From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun May 7 12:30:00 2017 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 07 May 2017 12:30:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1314 Message-ID: <430803.60415.bm@smtp117.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1314 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1314 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1314 BID: $OPDX.1314 May 8, 2017 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, NJ1Q & W1AW,, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4UEE, N4AA & QRZ DX, W6SZN, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, JI3DST, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE2EBK 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, 30th/April, through Sunday, 7th/May there were 224 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VK9X, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, VU4, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, 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". 3DA, SWAZILAND (EME Op). Operators Vincent/3DA0VV, Chris/PA2CHR, Lins/ PA3CMC, Andrew/ZS6AVH, John/ZS6JON and ZS6EME will be active as 3DA0MB from Swaziland October 3-18th. Activity will be on EME using the 2m, 70cm and 23cm bands. Modes will be JT65 and CW. QSL via PA3CMC. 3W, VIETNAM (Update). Yuri, RM0F (ex RA0FU), is now active as 3W9FU from Nha Trang. He is expected to move to Hon Tam Island (AS-157) between May 9-11th, and sign as 3W9FU/P. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Equipment is a TS-480HX and 200 watts into a SteppIR and Buddipole. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS and Bureau. 3Y0Z BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION UPDATE. The following was added to the Web page on May 1st: We have added a prop- agation page to our website. It displays a series of videos showing propagation predictions during our anticipated stay on Bouvet Island ? January-February of 2018. Find the page in our header menu and click on one of the videos to display time, frequency, and strength of signals anticipated at your QTH. The predictions are based on the average sunspot numbers predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for January of 2018. 3Y0Z BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION (Press Release #5, dated May 5th) [edited]. The Bouvet Island DXpedition team (3Y0Z), is pleased to make an important announcement about our transportation plans to Bouvet Island. From the beginning, we have worked with Nigel Jolly to secure safe, reliable, and affordable transportation to Bouvet. We both have struggled with the costs involved in getting Nigel's ship and a helicopter from New Zealand to the tip of South America to begin the voyage to Bouvet. Together, we have been working to find alternatives while Nigel's vessel, the Claymore II stood ready for our use if we could not find a suitable alternative. We are announcing today that we have found an alternate vessel that eliminates the repositioning costs and at the same time adds additional margins of safety for our team. DAP, a Chilean maritime and aviation company that took some of us to Peter I in 2006, recently acquired a vessel that is perfect for our DX- pedition to Bouvet. This company also has a fleet of 16 helicopters. Bob, K4UEE, and George, N4GRN, have just returned from Punta Arenas, Chile, where they inspected the vessel, the helicopters and discussed our require- ments with DAP. Nigel Jolly supplied us with a checklist to be used while inspecting DAP's vessel and helicopter capabilities. Based on our observations, and our discussions, and based on DAP's reputation and our personal history with DAP; we feel we have found a sound alternative and optimum means of transportation to Bouvet. DAP's ship is somewhat larger than Nigel's vessel, and they have offered us two helicopters instead of only one. They are both medium duty, twin engine BO-105 helicopters. We will also have two pilots and mechanics with years of Antarctic flying experience. The ship is being re-fitted with a hanger to house those two helicopters during transit and poor weather conditions.. The vessel's Captain and crew have sailed the vessel for many years and have been retained by DAP. Interestingly, one of the crew members that will accompany us to Bouvet is Alejo Contreras Staeding. He is a well known Antarctic explorer, guide, glaciologist and adventurer. We met him in 2006 on the way to Peter I. We are extremely pleased to have him join us. We have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with DAP and a formal contract is being drafted. We will review that contract with Nigel, and expect to sign it soon. This is an important step, as the new vessel and the capabil- ities of DAP will fully complement our team. This is a winning partnership that helps assure not only safety for our team, but an excellent chance of a very successful DXpedition under the extreme circumstances we are expecting. Our departure will be approximately mid-January, 2018, possibly sailing to Bouvet from King George Island. We expect 9-11 day voyage to Bouvet. When the weather allows, we will land on the island by helicopter. Our first priority will be to inspect the terrain, select a site clear of crevasses and establish our shelters stocked with emergency supplies. Once secured, we will bring the rest of our equipment ashore and commence radio operations as soon as possible. We expect to be at Bouvet for 21 days, and allowing for weather, hope to be on the air for 14-16 days. This is likely the most expensive DXpedition ever attempted and the operating team has committed to fund up to 50% of the costs. We are hopeful the DX community will fund the remainder. You may follow our planning progress and see our fund-raisings results on our website . 73, Ralph-K0IR Bob-K4UEE Erling-LA6VM 7Y9, ALGERIA. Members of the "World Djelfa Radio Club "(7X2VFK) will be using the special callsign 7Y9TWD between May 15-18th. Activity is to celebrate World Telecommunication Day (May 17th). Operators mentioned are Mohamed/7X2DD, Noury/??7X2JV and Amine/7X2VB. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via 7X2DD. CN, MOROCCO. Bernhard, OE9SBD, is now active as CN2SB near Marrakech until May 16th. Activity will be on 20/10 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign. E39DI POSTPONED! Zorro, JH1AJT, reports [edited]: E39DI activity from Dahlak Island is postponed. Our E3 DXpedition Team will go to Dahlak Archipelago as planned, but the stay there will be shortened due to a strong suggestion by the Eritrean Government. Hence, very unfortunately, we may not have sufficient time to operate from there this time. Instead we will do research on how we can operate next time, most probably in the fall of this year, studying the terrain, facilities available, accessi- bility and so on. We also hope the condition will become better in the autumn. So your understanding will be highly appreciated. Please note E31A operation will be conducted from Asmara as scheduled (May 19-29th). E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Milan, OK1DWC, who is still active as E51DWC from the Rarotonga Islands (OC-013, WAZ-32), announced that he will be in the CQWW WPX DX CW Contest (May 27-28thth) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign. Confirmation is not a problem across all OQRS's and the information can be found on: http://QRZ.com/lookup/E51DWC http://QRZ.COM/lookup/OK1DWC http://www.hamqth.com/E51DWC FP, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON. Members of the Cambridge University Wireless Society will be active as FP/homecall from St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands (NA-032) between September 13-23rd. Operators mentioned are Fred/DH5FS, Jens/DK2AB, Martin/G3ZAY, Michael/G7VJR, Dominic/M0BLF and Dan/M0WUT. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. Check QRZ.com for QSL info. Most operators use ClubLog or LoTW. HG, HUNGARY (HAFF/WWFF Op). Istv?n, HA0KA, will lead a small team to operate from L?zb?rci Landscape Protection Area (HAFF-0028) between May 10-12th. They will then move to Aggteleki National Park (HAFF-0001) between May 12-14th. The callsign to be used will be HG0WFF. Operators mentioned are Zoli/HA0DX, Sanyi/HA0HV, Laci/HA0HW, Istv?n/HA0KA, Pisti (The son of HA0KA), T?ni/HA0LG, M?t?/HA0MT, G?za/HA3FFG and J?nos/HA7NB. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They plan to have multi-stations with 100 watts and each working with dipoles and verticals. QSL via HA0HW, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS (preferred). IOTA NEWS.............. AS-008. Operators Makoto/JI5RPT and Toru/JI5USJ will be active as homecall/1 from Shikine Island (North Izu Island) between 0000z, May 20th and 0000z, May 21st. Activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters using CW, RTTY and PSK31. There will also be satellite operations. Please note: In case of heavy rain or other conditions, the operation schedule may vary. For QSL info, please check QRZ.com for details. AS-159. Members of the SAKRAD and TRAC Amateur Radio Clubs (Burhan/ TA1BX, Erdal/TA2ABC, Mutlu/TA2AWM and Gurel/TA2DX) will be active as TC0M from Kefken Island between May 19-21st. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. EU-123. Gordon, MM0GOR, will be active as MM1E from Great Cumbrae Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Bands/SSB-Mode/DXpedition entry. QSL via MM1E or LoTW. EU-127. Walter, DL3LBP, will be active as DL3LBP/p from Helgoland Island between May 14-21st. QSL via DL3LBP, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL. SA-033/ Operators Alexey/HC2AO, Sergey/R4WAA and Yan/RZ3FW will be SA-034. active as HD2RRC/4 and HD2RRC/P from Salango Island (SA-033) and Puna Island (SA-034) between May 21-30th. Activity will be mostly on 40/30/20 meters. QSL via RZ3FW or ClubLog's OQRS. MD, ISLE OF MAN (Cancelled). Operations by Gordon/MM0GOR (MD1E) and Mark/M0UTD (MD1U) for the RSGB IOTA Contest has been cancelled. No reason given. P4, ARUBA. Operators Kurt/DF4XX, Olaf/DL4HG, Andy/DL7AT and Uwe/DL8UD will be active as P40X from Aruba (SA-036) between July 22nd and August 6th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB and RTTY. The team will also be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/All-Band/Mixed-Mode/DXpedition entry. QSL via DL8UD, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. No eQSL. PJ7, ST. MAARTEN (Update). 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 14-20th or 28th. 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 be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via their home callsign. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 8-14th)....... May/08th HN May/11th HN May/13th AN May/09th AN May/12th AN May/14th AN May/10th 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 A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF.. (May 5th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4X69KS via 4X1KS K4L via KK3Q TM100AEG via F1UMO 5R8M via IK2VUC K4N via KK3Q TM10ISS via F4KIS AM8TRV via EA8URA & (L) K4S via KK3Q TM62ISS via F5INJ DR4U via DK9KW OE3KIDS via OE3CFC VU4YC via W5UE EA6/F5SGI via F5SGI OF1MN via OH1MN W4D via KK3Q EN105N via UT7NY (d) OH0CO via SM6CCO & (L) W4I via KK3Q HF0HERTZ via SP5PPA OZ30EU via OZ8IE W4N via KK3Q HF150GMZ via SP2ZAO RP72PW via RX7K W4O via KK3Q HV0A via IK0FVC RP72S via RV3LZ W4S via KK3Q JD1BMH via JG7PSJ (d); JD1BMH (B) W4U via KK3Q K4A via KK3Q SN0BEM via SP5KVW W5A via WD0EUF (d) K4F via KK3Q SV5/SP7VC via SP7VC (d/L) (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only YI0MTU (QSL direct): Middle Technical University Zafaraniah, P.O. Box 29034, Baghdad, Iraq QSL WALL (to be Available at Hamvention). The ARRL Web page posted the following on May 5th [edited]: Hamvention? May 19-21st, in Xenia, Ohio, will borrow a tradition from Friedrichshafen, Germany's Ham Radio event ? a QSL wall, where visitors can tack up their QSL cards for all to see. "The big wall at Friedrichshafen is very popular and covered with hundreds and hundreds of cards by the end of the show," said ARRL Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R. The Hamvention QSL wall will be in Building 1 near the Hamvention prize booth; (ARRL EXPO will be in Building 2 of the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio.)... Don?t forget your QSL for the wall! OLD QSL COLLECTION (Update). Jean Michel, F6AJA, wants to remind everyone to visit the Les Nouvelles DX (LNDX) Web page to see more than 14600 old QSL cards in several different albums/galleries. This site contains: - The ten most wanted DXCC entities (2007 to 2016) with more than 500 QSLs - At least one card for each 60 deleted DXCC countries (more than 1800+ QSLs) - Nearest the totality of current prefixes, disappeared now (more than 4900+ QSLs) - Album for stations from North Africa 1945-1962 (400+ QSLs) - More than 950+ QSLs from the Antarctic bases. - With 270 QSLs from the TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises). - More than 450 QSLs for the rare French Pacific Islands such as FK, FK/C, FO/C, FO/A, FO/M, FO/C and FW - More than 100 cards from Eparses Islands such as FR/B/E/G/J/T - The FG, FM, FP, FS, FY stations from 1945 to 1969 - Commemoratives stations for ITU and IARU with more than 700 QSL. - More than 2300 cards for the old timer with more than 150 countries before 1945. - Cards from the French Department before 1945. - At least one card from each of the states in the U.S. before 1945. The URL address for the Web site is: http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr Some cards are still needed for the collection, and your particip- ation is welcome. Only a ".jpg" file (both sides of the card) is required. Please visit the site and give them your comments by sending an E-mail to: LesNouvellesDX at free.fr QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: C5GCJ, CO2ER, DO4DXA, EA1EC, EA1EVR, FW5JJ, LU3MAM, OH2BBT, PJ2LS, VE3XN, VR2XMT, XR5M (SA-061) and YJ0YM QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: BA5HAM, P29VXG, RA1ALA/0, S21SM, TU7C, UA0JQ, VP6EU, XR5M, XX9D and ZZ8P QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!! T8 PALAU. Operators Ichiro/JH7IPR (T88UW), Mike/JA6EGL (T88SM) and Kouko/ JQ6FQI (T88WM) will be active from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between October 11-17th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, JT65 and JT9. QSL T88UW via JH7IPR, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL, LoTW or ClubLog. QSL T88WM via JQ6FQI, by the Bureau or direct. QSL T88SM via his home callsign direct only. For more details about the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room), see: http://www.palau-radio.com/index.php?page=rr2014 T8 PALAU. Chusuke, JR1FKR, will once again be active as T88TJ from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between June 28th and July 2nd. Activity will be on 40/20/17/15/10/6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. DO NOT QSL via the T8 Bureau. For more details about the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room), see: http://www.palau-radio.com/index.php?page=rr2014 TC10, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the TADX Special Activity Group will activate the following special event station callsigns TC10A, TC10E, TC10F, TC10K, TC10L, TC10M, TC10R, TC10S, TC10T and TC10U between October 20th and November 20th. Activity is to commemorate the 79th anniversary of Mustafa Kemal Atat?rk's (1881-1938) death, the founder of the Turkish Republic and the first president of the Republic. Operations will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY/PSK). QSL via TA5FA, LoTW or eQSL. There will be an online log search and a download- able PDF certificate. TR, GABON. Roland, F8EN (ex-CN8EM, FO8BV, 3C3CR, TR50R) will once again return to Gabon and be active as TR8CR between May 18th and June 3rd. Activity will be CW only on 20 and 30 meters. QSL via F6AJA, and the log will be uploaded after his activity at: http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php TK, CORSICA. Bruno, F4CZU, will be active as TK/F4CZU from Corsica (EU-014) between May 8-20th. Activity will be on various HF bands, probably 40-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. V3, BELIZE. Mike, VO1OK, is now active as V31OK from Belize (NA-073) until May 14th. Look for him to first be active from Belize City between May 5-9th, and then from Caye Caulker between May 9-14th. Activity is usually on 40/20/10 meters SSB using an Elecraft KX3 transceiver into a LNR end-fed and an Alpha vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. VP5/VQ5, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS. Art, KZ5D, will be active as VP5/KZ5D from Turks and Caicos Islands between May 25-31st. Activity will be on various HF bands. He also plans to be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) using the callsign VQ5D. QSL via LoTW. VU4, ANDAMAN ISLANDS. Operators James/9V1YC and Deepak/VU2CDP are now active as VU4YC from Neil Island (AS-001), Andaman Islands for about a week. Activity has been on 40/30/20/17/12 meters using CW. DX-World reported that they have two stations on the air operating 80-10 meters using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via W5UE. WAS THE DELETIONS OF KH4 AND KH7 A MISTAKE? Bill Kennamer, K5FUV, former Membership Services Manager K5FUV, recently has written an article called "The Unfortunate Deletion of KH4" which can be read on "The Daily DX Blog" at: http://www.dailydx.com/unfortunate-deletion-kh4-k5fuv-bill-kennamer Comments can be read and posted on the above URL. XW, LAOS. Champ, E21EIC, will once again be active as XW1IC from Vientiane between May 8-10th. Activity will be focused on 20/17/15 meters using RTTY. QSLs must be requested via the OQRS on ClubLog or via E21EIC and LoTW. NO PAPER QSL IS NEEDED. YASME NEWS (Press Release, date May 1st). [edited] THE YASME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO SUPPORT YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN AMATEUR RADIO -- The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce several grants in furtherance of Yasme's goal of encouraging youth participation in amateur radio and operating activities. The Yasme Foundation encourages amateurs to support activities that promote amateur radio and result in new licensees around the world. The seventh edition of the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) conference will take place in August 2017 in North London . Over 100 young amateurs from all IARU regions will gather to participate in a series of programs and workshops about amateur radio as well as inter- cultural exchanges and social interaction. Gatherings such as YOTA exemplify the ability of amateurs to work together across national borders and ethnicities in the best "ham spirit" of friendship. The Yasme Board is pleased to assist in helping young amateurs attend this meeting that other- wise would be unable to attend. Continuing its support of YOTA that began in 2016, the Board is pleased to announce that it has made grants to young amateur radio operators to support their attendance at the 2017 YOTA conference, as follows: - A grant to make possible the attendance of two Ethiopian amateur radio operators at the 2017 YOTA conference - A grant to make possible the attendance of two Tunisian amateur radio operators at the 2017 YOTA conference - A grant to make possible the attendance of two Kosovo amateur radio operators at the 2017 YOYA conference The Board has also made a grant to Kevin Richardson, G0PEK, and his daughter Lauren, M6HLR, for the purchase of ADRF and HF, VHF and UHF portable radio equipment in support of their activities to encourage youth involvement in amateur radio in the United Kingdom. Yasme has been a frequent supporter of Contest University (CTU) . Earlier this year the Board made a grant to CTU to facilitate the attendance of Dr. Tamitha Skov at this year's Dayton Hamvention CTU session. Dr. Skov is a Research Scientist at The Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles, California, and is a frequent lecturer in the fields of solar and space physics. She makes regular "Spaceweather TV" presentations on her YouTube channel . Dr. Skov is one of the Professors at the 2017 CTU in Ohio and her talk is entitled "The Wonderful World of Space Weather." * * * * * * The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to conduct scientific and educational projects related to Amateur Radio, including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of Amateur Radio in developing countries. For additional information about The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at . Ward Silver, N0AX, President The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors: Ward Silver, N0AX, President and Director Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice-President and Director Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Director and Treasurer Kip Edwards, W6SZN, Director and Secretary Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Director ZA, ALBANIA (Update). Operators Alfredo/IK7JWX, Leopoldo/I8LWL, Nicola/ I0SNY and YL Titti/IK8GQY will be active as ZA/IK7JWX from Sazan Island (EU-169) between June 10-20th. Activity will be on various HF bands and 6 meters. QSL via IK7JWX, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sun May 14 11:59:00 2017 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 11:59:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1315 Message-ID: <564697.62945.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1315 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1315 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1315 BID: $OPDX.1315 May 15, 2017 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, ARRL Web Page, NJ1Q & W1AW, WB2GAI, K3LR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZW, N4AA & QRZ DX, WB6RSE, Af8C, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL2SBY, DL2VFR, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3SNN, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, IK7JWY, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX- Portal (MMMonVHF) and VR2BG for the following DX information. ** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (By KB8NW): There will not be an OPDX Bulletin next week as I will be attending the Dayton HamVention. "IF" I receive a major announcement, I will probably send out a special bulletin. However, PLEASE continue to send your DX information. You never know what I might do.... See you in Day-Xenia! 73 de Tedd KB8NW DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th/May, through Sunday, 14th/May there were 213 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 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/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VP2E, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, VU4, XE, XW, XX9, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8 * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 8R, GUYANA (Cancelled). Tom, KC0W, has cancelled his 8R1/KC0W operation. Early in the week he stated there was a problem with his license. Look for Tom to head to Africa next month. 9L, SIERRA LEONE (IOTA Op). The Italian DXpedition Team (IDT) has announced that their next Dxpedition will be in mid-March 2018 will be to Sherbro Island (AF-056) using the callsign 9L1T. Operators mentioned are Alfeo/I1HJT, Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/ IK2HKT and Mac/JA3USA. Art, IK7JWY, will be the HF pilot station. They expect to have 3 stations on all HF bands (no 50 MHz), using CW and SSB, and RTTY one band only, to be chosen. You can participate in the 9L1T survey on their official Web site at: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt Subject to the availability of internet connection, the REAL TIME Log will be available at: http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline Official forum at: http://www.hamradioweb.net CT9, MADEIRA. Operators Serge/R7KW and Oleg/YL3JM will once again be active as CT9/R7KW and CT9/YL3JM from Madeira Island (AF-014) between May 25-28th. Activity will be on various HF bands. Look for CT9/R7KW to be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th). QSL both callsigns via K2PF or ClubLog's OQRS. DAY-XENIA HAMVENTION NEWS......... * DAYTON HAMVENTION DX HOSPITALITY SUITE. The Northern Ohio DX Association (along with Janeen Hire, W8ZET) will once again sponsor a Hospitality Suite (21st year) at this year's Dayton HamVention. It will be in Suite 1011 on the 10th floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings (Look for signs!). All DXers/Contesters are welcome. Munchies and refreshments will be available. Come and meet the members and friends of NODXA. * DAY-XENIA 2017 CONTEST ACTIVITIES. Tim Duffy, K3LR, has put together a short video on the Contest University and other contest related activities at Day-Xenia 2017. You can access the video on the World- Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) at the following URL link: http://wwrof.org/webinar-archive/k3lr-contest-university-2017-dayton-contest-activities * WATCH HAM NATION AND CTU FROM DAYTON. Tim Duffy, K3LR, reports: If you are not attending Dayton this coming week - here are a few inter- esting Dayton live events that you can watch on the Internet from anywhere. On Wednesday, May 17th at 9 PM EDT Ham Nation will be LIVE from the Crowne Plaza Contest Super Suite. Ham Nation is led by Bob Heil, K9EID, and along with Val Hotzfeld, NV9L this should be a very entertaining live show with guests from the Super Suite audience. To watch Ham Nation LIVE - go to this link on Wednesday, May 17th at 9 PM EDT -- https://twit.tv/live You can watch the recording of the "Ham Nation at the Crowne Plaza" show starting on Thursday morning (day after the live show) - go here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFKUe65yQy_vCT9kiubMkzZ6LQvESZn8O Thanks to Icom America, selected sessions of 2017 Dayton Contest University (CTU) will be shown LIVE on Thursday, May 18th starting at 8 AM EDT and lasting until 5 PM EDT. The CTU talks that will be shown LIVE are those in SALON ABCD or SALON B. You can see the CTU course times and topics (look for SALON ABCD or SALON B). See the PDF here: https://www.contestuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-CTU-Classes-rev-5.pdf To watch the Icom LIVE feed from Contest University in Dayton go to and click on the CLICK HERE button under the home page photos - next Thursday morning at 8 AM EDT. There will be CTU recordings (these LIVE sessions) posted on the CTU website by Icom a few weeks after CTU. More details about Contest Super Suite and Contest University are here: http://contestsupersuite.com and http://contestuniversity.com * DAY-XENIA FLEA MARKET HOURS (General Public/Note The Change). From the HamVention schedule, there is an interesting change from previous years -- This year the flea market is scheduled to open to the general public at 9:00 AM, rather than the 8:00 AM opening that has been in practice for many years. E4, PALESTINE (Reminder). Janusz, SP9FIH, will be active as E44WE from Bethlehem between May 16-30th. He states that this is a "reconnaissance" operation and his license is good for a year -- with more operations to happen during the year. Activity will only be on 17/10/6 meters using only 100 watts. QSL via SP9FIH or by ClubLog's OQRS (preferred). For more details, updates and a online log-search, see: http://www.e4.dxpeditions.org E5, NORTH COOK ISLANDS (Update). Cezar, VE3LYC, is now active as E51LYC from Pukapuka Atoll (OC-098), North Cook Islands, until May 23rd. This IOTA group has been on the air for more than 22 years. (See OPDX.1313) Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home call- sign or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates on his band activities, watch: http://e51lyc.weebly.com E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Alex, F4GHS, will be active as E51GHS from two of the South Cook Islands during August. His schedule is as follows: August 7-16th -- from Aitutaki Island (OC-083) August 16-25th -- from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using a K3 into a home-made vertical (20m). QSL via his home callsign. EG8, CANARY ISLANDS. Jack, R2AA, will be active as EG8AA from the Canary Islands during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All- Band entry. QSL via RW3RN. IOTA NEWS.............. AF-111P. "DX-World.net" reports that a team of 4-5 seasoned IOTA activators are planning a 3-4 day operation from Baiyah Island later this year. Dates are to be determined, but probably sometime in November. A reconnaissance trip has been completed with vital information on this little known island being collated. This IOTA group has never been activated before. More details, Web site and callsign will be forth- coming in the second half of 2017. EU-003. Operators Al/CU2GC and Pedro/CS8ABY will be active as CR1FF from Sao Miguel Island between August 19-20th. Station will be operating inside Farol da Ferraria Lighthouse (ILLW PT-0021). QSL via CS5NRA, direct or by the Bureau. For more details, see: http://www.nra.pt EU-020. Members of the Gotlands Radioklubb (SK1BL) will be active using the special callsigns 7S1GRK and SK70BL from Gotland Island until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the club's 70th anni- versary. Activity will be on various HF bands. A special award is available. For details, see: http://sk1bl.hamlogs.net All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the Bureau. Please, NO return QSLs. EU-110. Eight Croatian operators will be active as 9A17B from the Brijuni National Park on Veli Brijun Island (EU-110) between May 19-21st. QSL via 9A2MF. JT, MONGOLIA. Roman, RN5M, is now in Mongolia and will use the JT5DX contest station (under construction) in Zuunburen which is northwest of Ulaanbaatar. Look for him to be active during his free time as JT5MA. QSL via LY5W direct only (not LY QSL Bureau member). He is expected to be there until May 31st. KH4 AND KH7 REINSTATED!!! It was announced on the ARRL Web page, on May 11th, that "Midway and Kure Islands Reinstated as DXCC Entities". The press release states: On March 31, 2017, the DXCC desk announced the deletion of Midway Island and Kure Island from the DXCC entities list. The stated reason for this action was because of changes in the admini- stration resulting from changes in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, formerly known as the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, of which the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and the Battle of Midway National Memorial, the Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary at Kure Atoll, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands State Marine Refuge, of which they are all included. After further review it has been found that the deletion of these two entities is not supported by the changes that were made to the relevant administrations. Therefore, the deletions from the DXCC list should not have occurred and the two entities, Midway Island KH4 and Kure Island KH7K, will return to the DXCC list as separate entities. http://www.arrl.org/news/view/midway-and-kure-islands-reinstated-as-dxcc-entities ADDED NOTE: Do you want to know how to pronounce "Papahanaumokuakea"? Go here to hear how to pronounce it: http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/about/pronounce.mp3 PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 15-21st)....... May/15th AN May/18th HN May/20th DIS May/16th HN May/19th DIS May/21st HN May/17th LN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF, will be back next issue.... QSL UPDATE BY DL2SBY. Kasimir, DL2SBY, informs OPDX that QSL cards for his activities as S79KB, 8Q7KB and HB0/DL2SBY via the Bureau will only be possible until the end of September 2017. Please don't send any more QSL cards through the Bureau. QSL requests for Bureau cards will only be accepted/possible by CLUBLOG after the end of September 2017. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5K0N, 5V7P, 9M2/R6AF/P (AS-073), A25UK, C5FUD, FW5JJ, J5B, MJ/PA1AW, MJ/PA9JO, MJ/PB5X, PA3PCV, PE1NCP, RV6ALI, TF/KM4SII, TI2CC and VP5H QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5U5R, 9G5X, EK/RZ3DJ, H40FN, J6/K1ZZI, S21SM, S21ZED, S21ZEE, VP6EU and XX9D QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B4AHL, 5H1XX, 7M4GMH (IOTA AS-007), 8J1ITU, 8J3XX/3, 8N1F/1, 8N1HQ, 8R1AE, 9M2A, 9M2/JE1SCJ, A35T, DU1ST, EA6/G3SZU, EP6T, HH2/HB9AMO, JD11BON (IOTA AS-31), JI3DST/1 (IOTA AS-008), JI3DST/5 (IOTA AS-200), KH2Y, MD0CCE, PJ4DX, PJ4NX, PJ4V, T8CW, T88A, T88ON, T88ZO, TC7V, TT8AMO, TX5T, V63GG, VK9MT, VR2KF, XV9NPS and ZM90DX S21, BANGLADESH. Jun, JH4RHF/OE1ZKC, is now active as S21ZBD from Bangla- desh until May 17th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via OE1ZKC. SD3/SD5/SD7/SM5/SM7, SWEDEN (IOTA and WWFF Op). A group of German oper- ators are planning a one week IOTA and WWFF Expedition between May 20-28th. Operators mentioned are Ric/DL2VFR, Klaus-Peter/DL2YBG and Klaus/DL7UXG. Their schedule and callsigns are as follows: May 20-21st -- ?land Island (EU-037) signing SD7V, SD3G/7 and SM7/DL2YBG May 21-25th -- They will be based within SMFF-0366 / Ek?n on a camping site. From there they will go by boat at least once to EU-177 during daylight. Callsigns are SD7V/5, SD3G/5 and SM5/DL2YBG. May 25-27th -- Tjurk? Island (EU-138) signing SD7V, SD3G/7 and SM7/DL2YBG again. Operations will be on CW and SSB. There is still a chance that DL2YBG will receive a special Swedish callsign as well (he applied for SD5Y?). QSL SD7V callsigns via DL2VFR. QSL SD3G callsigns via DL7UXG. QSL DL2YBG callsigns via his home callsign. SV9, CRETE. Ron, WB2GAI, will once again be active as SV9/WB2GAI/P from Crete (EU-015) between July 2nd and September 29th. He states that he will be using an Elecraft KX2 and KX3 rigs into a LNR/PAR end-fed/half- wave antennas. All DX stations QSL via the Bureau. USA stations QSL to his callbook address. All received QSLs are sent out at the end of the month received. LogBook of the World not used, Ron collects QSL cards and still uses paper log books. ADDED NOTE: Ron has all his logs for PJ8 (1996) and SV9 (2001, 2005, 2009 and 2011), if you are in need of his QSL. T2, TUVALU. John, KK7L, will once again be active as T2R from Funafuti Atoll (OC-015) between May 23-29th. John is there continuing the club outreach and education efforts by introducing government, Red Cross, and others to HF Digital modes for inter-island and around-the-world communi- cations. If all goes well, a permanent Winlink station will be established for emergency and maritime communications needs in the Central Pacific region. Donations are welcome to help cover the cost for a set of radios to support digital mode operations from Tuvalu. See QRZ.com for more details.? Activity will be on various HF bands and possibly an entry in the CQWW WPX CW Contest. QSL via N7SMI, LoTW or ClubLog. T8, PALAU. Operators Kay/JH3AZC (T88CX), Takio/JH3QFL (T88CU), Mamoru/ JH3VAA (T88CV) and Taka/JP3EKR (T88DG) will be active from the "West Plaza Hotel By The Sea" on Korror Island (OC-009) between October 11-16th. Look for T88CX and T88DG to be active on 2 meters EME (grid locator PJ77fi) and T8CU to be on the satellites. T88CV will be active on the HF bands. There is a team callsign to be used which is T8EM. QSL T88CX and T8EM via JH3AZC, T88DG via JP3EXR, T88CU via JH3QFL and T88CV via JH3VAA. TJ, CAMEROON. Dan, AA9WO, is a new resident living at Yaounde and became active as TJ3PD on May 10th. Activity has been on 20 meters SSB, but operations are limited to time, weather and electricity (constant power outages). He states on QRZ.com, "Hopefully, I can get a battery hooked up so the daily power cuts don't take me off the air so often." "The Daily DX" states, "Dan is running 100 watts, or less, from an IC-707 using dipoles, at the moment. For the moment listen for him on 40, 20 and 10 meters mainly on SSB. However, he plans to eventually be active on 80-10 meters." QSL via LoTW. TN, REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. Ken, LA7GIA, will be active as TN5E from Brazzaville between May 25th and June 4th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters (possibly 6m) using CW and SSB. His equipment is an Elecraft K3 with an Ameritron ALS 500 amp, into a 2 element rotatable beam for 20/15/10m (up 25-30 meters), wire dipoles on 80/40/30/17/12m (up 25-30 meters), 80m dipole fixed to EU, 40/30/17/15/12m dipole fixed to NA/VK, 5 element Cushcraft 50 MHz rotatable beam up 25 meter, Low-band receiving antennas, homebrew K9AY and BOG, and wire backup antennas on all fre- quencies (dipole/delta loop). QSL via M0OXO, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. FREE LoTW June 5th!! OQRS will be activated, Bureau cards MUST be requested via OQRS!! For more details and updates, see: http://la7gia.com/tn%20-%20congo/index.html VE, CANADA (Rare Canadian Satellite Grid Expedition). Ken, VE3HLS, has announced that he plans to operate from four never-activated grids on the satellites grids this weekend (May 20th and 21st). He will be driving up from his home QTH in FN03 to Chibougamau, QC, on the afternoon of Saturday, May 20th. There are several favorable passes on Saturday evening and he hopes to spend a few hours handing out the FN29 grid as a warm up. On Sunday the 21st, there is a bonanza of great satellite passes! The trouble will be deciding when to break so he can move to a different location. The plan at this time is to set up on the FN29/39 boundary in the morning and operate there for a few hours. Then he will move to FO20/30 and then FO20/FN29. More information about operating schedules will be posted on amsat-bb as he gets closer to departure date. He will also post information on his QRZ page at: https://qrz.com/db/VE3HLS VP2M, MONTSERRAT. George, K2DM, will once again be active as VP2MDG from Montserrat (NA-103) between May 25-29th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, and he plans to be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th). QSL via his home callsign direct only or LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. VR20, HONG KONG (Special Event). Brett, VR2BG, Treasurer of the HRSA, just found out that the Hongkong Radio Sports Association's (HRSA) requests to allow VR2s to sign VR20 (VR-two-zero) from July 1st, 2017, to June 30th, 2018, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the HK Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, has been approved by their tele- communications authority. See the following URL for details: https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-OB.1116-2017-OAS-PDF-E.pdf VU7, LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS (Reminder/Update). Krish, W4VKU/VU2VKU, will be active as VU7KP from Bangaram Island, Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011), between May 15-19th. Pai, VU2PAI, will not be joining him as first announced. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using SSB and RTTY. There may be some 80 meters operations. QSL via W4VKU, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Fri May 19 08:00:00 2017 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 08:00:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1315.1 Message-ID: <636742.51568.bm@smtp120.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1315.1 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1315.1 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1315.1 BID: $OPDX.1315.1 May 19, 2017 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Dayton, Ohio Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, W2VU and CQ Communications, INC., for the following DX information. CQ NEWS RELEASE (Announcing: 2017 Inductees, CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame) (Xenia, Ohio - May 19, 2017) - The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame has 18 new members for 2017, CQ magazine announced today. This brings to 310 the total number of members inducted since the hall's establishment in 2001. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to amateur radio; and those amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. The 2017 inductees (listed alphabetically) are: * King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, HS1A (SK) * John Brosnahan, W0UN (SK) - President of Alpha Power, NOAA physicist and instrumental in design and construction of the HAARP facility in Alaska. * Garrett Brown, W3AFF - Inventor of the Steadicam, which earned him both Oscar and Emmy awards for filmmaking technology * Britton Chance, W2IBK (SK) - Pioneer in magnetic imaging; MIT professor, team leader in MIT Radiation Lab developing WWII radar; US Olympic gold medalist (sailing, 1952) * John Crockett, W3KH - Repeater coordination pioneer; developed Southeastern Repeater Assn (SERA) Universal Coordination System; managed SCHEART system of linked repeaters in hospitals; VP Engineer- ing for SC Educational TV network * Julius T. Freeman, KB2OFY (SK) - Tuskegee Airman and Congressional Gold Medal recipient; frequent speaker at schools and civic organi- zations * Limor Fried, AC2SN - Founder of Adafruit Industries, major supplier of open-source electronics to the Maker community; honored by President Obama in 2016 as a "Champion of Change" and by the Internet of Things Institute as one of the 25 most influential women in the IoT industry * Robin Haighton, VE3FRH (SK) - Founding member of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), former president of AMSAT-NA * David Honess, M6DNT - Developed AstroPi project, which sent two Raspberry Pi computers to the International Space Station as plat- forms for students on Earth to write and run their own computer code in space; honored for this work with the Sir Arthur Clarke Award, presented by the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation and the British Interplanetary Society * Pete Kemp, KZ1Z (SK) - Author and educator, directly responsible for licensing over 700 new hams * Kristen McIntyre, K6WX - Apple software engineer and inventor (her name is on 22 granted or pending patents), promoter of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects for girls through various talks and YouTube presentations * Pat McPherson, WW9E (SK) - Founder and longtime coordinator of SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network) * Andy Nguyen, VK3YT - Pico-ballooner, pioneered round-the-world microballoon flights carrying amateur radio * Tim Peake, KG5BVI - UK astronaut very active in ARISS program during time on International Space Station; coordinated ISS end of the AstroPi project (see David Honess, above) * Mike Santana, WB6TEB (SK) - Two-way radio engineer, designed Clegg FM-76 220-MHz transceiver and President line of CB rigs, favorites for conversion to 10 meters * Allan Steinfeld, W2TN, ex-KL7HIR (SK) - Longtime Race Director of the New York City Marathon, considered one of the fathers of the modern running movement * Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR - Pioneer of software defined radio (SDR) and founder of FlexRadio Two new members each are also being inducted into the CQ DX and Contest Halls of Fame at the respective Dayton DX and Contest dinners. Their names will be announced separately. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Fri May 19 22:00:00 2017 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 22:00:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1315.2 Message-ID: <191596.8918.bm@smtp117.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1315.2 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1315.2 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1315.2 BID: $OPDX.1315.2 May 19, 2017 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Dayton, Ohio Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, W2VU and CQ Communications, INC., for the following DX information. CQ NEWS RELEASE (Announcing: 2017 Inductees, CQ DX Hall of Fame) -- Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z, and Bill Moore, NC1L (SK) Inducted into CQ DX Hall of Fame (Xenia, OH - May 19, 2017) - CQ magazine today announced the induction of two new members to the CQ DX Hall of Fame, which honors those DXers who not only excel in personal performance but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways. CQ DX Editor Bob Schenck, N2OO, presented Hall of Fame plaques at an induction ceremony held at the annual Dayton DX dinner on May 19th. The 2017 inductees to the CQ DX Hall of Fame are: * Bill Moore, NC1L (SK) - the ARRL's DXCC Manager for over 20 years. A public face of the program at hamfests around the world, Bill was also a major contributor behind the scenes, leading the transition from DXCC paper records to a computer database, then years later, guiding a major upgrade to the system that is in use today. Bill was severely injured in an auto accident in 2014 and became a Silent Key last year. * Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z - an accomplished DXer and DXpeditioner, he has "worked them all" with the exception of North Korea, and participated in multiple major DXpeditions, including seven that were named as "DXpedition of the Year" by the Southwest Ohio DX Association. He is a frequent speaker at club meetings and hamfests and regularly makes his home station available for training new contesters. The CQ DX Hall of Fame was established in 1967 to recognize those amateurs who have made major contributions to DXing and DXpeditioning. This year's inductions bring the total number of members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame to 71. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Sat May 20 22:00:00 2017 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 22:00:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1315.3 Message-ID: <811284.78627.bm@smtp117.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1315.3 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1315.3 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1315.3 BID: $OPDX.1315.3 May 20, 2017 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Dayton, Ohio Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, W2VU and CQ Communications, INC., for the following DX information. CQ NEWS RELEASE (Announcing: 2017 Inductees, CQ Contest Hall of Fame) -- Dave Robbins, K1TTT, and Bob Wilson, N6TV, Inducted into CQ Contest Hall of Fame - (Xenia, OH - May 20, 2017) - CQ magazine today announced the induction of two new members to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame, which honors those contesters who not only excel in personal performance, but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways. CQ Contesting Editor David Siddall, K3ZJ, presented Hall of Fame plaques at an induction ceremony held at the annual Dayton contest dinner on May 20th. The 2017 inductees to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame are: * Dave Robbins, K1TTT, is the builder and owner of a contest super- station in western Massachusetts. Soon after assembling his first contest station, Dave wrote in the introduction to his book, Building a Superstation, "I realized I was not a 48-hour iron pants operator and decided to start doing multi-ops from here..." Over the past 30+ years, Dave has hosted legions of operators at his multi-multi station, some veterans, some newcomers, and willingly shared his knowledge and experiences, both in his building book and his annual Contest Cook- books, distributed to members of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YCCC), of which Dave is a past president. You can see webcams of his current station and much more information at . * Bob Wilson, N6TV, is an accomplished contester and contest DXpeditioner, but his achievements behind the scenes are as significant as those he's made on the air. A regular speaker at Contest University and the Inter- national DX Convention's Contest Academy, Bob has developed new tech- niques and technologies to enhance logging and score-keeping software and to advance SO2R (Single Operator, 2 Radios) operating, along with the efficiency of software defined radios, CW Skimmer, the Reverse Beacon Network and more. The CQ Contest Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to recognize those amateurs who have made major contributions to the art of radio contesting. This year's inductions bring the total number of members of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame to 69. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org Fri May 26 11:30:00 2017 From: kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 11:30:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1316 Message-ID: <411515.30797.bm@smtp113.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1316 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1316 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1316 BID: $OPDX.1316 May 29, 2017 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, NJ1Q & W1AW, N2OO, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, N9LJX, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, F6IRA, GW0ANA, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, MDXC, OH2BH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YO3JW for the following DX information. ** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the CQWW WPX CW Contest participants. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Saturday, 20th/May, through Saturday, 27th/May there were 216 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E3, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T31, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, YB, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3V, TUNISIA. Operator SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EYY) will be active as 3V8SS from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or to LX1NO. Read about Ashraf on the following Web page at: http://www.kf5eyy.info 5T, MAURITANIA. CDXP operators Petr/OK1BOA, Palo/OK1CRM, David/OK6DJ, Petr/OK1FCJ, Pavel/OK1GK, Ruda/OK2ZA, Karel/OK2ZI and guest operators Jean/5T0JL and Ahmad/5T2AI will be active as 5T5OK from Nouakchott, Mauritania, between September 18-26th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OK6DJ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. For more details and updates, see: http://www.cdxp.cz 8Q, MALDIVES. Phil, G4PWO, will be active as 8Q7PW from Fonimagoodhoo Island, Baa Atoll (AS-013), starting July 18th for 2 weeks. He states, "Bands and modes will be condition dependent, but I'll probably be con- centrating on 40/20/17/15 meters - SSB if conditions are good, Digital modes if conditions are bad. QSL via ClubLog. Look for updates on QRZ.com. 8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will be active as 8P5A during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to NN1N. 9H, MALTA. Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as 9H3XG from Sliema, Malta (EU-023) between June 7-12th. Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. For more details and updates, see: http://www.geocities.jp/maltahpliday 9U4M BURUNDI DXPEDITION (Press Release #2 -- 9U4M Web Site Online)[edited]. The international MDXC team is working hard to prepare the set-up for the new DXpedition from Burundi with the callsign 9U4M. They will be on the air from November 6th to November 17th, just on the banks of the Tanganyika Lake, Bujumbura. The official website is now online: http://www.mdxc.org/9u4m They remind everyone that they have planned, as usual, to operate 24/24 hours with 5 stations with a particular focus to low bands, WARC and the Digital modes. Antonio, IZ8CCW, leader and Gabriele, I2VGW, co-leader of the team, will share this new DXpedition with 18 members from eight countries. For any further news and updates please stay tuned: this new great adventure is approaching. Of course any donation and sponsorship will be very very appreciated by the entire team! AH0/KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Michal, OK7MT, will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) from the contest station AH0K on Tinian Island (OC-086). He states, "I intend to be active for a few days before and after the contest under the callsign KH0/OK7MT. I prefer QSLs for this activity via OQRS on ClubLog: https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/KH0/OK7MT AH2, GUAM. Toshinobu, JI3ERV, will be active as AH2R from the Guam Contest Club station during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. DAY-XENIA HAMVENTION WRAP-UP NEWS......... * During the Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) annual DX Dinner it was announced that the VK0EK Heard Island was awarded "DXpedition? of the Year". See: https://vk0ek.org/2017/05/21/swodxa-2017-dxpedition-of-the-year Also at the dinner, Bill Moore, NC1L (SK), was inducted into the "CQ DX Hall of Fame" as well as Jerry, WB9Z. * HAMVENTION (Review By Editor) -- The Xenia HamVention put on by the DARA group this year should be commended for their quick replacement of Hara Arena. Yes, there were a few bugs during their first run, but I am sure these will be corrected in the future. The major problems seem to be traffic flow, muddy flea market/parking areas and some complaints about the heat in the buildings. The vendor lay- outs in the buildings seemed to be sufficient. One of the big improve- ments was the selection of many different food vendors. Probably the low point of the HamVention was the rain which definitely hampered the field market area. Some individuals didn't even attempt to go to that area because of the mud. In all, the new venue was well attended, and most reports on the internet were very favorable. Your editor looks forward to seeing next year's HamVention. E2, THAILAND. Members of the Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be active as E2X during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th as a Multi- Single/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or E20GMY. Operators mentioned are Choon/E20HHK, Wat/E20MDN, Pong/E20QVD, Wara/E21AOY, Paul/HS4DDQ, HS4HLW, Wanlop/HS6MYW, Son/HS6NDK, Bunknite/HS6RMY and Anusorn/HS8KVH. Visit the HSDXA FaceBook page or Web page at: http://www.facebook.com/hsdxa http://www.qsl.net/hsdxa/index1.htm E29, THAILAND. Members of the HS Contest and DX Association will be active as E29AU during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Multi- Op/Single-Transmitter/Low-Power entry. Operators mentioned are Tony/ E21IZC, Capitan/HS7UCQ and Tana/E27EK. QSL via LoTW. FG, GUADELOUPE. Reiner, DL2AAZ, is now and once again active as FG/DL2AAZ from Sainte Rose (NA-105, DIFO FG-001, WLOTA 0644) until June 7th. Activity will be holiday style on 30-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via DL2AAZ, direct or by the Bureau. GB4, WALES (Special Event). Members of the Barry Amateur Radio Society will be active from "Her Majesties Royal Mint" at Llantrisant, South Wales, UK, signing GB4RME (Royal Mint Experience) between July 31st and August 5th. This special event station is a world first, operating from within a Mint and a Royal One at that. Details about the mint can be view at: http://www.royalmint.com/en/the-royal-mint-experience Activity will be on CW, SSB, DATA RTTY and JT65, plus Satellite operations. Operators mentioned are Glyn/GW0ANA, Philip/MW0DHF, Kenneth/GW1FKY, Richard/ GW4BVJ and GW0WKR. QSL via GW0ANA, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW and ClubLog. There will be a Web page set up for the operation on QRZ.com. GREENPARTY 2017 EVENT. The YOFF team of SRR (The Romanian Society of Radio- amateurs) and ARER (The Romanian Association of Environmentalists Radio- amateurs) are inviting all the radio amateurs to join them in the Green- Party 2017 event, between 0600-1759z on June 3rd. The purpose of the event is to stimulate the ham operators to leave the house and get involved in portable/outdoor operation related to nature and ecology and to famil- iarize worldwide radio amateurs with protected natural areas. For more details, see: http://wff-yo.blogspot.ro/p/blog-page_3.html For a Web page that lists upcoming WWFF stations, see: http://wwff.co/agenda H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE (Update). Stan, LZ1GC, will once again be active as H40GC from from Temotu Province (OC-100) between September 30th and October 20th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, direct, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. To see his previous activity, go to: http://www.c21gc.com II2, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the Sondrio Branch of the ARI will be active as II2VALT between July 1-31st. Activity is in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the landslide and flood emergency in Valtellina (North Italy). Special activities are planned from flood damaged areas and Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio (Flora and Fauna IFF-0021). QSL via the Bureau (OQRS) and LoTW. Custom Award will be issued to all partic- ipants. For more details, see: http://www.arisondrio.it and qrz.com IOTA NEWS.............. AF-040. Thomas, OZ1AA, is now active as 5Z4/OZ1AA from Larmu Island, Kenya, until May 29th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via OZ1ACB, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. ADDED NOTE: Thomas will be in Kenya until June 15th. AF-064. Look for a group of 4 operators from South Africa to activate Robben Island, in the Western Cape Province South West Group, as ZS9V between August 9-13th. Operators mentioned are Bani/ ZS1BM, Bruce/ZS1FX, Jan/ZS1VDV and Paul/ZS1V. Activity will be taken place during the ILLW (lighthouse weekend). Operations will be on various HF bands (160-20m). QSL via M0OXO or OQRS. For more details, see: http://zs9v.org.za AS-025. Vlad, UA0FAM, will be active as UA0FAM/P from Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, starting May 29th, for one week. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign. AS-066. Vladimir, UA0LCZ (ex-RI0F, RI0NZ, RI0MC), will once again be active from Popov Island (RR-16-02) in the Peter the Great Gulf, but as R66IOTA between July 25-30th. He plans to be active during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single- Op/Mixed-Mode entry. Outside of the contest suggested fre- quencies are: 3507, 7007, 10107, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897 and 28017 kHz. QSL via the address on QRZ.com and QRZ.ru or via the Bureau. EU-052. Oliver, DK7TX, will be active as SV8/DK7TX from Erikoussa Island (EU-052) between June 9-10th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign. EU-095. Members of the "Castres DX Gang" and IDRE will be active as TM5FI from Ratonneau Island, Frioul Archipelago (DIFM ME-003), between June 5-12th. They plan to have 4 stations on the air from 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Depending on the InterNet link, logs will be uploaded to ClubLog server on-live or "when as possible" while operationing. QSL via F5XX. ISWL CALLSIGNS (For June). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of June 2017: GX4BJC/A - Operated from Towcester, in Northamptonshire, by Phil, G4DMS (/A WAB Square SP65 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). MX1SWL/A - Operated from Seckington, in Staffordshire, by Geoffrey, M1EDF (/A WAB Square SK20 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU, and NOT the individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL info is on or or via . NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are available to all Hams and SWLs, see for full details. The eQSL.cc cards ARE welcomed for their awards. KL7, ALASKA (Satellite Grids). Glenn, AA5PK, and his XYL will cruise the Inside Passage aboard the Emerald Princess. Ports include Ketchikan (CO45) on May 30th, Juneau (CO28) on May 31st and Skagway (CO27) on June 1st. There's also a brief stop in Victoria, B.C., on June 3rd. Glenn states, "With a TH-D72A and Arrow, I plan to operate available SO-50/AO-85 (and LilacSat-2, if it's on) passes from the AK ports using the call AA5PK/KL7. Since Princess Cruise Line has recently changed its onboard operating policy, AA5PK/VP9/MM operations are now unlikely. I'll try to advise via Twitter @AA5PK, depending on Internet access. All contacts will be uploaded to LoTW after June 6th with callsign(s) as noted above. Hardcopy QSLs upon E-mail request." OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Kim, OH6KZP, will be active as OH0X during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or to OH2TA. OJ0, MARKET REEF. Pasi, OH3WS, will be active as OJ0W from Market Reef between May 27th and June 3rd. Activity will be mostly on 60-30 meters CW during his spare time. QSL via OH3WS, by the Bureau or direct. OJ0, MARKET REEF. Henri, OH3JR, will be active as OJ0JR from Market Reef between May 27th and June 2nd. Activity will be mostly on 80-4 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OH3JR, by the Bureau or direct. P4, ARUBA. Members of the Bavarian Contest Club will be active as P44X from Aruba (SA-036) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. Operators mentioned are Simon/DJ4MZ, Holger/DL5KUT, Martin/ DL5RMH and Ben/DL6RAI. Before and after the contest operators will be active as P4/DJ4MZ, P4/DL5KUT, PJ4/DL5RMH and P4/DL6RAI. They will be there until June 1st. QSL P44X via DO4MX. All other callsigns via their home address or by the Bureau. P4, ARUBA (Callsign Change). John, W2GD, will be active as P40W (not P44W as first announced) from Aruba (SA-036) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Look for activity before and after the contest. Operations outside of the contest will be 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 as of 12/31/2013. Logs will be loaded on LoTW upon his return to the USA. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 29th-June 4th)....... May/29th AN Jun/01st AN Jun/03rd HN May/30th AN Jun/02nd DIS May/04th AN May/31st 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 A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF... (May 21st) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7S1GRK via SK1BL (B)** EG4TOR via EA4PN (L) R70SRC via R9XC 7Y9WTD via 7X2VFK EG9TOR via EA4PN (O/L) RP72GF via RA3TYL 8N60JLRS via JQ6FQI EI/DL3SEM via DL3SEM S51STWW via S59DAJ 8S0ITU via SK0CC EN60D via UZ5DX SD3G/7 via DL7UXG 9G1SD via AB0GC G3M via G4PEO SD5Y/7 via DL2YBG 9H1AE via SV2AEL (d) G8W via G6DOD SD7V via DL2VFR 9H3SQ via SQ3RX HB0/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA SP0MC via SP9KGC A91WTIS via A92AA HG500REF via HA0BW SV5/DL3DRN via DL3DRN & (L) AO8EU via EA3RKF IG9/S59A via S59A T8VE via JA8VE CG2FU via VE2FU (L) II5LDV via IQ5LV(B);IK5ZUB(d) TA0/DL7UCX via DL7UCX DL60TELF via DJ0AH (B/L) IK7XNF via 9A8MDC (B) TA4/DL6CT via DL6CT DQ0X via DF7IS JT5MA via LY5W (d) TC564FETIH via TA1AJJ (e) DR5E via DK2CF (d) LZ180VL via LZ1ZF TJ3PD via N2OO DU9/SP5APW via SP5APW OF3DP via OH3DP TM50SNSM via F4GPB E31A via JH1AJT (d) OF5Z via OH5LIZ UX7IM via UX7IN (d) EA8/G1SSL via G1SSL (e) R15JSU via R8JAA V51WH via DK2WH ED4M via EA4ZK (L) R70CLUB via RZ4AWB EE8A via EA8DA R70LWA via RZ0LWA (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 NEW QSL ROUTE. Bob Schenck, N2OO, informs that he is now the QSL Manager for Dan, TJ3PD. QSL via N2OO, direct, by the Bureau or via ClubLog's OQRS. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3A2MW, 5V7P, A25UK, FY5KE, J5B (AF-020), R9MT, RN3CT, RX1CQ, TO7D, VE3XN and VR2XMT QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B8MM, 5U5R, 6V1IS/P, 6W2SC, 9Q6BB, A52IVU, CE0Y/LU9VEA, DU1UD/8, E51WL, EA9/DJ6TF, EA9/DL7UFN, J5B, J5W, J5UAP, LU1ZI, S01WS, S21ZED, S21ZEE, S79Z, TY2BP, UK9AA, XR5M (SA-061) and ZP4KFX QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5W0XG, 9J2BO, 9M2A, 9M2YAA, 9M2/JE1SCJ, A25NH, AH0J, JD1BLY, JD1BMH, KH2F, KH2/JS6RRR, KH2/KU0Q, T88AA, T88IR, T88MZ, T88UW, T88RR, TX5K, V63CG, VP8SGI and XV9PNS S7, SEYCHELLES. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as S79NH from Praslin Island (AF-024) between July 26-31st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and RTTY (possibly SSB). He will also be on the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog. For more details and updates, see: https://pandasan.jimdo.com/s79nh THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS NEEDED. It was announced earlier in the week by Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX and QST's How's DX?, that he has temporarily stopped the presses at The Daily DX and The Weekly DX to devote as much time as possible to be with his mom and family. His mother (Claudia) has been fighting cancer since last fall, and Bernie (with his family) would like to devote more time with his mother during her final days. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our thoughts and prayers to the McClenny family during this sad time. 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 July 12th and August 5th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB. He will also be active during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/SSB-Mode entry. Equipment is a Ken- wood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. Antennas include: a 80-10m Multi-band Dipole, and metal roof mounted S9, 18' and 31' Verticals and 3 element Yagi for 6m. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. V5, NAMIBIA. Tev, TA1HZ, will be active as V51/TA1HZ during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. There will be activity before and after the contest. QSL via LZ3HI. VC3, CANADA. Yuri, VE3DZ, will be active as VC3T during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power or Low-Power entry. QSL via VE3DZ. VK9M, MELLISH REEF. A team of 9 operators are planning to be active as VK9MA from Mellish Reef (OC-072) sometime in November 2017. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via N7QT. No other details were provided. VP5, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS (VQ5D Cancelled). Art, KZ5D, who planned to be active as VP5/KZ5D and VQ5D (during the contest) from Providenciales Island (NA-002), had to cancel his trip. Instead, operators John/K4BAI and Jim/K4QPL will be active as VP5M from the Provo station during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. Outside of the contest the operators will be active as VP5/homecalls until May 31st. QSLs for VP5/K4BAI go to his home QTH and may be requested by E-mail. QSLs for VP5M and VP5/K4QPL go via ?LoTW or K4QPL direct.? VU7, LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS. On QRZ.com, under VU7KP, it states, "The trip to Bangaram was to scout out the facility and plan for a future VU7 operation with a multi-national team towards the end of 2017". XM1150, CANADA. Bob, VE1RSM, will be active as XM1150CAN during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. This is a special event callsign held by the Kings County Amateur Radio Club marking Canada's 150th birthday. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and by the Bureau. Please no direct QSL cards. Z2, ZIMBABWE. Tom, KC0W, is now active as Z25DX from Zimbabwe until June 18th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters CW. QSL via KC0W direct. ZA, ALBANIA (Also Z6). Operators Martti/OH2BH and Pekka/OH2TA/OG1N are now operating their recently built DX-station from the coastal city of Durres in Albania. They will be active prior the CQWW WPX Contest mainly on SSB, and in the contest look for ZA/OG1N as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Activity will last until May 30th. From Albania, Martti will travel to Kosovo and be active as Z68BH. QSLs to their home callsigns. ZA, ALBANIA. Henning, OZ1BII, is once again active as ZA/OU2I from Golem until May 29th. His activity will be CW only on the 30/17/12 meter bands. Operations also include the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single- Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. His equipment will be a Elecraft K3, a Diamond BB7V vertical plus a balun and some wires, and hopefully, some sort of Long Wire antenna. Log will be uploaded to ClubLog, eQSL and LoTW. QSL via direct to his home address or LoTW (preferred). For more details and updates, see: http://oz1bii.dk/dx-za2ee.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following stations are expected to be active in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th, 2017) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following consolidated listing of the participants in the 2017 CQWW WPX CW Contest. For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML format, please visit Bill's Web page at: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2017.html (By callsign) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxcd2017.html (By entity) The complete rules are available here: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest DXCC Class QSL Callsign Entity Route ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3G3AA Chile SOSB 20M CE3AA 3V8SS Tunisia SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via LX1NO 4X7R Israel M/S 8P5A Barbados SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via NN1N 9K2K Kuwait SOAB LoTW AH2R Guam SOAB LoTW CR6K Portugal SOAB LoTW CT9/R7KW Madeira M/S K2PF (d/C) E2X Thailand M/S LoTW E28AI Thailand SOSB 20M LoTW E29AU Thailand M/S LoTW E51DWC South Cook Islands SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via OK1DWC EF3T Spain M/S EA3KX EG8AA Canary Islands SOAB HP RW3RN GU3HFN Guernsey SOAB LP IF9A Italy SOSB 20M IT9ATF JT5DX Mongolia M/? TBA LU8DPM Argentina SOSB 80M LU8DPM LY4A Lithuania M/2 LoTW OH0X Aland Island SO HP OH2TA OP4K Belgium M/S LoTW P40W Aruba SOAB LoTW; QSL via N2MM P44X Aruba M/? DO4MX PA150LIM Netherlands SOAB PD0MHZ PR5W Brazil SOAB LoTW; QSL via PY5FB R70SRC Russia (Europe) SOAB R9XC RK90DR Russia (Europe) SOAB R9XC SN6O Poland SOSB LoTW; QSL via SP6PAZ (B) T2R Tuvalu LoTW; QSL via N7SMI and (C) T40A Cuba M/S VC2W Canada SOAB LoTW VP2MDG Montserrat SOAB LoTW; QSL via K2DM (d) VP5M Turks & Caicos M/S LoTW XM1150CAN Canada SOAB LP XO1X Canada M/S KC1CWF YW4D Venezuela SOSB HP LoTW ZA/OG1N Albania SOAB OH2TA ZA/OU2I Albania SOSB LP OU2I ZL4YL New Zealand SOSB 40M (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)