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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 891
January 5, 2009

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, NE1B, NJ1Q, WV2B, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX,
K5XK, KH6BZF, AA8LL, K8CX, K8YSE, N8OFS, K9EL, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-
DX-Newsdesk, A35RK, CX3AN, DK8JB, DL6KAC, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
F5NQL & UFT, F5PFP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site,
VA3RJ & ICPO and ZL3JT for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 28th/December, through Sunday, 4th/January there were
216 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/m,
JD/o, 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, PJ7,
PY, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF,
TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V4, V5,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2V, VP6, VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU,
XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8,
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).

2008 A SPOTLESS YEAR! Lee, KH6BZF/7J1AAP, propagation guru, informed
OPDX that “We have experienced some very Sunspot lacking days during
2008.” There were 272 spotless days out of the 366 days (Leap Year) or
74.37% of the year’s days! August and December were the worst months
with 31 and 28 spotless days, respectively. June and November were the
best months with 19 and 15 spotless days, respectively. The rest of the
months (of the year) were all in the twenties.

2008 DX SOUND BITES! Tom, K8CX, has done it again. He has provided DXers
with 120 memorable DX sound clips from 2008. Visit Tom’s famous “HAM
GALLERY” Web at: hamgallery.com/dx2008
While there also check out some of his other features on his Web page,
such as: Rare DX Sound Clips of the past, QSL Card Museum, Dayton Photo
Galleries and Tribute to Silent Key Ham Operators.

2009 DX MARATHON (Now Underway!). John, K9EL, Program Manager of the CQ
DX Marathon, reports: “The 2009 edition of CQ Magazine’s 2009 edition of
the DX Marathon is now underway! Each year from January 1 to December 31,
CQ Magazine sponsors a challenge to work as many countries and zones as
possible in the calendar year. For complete rules and submission information,
please see our web site at: www.dxmarathon.com. The 2009 official DX
Marathon score sheet is now available for download. Remember to submit
your 2008 scores by January 31, 2009.”

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND (Update - Also 3B6 and 3B9). Ron, K5XK, updates
OPDX that Rachid, 3B8FQ, reports that his working trip to St. Brandon
Island (3B7), may be rescheduled for February. His earlier 3B7FQ operation
was cancelled due to transportation problems. He is also planning a
personal holiday with ham gear to Rodriguez Island (3B9), in July, and
a return trip to Agalega Island (3B6) in November. The callsigns will
be 3B7FQ, 3B9FQ, and 3B6FQ. QSL all three operations via K5XK at his
new address per instructions on QRZ.com. More details will be provided
as they become available. Meanwhile, Rachid is often active on all bands,
40-10 meters using CW and SSB (from Mauritius).

8Q, MALDIVES. Just a reminder that Andy, G7COD, will be operational for
his fifth time from the Island of Embudu in the Kaafu Atoll (AS-013) using
the callsign 8Q7AK between January 11-27th (2009). Activity will be CW and
SSB on 40-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters. He plans to be operational
every day from approximately 0730-0830z, 0900-1030z, 1300-1500z and
1730-1800z. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7003, 10103, 14003, 18073, 21003 and 24893 kHz (+/- for QRM)
SSB - 7063, 14147, 18133, 21253 and 24953 kHz (+/- 10 kHz)
For comprehensive details on QSL information etc, please check 8Q7AK
on QRZ.COM.

A35, TONGA (6m History Continues). Paul, A35RK, continues to be active
on 6m enjoying the sporadic E season in the South Pacific. As well as
making the first A3/VK 6m digital QSOs on December 26th and the 27th,
Paul made the first 6m A3/ZL digital QSO with Duncan, ZL3JT, followed
on the 28th with John, ZL3AAU. A35RK to ZL3JT on RTTY is another 6m
“first” in amateur radio milestones.

A35, TONGA. World traveller and Uruguay DX Group member Bert, CX3AN,
will be active as A35HA from Tonga’s main island, Tongatapu (OC-049)
for one week starting February 14th. He informs OPDX that he will
be active on 40-6 meters with a special emphasis on 30/17 meters using
CW and SSB, and only 100 watts from his Icom 706 into dipole antennas.
His activity will be limited because he will be on a family holiday trip.
Bert will be operating alone this time, not like other trips where his
good friend Mario, CX4CR, usually would join him. QSL via CX3AN.

ANTARCTICA/POLAR WEB INFORMATION. Members of the “French Polar Team” have
been putting together some interesting information/pictures (with music)
of the different polar and sub-Antarctic regions. The Web page also has
details on how to achieve their “Polar Trophy”. They have created the
Polar Trophy with the aim to stimulate the radio contacts with these
regions as well as with the polar ships. This challenge is also sub-
divided into the Antarctic Challenge and the Arctic Challenge. Visit
this interesting Web page at: www.french-polar-team.fr/index.php
Also, view the following polar ships/stations/islands at:
Rothera (Station R) on Adelaide Island –
www.french-polar-team.fr/VP8_Rothera_Station_R_Ade……
Base H on Signy Island (South Orkney archipelago) –
www.french-polar-team.fr/VP8_Signy_Station_H_Signy……
Marion Dufresne II (Polar Ship) –
www.french-polar-team.fr/Polar_Ship_Marion_Dufresn……
Marambio base on Seymour Island –
www.french-polar-team.fr/LU_Marambio_Station_Seymo……
Juan Carlos I Station on Livingston Island –
www.french-polar-team.fr/EA0_Juan_Carlos_I_Station……

ASIAN TRIP (Update). Frank, I2DMI, has ended his A52RY operation from
Thimphu, Bhutan, on December 30th. However, he has announced that his
9N7DMI activity from Nepal must be cancelled. He returned to Italy on
January 1st. No other details were provided. Remember, A52RY QSOs will
be put on the LoTW and e-QSL the second week of January. Bureau cards
will go out the fourth week of March. You can QSL direct to I2DMI:
P.O. Box 55, 22063 CANTU, Italy. Include a self addressed envelope (SAE)
and sufficient return postage. Please QSL only to his P.O. Box # 55,
22063 Cantu (not his home address).

C5, THE GAMBIA. Niels, OZ8KR, will be active as C56KR from Bakuto between
January 9-14th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters SSB. His equipment is a
FT-857 and wire antennas. After travling in Senegal (6W - no activity
planned) he will be active again between January 23rd and February 4th.
QSL via his home callsign.

C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Karney/W2AFC, Dave/N1EMC and Bill/NE1B (C6AWB)
will operate from Nassau (NA-001, Grid Square FL15) with Tom/C6ANM during
the following contests: CQ WW 160 CW (January 23-25th), ARRL DX CW
(February 21-22nd), CQ WW 160 SSB (February 27th-March 1st) and ARRL DX
SSB (March 6-8th). Additional C6ANM DX activity will be on 160-6 meters
between January 1st and April 1st. QSL via LOTW.

CY0, SABLE ISLAND (DXpedition Postponed). Duane Traver, WV2B, the CY0
DXpedition Team Leader, sent out a press release on January 1st, that
states the following (edited):
“Dear Fellow DXers,
Reluctantly, due to the current U.S. economic situation, the DXpedition
team has decided to postpone the CY0 DXpedition planned for 2009. While
we are hopeful to reorganize the DXpedition {possibly for 2010}, we have
decided that rather than tie up the funds so graciously made available
by our sponsors, we will return donations received so the sponsorship
may be available to other DXpeditions for this year. Any sponsoring
organization may feel free to contact me with any questions regarding
the matter. We are hopeful that our kind sponsors will be willing to
renew their sponsorship when the Dxpedition is able to be reorganized
in the future. The sabledx.com website will remain functional for the
time being. Wishing all good DX and 73.
Sincerely, Duane Traver, WV2B Team Leader”

E4, PALESTINE (Update). The E44M is now active until January 11th. Activity
will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and all the digital modes
with a maximum power of 1KW. They will have 3 stations on the air active
with beams, verticals and wire antennas. The E44M arrived late on January
1st, but did not start setting up until the next day. Arturo, IK7JWY,
has been named as their pilot station for their activity. They state,
“The function of the pilot station will be to collect requests and
suggestions relating to the DXpedition, and then forward them to the
team, and communicate to the public any instructions or information
from the team.” The pilot station will be only using the forum at
www.hamradioweb.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=39
to receive messages from users in the special area of discussion.
The E44M Web page is at: www.dxcoffee.com/e44m

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Phil, F5PHW, has received a 2 year assignment in
Tahiti which will begin during the summer of 2009. He intends to be
active on all HF bands from 80-10 meters using only 100 watts into a
few different antennas composed of a doublet or a HF6VX vertical, and
a Spiderbeam. Modes of activity will be mainly CW and Digital with very
little SSB. QSL will be by LoTW, and there may be a QSL Manager who will
be chosen later. More information is forthcoming, especially about his
callsign.

GB40, ENGLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station GB40WAB
to be aired between January 1st and December 31st to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Worked All Britain Awards Group (WAB). Activity will
not be at a permanant location and may be used from any of the 7 UK
countries. The GB40WAB callsign will be running for the entire year,
but other GB*WAB callsigns will also be on the air along with their
club callsigns of G4WAB and G7WAB, using the club identifier prefixes
of GX, GC, GS, GN, GP, GT and GH. Working these stations is an integral
part of the WAB award. The WAB does NOT require QSL cards to be sent to
them, but all contacts made by GB40WAB will be QSLed by them via the
bureau. For more details, please see their Web site at:
www.worked-all-britain.co.uk
ADDED WAB NOTE: The special event callsign GX4KPT (by the Keep People
Talking CASHOTA Club), used during the “Three Castles In One Day” operation
in December, has a new WAB book number of 18222. QSL via M0DOL, direct
or by the bureau.

H7/YN7, NICARAGUA. Operators Stan/AC8W, Hank/K8DD, Jim/KB8TXZ and Lee/
N8LJ will be active for one week starting February 14th. Their activity
will include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd). Emphasis will
be on 160/80 meters and 30/17/12 meters. Their callsigns (TBA later)
will be either be H7/homecall or YN2 callsigns. QSL via info on QRZ.com.

IOTA NEWS………………………….
NA-076. Wade, AA8LL, will be active as AA8LL/4 from Cedar Key, FL,
between 2200z, January 17th and 1700z, January 20th. Activity
will be holiday style on 80-17 meters, mostly CW on the IOTA
frequencies and RTTY using only 100 watts and wire antennas.
This operation also counts for USI: FL041S as Way Key. QSL
direct or by the bureau to AA8LL. Logs will also be uploaded
to the LoTW.

P4, ARUBA (SA-036). Peter, EA5GVH, will be active as P40PZ and on holiday
between January 12-28th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using SSB and
the digimodes (PSK, Olivia, FeldHell, SSTV, RTTY and possibly others).
QSL via EA5GVH. Visit his P40PZ Web page at:
www.mydarc.de/df7dq/aruba2009.htm

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Members of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium
(CCC) will activate Signal Point Station on Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA
LH-0942) as PJ2/homecall during the end of February. Operators mentioned
are Dan/N1ZZ, Geoff/W0CG, Jim/WI9WI, Mark/N5OT, Mal/NP2L, Jim/K6ZH and
Charles/WA9S. Their main goal is the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd)
as a Multi-? entry using the callsign PJ2T. QSL PJ2T via N9AG or LoTW.
QSL all others via their home callsigns. Visit the CCC Web site at:
www.pj2t.org

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
QSL ROUTES by Johannes, DK8JB:
3Z0HNY via SP2FAP
KZ6C/KH2 via JA1CGH
RQ9I via RW9IM
YB8XM direct (PO BOX 151 AMBON 97001)

LOG ONLINE. The log for the special event station 4A1DXXE is now
available online at:
www.dxxe.org/logsearch/index.php?cmd=preselect&log……
It is planned to update the online log once a day until activity ends.
QSL for 4A1DXXE is via N7RO or LoTW.

NO LONGER THE QSL MANAGER FOR CT3BX. Hermann, HB9CRV, announced that
as of December 31st, 2008, he is no longer the QSL manager of CT3BX.
No new QSL Manager has been nominated and the logs are closed.

QSL UPDATES FOR HC8N and K5S (NA-082). Randy, W5UE, reports that all
direct requests received for HC8N as of December 19th, have been answered
and are in the mail. The remaining incoming QSLs of 2008 for HC8N should
be in the mail by January 5th. QSL cards for K5S/K5Z, East Ship Island,
MS (IOTA NA-082) activity in October have been received from the printer
and direct requests have started going out. The K5S team was expected to
have a “QSL Party” on January 3rd and the remaining direct requests
received to date should be answered then. Randy states, “I have also
started accepting online requests for direct cards for stations I manage.
The process is fairly simple. Make an online donation via PayPal to
cover my postage/card costs and send me QSO data via E-mail. My hope
is that this method will be more cost effective and efficient for both
you and me as manager. Please see my Web page for details at:
w5ue.net/qsl-w5ue.html
I welcome any feedback you might have on this process. Bureau requests
are now being answered via the GlobalQSL service. Several thousand
backlogged HC8N requests have already been entered and should be finding
their way into the bureau system soon. I apologize for my lack of bureau
responses since hurricane Katrina… this should put me back on track.”

HAVE PATIENCE! QSL cards are still being received for the many UA4WHX
operations. Vlad is still sending them out.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 5Z1A, 5Z4DX, ER0WW, H44MY, PZ5RA, SJ2W and XV4BM

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5N/LZ1QK, 9L0W, 9L1X, 9M6XRO/p, 9Q1D, C6AKX,
C6ATA, C91R, CN2B, CU2X, ER0WW, HB0/PA3FGA, OA4BHY/2, OJ0B, OJ0J,
PJ7/K1XM, S79NS/P, TO4X, UA9MA, V73NS, VK1ANU/5, VU4MY and YU8/OH2R

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 6W1SJ, 9A73AA, DR1A, HB9LH, HB10DX,
J48IO, J48YL, LY4L, LY2FN/P, OX3MC, PA20NAFRAS, R375I, SO9R, TA2DS/0,
TC0SV, TK/ON4AXU, V31FG/P and YI9RKB

QSL.NET & QTH.NET ANNOUNCEMENT. Al Waller, K3TKJ, announced on December
31st (2008) the following (edited):
Dear fellow hams,
After 13 years of providing hams with no cost web space, e-mail forwarding
and mailing list services through QSL.net and QTH.net, I have decided to
retire. All QSL.net and QTH.net servers and Internet connections at my
home QTH are being turned down.
Scott, KA9FOX, has graciously decided to pick up where I left off, and
he is in the process of migrating all services to new hardware. See below
(on ) for an update on the status of the
migration.
I want to thank all of you for all of your support over the years,
and I hope that you will support Scott as he takes over the reigns.
See you on the air! 73 - Al Waller, K3TKJ”

TS7, TUNISIA (Update/IOTA Op). Members of the France Provins ARC (F6KOP)
and some international operators will activate Kerkennah Island (AF-073)
using the callsign TS7C between January 8-19th (2009). This 12 day
operation would not be possible without the help of Mustapha, DL1BDF.
According to the latest press release (edited) by Maurice, F5NQL: “All
the luggage is packed and sorted by 25kg parcels (one per operator).
Mustapha, DL1BDF, team member, was a great help to so we could obtain
the use of the special callsign TS7C. As indicated in “Press Release No.1,
some new comers in the DXpedition have been included in the team, to
permit them to get some more skill, operating side by side with long time
experienced DXpeditioners. They are the future operators of F6KOP next
expeditions. We ask your indulgence for them; they are learning what to
do in the pile-ups, and for some of them, TS7C will be their first
DXpedition. We will stay on Chergui Island (IOTA AF-073 and WLOTA 3459),
in the Kerkennah Group. Their departure is scheduled from Paris, on
January 8th, in the early morning. The team will begin to set-up the
first station immediately when they arrive at the Kerkennah Hotel. So,
the first signals are expected the same day at the end of the afternoon
or early in the evening. The departure from Kerkennah is scheduled very
early in the morning of the 19th. So the operation end will happen sometime
around 1800 or 1900z, in the evening of the 18th. As usual, one station
will continue to be on the air in the evening as late as possible. For
the new bands and/or modes hunters, we will be operating on the HF bands,
160-10m, using CW, SSB, FM, and the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31, BPSK,
SSTV). We will pay special attention on the lower bands, 160/80m. Of course
you’ll find operators on the other bands and modes. Six stations will
operate at the same time, 24 hours a day. Sometimes it will be possible
to hear TS7C on the same band but different modes. The antenna farm will
consist of vertical and wire antennas for the lower bands and Spiderbeams
for 40-10m. Since the first press release the team had to be changed a
little. The complete team going to Tunisia has been finalized and the
team consists of the following:
Frank/F4AJQ - SSB and Digimodes; Team leader and former leader of
all the past F6KOP DXpeditions
Mustapha/DL1BDF - SSB and Digimodes; Public relation with Tunisian
authorities
Bernard/F9IE - CW traffic leader
Bob/N6OX - SSB traffic leader
Jean-Paul/F8BJI - Digital traffic leader
Sylvain/F4EGD - SSB and Digimodes; He is also the QSL Manager of
the DXpedition.
Gerard/F2VX - SSB
Bill/N2WB - CW and SSB
Michel/FM5CD - CW, SSB and Digimodes
Sabastien/F5UFX - CW and SSB
Sabastien/F8IJV - SSB
Jean-Luc/F6BIV - SSB and Digimodes
Norbert/F6AXX - CW
Alain/F6ENO - CW
Dieter/OE8KDK - SSB and Digimodes
Stefan/OE8SKQ - CW
Mathieu/F5PED - CW
Eric/ON7RN - CW and SSB
Henri/F1HRE - SSB
Franco/F4EVR - SSB
Michel/F5EOT - SSB
Arno/OE9AMJ - CW and SSB
Joseph/F6CTT - SSB and Digimodes
Tony/G0OPB - CW and SSB
Gabriele/I2VGW - CW, SSB and Digimodes
XYL Anne Marie LAURENT, Photo reporter

BACK OFFICE (still the same):
Pilot Stations: Pascal/F5JSD, Serge/F6AML, Thierry/F4TTR and Bruno/F5AGB.
Webmaster: Vincent, F5MJV.
Internet Communications: Maurice/F5NQL (UFT mailing list) for TS7C. To
receive TS7C news/updates directly via your E-mail address
both in English and French, send E-mail to: f5nql[kringelis]aol[taskas]com
QSL via Sylvain, F4EGD, either direct or by the REF-Union Bureau (Please
only via this bureau). Details are available on the DXpedition’s Web site
on how to QSL. Support and donations are welcome. Those who want to sponsor
us can see how to do so on the sponsor’s page on the TS7C Web site.”
The TS7C Web page is: www.ts7c.net

V6, MICRONESIA. Paul, A35RK, informs OPDX that Mike/KM9D and Jan/KF4TUG
are on the move again. The “SV Don Henry” is now enroute to Pohnpei,
Federated States of Micronesia. Their ETA is currently unknown, operation
plans unknown, possible callsigns unknown, and their possible length of
stay unknown.

V8, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM. Sam, G4OHX, reports that he expects to fly into
Brunei on February 11th (from Singapore where he will be on holiday for
a day or two) and will be active as V8FHX until February 23rd. When he
leaves, he will fly to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, and fly
home on the 25th of February.

ZM1, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Jacky/ZL3CW, Akinori/ZL1GO, Romeo/ZL2RU and
Robert/ZL1AIH will be active as ZM1A during the ARRL DX SSB Contest
(March 7-8th) and ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Multi-Single
entries. QSL via ZL1AMO.

425DX NEWS MAGAZINE
03 January 2009
ARI DX Bulletin
No 922

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3B - Rachid, 3B8FQ reports that his working trip to St. Brandon Island
(3B7) may be rescheduled for February. His earlier 3B7FQ operation
was cancelled due to transportation problems. He is also planning
a personal holiday with ham gear to Rodriguez Island (3B9FQ) in
July, and a return trip to Agalega Island (3B6FQ) in November.
Details will be provided as they are available. Meanwhile, Rachid
is often QRV on 40-10 metres, CW and SSB. QSL via K5XK. [TNX K5XK]

3V - The TS7C [425DXN 912] multi-national team now includes 25
operators (namely DL1BDF, F1HRE, F2VX, F4AJQ, F4EGD, F4EVR, F5EOT,
F5PED, F5UFX, F6AXX, F6BIV, F6CTT, F6ENO, F8BJI, F8IJV, F9IE,
FM5CD, G0OPB, I2VGW, N2WB, N6OX, OE8KDK, OE8SKQ, OE9AMJ and
ON7RN). They will leave Paris on 8 January and expect to be QRV
with the first station from Chergui Island, Kerkennah (AF-073) in
their late afternoon or early evening hours. They will be active
until around 18-19 UTC on 18 January, as they will depart the
island in very early morning of the 19th. They plan to have six
stations active on 160-10 metres CW, SSB, FM and digital modes
(RTTY, PSK31, BPSK, SSTV), with special attention to be paid to
160 and 80 metres. The antenna farm will consist of verticals and
wires for the low bands and Spiderbeams from 40 to 10m. QSL via
F4EGD, direct or bureau. Please visit www.ts7c.net/ for
further information, suggested frequencies, updates, QSLling
instructions and on-line logs. [TNX F5NQL]

8Q - Andy, G7COD will be active again as 8Q7AK from Embudu, Maldives
(AS-013) on 11-27 January. He plans to operate SSB and CW on 40-12
metres (suggested frequencies and operating schedule at
www.qrz.com/8q7ak). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX
G7COD]

9A - Seven special event stations will be active until 1 February from
the host cities of the Men’s World Handball Championship that is
going to be held in Croatia (www.croatia2009.com/). Look
for 9A2009OS (Osijek), 9A2009PO (Porec), 9A2009PU (Pula), 9A2009ST
(Split), 9A2009VZ (Varazdin), 9A2009ZD (Zadar) and 9A2009ZG
(Zagreb). QSL via bureau. [TNX VA3RJ]

C6 - Karney/W2AFC, Dave/N1EMC and Bill/NE1B will operate from Nassau
(NA-001, Grid Square FL15), Bahamas with Tom/C6ANM during the
following contests: CQ WW 160M CW (23-25 January), ARRL DX CW
(21-22 February), CQ WW 160M SSB (27 February-1 March), ARRL DX
SSB (6-8 March). Additional C6ANM DX activity on 160-6 metres will
be from 1 January through 1 April. QSL C6ANM via LOTW (preferred)
or direct to WA2IYO. [TNX NE1B]

CE - Esteban, XQ7UP and other seven operators from Chile and France
will be active as XR5L from Santa Maria Island (SA-070) and
lighthouse from 28 January to 4 February. They plan to operate SSB
and CW on all bands. QSL via CE6AMN. Further information can be
found on the Three Stars DX Group’s website at
www.3stardxgroup.cl/ [TNX XQ7UP]

E4 - Salvador, C31CT has joined the team (Vinicio/IK2CIO, Simone/IZ0BTV,
Aurelio/IZ0EGM, Giorgio/IZ4AKS, Pasquale/IZ8IYX and Les/SP3DOI)
that is currently active as E44M [425DXN 918] from Palestine.
Operations started on 2 January and will continue until the local
evening of the 10th, as the team is expected to leave on the 11th
at 10h. Arturo, IK7JWY liaises with the team and the amateur radio
community through the forum which can be found at
www.hamradioweb.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=39. QSL via
SP3DOI (bureau) or IZ0BTV (direct); further information, including
QSLling instructions and on-line logs, at www.dxcoffee.com/e44m/

EA - Adolfo, EA7TV will be active as ED7TV from the two Rota
lighthouses (ARLHS SPA-085 and SPA-339) on 9-11 January. He plans
to operate on 20 and 40 metres. QSL via home call, direct or
bureau. [TNX EA7TV]

FW - Eli/HA9RE, Laci/HA0NAR and Sara/HA9SDA will be active as FW5RE
from Wallis Island (OC-054) starting on 27-28 January until 17
February. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres with
two stations. QSL via HA8IB. Donations will be gratefully accepted
(please contact ha9re[kringelis]freemail[taskas]hu if willing to help). [TNX HA8IB]

G - Founded in 1969 by the late John Morris, G3ABG, the Worked All
Britain Awards Group celebrates its 40th anniversary. GB40WAB will
be aired for the entire anniversary year from different locations,
and it may be used from any of the seven British DXCC Entities.
All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau.
Further information on the event and the relevant award can be
found at www.worked-all-britain.co.uk/

HI - Simone, IZ5JNQ will be active as HI7/IZ5JNQ from the Dominican
Republic (NA-096) between 5 January and 5 February 2009. He also
plans to go and operate as HI2/IZ5JNQ from the coastal islands
(NA-122) of Saona and Catalina during that time frame. [TNX IZ5MMB]

HK - Cody, KC2LSD will be active as HK3/KC2LSD from Colombia on 9-15
January. He plans to be QRV mainly around 23 UTC on 20, 30 and 40
metres, with some day time operation as well. [TNX K1XN and The
Golist]

KH2 - Yoshi, JE2EHP will be active as K1HP/KH2 from Guam (OC-026) on
16-19 January. He plans to operate SSB, CW and RTTY on the HF
bands and 6 metres. QSL via JE2EHP, bureau preferred. [TNX JE2EHP]

PA - Look for Raymond, PA6FUN to be active on various bands and modes
from Schiermonnikoog Island (EU-038) and lighthouse on 2-6
January. QSL via PE1GUR.

P4 - Peter, EA5GVH will be active as P40PZ from Aruba (SA-036) on 12-28
January. He will operate digital modes (PSK, Olivia, FeldHell,
SSTV, RTTY and others) and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via home call.
[TNX NG3K]

S2 - The expedition to St. Martin’s Island (AS-127) [425DXN 916] is now
expected to take place on 16-22 January. Six operators will be
active as S21DX on 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80 metres SSB and
RTTY. QSL direct to EB7DX. Please visit s2iota.eb7dx.com/
for further information and updates.

S7 - Jan, DL7JAN will be active as S79JF from Praslin Island (AF-024),
Seychelles from 22 February to 6 March. He plans to operate CW,
SSB, RTTY and maybe PSK31 on 40-10 metres. QSL via home call,
direct or bureau. [TNX DL7JAN]

TL - Chris (ex-5U5U) expects to start activity from the Central African
Republic (requested call TL0A) around 15 January. He will operate
in his spare time, with an amplifier and a 6-band yagi, plus
dipoles and a long wire. QSL to Christian Saint Arroman, Chemin de
Mouteguy, 64990 Urcuit, France. [TNX The Daily DX]

UA - A few activities for the World Flora Fauna Award are expected to
take place between 3 and 8 January. Look for UE1RFF/4 and UE9WFF/4
to operate from five different locations. QSLs via UA1RJ. [TNX
RW3GW]

VK - VI2BV90 is the special callsign issued to the Waverley Amateur
Radio Society (www.vk2bv.org), the oldest continuously licensed
amateur radio club in Australia, to celebrate its 90th
anniversary. The special callsign will be in use by the club
station from 24 January to 1 February. Expect SSB activity on on
or near 3590, 7090, 14190, 21190 and 28490 kHz. [TNX VK3FM]

W - Wade, AA8LL will be active as AA8LL/4 from Cedar Keys (NA-076)
from around 22 UTC on 17 January to around 17 UTC on the 20th.
Holiday style operating will be mostly CW and RTTY on 80-17 metres
with 100 watts and wires. QSL via AA8LL, direct or bureau. He will
upload his log to LoTW. [TNX AA8LL]

PACIFIC TRIP —> Udo, DL9HCU is currently active as 3D2HC from the Fiji
Islands. Starting around 8-9 January he will be on Banaba Island, possibly
signing T33HC. After that he plans to go and operate from Western Kiribati
as T30HC. QSL via DL9HCU. [TNX The Daily DX]

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE —> The latest issue (December 2008) is now available
at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should
be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA.

I2UIY MEMORIAL PLAQUE PROGRAMME —> Two plaques will be sponsored annually
by CQ Magazine for the CQ WW WPX RTTY Contest and the CQ WW RTTY Contest in
memory of Paolo Cortese, I2UIY. The recipients will be chosen by the CQ
RTTY Contest Committee from among all single-operator entries from
DXpeditions in that year’s contest. Final score is only one aspect
considered in determining the recipient: difficulty of the endeavor, rarity
of location, contribution to the local environment, etc. are all factors
that are important in determining the winner.

CQ DX MARATHON —> The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long DX hunt, with
participants competing to see who can work the greatest number of countries
(”entities”) and CQ zones during the calendar year. The 2009 edition
started at 00.00 UTC on 1 January and will end at 23.59 UTC on 31 December.
Complete rules and submission information can be found at
www.dxmarathon.com - and remember to submit your 2008 scores by 31 January
2009. [TNX K9EL]

CQ WW WPX CONTEST —> The new rules for the 2009 CQ WPX Contest are now
available (www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm). There are changes throughout
the rules and, even though most of them are administrative and should have
little impact on the competitive and fun aspects of the contest,
participants are encouraged to read the complete rules carefully. The SSB
event will be held on 28-29 March, followed by the CW event on 30-31 May.

DX SOUND CLIPS —> Tom’s (K8CX) DX sound clips for 2008 can be found at
hamgallery.com/dx2008/; the collection of 120 streaming Real Audio
DX clips covers all the major DXpeditions, plus rare and semi-rare DX.

HOGWASH FOR HAMSTERS —> Jerry Spring, VE6CNU is the author of “Hogwash
for Hamsters: A Light-hearted Look at the Hobby of Amateur Radio”, a
111-page book that casts a humorous look at the hobby of amateur radio:
“When we take ourselves less seriously, we become even better ambassadors
to the world”. Complete information can be found at
www.trafford.com/08-1259

QSL BX2AAL —> As of 28 December 2008, NI5DX is the QSL manager for Jack,
BX2AAL. Buzz will be able to answer all requests for cards as soon as the
logs are transferred and QSL cards are printed. [TNX K1XN and The Golist]

QSL II5EME —> Direct and bureau cards for the 13th International EME
Conference’s special event station are being sending out. The Conference
papers and a few photo galleries are available at www.eme2008.org/
[TNX IW5EIJ]

QSL RA1QKI/1 —> The new QSL route for RA1QKI/1 (EU-102 and EU-160, August
2007) is via UA1RJ. [TNX UA1RJ]

QSL VIA UA1RJ —> The “World Flora Fauna” (www.wff44.com) is an award
programme for contacts made with amateur radio stations operating from
national parks and nature reserves worldwide. UA1RJ is the QSL manager for
the following operations conducted by the WFF Russian Team in 2008:
RA3AUU/3 (July), RW3GW/3 (July), UE1RFF, UE1RFF/1 (December), UE1RFF/3
(September-November), UE1TFF (July), UE1ZFF (July), UE3FFF/3 (July) and
UE9WFF/1 (August). [TNX RW3GW]

QSL GALLERY —> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX’s
web site has been updated. Twelve different galleries include cards for the
ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (234 QSLs), the 58 deleted DXCC entities (927
QSLs), obsolete prefixes (2475 QSLs), stations from Magrebh from 1947 to
1962 (292 QSLs), Antarctic bases (719 QSLs) & TAAF (Terres Australes and
Antarctiques Francaises, 245 QSLs), the various French DXCC island Entities
in the Pacific Ocean (228 QSLs) & the Indian Ocean (95 QSLs), pre-1945
countries (511 QSLs), French Departments (508 QSLs) and USA (49 QSLs) plus
a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC (104 QSLs). Several cards are
still needed and your participation is encouraged - please visit
LesNouvellesdx.fr and send send your comments to
lesnouvellesdx[kringelis]free[taskas]fr [TNX F6AJA]

QSL.NET —> After 13 years of providing the amateur radio community with
no cost web space, e-mail forwarding and mailing list services through
QSL.net and QTH.net, Al Waller (K3TKJ) has decided to retire. All QSL.net
and QTH.net servers and Internet connections at his home QTH are being
turned down, while Scott, KA9FOX is in the process of migrating all
services to new hardware. Please check www.qsl.net/ for updates on
server migration.

TOP LISTS —> The latest Topband, Topmode and Toplist listings are now
available at www.425dxn.org/awards/toplist/index.html. Please note
that QSOs confirmed through LoTW or included in on-line logs are eligible
for listing. Send send your scores, as well as any request for further
information, to Erminio Pandocchi, I2EOW (i2eow[kringelis]fastwebnet[taskas]it)

VISALIA 2009 —> Sponsored this year by the Northern California DX Club,
the 60th Annual International DX Convention will take place on 17-19 April
at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center in Visalia, California. Please
visit www.dxconvention.org for further information and registration forms.

ZL DX HALL OF FAME —> The newly established New Zealand DX Hall of Fame
honours those outstanding ZL DXers who have excelled in our radio sport
hobby over many years. After much deliberation the judges (ZL1AIH, ZL3JT
and ZL3NB) were unanimous in their selection and have elected the first
three ZL radio amateurs to the New Zealand DX Hall of Fame for 2009: Roy
Jackson (ZL4BO), Ron Wright (ZL1AMO) and Jock White (ZL2GX, SK). Details
can be found at www.southgatearc.org/

+ SILENT KEYS + Recently reported Silent Keys include Rev. Padraic O’Kelly
(EI5DA), Birgit Nilsson (SM7DBI, wife to Arne Nilsson, SM7AED) and Stanley
A. Goldin (W2DNO).

CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER

3D2HC DL9HCU EW6GF DL8KAC OX3YY OZ7YY
3Z0HNY SP2FAP FM5BH W3HNK P29ZAD NI5DX
3Z0PGA SQ9NFD FR1AN NI5DX PA30KST PE9DX
3Z1PGA SQ9NFD G4BP 2E0JJB PJ4/WO0Z WO0Z
4A1DXXE N7RO GB2HLB GM3WUX R1ANC RN1ON
4K7Z UA3FDX GB5ONG MW6VHF RL6YXX N3SL
4U1UN HB9BOU GB90WWI G4PLY S21AM N4VA
4X4BL WA2KNC GX0OOO/p G4SSH S21RC EB7DX
5H6CC IN3ATM GX4KPT/P M0DOL SB300L W3HNK
5R8FL G3SWH H44MY OM2SA SC0XMAS SM0OGQ
5R8FU SM5DJZ H6VA TI4SU SN0PGA SQ9NFD
5R8GZ G3SWH HC5WW JA6GCE SN1PGA SQ9NFD
5X1GS WB2YQH HE8AFI HB9AFI SN90J SP3J
5X4X DF5GQ HE8EFJ HB9EFJ SN90JVW SP2JVW
6W1SE JR2KDN HF1PGA SQ9NFD SQ0PGA SQ9NFD
6W2SC HA3AUI HF75LD SP7PGK T32YY JA8BMK
7Z1HB DE1ZHB HF9HNY SP9BRP T80W JM1LJS
7Z1HL DJ9ZB HG1848I HA3HK TC1KLH TA1HZ
7Z1SJ EA7FTR HG80MRASZ HA1DAE TF3CW LX1NO
8P0P 8P9NX HI3K KB2MS TI4CF W3HNK
9H3OT OH2OT HK6DOS EA5KB TJ3SL F5PSA
9K2GS EA5KB HP3TA KG6UH TM2LBR F6HAF
9K2YM EA5KB HR9/WQ7R AI4U TM4IPY F8DVD
9M2CNC G4ZFE HZ1EA DJ9ZB TM5WRC F4ELU
A41MO EA5KB HZ1PS IZ8CLM TN5SN IZ1BZV
A41MX EB7DX IY1GM IK1UGX TR50R F6AJA
A52RY I2DMI J28JA F5JFU TR8CA F6CBC
A61NA UA6MF J28KO F6DKI TT8SK F5OZF
A61Q EA7FTR J5UAP HA3AUI TY5ZR IK2IQD
A62ER IZ8CLM J79WE DL8WEM UA0AZ W3HNK
A71CT EA7FTR JD1BLY JI5RPT UA0YAY IK2QPR
A71EL A71AN JD1BMH JG7PSJ UE3GMF RA3GJ
AP2TN DJ9ZB K3C N3YIM UE6IPY/6 UA6HPR
BA1RB EA7FTR K3N N3YIM UK8OK EA7FTR
BX2AAL NI5DX KC4AAA K1IED UN3M EA7FTR
C4EURO 5B4AHO KH6MB AI4U UN5J W3HNK
CE1/K7CA NW7O KZ6C/KH2 JA1CGH UN7CC KI6Y
CM6RCR W3HNK LX8RTTY LX1DA UN7QF EX2A
CN89NY EA7FTR LY1000GV LY2GV VE6AO VE6TN
CO6XN N3ZOM LY1000W LY3W VK0BP VK2CA
CO7EH AD4C LY1000WN LY2WN VK2IA DL8YR
CO8LY EA7ADH LY1000M LY3M VK6ANC VK6NE
CQ7EPC CT1BWU LY1000QT LY2QT VP9BO W4ZGR
CT3AS DJ8FW LY1000NX LY3NX VQ98JC ND9M
CT7FFE CT1IUA LZ08IPY LZ3SM WH6R AI4U
CT7FFM CT1IUA LZ17ARDF LZ1ZF XQ4CW XQ1KY
CU1CB EA5KB NP4Z WC4E XU7ACY W2EN
CU3HQ EA3GHZ OD5TE K3IRV XW1B E21EIC
CX5TR EA5KB OE2BZL DK5AD YB1ALL W2FB
D2QMN RZ3EC OE6MBG/KH6 OE6MBG YC6ZEA YC6EN
DP0GVN DL5EBE OH4JT/1 OH4MFA YJ0AZQ VK2EZQ
DT0ID 6K2GDT OH9SCL OH9UV YT30FOC YT1E
E44M IZ0BTV [a] OL140PS OK1DOL YV5SSB IT9DAA
E44M SP3DOI [b] ON1708M ON5TN Z21BC NI5DX
E77DX E77E ON175BR ON7BR Z22JE K3IRV
EA8CMX OH2BYS ON25PRA ON6ZJ Z29KM EA7FTR
EG1CAV EA1HU ON40BAF ON6KN Z309KNV Z35W
EG7CRM EA7URS ON58EXPO ON7XY ZF2BI K4BI
EL2AR EL2BA ON70REDSTAR ON4OSA ZF2NN WQ2N
EP3PK IK2DUW OO9O ON7SS ZF2VQ W2VQ
ET3JA OK3AA OX3XR OZ3PZ ZP6CW ZP6CU

[a] direct [b] bureau

3DA0TM Andy Cory, P.O. Box 1033, Mbabane, Swaziland
4S7NE Nelson Ranasinghe, 18 Katana Housing Scheme, Demanhandiya 11270,
Sri Lanka
A45XR Chris Dabrowski, P.O. Box 2038, CPO 111, Oman
EL2BA H. Walcott Benjamin Sr, 285 St. Marks Place, Apt. 4-L, Staten
Island, NY 10301, USA
EL2DX James Alpine, 8800 Monrovia Place, Dulles, VA 20189-8800, USA
ET3AA Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society, P.O. Box 60258, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
F6HAF Guy Couteau, 96 rue du 19 mars 1962, 93220 Gagny, France
G7VJR Michael Wells, Belvoir Cottage, The Avenue, Madingley, CB23 8AD, UK
I2DMI Francesco Di Michele, P.O. Box 55, 22063 Cantu’ - CO, Italy
IZ0BTV Simone Bizzarri, P.O. Box 51, 00046 Grottaferrata - RM, Italy
JA8BMK Toshihiko Fukuta, 2115-3 Nobori, Yoichi, Hokkaido 046-0002, Japan
JD1BMM Masafumi Ishihara, 2-305 Loran, 2-5-35 Miyazaki, Chuo-ku, Chiba
260-0806, Japan
JG7PSJ Hiroyuki Kawanobe, 1-4-1 Mikamine, Taihaku, Sendai, Miyagi
982-0826, Japan
JI5RPT Makoto Koyanagi, 1-13-607 Mitsuzawakamicho, Kanagawa-ku,
Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-0856, Japan
JY4CI Rafiq Farmawi, P.O. Box 616, Amman 11118, Jordan
JY5CC Abdalla Farmawi, P.O. Box 616, Amman 11118, Jordan
K3Y Dan Rhodes, P.O. Box 3092, Erie, PA 16508, USA
K5XK Ron Evans, 2 Pembroke Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72715-8823, USA
OH4MFA Jukka Tarvainen, Ratakatu 17-19 C 24, FI-76100 Pieksamaki, Finland
SV2ASP/A Monk Apollo, Docheiariou Monastery, 63087 Mount Athos, Greece
UA0BA Andrej N. Moiseev, P.O. Box 1163, Norilsk, 663300, Krasnoyarskij
kraj, Russia
UA1RJ Jury Sinitso, P.O. Box 23, Vologda, 160000, Russia
V51AS Frank Steinhauser, Am Rosenkothen 17, 40880 Ratingen, Germany
VQ9LA Larry Arneson, PSC 466 Box 24 (DG-21 Annex 30), FPO AP 96595-0024,
USA

425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: www.425dxn.org

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 890
December 29, 2008

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, ARRL DX Bulletin, AA1M, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, N2RHL,
NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8YSE, N8PS, DX-IS News Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk,
EUDXF, YAHOO News, 6K2AVL, A35RK, DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
F5NQL & UFT, F5PFP, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH4KZM/OH4JT, OK1WCF,
PA4JJ, RSGB IOTA Web Site and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX
information.

*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Tedd, KB8NW): My family (wife/OPDX’s chief
proof-reader Linda, son Teddy [TJ] and his wife Jessi, daughter Katie and
her husband Kevin), and I (KB8NW) would like to wish all DXers, Contesters
and OPDX readers a very “Happy New Year”. Thanks to the many individuals
who have provided DX information over the past year. Without them there
would not be an OPDX Bulletin. Also, thanks to the individuals who sent
holiday wishes to my family and me…..
73 and Have a Great/Safe/Healthy New Year de Tedd KB8NW

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 21st/December, through Sunday, 28th/December there were
214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D6, DL, DU, E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FJ,
FK, FM, FO, FR, FT5W, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK,
HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY,
K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH4, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE,
OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2,
S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI,
TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP8, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YB, YI,
YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).

4A, MEXICO (Update/Special Event). Members of the DXXE (Mexican Contest
and DX group) are now active celebrating their 4th anniversary by using
the special callsign 4A1DXXE until January 6th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They were also heard on the AO51
satellite this past weekend. QSL via N7RO and the LoTW. QSOs with this
station are good for the DXXE Award. For more information, visit the
DXXE Web page at: www.dxxe.org

4M, VENEZUELA. Operators from the 4M5DX Group (Franco/YV1FM, Jose/YV5TX,
Alex/YV5SSB and Jesus/YV5MSG) will be active as 4M5DX during the CQWW WPX
RTTY Contest (February 14-15th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL
via IT9DAA.

A35, TONGA (6m History). Paul, A35RK, has been active on 6 meters this
past week and has made some 6 meter history. He made a PSK31 QSO (at
0127z) and RTTY QSO (at 0129z) on 6 meters with Colin, VK4CC, on December
26th. This is the first time it has ever been done between VK and A3!

ASIAN TRIP (Update). You have only a few more dates to work Frank, I2DMI,
as A52RY from Thimphu, because he will go QRT on December 31st. Frank
has been active on 80/40/30/20/17 meters mainly RTTY. His next stop
will be Kathmandu, Nepal. He still does not know his callsign for Nepal,
but he will get a 9N7 (RY? or DMI?) after his arrival. QSOs will be put
on LoTW and e-QSL the second week of January. Bureau cards will go out
the fourth week of March. You can QSL direct to I2DMI: P.O. Box 55,
22063 CANTU, Italy. Include a self addressed envelope (SAE) and sufficient
return postage. Please QSL only to his P.O. Box # 55 - 22063 Cantu (not
his home address).

CO8, CUBA. Eduardo, CO8LY, states that if somebody needs a confirmed QSL
from Cuba, he is active on 160 meters or PKS31, RTTY, CW and SSB on any
bands. You can make a sked with him via E-mail at:
co8ly[kringelis]frcscu[taskas]ciges.inf.cu

CU8, AZORES (Lighthouse Op). Operators Antonio/CU8AS, Ruedi/HB9CQL and
Hermann HB9CRV (CT3FN) will be active as CU8W from the Albarnaz Lighthouse
(DFP FAZ-02, ARLHS AZO-016, TWLHD WLH CU-008) on Flores Island (EU-089,
DIP AZ-008, WLOTA LH-0947) between January 19-23rd. Activity will be
mainly on the lower bands using CW and RTTY. QSL via CT1GFK. Bureau
requests are OK via E-mail to: cu8at[kringelis]sapo[taskas]pt

CV5, URUGUAY (Update/IOTA Op). Operators Lupo/CX2ABC, Julian/CX5BE,
Pedro/CX5BW, Nelson/CX6ACY, Jorge/CX6DAP, Gustavo/CX7AT and Daniel/CX9AU
will be active as CV5A from Isla de Flores (SA-030), January 22-26th.
Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. They
will also be in the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 24-25th) as a
Multi-Op entry. QSL via CX2ABC.

E4, PALESTINE (Update/Reminder). Just a reminder that an Italian group
is expected to be active as E44M this week between January 1-11th. Activity
will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and all the digital modes
with a maximum power of 1KW. They will have 3 stations on the air active
with beams, verticals and wire antennas. They state, “Even if early
January is not a a good period for VHF, they will monitor 6 and 2 meters
and try any contact.” The updated team list includes the following 6
members: Salvador/C31CT, Simone/IZ0BTV, Bello/IZ0EGM, Giorgio/IZ4AKS,
Pasquale/IZ8IYX, Vini/IK2CIO and Leszek/SP3DOI. Operations will be focused
on RTTY and the other digital modes as well as the low bands and 30/17/12
meters. They plan to pay special attention to stations outside Europe when
the propagation will allow it A Web page is now active at:
www.dxcoffee.com/e44m

E51, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (6m/2m EME). Operators Lance/W7GJ and Bob/ZL1RS
will be in Rarotonga (from grid BG08dr) at the end of March (possibly
between March 26th and April 4th) to activate E51 on EME on 6 meters
(Lance) and 2 meters (Bob). Lance’s callsign will be E51SIX and the 6m
operation will take place on 50.190 MHz. Details of Bob’s callsign and
activity were not provided. Lance wanted to announce this DXpedition as
far in advance as possible in order to provide adequate time for people
to gear up for it. More station details will be announced as it gets
closer to the operation. For more details, visit the following Web page
at: www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/E51SIX.htm

FT5W, CROZET ISLAND (Update). Not much news to report here. Reports
indicate that Florentin, F4DYW/FT5WO, has been very busy, but he has
set up a temporary station because he is going to change his room soon.
He would like to use the base HF station with an amp connected to a
rombic antenna, but he is waiting for official permission. Some French
stations have reported that Florentin was on Saturday, but very weak on
14127 kHz around 1720z. Remember, he will stay there until the end of
November 2009, and will return back home in early 2010. QSL via F4DYW,
direct or by the bureau after he returns back home. Look for updates
on: f4dyw.free.fr/index.php?langue=fr&contenu=ft5wo.ht……
LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Just before going to print, Mehdi, F5PFP, announced
that he received an E-mail from Florentin stating to look for him around
+/- 1700z, on 14120 kHz (for French speaking stations) or +/- 14262 kHz
(for other stations) as a regular operating time and usual frequencies.

HK, COLOMBIA. Cody, KC2LSD, will be active as HK3/KC2LSD between January
9-15th. Activity will be mostly at 2300z on 40/30/20 meters, with some
daytime operations as well. Cody, states, “I’ll usually get spotted on
the cluster but this time I will post myself on the
< www.obriensweb.com/sked/ >.
If anybody wants to set up a sked, E-mail me at kc2lsd[kringelis]yahoo[taskas]com ”

HS, THAILAND. Kurt, HS0ZBS, from Phanom Sarakham, East Thailand, is
active daily until January 10th, using the OLIVIA Mode. He starts at
1100z, on 14106.5 or 14107.5 kHz, calling CQ for 10 minutes.

IOTA NEWS………………………….
EU-096. You still have a few more days to work Jouni/OH4KZM and Jukka/
OH4MFA as OH4JT/1 from Kustavi Island. They are expected to
go QRT on December 30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters,
mainly CW. QSL via OH4MFA, direct or by the Bureau. For more
information: personal.inet.fi/surf/oh4mfa/oh4jt-1.htm

NA-069. Peter, VE3IKV, will be active as W4/VA3RA from Sanibel Island
(USI FL-021S, WLOTA LH-2044, Lee County, Florida), December 29th
through January 3rd (2009). Activity will primarily be CW on
40 and 20 meters. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau.

JD1, OGASAWARA ISLANDS. Just a reminder that operators Hiroyuki/JG7PSJ
and Makoto/JI5RPT will be active as JD1BMH and JD1BLY, respectively,
from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between December 28th and January 2nd.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters, with an emphasis on the low bands,
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Also on the satellites too. QSL
via their home callsigns. Visit the operator’s Web pages at:
www.ji5rpt.com/jd1
sapphire.ganko.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh

KP5, DESECHEO ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). Team 2009 Desecheo has been
updated on their Web page. The On-Island Team now includes: Ralph Fedor/
K0IR, Glen Kesselring/K0JGH, Grant Kesselring/K1KD, Brad Farrell/K4RT,
Bob Allphin/K4UEE, Tim Pearson/K5AC, Dick Hanson/K5AND, Gary Stouder/K9SG,
George Nicholson/N4GRN, Bill Barr/N4NX, Mike Mraz/N6MZ, Mike Thomas/NA5U,
Felipe Hernandez/NP4Z, Neil King/VA7DX, Steve Wright/VE7CT, Glenn Johnson/
W0GJ, Jim Livengood/W0NB, Gordon Hardman/W0RUN, John Crovelli/W2GD,
Gregg Marco/W6IZT, Garry Ritchie/W8OI and Jerry Rosalius/WB9Z. The
Off-Island Team now includes: Asia Pilot Station Toshi Kusano/JA1ELY,
Antennas Jim Streible/K4DLI, Propagation Dude Carl Luetzelschwab/K9LA
(check out Carl’s Propagation section on the Web page), QSL Manager Bob
Schenck/N2OO, Webmaster Chaz Cone/W4GKF, Antenna Paul Playford/W8AEF
and KP4 Liaison Eladio Acevedo-Velez/WP3MW. Remember, for updates visit
the KP5 Web page at: www.kp5.us
Desecheo Team members are “Getting Fit”. Check out there “Desecheo 2009
Fitness Program” Web page at:
www.fitfortrips.com/desecheo.aspx

MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Operators David/G3NKC, Martin/G4XUM and Bob/MD0CCE
will be active as MD4K during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January
23-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via G3NKC. QSL goes to G3NKC. If direct,
please remember that 1 USD is not sufficient for return postage outside
of EU.

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES CONTINUED. Hans Timmerman, PB2T, President of the
European DX Foundation (EUDXF), announced on the EUDXF Web page Tuesday,
December 16th (edited): “According to Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende,
important agreements to secure the future of the people on the Netherlands
Antilles were made. During (another) Round Table Conference held on 15th
December 2008 an agreement was signed on the future of the Netherlands
Antilles. In 2009 more work has to be done on the execution of the agree-
ments made. Depending on progress a date, will be set for the implementa-
tion of the new structure. There is hope that all will be finalized in
2010. In 2005 it was agreed that Curacao (PJ2) and Sint Maarten (PJ7) will
become autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and that
the islands Bonaire (PJ4), Sint Eustatius (PJ5) and Saba (PJ6) will become
Dutch municipalities. DXCC wise, these changes could result in deletion
of two entities (PJ2 and PJ7) and four new entities: Curacao (with status
aparte), Sint Maarten (with status aparte), Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and
Saba.”

NOW WAIT A SECOND! Those who like to be on time will have to wait a
second for on New Year’s Eve before ringing in the New Year on Wednesday.
Read all about it at:
news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081226/sc_space/2009toarr……

OK, CZECH REPUBLIC (WAS Help Needed). Martin, OK1WCF, informs OPDX that
he is trying to get his WAS award via LoTW, but still needs the following
LoTW stations from these states: HAWAII, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA and UTAH.
So, if you are in any of these states, please contact Martin via E-mail
for a sked at . He states that he is active on 40-10
meters using SSB, RTTY and other DIGI modes.

PJ2, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Jan, PA4JJ, will be active as PJ2/PA4JJ from
Curacao (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) between April 1-11th. This will be a
holiday style operation. Jan informs OPDX that he will try to be active
on as many bands as he can, except 160m. He will be on all modes but
mostly digital. His equipment is a FT-897 and a a ZS6BKW antenna (which
he states can be tuned on 6m, and he will be using WSJT (JT6M) on 6m).
QSL direct to his home callsign.

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
NOT THE QSL MANAGER. Joe, W3HNK, states that he is NOT the QSL Manager
for CO6LC or any of his operations. He does not even know him.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 4A1DXXE, 5Z1A, 5Z4DZ, 9A1CAL, B3C, H7/IV3IYH, HI3A,
KD7P/NH2, NP2KW, R1FJT, TG9/IV3IYH, UN1L, V26K and VP2EDL

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5U5U, 5W0HH, 6V7L, 9L1X, 9M2AX, 9M8Z, A35SS,
A73A, BG7JSQ, FW1W, HK0B/HK3JJH, HL5BDS, J3/DM2AYO, KP2M, KP4AO,
LU4DXU, OJ0J, P29NI, PJ7/K2GSJ, TR8CA, V47NT, VK9ANU, VP9KF, VU7SJ,
XW1B and XW1X

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: OJ1ABOA

RTTY WELCOME DAY (January 1st - All Day Long!). Phil, N8PS, states:
“Now is your chance to meet and greet other RTTY operators from all over
the world.
— No hours, No rules, No score, No pressure, No quota, No log needed. –
- Any band*, Any contact, Any time, Any power, Any equipment, Any antenna.-
(*) = Authorized amateur radio sub-bands, of course.
Get that antique set-up running or fire-up that brand new rig. Use
any modem or computer or combination thereof. Meet and greet others
without time limits. Have a short exchange or a rag-chew - whatever
suits you. Participation is voluntary. No log necessary. No awards -
just satisfaction. Help others find joy in RTTY by operating for the
first time, or the thousandth time.
Get your set-up running smoothly and help others to reverse inversion.
Just get on the air to say ‘howdy’ -or- ‘hello’ -or-’WELCOME TO RTTY’
PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE NEWS. TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
‘I’LL SEE YOU ON THE AIR FOR:’
RTTY WELCOME DAY - 01 JANUARY 2009 - ALL DAY LONG
73 - de Phil - N8PS, RTTY Welcome Day Cheerleader”

S2, BANGLADESH (Update/IOTA Op Delayed Again!). David, EB7DX, informs
OPDX that the St. Martin’s Island (AS-127), Bangladesh operation that
was delayed in early December and was expected to be active at the end
of December, will be delayed again “due to some unavoidable circumstance”.
The St. Martin’s Island, Teknaf, Bangladesh, operation will now take
place between January 16-22nd. The callsign will be S21DX. The six main
operators will be: S21RC (Fazlay Rabby), S21AM (Manjurul Haque), S21DM
(DM Hemayet), S21S (Sohel Awrangzeb), S21RO (Rasedul Islam) and S21SA
(Sayra Shahlin, YL). QSL Manager will be EB7DX (www.eb7dx.com). For more
details and updates, visit their Web page at: s2iota.eb7dx.com

S2, BANGLADESH. Yoon, 6K2AVL, in HL-land, informs OPDX that some members
of the Korea DX Club will be active from Dhaka in the People’s Republic
of Bangladesh between March 7-12th. Operators mentioned are: Kim/6K5YPW,
Kang/DS2AGH, Lee/DS2BGV, Kim/ HL3QP, Choi/HL5FUA and Yoon/6K2AVL. Yoon
states that they hope to get their callsign next month from the Bangladesh
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. They plan to operate on 160-10
meters, CW, SSB and the digital modes, using three amplifiers, verticals
and beams. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1822/1824, 3515, 7015, 10115, 14015, 18075, 21015, 24895 and 28015
SSB - 3795, 7095, 14195, 18130, 21295, 24950 and 28460
Digi - 14082, 21082 and 28100 kHz
Their main purpose for the Bangladesh DXpediton is to provide enough
chances to have a QSO with Bangladesh for all DXers who need it. They
hope it will be a good chance for Asia and Europe stations to work them
on all bands. Also, they will do their best to work both North and South
American stations within workable band conditions. QSLs are via HL5FUA.
For more details, updates and their logs, please visit the following
Web page at: dxpedition.co.kr

SPECIAL CANADIAN PREFIXES. Look for Canadian amateurs to use the following
special prefixes between January 1st and February 28th to celebrate the
400th anniversary of Galileo using of optical instruments to inspect the
universe. Also, please note that this year is the International Year of
Astronomy (IYA). Some Canadian amateurs will exchange their prefixes as
follows:
VE changes to CG VO changes to CH |For example: VE7DAO -> CG7DAO
VA changes to CF VY changes to CI | VA3DAO -> CF3DAO

The following are announced operations using the special prefix callsigns
for the IYA:
CG3OIJ - Operator Darin, VE3OIJ; on 80m-70cm (WW Loc. FN25EJ). QSL via
VE3OIJ, by the Bureau, eQSL or direct to: P. Darin Cowan,
674 Southmore Dr. W, Ottawa, ON K1V 7A1, Canada.), or
CG9NC - Paul, VE9NC, from Hampton, New Brunswick; mainly on 20 meters
on the Digital modes. QSL via VE9NC.

SV5, DODECANESE. Members of the Greek DXpedition DX PLUS Team are expected
to activate the rocky Levitha Islet (EU-001, GIOTA DKS-050, MIA MGD-019,
WLOTA LH-0846) in the South Aegean Sea for about 10 days between June
8-14th. They plan to use the special callsign SX5LA. QSL via SV1GRM. More
details will be forthcoming as they get closer to the activation date. To
see a picture of the islet, go to: www.qrz.com/db/SX5LA

T8, PALAU (OC-009). Several sources are reporting that Hide, JM1LJS, will
be active as T80W between December 28th and January 5th. Activity will
be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB during his spare time. QSL via his
home callsign. Visit his Web page to see pages of the T80 Rental Shack
at: radio-dream.com/t80w

TT8, CHAD. Sylvain, F6CIS, active as TT8SK, is expected to be on the air
possibly for 6 months to 3 years. He is only active during his spare time.
QSNs show activity has been between 1830-1930z on 40 or 20 meters SSB.
QSL via F5OZF.

VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Operators Mike/W1USN, Scott/W1SSR and Bob/AA1M will be
operating from Montserrat between February 25th and March 7th. They plan
to operate CW, SSB and PSK31. Their callsigns have not been assigned as
of this date. They are looking to get VP2MPR (W1USN) and VP2MPL (AA1M),
if not, VP2M/homecall. QSL via their CBA.

VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS (Update/YL Op!). Just a reminder that an inter-
national group of YLs will activate the Falkland Islands (SA-002) between
January 17-31st. Each operator will be signing with the callsign “VP8YL*”,
where the third letter of the suffix will be assigned to each YL operator
at beginning of the operation. YL operators mentioned at present include:
Janet/VP8AIB, Chantal/PA3GQG, Unni/LA6RHA, Jeanie/WA6UVF, Mio/JR3MVF,
Liz/M0ACL, Victoria/SV2KBS, Nicky/M5YLO and Ruth/IT9ESZ. The activity
will be mainly on SSB, on all bands, but only 20 hours every day. QSL
via operator’s home callsign. Look for more information to become available
at: www.radioclubs.net/aa_vp8yl_/

VP9,BERMUDA. Kurt, W6PH, will be active as VP9/W6PH again for the 2009
ARRL DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. QSL direct to his home callsign W6PH.

YE1, INDONESIA. Members of the Bekasi DX Contest Club (YE1ZAT) will be
active during the CQ 160-Meter CW Contest (January 24-25th) as a Multi-
Op entry, the CQWW WPX RTTY Contest (February 14-15th) as a Multi-Single
entry and the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Single
entry. Operators mentioned are Joz/YD1JZ, Danu/YD1GCL, Terry/YC1KAF,
Yon/YB1CCF, Arif/YE1AA and Heri/YB1KAR. QSL via YE1ZAT, by the Bureau,
e-QSL or direct via info on QRZ.com.

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND (AF-003). Six members of the Cambridge University
Wireless Society will active as ZD8UW between January 2-9th. Activity
will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are: Hugo/
M0HSW, Tom/M0TJH, Simon/G4EAG, Michael/G7VJR, Gordon/G3USR and Martin/
G3ZAY. QSL via G7VJR. The logs will be uploaded to LoTW.

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 889
December 22, 2008

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, ARRL DX Bulletin, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, N2OO, NG3K,
N4AA & QRZ DX, W4VQ, K5ZD, K6EID, K8YC, K8YSE, ND9M, WO0Z, DX-IS News
Site, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, DK8JB, DL5YWM, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
EA4ATI, F5NQL & UFT, F5PFP, HA9RE, HK3JJH, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
JE2EHP, PS7AB, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SW1JGW, TA1HZ, TA0U, VA3RJ & ICPO,
VK2UA and VK3FM for the following DX information.

*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Tedd, KB8NW): My family (wife/OPDX’s chief
proof-reader Linda, son Teddy [TJ] and his wife Jessi, daughter Katie and
her husband Kevin) and I (KB8NW) would like to wish all DXers, Contesters
and OPDX readers a very “Happy Holiday, Merry Christmas and Season’s
Greetings”. Thanks to the individuals who sent holiday wishes to my
family and me. I tried to answer all of them this time around…….
73 and Have a Great Holiday de Tedd KB8NW

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 14th-December, through Sunday, 21st-December there were
207 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG,
FK, FM, FO, FR, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL,
HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S5, SM,
SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8,
VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV,
Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, 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).

2009 CQ WPX CONTEST (Rule Changes). Randy Thompson, K5ZD, Director of
the CQ WPX Contest, announced that the rules for the 2009 CQ WPX Contest
are now available. See: www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
There are changes throughout the rules, so participants are encouraged to
read the complete rules carefully. Many of the changes were to align with
similar rules in the CQ WW Contest or to clarify administrative details.
There is no change to the scoring. Most of the changes are administrative
and should have little impact on the competitive and fun aspects of the
contest. They look forward to more sunspots and another record year of
participation in the 2009 WPX contests. Look for CQ WPX 2008 Contest
results in the January (SSB) and March (CW) issues of CQ Magazine.

4A, MEXICO (Special Event). Members of the DXXE (Mexican Contest and DX
group) will celebrate their 4th anniversary by using the special callsign
4A1DXXE between December 25th and January 6th (2009). Activity will be
on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via N7RO and the LoTW. QSOs
with this station are good for the DXXE Award. For more information,
visit the DXXE Web page at: www.dxxe.org

5H, TANZANIA (IOTA Op). Sigi/DL7DF and his XYL Sabine will be on holiday
in Zanzibar (AF-032), February 3-13th. Look for Sigi to sign 5H1DF and
be active on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV as often as
possible. His equipment consists of a transceiver, a linear TY900, a 18m
Lowband Vertical, a Vertical R7, as well as a laptop computer. QSL via
DL7DF, by the German QSL Bureau (DARC) or direct to: Sigi Presch,
Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany. For updates and more
details, visit: www.dl7df.com/5h/index.html

7P, LESOTHO. Danny, ZS6AW, is expected to be active as 7P8AA this week
between December 24-27th. His main activity will be on 20 meters SSB.
QSL via his home callsign.

9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Dani, EA4ATI, informed OPDX that he is working now in
Malaysia. He has been issued the callsign 9M2TI and will be operating
from Kuala Lumpur city. Using a vertical antenna with 400 watts, look
for Dani to be active on 40/20/15/10 meters using CW and SSB. He also
mentions that he will participate in the main international contests
(like the CQ WPX) from a different location with a better station (yagi
antennas and also dipole for 80m). Dani will stay in Malaysia for at
least one year. QSL via his home callsign.

ASIAN TRIP (Update). By the time you read this Frank, I2DMI, should be
active from Thimphu, Bhutan, as A52RY between December 22-31st. Frank
informed OPDX on Friday that he will be using his own vertical antenna
because the yagi at the HAM CENTRE has been broken by wind. He also
mentioned that he still does not know his callsign for Nepal, but he
will get a 9N7 (RY? or DMI?) callsign after his arrival in Kathmandu.
Please remember he will only be active during his spare time as A52RY.
Activity will only be RTTY. He thinks his operating periods will likely
be in the ranges of 0100-0300z and 1200-1900z. Suggested target frequencies
will be 3582, 7040, 10142, 14082, 18102, 21082, 24922 and 28082 kHz,
listening up 2 or spread 2-10 kHz depending on the pileup. He will
concentrate his activity on the opened bands. QSOs will be put on LoTW
and e-QSL the second week of January. Bureau cards will go out the fourth
week of March. You can QSL direct to I2DMI: P.O. Box 55 - 22063 CANTU,
Italy. Include a self addressed envelope (SAE) and sufficient return
postage. Please QSL only to his P.O. Box # 55 - 22063 Cantu (not his
home address).

BLACK SEA CUP INTERNATIONAL. The members of the Ukrainian Black Sea
Contest Club (BSCC) invite all amateurs to participate in the 2009 Black
Sea Cup International which is held during the first full weekend of
February beginning 12:00 UTC Saturday and ending 00:00 UTC Sunday
(February 7-8th). The object is to contact as many other amateurs, BSCC
members, amateurs of Black Sea countries, especially IARU member society
HQ stations around the world as possible using the 160/80/40/20/15/10
meter bands using CW and SSB. For complete details, visit the BSCC Web
page at: www.bscc.ucoz.ru

CTU 2009 DAYTON REGISTRATION. Tim, K3LR, CTU Chairman, reports, “I am
pleased to announce that ‘early bird’ registration for Dayton ConTest
University (”CTU”) 2009 is now OPEN. The CTU staff is working hard to
prepare an interesting and informative curriculum for 2009. CTU will be
held in Dayton, Ohio, on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 (classes last all day).
This is the day before the big 3 day Dayton event! CTU 2009 will feature
some of the best Radio Contest operators and station builders (CTU
Professors). They will present state of the art contesting topics that
will increase your knowledge and fun. Thanks to our flagship Sponsor -
Icom America for their continued support of CTU 2009 and our contesting
radio sport. Also thanks to CQ Magazine, DX Engineering, Comtek Systems,
Dave, W9ZRX and SuperBertha for helping make CTU a success. For CTU 2009
details and registration, 2008 CTU wrap up and more information, go to:
www.contestuniversity.com
Please make sure that you click on the registration page and indicate if
you are a returning CTU graduate or this is your first time attending
Dayton CTU. Based upon the tremendous attendance at Dayton CTU 2008, I
expect CTU 2009 student registration slots will fill up fast. Space is
limited. Contest University traveled to the United Kingdom in October
2008. It was a huge hit!
www.southgatearc.org/news/august2008/contest_unive……
Look for additional Europe Contest University dates coming soon. Hope
to see you at Dayton CTU 2009! Thanks to Scott, KA9FOX and QTH.com for
his hosting of the Contest University Web site! Merry Christmas and 73!”

ELECTED OFFICICERS FOR 2009. At its annual meeting held on Thursday,
December 11th, the Carolina DX Association elected the following officers
to serve for 2009:
President: Ted Goldthorpe, W4VHF
Vice President: Paul Ponak, AD4IE
Secretary-Treasurer: Cliff Wagoner, W3ZL
Newsletter Editor: John Scott, K8YC
Contest Manager: Dick Williams, W3OA
Cluster Managers: Joe Simpkins, K4MD
Paul Sturpe, W3GQ
Webmaster: Wayne Setzer, WB4BXW

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Pascal, F8AAL, is now active as FO/F8AAL from
Moorea Island (OC-046) until December 31st. Activity will be holiday
style on 40/30/20 meters using SSB and RTTY. He was heard this past
week mainly on 40 meters with some 20 meters RTTY. QSL via his home
callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

FT5W, CROZET ISLAND (Update). No QSNs reported yet for Florentin, F4DYW,
as FT5WO. He was expected to be on the air around December 10th or 15th.
Florentin will be active on 40-10 meters SSB (and possibly 80m). He will
stay there until end of November 2009, and will return back home in early
2010. QSL via F4DYW, direct or by the bureau after he returns back home.
Look for updates on:
f4dyw.free.fr/index.php?langue=fr&contenu=ft5wo.ht……
ADDED NOTE: While you are waiting for Florentin to hit the airwaves,
take a look at these great pictures of the Alfred Faure station and
Possession Island (Crozet archipelago) at:
www.french-polar-team.fr/FT5W_Alfred_Faure_Station……

FW, WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS (Update). Eli, HA9RE, and a team of operators
will be active from Wallis Island as FW5RE (not FW0RE as first reported).
Eli informs OPDX that they will be leaving Budapest on January 23rd, and
travel via London and Los Angeles were they will arrive on Fiji early in
the morning on January 26th. The group is expected to arrive on Wallis
Island during the afternoon also on the January 26th. Eli states, “Provided
all our baggage arrives in due time then we can begin the operation on
January 28-29th.” They are expected to be there for about a month. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters, including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB and
RTTY. Two stations will be on the air. Antennas to be used are: a 24m
vertical on 160/80/40m, Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/10m, HB9CV for 20-15m
and a 8-band Butternut. QSL Manager will be HA8IB. Eli and his team are
now looking for sponsorship. To help, contact Eli via E-mail at:
ha9re[kringelis]freemail[taskas]hu
A Web site dedicated to the FW operation will be set up on HA9RE’s own
Web pages after the expedition has taken place.

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Tino, HI3CCP, will be active during the CQWW WPX
RTTY Contest (February 14-15th) from Lomas del Toro in Santiago (the
Lomadeltoro Contest Team’s HI3CCP station): www.lomadeltoro.com
QSL via ON4IQ.

HQ9, HONDURAS. Ray, WQ7R, will be active as HQ9R during the CQ 160-Meter
CW Contest (Janaury 23-24th) as Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via K5WW.

IOTA NEWS…………………………..
EU-092. Jim, MM0BQI, will be active as MM0Q from Tanera Mor, Scotland,
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th, 2009). QSL via
the LoTW. QSL are also OK via MM0BQI, by the Bureau or direct.

JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. Masa, JA6GXK, will once again be active as JD1BMM
starting around December 23rd through January 6th. His activity will be
on the low bands. QSL via his home callsign.

KH2, GUAM (OC-026). Yoshi, JE2EHP, will be active as K1HP/KH2 from here
between January 16-19th (2009). Activity will be on all HF bands and 6m,
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL is via Bureau to his home callsign JE2EHP.

KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Kunio/JA1CJA (KP2/AE6XY), Takeo/JA3BZO
(KP2/AE6YQ) and Masumi/JA3AVO (KP2/W3AVO) will be active from Brad’s (K9BZ)
rental shack (RADIO REEF) between Janaury 17-22nd. The trio will arrive on
St.Croix, January 16th, but spend 22 days at Radio Reef before returning
to St.Croix on the 23rd for departure. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITIES……………..
* Members of the “Old Barney Aamateur Radio Club (OBARC) will be active
as N2OB/150 (or N2OB/LH) starting at 0000z, on December 27th, through
2359z, January 4th (2009). Operations will be on all bands and modes
available. Activity is to celebrate the relighting and the 150th anni-
versary of the “Barnegat Lighthouse” (nicknamed “Old Barney”). Yes,
“Old Barney” will officially be relit on January 1, 2009, which is the
150th anniversary of its original lighting on January 1st, 1859. The
lighthouse was officially shut down in 1944 and became a state park in
1957. Since that time only a 250 watt light was lit for aesthetics
only. On January 1st, a new light with a new fresnel lens will be lit
and “Old Barney” will once again be an official (private) navigational
aid. For more info on the relighting, visit the following Web page at:
www.southjersey.com/articles/?articleid=19695
N2OB/150 stations will be operating from various locations around
“Ocean County”. Some operations from the lighthouse property may be
possible, and the callsign N2OB/LH will be used which will count for
working the lighthouse and IOTA NA-111. A nice color photo QSL is being
planned showing the relighting of the lighthouse. QSL via N2OB (SASE
requested) or by the Bureau is “OK”. Visit the OBARC Web page at:
www.obarc.org

* Members of the Turkish group called TCSWAT (Special Wireless Activity
Team) will activate a series of lighthouses during the following five
months from the historical lighthouses around Istanbul. In collaboration
with the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, TCSWAT is organizing
the “Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air” activities which will take place
from Karaburun (TUR 036), Sile (TUR 046), Anadolu (TUR 014), Ahirkapi
(TUR 056), Rumeli/Turkeli (TUR 053) and Fenerbahce (TUR 021) Lighthouses
during the last two weekends of December 2008. The dates, locations
and callsigns are as the following:
December 20-21st - Karaburun Lighthouse (TUR 036) as TC1KLH
27-28th - Karaburun Lighthouse (TUR 036) as TC1KLH
January 17-18th - Sile Lighthouse (TUR 046) as TC2SLH
January 24-25th - Anadolu Lighthouse (TUR 014) as TC2ALH
February 21-22nd - Ahirkapi Burnu Lighthouse (TUR 056) as TC1ALH
March 21-22nd - Rumeli/Turkeli Lighthouse (TUR 053) as TC1RLH
April 4-5th - Fenerbahce Lighthouse (TUR 021) as TC2FLH
Stations contacting four or more of the lighthouses will receive an
“Istanbul Lighthouses On The Air Award”. Details will be announced
later on the following Web sites at: tcswat.tripod.com
ta0u.com
More lighthouses will be activated in the future by TCSWAT. The TCSWAT
team members include: Urcun/TA0U, Leonardo/TA1FR, Mert/TA1ST, Tevfik/
TA1HZ, Erhan/TA2DJ, Bekir/TA2RX, Mehmet/TB1J and Onur/TB2MYE.

* Operators Ron/WB3AAL, Jim/KA3UNQ and Stan/N2US will be active as
homecall/p during the ARLHS Lighthouse Christmas Lights QSO Party
(between December 20th and January 4th) from the lighthouse (ARLHS
USA-857) in Turkey Point, Maryland. Activity will be on all bands
and modes. QSL via the station’s home callsign with a SASE or by the
Bureau. N2US uses the LoTW. For details on the Lighthouse Christmas
Lights QSO Party (LCL), see: arlhs.com/LCL-2008-guidelines.html

OA4, PERU. Fred, DL1NL, is currently active from Lima as OA4/DL1NL.
His activity is CW only. QSNs show that he has been on 40 and 20 meters.
Look for him to stay here until the end of the month. QSL via his home
callsign, direct (QRZ.com) or by the bureau.

PJ4, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Larry, WO0Z (Whiskey Oscar Zero Zulu) will be
active as PJ4/WO0Z from Bonaire (IOTA SA-006) between December 26th and
January 4th. He intends to concentrate on 17 and 30 meters in this holiday
style DXpedition using all modes. QSL via WO0Z (Whiskey Oscar Zero Zulu).
PLEASE NOTE: Larry reuests to PLEASE leave the phonetics in the above
announcement as it spares W0OZ (Whiskey Zero Oscar Zulu) many QSLs!

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
5X1AB PIRATE ALERT. Phil, K6EID, who is the QSL Manager for Arik, 5X1AB,
states that Arik was active on October 9th, 2008, until 1740z when he
then QRTed. Someone apparently used his callsign working many USA boys
after that until 2100 or 2200z. Phil states, “I’ve received loads of
cards and had to return them as NIL. Arik confirmed that he did not
make these QSOs. Anyone working a station signing 5X1AB after 1740z
on October 9th, 2008, you worked a pirate, save your postage.”

NA-132/NA-133 QSL REQUEST. Pedro, HK3JJH, informs OPDX that he is
receiving lot of QSL cards for the recent expedition (NA-132/NA-133)
from the USA with only a 42 cent stamp only on the envelope. These
cards will not be answerd directly because his post office box in
Miami is a mail drop-off (to make it easier/safer for him to retrieve
the cards). The QSLs will be mailed to Colombia and then sent back to
the U.S. for mailing; the expenses are over one USD for each envelope.

Rony, PS7AB, informs OPDX that he is now the new Manager of the
“Islanders Expeditionaries Association” (AEI), the Awards and Certifi-
cates of the “DIB” (Brazilian Islands Award), “DFB” (Brazilian Light-
houses Award), and “DFH” (Brazilian Historical Fortifications), in
substitution to the old manger, Pedro Sirzanink, PP5SZ. The “Islanders
Expeditionaries Association” (AEI) is a civilian society that was
founded on October, 27, 1993, in Florianopolis City, by Pedro Sirzanink,
PP5SZ. For more information about “AEI”, please read the following link:
www.aei.radioamador.org.br

QSLs for TC12AKUT, which was active between Decemeber 1-15th, 2008, to
celebrate the 12th anniversary of AKUT Search & Rescue Association
by the AKUT DXpedition Team from Kartepe and Karaburun,
will be out before the end of January 2009. More than 15k QSOs were
made during this period. Check out the following links for pictures at:
www.ta0u.com/galeri.asp
www.ta0u.com/galeri2.asp?id-6
The QSL Manager is TA0U: P.O. Box 17 34734 Sahra-i Cedid, Istanbul,
Republic of Turkey.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 3X5A, D4C, H44MY and OX5AA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3C7Y, 3V8BB, 5H3VB, 7Q7VB, 9J2VB, 9M6XRO/P,
9Y4W, A25/DL7DF, A35ZS, BU2AI, CE0Y/JJ2NYT, D20VB, E73M, EI3O, EL2DX,
FM5CD, HQ9R, J20VB, J88DR, LU4DXU/mm, OJ0B, P29NI, PZ5Z, R1ANR, S79UH,
T05DX, TY5ZR, UN7/JH4RHF, V44KAI, V51VV, VQ9LA, XU7MDY, YL2KO, Z2/UA4WHX,
ZL7/DL2AH and ZS6CCY

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3A/F4CQA, 3DA0CW, 4Z5PG, 6K2AVL, 7Z1HL,
8R1PW, C91CW, C93DY, CE0Z/DL2AH, DO1KGA, EA7TV/P, EC7ABV, EL2DX, EU1PA,
F4ELJ/P, F6HQP/P, FJ/G3TXF, J6/DL7AFS, JW/F8DVD, LY80A, LZ130LO, LZ1JZ,
MD0LON, OH0X, OH3OJ/P, OH9SCL, OY9R, PJ7/DG5JX, R50KP, RZ3DH, SU8BHI,
SX7W, TI9KK, TX5C, UA6YW, UE1OKI, UR4Z, V5/DJ8VC, VP6PR, YI9CW, YO2LXW,
YO8RIJ, YV5AJ, YV5EAH and ZL7/SP9PT

S7, SEYCHELLES. Jan, DL7JAN, will be active as S79JF from Praslin Island
(AF-024) between Februrary 22nd and March 6th (2009). Activity will be
on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and possibly PSK31. QSL via DL7JAN,
direct or by the Bureau.

V5, NAMIBIA (Satellites, VHF, UHF and EME). Operators Hal/ZS6WB, Pine/
ZS6OB, Dick/ZS6BUG, Sarel/ZS6AC, Dave/N7BHC and Dan/HB9CRQ will be active
from the moonrise on January 7th to moonset on January 16th (2009). Their
QTH will be in Luderitz, Namibia (Grid Locator JG73NI). Activity will be
mainly on 50, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz EME. At the same time, they will be
active for transatlantic Tropo on 144 and 432 and on the satellites (AO-7,
FO-29 and AO-51). For more details and updates, watch the following Web
page at: hb9q.ch/joomla/index.php

VI2, AUSTRALIA (Att. PFX Hunters - Special Event Update). For those
amateurs keen on collecting unusual callsigns, the Waverley Amateur
Radio Society, a radio club in suburban Sydney, Australia, and claiming
to be the oldest continuously licensed radio club in Australia, will be
activating the special event callsign VI2BV90 between January 24th and
February 1st (2009). Activity is to celebrate the 90th anniversary of
the club. Operation will be SSB mode, on or near 3590, 7090, 14190,
21190 and 28490 kHz, as well as IRLP node 6250 and Echolink node 305559.
Times of operation will depend on operator availability. Up-to-date
information may be found on the Club’s Web site at: www.vk2bv.org

VQ9(8), CHAGOS ISLANDS. Jim, ND9M, informed OPDX on Friday that he has
just arrived back on Diego Garcia for another four month tour (He is
an electronics officer onboard the M/V Sgt William R Button). His VQ9JC
license was renewed without difficulty, and as a plus, Jim has requested
and was issued a two week license to operate as VQ98JC between December
18-31st. He was heard this past weekend on the air using this special
callsign on 30/20/17/15 meters CW. He also mentions that his QSLs for
his VQ98JC operation will not be printed until after his return to the
states in April 2009. Jim states, “My operating times are typically
during my local evening from 1200-1630z on Sunday through Thursday and
1200-1730z on Friday and Saturday. (Local time is GMT +6 all year.) There
will be occasional overnight operating (usually on weekends). This will
allow me to remain QRV until 0100z when I must return to my ship for the
day’s business. I’ll be QRV on all bands and modes plus satellite (AO-51,
SO-50, etc.). As usual, QSL via the home callsign, ND9M.”

ZF2, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Operators Gary/W2VQ and his son Paul/WQ2N will be
active as ZF2VQ and ZF2NN, respectively, between December 28th and
January 3rd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
They will focus on Europe and Asia using only 100 watts into beams,
verticals amd dipole antennas. QSL ZF2NN via WQ2N and ZF2VQ via W2VQ.

Dar zinau, kad yra toks K4YL, pabandysiu jam parasyti.
O YT1AD labai nepognuozojamas zmogus, dar ir dabar jis man skoloje sedi.
Nesinori ji maitinti sunkiu prakaitu uzdirbtais ” zaliais prezidentais ”

Saulius LY5W

2009/1/5 LY2IJ

> O kodel ne tiesiai per YT1AD?
> LY3UM ne Lietuvoj ir neaisku kada bus.
>
>
>
> —–Lai�ko originalas—–
> Nuo ko:
> Si�stas: 2009-01-05 10:26:01
> Kam:
> Lai�ko pavadinimas: Re: Klausimas d�l DXCC QSL
>
> > Sia sali man patvirtino LY3UM, kuris toje ekspedicijoje dirbo.
> > Jam buvo atsiunte pora QSL, kurias jis uzpilde LY stotims.
> > Pasiteirauk jo. Gal dar koki tuscia blanka turi.
> >
> > LY8X
> >
> >
> > Citavimas Saulius Zalnerauskas :
> > > Sveiki,
> >
> > > Per pirmas �altas met� dienas sudariau s�ra�� i� dingusi� mano QSL.
> > > Viena tokia DXCC �alis yra K1B - Baker Island, kuri� tur�jau 5
> diapazonais.
> > > Para�iau vienam i� tos ekspedicijos dalyvi� (RZ3AA) lai�k� su
> duomenimis
> > > apie QSO.
> > > Jis labai apgailestauja, bet ra�o, kad neturi tu��i� QSL blank�.
> >
> > > Klausimo esm� - ar jis u�d�damas savo �tampuk� ant mano QSL patvirtina,
> kad
> > > u�skaito tuos ry�ius.
> > > Ir ar ARRL DXCC stalas u�skaitys t� fakt�?
> >
> > > �inau, kad senais sovietiniais laikais, velionis UP2NV tur�jo kelet�
> toki�
> > > QSL ir jas tada u�skait�.
> > > Gal��iau para�yti tiesiai � ARRL, bet noriu �inoti J�s� nuomon�, prie�
> tai
> > > darydamas.
> >
> > > Toki� DXCC �ali� pas mane keletas, ir visi�kai neai�ku, kada v�l ten
> bus
> > > ekspedicija.
> >
> > > Saulius LY5W
> > > P.S. Kaune dabar -21C
> > > ______________
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2009/1/5 Vytas LY3BG

>
>
> > �ia galite pasitikrinti ar yra QSO su Serrana Bank ir Bajo Nuevo 5K0T.
> > www.5k0t.com/
> > Nepaprastai retos DXCC. Jau buvau i�sigand�s, kad man�s ne�logino, bet
> > atsiminiau, kad tada dirbau LY70W.
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> 73 Vytas LY3BG
>
>
> LY5W
>
>

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> www.5k0t.com/
> Nepaprastai retos DXCC. Jau buvau i�sigand�s, kad man�s ne�logino, bet
> atsiminiau, kad tada dirbau LY70W.

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