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DX Bulletin No. 997
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February 7, 2011
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 30th-January, through Sunday, 6th-February there were
235 countries active. Countries available: 1A, 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA,
3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 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, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FT5X, FY, G, GD,
GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I,
IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, 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, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM,
SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL,
TR, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE,
VK, VK0M, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT,
XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK2, 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).
1A0KM WRAP-UP. Luca, IK5HHA, one of the 1A0KM guest operators, informs
OPDX that they made 11995 QSOs during their Sovereign Military Order of
Malta operation. The breakdown is 5381/CW, 6184/SSB and 430/RTTY QSOs.
By the time you read this, logs should be uploaded to LoTW.
4A, REVILLAGIGEDO. Santos, EA4AK, sent out a press release announcing a
DXpedition to Revillagigedo (XF4) during March. The assigned callsign
will be 4A4A. The DXpedition's Web site is: http://www.revillagigedo2011.com
The team leader and DXpedition organizer is Marcos, XE1B, and the QSL
Manager is David, EB7DX <see: http://www.eb7dx.com>. Confirmation will
only be DIRECT and LoTW. A team of 9 operators will operate from "Isla
Socorro" (officially "Benito Juarez" Island) between March 3-20th. The
island's reference numbers are: IOTA NA-030, WAZ Zone 6, ITU Zone 10,
Grid Locator DK48MS and located -approx- at Longitude 111=BA West and
Latitude 18=BA 46=B4 North. Sunrise will be around 1320z and Sunset around
0100z. Currently the team consists of Marcos/XE1B (Team Leader/SSB),
Santos/EA4AK (Logistic/SSB), Vicente/EA5AFP (CW), Fernando/EA5FX (CW),
Francisco/EA5KM (CW), Javier/EC4DX (SSB), Edu/EA8AUW (SSB/Digi) and
Alejandra Ortiz (Geology - Photography). Activity will be on 160-10
meters, possibly 6 meters, using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They
plan to have a CW team and a SSB team operating simultaneously on the
air at all times. Yagis will be used for the higher bands and verticals
for the lower bands. Efforts are being made to bring some linear amplifiers
to the island. Santos, EA4AK, states, "Because propagation conditions are
still low or average we must make a special effort to optimize the DX
windows. I have prepared some 'propagation movies' (one for each band)
for Revillagigedo to help those with less experience estimating the best
times/bands to work 4A4A. You can see the movies on my YouTube 'channel'
at: http://www.youtube.com/user/EA4AK "
The press release also mentions: "The licenses and permits for the 4A4A
DXpedition have taken long time to obtain due to the complexity of this
archipelago. Revillagigedo is a natural reserve, a protected reserve of
the biosphere. Only visits or expeditions of scientific nature are
permitted by the relevant Mexican authorities (a prestigious Mexican
geologist will travel with the team to perform studies of natural life
interest while 4A4A is running). Also, it is an emplacement of military
interest, and tightly under the control and supervision of military
authorities. These two permits from those two mentioned authorities are
absolutely necessary before proceeding to request an amateur radio
operating license to the telecommunications authorities." This 4A4A
DXpedition is exclusively financed by the personal financial effort
of the team of operators. The team is looking for some support from
sponsors, clubs or other organizations. See the official Web site (provided
above) for details on how to help them. Santos, EA4AK, has also provided
a few links for interest:
* A Twitter Page for updates: https://twitter.com/EA4AK
* Various maps and images of Isla Socorro, and Revillagigedo, on EA4AK's
Picassa album: https://picasaweb.google.com/EA4AK.Santos/4A4AVARIOS#
* All the JPG images of those propagation movies can be more carefully
scrutinized at the Picassa album on:
https://picasaweb.google.com/EA4AK.Santos/4A4APROPAGATIONIMAGES#
9G, GHANA. Operators Rob/PA3DEW and Vincent/PA3FQX will once again be
active as 9G1AA from Dorma Ahenkro Hospital in Ghana between March 1-20th.
Activity will be mainly on 20 and 15 meters SSB. QSL via PA3ERA.
CR3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Ulf/DL5AXX, Tom/DL5LYM, Jan/DL7JV,
Frank/DL8WAA and Falk/DK7YY will be active as CR3L from Santana, Madeira
Island (AF-014) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) as a
Multi-2 entry. QSL via DJ6QT. Operators will probably be active as
CT9/homecall before and after the contest. Checkout the CR3L station's
Web page at: http://www.cr3l.de
DX0, SPRATLY ISLANDS. Chris, VK3FY, is reporting on DX-World.Net (edited):
"We are hoping that the weather improves in the South China Seas so that
we can board the ship which will take four operators to Pag-Asa. As this
is a scouting trip, operating time on the island will be limited to a few
hours to 3 days. The time on the island will be utilized in taking pictures
of prospective sites and time permitting getting DX0DX on the air. This is
a prelude to the April operation. QSL will be as per DX0DX via Bob N2OO.
As we are guests on this vessel, we have no control over its departure,
schedule or time it is allotted at Spratly."
E3, ERITREA. It looks like a E30 DXpedition is planned for 2012. The last
operation, E30GA, took place from Asmara in November 1998. Currently the
information is limited -- no operators and specific dates were provided.
The only thing available via the below Web page is activity will be on
160-6 meters, including 30/17/12 meter bands, with operations on CW, SSB
and RTTY. The unknown team will have at least 4 stations on the air at
the same time on different bands and modes. The callsign is also not
clear on the Web page (is it E30A or E30AA). However, the below Web page
states, that the QSL Manager for E30A is S52RU. The Web for the 2012
DXpedition (still under construction) is:
http://www.seecc.net/Eritrea2012/index.html
There is a survey for "bands needs" available on the Web page. Hopefully,
more info will be forthcoming. Stay tuned! =
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Per, LA5EAA, will be active as EA8/LA5EAA between
February 13-26th. Activity during the first week will be from the Island
La Gomera (DIE S-014, WLOTA 1526), and the second week from the Island
of Tenerife (DIE S-012, WLOTA 1276). Both islands are IOTA AF-004). He
plans to operate holiday style using an Yaesu FT-817 transceiver (5w QRP)
and wire antennas on the HF bands, mainly CW. QSL via his home callsign.
FRENCH EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA. Mehdi, F5PFP, will once again head south
to the Antarctic waters sailing on a yacht on a 6 week voyage. He departs
from Ushuaia on February 14th. His itinerary (as he puts it) is as follows:
"Beagle channel islands> the Drake, then it will depend of the
sailing conditions, impossible to give you an order. =
>South Shetland Islands > West Graham land > Palmer Islands
>Biscoe Islands >Adelaide Island> Marguerite Bay >back via
the Melchior islands.
Callsigns mentioned are FT5YK/p, VP8DLM and CE9XX (he is waiting
for an Argentine callsign also. Radio operations will be mostly between
2200-0200z on 40 meters SSB and possibly earlier sometime on 20 meters.
Equipment is an IC-706, FT-897 and an IC 2KL amp. Antennas are a 1/4
wave vertical for 40m and a 1/4 wave vertical for 20m.
HE3, SWITZERLAND (Special Event). Members of the Rav Radio Amateurs
of Vaudios (HB9MM) will activate the special callsign HE3OM from Sottens
during the month of February. Sottens is a small village where the last
medium waves transmitter active in Switzerland was located. It stopped
its emissions on December 31st, 2010, at 2359 local time. Permission has
been granted to the "Radioamateurs Vaudois" club to use the 2 giant
antennas for amateur purposes. The callsign HE3OM was chosen for the
following reasons:
* The prefix HE3 has already been used in 2004, when the shortwave
transmitter in Sottens went off the air. At that time the special
callsign was HE3RSI.
* The suffix OM in French means Ondes Moyennes, mediumwaves.
* Also, OM are the initials of Option Musique, the last program that
was transmitted over these big antennas.
The tallest antenna, 188 meters high, is used on the HF bands, especially
the lower bands like 160m and 80m. The "small" mast, 125 meters high is
connected to the VLF station transmitting on the 137 kHz amateur band.
QSL HE3OM via HB9TOB. For more details, see: http://www.hb9mm.com/sottens
IOTA NEWS...............................
NA-193. Operators John/VE8EV and Gerry/VE8GER are currently planning
a 5-7 day operation to Tent Island in the Yukon Territory Group
during late April (over the Easter holiday - dates to be
finalized at the end of March). Tentative callsign will be XK1T.
Activity will be a high-power/yagi operation, mostly 20 meters,
mostly SSB (but likely more CW than previous trips) with the
goal of putting NA-193 into as many logs as possible in NA,
Europe, and Asia. They are looking for donations/funds to help
pay for the cost of this expensive operation. Donations can be
made through John's OQRS page at: http://ve8ev.blogspot.com
J6, ST. LUCIA. Operators Volkmar/DF2SS and Marc/DL1VKE are now active
as J6/DF2SS and J6/DL1VKE from St. Lucia (NA-108) until February 17th.
Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their
home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Members of the Mariana Friendship Club (WH0SS) will
be activatings W0S from Saipan (OC-086, USI NI002S, WLOTA 1333) between
February 15-22nd, to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the international
exchange program between Seisa Group (Japan) and Marianas High School
(Saipan CNMI). Since 1986, more than 7000 students from Japan to Saipan
and more than 1000 students from Saipan to Japan crossed the ocean to
participate in this incomparable and fruitful program. This operation is
also one of the activities of "Foundation with Global Children" and
"International NGO Seisa-Lotus (provisional name)" aiming for the advance-
ment of education and medical care to children worldwide. The operating
site will be the Saipan World Resort, Saipan, Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI). Operators mentioned are Yasuo/KH0WF, Akihiko/
JK1OPL, Jay/KH2J, Tadao/AE6UR, Naohiko/W6HGY and Mamoru/W6KNH. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JA1HGY. Log
Search will be available at: http://www.clublog.org/logsearch.php?log=3DW0S
Please note that the team will not be in the ARRL-DX CW Contest, however
they will operate SSB/RTTY and the WARC bands, to avoid the confusion
during the contest period.
KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Yuichiro, JM2RUV, will be active as KH0/JM2RUV
between February 18-21st. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and
SSB. He also plans to be on during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February
19-20th). QSL via JM2RUV, direct or by the Bureau.
KH6, HAWAII. Operators Lloyd/KH6LC, Oliver/W6NV, Don/N6DA, Ken/N6KB,
Curt/AH6RE and Jim/W6SC will be active as KH6LC during the ARRL DX CW
Contest (February 19-20th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via WA6WPG.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For February 7-13th)....
Feb 7 AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Feb 8 AN --------------------
Feb 9 HN BN - Below Normal
Feb 10 HN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Feb 11 HN-AN LN - Low Normal
Feb 12 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Feb 13 AN DIS - Disturbed
VDIS - Very Disturbed
GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
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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
PA, THE NETHERLANDS. Kees, PA7TWO, informs OPDX that a new Dutch contest
group has been born and located in the northwest part of the Noord-Holland
Province. The contest team's callsign is PA6NH. The team members are
PA2PAC, Paul/PA3FUN, Kees/PA7TWO, Jerry/PH9HB, Jan/PD1AIQ and Bram/PE1OPK.
Their station setup consists of surplus equipment, namely Harris 590
receivers and Telefunken S2525 amplifiers, with Yaesu/ACOM equipment as
backup. This new contest team plans to participate in all the major
contests starting with the upcoming Dutch PACC Contest (February 12-13th).
The group has a successful trial run for their new station during last
weekend's UBA-SSB Contest (January 29-30th) that looked very promising.
ADDED NOTES: QSLs for the upcoming PACC Contest (only) will be sent via
the "Global QSL" for all QSOs. For all other contests, send your direct
QSL to PA7TWO via the address on QRZ.com. (Please read and comply to the
listed QSL rules!). As a general rule, all QSOs will be uploaded to the
LoTW! Also, checkout the PA6NH pictures on QRZ.com.
P4, ARUBA (Update). Tim, WD9DZV, will be active as P40D (not P40A as
announced last week) from Aruba between March 8-13th. Activity will
be holiday style on most bands and modes. QSL via WD9DZV.
PACIFIC TOUR (Update). Bob, 5B4AGN, will finish his Palau (OC-009) T88ZM
operation on February 8th, and then head to Saipan (OC-086, USI NI002S,
WLOTA 1333). He will be active as KH0/G3ZEM between February 9-16th.
Operations will be from the Saipan Rental Shack (See the following Web
page at: http://saipan.rental-shack.com/english/index.html )
Activity will be CW only on the HF bands. QSL via M0URX, direct or using
his OQRS for Bureau cards at: http://www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form.html
PJ2, CURACAO. Operators Don/W5FKX, Jim/N5HZ, Dave/W5XU and Mike/W5ZPA
will be active as PJ2T from Signal Point Station on Curacao (SA-099,
WLOTA LH-0942) between March 10-17th. Activity will be on all bands
and modes. QSL PJ2T via N9AG or LoTW.
PJ4, BONAIRE. Roger, N4RR, will once again operate in the CQWW WPX RTTY
Contest (February 12-13th) from Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA L1279) using the
callsign PJ4R. He will be signing PJ4/N4RR before the contest starting
on February 9th. All activity will be RTTY on 80/40/20/15 meters. QSL
via his home callsign.
PZ, SURINAME. Serge, RX3APM, will be active as PZ5P from Paramaribo
between February 15-22nd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW
and SSB. He will also be in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th).
QSL via UA4LU or LoTW.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated February 6th)
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4L0CR via DL8KAC HB9MUBA via HB9-Bureau UK8OM via 4Z5OG (direct on=
ly)
4Z20HC via 4Z4TL HE3OM via HB9TOB UN2011G via UN8GC
5C2P via IK2PZC HG0WFF via HA0HW UP2011AS via UN8GU
9K50FM via 9K2FM HI3/W1JNZ via W1JNZ UP2011AWG via UP7Z
A35AY via JA1NLX IP1METEO via IQ1BP UP2011BN via UN7QCC
A61Q via EA7FTR J79VG via KC4VG UP2011IH via UN2G
A65BP via UA6MF LX/ON5QRP/P via ON5QRP UP2011SJ via UN6QC (direct)
CE1TT via EA5KB M6T via G4PIQ UP2011SO via UN8GC
CP6AA via IK6SNR N1Y via K1NIU UW0U via UT7UT
CS2C via OK1RF OA4/DL1NL via DL1NL V55DLH via DK8ZZ
CX3TQ via IK2DUW OK5Z via OK2ZI V73/K3NT via K3NT
D44TBE via IK5CRH PJ2/DF7DQ via DF7DQ VE7/F5IDM via KH6-Bureau
E7/DJ1YFK via DJ1YFK PJ4/EA1PP via EA1PP VP9/OH3JR via OH3JR
E70WFF via E77AW PY4ZUN via LX1NJ WH0DX via JM1LJS
EE5URW via EA5URW SN400JH via SP2KDS YN3M via W0MM
EM50IYG via UT2IY TM45RY via F6FNL (eQSL/LoTW/no Bureau) YS1RS via EB7DX
QSL A35AY via JA1NLX, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Operator is Akira,
JA1NLX, from Fafa Island (OC-049). He is expected to be active until
February 8th. For more information, go to:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/ja1nlx/ham/A35_2011.html
PJ7E QSL STATUS. PJ7E QSL team reports: "We still have about 1000 QSLs
to finish up the backlog. Tom, N4XP, has been mailing about 600 per week.
Please be patient as it just takes time. The OQSL card requests will be
caught up by next week. If you have not received your QSL by March 1st,
please inquire at <info@stmaarten2010.com> and do not re-send cards at
this time. Thanks for all of the QSOs...."
QSL T88ZM via M0URX, direct or using his OQRS for Bureau cards at:
http://www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form.html
Bob, 5B4AGN, was the operator from the Palau Rental Shack (OC-009)
<http://palau.rental-shack.com/english/> between February 1=968th.
QSLS VIA LoTW: 1A0KM, 9M6/KM0O, A25DF, A45XR, A65BP, C6AKQ, C6ANM,
C91DL, CO7PH, DH3MIT, DJ7XB, E51PEN, GM4WZL, HB10DX, HK3W, J6/KB9AVO,
J48S, JT1CO, JY9NX, MU/F5NHJ, OM3LK, R5GA, R7MA, RI1FJ, RK3DXW, SP9BBH,
SP9H, SV7LNK, SY75NW, T32OU, TG9AJR, TO5DX, UA0BA, V21ZG, V31RG, WL7E,
YO3JF, YS3CW and ZL50VK
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5R8RJ, 6V7Z, 9K2YM, CY0/VE1AWW, D44TBV, DT8A,
FG8AR, FR/DJ7RJ, GP0DTH, GW7X, HH2/OH2TA, HI3K, HK0GU, HK0GU/1, HK0GU/3,
J5V, J68JA, JA1PBV/6W, KC4AAA, PJ2/K8LEE, PJ6A, PJ7E, PX8J, PX8L,
TA7/WK1S, XV4SP, YB0AKM and ZB3B
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED This Week!
S9, SAO TOME & PRINCIPE. Operators Ulli/DD2ML, Jurgen/DF1AL, Klaus-
Dieter/DK1AX, Rene/DL2JRM, Rolf/DL7VEE, Sid/DM2AYO and Harry/DM5TI
are now active as S9DX until February 17th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via DL1RTL. Bureau QSLs may be requested
online. For more details, visit their Web page at: http://s9dx.hkmann.de
T2, TUVALU. Haru, JA1XGI, informs OPDX that he will be active as T2XG
between May 17-24th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes. QSL via JA1XGI, direct or by the Bureau.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (Update/Reminder). Operators Bill/N7OU and Bob/W7YAQ
are expected to once again team up for another operation in the Pacific
this week, but this time from Tarawa Island (OC-017) between February
8-22nd. Bill will sign T30OU and Bob will sign T30YA. Activity will be
on 160-10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB and RTTY, and using 100
watts and vertical antennas. They will also be in the ARRL DX CW Contest
(February 19-20th) as a Multi-Single entry and signing T30YA. QSL via
their home callsigns. They will upload their logs to LoTW soon after
they get back to the USA.
T32, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (Update). Don Field, G3XTT, FSDXA Publicity Officer,
has sent out a press release (Bulletin #2) from the Five Star DXers
Association (FSDXA) with updates on their T32C DXpedition to Kiritimati
(Christmas Island) that will take place between September 27th and October
25th. The release states that the "T32C" callsign is now confirmed and
has been issued. This took a little time to arrange, as single letter
suffixes are not normally issued by the Kiribati Government. Secondly,
the T32C Web site <http://www.t32c.com> is going strong with all the
latest news. For example, you can look at predicted propagation, make a
donation via PayPal and other means, read about the island, and much
more. At this time though, they would particularly urge everyone to
complete the survey of wanted bands and modes which will help them in
planning their operating schedule.
It was also mentioned that their 40 member team is now almost complete,
and they are especially delighted to welcome young amateur Michael Z=FCrch,
DG1CMZ, whose participation is possible thanks to an anonymous sponsor.
Michael is a 25-year old from Thuringia, Germany. He was first licensed =
at the age of 14 and is a keen contester and DXer.
The UK-based members of T32C have had several preparatory sessions to
clean up and refurbish kit from their previous operations as well as
building and testing equipment which they will be using for the first
time (for example, new 4-square antennas for both 40 and 30m, and vertical
arrays for the high bands, to complement their existing Yagis). Some photos
of these activities appear on the Web site. They have also been getting to
know the FT-5000 radios of which they will have 16 with them on T32 along
with Quadra linear amplifiers. Several pallets of gear are now ready to be
transferred to the shipping container which they expect to leave the UK
in late February from where it will travel via Singapore to Fiji, arriving
in Suva in April or early May for onward shipping to T32. They have also
added a GPS tracker in the container so that they can follow the progress
of their kit as it makes its way to the island! To read the complete press
release and their new brochure, go to the following Web pages at: =
http://www.t32c.com/Resources/Documents/Press/Press%20Bulletin%202.pdf
http://www.t32c.com/resources/documents/brochure%20feb.pdf
TO7/FM, MARTINIQUE (NA-107). Dim, UT5UGR, will once again be active as
TO7A during the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 5-6th) as a a Single-Op/
All-Band/High-Power entry. Outside of the contest look for him to sign
FM/KL7WA. QSL FM/KL7WA and TO7A via UT5UGR.
VISALIA DX CONVENTION (Top-Band Banquet). Steve, WB6RSE, reports that the
2011 Top-Band Dinner Banquet at the Visalia DX Convention is now open for
reservations. It will take place on Friday, April 15th, at 6:30 PM. The
location is the Convention Hotel, Holiday Inn, Visalia CA. The program
will be: "The Low Bands from VP8ORK South Orkneys". There will be door
prizes. The menu will be the "Miner 49er BBQ Buffet Dinner. No host bar."
The cost is 37 USDs/person. If you wish to attend, please send an E-mail
with the number of reservations you would like along with CALL, FIRST &
LAST NAME, and contact E-MAIL address for each person to: wb6rse1@mac.com
You will receive a return E-mail confirming availability along with
payment information. A SELL OUT IS EXPECTED. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!
VK0/H, HEARD ISLAND. Carl, N4AA, editor of QRZ DX, reports that Chris/
VK3FY and Steve/VK6IR are co-leaders in planning for a DXpedition to
Heard Island in February of 2013. They are proposing a 13 member team
for a two week operation. The estimated cost for this operation is around
500,000 USDs. They are expected to put a Web page online to keep everyone
informed. Last operation from Heard Island was back in 1997. The latest
ranking by "DX Magazine's Most Wanted Survey" is #5 world-wide.
VP8O, SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS. Members of the Microlight Penguins continue
to be active as VP8ORK from Signy Island (AN-008) until February 8th.
As this was being written, the VP8ORK log shows (at 0658z, February 5th)
that they have made 51979 QSOs with 15122 unique callsigns (34085/CW,
14548/SSB and 3346/RTTY). The online log can now be found at:
http://www.clublog.org/charts/?c=3Dvp8ork
If you want a QSL card there are three ways available to receive one:
OQRS direct (on the VP8O Web page), OQRS Bureau (on the VP8O Web page)
and direct by mail via VE3XN [w/SASE/Green Stamps/IRC(s)]. For more
details and updates, visit the VP8O Web page at: http://www.vp8o.com
By the way, real-time news is now available at: =
http://www.vp8o.com/realtimenews.htm
ZF2, CAYMAN ISLAND (Satellites, Grids, HF and Contesting). Adrian, AA5UK,
will be operating as ZF2AE from Grand Cayman and ZF2AE/ZF8 from Little
Cayman between March 25th and April 2nd. He plans to operate during the
CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) on Little Cayman, on 40-10 meters using
a IC-7000 and vertical antenna. Current plans are to operate holiday style
outside the contest on SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and the satellites (AO-51, SO-50,
VO-52 and FO-29). Most activity will be in the afternoons and evenings.
QSL direct to AA5UK with a SAE/SASE, by the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL.
ZL50, NEW ZEALAND (Special Events). Look for Graeme, ZL1ANH, to be active
as ZL50GH during the year 2011. Activity is to celebrate his 50th anni-
vesary of being a licenced radio amateur. QSL via his home callsign, by
the Bureau or direct. Also, via LoTW.
ADDED REMINDER: Members of the Papakura Radio Club (ZL1VK), NZART
Branch 65 in South Auckland, will activate the special event callsign
ZL50VK between now and March 31st. Activity is to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the club. Look for logs to be uploaded to LoTW and Club
Log. QSL via ZL1VK. Visit their Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/zl1vk
PLEASE NOTE: These are New Zealand stations and NOT ANTARCTICA (ZL5)
callsigns.
ZS8, MARION ISLAND (Update). Pierre, ZS1HF/ZS8M, continues to be active
most days, mainly 20/17 meters SSB. Pierre has released another newsletter
from Marion Island, where he provides more great pictures, along with
more details about the island happenings and activities on the island.
He also has a section in his newsletter called "Humans and seals do not
mix!!!" If you have a weak stomach, you may not want to see these pictures.
Pierre states that during breeding season the seals become extremely
aggressive. Someone found out and got 25 stitches later! His newsletter
can be found online at: http://www.iz8epy.it/html/zs8m.html
Lastly, Pierre mentions the following four items:
1. Our Polar Supply ship will be arriving on 15 March with a team of
maintenance people. At this stage I assume my operation will be
down scaled, especially the SSB operation.
2. The ship returns to Cape Town on 19 April to collect the new team,
including fuel and food for the next year.
3. The ship departs Cape Town on 5 April for Marion Island and arrives
11 April with the new team.
4. I expect the ZS8M operation will cease officially on 11 April 2011.
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