Eastern Iowa DX Association
Welcome to the
Eastern Iowa DX Association web site! Our club is open to any amateur
radio operator who is interested in DXing and/or contesting. You are
cordially invited to attend club meetings and get aquainted.
We
have many friendly, outgoing members with varied areas of expertise,
who would be delighted to meet you and offer their help as needed.
(Detailed club information is on
the
"About EIDXA" page.)
EIDXA News (Updated June 23, 2019)
EIDXA July 2019 Meeting
The July meeting will be held on Friday, July 19
at our normal meeting
location, the Hall Perrine Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center in
Cedar
Rapids. The doors will
open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. Complete
details,
including
an aerial photo map, may be found on the "Meetings"
page.
April
2019
Eastern Iowa DXer
The April 2019 edition of the Eastern
Iowa DXer
is now available on the "Newsletter"
page. Bob, WØGXA, has as usual put together a great
newsletter, loaded
with
good information. Be sure you
don't miss it!
Buy-Sell-Trade Listings
There are several interesting listings of equipment for sale on the "Buy-Sell-Trade"
page -- take a look!
EIDXA
Email Reflector
The EIDXA email reflector is available for your use. To post to
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The reflector allows you to include photos or other files in your
message.
You may visit the group homepage
here:
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The homepage has a complete archive of all messages exchanged
via the
group.
DX News (Updated June 23, 2019)
DX News
items are courtesy of:
The Ohio/Penn DX
Bulletin
(OPDX)
Tedd
Mirgliotta, KB8NW, Editor (kb8nw@hotmail.com
or kb8nw@arrl.net)
The bulletin is available at http://www.papays.com/opdx.html
This list is a compilation of current
DX operations (or those that start within the current week) from recent
issues of the OPDX bulletin, with the dates of operation highlighted in
red.
The items appear in order of callsign prefix. Hot links are provided
for QSL information wherever possible. Credit for the source is given
at the end of each item.
5X, UGANDA. Anders, SMØHPL, is once again active as 5X7W from Kampala until July 6th. Activity will be limited to his spare time (due to his job) on 20-10 meters (possibly 30m) using CW, JT65 and FT8. QSL via SMØHPL, ClubLog's
OQRS or LoTW.
-[OPDX # 1419 June 24, 2019]
6O, SOMALIA
(Update).
Ali, EP3CQ, is once again active as 6O1OO starting sometime mid-June until the end of July.
Activity will be limited to his spare time because he works for the UN
Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Mogadishu. Operations will
be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/10 meters (mostly on 40/20meters FT8) using SSB
and FT8. Also, effective as of February 11, 2019, the callsign, 6O1OO,
has been accepted for DXCC credit. QSL direct to Ali Solhjoo,
Schnackenburgstr. 3, Berlin 12159, Germany. QSL cards will be replied
to on a bi-monthly basis. IRC's are not accepted. See QRZ.com for
more info and picture of his station. Flash news will be posted via
Twitter: @ep3cq
-[OPDX # 1416 June 3, 2019]
8P, BARBADOS. Charles, 8P6ET, will be active as 8P6ET beginning on June 10th.
Activity will be on 15/17/20/40 meters, propagation permitting, using
CW and SSB. The antennas: Buddipole Vertical and multi-band Inverted V
with 10 watts. Charles, will also be active as 8P1W during the
following contests:
* CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
Low-Power entry.
* CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
Low-Power entry.
QSL 8P6ET and 8P1W via KU9C.
-[OPDX # 1417 June 10, 2019]
9G, GHANA (Reminder). Matteo, IZ4YGS, is now active as 9G5GS from Sanzule, West Takoradi (Western Region), Ghana, until July 2nd.
Matt informed OPDX back in December that he travels to Ghana almost
every month for work reasons. Activity will be limited to his spare
time. He is usually on "almost every evening" on 160-6 meters; Setup
FT-891, small 300w amp and vertical antenna, using mostly FT8 and SSB.
On FT8 (Fox-Hound Mode) the suggested frequencies are: 3567, 7056,
10131 and 14090 kHz. QSL via LoTW, IZ4YGS direct or eQSL.
-[OPDX # 1417 June 10, 2019]
9Y4, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. Karel, OK2ZI, will be active as 9Y4/OK2ZI from Trinidad (SA-011) from June 28th until July 6th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's
OQRS or LoTW (6 month after his expedition). For more details, see: http://www.ok2zi.cz/exped.php
-[OPDX # 1419 June 24, 2019]
BVØ, TAIWAN (Special Event). Look for special event station BVØME to be active from New Taipei City until December 13th.
Activity is to celebrate same-sex marriage in Taiwan which was
legalized on May 24th, 2019, making Taiwan the first nation in Asia to
recognize same-sex marriage. The suffix "ME" stands for Marriage
Equality. Operations will be on FT8 frequencies during the weekdays and
SSB on the HF bands during weekends. QSL via BU2EQ. Paper QSL cards (preferably direct) and eQSLs are welcome.
-[OPDX # 1419 June 24, 2019]
DXCC'S MOST
WANTED (ClubLog).
The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of
May 29th. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 10
entities:
1. P5 DPRK (North
Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas Island
2. 3Y/B Bouvet
Island 7.
KH7K Kure Island
3. FT5/W Crozet
Island 8.
KH3 Johnston Island
4. BS7H Scarborough
Reef 9. FT5/X
Kerguelen Island
5. CEØX San Felix Islands 10.
3Y/P Peter 1 Island
No changes this month. The complete "DXCC Most
Wanted" entities list is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php
-[OPDX # 1416 June 3, 2019]
E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS.
"DX News" reports that Milan, OK1DWC, is
expected back on Rarotonga Island (OC-013) and will be active as
E51DWC. His length
of stay is not known at this time. Activity will be on
160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or ClubLog's
OQRS.
-[OPDX # 1415 May 27, 2019]
EUROPE TOUR (3A, HBØ, Z6).
Mome, Z32ZM, informs OPDX that after the Messe Friedrichshafen 44th
International Amateur Radio Exhibition (June 21-23rd), he plans to be
active as:
HBØ/Z32ZM from Liechtenstein (between June 23-26th);
3A/Z32ZM from Monaco (between June 27-29th) and
Z68MA from Kosovo (between July 1-30th, with a possible extension
into August if 6 meter conditions are good).
He states, "Any support from the International DX Community is welcome." QSL via ClubLog's
OQRS is recommended! Look for additional information to be available soon on: https://www.qrz.com/db/Z32ZM
-[OPDX # 1418 June 17, 2019]
FG, GUADELOUPE. Operators Gildas/F6HMQ and Michel/F6GWV will once again be active as FG/F6HMQ and FG/F6GWV from Guadeloupe between June 14-25th.
Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using "light
equipment". They will probably use the callsign TO1T during some
contests (QSL via F6HMQ). QSL FG/F6GWV and Gildas FG/F6HMQ via their home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
-[OPDX # 1417 June 10, 2019]
FT8 OPERATING
GUIDE.
Gary, ZL2IFB has created an "FT8 Operating Guide" (Version 2.22 as of
June 23, 2019), a
collection of "tips and pragmatic suggestions aimed at making FT8
easier
and more effective to use on the HF bands": http://www.g4ifb.com/
-[KØCF June 23, 2019]
HR, HONDURAS. John, AD8J, will be active as HR9/AD8J from Guanaja from June 22nd until July 6th.
This QTH is IOTA NA-057 and rare grid EK76. Activity will be holiday
style on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW or direct to
his home callsign with SASE.
-[OPDX # 1417 June 10, 2019]
HS, THAILAND
(Update/Special Event).
Champ, E21EIC, updates OPDX on the two special event stations to mark
the Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun (King
Rama X):
HS1ØKING - The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the Royal
Patronage
of H.M. the King (RAST) will activate this special even station
from May 1st until
July 31st. Activity will be on all bands
and all modes including satellite operations.
QSL
via: Radio Amateur Society of Thailand, G.P.O.Box 2008, Bangkok 10501,
Thailand. All QSOs/QSL Card will send automatically via the Bureau. (No
need to send QSL requests).
-[OPDX # 1413 May 6, 2019]
JW, SVALBARD.
Erling, LB2PG, will be active as JW/LB2PG from
Bear Island (EU-027) starting sometime
in June, but plans to stay until November 2019.
Activity will be on 80-20 meters using SSB with a FT-990 and 1KW amp
into multi-band dipole antenna. QSL via LB2PG by the
Bureau.
-[OPDX # 1415 May 27, 2019]
PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS ISLAND (Reminder). David, W9DR, will be active as PJ5/W9DR from Sint Eustatius Island (NA-145, WW Loc. FK87ml) from June 25th until July 2nd. Activity will be on 6 meters only using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via W9DR direct.
-[OPDX # 1418 June 17, 2019]
SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS
(Will It Be Silent?). Last week OPDX was asked if Mount Athos will be
silent. To start, when Kostas Stamatis, SV1DPI, reported the passing of
Monk Apollo, SV2ASP/SK, he stated on his Facebook page that "there are
more monks who are radio amateurs in Mount Athos", but Monk Apollo "was
the only one on the air from Mount Athos, working DX." Kostas also
stated, "Ham radio will find another operator sooner or later from
Mount Athos (according my info, Monastery of Docheiariou will take care
so another monk will become a radio amateur soon and get Monk Apollo's
place and duties)." An interesting thing showed up this past week, your
editor received his July issue of QST, and on page 80, it mentions that
"Mount Athos will not go dark." Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, who is located
and lives at the Koutloumousiou Monastery is another operator. If you
go to his QRZ.com page, it states, "I became Radio Amateur in 2015
after been trained by the DX Plus Hellenic Radio Amateur Team and
George, SV1RP, who is member of the Team. I took and passed exams in
the Ministry of Telecommunication. I am member of DX Plus Hellenic
Radio Amateur Team and the only one member of RAAG in Mount Athos.
Because my main QTH is Koutloumousiou Holy Monastery and I am permanent
resident in Mt. Athos, I do not use "/A" when I operate because as
everybody knows," /A" means Alternative location of the station." There
are pictures of Monk Iakovos on the QRZ.com page. He operates CW, SSB
and has been in contests. He reportedly has an IC-735 and a 40-meter
vertical. Currently, there have not been any cluster spots reported,
but you may want to keep an eye out for some. His QSL Manager is SV1RP. Here is his QSL card: http://tinyurl.com/y59ubzuz
-[OPDX # 1419 June 24, 2019]
T2, TUVALU. Antoine, 3D2AG, will be active as T2AR from Funafuti Island (OC-015) from June 27th until July 6th.
Activity will be focused on the low bands (including 160m) and other
various HF bands including 6/2m using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL
via 3D2AG
(PayPal). Only paper logs will be used. NO LoTW or eQSL please.
Digimode QSOs will be uploaded to QRZ.com after the expedition. Watch
QRZ.com for updates. ADDED NOTE: This operation will be in
collaboration with John, KK7L, who will activate the T2R Club callsign
from June 27th until July 6th. QSL T2R via N7SMI, ClubLog's
OQRS and LoTW.
-[OPDX # 1419 June 24, 2019]
T6, AFGHANISTAN. Robert, S53R, will once again be in Kabul starting June 24th, and will be there for two years
working with the UN World Food Program. Activity will be limited to his
free time, but he plans to be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. His callsign is not known at this time, but he was
active in 2002 from Afghanistan as YA5T. Since then, the prefix YA was
abandoned in 2005.
-[OPDX # 1418 June 17, 2019]
VE, CANADA
(Special Event/Hamfest).
In celebration of the Centennial of the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club
(WARC), various members of the WARC will be using the special callsign
VX4WARC for the month
of June 2019.
Activity will be on all bands and multiple modes (SSB, CW and FT8).
Contacts are eligible for credit toward the Worked All Winnipeg
Award: http://winnipegarc.org/awards.html
For more details on the WARC100 Centennial Hamfest and VX4ARC,
see: http://winnipegarc.org/100/index.html
-[OPDX # 1413 May 6, 2019]
XV,
VIETNAM. Sven, HB9DXB, will be active as XV9DXB from his
second home in
Vietnam starting
around June 1st. Activity will be on 80/40/20/10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL via HB9DXB direct
or LoTW.
-[OPDX # 1411 April 22, 2019]
XW, LAOS. Bruce, 3W3B (HSØZCY/XU7ADF/XW1B/AA4XR), who lives in Da Nang, will once again be active as XW4XR from Vientiane from June 26th until July 7th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters (60m included) using CW, RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW.
-[OPDX # 1418 June 17, 2019]
Z8, SOUTH SUDAN. Diya, YI1DZ, will be active as Z81D from Juba sometime after June 22nd. Activity will be limited to his spare time on 80-10 meters using SSB and various Digital modes. QSL via OM3JW.
-[OPDX # 1419 June 24, 2019]
ZF2, CAYMAN ISLANDS (Update).
Kan, JJ2RCJ, will once again be active as ZF2CJ from the ZF1A Amateur
Radio Club Station on Grand Cayman Island (NA-016) between June 23-25th.
Activity will be on 80-6 meters, but with a focus on FT8. Suggested FT*
frequencies are 3567, 7056, 14090, 18095, 21090, 24911 and 28090 kHz.
QSL via his home callsign, direct (only GS no IRCs), ClubLog's
OQRS or LoTW.
-[OPDX # 1417 June 10, 2019]
Older Items
9G,
GHANA (Update).
Last week we mentioned that Matt,
IZ4YGS, is active
as 9G5GS from Sanzule, West Takoradi (Western Region), Ghana.
Matt informed OPDX of the following [edited]: "I'm travelling to Ghana
almost every month for work reasons and it will be so throughout 2019.
I'd like
to be on-air from 80-6m, but it will take some time to be operational
on all
bands. I'll start with an FT-891 and wire antennas, SSB and FT8, mainly
in the evening
after work. Ham radio won't be my main activity in Ghana, but I'll do
my best
to let everybody have fun." QSL via IZ4YGS,
direct or eQSL.
-[OPDX # 1395 December 24, 2018]
C5, THE GAMBIA.
Przemyslaw, SP3PS, who became a resident of Gambia in 2017, is once
again active
as C5SP from Sanyang. Checkout his house being built on QRZ.com (under
C5SP and SP3PS). He was heard on 20 meters using FT8 on December 29th
at various times. According to Przemyslaw QRZ.com page, he can be
active on the following bands:
80/40/30 meters using SSB and FT-8, into dipole
antennas
30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using SSB and FT-8, into
a Directional MultiBand-7-PL Antenna from Julian, SP3PL
QSL via SP3PS, direct,
LoTW or eQSL.
-[OPDX # 1396 December 31, 2018]