SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.170
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 170

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 170
BID: $OPDX.170
August 8, 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, DF4RD, Japan DX News,
KA2AEV, K4CEF & Southeastern Cluster Group, WA3YVN, SM0CNS & SM0TXT of
the DX-Loggen, AH0W and ZS1AFZ for the following DX information.

3W, VIETNAM. Reports from Japan indicated that JA1IED will be active
from August 13-17th. His callsign is unknown at this time, but if he is
not issued a 3W6 callsign, he will sign 3W6/JA1IED. Suggested frequencies
are: SSB - 21150-21200 and 14240 kHz / CW - 21010 and 14013 kHz.

7Q, MALAWI. Eliseo, IN3VZE, will be active again as 7Q7CE from August
7-25th. No other details are available at this time other than to QSL
via IN3VZE. Meanwhile, John, 7Q7JL, has been active around 18155 kHz
between 1300 and 1530z. QSL via G0IAS.

9M8, EAST MALYSIA. Dave, 9M8BT, continues to be active on 20 meters SSB
with a very good signal into the East Coast. He was also heard this past
weekend on 20 meters RTTY. Best times to look for him are between 1245
and 1500z. QSL via N5FTR. Johnny, 9M8DB, also has been active around the
same time with a good signal. QSL via Johnny Tan, Box 1549, 98008, Miri,
Sarawak, East Malayisa.

9N, NEPAL. Well known "YL" DXer, Kyoko, NH6RT, was heard a couple of
times this past week signing 9N1KY. She was heard one day on 14184 kHz
at 1648z and on another day on 14270 kHz at 1700z. QSL via Kyoko 
Yamakami, Box 3, Tokaimura, 319-11, Japan.

PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. Frank, AH0W/OH2LVG, will be returning to Residence la
Chatelaine at Simpson Bay Lagoon the last week of September to be active
in the CQ WW RTTY Contest and Scandinavian Activity Contest (both Sept.
24-25th).  The callsign PJ8X will be used during the contest and
PJ7/OH2LVG outside the contest. QSL via KE7LZ. Jack, WA7LNW, will also be
with Frank in PJ-land. The main purpose of the trip is to complete the
antenna work that Chod Harris (Editor of the DX Bulletin and DX Magazine)
and Frank started in May. Frank states that in the future, DXpeditioners
who want to venture to Sint Maarten may be able to use this station for
various contest weekends. Also, Frank and Jack may make attempts to 
activate Saba for the IOTA hunters. 

TT8, CHAD. Larry, F5IXR, will be active beginning August 18th. He will
be signing TT8/F5IXR until he receives his TT8 callsign. He has requested
the callsign TT8XR. QSL via F5MXH.

V2, ANTIGUA. "Team Antigua", sponsered by the Frankford Radio Club, will
once again be active from here, October 26th to November 2nd. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters (including all the WARC bands), CW/SSB with a
possibility of 6 meter and satellite operations (if time and conditions
permit). Their main goal will be to operate during the CQ WW SSB Contest
as a Multi/Multi station. The callsign during the contest will be V26B.
V26A will be used before and after the contest. The operators will be
AB2E, N3BNA/V26A, WT3Q/V26B, KA2AEV and possibly one or two more 
operators. Additional callsigns may be active from this group, but as
of now V26A and V26B are the only ones issued. QSL V26A via WB3DNA. QSL
V26B via WT3Q.

VP8, SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND (UPDATED). Al (WA3YVN and VP8SSI co-organizer
and operator), Jan (WA4VQD), recently founded the SGI DXpedition Group.
Their vision is to organize and conduct DX operations from high demand
DX locations around the world, including many of the low latitude 
Antarctic Islands. The group's first DXpedition will be to Grytviken,
South Georgia Island for three weeks in January 1995. In a news release,
all the DXpeditions gear for four complete HF stations was put aboard
the Research Vessel "The Abel-J" in June at Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
WA3YVN accompanied the freight to Fairhaven and saw all of it safely
stored by the ship's crew. The group is still looking for one or two
high caliber CW operators to complete the team. Al, WA3YVN, can be
contacted at the SGI DXpedition's address below or by phone (407) 
727-0201 or Fax (407) 728-8072. The group is receiving good support from
the DX community. However, at a cost of over fifty thousand dollars much
more support is needed. The SGI DXpedition group still needs help with
the cost of the charter vessel, generators, and fuel. If you would
like to help, send contributions to: SGI DXpeditions, P.O. Box 2235, 
Melbourne, FL 32902. (Checks payable to SGI DXpeditons) Clubs and 
significant contributors will be noted on the QSL cards.

VQ9, CHAGOS. VQ9TP has been quite active lately on several bands 
operating CW. Most of his activity is between 1230 and 1630z. He was
heard this past weekend on 18083 kHz between 1345 and 1600z. For other
frequenies, check on the bottom edge of the other bands 25 kHz (+/-) up.
QSL via N5TP. Tom, VQ9TT, was also heard on 14014 kHz at 1300z.

VR2, HONG KONG. Tom, VR2GC, has been heard most weekends on 20 meters
CW. Check around 14015 kHz between 1230 and 1530z. QSL via G5JJ.

WHO SAID THE BANDS ARE DEAD? Bart, K4CEF, from the Southeastern Cluster
Group, reports that several mornings this past week 20 meters has been
excellant to Southeast Asia for the East coast station. XX9AS and 9M8's
have had good signals on both Saturday and Sunday on 20 meters SSB. Lots
of HL's, several DU's and at least 5 different BY's were reported on
Sunday. Bart says, "Can fall be far away?" (ed. Geeee Bart! Please do
not rush it. I cannot believe Lador Day is just around the corner! Where
did the summer go?)

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