EH4, SPAIN. To mark the 400th anniversary of the death of El Greco, the
famous Cretan painter, the Local Section of the URE in Toledo will use
the special callsign EH4GT (Echo Hotel 4 Greco Toledo) between April
14-24th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via EA4TE, by the Bureau (preferred) or direct.
FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Stan, EI6DX, will be active as FO/EI6DX from Bora
Bora (OC-067) between May 7-18th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10
meters using CW and SSB. Equipment is a K3 transceiver with an ACOM
1000 amp into a CrankIR vertical. QSL via RX3RC, by the Bureau or direct.
For more details and updates, watch: http://www.ei6dx.com
HB9, SWITZERLAND (WWF Op). Thomas, HB9DRM, announced that he will be on
the air as F/HB9DRM/p from a French R=E9serve Naturelle des Marais de Mulle=
m-
bourg Park for the FFF and WWFF Awards. Activity will be on Thursday, April
9th, between 0730-10:30z. Operations will be on 40 and 20 meters SSB. All
QSOs will be automatically confirmed via eQSL (authentication guaranteed).
For =93direct=94 QSLs, see QRZ.com.
HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (SA-004). As this was being typed, World-Traveler
Vladimir, UA4WHX, was active as HC8ART from Isabella Island in the Galap-
agos Islands. As always, the length of his stay is unknown. Activity is
on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign (See details posted on
QRZ.com).
HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Mike, W0MU, is planning to be active from here
during the last two weeks in November which includes the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th). This will be a low power operation using a
Hex beam and wires. More details will be forthcoming.
HP, PANAMA. Roberto, YV5IAL, will be active as HP1/YV5IAL between April
29th and May 9th. This will be a QRP, portable, holiday style operation.
Activity will be on PSK31 digital mode on 14070.15 KHz from 2200-0300 UTC,
and also on 40/30/15/10 meters. QSL via home callsign.
INTREPID-DX GROUP (Press Release). Paul, N6PSE, President of the Intrepid-DX
Group, send out the following on April 3rd: The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased
to announce the recipient of the 2nd annual "Intrepid Spirit Award". We are
pleased to have received so many worthy nominations to consider.
This year's award goes to a notable Dxer and DXpeditioner that we have
come to respect and admire greatly, Mr. Eric Hall-K9GY/T6MO. This award
is to recognize Eric's outstanding efforts to activate Afghanistan during
his tour of duty as a U.S. Army reservist, making over 41,000 contacts.
We acknowledge Eric's pursuit of operating excellence and his quest to
activate the rare and often dangerous entities. It is for these reasons
that we honor him with our Intrepid Spirit Award, to be presented by
David Collingham-K3LP at the Dayton Hamvention DX Dinner on May 16th,
2014. A picture of Eric-T6MO operating from Kandahar, Afghanistan: =
https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1981896_4215564679=
89278_1919337531_n.jpg
This "Intrepid-Spirit Award" is made in memory of our fallen friend
and member, James McLaughlin, T6AF, who was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan,
just three years ago this month. =
IOTA NEWS..............
IOTA CONVENTION NEWS. RSGBIOTA.org reports [edited]: The key event at
IOTA's 50th anniversary Convention, to be held between July
4-6th, will be the announcement of 10 new IOTA groups, the
first new tranche to be added since year 2000. Two of these
10 will be left for final decision at the Convention on the
basis of evidence-supported representations made in person by
delegates. All additions to the list will conform with IOTA
rules amended in a minor way in the new IOTA Directory to be
published in early May. It is envisaged that much of the
discussion between DXpeditioners attending the Convention
will be on their plans to activate these new groups and achieve
that NEW ONE badge. Join this exciting occasion by enrolling
for the Convention on <www.rsgbevents.org> where the special
discount price for attendance has been extended to April 30th.
Decisions taken will be notified on the RSGB IOTA website
after the Convention.
AS-046. Victor, R6AF, is now active as 9M2/R6AF/P from Tioman Island
until April 10th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW.
QSL via his home callsign. An OQRS is available, see QRZ.com.
AS-145. Operators Kriangkrai/E20HHK, Teerawat/HS3NBR and Damrongsak/
HS8GLR will be active as E20HHK/p from Nu Island (Koh Nu)
between April 18-20th. QSL route TBD.
EU-047. Fred, ON6QR, and possibly others will be active as DL/ON6QR
from Langeoog Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
26-27th). QSL via ON6QR. Look for more details to be forth-
coming.
EU-136. Operators Pista/HA5AUC and Ed/HA5BWW will be active 9A/HA5AUC
and 9A/HA5BWW from Rab Island (CI-096), Croatia, between April
8-14th. Activity will be on the CW mode. QSL via the Bureau
(preferred).
NA-029. Robert, VY2XDX, will be active as XO2C from Prince Edward
Island (Gris FN76) between August 20-25th. Activity will be
holiday style between 1900-0300z. This is a special station
celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Con-
ference. For more details, see <http://www.canada-150th.ca>.
QSL via the Bureau or direct to his QSL Manager VE3RHE.
ADDED NOTE: Also, look for Robert to be active as XO2C/3
from Ontario (near Toronto)(grid FN03) between August 15-19th.
NA-079. Dan, AK4PX, will active from the Dry Tortuga Islands (WW Loc.
EL-84) between June 14-16th. He uses an Icom IC-703 into an
EARCH end fed antenna and Buddistick antenna. QSL via LoTW or
direct (see QRZ.com).
OC-177. Budi, YF1AR, will be active as YF1AR/0 from Payung Besar
Island and lighthouse (ARLHS IDO-236) between April 18-20th.
Activity will be mainly 40m (night time) and 20m (daytime).
He plans to operate with a 43 ft. vertical antenna on top
of the lighthouse (40m ASL). QSL via N2OO. For more details
and updates, see:
http://www.yf1ar.com/2014/04/oc-177-payung-besar-island-seribu.h=
tml
J8, GRENADINES. Brian, GW4DVB, will once again be active as J88PI from
Palm Island (NA-025) between April 13-23rd. Activity will be mainly SSB
between 2000-2300z. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.
KP4, PUERTO RICO (Special Event). The Puerto Rico Field Day Group will
once again be active on the air as KP4FD to celebrate "World Amateur
Radio Day 2014" on April 18th. It is the day when the International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded in 1925. For this 89th anni-
versary, the theme for this year is "Amateur Radio - Your Gateway for
Wireless Communications". Operations will start at 0000 UTC. An electronic
certificate is available as per request. Information at:
http://www.qrz.com/db/kp4fd
PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS. Frank, K3TRM, will again be active as PJ5/K3TRM
from St. Eustatius (NA-145) between April 12-20th. Activity will be on
the HF bands using SSB, CW & RTTY. Real-time logging will be available
on ClubLog. QSL is to his home callsign direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or
ClubLog OQRS. Additional information is available at <www.k3trm.com>
or <@k3trm> on Twitter.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 7-13th)....
Apr/07th AN Apr/10th AN Apr/12th AN
Apr/08th AN Apr/11th AN Apr/13th AN
Apr/09th HN
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
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (March 30th & April 6th)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
3Z50AYP via SP7DQR EE5T via EA5URT (d/L) MS0OXE via M0URX
4H1T via DU1IVT EG5SSC via EA5DDK OU4ZZ via DL4ZZ
5E5E via W7EJ EI30T via EI3CTB OZ/DC7VS via DC7VS
5J0X via N7QT G8DX via G8DX (d/L) PC73X via PC1EMR
8J1MTD via (B/L) GM3W via GM3W (L/O) PH65PH via PA7HPH
8P5A via NN1N GM5X via N3SL PQ5B via PP5JD
9A73P via 9A2NA HB0/DJ7GS via DJ7GS PX5E via AI4U
9M2SM via 9M2GET (d) HB2T via HB9EE (L) SN150SZ via SP7PCA
A35V via N3SL HC8ART via UA4WHX SP8R via SP8YB
A41OO via A61BK (d) HG140JLO via HA8KW SX8PSR via SV8GXQ (d)
B4L via BA4EG HK1X via EA7FTR SX9C via SV9FBG (L)
C6A/9H5G via NI5DX HR2WW via KD4POJ T32AZ via KH6QJ
C7A via 4U1VIC IB1B via IW1QN (d) TC3D via TA3D
CW4R via CX1AA IB3C via I3FIY (d/L) TM850CS via F6FNA
D44TEG via HB9EBT IB9T via IT9TQH UA0SR via W3HNK
DA2C via DL8OBQ II5P via IZ5ICH (d) UA5B via RL3DV
DK40BOSCH via DL3GA IO5O via IK5RLP UP2L via UA9AB (d/B)
DK40ECH via DL4MDO IR5A via IK5AFJ UZ2M via US0LW
DL2014DKT via DL5RDI IY1GMS via IK1SPR VP2EC via N5AU
DP7D via DF1QR J400EG via SV2HTI VP2VAK via SP9FIH
DQ5X via DK4MH J43TR via SV3DCX WP2Z via KU9C =
E77A via 9A2AA J52HF via I3LDP ZF1A via K6AM
E7A via E77E JW8G via LA8G ZV2K via PY2SHF
EA8/RA1A via RN3RQ (L) KH9/WA2YUN via K2PF ZV5WPX via PP5JR
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
(O) OQRS only
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9K2MU, C82DX, CN2AA, FT5ZM, HB9CQL, HB9DAX,
HH2/N5JR, JW/DL5CW, RK3DXW, RV6LX, S79WDX, T6DD, TX6G, US7IZ, VA7KO,
W1AW/KH2 and YC9WIC
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: JF3BFS, OD5ZZ, OH/SP7VC, V44KAO, XR0ZR, XZ1J,
YJ0ZZ, ZB2CN and ZD8UW
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: AI5P/CYO, CP4BT, CY0P, EA6/DJ4MZ, EA6/DL1QQ,
EA6/DL5KUT, EA6/DL7LIN, EA6/E73DX, EA8/DJ9BN, EA8/DL2DXA, EA8/DL8JJ/M,
ED6A, HB0/DL4AAE/P, HP1/AI5P, HP1/IQ6CC, PZ5MM, T2YY, TA4/DL5CW,
TB4/DJ7RJ, TK/DF6ZY, V31ME, V31ML, V55V, YN2PX and YS1/AI5P
S7, SEYCHELLES. Pascal, F5JSD, to be active as S79SD from Mahe (AF-024)
between April 15-25th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters,
possibly 6 meters if open, using mainly CW, and during the morning and
evening hours. PLEASE NOTE: On the 40m band, Pascal will be sending CW
on 7050 kHz (according to the local regulations 7050-7100 kHz), and
listening probably under 7030 kHz. Pascal will operate with 100w into
a vertical antenna. QSL via LoTW (after his return home), or via the
French REF-Bureau (Please only this Bureau), preferred.
SILENT KEY. Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, VP of Engineering of AMSAT became a
Silent Key "SK" on March 26th. Details are on QRZ.com and AMSAT.org. He
was the guy at the top of the Fox Satellite design. OPDX and its readers
would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of
AA2TX.
TM29, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Union Francaise des Tele-
graphistes UFT (The French CW Society) will be active using the special
callsign TM29UFT between April 6-20th. Operations and callsign are for
the 29th UFT annual meeting which will be held in Aubagne, South France.
This will be a CW only operation on 160-6 meters. All the QSOs will be
confirmed via the French REF Bureau (Only this Bureau will be used). SWL
cards should go via this Bureau also. QSL Manager is Gerard, F6ICG.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Update to OPDX.1147). If you missed OPDX Special
Bulletin (OPDX.1156.2), the members of Lagunaria DX Group will be active
as VK9DLX from Lord Howe Island in October 2014 (tentative October 12-29th).
Feel free to visit their Web site at: http://www.lordhowe2014.org =
Also, subscribe to their newsletter to stay informed. No idea who the
Lagunaria DX Group is? Just visit their Web page and learn more about the =
group, the people behind it and their goals at:
http://www.lagunaria-dx-group.org
VK9M, MELLISH REEF. It has been a rough week for the VK9MT team. Storms
have hampered their operation and they were on the verge of leaving at
any time most of the week. The weather was extremely windy, with occasional
heavy rain, the antennas were taking a severe beating. The operating tents
were shaking and very noisy, the operators were having trouble hearing
callsigns.
The VK9MT team is now QRT. They were planning to operate until April
9th, but QSNs show activity ended around 1330z, April 4th. An update
sent out by Gene, K5GS, on April 5th states: Due to the ever worsening
weather associated with an impending tropical storm, the team decided in
the interest of safety to end the operation early. The last night on the
island was extremely difficult. With continued heavy rain and wind, radio
operations were nearly impossible. We have set sail for the Australian
coast and seek a course to keep ahead of the storm that caused us to
leave the reef. Expect 2.5 - 3 days of sailing prior to reaching our
port destination.
While the team is disappointed, we realize that you are even more
disappointed.
We gave one elderly ZS amateur his last one for Top of the Honor Roll,
a PP1 his Honor Roll position and many all time new ones. Based on the
logs there were many band fills.
We would like to acknowledge the generosity of the clubs, foundations,
individual donors and our corporate sponsors. And a special thanks to
Steve Kafka and the Evohe crew for their endless runs to the island,
help with every logistical task during the trip, and the strong backs
of his young crew doing the heavy lifting.
73, Team Mellish Reef 2014 =
XV/3W, VIETNAM. The following is actually old news (from the Vietnamese
Amateur Radio Club Web page), but it was now made official. Following the
new national radio band plan published in November 2013 and signed by the
President, several changes are noticeable. See the PDF file at:
http://www.rfd.gov.vn/imgs/2b8c93be29ab3da8227ae163fc7525f3-71pdf.pdf
Band plan table starts on page 27. Vietnamese HAM operators can now operate
between 7100 kHz and 7200 kHz (in addition to 7000-7100 kHz previously)
and also have the full 30 meters band allocated for amateur service (10100
kHz to 10150 kHz). 80 meters band is also allocated from 3500 to 3900 kHz
(instead of 3800 kHz). More remarkably, the MF are also authorized on
472-479 kHz (600 meters) in addition to 1800-2000 kHz. Please note that
each band must be applied independently when you request your license.
YJ0, VANUATU (Excerpts from Press Release #1). Members of "The Quake
Contesters" will be active as YJ0X from Vanuatu for a DXpedition between
October 3-15th. Operators mentioned are Phil/ZL3PAH (Team leader),
Paul/ZL4PW, Geoff/ZL3GA and Gordon/G3USR. They announced that flights
have been booked and they have secured a seafront villa. The team will
have 2 stations (K3s + amplifiers) plus a reserve (K2), operating on CW,
SSB and RTTY. Antennas are <foldingantennas.com> Hexbeam(s), 6 element
6m yagi and verticals for 30/40/80m on the edge of the sea. They are
investigating the cost/benefit of operating 160m. Phil, ZL3PAH, is their
QSL Manager. Logs will be on ClubLog, and OQRS will be available. Logs
will be uploaded to LoTW within 3 months. They do mention the following:
"Phil's, Geoff's and Gordon's XYLs will be along with us but this is NOT
a 'holiday style' expedition so whilst there will be some down time for
the ops, we are looking to make a high total number of QSOs. We will be
operating in both SSB and CW weekends of the 'Oceania DX Contest' (see
<http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/>). For more details and updates, visit:
http://yj2014.wordpress.com
ZA, ALBANIA. Father and son operators Franck/F4DTO and Patrick/F4GFE
will once again be active from from Elbasan as ZA/homecall between October
18-27th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters SSB only using
a Yaesu FT-450 with 100w into a dipole and vertical for 10m. QSL via
their home callsign, direct or by the REF Bureau. No eQSL.
ZK3, TOKELAU. Operators Jacek/SP5EAQ and Marcin/SP5ES plan to be active
from Nukunonu Atoll starting October 8th, for a period of three weeks.
However, the dates may change due to the unpredictability of transport.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. They expect to receive
the callsigns ZK3Q (SP5EAQ) and ZK3E (SP5ES) -- callsigns to be confirmed. =
QSL route TBD. For more details and updates, see: http://zk3.sp5drh.com
ADDED NOTE: There may be some activity from Apia, Samoa (5W) planned
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