From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun Aug 2 12:35:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2015 12:35:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1225 Message-ID: <429154.48534.bm@smtp115.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1225 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1225 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1225 BID: $OPDX.1225 August 3, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, N2OO, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N6PSE, WB6RSE, AD8J, K8GI, K8YSE, NK8O, W8GEX & 60m News, CO7WT, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX- World.Net, EA5GL, EA5RM, EI9FBB, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, JP3AYQ, LA7GIA, MS0OXE, OK1DWC, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer (ISWL), PP1CZ, PS7AB, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YV5IAL for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 26th/July, through Sunday, 2nd/August there were 200 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, 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, PJ4, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TI9, TK, TR, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, 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". 3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA (Update). Ken, LA7GIA, will be active as 3C7GIA (pending) from Malabo Island (AF-010) between November 12-23rd (not October 10-22nd as first announced). Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. There is a slight chance for 80m depending on conditions. Equipment will be a TS-480SAT with an Ameritron ALS 500m into a Mosley Mini 32 ASP (2 element beam 20/15/10m), Mosley TW 22 M (2 element beam 17/12m), Hygain AV640 and G5RV 80-10m wire antennas (backup). QSL via LA7GIA direct ONLY (SAE + 3 USDs). Please note, NO IRC, NO Bureau QSL. Bureau QSL will not be answered. For updates, check: http://la7gia.com/3c7gia/index.html 5E, MOROCCO. Members of ARRAM (Association Royale des Radio Amateur du Maroc) are now active from Rabat and using the special event callsign 5E2E until September 30th. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via EB7DX. 5H, TANZANIA (Update). Chas, NK8O/VE3ISD, will be active from Zinga, Tanzania, between September 4-28th. His promised callsign is 5H3DX and activity will be from the pediatric hospital at Zinga. Operations will be holiday style. Power output will be the legal limit for Tanzania at 100w and the primary antenna should be a Hexbeam configured for 20-6 meters, including the WARC bands. Operations will be primarily CW. He states that he will use a simple wire antenna and his KX3 with a KXPA100 amp. QSL via EA7FTR, LoTW and eQSL. 9G, GHANA. Piotr, SP3UQE, will be active as 9G5SP from Ghana starting sometime in mid-September. Look for him mainly on 20 meters using SSB and RTTY. Activity on the other bands will depend on the antenna situation at the site. QSL via SP3UQE. PLEASE NOTE: This callsign was previously used by Sigi, DL7DF, during his DXpedition to Ghana . For all QSOs made before June 2015 please contact Sigi, DL7DF. 9X, RWANDA. Bjorn, LA9IAA, is now active as 9X0AA from Kigali. The length of his stay is unknown as well as his operating practices (bands/modes). Activity so far has been mainly on 20 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign. CO, BOLIVIA. Antonio, EA5RM, will be in Bolivia from August 29th to September 15th, working on a NGO project installing HF radios solar powered for medical purposes in isolated small villages deep inside the Bolivian Amazon jungle. He will be on the air during his spare time as CP1XRM using a barefoot solar powered HF station. QSL card via his home callsign EA5RM. E5, NORTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Operators Rob/N7QT, YL Melanie "Mel"/N7BX, and Grant/KZ1W will be be active as E51MKW and E51MQT from Manihiki Atoll (OC-014) between September 29th and October 27th. Activity has been updated to 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with a K3/KPA500 and a CrankIR vertical on the beach. Rob reports, "We are making progress on expedition planning. Lodging and airline tickets have been secured. K3/KPA500 and CrankIR verticals on the beach. We might be calling for EU/AF as well as NA/SA during their respective sunrise and sunsets, and will work the rest of the world during the remaining time. QSL Manager for this expedition is N7BX." QSL available using LoTW, direct with SASE (IRC or 2 USDs for international), or by the Bureau. E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Milan, OK1DWC, is once again active as E51DWC from the Rarotonga Islands (OC-013, WAZ - 32) and will be there at least until September. Actually, Milan has been there and around the islands since June 11th. He informs OPDX that he just got back (Friday, 07/17) from visiting neighboring islands and is now relaxing in the gorgeous lagoons on Rarotonga Island. Remember, Milan is there to celebrate his birthday. His activity will continue to be holiday style (family holiday) on 160-10 meters, including the 30/17/12 meter bands, using CW, SSB and RTTY. His equipment includes a TS-590S with a new 500w amp, a 5 band Spiderbeam at 10 meters, Invereted Vee and dipoles for 160, 80, 40 and 30 meters at a height of 20 meters. Milan states he has made 12,000 QSOs (as of 7/24). QSL via his home callsign. Confirmation is not a problem across all OQRS's and the information can be found on: http://QRZ.com/lookup/E51DWC http://QRZ.COM/lookup/OK1DWC http://www.hamqth.com/E51DWC FM/TO, MARTINIQUE. Gerd, DL7VOG, will be active from Martinique (NA-107) between November 10th and December 8th. Gerd explain the use of his callsign for this operation as follows: "The only problem with the guest license was, they issue TO calls just for a period of only 15 days. That means for me to work half of the time under TO(4X), the other half under FM/DL7VOG. Odd rules! Unfortunately the time period is too short to cover both contests - the WAE-RTTY and the CQWW CW with a short callsign - there is always a day missing, either the first day of the WAE or the last day of the CQWW. So I decided to use the short callsign only during CQWW CW." For more details and updates, watch: http://www.dl7vog.de/html/fm_travelreport.html FS, ST. MARTIN. John, W9ILY, will be active as FS/W9ILY from St. Martin (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383) between October 21-29th, outside of the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). QSL via home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. ADDED NOTE: John will join operators John/K9EL, Paul/K9NU and Guy/VE2BWL as TO1E during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. HH, HAITI. Doug, KD8CAO, son of K8YSE (OPDX Webmaster), will be active as HH8/KD8CAO from Jacmel (FK38rf) between August 15-22nd. He is there on a "Medical Mission Trip" with his XYL. Activity will be mainly on the satellites (SSB/FM), with a possibility of some HF activity (QRP). His activity on the satellite will be on FO29, AO7, AO73 and SO50. As this was being written, Doug was thinking of using/taking his FT-817 (this could change). QSL via KD8CAO and LoTW. HI7, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Roberto, YV5IAL will be active as HI7/YV5IAL between October 25-31st. This will be a QRP/Portable, holiday style operation. Activity will be on PSK31 Digital mode on 14070.15 kHz, and also on 40/30/15/10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. HR, HONDURAS (IOTA Op). John, AD8J, will be operating as AD8J?/HR9 from Roatan Island (NA-057) between August 13-18th. Operation will be holiday style, mostly CW and mostly between 1900z and 0400z. Bands will be 40-10 meters, including the WARC bands, with usually a maximum of two bands per day as he swaps out antennas. QSL via LoTW or direct with S.A.S.E. IOTA NEWS.............. AF-119. Operators Christian/EA3NT, Dave/EI9FBB, Col/MM0NDX, Ronald/ PA3EWP, Jacek/SP5APW and Craig/VK5CE will for the first time ever activate Coetivy Island in the Seychelles between November 15-23rd. According to their press release [edited]: Situated 300km south of Mahe ? Seychelles, Coetivty Island is home to an active prison for low security prisoners and a rehabilitation center for drug abusers. Visitation is strictly controlled and access is only possible by private airplane charter, using the short 550 meter airstrip. The cost of staying for just one night on the island is extortionate ? we are staying for six nights! We have no choice but to pay these staggering costs if we are to activate this 'Brand New IOTA' for the 1st time. Using the callsign S79C, the experienced team (with over 160 DXpeditions between them) will be active on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, and if special permission can be granted, 6m too! We are calling on all DX clubs, Foundations and the IOTA/DX community to kindly consider donating to our ?Support? page on where full information can also be found." AS-058. Members of the Persatuan Radio Amateur Melayu Malaysia (ASTRA) are organizing an operation to Pulau Songsong (Songsong Island) between August 7-9th. The group will sign 9M4KI and will be active on 40-10 meters SSB. QSL via 9W2ZHL direct at: Yuslefaizal Ismail, No. 8, Jalan 6, Taman Pelangi, Simpang Empat, Perlis 02700, West Malaysia. EU-012. Members of the Black Country DX & Contest group will be active from Fair Isle between September 9-15th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, RTTY, SSB and some PSK. Due to no main power throughout the night, they will be QRT each night around 2330 local and active each morning starting 0730 local. Hence, no 160 or 80 meters. They will have 3 stations on the air at all times from 0730 till 2330 each day between September 10-14th. They are staying at the south lighthouse (SKADDAN) GRID O99EM, WAB HZ16 and for the lighthouse chasers ILLW UK0127, ARLHS SCO 079 FAIR ISLE SOUTH SKADDAN and WLOTA LH 1319. QSL via Tim, M0URX, online OQRS system at: http://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/ For direct QSLs, send to: Mr Tim Beaumont, P.O. Box 17, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1SF, ENGLAND. THEY DO NOT REQUIRE YOUR QSL CARD FOR CONFORMATIONS. Request QSLs via M0URX OQRS. LoTW upload will be done upon their return home. CLUBLOG uploads will be every day. Operators are Simon/M0VKY, Terence/ G4MKP, James/M0YOM, Brian/G0JKY and Jim/M0CKE. For more infor- mation, see their Web site at: http://www.ms0oxe.net EU-040. Members of the GPDX-Portuguese DX Group will activate Berlenga Island between August 11-15th. Operators mentioned are Luis/ CT1EEQ, Arlindo/CT1EGW and Luis/CT4NH and they will be signing as homecalls/p. QSL via their respective callsigns. The operation will take place from the Lighthouse (ARLHS POR004) thanks to the Portuguese Navy. Counting also for WFF (World Flora and Fauna Award) CTFF-015. EU-064. Bernard, F9IE, will be using the special callsign TM73IE from his QTH on Noirmoutier Island (DIFM AT020) for 15 days between August 11th and October 5th. Activity will be from 40-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign. NA-212. Dan, HR2DMR, states that his H76W has been extended for at least another week or two on Farallones de Coseguina. However, his operations will be limited to weekend style operation as well as alternating his navy duties and hobbie. Most of his operations will be SSB with some CW. QSL via KD4POJ. NA-248. (Reminder/New IOTA) Cezar, VE3LYC, is planning to activate Melville Island from the Arctic Watershed Observatory between the period of August 3-11th. This will be a new entry on the Arctic Challenge Directory. The callsign will be VY0M. All contacts will count for CQ Zone 1." Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available via ClubLog for both direct and Bureau QSL. There is now a Web page available at: http://vy0m.weebly.com OC-110. Rod, YJ8RN, will once again be active from Loh Island starting August 4th through the 14th. Activity will be limited, and it is suggested to watch 20 meters SSB around 0600z on 14190 kHz. QSL via YJ8RN, direct, eQSL or LoTW. SA-071. By the time you read this members of the PW2G team, who cancelled their IOTA contest operation last weekend due to storms, are now active (or about to go QRT) from Gatos Island. Activity will only take place between August 1-2nd. For more details and updates, see QRZ.com. IOTA TOUR. Mike, VY0BRR, currently active from Cape Dorset on Dorset Island (NA-156), is expected to activate the following: "I will be traveling to other places in Nunavut and will activate some very rare IOTAs including: Coral Harbour, Southampton Island/COATS (NA-007); Sanikiluaq, Belcher Islands (NA-196), Igloolik Island (NA-174), Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island (NA-006), and Qikiqtarjuaq/Broughton Island (NA-130)...and maybe I will travel to some rare iotas in the Northwest Territories or NWT to the West... and maybe to Yukon too (Vy1)." No dates have been announced, but on his Web page Mike states, "For the summer, I hope to be on the air from Broughton Island (NA-130) in August 2015 with my Hexbeam, 500w amp and windom for several days around 1800z-2100 on 7, 10, 14, 18, 24 and 28 MHz (possibly 6m) if band conditions are good." For more details and updates, watch: http://vy0brr.jimdo.com ISWL CALLSIGNS (For August). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of August 2015: GX4BJC/A - Operated from Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex, by George/G1IPU. (/A WAB Square TM11 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). George will also operate as GX4BJC/P from various locations. His WAB information will be given if requested. MX1SWL/A - Operated from Ivybridge, in Devonshire, by Peter/G4VFG. (/A WAB Square SX65 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU, and NOT the individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL info is on or or via . NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are available to all Hams and SWLs, see for full details. The eQSL.cc cards ARE welcomed for their awards. J6, ST. LUCIA. Operators Bill/AA4OC, Frank/KB7NJV, Russ/N7QR, Dave/N7DWL, and Mac/WT4BT will be active as J6/homecall along with Joe/N7BF (J68KF) from St. Lucia between November 7-14th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters (possibly 80/6 meters) using all modes. Their operations will be from a villa and from various beaches and hilltops. QSL via LoTW or via their home callsigns. N2, UNITED STATES (IOTA/LH Op). Members of the Old Barney ARC will be operating as N2OB from the Barnegat Lighthouse (USA-039, "Old Barney") on Long Beach Island (NA-111), NJ, on Saturday, August 1st from about 1300-2100 UTC. QSL via N2OB. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 3-9th).... Aug/03rd AN Aug/06th AN Aug/08th HN Aug/04th AN Aug/07th LN Aug/09th BN Aug/05th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. PW70, BRAZIL (Special Event). Rony, PS7AB, will activate special event station PW70FEB between August 1-31st. Activity is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of World War II and to remember the importance of PEACE. The special callsign is also in honor to all who participated in the war, especially the Brazilian Expeditionary Force - FEB, on the battlefields in Italy. Operations will be on 40/20/17/15/10 meters using SSB and CW/ Digital. QSL via PS7AB, direct (2 USDs), by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. A special certificate will be sent in 2016 via E-mail to stations who made contacts with at least 10 Special Event Stations by mode (SSB, CW or Digital), or mixed (3 modes). Each month in 2015, Ronaldo will activate a different callsign and also send 12 different QSLs. PW70FEB is the eighth special event station to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015. For more details, visit the following Web pages at: http://www.radioamador.org.br/certificate_70th_world_war.htm http://qrz.com/db/pw70feb PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Leo, PP1CZ, will once again be active as PY0F/PP1CZ from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003, DIB OC-01, WLOTA 1208, WWFF PYFF-016) between August 26-31st. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters with some tries on 6 meters (if he has propagation on this band) and using CW, RTTY and some SSB. QSL him direct, by the Bureau (Slow), LoTW or OQRS (pp1cz at terra.com.br). Check out the pictures of his 2013/2014 operations on QRZ.com. QSL INFO AND NEWS..................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (July 31st) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4L13EYOF via 4L1BR EM1000UKW via US5UCC PV70FEB via PS7AB 5E2E via EB7DX (d) HT7C via TI4SU R15CWC/0 via RM4C 5P0O/P via OZ1GDI (e) LA/OE5FSM/P via OE5FSM R1CC via DJ1ND 5P6BA via DK6BA MX0WFF via M0WFF (B) R70NIK via RV9CQ 8N23WSJ via JA1YSS OK/PA5MH/P via PA5MH S61KK via JH1ILX (d) 9A/OK1RS via OK1RS OS22F via ON4RSX SM/DG5CST via DG5CST 9A/S59A via S59A (d) OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB SP9/DJ7ZO via DJ7ZO 9A8TQF via HB9TQF (B) OZ7TM via DL1TM UB5O/3 via R5QA 9X0AA via LA9IAA PA12HJ via PA9LUC UE85WDW via RV3SBS DL0PPP via DH8GHH PD44FF via PD3MR (B) YU178SB via YU1KN DU1/A61DJ via A61BK PI600SRA via (B/e) YU45DX via YU1DX (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only NEW QSL MANAGER. Pedro, EA5GL, informs OPDX, "I'm the new QSL Manager for all DXpeditions past and future of I1FQH. I can confirm these past expeditions: 5V7V, 5V7DX, 5V7PRF, MJ/I1FQH, SV5/I1FQH, SV9/I1FQH and EA6/I1FQH. If there are still people who need these cards, you can send to EA5GL." QSL 5Q2J via LoTW, Bureau and direct (see QRZ.com) [Please NO E-QSL]. Activity was from Sjaeland Island (EU-029) during the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL OZ2PBS via LoTW, Bureau and direct (see QRZ.com) [Please NO E-QSL]. Activity was from Sjaeland Island (EU-029) during the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL PJ4V via M0URX ONLY: by OQRS (Direct or Bureau), Direct by mail (with SAE + $2), on LoTW, or via the RSGB Bureau (all bureau cards MUST be marked "via M0URX"). Please go to for M0URX's mailing address. QSL RK3SWB/1 by the Bureau or direct to: CLUB STATION, 390000, RYAZAN P.O. BOX 1, Russia. Activity was from Kem'ludskiy Island (EU-147, RR 02-62) during the RSGB IOTA Contest. Operators were SWL R3S-367, R3SFF, Vas/RU3SD and Serge/UA3SKV. The TI9/RA9USU log and OQRS is now available on ClubLog at: https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TI9/RA9USU QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3D2KM, EA3BT, F4FLF, FR/F5UOW, FW1JG, HK3W, JA0HWF, LA9VDA (EU-079), PJ7DX, PV8ADI, S79HN, VE3FGU, VE9DX, YJ0GA and YV5OIE QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3A/F4FET, 3B8/W6NV, 3B8MM, 4S7NE, 6Y2M, 8Q7SA, D44TBO, FH/F4FET, HL60HQ/5, HR2/N6AA, HZ1HZ, JW9JKA, K8N, OX3LX (NA-220), PJ7AA, PQ0T, RI1ANT and ZF2BH QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4S7BRG, 5B8AP/P, 9H1BT, 9H1EJ, AM1W, CM7SN, CU3AK, CU3EM, CU9X, EA8DG, EJ9JM, EM140CIP, ER1DR, ER1RY, GJ6YB, IT9JAM, JX5O, MS0OXE, OY3QN, PY2WC, RL9AA, RM4A, RP68WR, TF3AM, TF8GX, TM8BIRD, UE9FAT, UN/ER1SS, VC3O, XE1ZVO and YB1AG T47, CUBA (LH Op). Members of the Camaguey Contest Crew got special permission to operate as T47LH during the ILLW from the Colon Light- house at Sabinal Key, Cuba. A crew of 5 hams (CO7RR, CO7SF, CO7FR, CO7DS and CO7WT) will be active from mid-day August 14th to mid-day August 16th. Operations are planned on all HF bands (60m is pending approval) and Satellite via SO-50 passes during the ILLW. For more info and details, see the QRZ.com page for T47LH. QSL route is TBD. TK, CORSICA. Alberto, IZ1FRM, will be active as TK/IZ1FRM from Corsica (EU-014) between August 24-29th. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via IW1RLS. V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. A group of JA operators will be active from Majuro Island (OC-029) between September 24-28th. Operators are YL Mami/JP3AYQ (V73YL) and her husband Sanny/JJ3CIG (V73H), Team Leader Takio/JH3QFL (V73A), Co-Leader Keizo "Kay"/JH3AZC (V7EME) and Hiro/JR3GWZ (V73GW). Activity will be on the HF bands, 6 meters, satellite, EME, CW, SSB and RTTY. Radios are a FT857 and FT847. Their antennas will be a homebrew 3 element full size beam (3 bands) and a SpiderBeam antenna (5 band). They will also have a Elecraft 500w amp to use. QSL all operators via their home callsigns. ADDED NOTES: * YL Mami, JP3AYQ, states (on QRZ.com), that her activity will be holiday style (she like to scuba dive) on the HF bands using CW (be patient), SSB and the Digital mode (RTTY). Suggested frequencies are the IOTA frequencies, such as 14260, 14040, 21260 and 21040 kHz. QSL via JP3AYQ, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Log will be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog. She does have a Blog page at: http://jp3ayq.269g.net * Sanny, JJ3CIG/KH0YA, states (on QRZ.com), that he plans to operate on the JT65 mode. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by eQSL. VK0EK DXPEDITION NEWS (Heard Island Expedition Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 3). The current Heard Island Expedition Newsletter (Vol. 1, No. 3) is now out. Individuals may have already received this because they subscribed to it, or you made a donation to the expedition, or they are a team member or a corporate sponsor, or Bob, KK6EK, just happens to know you and think you would like to have it. This issue goes to 783 different people. Bob also informs [edited], "There is no charge or obligation for this ? we just want to help you make a QSO with VK0EK, or to collaborate in the scientific work. Future Newsletters will be issued now and then, when we have something to say, probably every few weeks. If you missed a previous Newsletter and would like to have a copy, you can find a link on p. 4 to download the back issue. The expedition is scheduled to begin in early March 2016, and end in late April. You can see the current status of the project on the main website , and on the blogsite . I hope you like this Newsletter and find it useful. If you have sugges- tions, comments, subjects you would like to see addressed, etc., or wish to be removed from the distribution list, please write to me..... Bob, KK6EK -- Organizer/Expedition Leader" For more details on the mailing list for the newsletter, go to: http://www.heardisland.org/HD_pages/HD_newsletter.php VP8SGI & VP8STI DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release). Paul, N6PSE, sent out the following press release on July 31st: The Intrepid DX Group is pleased to announce that all of our plans are moving forward very well. We are pleased that we have been able to add World-Class CW Maestro Dmitri Zhikharev-RA9USU to our team. We have now shipped all of our equipment to New Zealand at considerable expense. Our container contents will be loaded aboard the RV Braveheart and will meet us in the Falkland Islands in January. This will be a ?Pure DX? event. We have assembled a team of World-Class experienced operators, including two DX Hall of Fame members. Our sole focus is on getting you in our logs! When our voyage starts, you can see our location in real time on a map on our website. You will know when we are about to land or are departing one island for the other. We will be in daily satellite communications with our Pilots, and support team. You can get a feel for propagation as we will be QRV as VP8IDX/MM on the way to and from the islands. Our plan is to be at each of these top ten entities for ten days. To effectively do that, we need your support. The fourteen members of the VP8STI/VP8SGI team have committed to paying $210,000 of the $425,000 needed to carry out this Dxpedition. To date, we have raised $118,000 in club and individual donations. We still have a significant deficit of $97,000. The VP8STI/VP8SGI asks for more support from the DX Clubs of North America, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe and Asia to support our plans. Many well established clubs have yet to donate. To date, our Club & Individual donations by continent are as follows: North America: 80% Oceania 1% Europe: 13% Middle East & Africa: 0% Asia: 6% Mexico/South America: 0% So, please consider a generous contribution to this project. To have your club or organization?s logo included with the QSL card, please contribute $250 or more. Individual contributions of $150 or more will be listed with the QSL card. All donors of $25 or more will receive an early LoTW upload. Everyone who supports the Dxpedition will be listed and properly recognized on our website. We encourage you to visit our website and donate via the PayPal link. It?s easy and free to donate. Alternatively, you can mail a check or money order to the address listed below: Payable to: Intrepid-DX Group C/O David Jorgensen-WD5COV, CFO/Treasurer 18645 Cortez Rd SE, Deming, NM 88030 USA Thank you, The Intrepid-DX Group VP8 Team XU, CAMBODIA. Rene, F6CTW, is currently and once again active as XU7AEX from Phnom Penh until August 10th. Activity is expected on 40-10 meters using mainly CW. QSNs show 30/20/17/15 meters. QSL via F6CTW direct or LoTW. YASME NEWS. The following press release was sent out by Kip Edwards, W6SZN, Secretary of The Yasme Foundation, on July 28th: THE YASME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SUPPORTING GRANTS -- The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce that it has made supporting grants in furtherance of its goal of supporting the development of amateur radio, as follows: - A grant to the Organizing Committee of the 2018 World Radio Team Championship for the organizational and licensing fees associated with two special call sign stations - A grant to the Reverse Beacon Network for the purchase of the equipment necessary to establish a node at the ET3AA club station in Ethiopia - A grant to a representative of the Voodoo Contest Group for the purchase of amateur radio training materials to be used for training sessions of future licensees in Liberia The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing countries. For additional information about The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at . Ward Silver, N0AX, President The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors: Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director and Vice-President Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Director and Treasurer Kip Edwards, W6SZN, Director and Secretary Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Director Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director Mac McHenry, W6BSY, Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Director YJ, VANUATU. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as YJ0NH from the Benjor Beach Resort (Club), Port Vila, between September 3-7th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters (except 15m) using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW, by the Bureau or direct (see QRZ.com). 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 2nd/August, through Sunday, 9th/August there were 204 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, 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". 5H, TANZANIA. Maurizio, IK2GZU, will once again return to the "Mission Ilembula" to do some work at the new hospital and orphanage between September 13th and October 18th. He plans to be active during his spare time as 5H3MB on the HF bands. Maurizio will use his FT-100 and the mission's TS-850 into a tri-band 3 element beam (20/15/10m) fixed on Europe and a vertical or dipole for the other bands. QSL via IK2GZU, direct or by the Bureau. Also, QSL via LoTW (after his return home) and eQSL. For more details, updates and an online log, visit his Web pages at: http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/Tanzania%202011.htm http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/qsl%20request.htm 9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Members of the North of Peninsular Malaysia ARA Boys Contest n' DXers will be active as 9M2M (old call 9M2SM) from Arau, Perlis (AS-058), during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Multi entry. Operators mentioned are (11 Brothers) Afiq/9W2AHU, Ahmad/9M2AGC, Hairil/9M2GET, Han/9W2SBD, Mohamad/9W2SBL, Mohd/9W2MNW, Oja/9M2OUT, Rizal/9M2RDX, Syed/9M8SYA, Weerut/9W2RUT and Zaki/9M2ZAK. QSL direct to: ARA Boys Contest N' DX'ers, 49 F Jalan 2, Taman Sri Mawar, 02600, Arau, Perlis, Malaysia. CN, MOROCCO. Operators Jiri/OK1RI, Norbert/OM6NM, Petr/OK1FFU, Jiri/OK1DO, Jorge/EA9LZ and Jim/W7EJ will be on the air as CN2R from Rabat during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via W7EJ. Operators will be there starting October 15th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. ENIGMA EVENT (An international event which will hopefully be of interest to all Ham Radio operators) [September 12-25th]. The Enigma Event consists in exchanging ham radio messages over the air, encrypted with the Enigma code of WW II memory, to commemorate its importance in the history of communications and encryption. The Event Enigma is one of the "European Researchers' night" events on Sept 25th, when a number of initiatives will be organized by European research and cultural institutions. An Amateur radio Award (ENIGMA AWARD) is associated to this event. The ham activity of the ENIGMA AWARD will start on Sept. 12th. All details and rules are available on the official Web site at . (Available languages: Italian, English, Deutsch and French) FO, MARQUESAS ISLANDS. Hiro, JI1JKW, will be active as FO/JI1JKW from Nuku Hiva (OC-027) between August 9-13th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign. HH, HAITI (Update). Doug, KD8CAO, son of K8YSE (OPDX Webmaster), will be active as HH8/KD8CAO from Jacmel (FK38rf) between August 15-22nd. He is there on a "Medical Mission Trip" with his XYL. Activity will be mainly on the satellites (SSB/FM), with a possibility of some HF activity (QRP) on 17 and 10 meters as his schedule permits. His activity on the satellite will be on FO29 and SO50. Doug will be using a FT-817ND (QRP with 5w) and a Kenwood TH-D72A. Antennas are an Arrow 146/437-10WBP (for the satellites) and a wire dipole for HF. QSL via KD8CAO direct and LoTW. IOTA NEWS.............. AF-064. Just a reminder that operators Ashley/ZS1ASH, Grant/ZS1GS, YL Mari/ZS1MW and YL Elizabeth/ZS1XS will be active as ZS1FUN from Dassen Island during the weekend of August 15-16th. Operators state, "We expect bad weather, but only dangerous sea conditions will prevent us from reaching the island." Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL direct via E-mail: zs1fun.sa[at]gmail.com AS-073. Hary, 9M2GET, will be active as 9M2GET/P from Perhentian Kechil between August 22-23rd. QSL via 9M2GET direct. AS-129/ Zhao, BD7IHN, will be active as B7/BD7IHN from Qi Ao Island AS-131. (AS-131) and Wai Ling Ding Island (AS-129) sometime between August 14-20th. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via his home callsign. ADDED NOTE, if a typhoon is in the region, his activity may be post- poned for a few days until the end of August. EU-012. Members of Zetland ARC, formerly the Lerwick ARC located on the Shetland Islands will be on HF taking part in the Inter- national Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend (ILLW) again from Eshaness Lighthouse (UK00058) on August 15-16th, as GB2ELH. This will be the club's 15th annual entry in the event. QSL cards direct only please via MM5PSL on QRZ.com enclosing a prepaid envelope. ILLW event is at: http://www.illw.net Zetland ARC: http://www.radioclubs.net/gm3zet EU-066. Operators Pavel/RU5A and Dmitry/RZ3DJ will be active as RU5A/1 and RZ3DJ/1 from Solovetsky Islands between August 10-13th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters. QSL via their home callsigns or the OQRS. EU-086. Mikhail, RA1ALA, is now active as RA1ALA/1 from Vaygach Island until about August 14th. Activity has been mainly on 40/20 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign direct only. EU-112. Members of the GMDX Group (Scotland's DX Association) will be active as GS8VL/P from the Shiant Islands between August 21-23rd. Operators mentioned are Gavin/GM0GAV, Dave/GM0LVI, William/GM4ZNC and Charlie/MM0GNS. Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW, SSB and maybe RTTY. QSL via GM4FDM. EU-121. Members of the Westnet DX Group will be active as EJ7NET from Gola Islands between August 22-27th. Operators mentioned are Declan/EI6FR, Tony/EI3HA, Liam/EI7DSB and Tony/EI2KC. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. QSL via TBC. NA-075. Mikhail, VE7ACN, will be active as VE7ACN/7 from Thetis Island between August 11-14th. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via VE7ACN, direct or by the Bureau. NA-112. Operators Ray/KF3N and his son Chris/KK4QQV will be will be activating Sunset Beach Island, North Carolina, between August 9-15th. Operations will be holiday style during their beach vacation on 40-6 meters using SSB and CW. They will be using an Elecraft K3/100 with a Buddipole. QSL via their home call- signs, direct or by the Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. NA-120. Operators Mike/AD5A, Hector/AD6D, Dragan/K0AP and Mike/AB5EB will be active as N5M from Marsh Island between October 16-18th. Activity will be on most HF bands. QSL via AB5EB, direct or by the Bureau. NA-140. Ralf, N2FVB, will be activating Smith Island between August 10-11th. Activity will be holiday style in the afternoon from about 2:00 PM local time until evening. Suggested frequencies are 7225 or 14260 kHz. QSL via his home callsign direct. OC-021. Budi, YF1AR, will be active as YF1AR/p from Java Island (YBFF-016 Mount Halimun Salak National Park [New WWFF] and Salak Endah Natural Park) between August 8-9th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using mainly SSB. QSL via N2OO or by ClubLog's OQRS. For more details, see Budi's Web page at: http://www.yf1ar.com OC-262. Imam, YB4IR, will active as YB4IR/p from Tikus Island between August 14-17th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS, by his home callsign direct or by the Bureau. SA-018. Members of the Circle Pacific DX Chilean (CPDXG) will be active as CB7FC from Punta Corona Lighthouse (CHI-013) on Chiloe Island during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend [ILLW] (August 15-16th). Operators mentioned are Mau/CE7KF, Rodrigo/ CE4KCA and Bruno/CE7PGO. QSL via CE7PGO. For more details and updates, see: Website: http://www.cpdxg.cl SA-029. Operators Paulo/PY2SEI and Junior/PY2ZA will be active as PS1AI from Araujo Island (NEW!! DIB RJ-024) between October 10-13th. QSL via PS1AI, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. NH0, MARIANA ISLANDS (Update/Reminder). Operators Toshiaki/JR2UYE, Miho/ JJ2VLY and Yutaka/JQ2GYU will be active as NH0J from the commemorative J-Tinian Radio Space Club station on Tinian Island (OC-086) between August 9-13th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via JJ2VLY direct or LoTW. Log is expected to be uploaded to ClubLog during their activity. Look for possible updates at: http://jq2gyu.blogspot.jp OE, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Members of the "Wild Mountain DX Group" are currently on their second activation of OE5XWM/p which will take place between August 8-10th. Operators mentioned are Edwin/OE5POP (SSB), Alex/ OE1DXU (SSB) and Peter/OE5PSO (SSB, PSK31). Activity will be focused on 20 meters at 2000m ASL from the Austrian Alps, using 2 double bazookas and a 2 element ZX yagi antennas. QSL via OE5POP or OE5XWM, direct or by the Bureau. NO eQSLs. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 10-16th).... Aug/10th AN Aug/13th AN Aug/15th AN Aug/11th AN Aug/14th AN Aug/16th AN Aug/12th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. QSL INFO AND NEWS..................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (Will be back in two weeks.....) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 7S5A (EU-177), 7A1JA, PX8K (SA-042), PD1BHZ, RA4M, RG4F, RV9CX and VP2ERM QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3A/F4FET, 4X4DK, J49TSL, JW9JKA, K7UI, LA9VDA (EU-079), PQ0T, V5/DK9IP and YV5EAH QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!! T4, CUBA. Members of the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC), Cuban DX Group, and Esperanto Cuban Society (KEA) will be active as T41C (ILLW Special Event Callsign) from Jutias Aisland (IOTA NA-093) and Jutias Lighthouse (ILLW CU-0009). The 14 member operators that were mentioned are Landy/CL2CRC, Javier/CM2MM, Carlos/CO1CP, Edelman/CO1HJ, Jorge/CO1JP, Ricardo/CO1RH, Raciel/CO1WS, Frank/CO2IR, Jesus/CO2IZ, Rolando/CO2LCR, Osmar/CO2ORO, Narciso/CO2QU, Flaque/CO3JT, Urbano/CO3SC and Gamboa/CO3VK. Activity will start from mid-day August 14th to mid-day August 16th. Operations are planned on all HF bands (60m is pending approval) and Satellite via SO-50 passes during the ILLW. For more info and details, see the QRZ.com page for T41C. Activity will be on 160m-70cm using CW, SSB, Satellite and the Digital modes, with at least two stations on the air during the upcoming International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend and outside of the ILLW (August 14-18th). QSL Manager is Bob, N2OO. T4, CUBA. The 7163 DX Group and the Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba (FRC) are pleased to announce the upcoming DX operation from Havana, Cuba. The combined group will be operating under the special callsign T42US between October 21-28th, including during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). There will be 9 operators from the USA and approximately the same number from Cuba. The T42US group will operate 160-10 meters using SSB and CW. The USA Team leader is Jim, WB2REM, and Cuban Team Leader Bob, CM2KL. The QSL route is via WB2REM. To find about more information about this operation please visit the T42US Web site at: http://www.t42us.com T6, CUBA (LH Op). A Team of operators will be active as T46BC from Cayo Bahia de Cadiz and the Lighthouse in Key Bay (NA-204, ARLHS CUB-015, CU-0246, Admiralty J4888, NGA 12676), between August 14-17th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB, and include an entry in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) [August 15-16th]. Operators mentioned are Gherardo/IZ1DSH, Riccardo/IZ1GDB, Orelvis/CO6LC, CO6YG, Luis/CO6LP, Hector/CO6HLP, Rudy/CO6HK, Jose/CO6EC, Carlos/CO6CAC and CO6RLD. QSL via IZ1GDB direct only. T8, PALAU. JA operators Koh/JA4BXL (T88ZE), Kad/JA4BDY (T88KK) and Tom/ JA4BVU (T88SH) will be active from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between October 30th and November 5th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home call- signs. For more details about the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room), see: http://www.palau-radio.com/index.php?page=rr2014 T8, PALAU. JA operators Mike/JA6EGL (T88SM), Hirotaka/JA6KYU (T88HS) and Yasuo/JA6UBY (T88RR) will be active from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between January 7-14th (2016). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. TI5, COSTA RICA. Mark, M0DXR, will be active as TI5W from Costa Rica during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All- Band/2-R entry. QSL TI5W via N3YIM. Outside of the contest he will use the callsign TI5/M0DXR. QSL TI5/M0DXR via M0DXR. V4, ST. KITTS. John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he will once again be active as V47JA from his vacation home in Calypso Bay, St. Kitts (NA-104, WW Loc. FK87SG), located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between October 6th and November 6th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB. He will also be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Equipment is a Kenwood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. Antennas include: 31', 10-40m Vertical, and 35', 40/80m Top Loaded Vertical; and newly added, shortened 160m dipole and 3 element Yagi for 6m. Also, XYL Cathy, W5HAM, will occasionally operate as V47HAM. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. VI0, ANTARCTICA. The commemorative callsign VI0ANZAC is planned to be activated at Casey Base and join the Wireless Institute of Australia ANZAC 100 program. This is to mark the 100 years since the ANZAC or Australian and New Zealand Army Corps first fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during WWI. Word has it that Doug, VK0DMV, is expected to be one of the operators and is working at Casey Station. His role keeps him extremely busy, and he can only operate when his duties allow. This will mean that some published operation time may not occur due to operational requirements and the weather conditions. VI0ANZAC will use the commercial Qmac HF90 transceiver with an output power of 50 watts into a dipole antenna. For a schedule and the latest, check out QRZ.com and the WIA Web site VI0ANZAC roster page at: http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/anzaccentenary/vi0roster XX9, MACAU. Operators Janusz/SP9FIH and Bogdan/SP2FUD will be active from Colonae Island (AS-075) betwee October 16-28th. Callsign will be announced the first day of operation. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsign. They currently have a Web site up with a band needs survey at: http://www.xx9.dxpeditions.org YASME NEWS. The following press release was sent out by Kip Edwards, W6SZN, YASME Secretary, on August 5th: YASME FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS -- The Yasme Excellence Award is presented to individuals who, through their own service, creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contri- bution to amateur radio. The contribution may be in recognition of tech- nical, operating or organizational achievement, as all three are necessary for amateur radio to grow and prosper. The Yasme Excellence Award is in the form of a cash grant and an individually-engraved crystal globe. The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce the award of the Yasme Excellence Award to the following individuals: * Mike Mertel, K7IR, for his revolutionary invention of a tunable Yagi antenna that was later made available to the amateur radio community under the brand name SteppIR * Koos Fockens, PA0KDF, for his investigations, measurements and publi- cations regarding noise in the amateur radio bands that played a key role in the global fight against Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) inter- ference * James Ying, N2IW, for his creation of an on-line scheduling application that was used by many W1AW/portable operations during the 2014 ARRL Centennial and remains available without charge The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing countries. For additional information about The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at . Ward Silver, N?AX, President The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors: Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director and Vice-President Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Director and Treasurer Kip Edwards, W6SZN, Director and Secretary Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Director Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director Mac McHenry, W6BSY, Director Robert Vallio, W6RGG, Director YN, NICARAGUA. Mike, AJ9C, will once again be active as YN2CC from Granada, Nicaragua, between November 25th and December 2nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Also, Mike will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct and by the Bureau to his home callsign. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon his return home and QSLs can be requested via the OQRS on ClubLog. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Fri Aug 14 12:50:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:50:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1227 Message-ID: <971473.67711.bm@smtp118.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1227 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1227 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1227 BID: $OPDX.1227 August 17, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2GB, W2JV, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, AI5P, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W8KRF, CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HP1AC, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA0RRS, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, TA1HZ, VA3RJ & ICPO and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information. *** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late Lighthouse Weekend activity announcements. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 7th/August, through Friday, 14th/August there were 206 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, DL, DU, E4, 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, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, 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, PJ4, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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". 7U0, ALGERIA (Special Event). Members of the Algerian Amateur Radio Union (ARU) will be active as 7U0ARU to celebrate the new creation of the Algerian Amateur Radio Union between September 1-30th. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via SM4VPZ. An award is available, see QRZ.com for details. 9J, ZAMBIA (Special Event). Peter, 9J2HN, will be active with the special callsign 9J2JOCV from Lusaka, Zambia, between September 1st and December 31st. Activity will be on the HF bands. The special callsign "9J2JOCV" is for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the "Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer" (JOCV). If you need a paper QSL, please send your QSL with SASE (SAE + 1IRC or $2) to JL1IHE direct only (no bureau access): Mr. Yoshitaka KAWAKU, 2-10 Yamate-cho, Hanno-city, Saitama 3570031 JAPAN. QSL through eQSL or LoTW will be issued after the whole operation period is ended. ADDED NOTE: Special event station 8J1JOCV has been active from Kanagawa, Samukawa Town, Japan, since June 1st to celebrate the same thing. Activity will last until March 31st (2016). QSL via JARL Bureau or direct. QSL Manager is JR1EMO (SASE+2IRC). 9M2, WEST MALAYSIA (Update). Richard, PA0RRS, who was expected to be active as 9M2MRS from Penang Island (AS-015) between January 1st and February 3rd, but suffered 2 heart attacks 3 weeks before, has informed OPDX that he will return to Malaysia this December 1st and stay until January 13th (2016). Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, RTTY and PSK. He states, "On special request also SSB, I will take a small hand- mike with me in the luggage." QSL via PA0RRS, by the Bureau, LoTW, eQSL, direct or ClubLog. For direct QSL, he has a new address to send to (he moved): Rich Smeets, Valeriaan 14, 5052 CT Goirle, The Netherlands. C5, THE GAMBIA. Just a reminder that Pedro, ON7WP, will once again be active as C5WP from The Gambia between August 15th and September 1st. Activity will be limited to his spare time on the HF bands. QSL via his home callsign direct. CARIBBEAN TOUR AGAIN. Rick, AI5P, will activate three islands this time. Activity will be holiday style during the month of August. His tentative schedule is: August 16-24th -- Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279); callsign PJ4/AI5P August 24-31st -- Curacao (SA-099); callsign PJ2/AI5P August 31st-September 8th -- Aruba (SA-036); P40 callsign pending Activity will be on 40-10 meters using mostly CW. Rick states, "Probably most of time on 30 and 17 meters CW." Equipment is an Icom 706 with 100 watts into wire antennas. QSL via AI5P. CY0, SABLE ISLAND. Aaron, VA1AXC, continues to be active as CY0/VA1AXC on Sable Island (NA-063) until September 23rd. Activity is SSB only and mainly on 20 meters usually around 2300z. QSL via JE1LET DIRECT ONLY. E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Milan, OK1DWC, continues to be active as E51DWC from the Rarotonga Islands (OC-013, WAZ-32) and will be there at least until September. Actually, Milan has been there and around the islands since June 11th. He informs OPDX that he is approaching 20,000 QSOs which 32% is Europe contacts. He is still looking for stations that need E51 for an all time new one (band or mode). Milan is active every day on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. RTTY is in the working process. His antennas include dipoles (160/80/40/20m), Inverted Vee (30m), Spider- Beam (5 bands) at 10m, 3 element beam (20/15m), 2 element beam (17/12m) and 4 element beam for 10m. His equipment includes a TS-590S with a new 500w amp. QSL via his home callsign. Confirmation is not a problem across all OQRS's and the information can be found on: http://QRZ.com/lookup/E51DWC http://QRZ.COM/lookup/OK1DWC http://www.hamqth.com/E51DWC FR/J, JUAN DE NOVA (Update). The following press release was sent out on August 14th [edited]: The team is mobilized and carries out many things to prepare under the best conditions for our operation from the island Juan de Nova. Until our departure, we will keep you regularly informed through our official press releases and via our website. For this new adventure, it was possible to enlarge the team involved into the Tromelin 2014 operation. We are happy to welcome Jacques/F6BEE, Yann/F1NGP, Patrick/F2DX and Pascal/F5PTM. They rejoin Vincent/F4BKV, Flo/F5CWU, Guillaume/F4FET, Michel/FM5CD and Seb/F5UFX. We?ll use the same equipment as the one used in Tromelin, supplemented by various equipment placed at the disposal by sponsors. We are happy to have at our sides this year Elecraft (transceivers), Spiderbeam (fiber masts), Messi & Paoloni (coaxial cables), Expert - SPE (amplifiers), DX Engineering (80m phasing & accessories), MicroHam (interfaces), DX Avenue (6m DX Beam antenna). These companies allow us to implement all the desired equipment. We are very grateful for their support. We do not forget foundations, clubs, associations and individual donators. Some already accepted our requests and gave us their confidence. However, we are still far away from the set objective. Within 1 month, the first payment to settle the boat will have to be carried out. We'd like to make another call toward the amateur radio community to ask for their assistance and support. Like we have done with our previous operation, we are engaged in a meticulous control of the costs by studying each expenditure and by dismissing all things non essential to a DX Expedition. The boat that we will use sails in the Indian Ocean throughout the year, and the crew knows Juan de Nova well and regularly transports scientists over there. Based on the experiment of our captain, we have determined dates by taking into consideration the end of the cyclonic season as well as the best low tide conditions to unload our equipment at our arrival in the lagoon. We will be on the island from March 31st to April 14th, 2016. The callsign used during this expedition will be FT4JA. We recently received the confirmation from the administration. By then, many points must be solved in order to propose a formidable experience on the two sides of the pile-up. More than ever we count on your support. Join our page Facebook, Twitter (juandenovadx) and visit regularly our Web site . FT4TJA - Juan de Nova 2016 team. IOTA NEWS.............. EU-157. Operators Jim/G3RTE, Phil/G3SWH and Matt/MJ0ASP will be active as F/G6AY from the very rare Cezembre Island between August 16-19th. Activity will consists of two 100 watt stations with vertical antennas on 30-10 meters using CW only. According to their QRZ.com page: "Cezembre is one of Europe's rarest islands in the IOTA program, being needed by more than 60% of IOTA partici- pants. Activity will be during daylight hours only as it is not permitted to stay on the island overnight." There will be a log search o QRZ.com and the log will also be uploaded to the ARRL's Log Book of the World (LoTW) and ClubLog as soon as possible after their return to the UK. The OQRS will be enabled as soon as possible after their return to the UK. NA-006. Gil, VE4GIL, will be operating VE4GIL/VY0 from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Taloyoak, Nunavut and Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada, between August 30th and September 7th, exact dates to follow. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using SSB. QSL via VE4GIL direct. OC-177. Budi, YF1AR, will be active as YF1AR/0 operations from Pramuka Island (Marine National Park), Seribu Islands (New Island), between August 15-17th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using mainly SSB as well as on CW and the Digital modes. QSL via N2OO or by ClubLog's OQRS. For more details, see Budi's Web page at: http://www.yf1ar.com/2015/08/yf1ar0-ybff-025-oc-177-pramuka-island.html LIGHTHOUSE ACTIVITY FOR THE ILLW. Almost 500 stations (from 44 contries) are listed for this weekend's International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) [August 15-16th]. Complete details and list of participants are available at: http://illw.net Here is a list of last minute entries sent to OPDX: 7T7T -- Operators 7X2UV, 7X2ME, 7X2ZE, 7X2RO, 7X2SP and 7X2OR will be active as 7T7T from the Cherchell Lighthouse, Algeria, during the ILLW. QSL via 7X2ARA. H81L -- Members of the Radio Club de Panama will activate H81L from Miraflores Lighthouse (ILLW PA0001 and ARLHS PAN-030), Panama Canal Pacific side, on Sunday, August 16th, from 15:00 UTC through 24:00 UTC. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB and CW. QSL via HP1RCP. NW8S -- Members of the Lorain County Wireless Operators (LCWO) will be active August 14th starting at 0001z for 48 hours. The LCWO will be operating for the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW). The three man team will depart Lorain Sailing Club marina by boat for lighthouse number ILLW US0143 and ARLHS USA-453 at 2pm Friday afternoon. The team will leave with enough gear to operate from 80-10m with four stations on the air. The team plans to operate on all bands and all modes including SSB, CW, and Digital modes. The team plans to set up antennas Friday afternoon to be on the air for event start. They will use the club callsign NW8S and will have operators on the air around the clock. Local operators can coordinate HF on the simplex frequency of 146.505 MHz which they will be monitoring during certain time slots of the event. They also plan to engage in local simplex on 2M FM, and local analog machines as well. The team will have enough supplies to last for 3 days at the light- house and plan to depart Sunday afternoon. This will mark the fourth time an amateur radio station has ever operated from the lighthouse and the fourth time in decades that the structure will be occupied overnight. The team of operators would like to mention that this event, under certain weather conditions, could be very hazardous and set up times could be delayed pending weather. Suggested frequencies posted are subject to change with QRM and the NAQP: FM - 146.505 MHz 10M - 28350, 28050 and 28120 kHz 12M - 24940 kHz and 24900 kHz (ILLW during NAQP) 15M - 21350, 21050 and 21070 kHz 17M - 18150 kHz and 18080 kHz (ILLW during NAQP) 20M - 14275, 14050 and 14070 kHz 40M - 7210, 7050 and 7070 kHz 80M - 3810, 3550 and 3580 kHz Lorain Lighthouse Foundation Inc. http://www.lorainlighthouse.com PA25SCH -- Wouter, PA3WEG, and possibly others will be operating as PA25SCH from the Scheveningen Lighthouse (NL0025), Netherlands, during the ILLW. QSL via the Bureau only. QSL Manager is PD2RKG. VARIOUS CUBAN STATIONS -- Look for 14 Cuban stations to be active during International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) and 9 of them for the very first time. Cuba has had a permanent presence during the ILLW since a few years ago, but without doubts this year will be the first time with so many lighthouses on the air. QSL via operators instructions. The callsigns and references numbers are as follows: 1 - T41C - Cayo Jutia Lighthouse CU0009 (new one) 2 - T42R - Morro La Habana Lighthouse CU0003 3 - T43SD - Boca de Jaruco Lighthouse CU0015 (new one) 4 - T44IJ - Carapachibey Lighthouse CU0013 (new one) 5 - T45FM - Maya Lighthouse CU0005 6 - T46BY - Yaguanabo Lighthouse 0012 (new one) 7 - T46LC - Los Colorados Lighthouse CU0008 (new one) 8 - T46BC - Bah?a de Cadiz Lighthouse CU0011 (new one) 9 - T47LH - Colon Lighthouse CU0007 (new one) 10 - T48LHH - Punta Rasa Lighthouse CU0014 (new one) 11 - T48FL - Punta Lucrecia Lighthouse CU0006 12 - T48FV - Cabo Cruz Lighthouse CU0010 (new one) 13 - T48SC - Morro Santiago de Cuba Lighthouse CU0004 14 - T48FM - Punta de Maisi Lighthouse CU0001 W2GSB/LH -- Peter, W2JV, will be active from the Fire Island Lighthouse (FN30KP) from 1400-2100 UTC Saturday and Sunday celebrating Lighthouse/ Lightship weekend. The callsign will be W2GSB/LH and will be on all Amateur Satellites including EO-79. If you would like a commemorative QSL card please SASE to his QRZ.com QTH. More information is available on his QRZ.com page. NH0, MARIANA ISLANDS (Canceled). Koji, JL3RDC, who was expected to be active as NH0DX from Saipan during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th), has cancelled his activity because the Saipan Rent Shack radio room has collapsed due to the typhoon. POINT OF VIEW ABOUT THE POSSIBLE OPERATION FROM NORTH KOREA (P5). Paul, N6PSE, has posted the following interesting article - "The realities of a North Korean amateur radio activation...." at: https://n6pse.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/the-realities-of-a-northkorean-amateur-radio-activation PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 17-23rd).... Aug/17th AN Aug/20th AN Aug/22nd AN Aug/18th AN Aug/21st AN Aug/23rd HN Aug/19th LN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. QSL INFO AND NEWS..................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (Will be back in one week.....) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only SN0RX via SP8RX. See QRZ.com for more details. TX5P LOG. Alain, F6BFH, inform that he has sent the TX5P log for last April's Clipperton Island DXpedition to LoTW. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4Z5IW, 5B/RW9QA, 7P8LS, AC4BT/6Y5, CU5AQ, DH0GHU, DL65DARC, DU3LA, E51RAT, EC4ALB, EF4HQ, FP/NY4G, G5W, GW7X, H7/K9NW, HK6PSG, IZ8GCE, JA6WJL, K1N, KP4EJ, ON7TQ, PJ2T, PW70FEB, RK3IR, RK9UN, S57Z, TX5P, US1US, US3IY, VE1/DJ8QP, VE2OCH, VE9DX, XE2CQ, YN2AA and YV5OIE QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 6K2CEW/4 (AS-093), A52SV, BC5OQ, E51AGY, EA2EEK/7 (EU-143), J68HS, MU/PA9M, OY/N2IEN, PQ0T, VE3ELX, XW1IC, YF1AR/7 (OC-166), YF1AR/2 (OC-186), ZL100ANZAC and ZS5IE QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3W2DK, 4X0W, 5B/AA7A, 8N1HQ, 9H9X, AH6HY, C6ARW, C6AXY, EA8AH, EF4HQ, EJ/SP3CW, FP/W6HGF, HI3/N3SY, HQ4W, HR2DMR, HR5/W9GL, J6/AA4W, J6/K4WA, J68/UN, J79FCG, K0BBC/VY2, KG4HF, KH6DE, KL7GLL, KL7QK, MJ/K8PT/P, NP3K, NU1AW, OA4/K6ZH, OC4CW, OC4WW, PJ6/W4VAB, SN50MKS, TN36CDXC, V63MJ, VP5/WA2VYA, VP5/WA0MHJ, W1AW and YN2ET TC30, TURKEY (Special Event). Members (both young and old amateurs) of the "Giresun Radio Amateurs and Nature Sports Club" (GITRAD) and the "TC Special Wireless Activity Team" (TCSWAT) will be active with the special callsign TC30AZB between August 28th and September 4th. Activity is to celebrate "Victory Day" from Turkey/. Operators mentioned are Mehmet/TA1PB, Can/TA1CR, Bora/TA1UT, Deniz/TA1CQ, Burak/TA1ABG, Aziz/TA2AD, Bekir/TA2RX, Golkem/TA7AZC, Ali/TA7EB, Furkan/TA7AOF, Hakan/TA7ASN, Ismail/TA7EA, Omer/TA7BB and Soner/TB7DSJ. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. Log will be uploaded to eQSL and LoTW right after their activity. Please no hardcopy QSL requests, only electronic confirmation this time. V2, ANTIGUA. By the time you read this, Larry, N4TAC, is expected to be active as V25LL from Antigua (NA-100) until August 20th. Details of his activity were not provided. QSL via his home callsign. V3, BELIZE. Jim, W2JHP, will be active as V31TA from the Turneffe Flats Lodge, Blackbird Caye, Turneffe Atoll (NA-123), between August 23rd and September 4th. Activity will be limited on the HF bands using SSB only. QSL via his home callsign (see QRZ.com - No paper QSLs at this time) or eQSL. ZD7 & ZD8, ST. HELENA and ASCENSION ISLANDS (Update). Oliver, W6NV, will activate these two islands again between October and December. He should be on St. Helena (ZD7) (AF-022) between October 15th and November 1st. To celebrate the arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte (October 15th, 1815), Oliver has requested the callsign ZD7N. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB. He is also expected to participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). After his operation on St. Helena, Oliver will then go to Ascension Island (ZD8) and be active as ZD8W between November 5th and December 2nd. He will then join others to be active on the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun Aug 23 13:37:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 13:37:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1228 Message-ID: <963834.57882.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1228 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1228 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1228 BID: $OPDX.1228 August 24, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, N2OO, WB2YQH, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K4SV, AA5AU, K5GS, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, KO8SCA, W8GEX & 60m News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DL9GFB, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5GL, EA5RM, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3BJ, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, IK7JWX, JR1EFG, OE7PGI, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PS7DX, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, TA3J, VA3RJ & ICPO and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 16th/August, through Sunday, 23rd/August there were 200 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, 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, PJ4, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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". 3B8/3B9, MAURITIUS AND RODRIGUES ISLANDS (Indian Ocean Tour). Matthias, DF6LO, will be active as 3B9/DF6LO from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) some- time in November, followed by an operation from Mauritius Island (AF-049) as 3B8/DF6LO in December. He did not provide specific dates. He will use a FT-857D with 30 watts on JT65 and occasionally 100 watts on CW. QSL via LoTW and eQSL only. Watch QRZ.com for updates. 3B9, RODRIGUES ISLANDS. Robert, 3B9FR, reportedly is back on RTTY now using FSK from his Icom IC-756 PRO III. He has been working Europe and looks forward to working North America and Japan when conditions are better. 3W2/XV2, VIETNAM. Mal, VK6LC, will once again return to Vietnam on a "DX Vacation" during the months of September and October. His schedule is as follows: XV2VTC - from Vung Tau City between September 24-30th 3W2HCM - from Ho Chi Minh City between October 16-23rd Activity is to celebrate 15 years operating in Vietnam. If like last time, Mel will be mainly on 20 meters with some 17/12 meters using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via his home callsign, only direct. He does NOT use the QSL Bureau. Check out QRZ.com for some more details and pictures under VK6LC. 3XY, GUINEA. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team will be active as 3XY1T from the Los Islands (AF-051, WW Loc. IJ39cl) sometime in February 2016 (TBA). The official DXpedition's Web site has a dedicated 3XY1T "Needs & Wants Survey" form just added to it. The results will be used in the planning of activity on the various bands. However, activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Their suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24893 and 28030 kHz SSB - 14270, 18155, 21310, 24975 and 28420 kHz RTTY - 21083 kHz 6m - 50102/CW and 50123/SSB Current list of operators are Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/ IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, Mac/JA3USA, Gino/IK2RZP and Alfeo/I1HJT. The team is looking for funds (see Web page for details). QSL via I2YSB direct only. An OQRS will be available on their Web site. 3Y/B, BOUVET ISLAND. Alex, UN7PCZ, the coordinator of the 3Y0F DXpedition to Bouvet Island, announced that "some logistical issues remain open and unresolved. People in charge of Antarctic expeditions RAE (r/v "Ak. Fedorov") and SANAP (r/v "S.A.Agulhas II") are currently away on summer holidays." He believes that since things cannot be resolved until the governmental authorities return from their summer holiday, the 3Y0F operation will probably be delayed until 2016-2017. However, the team continues collect gear and antennas, and plans to put up a Web page soon to help collect donation pledges. It is suggested to watch the QRZ.com for news and updates. 5R, MADAGASCAR. Eric, F6ICX, will once again be active as 5R8IC from Saint Marie Island (AF-090, WLOTA LH-0491) between November 1st and December 12th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters, mainly CW, but some SSB, RTTY, and PSK63, using a FT450 with 100 watts into various GPs or Inverted-Ls and a Hexbeam for 20-10 meters. There will be no online log during his activity. QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com). Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. 8Q, MALDIVES. Marco, IK2CLB, is now active as 8Q7DX from Fihalhohi Island Resort, South Mahe Atoll (AS-013) until August 29th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters (possibly 80m) using mainly CW. Equipment is a Kenwood TS480 HX into vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign. 9H, MALTA. Andy, G8MLQ, will once again be active as 9H3AF from Malta sometime in September. Specific dates were not provided. QSL via his home callsign. A5, BHUTAN. Hans, SM6CVX, will be active as A52CVX from Bhutan between October 27-29th. Activity will be holiday style and mostly on CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or eQSL. C6, BAHAMAS. Nikola "Nick", VE3EY, will be active as C6ANT from the Bahamas between September 13-20th. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using a K3+KPA500 and verticals on the beach. QSL via his home callsign. CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Klaus, DK1AX, will be active as CT9/DK1AX from Madeira Island (AF-014, WFF CTFF-0030) between August 27th and September 10th. Activity will be holiday style. QSL via DK1AX, direct, by the Bureau. CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS (Early Announcement). Operators Hardy/DL3KWF and YL Rosel/DL3KWR will be active as CT9/DL3KWF and CT9/DL3KWR from the Hotel Royal Orchid between March 11th and April 7th (2016). Preferred activity will be on 30/17/12 meters and CW. QSL via their home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. Visit their Madeira page at: http://www.dl3kwf.com/CT39/CT39-Results-e.htm E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Operators Tatsuo/JA3ARJ (E51ARJ), Jusei/JA3IVU (E51IVU), Tsuguya/JA3UJR (E51UJR), Noriaki/JF3HPN (E51SSS), Kumio/JH3LSS (E51LSS), Masumi/JA3AVO (E51AVO) and YL Hiroko/JH3PBL (E51PBL) will be active as E51J (Group callsign) from the Kii Kii Motel on Rarotonga Islands (OC-013, WAZ-32) between January 12-21st (2016). Activity will be on 80-6 meters (possibly 160m) using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL E51J and E51AVO via JA3AVO. QSL all other callsigns via their home callsigns. For more details and updates, watch: http://www.nakade.jp/e5.htm E6, NIUE (Update). Don, G3BJ/G5W, reports on the upcoming E6GG September operation [edited]: All logistics arrangements are now complete for the E6GG operation to Niue between September 16-29th. The first team members leave for the South Pacific in late August, and the whole team meets in Auckland two days before the departure for Niue. All antennas are complete and tested, as are all the stations and computing equipment. The team expects some limited operation on September 15th, with all stations oper- ational on the 16th. The Web site is at and includes a propagation analysis. The team will be listening exclusively for Europe during the relatively short European openings on LF, and hopes to work as many European stations as possible on all bands, where Niue is at #61 on the most wanted list. Whilst we are listening for Europe, we ask the rest of the world to stand-by, to give Europeans a chance on this very marginal LF path. The team is taking some 400 kg of equipment by air, including four complete high power stations, and will be using antennas at the water?s edge and cliff-top optimized for low angle high gain. They will also use a beverage directed to Europe for LF receiving. E6GG will always use split frequency operation and will announce listening frequencies regularly. For RTTY they will deploy multi-channel receive, so your best chance of an early RTTY QSO is to choose a calling frequency and stay on that frequency until the team finds you. RTTY is likely to be only on a maximum of two bands. EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Zoltan, HA5PP, will be active as EA8/HA5PP from the Canary Islands during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band or Single-Band entry. QSL via HA5PP. FS, ST. MARTIN (Update). Operators John/K9EL, Paul/K9NU, John/W9ILY and Guy/VE2BWL will be active as TO1E during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via K9EL. All four operators will be active as FS/homecall for 3 days before and 3 days after the contest. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-149. Vladimir, UA0LCZ, and three other operators will be active as RI0F from the Natural Park on Moneron Island between September 2-10th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using mainly CW. AS-203. (NEW IOTA) By the time you read this, operators Artem/UA9KAM, Serge/UA9KB, Igor/UA9KDF, Vlad/RA9LR, Vladimir/RA0ZJ, Victor/ RW0BG, Valery/UA0ZC and Sergey/UA0ZFW should be on their way or still waiting (0-7 days) in Petropavlovsk-Kam-chatsky for a ship to take them to Dobrzhanskogo Island (RR-13-18 and RDA KT-13). This is 1500 km trip which can take 1-2 weeks. They expected arrival/activity sometime in the beginning of September. The group plans to have 3 station sites and will be active on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL Manager is RX9KM. The team is expected to stay for at least 7 days. For more details and updates, watch: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/RT9K/0 EU-031. Giovanni "John", IZ2DPX, will be active as IC8/IZ2DPX from Ischia Island for ONLY ONE day during the first week in Sep- tember. QSL via IK2DUW, direct or by the Bureau. For updates, watch: http://iz2dpx.jimdo.com EU-169. Fred, IK7JWX, Team leader of the ZA0I DXpedition to Sazan Island (ZAFF-10), informs with much regret that the September operation was canceled for logistical and other problems. "Maybe" the activation will be in July or September 2016. SA-059. Members of Grupo DX Caracas will be active as YW5Z from Isla Los Testigos (ARLHS VEN-049, WLOTA 771) between August 27-31st. Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, FM and the Digital modes. QSL via DM4TI. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1825, 3515, 7010, 10106, 14025, 18075, 21023, 24905 and 28030 SSB - 1848, 3790, 7155, 14190, 18157, 21285, 24975 and 2840 kHz Digi - 3585, 7040, 10145, 14088, 18103, 21085, 24937 and 28085 kHz 6m - 50090/CW and 50125/SSB FM - 146.520 and 29.600 MHz IY7, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the ARI Lecce will activate the special callsign IY7LE between October 1st and December 31st. They will also use IY7LE/P from different locations for the different Italian diplomas, in particular QSOs for the LTO diploma (Lecce Terra d'Otranto = Municipalities Leccesi CL -...) and the SIA (Salento Islands Award). Details on these awards and diplomas can be found on under "Contest and Diplomas". Activity is to commemorate Guglielmo Marconi's 120th anniversary of his first wireless message sent in 1895. QSL via by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. J6, ST. LUCIA. Steve, WF2S, will be operating holiday style as J6/WF2S from the Bay Guesthouse in Gros Islet, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336), between October 7-18th. Joining him will be Ralph, J6/K1ZZI. They will be using a Ten Tec Eagle and KX3, and thanks to the local J6 Portable Group for "an assortment of antennas". The plan is to operate portable from multiple beaches as well. Activity will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and some JT65 and JT9 is planned as well on whatever band is open. QSL via QRZ.com with OQRS for direct and Bureau cards (no paper bureau cards needed). Log will be uploaded to LoTW as well. KH2, GUAM. Tak, JR1EFG, will be active from Guam as KH2/KU0Q between September 24-28th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign (direct only). KH9, WAKE ISLAND (Update). Mike, AG6IP, who was planning a DXpedition to Wake Island (OC-053) in September for 2 weeks, announced this past week that due to a family member undergoing medical treatment, his K6W Wake Island DXpedition has been postponed until sometime next year. OZ, DENMARK. YL Rosel, DL3KWR, will be active using the special callsign OZ6SYL from Danish club of SYLRA (Scandinavian YL Radio Amateurs) near Faxe between September 6-25th. She will also be in the CW Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) [September 19-20th]. QSL via OZ7AGR by the Bureau. P4, ARUBA. John, KK9A, will once again be active as P40A from Aruba (SA-036) between October 18-25th. Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Outside of the contest, activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 30/17/12m, using CW and SSB. QSL via WD9DZV. P5, NORTH KOREA (Another Possible Operation!). The following is listed as "D.P.R.K. Project (Press Release I)" [edited]: During June 2013, Manuel German, EA7AJR, and I had our first meeting with a D.P.R.K. Government official. After our meeting, we gave him a Ham Radio project for D.P.R.K. One year later, April 2014, we had our second meeting, and we gave him a new project. On April 2015, we had our third meeting, and a new project was sent to Pyongyang. Just few days later after our project was received at the Ministry, the D.P.R.K. Government sent us an official invitation to visit the country looking to discuss our project details in person. Today, August 17th, 2015, we had a meeting with high level officials from Telecom Ministry. They were very kind, receptive and cooperative. They knew every- thing about Ham Radio, so it was really easy to talk with them about our Ham Radio operation project. If everything goes as it is going up today, I can tell that we are very close to get permission to realize the first legal Ham Radio operation from D.P.R.K. So let's keep our fingers crossed because we are also in front of a real and historical possibility to an opening to future Ham Radio operations from this nice country. Pyongyang August 17th, 2015 Antonio Gonz?lez EA5RM ADDED NOTES: * The above was also posted with pictures at: http://www.dxfriends.com/p5 * On August 20th, the ARRL posted an article titled "Talk of Pending P5 Operations So Far Remains Just Talks" on their Web page which you might want to also read at: http://www.arrl.org/news/talk-of-pending-p5-operations-so-far-remains-just-talks PJ4, BONAIRE. Philipp, OE7PGI, will be active as PJ4/OE7PGI from Kralendijk, Bonaire, sometime in November. Dates will be announced in September or October. Activity will be on 20-10 meters SSB (possibly RTTY). Rig will be a FT-897 with 100w, possibly into a Hexbeam and Wire Antennas. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. NO eQSL! PJ6, SABA. Operators John/K5AC, Jeff/NM1Y and Victor/WB0TEV will be active as PJ6A from Saba Island (NA-145, WFF PAFF-027, WLOTA 2043) during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). QSL via PJ6A or N4NX direct. QSLs are available via the OQRS on ClubLog for direct or Bureau cards. DO NOT QSL via the Bureau. More QSL info is available at: http://www.pj6a.com/qsls.htm PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 24-30th).... Aug/24th AN Aug/27th HN Aug/29th HN Aug/25th AN Aug/28th AN Aug/30th AN Aug/26th HN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. QSL INFO AND NEWS..................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (August 20th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3A/IZ8EGM via IZ8EGM IF9/IT9PPG via IT9PPG SN3ENIGMA via SQ2KLU 4X90IARU via (4X-B) LM90IARU via (LA-B) SV8/PD0ARI via PD0ARI 5Z4/DL7FER via DL7FER LZ250MM via LZ1KCP SV9/SP1NQN via SP1NQN 9A/IK3UNA via IK3UNA OH0/DL3SEM via DL3SEM T41C via N2OO DP7BVBG via DF7AA OM2015TITANIC via OM2FY T46LC via CO6RR E7/YT3X/P via YT3X R15CWC/2 via RM4C TM17HR via F8FZC EM9WFF/P via EA5HPX (d) R2015GV via RG3B TM31SNA via F4FYU EN1000U via UR4UWY R2015NN via RK2M TM36CMVA via F4BGZ F/G6AY via G3SWH S79DPX via IK2DUW YU45AF via YU7AF HF15TMZC via SP2ZCI SN1ENIGMA via SQ2KLU YU65GMN via YU7GMN IC8ATA via 9A8ARS SN2ENIGMA via SQ2KLU (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only ET3AA QSL ROUTE CLARIFICATION. Bob, N2OO, reports and clarifies the QSL route for ET3AA operations. The current QSL info for the ET3AA operation by the Ukrainian team (July-August as previously announced) is via US0LW, but Bob will also have the logs and can answer QSL requests. He remains as the overall primary QSL Manager for ET3AA. TA3J QSL SERVICE. Berkin, TA3J, reports the following [edited]: I send my QSL cards myself directly to the QSL bureaus with regular intervals. If it isn't a problem on your side, could you please send the QSL cards of the callsigns which I?m the QSL Manager directly to my address. For the callsigns which I'm the QSL Manager, you can find the information for the incoming/outgoing direct and via bureau QSL cards at TA3J QSL Service: http://www.aydogmus.gen.tr/ta3j/qslservice.htm I'm QSL Manager for the following: G/TA3J, HA/TA3J, LZ1/TA3J, LZ2/TA3J, OE/TA3J, OK/TA3J, ON/TA3J, SV1/TA3J, SV4/TA3J, TA3CEH, TA3J, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS099) ALIBEY ISLAND, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS099) YASSICA ISLAND, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS115) RATE ISLAND, TA3J/1, TA3J/3, TA3J/3 LIGHTHOUSE (ARLHS #TUR006), TA3J/4, TA3J/4 LIGHTHOUSE (ARLHS#TUR065), TA3J/7, TA3J/60, TA3PI, TA7KI (ARI2009), TA7KI (WPX2009CW), TC2K4J, YM125ATA, YM125ATA/4, YM1907FB, YM21TA, YM3ATA, YM3BU, YM3LZ (WAE2000SSB), YM3LZ (WPX2000SSB), YM3SV and YM75TA. For direct [only SASE and 1 IRC with your QSL card, no green stamp please] or via bureau. SWL QSL cards are OK. No eQSL. You can see the results of the QSL cards you had sent, direct and via bureau, for the callsigns which I?m the QSL Manager at TA3J QSL Service. My Address: Berkin AYDOGMUS, P.O. Box 987, Pasaport 35214, Izmir - TURKEY ZZ56A via PS7AW. Special callsign in the CVADX Contest (August 22-23rd). QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: DL3ME, DM3VL, LA5LJA, RU3GF and YV5KAJ QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B8/EA5IDQ, 3B8HC, C6AUX, CE7EEA, PQ0T, TI9/3Z9DX, TN/CT1FJZ, V5/DL9NDS and ZY8P (SA-072) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 8J3KNT, 8J9VLP, 8J10NICT, 9M2TO, 9N7BM, A5A, A35JP, E51JQY, JD1BMH, NH0J, R0CAF, RA0CB, RD0CD, RP68H, RP70WD, RZ0CWA/P, UA0CB, UA0CDO, UB0CAF, V650XG, XV2E, XZ1Z and YN2ET TX3X CHESTERFIELD ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release 6 - dated August 23rd) [edited] -- TX3X - Chesterfield Islands 2015 DX-pedition (OC-176) -- The equipment, ~2,400 pounds (1,090kg) on 4 pallets is on the way to New Zealand, scheduled delivery August 26th, and the Advance Team will soon begin their journey to Auckland. They?ll meet the boat at Bayswater Marina and transfer equipment from storage to the boat. On September 16th the boat sails for Noumea, New Caledonia, to collect the team and will sail for Chesterfield Island on September 28th. We expect to land on Oct. 1st and begin setting up the operating camps. On August 5th the skipper reviewed and approved our dates and landing plan. New Corporate Sponsor: We thank Bob Hardie W5UQ of Expert Linears America, LLC (http://expertlinears.com/) for his support of TX3X. Bob is providing the new, lightweight, SPE EXPERT 1K-FA solid state amplifier. Meeting Bob and his wife Elva at Friedrichshafen, Germany, they immediately offered their support to TX3X. The Boat: Evohe recently underwent inspection and overhaul. A new generator was installed as well as other systems updated. She?s back in the water with her Class B transponder transmitting position reports, currently in Dunedin, New Zealand. You can follow our journey at TX3X.com. Operating Principles: As previously announced, we?ll be operating 10-160, SSB, CW and RTTY. We?ll have 6 meter capability, conditions permitting we will try to allocate time to that band. Martti Laine/OH2BH and Wayne Mills/N7NG are providing advice on operating plans and recommending techniques for pile-up management. North Cook and Tuvalu DX-peditions: E51MQT & E51MKW ? North Cooks DX- pedition and the T2GC - Tuvalu DX-pedition will be operating during TX3X. Please see our operating frequencies listed at TX3X.com to minimize confusion, make sure you know which team you are calling. Listen to the operator?s instructions. Getting in the log: Follow the DX Code of Conduct and the operating guidelines posted at TX3X.com and getting in the log should be relatively easy. Global Pilot Team: After we sail for the island we?ll have limited access to the Internet. Please direct your questions, concerns or comments to the pilot for your geography listed on TX3X.com. Chief Pilot, Ralph, W4HK, will consolidate, summarize and forward your comments to the team. Look to the DX bulletins for regular updates from the island. And finally, so many people have helped us throughout the project that it's impossible to thank everyone here. However, we owe a special THANKS to our financial supporters the: clubs, foundations and individuals. Thanks for your continued support of our projects; we'll see you in the pile-ups. And for those that would like to support us your contribution to PayPal: donate at tx3x.com is appreciated. 73,TX3X Team Chesterfield and the Perseverance DX Group PDXG.net TX3X.com info at tx3x.com V3, BELIZE (QSL Update). Jim, W2JHP, will be active as V31TA from the Turneffe Flats Lodge, Blackbird Caye, Turneffe Atoll (NA-123), between August 23rd and September 4th. Activity will be limited on the HF bands using SSB only. QSL via EA5GL direct only. V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Al, W6HGF, will once again head to the Caribbean, but this time from St. Kitts and Nevis over the CQWW RTTY Contest this year. He will be there between September 24th and October 4th. Al states, "As usual I plan to concentrate on the data modes, with RTTY being my favorite, but I also like to operate PSK125 when I can find some activity. My callsign will be V4/W6HGF. My son Ed, KK4PHP, will also be going and will operate as V4/KK4PHP." QSL via his home callsign direct, Clublog, LoTW or by the Bureau. V6, MICRONESIA. Naoki, JS3LSQ, will once again be active as V63WJ from Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between September 28th and October 4th. Activity will be mainly on 15 and 10 meters using RTTY. QSL via JS3LSQ, direct (w/SAE and 1 IRC or 2 GSs) or by the Bureau. VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS. Adrian, KO8SCA, is planning a 5-day holiday style DXpedition to VP5-land between September 3-8th. The VP5SCA special call- sign was assigned to KO8SCA for the "All Asia SSB DX contest 2015". He will also be using the call VP5/KO8SCA outside the contest. Equipment is a K3 transceiver running 100W into a Spiderbeam antenna working SSB and CW. QSL direct to KO8SCA. LoTW after the DXpedition. V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS (Update). After their T30D DXpedition to Tarawa in 2014, a German team is prepared for another DXpedition. The destination will be to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. They state, "It was a long and complicated paperwork with countless emails, but we have now all the confirmations. In the last years there were only a few single OP DXpeditions on these islands, and V73NS is active on CW from 40m and up. So we know about the special needs on the lower bands and on SSB and RTTY modes." The German team will be active as V73D from Majuro Island (OC-029) between October 13-28th. The following 12 operators are highly experienced by various contests and DXpeditions: Rolf/DL7VEE (Initiator and team leader), Werner/DJ9KH, Heye/DJ9RR, Rudolf/DK3CG, Joe/DK5WL, Guenter/DL2AWG, Norbert/DL2RNS, Georg/DL4SVA, Hans/DL6JGN, Franz/DL9GFB, Wolf/DM2AUJ and Sid/DM2AYO. They will have 4 500-watts- stations simultaneously on the air 24/7, on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1814.5, 3526, 7026, 10119, 14026, 18086, 21026, 24906 and 28026 kHz SSB - 1849, 3805, 7095/7182, 14210, 18120, 21275, 24955 and 28465 kHz RTTY - 3595, 7046, 10137, 14090, 18099, 21090, 24918 and 28090 kHz 6m - 50120/CW and 50120/SSB Rolf, DL7VEE, states, "Hopefully we have enough place for all planned antennas " An OQRS will be used from ClubLog for both direct or Bureau QSLs (Preferred). QSL via DL4SVA, direct or by the Bureau. Log will be uploaded 6 months after DXpedition. There is now a Web page available at: http://v73d.mydx.de W4DXCC DX/Contest CONVENTION 2015 (Press Release #2 - Date Aug. 20th) [edited]. The W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention is the South East's largest and best attended ham radio event for 10 years running. Located at the MainStay Suites in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, September 25-26th, 2015. We are 35 days away from the convention, but it is not too late for you to attend this year. The convention is within driving distance from 2/3rds of the country. Load up your ham friends and come down for the convention. There is plenty of hotel rooms at the SEDCO rate. This year we have a day long Ham Radio Bootcamp to Elmer New hams which has caused quite a stir. We have had an overwhelming response to the Boot- camp. Finally, an Elmering session for the new ham is available to all W4DXCC attendees included in the convention registration fee. Please pass the word to the New hams in your area about the Bootcamp, it's a Must See event. Saturday we have FCC license testing, so you can upgrade if you like. We have three QSL card checkers who can check all bands, bring your QSL cards! A full range of shopping for the family is located nearby along with water parks, go cart tracks and Dollywood for the kids. Bring the family for a wonderful weekend full of Fun. Check out the WEB site for more details, filling fast, book early . YB0, INDONESIA. Karsono, YB0NDT, will once again be active during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via YB0NDT, direct or LoTW. No Bureau. YJ, VANUATU. Robert, DL7VOA, will be active as YJ4AO from the Eratap Beach Resort, Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035, WLOTA 1051), between December 27th and January 13th (2016). Activity will be holiday style mainly during the evening and night hours. Equipment is an Elecraft K2 plus amplifier with about 500 watts into a Vertical dipoles (20-10m) and Lambda/4 Ground-planes for 30/40m. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Robert states on QRZ.com: This will be a special DXpedition celebrating my 40th birthday, my 10th wedding anniversary and my 25th anniversary on the air (a little late because it was already in 2013). For this reason I obtained the special callsign YJ4AO which is a reminiscence to my very first callsign Y24AO. My wife and I always dreamed of visiting the South Pacific only once in our lifetime, and we are very happy to be able to do this trip. Please come back later to this page (QRZ.com) for more information about the DXpedition. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun Aug 30 12:30:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 12:30:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1229 Message-ID: <150184.25067.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1229 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1229 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1229 BID: $OPDX.1229 August 31, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4FC, KY6R, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W0GJ, CU3AA, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, Mediterraneo International Dx Club, OH2BN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer (ISWL), RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, SP1DPA, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YF1AR for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 23rd/August, through Sunday, 30th/August there were 196 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D6, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, 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, PJ4, PJ5, PY, PY0F, PZ, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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". 3W, VIETNAM (3W3MD - Press Release #3) [edited]. Great news from the Mediterraneo International Dx Club Team. -- During their already announced Da Nang City, Vietnam, DXpedition with the callsign: 3W3MD between October 31st and November 10th, the international team leading by Antonio, IZ8CCW, and Gabriele, I2VGW, will also be able to be active for some days from Cham Island IOTA AS-162 (claimed only by 17% of IOTA chasers). As a matter of fact, some operators will leave the main land for 3-4 days, and with two stations and a couple of antennas they will try to give the reference to many IOTA chasers as possible. Of course the rest of the team (19 skilled DX operators coming from 9 countries) will be on air from the beach of Da Nang with five stations 24 hours around the clock. According to the evaluations that they have done, they are confident to give to a lot of DXers the possibility to work this country on the Low Bands, WARC and especially on the Digital modes. Quite a bit of equipment and antennas are ready for the new adventure by the MDXC team. All the licenses are in hands of Ant and Gab and all have been already arranged (boat, generators, contacts....etc) for the transfer on Cham Island (AS-162). Save the dates and keep ears open because the callsign for the IOTA operations by the team will be 3W3MD/P. Any donation will be very very appreciated by the team..... For any further news and updates please visit the official Web site for this new great adventure at: http://www.mdxc.org/3w3md 3Z, POLAND. Members of Klub Krotkofalowcow (PZK) will be active as 3Z0LH from the immediate vicinity of the lighthouse on Karsibor Island (EU-132, ARLHS POL 066) between August 30th and September 6th. Operators mentioned are Slawomir/SP1DOZ, Wald/SP1DPA, Andrzej/SP1DSZ, Janusz/SP1TMN, Jacek/ SQ1EUG, Romuald/SQ1FYX and Jan/SQ1PSA. Activity will be on all bands using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, JT65 and PSK63 (other modes OK on request). The equip- ment includes FT1000D, FT450D, TS480SAT, IC910 (IC706MKIIG ? backup). Antennas: Delta 82.5m, FD4, LW 41,5m, GPA303 (WARC), GP 5/8 6m, GP 2m/70cm, 12 element Yagi 2m/70cm and 3 element Yagi 14/21/28 (from OK1TN). They have access to a commercial AC power line, but they are taking a 800w gasoline generator for backup/location flexibility. Their operation is subject to commercial systems non-interference rules. UHF activity as band conditions permit. This operation is also good for Polish Gmina Award hunters (SPFF 269PGA SF 01). 5J0, ANDRES ISLAND. Joseph, LU1FM, will once again be active as 5J0B from San Andres Island (NA-033) between October 17-27th. Daniel, LU9FHF, will also be with him. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. Also look for him to participate the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). Equipment will be an IC-7100 with an ALS MRX 500 amp into a Hex- beam (20-6m) and dipoles for 160/80/40m. QSL via his home callsign. Look for more details and updates at: http://www.tarjetasqsl.com.ar/5j0b FaceBook page is: https://www.facebook.com/sanandresisland2015 5W, SAMOA. Robin, ZL4IG, will be active as 5W0RM from Upolu Island (OC-097) between September 5-13th (and sometime in March 2016 - dates to be con- firmed). Activity will be holiday style on 40-15 meters using CW and SSB. The transmitter will be a 5 watts from a FT-817 with simple wire antennas. QSL via his home callsign. A5, BHUTAN. Ryo, JH7EQW, is once again active as A52EQW and A52EQW/m from Dochula Resort until September 5th. QSL via the JARL Bureau. He posted the following schedule and frequencies on QRZ.com: September 3rd (Thursday) - 0700-1300 (UTC) on 18160, 21160, 24960 and 28516 kHz SSB September 4th (Friday) - 0300-1300 (UTC) -- same as above. September 5th (Saturday) - 0000-0300 (UTC) -- same as above. CARIBBEAN TOUR (Update). Rick, AI5P, who has been on holiday in the Caribbean, has received his callsign for Aruba. His tentative schedule is: August 16-24th -- Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279); callsign PJ4/AI5P August 24-31st -- Curacao (SA-099); callsign PJ2/AI5P August 31st-September 8th -- Aruba (SA-036); P40 callsign P40PX Activity will be on 40-10 meters using mostly CW. Rick states, "Probably most of time on 30 and 17 meters CW." Equipment is an Icom 706 with 100 watts into wire antennas. QSL via AI5P. CR1/CU4/CU7, AZORES. Look for the following stations in September. CR1IZ - Operator Norman, W3IZ, between September 9-15th. Plan to be in the WAE SSB Contest (September 12-13th). QSL via KI1U. CU4DX - Operators Bruce/K0BJ and Claudio/IV3VSC between September 11-14th. Plan to be in the WAE SSB Contest (September 12-13th). QSL via KI1U. CU7CRA - Operators Brian/N5ZGT and Mike/KI1U between September 11-14th. Plan to be in the WAE SSB Contest (September 12-13th). QSL via KI1U. E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Doug, W6HB, will once again be active as E51DLD from the QTH of Andy/E51AND/E50A and Jim/E51JD on Rarotonga Island between September 21st and October 3rd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. No LOTW, no E-QSL, no QRZ.com logs -- hard cards ONLY folks. E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Alan, K7AR, will once again be active as E51AAR from the QTH of Andy, E51AND, on Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between September 24-29th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. Alan plans to participate in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). His equip- ment is an Elecraft K3 and KPA500. QSL via K7AR, direct or by the Bureau. Log will be uploaded to LoTW upon his return home. However, he will try to upload log on a daily basis to ClubLog. E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Steve, G0KIK, will be active as E51KIK from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between November 9-15th. Activity will be holiday style using a TS-50 running 100 watts into 1/2 size G5RV. QSL via G0KIK. FS, ST. MARTIN. The "Buddies in the Caribbean" crew will be active as FS/homecall from Villa "Ait na Greine" , St. Martin Island (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383) between February 2-10th. This is the groups' 7th "Buddies in the Caribbean" DXpedition. Operators mentioned are Daniel/WZ1P, Budd/W3FF, Mike/KC4VG, Chris/W6HFP, Bill/W7ZT, Wey/K8EAB, Paul/KB9AVO and Steve/WG0AT. Look for all eight operators to be active on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. As always, the team will be using Buddipole antenna and low power. QSL via the operator's instructions. HA45, HUNGARY (Special Event). Look for HA45KHW to be active on the HF bands using CW, SSB, and the Digital modes until the end of this year. The members of the Regionalis Radios Sportklub Puspokladany (HA0KHW) are celebrating their 45th anniversary of the club's foundation. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, by the Bureau or direct. IOTA NEWS.............. VARIOUS. Reports indicate that Din, YB8RW, is planning a solo IOTA DXpedition next month to the following various island groups: OC-075, OC-106, OC-107, OC-108, OC-109, OC-122 and OC-144. QSL directly to home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW and no Bureau QSLs. EU-174. Laci, HA0HW, will once again be active from Thassos Island (GIOTA NAS-037, MIA MG-124, WLOTA LH-4186, QRA KN20HS), as SW8WW (ex-J48HW) between September 6-14th. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB and RTTY, on the HF bands (usually on 40/30/20/17/12/10 meters) and on 6 meters. His rigs are usually a FT-840 with a MOS-FET amplifier (300-400 watts) and an IC-706 (for 6m only). Antennas are a monoband Gps, dipoles on SPIDER, and dipoles on fishing poles. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the HA Bureau, or by the OQRS via ClubLog is 'OK' as well. OC-177. If you missed Budi, YF1AR, as YF1AR/0 from Untung Island this past weekend, he will be active again in September 5-6th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using mainly SSB as well as on CW and the Digital modes. QSL via N2OO or by ClubLog's OQRS. For more details, see Budi's Web page at: http://www.yf1ar.com/2015/08/yf1ar0-oc-177-untung-island-seribu.html ISWL CALLSIGNS (For September). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of September 2015: GX4BJC/A - Operated from Skegby, in Nottinghamshire, by Merv, G0UJD. (/A WAB Square SK56 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). MX1SWL/A - Operated from Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex, by George, G1IPU. (/A WAB Square TM11 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). George will also operate as MX1SWL/P from various locations. His WAB information will be given if requested. ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU, and NOT the individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL info is on or or via . NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are available to all Hams and SWLs, see for full details. The eQSL.cc cards ARE welcomed for their awards. KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Akira, JH0CKF, will be active once again as AF1Y/KH0 from the Saipan Rental Shack (Himawari Hotel) [USI NI-002S, WLOTA 1333), Northern Mariana Islands (OC-086), for a short operation between September 15-17th. Activity will be holiday style, after sunset, on 20-6 meters using SSB. QSL via DU1/JH0CKF (QSL Manger) via DU Bureau. Please DO NOT send to AF1Y (either Bureau or postal mailing address in Miami). If you would like to exchange QSL cards directly, please send SASE to the postal mailing address: Akira Yokoyama, 7078 Hokujo Hakuba, Nagano 399-9301, JAPAN. For more details about the Saipan Rental Shack, visit the following Web page at: http://saipan.rental-shack.com/english/index.html KH5, PALMYRA (Press Release #3). Lou (N2TU) and Craig (K9CT) previously announced a DXpedition to Palmyra Atoll at the International DX Convention in Visalia, California. Palmyra (KH5) ranks #9 on the Most Wanted List and #2 in Europe. The Pacific Islands DXpedition Group has been awarded permission to activate Cooper Island in the Palmyra Atoll, 11-26 January 2016. A callsign will be announced through the normal DX media channels before the operation begins. One key to the success of activation of a rare entity is a team of pilot stations. These stations gather regional feedback, identify propagation trends and inform the on-island Team of operational issues. These pilots are well known to the DX community and have either been on DXpeditions or have been pilots on previous high visibility DXpeditions. * Chief Pilot and Western USA- Rich, KE1B * Eastern USA/ Caribbean- Don, AA1V * Europe- Col, MM0NDX * Africa/ South America- Andre, V51B * Asia/ Pacific, Hiroo, JA1WSX Our website, has been updated with photographs and background information of our outstanding Pilot Team. Additionally, a Palmyra 2016 QSL route has been established. Direct QSLs, with appropriate return postage and envelope, should be sent to: Palmyra DXpedition PO Box 73 Elmwood, IL 61529 We urge the DX community to use OQRS via Clublog. This will greatly expedite your QSL! There is a large payment due shortly and additional funds are needed to meet this obligation. Your donations are required to support the effort to activate this rare entity. Please visit for the latest news, Team photos, and a list of our generous individual, Foundation and Equipment sponsors. Lou N2TU Craig K9CT OJ0, MARKET REEF. Operators Dietmar/DL3DXX, Thomas/DL5LYM, Robert/SP5XVY and Roman/US5WDX will be active as OJ0DX from Market Reef (EU-053) between September 18-28th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Look for them to be active during the CW Scandinavian Activity Contest (September 19-20th) and CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). QSL via DL3DXX. P4, ARUBA. Operators Eddy/K5WQG and Bob/N5ET will be active as P40ER and P40ET, respectively, from Oranjestad, Aruba (SA-036), between September 6-20th. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL both callsigns via N5ET. PJ2, CURACAO. Andrea, IK7YTT, will be active as PJ2/IK7YTT from Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA LH-0942) between October 19-27th. Activity will be on the HF bands before he joins the Caribbean Contesting Consortium's (CCC) Signal Point Station Multi-? team in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as PJ2T. QSL PJ2/IK7YTT via his home call- sign. QSL PJ2T via LoTW or W3HNK. PJ6, SABA (Update). Operators John/K5AC, Jeff/NM1Y and Victor/WB0TEV will be active as PJ6A from Saba Island (NA-145, WFF PAFF-027, WLOTA 2043) during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th) as a Multi- Single entry. QSL via PJ6A or N4NX direct. QSLs are available via the OQRS on ClubLog for direct or Bureau cards. DO NOT QSL via the Bureau. More QSL info is available at: http://www.pj6a.com/qsls.htm Operators will be on Saba between September 22nd and October 1st, signing PJ6/homecall. Their activity outside of the contest will be on 80-10 meters using all modes. QSL via their home callsigns. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 31st-September 6th).... Aug/31st AN Sep/03rd BN Sep/05th AN Sep/01st AN Sep/04th AN Sep/06th AN Sep/02nd HN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. PX70, BRAZIL (Special Event). Rony, PS7AB, will activate special event station PW70FEB between September 1-30th. Activity is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of World War II and to remember the importance of PEACE. The special callsign is also in honor to all who participated in the war, especially the Brazilian Expeditionary Force - FEB, on the battlefields in Italy. Operations will be on 40/20/17/15/10 meters using SSB and CW/ Digital. QSL via PS7AB, direct (2 USDs), by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. A special certificate will be sent in 2016 via E-mail to stations who made contacts with at least 10 Special Event Stations by mode (SSB, CW or Digital), or mixed (3 modes). Each month in 2015, Ronaldo will activate a different callsign and also send 12 different QSLs. PX70FEB is the ninth special event station to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015. For more details, visit the following Web pages at: http://www.radioamador.org.br/certificate_70th_world_war.htm http://qrz.com/db/px70feb QSL INFO AND NEWS..................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (August 28th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4K6FO via DC9RI IB0/IK0XBX via IK0XBX SN0CIPHER via SQ2KLU 5P1KZX via OZ1KZX IK0/PA2CHR via PA2CHR TK/IZ1FRM via IZ1FRM 8Q7DX via IK2CLB J62DX via EB7DX VO1/DJ8QP via DJ8QP 9M10CSB via 9W2VVH LY/DL5WW/P via DL5WW XR6MIN via XQ4CW CT9/DK1AX via DK1AX OE20XAAT via OE3KLU YB1TIA via HA3JB DQ0X via DF7IS OM2015TITANIC via OM2FY YL/RM5M via RM5M ED7URI via EA7URI OZ/PG8M via PG8M YO150ITU via (L) EH5VCE via EA5HJY PA/A61CK via IZ8CLM ZA/IK2RLM via IZ2LSP (d) EJ7NET via HB9DGV PP2/DL3SEZ via DL3SEZ ZY156CAT via PP2BO GB70VJ via G0TOC R920RZ via RY2S HG150ITU via (L) RA/UR5IRM via UR5IRM (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only CU3URA/p via QRZ.com address. Members of the Uni?o de Radioamadores dos A?ores (URA) held a field day, Saturday, August 29th, activating the Monumento Natural do Algar do Carv?o with references WWFF CTFF-142 and AFFA CUFF-032. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: AD4J/HR9, BX4AG, HI3TEJ, JA7AKH and YB4IR/5 (OC-075) QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5U5U, ED9K, TN/CT1FJZ and S79HN QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 2SZ, 3D2ML, 3DA0OK, 5B/DL3VU, 5W0M, 5W1SA, 8J7EQ, 8P3A, 8Q7QX, 8Q7SN, 9H3TX, 9L0W, 9N7BM, 9V1PW, A52SV, A5A, C5II, B3C, D2SG, DA300CFG, DM200TSV, DP1POL, DR50RRDXA, DU1/JA3FJE, E30FB, E51C, E51JQY, EA8/DL3GCS, EF6, FG/HB9AOF, GO0RPA, H40FN, H44UD, J34O, J79FCG, JD1YBT, JW/KH0PR, KH0/G3ZEM, MJ5RIC, OC4WW, OH0X, OJ0X, P4/DL6RAI, PJ4DX, PY0F/PP1CZ, ST0R, SV5/DL3DRN, T88QX, TS7TI, V5/DF2UU, V5/DH3WO, V55HQ, VP2MOM, Z6/DF8AN, Z81R, Z81X and ZD8R SANTA CLAUS IN CHAPTER 11 (For immediate release from Lapland, Northern Finland). From the Desk of Radio Arcala, OH8X, dated August 25th: SANTA CLAUS IN CHAPTER 11 ? THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN FINLAND, THE LAND OF SANTA CLAUS -- Who said that the children?s world is different from ours? Every Christmas, Santa from the Far North of Finland not only delights young ones all over the world but travels to each and every home in the U.S. to deliver his gifts to the kids who Deserve. Similarly, Santa Radio, OF9X together with the elves of Radio Arcala propagate the Christmas spirit across the North Pole on 14226 kHz. Thousands of radio amateurs treasure this gesture, and in three consecutive years have brought their children to talk to Santa via Amateur Radio. For details, see . The Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle is a major attraction for visiting children. Visitors and guests provide employment for 11,000 people directly or indirectly during this annual peak of winter tourism. Santa is probably the best-known person coming from Finland. Now the Village operator is facing bankruptcy and Santa?s existence is in jeopardy. This coming Thursday, the case is brought before the Arctic Court when the creditors will be considering the future of Santa. The City of Rovaniemi has hired two acting Santas to entertain visiting children. They call it a "two for one approach". Furthermore, it is now proven beyond doubt that Santa is not financially gifted and he will in the future concentrate only on his familiar toys. Determined not to let Santa suffer, Radio Arcala, OH8X and Pusula Radio Club, OH9W have come to the rescue to make sure that, at Christmas, Santa will once again to bring cheer to the children of the world. Santa's sleigh is well oiled with anti-freeze lubricant, and this coming Christmas will be no different from those of previous years. OF9X will be active. Wait for more striking news from the land of tranquility, aurora borealis and less deliberate QRM. Links: ------ [1] http://www.QRZ.com/db/OF9X [2] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/finland/11821280/Santa-Claus-fights-bankruptcy-in-Lapland.html SV5, DODECANESE. Gabor, HA3JB, will be active as SV5/HA3JB from Rhodes Island (EU-001) between September 21-28th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY -- including activity in the CQWW RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). QSL via his home callsign QSLs are valid for the IPA (International Police Association) Award. T2, TUVALU. Operators Stan/LZ1GC, Lubo/OM5ZW and John/KK7L will be active as T2GC from the Vaiaku Lagi Hotel, Funafuti, Tuvalu (OC-015), between September 24th and October 14th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY. They will operate from two different sites and have a target of 30k QSOs. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1822.5, 3502, 5371, 7024, 10104, 14010, 18080, 21015, 24905 and 28010 kHz SSB - 5401, 7164, 14170, 18145, 21265, 21265, 24940 and 28470 kHz RTTY - 7040, 10138, 14088, 18095, 21088, 24922 and 28088 kHz 6m - 50097/CW and 50120/SSB QSL via LZ1GC, direct or by the Bureau (may take 1-2 yrs). "Prefered Method" for QSL and LoTW requests is via T2GC on ClubLog's OQRS or via PayPal. For more details and updates, see: http://www.c21gc.com T8, PALAU. Akira, JH0CKF/DU1CKF/AF1Y, is once again active as T88MZ from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between October 6-9th. He is there on business, so activity will be limited to his spare time on the HF bands (80-10m). QSL via DU1CKF, direct or by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. For more details about the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room), see: http://www.palau-radio.com/index.php?page=rr2014 TF, ICELAND (Also OY). Operators Klaus/DL7UXG, Friedrich/DL4BBH and Ric/DL2VFR will activate three areas of Iceland (EU-021) during mid- September. Their schedule is as follows: September 15-17th - near Husavik (north) September 17-19th - Hveragerdi (south-west) September 19-22nd - near Eskifj?rdur (east) ADDED NOTE: On their way to Iceland, the team will make a short stop on September 14th at Thorshavn/Faroe Islands possibly signing OY/homecall in the morning. TI9, COCOS ISLAND. DX-World.net reports Jorge, TI2HMJ, will once again return to Cocos Island (NA-012). On August 29th, Jorge departed Puntarenas, Costa Rica, aboard the Okeanos Aggressor expecting to arrive on Monday, August 31st. Since his visit is not solely ham radio, he will be active when time permits using an IC-746 and multiband dipole. V5, NAMIBIA. Heli, DD0VR, will be active as V5/DD0VR (possibly V50VR) from Namibia starting December 10th for one month. Activity will be limited to his spare time because he is on holiday with his XYL Bigi, DE3BWR. Heli will use a KX3 with the HL-1.1KFX amplifier by Tokyo High Power with 500 watts or the RZ3AH PA with GMI-11tube with 350 Watts out -- QRO SSB. For CW, he will only operate with 1-5 watts (G-QRP-Club -- NR. 7073). His antenna is a vertical. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. V6, MICRONESIA. Lance, W7GJ, is now active as V6M from Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll (OC-078), celebrating 49 years of VHF DXing until September 3rd. Activity is focused on 6m EME QSOs (WW Loc. PK90va) using JT65A. QSL via his home callsign direct only. For more details, see: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Micronesia2015.htm VB2, CANADA (CQ ZONE 2 DXPEDITION). Operators Jean-Pierre/VA2SG, Jean/ VE2VIA, Jean-Francois/VA2VL and Pierre/VA2CZ will be active as VB2T from ZONE 2 (Sept-Iles, Quebec) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL via VE2JCW direct only, with 2 USDs for North America and 3 USDs for the rest of the world. More details are available at: http://www.contestgroupduquebec.com/vb2t VK0EK HEARD ISLAND NEWS (Team is Now Complete). In a press release dated August 28th by Rich, KY6R, reports, that the Heard Island team is now complete by adding three new operators for the upcoming VK0EK Heard Island DXpedition in March 2016. Operator mentioned are Arliss/W7XU the DXpedition's doctor/operator/scientist; Jim/N6TQ operator/logistics; and Fred/KM4MXD operator/volcanic field scientist. For the complete press release and details on their bios, see the following URLs: http://vk0ek.org/2015/08/28/the-vk0ek-team-is-now-complete http://www.heardisland.org/HD_pages/HD_news.html VK9N, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Leszek, NI1L (ex-JX5O, XR0Y), will be active as VK9LN from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between September 22-29th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters with low power using mostly CW. QSL via NI1L, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. VP2E, ANGUILLA. Operators Rich/KE1B and YL Anna/W6NN will once again be active as VP2EAQ and VP2EAR, respectively, from Anguilla between November 22nd and December 1st. Activity will be "holiday-style" using a single station (an Elecraft K3S) with 100w and a Buddipole antenna system directly adjacent to the sea. Operations will be on all bands 40-10 meters (including 30/17/12m), and all modes (CW/SSB/RTTY). Look for VP2EAQ to be active in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). They expect to have Internet access, and plan to upload logs to ClubLog daily. You can check your QSO status and request a QSL card via the Online QSL Request System (OQRS). Direct QSLs are via their home callsign (see QRZ.com for details). Bureau cards should be sent via KE1B. VP9, BERMUDA. Operators George/K3GP, Larry/K8UT, Ray/ND8L and Jamie/WW3S will be active as VP9I from Ed/VP9GE's Hamilton Parish QTH (NA-005, WLOTA 0201) for the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th) as a Multi-Single/ Low-Power entry. QSL VP9I via WW3S or LoTW. Outside of the contest, look for operators to be active as VP9/homecall. QSL via their home callsigns or LoTW. W9DXCC NEWS RELEASE (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) [Aug. 26, 2015] -? Final arrangements are being made for the 63rd annual W9DXCC DX Convention and Banquet. The Sept. 11-12 gathering in Schaumburg, Illinois, will feature more than $11,000 in prizes (a number still growing daily) donated by vendors at the convention and other manufacturers and distributors. Based on past attendance, this year?s attendees will have a roughly 1 in 3 chance of winning a prize. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX Association, the event is an ARRL-approved operating specialty convention. For the first time, a Contest University program will join the DX University on Friday. Both tracks will have presentations for new and veteran DXers and contest operators. The daylong session on Saturday will feature speakers, exhibits, QSL card checking, a CW pileup contest and many prizes. The banquet that evening is a time to relax with keynote speaker Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, former FCC Special Counsel for Spectrum Enforcement, as well as the DX Countdown and grand prizes. Some of this year?s major prizes: Yaesu FTDX3000, Icom IC7100, Elecraft KX3 with microphone, Flex Maestro plus gift certificates for discounts on Flex radios, Bird wattmeter, Array Solutions PowerMaster II wattmeter, RadioSport premium headsets. Belden 9913 Coax, Begali, Bencher and N3ZN paddles, subscriptions to ham magazines and DX publications, logging soft- ware, and discount certificates at many major dealers. The convention is scheduled one week earlier than normal because of hotel availability. Woodfield Mall, which offers a wide array of shopping, is one traffic light south of the convention site at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, 1800 East Golf Road. DX University and Contest University ? Friday * Contesting Basics: What is radio sport? Why do it? Why should you do it? The language of contesting. Ethics. * Types and conduct of contests: A discussion of the various types of contests, examples, contest exchanges and contest scoring. * Hardware and software for the new contester: ergonomics, antennas, logging and on-line resources. * RTTY contesting: How to setup for RTTY, sample exchanges, how to operate and demos. * Low Band DXing * DX Seminar discussion * Antennas and transmission lines * Portable DXing * Daily DXing: The road to multi-band DXCC and tools to improve efficiency (These sessions will be led by some of the best DX?ers and contest operators in the Midwest, including K9CT, K9DX, K9IR, K9EL, N9EP, W9MU, WO9S, K3WA and K9ZO.) Main Convention ? Saturday (as of now, with more being added) * K1N Navassa Island DXpedition (W0GJ) * Operating from Kuwait (W6RGG) * Palau DXpedition (K9AJ) * YK9A February 2001 - What's Happened Since (AE9YL) * Cycle 24 Update (K9LA) * ARRL Roundtable Discussion Registration: Go to and click Registration. Registration is open via PayPal or download the form and send a check. Banquet orders must be received by Sept. 4. Click Location & Lodging for hotel reservations. Updates: for new developments. For more information: John McCormick, N0FCD at yahoo.com XY/XZ, MYANMAR. Heli, DD0VR, will possibly be active as XY0VR or XZ0VR from Myanmar in December of 2016. This will be a four week holiday trip traveling around in the country of Myanmar with his XYL and friends. Look for more details to be forthcoming. ZL, NEW ZEALAND. Steve, G0KIK, will be active as ZL1/G0KIK from Waiheke Island (OC-201) between November 17-24th. He is also expected to be active from Perth (dates not provided). Activity will be holiday style using a TS-50 running 100 watts into 1/2 size G5RV. 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