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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1008
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April 25, 2011
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 & ADXO, N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF, K8ME,
K8YSE, W8GEX (60m News), K9MM, AT International, DL1SBF, DL7MAE & The DX
News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3KMA, =
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DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, UT3UZ, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal
(MMMonVHF) and YT3W for the following DX information.
*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (by KB8NW): I was able to put together a
short bulletin before leaving for Murfreesboro. Have a great holiday
weekend.... 73 de Tedd KB8NW
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Saturday, 16-April, through Friday, 22nd-April there were 230
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX,
CY0, D2, 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, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,
HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6,
KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OX,
OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP,
ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T31, T32, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK,
TL, TR, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, 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).
3A, MONACO. Andrea, IZ2LSC, will be active as 3A/IZ2LSC from Monaco
during the weekend of April 30th and May 1st. Activity will be on 40-10
meters using CW and SSB. He plans to use a light multi-band vertical
antenna with 100 watts. Andrea requests to PLEASE be patient with him
because he is a newbie on CW . QSL via LoTW or by the Bureau via his
home callsign. He suggests to follow him on Twitter at: @iz2lsc
5R, MADAGASCAR. Giorgio, IZ4AKS, will be active as 5R8KS in another
Micro-DXpedition, this time from Nosy Be Island (AF-057) between May
31st and June 6th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via IZ8IYX. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7025, 10105, 14025, 18075, 21025, 24895 and 28025 kHz
SSB - 7085, 14270, 18155, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz
RTTY - 7040, 10145, 14080, 18105, 21085, 24920 and 28080 kHz
Visit the 5R8KS Web page at: http://www.dxcoffee.com/5r8ks
9J, ZAMBIA. Chris, ZS6RI (ex-ZD9IR, 5H9IR, EL8RI), will be active as
9J2RI from Zambia for a year or two. However, operations will be on a
"6 week on/6 week off" due to his work schedule (6 weeks off he will
return home to South Africa). Activity will be on all HF bands using
CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW or direct to: Chris J de Beer,
Box 333, Bethlehem, GA 30620 (w/SASE [USA] or SAE w/return postage for
other countries). Bureau QSLs are OK, but very slow. LoTW will be uploaded
at least once every 6 week rotation, and probably even weekly. Bureau
cards will be sent annually.
9M8, WEST MALAYSIA. Mirek, VK6DXI, will once again be active as 9M8DX/2
from Kuala Lumpur between April 25-30th. Activity will be limited since
this is a business trip, but he will operate on some CW during his local
evening hours. QSL via SP5UAF.
ASIAN AND IOTA TRIP. Vincent, F4BKV, plans to be active as VR2/F4BKV
from a small apartment on the 35th floor in the Lai Chi Kok area (Kowloon
side), in Hong Kong, between April 27th and May 6th. He will use a balcony
vertical mobile antenna with a Yaesu FT857D. He also plans to be active
as YB9/F4BKV from Bali (OC-022), Indonesia, between May 7-9th. Activity
from both locations will be casual using low power (100w) and operating
SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW, by the Bureau or direct. Logs
of his activities are available online at: http://www.f4bkv.net
If you want a QSL by the Bureau, you can request it by AE-mail or via
the Online QSL Request System. No need to send paper QSL.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, Awards Branch Manager, reports that the
following has been approved for DXCC credit:
ZD9AH =96 Tristan Da Cunha & Gough; 2010 Operation
ZD9T =96 Tristan Da Cunha & Gough; 2010-2011 Operation
If you had these operations rejected in a recent application send a
note to dxcc@arrl.org to have your record updated. Note, due to extremely
heavy e-mail DXCC may not respond to your message. Once updated, this
will be reflected in your LoTW account or in the live, daily DXCC standings
on the Web site. (www.arrl.org/dxcc).
EM25, UKRAINE (Special Event). In connection with 25th anniversary of the
accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, radio amateurs from the
"Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies" together with a number of
Ukrainian radio amateurs will operate from Chernobyl city between the
period April 22-30th, using the callsign EM25U. QSL via UT3UZ: Alex
Arbuzov, P.O. Box 7, Kiev-232, 02232, Ukraine.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Tony/IZ3ESV, Gabriele/I2VGW and Andrea/
IZ2LSC will be active as HB0/homecall between June 2-5th. The trio is
planning a micro-light and holiday-style operation using CW, SSB and
RTTY. The main focus will be on the 30/17/12 meters and the upper HF
bands depending on the propagation. They will also try 6 meters. QSL
via their home callsigns.
IOTA 50TH ANNIVERSARY MARATHON (Janaury 1st, 2012, through DECEMBER 31st,
2013). A press release by Roger Balister, G3KMA, RSGB IOTA Manager, states:
"The year 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Islands
On The Air (IOTA) Programme by British SWL Geoff Watts, BRS-3129. As a
build-up to our celebrations on this occasion, the RSGB IOTA Manager and
Committee announce an exciting activity period in which all licensed
amateurs world-wide are invited to participate.
For a two-year period during 2012 and 2013, IOTA chasers are encouraged
to contact as many different IOTA groups as possible, and IOTA activators
to play their part by operating from as many groups as possible, with
special emphasis on the less-frequently activated ones. The points system
adopted rewards 'Activators' with higher scores for activating the rarer
IOTA groups. Certificates and awards will be available to both 'Chasers'
and 'Activators' to reflect attainment of graduated bands of performance
together with attractive prizes for top scorers.
The challenge provides a level playing field for everyone, whether they
are complete newcomers to IOTA or are holders of the prestigious IOTA 1000
Islands Trophy, because everyone starts with a clean slate on 1st January
2012.
We hope that all our readers will consider ways in which they can
support this event. We would like to see work starting now to schedule
activity from as many IOTA groups as possible throughout the 24 months.
Let us target 500 groups initially in the hope and expectation of being
able to raise this higher as the Marathon progresses."
The complete rules of the IOTA 50th Anniversary Marathon will appear
in the forthcoming 'RSGB IOTA Directory' to be released at Dayton. They
can also be seen on G3KMA's website at: http://www.g3kma.dsl.pipex.com
They will also be uploaded to the RSGB IOTA Web site shortly when key
personnel return from Visalia at: http://www.rsgbiota.org
IOTA NEWS...............................
AF-019. Members of the Valle Brembana DX and Contest Team (VBDXC) will
be active as IG9E from Lampedusa Island (IIA AG001) between
May 18-23rd. Operators mentioned are Enzo/IZ2GLU, Fabio/IZ2GMT,
Andrea/IZ2AJE, Diego/IW2MZX and Ezio/IK2AHB. They plan to have
three stations active simultaneously "on air" on various bands
and modes. Special attention will be given to the 30/17/12 meter
bands and the Digital modes. QSL via IK2AHB, by the Bureau or
direct. Visit the VBDXC Team's Web page at:
http://www.vbdxc.altervista.org
EU-016. Leo, S50R, will be active as 9A/S50R from the Island of Lastovo
(ACIA IC-869, CIA-23, IOCA CI-051, MIA MC-196, WLOTA 0815)
between April 25-30th. Activity will be on the HF bands, on
or near the usual island and IOTA frequencies. QSL via his
home callsign, direct or by the Bureau and the LoTW.
EU-079. Members of the QLF DX-Team will once again be active as LA6Q
from More Og Romsdal County South IOTA Group between April
29th and May 1st. Operators mentioned are Bjorn/LA5UKA and
Trond/LA9VDA. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via LA9VDA. Cards can be requested via E-mail
at: la9vda(at)gmail.com
For a direct QSL, please add 3 USDs or 1 new and stamped IRC
and SAE. Cards without this will be sent through the Bureau.
EU-123. Members of the Camb-Hams will be activating the Isle of Arran
between May 1-8th. They will be operating as GS3PYE/P and
GS6PYE/P. Activity will be on all bands 160-2 meters, and
70cm via satellites. For VHF, the island lies in IO75. More
information is available at: =
http://dx.camb-hams.com/dx-peditions/arran-dxpedition-11/
On Twitter at: http://twitter.com/g3pye
On Facebook at: http://facebook.com/ArranDX
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 25th-May 1st)....
Apr 25 AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Apr 26 HN --------------------
Apr 27 HN BN - Below Normal
Apr 28 HN-LN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Apr 29 HN-AN LN - Low Normal
Apr 30 HN-AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
May 01 HN-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
OJ0, MAKET REEF. Operators Dervin/PD9DX, Marc/ON8AK and Max/ON5UR will
be active as OJ0UR from Market Reef (EU-053, ARLHS MAR-001, TWLHD WLH
OJ0-001, WLOTA LH-0542 and Admiralty C4472) between August 13-20th.
Activity will be on the HF bands using a Stepp-IR Big Vertical and a
Stepp-IR 2 element beam. QSL via M0URX, direct (w/SAE plus 1 IRC/2 USDs),
by the Bureau, or LoTW. Alternatively, QSLs may be requested using
M0URX's OQRS form at: http://www.m0urx.com/qsl-request-form
For more info, visit A XV4YY via DH7WW
AO2WRD via EA4URE ED1URV via EA1URV YF1AR via N2OO
AO4WRD via EA4URE FP5BZ via F5TJP
9M6TMT QSL INFORMATION. As of April 18, 2011, Buzz, NI5DX, will no
longer be assisting 9M6TMT as QSL Manager. Tom has decided to handle
the QSL duty himself with assistance from his XYL. Please do NOT send
any 9M6TMT cards to NI5DX either direct or via the Bureau.
DENMARK POSTAL RATE INCREASE. John, K9MM, was informed by OZ3PZ that
international postal rates from Denmark increased on April 1, 2011. =
Two USDs are no longer enough for a letter to the USA. He requests
either 3 USDs or 1 IRC. See his Web page for additional details at:
http://oz3pz.dk/ox3xrweb/index.php?page=3Dqsl =
YF1AR QSL INFO UPDATE. QSL Direct/OQRS/W2 Bureau via QSM N2OO/Bob Schenck.
Budi, states, "Do not send to my home QTH or my Bureau."
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4O3A, 4Z1TL, 8P5A, 8P6DR, 9H1SP, 9K2MU, 9Q50ON,
CN8KD, CT3MD, ES5GP, G3WPH, GW4OGO, HB9CVQ, HP1/IZ6BRN, HK1MW,
IG9/IW9ELR, J39BS, JA0FVU, LX7I, MU0FAL, OK2CQR, PV8ADI, R7BN, RG4F,
RU3ZX, SM0EJR, SV9CVY, XE1GZU, V44KAI and ZS1EL
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4Z5RT, 5B8AD, 6W/AA1AC, CS2C, E21EJC, FM4LV,
FM5WD, J37BO, J39BS, J5NAR, J68UN, J88DR, JE1LFX, JY5HX, KH0/G3ZEM,
MJ/K3PLV, OH0BP, R1ANP, R1ANP/A, T88ZM, TO3A, TI5KS, TJ3AY, UA2FR,
V51AS, VK4LDX/P, YO3FRI and ZL8X
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
SHORT PACIFIC TOUR. By the time you read this operators Carlos/EA1IR and
Hrane/YT1AD should be QRT as 3D2IR and 3D2AD from the Fiji Islands and
should be now active as A35IR and A35AD from Tonga until April 26th,
before heading back to Fiji for a few days (between April 26-29th).
Both operators will finish their short Pacific tour from American Samoa
as KH8/EA1IR and KH8/N9YU between April 29th and May 1st. QSL all the
above callsigns for YT1AD and EA1IR via Carlos, EA1IR.
T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI (Update). By the time you read this, T31A should
be on the air. Some members of the team have opted out from the DXpedition
before the team left Apia. Operators Charlie/W6KK, Carlos/EA1IR and Hrane/
YT1AD decided not to go to Kanton island due to obligations and there was
no clear date on a return from the DXpedition. Also, there were some other
personal reasons which made them decided not to board the boat. However,
Carlos/EA1IR and Hrane/YT1AD made a decision to make a short DXpedition
to some of the Pacific islands (See Short Pacific Tour). For updates on
the T31A team, see the Web page at: http://www.T31A.com
T8, PALAU. Shigehiro, JA8CCL, is active as T88KR from the Palau Rental
shack (See the following Web page at: http://palau.rental-shack.com/english=
)
until April 25th. QSL via his home callsign.
VU, INDIA. Operators Ren=E9/DL2JRM and Daniel/DL5SE are now active as
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