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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1217
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June 8, 2015
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, K1XN & GoList, KI1U, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily
DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K5GS, AA6RE, N7QT, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, WD9EWK,
N0TG, 7K4QOK, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F5PFP, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G1VDP, I1JQJ/
IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, OH2BN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News,
PT7WA, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, 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, 31st/May, through Sunday, 7th/June there were 227 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7,
A9, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX,
D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER,
ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2,
J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4,
PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9,
T2, T32, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9,
VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XW, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA,
ZB, 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".
4W, TIMOR-LESTE. Operators James/9V1YC and Wilbert/PE7T are now active
as 4W/N1YC and 4W/PE7T, respectively, from Timor-Leste until June 16th.
"QRZ DX" reports that activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL 4W/N1YC via W5UE. QSL 4W/PE7T via the PA Bureau (No direct cards
please). Both will also upload their logs to LoTW.
8Q, MALDIVES. Just a reminder that Nobby, G0VJG, is once again active as
8Q7CQ until June 18th. His last activity was limited because Nobby was
on his honeymoon with his wife Maxine. Operations this time will be on
the Island of Meedhupparoo (AS-013). Activity will be on the HF band but
with a serious effort on 6 meters. Modes will be SSB with some PSK31.
His equipment will be a FT-897 with a 400 watt amp into a small 6m beam,
DK9SQ vertical loop for the HF bands and possibly a 3 element tribander.
QSL via Owen, G4DFI, direct or by the Bureau. Visit Nobby's Web page at:
http://g0vjg.piczo.com/?cr=3D5
C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Ned/AA7A (C6ANS), Kenny/K2KW (C6ATA), Jim/W4KXY
(C6AKX) and Larry/WO7R (C6AWO) will be active from Eleuthera Island
(NA-001, WW Loc. FL15wc) between June 7-15th. Activity will be on 6m,
2m, 70cm, 432 MHz and some HF bands. Their main focus will be on 2m
EME and the ARRL June VHF Contest (June 13-15th) using the callsign
C6ATA. QSL C6ANS via AA7A. QSL C6ATA via WA4WTG. QSL C6AKX via W4KXY.
QSL C6AWO via WO7R.
CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Operators Randy/N0TG and Murray/WA4DAN will co-lead
a DXpedition to St. Paul Island (CY9) sometime in July 2016 (possibly
July 5-13th). Their permit for CY9-land is granted only during July and
August. Exact dates are yet to be determined. Operators mentioned are
Randy/N0TG, Murray/WA4DAN, Aaron/VA1AXC, Will/AA4NC, Jay/K4ZLE, Wayne/K8LEE
and possibly two other operators. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW,
SSB and possibly RTTY. Questions/comments can be sent via E-mail to N0TG
(see QRZ.com). For more details and updates, see:
http://www.CY9dxpedition.com
D4, CAPE VERDE. Operators Massimo/IZ4DPV, Luca/IK2NCJ and Andrea/HB9DUR
will be active as D4C from Sao Vicente Island (AF-086) between June
15-22nd. QSL via IZ4DPV, direct or by the Bureau.
E5, NORTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Operators Rob/N7QT and YL Melanie/N7BX
will be be active as E51MQT from Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) between September
27th and October 29th. Activity has been updated to 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY, with a K3/KPA500 and a CrankIR vertical on the beach.
QSL available using LoTW, direct with SASE (IRC or 2 USDs for inter-
national), or by the Bureau. ADDED NOTE: A third operator has also expressed
interest in joining them for the first two weeks, so there might be 3
operators and two stations operational for the first two weeks, and two
operators for the remaining two weeks. We are holding the name/callsign
of the third operator until we can confirm it from him.
E6, NIUE. Peter, ZL2HM, will be active as E6AB from Cliff Top Fales,
Namukulu, Niue Island, between June 24th and July 2nd. Activity will be
holiday style on 80-10 meters, possibly 6m, using SSB only. QSL via ZL2HM
direct only.
EP6T DVD SOON TO BE AVAILABLE. A preview of the EP6T DXpedition to Kish
Island DVD is now available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DQ-dsoyKol=
Kc
The preview states to order the DVD go to <http://www.rockall.be>, but
as of June 7th we could not find it on the Web page.....
EP, IRAN (Update). Reports indicate that operators Mohammad/EP3MIR,
Mohammad/EP2LMA and Saeed/EP2LSH (from newly formed Alborz Radio Club)
are planning an early in the morning June 7th (until late in the afternoon),
Iranian DXpedition using the callsign EP2C. Activity will be their first
attempt in a field day style operation to learn skills and pile-up manage-
ment. Look for them on 20m using homebrew antennas. Please be patient and
help them discover our wonderful hobby. QSL Manager is ON4AMX. =
FP, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON (Update). Ariel, NY4G, will be active as FP/NY4G
from St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands (NA-032) between July 15-23rd. Activity
will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW and RTTY. For suggested fre-
quencies, see the Web page below. QSL via LoTW or direct to NY4G or ClubLog=
's
OQRS. For more details and updates, see: http://www.fp-ny4g2015.com
FT5ZM DVD NOW AVAILABLE. It's HERE! The FT5ZM Amsterdam Island DXpedition
DVD! This is the 2013-2014 DXpedition of the Year! This was a truly inter-
national DXpedition with 14 operators from eight different countries. A
seven-week adventure culminating in an amazing 140,000 QSOs from the middle
of the southern Indian Ocean. It was a long way from anywhere----the nearest
ham population center was Japan at 6,000 miles away. Europe was 7,000 miles
from them and the closest North American station was 11,000 miles. Every
contact was DX!
The team challenged the Indian Ocean on the 128 ft. Braveheart, a veteran
of many DXpeditions in the inhospitable Southern Ocean. It was nine days
each way and the team suffered mightily during the period of rough seas
and the feeling of total isolation from the rest of the world.
The French scientific team on Amsterdam was a terrific host, and they
were well fed and hydrated. They limited them to travel only during daylight
hours due to the terrain and animals, so they adopted 12 and 24 hour radio
shifts -- the days and nights were long indeed. Still, the team pulled
together and with true international cooperation got the job done with
more QSOs than anyone would ever expect.
The whole story is covered in the DVD up to and including the surprise
ending. This DVD details a great DX adventure, shows the dedication of 14
diverse hams, the Braveheart crew and the members of the French scientific
contingent. All-in all -- this is one of the GREAT ones! You can own this
video to your DVD collection by going to: http://www.k4uee.com/dvd
FY, FRENCH GUYANA. Christian, F5UII, will once again be active as FY/F5UII
from the radio club station FY5KE in Kourou City between June 8-12th.
Activity will be limited because of his work, but look for him on 80-10
meters on SSB. He suggests to look for him during the weekday mornings
about 1000-1100z and after 2100z. QSL via his home callsign, direct or
by the Bureau. For more details and updates, visit: http://www.f5uii.net/en
Christian also has a Twitter account: https://twitter.com/f5uii
GJ15, JERSEY (Special Event). Members of the Jersey Amateur Radio Society
will be active as GJ15IG between June 26th and July 3rd. Activity of this
special event station is in support of the "XVI Island Games" held in
Jersey in 2015. The Island Games are an international multi-sport event
which, this year, involves 24 islands and 3000 athletes, competing in
14 sports. The log will be uploaded to ClubLog regularly and to LoTW at
the end of the operation. Please use ClubLog OQRS if you need of a 'Bureau'
or 'Direct' QSL card. DO NOT send your card via the Bureau. It's not
needed, thanks.
IOTA NEWS..............
AF-019. Emilio, IZ1GAR, will be active as IH9/IZ1GAR from Pantelleria
Island (IIA TP-001, WLOTA 0041) at the end of November. In
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th), Emilio will be
active as IH9R and as a Single-Op/Single Band (80m)/High-
Power entry. Pantelleria counts as Multiplier Zone 33 Africa
Italy for the CQWW DX rule (islands are located over the
African continent platform). QSL via IZ1GAR, direct or by
the Bureau.
AF-064. Operators Ashley/ZS1ASH, Grant/ZS1GS, YL Mari/ZS1MW and YL
Elizabeth/ZS1XS will be active as ZS1FUN from Dassen Island
during the weekend of August 15-16th. Operators state, "We
expect bad weather, but only dangerous sea conditions will
prevent us from reaching the island." Activity will be on the
HF bands. QSL direct via E-mail: zs1fun.sa[at]gmail.com
AS-082. Operators Eugene/RZ3EC, Sergey/RA3NAN, Gen/R3BY, Maxim/RU5D,
Igor/UA3EDQ and Zoli/HA1AG will be active as R3RRC/0 from the
rare Brusneva Island (New! RR-08-11, RDA YA-11, New! RLHA
RLA-033 and NEW! ARLHS and WLOTA) between July 24-29th. Oper-
ations will also include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
QSL via RZ3EC or the OQRS on Clublog after the operation.
For more details, see: http://www.as082.org
EU-028. Stefano, IV3LZQ, will be active as IA5/IV3LZQ from Elba Island,
Tuscany Archiplelago, Italy, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
25-26th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via his
home callsign direct only (see QRZ.com).
EU-030. Operators Ralph/DL9MWG and Manfred/DL3VJG will be active as
OZ/homecalls from Bornholm Island (OZI/DIA BO-001, WLOTA 2203)
between July 4-11th. Activity will be on the HF bands on, or
near, the IOTA frequencies, using CW and SSB, possibly some
Digital modes. QSL via their home callsigns, by the Bureau
or direct.
EU-067. Flavio, IW2NEF, will be active as SV8/IW2NEF from Naxos Island
(GIOTA SAS-077, MIA MG-075) between July 25th and August 6th.
Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands and an entry
in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). He will be using an
Yaesu FT-857 into a fishing rod antenna at 10 meters. QSL via
IK2DUW, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-088. Lars, OZ1IVA, will be active as OZ1IVA/p from Laeso Island
(OZI/DIA NK-003, WLOTA 2820, WWFF OZFF-0001) between June
21-27th. Activity will be sporadic (mostly daytime/afternoons)
mainly on 40/20 meters CW. Suggested frequencies are 7039 and
14039 kHz (+/-). He will be using a K1 into a vertical antenna.
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau is preferred.
EU-124. (MC0SHL UPDATE/Press Release) [edited] -- We would like to
announce that we are currently in the final planning stages of
our regular trip to Ramsey Island - IOTA EU-124. This year we
are going to try to have 3 stations on air full time as we are
only there for 3 nights. Arrival on the island willbe Friday,
June 19th. Departure from the island is Monday, June 22nd. We
will be using 3 of the new "Hexpedition" hexbeams built by Ant,
one will be directed to the West to allow us to work as many
stations in the USA as possible as we seem to be lacking contacts
from there each year. There may be some Digital mode operating
and again we will be looking on 6m to work as many as possible
on there too.
Team members this year include a new addition of Vinny, M0TAV,
who we welcome into the fold as a guest operator. Vinny is the
antenna erector here in the midlands and has experience of oper-
ating from around the world when he was working on cruise ships
and from his time in Thailand. The full team this year is:
Rob/MW0RLJ, Ant/MW0JZE, Tim/M0URX, Charles/M0OXO, Tony/G4LDL,
Chris/G1VDP, Vinny/M0TAV, Jane (Rob's wife and the chief chef
and the one who keeps us in check), Laura/MW6INK (Ant's wife
and Janes right hand and will also be taking to the air) and
Glenys/G8KWD (Tony's wife and Janes left hand). The girls are
in charge as usual and I am sure will keep us all in our place.
Usual DX Code of conduct rules will be adhered to (FULL CALL
ONLY) and the regular QSL route via M0URX. Please do not send
your card to us via the bureau as we do not need your card, but
use Tim's on line request service to get your card sent this way
free of charge - or request direct and donate a couple of dollars
to assist with our costs.
There may be some operating the days before and after from the
farm as we all assemble and get ready to travel. We look forward
to meeting you on the air and again we ask to listen to who we
call and just act in a true Ham Spirit and allow us to complete
the QSO's.
MC0SHL now on Twitter -- At last we are catching up to the
21st Century. We have just created a Twitter account and will be
using that when we are at the farm, on Ramsey, and carrying out
any other activities - even on a day to day basis. We will
advertise the frequencies we are on next week - along with the
cluster - while on Ramsey, keep you up to date with QSLing
activities, show some photo's of the boys & girls having fun,
and along with the website keep you up to date with the group
in general. So why not start following us. We can be found using
@MC0SHL and we look forward to seeing you on there, and maybe
meeting on the air next week. =
Many thanks in advance and look forward to reading and working
you guys...... Chris Colclough, G1VDP
http://www.mc0shl.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chriscolcloughg1vdp
EU-129. Operators Robert/DH8HD, DJ6IO, Tom/DL1AAA, Thomas/DL3XX, Olaf/
DL4HG, Andreas/DL7AT and Hans/DO3HJW will be active as DA0T/p
from Usedom Island (DID/GIA O-13) between July 24-27th. Activity
will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. Operations will also
include an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL
via DL7AT, direct or by the Bureau. =
NA-014. Mike, KI1U, will be active as KI1U/VE9 from Grand Manan Island,
NB, between June 25-29th. Most operating activity will occur
during the ARRL Field Day (June 27-28th). QSL via his home
callsign.
SA-042. Ren/PY8WW and members of the PARA DX Group <paradxgroup.com>
will be active as PX8K from Caviana de Fora Island (DIB PA-16)
between July 22-29th. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 25-26th). QSL via PY8WW or the OQRS.
SA-072. Operators Roberto/PT2GTI, Tino/PT7AA and Daniel/PT7BI will
be active as ZY8P from Grande do Paulino Island (DIB MA-09)
between June 12-14th. Activity will be on CW/SSB. QSL via
PT2GTI.
IOTA TOUR. The "425 DX News" reports that Gabriele, IK3GES, will be active
from several islands in Germany (DL), Denmark (OZ), Norway (LA), Finland
(OH), Sweden (SM) and Poland (SP) between June 20th and July 26th. His
tentative itinerary includes the following islands:
(EU-029) Mon (EU-096) Kaurissalo (EU-129) Uznam/Usedom*
(EU-033) Langoya (EU-096) Kustavi (EU-138) Hasslo
(EU-037) Oland (EU-097) Emasalo (EU-138) Tjurko
(EU-057) Rugen (EU-097) Orslandet (EU-139) Seskaro
(EU-076) Moskenesoy (EU-101) Bjorkon (EU-140) Kuutsalo
(EU-084) Graso (EU-101) Raippaluoto (EU-173) Reposaari
(EU-087) Alnon (EU-128) Fehmarn (EU-184) Hailuoto
* Active during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
Activity will be on the following suggested frequencies:
CW - 10120, 14050, 18085 and 21050 kHz
SSB - 14260, 18160 and 21260 kHz
RTTY - 10140, 14085, 18100 and 21085 kHz
QSL via IK3GES, direct or by the Bureau (OQRS on ClubLog will be
available when he returns home).
IS0, SARDINIA. Luigi, HB9CXZ, will be active as IS0/HB9CXZ from Sardinia
(EU-024, IIA D001, MIA MIS-035, WLOTA 1608) between July 11-17th. Activity
will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via home callsign, direct, by
the Bureau or LoTW.
JD1, OGASAWARA. Takeo, JA1NEJ, will be active as JD1BOH from Chichi-jima
Island (AS-031, JCG 10007, WLOTA 2269, WWFF JAFF-0018) between September
4-7th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via JA1NEJ, by the Bureau or direct (QRZ.com).
JW, SVALBARD. Operators Mia/OX5M, Daniel/OX5T and Joergen/OZ0J will be
active as JW/OX5M from the Longyearbyen's club station <http://jw5e.com/>
located on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between September 16-23rd. Activity
will be on CW, SSB and the Digital modes on the HF bands (160-10m) to the
extent that there are antennas available. The trio will also participate
in the Scandinavian Activity CW Contest (September 19-20th) as a Multi-Op/
One-TX entry. If possible, they will upload their logs regularly to
<Clublog.org>. A Log Search and other details can be seen on:
http://qrz.com/db/jw/ox5m
QSL via LoTW. Paper QSL cards can be requested via the same URL address.
QSL Manager is OZ0J.
KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Mike, AG6IP, is in the planning stages for a DXpedition
to Wake Island (OC-053) in September 2015 for 2 weeks. He states [edited],
"I plan to be there sometime in early September to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of the end of Battle of Wake along with a group of World War II
vets. I have reserved a special callsign K6W from September 4-19th, 2015.
I am seeking monetary donations and sponsors that would like to help to
put Wake Island back on the air in 2015. I will be operating 80-6 meters
using Digital(PSK, RTTY and JT65) and SSB. Donations will off set a small
portion of my out-of-pocket equipment shipping, transportation, lodging,
operating and postage expenses while there. Wake Island is currently #46
on DXCC most wanted in ClubLog and currently restricted to the public.
There are no commercial flights in to the island. I have also operated
out of ZC4 land UK bases in Cyprus twice in 2007 and 2014 as ZC4MIS.
Please share link to other amateur radio operators around the world.
Thanks..... Mike." For more details and updates, watch:
https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/bvqHd?psid=3D691bff52b5b94c36b264224fc67df05b
MD, ISLE OF MAN. By the time you read this, Ief, ON6KX, will be active as
MD/ON6KX from the Isle of Man (EU-116, WLOTA 0449) from the TT Road Races
<http://www.iomtt.com/> until June 15th. Activity will be on the HF bands
from the Snaefell Summit (SOTA GD-001) at a campsite near Douglas. Ief
states that he will be using a FT-897D with homebrew verticals and wire
antennas. A special one time only QSL card will be made available for
this event via ON6KX, direct or by the Bureau.
MU, GUERNESEY. Freddy, F4HEC, will be active as MU/F4HEC from Guernesey
between June 4-8th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using SSB. QSL via
his home callsign direct. Possible LoTW soon.
OJ, MARKET REEF. Harry, OH6VM, (and along with members of the Finnish
Lighthouse Society) is once again active as OJ0VM from Market Reef (EU-053,
WWFF OHFF-0038, ARLHS MAR-001, WLOTA 0542) until June 13th. He is there
to do some lighthouse repair work. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using
mostly CW. QSL via OH1GPS. ADDED NOTE: Jussi, OH6KV, is also expected to
be active as OJ0KV during the same time frame.
OJ, MARKET REEF (News - Press Release). Jarmo, OH2BN, sent out the following
on June 6th [edited]: NEWS FROM MARKET REEF =96 OJ0-LAND =96 SEMI-RARE COUN=
TER
UP NORTH -- OJ0B operating period: June 6-13th, 2015 -- Market Reef, OJ0,
Grid JP90NH, is just a barren rock on the open sea between Finland and
Sweden. A piece of granite split between OH and SM representing CQ zones
14 and 15, with the Finnish side additionally counting for another DXCC
entity.
The Finnish Lighthouse Society (FLS) has been restoring the original
charm of this very important landmark which is today fully automated,
sending a warning light along a busy sea route. It is not surprising that
many OH hams have joined the FLS and cooperation between FLS people and
radio amateurs is quite extensive.
There are dedicated quarters on the reef for Amateur Radio with two
230VAC phases from a solar/diesel power source to provide 2 kW of energy
for visiting hams. The antenna setup for a successful DX operation is
provided by Martti/OH2BH, Timo/OG9X and Teemu/SM0W.
Pasi, OH3WS/OJ0W, is an ex-President of SRAL and current President of
FLS. Pasi can be contacted if you would like to activate OJ0-land. The
maximum number of members of an Amateur Radio team is four.
Two FLS hams - Harri, OH6VM/OJ0VM, and Jussi, OH6KV/OJ0KV, - will be
joined this coming week by six more hams: Niko/OH2GEK, Martti/OH2BH,
Pekka/OH2TA, Kim/OH6KZP, Juho/OH6ZZ and Jukka/OH8MSM.
They will be on OJ0 repairing all damaged antennas after a severe winter.
Additionally, they will go ahead with first-ever 2M EME (JT65B) activity
with tilt antennas from OJ0 while also keeping their 6M antenna fixed to
USA in case of a sporadic-E opening. When the moon is down, they will be
running MS.
OH6ZZ and OH8MSM will be in charge of EME operations while the rest of
the team will take care of HF CW/SSB and RTTY during all key openings after
making their HF antennas operational. This team of six will use the OJ0B
callsign.
2M Data: EME 144.123 =96 MS FSK 144.353
Antennas: 2x11H and 2x10V
Amplifiers: Tajfun 1000 and SPE 1.3 KW
The OJ0B team will also do some equipment testing as they plan to run
two new SPE 1.5 kW output solid-state amps weighing 7.5 kg (16 lbs),
ideally suited for a DXpedition. The spiky generator of the lighthouse
will be an ultimate test of amp survival.
The OJ0B 2M U.S. pilot is Joel, W5ZN. (email: w5zn at w5zn.org)
The OJ0B general pilot is John, OH5NZ. (email: oh5nz at sral.fi)
Some other operations are also scheduled for the summer months this year,
with Dietmar, DL3DXX, expected on Market Reef in August for his hideaway
on his 60th birthday. You will be able to congratulate Dietmar on his
important milestone at the beginning of a new low-band season =96 Dietmar's
specific love in Amateur Radio.
As the weather is a key issue for an always critical landing, the order
of events may be changed by Mother Nature.
OJ0B QSL via OH2BH. OQRS will be activated shortly.
For additional relevant data and pictures, visit QRZ.com > OJ0AM
OQRS link: https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/OJ0B
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (June 8-14th)....
Jun/08th HN Jun/11th AN Jun/13th AN
Jun/09th AN Jun/12th AN Jun/14th HN
Jun/10th AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
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NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
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AN - Above Normal Quiet K=3D0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=3D2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3D3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=3D4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=3D5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=3D6-9 100-400
REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE <http://www.bandconditions.com>:
The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual
(REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for
Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of
benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets
and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre-
dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a
new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry"
which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (May 31st and June 7th)
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3A/IU2CIQ via IU2CIQ HB2T via HB9EE (L) OX/DL7DF via DL7DF
3A90IARU via 3A2LF HG21IAS via DL2JTE OX/DL7UFR via DL7DF
4O90A via 4O3A II1IAFC via I1ANP P37F via G3ZEM (L)
4L1AN via N4GNR II2IGTO via IQ2MI PA70F via PA6A
4J15EUG via 4J6RO II4MB via IQ4FE PA70V via PI4GV
4Z0DX via 4Z4DX II5LDV via IQ5LV PA70VVV via PA-Bureau
4K2015BAKU via 4J6RO II8IYL via IK8PXZ PI25COM via PA3CAL
4X7R via 4X6OM II9P via IT9CHU (L/d) PI4AMF via PA3EYC
5K4R via N4RR IR1DCI via IK1GPG RP70WA via RV3YR
8Q7CQ via G4DFI IR2EXPO via 9A8ARS (B) SK7BORE via SK7DX
9M2SE via 9M2RDX (d) IY0GME via IZ0UIN (d/L/e) SL8SUB via SM6DQR (d)
C56XA via G3SWH K8E via W8CDB SN12SDZ via SP1PBW
CO2QM via RW6HS (d) K8O via W8CDB SN6O via SP6PAZ
CT9/DC3JB via DC3JB K8S via W8CDB SP9/DJ7ZO via DJ7ZO
CT9/DK4JM via DK4JM KH7XX via EB7DX (d) SV8/F9IE via F9IE
CT9/R9DX via R9DX LO5D via LU8EOT SV9/R2DX via R2DX
CX7UV via EA5KB LX/OO9O via ON7SS SZ1A via SV1CIB
DK40REK via DJ6SI LY/RV3MA via RV3MA TM24H via F6KFI
DL/TA2LY via TA2LY LY10LHFA via LY2KM TM2Y via F6BEE
DL1YAF/VK9L via DL1YAF LZ/OH6L via OH2BYS TM40RADS via F6DKI
EA8/RA1A via RN3RQ or (L) LZ293MA via LZ1KCP TM5BBC via F5UOW
EA8/S57K via EA8/S57K MU/F4HEC via F4HEC TM5Y via F8DBF
EB5BBM/BY7 via EB5BBM N1S via W1QV TM6X via F5VHY
ED5O via EA5URS N5E via AD5WB TM95BD via F5KES
EF5BM via EA5BM NB1CR via N1EPL UE25IK via RK1OZM
EG1MAR via EA1UVR O19VB via UA4WHX UP0L via DL8KAC
EG5DEL via EA5GVJ OE/IK1WNQ via IK1WNQ UP60SPACE via RV3YR
EG8WFF via EA8URL OE6XMF/FM via OE6CAG W1T via W1GLO
EH7FA via EA-Bureau OK8DCC via DL3DCC W2W via K3NEM
EI8BLB via EI3JB OK8FK/P via DK7FK W5H via K5LN
EP2C via ON4AMX ON80OSA via ON4OSA W9H via K9BIK (d)
EZ5A via EZ5AD OO7P via ON4AMI XR44COPA via CE3TKV (=
d)
F/ON6JUN/P via ON5SD & (L)OQ5M via ON5ZO YP0Y via YO5EI
G5D via G3UJE OR90VL via ON5VL YT45CW via YU1MM
GB4OO via G4DSP OT200GBN via ON6GBN ZA/DL3GCS via DL3GCS
HA/OM7PY via OM7PY OX/DK1BT via DL7DF ZW110ROAR via PY2AA
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5W0JY, CE2MVF, CT3EE, EA5DNO, EV14, FS/K9EL,
LB3RE, LX1HD, LY7M, NP2P, OA4SS, P4/N4QS, PA4WM, PJ2T, PY5QW, PY90IARU,
SV1OZ, UF5F, VQ9XR, XM9NC and YB4IR/7 (OC-268)
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4W/NV3MM (OC-148), 7QAA, A92HK, CA7CAQ (SA-018),
FM4LV, H42NT (OC-127), J6/DL7VOG, J87GU, K1N, VK7FG (OC-195), VK9NT and
YB3MM/9 (OC-241)
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!
RARE FFMA GRID TO BE ACTIVATED. Operators Bud/N7CW, Jim/K6ZH and Phil/N0KE
will be going on a boat trip to activate the FFMA #1 (Fred Fish Memorial
Award) most wanted Grid needed - DM02. They will be leaving from San Diego
on Wednesday, June 10th, aboard a 49' sailboat and will be on the air
sometime late Wednesday, through sometime on Sunday, June 14th, including
most of the VHF Contest (June 13-15th). Unfortunately, they have to leave
before the end of the contest because the Navy has scheduled exercises in
the area on Monday. They will be active on 6m, 2m, probably 432, 1296 and
the satellites. Phil is responsible for everything other than 6m. They
will be running about 500w and a 3 element yagi (due to constraints from
having to mount the antenna on a sailboat). They will use the callsign
K6ZH. Watch for packet spots announcing their transmit frequency.
S7, SEYCHELLES. A group of JA operators will be active as S79HN between
July 16-20th. Operators mentioned are Jim/7K4QOK (KG8RP), Tack/JE1CKA
(KH0AM), Yutaka/JQ2GYU (WS2Y) and Miho/JJ2VLY (WS2M). All operators have
experience of DX operations such as 9M0L, 9M4SDX, NH0J, W1AW/KH0, GJ6UW,
EA9/KH0AM -- just to mention a few. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY. Uploads to ClubLog and LoTW may be available during their
operation, but it depends on the Internet accessibility of the area. QSL
via JJ2VLY, by the Bureau, direct (Mihoko Sakurai, PO Box 1, SUYAMA, SUSONO,
SHIZUOKA 410-1299, JAPAN) and LoTW. PLEASE NOTE: Seychelles authority
advises them to use frequency from 7050-7100 kHz as the 40m window, and
they shall stay above 7050 kHz even on CW/RTTY.
TC0, TURKEY. Members of the Balkan Contest Group will be active as TC0A
from Bozcaada Island (AS-099) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
28-29th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to LZ1NK: NIKOLAY
ENCHEV, P.O. Box 176, 4300 Karlovo, BULGARIA. Operators mentioned are
Nick/LZ1NK, Plamen/LZ1DCW, Nick/LZ3ND, Krasi/LZ2UW, Aleko/LZ3ZZ, Angel/
LZ4AE and Mustafa/TA2TX. For more details, past operations and updates,
see: http://www.lz5x.com
TF, ICELAND. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as TF/JA0JHQ from Kaffi Kjos
between July 18-21st. Activity will be on 40-6 meters, but mainly 20m,
using CW and SSB. He will use a HS-480HX (200w/HF, 50MHZ=3D100w) into a
Single-Loop antenna (20/17/15/12/10m) and End-Feed antenna (40/30/6m).
QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For more details
and possible updates, see: http://pandasan.jimdo.com
TX3X CHESTERFIELD ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release 5 - dated June
1st) [edited] -- Where=92s the Evohe? Did you ever wonder if the DX-pedition
boat left yet, or where is the boat now, or have they arrived at the
island? We are pleased to announce that <MarineTraffic.com> has offered
us complimentary use of their vessel tracking service. While the boat is
in coastal waters its position will be reported every few minutes. When
we leave the coastal area we'll report our position about every 4 hours.
We=92re not aware of any previous DX-pedition that provided these positioni=
ng
reports. The position map will be available at: http://tx3x.com
Joining our list of Corporate Sponsors and Partners:
* SteppIR - Mike Mertel, K7IR, of Fluidmotion Incorporated is providing
2 SteppIR 2 element beam antennas. <http://www.steppir.com/>
* Arlan Communications - Dave Bottom, WI6R, of Arlan Communications is
providing fully configured RadioSport headsets. =
<http://www.arlancommunications.com/>
* Jim Sansoterra, K8JRK - Shipping delicate electronic equipment across
the globe requires special packing considerations. Jim is loaning us
enough Pelican cases to protect all the RF equipment.
Project Planning: We're almost on auto-pilot. Under development are:
tent and antenna locations, power grid physical layout, operator sched-
uling and task plans for a beach landing. It's important to have every-
one's assignments documented and prioritized for setting up tents, an-
tennas, power grid, etc. Many tasks will be done concurrently to maximize
available sunlight.
Antenna/Power Plans - The website is updated with final plans. Antenna
parties and equipment configuration activities will be conducted in San
Jose, California over the next 6 weeks. Also planned for San Jose is
configuring the Lenovo laptops with N1MM+, the drivers for the micro-
Keyer II interface units and testing the networking.
Fund Raising - It's no secret DX-peditions are expensive and the team
members pay most of the cost. DX-peditions requiring non-scheduled
transportation need early infusions of cash to cover, in our case, the
boat which is our largest cost item. With a budget of about $150,000(USDs)
and the team members paying their own travel to New Caledonia each TX3X
team member will pay about $15,000 to put number 22 on the air and hope
your contributions will help offset their investment. While our web site's
support page shows an increasing number of Clubs, Foundations and Individ-
ual donors, the contributions (to date) would cover only 20% of the total
cost. If DX-peditions to the top 30 are to continue the DX community needs
to help offset these ever increasing costs. We appreciate those who al-
ready contributed and encourage others to participate. You may use the
Donate button at: http://tx3x.com
Please direct any questions to: info@tx3x.com =
Please see our website for additional information: http://tx3x.com
73, Team Chesterfield 2015
V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS (Update). Members of the T30D DXpedition (2014) have
decided to go to Majuro, Marshall Islands (OC-029), between October 13-28th,
2015. The team includes Werner/DJ9KH, Heye/DJ9RR, Rudolf/DK3CG, Joe/DK5WL,
G=FCnter/DL2AWG, Bert/DL2RNS, Georg/DL4SVA, Hans/DL6JGN, Franz/DL9GFB,
Wolf/DM2AUJ, Sid/DM2AYO and Rolf/DL7VEE (Team Leader). The team will
use the callsign V73D. They will make a serious effort on CW, SSB and
RTTY, between 160-6 meters. They plan for 4x 500-watts-stations to operate
24/7. Rolf, DL7VEE, states, "Hopefully we have enough place for all
planned antennas=85" There is now a Web page available at:
http://v73d.mydx.de
VK9W, WILLIS ISLAND (Update to OPDX.1214.1). Rob, N7QT, has announced that
a small team of 6-7 operators are planning to activate Middle Cay Islet
(VK9W) in early/mid November using the callsign VK9WA. Activity will be
on 80-10 meters (possibly 160m) using CW, SSB and RTTY. He states, "... 3
stations for a duration of approximately 10 days. Currently working to
obtain formal landing rights within the next 3-4 weeks. We are primarily
working on planning, team selection and purchasing equipment/supplies for
the trip. A charter vessel has been secured, with tentative on air dates
of November 12-22nd. Please note, dates are still subject to change. Charter
boat cost is coming in around $40K USDs, which will account as the largest
single line item expense within our operational budget, so please consider
contributing to our cause at <www.vk9wa.com>. In an effort to keep costs
at a minimum, we have planned this to be a micro light expedition. Our
station equipment will consist of several Elecraft K3/KPA500 and SteppIR
CrankIR verticals on the beach. Each station will be powered by Honda
2000EU generators." Currently, the operators mentioned are Rob/N7QT
(Co-Team Leader), Jared/N7SMI (Co-Team Leader), Sandro/VE7NY and Adam/K7EDX
and Hawk/SM5AQD. Pilot stations are: American Pilot - Mike/K4PI, Europe
Pilot - C=E9dric/F5UKW and Africa Pilot - Andre/V51B. QSL via N7SMI, direct
or by the Bureau. ClubLog OQRS direct or bureau is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
QSL cards are beautiful full-color photographic quality. QSLing priority
is listed on their Web page. Club Log OQRS will be available shortly after
the conclusion of the DXpedition. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW and
eQSL shortly after the operation.
VY2, CANADA. Operators Ariel/NY4G, Bill/N4IQ, Phil/AC4Q and Bob/ND7J will
be active as VY2/homecall from Prince Edward Island (NA-029) between July
7-14th. Activity will be on all bands and modes, primarily CW, SSB and
RTTY, including the 30/17/12m bands. They will focus on lower bands and
favoring difficult propagation paths to provide as many amateurs the
opportunity to get Prince Edward Island in their log as possible. Activity
will also include the IARU HF World Championship contest. During the
contest the team will operate in the contest bands exclusively (excluding
30/17/12m and 60m). The contest will be priority, however they will work
as many "Qs" as possible. All QSL requests should be directed to NY4G or
use ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, see: http://pei2015.com
ZD7, ST. HELENA. Oliver, W6NV, will be active as ZD7N (TBD) from Helena
Island (AF-022) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). Look
for activity outside of the contest on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL
via W6NV.
ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Oliver, W6NV, will once again be active as ZD8W
from Ascension Island (AF-003) between November 6th and December 4th.
Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). Look
for activity outside of the contest on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL
via W6NV.
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