SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.177 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 177 The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 177 BID: $OPDX.177 October 3, 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, K4CEF & Southeastern Cluster Group, F1RQB, F5SHQ, G3NYY, G8XFT, G4YRR, AH0W/OH2LVG, JH2PDS/1, Japan DX News, ON6TT, AD1C, K1VWL, WB1HBB, AA2SZ, K4ADK, W6OTC, K7DBV, N7QQ and VE3UOL for the following DX information. 8R, GUYANA. Eddie/G0AZT and Glenn/W6OTC will be in 8R-land on October 13th to participate in the JARTS WW RTTY Contest (Oct. 15-16) as 8R1TT. They will be active 80-10 meters before and during the contest. After the contest, Eddie will operate from Laguan Island (SA-068) in the Essequibo River until October 20. QSL all contacts with 8R1TT to Eddie Schneider, POB 5194, Richmond, CA 94805. 9X, RWANDA. Hartmut, 9X5HG, has apparently returned to Rwanda and is again active. The Ohio/Penn Network shows he as been back as early as September 20th but with little activity from him. Several in the Southeastern Cluster Group worked him around 0330Z on October 1st on 7028 khz. His signal was reported to be good, and he called several in the pileup by name, indicating that his computer logging still works. C6A, BAHAMAS. Walt/G3NYY, Tim/G4VXE and Dave/WG3I will be active from Nassau, New Providence Island between December 10 and December 18, 1994. Operation will be on 160-10m including the WARC bands and will be mainly on CW, with some SSB. Calls will be C6A/home call. QSL via home call, direct or via bureau. ET, ETHIOPIA. ET3BT has been showing up on the 14226 DX Net almost every day. Look for ET3BT between 1800 and 2230z. FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY. Stefen/AA2SZ, Charles/N2HIG, Howard/K2MME, Bob/N0IMH, Laurent/F6GOX and Adolphe/FJ5AB will be operating in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a Multi/Multi entry signing FJ5AB. The group will be there from October 26th through November 3rd, and also operate before and after the contest using FJ/homecalls on all bands, CW, SSB and RTTY. FM, MARTINIQUE. Doug, N3ADL, will be operating from here October 26th through November 2nd (plus take part in CQWW DX SSB Contest), using the special callsign of TO5MM. Expect SSB, RTTY and possible satellite operations. Activity will be on all bands 160-10 meters. QSL via CBA, enclosing SASE etc. FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. John, K1VWL, will be active from Moorea Island (IOTA OC-046), November 22nd through December 3rd. There was no mention of what his callsign will be, but he plans to be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest (Nov. 26-27). Outside the contest, he plans to be active on 1832, 3523, 7023 and 10103 kHz. QSL via his CBA. GU, GUERNSEY. F6FGN and F5SHQ will be active from October 28th to November 4th. Both operators will sign GU/callsign and be active in the CQWW DX SSB Contest. Activity will be on 80-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL to: P.O. BOX 14, 44521 Oudon, France. OT, BELGIUM. Look for OT4T as a Multi/Single entry in the upcoming CQWW SSB Contest. The following operators will be operating from ON4UN's QTH: ON4WW, ON4UN, DL1SBR, DJ4AX, DL5XX, DK1FW and ON6TT (assisted by a vast group of spotters). Unfortunately, F6EXV, who helped this group of operators to be #1 in Europe as Multi/Single entry last year, is still in Africa and unable to join them this year. To receive a multi-colored QSL card, QSL via ON4UN. PACIFIC DXPEDITION/HOLIDAY DELAYED AGAIN. Masa, JE1DXC (A35XC), is still having problems with airplane reservations which continues to delay his departure for 3D2, T30, and T2. He plans to be active from the Pacific for the CQWW DX SSB Contest. SV/A, MT. ATHOS. The Tokyo Packet Cluster reports Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A seems to be pretty active on RTTY. They also report his signal was not very strong but fair via the long path. Look for him around 14083 kHz between 7000 and 7030z. V4, ST. KITTS. The North Alabama DX Club will operate from St. Kitts in the CQWW SSB Contest in the multi-single category. The group will be signing V47WK and will be active from October 25 until November 1. Activity will be on WARC bands, RTTY and LOW-BANDS before and after the contest. VP2E AND PJ7, ANGUILLA AND ST. MAARTEN. ARRL New England Division Vice Director, Warren/WB1HBB, will be vacationing/operating (with the emphasis on vacationing) from Anguilla as VP2E/WB1HBB on October 18-20 and from St. Maarten as PJ7/WB1HBB from October 21 through October 28th. Look for him on 14.263 (+/-) at 1230Z and again at 2100Z. QSL to his home call. VP8CQJ, FALKLAND ISLANDS (UPDATE). As mentioned in OPDX.176, Jon/G8XFT will be active as VP8CQJ from Mt. Kent from October 18th until approximately February 20, 1995. Jon has now supplied OPDX with the following QSL route for VP8CQJ operation: Jon Carp (PLEASE NOTE: Jon - NOT John), 9 Hawthorn Road, Gatley, SK8 4LX UK. Jon requests cards be sent DIRECT ONLY as no envelopes will be lodged with a bureau. Cards submitted without a green stamp or IRCs will be answered via the bureau. XF3, COZUMEL ISLAND, MEXICO. Gene, K7DBV, will operate as XF3/K7DBV from Cozumel Island (IOTA NA-090) from November 22-29. He plans to be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest using low power to a wire antenna on all bands (80-10 meters), primarily CW (with some SSB outside contest). Also, check the regular IOTA frequencies on both modes. QSLs via CBA. XF4, REVILLA GIGEDOS. An international team headed up by Victor Keller XE1VIC will activate Socorro Island (NA-30), October 31st through November 1st (including a multi-single entry in the CQWW/SSB Contest). The team will be signing XF4M and will be operating on all HF bands/modes including RTTY and RS-12. The team includes Frank R. Smith AH0W/OH2LVG, Andy Chesnokov UA3AB, Igor "Harry" Booklan RA3AUU, Gabriel Valdez XE2Z, Motoaki Saito JH1EDB, Ed Kritsky NT2X/RV7AA, Pepe Lozano XE2MX and Alfonso Belmar XE1ILH. This group feels they are the first to ever put on a contest effort from Revilla Gigedos as well as the first on 30 meters, CW. Actually, the first ever XF4 operation on 30 meters was XF4CI earlier this year. QSLs via JH1AJT. ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. K4IIJ, W9NQ, KJ6HO, N6LL, N6DLU, N7QQ and others will sign ZF2JI in a Multi/Multi effort in the CQ WW SSB Contest. QSL ZF2JI via KG6AR. There will be activity before and after the contest. QSL ZF2NQ via W9NQ, ZF2LS via KJ6HO and ZF2VT via N7QQ. FAX YOUR DX INFORMATION NOW! Faxing is available Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 0430 to 2330z only. 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