From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun Aug 7 11:45:00 2016 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2016 11:45:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1277 Message-ID: <466425.74941.bm@smtp118.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1277 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1277 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1277 BID: $OPDX.1277 August 8, 2016 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, KA2D, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZW, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8GG, K8GI, K8YSE, N8RO, W8GEX & 60m DX News, N0TG, 7K1BIB, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, LA7GIA, OH2BH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, UT5UY, VA3RJ & ICPO, and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 31st/July, through Sunday, 7th/August there were 196 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JW, JY, K, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ, S0, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YO, YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3W, VIETNAM. Takahiro, 7K1BIB, is now active as 3W3TY from Da Nang. His length of stay is not known at this time. Activity was heard on 20 meters. QSL via his home callsign. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Taka informed OPDX today (August 7th), that he will only be active tonight on 20 meters using JT65/9. He will return back to Japan on Monday. 5H, TANZANIA (Update). Members of the Ukrainian DX Team (UDXT), operators Alex/UX0LL and Alex/UT5UY, will be active as 5H1XX from Zanzibar Island (AF-032) between August 13-22nd. They plan to operate CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Activity will be on 160-10 meters with two stations and with an emphasis on the lower and 30/17/12m bands. This operation became possible due to great support of UX0HX and UZ1HZ HAM Radio Family, UW7LL, UR8LV, UR4LRG, UR3HR, UX1UF and UY5LW. QSL via M0URX. Full QSL instructions are available at: https://www.qrz.com/db/5H1XX 5W, SAMOA. Bob, VK2BOB, will be active as 5W0BOB from Upolu Island (OC-097) between September 10-17th. Activity will be holiday style mainly on 40/20 meters using SSB. He states that he will be using IC-7300 and Buddistick vertical antenna on the water's edge at La Uaina Seaside Resort. Paper logs will be uploaded to QRZ.com and Clublog's OQRS after his return home. QSLs go direct to VK2BOB with 3 green stamps; no QSLs via Bureau. 5W, SAMOA. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as 5W0JHQ from Fonoti between September 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters (depending on con- ditions) using CW, SSB and RTTY. He is looking for low band QSO on 160/80 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW (pre- ferred). For more details and updates, see: http://pandasan.jimdo.com 5Z4, KENYA. Bruno, IW5BBV, will be active as 5Z4/IW5BBV from Watamu and Mida between September 24th and October 10th. Activity will be on 40/20/ 17/15 meters using a Yaesu FT-991. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Also via eQSL. 6W, SENEGAL. Al, F5VHJ, will once again be active this time with Jacques, F6BEE, signing as 6W1RY from Dakar during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL direct to F5VHJ, ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW or the REF QSL Bureau. USA QSL cards go via WA6WPG. 9G, GHANA. Operators Rado/S59ZZ, Peter/S54W and Janko/S57L will be active as 9G5AM from Langma, Kokrobite (near Accra, WW Loc. IJ95TL) between October 19-26th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters (possibly 160m) using various modes. QSL via S59ZZ or ClubLog's OQRS. C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Andrew/KK4LWR and brother Tony/KD8RTT will be active as KK4LWR/C6A and KD8RTT/C6A from Nassau, Bahamas, between August 8-11th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters (depending on conditions) using SSB and possibly some CW. Suggested times are approx. 10 am EDT to 3 pm EDT. QSL via LoTW or direct (a special joint QSL card) to KK4LWR address (SASE). Look for possible updates on QRZ.com. C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Johannes, PD0JBH, is now active as C91PA from Maputo until March of 2017. Activity has been mostly on 40/20 meters using SSB. Send an E-mail to for QSL details. CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update, dated August 2nd). Randy, N0TG, reports on the upcoming CY9C operation for August 19-29th [edited]: The CY9C DXpedition team is very busy with last minute details and packing. All equipment will begin the journey to our take off point in Nova Scotia, August 13-14th. We plan to be partially on the air on 19th August and fully operational 20th August. The home page of our website has a link for those who desire to check the log. Log data will be posted LIVE. We will be using ClubLog and OQRS. Direct QSL via WA4DAN. Activating 60m for the first time from St. Paul is exciting for the team. And, while conditions will be a challenge for 160m, the team is energized to give it a serious effort. Also, be assured we will pay attention to the long and/or difficult propagation paths on all bands when conditions are workable. We look forward to working not only the more common bands CW/SSB/RTTY, but also 6m, 2m EME and Satellite. We appreciate the donations and support by many. Even now in these last days, support is most helpful and appreciated. Our sincere thanks to all interested and following this dxpedition. We look forward to working you. Thank you. The WEB site: http://www.CY9DXpedition.com (Update, dated August 2nd). Randy, N0TG, reports: First cargo ship- ment packed and ready to go. Shipment from NY to northern tip of Nova Scotia is scheduled for Aug 11th. Next shipment will be from Ohio/Indiana and will ship August 13th. Destination is the take off-point - Dingwall, Nova Scotia. Team members will arrive in Dingwall between August 14-17th. Early arrivals will begin preparation for final transport to the island. D6, COMOROS. Operators Pavel/OK1FPS, David/OK6DJ, Pavel/OK1GK, Rudolf/ OK2ZA and Petr/OK1BOA will be active as D66D from Comoros Islands (AF-007) between September 18-30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Equipment will be 3x Elecraft K3 with 2x PA into 2x Spider- beams (includes WARC), 1x vertical (40/30m), 1 vertical (160/80m) and a special RX antenna for the low bands. QSL via OK6DJ, LoTW or eQSL. For more details and updates, see: http://www.cdxp.cz Also watch their FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472348776313779 E5, NORTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Operators Neil/N5EIL and Bengt-Erik/K7ADD will be active as E51AMF from Manihiki Island (OC-014) between January 11th and February 6th, 2017. This DXpedition commemorates the launch of a new non-profit supporting charitable works by DXpeditions. The Amateur Foun- dation's Web site is located at: http://amateurfoundation.org Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, and RTTY. They plan to use 1500 watts into verticals and wires near salt water. QSL via LoTW or by ClubLog's OQRS (the highly recommended methods). They will also eQSL upon their return home. QSL via K7ADD for direct mail. Stay up-to-date on their preparations and other news at: http://e51amf.amateurfoundation.org FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Alain, F8FUA, will be active as FK/F8FUA from Lifou Island (OC-033) between September 5-12th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. This will be a light operation using a K3 and a Buddipole. He will upload log to LoTW and ClubLog whenever possible. QSL via F8FUA, direct (w/SAE + 2 USDs or 1 IRC [new one!]), by the Bureau or LoTW. NO eQSL! FS, ST. MARTIN. John, K9EL, will once again be active as FS/K9EL from Orient Bay, St. Martin (NA-105, DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383, WW Loc. FK88) between December 1-11th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters (with an emphasis on 6m when the band is open) 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 Requests for schedules can be sent via his QRZ.com E-mail address or his Twitter account @FSK9EL. John will also monitor the ON4KST 50MHz Region 2 chat room to watch for 6 meter openings. ADDED NOTE. John will also be there with Paul/K9NU, Jim/N9TK and John/W9ILY. Look for the four operators to focus on the low bands signing FS/K9NU, FS/N9TK, FS/W9ILY and FS/K9EL. They will have 3 stations active and plan to be in the ARRL 160m CW Contest (December 2-4th). QSL via their home callsigns. GU, GUERNSEY. Robb, G0URR, will be active as GU0URR from Guernsey for the CQWW RTTY DX Contest (September 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band (80-10m) entry. QSL via his home callsign. HAMVENTION 2017 HAS MOVED! If you have not heard, the 2017 Dayton HamVention will no longer be at Hara Arena. It was announced this past week that the HamVention will be moved to the Greene County fairgrounds in Xenia. Here are some URLs to read on the change: http://www.whio.com/news/news/officials-to-announce-big-event-coming-to-greene-c/nr77W http://hamvention.org/hamvention-announces-venue-for-2017 http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-moving-to-greene-county-fairgrounds-in-xenia https://www.facebook.com/Hamvention https://ke9v.net/2016/08/03/hamvention-the-fairgrounds/ (Interesting Review) HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Simon/DJ4MZ, Matthias/DK4YJ and Christoph/ DK9TN will be active as HB0/DK4YJ during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via DK4YJ. Look for the operators to be active 2 days before the contest as HB0/DJ4MZ, HB0/DK4YJ and HB0/DK9TN. IOTA NEWS.............. AF-064. (Update) Operators Bani/ZS1BM, Bruce/ZS1FX, Paul/ZS1V and Jan/ ZS1VDV will be active as ZS9V from Robben Island between August 19-21st. Activity will be on various HF bands (160-10m) and modes. Look for ZS9V to be active during the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend [ILLW] (August 19-21st). There will be two stations on the air with 500w amps using an Inverted "Vs" and TH3 antennas. QSL via M0OXO or the OQRS on ClubLog. For more info and updates, see: http://zs9v.org.za AF-094. Members of Amateur Radio Algeriens Association will be active as 7V9A from Plane Island between August 17-20th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via: Ben Lagha, 18 Rue Louis Aragon 26200, Montelimar, France. AS-060. Members of the Gwangju DX Club (6L0NJ) will be active as D73G from Kogum Island between August 24-26th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and various Digital modes. QSL via HL4CEL. AS-080. Members of the Pyong Taek DX Club (PDXC) [D90HE] will be active as D90HE/3 from Anmyon Island between August 13-15th. Operators mentioned are Lee/6K2CEW, Young/6K2GUF, Ka/6K2JFW and 6K2JQL. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. ADDED NOTE: Operators will also sign homecall/3. QSL QSL D90HE/3, 6K2GUF/3 and 6K2JQL/3 via DS2GOO. QSL 6K2CEW/3 and 6K2JFW/3 via their home callsigns. AS-097. A Malaysian team of 23 operators will be active as 9M2MI from Undan Island (ARLS WMA-013, WLOTA LH-3792) between August 19-22nd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters as well as 2m using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL only direct to 9M2YOT or ClubLog's OQRS. Operators mentioned are 9M2MDX, 9M2YOT, 9W2EJT, 9M2ESM, 9W2NKL, 9W2BHB, 9M2AGC, 9M2NOH, 9M2RMT, 9M2JEP, 9M2ROL, 9M2ODX, 9M2TPT, 9W2AHU, 9W2SBD, 9M2MCB, 9W2FYX, 9M2AUR, 9W2FNN, 9W2JMW, 9W2MWZ, 9M2VDX and 9W2EEZ. See QRZ.com for more details. AS-142. Just a reminder that operators Vasily/R7AL and XYL Anastasia, Vasily/RA1ZZ, Serge/RW5D, Vladimir/RK8A and Yury/UD0XAA will be active as UE23RRC from Kambalnyy Island (Toporkov) [RR-13-14] between August 14-18th. The special callsign, UE23RRC, is being used to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC). They will have two stations on the HF Bands. QSL via ClubLog. For more details, see: http://www.as142.org This island has not been on the air since 1999, and today it is rated as 12.5% on IOTA Most Wanted list. The access to the island is strictly protected and requires special permission. One member of their team, Vladimir, RK8A, will activate Paramushir Island (AS-025), in Kuril Islands, and it is a rare RDA: SL-20. LAST MINUTE ADDITION: DX-World reports: Team UE23RRC will continue from Kambalnyy Island to Ptichiy Island (AS-091) and will try be active approximately August 25-29th from there as R23RRC. EU-016. Sergio, IZ3NXC, will once again be active as 9A/IZ3NXC from Lastovo Island (IOCA CI-051) between August 8-12th. QSL via IZ3NXC, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. No eQSL. OC-196. Craig, VK5CE, will be active as VK5CE/3 from Gabo Island between January 31st and February 1st, 2017. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. See QRZ.com for more details. For updates, watch: http://oc196.blogspot.com OC-266. Andy, VK5MAV, will be active as VK5MAV/6 from Viney Island between September 9-13th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters. He uses an IC-7200 with 100 watts into a 3 element (20m) and 3 element 15 meter VDA by RZ3FW, and a Multi-band dipole by Spiderbeam. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS. SA-030. Operators Carlos/LU2HLC, Juan/LU2HNP, H?ctor/LU3HKA, Marcos/ LU5HA, Ger?nimo/LU7FCL, Norberto/LU7HA, Roberto/LU7HBL and Gustavo/LU7YG will be active as CV5ER from Flores Island between August 18-21st, which includes the 2016 ILLW. Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, FM and the Digital modes. QSL via: Grupo Expedicionario de Radioaficionados ECO RADIO, P. O. Box 16 (5172), La Falda, Cordoba, Argentina. For more details, see: http://grupo-expedicionario-eco-radio.blogspot.com.ar OA7, PERU. Arno, DL1CW, will be active as OA7/DL1CW from Peru between August 17th and September 10th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign. OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Operators Rainer/DL1ZBO and Peter/DL5FF will be active as OH0JWL from Aland Island (EU-002) between September 14-25th. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. They also plan to be an entry in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 24-25th). QSL via DL5FF by the Bureau. OJ0, MARKET REEF (2016 and a new FORCE-12 XR6 BEAM). Martti, OH2BH, reports: The group of Market Reef lovers are pleased to inform the DX community that a new Force-12 beam was recently hoisted at the Market Reef light- house. Not only did Henri, OH3JR, uplift the beam alone at the difficult structure, but he also fired OJ0B for 1707 QSOs on a variety of bands. This is adding to those of Pasi, OH3WS/OJ0W, a chairman of the Finnish Lighthouse Society ? FLS. The pre-work of the Force-12 XR6 was done by Ilmo, OH2BO, while the Finnish Amateur Radio Association (SRAL), the OH-DX Foundation, Wintel Finland and Force-12, along with AA7XT, OH0XX, OH2BH, OH2PM, OH2TA, OH3WS and SM0W were providing needed financial assistance. Those 1707 OJ0B QSOs were today added to ClubLog, see: http://www.qrz.com/db/OJ0B PACIFIC TOUR. Operators Nob/JF2MBF and Ken/JA2FJP will activate five different islands in the Pacific between late August and mid-October. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will have a pair of IC-7300, an IC-706MK?, a 500W linear amplifier and vertical antennas. Their tentative schedule, callsigns and destinations are as follows: August 25th-September 3rd -- VP6J from Pitcairn Island (OC-044) September 8-19th -- E51Q from Rarotonga Island, South Cook (OC-013) September 20-29th -- Callsign (TBA) Niue (OC-040) October 4-10th -- T2J from Tuvalu (OC-015) October 11-13th -- 3D2GG from Nadi, Fiji, (OC-016) QSL via JF2MBF, direct, ClubLog's OQRS (Preferred) or LoTW. For Bureau QSLs they state, "No need to send your QSL. We?ll send QSLs to the Bureau (one-sided QSLs) a year later or so for those who don?t request via OQRS or direct. LoTW: All logs will be uploaded to LoTW at an appropriate time." PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 8-14th)....... Aug/08th LN Aug/11th HN Aug/13th AN Aug/09th AN Aug/12th AN Aug/14th AN Aug/10th 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. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html PZ5, SURINAME. Members of VooDoo Contests Group will be active as PZ5V from Suriname during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Op entry. Operators mentioned are Ed/AA7A, John/G4IRN, Lee/KY7M, Dave/N4QS and Bud/N7CW. QSL via M0URX or the OQRS. QSL INFO AND NEWS.............(July 31st and August 3rd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2M0DSV via 2E0DSV IY7GMB via IK7JVE (d) R1716S via RA9MA 3V8ST via (3V-B) IZ0WRS/IM0 via IZ0WRS R1770LI via R3IAN (*) 5E3A via EA7FTR (d) J49A via SV9GPV & (L) R2016O via R2EA 9A/DL3NCI via DL3NCI JW/LB5WB via LB5WB R300MD via R8MD 9A/S51AC via S51AC K4C via N4YDU (d/L) R300MJ via R9MJ 9H1AE via SV2AEL (d) K4P via N3JS & (O) R300MWO via RK9MWO 9H5G via M0OXO & (L) KH2L via W3HNK & (KH2-B) R300NN via UA9NN 9K9Q via 9K2QA (d) LA/G3TXF via G3TXF R70ASIA via R7AA B4R via BA4WR LZ1043PMU via LZ1KCP R95KOMI via R9XC B5C via BA4TB LZ73PM via LZ1PM (O) RD75PQ via RN1ON BV0WPX via BV2KI M/DL1DAW via DL1DAW SC7IPA via SM7GUY CR2M via W6NV M1U via M0UTD SN730MA via SP2ZFT E2X via E20GMY & (L) M6T via G4PIQ SO2TT/4 via ES2TT EA6/DK2DO via DK2DO MD/F5BLC/P via F5BLC SP/MM0LID via MM0LID (d/L) ED1K via EA1NK MK3FEH via M3FEH SV0GU via DL4SV EF8U via EA8URL (L) MS0YHC via 2E0SDV & (O) SV5/OO4O via ON4APU EM25KRR via EM25KRR (e) NN4SA via N4MSN (d) SV8/SV2RST via SV2RST EO25F via UX0FF OE3SCOUT via OE1EOA T42A via RW6HS (d) EO25UD via UR7UD OH0TA via OH2TA TF/SA7AZQ via SA7AZQ G2F via G8HDK (d) OM41KYSUCE via OM3CND TM20KAV via F5KAV G4R via G4RFR(B); G4POF(d) OP16L via ON6DP UE73WZ via R2EA (O) GM2T via GM4UYZ OP4K via ON4JZ V73NS via W3HNK & (L) GW6W via GW4TTA OT4A via ON4AEK (L/e) VC2Q via VA2QA & (L) HF1001F via SP2FAP OZ/DL6II via DL6II VE3KTB/VY0 via VE3KTB HF35MDY via SP9MDY OZ11A via OZ6ABA VE3LYC/KL7 via VE3LYC (d/O) HH2AA via NR6M PA/OQ4T via ON4TO XR1T via CE3OP IB9P via IT9AST PA150N via PA9LUC YJ8RN/P via NZ4DX II3IOTA via IV3CTT R100WWS via RV3YR YP0IP via YO9FNP IN3/DL7VBJ via DL7VBJ R15RTRN via R7AA ZV5O via PY5QW (L) IP1T via I1ANP R1716K via R9MM ZY8DIG via PS8RV (d) IQ2XZ via 9A8MDC R1716M via UA9MA IS0/OM3RM via OM3RM R1716O via RA9MX (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (*) Your QSL is not needed 5A1A/5A1AL QSL CHANGE. Abubaker, 5A1AL, reports on QRZ.com: Beginning July 30, 2016, the QSL process for 5A1AL and 5A1A (1995-2001) will be through my QSL Manager, Randy - W5UE. He will also upload the QSO(s) to LoTW after the OQRS request is made. There are still a few QSOs remaining on my paper logs. If your QSO(s) are missing in the online (OQRS) log, just send me a short email with the QSO(s) details, and I will work with my QSL Manager to resolve the missing contact. I would like to thank all of my amateur radio friends who have sup- ported me and enabled me to keep 5A on the air under these unstable and unsafe conditions that we are experiencing. A special thanks to AB6Z, W5UE, W6GJB, N6TA, W6PK, K6MKF, k0YQ, N6RK, N6NU and K5AZZ for their support and encouragement. I apologize if I have left any one of my dear friends and supporters off this list. This list of supporters is not closed by any means! You can be part of the support team that helps me keep 5A on The air. Email me for details..... 73, Abubaker - 5A1AL QSL KC2SYF via LoTW. Members of the Great South Bay ARC headed by Mike Sartoretti, KC2SYF, had obtained a permit from the National Parks Service to operate from the White House President's Park-Ellipse (NPOTA DZ10). Activity took place between Friday, August 5th, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT, and Saturday, August 6th, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The group had two 100 watt HF stations (40/20/10m) operating split. A satellite station along with 2m simplex was also planned. Due to park restrictions the antennas can not be higher than 8ft. TA3J QSL SERVICE REPORT. Berkin, TA3J, states, "I sent out QSL cards G/TA3J, HA/TA3J, LZ1/TA3J, LZ2/TA3J, OE/TA3J, OK/TA3J, ON/TA3J, SV1/TA3J, SV4/TA3J, TA3CEH, TA3J, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS099) ALIBEY ISLAND, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS099) YASSICA ISLAND, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS115) RATE ISLAND, TA3J/1, TA3J/3, TA3J/3 LIGHTHOUSE (ARLHS#TUR006), TA3J/4, TA3J/4 LIGHTHOUSE (ARLHS#TUR065), TA3J/7, TA3J/60, TA3PI, TA7KI (ARI2009), TA7KI (WPX 2009CW), TC2K4J, YM125ATA, YM125ATA/4, YM1907FB, YM21TA, YM3ATA, YM3BU, YM3LZ (WAE2000SSB), YM3LZ (WPX2000SSB), YM...3SV and YM75TA to the QSL Bureaus of "Andorra, Belarus, Brazil, China, Colombia, Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia, Iceland, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, USA (W1, W2, W3, W4, AA4, W5, W6, W8, W9, W0, KL, KP2) and Venezuela" direct on August 02, 2016." He also states, "I sent out QSL cards G/TA3J, HA/TA3J, LZ1/TA3J, LZ2/TA3J, OE/TA3J, OK/TA3J, ON/TA3J, SV1/TA3J, SV4/TA3J, TA3CEH, TA3J, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS099) ALIBEY ISLAND, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS099) YASSICA ISLAND, TA3J/0 (IOTA#AS115) RATE ISLAND, TA3J/1, TA3J/3, TA3J/3 LIGHTHOUSE (ARLHS #TUR006), TA3J/4, TA3J/4 LIGHTHOUSE (ARLHS#TUR065), TA3J/7, TA3J/60, TA3PI, TA7KI (ARI2009), TA7KI (WPX2009CW), TC2K4J, YM125ATA, YM125ATA/4, YM1907FB, YM21TA, YM3ATA, YM3BU, YM3LZ (WAE2000SSB), YM3LZ (WPX2000SSB), YM...3SV and YM75TA to the QSL bureaus of "Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany (2 Packet), Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom" direct by registered mail on August 03, 2016." TA3J QSL Service: http://www.aydogmus.gen.tr/ta3j/qslservice.htm QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 7P8C, DL4FCS, FM5AN, HH2AA, HK3W, IK2SGL/OA8, NP4BM, OM3PR, PY5EW, VE1VOX, VE3YXO and VE4TV QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: E73S, EA6SX, FS/K9EL, FT4JA, HB0IARU, KH8/KC0W, PY0F/PP1CZ, RI1ANR, UB7K and XX9TGM QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 9A13P, 9A282UB, C31JO, C33JM, C37JPE, DQ40AIX, EI1Y, EI1Y, F4EUG, F5BZB, IR4M, PI4DX, PR7AB, PZ5W, TO5A, W1AW/KH2, W1AW/KH6, W1AW/KH8, W1AW/KP2, W1A/KP4, WH7W, ZS5SAM and ZZ880PB SATELLITE GRIDS ROAD TRIP. Ron, N8RO, reports that he "will start a road trip on Thursday, August 11th. The trip will head north to OK, KS, NE, SD, ND and SK. We will then head west on the Trans Canadian Highway to AB & BC. From BC we will go to WA, MT, WY, CO and then work our way home to TX on Friday, August 26th. While the trip is primarily a vacation, I will attempt to make satellite contacts, hopefully one or two a day, on XW-2C, AO-85, SO-50 and FO-29 along the way. Possible grid activations include: EM03/04, EN00/01, EN04/05, DN88/89, DO50/60, DO11/21, CO90, CN99, CN78/88, CN97/96, DN36/37, DN75/76, DN71 and DM95. I hope to contact many of you during this trip." TL, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Update). Ken, LA7GIA, will be active as TL8AO from Bangui between November 10-22nd. Ken already has his license and has received his LoTW certificate. Activity will be on 80-15 meters (possibly 10m as well, no 160m) using mainly CW (SSB on 20/15m). He states on his Web page the following: * TL8AO is primarily a Single-Op DXpedition. * The QSO target is 15,000 Qs -- in 10 full days * His goal is to generate as much donations possible where 100% of donations received will be given to the DWOB (Doctors With- Out Borders). * First ALL donations are voluntary - there is no expectation that you donate. See his Web for more details. * He likes to keep the DXpedition and the Humanitarian fund-raising as two separate issues. He tries to generate donations to the humanitarian fund-raising only. BUT, he still encourages the DXers to work him on as many band slots and modes as possible. The complete log will be uploaded to LoTW the same day he returns from TL. The log will also be on ClubLog. OQRS to be activated, and QSL Manager is Charles, M0OXO. Look for more details/updates on his Web page at: http://www.la7gia.com V4, ST. KITTS. John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he will once again be active as V47JA from his vacation home in Calypso Bay, St. Kitts (NA-104, WW Loc. FK87SG), located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between September 12-29th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB. He will also be active during the IARU HF World Championship Contest (July 9-10th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Equipment is a Ken- wood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. Antennas include: 31' 40-10m Vertical, 35' 40/80m Top Loaded Vertical, shortened 160m Dipole, and a 6m/3elemnt Yagi. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Steve, W1RSD, will be active VK9L/W1RSD from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) during the Oceania DX SSB Contest between October 1-2nd. QSL via LoTW. VP9, BERMUDA. Alan, N3AD, will be active as VP9/N3AD from Bermuda (NA-005) during October. Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via W3HNK. WEBINAR (Solar Topics - Where We're Headed). Ken, K4ZW, reports: The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation is pleased to present the following Webinar, "Solar Topics - Where We're Headed" by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA. Date & Time: August 23, 9:00 PM EDT (August 24 - 01:00 UTC) Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4583976502814826243 Description: Carl, K9LA, will give a brief update on Cycle 24, and then discuss the implication of the number of days with zero sunspots, the trend of the strength of the magnetic fields around sunspots, the correla- tion of the duration of solar minimum to the maximum of the next solar cycle, and several other issues. He will also explain why we have a revised data set of new sunspot numbers. He will also include information on a propagation issue (or two). XU7, CAMBODIA. Just a reminder that operators Steff/HB9FXL and Rolf/HB9MUQ will be active as XU7AKB and XU7AKD, respectively, from Sihanoukville between August 7-18th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/15/12/10 meters using SSB. Their equipment will include a Elecraft KX2 and KX3 with PA100 and Yaesu FT857D with 10 watts and 100 watts into an Aerial-51 (inverted-V), Vertical HyEndfed (10/20/40m), and portable Hexbeam (by foldingantennas.com). QSL via HB9FXL, by the USKA QSL Bureau or direct. Logs will be posted to ClubLog and LoTW. ZA, ALBANIA. Nicola, IU7GSN, will be active as ZA3/IU7GSN from Sarande (WW Loc. KM09au) between August 9-23rd. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB and the Digital modes. 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th/August, through Sunday, 14th/August there were 204 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KG4, 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, PJ5, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, 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". 3E, PANAMA (ILLW Op). Members of the Radio Club of Panama will activate 3E1L from the Miraflores Lighthouse (PAN 030) at the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal Pacific Entrance, during the 2016 International Lighthouse/ Lightship (ILLW) (August 20-21st). QSL via HP1RCP direct. NO Bureau or eQSL. 3Y, BOUVET (Update). An international team of operators will be active as 3Y0Z from Bouvet Island (AN-002) in early 2018. Operators mentioned are Franz/DJ9ZB, Nodir/EY8MM, Jorge/HK1R, Ralph/K0IR, Bob/K4UEE, Craig/K9CT, Erling/LA6VM, a second LA op (TBN), George/N4GRN, Arnie/N6HC, Jim/N9TK, Jeff/NM1Y, Michael/PA5M, Andy/UA3AB, Neil/VA7DX, Steve/VE7CT, Glenn/W0GJ, Gregg/W6IZT, Hal/W8HC and Jerry/WB9Z. Activity (TBA) will probably be on 160-10 meters on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL Manager for the 3Y0Z DXpedition will be Bob, N2OO. A Web page is now active at: http://www.bouvetdx.org [Press Release #2 -- Bouvet DXpedition 2017-2018 -- dated August 11, 2016] We are pleased to announce that our website is now active. Now, you can see more about our plans to activate the #2 DXCC "most wanted" entity. You will also meet the operating TEAM. You will recognize most, if not all the call signs as these operators have given out millions of DXpedition QSOs over the years. We plan to be QRV on Bouvet on all available bands using the common modes with the very best antennas, radios, and amplifiers. The duration of our visit to "the most remote island on Earth" may be as long as three weeks, weather permitting of course. As with our many previous DXpeditions, we expect to make tens of thousands of QSOs. That is our #1 goal, con- sistent with the safety of the operating team. Now that the website is up, we are officially beginning our fund-raising program. As with our other DXpeditions, the operating team is committed to provide one half (50%) of the DXpedition costs. We are asking DX foun- dations, DX clubs, individual DXers and equipment vendors to provide the remainder. We believe this arrangement is fair and equitable. As always, you have the option of using PayPal, a credit card or a personal/club check. We appreciate you becoming our partner in very expensive under taking. 73, For the TEAM, Ralph-K0IR Bob-K4UEE Erling-LA6VM 5X, UGANDA. Anders, SM0HPL, was active as 5X7W from Uganda this past week on 20/17/15 meters running only 5 watts, but he will be QRT on August 14th returning back home to Sweden by the time you read this. However, Anders informs OPDX that he has been there for a week giving a workshop at the Makerere University. He got his license from the UCC on August 11th. He also stated that he will probably visit Uganda again and find a better QTH and stay longer. He was living in an apartment at the university's campus with just a 20 meters longwire to his K2. QSL via his home callsign. 5Z, KENYA. Franz, DC4CQ, is currently active as 5Z4/DC4CQ near Migori. The length of his stay is unknown. Activity has been basically on 20/15 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign. 6W, SENEGAL. Charles, KG4KCT, is now active as 6W4AA from Dahra Djoloff. The length of his stay is unknown, but he is there working. He states that he will be using "a FT-450D into a DXCC dipole at about 40 feet". QSL via his home callsign direct. 7Y, ALGERIA (LH Ops). Operators from the Algerian Amateur Radio Union (ARU) will be active from five lighthouses in the next coming months. They will be using special callsigns whose suffixes form the word ?LIGHTHOUSE? as follows: 7Y9LI from Cap Ivi, 7Y9GH from Cap Tenes, 7Y9TH from Ras Afia, 7Y9OU from Cap Fer Marsa and 7Y9SE from Cap Sigli. QSL for all callsigns are via SM4VPZ. Also, an electronic certificates and plaque are available. Details on the rules and trophy can be read here: http://www.qrz.com/db/7X5ARU The following callsigns and schedule of operations are as follows: CALLSIGN Dates Lighthouse/Ref # QTH/WW Loc. -------- ------------- -------------------------- ---------------- 7Y9LI August 17-22nd Cap Ivi Lighthouse/ALG-013 Mostaganem/JM06CC 7Y9GH September 21-26th Cap Tenes Lighthouse/ALG-018 Chlef/JM06QN 7Y9TH October 27-31st Ras Afia Lighthouse/ALG-029 Jijel/JM26UT 7Y9OU November 15-21st Cap Fer Marsa Lighthouse/ALG-011 Skikda/JM37NC 7Y9SE December 7-15th Cap Sigil Lighthouse/ALG-016 Bejaia/JM26JV For more details and updates, watch: http://www.aru-dz.org 8Q, MALDIVES. Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as 8Q7XG from Maldive Islands (AS-013) sometime in October. He states, "The period is not fixed and will be the middle of the month depending on my official work." Activity will probably be on 160-10 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands, using mainly CW with some RTTY, JT65 and PSK. Equipment is an IC-7300 into two different verticals. QSL via JA1XGI, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. A3, TONGA (Rare IOTA). Masa, JA0RQV, will once again be active from Tonga. This time he will activate Niuafo'ou Island (OC-123) as A35JP/P between September 28th and October 4th. It has been 6 years since last activation of A33A (by K6HFA). OC-123 is currently claimed by 17.9% of participants based on IOTA Web site (as of 11th August 2016). Operations will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB. His equipment is an IC-7300 (w/100W) into a vertical antenna. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct (SASE w/1 IRC), LoTW or ClubLog. For more details and updates, visit his Blog page at: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv COWS OVER THE WORLD (Update). Tom, KC0W, and his all-CW "Cows Over the World" DXpeditions still continues and is now active as T2COW from Tuvalu until August 18th. Activity will be CW only on 160-6 meters using a K3 with a KPA500 amp (500 watts) into vertical antennas over salt water. He will be in all major CW contests. He updates his activities on his upcoming operations on QRZ.com. His tentative schedule is as follows: Tuvalu (T2) : July 19th-August 18th Vanuatu (YJ) (YJ0COW): August 20th-September 21st Western Kiribati (T30COW): September 24th-October 24th Solomon Islands (H44COW): October 25th-November 26th Returns to Samoa (5W0COW): November 27th-??? Tokelau (ZK3) : ??? Temotu Province (H40) : (Depends on Tokelau) Bangladesh (S2) : Exact dates unknown. Nepal (9N) : Exact dates unknown. Bhutan (A5) : Exact dates unknown. QSL via KC0W direct only. A log search will be available on ClubLog. He does not use LoTW. See QRZ.com for more details and updates. ADDED NOTE: Don't be BLACKLISTED! Read details under YJ0COW on QRZ.com. CP6, BOLIVIA. Rene, DF9GR, is now and once again active from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, but signing as CP6XGR. The length of his stay is unknown. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. He uses an IC-706 into various different antennas. QSL via his home call- sign. CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update, dated August 13th). Randy, N0TG, reports on the upcoming CY9C operation for August 19-29th [edited]: All three U.S. vehicles will be on the road Sunday morning (14th) fully loaded with all the DXpedition gear on the journey to our take-off point at Dingwall, Nova Scotia. Tuesday, Phil, VA3QR, will be headed for Dingwall also with a utility trailor full. Arrival is expected on Tuesday, August 16th for all the equipment and supplies. Thanks to all who have expressed interest and for the those who have donated to the DXpedition. Dxpedition contacts logged will be posted LIVE on the website for those who desire to check if they are in the log. Also QSL information has been posted on the website. We are ON THE WAY!! FM, MARTINIQUE (Update). Operators Bill/AA4OC, Joe/N7BF, Mac/WT4BT and Ev/W6ABM will be active as TO4OC, FM/N7BF, FM/WT4BT and TO6ABM from Martinique Island (NA-107) between October 29th and November 4th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters (mostly on 40/20/15m depending on the propagation) using SSB and the Digital modes. They will also put forth a ?moderate? effort in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th). QSL via their home callsigns, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. FR, REUNION ISLAND. Heye, DJ9RR, is now active as FR/DJ9RR from Reunion Island (AF-016). The length of his stay is unknown. Activity has been on 10 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign. HB88, SWITZERLAND (Reminder). YLs from Switzerland, France and Germany will meet in Hedingen, Switzerland, between August 19-21st and be active as HB88YL. They plan to have 3 or 4 stations on the air, all bands, using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Dora, HB9EPE, has organized the following operators (including herself): Mado/F1EOY, Christine/F4GDI, Evelyne/F5RPB, Joana/DL5YL and Siggi/DK2YL. QSL via Dora, HB9EPE. See QRZ.com for more details. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-128. Operators Eri/KM4DAY and Alex/LZ4AX will be active as 3W4DAY and 3W4XX, respectively, from an island in the Gulf of Thailand IOTA Group, Vietnam, until August 17th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB. They were active in this past weekend's WAE CW Contest. QSL both callsigns via LZ3SM. EU-081. Operators Tim/ON5HC, Pat/ON7PQ, Geert/ON7USB and Francis/ON8AZ will be active as TM6U from the most wanted IOTA Saint Marcouf Island between August 27th and September 3rd. They plan to have three stations on the air. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Their Web site is available at: http://www.eu081.be EU-108. Operators Jeremy/EI5GM, Declan/EI6FR, David/EI9FBB, Nobby/G0VJG, Scott/MM0LID and Col/MM0NDX will be active as MS0UKI from Lunga Island, Treshnish Islands, between September 3-6th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO direct or ClubLog's OQRS. Visit their Web page at: https://eu108.wordpress.com EU-182. Operators Con/US5ETV and Mike/UR7EZ are now active as EM0E/P from Poludennyy Island (UIA DU-04, URFF-006, URDA OD-22, WW LOC. KN45tj) as of August 8th. The length of his stay is unknown. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via UR7EZ. NA-029. Operator Jeff, N6GQ, is now active as VY2/N6GQ from Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada until August 15th. He was active during the WAE Contest as VY2ZM. QSL via LoTW. NA-084. Jean, VE2FDJ, will be active as VE2FDJ/P from Perroquets Island between August 15-18th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. NA-122. A group of operators from Dominican Republic will be active from Beata Island between January 25th and February 1st, 2017. Callsign has not been announced. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via W2CCW. Look for more details to be forth- coming. NA-159/ Operators Mike/KD6WW and Bruce/K9AJ will be active as KD6WW/VY0 NA-196. and K9AJ/VY0 from Flaherty Island (King George Islands, NA-159) and Belcher Islands (NA-196) between August 26-29th. They will have two stations on the air and will be active during most of their awake hours. Activity will be focused on 30/20/17 meters using CW and SSB. There is the possibility of a brief operation from Sanikiluaq (capital of Belcher Islands) on August 29th. QSL via K9AJ, direct or by the Bureau. They plan to have online logs and OQRS after the operation. OC-228. Craig, VK5CE, announced that he will be active as VK5CE/P from Granite Island at various times starting sometime this August and will continue through the year. Activity will be limited to only 10 hours maximum. He states, "I intend to visit and operate from Granite Island until the demand diminishes. I?ll be operating on 15m, 17m and mainly 20m." Read the complete details, and watch for updates on Craig's Blog page at: http://oc228.blogspot.com.au J3, GRENADA. Mikhail, VE7ACN, will be active as J3/VE7ACN from Carriacou Island (NA-147) between November 30th and December 8th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. J6, ST. LUCIA. Operators Bill/AA4OC, Mac/WT4BT, Scott/AK5SD, Everett/W6ABM (J68ABM), Joe/N7BF (J68KF) and Rex/NX8G will be active from Chateau Devaux in Cap Estate on the northern tip of the island between November 6-11th. Most of the operators will be signing J6/homecall, except for those who have a J6 callsign. Activity will be holiday style with an emphasis on CW, SSB and the Digital modes between 80-10 meters as band conditions permit. Rex will be primarily on the Digital modes (RTTY, JT65 and JT9 and maybe some experimentation with PSK31 and Hellschriber). QSL J68KF via N7BF direct. QSL all others via LoTW or direct. Double check QRZ.com for QSL info. JW, SVALBARD. Roger, SM7RYR, will be active as JW/SM7RYR from Svalbard (EU-026) between September 7-12th. Activity will be holiday style on 20 meters CW only using an Elecraft KX2 (QRP 5w) radio into a GP on the ground. QSL only via LoTW. MD, ISLE OF MAN. Gordon, MM0GOR, will be active as MD1E from the Isle of Man (EU-116) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single- Op or Multi-1 entry. QSL via LoTW. MD, ISLE OF MAN. Mark, M0UTD, will be active as MD1U from the Isle of Man (EU-116) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single- Op or Multi-1 entry. QSL via LoTW. P4, ARUBA. Hans, DK3YD, is now active as P4/DK3YD from Aruba (SA-036). The length of his stay is unknown. Activity has been on 20/15 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign by the Bureau. PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators John/K4BAI, Jeff/KU8E, Mike/W4EF and Hans/PJ4LS will be active as PJ4A from the "PJ4G Radio House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-? entry. The team will be on the island between November 20-29th. Outside the contest operators will be active as PJ4/homecall. QSL PJ4A, PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI. QSL all others via their home callsigns. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com PJ2, CURACAO. Mikhail, VE7ACN, will once again be active as PJ2/VE7ACN from the Caribbean Contesting Consortium's (CCC) Signal Point Station (PJ2T) on Curacao Island (SA-099) between November 21-29th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 15-21st)....... Aug/15th AN Aug/18th AN Aug/20th HN Aug/16th LN Aug/19th AN Aug/21st HN Aug/17th 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. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html QSL INFO AND NEWS.............(August 14th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3W4XX via LZ3SM EM0E/P via UR7EZ SV0GU via DL4SV 3Z2LR via SQ2WHH EN25UARL via UT5UIA SV0XCA/5 via SV0XCA (d) 5X7W via SM0HPL EO25UA via US8UA (d/L) TM11FAJ via F5KHP 9A/IZ3QHA via IZ3QHA OG25YL via OH2YL UE23RRC via UE23RRC (O) 9A/OK2ZAW via OK2ZAW OK/SP9DPM/P via SP9DPM W1/DL4NAC via DL4NAC CN8NW via F4KJR OZ/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA YO/PA3GTL via PA3GTL CT7/EA9CD via EA9CD P33W via UA3DX YP1WFF/P via YO3JW EA6/EI6DX via RA3R R100WWS via RV3YR ZY100AVN via PY1LU (d) EA8/YO7CKQ/P via YO7CKQ R16CWC via RM4C EH1LHA via EA1RKA S570ABC via S59ABC (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: DL7FAZ, DU1/A61DJ, E2X, OK2RZ, PJ4/W4IX, TI4DJ, YB71RI/2, YW0DX and ZD8O QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5V7D, HF0POL, RT92KA (AS-092), WH2DX and XX9TGM QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B9/OH1LEG, 4O3M, 5H2DK, 7J4AAL, 9M2/OH3JR, A52AO, AH0K, C92ZO, CR2A, CR2WRTC, CR2X, CT9A, CT9/OH2KW, CU2KG, HC2OGT/8, HP1WW, HS0/OH1ZAA, HZ1HZ, JW/OE9SDV, OA4WW, OA6Q, OC4WW, OG0A, OF9X, OG0A, OG20YL, OG30OJ, OG55W, OG90AA, OH2AN/SUB, OH2YOTA, OH0BCI, OH0X, OH0/OH2JNZ, OH0/OH3WS and PY0FM TC1, TURKEY (ILLW Op). Members of the "TC Special Wireless Activity Team" will be active with the special callsign TC1LHW, from the Terkos Karaburun Lighthouse during the 2016 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) (August 20-21st, Saturday & Sunday). Operators mentioned are Deniz/TA1CQ, Can/TA1CR, Leonardo/TA1FR, Mehmet/TA1PB and Bora/TA1UT. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW only. V4, ST. KITTS (Corrected). John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he will once again be active as V47JA from his vacation home in Calypso Bay, St. Kitts (NA-104, WW Loc. FK87SG), located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between September 12-29th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB. Equipment is a Kenwood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Am- plifier. Antennas include: 31' 40-10m Vertical, 35' 40/80m Top Loaded Vertical, shortened 160m Dipole, and a 6m/3elemnt Yagi. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. VP5, TURKS AND CAICAOS ISLANDS. Mikhail, VE7ACN, will be active as VP5/VE7ACN from Grand Turk Island (NA-003) between December 10-19th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. WESTERN PACIFIC 6M EME DXPEDITIONS. Lance, W7GJ, will once again be active from the Pacific Ocean to focus on 6 meters EME QSOs. His schedule is as follows: August 18-25th -- Callsign T8GJ; from Choll Village, Babeldaob Island (OC-009), Ngaraard State, Republic of Palau August 29th and September 3rd -- Callsign V6M; from Falalop Island (WW Loc. PK90va), Ulithi Atoll (OC-078), Yap State, Micronesia More details, along with his tentative operating schedule and projected moonrises and moonsets are available online at: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Palau%20and%20Yap%202016.htm QSL only via his home callsign direct. WP3, PUERTO RICO. OPerators Rafael/KP4WW, Jamie/WP3A and Al/WP3C will be active as WP3C during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Multi- Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via W3HNK. XU7, CAMBODIA. Rene, F6CTW, is once again active as XU7AEX from Phnom Penh until August 19th. Activity is expected on 40-10 meters using mainly CW. QSNs show 20/15 meters. QSL via F6CTW direct or LoTW. No Bureau. YX0, AVES ISLAND. Steve, W4DTA/YV5DTA, announced that his "group (ARV, Asociacion de Radioaficonados de Venezuela) back in Venezuela got an invitation by the Navy to activate YV0 (Currently the #18 most wanted in the world). The operation will be between August 31st and September 10th." Steve is going to be the QSL Manager for the operation. More details to come soon! Follow the latest news at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/yx0v2016 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yx0v2016 Also, watch short videos on YouTube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjGsEFKXVwk&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uV89vEuwRM ZA, ALBANIA. Costa, IZ7GXB, will be active as ZA/IZ7GXB from Durres while on holiday between August 26-30th. Activity will be focused on the 6 meters. QSL via his home callsign. For more details and updates, watch: http://za-iz7gxb-albania.jimdo.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun Aug 21 12:59:00 2016 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 12:59:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1279 Message-ID: <816837.25921.bm@smtp118.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1279 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1279 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1279 BID: $OPDX.1279 August 22, 2016 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, W2GD, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4DTA/YV5DTA, K5GS, K8GI, K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9AEB, N0TG, DL1SBF, DL2SBY, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA8CNR, ES1CW, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/ IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3QSL, VA3RJ & ICPO, and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 14th/August, through Sunday, 21st/August there were 223 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, 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, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, 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, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3B8, MAURITIUS (6m Op!). Bernie, ZS4TX, will be active as 3B8TX from the northwest coast of Mauritius [LG89sx] between September 16-19th, as part of a short visit to the island and a 6m EME DXpedition. The callsign 3B8TX was allocated by ICTA. Bernie states, "Mauritius is not rare in Europe on 6m. My operation will favor NA/SA moonrise and ZL/VK mooonset. Please send me an E-mail for any special time/sked that may not be covered in the proposed time frames. I will also be running a beacon during the daytime looking for possible Tropo openings towards Africa. Equipment: IC-7100 and 6M8GJ. QSL via LoTW (preferred) or direct to his home callsign. 5H, TANZANIA. Chas, NK8O/VE3ISD, will once again be active as 5H3DX from Zinga, Tanzania, between October 20th and November 12th. Activity will be from the pediatric hospital at Zinga. Usual operations will be holiday style. Power output will be the legal limit for Tanzania at 100w and the primary antenna should be a Hexbeam configured for 20-6 meters, including the WARC bands. Operations will be primarily CW. He states that he will use a simple wire antenna and his KX3 with a KXPA100 amp. QSL via EA7FTR, LoTW and eQSL. 7P, LESOTHO (Press Release, date August 18th) [edited]. Pista, HA5AO, will operate as 7P8AO from Lesotho between October 15-29th. The primary purpose of the trip is to deliver humanitarian aid and support to an orphanage. At his own expense Pista is supplying clothing, shoes and school supplies to the children. This will be his third visit to Lesotho to work with the children. When not at the orphanage, Pista will be operating mainly CW, on 80-6 meters. Log search and OQRS will be available on . Please QSL to HA5AO. 8P, BARBADOS. Bob, G3PJT, states, that he will be reactivating his old Barbados callsign, 8P9IF, in 80th 2017 BERU (British Commonwealth) Contest (March 11-12th) from a site on the east coast of the island. A5, BHUTAN. Operators Tatsuo/JA3ARJ, Kumio/JH3LSS, Ryo/JH7EQW and Junichi/ JH3AEF will be active as A52ARJ, A52LSS, A52EQW and A52AEF, respectively, from Dochula Resort, Bhutan, between August 22-27th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and possibly some Digital modes. QSL via A52ARJ via JA3ARJ; A52LSS via JH3LSS; A52EQW via JH7EQW and A52AEF via JH3AEF. CARIBBEAN TRIP. Gab, HA3JB, will be active as T42CH from Habana - Wajay, Cuba, (NA-015) between September 20-25th, and as HI3/HA3JB from Dominican Republic (NA-122) sometime between September 25th and October 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). CY9C operation is now active as of late August 18th, and should be active until August 29th. Murray, WA4DAN, has been providing updates and reported on Saturday morning: "Three tons of gear were successfully transported to the St. Paul team on Friday. This was accomplished using two boats and seven helicopter runs to the island. Another boat is scheduled to transport additional gear this afternoon. At least two helicopter runs are scheduled later this morning. We hope to have both islands fully supplied by late afternoon/early evening on Saturday. The Northeast Island team is essentially supplied while the Atlantic Cove team still needs essential gear. We hope to have both sites fully operational by Saturday evening. Weather is marginal today so we will have to wait to hear from the boat captain and the helicopter crew. All team members are on St. Paul except for WA4DAN who is assisting with the helicopter and boat logistics. The helicopter is stationed on the Northeast Island for the duration of the DXpedition. The team expresses it's gratitude to the tireless efforts of the helicopter and boat crews in this massive effort. More updates will be issued as needed." OPDX has been posting the updates on the NODXA FaceBook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation Dxpedition contacts logged will be posted LIVE on the website for those who desire to check if they are in the log. Also QSL information has been posted on the website. D44, CAPE VERDE. Ralf, DK8FA, will once again be active as D44TUJ from Boa Vista Island (AF-086) between September 15-29th. Activity will be mainly on 20 meters using the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. No eQSL, No LoTW! E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (2017 Op!). Dom, M1KTA, will be active as E51KTA from Rarotonga Island (OC-013), March 10-19th, 2017. Activity will be on various HF bands including an entry in the British Commonwealth (BERU) Contest (March 11-12th). Outside of the contest he will be on the WARC bands. QSL via his home callsign. For more details and updates, watch: http://m1kta-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/cook-islands.html HAMVENTION (More Details in a Video!). Tim Duffy, K3LR, from DX Engineer- ing, recently visited (on August 11th) the new site/venue for the 2017 HamVention at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Xenia, Ohio. In a YouTube video, Tim interviews Michael Kalter, W8CI - Treasurer of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) as well as taking video and pictures of fairgrounds. The purpose of the video is to show everyone what this new site/venue has to offer and provide to hams for this special event as well as all the hard work and planning that goes on to make it happen. Take a look at the video and see what is coming for the 2017 HamVention at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXXl18G0QA0 HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Kasimir/DL2SBY and Henry, SP2FOV, will be active as HB0/homecall from Liechtenstein between September 11-18th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to use different antennas, Spiderbeam, verticals and a Delta Loop. Their equipment will be TS-2000, FT-900AT and amplifier ICOM 1010 with about 700 watts. QSL HB0/DL2SBY via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS (Bureau/direct) via ClubLog ONLY. Do not send your QSL via the Bureau! QSL HB0/SP2FOV via SP2FOV, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-025. Operators Vladimir/RV1CC and Yuri/RM0F are now active as RV1CC/0 and RM0F/P from Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, until August 23rd. Activity has been on 40/30/20/17/15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns. AS-025. Anton, OG2K, is now active as RA/OG2K from Kunashir Island until August 24th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign. See: http://www.og2k.com/content/qsl EU-041. Andrea, IZ1MHY, will once again be active as IM0/IZ1MHY from La Maddalena Island between September 11-18th. Activity will be on CW, SSB, and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign direct, by the Bureau to 9A8ARS or LoTW. NA-079. (2017 Op!) Operators Nelson/NE4LS and John/KE4IDW will be active as N4T from the Loggerhead Key Lighthouse & Garden Key Light- house, about 70 miles west of Key West in the Dry Tortugas National Park, between April 21-24th, 2017. Activity will be on CW/QRP (NE4LS) and SSW/20w (KE4IDW). QSL will be by paper only via NE4LS. No LoTW, eQSL or other electronic QSLing. OC-129. Carl, OE9MON, will once again be active as DU6/OE9MON from Panay Island until September 2nd. Activity has been mostly on 20/17/15 meters SSB. QSL via LZ1JZ, LoTW or eQSL. OC-139. Members of the Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society (AHARS) are now active as VK5CWL from the Cape Willoughby Lighthouse (ILLW AU-0095), Kangaroo Island (WWFF VKFF-1014, VK5 Parks Award 5CP-033, VK Shires Award KI5) until August 22nd. Activity has been on various HF bands. QSL via VK5PAS, direct, LoTW or eQSL. J6, ST. LUCIA. Bill, K9HZ, will once again active as J68HZ from his villa at Labrelotte Bay, Castries, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336) between August 26th and September 11th. Activity is usually on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. He states, "Will try to fill some band-mode slots for WAS and DXCC. Particularly looking for AK and MT in the USA to complete 8BWAS." His equipment will consist of an Elecraft K3, a 3 element beam for 20-6 meters and wire antennas for 160-30 meters. QSL via his home callsign. He does use the LoTW, ClubLog and eQSL. JW, SAVLBARD. Helge, LB5WB, will once again be active as JW/LB5WB from Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between September 16-19th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using a Yaesu FTDX-3000 into Windom (80-10m), 3 element beam (10m), 4 element beam (6m) and Inv. L for 80m. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Sugi, JI3KDH, is now active as KH0/W5SEA from Saipan (OC-086) until August 23rd. Activity has been mainly on 17 meters CW, but also watch 30 and 20 meters. QSL via LoTW ot eQSL. MD, ISLE OF MAN. A German group will be active as MD/homecall from the Isle of Man (EU-116) between September 23rd and October 4th. Operators mentioned are Heiko DL1RTL, Gunter/DL2AWG, Dietmar/DL2HWA, Georg/DL4SVA, Olaf/DL7JOM, Rolf/DL7VEE and Wolf/DM2AUJ. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Equipment will be 2x K3, KPA 500, into Spider- beams and Verticals. QSL via their home callsigns, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. For more details and updates, see: http://md.mydx.de MJ, JERSEY. Kazunori, M0CFW/JK3GAD, will once again be active as MJ5Z during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All- Band/Low-Power entry. Look for activity before and after the contest using the callsign MJ0CFW. QSL for both callsigns via M0CFW, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. N4AA IN THE HOSPITAL. We have been informed that well-known DX Editor Carl Smith, N4AA, of QRZ DX and The DX Magazine, has been in the hospital since August 15th. Details relayed via Carl's son indicate that Carl was expected remain in hospital through this past weekend. Let's hope and pray that Carl has a quick recovery and is out of the hospital by the time you read this. GET WELL SOON CARL.... P4, ARUBA. John, W2GD, will once again be active as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) between October 24th and November 1st. Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th). He will also return between November 22-29th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th). Operations outside of the contests are usually CW on 160/80m and 30/17/12 meters as time permits. Watch 160m on the hour and 80m on the half hour. QSL via LoTW or direct to N2MM, Bureau cards are no longer accepted. Logs will be loaded on LoTW upon his return to the USA. PJ4, BONAIRE. Wilko, PA3BWK, will once again be active as PJ4/PA3BWK from Bonaire Island (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) between September 3-24th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via his home callsign direct. Logs will also be uploaded to LoTW later in the year. PJ7, ST. MAARTEN (2017 Announcement). Operators Dave/K9UK, Ken/KK9N, Tom/W9AEB, Dave/W9DR and John/W9KXQ will be active as PJ7/homecall from St. Maarten (NA-105) between June 14-28th, 2017. The group plans to have 3 stations on the air. Station 1: PJ7/W9DR will be on 6 meters with a Beacon on 50.115.7 MHz. Stations 2 and 3 (PJ7/W9KXQ, PJ7/KK9N, PJ7/K9UK and PJ7/W9AEB) will on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via their home callsign. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 22-28th)....... Aug/22nd AN Aug/25th HN Aug/27th AN Aug/23rd AN Aug/26th AN Aug/28th AN Aug/24th 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. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html PX0, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Fabio, PP5BZ, will be active as PX0F from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) between September 23-28th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands and modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. QSL INFO AND NEWS.............(August 21st) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4J3J via RW6HS (d) EG5CMU via EA5HRD PA6FUN via PA3HHT 5B4AMM via UT5UDX EG5VCE via EB5AG PA6SCH via PI4DHG 5H1XX via M0URX EG7URI via EA7URI PF34CAVENTE via PA7HPH 5H1XX via M0URX EG8HKT via EA8RCK PG150N via PA7DA 5T2AI via NI5DX EM25Q via UR5QU PP2/DL3SEZ via DL3SEZ 5V7D via DL9MBI (d) EN7P via UT1PG PX2016RIO via PP5NY 7Y9LI via SM4VPZ GB2GNL via GM3WIJ R31RIO via RQ7L 8N7I via JN7DIY GX0SCR/p via G4APL R95KOMI via R9XC 8P2K via KU9C HB88YL via HB9EPE RA16CW via RM4C 8T2BH via I1HYW (d) HB9ILLW via HB9FVR SN0TUBB via SP1ZZ 9A/DD2ML via DD2ML HK1X via HK1X (d/O) SP8/IN3EYI via IN3EYI A62A via IZ8CLM II1L via IQ1GE SP90LV via SP8MI AO8LH via EA8AKN & (L) IS0/DL6JF via DL6JF SV8/PD0ARI via PD0ARI AT2L via VU2KWJ K1N via K1YRD T6EU via AK4JK (d) CR5LSV via CT5KAO KH0/W5SEA via W5SEA (L/e) TC17EQ via YM2KY CR6LH via CT1GZB LX/PA1PAT via PA1PAT TC1LHW via TA1FR (L) CW5X via CX2ABC (d) LZ18ARDF via LZ1ZF TK/F1BLQ/P via F1BLQ CX6DZ via EA5GL (d) LZ6C via LZ2KLR TK/F2CT via F2CT DA0LCC via DH4HAN MU/RL5D via RL5D TM2LW via F4ELJ DA0LHN via DL8LD N1S via W1QV TM5NOI via F4FGV DA0LHT via DF1AG OA7/DL1CW via DL1CW TP30CE via F5LGF DA0WLH via DL4NH OJ0DX via DL3DXX UF8T via (L/e) DK5T/LS via DK5ON OK/PA3FYG/P via PA3FYG UP44WFF via UN6GAO (L/e/d) DL0FFF/LGT via DL2RPS OP16A via ON7LU VI1BLT50 via VK6LC DU6/OE9MON via LZ1JZ & (L) OZ/DO2JAX/P via DO2JAX VI6DH400 via VK6NX (d) EA1/DC2CT via DC2CT OZ0IL via DL1UWE ZV2016RIO via PY1AA EG1LWN via EA1HNP P3F via M0URX & (L) ZY157CAT via PP2BO (d) EG25JRA via EA1RKA PA/LX1MG via LX1MG EG3MDV via EG3MDV (L/e) PA/SP4GHL via SP4GHL (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only AO8LH via EA8AKN. Activity during this past ILLW was by the Grupo DX Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) from Punta del Castillete Lighthouse. The Punta del Castillete Lighthouse is located on cliffs above the resort and fishing harbour of Puerto de Mog?n, in the municipality of Mog?n, Canary Islands (EA8). References Numbers -- ARLHS CAI-006, WLOTA 0969, FEA D-2814.3, IOTA AF-004, DIE S-005, WWFF EAFF-0078 and WW Locator: IL27CT. RI1FJ QSL STATUS. All QSOs for the RI1FJ Heiss Island (EU-019), Franz Josef Land, operation have been uploaded to ClubLog and the OQRS is now available. LoTW will be uploaded later this year. W1EDH via W1FYM. Special event station by the Middlesex Amateur Radio Society http://w1edh.weebly.com> during August 19-20th, at the MUD VOLLEYBALL event in Middletown, CT, is to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation. WN8HCV via W8GP. Activity was by Greg, W8GP, from the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse (ILLW US-0105) in Michigan this past weekend. YO6EX/P via YO6EX. Activity was from Seica Mica Dacian Fortress (I Century) on Friday, August 19th. Reference numbers - WCA: YO-00982 and RFA: SB-F94. Activity on Sunday, August 21st, was from Seica Mica Fortified Church (XIV Century). Reference numbers - WCA: YO-00469 and RFA: SB-F52. QSL only direct to his home callsign. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4S7GWG, 5R8UI, 7P8C, 8Q7FU, CO3JA, CP4BT, DK0WRTC, DL2DX, DU9/RC5A, E72A, E7TT, EA8DBM, EP2A, GI5I, HB9DQL, HH2/HB9AMO, HI3K, HR5/F2JD, J75KG, LY5W, MW0EDX, OK2RZ, OL5Y, OM3DX, P33W, PJ2/K3NK, PY2MR, PZ5RA, S50R, T32TM, TI5W, TM6M, VE2ZT, VE7SV, XR0YS and ZB2TT QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4J3DJ, HC1TH, PY0F/PP1CZ and RT92KA (AS-092) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4Z5IW, 5V7ZA, 8P6DR, 9K2HN, HL2DBP, MM0AMW, MU0FAL, R7AY, S79AC, S79KB, SV130PAP, SV5DKL, T40HQ, TA4/OG55W, VC2R, VK9DLX, VK9LC, VK9/OH3X, OH1ZAA/VP9, XW1HFC, Z68BM, ZA/OH2YY, ZD8JR, ZD8R and Z81R T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI (Press Release #3, Dated August 16, 2016). [edited] Central Kiribati T31W (Kanton Island) - 2017 DX-pedition The Perseverance DX Group is on schedule for next year?s DX-pedition to Central Kiribati (Kanton Island). We are planning 15 days on the island during October, 2017. Joining the team is Chris Tate, N6WM. Team members previously named are: Arnie/N6HC, Kevin/K6TD, Heye/DJ9RR, Pista/HA5AO, Laci/HA0NAR, Gene/K5GS, Les/W2LK, Glenn/KE4KY, Mike/WA6O, Ricardo/PY2PT and Steve/W1SRD. The expedition yacht Evohe from Dunedin, New Zealand will meet the team in Apia, Samoa, for the estimated 4 day sail to Kanton Island. The landing permit application is currently being reviewed by the authorities. T31 is #18 most wanted on Clublog. However, the need in EU is significant for all modes. Getting a team to T31 requires a safe boat and qualified skipper/crew, this DX-pedition will not be inexpensive. The team is committed to paying 50% of the cost and we look to the DX community to help with the remaining 50%. The Donate function on is now available for your use. Please direct questions to Gene/K5GS or Pista/HA5AO at their QRZ.com address. 73, Team T31W TF, ICELAND. Volker, DF1HC, is now active as TF/DF1HC from Iceland. The length of his stay is unknown at this time. Activity has been mostly on 30 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign. TX2, FRENCH POLYNESIA (Reminder/Update) Prior to his VP6AH Pitcairn Island DXpedition (see OPDX.1241), Ulli, DL2AH, is now active as TX2AH from Mangareva/Gambier Islands until August 28th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes, 100w + Triple Leg or Windom antennas. QSL via his home callsign direct only. VP9, BERMUDA. Jeff, VA3QSL, will be active as VA3QSL/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA 0201) between August 31st and September 8th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters using CW,SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his homecall, by the Bureau, direct (see QRZ.com) or LoTW. WP3, PUERTO RICO. Alfredo (Al), WP3C, will be active during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via W3HNK. Visit his Web page at: http://wp3c73.wixsite.com/wp3c YJ, VANUATU (Reminder). By the time you read this, Tom, KC0W, should be active as YJ0COW until September 21st. Activity will be on various HF bands using only CW. QSL direct via his home callsign. YX0, AVES ISLAND (Update). Steve, W4DTA/YV5DTA, announced that his "group (ARV, Asociacion de Radioaficonados de Venezuela) back in Venezuela got an invitation by the Navy to activate YV0 (Currently the #18 most wanted in the world). A team of 14 operators will depart on August 27th and operate as YX0V for 7-10 days. The team is planning to be active between August 28th and September 5th. Activity will be on all bands (HF/VHF) and modes (CW, SSB, the Digital modes, FM and Satellites). Steve, W4DTA, will be the QSL Manager for the operation. ATTENTION SATELLITE OPS!!! Paul, N8HM, reported on Thursday, August 18th [edited]: The next several weeks should be very exciting for satellite users across North and South America as well as Europe. Starting tomorrow, the CY9C DXpedition will be QRV from St. Paul Island with great footprints across Europe and North America and it was announced last night that the YX0V DXpedition to Aves Island, scheduled (sometime between) for August 31st - September 10th, will include satellite operations as well [See the AMSAT WEB page: http://www.amsat.org/?p=5436 ]. The Caribbean location and flat island terrain should provide excellent footprints across North and South America. Steve, W4DTA/YV5DTA, sent out the following update on August 20th: Hello all.. YX0V team both in YV and here in the USA have been working almost non top! A big FEDEX package was send to Caracas today with shirts, basic supplies and a new antenna analyzer, hopefully it will arrive in time. The team is now working on a contingency plan for power. At the moment there is only one power plant working in YV0, so there are periods of black outs mostly during the night. The team is purchasing a new generator capable of running a few stations, so there might be times that not all stations will be on the air. A operating plan should be available to me very soon. The good news Hams around the world have step up with donations, and that is helping defray some of the cost. More to come, but if you have any questions that you will like me to ask the team, please feel free to email me or call me. 73.... Steve, W4DTA For more details and updates on the YX0V DXpedition, see the following URLs: YX0V Web site: http://yx0v.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/yx0v2016 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yx0v2016 ADDED NOTES: Tom, W5KUB, hosted an Amateur Radio Roundtable on August 16th, which contains a converstaion with W4DTA/YV5DTA about the upcoming YX0V operation. The video can be viewed on YouTube.com: https://youtu.be/CSTYx2pvBW4?t=1757 Also, watch short videos on YouTube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjGsEFKXVwk&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uV89vEuwRM ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Bill, W5SJ, will once again be active as ZF2EZ from Grand Cayman Island (NA-016, WLOTA LH-1042) between September 27th and October 1st. Some operations will be from the "Cayman Amateur Radio Society" (ZF1A) club station and some from the QTH of Andrew/ZF1EJ's shack. Activity will be on the HF bands and 6 meters. 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 21st-August, through Sunday, 28th-August there were 210 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D2, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, 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, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2V, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 5H, TANZANIA. Operators Sergei/R4WAA and Yan/RZ3FW will be active as 5H1WW from Unguja, Zanzibar Island (AF-032), between November 19-28th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and the Digital modes. They also plan to be an entry in the CQWW DX CW Con- test (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via RZ3FW or ClubLog's OQRS. 5W, SAMOA. Bob, VK2BOB, will be active as 5W0BOB from Upolu, Samoa (OC-097), between September 10-17th. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters using mainly SSB. QSL via VK2BOB direct only. His log will be uploaded to ClubLog. 7P, LESOTHO. Gordon, K7TRB, will be active as 7P8VA from Maseru between now and November 5th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters (possibly 6m) using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau and possibly LoTW (he has not yet decided). 9X, RWANDA. Jim, KB1ZSQ, is now active as 9X0JW from Kigali until December 30th, 2017. Activity is limited to various times on 80-10 meters and using SSB and the Digital modes. "The Daily DX" reports that he likes running QRP (5w), but he does have 100 watts. He is currently designing a QSL card, but does provide an eQSL, so QSL via eQSL. A5, BHUTAN. Zorro, JH1AJT, will once again travel to Bhutan with Champ/ E21EIC and Franz/DJ9ZB next month. Their main purpose of this trip is to support the launch of Paralympic Committee in Bhutan with Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC). The callsign A5A will be activated again between September 8-17th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with two stations on the air (2xTS-590 + 1.3K-FA), using a tri-band beam (20/15/10m) and wire verticals for other bands. QSL to JH1AJT; PO Box 8, Oiso, Naka-gun, KANAGAWA 259-0111, Japan. An OQRS will be available at ClubLog after Zorro's return to Japan. CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND. Alejandro, LU9VEA, will be active as CE0Y/LU9VEA from Easter Island (SA-001) between September 26-30th. Activity will be on various HF bands on SSB using a Kenwood TS480SAT with an 500w amp into verticals and dipoles antennas. QSL via IK2DUW. CR3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Dieter/DK4QT, Thomas/DL6TK, Kalle/DM3BJ and possibly others will be active as CT9/homecall from Santana, Madeira Island (AF-014) between September 19-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to be an entry in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 24-25th) signing CR3W. QSL CR3W via DL5AXX. QSL all others via their home callsigns. CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). By the time you read this, the CY9C operation should be starting to shut down or are QRT. They reported on Saturday -- "St. Paul was hit by an intense thunderstorm at 0300Z this morning.... Operations were disrupted but all is up and running this morning.... The team is tired but otherwise in good spirits." Sunday morning Murray, WA4DAN, sent out the following: "The departure plans for the CY9C DXpedition team have been finalized. Limited operations have taken place at the Northeast Island this morning but will be shut down soon. The Atlantic Cove team has two stations operational until late this evening. The team helicopter is flying this morning and will continue today as it is taking most of the electronics back to Dingwall. The boats will be coming to Atlantic Cove late this afternoon and loading a lot of the gear stored on the island. Shortly after sunrise on Monday morning the boat will take the remaining ops and gear off the island officially closing the CY9C DXpedition. The team reports approximately 60K contacts in the log. A final tally will take place after the conclusion of the DXpedition. Today and tomorrow will be very hectic for the team but an update will take place Monday afternoon or evening. It was a pleasure working the thousands of deserving DX'ers. .... 73, Murray WA4DAN" OPDX has been posting the updates on the NODXA FaceBook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation Dxpedition contacts logged will be posted LIVE on the website for those who desire to check if they are in the log. Also QSL information has been posted on the website. FG, GUADELOUPE. Dave, WJ2O, will be active as FG/WJ2O from Guadeloupe (NA-102) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single- Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Look for activity before and after the contest on 30/17/12 meters. QSL via N2ZN direct. GRID EXPEDITION TO EO91 (Moosonee, ON). Ken, VE3HLS, announced a Grid EX- pedition to Moosonee, ON, Canada, which is in EO91. He will be arriving early afternoon on Friday, September 23rd, and leaving late afternoon Monday, September 26th. That gives him four days to put EO91 on the air via the Satellite. Moosonee is a Cree village located on the Moose River, which empties into James Bay, about 15 km downstream. By land, Moosonee is only accessible by train; The Polar Bear Express that runs from Cochrane, ON. It's also accessible by air at much greater expense. He will be driving to Cochrane and taking a few days to get there which will enable him to activate other grids along the way, such as FN06, FN07, FN08, EN98 and EN99. Look for updates on his Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/@VE3HLS HR, HONDURAS. Mike, AJ9C, will be active as HR2/AJ9C from Santa Barbara (HR2J's QTH) between November 22-30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, outside of the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th). During the contest, Mike will sign HR2J as a Single-Op/Low- Power entry. QSL HR2J via info on QRZ.com. QSL HR2/AJ9C via AJ9C direct or LoTW. Mike states, "I will have a copy of all logs including HR2J for the CQWW CW 2016, but don't want to confuse QSLing by announcing me as a route for HR2J QSLs. I will only have the logs for CQWW CW 2016." IOTA NEWS.............. AF-045. Jul, 6W1QL, states that the 2016 Gor?e Island expedition by the members of ARAS (Association des Radio-Amateurs du Senegal), will once again be active as 6V1A between December 16-18th. No other details were provided. AS-095. Due to bad weather and high waves the R23RRC/P operation to Starichkov Island was cancelled. NA-122. Operators from the Dominican Republic will be active as HI1UD from Beata Island between January 25th and February 1st, 2017. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via W2CCW. NA-134. Bo, OX3LX, will be active from Aasiaat Island between August 31st and September 13th. Activity will be on various HF bands as well as some 2m EME (WW Loc. GP38nq) using a small 10 element beam and 1KW. He states, "This is not a DXped so only QRV when not at QRL. Best chance is in the morning around lunch and after dinner(local time utc+2) In the weekend also during night/ morning." For more details and updates, see: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped NA-173. Operators Martin/VA2AMH, Marc-Andre/VE2MBT, Jean-Pierre/VE2SSS, Pascal/VE2WHZ and R?mi/VE2YAG will be active as VA2NDX/VY0 from Charlton Island between July 28-30th, 2017. This island is in CQ Zone 2. Activity will be on various HF bands and include the 2017 RSGB IOTA Contest. Operators are members of the NORDX Club . The group states, "This requires lots of DXedition scheduling and organization, a goal that the VA2AMH Martin team will be ready to give to this very rare island to the ham community worldwide. This island is very remote, reach- able only by boat, and the Cree community will assist us and allows us to install our temporary station in the island." QSL via F4BHW direct only. For more details and updates, see: http://www.nordx.net/index.php/les-dxpeditions/va2ndx-vy0-2017-iota-na-173-dxpedition ISWL CALLSIGNS (For September). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of September 2016: GX4BJC/A - Operated from near Towcester, in Northamptonshire, by Phil, G4DMS. (/A WAB Square SP65 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). MX1SWL/A - Operated from Clacton on Sea, in Essex, by George, G1IPU. (/A WAB Square TM11 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). George will also operate as: MX1SWL/P in England; plus: MS1SWL/P in Scotland, WLOTA 1234; and MC1SWL/P in Wales, WLOTA 0453. His /P WAB information will be given if requested. ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU, and NOT the individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL info is on or or via . NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are available to all Hams and SWLs, see for full details. The eQSL.cc cards ARE welcomed for their awards. J28, DJIBOUTI. Jean-Philippe, F1TMY, will be active as J28PJ from Djibouti starting September 1st, and he will be there for at least 3 years (possibly 5 years). Activity will be on 160-6 meters using an Inverted L for 160m, Spiderbeam 5 bands Yagi, 5 Elts Tonna 50 MHz Yagi, G5RV, and an ATAS 120 for mobile uses signing J28PJ/MM. QSL via F1TMY. J6, ST. LUCIA (Update). Operators Bill/AA4OC (J68OC), Mac/WT4BT (J68MT), Scott/AK5SD (J6/AK5SD), Ev/W6ABM (J6/W6ABM), Joe/N7BF (J68KF) and Rex/NX8G (J6/NX8G) will be active from Chateau Devaux in Cap Estate on the northern tip of the island between November 6-11th. Activity will be holiday style with an emphasis on CW, SSB and the Digital modes between 80-10 meters as band conditions permit. Rex will be primarily on the Digital modes (RTTY, JT65 and JT9 and maybe some experimentation with PSK31 and Hellschriber). They report this past week, "We?ll be packing up before the WAE DX RTTY and we don?t have a CW contester in the mix for the ARRL CW Sweeps." QSL J68KF via N7BF direct. QSL all others via LoTW or direct to their home callsign. Double check QRZ.com for QSL info. JT, MONGOLIA. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as JT5NH from Ulaanbaatar between September 1-4th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. His main plans are to be in the All Asian DX SSB Contest (September 3-4th) on 80/40/20/15 meters. CW operations outside of the contest will be on 160/30/17/12/10 meters depending on band conditions. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau (recomended) or LoTW (recomended 1st). For more details and updates, see: http://pandasan.jimdo.com KP2, U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators John/K3CT, Tony/N2TK, Barry/W3FV and Pasquale/W3FIZ will be active as KP2M from the Radio Reef DX'ers Station rental shack on St. Croix Island (NA-106) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL KP2M via NZ4DX (direct only) or LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. MOBILE TOUR. Eberhard, DL4WE, plans a 4 week (Portable, Mobile, MM) holiday tour starting September 15th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters. Operations will be from Germany (DL), Italy (I), Austria (OE), Slovenia (S5), Croatia (9A), Bosnia-Herzegovina (E7), Romania (YO), Albania (ZA) and Greece (SV). Listen for QSL info. OJ0, MARKET REEF. Pasi, OH3WS, will once again be active as OJ0W from Market Reef (EU-053) between September 3-10th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign. ON44, BELGIUM (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club Binche (ON7RY) will activate the special event station ON44WAR on September 3rd and 4th. Activity is to commemorate the sacrifice of the Belgian Resistance (WWII) and especially those of the Refuge B 40 in Waudrez (Belgium). The time- table of the activities will be as follows: On Saturday 3rd from 09:00 AM up to 06:00 PM (UTC + 2) On Sunday 4th from 09:00 AM up to 03:00 PM (UTC + 2) At the hour up to the hour and a half, CW transmissions with a Whaddon MK VII (Paraset) on the 7 MHz band (notably 7025 kHz). At the hour and a half up to the next hour, SSB transmissions on the 7 MHz band. QSL information via ON7RY (direct or by the Bureau). PACIFIC TOUR (Update). Operators Nob/JF2MBF and Ken/JA2FJP are now active from Adamstown, Pitcairn Island, the first of five islands from the Pacific. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will have a pair of IC-7300, an IC-706MKII, a 500W linear amplifier and vertical an- tennas. They have added a 6m single loop antenna and plan to have a beacon calling "CQ de CALLSIGN K" on 50.095MHz looking for 6m enthusiasts. Their tentative schedule, callsigns and destinations are as follows: Now thru-September 3rd -- VP6J from Pitcairn Island (OC-044) September 8-19th -- E51Q from Rarotonga Island, South Cook (OC-013) September 20-29th -- Callsign (E6 TBA) Niue (OC-040) October 4-10th -- T2J from Tuvalu (OC-015) October 11-13th -- 3D2GG from Nadi, Fiji, (OC-016) QSL via JF2MBF, direct, ClubLog's OQRS (Preferred) or LoTW. For Bureau QSLs they state, "No need to send your QSL. We?ll send QSLs to the Bureau (one-sided QSLs) a year later or so for those who don?t request via OQRS or direct. LoTW: All logs will be uploaded to LoTW at an appropriate time." PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. Tom, AA9A, will once again be active as PJ7AA from Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten (NA-105), between February 15th and March 17th (2017). Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65. If like last year, Tom may spend a few hours in the ARRL SSB Contest (March 4-5th). Operations will be with 100 watts with a K3 and Buddi- pole. QSL via AA9A or LoTW. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 29th-September 4th)....... Aug/29th HN Sep/01st AN Sep/03rd AN Aug/30th BN Sep/02nd AN Sep/04th HN Aug/31st 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. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html QSL INFO AND NEWS.............(August 28th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4J1926HR via 4J5A (d) EO90WU via UW1WU R23RRC via R7AL (O) 5Q0X via OZ1EHW ES/SA5FYR via SA5FYR S01WS via EA2JG 5T2AI via NI5DX GB0ZIG via G1XRJ SN1050LVK via SP4LVK 8S6VAN via SM6JSM GB4LL/LH via G4WUA SN19LH/2 via SP5EZJ 9A/SP5UUD via SP5UUD HB0/HB9DQM/P via HB9DQM VE7SV via N7RO 9A0HRS via 9A3JB HB9/DL2DXA/P via DL2DXA VE9M80A via (VE9- B) 9A50CBM via 9A1CBM HF670BY via SP2PBM W2L via K2KU (d) A52AEF via JH3AEF II3WW via IQ3BM YJ0COW via KC0W (d) CS2LH via CS5LX IT9/OZ8BV via HB9DUY YP700CJ via YO5KIP (d) D73G via HL4CEL(d)/6L0NJ (B) KH6/F4GHS via F4GHS (d) YT160TESLA via YU1MM DG8SBX/AM via DL2DN LZ60CF via LZ1CF Z370CEF via Z37CEF DL70NRW via DK7TX OH/M0DHU via JE1ABU Z61KR/P via 9A1R DL800JE via DK4WA OH5/DG2SBL via DG2SBL ZV8P via PY8WW (d) E717MFF via E73Y OR70AF via ON2KFJ ZW8T via PS8HF EI0LHL via EI4GXB OS8A via ON8VK EJ0L via MI0BPB (d) R1CC via DJ1ND (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: EM0E/P (EU-182), JE1CKA, OJ0DX and TR8CA QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5V7D, KH8/KC0W and VE7SL QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3D2RA, 4U1VIC, 6W/HA0NAR, 8R1RPN, C21GC, C33JM, C92ZO, DU1/OE1SGU, FP/OE3GEA, FR/OH2YL, HI3/OE3GEA, JY8LZ, LZ40YE, LZ44WFF, LZ73TRC, LZ111RF, RN110RAEM, S79AC, SW9AA, T2GC, TA3J/0, TC2K4J, TC0A, OH3JR/VP9, YM125ATA, YM1907FB, Z60A and ZD8JR T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI. DX News reports that operators Dom/3Z9DX, Leszek/ SP3DOI and Przemy/SP7VC will be active as T31T from Kanton Island (OC-043) starting October 4th. Length of stay was not mentioned. All operators are members of Rebel DX Group. It states on QRZ.com: "We are going for a 6 weeks trip to do radio activity and volunteer help to the local T31 community, including Radio Emergency Communication System. The residents don't have any type of communication with the rest of the world at this moment, and in case of any disaster or health problems, they can only count on themselves." Activity will be on 160-10 meters and probably be on CW, SSB and with some Digital modes. They will use Icom 7300 trans- ceivers with amplifiers. QSL via 3Z9DX direct (see QRZ.com) or ClubLog's OQRS. TK, CORSICA. Salvatore, IK8UND, will be active as TK9R from Ajaccio, Corsica (EU-014), during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/(Possibly Assisted) entry. QSL via IK8UND direct ONLY. YX0, AVES ISLAND (Update). Steve, W4DTA/YV5DTA, sent out the following "Official Press-Release" on August 24th: The Amateur Radio Association of Venezuela, Sectional "Santiago de Leon de Caracas" regrets to inform the entire amateur radio community of Venezuela and the world, that the Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela has notified us that for reasons outside of the DXpedition team control that the expedition to Aves Island to be held in commemoration of Navy Day 2016, by the end of this August and early September has been put on hold until further notice...... 73, Steve Romagni, W4DTA ? Pilot station for YX0V This was followed by another message by Steve the next day (25th) showing a satellite photo that the Navy was concerned about setting sail to YV0 this past weekend. The photo showed that YV0 was pretty much near the area where hurricanes love to form this time of the year, and at the moment there are two just too close. Steve, mentions, "When I was there in 1992, the island at high tide almost disappears, I can imagine with these storms around how it will look. You all remember safety comes first. I want to remind you and the dx community that this is the same team that lost one operator on YV0 from cardiac arrest. So we are very aware of what can happen in this type of operations. As soon as I get more details I will let you all know..." Then later in the day Steve sent out: "YX0V is very thankful for all of the donations, emails, and calls received regarding the oper- ation. They are still working hard, and the team is ready to go when the Navy says go. At the moment weather is a big factor at the moment with two tropical storms near YV0. The team has asked to please hold on any kind of donations until after the operation has started. I will inform you all when that is as well." For more details and updates on the YX0V DXpedition, see the following URLs: YX0V Web site: http://yx0v.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/yx0v2016 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yx0v2016 VA3QR Blog page: http://va3qr.ca/cy9c-day-10/ ZZ0T, TRINDADE AND MARTIM VAZ ISLANDS. Reports indicate that there will be an operation from here sometime in 2018. 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