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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 960
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May 24, 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, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, AB2E, KH2AR/W4, NG3K & ADXO, W3AWU, N4AA &
QRZ DX, N4WPG, KH6BZF, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX (60m News), K9AU, KB0EO, 9A6AA,
AT International, CM2IR, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2VFR, DL7MAE & The DX News
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OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ &
ICPO, VE3ZIK, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF), VK3FGRC and VK4TI for the
following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for
the week of Sunday, 16th-May, through Sunday, 23rd-May there were 216
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 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, DL, DU, E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG,
FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H2, H3, H4, HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J5, J6, J8, JA,
JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, 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, PZ, R1FJ,
S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI,
TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V5, V8, VE, VK,
VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZL, 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" (WFWL).
6V7, SENEGAL. Operators Silvia/EA1AP, Juanjo/EA1CJ, Alberto/EA1SA and
Raul/EA5KA will be active as 6V7W between July 24-31st. The team will
try to have three stations on the air at the same time. Activity will
be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. There will be a special emphasis
on the 6 meters band (Grid Locator IK14LL). Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1824, 3527, 7027, 10117, 14027, 18077, 21027, 24897, 28027 and 50100
SSB - 1840, 3790, 7060, 14190, 18140, 21290, 24940, 28490 and 50110
RTTY - 3590, 7040, 10145, 14085, 18105, 21080, 24920 and 28080 kHz
QSL via EA5KA: Raul Blasco Villarroya, P.O Box 20, 12080 Castellon, Spain.
They plan to have logs online during the operation. Visit the 6V7W Web
page at: http://6v7w.dxciting.com
9H3, MALTA. Markus, OH1MN, will be visiting the island of Malta (IOTA
EU-023, MIA MM-001 and WLOTA LH-1113) between June 19th and July 3rd.
Activity will be holiday style (when time and XYL allows), and he will
be on air as 9H3MK. Operations will be on 80-6 meters using SSB and
the Digital modes. QSL via OH1MN.
9H3, MALTA. A group of Italian operators will be active as 9H3Y between
July 24-31st. No other details were provided, but it seems that they will
be there for the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). Operators mentioned
are: Marcello/IT9ABY, Peter/IT9WKU, Delly/IT9ZRU, Antonella/IW9HJT and
possibly others. QSL via IT9ABY, prefered direct and Bureau accepted.
C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Mark/NA6M (C6AMS), Renee/N5BW (C6AMR), Scott/K2CK
(C6ASH), Alan/K5AB (C6AAB) and Carolyne/W5ETY (C6ATY) plan to have some
fun in the sun and activate Eleuthera Island (NA-001) between July 9-25th.
No other details were available, but a Web page is under construction at:
http://www.c6ams.com/index.php
CARIBBEAN TOUR. Operators Andrea/IK1PMR and Claudia/PA3LEO will be active
from two islands between June 8-21st. Their schedule is as follows:
June 8-12th - Sint Maarten; callsign PJ7/IK1PMR and PJ7/PA3LEO
June 12-21st - Anguilla; requested callsigns VP2EMR and VP2ECF
Activity will be holiday style with a focus on 30/17/12 meters using
CW and RTTY. QSL via PA3LEO.
CM, CUBA (NA-015). Frank, CM2IR, informs OPDX that he plans to work on
40 meters mainly (possibly 15 and 10m) on SSB only between now and June
1st. He repaired his antennas and tested it with QSOs. He is especially
looking for Europe, Islands, Asia and African stations. He works with
only 100 watts and plans to stay around 7123 kHz (approx). QSL via his
Manager David, EB7DX. No eQSL or LoTW. PLEASE, ONLY DIRECT. More details
are available at: http://www.qrz.com/db/cm2ir
CT, PORTUGAL (60m). Jose, CT1EEB, reported he has just received authori-
zation for 5 MHz. He can use of 5371.5 and 5403.5 on A1A and J3E for the
months of May, June and July. It is suggested to watch between 2300-0100z.
Jose will use his Kenwood TS-2000 and his 160m band inverted L for the
time being, but if time allows he will put up a 5 MHz antenna.
DAYTON HAMVENTION DX AWARDS. Every year the Southwest Ohio DX Association
(SWODXA) hosts the DX Dinner Banquet and DX Forums at the Dayton Ham-
Vention. They have been doing it for over 25 years. During their banquet,
they present awards for "DXpedition of the Year" and a "Special or
DXpeditioner of the Year". The 2010 awards for this year were presented
to: K4M Midway Atoll - DXpedition of the Year
TX3A Chesterfield Island - Special Award
Congratulations to both operations. For more details see SWODXA Blog at:
http://swodxa.blogspot.com
DX0, SPRATLY ISLANDS (Update). A Web page is now available online for
the 2011 DX0DX DXpedition to (Thitu Island) Pagasa Island (AS-051),
Spratly Islands. Activity will take place between January 6-24th, with
operations on 160-6 meters (possibly 2m, 70cm, 23cm) using CW, SSB and
RTTY. Operators were mentioned in OPDX.959, but bios on the operators
are now available on the new Web page. There is also a survey being taken
on the page for bands and modes needs. Visit the DX9DX page at:
http://www.dx0dx.net
E4, PALESTINE (Update). Just a reminder that the upcoming E4X operation
will take place this week between May 28th and June 6th. The operators
mentioned are: Antonio/EA5RM (Team Leader), Roberto/EA2RY, Fernando/EA5FX,
Manuel/EA7AJR, Jose/EA7KW, Florent/F5CWU, Alain/F6ENO, Bernard/F9IE,
Fabrizio/IN3ZNR and Valery/UT7CR. Operations will be on 160-6 meters
including 30/17/12 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with at least 3 stations
on the air at the same time on different bands and modes. QSL via EA5RM:
Antonio Gonzalez, P.O. Box 930, E-03200 Elche, SPAIN. Remember that a
band and mode survey is being taken on their Web page at:
http://www.dxfriends.com/e4x/index.php
FH8, MAYOTTE. Lionel, F5PSA/TJ3SL, will be active as FH8ND from Mayotte
(AF-027) for three months starting May 23rd. Activity will be on the HF
bands using SSB. He usually likes 20 and 17 meters. QSL via F1OKV.
HG30, HUNGARY. Members of MOM Radio Club (HA5KFV) will activate special
event station HG30FHA to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first
Hungarian space flight by astronaut Farkas Bertalan. Activity will last
until December 31st, 2010. QSL via HA5KFV and by the LoTW.
IOTA NEWS....................
EU-017. Operators Vincenzo/IT9EJP, Sebastiano/IT9ZIR, Dario/IT9ZZO,
Filippo/IW9FRB and Ferdinando/IW9HSK will be active from
Stromboli Island (IIA ME-016) as ID9/homecall between May
29th and June 2nd. QSL via their home callsigns. More inform-
ations can be found at: http://www.iw9frb.it/stromboli
EU-084. Operators Aloys/PA3DAT and Femma/PA3DWK will be active as
SM0/PA3DAT from possibly Singo Island between July 23-25th.
They will be an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th).
For more details, see: http://www.pa3dat.nl
EU-103. Operators Bernard/EI4II and Olivier/ON4EI will be active as
EJ4II from Saltee Islands between July 23-25th. Activity will
be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. They also plan to be in
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). QSL via EI4II. Details
about the Saltee Islands can be found at:
http://users.telenet.be/on5kl/eu103.htm
EU-127. Peter, DF6QC, will be active from Helgoland Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as a 12H/SSB/Low-Power entry.
QSL via DF6QC. For more details, see: http://www.df6qc.de
NA-044. Operators Curt/W3HQ and Cliff/KI4IW will be active from Battle
Island as VO2/homecall during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
24-25th) as a 24H/CW and SSB/All-Bands entry. Afterwards, the
operators will activate a local lighthouse (name and reference
numbers not provided) running QRP on CW on 40/30/20 meters.
NA-151. Operators Gabi/DF9TM, Heiko/DL1RTL, Frank/DL2SWW and Ric/DL2VFR
are in the planning stages of an IOTA operation to Tasiilaq/
Ammassalik to take place between October 20-30th. Look for the
operators to sign OX/homecall and operate on CW, SSB and RTTY.
More details will be forthcoming. They are focused on giving
everybody a new IOTA. NA-151 is based on the "most wanted list"
as a semi-rare IOTA (25% confirmed). There has not been any
larger activity since 2005. The island group was activated
mostly on SSB so far. QSL route to be announced later. Website:
http://www.iota-expedition.com
SA-071. A team of Brazilian operators will activate Moela Island (WLOTA
1335) between July 2-4th. There will be 1 station for the WLOTA
contest using the PS2G callsign and another 2 stations for DX
using the PW2K callsign. QSL both callsigns via PY2WAS. The
team of 12 operators are: Gerson/PY2AC, Rabelo/PY2AN, Ric/
PY2DEL, Tony/PY2DY, Ric/PY2EL, Ricardo/PY2OE, Walter/PY2IAY,
Carlos/PY2VM, Fabio/PY2XM, Julio/PY2XV, Waldir/PY2WC and
Alex/PY2WAS. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB,
PSK31 and RTTY.
J48/SV8, GREECE (IOTA Op). Laci, HA0HW, will be active as J48HW and
SV8/HA0HW from Thassos Island (IOTA: EU-174, GIOTA: NAS-037, MIA: MG-124,
WLOTA: LH-4186, QRA: KN20HS) between May 27th and June 7th. He will
operate mainly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31 as well, on the HF
bands (mainly on 40/30/20/17 meters) and on 6 meters. He will enter the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as J48HW. His rigs are a FT-840 with a
MOS-FET amplifier and an IC-706 (for 6m only). Antennas are a monoband
Gps and dipoles on fishing poles. QSL via his home callsign, direct or
by the HA Bureau.
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS (2011 Op!). JA operators Kirk/WE8A and K8RLY will
be active as WE8A/KH0 and K8RLY/KH0 from Northern Mariana Island (OC-086)
between March 30th and April 2nd, 2011. Kirt will focus on 80-6 meters
including the 30/17/12 meter bands, using CW and SSB, while K8RLY will
operate only SSB including the AM mode if requested. QSL ONLY direct to
their JA addresses (QRZ.com).
KH5, JARVIS ISLAND (Update). It was announced at the Dayton HamVention
that the callsign for the 2010 November operation would be N5E. Also
announced at the DX Forum in Dayton is the Radio Expeditions Inc. new
Web page called "DXInsight" that will go online for the DXpedition and
will have all kinds of bells and whistles. Stay tuned!
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For May 24-30th)....
May 24 AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
May 25 AN --------------------
May 26 AN BN - Below Normal
May 27 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
May 28 AN LN - Low Normal
May 29 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
May 30 AN DIS - Disturbed
VDIS - Very Disturbed
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
PACIFIC ODYSSEY 2010 TOUR (Update). Members of the Ukrainian DXpeditioners
Team (UDXT) announced on May 23rd, that they have left Samoa. They are
late leaving 5W-land because of some technical problems. They are currently
in the Pacific Ocean sailing towards Central Kiribati which will take two
days. Be listening for T31X and T31UR. Activity will be on all bands and
modes. The QSL Manager for all Pacific Odyssey callsigns (5W0OX, T31UR,
T31X and ZK3X) is UR3HR. QSL direct or by the Bureau. For more information
please visit the DXpedition's Web site at:
http://www.uz1hz.com/pacificodyssey.html
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Operators Rich/K3RWN, Steve/KB3EYY, Larry/AB3ER,
Bob/KG3F and Bob/K3RMB will be active as PJ2S during the CQWW DX RTTY
Contest (September 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via K3MJW.
PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Jeff, K8ND and possibly others will be active
as PJ2/K8ND on Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) between October 8-18th.
Activity will probably be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via K8ND
or LoTW.
PJ7, ST. MAARTEN (Change in Plans). Joe, W8GEX, has announced a change
in their plans to activate St. Maarten in October. They had planned to
operate from St. Eustatius, but have now moved to operate from St. Maarten.
All plans are moving ahead very nicely and he is looking forward to another
great and fun DXpedition.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL INFO AT DB0SDX
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7S6W via SM6WET OA6/OE3NHW via OE3NHW
7U3GDW via EA5FL OH0/PA0VHA via PA0VHA
CU3DX via CU3EJ OH0/PA3ALK via PA3ALK
D9K via DS4NYE OH0/PA3BAG via PA3BAG
DT0IP/2 via 6K2EJJ OH0/PA2A via PA2A
EI/SQ8JIZ via SQ8JIZ OH0/PB5A via PB5A
EI/US6IK via US6IK OP0J via ON4CJK
EV9WFF via EW4DX OZ/PA1H via PA1H
H44WG via DL2AWG TA1/KF5EYY via IZ8CCW
HB0/DL1TS via DL1TS TC1919ATA via TA6P
II2TRE via IQ2DN TC91ATA via TA1KB
IQ6CC via IZ4SUC TM5KD via F5KKD
J5IFD via JA1IFD UP25F via IK2QPR
L60DK via LW4EF (direct)
5N7M QSL STATUS. Dan, KB0EO, who received an E-mail from Ivan, OM3CGN,
reports that he is now in Slovakia. QSL is ready for print and cards
will be sent out next week or a litle bit later from the Czech Republic.
He states that he will be very busy up to May 28th, but expects to do
all direct QSL from his P.O. Box listed on QRZ.com. So, if you are
waiting for a card from 5N7M, looks like it's right around the corner.
QSL 9A0GEO via 9A2MF (by the Bureau). Activity took place during this
past weekend's Geoparks Communication Weekend. Operators were the
founders of Croatian Flora Fauna Program (9A2MF, 9A2WJ, 9A6NDD and
9A6AA).
PIRATE ALERT. Jacky, 3B8CF, Secretary of Mauritius Amateur Radio Society
(MARS), inform us that the stations 3B8BOA and/or 3B8/F4BOA are illegal.
The real owner, F4BOA, confirms that he was never active from Mauritius.
Javier, LU5FF, reports that he is slowly uploading his QSOs as EA6/LU5FF
from Baleares islands, to eQSL and LOTW. Those contacts were logged on
paper and there are close to 10,000 QSOs. If you are in a hurry to
confirm these QSOs via LOTW or eQSL, you can send him an E-mail request
to: lu5ff@yahoo.com.ar
Paper QSLs will be handled only via EA5KB.
QSL LS8YE via EA7FTR. Activity by the Radio Club de los Andes will be
on the air until May 25th. Operations are to celebrate the bicentennial
of Argentina.
SPECIAL NOTICE. Trent, VK4TI, reports that "QSL Manager Bill Horner,
VK4FW, currently has NO InterNet capability, including an E-MAIL address.
Therefore, any E-mails will bounce – We should be operational with a new
ISP within 10 days – changing over presently. Please forward to other
DX Bulletins."
QSL TC3DEU via TA3X. This is a special event station to celebrate the
2nd Electronic Communications Festival at Izmir Dokuz Eylul University
(DEU) Vocational High School.
UA4WHX QSL CARD STATUS. According to Vlad, UA4WHX, he is over 70% done
on his QSLing of cards. For complete details, see QRZ.com at:
http://www.qrz.com/db/UA4WHX
NEW QSL MANAGER. Joey, W5TFW, announced that he is now the new QSL
Manager for V44KAI. He states, "I am GOOD in QRZ, PLEASE enclose an
SASE with your cards and have a little patience while I get his cards
ordered and delivered."
QSLS VIA LoTW: 5R8FU, 5W0OU, C37URE, CN8KD, CX5UR, A31A, DF0DS, DL2OE,
DL7BW, DV1JM, E51XIW, EA1EAU, EA5AWC, EA3GHZ, EA5GPC, GW4BKG, HK0TU,
I4GAD, I6NO, IK2QPR, IK5ACO, IK8SEU, IT9HLR, IX2KPE, JE1LFX, LA5XGA,
LU8EKC, NP2KW, OE1MBB, OE6IMD, OE7FMH, OK1NZJ, P29VKJ, RA3CQ, RK6CK,
RU4UR, RX3AGC, SP1MHZ, ST2AR, T77C, TF3SG, TN5SN, TS8P, TX3D, UA4CC,
UA4LU/3, VK7XX, VP2MDG, YB1ALL, YJ0MM and ZK3OU
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3V3S, 3Z80PZK, 5R8GZ, 5W0OU, 5W0YA, 6W/GM4FDM,
6Y9V, 8R1PY, 9K2F, 9V1SV, A61BK, A71EL, AP2DKH, BD1ISI, CN8KD,
CT9/DL3KWR, E76C, EA1NL, EA1SAL, EA6SA, EJ6DX, FM1HN, GU4CHY, HJ8BCB,
HR5/F2JD, HV0A, J28AA, J38XX, K4M, KH6/K3Y, LY2KM, OD5/DL6SN, OE10M,
P29VJY, P43JB, PJ6/K4UEE, PY0FF, R1ANB, R1ANR/A, RA9LI/0, S79GM, ST2AR,
T30KI, TI7XX, TX4T, V31QS, V63T, VK0/VK5ABN/MM, VK4SWE, VQ9LA, XV2RZ,
YN2WW, YS1/W3MKT, Z21BB, Z36T, ZB2FK, ZK3OU, ZK3YA, ZP6CW and ZS6RJ
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 2D0NCG, 6W1RY, AO1WAP, CT8K, EA5KV,
F4DPT, H2E, LZ01WFF, PT7GLC, RA9AU, SX1L, TA3/LZ1LF, TF/PD9DX, TT8PK,
UA9CDV and V25V
SILENT KEYS...................
JT1BH - S. Surenjav, JT1BH, became Silent Key suddenly on May 12th
at the age of 58.
HB9TL - Jakob Laib, HB9TL (VK6CTL), became a Silent Key on April 24th,
at his 2nd home in Perth, West Australia, leaving his wife
Marianne, two sons and a daughter. Jack, as he liked to be called,
was licensed in 1956, became a passionate DXer and for many
years held the position #23 among the worldwide Honor Roll #1
members. Unforgettable are his early DXpeditions to the Saudi
Arabia/Kuwait Neutral Zone (now deleted) where he signed 9K3TL/NZ
or together with his friend Erwin, HB9QR to the Cocos-Keeling
and Christmas Islands. He was 82 years old.
OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the
family and friends of JT1BH and HB9TL.
TC3, TURKEY (WFF Op). Members of the Bulgarian (LZ) Fauna Flora Club
have organized a WFF expedition to Turkish Nature Reserve Kuscenneti
(TAFF-022) – Asiatic part of Turkey, and will be active as TC3WFF between
May 26-30th. Activity will be on all bands. Prior to CQWW WPX CW Contest
(May 29-30th), operations will be on SSB and the 30/17/12 meter bands.
Only during the WPX Contest will you be able to work TC3WFF on 160,
80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters CW. QSL via LZ44WFF. More info is available
on: http://www.qrz.com/db/lz44wff
TM6, FRANCE (Special Event). Arnault, F4GAJ, will use the special callsign
TM6OVE between June 5-19th. Activity is to commemorate the "Overlord
Operation" (the code name for the invasion of western Europe during World
War II by Allied forces) on June 6th, 1944. QSL F4GAJ, direct or by the
Bureau. For more info on the "Overlord Operation", see Wikipedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Overlord
UPCOMING CQWW WPX CW CONTEST (May 29-30th) STATIONS.................
4L0A - Operator Andi, UU0JM, from Georgia, will be active as a Single-
Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW.
B7P - Operators Terry/BA7NQ, Yang/BD7IXG, Shiyu/BD7KSF, Paul/BA7JS
and possibly others will be active from China as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via BD7IXG.
EG8GCA - Operator Franky, EA8DA, will be active as a Single-Op/Low-
Power entry. QSL via EA8TH. Activity is taking place during
a Canary Day Celebration (May 30th) from Gran Canaria Island
(AF-004).
KP2B - Operator Jaime, WP3A, will be active from St. Croix, Virgin
Island, as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via EA7FTR.
KP3Z - Operator Felipe, NP4Z, will be active from Puerto Rico as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via N4AO.
LX7I - Operators Andy/HB9CVQ, Will/DF4PD, Chris/DL7CS, Mike/DF3VM,
Hubert/DJ8VH and Philippe/LX2A will be active as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via LX2A. Live Webcam is at: http://www.lx2a.com
P49Y - Operator Andy, AE6Y, will once again active as a Single-Op/
All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via AE6Y.
RW2F - Members of the UA2 Contest Club from Kaliningrad will be active
as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via DK4VW.
V2, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA. After an 11 year absence, Darrell, AB2E, will be
returning to activate V26E for the 2010 CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th)
as Single-Op entry. He will possibly be active on the air from Thursday,
May 27th through Monday, May 31st. Look for activity to be focused on the
30/17/12 meter bands and lower bands before and after the contest (all
on CW). Darrell tells OPDX that "New QSLs will be ordered for the occasion,
and all logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon my return." QSL direct via AB2E
for any and all operations of V26E from 1993 to present.
V85, BRUNEI. Members of the GEMILANG Radio of Persatuan Gemilang Daerah
Tutong will once again will be active on HF band with special callsign
V84SGR (new edition of V8GRS) on a Field Day to commemorate the 5th
anniversary of the inception of the Association on May 30-31st. The
Beach on the Air (BOTA) station will be active on 1000z, May 30th, until
0400z May 31st, at the Seri Kenangan Beach in Tutong. V85SGR will be
operating SSB and the Digital modes on 40/30/20/17/15 meters. QSL via
V8MVE.
VOACAP GOES ONLINE <http://online.voacap.com>. Jari, OH6BG, informs OPDX:
"I am glad to inform that making point-to-point HF propagation predictions
is now easier than ever as VOACAP Online has been opened to the public.
The service uses VOACAP (Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program)
which is arguably one of the best HF prediction engines available on the
market today.
VOACAP Online is free to all and makes using VOACAP a no-brainer. Just
enter the coordinates of the transmitter and the receiver, and that's
all. To find the coordinates, you can use the Google Maps based QTH
Locator at: http://www.voacap.com/qth.html
The prediction is given as a 'circuit reliability' graph that shows
the probability of achieving a CW-grade transmission quality between
the transmitter and the receiver.
VOACAP Online is brought to you by Jari Perkiomaki/OH6BG, James Watson/
HZ1JW and Juho Juopperi/OH8GLV."
VP2, MONTSERRAT (NA-103). Graham, M0AEP, will once again activate VP2MDD
between June 14th and July 12th. Activity will be mainly on 6 meters,
but also on HF bands, including 60 meters. He will use a TS480HX into a
Carolina Windom (80-10m [incl. 60m], 5 element Eagle 50 MHz yagi on 18'
boom and a 50 MHz half-wave vertical. QSL via M0AEP, by the Bureau or
direct.
XU7, CAMBODIA. Laurent, F8ATM, will be active as XU7ATM from a Hill Side
View Guest house in Sihanoukville between August 10-17th. Activity will
be on the HF bands using SSB and RTTY. An online log search will be
available at: http://www.clublog.org/logsearch/XU7ATM
QSL via F8ATM, by the Bureau or direct. For direct QSL request, please
include a SAE and sufficient postage (IRC or 2 USDs). All QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW when he returns to France.
ZS8M, MARION ISLAND (Update). Pierre, ZS1HF, on Marion Island (AF-021),
has been very active on 20 and especially 17 meters this past week.
He has also been reported on 40 and 15 meters. Best times to watch are
between 0630-1000z and various other times. Frequencies he has been on
are: 7140, 14200-14225, 14243, 18150 and 21266 kHz.
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