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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 697

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 697
BID: $OPDX.697
February 14, 2005
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, NC1L, AI2Q, N2OO, W2LO, NG3K, W3LEO,
W3UR & The Daily DX, ARRL Web Page, K4QD, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4MY, W4WX,
W5UE, AE6Y, KM6HB, K7BV/1, NF7E, K8PT, K8YSE, KU8E, W8JWN, AK0M, NK0S,
DB2HR, DJ3FK, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL2VFR, EI4BZ, F5CWU & La
Gazette du DX, F5NOD, F5NQL & UFT, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
I1HYW, IZ8BRI, IZ8CCW, J6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, LA7JO, LU7EE, LZ1ZF,
OA4DJW, OK1JR/YB0AJR, ON6UM, SP5UAF, UA4WHX, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE2TKH,
VE7AAV and VK4FW for the following DX information.

*** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTE (by KB8NW): Since I received so much information
over the past two weeks, and I had InterNet access from my Dad's QTH in
Las Vegas, I was able to do some writing while by father was resting and
recovering from lung cancer treatment.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 6th/February, through Sunday, 13th/February there were
233 countries active. Countries available: 1S, 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA,
3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y,
7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y,
A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE0A, CE0Y, CE9,
CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL,
EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY,
G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS,
HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KH0, KH2,
KH5, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK,
OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM,
SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T5, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR,
TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VK0M, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB,
ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, 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).

3Y0X, Peter I ISLAND (DXpedition Update/Press Releases). OPDX InterNet
Subscribers will receive two press releases (#11 and #12) sent out
by Team co-leaders Ralph Fedor/K0IR and Bob Allphin/K4UEE as extra
bulletins (complete and unedited). Excerpts from the bulletins indicate
that the 3Y0X team has shifted its staging area from Punta Arenas, Chile,
to Ushuaia, Argentina, and all of the 3Y0X team members have assembled
there now. The team had to contract another vessel, an offshore supply
vessel named the "Cavendish Sea". The helicopter company shocked the
team by substituting a different, smaller helicopter and delaying its
availability by six days. They are now in the process of contract
negotiations with two other helicopter charter companies. This is their
remaining hurdle. If they are unable to sail to Peter I by the middle
of next week due to the helicopter situation, they will likely postpone
until next year. However, at this time they still have options and
remain optimistic. For updated information, visit the 3Y0X DXpedition
Web site at: http://www.peterone.com/

9N, NEPAL. Stig, LA7JO, Regional Telecoms Officer for the UNICEF
Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA), is now active from Kathmandu
as 9N7JO. He will be active on SSB/CW/RTTY on 160-15 meters. Stig informs
OPDX that he will probably be here for more than a year. QSL direct to:
Stig Lindblom, Jum Changphimai, 147/1 Moo 3, Tambon Boot, Ban Ta Bong,
Phimai, TH-30110 Nakhon Ratchashima, Thailand.

9Y4, TRINDADE AND TOBAGO. Three Latvian operators will be active from
the 9Y4ZC QTH on Tobago signing 9Y4/homecall now through February 22nd.
Operators mentioned are Girts/YL2KL, Arvis/YL2LY and Juris/YL2GM. Their
activity will be on all bands (also the WARC bands) on CW, SSB and RTTY.
Look for activity in the ARRL DX CW Contest, possibly using a special
callsign or 9Y4/YL2KL as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. They
were active this past weekend in the CQWW RTTY WPX Contest. QSL via
YL2KL. Real-time logs will be available online and updated frequently
at: http://www.lral.lv/9Y4 logs

9Y4, TRINDADE AND TOBAGO. Jaroslav, OM3TZZ, is expected to be active
in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. Contest callsign has not been announced yet. QSL
via OM3TZZ.

9Y4, TRINDADE AND TOBAGO. Ten operators from the Lufthansa Amateur
Radio Club (DD8ZX, DG3FK, DH6ICE, DJ3FK, DJ9RB, DK7LX, DK7PE, DK7TF,
DL1FDS and DL4FP) plan to be active from Tobago Island (SA-009) as
9Y4DLH between February 23rd and March 2nd. At least two stations
will be active on 160-10 meters CW/SSB and DIGITAL. QSL via DJ3FK.
Logs will be available online AFTER the operation. For more info,
please visit the following Web page at: http://www.dj3fk.com

ANTARCTIC NEWS AND ACTIVITY.................
AAW ACTIVITY. Francois, F8DVD, will be active during the 2nd Antarctic
Activity Week with the special callsign TM8ANT. Look for activity
between February 14-27th on 80-10 meters SSB. A special colored QSL
card with a view of the French Antarctic Station Dumont d'Urville will
be available. QSL via the Bureau or direct with one IRC or one USD for
Europe (two USD outside Europe) to F8DVD's address: Francois Bergez, 6,
Rue de la Liberte, 71000 MACON, FRANCE.

The F6KDF's Team (Lyon DX Gang) will sign TM0ANT, the last two weekends
of February. They will try to be active on all bands and modes.

C6, BAHAMAS. Steve, AK0M, will be operating as C6ASB from the Island of
Eleuthera, from February 13-22nd. This is IOTA NA-001 and Grid Square
FL16. Operation will be casual, 160-6 meters, preferred mode being CW
with some SSB or digital modes possible, and will include a casual entry
(category TBD) in the ARRL CW DX Contest (February 19-20th). The station
will be wire vertical antennas and 100W (FT857) from the cottage, and 5W
(FT817 or IC703) from on the beach while soaking up some sun! His XYL
Sandy, KC0RD, may also be on SSB or digital as C6ASC. QSL via AK0M. Trip
details will be available after the operation at:
http://pages.cfu.net/~sjs/c6asb.htm

C6, BAHAMAS. Bill, K1CN, and XYL Laurel, N1EBL, are now active from
Harbour Island (NA-01) as C6AMM and C6AWW until February 26th. Activity
is on 40-6 meter SSB (w/CW upon requests). QSL via K1CN, direct or by
the bureau.

CU2, AZORES. Operators DL3OI, DL4LQM, DL5AXX, DL5LYM and DL8WAA will
be on Sao Miguel, Azore Islands, for the ARRL CW Contest. Look for
them to be active from now until February 21st. Their contest operation
will be a Multi/2 entry. Callsign is unknown, but will be CU2** prefix.

CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Steve, VE2TKH, informs OPDX readers that those
who are still not aware of the CY9SS DXpedition to St-Paul Island
between June 7th and July 7th, a Web site is now available at:
http://www.cy9ss.com
The team is still searching for operators and sponsors. The team leader
is Robby, VY2SS, and he can be reached for questions at:


D2, ANGOLA (Op Delayed). Bjorn, LA9IAA (D2AA), reports that his operation
from Luanda has been delayed. His equipment has been stolen, and he does
not have much hope in getting it back. His activity may be delayed by
12 weeks unless his radio shows up unexpectedly.

D4, CAPE VERDE. Alex, 4L5A, is expected to be active as D4B in a few
contests over the next two months. Look for him to be in the following:
CQ WW 160m SSB Contest (February 26-27th) - Single-Op/High-Power entry
ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) - Single-Op/High-Power entry
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) - Single-Op/High-Power entry
QSL all operations via K1BV. Also, visit the Web page at:
http://www.qsl.net/d44tt

DX0, SPRATLY ISLANDS. Gil, 4F2KWT, is now active from here as DX0K.
His activity has been on all bands including the WARC bands on CW at
various times. Watch the packet cluster. QSL via 4F2KWT.

DX MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES MOST WANTED! The DX Magazine has announced their
annual "Most Wanted Survey" for 2004. The survey was taken between the
middle of September and late October in 2004. Here are the top "10 Most
Wanted DXCC Entities":
1) North Korea (P5) 6) Peter I Island (3Y/P)
2) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (VU4) 7) Navassa Island (KP1)
3) Scarborough Reef (BS7) 8) Desecheo Island (KP5)
4) Lakshadweep Island (VU7) 9) Bouvet Island (3Y/B)
5) Yemen (7O) 10) Kure Island (KH7)
Remember, the results of this survey will probably change due to
the VU4 operation in December and the upcoming Peter I Island.
Visit the DX Magazine Web page at: http://www.dxpub.com

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, informs OPDX that
the following operation is approved for DXCC credit:
TX9 - Chesterfield Island (Operation in October of 2004)
ADDED NOTE: Do you have questions regarding DXCC program issues?
Visit the DXCC web site. A new feature has been added called DXCC
FAQ's. This link should answer most of your questions on DXCC program
issues. Here you will find the program rules, the current and deleted
DXCC lists and all of the forms needed to participate. Also, the ARRL
DX Bulletins can be found here. If, after reading the information here,
and you still have questions regarding the DXCC Program, contact the
DXCC Desk. The DXCC Web site is at: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc

FR/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND. Dany, F5CW, reports that the Clipperton DXpedition
team has just received official written clearence from their HQ to
organize a 2005 Glorioso DXpedition. Looks like they will use the
prefix "TO4G**" and be active between May 15th and June 1st. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters, on CW, SSB and Digimodes. Operators mentioned
a Didier/F5OGL (leader), Christian/TZ6SA, Dany/F5CW, Eric/FM5JC,
Pascal/F5PTM, Freddy/F5IRO, Yves/F5MSR, Vicent/F8UNF, Luc/FR5IZ,
Jean-Luc/F5AEP, Olivier/F1AAK and David/F0CRS. The QSL Manager is Didier,
F5OGL. QSL via the REF Bureau or direct to: Didier Senmartin,
Boite postale 7, F-53320 Loiron, FRANCE. A web page is currently under
construction and can be view at: http://glorieuses2005.free.fr/index-fr.htm

FT1W/FT5W, CROZET ISLAND. By the time you read this, Nicolas/F4EGX and
Jean-Paul/F5BU are expected to be active as FT1WK and FT5WJ until the
end of March.

FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators F1HAR, F5MZN and F5HRY will be active as
FY5KE in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) as a Multi-Single entry.
QSL info will be announced on: http://www.fy5ke.org

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Gherardo/IZ1DSH, Giovanni/IK1WEG and
Riccardo/IZ1GDB will be active as HB0/homecall, April 22-26th. They
plan to operate 80, 40, 30 and 20 meters on CW/SSB. QSL via their
home callsigns, direct (QRZ.com) or via the ARI bureau.

HEADING NORTH FOR THE SUMMER! Hector, EA3EKS, will be active from Greenland
and Iceland this summer. Look for him to be operating from Greenland as
OX/EA3EKS, August 2-5th, and from Iceland as TF/EA3EKS, August 6-13th. His
bands and modes of activity were not provided. QSL via direct to:
P.O.BOX 729, 43080 TARRAGONA, SPAIN.

IOTA NEWS...........................
NA-112. Dennis, WA2USA, will be active as WA2USA/4 from Emerald Isle
(USI NC-010S, Carteret County), located in Onslow Bay, North
Carolina, from February 20th to March 5th. He also plans to
participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th). QSL
via his home callsign (QRZ.com).

OC-NEW. (Update) The official Web site for the YB7M DXpedition (see
OPDX.696) to Moresses Island (Marabatua Island) is:
http://www.mdxc.org/yb7m/

OC-194. Bill, VK4FW, is expected to be active as VK4FW/p from Little
Solitary Island, February 16-22nd. QSL direct to his home
callsign with either 2 USDs or IRCs or 2 Euros. His new address
is: Bill Horner, P.O. Box 612, Childers, 4660, Australia.
LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Operation has been postponed!

HH, HAITI. Jan/K4QD and Koh/JA7KAC will be active as HH4/K4QD and HH4/K2AC,
respectively from here between February 21st and March 4th. They will be
operating from the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission in St. Louis du Nord.
Their activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters on SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL
HH4/K4QD via K4QD and QSL HH4/K2AC via JA7AGO.

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Dennis, K7BV, will operate in the ARRL DX CW
Contest from the HI3CCP Santiago mountaintop QTH. See the Web page:
http://www.lomadeltoro.com/
Dennis will sign HI3TEJ during the contest. QSL HI3TEJ via ON4IQ. Look
for K7BV/HI3 to be used outside the contest. QSL direct to CBA.

KP5 OPERATION BY OHIO DXERS DENIED! The ARRL Web reported this past week:
"The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has again said "no" to four Ohio
radio amateurs seeking to visit Desecheo Island (KP5), a prized DX location
that's on the top-ten "most-needed list" for DXCC. The denial came in a
letter from the FWS to US Rep Mike Turner (R-OH) of Dayton, who acted on
behalf of well-known DXer and contester Harry Flasher, AC8G, and three
other members of the South West Ohio DX Association (SWODXA). Flasher was
on Desecheo in the 1980s. A small island about 14 miles off the northwestern
corner of Puerto Rico, Desecheo Island is a national wildlife refuge and
under FWS jurisdiction. The FWS told Turner that the Desecheo National
Wildlife Refuge 'is closed to all public entry for safety reasons due to
unexploded ordinance (artillery shells) in the area.' The island once was
the site of war games. The FWS has not issued Amateur Radio permits since
1993. As it has in earlier denials, the FWS also raised the specter of
problems with Caribbean drug traffickers in turning down the latest request.
The SWODXA group had requested access to a small landing beach--a manmade
gravel patch the group feels is far away from potential contact with
unexploded artillery shells. ARRL Ohio Section Manager Joe Phillips, K8QOE,
said the group has not given up its attempts to gain permission to land on
and operate from Desecheo Island."

LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Guido/ON4BAG, Frans/ON4LO, Rob/ON6QX and
Ivo/ON6UM will be active as LX/homecall, April 22-25th. Activity will
be on 160-10 meters including the WARC bands, on CW, SSB and Digi
modes. QSL via the Bureau or the address on QRZ.com.

LZ0, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Danny, LZ2UU, is currently active from the
Bulgarian Antarctic Base "St. Kliment Ohridski" (LZ-02 for Antarctica
Award) on Livingston Island, South Shetlands (AN-010) through late February.
Danny has served as radio engineer for the past eleven Antarctic seasons,
and this year he is also the Base commander. He is operating as LZ0A (QSL
via LZ1KDP Radio Club, P.O.Box 812, 1000 Sofia Bulgaria) and VP8/LZ2UU
(QSL via LZ2UU Jordan Radkov Yankov, P.O.Box 196, 7200 Razgrad, Bulgaria).

MJ, JERSEY. Pete/K8PT and Craig/K3PLV will again operate from the Channel
Island, Jersey (EU-013), March 9th-16th. They both will have amplifiers
and will operate 160-6 meters. Modes: CW,SSB,RTTY and some PSK-31. They
will do at least one all-nighter on 80 and 160 meters. This year they
will accept skeds. To set up one on CW or RTTY, send E-mail to:

For SSB or PSK-31, send E-mail to:
. Their callsign
will be MJ/K8PT and MJ/K3PLV. QSL via their home callsign.

MM0, SCOTLAND. Leo, W3LEO, will once again be active from Portpatrick
in southwest Scotland from about February 20th to March 29th. His
callsign will be MM0LEO. During the ARRL International DX SSB Contest
(March 5-6th), he will use GM3W, the Wigtownshire ARC contest call.
During the CQ WPX Contest (March 26-27th) and the rest of the time, he
will use MM0LEO. He will use an Icom 706 (100 watts), an R-5 vertical
[10, 12, 15, 17, 20 meters], and a 40-meter dipole [in inverted-V,
semi-delta configuration]. QSL both calls via W3LEO -- direct w/SASE or
via the W3 U.S. Bureau. Reminder on 40 meters: On October 31, 2004, the
U.K. opened 7100-7200 khz to their amateurs. Several other European
countries have done the same as of January 1st, 2005. Reference numbers
a Worked All Britain [WAB] Square NW-95, CQ Zone 14, ITU Zone 27,
Grid Square IO-74ku and IOTA EU-005.

OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Ari, OH5DX, will operate in the CQ WPX SSB Contest
as OH0Z on Single-Band (either 20m or 15m). QSL via OH5DX.

P4, ARUBA. Andy, AE6Y, will be active as P49Y from February 16-22nd. His
activity will include and entry in the ARRL DX CW Contest. QSL to AE6Y.

P4, ARUBA. John, KK9A, will be active as P40A during two contests in
March. Look for him to be in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) and
the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as Single-Op/All-Band entries.
QSL via WD9DZU. Activity will be from Iguana Villa:
http://www.iguanavilla.com

PJ4, NETHERLAND ANTILLES. Operators Harold/N4GG, Mark/N5OT, Mike/W9RE
and Jeff/KU8E will be active from Bonaire (SA-006) as PJ4R in the ARRL
DX CW Contest. They will be active as PJ4/homecall before and after the
contest starting February 15th to February 22nd. QSL PJ4R via N4GG.

PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Bil/W8EB and his wife Dorothy/W8DVC will be here between
February 14th and March 20th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, CW, SSB,
RTTY and PSK31. Bil will operate in the ARRL DX SSB Contest as either PJ7B
or PJ7/W8EB along with a guest operator, John Scott, VE1JS. This will be
Bil's 10th consecutive ARRL DX SSB Contest participation from St. Maarten.
All QSL requests go to W8EB.

QSL INFO AND NEWS........................
OPDX has been informed that Tibi, HA7TM, has arrived home from the
3B8/HA7TM operation, and his log can now be found online at:
http://ha7tm.uw.hu/7tmlog/searc.html

QSL 6G1KK via W5UE. Acivity was during the 2005 CQ WW WPX RTTY
Contest. This was a rare prefix. The operators were Trey/N5KO/HC8N,
Glenn/W6OTC, Alberto/XE1NK and Ramon/XE1KK. The operation was from
Ramon's QTH.

EP4HR QSL STATUS. Vladimir, UA4WHX, reports that QSLs for EP4HR for
activity between January 12-14th are now available both through UA4WHX
and I2MQP. Currently, I2MQP has no log for those dates, but he will
a few weeks from now. If someone needs a QSL card immediately for EP4HR,
QSL via UA4WHX should work out faster.

FP/VE7SV QSL STATUS. Paul, VE7AVV, reports "Due to circumstances beyond
our control, the processing of QSL cards for FP/VE7SV has been delayed.
We are working towards resolution of operational issues and apologize
for this unexpected inconvenience. All QSL card requests on hand will
be processed in due course. Please be patient, your request will be
answered." Look for updates to be posted at:
http://www.bcdxc.org/fpve7sv_qsl_informatin.htm

QSL JA6WFM/HI8 via JA6VU direct only. Activity was in this past
weekend's CQ WW RTTY WPX Contest.

NEED A QSL MANAGER? Marty, W4MY, is interested in becoming a QSL Manager
and is looking for DX stations in need of one. Contact Marty via E-mail
at:

QSL OC4P via DL5WM. Activity was by a group of operators from Peru,
Germany and EU, from Pachacamac Island (SA-052).

Stan, OK1JR/YB0AJR, using the contest callsign YE0X during the CQWW 160m
Contest, said that he made more than 200 QSOs from the Patra Jasa Holiday
Resort on Jawa Island. He thanks everyone for the contacts and reports
his log is available at:
http://www.ok1jr.com/cq160

OUTGOING BUREAU DOWN IN 2004. The ARRL Letter reports: The ARRL Outgoing
QSL Service shipped 1,100,535 cards to overseas QSL bureaus, reports QSL
Service Manager Martin Cook, N1FOC. That's down by nearly 258,000 over
the total logged during 2003, when the QSL Service had a staff of two and
handled 1,358,474 cards. "Currently processing time is seven days from
receipt," Cook says. He attributes the downturn to a greater backlog of
cards, less favorable propagation conditions and greater use of Logbook
of the World (LoTW) to confirm contacts for awards.

TOP 5 QSL MANAGERS. John, K1XN, reports: "All the nominations are in
and have been counted. Here are the TOP 5 QSL MANAGERS of the nominated
Managers for 2004. These are the Managers that received the most
nominations from all the DXers world-wide. These five and the total list
can be viewed on the Golist Web site on the TOP 5 PAGE. A copy of the
plaque is also pictured there. HERE THEY ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
G3SWH G3SXW G3TXF IZ8CCW W3HNK
CONGRATULATIONS to all of you and to all of those managers nominated by
the DXer's of the World."

TX9 QSL STATUS. Chris, DL5NAM, of the TX9 Chesterfield Dxpedition, has
announced that the QSLs have arrived from the printer and that QSLing
has begun.

UA4WHX QSLS. Vladimir, UA4WHX, reports on the QSL status for the
following activities:
* 4L/UA4WHX should be printed soon.
* 2002 UA4WHX Caribbean activities - all direct and bureau requests
have been answered. QSLs are available and can be sent back
immediately.
* 2003 UA4WHX Pacific QSL status:
- Europe direct: All answered, all bureau cards are pending
- Japan: 70% of the direct QSLs have been answered and the
rest are being worked on now. Bureau QSLs are on hold.
- USA: 30% of the direct QSLS have been answered and the rest
are being worked on now. Bureau QSLs (including WF5E)
are on hold.
* Other territories (Korea, South America, Australia, etc): All
direct QSLs have been answered. Bureau QSLs have not
been touched yet.
Anyone having questions related to their QSL status are welcome to
contact Vladimir, UA4WHX, at:

ANNOUNCED LOGS ADDED TO THE "LOTW". Over the past week, the following
logs were added to the "Logbook of The World":
HP1XHH (1/08/82 - 6/27/82)
HL9HP (3/09/87 - 3/12/88)
KA0HYH/HP1 (7/23/80 - 1/08/82)
YS9HH (2/27/82 - 5/23/83)

SHORTWAVE DX HANDBOOK. The highly successful "Kurzwellen DX-Handbuch" by
Enrico Stumpf-Siering, DL2VFR, originally published in German in June 2003,
is now available in English - expertly translated by Martyn Phillips, G3RFX.
Many new photographs and illustrations have been specially included in this
English language edition. This handy modern reference work has long since
found its place in many a DXer's shack and expedition suitcase - with many
an accolade for the author from DL, OE, ON and PA:
"The DX Bible!... an indispensable book.... the style is refreshing!".
Expertly written and compiled, with all the relevant data and a
comprehensive reference section, it's the DXers everyday companion par
excellence. (418 pages, lavishly illustrated, First Edition (English)
January 2005 ISBN 3-88692-045-3)

SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the 127th anniversary of the Liberation of
Bulgaria from Ottoman yoke by Russia, the Balkan Contest Club LZ1KZA
(LZ5A) will operate with the special event callsign LZ127LO from March
1-31st. Activity will be on CW, SSB and RTTY on all HF bands. Suggested
frequencies a
CW - 1824, 3514, 7014, 10104, 14014, 18074, 21014, 24894 and 28014
SSB - 1850, 3714, 7074, 14244, 18144, 21244, 24944 and 28444 kHz
QSL via the bureau or to: LZ1KZA, P.O. Box 36, 4300 Karlovo, BULGARIA.

SPECIAL EVENT/PREFIX/AWARD. To celebrate Cork City's status as European
Capital of Culture during 2005, the Cork Radio Club and the East Cork
Radio group have introduced the Cork Capital of Culture Award. The award
is available to all radio amateurs and shortwave listeners, and to qualify
you need to work or hear the special event station EI05CCC (Echo India
Zero Five CCC) and one other of the following three callsigns: EI5CRC,
EI1C or EI7M. Contacts must be made during 2005. QSL cards are not required
for the award. All QSOs can be confirmed via the bureau. For direct cards
see QRZ.com All four callsigns will be activated regularly during 2005.
Claims for the award should be submitted to Rev. Fr. Finbarr Buckley,
"Curraghmore", Cherry Grove, Model Farm Road, Cork. The cost of the award
is ?5.00 or 8 IRCs. Inquiries can be send to Finbarr, EI1CS, at:


V73, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Steve, N4TKP, reports that he is now living in the
Marshall Islands. His callsign there is V73CS, and he is working currently
off Majuro Atoll. He states, "We are settling in and will have the antennas
up soon. I will be operating an FT-817, Norcal40A and a FT-897. My K-2 is
on the way but not here yet." Steve mentions that he hopes to activate
many Atolls there over the next 18 months.

SILENT KEY. It was announced that Vance Le Pierre, N5VL, of Fernandina
Beach, FL, became a Silent Key (SK) on January 25th. Vance was first
licensed in 1960 as WV2RHP, in 1961 he became W5IJU and in 1997 he was
assigned N5VL. Vance was a very active DXer on CW and in the IOTA program.
Many may remember him as E30GA from Eritrea who made the only satellite
QSO contact ever from Eritrea. Vance also held the following callsigns
and operated from various locations: HL9UB, VP2EEU, VP2MBU, DL4BW, DL4IJ,
DL4LV, E30FA, W5IJU/KP1, /6Y5, CY9, CY9A, and KG4VL. He was a member of
the Florida DXpedition Group, the South Sandwich Island DXpedition Group,
QCWA and a member of ARRL for more than 25 years. OPDX and its readers
would like to send out our deepest sympathy to Vance's family and friends.

SJDXA OFFICERS FOR 2005. Members of the South Jersey DX Association have
elected the following officers for the year 2005. They a
President - Bob Schenck, N2OO Secretary - Steve Mc Garry, W2USF
Vice President - Tony De Biasi, K2SG Treasurer - Larry Eckenrode, K2GN
Visit the South Jersey DX Association Web page at:
http://www.qsl.net/n2oo/SJDXA.htm

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES (from LU). The Radio Club City Bell (LU3DKV) will
operate as L40E during the year 2005 to celebrate their 40th anniversary
(on September 12th). Activity will be on most modes and bands in
international contests. Also, look for Tito, LU7EE, President of Radio
Club City Bell, to be active as L73E during most 2005 CW International
Contests. QSL both callsigns only direct (QRZ.com address) to LU7EE:
Arnoldo Jorge Corda, Calle 8 No. 3465 Entre 500 y 501, CP B1897 AIU,
Manuel B. Gonnet, Argentina. Please a SAE (1 USD is not sufficient to
send QSLs from Argentina to EU and USA).

SPECIAL EVENT. Mark, KM6HB, will operate as K6I in commemorating the
60th anniversary of the "Battle of Iwo Jima" in World War II. The Anaheim
Police ARC (W6APD) will sponsor his two week operation which will take place
between February 19th through March 5th. Suggested frequencies a 28450,
24950, 21350, 18150, 14250 and 7250 kHz. A special folded picture QSL card
will be available. ADDED NOTE: Mark states, "Additionally QSL cards for my
K6B operation commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
in December 2004 are back from the printer and requests are be handled. The
purpose of these events are to honor and remember those that served and
paid the ultimate sacrifice." QSL via KM6HB: Mark McMullin, P.O. Box 27271,
Santa Ana, California 92799.

V3, BELIZE (Update). Bob, NF7E (V31WR), has joined Art, NN7A (V31JZ), on
his DXpedition to Belize. They will be operating from South Water Caye
(NA-180) until February 15th. His operations will be SSB on the IOTA
frequencies, and the lower bands as well as some 160m SSB efforts. QSL
via their home callsigns. Art and Bob are both members of the Northern
Arizona DX Association.

V3, BELIZE. Northeast Wisconsin DX Association (NEWDXA) members Gilbert/
W9GMP, John/NZ9Z and Tom/W8JWN will be operating from V31MD's shack from
March 2-10th. They will be operating as a Multi/2 entry in the ARRL DX
SSB Contest as V31TR. QSLs for the contest will go to W9DXA: c/o NEWDXA,
2113 W. Twin Willows Drive, Appleton, WI 54914-6864. QSLs for non-contest
contacts for V31TR (W8JWN), V31GR (W9MDP), and V31NZ (NZ9Z) will go direct
to their home address, or bureau. They will be active on all bands and
modes with a special emphasis on PSK and RTTY.

V3, BELIZE. Operators Alan/NS0B, John/WC0W and William/NU0Q will be active
in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL
via NS0B. Look for activity about 24 hours before and after the contest
on SSB and CW, but no WARC bands.

V47, ST. KITTS. Operators Alex/W2OX and John/K3TEJ will be active as
V47KP during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via K2SB.

V5, NAMIBIA (Update). Janusz/SP6IXF and Przemek/SP7VC, who will be active
from here between February 25th and March 11th, have received their license,
and the callsigns V5/SP6IXF and V5/SP7VC. Look for the QSL info on QRZ.com.
For more details see OPDX.696 or visit the DXpetition's Web page at:
http://www.sp5zcc.waw.pl/dxpeditions/v5/

VP9, BERMUDA. Members of The CTRI Contest Group, William/W1HPH, Mat/WE1H,
John/KO1H and William/N1HRA will be active as VP9I in the CQ WW WPX SSB
Contest (March 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via N1HRA for the 2005
WPX Contest ONLY. Look for the CTRI Contest Group members to be operating
Thrusday night and Friday before the contest signing homecall/VP9.

WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Look for Bill/N4ES and Rich/N4ESS to be active
as WP2Z from St. Croix (NA-106), February 15-21st. Activity will be on
160-10 meters, and they will also participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest
(February 19-20th). QSL via KU9C.

WP3, PUERTO RICO. Alfredo, WP3C, reports he will be in the ARRL DX CW
Contest (February 19-20th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power
entry. QSL via W3HNK. Visit his Web page at: http://www.qsl.net/wp3c

XT, BURKINA FASO. Jan, SM5DJZ, will be active as XT2JZ between February
26th and March 11th. He will also be a Single-Op entry in the ARRL DX
SSB Contest (March 5-6th). QSL via his home callsign.

ZA2, ALBANIA (Attention Prefix Hunters!). Look for members of MDXC, the
Salento DX team and some ZA operators to activate a new ZA2 prefix between
May 3-10th. Activity will be on all bands and modes and include an entry
in the ARI International Contest. Part of the team will also try to
activate Sazan Island (EU-169). The team is trying to receive a license
for this activity and possibly get a special callsign.

ZP0, PARAGUAY. Look for Tomas, ZP5AZL, to be active as ZP0R during the
CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry.
QSL via W3HNK.

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