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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 859

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 859
BID: $OPDX.859
May 26, 2008
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, KF2TI, W2VU, K3IXD, NG3K, W3UR
& The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4VQ, K8YSE, N8OFS, DX-IS News Site,
Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, 9M2TO, BD5RV/4, DC7NF, DK8JB, DL5ME, DL7MAE & The
DX News Letter, F5NQL & UFT, GM0DHZ, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA1DFK,
JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Island News, LY5W, LZ1BJ, OH2BN, RA6YY, RN3RQ, RSGB IOTA
Web Site, SM6WET, TA1HZ, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3ZIK and VK4HDX for the
following DX information.

*** NOTES FROM THE EDITOR (by Tedd, KB8NW): Well, I am still recovering
from the Dayton HamVention weekend. It was a rough week at work, and
I guess my age is beginning to show. Hopefully, I will be back to
normal next week. You may also note that this week's bulletin is
extra long (two weeks of announcements). I also included an extra
page this week on stations that were expected to be in this past
weekend's CQ WPX CW Contest (Sorry, I could not get it out sooner).
Anyway, Dayton was great, as usual. The SWODXA DX Dinner provided
DXers with a good meal and a great VP6DX presentation by Eric, K3NA.
The VP6DX QSL cards should be arriving soon from the printers (within
two weeks). DXers will be really surprised when they receive their
collectable QSL card (a 32 page booklet with pictures from the
DXpedition). It will be worth the wait Eric states. Eric also did
a presentation during the DX Forum at Hara Arena which was excellent
and different from the DX Dinner. During the DX Dinner the SWODXA
announced their annual "DXpedition of the Year" award and it went to
the 2007 BS7H operation. They also announced during the dinner the
CQ magazine's 2008 CQ DX Hall of Fame inductees (see below).
Other interesting things for DXers during the HamVention included
the SWODXA's DX Forums which had a very good line-up of presentions
on 3B7C, J5C, VP6DX and TX5C. I would also like to mention the great
turnout for the NODXA Hospitality Suite by many notable world-wide
DXers. The suite was open most nights until 1:00 am. Thanks to those
who attended. It may have been long nights and early mornings, but
I enjoyed myself.
Lastly, I would like to mention that OPDX Webmaster John, K8YSE,
has put together his annual HamVention listing of losing ticket numbers
(those who did not stay for door prizes - with the list of prizes they
could have won) and the winning ticket numbers of main prizes on the
OPDX Web page at: http://www.papays.com/opdx.html

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 18th/May, through Sunday, 25th/May there were 227 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL,
DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4,
HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS,
J2, J3, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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).

3V, TUNISIA. Alex, GM0DHZ/AA8YH, informs OPDX that he is returning here
in mid-November for 5 weeks. He plans to concentrate on the LF bands.
He adds that he willing to accept skeds from "QRP" operators/stations,
either CW or SSB. They can contact him via his E-mail address listed
on QRZ.com.

4O, MONTENEGRO. Joska, HA9RT, will be active as 4O/HA9RT from Budva
between May 30th and June 6th. Activity will be mainly CW on the HF
bands. QSL via his home callsign.

4U1WED, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Look for special event station 4U1WED
to be active between June 1-30th. Operations will be from the Vienna
International Amateur Radio Club (4U1VIC) at the United Nations in
Vienna. Activity is to celebrate the "World Environment Day" (WED) on
June 5th. QSL via 4U1VIC. For more details on WED, please refer to the
following Web site: http://www.unep.org/wed/

5X, UGANDA (Correction/Update). Franz, DJ5MR (not DC7NF as reported),
is now active as 5X7FN until the end of June. He is currently there
teaching at the "Butende Technical School" near Masaka, 120km north of
Kampala City. Activity is expected to be mainly on 40 and 20 meters SSB.
Most of his activity so far has been on 20 meters on various frequencies
(mostly 14250 kHz) between 1700-2100z. He is only using a dipole and
100 watts. QSL via Albert, DC7NF.

9A, CROATIA. Zrinko (Zik), VE3ZIK/DO7ZZ, will be once again active from
Bilice at Croatian Coast until May 27th. Activity will be on all HF bands,
CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31 and PSK63). He was also expected
to take part in the CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Single-OP/Single-Band or All-
Band entry. QSL via DO7ZZ, DARC bureau 100%. E-mail requests for QSL cards
via: . He will update his log on-line LOG after his activity
at: http://www.qslnet.de/ve3zik

9M1, EAST & WEST MALAYSIA (Special Callsigns). Look for 18 never-been-heard
radio scouting special callsigns to be on air - activity started May
17-18th. In conjunction with the centennial celebration of scouting in
Malaysia and the World Telecommunication & Information Society Day 2008,
the Scouts Association of Malaysia have organized their first Malaysia
national Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) on May 17-18th. The Malaysian Communic-
ations & Multimedia Commission (SKMM) granted eighteen special event
callsigns, 9M1CSx, to stations nationwide. The callsigns are valid until
December 31st, 2008, and will be used for the following on air jamborees
in 2008:
Asia Pacific JOTA: 0000z, August 2nd until 2359z, August 3rd
World JOTA: 1800z, October 18th until 2359z, October 19th

The national society, Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society
(MARTS), will provide QSL Bureau service to all of the following 9M1CSx
stations. Details are available on: http://jota.scouts.my
The following is the list of special callsigns:
9M1CSA Perak 9M1CSN Negeri Sembilan
9M1CSB Sungai Besar, Selangor 9M1CSP Penang Island
9M1CSC Pahang 9M1CSQ Sarawak
9M1CSD Kelantan 9M1CSR Perlis
9M1CSF Muar, Johor 9M1CSS Sabah
9M1CSI Segamat, Johor 9M1CST Terengganu
9M1CSJ Johor Bahru, Johor 9M1CSW Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
9M1CSK Kedah 9M1CSY Cyberjaya Secondary School
9M1CSM Malacca 9M1CSZ Gombak, Kuala Lumpur

PLEASE NOTE: 9M1CSS is 9M6 and the others are 9M2.
ADDED NOTE: 9M1CSP (9M2 - Penang Group) was active this past weekend
during the CQWW WPX CW Contest. QSL via 9M2 Bureau or 9M2TO: PO BOX 125,
GPO 10710, PENANG, MALAYSIA.

BT1, CHINA (Special Event Stations). Michael Chen, BD5RV/4, informs OPDX
that the Chinese Radio Sports Association (CRSA) has announced that five
special event stations will be active during the 2008 Beijing Olympics
starting May 18th and ending September 17th. Each of the five different
callsigns will represent one of the 5 Olympic Games ring symbols: BT1OB
for Beibei (blue), BT1OJ for Jingjing (black), BT1OH for Huanhuan (red),
BT1OY for Yingying (yellow) and BT1ON for Nini (green). Activity will be
on 160-10 meters using SSB, CW, and RTTY. The contacts can be used to
apply for a "Beijing Olympics Award" which will be available soon. Also.
look for operations on SSTV, PSK, the satellites, EME, and possibly other
modes. Contacts using these modes will not be valid for the award. The
QSL Manager for these special event stations is BA4EG, by the Bureau or
direct. QSL cards will be sent out starting October 2008. A Web site is
now active with news updates, station setup, logs, award info and QSL
status, at: http://www.bj2008ses.com.cn
The CRSA is at: http://www.crsa.org.cn/news_end.php?id=301

C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Peter/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD and Dallas/W3PP will be
active as C6APR from here between July 25-28th. Their activity will
include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th) as a Multi-Op DXpedition
entry. The team will be on Crooked Island (NA-113, LH BAH-005 and Grid
FL22tt). Look for activity outside of the contest on 80-6 meters including
30/17/12 meters, CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via K3IXD.

CARIBBEAN TOUR (IOTA Op/FG & FM). Operators Freddy/F5IRO and David/F8CRS
will be making visits to the Islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe between
August 4-21st. Their schedule and stops are as follows:
August 4-17th - Active as TO8S from Les Saintes Island (NA-114); with
2 HF stations, mainly CW on 80-10 meters (some SSB and
RTTY too). During the same period, they will try to be
active as FG/homecall from Guadeloupe (NA-102) for 3-4
days with one station, and FM/homecall from the Island
Martinique (NA-107) for 3-4 days. It is recommend to
watch the clusters!

August 18-21st - They will end their stay and be active as FM/homecall
from the Martinique (NA-107) with 1 station.

Operations will be holiday style during their spare time. QSL via F8CRS,
by the Bureau or direct (w/SAE+postage).

CQ ANNOUNCES 2008 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES. CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU,
sent out the following press release May 16th: "CQ magazine today announced
its 2008 Hall of Fame inductees, welcoming 14 new members into the CQ
Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, three new members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame
and two new members of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame.
The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether
licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to amateur
radio; and those amateurs who have made significant contributions either
to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect
of life on our planet. The 2008 inductees (listed alphabetically) a
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF - Honorary President, former President & CEO,
UBA (Belgian IARU society); founder & President, AMSAT Belgium;
Chairman, ARISS Europe

L.B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK) - Noted antenna authority, prolific author on
topics relating to antennas and antenna modeling

Gordon England, ex-W3AWO - Deputy Secretary of Defense; former Secretary
of the Navy; former defense industry executive

Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, N4OC - Retired Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff

Gerald Griffin, MD, K6MD - Brigadier General, Medical Corps, US Army
(Ret.) - Led medical brigades and humanitarian missions in various combat
zones; delegate to NATO medical advisory committee

Larnelle Harris, WD4LZC - Multi-award-winning Gospel singer/songwriter

Lenore Jensen, W6NAZ (SK) - Co-Founder, Young Ladies' Radio League (YLRL)

John Kanzius, K3TUP - Inventor of possible cure for cancer using RF
energy; process for possible use of seawater as fuel

Charles (Chip) Margelli, K7JA - DXer and DXpeditioner; arranged the use
of Yaesu equipment for countless DXpeditions; successfully represented
hams in Morse code vs. text-messaging competition on "The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno" in 2005

Philip S. Rand, W1DBM (SK) - TVI pioneer; author, Television Inter-
ference; engineer, Remington-Rand (son of one of the founders); author,
many articles in CQ and QST

Vice Adm. Scott Redd (Ret.), K0DQ / A92Q - Former Director, National
Counterterrorism Center; Retired Commander, US Fifth Fleet; active
contester and DXer

Dr. Tony Tether, K2TGE - Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA)

Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, HB9EHT - Secretary-General, International
Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Dr. John Townsend, W3PRB - Space program pioneer, aerospace industry
executive.

The CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who not only
excel in personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio but
who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways.

The 2008 inductees to the CQ DX Hall of Fame a

John Devoldere, ON4UN, who more or less single-handedly popularized DXing
on 80 meters. His book, "Low Band DXing", is considered the "bible" for
DXing on these bands, with more than 50,000 copies sold in the 20+ years
in which it's been in print. John was the first ham to earn CQ's 5-Band
Worked All Zones (5BWAZ) award, in 1979; he holds 80m DXCC certificate #1
and currently has 357 countries confirmed on the band.

Nellie Saltiel de Lazard, XE1CI, a pediatrician and DXer/DXpeditioner,
Nellie has earned just about every major DXing award and has operated
from more than a dozen different countries, including being the first YL
to operate from Palestine (E4).

Bob Schenck, N2OO, has made his greatest contribution to DXing behind
the scenes as QSL manager for over 100 DX stations and more than 130
DXpeditions and as founder of the QSL Manager's Society.

The 2008 inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame a

Paolo Cortese, I2UIY - has too many top-10 finishes to list. Off the air
Paolo served for more than a decade as the HF Contest Manager for Italy's
national amateur radio association; wrote a book on contesting, has been
a member of the CQWW Contest Committee since 1990 and co-director of the
CQ WW RTTY DX Contest and CQ WPX RTTY Contest since 2005.

Randy Thompson, K5ZD, has multiple wins in the CQ World Wide DX Contest,
ARRL Sweepstakes, CQ WPX (CW and SSB), CQ 160 and the IARU HF
Championship. His station has also hosted many #1 performances by guest
operators. Randy is three-time editor of the National Contest Journal,
co-founder of the e-ham.net website. He has just been named Director of
the CQ WPX Contests.

Formal inductions to the CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame were scheduled
for the contest and DX dinners, respectively, at the Dayton Hamvention."

CU3, AZORES. Alain, F5LMJ, will be active as CU3/F5LMJ from Terceira
Island (EU-175) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the REF bureau.

DXCC NEWS.................
* Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, reports that the following operation
is approved for DXCC credit:
TI9KK - Cocos Island; 2008 Operation
If you had cards rejected for this operation, send an E-mail to
to be placed on the list for an update.

* DXCC card checking will be done at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen. Card
checking will occur during all hours of operation Friday, Saturday
and Sunday June 27-29th. Many hams travel from around the world and
this is a busy event for card checking. Please remember these tips
that will help you and the card checkers through the process, avoid
delays and allow us to serve everyone:
Preparation:
* Visit http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/faq/ for complete information
on the Application Process and for information on filling out the
form;
* THERE IS A 120 CARD LIMIT PER APPLICANT
* Make sure that your cards are in proper order. Band first, then mode.
Cards with multiple QSOs at the end;
* The order on the record sheet MUST match the order of the cards;
* The latest forms are on the DXCC web site at:www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc;
* Have all paperwork completed before you come to the table;
* Make sure everything is legible;
* List only QSOs you want credit for

For more details on "Hybrid application" and "Payment methods", please
visit the DXCC Dialog Weblog at: http://www.arrl.org/blog/DXCC%20Dialog

IOTA NEWS.........................
AF-004. Members of the Grupo DX Teide (GDXT) will be active as EG8FOR
from El Hierro Island (DIE S-015 for the Spanish Islands Award)
and the Orchilla Lighthouse (FEA D-2836, ARLHS CAI-066, WLOTA
2005, WW Loc. IL07WR, DME 38901) between May 30th and June 1st.
The group will dedicate this activation of the Orchilla Light-
house to Don Carmelo Heredia D.E.P. who was the first light-
keeper in 1933. Operators mentioned a Angel/EA8BFH (SSB/VHF),
Jose/EA8ARG (SSB/Digital) and Luis/EA8AY (CW). Activity will
be on 40-2 meters on CW, SSB and PSK31, using TS-480 at 100
watts for CW, FT-897 and FT-840 at 100 watts for SSB and the
Digital modes. Antennas will be a portable Spiderbeam (for 5
bands), Moxon for 30/20m, Delta Loop Array for 40m and G5RV.
Suggested frequencies a
CW - 7015, 10106, 14028, 18073 and 21028 kHz
SSB - 7095, 14185, 18165 and 21290 kHz
6m - 50.145 MHz USB
2m - 145.245MHz SSB
QSL via EA8NQ, direct (QRZ.com) or by the bureau. More inform-
ation can be found at: http://introfor.grupodxteide.com/

AS-024. Operators Takashi/JE3NJZ and Aruga/JA0KNM will be active as
homecall/JA6 from Kuro Island, June 6-9th. Activity will be
on 40-6 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns,
direct or by the bureau.

EU-043. Operators Tomas/SM6XMY, Sten/SM6MIS, Magnus/SM6WET, Janne/
SM6YOF, Bengt/SM6UQL, Pierre/SA6AOA and Rick/SM6U will be
active as 8S6KOS from Nordkoster (North Koster) Island,
Thursday, May 29th until Sunday, June 1st. QSOs are also
valid for the "Salt Water Award" (known as Worked All SM6
Islands) as reference number 1548. Grid square is JO58MV.
PLEASE NOTE that the QSL Manager this year has changed
to SM6WET. Cards will be accepted via the Bureau or direct
with a SASE (2 USDs or 1 IRC for return postage).

EU-097. Operators Mario/DL5ME and Guenter/DG3HWO will be active as
OH2/DL5ME from Emsalo Island, Finland, between June 5-8th.
Activity will be on the 40/30/20/17 meters on CW/SSB. Antennas
will be a Butternut vertical and Spiderbeam. QSL via DH5MM
using the QRZ.com address only.

EU-135. Operators Mario/DL5ME and Guenter/DG3HWO will be active as
SD2O from Holmon Island, Sweden, between May 29th and June
2nd. Activity will be on the 40/30/20/17 meters on CW/SSB.
Antennas will be a Butternut vertical and Spiderbeam. QSL
via SD2O using the QRZ.com address only.

EU-164. Dan, IK2UWA, will be active as TK/IK2UWA from Cavallo Island
between May 31st and June 6th. Activity will be on 40-10
meters on CW and SSB using a Yaesu FT-857 w/100 watts into
a homemade I1UJX vertical Multi-Band antenna. QSL direct or
by the Bureau.

J6, ST. LUCIA. Fred, K9VV, is planning to be active in the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. The callsign
will be announced later. QSL via K5WW.

JD1, OGASAWARA. Look for a team from Japanese operators to activate two
islands in the AS-031 Ogasawara Islands group during June. All operators
will be signing homecall/JD1. Operators mentioned a JA1EJK, JA1JQY,
JA1NND, JA1XEQ, JA1KJW, JA1EBA, JJ1JGI, JI1FPO, JR1LYL and 7N4AGB. Their
schedule is as follows: Chichi Island - June 12-18th
Haha Island - June 19-22nd
Activity will be on 160-6 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns,
direct or by the bureau.

KH7, HAWAII (6 meters). Fred, KH7Y, has been very active on 6 meters.
Look for him between 50115-50125 kHz between 1800-2000z.

LY600, LITHUANIA (Special Event). Sam, LY5W, has been active as LY600W
as of May 16th and will continue until May 31st. Activity is to celebrate
the 600th anniversary of Kaunas Municipality. Look for him on 80-10 meters
CW/SSB. QSL via: Saulius Zalnerauskas LY5W, Box 1081, Kaunas 49005,
Lithuania.

NEW DX SUMMIT NOW AVAILABLE AS OF FRIDAY, MAY 23RD! A press release from
Jarmo, OH2BN, states (edited): "The original OH2AQ DX Summit was launched
in 1998. It represented something that changed the entire DX hunt. Spinning
the dial became old history that would never return.
Yasme Foundation President Wayne Mills, N7NG, put it as follows; 'Jukka
Salomaa, OH2BUA and Antti Kantola, OH5TB were awarded the Yasme Excellence
Award for conceiving, operating, and maintaining the DX Summit, the first
widely used Web-based spotting network portal. They created a tool that
fundamentally changed the nature of HF operating, a true advancement of the
radio art.'
The OH2AQ Summit has been a reliable tool for DX spotting for ten years.
It was based on a concept and the computing power of those other days.
Today marks the 10th anniversary of this innovation.
The New DX Summit, operated by Arcala Extremes, OH8X and supported by
Yasme Foundation Inc., boasts a dramatic increase in computing power
with the latest available equipment providing easy access to configure a
Microsoft Server 2003 platform. State-of-the-art multiple servers are
located in California, USA for fast information throughput and massive
data storage. A huge amount of data will be retrieved for potential
future applications. The system has been developed by Admino Technologies
Ltd. located in Oulu, Northern Finland. http://www.adminotech.com
Traffic congestion should be a thing of the past. You can sample the
speed and functionality during this coming weekend's WPX Contest. You
should reconfigure your setup to http://www.dxsummit.fi (please update
your browser bookmarks) because the original OH2AQ DX Summit will close
down soon.
While the new system begins as a stepped-up carbon copy of the original
system, it will provide an advanced technical platform for many new
features that are on the drawing board as we speak.
Arcala Extremes, OH8X is a group of serious hams seeking technical
innovations, experimenting with advanced radio and antenna concepts to
further the evolution of amateur radio by using the competitive spirit
as their trademark to attract young people. Their stations, OH8X and CU2A,
are located in Oulu, Northern Finland and Azores Islands respectfully.
Yasme Foundation http://www.yasme.org is a non-profit corporation
undertaking scientific and educational projects related to amateur
radio, including DXing and the introduction and promotion of amateur
radio in developing countries."

NEW FREQUENCIES FOR ITALY. It was announced effective May 13, 2008,
Italian amateur radio operators will be authorized to use the frequencies
between 7100-7200 kHz (on a secondary basis), using only a total radiated
power not exceeding 24 dbW.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL ROUTES by Johannes/DK8JB and Tedd/KB8NW:
4X60ID via 4Z5LA 4Z60TL via 4Z4TL
4X60ISR via 4Z5LA RL6YXX via N3SL
4Z60ML via 4Z5ML ZM80WB via Bureau, or direct requests to ZL2AOH
4X60UU via 4X6UU

NEW ADDRESS FOR OM2SA. QSL Manager Juraj, OM2SA, has a new mailing
address (see QRZ.com). The new address is: Juraj Sipos, P.O. Box 29,
94603 Kolarovo, Slovak Republic.

The "Michurinsk Contest Group" (UA3R) was active as RP63RQ, RP63RTK,
RP3RST and RP3RZK between May 5-9th and in the CQ-M Contest. QSL via
RN3RQ, by the bureau or direct to: Jack Yatskiv, P.O.Box 30, Michurinsk
393760, Russia. LoTW will also be available in June 2008. Also, QSL
for UA3RAR, RX3RXX and RP3RTK can be sent ONLY to RN3RQ (Jack has the
logs that are dated after January 1st, 2002). Jack also mentions that
he has sent 12000 QSL cards via the Bureau as of March 1st, 2008. If
you don't receive a QSL, please send him an E-mail request at:


QSL TC1ATA via TA1KB. Activity was to commemorate the 89th anniversary
of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's arrival in Samsun (the city where the War
of Independence started) and the "Youth and Sports Day". Operators
were TA1GR, TA1IG, TB1CGX, TB1CRN and TB1CRQ.

Kadek, YB9BU, is now the QSL Manager for the following: YC8TXW (OC-210),
YC8TXW/P (OC-022), YC8TXW/p (OC-236), YC8UFF/P (OC-236), YC8RSW/p
(OC-236), YC7IPZ (OC-166), YC8XNE (OC-076) and YC8XWJ (OC-076).

QSLS VIA LOTW: CT1YTS, HL0U, KG6DX, PA7RA, SU1KM and VU2NKS

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2MT, 5T5DC, 5Z4HW, 6W1SJ, 7P8FC, C21DL,
GI3OQR, JH4RHF/BY1DX, OJ1ABOA, RK2FWA, S21ZDT, SU1KM, SU9NC, TS6A,
V63ZM, XU7XRO, XW1B, YI9SV and YK9G

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!

T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI. Operators Tom/NY0V and Rod/K0DAS will be heading
to Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in October. They plan to be active
between October 23rd-28th as T32CXX and T32DAS. Activity will include
the CQWW SSB Contest and they plan to use T32CXX as a Multi/Single entry
in Zone 31 over the contest weekend. QSL T32CXX via W0CXX and T32DAS via
K0DAS.

T8, PALAU. Takashi, JA0DCQ, is now active as T88CQ until May 27th.
Activity will be on the HF bands, SSB and CW. QSL via his home callsign.

TC17, TURKEY. Urcun, TA0U, will be active as TC17GS between June 1-15th.
Operations will be on 40 and 20 meters and the activity is to celebrate
the 17th Championship of Galatasaray. Recently, Galatasaray has won the
2007-2008 Turkish Super League title and will be one of the two teams
representing Turkey in the 2008-2009 Champions League. For more details,
see: http://www.qrz.com/callsign/TC17GS

TC40, TURKEY (Special Event). Tevfik, TA1HZ, will be signing as TC40TRT
to celebrate the 40th anniversary of TRT Turkish Television broadcasting.
A one-day ONLY activation will take place on Saturday, May 31st, and he
will be on the air on 40/20/17 meters. The first 40 direct received QSLs
will be replied to with a Turkish Post Office's special TRT 40th Year
stamp.

TK, CORSICA. Chris, F8DZY, will be active as TK/F8DZY, from Furiani
Province (EU-014, DIFM TK-001, WLOTA 1390) between July 9th and August
3rd. Activity will be limited to his spare time, but look for him to be
on 40-10 meters, CW and SSB. He will use an Icom IC-706MKII and a G5RV
junior antenna. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

TOKYO DX BANQUET. All DXers are invited to attended the "2008 DXers Banquet
in Tokyo" that will be held on August 23rd, in conjunction with the 2008
Ham Fair in Tokyo. The location of the banquet is the Tokyo Fashion Town
(TFT) building, East-Wing 9th floor. The place is about 7 minute walk from
the Big Site Ham Fair location. For complete details, visit the NDXA Web
site at: http://www.ndxa.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=35

VK9D, WILLIS ISLAND (DXpedition Update). A press release (#3) dated May
24th, on the new VK9DWX Web site at http://www.vk9dwx.de states,
the DXpedition Team was rather active during the last couple of months.
Excerpts advise readers that the team has found substantial support in
VK-Land through Dale, VK4DMC who lives near Cairns, Queensland. Dale has
been helping them by talking to local ship-owners, authorities and logistic
companies. The team has also added two new operators to their DXpedition:
Robert/SP5XVY - SSB/RTTY operator and was a member of the VP6DX team
Gerd/DJ5IW - No details available
A QSL Manager has been announced. QSLs will be going to Mario, DJ2MX, who
did a very reliable job after their VK9DNX DXpedition. Details on planning
their antenna and station setups is still being worked out by Joerg/DL8WPX.
They want to have four stations with full legal power on the air operating
at the same time and also on the same band in different modes, if situation
is requiring. Their location will be very close to the beach. Antennas will
be vertical antennas on all bands, with arrays from 80-10m. They will have
beverages for better receiving possibilities on the low bands. The team
has not yet decided to operate 6 meters. Donations are coming in but are
still needed. A list of contributors is available in the complete press
release on their Web page.

VP2, MONTSERRAT (NA-103). Graham, M0AEP, will be active as VP2MDD from
June 7-19th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters with 200W and a Carolina
Windom antenna. Also, look for operations on 6 meters. He will use a 5
element yagi and 100 watts. QSL via M0AEP, direct or by the bureau.

YU8, KOSOVO. Boyan, LZ1BJ, is now active from here using the callsign
YU8/LZ1BJ. Boyan informs OPDX that he will be here over the next few
months. Activity has begun on 10 meter SSB and 40/20 meters RTTY/PSK.
He told OPDX that he plans to be on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using
CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via LZ QSL Bureau.

ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS (Update/6m Op). Operators Jim/K4BI and Mario/K2ZD are
planning a major 6m DXpedition here. Look for them to sign ZF2BI and
ZF2ZD, respectively, between June 20th and July 6th. They will be running
an ACOM amp into a 6M5X. Look for them on 50.105 MHz. Their beacon will
be on 50.095 MHz. Emphasis will again be EU, AF, SA and AS, but will of
course work NA. They will have HF capability but don't plan on being there
very much or very often. QSL via their home callsign.

ZS8, MARION ISLANDS. Still no activity reported. For updates and the first
offical announcement of ZS8T being on the air, please visit the official
ZS8T Web site at: http://zs8t.net

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Contest DXCC Class QSL
Callsign Entity Route
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3D2A Fiji M/? LotW; QSL via VK4AN, Buro or direct
3V8SS Tunisia SOSB 80M IZ8FWN
4L0A Georgia SOAB HP UU4JMG
4U1VIC Vienna Intl Ctr M/2 TBA
5P5X Denmark TBD 5P5X; QSL OK via Buro or direct
5R8UO Madagascar LotW; QSL via DARC Buro and eQSL
6Y1V Jamaica M/2 OH3RB
8P2T Barbados SO G0TSM
9A/VE3ZIK Croatia SOSB DO7ZZ Buro
9A50KDE Croatia M/S 9A1AA
9A60A Croatia M/2 9A7A
AN7B Spain M/? EA7BB
B4TB China M/S BA4TB
CS2T Portugal SOAB CT1ILT
CS9L Madeira SOAB HP DJ6QT
CT9M Madeira M/S CT3EE
CW5W Uruguay SOAB CX6VM
CW7T Uruguay SOAB HP K5WW
D4C Cape Verde Is SOAB HP IZ4DPV
DM5A Germany M/? DM5A
E77DX Bosnia&Herzegovina M/2 OE1EMS; QSL also OK via T98U
EE2W Spain M/? EB2BXL
EE8Z Canary Is SOAB VE3HO
EF8M Canary Is SOAB HP RX3DU
ES9C Estonia M/2 ES5RY
GM7V Scotland M/M M0CMK
H7/K9GY Nicaragua SOAB LP K9GY
HA808MT Hungary SOSB 40M HA8MT
HQ9R Honduras SOAB LP K5WW
II1H Italy M/S I1HJT
IR4X Italy SOAB HP LotW; QSL also OK via I4EAT
IR9Y Sicily M/S IT9ABY
J48IS Greece SOAB DF3IS; QSL OK via DARC Buro or direct
J49XF Crete SOAB LP G3URA
JT1BV Mongolia SOAB HP JT1BV
KD2HE USA M/S N3DXX
KH2/WX8C Guam M/S WX8C
LN3Z Norway M/S LA9VDA
LQ0F Argentina SOAB LP EA5KB
LS2D Argentina M/S EA5KB
LX7I Luxembourg M/2 LX2A
LX0RL Luxembourg M/2 LX1KQ
LY7A Lithuania M/M LY2ZO
LZ9W Bulgaria M/M LZ9W Buro
LZ08KM Bulgaria SOAB LP LZ1PJ; QSL also OK via Buro
M7A England M/S M0NRC
MJ0LON Jersey SOAB HP DF1LON
NM7D USA M/S NM7D
NQ4I USA SOSB 20M K4PK
OG8X Finland M/2 OH2BN
OH0 Aland Is PA0VHA Direct
OH0J Aland Is SOSB 10M OH1RX
OL7R Czech Republic M/2 OK1WMV
OP5T Belgium SOAB LP OP5T; QSL OK via Buro or direct
P33W Cyprus M/S RA3AUU
P40A Aruba SOAB WD9DZV
P40L Aruba M/2 K5WW Direct
PA143ITU Netherlands M/M PA3CAL
PA6Z Netherlands M/M PA9M
PJ2T Netherlands Antilles SO HP K9GY
PQ4F Brazil SO PY4FQ; QSL OK via Buro or direct
PR5W Brazil SOAB HP PY5FB
PS2T Brazil SOAB HP K3IRV
PT4C Brazil SO PY4CEL; QSL OK via Buro or direct
RL6YXX Russia (Europe) M/? N3SL; QSL OK via Buro or direct
SN30J Poland SOSB 160M SP5JXK; QSL OK via Buro or direct
SY3M Greece M/? LotW
TC3D Turkey SOAB TA3D
TC37F Turkey M/? LZ1NK
TF3CW Iceland SOSB 20M LX1NO
TM4Q France M/S F6FYA
TM5CW France F5SJB
TM5W France M/S F5KIN
TM7XX France SOSB 20M F5MUX
TM0R France M/S F5GGL
VB3E Canada VA3RVK; QSL via Buro or direct
VC2M Canada VE2TZT; QSL OK via Buro or direct
VE3DZ/VP9 Bermuda SOAB LP VE3DZ
VK2CCC Australia SOSB VK2CCC
VP5E Turks & Caicos K0OK; QSL via LotW or direct to K0OK
VU2PTT India SOAB HP LotW; QSL also OK direct
WI4R USA SOSB 15M K4PK
WP3C Puerto Rico SOAB LP W3HNK
XR3A Chile SO CE3DNP
XW1B Laos SOSB 20M E21EIC
YE1ZAT Indonesia M/S YB1KAR
YM2W Turkey SOSB 10M OK1TN
YW4D Venezuela SOAB HP LotW; QSL also OK via EA7JX
YT2T Serbia M/S YT2T
ZD8RH Ascension Is SO LP G4DBW
ZF2AM Cayman Is SOAB K6AM
ZM2M New Zealand M/2 ZL2AL
ZY7C Brazil M/S PT7WA

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - --or--
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
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