From kb8nw at hotmail.com Sat Oct 3 20:59:00 2020 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2020 20:59:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1484 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1484 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1484 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1484 BID: $OPDX.1484 October 5, 2020 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) From Strongsville, Ohio Mostly 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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K7ZO, K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, K9MM, W9VA, DJ4EL, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3WOS, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, MM0TWX, RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. *** SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR (Reminder): Over the next couple of weeks, the OPDX bulletin will be published "possibly" on a limited-time/ holiday style bases, so the size of the bulletin "may be" smaller. I am planning to travel to Tennessee to visit my grand-kids and daughter (and son-in-law). As usual, any "major" announcements will be sent out. The October 19th bulletin should be back to normal. PLEASE, continue to send your DX info (You never know what I might do)..... 73, Tedd KB8NW DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 27th/September, through Sunday, 4th/October there were 205 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, 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, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9C, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 4A, MEXICO. Members of the Astronomical Society of Quintana Roo, A.C. (SAQRO) will be using the callsign 4A1A. QSL via address on QRZ.com. No other details were provided. 4U75, AUSTRIA (United Nations Special Event). Members of the Amateur Radio Contest DX Club [4U1A] (ARCDXC, http://www.cqdx.ru/4u1a ) are active using the special callsign 4U75A from Vienna, Austria, until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. Usually, activity will be on 80/40/ 20/15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL Manager is UA3DX (via the Bureau or direct). ADDED NOTE: Just a reminder that this counts for Austria for DXCC purposes. 4U75, UNITED NATIONS HQ (Special Event). Members of the United Nations Amateur Radio Club [UNARC], station 4U1UN, is now active as 4U75UN to celebrate the opening of the General Assembly and 75th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. The General Assembly, established in 1945 under the United Nations Charter, is a main deliberative organ of the United Nations. The operations will be done remotely. QSL via HB9BOU. LoTW will be added soon. Also, the ClubLog Logsearch will be opened soon. The 4U75UN QSL cards are ordered and the processing of the QSL requests will start after they receive them from the print shop. Watch for possible updates on the United Nations Amateur Radio Club's (4U1UN) FaceBook at: https://www.facebook.com/United-Nations-Amateur-Radio-Club-4U1UN-169357566427247 9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, will be active as 9K2K during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via EC6DX or LoTW. 9M4DXX (MARTS PENANG EVENT STATION) Yoshida, JE1SCJ, is currently active as 9M4DXX from Pinang State IOTA group (AS-015) on Penang Island, West Malaysia, until the end of December 2020. If you need him on the low bands (160/80m), please work before he leaves. He will operate FT8 on weekends until the end of the year. QSL via the Bureau. "BANDS ALIVE" (The 2021 DX Ultra-Marathon). Pete, MM0TWX, posted the following interesting info on eHAM.net about "The True Blue DXers Club's" new "Bands Alive -- 2021 CW/SSB DX Ultra-Marathon": As the new solar cycle is now underway and conditions on the HF bands are expected to gradually improve throughout 2021, this unprecedented initiative is launched to give DXers a further motivation to get on the air and therefore support, improve and promote amateur activity using person-to-person modes of communication such as CW and SSB. This initiative, which we call "ultra-marathon" for a reason, is indeed unprecedented - its aim, reflected in its format, is to get people on the air and make as many unique contacts as possible over the duration of a full year, and not simply to work as many countries as possible. You will find a 5 minute introductory video, full rules for participation and the possibility of pre-registering at: https://www.tbdxc.net/marathon For those seeking a more rapid understanding, the description and rules, go to: https://9c20a4b4-d46c-4d96-8571-60b68bfe6f69.filesusr.com/ugd/bc48c0_de6500caf1f04c498702e02c46432e1e.pdf DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of October 3rd. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 26 entities: 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 14. KH4 Midway Island 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 15. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Islands 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 16. PY0S Saint Peter and Paul Rocks 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Islands 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 18. KP5 Desecheo Island 6. BV9P Pratas Island 19. SV/A Mount Athos 7. KH7K Kure Island 20. VP8S South Sandwich Islands 8. KH3 Johnston Island 21. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Islands 9. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island 22. JD/M Minami Torishima 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands 11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. EZ Turkmenistan 12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria 13. YV0 Aves Island 26. FK/C Chesterfield Island No changes in the "Top 26" since we last reported back on September 7th. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list (340) is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Juan, EA8RM, will be active from Gran Canaria Island (AF-004) during both the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) and CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. FALKLAND ISLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA AND ANTARCTIC VP8 AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING (Press Release by Chris, G3WOS/VP8DBL/VP8WOS)[edited]..... * Non-resident lifetime Falkland Islands VP8 licenses (common sense prevails) -- An element of the new 2017 Falkland Islands Communication Ordinance was a desire to bring "amateur radio licensing in the Falk- land Islands into the 21st Century" through a re-validation exercise of VP8 licenses which started in early 2020. However, a new requirement was included in the new VP8 License Terms & Conditions. For an existing VP8 license to be revalidated, a minimum 6-month residency in the Falkland Islands was now required. This lead to all non-resident VP8 licenses failing the revalidation exercise and being canceled as a result. Following an email exchange with the Falkland Islands Communications Regulator, he stated that he considered the case closed. I raised a complaint about this decision in the form of a 'Notice of Appeal'. This was due to be heard in the Falkland Islands Magistrates Court in November 2020. The case will not now proceed to court after all as the Regulator has decided to restore my Falkland Islands VP8 licenses and apply the same principle to other non-resident lifetime VP8 license holders on a "case-by-case" basis. My costs will be paid as well.. The full story can be read here - "Non-resident lifetime Falkland Islands VP8 licenses - common sense prevails": https://openfalklands.co.uk * South Georgia and Antarctic VP8 Amateur Radio Licensing -- Following the recent cancellation and subsequent restoration of Chris Gare's non-resident lifetime VP8 Falkland Islands licenses, the associated cancellation of all VP8 Antarctic & South Georgia licenses is now in the spotlight. The full story can be read here - South Georgia and Antarctic VP8 Amateur Radio licensing: https://openfalklands.co.uk For further information contact: Chris, G3WOS -- chris at openfalklands.org.fk or Alan, VP8PJ -- alancheshire at yahoo.com Written by Chris Gare, G3WOS/VP8DBL/VP8WOS -------------------------------------------- IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between September 28th and October 3rd (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8AM CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8AQV CANARY 20m; Digi AF-004 EA8JK CANARY 17m; SSB AF-014 CT3IQ MADEIRA ARCHIPELAGO 20m; SSB AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND 40m; Digi AS-003 4S6RYD SRI LANKA 20m; SSB AS-007 JH1XYB HONSHU 12m; FT8 AS-007 JJ1DDT HONSHU 12m; FT8 AS-018 RN1CN/0 Sakhalin 160/20m; CW AS-018 RN1CR/0 Sakhalin 40m; CW AS-020 BX6ABC TAIWAN 30m; Digi EU-001 SV5/DL3DRN DODECANESE 80/30/20m; CW/SSB EU-002 OH0CO Aland 60m; CW/FT8 EU-005 G3XPO GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT8 EU-006 EJ5GM Inishmore 20m; CW/SSB EU-006 EJ9FBB Inishmore 40m; SSB EU-008 GM4PVM INNER HEBRIDES 40/30m; CW EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 80/20m; SSB EU-021 TF5B ICELAND 40m; Digi EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 40m; SSB EU-024 IS0AGY SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9CKL Sicily 20m; CW EU-032 TM7R Re 80/40/30/20/17m; CW/SSB/FT8 EU-049 SV8FCU Chios 17m; Digi EU-084 8S0DX Orno 80m; CW EU-103 EJ9FBB SALTEE 40m; SSB EU-115 MI0SAI IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-125 5P8VW Romo 80/40/20/17m; CW/SSB/Digi EU-128 DL8JJ/P Warder 40m; CW EU-133 RD1A/M GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 160/80/40/30/20/17m; Digi/SSB EU-175 CU3AT CENTRAL 20m; Digi NA-016 ZF2CH CAYMAN 20m; Digi NA-018 XP3A GREENLAND 30m; Digi NA-021 8P6ET BARBADOS 15m; Digi NA-096 HI8AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 20m; SSB NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 30m; Digi NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 40m; Digi NA-108 J69DS ST LUCIA 20m; Digi NA-178 KJ6ER CALIFORNIA STATE CENTRE 20m; Digi OC-001 VK2BY Australia 40m; SSB OC-001 VK2FAD Australia 20m; Digi OC-001 VK4KW Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK4NM Australia 40m; SSB OC-001 VK6NE Australia 40m; SSB OC-013 E51BQ Rarotonga 20m; Digi OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 40m; Digi OC-019 PR7CPK HAWAIIAN 20m; SSB OC-021 8A100GB Java 20m; SSB OC-021 YC1SDL Java 20m; CW OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 20m; CW OC-036 ZM4T North 40m; SSB OC-082 E51WL Penrhyn Atoll 17m; FT8 OC-086 KH0/KC0W NORTHERN MARIANA 40m; Digi OC-088 V85A Borneo 20m; SSB OC-088 V85T Borneo 20m; CW OC-143 YB4FIK SUMATRA 20m; SSB OC-151 YD6MCE/9 TENGGARA TIMUR 40m; Digi OC-147 YG9WKB WEST PAPUA'S COASTAL ISLANDS NORTH 40/15m; SSB/FT8 SA-002 VP8NO Falkland 12m; Digi SA-002 VP8ON Falkland 30m; Digi SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 20m; CW SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17/15m; SSB SA-012 YV7WGA NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 30m; FT8 SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 10m; SSB SA-021 LU2MCX BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE 10m; Digi ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports.... OC-298. (Update to OPDX.1483/New IOTA) Last week we mentioned that Cezar, VE3LYC, will be active as TX0T from Tatakoto Atoll, French Polynesia, between October 29th and November 5th. He posted the following on his TX0T Web page: September 26th -- "ANFR, the authority of French Polynesia, issued me the temporary operating radio amateur license, the documentation required for temporary importation of radio equipment, as well as the special callsign I requested. I have purchased the return plane tickets for Ottawa - Papeete, and Papeete - Tatakoto." September 30th -- "All donors will automatically by mailed QSL cards directly if they made the log. Additionally, they will benefit from their contacts being uploaded and available for QSO matching 30 days after the expedition. I will be working with Alfio (IT9EJW), who will do the QSL design and printing, to ensure that direct QSL requests will be mailed by early January 2021. Meanwhile, the respective contacts will also be uploaded and available for QSO matching within 60 days of the operation." For more details and updates, see: https://tx0t.weebly.com 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...... JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. Take, JG8NQJ, will once again be active as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island in the Minami Torishima (OC-073, JCG 10007) group between October 14th and mid-January 2021. He is usually there to work on the island's weather station. Activity will be limited to his spare time. He will usually be mainly on 17 meters, but will also be on 20/15/ 12/10/6 meters using CW (possibly RTTY), with a Yaesu FT-450 and 50W. QSL via JA8CJY or by the Bureau via JG8NQJ. JX2, JAN MAYEN ISLAND (Update to OPDX.1481). Erik, LA2US/JW2US, who is expected to be active as JX2US from Olonkin City, Jan Mayen Island (EU-022), between October 2020 and March 2021, is now on Jan Mayen as of October 1st. Do not look for him right away because his first few days will be used for training and settling-in. QSL only via ClubLog's OQRS, at: https://clublog.org/logsearch/JX2US QSL card service via the OQRS (ClubLog) will open when he returns home in April 2021. Upload to LoTW will be after he returns home. IMPORTANT: Do not send direct QSL requests to Jan Mayen by mail! Erik will not handle any QSL card requests while he is on Jan Mayen. JX0X JAN MAYEN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The JX0X team announced this past week the following on September 29th [edited]: "We had a team meeting today, within the next 3-4 weeks we will decide if we go or not to JX. Unfortunately the financial situation for the project is such that it is still too risky for us to sign the Vessel contract. During the last 3 months we have received 8900 USDs from individuals. Our budget is still 105,000 USDs ++. We believe that JX2US is not a competitor to us when it comes to the QSO handling, as he will stay close to the base and mainly work 12-15.000 Qs (EU/SA). NA will be blocked from his QTH. We still offer 100% refund if you donate and we later cancel. So if you want the JX0X 2021 DXped to happen - it is time to send a small paypal contribution within the next few weeks." Since then, the following was reported on October 3rd: "We have received about $3500 in two days. But we're looking for another approx $7000 to sign the contract. Still any shortfall is covered by the 6 operators. Facts about JX0X: * Did you know that Jan Mayen turned into a Nature reserve in 2010? And that the whole island including the surrounding sea is protected, except the base at the EU side and a small area on the western part (towards NA)? * There are plans to close down the area on the western side - which means this could very well be the last chance for a good NA low band QTH if the plans are implemented * The Ministry have said they will never allow any DXpedition to take place from inside the Nature reserve * We were not allowed to conduct a DXpedition with a camp at the EU side" They appreciate all the support! Please donate using paypal at: jx0x at la7gia.com ONE LAST LOOK :( For those who attended the Dayton HamVention for many years, here is the final look at Hara Arena in Trotwood on Thursday, September 24th. The demolition of the Hara complex buildings began on September 25th. Some 95 pictures were taken and published online at: https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/what-to-know/photos-one-last-look-inside-hara-arena-before-it-is-demolished/QRORXLJXBVD2TORRWH6HSQT2PA/ Also read from the ARRL Web page: http://www.arrl.org/news/former-dayton-hamvention-venue-hara-arena-is-being-demolished OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PD75, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station PD75LG to be active from Drenthe between October 20-22nd. Activity is to celebrate the 75th anniversary (on October 21st) of The Netherlands IARU society VERON (Vereniging voor Experimenteel). QSL via the Bureau and LoTW. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 5-11th )....... Oct/05th AN Oct/08th AN Oct/10th AN Oct/06th AN Oct/09th AN Oct/11th HN Oct/07th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.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 * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm PZ, SURINAME (Postponed Again). Markus, DJ4EL, who was expected to be active as PZ5GE from Suriname between October 12-24th, has postponed his operation again until Easter of 20201. He states, "Due to the rising Covid-19 cases in Europe tourists who would like to visit Suriname must bring a negative Covid-19 test and are required to be quarantined for 10 days after arrival which makes a trip to Papegaaien island impossible for me. The second problem is that on the way back to Germany I would have to travel via Amsterdam airport which could make another Covid-19 test and another quarantine at home necessary." His activity from Page- gaaien Island (SA-092) as PZ5G has also been change and hopes to be active between April 2-5th, 2021. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW or his home callsign. Look for updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rapanuiman QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (October 3rd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3V8SS via LX1NO & (L) HP3SS via AC2OV (d/L) OH0/DL1SVA & (L) DL0NBR via DL1WH II4DANT via IK4UQE OP2A via ON5CD & (L) DL2020R via M0SDV (O) L55D via LU5DF & (L) P40P via W5AJ & (L) EF1C via EF1C (L/e) LZ1891AO via LZ1KCP PI4CG via PD2GSP EH7MOD via EA7URU M7Z via G4BWP PI4COM via PA1AW & (L) EJ9FBB via EI9FBB OE9R via OE9HGV & (L) SX2I via SV2JAO (L) HF0BW via SP1PBW OG55W via OH2OT (O/L) YU70HFG via YU1HFG (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 (n) no printed QSLs LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/JD1BLY NEW QSL MANAGER. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for the following stations: CN17JQ, RW9JZ and UI8J WW0WWV via LoTW, OQRS or direct to: WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridge- wood Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA. Members of the WWV Amateur Radio Club (WWV ARC) were active between October 1-4th, to celebrate 101st anniversary of WWV. ZF1A QSL MANAGER CHANGE. Scott, K7ZO, informs OPDX that the QSL Manager has been changed for ZF1A from K6AM to K7ZO. He assumed the QSL Manager duties from John/K6AM on September 15th. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3V8SS, 4U1UN, AG5Z, CP6CL, CU7AA, DL1BUG, EA6NB, EA8AUW, K9EA, K9GWS, KF5GTX, OE0HQ, PP1CZ, TI5/N3KS, VE3RR, WB8SDA and WU2T QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: EK6SI, JT5DX, SV5DKL and SV9ANK QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: CE0Y/W7YAQ, DJ0SP, DL5AXX, GJ6EFW, IZ5BBS, J79GEA, OM2VL, OM3KFO, P4/DL6RAI, PA52KDA, PE1OYB, RN3CT, SM6BGG, TK9C, TX0M, VA3LVW, VE3DCX, VE3HMK, VE3RR, VE3YWN and VP6D --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... SI9AM SWEDEN STATION CLOSING DOWN...... * J?rgen Norrm?n, SM3FJF, President of SI9AM, reports, "We are sorry to inform you that SI9AM, the Visitor's Amateur Radio Station in Utanede, Sweden will be closed down on December 1, 2020. The Visitor's Station is owned by eight radio clubs in the third call area in Sweden. SI9AM has reported losses for several years and has not had any guest operators since February 2020 due to the Covid19 Pandemic. The board has now decided to close down the visitor station. We started the Visitor's station on July 19, 2000, and have worked about 160,000 QSOs. Thanks to all Guest Operators, Visitors, all radio amateurs who have worked us and everyone who has supported us during the years. We will continue to answer QSL-cards, send SI9AM Awards." * Operators Jef/DD2CW, Francis/ON6LY and Dirk/ON3UN will once again be active as SI9AM from the "King Chulalongkorn Memorial", the largest Thai Pavilion in the world outside Thailand in Raganda, Sweden, between October 20-28th. This will be their final time it the SI9AM station because it is closing down on December 1st. Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as Multi-Op entry. QSL this operation via ON3UN. * A contest team with Palle/SA0BYP and Johan/SA3BYC will activate SI9AM during Scandinavian Activity [SSB] Contest (SAC) between October 10-11th. * A contest team with Lars/SM3EAE and G?ran/SM5SIC will activate SI9AM during CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). * SI9AM suggested frequencies: CW - 1817, 3517, 7017, 10117, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897 and 28017 kHz SSB - 1840, 3760, 7060, 14210, 18160, 21310, 24960 and 28510 kHz FM - 145.550 MHz * Visit the SI9AM Web pages at: http://www.si9am.com http://www.si9am.se SILENT KEY. OPDX was informed by QSL Manager Bill, W9VA, that Andre, PY0FF, became a Silent Key (SK) on Friday, September 25th. He was 70 years old and suffered from duodenum cancer. Andre was the lone resident DX'er from Fernando de Noronha for many years, beginning 1987. He moved to the main- land in 2013 and has recently been active from Aracaju as PP6ZZ. He returned to the island this past February and was hoping for another visit before the end of the year. He was part of the PW0S DXpedition to St. Peter and Paul Rocks in 2001 and leader of the PW0T DXpedition to Trindade 2002. Bill, W9VA, will continue as PY0FF QSL Manager and can confirm all contacts with that callsign. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of PY0FF. SU, EGYPT (Special Event). Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Development (ERASD) will be active as EU8J from Wadi Degla, Egypt, between October 16-18th. Activity is to support all ages to learn about Radio Amateur and communications technology, and how together we can solve the most pressing challenges facing our planet. QSL via SU1SK, eQSL or LoTW. Visit the ERASD FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/erasdnet TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AWARD. Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, received the 2020 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award. Read about the award and him on the ARRL Web site at: http://www.arrl.org/news/ulrich-rohde-n1ul-receives-2020-ieee-region-1-technological-innovation-award TC6, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Tango Alpha Radio Amateurs Association (YM1KE) of Istanbul are now active as TC6EKM until October 7th. Activity is to celebrate the Liberation of Istanbul. Operations will be on various HF bands and the Digital modes (such as FT8). QSL via YM1KE. TG9, GUATEMALA (Postponed Again). Dwight, VE7BV, who was expected to be active as TG9BBV from Antigua, Sacatep?quez, Guatemala, between November 1-30th, has postponed again due the requirements to quarantine. He is looking at possibly going in May to mid-June, 2021. TM30, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Ondes et Micro-informatique Radio Club (F6KUQ) will be using the special callsign TM30CDR from Cestas between November 14-23rd. Activity is to celebrate the "International Day of the Rights of the Child" (November 20). Operations will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via F6KUQ (paper QSL via Bureau or eQSL). VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS (Update). An update from "The Daily DX" and some other sources reports that Bob, WT3A/DU7ET (aka VE5TE, XQ6ET, G0WET), will once again be active from Diego Garcia (AF-006) for possibly the next 4-5 months. He is there working on a ship. His callsign this time will be the reissued callsign VQ9T (not VQ9ET as first reported). Ed, N1TO, used this callsign back in 2001 and 2002. Activity will be soon after his quarantine and will be mainly CW using a wire antenna. QSL via DU7ET (see QRZ.com). YB, INDONESIA. Suwarno, YB2BOB, from Purwodadi-Grobogan, Central Java Island, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. QSL via LoTW. *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). The weekly bulletin (issue # from the OPDX Web page URL) is also posted on the following Media pages: NODXA FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation Twitter -- https://twitter.com/kb8nw_opdx ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation *********************************************************************** * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: (kb8nw at arrl.net) or (kb8nw at hotmail.com) Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) ....... 73 de Tedd KB8NW /EXIT ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: or Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at hotmail.com Sat Oct 3 21:50:31 2020 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2020 21:50:31 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1484 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1484 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1484 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1484 BID: $OPDX.1484 October 5, 2020 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) From Strongsville, Ohio Mostly 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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K7ZO, K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, K9MM, W9VA, DJ4EL, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3WOS, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, MM0TWX, RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. *** SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR (Reminder): Over the next couple of weeks, the OPDX bulletin will be published "possibly" on a limited-time/ holiday style bases, so the size of the bulletin "may be" smaller. I am planning to travel to Tennessee to visit my grand-kids and daughter (and son-in-law). As usual, any "major" announcements will be sent out. The October 19th bulletin should be back to normal. PLEASE, continue to send your DX info (You never know what I might do)..... 73, Tedd KB8NW DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 27th/September, through Sunday, 4th/October there were 205 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, 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, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9C, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 4A, MEXICO. Members of the Astronomical Society of Quintana Roo, A.C. (SAQRO) will be using the callsign 4A1A. QSL via address on QRZ.com. No other details were provided. 4U75, AUSTRIA (United Nations Special Event). Members of the Amateur Radio Contest DX Club [4U1A] (ARCDXC, http://www.cqdx.ru/4u1a ) are active using the special callsign 4U75A from Vienna, Austria, until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. Usually, activity will be on 80/40/ 20/15 meters using CW and SSB. QSL Manager is UA3DX (via the Bureau or direct). ADDED NOTE: Just a reminder that this counts for Austria for DXCC purposes. 4U75, UNITED NATIONS HQ (Special Event). Members of the United Nations Amateur Radio Club [UNARC], station 4U1UN, is now active as 4U75UN to celebrate the opening of the General Assembly and 75th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations. The General Assembly, established in 1945 under the United Nations Charter, is a main deliberative organ of the United Nations. The operations will be done remotely. QSL via HB9BOU. LoTW will be added soon. Also, the ClubLog Logsearch will be opened soon. The 4U75UN QSL cards are ordered and the processing of the QSL requests will start after they receive them from the print shop. Watch for possible updates on the United Nations Amateur Radio Club's (4U1UN) FaceBook at: https://www.facebook.com/United-Nations-Amateur-Radio-Club-4U1UN-169357566427247 9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, will be active as 9K2K during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via EC6DX or LoTW. 9M4DXX (MARTS PENANG EVENT STATION) Yoshida, JE1SCJ, is currently active as 9M4DXX from Pinang State IOTA group (AS-015) on Penang Island, West Malaysia, until the end of December 2020. If you need him on the low bands (160/80m), please work before he leaves. He will operate FT8 on weekends until the end of the year. QSL via the Bureau. "BANDS ALIVE" (The 2021 DX Ultra-Marathon). Pete, MM0TWX, posted the following interesting info on eHAM.net about "The True Blue DXers Club's" new "Bands Alive -- 2021 CW/SSB DX Ultra-Marathon": As the new solar cycle is now underway and conditions on the HF bands are expected to gradually improve throughout 2021, this unprecedented initiative is launched to give DXers a further motivation to get on the air and therefore support, improve and promote amateur activity using person-to-person modes of communication such as CW and SSB. This initiative, which we call "ultra-marathon" for a reason, is indeed unprecedented - its aim, reflected in its format, is to get people on the air and make as many unique contacts as possible over the duration of a full year, and not simply to work as many countries as possible. You will find a 5 minute introductory video, full rules for participation and the possibility of pre-registering at: https://www.tbdxc.net/marathon For those seeking a more rapid understanding, the description and rules, go to: https://9c20a4b4-d46c-4d96-8571-60b68bfe6f69.filesusr.com/ugd/bc48c0_de6500caf1f04c498702e02c46432e1e.pdf DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of October 3rd. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 26 entities: 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 14. KH4 Midway Island 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 15. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Islands 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 16. PY0S Saint Peter and Paul Rocks 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Islands 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 18. KP5 Desecheo Island 6. BV9P Pratas Island 19. SV/A Mount Athos 7. KH7K Kure Island 20. VP8S South Sandwich Islands 8. KH3 Johnston Island 21. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Islands 9. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island 22. JD/M Minami Torishima 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands 11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. EZ Turkmenistan 12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria 13. YV0 Aves Island 26. FK/C Chesterfield Island No changes in the "Top 26" since we last reported back on September 7th. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list (340) is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Juan, EA8RM, will be active from Gran Canaria Island (AF-004) during both the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) and CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. FALKLAND ISLANDS, SOUTH GEORGIA AND ANTARCTIC VP8 AMATEUR RADIO LICENSING (Press Release by Chris, G3WOS/VP8DBL/VP8WOS)[edited]..... * Non-resident lifetime Falkland Islands VP8 licenses (common sense prevails) -- An element of the new 2017 Falkland Islands Communication Ordinance was a desire to bring "amateur radio licensing in the Falk- land Islands into the 21st Century" through a re-validation exercise of VP8 licenses which started in early 2020. However, a new requirement was included in the new VP8 License Terms & Conditions. For an existing VP8 license to be revalidated, a minimum 6-month residency in the Falkland Islands was now required. This lead to all non-resident VP8 licenses failing the revalidation exercise and being canceled as a result. Following an email exchange with the Falkland Islands Communications Regulator, he stated that he considered the case closed. I raised a complaint about this decision in the form of a 'Notice of Appeal'. This was due to be heard in the Falkland Islands Magistrates Court in November 2020. The case will not now proceed to court after all as the Regulator has decided to restore my Falkland Islands VP8 licenses and apply the same principle to other non-resident lifetime VP8 license holders on a "case-by-case" basis. My costs will be paid as well.. The full story can be read here - "Non-resident lifetime Falkland Islands VP8 licenses - common sense prevails": https://openfalklands.co.uk * South Georgia and Antarctic VP8 Amateur Radio Licensing -- Following the recent cancellation and subsequent restoration of Chris Gare's non-resident lifetime VP8 Falkland Islands licenses, the associated cancellation of all VP8 Antarctic & South Georgia licenses is now in the spotlight. The full story can be read here - South Georgia and Antarctic VP8 Amateur Radio licensing: https://openfalklands.co.uk For further information contact: Chris, G3WOS -- chris at openfalklands.org.fk or Alan, VP8PJ -- alancheshire at yahoo.com Written by Chris Gare, G3WOS/VP8DBL/VP8WOS -------------------------------------------- IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between September 28th and October 3rd (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8AM CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8AQV CANARY 20m; Digi AF-004 EA8JK CANARY 17m; SSB AF-014 CT3IQ MADEIRA ARCHIPELAGO 20m; SSB AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND 40m; Digi AS-003 4S6RYD SRI LANKA 20m; SSB AS-007 JH1XYB HONSHU 12m; FT8 AS-007 JJ1DDT HONSHU 12m; FT8 AS-018 RN1CN/0 Sakhalin 160/20m; CW AS-018 RN1CR/0 Sakhalin 40m; CW AS-020 BX6ABC TAIWAN 30m; Digi EU-001 SV5/DL3DRN DODECANESE 80/30/20m; CW/SSB EU-002 OH0CO Aland 60m; CW/FT8 EU-005 G3XPO GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT8 EU-006 EJ5GM Inishmore 20m; CW/SSB EU-006 EJ9FBB Inishmore 40m; SSB EU-008 GM4PVM INNER HEBRIDES 40/30m; CW EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 80/20m; SSB EU-021 TF5B ICELAND 40m; Digi EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 40m; SSB EU-024 IS0AGY SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9CKL Sicily 20m; CW EU-032 TM7R Re 80/40/30/20/17m; CW/SSB/FT8 EU-049 SV8FCU Chios 17m; Digi EU-084 8S0DX Orno 80m; CW EU-103 EJ9FBB SALTEE 40m; SSB EU-115 MI0SAI IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-125 5P8VW Romo 80/40/20/17m; CW/SSB/Digi EU-128 DL8JJ/P Warder 40m; CW EU-133 RD1A/M GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 160/80/40/30/20/17m; Digi/SSB EU-175 CU3AT CENTRAL 20m; Digi NA-016 ZF2CH CAYMAN 20m; Digi NA-018 XP3A GREENLAND 30m; Digi NA-021 8P6ET BARBADOS 15m; Digi NA-096 HI8AT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 20m; SSB NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 30m; Digi NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 40m; Digi NA-108 J69DS ST LUCIA 20m; Digi NA-178 KJ6ER CALIFORNIA STATE CENTRE 20m; Digi OC-001 VK2BY Australia 40m; SSB OC-001 VK2FAD Australia 20m; Digi OC-001 VK4KW Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK4NM Australia 40m; SSB OC-001 VK6NE Australia 40m; SSB OC-013 E51BQ Rarotonga 20m; Digi OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 40m; Digi OC-019 PR7CPK HAWAIIAN 20m; SSB OC-021 8A100GB Java 20m; SSB OC-021 YC1SDL Java 20m; CW OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 20m; CW OC-036 ZM4T North 40m; SSB OC-082 E51WL Penrhyn Atoll 17m; FT8 OC-086 KH0/KC0W NORTHERN MARIANA 40m; Digi OC-088 V85A Borneo 20m; SSB OC-088 V85T Borneo 20m; CW OC-143 YB4FIK SUMATRA 20m; SSB OC-151 YD6MCE/9 TENGGARA TIMUR 40m; Digi OC-147 YG9WKB WEST PAPUA'S COASTAL ISLANDS NORTH 40/15m; SSB/FT8 SA-002 VP8NO Falkland 12m; Digi SA-002 VP8ON Falkland 30m; Digi SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 20m; CW SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17/15m; SSB SA-012 YV7WGA NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 30m; FT8 SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 10m; SSB SA-021 LU2MCX BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE 10m; Digi ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports.... OC-298. (Update to OPDX.1483/New IOTA) Last week we mentioned that Cezar, VE3LYC, will be active as TX0T from Tatakoto Atoll, French Polynesia, between October 29th and November 5th. He posted the following on his TX0T Web page: September 26th -- "ANFR, the authority of French Polynesia, issued me the temporary operating radio amateur license, the documentation required for temporary importation of radio equipment, as well as the special callsign I requested. I have purchased the return plane tickets for Ottawa - Papeete, and Papeete - Tatakoto." September 30th -- "All donors will automatically by mailed QSL cards directly if they made the log. Additionally, they will benefit from their contacts being uploaded and available for QSO matching 30 days after the expedition. I will be working with Alfio (IT9EJW), who will do the QSL design and printing, to ensure that direct QSL requests will be mailed by early January 2021. Meanwhile, the respective contacts will also be uploaded and available for QSO matching within 60 days of the operation." For more details and updates, see: https://tx0t.weebly.com 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...... JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. Take, JG8NQJ, will once again be active as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island in the Minami Torishima (OC-073, JCG 10007) group between October 14th and mid-January 2021. He is usually there to work on the island's weather station. Activity will be limited to his spare time. He will usually be mainly on 17 meters, but will also be on 20/15/ 12/10/6 meters using CW (possibly RTTY), with a Yaesu FT-450 and 50W. QSL via JA8CJY or by the Bureau via JG8NQJ. JX2, JAN MAYEN ISLAND (Update to OPDX.1481). Erik, LA2US/JW2US, who is expected to be active as JX2US from Olonkin City, Jan Mayen Island (EU-022), between October 2020 and March 2021, is now on Jan Mayen as of October 1st. Do not look for him right away because his first few days will be used for training and settling-in. QSL only via ClubLog's OQRS, at: https://clublog.org/logsearch/JX2US QSL card service via the OQRS (ClubLog) will open when he returns home in April 2021. Upload to LoTW will be after he returns home. IMPORTANT: Do not send direct QSL requests to Jan Mayen by mail! Erik will not handle any QSL card requests while he is on Jan Mayen. JX0X JAN MAYEN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The JX0X team announced this past week the following on September 29th [edited]: "We had a team meeting today, within the next 3-4 weeks we will decide if we go or not to JX. Unfortunately the financial situation for the project is such that it is still too risky for us to sign the Vessel contract. During the last 3 months we have received 8900 USDs from individuals. Our budget is still 105,000 USDs ++. We believe that JX2US is not a competitor to us when it comes to the QSO handling, as he will stay close to the base and mainly work 12-15.000 Qs (EU/SA). NA will be blocked from his QTH. We still offer 100% refund if you donate and we later cancel. So if you want the JX0X 2021 DXped to happen - it is time to send a small paypal contribution within the next few weeks." Since then, the following was reported on October 3rd: "We have received about $3500 in two days. But we're looking for another approx $7000 to sign the contract. Still any shortfall is covered by the 6 operators. Facts about JX0X: * Did you know that Jan Mayen turned into a Nature reserve in 2010? And that the whole island including the surrounding sea is protected, except the base at the EU side and a small area on the western part (towards NA)? * There are plans to close down the area on the western side - which means this could very well be the last chance for a good NA low band QTH if the plans are implemented * The Ministry have said they will never allow any DXpedition to take place from inside the Nature reserve * We were not allowed to conduct a DXpedition with a camp at the EU side" They appreciate all the support! Please donate using paypal at: jx0x at la7gia.com ONE LAST LOOK :( For those who attended the Dayton HamVention for many years, here is the final look at Hara Arena in Trotwood on Thursday, September 24th. The demolition of the Hara complex buildings began on September 25th. Some 95 pictures were taken and published online at: https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/what-to-know/photos-one-last-look-inside-hara-arena-before-it-is-demolished/QRORXLJXBVD2TORRWH6HSQT2PA/ Also read from the ARRL Web page: http://www.arrl.org/news/former-dayton-hamvention-venue-hara-arena-is-being-demolished OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PD75, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station PD75LG to be active from Drenthe between October 20-22nd. Activity is to celebrate the 75th anniversary (on October 21st) of The Netherlands IARU society VERON (Vereniging voor Experimenteel). QSL via the Bureau and LoTW. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 5-11th )....... Oct/05th AN Oct/08th AN Oct/10th AN Oct/06th AN Oct/09th AN Oct/11th HN Oct/07th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.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 * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm PZ, SURINAME (Postponed Again). Markus, DJ4EL, who was expected to be active as PZ5GE from Suriname between October 12-24th, has postponed his operation again until Easter of 20201. He states, "Due to the rising Covid-19 cases in Europe tourists who would like to visit Suriname must bring a negative Covid-19 test and are required to be quarantined for 10 days after arrival which makes a trip to Papegaaien island impossible for me. The second problem is that on the way back to Germany I would have to travel via Amsterdam airport which could make another Covid-19 test and another quarantine at home necessary." His activity from Page- gaaien Island (SA-092) as PZ5G has also been change and hopes to be active between April 2-5th, 2021. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW or his home callsign. Look for updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rapanuiman QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (October 3rd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3V8SS via LX1NO & (L) HP3SS via AC2OV (d/L) OH0/DL1SVA & (L) DL0NBR via DL1WH II4DANT via IK4UQE OP2A via ON5CD & (L) DL2020R via M0SDV (O) L55D via LU5DF & (L) P40P via W5AJ & (L) EF1C via EF1C (L/e) LZ1891AO via LZ1KCP PI4CG via PD2GSP EH7MOD via EA7URU M7Z via G4BWP PI4COM via PA1AW & (L) EJ9FBB via EI9FBB OE9R via OE9HGV & (L) SX2I via SV2JAO (L) HF0BW via SP1PBW OG55W via OH2OT (O/L) YU70HFG via YU1HFG (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 (n) no printed QSLs LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/JD1BLY NEW QSL MANAGER. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for the following stations: CN17JQ, RW9JZ and UI8J WW0WWV via LoTW, OQRS or direct to: WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridge- wood Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA. Members of the WWV Amateur Radio Club (WWV ARC) were active between October 1-4th, to celebrate 101st anniversary of WWV. ZF1A QSL MANAGER CHANGE. Scott, K7ZO, informs OPDX that the QSL Manager has been changed for ZF1A from K6AM to K7ZO. He assumed the QSL Manager duties from John/K6AM on September 15th. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3V8SS, 4U1UN, AG5Z, CP6CL, CU7AA, DL1BUG, EA6NB, EA8AUW, K9EA, K9GWS, KF5GTX, OE0HQ, PP1CZ, TI5/N3KS, VE3RR, WB8SDA and WU2T QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: EK6SI, JT5DX, SV5DKL and SV9ANK QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: CE0Y/W7YAQ, DJ0SP, DL5AXX, GJ6EFW, IZ5BBS, J79GEA, OM2VL, OM3KFO, P4/DL6RAI, PA52KDA, PE1OYB, RN3CT, SM6BGG, TK9C, TX0M, VA3LVW, VE3DCX, VE3HMK, VE3RR, VE3YWN and VP6D --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... SI9AM SWEDEN STATION CLOSING DOWN...... * J?rgen Norrm?n, SM3FJF, President of SI9AM, reports, "We are sorry to inform you that SI9AM, the Visitor's Amateur Radio Station in Utanede, Sweden will be closed down on December 1, 2020. The Visitor's Station is owned by eight radio clubs in the third call area in Sweden. SI9AM has reported losses for several years and has not had any guest operators since February 2020 due to the Covid19 Pandemic. The board has now decided to close down the visitor station. We started the Visitor's station on July 19, 2000, and have worked about 160,000 QSOs. Thanks to all Guest Operators, Visitors, all radio amateurs who have worked us and everyone who has supported us during the years. We will continue to answer QSL-cards, send SI9AM Awards." * Operators Jef/DD2CW, Francis/ON6LY and Dirk/ON3UN will once again be active as SI9AM from the "King Chulalongkorn Memorial", the largest Thai Pavilion in the world outside Thailand in Raganda, Sweden, between October 20-28th. This will be their final time it the SI9AM station because it is closing down on December 1st. Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as Multi-Op entry. QSL this operation via ON3UN. * A contest team with Palle/SA0BYP and Johan/SA3BYC will activate SI9AM during Scandinavian Activity [SSB] Contest (SAC) between October 10-11th. * A contest team with Lars/SM3EAE and G?ran/SM5SIC will activate SI9AM during CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). * SI9AM suggested frequencies: CW - 1817, 3517, 7017, 10117, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897 and 28017 kHz SSB - 1840, 3760, 7060, 14210, 18160, 21310, 24960 and 28510 kHz FM - 145.550 MHz * Visit the SI9AM Web pages at: http://www.si9am.com http://www.si9am.se SILENT KEY. OPDX was informed by QSL Manager Bill, W9VA, that Andre, PY0FF, became a Silent Key (SK) on Friday, September 25th. He was 70 years old and suffered from duodenum cancer. Andre was the lone resident DX'er from Fernando de Noronha for many years, beginning 1987. He moved to the main- land in 2013 and has recently been active from Aracaju as PP6ZZ. He returned to the island this past February and was hoping for another visit before the end of the year. He was part of the PW0S DXpedition to St. Peter and Paul Rocks in 2001 and leader of the PW0T DXpedition to Trindade 2002. Bill, W9VA, will continue as PY0FF QSL Manager and can confirm all contacts with that callsign. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of PY0FF. SU, EGYPT (Special Event). Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Development (ERASD) will be active as EU8J from Wadi Degla, Egypt, between October 16-18th. Activity is to support all ages to learn about Radio Amateur and communications technology, and how together we can solve the most pressing challenges facing our planet. QSL via SU1SK, eQSL or LoTW. Visit the ERASD FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/erasdnet TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AWARD. Dr. Ulrich Rohde, N1UL, received the 2020 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) Award. Read about the award and him on the ARRL Web site at: http://www.arrl.org/news/ulrich-rohde-n1ul-receives-2020-ieee-region-1-technological-innovation-award TC6, TURKEY (Special Event). Members of the Tango Alpha Radio Amateurs Association (YM1KE) of Istanbul are now active as TC6EKM until October 7th. Activity is to celebrate the Liberation of Istanbul. Operations will be on various HF bands and the Digital modes (such as FT8). QSL via YM1KE. TG9, GUATEMALA (Postponed Again). Dwight, VE7BV, who was expected to be active as TG9BBV from Antigua, Sacatep?quez, Guatemala, between November 1-30th, has postponed again due the requirements to quarantine. He is looking at possibly going in May to mid-June, 2021. TM30, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Ondes et Micro-informatique Radio Club (F6KUQ) will be using the special callsign TM30CDR from Cestas between November 14-23rd. Activity is to celebrate the "International Day of the Rights of the Child" (November 20). Operations will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via F6KUQ (paper QSL via Bureau or eQSL). VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS (Update). An update from "The Daily DX" and some other sources reports that Bob, WT3A/DU7ET (aka VE5TE, XQ6ET, G0WET), will once again be active from Diego Garcia (AF-006) for possibly the next 4-5 months. He is there working on a ship. His callsign this time will be the reissued callsign VQ9T (not VQ9ET as first reported). Ed, N1TO, used this callsign back in 2001 and 2002. Activity will be soon after his quarantine and will be mainly CW using a wire antenna. QSL via DU7ET (see QRZ.com). YB, INDONESIA. Suwarno, YB2BOB, from Purwodadi-Grobogan, Central Java Island, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. 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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 Sun Oct 11 11:09:00 2020 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 11:09:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1485 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1485 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1485 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1485 BID: $OPDX.1485 October 12, 2020 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, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL3APO, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, PY3DF, RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO and YI1DZ/Z81D for the following DX information. *** SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: Sorry for the multiple bulletins last week; it really wasn't my fault. It seems that the HOTMAIL SMTP server was not working and wasn't sending E-mails out. When I saw that the first E-mail didn't go out on Saturday, I sent it out again on Sunday morning. It still did not go out right away until later in the day. This was unfortunate, especially being away from home and doing this remotely. Another problem developed when I returned home and all of a sudden my E-mail downloads stop. I found that the HOTMAIL POP Mail server had changed their server address without warning. Everything is working properly now. Thanks for under- standing.... 73 de Tedd KB8NW DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 4th/October, through Sunday, 11th/October there were 204 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5T, 5U, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, 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, J3, 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, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP6, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3B8, MAURITIUS (Canceled/Postponed). Olof, G0CKV, who was expected to lead a team of operators to activate 3B8M from Mauritius (AF-049) in the next CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-? entry, has post- poned their activity due to the COVID-19 situation. They have the bookings and plans for the 2021 year. 4L, GEORGIA. Operator Vaho, 4L8A, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contests (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via M0OXO or LoTW. 4U75, ITALY (Special Event). Ivo, 9A3A, will be active with the special callsign 4U75B from United Nations Global Service Center [UNGSC] (4U1GSC), Brindisi, Italy, until December 31st, 2020. Activity is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. QSL via 9A2AA, direct or by the Bureau. 5X, UGANDA. DX-World.net reports that John, 5X1JT, is a new operator from Nansana, Uganda. He's on assignment there for 2 years and is still trying to get up and running properly. It's likely he will use wire antennas. QSL Manager is currently to be arranged. 75th ORLANDO HAMCATION POSTPONED (Letter From The Chairman)[edited]! As the world's second largest hamfest, we pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality event to our attendees and would not want to put on a show that is anything less than what the ham radio community deserves. After much deliberation, the difficult decision to postpone the 75th HamCation was made. It is with heavy hearts that we must make this decision. We had wished to see all of you next year in person, but the situation we face globally has made this challenging. Instead, HamCation will be moved to February 11-13th, 2022. We are looking to host some unique Webinars, a QSO Party and possibly Prize Drawings for 2021. More information to come on our website soon. For those who have already purchased tickets and spaces, we will be in contact with you shortly and will reach out to you directly. You will have the option to use your ticket for HamCation 2022, receive a refund or donate the funds to the Orlando Amateur Radio Club. We thank all of you for your patience and understanding during these times and are excited to see you all again in 2022... 73, Michael Cauley, W4MCA, General Chairman - Orlando HamCation -------------------------------------------- For more details see: https://www.hamcation.com http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-national-convention-and-orlando-hamcation-postponed-to-february-2022 Also, check the ARRL Letter for October 8th, 2020: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2020-10-08 7Q, MALAWI. Don, K6ZO, is currently and once again active as 7Q6M (as time and power allows) from Embangweni Mission Hospital at the Loudon Station in Malawi as a Mission worker until mid-December. At the main station, activity will be on CW and SSB at various times, usually on 20, 40 and 80 meters (possibly 160m). At his residence, he has a modest station and wire antennas for FT-8. He plans to be in both the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) and CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL 7Q6M via K6ZO. 8G388, INDONESIA (Special Event). Members from the Indonesia radio clubs ORARI of YH1RD and YH1RF will be active with the special callsign 8G388T from Tangerang, Java, Indonesia, between October 13-15th. Activity is to celebrate the 388th anniversary of Kabupaten Tangerang. Operations will be on 40m SSB (7135 kHz), FT8 (7074 kHz) and on the VHF Bands FM. QSL via 8G388T, LoTW or eQSL. 9G, GHANA. Thomas, DL2RMC, is now active as 9G5FI from Accra, Ghana, possibly through the next year. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, FT8 and the QO-100 satellite. Operations on 160/80 meters may not be possible while using a vertical. QSL via DL1RTL, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL, ClubLog and soon LoTW. Look for possible details/updates at: http://www.dl2rmc.com A6050, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Special Event/Project for the next 50 years for the Emirates). Members of the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) will activate the special callsigns A6050Y (Alpha Six Zero Five Zero Yankee) from the EARS club station in Sharjah and A6050Y/1-9 between October 10-31st. They state, "The design project for the next 50 years for the UAE, which aims to involve community members in drawing the future of the UAE and developing the axes and components of the Emirates Centennial Plan, the comprehensive development plan for the Emirates during the next 50 years, as part of the agenda for the year of preparation for the next fifty years, which was announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, 'may God protect him' and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, at the beginning of 2020." Based on the current conditions and the difficulty of gathering amateurs, the call was distributed to amateurs with a serial number at the end of the call to participate in the effectiveness during the time period of October 10-31st, 2020. Look for the following stations to be active: A6050Y -- Op. EARS Station; QSL via EA7FTR A6050Y/1 -- Op. Obaid/A61M; QSL via A61BK A6050Y/2 -- Op. Abdullah/A61Q; QSL via EA7FTR A6050Y/3 -- Op. Fahed/A61FK; QSL via A61BK A6050Y/4 -- Op. Khalid/A61BK; QSL via A61BK A6050Y/5 -- Op. Ali/A61DD; QSL via A61BK A6050Y/6 -- Op. Obaid/A61QQ; QSL via A61BK A6050Y/7 -- Op. Ali/A61AY; QSL via direct A6050Y/8 -- Op. Ismail/A61DL; QSL via A61BK A6050Y/9 -- Op. Juan/A65GC; QSL via direct C6, BAHAMAS. Richard, KN4CV, will be active as KN4CV/C6A from Alice Town, Bimini Islands (NA-001), The Bahamas. Activity will be on various HF bands, using AV640 antenna. QSL via his home callsign. E51, NORTH COOK ISLANDS. Warwick, E51WI, on Penrhyn Atoll, posted the following on QRZ.com (October 7th)[edited]: I am operating as time per- mits, on 80/40/30/20/17/15m. I can get onto 10 and 6m and have made some contacts there. The Acom Amplifier has been repaired, I am indebted to a fellow Ham. Val at the Acom Company for his remote assistance. Good Old fashioned Tech Support. Thank you Val. Its amazing how Tube theory dis- appears over the years if you aren't working with them! The amplifier has given me 6m capability again, and I have had EME QSOs at my Moonrise with two of the "big guns" at degrade 4 level in late September. I have a fixed elevation antenna and can do MR and MS but only for 0 to 20 and 20 to 0 elevations. The 2m OWL 9 Element has been constructed and during the day looks at ZL for WSPR beacon signals from ZL1RS. In early October I'll look at EME with low power (couple of hundred watts). Thanks Bob, ZL1RS, for cutting and packing the antenna parts in an airline friendly form and for supplying the PA parts. I'm working on the power supply presently. People who want to try EME at reasonable conditions for me, send an e-mail. I may be able to achieve some elevation with this antenna. QSL cards go out of here on every plane but as usual, the CI postal people don't send anything regularly inwards hence my offer remains to send you a card if you need and want to cover the cost. I've received derogatory comments about this but I see it's no different than you attempting to mail an SASE with a few greenstamps that can take 6 months or more to get here (if).. My offer is that you don't need to send your card, I'll just confirm the QSO on receipt of the paypal. I honour my word to send a card and you don't have your greenstamps ripped off by someone in the postal service. I use the paypal account (164mack at gmail.com) and 3 USDs covers it. People using PayPal: Please MAKE SURE that your callsign accompanies your requests . I just don't have time to be researching calls / searching logs by times by using parts of addresses within Non English written characters. Asian countries please note. So that's where I am at presently..... Warwick FG, GUADELOUPE. Philippe, F1DUZ, will once again be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between October 16th and November 5th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10 meters using SSB and FT8. He will also be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. HS10, THAILAND (Royal Callsign). The NBTC and RAST presented an advanced class amateur radio license and the callsign HS10A to His Majesty the King Vajiralongkorn, along with donated amateur radio equipment (being an Icom IC-7300 HF transceiver and an IC-9700 VHF/UHF transceiver, with antennas and other equipment) at Dusit Palace on September 24th, 2020. Read about it at: https://qsl.net/rast IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between October 5-10th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8AT CANARY 10m; FT8 AF-004 EA8AV CANARY 10m; SSB AF-004 EA8CTF CANARY 10m; SSB AF-005 D44PM LEEWARD 10m; SSB AF-016 FR5CB REUNION 40m; FT8 AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 80/17/15m; CW AF-022 ZD7BG ST HELENA 17m; CW AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 15m; SSB AF-022 ZD7MY ST HELENA 17m; FT8 AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; SSB AS-002 A91WPD BAHRAIN 15m; FT8 AS-004 5B4XF CYPRUS 17m; SSB AS-007 JA1LZR HONSHU 160m; AS-007 JQ1YUF HONSHU 20m; CW AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 40/17m; SSB AS-013 8Q7PR MALDIVE 40m; FT8 EU-002 OH0V ALAND 40/20m; SSB EU-003 CU2DX Sao Miguel 40/17m; CW EU-004 EC6DX BALEARIC 40m; SSB EU-005 MX0SNB GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW EU-005 G0WYD GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 80/20m; CW/SSB EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 80m; SSB EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 20m; SSB EU-021 TF3DT ICELAND 20m; SSB EU-021 TF3W ICELAND 20m; SSB EU-021 TF3VS ICELAND 30m; FT8 EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 20m; SSB EU-026 JW4O SPITSBERGEN 20m; CW EU-026 JW7QIA SPITSBERGEN 160m; CW EU-026 JW9DL SPITSBERGEN 20m; FT4 EU-034 ES0IA HIIUMAA/SAAREMAA/LAANEMAA COUNTY 20m; SSB EU-049 SV8/HB9FIH NORTH AEGEAN 40m; CW EU-054 IF9WA Favignana 30m; FT8 EU-057 DJ6OI/P R?gen 60/30m; FT8 EU-097 OG2X TELA-SUOMI (UUSIMAA) PROVINCE 20m; SSB EU-115 EI6FR/P IRELAND 30/20m; CW EU-115 EI7HZB IRELAND 40m; SSB EU-175 CU3AC CENTRAL 17m; SSB EU-175 CU3HN CENTRAL 20m; SSB NA-018 OX/OZ1LXJ GREENLAND 160m; NA-026 KA2D NEW YORK STATE 10m; FT8 NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 30m; FT8 NA-027 VO1FOG NEWFOUNDLAND 12m; SSB NA-099 KP4PR Puerto Rico 20m; SSB NA-102 FG8OJ GUADELOUPE 15m; FT8 NA-106 NP2J VIRGIN 40m; CW NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 40m; FT8 OC-001 VK1HX Australia 30m; FT8 OC-001 VK2GR Australia 40m; CW OC-001 VK2UXO Australia 40m; SSB OC-001 VK3TZ Australia 30m; CW OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 30m; FT8 OC-016 3D2TS VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 12m; FT8 OC-021 YB1JQC JAVA 12m; FT8 OC-026 KH2L GUAM 30m; FT8 OC-028 V73NS RALIK CHAIN 20m; CW OC-032 FK8CE NEW CALEDONIA 80m; FT8 OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 20m; CW SA-002 VP8ON FALKLAND 30m; FT8 SA-006 PJ4DX BONAIRE 20m; SSB SA-006 PJ4KY BONAIRE 20m; SSB SA-006 PJ4TEN BONAIRE 20m; SSB SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 40m; SSB SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 20m; SSB SA-018 CE7VPQ Chiloe 20/10m; SSB SA-099 PJ2C CURACAO 20m; SSB ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports.... AN-015. Member and operators of the Japanese Antarctic Research Ex- pedition team (JARE) continue to be active as 8J1RL from Showa Research Station, Queen Maud Land, until January 2021. Operators mentioned are Take/JA1AGS and Hiro/JH7JCX. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and the Digital modes. Most of the activity has been on 40/30/17 meters using mainly FT8 with some CW. QSL via JG2MLI or by the JARL Bureau. EU-038. Volker, DL1WH, who was expected to be active as PA/DL1WH/p from the Island of Ameland between October 10-24th, has canceled his operation. Reason not given. EU-038. (Reminder) Ben, DO1BEN, will once again be active as PD/DO1BEN from Texel Island between October 12-22nd. Activity will be on 40/20 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, Bureau is preferred. EU-113. Markus, DJ4EL, will be active as SV8/DJ4EL from three different islands in the IOTA group EU-113 between October 13-22nd. Islands mentioned are Kythira, Makrokythira and the rare Antikythera. Activity will probably be on 40-10 meters using SSB with quads and vertical antennas. QSL via LoTW or his home callsign. EU-177. (Reminder) By the time you read this, Waldi, SP7IDX, will be active as SM/SP7IDX from Stora Alo-Boko Island [Oostergotland County](depending on COVID-19 situation) until October 17th. Activity will be on 40/10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW or direct. 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...... J8, ST. VINCENT. By the time you read this, Mac, 8P5AB, will be active as J88/8P5AB until December 3rd. Activity will be on various HF bands using FT8 and VHF bands on the Digital modes. QSL via 8P5AB, direct or eQSL. LU1, ANTARCTICA. The LU1ZG Argentina Base Belgrano II (AN-011) in the Antarctica is now active during October. Length of activity is not yet known. Activity will be mainly on the Digital modes. LU1ZG was heard this past week on 15 meters FT8. QSL via LU4DXU, LoTW or by the Bureau via LU4AA. LX, LUXEMBOURG (Reminder). Operators Gerard/PA0PIW, Gert/PA2LO, Maarten/ PA3EYC, Tymen/PA3GRM, Bert/PD0GP and Hans/PE1KWH will be active as LX/home- call from Wilwerdange, Luxembourg, between October 15-18th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, FT4 and RTTY. QSL via PA3EYC, ClubLog or LoTW. PLEASE NOTE: PD0GP will be using the LX6/ prefix for the Luxembourg novice class. If they have permission, they will try to operate from a Conzefenn site (LXFF-0039) for the "World Flora and Fauna" program, and sign as LX/homecall/p. NP4, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as NP4Z from the San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single- Op/All-Band entry. QSL via N4AO. OE65, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Jo, OE6VIE, will be active as OE65VIE from Styria until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate 65th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty. QSL via DE1QSL, direct, the DARC Bureau or LoTW. OE65, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Hannes, OE1SGU, will be active as OE65SGU from Vienna until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate 65th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty. QSL via LoTW or eQSL only - no paper cards please! ADDED NOTE: Hannes is also active as OE1990SGU until October 31st, to celebrate his 30th anniversary being an amateur radio operator. QSL via OE1SGU, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL. Read QRZ.com for more details. OZ100, DENMARK (Special Event). Experimental Danish Radio Amateurs Associ- ation (EDR) will activate the special callsign OZ100MILL between October 15th and December 23rd. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the unification of Southern Jutland with Denmark in 1920. Operations will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and Digital modes. QSL via OZ1ACB OQRS. QSL cards can be requested via ClubLog's OQRS to be sent via the Bureau or direct. All logs will be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL. Please send no QSL cards to them via the Bureau. A special OZ100MILL award is available. There are three categories of awards: Gold, Silver and Bronze. See QRZ.com for more details. PA5150, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event/Tribute to Eddie van Halen). With the passing of Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, legendary guitarist of the band Van Halen, October 6th 2020, a special tribute event station will be on air as PA5150EVH between October 28th and at least until January 31st 2021, a few days after Eddie's birthday. The operator is Frank, PF1SCT, from Tilburg, The Netherlands. The numbers 5150 refer to differ- ent moments in the Van Halen history, including Eddie's recording studio, guitars and the first album with lead singer Sammy Hager. QSL via PF1SCT by the Bureau. Frank states that there will be a limited amount of special QSL cards; only via the Bureau. For more details and a video, see QRZ.com. PJ4, BONAIRE. Martin, PA4MM, reports on QRZ.com that he is planning to move to Kralendijk, Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279), sometime next year in 2021, and be active as PJ4MM. Look for more details to be forthcoming. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 12-18th )....... Oct/12th AN Oct/15th HN Oct/17th AN Oct/13th AN Oct/16th AN Oct/18th AN Oct/14th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.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 * Real-time 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) (October 11th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5Z4VJ via M0URX (O/L) IQ8YT via 9A5URI(B)&IU8CFS(d) R500LWTK via R2PT & (L) 9A/NX4TT via NX4TT (d/L) LC8P via LA8PDA & (L) R925RZ via RK3SWB C31CA via EA1PO (d/L) LN8W via LA6YEA (O) SI9YL via SM3LIV D44PM via IZ4DPV & (L) N7ET/DU7 via N7ET & (L) SN100JPII via SP3TYJ DA0SD via DJ5RE OH0Z via W0MM & (L) SN40RY via SP1EG DK8K via DL4VAI OL3Z via OK1HMP SO40RY via SP1KRF DL0D via DL7AHF OV5O via OZ9XU & (L) SP40RY via SP1PBW DL20LAGA via DM4EAX OX/OZ1LXJ via OZ1LXJ (d) SQ40RY via SP1PMY EJ5GM via M0OXO (O/L) PA6SHB via PA7FRN TA4/R5AF/P via R5AF HF40RY via SP1O PA6TIEN via PA3CBH TM72WOW via F1IEH I8/DJ8QP via DJ8QP PA75UN via PA1UN V31MA via M0OXO (O/L) IQ3ZL via 9A5URI(B)&IU3CIE(d) R125SE via RK3SWB ZL1N via ZL1N (L/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 (n) no printed QSLs LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI https://clublog.org/logsearch/JD1BLY (Updated) QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 8P6PE, 9A0HQ, CO2CW, CO2YQ, CU2AP, DK9WI, EA6SX, EA8TH, EI6FR, HP2NG, IS0FWY, LY2BVB, OJ0JR, OZ1JHM, PY2VZ, RA3CQ, RU2K, TI2CC, TO80SP, TZ4AM, V31MA, VA3VF, VK3JL and YO3BOQ QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: HU1DL QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... SU, EGYPT (Update/Correction/Special Event). Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Development (ERASD) will be active as SU8J (not EU8J; this was a typo) from Wadi Degla Protectorate, Egypt, between October 16-18th. Operators mentioned are Ahmad/SU1AS, SU1FA, Said/SU1SK, Salah/ SU1SN, Tarek/SU2TA and possibly others. Activity is to support all ages to learn about Radio Amateur and communications technology, and how to- gether we can solve the most pressing challenges facing our planet. Operations will be on 160-10 meters using SSB, FT4 and FT8 (F/H). QSL via SU1SK, ClubLog's OQRS, eQSL or LoTW. Visit the ERASD FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/erasdnet T8, PALAU (Reminder). Ichiro, JH7IPR, who was expected to be active as T88UW from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between October 7-15th, has canceled his operation due to Covid-19 restrictions. T8, PALAU. Gary, KE1AT, is now active as T88SS from Koror Island (OC-009). His length of stay is unknown. Activity will be on various HF bands. He was heard this past week on 80/30/17/15 meters FT8. QSL via his QSL Manager EA5GL. TC35, TURKEY (Special Event). Look for special event station TC35FSF from Istanbul (KN41ma) between November 9-11th. Activity is to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the "Free Software Foundation". Operations will be on: SSB - 21235 and 14255 kHz Olivia 8/250 - 21072,90 and 14072,60 kHz PSK31 - 21080 and 14070 kHz QSL via direct (QRZ.com address), by the Bureau or LoTW. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom. For more details, see QRZ.com. TM8, FRANCE (Special Event). Look for special event station TM8AA between January 2021 and June 2021. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first French callsign "8AA" in 1921. Operations will be on all modes and all bands between 80-6 meters. QSL via F5SLD. V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Since July 2019, Randy, KX4QD, has been living on Kwajalein Island, (OC-028), Marshall Islands, and is active sometimes as V7/KX4QD or V73AX. He states his operating habits are usually on 40/20 meters FT8, using a dipole and a 100 watt limit. Randy mentions that he doesn't do too well from there on SSB. He works FT8 usually on Thursday evenings (starting around 0600z). QSL via KX4QD. W0, UNITED STATES (Special Event). For the 16th consecutive year, members of the Stillwater Amateur Radio Assn (SARA) radio club will be conducting a special event to remember the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a severe storm on November 10th, 1975, with the loss of all 29 who were on board. Callsigns to be used W0JH and W0F on the following November 6th, 7th and 8th, 2020. They plan to use the W0JH callsign on SSB only, but to add a bit of spice to the event this year, they have also acquired a special 1x1 callsign, W0F, that they plan to use only on CW and other Digital modes. Work either call, send con- firmation request to the E-mail address (EdFitzgerald2020 at radioham.org), and confirmed contacts will receive the same certificate. When sending to this address, you will receive an auto-reply to let you know your request was received, but does not imply that your contact is confirmed. QSL confirmation request only to: EdFitzgerald2020 at radioham.org For more details, see QRZ.com under W0JH. Z6, KOSOVO (Reminder/Update). A German team will be active as Z66DX from the capital city of Prystina in Kosovo between October 14-28th. Their plane will leave on Monday, October 12th, from Leipzig/Halle airport via Vienna to Pristina. Wolf, DM2AUJ, states, "The flights are confirmed OK, the material is stowed away and ready for transport. Werner, DJ9KH, will join us a day later. If everything goes according to plan, we will be QRV from October 14th. Hopefully, we don't have to struggle with too much local QRM; we will watch the bands closely so as not to miss an opening on the low bands and high bands. We are grateful for information about our signals via email. Please do not inquire about the log during the duration of the expedition! Also pay attention to the instructions of the operator! We look forward to every QSO, good luck! 73." Operators mentioned are Werner/DJ9KH, Rainer/DL2AMD, G?nte/DL2AWG (Co- leader), Peter/DL3APO, Franz/DL9GFB and Wolf/DM2AUJ (Team Leader). Activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8, with three IC-7300 stations on the air running 800 watts into 160/80m Verticals, others Loops Verticals with Spider poles. Suggested frequencies are (updated): CW - 1823*, 3520, 7026, 10105, 14026, 18086, 21026, 24906 and 28026 kHz SSB - 1845, 3785, 7095/7120, 14210, 18120, 21275, 24955 and 28465 kHz RTTY - 3585, 7044, 10145, 14095, 18105, 21082, 24920 and 28080 kHz FT8 - 1836**, 3569, 7056, 10131, 14091, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz *We will listen down for JA and up for others ** When working FT8 at JA Greyline, we listen on 1908 These are the planned operating frequencies. Depending of local situation, they may change the frequency. Please listen! They will work always split. !Please avoid dupes! QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (direct or Bureau; recommended) or via DL2AWG, by the Bureau or direct (SAE and cash only - 3 USDs or EURs). LoTW will be activated 6 months after DXpedition. No eQSL! QSL requests with in- sufficient return postage will be answered via the Bureau. For more details and updates, see: http://www.z66dx.de/?Welcome Z8, SOUTH SUDAN (Update). Diya, YI1DZ, continues to be active as Z81D from Juba. He is there working (under the UN-WFP) until October 16th, and then he will take a two month break. He hopes to return back to Juba probably in January 2021. Activity will be during his free time there. He informs OPDX that he works SSB and the Digital modes, but recently has concentrated on FT8 on 15 meters. No CW. Diya states that he has antennas for all HF bands, except 160m. QSL via OM3JW. All QSOs will be uploaded to QRZ.com, ClubLog, eQSL and LoTW. Diya informs OPDX that Massimo, IZ0EGB, is still there working and active as Z81B, but may leave in December. Most of his activity has been on 40/20 meters SSB. 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 11th/October, through Sunday, 18th/October there were 212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, 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, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T31, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP6, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3D2/R, ROTUMA. Tony, 3D2AG, will once again visit his wife's family in December, and be active as 3D2AG/p. It is reported while there, Tony will erect a monument on the island to his son, who drowned during his last visit to the island in January this year. In his son's honor, Tony is calling this visit the "Rehanisi Memorial DXpedition". This trip will primarily be for the purpose of finalizing the tombstone memorial. He will stay on Rotuma (OC-060) until about mid-January 2021. Activity will mostly be on CW and FT8. QSL directly to the address on QRZ.com. Please note that ClubLog is ONLY for FT8! For CW contacts, use PayPal for direct QSOs please. 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 24-25th) 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 4L, GEORGIA. Members of the National Association Radio Amateurs of Georgia (NARG) & Contest Station will be active as 4L0G from Tbilisi, Georgia, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. Operators mentioned are 4L1GGX, Mamuka/4L2M, Levan/4L5C and Gogita/4L7CE. QSL via EA7FTR (UT7QF for Ukraine). 4X & A6, ISRAEL AND U.A.E. (Special Event). Members of the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) and Israel Amateur Radio Club (IARC) in collaboration will activate the following special event stations between October 16th and November 1st, to celebrate the Abraham Accord Peace agreement. Since COVID-19 does not permit a joint gathering and activation, each radio amateur will activate his private station with the special callsign and a number: Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) -- 11 stations ---------------------------------------------------- A60AAP EARS Station; QSL via EA7FTR A60AAP/6 Obaid; QSL via A61BK A60AAP/1 Obaid/A61M; QSL via A61BK A60AAP/7 Ali/A61AY; QSL via DIRECT A60AAP/2 Abdullah/A61Q; QSL via EA7FTR A60AAP/8 Ismail/A61DL; QSL via A61BK A60AAP/3 Fahed/A61FK; QSL via A61BK A60AAP/9 Juan/A65GC; QSL via DIRECT A60AAP/4 Khalid/A61BK; QSL via A61BK A60AAP/10 Yousuf/A61Y; QSL via DIRECT A60AAP/5 Ali/A61DD; QSL via A61BK Israel Amateur Radio Club (IARC) -- 68 stations; QSL via 4X6ZM -------------------------------------------------------------- 4Z0AAP IARC Station (QSL via Bureau only) 4X0AAP/1 David/4X4WH 4X0AAP/24 Jim/4X5II 4X0AAP/47 Guy/4X5GA 4X0AAP/2 Itzhak/4X1IP 4X0AAP/25 Jan/4X1VF 4X0AAP/48 Alon/4X6AA 4X0AAP/3 Amir/4X6TT 4X0AAP/26 Gerry/4Z5GE 4X0AAP/49 Raanan/4Z1RU 4X0AAP/4 Diko/4X1UH 4X0AAP/27 David/4X6FX 4X0AAP/50 Yaniv/4X5DL 4X0AAP/5 Avri/4X1YV 4X0AAP/28 Nimrod/4X5ND 4X0AAP/51 Andy/4X4ZT 4X0AAP/6 Roy/4X5IQ 4X0AAP/29 Yuval/4X5KY 4X0AAP/52 Rami/4X6HU 4X0AAP/7 Mark/4Z4KX 4X0AAP/30 Eyal/4X6RE 4X0AAP/53 Ruben/4Z5OC 4X0AAP/8 Dov/4Z1DX 4X0AAP/31 Chanan/4Z1DZ 4X0AAP/54 Ronen/4X5GB 4X0AAP/9 Avraham/4Z1IZ 4X0AAP/32 Israel/4X1OM 4X0AAP/55 Ron/4X1IG 4X0AAP/10 Dan/4Z5SL 4X0AAP/33 Hilik/4X6YA 4X0AAP/56 Michael/4X6HX 4X0AAP/11 Eliezer/4X6DL 4X0AAP/34 Elad/4X6YU 4X0AAP/57 Shai/4X5KQ 4X0AAP/12 Yoram/4X1YS 4X0AAP/35 Ruben/4Z5FI 4X0AAP/58 Itzhak/4X1WB 4X0AAP/13 Elad/4Z1ED 4X0AAP/36 Tim/4X1ST 4X0AAP/59 Yossi/4Z1VC 4X0AAP/14 Itzhak/4Z5LI 4X0AAP/37 Doron/4X5DF 4X0AAP/60 Zvika/4Z1ZV 4X0AAP/15 Simcha/4X1FW 4X0AAP/38 Udi/4X6ZM 4X0AAP/61 Gadi/4X6AG 4X0AAP/16 Arman/4X5AG 4X0AAP/39 Yaakov/4Z5YS 4X0AAP/62 Earl/4Z4TJ 4X0AAP/17 Ariel/4X5KR 4X0AAP/40 Efi/4X1TI 4X0AAP/63 Ezra/4Z4RQ 4X0AAP/18 Ehud/4X1EL 4X0AAP/41 Tsachy/4Z1TL 4X0AAP/64 Avi/4X5MT 4X0AAP/19 Haim/4X6UT 4X0AAP/42 Amir/4Z1AR 4X0AAP/65 Victor/4Z5PF 4X0AAP/20 Noam/4X1EM 4X0AAP/43 Eran/4X5KE 4X0AAP/66 Vitaly/4Z5KZ 4X0AAP/21 Rich/4Z1JJ 4X0AAP/44 Eli/4X4FD 4X0AAP/67 Josef/4X5BG 4X0AAP/22 Willi/4X5WB 4X0AAP/45 Eli/4Z1NB 4X0AAP/23 Peter/4X5RP 4X0AAP/46 Samuel/4X5TA 5E1, MOROCCO (Special Event). Members of a Moroccan radio group will be active as 5E1EC to commemorate the 40th day since the passing of Boumehdi El Moujahid, CN8EC, between October 23-31st. The group states that this is a tribute to an individual who was passionate and devoted to radio activity as well as a role model in ethics, a true leader and was admired by many of his colleagues. Operators mentioned are Kacem/CN8LR, Abdelghani/ CN8AM, Hassan/CN8SG, Mohamed/CN8KD, Azeddine/CN8PG, Mohamed/CN8AAD, Atmane/ CN8ATM, Mohamed/CN8PA, Saaid/CN8WW and Kaoukab/CN8QR. QSL via RW6HS. 7Q, MALAWI. Operators from the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will be active as 7Q7RU near Embangweni, Malawi, between November 6-18th. Operators state, "We had planned to visit three exotic African countries in October-November, 2020, but just only Malawi borders are open for foreigners. The mentioned operators are Vasily/R7AL, Vasily/RA1ZZ, Al/RZ3K and possibly others (On- site support from Don/K6ZO/7Q6M and Junior/7Q7JN). Activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters (with a focus on 160/80m) using CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H mode). QSL via R7AL, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/7q7ru CB, CHILE. Members of the CE DX Group (3G1D/XR1D/CB1D) from La Huayca, Pozo Almonte, Atacama Desert, will be active as CB1D during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-2 entry. Operator are Fernando/ CA1FCS, Sergio/CE3WW, Claudio/XQ1FM, Carlos/XQ1CR, Danilo/XQ4CW and with guest operators Pat/XQ1KY, Joe/CE1KR and Cesar/CE1NAH. QSL via XQ1FM. CJ3/XL3, CANADA (Special Events). Ron, VA3RVK, will once again be active as XL3T between October 24th and November 24th. Activity is to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the ending of World War II and the Canadian Liber- ation. Also, look for him to sign CJ3T on November 28th for commemorating the 75th anniversary of the ending of World War II. QSL both callsigns via VE3AT. FG, GUADELOUPE. Philippe, F1DUZ, who was expected to be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between October 16th and November 5th, canceled his trip. He states, "Covid complicate all things!! So the next activity for FG4KH will be ARRL DX and WPX in 2021, if all is OK!!!" FS, ST. MARTIN (Postponed!). The TO9W team announced this past week that their December 2-11th operation has been canceled. The team posted the following on their Web page (http://www.k9el.com/TO9W/TO9W.htm)[edited]: "Due to the COVID pandemic, the team has decided to postpone our December 2020 activation of TO9W. We are very sad to miss this year's low band season, but health and safety always comes first. Please look for us in June and December 2021! * June 1-18th, 2021: Primary focus on 6 meters. * November 30th-December 10th, 2021: All bands & modes with focus on 160, 80, 60 and 40. HB9, SWITZERLAND. Members of the Associazione Radioamatori Ticinesi will be active as HB9H near Bellinzona in Ticino during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Op entry. Operators mentioned are Mauro/HB3XRB, Tiziano/HB9BLQ, Luigi/HB9CXZ, Marco/HB9EDM, Chris/HB9FBL, Fabio/HB9GFT, Marco/HB9GFW, Nedo/HB9GIA, Ivan/HB9GZI, Pat/HB9GZP, Davide/HB9OAJ, Manuel/ HB9ODK, Lauro/HB9TII, Jonny/HB9TJC, Gabriele/HB9TSW and Pietro/IZ2EWR. QSL via HB9CXZ. HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Loick, HB9HBY, who was to be active as HB0/HB9HBY from Liechtenstein between October 16-18th, has canceled his operation per his FaceBook page. No reason given. HD200, ECUADOR (Special Event). Member of the Azuay Radio Club (HC5ARC) will be active as HD200C from Cuenca, Ecuador, between October 31st and November 3rd. Activity is to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the city Cuenca's independence. An award will be available for achieving a minimum of 3 QSOs on different bands and / or modes. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between October 11-17th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8DHA CANARY 12m; SSB AF-004 EA8WK CANARY 40m; SSB AF-016 FR4QT REUNION 15/10m; SSB AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 15m; CW AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; FT8 AF-024 S79VU INNER 20m; SSB AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 30m; FT8 AF-049 3B8FV MAURITIUS 30m; FT8 AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND 40m; FT8 AS-004 5B60AIX Cyprus 17m; SSB AS-007 JE1LET HONSHU 15m; SSB AS-007 JF1WLK HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 17m; SSB AS-007 JJ2VLY HONSHU 15m; RTTY AS-018 RA0FF SAKHALIN 30m; FT8 AS-020 BX4AL TAIWAN 17m; FT8 AS-076 JA5EXW Shicoku 160m; EU-001 SV5/DL3DRN DODECANESE 15m; CW EU-005 G0HWK GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB EU-005 G4YBI GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT4 EU-005 G8XDD/P GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 MX0SNB GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW EU-016 9A4W CROATIA 60/20m; CW EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 17m; CW EU-021 TF3IG ICELAND 20m; RTTY EU-022 JX2US JAN MAYEN 20m; Digi EU-023 9H1CJ MALTA 17m; SSB EU-024 IS0ANW SARDINIA 17m; FT8 EU-024 IS0FDW SARDINIA 20m; SSB EU-024 IS0GQX SARDINIA 17m; CW EU-024 IS0HMZ SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-024 IS0KNG SARDINIA 17m; FT8 EU-025 IT9KXK SICILY 40m; Digi EU-026 JW/LB1QI Spitsbergen 20m; SSB EU-030 OZ8IE/P BORNHOLM 20m; SSB EU-038 PD/DO1BEN Texel 20m; SSB EU-046 LA6KOA ROLLA 17m; SSB EU-083 IQ5QO/IP1 LIGURIA REGION 40/20m; SSB EU-113 SV8/DJ4EL Antikythira 40/20/17/15m; SSB EU-115 EI9KF Ireland 30m; FT8 EU-116 GD0OUD ISLE OF MAN 20m; CW EU-116 GD1JNB ISLE OF MAN 40m; SSB EU-116 MD0CCE ISLE OF MAN 17m; CW/FT8 EU-132 SP1QXK USEDOM 17m; FT8 EU-167 CT1EYQ BAIXO ALENTEJO PROVINCE 15m; FT8 EU-171 OZ5PST JYLLAND NORTH 20m; FT8 EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40/20m; SSB EU-173 OH1MM/P LANSI-SUOMI(PORI) PROVINCE 40/20m; CW/SSB EU-175 CU3HN CENTRAL 20m; SSB EU-175 CU6NS CENTRAL 20m; FT4 EU-177 SM/SP7IDX Alo-Boko 30m; FT8 NA-015 CO9GBB Cuba 20m; CW NA-016 ZF2MJ CAYMAN 20m; CW NA-018 OX/OZ1LXJ Greenland 160m; NA-021 8P6QA BARBADOS 15m; FT8 NA-026 KA2ABA NEW YORK STATE 17m; SSB NA-026 KC2MBV NEW YORK STATE 80m; SSB NA-026 NO2N NEW YORK STATE 20m; SSB NA-055 W2ZEN MAINE STATE EAST 30m; FT8 NA-066 NU6U CALIFORNIA STATE SOUTH 20m; FT8 NA-091 VA7QI Quadra 30m; FT8 NA-092 AB5EB/P TEXAS STATE WEST 40m; CW NA-092 AD5A/P TEXAS STATE WEST 40/30/20m; CW NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 17m; FT8 NA-102 TO10CWO GUADELOUPE 20m; CW NA-105 FS4WBS ST MARTIN 20m; SSB OC-001 VK2GJC Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK2UXO Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK3TZ Australia 17m; CW OC-001 VK4UO Australia 17m; CW OC-001 VK3CWB Australia 160m; OC-001 VK2VRC Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK4SX Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK4JU Australia 17m; CW OC-001 VK2WWV Australia 15m; SSB OC-001 VK5LA Australia 15m; FT8 OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 30m; FT8 OC-021 YB0AZ JAVA 20m; SSB OC-021 YB0IBM JAVA 20m; SSB OC-021 YB1MIG JAVA 40m; RTTY OC-028 V73NS RALIK CHAIN 17m; CW OC-032 FK8HA NEW CALEDONIA 17m; SSB OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB OC-034 YD9XR NEW GUINEA 40m; FT8 OC-036 ZL1AZ NORTH 160m; OC-036 ZL2UO NORTH 40m; SSB OC-086 KH0W NORTHERN MARIANA 17m; CW OC-088 YD7ACD Borneo 40m; RTTY OC-129 DU6/PE1NSQ VISAYAN 20m; FT8 OC-134 ZL3IX SOUTH 160m; OC-143 YB4FIK SUMATRA 40m; RTTY OC-143 YB4GBN/1 SUMATRA 40m; RTTY OC-143 YB5QZ SUMATRA 30m; FT8 OC-143 YB6RMT SUMATRA 40m; RTTY OC-150 YC9JQZ TENGGARA BARAT 40m; FT8 SA-001 CE0YHO EASTER 17m; FT8 SA-002 VP8ADR/M FALKLAND 15m; SSB SA-006 PJ4DX BONAIRE 40m; SSB SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 20/15m; SSB SA-046 PY7RL/7 PERNAMBUCO STATE 30/15m; FT8 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports.... EU-074. (Reminder) Jerry, F4HJO, will be active as F4HJO/P from Brehat Island (ARLHS FRA-463, FFF-1194, DIFM MA-012) between October 17-24th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17 meters using mainly SSB. QSL via F4HJO, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS (preferred) or LoTW. NA-123. Jim, W2JHP, is once again active as V31TA from Turneffe Atoll (WW Loc. EK67ck), Belize, until November 8th. Activity will be limited but will be on various HF bands using SSB and maybe some Digital modes. He is using 100 watts and a wire in a palm tree. QSL via EA5GL, direct, LoTW or eQSL. OC-139. Grant, VK5GR, posted the following on his Web page on October 12th [edited]: "We are returning to Kangaroo Island (OC-139) - January 11-22nd, 2021 -- After a successful trip in July 2020, I will be returning to Kangaroo Island in January for a longer break. This will be a part time holiday style operation, while we spend 2 weeks over the summer holidays away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The nature of the station that will be taken hasn't been decided yet. As we get closer, details of what bands and modes will be active will be announced." Visit VK5GR Web page at: https://vk5gr-iota.net OC-298. (Update to OPDX.1483 & OPDX.1484/New IOTA) Cezar, VE3LYC, will be active as TX0T from Tatakoto Atoll, French Polynesia, between October 29th and November 5th. He posted the following on his TX0T Web page: "October 10th -- The operation will be conducted from CH02SP grid square (~17.3428 S, 138.4500 W), which you should use when checking the forecast for propagation conditions at your location. October 11th -- Accommodation in Washington DC and Papeete was booked and paid for. All components for the CW/SSB activity were tested and found to operate as designed. October 14th -- All equipment has been tested and performed as designed. While I do not intend to operate FT8 if propagation conditions allow for CW/SSB contacts, I have included a contin- gency for it, in case of unforeseen major solar disturbance that would seriously affect communication using these modes." QSL via VE3LYC direct, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. QSL VIA DIRECT (Use ONLY ONE of the options below): (a) PREFERRED: OQRS from ClubLog, no need to mail cards and/or SAE. (b) Mail QSO data for each callsign separately, with SAE and sufficient return postage (min USD 3) to: Cezar Trifu, 4986 Bath Rd., Bath, Ontario K0H 1G0, Canada. Direct requests which do not comply with this policy will be replied via the bureau. QSL VIA BUREAU (Use ONLY ONE of the options below): (a) PREFERRED: Request card using bureau option from ClubLog. (b) Mail your card through the bureau to VE3LYC. Cards will be sent out based on 'first received, first replied' service. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A QSL VIA THE BUREAU IF YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE IT DIRECTLY! For more details and updates, see: https://tx0t.weebly.com 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...... JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA (Reminder). Take, JG8NQJ, is once again active as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island in the Minami Torishima (OC-073, JCG 10007) group until mid-January 2021. He is usually there to work on the island's weather station. Activity will be limited to his spare time. He will usually be mainly on 17 meters, but will also be on 20/15/12/10/6 meters using CW (possibly RTTY), with a Yaesu FT-450 and 50W. QSL via JA8CJY or by the Bureau via JG8NQJ. JT, MONGOLIA. Members of the "Young Technician Castle" will be active as JT1KAI from Sukhbaatar Province, Mongolia, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th). Operators mentioned are NARAN/JT1BV, Suhe/JT1BZ, Bayar/ JT1BU and Sharkhuu/JT1CH. QSL via JT1KAI, direct or LoTW. The address for direct QSLs go to: Chinggis Khan Radio Club, C.P.O Box 2373, Ulaanbaatar-13, 15160, Mongolia. K5, UNITED STATES (Radio At The Bend). Members of the Lampasas Area Amateur Radio Klub (LAARK) will activate the special event station at the Colorado Bend State Park in Central Texas between January 29-31st, 2021. Activity will be on most HF bands using CW, SSB, Psk31, Olivia, and Satellite. They will also operate in the Winter Field Day as 3A operation. QSL via W5OTR. KH7, HAWAII. Fred, NA2U, will be active as KH7M (remotely) from the Pu'u O'o Radio Club station and during the CQWW DX SSB Contest between October 24-26th. QSL via LoTW or direct to either I0MWI (world-wide) or KH6ZM (stateside). OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW OR39, BELGIUM (Special Event). Members of the Oostkust Radioclub [ONZ] (ON6HC) will be active as OR39CLM until November 13th. Activity is to commemorate the liberation of the city Knokke-Heist by Canadian forces on November 1st, 1944. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. A free OR39CLM award is available by submitting your request at: https://www.onz.be/or39clm The award is also available to for SWLs. The award will be send to you by E-mail in .JPG format. QSL via the Bureau only via ON6HC. PJ4, BONAIRE. Marty, W1MD, will be active as PJ4X from the "PJ4G Radio House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (possibly 15m) entry. Out- side the contest, Marty will be active as PJ4/W1MD. QSL PJ4X via LoTW. QSL PJ4/W1MD via his home callsign. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 19-25th)....... Oct/19th AN Oct/22nd HN Oct/24th LN Oct/20th HN Oct/23rd LN Oct/25th BN Oct/21st HN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.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 * Real-time 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) (October 18th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4X0AAP/75 via 4X6ZM JW/LB1QI via LB1QI & (L) OP9T via ON5CT & (L) 9G5FI via DL1RTL LC5C via LA6KOA OV7X via DL2JRM (B) A60AAP/1 via A61BK LX/PA2LO via PA2LO & (L) OZ100MILL via OZ1ACB (O) DK0RPO via DF7IS & (L) LX/PA3EYC via PA3EYC & (L) PD/DO1BEN via DO1BEN DL35SDR via DF3MC OE65VIE via DE1QSL & (L) SP60PRT via SP6PRT HB0/DL1GLO via DL1GLO OH0T via OH2GEK (O/d/L) UT4U via UX5UO IQ5QO/IP1 via IZ5GST (d) OH1Z via OH1LEG W5E via K5GCC & (L) IQ9QV via 9A5URI OH6RX via OH6GDX (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 (n) no printed QSLs LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/5Z4VJ (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ANNOUNCED NEW PRICES FOR 2021 (No Increase in Forever Stamp) - WASHINGTON, DC -- The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of price changes to take effect Jan. 24, 2021. The proposed prices, approved by the Postal Service Board of Governors, would raise Mailing Services product prices approximately 1.8 percent for First-Class Mail and 1.5 percent for other categories. Although Mailing Services price increases are based on the consumer price index, competitive International Shipping Services prices are primarily adjusted according to market conditions. The governors believe these new rates will keep the Postal Service competitive while providing the agency with needed revenue. If favorably reviewed by the PRC, the new prices will include no increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp, which would remain at 55 cents. The single-piece letter additional ounce price would increase to 20 cents, the metered mail 1-ounce price would in- crease to 51 cents and the prices of postcard stamps would increase to 36 cents. Single-piece 1-ounce flat prices will remain unchanged at $1. The proposed Mailing Services price changes include: Product Current Prices Planned Prices --------------- -------------- ---------------- Letters additional ounce(s) 15 cents 20 cents Letters (metered 1 oz.) 50 cents 51 cents Domestic Postcards 35 cents 36 cents Letters (1 oz.) 55 cents 55 cents (no change) Flats (1 oz.) $1 $1 (no change) For more details, see: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2020/1009-usps-announces-new-prices-for-2021.htm U.S. POSTAL STOPPAGE (Updated as October 16th). The U.S. Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail acceptance for certain destinations due to service impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Suspension Due to Foreign Postal Operator Service Suspension ------------------------------------------------------------ Honduras Madagascar Turkmenistan Libya Panama Suspension Due to Unavailability of Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- Angola Lebanon Republic of Congo Tajikistan Brunei Liberia Samoa Timor-Leste Cambodia Mauritius Seychelles Turks & Caicos Cameroon Mongolia Sierra Leone Vanuatu Chad Myanmar Solomon Islands Yemen Cuba Niger South Sudan Laos Papua New Guinea Syria Customers: Please refrain from mailing items addressed to the countries listed above, until further notice. For more details, see: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4U1UN, 9M2TO, DU6/PE1NSQ, E24OYI, F5BZB, JW7QIA, OY1CT, PH7A, SP2EWQ, SV2DCD, Z81D and ZS4WW QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: LA9PJA/P QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5P9Z (Denmark EU-125), C6AAN, DP1POL (Antarctica), HU1DL (El Salvador), LX75V, TO5M (St Pierre/Miquelon) and ZF2AN --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... TG9, GUATEMALA. QSL Manager Pedro, EA5GL, informs OPDX that Dante, TG9ADM, from Guatemala City, will be daily on 3512 and 1802 kHz (+/- QRM) around 0300 UTC on CW for anyone who needs TG in those bands. UE30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as UE30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. VC3, CANADA. David, VE3SSJ, will be active as VC3R from his cottage on Lake Huron (VE3SSJ, WW Loc. EN85) in Ontario during both CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) and CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. VK65, AUSTRALIA (Special Event). Members of the Australian Rotarians of Amateur Radio (ROAR) are activating the special event station VK65PFA to celebrate the eradication of the wild Polio Virus in the 65 countries, States and Territories in Africa as announced by the WHO on August 25th, 2020. The activation commences on October 24th marking World Polio Day and will be active until November 24th, 2020. QSL via OQRS only. For more details, see QRZ.com. WHAT IS INDEXA AND DXING IS ALL ABOUT (An Overview Video by INDEXA)? This video by the International DX Association (INDEXA) is about their organization with some interesting pictures of past DXpedition. The video is available online and is a little over 10 minutes long at: https://indexa.org/INDEXA%20Overview%20Video/INDEXA_Overview.mp4 XR3, CHILE (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club de Copiapo are now active as XR33M between now and November 13th. Activity is to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the successful rescue of the 33 miners in the "San Jos?" mine in Chile. Look for operations to be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, SSTV, FT4/FT8, PSK and RTTY. Stations that make contact with XR33M will receive their special commemorative QSL via the Bureau once the activity is completed. If you prefer to receive your QSL directly, you can do so through QSL Manager LZ1JZ. YAHOO GROUPS (Shutting Down). It was announced on October 13th that Yahoo Groups will be shutting down after being online for 20 years. This means all amateur radio groups (Golist, DX-IS, YBDXC_News, DX-EU...etc) mailing lists will stop. For OPDX readers, this means if you have been reading the OPDX Bulletin on these mailing lists, you will not receive it anymore and will have to subscribe directly to the OPDX Mailing List to receive the bulletin (See details below). Beginning December 15, 2020, the Yahoo Groups website will shut down, and members will no longer be able to send or receive emails from Yahoo Groups. They state, "Yahoo Groups has seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years. Over that same period we've witnessed unprecedented levels of engagement across our properties as customers seek out premium, trustworthy content." YB, INDONESIA. Hans, YB2DX, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign. ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Marty, NN1C, will once again be active from Grand Cayman Island. Length and time of his stay is unknown. Activity will be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ High-Power entry. QSL via K7ZO. ZP, PARAGUAY. Manu, ZP9MCE, will be active from Hohenau during both CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) and CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entries with a focus on the Low Bands. QSL via LoTW. *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). The weekly bulletin (issue # from the OPDX Web page URL) is also posted on the following Media pages: NODXA FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation Twitter -- https://twitter.com/kb8nw_opdx ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation *********************************************************************** * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: (kb8nw at arrl.net) or (kb8nw at hotmail.com) Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) ....... 73 de Tedd KB8NW /EXIT ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses: or Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence) President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA) DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG) From kb8nw at hotmail.com Fri Oct 23 10:15:00 2020 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2020 10:15:00 -0400 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1487 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1487 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1487 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1487 BID: $OPDX.1487 October 26, 2020 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, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F1ULQ, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH2BH, RN3RQ, RW6HS, 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, 16th/October, through Friday, 23rd/October there were 215 countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E3, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, 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, PY0F, PY0S, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3XY, GUINEA (Postponed). Members of the Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP team)[https://www.f6kop.com], who were expected to activate Kassa Island (AF-051) in January 2021, posted the following on October 20th [edited]: Hello everyone -- We were waiting as log as it was possible to, but we will have to cancel and postpone our expedition to Guinea (Conakry) 3X. The COVID 19 disease prevents us from making our expedition. The Guinean Embassy no longer issues tourist visas and as of the end of October / beginning of November we can no more wait for a January 2021 DXpedition. We have to make a difficult decision, so we decided to postpone this expedition to the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022. We know that many of you were waiting for us, but don't worry. We will be ready for new adventures with F6KOP... 73 TO ALL..... The F6KOP team 4L, GEORGIA. Operator Gia, 4L4WW, will be active as 4L0A from Obcha (Western Georgia) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW. He states, "PLEASE do not send QSL cards direct to him". 5R, MADAGASCAR. Sandro, IN3PPH, is expected to be active as 5R8SS from Andilana, Madagascar (AF-013), and Nosy Be Island (AF-053), once the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via IN3PPH, direct or LoTW. 60 METERS NEWS. New Zealand amateurs lose 60m as of October 24th. Read about it at: https://www.nzart.org.nz/assets/infoline/2020/HQ-Infoline-Special-Issue-67.pdf 8Q, MALDIVES. Remo, HB9SHD, will be active as 8Q7RM from Kandolhu Island (AS-013) between November 2-29th (He states, "Please note that the schedule is subject to change due to the actual situation."). Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via HB9SHD. A4, OMAN. Khalid, A41CK, will be active as A42K in Muscat during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. BD9, CHINA. Dale, BA4TB, will be active as BD9XE from XiNing City, QingHai Province, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single- Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSLs via BD9XE, direct or by the Bureau. CQ3/CR3, MADEIRA. Helmut, DF7EE, will be active as CQ3W or CR3W during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 254-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL CQ3W via ClubLog's OQRS. QSL via DL5AXX. Outside of the contest, Helmut will be active as CT9/DF7EE. QSL via his home callsign. CQWW NEWS FROM FAR NORTH (Press Release By Martti, OH2BH, dated October 21st)[edited]. Radio Arcala triangle riding again; CR2X, Azores, OH0X, Aland Islands and OH8X Northern Finland. Many recall the gang at Radio Arcala's X-rated stations that dominated the European contesting landscape by smashing twenty(20) major EU records in CQWW, CQ WPX, CQ RTTY, CQ 160M and ARRL DX Contest and walked away. Those EU records still stand except one. This CQWW is to treasure those callsigns still occasionally activated. CR2X is piloted remotely on 15M by Martti, OH2BH, OH0X on 20m by Pekka, OH2TA and OH8X, the flagship, on 20m by Pasi, OH6UM. QSL CR2X via OH2BH, OH0X via OH2TA and OH8X via OH0XX. DT8, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Lee, DS4NMJ, will be part of a scientific team and plans to be active again from the King Se-Jong Korean Antarctic Base on King George Island, South Shetlands (VP8/SH), as DT8A sometime in 2021 (specific date are not confirmed yet). Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts. QSL via DS5TOS. EE5, SPAIN. Members of the Farfollas Contest Radio Team (EA5URT) from Aldaia (Valencia) will be active as EE5T during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are: Santiago/EA5GI, Toni/EB5WC, Dom/EA5NY, Juan/EC5Y, Jose/EA5B, Vlad/EA5IMB, Luis/EC5A and Luis/EA5L. QSL via EA5URT. For more details about the Farfollas Contest Radio Team, see: https://ea5urt.albertozayas.com HB9, SWITZERLAND. Sven, HB9DXB, and three other operators will be active as HB9CC (the contest callsign and club station of the USKA section "Funkamateure, St. Gallen HB9SG") during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via HB9KNY, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW (preferred). IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between October 18-22nd (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8DEJ CANARY 15m; FT8 AF-004 EA8DKV CANARY 15m; FT8 AF-004 EA8JK CANARY 17m; SSB AF-004 EA8NF CANARY 17m; SSB AF-013 5R8AL Madagascar 12m; CW AF-016 FR4QT REUNION 15m; SSB AF-022 ZD7BG St. Helena 17m; CW AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; FT8 AF-024 S79VU INNER 20m; SSB AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 12m; FT8 AS-004 5B4AAB CYPRUS 15m; FT8 AS-004 5B4VL CYPRUS 15m; SSB AS-007 JA2FSM HONSHU 40m; RTTY AS-007 JF2RDG HONSHU 20m; FT8 AS-007 JH1EDD HONSHU 20m; FT8 AS-007 JH1HRJ HONSHU 20m; SSB AS-007 JE1RXJ HONSHU 40m; SSB AS-007 JA4CUU HONSHU 160m; AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 17m; SSB AS-013 8Q7PR MALDIVE 40m; FT8 AS-041 JA4DND/4 Oki 30m; FT8 EU-005 G7SQW/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; EU-005 MX0SNB GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 15m; SSB EU-013 GJ0KYZ JERSEY 30/12m; FT8 EU-015 SV9ANK CRETE 17m; SSB EU-015 SV9GPV CRETE 15m; SSB EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; CW EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 20m; CW EU-018 OY1OF FAROE 15m; SSB EU-020 SB5RAFS/LH GOTLAND COUNTY 80m; SSB EU-020 SF1Z GOTLAND COUNTY 20m; CW EU-021 TF1A ICELAND 15m; FT8 EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 17m; FT8 EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 40m; SSB EU-023 9H1CG MALTA 40m; CW EU-024 IS0DCR SARDINIA 10m; FT8 EU-024 IS0GGA SARDINIA 17m; SSB EU-024 IS0HMZ SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-024 IS0KNG SARDINIA 15m; FT8 EU-024 IS0XCU SARDINIA 17m; CW EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB EU-026 JW/LB1QI Spitsbergen 40/20/17m; CW/SSB EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 15m; SSB EU-031 IC8AIK Ischia 160m; EU-042 DK8OL SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NORTH WEST 30m; CW EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB EU-074 F4HJO/P Brehat 80/40/20/17M; SSB EU-084 SK0HS/0 UPPSALA/STOCKHOLM COUNTY 20m; SSB EU-095 F5KDK/P PROVENCE-COTE D'AZUR (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) REGION 40m; EU-113 SV8/DJ4EL Makrokythira 40/20/17m; SSB EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB EU-137 GD0TEP SKANE COUNTY 80m; FT8 EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40m; SSB EU-173 OH1MM/P LANSI-SUOMI(PORI) PROVINCE 40/30/20m; CW/SSB EU-175 CU3EM CENTRAL 40m; FT8 NA-005 VP9/N1SNB BERMUDA 40m; CW/SSB NA-015 CM2XN CUBA 10m; SSB NA-016 ZF2LZ CAYMAN 15m; SSB NA-018 XP3A GREENLAND 15m; FT8 NA-026 W2LCW NEW YORK STATE 20m; CW NA-027 VO1AW NEWFOUNDLAND 15m; FT8 NA-096 HI8AT HISPANIOLA 10m; SSB NA-099 NP3IR PUERTO RICO 10m; FT8 NA-099 KP4VET PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB NA-099 NP4JM PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 15m; FT8 NA-102 FG8OJ GUADELOUPE 20m; FT8 NA-108 J69BP ST LUCIA 20m; FT8 NA-168 KD5PCK Grand 20m; SSB OC-001 VK3IO AUSTRALIA 30m; CW OC-009 T88SS PALAU 80m; FT8 OC-021 YB0IBM Java 15m; SSB OC-021 YB1MIG Java 40m; RTTY OC-021 YC1IU Java 40m; RTTY OC-021 YB3DXG Java 30m; CW OC-022 YC9FAO BALI 20m; FT8 OC-036 ZL2AIM NORTH 40m; CW OC-088 YD7ACD Borneo 40m; RTTY OC-143 YB4FIK Sumatra 40m; RTTY OC-143 YB4KAR Sumatra 40m; RTTY OC-143 YB4KRZ Sumatra 40m; RTTY OC-150 YC9JQZ TENGGARA BARAT 20m; FT8 SA-006 PJ4DX BONAIRE 15m; SSB SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17/15m; SSB SA-036 P40W ARUBA 40m; CW ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports.... AS-041. Operators Hiromi/JA4DND, Harumi/JR4OZR and Yuji/JA5ROH are now active as JA4DND/4, JR4OZR/4 and JA5ROH/4, from Oki Islands possibly until October 26th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via their home callsign through the JARL QSL Bureau. EU-054. Giuseppe "Joe", IT9WDC, will be active as IF9A from Favignana Island (IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025, WLOTA LH-1545) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest as (October 24-25th). QSL via IT9ATF. OC-130. Waldo, DU9WTZ, just received the contest callsign DX9MM, and plans to be active from Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao Island, Philippines. during various contests. QSL via DU9WTZ. OC-275. Members of the YB LAND DX Club of Indonesia, and from the ORARI Daerah Papua/Lokal Merauke will be active as 7H9H from Habe Island in West Papua between October 25th and November 1st. Activity wil be on various HF bands. OC-298. (TX0T Tatakoto Atoll Update) Cezar, VE3LYC, reported on October 21st and 22nd, the following: 21st -- "In order to comply with current entry requirements of French Polynesia, I need to take a Covid-19 test on Friday, three days in advance of my departure flight. I am scheduled for it at 9:50 am. There is no such thing here as a ?rapid? test, so the results are not guaranteed to be available by Monday morning, but I was told that most of them come within 24 to 48 hours. Fingers crossed!" 22nd -- All equipment is now packed and ready to go. I will have two large suitcases, a computer bag, and a long bag with the telescopic poles. The TX0T operation is expected to take place between October 29th and November 5th. For more details and updates, see: https://tx0t.weebly.com 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...... J8, ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINES. Oleh, UR5BCP/KD7WPJ, will be active as J8/UR5BCP from Saint Vincent Island (NA-109) between November 21-28th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using mainly FT8/FT8 and with some CW and SSB, with 100 watts. QSL via KD7WPJ, direct or by the Bureau. He will be using LoTW for the Digital QSOs only. K5, UNITED STATES (Bird DXpedition). Operators Ron/AD0DX and Doug/N6UA are planning to be in Big Bend National Park (WW Loc. DL88) on Sunday, October 25th. Activity will be on the FM and linear satellites. This will be a daytime activation because the Talley Campground in DL88 is currently closed. QSL via AD0DX. See QRZ.com for more info (WX, Pass Predictions, Freq.). KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Tom, NL7RR, was active as NL7RR/KH9 this past week, but will probably be QRT by the time you read this. However, reports indicate that he is expected to return after the new year. KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operator Jaime, WP3A, will be active as KP2B from St. Croix, Virgin Island, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via EB7DX. N5, UNITED STATES. Operators Marko/N5ZO and Larry/N6NC will be active as N5ZO/MM (Maritime Mobile) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. Mostly 20 meters, planning Saturday only. When on the way in zone 3, they will be signing N6NC/MM. OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Pekka, OH2TA, will be active as OH0X from Brando Island (EU-002) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/ Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW or to OH2TA. OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW P4, ARUBA. Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y from Aruba (SA-036), but this time during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via AE6Y or LoTW. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 26th-November 1st)....... Oct/26th HN Oct/29th AN Oct/31st AN Oct/27th HN Oct/30th AN Nov/01st AN Oct/28th HN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.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 * Real-time 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) (October 23rd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SORRY, NO QSL INFO THIS WEEK... Lothar, DL1SBF, informs OPDX on Friday morning that his computer is down.... (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 (n) no printed QSLs LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZB2TT (Updated) QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G5FI, OZ1AD, S53R, SV5/DL3DRN, TF3JB, TI2CC, XE1KK and ZB2TT QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: VK2IAY/4 (OC-142) and VK5MAV/P (OC-228) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... RQ30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RQ30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operators mentioned are Andrey/R0AX and Sergey/UA0ADX. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. RT30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RT30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operators mentioned are Alexei/UA4WW, RK4W, Mike/RT4W, Vladimir/RW4WA, Oleg/RM4W, Kostia/UD4W and Mikhail/R4WT. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. RU30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RU30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operators mentioned are Sergey/R3TKM, Mikhail/RC2T, R3TLH, Dmitrij/RT5T, UA3123SWL and Oleg/RA3TOS. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. RV30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RV30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operator mentioned is Valentin/RA2FU. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. RW30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RW30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operators mentioned are Sergey/RW1F, Vladimir/RW1A, Gennady/RW1C, Vladimir/ RW1CW, Dmitrii/RU1M and Oleg/RD1A. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. RX30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RX30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operators mentioned are Vladimir/RW0LX, Serge/RW0LD, Pavel/RW0LO, Vladimir/ UA0LE, Valery/UA0LW, Alexander/UA0LDY, Vladimir/UA0LGF and Sergey/R0LER. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. RY30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RY30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operators mentioned are Igor/RM9RZ and Alex/R9RT. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. RZ30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C)will be active as RZ30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th. Operators mentioned are Victor/R0CD, R0CBK, Sergey/RV0CG, Oleg/UA0CID, RQ0C and RN0CW. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. 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 1st, 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 14th, 2021, 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/2021.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. V3, BELIZE. Bob, W0YBS, will be active as V31CO from Cay Caulker between October 24th and November 13th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY, with a FT-817ND running QRP and a MiniPA50 amp (45 watts) into an EndFed long-wire. QSL via W0YBS and LoTW. For more details and updates, see: http://w0ybs.com/w0ybs_036.htm VE2, CANADA (Zone 2). Operator Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as VE2IM from Sept-Iles, QC (Zone 2), during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power or Low-Power entry. Yuri states he will be there between October 19-26th, subject to travel and COVID-19 restrictions. Activity (usually) before and after the contest will be on CW, SSB and RTTY, and all HF bands including the 30/17/12 meter bands. QSL via VE3DZ, direct or by the VE3DZ OQRS. He usually uploads to the LoTW. VP9, BERMUDA. Jeff, N1SNB, will once again be active as VP9I (not VP9/N1SNB as first announced) from Bermuda (NA-005) between October 21-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands, but focused on the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign. VP9, BERMUDA. Adrian, KO8SCA, will be active as VP9I from Ed/VP9GE's Hamilton Parish QTH, Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA 0201), during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL VP9I via WW3S. For more details about the VP9GE station, see: http://vp9ge.com ZB2, GIBRALTAR. Robert, M0TTT/ZB2TT, announced that he will be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low- Power entry. QSL ONLY via M0URX OQRS (Direct or Bureau) or LoTW. ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Youth operators Alec/ZL1HAZ, Jaidyn/ZL4WW and possibly Saskia/ZL2GQ and some other operators will be active as ZM4T during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or direct to ZL3IO. NO BUREAU QSLS. ZM1, NEW ZEALAND. Jacky, ZL3CW, will be active as ZM1A from Tauranga during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All- Band/High-Power entry. QSL via ZL3CW. ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Ark/ZL/EI9KC, Michael/ZL2MY, Holger/ZL3IO, Wes/ZL3TE (W3SE), Xenia/ZL4YL and possibly Gary/ZL2IFB will be active as ZM4T during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or direct to ZL3IO. NO BUREAU QSLS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following stations are expected to be active in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th, 2020) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following consolidated listing of the participants in the 2020 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/cqs2020.html (By callsign) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsd2020.html (By entity) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsz2020.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 4L8A Georgia 21 SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via M0OXO 4L0A Georgia 21 SOSB 20M LoTW 4L0G Georgia 21 MO EA7FTR 7Q6M Malawi 37 SO (d) See QRZ.com 9K2K Kuwait 21 SOAB LoTW; QSL via EC6DX 9M6NA East Malaysia 28 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via ClubLog's OQRS A42K Oman 21 SOAB LoTW BD9XE China 23 SOAB HP BD9XE (d/B) CB1D Chile 12 M/S XQ1FM CQ3W Madeira 33 SOSB 15M LoTW CR2X Azores 14 SOSB 15M OH2BH EE5T Spain 14 M/S EA5URT EA8RM Canary Islands 33 SOAB LoTW HB9CC Switzerland 14 MO LoTW HB9H Switzerland 14 MO HB9CXZ HB0/HB9HBY Liechtenstein 14 SO LoTW; QSL via EB7DX IF9A Sicily 15 SO IT9ATF IH9YMC African Italy 33 SOSB LoTW JT1KAI Mongolia 23 MO LoTW; (d) See QRZ.com KH7M Hawaii 31 SO LoTW KP2B U.S. Virgin Islands 08 SOAB LP EB8DX N5ZO/mm At Sea 06 M/S LoTW NP4Z Puerto Rico 08 SOAB N4AO OH0X Aland Island 15 SOSB 20M OH2TA P40W Aruba 09 SOAB LoTW; QSL via N2MM (d) PJ4X Bonaire 09 SOAB LoTW SI9AM Sweden 14 MO ON3UN V3A Belize 07 SOAB LP M0OXO VE2IDX Canada 02 SOSB 40M VE3ZF VE2IM Canada 02 SOAB VE3DZ VP9I Bermuda 05 SOAB N1SNB YB2BOB Indonesia 28 SOSB 80M LoTW YB2DX Indonesia 28 SOAB LoTW; QSL via YB2DX (d) YB2XVT Indonesia 28 SOAB LP LoTW ZB2TT Gibraltar 14 SOAB LP M0URX ZF1A Cayman Islands 08 SOAB HP LoTW; (O) ZP9MCE Paraguay 11 SO LoTW Last updated: Thursday, 22-Oct-2020 14:10:42 EDT (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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