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   From: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org   
      
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   Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 828   
      
   The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster   
   DX Bulletin No. 828   
   BID: $OPDX.828   
   October 15, 2007   
   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, K1XN & GoList, W2CG, K3GV, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX,   
   N4AA & QRZ DX, N5FG, N7OU, W7KFI, K8YSE, W8XGI, WX8C, N0HJZ, DX-IS News   
   Site, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk, 2E1EUB, DK8JB, DL2VFR, DL7MAE & The DX News   
   Letter, EA4ATI, F5NQL & UFT, GM4FDM, HA0HW, HP1AC, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425   
   DX News, IZ5FSA, JI6KVR & IOTA-JA News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, SU1SK, T93Y,   
   VA3RJ & ICPO, VE7UQ and VK4FW for the following DX information.   
      
   DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the   
   week of Sunday, 7th/October, through Sunday, 14th/October there were 227   
   countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,   
   3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y,   
   7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y,   
   A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP,   
   CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL,   
   EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, G, GD,   
   GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP,   
   HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, 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, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S5, S7, SM, SP,   
   ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT,   
   TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L,   
   VK9N, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI,   
   YK, YL, YN, YO, YU,  YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZK2, ZL, ZL7,   
   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).   
      
   2M, SCOTLAND. Paul, 2E1EUB, will be active from northern Scotland between   
   now and October 20th. Activity will be mainly on the satellites using   
   the callsign 2M1EUB/P. QSL via his home callsign 2E1EUB.   
      
   3V8, TUNISIA (JOTA Activity). Look for special event stations 3V8CB and   
   3V8ST to be active October 19-21st. Activity is to celebrate the 10th   
   anniversary of the Tunisia Scouts Amateur Radio Club. Activity will be   
   on all bands, mainly CW and SSB. QSL only via the bureau. "NO DIRECT   
   QSLs" with money/SAE please.   
      
   3Z50, POLAND (SPUTNIK Special Event). On October 4, 1957, at 07:28PM GMT,   
   the Soviet Union successfully launched SPUTNIK I. The world's first   
   man-made artificial satellite. Sputnik I was about the size of a basket-   
   ball, weighed only 84 kilogram, and was a sphere about 0.6 meters in   
   diameter. It took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical   
   path. When Sputnik entered orbit, it opened the Space Age. To commemorate   
   this fact, a special event station 3Z50SPU was established by Roman, SQ2RH.   
   The station will be on the air until the end of October. A special QSL card   
   will be available after the event for all HAMS and SWL who made QSOs/SWLs   
   with a special event station 3Z50SPU. QSL via SQ2RH.   
      
   4N6, MONTENEGRO. Toby, DD5FZ, will be active as 4N6FZ from October 15-27th.   
   He will be a guest operator at the YT6A station and plans to take part in   
   the CQWW DX SSB and the WAG Contests. QSL via DD5FZ, direct or by the   
   bureau is "OK".   
      
   6C60, SYRIA (Reminder). Look for Syrian hams to use the special prefix   
   6C60 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of amateur radio in Syria during   
   the period October 15th to November 15th on all HF bands.   
      
   6W, SENEGAL. Boris, T93Y, reports, "After successfully passing the HAM   
   exam in Senegal, Jovica, T98A (ex.9K2/T94FC, ST0RM, ST2A, T94FC), has   
   received his 6W1SJ license today. As during previous activities, you can   
   expect most of his activities to be on CW, with some SSB and digital   
   modes." Jovica will stay in Senegal for at least two years with great   
   possibilities to activate other West Africa countries. QSL via T93Y:   
   Boris Knezovic, P.O. Box 59, BA-71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.   
   Bureau and E-mail requests are OK (t93y@lol.ba or boris@t93y.com).   
      
   6Y, JAMAICA. Operators David/KY1V, Filipe/CT1ILT, John/W2GB, Robert/W5AJ   
   Manu/LU9ESD and Gerald/W1VE will be active as 6Y1V between October   
   23-30th. QSL via OH3RB.   
      
   9U0A QRT. The 9U0A team went QRT Tuesday, October 9th at 0400z after   
   making some 33,500 QSOs. The team is now back in Germany. They report   
   that the pileups were huge until the end. They also regret that the team   
   couldn't be more active on 160m (and 80m). The team experienced thunder-   
   storms almost every day and this was the worst QRN they have ever heard   
   on any of their DXpeditions which made reception almost impossible. They   
   hope that the operation was able to provide you with a new one.   
   9U0A Band/Mode Breakdown is as follows:   
               CW  SSB RTTY PSK31 SSTV WSJT  Band   
         160m 127    0    0     0    0    0   127   
         80m 1721    0    0     0    0    0  1721   
         40m 2546    0    0     0    0    0  2546   
         30m 2781    0  660     0    0    0  3441   
         20m 4586 3464  970   149    0    0  9169   
         17m 4777 2471  741   200   50    0  8239   
         15m 4161 1081  925     0    0    0  6167   
         12m 1435  117    0     0    0    0  1552   
         10m  475   62    0     0    0    0   537   
         6m     0    0    0     0    0    5     5   
       Mode 22609 7195 3296   349   50    5 33504   
      
     The QSL route is via DL7DF, either by the German QSL Bureau (DARC)   
   or direct to: Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin,   
   Germany. More info, plus an online log as well as updates on their   
   DXpedition will be available via the Web page at:   
                       http://www.dl7df.com/9u/index.html   
      
   A SPECIAL THANKS (Update on VK4FW XYL). Bill Horn, VK4FW, states, "Firstly   
   let me say that we have been overwhelmed with messages regarding my wife   
   so we would like to say a big thanks to all of you. Cheryl has started CHEMO   
   and it has knocked her around which is the NORM from what we gather. She   
   has expressed that I pass on her thanks for all the support received from   
   the greater ham community....... regards to all...."   
   Bill Horner (VK4FW), Horner Transport Services, PO Box 612, Childers, 4660,   
   Australia.   
      
   C5, THE GAMBIA (Reminder/Update). Members of the "Mosquitos Contest Club"   
   (known as OM0C Contest Crew) are expected to be active from here between   
      
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