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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1197
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1197
BID: $OPDX.1197
January 12, 2015
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
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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, 4th/January, through Sunday, 11th/January there were
218
countries active. Countries available: 1A, 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3DA,
3V,
3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5R, 5U, 5W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J,
9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5,
C6,
C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG,
FH,
FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HC8,
HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o,
JT,
JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ,
OA, OD, OE, OH, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4,
PJ7,
PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8,
TA,
TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V6, V7,
V8,
VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB,
YI,
YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, 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".
2015 AAW. Look for the 12th Antarctic Activity Week (AAW) to take
place
between February 16-22th. This event is promoted by Worldwide
Antarctic
Program (WAP) <http://www.waponline.it> each year to improve the
world-wide
attention about the Antarctic Continent and its related matters, with
the
aim of staying close to the researchers and personnel who are
spending
their time away from home and families studying the Antarctic life
and
its secrets in the so many remote scientific stations in this icy
continent.
The WAP is also thankful for what the Nations and Research Foundations
are
doing to protect this still uncontaminated corner of the planet and
to
share a message of peace among the world. The AAW is a unique event
world-
wide where Hams (in any corner of the world) sign up and help promote
the
special attention given to the Antarctica. This worldwide event is open
to
all radio amateurs wishing to join them using a special callsign which
help,
promote the Antarctica. All SES with a WAP reference number will
qualify
for WAP ASEA (Antarctic Special events Award). The WAP Ref. number for
any
special callsign requested/issued for this occurrence can be provided
upon
request by sending an E-mail to I1HYW (QRZ.com). The list of
participants
is still open and is available at:
7Q, MALAWI. Ken, LA7GIA, will once again be active as 7Q7GIA from
Lilongwe
between February 21-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW
and
RTTY with wire and vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign,
direct
(NO IRCs) or by the Bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and
ClubLog.
BEST COMMUNICATION AWARD (Press Release). Pasquale, IZ8IYX, Chief
Editor/
WebMaster of <www.dxcoffee.com>, reports [edited]: For the second year
in
a row,cDxCoffee will present the “Best Communication Award”. Just like
we
did last year, the idea is to acknowledge the Dxpedition that showed
the
best communication skills towards the ham community by using
dedicated
websites, newletters, bulletins and press releases. We will award
that
Dx operation that made us feel like we were there with the team,
letting
us know about the place, the operating conditions and so on. It is
not
easy to pinpoint a single Dxpedition as there are many of them that
would
deserve some sort of recognition, so we will also give “special
mentions”
besides the proper award. Of course the goal of any Dxpedition is to
make
QSO’s and hopefully provide a “new one”, but communication is also an
important aspect of any Dx operation and now many Dxpedition leaders
and
members are more and more becoming aware of this. Finally, this award
would
not be possible without the support of The DX University "A Guide
for
DXers and DXpeditioners" <http://www.dxuniversity.com/>. Everyone involved
in Dxing should often visit their website, reading their articles
promoting
the DXing best practices and much more. Keep watching this DxCoffee
Website,
as we will present the 2014 edition in a few weeks! To know more about
the
2013 edition, please see <www.dxcoffee.com/eng/communication-award/>.
C5X GAMBIA DXPEDITION. Steve Wilson, G3VMW, reports [edited]:
"Everything
is on schedule for the C5X DXpedition to the Gambia starting on the
15th
January through to the 26th January 2015.
The team of four English operators: Steve/G3VMW, Alan/G3XAQ,
Don/G3XTT
and Iain/M0PCB fly to Banjul on the morning of the 15th January from
Gatwick after meeting up there the evening before. They will be
operating
from the Bungalow Beach Hotel at Kotu, in the Serrakunda district of
Gambia
on a North-West facing site, close to the Atlantic Ocean.
With two high-power stations, equipped with Elecraft K3 transceivers
and
KPA-500 amplifiers, the team will be QRV on all bands 160m to 10m on CW,
SSB,
RTTY and a little PSK31/63. Antennas include two Spiderbeams on the five
HF
bands and dipoles at good height for the lower bands. Sadly, the
public
beach area is not suitable for VDAs.
The Clublog Leaderboard will be enabled for this operation and we
are
more than happy to work everyone on multiple bandslots, but please
avoid
duplicate QSOs on the same band/mode.
Our QSL Manager, Charles Wilmott, M0OXO, will update Clublog and
LoTW
daily with our logs. An OQRS system for C5X paper QSLs will also be
available via M0OXO's web site at <http://www.m0oxo.com> and also from
Clublog.
We are not seeking donations, this is a holiday style fly-in,
fly-out
operation with the emphasis on fun.
We have not specified any TX frequencies by band, and will always
try
to avoid other DXpeditions that may be active. However, we will
ALWAYS
work split frequency, listening UP, normally between 1 to 5 kHz.
Please
do not call on our TX frequency.
We are aware of the real possibility these days of DQRM and will
make
frequent checks on our TX frequency, and if necessary, move a few kHz
lower or higher to clear the QRM.
We look forward to many enjoyable QSOs."
C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Bob/N4BP (C6AKQ), Tim/N4UM (C6ARU) and
Mike/K4RUM
(C6AUM) will be returning to Freeport beginning February 27th. They
will
be joined by Chris/NX4N (C6AWW) the following week. Bob and Mike will
be
active in the CQWW RTTY WPX Contest (February 14-15th). Bob, Chris
and
Mike will be active in the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February
21-22nd). Look for C6AKQ on 160m, C6AWW on 80m and C6AUM on 40m.
Their
activity will end on February 24th.
C6, BAHAMAS. Eric, K9GY, will once again be active as C6AYM this time
from Grand Bahama Island (NA-080) between May 27th and June 1st.
Activity
will be on 80-6 meters, CW and SSB. Also look for him during the CQ
WW
WPX CW Contest (May 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL via K9GY, direct or by the Bureau. Log will be uploaded to
LoTW.
CE0, JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND (Update to OPDX.1193). Members of the Provins
ARC
(F6KOP), who were recently active from Tromelin, will activate
Robinson
Crusoë Island (SA-005, aka Juan Fernandez Archipelago) between February
20th
and March 8th. Callsign is pending. The DXCC entity is rated #60 on
Clublog,
#45 for DX Magazine and #32 at DARC. The last DXpedition on this IOTA
(SA-
005) was in 2013. The team composed of 20 operators plans to be
active
with 8 stations on the air at the same time from 160-6 meters, using
SSB,
CW and the Digimodes. A special effort will be made on low bands.
Some
WSPR activity is also planned. They target 100k QSOs. Their stations
will
have about 700W into Spiderbeams on the higher bands and verticals on
the
lower bands. The team plans radio contacts with schools to show their
passion and promote the hamradio activity. Logs will be uploaded on a
daily
basis on Clublog and LoTW depending on the local internet access. QSL
policy
is to answer every request, direct or by the Bureau. The operators
are
well-known as participating in DXpeditions like Réunion, Mellish
Reef,
Bangladesh, Clipperton, San Andres, Bonaire, Cameroon, Uganda...
Operators
mentioned are Alain, F5JTV (Leader), Tony/F8ATS (Co-leader),
Jean-Luc/F1ULQ
(Co-leader), Norbert/DJ7JC, Heye/DJ9RR, Jeremy/EI5GM, Dave/EI9FBB,
Patrick/
F2DX, Jimi/F4DLM, Michel/F5EOT, Antoine/F5RAB, Stéphane/F5UOW,
John/F5VHQ,
Gilles/F6IRA, Günther/OE3GCU, Karl/OE3JAJ, François/ON4LO, Eric/ON7RN
and
Kenneth/OZ1IKY. Pilot stations are Col/MM0NDX, John/K6MM and
Andre/V51B.
Look for a Web site to be online soon. A FaceBook page is now available
at:
More details will be forthcoming.
CQ NEWS.........................
* CQ Combining January/February Issues, Closing CQ Plus Digital
Supplement
- January 9, 2015, -- CQ magazine today announced that it will be
publishing a combined January/February 2015 issue and will be
ceasing
publication of its "CQ Plus" digital edition supplement as of the
March
2015 issue. Both moves are intended to help restore the
magazine's
normal schedule for its print edition and to strengthen its
foundations
moving forward as it enters its eighth decade of publication,
said
Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA. "These decisions were not made lightly,"
he
added, "but in recognition of the realities of the publishing
industry.
It's a tough time to be in the magazine business, and we appreciate
the
patience and loyalty of both our readers and our advertisers."
CQ will continue to publish both print and digital editions, but
the
digital edition will no longer contain the 50-60 additional pages
each
month that constituted "CQ Plus." Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, noted
that
he hopes to include some former CQ Plus content within the pages of
CQ,
but says ham radio will remain the magazine's primary focus, as it
has
been for the past seven decades. CQ is marking its 70th anniversary
of
publication as of its January/February issue.
As a consequence of the changes, CQ Plus Editor Richard Fisher,
KI6SN,
will be leaving the CQ staff after serving for many years as a
columnist
for, and then as editor of, Popular Communications, WorldRadio
Online
and CQ Plus. He was also CQ magazine's Emergency Communications
Editor.
"We will miss Richard's many contributions to CQ's products,"
noted
Moseson, "and thank him for his many years of service to our
readers."
Subscribers to both the print and digital editions of CQ will
have
their subscriptions extended by one month due to the combined
January/
February issue.
CQ <www.cq-amateur-radio.com> is the world's leading
independent
amateur radio magazine, serving the amateur radio community
worldwide
since 1945. It is published in three languages (English, Spanish
and
Portuguese) and in both print and digital formats.
* CQ DX Hall of Famer Bob Schenck, N2OO, Named CQ DX Editor; First
Column
to Run in January/February 2015 Issue - January 9, 2015 --
Veteran
DXer, DXpeditioner and QSL manager Bob Schenck, N2OO, of
Tuckerton,
New Jersey, has been named CQ magazine's DX Editor, magazine
Editor
Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today. A 2008 inductee into the CQ
DX
Hall of Fame, Bob succeeds Wayne Mills, N7NG, who has stepped
down
to pursue other ham-related interests.
Licensed in 1965 as WN2RJJ, Bob's introduction to ham radio was
the
annual Novice Roundup contest, and he has been hooked on DXing
and
contesting ever since. A veteran of more than two dozen
DXpeditions
to over a dozen countries, he is currently part of the K1N team
planning
to activate Navassa Island in early 2015. Bob is the team's QSL
manager,
another major part of his ham radio activities. He has served as a
QSL
manager for over 100 DX stations and another 100-plus DXpeditions
for
more than 35 years and is the founder of the QSL Managers
Society,
which serves as a single point of contact for stations seeking a
QSL
manager, works to preserve old DX and DXpedition logs, and promote
a
code of ethics among QSL managers.
Bob is also on the board of directors of the International DX
Assoc-
iation (INDEXA), president of the South Jersey DX Association, a
charter
member of the Old Barney Amateur Radio Club (also in New Jersey)
and
trustee of a local repeater. He lives in Tuckerton, New Jersey,
with
his wife, Beth, KF2BQ, and is a father and grandfather.
"I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with Bob," said
CQ
Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. "His dedication to the DXing portion of
our
hobby is unparalleled, not only in terms of his on-air activities
but
of the all-important 'final courtesy' of QSLing as well."
"This will be a new challenge for me!" said Schenck. "I look
forward
to joining the CQ staff and working with my friends in the DX
community
as well!"
Schenck will begin writing the CQ DX column as of the
magazine's
January/February 2015 issue - CQ's 70th anniversary edition.
CTU GOES TO THE CARIBBEAN. For the first time, the Contest University
will
be presenting Contest University Caribbean as part of the ARRL Puerto
Rico
State Convention <www.arrlpr.org>. The event will take place at the
city
of Hatillo,Puerto Rico as part of the 3rd ARRL Puerto Rico State
Convention
activities on January 24-25th, and will feature speakers from 3
different
DXCC entities. The event will be free of charge, but you must register
in
advance. For more information visit ARRL PR STATE CONVENTION (Biggest
Hamfest in the Caribbean).
DATYON HAMVENTION NEWS....................
* 23rd Annual Dayton Contest Dinner -- Tim, K3LR, reports, The
North
Coast Contesters are proud to announce their 23rd Annual Dayton
Contest
Dinner. The 2015 Contest Dinner tickets are on sale now
exclusively
via their web site (Thanks to Scott, KA9FOX, and QTH.com for
designing,
building and running the Contest Dinner web site) at:
Master of Ceremonies for the Dayton Contest Dinner is Contest Hall
of
Fame member and World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF)
Chairman,
John Dorr, K1AR. Their featured speaker will be announced later.
The
2015 Contest Hall of Fame inductees will be announced. The
Contest
Dinner will be held on Saturday night, May 16th, at 6:30 PM. Cash
bar
opens at 5:30 PM. Located at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Official
Contester
Hotel) 5th and Jefferson Streets (Next to the Dayton Convention
Center),
Dayton (Downtown), Ohio, in the PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM on the
second
floor. Seating is random. Tables are set in rounds of 10. You can
purchase an entire table for your group (purchased group tables
are
set for 8). Tickets are only available on <http://contestdinner.com>.
There are no tickets for sale at the door. The 27th annual Contest
Super
Suite (all FOUR nights during Dayton) details are here:
Reminder, Contest University seats are filling up fast. Details
at:
They expect another sold out event for the Dayton Contest dinner.
Get your tickets early!
* RTTY Contest Dinner 2015 -- Fred, WW4LL, announced that the RTTY
Dinner
for the Dayton HamVention will be on Thursday, May 14th, at the
Crowne
Plaza Hotel (address above). Time was not provided. Ralph Fedor,
K0IR,
will be the keynote speaker at the dinner. There will be prizes
and
probably awards. Look for more details to be forthcoming.
* TopBand Dinner - 26th Annual Event! -- Tim, K3LR, Dayton Top Band
Dinner Chairman, reports [edited]: Continuing the great Top Band
dinner
tradition that George/K8GG and George/W8UVZ started, I am proud
to
announce the 26th Annual Dayton TopBand dinner. Dinner
reservations
are now available for 2015!
Friday evening May 15th, at the Crowne Plaza in the
Presidential
Ballroom - downtown Dayton, Ohio. Top Band Social hour is at 6:15
PM
and Dinner starts at 7:15 PM. Come and have dinner with the guys
you
work on 160 meters and enjoy great TopBand discussions.
The excellent Top Band program is being assembled. I will
update
the website soon.
Dinner reservations are available on line with credit cards and
PayPal. Use the contact us information from the web site if you
need
to make other arrangements.
The 2015 Dayton Top Band Dinner details are here:
Scroll down to make your reservations.
Four nights of great Top Band, DX and Contesting hospitality
are
also at the Crowne Plaza Contest Super Suite. Details are here:
Slots are filling up fast at Dayton Contest University:
If you enjoy making QSOs on the 160 meter band, the 26th Annual
Top Band Dinner is for you!
Hope to see you at the 2015 Dayton TopBand Dinner.
EP, IRAN (Reminder). Look for the Rockall DX Group to activate Kish
Island
(AS-166), Iran, this week, possibly between January 16-31st. Activity
will
be on all bands and modes, having 5 stations on the air. Suggested
fre-
quencies are:
CW - 1823.5, 3503, 7013, 10123, 14033, 18083, 21013, 24903 and 28033
kHz
SSB - 3763, 7083, 14183, 18143, 21283, 24953 and 28493 kHz
RTTY - 7042, 10136, 14082, 18102, 21082, 24922 and 28082 kHz
PLEASE NOTE: The above is an overall frequencies list. A separate list
for
JA and NA can be found at: http://www.rockall.be/index.php/frequency-list
For more information and updates, visit QRZ.com or <http://www.rockall.be>.
HH, HAITI (Reminder). Tom, KC0W, will be active as HH5/KC0W between
January
11th and February 3rd. Activity will be on 160/80/40 meters using CW
only.
Antennas will be over salt water using 500 watts and dedicated RX
antennas.
QSL direct via KC0W.
HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Jamie, WP3A, will be active as HI3K from the
Loma
del Toro Contest Club in the ARRL International DX CW Contest
(February
21-22nd) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via KB2MS.
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-203. Igor, UA9KDF, and possibly others are planning an
operation
from Ostrov Dobrzhanskogo. Stay tuned for details.
EU-009. Col, MM0NDX, will be active as MM0NDX/p from Orkney Island
(IOSA OR01, SCOTIA OI14, WLOTA 1652) between January
16-18th.
Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via IW7EGQ.
EU-145. Operators Colin/CT7ACG, Andy/M0GAV, Sharon/M3VCQ and
Cliff/G0MMI
will be active as CR5CW from Culatra Island (DIA AI-01,
DIP
AL-001, WLOTA 0144) between July 24-27th. The team will be
active from the Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse (PT-505,
DFFA
FA-06, ARLHS POR-041, Admiralty D2206) for the duration of
the
RSGB IOTA Contest (25-26 July) on 80-10 meters. Culatra
Island
is also part of the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (WWFF
CTFF-
007). QSL via CT7ACG and LoTW.
J3, GRENADA. Gregory, W2BEE will be active as J38GA from Grenada
(NA-024,
WLOTA 0718) between January 31st and February 28th. Activity will be
on
the HF bands using CW and the Digital modes. Equipment is a K2/w100w,
RigBlaster+, 160m CFD with 450 ohm open line. QSL via his home
callsign
and LoTW. Look for logs to be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog no later
than
March 2015 or sooner if Internet access is available. QSL via mail,
please include SASE. See details on QRZ.com <www.qrz.com/db/J38GA>.
K1N NAVASSA DXPEDITION NEWS. Sean, KX9X, reports that he heard from
K1N
Navassa DXpedition member Gregg Marco, W6IZT and states, "We will be
bringing an HT and an Arrow antenna in hopes of making some QSOs on
SO-50.
Dates and times of operation will be dependent upon operator
availability
at the time of a viable pass." Operation will only be on SO-50; no
other
satellites are being considered. The K1N Navassa DXpedition is the
number
one most-needed country in the world by HF DX'ers. Exact dates are
still
being determined, but the operation is slated for the first two weeks
of
February. Complete info can be found at: http://www.navassadx.com
This will be an extremely rare opportunity to work KP1 on satellite,
possibly once in a lifetime. Please consider sending them a donation
to cover expenses.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Operators Jim/WB2REM, Bob/N4PSK, Cliff/N4SIA and
Nancy/K9DIG will be active as KG4HI, KG4RQ, KG4AS and KG4YL,
respectively,
from Guantanamo Bay (NA-015, WLOTA 0358) between February 6-13th.
Activity
will be on all bands, using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL KG4RQ
and
KG4HI via WB2REM. QSL KG4YL via K9DIG. QSL KG4AS via N4SIA.
KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA. After his business trip to Hawaii (KH6), look
for
Zorro, JH1AJT, will be active as KH8Z from Tutuila Island (OC-045)
between
January 1219th. His activity will be holiday style and mainly SSB on
40-10 meters using 600W into verticals. QSL via JH1AJT direct or by
the
JA Bureau.
MJ, JERSEY. Richard, M5RIC, will once again be active as MJ5RIC
between
February 11-16th. Activity will be focused on 30/17/12 meters using
SSB
and RTTY. He plans to be in the CQWW WPX RTTY Contest (February
14-15th)
as a Single-Op signing MJ7C. QSL both callsigns via M0OXO (OQRS
preferred),
see QRZ.com for details. Visit his Web page at: http://m5ric.co.uk
OH, ALAND ISLANDS. Anton, OG2K, will be active as OH0/OG2K (possibly
OH0/OH2JCP or OH0/OH2FTJ) from Aland Islands (EU-002) between March
19-22nd. Activity will be holiday style on 17-12 meters using SSB and
the Digital modes. QSL via OG2K. Visit his Web page at: http://www.OG2K.com
PJ4, BONAIRE (SA-006). Operators Martin/W1MD and others (possibly
from
the FCG and YCCC) will once again be active as PJ4X during the ARRL
Inter-
national DX CW Contest (February 21-22nd) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL
PJ4X
via LoTW or direct to W1MD. Look for operators to be active outside
of
the contest with their own individual callsigns (homecall/PJ4). QSL
via
their home callsign.
PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Members of the Uruguay Team Group are planning to
activate St. Maarten as PJ7C sometime later this year. QSL via EB7DX.
Look for details to be forthcoming.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (January 12-18th)....
Jan/12th AN Jan/15th AN Jan/17th HN
Jan/13th AN Jan/16th AN Jan/18th HN
Jan/14th 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
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.
PS06, BRAZIL (Special Event). The Aroeira DX Group will participate
in
6th National Scout Jamboree in Brazil between January 11-16th, using
the
special callsign PS06J. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters
using
CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK modes. The International Scout frequencies will
be
used: CW - 3590, 7030, 14070, 21140 and 28190 kHz
SSB - 3740, 7090, 14290, 21360 and 28390 kHz
There will also be VHF bases operating in 145.710 simplex and
repeaters
nearby. Echolink contacts will also be available on Conference
JOTA-P.
Live video streaming from the station will be available at
<www.radioescotismo.com.br>, clicking on TV Escoteira, at
right side menu.
A team of Scout Hams, supported by state section of the Brazilian
National Amateur Radio League (LABRE) and Local Associations, will be
promoting special moments to participants (more than 4,000 people)
through-
out the period of the VI National Scout Jamboree in Brazil, between
08:00
am and 17:30 PM (local time = UTC -3). When visiting the Radio
Scouting
Base, young people will receive information about Amateur Radio and
operate the stations, and thus they will also experience our hobby.
This
is a special opportunity for all to participate in this great event
by
contacting the PS06J station and helping to motivate our young people
for entering the amateur radio service as well help them in the
conquest
of the many specialties and insignias related to radio communication.
The PS06J station will be operated as much as possible, day and
night.
QSL via PR7JP.
PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA (Update to OPDX.1196/Press Release). Ron,
AA4VK,
updates us on January 5th [edited]: Three of the five member 1992
Navassa
DXpedition Team, Ron/AA4NC, Will/AA4VK, and Murray/WA4DAN are planning
a
"reunion" DXpedition to PY0F, Fernando de Noronha between October
18-27th,
including operating in the CQWW Phone Contest. An all-band operation
is
planned on 160-6 meters with SSB, CW and RTTY. AA4NC will enter the
contest
as a Single-Op. A decision will be made later on whether to enter in
a
Multi-Op category. More details later.
A multi-card color QSL with island scenes, similar to the QSLs for
their
recent CY0 operations is planned. WA4DAN will handle "Direct" QSLs. An
OQRS
service is being considered. Until a dedicated PY0F website is
created,
updates will be posted at <http://www.AA4VK.com> and at the various DX
bulletins.
The idea for this "reunion" trip merged just sitting around talking
during the SEDCO/ W4DXCC Convention in September, 2014.
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (January 11th)
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4O7CC via UA4CC DL60BUND via DB3JHF OP0P via
ON6DP
5P0MF via DF5LW DM700LSW via DH3FEN OT7X via
ON7XT
5B/SQ2MGM via SQ2MGM (d/L) DM750FOR via DL9UJF (*) PG200KMAR via
PA9LUC
6W7SK via F6BLP DU1/HB9BAJ via HB9BAJ T88RR via JA6UBY
(d)
AH2Y via HL1IWD EA8/DF4WC via DF4WC TC150ITU via
(TA-B/L)
C98RF via DL6DQW EA8/DJ9BN via DJ9BN TC150ITU via
(TA-B/L)
CT7/F8BBL via F8BBL FM/F2VX via F2VX YO/UT5UDX via
UT2UB
CT7/PA4LA via PA4LA JY4CI via K2AX (d) YT90NS via
YU7BPQ
DG150ZRS via DL1MIL OE/R2AJY via UA3DX
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (*) QSL not necessary
OPERATIONS WRAP-UP. Kasimir, DL2SBY, informs OPDX [edited]: "My
activities
2014:
Febr 2014 from the Maldives as 8Q7KB about 4300 QSOs on
CW/SSB/RTTY
Sept 2014 from Liechtenstein as HB0/DL2SBY about 3600 QSOs on
CW/SSB/RTTY
Oct 2014 from Seychelles as S79KB about 5200 QSOs on CW/SSB/RTTY
QSLs for direct-OQRS and direct-QSL-requests have all been
answered!
E-mail to <dl2sby@arcor.de> if you are missing your QSL card. Now I
will
confirm all OQRS-Bureau & Bureau-Requests. It was very nice to be a
new
one for many of you guys! Thank you and hope to meet you again in
the
air!" ADDED NOTE: Kasimir also informed OPDX that he received
confirmation
from Sharon Taratula, ARRL Administrative Manager, that his
operations
as 8Q7KB and S79KB, have been approved for DXCC.
QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4A5XX, EA1PO, EA2JE, EW8W, HB9LCW, JA1SCE,
JA7IC, JE1LFX, JH4MGU, SK8A, SV2CXI, UA1CFE, VK9/G7VJR, YB4IR/8,
YL3FX and ZL2B
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3A2MW, 3D2RA, 3W7CW, 4U1ITU, 4W/N1YC,
5H1KR,
5R8M, B9/BY9GA, C21GC, CE0Z/UA4WHX, CN2AA, E30FB, E51CDW, GW3YDX,
HB9MHR, HC8ART, J6/DL7VOG, J79L, J87GU, JY9FC, OZ0IL, PP0MAG,
R7AL/1,
RU6DX/P, S01WS, T10VB, T30D, VK9NT, VK9XSP, VQ9XR, VU4CB, XW3DT,
YB8RW/p, ZD7DC, ZK3E and ZK3Q
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4W6AL, 5B/IZ4AMS, 5H3MB, 8Q7IU,
8Q7GS,
AM04CFG, AM05AOP, CQ2I, CQ3T, CQ7A, CQ9T, CQ0ODX, CQ35MD, CR5C,
CR5100AM,
CS2HD, CT/UA4WEC, CT3FQ, CT3HF, CT3KN, CT3KU, CT3KY, CT3MD, CT3NA,
CT6C,
CT6B, CT6P, CU2AF, CU2AP, CU3AA, CU3AN, CU3BL, CU3EJ, CU4/CT1FMX,
CU6AY,
CU7AA, CU7AJ, CU7MD, CU8F, CU8FN, CU30AA, D2CQ, EA6AIF, EA6AIS,
EA6EE,
EA6XQ, EA8AF, EA8AJO, EA8AJY, EA8BU, EA8CER, EA8CSG, EA8CZK,
EA8EZ,
EA9PY, EE1K, EF50HQ, EX/HB9DUR, HB9WARD, HB14SAF, HB0/IN3ADW,
HE5LC,
HZ1TT, IP1/IQ1SP, IS0BOY, IS0MNR, IS0MVE, IS0T, IS0YTA,
OA6/IZ7ATN/P,
S79SG, S92FM, TO2D, T70A, YR8IOAA and ZD8O
T8, PALAU (Reminder). By the time you read this, operators
Mike/JA6EGL,
Hirotaka/JA6KYU, Yasu/JA6UBY and Yu/JE6DND will once again be active
as
T88SM, T88HS, T88CP, and T88HK, respectively, from Koror Island
(OC-009)
until January 15th. Activity will be 160-6 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL
via their home callsigns (direct only).
TCSWAT 10th ANNIVERSARY AWARD WINNERS. Bekir, TA2RX, TC Special
Wireless
Activity Team (TCSWAT) Awards Manager, has announced the "TCSWAT 10th
Anniversary Award" winners at:
WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. John, KK9A, will be active as WP2AA from
the
USVI Contest Club Gallows Bay Station on St. Croix (NA-106) during
the
ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band
entry. He will be on the island between March 2-9th. Activity outside
of the contest will be on CW and SSB. QSL via WD9DZV.
XW, LAOS. John, KB4FB, will be active as XW4FB from Vientiane between
January 13th and February 12th. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL
via his home callsign or LoTW. All contacts will be uploaded to LoTW
in March.
XW, LAOS. Ken, K4ZW, will once again be active as XW4ZW from Laos
between
January 23-30th. Activity will be focused on the lower bands. QSL via
K1SE direct (with SAE/SASE). Log will be uploaded to LoTW and
ClubLog.
Ken states, "All Bureau cards received will be answered, but it is
time
consuming and expensive. Please note that I receive cards from the
Bureau
on average once or twice per year. It takes up to 1 year to answer
the
cards. You will need to be patient."
YASME NEWS (THE YASME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES YASME EXCELLENCE AWARDS
AND
OTHER ACTIONS FOR 2014). Dated January 5th [edited]: The Board of
Directors
is pleased to announce the following actions and awards:
1. The Yasme Excellence Awards -- The Yasme Excellence Award is
presented
to individuals who, through their own service, creativity, effort
and
dedication, have made a significant contribution to amateur radio.
The
contribution may be in recognition of technical, operating or
organi-
zational achievement, as all three are necessary for amateur radio
to
grow and prosper.
Yasme Excellence Awards have been made to the following individuals
during 2014:
a. Kimo Chun, KH7U, for his 20 years of behind-the-scenes support
to
DXpeditions to Pacific entities, including logistics,
organization,
equipment, local contacts and planning.
b. Dick Flagg, AH6NM, for his years of working with the Amateur
Radio
on the International Space Station (ARISS) and Shuttle Amateur
Radio
Experiment (SAREX) groups and in supporting NASA’s Radio Jove
project, all designed to introduce amateur radio to the
public,
particularly students of all ages.
c. Florin-Cristian Predescu, YO9CNU and Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, for
their
work in organizing and promoting Youngsters on the Air (YOTA)
and
amateur radio youth activities.
2. California Historical Radio Society -- The Board made a grant of
$9,500
to the California Historical Radio Society (CHRS) to fund the
Maxwell
Library and Maxwell Archives Room in support of Jim Maxwell’s,
W6CF
(SK), efforts to maintain the history of amateur radio.
3. Foundation for Amateur Radio -- The Board made a grant of $5,000
to
the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) to be used in FAR’s
scholarship
program.
4. International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 -- The Board made a grant
of
$5,000 to IARU Region 1 in support of youth activities in amateur
radio.
5. Bruce Horn, WA7BNM -- The Board made a grant of $2,000 to Bruce
Horn,
WA7BNM, for providing Web-based services to the Amateur Radio
com-
munity. The Board encourages others to add their support of
online
services which are often freely provided to the amateur community
by
individuals who develop and maintain the services at their own
expense.
6. Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society for Development (ERASD) -- The
Board
made a grant of $2,000 to IARU Region 1 earmarked for the support
of
the Egyptian Radio Amateur Society for Development (ERASD).
7. World Wide Radio Operators Foundation -- The Board made a grant
of
$2,000 to the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) in
recog-
nition of their support for the Yasme Foundation and other
amateur
radio groups, its support of international radiosport activities,
and
for providing webinars to the amateur radio community.
8. ARRL Foundation -- The Board made a grant of $3,000 to the ARRL
Foundation in support of the Foundation’s scholarship
program.
9. ARRL Second Century Campaign -- The Board made a grant of $4,000
to
the ARRL Second Century Campaign for the support of Amateur Radio
in
the next 100 years.
The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to
conduct
scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including
DXing
(long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of
amateur
radio in developing countries. For additional information about The
Yasme
Foundation, visit our website at: http://www.yasme.org
Ward Silver, N0AX, President The Yasme Foundation
Board of Directors: Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director and Vice-President
Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Director and Treasurer
Kip Edwards, W6SZN, Director and Secretary
Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director
Mac McHenry, W6BSY, Director
Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Director
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