SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.198
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 198

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 198
BID: $OPDX.198
March 13, 1995
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, K4CEF & Southeastern
Cluster Group, QST, WE1M, N6DCD, W6BJH, AA8SM, K8VJG, N8AC, W8CNL,
4X4NJ, DF4RD, VA3CW, VE7CC and DL7VEE & DXNL for the following DX
information.

1995 INTERNATIONAL DX CONVENTION will be held April 21-23rd, at the
Holiday Inn in Visalia, California. The Northern California DX Club will
host this 46th annual event which represents one of the oldest and best
known DX functions in existence. The event will include seminars,
DXpedition programs, QSL card checking, exhibits, prizes and is ARRL
sanctioned. For more details contact Ted Davis, W6BJH, P.O. Box 494243,
Redding, Ca 96049.

3Y, BOUVET ISLAND. UA9OBA will be traveling throughout the Antarctic and
Arctic beginning in June. He plans to activate a few new IOTAs in his
travels (Nanskian Island and Scott Island). He will end his long trip in
late October/November to activate Bouvet Island (AN-002).

4X, ISRAEL. Riki, 4X4NJ, is active daily on 160 meters 20 minutes before
and after his sunset. He is usually on or around 1830 kHz and listening
up a few hundred Hertz. Riki also mentioned he is looking for the 
following states to complete his WAS: ID, ND, NV, OR and UT.

4S7, SRI LANKA.  Willem, ON6TZ, and Gerard, ON4ASQ, will be active until
April 1st. No QSNs have been reported as of yet on the Ohio/Penn Network,
so callsigns and band activities are not available.

9H, MALTA. NODXA members Birgit, DL7VTZ, and Holger, DL7VTM, who were 
recently active from the Congo (as TN2M and TN4U) will be on Gozo Island
from March 24th until April 7th, signing 9H1TZ and 9H1TY respectively.
They plan to participate in the CQWW WPX Contest (25th and 26th). 
Activity will be on all bands with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL
via DL7VRO.

9K, KUWAIT. Faisal, 9K2HA, reports that all foreigners in Kuwait must
now sign 9K2/homecall as of March 1st. BE ADVISED that some callsigns
issued to some foreigners are now assigned to Kuwaiti nationals (ex.
9K2ZZ now belongs to Faisal, ex-9K2HA. QSL via ON6BY). Ray, W8CNL, QSL
Manager for 9K2ZZ (before March 1st) reports the following changes as
of March 1st:
    9K2ZZ is now 9K2/N6BFM ... QSL Manager W8CNL
    9K2ZC is now 9K2/KI0K  ... QSL Manager KC4ELO
    9K2YY is now 9K2/N0YKI ... QSL Manager KC4ELO
  Ray also reports that all cards received for contacts made with 9K2ZZ
after March 1st, will not be answered or forwarded to Kuwait, so PLEASE
check the QSL info with the station you have worked. New cards are being
printed for the stations listed above, so PLEASE be patient.

9Q, ZAIRE. Peter, ON6TT, continues to be very active as 9Q5TT. He was
heard this past weekend operating RTTY on 20 meters starting around
2030z

A9, BAHRAIN. The DX News Letter (DXNL) reports that Admiral Scotty Redd,
USN (K0DQ) is currently signing A92Q and is often active on 40 meters 
CW. No other details are available because no QSNs are reported on the
Ohio/Penn Network. QSL via Box 116, Manama, Bahrain.

CARIBBEAN DXPEDITION. Mark, DL1XAQ, and Ralf, DL9XAT, will be active from
four different IOTAs in the Caribbean Sea. They will start from the St. 
Vincent area (J8) on NA-109 (March 25-27th) and then NA-025 (March 27th
to April 1st). They will be active from the St. Lucia (J6) NA-108 from
April 1-4th and then from NA-102, a Guadeloupe (FG) island, April 4-8th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters (also check the IOTA frequencies). QSL
via homecalls.

J6, ST. LUCIA. Peter, DK1RP, will be active from here, April 11-29th as
J6/DK1RP. His activity will be mainly on CW and on the WARC bands. All
QSOs will be confirmed via bureau automatically.

PACIFIC DXPEDITION. Tosy, JA6VZB, will be active from three different 
islands during the month of March. He should be active now from Koror
Island (Rep. of Belau) as KC6VW until March 17th. Tosy will be active
from Yap Island (Micronesia) as V63BM, March 17-19th. He will then end
his activity on Guam as AH0T/KH2, March 19th (length of stay is unknown).
His operations will be on all bands using CW/SSB/RTTY, with an emphasis
on 160 meters and RTTY. QSL only via the bureau to JA6BSM.

SPECIAL EVENT. The Special Olympics World Olympic Games will be held in
July at New Haven, CT. Special Event Station, W1SO, will be located at
these games and be active from July 1 through July 9th. It was reported
that there will be multi transmitters/operators involving many hams 
from many radio clubs in the area. More details will be forthcoming.

TI9 PIRATE. A station continues to operate as AA2JS/TI9 and it has been
suggested to ignore and not to carry on a QSO with this station. Scott,
AA8SM, talked to the wife of AA2JS and she stated that he is NOT in
TI9. She also mentioned that a lot of QSL cards are being received and
to inform everyone NOT to QSL this station.

TN, CONGO. A new "YL" operator named Hazel was heard over the past 
weekend signing TN7OT on 14220 kHz around 1945z.

USCG STATION'S KEY TO GO QRT. U.S. Coast Guard Communications Area
Master Station Atlantic (CAMSLANT) "NMN" in Virginia Beach will cease HF
Morse code operation on April 1,1995. A final message will be broadcasted
on April 1,1995 at 0001z on 5.870, 8.471, 12.718.5 and 16.976 MHz. NMN
will issue a special certificate to those who copy the final message.
Submit your copy of the received message to USCG CAMSLANT, c/o NSGA
Northwest, Chesapeake, VA 23322.  Attn: TC3 S. Morales (KP4FFW)
(This is taken from QST of March, 1995, page 38).

XF0C, CLARION ISLAND. There seems to be some confusion on what this
station counts for DXCC. The answer is "Revillagigedos". Clarion Island
is one of Revillagigedos group, along with San Benedicto, Roca Partida
and Isla Socorro (which was active last October by a group using the
callsign XF4M). QSL XF0C via XE1BEF or Box 231, Colima, Mexico, 28000.

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. G4RWD is reportedly on the air as ZD8WD until
September. Not much information is available on this one as far as
band activities. (Please send QSNs)

ZS9WRT. This station was not active from Walvis Bay, but was a Special
Event Station at the World Rugby Tournament. QSL via ZS6AJS.

EDITOR'S SPECIAL. The next couple weeks may be difficult for me to
put out a bulletin due to some personal activites happening. I will
try to do my best, but I cannot promise anything. (KYFC!)

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