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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1166

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1166
BID: $OPDX.1166
June 9, 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, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2GB, K3LR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The
Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8CX, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, AT
International, CO8ZZ, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com,
DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, I2MQP & DX talia News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA2P, Pete's DX-
Newsdesk, RSGB IOTA Web Site, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, 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, 1st-June, through Sunday, 8th-June there were 204 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6,
CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA,
EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM,
FO, FP, 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, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7,
SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TY, TZ, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VR, VU, XE,
YA, YB, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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".

2014 DAYTON CTU VIDEOS POSTED & CTU CENTENNIAL. Tim, K3LR, reports [edited]:
Select video presentations from Contest University (CTU) Dayton 2014 are
Registration for Contest University Dayton 2015 will open in mid December
2014. Watch <http://contestuniversity.com> for the latest updates.
For the first time in the last eight years there will be a second CTU
offered in the USA this year. CTU Centennial will occur on Thursday, July
17th, 2014, in Hartford, CT, as part of the ARRL Centennial celebration.
Centennial Contest University - Hartford, CT.

Facilitator: K3LR

Speakers: "Contesting Hints & Kinks" - Ward Silver, N0AX
"Ergonomics for Contest Stations" - Doug Grant, K1DG
"Low Band Receiving Antennas for Smaller Lots" -
Frank Donovan W3LPL
"Multi Operator Contest Planning" - Tim Duffy, K3LR
"Tips for Being a Better Single Operator" -
Randy Thompson, K5ZD
"The Essentials of RTTY Contesting" - Dennis Egan, W1UE

More information and registration (the class is filling up fast) for
CTU Centennial 2014 is available here:

5W, SAMOA. John, ZL1GWE, is now active as 5W0JM from Savaii until June
23rd. Activity is on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home
callsign.

9N, NEPAL. Joël, F3CJ, is planning a Mountain Manaslu trek in Nepal between
September 23rd and November 5th. He will operate from the following areas:
September 24th-October 6th -- Kathmandu; Radio activity
October 7-23rd -- Ascension Manaslu (8164 meters); Mountain activity
October 24th-November 4th -- Kathmandu; Radio activity
His callsign is pending, and he has requested 9N7CJ. QSL via F3CJ. For more
details and updates, visit his blog at: http://f3cjnepal.wordpress.com

ANTARCTIC STATION. Gianni, I1HYW, informs OPDX readers that Paride,
IZ3SUS, is currently active as IA/IZ3SUS from Concordia Dome “C” (WAP
MNB-03), a French-Italian Multi-national Base on the Antarctic Plateau.
If you check on QRZ.com under IZ3SUS, Paride has put some pictures of
the antenna and Radio Room at Concordia Station which are nice to see.
RTX is a Rhode & Schwartz XK2100L, 150 W HF transceiver with a frequency
range 1.5 MHz to 30 MHz operated remotely via an integrated multi standard
serial interface, managed from the Radio room.
Paride has registered an IRC channel on Freenode so that is now possible
to chat with him when he is available even at the Radio Room or when
working. To get connected you just have to follow a simple procedure:
2) Select a nickname (suggested to use your callsign) and type it on
the window.
3) On "Channel" site type: ##antarctica (with two ##)
4) Insert the security code and click on "Connect"

Well, now you are online and you can type your message in the line at
the bottom of the page. When Paride is on (his id is "pl"), you can
chat, talk about skeds, just say Hello or whatsoever else.
QSL manager Gianni, I1HYW, has just received the package with cards.
This coming week he will start to answer the requests received so far.
QSLs donated by F8DHE have been printed by LZ3HI Gold Print Service.
Thanks to Pierre, F8DHE, for his kind donation and to Ronan, F8AFC, for
managing everything in a fantastic way.
More information, visit the WAP Web site at: http://www.waponline.it

C6, BAHAMAS. Tim, AF1G, now active as C6ATH, lives/works on Andros
Island (NA-001), and will be there for several years. Look for him on
the weekends, U.S. holidays ad some contests. Activity will be on 80-6
meters using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL LoTW and direct w/SASE (see
QRZ.com). No Bureau.

CT9, MADEIRA. Rene, DL2JRM, will be active as CT9/DL2JRM from Madeira
(AF-014) between June 12-19th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (IOTA Op). Andy, AB7FS/E51AND (and his XYL Kathy)
moved to Rarotonga Island (OC-013) last year. Look for Andy, E51AND, to
be active from Mauke Island (OC-083) between June 10-13th and Mitiaro
Island (OC-083) July 15-18th, in the South Cook Island group. Activity
will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL direct to: Andy Duncan,
Box 518 Avarua, Rarotonga, South Cook Islands.

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Joel, K2QBV, will be active as E51QBV from Rarotonga
Island (OC-013) between July 8-21st. South Cook Island is the second phase
of his summer 2014 vacation with New Zealand (K2QBV/ZL) being the first.
Joel states, "The E51 SOUTH COOK operation (E51QBV) is NOT a DXPEDITION
but a vacation for my wife and myself while still enjoying amateur radio
and visiting friends along the way." So look for his operations to be
limited (holiday style). Equipment used on South Cook will be a Yaesu
756 Pro, Ameriton AL1200, Tennadyne T7 log or a KLM 4 element on 20m.
The tower is at 70/80 ft. If you worked Joel on SOUTH COOK and desire
a QSL card, send a card to his home QTH with a SASE or two dollars if
you're overseas.

ET, ETHIOPIA. Ken, K4ZW, will once again be back in Addis Ababa for the
next three weeks. Look for him to operate from the ET3AA club station on
the weekends of June 14-15th and June 21-23rd. It was mentioned that Ken
will operate on some RTTY again. QSL ET3AA via N2OO.

IOTA NEWS..............
EU-137. Lars, SM6CUK, will once again 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.

EU-174. Mike, YO9GVW, will be active as SV8/YO9GVW from Thasos Island
(GIOTA NAS-037, MIA MG-124, WLOTA 4186) between now and June
17th. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-174. By the time you read this, Michael, DH7IF, will be active as
SV8/DH7IF/P from Thasos Island until June 21st. Activity will
be holiday style using a Kenwood TS-480SAT with an SGC-237
tuner using a 16m wire vertical on a 12m fiberglass mast.
QSL via DH7IF by the Bureau.

OC-196. Trevor, VK3ATX, will once again be active as VK3ATX/P from
Gabo Island (ILLW AU-0080) August 16-17th. Activity will be
on the HF bands. QSL via his home callsign direct. For more
details and updates, see: http://vk3atx.net

OC-218. (Update/Change) Operators Cezar/VE3LYC and Bob/KD1CT will
attempt to operate from Matthew Island for 4 days between
September 1-9th. They will maintain one station on the air
around the clock, operating on all bands from 40-10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or by the Bureau.
A OQRS will be available from ClubLog. For more details and

OC-233. Tony, VK3VTH, will once again be active as VK3VTH/7 from King
Island between August 14-17th. Activity will be on 40/20 meters
using SSB. He will also be in the International Lighthouse/
Lightship Weekend, from Currie Lighthouse (AU-0016), August
16-17th. QSL via VK3VTH, direct or by the Bureau. Bureau cards
will be sent for all QSOs immediately after the activation.

J6, ST. LUCIA. Nobby, G0VJG, is now active as J6/G0VJG from St. Lucia
(NA-108) until June 18th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB.
QSL only via Owen, G4DFI.

K8CX'S 2014 DAYTON HAMVENTION PHOTO GALLERY. Tom's, K8CX, 2014 Dayton
Photo Gallery is now up at: http://hamgallery.com/dayton2014/
This is Tom's 18th consecutive year for the gallery, and it contains 361
photos taken this year at the Crowne Plaza, various events and hospitality
suites. There are now close to 4100 Dayton photos on HamGallery. The site
has Dayton photos in The Gallery dating back to 1971. If you have any old
photos from Dayton, please send them to K8CX. You may submit your own
Dayton photos to be included in this gallery, but first please read the
guidelines listed on the top of the gallery page.

MJ, JERSEY. Freddy, F4HEC, will possibly be active as MJ/F4HEC from
Jersey (EU-013) between 1800z, June 6th, and 2200z, June 8th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters (possibly 6m) on SSB. He will use 100 watts into
a Horizontal dipole for 20/15/10m, Inverted V dipole for 80/40/20/15/10m
and a dipole for 6m (WW Loc. IN89XF). QSL direct only via his home callsign
(w/SAE and IRC or 2 USDs or a SASE for French stations). No Bureau, eQSL
or LoTW.

OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Matti, OH4SS, will be active as OH0/OH4SS from Brando
between June 28-30th. Activity will probably be only 40/17/15 meters SSB.
QSL via OH4SS ONLY DIRECT with a SAE + 2 USDs.

OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Alex, IW5ELA, will be active as OH0/IW5ELA between
July 19-26th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using mainly
CW. Equipment is a FT857 with 100 watts into a vertical antenna. QSL via
his home callsign. Every contact will be confirmed by Bureau.

PA70, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Members of the PA70OMG team are
busy with the preparations of their activities to take place between
September 12-21st. Activity is to commemorate/celebrate the 70 years
of freedom when the "Operation Market Garden" paratroopers of the 82nd
Airborne Division (AA - All American) landed in the Nijmegen region on
September 17th, 1944, and the region was liberated after four years of
German occupation. During 10 days, they will activate the special event
callsign PA70OMG, and try to work as many amateur radio operators across
the world. For more details about the event, visit their Web site at:

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (June 9-15th)....
Jun/09th AN Jun/12th AN Jun/14th AN
Jun/10th AN Jun/13th AN Jun/15th AN
Jun/11th 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

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (June 6th)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
3E100CP via HP2B (d/L) OH0CO via SM6CCO TM70UTAH via F5RJM
9A1GEO via 9A2MF OL70BARIUM via OK1MOW TM90KOB via F5KOB
9A7XO via DG7XO OO4P via ON4LEM TZ6BB via W3HNK or (L)
CW30A via CX2ABC P40A via WD9DZV VA3DYD/HR3 via VA3DYD
DQ60WAE via DF1QR PA70DDAY via PA0HFT VI50CONV via VK5HCF
EA6/MM0GOR via MM0GOR R44QFF via UA3QII XV9NPS via JA2NPS
EA7/G1WUU via G1WUU (e) SG0U via SM3CXS ZA/PA2CHR via PA2CHR
EM7KAA via IK2DUW SN0CHD via SP6OPZ ZX14BA via PT2AA
F/PA70DDAY via PA0HFT SN0DCH via SN0DCH ZX14MG via PT2AA
FS/K4UEE via K4UEE SN0DMY via SP1PMY ZX14RJ via PT2AA
FS/W6IZT via N7XG SN120MK via SP5CGN ZX14RN via PT2AA
HT5T via TI4SU (d) SN12FKD via SN12FKD ZX14SP via PT2AA
IF9/IT9PPG via IT9PPG SN12FKD via SP7PKI ZY14AL via PT2AA
II6ARTE via I6PMV SP9/DJ7ZO via DJ7ZO ZY14GO via PT2AA
IR1ALP via IQ1CN SV2/RW3AL via RW3AL ZY14PB via PT2AA
J79WTA via HB9MFM TM28BG via F5IRO ZY14RR via PT2AA
KP4CPC via KP4CPC (L/e) TM6GAL via F6HQP
LZ1816PAS via LZ1KCP TM70BBC via F5UOW

(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (*) QSL not needed

CORRECT QSL ROUTES PROVIDED/POINTED-OUT BY Vasiliy, RW6HS:
ex-HI8FLB - HI8AM - http://www.qrz.com/db/HI8AM

NOT MY QSL MANAGER. Javier, CM6FJJ, reports that OK1DOT is not or has
ever been his QSL Manager. See: http://www.qrz.com/db/CM6FJJ

QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: CT3DZ, DU9/JA1PBV, EA1SB, EI5KF, G0ORH, GI4DOH,
GM4WZL, M3I, OD5ZZ, OE4NKB, OH0X, RK3DXW, SP2BUC, VK9MT, VP2MPG, VR2UU,
WH7DX, YF1AR/5 and YO3JR

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CU2AP, FW5JJ, RA2FF, RN2FQ, TO4C, VU4K, VU7AG,
XR0YG and XZ1J

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5Z4/SM1TDE, 9X0PY, CT9/YL1ZF, D44TYL,
DU6/OE9MON, FK8DD, HK1/YL2KL, J68DQ, P29NI, P29VCX, SE400KISA, TX8DD,
V27T, WR1TC, YT0WFF, YT65WRTC, YU40CW, Z38DX and Z38/YU1JF

T48, CUBA. Members of the Las Tunas Contest Crew (T48K) will be active
during the ARRL June VHF Contest (June 14-16th) on 6 meter, with a Yaesu
FT857 running 100 watts and 6 elements Tonna from WW Loc. FL10mw. QSL
via DK1WI. For more info and pictures, check their profile on Facebook

TX5, CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS (And Other New Caledonia IOTAs). The "Les
Nouvelles DX" is reporting that Michel "Mic" FK8IK, will be sailing with
some non-radio amateur friends between November 1-30th. They plan to set
sail on November 1st from Noumea, New Caledonia, and head towards the
DXCC entity Chesterfield Islands (OC-176) first. Their voyage will take
some 100 hours (about 4 days) and expect to arrive at Chesterfield on
November 5th. Look for Mic to use the callsign TX5C which is a reissued
callsign that was used during the last Clipperton DXpedition (March 2008)
-- this will probably confuse some logging programs. They will depart
from Chesterfield on November 10th, and sail next toward the New Cale-
donian's D'entrecasteaux Reefs (OC-058). This trip will take 80 hours
to reach the reef on November 14th, and Mic will be active as TX5E until
he departs on November 18th for Belep Islands (OC-079). This will be
his last island, and Mic will operate as TX5B starting about November
21st for three days before heading back to Noumea on November 24th. The
return trip is expected to take 4 days (November 28th). Between each
leg of the trip, Mic will use the callsign FK8IK/MM. Operations from
each island will be on 40-10 meters using 100 watts into a vertical
antenna (homemade) and an antenna tuner. Modes will be CW and SSB.
ADDED NOTES AND REMINDERS. Mic will be the sole operator, so please
have a little patience. Also, the TX5C operation will only count for
the Chesterfield Islands (FK/C), and the TX5B & TX5E will only count
for New Caledonia for DXCC purposes.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Operators Georg/DK7LX and Phil/G3SWH will
be active as VP5/G3SWH from Grand Turk Island between October 1-9th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters (no 160/60/6m) using two stations with
wire antennas and operating CW only. Phil states, "This DXpedition is
fully funded by the operators and we have not sought any sponsorship.
Grand Turk is one of the Turks Islands and counts as NA-003 for IOTA
purposes. The IOTA Web site indicates that it is needed by over 60% of
IOTA participants." There will be a log search facility which is subject
to a decent Internet connection and will be updated daily at:
The log will also be uploaded to the ARRL's Log Book of the World
(LoTW) and Club Log. QSLs will be available via G3SWH's OQRS facility at
<www.g3swh,org.uk/decision.html> (preferred), direct via snail mail with
adequate return postage or via the RSGB bureau. Please note that IRCs are
NOT accepted. There is more information available at the above Web page (*)
which will be updated from time to time.

ZA, ALBANIA (Update/Change). Members of the Belgian NB-DX Team will be
active as ZA/ON6NB from Shkodër city in northwestern Albania between
June 6-15th (not 5-15th as first announced). Activity will be on 80-6
meters using CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY, with an emphasis on the higher bands,
propagation conditions permitting. Operators mentioned are Erik/ON4ANN
(Team leader/SSB-Op), Philippe/ON4ACP (CW-Op), Jose/ON4CAU (CW­Op),
Erik/ON4CCV (SSB­Op), Marc/ON4CJY (SSB-Op), Cedric/ON4CKM (SSB-Op),
Patrick/ON4DCU (SSB­Op), Paul/ON5PDV (SSB/Digital Modes­ Op), Rudi/ON6MI
(SSB-Op) and Walter/ON8CW (Digital Modes-Op). QSL via ON4ANN. This is
the same group that was active as HB0/ON6NB from Liechtenstein in 2012
and as MJ/ON6NB from Jersey in 2013. For more details, see:

ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA. Pierre, ZS1HF (ex-ZS8M), who is currently on Gough
Island (AF-030) and active as ZD9M, will be joined by another operator,
Julian who recently got his ZS3JG license from South Africa. He has asked
for the callsign ZD9JG. Both operators will be there until October.

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