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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 942
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January 11, 2010
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, AA1M, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, NG3K & ADXO, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN,
N4II, KH6BZF, KL7JR, N7NG, N7UN, AA8LL, K8DD, K8YSE, W8AV, 4J5T, AT Inter-
national, CT1IUA, DL3APO, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of Ham
Radio Web Site, G3RWF, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK8VRH, OH2BN, OZ6OM
& 50 MHz DX News, PA2NJC, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, TA0U,
VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF), VK4AN and ZL2AL for the following
DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 3rd-January, through Sunday, 10th-January there were 209
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, 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, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM,
FO, FR, FW, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL,
HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JT, JY, K, KG4, 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, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9W, VP5, VP8,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV,
Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).
5B, CYPRUS (Early announcements). Zoli, HA5PP, will once again be active
as 5B/HA5PP during both the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) and
CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (TBD)
entry. QSL via HA5PP.
5X, UGANDA. Nick, G3RWF, will once again be active as 5X1NH from Fort
Portal in western Uganda, and will be there between January 21st and
March 20th. He informs OPDX that he is doing voluntary work there, so
his activity is usually outside the work hours. Nick states that he has
worked nearly 40,000 QSOs in his previous visits in 2008 and 2009. He
prefers to operate CW but plans to also be on the Digital modes with
some SSB. Activity will be on all bands except 160m (no room for an
antenna). His rig is a K3. QSL via his home callsign and LoTW.
5Z, KENYA (Update/Date Change). Anthonio, IK8VRH, informs OPDX that the
dates have been changed for their Dxpedition to Kenya. Operators Enrico/
5Z4ES, Francesco/IK8TEO, Antonio/IK8UHA and Anthonio/IK8VRH are planning
to be in Kenya and activate two IOTA islands between February 12-25th.
Callsign will be 5Z0H (IK8VRH informs OPDX that this will be the only
time [first time] the 5Z0 prefix will be used), and islands mentioned are
Lamu Island (AF-040) and Wasini Island (AF-067). Activity will be on all
bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. The group will also be in the ARRL Inter-
national DX CW Contest (February 20-21st). QSL via LoTW, by the Bureau
or direct to IK8VRH: P.O. Box 173, I-80016 Marano (NA), Italy. Visit the
5Z4H Web page at: http://www.ddxc.it
7P, LESOTHO. Art, ZS6BQI, will be active as 7P8BA from Maseru between
January 14-18th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters mainly on the CW and
Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com).
8Q, MALDIVES. Tom, PF4T, will be active as 8Q7TB from Embudu between June
5 – 25th. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters using SSB, RTTY and BPSK31.
He will also try 17/15/10 meters. Tom states, "Working conditions will be
very simple consisting of 100 watts PEP from an Yaesu FT897d transceiver.
The antenna will be a Windom FD4 80-40-20-17-15-10 meters and an Inverted V
G5RV 40-20 meters. The Inverted V will be 20m suspended from the top of the
coconut palms approximately 10 meters from the sea." QSL via PF4T direct
for a quick reply or by the Bureau via PA0LEY or PF4T. Visit his Web page
at: http://8q7tb.pf4t.nl
9M, EAST MALAYSIA. Members of a newly formed DX group called "The North
Borneo Worldwide DXers" (NBWDX) with operators from East Malaysia, West
Malaysia and Brunei, will activate Crocker Range Mountains for the first
time ever on January 16th and 17th. The altitude of the operation will
be near 6000 feet ASL with temperatures expected to be very cold (almost
or close to freezing). Operations will be situated at a remote interior
of Sabah (just a two hour drive about 90km away from the bustling city of
Kota Kinabalu). It is within the National Park Nature reserves area. This
multi-national team made up of Borneo Amateur Radio Club (BARC), Sabah
Amateur Radio Society (SARS), as well as a number of hams enthusiast and
SWLs, will use the callsign 9M4STA. Activity is expected to be a multi-
band and multi-mode operation. QSL Manager will be Buzz, NI5DX.
C6, BAHAMAS. Tom, N1GN, will once again be active as C6ANM from Nassau
(NA-001) between now and April. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using
CW and SSB. He plans to be an entry in the CW and SSB parts of the CQ
160m Contests and the ARRL DX SSB Contest. QSLs are preferred via LoTW
or direct to his QSL Manager Patricia, WA2IYO.
CU2. AZORES (QRV on Low Bands). A group of Finnish DXers will put the
Azores on 160m and above with new vertical and beverage antennas starting
January 16th. The activity will include the CQWW 160M CW Contest (January
29-31st), the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) and the
ARRL International DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th), using the callsign CR2X.
Group members are: Ilmo/OH2BO, Pertti/OH2PM, Ville/OH2MM, Martti/OH2BH
(CU2KG) and Juha/OH8NC (CU2KH). There will also be some activity before
and after the contests. Additionally, Jose/CU2CE and Francisco/CU2DX and
others are due to take part in CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th). QSL
CR2X/CU2KG via OH2BH, CU2KH via OH8NC.
D2, ANGOLA. Vasiliy, D2QMN, continues to be quite active on 20 meters
PSK usually after 0500z and other various times. There has been a report
that he is now active on 80m after building a new antenna. OPDX has not
seen any QSNs listed on the DXClusters yet, but keep looking. QSL via
RZ3EC.
D2, ANGOLA. QSL Manager Mike, CT1IUA, reports that he now has the hand
written logs from Paulo, D2CQ (aka CT1ITZ), and is putting them in the
PC log. He will then start to reply on all direct cards. Mike adds, "For
those who haven't work D2CQ yet, Paulo will be back in Angola, in February
2010, and this time he is taking his 5 band beam antenna! He is going to
work in Angola for the next few years, so there will be plenty of time
to work him." For updates, visit: http://algarvedx.com/ct1iua
E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Also North Cook). Richard, AD7AF, will once again
be active E51WWA from Muri Beach on Rarotonga (OC-013) between January 12th
and into the third week of February. Activity will be 40-15 meters using
mainly CW. SSB and the Digital modes will be used as propagation conditions
allow. Also, 80 and 10 meters will be used if conditions are favorable. He
will use a K3 operating barefoot into a vertical and wire antennas. QSL via
AD7AF. PLEASE NOTE: E51WWA was last active in the South Cook Islands
between January 27th-February 23rd, 2008. Activity from February 9-20th,
2008, E51WWA was active on Mauke (OC-083), South Cooks. All other activity
was from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks. LAST MINUTE UPDATE. Richard will
also be active from Manihiki (OC-014), North Cook Islands between February
3-15th. His callsign is to be determined.
EF8, CANARY ISLANDS. Val, RD3AF, will be active as EF8M from Santa Maria
de Guia, Las Palmas Gran Canaria (AF-004, DIE S-005, WLOTA L 0969), during
the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 29-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. QSL via UA3DX.
EL, LIBERIA. Chris, ZS6RI (aka-ZS8IR, ZD9IR, 5H9IR), is once again back
in Liberia for one month as of January 2nd. His callsign is EL8RI. Activity
will be mainly CW on 30 meters, but also on 20m from time to time running
100 watts. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW.
FO/A, AUSTRAL ISLANDS (Update). Peter, DL3APO, informs OPDX that all
preparations are going well for the upcoming Raivavae (OC-114, DIFO
FO-122, WLOTA L-2581) operation in the Austral Islands group. He states
that the first day of operation will be January 18th, and the last
February 5th. German operators are Wulf/DL1AWI, Peter/DL3APO and Mat/DL5XU.
They will be active as FO/DL1AWI, FO/DL3APO and FO/DL5XU. Their focus
will be mainly the lower bands 160-30 meters but will work some higher
bands on SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the
Bureau. They will also have an online log available (via SAT-Phone,
no Internet is available at this small island) and some news/pictures
at: http://www.df3cb.com/logsearch/cgcg/logsearch.php
--and/or--
http://dl9awi.de/fo.htm
HP9, PANAMA. Rene, HP1DCP, will be active as HP1DCP/HP9 from the HP9 zone
(Los Santos Province) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as
a low power entry. QSL via EA5KB.
IOTA NEWS....................
NA-062. Wade, AA8LL, will be operating as AA8LL/4 from Key Largo,
FL., between Janaury 15-19th. This also counts for the USI
as FL049S. Activity will be holiday style, operating mostly
CW and RTTY on 80-15 meters (IOTA frequencies) using 200w
and wire antennas. QSL direct or by the Bureau via AA8LL.
Logs will also go to the LoTW and eQSL.
NA-231. (Update/NEW RARE IOTA). As mentioned in OPDX.933, Cezar,
VE3LYC, will attempt to activate East Pen Island, Nunavut,
for three days during the period between March 26-31st. It
was announced this past week that the Industry Canada issued
him the callsign VY0V to be used during this operation. East
Pen Island is located in CQ Zone 4. Cezar would like to remind
everyone that an earlier try he undertook with Ken/G3OCA in
July 2007 was unsuccessful. The outcome of this new attempt
will be determined by local conditions, weather and safety
factors. Details from QRZ.com states: "For this trip Cezar
has retained the services of two local guides. All the camping
gear will be loaded on sleds towed by snowmobiles. Under good
weather conditions, the travel to the island should take around
10 hours. Radio equipment will be carefully packed to minimize
the severe beating it will take during transportation. Since
the sled has no struts, the uneven ground surface will make
it jump up to 30/40 cm and land hardly. Inside the tent, con-
densation will have to be eliminated before switching on the
rig. Weather conditions are of concern. Outside temperature
is expected to be at the time -20C or lower. The team could
leave for the island in good weather, but the situation can
change very rapidly up North. In less than an hour a blizzard
could make the travel impossible. Out there they will have
to put up the tent and wait for a change in weather before
continuing their journey. This is a rather difficult project,
and although Cezar is fully committed to it, he wants to
convey to everyone that it may have to be aborted if safety
concerns dictate it." At this time Cezar is looking for group
and individual donors who understand and appreciate the nature
of this difficult project and are willing to join in the
effort. Support for this project is welcome via PayPal at:
tiberius.trifu@gmail.com
QSL info is via direct (two options; see QRZ.com) and by the
Bureau via VE3LYC.
JD1/O, OGASAWARA. Look for JM1YGG/JD1, JA2ZL/JD1, JD1BMV and JD1BNB to
be active from Chichijima (AS-031) between February 6-14th. Activity will
be on 80-12 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL JM1YGG/JD1 and JA2ZL/JD1
via their home callsign. QSL JD1BMV via JK1EBA and JD1BNB via JA3MCA. QSLs
can be sent direct or by the Bureau.
J6, ST. LUCIA (Update). Members of the "Buddies in the Caribbean" DX-
pedition group which specializes in 100 watt or less low power radios
and the Buddipole portable antenna system is off again to a new DXpedition
site on February 2-11th, 2010. This is an annual effort to demonstrate
"ultra-lite" DXpeditioning into magnificent "vista" locations, operate a
field portable battery-only radio with backpackable, lightweight antennas
and most of all "have fun!" The nine operators from eight states mentioned
are: Budd/W3FF, Chris/W6HFP, Scott/NE1RD, Dan/WZ1P, Steve/WG0AT, Mike/
KC4VG, Guy/N7UN, Paul/KB9AVO and Wey/K8EAB. The team negotiated with the
amateur license regulatory process through the St. Lucia Telecom to
receive their J6/homecall licenses in six weeks. In early February they
intend to have 3 villa stations in operation on 160-15 meters and some
occasional operations on 10m and 6m, propagation permitting, using CW,
SSB, and the Digital modes. At the same time, several teams will be
battery-only field portable either at St. Lucia beaches or mountain tops.
QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or mail to operator's home callsign (SASE required).
For more details, see the following Web pages:
** http://sites.google.com/site/caribbeanbuddies/home
http://caribbeanbuddies.blogspot.com/
** Please note that this Web site has an on-line chat feature for
realtime dialog with the DXpedition team.
J7, DOMINICA. Seth, SM0XBI, will once again be active as J79XBI (while
on holiday) between now and until the end of March. Activity will be SSB
only on all bands. QSL via LoTW (preferred) or to his home callsign by the
Bureau.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For January 11-17th)....
Jan 11 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
Jan 12 AN ---------------
Jan 13 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Jan 14 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Jan 15 AN LN - Low Normal
Jan 16 AN
Jan 17 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
---------------------
QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less
NEW OFFICERS FOR 2010. Members of the South Florida DX Association elected
the following officers for 2010 during their January meeting:
President: Ed Callaway, N4II
Vice President: Bill Dzurilla, NZ5N
Secretary: Dave Novoa, W4DN
Treasurer: Bruce Phegley, W4OV
Director: Al Maslin, N3EA
Director: Don Search, W3AZD
Director: Jim Settle, KG4VPC
Director: Ray Smolenski, N4RU
Visit the club's Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/k4fk
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. NODXA member Goose, W8AV, will be on the
Island of Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) from the PJ2T Signal Point
station signing PJ2/W8AV, February 9-22nd. He plans to be on 160-10
meters using CW and RTTY. He will also be one of the PJ2T operators
during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) and
possibly in the CQWW WPX RTTY Contest (February 13-14th), depending
on the station maintenance work schedule.
PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Hennie, PE1MAE, will once again be active
as PJ4/PE1MAE from Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) for a couple of months
starting around January 10th until the middle half of March. Activity will
be mainly SSB on 40 meters (around 7175 kHz) at 0000z. He will also be on
80 and 20 meters, possibly the other bands. Hennie will specifically be
looking for PA and Europeon stations. He will only run 100 watts into a
Delta Loop antenna. QSL via PA2NJC, direct or by the Bureau.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL ROUTE NEEDED. Goose, W8AV, is looking for a QSL route for the 1993
operation of TY8NG. If you can help him, please contact him at:
W8AV@aol.com
PIRATE ALERT. Natig Gasimov, 4J5T, President of the Federation of Radio
Sport of Azerbaijan, informs that the callsign 4K2JF/p, (4J-4K once used
for Franz Jozef Land, but now allocated for Azerbaijan) appeared on the
HAM bands, and has never been issued by the Ministry of Communications
of Azerbaijan. Any activity under this callsign is to be considered
illegal.
QSLS VIA LoTW: RK3RZM, RP3RQ, RP3RST, RP3RTK, RX3RXX, RP63RQ, RP63RTK,
RP64RTK, UA3R and ZY0T.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5W0KH, 8P9SS, 9L1NH, 9N7RB, AI5P/VK9N, C91LW,
CU2A, CR2X, CU2X, EL8RI, FH/DJ7RJ, FK/AI5P, FK8CP, FO8RZ, FR5ZL, FR5ZQ/G,
GW3YDX, H44MY, HC8GR, J28KO, JK2VOC/BA4TB, K8CC/C6A, KH8/N9YU, KP4AO,
OH2BH, OJ0B, P29VCX, P29VLR, RX9FM, TO7RJ, TN5SN, TX5C, UP0L, V73NF,
VK9XW, VP2MUM, VQ9JC, VY0O, YJ0PX, YN2GY, ZK2DL, ZL/AI5P and ZY0T
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES BY YUKON JOHN! "Yukon John", KL7JR, informs OPDX this
February he plans to be on air using the following special callsigns:
February 6-10th - Look for "N7I" from Honolulu, HI, to celebrate the
16th anniversary of the U.S. Islands (USI) awards
program. Oahu Island is HI#008S. Activity will be on
20-10 meters SSB. QSL KL7JR.
February 18-22nd - Look for "XK1RST" (VY1RST) to be active from
Destruction Bay, Yukon. Activity to celebrate the
2010 Canada Winter Olympics and also the Jacquot
Island activation (new one) between February 15-20th.
Operations will be 80-10 meters SSB. QSL via VY1RST.
SV5, DODECANESE (EU-001). Willi, DJ7RJ, will once again be active from
Kos Island as SV5/DJ7RJ between February 24th to March 17th. Activity
will be on all HF bands, 160-6 meters (preferably on the low bands)
using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.
TC2010, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Turkish group called
TCSWAT (TC Special Wireless Activity Team) will activate thirteen special
callsigns with the TC2010 prefixes from several different locations
throughout the calendar. Part of this activity is to celebrate "The
European Capital of Culture" for the city of Istanbul, which is designated
by the European Union for one calendar year, and where the city can show-
case its cultural life and development. Istanbul was one of the three
cities designated for the 2010 title. Other special activities will
include the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the Sile Lighthouse,
the World Basketball Championship, MLOTA (Marmara Lighthouse On The Air)
and etc... TCSWAT will start its activities with the following callsigns to
be activated between January 15-18th: TC2010CCE, TC2010CCA and TC2010CCI.
For more detailed information on these special events and their relevant
awards, please the following Web pages:
http://www.ta0u.com
http://www.ta0u.com/2010/eng/pdf/2010AWARDCatalogue.pdf
http://www.ta0u.com/2010/Eng/Calendar.html
V2, ANTIGUA. Valeriy, VE3LFW, will be active as V26VP from Antigua (NA-100,
WLOTA LH-1118) between January 15th and the middle of February. Activity
will be on all bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
V3, BELIZE. Art, NN7A, will be active as V31JZ/p from Turneffe Islands
(NA-123) between February 24th and March 3rd. Activity will be holiday
style. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct to: Art Phillips,
P.O. Box 73, Eckert, CO 81418 USA.
WIA CHANGE. Eddie DeYoung, VK4AN, WIA Awards Manager and Awards Committee
Chairman, reports: "The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) AWARDS
PROGRAM has been extensively revised. Please review the following link,
then update your Web site and links to the WIA award program accordingly:
http://www.wia.org.au/members/awards/about
Publicity via your Web page(s) would be appreciated."
XX9, MACAU. Georg, DK7LX, states that it has taken him about a year to
plan an operation from here, but expects to be active as XX9TLX from
Coloane Island (AS-075) Macau. Dates are yet to be confirmed. Activity
will favor CW. Due to the local environment, he will not be able to erect
huge antennas and will only use a light-weight radio with 100 watts. He
will NOT operate on all bands, especially 160m. There will not be online
logs. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
YASME EXCELLENCE AWARDS. "On January 8, 2008, The Directors of The Yasme
Foundation announced the establishment of the Yasme Excellence Awards.
The Directors stated that these awards would be given from time to time
as the board feels appropriate. These awards are given for service and
dedication to amateur radio as recognized by the foundation's Directors.
Awards were later announced for the year 2007. No awards were given for
2008. The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors is now pleased to announce
the latest winners of the Yasme Excellence Awards.
The Awards for 2009 have been given to the following amateurs --
Jamie Dupree/NS3T – For his creation of the Radiosport Web site
(http://www.radio-sport.net/). This takes contest
reporting into a new genre - the sports reporter.
Jamie also created the Radio-Sport.Net World
Rankings database that has been used by many
contesters around the world. Radiosport.net is an
important new forum for Amateur Radio operation.
Bob Bruninga/WB4APR – For the invention of APRS and the continuing
enhancement of its capabilities. Recently, Bob
has expanded the messaging ability of the system
to allow sending information in support of emcomm
and other activities. Since APRS doesn’t require
the complexity of other systems such as Winlink,
APRS is a valuable addition to the amateur's tool
kit. Bob is a tireless, personal promoter and
publicizer of amateur radio.
George Wallner/AA7JV and Tomi Pekarik/HA7RY (award divided equally) –
In 2009, George and Tomi completed DXpeditions to
Mellish Reef, VK9GMW and the Chesterfield Islands,
TX3A. These expeditions represent a somewhat unique
and refreshing approach to DXpeditioning. They show
that a small group can exchange time for equipment
and mega-funds and come out ahead. By focusing on
fewer bands for a longer period, they have been able
to log more unique calls from smaller stations.
This brings more operators into the HF DX environment
and encourages other expeditions to adopt these
useful tactics.
Don Hill/AA5AU - Don has been a leader in RTTY contesting for many
years. His persistent efforts have finally borne
fruit as in recent years, RTTY/Digital contesting
has grown at the fastest rate of any contest
activity. His Web page (http://aa5au.com/rtty.html)
is the first stop for all RTTY contesters, and he
is well-known as the "RTTY Elmer" in digital contest-
ing circles.
Tursoon-Zadeh/EY8MM - Nodir has been a beacon from Central Asia on
Topband as well as 6-Meters. Not only technically
and operationally skilled, Nodir has worked to
establish a QSL Bureau for Tajikistan and is the
Vice President of the Amateur Radio Society of
Tajikistan.
Rich Strand/KL7RA - Rich was the driving force behind the highly
successful W1AW/KL7 and KL5O operations, both of
which highlighted a resurgence in Alaskan contesting
and DX activity over the past couple of years. Rich
works hard to promote operating standards and
educate the new contest and DX operators about good
operating practices. This is resulting in more
Alaskan HF operation which also encourages beginning
DXers elsewhere in North America.
For additional information about the Yasme Foundation, visit our Web site
at www.yasme.org. On behalf of The Yasme Foundation, congratulations to
the 2009 winners!"....
Wayne A. Mills, N7NG, President The Yasme Foundation
Directors -- K3ZO, N7NG, N0AX, OH2BH, W6BSY, W6OAT, W6RGG, W6SZN
YN2, NICARAGUA. Operators Stan/AC8W (YN2WW), Hank/K8DD (YN2DD), Jim/KB8TXZ
(YN2TX) and Lee/N8LJ (YN2LJ) will be active for one week between February
16-25th. Their activity will include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st)
as a Multi-Single entry using the callsign YN2WW. Operators will be active on
all bands before and after the contest. Look for: YN2DD on CW and RTTY 17m,
YN2WW primarily on 30m, YN2LJ on the low bands CW and YN2TX on SSB. QSL
YN2DD and YN2WW via K8DD. QSL YN2TX via KB8TXZ and YN2LJ via K8ESQ.
ZL NEWS (Update - New Zealand DX Hall of Fame Members). Last week we
reported that the 2010 New Zealand DX Hall of Fame inductees were the
following: Dave A. Johnston/ZL1AMN, Aola B. Johnston/ZL1ALE and Dave
Brown/ZL1HY (SK). There was an inquiry last week on who where the past
recipients on the award and if there is a Web page available. Lee, ZL2AL,
informs OPDX and its readers that a Web site is not yet available, but
it will come in time. He adds that the award just started last year and
the first three to receive the award were:
#1 Roy Jackson/ZL4BO (SK a few months ago)
#2 Ron Wright/ZL1AMO
#3 Jock White/ZL2GX (SK)
Lee states, "This was the second year...... We are presenting plaques
like the CQ Hall of Fame to the living inductees and just a letter of
commendation to the SKs."
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