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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 708

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 708
BID: $OPDX.708
May 2, 2005
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, K1DG, K1XN & GoList, KF2TI, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily
DX, K4ZLE, N4AA & QRZ DX, WW5L, KI6T, K8YSE, CX6VM, DL1EK & The DX News
Letter, DL6KAC, DL5EBE, EA7JX, EC8AUA, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL
& UFT, F5SLD, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ8BRI, IZ8CCW, JI6KVR
& JA-IOTA Islands News, LA5YJ, UA3FDX, UR5WCW, VA3RJ & ICPO and VE3ZIK
& www.contesting.info for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for
the week of Sunday, 24th/April, through Sunday, 1st/May there were 224
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX,
D2, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ,
F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J7, JA, JT,
JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY,
PZ, R1FJ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8,
T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP8, VP8/h,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZL, ZL7, 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).

3V,TUNISIA (IOTA Op). Some members of The Canary Islands DX Society have
announced that they will be active from Tunez on Djerba Island (AF-083)
as 3V8SM (callsign of the Tunisian Scout Radio Club in the Houmt Souk
City). Activity will be on the WARC bands and on SSB/PSK31/RTTY between
July 26-29th. They will also be active on SSB during the IOTA Contest
July 30-31st. The team icludes: Dunia/EC8ADU, Javi/EC4DX, Edu/EC8AUA
and some Tunisian operators. QSL via the Bureau to Javi, EC4DX; with more
infomation on QRZ.com. The team would like to send out a special thanks
to Mr. Mustapha, DL1BDF, for his great help with them. The team also
recommends that DXers pay special atention to their pilot station Oscar,
EA4TD, and his Web page for up-to-date news from the team at:
http://www.ea4td.com
More informations is forthcoming very soon.

5Z, KENYA. It has been announced that Enrico, IV3SBE, will be returning
to here and plans to be active as 5Z4ES. He will stay here through 2007.
His activity will be during the weekends. QSL via the Kenyan QSL Bureau.

9A, CROATIA. Zik, VE3ZIK (aka 4N1DX and also one of the news adminintrators
at www.contesting.info), will be active from Bilice, on the Croatian coast,
between May 7-17th. Look for him on all HF bands, CW and SSB. Also, he will
make a special effort on 10m FM (check 29610 kHz). QSL via DL3PS; the DARC
Bureau is OK. Do not send QSL cards via the VE3 Bureau because he said it
is too complicated to reach them. Visit the following Web page for updates
and the online log at: http://www.qslnet.de/ve3zik

ANTARCTICA NEWS..............
The WAP (Worldwide Antarctic Program) is in regular contact with
Bhagwati, VU3BPZ, the Communication Officer at the India's Maitri Base
(WAP IND-03) in Antarctica. Actually, a team of 8 people will be there
at the base during their winter. Bhagwati, VU3BPZ, is very active on
HF bands, particularly on 15/20 meters SSB. Check on 21250 or 14150
kHz at any time. It was mentioned that if a DXer needs a particular
sked, they can send an E-mail to Bhagwati, VU3BPZ, and he will be more
than happy to answer you. His E-maill address is:


The WAP Antarctic Gallery is available at the following two Web sites.
You will find one of the most complete Antarctic Galleries with more
than 680 photos and QSL cards available and divided by the following
segments: Ancient QSL, Antarctic QSL, Maritime Mobile Photos, Polar
Ship Gallery etc.... Also, regular information about activities from
the Antarctica are available at WAP and Dynamic DX Charterhouse Web
sites at: http://www.ddxc.net/wap
http://www.ddxc.net

CW5R WEB PHOTOS. Visit the CW5R Lobos Island (SA-039) DXpedition 2005
Photo Gallery at: http://www17.ocn.ne.jp/~iota-ja/newpage3cw5r.html

CX, URUGUAY. Jorge, CX6VM, informs OPDX that he will be active on 12, 17
and 30 meters for the next 2 weeks. He suggests to please look for him
on 24911, 18081 and 10111 khz (+/- QRM). He will be using a R7000 with
100 watts. QSL via W3HNK.

D2, ANGOLA. Janne, OH5NKD (OH3DD), active as D2DX, is expected to be
here 2007. This past week he has be very active on PSK especially on
20/15 meters. His activity also includes 20/15/10 meters SSB. Watch
for his activity between 1100-1330z and again after 1700z.

DAYTON HAMVENTION ANNOUNCEMENTS.............
Jay, K4ZLE, provides the following SWODXA press release: "The program
has been set for the 20th Annual SWODXA DX dinner held during the
HamVention® at Dayton. The program title is: "FT5XO - Not Your Regular
DXpedition" and it will be presented by Wes, W3WL, and other members
of the FT5XO operation. In addition, CQ Magazine's 2005 DX Hall of Fame
presentation is on the agenda. We plan to have our usual array of door
prizes, with two of them worth 1000.00 USDs or more! There are a few
seats available, and if you want to join us for the evening's activities,
tickets are on a first come, first served basis. The dinner will be
Friday evening, May 20th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Seats are 32.00
USD per meal, payable in U.S. funds to SWODXA, and may be ordered from
Jay Slough, K4ZLE, at his CBA. SASE would be appreciated. Prior to
ordering, it is suggested that you contact Jay at k4zle at arrl dot
net to be sure there will be a seat reserved for you."

Announced by Doug Grant, K1DG: Two of the Dayton Hamvention Forums will
be changing location this year. The Antenna Technology Forum, originally
scheduled for Friday, May 20th, in Room 1 of the Hara Arena and the
Contesting Forum, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 21st, in
Room 4 of the Hara Arena, will now be held Saturday afternoon in the
Van Cleve Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Dayton. The
Antenna Technology Forum, chaired by Tim Duffy, K3LR, will be held from
12 noon to 2:30 PM, and the Contesting Forum, chaired by Doug Grant,
K1DG, will begin at 2:30, running until 5:00 PM.

DX HOSPITALITY SUITE. Members of the North Jersey DX Association
invite DXers to visit one of the oldest, continously run hospitality
suites, on Friday and Saturday, May 20-21st, at the Jimmy Doolittle
Suite, 12th Floor, Crowne Plaza (7pm-??).

DXCC EU POLL. Egidio, IZ8BRI, informs OPDX that European stations are
invited to visit the Dynamic DX CharterHouse Web page and participate
in the European DXCC Poll for the most wanted countries. Please vote,
just connect to the Web site at: http://www.ddxc.net

EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Christain, DL6KAC, will once again visit Mallorca
Island (IOTA: EU-004 and DIE: E-021) between May 4-24th. Activity will
be on 40-10 meters, mainly SSB, but a CW Key is available. Antennas will
be dipoles using about 350 watts of power. This will be a holiday style
operation! QSL via the DARC Bureau or direct (QRZ.com). He has a Web page
at: http://www.dl6kac.de

EO60, UKRAINE (Special Event). Operators Igor/UR3GM and Andy/UR5GAR will
activate special event station EO60G from May 5-15th. Activity is to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Victory in World War II. QSL
via UR3GM, by the Ukraine QSL Bureau or direct to: Pulin, Box 23,
Kherson 73022, UKRAINE. QSLs can be requested by sending an E-mail
to:
ADDED NOTE: A special "Victory-60 Award" is available by the Ukrainian
Amateur Radio League in honor of the 60th anniversary for making QSOs/SWLs
with the following memorial stations and veterans of the Second World War
from the different countries of the world during the period May 1-31st
(2005). To earn the award it is necessary to achieve the following:
1. For the CIS stations - 60 QSOs/SWLs (for UA0 30 QSOs/SWLs)
2. For Europeans - 40 QSOs/SWLs
3. For the rest of the world - 20 QSOs/SWLs
All modes and bands are allowed. No duplicate contacts. Applications (GCR
list) should be sent not later than July 1st, 2005, to the following
address: Vlad Ageyev (UR5WCW), P.O.BOX 1856, Lviv 79040, Ukraine. The
award is free-of-charge. Applicants from the C.I.S. awards will be sent
centralized through branches of UARL and/or the national organizations.
Applicants from other countries of the world should enclose 3 IRCs for
the postage. The following memorial ARS dedicated to the event will be
on the air from the Ukraine, May 5-15th:
EO60AN EO60AB EO60AS EO60AX EO60AR EO60AW EO60AKU EO60AK EM60C
EO60CC EO60CK EO60CL EO60CT EN60FA EM60F EM60FT EN60FY EN60FHY
EO60G EN60G EM60GX EO60I EM60IG EM60II EO60IM EO60IS EO60JM
EO60JF EO60JK EO60JP EO60JS EO60LC EO60M EO60MF EM60N EO60NK
EO60NA EO60QF EO60QQ EO60QWW EM60R EO60R EO60RPL EO60TA EO60UD
EO60UWC EO60UW EO60UAP EO60UZ EO60W EO60Z
For the QSL info, just follow the operator's instructions. Also contacts
with the Russians, and from other ex-USSR contries, special event ARS
are valid for the award. Russians will be using RP... prefixes.

HAM COM 2005. Tom Anderson, WW5L, announced that the DX programs and DX
Luncheon is now set for Ham Com 2005, June 3-5th, in Arlington, TX,
sponsored by the Lone Star DX Association. The DX Luncheon speaker will
be Charles Harpole, K4VUD, who is the spark that made the VU4 operation
possible. Come hear a fascinating story of DX and emergency operations
coming together. This year's DX programs will bring you up-to-date on
many things going on in the world of DX. After each day's activities,
join everyone at the Wingate Hotel for a hospitality suite sponsored by
the North Texas Contest Club. For a complete schedule and a PDF Ham Com
Flyer that lists all the DX activities and Ham Com events, visit the
following Web sites at: http:www.hamcom.org
http://www.dxer.org/lsdxa

IOTA NEWS.................
AF-097. The 7V2SI DXpedition from Sandja Island in the Bay of Algiers,
Algeria, is now active until May 5th. This is a new IOTA. QSL
via OM3CGN.

AS-117. Operators JG2TZL, JK2EBB, JK2NWU and JN2TZB plan to be active
from Saku Island (JIIA AS-117-007), Aichi prefecture from May
3rd. QSL via their home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

AS-117. Operators JE4YAR, JJ4VQU and JN4BBM plan to be active as
homecall/4 from Miya Island (JIIA AS-117-021) Hiroshima
prefecture, May 4-5th. QSL via their home callsign, direct
or by the bureau.

EU-054. Michele, IF9ZWA, will be active as IF9ZWA/p from some of the
Egadi Islands and Lighthouses, May 12-18th. These operations
will count for several awards. Here are the reference numbers
and list:
Levanzo Island - IIA: TP-009, MIA: MI-050 and ARLHS: ITA208.
Il Faraglione - IIA: TP-013 and MIA: MI-277.
Isola Galeotta - IIA: TP-005 and MIA: MI-031.
Isolotto Prevedo - IIA: TP-007 and MIA: MI-079.
Favignana Island - IIA: TP-011, MIA: MI-025, ARLHS: ITA135 &
ITA145, and WLOTA: 1545.
Galera Island - TP-014 and MIA: MI-032.
QSL via his home callsign.

EU-059. Just a reminder that members of the Grantham ARC will be
active as GB0SK from St. Kilda (IOSA OL-02 and SCOTIA DI-23),
May 2-6th (See OPDX.703). All contacts will be confirmed from
St. Kilda; only send a QSL if you want one returned direct.
QSL via G0RCI.

EU-105. Jean-Marc, F5SGI, will be active from Batz Island (DIFM MA-018)
now through May 6th. Look for activity on 80-10 meters, mainly
on CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

J3, GRENADA. Harry/AC8G and others will be active as J3A during the
CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Multi-(?) entry. QSL route
is to be announced (TBA). ADDED NOTES: Harry states, "Hurricane Ivan did
only nominal damage to the normal J3A operating site. However, due to
temporary use of the site for certain government offices, we may have
limited space both interior and outside for the antenna farm. Before and
after the contest (and perhaps during depending on circumstances) effort
will be made to operate on various modes and bands other than used in
the contest. A full team has not yet been assembled so anyone with
interest should contact AC8G at:

JD1, OGASAWARA. Remember to look for Nob/JH1WCD and Joe/JR1AGC as JD1BLW
and JD1BLZ, respectively, later this week from May 5-8th. Activity will
be on 80-6 meters, mainly SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or
by the bureau.

OJ0, MARKET REEF. Operators Pertti/OH2PM, Lasse/OH0RJ and Risto/OH3UU
are active as OJ0J for a few more days. With two stations on the air,
the team has been very active on 160/80/40/30/17 meters. QSL via OH0RJ.

QSL INFO AND NEWS..................
NEW ADDRESS. Hugo, LA5YJ, informs OPDX that effective as of May 1st,
2005, the QSL address for LA5YJ, is permanently changed to:
Hugo B. Ark, Rute 509, N-1766 Halden, NORWAY. This will also apply
to XU7ACW, 9N7YJ, MI0YJR and ST2YJ.

NEW QSL MANAGER. Dom, DL5EBE, who recently met with Nikolaj, RW6ACS,
and was formerly R1ANL on the Antarctica Novolazarevskaya Base, has
announced he will be the new QSL Manager for R1ANL.

NEW QSL MANAGER. Rod, EA7JX, informs OPDX that he is glad to announce
he is the new QSL Manager for Osvaldo/ZP8VAO, Osmel/CO6MAB and Milagro/
CM6MAM. All QSL cards are OK direct or by the bureau.

QSL JA5BEX/5 via the home callsign, direct or by the bureau. Activity
was from Honjima Island (IOTA AS-076) Kagawa prefecture. Honjima Island
was expected to receive a new JIIA number. Visit the following Web
page for details at: http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm

QSL JN2TZB via the home callsign, direct or by the bureau. Activity
was from Take Island (IOTA AS-117 and JIIA AS-117-021).

QSL TM380 via F5GNY, by the bureau or direct to: Michel Valette,
1 rue des Mimosas, F- 31850, Beaupuy, France.

VISALIA DX CONVENTION. Gary, KI6T, reports that the DXCC card checkers
processed 88 DXCC applications covering 7,043 QSOs at the recent Visalia
DX Convention.

SPECIAL EVENT. To celebrate "Shikoku Information Telecommunication Month",
look for special event station 8N5SAIT between May 1st and July 31st.
QSL via the JARL QSL Bureau. Each letter in the callsign's suffix represents
the old names of Shikoku's four prefecture.
S = Sanuki (kagawa Pre) I = Iyo (Ehime Pre)
A = Awa (Tokushima Pre) T =Tosa (Kouchi Pre)

SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World
War II, look for special event stations, EV6ZK (from Orsha), EV7DP (from
Mogilev), EV8DP (from Gomel) and EV60BR (from Baranovichi) in the Republic
of Belarus, to be active from May 1-15th. QSL via UA3FDX (see the Web
page at: http://www.qrz.com/callsign.phtml?callsign=ua3fdx ).

SPECIAL SWEDISH PREFIXES. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
separation of Norway and Sweden, look for Swedish stations to use the
following special prefixes between May 17th and June 7th:
SE - SM stations SJ - SK (club) stations
SF - SA stations SG - SL (milatary) ham stations

SV9, CRETE. Wolfgang, OE1WWL, will be active as SV9/OE1WWL/p from May
8-13th. Activity will be on all bands, SSB only, with 10 watts and a
longwire antenna. QSL via his home callsign by the bureau.

TM5, FRANCE (Special Event). To celebrate 40th anniversary of the Radio-club
de Sevran (F5KKD) near Paris, members will be active as TM5KD from May
27th to June 11th. Activity will be on all modes and bands. A special
QSL card will be available. QSL via F5KKD. The radio club will also be
active as TM5KD during the "VHF and Above Contest" the first weekend
of July.

V2, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. Operators Jurgis/LY2CY and Andrius/LY2TA will be
active as V25O in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th) as a Multi-(?)
entry. Activity will be from the V26B QTH. QSL via LY2TA.

YI, IRAQ. Korey, YI9VCQ/KA5VCQ, will be active in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest
(May 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via N3ST. ADDED
NOTE: Korey, YI9VCQ/KA5VCQ, reports: "We are trying to organize a club
effort under the auspices of the Iraqi Amateur Radio Society in Baghdad.
The contest may include both Iraqi and American radio operators." Details
will be finalized and posted on the Hamurabi Hams group page at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/hamruabihams

YI, IRAQ. Hal, WB4E, active as YI9B4E (yes callsign is correct) was
heard this past week very active on 17 meters. Watch this band after
1700z. QSL via WB4E.

YJ, VANUATU (Also, A3). Remember YL operators Elizabeth/VE7YL and Gwen/
VK3DYL will be active this week from Port Vila and Aore Island (IOTA
OC-035) between May 2-19th. They will receive their callsigns upon their
arrival. Their expected activity will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via
VK3DYL, by the bureau or direct with 2 USDs or 1 new IRC. ADDED NOTE:
They will visit Tonga (A3 - May 24th to June 8th) after this operation.
They will activate Nuku'alofa (OC-049) and Vava'u (OC-064).

ZP0, PARAGUAY. Tomas, ZP5AZL, will be active as ZP0R during the CQ WW DX
SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
W3HNK.

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