The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 721
BID: $OPDX.721
August 8, 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, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, WA2VQW, K3TRM, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, NA5U, K6RIM, W6SZG, K8YSE, WØMM, DL1EK & The DX News Letter, DL1EKC, EC8AUA, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT, G6LVB, G0PSE, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IK7JWX, IZ6FUQ, IZ8CCW, IF9ZWA, IZ0FKE, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, ON6UQ, VE3LWC, VA3RJ & ICPO and VU2RBI for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 31st/July, through Sunday, 7th/August there were 205 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3DA, 3V, 4J, 4L, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, 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, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1MV, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, 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).

5R, MADAGASCAR (IOTA Op)
Dino, IZ4AKV, plans to be active as 5R8HS from Nosy Be Island (IOTA AF-057) between August 25th and September 8th. Look for activity on all HF bands. QSL via IZ4AKV (QRZ.com).

DXCC NEWS
Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Branch Manager, announced that the following operation has been approved for DXCC credit:
T6EE - Afghanistan; Operation from September 19, 2004, to October 16, 2004

FY, FRENCH GUIANA
Members of the Cayenne ARC will be active as FY5KAC from the City of Sinnamary (on the road from Cayenne to Kourou, West French Guiana), August 13-15th. They will have two HF stations on the air; one on CW and the other on SSB. This is a three days exhibit to show "How to become a ham". QSL via the French REF Bureau or direct via (QRZ.com).

GD, ISLE OF MAN
Hein, DL2OBF, was invited by Alex, GD3UMW, and the Manx Radio Club to operate GD6IA during the CQ WW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. High/Low-Power will be decided shortly before the contest depending on the conditions. Do not expect much activity before or after the contest. QSL for GD6IA is via PO Box 1, Peel City, Isle of Man, British Isles. More information about the station can be found on the Web page at:

GREEK IOTA TOUR
Tony, IK8VRH, will begin his IOTA summer tour in Greece this week as SV/IK8VRH. Activity will be on 20/17/15 meters CW/SSB/RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, by the ARI Bureau or direct (QRZ.com). His schedule is as follows:

August 10-11th - Skiza Island (EU-158)
August 13-14th - Alefonnisos Island (EU-113)
August 16-18th - Dokos Island (EU-075); lighthouse will be activated
August 20-22nd - Kavalliani Island (EU-060)
August 23-28th - Spetses Island (EU-075); lighthouse will be activated

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN
Members of the Eindhoven Student Radioamateur Club (ESRAC) will be active from Sareiser Joch now through August 16th. They will be signing as HB0/PA6TUE (QSL via PI4TUE) and possibly HB0/homecall. Activity will be on 160-6 meters and UHF, with an emphasis on the lower bands, 6 meters and the digital modes (RTTY, PSK31, SSTV, JT6M).

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN
Roger/ON7TQ and Marcel/ON6UQ will be active as HB0/ON7TQ and HB0/ON6UQ, September 17-24th. Activity will be on all HF bands on CW/SSB/RTTY/SSTV and maybe PSK32. QSL via their home callsigns. They will put up a 3 element 3-band yagi, a R7, an inverted L (AKI) 40m and dipoles for 80/160m. Rigs are: FT1000MP and TS850S with about 400W.

IOTA NEWS
AS-062. Operators Vladimir/RV1CC, Serge/UA1ANA, Yuri/RA0FU and Elen/ RV3ACA will be be active from Shikotan Island (RR-15-06), August 10-18th. All operators will sign homecall/0, except Yuri; he will sign RA0FU/p. QSL via their home callsigns.

AS-079. (Cancelled) Tack, JE1RXJ, had to cancel his activity to Miyako Island because of Typhoon No.9 approaching the island.

EU-010. Dennis, M0LSB, will be active as MM0LSB/p from South Uist (SCOTIA HI-06 and IOSA OH-003), Outer Hebrides, August 8-11th. Activity will be on or near the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via M0LSB.

EU-011. The special event station callsign, GB0SM, will be activated from St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, September 24th to October 1st. Activity will be CW, SSB and possibly some Digital. Bands will be 160-6 meters. QSL via the Bureau, direct to G0PSE or by E-mail. G0PSE's address is: Tom Taylor, 19 Derwent Grove, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2NJ, England. E-mail requests for Bureau QSL go to:

EU-170. Lada, OK1LO, will be active as 9A5LO/p from Pasman Island (CIA-34, CI-085 and MIA MC-291), now through August 15th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-046. Adam, K2ARB, will be active as K2ARB/1 from Martha's Vineyard (USI MA-005S), now through August 30th. Activity will be on CW on 80/40/30/20/17 meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-052. Karl/N1DL and Joe/KK9TT (signing K5MI) will be active from Marco Island (USI FL-025S, Collier County, Florida) through December 31st. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, CW, SSB, PSK and possibly RTTY. QSL for both callsigns via N1DL direct.

NA-092. Phil, AD5X, will be active as AD5X/p from Mustang Island (USI TX-011S, Nueces County, Texas), August 13-16th. His activity will mostly be on 40/30/20 meters CW, with some SSB on 17 meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

NA-111. Ross, K3HR, will be active as K3HR/2 from Long Beach Island until Sep 6. QSL via the bureau.

NA-112. Steve, W3HF, will be active as W3HF/4 from Bogue Banks now through August 13th. Activity will be QRP on 40-10 meters, mostly on PSK or SSB. QSL via the bureau.

OC-NEW. Members of "Team YE1P" will be going to Karimata Island and be active as YE7P between September 1-5th. The team consists of: YB5QZ, YB5NOF, YB2MTA, YB0A, YB0DPO, YB0ECT, YB0JS, YB0KLI and YB1TC (Team Leader and QSL Manager). It is requested that all EU chasers please send donations and QSL requests to IZ8CCW. For Japan please send to JN6RZM, and for NA & SA please send donations and QSL requests to Al-K6SIX. For more information and the online log, please visit the Web page at:

SA-069. (Cancelled) Members of the "Atacama Desert DX Group" have postponed their 3G1M operation from Santa Maria Island until October.

J7, DOMINICA
Mike, WA2VQW, informed OPDX that "While it is really too early to be making a full, detailed announcement of our future return-trip to Dominica, we are so excited about going BACK to J7 that we thought that we would give everyone a 'heads-up'. The RZS Amateur Radio Club had such a wonderful time last March (2005) in Dominica, that we have made plans to return and reserved several cottages at Sea Cliffs for the March 2006 WPX. Last March we made 75 people very happy on 160 meters and several hundred on 80 meters. Our total QSO number exceeded 6500 for all HF bands, all with wire antennas that 'came out' of a suitcase! We will give full details on our upcoming trip next February."

JW, SVALBARD
Operators Mathias/JW5NM, Ragnar/JW7FD and Peter/JW7QIA will be active as JW5E during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via JW5NM: Box 498, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway. PLEASE NOTE: Postage to Norway-USA = 1.70 USD and Norway-Europe = 1.5 Euro

JW, SVALBARD
Howard, G6LVB, will be travelling to Svalbard in the next few weeks (current plans, August 26-28th) to do some minor upgrades to a satellite station at:

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITIES
Jerome, F5ASD, will be active several hours a day from now through August 15th, from the Cap Frehel Lighthouse (DPLF PB-087 and ARLHS FRA-085). QSL via the bureau or direct (QRZ.com).

Look for special event station, IY6GM, to be active from Monte Cappuccini - Ancona (WAIL MA-003 and ARLHS ITA-104), August 12-14th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW/SSB. The activity will celebrate the 101st anniversary of the experiments carried out by Guglielmo Marconi from this place. QSL via IZ6CRK, direct (c/o Sezione ARI di Ancona, P.O. Box 122, 60100 Ancona - AN, Italy) or bureau.

Look for IR7LH/p to be activated from Isola Traversa (EU-091, BR-001, MI-137, WAIL PU-028, ARLHS ITA-175 and WLOTA L-0005) during the International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend. Mike, IF9ZWA, will be active as IF9ZWA/p from Punta Libeccio Lighthouse on Marettimo Island (ARLHS: ITA133, EU-054, MI-056, TP010, SI025 and WLOTA 1215) during the International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st). Activity will be on 40/20/15 meters SSB only.

LX, LUXEMBOURG
Marcus, DL1EKC, will be active as LX/DL1EKC/P from August 10-26th. Operation is planned on the classic bands from 80-10 meters. Marcus will enter the WAEDC as a Single-Op/Low-Power station. There might be some 6 meters activity after the contest.

MICROLITE BALTIC TOUR (2005)
Vincenzo, IZ0FKE, informs OPDX that it is getting too hot in Italy during the summertime, and it is time take a break (holiday) and maybe cool off in Scandinavia. He plans to activate a couple of islands and rent cottages very close to the Baltic Sea (just meters of coaxial from the radio to the antennas). This will be a microlite setup (Yaesu FT-857 and wires antennas). His current schedule is as follows:

August 8-13th - Active as OH1/IZ0FKE from Parainen-Pargas Island (Turku Group), IOTA EU-096 (Number 4 on the Top 10 Most Wanted European Islands).
August 13-20th - Active as OH0/IZ0FKE from Aland Islands (Aland Main Island), IOTA EU-002.

Strange Radio Team, http://www.strangeradioteam.com
ARI Frascati Crazy Demon DX Group, http://www.arifrascati.it
Also, Scandinavia support: Alandia Contest Team, OH0AZ; Mr. Peter OH0JFB; TURKU Contest Club, OH1AA; and Mr. Markus. OH1MN.

NCDXF ELECTION (Press Release by: Al Burnham, K6RIM, NCDXF VP)
At its Board of Directors meeting on August 5, 2005, in Corte Madera, CA, the Northern California DX Foundation re-elected the following officers and directors:

   President               Len Geraldi             K6ANP
   Vice President          Al Burnham              K6RIM
   Secretary               Tom McShane             NW6P
   Treasurer               Bruce Butler            W6OSP
   Director                Rusty Epps              W6OAT
   Director                Dave Pugatch            KI6WF
   Director                Chuck Ternes            N6OJ
   Director                Glenn Vinson            W6OTC
   Director                Steve Merchant          K6AW
   Director                Ken Anderson            K6TA
   Director                Tim Totten              N4GN

Information pertaining to the Northern California DX Foundation is available at:

P4, ARUBA
By the time you read this, operators Gerard/KE9I (P40QX), Eric/K9GY (P40GY), Mike/AJ9C (P40C), Nancy/KB9NSC, and Phil/N9LAH (P4/N4LAH) should be active until August 20th. They will be active in the WAE CW Contest (possibly as P40QX in remembrance of Leo/N9QX who passed away this year [father of KE9I]).

P5, NORTH KOREA
The following was sent out early in the week by Mike, NA5U, on August 2nd.

The Lone Star DX Association in conjunction with Dr. David Borenstein announces the following:

Dr. David Borenstein, KA2HTV, will be traveling to Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, "North Korea" during the month of August. He has received written permission from the "North Korean" government to operate as P5/KA2HTV during his stay. While radio operating is not the primary reason for his visit, Dr. Borenstein hopes to be able to operate 1-2 hours a day and will stay an additional three days devoted entirely to radio operation. For security reasons, he will only operate SSB and primarily 20 meters. Dr. Borenstein will arrive on August 9th and depart on the 23rd. QSL requests should be sent to KK5DO. Operation from P5 is at the pleasure of the host country, so the DX community should keep their collective fingers crossed that all goes well.

Dr. Borenstein notes that while his operating time will be limited, the success of this operation will lead to further P5 operations in the near future. Much of the equipment being taken will remain there, pre- positioned for subsequent operations.

The Lone Star DX Association (LSDXA) is the sponsoring DX organization for this operation. For information about the LSDXA, visit the Web page at:

ADDED NOTES: Bruce, KK5DO, reports (via his Web page) that Dave, KA2HTV, will operate as P5/KA2HTV from North Korea on August 9-23rd. Online logs will not be avialable during the operation, as Dave uses paper logs and the data will have to be entered into a computer when he gets back. QSL via KK5DO: Bruce Paige, P.O. Box 310, Alief, TX 77411-0310, USA. "Please limit your contacts to one", Bruce says. "Many hams were not able to work Ed, P5/4L4FN. Please allow those that did not get P5 before a chance to work P5 now. If you are in the P5/4L4FN log, do not send for a QSL card from this operation". The KK5DO Web page is:

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Here is an early announcement! Look for Jeff, K8ND, to be active as PJ2T from from Signal Point, Curacao, during the CQ WW 160 CW Contest (January 28-29th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via N9AG or LoTW. Visit the Caribbean Contesting Consortium at:

PJ2,NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Operators Jonathan/K9JS, Ian/K5ZM, Lewis/WW4LL and Darrell/K9MUG will be active as PJ2B during the CQ/RJ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 24-25th) as a Multi-Multi entry. Look for the operators to be active before the contest on 160-10 meters CW/SSB/RTTY, September 20-23rd.

QRP MOUNTAIN DXPEDITION
Alain, F6ENO, will be active portable and QRP from the Condamine Summit in the French Alps, August 15th or 16th, weather permitting. Activity is scheduled to start around 1200z until his power cells run out of power. He will be QRP on 40 meters using a HM 2 watts CW transceiver powered by a pack of two 2Ah cells, and a 2X10 meters dipole at 1.5 meters above ground (but at more than 3000 meters ASL). He is limited to 15Kg of gear that he can carry in his rucksack which is prepared for a two day journey (included food, tent and pegs, ice axe, cords, snap hooks etc....). The second rucksack, which is his wife Odile's, is devoted to photography gear. The callsign to be used is the French CW Society (the Union Francaise des Telegraphistes'): F8UFT/p. All QSOs will be confirmed with a special QSL. QSL via F6ICG.

QSL INFO AND NEWS
Oscar, EA4TD, reports that the first batch of QSOs logged by the 3V8SM Spanish team is now available online at:

The TM380 QSL cards for the first A380 aircraft take off celebration have been received over the past weekend from the printer. The first batch for direct QSL will be answered very quickly. Bureau cards will be answered just after. QSL TM380 via F5GNY: Michel Valette, 1 rue des Mimosas, F-31850 Beaupuy, France.

Reports indicate that the CY0AA Sable Island logs (good through August 4th) are now online at:

Spencer, W6SZG, informed OPDX that he received a nice reply to an E-mail inquiry about the QSL status for the brief Clipperton Island, FO0/F8UFT, operation in March 2005. Maurice, F5NQL, told him the cards are being printed, and all QSLs will be answered shortly.

Effective August 1, 2005, Laurent, W0MM, is the QSL Manager for OH0Z. QSL is "OK" direct or via the bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW later in the year. QSL cards are being designed and should be ready within a month.

SPECIAL EVENT
The Parry Sound Amateur Radio Club will operate special event station, VE3CGPS, on August 20th, from 1400z to 2100z from the Canadian Coast Guard Base located in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Activity is to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Base. The station will also operate at unscheduled times between August 21-25th.

SPECIAL EVENT
The special callsign TM2QP will be aired to commemorate 20 years of ATV DXpeditions led yearly by F2QP at the pass of Pailheres, in the Pyrenean mountains, (2000m ASL, WWL: JN02XR), between the Ariege and Aude Departments. There will be two activities conducted for this commemoration.

August 11-15th - The ATV team of Toulouse (F2QP, F5AXPs and possibly others), will be active on both 438 MHz and 1.2 GHZ.
August 10th (1600z) through 14th (1100z) - HF activity will be conducted by the F5KSE ARS (ops F6EPH, F4DTY, F6IHY and F4DQG) on 80-10 meters SSB.

SV5, DODECANESE
Hubert, DK9NCX, will be active as either SV5/DK9NCX or J45R from the Island of Rhodes (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-028), now through August 20th. Look for activity on 160-10 meters, with an emphasis on the lower bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

SV5, DODECANESE
Giannis, SV5FRI, will be active from Symi Island (MIA MGD-030), August 15-24th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/15 meters. QSL via address on (QRZ.com).

V73, MARSHALL ISLANDS
Jeff, KA1GJ (aka V73GJ), informs OPDX that he will be leaving the Marshall Islands after "four great years of DX." Jeff also mentions that all QSL requests should now go to his new mailing address: Jeffrey Parker, 19 Old Forge Lane, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.

VP9, BERMUDA
Frank, K3TRM, will be active as K3TRM/VP9 while on vacation from August 20-28th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, including the WARC bands using SSB, RTTY, and PSK31. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau. Additional information is available on his Web site at:

VP9, BERMUDA
Kyle, WA4PGM, will be active as VP9/WA4PGM from September 9-13th. His activity will include entries in the WAE SSB, ARRL VHF and NA SPRINT CW contests. Outside of the contests, look for him on 160-6 meters CW/SSB. QSL direct with return postage to his PO Box address only: Kyle Chavis, POB 127, Farmville, VA 23901. His Web page is:

VP9, BERMUDA
Operators Al/K7AR, Robert/W7YAQ, Scot/K9JY and Will/N7OU will be active as VP9/K7AR, from VP9GE's QTH, during the CQ/RJ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 24-25th) as a Multi-2 entry. By ops: K7AR, W7YAQ, K9JY, N7OU.

VU4, ANDAMAN ISLANDS (Hamfest in Portblair!)
The editor of the "Daily DX" received a letter from Mr. S. Suri, VY2MY, Chairman of the National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR), informing him of a possible hamfest in Portblair, Andaman Islands, during the Christmas and New Year holiday between December 25, 2005, and January 10th, 2006 (any 3 days in between). This will also include possible foreign amateurs radio activity from VU4-land. The reason: It seems that the Indian Government was quite impressed with the VU4 Dpedition and Tsunami relief operations, as well as the operators, government and NAIR officials favorable welcome at the USA's 2005 Dayton HamVention and the 2005 German Hamradio (Friedrichshafen). NIAR is now conducting a dialogue with the government of India on a regular basis. The officials are interested in knowing how many foreign Hams would be serious in attending a Hamfest, as well as granting them special permission to operate their amateur radio stations during Hamfest and possibly thereafter. If interested in attending and operating, NIAR suggests to E-mail Prof. Ram Kapse, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at Port Blair, India, via :

XQ, CHILE (COTA Op)
Sergio, IZ6BRN, C.O.T.A. member, will be active as XQ3/IQ6CC now through December 2005. Activity will be mainly on SSB 17/15/12/10 meters. QSOs are good towards the C.O.T.A. (Carabinieri On The Air) award. QSL via IZ8DDG, by the bureau or direct to: Orlando Balisciano, Villa Bisignano 5°Traversa, 21 80147 Napoli - Italy.

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