From kb8nw at hotmail.com Sun Oct 6 10:50:06 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 14:50:06 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1434 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1434 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1434 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1434 BID: $OPDX.1434 October 7, 2019 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent from Murfreesboro, Tennessee Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, WA2HZR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W5JON, WB6RSE, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5RM, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, MDXC, RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly, SP6DVP, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 29th/September, through Sunday, 6th/October there were 214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5X, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E3, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK3, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3B8, MAURITIUS (Update). The current list of operators for the 3B8MU Mauritius (AF-049) Multi-Multi entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) includes the following: Olof/G0CKV, David/K1ZZ, Denny/KX7M, Rich/N6AA, Martin/N6VI and Arthur/W6XD. QSL via LoTW or M0OXO. The team is expected to be there between November 18-29th. No other details were provided. 9H, MALTA. Operators Rene/DL2JRM and Robert/DM7XX will be active as 9H9XX during the Worked All Germany (WAG) Contest (October 19-20th). QSL via DL2JRM. 9J, ZAMBIA. Mario, IK1MYT, is expected to be active as 9J2MYT from Lusaka by the time you read this. The length of his stay is not known. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters using SSB. QSL via IK2MYT. 9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, will be active as 9K2K during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via EC6DX or LoTW. CB1, CHILE. Members of the Antofagasta Contest Group will be active as CB1H during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via CB1H, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. CN44, MOROCCO (Special Event). Members of the Groupe de Radioamateurs CN8/Morocco will be active as CN44MS from Tan-Tan, Sahara, between November 1-12th. Activity is to celebrate the 44th anniversary of La Marche Verte. QSL via RW6HS. CP, BOLIVIA. Antonio, EA5RM, will once again be active as CP1XRM from Bolivia between November 10-30th, working as Solidaridad Medica and Radioamateurs Without Frontiers NGO volunteer. He plans to be on the air during his spare time on 40-10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. He may also be on 60 meters. QSL via EA5RM. D4, CAPE VERDE. Eric, OE4AAC, will be active as D44C from Santa Maria, Sal Island (AF-086), between November 17-30th. Activity will be on various HF bands, and an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). QSL via OE4AAC or ClubLog's OQRS. D68CCC COMOROS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Members of the Mediterraneo DX Club (MDXC) will be active as D68CCC from Comoros Island (AF-007) between October 21st and November 2nd. The following was posted on their FaceBook page (https://www.facebook.com/d68ccc/), October 1st: Here we are! Yes just few steps more and the multinational team of the Mediterraneo Dx Club is ready to fire the radios with their signals from Comoros Islands under the callsign of D68CCC. Their usual inter- national DXped will be on air from 21st October to 1st November. The leader IZ8CCW and the co-leader I2VGW are checking once again all items and so you make the same at home and be ready. Donation will be very very welcomed and QSL via IK2VUC. Official site: www.mdxc.org/d68ccc DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of October 2nd. 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 FG, GUADELOUPE. Philippe, F1DUZ, will once again be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between October 14-29th. Activity will be on 80/40/ 20/1715/12/10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. HC, ECUADOR. Members of Quito Radio Club will be active as HC0E from Ecuador during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi- Multi entry. QSL via HC1QRC, direct or by the Bureau. HC, ECUADOR. Antonio "Toni", EA5RM, plans to be in Ecuador between December 2nd and January 5th. He will be on the air during his spare time mainly as HC3/EA5RM from Loja, and perhaps also as HC2/EA5RM from Guayaquil. His activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign. HS0, THAILAND. Lars, SM6NT, will once again be active as HS0ZME from Hua Hin between November 12th and April 6th (2020). Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-017. Markus, DJ4EL, will be active from Yomitan, Okinawa, between October 13-25th. His (JR6) callsign is pending upon his arrival (possibly JR6/DJ4EL). Activity will be on 20m using a Quad an- tenna (other bands are possible, if propagation allows) using 50 watts. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch is Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/rapanuiman AS-147. Makoto, JI5RPT, will be active as JI5RPT/8 from Okushiri Island between October 19-20th. Activity will be on 630m (475 kHz) to 10 meters. The "630m Band" will mainly be the JT9 mode. QSL via his home callsign. Log will be uploaded to ClubLog. AS-206. Members of the Nara DX Association will be active as JK3ZXK/2 from Suga Island between October 12-14th. Operators mentioned are Tosy/JA3FGJ, Hid/JA3KGF and Joe/JJ3PRT. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. They will focus on EU and NA. QSL via a famous YL DXer JP3AYQ direct only. No Bureau. AS-206. Operators Masa/JG1LFF, Ryo/JG3DOR, Yoshi/JJ2ONH and YJ Kaori/ JR2NMA will be active as homecall/2 from Shino Island for only a few hours (sometime between 0100-0730 UTC) on October 20th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns. EU-039. Operators Bastien/F4EYQ and Fabien/F4GYM, members of the F6KOP Radio Club de Provins, will be active as F4EYQ/P and F4GYM/P from Grande Ile de Chausey between October 19-25th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK, FT8). QSL via their home callsigns, by the Bureau or direct. EU-138. Fred, SM7DAY, is once again active as SM7DAY/P from Senoren Island until October 12th. Activity will be on CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. SA-100. The 3G1DX operation from Pajaros Rocks that was to be active for 3 days sometime around October 18-23rd, has been cancelled. The team reports on their Web page, September 30th, at 0437z: "After long and exhausting negotiations with the Chilean Navy we have been informed that they have denied the permit to land on the island. With the tickets and licenses in hands, all the gear packed and the logistics planned, regretfully, we have now cancelled the operation. All the donations will be refund to the sponsors and donors. According to the Chilean Navy standing it is our humble opinion that the activation of this IOTA Group will not occur in the next few years." PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... JW, SVALBARD. Operators Erling/LA6VM, Halvard/LA7XK and Just/LA9DL will be active as JW6VM, JW7XK and JW9DL, respectively, from the JW5E radio club cottage in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (EU-026), between October 9-14th. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via operator's home callsign. They will also be active as JW5X during the Schandinavian Activity SSB Contest (October 12-13th). QSL JW5X via LA5X, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW, eQSL, or ClubLog. ADDED NOTES FOR SATELLITE OPS. Halvard, LA7XK, will be active as JW7XK via FO-29, starting Wednesday, Oct 9th, to Friday, Oct.11th, during his local evenings between 1630Z and 0100Z. His WW Locator is JQ78. His best takeoff will be from 240 degrees via west and north to about 34 degrees. In that sector the elevation will be 1 to 2 degrees. The team has rented a car up there and will drive west from the city out past the airport for the best takeoff. They should be able to work most of USA and Canada, and also Alaska. They will alternate between SSB and CW, using an IC-9700 and an Arrow antenna. Please spread the word in the North American satellite community. MD, ISLE OF MAN. David, G3NKC, will be active as MD4K during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry, and the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via G3NKC. 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 PJ2, CURACAO. Operators Roberto/CE3CT, Geoff/W0CG, Ed/K8IV, Peter/K8PGJ, Egon/KF4DX, Ray/ND8L, Jim/W8WTS and Bob/VE4GV will be active as PT2T from the Caribbean Contesting Consortium's (CCC) Signal Point contest station on Curacao Island (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) during the CQWW DX SBB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL PJ2T via W3HNK. Outside the contest, operators will probably be signing PJ2/homecall or their own personal PJ2 callsign. QSL via their home callsigns. PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators Jeff/KU8E, John/K4BAI and Scott/NE9U will be active as PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/NE9U from the "PJ4G Radio House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) between November 19-26th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-Single entry signing as PJ4A. QSL PJ4A (also LoTW), PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI. QSL PJ4/NE9U via NE9U. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com Also, look at: http://ku8e.com/Radio/pj4a.php PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 7-13th)....... Oct/07th AN Oct/10th AN Oct/12th AN Oct/08th AN Oct/11th AN Oct/13th HN Oct/09th 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 PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Members of the Noronha Contest Group will be active as PY0F from Fernando de Noronha Island (SA-003) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th), possibly as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry but not yet decided. The team will be active between October 22-29th. There will be some activity during the week before the contest on 160-10 meters (as time allows; maintenance) using mainly SSB and FT8. QSL via PY7RP direct or ClubLog's OQRS. No Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. For more details and updates, see: https://py0f.wordpress.com PZ, SURINAME. Members of the "Team Parbo" Contest Group will be active as PZ5K from Lelydorp during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (Oct 26-27th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via G3NKC. Look for some operations before and after the contest - all modes. No other details provided. QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(October 6th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3W9KJ via SP5APW (O/L) I/DL6GCA/P via DL6GCA PH100ADL via (PA-B/e) 5H3CA via RC5A IQ9SY via IT9NVA PI4MRC via PD2PN 5H3RRC via RC5A IR8SRE via IZ8XJJ PJ2MAN via EC5AHA (d) 5Q7DX via PA7JWC & (L) L60ESC via LU7DUE & (L) PS36OKT via PY2AA 9A01GPPVC via 9A5WW LZ73TRC via LZ1YE SN110WM via SP3PGS A35JT via M0OXO (O) MS0ORK/P via GM0WED (d) SN120OSP via SP4CUF A82X via I2YSB & (L) OC19IARU via OA4O SV5/SM8C via SM0CMH & (L) A82Z via I2YSB & (L) OE8/DL1MKW via DL1MKW SV9/DJ9XB via DJ9XB & (L) CS5CRE via CS5CRE (B/d/L/e) OH0/R1BEV via R1BEV TA3/UA9CDC via G3SWH (d) DK0ERZ via DG0MKO OL19CAMP via OK1MP TC16DOGA via YM3KB DL/HA7UL/P via HA7UL (d/L) OL4ACF via OK1AR TC3COTA via TA3CX DL/HB9CGA/P via HB9CGA OL5DIG via OK1AR TF/PD4L via PD4L DL70AFUG via DM4EAX & (L) OL9A via OK2ZAW & (L) TO80SP via DL7DF EA6TS via EA6AZ and LoTW OZ/DK2AJ via DK2AJ & (L) UT5C via UX7CQ EW/LY2SL via LY2SL & (L) P49X via W0YK (d/L) WC1X/VE2 via WC1X (d) HB0/DF3FS via DF3FS (d/L) PA350RB via PA2CVD & (e) WW0WWV via WW0WWV (O/L) HI9/F5PLR via F5PLR & (L) PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (O) ZZ40ZT 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/VP2V/N5AQ https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP2VEM K7TRI QSL STATUS. Cezar, VE3LYC, reports: This is to update you that these cards had been printed, and were shipped by Alfio (IT9EJW) yes- terday, Oct 2nd. They should arrive here in a couple of weeks or so. Meanwhile, on behalf of the K7TRI team, I would like to invite everyone who wishes to receive his card directly to submit a request. This will guarantee that his QSL will be mailed as soon as the cards arrive from the printing house. NEW QSL MANAGER. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for Yuriesky Garc?a Meri?o, CO5WE, who lives in Cardenas Matanzas. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G2HO, FP/KV1J, KG4DY, MD/OP2D, SV9FBM, S79VU and VP8NO QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CY9C, GU3HFN, R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204), RW0IM/p (AS-059) and SF2CW (EU-192) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B4ALJ, 6W/IK5BSC, 6Y0ND, 6Y0W, 8Q7DW, 9K2OD, AN92EXPO, CE3NN, CO2RQ, CR2S, CW18FWC, DA2018LH, DJ70WAE, DL70AFUG, DM125FS, DM2025C, DM65MVP, DM775FLD, DQ800HRO, EH40CE, EO26U, EO27U, EO32U, EP/OE3GEA, FG4KH, FG8NY, FS/KH8Z, HB0WR, HF160MD, HH2/PY2PT, KH8Z, NP3K, OE100SGU, OE17WCB, OZ100DVI, PF2018LWD, PQ5M (SA-027), PS0F, PY0F/PY7RP, PY0FW, PY7RP/6 (SA-080), PY7RP/P (SA-046), S21R, S5100ANWW, S510PMC, SM80FOC, SO17TSR, TK/OO9O, TM12FAJ, TM63ASM, TM80FOC, TO2FH, UN5GM, UN5P, UN7BEW, UN7ID, UN7ZAG, XR208C, XX9B, YI0MTU, YI3WHR, YO14IPA, YT100SG, YT72AV, YU72LP, Z370M, ZP4KFX, ZP6ARO, ZR2A, ZV2CV (SA-028), ZX5B (SA-088) and ZY8D (SA-072) --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... S7, SEYCHELLES (Update). Operators Leszek/SP6CIK and Janusz/SP9FIH will be active as S79CI and S79W, respectively, from Seychelles between October 18-29th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Also, look for Janusz, SP9FIH, to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??m) entry signing S79W. QSL via their home callsigns or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, watch: http://s79.dxpeditions.org T8, PALAU. Ichiro, JH7IPR, will once again be active as T88UW from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between October 10-16th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (FSK, JT65, JT9 and FT8). QSL T88UW via JH7IPR, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL, LoTW or ClubLog. TM20, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club de Vineuil (F6KJX) will be active as TM20CI on the following weeks and weekends: October 26-27th, November 1-11th and November 23-24th. Activity is to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. QSL via F6KJX. V3, BELIZE. Rev. Emilio, AG4T, has been in Belize and active as V31AG since September 20th. He has been operating from Corozal Town. The length of his stay is unknown. His QRZ.com page states, "The station is very simple consisting of a Yaesu FT-891 and a multi-band dipole fed with open line and tuner. I also have an MFJ -2982 ground mounted vertical with radials that should be operational on 80-20 meters. My favorite bands and frequencies are 7022 kHz and 14022 kHz, but sometimes I venture to other locations. Very rarely I will operate SSB, so look forward to a CW QSO." QSL via AG4T. V4, ST. KITTS. John, W5JON, will once again be active as V47JA from his Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home, located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between October 16-22nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB and FT8. Equipment is a Yaesu FT1000MP, FT857D and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. John states his antennas are a Mosley Mini32A 10/15/20m, 33' Vertical 10-40m, 35' Top Loaded 80m Vertical, 160m Vertical and 6m 5 element Yagi. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. John states to OPDX, "Just a quick five day visit to get the QTH ready for V49V Contest Group's operation in the CQWW SSB Contest (Oct. 26/27)." See OPDX.1416 for details." VK9/N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Update/Reminder). Operators Jacek/SP5EAQ (VK9NE), Mek/SP7VC (VK9NC) and Marcin/SP5ES (VK9NG) will be active from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between October and November. All three operators will have different lengths of stay on the island: SP5EAQ (October 18th- November 4th), SP7VC (October 18-28th) and SP5ES (October 28th-November 4th). Activity will be on various HF bands. Modes: Jacek/SP5EAQ (SSB exclusively); Mek/SP7VC (Digital modes) and Marcin/SP5ES (CW). Jacek/ SP5EAQ will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). QSL Manager will be SP7VC (direct, by the Bureau or LoTW). Jacek, SP5EAQ, informed that the Internet access on the island will be very limited, so it will be a problem to have real time online logs. However, if possible the logs will uploaded in batches to a database which will be available online. So there will be some delay. For more details and updates, visit their Web page at: http://vk9n-2019.dxing.pl VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). On September 29th, the following was posted on the Pitcairn Island DXpedition VP6R Web page (https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates) [edited]: We are pleased to announce our pilot station network for the Pitcairn Island DXpedition. Our pilot station system is in place to relay your reports, concerns, and advise to us through our pilot stations. Initially, the information most important to us will be when we are being heard in your area. This is especially true if there are openings to more than one geographical area at the same time and one of those areas has strong signals that obscure stations calling from the other areas. We need to attend to those weaker signals and your reports will help us do that. With time your band and mode needs will be relayed to us through our system. Constructive criticism is welcome as well. Our system is somewhat "Eurocentric," with north, south, east, and western Europe each having a representative in our system. We do this because needs for a VP6 contact are greater in Europe and European signals may be "under" stronger signals from other geographical areas. Our chief and North American pilot is Jerry, WB9Z. He will be supported by JJ3PRT, OG2M, R7LV, G3XTT, EA3AKP, IK0FVC, NP4G, ZS1C, and ZL3IO. Please go to our Pilots and Off-Island Team Members page for more details. We want you in our log and we want you to have fun working us. On October 3rd, the following was also posted: We have added Lance, W7GJ, to our off island team. He will be our EME pilot, helping to maximize our effectiveness on 6 meter EME. We have also formalized our FT8 protocol. You can find the details on the "How to Work VP6R" page. Read and study them carefully. We also suggest you use the link on this page to read "The FT8 DXpedition User Guide" by Joe Taylor, K1JT. XZ, MYANMAR . Yuki, JH1NBN, who makes frequent trips back and forth from Yangon, Myanmar, and Japan, will be active as XZ2C until October 12th. Activity will be limited (due to work) on 15/12/10/6 meters on SSB and FT8, but must run QRP (25w). QSL via his home callsign. YJ, VANUATU (Reminder). By the time you read this, Oleh, KD7WPJ, will be active as YJ0BCP from Efate Island (OC-035) until October 10th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via KD7WPJ for CW and SSB contacts, LoTW for FT8 contacts. Z8, SOUTH SUDAN. James, VK4GKA (ex-P29HG), is now active as Z81C from Juba until December 31st, but one source states that he will reside there for at least 18 months. His activity will be on SSB and limited as time permits. QSL info TBD. ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The ZK3A team will con- tinue until October 11th. Activity is on various bands and modes using CW, SSB, FT8, RTTY and 6m EME, including the 60m band. They state, "We originally were going to utilize the ClubLog Live Stream logging, but due to the very expensive cost of the internet on the island, we decided not to use this feature. Logs are uploaded to ClubLog once per day!" QSL via YT1AD direct, OQRS (direct or Bureau) or LoTW (uploaded 6 months after DXpedition). 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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 Sat Oct 12 19:58:57 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 23:58:57 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1435 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1435 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1435 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1435 BID: $OPDX.1435 October 14, 2019 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4UEE, K5GS, N7NG, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, IZ4YGS, 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, 6th/October, through Sunday, 13th/October there were 212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZK3, 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. Algis, LY2BMX/LY4ZZ, will be active as 4L/LY4ZZ near Tbilisi during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single- Band (160m) entry. QSL via LY4ZZ. All QSOs will be uploaded and confirmed via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog, Hamlog, Hrdlog, QRZCQ.com and QRZ.com. 5B/P3, CYPRUS. Jamie, M0SDV, will be active as P3F from the station of 5B4AGN in Pafos during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL for P3F via M0URX or OQRS. Before and after the contest, Jamie will operate as 5B/M0SDV. QSL via M0SDV direct, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS (direct or by the Bureau). 5T, MAURITANIA. DX-World.net reports that operators Johannes/PA5X (5T5PA) and Evert/PA2KW (5T2KW) will be active from a special location somewhere in Mauritania between the evening of October 19th until the morning of the 26th. Their main focus will be on Low Bands (160/80/60/40m). Johannes will be mostly active on SSB and some FT8. Evert will concentrate on CW. They will set up separate verticals for 160/80m and a delta-loops for 60/40 meters. Receiving antennas = 3 beverages (direction JA/EU, NA, SA/VK/ZL). There will be a daily upload to ClubLog for both stations. LoTW will be uploaded after the DXpedition. QSL is OQRS via ClubLog. 5W, SAMOA. After their ZK3A operation, operators Lee/VK3GK and Chris/VK3FY will be active as 5W0GK and 5W0FY, respectively, from Samoa (OC-097). The length of their stay is not known at this time, but one of them was expected to be in the Oceania DX CW Contest this past weekend (October 12-13th). Look for 5W0GK in the contest and 5W0FY on non-contest bands. QSL via M0OXO or OQRS. Also ZK3A member, Alex, K6VHF, was heard active as 5W0NA from 5W1SA's station in Apia on various HF bands using mainly CW and FT8. Length of their stay also not known at this time, QSL via K6VHF direct or ClubLog's OQRS. 9G, GHANA. Matteo, IZ4YGS, is once again active as 9G5GS from Sanzule, West Takoradi (Western Region), Ghana, until October 23rd. Activity will be limited to his spare time (usually on "almost every evening", between 2100-0000z) on 160-20 meters using mostly FT8 (F/H) and SSB, with a Yaesu FT-891 and 100 watts into a vertical antenna. He mentions on QRZ.com, "Activations can't be planned because of rainy season's unpredictability." On FT8 (Fox-Hound Mode) the suggested frequencies are: 3567, 7056, 10131 and 14090 kHz. On FT8 (Standard Mode) on the standard frequencies; PLEASE SEND REPORT FIRST, not the Loc. He will update daily to ClubLog. QSL via LoTW, IZ4YGS direct or eQSL. ADDED NOTE: Matteo will return again between November 26th and December 28th; bands and modes identical to the previous ones, the news will be the SSB activity through the Oscar-100 geostationary satellite. BY, CHINA. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will guest operate from the Guilin Amateur Radio Club station BY7WGL for two days (November 3-4th). For more details and updates, see: https://pandasan.jimdo.com/fw-m0jhq D4, CAPE VERDE. Jan, OK7JR, is now active as D44EA from Sal Island (AF-086) until October 22nd. Some activity will be from the Ponta to Sino Light- house (ARLHS CAP007). Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL. ED8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Salvador/EA7FQB, Cristobal/EA7RU, Manolo/ EA7LL, Anton/EA8DIG, Maria/EA8LF, Manuel/EA8DO, Miroslav/OM5RW and Siggi/ TF3CW will be active as ED8W from La Palma Island (AF-004) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) Multi-? entry. QSL via EA8DO or LoTW. FH, MAYOTTE ISLANDS (Reminder). Willi, DJ7RJ, will once again be active as FH/DJ7RJ from Mayotte between October 15th and November 3rd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters with a focus on the lower bands using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. NO LoTW or ClubLog. FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Robert, K5PI, will once again be active as FO/K5PI. Activity will take place after his participation in the TX7T Marquesas Islands DXpedition (see TX7T below), and during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry on 40-10 meters only. QSL via K5PI. FW, WALLIS AND FUTUNA. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as FW/M0JHQ from Wallis Island (OC-054) between November 23-27th. He may apply for a unique FW callsign upon arrival. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via LoTW or direct to JA0JHQ. For more details and updates, see: https://pandasan.jimdo.com/fw-m0jhq HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Nate, N4YDU, will be active as HI3CC from the "Loma Del Toro DX Club" station during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via W2CCW (HI3CC only). Nate will be active as HI3/N4YDU before the contest. QSL via LoTW for HI3/N4YDU. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-066. Operators Vladimir/UA0LCZ and UD0LEN are once again active as UA0LCZ/P from the Island of Popov (WW Loc. PN52UX), Asiatic Russia, until October 14th. Activity will be on the following suggested frequencies: 3507, 7007, 10107, 14017 and 18077 kHz. QSL via UA0LCZ, by the Bureau or direct: Vladimir Miroshnichenko, P.O.Box 41-21 Vladivostok-41, 690041, RUSSIA. AS-206. (Change Due To Typhoon Hagibis) Members of the Nara DX Associ- ation will be active as JK3ZXK/2 from Suga Island between November 2-4th. Operators mentioned are Tosy/JA3FGJ, Hid/JA3KGF and Joe/JJ3PRT. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. They will focus on EU and NA. QSL via a famous YL DXer JP3AYQ direct only. No Bureau. EU-024. Tibor, OM3RM, will once again be active as IS0/OM8A from Sardinia, but this time during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via OM2VL. EU-031. Jim, N6TJ, will be active as IO8T from the Island of Ischia during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single- Op/All-Band entry. QSL via N6TJ. EU-175. Operators Torsten/DG0OHD, Rocco/DG5AA, Rich/DK8YY, Hans/DL1AOB, Dieter/DL1AWD, Andi/DL7ZZ and Lu/DL8ALU should now be active as CT8/homecalls from Graciosa Island, Azores, until October 21st. The team will be active as CR2Y during the Worked All Germany Contest (WAG) on October 19-20th. QSL CR2Y via DH7WW or OQRS. QSL all others via their home callsigns. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... J6, ST. LUCIA. Jay, AA4FL, will be active as J6/AA4FL between October 21-28th. His main visit to the island is primarily as a member of the J68MD CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) team. The team members are of "The Medical Amateur Radio Council" (home club callsign WB5D). For J68MD QSLs see info on their QRZ page. Jay states the following on his QRZ.com page about his activity outside of the contest: "I will be doing OSCAR satellite operation by schedule as we are visiting vacation style in varying locations. My schedule needs to take into account my shifts as a team member of the CQWW J68MD team. E-mail me to coordinate both FM simple SATs and SSB linear transponder bird QSO schedules. Radios will be a FT-817ND and FT-818ND for full duplex operation using an Arrow II antenna. During Oct. 19-21st, my operations will be satellite only from the Gros Islet area (FK94mb) and Pigeon Island (FK94mc). Signal Peak at Pigeon Island is where in the 1700's the British signaled ships with fires and lanterns and spied on the French in Martinique. My QTH from 10/21 to 10/28 will be the Villa Grand Piton just north of Soufriere in Grid FK93lu. For J6/AA4FL contacts QSL to my home call. I will submit contacts by LoTW, the preferred mode of confirmation. Paper card submissions should be accompanied by - a SASE for USA stations - a SAE and 2 USDs for stations outside the USA." 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 PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 14-20th)....... Oct/14th AN Oct/17th AN Oct/19th AN Oct/15th AN Oct/18th AN Oct/20th AN Oct/16th 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 P4, ARUBA. Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as P40T from Aruuba (SA-036) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single- Op/All-Band entry. QSL via VE3DZ. QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(October 11th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3Z50GR via SP9GR HF50DP via SP9KAT N4F via KD2CUO 4O1HQ via 4O1HQ (L) HG5D via HA8QZ OJ0/OG3A via OH3WS 4O4T via YU4DPR II0SRE via IS0JXO OK2C via OK2KYC 5B/DL2SBY via DL2SBY (O/d) II2SRT/6 via HB9FBI OK4C via OM2FY & (L) 7Q7JN via EA5GL II5GB via IZ5MMH OL4A via OK1DSX A82X via I2YSB & (L) II7SRE via IW7DMH OR6T via ON4AMX CT7/ON9DJ/P via ON9DJ II8MQP via IU8DKG PI40SRN via PA3DHR CT9ABN via OM2VL II9SRE via IT9VCE TA6CQ via DL4CQ & (L) EA1/CT1HIX/P via CT1HIX LX/PA3GRM via PA3EYC & (L) TM500LV via F1IOZ EA5/PA5CA via PA5CA LY783QT via LY2QT V31JW via NT5V EH1RGC via EA1DST LZ311HI via LZ1KCP VP2VEM via K5WE EO65QRC via UR4QZZ LZ4W via LZ6DJ W8/YU1CA via YU1CA FM5DN via KU9C & (L) M1C via G1XOW YJ0BCP via KD7WPJ (d/L) HF50BG via SP9PGE M4J via G0DVJ (e/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 ** NO QSL-INFO from DB0SDX next week (October 20th) LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/K5P https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/N5C https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/T30GC https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZC4UW https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZK3A (Updated) QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3D2PN, 7P8AO, 7Q6M, CN2CO, T6AA and TC0Z QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CN2CO, E31A, E44WE, H91IT (NA-072), HR5/F2JD, JI3DST/0 (AS-206), JI3DST/1 (AS-008), LT0X (SA-087), OH9A (EU-126), OJ9A (EU-192), R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063), RC18KA, RW0IM/P (AS-059), RW2F, SV0XCC/9, SV1DH, TO5M (NA-032) and XF3LL QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B9/F4BKV, 3W9XG, 5R8IC, 5U5U, 6M0NR (AS-060), 6M0NR/4 (AS-148), 8Q7HB, 9LY1JM, 9X4XX, CO8ZZ, D44KIT, D44TAQ, D73G (AS-084), DS2GOO/3 (AS-080), E51HMK, EP3PK, EX0DX, FJ/F6CUK, FK4QX, FR/F1TCV, H44SHD (OC-149), HC2/AL1O, HZ1FI, JW/ON6FDP/P (EU-063), OH0JWL, P40X, R3RRC/6 (EU-180), S79NH, T48K, TF/DL6MHW, TK/DL5CW, TK5MH and VK9NI --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... SCANDINAVIAN ACTIVITY CONTEST [2019 - CELEBRATE THE 60TH RUN THIS WEEKEND (OCTOBER 12-13TH), SATURDAY, 12 UTC TO SUNDAY 12 UTC]. The following press release was sent by Wayne, N7NG, on October 9th: It was 1959 when the Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC) was launched. It soon became the battlefield of all the Nordic counties of Europe. The competition is fierce but sincere, and to everyone?s surprise SAC continues to gain ground. One may ask why. It is indeed because all Nordic countries enjoy the same radio conditions ? they all suffer on equal terms and yet make lots of QSOs because of your participation. This 60th year will even bring Old Timers from 1959 to fight for their country. The 1959 SSB winner, Vili, OH3VV - at the good age of 93 - is honored to operate the HQ Station ? OH2A. Somewhat more recent folks: OH2BH, OH2TA and OH6KZP will travel to the semi-rare OH0W, where they will go head-to-head with a similar Norwegian team of LA6VM, LA7XK and LA9DL, operating as JW5X. You can work a few hundred of those OH, OZ, LA, SM, and TF folks. In addition, some good catches such as OH0, JW and OY may come on your way. Enjoy the Polar Battle; the Nordic folks are already making their snowballs! https://www.sactest.net/blog TI5, COSTA RICA. Operators Mike/W1USN and Bob/AA1M will be active as TI5/homecall from Atenas between February 20th and March 4th, 2020. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, the Digital modes and some FM satellites. QSL via their home callsigns or LoTW. TT, CHAD. Nicolas, F8FQX (ex-TJ3SN, TN5SN, 5T5SN, TY2CA), who has been in N'Djamena since August 24th, finally received his TT8SN license on October 4th. However, by the time you read this, Nicolas will be returning to France, but will return December 1st. He plans to be there for the next 3-4 years, and will be on various HF bands and 6 meters. QSL via DL9USA and LoTW. TX7T MARQUESAS ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release). Bob, K4UEE, sent out the following press release on October 8th [edited]: The Can-Am DX- pedition team will arrive in French Polynesia on November 3rd. While in Tahiti (FO), there will be some activity ? including low bands -- for a couple of days/nights....The team moves on to Hiva Oa Island (FO/M) on November 6th, and will depart for home on November 19th. While in the Marquesas, there will be 3-4 four stations QRV on CW, SSB and FT8. Oper- ators mentioned are Bob/K4UEE, Robert/K5PI (Team Leader), Madison/W5MJ, Robert/W5RF, Bill/W5SJ, Neilt/VA7DX, Keith/VE7KW and Didier/F6BCW. Europe is a key target area and every attempt will be made to take advantage of propagation. Pilots are Franz/DL9GFB (Chief Pilot), Steve/N2SG and Don/N7BT. QSL via Direct, OQRS or LOTW. Check out (https://marquesas2019.com) for more details. This DXpedition is mostly funded by the operators. However, contributions are most welcome and will go toward our freight and shipping costs. VP2M, MONTSEEAT. Duane, WV2B, will be active as VP2MDT from St. Peters, Montserrat (NA-103), between January 9-15th, 2020. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via WV2B direct. VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). On October 10th, the following was posted on the Pitcairn Island DXpedition VP6R Web page (https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates) [edited]: "I experienced a sudden and relatively severe, acute illness and was hospitalized for a number of days. I am recovering at home, but the risk of compromising the DXpedition to Pitcairn Island is too great for me to make the trip with the team. My friend Glenn, W0GJ, will take on my responsibilities and the DXpedition will proceed as other- wise planned. Most team members will have begun their travels within the next 24-48 hours. The October 15th flight to Mangareva and boarding of the Brave- heart remain on schedule. This is a great disappointment for me, but the show will go on. I thank all of you for your past encouragement and support. I have great confidence in all of our team members; they will give this DXpedition their all..... Ralph ? K0IR" "The team members are very disappointed that Ralph, K0IR, is unable to go with us. Ralph has invested countless hours organizing and pre- paring for a successful DXpedition! In fact, it has been so well or- ganized that it is almost on autopilot! We have been unable to find a replacement for Ralph on such short notice. Many potential sub- stitutes were unable to clear their schedules to be gone for a month with just a few hours notice. We are READY to go! All of our personal bags are packed, as we had to have weight & volumes for Air Tahiti, our Papeete to Mangareva flight next Tuesday. That connection is only once per week. The Braveheart will be waiting for us and we'll set sail almost immediately for Pitcairn. We will be arriving Thursday morning at Pitcairn. All of our cargo is ALREADY at our operating site. We will work hard that first day to get as many antennas up as possible to get on the air by the end of the day, Thursday, October 17th. We must QRT by November 2nd, to make it back to Mangareva to catch the weekly flight again. We are going to work extra hard as a team to make Ralph proud of us, as he has all but invested the last two years of his life into this project. Visit our website often for updates. There you will find contact information for our pilots who will help us optimize our band/modes and propagation paths. Any information on long or short path openings would be welcome to our pilots. Financial contributions are most welcome, too! See our website for more details. 73 and see you in the pileups! ... Glenn ? W0GJ ----------------------------------------------------------- EDITOR'S NOTES: The VP6R DXpedition is scheduled to take place between October 18th and November 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 6 meters EME, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H). Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826.5, 3523, 7023, 10108, 14023, 18069, 21023, 24891 and 28023 kHz SSB - 3785, 7082, 14185, 18130, 21285, 24955 and 28485 kHz RTTY - 3580, 7045, 10142, 14080, 18099, 21080, 24911 and 28080 kHz FT8 - 1836, 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz 6M FT8 - 50323 kHz FT8 Protocol for VP6R, see: https://pitcairndx.com/how-to-work-vp6r They will also have 60 meter privileges (on all modes) and will activate that band from Pitcairn Island for the first time. The VP6R team will also participate in the 2019 CQWW SSB Contest on the Oct. 26th and 27th weekend. QSL via K9CT. For more details and info check out the Pitcairn Island DXpedition Web page at: https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates Also, check out their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416 Also, their Twitter page is at: https://twitter.com/2019Island VP8/VP8DXU SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS (AN-008) DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release #7, dated October 11th) [edited]. ARRL Colvin Award -- We are honored to have received a significant grant from the ARRL's Colvin Award program. The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by Lloyd D. Colvin, W6KG (SK). Consistent with Mr. Colvin's wishes and with the policies of the ARRL Board, the Colvin Award is conferred in the form of grants in support of Amateur Radio projects that promote international goodwill in the field of DX. For additional information about this award: http://www.arrl.org/colvin-award-grants Clipperton DX Club -- The Clipperton DX Club (CDXC France) has joined the list of club/foundation sponsors with a significant donation to the project. CDXC has been a long-time sponsor of PDXG DX-peditions, we appreciate the confidence CDXC has shown to our DX-pedition projects. http://wp.cdxc.org/cdxc-history Corporate Sponsors -- We are pleased to announce that ON5UR QSL Printing has joined our list of corporate sponsors. Max (ON5UR) is a full service QSL printer that produces high quality QSL cards in many formats, in- cluding monochrome, full color, folded / single cards at competitive pricing. We appreciate Max?s offer to be our QSL card sponsor. Project Major Milestones -- Beginning on October 24th team members will meet near Palo Alto, California, to consolidate, integrate, test and pack the equipment for its transport to Punta Arenas, Chile. Arrange- ments were made for our customs broker to transport the equipment to their depot where a container will be prepared for the journey. Equip- ment shipments from European sponsors: WIMO, Spiderbeam, Mastrant, Clam- cleat and Low Band Systems arrived from Europe, or via DX Engineering. The Elecraft equipment will be picked up at the factory, DX Engineering, RadioSport and Rig Expert products were previously received. The team began making their travel arrangements to meet the Braveheart in Chile. At their own expense airline reservations are being booked, and a Punta Arenas hotel will house the team. Braveheart left New Zealand on August 20th to meet her contractual obligations in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, including VP6R Pitcairn Island DX-pedition, first stop was Papeete, French Polynesia. She will return home sometime in April, 2020. Antenna Strategy -- Similar to our Ducie Island (VP6D) plan, the antenna team designed a strategy that considers Signy Island?s location and topography. Vertical Dipole Arrays, constructed from Spiderbeam products, will be directed towards Europe, over water. For other geographies the topology is less suitable for VDAs so instead EAntenna Moxons will be used. Low band vertical antennas, using Spiderbeam and DX Engineering products, will be used for all geographies. Fundraising -- We appreciate the response from the worldwide DX organi- zations. So far, forty-four clubs / foundations have signed on, and equally important are the over 350 individuals who have supported the project, especially the 41 Premier Sponsors who each donated $200(USD), or more. We still have a long way to go but we?re encouraged by the response. If you or your club aren?t listed on our website please consider a donation. 73, Team VP8/VP8DXU Website: https://sorkney.com/ Please direct your questions to: info at sorkney.com VP9, BERMUDA (Reminder). Josh, W9HT, will once again be active as W9HT/VP9 from Bermuda (NA-005) between October 12-15th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF Bands including 6m using SSB, CW, and FT8. QSL via his home callsign direct. W8S SWAINS ISLAND DXPEDITION 2020 (Update). Upcoming DXpedition to Swains Island (OC-200) will take place between March 10-25th, 2020. The list of international operators signing as W8S are as follows: Hans/DL6JGN (Team Leader), Ronald/PA3EWP (Co-Team Leader), Uwe/DJ9HX, Axel/DL6KVA, Dieter/ DJ9ON, Steve/AG4W, Adrian/KO8SCA, Martin/PA4WM, Gerben/PG5M (QSL Manager) and Rainer/DL2AMD. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY, with 4 stations from 2 separate camps. For more details and updates, see: https://swains2020.lldxt.eu YJ, VANUATU. Chris, VK2NYA/VK2YUS, will once again be active as YJ0CA from Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035), between October 22-30th. Activity will be on 40/20/15 meters (possibly 10m) SSB only. He also plans to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via his home callsign direct. ZC4, UK SOVEREIGN BASE AREA CYPRUS. Members of the Cambridge University Wireless Society (CUWS) will be active as ZC4UW from UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004) between January 2-7th, 2020. Operators mentioned are Martin/G3ZAY, Simon/G7SOZ, Michael/G7VJR, Stavros/M0BBB (5B4AFM), Dominic/M0BLF, Robert/M0VFC, Dan/M0WUT and Will/M0ZXA. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. So please use ClubLog's OQRS and do not send any cards direct or via the Bureau. For more details and update, see: https://zc4uw.com ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Pete, K8PGJ, will once again be active as ZF2PG on the Sunny Grand Cayman Islands (NA-016) during the week of January 11-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters during the NAQP SSB Contest (January 18-19th). Outside of the contest and not working on antennas, look for him to work on 160-40 meters during the evening hours. LoTW will be utilized and direct QSL via his home callsign. Usually a weekday schedule will be posted on QRZ.com. ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/QRT). On October 8th, the ZK3A team reported after 7 days on the island they had around 50,000 QSOs, and had worked on CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8, 6M EME and 10+ contacts on SSTV. They had lost 3 amplifiers, but still continued seriously on all bands with 3 amplifiers and 6 radios. However, later that day they posted on their Web page: ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE FINE! A person on the island is ill. So they have sent the boat there early to get this person medical help. The team has ceased operations and is packing up all equipment to get on that boat because there will not be another boat for ten days. They were supposed to be on the air until Friday the 11th of October, GMT 01:00 (Local time 14.00), but went QRT early at 2200z, October 8th. ClubLog reports as of October 10th that the ZK3A team made 52561 QSOs with 14655 Unique Callsigns. The Breakdown by Continent is as follows: .4%/AF, 38%/AS, 18.9%/EU, 37.6%/NA, 3.6%/OC and 1.6%/SA. Breakdown by Mode is as follows: 29447/CW, 8791/SSB, 2373/RTTY, 11941/FT8 and 9/SSTV. QSL via YT1AD direct, OQRS (direct or Bureau) or LoTW (uploaded 6 months after DXpedition). A "Log Check Request Form" is available for "Busted Callsigns or Not in Log Situations" is available online at: https://tokelau2019.com/qsl-information E-mail requests will not be accepted!!! For more details and updates, see: https://tokelau2019.com *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 13th/October, through Sunday, 20th/October there were 214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, VU7, XE, XU, XW, XZ, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK3, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3B8, MAURITIUS (Update/Callsign Change). It would seem that the callsign has been changed for the upcoming CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) Mauritius (AF-049) Multi-Multi operation. Look for operators to sign 3B8M (not 3B8MU as first announced). Operators mentioned are: Olof/G0CKV, David/K1ZZ, Denny/KX7M, Rich/N6AA, Martin/N6VI and Arthur/W6XD. Look for activity before and after the contest on the low bands. QSL via LoTW or M0OXO. The team is expected to be there between November 18-29th. No other details were provided. 3V8, TUNISIA. Operator SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EYY) will be active as 3V8SS from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or LX1NO. Read about Ashraf on the following Web page at: http://www.kf5eyy.info 3W, VIETNAM. Alex, KU1CW, will be active as 3W9A from Ho Chi Minh City between October 20-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using all modes and including the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/ Low-Power entry. QSL via KU1CQ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. 3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The following was posted on the Rebel DX Group's Web page (https://www.rebeldxgroup.com/), dated October 13th: Dom is working on Rebel projects in Fiji and will return to Poland at some point where he will send out 3D2CR QSL cards. After 200K of our private money spent from the Rebel Team's first attempt at Bouvet, we have recently decided we will no longer "self fund" the cost of fuel for any second attempt. We expect the cost of fuel for attempt #2 to be near or at 80K. If we can raise 80K, a Rebel Team will go..... The Rebel Team 4L, GEORGIA. Operator Gia, 4L4WW, will be active as 4L0A from Obcha (Western Georgia) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via LoTW. He states, "PLEASE do not send QSL cards direct to him". 4L, GEORGIA. Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M, President of the National Associ- ation Radio Amateurs of Georgia (NARG), will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via 4L2M. 6O, SOMALIA. Ali, EP3CQ, will once again be active as 6O1OO starting October 22nd for one month. Activity will be limited to his spare time because he works for the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Mogadishu. Operations are usually on 80/40/30/20/17/15/10/6 meters (mostly on 40/20meters FT8) using SSB and FT8. Ali informs OPDX that he has updated his QRZ.com page and is looking for some equipment donations. He posted the following on his QRZ.com page: "Due to the harsh weather conditions super (hot, humid, windy and, salty) there is a necessity to change the equipment antennas, wires, UPS and defect RF units (due to overheat), I need and rely on your donations to keep the station running. Sponsors and equipment donors, please contact me (EP3CQ) directly." REMINDER: Effective as of February 11, 2019, the callsign, 6O1OO, has been accepted for DXCC credit. QSL direct to: Ali Solhjoo, Schnacken- burgstr. 3, Berlin 12159, Germany. QSL cards will be replied to on a bi-monthly basis. IRC's are not accepted. See QRZ.com for more info and picture of his station. Flash news will be posted via Twitter: @ep3cq 8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will once again be active as 8P5A during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Look for him to do casual operating and testing before and after the contest on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW or direct to HA1AG (not NN1N). 8Q, MALDIVES. Tommy, DL8KX, will be active as 8Q7KX from Baa Atoll (AS-013) between November 10-17th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/15/10 meters and will be only CW. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS. 9H, MALTA. Operators Kurt/DF4XX (9H3FX), Olaf/DL4HG (9H3OG) and Holger/ DL5XAT (9H3TX) will be active as 9H3TX from Gozo Island (EU-023) during CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via DL5XAT, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. Operators will be there between November 21-26th. Look for operators to be active outside of the contest using their own 9H callsigns. QSL via their home callsign. 9H, MALTA. John, 9H1XT, will be active as 9H6A from Xghajra during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via 9H1XT direct or LoTW. AAW 2020. Gianni, I1HYW, reports the following [edited]: "The Antarctic Activity Week (AAW) is celebrating every year since 2003. The 17th Edition of the AAW will take place between February 10-17th, 2020. Purpose of the A.A.W. is to increase world wide interest around the Antarctic Continent and its related matters, with the aim of staying close to the researchers and personnel who are spending their time away from home and families, studying the Antarctic life and its secrets. Addition purpose is to share what Nations and Organizations are doing to protect this still non contaminated corner of the world, to share a message of peace WW. Normally we did run the AAW on the last week of February, in concomi- tance with the 22nd of February, when the Argentines rejoice the Argentine's Antarctica Day (DIA DE LA ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA see www.marambio.aq ), but this year we did anticipate the date, in order to leave our Argentinean friends the full focus on their event. Launching the 17th AAW, WAP (Worldwide Antarctic Program), invites all Radio Amateurs (OMs & SWLs) around the world, Clubs and Organizations as well as other important groups and individual operators WW to join and share with us, this initiative. All stations will qualify for WAP WADA and WAP ASEA (Antarctic Special events Award). Again our intention is to draw your attention to the Antarctic Continent, and AAW is the unique event WW where Hams (in any corners of the world, and not necessarily in Antarctica) wish to celebrate and improve World- wide interest around the Icy Continent. Check (http://www.waponline.it/antarctic-activity-week/aaw-2020/) to see a dedicated page and who the operators will be, as they sign up. 73, Gianni I1HYW (www.waponline.it)" CE9/HF0, ANTARCTICA. Seba, SQ1SGB, will be active as CE9/SQ1SGB and HF0ANT from Halley VI British Antarctic Research Station and the Polish Henryk Arctowski Station on King George Island (AN-010, WLOTA LH-0312), respectively, between December 20th and February 8th. Activity will mainly be in 40/20 meters using SSB and the Digital modes (FT8/JT65). QSL via his home callsign direct only. CN3, MOROCCO. Operators Robert/9A5E, Petar/9A6A, Stefano/IK2QEI, Matteo/ IK2SGC, Davide/IZ2ZOT, Jaroslava/OK1ARI, Jiri/OK1DO, Petr/OK1FFU, OK1JTK, Jiri/OK1RI, Vaclav/OK1VVT, Norbert/OM6NM, Spiros/SV8CS and YL Anna/SV8NAC will be active as CN3A from Safi during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via LoTW or via IK2OHG. Visit their Web page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CN3A/112969535390789 CO0, CUBA (Special Event/Contest Op). Look for special event station CO0CB to be active from Bariay starting October 26th to October 29th. Activity is to celebrate the meeting between two cultures when Christopher Columbus landed in Cuba for the very first time back in 1492. Operations will be on all bands, CW, SSB and FT8, and including a possible entry in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 267-27th). QSL via CO8NDZ. CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Press Release). Murray, WA4DAN, sent out the following press release Sunday morning: "I will be heading to Sable Island this morning to meet with the on-island staff of Parks Canada to discuss details of our upcoming 2020 CY0 DXpedition. The flight scheduled for October 19th was canceled due to water on the sand landing area on the island. I also plan to test propagation on 20 meters for a couple of hours. I am also scheduled to meet with the Parks Canada, Sable Island manager Monday afternoon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This meeting will be to determine the number of ops we will be allowed to take on the 2020 CY0 DXpedition. We will also try to fine tune the dates for the DXpedition. The 2020 CY0 DXpedition team would like to thank Parks Canada for working with us on this venture. Very soon we will establish a CY0 website with all of the details for the DXpedition." D68CCC COMOROS DXPEDITION NEWS (Reminder). Members of the Mediterraneo DX Club (MDXC) will be active as D68CCC from Comoros Island (AF-007) between October 21st and November 2nd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 30/17/12m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. For suggested frequencies, see OPDX.1430. QSL via IK2VUC, by the Bureau, direct or OQRS. For more details and updates, see: http://www.mdxc.org/d68ccc Also their FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/d68ccc EA9, MELILLA (Bird Op). Philippe, EA4NF, will be active as EA9/EA4NF from Melilla (IM85) on the satellites between November 18-21st. This is a very small Spanish territory located in Northern Africa and a very rare GRID. It is listed as one of the Most Wanted SAT DXCC. Portable activation will be with a FT818 and a FT817ND operating in full Duplex with an Alaskan Arrow Antenna. FM and Linears. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on Philippe's Twitter feed for further updates and passes: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT EF9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Jorge, EA9LZ, will be active as EF9Z from Ceuta during the CQWW DX CW Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via LoTW and EA5KB. FG, GUADELOUPE (Update). Philippe, F1DUZ, is once again active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe (NA-102) until October 29th. Activity will be on 80/40/ 20/1715/12/10 meters using SSB and FT8. He will also be on in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-257th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. FO & TX7, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND MARQUESAS. Didier, F6BCW, will once again be active as FO/F6BCW from French Polynesia, but this time from Huahine Island (OC-067) between October 25-30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters (depending on the propagation) using CW only. Didier will be watching via LP and SP for Europe according to the propagation. From November 3rd, Didier will be at Hiva Oa Island (OC-027) in the Marquesas Island in preview to prepare for the TX7T DXpedition (see OPDX.1435). Next possibility, Didier will try to be active from Hiva Oa with the callsign FO/F6BCW on November 4-5th and between November 19-25th, on 40 and 20m. The beginning of the TX7T DXpedition will take place between November 6-17th, with activity on 160-10 meters. See the Web site: http://marquesas2019.com QSL FO/F6BCW via F6BCW direct (w/3 USDs) to: Didier CADOT, 180 rue du Moulin de la coudre - 71440 TRONCHY FRANCE. QSL TX7T via Tim Beaumont, M0URX. H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE. Operators Larry/K1ZW and Rob/N7QT will be active as H40KT and H40TT, respectively, from Pigeon Island (OC-065) between November 14-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via M0URX or OQRS. Look for more details to be forthcoming. HC, ECUADOR. Rick, NE8Z/HC1MD, will be active as HC1MD/2 from Ballenita, the Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador, and from the Farallon Dillon Light- house (ARLHS ECU-017)[arlhs.com], Capay on Hill, between October 27th- November 9th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters (14270 kHz SSB for light- house hunters) using CW, SSB and FT8, and the equipment to be used is a TT-857D into a Spider Vertical (40/30/20/17m). QSL via K8LJG and LoTW after the trip. HC, ECUADOR. Uwe, DL8UD, will once again be active as HC5M from Cuenca during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All- Band/High-Power/Assisted entry. Before and after the contest, Uwe will operate on 160-10 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands, using CW and SSB. QSL via DL8UD, direct or by the Bureau. IA0, ANTARCTICA. In mid-December, operators Marco/IK5SQX (aka DK5SQX) and Nicola/IZ7ZNZ will be among a group of Italian Researchers on their way to Concordia Station (WAP MNB-03) where they plan to stay until February 2020. Activity (when time permits) will be mostly on 20 meters SSB, possibly afte January 5th. Nothing sure about the callsign they are going to use from there, maybe IA0DC... Read the full details at the WAP Web site: http://www.waponline.it IOTA NEWS.............. AF-004. David, OK1DTP, will be active as EA8/OL5D from Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, between November 21-28th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via OK1DTP. AF-004. Vlada, OK1CW, will be active as EA8/OK1A from Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, between November 21-28th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via OK1CW. AF-004. Jarda, OK2GG, will be active as EA8/OK2GG from Fuerteventura Island, Canary Islands, between November 21-28th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via OK2GG. AS-017. (Update) Markus, DJ4EL, is now active as JS6UEA from Yomitan, Okinawa, until October 25th. Activity is on 40/20/15/10m using SSB. QSL via his home callsign, but preferred method is via LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch is Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/rapanuiman AS-099. A group of Turkish amateurs will be on the air as TC0F from Bozcaada Island (in memory of Tuncer, TA1F/SK) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Op/Single-TX entry. Operators mentioned are Hakan/TA0G, Hulki/TA1U, Rebi/TA2BN, Osman/TA2DO, Deniz/TA1CQ, Tev/TA1HZ, Can/TA1CR, Golkem/TA7AZC and TB0BBB. QSL via TA2BN. AS-206. Operators Ted/JF1CCH and Eiji/JQ1SUO are now active as JF1CCH/0 and JQ1SUO/0 from Sado Island until October 21st. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... KP3, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as KP3Z from the Puerto Rico Contest Club in Rio Piedras during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via N4AO. NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active from here as NP2P during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single- Op entry. QSL via LoTW. 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 OR0/OR18, BELGIUM (Special Event). To celebrate the 18th birthday of HRH Princess Elisabeth, members of the Belgian IARU Society UBA will activate special event station OR0YAL (which could be read as O Royal) between October 25th and December 25th. During the same time period, over 30 different UBA club stations using the special prefix "OR18" will be aired and individual Belgian hams are allowed to make use of the "OR" prefix instead of the regular "ON" in their callsign. Also, a commemor- ative award will be available for working "OR0YAL" and the "OR18" club stations during this time-frame. The certificate will be available in four different classes: Bronze (30 pts), Silver (50 pts), Gold (70 pts) and Platinum (110 pts). Each "OR18" station as well as "OR0YAL" counts as two points on the first band worked and one additional point on every additional band worked. Contacts made on the same band but in different modes do not count separately. No band or mode restrictions nor any endorsements. Please note that how ever they encourage you to do so, contacting other Belgian stations do not get you any points towards this commemorative certificate. For more details, Logsearch and award appli- cations should be made via (https://or0yal.uba.be). This Web site will be available during the activity period. OX, GREENLAND. Thomas, OZ1AA, will be active as OX1AA from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (NA-018), between October 22-29th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via OZ1ACB. P4, ARUBA (Update). Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as P40T from Aruba (SA-036) between October 21-31st. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. He plans to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via VE3DZ. PJ2, CURACAO. Erik, ON4ANN, will be active as PJ2/ON4ANN from Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) between October 27th and November 2nd. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators David/N3RD, Walter/WA3LRO, John/N4RV, Richard/N6KT, Stu/N7ZZ, Uli/DL8OBQ and Steve/PJ4DX will be active as PJ4K from Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via KU9C. Look for operators to be active outside of the contest using PJ4/homecalls as station building continues. QSL via operator's instructions. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 21-27th)....... Oct/21st HN Oct/24th LN Oct/26th HN Oct/22nd AN Oct/25th LN Oct/27th HN Oct/23rd 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO QSL-INFO THIS WEEK. Will return next week.... (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/5K0K (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/T30GC (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP6R (Updated) NEW QSL MANAGER FOR ANTARCTICA STATIONS KC4AAA, KC4AAC and KC4USV. The QSL Manager for KC4AAA, KC4AAC and KC4USV was Larry Skilton, K1IED. Larry became a Silent Key on June 2, 2018. Bob Schenck, N2OO, on behalf of the QSL Managers Society along with an assist from Gerry Kersus, W1GD, were able to recover the logs and blank cards from Larry's family earlier this year. With an assist from the QSL Managers Society, a new QSL Manager has been assigned. The new QSL Manager for these 3 stations will be Bill Erhardt, K7MT. Bill was at McMurdo Station for two seasons (2008/09 & 2009/10) and worked with Larry, K1IED, and helped recover about 7 years of back QSLs and logs while at Mac Town. Bill mentioned that Larry was a great guy and he was saddened to hear that he was SK. Bill offered to be available to take over as QSL Manager for the 3 stations (KC4AAA, KC4AAC and KC4USV) that Larry managed. All of the recovered paper logs and blank QSLs were recently passed along to Bill, K7MT, who can now handle any QSL card requests. Full information can be located on the QRZ pages for each of the Antarctica calls (KC4AAA, KC4AAC and KC4USV). This includes information on dates of activities for which logs are available. We suggest keeping an eye on those QRZ pages for updated information on more current activities by each of the stations. Bill's E-mail is (k7mt at mt.net) for anyone with any inquiries. 73! Bob Schenck, N2OO QSL Managers Society www.qsl.net/qslmanagers QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5B4ALJ, 8P2K, 9K2GS, 9V1YC, A35JT, A82X, A82Z, C21WW, C37NL, EA6VQ, ES6DO, HH2AA, JW9DL, LX/PA0PIW, LX1HD, OJ0JR, OY1R, T30L, T88UW, YS1RS and ZS1SBW QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: E44WE, HR6A (1987), K4MIA, MS0INT, R1AND (AN-016), R1ANP (AN-016), R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063), RI0BC (AS-042), RW0IM/P (AS-059), RW1AI/MM, TO5M and XE1FAA QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3W3B, 3XY3D/P (AF-051), 3XY3D/P (AF-096), 5R8UP, 5T2KW, 9H3HI, 9M6/G3VYI, A52IC, DZ4C (OC-202), E20HHK/P (AS-126), E51LYC (OC-098), H40D (OC-179), H44R (OC-168), H44R/P (OC-158), IH9/LZ1PM, PJ5/N6YEU, TG9BBV, TX0A (OC-113), TX0M (OC-297), VE3LYC/KL7 (NA-150), VE7DP/7 (NA-181), VK5MAV/6 (OC-183), VK5MAV/6 (OC-211), XU7DDD, XW0YJY, XW1IC, YB9/DL3KZA (OC-150), YE4/DL3KZA (OC-144), Z23MD and ZA/DK8FA --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... S7, SEYCHELLES. Operators Martin/OK1FZM and XYL Lenka/OK1WZM will be active as S79ZM from Seychelles between October 18-31st. They will operate during the first week from Mahe Island (AF-024) and the second week from Praslin Island (AF-024). Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. Martin will do all of the CW. Depending on conditions, they may be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). QSL via OK1FZM, direct or by the Bureau. All QSLs will be sent out via the Bureau. NO LoTW or ClubLog. SU8, EGYPT. Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Development (ERASD) will be active as SU8WRC from Sharm el Sheikh between October 28th and November 22nd during the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2019). Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via OH2BH. SU8, EGYPT. Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Develop- ment (ERASD) and Radio Arcala from the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2019) will be active as SU8X from Sharm El Sheikh during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via OH2BH. T8, PALAU. Jery, HL5BHH, will be active as T88KZ from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between October 21-24th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using mostly SSB and possibly FT8. All the contacts will be confirmed only via LoTW and it will be uploaded ASAP after holiday. T8 PALAU. Yunjae/HL5KY, Munehiro/JR6DRH, Mike/JA6EGL, are now active as T88KY, T88RH and T88SM, respectively, from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) until October 23rd. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL T88KY via LoTW only, and he states, "it will be uploaded as soon as possible after holiday. Sorry but I do not prepare paper QSLs for this operation." QSL T88RH via JR6DRH. QSL T88SM via his home callsign direct only. For more details about the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room), see: https://palau-radio-club.jimdofree.com TK, CORSICA. Look for "Team Charlie" (S5 Team) to be active again as TK0C from Sant Ambroggio, Corsica, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via S50C, direct, eQSL and LoTW. The list of operators was not provided. For details and updates, watch: https://www.facebook.com/TK0CHARLIE V4, ST. KITTS (Update/Change). Felipe, NP4Z, is not going to be able to do his V43Z operation during the CQWW DX SSB Contest as previous announced, but Randy, K5ZD, will be stepping into the chair there. He will probably be using the callsign V47T as a Single-Op/ALL-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or W2RQ. VK9/N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Update/Reminder). Operators Jacek/SP5EAQ (VK9NE), Mek/SP7VC (VK9NC) and Marcin/SP5ES (VK9NG) will be active from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between October and November. All three operators will have different lengths of stay on the island: SP5EAQ (VK9NE) -- October 18th-November 4th SP7VC (VK9NC) -- October 18-28th SP5ES (VK9NG) -- October 28th-November 4th Activity will be on various HF bands. Modes: Jacek/SP5EAQ (SSB ex- clusively); Mek/SP7VC (Digital modes) and Marcin/SP5ES (CW). Jacek/ SP5EAQ will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as VK9NE. QSL Manager will be SP7VC (direct, by the Bureau or LoTW). Jacek, SP5EAQ, informed that the Internet access on the island will be very limited, so it will be a problem to have real time online logs. However, if possible the logs will be uploaded in batches to a database which will be available online. So there will be some delay. For more details and updates, visit their Web page at: http://vk9n-2019.dxing.pl VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Steve, K3SW, will be active as VP2MSW from Montserrat (NA-103) between October 22-28th. He plans to be active in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/Assisted entry. If possible, Steve will operate CW prior to CQWW SSB Contest between October 22-24th. On October 28th, the station must be disassembled so he is not likely to operate then. LoTW is primary QSL route. If you want a paper QSL, then send direct to K3SW with 3 USDs for QSLs outside the U.S. and 1 USD for U.S. stations (but be patient). VP2V, BRITISH VIGRIN ISLANDS. Steven, AA7V, will once again be active as VP2V/AA7V from Virgin Gorda. Length of stay is unknown. Activity will be during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). Outside of the contest, activity will be on various bands using CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL VP2V/AA7V via LoTW or AA7V. VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The Pitcairn Island DX- pedition VP6R Team hit the air waves on October 17th and will be there until November 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 6 meters EME, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H). The VP6R team will also participate in the 2019 CQWW SSB Contest this coming weekend October 26-27th weekend. QSL via K9CT. For more details and info, check out the Pitcairn Island DXpedition Web page at: https://pitcairndx.com Also, check out their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416 Also, their Twitter page is at: https://twitter.com/2019Island VU7, LAKSHADWEEP (Update/Reminder). Operators Sree/VU2OB, Shabu/M0KRI/ VU2CAC and Asraf/VU3MTY will be active as VU7RI from Lakshadweep Island (AS-011) between October 19-31st. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, in- cluding 60m, with a focus on higher bands using CW, SSB and FT8. An operating schedule is available on their Web page. QSL via M0KRI, LoTW or ClubLog. For more details and update, see: https://vu7ri.com WWROF WEBINAR (CQWW SSB and CW by K1AR). If you missed the Worldwide Radio Operators Foundation's Webinar on "CQ WW SSB and CW - Current News on Your Favorite Contests" - presented by John Dorr, K1AR", it is now available online at: https://wwrof.org/category/webinar-archive CQWW Director K1AR will bring you up-to-date on the biggest annual global radiosport events on the calendar. Participant resources will be examined along with log submittal, Log Check Reports, the Scores Database and awards. Some questions and discussion were fielded at the end. XT, BURKINA FASO. Al, F8FUA, will once again be active as XT2BR, from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; dates to be announced (possibly sometime in December). He will use an Elecraft K3 with 100 watts into a hexbeam and dipoles, operating on CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (DXpedition mode) if possible. Log will be updated when possible depending on his Internet access. QSL direct (with SAE and 2 USDs) or via the REF QSL Bureau. After his oper- ation, Al will upload his log to LoTW. XW, LAOS. Bruce, 3W3B (HS0ZCY/XU7ADF/XW1B/AA4XR), who lives in Da Nang, will once again be active as XW4XR from Vientiane between December 4-14th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters (60m included) using CW, RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW (preferred method). ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Steve, WB4GHY, is once again active as ZD8SC from Ascension Island (AF-003) until November 11th. He is there for his usual work detail. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB, FT4 and FT8, with an IC-7000 w/100 watts into a directional antenna. QSL via WB4GHY or LoTW. ZF9, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Stan, K5GO, will once again be active as ZF9CW from Cayman Brac Island (NA-016) in both CQWW DX SSB and CW Contests (October 26-27th and November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entries. Look for him to be active on various HF bands outside of the contest on both CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW or his home callsign direct. NO LoTW or NO Bureau. *********************************************************************** 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 Oct 20 20:54:08 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 00:54:08 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1436.1 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1436.1 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.1 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.1 BID: $OPDX.1436.1 October 20, 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 W0GJ for the following DX information. VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition Press Release (20th October)[edited]. The Braveheart anchored just off Pitcairn Island at dawn, Thursday, October 17th. After customs & immigration, the team was transported to the home of Andy Christian where all of the equipment was waiting for us. This equipment arrived about 6 weeks prior to our arrival. The steep dirt roads were very muddy from lots of recent rains and had our equipment not been prepositioned, we would have been delayed by several days getting all stations on the air. By the end of the first day we had antennas up and four stations QRV at Andy?s house. The next morning (Friday) everyone moved to the old Radio Site to set up more antennas and stations. This is our primary low band site. The DX Engineering 160M falling derrick vertical is almost full-size and generated huge pileups that night, with 700 stations in the 160M log! Saturday morning left just a couple more antenna projects to finish and by late morning everything was set up and we settled into our operating routine. Pitcairn has power from 8 am until 10 pm. After 10 pm we switch to generators until morning. The Radio Site is 100% generator powered. As of about 2400Z Sunday, we have over 16,000 Q?s in the logs, including several 6M EME contacts. We are down to 12 operators today. One of the team members fell, suffering several fractures. A supply ship was leaving today and he is being evacuated to Mangareva and on to Papeete. Naturally we are all disappointed with this situation, but medically it is in everyone?s best interest. DXpeditions to remote places are not without risk and medical care is quite limited at best. The weather has been very cooperative with pleasant temperatures. When it rains, which is often, the dirt roads become ?the world?s friendliest mud,? as the residents call it, making travel between the two sites some- what treacherous. We will have a station on 20M continuously, often with more than one mode, with the goal of giving Pitcairn Island a new one to everyone. The Flex Radios are working extremely well. With good conditions, at times we have been able to sustain nearly 400 Q?s/hr with FT8 Fox & Hound mode, working five stations simultaneously! Logs are periodically uploaded to ClubLog during the times we have ?commercial? power on the island. Please check our website often for the latest updates: www.pitcairndx.com 73, Glenn W0GJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRECTION IN OPDX.1436. Under "H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE" it should read as follows: H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE Operators Grant/KZ1W and Rob/N7QT will be active as H40KT and H40TT, respectively, from Pigeon Island (OC-065) between November 14-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via M0URX or OQRS. Look for more details to be forthcoming. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Wed Oct 23 13:33:03 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:33:03 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1436.2 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1436.2 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.2 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.2 BID: $OPDX.1436.2 October 23, 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 W0GJ for the following DX information. VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition Press Release (22nd October)[edited]. Things are going well with the remaining team and the propagation has been wonderful to just about everywhere. We have had a lot of activity on 12M and some on 10M, including more EME contacts. We now have about 35,000 contacts in the log after 4 ? days of operation. There are more FT8 contacts that have not been updated into our N1MM logging program. Some of the computers will not as yet add FT8 contacts to the N1MM log, but hopefully we can find a work-around to get this done. IF you see your FT8 contact confirmed with ?RR73,? you can be assured that you are IN the log, even though it won?t show now on ClubLog. They will be merged from the WSJT log at some point. If you operate FT8, PLEASE READ THE MANUAL FOR WORKING US IN FOX & HOUND MODE!!! We see MANY calling us using a frequency below 1000 Hz. We can see you but the FT8 software does NOT see you. You MUST use a frequency above 1000 Hz to work us. We are transmitting usually somewhere below 500 Hz. The software will move your transmit frequency down automatically when your turn comes up in the que?..IF you have F/H mode set up properly. When conditions are good, we can work 300-400 stations/hour. Our peak rate with one station today was an incredible almost 900/hour! Our last antenna went up today for 60M and we will be QRV tonight and in the future on 5.357 FT8 F/H mode. We are limited to 100 watts and must be in satellite phone contact with New Zealand and to QRT if there is any interference to primary users of the frequency. We will continuously have at least one station active on 20M throughout our stay to hopefully provide a chance for everyone to make an all time new country contact. We will be entering the CQWW SSB Contest this weekend on all bands. There will be some operation on the CW bands and WARC bands during the contest. Our pilots are your contact points. We are aware of many ?complaints? about this or that issue with the logs. These will all be corrected with time. If you have any doubts, please work us again if you did not show up in the log. Please use our pilots for reporting band opening times and long path openings to help us be there so we can get you in the log. This is the purpose of the pilot program. Our evacuated team member has made it to the hospital in Papeete, French Polynesia. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. All family members are aware, but for privacy, we will not release a name here. The weather is fine without rain?..yet. Today we watched the spring arrival of the whales for the season from our operating chairs. Spec- tacular!!! See you in the pileups! 73, Glenn W0GJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Thu Oct 24 21:58:34 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 01:58:34 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1436.3 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1436.3 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.3 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.3 BID: $OPDX.1436.3 October 24, 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 W0GJ for the following DX information. VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition Press Release (25th October)[edited]. As of 0000Z this date, we have approximately 47,000 contacts in the log. Late yesterday we were hit with a tropical storm with torrential rain and gale force plus winds. We had several antennas come down, but they are repairable and will be back up when it is safe to go outside, probably not until tomorrow morning. We have had great band conditions from 160 to 10 meters. We had a very successful night on 60M 5.357 MHz two days ago and will be on again. We are using FT8 in Fox/Hound mode. We have been working a lot of FT8 on all the bands (except 160M) and find that this ?weak? signal mode is putting a lot of new and unique callsigns into the log, proving that this mode is valuable for a great many! Most DXpeditions, including VP6R, are using FOX/HOUND MODE. If you are not in F/H mode when you call us, it will be impossible to make contact. MAKE SURE THE RADIO TAB HAS SPLIT SELECTED and you have selected HOUND MODE ON THE ADVANCED TAB !!!!! If the Hound is using the wrong software version, it does not respond properly to the Fox. The message formats are not compatible. The Fox will call the Hound three times and then they are dropped without making a successful contact. Summary for a successful FT8 contact: 1. MUST use WSJT-X version 2.1.0 Any other version is INCOMPATIBLE! 2. MUST be in F/H mode 3. MUST be in SPLIT mode (in WSJT-X program, NOT your radio) 4. MUST set your transmit frequency ABOVE 1000 Hz When conditions are good and everyone has FT8 set up properly, we have seen peak rates over 1000 contacts/hour and often sustained rates of 400 contacts/hour from a single station! And, yes, it is possible for one person to operate two stations at once. We do it often. We will be on 160M with FT8 starting 0000Z, Tuesday, October 29. Frequency ? 1.836 MHz. Mode: FT8 FOX/HOUND. Depending upon success, we might spend additional time in that mode on 160M. We have had two successful schedules with the Dorothy Grant Elementary School (K6DGE) in Fontana, California. It has been fun to chat with the kids and answer questions. We love their enthusiasm! We will be temporarily shutting down about 2200Z on Friday to prepare for the CQWW SSB Contest. We will be in the Multi/Multi category on all bands. If you need VP6 Pitcairn Island on SSB, look for us in the contest this weekend. After the contest we will be back in ?DXpedition mode? until October 31. That is when we must start dismantling to get ready to meet the Braveheart which will take us to Mangareva for the weekly flight back to Papeete, French Polynesia, and then to our homes. Our next news will come after the CQWW SSB Contest. 73, Glenn W0GJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Fri Oct 25 09:15:01 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:15:01 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1437 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1437 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1437 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1437 BID: $OPDX.1437 October 28, 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, ARRL Web Page, NJ1Q & W1AW, AA3B, NG3K & ADXO, NY3B, W3UR & The Daily DX, K5GS, AA7A, K8BL, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH2BH, Pete Rayer & ISWL, RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. *** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTES (by Tedd, KB8NW): This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW DX SSB Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the CQWW DX SSB Contest participants. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 18th/October, through Friday, 25th/October there were 219 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5X, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, VU7, XE, XU, YB, YJ, 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". 3W, VIETNAM (Reminder). Yosuke, JJ1DQR, should now be active as 3W9QR from Da Nang until November 1st. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using mainly SSB. He was heard on 20/17 meters this past week. He will also participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). QSL via JJ1DQR, by the Bureau or direct. 4U1, AUSTRIA. Operators Sparky/OE1ZZZ and Oleg/HB9RB will be active as 4U1A from the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (ARCDXC) station during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via UA3DX. This station counts as the VIC (Vienna International Centre) multiplier. 8Q, MALDIVES. Fabien, DF3XY, will be active as 8Q7XY from Maldives (AS-013) between December 10-23rd. Activity will be on 40/30/20/15/10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign direct. A3, TONGA. Masa, JA0RQV, will once again be active as A35JP from Tongatapu Island (OC-049) between November 24th, 2019, and November 2020. He states, "This time, I will be stationed there as a resident supervisor of the inter- national corporation project." Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. Equipment is an IC-7300 w/100W into a Vertical antenna. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog, or direct w/2 USDs or by the Bureau via his home callsign JA0RQV. He states, "If you need paper QSL, please be patient to receive it because I will be able to issue paper QSL after I return to Japan in November 2020. Please do not send SASE to my home address." He also mentions, "During the period, if possible, I will try to activate some outer islands again such as Niuatoputapu (OC-191), Niuafo'ou (OC-123), Vava'u (OC-064) and Ha'apai (OC-169). Details will be announced once decided." A4, OMAN. Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) will activate their contest station, A44A, in Muscat during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via LoTW. Operators mentioned are Khalid/A41CK, Hassan/A41HA, Hamed/A41KT, Adnan/A41LP, Mo- hammed/A41NN, Issa/A41NW, Amine/A41PG, Aasim/A41RF, Waleed/A41RG, Mudhfer/ A41RN, Aziz/A41RO, Bader/A41SP, Talal/A41SS, Ali/A41ZA, San/A45TT, Prince/ A45VU, Paul/A65DR, Anton/OG2K and Tony/RT9T. AH2, GUAM. Members of the Guam Contest Club will be active as AH2R during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are: Toshinobu/JI3ERV (NH2C), Mikawa/JR7OMD, Atsuo/JE6HIB, and Danilo/KH2JU. QSL via LoTW. PLEASE DO NOT QSL via the KH2 Bureau. CE9/HF0/VP8, ANTARCTICA (Update). Seba, SQ1SGB, will be active as VP8HAL (instead of CE9/SQ1SGB) and HF0ANT from Halley VI British Antarctic Research Station and the Polish Henryk Arctowski Station on King George Island (AN-010, WLOTA LH-0312), respectively, between December 20th and February 8th. Activity will mainly be in 40/20 meters using SSB and the Digital modes (FT8/JT65). QSL via his home callsign direct only. CY0, SABLE ISLAND. Al, VE1AWW, is once again active as CY0/VE1AWW and will be active until October 29th or 30th. He was heard on Thursday on 20 meter SSB. Activity will be on 40-10 meters (at irregular times) using mostly SSB and some Digital modes. The station is a TS-690S/AT running barefoot through a vertical. A new ground mount vertical for 20m, and dipole for 40m will be going up soon. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau (Preferred). DP0/DP1, ANTARCTICA. The WAP Web page (Worldwide Antarctic Program) reports that the next operator at DP0GVN for the wintering season 2020 will be Roman, HB9HCF. He plans to be active on QO-100 satellite; they are not sure about HF yet. Roman is a new operator that can use the QO-100 setup at Neumayer III (AN-016). Felix, DL5XL, will introduce him to HF for sure, and even if he has no experience at all, let's hope he will find amusement and interest in Ham Radio activity from Antarctica! Felix, DL5XL, will also be active as DP1POL in January and February 2020, mainly HF CW with some Digital modes and QO-100 activity. For more details and updates, visit the WAP Web page at: http://www.waponline.it E2, THAILAND. Champ, E21EIC, will be active as E2A (The SIAM DX Group/ Contest Callsign) from Bangkok during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or by the Bureau using ClubLog. E20, THAILAND. The SIAM DX Group will be active as E20AX from Bangkok during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW. Operators mentioned are Peeranat/E20PFE, E20ZNH, First/E22WWZ, E27AAA, Neang/E27GIG, Art/HS2UPR, Tar/HS3PJF, HS4OSE, HS4QNU, Pat/HS7WMU and HS8FFH. EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Antonio, EA8DDS, will be active from Gran Canaria (AF-004) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a QRP entry. QSL via EA8DDS. EF8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Jon/EA2OT, Carlos/EA8KW, Juan/EA8RM, Rolandas/LY4A, Juanma/EC5AN, Carlos/IK1HJS, R6FFS, Leonid/RA5A, YL Elena/ RC5A, Alex/RG2A, Alexey/RG6G, Pavel/RU5A, George/SP5C, UA3DJX and Alexandr/ UA5C will be active as EF8R from Gran Canaria Island (AF-004) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW or EB7DX direct. Operators are calling themselves "The Magic Mauntain International Team". ES, ESTONIA. Members of the Estonian Radio Amateurs Union along with some international operators will be active as ES9C from Tallinn during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via ES5RY or LoTW. Operators mentioned are Gabor/ES1BVG, Arvo/ES2MC, Toivo/ ES5RR, Tonno/ES5TV, Toomas/ES5RY, Oleg/YL3DW, Oskar/ES4NY, Kristjan/ES7GM, Andy/ES2NA, Hanz/PA3ZZ and Janis/YL3AD. FH, MAYOTTE. Stefan, DL9HAL, is once again active as FH/DL9HAL from Mayotte (AF-027) until November 4th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and again perhaps FT8. QSL via DL9HAL, direct or via his QSL Manager M0OXO. FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Operators Marc/F1HAR, Florent/F4CWN, Didier/FY5FY, Herve/F5HRY, Marc/F1HAR and Christian/F5UII will be active as FY5KE from the "Radio club de Kourou" (RACK) radio club station in Kourou City during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW or direct (NO Bureau). H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE (Update/Correction/Press Release). [edited] Operators Grant/KZ1W and Rob/N7QT will activate H40 Temotu Province (Pigeon Island), Solomon Islands, Nov. 14th through Nov. 28th, 2019. Awaiting permission to operate as H40TT, otherwise each will operate under their own callsign: H40TT (Rob) and H40KT (Grant). Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW/SSB/FT8/RTTY. They will focus on the low bands to regions where H40 is most needed. They will "follow the sun" please respect their calls into specific regions. Suggested operating frequencies are: CW - 1826.5, 3523, 7010, 10105, 14023, 14023, 18069, 21023, 24891 and 28023 kHz SSB - 3790, 7090, 14185, 18130, 21285, 24955 and 28485 kHz RTTY - 7045, 10142, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24910 and 28080 kHz FT8 - 1840, 3567, 5357, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz They will have Elecraft K3s and 1KW SPE amplifiers, with verticals by sea, and DHDL receive antenna(s). They hope to have Internet access for periodic log uploads. Please keep insurance contacts to a minimum: Log Search and OQRS at: https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/logsearch.php QSL Manager: Tim Beaumont, M0URX (M0URX.com) For Direct QSLs: Please enclose 4 USDs and a SAE. No IRCs or coins HB9, SWITZERLAND. Operators Andrea/HB9DUR and Ludovic/HB9EOU will be active as HB9A (USKA Club Call) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via HB9DUR. HS0, THAILAND. Vincent, F4BKV, will be active as HS0ZOJ during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via F4BKV or LoTW (Preferred). He states on QRZ.com: "QSL via LoTW for contest activity. Please refrain to request your paper QSL, and do it ONLY if you truly need the paper card. QSL reply via direct will be done sometime in 2020 and via Bureau can be up to 2 years or more." HS8, THAILAND. Phanuwat, HS8LVC, will be active from Krabi (NJ98kc) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single- Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog. IOTA NEWS.............. AF-018. Martin, OL5Y, will be active as IH9P from Pantelleria Island (African Italy - CQ Zone: 33, IIA: TP-01, WAIP: TP, WLOTA: LH-0041) in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/High-Power entry. QSL via OL5Y. AF-018. Milan, OK1VWK, will be active as IH9/OL3R from Pantelleria Island (African Italy - CQ Zone: 33, IIA: TP-01, WAIP: TP, WLOTA: LH-0041) in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via OK1VWK. AF-045. Operators John/6W7JX, Ouzin/6W1PZ, Tafa/6W1KI, Jul/6W1QL, Ahmed/6W1PA, 6W1SQ, YL Mael/6W1SV, Charles/6W1GF and Yves/ 6W1TA will once again be active as 6V1A from Goree Island between December 13-15th. Activity will be on CW and SSB on all HF bands using a FT-1000 and Icom 7300 with 150 watts into dipoles G5RV/Kelemen. QSL via 6W1QL or LoTW. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... ISWL CALLSIGNS (For November 2019). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of November 2019: GX4BJC/A - Operated /A, from Walton on the Naze, in Essex, by Herbie, G6XOU (WAB Square - TM22 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). MX1SWL/A - Operated /A, from Eastbourne, in East Sussex, by Peter, G0NQZ (WAB Square - TQ50 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). ALL QSLs will be handled by Dick, M5DIK - The QSL Manager and NOT the individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL info is on or or or via . NO LoTW. KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Members of the Frankford Radio Club are now active from the Radio Reef DX'ers Station rental shack on St. Croix (NA-106), until October 29th. Operators mentioned are Tony/N2TK, John/K3CT, Pat/W3FIZ and Steve/NY3B. Activity will be on all HF bands. This includes the upcoming CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi/2 entry signing as KP2M. QSL via NZ4DX (direct only) or LoTW. NO BUREAU QSLs. Operator will probably sign KP2/homecall outside of the contest. QSL direct to their home callsigns. KP3, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as KP3Z from the Puerto Rico Contest Club in Rio Piedras during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via N4AO. MW5, WALES. Ian, G3WVG, will be active as MW5B during CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Operator/Single-Band (160m) entry. QSL ONLY via LoTW or ClubLog. NCDXF PRESS RELEASE (date October 25th). The following was sent out by Ned Stearns, AA7A, NCDXF Vice President: The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) has awarded a grant of $4,000 to Club Log to support their capital needs for important IT system upgrades to move their system into the future. Michael, G7VJR, recently reached out to NCDXF with an inquiry for interest in support that triggered an immediate and over- whelming response from every NCDXF Director. Two of the directors engaged in the ongoing VP6R DXpedition stepped away from the pileups a few minutes and echoed in the response: "Club Log is a MAJOR part of what makes a good DXpedition (both during and after the event)? "Michael and his group do a wonderful service to the DX Community worldwide" "Club Log is a real asset to every DXer and DXpeditioner" "I use it regularly for OQRS and other DX chasing capabilities in addition to uploading my own QSOs there regularly from home or DX locations. It is an invaluable tool for DXers and DXpeditions." "It's an incredible resource that has become the standard" Following NCDXF's action, Michael is quoted: "For some time now, I've been anxious to provide a more resilient way to run Club Log. With 70,000 active users, and most significant expeditions depending upon it, it's vital to keep Club Log working around the clock - but until now the expense has been prohibitive. Club Log depends on do- nations for its running costs, but to fund a capital project like this takes the financial backing of a foundation that takes the lead and supports expeditions and DX-related projects at a really high level. NCDXF has made an extraordinary grant to Club Log, giving me an oppor- tunity to unlock all the work that I need to do in this area. Many thanks to the foundation and its members for this tremendous boost to Club Log. The newly-upgraded servers will launch in early 2020." NCDXF fully supports the Club Log mission and its dedicated team of volunteers that is creating an invaluable service to the DXing community. NEW IARU MEMBERS. The ARRL reports that Saudi Arabia and Seychelles have joined the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). Read about it at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/saudi-arabia-and-seychelles-join-international-amateur-radio-union OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Operators Pertti/OH2PM, Ville/OH2MM and Tom/SM0CXU will be active as OH0W from Aland Island (EU-002) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via OH2BH. OH0, ALAND. Jukka, OH6LI, will be active as OH0V from Aland Island (EU-002) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/possibly as an All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. 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 PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 28th-November 1st)....... Oct/28th HN Oct/31st AN Nov/02nd HN Oct/29th HN Nov/01st LN Nov/03rd HN Oct/30th 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 PT, BRAZIL. Sergio, PP5JR, will be active as PT5J from Santa Catarina during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ Assisted entry. QSL via PP5JR. PY0T, TRINDADE AND MARTIN VAZ ISLANDS. "DXNEWS" reports that Fernando, PY1FR, is planning to be active as PY0T/PY1FR from Trindade and Martin Vaz Island (SA-010) sometime in December 2019. Dates are not known yet. Look for more details to be forthcoming. QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (October 25th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5J500L via HK3VHZ D68CCC via IK2VUC (O/L) ON/PD0RWL/P via PD0RWL 5K0K via OK6DJ (O/L) EA8/UA5C via UA5C (d/e) OX/OZ1LXJ via OZ1LXJ (d) 9V1/OE3GEA via OE3GEA F/G4WSB via G4WSB PJ2/DL8OBQ via DL8OBQ A21EME via PA3CMC II9BP via IT9ZEO VP6R via K9CT CT/F6CTF/MM via F6CTF IQ7ML via IZ7QEN EA8/RU5A via RU5A (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 ZF2ZO via K7ZO, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Activity was by Scott, K7ZO, before the CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5J500LDV, 5T5PA, 9A6BL, A62A, DR775TMG, E77EA, JY5HX, KH2L, LX7A, UC0A, V31CC, VK4FB, XQ3MCC and YL2SM QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 7V9A (AF-094, AF-104), E44WE, K7TRI (NA-211), OH9A, OJ9A, R63RRC (AS-063), TK0C and WH0RU QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4W/HL1AHS (OC-148), 5H1ES, 5R8UP, 5X2B, 6W/IV3FSG, 6Y1LZ, 6Y5/UN7LZ, 7N2JZT/6 (AS-024), 8J1ITU, 9H3QQ, C31CT, ED8K, EV2014WHC, FO/F6BHK, FR1GV, FW5JJ, HI9/F5PLR, IF9ZWA (EU-054), IJ7V (EU-073), JD1BMH, JD1BOI, JD1BON, K1HP/KH2, MJ/ON4RSX, OG0C, PJ5Z, RI1ANX, RG22RR, RP69AH, S79AM, S79ANR, UN2G, UN6G, UN7GB, UN7GKA, UN7GQ, UN9GWA, VA3DYD/HR3, XF1T, XR9JA, XT2BR, XT2SE, XV9ZT and YN3GEA --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... RK9, ASIATIC RUSSIA. Willy, UA9BA, will be active as RK9AX from Asiatic Russia during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via UA9APA. STANDARD TIME. Remember to change your clocks next weekend! Countries who observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), which took place on Sunday, March 10th, are now expected to move their "local clocks" backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 3rd, from 2:00 AM local time to 1:00 AM. In 2020, Day- light Saving Time (DST) will again go into effect on Sunday, March 8th, at 2:00 AM local time. For the history and details about ST and DST, as well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries who observe DST), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2020.html https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa?year=2020 ADDED NOTE: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know NOT to change their GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set their computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on "some" ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..) programs. SU8, EGYPT (Update/Press Release, date October 24th). Martti, OH2BH, sent out the following [edited]: WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFRENCE (WRC) SPECIAL EVENT [From Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt]: Egyptian Radio Amateur Society (ERASD) together with National Telecommunications Radio Authority (NTRA) of Egypt, are jointly announcing a special event and permit of SU8X and SU8WRC to conduct operations from the city of Sharm El Sheikh in Southern Egypt, the venue of WRC. Operations will begin on this Friday evening with participation in the CQWW Contest as SU8X, and following the opening of the WRC on Monday as SU8WRC. The team is headed by Said, SU1SK, the president of ERASD, and his associates, Tarek, SU2TA, and Yasset, SU3YM, whom are also all attending the WRC as a part of the NTRA delegation. This is a historical day for ERASD as along with this event and operations, several new privileges have been authorized, such as 6M for the first time for this event. ERASD has invited the folks of Radio Arcala of Finland, OH8X, to join them as their honorary guests and experts for sharing Amateur Radio with their partners from evolving countries, normally off of amateur radio?s beaten track, who could further benefit on Amateur Radio. Martti, OH2BH, and Niko, OH2GEK, will represent OH8X and also make an amateur radio show-case at their dedicated executive radio show-room. After the opening of WRC and the CQWW the team will also entertain Amateur Radio operators as part of their national delegations to WRC as well as those sun tanning hams that are enjoying the venue at the beautiful tourist destination of Sharm El Sheikh. The special event site can be contacted from Monday morning onwards at (su8wrc at gmail.com). The WRC is a culmination of the set Amateur Radio 2.0 where traveling hams and their supporters team up for a good cause, bring in their resources to remote societies at large. Those behind this new approach are INDEXA?s Ralph Fedor, K0IR, Seisa?s Zorro Myazawa, JH1AJT and the Radio Arcala team, all of which also support ERASD and this special event. WRC has participation from all of the world?s ITU member countries, DX rare and regular. Isn?t it only fair that regulars step forward and help those rare ones in need, and make them active ? also DX-wise? And hopefully become supportive of Amateur Radio on the long run. TC29, TURKEY (Special Event). Look for some Turkism ham radio clubs [ATRO (YM1KTR), TANGO ALFA (YM1KE) and TAMAD (YM1KAD)] to be on the air as TC29OCT between October 26-29th, to celebrate Turkey's anniversary of becoming a republic. Many people in Turkey celebrate "Republic Day" on October 29th, by attending performances and participating in traditional processions with flags and musical bands. The Turkish Republic's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk proclaimed "Republic Day" as Turkey's most important holiday. V2, ANTIGUA. Bud, AA3B, will once again be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) between November 16-26th. Activity will be mainly on CW. Bud will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single- Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or via AA3B, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available via ClubLog. V8, BRUNEI. Hajime, JO1RUR, will once again be active as V85RH from Brunei. The length of his stay is not known. Activity will be during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via LoTW only. VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND. Przemyslaw, SP7VC, will be active as VK9NC during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via SP7VC. JUST A REMINDER: Operators Mek/SP7VC/VK9NC (Digital modes) and Marcin/SP5ES/VK9NG (CW) will continue during the contest, but not in the contest. VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The Pitcairn Island DX- pedition VP6R Team continues to be active until November 1st. Glenn, W0GJ, reported on October 20th: "The team is down to 12 operators after one individual fell and suffered several fractures. He was put aboard a supply ship and will be evacuated to Mangareva and on to Papeete." Glenn also mentioned on October 22nd: "Our evacuated team member has made it to the hospital in Papeete, French Polynesia. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. All family members are aware, but for privacy, we will not release a name here. Activity continues on 160-10 meters, including 6 meters EME, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H). The team will continuously have at least one station active on 20m throughout their stay to hopefully provide a chance for everyone to make an all time new country contact. The VP6R team will also participate in the 2019 CQWW SSB Contest this coming weekend October 26-27th weekend. There will be some operation on the CW bands and WARC bands during the contest. As of 0102z, October 25th, ClubLog show the VP6R team has made 46873 QSOs with 13783 Unique Callsigns. Breakdown of modes are: 22556/CW, 9224/SSB, 15061/FT8 and 32/JT65. Breakdown by Continents (%): .4/AF, 24.7/AS, 21.3/EU, 49.1/NA, 2.3/OC, and 2.2/SA. QSL via K9CT. For more details, updates and pictures, check out the Pitcairn Island DXpedition Web page at: https://pitcairndx.com Also, check out their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416 Also, their Twitter page is at: https://twitter.com/2019Island YT5, SERBIA. Operators Hrane/YT1AD/YT5A, Markovic/YU1AU, Milan/YU8A, Vladeta/YU1KX, Sasha/YU2FG, Aleksandar/YU6DX, Zoran/YU9DX and Acim/YU1YV will be active as YT5A from Vitanovac during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via YT1AD. ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Youth Team Operators Alice/ZL2EM, Xenia/ZL4YL, Alec/ ZL1HAZ, Sam/ZL1SAM, Jaidyn/ZL4WW and Marek/OK1MV will be active as ZM4T from Hawkes Bay during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-2/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or direct to ZL3IO. NO BUREAU CARDS ACCEPTED. Also, operators Xenia/ZL4YL, Gary/ZL2IFB, Michael/ZL2MY, Holger/ZL3IO and possibly one or two more operators will be active as ZM4T during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-2/High-Power entry. QSL info is the same as above. ZS7, ANTARCTICA. Oleg, UA1PBA (RI1ANF, RI1ANX, etc.) an Antarctic veteran has left for the Antarctica again this past week via Punta Arenas, Chile. He will be signing ZS7ANF managing the Wolf's Fang Camp (WAP MNB-12) and will be active from there. QSLs will probably be managed by RK1PWA. For more details and updates, see: http://www.waponline.it/zs7ant-a-new-antarctic-season-by-oleg-sakharov ZW5, BRAZIL. Members of the Araucaria DX Group will be active as ZW5B from their club station (PY5EG) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. Operators mentioned are Ezequiel/LU1FP, Mark/LU8EOT, Manu/LU9ESD, Lucas/PP5KR, Evan/PP5NZ, Neto/PU2TIB, Rafael/PY2NDX, Tom/PY2YU, Miguel/PY3MM, Peter/PY5CC, Oms/PY5EG, Luciano/PY5KD, Arthur/PY5VC and Jim/PY5WW. QSL via K3IRV. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following stations are expected to be active in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th, 2019) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following consolidated listing of the participants in the 2019 CQWW DX SSB Contest. For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML format, please visit Bill's Web page at: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2019.html (By callsign) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsd2019.html (By entity) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsz2019.html (By zone) The CQ World-Wide DX Contest Web page and rules: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest DXCC CQZ Class QSL Callsign Entity Route ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3V8SS Tunisia 33 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via LX1NO 3W9A Vietnam 26 SO LoTW; QSL via (C) 3W9QR Vietnam 26 SO JJ1DQR; QSL via (B/d) 4L/LY4ZZ Georgia 21 SOSB 160M LY4ZZ 4L2M Georgia 21 SOSB 20M 4L2M 4L9M Georgia 21 SOSB 80M R3XA 4L0A Georgia 21 SOSB 40M LoTW 4U1A Austria 15 M/S UA3DX 6W1RY Senegal 35 M/2 LoTW; QSL via F5VHJ or WA6WPG for USA requests, (O/B) 7A2A Indonesia 28 M/? LoTW 8P2K Barbados 08 SOSB 40M LoTW; QSL via KU9C 8P5A Barbados 08 SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via HA1AG 8P6ET Barbados 08 SOAB LP KU9C 9K2K Kuwait 21 SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via EC6DX 9M6NA East Malaysia 28 SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via (C) A44A Oman 21 M/M LoTW A92AA Bahrain 21 SOAB A92AA (d) AH2R Guam 27 M/S LoTW B1Z China 24 BA1GG B7P China 24 M/? BA4EG BV2A/3 Taiwan 24 M/? QSL: ART, PO Box 73-326, Taipei, Taiwan CB1H Chile 12 M/? LoTW CN3A Morocco 33 M/M IK2OHG CR2L Azores 14 SOAB OE2GEN CR5T Portugal 14 M/2 LoTW; QSL via CR5T (B/e) D4C Cape Verde Island 35 M/? LoTW E2A Thailand 26 SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via E2A (B) E20AX Thailand 26 M/2 LoTW; QSL via E20AX (B) EA8DDS Canary Islands 33 QRP EA8DDS ED8W Canary Islands 33 M/? LoTW EE5T Spain 14 M/2 LoTW EF8R Canary Islands 33 M/? LoTW; QSL via EB7DX (d) EF9Z Ceuta & Melilla 33 SO LoTW; QSL via EA5KB ES9C Estonia 15 M/S ES5RY FG4KH Guadeloupe 08 SO LoTW FY5KE French Guiana 09 M/? LoTW; QSL: Jacques Mazzoni, 678 Route de L'Egalite 74290, Talloires, France HB9A Switzerland 14 M/S HB9OCR HB9H Switzerland 14 M/? HB9CXZ HC5D Ecuador 10 SOAB HP DL8UD; QSL via (DARC-B/d) HC0E Ecuador 10 M/M HC1QRC HR9/N3AD Honduras 07 SOAB W3HNK HS8LVC Thailand 26 SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via (C) HS0ZOJ Thailand 26 SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via F4BKV(LoTW prefered) IH9P African Italy 33 SOSB 15M OL5Y IH9YMC African Italy 33 SOSB (e) IO5O Italy 15 M/S IK5RLP J68MD St. Lucia 08 M/S N2HIW KP2M U.S. Virgin Islands 08 M/2 LoTW KP3Z Puerto Rico 08 SOAB LP N4AO MD1E Isle of Man 14 HP M0OXO (O) MD1U Isle of Man 14 HP M0OXO (O) MD4K Isle of Man 14 SOAB G3NKC MW5B Wales 14 SOSB 160M Only (L/C) NP2P U.S. Virgin Islands 08 SO LoTW OH5Z Finland 15 M/S LoTW OH0V Aland Island 15 SO LoTW OH0W Aland Island 15 M/S OH2BH OX7A Greenland 40 M/2 LoTW; QSL via OZ1ACB & (C) P3F Cyprus 20 LoTW P40T Aruba 09 P40W Aruba 09 SOAB LoTW; QSL via N2MM; NO Bureau PJ2T Curacao 09 M/? LoTW; QSL via W3HNK PJ4K Bonaire 09 M/M KU9C PJ7PL Sint Maarten 08 SO LP N2HX PS4L Brazil 11 M/S LoTW PT5J Brazil 11 SOABA PP5JR PY0F Fernando de Noronha 11 M/2 LoTW PZ5K Surinam 09 M/? LoTW; QSL via G3NKC RK9AX Russia (Asia) 17 SOAB HP UA9APA S79W Seychelles 39 SOSB LoTW; QSL via SP9FIH & (C) S79ZM Seychelles 39 M/? Auto (B) SU8X Egypt 34 M/? OH2BH TC0F Turkey 20 M/S TA2BN TI7W Costa Rica 07 M/S W4FS TO1J Martinique 08 SO JF2QNM V26B Antigua & Barbuda 08 M/M LoTW V3M Belize 07 M/S LoTW V47T St. Kitts & Nevis 08 SOAB W2RQ V49V St. Kitts & Nevis 08 M/2 LoTW V85RH Brunei 28 SO LoTW VK9NC Norfolk Island 32 SOSB 40M SP7VC VK9NE Norfolk Island 32 SO LoTW; QSL via SP7VC (d) VP2MSW Montserrat 08 SOAB HP LoTW; paper QSLs via K3SW (d) (1 USD, 3 USDs foreign) VP5W Turks & Caicos 08 M/S LoTW; QSL via KD3TB (d) VP6R Pitcairn Island 32 M/? LoTW VP9I Bermuda 05 SO LoTW YJ0CA Vanuatu 32 SO VK2YUS (d) YT5A Servia 15 M/M YT1AD ZF1A Cayman Islands 08 M/2 LoTW ZF9CW Cayman Islands 08 SO HP K5GO (d) ZM4T New Zealand 32 M/2 LoTW ZW5B Brazil 08 M/M K3IRV ZZ3ZZ Brazil 11 M/S LoTW; QSL via (C/e) (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 *********************************************************************** 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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VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition Press Release (28th October)[edited]. VP6R Press Release 28 October 2019 We just finished working in the CQWW SSB Contest and made about 8500 SSB contacts on 160-10M. We had a lot of fun giving out a rare multiplier! Several worked us on all six bands. The VP6R team wants to thank everyone for working us during the contest. We hope you had as much fun as we did despite the challenging propagation conditions. We will now resume our regular DXpedition operations. We now almost 60,000 contacts in Club Log with 4-5 full days of operation left. We have had reports of several FT8 contacts not being uploaded to Club Log. We carefully documented a long session of FT8 and noted the stations that did not show up in ?Fox.log? window, the log that FT8 creates in the Fox/Hound mode. We found about 1-2 ?missing? contacts per hour. There is another text file that FT8 creates while running AND WE FOUND THE MISSING CONTACTS. One of our team members has written a program to extract them and add them to log database. The FT8 development team is now aware of this issue and this will be addressed in future releases. Summary: IF you have seen us send ?YOURCALL RR73?, you can rest assured you ARE in the log and your contact WILL be uploaded to Club Log. Give us some time after we go QRT to extract and add the missing contacts to our logs. We will have one more night on 60M this date (Oct 28) starting at about 0400Z. We will be on 5.357 MHz with FT8 F/H mode. We will NOT have any RTTY operation on this DXpedition. We will continue to operate FT8 until we go QRT. We have had several days of torrential rain with high winds. Some wind gusts were recorded over 100 mph. We have had damaged antennas, which, fortunately, have all been relatively easy to fix. The weather is starting to improve, but we are also near the beginning of the rainy season. Today we have had sunshine, then downpours, then sunshine. Repeat every 5 minutes. We can attest to the fact that Pitcairn boasts of ?the world?s friendliest mud.? We have two operation sites. The remote old Radio Site where all of the low band operation has taken place, will be dismantled after local sunrise on October 31. The next morning, November 1, we will be totally QRT and dismantle everything at our base location. Everything must be packed and stored. Some of the equipment we have used needs to be loaded onto the Braveheart for the South Orkney DXpedition. We depart Sunday, November 3, on the Braveheart. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tue Oct 29 12:10:44 2019 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:10:44 +0000 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1437.2 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1437.2 Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1437.2 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Special Bulletin No. 1437.2 BID: $OPDX.1437.2 October 29, 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 W0GJ for the following DX information. VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition Press Release (29th October)[edited]. VP6R Press Release 29 October 2019 We had a very successful night on 160M with over 500 contacts using FT8 last night. We have two more nights of operation on 160 & 80 meters before we must take down our antennas. We will have 24 more hours of operation on 40-10M from our base location on Pitcairn. Tonight (starting 0100Z 30 Oct) we will be on 160 & 80M CW. The last night (starting 0100Z 31 Oct) we will be using FT8 on 160 & 80M. We will be on 1.836 MHz (or 1.832 if busy) until 0800Z. At 0800Z we will be on 1.908 MHz until sunrise. 73, Glenn W0GJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)