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Sveiki,

Dar viena SUPER ekspedicija i Midway atola K4M jau tuoj-tuoj.
Placiau apie tai:

KH4 - MIDWAY ISLANDS, OC-030
The team includes Tom,ND2T, Joe,AA4NN, Art,WA7NB, Kimo,KH7U, Tom,N4XP,
Bruce,W6OSP, James,9V1YC, Don,N1DG, Dave,WB4JTT, John,N7CQQ, Max,I8NHJ,
Joe,W8GEX, Kevin,K6TD, Franz,DJ9ZB, Paul,N4PN, Arnold,N6HC, Craig,K9CT,
and Charlie,W6KK, and plans to arrive on Midway Island on Oct 9. They
will satisfy many DXers signing K4M until Oct 19. Listen on these QRGs:
Band SSB CW RTTY
10m 28475 28024 28080
12m 24945 24894 —
15m 21295 21024 21080
17m 18145 18074 18100
20m 14200 14024 14080
30m — 10104 10140
40m 7078 7004 7040
80m 3799 3504 —
160m — 1826.5 —
6m 50115 50115 —
They will run five or six stations simultaneously focussing on the
lowbands, RTTY and difficult geographic regions. More information about
the activity, propagation forecasts, an online log and also an online
QSL request system for direct and bureau QSL cards can be found at:
www.midway2009.com
The address for direct QSLs is: Midway 2009, PO Box 333, Bethlehem,
Georgia 30620-9989, USA.
The logs will be uploaded also to the LotW within the next 12 months.
_____________

Is senu laiku turiu 40,20 ir 15m CFM. Bet cia bus labai geri operatoriai su
geromis antenomis, taip, kad imanoma bus padaryti QSO ir daugiau diapazonu.
Apie Midway egzotika:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Atoll angliskai
lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midv%C4%97jaus_atolas lietuviskai
images.google.com/images?q=Midway+atoll&rls=p,……
nuotraukos

Saulius LY5W

Informacija paskelbta Radio konferencijoje TNX LY2BNF

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DXNL 1638 - Aug 26, 2009
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee “DX and HF contesting”
(www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-mail: dxnl[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa[kringelis]darc[taskas]de)

FO - FRENCH POLYNESIA, OC-046
Phil,F5PHW, who holds the callsign FO8RZ now has put up his groundplane
HF6V and is now active in CW on 80m-10m. Unfortunately the conditions
are very bad to Europe and Asia at the moment so he is logging US
stations on 30m, 20m and 15m. He wants to erect also a 3ele yagi for 6m
and a dipole for 40m/80m until the end of August. This operation has
been approved for DXCC credit already but the QSLs are not printed yet.
His QSL manager is F8BPN.
The logs have been uploaded to the LotW and are also available online
at: f5phw.chez.com

H4 - SOLOMON ISLANDS, OC-127
Mike,KM9D (H44MY), and YL Jan,KF4TUG (H44TO), are anchoring at Tesauma
on Rennell Island (OC-127) and want to show up on the bands soon.
QSL via OM2SA, direct or LoTW.

IS0 - SARDINIA, EU-024
Rolf,DL6ZFG, will leave for Sardinia (EU-024) on Aug 31 and will spend
his holidays there until Sep 18. He will work “holiday style” in all
modes mainly on 20m, 30m and 40m signing IS0/DL6ZFG. He may switch also
to SSTV if requested so. He hopes to become active also from the
WWF parks IFF-014 and IFF-259. His equipment includes an ICOM 706MK2G
with 100 watts, verticals and mobile antennas.
Check also his homepage at: www.dl6zfg.de

KH0 - NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, OC-086
Kuro,AL5A (JH0MGJ), is going to stay on Saipan (OC-086, USI NI-002S)
from Aug 28-31. He will be QRV as AL5A/WH0 on 80m-6m and wants to
listen especially for weak European signals.
Direct QSL cards are managed by JA7JEC while bureau QSLs should be sent
to his Japanese callsign JH0MGJ.

KH2 - GUAM, OC-026
George,K6SV/KH2, and Dennis,K7BV/KH2, are active from Guam (OC-026)
from Aug 25-28. They are working in SSB and CW on all HF bands and 6m
from the rental QTH of WH2DX (www.wh2dx.com).
QSL via K6HRO, direct or via bureau.

OH0 - ALAND ISLANDS, EU-002
Peter,OH0JWL, Horst,OH0/DF6FL, and Siegfried,OH0/DL9ZE, will be active
from Eckeroe on the Aland Islands (EU-002) between Aug 28 and Sep 12.
Peter will work in CW, Horst in CW/SSB and Siegfried in SSB/RTTY on
their preferred bands 10m, 15m, 17m and 20m.
QSLs direct or via bureau to their homecalls.

P2 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA, OC-034
Allan,VK2GR, will show up as P29CW from the Western Province of Papua
New Guinea (OC-034). He is working for the organisation “Australian
Doctors International” (ADI, www.adi.org.au) and most likely
he will only have little time for our radio hobby.
QSLs for P29CW should be sent direct to VK2IR with 3 US$ or a new IRC.

T6 - AFGHANISTAN
T6AF is Jim,WA2EWE, who is working in Kabul for nine months finally got
his callsign now. Jim is using a FT-897 at a dipole for 40m and 20m.
He is active in CW, PSK31 or SSB mostly on tuesdays and fridays from
1200-1600 UTC. He is now active until Sep 20 but will return in Nov.
QSL via homecall, direct or via bureau.

5Z - KENYA
Steve,W8SMH, is working in Nairobi for the next three years and has
now a licence for 5Z4/W8SMH. Steve is using an IC-718, dipolea and a
multiband vertical. QSLs direct to his homecall (see QRZ.com) or via
LoTW or eQSL.

POLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS
The Second World War started seventy years ago and became the biggest
tragedy in human memory. “NO MORE WAR” is the motto of an initiative
of the Polish amateur radio club PZK. They will activate following
special event stations between Sep 1 and Oct 6:
HF70NMW (Op: SP6ZDA)
HF70A (SP5PSL/SP5JXK)
HF70E (SP5X)
HF70M (SP8MI)
HF70N (SP5KDK/SQ7HNT)
HF70O (SP2LQP)
HF70R (SP4ICP)
HF70W (SP2KDS/SQ2BXI)
SN70NMW (SP4JCP/SN4L)
SN70A (SP2KMH/SQ2MMS)
SN70E (SP1MWF)
SN70M (SP9KN)
SN70N (SP2CA)
SN70O (SP8NFZ)
SN70R (SP2YRY/SP2UUU/SQ5NAE)
SN70W (SP2LNW)
SO70NMW (SP3ZIR/SN3B/SQJPV)
SO70A (SP9YGD)
SO70E (SP4JAE)
SO70M (SQ9JKD)
SO70N (SP2AYC)
SO70O (SP9KAJ/SP9CLU)
SO70R (SP4NDU)
SO70W (SP5PPK)

SWITZERLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The Tera Radio Club (HB9OK) is organizing an activity as HB9VELO during
the whole month of September. This callsign will be activated to mark
the UCI Road World Championships taking place in Mendrisio from
Sep 23-27. HB9VELO will be QRV in SSB, CW, PSK and RTTY on all bands.
The QSL manager is HB9OCR.
More information about this event can be found at: www.hb9ok.ch

SILENT KEY: Pierre Aime Kubler,HB9CUA, announced his activity as J79PAK in
DXNL 1635 unfortunately drowned on his penultimate holiday day. While
saving his eight year old daughter from the sea he was pulled away from
a wave. His daughter has been saved. Pierre became only 46 years old.

DXCC: The logs of 7O1YGF (Republic of Yemen) were uploaded to the LoTW now.
An application free of charge is possible as well but please observe
the special announcement from Newington how to apply for the 7O1YGF
credits (e.g. “payment by mail”, see also DXNL 1537).

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
www.sotawatch.org
—
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal “Make More Miles on VHF” at: www.MMMonVHF.de
—
HB0/F5LMJ online logs at: www.tuduri.net/f5lmj/Hb0/Hb0.htm
DU1/G0SHN logs available at: LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Aug 29/30: SCC RTTY Championship
Aug 29/30: YO DX Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
—-
Island activities:
AS-007, JA*, Honshu Island main): The special event station 8J7M is working
from Honshu (JIIA AS-007-001) between Sep 1 and Dec 31. QSL via bureau.

EU-052, SV, Ipeiros/Dytiki Ellas Region Group: Max,SV8/IZ4JMA, is active
from the islands Paxoi (INS 039) and Kerkira (INS 042) between Aug 24
and Sep 9. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-174, SV, Makedonia/Thraki Region Group: Gabi,HA1YA, is signing J48YA from
Thasos Island (aka Thassos, GIOTA NAS-037) from Aug 25 until Sep 8.
QSL route see QRZ.com.
—
The “Amateur Radio Emergency Team” will be active as SX8DI from the
island Drenia (GIOTA NAS-045) from Aug 28-31 and also as SX8DI/LH
from Fryni Island. More IOTA activities are planned.
QSL via SV2GWY (eQSL, direct oder via bureau).

NA-029, VY2, Prince Edward Island: George,K3GV/VY2, will be QRV on 15m/20m
from Prince Edward Island (CIsA PE-001) from Sep 1-28. QSL via K3GV.

NA-230, VY0, Nunavut (Ottawa Islands) Group: Cezar,VE3LYG, plans to activate
an island of this group between Aug 31 and Sep 3.

OC-029, V73, Ratak Chain: Fuminor,JA2DSQ, and Yuji,JH2BNL, will sign V73NF
and V73XX from Majuro Island from Aug 24-29. QSLs via homecalls.

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
AL5A/WH0 LH 1333 Aug 28-31
K3GV/VY2 LH 0523 Sep 1-28
K6SV/KH2 LH 0064 Aug 25-28
K7BV/KH2 LH 0064 Aug 25-28
SV8/IZ4JMA LH 1760 GRE-088 Aug 24-Sep 9
SV8/IZ4JMA LH 4132 GRE-117 Aug 24-Sep 9
SX8DI/LH LH 2124 Aug 28-31
8J7M LH 2376 Sep 1-Dec 31

Bandspots of the last 7 days
—————————-
40m
DL7UMK/p 7.020 0637Z EU-042
ES4/M0EDX 7.005 1933Z
FJ/W2VQ 7.006 0529Z NA-146, via W2VQ (B)
FJ/WQ2N 7.007 0414Z NA-146, via WQ2N (L)
GC4BRS/LH 7.141 2200Z EU-124
HB0/DL2LRT 7.011 0535Z via DL2LRT (B)
HG8SDS 7.002 2250Z via HA8PH (B)
IM0/IW2DZJ 7.062 0719Z
TF3Y 7.015 2246Z EU-021, (B)
TK/IK4GRO 7.088 0622Z EU-014
9A/S53AU/p 7.019 2249Z EU-136, via S53AU (B)

30m
ES4/M0EDX 10.118 1802Z
GA3YOR 10.109 2126Z via GM2YOR
HG8SDS 10.104 0628Z via HA8PH (B)
KG4NL 10.109 2301Z NA-015, via N2NL (B)

20m
DU9/DL5SDF 14.009 0828Z
ES4/M0EDX 14.181 0740Z
FJ/W2VQ 14.158 2246Z NA-146, via W2VQ (B)
FJ/W2VQ 14.003 2210Z NA-146, via W2VQ (B)
FJ/WQ2N 14.006 2230Z NA-146, via WQ2N (L)
FJ/WQ2N 14.158 2152Z NA-146, via WQ2N (L)
FJ/WQ2N 14.093 2120Z RTTY, via WQ2N (L)
GB2SCA/LH 14.028 2155Z via G0OOO (B)
HI3/KB2MS 14.215 2150Z NA-096
II0DIVA 14.018 2140Z via IQ0RM
IS0/IZ3KVD 14.256 0749Z EU-024
KG4NL 14.003 2222Z NA-015, via N2NL (B)
LA/PA3FMC 14.178 0652Z EU-055
LA/PA3FMC 14.079 1746Z RTTY, EU-055
OH3OJ/p 14.012 1226Z via OH3OJ (B)
OH9AA/p 14.260 0655Z via DH5MM (d)
PJ4/PE2MC 14.137 2059Z NA-145, via PE2MC (B)
PR7AE 14.206 2158Z
R3/DL5EBE 14.005 0538Z via DL5EBE (B)
SG3U 14.016 0533Z EU-084 (B)
SV2MAC/SV8 14.193 0700Z EU-154, via SV2MAC (B)
SV9GPV 14.270 1210Z EU-015
TA9F/7 14.268 2212Z via KA4UFT
TM4RSX 14.182 2112Z via F5KFL (B)
XQ7UP/3 14.244 2210Z
YP1WFF 14.186 0619Z YOFF09, via YO3JW
YV5ANF 14.185 2117Z via EA7FTR (B)
9A/S53AU/p 14.010 0629Z EU-136, via S53AU (B)

17m
KG4NL 18.082 2032Z NA-015, via N2NL (B)
PJ4/PE2MC 18.133 2054Z NA-145, via PE2MC (B)

12m
PJ4/PE2MC 24.945 2001Z NA-145, via PE2MC (B)

* = new QSL manager
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

12Aug-31Aug 3B7FQ 1635/1536
Oct 3D20CR/Conway 1631/1536
11Aug-29Aug 4K/F2VX .. 1635
Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626
-Oct 4W6FR 1631
03Aug-03Oct 4W6AL 1634/1635
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
01Sep-31Dec 8J7M 1638 *
-31Dec 9A09P 1615
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
-31Dec 9A800VZ 1617
NOW 9G5SW 1581
-Mar/10 9J2YO 1614

28Aug-31Aug AL5A/WH0 1638 *
22Jul-02Oct CE73RG 1633
Aug CP1XRM 1634
21Aug-31Aug CT8/DL7JAN.. 1637
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619
-31Dec DP3SSKW 1634
-May/10 DQ11APOLLO 1634
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
-Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628
26Jul-07Sep EG5LB 1633
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
-Aug/11 FO8RZ 1636
11Sep-08Oct FT5GA (FR/G) 1568/1631
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605

Aug GB111HP 1635
-31Dec GB250RB 1608
Sep HB9VELO 1638 *
01Sep-06Oct HF70NMW 1638 *
-31Dec HG400HV 1629
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
31Aug-18Sep IS0/DL6ZFG 1638 *
20Jul-20Sep IS0/I2MOV 1632
16Aug-31Aug IS0/IZ3KVD 1637
-31Dec IY7GM 1622
25Aug-08Sep J48YA 1637
-31Sep JU85TTC 1635
01Sep-28Sep K3GV/VY2 1638 *
09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629
25Aug-28Aug K6SV/KH2.. 1638 *

-31Dec LY1000 1606
-31Dec LZ250BNT 1623
-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
28Aug-12Sep OH0/DL9ZE.. 1638 *
-31Dec ON100PES 1622
22Aug-05Sep OZ0FR 1637
Sep -Dec P29CW 1638 *
14Aug-30Aug PA09WSF 1637
Sep PA750ASN 1613
01Aug-28Aug PD55EA 1635
-Apr/10 S79DF 1620
21Aug-31Oct SN120OSP 1637
-30Aug SV2MAC/8 1637
24Aug-09Sep SV8/IZ4JMA 1638 *
21Aug-05Oct SV9/WG2GAI/p 1637
28Aug-31Aug SX8DI 1638 *

-20Sep T6AF 1638 *
NOW TL0A 1616
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591
24Aug-29Aug V73NF.. 1637
-Jan/11 V73NS 1604
31Aug-03Sep VE3LYG/VY0 1638 *
-31Dec VR2009EAG 1630
-Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec YL90AIR 1631
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
NOW ZD8DC 1626
-Sep ZS08TV 1590

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
—————
AO8FLH via EA8AKN (B)
C21TI via EA4ATI (B)
EG2EPC via EC2AMN (B)
EG5MB via EA5MB (B)
EM360B via UY5BC
ES20W via ES1QD (B)
ES4/M0EDX via M0EDX (B), eQSL
FJ/W2VQ via W2VQ (B)
GA3YTS via GM3YTS (B)
GA0DBW via GM0DBW (B), (L)
GB0NLH (B, automatically)
Z21SI via JA1PBV (B)
Z29KM via EA7FTR (B)
ZA/I6KYL via I6KYL (B)
2A0XGP (d)
5Q5NA via DK5NA (B), eQSL
7S0SFJ via SM0BYD (B) or SK0QO

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
* = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)

J87AB: Michael Wise,ZL3AX, still has the logs and QSL cards of J87AB. If you
still need a QSL please write to: Michael Wise, 440 Tuahiwi Road, RD1,
Kaiapoi, New Zealand.

QSLs arrived direct: HZ1FS/p (AS-192, via EA7FTR), KL7HBK, 4L8A (K1BV),
5K0T (NA-132 & NA-133, via HA7RY)

QSLs arrived bureau: A5100A (F9DK), CO6WD (W0SA), D9D (AS-045, 6K2BWA),
ER10KDR, ES0IC (EU-034), EU5ROPE (UA3FDX),
FH1LE (F6BFH), FJ/SP6IXF, FJ/SP7VC, DK5LM/HI7,
VK9CCC (DJ8NK), VK9DWX (DJ2MX), VK9XOR (EA4URE),
VK9XWW (EA4URE), VR10ZQZ/p, ZK3AH (DL2AH), ZL7/SP5EAQ,
ZL7/SP9BQJ, 3A/OE3GEA, 6M0V/5, 8R1K (OH0XX),
9M2GCN (JH3GCN), 9M2/PG5M, 9M8DSP (IZ1CRR),
9Q1EK (SM5DJZ)

QSLs via LoTW: A35VK, CN2FF, EA8/W4GKR, EO6F, ES5JR/2, FH/G3SWH,
FM/K2PF, FO/EA3NY, 9Y4/DL8DYL, 9Y4/DL9DRA

Growing amateur radio community in China:
—————————————–
The Chinese amateur radio sports association CRSA recognizes a growing
number of radio amateurs in China with 90.000 licensees now. This is
very remarkable bearing in mind that the number of cellular phones and
internet accesses is growing much more in these times. This is reported
by the British news portal of the Southgate Amateur Radio Club.

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, AL5A, DF2CQ, DF6EX (WIN QSL),
DJ5AV, DK7YY, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2GAC, DL6ZFG, DL7VOA, DL9ZE, F5NQL, F6AJA,
FO8RZ, HB9EDM, K3GV, NC1L, NG3K, ZL3AX and others.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 425DX, 80m, All Band, bureau, contest, DSP

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 922

August 24, 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, NJ1Q, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4GN, AA5UK,
KH6BZF, K7BV, AF8C, K8YSE, DK8JB, DL2VFR, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter,
DX World of Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, JI5RPT, MM0DFV, OK3AA, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site,
TA3J, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YO2DFA for the following
DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 16th-August, through Sunday, 23rd-August there were 201
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6,
C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6,
EA8, EA9, EI, EK, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS,
HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA,
PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9,
T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V5,
V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP8, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB,
YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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).

3D2, FIJI. Operators Jacek/SP5EAQ and Jacek/SP5DRH will be active as
3D2MJ and 3D2KJ, respectively, from Viti Levu (OC-016), starting October
1st for four weeks. Activity will be on all bands, but with an emphasis
on the lower bands. They plan to use two stations with small amps and
vertical antennas. QSL via their home callsigns.

4W, TIMOR-LESTE. Currently, two operators are active from here. Al,
CT1GPQ, now active as 4W6AL, will be there until October 3rd. Remember,
this is “NOT A DXpedition”! CT1GPQ is in Timor-Leste with a medical team
and radio operations will take place only during his spare time. He
was heard this past weekend on 20 meters CW at various times between
0800-1300z. QSL via Toze, CT1GFK. Online log is now available at:
algarvedx.com
Second operator is Chris, VK4FR, now active as 4W6FR, will be there
until mid-October. He is also on a work assignment. Chris was heard
this past weekend mainly on 30 and 20 meters using PSK31. QSL 4W6FR
via VK4FW.

5B, CYPRUS (New IPA Op!). Gab, HA3JB, will be active as 5B/HG3IPA between
September 25th and October 2nd. This is a new IPA activation and is valid
for HA-IPARC Award (Hungarian International Police Association). Find
IPARC Award info at: www.ha3jb.com/award.html
Gab plans to be in the CQWW RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). Online log
will be available on his Web page at: www.ha3jb.com
ADDED NOTE: Gab reports, “I’m very sorry that the 3A/HG3IPA expedition
was postponed due to technical reasons.”

9H, MALTA. Members of the Dutch Society of Radio Amateurs (VRZA) will
once again be active using their special callsign 9H9PA from Qawra between
September 5-28th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. QSL via PB9ZR, by the Bureau or direct to: Ruben van der
Zwet, Van Speykstraat 238, 2161 VT Lisse, The Netherlands. NO IRC coupons,
they are not valid anymore in the Netherlands (2 USDs only). PLEASE NOTE:
Operators will also operate under their individual callsigns. The following
callsigns were mentioned: 9H3AB (QSL via PA1SL), 9H3DZ (QSL via PA2AM),
9H3FD (QSL via PA3FHR), 9H3ON (QSL via PG9W), 9H3S (QSL via PA3HGP),
9H3X (QSL via PE1NGF), 9H3YM (QSL via PE1OFJ) and 9H3ZR (QSL via PB9ZR).

9M6, EAST MALAYSIA. Operators Miki, JJ2CJB/AC2AI will be active as
9M6/JJ2CJB from “Langkah Syabas Beach Resort” located near the city of
Kota Kinabalu on the Island of Borneo (OC-088) for the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th). He plans to run 400 watts into a Force12 C4 beam. QSL
via LoTW, e-QSL or the JA Bureau.

AH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuny/W1FPU (7L1FPU) and his nine-year son Yoshiki/
KH0UA (JF1UCV), Tomo/N2QP (JQ1OCR), his wife Yuri/KE7TWK, Hajime/AH0BR
and Moto/W1NDE will be active from the Mariana Islands between September
4-7th. Activity will include a Multi/Multi entry in the All Asian DX SSB
Contest (September 5-6th) as AH0BT. QSL via 7L1FPU, by the Bureau and
direct.

EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS (EU-004). Adrian, AA5UK, will be active as EA6/AA5UK
from Ibiza (JM09tb), October 14-29th. Activity will be holiday style on
160-10 meters using mostly SSB and various Digital modes. Also, look
for satellite activity on various birds. He will also be active during
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). QSL via his home callsign, by the
bureau, LoTW or eQSL.

FT/G, GLORIOSO ISLAND (Update). Didier, F5OGL, Glorioso 2009 team leader,
announced this past week (on August 19th) that “the Glorioso 2009 team
has in hand the flight tickets from Paris CdG to the St. Denis Reunion
Island airport. The departure is scheduled on September 11th and the
return on October 8th. The information about the French Forces Transall
flight from Saint Denis to Grande Glorieuse will be published as soon as
the FASZOI Hq will have confirmed them. (FASZOI = French Armed Forces
for the South Indian Ocean Zone) The stay on Grand Glorieuse is considered
having about three weeks length. All the gear has been picked up and is
now ready packed on pallets to be sent to the Reunion island in the
next few days. Thanks especially for that to the Provins ARC, F6KOP
members Serge, F6AML and Frank, F4AJQ.” For more details and updates,
visit the FT5GA Web page at: glorieuses2008.free.fr

HL9, SOUTH KOREA (Update/Attention PFX Hunters!). Mike, KE7WRJ, will be
here for over 2 months starting September 9th. He plans to be active as
HL9QST, September 10th, but no later than 11th. This is a rare prefix
only assigned to U.S. Service members assigned to Korea. His tentative
schedule is to operate from 4 different locations in South Korea as
follows: September 10-12th: Seoul
September 14-24th: Camp Casey
September 25th-October 18th: Camp Humphreys
October 19-29th: Camp Carroll
October 30th-November 13th: Seoul
Activity will be on 40-10 meters, depending on the propagation, using CW
and SSB. Operations will be at least 8 hours a day during the week and
longer over the weekends. Look for him to be in both the Extra and General
portions of the bands. His equipment will consist of a 5000A by Flex Radio,
a “3 element Yagi in a Bag” from Super Antennas. QSL via KE7WRJ, direct or
LoTW.

IOTA NEWS…………………………
EU-008. Operators Ivan/G3IZD, Nick/G0HIK and Norman/G7MRL will be
active as GM3IZD, GM0HIK and GM7MRL, repsectively, from the
Isle of Islay (IOSA NH22, SCOTIA CS25, WLOTA L-1826) between
September 12-18th. Activity will be on all HF bands, pro-
pagation permitting. QSL direct only to each operator’s home
callsign.

EU-125. Michael, DK5NA, will be active as 5Q5NA from Romo Island
(NS-001 for the Danish islands award) between September 6-25th.
Activity will be on all bands, propagation permitting. QSL
via his home callsign, bureau is preferred.

EU-172. Ric, DL2VFR, will be active as OZ0FR/p from the Vesborg Fyr
Lighthouse (DEN-046) on Samsoe Island (DIA JY-008) between
now and September 4th. Activity will be mostly CW on all HF
bands. He was spotted this past weekend on 30 meters. QSL via
DL2VFR, by the bureau or direct. DO NOT QSL via the OZ Bureau!

OC-127. Reports indicate that operators Mike/KM9D (H44MY) and Jan/KF4TUG
(H44TO) are now lying anchor at Tesauma, Rennell Island. They
might be active soon. QSL via OM2SA.

JD/O, OGASAWARA. Operators Makoto/JI5RPT (JD1BLY) and Taka/JO2JDJ (JD1BLP)
will be active from Chichijima Island (IOTA AS-031) between September
19-22nd. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using the satellites, CW, SSB
and Digi modes. QSL via their home callsigns. Log search for JD1BLY will
be available on the following Web site: www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/

KH2, GUAM. Operators George/K6SV and Dennis/K7BV will be active from Guam
signing their respective callsign/KH2 between August 25-28th (JA time).
Activity will be CW/SSB on the HF bands and 6 meters from the WH2DX rental
QTH . QSL via K6HRO.

KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND (Press Release). Tom/N4XP and Dave/WB4JTT, co-leaders
for the 2009 Midway Island Dxpedition, sent out the following press
release number 6 dated August 22nd (edited): “The K4M team has passed two
important milestones this week. First we are pleased to present our
transportation to Midway on October 9th, 2009. The team has chartered
the G1 with the callsign N8E as shown (or will be available) on K4M Web
page at: www.midway2009.com/kh4news.html (picture taken on Palmyra)
Secondly, all radios, computers, antennas, coax, and the rest of the
tons of gear have left Hawaii on a supply ship to Midway and will wait
for the team there.
Fundraising continues on our Web site, .
If you haven’t visited it in a while stop by and help support our effort.
All pre expedition contributors who are on LOTW will receive their
confirmations within a week of the end of the DXpedition.
This month we are highlighting three more team members. You can read
all their history at: www.midway2009.com/meettheops5.html ”

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For August 24-30th)……………
Aug 24 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
Aug 25 AN —————
Aug 26 HN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Aug 27 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Aug 28 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
Aug 29 AN ———————
Aug 30 AN QUIET - The “A” index is expected to be between
0-7 and the “K” index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The “A” index is expected to be between
7-16 and “K” index will be 3 or less

LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Theo/PA1TK, Kees/PA5WT and Rob/PA3GVI will be
active as LX/homecall between September 4-7th. Look for Kees and Rob to
focus on the HF bands between 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. While Theo
operates in the IARU VHF Contest on 144 MHz (2m). QSL via their home
callsigns.

MOBILE DXPEDITION (Ops Needed!). OPDX received the following interesting
report this past week stating:
“Three-to-six month mobile DX expedition via restored 1971 VW van
from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego… beginning plus-or-minus November-
December ‘09.
- Men and women wanted for arduous journey
- Low price
- High drama
- From the searing heat of the Amazon jungle to the bitter cold of
windswept Cape Horn
- Safe return anticipated
- Honor and recognition among hams worldwide

For more information, please E-mail gorvonj4[kringelis]frontiernet[taskas]net
or phone/fax K0GMO John Croonquist 406-837-0525.”

P29, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Allan, VK2GR, will be active as P29CW from the
Western Province between September and December. Activity will be only
during his spare time because he is there working with “Australian
Doctors International” (ADI - ). Due to the
limited availability of power, Allan may not be active on the many
field trips during his stay. QSL direct to Tommy, VK2IR, with 3 USDs
or new IRCs. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT send QSLs to the Papua New Guinea
address.

PSK CONTEST. The European PSK Club (EPC) has the honor to invite the
radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the “2009 CIS DX
QPSK63 Contest” (September 19-20th). This year’s contest is being handled
completely by the EPC. They would like to invite you to take part in the
contest, the rules and other information can be found on the Web site
at: www.cisdx.srars.org
Please check the rules as there are important changes. It is strictly a
QPSK63 contest now, no other modes are allowed. The maximum output power
is 100 watts. Georgia has been removed from the CIS Regions List. Moldova
now has only 4 regions (MD01, MD02, MD03, and MD04). Kyrgyzstan has new
additional territorial unit - Osh City (KG09). Please do not confuse this
list with their EU Areas list, this is a completely different story.
“All the very best and see you all in the Contest! 73!”…
European PSK Club
CIS DX QPSK63 Contest Committee
www.cisdx.srars.org
epc[kringelis]scotham[taskas]net

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
Franz, DK1II (ex-7O1YGF), announced this past week (August 17th) that
he uploaded the 7O1YGF log to LoTW. He states, “Thanks to Bernd, DF3CB,
for helping with the log conversion!”

CLEARING THE CONFUSION (ON FEE SUBMISSION) FOR THE 7O1YGF QSL! Wayne
Mills, N7NG, reported this week: “There appears to be some confusion
over the fees charged for submitting 7O1YGF cards. Here’s the story,
verified by Ms. Sharon Taratula at ARRL:
THERE IS NO 12.00 USDs APPLICATION FEE FOR SUBMITTING ONLY 7O1YGF
CARDS VIA A LOTW APPLICATION.
This fact was mentioned in the release, but perhaps it was not entirely
clear:
‘If you select only the 7O1YGF QSOs you will not be assessed the fees
that LoTW will report back to you. If you choose other QSOs a regular
submission fee will apply;’
The fees mentioned above are both credit fees and DXCC application fees.
Just IGNORE any fees reported on your application as long as you don’t
submit anything other than 7O1YGF credits.” 73, Wayne, N7NG

MORE 7O1YGF SUBMISSION CLARIFICATION. Bill Moore, NC1L, Awards Branch
Manager, reported on Friday, August 21st: “The 7O1YGF-ONLY submission
is free. LoTW notes a submission fee (automatically) and I have no
control over this. When I process the submission the fee is waived.
The ‘payment by mail’ notation is to avoid having the fee being charged,
accidentally. If you click ‘payment by mail’ you do not need to enter
your credit card information.
Note: This free submission offer will end on December 31, 2009. After
this, applicants can include 7O1YGF with their regular 2010 submission.”

7P8AO QSL POLICY. Pista, HA5AO (one of the operators of the 7P8AO Lesotho
operation), states: “I will send my QSL cards of my Lesotho operation for
direct request, only. Please send SAE with 2 USDs and up. Please no IRCs.
All the cash will be transferred to the Leratong Community Centre, Roma,
Lesotho, to support the orphans and vulnerable children. I will upload
the QSOs to the LoTW when I receive your direct request, only. The
expenses of printing the cards and the post fee of the return QSL card
will be covered by my own. Thank you for your kind understanding, and
hoping your support.” For more details, see: ha5ao.novolab.hu

ET3JA BUREAU QSLS. Milan, OK3AA, the QSL Manager for Josef, ET3JA
(OK1XV), informs OPDX that by the time you read this, ET3JA will have
finished his job in Ethiopia and should be QRT. He is expected to
start working on QSLs (this week) that were received by the Bureau.

IRCS FOR SALE. OPDX: John, K1XN, (from the GoList) informs OPDX that
he has several bundles of IRCs for sale *CHEAP* while they last. All
are stamped and have an expiration date of Dec 31, 2009. Serious
inquiries can E-mail him at: golist[kringelis]gmail[taskas]com

K5D QSL STATUS go to:
69.89.25.185/~trexsoft/t-rexsoftware.com/desecheo/……

QSL OH7QR/M via Erkki’s home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. He was
active from Hailuoto (Hailuoto, EU-184, WLOTA L-0580) this past week.

TA3J/7 AND TA7KI QSL STATUS. Berkin, TA3J, reports that the TA3J/7 and
TA7KI QSL cards for the ARI 2009 and 2009 CQ WPX9CW Contests have been
sent out direct on August 17th. QSLs for Bureau cards will be sent in
September.

TK8B LOGS (Update). Laurent, F8BBL, has uploaded his logs to the following
Web page from his recent TK8B and TK8B/P Corsica operation (which included
EU-014, EU-104, EU-164 and TK/TK-112) at:
www.dx-cw.net/logsearch/logsearch.php
Also, a video is available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHYDPTeyZdk

QSLS VIA LOTW: 5K0T, 5R8KD, 6W1RW, 7O1YGF, 7P8MM, 7P8OK, CT1ILT, D93I,
EK6TA, F6KNB, KH7Q, LX8RTTY, NU1AW/KH6, W1C, ZF1A, ZM4G and ZP6CW

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4U1UN, 5J0BV, 5K0T, 7O1YGF, AX0BP, C37NL, CP1FF,
EA8CQS, HD2M, IL7G, LZ2009KM, TO5E, TZ6EI, V29JKV, V63MY and ZC4RAF

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B7C, 4K9W, 4O60BH, 5R8RJ, 5Z1A, 6W7I,
9A/VE3ZIK, 9K2CQ, A25SL, AM1TDH, AO5EH, AO5MB, C52C, CO6WD, CU1F,
CX4AAJ, DA0T, DE1KDC, DF0COC, DJ9JY, DL1CWI, DL2008DKT, DL40RRDXA,
DL50DARX, E21YDP, EG5FUV, EI5GUB, EI0CZ, ER0FEL, ES5JR, ES90Z, EW1IP,
EW5HQ, FG/F5OJU, FJ/G3TXF, FO/N6JA, G4MR, HB2008FS, HB9FS, HG9X,
HK3JJH/HK0B, HP2/CX2AM, HP3FTD, HQ2A, HQ9L, IB0CW, IK2DZN, IK2FIQ,
J3/DL7VOG, J6/DL7AFS, J75RZ, LA2MOA, LZ7HQ, OH0/PA3BAG, OH0X, OJ0MI,
OM3CAQ, OX3DB, OX3KQ, OX5AA, P33W, PA143ITU, PA6BF, PA7KG, PT7CB,
PY7VI, PZ5XX, RA1QQ/p, RA3AJ, RA9LI/9, RK1QWB, RK3IWT/p, RT6A, RW1AI/MM,
RX3FS, RZ6AZZ/p, SA7AUH, SF700BF, SG3U, SK3W, SN0MTB, SP3SLO, SP4TXI,
SV9/DJ7RJ, SV9/IZ4DPV, T88CJ, TC3EC, TF/DL2VFR, TF/LA9SM, TG9ANM,
TK/F5TVG, TO5RZ, TU2/F5LDY, TX1A, UE4FCR, UE6LHT, UR5FEL/p, V25OP,
V25WJ, V26H, VA6AK, VP2EFB, VP2MRM, VP2MVX, YO8RIJ, YU8/OH2R and YW0DX

SN120, POLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station SN120OSP
to be active between now and October 31st. Activity will be on all bands
and modes. Operations are to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the
auxiliary fire brigade of the Polish City “Gorowo Ilaweckie”. QSL via
SP4CUF.

SPECIAL EVENT. The ARRL announced that the Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday
celebration is back! This year, the ARRL is honoring the 140th anniversary
of the birth of the League’s first president and co-founder. Hiram Percy
Maxim, W1AW, was born September 2, 1869 and died February 17, 1936. The
special event is open to all amateurs, and the goal is to work the stations
adding /140 to their callsigns, and contact as many as possible during the
event period, September 2-9th. A special certificate is available for
making at least 25 contacts with /140 stations, with endorsement increments
of 25, and a maximum endorsement of 100. Who is eligible to sign /140?
ARRL members who hold ARRL appointments, ARRL elected volunteers (such
as ARRL Directors and Section Managers), ARRL Life Members, ARRL Head-
quarters staff and VEs, AECs, QSL bureau workers and awards managers (who
are ARRL members). The complete list of eligible positions can be found
on page 20 of the September 2009 issue of QST. For more details, read
ARRL Letter (Aug. 21st, Vol. 28, No. 33) or go to the ARRL Web page at:
www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/08/17/11025/?nc=1

T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI. Craig, N3BQR, will be on a research trip to
Phoenix Island (OC-043) and expects to be active as T31AA between September
10-25th. Part of his research will involve Craig trying to land on at
least six of the eight islands in the chain, although this is subject to
local sea state conditions. Activity is expected on 20 meters SSB using
vertical and/or dipole. QSL route to be announced later.

TI5, COSTA RICA. Operators Lewis/WW4LL and Andrei/EW1AR/NP3D will be
active as TI5/homecall between September 23-28th. Activity will be on
all bands using RTTY, SSB, and perhaps some CW. QSL via LoTW, also
direct per QRZ.com address.

XW, LAOS. Bruce, XW1B, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via E21EIC.

YO DX CONTEST 2009. Ovidiu, YO2DFA, informs OPDX that he is the Contest
Manager of the 2009 YO DX Contest this year. He would also like to inform
all the OPDX readers that the contest takes place August 29-30th. The
YO DX Contest rules could be found at:
www.yodx.ro/en/hf-contest/rules
The 2008 results of last year’s contest can also be found at:
www.yodx.ro/en/hf-contest/2008
Official sponsor’s list can be found at:
www.yodx.ro/en/hf-contest/list-of-sponsors
Ovidiu states, “Please inform your readers that all the participants
which will fulfill the necessary conditions during the contest will
receive a free YO BZ AWARD (I-st Classe).”

ZK2, NIUE. Koji, JM1CAX (ex-D2NX), will be active as ZK2NX between
September 19-25th. Activity should be on all bands, especially 30/17/12
meters, mostly CW, but some SSB. QSL via JM1CAX, by the Bureau or direct.

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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 921

August 17, 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, AD1C, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, NJ1Q, WV2B, K3GV, K3IXD,
N3SL, NG3K, K4VUD, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4QN, K5WW, K5XK, KH6BZF, N7RO, K8YSE,
W8EH, AL5A/JH0MGJ, A35RK, CM2IR, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of
Ham Radio Web Site, F5NQL & UFT, F5PHW, GM4FDM, HB9EDM, I1JQJ/IK1ADH &
425 DX News, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ & ICPO,
VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF), ZL1DK and ZL2CQ for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 9th-August, through Sunday, 16th-August there were 204
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4S, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY,
G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,
HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, 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, PZ, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW,
YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, 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).

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND. Ron, K5XK, updates OPDX that Rachid, 3B8FQ,
has departed Mauritius for St. Brandon Island (AF-015) on Tuesday last
week and was expected to be active as 3B7FQ on Wednesday, August 12th,
after arriving around 0200z. However, as of press time no QSNs have been
reported. According to Ron, barring unforeseen circumstances, Rachid now
expects to extend his trip, operating until sometime on September 3rd,
when the ship departs for 3B8. Remember, operating time will be shared
with Rachid’s maintenance responsibilities at the St. Brandon meteoro-
logical station. Look for him on all bands, 30-10 meters, although Rachid
expects 40 and 20 meters to be most productive. See OPDX.920 for suggested
frequencies. He will use both CW and SSB, as conditions allow. Courtesy of
Carl, K9LA, the following propagation predictions for August HF conditions
to North America, Europe, and Japan, were made available (all times UTC):
Area 80m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m
—– ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
NA …. 1300-1700 2000-0400 0200-0500 1300-1700 ….
2100-0300
EU 1600-0200 1300-0400 1300-0400 0300-0700 0700-1600 0400-1900
1000-2300
JA 1300-0100 1100-0200 1000-0300 0100-2200 0200-1700 0200-1400

NO PROPAGATION for NA on 12 and 10 meters
EU - 12m (0700-1500) and 10m (1100-1200)
JA - 12m (0400-1200) and 10m (0600-1000)

QSL all of Rachid’s operations via K5XK, direct preferred, as indicated
on QRZ.com

5B, CYPRUS (Update). Terence, G4MKP, will be active as 5B/G4MKP from Tsada
village near Pafos between August 14-25th. Activity will be mainly CW/RTTY
on 80-10 meters. Look for him during the mornings and evenings on CW/RTTY,
and if he can figure out how to do it, SSB also. Suggested CW frequencies
are around 7010, 14010, 21010 and 28020 kHz. RTTY anywhere in the band
segment. QSL via M0URX, direct or via E-mail request for a bureau QSL.
LoTW will be uploaded after the operation.

5Z, KENYA. Ernie, W8EH, informs OPDX that his brother Steve, W8SMH, has
just received his Kenyan license. He will active from Nairobi, Kenya, for
the next 3 years. His Kenyan callsign is 5Z4/W8SMH. Steve is on assignment
with the Salvation Army as second in command at their headquarters in
Nairobi. His travel schedule may limit his operating, and he is a rookie
at DX operations (So please be patient!). His other limiting factor is
that Nairobi is experiencing power shortages and as a result they are
doing rolling blackouts 2 or 3 days a week in his area. His equipment is
an Icom IC-718, dipoles and a multiband vertical. QSL direct to his home
callsign (QRZ.com) with an IRC or SASE. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW
and eQSL. His blog is at: howardskenyanadventures.blogspot.com/
Kenyan club site: www.qsl.net/arsk

9H, MALTA (EU-023). Wim, PA2AM, will be active as 9H3DZ between September
4-14th. Activity will be active mostly on 30/17/12 meters using CW and
RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.

A3, TONGA (News). OPDX contacted Paul, A35RK, this past week to make
sure Paul and his family were not on board the “Princess Ashika” which
capsized last Wednesday, 86km northeast of the Tongan capital of
Nuku’alofa. Some 93 people are presumed drowned after being trapped
in the vessel. Paul informed OPDX that “We’re all OK, but the whole
country is dressing in mourning clothes. The search team found the wreck
yesterday, using sonar, but its too deep (110M) to dive to it. I don’t
know if there will be a further attempt to recover the remains of the
94 souls trapped on board. I’m not sure where you folks in the States
are getting the news, but we’re looking at: www.matangitonga.to
www.nzherald.co.nz
Again, we appreciate your concern.”
ADDED NOTES FROM PAUL (August 16th): Paul states that he just got a
telephone call from Dave, W6ZL, and here’s what he said:
“He arrived in Nuku’alofa late last night. He will only be able to
stay in Tonga until Tuesday, August 18th, departing at 10am.

He said that it was pouring rain and the power was out, so he didn’t
know if he could get an antenna up and get on the air today. If he
isn’t QRV today, then A35KL won’t be QRV at all this trip.

Dave said that he was only able to make 1 contact as YJ0ZL. The
Tanna Island generator only ran for a couple of hours per day.

Dave said that he will be back in Tonga later this year, but he has
no definite return date set.”

C2, NAURU. By the time you read this the C21TI DXpedition by Dani,
EA4ATI/9M2TI, and should be on the air until August 23rd. According to
his Web page, Dani seems to be alone on this operation. The Web page
states he will be staying at the “OD-N Aiwo Hotel”, were previous DX-
peditions have operated from, and he asks for patience especially on
CW where he is not an expert. There is a chance he may meet C21RK.
Activity will be on all HF bands including 60m and 6m. The suggested
frequencies mentioned (as of now) are:
CW - 1825.5, 3505, 7005, 10110, 14025, 18075, 21025, 24895 and 28025
SSB - 1825.5, 3799, 7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz
60m - 5403.05 (SSB)
6m - 50.115 MHz (CW/SSB)
QSL via EA4ATI (see details on QRZ.com or the Web below). Look for possible
updates on the Web page at: c21ti.madrono.net/index.html

C6, BAHAMAS. Once again operators Pete/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD, Dallas/W3PP and
Randy/K4QO will operate as C6APR in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Multi-Operator/Two-Transmitters (M/2) entry from the Crooked
Island Lodge (Grid FL22), Crooked Island, The Bahamas. The team will be
active from October 22-26th. Before and after the contest, look for C6AQO
on HF CW and SSB, and C6AXD on HF RTTY. Both C6AQO and C6AXD will be on
160-10 meters including the 30/17/12m bands. All the QSOs are good for
IOTA NA-113 and ARLHS lighthouse BAH-005. All QSLs via K3IXD.

CM1, CUBA. Fred, CM2IR, informs OPDX that he has been working tropospheric
ducts on VHF (145.500 MHz) from Cuba (IOTA NA-015, GRID LOC: EL83TC) since
August 11th and will continue until August 20th. He is using a collinear
antenna and 50 watts. QSL is preferred DIRECT (1 USD or IRC) using the
QRZ.com address.

CR3, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Jose, CT1BOH, will be using the special callsign
CR3E during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry. All QSOs will be uploaded into LoTW or QSL via CT1BOH
direct. See his station at: www.qsl.net/ct1boh

DXCC NEWS. If you missed special OPDX bulletin (OPDX.920.1) Bill Moore,
NC1L, Awards Branch Manager, reports that the following operations are
approved for DXCC credit:
7O1YGF ­ Yemen; Operation from April 16-26th, 2000; See special details
in OPDX.920.1 or visit the DXCC’s Awards Weblog at:
www.arrl.org/blog/Century%20Club%20Awards
ZS8T - Prince Edward & Marion Island; Recent operation conducted by ZS6GCM

FO8, FRENCH POLYNESIA (Update). As reported last week Phil, F5PHW, who
will be in Tahiti for the next two years starting this month, has received
his new callsign on his 40th birthday - FO8RZ. Phil informed OPDX this
past week that he has installed the HF6V (GP) antenna last week and plans
to be active on 80-10 meters using CW. He states that propagation is very
poor especially to Europe and Asia, and he has worked mostly North America
stations on 30/20/15 meters. Phil will install a 3 elements beam 6 meters
up at the end of August and a dipole for 80/40m. He adds, “I have many
trees in the garden, so it’s difficult to find a good place for antenna.
The online log is ‘OK’ on my Web site and it
will be updated every week or more. QSL is now ‘OK’ on LoTW. I received
the authorization from ARRL yesterday (August 14th). The log will be sent
every week or more to LoTW. QSL is also ‘OK’ via F8BPN, either direct or
via the French Ref-Union Bureau. QSLs are not printed yet.”

GA/MA/2A, SCOTLAND (Special Prefix). Look for some Scottish amateurs to
use a special prefix until November 30th, to celebrate “The Year of
Homecoming”. Only Scottish amateurs can replace the letter “M” in their
prefix for the letter “A” (for ALBA) after they apply for a callsign
variation (ex. GM4FDM = GA4FDM, GM4AGL = GA4AGL, 2M0AAW = 2A0AAW… etc.).
To celebrate Homecoming Scotland 2009, have a look at:
www.homecomingscotland.com

HB9, SWITZERLAND (Special Event). Members of the Tera Radio Club (HB9OK)
will be activating the special callsign HB9VELO
during the month of September. Activity will be on all HF bands using
CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY. QSL Manager is HB9OCR. Their activity is to promote
the cycling “UCI Road World Championships” being held in Mendrisio between
September 23-27th. For more details, see: www.mendrisio09.ch
The Tera Radio Club is organizing an award; more details are expected.

HL9, SOUTH KOREA. Mike, KE7WRJ, will be here for over 2 months starting
September 9th. He plans to be active as HL9QST no later than the 11th. His
tentative schedule is to operate from 4 different locations in South Korea
as follows: September 10-12th: Seoul
September 14-24th: Camp Casey
September 25th-October 18th: Camp Humphreys
October 19-29th: Camp Carroll
October 30th-November 13th: Seoul
Activity will be on 40-10 meters, depending on the propagation, using CW
and SSB. Look for him to be in both the Extra and General portions of the
bands. His Equipment will consist of a 5000A by Flex Radio, a 3 element
Yagi in a Bag from Super Antennas. QSL via KE7WRJ.

INTERESTING WEB SITE OF THE WEEK! “Club Log” is a web-based application
which uses a database to analyzes amateur radio log files which are
uploaded in the common ADIF format. Using the logs, it is possible to
build band-mode league tables of amateurs’ QSOs, provide efficient log
search tools and create most wanted lists for DXCC entities (both over
all time and in recent history, or by mode for example). Also, “Club Log”
can give back to its users the ability to find “wanted” DX spots, and
other analysis of their logs which might be hard to do with normal
logging software. More information at: www.clublog.org

IOTA NEWS…………………….
EU-011. Kevan, 2E0WMG, will be active from St. Agnes, Scilly Isles
(WAB SV80), September 22-23rd. Activity will be on 80/40/20
meters SSB only. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau.

EU-038. Operators Ben/DO1BEN and YL Barbara/DO1IQ will be active as
PD/homecalls from Texel Island (WLOTA LH 0043) between October
16-22nd. Activity will be on the HF bands, propagation permit-
ting. QSL via their home callsigns, the Bureau is preferred.

EU-088. Bernd, DL8AAV, will be active as OZ/DL8AAV/p from Laeso Island
(DIA NK-003) between September 14-26th. Activity will be on all
HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-174. Kostas, SV2MAC, will be active as SV2MAC/8 from Samothraki
Island between now and August 30th. Activity will be on the
HF bands. QSL via his home callsign.

NA-010. Duane, WV2B (VA1ZZ), informs OPDX that he will be active from
Cape Breton Island between August 17-23rd. He will activate as
many lighthouses and Canadian Islands Award islands as possible
during his visit. Suggested frequencies are: between 14260-
14270 and 7180-7190 kHz. On August 24th, Duane will visit
Sable Island (CY0) for a day trip, however authorities will
not give him permission to bring radio equipment.

NA-029. George, K3GV, will be active as K3GV/VY2 from Prince Edward
Island (CIA PE-001) between September 1-28th. Activity will
be on 15 and 20 meters around the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

NA-067. Alan, WD4AC, will be active as WD4AC/p from Core Banks between
August 19-22nd. Activity will be concentrated on 20 meters.
QSL direct to his home callsign.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For August 17-23rd)……………
Aug 17 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
Aug 18 AN —————
Aug 19 HN-AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Aug 20 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Aug 21 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
Aug 22 AN ———————
Aug 23 AN QUIET - The “A” index is expected to be between
0-7 and the “K” index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The “A” index is expected to be between
7-16 and “K” index will be 3 or less

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY/NEWS…………………..
Members of the Associacao de Radioamadores da Vila de Moscavide (ARVM)
signed CT1RVM/p during ILLW 2009, for the first time from within the
premises of Forte de Santa Marta in Cascais (ILLW PT-0006, ARLHS POR052).
This activity is also valid for the Portuguese Lighthouse Award (DFP
FES06) and the Portuguese Castles and Fortresses Award (DCFP-F097).
QSL will be sent 100% via the Bureau to confirm all contacts. Visit
their Web page at: www.arvm.org/index.illw2009.html

Members of the Radio Club of Panama (HP1RCP) and Panama Canal Amateur
Radio Association (PCARA) activated the Miraflores Lock’s Lighthouse
(PAN-030) in the Panama Canal using the special callsign H81L during
the ILLW this past weekend. QSL via HP1RCP. Visit the following Web
page to see a picture of the lighthouse at:
www.geocities.com/canallights2000/miraflorespics.h……

Members of the “LIGHTHOUSE AMATEUR RADIO ALLIANCE” operated during the
ILLW this past weekend from “Station J”, the WWII designation of the
JUPITER INLET LIGHT HOUSE (USA-025). The callsign was K4LRA. QSL via
K4LRA, using the QRZ.com address, or W4TBB.

Members of the Papakura Radio Club Inc have participated in the Inter-
national Lighthouse/lightship Weekend with the callsign ZL6LH. Since
1998 they have almost always been at a different location. This past
weekend they were active from East Cape Lighthouse. Look for a video
to be on the Web linked to: www.qsl.net/zl1vk
QSL via ZL1VK, by the Bureau or direct to: Papakura Radio Club,
PO Box 72-397, Papakura, New Zealand. Visit their ZL6LH Web page
at: www.qsl.net/zl1vk/ZL6LHIndex.html

PA09, NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Fred, PA0FAW, will use the special
event callsign PA09WSF until August 30th. Activity is to celebrate the
“World Statues Festival” in Arnhem which
takes place between August 29-30th. A special QSL will be issued and
will be available via the Bureau, direct, e-qsl and LoTW, and of course
SWLs 100%.

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
5R8KD QSL STATUS. Wayne, W5KDJ, reports that he has received 2000
cards from UX5UO and will start working on the 325 SASEs he has received.

7O1YGF QSLS. It has been reported that those who still need a 7O1YGF
QSL can send their request to August, DJ3XD. August was the original
QSL Manager for all CW QSOs. However, he will now handle SSB and RTTY
QSOs as well. It was also announced that the 7O1YGF logs are expected
to be uploaded to LoTW within a couple of weeks.

IRC AVAILABLE. Dick, N7RO, has some IRCs for sale at 1.50 USDs while
the supply lasts. You can E-mail him to assure that he still has some
left. His E-mail address is: n7ro[kringelis]arrl[taskas]net

NO LONGER THE QSL MANAGER. Erik, K5WW, advised OPDX readers that as of
August 15, 2009, he is no longer QSL Manager for P40L (and P4/W6LD).

ONLINE LOGS AVAILABLE. A log search for BA4ALC/4, BA7IO/4, BA8AG/4,
BD4QH/4, BD7JSQ/4 and BG4ENK/4 from Hengsha Island (AS-136) is now
available at: www.qrz.cn/2009hengsha

PIRATE ALERT. Paul, ZL2CQ, reports that a PIRATE station on 80m was
active this past weekend signing ZL2BHE/mm, calling CQ, giving his
name as Peter on a commercial fishing boat and operating around 3630-
3700 kHz. The callsign actually belongs to David Walker in Wellington,
NZ. Paul personally knows this family.

ZK2V QSL STATUS. The ZK2V team is in the process of finalizing the
QSL design for the ZK2V QSL and expects to have cards in hand in about
6 weeks. Please be patient and do NOT re-QSL.

QSLS VIA LOTW: None reported this week!

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CE9/K2ARB, CT1ANO, CT3FQ, CT4NH, CU3EQ, D44TXO,
EA1GAR, EA8YT, EI7IX, EX8M, G4DEZ, GM4NFC, GM4WJA, HZ1FS/P, I4EAT,
MM0AMW, ON4IQ, P43A, RG9A, UK9AA, V29JKV, VK9GMW, VY0A, WP2B and XW1B

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!

TA3, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Izmir Konak Branch of TRAC,
which is the biggest HAM club in Turkey, will be active as TA3KM during
the 78th Izmir International Fair between August 28th and September 6th.
The club will be there to promote amateur radio activities. Activity
will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY, between 1300-2000z. For
more details, visit the following links:
Izmir International Fair: ief.izfas.com.tr
TRAC Izmir Konak Branch web page: www.ta3km.org

VU, INDIA. Charly, VU3CHE (K4VUD), will be in India in September. He
informs OPDX that his on-the-air plans are not yet determined. Stay
tuned!

WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Kuro, AL5A (JH0MGJ), will be active as AL5A/WH0
from Saipan Island (OC-086), Northern Mariana Islands (KH0), between
August 28-31st. Activity will be on 80-6 meters. He plans to listen
especially for “weak” European stations. QSL direct to JA7JEC. Send
Bureau QSLs to the JARL Bureau to JH0MGJ.

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m, 425 DX, 80m, All Band, bureau, Cluster, contest

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 920

August 10, 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, NJ1Q, W2VU, K3LR, NG3K, K4UEE, N4AA &
QRZ DX, K5XK, KH6BZF, AA7JV, K8YSE, Southgate Amateur Radio Club Web
Site, DJ8NK, DL5ME, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, DX World of Ham Radio
Web Site, EA8CAC, F5NQL & UFT, HB9DLO, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ4AKS,
LU1BCE, LZ1ZF, OD5NJ, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, PT7WA, RSGB IOTA Web Site,
S50U, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and VU2TS for the following
DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 2nd-August, through Sunday, 9th-August there were 208
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C2, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F,
FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, 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, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F,
PZ, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK,
TL, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V8, VE, VK, VP2V,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV,
Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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).

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND. Ron, K5XK, updates OPDX that Rachid, 3B8FQ,
will leave Mauritius by boat on Tuesday, August 11th, enroute for St.
Brandon (AF-015). Rachid will operate solo as 3B7FQ from August 12th
through the end of the month–and possibly a few extra days in early
September. Look for him on all bands, 30-10 meters, although Rachid
expects 40 and 20 meters to be most productive. He will use both CW
and SSB, as conditions allow. As in Rachid’s earlier travels to 3B6
and 3B7, operating time will be shared with his primary mission of
performing maintenance on the island’s meteorological equipment. He
expects to use the island’s G5RV and a vertical with a 100 watt trans-
ceiver powered by a 12 volt battery that will be charged daily. Rachid
likes to use “the 8s” whenever possible on CW. Here are his anticipated
frequencies:
CW - 7008, 10108, 14008, 18078, 21008, 24898 and 28008 kHz
SSB - 7050, 14191, 18141, 21241, 24941 and 28491 kHz

If future plans come together, Rachid may operate from 3B9 sometime
after his return and hopes to operate from 3B6 again in November. QSL
via K5XK, direct preferred.

3D2/C, CONWAY REEF (Update). Jan, DJ8NK, informs OPDX this past week
that they have added one more operator to the crew. Uwe, DJ9HX, is the
new added operator. Now with the fourth operator they will be able to
run 4 stations simultaneously in order to serve the pile-up. They have
also announced their callsign for the operation - 3D20CR. The callsign
of this DXpedition was issued to commemorate a DXpedition 20 years ago
when DK9KX as organizer and leader of a crew, which included today’s
member DJ9ON, visited this island for the first activation ever. The
DXpedition is still looking for sponsors. The total amount of the operation
is estimated at 64.000 USDs. For details/updates and on how to donate
funds for this operation, please visit their Web page at:
www.conwayreef2009.de

3DA0, SWAZILAND. Only a few more days to work 3DA0DJ, 3DA0TB, 3DA0MH,
3DA0VA, 3DA0MM and 3DA0EL. Activity is expected to end August 11th. QSL
via their home callsigns.

4J, AZERBAIJAN. Operators Gerard/F2VX and Yanick/FYFYD will be active as
4J/homecall, August 11-29th. Activity will be mainly HF bands using SSB.
QSL via their home callsign, direct (SAE + postage) or by the French Ref-
Bureau (please only this bureau).

4W, TIMOR-LESTE. No QSNs reported yet on Al, CT1GPQ, as 4W6AL from Timor
Lorosae. He will be there until October 3rd. Remember, this is “NOT A
DXpedition”! CT1GPQ will be in Timor-Leste with a Medical Team and radio
operations will take place only during his spare time. Activity will be
on 40/30/20/17 meters SSB, RTTY and preferably CW. Pilot station and QSL
Manager is Toze, CT1GFK. The pilot station will be in daily contact with
CT1GPQ. Any questions or suggestions should be sent to: star[kringelis]algarvedx[taskas]com
Activity logs will be online (possibly daily) on: algarvedx.com

6W, SENEGAL. Stan, EI6DX, will be active as 6W/EI6DX from Somone which
is located 70 km southeast of Dakar, between November 7-16th. He will
concentrate on the lower bands and CW. Stan will take part in JA DX
Contest. QSL via RX3RC, by the Bureau or direct. Look for updates at:
www.ei6dx.com/senegal

7P, LESOTHO (Update). You have until August 13th to work operators Pista/
HA5AO (7P8AO), Frosty/K5LBU (7P8CF), Laurent/W0MM (7P8MM), John/9M6XRO
(7P8OK) and Ben/DJ0YI (7P8YI). QSL 7P8OK only via M0URX, others via their
home callsigns. They will have a log search page after the conclusion of
their operations. For more details, please visit the Texas DX Society’s
Web site at: www.tdxs.net/7p8.html

A6, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Update). Philippe, F5LTB/9Q1TB, is now active
on the air as A65BI thanks to Abdullah, A61Q, for the support he gave to
obtain the necessary authorization from his landlord to erect an antenna
on the roof of the building. His activity has been on 20 meters SSB at
various times during the day. His QSL Manager will continue to be SM5DJZ,
direct ONLY (eQSL are welcome for eDX100, eWAS and eZ40). QSL design for
a standard QSL and an eQSL will be ready shortly. Watch QRZ.com for
updates.

A9, BAHRAIN. Dave, EI3IO, will be leaving Ireland and will move to Bahrain
for at least 2 years. He has not received his callsign yet but plans to
be active on 160m (especially during the winter) through the VHF bands.
Look for him on 20 meters starting in September. Hopefully more details
will be forthcoming. Visit his Web page at: EI3IO.com

CQ NEWS. A press release by Richard Moseson, W2VU, Editor of CQ Amateur
Radio, dated August 4th, states: “2008 CQ World Wide CW Contest Marks
Major Milestone for K0DQ Becomes Possibly the Only Person Ever to Win
All Six Major Ham Radio Contests — Scott Redd, K0DQ, operating the 2008
CW weekend of the CQ World Wide DX Contest from Aruba as P40Q, racked up
over a million more points than his closest competitor in the Single-
Operator Low Power Class, and became perhaps the only person ever to win
single-op world championships in all six major Ham Radio DX contests.
‘I don’t know of anyone else’ who has won all the major contests, said
CQWW Contest Director Bob Cox, K3EST, in announcing the results, which
will be published in the September issue of ‘CQ’ magazine.
Scott had his first taste of contest victory back in 1966, as a young
Navy officer posted to Uruguay and operating CX2CO in the phone weekend
of the CQ World Wide DX Contest. Over the succeeding years, Scott worked
his way through the Navy ranks to Vice Admiral and became Commander of
the Fifth Fleet, then served as a civilian in the Iraq Coalition
Provisional Authority and as Director of the National Counter terrorism
Center before retiring in late 2007. But Ham Radio and contesting were
never far away, and operating from Mexico as XE1IIJ in the early 1970s,
Scott won single-op world championships in the CQWW Phone Contest, the
ARRL DX Phone and CW Contests and the CQ WPX Phone Contest. Thirty years
later, when his professional life permitted a little more hamming time,
Scott added the WPX CW crown as P41P, operating from P43P’s station in
Aruba, in 2002. The only prize that eluded him — until now — was the
CQWW CW.
‘I’ve been trying like a son-of-a-gun to win (the) CQ World Wide CW,’
Scott commented in a 2008 interview with ‘CQ’. ‘I’ve come in number two,
I’ve come in number three, but I’ve never won that one…. so that’s
still my goal, every time I get close, in CQ World Wide CW, to win the
world.’
When informed that he had finally achieved that goal, K0DQ said, ‘I
guess the message is if you keep at it long enough good things happen.
In this case, four decades. It’s been a great ride … and it’s still
magic!’
CQ congratulates Scott — already a member of the CQ Amateur Radio
Hall of Fame, for his contesting achievements on top of all his other
achievements.”

CTU IN ENGLAND. Tim, K3LR, announces that if you missed CTU Dayton and
CTU Italy this year - here is another chance to attend ConTest University
(CTU in England) - this time hosted by Mark, M0DXR. CTU will be conducted
during the RSGB 2009 Convention (October 9-11th; formerly unknown as HFC)
on Saturday, October 10th. Complete details are available at the following
Web pages at: www.contestuniversity.com/main/page_uk.html
www.rsgb.org/rsgbconvention/events_programme.php
The next CTU during the Hamvention in Dayton, Ohio, United States, will
be on May 13, 2010. Details at:
www.contestuniversity.com/main/page_home.html

FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY (NA-146). Operators Gary/W2VQ and his son Paul/WQ2N
will be active as FJ/W2VQ and FJ/WQ2N between August 18-25th. Activity
will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY (possible PSK31). They
will be using only 100 watts into dipoles and beams. An online log will
be available during and after the operation at:
www.logsearch.org/lsd/logsearch.php?Switch=46
They will be listening for JA/AS and EU a lot, so listen!

FO8, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Phil, F5PHW, who will be in Tahiti for the next
two years starting this month, has received his new callsign on his 40th
birthday - FO8RZ. He was on the air this past week using a vertical
antenna. He was heard on 30 and 20 meters CW. He has other antennas
that will be set up later (wires for 80-40m, and a triband beam 20/15/10m).
Phil is still moving in, so they have a lot of things to do before being
active on the radio. QSL via LoTW or via F8BPN, either direct or via the
French Ref-Union Bureau. His Web page will be updated sometime soon at:
f5phw.chez.com

GB2/GB4/M0, ENGLAND. Members of Sands Amateur Radio Contest Group will
be operating a number of special event stations on Saturday, August 15th,
to celebrate the Galloways Society for the Blind’s “25th Anniversary of
the Cross Bay Walk” led by Queen’s Guide Cedric Robinson MBE. The walk
generally takes around 3 hours and needs the Queen’s Guide to navigate
between Arnside and Kents Bank safely because of the quicksands around
the bay that have taken many lives over the years. The first appointment
was in 1536. Cedric, who is the 25th appointed Queen’s Guide to the Sands
and local fisherman, has been leading the walks since 1963. The special
callsigns to listen out for are:
GB2GSB - Located at Arnside Knott which overlooks Arnside and a good
part of the walk.
M0SCG/M - Will be operating from the tractor which follows the walkers
and can be used if anybody becomes too exhausted or ill during
the walk.
GB4GSB - Located at the end of the walk at Kents Bank.

A special certificate is offered for amateurs and SWLs who work any of
the stations. To obtain a certificate, send an A4 SAE and a check for
2.50 (pounds) made out to SARCG, and send it to their QSL Manager G0VGS
(see QRZ.com or: Ian Maude, 21 Colwyn Avenue, Bare, Morecambe, Lancs,
LA4 6EQ. Once printing costs are covered, any money left over will be
donated to the Galloways Society for the Blind. For more details about
the walk, visit the following Web pages:
www.galloways.org.uk/main/pages/baywalk09.html
www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/country/sandwa……

IOTA NEWS…………………………
AF-019. Emilio/IZ1GAR will be active as IG9W from Lampedusa Island
(African Italy) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
28-29th). He will concentrate on the lower bands prior to
contest as IG9/IZIGAR. QSK via his home callsign.

EU-005. Steve, G0UIH, will be active as homecall/p from Piel Island
(CU-005 for English Islands), August 14-16th. This island is
the “Jewel in the Crown” of the Islands of Furness. The island
has a history going back to the 11th century. Expect activity
on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
bureau.

EU-044. Mario, DL5ME, will be active as LA2NK or LA/DL5ME from Northcape
on the Island of Mageroya, August 13-16th. Activity will be on
40/30/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct ONLY to DL5ME
(address on QRZ.com).

EU-051. Giorgio, IZ4AKS, will be active as IE9X from the Island of
Ustica (IIA PA-001, MIA MI-116) between August 16-21st.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters (mainly SSB, but also RTTY
and CW) with 100w and vertical antenna. QSL Policy: A special
QSL in advance to all via Bureau.

EU-055. Operators Henk/PA3FMC, Ruud/PE1BTV and Hans/PH0V will be active
as LA/homecall from Utvaer Island, August 10-18th. QSL via their
home callsigns, direct or by the bureau.

EU-126. Mario, DL5ME, will be active as OH9AA/p from the Lappi Province
Group for only a few hours on August 19th. Activity will be on
40/30/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct ONLY to DL5ME
(address on QRZ.com).

EU-172. Ric, DL2VFR, will be active as OZ0FR/p from Samso Island (DIA
JY-008, WLOTA 0726) between August 22nd and September 4th.
Activity will be on all HF bands, mostly CW. QSL via DL2VFR,
by the bureau or direct.

EU-174. Members of the J42ARET club will be active as SX8DI from Penna
Island (GIOTA NAS-045, WLOTA 2124, WW Loc. KN10XH), one of the
Drenia Islands between August 28-31st. The group also plan to
activate the lighthouse on Frini Island as SX8DI/LH. Operators
mentioned are: Demetrius/SV2GWY, Angelo/SV2GWR, Cleanthis/SV2XI,
Dimitris/SV7HRJ, Nick/SV7HVI, Themistokles/SW2HQF and Nikos/
SW2HVD. Activity will be on HF, VHF and UHF, and all modes. QSL
via the Bureau, eQSL or direct (enclose 1 IRC or 2 GSs + SAE)
to SV2GWY. For more information and log search, visit the
Web page at: sx8di.blogspot.com

NA-230. (Update/Change) Cezar, VE3LYC, will attempt his most difficult
operation to date: activating for the first time the Ottawa
Islands (IOTA NA-230) group in Hudson Bay. Name of the specific
island is not available at this time, but the dates have been
announced, August 31st to September 3rd. The callsign will be
VY0O. Cezar is still looking for financial support for this
project. Information for donors as well as QSL information
will be posted in due course on VY0O page at QRZ.com. For more
information see OPDX.916.

OC-211. Operators Wally/VK6YS and Nigel/VK6NI plan to be active as VK6YS
from Robertson Island, in the Pelsaert Group (WW Loc. OG71AC)
between December 29th and January 4th, 2010. They are looking
for up to two operators to join them. Please contact Wally at
vk6ys[kringelis]iinet[taskas]net.au if you are interested. More information will
become available closer to the DXpediton date. Visit their Web
site at: www.westozdx.net

SA-023. Operators Jose/PY6HD, Beto/PY6RT and Nilzo/PY6AWU will be
active as ZZ6Z from Itaparica Island between August 14-16th.
Activity will be SSB only on 80/40/20/17/15/10 meters. QSL
via PY6HD, direct, LoTW or by the Bureau.

JD/O, OGASAWARA. Just a reminder that operators Makoto/JI5RPT (JD1BLY)
and Yoshihi/JO1LVZ (JD1BNF) will be active from Chichijima Island (IOTA
AS-031) between now and August 14th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using the satellites, CW, SSB, Digi modes and 2m WSJT EME. QSL via their
home callsigns. Log searches will be available on the following Web sites:
JD1BLY: www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/
JD1BNF: www.hattsan.com/

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For July August 3-9th)……………
Aug 10 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
Aug 11 AN —————
Aug 12 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Aug 13 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Aug 14 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
Aug 15 AN ———————
Aug 16 AN QUIET - The “A” index is expected to be between
0-7 and the “K” index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The “A” index is expected to be between
7-16 and “K” index will be 3 or less
ADDED NOTES BY LEE: Lee informs that “SpaceWeather.com” is reporting that
this year’s Perseid meteor shower may be even better than usual, especially
on the peak day of August 12th. The Web site is reporting that, “According
to NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, a filament of comet dust has
drifted across Earth’s path, and when Earth passes through it sometime
between 0800-0900z (1-2 am PDT) on August 12th, the Perseid meteor rate
could surge to twice its normal value. Check
for details and observing tips.” The peak hourly rate could reach 200
meteors. Many hams who enjoy making meteor scatter contacts look forward
to the Perseids each August, along with backyard astronomers who take
advantage of the warm summer weather to sit outside late at night and
watch the sky show.
MORE NOTES BY EDITOR: Cycle 24 Webinar - Well-known propagation expect
Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA, will be giving a Webinar presentation on Cycle
24, August 19th at 8 PM EDT (August 20th - 00:00 UTC). The Webinar is
hosted by the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) and is free. All you have
to do to register is go to and click on the Webinar
link. You will receive an E-mail with additional details about the Webinar
and login instructions.

KL7, ALASKA. Boris, N3SY, is expected to be active as KL7/N3SY from the
National Park “Denali”, between now and August 15th. Activity will be
on 40-10 meters using a Yaesu FT-100D into dipoles and MFJ-1622 vertical
1.5m long. QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com).

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY/NEWS…………………..
Members of the Grupo DX Gran Canaria, Seccion Local URE Las Palmas
(EA8URL), will activate La Entallada Lighthouse (ARLHS CAI 041 - Punta
Lantailla) as AO8FLH on Fuerteventura Island (AF-004, DIE S-006, FEA
D-2795, DME 35030, WLOTA LH-0883) in the Canary Islands during the Inter-
national Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend (August 15-16th). Activity will
be on 80-10 meters including 30/17/12m using CW, SSB and RTTY. Operators
mentioned are: Marino/EA8DP (CW), Juan/EA8CAC (CW/RTTY/SSB), Jesus/EA8ANE
(SSB/RTTY) and Federico/EA8AZM (SSB/RTTY). QSL via EA8AKN, by the Bureau
or direct.

Operators Michel/HB9DLO, Pierre-Yves/HB9OMI, and Pierre/HB9SMU will be
active as DL/HB9LH from Schleimunde Lighthouse (ARLHS FED-217, ILLW
DE-0073) on Lotseninsel Island (Pilot Island)(German Island Award O-020;
Grid Locator: JO54AQ) between now and August 16th. QSL via HB9DLO, by
the Bureau or direct. For more info: www.hb9lh.ch

Members from the Radio Club Argentino will operate from Martin Garcia
Island (SA-055), August 14-17th, and plan to activate its lighthouse
during the 2009 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW).
The callsign to be used will be LR5D and activity will be on CW, SSB
and FM, on 160-6 meters and 70cm. QSL via LU4AA, direct or by the Bureau.
Updates and more info will be available at:
www.lu4aa.org/mgi2009.htm

Look for a special event activation of the Centenarian Kadalur Point
Lighthouse (ILLW IN0002, ARLHS IND-013), located on the west coast of
India, tp take place between now and August 16th, using the callsign
AT8LHC. Look for activity on all bands and modes, propagation permitting.
QSL via VU2JHM, direct or by the bureau. Details of this lighthouse is
available on: www.dgllnoida.gov.in/cochin/kadalur.html
ADDED NOTES: This lighthouse will be celebrating its 100th anniversary
during the month of October. Also, look for activity on 40 and 20 meters
on CW, SSB and the Digital modes, as well as VHF and Echolink, by the
following individuals using their own callsigns: VU2JHM, VU2LU, VU2FI,
VU2LX, VU2UR, VU2GUR, VU2KGN, VU2OJ or clubstation callsigns of VU2ARC,
VU2IIH or VU2LCI. Lions Club of Bangalore North Club (#026596 that is
District 324-D6) through its Lions Clubs International Amateur (Ham)
Radio Club has lent their HF equipment and accessories. This activity
is part of Bangalore Amateur Radio Club’s Golden Jubliee and Hamfest
India 2009.

NWR 2009. The KP1-5 Project, which brought you the 2009 Desecheo Island
DXpedition, is pleased to announce that it is serving as national coordinator
for Amateur Radio’s observation of the “2009 National Wildlife Refuge
Week”, Sunday, October 12th to Saturday, October 18th, 2009. The goal is
to combine your communication skills with your enjoyment of the outdoors
to help others learn about the National Wildlife Refuge System. Only
authorized, responsible access to refuges is sanctioned by this event.
This year the National Wildlife Refuge System celebrates 106 years of
conservation and quality recreation. Amateur Radio operators can help
spread the word about the National Wildlife Refuge System by operating
in or near a refuge during National Wildlife Refuge Week. For more details
on this event, please visit the following Web page at:
www.nwrweek-radio.info

OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Alexander, DL4NO, is expected to be active as OH0/DL4NO
from Finstoem on the main island of the Alands (EU-002) between August
10-21st. Activity will be limited because he is on holiday, but look for
him on CW on the usual QRP frequencies for 40/30/20 meters mainly during
his evening hours. He will be using a FT-817 and a GP antenna. QSL via
his home callsign.

OH0, ALAND ISLAND (EU-002). Operators Ari/OH5DX, Tomi/OH6EI, Juha/OH6XX
and Timo/OH6GLE will be active as OH0Z during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via W0MM.

PJ5, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Dave, AH6HY, will be active as PJ5/AH6HY from
Sint Eustatius (NA-145) between September 26th and October 1st. Activity
will be holiday style with operations on 40-10 meters, mostly SSB with
some CW. QSL via AH6HY, by the bureau or direct.

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
QSL FJ/VE3EY via VE3EY

5K0T QSL STATUS. George, AA7JV, reports that about 2000 QSLs so far
have gone out since mid-July. A large batch of US/Canada bound cards
was bulk-shipped to him last week and will be sent to their final
destinations as soon as the package arrives. (It seems that mail from
Hungary takes about 10 days to get to Florida.)

Photos and QSL route of the OD5WPX contest operation by Gabby, OD5NJ,
are available at: www.qrz.com/db/OD5WPX/1249804149
Contest location was 1460m ASL from Gabby’s summer home in a village
called Aintoura el-Maten (population 500).

S50HQ QSL STATUS/CHANGE. It has been reported that S57XX is not handling
QSL cards for S50HQ anymore! S50HQ QSL requests received via the bureau
will receive a return card via the QSL bureau by Milos, S54G. If you
wish to exchange QSL card direct, please use S54G’s QRZ.com address.
Cards with insufficient postage or no return envelope will be returned
via the QSL Bureau. S50HQ 2009 log is also uploaded on “Logbook of The
World” (LoTW). Feel free to match your log for digital certification.

TK8B LOGS. Laurent, F8BBL, is currently uploading his logs from his
Corsica operation at: www.dx-cw.net/logsearch/logsearch.php
He will be there until August 15th.

George, AA7JV, reports that the VK9GMW QSL cards were received from
the printer last weekend, and they will start shipping them by August
15th.

QSLS VIA LOTW: None reported this week!

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3XY5M, H6VA, JD1BMM, PZ5WP, S92LX, TL0A,
V63MY and ZF2ZB

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: YK9G

WFF ACTIVITY………………..
(Update) Plamen, LZ3FM, plans to activate the Biosphere Reserve Kamchia
(LZFF-011) during his holiday between August 11-18th. Callsign to be
used will be LZ02WFF, not LZ01WFF/2. Equipment will be IC-746 plus a
4-band GP and dipole antennas. Activity will be on HF + 6m, mainly CW
with some SSB. QSL via LZ1PJ, direct or by the Bureau. E-mail requests
for Bureau cards are accepted ( via lz1pj[kringelis]bfra[taskas]org ). Write QSO details
and callsign worked, since Ivan, LZ1PJ, manages other callsigns too.
PLEASE NOTE: LZ01WFF is used for activation for other WFF references
by other operators. Ivan, LZ1PJ, will manage this activation only. For
other activations listen to operator’s instructions.

WFF enthusiasts (5 to 10 operators), plan to activate the Biosphere
Reserve “Steneto” (LZFF-017) in the National Park “Central Balkan”
(LZFF-001) between August 20-24th. Activity will be on all HF bands,
as well as 6m and 2m, using CW and SSB from mountain hut “Dermenka”
- 1504 meters A.S.L. (Grid Locator: KN22IR). QSL via LZ1ZF.

XR0, EASTER ISLAND. An international team of operators will be active as
XR0YA from Rapa Nui between October 31st and November 15th. This will be
a lite and small DXpedition with 6 operators. Operators mentioned are:
Marco/CE6TBN, Leszek/NI1L, Aart/PA3C Zbig/SP7HOV, Stan/SQ8X and Victoria/
SV2KBS. Although Easter Island is no longer among the “100 Top Most Wanted
DXCC Entities”, it is still most wanted on some bands such as 30 meters
and any activity on this band is very seldom due to a fact a special,
temporary license submitted by Chilean Ministry of Telecommunication is
obligatory. The group has obtained a license for all bands, and they
decided to dedicate their DXpedition to 30 meters (CW section only! Digi-
modes on 30m are not allowed in Chile), and 160, 80 and 40 meters. The
group thanks the support from “Radio Club de Chile” to help obtain and
have this unique opportunity to activate Rapa Nui on 30 meters. A QSL
route has not been announced yet, but it will be shortly. They plan to
use an “Online QSL Request System” (OQRS) for direct requests and also
the standard QSLing via direct and bureau options. Their logs will be
uploaded to the LoTW after the DXpedition after some period of time.
They will NOT nor plan to use eQSL. For more details and update, visit
the XR0YA Web site at: rapanui2009.org

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 10m, 160m, 40m, 425 DX, 70cm, All Band, bureau, Cluster, contest, Desecheo

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 917

July 20, 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, NJ1Q, N2OO, NG3K, N4AA & QRZ DX, KH6BZF,
KL7JR, K8YSE, Algarve STAR DX Team, CO8ZZ, DK8JB, DL2VFR, DL7MAE & The DX
News Letter, DX World of Ham Radio Web Site, EA3RKR, EI4GK, F5NQL & UFT,
F6FQK, GW0ANA, HA0HW, HL1VAU, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2YSB, LZ1BJ,
LZ1ZF, MM0DXC, Pete’s-DX-Newsdesk, PT7WA, Radio-Noticias, RSGB IOTA Web
Site, SU1SK, SV1JG, TA1HZ, TA3J, UR5BCP, UT7UT, VA3RJ & ICPO, and VHF-DX-
Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 12th-July, through Sunday, 19th-July, there were 199
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S,
4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, CE,
CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G,
GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS,
HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK,
OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T32, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V2, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU,
XW, XX9, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF,
ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report “could” contain “Pirate/SLIM” operations or
more likely a “BUSTED CALLSIGN”. As always, you never know - “Work
First Worry Later” (WFWL).

4C12, MEXICO (Special Event/Satellite Op). Members of the Radio Club
Queretaro announce to look for special event station 4C12SG to be active
between July 20-27th. Activity is to celebrate the 12th anniversary of
the operation from the “Sierra Gorda Queretana”. Operations will take
place from “Sotano del Barro”, one of the deepest places in the world.
Also, look for 4C12SG to be active on the satellites (Grid EL01), and
if conditions permit, also on 6 meters. QSL via XE1RCQ. Log will be
uploaded to LoTW after the event.

4W, TIMOR-LESTE. AL, CT1GPQ, will be active from here between August 3rd
and October 3rd. Currently CT1GPQ doesn’t know what his callsign will be,
but his license issues are being arranged. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17
meters SSB, RTTY and preferably CW. His station setup will be an Icom
IC-706 MK2g, a dipole for 40 and 30 meters and square loops for 20 and
17 meters. Pilot station and QSL Manager is Toze, CT1GFK. The pilot
station will be in daily contact with CT1GPQ. Any questions or suggestions
should be sent to: star[kringelis]algarvedx[taskas]com
Activity logs will be online (possibly daily) on: algarvedx.com
All information will be sent first via the Algarve STAR DX Team Mailing
List. Subscriptions are available on team’s WEB site. PLEASE NOTE: This
is “NOT A DXpedition”! CT1GPQ will be in Timor-Leste with a Medical Team
and radio operations will take place only during his spare time.

9G, GHANA. Operators Alfeo/I1HJT, Silvano/I2YSB, Carlo/IK1AOD, Vinicio/
IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, and Donato/IZ2CHO
will be active from Busua Beach in the Ghana Western Region between
November 13-27th. Their activity will also include an IOTA trip to Abokwa
Island (AF-084). They will use two different callsigns for their activities.
Operations on the mainland will use the callsign 9G5TT, while operations
on AF-084 will use 9G5XX. Activity will be on all HF bands (80-10 meters)
and modes. Silvano/I2YSB informs OPDX that they do not have a licence for
160 meters, 60 meters and 6 meters. On AF-84 there will be one station on
20 meters only. The time of the operation on the island will be on a day to
day bases, and will be depended on the sea condition and weather forecast.
QSL via I2YSB, direct only. More information can be found at:
www.i2ysb.com

BX5, TAIWAN (AS-020 - RARE CONTEST IOTA). Jimmy, BX5AA, will be active
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-
Power entry. QSL via BX5AA.

C3, ANDORRA. Vini, IK2CIO, will be active as C31/IK2CIO between August
6-12th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL via IK2CIO, by the Bureau or direct.

CO8, CUBA. Raul, CO8ZZ, informs that he will be active during RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 25-26th) from the main island (NA-015, FL10mw) in the CW
only category. QSL via DK1WI.

CR2, AZORES (IOTA Contest/LH Op). Members of Algarves STAR DX Team (a
multi-national team) will activate Faial Island in the Azores using the
callsigns CR2F, CR2N and CR2W, between July 18-31st. Operators mentioned
are: CT1EEQ, CT1EGW, CT3FN/HB9CRV, CU8AS, DJ2VO and HB9CQL. Callsigns
will be used for:
CR2F - For the Farol da Ribeirinha Lighthouse (WLOTA 1830) operation
between July 18-24th and July 27-August 1st.
CR2W - For the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
Activity from Caldeira do Faial Natural Reserve
CR2N - For the “Caldeira do Faial Natural Reserve” activity between
July 29-30th. Reference numbers: DPRN FF-212 and WFF CTFF-46.
Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL all callsigns
via CT1GFK, direct, by the Bureau or E-mail Bureau requests. Check QRZ.com
for more info. Official Web site is: www.to-mk.com/neu
Logs online will be at: algarvedx.com/logonline

CR3, MADEIRA ISLANDS (IOTA/LH Op). A groups of CT1/CT3 operators (from
the Madeira Contest Team and G.I.R.A.) will be active as CR3D and CR3R
from Chao Islet in the Desertas Islands group (AF-046) between July
24-26th. Activity will be on the HF and VHF bands using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. They will also be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
25-26th). Operators mentioned are: Barros/CT3BD, Luis/CT3DL, Luis/CT3EE,
Duarte/CT3EN, Duarte/CT3KY, Jose/CT3MD, Joao/CT3NY, Jorge/CT1BOL, Jose/
CT1CJJ, Paulo/CT1EFS, Filipe/CT1ILT and Firmino/CT1IZW. For further
information about this Project, please visit the CR3D QRZ.com page at:
www.qrz.com/db/CR3D

EA9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Yasuyuki, DJ1AIB/JR1AIB, will be active as
EA9/DJ1AIB from Melilla between July 22-26th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via JR1AIB.

EG, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for special event station EG5LB to be
active during the follwing dates: July 26th, August 2-9th, August 16th,
August 23rd, August 29th and September 6-7th. Activity is to celebrate
the 200th anniversary of the birth of the illustrious Louis Braille,
inventor of the tifloescritura system for the blind, and with the 30th
anniversary of ARMIC, Association for Visually Handicapped Radio of
Catalonia. QSL via EA3RKR, direct or by the Bureau. For more details,
see QRZ.com or visit: www.gratisweb.com/ea3rkr/esp/index2.html

EH, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for special event station EH1SC to be
active until July 24th. Activity is taking place during the “Celebrations
of Santiago de Compostela”. Operations will be on all the bands. QSL via:
Radio-Noticias, Apartado 368, 15780 Santiago de Compostela (Spain). For
more information, visit: www.radionoticias.com

EM360, UKRAINE (Special Event). Members of Ternopil Amateur Radio Club
will use special callsign EM360B between August 14-18th, to mark the 360th
anniversary of historical battle near the city of Zboriv. QSL via UY5BC.

GJ, JERSEY. Members of the Bristol Contest Group will be active as GJ6YB
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) from Jersey (EU-013, WLOTA
L-0818) as a Multi-Op/Island-DXpedition entry. Operators mentioned are:
EI3JE, EI7FJ, G3TKF, G3XSV, G3YHV, G3ZVW, G4CLA, G4FKA, G4NKT, G7TWC,
M0MAT and M1EBV. QSL via G3SWH, direct or by the Bureau.

IOTA NEWS……………………..
AS-060. Members of the Korean Contest Club and possibly others will be
active as D93I (and also their homecall/4) from Pigum Island
(KDN H32) between July 25-27th. Operators mentioned are:
Han/DS2GOO, Yang/DS4CDA, Ryou/DS4NYE, Rocky/HL1VAU and a few
other guest OP’s.. They will have two complete HF stations
with a dozen of vertical antennas nearby saltwater. Continuous
activity is planned on 80-10 meters using CW/SSB/Digital. If
the propagation allows, they will try some 6m openings to
various directions also. During the IOTA contest, they will
operate as a Multi-Op/Island-Expedition entry as D93I. QSLs
for D93I are via DS4NYE and all others via their homecall.

EU-005. Members of the SANDS Contest Group (M0SCG), based in Morecambe,
Lancashire, will be active as G1T from Sunderland Point, near
Lancaster during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a
Multi-Single entry. Reference numbers are: WAB Square SD45
and Grid LOC. IO84NB.

EU-006. Members of the South Dublin Radio Club and the City of Belfast
Radio Amateur Society will travel to the Aran Islands off the
coast of Galway hoping to build upon the successes of recent
years, and be active as EJ0GI from Inis Oirr during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Multi-Op/DXpedition/High-Power
entry. Some team members may be active under their home
callsigns outside of the contest between July 23-27th. QSL
via EI2SDR (information available on QRZ.com).

EU-006. David, EJ3GKB, will be active from Inis Oirr, July 23-27th.
Activity will be on 80-6 meters before and after the RSGB
IOTA Contest. Look for updates and pictures via Twitter
(DavidGi8SKN), depending on time and signal reception.

EU-008. Members of the Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club
(CPSARC) will once again operate from the Isle of Tiree
(IOSA NH04, WAB NM04), the most westernly part of Scotland’s
Inner Hebridean Islands, during the RSGB IOTA (Islands on
the Air) Contest which runs from 1200z, July 25th to 1200z,
July 26th, using the club’s special contest callsign GM2T.
Look for pre-contest activity by the members signing as
MM0CPS/P. CPSARC heavily supports newcomers to their wonderful
hobby and has a large number of newly licensed members who are
actively encouraged to participate in their contest effort,
whether experienced or not. This way not only does their
hobby benefit from new operators, but contesting benefits as
they invariably become bitten by the contest bug. This
year’s team consists of: Cambell/MM0DXC, Bob/GM4UYZ, John/
MM0JXI, Brian/M0RNR, Gary/MM0FZV, Moe/MM0MRM, Geoff/MM5AHO,
David/MM0XDG, Ellis/GM4GZW, Bob/GM4IKT, Jim/G3VOU, Brian/
G4UJE, Jonno/M5FUN, Malcolm MM0YMG, Duncan/MM0GZZ and Steve/
MM3YPN. QSL GM2T via the Bureau, or their QSL Manager GM4UYZ,
by the Bureau or direct. Details are available at:
www.qrz.com/gm2t
For details about CPSARC, visit their revamped Web site at:
www.cpsarc.com
ADDED NOTE: This is the club’s 11th anniversary on the island,
and the team would like to express their gratitude to all the
islanders who have looked after them over the years, but in
particular to Elaine Hutchinson of Elephants End Restaurant
(www.elephantsend.com) for her unrivalled support and
hospitality over the last 11 years.

EU-011. Members of the Cray Valley ARC will again be active on the
Scilly Isles between July 23-28th, on all bands, using the
callsign G3RCV/P. They will also be taking part in the IOTA
contest next weekend.

EU-031. Operators Alessandro/IW8EHK, Alfredo/IY7NGM, Catello/IZ8LLW
and Francesco/IZ8OFJ will be active as IC8/IW8EHK during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Other reference numbers:
Punta Carena WAIL CA-008, ARLHS ITA-124 and WLOTA L-2466.
QSL Manager: IK7JWX.

EU-036. Chris, OE9ICI, will be active as LA/OE9ICI from Kvenver,
Hitra Island (WW Loc. JP43EM), between now and August 1st.
Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the Bureau. NO eQSL!

EU-048. Jean-Marc, F5SGI, will be active from Belle Ile (DIFM AT-015,
WLOTA 0872, Grid IN87) between now and July 31st. Activity
will be on 80-6 meters using CW, and an entry in the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via his home callsign, direct
or by the Bureau.

EU-059. (UPDATE) Col, MM0NDX, will be active as GM5A and MM0NDX/P
from St. Kilda (WAB NF19, SCOTIA D123, Grid Loc. IO75RT),
Scotland, between July 24-27th. This will be a family holiday-
style operation from the campsite in Village Bay. St. Kilda
is one of only two-dozen global locations to be awarded “World
Heritage Status” for both natural and cultural significance.
Col will participate in the 2009 RSGB IOTA Contest (July
25-26th) as GM5A. Outside of the contest he will sign MM0NDX/P
and possibly be active on 80 and 40 meters. QSL GM5A via
GM4FDM and MM0NDX/P via M0URX. A Web site is now active
for this activity at: eu059.wordpress.com/

EU-067. Operators Cliff/SV1JG and George/SV1RP will be active as
SX8M from Kyklades (Cyclades) Milos Island, Greece, during
the RSGB IOTA Contest between July 24-27th. QSL via SV1JG,
direct or by the Bureau.

EU-075. Steffen, DM3CW, will be active as J48AL from the Island of
Aigina (GIOTA SAS-045, MIA MG-007, WLOTA L-4088) between
July 21st and August 3rd. Activity will be holiday style
and operating CW only using 100 watts into wire antennas.
QSL via DM3CW, bureau preferred.

EU-122. Operators Sean/EI4GK, Pete/EI4GZB, Declan/EI9HQ, Pete/GI4VIV
and Joe/EI7GY will once again be active from Rathlin Island
as GI0MPG for this year’s RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
Operations will be from the Rathlin East Lighthouse (ARLHS
NTI-011), the same QTH as last year. QSL direct or by the
Bureau to GI0MPG.

EU-124. Members of the Barry Amateur Radio Society (BARS) will activate
Flatholm Island again for five days this year between Thursday,
July 23rd and Tuesday, July 28th. During the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 25-26th), they will use the callsign GW8K. They will use
the callsign GB5FI for activity before and after the contest.
QSL via GW0ANA, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-124. (UPDATE) The Strumblehead DX and Contest group have now sealed
the final permission to activate Ramsey Island (EU-124), off the
West Wales coast, from the “Royal Society for the Protection of
Birds” an organization who own the island. They will be active
from 1800z, July 24th through to 1400z, July 27th taking in the
IOTA contest. They will be active using the club call MC0SHL
for the whole duration of the operation, and using MW9W in the
contest. They will be on all bands from 80-10 meters SSB. There
is also some 30 meters RTTY planned by G1VDP if the other guys
allow him, with participation in the last 80m Club Championships
DATA section. They will be operational using generators as
power. Radios used will consist of 2 K3’s and a Yaesu FT1000MP
MkV and amplifiers. Antennas will consist of a Hexbeam, a windom
and dipoles. Most of the activation is for the WAB award scheme
as the square is semi rare and has not been activated for some
time. They will be looking for JA and Asia during their mornings
and evening on all bands. The team will be on from the farm for
a few days before and after using the GB0WFF for the World Flora
and Fauna award see www.wff44.com for award details,
and using the MC0SHL club call and erecting a tower for Rob,
MW0RLJ. The island will not only count for the WAB award but
will also count for the WFF award. A special QSL card printed
for both club callsigns. Full details are on the group’s Web
site . QSL via the groups manager M0URX.

EU-125. Operators Gabi/DF9TM, Frank/DL2SWW and Ric/DL2VFR will be
active as OZ0FR from Romo Island (NS-001 for the Danish Islands
Award) between July 23-27th, including the IOTA Contest (July
25-26th). Activity will be high power on CW and SSB into a
yagi antenna for 20-10 meters, a SteppIR vertical (BigIR) for
40-10 meters and dipoles for 80 and 40 meters. This activity
will also count for the World Flora and Fauna Award (WFF -
for OZFF-004). QSL OZ0FR via DL2VFR (also via the DL Bureau,
do not send QSLs via OZ Bureau). More details at:
www.iota-expedition.de

EU-135. Anders, SM5EFX, will be active as SM5EFX/2 from Ledskar Island
between now and July 31st. Activity will be on all HF bands
and modes. He will also participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 25-26th) using the special callsign SF2X. QSL both calls
to SM5EFX, direct or by the Bureau.

NA-057. Ray, WQ7R, will be active as HQ9R from Roatan Island (Grid
EK66) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via K5WW.

NA-154. Operators Dana/VE1VOX and Don/VE1AOE will be active as VC1W
from Welsh Island (new CISA), August 22-25th. They plan to
have two stations on the air and possibly more operators to
join their operation as the date approaches. This is a remote
island and weather may affect the actual dates. QSL Manager
is VE3EXY.

EU-171. Operators Rene/DL2JRM and Netti/DO6XX will be active as
OZ/homecall/p from Vendsyssel-Thy/Nordjylland (DIA NJ-001)
between now and August 1st. Activity will include the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Operations will be on 80-10
meters CW using 100 watts into a dipole/GP. QSL via their
home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-174. Tomas, HA0NAR, will once again be active as SX8R from Thassos
Island (MIA MG-124, GIOTA NAS-037, WLOTA LH-4186, QRA KN20hs),
Greece, July 22-31st. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW
and SSB. He will also be an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
25-26th). He will use 100 watts and monoband antennas (Inverted
Vee for 80m, verticals on a Spider pole and fishing rods for
the other bands). QSL via HA0NAR, by the Bureau or direct.

EU-180. A Ukrainian and Moldavian team will be active as homecall/p
from Tuzla Island between July 23-27th. Activity will be on
CW and SSB. Operators mentioned are US0KW, US0ZZ, UT2XQ,
UT4ZG, UT7UT, UU0JM, UU1AZ, UU4JDD, UU4JMG, UY6IM, UT/ER1DA,
UT/ER3DW, UT/ER3DX and UT/ER3ZZ. QSL via their home callsigns.
They will the “Black Sea Contest Club” callsign UU7J/P during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via UU0JM.

EU-181. Operators Gabriele/LZ/IK3GES, Boyan/LZ1BJ/1 and Lyuben/LZ1ZC/1
will be active from Sveta Anastasiya Island (WLOTA L-0035)
between July 24-27th. They plan to use 100 watts into a 10
element log-periodic on 20/17/15/12/10 meters. Some activity
on 40/30/6 meters is also possible. QSL via the QSL Bureau to
their home callsigns.

NA-081. Operators Ken/W8ND, Butch/N8CHS and Kelly/K8MCN will be active
as W8ND/VE1 from Big Tancook island (CISA NS012, WW Loc. FN74WL,
Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia), July 23-26th. Activity will
include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via K8MCN,
direct or by the Bureau.

OC-148. Arif, YC9MDX, will be on the air from Kupang, Timor Island
(WLOTA 0019) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
Activity will be on 40/15/10 meters SSB only. QSL via B7DX,
direct only (QRZ.com).

SA-023. Operators PY6AWV, PY6HD and PY6RT will be active as ZZ6Z between
July 24-26th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest. Their
operations will be on 80/40/20/17/15/10 meters SSB only. QSL
direct or bureau to PY6HD or LoTW. No E-QSL.

SA-023. Operators Orlando/PT2OP and Marcelo/PY6KW will be active as
PV6I between July 24-27th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via PT2OP.

LUNAR EVENT ON AO-51. On “July 20th, AMSAT-NA will mark the 40th anniversary
of the first manned lunar landing with a special event on AO-51. AO-51 will
transmit a message commemorating the event Monday, July 20th, during evening
passes in the U.S. and Europe. The message will be transmitted on the 435.300
MHz FM downlink and will contain a Robot 36 SSTV image as well as a voice
message.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For July 20-26th)……………
20 AN SOLAR REFERENCE
21 AN —————
22 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
23 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
24 AN GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
25 AN ———————
26 AN QUIET - The “A” index is expected to be between
0-7 and the “K” index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The “A” index is expected to be between
7-16 and “K” index will be 3 or less
SPECIAL NOTE: By the time you read this, Lee should be active from
Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island (CISA ON-001), in Ontario, Canada. He will
be there through July 29th, using an Icom-706MKIIG into a TarHeel II
antenna or wire/dipole antenna.

LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY…………………..
The Old Barney ARC will be operating as N2OB from the Barnegat Lighthouse
(USA-039) on Long Beach Island, NJ (IOTA NA-111), on August 1st from
about 1300-2100z. There will be two stations set up with activity
primarily on 20 and 40 meters SSB. QSL via N2OB.

The Old Barney ARC will be operating as W2T
from the Tucker’s Island Lighthouse (USA-911) in the Tuckerton Seaport
, August 15-16th from about 1300-2100z
each day. There will be two stations set up with activity primarily on
20 and 40 meters SSB. QSL via N2OO.

MJ0, JERSEY (EU-013). Mat, F5SHQ, will be active as MJ0ASP during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL
via MJ0ASP.

OH0, ALAND ISLAND (EU-002). Operators Juha/OH6XX and Timo/OH6GLE will be
active as OH0Z during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Multi-Op/
Island entry. QSL via W0MM.

PACIFIC TOUR #1. Operators Claudia/K2LEO/PA3LEO and Andrea/IK1PMR are
currently planning a Pacific trip for November and December. Preliminary
planning includes DX activity from Western Samoa (5W), Tonga (A3) and
possibly Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands (E51). They are inviting
DXers (with or without DXpedition experience) to join their operations,
even for a single destination (A3 being the main DX stopover). If you
are interested in joining Claudia and Andrea’s Pacific DX tour, visit
their Web page (still under construction) for more details and how to
contact them at: www.ik1pmr.com/plans/a3

PACIFIC TOUR #2. Chris, DO7AG, will be flying to the South Pacific with
his family between November and January. He plans to be active as 5W1QX
from Western Samoa and A31CE from Tonga. Activity will only be on 40 and
20 meters (this is due to the type of license he has). Complete dates of
activation are to be determined. ADDED NOTE: Chris realizes that another
operation from A3 and 5W will be going on at the same time (see above),
and he hopes to meet Claudia and Andrea.

QSL INFO AND NEWS…………………
5C2 QSLS STATUS. Alfredo, IK7JWX (5C2J), informs OPDX that he has
received the QSLs from the printer and expects to start sending out
QSL, for all the confirmations this week of all the 5C2 team’s QSOs
from Morocco (Essaouira & Lh. MOR-019).

CS28MCF LOG ONLINE. The Algarve S.T.A.R. DX Team reports that the
CS28MCF log is now available online at: algarvedx.com
Last update was 17th, July, 2359z. Attention: 400 QSOs are missing
and will be added next Monday. Some pictures will be uploaded today.
CS28MCF - 5000 QSOs in log now. Operations stopped at 19th,July, 2259z.

QSL EA6/HA5GY/qrp via his home callsign. Activity on July 15th, was
from a lighthouse (BAL-005), QRA is JM19EN.

Nilay Mine AYDOGMUS, TA3YJ (XYL), transferred all her duties and rights
concerning the management (TA3YJ QSL Service) to her husband Berkin
AYDOGMUS, TA3J, because of the “severe sanitary conditions” of her
parents. The new QSL Manager is now Berkin AYDOGMUS, TA3J (TA3J QSL
Service). He is the QSL Manager of the following: HA/TA3J, LZ1/TA3J,
LZ2/TA3J, LZ2/TA3YJ, OE/TA3J, OK/TA3J, SV1/TA3J, SV1/TA3YJ, SV4/TA3J,
TA3CEH, TA3J, TA3J/0 (IOTA-AS099), TA3J/0 (IOTA-AS115), TA3J/1, TA3J/3,
TA3J/3 LH (ARLHS#TUR006), TA3J/4, TA3J/4 LH (ARLHS#TUR065), TA3J/7,
TA3J/60, TA3PI, TA3YJ, TA3YJ/0 (IOTA-AS099), TA3YJ/3, TA3YJ/3 LH
(ARLHS#TUR006), TA3YJ/4, TA3YJ/4 LH (ARLHS#TUR065), TA3YNO, TA3YPI,
TA7KI (ARI2009), TC2K4J, YM125ATA, YM125ATA/4, YM1907FB, YM21TA,
YM3ATA, YM3BU, YM3LZ (WAE2000SSB), YM3LZ (WPX2000SSB), YM3SV and YM75TA.
His Home page is: www.aydogmus.gen.tr/ta3j/qslservice.htm
His E-mail address is: ta3j[kringelis]aydogmus[taskas]gen.tr

NOT THE QSL MANAGER. John, ZB2EO, reports that RW6HS is NOT and has
never been his QSL Manager, and that all QSLs for ZB2EO and ZG2EO,
should be sent DIRECT to address as per QRZ.com.

QSLS VIA LOTW: 3D2YA, 4O3A, 4U1UN, 5N0OCH, 9Z4FZ, EU7SA, IU9T, PY0FF,
R1ANL, SM5IMO and ZC4LI

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4S7NE, A73A, CE4WJK, CT1HZE, DP1POL, EA6BH,
HB0/DJ1AIB, J88DR, JT1AGO, JT1ZP, JW5LJA, KH7Y, LA6YEA, MJ/DL7AFS,
MJ/DJ7ZG, R1ANB, R1ANC, VK9LA, VY0A, YV4AB and ZK3MW

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B/DF9TM, 6V7J, 6V7K, 6W1RW, 6W7RV,
9A0CI, EA8AH, EB5KB/P, EE5GG, EH5K, EK3GM, ER10KDR, ER5DX, GB1SRI,
HA8IE, HG0HQ, I1ZHH, IF9A, II8ANT, II8IPY, IK5CAC/7, IK6CAC, IQ0FR/6,
IQ5PJ, IW9FRA, J20MM, OD5WPX, OG5M, OH2/DL5ME, OJ0/SM0LQB, RA2FBC,
SM3PZG, TK/IK1YED, TM5B, UA6UDV, US0LW, VE3MIS, VE3XD and ZY7C

SU8, EGYPT (LH Activity). Operators Greiss/SU1GS, Mohamed/SU1AO and
Said/SU1SK received permission from the NTRA (Egyptian’s National Telecom
Regulatory Authority) to use the callsign SU8LH during the first activity
from an Egyptian lighthouse on Ras El-Bar Island (Not IOTA), 250km north
of Cairo, between August 1-9th. Look for SU8LH to participate in the Inter-
national Lighthouse/LightShip Weekend (ILLW). Activity will be on CW and
SSB, 6 meters and the HF bands. They will be running 100 watts into
wires antennas. For a brief detail about the event and location, go to:
www.qsl.net/su1sk/Links.html
QSL via SU1SK. For info on the ILLW, go to: illw.net/2009_list.htm

SV5, DODECANESE. Tom, OK2PTZ, will be active as SV5/OK6Y from Kos Island
(EU-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-
Mode entry. He states, “I will be on the island Saturday 25th. I hope I
will be ready for 2nd part of the contest.” QSL via OK2PTZ.

TC21, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Turkish group called SWAT
(Special Wireless Activity Team) will be active as TC21BSR from Istanbul
between July 14-20th, during the 21st Bosphorus Race. It is the only
event which starts from one continent (Asia) and ends at a different
continent (Europe). See the following for details at:
www.turkishnoc.org/tr/Faaliyet/bgz/2009/Bgz2009.ht……
Activity will be mainly on the HF bands using SSB and SSTV, and the
VHF-UHF on FM. More information is available on QRZ.com the TCSWAT Web
page at: www.tcswat.org

TP60, FRANCE (IOTA Contest/Special Event). Francis, F6FQK, reports that
members of the “Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club” (CERAC) will be
active as TP60CE to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the “Council of
Europe”, as well as be an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest. Look for them
between July 24-26th. QSL via F5LGF. An online log search will be available
at: ewwa.free.fr

V73, MARSHALL ISLANDS. JA operators Fuminor/JA2DSQ and Yuji/JH2BNL will
be active from Majuro (OC-029) between August 24-29th. JA2DSQ will be
signing as V73NF on the lower band using CW. JH2BNL will be signing as
either V7XX or V73J operating 80-10 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via
their home callsigns.

VK9N, NORFOLK ISLANDS. Just a reminder that the members of the Hellenic
Amateur Radio Association of Australia (HARAOA Group) will be active as
VK9NI between July 22-29th. The HARAOA Group plans to have 4-5 stations
on the air and plans to be active on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
They plan to take part in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) during
their stay. QSL via W3HNK. More details and updates are available at:
www.vk9ni.com
Also on Twitter at: twitter.com/VK9NI

VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND (OC-002). Operators Harry/DM5TI, Rene/DL2JRM and
Thomas/DL2RMC will be active from here between November 21st and December
5th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
They plan to use verticals and beams, and also be an entry in the CQWW
DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). QSL via DL1RTL, by the Bureau or direct.

VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Curt, W3HQ, will be active as VP2V/W3HQ
from Virgin Gorda between December 4-16th. Activity will be CW only.
Bands will be mainly 160 and 10 meters on weekends, and 30/17/12 meters
during the week. QSL via W3HQ. Skeds are welcomed (2 way QRP skeds are
preferred). His E-mail address is: w3hq[kringelis]live[taskas]com

VY1, CANADA (Yukon on 160 Meters!). Operators John/KL7JR, Claire/WL7MY
and KL7BO will be active as VY1RST during and after the ARRL November SS
Phone Contest from near Beaver Creek, Yukon, between November 20-26th.
Emphasis will be on 160/80 meters SSB (using a 160m Inverted L) with
a 2nd station on for 40-10 meters (vertical) SSB and PSK-31. QSL Manager
is KL7JR. E-mail skeds are welcome at: John[taskas]ReisenauerJr[kringelis]alyeska-pipeline[taskas]com

XV, VIETNAM (IOTA Op). Sigi, DL7DF, will lead a crew of operators to be
active from the Island of Phu Quoc (AS-128) between November 4-17th.
Their callsign has not been announced yet, but it is expected to be the
XV prefix. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB with
several stations on the air. One station will be exclusively dedicated
to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Their equipment consists of 3 transceivers
(two K2 and one IC7000) with three kW linears into two 18m lowband
verticals, a 2 element vertical for 40m, a 2 element vertical for 30m,
two Spiderbeam for 20/17/15/12/10m, and some beverage antennas. Operators
mentioned are: Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Andy/DL5CW, Sigi/DL7DF and
Frank/DL7UFR. Pilot station for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB. QSL
via DL7DF, by the German QSL Bureau or direct to: Sigi Presch,
Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany. PLEASE NOTE: If you
prefer a direct QSL, please send a SASE and 1 IRC or 3 USDs for outside
of Europe and 1 IRC or 2 USDs for mail within Europe. If you do not
provide the right return postage or a self addressed envelope, they
will reply via the bureau. Please only one callsign per letter! If more
than one, all additional cards go via the bureau. For complete details,
visit: www.dl7df.com/xv/index.html

Puslapiai su šiais žodžiais: 10m, 160m, 20m, 40m, 425 DX, 80m, All Band, bureau, Cluster, contest

DXNL 1632 - Jul 15, 2009
DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of
DARC Committee “DX and HF contesting”
(www.darcdxhf.de)

editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
(e-mail: dxnl[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)

translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
(e-mail: dl7voa[kringelis]darc[taskas]de)

CORRECTION TO DXNL 1631:
————————
Contrary to what stated in the last DX Newsletter Klaus,DL8SAD, is not
member of the German team going on DXpedition to the Isle of Man.
—
Dieter,DL2BQD, is the QSL manager of DL0VLP ONLY for the WPX Contest!
All other QSLs should be sent via the regular bureau.

IS0 - SARDINIA, EU-024
Flaviano,I2MOV, will stay on Sardinia (EU-024) for two months starting
on Jul 20. He will be active as IS0/I2MOV working in CW with an IC-706,
a vertical for 40m-10m and a dipole for 6m. His QTH will be Dolianova,
about 20 km north of Cagliari.
QSL cards should be sent direct or via bureau to his homecall I2MOV.
You can learn more about him at his websites: i2mov.too.it and
www.webalice.it/flav_i2mov

JD1/MT - MINAMI TORISHIMA, OC-073
Masa,JD1BMM, is momentarily on Minami Torishima (OC-073) again and will
stay there until Jul 22. He is working in CW and digital modes mostly
on 20m and 17m but also 6m. Another stay is scheduled for August 2009.
Masa prefers QSL cards via the JARL bureau.

JW - SVALBARD, EU-026
Robert,LA9QNA, and his XYL Gro will be active from the clubstation JW5E
in Longyearbyen (EU-026) from Jul 17-22. QRV as JW9QNA (QSL via LA9QNA)
they also plan to take part in the NA RTTY QSO Party (20m) and in the
CQ World Wide VHF Contest.

TK - CORSICA, EU-014
Lee,F5MUX, is using the callsign TK5UX from Corsica (EU-014) mostly in
CW on 40m-10m but sometimes also in RTTY from Jul 12-26. Lee is running
100 watts into a vertical. QSLs via F5MUX (via eQSL.cc preferred).
See also his website at: www.f5mux.com

V3 - BELIZE, NA-073
Terry,W6WTG, and his XYL Sharon,N2OWL, will show up using the callsign
V31UR from Caye Caulker (aka Corker, NA-073) from Jul 21-29. During
the IOTA Contest (Jul 25/26) Terry will be QRV in SSB on 40m-10m.
He will work also in RTTY and on 6m before and after the IOTA contest.
Their QSL manager is W6UR, direct or via bureau.
See also: www.w6wtg.com

VK9N - NORFOLK ISLAND, OC-005
The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia (HARAOA Group) is
going to conduct a DXpedition with their members Tommy,VK2IR (leader),
Chris,VK3FY (co-leader), Peter,VK3FGRC (webmaster), Peter,VK2FPGR,
Raffy,VK2RF, Andrey,VK5MAV, Alan,VK2GR, and Keith,VK3FT. The group will
activate Norfolk Island (OC-005) as VK9NI from Jul 22-29. They will
run up to five stations in CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6m at the same time.
Their equipment includes ICOMs, spider beams, verticals and dipoles.
They also plan to participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest on Jul 25/26.
QSL direct via W3HNK. More details and updates can be found online at:
www.vk9ni.com
The team leader Tommy,VK2IR, will arrive on Norfolk three days earlier
than the rest of the team and may show up also as VK9IR from Jul 19-22.
These QSL cards should be sent to his homecall VK2IR.
See also: www.vk9ir.blogspot.com

5Z - KENYA
Bob,5Z4/K4UEE, is staying in Kwambekenya/Kenya until Jul 17. He hopes
to become active on 30m and 40m during the late evening and early
morning hours. QSL via homecall.
—
Meanwhile 5Z4/RW1AU went QRT after logging more than 12.000 QSOs during
his stay. QSLs for Valery should be sent via Ron,K5XK, or direct to:
Valery Baisha, PO Box 16, St. Petersburg, 195426, Russia.

PARAGUAY, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
ZP15MWC is QRV from Asuncion during the 15th Mennonite World Conference
from Jul 12-19. QSL direct via PA0HEL.

PORTUGAL, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The “Algarve STAR DX Team” are activating the special event callsign
CS28MCF during the 28th Moto Meeting in Faro from Jul 13-19. CT1EHX,
CT1FNT, CT1GFK, CT1GPQ, CT1IUA and CT2IHP are working in CW, SSB and
RTTY on 80m-6m. The QSL manager is CT1EHX.

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
www.sotawatch.org
—
Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
VHF DX portal “Make More Miles on VHF” at: www.MMMonVHF.de
—
Photos of the last HV5PUL activity in June 2009 can be found at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuRbBc4GyP0
—
The KL7DX expedition of July published a video at:
nsiradio1.stores.yahoo.net/kl20dxdvd.html

UPCOMING CONTESTS
—————–
Jul 25/26: RSGB IOTA Contest

IOTA collected by Fredy,DE0MST (e-mail: iota[kringelis]dxhf[taskas]darc.de)
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Island activities:
AF-018, IH9, Pantelleria Island: Andrea,IH9/IZ2LSC, will be active from
Pantelleria Island (IIA TP-001) from Jul 20-31. QSL via IZ2LSC.

EU-047, DL, Niedersachsen State Group: Andy,DL7AT/m, is going to become
active from Norderney (FED-025/GIA N-05) from Jul 17-24. QSL via DL7AT.

EU-090, Palagruza Islands: A Slovenian team will show up as 9A8ZRS from
Vela Palagruza (IOCA CI-084) from Jul 20-31.
The QSL route will be announced during the activity.

EU-128, DL, Schleswig-Holstein State East Group: Sebastian,DL1AXX/p, is QRV
from Warder Island (DID O-32) until Jul 18. QSL via homecall.

EU-135, SM2, Vasterbotten County Group: Anders,SM5EFX/2, will be active from
Ledskar Island from Jul 19-31. QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

EU-175, CU3-7, Azores Central Group: A team of the Grupo Portugues DX (GPDX)
will sign CR2F from Faial (AZO 007, WLOTA LH 1830) from Jul 18-24 and
again on Jul 27/28. They will work in CW, SSB and RTTY on 6m-80m but
will use the callsign CR2W during the upcoming IOTA Contest.
They will activate the natural park “Caldeira do Faial Natural Reserve”
(DPRN #FF-212, WWF #CTF-46) as CR2N on Jul 29/30.
QSLs for all three calls should be sent via CT1GFK (direct/bureau).
More information can be found at: www.to-mk.com/neu and the
online logs at: algarvedx.com/logonline

NA-029, VY2, Prince Edward Island: Greg,VE3ZZ/VY2, and Noel,VE2BR/VY2, will
be QRV from Prince Edward (CISA PE-001) from Jul 15-27 (outside of the
IOTA contest). QSLs via homecalls (direct/bureau).

NA-067, W4, NC State East Group: Frances,AJ4JQ, and Jonathan,KJ4IZB, intend
to be active as AJ4JQ/p from Hatteras (aka Pea) from Jul 12-18.
QSLs via homecalls (QRZ.com).

NA-103, VP2M, Montserrat: Bill,W5SJ, is signing VP2MSJ from Montserrat from
Jul 14-21. QSL via W5JAY (direct/bureau).

OC-148, YB9, 4W, Timor Island (main): Chris,4W6FR, is active from East Timor
until October 2009. QSL via VK4FW (direct/bureau).

Island trip to the Inner (EU-008) and Outer Hebrides (EU-010):
————————————————————–
Paul is planning to activate following islands as MM3KBU/p from Aug 1-16:
North Uist (EU-010) OH02
South Uist (EU-010) OH03
Benbecula (EU-010) OH04
Grimsey (EU-010) OH27
Berneray (EU-010) OH05
Eriskay (EU-010) OH09
Baleshare (EU-010) OH26
Skye (EU-008) NH07
Raasay (EU-008) NH10. More information can be found at QRZ.com

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
—————————————-
9A8ZRS LH 0057 CRO-012 Jul 20-31
AJ4JQ LH 3913 Jul 12-18
CR2F LH 1830 AZO-020 Jul 18-24
CR2F LH 1830 AZO-020 Jul 27-28
CR4F LH 1830 AZO-020 Jul 21-24
DL7AT/m LH 1621 FED-025 Jul 17-24
SV8/SV1EJD LH 0165 GRE-102 Jul 12-22
VE3ZZ/VY2 LH 0523 CAN-165 Jul 15-27
VE2BR/VY2 LH 0523 CAN-165 Jul 15-27
VK9IR LH 4186 Jul 19-22
VP2MSJ LH 1475 Jul 14-21
VP9/WA4PGM LH 0201 until Jul 20
YC0IEM/9 LH 2589 until Jul 27

Bandspots of the last 7 days
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160m
PA6HQ 1.865 2203Z via PA3CAL (B)
9A0HQ 1.819 0619Z via 9A bureau

80m
LX0HQ 3.528 0545Z via LX2A (B)

40m
DR12IAAF 7.018 0040Z via DL7AHF (B)
IT9/IW3RUA 7.086 0609Z via IW3RUA (B)
LA/DM2AUJ 7.002 0033Z EU-076, via DM2AUJ (B)
SP09L 7.100 1609Z via SP2ZIE (B)
SX0HQ 7.132 0609Z via SV bureau

20m
CO6LC 14.265 2249Z (d)
MM0EAX 14.072 1433Z PSK, EU-009, (L)
PA123OLS 14.225 0721Z via PE1NCP (B)
SV8/I5JKL 14.207 1150Z EU-072
SV8/LZ2HM 14.260 1450Z EU-174, via LZ2HM (B)
TA0/IK3GES 14.260 1506Z EU-186, via IK3GES (B)
TK/S59AV/p 14.021 0630Z via S59AV (B)
5N0OCH 14.084 0635Z RTTY, via DL3OCH (B)
5R8KD 14.085 1557Z RTTY, via W5KDJ (d)
5R8KD 14.010 0606Z AF-013, via W5KDJ (d)
8Q7DI 14.011 0556Z via I8ABC (B)

15m
SX0HQ 21.011 0558Z via SV bureau
8N1HQ 21.005 0633Z (B, automatically)

12m
TO8YY 24.904 1624Z NA-146, via DH7WW (B)

10m
DA0HQ 28.480 1950Z (B)
DA0HQ 28.030 2132Z (B)
SV0LR 28.500 0905Z via HB9DLR (B)

* = new QSL manager
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW

Preview
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DATE CALL DXNL

Oct 3D2 (Conway) 1631
Jul -Dec 4U30VIC 1626
-Oct 4W6FR 1631
21Mar-24Jul 5N0OCH 1613/1616
04Jul-17Jul 5R8KD 1630
-17Jul 5Z4/K4UEE 1632 *
-Sep 6W1SJ 1541
Jul 7P8YV 1630
16May-20Jul 8J040M.. 1623
-31Dec 9A09P 1615
-31Dec 9A48IFATCA 1609
20Jul-31Jul 9A8ZRS 1632 *
-31Dec 9A800VZ 1617
02Jul-03Aug 9A/VE3ZIK 1630
NOW 9G5SW 1581
-Mar/10 9J2YO 1614

12Jul-18Jul AJ4JQ/p 1632 *
17Aug-23Aug C21TI 1627/1629
18Jul-01Aug CR2F/CR2W 1632 *
13Jul-19Jul CS28MCF 1632 *
10Jul-15Jul CT9/DK7TM.. 1631
-18Jul DL1AXX/p 1632 *
17Jul-24Jul DL7AT/m 1632 *
Feb -2010 DP1POL 1598/1619
-31Dec DR09ANT 1606
-Nov DU1/G0SHN 1628
06Jul-01Aug DU9/PA3GZU 1631
Jul EM15DIG 1626
NOW EY8/S57CQ 1579
10Jul-18Jul FP/K9OT.. 1631
Aug -Sep FT5GA (FR/G) 1568/1631
-30Nov FT5WO 1600/1605

-31Dec GB250RB 1608
26Jul GB5LB 1626
11Jul-24Jul HB0/F5LMJ 1631
01Apr-31Jul HG160FNY.. 1618
-31Dec HG400HV 1629
20Jul-31Jul IH9/IZ2LSC 1632 *
-31Dec II2RAI 1609
20Jul-20Sep IS0/I2MOV 1632 *
-31Dec IY7GM 1622
08Jul-21Jul J48YA 1631
-22Jul JD1BMM (M.T.) 1632 *
17Jul-22Jul JW9QNA 1632 *

09Oct-19Oct K4M (Midway) 1618/1629
-31Dec LY1000 1606
-31Dec LZ250BNT 1623
-Nov OD5/W5YFN 1599
-31Dec ON100PES 1622
Sep PA750ASN 1613
-Apr/10 S79DF 1620
Jul SM1/DK2ZF 1631
19Jul-31Jul SM5EFX/2 1632 *
-25Aug SV1CEI/8 1631
12Jul-22Jul SV8/SV1EJD 1631
12Jul-26Jul TK5UX 1632 *
NOW TL0A 1616
-2011/12 TN5SN 1585/1591

21Jul-29Jul V31UR 1632 *
-25Jul V6C, V6P, V6T 1630
-Jan/11 V73NS 1604
15Jul-27Jul VE3ZZ/VY2.. 1632 *
19Jul-22Jul VK9IR 1632 *
22Jul-29Jul VK9NI 1632 *
14Jul-21Jul VP2MSJ 1631
-31Dec VR2009EAG 1630
-Dec WA2YUN/KH9 1568
-31Dec YL90AIR 1631
-31Dec Z30MCWG 1612
NOW ZD8DC 1626
12Jul-19Jul ZP15MWC 1632 *
-Sep ZS08TV 1590

* = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
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AM1VIG via EA1RKV (B)
CN2AB via HB9OAB (B), eQSL
CX2AL via HB9IBG
E73EPA via YT8BB
EG9CLP via EA9CE (B)
EM300Q/p via UR6QS
HF1759BPK via SP3PJW
HF50BORY via SP2IU (B)
HF65AK via SP8MMW
HP3DX via W4WX (d)
NU5DE via N5KF
ON175BR via ON7BR
SV9/DJ1TO via DJ1TO (B)
SV9/DL2VFK via DL2VFK (B)
SX2TMN via SV2GWY (B), (L), eQSL
SY2DDAY via SV2KBB (d)
SY2O via SV2FLQ (d)
TA2ZF via UT2UB (B)
UE6IGG via UA6GG
4C50C via XE1J (d)
8P6JQ via K9JJR
8Q7DI via I8ACB (B)
9A48IFATCA via 9A4WW (B)

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
* = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)

QSL R1ANL (Antarctica): Since most of the QSL requests for the 1997-1999
R1ANL operation by Nikolay Zinin,RW6ACM, from Novolazarevskaya Base
remained unprocessed by the previous QSL manager UA6AH, this task has
been taken over by Dominik,DL5EBE, now. After some delay he managed to
enter the handwritten log (14000 QSOs) into the computer and uploaded
all contacts into the LoTW. For those who would like to get a coloured
QSL please send him your QSL request via bureau, direct (QRZ.com) or
by e-mail request to: weield[kringelis]mac[taskas]com

QSLs arrived direct: 6V7O (ON4BAG), 6V7P (ON4HIL)

QSLs arrived bureau: JT1Y (I0SNY)

Band plan extensions in France and Belarus:
——————————————-
French HAMs enjoy an extended band plan for 40m since Jun 27, 2009.
The French 40m band goes from 7.000 to 7.200 MHz but they are still lacking
a final approval by the authority ARCEP.
In Belarus the upper 100 kHz of the 40m band were released as well. Radio
operations may take place in SSB and CW with up to 500 watts. This may be
extended to 1000 watts during special events like contests etc. They have
also extended the 160m band and the HAMs in Belarus may use the range from
1.810 to 2.000 MHz for amateur radio now. The new regulations in Belarus
are dated from May 14 but were published only now.

Many thanks for contributing to this issue of the DXNL are going to:
Carl Smith (QRZ DX), 425DXNews, OPDX Bulletin, DF6EX (WINQSL), DH5NBK,
DJ2VO, DJ5AV, DK8JB, DL1SBF, DL2BQD, DL5EBE, DL7VOA, DL8SAD, F5NQL,
HB9CRV, I2MOV, K5XK, NG3K, W5SJ, SWL Bernd Riga and others

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