SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.171
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 171

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 171
BID: $OPDX.171
August 15, 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, DL7VEE & DX NEWS
Letter, KD1F, K4CEF & Southeastern Cluster Group, W4DW, SM0CNS & SM0TXT of
the DX-Loggen and VP2ML & The DX Bulletin for the following DX information.

3A, MONACO AND 4U1ITU. Luciano, I1YRL, plans to be active from 3A and 
4U1ITU from mid August until November.  There are no other details 
available at this time,other than he works mostly CW. ADDED NOTE: Also
W5ZPA has announced he will become active from Monaco starting August 16.

3D2, FIJI ISLANDS. I4ALU is on the air from Fiji using 3D2CA from August
10-23. He will also be active from two different IOTA's. By the time you
read this, he will have finished his activity from Vitu-Levu Island 
(OC-016) from August 10-14th. I4ALU will then be active from August 
15-23th from Torkoriki Island (OC-121). After that he will go to KH6,
August 24-26th. QSL via I4ALU.

3D2, ROTUMA. Ruvendra, 3D2RP, was heard active on 20 meters SSB this
past weekend on 14211 kHz at 0345z.

3D2 CONWAY REEF. There was a report (but this has not yet been confirmed)
that Raj, 3D2ER, was reportedly active from here the past several days on
or around 14028 kHz between 0330 and 0430z.

3V, TUNISIA. The DXNL reports that Ron, AA5DX, will be in Tunisia around
mid August. No details on how long he will be there or if he is going to
try to operate. KYFC!!

5R, MADAGASCAR. Karl, 5R8KH, was heard this past weekend on 21295 kHz
around 1700z. QSL via WB8LFO.

9X, RWANDA. VE3MJQ will be in Kigali for six months starting on August
15th. He expects to receive a callsign and will operate mostly on SSB.
QSL via VE2PR. Also, a reminder that Alex, PA3DZN, will go to Kigali on
an order from the UN and hopes to be active as soon as possible.

A5, BHUTAN. Jim Smith, VK9NS, was heard earlier in the week on the air
discussing the possibility of returning to A5-land. Jim has been working 
with the Ministry of Communications for quite sometime now in hopes to
return and activate this most wanted country. Jim was heard mentioning that
once he gets the word to operate, he can be in A5-land in 48 hours because
all the equipemnt is already there.

IOTA ISLANDS. By the time you read  this Martin, G3ZAY/NU2L, and Tom, 
WT2O, will be done activating a new IOTA from Hopewell Islands (now 
NA-195) in the Hudson Bay Quebec Coast North Group during August 13-14th.
They will also be active from Belcher Islands (NEW IOTA) from August
15-18th. There may be a short visit (few hours) to King George Islands
(IOTA NA-159) on the 16th or 17th. QSL WT2O/VE8 via WT2O and NU2L/VE8 
via G3ZAY.

OS, BELGIUM. The DXNL reports that a special prefix of OS may be used by
Belgium stations from September 1 until December 31, 1994. No details 
were given why. OPDX will try to find out.

S61, SINGAPORE. Some stations in 9V1-land will be using S61 prefix now
until September 12th to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Singapore
Amateur Radio League.

TA, TURKEY. Bob, TA1/K4UEE, has been active for several days, emphasizing
CW on 40 and 20 meters with some 20 meter SSB.  He put out the word on 
August 10th that he would be active on 160 meters at 0100, 0200, and 
0300z on 1827 khz listening up the band. No further information was given
as to his length of stay in Turkey and if he may try again.

TU, IVORY COAST (also 9L and EL). Jay K4ZLE, will be active from TU-land,
August 18-20th and again August 26-30th. He has requested a callsign, but
nothing as been used as of yet. Activity will be mostly on CW all bands 
80-10 meters. From August 20-23th, Jay will be active in Sierra Leone and
from August 23-26th, he will be in Liberia as EL2LE. QSL to CBA.

NO OPDX BULLETIN NEXT WEEK (AUGUST 22th)! But please keep sending your
information to the following addresses below....... TNX de Tedd KB8NW

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