From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun May 3 12:30:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 03 May 2015 12:30:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1213 Message-ID: <29482.40183.bm@smtp116.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1213 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1213 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1213 BID: $OPDX.1213 May 4, 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, W4DN, AA6RE, K8GG, K8GI, K8IA, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, K9EL, CU3AA, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DL7VEE, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/ IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, JE2SOY, OZ1ADL, OZ1IKY, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, SP6DVP, 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, 26th/April, through Sunday, 3rd/May there were 233 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FO/c, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/m, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ5, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, 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". 3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Ken, LA7GIA, will be active as 3C7GIA (pending) from Malabo Island (AF-010) between October 10-22nd (tentative dates). Activity will be on 80-10 meters. More details will be forthcoming. 6Y, JAMAICA. Hans, DL5DI, will be active as 6Y5/DL5DI from Jamaica (NA-097) between May 22nd and June 2nd. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using FT-897 transceiver and dipole antenna. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. 8N, JAPAN (Special Event). To commemorate the 39th All Japan IKUJU Festival (IKUJU is named after growing the trees.), look for special event station 8N2IKUJU, from Gifu (Prefecture), to be on between now and November 30th. QSL via JARL Bureau and LoTW. 8P, BARBADOS (Update). Bill, K2HVN, will be active as 8P9EE from Barbados between May 5-11th. Activity will be on 20- 10 meters using 100 watts into a vertical antenna. He suggests the following frequencies: CW - 14040, 10115 and 18085 kHz, and for SSB - 14260 and 18128 kHz. Bill does not know the frequencies for 12 and 10 meters yet. QSL via K2HVN, direct (with SASE) or by the Bureau. NO LoTW or eQSL. 9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, from Qortuba, will be active as 9K2K during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. C6, BAHAMAS. Pete, VE3IKV, will be active as C6AUX from the Baycaner Beach Resort at Pirate's Well on Mayaguana Island in the far southern Bahamas Islands (Grid FL32) between June 22nd and July 6th. Activity will be on 6 meters using CW and SSB. This will be the same set-up as at TF/VE3IKV. QSL direct via VE3IKV. CARIBBEAN TOUR. Just a reminder that by the time you read this, Jim, W8ERI, should have started his Caribbean Tour. His schedule is as follows: May 2-8th -- Jamaica (NA-097); callsign 6Y5/W8ERI May 9-15th -- Grand Cayman (NA-016); callsign ZF2ZL Activity will be QRP on 80-10 meters mainly SSB. QSL via his home callsign. CT, PORTUGAL. Operators Nuno/CT2JNM and Albino/CT1FOP will be active as CT2JNM/p and CT1FOP/p, respectively, from Paisagem Protegida da Serra do A?or (references below) on May 27th, between 0800-2000z. References are: WWFF ? CTFF-025 (Area Protegida da Serra do A?or) DPRN - CTFF-025 (Area Protegida da Serra do A?or) DSP ? DSP001 (Serra do A?or) Activity will be on SSB and suggested frequencies are (+/- 10 kHz): 7144, 14244, 18144, 21244 and 28444 kHz. QSL via their home callsigns, by the Bureau or direct. CT9, MADEIRA. Johannes, DF5AU, will be active as CT9/DF5AU from Madeira Island (AF-014) between May 5-10th. Activity will be on CW and SSB. He plans to be active in the CQ-M International DX Contest (May 9-10th) using the callsign CR3L. QSL CT9/DF5AU via DF5AU, direct, by the DARC Bureau or LoTW. QSL CR3L via DJ6QT. DT50, REPUBLIC OF KOREA. Members of the Korean Amateur Radio League (KARL) will use the special callsign DT50KJ from Seoul between May 1st and June 30th. Activity is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea. QSL via HL1IWD. E2, THAILAND. Members of the Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be active as E2X during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Multi- Single entry. QSL via E20GMY. Visit the HSDXA FaceBook page or Web page at: http://www.facebook.com/hsdxa http://www.qsl.net/hsdxa/index1.htm E6, NIUE (Update). Members and operators of the UK group "6-G", most of whom formed the TX6G (Austral) expedition in 2014, will be active as E6GG from Niue (OC-040) for two weeks in the second half of September 2015. The team will be comprised of Don/G3BJ, Chris/G3SVL, Nigel/G3TXF, David/G3WGN, Mike/G3WPH, Hilary/G4JKS and Justin/G4TSH. QSL via G3TXF. Look for more details and Web page to be forthcoming. FG, GUADELOUPE. Iain, G4SGX will be active as FG/G4SGX and an occasional FG/G4SGX/P (on the beach) from Guadeloupe Island between May 13-19th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20 meters operating CW mostly and possibly some Digital, and using dipoles and a 17m vertical on the beach. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. FJ/TO4, ST. BARTHELEMY. Operators Martin/G4XUM, Rich/M5RIC, Stewart/GM4AFF, Kelly/N0VD and possibly others will be active as FJ/homecall from Saint Barthelemy Island (NA-146, DIFO FJ-001, WLOTA 0377) between October 20-27th. The team will be active as TO4K during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL TO4K via G3NKC. Listen for QSL routes for operators using FJ/homecall. FS, ST. MARTIN. John, K9EL, will once again be active as FS/K9EL from St. Martin (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383, WW Loc. FK88) between May 28th and June 18th. Activity will probably be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He will be running 500 watts into a 3 element yagi on 6m, dipoles for 10-30m and a vertical for 40-80m. John usually will operate on 60m if there is interest. There will be daily uploads to ClubLog and LoTW. QSL via his home callsign or on ClubLog's OQRS. His operating frequencies (except during contests) will be announced in real time via Twitter at: https://twitter.com/FSK9EL GU70, GUERNSEY (Special Event). Members of the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society will be active as GU70LIB from St. Peter Port between May 8-10th. Activity is to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Guernsey during World War II. QSL via operator's instructions. INDEXA NEWS (Press Release). The International DX Association, INDEXA, has been one of the major sponsors and contributors to DXpeditions for over 33 years. Until now donations from U.S. amateurs could not be con- sidered a tax deduction for your personal taxes. In early April INDEXA received the IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt status that now allows a tax deduction for donations. DXpeditions to the rare DXCC entities that we all count on are getting harder and much more expensive. Investing in advance can help INDEXA with larger grants to these and other rare ones that have not even been announced yet publically. Remember, receiving a tax deduction for supporting your favorite hobby is a nice perk. Check out the INDEXA web site at for our past history and future DXpeditions we have already supported. Membership and tax deductable donations can be made on the web via our secure system or through our direct mailing address on the bottom of the web page. May we continue to enjoy the thrill of the QSOs to the rare DX entities by helping to financially assist in their success in advance. Support INDEXA...... 73, Gary Dixon, K4MQG -- INDEXA President IOTA NEWS.............. EU-009. Operators Elaine/2E1BVS, John/G3WFK, Glenn/G6HFF and Val/G6MML will be active as GB3WOI from the Isle of Westray (WAB HY54) in the Orkney Islands group between now and May 16th. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters, possibly other HF and VHF bands, using mainly SSB and PSK31, but possibly other modes. QSL via G6MML. EU-012. Operators Nigel/G3TXF and Ian/G3WVG will be active as MZ5A from the Island of "Papa Stour" in the Shetland Island Group during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via G3TXF or LoTW. EU-105. Operators Diego/F4HAU, Gil/F4FET, Jerome/F4HJO and SWL Louis will be active as TM2BIG from Stagadon Island (DIFM: MA-094) between May 14-16th. One station will remain on until May 18th. Activity is planned for 3 stations on 40-6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via F4FET. EU-124. Members of the Strumble Head DX and Contest Group (SHDXCG) will once again be activating Ramsey Island between June 19-22nd. Activity will be on 20-6 meters with 3 stations on the air full time as they are only there for 3 nights. They will be using 3 of the new "Hexpedition" hexbeams built by Ant, one will be directed to the West to allow them to work as many stations in the USA as possible as they seem to be lacking contacts from there each year. There may be some digi mode operating, and again, they will be looking on 6m to work as many as possible on there too. As usual, QSL via the manager Tim, M0URX, (see www.m0urx.com) using his OQRS system for a speedy turn around. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and Clublog as soon as they get back to the mainland. All details and (hopefully) a daily blog will be available on their Web site at: http://www.mc0shl.com EU-135. Anders, SM5EFX will once again be active as SF2X/p from Ledskar Island between July 1-31st. Located on Ledskar Island is the Kronoeren Nature Reserve (WWFF SMFF-0053), a Marine Protected Area in Sweden. Activity will include some sporadic operations during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via SM5EFX, direct or by the Bureau. NA-055. Mike, W2IY, will be active from Mount Desert Island (USI ME-021S, WLOTA 1129, Hancock County) between July 10th and August 5th. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands, but Mike will also participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. NA-128. Jean-Pierre, VA2SG, will once again be active from Ile-aux- Coudres (CISA QC-009) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Activity will be on 40/20 meters (CW only) QRP. QSL via VA2SG. For more updates, watch: http://va2sg.wordpress.com OC-166. If you worked YF1AR/7 this past weekend, that was Budi, YF1AR, on Laut Island (ARLHS IDO-105). Activity was to take place between May 1-3rd. QSL via N2OO or by ClubLog's OQRS. For more details, see: http://www.yf1ar.com/2015/04/yf1ar7-ido-105-oc-166-laut-island.html OFFICERS FOR 2015-2016. On Monday, April 6th, the members of Northern Ohio DX Association (NODXA) re-elected and elected (*) the following to serve as officers between May 2015 and April 2016: President: Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Vice President(*): Dwaine Modock, K8ME Secretary: Glenn Williams, AF8C Treasurer: Mary Michaelis, N8DMM Newsletter Editor: David Autry, WD8IOU For more information about NODXA, check out the club's Web site at: http://www.nodxa.org NODXA has a FaceBook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation OFFICERS FOR 2015-2016. Members of the Arizona Outlaws Contest Club (AOCC) begins its 7th year with a new President and South Area VP. The following will serve as AOCC officers between June 2015 and May 2016: President: Gary Hembree, N7IR North Area VP: Bud Semon, N7CW Central Area VP: Andy Warycka, NY7N South Area VP: Owen Watson AK7AR Secy/Treas: Larry Reader KE2VB John, K7WP, continues in his PR/Recruiting role. Sandy, N7RQ, continues as AOCC Webmom. OZ, DENMARK (Special Event). This year marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation and the end of WWII for Denmark. Despite the fact that the Museum of Danish Resistance recently burned down, the callsign OZ5MAY will be on the air in memory of those who risked their lives. OZ5MAY station was expected be active on May 4th and May 5th - in the evening after 19:30 Danish time (17:30 UTC) and several hours after that time. It will be possible to work OZ5MAY on 40, 30 and perhaps also 20 meters. Changing band is depending on the conditions and activity. QSL via OZ1ACB, by the Bureau or direct. There is also a certificate associated with the callsign and QSOs. For more details look at the DDXG's Web site at: http://www.ddxg.dk/awards/underground.htm PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 4-10th).... May/04th AN May/07th BN May/09th AN May/05th AN May/08th HN May/10th AN May/06th 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 (May 3rd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8P9EH via EA4GLI DG150ZRS via DL1MIL PJ6/NM1Y via NM1Y (d/L) A52ARJ via JA3ARJ EA6/DF3IS via DF3IS RP70AM via RU3AWH AO150A via EA4URE EK100OLA via EK6OLA (d) SD90IARU via (SM-B) AO150E via EA4URE EM70A via UR3AHF SN1945VD via SP5ZHH AO150G via EA4URE ES/IZ3EAW via IZ3EAW SO70VD via SP5ZIP AO150H via EA4URE HA/SP7VC via SP7VC (d/L) SP100WTD via M0WTD AO150I via EA4URE HK/EA4AK via EA4AK SU9IG via OM3CGN AO150N via EA4URE HP1DCP via HP2BWJ SX10TARG via SZ2T AO150O via EA4URE II2EXPO via IQ2MI T5/IV3FHA via IV3FHA AO150R via EA4URE IO2EXPO via IK2VUC T88DF via JH2DFJ AO150T via EA4URE IQ7ML via IZ7QEN TM0GA via F5MAG AO150U via EA4URE LZ102SIB via LZ1KCP UP0L via DL8KAC AO150V via EA4URE OL750CB via OK1KWV (B) UP70AP via UN7NR BD3CB via BA4EG ON10EURAO via ON4VRA W7Q via AI4U (d) BI4WTTC via BA4EG ON1418KNH via ON6KNH ZF9/ZF2CI via IW7EGQ C35PR via C31PR PC45FREE via PD7YY ZL100ANZAC via ZL3PAH (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only E30FB LoTW STATUS. Tim, M0URX, reported on May 2nd: "I have uploaded the E30FB log file to LoTW today." K4N QSL ROUTE. Joey, W5TFW, reports, "Please be advised. I am not the QSL MANAGER for any kind of special event callsign that's not on 6 meters. I am getting lots of mail over this." (ed. Please note that K4N was used during this year's "Florida QSO Party" and used between April 24-27th. Callsign was issued to K1TO.) QSL STATUS. QSL Manager Rustam, RU6K, reports: All direct requests for the DU3/R7KW and DU3/YL3JM QSLs have been answered and all remaining QSOs confirmed automatically via the Bureau. Sorry for the delay. QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 7Q7AA, 7X3FG, 9K2K, 9N7CC, 9Q0HQ, BD1IIJ, BD7BM, DL1HBT, DL2OE, DL4DG, DL6KVA, E30FB, EA3NG, EA3NW, EA7ST, EK100GM, F4HKE, F5FDV, F6HKA,G4BUE, HB9CA, HB9FBP, HB9FPS, HR5/F2JD, IK1NEG, IM0DTF, JA5RA, M1MST, MI0TMW, MM6BJJ, OA4O, OH2BN, OK1CF, ON8KW, OT6M, OU5A, OZ2AR, PD9DX, PJ4LS, R8UT, RA1OD, RX7K, RZ1OA, S59ABC, SM5CAK, SP2KPD, SP8FNA, SP9FZU, SQ6LJV, SV1PMQ, SV9CVY, UA4LCH, UR6II, VK9NT, XU7TZG and ZL7E QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5H3ES, 5V7JH, K1N, TY1AA, VP8DXU and ZD8D QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4O/OK1HRA, 4O/OK1MU, 4O/OK2ZAW, 4S7TRG, 9H3CZ, 9K2HR, CT9/DK4EI, CT9/OK4MM, E7/OK1WT, EA8/OK1FZM, HB0/OK1XD, IS0/OK5EME, KP2AD, MJ/OK1DBS, MJ/OK1XC/M, OK7K, OK7Y, OL4HQ, OL8M, OL50OL, OL70BARIUM, OL90OK, OL100VP, OL1150CM, OL2013DIG, P40H, SV9/OK1VP, YL/OK1MU, ZA/OK1DX, ZA/OK6DJ and ZS6CCW SN6O, POLAND. Slawek, SP6ZC, will be active using the special callsign SN6O in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via SP6PAZ direct, SN6O by the Bureau or LoTW. SV9, CRETE. Operators John/SV1GE, George/SV2BRT, Gianni/SV2FPU, Takis/ SV2FWV, YL Georgia/SV1QXU, Vangelis/SV2RJV, and Dimitris/SV2RMK will be active as J49TSL from a Georgioupoli Resort Village on Crete (EU-015, GIOTA KRS-005, MIA MGC-005, WLOTA 1400) between now and May 10th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via SV2GDH, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Visit their Web page or FaceBook page at: http://www.qsl.net/s/sv2dgh//j49tsl https://www.facebook.com/pages/J49TSL-CRETE-2015-IOTA-Dxpedition/1624798114423279?fref=ts TF, ICELAND. Emmanuel, F5LIT (VE2LIT, W6LIT), will be active as TF/F5LIT from Iceland (EU-021, WLOTA 2975) between May 24-30th. Activity will be holiday style, mainly on 20 meters SSB and possibly 40 meters. QSL via LoTW only. V3, BELIZE. Mike, VO1OK, will be active as V31OK from Ambergris Caye (NA-073) between now and May 6th. Activity will be 40/20/10 meters SSB and possibly other bands using a KX3 with an LNR endfed antenna. QSL via VO1OK, direct, LoTW and eQSL. V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Rolf, DL7VEE, T30 Team Leader, reports [edited]: "After the T30D in 2014, our group has decided to go to Majuro, Marshall Islands (OC-029), in October 13-28th, 2015. The team includes Bert/DL2RNS, Georg/DL4SVA, Rudolf/DK3CG, Sid/DM2AYO, G?nter/DL2AWG, Hans/DL6JGN, Heye/ DJ9RR, Joe/DK5WL, Franz/DL9GFB, Wolf/DM2AUJ and Rolf/DL7VEE. We should get our license at arrival. The callsign V73D is promised. All flights are booked and accommodation is reserved. Our 11 team members and the technical equipment are well prepared to start another DXpedition. We will make a serious effort on CW, SSB and RTTY, between 160-6 meters. More information and a website will be available soon..... 73 Rolf DL7VEE, Team Leader" -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 Mon May 11 15:17:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 15:17:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1214.1 Message-ID: <631626.51627.bm@smtp119.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1214.1 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1214.1 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1214.1 BID: $OPDX.1214.1 May 11, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network G3VOF, K4MQG, N7QT and N8PR for the following DX information. ** SPECIAL NOTE/REMINDER FROM EDITOR (By KB8NW): There will not be an OPDX Bulletin next week and "possibly the week after". I will be attending the Dayton HamVention. "IF" I receive a major announcement, I will probably send out a special bulletin. However, PLEASE continue to send your DX information. You never know what I might do.... See you in Dayton! 73 de Tedd KB8NW The following are last minute updates and dated announcements....... GB6, ENGLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station GB6GEO to be on the air between May 22-23rd, from the Prehistoric Caves, of "Kent's Cavern", England's oldest in Britain. GB6GEO will be situated in the English Riviera (Torbay), that is recognized as having Geo Park status by UNESCO. There are six in the UK, and fifty three in the world. They hope GB6GEO will help to promote geological heritage to the general public. GB6GEO will issue a special commemorative QSL card, and there is a certificate for the paper chasers. Just work one contact with the GB6GEO HQ station or any other two stations. For more details please look up GB6GEO on QRZ.com ADDED NOTE: There will be other Geopark stations on the air during the Geoparks Communication Weekend -- DK0GEO (Germany), EI2GEO (S.Ireland), GB2GEO (Scotland), GB5GEO (Wales), GB6GEO (England), SZ8LSV (Lesvos Island), and 9A1GEO (Croatia). THE QSL MAN (W4MPY Update). David Carroll, W5QDF, son of Wayne, W4MPY, The QSL Man, wants to get the story out about Wayne and why he dropped off the earth last year with the QSL printing business. He provided the following: The QSL Man is NOT Dead -- Wayne, W4MPY, the QSL man has been gravely ill with cancer, but is still alive. During his illness the QSL business was taken over by a member of the family that is not a ham, but does know graphic arts and was instrumental in helping Wayne with the software he used for creating the variety of QSL cards. Unfortunately this family member did not do well with the business and things just spiraled out of control until Wayne, W4MPY, and his XYL Lola, N4KAI, were forced to close the business. We are aware of the money owed many and are working to fullfill our obligation to these loyal customers. Please contact David Carroll, W5QDF, on this E-mail account 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 May 15 08:00:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 08:00:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1214.2 Message-ID: <205814.62564.bm@smtp115.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1214.2 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1214.2 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1214.2 BID: $OPDX.1214.2 May 15, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network KY6R and W2VU for the following DX information. CQ NEWS RELEASE (CQ Announces 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees). Rich Moseson, W2VU, sent out the following press release [edited]: CQ ANNOUNCES 2015 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES (Dayton, OH - May 15, 2015) -- CQ magazine today announced its 2015 Hall of Fame inductees, adding two members each to the CQ DX and Contest Halls of Fame, as well as nine new members of the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to amateur radio; and those amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. The 2015 inductees (listed alphabetically) are: Tim Allen, KK6OTD - Actor and star of the ABC comedy, "Last Man Standing," on which his character is also a ham, Mike Baxter, KA0XTT. Charles Apgar, ex-2MN (SK) - uncovered German spy transmissions from Telefunken shore station WSL in New York during WWI. Dan Benishek, KB8TOW - Member of Congress from Michigan. Medical doctor and advocate for veterans. Olof Lundberg, G0CKV - Leader of the communications satellite industry for a quarter-century. Founding Director General of Inmarsat; founder, CEO and Chairman of ICO Global Communications and CEO of Globalstar, Inc. Bre Pettis, W2BRE - 3D printing pioneer and founder of MakerBot. Alvino Rey, W6UK (SK) - A leading musician of the swing era, Rey is considered the father of the electric guitar and inventor of the talk box, pickups and other electronic musical devices. He combined his love for music with his love of radio to transform the music world. Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD - Co-inventor of the cubesat design standard. Greg Walden, W7EQI - Member of Congress from Oregon. Chairman of the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee. Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, YD2JKW - President of Indonesia. CQ DX and Contest and DX Halls of Fame The CQ DX and Contest Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who not only excel in personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways. The 2015 inductees to the CQ DX Hall of Fame are: Yasuo "Zorro" Miyazawa, JH1AJT - is a DXer, DXpeditioner, educator and philanthropist. Zorro is the founder and CEO of the Seisa Group, which runs schools in several countries; and founder/CEO of the Foundation for Global Children, which provides medical and educational support for children in Japan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Bangladesh. Zorro has also helped promote or re-introduce amateur radio to many of these places, and has donated money and/or equipment to help amateurs in rare locations get or stay on the air. Michael Wells, G7VJR - is founder of Club Log, an online DXpedition log- hosting tool that has changed the face of DXpedition operating by, among other things, allowing operators to upload their logs while still on the air and permit hams around the world to know if they are "in the log" on a given band or mode. Michael is a DXpeditioner himself, having been part of a half-dozen major operations and having operated from 25 different DX entities over the past 10 years. The 2015 inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame are: Doug Grant, K1DG - is not only a world-class contester, but has not hesitated to share his knowledge and skills with others. He has built or helped to build several championship contest stations, is a founding member of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, a founding director of the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation, is a regular instructor at Contest University and has run the Contest Forum at the Dayton Hamvention? for the past 20 years. In addition, Doug has competed in five World Radiosport Team Championships (WRTCs), and has medaled three times. Ward Silver, N0AX - has been a contester for over four decades and has operated from some of the world's top contest stations, spanning four continents. A founder of the World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) competitions in 1990, Ward is currently Secretary of the WRTC Sanctioning Committee. He is also president of the YASME Foundation, which supports DXpeditions and contest operations around the world, QST contesting editor and author of Ham Radio for Dummies and Circuitbuilding Do-It-Yourself for Dummies. Formal inductions to the CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame are scheduled for the Dayton Hamvention.? More detailed descriptions of inductees will appear in the official announcement in the July 2015 issue of CQ magazine. -30- CQ Communications, Inc. / 25 Newbridge Rd. / Hicksville, NY 11801 USA / 516-681-2922 The world's premier independent amateur radio publisher. Publishers of: CQ Amateur Radio, CQ Books, the CQ Video Library ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEARD ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (VK0EK Press Release Release). EXPEDITION SIGNS CONTRACT FOR THE VESSEL [Voyage Rescheduled for March 6-April 20, 2016] -- Rich, KY6R, reports on Wednesday, 13 May 2015. -- Today Cordell Expeditions signed a contract with Nigel Jolly, owner and operator of the Braveheart , for the expedition to Heard Island, and moved the project schedule to March-April, 2016. The ship will depart from Cape Town, South Africa, proceed directly to Heard Island, and finally to Fremantle, Australia. The stay at Heard Island will be nominally March 16 - April 8, 2016. Track_Cape_Town_HI_Fremantle_512 The nominal 21-day stay at Heard Island will enable amateur radio operations, using the call sign VK?EK. While the radio operation is the primary goal, the team will also carry out a limited scientific program, including a search for new species that can enhance our understanding of biodiviersity and the effects of climate change. The new contract resulted from the inability of Heritage Expeditions to deliver on its promise of providing a safe and supported operation at Heard Island using the Russian vessel Akad. Shokalskiy. Obviously, the conversion to the new vessel and schedule will require adapting the team and the project activities, but the major goals of the expedition remain unchanged. We are grateful to the Northern California DX Foundation and numerous other organizations, and many, many individuals for their generous support of this project. We will update the various documents and websites in the near future, and hope that you will continue to follow the progress of the expedition. For further information, please contact the Expedition Leader, Dr. Robert Schmieder, schmieder at cordell.org. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 Sat May 16 06:15:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 06:15:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1214.3 Message-ID: <914494.44899.bm@smtp120.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1214.2 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1214.3 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1214.3 BID: $OPDX.1214.3 May 16, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network for the following DX information. *** Hello from HamVention in Dayton, OH.... 73 de Tedd KB8NW DAYTON HAMVENTION QUICK NEWS FLASH........... * Three BY operators will activate Scarborough Reef (BS7H) in 2016. More to follow....... * The K1N DXpedition to Navassa Island was announced "DXpedition of the Year" at the SWODXA DX Dinner Banquet Friday night. SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS. Operators Gunars/YL2GD, Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA and Valer/YL3CW will be active as SV2/YL7A from Mount Athos between May 19-28th. Low band activity will take place. Look for more details and Web page to be forthcoming.... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 May 24 12:20:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 12:20:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1215 Message-ID: <364330.96981.bm@smtp119.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1215 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1215 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1215 BID: $OPDX.1215 May 25, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent from Murfreesboro, TN 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, KL2HD, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4SV, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4DN, WB6RSE, K8GG, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, WD0E, CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL4AAE, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, E21EIC, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HB9DSR, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, IK4CIE, IW4CLV, IZ8IYX, JA1XGI, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information. ** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (By KB8NW) -- Dayton HamVention Wrap-up Report: Well, after many hours of lost sleep and walking many miles throughout the flea market and Hara area (my brother-in-law said we averaged over 5 miles a day), I am very burned out and still recovering in Tennessee a week later watching the grandkids (yea - like that is going to happen with a 1 and 3 year old)..... Anyway, the HamVention was still fun and interesting in spite of some rain. DXer's notable events: * Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) DX Dinner award announces: - K1N was awarded "DXpedition of the Year" - Vlad, UA4WHX, was awarded "DXpeditioner of the Year" - CQ Announced its 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees (see OPDX.1214.2 or ) * DX Forum Presentations: - VK9MT - Mellish Reef - Don Miller, W9WNV - EP6T Kish Island (Iran) - K1N Navassa Island In all, I really enjoyed myself especially with the huge crowd that attended the NODXA Hospitality Suite at the Dayton Crown Plaza all three nights -- where many well-known DXers/DXpeditioner show up every year. I had the great pleasure to meet and talk (for the first time) with CQ Hall of Famer Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT . I hope to see you all again next year (May 20-22nd, 2016), and if you have not heard -- Hara Arena will be doing some renovations to the Hara complex whixh is expected to be completed by next year's show...... Till next year.. 73 de Tedd KB8NW P.S. I know I said that there probably would not be a bulletin this week, but since there was so much in my mailbox I figured I better send one out anyway...... DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 17th/May, through Sunday, 24th/May there were 219 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, 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, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, 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". 3V, TUNISIA. Operator SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EYY) and Jun/JH4RHF will be active as 3V8SS from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Multi-Op/ Single-TX/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or to LX1NO. Read about Ashraf on the following Web page at: http://www.kf5eyy.info 4X, ISRAEL. Zvi, 4X6FR, will be active as 4X7R from Herzliya during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL via 4X6OM. 5C, MOROCCO. Members of the URE Cartagena team will be active from the ARRAM HQ club station (CN8MC) in Rabat as 5C5T during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via EA5YU, by the Spanish Bureau or direct. Operators mentioned are: Juan/EA5BLJ, Jose/EA5CP and Jose/EA5YU. 9M2, WEST MALAYSIA. Members of the North of Peninsular Malaysia ARA Boys Contest n' DXers will be active as 9M2M (old call 9M2SM) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via 9M2GET. Oper- ators mentioned are Afiq/9W2AHU, Ahmad/9M2AGC, Hairil/9M2GET, Han/9W2SBD, Mohamad/9W2SBL, Mohd/9W2MNW, Oja/9M2OUT, Rizal/9M2RDX, Syed/9M8SYA, Weerut/9W2RUT and Zaki/9M2ZAK. E5/S, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Jacek, SP5EAQ, will be active from Rarotonga (OC-013, WLOTA 0971) starting October 19th for two weeks. His callsign is not known yet. Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB. He will also be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). QSL via SP7DQR, by the Bureau, direct or an OQRS on the following Web page. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. For more details and updates, see: http://e5.sp5drh.com/index.html E5/S, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Haru, JA1XGI, informs OPDX that he will be active as E51XGI from South Cook Islands between December 3-10th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via JA1XGI and an OQRS. More details and Web page are forthcoming. EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Jeff, N6GQ, will be active from the Canary Islands during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-OpAll-Band/ High-Power entry using two radios (SO2R) with monobanders antennas. His callsign was not provided. QSL via LoTW. FS, ST. MARTIN. Operators John/K9EL, Paul/K9NU, John/W9ILY and Guy/VE2BWL will be active as TO1E from French Saint Martin (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL route TBA. Activity before and after the contest by the team will be holiday style on the HF bands using FS/homecalls. QSL via the operator's home callsign. HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Roman/DL3TU and Uwe/DL4AAE will once again be active as HB0/DL3TU/p and HB0/DL4AAE/p during the second half of September or early October. Weather permitting, they will attempt to operate Field Day style from the summit Augstenberg (2359 meters A.S.L.) using CW only with an emphasis on Asia. They will have with them delta loop antennas and Vertical Dipole Arrays (VDAs) for the bands from 20m to 10m. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau. For updates and details, visit Roman's Web page at: http://www.dl3tu.darc.de HS0, THAILAND. Operators Bob/HS0ZIA and Peter/HS0ZKX will be active as HS0ZIA during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Multi-Op/Single- TX/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. II4, ITALY (Special Event). The ARI branch of Fidenza (Italy), in collabor- ation with Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, will be active on June 6th and 7th, during the Museum Ships Weekend Event with the callsign II4MB. This is also to commemorate the great Mr. Maurizio Bigazzi who recently passed away and was an unbelievable estimator of G. Marconi. Aim of this event is to highlight at an international level the historical value and meaning of the Yacht ?Elettra?, the moving laboratory of the great Italian sci- entist, onboard of which a number of very important experiments on the radio communications were conducted. Over the whole weekend, the radio amateurs of the A.R.I. Fidenza group will operate a radio station located close to the relict keel of the yacht ?Elettra" kept at the Museum and will ideally give new life to its ?voice", allowing the radioamateurs overall in the world to get in contact with it. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-084. Han, DS2GOO, will be active as DS2GOO/4 from Sangch'uja Island in the Cheju-Do Province between May 27-29th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. It will be a low power, dipoles and vertical antennas operation. QSL via DS2GOO, direct or by the Bureau. EU-010. Chris, GM3WOJ, will be active as GM7V from Benbecula Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band/DXpedition/Mixed-Mode entry. QSL via N3SL. EU-092. Dave, GM0LVI, will be active as homecall/p from Tanera Mor (IOSA SC10, SCOTIA CN32, WAB NB90), Summer Isles, between July 25-31st. Activity will be on the HF Bands and in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op entry. Dave will be using a KX3, with various GPs and a Buddistick. QSL via GM0LVI, by the Bureau, direct to or LoTW. EU-120. Ed, GW3SQX, will be active as G7O from Isle of Wight during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/ 12-HRS entry. QSL via GW3SQX. EU-123. A joint operation with the members of the Sheffield & District Wireless Society, Worksop ARS and the 93 Contest Group will be active as GM5TO from Isle of Arran, on the Seal Shore campsite, Kildonan (WW. Loc. IO75KK) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). Outside the contest they will be active as GM2AS (Sheffield DX Group) between July 23-26th. QSL via G3PHO for both callsigns. NO EQSL, NO LOTW and NO CLUBLOG. Operators mentioned are Peter/G3PHO, Mike/G0NEY, David/G8EQD, YL Krystyna/ 2E0KSH, M6JIJ, Steve/G0EAK, YL Sue/M6XAK, Peter/M0PJO, David/ M0GDX, David/M5DWI and John/G4LKD. For more details and updates, see: http://www.sheffieldwireless.org/2014/12/islands-on-the-air-iota-contest-2015/ EU-128. Jan, DG8HJ, will once again be active as DG8HJ/p from Fehmarn Island (DID/GIA O-001, WLOTA 0637) between July 18th and August 3rd. Activity will be on the HF bands and in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. EU-144. While Dino Island was suspended, the IOTA committee approved 3 new entries for the same group and one of them, Scoglio Mantineo (?Mantineo Rock?) will soon be on the air! Members of the Calabria DX Team and ARI Vibo Valentia, cooperating with DxCoffee, will be at Mantineo Rock on May 23, 2015, with a small group of operators (Alex/IK8YFU, Pasquale/IZ8IYX, Domenico/IZ8BAD, Costantino/IZ8EPX, Davide/IZ8ESX and Domenico/ IW8RAO). The Callsign will be ID8/IQ8HP and this activity will count for Italian Island Award (IIA K-019) too. QSL via IW8PQ (by the Bureau or direct). EU-145. Operators Colin/G3VCQ (CT7ACG), Andy/M0GAV and possibly others will activate Culatra Island (DIA AI-01, DIP AL-001) in the Algarve Province of Portugal during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). They will use the special callsign CR5CW from the the Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse (ARLHS POR-013, DFFA FA-06, DFP FAL06, WLOTA 0144), located in the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa (WWFF CTFF-007). QSL via CT7ACG. NA-168. Karl, KD5LCP, will be active as KD5LCP/p from Grand Isle (USI LA-003S, Jefferson County, LA) between June 27-28th. Activity will be holiday style (fishing trip), so operations will be sporatic on CW transmitting QRP. QSL via his home callsign. OC-139. Rob, VK4AAC, will once again be active as VK4AAC/5 from Kangaroo Island (WLOTA 0869) between June 1st and August 25th. Activity will be on 40/20 meters SSB. Rob will also try to activate Flinders Chase National Park (WWFF VKFF-173), Dudley CP (VKFF- 809), Kelly Hill CP (VKFF-810) and Vivonne Bay CP (VKFF-811). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct (see QRZ.com) SA-069. Operators Domingo/CE1DY, Erik/CE1OEB, Marco/CE1TBN, Pablo/ CE1UMY and Nicolas/XQ1KZ will be active as XR1T from Santa Maria Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. Activity will be on all bands using CW and SSB. QSL via CE3OP. J3, GRENADA. Just a reminder! By the time you read this, operators YL Anna/W6NN and Rich/KE1B will be active as J38NN and J38MM, respectively, from Grenada (NA-024, WLOTA 0718) until May 31st. Activity will probably be "holiday-style" using a single station with 100w and a Buddipole antenna system. Operations will be on all bands 40-10 meters (including 30/17/12m), and all modes (CW/SSB/RTTY). If they have Internet access, they will probably 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). Also, by the Bureau, LoTW and eQSL. JW, SVALBARD. Eric, LA2US, will once again be active from the Arctic. Look for him to sign JW2US from Hopen Island (EU-063) sometime during the first week in June, and he will stay for 6 month. Eric states, "I will be operational on CW on/around IOTA frequencies or at the lower band edges. This is a spare time operation - no DXpedition, and as I will be working very odd hours, I'd rather not do any skeds. I'll be in the shack when work and other tasks permit." His recommended way to request a JW2US QSL card (for Bear Isl. or Hopen Isl.) is via the OQRS on ClubLog, both direct and by the Bureau. Mail to QSL Manager LA2US will be answered after December 2015. KH6, HAWAII. Tim, N3QE, will be active as N3QE/KH6 from the Island of Maui (OC-019, USI HI-018S, WLOTA 0636) between July 28th and August 3rd. Activity will be focused on the North American CW QSO Party (August 1-2nd). Outside the contest Tim's activity will be holiday style on the HF bands. QSL via his home callsign. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. KH7, ALASKA (IOTA Op!). Jeff, KL2HD, informs OPDX he will be working on Amchitka Island, Aleutian Islands (NA-070), between June 9-11th, and Adak Island (NA-039) between June 18-21st. This is not a dedicated DX- pedition, but he hopes to operate in evenings after work which will determine his on-air time. He plans to operate as KL2HD/p (from Adak) or KL7NWR (from Amchitka). He thinks 20m or 17m SSB are most likely. Jeff will use 100w and a homebrew adjustable quarterwave vertical on the ocean. If he can fit a 500w amp into his luggage, he will take. QSL via KL2HD. OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Kim, OH6KZP, will be active as OH0X from Aland Island during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. QSL via OH2TA. P4, ARUBA. Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y from Aruba (SA-036) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/ All-Band (or Single-Band [40m]) entry. QSL via LoTW or AE6Y. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 25-31st).... May/25th AN May/28th AN May/30th AN May/26th AN May/29th AN May/31st AN May/27th 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 (May 17th and 24th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3Z9K via SP9EZM EM300WLP via UT3WJ PA45FREEDOM via PD7YY 3B8/EA5IDQ via EA5IDQ G3M via G0VVE PC6LC via PA9F 4L4X via 4L1BR HF20RCW via SP3PWL PE45FREE via PD7YY 4L8A via K1BV and (L) HF77TG via SP5PPK PI4WBR via PA3FTX 5Z0L via 5Z0L HF80MCI via SQ9MCI R120AP via RO6L 8P9EE via K2HVN HF9LOS via SQ9CWO R120K via R7AB 9A/DF2AJ via DF2AJ IE9B via IU5BLZ R120N via R7NA A41KJ via NI5DX IG9/UT6UA via UT6UA SB0A via SM0LPO A91WTIS via IZ8CLM II2MM via IQ2CF SG5G via SM5ILE AO150ITU via EA3RKF II5COTA via IZ4SUC SM7/DK3PZ via DK3PZ AX5PAS via M0OXO IR6ANA via IK6DEN SN72GETTO via SP5PDB AX7CW via VK7CW IU4BFU via IQ4FA SP9/DJ7ZO via DJ7ZO C37ITU via C3-Bureau J8/PE1IGM via PA3C SV0XCA/5 via SV0XCA (d) CE1TT via EA5KB J8/PE1ITM via PE1ITM SV5/DL3DRN via DL3DRN CN8QN via EA7FTR LX/ON4WRC via ON4ON SV9/OE2UKL via OE2UKL CT9/G4OOE/P via G4OOE LZ17SOZ via LZ1QN T88HR via JH1MLO CW150ITU via CX1AA LZ2015KM via LZ1BJ T88TJ via JR1FKR CY0/VA1AXC via JE1LET (d) MJ/ON6EF via ON6EF T88UN via JH1UVV D3AM via UA1QV N2L via W2GSB TC1919ATA via TA6P DM700BURG via DF1XC OE6MBG via EB7DX TM2BIG via F4FET DR125HLK via DL1XAS OK8WW via OM2FY TM5U via ON8AZ E51DLD via W6HB OK8YM via DL5YM TM72BST via F6KFI E6ZS via JA2ZS OM20OTC via OM3MB TM90REF via F6BEE EA5/DL5EO via DL5EO OS0S via ON4ZD (L) UE110L via RQ7L EA6/DF7XE via DF7XE OT7G via ON5MA UM100RU via UK8AR EA7/ON4LO/P via ON4LO OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB UN9GD via DL8KAC ED7P via EA7PP OU25AEI via OZ7AEI UN9LW via DL8KAC EF0F via EA4URE OX/KZ8E via KZ8E (d) VI2ANZAC via VK1WIA EF5T via EA5HT OZ/DK1DU via DK1DU YP7ARDF via YO7KFX EF8U via EA8URL (L) OZ/PA0VHA via PA0VHA YT45FD via YT5FD EH1OLA via EA1UVR OZ/PA2A via PA2A ZX1X via PY1MX EI/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA OZ/PA2VMA via PA2VMA ZZ7ZZ via PR7AR EI100MFA via EI4GZB & (L) OZ150ITU via OZ0J EJ9FBB via EI9FBB PA125VVG via PA1CPA (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only QSL 4U150ITU via 4U1ITU. Activity was by members of the International Amateur Radio Club 4U1ITU in Geneva to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on May 17th by using the special callsign 4U150ITU. ITU Secretary General Houlin Zhao will sign all QSL cards. On May 17, 1865, the first International Telegraph Convention was signed, and the ITU was created. QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 1A0C, 3W3B, 8P6DR, 9A5W, 9K2K, AM890OM, BD9XE, CE2AWW, CN2AA, EF3EGB, HA7GN, HB0/HB9AON, HI3T, HK1MW, HK3W, J35X, KH7XX, LY7A, LZ90IARU, MD0CCE, MU0FAL, OA4O, OH0TA, OK1BP, OM5FM, P4/DL6RAI, PY5FB, R120BN, SK3W, SV1EBV, TO5/N4YDU, UA4LCH, VP2MLL, VP2V/N2IEN, WP2Z, XE2DV, XU7TZG, YB4IR/7 (OC-252), YB4IR/7 (OC-269), YB4IR/8, YF1AR/2 (OC-186), YV5EAH, YV5YMA, YW5PI, YW5X, ZL4PW and ZW5B QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5T0ITU, 5T0JL, 5T1FOC, C21EU, FT4TA, FW5JJ, JA6TBE/6 (AS-037), K1N, RI1ANT, RI1ANZ, S01WS, TZ6BB, UK8OAR, V63MJ, VA3IED, VP2ETE and ZL7E QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5C5T, DM9EE, FG8NY, HC2/SM6MCW, OP4K, OZ/OK1NG, S50O, YL4YQ, ZS6EZ, ZZ80CE and ZZ80RN SV/A, MOUNT ATHOS (Update). If you have not heard, the SV2/YL7A operation is not going to take place. Kostas, SV1DPI, who talked with SV2ASP/A reported on May 19th: "Monk Apollo is outside Mount Athos, working with the olives, but he offered himself to ask Holy Council and inform us about the operation. The official news is that Holy Council prohibited the entrance of the YL guys in Mount Athos because they announced a Ham Radio operation without a license from Holy Council. The YL guys have a visa to enter Mount Athos this morning as pilgrims but NOT a license to operate. After this they can not enter in Mount Athos either as pilgrims." The latest news is that the team was on their way home on May 21st. The complete details are now online at: http://www.lral.lv/exped/sv2/yl7a T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI. Ken, KH6QJ, will once again be active as T32AZ from Crystal Lodge, Kiritimati (Christmas Island) [OC-024] between June 3-8th. Operators Richie/VK8RR and Paula/VK8ZI will be joining Ken and hope to apply for their T32 callsigns soon. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via KH6QJ. All other callsigns go via VK8RR. T48/T49, CUBA. Two special Cuban callsign will be activated during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st): T49A - will be operated by Douglas/CO8DM as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via KU9C. T48K - Ra?l/CO8ZZ will be operating T48K (Las Tunas Contest Crew official callsign) as a Single-Op/Assisted/Low-Power entry. QSL via DK1WI. Both operators are members of "Grupo DX de Cuba" which will be celebrating their 35th anniversary next September with a few activations. VC2, CANADA. Victor, VA2WA, will use the special prefix/callsign VC2W during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power (A) entry. This callsign is only valid for those 2 days. QSL via his home callsign, direct or LoTW. VO1, CANADA. Mike, VE9AA/VE1TTT/VO1TTT, will be active as VO1TTT during the the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on 160-6 meters. There will be very limited 6m operations from Grid Sq. GN37 before the contest. Mike states, "However I am driving through many VE9, VE1 and VO1 grids on May 25/26th and June 1/2nd. Will run CW beacon on 50.095 MHz when possible." QSL via VE3IKV. VP2M, MONTSERRAT (Update) Operators Barry/N0KV, Ken/W0ETT, Greg/W0ZA and Jim/WD0E will be active as VP2MKV from Gingerbread Hill, St. Peters (grid square FK86), between June 10-18th. Activity will be on 80-2 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will also participate in the ARRL VHF Contest and some satellite operations (FO-29 only on selected passes). The two primary radios will be Elecraft K3's with 500 watt amplifiers. Antennas include a Mosley Classic 33 on 10/15/20, a folding hexbeam by Folding Antennas (Germany) on 20-10 meters, verticals on 30 and 40 meters, a dipole on 75-80 meters, and an M2 5 element 6 meter beam. They will run 500 watts on 6m SSB/CW and FSK441. A 6 meter beacon is planned and will be on 50.102 MHz when the station is not manned, and the receiver will be active between beacon transmissions to listen for calls. The primary callsign for the operation will be VP2MKV, and VP2MTT will probably be used on 6 meters. Near 24 hour operation is planned. Tentative satellite pass plan for VP2MKV operation: They will attempt to be on the first two FO-29 ascending node passes June 11th through 20th. If time allows they may be on the third ascending node those days. Those passes happen in late morning to mid afternoon Montserrat time. On those passes they will look first for South America when the satellite is south of them, then North America, then Europe during the short mutual window. If there are 2 meter or 6 meter terrestrial openings during the VHF contest June 13th and 14th, they will not be on satellite at those times. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW soon after the group returns to the US. Paper QSLs via N0KV, direct or via the bureau. US addressees send SASE; addressees outside the US send SASE plus 2 USDs for return postage. Use of ClubLog has not been finalized at this time. Additional information will be posted under VP2MKV on QRZ.com. VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Lu, W4LT, will be active as VP2MLU from Montserrat between July 8-17th. Activity will be holiday style as a one man DX- pedition with low power and low antennas. He will be active in the 2015 IARU HF Contest (July 11-12th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode entry. His rig will be a Kenwood TS590s into a Carolina Windom 80LP and/or Original S9v 31ft Vertical mounted on the veranda railing. QSL via W4LT, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. W4DXCC DX & CONTEST CONTEST. The W4DXCC DX and Contest Convention is the South East's largest and best attended ham radio event for 10 years running. It is located at the MainStay Suites in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, September 25-26th, 2015. A full schedule of popular presenters speak on DX and Contest subjects throughout the main convention with prize drawings between pre- senters, drinks and snacks included. Equipment manufacturers are on hand to demonstrate new products and answer your equipment questions face to face. A banquet rounds out the day where the grand prizes are drawn. This year they have a day long Ham Radio Bootcamp to Elmer New hams on station construction, building antennas, operating, DXing and Contesting. This is a must attend for the new ham who does not have an Elmer. 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 at: http://www.W4DXCC.com --- Thank You in Advance, Dave Anderson, K4SV XW, LAOS. Champ, E21EIC, informs OPDX that he will once again be active as XW1IC from Vientiane between May 29th and June 1st. His activity will include the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st). QSL via E21EIC and LoTW. XW1IC has a log search and an OQRS available on ClubLog. Z2, ZINBABWE. Operators Petr/OK1FCJ, Pavel OK1FPS and David/OK6DJ will be active as Z21MG from Zimbabwe between September 18-30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, and the Digital modes. They also plan to be active in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). QSL via OK6DJ, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW or eQSL. For more details and updates, see: http://www.cdxp.cz ZA, ALBANIA. Henning, OZ1BII, will be active as ZA/OU2I from Durres between May 26th and June 2nd. His activity will include the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. His equipment will be a Elecraft K3, a Diamond BB7V vertical plus a balun and some wires. Hopefully, some sort of Long Wire antenna. Log will be uploaded to ClubLog, eQSL and LoTW. QSL via direct to his home address or LoTW (preferred). For more details and updates, see: http://oz1bii.dk/dx-za2ee.htm -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 May 29 12:32:00 2015 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 12:32:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1216 Message-ID: <528672.52785.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1216 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1216 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1216 BID: $OPDX.1215 May 29, 2015 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Mainly Written in Murfreesboro, TN 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, N6PSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, 9M2PJU, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F5PFP, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HS0ZCW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, OH2BH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer (ISWL), PS7AB, PY3DF, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX- Portal (MMMonVHF), VE3OP and YF1AR for the following DX information. ** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the CQWW WPX CW Contest participants. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 22nd/May, through Friday, 29th/May there were 222 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TN, TR, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, 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". 5U, NIGER. Just a reminder that Chris, F4WBN/TL0A, will once again be active as 5U5U from Niger between May 30th and June 16th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters using SSB and some RTTY. QSL via his home callsign direct. 6Y, JAMAICA. Armin, DK9PY, is now active as 6Y6N from Saint Elizabeth until June 2nd. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using his FT-857 into an inverted L. Look for him to be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry using Josh's, 6Y5WJ, station. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. A4, OMAN. Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) [A47RS] will be participating in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) using the callsign A42A as a Multi-Op/Single-Transmitter/High-Power entry. QSL via A47RS, by the Bureau or direct. Operators mentioned are Sageeth (SAN)/A45WH, Mohib/ A41JZ, Fahad/A41LK and Aziz/A41RO. C5, THE GAMBIA (Update). Luc, F5RAV, will once again be active as as C5LT from Kololi between October 20-27th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and possibly CW. Operations will also include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) using the shorter callsign C5C. It was reported this week that Gerard, F5NVF, will be joining Luc, but will be active as C5C on CW only. Also, Mustapha, C5MF, their guide in the Gambia and a new ham, will be making his first QSOs with you. QSL via C5LT, C5C and C5MF only direct to F5RAV. CT3, MADEIRA ISLAND. Ricardo, CT3KN, will be active from Madeira Island during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL via his home callsign, LoTW, direct or by the Bureau. CU4, AZORES (Rare IOTA). Operators Dave/K1ZZ, Linda/KA1ZD and Azores operators Manuel/CU2CE, Francisco/CU2DX and Martti/OH2BH/CU2KG will activate the rare IOTA Graciosa Island in the Azores Group as CU4DX on IOTA frequency 14260 kHz, May 28-29th (two nights prior of the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st). They are hosted by CU4AB. Dave will run the actual CQWW WPX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via CU2DX. E5/S, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Operators Tatsuo/JA3ARJ, Masumi/JA3AVO, Jusei/ JA3IVU, Nakasako/JA3UJR, Noriaki/JF3HPN, Kunio/JH3LSS and Hiroko/JH3PBL will be active from the Kii Kii Motel on Rarotonga between January 12-21st, 2016. The group has applied for a E5*J callsign. For more details and updates, see: http://ja3avo.blog81.fc2.com/blog-entry-2707.html EP, IRAN. Operators Mohammad/EP3MIR, Mohammad/EP2LMA and Saeed/EP2LSH are planning their first Iranian DXpedition starting June 7th, using the callsign EP2C. Details of the location has not been released. Stay tuned! HS, THAILAND. Bob, HS0ZIA, will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (July 25-26th) this weekend. Reportedly, he has a multi element yagi at 200 ft. for 80 meters. Thailand radio rules continue to limit hams to the bottom 25 kHz of 80m. This will be a good chance to get HS on 80m, but you have to look for ZIA all hours in the contest, not just the last hour. QSL via LoTW. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-046. Members of the 9M2SE Malaysian Special Expedition team will once again be on another Islands On The Air (IOTA) DXpedition. They plan to activate Tioman Island between June 5-7th. Tioman Island is a small island which is located 32 kilometers from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia in the state of Pahang. The highest point on this island is mount Kajang. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meter bands. Operators mentioned are Piju/9M2PJU, Wak Mid/9M2TPT, Dak Mie/9M2MDX, Rosli/9M2RHQ, Keropok/9W2JDY, Weerut/9W2RUT, Norzam/9W2WWW, Ikmal/9W2EDU, Prof. Noh/9W2MNW and Ahmad Ameran (AM)/9W2VVN. Look for updates and any latest news regarding their upcoming DXpedition on: http://9m2se.blogspot.com For further info, questions or donations, please send E-mail to <9m2pju at hamradio.my> or visit the 9M2SE Web page on QRZ.com. QSL via 9M2RDX (9m2rdx at gmail.com). AS-147. Taka, JA8COE, will be active as JA8COE/8 from Rebun Island, between June 20-22nd. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct, ClubLog's OQRS or by the JARL Bureau. EU-129. Frank, DH0JAE, will be active as DH0JAE/p from Usedom Island between July 20-31st. Activity will be on 80-10 meters QRP. He will also be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/QRP entry. QSL via his home callsign (see QRZ.com). NA-142. Larry, K4KGG, will activate Santa Rosa Island [aka Okaloosa] (USI FL-003S, Florida) between May 29-31st. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, RTTY, SSB, PSK. He will have 500w and a vertical antenna near the salt water. Suggested operating days and times: May 29th - 2000-2359Z; May 30th - 0000-0001z, 1400-1600z and 1900-2359z; and May 31st - 0000-0100z and 1400-1700z. QSL via K4KGG direct. NA-248. (Update/New IOTA) Cezar, VE3LYC, is planning to activate Melville Island from the Arctic Watershed Observatory sometime between the period of August 3-10th (Exact dates TBA). Landing permission and logistics have been granted. This will be a new entry on the Arctic Challenge Directory. On May 8th, Cezar announced, "Industry Canada have just approved the special callsign I have requested for this operation. My plan is to operate from the east part of the island, which is administered by the province of Nunavut, and 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-166. Imam, YB4IR, will be active as YB4IR/7 from Laut Island between now and May 30th. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW and ClubLog's OQRS. OC-194. Members of the Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia (HARAOA) will be activating South Solitary Island for the first time ever between July 26-28th. OC-268. Budi, YF1AR, will be activating the following Laut Kecil Islands sometime between May 30th and June 2nd: Payongpayongan Island (Payongpayongan LightHouse IDO-384) and Marabatua aka Moresa Island. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using mainly SSB with some CW and Digital modes. QSL via N2OO or via ClubLog's OQRS. For more details, see: http://www.yf1ar.com/2015/05/yf1ar7-ido-384-oc-268-laut-kecil-islands.html IOTA TOUR (French). Keith, G3TTC, has announced that he "hopes to activate some French IOTAs (Callsign F/G3TTC/P) while on holiday between May 30th- July 4th." IOTAs mentioned are: EU-094 (May 31st?), EU-058 (June 9th?), EU-070 (June 12th?), EU-095 (June 16th?), EU-148?? (June 21st?), EU-159? (June 27th/28th?), EU-107 (2nd July?) and EU-157 (July 4th?), and possibly Monaco on 6th June also. None of the activations are definite, he will try his best, and all dates are 'best guess'. He has antennas for 20/17 meters. Try looking around 14260 and 18140 plus/minus. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. Alternatively, send an E-mail to him at with QSO details, and he will send a card via the Bureau. Please be patient! Keith is a stamp collector, so he would be pleased to receive stamps for his collection. ISWL CALLSIGNS (For May). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of June 2015: GX4BJC/A - Operated from Walton-on-the Naze, in Essex, by Herbie/G6XOU. (/A WAB Square TM22 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). MX1SWL/A - Operated from Towcester, in Northamptonshire, by Phil/G4DMS. (/A WAB Square SP65 - 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. J2, DJIBOUTI. Jean, F5LCI (ex-FO/F5LCI) will be active as J20JM starting sometime in mid-July through mid-September. Activity will be on the HF bands (bands will depend on the antenna possibilities), operating QRP using CW and JT65. No SSB. QSL via his home callsign or eQSL. KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Craig, VE3OP, will be active as KP2/VE3OP from the Radio Reef DX'ers KP2M Station/QTH (St. Croix) between July 11-26th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and some RTTY. Also, look for him to be active as KP2M -- probably in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. OX, GREENLAND. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will once again be active as OX3LX from Simiutaq Island Station (NA-220) between June 12-19th. Activity will be on the HF bands. This is good for Arctic Challenge. QSL via OZ1PIF direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and sometimes eQSL. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 25-31st).... Jun/01st DIS Jun/04th AN Jun/06th AN Jun/02nd AN Jun/05th AN Jun/07th LN Jun/03rd 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. PU70, BRAZIL (Special Event). Rony, PS7AB, will activate special event station PT70FEB between June 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. PU70FEB is the sixth special event station to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015. For more details, see: http://qrz.com/db/pu70feb QSL INFO AND NEWS..................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (May 29th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5T0ITU via ON8RA IQ9XD via (I-B) SP0VD via SP5KAB 9A4MX/P via DJ2MX LX/ON4REM via ON7DM SV5/DJ5AA via DJ5AA 9A8VI via OE4VIE LX1HD via LX1NJ SV8/DH7IF via DH7IF EA8/SQ9UM via SQ9UM OL750CB via OK1KCB SX2AUCPT via SV2HXV EH8DDC via EA8RKL (d/e) P4/W1XP via W1XP TA4/PH2M/MM via PH2M (B) EN150ITU via UT5UIA P4/W9ORW via W9ORW TM08CRD via ON4CRD GB800MC via G0BPK P40FN via M0OXO ZA/IK2RLM via IK2RLM (e/L) HA45KHW via HA0KHW PD45FREE via PD7YY ZA/OU2I via OZ1BII HP0CC via IZ4SUC RM30SM via RL3O II5COTA via IZ4SUC SE90IARU via (SM-B) (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5W0JY (OC-097), 9A5W, 9N7MD, AT150ITU, DM8T, EA5ATK, EF3EGB, FK8DD, FW1JG (OC-054), G3VXR, G4YBU, GM0WED, HA3MN, HB9AMQ, HC2ANT/8, HE200GE, J48TSL, JE7CJL, JH5RXS, LA8UL, LY7A, N7ET/DU7, OE6Z, OM3AG, PA4WM, PQ0T (SA-010), PY2KPY, RA9YN, TA1/PA4WM, UA3DK, UP120R, US2IQ, VI2ANZAC, W1YRC, YU1EW and YU5A QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 9N7FD, E51UFF, GS6PYE/P (EU-112), H42NT, H44NT, JA6TBE/5 (AS-200), JA6TBE/6 (AS-037), RI1ANR, VK5CE/p (OC-220), VK7FG (OC-195), YB4IR/8 (OC-249) and YJ0XG QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3W1D, 3D2GC, 3A2MW, 3V8BCC, 4W/G3ZEM, 4K9W, 5U6E, 5H3EE, 5W1SA, 6V7D, 7T9A, 7Z1HL, 9X0W, 9Q6AL, 9J3A, 9K53NLD, 9M2TO, 9N7MD, 9V1LX, 9V1SV, 9V1XX, A52JO, AH0BT, C21DL, CE0/DL8LR, CE0Y/DK5VP, D44TBE, D44TXT, E51AIU, FO/KH0PR, FO8WBB, FW5JJ, FY/G3SNW, HB0/DF5AU, J28NC, J38XX, PJ4/EA1PP, SV5/SM8C, SV5/DL3DRN, SW8YY, TM4U, TO2M, TT8PK, TZ5A, TZ6RF, V31TF, V5/DJ2SO, XT2FCJ, XW2CW, Z21DXI, ZA/ON6NB, ZD8D and ZK3T T2, TUVALU. By the time you read this, Bob, VK2RG, should or will be active as T2RG from Funafuti for 7 days. However, activity will be limited to his spare time because of his work. Operations will be with a Yaesu FT-857D and a multiband dipole for 30-10 meters, possibly 40m. using SSB, JT65 and WSPR. QSL via his home callsign direct. VP8SGI/VP8STI DXPEDITION NEWS (A request for funding!). The following was received from Paul, N6PSE [edited]: The last major operations from South Sandwich and South Georgia Islands were in 2002. Since that time, these islands have steadily climbed the most wanted list. South Sandwich is currently the #3 most wanted DXCC entity, while South Georgia is the #8 most wanted entity. Our goal is to conduct two 8-10 day DXpeditions to each of these top ten entities. 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 $315,000 which includes our team contribution. We still have a significant deficit of $110,000. The VP8STI/VP8SGI team needs the support of the worldwide DX Community to help us make this Dxpedition a success. While donations from North America were strong initially, we would greatly appreciate more support from North America, Europe, Asia and South America. To date, North America Clubs & Foundations have provided 87% of our support, while 12% comes from Europe and less than one percent from Asia. Both David (K3LP-Co Team Leader) and I think our plans for the low bands, which include a four-square for 40 meters, 2 phased verticals for 80 meters and 2 phased verticals on 160 meters plus a robust 4 station beverage system warrants a higher level of commitment from the DX community in general. A dual rare Dxpedition like this warrants the same level of financial contribution as other recent major DXpeditions. We are all in financially at this point and need your assistance no matter what level of donation you can make. 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. Our plans are moving forward in all aspects. We have just made our second installment of $113,000 to the Braveheart. Next month, we will ship a container to Auckland, New Zealand where its contents will be loaded aboard the Braveheart in October. In March, we will ship our equipment home when the Braveheart arrives in Cape Town, South Africa. The shipping of our equipment is our second greatest cost behind the vessel charter. 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. Jarrad, VK3HXT, has recently received his XU7AGA callsign and has moved to Sihanoukville on Koh Rong Island to be with his brother. He has two HF radio - Icom IC-7200 HF/6M Transceiver and Yaesu FT-817ND QRP Transceiver (which he is currently using). At some stage in the future, he hopes to be able to offer visiting hams the chance to rent his Sihanouk- ville Shack, and provide advice (and equipment). QSL via VK3HXT. For more details and possible updates, see QRZ.com (under XU7AGA). ClubLog's OQRS is available and LoTW will be available soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following stations are expected to be active in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 30-31st, 2015) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following consolidated listing of the participants in the 2015 CQWW WPX CW Contest. For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML format, please visit Bill's Web page at: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2015.html (By callsign) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxcd2015.html (By entity) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest DXCC Class QSL Callsign Entity Route ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3V8SS Tunisia M/S LoTW; QSL via LX1NO 4X7R Israel SOAB 15M 4X6OM 5C5T Morocco M/S EA5YU; QSL OK via (EA-B/d) 6Y6N Jamaica LoTW; QSL via DK9PY (DARC-B/d) 9M2M West Malaysia M/M 9M2GET A42A Oman M/S A47RS (B/d) BD1IIJ China SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via BD1IIJ C56XA Gambia G3SWH C6AYM Bahamas SO LP LoTW; QSL via K9GY CE3AA Chile SOSB 20M CE3AA CR6K Portugal SOAB LoTW; QSL via CT1ILT (d) CT3KN Madeira SOSB 15M LoTW; QSL via CT3KN (B/d) CU4DX Azores SOAB CU2DX DL3YM/VP9 Bermuda SOAB LP DL3YM E2X Thailand M/S E20GMY EE3X Spain SOSB 80M EF2A Spain SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via EA2OT (B/d) G2F England SOAB G4MKP HS0ZIA Thailand M/S LoTW J38MM Grenada LoTW; QSL via KE1B (B/d) J42T Greece M/S SV2DCD LX/OO9O Luxembourg SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via (e) LY4A Lithuania M/2 LY4A LY7A Lithuania M/M LoTW LX/OO9O Luxembourg SO LoTW MJ5Z Jersey SOAB LP LoTW M6W England SOSB 40M LoTW NP2P U.S. Virgin Islands SOAB LoTW OH5Z Finland SOSB LoTW OH0X Aland Island SOAB HP OH2TA P4/N4QS Aruba LoTW; QSL (d) P4/NU4N Aruba LoTW; QSL (d) P49Y Aruba SO AE6Y; possibly SB 40m PR5W Brazil SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via PY5FB R90IARU Russia (Europe) SOAB HP UA6YW RT0F Russia (Asia) M/S LoTW; QSL via RT0F (B/d) SN6O Poland SO LoTW; QSL via SP6PAZ (B) SW8WW Greece SOAB LP HA0HW OQRS T48K Cuba SO LP DK1WI T49A Cuba SO LP TO5Y Martinique SOAB HP VC2W Canada SOAB HP VA2WA VO1TTT Canada SOAB VE3IKV VP2MDG Montserrat M/? K2DM XW1IC Laos SOAB LoTW; QSL via E21EIC ZA/OU2I Albania SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via OZ1BII (B/d) ZP9MCE Paraguay SOSB 20M EA5ZD (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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)