SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.174
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 174

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 174
BID: $OPDX.174
September 12, 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, IK4CIE, AH0W/OH2LVG, JA0VSH, K4CEF & Southeastern Cluster group,
JH1ORA, SM0TXT & DX-Loggen, HR1ERL, WA3YVN, KG6AR, WJ7R, N9NS and AG9GR
for the following DX information.

9I, ZAMBIA. Brian, 9J2BO, has been active this past week signing with
the special callsign of 9I30ZIN. The special callsign is being used to
celebrate the 30 years of Zambia independence. The length of operation
and celebration is unknown at this time.

D2, ANGOLA. Kjell, SM7DZZ, will be active as D2ZZ starting September 22nd
for about 10 days. He prefers CW and the low bands. After D2-land and in
the middle of October (no specific dates mention), Kjell will be active 
from Namibia as V51/SM7DZZ. Later this year he will be returning to 
Mozambique to operate as C91Z. QSL to his CBA.

FR/E, EUROPA (UPDATE). There are still concerns on whether or not FR5HG/E
is for real, yet most are beginning to feel this station is legit. This
station continues to be very active, especially on 40 meter CW, plus the
operator has been checking into the French DX Net which is normal for most
operations from that highly wanted area. Peter, ON6TT, says this operator
sends very fast CW and he feels the operator is a professional radio
operator (because Peter heard him say, "I am doing already CW the whole
day, so operating phone on the ham bands takes the stress off, hi.").
Meanwhile, Kaz, JH1ORA, states he talked Michel, FR5HG, on August 22nd,
40 meters CW, and was told that Michel would be QRV from /E for 45 days,
and would be active on CW, SSB and RTTY using a R7 vertical with tuner.
QSL via F6FNU. REMEMBER, WORK FIRST WORRY LATER (WFWL)!

HQ, HONDURAS. Ernesto, HR1ERL, will be using the special prefix and 
callsign HQ1T for the next 2 months. He did not inform OPDX the reason
for the use of this special callsign but he did say he will be active
on several DX nets. QSL via HR1FC.

IP1, PALMARIA ISLAND (Italy). Victor, IK4CIE, and others will be active
for one day between 0700 and 1700z, on Sunday, September 18th. This island
is located in the Liguria Region Group and Victor reports its IOTA number
is EU-084. Look for IP1/IK4CIE, IP1/I4VJC and IP1/IK4IDW on 10-40 meters,
including the WARC bands, mainly on CW but with some SSB operations on
the IOTA frequency of 14260 kHz. QSL via the operators CBA. If weather
conditions are bad, this operation will be postpone until September 25th.

V5, NAMIBIA (An update on the info from OPDX.172). Pete, N0AFW, will be
heading up a group of five operators to be active from the city of Tsumeb,
Namibia for a Multi/Single operation in the CQ WW SSB Contest. Operators
joining Pete are Mike/N9NS, Craig/AH9C, Glenn/WA0PUJ, Pat/NH6UY and their
host Gerd/V51GB. The contest callsign will be V59T, and outside the contest 
the operators will use their own callsigns /V51. As reported earlier, 
Pat will be bring gear for satellite operations. The group will arrive on
October 24th and depart on November 6th. QSL all calls via WA2FIJ.

V6, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. Kazu, JA0VSH, and his wife Miyuki,
JG0PBJ, will be active from Pohnpei during October 1-10th as V63KZ and
V63MP, respectively. Activities will be on CW/SSB, all HF bands, including
the Top Band and the WARC bands. During their evening, CW will only be
used so as to not to disturb the other occupants at the hotel. Miyuki is
a very new DXer and will probably only operate SSB (PLEASE have patience
and help her). QSL to CBA or bureau.
  Also active from V6-land will be Shoji, JL7CHC, who was recently active
this past weekend from Guam as KH2IO. Shoji will be active until September
14th on 6-40 meters SSB and on 29 MHz FM. QSL via JL7CHC.

VP8/SG, SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND DXPEDITION UPDATED. Al Hernandez, WA3YVN,
informed OPDX that Vince Thompson, K5VT, has been added to the list of
operators. The team now consists of the following: Al (WA3YVN), Jan
(WA4VQD) and Vince (K5VT). The SGI team will operate 3 HF stations,
all bands, CW-SSB-RTTY and are well equipped for low and WARC band
operation. Last reported, the equipment was put aboard the Research
Vessel "ABEL-J" in June. The equipment is expected to arrive in the
Falkland Islands around October 8th and will be stored there awaiting
the SGI team. The team will arrive in the Falklands December 23rd.
They plan to operate on the low bands and the WARC bands for about
5 days while awaiting for the departure to SGI. Financial support is
still urgently needed (Donations can be sent to: SGI DXpeditions, P.O.
2235, Melbourne, FL 32902 USA). The team is in need of a TS-440S AT
or equivalent for donation to the ship for future operations of
opportunity. Please contact Al, WA3YVN, at (407) 727-0201 or FAX
(407) 728-8072 for details.

XW, LAOS. Frank, AH0W/OH2LVG, informed OPDX that Gabriel (Gaby), XE2GV,
is expected to be active anytime now as XW8KPL. He is touring several
of the Asian countries but his length of stay is unknown. There have
been no QSNs reported as of yet from the Arizonia or the Ohio/Penn
networks. Look for him on 20 and 40 meters SSB only. A QSL route will
be announced on the air.

ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Mark, N7MCA, and Ron, WJ7R, have announced that
they will be active in the CQ WW SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a
Multi/Single entry. They will be operating from ZF8AA's QTH using the
callsign ZF2MC during the contest. Operations will be on 160-10 meters.
Outside of the contest, ZF2MC will operate mainly on SSB on the low
bands, and ZF2RV will operate mainly CW on the low bands, and there is
a possibility of RTTY/AMTOR opertaions if a proper TNC is located. QSL
ZF2RV/ZF8 via WJ7R and ZF2MC/ZF8 via N7MCA.
  Also, be looking for ZF2JI in a Multi/Single entry in the CW WW SSB
Contest by John Attaway, K4IIF. QSL via KG6AR.

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