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Sunday, March 23, 2014


SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1155
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1155

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1155
BID: $OPDX.1155
March 24, 2014
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, NC1L, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO,
W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4DN, K5GS, K6VVA, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE,
NE8Z, W8BBQ, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, N0JK, AT International, DK8JB & The
DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA &
Les Nouvelles DX, G3XTT, HA8KW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX
Italia News, JI5RPT, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA3GEO, Pete's DX-Newsdesk,
RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, SV1JG, SWL-PA3249, TA1HZ, VA3RJ &
ICPO, VE2EBK and the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX
information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 16th-March, through Sunday, 23rd-March there were 232
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4,
DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM,
GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS,
J2, J3, 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, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4,
PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7,
T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP8/h,
VP9, VR, VU, VU4, XE, XT, XU, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, 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".

5J0, SAN ANDRES. Tim, LW9EOC, will be active as 5J0T from San Andres
Island (NA-033) between April 18-25th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.

6W, SENEGAL (Early Announcement). Jeff, N6GQ, is planning to be active
from Senegal starting October 21st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW and SSB. He will also be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. More
details will be forthcoming.

8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will be active as 8P5A during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 29-30th) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via
LoTW or direct to NN1N.

A5, BHUTAN (Correction). Ryo, JH7EQW (not JH3AEF), will once again be
active as A52EQW from Dochula Resort at the end of August and/or early
September. He mentions that he will be there with his friends who are
probably Junichi/JH3AEF (A52AEF) and Jusei/JA3IVU (A52IVU). Look for
more details to be forthcoming. QSL via their home callsign.

A7, QATAR. Members of Qatar Amateur Radio Association and Kumar/VU2BZY
along with Alex/OZ7AM and Jan/OZ1ADL from Danish Contest Academy, will
be active as A73A during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) from
the new QARS HQ in Doha, Qatar. QSL via A71A.

BH1, CHINA. A group of Chinese operators will be active as BH1CXR during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Multi-Single/Multi-2 entry.
QSL via BH1CXR, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. Operators mentioned are
BH1IOT, MingXia/BH1HUK, Yusong/BH1CXR, Lei/BH1DDU, Du/BH1BOQ, Xiaoyi/
BH1IGB, Hui/BH1CKM, Ma/BG1QQT, BG1HAS, Yu/BD1LT, BD1TT and Yuan/BD1IIJ.

C2, NAURU. Stan, LZ1GC (3D2GC), is planning to be active as C21GC (call-
sign requested) from the Menen Hotel, Meneng District, Republic of Nauru
(OC-031), between September 29th and October 19th. Activity will be on
160-10 meters using CW, SSB and some RTTY. Logs will be uploaded to
ClubLog during his activity if possible. Look for more details to be
forthcoming and a Web site to be announced.

CQ PRESS RELEASE. Rich, W2VU, sent out the following on March 19th:
Tony Emanuele, WA8RJF, has been named VHF Editor of CQ Amateur Radio
magazine, Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today.
Emanuele succeeds Joe Lynch, N6CL, who stepped down after 22 years
as VHF Editor to devote his full energies to his new position as Director
of Religious Education for the United States Military Academy at West
Point, New York. Lynch's final column appears in the March/April, 2014,
issue of CQ. Emanuele will begin writing the "VHF Plus" column as of the
June issue.
A ham for nearly 50 years, Emanuele has been active on VHF and above
for the past 30 years, enjoys building equipment and has operated on all
bands from 6 meters to 47 GHz. His overriding goal for the column, he
says, will be to "help promote activity on 2 meters and above."
"The hobby is undergoing a change," notes Tony. " As much as we enjoy
the activities and methods that we employ today and in the past, we must
be mindful of what will attract new people to amateur radio and speci-
fically to VHF and above."
"I am looking forward to working with Tony," says Moseson. "We share
very similar philosophies about the importance of VHF and UHF in the
overall ham radio hobby, and about the role of CQ's VHF Plus column in
promoting activity on the higher frequencies."
Professionally, Emanuele is Sales Engineer/Sales Manager for a specialty
LCD company. He lives in Painesville, Ohio.

CR3, MADEIRA. Members of the Madeira Contest Team will be active as CR3A
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Multi-? entry.
Operators mentioned are Tony/CT1FFU, Nuno/CT1FJO, Joe/CT3BD, Luis/CT3DL,
Joe/CT3DZ, Luis/CT3EE, Duarte/CT3EN, Jose/CT3IA, Tiago/CT3KU, Jose/CT3KY
and Jose/CT3NT (CT1BOH). QSL via LoTW or EA5GL.

CV3, URUGUAY. Members of the "Radiogrupo Sur" (Southern Radio Group),
celebrating their 30th anniversary of the club, will be active as CV3D
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Mutli-Single entry.
Operators mentioned are Gonzalo/CX1CAK, Oscar/CX1CW, Daniel/CX1FU, Lupo/
CX2ABC and Jorge/CX6DAP. QSL direct via CX2ABC.

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operation is approved for DXCC credit:
T6DD ­ Afghanistan; Current operation

EI, IRELAND. Olivier, ON4EI, will once again be active as EI8GQB and EI1A
between March 22nd and April 2nd. He plans to operate from his caravan
using green energy. Olivier will activate the EI1A callsign during the CQWW
WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
You can follow his activities and antenna experimentation on:
This is a very interesting QRZ.com page. There you will find a live
information banner with on air frequencies and information. His equipment
will consist of:
18m top loaded vertical monopole for 160-80m-40m bands + 32 radials.
3 elements East-West directional inverted V beam for 40m band.
200m long beverage RX antenna East-West directional.
2 Spiderbeam antennas for 20/15/10m bands.
Rigs are Elecraft K3+P3 & Kenwood TS2000 100W.
500Ah battery bank + 180W solar panel and 400W wind generator.
Also, live video streaming will be provided on:
QSL via PA3249, direct or by the Bureau.

H27, CYPRUS. Tony, RT9T/5B4ALB, will once again be active as H27A during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th), but this time as a Single-Op
entry. QSL via RT9T.

HC, ECUADOR. Rick, KK4GV, will be active for 2 weeks starting March 20th
from Ecuador as HC1GVT. He will use 100 watts into dipole antennas. Rick
will also be operating as HC1GVT/HC2-HC7. His activity will include the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as HC1GVT/HC3 from Vilcabamba (rare
HC zone). QSL via KK4GV (LoTW after the trip). VIEW the HC/Ecuador and
HC8/Galapagos DX-Diplomas on the Web page: http://webpages.charter.net/ne8z

IOTA NEWS..............
AS-007. A group of JAs will be using the special callsign 8J1MTD from
Honshu Island during CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as
a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via LoTW or direct (see QRZ.com). The
special callsign is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of
Matsudo City.

AS-134. Operators Zhang/BA3AX and Lu/BD3AEO have postponed their
B3/BA3AX and B3/BD3AEO trip to Yuetuo Island between March
21-24th. No reason given.

EU-008. Gil, F4FET, will be active as MM/F4FET/p from the Isle of
Mull (IOSA NH15, SCOTIA CN10, WLOTA 2485) between May 12-18th.
Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via his
home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. Visit
his Web site at: http://www.f4fet.net

EU-108. Gil, F4FET, will be active as MM/F4FET/p from the Island of
Lunga (IOSA FL07, SCOTIA CS37), Trenish Isles, in the Firth
of Lorn, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, between May 14-18th.
Activity will be limited to a few hours on the HF bands. QSL
via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's
OQRS. Visit his Web site at: http://www.f4fet.net

EU-127. A large group of operators will be active as DA0HEL from
Helgoland Island between April 3-12th. They plan to have
3-4 stations on the air. QSL via DF6QC, by the Bureau is
preferred.

EU-147. Lars, SM6CUK, will be active as SA6G/7 from Ven Island (WLOTA
0780) between June 9-16th. Activity will be on the HF bands
on, or near, the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via SM6CUK,
direct or by the Bureau.

OC-016. (Reminder) Jeff, K0UU, will be active as 3D2FJ from Beqa Island
between March 23-31st, 2014. Activity will be holiday style on
80-10 meters CW only. QSL via K0UU, by LoTW (preferred) or
direct.

OC-084. Tov, T32TV, who was previously on Christmas Island, is now
active from the rare IOTA Washington Island. His length of
stay was not mentioned. Tov is 100% on solar power at this
time. Not enough power to run his linear amp. If anyone has
any ideas how he can get more power out of the solar setup,
please let Stan, KH6CG, know. Stan is Tov QSL Manager. He
states, "I am hoping we can possibly get some necessary solar
equipment donated to him to increase his storage capacity and
total power. Tov is running a Yaesu FT-450D and a Hygain
AV-640 vertical. 6-40meters. Presently running only 100 watts,
but does have a linear amp that can run as much as 600w if he
can get the power to run it." Activity so far has been on 20
and 10 meters SSB.

JD1, OGASAWARA. Makoto, JI5RPT, will once again be active as JD1BLY from
Chichijima Island (AS-031), Ogasawara, between April 27th and May 5th.
Activity will be on 40-6 meters, including the satellites, using CW,
SSB and the Digital modes (NO 6m EME). QSL via his home callsign JI5RPT.
His log search will be available on his Web site at:
He will also use Twitter to inform his real-time activities at:

KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Several sources are reporting that Jacek, SP5APW,
will be active as KH0/SP5APW from Saipan (OC-086) between March 23-30th.
QSL via his home callsign.

KH2, GUAM. Operators Nori/JA1OZK/W6LJ, Rio/JG1ITH/NY8A, Aki/JR3QFB/W3JH,
Kazuo/JH8PHT/AH0KT and Masatoshi/AH6KY/JA1MFR will be active as KH2KY
(Guam Japanese DXer Club callsign) during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest
(March 29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via JA1MFR. Also via LoTW or eQSL.

KH6, HAWAII. Jon, N0JK, will be active as KH6/N0JK from Oahu between
March 24th and April 4th. He plans to be active on 6 meters with a 3
element yagi and 100 watts. He may enter the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m) entry. QSL via his home callsign.

P3, CYPRUS. Jack, R2AA, will be active as P3N during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via RW3RN.

P4, ARUBA (SA-036). Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via AE6Y or LoTW.

P5/K6VVA IOTA AS-197 INFO UPDATE #3. On March 20th, Rick, K6VVA, posted
the following update which includes his decision to use a "BLACKLIST" if
his operation becomes a reality: http://www.k6vva.com/p5/p5infoupdates.html
He mentions that "with 5 competing groups in the quest", along with the
recent "Anti-Social Pileup Behavior" during the FT5ZM and 3C0BYP pileups,
he made a final decision implementing a "Blacklist". Several hours after
his above post, Rick sent out the following: "Everyone is entitled to
their opinions, and everyone is free to plan their own Expeditions based
upon their own objectives and operational procedures. This will further
clarify my recent decision that was a long time in very serious deliber-
ation. <http://www.k6vva.com/dnq2> As stated in the .pdf. --...those who
play-by-the-rules of 'GOOD SPORTSMANLIKE' conduct in ALL on-air pileups
have nothing to fear."

PA6, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station
PA6USA to be active between March 24th and April. Activity is taking
place because of the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague,
during March 24th and 25th, where President Obama and a U.S. delegation
will be attending. QSL via PA7DA by the Dutch Bureau. For more details,

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 24-30th)....
Mar/24th AN Mar/27th HN Mar/29th AN
Mar/25th An Mar/28th AN Mar/30th AN
Mar/26th LN

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

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (March 23rd)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
4S7KKG via DC0KK J8/UA4CC via UA4CC UP44WFF via UN6QC (L/B/d)
9M2/JA1XXI via JA1XXI (B/d) K5B via N5BL VK2/DJ7JC via DJ5BWD
C91KHN via ZS6ALB (d) LU1FAM via AC7DX VP2V/SP6CIK via SP6CIK
CW30A via CX2ABC OD5/EA1CYK via EA7LS VP2V/SP9FIH via SP9FIH
EH7PDL via EA7URA OZ/KH6DXX via DF3XX VP2V/SP9WZS via SP9WZS
FO4BM via F4FJH P40R via JS6RRR VU4K via W4VKU
FR/F5MNW via F5MNW PJ4NX via M0URX W1AW/KH2 via W1AW
FW5JJ via F5RXL R155AP via RK9CL XF1T via IT9EJW
HI8/HB9EMR via HB9EMR RS80KEDR via RA3CW XZ1Z via JH1AJT
HS0ZKX via W2EN T10UVL via ER1UVL YU0RCS via YU1BBV
J8/LY2IJ via LY2IJ TX6G via G3TXF ZL7AAA via VE7NY
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
(O) OQRS only

QSL the current 3W1D via SP5PB only: Piotr Brydak, ul.Okólnik 9a / 16,
00-368 Warszawa, Poland. See QRZ.com for more details. LoTW logs will
be uploaded in several months after DXpedition. No eQSL.

QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3A2MW, 9J2T, 3V8BB, 9M6XRO, AL1G, CO2VE, CP1FF,
D2QR, DH7LF, DJ3IW, EA1VT, EI3GC, F4GBW, JA3EGE, JA7BME, JO7KMB, LI7CL,
LW5EE, OH0Z, OK2PCL, OS8A, P40L, PJ7AA, VE7SJ, VK9X/K7CO and YT2T

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B9/OE4AAC, 6W/G3TXF, 7O2A, 8Q7KB, 9Y4/VE3EY,
A63RI, A92HK, C37SBX, NH4DX, IA0MZ, JG8NQJ/JD1, PJ4LS, VU7AG, XR0ZR,
XZ1J and ZF2XF

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!

SILENT KEY. OPDX was informed that Selim Canbeken, TA2DS, became a Silent
Key (SK) on March 17th, after a sudden illness at his home. He was one
of the prominent hams of Turkey with 333 DXCC confirmed. OPDX and its
readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and
friends of TA2DS.

SX5, DODECANESE (EU-001). Operators Cliff/SV1JG, George/SV1RP, Spyros/
SV1RC, John/SV1GE, Takis/SV2FWV, Theodoros/SV1GRM, Manos/SV1PMR, Mike/
SV8GKE and Emmanuel/SV1ME will be active with the special callsign SX5LA
from Levitha Islet between May 3-11th. Activity will be on all bands,
160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. The group plans to use beam antennas
for 30-6m, Phased Vertical for 40m, Vertical for 80m, Inverted L for 160m
and only 100 watts! QSL via SV2FWV.

SX9, CRETE (EU-015). Members of the Cretan SV9 DX Team will be on air
with the special callsign SX9C during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
29-30th). Operators mentioned are Dimis/SV9COL, Georgios/SV9DJO, Giannis/
SV9FBG, Yiannis/SV9FBK, George/SV9GPV, Manolis/SV9IOI and Konstantinos/
SV9OFS. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. Visit the SV9 DX Team's Blog


T6, AFGHANISTAN. Dragan, 4O4A, is now active as T6DD from Mazar Village
in the Badakhshan Province until September 15th. Activity will be on
80-6 meters using mainly CW. QSL via 404A, LoTW or ClubLog.

TC3, TURKEY. Yasar, TA3D, from Izmir, will be active with the special
callsign TC3D during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-
Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via TA3D.

TJ, CAMEROON. Thomas, DL8SEQ (7J1AIJ, AA8NN), working for German Foreign
Service, and presently in Yaounde until the summer of 2015, is now active
as TJ3TS. He is currently using an Icom IC-720, but will have a Yaesu
FT-897 and Kenwood TL922 during the first week of May 2014. Antennas are
a Spiderbeam (20/15/10m) and a homebrew dipole for 80/40/30m. Modes will
be SSB and the Digimodes (PSK, JT-65, JT9). He will attempt to be active
on the Oscars, and next month he hope to be active on 6 meters as well.
His QSL Manager is SWL PA3249 (only direct with SAE and 2 GS). At the
moment, Thomas is working on QSL design. The QRZ.com page is not up-to-
date yet. Thomas has an aviation Web site page at: http://www.n81eu.eu
(aero-mobile operations have been performed during his first Atlantic-
crossing on 20 meter with a magloop [built from a bicycle rim] aboard.)
He informed OPDX that his previous DXpeditions have been from Guam,
Palau and Ogasawara in the early 1990s.

TO5, MAYOTTE. Pierre-Louis, F5NED, will be active as TO5NED from Mayotte
Island (AF-027) between March 29th and April 2nd. Activity will be on
the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.

TO7/FH, MAYOTTE (Reminder). Hartwig, DL7BC, is once again be active as
FH/DL7BC from Mayotte (AF-027) until April 4th. Activity will be from
Bruno's, DH1BL/FH4VOS, QTH. Operations will be on 20-10 meters (40m
possibly) plus participation in CQWW WPX SSB Contest signing TO7BC. He
will use 100 watts into a SpiderBeam. QSL via his home callsign, direct
or by the Bureau. For more details, visit his Web site at:

TX6, AUSTRAL ISLANDS. Don, G3XTT, informed OPDX on Thursday: "We have
arrived safely on Raivavae and have spent the morning building antennas.
Although this will take a couple of days, we do hope to be QRV for a
few hours from around 0600z Thursday, probably on 30 and 40 CW, to cover
European dawn. We will then have a good night's sleep before completing
installation work Thursday Australs time. The weather forecast is good
and we are all looking forward to the pile-ups!"
The six operators from the UK will operate as TX6G from the Island of
Raivavae in the Australs (OC-114) until April 1st. Activity will be on
160-10 meters (no 6m or 60m) using CW, SSB and RTTY. An OQRS will be
available on ClubLog. For more details and updates, see:

V3, BELIZE. Dennis, KT5S, is planning to be active as V31NX from Belize
starting at the end September. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via
his home callsign.

VE2, CANADA (Zone 2). Steve, VE2TKH, will be back to Zone 2 and he will
operate as VE2CSI during the upcoming months. Activity will be from
Sept-Iles. QSL is via MOURX and LoTW.

VIDEOS FROM CHARLOTTE HAMFEST. DXers may want to view the following videos
recorded March 8th from the Charlotte Hamfest forums and posted on YouTube
provided by "HamRadioNow -- Episode 137" <HamRadioNow.tv>. Videos are in
two parts --
Wake Atoll K9W Commemorative DXpedtion, narrated by Lou Dietrich, N2TU:

Amaterdam Island FT5ZM DXpedition, narrated by Bob Allphin, K4UEE:

VK9M, MELLISH REEF (Update #2). On March 20th, the following was posted
from Mackay Australia [edited]:
VK9MT Update #2 -- Please use as you require:
1. The Advance Team arrived in Mackay on March 18th - 19th. After many
connections and over 30 hours of plane / layover time from EU and US
we finally arrived at hotel.
2. Next morning we met the owner of the receiving firm and began the
task of inventorying the shipments and opening the crates and barrels.
3. We spent the better part of two days at shops around Mackay buying
items we thought too expensive to ship round trip from the US and EU.
4. The boat arrived from Dunedin, New Zealand, on the 17th and we visited
with the skipper and crew. We have a parking pass and access key for
the marina so we're loading the the boat in small loads rather than
hiring a trucking firm to bring everything at once. The crew has been
very helpful with the loading process.
5. Other team members will be arriving over the next few days.
6. Today, in between rain showers, we will test the generators, assemble
antennas that we received directly from SteppIR and make final tuning
adjustments to the folding hex beams that we were unable to do in the
US because of the cold and snow.

The people we've met in Mackay at the various firms we visited have all
be very helpful, offering us assistance as we require.
Next update in a few days..... 73, Team Mellish 2014"

Just a reminder that the VK9MT Mellish Reef DXpedition is scheduled
to arrive on March 28th and be active between March 29th and April 9th.
The VK9MT Web page is: http://www.vk9mt.com

VU4, ANDAMAN ISLANDS (Reminder). Krish, W4VKU, will be active as
VU4K from Port Blair between March 23-30th. Activity will be on 80-10
meters using SSB and RTTY. See OPDX.1153 for suggested frequencies. QSL
via W4VKU (OQRS will be open in early April 2014). Logs: Realtime logs
will be available via ClubLog.

W9DXCC - NEW LOCATION (Press Release)[edited]. Schaumburg, IL ­ The Northern
Illinois DX Association, sponsor of the annual W9DXCC DX Convention and
Banquet, announces several exciting new changes to reflect the growth
of the convention and the continuing support from amateurs. W9DXCC 2014
will be held September 19-20th, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1800 East
Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL. The Hyatt Hotel is a larger venue and is well
suited for W9DXCC's continued expansion. It is located in the heart of
Schaumburg's Woodfield region, close to a large variety of restaurant
and entertainment options. The hotel is located minutes from Chicago's
O'Hare airport and has on-site Avis and Budget car rental. The Hyatt is
located across from the world famous Woodfield Shopping Center, one of
the largest indoor shopping malls in the United States ­ perfect for
accompanying spouses!
The 2014 convention will feature a full day of DX University sessions
on Friday and an expanded convention setting on Saturday. Commercial
exhibit areas have been expanded and are closer to the main convention
activity. Many other exciting changes are being planned.
Mark your calendars NOW for September 19-20th! We recommend arrival
on Thursday as the Friday sessions will start early Friday morning. To
make your Hyatt hotel room reservation, call 1-888-421-1442. Be sure to
identify yourself as part of the W9DXCC group in order to obtain our
special rate of $89 plus tax per night.
For more details on W9DXCC, please go to <http://w9dxcc.com/>.

WP3, PUERTO RICO (NA-099). Alfredo, WP3C, will be active during the CQWW
WPX SSB Contest (March 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
His activity will also count for the WLOTA as LH-2802. QSL via W3HNK,
direct preferred, but Bureau is OK. Visit his web page at:

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** IMPORTANT NOTICE/REMINDER ** The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin now has a new
FAX number. Contributors can now send/fax their DX information to the
following number: 1-419-828-7791 ( F A X only! )
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SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR (Updated 09/15/2013): If you are having a problem
receiving bounced mail by sending mail to me via <kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org>,
please send mail to me via <kb8nw@hotmail.com> ...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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PLEASE NOTICE (as of February 12th), NEW ADDRESS CHANGES FOR THE
OPDX INTERNET HELP/SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS:
OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE):
ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT:
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Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as
KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, please send
via InterNet Mail to: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org - OR - kb8nw@arrl.net
Information can now be faxed to the following "NEW" phone line at:
1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!)
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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:
<kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org> <kb8nw@hotmail.com> <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
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)

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