SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.114
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 114

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 114
BID: $OPDX.114
June 7, 1993
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio
Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, ARRL, DXCC, DXMB, DF4RD,
DL8BDR, K1WNT, AH6MM, K8CH and VP2ML & The DX Bulletin for the
following DX information.

1C3, SHEFFIELD ISLAND (IOTA NA-136). K1CVF, WA1PMA and K1WNT will be
active from this Connecticut island group (located off the coast of
Norwalk, CT), June 19 and 20. K1CVF will operate CW between 25-30 kHz
from the bottom of the bands, while WA1PMA and K1WNT will operate SSB
on the standard IOTA frequencies. All stations will sign with /1C3.
QSL to their home calls.

4U1ITU, ITU HQ. Niels, DL8BDR, will be active from June 14 thru 17, on
SSB, Pactor, RTTY, AMTOR and Packet radio on all HF bands (WARC
included).

5A, LIBYA (UPDATE). Romeo (3W3RR/AH0M) was heard this past weekend from
Bulgaria signing LZ/AH0M. He continues to prepare for the 5A DXpedition
and was heard stating he may be active there this week. (KYFC!)

9E, ERITREA. The Norwegian team of E35X will be active until June 9th.
They have been quite active using two to three stations on the air at
the same time. There has been heavy activity on 14166 kHz, but they
have been heard on 7005, 7060, 21005, 21265 and 14005 kHz. QSL to LA6ZH
Ruth Tollefsen, P.O.B 17, N-0617 Oslo, Norway. There have been rumors
that another group will be active after the Norwegians leave.

CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. Duane, WV2B, will be active as WV2B/CY9, from
July 9-12. He will be active in the IARU Contest.

FP, SAINT PIERRE & MIQUELON. A group from W8-land will be active from
here July 9-13, signing /FP0. They plan to be active on all bands 160-10
meters, including the WARC and using CW/SSB/RTTY. They also plan to be
active in the IARU Contest, July 10-11. All QSLs go to NU8Z, Mark
Hinkleman, 108 East Kilbuck, Tecumseh, MI 49286.

KC6, BELAU. It has been reported by the DX Bulletin, that the Kyouto
Amateur Radio Club of Japan plans a multi-operator DXpedition here
August 8-13. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including the WARC
bands, and the modes CW/SSB/FM and RTTY will be used. Be looking for
the following stations: KC6IG/JH3FJG, KC6IJ/JR3OFX, KC6IL/JF3PLF,
KC6IM/JK3AOG, KC6KY/JH3BVH, KC6LI/JI3DLI, KC6OG/JE3OFX, KC6TZ/JH3TXR
and KC6UP/JH0XUP. QSL all to JA3OIN.

OH, FINLAND. Before Javier, AH6MM, joins the 1993 KH9 Wake Dxpedition
team in late August, he plans to travel this summer in Oulu, Finland,
from June 10 thru August 25. As of now, Javier will be active as
OH8/KJ8BK (His reiprocal permit has been authorized for his old call
sign, until they reprocess his application for AH6MM). Javier will be
active sometimes from OH8TA (The university's club station.). Activity
will be on SSB, CW, 10/12/15/17/20/30 and 40 meters. There are plans
also in the works to operate from Aland Island (OH0) in late July and
Faroe Islands (OY) in early August. QSL via KJ6BK, Javier Campos Jr.,
1061 York St., San Francisco, CA 94110.

T9, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. There are still a few stations that continue to
use the 4O prefix for Bosnia-Herzegovina. According to the DXCC Desk,
these stations are not valid for DXCC credit. The only legal stations
operating now are the ones using the T9 prefix. Contacts with stations
using 4N4 or 4O4, before May 12, 1993, will count for DXCC credit,
anything after will not.

DXCC BACKLOG UPDATE. The DXCC desk announced that the backlog of
unprocessed applications at the end of May was 278 (48,803 QSLs).
Previous month-end numbers were:  Apr 93 at 1,140 (114,490), Mar 93 at
1,830 (125,728) and Feb 93 at 1,686 (132,619). Applications being sent
out at the end of May were received 5.9 weeks (1.4 months) earlier.
Ten applications were received prior to that time. During the first
five months of 1993, the DXCC Desk received 22% fewer applications
than for the same period in 1992.  QSL cards received during those
periods were essentially the same.

FAX YOUR DX INFORMATION NOW! Faxing is available Monday/Wednesday/Friday
from 0430 to 2330z only. The number is 216-237-8208 and operates Group 3
FAX Service Class 2 (EIA/TIA 592) only. Use only the dates and times
specified. FAX Service Class 1 (EIA/TIA 578) is availble upon request by
leaving a message to the Sysop on BARF-80 BBS. The FAX card is sharing
the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch.

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