
SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.216
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 216

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 216
BID: $OPDX.216
August 7, 1995
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AD1C, N2MIP, WB3LUI,
K8YSE, N8HTT, K9AJ, KG9N, K0EU, 4X6TT, DF4RD, F5JYD, G3NUG, G4BUE & DXNS,
HP2CWB, HS1NIV/5, JF1MGI, JH2PDS/1, OK1ADM and DL9GOA & DX News Letter
for the following DX information.

3E2, PANAMA (IOTA DXpeditions). The Radio Club Association Ondas Del
Caribe (HP2ODC) will activate Isla Grande or Big Island with the IOTA
Reference Number NA-202. The planned operation will take place August
26th and 27th. Operators will include: Ricardo/HP2CTM, Jose/HP2CWB,
Emilio/HP2DFU and possibly others. They will use the special callsign
3E2G. Activity will be on 80-10 meters including the WARC bands. QSL
vis HP2CTM, Ricardo Lee, P.O. Box 152, Colon, Republic of Panama or via
the HP Bureau.

3W, VIETNAM.  Nickolay, 3W5FM, continues to be active on CW/SSB/RTTY
mainly on 20 meters between 1000 and 1400z, but JA sources report RTTY
activities on 24923 kHz at 1044z and on 18103 kHz at 1050z. He will be
there until September, or October if possible. He does not know how long
his job will take in Vietnam. IMPORTANT NOTE: The QSL route as been
changed. QSLs for 3W5FM and UA0FM/3W go to P.O. Box 66, Vladimir 600011,
Russia. Nickolay and his family left Sakhalin Island and moved to Vladimir
City. QSL will be handled by his daughter, Nataly, UA0FFL/3. There is no
need to send your 2nd QSL request to the new POB if you have already sent
the 1st one to his old POB. All QSLs they received in Sakhalin should be
forwarded to the new address.

9M2, WEST MALAYSIA (Holiday IOTA DXpedition). Neville, G3NUG, informs
OPDX that he plans to activate Pulau Babi Besar (AS-046), located in the
Johor East/Pahang State Group, August 11-14th. He will also activate Pulau
Perhentian Besar (AS-073), located in the Terengganu/Kelantan State Group,
August 17-21st. Previous operations from these island groups were over 4
years ago. Activity will only be on SSB and the usual IOTA frequencies
will be used, so check 14260, 18128, and 7055 kHz (+/- QRM, split 5/10 
up). QSL to G3NUG or via bureau.

C6A, BAHAMAS. Chuck, KG9N, will be operating as KG9N/C6A from Abaco
Island, August 11-18th. He plans to be active on RS-12 and particiate
in the WAE CW Contest.

CENTRAL AMERICA DXPEDITION. Ulis, WB3LUI will be active from El Salvador
and Costa Rica.  He will be active mostly on the lower bands 40 and 80
meters, and possibly the higher bands if MUF permits. Activity will be
mostly CW. From August 12-20th, Ulis will be in El Salvador signing 
YS4/TI5NW and from August 20-27th, in Costa Rica signing TI5NW. QSL via
the CBA of WB3LUI.

CE0Z, JUAN FERNANDEZ. Randy/K0EU, Bob/K4UEE and Bob/K0IYF will be active
from here September 13-20th. Operations will be on all bands with emphasis
on the lower bands, WARC, and RTTY. They will use full sized Delta loops
on 160/80 meters off a commercial 150 foot tall tower. Also a 2 element
Cushcraft on 40 meters, 3 element tribander for 20-10 meters and a 
Cushcraft A3WS with 30 meters add on for WARC bands. The equipment 
consists of two TS450S stations, EWE (or beverage) for RX on 160/80. Three
amplifiers including a Titan, L4B, and Alpha 76PA. QSL is to K0IYF.

CY3, CANADA. A special station will be active from September 22nd to 
October 1st signing CY3IARU during the IARU Region 2 Conference.

CY9 DXPEDITION UPDATE. Bob, KW2P (aka KW2P/CY9), reports the DXpedition
team had a great time making 11,600 QSOs, 940 JA QSOs and 154 QSOs on
160 meters. He stated low band conditions were great and the best bands
were 14 and 18 MHz. Also many satellite QSOs were made. Bob would like
to thank everybody for the contacts.

FT8X, KERGUELEN. The DX News Sheets report that Jean Jacques, FB1LYF,
(ex J28CW) will be on Kerguelen Island for a year starting November.

IH9, PANTELLERIA ISLAND (ITALY). Francesco, IK0XBX, will be active from
here August 20th to September 1st. Pantelleria Island counts for IOTA
AF-018 and TP-001 for Italy Islands Award. He will use the callsign
IH9/IK0XBX on CW/SSB on 80-10 meters (including the WARC bands). QSL
via IK0XBX, Francesco Fucelli, Str. S.Lucia 38, 06125 PERUGIA, ITALY or
(after November 1st) I0ZUT, BOX 82, 06100 PERUGIA, ITALY or also via
bureau.

JY, JORDAN. Admir, 4X6TT, will be traveling once again to Amman and will
be active as JY8TT. His main reason for this visit is to help do the work
on JY74 cards. Amdir states that 17000 QSOs (CW/SSB/RTTY and all bands)
were made during the special joint 4X/JY operation that took place at the
end of July to celebrate the first anniversary of the Washington 
Declaration.

NEW QSL MANAGER IN THE WORKS FOR 5R8DS AND 5R8DY. Ben, 5R8DS, informs
OPDX he is temporarily in Holland for leave and holiday. During his 
stay he will decide on what QSL Manager to adopt to solve the 5R8DS and
5R8DY (Marian) QSL problem. It will most probably be a PA-station. Stay
tuned for updates.

NODXA WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE. The Northern Ohio DX Association has a
presence on the internet and can be accessed via the K8YSE home page:
                 http://www.en.com/users/k8yse
  Information about NODXA including the NODXA Award, Honor Roll and DXCC
Patches, membership application procedures, officers, meeting minutes,
DXpedtions supported along with lots of graphics is now availble to those
having Netscape or another suitable viewer. Our thanks to ExchangeNet 
Services for providing the internet resources to the club. 

THIRD CANADIAN IOTA TOUR. Bruno, F5JYD, announced that F5SSM and himself
will be active for the third time in CANADA (VE7), August 11-26th. They
will be active from different islands for IOTA & C.IS.A awards. Activity
will be on all bands (including the WARC bands). QSL via F5JYD. Their
previous operation was from Vancouver Island Group (NA-036 Texada Island,
NA-091 Gabriola Island, NA-075 Prince Rupert, NA-061 Queen Charlotte)
using the previous callsigns of VE7/TM7I and XJ7/TM7I.

TI9, COCOS ISLAND. Jose, TI9JJP, will be active until August 15th. If
you miss him on this trip, you have a second chance to work him between
October 4th and 20th. Look for him on 7050 kHz between 0200 and 0530z.
Also check 14195 kHz at various times throughout the day. He has also
been heard on 24940 kHz around 2330z. QSL to Jose Pastora, P.O. Box 330,
1000 San Jose, Costa Rica.

VK9C, COCOS ISLAND. Uwe, DJ9HX, who was active this past week as VK9XI
from Christmas Island, has moved on to Cocos Island signing VK9CJ. His
activity should last until August 16. 

XF4, REVILLAGIGEDO. Nellie, XE1CI, is planning another visit here
during sometime in  September.

XU, KAMPUCHEA (CAMBODIA). Wolff, DJ5JH, reports having a QSO on July 27th
with S21/PA3BTQ and was told that PA3BTQ would be active as XU6TQ in
September for 2 weeks. Afterwards he will be going to YA-land with only
a slim chance of operating.

XY, MYANMAR (BURMA). Reports state that a group of Japnese operators and
Ray, HS0/G0NOM were active as XY1HT for a few days last week to demonstrate
SSTV and RTTY to government officials. There was very little activity on
the other modes, but some 154 QSOs were made.

YS, EL SALVADOR. Kent, N2MIP, will be traveling to San Salvador this 
fall and will be active as YS1ZKR November 5-11th. This will be the 
first ever Satellite DX opportunity from El Salvador. In addition, he
will be helping a recently licensed resident of El Salvador set up some
wire antennas for HF operation. Once these are in place, he will operate
on HF during the times that there are no windows to the birds. Satellite
operation will be primarily on Oscar 13, with Oscar 10 as backup and also
to provide additional coverage. Mutual windows with Asia and Europe will
be at a premium and exclusive times with these areas will be provided.

ZC4, U.K. SOVEREIGN BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. OK1RF and OK1RI plan to be
active from here as ZC4C between August 6th and 18th. They will be
an entry in the WAE CW Contest, but before and after the contest they
will be active on CW/SSB on 160-10 meters (including the WARC bands).
QSL via OK1RI.

SILENT KEY. On July 26th, Miriam West Smith, KB4C, head of Production
and Circulation and the wife of Editor Carl Smith, N4AA, of the "QRZ DX"
Bulletin became a silent key. Individuals at OPDX/NODXA would like to
extend our deepest sympathies to Carl for his great loss during these
difficult times.

NEW!!!! VOICE OR FAX YOUR DX INFORMATION NOW! A FAX/ANSWERING Machine
is now available 24 hours day. The number is 216-237-8208 which shares
the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch. To
access: 1) Dial Number. 2) Wait for first ring (the second ring should
be a false ring from the fax/data switch box) and then dial four quick
ones ("1111"). (NOTE: Some FAX machines that send single "BEEPS" every
second will not have to do this step.) 3) The phone will pick up and 
after the "BEEP" leave your voice message or FAX.

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