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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1093
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1093
BID: $OPDX.1093
December 31, 2012
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Relayed from Murfreesboro, TN
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
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information.
*** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Tedd, KB8NW): My family (wife/OPDX's
chief
proof-reader Linda, son Teddy [TJ] and his wife Jessi, daughter Katie
and
her husband Kevin and son Lliam), and I (KB8NW) would like to wish
all
DXers, Contesters and OPDX readers a very "Happy New Year". Thanks to
the many individuals who have provided DX information over the past
year.
Without them there would not be an OPDX Bulletin. Also, thanks to the
individuals who sent holiday wishes to my family and me.....
73 and Have a Great/Safe/Healthy New Year de Tedd KB8NW
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for
the
week of Sunday, 23rd-December, through Sunday, 30th-December there
were
223 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W,
4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP,
BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL,
DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F,
FG,
FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H40, HA,
HB,
HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8,
JA,
JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ,
OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4,
PJ5,
PY, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8,
TA,
TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
V5,
V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/s, VP9,
VR,
VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8,
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).
4T, PERU. Members of the Radio Cub Peruano announced the activation
of
special event station 4T4RDP (4T4 Rally Dakar Perú) during the Rally
Dakar 2013 edition. They will be active using SSB, CW, RTTY and the
Digital Modes on 80-6 meters between January 4-13th. QSL via
OA4O.
5Z, KENYA. Operators Bertrand/DF3ZS and Thomas/DL1QW will be active
as
5Z4/homecall from Diani Beach between January 7-20th (2013). Activity
will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. The
operators
plan on using dipoles, GP and vertical loops. QSL via their home
callsign,
direct or by the DARC Bureau.
6W, SENEGAL. Just a reminder that Francis, F6BLP, will once again be
active as 6W7SK from Saly Portudal, 80 kms south of Dakar on the
coast,
between January 5-18th, 2013. Activity will be holiday style using
the
same station as last time (IC-7000 into G5RV antenna) operating
mainly
CW. QSL via F6BLP, direct or by the Bureau. Logs will be uploaded to
LoTW and eQSL. For more details, logs and pictures of his last
operation,
A3, TONGA. Werner, DJ9KH, will be active as A31WH from Vava'u Island
(OC-064), between February 20th and March 3rd (2013). Activity will
be
on the HF bands, depending on propagation. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the DARC Bureau. ADDED NOTE: Werner will activate
Tongatapu
(OC-049) before going to Vava'u Island.
CARIBBEAN TOUR. Bjorn, SM0MDG, is now active as V26BM from Antigua
until
January 4th. After his activity from Antigua, he will travel to
Montserrat
and be active as VP2MSW between January 4-8th. Activity from both
locations
will be holiday style with limited high bands operations with a focus
on
17 and 15 meters and with possible operations on 10 meters if
propagation
allows. If possible, there may be some 160 meters operations from
Montserrat
on 160 meter. This is an ultra-lite operation using a FT-857D and
simple
wire antennas. Look for the log to be uploaded to LoTW after his return
home. QSL manager is Tim, M0URX, either direct or use his OQRS with
preferred options at: http://m0urx.com/oqrs
DXCC NEWS. A couple of sources are reporting that Bill Moore, NC1L,
ARRL Awards Branch Manager, is now accepting the following operations
for DXCC credit:
5T0SP - Mauritania; 2012 operation
J6/W4VAB - St. Lucia; 2012 operation
ZL9HR - Campbell Island; 2012 operation
IDXC 2013. Registration is now open for the 2013 International DX
Con-
vention (IDXC). This is the 64th year of this convention, but in 2013
the location has been changed to the Visalia Convention Center in
down-
town Visalia, CA. The IDXC is an ARRL sanctioned event and will be
held
between April 19-21st. For more details, visit the following Web site
at:
IOTA NEWS..............
NA-085. Dennis, WA2USA, will be active as homecall/4 from St.
George
Island (USI FL0076S, Franklin County), Florida, between
January
20th and February 27th (2013). On this trip he also plans
to
activate the lighthouse (ARLHS USA-1057, WLOTA 3178) while
on
the island. Activity will be mostly CW on 30/20/15 meters,
with
some SSB on 40/20 meters. He also plans to be in the ARRL
International DX CW Contest (February 16-17th) and the
NAQP
RTTY Contest (February 23-24th) as Single-Op/All-Band
entries.
QSL via his home callign, by the Bureau or direct. Logs
will
be uploaded to LoTW. Visit his Web site at: http://www.wa2usa.com
SA-096. (Update/NEW IOTA) Just a reminder that operators
Cezar/VE3LYC,
Johan/PA3EXX, Alex/LU5WW and possibly more Argentinian
operators
will be active as LU6W (pending) from Escondida Island in
the
Chubut Province North IOTA Group between January 2-6th.
Activity
will be for four days using two stations. Activity will be
on
40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or by
the
Bureau. See their Web page below for more details. There is
a
Web page available at: http://lu6w.yolasite.com
ISWL CALLSIGNS (For January). The following ISWL club callsigns will
be
used throughout the month of January 2013:
GX4BJC/A - Operated from Walton on the Naze, in Essex, by Herbie,
G6XOU. (/A WAB Square = TM22 - England & IOTA =
EU-005).
MX1SWL/A - Operated from Great Sutton, in Cheshire, by Geof,
M0BAU.
(/A WAB Square = SJ37 - England & IOTA =
EU-005).
MX1SWL/P - Operated from other English locations, by Geof, M0BAU.
(/P WAB Squares can be requested during the QSO. IOTA =
EU-005).
ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU, and NOT the individual
operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All
QSL
NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are available to all Hams and SWLs, see
<www.iswl.org.uk> for full details. The eQSL.cc cards ARE
welcomed for
their awards.
J8, ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES. Al, W6HGF, will be active as J8/W6HGF
near
Kingston on St. Vincent between January 9-24th (2013). Activity will
be
focused on RTTY using dipoles and a traveling beam. QSL via direct to
his home callsign (NO IRCs), LoTW or ClubLog (OQRS available after
operation). For more details, see: http://www.qsl.net/w6hgf/J8-index.html
KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (December 31st-January 1st)....
Dec/31st HN Jan/03rd AN Jan/05th AN
Jan/01st AN Jan/04th AN Jan/06th AN
Jan/02nd AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
======================================================
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
MJ, JERSEY. Richrad, M5RIC, will be active as MJ2Z for the CQWW WPX
SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All Band/High Power entry.
QSL via M5RIC. He will sign MJ5RIC for any activity outside the
contest.
OE2013, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Every Austrian amateur radio
operator
has a chance to operate with the special callsign OE2013(???)(their
own suffix) between January 15th and February 18th (2013). Activity
is
to celebrate the Alpine Ski World Championships 2013 taking place in
Schladming. An award is available for three different classes (Gold,
Platinum and Diamond). Each class requires a certain number of
special
event stations and OE stations logged. Each special event station or
OE station will only count once on each band. All bands and the below
listed modes may be used; the only exception Packet radio and Echo
Link
contacts do not count. The award may be worked in the following
modes:
CW, SSB, DIGITAL, MIXED and QRP (max. 10 Watts). For complete
details,
visit: http://wmdiplom2013.oevsv.at/export/sites/wmdiplom2013/downloads/Diplomausschreibung_Englisch.pdf.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (dated December 30th)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3Z6M via SP6IEQ EG2MEJ via EG2MCK R60SKV via
RA1QD
4L1HD via DL8KAC EI/MM0MUN via MM0MUN RA/NT2X via
RW1AI
7P8JA via JE1WVQ EI/W5GN via W5GN RU20WC via
RV9WB
7P8ZM via JO1CRA ER4DX via RA4LW (d) SP9EVP via
SP9BGL
9A8BEN via DO1BEN EX2U via IK2QPR T8CW via
JA0FOX
9K2UU via EA5ZD FK8GX via W3HNK TF3IG via
TF3-035
A61AS via YO3FRI FO/JI1JKW via JI1JKW TF3ML via
TF3-035
CW90A via CX2ABC HZ1NM via IZ8CLM UN8FE via
IK2QPR
DA0NR via DL1BDF KL1A/W2 via RW3AH (d OE-Address) VE3/G3SXW via
G3SXW
E70YL via E77E OG30OJ via OH3OJ YA/IZ1CCK via
IZ1BWB
EA8/PD1DX via PD1DX PR2X via PY2ADR YM1KD via
TA1BX
ZV2K via
PY2SHF
(d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
NEW QSL MANAGER. Ken Boasi, N2ZN, informs OPDX: "I am now the QSL
Manager
for Dave, WJ2O. He has made over 30 DXpeditions over the last 20
years,
and I can confirm QSOs with all of them. See wj2o.com for all of
his
expeditions and also to search all of his logs. His most recent
trip
was for CQWW CW this year as 8P9DF. Please QSL to me via direct or
by
the Bureau. My address is good on QRZ.com or in the FCC
database."
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5R8IC, 9L0W, C6AKQ, CT3AS, EL2ES, OM3JH,
SM4RGD,
and Z37M
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 1A0C, DU1GM, H44RK, H44USMC, JW7XM, OJ0R,
P2NNI, P29VPB and RI1FJ
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3XY1D, 4O/ES5TV, 4S7UCG, DL4JS/6W,
9H9OB,
9X0SP, C98RF, EA6/DL7UCX, EA8/DL2DXA, HB0/DJ1IA, HB0/DL4MP, OX3JZ,
OX3KQ, OX3XR, PJ5G, PJ5/DL7VOG, SV5/DL2DXA, T6SS, TK/DK1DKE, TO7ZG,
UN7RK, V31YN and XP1A
V2, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA. Alan, N3AD, will once again be active as V26M
for
the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 2-3rd) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power
entry. QSL via his home callsign.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Several JA operators are expected to be
active
as callsign/VK9L from the Blue Lagoon on Lord Howe Island between
January
11-18th (2013). The following operators were mentioned:
Tatsuo, JA3ARJ/VK9L (via JA3ARJ) Kunio (JA1CJA), AE6XY/VK9L (via
JA1CJA)
Lida, JA3BZO/VK9L (via JA3BZO) Masumi (JA3AVO), W7AVO/VK9L (via
JA3AVO)
Shozo, JA3HJI/VK9L (via JA3HJI) Hiroko (JH3PBL), W7PBL/VK9L (via
JH3PBL)
Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Refer to QRZ.com
for
QSL instructions.
ZF2, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Pete, K8PGJ, will be active as ZF2PG on Grand
Cayman
(NA-016) during the week of January 12-20th. Activity (when not diving)
will
occur on 20 to 15 meters SSB during the morning and early afternoon on
the
weekdays. He will be operating in the NAQP Contest on 20 and 40 meters.
QSL
via his home callsign or LoTW.
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kb8nw@arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of
Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
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