[SEDXC] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #473
Dave
WD4RCO@CYOU.COM
Sun, 06 Aug 2000 20:20:56 -0700
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>>3A, MONACO. Jeff, VA3QSL, will be visiting Europe during August and will
>>be operating occasionally from Monaco (3A) between August 8-13th. His
>>callsign will be 3A/VA3QSL/M under his CEPT licence. He will likely be
>>on the 40, 20 and 15 meter bands using 100 watts into a mobile hamstick
>>antenna. QSL direct to homecall or bureau.
>>
>>4X, ISRAEL. The "DX News Letter" reports that Mirko, DL8ABO, will sign
>>4X/DL8ABO/p while he is on a business trip to Tel Aviv and Haifa from
>>now until August 19th. He will be active on SSB with 100 watts into a
>>wire antenna. QSL via bureau to DL8ABO or to his CBA.
>>
>>6 AND 30 METERS NEWS FROM INDIA. Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, reports that from
>>August 1st through December 31st, 2000, Indian Amateurs (VU) have been
>>given permission to use 10.100 to 10.150 MHz and the spot frequencies
>>of 50.350 and 50.55 MHz.
>>
>>D2, ANGOLA. Hossam, SU1HM, is now active as SU1HM/D2 from Luanda, the
>>capital of Angola. He can be found every evening on 14160 khz (+/- QRM)
>>on SSB. Hossam starts around 2300z. QSL direct via his home callsign
>>address (OK in callbook) at: Hossam El Shenawy, 16 El Daher Square,
>>Cairo 11271, Egypt.
>> Also, look for D2EB on 15 meters SSB around 21290 after 1830z.
>>
>>E4, PALESTINE. Guenter, OE1GZA, was expected to operate this past Saturday
>>as E4/OE1GZA on 20/15 meters and 17/10 meters if propagation was good.
>>However, it looks like it did not happen. There were no QSNs reported.
>>Arie, 4X6UO, informed OPDX that 6 meters is definitely not allowed in
>>Palestine at the moment (The question was asked and very kindly refused).
>>Arie also mentioned that in a little while Guenter will operate RTTY.
>>The equipment is in hand; it is just a question of what software to use.
>>
>>FR/T, TROMELIN ISLAND. The Lyon DX Group is still active as FR/F6KDF/T
>>until August 16th. Many have been asking, "Is there online logs?" The
>>team has indicated that online logs will be available after the DXpedition
>>is over. For more information, check out their Web site at:
>> http://perso.easynet.fr/~f6jjx/menu.htm
>>
>>HO1, PANAMA. Operators Wil/DJ7AA, Manfred/DK1BT and Tina/DL6MYL will be
>>active as HO1A from September 16th through October 1st. The principal
>>purpose for their DXpedition is the participation in the CQWW DX RTTY
>>Contest. They plan to be active before and after the contest on all HF
>>bands. However, Panama is actually not a rare country. The team wants
>>to be active on the WARC and low bands as well as CW and RTTY which
>>are still very much in demand. For this reason, they will concentrate
>>mainly on these modes and bands. They will pay special attention par-
>>ticularly on the low bands to Europe and Asia. The time around the
>>equinox is surely ideal for connections with this continent. For more
>>details and information, check their Web site at: http://www.qsl.net/ho1a/
>>
>>HR, HONDURAS (Update, Please refer to OPDX.472). A group from Spain will
>>be active from here September 17-25th, transmitting on all HF bands,
>>SSB, CW and RTTY operation while installing 9 new digipeaters. The
>>Spanish team will consist of 6 OM and 1 YL and work together with the
>>"Radio Club de Tegucigalpa". This is more than a simple DXpedition. The
>>operators are very experienced DXpeditioners, but also have the knowledge
>>to work with TNCs, antennas, Tranceivers, Eproms , etc. They are going
>>to operate from two HF stations, 24 hours a day, but currently the
>>callsign is not known. The team has asked for HQ1R, and they are waiting
>>for the authority's answer. More details are forthcoming
>>
>>INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE/LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND ACTIVITY. Members of the
>>Wicklow Wireless Society will operate EI9KLH from the Lighthouse on the
>>Old Head of Kinsale on the south coast of Ireland during the International
>>Lighthouse/Lightship weekend August 19-20th. QSL via bureau or direct
>>to EI9HQ.
>>
>>IOTA NEWS..............
>> AS-041. Look for Takeshi "TAKE", JI3DST, to be active as JI3DST/4
>> from Oki Archipelago (Nakano-shima Oki-gun Shimane) now
>> through 0200z August 15th. Activity will be on 40/17/15/
>> 12/10/6 meters SSB. QSL via the JARL Bureau or diect to:
>> Takeshi Funaki, 2-18-26 Hannan-cho Abeno-ku Osaka-city,
>> OSAKA 545-0021 JAPAN
>>
>> AS-089. Andy, UA1PBP/9 will operate from Marresal'sky Koshi Island
>> for 5-7 days beginning around August 5-7th. He will be
>> using 100 watts into a dipole antennas on 40-10 meters
>> including the WARC bands. QSL via RK1PWA.
>>
>> EU-011. Three members of the Western DX Cluster Group, G3WNI/Bill,
>> G0PSE/Tom and G0WMW/Doug will be activating St. Mary's (Isles
>> of Scilly) using the special event callsign GB0SM. They will
>> be active from September 30th through October 7th, on 160-10
>> meters and possibly 6 meters. The modes will be CW, SSB and
>> probably RTTY. QSL via the Bureau, direct to G3WNI or via
>> E-mail to: g0pse@qsl.net
>>
>> EU-052. Laci, HA0HW, will spend his holiday with his family on Korfu
>> (Kerkira) again and will be active as SV8/HA0HW/p now through
>> August 19th. Activity will be on all bands (including the
>> WARCs) CW/SSB and maybe RTTY. The low band activity will
>> depend on the local area to hang up some long wires. On the
>> other bands Laci will use mono verticals on fishing rods
>> like he did in the last few years. He states this is a
>> vacation, but he will try to be on the bands during the local
>> early mornings and later evenings while family members are
>> in bed.
>>
>> EU-183. Corneliu, YO4AUL, informs OPDX that the complete story about
>> Sacalinu Mare Island (EU-183) can be found on the Web page:
>> http://www.qsl.net/yo4aul/
>>
>> IOTA OOOPPPSS DEPARTMENT. In last week's bulletin, two items apparently
>> were mixed together. Not sure how it happened (it may have happened
>> during the power outage), but the following should have read as follows:
>> EU-052. Look for Gerard, F2VX, to sign SV8/F2VX from Keflonia
>> Island now through August 13th.
>>
>> EU-057. After the IOTA contest, look for the DL0KWH team to
>> be active on HF CW/SSB with their individual callsigns
>> (DH7NO, DL2RTK, DL2SWW, DL2VFR). Pictures from last
>> year and logs after the contest will be available at:
>> http://www.qsl.net/dl0kwh
>>
>>J3, GRENADA. Dave, G3TBK, is now active as J3/G3TBK and he told your
>>editor Sunday morning that he is currently working there for about the next
>>6 to 8 weeks. He will be active on all bands but will concentrate on
>>the WARC bands. Dave was spotted this past weekend on 20 meters CW/SSB
>>(14020 and 14195 kHz after 0130z), 17 meters SSB (18145 kHz after 1230z)
>>and 12 meters on 24900 kHz around 1615z. He states that he will be active
>>75% on CW. QSL via CBA.
>>
>>JW, SVALBARD. Jarda, OK2PBM, will be active as JW/OK2PBM from Longyearbyen
>>(IOTA EU-026) from August 9-16th. Activity will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and
>>(possibly) PSK31 on 160-10 meters. He is planning to operate on CW 35 kHz
>>+/- QRM up from band edge, on SSB 10 kHz below DX windows, RTTY and PSK31
>>on the usual frequencies. QSL via OK2PBM, Jaroslav Rohleder,
>>Karla Capka 2348, 697 01 Kyjov, Czech Republic.
>>
>>MJ, JERSEY. Barry, N0KV (M0CQS), currently living in the UK, informs
>>OPDX that he just received confirmation from the Jersey Amateur Radio
>>Society for the use of their club station for the CQWW SSB Contest
>>(October 28-29th) and associated operation beginning October 22nd. He
>>will use the callsign MJ/N0KV from LaMoye, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK,
>>from Zone 14 and operate as a Single Op or Multi/Single. Operators will
>>be N0KV and possibly others. Station 1 consists of: IC-756, Alpha amp
>>(400W), A3 tri-bander, R7000(WARC) and bandpass filter. Station 2 consists
>>of: FT-100, club tri-bander, 40/80M dipoles and bandpass filter. Operation
>>outside the contest will be on both CW and SSB starting Sunday, October
>>22nd, and ending after the contest. Activity will be largely day/evening
>>hours (local) before the contest. Jersey is IOTA EU-013. Barry plans to
>>be back in the US after the contest. QSL via N0KV: Barry Mitchell,
>>12200 Boothill Dr., Parker, CO 80138 USA
>>
>>OOPPPSSS DEPARTMENT. Information last week under "HU4, EL SALVADOR"
>>was received/translated wrong by sender. This operation took place last
>>year, so please disregard.
>>
>>QSL INFO AND NEWS...............
>> Phil, G3SWH, is pleased to announce that he has now answered all the
>> direct QSL requests for the Wasini Island, 5Z4WI, operation as received
>> to date. If you sent a direct card but enclosed anything other than
>> 1 USD or a valid IRC, then your reply will have been sent via the
>> RSGB Bureau. Phil states, "Please note that 1000 lire and other small
>> denomination banknotes of other currencies are valueless in UK."
>>
>> Steve, W9XF, received an E-mail from Abubaker, 5A1A, and in the message
>> he mentions that Libya does not recognize IRCs and asked that any QSL
>> requests should include green stamps and be sent via registered mail.
>> So far, it appears he's been footing the postage bill for QSLs he
>> receives unless they contain green stamps.
>>
>> The QSL Manager for EJ7M from EU-121 during the IOTA Contest should
>> be sent to: Denis O' Flynn EI6HB Ladysbridge P.O., Castlemartyr,
>> Co. Cork. Ireland. QSLs can also be sent via the IRTS Bureau.
>>
>> A group of Sakhalin Island Radio Amateurs activated the new IOTA AS-149
>> from Moneron Island (RR-16-01 for Russian Robinson Award) for 8 days
>> beginning at the end of July and at the beginning of August as RK0FWL/p.
>> Operators were RA0FF, RA0FU, RA0FW, RA0FN and RA0FY. They made about
>> 8000 QSOs, including 800 QSOs in the IOTA contest. QSL via RK0FWL (not
>> RA0ZD) to his callbook address: P.O.BOX 79, Yu-Sakhalinsk, 693010,
>> RUSSIA (or via the bureau).
>>
>> IK7JWX/7, active from Grande Island (EU-091) during the IOTA Contest,
>> is to be QSLed via the bureau, or direct to: P.O. Box 218, 73100 Lecce,
>> Italy.
>> Chris, SV2CWY, informs OPDX that SY2T counts for DXCC as Greece and
>> to QSL via SV2CWY at: PO Box 40130, Salonica 56000, Greece (or via the
>> Bureau).
>>
>> The complete logs of "Arctic 2000 Dxpedition" from Svalbard Island
>> (EU-026 ) from July 6-13th, 2000, are now available at:
>> http://www.xdenews.net/logs/svalbard
>>
>> Larry, N4VA, reports that he has a bunch of IRCs available (for USA
>> addresses only). He states, "They are piling up from my QSL chores
>> for S21AM and S21R. 75 cents each, any quantity. All have a postal
>> mark of some sort in the left corner and all are the airmail variety."
>> If interested, they should E-mail him at " N4VA@yahoo.com "
>> to request/reserve a quantity.
>>
>>VP9, BERMUDA. Seiji, JH6RTO, will be active as M0RAA/VP9 from September
>>21-26th. His activity will be on 40-6 meters. QSL via JH6VLF through the
>>JARL Bureau or CBA. Seiji also states that he will stop his QSLing until
>>next February when he returns from England to Japan. This includes his
>>AH0R (/AH2/VP9), KC6FS/T88FS, S79SF, etc... operations. Please note
>>that Masanori, JH6VLF does not have the logs and QSLs for these operations.
>>
>>WEB PAGE OF INTEREST. One thing amateur radio operators are very fearful
>>about is lightning strikes. Check out the Web page at:
>> http://lightningstorm.com/lightningstorm/gpg/lex1/mapdisplay_free.jsp
>>
>>ZD7, ST. HELENA. Barrie, ZD7MY, was active this past weekend on 15 meters
>>SSB (21310 kHz) between 1900 and 2130z. He uses a three element beam
>>with 90 watts. QSL via CBA.
>>
>>ZONE 23. Look for Alex/RA0WA and RA0WAC to operate respectively as
>>RK0YWA/P from Tuva (Zone 23, WAZ). This expedition will take place in
>>the Sayanskij Mountain. No dates were provided (we will try to find out),
>>but they will operate on all bands including the WARCs. QSL via RA0WA
>>
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>>From: "Neville Cheadle" <g3nug@btinternet.com>
>>To: "OPDX Bulletin" <kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org>
>>Subject: RSGB IOTA Millennium Programme - IOTA 2000
>>Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:07:27 +0100
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>>Regularly activated islands counting for premium points in August and
>>September 2000 are listed below.
>>
>>The CDXC web pages (www.cdxc.org.uk) contain the full IOTA 2000 rules,
>>island listings and an FAQ page. These web pages also contain conversion
>>tables between the new IOTAs arising as a result of the publication of the
>>IOTA Directory 2000 and the old IOTAs that qualify for the IOTA 2000
>>Programme.
>>
>>Version 3 of the SM6DEC record system can now be downloaded. There was a bug
>>in earlier versions which prevented the printing of records. This has now
>>been fixed. Existing records can be imported to the new version.
>>
>>AUGUST 2000
>>EU-089 CU8/9 FLORES ISLAND
>>NA-018 OX GREENLAND
>>NA-021 8P BARBADOS
>>NA-027 VO1 NLFD. PROV. NFLD. ISLAND
>>NA-032 FP ST.PIERRE
>>NA-063 VE1 SABLE ISLAND
>>NA-094 VE1 ST.PAUL ISLAND
>>SA-002 VP8 FALKLAND IS
>>SA-003 PY0F FERNANDO DE NORONHA ARCH.
>>SA-026 PP5 SANTA CATARINA STATE SOUTH
>>SA-046 PY7 PERNAMBUCO STATE
>>SA-068 8R ATLANTIC COAST
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>>SEPTEMBER 2000
>>In September there are numerous counters for premium points. Look for island
>>groups in the US, the Caribbean and South America.
>>
>>Remember there are no charges for the IOTA 2000 awards and QSL cards are not
>>required.
>>
>>Enjoy IOTA 2000.
>>
>>Neville Cheadle, G3NUG
>>Chairman - CDXC (Chiltern DX Club), The UK DX Foundation
>>
>>(CDXC are managing the IOTA 2000 Programme on behalf of the RSGB IOTA
>>Committee)
>>
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>>The KR2000 DXpedition to Kingman Reef is still on track for October.
>>
>>Mike, KH6ND/KH5 has been increasingly QRV from Palmyra Atoll. Mike is
>>active on CW, and looks for Europe on the higher bands. He has been
>>posted frequently in the 12-14Z time slot.
>>
>>Mike is now monitoring six meters, as well. After several weeks of
>>listening, he caught an opening on 5 August and logged 3 KH6 stations on
>>Big Island, as well as 45 JA's. He monitors Hawaiian beacon frequencies
>>and transmits on 50.110 MHz
>>
>>Mike is also QRV on the low bands. Despite summer conditions, he logged
>>several hundred North American stations on 80m last week. He has also
>>erected a 160 meter antenna, which was tested successfuly in a QSO with
>>NI6T on 6 August. Operators needing Palmyra on those bands should
>>arrange a sked with Mike when he is encountered on the higher bands.
>>
>>For the KR/PDXG
>>
>>Garry Shapiro, NI6T
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