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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 905

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 905
BID: $OPDX.905
April 20, 2009
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, W2VU, K3IXD, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX,
K8GG, K8YSE, W8UVZ, K0HB, DK8JB, DL2SBY, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
DL8EBW, DX World of Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, G3SWH, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
& 425 DX News, IT9EJW, IZ0FKE, LX2A, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web
Site, VA3RJ & ICPO, and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX
information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 12th-April, through Sunday, 19th-April there were 210
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C9,
CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP,
FR, FT5W, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/m, 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, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR,
TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9M, VP2M,
VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, 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).

2009 W0DXCC CONFERENCE. Make plans to attend the 2009 WØDXCC and Contest
Central Conference, July 18th, in Rochester, Minnesota. It is a "FULL
Day" dedicated to HF Contesting and DXing! There will be DX and Contest
forums, vendors, QSL card checking and a DX Dinner Banquet. Guest speakers
mentioned a John/ON4UN (on Low Band DXing), Rich/N6BV (on HF antennas),
Carl/K9LA (on Sunspots and propagation), Rob/NC0B (on HF receivers),
Ward/N0AX on Contesting and DX Banquet speakers will feature Desecheo
DXpedition operators (including Glenn/W0GJ and Ralph/K0IR as speakers).
For more details, please visit:
http://www.rahrahrochester.com/event...est/index.aspx

5H, TANZANIA. Operators Hermann/DL2NUD and Joachim/DL9MS are planning
to be active as 5H1HP and 5H1MS, respectively, from Zanzibar, between
May 16th and June 2nd. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters,
but an emphasis will be on VHF (EME/MS). Grid squares to be activated
a KI93RU and KI94RA.

8Q, MALDIVES. Hiroshi, 7M2VPR, is now active as 8Q7HN. Length of his
operation is unknown at this time. He was spotted Sunday on 15 meters
SSB -- between 0530-0800z on 21235 kHz and 1300-1330z on 21244 kHz.
QSL via 7M2VPR.

8R, GUYANA. The 6 Meter Beacon Project, Inc., is happy to announce a
HF-50 MHz DXpedition here between June 16th and July 6th. Antenna for
6 meters will be a 6M7JHV yagi at 45 ft. on the Atlantic Ocean pointed
towards EU and NA, and using a 3CPX800A7 amp. Activity will be split
between two teams: 11 days will be by Chris/W3CMP and Dave/N3DB, the
other 11 days by Terry/K4RX and Ken/AC4TO. They hope to get some decent
openings to, amongst other places, Northern EU, 5B/4X and W6/W7. They
expect to have internet access most of the time. Operating frequencies
and Web site will be announced at a later date.

AN8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Luis/EA8AY, Jeronimo/EA8NC, Pedro/EA8QP
and Juan/EA8TT will use the special callsign AN8R during the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 30-31st) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via EA8AY. Visit the
special AN8R Web page at: http://www.ea8ay.com/an8r_wpx/

AX, ANTARCTICA (Special Callsign). Bob, VK0BP, currently employed by the
Australian Antarctic Division as a Communications Tech from Davis Base
Station (WABA VK-03, WAP AUS-03, IOTA AN-016), Antarctica, will be using
the special callsign AX0BP on April 25th, to celebrate ANZAC Day. ANZAC
Day is a national public holiday to commemorated and honor the members
of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at
Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I. This holiday is observed by
Australia and New Zealand, as well as the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and
Tonga. Bob can only use this callsign from midnight to midnight (local
time -- Davis is +7 hrs UTC). However, Bob will not be able to operate
the full 24 hours but will do his very best to operate as long as possible
that day. Australian operators can only use the AX prefix just 3 times
per year -- Australia Day (January 26th), ANZAC Day (April 25th) and
World Telecommunications Day (May 17th). QSL via VK2CA, direct only
(2 USDs and a SAE is preferred).

C6, BAHAMAS. Look for C6APR to be active again from the Crooked Island
Lodge, Pittstown Point, Crooked Island (NA-113), Bahamas. Activity will
take place between July 23-27th, and during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
25-26th) as a Multi-Op/Mixed-Mode/High-Power/DXpediton entry. Operators
mentioned a Pete/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD, Dallas/W3PP and Jim/K4QO. Operations
before and after the contest by C6APR will be on 80-10 meters including
the 30/17/12 meter bands using CW and SSB. Also, look for C6AXD to be on
RTTY and C6AQO on 6 meters (grid FL22). All three callsigns are good for
Bird Rock Lighthouse (ARLHS BAH-005) as well as IOTA NA-113 and Grid
Locater FL22tt. All QSLs go to K3IXD.

CQWW DX CONTEST BREAKS 10,000 LOG BARRIER! A press release (dated April
15th) from CQ Communications, Inc., states: "For the first time, more
than 10,000 logs have been submitted for the CQ World Wide DX Contest,
according to Contest Director Bob Cox, K3EST. In addition, Cox reports
that the number of CW logs have exceeded the number of phone logs for
the first time in more than 20 years.
According to Cox, there were a total of 5013 SSB logs and 5272 CW logs
submitted for the 2008 running of the event, for a total of 10,285 logs.
This is the first time that the CQWW -- already the world's most popular
amateur radio contest -- has broken the 10,000 log mark. Of these, nearly
98% were submitted electronically.
It is also the first time since 1986 that more CW logs have been
submitted than SSB logs. 'This is a clear indication,' says Cox, 'not
only of the health of contesting and of CW, but of ham radio as a whole.'
In addition, the logs contained the callsigns of more than 50,000 different
amateur stations making at least one contest contact, indicating that
many more stations participate in the CQWW Contest than submit logs.
SSB results of the 2008 CQWW Contest will be published in the August
2009 issue of 'CQ' magazine; CW results will appear in the September
issue."

DAYTON TOP-BAND DINNER BANQUET FULLY BOOKED. George/K8GG and George/W8UVZ
announced: "Despite the economic turn-down, the response for the 2009
Dayton Topband Dinner has been steady and growing. We are now fully booked
with a long waiting list for this May. We are sorry to report we cannot
handle any further reservations and have been turning away repeat attendees
for over a week now. We will do it again in 2010, assuming the Dayton
Hamvention(r) continues, so if you missed this year and want to attend
next year, please mark you calendars to contact us in late February or
early March next year. We will announce the details on The Topband
Reflector, and various DX e-bulletins as we have on the past. Thanks for
your understanding, and we hope to see you next year."

GD0, ISLE OF MAN (EU-116). Stewart, GM4AFF, will be active as GD0F during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/SSB/24-Hrs/
Island entry. QSL via M0CMK.

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN (Update). Operators Kasimir/DL2SBY and his friend
Georg/DF1SR will be active from here between April 24th and May 4th.
Activity will be on HF bands (80-10m) using CW, SSB and RTTY. Kasimir
informed OPDX that he has bought Spiderbeam for 10/12/15/17/20m which
will improve his signal. Other equipment includes a TS2000, FT900AT,
Ameritron AL811, HF9V vertical and a monoband vertical for 30/40m.
Activity will also take place on 13cm and 23cm using EME. Equipment
will be a FT726R, Dish 3, 7m, and 2 amplifier for both bands. Kasmir
and Georg will use two separate callsigns for this operation. For the
HF bands, they will use HB0/DL2SBY and for the EME activity they will
sign HB0/DF1SR. QSL via DL2SBY, by the Bureau or direct.

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Ronny, OT4R, will be active as HI7/OT4R from
Punta Cana between May 9-30th. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters SSB.
Suggested frequency for 20 meters maybe 14300 kHz. QSL via OT4R.

IOTA NEWS.........................
AF-019. Operators Vincenzo/IW9EJP, Filippo/IW9FRB, Giovanna/IW9GVP (YL),
Ferdinando/IW9HSK, Ezio/IT9OJW, Sebastiano/IT9ZIR and Dario/
IT9ZZO will be active as IG9/homecalls from Linosa Island
(IIA AG-003, MIA MI-128) between April 24-26th. They plan
to operate on SSB, PSK and RTTY on the HF bands, 80-10 meters.
QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau. Visit
their Web page at: http://www.iw9frb.it/linosa.htm

AF-065. (Update) By the time you read this, 8 operators should be
active as 5C2J/p (possibly other callsigns) from Mogador
Island until April 26th. For details, visit their Web page
at: http://www.mogador2009.altervista.org
For suggested frequencies:
http://www.mogador2009.altervista.org/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=65
For questions and skeds, contact their pilot station:
http://www.mogador2009.altervista.org/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=62
Operating locations:
http://www.mogador2009.altervista.org/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=64
Remember to also look for operators to be active from Essaouira
and Marrakesh. For QSL info, please see their Web page or
refer to OPDX.903.

AS-077. (Special Event) Look for 8J6SL to be active from the Kumamoto
Museum between May 1st and October 31st, to celebrate the 100th
anniversary of Hisatsu (Railroad) Line (Steam Locomotive) on
the Island of Honshu (JIIA AS-077-001). Activity will be on
all bands and modes. Possibly 5 stations will be on the air.
QSL via the JARL Bureau.

AS-133. This was a late one to report, but hopefully you can get him
on the last date. Wim, XU7TZG, will be active as XU7KOH from
Koh Russei (aka Bamboo Island) again, between 0500z, Friday,
April 17th, and 0500z, Monday, April 20th. Activity will be
SSB only (and possibly PSK31). Suggested IOTA frequencies a
3755, 7055, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950, 28460 and 28560 kHz.
QSL only direct with SAE and 2 USDs to the QSL Manager ON7PP:
Patrick PIESEN, Hermans-Lybaertstraat 35 b.1, 8301 KNOKKE-HEIST,
BELGIUM. Look for logs to be online after April 24th at:
http://www.xu7tzg.be

EU-017. (Update) Members of the Noantri DX & Contest Team will be
active as ID9N from Vulcano Island (Eolian Group) (IIA ME-018,
MIA MI-122, WLOTA 1001), April 25-30th. Look for activity on
the HF bands, CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They will have
two high power stations from this dangerous outpost. During
operations they will have a 6m beacon active from grid square
JM78lj (ID9N/B 50.006 MHz). Operators mentioned a Andy/
IZ0EHO, Vincenzo/IZ0FKE, Alberto/IZ0FMA, Claudio/IZ0GKX,
GiorDano/IK0XFD and Alberto/IK0ZCW. QSL via IZ0GKN. Sked
requests available at:
An InterNet link will be available, so look for daily updates
online (Log and Pictures) at: http://www.id9n.com

EU-123. Operators Colin/G3VCQ, Sharon/M3VCQ, Andy/M0GAV, Joanne/2E0JOX
and Tim/2E0TJX will be active as MM3M from Ilse of Arran,
Scotland, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL
via G3VCQ. They will possibly be active as GS3RCM/p before
and after contest. QSL OK via RSGB Bureau or direct.

EU-123. Operators Tom/MM0BHX, Gordon/MM0GPZ, Phil/GM0LIR, Iain/GM0OQV
and John/GM0NBM will be active as GM0B from the Isle of Bute,
Scotland, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL
via MM0BHX.

EU-189. (Update) A Belgian team of five operators will attempt a
landing on Rockall Island between April 30th and May 1st.
They will be on the air with two stations using the callsign
MM0RAI/p for about 48 hours. A report from the "Maciverblog"
indicates that they are "hoping to achieve a world first by
shooting a video on the rock, more than 240 miles west of
mainland Scotland, and streaming it live on the internet on
each of the three days they plan to spend there. A Scottish
cameraman is also going to be in the landing party and, if
conditions are good and the technology works, hopes are high
of the first live TV news broadcast from the rock. Rockall,
the summit of an ancient volcano, stands about 60 feet above
the Atlantic. Landing on the rock is very difficult as it is
steep even on its easiest side. The area is infamous for its
high seas and very changeable weather throughout the year."
Read the complete blog by journalist Iain Maciver at:
http://maciverblog.co.uk/2009/04/15/...-to-broadcast-
from-rockall/
Also, check-out the Rockall Web site for latest news and last
minute updates at: http://www.rockall.be

NA-191. Operators Klaus/DK6AO, Gunter/TI7WGI, Andy/DH8WR (EA2CRX),
Norbert/DL2RNS, Rene/DL2JRM and Daniel/DL5YWM will be active
as TI7KK from San Jose Island (Guanacaste Province), Costa
Rica, until April 20th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via DK6AO, direct or by the bureau.
For updates and more info, please visit their Web page at:
http://ti7.info

SA-021. Members of the Radio Club Grupo DX Bahia Blanca will be active
as L21D from Ariadna Island, located 70km south of Ingeniero
White Harbour, in the natural reserve of Bahia Blanca,
May 1-3rd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB
and PSK. QSL as per operator's instructions.

K4, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Operators from ARES in the Summerville,
SC, area (Dorchester County, Grid locater EM93), will activate the special
callsign K4E during an ARES Earthquake Emergency Communication Awareness
Exercise, April 21-22nd. When not passing event traffic, K4E will be
available for QSOs on 80-15 meters, as well as 2 meter FM local QSOs. QSL
via W4NSC. This training exercise is to demonstrate the cooperation needed
between the firemen, policemen, hospital workers, hams, and other public
service personnel throughout South Carolina in time of an emergency.
South Carolina is prone to hurricanes, and it has been determined that
a major earthquake occurring in the greater Charleston, SC, area would
divide the area into 18 "islands" due to damage to infrastructure such
as bridges and roads. Each of these "islands" is equipped with a structure
containing various emergency supplies and Amateur radio equipment and
antennas. Each POD (Points of Distribution) has a generator and is
environmentally controlled. This exercise is a test of one of those
"islands".

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
4S7NE QSL NOTE. Nelson, 4S7NE, states: "Please send GS (green stamps).
It's very difficult to exchange IRCs here. If you are sending mail
without registering, please secure the envelope well. (See QRZ.COM)"

NEW QSL ROUTE (GI5K and MI0LLL). Phil, G3SWH, announces that effective
immediately, he has been appointed the QSL manager for GI5K and MI0LLL.
Phil states, "I will shortly be adding a log search page for each
callsign to my Web site http://www.g3swh.org.uk/. I am also arranging
for any unanswered, direct QSL requests to be forwarded to me by Chris
and for the RSGB QSL Bureau sub-manager to forward cards directly to me."

QSLS VIA LOTW: C91TX

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2NB, 3D2OU, 4A7L, 5L2MS, 6Y5/W5ZL, AH2R,
AH0F/KH2, C91LW, C98LW, CQ3T, E51QQQ, EK3GM, FH/G3SWH, FW5RE, HP2/CX2AM,
HS0ZEE, J88XF, JT1BH, KH8Q, KP2/K3CT, OX2A, PY0S/PS7JN, SV9COL, T27A,
T27OU, T47C, T88WW, TF/G3SXW, TG9AHM, TT8PK, TY6A, V73M, VK9DWX,
VP2V/SP3IPB, VP5/W5CW, VP6DX, VP8DLQ, VP8YLE, VP8YLI, W3A, XW1B, YU1EXY,
YW1TI, ZD8UW, ZF2AM, ZK3RE and ZS1JX

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: ER1BG, ER1OI, ER1RR, ER1WK, ER10KDR,
ER4DX, ER570C, ER7C and ER0ITU

S0, WESTERN SAHARA (Update). The Tifariti Gang, signing S04R, is now QRT
as of 0500z, April 18th. Operation netted 37,005 QSOs (CW - 20,274,
SSB - 14,342 and RTTY - 2,389). The S04R log is now available online
at: http://www.dxfriends.com/s04r/log.php
QSL via EA5RM. For more information, please visit the S04R Web site at:
http://www.dxfriends.com

S2, BANGLADESH. By the time you read this Ramon, DU1UGZ, is expected
to be active as S21UGZ from Dhaka City until June 20th, depending on
his work schedule. He will be using a low band dipole at first, so his
emphasis will be on 80/40 meters SSB and RTTY. From May through June,
he will be using a beam for 10, 12, 15, 17 and 20 meters. He hopes to
have a linear in use starting in May as well. QSL via DU1UGZ.

SILENT KEY. Philippe, LX2A/LX7I, informs OPDX that Charly Hausemer,
LX1AJ, from Differdange, Luxembourg (LX), became a "Silent Key" (SK)
on April 7th, at the age of 89. He was the oldest ham in LX-land and
was a licensed amateur for more than 60 years. He was a keen DXer and
had contacted nearly all the DXCC entities on SSB. He was part of a
group of hams who established amateur radio in Luxembourg, and also the
"Reseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes (RL) (in English,
Luxembourg Amateur Radio Society). He was one of the first hams who got
licensed. Philippe, LX2A, states, "He was my uncle and introduced me
into amateur radio and always supported me in this great hobby. Putting
up the contest station LX7I would never have been possible without his
help. He was a great OM and I hope to be able to promote amateur radio
in Luxembourg and worldwide like he has always done it." OPDX and its
readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and
friends of LX1AJ.

SX5, DODECANESE (GIOTA Op). Members of the Dodecanese Radio Amateur
Association (DRAA) will be active as SX5SYMI from Symi Island between
July 31st and August 3rd. Activity is good for the GIOTA (Greek Island
On The Air) as DKS 032 and also the IOTA as EU-001. QSL direct to SV5FRI.

TI6, COSTA RICA. Operators Orrin/K9KEJ and Don/W9YOR will be active as
TI6/homecall between April 28th and May 1st. Activity will be SSB only
on 40/20/17 meters. QSL via TI6/K9KEJ via EB7DX and TI6/W9YOR to his
home callsign.

V63, MICRONESIA. Operators Shoji/JA7HMZ (V63DX) and Masayuki/JH7IOS
(V63CW) will be active from Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between May 11-16th.
Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via their home
callsigns.

VK9M, MELLISH REEF. The VK9GMW DXpedition went QRT at 0400z on April
13th, making 20,058 QSOs, of which 2028 were on 160 meters. The team
has arrived safely at the Australian mainland (Airlie Beach) on April
16th (0600z). QSL via HA7RY. Remember, the "Online QSL Request System"
(OQRS) is available for both direct and Bureau cards on their Web page
at: http://www.vk9gmw.com

YW0, AVES ISLAND. The 4M5DX Group, which was expecting to activate YW0A
from Aves Island in March, is still waiting for a scheduled day by the
Venezuelan Navy for transportation.

ZS8, MARION ISLAND. This is per the ZS8T Web page http://zs8t.net:
"ZS8T is now QRT. He leaves the island soon and is expected back in
ZS mainland in the middle of May. QSLs will be uploaded to LoTW.
Additionally, all QSLs which are sent to the manager will be answered.
Any questions regarding his operation from Marion Island should now be
directed only to ZS6GCM.

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