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   Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 871   
      
   The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster   
   DX Bulletin No. 871   
   BID: $OPDX.871   
   August 18, 2008   
   Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW   
   Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)   
      
   Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX   
   Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet   
   Clusters Network, The ARRL Letter, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, NG3K, W3UR &   
   The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K5XK, K8YSE, W0MM, DX-IS News Site, Pete's-   
   DX-Newsdesk, 9A6AA, DK2WV, DK8JB, DL7MAE & The DX News Letter, EC7DND,   
   F5NQL & UFT, F5OGL, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I1HYW, JI6KVR & IOTA-JA   
   News, LA5YJ, RASE Dx, RSGB IOTA Web Site, TA3YJ, VA3RJ & ICPO and YO2DFA   
   for the following DX information.   
      
   *** SPECIAL NOTES FROM EDITOR (by Tedd/KB8NW): Major failure to my BARF80   
       Linux system happend this past week and items for the bulletin were   
       lost. If you had an announcement that did not make it to print, PLEASE   
       resend it. Current status of BARF80 is DEAD. However, thanks to my ISP   
       (hamnet.org) I am still able to retrieve my mail and send the bulletin   
       out (until a new Linux system can be found or put together). Hopefully,   
       things will get back to normal soon.   
         Lastly, OPDX's Chief Proof-Reader, Linda my wife, will be going   
       under the knife Monday to have her gall bladder removed. Please say   
       a small prayer for her and hope for no complications during her   
       procedure. I do not know what I would do without her. Get well   
       messages can be sent after Monday at:      lmsm54@hotmail.com   
      
   DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the   
   week of Sunday, 10th/August, through Sunday, 17th/August there were 208   
   countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L,   
   4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G,   
   9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,   
   C3, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s,   
   E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG,   
   FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,   
   HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY,   
   K, KG4, 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, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S2, S5, S7, SM,   
   SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY,   
   UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VQ9,   
   VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA,   
   ZB, ZC4, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS   
      
   * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or   
     more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work   
     First Worry Later" (WFWL).   
      
   5Z, KENYA. Valery, RW1AU, is now active as 5Z4/RW1AU from the 5Z4RS club   
   station in Nairobi for the next several months. He is there on work   
   assignment so his activity will be limited to his spare time. Activity   
   this past week has been on 20 meters SSB. He is expected to operate CW   
   once he finds a keyer. QSL via K5XK: Ron Evans, 2 Pembroke Drive,   
   Bella Vista, AR 72715-8823.   
      
   9L, SIERRA LEONE. Dr. Karl-Heinz Ilg, DK2WV, will once again be active   
   from here this time with a team of operators. Karl informs OPDX that in   
   June this year, during his stay in Sierra Leone, he not only operated as   
   9L0W, but had the honor of speaking to the President of the University   
   of Freetown. He was asked if he (and others) could conduct a course in   
   Amateur Radio. In October and November this year Karl and his team will   
   volunteer to help in the planning of the technical promotion and conduct   
   training courses for those who are interested in Amateur Radio. Further-   
   more, Karl will also present the university with materials and radio   
   equipment. All training and activity is plannned to take place in the   
   time frame of October 21st to November 11th, 2008. They expect to operate   
   during this time under the same callsign, 9L0W. The German participants   
   mentioned are Roland/DJ4LK, Franz/DJ9ZB, Karl/DK2WV, Hans/DL1YFF and   
   one 9L1 national. All participants have a solid background of several   
   successful DXpeditions. Activity will be on 160-6 meters. They are   
   planning to operate with up to 3 stations, with amplifiers and different   
   antennas. The antennas are Spiderbeams and for the low-bands phased   
   arrays, K9AY loops and/or beverages are planned as low-band receiving   
   antennas. QSL via DK2WV, direct (SASE w/sufficient funds to cover the   
   postage) or by the bureau. E-mail requests will be sent via bureau,   
   including those arrived without adequate funds. The 9L0W team is looking   
   for sponsors to help cover the high costs of nearly 14,000 USDs for this   
   operation in addition to the air fares of the participants. They are   
   depending on donations from DX organizations. If you have any questions,   
   please send them via E-mail to:             k.ilg@arcor.de   
      
   BT1, CHINA (Special Event Stations Still Active!). The five special event   
   stations continue to be active during the 2008 Beijing Olympics through   
   September 17th. Each of the five different callsigns represent one of the   
   5 Olympic Games ring symbols: BT1OB for Beibei (blue), BT1OJ for Jingjing   
   (black), BT1OH for Huanhuan (red), BT1OY for Yingying (yellow) and BT1ON   
   for Nini (green). Activity will be on 160-10 meters using SSB, CW, and   
   RTTY. The contacts can be used to apply for a "Beijing Olympics Award".   
   Also look for operations on SSTV, PSK, the satellites, EME, and possibly   
   other modes. Contacts using these modes will not be valid for the award.   
   The QSL Manager for these special event stations is BA4EG, by the Bureau or   
   direct. QSL cards will be sent out starting October 2008. A Web site is   
   now active with news updates, station setup, logs, award info and QSL   
   status, at                   http://www.bj2008ses.com.cn   
      
   DXCC NEWS (DXCC YEARBOOK). The ARRL Letter reports: "DXCC Yearbook Includes   
   Corrected DXCC Honor Roll: According to DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L,   
   the 2007 Honor Roll list published in the August 2008 issue of QST was   
   inadvertently produced from a 'corrupted report feature' in the DXCC   
   software. 'Since the DXCC Honor Roll report is too large for a line-by-line   
   review, random samplings [of the list] were checked and many [listings]   
   were found to be okay,' Moore said. 'It was not until the complete report   
   was published that we found the report had more errors than originally   
      
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