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Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1203.2

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster

DX Special Bulletin No. 1203.2

BID: $OPDX.1203.2

February 21, 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 Network C6ATH, NE8Z/HC1MD and W0GJ for the following DX

information.

C6, BAHAMAS. Tim, C6ATH, on Andros Island, will be active during the

CQWW 160m SSB Contest (February 27th-March 1st) and the ARRL International

DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Single-Operator.  QSL via LoTW, or

direct to C6ATH (information good in QRZ.com).

HC, ECUADOR. Rick, NE8Z/HC1MD, will once again be active from Ecuador

as the following and between February 23rd and March 13th.

   HC1MD--------Tumbaco

   HC1MD/HC1--Mindo

   HC1MD/HC2--Ballenita Lighthouse / Capay on Hill "ARLHS ECU-017"

   HC1MD/HC4--Manta/Portoviejo

   HC1MD/HC7--Amazon Jungle

  His radio equipment: TS-850s  100w-->Carolina Windom 40-10m+WARC

            FT-857d 100w-->on 6m CW/SSB with 2 ele MOXON antenna/rotor

  Modes:  80% RTTY, 10% SSB, 10% CW

  6 meters: Rick will be calling CQ on 50.110 MHz on CW 100% of the time

  that he is operating on the other bands (separate radio).

  QSL via direct to K8LJG & LOTW after the trip.

  VIEW the HC/Ecuador and HC8/Galapagos DX-Diplomas at:

  http://webpages.charter.net/ne8z

K1N FINAL PRESS RELEASE [edited]. Dated February 21, 2015, from the

KP1-5 Project -- The K1N DXpedition team has only been home a few days,

but we are slowly recovering from what was a difficult project.  It

was over too soon considering that it took 15 years to gain permission,

plan and execute the DXpedition. The DX world is very complimentary

of our results...140,000 QSOs and over 30,000 uniques.  This is especially

impressive when you consider that we had only had 14 active operators,

7 HF radios, 5 small amplifiers and only 4 small beams. Many of our

QSOs were made barefoot and with dipoles hanging very high on the lighthouse

on Navassa. This is what we called a MVC (Minimum Viable Configuration)

necessitated by the use of helicopters for primary transport.

  We have many to thank. The USFWS for allowing our operation after 22

years off-the-air. The terrific team of USFWS officers and biologists

who accompanied us and became part of our team. Our sponsors, both equipment

and financial, our team of radio pilots, our helicopter crew of Danilo,

Nelson and JC, the staff of Moxon's Beach Club, the staff at Ian Fleming

Intl. Airport and our new friends, the Haitian fisherman at Navassa. When

we departed, they received gifts from us of gasoline, clean water, clothing,

food and other items. Hopefully, this will help them in their difficult

and dangerous existence.

  Lastly, we want to recognize and thank a group of 1543 DXers. These

people heard and responded to our plea for financial support prior to

our DXpedition as this when the majority of our considerable expenses

occurred.  Last night, these special and generous people had their QSOs

with K1N uploaded to LoTW (logbook of the world). This service was NOT a

condition of their contribution, but comes as a completed surprise.

Thanks to you all for a memorable experience!

  73, The KP1-5 Project

  Bob-K4UEE- President

  Glenn-W0GJ-Vice President

  Mike-NA5U-Secretary

  <www.navassadx.com>

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PJ7, ST. MAARTEN (Correction to OPDX.1203). An Uruguay DX Group of operators

will be operating from the Red Cross Headquarters in St. Maarten as PJ7C

(not PJ2C) between February 28th and March 9th. Operators mentioned are

Gus/CX2AM, Mario/CX4CR, Rainer/CX8FB and Bert/CX3AN. Activity will be

holiday style with 2 stations running 500w into 3 elements plus 1/4 wave

verticals on lower bands. Modes will be CW and SSB, and on 80-10 meters.

QSL Manager is David, EB7DX.

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:

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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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