[DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1262
mike witkowski
mtw at charter.net
Mon Apr 18 22:33:10 EDT 2016
dxAt 10:45 AM 4/17/2016, Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW) wrote:
>SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1262
>Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1262
>
>The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
>DX Bulletin No. 1262
>BID: $OPDX.1262
>April 18, 2016
>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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX,
>N4AA & QRZ DX, W4DN, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, N0FCD, CO3JK,
>DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net,
>ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP
>& DX Italia News, IZ5HQB, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site,
>Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal(MMMonVHF) and VU2DSI for the
>following DX information.
>
>DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
>week of Sunday, 10th/April, through Sunday, 17th/April there were 224
>countries active. Countries available: 1S, 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X,
>4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
>8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9,
>AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E4,
>E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F,
>FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FT/j, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4,
>HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3,
>J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, 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, S0, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2,
>T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
>V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0H, VK9L, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR,
>VU, XE, XU, XW, 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".
>
>3B9, RODRIGUEZ ISLAND. Olof, G0CKV, will once again be active as 3B9HA
>from Rodrigues Islands (AF-017) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
>26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW.
>
>3D2, FIJI. Operators Aki/JA1NLX and Iko/JI1CNA will be active as 3D2YA
>from Mana Island (OC-121) between October 21-25th. Activity will be on
>40-10 meters using mainly CW, but also SSB and RTTY with a 100W rig
>and Vertical antennas. Suggested frequencies are:
> CW - 7015, 10115, 14040, 18085, 21040, 24905 and 28040 kHz
> SSB - 14260, 18125, 21260, 24950 and 28460 kHz
> RTTY - (TBD)
> QSL via JA1NLX, OQRS_Bureau/Direct, SASE or LoTW. For more details,
>see: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yy7a-ysd/3D2YA_2016.htm
>
>3W2, VIETNAM. Mike, N0ODK, will once again be active as 3W2DK from Ho
>Chi Minh City between October 20th and November 5th. Activity will be
>on 40/20/17/15/10 meters using SSB, with some CW and the Digital modes.
>Also, look for him to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th)
>as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via N0ODK, direct, by the Bureau or
>LoTW. He states on QRZ.com, "If you have different contacts with me as
>3W6DK, 3W2DK, XV4MN, or N0ODK, please QSL in one package to save you time
>and money and I can QSL all in one time. I collect QSL cards so if we
>QSL, please QSL even if you do not need my QSL card. I will QSL if in
>logbook."
>
>8P, BARBADOS. Operators Anna/W6NN and Rich/KE1B will be active as 8P6NN
>and 8P6MM, respectively, from Barbados (NA-021) between July 11-16th.
>Activity will be on 40-10 meters using a K3S running 100 watts into a
>Buddipole antenna. QSL all callsigns via KE1B, direct, by the Bureau,
>LoTW, eQSL or Club's OQRS.
>
>9K, KUWAIT (Early Announcement). Abdallah, 9K2GS, will be active as 9K2K
>during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
>entry. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog.
>
>9Q0/9Q1, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. YL Elvira, IV3FSG, will be active from
>two different locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo signing
>9Q0HQ/1 between April 22-30th, and as 9Q0HQ between May 1-22nd. Activity
>will be on 80-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31 using 100 watts into a
>dipole antenna. QSL via IK3GES.
>
>AU6, INDIA (Special Event). Operators Datta/VU2DSI, Jagadev/VU3WON,
>Omprakssh/VU2KOC, Bhaskar/VU2BRJ, Puranik/VU3KOD, Siddhu/VU3NXU and
>Suhas/SWL are now active as AU6HAP from Hampi, the capital of the great
>"Vijayanagar Empire" during the period 1336-1556 AD, until April 20th.
>Hampi is situated on the southern bank of river Tungabhadra in Karnataka
>state in India. Hampi has many hundreds of monuments, temples, ancient
>irrigation projects, palaces & buildings spread over 26 sq.kms. The reason
>for their activity is to tell the world the glory & the prosperity of
>this great "forgotten kingdom" of "VIJAYANAGAR". Suggesedt frequencies of
>operation are 7035, 7150, 14210, 14250, 21235, 21350, 28450 and 28545 kHz
>(depending on the propagation). QSL via VU2DSI. See QRZ.com for more
>details about this operation.
>
>EP, IRAN (Reminder). By the time you read this, operators Yuris/YL2GM
>(Team Leader), Valery/YL3CW, Jack/YL2KA, Dmitry/UT7UJ, Oleg/US7UX, Sasha/
>T7UV, Alex/UX0LL, Mohammad/EP3MIR, Mohammad/EP2LMA and Herbert/K7GEX
>(Team Supporter) should be active as EP2A from the Gilan Province in
>Iran until April 25th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (no 60m) using
>CW, SSB and RTTY. They will have four stations on the air. QSL via YL2GM
>or by ClubLog's OQRS (direct or Bureau). Log will be uploaded to LoTW 3
>months after operation. For more details and updates, see:
> http://www.lral.lv/exped/ep2a/index.html
>
>FT4JA JUAN DE NOVA DXPEDITION NEWS. Press Release April 15th (We were
>ready!): The entire FT4JA team is now safe back in Mayotte after 2 days
>on the sea.
> Just a bit more than 2 weeks ago we were arriving on Juan de Nova. A
>French island in the middle of the Mozambique Channel.
> It took us one and a half day to set-up our camp: shelters, generators,
>antennas, stations. We started our operations in the afternoon of March
>30th.
> Immediately, all stations were on the air and the pileups were big, as
>expected!
> As planned, we did not waste one minute and we started following the
>propagation plan to give everyone a chance. Orienting the pileup by area
>was not too difficult and almost everyone was collaborating, understanding
>the propagation rules.
> With only 10 op to manage radios and the life at the camp, we achieved to
>keep a 10 000 qsos per day rate! We did not slept much!
> Thanks to a good setup, and been on right frequency at the right time,
>even the most difficult areas to contact got their chances. We had long
>runs with NA west coast with huge signals on many bands, as well as VK/ZL
>area. It was not a surprise to get the longer and stronger openings with
>EU and JA. People in AF and SA got also opportunities.
> The home-made VDA antennas on high band performed very well one more
>time, giving us excellent signals. They were even over performing at high
>tide!
> The low band setup performed pretty well. As usual finding a good com-
>promise for receiving on 80-160 required a couple of days. We spent hours
>trying to improve the systems and make changes up to a reliable solution.
>The noise level is this areas was often very high, with lightnings over
>the ocean every nights. It seams that the top band signal was quite strong
>everywhere that everyone thought he should be heard easily by FT4JA. Keep
>in mind that it’s a two way radio contact and that your signal should reach
>the DX station too ! By the way, 2331 qso on 160 and 3523 on 80 seams a
>good result.
> Conditions on Juan de Nova have been very difficult, sometimes dangerous
>for the health of ops. Temperature were incredibly high, sometimes with no
>wind at all. Even the water of the lagoon was so hot that is was useless
>to refresh ops! Swimming sessions were very limited due to the presence of
>sharks that are never very far from the shore. We had quite a long walk
>between the radio and life camp, involving 12 hours shifts. Some days we
>had to face storms that damage antennas or generators shelter, requiring
>lot of work by ops to fix things without interrupting the operation.
> All the equipment ran under hard conditions but we didn’t got a single
>failure. Once more, we have been impressed by the Elecraft K3. The addition
>of the new SPE Expert 1.3 amplifiers appears to be an excellent choice.
>None of them even turn on protection once. All others parts and accessories
>supplied by Spiderbeam, Messi & Paolini, Dx Engineening/KD9SV, Microham,
>Modmic, SunSDR, GM0OBX cables did a wonderful job and have contributed to
>the success of the operation.
> We managed to keep good rates, and stay focused on the propagation to
>give a chance to everyone. 25 156 unique calls is a satisfaction even if
>we regret that some of you have not been able to come through. Even stations
>with a very small setup have been able to make a contact.
> In addition to the amateur radio aspects, we were concerned by the pre-
>servation of the nature and environment. We will explain later all the
>actions conducted all along the operation. The island was left exactly
>like it was when we arrived. That should be, and that is really a priority
>is our hamradio DXpeditions.
> As you know, the OQRS system has been turned on. We highly recommend you
>to use it for your qsl cards request. As a reminder, we will use a special
>envelop and stamps, like we did for Tromelin. Do not hesitate to add a
>donation, even a small one, to help us to balance the cost of the project.
>We will design the card in the coming days and print it as soon as pos-
>sible. LoTW upload will be done after the first batch of corrections.
> FT4JA is now QRT with 105,570 is the log. We sincerely hope you had the
>same pleasure as us in that adventure. Thank you for all your kind emails
>and comments. We’ll probably not be able to reply to all of them but let
>us tell you THANK YOU!
> This is not over, we still have to get all the equipment back in France,
>work on articles, video. Team members will try to come and tell you our
>story in different conventions, meetings, etc.
> This project was made possible thanks to TAAF. Not only for all author-
>izations, but also for all the help and support provided from the begin-
>ning to the end of the project. They have a very important mission in
>protecting this islands. Let’s hope, that through our amateur radio ex-
>peditions we can continue to support their actions.
> See you soon! Where are we going next?
>
> QSL FT4JA via F5CWU, ClubLog's OQRS (recommended) or LoTW. The OQRS is
>now active on ClubLog and you can order either a Bureau or direct QSL card.
>This method is by far the most simple way to proceed without having to
>send your own paper QSL!
> As this was being written Sunday morning, the final total for the FT4JA
>team is 105570 QSOs with 25126 Unique callsigns per ClubLog as of 2057z,
>April 10th: http://www.juandenovadx.com/en/online-log/
> https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/FT4JA
>Breakdown by modes are 50309/CW, 45251/SSB, and 10010/RTTY. Break-
>down by percentage by Continents are 1.0/AF, 0.0/AN, 16.1/AS, 60.5/EU,
>20.9/NA, 0.9/OC and 0.6/SA. For more detailed information, see:
> http://www.juandenovadx.com
>
>IOTA NEWS..............
> AS-062. Members of Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will be active as RI0FS
> from Shikotan Island, Kuril Islands, between August 4-16th.
> Activity will be on the HF bands. Look for more details to be
> forthcoming.
>
> AS-200. Operators Take/JI3DST and Nao/JA5DCH will be active from Shodo
> Island (Shikoku's Coastal Islands) between 0700z, April 29th
> and 0000z, May 5th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10
> meters using CW, SSB, FM and RTTY. There will be two different
> callsigns used:
> A) JA5DCH/5 (Op. Nao) C) 8J1JAG/5
> B) JI3DST/5 (Op. Take)
> PLEASE NOTE: The special callsign 8J1JAG is to celebrate the
> 40th anniversary of the "Japan Award
> Hunters Group". This operation
> is subject to change because of bad WX or other conditions. QSL
> via the following:
> * 8J1JAG/5 and 8J1JAG via JR1DTN, the Bureau or direct
> Log search. see: http://pxl02521.org/kcj/log_search.php
> * JA5DCH/5 by the Bureau or see QRZ.com
> * JI3DST/5 via the Bureau (preferred) or see QRZ.com
>
> OC-165. Operators Alfa/9M8ADX, Wat/9M8WAT, Dennis/9W8DEN and Keith/
> 9W8KIF will be active as 9M8RC from Satang Besar Island between
> April 29th and May 1st. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL
> via 9W8KIF direct.
>
> OC-215. Robby, YD4IRS, will be active as YD4IRS/5 from North Pagai
> Island, Mentawai, West Sumatra, between April 19-23rd. He will
> be there to attend the 2016 Mentawai Festival. Activity will
> be on 80/40/15/10 meters using mainly CW. However, there may
> be a chance of 80/40 meters SSB (since his license allows him
> to use SSB at those bands). Equipment will be a Yaesu FT-857D
> and Vertical Diamond KV-5. All QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL,
> LoTW, ClubLog and maybe some other online logbook as soon as
> possible. If you need the QSL Card, simply send your QSL card
> direct to his home address and include an IRC (avoid sending
> dollar bill, send it via PayPal to robby at sandes.us), or you
> can request it online via ClubLog or let him know the best
> route for you via E-mail to <robby at sandes.us>.
>
>J8, ST. VINCENT. Operators Ann/W6NN and Rich/KE1B will be active as
>J8/W6NN and J8/KE1B from Bequia Island, (NA-025) between July 4-10th.
>Part of their activity is to be an entry during the IARU HF World Cham-
>pionship (July 9-10th) as a Multi-Op using the callsign J87HQ as a IARU
>HQ multiplier station for the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Amateur Radio
>Club (SVGARC) for the first time ever. QSL all callsigns via KE1B, direct,
>by the Bureau, LoTW, eQSL or Club's OQRS.
>
>MARATHON 50 MHZ. Gabriele, IZ5HQB, informs OPDX readers, "The ARI Florence
>organizes a marathon dedicated to the 50 MHz band which is open to all
>amateurs. To participate simply request the user ID and password by sending
>an e-mail to <maratona50mhz at gmail.com> containing the following information:
>CALL, operator name, and WWLocator the category of participation. All of
>the regulations and the details are aavailable at:
> http://www.arifirenze.it/maratona
>
>PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Laurent, FM5BH, will be active as PJ7BH from Sint Maarten
>between May 1-8th. Activity will be on the HF bands but mainly on CW. QSL
>via his home callsign, direct or OQRS.
>
>PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 18-24th)....
> Apr/18th AN Apr/21st AN Apr/23rd HN
> Apr/19th AN Apr/22nd AN Apr/24th AN
> Apr/20th 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 <http://www.bandconditions.com>:
> 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.
>
> Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at:
> http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
>
>PY0N, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Janio, PY4NY, will once again be active from
>Fernando de Noronha Island as PY0NY between May 13-23rd. Activity will
>be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home
>callsign, direct, LoTW or eQSL.
>
>QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
> QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (April 17th) <www.qslinfo.eu>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 3B8MM via DL6UAA HB9/EA5IDQ via EA5IDQ (L) SN1050PGK via SP7PGK
> 3D2SE via ZL3TE HG225E via HA5AGP SN1050PMY via SP1PMY
> 4W/JJ2VLY via JJ2VLY (d) HG225L via HA5AGP SN1050SLU via SP3SLU
> 9G5GH via EA5ZD & (L) HG225M via HA5AGP SN966CHP via SP3ZAC
> A25UK via M0OXO HG225MSE via HA5AGP SN966W via SP9W
> A31MM via EA5GL & (L) HG225O via HA5AGP SP1050CHR via SP7PCA
> AO7URM via EA7URM HG225R via HA5AGP TC101SO via TA3AER
> DF90KWTJ via DL2APJ HG225U via HA5AGP TC4A via TA4CS (e)
> DL1516BIER via DK2HM HT7AAA via TI4SU (d) TM31UFT via F6ICG
> DU7/PA0HIP via PA0HIP J88PI via GW4DVB (B/d) TM6CCAE via F6FMT
> E79D via E77E OG9W via OH2BCI (d) UP55F via UN7FW
> EM10UFF via UR7UT OR5T via ON4ALY VK9L/G7VJR via M0OXO (L)
> EV3OM via EW8OM PA65DUIN via PI4DHG W4E via K4JOP
> FH/EA3NT/P via EA3NT & (L) R30CHA via RZ5D XV9NPS via JA2NPS (B)
> H2X via IZ4AMS SN1050KJU via SP9KJU YM1KD via TA1BX
> HB0/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA SN1050PBW via SP1PBW ZY83BJO via PY2AA
> HB0/EA5IDQ via EA5IDQ SN1050PDL via SP7PDL
> (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: CE1DY, JR3IIR, LA9VDA, PD2WS, PD7RB, SP5ARP
> and VK0EK
>
> QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3XT1T, A35T, A52NH, ED1M, EK4JJ, J52HF, OK2RZ,
> PJ2T, T32SB, T32TR, T32WW, T41C, V44KAI, V6Z, YB8RW/5, YC8ROP, YD9RWY/P,
> YF1AR/8 and ZD7FT
>
> QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 7J9AAD, 7K4DHB, 7LVYK, 7M1VGP, 8J1JOCV/1,
> 9V1SV, 9V1XX, 9V50XX, A35JP, A35JP/A, HF0GUIDO, HF0TYTUS, JD1BOW,
> KH2/JS6TGX, KH0YB, KH0/7N4SQJ, SP30OPZ, TM5SIA, TM6GAL, TM11WAP, TM14JEM,
> TM21OVH, TM39GL, TM40BMCH, TM44RT, TM53IMV, TM61JEM, TM70JUN, TM72BST,
> TM98TF, VP2EIM, VP2MRV, XV9NPS, YR0UCRR, YV5OIE and YY4REP
>
>T2, TUVALU. Operators John/KK7L and Jared/N7SMI will be active as T2R from
>Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, between September 27th and October 4th. Activity
>will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via N7SMI or by Club-
>Log's OQRS (recommended). For more details, see: http://t2radio.com
>ADDED NOTE: This is not a typical DXpedition. Through the efforts of many
>before them, including Bob (VK2RG), Dean (KW7XX) and the RF Junkies team,
>and others, there are currently several licensed amateurs in Tuvalu. They
>will provide training to the local amateurs and ensure equipment is in
>place with intentions to establish a permanent and active Tuvalu Amateur
>Radio Club. Your donations go directly to supporting local amateurs getting
>on the air.
>
>T4, CUBA. (IOTA NA-015) To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the birth
>of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, the Group of Special Activities Telegraphy
>Cuba (GCWC) will activate special event station T47GCWC for 4 hours on CW
>starting at 2200z on April 27th on the 40 meters band. A special QSL will
>be awarded to stations that make a contact. The QSL will be sent via the
>Bureau.
>
>T8, PALAU. Operators Mike/JA6EGL and Ichy/JH7IPR, are once again active as
>T88SM and T88UW, respectively, from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room)
>on Koror Island (OC-009) until April 19th. Activity will be on the HF bands
>and 6 meters. QSL T88SM via his home callsign direct. QSL T88UW via his
>home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. He will upload his log to LoTW
>and ClubLog.
>
>TN, CONGO (REPUBLIC OF). Philippe, F5MVB, is reporting that he and another
>French operator, Joel, F5AOW, will be active from Brazzaville sometime
>in April-May as TN2MP and TN2BJ. Stay tuned for
>more information.
>
>V3, BELIZE. Operators Andre/DL1AS, Martin/DM4IM and Erwin/DK4BX will be
>active as V31DL, V31IM and V31BX, respectively, from Belize between April
>20th and May 20th. They will also use the Belize Amateur Radio Club's
>(BARC) contest callsign V3V. Activity will be on 160-6 meters on all modes.
>QSL V3V via V31BZ. QSL all others via their home callsigns or LoTW.
>
>V6, MICRONESIA. Operators Sho/JA7HMZ and Masahiko/JA7EPO will be active
>as V63DX and V63IX, respectively, from Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between
>June 17-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using PSK and JT65 modes.
>QSL via their home callsigns, direct or LoTW.
>
>VK0EK HEARD ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. The VK0EK DXpedition is QRT as of
>April 11th, departure was on the 12th.
>QSL VK0EK via M0URX, direct or the OQRS (recommended) or LoTW. After
>the end of the operation, you can order either a Bureau or direct QSL
>card using the OQRS which will be processed by the QSL Manager (Tim
>Beaumont, M0URX). This method is by far the simplest way to proceed
>without having to send your own paper QSL!
>As this was being written Sunday morning, the VK0EK team's final total
>is 75156 QSOs with 21032 Unique callsigns per ClubLog as of 0027z, April
>11th: https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VK0EK
>Breakdown by modes are 55973/CW, 15785/SSB, 3392/RTTY and 6/FM. Break-
>down by percentage by Continents are 1.3/AF, 0.1/AN, 22.9/AS, 52.5/EU,
>19.4/NA, 2.7/OC and 1.1/SA. For more detailed information, see:
> http://vk0ek.org
>
>VK0LD HEARD ISLAND??? (The “Other” Heard Island DXpedition — VK0LD).
>Read about the other Heard Island station that was active on the ARRL Web
>page at: http://www.arrl.org/news/the-other-heard-island-dxpedition-vk0ld
>
>VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND. Doug, VK4ADC, will be active as VK9NU from Norfolk
>Island (OC-005) between April 23rd and May 2nd. Activity will be holiday
>style/limited on 80/40/20/15/10 meters and possibly 6m using an Icom IC-7000
>transceiver with 100 watts into multiband dipole/inverted V or a vertical
>wire. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau and after the
>operation on LoTW and eQSL. For more details, see:
> http://vk9nu.net/web/index.php
>
>W9DXCC CONVENTION NEWS. (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) (April. 16, 2016) The
>64th annual W9DXCC DX Convention and Banquet will be held September 16-17th,
>2016, in Schaumburg, Illinois. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX
>Association, the event is an ARRL-approved operating specialty convention.
>Contest University and DX University programs will both be held on Friday,
>with 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 evening banquet is a
>time to relax with keynote speaker Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, the new ARRL CEO.
>For family members, 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.
> Main Convention Saturday (as of now, with more being added)
> * VP8STI/SGI Sandwich Island/South Georgia Island by K3LP
> * VK0EK Heard Island by KK6EK
> * K5P Palmyra Island by K9CT
> * Cycle 24 Update by K9LA
> * DX’ing During Declining Conditions by K9ZO
> * Flex 6000 for Contesting & DX’ing by N5AC
>
> Registration: Go to http://w9dxcc.com/ for more information. Hotel
>registration is now open, with special convention rates available.
>Updates: http://w9dxcc.com/ for new developments.
>For more information: John McCormick, N0FCD at yahoo.com
>
>XW, LAOS. Bruce, 3W3B (HS0ZCY/XU7ADF/XW1B/AA4XR), who lives in Da Nang,
>is once again active as XW4XR from Vientiane until April 26th. Activity
>will be on 80-10 meters. He informed OPDX a few weeks ago, "I will be
>active as much as possible on CW and, mainly, RTTY as there seems to be
>more of a demand on digital." QSL via E21EIC and LoTW.
>
>ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. John, 2M0JMN, will be active as ZF2MN from Cayman
>Islands (NA-016) between June 3-17th. Activity will be on the HF Bands.
>QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
>
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