From kb8nw at hotmail.com Sun Aug 4 11:26:17 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 15:26:17 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1425 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1425 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1425 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1425 BID: $OPDX.1425 August 5, 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, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WB6RSE, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1EKC, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PD3H, RN3RQ, 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, 28th-July, through Sunday, 4th-August there were 209 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T33, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9X, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, 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". 3W9, VIETNAM. Jacek, SP5APW, and his wife are planning to visit Dao Co To (AS-132) between the end of September and the start of October. He is plans to be active as 3W9KJ (callsign pending). Activity will be mainly FT8/FT4 possibly on 40/30 meters with some SSB (if conditions allow) using 100 watts into a wire QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. 3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Video). 3Y0I Team member Mietek, SP3CMX, has put together a 27:19 video on the team's first attempt to go to the island called ?The Road To Bouvet?. They say ?Buckle up? to viewn it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39AMAhciuk 8Q, MALDIVES (Reminder/Update). Gil, IZ2DLV, will once again be active from as 8Q7GB Nika Island in the Maldives between August 4-18th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20/17/15 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog. 9G, GHANA. Chip, KB1QU, will be active as 9G5QU between September 8-21st. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters using CW, FT8 and FT4. QSL via N4GNR direct. A8, LIBERIA (Update/Confirmed Dates). The Italian DXpedition Team will be active from Liberia between September 28th and October 11th. They plan to use two callsigns: A82X for CW, SSB and RTTY; A82Z for FT8 only. The 11 operators mentioned are Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, Alfeo/I1HJT, Franco/I1FQH, Tony/I2PJA, Gino/IK2RZP, Alberto/IZ2XAF and Mac/JA3USA. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24890 and 28030 kHz SSB - 3775, 7090, 14240, 18130, 21310, 24950 and 28470 kHz RTTY - 14084 kHz FT8 - 1843, 3585, 7056, 10131, 14080, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz For JA STATIONS ONLY -- FT8 on 160m use normal mode; TX frq 1845 kHz and RX frq is 1908 kHz They are planning to use 5 stations with maximum flexibility. QSL via OQRS (http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/). QSL via I2YSB direct only or LoTW after the operation. They will also be using a "Real-Time Online Logging" (internet permitting), including their FT8 activity as A82Z. For more details, updates, and a survey on bands/needs, see: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt C21, NAURU. Operators Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/ YL3JA will be active as C21W from Nauru (OC-031) after their Western Kiribati operation (see T30 below) between September 16-25th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. The suggested frequencies will be published later. Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, JA 1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5. QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DXPedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.lral.lv/c21w_t30l/index.html Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL. Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau - they are not required. CQ NEWS (Press Release, date July 30th). "Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Named 2019 Newsline Young Ham of the Year" -- Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, of Normal, Illinois, has been selected as the "2019 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year". Dhruv, 15, is the son of Hari Rebba, VU2SPZ, and Shailaja Panyam. He is entering his sophomore year at the Normal Community High School this fall. He is a member of the Central Illinois Radio Club. Dhruv earned his Technician Class license in 2013 when he was only 9 years old. He followed it up by passing the test for a General Class license a year later. Dhruv says his interest in amateur radio was sparked by a 2013 visit to the Dayton Hamvention(R) with his father, a long-time amateur radio operator from India who settled in the U.S..... Read the complete press release at: http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com Also read the ARRL press release at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dhruv-rebba-kc9zjx-is-2019-newsline-young-ham-of-the-year CR3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Gerd/DF9TS, Detlef/DK3QZ, Michael/DK6QW, Marcus/DL1EKC, Kai/DL3HAH and Andreas/DL3YM will be active as CR3W from Santana, Madeira Island (AF-014), during the Worked All Europe DX CW Contest (WAEDC) (August 10-11th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL CR3W via DL5AXX, OQRS (see QRZ.com) or LoTW. Look for operators to be active out- side of the contest as CT9/homecall usually on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. After a small delay, the CY9C team is now active until August 8th. Activity is on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 in DXpedition mode, EME, and on various Satellites. QSLs will be available: ClubLog, LoTW, direct via WA4DAN. PLEASE NOTE: No Bureau or No IRCs. For more details and updates, watch: http://cy9c.com DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of July 29th. 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 No changes this month. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php DXCC NEWS. The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit: CY9C -- St. Paul Island; 2019 operation T6AA and T6A -- Afghanistan; 2019 operations H4, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Operators Michael/DL2GMI and Bernhard/DL2GAC will be active as H44MI and H44MS, respectively from Malaita Island (OC-047) between August 23rd and September 2nd. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/ 10/6 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8 (normal mode or F/H-Mode according to the activity). QSL via their home callsign, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. Maybe a OQRS later. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-025. Operators Valdimir/RV1CC and Yuri/RM0F will be active as RV1CC/0 and RM0F/P, respectively, from Iturup Island beginning August 15th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via details on QRZ.com. AS-063/ (Update) The RQ73QQ operation (AS-152) has been cancelled due AS-152. to security reasons (many polar bears on the island now and bad weather for a small boat). The R63RRC operation (AS-063) has made about 10K QSO; 1100 in the RSGB IOTA Contest. AS-206. Take, JA8COE, will be active as JA8COE/0 from Sado Island between September 22-24th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. The focus will be on EU and low power NA stations. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch his Blog at: https://blog.goo.ne.jp/takaja8coe AS-206. Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/0 from Sado Island, in the Honshu's Coastal Islands East IOTA Group, between October 26-28th. Activity will be on 20/17 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. AS-206. Ichy, JH7IPR, will be active as JH7IPR/7 from Oshima Island "before noon" (JST time), August 9th, and "around noon" (JST time) on August 10th. Activity will be focused on 40/20 meters using FT8 with some CW. He states, "However, if 6m opens, will work on 6m. Will be active on CW accordingly. Depends on the situation, I might extend one more day." QSL via the Bureau; ClubLog will be available once the system accepts the log upload (It seems to have 30 day rules for the newly validated IOTA#). EU-112. Operators Thor/DK7RD, Paul/G4PVM and Col/MM0NDX are planning to activate Europe's 5th most wanted IOTA, Shiant Isles, as MS0INT between August 23-25th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0SDV. EU-191. Operators Da/YO3GA, Mircea/YO4GKP, Alina/YO9RYJ, Petrica/YO9RIJ and possibly others will be active as YP0F from Fericirii Island between August 27th-September 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via YO9RIJ. NA-008. (Zone 2) VY0ERC is once again active from the Eureka Weather station and the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world] from Eureka, Nunavut, on the air until August 20th. A list of the operating team was not provided. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters (possibly 80m), as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB, the Digital modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited to his spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. NA-176. Pierre, VE2GT, is planning a one day operation from ?le du Havre, and will be active as VE2GT/150 between 1330-1530z on September 1st. Activity will be on various HF bands; pro- bably on IOTA frequencies. Track Pierre's progress on APRS at: https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FVE2GT-5&timerange=3600&tail=3600 NA-210. (Update) Members of the Russian Robinson Club are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P between August 27th and September 2nd. Operators mentioned are are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P. Operators mentioned are Mike/AD5A, Yuri/UA9OBA and Yuri/N3QQ. Activity 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). A Web page is now available at: https://www.na-234.com NA-211. Operators Yuri/N3QQ, Cezar/VE3LYC, Sandro/VE7NY and Adrian/ KO8SCA will be active as K7TRI from the rare IOTA Tillamook Rock between September 6-9th. This IOTA is in demand by almost 94% of IOTA members, and has been on the air only once in 21 years. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW and SSB. This is a very expensive and challenging project, and they are actively looking for possible support from IOTA chasers and DXers at large. All donors will be promptly acknowledged on their Web site at: http://k7tri.weebly.com QSL via VE3LYC, direct or by the Bureau. The preferred method is ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau). SA-100. (Update) The current list of operators of Diego/CA1DBD, Fer- nando/CA1FCS, Juan/CE1DN, Sergio/CE3WW, Zoli/HA1AG, Nando/ IT9YRE, Carlo/XQ1CR, Claudio/XQ1FM and Danilo/XQ4CW, will be active as 3G1DX from Pajaros Rocks for 3 days sometime around October 18-23rd (plan is October 18-20th). This will depend on the swells around the island. They plan to work hard during the day hours, but they are not sure during the evening hours due to the high tides. Activity will be mainly SSB and CW, using two stations. Pilot station is Alfio/IT9EJW. QSL via IT9YRE - OQRS preferred . For more details and updates, see: http://www.it9yre.it/3g1dx PLEASE NOTE: It is very hard and dangerous to land on the Rock so please absolutely do not dupe the QSO ! ! ! Restructuring of AS-117/AS-206. On the IOTA Web page (iota-world.org), Roger, G3KMA, on July 30th, posted the following: Islands previously listed as qualifying for AS-117 that now fall within the co-ordinates box of the new group AS-206, Honshu?s Coastal Islands East, have now been transferred and are listed appropriately both in the application database scroll-down list and in the IOTA Directory online. Following several activations from AS-206 in the last few weeks with most already accepted for credit, the group number is now confirmed. Record-holders with credits for AS-117 that commence with prefixes JA0, 1, 2 and 7, will have their credits reviewed for transfer to AS-206. All chasers who logged into the IOTA system at least once during the last two years will be automatically informed by a credit re-allocation. This will alert them to the need to find a replacement card or QSO match for AS-117 with a prefix JA3, 4 or 9 to regain credit. Other record-holders for whom Management no longer retains an email address will have any necessary transfer made automatically. The intention is to transfer all credits to the correct IOTA group within a few weeks. As this is quite a big job, patience is requested. 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...... KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Ron, KH6DV, from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, announced on July 31st, that a KH6VV/KH4 DXpedition will take place during the second half of February 2020. He states on QRZ.com, "Midway Atoll is #14 on the ClubLog most wanted list and has not been active for some time. The air- craft used for the logistics flights has been downsized and visitors are no longer allowed to fly to the island. Operators interested in joining the expedition should be prepared to undertake a 6.75 day ocean voyage. The vessel DXpedition veteran the 'A/S Machias' can be seen on my KH6DV QRZ.com page. The vessel will provide all power (2 x 27KW generators) and air conditioned sleeping, operating and galley areas. For operators who would like to join the expedition, please send me an email. Anyone with FT-8 F&H experience from the expedition side please state so. What we need: About 11 operators. Someone with experience in contacting DX clubs to solicit donations. Donations are being accepted at the expedition PayPal account (KH6VV at outlook.com). Make sure you note your callsign so we can add you to the express LoTW list." QSL KH6VV/KH4 ONLY via ClubLog's OQRS. ADDED UPDATES (FROM DX-WORLD.NET) by Ron, KH6DV: * August 2nd -- "Upon further review by the DXCC desk we will be moving the equipment and operators to land. As I said whatever it takes to count. We won't be going to these efforts to not count. All will be documented." * August 3rd -- "We have a list of 10 well experienced expedition operators on the high interest list which is 1-2 fewer then we need. These were received in the first day and a half after the announcement. My hope is that now that we are into the weekend people will have time to consider making the trip. I believe one of the problems is that so many have been there on the last expedition 10 years ago and are looking for new places to go rather then a return to somewhere they have been. We will let this run till about August 15th at which time we need to make the decision to proceed or delay till later in the year." OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A 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 PA75, THE NETHERLANDS. Look for special event station PA75OMG to be active between September 12-22st. Activity is to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of freedom. As part of Operation Market Garden(OMG) in World War II, paratroopers of the allied forces, such as American, British, Canadian, Polish and Dutch troops, landed in the Nijmegen region on Sep- tember the 17th, 1944, and the region would soon be liberated after four years of German occupation. During the 10 days of activity, they will try to work as many amateur radio operators across the world as possible. QSL via the infon on QRZ.com. For more details and pictures, see: https://pa75omg.nl PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 5-11th)....... Aug/05th HN Aug/08th AN Aug/10th AN Aug/06th HN Aug/09th AN Aug/11th AN Aug/07th 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 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Next QSL Infos on Sunday, August 18, 2019 (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/CY9C https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/OJ0DX https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/OJ9A https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TO5M OZ/DL3DW via DL3DW. Activity during the RSGB IOTA Contest from Falster Island (EU-029). QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 1A0C, 7X2TT, C5DL, C6ADX, CE3TL, EA5WO, EW7BA, F8DBF, HA7TM, HB0WR, HZ1SK, J69DS, KN0E/KH3, OJ0DX, OZ1TMK, RA4HL, S21SM, T2AR, UA2K, UN7LZ, VE4VT, VE4WQ, YB8OUN, YJ0GA and YO3JR QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: AO50MOON, 5W0H, DU1UD/8 (OC-105), E77E, GU3HFN, K7Y (NA-250), LZ1NP, S9A, VK6MAV/6 (OC-211), VK6MAV/6 (OC-183) and ZB2FK QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4E1CVB/4 (OC-202), 4S7KKG, 5W0DXA, 5X2B, 6Y1M, 8Q7PW, 9M4DXX, 9Q0HQ, A35EU, A52ZB, CP8MW, E51JHQ, HC5F, HC5M, HZ1FI, JD1BPH, JG8NQJ/JD1, KC4/N2TA, KH2F, PJ4P, RI0BC (AS-042), RI1OB (EU-133), T31EU, T6/IZ1CCK, TK/DB4BJ, UK/R1ZY, V31FO, VC7J (NA-036), VC7X (NA-036), XV9YM, YE4/DL3KZA (OC-144), Z66X, ZA/DF8AN and ZA/DK8FA --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... SV/A, MT. ATHOS (Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, Mount Athos News). The following is a letter written by Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, and was provided by Theodore Giamtsidis, SV1GRM: Dear Radio Amateur friends, I am Monk Iakovos from the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou of Mount Athos, bearing the distinct amateur radio call sign SV2RSG. I hereby take the liberty to contact you and write in the circumstances of what has been circulated as sporadic rumors regarding Mount Athos, Monk Apollo and me in conjunction to the issue of ham radio activities (radio amateur). My sole purpose and intention is to provide clarification, based on actual facts and figures, in restoration of the truth. Regarding my eligi- bility as a radio amateur and solid proof of it, there are the relevant official records in the competent state service offices in Thessaloniki but also in the pertinent Ministry in Athens, for anyone interested in accessing, verifying, learning more, as well as relevant accompanying photographic material that has come under exposure to public eye at various given time periods. Concerning the subject of a radio amateur license held by the passed Monk Apollo (SV2ASP), whether licensed by the Holy Community (Greek Hiera Koenotes) of Mount Athos for Amateur Radio Broadcasting, I would like to clarify the following: The Holy Community has never shown any sign of interest in this issue, until as recently as only 4 years ago. The only permission granted to the late blessed Monk Apollo was for radio warning communications (regarding natural as well as other serious environmental hazards and disasters), in order to provide wider relative information on local and near periphery level and thus triggering response and support on combating, restricting and mitigating these disasters. On the other hand, it was exactly the outbreak of a ravaging wildfire on Mount Athos with terrible catastrophic effects that provided the motive for a more positive disposition towards mentioned ham radio activity. However, there has never actually been a permit for ham radio amateur contests or daily ham radio activities, nor has it been any concern in the interests of the Holy Community to deal with this issue, since the Holy Community had at the time and still has much more serious and important issues of actual substance to resolve and deal with than those pertinent to a solitary Monk in his individual activity. I say ?individual activity? because the Monastery to which Monk Apollo belonged had not requested for such actions, and had not put forth an official Monastic request as such. This was also further demonstrated by the total ignorance of the Holy Community about the actions of Monk Apollo but also with their absence of knowledge regarding the definition, prin- ciples, purpose, and key-functions of Amateur Radio. This fact alone is a response to those who invoke issues of licenses and concessions. This is also the reason why Monk Apollo did broadcast with Thessaloniki as signal mark location and ?/A? mark location on Mount Athos, precisely because the base and station of transmission had to be lawfully seated in Thessaloniki and not on Mount Athos. Having thus no serious and formal information provided on the subject from those who were directly involved and concerned, the Holy Community considered the use and action of Ham Radio as a notion opposing tradition and unrelated to Monasticism and its own tradition. This at the exact very same time when Mount Athos is overwhelmed and flooded with constant use of Internet, YouTube, email, social media, mobile phone applications and every other wireless and recent technological invention services. Although people nowadays do say ?mobile? and they mean ?cellular phone? the intended proper term to actually use is ?radio? (frequency telecommuni- cations). I tried with all my kind disposition and due respect to explain, clarify and inform the Holy Epistasia ? the Holy Supervisory Committee of the Community (Greek Hiera Epistasia) ? on the issue of ?Ham/Amateur Radio?, at the time when the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou sent me as a member of their delegation regarding the Monastic request of a ham radio station installation. The Koutloumousiou delegation consisted of Monk Iakovos (SV2RSG), as the representative of the Holy Monastery, the Monk driver and one more Monk, all present during our presentation and attending the whole hearing process of the Monastic request. Representatives of the Holy Epistasia of the Holy Community of Mount Athos were the Holy Protepistate and other two Monastery Epistates (Supervisors). Immediately, it became obviously clear that the Holy Protepistate and the Monastery Epistates had, plausibly, no previous or current knowledge of what Ham Radio is in general, its advantages and how it works. In spite of my personal attempt to explain in detail, fill in any gaps or answer eventual queries, unfortunately no one was finally convinced of the use and usefulness of traditional amateur radio, not because they were not convinced based on reasoning and argumentation, but because there was lack of disposition towards dealing with the subject. On the contrary, in reply to our presentation, I was met with many negative comments and criticism about Monk Apollo and his ham radio activities that I would not ever disclose for the sake of respect and esteem for the late brother Monk Apollo. On many occasions I have even received rebukes, insults and slander from friends of Monk Apollo and other Ham Radio amateurs, mostly anonymous.. Mentioned above was certainly not with any intention to put blame or accusation on anyone at all, I just need to attribute the truth to the events and actual facts that happened between people we are struggling together with in our weaknesses, passions and selfishness, during our common spiritual struggle and objectives. However, nowadays that we are going through a time period of total radio silence and relevant activity in Mount Athos, this due to plausible ignorance and partial lack of interest in such ham radio activities on the part of the Holy Community (because of so many other more important and pressing issues demanding our attention) we do have the opportunity to make an appeal. With the status of a Holy Mount Athos Monk and as a Radio Amateur at the same time, I invite and urge you and all those who love Mount Athos and the tradition of Amateur Radio to join our hearts and voices in sending letters or emails of support in spirit of respect to the Holy Community, and pray and request for: Its reconsideration on the issue and ? granting their kind permission to install radio communications station(s), not to any individual Monks, but to any of the Holy Monasteries that do wish to install and operate such an installation (after decision of the Monasteries? ?Committee? and the ?Council of Elders?) by designating / appointing a Monk Radio Operator responsible for its proper function, under the stand- ards and guidelines of well-established international and domestic tele- communication rules and regulations. Glory be to God and our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ for all things! In spirit of Jesus Christ?s love for all. Monk Iakovos Koutloumousianos, SV2RSG T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Operators Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/YL3JA will be active as T30L from Western Kiribati (OC-017) before their Nauru operation (see C2 above) between September 6-15th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies will be published later. Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, JA 1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5. QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DXPedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.lral.lv/c21w_t30l/index.html Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL. Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau - they are not required. T45, CUBA (LH Op) Members of the DX Punta Maya Group will be active as T45FM from the Punta Maya Lighthouse (NA-105, ILLW CU-032, ARLHS CU-005) between August 15-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. An emphasis will be on the International Light- house/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). Operators of this special station will be CO2DSE, CO5MK, CO5AY, CO5NS, CO5JK CO2ROD, CO5LB, CO5DOR, CO5SD, CO5FR, CL5HMB and CO5HCM/W4HCM. QSL via RW6HS V2, ANTIGUA. Bud, AA3B, will once again be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) between September 8-20th. Activity will be sporadic because he is doing maintenance on the station but will be primarily CW on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW or via AA3B, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available via ClubLog. V6, MICRONESIA. Al, K7AR, will be active as V63AR from the South Park Hotel on Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between November 18-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands with a focus on 160/80m and including the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). QSL via his callsign. PLEASE NOTE: This callsign was used once before in 2015 (QSL via JH2BNL). VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Reminder). By the time you read this, Rick, AI5P, should be active as VK9APX from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) until August 10th. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via AI5P, direct or by the Bureau. No LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog. VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Michael, DF8AN, will be active as VK9LQ from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between November 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, RTTY, FT8 and other Digital modes. Michael states that he "will work in FT8 DXPedition mode only if too many callers", but he will mainly not work in DXPedition mode. Also, check the regular FT8 frequencies, and if too many callers, he will QSY to 14090, 7045 or 10142 in the DXPedition mode. QSL via DF8AN, direct, by the Bureau or eQSL. NO ClubLog, OQRS 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). 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 Aug 4 16:09:39 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2019 20:09:39 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1425.1 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1425.1 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1425.1 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1425.1 BID: $OPDX.1425.1 August 4, 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 N0TG for the following DX information. CY9C ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update, dated August 4th). [edited] ATTENTION JA Hams: --- URGENT -- Many JAPANESE Hams are trying to contact CY9C on FT8 in Normal Mode; CY9C cannot contact you unless the FT8 WSJT-X Software is set to DX- pedition Mode --- Fox Hound. CY9C is the FOX and the JA station trying to work us is the HOUND. We want to work you, please set the FT8 program for DXpedition Mode and follow the procedures for DX Mode. The REQUIRED Calling Frequencies are listed below and also on: http://www.cy9c.com (Exception is 160m and 60m ) 160 - 1836 Normal FT8 (JA, we will listen 1908) 80 - 3567 Fox/Hound 60 - 5357 Normal FT8 40 - 7056 Fox/Hound 30 - 10131 Fox/Hound 20 - 14090 Fox/Hound 17 - 18095 Fox/Hound 15 - 21091 Fox/Hound 12 - 24911 Fox/Hound 10 - 28091 Fox/Hound 6 - 50316 Fox/Hound *********************************************************************** 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 Aug 11 12:58:50 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 16:58:50 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1426 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1426 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1426 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1426 BID: $OPDX.1426 August 12, 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, WV2B, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K8GI, K8YC, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5GL, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JL1UTS, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RN3RQ, 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, 4th/August, through Sunday, 11th/August there were 201 countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, JT, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3W, VIETNAM. Yosuke, JJ1DQR, will be active as 3W9QR from Da Nang between October 23rd and November 1st. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using mainly SSB. He will also participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). QSL via JJ1DQR, by the Bureau or direct. 5E, MOROCCO. Royal Amateur Radio Association of Morocco (ARRAM) is now active using the special event callsign 5E6A for their National Celebration until September 29th. QSL via EA7FTR direct. 5H, TANZANIA. Maurizio, IK2GZU, will once again return to the "Mission Ilembula" to do some work at the new hospital and orphanage between September 25th and October 28th. He plans to be active during his spare time as 5H3MB on various HF bands. Maurizio will use his FT-100 and the mission's TS-850 into a tri-band 3 element beam (20/15/10m) fixed on Europe and a vertical or dipole for the other bands. QSL via IK2GZU, direct or by the Bureau. Also, QSL via LoTW (after his return home) and eQSL. For more details, updates and an online log, visit his Web pages at: http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/Tanzania%202011.htm http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/qsl%20request.htm CR2/CT8, AZORES. Wolf, OE2VEL, will be active as CR2L from the CU4DX DX station on Graciosa Island (EU-175) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via OE2GEN or LoTW. Before the contest Wolf will be active as CT8/OE2VEL. CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. The CY9C team is now QRT and the OQRS is activated (link is on their Web page). The CY9C team made 25k QSOs. Just a reminder, QSLs are available: ClubLog, LoTW, direct via WA4DAN. PLEASE NOTE: No Bureau or No IRCs. For more details and updates, watch: http://cy9c.com GB60, VARIOUS LOCATIONS (DXCC Entites)[Special Event]. Members of the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG) will be active as GB60ATG until June 2020. The BARTG is celebrating their 60th Year Diamond Jubilee anniversary with this callsign. Special Awards are available for contacts with GB60ATG using any Data Mode. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (Bureau cards ONLY via OQRS). More information can be found on the BARTG Web site at: http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-diamond-jubilee-award PLEASE NOTE: The GB60ATG callsign will be active from several parts of the UK during the year of operation. The country of operation at any time will be shown on the schedule page of the BARTG Web site at: http://bartg.org.uk/wp/gb60atg-schedule H9, PANAMA. Members of the Panama Digital Group and the Radio Association of the Panama Canal will be active as H92L during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) between 000z, August 17th, and 2400z, August 18th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, including 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via HP1AVS. INDEXA NEWS (Summer Newsletter). The Summer 2019 Issue of the INDEXA Newsletter is now available. This issue features the reports on" * The Kanton Island, Central Kiribati T31EU-- ?QRV from a scrap heap? * CE0Y/NP4G--A Father and Son DXpedition * Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, chosen Honorary Advisor to Bhutan Olympic Committee * Introducing a new video presentation about INDEXA * A message from INDEXA President Bob Schenck, N2OO The newsletter can be downloaded at: ENG - http://www.indexa.org/documents/newsletters/Newsletter-Issue-126-Summer%202019.pdf SPAN - http://www.indexa.org/documents/newsletters/Newsletter-Issue-126-Summer%202019(ES).pdf IOTA NEWS.............. AS-025. (Update) Operators Valdimir/RV1CC and Yuri/RM0F will be active as RV1CC/0 and RM0F/P, respectively, from Iturup Island between August 15-22nd. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via details on QRZ.com. AS-200. Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active as JI3DST/5 and JR8YLY/5 from Shodo Island between September 20-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns. AS-206. Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active as JI3DST/0 and JR8YLY/0 from Sado Island between September 6-11th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns. AS-083. Mike, RA1ALA, is hoping to activate Shokalskogo Island (RR-06-05) as RA1ALA/8 sometime around August 20th. Plans are to be on the Arctic research vessel "Kartesh" come August 9th for several days and then take a MI-8 helicopter to the island. It takes special permission to visit this island as it is part of the Gdansk Nature Reserve - the state nature reserve in the Tazovsky District of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. No other details were provided. EU-052. Michele, IW7EGQ, will be active as SV8/IW7EGQ from Zakinthos (Zante), Greece, between August 20-28th. Also valid for Lighthouse LOTA GRE017. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. NA-082/ DX-World.net reports [edited], "A group of operators plan on NA-089. activating Cat Island (NA-082) as N5C, and Isle Au Pitre (NA-089) as K5P between October 4-6th. The plan is activate both islands simultaneously. The operators include Louis/W5GAI, Mike/AD5A, Dragan/K0AP, Oscar/N5LN, Jose/AD6D, Mike/AB5EB and possibly others. QSL will be via K0AP for both operations. NA-176. (Update) Pierre, VE2GT, is planning a one day operation from ?le du Havre, and will be active as VE2GT/150 between 1330-1530z (+/- delay of boat) on September 1st. Activity will be on various HF bands; probably on IOTA frequencies. QSL via EA5GL. Track Pierre's progress on APRS at: https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FVE2GT-5&timerange=3600&tail=3600 NA-187. Rick, K6VVA, is planning to activate White Rock sometime between September 15th and October 15th, but this depends on the weather. There are restrictions involved with this acti- vation ? no generators and no gasoline is allowed on White Rock. This means low power battery operation and local day- time only activity for safety reasons. There is no recent history of sea lions on White Rock, but if one is encountered ? even if sighted on White Rock before landing, everything will be QRT. Look for more details and a Web page to be forthcoming. OC-171. Steve, VK3TTT, is active as VK3TTT/4 from Magnetic Island during some evenings. The length of his stay is unknown. Activity is on 40-20 meters using FT8 with some SSB and slow CW with 100 watts. 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...... JD1/M, MINAMI TORI SHIMA. Kazu, JD1BNA (ex-JK1FXI), will be active from Marcus Island (OC-073), Minami Tori Shima, between September 25-30th. Activity will be on 160-17 meters using mainly CW, with some SSB and FT8. QSL via JL1UTS, direct only. OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A 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 OA, PERU. Daniel "JD", IK2SGL, and his XYL have moved to a location in the Amazon Forest, Peru. They are international volunteers in a world-wide education program which contacst and helps the indigenous people of the region: the Awajun people. JD is active as OA9DVK mostly on Mondays on 160-6 meters using a Kenwood 480SAT and a Yaesu FT891 into an Inverted L antenna for 160/80/40 meters and a 40/20 meters dipole. He has very little time for radio, but he enjoys contacting people all over the world and practicing his Italian, English, Spanish, Tagalog, Shipibo and now Awajun. He adds, "The area 9 of Peru is pretty rare. At the moment I have no news of other hams active in the area. So if you need this prefix, just look for me aroung 2200 UTC on 20 meters. I also have a twitter channel where I usually tweet when I am on air if internet is available." He currently does not have paper QSL cards, and can only QSL via QRZ, LoTW or eQSL. For more details, see his QRZ.com page. OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Alessandro, IZ1AZA, will be active as OY/IZ1AZA from the Faroe Islands between August 21-26th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. PA75, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station PA75LIMBURG to be on the air between September 12th, through March 3rd, 2020. Activity is to commemorate the liberation of the most southern area in the Netherlands, the Province of Limburg 75 years ago. The station will be on air on various bands and modes, but mainly HF and SSB. For more information, see: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/pa75limburg PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 12-18th)....... Aug/12th AN Aug/15th AN Aug/17th AN Aug/13th AN Aug/16th AN Aug/18th AN Aug/14th 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 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Next QSL Infos on Sunday, August 18, 2019 (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/C21W https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/T30L https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TO9W 5C20FT via RW6HS. Special event station to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the succession of King Mohammed VI Ben Al-Hassan. LoTW UPDATE (Satellites Added). The ARRL updated LoTW to include BO-102, NO-103, and NO-104 the morning of August 5th. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 1A0C, 5T5PA, 8Q7SU, HC7AE and MJ/OK1NP QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: GU8FBO, K7Y (NA-250), LX1JX, R3RRC/6 (EU-180), T2AR and VK5MAV/6 (OC-211) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B8XF, 3D2PM, 4W6VA, 5Z4/DJ6TF, 7P8VA, 9H3YY, AG2J (NA-111), C5DL, E51HMK, EP4MMM, FS/W9ILY, HP1AC, HP1DCP, HP1RIS, HP500OP, J68GD, J68GU, NH6JC, OH0Z, PJ2/W9VA, PJ4/NT5V, PJ4R, PJ5/N6YEU, T32AZ, TO2BC, V31CQ, V31DJ, V31VP, V47KA, VP2MEW, VP5/K0PC, W1UE/HR9, W3FOX/M (NA-139), Z25DX, Z68RBJ, Z81Z and ZF2BJ --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... TO5, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON (Reminder). Operators Alex/DD5ZZ, Georg/DJ6GI, Martin/DM4IM and Chris/VO1IDX will be active as TO5M from Ile aux Marins (NA-032) between August 10-18th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 and possibly RTTY and Satellites. The team will use mostly vertical antennas, a Hexbeam for the highbands and beverage receiving antennas for the lowbands. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog. Their Web site is at: http://FP2019.net PLEASE NOTE: The callsign TO5M has been used once before for a Reunion Island operation (QSL via F6CXJ). V3, BELIZE. James, NT5V, will be active as V31JW from Belize between October 5-12th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Do NOT send cards to the V31 Bureau. VK, AUSTRALIA. Members of the Warrnambool Radio Amateurs Group will be active as VK3DX from Portland's Whalers Bluff Lighthouse during the Inter- national Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend between August 17-18th. VP9, BERMUDA (Operators needed!). Operators Duane/WV2B and Rob/AE4X are planning a vacation style DXpedition to VP9-land in January 2020 and are looking for another operator to come along. Licensing is very easy for U.S. operators of at least General Class, although they would welcome an op from Canada or other countries as well. Anyone interested may contact Rob or Duane via E-mail. Duane's E-mail is: wv2bduane at gmail.com W2, UNITED STATES (LH Op). Members of the Garden State Amateur Radio Association (GSARA) will activate W2GSA on Saturday, August 17th, from approximately 1300-1700 UTC at the Sea Girt Lighthouse (US0036) in Sea Girt, NJ, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). Activity will be mainly on 40 and 20 meters SSB with possible CW. QSL info will be provided on the W2GSA QRZ.com page. They will only activate the lighthouse for a few hours so they'll do their best to extend the operation a bit, but no guarantees! For more information on the ILLW, visit: https://illw.net W3, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Look for special event station W3HPM to celebrate the 150th Birthday of ARRL founder, Hiram Percy Maxim, between August 31st and September 2nd, 1600-2200 UTC. Activity will be on CW and SSB. Suggested SSB frequencies are: 14245, 7245 and 3850 kHz. For a special event HPM QSL card, send (w/SASE) to: Antietam Radio Association, PO BOX 52, Hagerstown, MD 21741-0052. For more details, see: https://w3cwc.org/HPM_Event ZY40/ZZ40, BRAZIL. Mor, PT7ZT, will be celebrating 40 years of being an amateur radio operator by using the callsigns ZY40ZT in August and ZZ40ZT in September. QSL via PT7ZT direct only 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). 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 Aug 18 20:05:09 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:05:09 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1427 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1427 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1427 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1427 BID: $OPDX.1427 August 19, 2019 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written Mostly In Murfreesboro, TN Send 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, K5WE, WB6RSE, K8BL, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W8MET, W9HT, CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HL1VAU, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH2BH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RN3RQ, 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, 11th/August, through Sunday, 18th/August there were 203 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, 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, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 9M62 MALAYSIAN SPECIAL EVENT (West Malaysia [9M2] and East Malaysia [9M6/9M8]). To celebrate the 62th anniversary of Malaysia's independence (August 31, 1957), look for the following special event stations to be using the special prefix 9M62. Activity started on August 30th and will end on September 1st: 9M62MA - Perak, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MP - Penang, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MB - Selangor, W. Malaysia 9M62MQ - Sarawak, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MC - Pahang, W. Malaysia 9M62MR - Perlis, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MD - Kelantan, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MS - Sabah, East Malaysia (9M6) 9M62MJ - Johor, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MT - Terengganu, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MK - Kedah, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MW - Kuala Lumpur, E. Malaysia (9M6) 9M62MM - Melaka, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MY - (HQ)Selangor, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M62MN - Negeri Sembilan Activity is organized by the Amateur Radio Club Sarawak (ARCS), ASTRA Malaysia, Borneo Amateur Radio Club (BARC), KELAB RADIO AMATUR TAIPING - (STAR), Kelab Radio Amatur Melayu Jalan Klang Lama, Kota Setar Amateur Radio Club (KSARC), Kuala Lumpur DX Team, Melaka DX Club, Perlis DX Club, Penang DX Club, Persatuan Komuniti Radio Amator Dan Rekreasi Kok Lanas (KRAKL), Terengganu Radio Amateur & Recreation Club (PEMANCAR) and Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS). Check QRZ.com for the QSL info because each station QSLs different. For more details, see: http://www.9mdxc.com/cq9m CDXG CELEBRATION (Cuban Press Release by CO8ZZ). The Cuba DX Group will be celebrating its 39th anniversary with special activity on September 1st, it will be 39 years since a small group of Cuban DXers in Havana founded the Grupo DX de Cuba and marked with it, a before and after in the history of Cuban amateur radio. For this reason, the GDXC will grant the certificate "Aniversario 39" to those who manage to work a certain number of members of the group during the month of September. The categories of the certificate will be Gold, for those who contact 20 stations of the total valid, Silver for those who do it with 15 and Bronze for those who work 10. All contacts will be valid regardless of band or mode. The GDXC's members valid for the certificate are the following: CM2XN, CM3EFM, CM6ARD, CM7OK, CO2JD, CO2KL, CO2RQ, CO2YQ, CO3JN, CO3LT, CO5LB, CO6HZ CO6OV, CO6RD, CO7JC, CO8BYT, CO8CY, CO8MGY, CO8NDZ, CO8OH, CO8RBD, CO8SC, CO8ZZ, CP6CL, DK1WI, EA5BB, HA3JH, HC1DAZ, HK3TK, JH1AJT, KP4SX, KV2H, OH2TA, OZ1IKY, WB2REM, W7HU and XE1KK. Good news for diploma collectors is that this will also be a great opportunity to obtain the "Grupo DX" diploma. For any clarification and to send the logs with the certificate requests use the following address will be used: gdxc at frcuba.cu To the delivery of the certificate, other activities will be added that will schedule the representations in each subsidiary, such as exhibitions, conversations, conferences and demonstrations of operational practices during contests and pileups management. The Grupo DX de Cuba brings together the majority of Cuban DXers and 80 individuals from more than 20 countries. To be part of it, you only need to have 100 or more confirmed DXCC entities. Extended information can be found at the following sites: https://www.frcuba.cu/filiales-grupos/grupo-dx.html http://xavian2016.cubava.cu/page/2/?s=gdxc http://xavian2016.cubava.cu/2016/06/09/redescubriendo-el-nacimiento-del-grupo-dx-de-cuba-gdxc-2/ https://m.facebook.com/Grupo-DX-de-Cuba-673195439448184/?ref=Footer E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Fred, DH5FS, will be active as E51SFS from the South Cook Islands between September 8-25th. He is scheduled to operate from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between September 8-16th, and from Aitutaki Island, (OC-083) between September 20-25th. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via his home callsign. EX, KYRGYZSTAN. Operators Leszek/SP6CIK, Jarek/SP6OJK, Janusz/SP9FIH, Roman/SP9FOW, Jerzy/SP9TCE and Jozef/SP9HVW will be active as EX6QP from the south shore of Issyk-kul Lake between September 2-15th. Activity will be on various HF bands using an Inverted L, phased verticals, and Spiderbeams. Operating modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via SP6OJK. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-080. Han, DS2GOO, will be active as DS2GOO/3 from Sapshi Island (KDN F26) between August 24-26th. Activity will be holiday style (family vacation). He states, "I will be in front of my radio as many times as possible." He will take his IC-706MK2G, TS-570S and vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign. AS-206. Harry, JG7PSJ/JD1BMH/KW2X, is planning to be active as JG7PSJ/7 from Oshima Island (JA7,Miyagi -- QM08)sometime in September or October. Stay tuned. EU-112. (Reminder) Operators Thor/DK7RD, Paul/G4PVM and Col/MM0NDX are planning to activate Europe's 5th most wanted IOTA, Shiant Isles, as MS0INT between August 23-25th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0SDV. EU-191. Dan, YO9FNP/LB3TI, will once again be active as YO9KXF/P from Insula Fericirii between August 16-19th. Activity will be holiday style (working) mainly on 40/20 meters using mostly CW, but with some SSB and FT8. He will have 100 watts into vertical wire antenna. QSL via YO9FNP direct or OQRS (see QRZ.com). NA-134. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be Active as OX3LX from Upernavik Island between August 22nd and September 5th. Activity will be on various HF bands (Focus on 160/80/60m), but limited to his spare time when not working (He states, "Best chance is in the morning around lunch and after dinner [local time utc+2], on the weekend also during night/morning"). QSL via OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and sometimes eQSL. For more details and updates, see: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped NA-211. IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM Cezar, VE3LYC, on the K7TRL Tillamook Rock DXpedition: https://k7tri.weebly.com The team is seeking more support from both DXers and IOTA chasers. CORSICAN IOTA TOUR. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active as TK19IOTA from the following Corsican IOTA islands between September 6-22nd: Corsica (EU-014), Iles Cerbicale (EU-100), Lavezzi Archipelago (EU-164) and Sanguinaires Islands (EU-104). He will also activate one SOTA: Capo Di Locu (TK/TK-148). Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using a KX3 Elecraft + MP1 Antenna. QSL via F8BBL, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For updates, watch: http://rnb.dx-cw.net 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...... J6, ST. LUCIA. Bill, K9HZ, will once again be active as J68HZ from his villa at Labrelotte Bay, Castries, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336) between August 23rd and October 4th. Activity is usually on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, AM, RTTY, WSJT and FT8. QSL via his home callsign. He does use the LoTW (preferred), ClubLog and eQSL. J6, ST. LUCIA. Members of MARCO (The Medical Amateur Radio Council, Ltd.) will be active as J68MD from St. Lucia (NA-108) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single/All-Band entry. Equipment will be a K3 transceiver, multiband yagi and various wire antennas. QSL via N2HIW. K4, UNITED STATES (POW-MIA Special Event). Look for special event station K4MIA/8 to be active between September 13-22nd. Activity is to honor and support our Veterans. Operators are Linda/N8LRS and Metro/W8MET acting as a sister-station from Ohio for the 4th year. This event was originated by Mike, K4MIA, from Florida with other sister-stations involved. Details can be found on the ARRL Web site under ?ON-THE-AIR? under SPECIAL EVENT under the call-letters of K4MIA. Also, this special event will be in the September QST. Please take part in this special event for our Veterans. QSLs are available with SASE. They will be operating on 40 meters SSB. ADDED NOTE: Other sister stations to look for K4MIA/5 and K4MIA/7. KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND (Update #3/Postponed). Ron, KH6DV, reports on August 15th, on QRZ.com: For a number of very good reasons the Midway expedition is being post- poned. Some of the things we are working on will take a number of months ? one will take 4 or 5 by itself. We could postpone for just a couple months but then we would be operating during the summer with its associated terrible conditions. WE HAVE DECIDED TO PLAN FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IN OCTOBER 2020 The changes we are working on will make for a much better and more exciting expedition and are well worth waiting for. KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA. Atsu, 5W1SA, is once again active as KH8C from Tutuila (OC-045) until August 25th. Activity is mainly FT4 and FT8 during his nights and and weekends. QSL via LoTW, or via JF1OCQ. OJ0, MARKET REEF (50 YEARS CELEBRATIONS UPDATE --- OJ0O THIS WEEK). [Edited Press Release by Martti, OH2BH, dated August 15th, -- OJ0O QRV FROM SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH THRU AUGUST 24TH] --- Multiple OJ0 callsigns were activated during the summer season 2019 and the party wagon is to continue this coming Saturday, August 17th, with weather permitting as always. Up to this point some 35.000 OJ0 QSOS were made. These include some 6M magic to U.S. along with many other great openings. Jun, JH4RHF, will lead his mostly oriental team thus an effective Far East penetration would be expected. Additionally Miro, OM5RW, had joint the team as another low-band expert with his standing as one of the OM7M lead operators along with his powerful first ever Z60A new DXCC partic- ipation.. The team is JH4RHF, JE6HIB, DS4EOI and OM5RW with on-site support by Henri, OH3JR/OJ0JR and Pertti, OG2M/OJ0MR. They are well on their way to Helsinki, Finland, from where they fly tomorrow to Aland Islands to catch their boat. The wind will be 10m/s due South and should allow their landing. QSL OJ0O via ClubLog. It is also estimated that September 19th, will see another OJ0-operation in the Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) led again by Market veteran Henri, OH3JR/OJ0JR, with activity continuing until Saturday, 28th. This include dismantling the permanent antennas and taking back the used equip- ment. OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A 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 OX, GREENLAND. Operators Thomas/OZ1AA, Bo/OZ1DJJ, Dave/OZ5DM, Mikkel/OZ7AKT, Alex/OZ7AM and possibly others will be active as OX7A from Kangerlussuaq during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). Operation class TBD. QSL via OZ1ACB, ClubLog or LoTW. There will be activity on all bands and modes (including FT8) prior to and after the contest, but with operators using their own personal callsigns (OX3LX, OX3LG, OX5DM, OX7AKT and OX7AM). There will be an emphasis on the low bands and 60/30/17/12 meters. Most operators will be in Greenland between October 22nd and November 1st. PJ4, BONAIRE. Randy, K5SL, will be active as PJ4/K5SL from Bonaire (SA-006) between September 7-14th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters using mainly CW, but possibly some 17 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 19-25th)....... Aug/19th AN Aug/22nd AN Aug/24th AN Aug/20th AN Aug/23rd AN Aug/25th AN Aug/21st 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 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * 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)(August 18th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3Z0R via SP9SX DK5T/LH via DK5ON SN0ARCO via SP9KJU 3Z1OD via SP1PBT EA2/PA2M via PA2M SN1919PS via SP9KDU 4S6NCH via 4S6NCH (d/L) EA8CJN via EA3QS & (L) SN86LOT via SP1PMY 4Z5SL/LH via 4Z5SL EG7SCC via EA7HBC (EA-B/d) TC1LHS via YM1KE 9H9SEL via 9H1XT EG8CAN via EA8CJN TM0BSM via DK5OPA 9K2YM via EA5KB & (L) II8FTDM via IK8YFU (d/L) TM2LM via F6KAT & (L) A41NN via A61BK (O/L) LX/OO9O via ON7SS & (L) TM75DP via F4AHJ AM500SEV via EA7URF LZ19YOTA via LZ1BJ TM75LM via PA2JWN AN7AL via EA7URI (L/e) PA/DL0IGA/LH via DL1KJ TO5M via VO1IDX (d/O) D73G via HL4CCM & (L) RX3AMI/1/LH via RX3AMI (d) ZS9V via M0OXO (O) DA0LCC via DH4HAN SK7BORE via SK7DX (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/TO5M (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP2V/N5AQ https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP2VEM QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4L6QL, 5T5PA, 9L1YXJ, 9M0W, CO8OV, E51Q, E6AC, EI9IB, IE9/IK4RUX, M0XXT, T2J, V47JA, VP6J and XX9D QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 8R1K, 9Y4/OK2ZI, HP1WW, OH8X, PZ50X and YV1KK QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3D2XA, 4S7NHG, 5E5R, 8P9DF, 8R1A, 9H3JI, 9X4XX, C6ATR, CN8YZ, FG8NY, FH/F4FET, FJ/AI5P, FJ/F6CUK, FK8CP, FK8IK, FP/DK7LX, FR1GV, FW1JG, FW5JJ, H72DX, HC2/AL1O, HR2/AJ9C, J28KO, J38MM, J6/K0BBC, K9FD/KH6, KG4BP, KH6/WJ2O, KH7C, KL7WV, L80AA/D (SA-055), LU1ZI (AN-010), LU4AA/D (SA-055), NP3K, P4/AI2N, P40ET, P40JR, PJ2/W8WTS, PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/K5JP, PJ4A, R0LS/p (AS-066), S21R, T32LJ, T48G, TO200SPM, TO3Z, TO6D, TX5EG (OC-027, OC-046, OC-067, OC-131), TZ5XR, V25M, V47T, VK9NI, VP2EAQ, VP2MPA, VP2MVV, VP2V/WA6O, VP2VI, VP5/K3NK and YN2RP --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Jeff/K5WE and Bill/N5AQ will be active as VP2VEM and VP2V/N5AQ, respectively, from Tortola, British Virgin Islands, beginning October 4th through October 13th. They will operate on all bands 160-10 meters, mostly CW with some RTTY, FT8, FT4, and SSB. Their equipment will include K3 radios with 400 watt amps. Antennas will include a Hexbeam, a Crank-IR vertical, and dipoles. Depending upon a reliable internet connection, logs will be uploaded to ClubLog daily. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon returning home. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, or QSL VP2VEM to K5WE and VP2V/N5AQ to N5AQ. VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Updates). The following was posted on the VP6R Web page (https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates/), August 14th and 17th with pictures: * August 14th: Today the RV Braveheart completed the loading of its cargo, including all our Pitcairn Island Dxpedition equipment. Our Flex radios, ACOM amplifiers, Yagi and vertical antennas, masts, feedlines, computers, network gear, tools, and our personal luggage is all aboard and securred. The vessel will depart Tauranga, New Zealand early next week. We?ve had a slight change in plans which benefits everyone. The Braveheart will make a preliminary stop at Pitcairn on September 6th. Our gear will come off the vessel and be stored on the island until we arrive on about October 17. This should get us on the air faster and circumvent any potential weather delays. Things are moving quickly now and our team is anxious to get under- way. If you?ve supported us, we thank you. If not, please consider doing so. Cash is flowing out very rapidly now. No matter what, let?s do this thing and have some fun! * August 17th: Here are some images taken during the arrival of our sea container at the pier and the transfer of our gear onto the Braveheart. It has yet to be stowed and secured. Nigel and a friend are seen seated in the container. Matt Jolly, Nigel?s son, is in the ?selfie? with our gear in the background. The lattice tower sections are part of the DX Engineering ninty foot 160 meter vertical. A complete Flex station is inside nine of the black Pelican cases. VP9, BERMUDA. Josh, W9HT, will once again be active as W9HT/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between October 12-15th. Activity will be on various HF Bands including 6m using SSB, CW, and FT8. QSL via his home callsign direct. W4, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the Lake County Amateur Radio Association (LCARA, N8BC) will activate special event station W4G for the 103rd anniversary celebration of the National Park Service in conjunction with the James A. Garfield Presidential Home in Mentor, OH. This Callsign was chosen so that they could use the phonetics on Phone of "Washington For Garfield" (Washington 4 Garfield). The celebration will take place on the grounds of the Garfield Presidential Home on Sunday, August 25th. They will have stations operating on various bands and modes to make the special event callsign workable by Amateurs across North America and possibly the World. They expect numerous stations will be calling them to say the least! KH0/WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Harry, JG7PSJ/JD1BMH/KW2X, will once again be active as WH0RU from Saipan (OC-086) between September 15-22nd. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LoTW or direct to JG7PSJ. For possible updates, watch: http://jg7psj.starfree.jp ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The following was reported on August 13th, on the ZK3A Web page (https://tokelau2019.com) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/ZK3A_2019): Meeting in Ukraine -- Part of the team is getting together in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, to discuss final planning & logistical details, for the up and coming ZK3A DXpedition in October 2019... The meeting was hosted by UT7QF. *********************************************************************** 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, 18th/August, through Sunday, 25th/August there were 206 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, 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, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TT, TU, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VR, VU, XE, XU, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, 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". 4L, GEORGIA. Ilya, R3XA, will be active as 4L9M from Gudauri during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. QSL via R3XA, ClubLog or LoTW. 5I, TANZANIA (IOTA Op). Silvano, I2YSB, informs that the Italian DX- pedition Team (IDT) will be activating Zanzibar Island (AF-032) in Tan- zania between February 4-18th, 2020. The IDT will be using two callsigns: 5I5TT for CW, SSB and RTTY; 5I4ZZ for FT8 and FT4. The Team will be comprised of 10 operators. Operators mentioned are Franco/I1FQH, Alfeo/ I1HJT, Tony/I2PJA, Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/ IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, Paolo/IW1ARB and Mac/JA3USA. Activity will be on 160-10 meters with 5 stations on the air. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24890 and 28030 kHz SSB - 3775, 7090, 14240, 18130, 21310, 24950 and 28470 kHz RTTY - 14084 kHz FT4 - 3575, 7047.5, 10140, 14080, 18104, 21140, 24919 and 28180 kHz FT8 - 1845, 3585, 7056, 10131, 14084, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz ** For Japanese stations only: FT8 on 160m will use the normal mode. Their RX frequency will be on 1908 kHz. The IDT is conducting a band/mode survey for their Tanzania operation at: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt QSL via OQRS (http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/). QSL via I2YSB direct only or LoTW after the operation. 5K0, SAN ANDREA ISLAND. Operators Rob/HK3CW, Petr/OK1BOA, Petr/OK1FCJ, Palo/OK1CRM, Pavel/OK1GK, Ruda/OK2ZA, Ludek/OK2ZC, Karel/OK2ZI and David/ OK6DJ will be active as 5K0K from San Andres Island (NA-033) around/between October 15-30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Focus will be on the low bands. Radios: Elecraft K3 and Kenwood TS480 (both multiple units). PA: Expert 1.3k-FA, JUMA?s and RF Power. Antennas: 3x Spiderbeam (10/15/20m including WARC), VDA antennas, 30m 4SQ, 40m 4SQ, 80m vertical + radials, 1/4 vertical + radials 160m vertical + capacitive hat. RX: Beverages + DHDL. QSL via OK6DJ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. 6O7O SOMALIA DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Ken, LA7GIA, reports [edited]: "I will QRV from Somalia Sept. 14th to Sept. 28th on all bands 160-10m mainly on CW. Activity on other modes (SSB, FT8) will be limited and on 1-2 bands only. This trip has proved to be very difficult to plan, but finally after 3 site visits all details are sorted out. I have all permits in hand ? and look forward to returning to Somalia after 18 months. I will particularly focus on working NA this time, as well low bands. I have some good vertical low band antennas, and some good RX antennas. The RX antennas will hopefully be located far away from noise sources. There will be a guard protecting the beverages 24/7. Please follow my instructions when it comes to calling for geographical areas. Because there is a very short opening to NA on low bands, in particular western part of NA. If there is propagation I will only call for NA when we approach my sunrise. EU will have the best conditions and shall try to work me during their evening time on low bands. Please carefully note the QSO and QSL policy mentioned on my Web page. Free&fast LoTW is only for the good first class operators who can follow the QSO policy and DX code of conduct. I have some additional security related expenses like armored car, armed guards etc. If you would like to contribute to protecting the low band antennas from being stolen, cut or moved ? make a donation to PayPal (kenneth at opskar.no). Anyone who donates in advance before the DXpedition end will receive direct QSL and express LoTW! This time I would also like to offer you the possibility to donate to a humanitarian fundraiser for the Norwegian organization Sabona who helps children in Africa. Please use the same PayPal address but indicate your call and that it is meant as humanitarian donation. Please look for more info on my Web page (https://www.la7gia.com/where-next/)." ADDED REMINDER: QSL via M0OXO. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog. Also, make sure you read Ken's "QSO & QSL Policy" on his Web page. 7A, INDONESIA. A team of YB operators will be active as 7A2A from a contest station in Central Java during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LoTW. No othe details were provided. 8A74, INDONESIA (Special Event). Members of the Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia (ORARI) will be active as 8A74RI/# (0-9, Provinces/Call Areas) between August 28th and September 1st. Activity is to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia. QSL via ORARI National QSL Bureau or LoTW. C5, THE GAMBIA. Don, G3XTT, will once again be active as C56DF from The Gambia, but this time in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). Look for operation before and maybe after the contest. Activity will be on various bands, probably all CW like last time using low power (IC-7300 and wires) from a rooftop apartment. He will, of course, upload logs to LoTW and ClubLog, but possibly only after his return to the UK. QSL direct to Don's home callsign or via ClubLog's OQRS. D4, CAPE VERDE (Update/Satellite Op). Harald, DF2WO, will once again be active as D44TWO from Praia, Santiago Island (AF-005), between September 29th and October 13th. Activity will be 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. It was reported this past week that "he has been working hard in the last few months getting his Satellite station working and is now confident he will use it from Cabo Verde. He will be using an Icom 7300, 2 Transverters with 3 watts output on ES-Hail using the QO-100 Geostationary Satellite." He will also have a FT-450D into a homemade HEX BEAM and a dipole for 40 meters. QSL via M0OXO (OQRS available). DXCC, VUCC, & ARRL CONTESTS (Now Prohibit Automated Contacts!). From the ARRL Web page: Following the direction of the ARRL Board of Directors, ARRL has incorporated changes to the rules for all ARRL-sponsored contests and DXCC, prohibiting automated contacts. These changes also apply to the Worked All States (including Triple Play and 5-Band WAS), VHF/UHF Century Club, and Fred Fish, W5FF, Memorial awards. The changes are effective immediately. A resolution at the July ARRL Board of Directors meeting pointed to "growing concern over fully automated contacts being made and claimed" for contest and DXCC credit. The rules now require that each claimed contact include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be either local or remote. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-contest-and-dxcc-rules-now-prohibit-automated-contacts Also see the ARRL Letter for August 22nd, 2019. FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Jan, F6EYB, will once again be active as FK8CJ from Noumea, New Caledonia (OC-032), starting August 29th, until the end of the year. Activity will be on various HF bands (mainly 30/20/17 meters). QSL via F6EYB, LoTW or eQSL. FS, ST. MARTIN. Doug, VA3DF, will be active as FS/VA3DF from St. Martin (NA-105) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/ Single-Band (40 or 20m) entry. He will use a CrankIR and 100 watts. QSL via LoTW. FT8 OPERATING SUGGESTIONS. Dean, 8P6SH/8P2K, has recently been very active on FT8 from St.Philip, and states, "Its been very interesting but also somewhat frustrating. I thought I would share a few thoughts on working DX from a DX perspective. After working quite a few stations on FT8 over the past couple months, I thought I would share a few thoughts on working DX on HF: 1. When you're calling a DX station on HF is the grid that important? Many times it's not a bad idea to go with "XX0DX W1ZZ 01" This is especially important when signal levels are low - -20db and below. The grid information is generally redundant and will be confirmed on LoTW anyway. In the typical 'pile-up' that I get on the band, I try to work the stations that send a signal report first as these QSOs are shorter. 2. Do not call a DX station on its transmit frequency. Often I have 4 or 5 DX stations all calling on the same frequency and then, even with perfect conditions I'm sending repeat after repeat and seemingly getting nowhere. Find a clear frequency and call. 3. Know when you can log the station. Many times I am working a station and I have gotten a "RRR" or "RR73" from the other station. I either send a CQ or work the next station, only to get the station who had sent a confirmation sending a grid or report to initiate a QSO. I believe this is because I have not sent a "73" message. Those of us who have worked other modes for years know that "73" is optional. Please log the station once you have sent a report, received a report and received some kind of confirmation. That final "73" is ok, but usually from a DX station working through a list of 6 stations it is very much optional. 4. Hope these pointers are taken in the spirit they are given - to help you get into the log quicker! THANKS." If you have any comments to make about Dean's comments on FT8, you can contact him at: dmsthill at gmail.com HPM CELEBRATION. Just reminder that the Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Cele- bration gets under way on Saturday, August 31st, and wraps up on Monday, September 8th. The 9-day operating event commemorates the 150th anni- versary of the birth of ARRL co-founder and first president Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW (HPM) ? born on September 2, 1869 ? and is open to all radio amateurs. The objective is to work as many participating stations as possible. W1AW and all ARRL members will append ?/150? to their callsigns during this event (DX operators who are ARRL members may operate as /150, if permitted by their country of license). For more details, see: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/reminder-the-hiram-percy-maxim-birthday-celebration-begins-on-august-31 NCDXF PRESS RELEASE (NCDXF Issues grants to two upcoming DXpeditions). [Dated August 23rd, edited] -- The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) is pleased to announce grants issued to two Pacific DXpedition teams for Summer 2019. 1. The 2019 Western Kiribati (T30L) and Nauru (C21W) DXpeditions slated for September have been granted $5,000 from NCDXF. Team Leader Yuris, YL2GM, has assembled another high-energy team to activate these two islands in an exciting back-to-back operation in September. One of the operators is Kristers, YL3JA, a 21-year old first-timer and future WRTC 2022 hopeful. 2. The upcoming ZK3A DXpedition slated for October 2019 has been issued a $4,000 from NCDXF using a new grant matching program. To encourage more European club participation in early funding raising efforts for DXpedition teams, NCDXF pledged $2,000 up-front to the ZK3A DXpedition team and also offered to "match" up to an additional $2,000 in pre-trip funded grants obtained from any EU DX Clubs or Foundations. We are happy to report that this new grant-matching plan worked well as the ZK3A team has received an additional $2,000 from European Clubs and Foundations in vital up-front funding. During the last 46 years, NCDXF has granted over $1 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. DXpeditions to rare entities are becoming more expensive, a trend that will continue. If you agree with the importance of NCDXF's work, please visit our website at NCDXF.ORG to study our history and to consider providing your support. Best regards, Ned Stearns, AA7A -- NCDXF Vice President NCDXF Web Page at: https://www.ncdxf.org OJ0, MARKET REEF. Pasi, OH3WS, will once again be active as OJ0W (as well as OJ0/OH3WS and OJ0/OG3A) from Market Reef (EU-053) between October 5-12th. Activity will be on 80-30 meters using CW and SSB. QSL all three callsigns via his home callsign. OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A 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 P4, ARUBA (Early Announcement). John, W2GD, will once again be active as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 15-16th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Operations outside of the contest are usually on 160/80m and 30/17/12 meters as time permits. Watch 160m on the hour and 80m on the half hour. QSL via LoTW or direct to N2MM, Bureau cards are no longer accepted. Logs will be loaded on LoTW upon his return to the USA. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 26th-September 1st)....... Aug/26th AN Aug/29th AN Aug/31st AN Aug/27th AN Aug/30th AN Sep/01st BN Aug/28th 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 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * 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)(August 25th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5B4AMX via LZ3SM HB0/DL7PIA/P via DL7PIA OY/IZ1AZA via IZ1AZA 7S2W via SM2EKM & (L) HG30PANEU via HA1KSS S549APR via S51A & (L) 9A/DL6MDA via DL6MDA (e) HG4F via HA4FF & (e) SK50HD via SM6FKF 9A/IZ0FYL via IZ0FYL I2YBC/HB0 via I2YBC SM7D via SA7DXN (e) 9A0HRS via 9A3JB II6MOON via IW6ATQ (d) SN80FL via SP2PTU 9A7T via 9A2EU & (L) IQ9SY via IT9NVA SP1919PS via SP9PNB 9Q6BB via W3HNK & (L) IT9/IQ5ZP via 9A8MDC SV0AMS via DL2MGP DA0N via DJ0BFS IT9/ON6MM/P via ON6MM TM17FFF via F4GFE DM5B via DM5RC (N) IY7M via IZ7XNB UE90AGN via RZ4Z DQ9Y via DF2SD (O/L) IZ1GDB/IT9 via IZ1GDB UE90PR via RK1O EA8DIG via EA8DIG (L) LZ304AE via LZ1KCP W1R via N2TA (d) EI/HB9TNF/P via HB9TNF N0F via AC0RL W2Q via N2TA (d) GB60ATG via M0OXO (O) OE19FTDMC via OE1SGU & (L) YQ0BIKE via YO6KNE (O/L) HB0/DL5PIA/P via DL5PIA OE30CFC via OE3CFC ZY40ZT via PT7ZT (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/3W9KJ https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/HZ1FI (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/T30GC https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZS9V (Updated) CY9C DXPEDITION LOG UPDATE. Randy, N0TG, reports, "All known issues with our log on ClubLog have been resolved. If there are still missing contacts of any mode, please E-mail (cy9cft8 at gmail.com) with date, time, mode, frequency and your call sign. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW in the near future. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5T5PA, 9G2HO, 9K2OW, 9M0W, E6ET, KN0E/KH3, SO1WS and UN7QX QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: HK1NA (SA-082), II7P (EU-091), RI1OB (EU-066), SO1WS, V84SAA, VK5MAV/6 (OC-183, OC-211), XR0ZRC (SA-005) and XR1RRC (SA-069) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B4AMX, 5W0GC, AT5RP (AS-173), D66D, EY7AV (now RN3DHX), EZ8CQ (now R2DSX), T88PB, UN9L, VP8ALJ, VP8LP, VU2AE, VU2ATN, VU2CPL, VU2GRM, VU2IBI, VU2KWJ, VU2NXM, VU2RAJ, VU2SMN, VU2USA, VU3DMP, VU3DMP (AS-161), VU3KPL, VU3NXI, VU7MS, XP1AB and YJ0GC --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... TM41, FRANCE (Special Event). Look for special event station TM41CDXC to be active between September 13-27th. Activity is to celebrate the 41st Clipperton DX Convention (September 27-29th) at Mejannes-le Clap (Gard). QSL via F5CWU or the OQRS: http://www.f5cwu.net/oqrs V6, MICRONESIA. Sho, JA7HMZ, will once again be active as V63DX from Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between November 22-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, all modes and including the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry signing V6A. He will be looking for European stations on 160m before and after the contest. QSL via his home callsign direct or LoTW. No Bureau QSLs. VE, CANADA. DX-World.net reports that Alessandro, VE7ADA, will be active as VE7ADA/1 from Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, between September 1-7th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB with 100 watts into a dipole. His operations will be from various locations: "some small islands" in NA-081 and NA-010, and from the Marconi National Historic Site at Table Head in Glace Bay, the location of Marconi's first transatlantic station. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. VP9, BERMUDA. Les, N1SV, will be active as VP9/N1SV from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda Islands (NA-005), between October 23-28th. Activity will be on various HF bands using mostly CW, JT9 and WSPR. Also, look for him to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) signing as VP9I. QSL via N1SV, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW. QSL VP9I via WW3S. WW0, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club (NCARC), WWV ARC, RMHam, and FCCW along with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will activate special event station WW0WWV between September 28th and October 2nd. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of WWV, the world's oldest continuously operating radio station. The WW0WWV station(s) will be set up adjacent to the WWV transmitter site in Fort Collins, Colorado. The plan is to have up to four stations on the air for routine operations. A fifth station will schedule contacts with schools, universities, and museums, as well as conducting unscheduled contacts. Operations will be on various HF bands following typical propagation, and will include 160 meters as well as satellites (SO-50, AO-91, and AO-92) and 6-meter meteor scatter. Modes will be CW, SSB and the Digital modes. A trial run of WW0WWV took place this past week on August 24-25th. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to the WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridgewood Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA. For more details, visit the following URLs: http://wwv100.com http://www.arrl.org/news/view/wwv-centennial-committee-prepares-for-trial-run-of-ww0wwv-special-event Also, visit the official NIST announcement of the 100th anniversary at: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2019/10/nist-radio-station-wwv-100-year-anniversary XP, GREENLAND. Henning, OZ2I/OZ1BII, will once again be active as XP2I from Kanger-lussuaq between November 20-25th. Activity will be CW only on all HF bands. He will participate during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. For activity outside of the contest, he will sign OX/OZ2I. QSL via OZ2I, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, see: http://www.oz1bii.dk YN, NICARAGUA. Mike, AJ9C, will once again be active as YN2CC near Granada, Nicaragua, between November 19-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Also, Mike will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct and by the Bureau to his home callsign. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon his return home and QSLs can be requested via the OQRS on ClubLog. ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Steve, WB4GHY, is currently on Ascension Island on a work detail. Look for him to possibly be active on various days as ZD8SC. The length of his stay is unknown. Activity will be on 80-10 meters on SSB only using an IC-7000 to a directional antenna. QSL via WB4GHY or LoTW. ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA NEWS (Emergency Fund Appeal). Steve, G4EDG/ZD9CW, reports [edited]: "On July 18/19th, Tristan suffered a terrifying storm, the worst for nearly twenty years. Severe damage was suffered by resi- dential, administration buildings as well as to the school and fish pro- cessing factory. Thankfully nobody was injured, but life on the island has been severely affected and work is in progress to repair the build- ings. Materials for this task are on their way from South Africa on the MV Edinburgh, the same boat that took me to the island last year for my ZD9CW operation, a rough journey of seven days. Perhaps DXers would con- sider making a donation to help with the daunting task of restoring Tristan to some sort of normality." 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