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The OZ 50 MHz DX Bulletin #01-007
Edited by OZ6OM / OZ7M, O. Bjoern "Matt" Madsen
Telephone; + 45 2066 7388 or + 45 6591 7189
AX25; OZ6OM@OZ5BBS.FYN.DNK.EU
http://www.qsl.net/oz6om/
DX calendar, 18 Feb. - 24 Feb.
Call Period Operator QSL Remarks
A35BQ Feb05. - Feb27. I6BQI @ I6BQI
A35BQ Mar14. - Mar16. I6BQI @ I6BQI
C56/DL2OE Feb20. - Mar04. DL2OE @ DL2OE
C56/DL7CM Feb20. - Mar04. DL7CM @ DL2OE
C93AN Mar17. - Apr25. C93AN & JA team
C93/JG6BKB Mar17. - Apr25. JG6BKB @ JG6BKB
C93/JA6SJN Mar17. - Apr25. JA6SJN @ JG6BKB
C93/JJ6VOV Mar17. - Apr25. JJ6VOV @ JG6BKB
C93/JR6XIW Mar17. - Apr25. JR6XIW @ JG6BKB
CE0Y Mar29. - Apr09. W7XU & N0QJM
CE0Z.. Mar28. - Apr02. XE2EED,N6XQ,N6CA
CN2DX Jul26. - Aug18. CN2DX/HB9HLM @ HB9HLM
D68C Feb08. - Feb28. Int. team @ G3SWH
EM1HO/? Feb. - EM1HO @ I2JPA Antarc.
FG/F1CNH Mar04. - Mar12. F1CNH
FO0SIX Mar18. - FO3BM
JW.. May31. - Jun10. JW3OHA a.o.
KH9/AC4G Feb09. - Feb27. AC4G
OA/N6XQ Apr04. - Apr12. N6XQ
OA/XE2EED Apr04. - Apr12. XE2EED
PJ8/AA1M Feb27. - Mar06. AA1M @ AA1M
PJ8/W1HL Feb27. - Mar06. W1HL @ AA1M
PJ8/W1USN Feb27. - Mar06. W1USN @ W1USN
TF/LA6HL Jul12. - Jul31. LA6HL
TY... Aug09. - Aug31. F5CWU,5MOO,5AOV
T32RD Feb11. - Mar04. OK team @ OK1RD
V4... Feb14. - Feb22. Int. team @ VE2VFR
V47CA Apr09. - Apr24. VE3BW
XU... Jul15. - Aug03. DL8KBJ & DL4KQ
YJ0.. Mar17. - Apr07. I6BQI @ I5BQI
ZD7.. Mar19. - Mar25. GW team @ GW0ANA
ZD8.. Mar26. - Mar09. GW team @ GW0ANA
ZF2MU Mar06. - Mar13. K4BI
ZK2BQI Feb28. - Mar13. I6BQI @ I6BQI
ZK2GEO Mar18. - Apr06. DL1EMH @ DL1EMH
3B6RF May05. - May18. Int. team
3D2.. Feb22. - Mar02. Balkan team
3D2AD Mar01. - Mar06. 3D2AD, YT1AD
3D2AU Mar01. - Mar06. 3D2AD, Z32AU
3Y0C Dec16. - Mar16. N4BQW
5U.. Feb27. - Mar12 I team @ I2YSB
6Y8A Feb26. - Mar06. US team @ WA4WTG
8Q7BZ Feb07. - Feb21. OE3YCB
8Q7MZ Feb07. - Feb21. OE3MZC
9M6BAA Mar21. - Apr04. G4MJS @ G4SHF
Contest calendar.
Date Contest Time UT Rules Log entry
24/02 Tarvisium contest. 1/2 13:00 - 16:00 IK3TPP
24/02 Tarvisium contest. 2/2 8:00 - 11:00 IK3TPP
27/02 Nordic activitycontest 17:00 - 21:00 #00-006 OZ5TG
27/02 LY activitycontest 17:00 - 20:59 #99-005 LY2BIL
03-04/03 EDR Nordic 14:00 - 14:00 OZ5TG
27/03 Nordic activitycontest 17:00 - 21:00 #00-006 OZ5TG
27/03 LY activitycontest 17:00 - 20:59 #99-005 LY2BIL
28-29/04 SMIRK contest 23:00 - 04:00
01-06/06 SMIRK contest 23:00 - 03:00
09/06 50 MHz DX Marathon start 00:00 -
08/07 50 MHz DX Marathon ends - 24:00 K6FV
21-22/07 SMIRK contest 23:00 - 04:00
General information.
ConDX. NASA Science News for February 15, 2001: NASA scientists who
monitor the Sun say that our star's awesome magnetic field is flipping
- a sure sign that solar maximum is here. FULL STORY at
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast15feb_1.htm?list137996 Nico
nick@mwu.co.za (QSP de UKSMG ann.)
Egypt, SU. I am monitoring 6m and await my first opening. I am active
now and temporary got the call SU/ZS6WPX. I have applied for SU9DX and
hope to have this soon. I am new at 6m, so sugestions and hints would
be appreciated. www.zs6wpx.s5.com Andre SU/ZS6WPX vanwyk@starnet.com.eg
(QSP de UKSMG ann.)
Wallis Island, FW. FW5ZL It has been reported that this station is
operational on 6M with 100 watts and a 4 el yagi. He said he has heard
VK stations. Info courtesy of JH0HQP. (QSP de SMIRK)
Brunei, V85. I wish to announce that the proposed visit to Brunei and
a possible 50MHz operation starting April 12th 2001 has been cancelled.
The reason being that there are no "discounted" seats available between
Sydney and Brisbane on the departure day connecting with the Royal
Brunei Airlines flight from Brisbane to Brunei. The Easter holiday
period is a bad time to travel on the Australian domestic network, as
you can see, discounted seats are already "sold-out". Sorry people,
but that's life, my budget doesn't extend to the purchase of full price
economy seats I'm afraid. 73 de Jack vk2gjh@usa.net (QSP de UKSMG ann.)
Guinea, 3C. Goodbye 3C5!! It sounds like my stay here is rapidly coming
to a close as I am accepting a transfer back to Houston in April. Six
metre operation from here is something I will never forget - it has
been an eye-opener to see how often the band is open to the north
during the day. 3C is not a magic spot for six metres, with less than
3000 qsos in the 3 years of operation here. But it is rare. And it is
rare on 6m for a good reason... with local TV on 48.250 (video), there
is no way there should be any operation during TV hours. Also, the
quantity of hash from the TV makes reception almost impossible without
a noise canceller unit ANC-4. I will be operational for the next 3
weeks or so, and will be qrv as much as possible. I'm not sure of the
exact date i will shutdown but will post it as soon as I know. 73's
Alan 3C5I kb2wf@hotmail.com (QSP de UKSMG ann.)
Jamaica, 6Y. (Update/High Schooling For DXing). The DXpedition Univer-
sity (DXU), the first of its kind to provide a training ground for
energetic radio amateurs wanting to learn the foundational methods and
tactics of DXpeditioning, is getting ready to hit the DXpedition trail.
The group will be active from February 26th to March 6th signing 6Y8A
or homecall/6Y5. Activity will be on all bands from 160-6 meters, most-
ly on SSB and CW though some PSK31 is possible. In addition to normal
operations, the group will enter the ARRL DX SSB Contest with a Multi-2
entry. Operators will be Klein/WT6G, Mike/WA6O, David/K0COP, Tim/W6NS,
Walter/N6XG, and Kenny/K2KW. QSL 6Y8A via WA4WTG, others via homecall.
The group will have 4 stations with KW amplifiers on 160-6m, and use
Force 12 vertical arrays for 160-6m. The DXU ops are learning the
skills to run them with the best, so give them a call to help them
improve their pileup skills! Questions go to Kenny, K2KW at:
k2kw@prodigy.net Also visit the following Web page for more info at:
http://www.k2kw.com There are 2 slots available if anyone wants to
join the group. (QSP de OPDX #498)
Easter Isl., CE0. Several sources report to look for Arliss/W7XU and
Holly/N0QJM to become active from here March 29th-April 9th. Repor-
tedly, they will maninly concentrate on 6 meters. (QSP de OPDX #498)
San Ambrosio Isl., CE0X. (Bad News!). Early last week the team going
here announced that they received some good news. The SUBTEL authorized
the DXpedition to use the callsign CE0XT (their first choice) instead
of CE0ZT. HOWEVER, on Saturday, pilot station Dr. Bill, K6GNX, reported
"The team regrets to report that due to circumstances beyond their con-
trol regarding the boat transportation from Valparaiso to San Ambrosia
the DXpedition must be canceled. Everyone is safe and well but very
disappointed and they are returning home as soon as possible."
(QSP de OPDX #498)
Luxembourg, LX. Beacon LX0SIX. The LX0SIX beacon is back on 50.023.0
MHz. Please reports to LX1JX. (QSP de SM7AED News)
Monaco, 3A. New regulations. After one month of tests, the Monaco com-
petent authorities open the 6 meters to radiohams. They note that not
any interference to other services was caused by 6 meters transmissions
Laura, 3A2MD, will be on the air as soon as she gets the necessary
equipement. hfdx@radioamateur.org (de F5UJK) (QSP de SM7AED News)
Belgium, ON. Kim OZ5IQ QSP's; Power limit raised in ON. Hi all, a bit
info from Belgium (ON4ANT, Johan) We may now use 200 watts in Belgium
(Po). The limmit has been raised from 30 W.
South Africa, ZS. Pieter ZS6PVW, writes; ZS6 6 m repeater QRV again.
Hi. This message is just to let you know that in Pretoria, South Africa
KG34XH we have our 6m repeater QRV again, after a few years that it was
out of order. The input is on 51.150 MHz, and the output 52.750 MHz.
The repeater split is 1.6 MHz. Output power is 25 Watt into a 5/8 Ver-
tical. Hope to have a QSO with you on th‚ SIX repeater ! 73 Pieter
Cayman Isl., ZF. I'll be QRV on 6M again as ZF2MU, March 6 through 13.
No web access from there, so will stop by 28.885 regularly to check for
happenings. 73, Jim, K4BI/ZF2MU n3ahi@ix.netcom.com (QSP de UKSMG ann.)
Malaysia E., 9M6. Will be QRV again from 9M6 March 21st -> April 4th.
QSL details as usual via G4SHF, direct or bureau. If anyone's still
waiting for a card from the March 2000 or October 2000 9M6BAA opera-
tions, drop an email to g4shf@blacksheep.org. All direct and bureau
cards received so far have been answered. Peter G4MJS / 9M6BAA
g4mjs@blacksheep.org (QSP de UKSMG ann.)
St. Kitts Isl., V4. Joe/VE3BW, Bob/K0CCX, Markus/DK5AX, Bruce/W4OV,
Julio/WD4JR and Norm/VE3VFR will be active from St. Kitts Island on
14-22 February (callsigns to be issued upon arrival). They will ope-
rate on 6-160 metres CW and SSB and will participate in the ARRL DX
CW Contest. The QSL route for QSOs made during the contest is via
VE3VFR (Norm Sanger, 2626 Guyatt Rd East Binbrook, Ontario L0R1C0,
Canada). (QSP de 425 #509)
French Polynesia, FO. FO5RA/F5DYD is now QRV for the next two years as
FO5RA from Tahiti, FrenchPolynesia. He has a FT-847 and a 2-element
quad and can be found on 6 meters from at 0700 and 1700Z. You can also
find him near 28470 around 1630Z. (QSP de SMIRK)
Cambodia, XU. A small group of German Amateur Radio operators will
travel to Cambodia (XU) between July 15 and August 3. They plan to be
QRV on 6 through 160 meters CW and SSB. Look for DL8KBJ to do the SSB
and DL4KQ on CW and the low bands. They are looking for other members
to possibly do RTTY or PSK31. The two would also like feedback as to
what bands or modes are needed. Send you requests to DL4KQ@DARC.DE
(QSP de SMIRK)
Juan Fernandez, CE0Z. Jack N6XQ, writes; We are in final planning
stages for the CE0Z Juan Fernandez SIX meter DXpedition. URL
www.ham-radio.com/ce0z/ce0z.html Check there for updates as the end of
March approaches. We will email any last minute changes. On the air 28
March thru 2 April 2001. Roman, XE2EED, Jack N6XQ and Chip, N6CA will
be on Isla Robinson Crusoe, grid FF06 arriving 27 March and departing
early 3 April. We will have 2 stations setup in order to cover all
directions with a good horizon. One station will be in the village of
San Juan Bautista and the other on a nearby hilltop operated part-time
A special callsign has been applied for and will be announced. Equip-
ment will be (2) IC706's, (1)IC551D, solid state 175 Watt amp, 6 el 24
ft yagi, M2 5 el yagi. An end fed Zepp will be used for 28.885. The
primary operating frequency will be 50.102. When pileups are prevalent
we will operate split, listening at 50.140. Changes to this plan will
be posted on the web site. The stateside pilots will be N6RV & KB6NAN.
The group will check in on 28.885 periodically and they will post to
loggers if possible. Dianna will be posting to loggers and clusters.
QSL via: Jack Henry Box 7732, San Diego CA 92167 USA. Check back here
often for updates. The generous contributions of some will enable con-
tacts to be made on 6 after we leave the island. The IC551D has been
donated by Ed, K6ODV and will be given to our Island liaison, Eliazar,
CE0ZIS. M2, SMIRK, and the WSWSS (Western States Weak Signal Society)
have donated the M2 5 element yagi to Eliazar. We have equipment and
reservations. We will be there at the optimal time for the spring 2001
six meter season. 73 Roman, Jack & Chip.
Peru, OA. Jack N6XQ, writes; Peru 6 Meter Expedition. Following the
expedition to CE0Z, Roman, XE2EED, and Jack, N6XQ will be traveling to
Peru. They will operate 6 meters from various locations from 4 April
thru 12 April. A concentrated effort will be made the weekend of 6,7,
and 8 April. They will operate under their own calls portable OA.
Updates to schedule will be posted at www.ham-radio.com/oa/oa.html
While in Lima, they will meet with fellow 6 meter operator Pablo,
OA4DJW. They will give Pablo a 6 meter beacon for Radio Club Peruano,
which Pablo will activate temporarily from his home QTH. The beacon
will run 20 Watts on 50.036 with the call OA4B. QSL to Roman and Jack
to their respective call book addresses.
Ethiopia, ET. A QSP from Sergio IK0FTA says; Claudio IW0BSQ just send
this message from ET3VSC: Please inform all Italian Sixmeters enthu-
siasts that the Beacon ET3VSC on 50.034 is always on (except when I am
spotted on some Packet Cluster in other QRG). The beacon says: VVV
ET3VSC/BEACON KJ99IA PWR 10W/VERT VVV AR Sometimes I am in the shack
makink other things, so I decided to send a different message and that
means that I am ready for a qso. VVV ET3VSC/B KJ99IA 10W/V NW QRV FR
QSO 50115 AR So if the first message is eared means that I'm not in
the shack. If the second message can be eared means that I'm qrv on
50115. and anybody can call me for qso. e-mail is: ET3VSC@WINLINK.ORG
Please do not send e-mail largest than 1/2 page, because I make the
forward by radio via ZS5S (Pactor2) Many thnaks for your kindness.
73, Claudio, ET3VSC
Maritime Mobile. Theo PA3HEN/M0HEN/MM is now on board of his vessel
for a new trip of 3 months. He left yesterday evening Iggesund-SM-JP81
for a trip to Jacobstad-OH-KP24 he try to setup his antenne as soon as
possible. From there it is going to Mantylouto-OH-KP01 then to La
Caruna-EA-IN53 then to Figueira Da Foz-CT-IN50. In the Finnish waters
he is using his OH5HZD/MM call.All info can found on his new Web-page
http://www.qsl.net/pa3hen We the Web-master Rob and me try to update
this page as mutch as possible you can find all actual info under
Actual/MM not everything is working on the moment but we do our best
to fix it. Pse send your suggestions to the Web-master Rob
r.hendrikse@fresconet.nl QSL for PA3HEN-M0HEN-OH5HZD/MM only via
PA3BLS direct or buro. 73,s Erwin PA3BLS
Sao Tome, S9. S92TX is active from Sao Tome-Principe. Tom is mainly on
10, 15, and 20 SSB for now but he expects to be on six soon also. Tom
is on assignment for the Voice of America and will be there for two
years. QSL to W7KNT, who passed along this information. (QSP de SMIRK)
Good QSL ethics !. In a mail from Wolfgang DJ3TF, he mentions "By the
way, last club-meeting, I got the QSLs from 3A2MW, ET3VSC, TR8KPJ
(F6CDK) via bureau, all "exotic" cards for us. Because of contacts in
late autumn 2000, nobody of them could have my bureau-card. So it
seems, they sent it after the QSO. That's really a good example. For
now, best regards, lets hope for better SIX-condx Wolfgang - DJ3TF.
My cadeau to those operators de OZ6OM Matt.
Guadeloupe, FG. Georges F8OP, writes; Christian F1CNH will be in Gua-
deloupe from March 04 to 12. QRV with 100 watts and a 3 elts yagi.
Callsign FG/F1CNH. More infos later. 73 Georges F8OP
Conway Reef, 3D2. Update/Delay. Hrane/YT1AD and Raymundo/YS1RR report
that the Conway Reef DXpedition with 8 operators, 5 Yugoslavians, 2
Macedonian and 1 Salvadorean (YT1AD, YU7AV, YU1NR, YZ7AA, YU1DX, Z32ZM
Z32AU and YS1RR), will be delayed for 3 days. The delay is because
YS1RR's visa for Fiji is still in process in the Fiji Embassy in Wash-
ington DC. Their departure now will be on February 17th, arriving Fiji
on February 19th, and they will leave for Conway Reef on February 20th
They will arrive on the island February 21st later in the afternoon
and hope to start operation on February 22nd at 0800z. and the opera-
tion will last until March 1st, when they will head back to Fiji on
March 2nd. They will operate from March 2-8th from there with the call
signs 3D2AD, 3D2AU, 3D2NR, 3D2RR, 3D2ZM, 3D2AV,3D2AB and 3D2FW. For
more details, check the web page: www.kragujevac.co.yu/3d2
(QSP de OPDX #497) (Shortned bu E.d. OZ6OM)
Malpelo Isl., HK0. Last week (in OPDX.496) we mentioned that Pedro,
HK3JJH, sent a message to your editor in Spanish which I tried my best
to translate. This week I would like to thank both Rick Kissell,
WB9GYT, and Mike Mattes, W2LO, who took the time to translate the
message for me. Basically, I had the details right. Pedro is planning
his next expedition to Malpelo, for which he already has the license.
However, he did ask OPDX who he could contact about getting financial
aid. Pedro states, "For example, the cheapest postage from here
(Colombia) costs more than one American dollar." He receives only 80
American cents for an IRC, etc. He will be on the island for a month
and won't be able to return sooner due to the lack of transportation.
As mentioned last week, he will activate 6-10-12-15-17-20-40-80m SSB,
I will try RTTY. Pedro states, "Of course contributors will be duly
credited on the QSL card, it's also possible that I'll obtain a U.S.
mailing address, to avoid a repeat of past problems with the mails.
(I especially need a 6m rig with antenna, a lap-top, modem for RTTY.)"
If you are interested in helping, let OPDX know and I will forward the
message to Pedro. (QSP de OPDX #497)
Monaco, 3A. From a mail from 3A2MW to Cliff G1IOV: My saturday's ope-
rations in 6 were legally perfect, but the propagation was terrible,
and I could not make any contact. For more details about 50MHz opera-
tions in our country, there will be a press release or an announcement
in the next days. If you need any further information, you can E-mail
the secretary of our Association (the ARM = Association des Radio-
amateurs de Monaco), the ONLY OFFICIAL SOURCE for our Club. His name
is Claude Passet, 3A2LF, his e-mail adress is cpasset@monte-carlo.mc
you can also visit and surf in our Web page: http://www.ifrance.com/ARM
I hope to contact you soon in Six. Best 73's de Franco 3A2MW
(QSP de SM7AED news)
Credits to; SMIRK, OPDX, UKSMG, SM7AED and IK0FTA. Special thanks to
the following for contributions of news to the OZ50MHz DX Bulletin;
OZ5IQ, ZS6PVW, N6XQ, IK0FTA, PA3BLS, DJ3TF & F8OP.
Additional information of DXpeditions, will be appreciated.
Excerpts and distribution of The OZ50MHz DX Bulletin are granted as
long as OZ6OM/OZ7M receive proper credit.
OZ6OM @ OZ5BBS.FYN.DNK.EU 17.02.2001
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