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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 870

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 870
BID: $OPDX.870
August 11, 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, N2OO, N3SL, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily
DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, N8MR, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, DK8JB,
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OH2BN, ON4ACA, RSGB IOTA Web Site, S50U, SP2BIK, TA1HZ, VA3RJ & ICPO and
VE2EBK for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 3rd-August, through Sunday, 10th-August there were 210
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ,
F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, JA, JD/o,
JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, 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, PY, PZ, S2,
S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TT, TU, TY,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V,
VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV,
Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).

5B/C4, CYPRUS. Andy, LZ2HM, will be active as 5B/LZ2HM until August
14th. Activity will be on the HF bands plus 6 meters and possibly VHF/UHF
bands. QSL via info on QRZ.com. ADDED NOTE: Andy was also active during
the WAEDC CW Contest this past weekend as C4I.

FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Just a reminder that Jean-Louis, F5NHJ, will be active
this week as FK/F5NHJ from the main island of Grande Terre (OC-032, DIFO
FK-001, WLOTA LH1280) between August 12-29th. Activity will be mainly on
CW and the Digital modes on 30 meters. During his stay, Jean Louis will
try to activate one or several other FK islands. QSL via his instructions
because F5NHJ's addresss is being changed. Also, Jean-Louis will be
uploading his log online during his stay at: http://www.f5nhj.fr/logsearch
He plans to upload his log to the LoTW, when he returns home.

HI9, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Adriano, IK2GNW, is expected to activate Cayo
Leventado Island (NA-122) as HI9/IK2GNW between now and August 22nd.
Activity will be on 80-6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL Manager is I2YSB,
only DIRECT (NO ITALIAN BUREAU) to: Borsa Silvano, Viale Capettini 1,
27036 Mortara, Italy (please include 2 USDs or 1 IRC). For more info and
log search, please visit: http://www.i2ysb.com

IOTA NEW...........................
AS-093. Members of the Gwangju DX Club (6L0NJ) will be active as 6L0NJ/4
from the Huksan Islands, August 15-18th. Activity will be on all
HF bands using SSB, CW and various Digital modes. QSL via HL4XM.

EU-048/
EU-068. Members of the French Sevran ARC (F5KKD) plan to visit the
following IOTAs between August 20-24th. The Gulls team will
first activate Belle-Ile-en-Mer in the Bretagne (Morbihan)
Region Group (EU-048, AT-015, WLOTA 0872). They will then
move to Sein Island in the Bretagne (Finistere South West)
Region Group (EU-068, AT-007, WLOTA 2721). No specific dates
were provided. Operators mentioned are David/F4FDA, Dimitri/
F0FLH and Bastien/F4EYQ. They plan to have three stations on
the air at the same time, as long as possible. Activity will
be on 80-10 meters SSB and 2 meters. Look for them on the
following suggested frequencies: 3755/3693 (+/-1 kHz), 7055/
7093 (+/-1 kHz), 14260/14193 (+/-1 kHz), 21260/21293 (+/-10
kHz), 28460/28460, (+/-10 kHz) and 144300/144393 (+/-5 kHz).
QSL direct to F5KKD: IOTA2008, PO Box 27, F 93270 SEVRAN,
France or via the French REF-Union Bureau. The group will
have a Web page where they will post updates, logs and pictures
after their return at: http://iota2008.crxcluster.com/

EU-052. Giorgos, SV1HEM, will be active as SV1HEM/8 from Meganisi
Island, August 13-17th. Activity will be on all the bands
from 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He will use a Yaesu
FT-897D and Kenwood TS-50 into a G5RV (80-10m), a dipole
for 6m, a vertical antenna Eco ART-71 and Dentron AT 60-10
antenna tuner. Meganisi is a small island of the Ionian Sea
and is 4 nautical miles southeast of Lefkas, KM08IP.

EU-076. Przemek "Mek", SP7VC, will be active as LA/SP7VC from Lofoten
Islands (Grid JP67) between now and August 15th. Activity
will be on 80/40/20 meters using dipole antennas and 700
watt amp, as well as operations on VHF 144.355 MHz (FSK441
Random on MS using 9 element yagi and 1 kW amp). QSL via
his home callsign.

EU-095. Members of the EME Phoceen Radio Club (F5KDK) will be active
as TM5F from Frioul Archipelago between August 15-18th. Activity
will be on the HF bands, CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY. Operators
mentioned a Jean Michel/F1IKA (SSB and QSL Manager),
Michel/F5IVP (CW/SSB/Digi), Eric/F5ODA (CW/SSB), Dave/F5SDD
(CW/SSB) and Chris/F6DHI (SSB/Digi). Visit their Web page at:
http://tm5f.free.fr

EU-128. Tim, DE3RPC, will be active as DE3RPC/LH from the Flugge
lighthouse (DLTD #19, TWLHD WLH DL-006, WLOL FED-085, Admiralty
C1288.1) on Fehmarn Island (O-01 for the German Islands Award,
WLOTA LH-0637) from August 10-13th. All stations which are
logged by him will receive a special lighthouse QSL card
automatically via bureau.

EU-136. Matt, S53AU, will be active as 9A/S53AU from Cres Island
(WLOTA L 0553 (CI-012, MC-056) between now and August 16th.
Activity will be "holiday-style" and only on CW on 80-30 meters
using a TS-450SAT (w/100 watts) and windom antenna.

EU-189. (Update) Col, MM0NDX, states that currently one of the two
available places has been filled for the 2009 Rockall operation.
If you are interested in joining the Rockall 2009 operation or
would like to be added to a standby list should more places
become apparent, please contact Col McGowan, MM0NDX at:

Possible suggested dates are from Tuesday, May 19th to Monday,
June 1st (2009). For more details, visit the following Web
page at: http://islandmanrockallexpedition2009.com

JD1, OGASAWARA. Just a reminder that operators Toru/JI5USJ (JD1BLX) and
Makoto/JI5RPT (JD1BLY) will be active from Chichijima Island (IOTA AS-031)
in the Ogasawara Island group between August 10-16th. Activity will be
on 160-6 meters, using satellites, CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL
via their home callsigns. For more details see: http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/

JW, SVALBARD. Niels, OZ8KR, will be active as JW/OZ8KR from the capital
of Longyearbyen (EU-026) for the third time from August 12-17th. Activity
will be mostly on SSB on 20 meters (he prefers 14220 and 14260 kHz). QSL
via his home callsign.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITIES AND NEWS................
* ILLW 2008 International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend, August 16-17th.
Details available at: http://illw.net -or- http://illw.org
Updated list of stations to be active during the ILLW can be found
at: http://illw.net/2008_list.htm
-- or --
http://illw.org/ILLW-2008-list.html

* The "World Lighthouse On The Air" group has elected the following
officers for 2008-2009:
WLOTA HQ members a
President : Luis Arsene, EA8AY
Vice President: Norby Oberweis, LX1NO (WLOTA softwares developer)
WLOTA Manager : Phil Maillard, F5OGG
Secretary/Treasurer: Joel Guiheneuf, F8EZZ
Member : Emir Mahmutovic, 9A6AA
Member : Anthony Coetmeur, F4EUG

* Members of the Union of Radio Hams of Corunna (URLC) are planning to
activate the "Tower of Hercules" lighthouse (ARLS SPA-276) during
August 15-17th. They will use the callsign AM1TDH. QSL via EA1COW,
by the bureau or direct. With this activation they are trying to
help the "Tower of Hercules" become a candidate for the oldest working
lighthouse in the world and to make the UNESCO's World Heritage list.
More info about this activation is available on: http://www.urlc.net

* Look for operators in India from the Bangalore Amateur Radio Club
to activate the Mahabalipuram Lighthouses (IND 016 [old IND 011])
in the Kancheepuram District for the first time ever during the
International Lighthouse-Lightship Week. Activity will take place
between August 15-24th, and they will be using the special callsign
AT8LH. For more details and the QSL route, check out the info on
QRZ.com. ADDED NOTE: Look for possible lighthouse operations during
the weekend from Panaji and Goa State regions. Callsigns to be used
are VU2SMS/LH and VU2ROE/LH.

* Members of the Strumblehead DX and Contest Group will be active from
Strumblehead Lighthouse (Loc: IO72LA; WAB: SM84PEM Pembrokeshire;
Lighthouse Numbers: A5274, WAL-029 and WLOTA 3811; BARLS member #458)
for the ILLW weekend of August 16-17th, using the callsign GB0SH.
Look for activity a few days before and after the ILLW with operators
using the club callsign MC0SHL. The team will consist of Ant/MW0JZE,
Rob/MW0RLJ, Tim/M0URX, Oli/MW3SDO and Chris/G1VDP. Tim (M0URX) will
be active as MW0URX and Chris (G1VDP) will be active as GW1VDP before
and after the weekend also. A special QSL will be available and the
logs will be uploaded to LoTW after the operation. Activity will be
on 80-10 meters SSB with some RTTY by Chris, G1VDP, if time permits.
QSLs for GB0SH go via MW0JZE and MC0SHL via M0URX, all others via
their home callsigns.

* Members of the Swiss Lighthouse Activity Group will be active as
HB9LH from Romanshorn Lighthouse (ARLHS SWI-005, WASL HB-TG-001,
DCS-TG057 and Grid JN47QN) during the ILLW (International Lighthouse/
Lightship Weekend), August 16-17th. Operators mentioned a Michel/
HB9DLO, Pascal/HB9DWR and Pierre-Yves/HB9OMI. QSL via bureau (USKA)
and/or via HB9DLO.

* Look for Mike/N8MR, Lynette/KC8NAH and Vincent/KA8FFM to activate
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse (US0017) during the ILLW (August 16-17th),
using the callsign K8E. Modes of operation include HF/VHF, CW/SSB,
FM Satellite and possible HF digital. Collectors of ARLHS numbers
can get credit for three upon request: Eagle Harbor Lighthouse USA-253,
Front Range Light USA-254 and Rear Range Light USA-255. QSL via N8MR
direct with #10 SASE or via the bureau. They will also be activating
other lighthouses around Michigan's Keweenaw peninsula from August
18-23rd. Main times of operation during the week will be from
approximately 2100-0000z. Visit their Web page at:
http://www.kc8nah.com/Interests/EagleHarbor/illw08.htm

* Operators Jorge/LU4WG and Pedro/LU7WW will activate for the first
time Punta Tehuelche lighthouse (ILLW AR-0035, ARLHS ARG-059) for
the IILW weekend. Pedro is expected to start the activity on August
11th. QSL (for non-LU stations) direct (w/2 IRCs) to:
Casilla de Correo 4 (P.O.Box 4), Puerto Madryn 9120, Prov.Chubut,
Argentina or via EA5KB. Stations from Argentina, QSL via LU4WG.

* Members of the GPDX, Daniel/PT7BI and Moreira/PT7ZT will be active
as homecall/P from the Mucuripe Lighthouse (ARLHS BRA-261 and DFB
CE-05) in Ceara, Brasil, during the 2008 International Lighthouse-
Lightship Weekend.

* Operators SP2BIK, SP2BRN, SP2IZC and SP2TQW will be operating from
the historical lighthouse in Gdansk Nowy Port, Poland, from August
15-18th. They will be using the callsign SN2NP and operate on CW,
SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via SP2BIK.

* Members of the Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association will use the special
event callsign W1T for one day (August 16th) to activate the North
Tower Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-1027) on Thacher Island (IOTA NA-148, USI
MA001S and Grid FN42rp). Activity will be on 40/20 meters using CW,
SSB and PSK. QSL via W1GLO: Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association,
6 Stanwood Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 USA (w/SASE). eQSL are
available for all contacts.

* The Old Barney ARC will operate special event station W2T from the
Tucker's Island Lighthouse (USA-911) located in the Tuckerton Seaport
( http://www.tuckertonseaport.org) on August 16th from 1300-2030z.
Operation will be primarily on 40 and 20 meters SSB and local 2 meter
FM. QSL via N2OO.

OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Juha, OH9MM, will be active as OH0I during the CQ World
Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m)
entry. QSL via OH3BHL.

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Joeke, PA0VDV, will be active as PJ2/PA0VDV
from Curacao (SA-006), October 2-19th. Activity will be CW only. QSL via
his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
7X5VRK INFO NEEDED. As you may know Mac, W3HC, has retired as QSL Manager
and Bob, N2OO, is now distributing most of the QSL cards for callsigns
that Mac managed. However, Steve, N3SL, informs OPDX that one of the
very active stations his daughter, Kim, has picked up after the retire-
ment of Mac, W3HC, is 7X5VRK. He states, "We now have blank cards in
hand, but there were no logs of any kind to be found. Published E-mail
addresses, to include the most recent address Mac had, has not lead to
any response in over 3 weeks. If anyone has a good E-mail route to
7X5VRK, we would certainly appreciate having it. And to all who have
sent requests already, QRX. We certainly hope we can obtain logs."
Steve's E-mail address is:

TJ1GA QSL HELP NEEDED. David, K1LD, informs OPDX, "In January 2004, I
worked TJ1GA. I have had no luck with the listed manager (IK2AQZ) after
many attempts. Any ideas where to go from here?" His E-mail address is:


YU8S56M. Dan, S50U, informs OPDX that an on-line logsearch for the
recent YU8/S56M Kosovo (DXCC=Serbia) operation can be found at:
http://s50clx.infrax.si

OLD QSL ROUTES. Patrice, F6GCP, provides QSL routes that go back to
1987 on his Web page at: http://f6gcp.free.fr/qslinfos.htm

QSLS VIA LOTW: CS9T, V63WWA, YL5T and ZD8LII

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4M5IR, 9M6/N1UR, DL3VFN/J3, ET3JA, FO/KH0PR,
HC5WW, LU8XW, PE7T/VK9X, R1FJT, S79JE, SD2O, T32Z, TX5C, VP6DX, VP6PR
and XR7W

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!

SI9, SWEDEN. Operators Jozef/ON4ACA and Marcel/ON6UQ will be active as
SI9AM from the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Amateur Radio Society during
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL
via SI9AM. The operators will be active before and after the contest
between October 23-27th. Look for them to be on all bands mainly on CW.
Also, look at the special award available for working SI8AM at:
http://www.si9am.se

SILENT KEY. OPDX was informed that Rodrique "Rod" Gagnon, VE2NN, well-
known operator in Zone 2 for many years, became a Silent Key due to
stomach cancer on July 14th. OPDX and its readers would like to pass
on our deepeest sympathy to the family and friends of VE2NN.

TA0, TURKEY. By the time you read this Karl, WA2KBZ, should be active as
TA0/WA2KBZ from Buyukada Island, in the Sea of Marmara, until September
1st. Expected activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters, mostly CW, with
a possibility of some 15 meters (if open). He will be semi-QRP with 60
watts to dipole up about 200 feet above the sea hanging from balcony.
Karl will start on 30 meters around EDT/CDT supper time. QSL via WA2KBZ.

TC3, TURKEY. Operators Elif/TA3YE (YL) and Can/TA3GO will be active as
TC3EC during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Op/
All-Band entry. QSL via TA3GO.

TC4, TURKEY (Asian Turkey QRV until August 12th). You still have a few
more days to work the special callsign TC4X. However, if you miss it,
TC4X will be activated on several occasions during 2008. The new alliance
between Turkish and Finnish hams which include OH2BH, OH2PM, OH8NC, TA1HZ
and others, are operating from the beautiful seafront city of Mahmutlar
in the Antalya Province in Southern Turkey (Asia). More detailed info
will be available on: http://www.qrz.com -or- http://tcswat.tripod.com
The first activity was between August 5-12th (2008) which included the
"Work All European CW Contest (WAEDC). QSL via OH2BH.

VK9C, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (Update). Giovanni, I5JHW, will be active
as VK9CJW from here between August 22-29th. His operation will be holiday
style but with activity on 40/20/17/15/12/10 meters using SSB and RTTY.
He will be using an amplifier and a multi-band vertical antenna. QSL
via home callsign, direct or by the bureau. He now has an online Web page
at: http://www.ik5run.it/vk9cjw.htm

VK9, WILLIS ISLAND (VISIT VK9DWX!). Chris, DL1MGB, wants to remind everyone
that a DXpedition to Willis Island (VK9DWX) will take place in October this
year. He states, "For our support we had to charter a second boat which will
come in the middle of the DXpedition to Willis Island to support us with
fuel, fresh food / drinks, ... As there are some seats unused on this boat,
we had the idea of offering a four day trip for 'tourists' to visit our
DXpedition. There are still some places left....."
*************************************
VISIT VK9DWX - Have you always had the dream not only to work a
DXpedition from your home but also to visit the crazy guys on their
lonely island? Now your dream comes true!

* 4 day trip with the Rum Runner
* Start: October 15th, 2008, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
* Finish: October 19th, 2008, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
* Accomodation onboard the Rum Runner
* Including meals and soft drinks (alcoholic drinks on own account)
* See the VK9DWX operators live at working Pile-Ups (guest operation
possible)
* Flight to Cairns is NOT included
* Every guest has to ensure that he is on the Rum Runner in time as
we depend on the supplies for our operation
* Costs: EUR 1000,- per person

If you are interested in this exciting trip please contact us via the
contact form on our Web site at: http://willis2008.dl1mgb.com/
*************************************

VP8, ANTARCTICA. Ian, VP8DLJ (G0VZM and VP8ROT), will be camping near a
mountain called Trident on Adelaide Island this week. He has built an
Elecraft K1 tranceiver (QRP CW rig) and states that he has "attempted
to learn morse code. I will try most nights to use 40m (7010 kHz) at
aproximatly 2200 UTC. If you are near a radio, you might want to listern
out for the slow broken morse of VP8DLJ. Note, from my base at Rothera
I have had very little luck hearing or transmitting in the last month
and therefore; I am not expecting great results. However, it would be
fantastic to at least receive a call to my callsign."

ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS (Corrected). Randy, K5SL, will be active as ZF2SI
(not ZS2SI) from Grand Cayman until August 16th. Activity will be mostly
CW/SSB on 17 meters on 18150 and 18077 kHz. Also, look for him around
0400z on 40 meters CW around 7033 kHz. QSL via his home callsign K5SL.

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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