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   From: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org   
      
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   Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 646   
      
   The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster   
   DX Bulletin No. 646   
   BID: $OPDX.646   
   February 2, 2004   
   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, ARRL DX Bulletin, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, AI2Q, K2PF,   
   W2NDP, NG3K, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4SV, N4AA & QRZ DX, W5UE, KI6T,   
   W6SJ, K7BV, K7RE, K7YMA, K8YSE, WE9V, CE6TBN, DL1EK & The DX News Letter,   
   DK7PE, DL7AFS, DU9/N0NM, EA7FTR, F5CWU & La Gazette du DX, F5NQL & UFT,   
   G3OAG, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JI6KVR & JA-IOTA Islands News, OZ8ABE,   
   PY8AZT, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE3EXY and ZP6CW for the following DX information.   
      
   DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the   
   week of Sunday, 25th/January, through Sunday, 1st/February there were 223   
   countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,   
   4J, 4L, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y,   
   7Q, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9U, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3,   
   A4, A6, A7, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,   
   CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,   
   EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,   
   GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,   
   I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/m, 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, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV,   
   T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK,   
   UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8,   
   VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS,   
   YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS   
      
   * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As   
     always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).   
      
   4S7, SRI LANKA. "OOPPSS! It is my fault!", states Rudi, DK7PE. Members   
   from Lufthansa Amateur Radio Club(LARC) will be here from February 3-8th   
   (not March as first announced). So, look for the team to be active this   
   week on all bands on SSB and CW. Operators will be Frank/DJ3FK, Bernd/DK7TF,   
   Karl/DL4FP and Rudi/DK7PE. If possible, Rudi, DK7PE, will try some 160m,   
   depending on the antenna's possibilities. Rudi tells OPDX that callsigns   
   are not known yet, but they should be: DK7PE (4S7PEG), DK7TF (4S7DLG),   
   DL4FP (4S7**G not known) and DJ3FK (4S7**G not known).   
      
   7Q, MALAWI (Update to OPDX.644). Steve, G4EDG, has joined the team of   
   operators going to Malawi to be active between April 18th and May 1st.   
      
   9M2 & 9M6, EAST AND WEST MALAYSIA. Rich, PA0RRS, will be active as   
   9M2/homecall, from Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia, February 6-9th. He will   
   then be active as 9M6/homecall from Keningau, East Malaysia, February   
   9-20th. Rich will also activate a West Malaysia IOTA between February   
   20th and March 2nd. Look for him to sign 9M2/homecall from Penang Island   
   (AS-015). QSL via his home callsign, direct or via the bureau.   
      
   9Y, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. Chad, WE9V, will be active as 9Y4/WE9V from Tobago   
   Island (SA-009) from February 29th to March 10th. He plans on operating on   
   all HF bands on CW, SSB and RTTY. He will participate as Single-Op/All   
   Band/High Power entry in the ARRL DX SSB Contest using the station's call,   
   9Y4ZC. QSL 9Y4/WE9V and 9Y4ZC (ONLY ARRL DX SSB Contest 2004) to WE9V.   
      
   C6, BAHAMAS. Ivars, KC4PX, will again be active as C6APX in the Bahamas   
   (FL15, IOTA NA-001). Activity will consist of 40, 20, 17, 15 and 6 meters   
   from February 7-13th. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   C6, BAHAMAS. Randy, W6SJ, will be active as C6AWS in the ARRL CW DX Contest   
   (February 21-22nd) as a Single-Op/All Band/Low Power entry. Between February   
   17-21st he will operate as C6A/W6SJ, with an emphasis on the WARC Bands.   
   He will be active primarily on CW. QSL via his home callsign.   
      
   C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Brian/K7RE, Bob/N4BP, Kevin/K4PG and possibly other   
   stateside hams will be journeying to Freeport in the Bahamas to do about a   
   6 day operation prior to, and including the ARRL International DX CW Contest   
   in mid-February. They will arrive and be setting up on Tuesday, February   
   17th, and will probably be on the air that late afternoon up until the   
   contest begins, the weekend of February 21st. Brian, K7RE, will sign   
   C6ALK and plans to operate as much 30 meters CW as possible before the   
   contest. When 30m isn't open, he will be on the highest WARC band that is   
   open and not being used by one of the other 2 stations in their shack.   
   Look for Bob, N4BP, to sign C6AKQ and be active on RTTY on the WARC bands,   
   and the regular bands if he runs out of QSOs on the WARC segments. He will   
   also do some WARC band CW. Kevin, K4PG, will be signing C6APG and will not   
   be at the site very long, but he should be an easy catch on 10 meters   
   during the contest, possibly he will be doing some CW prior to the contest   
   on the WARC bands. PLEASE NOTE: Preference will be given to stations   
   OUTSIDE the U.S. mainland PRIOR to the contest, as they wish to work ONLY   
   U.S. stations during the contest itself. During the contest, they plan to   
   operate in the following categories:   
      C6ALK - Brian/K7RE, Single-Band 160m. The 160m antenna will be a   
              dipole  at 125 feet.   
      C6AKQ - Bob/N4BP, Single-Band 80m. The 80m antenna will be a dipole   
              at  65 feet.   
      C6APG - Kevin/K4PG, Single-Band 10m. The 10m antenna will be a 3   
              element monoband yagi at 50 feet.   
   They will be running the maximum allowable power in the Bahamas that is   
   allowed for the most part in the contest, but will play with QRP before   
   the contest if conditions allow. Radios will include the Elecraft K-2.   
   QSL direct or via Bureau to their home callsign, BUT PLEASE PLEASE send   
   an SASE or equivalent. Their home addresses are current on the QRZ.COM   
   Web site, as well as their C6A callsigns.   
      
   DU9, PHILIPPINES. Jon, DU9/N0NM, from Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines,   
   reports that he is on regularly on 160 meters once again. Look for him   
   to show up on 1828.3 during the U.S. East Coast sunrise and his own   
   sunrise. He states the noise is still high and has worked many EU dupes.   
   QSL via W4DR.   
      
   DXCC NEWS..............   
      Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, wants to remind everyone that the   
      deadline to be shown in the next DXCC Honor Roll list is March 31,   
      2004. Submissions must be postmarked March 31, 2004, for your submission   
      
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