The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1004
BID: $OPDX.1004
March 28, 2011
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, NG3K & ADXO, N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF, KL7JR, AA8LL, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX (60m News), 4J5T, AT International, DK5AD, DL1SBF, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXItalia.it, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK8DNJ, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, TA1HZ, TA2RX, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3LYC and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.
EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE
This week's bulletin was sent out earlier
than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX SSB Contest announcements.
Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing
of the CQWW WPX SSB Contest participants.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 18-March, through Friday, 25th-March there were 226
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4,
D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU,
EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW,
H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3,
J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, 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,
PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3,
V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9C, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU,
VU4, XE, XF4, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2,
Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD9, 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).
3A, MONACO
Dave, EI9FBB, will be active as 3A/EI9FBB April 20-22nd.
Activity will be limited to the afternoons. All QSOs will be uploaded
to LoTW/eQSL. For those who need a paper QSL, please QSL via "DIRECT
ONLY" to his home callsign (see (QRZ.com)) along with sufficient postage.
3V, TUNISIA
SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EYY), will be active as 3V8SS
from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse, during the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. QSL via LoTW or to IZ8CCW. Read about Ashraf on the following Web
page at:
4J, AZERBAIJAN
Members of the Safari DX Activators club will be active
as 4J0SFR and 4J0LH from the Absheron (ARLHS AZE-006), Shuvalan (AZE-007)
and Amburan (AZE-008) lighthouses between March 25-27th. Activity is in
celebration of their 150th anniversaries. Activity will be on all HF bands
using CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are: CW - Boris/4K4K and Serge/4J5A;
SSB - Natig/4J5T and Anar/4K6AE. QSL via 4J5T.
5X, UGANDA
Sergei, UV5EVJ, is now active as 5X1VJ from Entebbe until
June 8th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. During the
past week he has been on 30/20/17/15/12 meters. QSL via his home callsign.
A5, BHUTAN (Update)
Operators Zorro/JH1AJT (SSB), Jay/JA1TRC (CW) and
Zahidul/S21VA (SSB) will be active as A51A, A52J and A52VA, respectively,
from Bhutan between March 23-28th. Activity will be limited to their free
time from work on the HF bands. QSL via their home callsign. ADDED NOTE:
All three operators may be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
26-27th). Also, operators are expected to be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest
(May 28-29th) as a Multi-Sinlge entry. Hopefully more details will be
forthcoming.
B1, CHINA
A Chinese team which includes Yongjian/BA1AJ, Mark/BA1KW,
Mok/BD1ES, Wang/BH1CSV, Fan/BA1RB, ChenXi/BD1WC, Qi/BG1QXU, Feng/BG1TPD,
Yong/BD1DQD, BA1AAX, ZHang/BD1BYV, and foreign operators David/VO1AU and
Andrey/LZ2HM will be active as B1Z from the Beijing DX Club Contesting
station during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via EA7FTR.
C2, NAURU (Update)
It was announced that Bill, VK4FW, would lead a team
of operators to activate Nauru in late 2011. Eddie, VK4AN, would be the
liaison support. As per the "Pacific DXers", preliminary discussions are
taking place. The callsign should be issued soon, and permission to also
use 60m is being requested. If your an experienced DXers and express an
interest to join them, go to the following Web page for more details at:
CR3, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014)
Members of the CT3 Madeira Contest Team
will be active as CR3A during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th)
as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LoTW or CQ9K. Operators mentioned are:
Joe/CT3BD, Luis/CT3DL, Joe/CT3DZ, Luis/CT3EE, Duarte/CT3EN, Miguel/CT3IA,
Tiago/CT3KU, Jose/CT3KY, Jose/CT3NT, Tony/CT1FFU and Nuno/CT1FJO.
CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND (AF-014)
Jose, CT3FJ, will be active during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power
entry. QSL via CT3FJ direct.
ED8, CANARY ISLANDS
Luis, EA8AY, will be active as ED8A during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW.
Visit the stations Web page at:
FP, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON (Op extended)
Allan, W6HGF, who was expected
to be active as FP/W6HGF from Miquelon (NA-032) until March 22nd, reports:
"Because of a loss of equipment in transit to the DX site, I was delayed
in becoming operational, and had to send a special courior (my son-in-law)
to bring the interface cables necessary to run RTTY. They arrived just in
time for the BARTG, but I did not get much operation time prior, so I have
decided to extend my operation here on St. Pierre and Miquelon until
Sunday, March 27th, to make sure everyone that wants a RTTY contact gets
a chance at one." QSL via LoTW. Look for more details and updates on:
HI3, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Update)
Operators "Yukon John"/KL7JR and XYL
Claire/WL7MY are currently active as HI3/KL7JR and HI3/WL7MY from the
Island of Hispaniola (NA-096) until June 5th. "Yukon John" informs OPDX
that he has written an article on his Inverted L on Hamuniverse! (Many
tnx to Don for posting it.) Read about it at:
HI7, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Marcello, IK8DNJ, has just obtained authorization
to be active as HI7/IK8DNJ between April 30th and May 13th. Activity will
be holiday style on 40/20/17/15/12/10 meters using SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via IZ8LKL.
HR, HONDURAS
The "DX-World.Net" reports that "Wild Bill", N2WB, is
planning a DXpedition to Honduras in April/May 2011.
IOTA NEWS
OC-171. Craig, VK4LDX/VK8PDX, will be doing his last visit to Magnetic
Island between April 17-20th, operating as VK4LDX/P. He'll
arrive in the afternoon and hopes to be on air around 0800z
using a Spiderbeam tribander on a 10m Spiderbeam mast, along
with a vertical and 40m dipole. This location is on a small
cliff and has a good water take off to North America on the
long and short paths, and Europe on the long path. There is
a hill blocking the short path to Europe and JA, but these are
the most reliable paths. The Spiderbeam still should be heard
on Asia and Europe short path. Craig will do updates during
the DXpedition on his Blog page at:
SA-095. Operators Cezar/VE3LYC and Dino/CE3PG have embarked on a project to activate Pupuya Islands for four days during the second half of November. The operation will take place under the auspices of the Radio Club de Chile. Given the difficulties associated with operating from Pupuya Islands, various con- tingencies will be considered, including radio equipment, power, transportation, landing, and camping. A Web site will be designed in due course where updates will be posted.
JW, SVALBARD
Frank, LA1RSA, will be active as JW1RSA from the JW5E club
station in Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between April
915th. QSL JW1RSA via LA1RSA.
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 21-27th)
Mar 28 AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Mar 29 AN --------------------
Mar 30 AN BN - Below Normal
Mar 31 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Apr 01 AN LN - Low Normal
Mar 02 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Mar 03 AN DIS - Disturbed
VDIS - Very Disturbed
GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
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QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less
P29, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (IOTA DXpedition/Update)
P4, ARUBA
John, W6LD, will be active as P40L during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via WA3FRP.
QSL INFO AND NEWS
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated March 25th) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4J9M via DL7EDH (direct only) EI6DX via RX3RC PJ2/DK5ON via DK5ON 4L4ZA via DJ1CW GJ5XW via G5XW (direct) PJ2/VA7AM via VA7AM 4S7DXG via UR9IDX (direct only) GJ/PD1RP via PD1RP PJ2/WX7P via WX7P 5P1M via OZ2MA II2MM via IK2AQZ R5RQQ via RN3RQ 5P3WW via DL1YAW J3/PE1IGM via PA3C S79UFT via F6AXX 5P5K via DL7AOS JY5MM via IK2DUW SP0BOCIEK via SP3PJW A52J via JA1TRC LY21A via LY5A UR5GDX via UW7LL CT9/DF7ZS via DF7ZS MC0SHL via M0URX V47GIW via W4GIW (LoTW only) CV5D via CX2ABC MJ0JZE via LoTW and EQSL only XE3MAYA via EA5KB DK150RB via DL1SBF MJ/K3PLV via K3PLV XU7FZM via OK1FZM EA8/G1INK/P via G1INK MJ/PD1RP via PD1RPD2CQ LOG. The Algarve STAR DX Team reports that the D2CQ log online has been updated through March 22nd, at:
NO8DX/20 QSL STATUS. QSLs have been ordered and cards should be going out in early April. QSL via KB8NW.
PIRATE ALERT! Knut, DK5AD, informs OPDX that a station signing HZ0ZDZ has been active the last few weeks. This station is a PIRATE. Ray is definitely not active according to OZ1HET/HS and his QSL Manager GM4FDM.
VK0KEV LOGS. Kevin, VK0KEV, who is active from Macquarie Island, reports on QRZ.com: "Due to the sheer volume of requests received, I am unable to respond to E-mails. If you would like to check your entry in my log please go to:
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9M6/VO1ASU, EW7KF, FP/W6HGF, HA5AQ, HR5/F2JD, KG4KL, KP2DX, LA6YEA, OH6CT, P40A, V25OP, V25WY, VP2V/G3PHO, VP8NO, XE83IARU and Z21BB
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3C0CW, 4Z5AD, 5R8X, 9J2BO, A35AY, AH0J, AP2ARS, C6AGN, CP6XE, CY0X, D44AC, HC2/SM0COP, HL5NLQ, J39BS , KH2L, OD5NJ, OH3JR/VP9, PJ4D, PJ4W, ST2AR, T30OU, T6MB, V73QQ, V73TM, WA2USA/4, ZB2FK, ZD9T and ZL8X
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
SV5, DODECANESE (EU-001)
John, N5ER, will be active as SV5/N5ER between
May 15-20th. Activity will be holiday style, mainly on the lower bands
in the evening and early mornings. Also, 20 meters and lower will be
CW only. QSL via N5ER.
TC7, TURKEY (Special Event)
Members of the Turkish group called TCSWAT
(Special Wireless Activity Team) and the Giresun Radio Amateurs and
Nature Sports Club (GITRAD) are proud to announce that they will activate
TC7TC from Tirebolu Castle and Lighthouse between March 25-27th. This
is the first time that this lighthouse will be activated. Activity will
be on the HF/VHF/UHF bands and is also good for the EBLOTA Award:
TK4, CORSICA
Operators Tonny/ON1DNF, Jaak/ON4PJA, Joeri/ON7IQ, Jempi/
ON7JPS and Geert/ON7QC will be active as TK4DS from a bungalow at "San
Damiano Camp" in the village Biguglia, on the Island of Corsica (EU-014)
between April 21-24th. Activity will be on all HF bands using SSB and
the Digital modes. QSL via ON4AMM direct or by the Bureau to ON4PJA. For
more details, go to the Web page (still under construction) at:
VP9, BERMUDA
Operators Wade/AA8LL and Liz/K8LIZ will be active from
Hamilton, Bermuda (NA-005), as VP9/AA8LL and VP9/K8LIZ between March
30th and April 4th. Activity will be holiday style on most HF bands.
Look for Liz to operate on SSB, while Wade operates on CW and RTTY.
Wade hopes that maybe 10 and 12 meters will be open again. All QSOs
will be uploaded to LoTW. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by
the Bureau.
VU4, ANDAMAN ISLANDS (Update)
Members of the Amateur Radio Society of
India (ARSI) are now active as VU4PB from Port Blair through March 31st.
QSL Manager will be W3HNK. The VU4PB does have an "Online QSL Request
System" (OQRS) available at:
YB1, INDONESIA
Members of the West Java DX Association will be active
as YB1C during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via the Bureau or direct to address on QRZ.com. Operators
mentioned are YB1CCF, YB1ALL, YB1NWP, YB1KAR, YC1KAF, YC1OO, YC1MAM,
YC1HQQ, YC1BTV, YD1GCL, YD1ORZ, YD1MRI and YD1JZ.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND
German operators Wolf/DK1IP, Rainer/DL7OR, Gerd/
DJ4KW, Arno/DL1CW and Werner/DJ9KH will be active as ZD8D from Ascension
Island (AF-003) between July 24th and August 9th. Activity will be on
160-10 meters, mainly on the Digital modes with some CW and SSB later.
They will be using Elecraft K3s. The team plans to participate in the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). A Web page is currently under con-
struction. The team is seeking sponsors, especially for an amplifier.
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The following stations are expected to be active in the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th, 2011)
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Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2010 CQWW WPX SSB Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxs2011.html (By callsign)
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxsd2011.html (By entity)
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Contest DXCC Class QSL
Callsign Entity Route
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3D2A Fiji MO VK4AN
3V1A Tunisia M/S YT1AD
3V8SS Tunisia SOAB LP LoTW
4M5IR Venezuela SOAB LP YV5KG
4W3A Timor Leste SOAB LP M0OXO Direct
5B/HA5PP Cyprus SOAB HA5PP
5D5A Morocco M/2 LoTW; QSL via I2WIJ
5P3WW Denmark M/S DL1YAW Direct
5P5K Denmark SOAB HP DL7AOS
5Z4EE Kenya SOAB HP NV7E
6V7D Senegal M/? UA0SE
7S0X Sweden M/2 7S0X
8P Barbados W5PF
8P3A Barbados SO LP VE3DZ
8P5A Barbados SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via NN1N
A60A United Arab Emirates M/2
B1Z China M/2 EA7FTR
BX5AA Taiwan SOAB HP BX5AA
BV100 Taiwan M/S BV2KI
CE1A Chile M/? XQ1KZ
CE3G Chile M/S CE3WDH
CN2BC Morocco SOAB LP DL7BC
CQ3L Madeira DJ6QT
CQ7L Portugal SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via CT1EGF Buro
CR3A Madeira M/? LoTW
DK150RB Germany SOAB LP DL1SBF Buro
E7DX Bosnia & Herzegovina SOAB HP E77E
ED1R Spain SOAB EA4RCH
EI6DX Ireland M/S RX3RC
ER4A Moldova SOAB HP RA4LW
ES6Q Estonia SOSB 15M ES5RY
FM5FJ Martinique SOSB 20M KU9C
GJ5XW Jersey G5XW Direct
HH2/PY1ZV Haiti SOAB PY1NB
HI3TEJ Dominican Republic SOAB LP HI3TEJ Direct
HQ2W Honduras M/S OK1DOT
HS0ZDG Thailand SO K4YT
IF9A Sicily M/S IT9ATF
II5P Italy M/S IZ5ICH
II9K Sicily M/S IT9HBT
II9T Sicily M/S IT9ESW
IH9YMC African Italy SOSB eQSL
IQ1RY Italy M/2 IW1FNW
IY4FGM Italy M/S IK4UPU
J28RO Djibouti F8DFP
KH2RU/KP4 Puerto Rico M/? NP3O Direct
KH0/KH7ERI Mariana Islands SO JF1VGZ Direct
KP4WW Puerto Rico SOSB 15M W3HNK
KV4FZ Virgin Islands SO LP
LP1H Argentina M/? EA5KB
LS1D Argentina M/? LW9EOC
LX7I Luxembourg SOAB LX2A
P40L Aruba SOAB WA3FRP
P40M Aruba M/S W3HNK
PJ2T Curacao M/? LoTW; QSL via N9AG
PR5B Brazil SOSB 20M PY2BW
PW5G Brazil SOSB 10M PP5VB
PT5T Brazil M/2 PP5EG
PV2P Brazil M/S PY2DY
PV7M Brazil SOAB LP PT7ZT
PX2V Brazil M/S PY2KJ
R5RQQ Russia (Europe) M/? LoTW; QSL via RN3RQ
RA0FF Russia (Asia) SO LoTW; QSL via RA0FF direct
RT9J Russia (Asia) M/2
SX5P Dodecanese SOSB 40M
TC3C Turkey SOAB LP TA3HM
TO5A Martinique SOAB F5VHJ
TO11A Guadeloupe SO
V31MM Belize M/? WB2REM
V47JA St. Kitts & Nevis SOAB W5JON
VC2B Canada M/S VE2BR
VC6X Canada VE6BF Direct
VK4WIP Australia M/S VK4WIP
VK9CF Cocos Keeling SO K8NA
VP9I Bermuda SO
VQ51V Turks & Caicos SOAB W5CW Direct
WP3C Puerto Rico SOSB 80M W3HNK
XR6T Chile M/2 CE3FED Buro
XU7FMZ Cambodia SOSB JA1FMZ
YB1C Indonesia M/S YB1C Buro
YE0X Indonesia M/2 YE0X; QSL via Buro or direct
ZF2AE/ZF8 Cayman Islands SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via AA5UK, Buro/direct/eQSL
ZL3IO New Zealand SOAB ZL3IO
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