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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 861

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 861
BID: $OPDX.861
June9, 2008
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
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Site, RW3GW, TA1HZ, TA0U, UA6JD and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX
information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Monday, 2nd/June, through Monday, 9th/June there were 203 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, BV, BY, C3, C9,
CE, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, 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, FR,
FS, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS,
HZ, I, IS, J2, JA, JD/m, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH2, 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, R1FJ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32,
T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V2, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP6, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XT, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7,
ZD9, 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).

4W, TIMOR-LESTE. Just a reminder that members of the Union de Radio-
aficionados Espanoles, URE, (The Spanish Amateur Radio League) will be
active as 4W6R this week between June 10-24th. Operators mentioned a
Angel/EA1QF (CW/Digital), Txema/EA5BWR (CW/SSB/Digital), Eugene/EA4KA
(CW), Pere/EA3CUU (CW), Jose/CT1ERC (SSB/Digital) and Jose/EA4DB (CW/
SSB/Digital). Activity will be on 160-6 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY.
They plan to have two stations on the air. Suggested frequencies a
CW - 1824/1832, 3508, 7008, 10118, 14018, 18078, 21018, 24898 and 28018
SSB - 1824/1845, 3785, 7065, 14185, 18135, 21295, 24945 and 28485
RTTY - 3615, 7038, 10145, 18105, 21085, 24925 and 28085
6m - CW/50098, RTTY/50300 and SSB/50155 kHz

QSLs will be via EA4URE, by the Bureau or direct to: P.O. Box 220, 28080
Madrid, SPAIN. For more info and updates, visit:
http://4w6r.ure.es/home.php?lang=en

7Y46, ALGERIA. A team of operators will use the special callsign 7Y46ND
during the month of July from the city of Djelfa. Look for activity to
be on 80-10 meters. QSL via 7X2DD: Mohamed Djaballah, P.O. Box 467,
17000 DJELFA, Algeria. A special certificate will be available for an
extra fee of 5 Euros or 7 USDs, if requested besides the normal QSL card.

8N, JAPAN. The JARL will establish 10 HQ stations in various regions of
Japan during the 2008 IARU HF Championship (July 12-13th). Each station
may be heard on other bands than specified below outside of the Contest
during the week of July 7th. All QSOs will be QSLed automatically via
the Bureau. Here are the details of the 10 stations:
Call Band & Mode Location
----- ------------ --------------
8N1HQ 15m-SSB Kimitsu City, Chiba
8N1HQ 160m-CW/10m-SSB Minato Ku, Tokyo
8N2HQ 80m-CW Chita Gun, Aichi
8N2HQ 80m-SSB Nakatsugawa City, Gifu
8N2HQ 15m-CW Susono City, Shizuoka
8N3HQ 40m-CW Kobe City, Hyogo
8N3HQ 20m-CW Miki City, Hyogo
8N3HQ 10m-CW Nara City, Nara
8N4HQ 40m-SSB Okayama City, Okayama
8N8HQ 20m-SSB Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido

9A, CROATIA. Jan, PA4JJ, will be active as 9A/PA4JJ between June 22nd
and July 12. He will be the camping at Ulika in Porec on the MAINLAND,
so no IOTA. He will try to use the JT6M mode on 6 meters, but he has no
beam with him only the G5RV (which tunes ok on 6) and his FT897. Grid
is JN65sg. Also, there will be activity on other bands, of course.

A7/G0MKT HEADING HOME. OPDX received the following report (edited) from
Bill, NM7H, on Saturday, June 7th, as he prepares to head home to Nebraska:
"Hello, I am Bill Flint, A7/G0MKT, and in the states my call is NM7H. I
packed up my gear today and will be leaving Qatar soon. I was active from
around late April till 6 June 08. I made about 500 contacts total while
here, I picked up 8 or 9 new countries that I had not gotten on my previous
trips out here. I think my country count just for this trip as about 60-70
(not sure).
Propagation was generally poor for me, during the local day CW activity
was sparse much of the time. I worked from about 4pm to midnight local
(1300Z-2100Z). After work 20m was seldom open for me, so I would get on
30m or 40m. Conditions were tough much of the time on 30m and 40m due
to QRN.
My gear: Yaesu FT-857D and a High Sierra HX-900 (older model 40-6m
screwdriver antenna). The antenna was on a mag mount on the A/C unit that
sticks out of the metal building I lived in. I had two ground leads, one
short lead with an alligator clip to the metal building, and one 5m lead
that I let hang down to the ground.
I will be sending out QSLs in a few weeks to all QSOs that were not part
of the WPX contest, the QSLs will go via the bureau. I will also respond
to all QSL requests that I receive direct. For the WPX contest contacts,
I will send out QSLs for the countries I need confirmed. I think my total
DXCC number from Qatar is 125 and I need about 30 more countries confirmed
so I can apply for DXCC from Qatar.
I sent my log to LoTW and have already started getting confirmations
there. The website for eQSL does not work from here for some reason, it
always times out. So when I get home I will load my log to eQSL.
This was probably my last trip to Qatar....
73, Bill (A7/G0MKT, NM7H, YI9WF, G0MKT)"

ADDED NOTE: It is suggested to visit Bill's "A7/G0MKT Web Page" which
has his complete A7 story with pictures at:
http://members.cox.net/nm7h/index.htm

BA4, CHINA. Jack, WB8FSV, informs OPDX that he will be vacationing in
Qingdao, China, again this June. He is expected to be there between June
10-30th. This will be his fifth trip to China. Jack will operate as
"WB8FSV/BA4IT" during his spare time. His XYL Lily is from Qingdao and
they will be staying with her family. On the way home they will stop at
Hong Kong to check out Hong Kong's Disneyland and to see his friend
Charlie, VR2XMT. He doesn't plan to operate from Hong Kong. QSL direct
or by the bureau. The BA4IT station runs 100 watts to an Inverted Vee
up 80 feet, one block from the Yellow Sea. Jack states that he will be
surprised to work many North Americans. He tells OPDX that he can operate
from the BA4IT's station on 80-10 meters, SSB and CW. However, Jack states
that he has had the most luck working 15, 20 and 40 meters from BA4IT in
the past, so he will emphasize those bands. CW is his mode of choice,
although Jack will venture onto SSB at times.

CROATIAN TELEGRAPHY CLUB. Chairman of the Croatian Telegraphy Club (CTC)
Den, 9A3FO, invites you to become a CTC member and welcomes membership
applications from telegraphy lovers from all parts of the world. He states,
"If your membership application is submitted by E-mail then no fee is
required and membership is gratuitous because it is the Club's principle of
supporting CW which is far more important than any financial consideration."
Take a look at their Web page at: http://www.hamradio.hr/ctc
Their E-mail address is:
Their mail address is: Croatian Telegraphy Club, Franjevacka 5,
42220 Novi Marof, Croatia - Europe.

CU2, AZORES. Toni, OH2UA, will be active as CU2A during the CQ World
Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) and the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band Power entry. QSL via OH2BH.
Visit the CU2A Web page at: http://www.cu2a.com

D4, CAPE VERDE. Cortesi, IZ4DPV, will be active as D4C during the IARU
HF Championship Contest (July 12-13th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/
SSB entry. QSL via IZ4DPV. Visit the D4C Web page at: http://www.d4c.cc

HQ5, HONDURAS (Special Event). Members of the "Radio Club de Honduras
(RCH) DX Team" will activate the special callsign HQ50RCH from June 21st
through July 31st, 2008. Activity is to celebrate the 50th aniversary of
the Radio Club de Honduras. Visit the RCH Web page at: http://www.hr2rch.org

HS91, THAILAND (Special Event). The HS91LIONS special event station marks
the 91st Lions Clubs International Convention held in Bangkok, Thailand,
between June 23-27th. Lions are an international network of 1.3 million
men and women in 202 countries and geographic areas who work together to
answer the needs that challenge communities around the world; it was
established in 1917. Since then the association of Lions clubs has
provided millions of people with the opportunity to give something back
to their communities. The station is managed by officers and members of
the Radio Amateur of Thailand under the royal patronage of "His Majesty
the King" and is located in the convention's exhibit hall at the IMPACT
Convention Center, Muang Thong Thani. QSL information is via HS1CHB:
P.O. Box 73, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.

II7, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the ARI section Lecce will be
activating II7PBS throughout the month of June. Activity is to celebrate
Pope Benedict XVI visit to the city of Santa Maria di Leuca on June 14th.
Look for operations to be on all HF bands SSB and PSK31. Santa Maria di
Leuca is said to be the origin of the mission of St. Peter. The QSL manager
is I7PXV.

IOTA NEWS.........................
AS-008. Operators Yasuko/JF1IZM, Youichi/JO1IRO and Noboru/JR1WEB
will be active as homecall/1 from Mikura Island (JIIA AS-008
-005) in the JA1 North Izu Group between June 15-17th. Their
activity will be on the HF bands, and they will look for E-skip
openings on VHF. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by
the bureau. ADDED NOTE: Visit the JIIA Award page at:
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm

EU-008. Douglas, GM0ELP, will be active as MM3T from the Isle of Islay
(IOSA NH22, SCOTIA CS25, WLOTA LH-1826), Inner Hebrides, during
the IOTA Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power/Expedition
entry for a period 12 hours. QSL via MM3T at eQSL.

EU-028. Matt, IK2SGC, will be active as IA5/IK2SGC from the Island of
Elba (IIA LI-001, MIA MI-022, WLOTA LH-0609) between July 30th
and August 29th. Activity will be on all bands. QSL via LoTW is
preferred.

EU-030. Heinz, DL4AO, will be active as OZ/DL4AO from Bornholm Island
(BO-001 for the Danish Islands Award, WLOTA LH-2203) between
June 10-26th. He will operate in his early morning and late
afternoon hours, mostly on 20 meters. While on Bornoholm he
will also operate on 6 meters using CW and SSB. All of the
QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.

EU-049. Barry, G4BUD, will be active as SV8/G4BUD/P from Samos Island
(MIA MG-099, WLOTA LH-0609) between now and June 11th. Activity
will be holiday-style, operating 20 meters QRP (5 watts) with
a dipole, using CW, PSK31, RTTY and SSB. He will try to get on
most evenings around 1600z and again at 2000z. QSL via his home
callsign, direct only (QRZ.com).

EU-051. Peter, DJ2OS, will be active as IE9/DJ2OS from the Island of
Ustica (IIA PA-001, MI-116, WLOTA LH-0848), June 27-30th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign,
direct(QRZ.com) or by the bureau.

EU-055. Andy, DL7AT, will be active as LA/DL7AT from Bomlo Island
between July 19th and August 3rd. Activity will be on 40-10
meters with 100 watts and a vertical GP. He will also be an
entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the bureau.

EU-057. Heinz, DL4AO, will be active as DL4AO/p from Ruegen Island
(O-07 for the German Islands Award) between June 10-26th. He
will operate in his early morning and late afternoon hours,
mostly on 20 meters. All of the QSOs will be confirmed auto-
matically via the Bureau.

EU-109. Jon, M0OVL, will be active as M0OVL/p from Longstone (WLOTA
LH-0234), July 26-27th, for the RSGB IOTA Contest. He will
later be joined by Harold/G8JUZ and Charles/M0GAX operating
under their own callsign. Jon will also use another callsign,
2E0OVL/p, during his non-contest operating times to give as
many stations as possible a chance to work the island, but NO
contest serial number will be given. In the event of bad
weather on the morning of the contest, an alternative operation
will take place from Lindisfarne (EU-120). QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the RSGB Bureau. More information is
available at: http://www.2e0ovl.com

EU-146. Operators Jeroen/PD5CW, Will/PE1OPM and Manfred/PE1OXV will
be active as PD5CW and PE1OPM/p from the Island of
Schouwenduiveland and Goeree Overflakkee, July 30-31st.
Activity will be SSB only on 80-10 meters. Look for them to
sign PE1OPM/p during the RSGB IOTA Contest. QTH is Zonnemaire,
Zeeland (WW Loc. JO11XQ). QSL all callsigns via PD5CW, direct
or by the bureau. More information available at:
http://home.versatel.nl/eu-146/

EU-171. Operators Netti/DO6XX and Rene/DL2JRM will be active as
OZ/homecall/p from Vendsyssel-Thy/Nordjylland (NJ-001 for the
Danish Islands Award) between July 26th and August 9th. QSL
via their home callsigns, bureau preferred.

NA-067. Jon, WB8YJF, will make his yearly trip to Ocracoke Island
(USI NC001S, Hyde County, NC) this year earlier than most
times due to a scheduling conflict. He informs OPDX that he
will not be in the IOTA Contest from there this year, but
will be active as WB8YJF/4 from July 6-13th. Activity will
be on 40-10 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. Please QSL direct
for a FASTer QSL; Bureau is "OK" but takes a lot longer. His
address is on QRZ.com.

NA-102. JUST A REMINDER. Members of the Radio Club ACRA Guadeloupe
(FG5KC) will activate the Island of Petit-Terre (Small Island
Earth) for a day as FG5KC/p on June 8th. Activity will be on
the 40-10 meters, CW, SSB and VHF bands. Operators mentioned
(at the moment) a FG5BC, FG5DN, FG1JD, F8BIH, FG1AR, SWL-05
(Issac) and SWL-16 (Jacques). Suggested frequencies a Listen
to the IOTA frequencies. This expedition is granted by the NFB
because it is a natural reserve. Visit their Web page at:
http://acra-radioclub.site.voila.fr

KH7, ALASKA (IOTA Op). Hugh, K6HFA, will be active as K7A from the
Neragon Island (NA-241, USI AK194S, WW Loc. AP71AU), Alaska, from June
12-18th. Using an IC 7000s w/Amp into a vertical dipole array, Hugh's
suggested frequencies (-/+) a
CW - 7016, 7041, 14018, 14041, 10112 and 18082 kHz
SSB - 7078 (Split per operator), 14153 an 18122 kHz
QSL via K6HFA: Hubert "Hugh" Clark, 545 West Vassar Ave., Fresno, CA
93705 USA. For direct QSL reply, please include a SASE (Self Addressed
Stamped Envelope) or SAE (Self Addressed Envelope) and IRC or green
stamps. If no return postage is sent, QSL will be sent via the bureau.
Your donations now will make possible more rare Alaskan island activations
sooner in the future.

K8CX's 2008 DAYTON HAMVENTION PHOTO GALLERY. Tom's, K8CX, 2008 Dayton
Photo Gallery is now up at: http://hamgallery.com/dayton2008/
This is Tom's 12th consecutive year for the gallery, and it contains 336
photos taken at Crowne Plaza and Hara Arena.

PJ6, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Kenny/K2KW and his XYL Stephanie/KD8GKM will
be vacationing on Saba Island from July 1-7th. Activity will be casual
operations signing PJ6/K2KW with a focus on 6 meters, and activity on
40-17 meters. They will use only 100 watts into a 2 element 6m yagi,
and a dipole for HF. Their QTH is 370m high, looking over the ocean
just about 900m away. Kenny states, "Great water shot to North-East
and Mid-West USA, EU and AF." IOTA is NA-145 and grid square is FK87.
Possible operation from PJ7 on Dutch St. Maarten may take place July
8-10th. QSL via WA4WTG.

PNW DX CONVENTION. This year's Pacific Northwest DX Convention will
be held between August 1-3rd, in Portland, Oregon, by the Willamette
Valley DX Club. The event might be of particular interest to the contest
community. Speakers will include well-known West Coast contesters. Tom,
K5RC/W7RN, 2007 CQ Contest Hall of Fame inductee, will be the Saturday
banquet speaker. His presentation "Building Your Dream Station Without
a Divorce" will be as useful as it will be entertaining. Also, Ward,
N0AX, in his presentation plans to address the hot topic in contesting
from ARRL's perspective, you guessed it - skimmer. More information on
the talks and other details can be found at the Willamette Valley's Web
site at: http://wvdxc.org

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL ROUTES by Johannes/DK8JB and Tedd/KB8NW:
4U1WED via 4U1VIC or eQSL only (due to World Environment Day)
9K2/SP4R via SP4GFG
A41OR direct
EO80UA via UY2UA

QSL TC17GS via TA0U, direct or by the Bureau. The log is now available
at: http://www.ta0u.com/detay.asp?id=3D4267
This is a special event station for the 17th Championship of
GALATASARAY. Also, an award is available. See OPDX.860 for details.

Leon, ON4ZD (OS0S), informs OPDX that the log and updated information
about the recent TM0G IOTA DXpedition to Groix Island (EU-048) between
May 24-30th, are now available at the following Web pages at:
Informations that has been updated: http://www.qrz.com/tm0g
Online log is available he http://users.belgacom.net/cdxg
QSL TM0G via F6ANA, by the bureau or direct. Leon also states they
made many QSOs with F, DL and W stations.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 4U1UN, 4X60ISR, 4X60UU, 5B4AHJ, 8P9TS, CT9EPC, DH5WB,
LA6JFA, LZ08KM, R245GS, RN6BY, ST2LA, SV9AHZ and ZF2JO

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3A/G3RTE, 3D2AG/P, 6W1SJ, 7P8FC, 9X0W, A92GR,
A92WHD, BD1NNI, C31LJ, CE6TC, CQ7P, EA9IE, EL2PM, FM/FM5LGE, J20RR,
OA4O, PJ5NA, SU1SK, SU60WW, SU8IOTA, TI9KK, TO5A, VK1AA/2, VP8/MM0TJR/P
and YI9PT

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week...

S7, SEYCHELLES (AF-024). Peter, DH3NB, will be active as S79GB between
June 14th and July 4th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters. QSL via his
home callsign, by the DARC Bureau or direct.

TC1, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Turkish group called SWAT
(Special Wireless Activity Team) will be active as TC1MR during June
6-8th from the Kirklareli area. The team will operate from the UMKE
National Medical Rescue Team's camp grounds. Operators mentioned a
Leonardo/TA1FR, Tevfik/TA1HZ, Erhan/TA2DJ, Mert/TA2RA, Bekir/TA2RX,
Muharrem/TA2SK and Onur/TB2MYE. Activity will be mainly on 40/20/2 meters.
For more information, visit QRZ.com or the TCSWAT Web site at:
http://tcswat.tripod.com

TO4G, GLORIOSO ISLAND (Update/Correction). Floyd, N5FG, informs OPDX
that the report for the postponed TO4Gxx (TBA) operation to Glorioso
Islands will take place between September 20th and October 15th, is
NOT CORRECT. He was told by Didier, F5OGL, the team is waiting for the
completion of the anti-cyclonic shelters to be built on the island.
Look for updates at: http://glorieuses2008.free.fr/

TO5, ST. BARTHELEMY. Operators Joe/AA4NN, Jay/K4ZLE, Janet/W8CAA (YL),
Joe/W8GEX, Jim/K0RH and possibly others will be active as TO5DX between
October 16-28th. The group plans to have three stations on the air on
all HF bands, using CW and SSB. They will also be in the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL route will be
announced later.

TOKYO DX BANQUET (Need Help?). Do you need help in getting to the "2008
DXers Banquet in Tokyo" that will be held on August 23rd, and in conjunc-
tion with the 2008 Ham Fair in Tokyo? Katsu, JA1DXA, has offered to help
DX visitors. His E-mail address is:

VIY 2008 AWARD. The "Visit Indonesia Year 2008 and 40th Anniversary Of
ORARI Award" is a short term award issued by Organisasi Radio Amatir
Indonesia (ORARI) Headquarters in commemorating the 40th anniversary of
ORARI in 2008 and participating in the Indonesia government's tourism
program called "Visit Indonesia Year 2008" (VIY). The aim of the tourism
program is to introduce Indonesia's various kinds of culture which will
be found in the award. DX stations only have to make contact with 10
Indonesian amateurs and send NO QSLs to earn the award. For more details
go to the following link at: http://www.papays.com/VIY2008eng.pdf

WFF ACTIVITY WEEK. The "World Flora Fauna" (WFF) activity week will be
held between July 2-8th, in corporation with the worldwide program for
Nature Reserves and National Parks of International Tourist/DX Association
"National Card", and International Amateur Radio Travelers Club "Russian
Robinson" (RRC). The WFF Committee welcomes radio hams to take part in
the Global Activity Week from their homes or the National Parks and Nature
Reserves territories listed in the WFF List. The WFF is a new movement
and a new area in Radio Amateur world of DXing. The WFF is a young
innovative international award program which they hope will become a
popular one for the worldwide community of expedition participants and
"hunters" along with already well-known and popular DXCC, IOTA and WABA
award programs. Look for stations during the WWF Activity Week to use
special callsigns with the letters FF in their suffix giving out reference
numbers. For more details on the WFF, please visit the Web page at:
http://wff.qrz.ru/wff-eng.html
Also, watch the special WFF presentation on July 1st, at:
http://www.wff44.com
The WFF Committee is looking forward to hear you on the bands operating
from National Parks and Nature Reserves of the world!

XT, BURKINA FASO. Michael, F1IQH, will once again be active as XT2WC from
BoboDioulasso starting June 9th, for two weeks, possibly three. Activity
will be mainly 20 meters with only 100 watts and a G5RV. Skeds arrangements
are available at:
Michael is hoping 6m is allowed, if so, he will use 50 watts in a dipole.
QSL via F1IQH.

YU8, KOSOVO. A couple of sources report that Jose, CT1FKN (aka 4W6FK and
T98FKN) is in the Portuguese Army and has been in Kosovo with the NATO
peacekeeping force "KFOR" for a while. Jose has received permission to
be active as YU8/CT1FKN until September 20th. There has not been any
QSNs reported, but Jose's activity will be on the HF bands only. QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

ZS8, MARION ISLANDS. There is 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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