SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.155
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 155

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 155
BID: $OPDX.15
April 18, 1994
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, DL7VEE & DXNL, DF4RD,
N1FJL, N2US, KG4TM, K5FUV, WB8LFO, KF7E, KF8VW, KF9PL, N9JCL and
AH0W/OH2LVG for the following DX information.

4S7, SRI LANKA. The DX NewsLetter (DXNL) reports that two Belgium
operators will be active for the next several weeks. Be looking for
4S7/ON4IPA and 4S7/ON4AMI from here. Meanwhile, 4S7WP is usually active
on 20 meters CW between 1115 to 1230z.

4U1UN CARDS. On April 18th, approximately 2000 cards will be mailed
out from Lorain, Ohio, reports Jerry, WB8LFO. Cards for 4U48UN are now
being worked on and when they are finished, they too will also be
mailed. Jerry states the goal is to have all the cards (that were sent
direct to W8CZN and WB8LFO and not bureau cards) up-to-date by Dayton's
HamVention. Now that the cards are past the paper logs and the computer
logs are being used, the processing should be a lot faster. Please DO
NOT send second requests until an announcement has been made that all
cards have been processed. Also, please do not send cards to AA2FN,
only to W8CZN. Jerry also reported that some people are misreading the
callbook address of W8CZN and are sending cards to Kurt, N8CZN, in
Michigan. The correct address is: Jim Tullis, 7226 Huntington Dr.,
Hudson, Ohio 44236.

6Y, JAMAICA. Sean, KF9PL, will be active from May 25-30th and plans to
be a participant in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as a Single-Op low power
entry. He will be using a special prefix for the contest and has applied
for the call sign, 6Y0DX. Before the contest he will be active on CW,
SSB and RS-12. He wants to try to be on 40/80 meters as much as possible.

9N, NEPAL. The DXNL reports that DL1EMX as become active as 9N1EM and
was heard on 14184 kHz at 1607z. There have been no reports of activity
on the Ohio/Penn Network as of yet.

CY9, ST.PAUL ISLAND (IOTA NA094/GRID SQUARE GN03AT). Another group has
announced that they will be active from this island off the coast of
Nova Scotia. St. Paul is known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic",
because of the ship wrecks and 3000 deaths these waters have seen.
  Dates for the operation will be 4-5 full days (WEATHER PERMITING)
during June 10-19th. The operating team will consist of four operators:
N9JCL/CY9 Scott, K0SN/CY9 Tom, AA9GZ/CY9 Bob and WC9E/CY9 Paul. They
will be running two stations around the clock (as long as the propagation
is good and the coffee is hot). The team will be active on 10-80 meters
(including the WARC bands) operating SSB, CW and RTTY. They request to
please give full calls in the pile-ups. QSL via K0SN, Tom Hellem, W6321
Two Mile Rd., Porterfield, WI 54159 (SASE + ONE GREEN STAMP).

KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. To commemorate the 500 year anniversary of
Christopher Columbus arriving in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a special events
station, KG4CC, will be operating to celebrate this historic occurrence.
The station will be operating on the exact spot in which Columbus first
set foot in 1494 and will be active for 24 hours starting at 0000z on
April 30th. Operations will take place on both CW and SSB modes, using
the following frequencies:
   CW  - 3525-3545, 7025-7045, 14025-14045, 21100-21120 and 28100-28120
   SSB - 3850-3870, 7225-7245, 14225-14245, 21300-21320 and 28300-28320

  Individuals who make contact with KG4CC, will be eligible to receive a
handsome certificate honoring the event. Contacts are also good toward
the Worked All Guantanamo (WAG) award, as well as being valid for DXCC
credit. Address all QSL and certificate inquires to: Guantanamo Amateur
Radio Club, PSC 1005, Box 73, FPO AE 09593-0011. For further information,
contact Greg at the following packet address:
KG4CB @ KG4TM.#GTMO.CUB.CARB.NOAM

PJ7/PJ8 DUTCH SINT MAARTEN.  Frank, AH0W/OH2LVG, informed OPDX that
Chod Harris, VP2ML/WB2CHO, (editor of "The DX Bulletin and The DX
Magazine"), and himself will be signing PJ7/WB2CHO and PJ7/OH2LVG,
respectively. They will be active from May 24 to 30 and plan to be
active in the CQ WPX CW Contest as PJ8X. Chod and Frank are going to
build a permanent station for use by future DXpeditioners/Contesters
who want to operate from the Simson Bay Lagoon area of Sint Maarten.
Details will be in an upcoming issue of "The DX Magazine". QSL
PJ7/WB2CHO via K1RH. QSL PJ7/OH2LVG and PJ8X via KE7LZ.

WA3NAN/4, TANGIER ISLAND (IOTA NA-083). Members of the Goddard Amateur
Radio Club will operate from this Virginia State island group, April
22-24th. The group will be active on the IOTA frequencies (7160, 14260,
21260 and 28460 kHz) for SSB and 25 kHz from bottom of bands for CW.
QSL to CBA of WA3NAN.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION.... As reported last week, there was some concern
about the where-abouts of a few hams in Rwanda because of the political
unrest in the country. Paul, F6EXV/9X1DX, has been evacuated from Rwanda
and is reportedly safe in Burundi. 9X1HG is also reported to be safe
and out of the country...... Bill Kennamer, K5FUV, DXCC Manager, reports
a check of the latest ITU prefix list shows 7O listed for Yemen. 4W is
no longer listed for Yemen......... It was reported on the INDEXA net
that well known QSL Manager, Joanie, KA6V, is in the hospital. Details
of the reason why were not not reported. Joanie is one of the QSL
Managers for the 3Y0PI DXpedition, as well as the VP8SSI operation. OPDX
wishes her a speedy recovery.....

DX REPORT. Ralph, N1FJL, does a weekly DX report on the K1MAN broadcast
that is transmitted by "The International Amateur Radio Network". The
broadcast can be heard daily on 3975, 14275 and 28475 kHz at 1100, 1200,
1400, 1800, 2200, 0100 and 0300z. This broadcast changes every week and
late Sunday afternoon is when the change takes place.

FAX YOUR DX INFORMATION NOW! Faxing is available Monday/Wednesday/Friday
from 0430 to 2330z only. The number is 216-237-8208 and the FAX card is
sharing the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch.

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