The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 706
BID: $OPDX.706
April 18, 2005
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, AD1C, K1XN & GoList, W1EBI, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, W3YY, K4VUD, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, NE8Z, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DU1EV, EA5KY, EA7FTR, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, F8DQZ & HFDX, G3SWH, HA0HW, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2YSB, IT9DAA, IZ8BRI, IZ8CCW, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, M1BYT, PA7FM, PY5EG, SP5UAF, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3BDB, VK2YJS and VK4FW for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 10th/April, through Sunday, 17th/April there were 224 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, 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, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, 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, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZK2, ZK3, 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).

3D2, FIJI
Look for Nao, JK1FNL, to be active as 3D2NA from Mana Island (OC-121), April 24-28th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

6W, SENEGAL
Al, 6W1RY (NH7A when stateside), reports that he will be active in the CQ WW SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. QSL via F5VHJ or LoTW.

A5, BHUTAN
A report from Sebastien, F8DQZ, indicates that there are two new club stations in Bhutan as per Wangpo Dorji, A51WD. No QSNs have been reported yet, but the callsigns and QTHs were provided as:

1. Shingkhar Amateur Radio Club (A50E) Shingkhar Primary School, Shingkhar, Zhemgang, Bhutan

2. Bardo Amateur Radio Club (A50F) Bardo Primary School, Bardo, Zhemgang, Bhutan

ANTARCTIC NEWS
During the Mediterraneo DX Club Convention, Antarctic veteran and MDXC member Filippo Corbelli, IK0AIH, reported that while waiting for a special prefix to be issued to the Italian bases in Antarctica, the IR0ANT callsign will be used from the Mario Zucchelli Station (I-01 for the Antarctica Award) during the start of the 21st expedition. The Mediterraneo DX Club will handle the QSL cards for IR0ANT. ADDED NOTES: If you have not received your card for KC4/IK0AIH's activity from Concordia Station (MN-06 for the Antarctica Award), please E-mail your QSO data to: iz8ccw@mdxc.org
Filippo also reported that the only legitimate amateur radio activities during the latest Italian 20th expedition to Antarctica were those conducted personally by amateur radio operator Mario Pillon (I0QHM) as KC4/I0QHM.

For WAP information and the current WAP bulletin, visit the following Web page at:

BX3, TAIWAN
Juergen, DJ3KR, is now active as BX3/DJ3KR until June 5th. He was spotted this past week on 30/17 meters CW. Watch these bands between 1100-1700z. QSL via DJ3KR.

DX0, SPRATLY ISLANDS (QRT)
Eddie, DU1EV, informs OPDX that Gil, 4F2KWT, took down the antennas at DX0K on Tuesday, April 12th. Eddie states,

"It is nice to know that six meters finally opened up last week and Gil was able to work HL and JA stations on the magic band. So now, officially, it is a 160 to 6 meter DXpedition. We did not have any luck with the 6 meter EME attempt." He also states, "What better way to end a DXpedition than by attending the town fiesta. The Municipality of Kalayaan at Pag-Asa Island celebrates its fiesta this week. Gil is a guest of honor at the town fiesta. He shall be taking the ship from Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island to Puerto Princessa, Palawan. Hopefully, he will be back in the mainland by Tuesday or Wednesday next week."

EX, KYRGYZSTAN
Look for Jaak, ES1FB, to be active as EX/ES1FB from April 19-29th. Also, look for Oleg, ES1RA, to be active as EX/ES1RA from April 19th to May 17th. Activity from both operators will be a holiday style operation. QSL EX/ES1FB direct to ES1FB: Jaak Meier, Box 2907, 13102, Tallinn, Estonia. QSL EX/ES1RA direct to ES1RA: Oleg Mir, Box 806, 11702, Tallinn, Estonia.

FT5XO UPDATE
The Microlite Penguins DXpedition Team arrived in Australia at 0000z, Monday April 11th. Robert, SP5XVY, sent Tom, SP5UAF, some pictures from the Kerguelen Island DXpedition and some 24 images can be viewed at:

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN
Remember to look for Gherardo/IZ1DSH, Giovanni/IK1WEG and Riccardo/IZ1GDB to be active as HB0/homecall, April 22-26th. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20 meters CW/SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, direct (QRZ.com) or via the ARI bureau.

HC1, ECUADOR
Dr. Rick, NE8Z, will be active as HC1MD from Tumbaco, April 25th to May 11th. He mentions that Tumbaco is located "just over the hill" from HCJB's massive antenna complex in Pifo, Ecuador. Rick will be using a Kenwood TS-850s/SB200 + Carolina Windom antenna on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. He will be paying special attention to the WARC bands on this trip. Also, look for Rick to be active on 6 meters CW/SSB with a FT-857 and a two element Par Electronics loop. QSL via K8LJG: John Kroll, 3528 Craig Drive, Flint, MI 48506 USA. Rick also suggests to please view the HC-DX Awards at:

HQ2, HONDURAS
Dan, HQ2DMR, announced this past weekend that anyone needing a QSO and a QSL card from Honduras on 40 meters to look for him during the weekends in April. Watch for him between 2300-0200z, transmitting on 7095 or 7098 kHz and listening on 7225 or 7235 kHz.

HS0, THAILAND
Charly, K4VUD, informs OPDX that he will be active from here as HS0ZCW from April 28th to May 14th. This is a family visit, so his operations will be casual. ADDED NOTE FROM CHARLY: Also note that Charly's Thai wife, Somjit, loves answering QSL cards and has done over 2,000 backlogged bureau cards for K4VUD, HS0ZCW, 9N7UD, A52UD, XW1UD, and KG4FPK. He states, "Gotta love her! She has promised to do the remainder this summer and get all caught up!"

HZ, SAUDI ARABIA
Thomas, HZ1EX, has been very active on 40/17 meters CW. Watch 40 meters (around 7002 kHz) between 2130-0200z and 17 meters (around 18075-18085 kHz) between 1330-1730z. He will be here until June. QSL via SM0BYD.

INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY
The International Marconi Day (IMD) is a 24 hour amateur radio event held annually to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi on April 25, 1874. The IMD event is not a contest. It is an opportunity for amateurs around the world to make point-to-point contact with historic Marconi sites using HF communications techniques similar to those used by Marconi and to gain an attractive Award for achieving the requisite number of Marconi stations worked (5 awards for transmitters, 2 for SWL). The International Marconi Day is usually held on the Saturday closest to Marconi's birthday, when amateur radio stations are established and operated from or near original historic sites. This year, the event will take place on April 23rd. These stations are known as the "Award Stations" and are listed on the IMD Web site at:

INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY (Station in VK2)
From New South Wales, Australia, the Hornsby & Districts Amateur Radio Club and the Wahroonga Amateur Historical Radio Association will be operating a special event station for this day since Wahroonga was the location of the first contact between Britain and Australia - between Marconi in Conarvan, Wales, and Ernest Fisk at Wahroonga, New South Wales. Listen and work VK2IMD the full 24 hours (GMT) on April 23rd, on all bands from 80 to 10 meters as propagation permits.

INTERNATIONAL MUSEUMS WEEKEND 2005
The fifth "International Museums Weekend" (IMW) special event will be taking place this year on the weekend of June 18-19th. Everyone is welcome to join in from their local museum for this very enjoyable and friendly event. The organizer, Harry, M1BYT, asks that all those intending to join in should register their museum. Registration is free of cost via the IMW Web site at:

IOTA NEWS
EU-029. Stefan, DB3LSP, will be active as OZ/DB3LSP from Sjaelland Island (DIA SJ-001 for the Danish Islands Award), May 1-14th. Activity will be mainly on CW, but with some SSB and PSK-31. QSL via his home callsign.

EU-032. (Special Event) To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of the Oleron Island, Jean-Paul, F5BZK (ex-XE1BZK), will be active as TM6IO from April 25th to May 8th. QSL via his home callsign.

EU-067. Before Tomas, LY1DF, makes his trip to the Dodecanese Islands (EU-001 - see SV5 below), he will activate the Cyclades Islands for one day, April 27th, as SV8/LY1DF. Activity will be 30 meters and up. QSL via LY1DF, by the bureau or direct.

EU-129. Operators DK8MIL, DK7JAN, DO9BS, DG9BTX and DJ9MD will be active April 22-26th as DF0TM from Usedom Island (GIA O-13). Activity will be on 14260 kHz and other HF bands. They will also be on local repeaters and try to operate on 2m SSB. QSL via DF0TM (QRZ.com).

EU-137. Look for Jan/SM7NGH and Fred/SM7DAY to be active as homecall/P from Ven Island (Lighthouse WLH 0780), April 18-20th. QSL via the bureau or their CBA.

J2, DJIBOUTI
Yves, F5PRU/J20FH, is now QRT from Djibouti and is heading to Metropolitan France. All his antennas were dismantled last week. He would to thank all of the hams who made a QSO with J20FH, sometimes in very bad conditions. QSL via his French callsign F5PRU, either by the bureau or direct. He hopes to make another trip to J2 in the near future.

J3, GRENADA
Dick, K5AND, will be active as J3/K5AND during the end of June. Activity will be on 6 meters with a single long yagi and kw and 2 meters with a single 5 element yagi or a group of 4 yagis combined with a kw amp on CW/SSB and 500w on the digital modes. There will be a 2m EME operation. No skeds will be taken. The location is on the far north point of the island giving an excellent take off to Europe and the USA on 6 meters. Several other operators will join, including one YL. More details are to be forthcoming.

JT1, MONGOLIA
Nicola, I0SNY, is expected to be active again as JT1Y between April 21st and May 10th. He also expects to operate as JT1Y/4 from the Gobi Desert. His bands/modes of activity were not provided. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

LX, LUXEMBOURG
Remember to look for Guido/ON4BAG, Frans/ON4LO, Rob/ON6QX and Ivo/ON6UM to be active as LX/homecall, April 22-25th. Activity will be on 160-10 meter CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.

NEW ISLAND AWARD
Corrado, IT9DAA, MIA Awards Manager, has announced a new Mediterraneo DX Club project called the "Mediterranean Islands Trophy". The "Mediterranean Islands Trophy" can be earned by contacting stations operating from islands located in the Mediterranean Sea between the period of June 1st and September 30th. For details and rules, visit the Web page at:

NEW OFFICERS FOR 2005
NODXA - On Monday, April 4th, the members of Northern Ohio DX Association elected the following to serve as officers between May 2005 and April 2006:

		     President:         Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
                       Vice President:    Dwaine Modock,   K8ME
                       Secretary:         Al Moriarty,     N8CX
                       Treasurer:         Mary Michaelis,  N8DMM
                       Newsletter Editor: David Autry,     WD8IOU

For more information about NODXA, check out the club's Web site at:

YCCC - On Saturday, April 9th, the Yankee Clipper Contest Club held its annual election meeting. The following were elected to serve as officers for the April 2005-March 2006 club year:

                       President:           K1RX, Mark Pride
                       Vice President:      N1IK, Brian Lambert
                       Treasurer:           K1EP, Ed Parish
                       Secretary:           W1EBI, George Harlem
                       Activities Manager:  K1NQ, Dave Jordan

For more information about YCCC, check out the club's Web site at:

PIRATE ALERTS!
The following stations have been announced as PIRATE operations: 5T5AFF, 5T5HC, 5T5BAB, 5T5HHN and 5T5LCW.

QSL Manager Fran, EA7FTR, informs OPDX that someone is using ST2NH on CW, and this is a PIRATE. Nader, ST2NH, has not been active on CW for a long time. Fran states, "Please DO NOT send QSLs."

QSL INFO AND NEWS
6O0CW QSL STATUS. Silvano, I2YSB/6O0CW, informs OPDX that all of the direct requests received so far have been processed and mailed. Bureau cards should be sent to M5AAV.

SPECIAL IARU CALLSIGNS AND QSL ROUTES (TNX to Jim, AD1C).

     3Z1IARU  via SP3MGM    HF2IARU  via SP2PI    LZ8IARU  via LZ1BJ
     3Z8IARU  via SP8AQA    HF3IARU  via SP3SLD   SN1IARU  via SP3NEN
     3Z9IARU  via SP9PRO    HF4IARU  via SP4GFG   SN2IARU  via SP2Y
     9A0IARU  via 9A6AA     HF6IARU  via SP6BOW   SN7IARU  via SP7VC
     9J80IARU via G3TEV     HF7IARU  via SP7LFT   SN9IARU  via SP9ERV
     DQ80IARU via DF0HQ     HF8IARU  via SP8MI    SP2IARU  via SP2HYO
     EM80IARU via UT2UB     HF9IARU  via SQ9ACH   SU8IARU  via SU1ER
     HF1IARU  via SP1DPA

I0QHM/KC4 QSLS. The QSL cards for the last activity from Mario Zucchelli Station (WAP ITA-01) with the callsign I0QHM/KC4 are now ready and will soon be in your hands. To see pictures of the QSL, visit the following Web page at:

Online logs for R1ANT, active now from Mirny Base (Antarctica Award UA-07 and IOTA AN-016), are available at:

Logs for R1AND, R1ANP, RW1AI/ANT and R1ANT, starting from May 1999, updated until now, are now available online thanks to Constantin, UA1AKE at:

Online logs for YE3K, for the last DXpediiton on Kangean Island (OC-217), are now available at:

S0, WESTERN SAHARA
Luis, EA5KY, Chief Editor of "El mundo del DX", informs OPDX that activity by S09A last month was legitimate and was NOT A PIRATE as some individuals have suggested. QSL via EA1BT (by the bureau or direct).

S7, SEYCHELLES (IOTA Activity)
Frederic, HB9CQK, will be active as S79QK from April 27th to May 8th. His activity will include the activation of Denis Island (AF-024) and Alphonse Island (AF-033). Operations will be on the 20/17/15/12/10 meters SSB on the IOTA frequencies. He will use an IC-706MKIIG with 100 watts, and a 40 meter delta loop antenna. The log will be uploaded to LoTW. If you want a QSL card, you can QSL via HB9CQK, direct or by the bureau.

SPECIAL EVENT (Interesting Callsign Of The Week)
To celebrate the first flight of the A380 Airbus a special callsign will be activated. Look for TM380 (Tango Mike three eight zero - no suffix) to be active from the following cities: Toulouse-Blagnac, Nantes and Saint-Nazaire et Meaulte. These cities are the different places of production of this big plane (south-west France). Activity will be on all modes and bands. Listen for activity on April 18th, the date planned for this flight. QSL via the bureau or direct to F5GNY: 1 rue des Mimosas, F- 31850, BEAUPUY, France.

SPECIAL EVENT
Members of the F6KIF ARC will activate TM8MAI from May 3-17th, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the treaty signed in Reims on May 7th, 1944, (published on the 8th), ending WWII. Activity will be on HF/VHF/UHF and on CW/SSB/FM. QSL via F4DRC.

SPECIAL EVENT (Update On Dates)
Bob Cooke, VE3BDB, reports to OPDX that "operating dates for historic special event station CF3VEDAY have now been confirmed. The station will operate from May 5-12th, inclusive to celebrate the opening of the new Canadian War Museum in Canada on May 8th, a date which coincidentally is the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE-DAY). In addition, 2005 has been declared Year of the Veteran. All Radio Amateurs are asked to observe these important events by working the special event station and inviting Veterans into their radio shacks. This is the first time that a 5-letter suffix has been issued for Amateur Radio in Canada." For more information, including operating schedules, check the CF3VEDAY Web site at:

SV5, DODECANESE
Tomas, LY1DF, will be active as SV5/LY1DF from April 28th to May 4th. Activity will be on 80/30/20/17 meters. QSL via LY1DF, by the bureau or direct.

SV9, CRETE
Rosel/DL3KWR and Hardy/DL3KWF will be active as SV9/DL3KWR and SV9/DL3KWF, respectivelly, now through April 29th. Activity will be mostly on the WARC bands, 80 meters and on CW during their evenings. QSL via their home callsign. E-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to:

T32, EAST KIRIBATI (New IOTA Op!)
During the 1st Mediterraneo DX Club Convention held on April 9-10th, plans for a DXpedition to two unnumbered IOTA groups in the Line Islands (East Kiribati) were announced by MDXC members Nando Rubino/IT9YRE (T32Y), Claudio Scaglia/I1SNW (T32SNW) and Alfio Bonanno/IT9EJW (T32EJW). They will operate SSB and CW first from Flint Island (if unable to land there, they will move on to Vostok Island in the same group); the second new one will be Caroline Island (aka Millennium Island). The expedition is scheduled to take place between September 28th and October 15th. QSL direct to their home callsigns (separate envelopes for each operation, please). Donations to help offset the high costs of the expedition will be gratefully accepted and can be sent to IT9YRE: Nando Rubino, P.O. Box 30, 96012 Avola -SR. Italy.

TK, CORSICA (Possible IOTA Activity)
Laci/HA0HW and Tomi/HA4DX will be active as TK/HA0HW and TK/HA4DX from Corsica (EU-014) on May 22-29th. They plan to operate on all HF bands on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31 with two radios, DunaX and home-made verticals, dipoles on 160/80m. If they find time to go out to one of the small coastal islands (EU-100, EU-104 or EU-164) to operate, they will do it. QSLs are "OK" via the HA QSL Bureau or direct according to the details on (QRZ.com).

TM, FRANCE (Special Activities)

Operator Serge/F5FAB and members of the Millau ARC will activate the callsign TM7VM from the Viaduc of Millaum France, during the following dates: April 19th to May 1st, June 6-18th, July 10-24th, August 14-28th, October 16-30th, November 11th to December 6th and December 17-31st. Activity will be on all HF bands CW and SSB. QSL via F5UJZ.

During the "Printemps de Bourges", one of the biggest "Cultural Week" in France, members of the Bourges ARC will be activate TM5PDB, from April 18-24th. Activity will be on all bands HF and VHF, CW/SSB/Digital. QSL via F8KFJ.

VU, INDIA
Bob, W3YY, will be in Bangalore, India, from April 29th through May 5th, and has received a kind invitation from Miku, VU2WAP, to operate from his station. This is not a DXpedition, so Bob will have to depend on the availability of Miku's station and his own business schedule. Bob hopes to be able to have some significant operating time during the weekend of April 29-31st, and perhaps some brief periods during the remainder of his trip.

WARD 2005. AWARD (Just A Reminder!)
Monday, April 18th, is World Amateur Radio Day. There is a World Amateur Radio Day 2005 Award (WARD) available and designed to commemorate the World Amateur Radio Day celebrated by IARU which is on April 18th each year. This year's award celebrates the 80th anniversary of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). The AWARD 2005 is issued by the MK QTC, "The Polish Radio Amateurs'Journal", with support of PZK, "The Polish Amateur Radio Union". The WARD 2005 will be issued for the following numbers of contacts: either 10 QSOs on HF bands, or 5 QSOs on VHF bands. All contacts must be made between 0000 and 2400z on April 18, 2005. Send a standard application form (log extract), including the list of QSOs, to: MK QTC, The Radio Amateurs' Journal, Suchacz-Zamek, Wielmozy 5b, 82-340 Tolkmicko, Poland (on or before June 31st, 2005). The price of the WARD 2005 Award is 5 USD or 5 EURO. The full-color award's size: 210 x 297 mm. The WARD 2005 Award is also available to SWLs for the same numbers of reports. Also, visit the following Web pages for more details:

WRTC 2006 (Update)
Oms, PY5EG, informs OPDX that the "REFEREES SELECTION CRITERIA" for the next WRTC 2006 is now in place. Interested parties can view the details on the following Web page at:

ZL7, CHATHAM ISLANDS
Rick, AI5P, is now active as ZL7/AI5P until April 26th. Activity will be mainly on CW on 40-10 meters. Activity over the past week has been on 30 and 20 meters CW. There has been some 17 meters CW and 20 meters SSB. QSL via AI5P.

ZW6, BRAZIL (Fort Activity)
Look for ZW6FSM to be active from Fort Sao Marcos (DFB reference BA-05), April 20-21st. Activity will be SSB only, and on 80/40/20 meters. QSL via PY6KW, direct or by the bureau.

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