[SEDXC] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #471
Dave
WD4RCO@CYOU.COM
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:55:47 -0700
>>
>>July 24, 2000
>>
>>4X85, ISRAEL (Special Event). Look for special event station 4X85FUK to
>>be on the air celebrating the "85th Esperanto Congress" in Tel Aviv
>>between now and August 1st. Suggested frequencies are: 7066, 14266, 21266
>>and 28766 kHz.
>>
>>A5, BHUTAN. Charly, K4VUD, is looking for all/any radio amateurs from
>>any country who may wish to join him in an effort to activate Bhutan
>>during the first week in December. He can arrange your air travel from
>>your home or from Kathmandu, or you can arrange your own travel. He expects
>>to arrive in A5 about December 1st. He has a Bhutan contact person to
>>arrange passage of rigs, licenses, and hotel rooms. This is not a cheap
>>trip. The license alone may cost 300 USD EACH! If interested, contact
>>Charly at: k4vud@hotmail.com
>>
>>A9, BAHRAIN. The "DX News Letter" reports that Gus, KH2/K4SXT, has shut
>>down his activities from Nimitz Hill, Guam, and will be active from A9 in
>>September. Gus prefers the lowbands, especially 160 meters.
>>
>>AP2JZB CW-PIRATE. Apparently a station signing AP2JZB on CW (on July 21st
>>at 0230Z) has been active. AP2JZB's QSL Manager Leon, K2EWB, reports that
>>this is a SLIM and AP2JZB does not now, nor has he ever operated CW! As a
>>matter of fact he's up in Northern Pakistan on vacation at this time.
>>
>>C6, BAHAMAS. Joe Pater, W8GEX, reports the team is ready to be active from
>>Berry Island (IOTA NA-054) for the IOTA contest next weekend. The team will
>>be active July 27th through August 2nd as C6AJR and C6DX during the contest.
>>They will have four stations on the air. The team consists of Mike, K9AJ,
>>a veteran of many DXpenditions including Heard Island. Mike, N9NS, was
>>part of the recent Clipperton Island team. Jim, W9VNE, a FOC member, has
>>worked many CW contests from VP5. Rick, K8WWA, is a very active dxer from
>>the Cincinnati area and making his first DXpedition. Joe, W8GEX, has been
>>on many DXpeditions and contest groups. This experienced team will be on
>>6m to 40m, CW, SSB, PKS and RITTY. QSL C6AJR and C6DX to W8GEX. SASE PLEASE.
>>
>>DU, PHILIPPINES. Joe, DU1/K7JOE (ex-BV/N0IAT, 7J1AOF, etc), is now active
>>for the next two years from Manila, Philippines. Joe is a high speed CW
>>operator who tends to favor the WARC bands. 17 meters is his preference.
>>QSL to the W7 QSL bureau.
>>
>>FO0, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Phil, KH7FQ, is now active from Huahine Island
>>(OC-067) as FO0MCC. He was heard last week on 17 meters SSB on or around
>>18145 kHz between 0230 and 0330z. Reports state that he will be there
>>until September and be active on 80-10 meters.
>>
>>FS, SAINT MARTIN. By the time you read this, Brian, N3OC, will be active
>>from here as FS/N3OC between July 24th and Aug 2nd. Activity will be on
>>SSB/CW/RTTY and all bands including 6 meters, the WARC bands and the IOTA
>>Contest. QSL via N3OC.
>>
>>GM, SCOTLAND (Hebrides IOSA/IOTA Expedition). Andre, GM3VLB, will team
>>up with Lorraine/MMOBCR, Alex/G(M)0DHZ and Andre's son Niall (recently
>>VP8NJS) to activate a few Scottish island between July 21st and August
>>4th. The team will be based on Harris/Lewis. Weather permitting, they
>>will activate Killegray (OH-20) and Ensay (OH-21) Islands during the
>>period of July 21st (PM) through July 26th (AM). Their next target will
>>be St. Kilda (OL-02/EU-059) bewteen July 28-31st (WX permitting). During
>>the IOTA Contest they will use the callsign GM5K (Courtesy Pabay Radio
>>Club, GM0PNS). Alex/G(M)0DHZ will be their "No. 1" CW operator with
>>GM0VLB providing relief. At other times individual callsgns will be used.
>>Following the St. Kilda operation further "surprise" operations may
>>take place. The St. Kilda DXpedition will involve high costs due to its
>>very remote/distant location out in the Atlantic. Currently, the team
>>reports that so far no sponsorship has been offered/received as of this
>>writing. QSL cards for contacts other than St. Kilda (via GM3VLB) should
>>go to the respective operators. QSL cards without adequate return postage
>>will not be replied to. For those unfamiliar with GM3VLB's QSL - reply
>>system, please refer to his web site at: http://www.IOSA.co.uk
>>
>>IOTA NEWS................
>> AS-NEW. A group of Sakhalin amateurs (RA0F...) will activate a new
>> IOTA at the end of July from the Island of Moneron. Their
>> activity will be on 20/15/10 meters and the WARC bands only.
>> They are expecting to use the callsign RK0FWL/p. QSL via the
>> RK0FWL CBA address, but in any event all QSOs will be confirmed
>> through the bureau. ADDED NOTE: Eugene, RA0FF, reports that
>> in the July/August of 1998, RK0FWL/p has already been worked
>> from the Island of Moneron, but back then the island was not
>> yet separate from Sakhalin (AS-018). Now that Moneron Island
>> is a NEW IOTA, all relationships with RK0FWL/p for 1998
>> will be considered as NEW IOTA.
>>
>> AS-066. Look for Alex, RU0LL, to be active from Putyatini Island
>> between July 24th and August 1st. They will also be active
>> during the upcoming IOTA Contest using the special callsign
>> R0L. Activity will be on HF (including the WARC), CW, RTTY
>> and PSK. Other operators present will be RW0LZ, RW0LV, UA0CAL,
>> RU0LL, RZ4HF and UA0LST. Check out Alex's WEB site for this
>> event at: http://www.qsl.net/r0l
>>
>> AS-104. Six Taiwanese Ops and two Japanese Ops will team-up and be
>> active from Kim Men Island, Taiwan, from July 28-30th. They
>> will use the callsign BO0K in the IOTA Contest and use
>> BO2/homecall before and after the contest. The JA Op are
>> JR7TEQ and JA1EFO, and they will fly to Kim Men Island via
>> Taipei, Taiwan on the morning of the 28th.
>>
>> EU-073. Look for the Taranto A.R.I. Section members to sign IJ7IJU
>> from San Pietro Island (IJ7) during the last week of July.
>> They will be operating on 80-6 meters, CW/SSB/RTTY and VHF/
>> UHF-SSB. Also, they will operate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via
>> IK7AFM, direct CBA or via the bureau or via E-mail:
>> < roccoafm@libero.it > confirming via ARI bureau.
>>
>> EU-091. Operators IK7JWX/P, IK7FPX/P and IK6CAC/P are expected to
>> be active now from Capezzone Island (I.I.A. LE 004) on CW/SSB
>> 10/15/20/40 meters. QSL via the bureau or direct (QRZ.COM
>> addresses).
>>
>> EU-092. Operators (probable) Jim/MM0BQI, David/GM4WLL and Colin/GM0CLN
>> are planning an expedition to the Summer Isles from September
>> 1-3rd. The site will be on the island of Tanera Mor for which
>> the various references are: IOTA - EU092, IOSA - SC10, WAB -
>> NB90 and Maidenhead - IO78HA. They hoped to operate on both
>> HF and VHF (hopefully all bands from 160m to 2m). They plan
>> to be active during both the HF SSB Field Day and 144MHz Trophy
>> contests. Callsigns to be use are: MM0BQI/P on or near usual
>> IOTA/IOSA frequencies; All HF CW and SSB on the WARC bands by
>> GM0CLN/P; and SSB Field Day Contest MM0BQI/P. The special
>> VHF callsign, GB4XS, has been applied for. If for any reason
>> this callsign is not available they will use GM4WLL/P. OPDX
>> InterNet Subscribers will receive the long press release as
>> an additional bulletin.
>>
>> EU-115. EI1DD will be activated by the members of the Dalkey Island
>> Contest Group during the IOTA Contest. Operators will include
>> EI2CA, EI4FBB, EI5DI,EI5HD,EI6EW, EI7CC, EI7CD and EI8CE, and
>> will be active from Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. QSL is via the
>> EI Bureau.
>>
>> EU-128. DF8QJ and Ray/DL6YFB will stay on Fehmarn Island for the IOTA
>> Contest from July 29-30th. They will be active on 80-10 meters
>> as DL6YFB/p. QSL via the German Amateur Radio Bureau or direct
>> to DL6YFB's callbook address or E-mail at: rlehmann@Cityweb.de
>>
>> EU-132. Adam/DJ0IF, Zbig/SP6AZT, Big/SP6CZ and Andy/SP6ECA will be
>> active from Wolin Island in the RSGB IOTA Contest as a
>> Multi-Multi entry, callsign SN6F/1. Before the contest, SP6CZ/1
>> will be active from this location on RTTY until the end of the
>> month and SP6ECA/1 on SSB. QSL via home callsigns, SN6F/1 via
>> SP6ECA. All cards for SN6F/1's contest activity '98 and '99 were
>> sent via the bureau.
>>
>> EU-148. A group from the Framingham Amateur Radio Association will
>> participate in the IOTA Contest from George's Island as a
>> Multi-Operator entry signing AA1IZ. QSL via AA1IZ.
>>
>> EU-153. Vlad/RZ1OA and Dima/UA1OLM will be active as RZ1OA/A and
>> UA1OLM/A from Lyasomin Island between July 25th and August 1st.
>> QSL via RZ1OA: Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163040,
>> Russia.
>>
>> EU-170. Milan/OK1DJG, Martin/OK1FLM, Martin/OK1FUA, OK1PAT, Jaroslav/
>> OK1TC, Petr/OK1UCI, Svetozar/OK1VEY and Nikola/9A9AA will be
>> active as 9A0A from Vir Island (IOCA CI-141) through the IOTA
>> Contest. QSL via OK1FLM. They will operate as 9A/homecall
>> before the contest from July 24th.
>>
>> EU-183. Pit, YO3JW, reports that the YP1W operation for next weekend
>> has been cancelled! This is due to a quarantine in Danube
>> Delta. The operation will be scheduled latter.
>>
>> NA-065. Caleb, AD7U, will be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest as N7U
>> from Whidbey Island (USI WA-001S). His category will be Single
>> Op/24-hour/IOTA Island Permanent station. QSL to AD7U via bureau
>> or direct to: Caleb Skurdal, 1015 N Custer St, Oak Harbor,
>> WA 98277-8201 USA.
>>
>> OC-033. FK8GM, FK8HC and VK4FW (all Life members of Oceanai Amateur
>> Radio DX Group) will be operational from Lifou Island. Their
>> callsign will be TX8ISL. QSL Manager is VK4FW, P.O. Box 929,
>> GYMPIE, 4570, Australia. They will be on all bands on CW/SSB.
>> Eric, FK8GM, reports that they will also be active with their
>> home call, FK8GM and FK8HC from OC-033 on all bands when they
>> are not operating in the contest.
>>
>> SA-020. FY5FU and FY/F5AEG will be active from the Phare de l'ile Royale
>> in French Guyana during the International Lighthouse/Lightship
>> Weekend August 19-20th. QSL manager F5AEG.
>>
>> SA-024. Look for ZV2S and PW2S to be active from Comprida Island (DIB
>> 21) July 25-30th. QSL Manager PY2ZY: POB 45.436, Sao Paulo-SP,
>> 00479-970, Brasil. Suggested frequencies:
>> CW - 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040, 101114, 7030 and 3530
>> SSB - 28560, 28460, 24950, 21260, 18128, 14260, 7-055 and 3765
>> Checkout the Web site: http://dxpedition.cjb.net
>>
>>ISLAND CHASERS WEB PAGE. Chris, NK1K, informs OPDX that the "Islands on the
>>Web" website has opened a new web discussion forum specifically for the
>>RSGB's IOTA contest. This forum will be used to make announcements regarding
>>islands that will be active during the contest. Additionally, the forum
>>will give the IOTA community a place to post claimed scores for all to see
>>following contest. The Web page is at: http://www.islandchaser.com
>>
>>KH5, PALMYRA. Mike, KH6ND, has returned here and is again operating as
>>KH6ND/KH5. His operating schedule is not yet known as Mike is again
>>assisting "The Nature Conservency" in its operation on the atoll. His
>>length of stay has yet to be determined. He is expected to be active
>>everyday on several bands. Activity so far has been on 20/15 meters CW
>>generally between 1100 and 1230z (there was some activity around 0830z).
>>QSL K4TSJ CBA. Tom, N4XP, also reports that it should be noted that some
>>pirate activity did take place after Mike's departure from the atoll last
>>month.
>>
>>QSL INFO AND NEWS..............
>> As reported last week, the "GOLIST" now has a new Web domain at:
>> http://www.golist.net
>> John, K1XN, reports this past week that coming soon will be a Windows
>> Golist search program for accessing the "Golist Online QSL Manager Look
>> Up Page". This Online database is updated daily with new/changed QSL
>> routes.
>>
>> QSL Manager change for DX station RZ9OU. QSL to KF4OBL via the Bureau
>> or direct to: Susan Driggers, 129 New Grade Road, Moncks Corner, South
>> Carolina, 29461, USA ( http://home.sc.rr.com/simplyinfo/kf4obl/ )
>> Please Notes: Please send SASE, SAE and 1 IRC, or 2 IRC's. Cards via
>> the Bureau are OK. 100% Return QSL. Stamps of any country are accepted
>> as donations.
>>
>> Vlad, RZ1OA, reports that he has received the RZ1OA/P and UA1OLM/P QSL
>> cards, for their EU-066 operation from the printer and has started
>> processing the direct requests.
>>
>> QSL the S50E club station to: Radio club Cerkno, P.O. BOX 16,
>> 5282 Cerkno, Slovenia. To see lots of photos of the S50E clubs site
>> that were taken during/after WRTC2000 in Bled, Slovenia (along with
>> photos of all locations used by the other competitors) check out the
>> S50E Web page for more information and details on how to receive two
>> special WRTC2000 stamps at: http://lea.hamradio.si/~s50e/eng/photos.htm
>>
>>SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the special event station SN600UJ to be active
>>from July 20th through October 20th. The station will be celebrating the
>>600th anniversary of refounding of "Jagiellonian University" in Cracow.
>>They are expected to operate on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SP9PKZ.
>>
>>SPECIAL EVENT. Special event station AX3OLY has been allocated to the
>>WIA Victoria by the Australian Communications Authority to commemorate the
>>Olympic Games being held in Sydney, Australia. WIA Victoria members will
>>be sporadically operating the station on DX bands over the next three
>>weeks. The band of operation being chosen to coincide with the best pro-
>>pagation at the time. AX3OLY is being activated for the first time this
>>week to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame in VK3 which is half way
>>through its 100 day torch relay around Australia. The special event station
>>will later highlight the holding of Olympic soccer games in the VK3 capital
>>city of Melbourne, Australia, which also hosted the 1956 Olympic Games.
>>A commemorative QSL card will be available. QSL is to VK3WI via the Bureau
>>or the Callbook address.
>>
>>VE0NWP STATION. The ship "Simon Fraser" is recreating the voyage of the
>>ship "St. Roch" through the North West Passage. It was heard on Saturday
>>at 0521z (band was not mentioned) from the Aleutians Islands. Check
>>out the Web page: http://www.stroch.org
>>
>>XU7, CAMBODIA. Jani, YB0US, has left Vietnam (3W2US) as of July 19th and
>>is active as XU7AAP through July 27th. Watch for Jani on SSB and RTTY. He
>>was spotted on 15/20 meters RTTY (14083 kHz as early as 1100z and as late
>>as 1700z and 21083 kHz between 2230z and 0100z). QSL via N2OO.
>>
>>ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. "The 59(9) DX Report" reports that Chris, G3WOS,
>>will sign ZD8SIX starting October 30th on 6 meters.
>>
>>ZK1, SOUTH COOK. Andy, ZK1AND, is active from Rarotonga (OC-013) for the
>>next month. His activity has been mainly on 20 meters SSB around 14260
>>kHz between 0300 and 0500z, and again around 1030z. QSL via AB7FS.
>>
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>>
>>Hi There,
>>
>>I am writing to inform you of an expedition to the Summer Isles from the
>>1st to
>>the 3rd of September 2000.
>>
>>The site will be on the island of Tanera Mor for which the various references
>>are...
>> IOTA : EU092
>> IOSA : SC10
>> WAB : NB90
>> Maidenhead : IO78HA
>>
>>The operators will probably be Jim Martin MM0BQI, David Dodds GM4WLL and
>>Colin
>>Smith GM0CLN. It is hoped that both HF and VHF operation (hopefully all
>>bands
>>from 160m to 2m) will begin by approximately lunchtime on Friday 1st
>>September
>>and will cease at approximately 1700UTC on Sunday 3rd September. During the
>>weekend we plan to be active during both the HF SSB Field Day and 144MHz
>>Trophy
>>contests.
>>
>>
>>HF OPERATION, CALLSIGNS AND EQUIPMENT
>>1.8/3.5/7/14/21/28MHz SSB by MM0BQI/P on or near usual IOTA/IOSA frequencies
>>All HF CW and SSB on the WARC bands by GM0CLN/P
>>SSB Field Day Contest MM0BQI/P
>>
>>Focus will be on IOTA/IOSA activities outwith the contest and we hope to give
>>many people EU-092/SC-10 as a new one! We plan to be able to run two high
>>power stations almost continually during our stay. We should have a
>>FT1000MP, a TS850SAT and two amps. Antennas will include various wires, a
>>vertical and a 3 ele tribander. HF QSLs should be via MM0BQI and GM0CLN as
>>appropriate (see above).
>>
>>
>>VHF OPERATION, CALLSIGNS AND EQUIPMENT
>> 50.200MHz GB4XS : 100W, 6 ele Yagi
>> 70.030MHz GB4XS Personal Beacon : 160W, 6 ele Yagi
>> 70.190MHz GB4XS Skeds/Tropo etc
>>144.385MHz GB4XS All Operation : 400W, 2 x 17ele (or 2 x 14ele)
>>144MHz Trophy Contest GM4WLL/P
>>
>>The special callsign GB4XS has been applied for. If for any reason this
>>callsign is not available we will use GM4WLL/P. Can anyone interested
>>in a 4m
>>QSO please E-mail GM4WLL at : gm4wll@talisman.u-net.com
>>
>>We hope to be able to give as many people as possible IO78 for a new
>>square and
>>EU-092 for a new VHF IOTA! Although we will take some tropo skeds we regret
>>that Meteor Scatter operation is very unlikely. We also pray for good tropo
>>or a big aurora! All VHF QSLs should be via GM4WLL.
>>
>>
>>Our mobile telephone number (ONLY DURING THE TRIP PLEASE!!)
>>will be 07946283449 (outside UK dial 44 + 7946283449) If you hear us
>>and need the QSO dont hesitate to call at any time.
>>(We know this phone works as it has previously been used from the site!)
>>
>>If anyone requires further info please contact Jim Martin Tel. 0131 661 4686
>>or E-mail : mm0bqi@compuserve.com
>>
>>We look forward to hearing you on the bands.
>>
>>Regards
>>Colin Smith (GM0CLN)
>>On Behalf Of The EU-092 Team