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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Special Bulletin No. 1017.1
BID: $OPDX.1017.1
July 6, 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 9M6DXX and OH2BN for the following DX information.
4W6A TIMOR-LESTE (EAST TIMOR) DXPEDITION (SEPTEMBER 16-26th, 2011).
<http://www.4w6a.com> PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 4 =96 July 5th, 2011:
The 4W6A team welcomes Bernd L=E4nger, VK2IA, as the seventh and final
member of the DXpedition. Bernd has joined the DXpedition in order to
help balance the requirement for CW operation. He brings a wealth of
DXpedition and contesting experience from Europe and the Asia-Pacific
area.
Also joining the team, although not in Timor-Leste itself, are Col
McGowan, MM0NDX, and Kev Haworth, M0TNX. Col, who is the founder and
editor of the DX World website [http://dx-world.net], has been
appointed as pilot while Kev will be the assistant QSL manager to Tim,
M0URX. Col will be responsible for providing feedback to the team on
Atauro Island. He may be contacted at dxer59@gmail.com
CDXC (Chiltern DX Club =96 the UK DX Foundation), the RSGB DXpedition
Fund, the German DX Foundation, the Northern California DX Foundation,
the European DX Foundation, the Nippon DX Association and the Northern
Illinois DX Association are the latest DX clubs and foundations that
are kindly providing financial support for the DXpedition. The team is
very grateful to all DX groups, companies and individuals who have
offered sponsorship. All are listed with thanks on the 4W6A website at
http://www.4w6a.com/sponsors.html If you or your DX club also wish to
help, there is a "Donations" page on the 4W6A website. Payments may be
made by credit or debit card and you do not need to have a PayPal
account yourself in order to make a donation.
4W6A will be QRV from Atauro Island (IOTA OC-232), Timor-Leste (East
Timor), from 16 to 26 September 2011. Activity will be on all bands 10
to 160 metres, using CW, SSB and RTTY. The QSL manager is M0URX,
direct (SAE plus 1 IRC / $2), via the bureau, or LoTW. The entire log
will be uploaded to LoTW as quickly as possible after the end of the
operation or, if possible, even during the DXpedition. QSLs may also
be requested using the QSL request form on the website.
YOUNGSTERS TAKE CONTROL OF FINLAND'S 20M SSB IARU HQ STATION AT RADIO
ARCALA, OH8X, (Helsinki - July 6th, 2011). "Working OH2HQ may land you
not only another HQ multiplier but may give you a good feeling and rein-
force your faith in the future of Amateur Radio - so look for these four
guys with their well prepared and balanced effort in their first serious
contest.
Mari, (YL) 18, OH2FPK, is a true mother figure of the group, radiating
sympathy and empathy, but also ready to guide the gang to the best possible
results. Mari can fight for her frequency if needed as she is one of the
nation's best for her age in a Japanese martial art called taido. Mari
is targeting for a meteorological profession and she can communicate
with you in both English and Russian.
Leevi, 17, OH2FHN, is the group's superb CW operator but also the
team's technical expert. Leevi is a seasoned antenna builder and feels
at ease working with electronics. He was just rewarded with a Bencher
paddle to bring his CW to new heights. Leevi is comfortable with teaching
the group as he conducts amateur radio courses, specializing in the
technical part.
Joona, 13, OH2FPG, is the youngest member of the team but well ex-
perienced to communicate with people both on radio and in person thanks
to his participation in several ham radio promotional exhibits. Joona
is quite outspoken and deals with the group's IT needs with his extensive
knowledge as another bright youth. Joona can handle the multitudes with
his good command of English.
Joel, 13, OH2FHI, is multi-talented and has coupled his burgeoning
contesting interest with a focus on music as his way of life. When the
IARU contest starts, Joel may blow a few sounds on the air from his
accompanying trumpet. Joel is a true powerhouse and lots of fun as an
expert, young team-builder with his humor and ready wit. English is
Joel's mother language.
So, this team has a very balanced skill set to do well at Radio Arcala's
Northern outpost faced with all the expected and unexpected challenges.
They plan to do a series of internal 2-hour runs to sort out their rates
and then target for the best score along with maximum learning experience
while exploiting their current skill levels to meet a variety of needs
for achieving the highest possible QSO total.
The Finnish Amateur Radio League (SRAL) is the Finnish national IARU
society with more than 4300 OH members while Radio Arcala is an alliance
of dedicated Finnish contesters with the aim to increase awareness of
competitive amateur radio and related concepts among today's youth
through Arcala's extreme and novel approach. There is no doubt that
these youngsters get a kick out of turning the mammoth 40-ton antenna
constructions and driving the contest machine from the airplane-like
Arcala cockpit. Radio extreme at its best. Check out the Radio Arcala
website at <www.radioarcala.com>
N.B.
Pictures (JPEG) of the four young operators are available on request.
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((( 73 de Jarmo, OH2BN )))
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND (Correction). German operators Wolf/DK1IP, Rainer/
DL7OR, Gerd/DJ4KW, Arno/DL1CW and Werner/DJ9KH will be active as ZD8D
from Garden Cottage, Ascension Island (AF-003), between July 24th and
August 9th (see OPDX.1009). The dates have not been changed as first
thought only their location on the island due to the heavy rainfalls in
late April which damaged the street to Garden Cottage (their planned
operating site). They have changed their plans and will now use a guest-
house in Georgetown which they state "is not ideal. We have to rely on
our fiberglass poles, as there are no trees etc... We are afraid, that
we will be handicapped on 160 and 80m, but we will do our best, of
course." For updates, visit their Web page at:
http://www.zd8d.de/index.php?home
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