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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1141
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1141
BID: $OPDX.1141
December 16, 2013
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.O
RG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & t
he AR TelNet
Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, N2IEN, NG3K &
ADXO, W3UR
& The Daily DX, KR4OJ, N4AA & QRZ DX, WC6DX, N7OU, K8GI, K8YSE
, W8GEX &
60m News, AT International, BA4DW, DJ7PR, DK8JB & The DX News L
etter,
DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouv
elles
DX, HK3W, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, JJ2QX
I,
OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA0RRS, Pete's DX-Newsdesk, PJ4DX, PT7WA, RSGB
IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonV
HF),
VK2HV, ZS4BS and ZS5J for the following DX information.
D
XCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
we
ek of Sunday, 8th-December, through Sunday, 15th-December there were 217
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9
,
CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E6, E7, EA,
EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO
,
FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL,
HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK
,
OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9,
SM,
SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR
, TT,
TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E,
VP2V,
VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, VU7, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, Y
I, YL,
YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
 more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Wor
k
 First Worry Later" (WFWL).
1A, SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF
MALTA (Update). An "international team" of
operators led by Francesco, IK
0FVC, will be active as 1A0KM from the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
(SMOM) between January 2-7th (2014).
QSL via IK0FTA. Log will be uploaded
to LoTW. Look for more details to
be forthcoming.
3B9, RODRIGUES IS
LAND. Eric, OE4AAC, will once again be active as 3B9/OE4AAC
from Rodrigue
s Island (AF-017) between February 10-18th. Activity will be
holiday styl
e on 40-10 meters CW. QSL via OE4AAC.
C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Operators John/Z
S5J and YL Beth/2W0VOW are now in Ponta de
Ouro and are active as C91J an
d C91B, respectively. John informs OPDX that
they will be there until Dec
ember 20th. They will be operating from an
Indian Ocean beachfront house
(see pictures from Beth on QRZ.com under
C91B) on 20/15/10 meters using C
W and SSB. John also mentioned on Thursday,
"We put up a 43 ft vertical e
arlier yesterday, but were having problems
with that antenna. We will try
to rectify this antenna to allow us to
operate 40/30/17 and 12 on SSB/CW
also. QSL only direct to PO Box 102303,
Meerensee, 3901 SOUTH AFRICA (wi
th 3 USDs and your QSL card, and you will
get a QSL card back direct via
air mail)."
CARIBBEAN TOUR. Operators Mek/SP7VC, Ted/SP3IPB and YL Kat
e/SQ7OYL plan
to activate a few islands in the Caribbean between January
11-30th. The
tentative schedule and callsigns are as follows:
 Ja
nuary 11-12th - Martinique; callsigns are FM/SP7VC, FM/SP3IPB and
Â
            Â
     FM/SQ7OYL.
 Janaury 13-14th - St.
Lucia (J6); No activity planned.
 January 15-16th - Dominica; call
signs J79VC and J79PB.
 January 17-18th - Guadeloupe; callsigns FG/
SP7VC, FG/SP3IPB and FG/SQ7OYL.
 January 18-22nd - Montserrat; call
signs VP2MPG and VP2MTK.
 January 21st   - Antigua;
callsigns V26/SP7VC and V26/SP3IPB
 No details on what bands and m
odes they will use. QSL via their home
callsigns. Watch for updates on Me
k's Blog page at:
        Â
            Â
http://www.sp7vc.dxing.pl/
A91, BAHRAIN. Special event station A91
MCAT is now active until December
31st. Activity is to celebrate that Man
ama city was chosen to be the
‘Capital of Arab Tourism 2013â€
™ by the Arab Tourism ministers who met in
Aqaba, Jordan, in 2011. Oper
ators mentioned are Fawaz/A92AA, Maher/A92DX,
Ely/A93LT, Salvatore/IZ8CLM
and Samir/OD5SK. The first 100 QSOs will
receive an award certificate (P
DF format) signed by the minister of
Culture H.E Shaikha May bint Mohamma
d Al Kkhalifa. QSL via IZ8CLM.
Also, see QRZ.com for more details.
A
FRICAN TOUR (Update/Reminder). Operators Mathias/DJ2HD and Ulmar/DK1CE,
w
ill once again be active as V5/DJ2HD and V5/DK1CE from Namibia between
no
w and January 18th (2014). This is just one part of their 4x4 trip
throug
h different African countries. Activity will be holiday style on
CW, SSB
and RTTY, but will also include a SSB entry in the DARC 10m
Contest (Janu
ary 14th). During this time frame, Mathias and Ulmar will
also travel to
and be active as 7P8DJ and 7P8CE, respectively, from
Lesotho between Dece
mber 22-24th. Their plans also include to be active
from South Africa (as
ZS/DJ2HD and ZS/DK1CE). Mathias/DJ2HD and Ulmar/DK1CE
will be joined by
Wolfgang/DH3WO and will be active from Botswana between
December 24-30th,
signing A25DJ, A25CE and A25WO, respectively. QSL all
callsigns via thei
r home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.
DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore
, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operations
are approved for DXCC credit:
  9X0XA - Rwanda; 2013 Operatio
n
  T6TM - Afghanistan; Current operation
  VU7A
G – Lakshadweep Islands; November 20th-December 10th, 2013
DXCC NEWS (Deadline Reminder!). Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch
M
anager, reports: "This is a reminder to all DXCC program participants
tha
t the deadline for the 2013 calendar year ends on Tuesday December 31,
20
13. In order to appear in the Annual Listing, published in the elec-
tron
ic version of the DXCC Yearbook, you must have your submission post-
mark
ed no later than December 31, 2013. Since the DXCC workload usually
peaks
around this time each year I recommend that applicants not wait
until th
e last minute to get their submissions in. Besides being the
heavy period
for DXCC, keep in mind that it is also around the holidays
so the post o
ffice can contribute to any delays in getting mail to DXCC."
For more and
complete details, see the DXCC Blog at:
    Â
            Â
    http://www.arrl.org/dxcc-blog
E5, SOUTH CO
OK ISLANDS. David, BA4DW, is expected to be active as E51CDW
during a hol
iday style operation from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between
January 21-27
th (2014). He informs OPDX that his activity will be on the
major HF band
s using CW and SSB. QSL via BA4DW.
FG, GUADELOUPE. Jean-Pierre,
F6ITD, will once again be active as FG/F6ITD
from Guadeloupe and two of i
ts islands between January 28th and March 25th
(2014). Activity will be o
n all HF bands using SSB and the Digital modes.
He plans to visit the fol
lowing two islands in the IOTA NA-102 group:
   January 2
9th-February 9th - Basse Terre Island (main island); his
  Â
           Â
            Â
   callsign FG/F6ITD.
   February 9th-
March 25th  - La Desirade Island; his callsign FG/F6ITD
Â
            Â
           Â
     and TO6D during contest.
QSL via his home
callsign, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW (preferred). Logs
will be uploade
d to ClubLog and LoTW. For more details, see:
    Â
           Â
      http://www.qrz.com/db/FGF6ITD
FO/A, AUSTRAL ISLANDS (Update to OPDX.1140 - Callsign). A group of six
op
erators from the UK will operate as TX6G from the Island of Raivavae
in t
he Australs (OC-114) between March 20th and April 1st (2014). A Web
site will be launched with further details once the other details are
confirmed.
IOTA NEWS..............
 AS-015. Richard, PA0
RRS, will once again be active as 9M2MRS from
    Â
     Penang Island between December 31st and F
ebruary 3rd (2014).
        Â
 Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, RTTY and PSK. He
Â
         states that he wi
ll do special requests on SSB (but not
     Â
    preferred). His equipment is a Yaesu FT450d (10
0w) with a
          Y
T450 antenna tuner into a G5RV junior (40-10 meter) antenna
 Â
        which he will put up on th
e balcony of his hotel [with a lot
     Â
    of bents, but it had worked 'OK' last year]. QSL v
ia his home
         Â
callsign, by the Bureau, the OQRS on ClubLog (preferred) or
 Â
        direct to: Rich Smeets, C.
Gerlingsstraat 60, 5121 ZR Rijen,
     Â
    The Netherlands (due to new postal rates there is
a need for
          r
eturn postagem of 2.00 USDs or 1 NEW IRC -- in all cases via
 Â
        Clublog (OQRS) is much che
aper!). Log will also be uploaded
      Â
   to LoTW later.
 AS-124. Members of t
he Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) will be
   Â
      active as A63RI from Dibba Rock Island
between December 19-23rd.
       Â
  Activity will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via
          IZ8CLM.
 AS-153. Operators Ariff/VU3ARF and Asish/VU2GMT will be act
ive as
          VU3AR
F/p from Jambudwip Island (WWFF VUFF-091), an island
  Â
       that has never been activated in
the West Bengal State IOTA
       Â
  Group, between July 23-31st. Activity will be on 40-10 mete
rs
          using CW
and SSB. They will be an entry in the RSGB IOTA
   Â
      Contest (July 26-27th). QSL via VU3ARF
, by the Bureau or
        Â
 direct to: Ariff Mohammad, 72/A Elliot Road, Calcutta 700016,
Â
         India. For update
s, watch:Â Â Â Â Â http://vu3arf.org/
 EU-0
45. Luigi, IK8HCG, will be active as IB0R from Ventotene Island
Â
         (IIA LT-011, MIA
MI-118, WWFF IFF-110) during the RSGB IOTA
    Â
     Contest (July 26-27th, 2014) as a Single-Op
entry. QSL via
         Â
his home callsign direct ONLY.
 OC-272. (Postponed) Op
erators Budi/YF1AR, Imam/YF4IR and Joppy/YB8XM
   Â
      were expected to be active from Kisar
Island between December
       Â
  21-25th, but had to "postpone due to a new assignment".
Â
         Visit their Web s
ite at:
          http
://www.yf1ar.com/2013/12/kisar-island-oc-272-new-iota.html
 SA-0
25. Operators Raimundo/PT7CG and Renner/PY7RP will be active as
Â
         ZX8DX from Pedra
do Sal Beach on Grande de Santa Isabel Island
    Â
     between December 26-30th. Activity will b
e on all the HF bands
        Â
 using SSB. QSL via PT7CG.
K9W WAKE ATOLL PRESS RELEASE #7 (D
ated December 9th): "The Wake Atoll
Commemorative Team wants to thank the
DX community for the outstanding
response to 'The Forgotten 98 Commemora
tive DXpedition'. Also, we need
to express our gratitude to our hosts on
Wake, the United States Air
Force. Our DXpedition was warmly welcomed and
their support was invaluable.
 The final QSO percentage per contin
ent are Asia 32.3%, Europe 26.9%,
NA 35.3%, OC 3.1%, SA 1.8% and AF 0.6%.
The Team is extremely pleased to
have distributed the QSOs to much neede
d parts of the world, especially
EU which has the most difficult path to
Wake Island. There were 53,765 CW,
38700 SSB and 7562 Digital QSOs.
Â
The Team has uploaded all 100,000 plus QSOs into ClubLog and the
prin
ted QSLs are in transit to the QSL Manager, Joe, AA4NN. Most, if
not all,
corrections have been made to the Clublog upload. Please use
<info@wake2
013.org> for possible problems with the ClubLog upload.
 As mention
ed on our website, the use of OQRS is highly recommended.
It is an effici
ent and faster method for returning your QSL.
    Â
           Â
  <http://wake2013.org/pages/qsl.html>
 Please support o
ur Sponsors and the various worldwide DX Foundations
and local clubs. Tho
se contributions, as well as, your individual donations
provided the nece
ssary funding for this extremely expensive DXpedition.
Without this unwav
ering assistance, Wake Island would still be high on
the 'Most Wanted Lis
t'. All of us in the DX community owe them (and
you) a hearty round
of applause!
Happy Holidays to all! -- 73, Lou N2TU and the Wake 2013 Co
mmemorative Team"
OOPPPSSS DEPARTMENT. Last week under the "RI20, SOUT
H SHETLAND ISLANDS",
we forgot to mention that the details and the Russia
n translation was
provided by Will, WC6DX.
PJ4, BONAIRE. Steve (ex-9
M6DXX and 9M8Z. Also G4JVG and KH0UN) informed
OPDX this past week: "Afte
r moving to Bonaire just over 3 weeks ago, I
finally received my licence
today [December 9th]. My new call is PJ4DX.
I'm QRV using an FT-950 and a
low Spiderbeam, plus a 40m quarter-wave
vertical with elevated radials.
All equipment is kindly loaned by Peter,
PJ4NX, until my own equipment ar
rives from Malaysia early in 2014. Future
plans are for higher power, a h
igher beam and an 80m antenna. QSL infor-
mation is via Tim, M0URX, OQRS
(preferred), direct, or via the RSGB
Bureau. Logs will also be uploaded t
o LoTW and ClubLog on a regular basis."
PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS. Nao, JN
1RVS, will be active as PJ5/K6NAO between
December 22-29th. Activity will
be on 40-10 meters using CW, RTTy and
PSK. QSL via the OQRS (ClubLog) or
JA1HGY.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (December 16-22nd)....
 De
c/16th AN     Dec/19th AN  Â
  Dec/21st AN
 Dec/17th AN   Â
 Dec/20th AN     Dec/22nd AN
 Dec/18th AN
  SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNET
IC REFERENCE
  ÿÿÿÿÿ
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ0AÂ Â Â NORMALITY
            Â
 GEOMAG      K Values Â
 Alpha
  -----------------    Â
  ------      -------- Â
 ------
  AN - Above Normal  Â
   Quiet       Kÿ1
      0-7
  HN - High Nor
mal       Unsettled   K
ÿ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8-15
  LN
 - Low Normal        Active
      Kÿ     Â
  16-29
  BN - Below Normal  Â
   Minor Storm Kÿ    Â
   30-49
  DIS - Disturbed  Â
      Major Storm Kÿ  Â
     50-99
  VRY DIS - Very Distu
rbed Severe Storm Kÿ9Â Â Â Â Â Â 100-400
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (De
cember 15th)
 -----------------------------------------------------
---------------------
 3Z20SOT via SP1PEA   Â
   EG3SBD via EA3URS      Â
PH9HB/AM via PH9HB (d)
 3Z3ZIMA via SP3SBY   Â
   EH5RE via EB5AQB     Â
  RT110RAEM via UA6YW    Â
 4X
/OG1G via R3ARÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â IQ9UI
via IT9CHUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â S51ZZ via S54G (
d/B)
 6W/AA1AC via AA1AC      Â
IV3/YO8CNA via YO8CNAÂ Â Â SN110RAEM via SP9HTY
 8P9IU
via KI1UÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
IY0CXII via IQ0RMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â SN20SOT via SP
1RKT
 A6/PH9HB via PH9HB (d)   ON4YOTA via ON9CFG
      TT8ES via IK3GES
 C91B via ZS5
J (d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â OO7R via ON6OMÂ
         UP110RAEM via RW6HS
(d)
 C91J via ZS5J (d)       Â
OP2A via ON5CDÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
XW0YJY via E21EIC
 CE1/AL4Q via DJ8QP   Â
   OQ4B via ON4BHQ      Â
  YN5Z via K7ZO
 CT8/DF9WB via DF9WB  Â
   P40GH via WA2TTI     Â
  YO0YOTA via ON9CFG
 E6RQ via VK4FI  Â
        PA14HNY via PA1AW Â
     ZS9MADIBA via (ZS-B/L)
 E720IARU
via E71AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PB14HNY via PA1AW
   (e) eQSL only (d) direct only  (B) B
ureau only (L) LoTW only
 IRCS ABOUT TO EXPIRE (Reminder/A
DVICE). Jess, KR4OJ, informs OPDX
 readers: "As most everyone knows
, IRCs purchased after Jan 2009, are
 due to expire on Dec 31, 2013
.. I had several & went to my local post
 office to cash them in. Of
course, they had no idea what an IRC was,
 and had never heard of
them. After some phone calls, they finally
 acknowledged them, but
DID NOT want to redeem them for full value.
 To save yourself some
time & to get the full current value of your
 IRCs, in the USA, ($1
..10) go to the following USPS bulletin, print
 and carry it with yo
u. You can get $$$, however I just swapped mine
 for the new 'Unive
rsal' Forever Stamp."
        ht
tp://pe.usps.com/text/imm/immc3_020.htm#ep392074
 K2QXI/KH0 via
JJ2QXI. Mack, JJ2QXI, states he will accept SASE/SAE +
 sufficient
postage/IRC/GSs, and Bureau request via E-mail. For details,
 pleas
e see K2QXI on the QRZ.com.
 ZS2DL QSL CHANGE. As of January 1,
2014, QSL Manager Buzz, NI5DX, will
 no longer be assisting ZS2DL a
s his manager. Donovan has decided that
 he will handle his own QSL
ing. Buzz will continue to answer any QSL
 requests for contacts pr
ior to January 1, 2014, until March 1st. At
 that time, ALL request
s for a ZS2DL card must go direct to ZS2DL. All
 Bureau cards must
go to ZS2DL as NI5DX will no longer reply to Bureau
 cards after Ja
nuary 1st.
 QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3DA0ET, 5J0R, 8P5A, 9A4WY, 9J
3A, CE7FKG, CN8KD,
 CR3E, CT1IUK, D3AA, DH7LF, DL6KVA, DM5TI, DR1D,
EA7ST, EA7TG, EA8/RW3DO,
 EB2AM, ES9C, FY5KE, H44IND, HC2IOH, HK4S
AN, J73A, JA2BDR, JA5IU, JH5RXS,
 JJ0NCC, JJ1KZZ, KL7KY, KL7RA, LA7
HJA, LX7I, LZ1520YYD, OC4CW, OE2XEL,
 OK1JMJ, OX3XR, PA0LOU, PJ2/K2
PLF, PJ6/N7QT, PJ7W, PP1CZ, PY6KW, R7NK,
 S51YI, UU2JQ, VA7AM, VE2E
BK, VK2GWK, VP9I, VU7AG, VY2SS, XE2S, XR0ZR,
 ZC4LI, ZD8O, ZF1A, ZM
90DX, ZS6RJ and ZS8C
 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5A1AL, 5H3EE, GN4F
OC, GT4FOC, JA7SGV/6V, KG4HF,
 TO2TT, TU5XV and VK0GB
 Q
SLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!
SOUTHEAST & ASIA
N TOUR. Vincent, F4BKV, will be visiting some Southeast
Asian countries u
ntil December 22nd. Activity will be very limited on
this trip. His tenta
tive scheduled is as follows:
  December   14t
h - Singapore (AS-109); callsign probably 9V/F4BKV
  December
17-18th - Brunei (OC-088); callsign probably V8/F4BKV
  Decemb
er 20-22nd - Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia; callsign
Â
            Â
       probably 9M6/F4BKV
QSL via
his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. He does have a log
search and
OQRS at:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
   http://www.f4bkv.net/
SV/A, MT. ATHOS. "The Daily D
X" is reporting that Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/A,
the only active station from
Mount Athos, has lost all of his antennas
during a big wind storm last we
ek. Apollo does not know when he will
have the time to get something back
up in the air. The SteppIR crashed
into the garden. SV2ASP is currently
in Corinth, Greece, for the olive
harvest.
TM70, FRANCE (Special Eve
nt). Look for special event station TM70BBC to
be active between June 3-1
3th. The special callsign is to commemorate the
70th anniversary of the l
anding of allies forces in Normandy. See QRZ.com
for more details and QSL
info. QSL Manager is F5UOW.
TO22, GUADELOUPE. Gildas, F6HMQ, will onc
e again be active as TO22C from
Guadeloupe between February 20th and Marc
h 6th. Activity will be on all
bands, plus an entry in the ARRL Internati
onal DX SSB Contest (March
1-2nd). QSL via F6HMQ.
XU, CAMBODIA. Pat,
N2IEN, informs OPDX that he will be active as XU7AEV
between now and Dec
ember 21st. Activity will be holiday style and should
be mostly CW on 40-
10 meters. He is using an IC-7000 and a Buddipole in
a vertical configura
tion. Pat mentioned on Friday that he tried calling
CQ on 10.105 MHz, but
the band seems completely dead. QSL via his home
callsign; SASE preferre
d. He will also attempt to upload log to LoTW.
XU7, CAMBODIA. Alex, M6
CFW, will once again be active as XU7AEU from
Phnom Penh between January
9-14th. He states, "I'll be taking some antennas
for different bands and
will try for some phone contacts as well as my
normal PSK working - sorry
I still haven't learnt CW to a good enough
standard. This time I'll be t
aking a Yaesu FT-897D with me as my trusty
Icom probably won't survive an
other flight (thanks Emirates). I'll try
to operate for several hours eac
h evening (UTC+7), and maybe a few hours
to suit North & South America."
If like last time, Alex will post his log
to eQSL immediately, Clublog at
the end of the trip and LoTW. QSL cards
are available direct via his hom
e callsign of M6CFW in England, along
with a self addressed envelope and
2 euro or 2 USDs or a valid IRC. If
you are in the UK you can just send a
n SASE. CARDS WILL NOT BE SENT VIA
THE BUREAU.
YJ, VANUATA. Operator
s Bill/N7OU and Rocky/NE7D will be active from Port
Vila, Vanuatu, betwee
n February 11-25th (2014). Callsigns to be announced.
Activity will be on
160-10 meters using CW. They will be using verticals
on a north-facing s
hore and 500w amps. They will also be a Multi-Single
entry in the ARRL In
ternational DX CW Contest (February 15-16th). QSL
via their home callsign
s. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW as soon as they
return to the USA.
ZS9, SOUTH AFRICA (Special callsign to celebrate President Nelson Mandala's
legacy). The SARL will be operating special event stations from around
South Africa using the callsign ZS9MADIBA. Members of the SARL are invit
ed
to apply for time slots to operate ZS9MIDIBA from their own shacks. QS
Ling
is via the Bureau or by sending your QSL to: SARL, P.O. Box 1721, St
rubens-
vallei 1735, South Africa. You may also use Logbook of the World
(LoTW).
To receive the special QSL card by mail, include 1 USDs for posta
ge.
 ZS9MADIBA is the South African Radio League Special Event Stat
ion
commemorating the life and recent passing of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandel
a,
elder statesman and first democratically-elected President of the Repu
blic
of South Africa. Affectionately referred to as "Madiba", he became o
ne
of the most recognized leaders in the world and was instrumental in th
e
peaceful transition of South Africa from minority rule to a constitutio
nal
democracy. South Africans join the people of the world in mourning hi
s
passing and celebrating his legacy. For more details and the operating
schedule, visit:Â Â Â http://www.amateurradio.org.za/zs9mad
iba.htm
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>From: Tim Duffy >
Subject: Contest University USA 2014 Sche
dule
2014 will be a GREAT year for Contest University (CTU)!
In t
he USA for the first time - there will be TWO different Contest
Universit
y all day sessions during 2014. There will be NO overlap or repeat
papers
given between these TWO CTU events. Each CTU will have unique and
update
d presentations - so it is best to attend BOTH CTU's in 2014 so you do
no
t miss anything!
The first USA CTU will be the Dayton Contest Universi
ty on Thursday May 15,
2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. This is the day be
fore the Dayton Hamvention
opens. There will be over 20 presentations (al
l new) by top contesters and
station builders. With four classrooms runni
ng most of the jam packed day.
CTU Dayton registration will open up soon
(during the next two weeks). Space
at CTU USA Dayton will be limited - an
d Crowne Plaza hotel rooms are already
fully booked.
Check the offi
cial CTU website for registration and updated information:
http://contest
university.com/
Please take a look at the VIDEOS section for highlight
s from the USA CTU
2013 sessions.
The second USA CTU will be held at
the historic 2014 ARRL National
Centennial Convention in Hartford, CT on
July 17, 2014.
The CTU Centennial will be an all day event with six C
TU presentations in
one class room. Again, the ARRL CTU will have six NEW
presentations that are
not the same as the CTU Dayton event.
You ca
n learn more about the ARRL Centennial event here:
http://www.arrl.org/fi
les/file/Centennial%202014/QST_Nov_Centennial_Ad.pdf
Registration for
the ARRL Centennial CTU will be handled through the ARRL.
Please forwa
rd this CTU update email to your contest clubs.
CU at TWO USA CTU's in 20
14!
73,
Tim K3LR
Contest University Chairman
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-ÿ-ÿ-ÿÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ--ÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ-ÿ0ATedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw at b
arf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw at arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bul
letin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Oh
io DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Rad
io Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of
the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)