From kb8nw at hotmail.com Sun Apr 7 10:59:20 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 14:59:20 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1409 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1409 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1409 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1409 BID: $OPDX.1409 April 8, 2019 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WB6RSE, K8GG, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, CX3AN, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, GM3WOJ, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JG7PSJ, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, SM6CVX and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 31st/March, through Sunday, 7th/April there were 209 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E3, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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". 3Y0I BOUVET DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/Postponed). As reported last week, the 3Y0I DXpedition has been postponed due to damage to the "Atlantic Tuna" (navigational equipment). The 3Y0I team states that they will go back to Bouvet Island as soon as possible once the ship is repaired and it is safe to go. The 3Y0I team is now back in Cape Town, South Africa. There have been a few press releases posted by Stan, SP8S, and can be viewed at the following URLs. Press Release #7, dated March 29th -- A special E-mail written by Dale, K1USA, to the 3Y0I team. It is titled "TRANS-ATLANTIC POSITIVE VIBES": https://bouvetoya.org/trans-atlantic-positive-vibes Press Release #8, dated April 2nd -- Titled "3Y0I BACK IN CAPE TOWN": https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-back-in-cape-town Press Release #9, dated April 2nd -- Titled "THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF MR. ANTHONY BURKE ? THE MV ATLANTIC TUNA?S CAPTAIN: https://bouvetoya.org/the-official-statement-of-atlantic-tunas-captain As of April 4th, repair work was in progress on Atlantic Tuna. Waiting for new V SAT antennas and installation. See pictures at: Repair: https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56622481_2601347206561655_4586600222553014272_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=51509e4eba03b91ad8f1920b279165cc&oe=5D034B3A Before: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56702312_2605544122808630_5195142413462536192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=92fcf3e35406547e8f3b17e1b45f43c3&oe=5D4142C1 After: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56589724_2605538952809147_2884489058057191424_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=c25f29399c44140b30fad9516cb0dc0e&oe=5D3FBB5E For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following Web pages: 3Y0I Bouvetoya Web site: https://bouvetoya.org Rebel DX Group Web site: https://www.rebeldxgroup.com 3Y0I_JA Support Team Web site: http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations) 3Y0I Bouvetoya on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org Rebel DX Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup Bouvetoya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg 5T, MAURITANIA. Evert, PA2KW, will be active as 5T2KW from Nouadhibou between April 9-15th. He will be the guest of Johannes, 5T5PA, and will make use of his antenna setup. Activity will be on various HF bands using mainly CW, maybe some SSB. This will be Evert's first DXpedition and it will be limited, but he will be on as much as possible. QSL requests preferable via Clublog's OQRS after the expedition or LoTW. 5W, SAMOA (Also ZL). Operators Gus/CX2AM, Rainer/CX8FB and Bert/CX3AN, members of the Uruguay Dx Group, will be operating from the Island of Upolu (OC-097), Samoa, between June 1-10th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters, running 2 stations with Spider beams and dipoles, using mainly CW and SSB. Callsign and QSL Manager TBA in the coming weeks. ADDED NOTE: The week after their Samoa operation, Rainer and Gus will continue their activity running mobile from somewhere in New Zealand (ZL). 8Q, MALDIVES. Ben, DL1RNT, is once again active as 8Q7NT from Embudu Island, South Male Atoll (AS-013), until April 13th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK. Radio is an IC-7100 with 100 watts into a vertical. QSL via his home callsign. AM70/AM#70/AN#70/AO#70, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for Spanish stations to sign with the following special prefix callsigns to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the "Union of Spanish Amateur Radio" (URE) throughout the month of April: EA stations use AM#70 prefixes (e.g. EA4ZZZ = AM470ZZZ), EB stations use AN#70 prefixes (e.g. EB4ZZZ = AN470ZZZ) and EC stations use AO#70 prefixes (e.g. EC4ZZZ = AO470ZZZ). Listen for QSL info. Also, there will be 14 stations using the special AM70 prefix between 0000z, April 1st and 2359z, June 9th. The suffixes of the 14 special event stations are each of the letters of the name of the "Uni?n de Radioaficio- nados Espa?oles", except the letter "?" which will be replaced by the special URE station AM70URE. So, the 14 special station callsigns are: AM70URE (Uni?n de Radioaficionados Espa?oles), AM70URE/6 (Balearic Islands), AM70URE/8 (Canary Islands), AM70URE/9 (Ceuta and Melilla), AM70A, AM70C, AM70D, AM70E, AM70F, AM70I, AM70L, AM70N, AM70O, AM70P, AM70R, AM70S and AM70U. QSL the "AM70" callsigns via EA4URE, by the Bureau (prefered) or direct. For more details, see: https://70aniversario.ure.es We also saw AM170URL active. QSL via EA1URL. C5, THE GAMBIA (Reminder). Operators Sigi/DL7DF (& XYL Sabine), Csaba/ DH7KU, Manfred/DK1BT, Annette/DL6SAK, Frank/DL7UFR and Jan/SP3CYY are now active as C5DL from The Gambia (WW Loc. IK13PJ) until April 15th. They have three stations on the air on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digitals modes. Pilot for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB. QSL via DL7DF, direct or by the German DARC Bureau. They will upload the full logs of the DXpedition to LoTW within 6 months after the DXpedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.dl7df.com/c5 CR3, MADEIRA. Tibor, OM3RM/CT9ABN, will once again be active as CR3DX from Porto Moniz, Madeira Island, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on 80-10 meters using the callsign CT9ABN. QSL via OM2VL, direct or by the Bureau. Please don't use CT QSL Bureau. DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of April 5th. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 10 entities: 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas Island 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 7. KH7K Kure Island 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 8. KH3 Johnston Island 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 9. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 10. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island Two changes this month. Kerguelen Island (FT5/X) and Peter 1 Island (3Y/P) switched places in the 9th and 10th positions. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. By the time you read this, Barry, W9NDU, will be active as W9NDU/HI7 from Punta Cana until April 13th. Activity will be mainly on 40/20 meters using a FT-897 with 100 watts. QSL via his home callsign. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-204. (New IOTA) Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC)and operators Vasily/R7AL and Vlad/RK8A will be active as R26RRC from Paramushir Island between May 2-10th. Look for more details to be forthcoming. EU-048. (Reminder/Update) The Charente DX Group (CDXG) will be active as TM4G from Groix Island (DIFM AT 012) between April 13-20th. Team members are Franck/F4GBD, Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/F5NBQ, Bertrand/F6HKA and Leon/ON4ZD/OS0S. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY, FT8 and other). QSL via ON4ZD, direct, by the Bureau or use as much as possible Clublog's OQRS. For more details, see: http://www.charentedxgroupe.fr NA-014. (Update) Mikhail "Mike", VE7ACN, is now active as VE7ACN/CK9 (not VE7ACN/VE9 as first announced) from White Head Island (CISA NB-010, GRID FN64pp), New Brunswik, Canada, until April 11th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-15 meters (depending on the propagation) using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via Club- Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, direct or bureau to VE7ACN. For more details and updates, watch: https://www.ve7acn.com OC-174. Operators Dindo/DU1UD and Chris/VK3FY will be active as 4E8T from Tawi Tawi Island, Philippines, between April 19-23rd. Activity will be on 40-20 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0OXO direct or OQRS. OC-183/ (Reminder/Update) Operators Andy/VK6MAV and Vlad/ER1PP will be OC-211. active as VK5MAV/6 from both Houtman Abrolhos Island (OC-211) between April 14-19th, and Favorite Island (OC-183) between April 20-23rd. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, or via RN3RQ. For more details and updates, watch: http://vk5mav.wixsite.com/dxpedition/next-expedition PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... J2, DJIBOUTI (Reminder/Update). The J20DX team is planning to activate two IOTAs between April 13-21st: Moucha Island (AF-053) and the super rare Sept Frere (AF-059) (aka Seven Brothers, Sawabi or Seba Islands). The team will be active as J20NT from their hotel in Djibouti between April 13-14th (city not mentioned). Activity will be on 80-6 meters. Tentative dates for AF-059 (signing as J20DX) are April 16th-18th/19th, and for AF-053 (signing as J20DX/p) are April 18th/19th-19th/20th. The current list of operators has been updated to Col/MM0NDX, Jonathan/MM0OKG and Christian/EA3NT. QSL via M0SDV, ClubLog or LoTW. Look for more details to be forthcoming. Also watch their Web page at: https://j20dx.com JD1, OGASAWARA. Harry, JG7PSJ, will once again be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between April 28th and May 4th. This will be his 23rd visit. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via the Bureau to JD1BMH or direct to JG7PSJ. Visit his Web page for more details at: http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh Also, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jd1bmh MD0, ISLE OF MAN. JA operators Hiro/JF1OSL, Toru/JH0CJH and Shin/JR1NHD will be active as MD0HWX, MD0ITP and MD0IUX, respectively, from the Isle of Man (EU-116) between April 27th and May 1st. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL info was not provided. Watch QRZ.com for info. OG0/OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Operators Anne/OH2YL and Marko/OH2LGW will be active as OG0YL and OH0/OH2LGW, respectively, from Aland Islands (EU-002) between April 19-23rd. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL OG0YL via OH2YL and OH0/OH2LGW via OH2LGW. OPDX MAILING LIST (Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 8-14th)....... Apr/08th AN Apr/11th AN Apr/13th HN Apr/09th AN Apr/12th HN Apr/14th AN Apr/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 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3G1D via XQ1FM AN770DX via EB7DX LY800SMG via LY2NZ 4D3X via W3HNK AO570JC via EC5JC LZ73A via LZ1YQ 4L0A via 4L0A (L) B1Z via EA7FTR MI0M via MI0SAI (d/L) 9A775O via 9A7R BI8FZA via BH2RO OE6Z via OE6CLD & (L) AM170HO via EA1HO C5DL via DL7DF OG6N via OH6NIO & (L) AM270AFV via EA2AFV CB6WW via CE6TK OL9Z via OK2PVF AM270AZ via EA2AZ (L/e) CR6T via CT1ESV OM70KAP via OM3PA AM370PP via EA3PP CT9/HB9JAB via HB9JAB (e) OP4K via ON4JZ AM470GOK via EA4GOK CU8/CU3AK/P via CU3AK OR1Z via ON6IX (d/e) AM570CH via EA5CH & (L) DM70GER via M0SDV (O) OT5A via ON7LR (d/L) AM570DF via EA5DF DR70BLN via DJ3EI PQ5B via PP5JD AM570XA via EA5XA & (L) ED1R via EC1KR (d/L) PR4T via PR4T (L) AM570XC via EA5XC ED3M via EA3RCV S50DIG via S59SV AM70A via EA4URE ED7O via EA7EU (d) SG0X via SM0MLZ AM70C via EA4URE ED8B via EA8TR & (L) SN9L via SQ9NIS AM70D via EA4URE EE5V via EA5CV SO7M via SP7PKI AM70E via EA4URE EI19RE via EI3KD SX2AIU via SV2JAO (d) AM70F via EA4URE F6KFA via F6KFA SZ1A via SV1CIB (d/O/L) AM70I via EA4URE G3Q via G3RXQ (L) TC7C via TA7OM AM70L via EA4URE GM5X via N3SL TM29X via F5MUX AM70N via EA4URE HB9/N6MJ via N6MJ TM3R via F5UTN AM70O via EA4URE HB90TOC via HB9TOC TM6M via F4DXW (O/d) AM70P via EA4URE HB9SOLAR via HB9ACA VB3E via VE3AT AM70R via EA4URE HS0ZED via G4SQA VC2W via VA2WA (L/d/O) AM70S via EA4URE II2S via IZ2FOS YU125VS via YU1BBV or (e) AM70U via EA4URE II8M via IZ8EYP (d) Z66Y via Z62FB AM70URE via EA4URE IO5O via IK5RLP ZR2A via DM5EE & (L) AM70URE/6 via EA4URE IR9K via IT9DSZ & (L) ZV1FF via PS8RV & (L) AM70URE/8 via EA4URE J42L via SV2DCD ZW8T via PS8HF (d) AM70URE/9 via EA4URE LO5D via LU8EOT ZX5J via NZ4DX AM770GX via EA7GX LT7F via EA5KB & (L) ZZ4A via PY2RMZ (d) (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau QSL 7W7W via: Ben Lagha, 18 Rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/5T2KW https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/C4W https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/E6ET https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/HZ1FI * PLEASE NOTE: The ClubLog DX Report (https://clublog.org/dxreport.html) is updated every 7 days and contains a summary of band conditions and activity, based on the data that you and other ClubLog users have uploaded. Also, it now includes a breakdown of modes logged in the last week. Check it out....... P29VCX (2019) QSL STATUS. Hans, SM6CVX, reports: ALL QSL requests received direct or by Paypal or Bureau before today, for P29VCX/2019, Wednesday 3rd of April has been answered and sent back direct or by the Bureau. Now cards will be answered within a few days of received. As always, a NICE 4 page color cards. Hans also states: I do STILL have ALL LOGS for P29VCX from 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2019. As well for P29NI 2008. Also A52CVX, S21ZAS and YV5OIE. You can put request QSLs for different years and stations in the same envelope/paypal. Any direct request without a SAE and 3 USDs, or Paypal 4 USDs, will be answered immediately via the Bureau. Address is OK on QRZ.com and paypal same as E-mail address. UT1FG/MM QSL PROCEDURE. John, K8YSE, reports [edited]: Yuri, UT1FG/mm, is headed to Kalningrad (UA2) and according to (marinetraffic.com), he will be there around April 16th. Yuri will leave the ship there and go on vacation until next season. Yuri would like those who want to confirm their contacts, to do so by following the procedure to create a .PDF file that he can print, confirm and mail out from Kaliningrad. In- structions for creating the .PDF file are on (papays.com/sat). Please do not forget to include your mailing address in the header per the example. He would like to receive the QSL log sheets about one week before he arrives in port. You can send them to me later than that, but he may not have time to process them as he approaches port. That decision is up to you. I will forward them to Yuri as long as he is still underway. Send your logsheets to my QRZ.com E-mail address. Yuri was in WW Loc. HL90 at 1818z, April 4th, pass of AO-7. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5X3C, 5X3E, A35JP, HR5/F2JD, PA0O, PY0F, TZ4AM, UN5J, VI9NI, VK2IA, Z36W and ZL7C QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: ET3AA, ES5RR, HD8M, P29VCX, PJ4P, Z3B, ZB2CM and ZY6C QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE IARU BUREAU: NONE TO REPORT THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... T8, PALAU. Operators Shin/JA1JEJ and Ichiro/JH7IPR will be active as T88IB and T88UW, respectively, from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between April 10-16th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using AM, CW, SSB and the Digital modes (FSK, JT65, JT9 and FT8). QSL T88IB via his home callsigns, by the Bureau or direct. QSL T88UW via JH7IPR, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL, LoTW or ClubLog. VI9N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Reminder). Operators Chris/VK3QB, Luke/VK3HJ, Patrick/VK2PN and David/VK3BDX are now active as VI9NI from Norfolk Island (OC-005) until April 14th. VI9NI is being activated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Norfolk Island Act. Their main focus will be on low bands using CW and FT8, but will also be active on various HF bands (160-17m) on SSB. QSL via VK2CA direct, ClubLog or LoTW (preferred). Bureau cards will ONLY be available via Clublog's OQRS - DO NOT send via a Bureau as they are not members, and they will not reach them! For more details and updates, watch their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/VI9NI VK9C, COCOS KEELING ISLANDS. Operators Keith/GM4YXI/GM5X and Chris/GM3WOJ/ GM2V are revisiting the Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-003) between November 12-27th, using the callsign VK9CZ which they used in 2013 and 2017. They will be active for 18 days, on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB with some FT-8. The focus will be on the low bands with efficient antennas on the beach and two RX antennas. Also, look for VK9CZ in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-2 entry. VK9CZ will confirm all QSOs via LoTW and ClubLog. The QSL Manager for paper QSL cards is Steve, N3SL. A new Web site will be online soon with more information, propagation charts, etc.... at: http://www.vk9cz2019.com XT2, BURKINA FASO (Reminder). Harald, DF2WO, will once again be active as XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between April 7-26th. Activity is usually holiday style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He states that he works mostly on the Digital modes (FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW. QSL via M0OXO, direct or by M0OXO's OQRS . XV, VIETNAM. Tom, DL7BO, will once again be active as XV9BO from Mui Ne between May 13-19th. Activity will be sporadic on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via LoTW or DL7BO. YJ0, VANUATU. Operators Yan/RZ3FW and Sergei/R4WAA plan to activate three IOTAs from Vanuatu between November 2-20th, as YJ0RRC and YJ0FWA. Their tentative schedule is as follows: November 2-4th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using the callsign YJ0FWA. November 4-8th -- From Gaua Island, Banks Islands (OC-104); using the callsign YJ0RRC. November 8-13th -- Tongoa Island, Shepperd Islands (OC-111); using the callsign YJ0RRC. November 14-20th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using the callsign YJ0FWA. Activity will be on 160-17 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Their equipment will be an Icom IC-7200 w/PA Ameritron ALS 500m, Yaesu FT-450D, into 2 phased verticals for 30/40m , sloper 30m, 3 element VDA 20m, VDA 20/17m, top loaded vertical 80/160m and RX Antenna (Flag, BOG 70m). Some antennas may not be used on certain islands. QSL info was not provided. They do have a Web page at: https://r4waa9.wixsite.com/yj0rrc *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). The weekly bulletin (issue # from the OPDX Web page URL) is also posted on the following Media pages: NODXA FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation Twitter -- https://twitter.com/kb8nw_opdx 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: (kb8nw at arrl.net) or (kb8nw at hotmail.com) Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) ....... 73 de Tedd KB8NW /EXIT *********************************************************************** Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: or 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 hotmail.com Sun Apr 14 11:59:07 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 15:59:07 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1410 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1410 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1410 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1410 BID: $OPDX.1410 April 15, 2019 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4UEE, WB6RSE, N7WR, W7HU, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ4YGS, OM3RM, OZ4FF, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th/April, through Sunday, 14th/April there were 215 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5T, 5X, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, 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, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, 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, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 5P0, DENMARK (Special Event). Look for many special event stations signing 5P0WARD/xx or 5P0WHD/xx (with different suffixes) to be active on April 18th, between 0000-2400z, to celebrate the "IARU 94th World Amateur Radio Day". QSL via OZ1ACB. A special 5P0WARD Award is available for working the many different 5P0WARD/xx and 5P0WHD/xx stations (different suffix). Please send no paper QSL to them. ClubLog, LoTW and eQSL will all be for the callsign 5P0WARD and 5P0WHD (with no extended suffix)! For details, see QRZ.com (qrz.com/db/5p0ward). ADDED NOTE: For more details on "World Amateur Radio Day" and "On-the-Air Activities", see the ARRL Web page at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/world-amateur-radio-day-2019-marks-international-amateur-radio-union-founding 5X, UGANDA. Anders, SM0HPL, is once again active as 5X7W from Kampala until April 27th. Activity will be limited to his spare time (due to his job) on 20-10 meters (possibly 30m) using CW, JT65 and FT8. QSL via SM0HPL, ClubLog or LoTW. 9G, GHANA. Matteo, IZ4YGS, will once again be active as 9G5GS from Sanzule, West Takoradi (Western Region), Ghana, between April 13th and May 7th. Matt informed OPDX back in December that he travels to Ghana almost every month for work reasons. Activity will be limited to his spare time. He is usually on "almost every evening" on 20/30/40/60/80/160m; Setup FT-891, small 300w amp and vertical antenna, using mostly FT8 and SSB. On FT8 (Fox-Hound Mode) the suggested frequencies are: 3567, 7056, 10131 and 14090 kHz. QSL via IZ4YGS, direct or eQSL. 9U, BURUNDI. Francesco, IV3TMM, will once again be active as 9U3TMM from Bujumbura (WW Loc. KI46QP) between August 31st and September 17th. Activity will be on 60-6 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via IV3TMM, by the A.R.I. Italian Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW. CO0, CUBA (Special Event). Every April 18th, radio amateurs from all over the world take to the airwaves to celebrate "World Radio Amateur Day". It was on that day in 1925, when the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in Paris. The Federacion de Radio Aficionados de Cuba (FRC), a member of the IARU, will participate in the celebrations for the 94th anniversary of the IARU creation by activating the special event station, CO0HK, which will be on the air from Cayo Jutia, in the Pinar del Rio Province between April 19-21st. Operators mentioned are Miguel/CO1CB, Nelson/CO3HK, Alay/ CM2AML, Leonardo/CL2BR and Darien/CL2DCL. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10/2 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via W7HU only direct. QSL cards will be offered to the first 100 stations contacted. CR3/CT9, MADEIRA. Tibi, OM3RM/CT9ABN, will be active as CR3DX from Porto Moniz, Madeira Island, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. He will be on the island between May 21-29th, so activity outside of the contest will be on 80-10 meters using the callsign CT9ABN. QSL via OM2VL, direct or by the Bureau. Please don't send QSL via CT Bureau; use OM QSL Bureau or direct. CZ, CANADA. Gerry, VE1RM/W1VE, will be using the special callsign, CZ1Z, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. The CZ1Z special callsign belongs to the Yukon CanAm Contest Club (VY1AAA). The special callsign is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Official Languages Act of Canada. Canada amateurs will be using these special prefixes for this celebration between March 28th and May 28th. The VEs may change their prefix to CK, VA may use CJ, VY may use CZ and VO can use CY. E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Reminder). Operators Bruce/AD7MM, along with his XYL Marilyn, KI7DLK, and Doug/W6HB will once again be active as E51BAS, E51MAS and E51DLD, respectively, from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between April 21-28th. There may be some operations from the stations of Jim/E51JD and Bob/E51BQ. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands, modes, with two stations with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via their home callsigns or LoTW. EF8, CANARY ISLANDS. Juan, EA8RM (ex-EA8CAC), will be active as EF8R during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or EB7DX. EG1, SPAIN (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club de las Fuerzas Armadas Espa?olas (RCFAS) will be active as EG1FAS to commemorate the Armed Forces in Spain between May 4th and June 2nd. QSL via the Bureau or QSL Manager EA1ADP. FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLANDS (Press Release #1, date April 9th). Bob, K4UEE, sent of the following [edited]: Members of the CAN-AM DXpedition Group will be operating from the Island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands for 10-12 days between November 6-19th, 2019. The Marquesas Islands rank #60 on the ClubLog's DXCC "Most Wanted List". Operations will include all available bands, 160m-10m and CW, SSB and FT8. Operators are: F6BCW, K4UEE, K5PI, W5MJ, W5SJ, W5RF, VA7DX and VE7KW. This includes the operators from TX5T last year. QSLs will be available via direct and LoTW. A website and further details will be available soon. GB0, SCOTLAND (Special Event). Members of the Inverness & District Amateur Radio Society will be active as GB0BOC from the Culloden Battlefield, Scotland, on April 16th. Activity is to commemorate the anniversary of the 1746 battle. No paper QSL. QSL via LoTW or eQSL only. For more details about the battle, see: https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/culloden HZ, SAUDI ARABIA. Samir, HZ1SK, from Jeddah will be active during the CQMM DX Contest (April 20-21st). QSL via IZ8CLM. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-024. Operators Tak/JR1LZK and Mitsu/JE1HXZ will be active as JR1LZK/6 and JE1HXZ/6, respectively, from Iriomote Island between April 26th and May 6th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns, direct, by the Bureau and LoTW. AS-079. Take, JS6RRR/JI3DST, will be active from Miyako Island between April 24th and May 7th. He will use the following callsign: JI3DST/6 for DX, and JS6RRR/6 & JL3YWN/6 for JA stations. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY and FT8. Operations may vary in case of heavy rains or other conditions. QSL routes are as follows: JI3DST/6 via JI3DST; JS6RRR/6 via JS6RRR and JL3YWN/6: ONLY 1 WAY (Please don't send QSL to him). Please check QRZ.com for details. Look for logs to be posted on ClubLog. EU-011. Operators Steve/G4EDG, Jeff/G4ELZ and Pete/G4GSA will be active as GB5SM from St.Mary's, Isles of Scilly, between April 20-27th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, the Digital modes and possibly the Satellites. QSL via LZ1JZ, direct or OQRS. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog. EU-068. Members of the F6KOP Radio Club will be active as TM5S from Sein Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Multi-Single/DXpedition/Mixed-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via F5MFV, by the Bureau, direct, ClubLog or eQSL. Operators mentioned are Maurice/F5NQL, Raymond/F6DVH, Pierre-Marie/F4FCE, Bastien/F4EYQ and Fabien/F4GYM. EU-122. Ian, G3WVG, will be active as MN5A from Rathlin Island, North- ern Ireland, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/DXpedition entry. QSL via LoTW. NA-143. Joe, K5KUA, will once again be active as K5KUA/5 from Galveston Island (USI TX-001S, Galveston County, Texas) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Island-Fixed/Low- Power entry. Operations will be mostly CW and some SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. OC-059. Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as V6K from Kosrae Island some- time later in the year. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20/15/10 meters using mainly CW, sometimes FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. Look for more details to be forthcoming. OC-133. Saty, JE1JKL, will once again be active as 9M6NA from Mohammed's, 9M6MO, QTH on Labuan Island, East Malaysia, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th). He will be on the island between May 23-28th., His focus will be on 6 meters FT8 (50.313 and 50.323 MHz). Also, FT8 (F/H) on 50.318 MHz. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS only for Bureau and direct QSLs. All the logs are promptly uploaded to LoTW. Visit Saty's home page at: https://jsfc.org/je1jkl/9m6na.html OC-207/ (Cancelled) The DX1CC DXpedition by operators Ed/4F1OZ and OC-128. Gil/4F2KW from Arena Island (OC-207), Philippines, expected to take place between April 12-15th, has been cancelled "due to some unforeseen circumstances." The OC-207 activity may take place at a later date. However, they might be active from Palawan Island (OC-128) on the same dates, April 12-15th. OC-235. Operators Audie/DU1ZDR and Gazelle/DU1ZDQ will be active as DZ1A from Patrick's on the Beach, Siargao Island, between May 4-5th. Activity will be on specifically IOTA frequencies 14260 and 7055 kHz using CW and SSB. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... J2, DJIBOUTI (Reminder). By the time you read this, the J20DX team will be activating the first of two IOTAs between April 13-21st: Moucha Island (AF-053) and the super rare Sept Frere (AF-059) (aka Seven Brothers, Sawabi or Seba Islands). The team will be active as J20NT from their hotel in Djibouti between April 13-14th (city not mentioned). Activity will be on 80-6 meters. Tentative dates for AF-059 (signing as J20DX) are April 16th-18th/19th, and for AF-053 (signing as J20DX/p) are April 18th/19th-19th/20th. The current list of operators has been updated to Col/MM0NDX, Jonathan/MM0OKG and Christian/EA3NT. QSL via M0SDV, ClubLog or LoTW. Look for more details to be forthcoming. Also watch their Web page at: https://j20dx.com J7, DOMINICA. Laurent, FM5BH, is once again active as J79BH from Dominica (NA-096) until April 16th. His QTH is Calibishie on a cliff in the north part of Dominica. Activity will be holiday style on 160-40 meters using mostly CW, with 200 watts (TS480HX) into a Buddistick. QSL via FM5BH. K7, UNITED STATES (Special Event). For one week, beginning May 12th, operators Jerry/N7WR and Tim/KC8RYO will activate special event station, K7P, in honor of National Police Week. They will be on the air (SSB only, General portions of the HF bands) as their schedules permit. There is a commemorative QSL card (SASE required) for those who QSL to the K7P address as listed on QRZ.com. The purpose of this special event is to call attention to the men and women of law enforcement who have given their lives in the line of duty. This special event is in cooperation with the Concerns of Police Survivors organization. MJ, JERSEY. Operators Marek/MJ0ILB, Lidor/MJ0IKL, Vl?da/OK1FIK, Honza/ OK1NP, Jozef/OK1FWM and Zdenek/OK3RM will be active using their own per- sonal callsigns, be it the native Jersey callsign or the CEPT variant of their home callsign, near St. Br?lade, Jersey (EU-013), between July 21-29th. Activity will be on various HF bands, including 6 meters using CW, SSB and some Digital modes. The team will be active as MJ0ICD during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th). For more details and updates, see: http://www.ok1bil.cz/pages/jersey-2019-dxpedition OFFICERS FOR 2019-2020. On Monday, April 1st, the members of Northern Ohio DX Association (NODXA) re-elected the following to serve as officers between May 2019 and April 2020: President: Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Vice President: Dennis Stuber, K8LBT Secretary: Glenn Williams, AF8C Treasurer: Mary Michaelis, N8DMM Newsletter Editor: David Autry, WD8IOU For more information about NODXA, check out the club's Web site at: http://www.nodxa.org NODXA has a FaceBook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 15-21st)....... Apr/15th AN Apr/18th AN Apr/20th AN Apr/16th AN Apr/19th AN Apr/21st AN Apr/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 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm SOLAR CYCLE NEWS.... * "Solar Cycle 25 Predicted to be Similar to Cycle 24" -- Read the article posted on the ARRL Web page at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/solar-cycle-25-predicted-to-be-similar-to-cycle-24 * "Scientists predict a new solar cycle is about to begin and that it might be stronger than the last one" -- Read the article posted on "The Washington Post" Web page at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/04/11/scientists-predict-new-solar-cycle-is-about-begin-that-it-will-be-stronger-than-last-one/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.744f24af137c QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (April 14th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4Z1MOON via 4Z4KX OO70NATO via ON4JM SV5/G2JL via G2JL (d) AM170DWI via EA1DWI OS0S via ON4ZD (L/O/e) SV8/SV2HJW/P via SV2HJW (d/L) C5WP via ON7WP (d) PA350RB via PA2CVD & (e) TA4/OH2KW via OH2KW EH5SSC via EA5RCB (d) R1996VK via R1996VK (O) TA4LYL via TA4LYL (L) HB0/PA3CNO via PE1FLO RA/EI6DX via RA3R TM34UFT via F6ICG II0RGPG via IZ0ANF RO75KR via RX7K TM50KBK via F4GTB & (e) K4S via W4JS S50WAAD via S59DKS TP2CE via F5LGF LZ117ML via LZ1KCP S549APR via S51A UP58G via UP58G (L/e) OH0UA via DL6UAA S79AM via RA0AM V51MA via PA3249 (d) OL60HZ via OK1XZ (O) SN10WFF via SP5C VE7ACN/CK9 via VE7ACN & (L) OL75CLAY via OK2PXJ SN8K via SQ8ERS & (L) (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/A35JT https://clublog.org/logsearch/HR5/F2JD * PLEASE NOTE: The ClubLog DX Report (https://clublog.org/dxreport.html) is updated every 7 days and contains a summary of band conditions and activity, based on the data that you and other ClubLog users have uploaded. Also, it now includes a breakdown of modes logged in the last week. Check it out....... 5Z4ZC via PA3CPK. Kees, PA3CPK, was active as 5Z4ZC from Nairobi, Kenya until April 12th. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4X1SK, 5T5PA, 9A4T, A41KT, A92GE, AP2NK, CN2FA, CP6CL, CT7AUK, CU2AP, DK7ZT, DO1KHW, ED5KB, EE100V, EG5ANT, G8BCG, HA7TM, HC2AO, HC5DX, IG9MO, IV3GOW, J73WA, JG3QZN, JX7GIA, KH2L, MM0HVU, NP2J, OE6JVE, ON8BB, P29VCX, PJ2/NF9V, R3OZ, R7NW, RA1AOB, RA3QK, RU6YJ, SV1CIF, TG9ANF, TO7D, UT7QF, UW1HM, V26M, VA3TIC, VC2Z, VI9NI, VO2CQ, VP2MKG, YB3DY, YO8RSL, YT7AW, YU1EL and ZL3GK QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5W0GC, 9J2BO, 9X4XX, A5A, AP2NK, C5YK, OH10X, P29VCX, P29VCX (OC-025), RI0B, RI1ANL, RI1ANO, S21ZAS, UN7G, V31GX, VU4YC, XR208C and YJ0GC QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE IARU BUREAU: NONE TO REPORT THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... RARE U.S. (MAINE) GRIDS (HF/SAT/POTR/WWFF Op). Operators Matt/W1PY and Sean/KX9X will be activating the rare grids of Maine the weekend of April 28th. Grids to be activated are: FN53-54-55-56-57-65-66-67. The current plans are to spend Saturday, April 27th, in the potato field at the inter- section of FN's 56-57-66-67. They will also be on HF at up to 8 Maine state parks for the "Parks on the Air", the "World-Wide Flora and Fauna" awards programs, and any interesting roadside attraction they stumble upon while on the road. A detailed satellite operations schedule is to be announced ASAP. For more complete details/updates are on their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/events/805477656486634 Also, follow them on Twitter at (https://twitter.com/SeanKutzko) and (https://twitter.com/whiskey1py) for real-time updates. S7, SEYCHELLES. Russian operators Leonid/RA0AM and Evgenyi/RA0ANR are now active as S79AM and S79ANR, respectively, from Seychelles, until April 19th. Activity will be from several Islands all in IOTA AF-024. Operations will be on 20-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL S79AM via RA0AM. QSL S79ANR via RA0ANR. S9, SAO TOME & PRINCIPE. Operators of the LazyDxers Team (Jose/EA1ACP, Charly/EA1DVY, Pedro/EA5BJ, Gen/EA5EL, Francisco/EA7FTR, David/EB7DX and Helio/S92HP) will be active as S9A from Sao Tome Island (AF-023) between June 6-18th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via EB7DX. Look for more info to be forthcoming. ADDED NOTE: This is a reissued callsign that was used in the 2004 CQWW CW Contest. QSL via OH2TA. SILENT KEY. It has been reported that Larry R. Poorman, W8VKO/DL8VKO, became a Silent Key (SK) on Saturday, April 13th, 2019. He was a member of the GMA (Global Mountain Activity Group -- http://www.cqgma.net/) and enjoyed activating mountain summits (Alps of Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein)! OPDX and its reader would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friend of W8VKO/DL8VKO. T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI (Reminder). Ken, KH6QJ, will once again be active as T32AZ from Crystal Lodge, Kiritimati Island [Christmas Island](OC-024) between April 16-23rd. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15 meters, but will focus on 40 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home call, direct or by the Bureau. T43, CUBA. Members of the Special Group of Expeditions and Competitions (GEEC) will be active using the special callsign T43A from the Province of Artemisa, in the western part of the Republic of Cuba, between 0000 UTC, May 16th and 0000 UTC, May 20th. This operation is celebrating their first anniversary. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, including 60 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via RW6HS. TF, ICELAND (SSTV). Between April 9-23rd, Lucy, KD2MFV, an artist-in- residence at "SIM" (https://sim.is/seljavegur-residency), in Reykjavik, Iceland, will partner with J?n, TF3JA, an Icelandic Radio Amateur and member of Icelandic Radio Amateurs (?RA) (http://www.ira.is/english/), to transmit images via SSTV. The images, appropriated from the Reykjavik Museum of Photography's collection, are of Icelandic glaciers photographed in a time before we knew climate change existed. Lucy is asking HAM radio operators who receive her long-range image transmissions to print out the images received and mail them back to her using instructions on her Web site (www.lucyhelton.com). She will be updating the blog daily. In exchange, when she has assembled the printed pieces to reconstruct the whole image transmitted, she will make QSL postcards of the completed images and mail them back to the participating HAMs. The resulting art- work will be a collaborative fine art example of long-range communications between humans,concerning accelerated environmental change. She would greatly appreciate it if you could please notify the ARRL's HAM members of the existence of this project. Transmissions -- Each single transmission consists of 12 x SSTV images. She will be transmitting 5 different glacier images over 15 days. The SSTV calling frequency and daily transmission times are (frequency will be + / - 5kHz): 20 meters: (USB) 14.230 MHz @ 1pm / 6pm / 11pm GMT For more project information please go to: http://www.lucyhelton.com VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Reminder). With VI9I going QRT by the time you read this, Rob, VK2FBBB, will once again be active as VK2FBBB/VK9 from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between April 14-27th. Activity is usually and mainly on 40 meters, with an occasional 80 meters operations after 6 pm (local time) each night. QSL via VK2 Bureau. VP8/OS, SOUTH ORKENY ISLANDS DXPEDITION (Update). The South Orkney Islands DXpedition (AN-008) has added another operator to the team for their planned operation in Feb/Mar of 2020. The team of operators now includes: Dave/K3EL (Team Leader), Les/W2LK (Co-Team Leader), Steve/W1SRD, Ricardo/PY2PT, Gene/K5GS (Co-Organizer and Treasurer), Arliss/W7XU (Medical Officer), Heye/DJ9RR, Laci/HA0NAR, Mike/WA6O, Vadym/UT6UD, Walt/N6XG, Rob/N7QT and Ken/NG2H (newly added). They will fill the last open position soon. For more details and updates, visit the following media pages: VP8/OS Web page: https://sorkney.com FaceBook page : https://www.facebook.com/SouthOrkneyDX Twitter page : https://twitter.com/southorkneydx WP4, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as WP4X from San Juan during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via N4AO. XT2, BURKINA FASO (Reminder/Update). Max, DK1MAX, will once again be active as XT2MAX from Burkina Faso between April 17-25th, 2019. Activity will be holiday style on all bands using mostly CW and FT8. Max announced this past week the following frequencies for FT8: FT8 (F/H Mode): Planning to operate 5 kHz above the standard frequencies. This depends on band usage and QRM situation. Look for XT2MAX on FT8 (F/H Mode) here: 1845, 3578, 5357/5362, 7079, 10141, 14079, 18105, 21079, 24920 and 28079 kHz. For JA station on 160m 1845/1908 kHz split. FT8 (Normal Mode): QSOs will be on standard frequencies. In case of a pileup, Max will move to F/H Mode and QSY. QSL via DK1MAX, LoTW, eQSL, (no Bureau or SWL reports) and ClubLog. NO PAPER QSLs. YB, INDONESIA. Hans, YB2DX, will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign. Z6, KOSOVO (Reminder). Operators Thomas/OZ1AA and Alex/OZ7AM will be active as Z66Z from Novob?rd?, Kosovo, between April 18-22nd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via OZ1ACB, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. ZD7, ST. HELENA ISLAND. 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 14th/April, through Sunday, 21st/April there were 218 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, 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, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. On April 18th, the following was posted on the "Rebel DX Group" media page [edited]: "The entire 3Y0I Bouvet Team is home and all are resting after the Rebel attempt at Bouvet. 70 miles! 70 miles, 10 hours is all we needed and we possibly could have sheltered on the west side of Bouvet from the storm that wreaked havoc! Our license is renewed, our equipment stored in Cape Town (thank you fellow Rebels), and we're already making plans for Bouvet in the Fall! In the meantime, where will the Rebels show up next? Any guesses?" For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following Web pages: https://bouvetoya.org http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations) https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg 4X64/4Z64, ISRAEL. By the time you read this, members of the Israel Amateur Radio Club will be active during the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv with the following special event callsigns between April 18th and May 18th: 4X64G, 4X64N, 4X64O, 4X64S and 4Z64EURO. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, PSK and FT8. A special colorful award will be given to any radio amateur station or SWL that will make or hear at least 10 contacts with the special stations. Details are available on QRZ.com for each of the special stations. QSL via ClubLog, LoTW or eQSL. To check your contacts or to generate the special award, please follow the link: https://www.iarc.org/livelog 6O, SOMALIA (Update). Ali, EP3CQ, is once again active as 6O1OO as of April 19th, until May 15th. Activity will be limited to his spare time because he works for the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Mogadishu. Operations will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/10 meters (mostly on 40/20meters FT8) using SSB and FT8. Last time he suggested that he will be on everyday between 1800-2000 East Africa Time (EAT) and on the weekend (Friday and Saturday) between 1400-1800. Equipment is a Yaesu 857D into a Tarheel Little II (currently active), and Sandpiper MV-10. Ali informed OPDX that he is looking for anybody who can donate a FT450D for the station. Also, effective as of February 11, 2019, the callsign (6O1OO) is accepted for DXCC credit. QSL direct to (changed a little): Ali Solhjoo, Schnackenburgstr. 3, Berlin 12159, Germany. QSL cards will be replied to on a bi-monthly basis. IRC's are not accepted. See QRZ.com for more info and picture of his station. Flash news will be posted via Twitter: @ep3cq -- ADDED NOTE: QSL cards received for 6O1OO by April 18th, will be replied/dispatched on the third week of May 2019. 6W, SENEGAL. Al, F5VHJ, will once again be active this time with Jacques/ F6BEE and Oliver/W6NV signing as 6W1RY from Dakar during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL direct to F5VHJ, Club- Log's OQRS, LoTW or the REF QSL Bureau. USA QSL cards go via WA6WPG. 8Q, MALDIVES. Operators Nobuaki "Nobu"/JA0JHQ and Tetsuya "Ted"/JA7XBG will be active as 8Q7NH and 8Q7XB, respectively, from Embudu Island, Maldive Islands (AS-013) between May 7-10th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW and FT8. QSL 8Q7NH via JA0JHQ direct only or LoTW (prefer- able). NO BUREAU. For updates, watch his home page at: http://pandasan.jimdo.com QSL 8Q7XB via JA7XBG, direct or LoTW. 9K, KUWAIT. Hamad, 9K2HN, will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 225-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via 9K2HN, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. You can see some of his videos or Ham related video on: http://www.youtube.com/user/9k2hn A8, LIBERIA. The Italian DXpedition Team will be active from Liberia between September 28th and October 11th. They plan to use two callsigns: A82X for CW and SSB; A82Z for the Digital modes. Look for more details to be forthcoming. Also watch: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt CARIBBEAN TOUR (FS/PJ8). Satoru, JI1DFO, will be on holiday with his XYL in the Caribbean during the month of June. His tentative schedule are from Saint Martin (FS) and Sint Maarten (PJ8): June 13-15th -- From Dutch Sint Maarten (NA-105); signing PJ8SK; QTH will be at Bob's Baywatch Villa, 28 Beacon Hill Rd. June 16-18th -- From French Saint Martin (NA-105); signing FS/AG5CR; QTH will be at Le Temps des Cerises Hotel Beach, Grand Case Activity will be on 40-17 meters using FT8 only. Equipment is an IC-7300 with a amp(~300W) into 8 meter long vertical+ ATU or 17 meter delta-loop+ ATU. QSL via JI1DFO, LoTW and ClubLog's OQRS. Look for updates on his QRZ.com pages. EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Dave, WJ2O, will be active as EA6/WJ2O from the Balearic Islands (EU-004) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Bands/Low-Power entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on the WARC-79 bands. QSL via Ken, N2ZN, and LoTW. FR, REUNION ISLAND (Reminder). Thomas, F4HPX, will once again be active as FR/F4HPX from various locations on Reunion Island (AF-016) from mid-May until the beginning of June. He will be operating from his family home, and also from beaches and especially from the mountains because there is a lot of them including an active volcano. This time he will be with SOTA Manager for FR-RE - James, FR4PV, (but possibly alone as well). Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW (possibly), SSB, RTTY, PSK31, JT65, JT9 and possibly FT8. He will use various wire and portable antennas with 2 rigs: FT-891 from home with 100w and KX2 outside (alone or with small 30W HF amp). QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS. Also, check out the pictures of his past operations on QRZ.com. HAMVENTION NEWS (Hamvention to Open Gates on Sunday). Henry, W8HJR, the Media Chairman, announced on April 15th, on the HamVention Web site that on Sunday, May 19th, it will be free to enter the convention. An excerpt from the press release starts and states: "Those who have wondered what brings about 30,000 amateur radio operators to the Greene County Fair- grounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio, in May will have a chance to see for themselves at no cost this year. Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT, 2019 Hamvention General Chairman, said, 'We have decided to open the doors to Hamvention to the public on Sunday, May 19, without buying a ticket. This will make it a little easier and cheaper for someone with just a little interest in Hamvention to see what all the excitement is about.'" To read the whole press release, go to: https://hamvention.org/hamvention-to-open-gates-on-sunday INTERNATIONAL MARCONI DAY EVENT. Every year the Cornish Radio Amateur Club (http://gx4crc.com) organizes the International Marconi Day (IMD) event to celebrate the birthday of Guglielmo Marconi (April 25, 1874). This year's 24 hour event will be held on April 27th, between 0000-2359 UTC. Stations are allowed to be active on 160-10 meters plus 500 kHz (Note: Contacts on 6 meters and above will not count towards the Award) using CW, SSB, FM, AM and available Data Modes (i.e RTTY, PSK, JT, SSTV, FT). As of April 21st, here are the following registered IMD special event stations to be on the air: 9H1MRC - Marconi Amateur Radio Circle, Malta CW1GM - Radiogrupo Sur, Uruguay DA0IMD - Borkum Island, Germany EI0CAR - Carndonagh ARC, Malin Head, Ireland EI0IMD - The Mizen Head Signal Station, North Cork Radio Group EI0MAR - Martello Tower, Dublin EI5IMD - Cork RC, Crookhaven, Co. Cork Ireland EI100YXQ - Marconi Site, Ballybunion, County Kerry G2LO - Borough Hill, Daventry, UK G2NM - Amberley Museum ARC, West Sussex, UK GB0CMS - Caister Marconi Station, Life Boat Station, Norfolk, UK GB0IMD - Weston Super Mare, UK GB0MGY - Harlow RS, Essex, UK GB0PBM - Lloyds Cottages, Portland Bill, Isle Of Portland GB0YAM - Yorkshire Air Museum, York, UK GB1BM - Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, UK GB2BYF - Claeddau ARS, Pembroke Docks, Wales GB2GM - Poldhu ARC, Cornwall, UK GB2IMD - Dragon Amateur Radio Club, Wales GB2M - Lochboisdale, Isle of South Uist, Outer Herbrides, Scotland GB2NH - Tidemills Marconi Site, East Sussex, UK GB2OWM - Orkney Wireless Museum, Orkney, Scotland GB4GM - Dragon Amateur Radio Club, Wales GB4HSM - History & Science Museum, Oxford, UK GB4IMD - Cornwall, UK (organizers) GB4MBP - Bass Point, Cornwall, UK GB4MDI - Barry ARS, Lavernock Point, South Wales GB4WMD - Alum Bay, Isle Of Wight GB5FHC - Fraserburg Heritage Centre, Fraserburg, Scotland GB5LT - Luttrells Tower, Hampshire, UK GB8MD - Telford & District ARS, Gwynedd, Wales GB9GGM - Pepperbox Hill, Wiltshire, UK II0GM - Rome, Italy IY0GA - Capo Figari ? Golfo Aranci (SS) ? Sardinia Island IY0IMD - Forte Michelangelo ? Civitavecchia (RM) IY0ORP - Osservatorio Geofisico di Rocca di Papa (RM) IY0TC - Torre Chiaruccia ? Santa Marinella (RM) IY1MR - Rapallo (GE) IY1SM - Santa Margherita Ligure (GE) IY1SP - La Spezia IY1TTM - Marconi tower, Sestri Levante, Italy IY4FGM - Villa Griffone ? Pontecchio Marconi (BO) IY5PIS - Coltano (PI) IY6GM - Monte Cappuccini (AN) IY7GMB - Circolo ARS, Bari IY7M - Molo San Cataldo (BA) K2M - Marconi Tower, Binghamton, NY, USA K3IMD - Hartstown, Pennsylvania, USA K3S - Nuclear Ship Savannah, Baltimore, USA KL7NC - Marconi Station KPB Site, Ketchikan, Alaska KM1CC - Cape Cod RC, USA MN0VFW - Mid Ulster ARC, Northern Ireland N6M - San Diego, USA ND1U - Notre Dame ARS, USA OE19M - IMD Station, Austria PA6IMD - Gouda & District Section Veron, Netherlands VA2IMD - Drummondville, Province of Quebec, Canada VK2IMD - Hornsby & District ARC, Hornsby, NSW, Australia VO1IMD - Signal Hill, Newfoundland, Canada VP8VPC - Stanley, Falkland Islands W2GSB - Babylon, Long Island, NY W2LCW - Babylon, Long Island, NY W2MRC - Somerset, New Jersey W2RC - Radio Central ARC, Rocky Point, New York W2RTM - New Jersey Antique Radio Club, New Jersey, USA WA1WCC - Chatham, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, USA WA3BAT - Philadelphia Museum Ship, Philadelphia, USA For more details, information on their IMD Award Certificates and updates on the listing of registered stations, go to: http://gx4crc.com INTREPID-DX GROUP PRESS RELEASE. From the International DX Convention, Visalia, California: The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce the recipient of the annual "Intrepid Spirit Award". We are pleased to have received so many worthy nominations to consider. This year's award goes to a notable DXer and DXpeditioner that we have come to respect and admire greatly, Mr. Kenneth Opskar-LA7GIA. This award is to recognize Ken's outstanding efforts to activate Malawi- 7Q7GIA, Comoros-D67GIA, Equatorial Guinea-3C7A, Central African Republic- TL8AO, Congo-TN5E, Somalia-6O6O and Chad as TT8KO. We recognize Ken's unselfish acts to activate these challenging and much needed entities on behalf of a grateful Global DX Community. We acknowledge Ken's pursuit of operating excellence in making these difficult activations. It is for these reasons that we honored him with our Intrepid Spirit Award, presented at the International DX Convention, Visalia, California on April 12th, 2019. This "Intrepid-Spirit Award" is made in memory of our fallen friend and member, James McLaughlin, T6AF, who was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, in April, 2011. The award is intended to recognize and honor those individuals or teams that boldly activate rare entities where their own personal safety is secondary to their pursuit of providing contacts to the DX Community. While we do not encourage DXers to go into harm's way, we recognize that circumstances sometimes require that and we recognize those Intrepid DXers with the Intrepid Spirit Award. Thank you, Paul S. Ewing-N6PSE President & Founder - The Intrepid-DX Group IOTA NEWS.............. AS-079. (Correction) Take, JS6RRR/JI3DST, will be active from Miyako Island between April 24th and May 7th. He will use the following callsign: JI3DST/6 for DX, and JS6RRR & JL3YWN/6 for JA stations. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY and FT8. Operations may vary in case of heavy rains or other conditions. QSL routes are as follows: JI3DST/6 via JI3DST; JS6RRR via JS6RRR and JL3YWN/6: ONLY 1 WAY (Please don't send QSL to him). Please check QRZ.com for details. Look for logs to be posted on ClubLog. EU-048. Jean-Marc, F5SGI, will be active as TM6ILE from Groix Island (DIFM-AT-012, DDFM 56 and DDCF 5610) for the third time between April 27th and May 4th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW only. QSL will be automatic via the Bureau. EU-129. Lutz, DL5KVV, will once again be active as DL5KVV/p from Usedom Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single- Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via DL5KVV, direct or by the Bureau. NA-210. Members of the Russian Robinson Club are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P, but it is subject to obtaining permissions from US FWS and USCG. Look for more details to be forthcoming. Stay tuned! OC-059. (Update) Haru, JA1XGI, will be active from Kosrae Island some- time later in the year. He informed OPDX this past week that his callsign is not sure yet (we mentioned last week V6K) and he will let us know in the coming week. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20/15/10 meters using mainly CW, sometimes FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. Look for more details to be forthcoming. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... J20DX DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/IOTAs Cancelled). It was reported on April 16th, on the J20DX Web page that operators Col/MM0NDX and Jonathan/MM0OKG had all of their radio equipment was impounded by customs at Djibouti Ambouli International Airport on arrival despite Christian/EA3NT clearing customs smoothly 2 days before!! This remains the case today despite their official radio licenses being issued by Djibouti Telecom permitting them to operate radio without any conditions. On April 17th, they reported, "We have still not been able to retrieve our bags and equipment from the airport customs as the national security letter has not yet been signed. Sadly, now due to time constraints, this means our plans to activate AF-059 are cancelled. Nobody is more dis- appointed about that than us. At present we aim to be active from Moucha or Maskali Island (AF-053) starting tomorrow and staying there until Friday evening or Saturday morning. Of course, this depends on the afore- mentioned bags being released by custom officials. J20DX callsign will be used from there. Should plans again change we will update. Thanks for your understanding and recent messages of support." On April 18th, they reported, "This expedition would test the patience of most people. This morning at 0700 local we departed the mainland for the 40 minute crossing to Moucha Island. We identified an excellent loca- tion for radio upon arrival and immediately assembled a 15m VDA and 17m & 20m vertical dipoles. Our intention was to add more antennas as the day progressed. Literally 5 minutes before the first CQ from AF-053 we received a phone-call from National Security saying signatures were needed for the authorization letter to permit us to collect our impounded gear. This same letter would also allow us to depart Djibouti without anymore issues at airport customs. However, we had to return to the mainland to get the letter. The weekend is Friday and Saturday here in Djibouti meaning this would likely be our final chance of obtaining the important authorization letter prior to heading home. Before we had even started, teardown begun. Yes, we left the island 2 hours after arriving. AF-053 is now also can- celled. Upon returning to the mainland we headed straight to the National Security offices. Yes, you guessed it ? no authorized letter to be seen. We had basically been told fake news. We've now had enough of this country and look forward to heading home. All recent spots for J20DX on the cluster are also fake. The following was posted this past weekend on their Web page: "FULL UPDATE / STORY ON WHY THIS EXPEDITION DID NOT HAPPEN COMING SOON." For more details and updates, watch their Web page at: https://j20dx.com J7, DOMINICA. Operators Tom/SM0CXU/SM2U (PY2ZZXU, PW2D) and Andersson/ SM0DZB/SM0T will be active as J79U and J79TA, respectively, from Dominica Island (NA-101) between May 7-15th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL both callsign via M0OXO or his OQRS. J8, ST. VINCENT (Reminder/Update). Brian, GW4DVB, will once again be active as J88PI from Palm Island (aka Prune Island, WW Loc. FK92HO, IOTA NA-025), in the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Island group, between May 7-14th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/15/10/6 meters using CW, SSB, SSTV and FT8. He will use a Yaesu FT991A into a 10m vertical antenna, a M0CVO HW-40HP off center fed dipole and possibly new antennas. QSL via GW4DVB direct only (PayPal available) to: PO Box 20:20, Llanharan, Pontyclun, Wales - UK CF72 9ZA. For more details and updates, check: http://www.g4dvb.co.uk ADDED NOTE: Palm Island is an exclusive, private-island resort. This idyllic tropical hideaway is situated near the southern tip of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an idyllic archipelago of 32 tropical islands and cays known for its stunning natural beauty, clear, warm waters and turtles. JW, SVALBARD. Freddy, ON6FDP, will be active as JW/ON7SA from Svalbard (EU-026) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/ Non-Assit entry. QSL via ON6FDP. LX8, LUXEMBURG (Special Event). Operators from four different countries (F, DK, PA and LX) will activate the callsign LX8SAR from Weicherdange (WW Loc. JO20XA) in northern Luxembourg during the "SAARLORLUX - Friend- ship Meeting 2019" between May 10-12th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via the RL Bureau. OG0/OH0, ALAND ISLANDS (Update). Operators Anne/OH2YL and Marko/OH2LGW will be active as OG0YL and OH0/OH2LGW, respectively, from Aland Islands (EU-002) between April 19-23rd. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, including 60m, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL OG0YL via OH2YL and OH0/OH2LGW via OH2LGW. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 22-28th)....... Apr/22nd AN Apr/25th AN Apr/27th HN Apr/23rd AN Apr/26th AN Apr/28th AN Apr/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 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (April 21st) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4E8T via M0OXO (O) EA9/OE6PJD/P via OE6PJD OH2YOTA via OH2YOTA (C/N) 5P0WARD via OZ1ACB (O/L/N) EM4IFF via US5IQ OK/SQ9MDF/P via SQ9MDF 9M6ZAE via W3HNK GB0BOC via GM0OTI (L/e) ON/PD0RWL/P via PD0RWL A60WARD via A61BK GB50WAB via G7GJU OZ2SPACE via OZ1ACB AM670URP via EA6URP HB9O via HB9BRG PD/DO1BEN via DO1BEN BW/KU1CW via KU1CW (L) IJ9/DJ4EL via DJ4EL (O/L) ST1CA via I2YSB DF0FML via DL2SK IO5CNPP via IZ5RHU TM19PAQ via F4HZS DQ600UNI via DL5KVV KH8/OZ0J via OZ0J (O/L) TM4G via ON4ZD E7/PD2BA via PD2BA (B) KH8/OZ1RH via OZ0J (O/L) (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/XR1RRC * PLEASE NOTE: The ClubLog DX Report (https://clublog.org/dxreport.html) is updated every 7 days and contains a summary of band conditions and activity, based on the data that you and other ClubLog users have uploaded. Also, it now includes a breakdown of modes logged in the last week. Check it out....... 9M4COO QSL INFO. QSL only direct to: MALAYSIA WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY 2019, NO 335, JALAN SCIENTEX MAJU 12, SCIENTEX KULAI 2, KULAI, JOHOR, JH 81000, West Malaysia. Activity was by the Kulai DXers Club during the Malaysia World Amateur Radio Day, and every successful contact will be given a 'digital certificate' through the 9MDXC Web site at: http://www.9mdxc.com ARRL ROLLS BACK OUTGOING QSL BUREAU RATES TO 2011 PRICES! On April 15th, the ARRL posted on their Web page the following: ARRL is rolling back Outgoing QSL Bureau rates to 2011 levels. Effective May 15, 2019, the new rates will be: * 2 USDs for 10 or fewer cards in one envelope. * 3 USDs for 11 ? 20 cards in one envelope, or * 75 cents per ounce for packages with 21 or more cards. For example, a package containing 1.5 pounds of cards ? 24 ounces, or about 225 cards ? will cost $18. No transaction service fees. Any cards received before May 15th will be charged the current rate. There will be no adjustments for cards received before May 15th. More information is on the ARRL website at: http://www.arrl.org/Outgoing-QSL-Service VP6D DUCIE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (LoTW). As announced at the Inter- national DX Convention, Visalia, on Sunday April 14th, the entire VP6D log was uploaded to LoTW. Please direct any questions about your QSOs to Tim M0URX after April 18th. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9V1YC, A45XR, AP2NK, JT1BV, JT1CO, J5T, LX1DA, T31EU, TG4/KM4SII, UZ4FWD/UH8W, V84SAA, VP6D, VI9NI, YD1OFO, Z31RQ, Z36W and ZS/SP5ES QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 9X4XX, C5YK, CE0Y/NP4G, CM2MA, DU3LA, JW4PUA, KV4FZ, OH1XX, OX/OZ1LXJ, PJ4/NE9U, RI0B, VK4/JA8COE and XT2SZZ QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE IARU BUREAU: Z31RQ --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... SILENT KEY (SK). It has been reported that U.S. astronaut who pioneered the use of Amateur Radio to make contacts from space, Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL, became a Silent Key (SK) on April 15th, at the age of 88, from his home in Huntsville, Alabama. For more details, see the following URL at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/amateur-radio-in-space-pioneer-astronaut-owen-garriott-w5lfl-sk SV9, CRETE. Seppo, OH1VR, will once again be active as SV9/OH1VR from Kato Stalos, Crete (EU-015), between April 25th and May 1st. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using mainly CW. QSL only direct via OH1VR. T40, CUBA. Operators Raul/CO8ZZ and Nelson/CM8JY will be active as T40A from Las Tunas during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Multi- Single entry. QSL via direct only (info on QTZ.com). TC23, TURKEY (Special Event). By the time you read this, members of the Tango Alpha Ham Radio Club will be active as TC23TC until April 23rd. Activity is to celebrate the 23rd April Children Fest and is dedicated to children by the great leader Ataturk. Operations will be on various HF bands, depending on the propagation conditions, using SSB, RTTY, SSTV and FT8. QSL via info on QRZ.com. TG9, GUATEMALA. Dwight, VE7BV, will once again be active as TG9BBV from Antigua, Sacatep?quez, Guatemala, between May 24th and June 13th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12 meters using mostly CW, but with some SSB and FT8. QSL via VE7BV, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. VU7, LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS. Shabu, M0KRI, and two of his radio friends from India (Samson and Sree Kumar/VU2OB) will be active as VU7RI from Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011) between October 19-31st. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, with a focus on 40/30/20/15m, using CW, SSB and FT8. Equipment will be an ICOM 706 MK2G & TS480SAT with (possibly) a 400w amp into Home-brewed Moxon for 20m, Elevated Vertical for 40m, and a Multi-band off center fed dipole for the other bands. QSL via M0KRI, LoTW and ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, watch: https://vu7ri.com XV, VIETNAM. Sven, HB9DXB, will be active as XV9DXB from his second home in Vietnam starting around June 1st. Activity will be on 80/40/20/10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via HB9DXB direct or LoTW. *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 21st/April, through Sunday, 28th/April there were 219 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, 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, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, 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". 3D2 & FW, FIJI AND WALLIS & FUTNA ISLANDS (Reminder/Update). Nobby, G0VJG, will be active as 3D2AS from Fiji between May 3-7/8th and May 20-22nd. He will also be active as FW/G0VJG from Wallis Island (OC-054) between May 7/8-22nd. He may also make a possible short side trip to Futuna Island (OC-118). Dates could change. Activity from the islands will be on 60/40/ 30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters using SSB and FT8. He will be using a FT857 with a small amp (on SSB) into a Folding Hexbeam and a Vertical antenna. QSL via M0OXO direct only or his OQRS. 5W, SAMOA. Heli, DD0VR, (along with XYL Bigi, DE3BWR) who was active as C6A/DD0VR from the Bahamas during January and February this year, informed OPDX that he has received his Samoan license. Look for Heli to sign as 5W0VR between September 9-16th. Activity will be on various HF bands (80-6m). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. ADDED NOTE: Heli will also be active from Fiji as 3D2VR between September 2-9th, and September 23-27th. They will also be in Tonga as A35JY between September 16-21st. 8J, JAPAN (Special Event). Special event station 8J1ITU will be on the air from Japan sometime between May 1st (1500z on April 30th) and May 31st (1459z on May 31st), to celebrate the anniversary of the foundation of the ITU (World Telecommunication and Information Society Day - May 17th). 8J1ITU is operated by the Japan ITU Amateur Radio Club during the month of May every year. This activity counts for Japan Honshu Island (AS-007, JIIA AS-007-001, WLOTA 2376), as well as Kasumigaura City (Japan JCC# 1430). QSL via the Bureau (JARL) or eQSL. CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (News). The CY9C DXpedition Web site has added a "JA Page" for JA operators to inform the CY9C team of their "needs & wants" survey for bands and modes. JA operators check it out at: http://cy9c.com/ja-page.html FO & FO/A, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND AUSTRAL ISLANDS. Oliver, W6NV, will be active as FO/W6NV from Tahiti in July. He states that he will arrive in Tahiti on July 18th, and plans to operate with a Butternut vertical on 80-10 meters. In Tahiti he has a garden cottage to operate from that may be a candidate for a beam antenna installation suitable for a future operation in a CQWW or ARRL DX Contest. Operation will be mostly CW, and he suggests to look for him on 20/40/80m at his sunrise and sunset. He will travel to Raivavae Island (OC-114) on July 22nd, and plans to be active as TX2A during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single- Op/All-Band/24-Hrs/Mixed-Mode/DXedition entry. QSL via W6NV direct or LoTW. H44, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Bernhard, DL2GAC, will once again active as H44MS from Malaita Island (OC-047, WW Loc. RI01) in the Solomon Islands between July 5th and September 25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters (possibly 160m) on SSB only. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. HC7, ECUADOR. Operators Elixander Jr./N4EVJ and Elixander Sr./W7HU will be active as N4EVJ/HC7 and W7HU/HC7, respectively, on holiday from El Puyo, Ecuador, between June 8-11th. They will be operating with Alberto, HC1DAZ. Activity will be SSB and FT8. The trio plans to demonstrate Amateur Radio to the local community in Shell-Mera showing them new ways of communicating and trying to organize a club there. They desperately welcome help from someone willing to donate a used, modest HF radio. Their goal is to allow Alberto, HC1DAZ, teach local residents how to operate and obtain an Ecua- dorian license and promote the hobby in this very isolated area of the countryside, HC7. For more details on how to help, see QRZ.com under N4EVJ/HC7. QSL N4EVJ/HC7 and W7HU/HC7 via W7HU or LoTW. HS10, THAILAND. To mark the Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn Bodin- dradebayavarangkun (King Rama X) between May 4-6th, 2019, the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (RAST) will be operating a special event station, HS10KING/mm, from the Royal Thai Navy aircraft carrier, the Chakri Narubet, in the Gulf of Thailand between May 3-6th. This station will be making QSOs on the 160-10 meters HF bands, on 2 meters VHF and also using amateur radio satellites, including the Es'hail 2 / QO-100 satellite. QSL cards will be sent via all QSL Bureaus. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-049. Operators Yuichi/JA6UFF/8J6VLP and Hitoshi/JR0UIU will be active as JA6UFF/6, 8J6VLP/6 and JR0UIU/6, respectively, from Kuchino Island between April 28th and May 2nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau. EU-125. Bernd, DL9LBR, will be active as OZ/DL9LBR from Fan? Island between May 4-11th. Look for all QSLs to be confirmed via the DARC QSL Bureau. EU-033. Operators Ric/DL2VFR, Friedrich/DL4BBH and Klaus/DL7UXG will be active as LA/homecall from Vesteralen Island between May 27-31st. Activity will be on CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via info on QRZ.com. EU-033. Operators Ric/DL2VFR, Friedrich/DL4BBH and Klaus/DL7UXG will be active as LA/homecall from Lofoten Island between June 1-5th. Activity will be on CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via operator's instructions or info on QRZ.com (some use Bureau, direct, ClubLog, LoTW or eQSL). NA-085. Bruce, K5TEN, will once again activate Dog Island (WW. Loc EL79) using the callsign K4D between June 2-13th. Dog Island, Florida, is an extremely rare IOTA because access is controlled by the 25 or so homeowners on the island. There are no hams on the island, and the only activations have been done by Bruce over the last 5 years. Access is by permission only and per- mission by one of the homeowners. It is only accessible by private charter or single engine fixed wing aircraft. The airstrip is overgrown so private charter is the only real choice. There are no streets, roads, stop signs, trendy cafes, or beach-front bars. If you need it, you bring it. Activity will be on 40-6 meters primarily on SSB and FT8 Digital mode using 100 watts an ICOM 7100 into an off center fed dipole. Bruce will be checking 10m and 6m often for Sporadic E. Look for him during daylight USA on 15 and 20 meters, nighttime 30 and 40m. He will also be active during the ARRL June VHF Contest. In the past, suggested frequencies are: SSB - 7180, 14235, 18115, 21275, 24940 and 28310 kHz CW - 7029, 10110, 14029, 18077, 21029, 24930 and 28010 kHz QSL via K5TEN, SASE REQUIRED for stateside and DX (DX 2 USDs REQUIRED). Also, QSL via LoTW, eQSL and ClubLog. NA-210. (Update) Members of the Russian Robinson Club are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P. Operators Mike/AD5A, Yuri/ UA9OBA and Yuri/N3QQ are planning their activity around August 25th and September 3rd, but it is subject to obtaining per- missions from US FWS and USCG. Operations will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with possibly 2-3 stations. FT8 will be on 24/7 as a beacon on two bands F/H mode. QSL via N7RO or ClubLog (will be uploaded after the expedition). Look for more details to be forthcoming. Also watch QRZ.com. OC-059. (Update) Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as V6K (it is official) from Kosrae Island between June 17-24th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using mainly CW and the Digital modes (RTTY and FT8). Suggested frequencies are: CW - 7025, 10115, 14040, 18074, 21040, 24895 and 28040 kHz RTTY - 7035, 10140, 14080, 18090, 21080, 24920 and 28080 kHz FT8(N) - 7074, 10136, 14074, 18100, 21074, 24910 and 28074 kHz FT8(F/H) - 7051, 10131, 14090, 18102, 21090, 24915 and 28090 kHz * Frequency on the above will change by band condition His equipment will be an Icom IC7300 with a DXV600L(Tiny PA) into two vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW (available after 3 month). For more details and updates, watch: http://v6k.client.jp PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new (www.iota-world.org) have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... ISWL CALLSIGNS (For May). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of May 2019: GX4BJC/A and MX1SWL/A will be operated from the same /A location at Clacton on Sea, in Essex, by George, G1IPU, (WAB Square for both calls will be TM11 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). ALL QSLs will be handled by Dick, M5DIK - The QSL Manager 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 or via . NO LoTW. JT, MONGOLIA. Andrey "Andy", R9YU, will be active from Mongolia as JT9/R9YU from various areas between May 2-12th. Activity will be on 40/20/15 meters using SSB. Andy informs OPDX that the entire route will take place in the 9th district of UVs and Zavkhan. His rig will be TS-2000s with 100 watts into a V Delta 40m antenna. QSL via EB7DX. KH7, HAWAII. Jim, N6TJ, will once again be active as KH7M (the Pu'u O'o Radio Club callsign/station) from Volcano during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via KH6ZM (USA/Canada) or to I0MWI (the rest of the world). NCDXF NEWS (Press Release, dated April 25th). NCDXF awards grant to Perseverance DX Group's 2020 South Orkney DXpedition -- The Northern California DX Foundation is pleased to announce it will be a major con- tributor to the Perseverance DX Group?s VP8O South Orkney DXpedition planned for February/March 2020. South Orkney Island is currently #16 on the ClubLog Most Wanted List. Since 2016, NCDXF-supported DXpeditions activated five of the ten most- needed entities. NCDXF-funded DXpeditions in this time put well over 1 million QSOs into DXers' logs! https://sorkney.com/ has details of the 2020 South Orkney Island DXpedition. DXpeditions to rare entities like South Orkney Island that are so remote are becoming more expensive, a trend that we believe will continue. NCDXF's primary purpose is to help fund well-organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities like South Orkney Island. During the last 47 years, NCDXF has granted nearly $1.2 million to hundreds of DXpeditions ? helping to put an "all-time-new-one" (ATNO) in the log and make DX happen for thousands of DXers worldwide. The credit for these large grants goes to the NCDXF contributors, individuals and clubs who support the DX community. Without those contributions, DXpeditions to entities like Bouvet or other desirable locations would not be possible. If you agree with the importance of NCDXF's work, and if you are not a current contributor, we hope you will become one today by clicking here. http://www.ncdxf.org Your contribution will continue to help make DX happen. You can also support future DXpeditions by including the NCDXF Cycle 25 Fund in your estate plan. We wish the Perseverance DX Group a safe and very successful trip to South Orkney Island next year. 73, Ned Stearns, AA7A, NCDXF Vice President P4, ARUBA. Philipp, DK6SP, will be active as P4/DK6SP from Aruba (SA-036) between May 22-25th. Operation will take place from Oranjestad, the P40V radio station built by Carl & Sue Cook, P49V & P40YL, now owned by Luise/ DL2MLU and Ben/DL6RAI (https://www.p49v.com). Activity will be on 160-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. Philipp plans to be active in CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th), possibly with a special P40 callsign. QSL P4/DK6SP via his home callsign direct, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. Watch QRZ.com for updates. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 29th-May 5th)....... Apr/29th LN May/02nd AN May/04th DIS Apr/30th AN May/03rd DIS May/05th DIS May/01st 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 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (April 28th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4E1AGW via 4E1AGW (d) FG8OJ via F4AVX & (L) N1DL/KP4 via N1DL 4L/IT9RGY via IT9RGY FS/FP5AC via FP5AC (d) OE19M via OE1WHC 4Z64EURO via 4Z64EURO (L/e) FS/IN3RRX via IN3RRX OK/DL8DXL/P via DL8DXL 9A/IU0GCB via IU0GCB GB0MGY via G6UT & (e) PW2F via PY2NA A93DX via A92AA GB4IMD via GB4IMD (B/e) R0/OK1DWF via OK1DWF AN770KA via EB7KA (L/e) GB5SM via LZ1JZ (d) SM/OH2NOS/P via OH2NOS DA0IMD via DL1BFE GS8VL via M0OXO (O/L) SN1IW via SP2PBY DA0WF via DL2ND (N) HB0/DL8ECA/P via DL8ECA SN75W via SP7IWA DL0MFH via DM1BM HB90A via HB90A (L) SV6/SV1PMQ via SV1PMQ & (L) DL0SHZ via DL1ASR HF100L via SP8ZHY TM35REF via F4KIR (B) EA6/EI6DX via RA3R HG10WCA via HA4FY UT/HA5UX via HA5UX EG1CP via EA1RCI HR5/F2JD via F6AJA XP3A via PA3249 (d/L/e) EG1PEA via EA1RKA IF9/IZ7ATN via IZ7ATN XR201G via CE5PRD EH5TYF via EA5RKB II0BIKE via 9A5URI XT2MAX via DK1MAX (d/L/e) EH7SCB via EA7URM II2OM via IK2AQZ Z66Z via OZ1ACB (O/L) EI0CAR via EI4JR IT9/DJ4EL via DJ4EL (O/L) ZW8T via PS8HF (d) F/HB9BXQ/P via HB9BXQ J42L via SV2DCD (d/L) (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/J20NT https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/V6K https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/Z66Z * PLEASE NOTE: The ClubLog DX Report (https://clublog.org/dxreport.html) is updated every 7 days and contains a summary of band conditions and activity, based on the data that you and other ClubLog users have uploaded. Also, it now includes a breakdown of modes logged in the last week. Check it out....... QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5T2AI, 5V7JH, 6W/IK5BSC, 6W/IV3FSG, 7X0AD, 9G5AR, 9Q6BB, 9U0X, 9Y4C, A45XR, AP2NK, BG8PA, BI4IIZ, CX9AU, HS1EDI, HV0A, JL1RUC, JT1BV, JT1CO, LZ9W, R9VA, T31EU, T88XH, TI5LUA, TJ2TT, UA0BA, UN7G, UN7JO, VK2WP, VP2ETE, VR2XPE, XR0ZRC, XR0ZRZ, XU7AKJ and ZA1EM QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5X3C, 5X3E, A52IC, D2EB, P29VCX (OC-025), RI0B (AS-087), UN3M, V84SAA, VK4/JA8COE and ZD7BG QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE IARU BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... RARE U.S. (MAINE) GRIDS (HF/SAT/POTR/WWFF Op) [Postponed]. Operators Matt/W1PY and Sean/KX9X were expected to activate the rare grids of Maine this past weekend but had to postpone. Matt, W1PY, is very ill and is not able to travel. Sean states, "Once Matt is well, we will look to reschedule this rove as soon as possible." S7, SEYCHELLES. Laci, HA7JTR, will be active as S79HA from Anse Kerlan on Praslin Island (AF-024) between May 22-29th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-17 meters, focus will be on the low bands with a Kenwood TS-480HX w/200 watts into an Inverted L, using mainly CW, but with some SSB. QSL via LoTW or eQSL. Paper QSLs via the Bureau or direct to HA7JTR. SILENT KEY. It has been reported that the past DX Editor of "CQ Magazine", John Attaway, K4IIF, of Winter Haven, Florida, became a Silent Key (SK) on April 15th, at the age of 88. He served at CQ Amateur Radio magazine for 20 years. For more details, see: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/past-cq-magazine-dx-editor-john-attaway-k4iif-sk OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of K4IIF (SK). T33, BANABA ISLAND. Posted on QRZ.com this past week, "Activity in 2019. T33T By Rebel DX Group.... Banaba Island... more info soon." T8 PALAU. Operators Yas/JA6UBY (T88RR), Hiro/JM1LIG (T88FM) and YL Miyo/ JO3LVG (T88MK) will once again be active from Koror Island (OC-009) between September 12-21st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FM and the Digital modes (FT8, JT9 and JT65). QSL T88RR via JA6UBY direct only or eQSL. QSL T88FM via JM1LIG direct only. QSL T88MK via JO3LVG, direct, by the Bureau or eQSL. TO19, REUNION ISLAND (Reminder). Croatian operators from the Radio Club Marjan (9A1CBM) and Radioclub Kastilac (9A1CIG) should be active using the special callsign, TO19A, until May 8th. Operators mentioned are Tom/9A2AA, Livio/9A7Y, Mladen/9A2NA, Ante/9A8RA, Jerko/9A3EME, Jak?a/ 9A3CJW and Rolando/9A3MR. Activity will be on various HF bands, but with a focus on the low bands. Individual trips to the mountain peaks on the island are also planned and SOTA references are actively involved. As the expedition is located in the national park area, the connection will be valid for the WFF reference FFF-0011. QSL Manager is Tom, 9A2AA. VP8/O SOUTH ORKNEY ISLAND DXPEDITION (Special Press Release, dated April 25th)[edited]. -- South Orkney Islands DX-pedition (AN-008): We are honored to have received the Northern California DX Foundation?s (NCDXF) support for our South Orkney Islands DXpedition, scheduled for February/March, 2020. On April 23, 2019, we were notified by the NCDXF Board of Directors that a significant grant was approved for our project. With the cost of ships, fuel, and freight continuing to rise the future of major DXpeditions rests in the hands of the worldwide DX community. NCDXF has a long history of enabling DXpeditions to rare and/or difficult to activate entities. NCDXF has supported Perseverance DX Group projects since our inception in 2014. We appreciate the Foundation?s generosity and their confidence in our project team and plans. 73, Perseverance DX Group South Orkney 2020 Team Websites: https://pdxg.net https://sorkney.com Please direct your questions to: info at sorkney.com WP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Christian/DL1MGB, Paul/DL5CW, Thomas/ DL5LYM and Fred/K9VV will be active as WP2Z from the Island Villa Contest Club superstation on St. Croix (NA-106) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via KU9C. XV, VIETNAM (Reminder). By the time you read this, Jun, JL8AQH, should be active as XV9XX from Hue, Vietnam, until May 4th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters, but with a focus on 30 meters CW. His equipment is a TS-50s with 100 watts into Vertical array (over salt water). He will pay special attention to work as many NA stations as possible. QSL via JL8AQH, direct, NO BUREAU, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. Jun states to OPDX, "This is an old fashioned single operator DXpedition with light weight gears. Barefoot with directional vertical array beaming to NA/EU. Always listening up." *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). The weekly bulletin (issue # from the OPDX Web page URL) is also posted on the following Media pages: NODXA FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation Twitter -- https://twitter.com/kb8nw_opdx 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: (kb8nw at arrl.net) or (kb8nw at hotmail.com) Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) ....... 73 de Tedd KB8NW /EXIT *********************************************************************** Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: or 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 hotmail.com Sun Apr 28 17:59:05 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:59:05 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1412.1 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1412.1 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1412.1 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1412.1 BID: $OPDX.1412.1 April 28, 2019 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, the AB5K's AR Clusters Network and K5GS for the following DX information. For Immediate Release Press Release #2 [edited] April 28, 2019 South Orkney Islands DX-pedition (AN-008) We appreciate the Northern California DX Foundation's (NCDXF) significant grant of $30,000(USD) to our project. Their generous grant will help cover the estimated project cost of $325,000(USD). Recently joining the team are: * Ken Karr, NG2H -- First licensed in 1955 as KN2OZZ, then K2OZZ and finally as NG2H. Ken served in the United States Navy first as a communications officer aboard submarines and later commanded two fast attack nuclear submarines. He consulted with commercial nuclear electric generating companies, and conducted missions with the Inter- national Atomic Energy Agency. Ken is a member of CWOps (1477), FISTS (16869), NAQCC (7560), SKCC (12740), the Potomac Valley Radio Club (Rappahannock Chapter), Fluvanna County Virginia ARES, and past member of the Pentagon Amateur Radio Club. Ken was a team member of the 2016 VK0EK Heard Island DX-pedition. * Dave Jorgensen, WD5COV -- Dave was first licensed in 1977 at the age of 14 as WD5COV. He holds DXCC: #1 Honor Roll, 351 confirmed (mixed), 10 Band DXCC, 3016 DXCC Challenge, and a member of the ARRL?s A-1 Ops Club. He is a life member of the ARRL, a member of the Intrepid DX Group, the Araucaria DX Group, the Arizona Outlaws Contest Club, the Mimbres Valley Radio Club, the New Mexico VHF Society, and is a supporter of the Northern California DX Foundation. Dave is an experienced DXpedition operator having been a team member on: 3D2R Rotuma Island 2011, 7O6T Yemen 2012, 3D2C Conway Reef 2012, E30FB Eritrea 2015, VP8STI South Sandwich 2016, VP8SGI South Georgia 2016. A retired business owner of Hydrafles Inc, located in Denver, Colorado he manufactured and distributed industrial hoses and fittings. His other career has always been electronics and communications. Tents -- DXpeditions to Antarctica require severe weather tents. We recently purchased suitable tents from other DXpedition teams and will consolidate them and other equipment in California. Fundraising -- Our fundraising drive began in mid-March. In just a short time we've received donations from 19 clubs/foundations and over 130 individuals. We look forward to receiving support from the global DX community. Donations may be made via the website or by contacting us at: info at sorkney.com Ham Radio Events -- Several of our team members will attend upcoming ham radio events, including: Dayton Hamvention, Dallas Ham-Com, Ham Radio Friedrichshafen (Germany) and the Pacific Northwest DX Convention. Please look for us and say hello. 73, South Orkney 2020 Team Website: https://sorkney.com/ Please direct your questions to: info at sorkney.com *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). The weekly bulletin (issue # from the OPDX Web page URL) is also posted on the following Media pages: NODXA FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation Twitter -- https://twitter.com/kb8nw_opdx 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: (kb8nw at arrl.net) or (kb8nw at hotmail.com) Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) ....... 73 de Tedd KB8NW /EXIT *********************************************************************** Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: or 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)