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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 715

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 715
BID: $OPDX.715
June 27, 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, K1XN & GoList, W2GB, WB2RAJ, WB2REM, WB2YQH, NG3K,
W3UR & The Daily DX, WB3CDX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N5FF, WB6RSE, K8YSE, W8HC,
WB8FSV, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL4KQ, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX,
F5NQL & UFT, F8DQZ, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ8CCW, IZ0FKE, JI6KVR
& JA-IOTA Islands News, VA3RJ & ICPO and VE5FN for the following
DX information.

EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTE: Too much fun at "Field Day" and "HOT WEATHER"
(101 in an open air tent) causes a short bulletin!

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 19th/June, through Sunday, 26th/June there were 200
countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6,
EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP,
FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, 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, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV,
SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TI9, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP5, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR,
VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA,
ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZK1/s, 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).

4X, ISRAEL (Update to OPDX.714). Hal, W8HC, updates OPDX on his 4X0WV
CQWW SSB Contest activity. He states that he and Jerry/K8OQL will be
active outside of the contest (about 12 additional hours on each side
of the contest). They will arrive late Thursday night (actually Friday
A.M. in Tel Aviv) and will travel mid-morning on Friday to the IARC club
station. On Monday morning after the contest they are off to Jerusalem
for a couple days and then will head back to Tel Aviv on Wednesday and
hope to spend a few hours with some of the 4X boys in Tel Aviv Wednesday
evening. They will operate mostly CW outside the contest and will be on
all bands.

BA4/BD4, CHINA (Also VR2). Jack, WB8FSV, informs OPDX that he and his
family will visit China again this year, staying with his wife's family
in Qingdao, China. From Qingdao, Jack will operate during his spare time
as WB8FSV/BA4IT and WB8FSV/BD4JV from June 28th to July 27th. From July
28th to August 1st, Jack will be in Hong Kong, and he plans to operate a
little from Charlie/VR2XMT's station as VR2/WB8FSV.

CY9SS, ST. PAUL ISLAND. The CY9SS operation still continues until July
7th. An update in the confusion of the VY2SS QSL addresses reported last
is "there is no confusion". All three different addresses for VY2SS are
good as reported by the CY9SS operators and friends of VY2SS. Here are
the addresses again:
HamCall: Robert Robertson, #57 Tranquility Land, Bloomfield,
PE C0B 1E0, Canada
QRZ.com: Robert Robertson, #57 Tranquility Land, Oleary,
PE C0B 1E0, Canada
CY9SS
Web Page: Robert Robertson, RR#3, Oleary, PEI, Canada C0B 1V0

ADDED NOTE OF INTEREST: If you want to read about past CY9 operations,
visit the Web page at: http://www.stpaulisland.net/amateurexpeditions.html

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Jim, WB2REM, will be operating from Vahine Island
and Bora Bora (OC-067) as FO/WB2REM from July 24th through August 3rd.
Operations will be on CW/SSB and on 40-10 meters as time permits. QSL
via WB2REM.

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Franco, HB9OAB, will be active as HI7/HB9OAB
from Punta Cana now through July 15th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters,
the WARC bands included. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
bureau.

IOTA NEWS...................
AS-154. Metin/TA1ED and Nuri/TA3BN will be active as homecall/0 from
Giresun Island, July 1-4th. Activity will be on all HF bands
plus 2 meter CW/SSB. Two stations will be on the air, one
on SSB and the other on CW. QSL via their home callsigns,
direct or by the bureau.

EU-042. Andy, DL7AT, will be active as DL7AT/p from Foehr Island
(GIA N-17), July 3-9th. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters
SSB only. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

EU-045. Andrea "Andy"/IZ0EHO, member of the ARI Frascati DX Team,
will be active as IB0/IZ0EHO from Ponza Island, between June
26th and July 9th. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters on
SSB and the Digital modes. Andrea will also try to activate
some rocks around Ponza the main island. He will use his
FT-857 and a vertical antenna. QSL via his home callsign.
Visit his Web page at: http://www.iz0eho.com
ADDED NOTE: This island is valid for the Italian Islands
Awards (IIA) Summer Activity 2005 Trophy. Details available
at: http://www.strangeradioteam.com

EU-064. The Radio Club of Redon (F6KQC) will be active as TM5DUM from
the Ile Dumet (DIFM AT-018), July 16-17th. This activity will
also count for DFCF reference 44-028 for the French Castles
Award, Departement de Loire Atlantique (44). Activity will be
on all HF bands with 2 stations, one for CW and the other for
SSB. They will also have one station for VHF phone. QSL via
F5SRH.

EU-165. Sal, IK2MKE, will be portable /IM0 between July 24th and
August 9th from San Macario Island (for the Italian Island
Award CA-012). QSL via the bureau or by the info on QRZ.com.

EU-189. Details on the recent "Rockall Ho! 2005", including some
pictures of the rock and the amateur radio operators (David/
MM0ALM and Jim/MM0CWJ) who activated MS0IRC/P, are now
available on The Rockall Times Web site at:
http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/200...l-triumph.html

NA-NEW
NA-175. Operators Mike/K9AJ and Bruce/KD6WW plan to activate Nunavut
(Kitimeot region) West (NA-NEW) Group and the West Central
Group (NA-175) sometime between September 1-7th. The exact
dates for each island group will depend on the weather and
solar conditions. Operators will sign VY0/homecall. QSL
via their home callsigns (QRZ.com).

NA-052. The Marco Island Radio Club will be using the special callsign
N4M to celebrate the founding of modern Marco Island (USI
FL-025S and Collier County, Florida), July 1-10th. Activity
will be on 14260, 18128 and 21260 kHz. QSL via N1DL: Karl Geng,
695 Embassy Ct, Marco Island, FL 34145.

NA-062. Paul, N3LTT, will activate various U.S. Islands in the Florida
Keys, but primarily Key Largo (NA-062, USI FL-049S, Monroe
County), between July 3-8th. There are no set times of activity,
but his activity will be mostly in the early mornings and
late evenings. Suggested frequencies are on 20 meters SSB
(between 14250-14260 kHz). QSL direct to N3LTT, or eQSL.

NA-066. Tony, K1USC, will be active as homecall/6 from Santa Catalina
Island (USI CA-016S and Los Angeles County, CA) with Boy Scout
Troop 655 during their summer camp at Emerald Bay Boy Scout
Camp, July 11-16th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters as time
permits throughout the week. Look for scouts to make some
contacts as part of their requirements for their "Radio Merit"
badge. QSL via Tony's home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-213. Operators Rebekah/WG4Y, Angela/WN4C, Truman/NN4C, Allan/KV4T
and Bridget/KS4YT will be active from Dauphin Island (USI
AL-002S and Mobile County, Alabama), July 16-17th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via operator's home
callsigns, direct or by the bureau.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY. Alfredo/IK7JWX and some friends will be active as
IR7LH/p, July 2-3rd, from Diga di Forte a Mare (ITA-187) and Castello a
Mare N. Breakwater Head (Green Tower) (ITA-266) lighthouses on Islola
Sant'Andrea (I.I.A. BR005 - Not IOTA). Activity will also be from Castello
Alfonsino o Rosso o a Mare di Brindisi (DCI BR-001 for the Italian castles
award). Activity will be on all HF bands SSB. QSL via IK7JWX, by the
Bureau.

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Operators Dan/N1ZZ, Malcolm/NP2L, Scott/W4PA,
Jeff/K8ND, Steve/N8BJQ, Jim/W8WTS, Noel/W9EFL, Charles/WA9S, Jim/W0NB
and Leo/S50R will be active as PJ2T from Signal Point, Curacao, during
the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 26-27, 2005) as a Multi/?? entry.
QSL via N9AG. Visit the Caribbean Contesting Consortium at:
http://www.pj2t.org

QSL INFO AND NEWS....................
5X1GS QSL STATUS. Bob, WB2YQH, reports that after several failed
attempts to get the logs from Graham, 5X1GS, for October 2004 through
2005, they have been received. All QSL requests have been answered
for those waiting cards. Graham notes he tried twice to E-mail them
to his QSL Manager, WB2YQH, but one time it bounced and the next
time there was no response. Graham thought Bob had the logs. It seems
his corporate IT folks were adjusting the firewall, and this may have
been the problem. ADDED NOTES: More news from Graham as to his
inactivity. His tower had to be rebuilt after a bad storm, and he is
just getting around to remounting the beams. Also, his mother has been
very ill in the U.K., and he has been travelling back home often. He
says he will be active in about 3 weeks. QSL via WB2YQH.

Graeme, J39BW, reports that he is now in the process of recovering his
logs that were partially ruined during Hurricane Ivan. The hurricane
also destroyed the roof of his home and much of his equipment. To
confirm any contacts with J39BW he asks that you QSL DIRECT to his
Manager WB2RAJ: Kash Kashdin, 4591 West Overlook Drive; Williamsville,
NY 14221.

NEED A QSL MANAGER? Walt, WB3CDX, is volunteering to be QSL Manager for
any DX, IOTA, or DXpedition. He states, "I provide all QSL printing and
cards to stations I manage at no charge. Paper logs are OK. Electronic
logs are preferred. Please contact me if you are interested, and we can
then work out any other details." Walt's E-mail address is:


TY, BENIN. Luc, F6FVX, will be active as TY/F6FVX from (Azove) northwest
Cotonou in Benin, between August 13th and September 6th. He will be on
the air with his TS-50 and dipole, and only on HF speaking the French
language. QSL via the operator's instructions.

V3, BELIZE. Look for Jimmy, W6JKV, to be active as V31IV between now and
July 6th. His activity will be mostly on CW on 6 meters. Europe stations
are to look for him on 50091 kHz and North America stations are to look
for him higher up the band. Jimmy will also try to operate EME.

VD2, CANADA (Zone 2). Pete, VE3IKV, plans to activate Zone 2 on 6 meters
from Labrador (VO2) beginning early July. He will use the special callsign
VD2X. The purpose of the trip is to investigate high latitude Sporadic-E
propagation on the North American side as it is affected by proximity to
the North Geomagnetic Pole. Special attention will be paid to multihop
transatlantic paths, as well as double hop to central and western USA/
Canada. His equipment is a FT-650 and a 5-element K6STI wide spaced
portable yagi (10dBd). Pete will be monitoring CW/SSB during the drive,
and if the band opens up, he will switch over to the yagi. QSL via VE3IKV
(QRZ.com).

YK, SYRIA. Saad, N5FF, will once again be active as YK1BA between July
2-16th. He informs OPDX that the purpose of the trip is not a DXpedition,
so his operating will be "very spotty and not extensive at all." However,
he hopes to be able to operate at least 3-4 hours a day. He thinks that
he will limit his operating to 20 meters, unless the propagation is
better on other bands (80-10m) at the time. His most probable operating
times are between 0100-0400z (Americas and Pacific), between 1900-2200z
and possibly between 1100-1400z (for the rest of the world). Saad will
try to be around 14195 kHz on SSB, and 14045 kHz on CW. Also, check
14080 kHz for RTTY running split and listening 5-10 kHz up. QSL via
N5FF only.

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