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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 803

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 803
BID: $OPDX.803
March 26, 2007
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, K2FF, KA3UNQ, NG3K, W3UR & The
Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, KU9C, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, DK8JB, DL7MAE
& The DX News Letter, EA1FCH, EI5DI, F5NQL & UFT, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX
News, OH2BH, OH2BN, OK1MU, ON7YX, PA7DA, RSGB IOTA, SP9MRO, VA3RJ & ICPO
and YZ1EW/RA4U for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 18th-March, through Sunday, 25th-March there were 231
countries active. Countries available: 1S, 3A, 3B8, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5,
A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3,
CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES,
ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, H2, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,
HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, 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, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU,
SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V,
VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI,
YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YU6, YV, Z2, Z3, Z7, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF,
ZK2, ZL, ZL8, 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).

3B6, AGALEGA. Team leader Witek, SP9MRO, announced on March 22nd that
the Polish DXpedition to Agalega Island has been rescheduled to take place
between June 6-18th, provided that the team can obtain permission for
staying, a licence and the right ship to take them there. For updates
please visit the 3B6 Web page at: http://3b6.godx.eu/

3B8, MAURITIUS (AF-049). Starting April 5th, look for Mart, DL6UAA, to
once again be active as 3B8MM for a few weeks. His activity will be mostly
CW, but he will also try SSTV (on 14230 kHz). QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the bureau. Visit his Web site at:
http://www.dl6uaa.de/indexa.html

4O3/YT6, MONTENEGRO (Late WPX Announcement). There was another contest
effort from Montenegro by Ranko/YT6A (on 20m) and Martti/4O3B/OH2BH (80m)
during this past weekend's CQ WPX Phone Contest. The OH2BN press release
stated:
"They will be using many newly established stations and antenna concepts
at Ranko's 'Premium Contest Resort' 600 meters above sea level near the
city of Herceg Novi." ADDED NOTE: Visit Ranko's new Web site (still
under construction) at: http://www.skycc.info/yt6a

7P, LESOTHO. Operators Tony/ZS1APB, Barry/ZS1FJ, Shaun/ZS1RA, Roy/ZS1ROY
and Deon/ZS1ZL will be operating from the highest point in Lesotho (3000m
ASL) on the north border escarpment of the Drakensburg Range between April
5-12th. The team has requested the callsign 7P8DX. Activity is planned for
80-15 meters with an emphasis on the lower bands. They plan to have three
stations active simultaneously using Yagis and V-beams.

A2, BOTSWANA (UPdate/Ops Stilled Needed!). Frosty, K5LBU, reports that
so far they now have 3 operators beside himself. He would like to find
at least 2 more to join their group. The dates are still the same, July
5-21st. Frosty states, "It looks like we might be able to do some EME and
LEO work also while there." If interested, contact him via E-mail at:

ADDED NOTE: Frosty is already thinking about next year, possibly 3DA0 or
7P8.

A5, BHUTAN. Beginning in April, operator Kunio, JA8VE, is expected to
be here on a two year work assignment through March 2009 as a JICA
senior volunteer for Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to coach the
Bhutanese telecommunications ministry. He will be active as A52VE and
will be operating from the capital city of Thimphu. Activity will be on
all bands including 6 meters, SSB, Digital modes and some CW. Kunio states
that he will use a Yaesu and Icom radio with ONLY 100 watts (amps are
prohibited) possibly using a Spider beam and Inverted VEE or DP. QSL via
JF1OCQ, using the QRZ.com address.

CU2, AZORES. Pedro, EA1FCH, will be active from Sao Miguel (EU-003) in
the Eastern Island Group as CU2/EA1FCH, June 27th through August 5th.
Activity will be on the lower bands and WARC bands, mainly CW and the
Digital modes. QSL via EA1FCH, by the Bureau or direct.

DXCC NEWS.......................
JUST A REMINDER (DXCC Honor Roll listings due)! The deadline for the
next ARRL DXCC Honor Roll listing is approaching very fast. Just under
a week to go! All submissions must be "postmarked by March 31st". The
Honor Roll list will appear in the 2007 August QST. There are 337 current
entities on the DXCC list, so you must be at 337 for Top of the Honor
Roll or within the numerical top 10 to qualify for the Honor Roll
(minimum of 328 entities; deleted entities do not count toward Honor
Roll).

Reports indicate that the following operations are not yet approved for
DXCC credit: E51PDX - North Cook Islands
E51PEN - North Cook Islands
Reason given: No documentation received for either of these 2006
operations.

Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Branch Manager reports that the following
operations are approved for DXCC credit:
1A4A - Sovereign Military Order Of Malta 2007 Operation
9M4SDX - Spratly Islands 2007 Operation
9U9Z - Burundi 2007 Operation
DXØJP - Spratly Islands 2007 Operation
YWØDX - Aves Island 2007 Operation

ER, MOLDOVA. Andy, RW3AH, is now active as ER/RW3AH until April 12th.
This is his third DXpedition to the Republic of Moldova. He plans to
pay special attention to the 160/80m bands and as usual on 20 meter
CW/SSB (for USA General Class above 14260 kHz and for Russian amateurs
around 14150-14180 kHz). Also mentioned is that Valery, RW3GW, may possibly
join him as well as a second operator using the callsign ER0/R7C or
ER0/NA1SA between April 8-12th. QSL direct using the address on QRZ.com.

GP8, GUERNSEY (EU-114). Chris, M0DOL, will be here for 7 days and is
expected to arrive during the morning of May 26th. He plans to activate
castles and forts on the island. He will stay in Richmond near Vazon Bay,
in sight of both Fort Richmond and Fort Hammet. Chris states that he will
also be at Vale Castle on Sunday, May 27th. Look for Chris, along with
Tom/2E0TSW and members of the Norhampton Radio Club, to activate the
callsign GP8LED/p for the first time ever from all locations. Activity
will be on all bands. A full colored double-sided QSL card will be available
only direct from M0DOL (information via QRZ.com). ATTENTION CASTLE HUNTERS:
A list of CASHOTA reference numbers will be available soon on the following
Web page soon at: http://www.cashota.org

HL, SOUTH KOREA (IOTA & LH Activity). Jean-Pierre, F5AHO, will be active
as HL1/F5AHO from May 12-20th. His plans are to activate some IOTAs and
Lighthouses. The following were mentioned: AS-081 (LH0304), AS-060, AS-026
(LH0686) and AS-085. Activity will be SSB on 20/1715 meters using his
FT857 and a wire GP. QSL via his home callsign, by the bureau or direct.

INDIAN OCEAN TOUR. Gildas, TU5KG, will once again be portable maritime-
mobile (/MM) around Kerguelen Island (FT5XP) and Crozet Island (FT5WL).
This time Gildas will not go to Port aux Francais. He will, however, be
on Reunion Island (FR/TU5KG) around May 15th. QSL via F4EFI, direct or
by the bureau. No e-QSLs accepted.

KH8S, SWAINS ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). It is a little over a week to
go before members of the N8S Swains Island DXpedition will hit the air
between April 4-15th. Then the team will move their operations to the
Independent State of Samoa (5W - formerly known as Western Samoa from
1914-1997) as 5W5AA (and possibly other callsigns) between April 17-24th.
Acim, YZ1EW, announced this past week that both the N8S and 5W5AA teams
will be active on 60 meters (on 5403.5 kHz), 2m EME and 6 EME with WSJT65
A,B,C (on frequencies 50.375 MHz and 144.375 MHz). He also announced that
the following pilot stations for the operation a Toma/YU1AB for Western
Europe, Lee/KH6BZF for the Americas and the Pacific, and Antic/YU1AA for
the YU and Eastern Europe areas. Lastly, he stated that the DXpedition
team is ready to go. All donations are welcome according to the data on
their Web site at: http://www.yt1ad.info/n8s/
Acim also adds (edited): "The most wanted DXCC country needs HAMSPIRIT on
the frequency, and please listen carefully to the operator on the current
frequency."

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY...............
Operators Jim/KA3UNQ, Dan/KD3CQ and Al/W3REG will operate as N3L from
the Point Lookout Lighthouse ( ARLHS USA-628), Maryland, on April 14th,
from 1400-2000z. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17 meters SSB, PSK31 and
possibly CW. Certificate is available on request. QSL with SASE to KA3UNQ.
Visit the Point Lookout Lighthouse's Web page at:
http://www.ptlookoutlighthouse.com/

Operator Jim, KA3UNQ, will be active as a portable from some island in
the IOTA NA-031 group (Aquidneck, Goat and Conanicut Islands), April
7-9th. He will also activate numerous Rhode Island lighthouses and U.S.
Islands. Activity will be on 40/20/17 meters SSB. QSL with SASE to CBA.

ON50, BELGIUM. Look for special event station ON50EU to be active now
through December 31st, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty
of Rome (EU 50 years). QSL via ON7YX, by the Bureau or direct.

OX60, GREENLAND (NA-018). Look for special event station OX60AD to be
active April 1-30th. Activity is to commemorate the 60th anniversary of
the U.S. Air Force and the 56th anniversary of the Defense Treaty between
the U.S. and Denmark for the Protection of Greenland. The "AD" suffix in
OX60AD stands for "America-Denmark". Activity will be on 40/20/17/15/10
meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via OX3UR.

PA50, NETHERLANDS. Members of the VERON-Leiden are now active as PA50EU
until April 9th to celebrate the uniting of Europe from Rome. Activity
will be on 80 meters through 70cm. QSL cards can be sent via the Dutch
QSL Bureau (DQB).

QSL INFO AND NEWS..........................
QSL 3DA0EI via EI7CC QSL EF8A via EA8AUW
QSL 3XM6JR via UA6JR QSL EY3M via QRZ.com
QSL 4E1P via Bureau QSL LX7I via LX2A
QSL D44AC via QRZ.com QSL LX8M via LX1ER
QSL D69XC via UA9XC QSL TA2K via TA2RC
QSL ED8D via EA8BHD by Bureau QSL TO5A via F5VHJ

The logs for the recent 9M4SDX Spratly Island DXpedition are now
available online at: http://9m4sdx.dxers.net/log_search/search.html

PZ5A was operational this past weekend in the CQWW SSB WPX Contest. QSL
DIRECT via PZ5RA (Ramon) as indicated on QRZ.COM. IMPORTANT NOTE: PZ5A
was first activated in the 2003 CQWW SSB WPX Contest, and QSLs for that
operation still go via W5UE (Randy). The second activation of PZ5A as
a special callsign (2007 SSB WPX) goes via PZ5RA only DIRECT as indicated
on QRZ.COM.

U.S. POSTAL RATES GOING UP! The cost of mailing a letter will go from
39 cents to 41 cents (first ounce) for letters on May 14th. Howvever, you
will be able to lock in that price * no matter how rates rise in the
future * by buying the new "forever" stamp. More details are available
at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/...t/postal_rates

XT2C QSL STATUS. Bernard, F9IE, has reportedly put the first batch of
QSL cards in the mail for direct requests.

YX0A, YX0LIX and YX0A/MM QSL STATUS. Steve, KU9C, reports: "Folks,
After returning from a long business trip, I've now sized the
YX0A/YX0LIX/YX0A-MM QSLs and can provide the following status:
- I believe all QSLs received at my QTH by mid-February will be in the
mail back to you by April 9, 2007. The only exception I see are folks
that have sent cards for several calls I manage in one envelope; these
will be delayed and I cannot easly predict when I'll be done with those.
By the fact that you included several in one envelope, I've made the
assumption that you're not in a big hurry for these. If you've not
received your card by mid-April, feel free to email me; at that time
I'll be able to provide status..... 73 Steve KU9C"

RMD SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event stations to be active from 1200z
April 14th to 1200z April 15th to commemmorate Radio Maritime Day. This is
a CW event which will be operated from former marine coastal radio stations
and possibly ships at sea. Suggested frequencies a 1854, 3520, 7020,
14052, 21052 and 28052 kHz. Look for the following mentioned stations (or
individual operators with a special /designator):
Rügen Radio /DHS (MRD callsign DL2DHS)
Norddeich Radio /DAN (MRD callsign DL7DAN)
Boulogne Radio /FFB (MRD callsign TM1FFB)
ST Lys Radio /FFL (MRD callsign TM2FFL)
ST Nazaire Radio /FFO (MRD callsign TM3FFO)
Napoli Radio /IQH (MRD callsign IIOIQH)
La Spezia Radio /ICS (MRD callsign II1ICS)
Roma Radio /IAR (MRD callsign IIOIAR)
Genova Radio /ICB (MRD callsign II1ICB)
Trieste Radio /IQX (MRD callsign II3IQX)
San Benedetto Radio /IQP (MRD callsign IQ6SB)
Portisheadradio GKA (MRD callsign MOROA)
South Chatham Massachussets Radio /WCC (MRD callsign WA1WCC)
KPH / KSM Radio (MRD callsign K6KPH)
Tuckerton Wireless /WSC (MRD callsign W2WSC)
Gothenburg Radio /SAG (MRD callsign SK6SAG)
Praha Radio /OLP (MRD callsign OL32OLP)
See the RMD Web page for further info and updated stations at:
http://www.radiomaritimeday.org

TC0DX-YM0DX WRAP-UP. Pavel, OK1MU, informs that the TC0DX-YM0DX DXpedition
team reports (edited): "In 106 hours of operating time, some 21,793 QSOs
were made by the TC0DX expedition team working from the rare IOTA Gokceada
Island (EU-186). Also, 6,199 QSOs were made by the YM0DX team working from
the Bozcaada Island (AS-099). Please visit the following Web page for more
info, details, photos, on-line logs, QSL info etc... at:
http://www.okdxf.eu/ankety/tc0dx/en/tc0dx.php
QSL Manager is OK2GZ. QSL by the Bureau, direct or by E-mail (for Bureau
QSLs). We would like to thank you once again for ALL the QSOs and excellent
pile-ups. 73 and GL from Ankara!"

V6, MICRONESIA (IOTA Op). Operators Nando/IT9YRE, Claudio/I1SNW and
Mike/K9AJ will be on from their Micronesia tour April 2-19th and be active
as V63RE, V63WN and V63J respectively. They plan to activate three different
IOTAs: Ngulu Atoll (OC-180), Sorol Atoll (OC-277) and Woleai Atoll (OC-132).
Activity will be on CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns. Visit their
Web page at: http://www.mdxc.org/v63

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - --or--
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
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