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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 902
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March 30, 2009
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, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, N5FF, KL7JR,
K8YSE, N8OFS, NK0S, 5B4MF, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of Ham
Radio Web Site, F4EGZ, F5NQL & UFT, G3KHZ, GU0SUP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX
News, JA1ELY, M0OXO, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, OH1MN, PY2SEX, RSGB IOTA Web
Site, SM5LWC, SK7QB, SV8CYV, TA1HZ, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO and VHF-DX-Portal
(MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.
** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier
than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX SSB Contest announcements.
Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing
of the CQWW WPX SSB Contest participants.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 20th-March, through Friday, 27th-March there were 224
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, 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, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ,
F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, 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, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA,
LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4,
PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2,
V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9C, VK9L, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9,
VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3,
ZA, ZB, ZC4, 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).
3DA0, SWAZILAND (Update). Operators David/GI4FUM (EI4DJ, 3DA0DJ), Tony/
G4LDL, Gerry/M0MVV, Michael/NC4MM and Yuri/UT5EL will be active from the
station at the Hawane Resort during the month of August. The object of
this activity is to provide a ham radio station at an international scout
camp near Manzini between July 31st and August 11th. David (the organizer
of the DXpedition) has operated from Hawane Resort (near Mbabane) as
3DA0DJ on two previous occasions (in March 2007 [CQWPX SSB] and in October
2008 [CQWW SSB]). The Hawane Resort is located in the mountains of Western
Swaziland at over 4,000ft ASL. It has been used for DXpeditions on quite
a few occasions and is serviced by Daniel Hubbard/ZS6JR of African DX
Safaris. There are permanent antennas on the site including a 60 ft.
lattice steel tower with HF beams for 20/15/10m and the WARC bands. There
is a "Four Square" array of 40m dipoles suspended from the tower. Daniel
usually erects a vertical for 80/160m in addition to these antennas.
David/GI4FUM states, "It would be our intention to stay at and operate
from Hawane Resort and in addition provide operators for the scout camp
on a daily basis. The camp site will use the callsign 3DA0SS but each
team member will have their own 3DA0 callsign. The camp site is about
an hour's drive away. Unfortunately the campsite is not as well situated
for takeoff to Europe and USA as Hawane Resort. The campsite is on a
southerly facing hillside. We would like to provide as many modes and
as many bands as possible on this DXpedition. The March 2007 operation
included an EME station which was very successful and made contacts in
100 different countries. During our stay at Hawane there is another
DXpedition to Lesotho also serviced by African DX Safaris and team
members from that DXpedition may join us during our time there. John,
9M6XRO, will be transferring to Hawane during the 2nd week of our stay."
David/GI4FUM provides the following reference Web sites that may be of
interest:
Hawane Web site: http://www.hawane.co.sz
African DX safaris: http://www.africandxsafari.com
Photographs of previous DXpeditions to Hawane:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/568542228aUWwWP?vhost=good-times
http://travel.webshots.com/album/558408223diIYNe?vhost=travel
3V, TUNISIA. SWL Ashraf, 3V4-002, will be active as 3V8SS from the "Radio
Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse, during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest, SSB (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL via IZ8CCW. Also, read about Ashraf on the following Web pages at:
http://ashraf3v4002.wordpress.com
http://www.qsl.net/3v4-002/
5B, CYPRUS. Jack, RW3QC, will be active as 5B4AII during the CQWW WPX
SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/2R entry. QSL via
RW3RN.
AH0, MARIANA ISLANDS (Update). Operators Kuny/7L1FPU (W1FPU), Yoshiki/KH0UA
(who may be the youngest non-native FCC General license holder) and
Tomo/N2QP will be active as AH0BT during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
28-29th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via 7L1FPU. PLEASE NOTE: On 40 meters,
the team can only transmit between 7075-7100 kHz. Please listen for them.
C9, MOZAMBIQUE (Update). Members of the Texas DX Society are now active
as C91TX from Bilene, Maputo Province, until April 5th. Activity will
be on all bands 160-10 meters with 3 active stations, one station each
for CW, SSB, and the Digital modes. Antennas being used are T-8 Log-
Periodics by Tennedyne, and they will be up at about 50 feet plus. They
will also use a 40 meter 4 square (and possible 80 meter 4 square) and
a 72 foot vertical for 160/80/30 meters. The stations will be using a
Tokyo Hy-Power amp, and two IC-2KL amps. The team will participate in
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th). Operators mentioned are:
Cal/WF5W, Paul/W5PF, Madison/W5MJ, Bill/K5WAF, Dale/KG5U and Jim/N4AL.
QSL Manager for C91TX is W5PF. Depending on internet access, they hope
to have an online log search page once operations start, but don't
expect daily updates. For updates, visit the Texas DX Society C91TX
Web page at: http://www.tdxs.net/c91.html
CN, MOROCCO. M'hamed, CN8NK, in Rabat, will be active as CN4P during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via
EA5XX.
E21, THAILAND. Champ, E21EIC, will be active during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. JA stations QSL via
JR5XPG and all others via E21EIC. Visit Champ's Web page at:
http://www.e21eic.net
E2, THAILAND (Early Announcements). Dej, E21YDP, will be active during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. QSL via E21YDP. Also, look for Chai, E20WXA, to be active during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/
Low-Power entry. QSL via E20WXA.
ED8, CANARY ISLANDS. Members of the Radio Club Henares will be active as
ED8R during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via EA4RCH. Operators mentioned are Jesus/EC1KR, Javier/EC4DX,
David/EC4JD, Oscar/EA4TD, Miguel/EA4DEC, Jorge/EA8TL, Tomas/EA8TH,
Domiciano/EA8UP and Edu/EA8AUW. Visit their Web page at:
http://www.radioclubhenares.org
EF8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Pekka/EA8AH, Manuel/EA8ZS, Juan/EA8CAC,
Jaakko/OH1MA and Toivo/ES2RR will be active as EF8R during the CQWW WPX
SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LoTW.
FR, REUNION ISLAND (Update). Cedric, F4EGZ, will be active as FR/F4EGZ
from St.Leu (AF-016) between now and April 13th. His activity will include
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. Operations
will only be on 20/15/10 meters. He informed OPDX a few weeks ago that
he was on holiday and did not think he would be on the air after the
contest. However, he is now planning to be active on 17m and 6m from the
north-side of the island. For sked, send him an E-mail at: F4EGZ@Yahoo.fr
H2, CYPRUS. Spyros, 5B4MF, will be using the special prefix callsign H22H
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(40m)/High-Power entry. Please note that H22 is a unique prefix for the
contest as nobody else will be using the special prefix. QSL via 5B4MF,
direct (address on QRZ.com), by the Bureau or LoTW.
IOTA NEWS..................................
AS-177. NEW IOTA! Frank, DL4KQ, is planning to be active as AT9RS
from a new IOTA, Grandi Island, off the coast of Vasco da
Gama, Goa, India, between April 3-8th. No other details
were provided, but watch the IOTA frequencies.
EU-017. (Update) Members of the Noantri DX & Contest Team will be
active as ID9N from Vulcano Island (Eolian Group) (IIA ME-018,
MIA MI-122, WLOTA 1001), April 25-30th. Look for activity on
the HF bands, CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Operators mentioned
are: Andy/IZ0EHO, Vincenzo/IZ0FKE, GiorDano/IK0XFD and Alberto/
IK0ZCW. QSL via IZ0GKN. Sked request at: id9n@libero.it
EU-049. Members of the Aegean DX Group will be operate from Samos
Island (GIOTA SAS006), as SX8P (Pythagoras) between April
3-12th. Activity is to celebrate the 2500th anniversary and
honor the memory of Great Ancient Samian Philosopher and
Mathematician "Pythagoras". For more information, see QRZ.com.
Operations will mainly be on SSB and the Digital modes. On
SSB, 14260, 18124, 7090, 3780 kHz (+/- 5 kHz), and if bands
are open, check 21260, 24950, 28460, 50150 kHz (+/- 5 kHz).
Look for them on BPSK31 and RTTY on 20/40/80 meters, and if
the bands are open 15/10m. There will also be activity on the
AO-51 Satellite. Operators mentioned are: Vassilis/SV8CYV,
Alexandros/SV8CYR, Kostandinos/SV8IIR, Ilias/SV8FMY and
George/SV8IJZ. QSL via SV8CYV, direct by the Bureau.
EU-094. French operators Alain/F1LLS, Thomas/F4BCG, Patrick/F4FCS,
Antoine/F5RAB, Christian/F6AXN, Francis/F6DPD and Dominique/
F6HEQ will be active as TM5EL from the Penfret Island (DIFM
AT-059, WLOTA L-321, DPLF PB-038, Locator IN87AR), one of the
Glenan Archipelago, between May 8-10th. Activity will be on
the HF bands, as well as VHF, UHF and SHF, using CW, SSB,
and the Digital modes. QSL via F6KHI.
NA-143. Operators Buzz/NI5DX and his brother Al/WD5IQR will be active
from Galveston Island on Monday, March 30th. If conditions
warrant, the pair will return to Galveston Island on Tuesday
morning for another day of operation. As the Galveston Island
State Park is still closed due to damage from Hurricane Ike
this past September, the brothers will use generator power.
They will run barefoot into a ZeroFive 43 foot vertical.
Monday's operation is planned to be mainly SSB with the
possibility of some CW and digital modes.
NA-223. (Update/Date Change) Members of the Russian Robinson Club will
be active as KL7RRC from Ogliuga Island, Alaska, between July
23rd and August 5th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters including
an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Operators
mentioned are: N3QQ, RA3NAN, RU4SU and UA9OBA. Watch for
updates on:
http://www.na-234.com/contact_chuginadak_expedition.html
IR9, ITALY. Members of the ARIPA DX Team will be active as IR9Y from Sicily
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry.
QSL via IT9ABY.
J8, ST. VINCENT. Dave, G3TBK, is once again active from here as J88DR
and will be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band/Low-Power entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on all
HF bands, especially 30/17/12 meters, but mostly on CW. QSL via G3TBK,
direct or by the RSGB Bureau.
JT1, MONGOLIA. Operator Yohji/JH1AWN (JT1AWN) and three members of the
Akita DX Association [Takao/JA7AGO (JT1AGO), Sei/JA7LU (JT1LU) and Akio/
JA7ZP (JT1ZP)] will be active between April 21-28th. Activity will be on
80-6 meters, possibly 160m (depending on their QTH), using CW, SSB, RTTY
and PSK31. Look for the following callsigns on the following modes:
CW - JT1AWN, JT1AGO and JT1ZP
SSB - JT1AGO, JT1LU and JT1ZP
Digi - JT1LU and JT1ZP
Operations will be from two locations: JT1KAA's QTH and the other from
Amure Hotel. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the JARL Bureau.
OFFICERS FOR 2009-2010. On Monday, March 2nd, the members of Northern
Ohio DX Association (NODXA) re-elected the following to serve as officers
between May 2009 and April 2010:
President: Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Vice President: Dwaine Modock, K8ME
Secretary: Al Moriarty, N8CX
Treasurer: Mary Michaelis, N8DMM
Newsletter Editor: David Autry, WD8IOU
For more information about NODXA, check out the club's Web site at:
http://www.papays.com/nodxa.html
OH1, FINLAND. Members of the "Turun Radioamatoorit ry" (OH1AA) will
activate the callsign OH1T during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-30th)
using "beams, slopers, dipoles.. anything they can get on the air".
Operators mentioned are Markus/OH1MN, Markus/OH1FKR, Janne/OH1SDR and
maybe some other quest operators. QSL via OH1MN.
P2, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Update/IOTA Op). Last week we mentioned that once
again the team of operators Luis/CT1AGF, Derek/G3KHZ, Steve/G4EDG and
Hans/SM6CVX, plus Gordon/G3USR will activate three Papua New Guinea IOTA
islands between October 22nd and November 9th. Since then Derek has
informed OPDX that a friend Hans (name Stig) will also join the group.
He also stated, "We anticipate using a separate call for each island but
have yet to decide which call will be used for which island. P29NI will
be used for one of the islands." Islands mentioned are Tanga Island
(OC-102), Green Island (OC-231) and Woodlark Island (OC-205). Activity
will be on 160-15 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY modes. Gordon/G3USR will
be exclusively on SSB. The team will be using new single band vertical
dipoles for 30-15 meters and a ground plane for 40 meters.
PY2, BRAZIL. Alex, PY2SEX, from Sao Paulo, will be active during the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/
Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct (see
QRZ.com) or LoTW.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
PIRATE ALERT. Roger,G3SXW, reports, "A station signing EP2IA has been
QRV this week on 40 mtrs CW, asking for QSL via QRZ.com. This was my
call in the 1970's, but I know nothing about the current operation. If
the callsign had been re-issued, I would expect him to give a valid QSL
route. But QRZ.com points at G3SXW, so I must conclude that this is a
pirate operation. Please help me to spread the word: PIRATE! I will
receive many QSLs that will be returned to sender (extra work for me)
and very disappointing for many DXers who think that they have worked
a new country. There are some very selfish people in this world."
PIRATE ALERT. Charles, M0OXO, reports, "Over the last few weeks, I
have been made aware that my short contest callsign has been used
several times by an unauthorized person and maybe during contests too.
No-one has had permission to use this callsign and I have no knowledge
who the offender may be. My short contest callsign is "M0X" and this
has been used along with a regional designator of the Island of Guernsey.
The callsign used (which I now assume is a Pirate) was "MU0X" and was
certainly used on CW although I am not yet aware of any other modes.
There are several 'spots' on the DX Cluster for the callsign, and there
have also been several requests for QSL cards. If you have this callsign
in your log then the contacts are obviously invalid as I have never
operated from the Island of Guernsey. Please bear in mind the callsign
of "MU0X", and if you hear it on air please report it to me on my E-mail
address. There will be some Amateurs out there who think they have just
worked Guernsey on a new band, mode or even an all time new one, but
sadly, they will be very disappointed." Charlie's E-mail address is:
charlie.debbie@btinternet.com
VQ9HB LOGS. Hutch, NK0S, announced that he is currently converting the
paper logs of Hugh, VQ9HB, to electronic format so they can be uploaded
to LoTW. After the logs are uploaded to LoTW, Hutch will act as the QSL
Manager for QSL card requests for Hugh's operation between 12/23/89 and
5/19/90.
QSLS VIA LOTW: 4W6R and V63MY
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5H3RK, 5N/LZ1QK, A43DLH, A71EM, C6APG, CE0Y/N6NO,
CX9AU, CT9L, E27EK/P, ET3JA, FK8CP, FW5RE, HI3K, P40ZB, PJ4/K4BAI, T77NM,
TO3R, TO4X, TT8JT, V51XG, V26G, VP8DLS, VP8YLH and XE1RCS
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4O/K1ZZ, FR5MV, VP8/LZ1UQ and VU4AN
ROSKILDE 1658 AWARD STATIONS ACTIVITIES. The weekend of April 4-5th, look
for stations that are involved "Roskilde 1658 Award". Details about this
award was featured in the February 2009 issue of CQ Magazine. Stations
expected to be active are SB1658OZ, SH1658DK, SH1658OZ, SK1658DK and the
Danish wild card station OZ1658ROS. That is a total of five qualifying
callsigns active, but you only need four callsigns for the award. It was
also mentioned that due to a called district meeting arranged by SK7BQ
during the past weekend, the callsigns operated by SK7BQ, SC1658OZ and
SK1658OZ will not be active during the upcoming weekend. The five special
callsigns will mainly be active on 80, 40 and 20 meters, depending on
conditions, using CW and SSB. Stations SB1658OZ and SH1658OZ will also be
active on PSK31. The press release states, "We have noted in our logs that
many award hunters work only CW or RTTY/PSK31. You will be more successful
if you work as many modes as possible. Not all of our operators are able
to work digital modes or CW." For complete information on all callsigns,
times in UTC and frequencies, please visit the "Roskilde 1658 Award" Web
page at: http://www.sk7bq.com/roskilde (under "Activity calendar")
SX5, DODECANESE (EU-001). Operators Bill/SV5AZP, Panos/SV5AZK, Filolaos/
SV5CJK, Vagelis/SV5CJQ, Efstathios/SV5DKL, Stelios/SV5DZR, Denis/SV5FRD,
Periklis/SV5FRK, Takis/SV5FRP and Mike/SV5KJC will be active as SX5P
during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Multi entry.
QSL via SV5FRD.
T2, TUVALU. Joe, LA5UF, is active as T2UF until April 1st. Activity is
on the HF bands using mostly CW and PSK. QSNs show operations over the
past week have been mainly on 30/20/17 meters. There has been some SSB
activity on 17 meters. QSL to home call.
TA, TURKEY. Members of the AKUT Search and Rescue Association will be
active as TA1KC during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a
Multi-Op/Single-Band entry. QSL via TA0U. Operators mentioned are Urcun/
TA0U, Ilke/TA1CU, Can/TA1CN, Tevfik/TA1HZ, Onder/TA2CL, Serkan/TA2JN and
Anil/TB2ED.
TC2, TURKEY (Lighthouse Activity). Members of the Turkish group called
TCSWAT (Special Wireless Activity Team) will activate the last lighthouse
in a series of historical lighthouses around Istanbul next weekend. On
April 4-5th, look for TC2FLH to be active from Fenerbahce Lighthouse
(TUR 021). Remember, you only need four or more contacts with lighthouses
to receive the "Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air Award" (ILOTA). Details
and rules can be found at: http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=4296
TC57, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Turkish group called TCSWAT
(Special Wireless Activity Team) will be active as TC57A once again from
the Canakkale Gelibolu battegrounds to remember the 57th Regiment Martyrs
between April 22-27th. Activity will be on the HF bands. For more info,
visit the following Web pages:
http://www.qrz.com/db/TC57A
http://www.tcswat.org
Info about the regiment and the war:
In Turkish - http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/57._Alay
In English - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign
TG0, GUATEMALA. Operators Mario/TG9ADQ, Edgar/TG9AXF and Francisco/TG9ANF
will be active as TG0AA during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th)
as a Multi-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via TG9ANF.
TK, CORSICA (EU-014). Brani, OM2FY, will be active as TK/OM2FY from the
main island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
DXpedition/CW/Low-Power/24H entry. QSL via OM2FY.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Update). The VK9LA operation is on the air with
all stations active. Operations will last until April 3rd. The team has
had some equipment problems: an ACOM Amp is dead, AL811H blew a tube and
one IC7000 has failed after 2 days. It was mentioned that the stations
on 160 and 80 meters are running amps, but they are having extremely high
static levels from the same weather system that has delayed the Mellish
Reef operation. The team plans to stay on the lower bands always. PLEASE
NOTE: The online log search is also active now at:
http://www.odxg.org/onlinelog/index.php
QSLs are via VK4FW. An online QSL Requesting Service is now available at:
http://www.odxg.org/qsl.htm
Any QSL CARDS managed by ODXG inc., or Bill Horner, VK4FW, can be sent
to you utilizing this system. This is a FREE service if you request your
cards to be sent via the BUREAU. A minimum payment of 5 USDs via PAYPAL
is required if you request your cards to be mailed DIRECT TO YOU. QSL
cards will be printed by UX5UO. For more updates, details on the DXpedition
and how to donate to this operation, please visit the ODXG and VK9LA Web
pages at: http://www.odxg.org
http://www.odxg.org/vk9la.htm
ADDED NOTE: Lord Howe operators Stan/SQ8X and Pete/SQ9DIE have added
a daily blog on Twitter.com. Look for regular updates on how the DXpedition
is progressing at: http://twitter.com/vk9la
VK9M, MELLISH REEF (Update). Operators George/AA7JV and Tomi/HA7RY,
were stuck on Marion Reef most of the week but were able to reach Mellish
Reef on March 27th and should be on the air as VK9GMW by 0800z,
March 28th. Activity should last about April 10th (this can change). For
updates, please visit the VK9GMW Web page at: http://www.vk9gmw.com
VY1, CANADA (Special Event/New CISA). Members of the North County DX
Association (which includes the Alaska Chapter/KL7RST, Yukon Chapter/
KL7RST and Northwest Territories Chapter/VE8RST) that promotes Amateur
Radio in the North, will activate the special event station VY1/K7Y
from Kluane Lake in the Yukon between June 25th and July 4th. Emphasis
will be for Field Day from Jacquot Island ("new one" for the CISA).
Activity will be on 20, 40 and 80 meters. Primary 14260 and 7260 kHz
(+/- QRM). QSL via KL7JR direct w/SASE for full-color QSL. [Kluane Lake
area is a rugged and picturesque landscape steeped in Klondike Gold
Rush history. KL7JR has spent a considerable amount of time on the lake
over the past 20 years and is considered an expert on local history by
the Burwash Landing Library and Yukon Archives for his book, "BROTHERS
in the YUKON".]
YJ0, VANUATU (Pacific CW Tour Continues). By the time you read this,
operators Dennis/F5VHY (G3MXJ) and Nigel/G3TXF will have left New Caledonia
and should be active as YJ0MXJ and YJ0TXF, respectively, from the Aore
Island Resort off Espiritu Santo (OC-035) in Vanuatu until Wednesday,
April 1st. This will be a CW only operation. Their main activity will
be on 40/30/20/17 meters. They will try 80 meters, if local conditions
permit. There will be no 160 meters. QSL YJ0MXJ via F5VHY, and YJ0TXF
via G3TXF. Remember, their next stop will be Norfolk Island (VK9N)
on their way back (G3MXJ/VK9N & G3TXF/VK9N between 1000z, Saturday,
April 4th to 1900z, Saturday April 4th). PLEASE NOTE: All logs will
be up-loaded to LoTW when they return home. There will not be online
logs during these operations, nor are they expecting any Internet access.
YK, SYRIA. Saad, N5FF, informs OPDX that he will be arriving in Damascus
on the evening of March 29th and should be active again as YK1BA from
March 30th and April 10th. He will return home to Texas on April 11th. As
usual, the purpose of the trip is not a DXpedition, so his operating will
be spotty, but he states that he will try to put in as much radio time as
possible. He suggests that his operating hours will be between 2000-2300z
or between 0200-0500z and possibly some occasional activities between
1200-1400z. Saad says, "I suspect that 30, 40, and 80 meters will be the
bands of choice, and I will be active on SSB, CW, and RTTY." QSL via N5FF
(QRZ.com for details).
YM2, TURKEY. Pavel, OK1MU, will be active as YM2W during the CQWW WPX
SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/High-Power
entry. QSL via OK1TN, by the Bureau or direct.
ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Ken/ZL4NR, Mike/ZL4OL, Alan/ZL4FM, Kevin/ZL4QD
and Chris/ZL1CT will be active as ZM4A during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via ZL4AA.
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The following stations are expected to be active in the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th, 2009)
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Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2009 CQWW WPX SSB Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2009.html (By callsign)
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxsd2009.html (By entity)
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Contest DXCC Class QSL
Callsign Entity Route
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3D2A Fiji M/2 VK4AN; QSL via Buro or direct
3G1C Chile SOAB LP CE1KR
3V8SS Tunisia M/S IZ8CCW
4D1N Philippines DV1UBY
4M5DX Venezuela M/S IT9DAA
4M5IR Venezuela M/? YV5KG
4V4JR Haiti M/?
4Z4OQ Israel SOSB 20M 4Z4OQ
5B4AII Cyprus SOAB 2R RW3RN
8P1A Barbados SOAB HP NN1N
8S0C/5 Sweden M/S LoTW; QSL via SM Buro
9A800VZ Croatia M/? 9A7A
9M8Z East Malaysia SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via M0URX, Buro/direct
A61BK United Arab Emirates A61BK
AH0BT Mariana Islands M/2 7L1FPU
AM7M Spain SOSB 40M EC7ANC
AO1K Spain M/? EA1GVG
BV4VR Taiwan SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via BX4AN, Buro/direct
BX5AA Taiwan SOSB HP BX5AA
C91TX Mozambique W5PF
CN2BC Morocco SOAB LP DL7BC
CN2R Morocco SOAB W7EJ
CN4P Morocco EA5XX
CQ3T Madeira M/S LoTW
CS9L Madeira DJ6QT
CT/LZ3ND Portugal SOSB 20M LZ1NK
D4C Cape Verde Island M/S IZ4DPV
E20WXA Thailand SOSB 20M E20WXA
E21EIC Thailand SO E21EIC; JAs QSL to JR5XPG only
E21YDP Thailand SO E21YDP
E7DX Bosnia & Herzegovina M/2 E77E
EA9LZ Ceuta & Melilla SOSB EA9LZ
ED8R Canary Island M/S EA4RCH
EE2W Spain M/S EB2BXL
EF8M Canary Islands SOAB HP UA3DX
EF8R Canary Islands M/? LoTW
EI/ON4EI Ireland SOAB LP ON4EI
ES9C Estonia M/S ES5RY
FR/F4EGZ Reunion SOAB LP
G6PZ England M/S GM4FDM
GD8K Isle of Man M/? GW0ANA
EA8/OH6CS Canary Islands SOSB 15M LoTW; QSL via OH6CS direct
HI3C Dominican Republic SOSB 20M
HQ2W Honduras SOAB HP HR2DMR
II5W Italy SO IZ5DKG
IR9P Sicily SOAB IW9HMQ
IR9Y Sicily M/S IT9ABY
J6/W5JON St Lucia W5JON
J88DR St Vincent SOAB G3TBK
L73DX Argentina LU7DUE
LN9Z Norway SOSB 160M LA5KO; QSL via Buro/direct
LP1H Argentina M/S EA5KB
LR2F Argentina M/S LU2FA
LS1D Argentina M/S LW9EOC
LS2D Argentina M/2 EA5KB
LT1F Argentina SOAB HP AC7DX
LT0D Argentina SOSB 10M LU6DU
LX7I Luxembourg SOAB LX2A
LY7A Lithuania M/M LoTW; QSL via LY2ZO
MJ4K Jersey M/? G3NKC
MW1LCR Wales SOAB HP MW1LCR
MW9W Wales
NH7A Hawaii SOAB F5VHJ
NQ4I United States M/M LoTW; QSL via K4PK
OH1T Finland OH1MN
OL7T Czech Republic M/S OK2BXU
OM0A Slovakia M/2 OM0AAO
OP4K Belgium M/? ON4JZ; QSL via Buro/direct
P40A Aruba SOAB WD9DZV
PR1T Brazil M/S PY1ZV
PW2D Brazil M/? PY2VM
PW7A Brazil M/S PY7RP Direct
RK3K Russia (Europe) M/S RX3OM
S65Q Singapore 9V1QQ
SX5P Dodecanese M/M
T48K Cuba M/S DK1WI
TA1KC Turkey M/S TA0U
TC3EC Turkey M/S TA3GO
TG0AA Guatemala M/? TG9ANF
TM4Q France SOAB F6FYA
VK9LA Lord Howe Island M/? VK4FW
VP59V Turks & Caicos SOAB W5CW Direct
VY2TT Canada M/M
XR1A Chile M/2 XQ1IDM
XR3A Chile SOSB
XR6T Chile M/2 CE3FED
XW1A Laos SOAB E21EIC
YE1ZAT Indonesia M/S
YE0X Indonesia M/? YE0X
YM2W Turkey SOSB 15M OK1TN
YM3D Turkey SOAB LP TA3D
Z35X Macedonia SOSB 20M DJ0LZ
ZF2AE/ZF8 Cayman Islands SO LP LoTW; QSL via Buro/eQSL/direct
ZM4A New Zealand M/S ZL4AA
ZP0R Paraguay SOAB ZP5AZL
ZT2V South Africa M/2 NI5DX; direct QSL preferred/Buro
ZX5J Brazil SOSB 15M AI4U
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