SB DX @ WW KB8NW $OPDX.631
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 631

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 631
BID: $OPDX.631
October 20, 2003
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1JN, K1XN & GoList, K2UO, K3PD, NG3K, W3UR & The
Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N5FG, W5PF, K8YSE, 4L4AJ, CT1BOH, DL/VE3ZIK
& contesting.info, DL1EK/DL7VOA & DX Newsletter, F5CWU, F5NQL & UFT,
F6FVY, F8BBL, GM3WOJ, HA0HW, HL1VAU, HP1AC, I2MOV, I2YSB, JG1OWV, JI3DST,
JI3ERV, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, MM0BQI, ON5NT, SV3BEF, VA3RJ
& ICPO, ZS5BBO and ZS6MG for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 12th/October, through Sunday, 19th/October there were 233
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3D2/r, 3DA,
3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V,
5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V,
9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, AP, BV, BV9P, BY, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0A, CE9, CM,
CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP,
ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, 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, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T2, T32, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9C,
VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE,
XT, XU, XW, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3,
ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, ZL, ZL8, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).

SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. By the time you read this, Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A,
should be on the air (or close to being back on) in a "BIG WAY". Over the
last several months, George Varvitsiotes, K6SV, has been communicating
with Monk Apollo since his radio went down (off the air - broke) and
began the project to help him get back on the air. George informed OPDX
on Tuesday, October 14th, that he was leaving the next morning for Greece
and would be taking Monk Apollo a new Icom IC-756 ProII and power supply
donated by Icom. He stated that he had all the necessary papers (that
Monk Apollo sent him) to enter Mount Athos and deliver the new radio.
George also told OPDX that it is his intentions (with Monk Apollo's
approval) to install all the antennas that were previous donated and
get Monk Apollo back on the air in a big way. George informed OPDX of
his plans back in July once OPDX announced that the Northern Ohio DX
Association (NODXA) was looking into collecting funds to buy Monk Apollo
a new radio. At that time he told OPDX he was going to Greece on family
business and wanted to keep his plans a secret until the radio was
delivered. OPDX and NODXA agreed to his wishes. Once again, OPDX and
NODXA would like to thank the many "who wanted to help". We hope you
get a chance to work Monk Apollo and welcome him back on the air.
ADDED NOTE: George, K8SV, will also participate in the CQWW SSB
Contest (See J43).

4L, GEORGIA. Imeda, 4L4AJ, will be active in the CQWW SSB DX Contest.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters using High Power.

4X6, ISRAEL. Operators Seth/4X1DX and Zvi/4X6FR will be active as 4X6FR
in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry.
QSL via 4X6OM.

9U, BURUNDI. The "DX Newsletter" reports that Richard, F8LPX, is working
at the French embassy in Bujumbura for the next three years. He is
expected to be active, but the callsign is not known yet.

AH2, GUAM (Update). Aki, JI3ERV/NH2C, Chairperson of Guam Contest Club
(GCC), informs OPDX that members of the GCC will be on the air during the
CQWW SSB Contest next weekend (October 25- 26th) as AH2R. This time they
plan to set a target as the Oceanic leader in the Multi-OP 2-TX category
and the World's Top 5. Also, they are trying to build an Oceanic record
in this category. Operators a Aki, JI3ERV/NH2C; Toshi, JR7OMD/WI3O;
Osamu, JP1JFG/N2IU; Kaz, JG3RPL/N1BJ; Kou, JH7QXJ; Sam, JR8VSE/NH2N; and
Noz, JE8KKX/AH2K. Guam Island's (KH2, Zone 27 and IOTA OC-026) sunrise
and sunset a 2013z and 0756z. QSL via JH7QXJ (Direct - See QRZ.com)
or the JA bureau (NOT the KH2 bureau). SPECIAL NOTICES: Due to the band
plan, their operation on 40m is limited between 7075 and 7100 kHz. Please
listen carefully!! They are also planning participation in the CQWW CW
Contest next month. Details will be released later.

BEWARE OF CLUSTER PIRATES. This has become a growing problem over the
last few years. Laurent, F8BBL, informs OPDX that over the past few weeks
someone has been pirating his callsign and causing problems on the
DXclusters as well as QRM in pile ups. He is sorry, but it's not him,
and he is confused/troubled about the problem. He also mentions that the
French authority is informed.

BQ9P, PRATAS ISLAND. The Pratas Island DXpedition is now QRT as of
6:00 am (local time) on October 16th. The group made some 27000 QSOs.
For more details, please visit their Web page at:
http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage64.htm

CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND. Wojciech/SP9PT and Jerzy/SP9EVP are now active as
CE0Y/homecall until November 1st. Both have been very active on 40 meters
CW this past weekend, but there has been some activity on 20 and 17 meters
as well. Keep a lookout for some digital and SSB activity. OPDX has also
seen a spot from them on 6 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.

CT8, PORTUGAL. Timo, OH1NOA, will be active from CT1DVV/CT1ESV's QTH as
CT8T in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/
All Band/High Power entry. QSLs will be sent out automatically via the
Bureau.

EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Look for a Hungarian team to be active between
November 2-9th and also participate in the HA-QRP Contest as EA6/HA5RT/p.
The contest station will be on 3511 kHz using around 10 watts. The
operators will use their home callsigns on the other bands as follows:
EA6/HA6NL/p (Laci), EA6/HA6PS/p (Zsolt), EA6/HA6ZV/p (Tibor) and
EA6/HA7JJS/p (Sanyi). Their main mode is CW, but some digital activity
will also take place. QSLs should go via the bureau by their home calls,
and for EA6/HA5RT/p via HA6NL.

FR/E, EUROPA. La GAZETTE du DX announced that the team which will be
active from Europa has put online an Internet Web site where you can
find all the necessary information about this DXpedition. The URL
address is: http://europa2003.free.fr

FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators Didier/FY5FY, Marc/F1HAR, Herve/F5HRY,
Romuald/F5LND, Olivier/F5MZN, Gerard/F6FGZ and Larry/F6FVY will be active
from Zone 9 as FY5KE (Zone 9) in the CQWW SSB Contest as a Multi-Single
category. QSL to FY5KE direct or via bureau.

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Members of the Hungarian Pannon DX Club and P.V.R.
Klub Puspokladany will operate from Liechtenstein again this fall. The
operation will take place between November 2-10th from a rented house at
Masescha 1350m ASL. Activity is planned for the HF bands (160-10 meters,
with the main focus on lower bands) including the WARC bands, on CW/SSB
and RTTY. They will have two stations on 24 hours a day. Operators a
HB0/HA0HW/p (Laci), HB0/HA4DX/p (Tomi) and HB0/HA4XG/p (Geza). They will
be using a FT-840 and a TS-450 with groundplanes and wire antennas
sponsored by DunaX. Cards can be sent to their home callsigns direct or
via the HA bureau. Suggested Web pages to view:
Pannon DX Club - http://www.pannondxc.hu/
P.V.R.Klub Puspokladany - http://www.c3.hu/~ha0khw/
DunaX - http://www.pannondxc.hu/dunax
Liechtenstein (HB0)
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications...k/geos/ls.html

HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Dan, NN1N, will be active as HC8N during the
CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All Band
entry. QSL via W5UE.

HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Trey/N5KO and other operators will be active as
HC8N during the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Multi-Multi entry. QSL via W5UE.

IOTA NEWS.........................
AS-085. Operators Han/DS2GOO, Chae/DS5BSX, Ryu/DS4NYE and possibly
others will be active from Soan Island between November 1-4th.
They will use their homecall/4 or D90HE/4 with 100w
transceivers and various wire antennas. QSL via operator's
homecall. They said that a log search will be available after
the trip.

EU-092. Jim, MM0BQI, is now active as MM0BQI/P from Summer Isles
(IOSA SC10) until October 27th. Activity will be on all bands
80-6 meters with particular emphasis on 80m looking for DX
around his sunrise and sunset. His activity will also include
entries in the CQWW SSB Contest. Look for him to sign as
MM0BQI/P as a Single Band 80m entry and as MM0Q as an All
Band/Low Power entry. QSL via RSGB or direct to MM0BQI:
Jim Martin, 3 Lismore Ave, Edinburgh, EH8 7DW SCOTLAND.

OC-012. Cal/WF5W and Paul/W5PF will arrive on Yap Island on November
22nd. They will operate as V63WC and V63PF, respectively, until
November 29th. They will use 100 watt radios, wire dipoles for
30 and 40 meters and a 2 element SteppIR yagi for 20-6 meters.
Operation will be CW and SSB with no digital modes planned at
this time. Some limited operation in the CQWW CW Contest may
be possible. QSL via W5PF.

OC-203. Chris, ZL1CT (GM3WOJ), will be active as ZL1CT/4 from Stewart
Island from January 11-15th. Activity will be on CW/SSB on
40-20 meters only. He will use 400w into vertical antennas.
For more info, please visit his Web page at:
http://www.qsl.net/gm3woj/
Chris states,
"Please work ZL1CT/4 as well as the 3Y0 DXpedition!"

J43, GREECE. Operators George/K6SV, Xenofon/SV3BEF, Dimitris/SV3BEH,
and Vangelis/SV3BEG-Vangelis will be active from Southern Greece (Grid
Locator: KM17ek) as J43GRC in the CQWW SSB Contest as a Multi-Op/Low
Power entry. The team will use a 3 element Tribander for 20/15/10m,
and wires for the lower bands. QSL Manager is K6HRO.

KP2/WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators John/K3TEJ and Darrell/AB2E will
be active as WP2Z in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 29-30th)
as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via KU9C. Operators will be on the WARC bands
before the contest, and 160m after the contest signing KP2/K3TEJ and
KP2/AB2E. QSL via their home calls.

KP3, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as KP3Z in the CQ World
Wide DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All Band entry.
QSL via WC4E.

LX, LUXEMBOURG. Two stations from LX have announced that they will be
active from here during the CQWW SSB Contest. Look for the following
stations:
1. LX5A (operator: LX1AQ - Phil) as SOSB HP 80m
2. LX9SW (operator: LX1RQ - Robert) as SOSB HP 20m
QSL both callsigns to LX1RQ or via the LX bureau.

PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Jos‚, CT1BOH, will be active from the station
and QTH of PY0FF as PT0F from October 19-28th to take part in the CQWW
SSB Contest as a Single-Op/All Band entry. QSL PT0F via W3HC.

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
NEW QSL MANAGERS FOR A61AJ! QSL via K2UO for North, Central, South
America, the Caribbean and U.S. territories (such as KH0, KH2, etc.).
K2UO address: George Oliva, 5 Windsor Drive, Eatontown, NJ 07724, USA
QSL via DJ2MX for Europe/Asia/Africa/Pacific. DJ2MX address: Mario
Lovric, Kampenwandstrasse 13, D-81671 Munich, Germany. George, K2UO,
informs OPDX that QSLs will be printed shortly; please be patient. K2UO
also promises prompt returns once all logs have been received and
organized and the backlog has been eliminated. Direct cards (with proper
postage or green stamp or IRC) will be given the highest priority; all
bureau cards will be answered. A message from Robert/S53R, Sejo/T97C,
and Ghis/ON5NT also states that they are in the process of putting a
database together for the QSOs before October 2003. As they are doing
this in their spare time over the weekends; this could take a couple
of weeks. They will keep us posted on this matter. For the moment,
please only send your cards to the above managers for QSOs from
October 2003 onwards.

Pete, K3PD, informs OPDX that he is now the new QSL Manager for YO2LEA.
He now has all the logs, 1990 to present. QSL direct or via the Bureau
(Mark all cards YO2LEA VIA K3PD). Requests without return postage or
envelope will be returned via Bureau. USD preferred over IRCs. K3PD's
address is: Pete DeVolpi, 408 Hillside Ave., New Cumberland, PA,
U.S.A. 17070-3036.

Silvano, I2YSB, informs OPDX that the new QSL Manager for the TX4PG
bureau cards is only to IK2DIA. Direct requests should still be sent
to I2YSB. Silvano, I2YSB, is also the QSL Manager for 5U7B, 5U7DW,
5U7JK, 5U7JW and 5U7RW. QSL direct only to Silvano Borsa, P.O. Box 45,
27036 Mortara - PV, Italy. Online logs are available at:
http://digilander.libero.it/i2ysb

RM0, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Andy, UA0ANW, will be active as RM0A in CQWW SSB
Contest as a Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry from Zone 18. QSL via
the bureau or direct (address on QRZ.com).

SILENT KEY. Zik, DL/VE3ZIK, informs OPDX that Ron, KZ5RO, became a
Silent Key on October 13th. He states that Ron was a great HAM, QSL
Manager and helped alot people with QSL information. OPDX and its readers
would like to send out our deepest sympathy to Ron's family and friends.

SPECIAL ACTIVITY/EVENT. Take, JI3DST, informs OPDX that he and Joe, JA4PXE,
are going to go to Manchester, UK, for the RSGB HFC 2003 International
HF & IOTA Convention from Japan on October 30th. They plan to be active
from the HF & IOTA Convention event station, MB2HFC, on November 2nd
(From 800z to 9:00z) for Asia (JAPAN).

SPECIAL EVENT. To celebrate the Centennial of the Republic of Panama
(1903-2003), look for special event station HP100RCP to be activated by
the Radio Club de Panama from November 1-3rd. Activity will be on all
bands and all modes (CW-SSB-RTTY & PSK31). A special commemorative QSL
will be issued to all cards received with one green stamp or two IRCs to
the following postal address: RADIO CLUB DE PANAMA, P.O. Box 10745,
Panama, PANAMA.

TM7, FRANCE. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active with a special callsign,
TM7W, from November 16-30th. Activity will included the CQWW CW Contest.
QSL to the bureau via F8BBL.

TY4, BENIN. Jean-Marc, ON4JM, will be here for 2 months starting November
2nd because of his work. He has requested the callsign TY4JM from the
Benin's Post and Telecommunication Office. Jean-Marc mentions that his
activity will be limited because of his work Monday through Saturday,
however, look for him possibly during his evening hours and on Sundays.
He will be heading back to Belgium on December 23rd. QSL via ON4JM.
Bureau cards are OK and it's preferred.

V55, NAMIBIA (Update/Change). Vlado/ZS6MG and Emil/ZS6EGB will be active
as V55V and V55E, respectively (instead of V5/homecall as reported in
OPDX.628), from October 23-27th. Also, they decided to use the callsign
V55V for CQWW SSB Contest (instead of V51E). QSL via ZS6MG. They inform
OPDX that they are not sure if this V55 prefix was used before from
Namibia, and it may be of interest for the hams around the world.

VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. The YL group is now active from here as VK9XYL
until October 27th. Most of their activity has been on 20/15 meters CW/SSB.
However, there have been some QSNs on 40/17/12/10 meters. QSL via VK3DYL.

VP9, BERMUDA. Operators William/N1HRA, Matt/WE1H, Foster/N3KCJ and Joe/K1JN
will be active from October 23-28th and will take part in the CQWW DX SSB
Contest. Outside of the contest, they will be active on 160-6 meters as
homecall/VP9. The contest callsign has yet to be determined. QSL to
homecall outside of the contest and to K1JN for contest QSOs.

VP9, BERMUDA. Kurt, W6PH, will be active as VP9/W6PH from VP9GE's QTH
in Hamilton Parish during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) and
the ARRL DX Phone Contest (March 6-7th). His entry in both contests will
be Single-Op/All Band/Low Power. QSL only via W6PH direct.

WRTC 2006 (in Brazil!). Steve Morris, K7LXC, WRTC Sanctioning Committee
Chairman, released last weekend: "The World Radiosport Team Championship
Sanctioning Committee, LABRE - Liga de Amadores de Radio Emisspo, and the
GADX Araucaria DX Group are pleased to announce the next WRTC competition
in 2006 in Brazil. Following in the footsteps of previous WRTC competitions
held in Seattle, San Francisco, Slovenia, and Finland, the WRTC showcases
amateur radio competition at the highest level. The competitors are among
the best operators in the world in this ham radio Olympic-type event. The
previous WRTC competitions have demonstrated the high degree of friendship
in ham radio activity, together with an enormous sense of ethical
competitiveness. The competition will be in Florianopolis, capital of
the Santa Catarina State in Southern Brazil in July 2006. This event
is open to everyone - competitor and spectator alike. Everyone is invited
to attend the WRTC2006."

XU, CAMBODIA (Also IOTA op). Jaak, ES1FB, is once again here and will
be active as XU7ACE until October 28th. He is currently staying in
Sihanoukville and plans to be in next weekend's CQWW DX SSB Contest.
Look for him to sign XU7ACV from Koh Poah Island (AS-133) between
October 21-23rd. QSL via ES1FB. For more information, please visit
the Web page at: http://www.hot.ee/xu7ace

YA, AFGHANISTAN. Masa, JG1OWV, QSL Manager and an operation's pilot for
YA1D/YA0J, informs OPDX that Sada, YA1D, is now on a leave back in Japan.
Masa and Sada are currently discussing what antennas beside his existing
wire dipoles to take back to YA. Sada will be active again from Kabul
after October 30th with probably a HexBeam for the high bands and a
vertical for lower bands. Masa mentions that some QSLs came to him via
his very old "Flying Horse" Callbook address (These take a long time
to reach him). Please use his current address to QSL. His address is:
Masahiro Wada, 391-C-1204, Shibacho, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0012,
Japan.

ZS5, SOUTH AFRICA. Edwin, ZS5BBO, informs OPDX that he will be active
in the upcoming CQWW SSB Contest as ZS5T as a Single-Op/Single Band
(20m) entry. QSL via ZS5BBO.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving bounced
mail by sending mail to me via " ", please send
mail to me via " "...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
OPDX INTERNET HELP/SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS:
Help: mailto Subscribe: mailto Unsubscribe: mailto OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE):
http://www.papays.com/opdx.html
ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB HOME PAGE:
http://www.papays.com/nodxa.html
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as
KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, call BARF-80 BBS
online at 440-237-8208 28.8k/14400/9600/2400/1200 and leave a message with
the Sysop or send via InterNet Mail to:
- OR -
Use the VOICE or FAX answering machine at 440-237-8208 which shares the
same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch. To access:
1) Dial Number. 2) Wait for first ring (the second ring should be a false
ring from the fax/data switch box) and then dial four quick ones ("1111").
(NOTE: Some FAX machines that send single "BEEPS" every second will not
have to do this step.) 3) The phone will pick up and after the "BEEP"
leave your voice message or FAX.

/EXIT
--
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
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF-80 BBS)