From kb8nw at hotmail.com Sun Feb 7 11:20:56 2021 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 11:20:56 -0500 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1502 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1502 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1502 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1502 BID: $OPDX.1502 February 8, 2021 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, Ohio Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W4FC, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9EWZ, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DM2TO, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3WOS, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, SP5FAR, VA3RJ & ICPO and VK6CQ for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 31st/January, through Sunday, 7th/February there were 216 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BS7, BV, BY, 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, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3W, VIETNAM. Sebastian, SP5FAR, reports to OPDX that he has been in Da Nang, Vietnam, since January and is expected to be active as 3W9FAR until March (no specific date mentioned). Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters using a Xiegu G90 into Magnetic Loop Antenna made by OM0ET. Modes will be SSB (20w) and the Digital modes [FT8](10w). He states, "Due to the nature of my work (ed. he is an Airline Pilot), I am unable to provide exact hours of operation. On my days off I try to be active 0200-0500 UTC and 1100-1700 UTC. Antenna is located outside the window on 7th floor." QSL via eQSL. 8Q, MALDIVES. Sergei, RU3AN, will be active as 8Q7/RU3AN or a 8Q7 callsign (will pick-up his license upon arrival) from Makunudu Island until February 15th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands. QSL via the Bureau. A60, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Special Event). Members of the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) will activate the special callsign A60CV to promote the Covid Vaccine. Length of activity is currently unknown. QSL via EA7FTR. A9, BAHRAIN (Special Event). Only a few more days to work members of the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society (BARS) signing as A91SD (last day February 9th). Activity is to promote "Bahrain Sports Day." Operations seem to be FT8 on 40/15 meters. QSL via EC6DX or LoTW. AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND. The 13th American Lighthouses Weekend will be held this year between February 19-21st. For complete details and a list of participating stations, see: http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar CQ NEWS (Press Release - Trent Fleming, N4DTF, Named CQ VHF-Plus Editor). CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, sent out the following on February 1st: Trent Fleming, N4DTF, of Germantown, Tennessee, has been named CQ maga- zine's VHF-Plus Editor, CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU announced today. Fleming succeeds Tony Emanuele, K8ZR, who stepped down last year due to increased time demands at work. Trent says he has had a love for all things radio since he was introduced to a Zenith Trans-Oceanic shortwave radio as a youngster. His ham radio interests include HF DX, VHF/UHF weak-signal work, FM simplex, and emergency communications. He holds 6-meter VUCC, HF DXCC and 5-Band WAC. Trent has a passion for introducing folks to the hobby and is intent on helping new hams get their feet firmly on the ground in order to enjoy the rich opportunities ham radio provides. In his spare time, he also enjoys rebuilding, operating, and sharing "hollow state" devices from the 1950s and '60s and maintains an active workbench for that purpose. Professionally, Trent is a nationally-known banking strategy expert, and when not advising banks on strategy, he is often afield with rod, gun, camera, and sometimes a radio! He enjoys sharing his experiences through writing - including a fly-fishing blog - and photography. "I am looking forward to working with Trent," said CQ Editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. "We both share long-time goals of introducing newer hams to the world beyond repeaters on VHF and UHF, along with the fun and excitement of VHF DXing and the importance of promoting greater use of our extremely valuable microwave bands." Trent's professional website is at (www.trentfleming.com); his blog on banking matters is at (http://www.bankinginsights.blogspot.com/); and his fly-fishing blog is at (http://www.trentflemingoutdoors.com/). Fleming's first column will appear in the April, 2021 issue of CQ. --------------------------------------------------- A picture of Trent Fleming, N4DTF, can be found on the following Web page at: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vNju9EPzyJ4/YBiZLOCSbvI/AAAAAAAADhg/hAngkSilpno4RoJ18Z8t5LtjlfbP_LmjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s300/Trent-Photo-Web-Large.jpg DR100/DQ100, GERMANY (Special Event). Look for special event stations DR100JL and DQ100JL to be active from Dessau-Rosslau City between March 1st and May 31st, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Junkers Luft- verkehrs Aviation AG and Air Traffic. Activity will be on various HF bands with a focus on 80/40/20 meters using SSB. Also, they will be operating together with FFR Stations (Flieger-Funk-Runde e.V.) [DA0FFR, DB0FFR, DF0FFR and DK0FFR] on the air. A special diploma/award will be available. All QSOs will be automatically confirmed after June 15th, 2021, with QSL card via the Bureau. For more information, see: https://100julu.de EM150/EN150/EO150, UKRAINE (Special Event). Look for special event station EM150PLU, EN150PLU and EO150PLU to be active from the Volyn region until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate 150th anniversary of the birth of Lesya Ukrainka one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. Operations will be on various bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. A special "Lesya Ukrainka" diploma will be issued in electronic format. See QRZ.com for details. QSL via LoTW. ET3AA ETHIOPIA DXPEDITION. During the 2021 February Central Arizona DX Association's (CADXA) meeting, Ken Claerboat, K4ZW, did a presentation on the "ET3AA Ethiopia DXpedition" which is about 35 minutes long and is now on YouTube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOUx7nkWHsM&feature=youtu.be GB4, ENGLAND (Special Event). Andy, G0SFJ, will be active with the special callsign GB4VAX from Market Harborough until February 28th, in "promoting the take-up of the COVID-19 Vaccine to the Amateur Community worldwide." QSL via eQSL. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between February 1-6th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-003 ZD8HZ Ascension 12m; FT8 AF-004 EA8DGS CANARY 40m; SSB AF-004 EA8TL CANARY 20m; CW AF-004 EA8UP CANARY 20m; SSB AF-014 CT3MD MADEIRA 160m; AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 17m; SSB AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; FT8 AF-049 3B8BAP MAURITIUS 15m; FT8 AN-016 DP1POL Antarctica 20m; FT8 AS-003 4S6NCH Sri Lanka 40/30m; FT8 AS-004 5B4ALG Cyprus 17m; SSB AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 20m; SSB AS-007 JA2TQZ HONSHU 17m; SSB AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 20m; SSB AS-007 JR2IUB HONSHU 20m; CW AS-026 HL4SF Jeju 17m; CW AS-045 HL5FUA Ullung 17m; FT8 AS-100 4X5KR ISRAEL 20m; SSB EU-001 SX5A DODECANESE 80/40/20/15m; CW/SSB EU-002 OH0W ALAND 80m; FT8 EU-002 OH0Z ALAND 15m; FT8 EU-005 2E0FHM GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT4 EU-005 G1WYC GREAT BRITAIN 30m; FT8 EU-005 G2NV/M GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 G3XTT GREAT BRITAIN 80m; CW EU-005 G8BCG GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT8 EU-005 GX4WAB GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB EU-005 M0BEW GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB EU-005 M4J GREAT BRITAIN 80m; SSB EU-005 M5T GREAT BRITAIN 80m; CW EU-010 GS8VL SHETLAND 17m; FT8 EU-013 GJ0KYZ JERSEY 40/20m; CW/FT8 EU-015 SV9FBG Crete 40m; SSB EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20/17m; CW EU-018 OY1CT Faroe 15m; CW EU-018 OY1OF Faroe 15m; FT8 EU-018 OY1R Faroe 40m; FT8 EU-021 TF3LB ICELAND 20m; FT8 EU-025 IT9CAR SICILY 70m; SSB EU-025 IT9FRX SICILY 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9RZR SICILY 12m; FT8 EU-030 OV5O BORNHOLM 20m; CW EU-030 OZ30EU BORNHOLM 20m; SSB EU-031 IW8AOF CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB EU-041 IM0DTF MADDALENA 20m; SSB EU-067 SV8DJW KYKLADES 40/20m; SSB EU-067 SZ8ERS KYKLADES 40/20/17m; CW EU-115 GI4LKG IRELAND 20m; FT4 EU-115 MI0SAI IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-116 GD0TEP Isle of Man 80/40/20m; FT8 EU-120 M0OPV ENGLISH COASTAL 40m; SSB EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB EU-183 YO2MMW SACALINU MARE 40m; FT8 NA-015 CO6YBC CUBA 15m; FT8 NA-016 ZF2LC CAYMAN 30m; CW NA-018 XP3A GREENLAND 40m; FT8 NA-021 8P5AA BARBADOS 20m; SSB NA-021 8P6NW BARBADOS 20m; SSB NA-022 VP2ETE ANGUILLA 20m; FT4 NA-024 J3/WA2DE Grenada 40m; FT8 NA-026 KA2ABA NEW YORK STATE 17m; SSB NA-040 NL0H ST LAWRENCE 40m; FT8 NA-096 HH2AA HISPANIOLA 17m; FT8 NA-099 WP4KEY/M PUERTO RICO 20m; SSB NA-101 J73ESL DOMINICA 20m; FT8 NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 30/20/10m; FT8 NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 20m; FT8 NA-107 FM4RU MARTINIQUE 17m; FT8 OC-001 VK2GJC Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK3XXY Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK6APK Australia 15m; FT8 OC-021 YB0AZ JAVA 20m; SSB OC-021 YB1BML JAVA 15m; FT8 OC-021 YB1BRS JAVA 15m; FT8 OC-021 YB1HK JAVA 30m; FT8 OC-021 YD0AUU JAVA 40m; SSB OC-032 FK8HA NEW CALEDONIA 15m; FT8 OC-036 ZL1A North 12m; FT8 OC-143 YB6VK SUMATRA 20m; FT8 OC-150 YC9JKT TENGGARA BARAT 40m; FT8 SA-006 PJ4DX BONAIRE 40m; FT8 SA-008 LU7XU GRANDE DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO 20m; FT8 SA-008 LU7XX GRANDE DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO 40m; CW SA-011 9Y4DG TRINIDAD 17m; FT8 SA-012 YV7MAY Margarita 17m; FT8 SA-012 YV7WGA Margarita 40/20m; FT8 SA-036 P41E ARUBA 17m; FT8 SA-072 PT7ZE MARANHAO STATE EAST 10m; SSB ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes). AS-080. Kim, DS3BBC, and possibly some other Korean hams will be active as D70EXPO from Pukkyongnyolbi Island between July 22-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters and participation in the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via DS3BBC, LoTW or ClubLog. EU-012. Gareth, M0MOL, will be active as MM0MOL/p from Shetland Island while working there during the months of February and March. Activity will be mainly in the evenings after work, and QRP with a typical portable setup. QSL via M0MOL. EU-032. Alain, F6BFH, is now a resident on Ol?ron Island. He tries to be active regularly on Saturdays on 14040 kHz CW between 0900-1700z, and Sundays on 14260 kHz SSB between 0900-1700z. QSL via address on QRZ.com or by the REF Bureau. NA-096. Massimo, HB9TUZ, will be active as HI9/HB9TUZ from Las Terransa, Dominican Republic, between August 1-30th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters SSB. QSL only via eQSL. SA-024. Operators Roger/PU2SDX and Fabio/PY2RMZ will be active as PR2IC from Comprida Island between February 19-21st. Activity will be on 80-10 meters. QSL via PY2RMZ. 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...... KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Julio/AD4Z, Ezekiel/NK4DX and Jaime/WP3A will be active as KP2B during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. This operation depends on the new Convid-19 regulations for the island. QSL via EB7DX. MDXC NEWS (Special ZOOM Program). Bob, W9EWZ, President of the Madison DX Club (MDXC) informs OPDX that there will be a special ZOOM guest speaker for their February 9th club meeting and program. All are welcome: "DXing on the Satellites" will be presented by Sean Kutzko, KX9X. See how the amateur satellites can help you pursue your DXing goals. Sean has worked at ARRL HQ as the Contest Branch Manager and Media & Public Relations Manager, and currently he blogs on satellite and portable operating topics for DX Engineering's "OnAllBands". Sean will be available to answer your questions, so please join them for an interesting evening. All are welcome. Time: Their Zoom host and Program Chairman, Kevin Shea, N9JKP, will be online from 5:45 Central Standard Time to socialize before the business meeting begins and to provide time to work through any technical issues. In case of problems getting on, you can call or text Kevin at 608-444-4125. A brief business meeting will begin at 6:15 Central Standard Time. The program will begin immediately following the meeting and no later than 6:30 Central Standard Time. All interested hams are welcome. To Join the Zoom Meeting and Program simply click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83181396616?pwd=dUIrdWo3bE45T0xyUkZOS2xKdDBIZz09 Meeting ID: 831 8139 6616 Password: 124658 From a phone you can also join the audio portion if you can't use a computer by: One tap mobile +16465588656,,83181396616#,,,,0#,,124658# US (New York) +13017158592,,83181396616#,,,,0#,,124658# US (Germantown) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 831 8139 6616 Password: 124658 OFCOM PRESS RELEASE (Update on VP8 amateur radio licenses in British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands). The following was received by Chris Gare (G3WOS, VP8WOS) and Alan Cheshire (VK6CQ, VP8PJ): You may be aware that there have recently been some amateur radio licensing difficulties experienced in the Falkland Islands due to new communications legislation being implemented. This involved all previous and existing VP8 licenses issued under the old Falkland Islands Wireless Telegraphy Act being revoked en masse in early 2020. This included all existing VP8 Antarctic and South Georgia licenses, resulting in no legal amateur radio operation in these Overseas Terri- tories being permitted using a VP8 callsign. Licenses were then revalidated and re-issued under the new Falkland Islands Communications Ordinance on a case-by-case basis for use in the Falkland Islands only. We now have some good news from the UK's regulatory body, OFCOM concerning this situation. For full details, please read our post on OpenFalklands at: https://www.openfalklands.com/ofcom-update-on-vp8-amateur-radio-licences-in-british-antarctic-territory-south-georgia-and-south-sandwich-islands If you have any questions please contact us (chris at openfalklands.org.fk) and (alancheshire at yahoo.com). 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 PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below. PJ4, BONAIRE. Marty, W1MD, will be active as PJ4A from the "PJ4G Radio House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. He states that he will use a 20m mono-band antenna, but will move and may pop-up on the lower bands in the evening. Outside the contest, Marty will be active as PJ4/W1MD. QSL PJ4A via K4BAI or LoTW. QSL PJ4/W1MD via his home callsign. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (February 8-14th)....... Feb/08th LN Feb/11th HN Feb/13th HN Feb/09th HN Feb/12th HN Feb/14th LN Feb/10th 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 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminisration (NOAA): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression * 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 from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (February 14th) and various sources provided by OPDX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3G2V via CA2CFK EM25VER via UT1KY OE100LHP via OE1LHP 4O7CC via UA4CC EU5C via EW1I OG0D via AD7D (L/d) 4U13FEB via 9A2AA FS/N2IEN via N2IEN OH0W via OH2BH 5T5PA via PA5X HA50KKC via HA50KKC (L) OL0A via OK1CZ & (L) 5Z4PA via M0URX (O/L) HB15SOTA via HB9DPR & (L) OL1C via OK1DOY & (L) 7X2GK via IK2DUW HB2U via HB9OCR (d/L) OT8M via ON8WIM 8Q7AO via HB9WDF HC1HN via EA5GL OV0JUTLANDIA via OZ1ACB 9J2BS via EA5GL HC1M via EC5R OV70JUT via OZ1ACB (O) 9K60GS via EC6DX & (L) HC2AO via RC5A OZ50SOUND via OZ3EDR 9K60JJ via 9K2RA HC3RJ via EC5R PF88ANT via PA0RDY 9K60NLD via EC6DX HC5DX via W3HNK PI75VAD via PI4VAD (B) 9K60NO via 9K2NO HI3Y via EB7DX R115AN via RA9LY 9V1YC via W5UE HK2PMR via EA5GL SB7S via SM7PXS & (L) A60HF/13 via EA7FTR HP1KZ via EA7FTR SD1A via SM1TDE A60HF/2 via EA7FTR IB2ANT via IK2QPR SX4A via SV2GWY A60HF/3 via A61BK J73ESL via EA5GL TI2VVV via EC6DX CT7/DJ7PR via DJ7PR J73WA via ND3R TM6M via F4DXW (O/d) DB59FIRAC via DL8DWL & (L) LZ544SG via LZ1KCP V31MA via M0OXO (O/L) DC220GERKE via DJ6SI LZ5R via LZ1YQ & (L) WC1X/VE2 via WC1X (d) DF0G via DL9RAR NL0H via M0OXO XU7AKU via JA1DXA DQ50N33GE via DJ2YSR (B/L) OA4GL via EA7HBC YT165TESLA via YU1MM DQ5M via DK6SP & (L) OD5PY via KU9C ZM4T via ZL3IO (O/d/L) EA9KB via EA7FTR OD5VB via EA5GL ZP5FIA via EA5ZD EH3RMO via EA3RKM (L/e) OD5YA via IZ8CLM (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 (*) QSLs will be sent via the Bureau - No QSL needed LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/KP4/AB2RF (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZD8HZ (Updated) QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3B8CW, 4U1UN, AP2TN, C31CT, CU2DX, CX2CC, D4Z, EA6SX, EI2CN, GJ0KYZ, HH2AA, HS0ZEE, OH0Z, PY0S/PS7JN, RW0CF, S520SAFE, SV3RF, SX5A, TR8CA, TT8SN, V31MA, VA3WEB, VP6MW and VU2GSM QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 7Q6M, AP2TN, E51WL, VK5KI (OC-139) and VR2XYL QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3A2K, 4X1OZ, 8P6ET, A52BH, BV2KI, CR2X, C6AAN, CT9/DL7UGN, CT3BH, DP1POL, EA6/OH5C, EA8AF, HU1DL, K9AJ/VY0, LX/OR5M, LX1TI, N2OO/VP9, OM2VL, OH9A, OG0C, OH0B, OH0W, OJ0S (EU-053), PJ4/OH2BAD, P40HQ, P4/DL6RAI, S79CI, TZ1CE, TA4AEI, V31JZ/P (NA-180), VP2/SP6CIK, V51WH, V5/DK2WH, V31YN, Z2LA, Z66X, ZF2AN, ZA1WW, ZD8JR, ZS/SP5ES and ZS9V (AF-064) --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... R115, RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the "The Fifth Ocean" with the support of the "Union of Radio Amateurs of Russia" (SRR) will be active as R115AN from the Tyumen region to celebrate the 115th anniversary of the birth of Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov, a legendary aircraft designer (the father of transport aviation), until February 14th. Operations will be on various HF bands (160-10m) and VHF bands. A special diploma, "Father of Transport Aviation", will be available. QSL via the address on QRZ.com. RA98/RO98, RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club (M-DX-C) are now active as RA98AE and RO98AE until February 12th, to dedicate the 98th birthday of Air Force Marshal Alexander Efimov. Operators mentioned for RA98AE are R6LB, R6LD, R6MM, R6NZ, R7LY, R7NC, R7NF, RA6LIS, RU7N, UA6LET and UI6L. Operators mentioned for RO98AE are R9MM, RA9MI and UA9MA. QSL both callsigns via the Bureau or RQ7L direct (only PayPal). SN70, POLAND (Special Event). Members of the Amateur Radio Club "LOK" of Warsaw (SP5KAB) are celebrating their 70th anniversary as a club and will be active as SN70KAB. QSL via SP5KAB. TM150, FRANCE (Special Event). Nicolas, F4HZS, will be active as TM150PAR from Berlancourt, France, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the popular uprising of 1871 called Paris Commune (see QRZ.com for more details). Activity will take place on the following days: March 20-21st, April 4th/10-11th/17-18th/24-25th, and May 1-2nd/8-9th/15-16th. QSL via F4HZS, direct or the REF Bureau. TM23, FRANCE (Special Event). Michel, F8GGZ, will be active with the special callsign TM23JMR from Genouillac for "World Radio Day" on February 13th. Activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via F8GGZ. TT, CHAD. Nicolas, F8FQX (ex-TJ3SN, TN5SN, 5T5SN, TY2CA), is once again very active as TT8SN from N'Djamena. Activity can be on various HF bands and 6 meters. However, this past week he was on 160/40/30/12/10 meters CW. QSL via DL9USA and LoTW. W8S SWAINS ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. Martin, PA4WM, from Holland, posted the following on the W8S Swains Island Web page on February 4th [edited]: Make a virtue of necessity..... Almost a year ago we were fully equipped and packed. Ready to go to Swains. The unfortunate COVID pandemic caused this plan to be postponed. In the months before our planned operation, a 160m T loaded vertical was built. An 18m fiber pole from Spiderbeam will house the 16.5m vertical wire. Matching is accomplished with a coil/hairpin match. Last year summer we have set it up to complete the tuning procedure and check for possible improvements. All was fine but the "on the air and in real life" box had still to be ticked. So we decided to take part in the CQ160m CW contest to give the antenna a good work out. The goal was to test the antenna and have contest fun. The vertical was set up at our local VERON club, the Dutch radio society. On a large abandoned soccer and athletics field the antenna was raised and a fair amount of radials were laid out. Just to be equipped with a RX antennas during the contest, an EWE to the west and a 120m long BOG to the east were rigged up as well. The antenna just worked great. Being a vertical, the high angle signals from surrounding countries were OK, but where it really shined was on low angle and DX. In 20 hours operating time, 875 QSO's were made into 66 DXCC counties and 25 states of the U.S. During the contest some Caribbean stations were active and they could be worked very well and I had no issues to break a contest pile up. It even gave me 6 new countries on topband. All in all a good test for our antenna to be used on Swains. 73, Martin PA4WM ---------------------------------------------------- For more details and updates, see the following URLs pages: Swains Island DXpedition Web page -- https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/ Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/swains2020 Twitter -- https://twitter.com/swains2020 YB0, INDONESIA. Pri, YB0ECT, from Jakarta, will be active during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/ Single-Band (20m)/High-Power entry. QSL via W2FB only! YT165, SERBIA (Special Event). Members of the Serbian CW Club (ScwC) will be active as YT165TESLA during the year of 2021 to celebrate the 165th anniversary of Nikola Tesla's birth. QSL via the Bureau, LoTW or YU1MM direct. ZW3, BRAZIL (LH Op!). Operators Charles/PU3NVN, Douglas/PU3DPA and Gilberto/ PY3GIL, will be active as ZW3CM from the Cap?o Brand Lighthouse (BRA-127) in Tavares, RS, Brazil, during the 13th American Lighthouses Weekend between February 19-23rd. QSL via PU3DPA, by the 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) ** PLEASE NOTE FOR OUTLOOK USERS: PLEASE put your E-mail address also in the body of the message. Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th/February, through Sunday, 14th/February there were 212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, 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, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, 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, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 18th AAW. The 18th Antarctic Activity Week (AAW) will take place between February 20-28th. Complete details/rules/free diploma, and a list of participating stations are available at: http://www.waponline.it/antarctic-activity-week/aaw-2021 4U13, ITALY. Members of the UN Global Service Center ARC (4U1GSC) in Brindisi, Italy, will be active as 4U13FEB until February 28th, to promote "World Radio Day" [February 13th]. Operations are usually on various HF bands. QSL via 9A2AA, direct or by the Bureau. 5A, LIBYA. YL Elham, 5A0YL, continues to be active from Tripoli. Activity has been mainly on 20/17 meters FT8 between 0830-1130z and 1500-1800z. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS. 5J39/5K48/5J85, COLOMBIA (Special Event). Members of the Bogota Radio Amateur League (HK3LRB) will activate three special event callsigns 5J39FUL (University Foundation Los Libertadores), 5K8LRB (Liga Colombiana de Radioaficctores) and 5J85FJR (Jorge Reynolds Foundation) between June 1-8th. Activity will be on various HF bands. Look for more details to be forthcoming. 5R, MADAGASCAR. Gallo, IZ8DFO, has been issued the callsign 5R8DO on February 9th, but no details on when he will use this callsign. His license (view on QRZ.com) lists a Yaesu FT-450D with 100 watts. No other details are available. Stay Tuned! 5V, TOGO (Reminder). Daniel, HB9EHD, will once again be active as 5VDE from Togo between February 11-20th. He plans to be active on the QO-100 SSB satellite below the middle beacon and on FT8 on 40/20 meters. Look for QSOs to be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL. QSL via HB9EHD direct. 8Q, MALDIVES (Update). Sergei, RU3AN, was active as 8Q7/RU3AN on his first day from Makunudu Island, but then switched and used the callsign 8Q7SZ. He is expected to go QRT early on February 14th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands during his sunrises and sunsets (0100 and 1300 UTC). QSL via the Bureau. 8Q, MALDIVES (Update to OPDX.1496/Change Again). Nobby, G0VJG, who was expected to be active as 8Q7CQ from Reethi Faru, Filaidhoo Island (AS-013), between March 6-22nd, had to reschedule again due to the Covid-19 ("we are not allowed to travel from UK"). He is now looking to be active between September 29th and October 13th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS, direct or ClubLog's OQRS. 9J, ZAMBIA. Brad, 9J2RS, is a new operator from Lusaka, Zambia. He states that he is a "transplant from Baltimore, MD USA, and was lucky enough to find an Elmer in 9J2BO (Brian Otter)" in Zambia. Brad is up and operating on 20/17/15 meters using a vertical at 5m (roof-top). His equipment is a 100 watt 20 year old marine transceiver (Yaesu System 600) on loan from 9J2BO. QSL via address on QRZ.com. CO, CUBA (LH Op). Reinaldo, CO6RD, will be active from a lighthouse (ARLHS CUB-045) on Cayo Blanco de Zaza (possibly NA-204) between February 19-21st, during the American Lighthouses Weekend. Activity will be on CW, RTTY, BPSK and FT8/FT4. QSL via EA5GL direct. CY0 SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (TARGET IS OCTOBER 2021). From the Sable Island DXpedition Web page (https://cy0dxpedition.net/index.html): As everyone knows, the planned 2020 DXpedition to Sable Island had to be postponed due to the worldwide Coronavirus. Since that time, we have been in regular contact with Parks Canada and Sable Aviation. There are three issues that we are currently dealing with. These include the Canadian border being reopened, the province of Nova Scotia allowing US citizens entry and Parks Canada allowing our team onto Sable Island. These are all issues completely out of our control. We are cautiously optimistic that our planned October DXpedition will take place at that time. Still some months away, the Coronavirus will (hopefully) be under control by that time. Time is on our side in this aspect! The Sable Island DXpedition team remains committed and excited about this opportunity. Planning continues as we receive regular updates. This is a fluid situation and we will keep everyone updated as we receive additional information. We would like to thank all of the foundations, clubs and individuals for their support, understanding and patience. We appreciate all of the foundations, clubs and individuals who have contributed funding for our DXpedition. DX90, SOUTH KOREA (Special Event). Kim, DS3BBC, and some other Korean HAMs will activate the special event station D90EXPO between March 1st and October 17th, to promote the 2021 Gyeryong World Military Culture EXPO (K-Militery, Harmony of Peace) being held between October 1-17th. QSL via DS3BBC, LoTW or ClubLog. EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Members of the Consejo Territorial URE Baleares Radio Club [CTIB URE] will be celebrating "Balearic Islands Day" on March 1st, by activating the territorial council station EA6URE on air which has been absent for many years.. Activity will also include the Balearic Islands territorial Headquarters stations EA6URM, EA6URA, EA6URI, EA6URL and EA6URP which will be active from March 1-7th. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and by the Bureau. FT8DMC ANNIVERSARY ACTIVITY WEEKS 2021. To commemorate the 4th anniversary, several special event stations will be on air during the "FT8DMC Activity Days" between August 2-15th. All stations will bear the FTDMC or FTDM suffix, referring to the 4th anniversary of the "FT8 Digital Mode Club". Special QSL-cards will confirm all QSOs and all logs will be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL. For more details and how to obtain an award, see the FT8DMC Web page at: https://www.ft8dmc.eu GB0, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of the Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will be putting several special event stations on air during 2021 to celebrate the patron saints of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They will be on air for the feasts of the said Saints. (The Saints Days). Here are the current following special event stations: GBOSD -- Saint David, patron saint of Wales; between February 28th- March 2nd; (The Feast of St. David is the 1st March) GB0SP -- Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland; between March 16-18th; (The Feast of St. Patrick is the 17th March) GB0SG -- Saint George, patron saint of England; between April 22-24th; (The Feast of St. George is on the 23rd April) GB0SA -- Callsign pending; for Saint Andrew for St. Andrews Day in November 2021. The QSL routes for the above are: eQSL, LoTW and by the Bureau via Manager G4XEX. HH, HAITI. William, KO7SS, will be active as HH2AA from Radio Club D'Ha?ti in Obleon during the ARRL International DX Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/Low-Power/Assisted entry. He states, "Solar powered, remote operated station." QSL via LoTW only. II0, SARDINIA (Special Event). Members of the ARI Section Quartu Sant'Elena (IQ0AM) will activate the special callsign II0QSE to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the foundation Section ARI by Quartu Sant'Elena between February 28th and June 30th. Activity will be on all amateur radio bands allowed, and using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. A special diploma will be available. (See QRZ.com). QSL via IS0AGY, direct or by the Bureau. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between February 8-13th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8/PA7ZEE/P CANARY 20m; CW AF-004 EA8CVZ CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8DGY CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8DQ CANARY 17m; CW AF-004 EA8JK CANARY 20m; SSB AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 60m; AF-022 ZD7FT ST. HELENA 20/17m; SSB AF-022 ZD7PAS ST. HELENA 20m; SSB AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; FT8 AN-016 ZS7ANF Antarctica 30m; CW AS-002 A91SD Bahrain 40m; FT8 AS-002 A92AA Bahrain 40m; SSB AS-004 5B4AHO Cyprus 20m; SSB AS-007 JA0FSB Honshu 80m; FT8 AS-007 JA3BWC Honshu 20m; SSB AS-007 JA3QUU Honshu 20m; SSB AS-007 JH3NGD Honshu 40/20m; SSB AS-007 JI1ICF Honshu 20m; SSB AS-101 HS0ZGV Malay Peninsula East 12m; FT8 AS-136 BH4BNQ Shanghai Province 40m; FT8 EU-004 EA6EJ BALEARIC 40m; CW EU-005 2E0UKO Great Britain 20m; FT8 EU-005 GM6ZAK Great Britain 40m; SSB EU-005 M0BNA Great Britain 20m; SSB EU-005 M0VKC Great Britain 20m; FT4 EU-005 MM6PRH Great Britain 20m; SSB EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 40m; SSB EU-009 MM0AUP ORKNEY 30m; FT8 EU-009 MM5DWW ORKNEY 17m; FT8 EU-010 MM0BFF OUTER HEBRIDES 20m; FT8 EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; CW EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 20m; SSB EU-022 JX2US Jan Mayen 80/20m; FT8 EU-023 9H5BZ Malta 20m; SSB EU-023 9H1ET Malta 17m; FT8 EU-023 9H5JO Malta 20m; SSB EU-024 IS0ZOD SARDINIA 20m; CW EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB EU-060 SV1SJJ STEREA ELLAS REGION 15m; FT8 EU-067 SZ8ERS KYKLADES 20m; CW EU-093 EA5IPM ALICANTE/MURCIA PROVINCE 40m; SSB EU-114 2U0WZY SHIANT 40m; FT8 EU-115 EI3CTB IRELAND 40m; FT8 EU-115 GI0CWV/P IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-115 MI0AIH IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 17m; SSB/FT8 NA-015 CO8OH CUBA 40m; CW NA-021 8P6NW BARBADOS 20m; SSB NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 17m; FT8 NA-022 VP2ETE ANGUILLA 80m; FT8 NA-026 AC2OC NEW YORK STATE 40m; FT8 NA-026 KD2TCM NEW YORK STATE 20m; FT8 NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 17m; FT8 NA-031 AA1AC RHODE ISLAND STATE 20m; CW NA-099 NP4G Puerto Rico 20m; FT8 NA-099 WP3R Puerto Rico 40m; SSB NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 40m; FT8 NA-102 FG5GP GUADELOUPE 80m; FT8 NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 17m; FT8 NA-107 FM4RU MARTINIQUE 40m; FT8 NA-148 KA1ULN MASSACHUSETTS STATE NORTH 40m; FT8 OC-001 VK4DAD Australia 40m; CW OC-001 VK4JU Australia 17m; CW OC-001 VK6EI Australia 40m; FT8 OC-006 VK7AC TASMANIA 40m; FT8 OC-032 FK4QX NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB OC-032 FK8CE NEW CALEDONIA 30m; FT8 OC-036 ZL2OK NORTH 40m; SSB OC-086 KH0/KC0W NORTHERN MARIANA 15m; FT8 OC-088 YC7WKX BORNEO 40m; CW OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 20m; FT8 OC-150 YB9KA TENGGARA BARAT 17m; FT8 SA-004 HC8MA GALAPAGOS 40m; CW ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes). AS-080. Kim, DS3BBC, and some other Korean HAMs will be active as DX70EXPO from Pukkyongnyolbi Island in the Ch'ungch'ongnamdo Province group between July 22-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters. They also plan to participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). QSL via DS3BBC, LoTW or ClubLog. EU-012. Gareth, M0MOL, will be active as MM0MOL/P from the main Island of Shetland (while working there) in February and March. Activity will be QRP with a typical portable setup. Operations will be active mainly in the evenings after work. QSL via his home callsign. OC-161. Mario, YD6HNL, on Nias Island, North Sumatra, was heard this past week on 15 meters FT8. QSL via EB7DX. OC-166. Ravie, YD7RV, and possibly others are expected to be active as YD7RV/p from Laut Kecil Island sometime in March (specific dates not mentioned). Length of stay and bands/modes were not mentioned. QSL via EA5GL. SA-024. Members of the Grupo Escoteiro Marechal Rondon (a Scout Unit) [PY2GMR], from Rio Claro [LH BRA-135], Brazil, will be active as ZW2I from Comprida Island between February 19-22nd. Activity will take place during the 13th American Lighthouse Weekend. See QRZ.com for QSL info. SA-024. (Update) Operators Roger/PU2SDX and Fabio/PY2RMZ will be active as PR2IC from Comprida Island between February 19-21st. Activity will be on 80/40/15/10 meters and SSB only. Operator's license does not allow 20 meters. QSL via ClubLog or direct to PY2RMZ. No Bureau cards. 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...... IQ3, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the amateur radio clubs ARI Cadore and ARI Belluno are now active as IQ3DD during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, Italy, until February 28th. Activity will be on 160/80/40/20/15/10/2 meters including 70cm and 23cm ES'HAIL 2 QO-100 satellite. Modes are CW, SSB and the Digital modes. A special QSL card will be available. QSL via Bureau or direct to: ARI Brunico Montal Section 25, 39030, Brunico San Lorenzo, Italy, or via the QSL Manager IN3ZWF. For more information, see QRZ.com. KH9, WAKE ISLAND (Reminder). Tom, NL7RR, is expected to be active starting around February 26th, as KH9/NL7RR from Wake Island (OC-053) for about 6 weeks, as time permits. Tom hopes to be on 40/20 meters on SSB. QSL via AL7JX, direct or by the Bureau. NP4, PUERTO RICO (NA-099). Operators Edgar/N2GK, Gary/W2VQ, Al/WP3C and Paul/WP3TT will be active as NP4DX in the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. Activity will also count for the WLOTA as LH-2802. Operations outside of the contest will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW and 100 watts. QSL via M0OXO. See the Web page at: https://wp3c73.wixsite.com/wp3c 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 PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below. P4, ARUBA (Reminder/Update). John, W2GD, will once again be active as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) between February 14-23rd. Activity will be (when time permits) on the various HF bands with some focus on the 30/17/12 meters and 160 meters mostly on CW (before and after the contest). His activity will also include an entry in the upcoming ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) signing as P44W and as a Single-Op/All- Band entry. QSL via LoTW or N2MM. No bureau cards. PJ2, CURACAO (Slow Scan Television Certificate). Due to the spread of COVID-19, this year "Karnaval" has been canceled on the Island of Cura?ao. However, members of the Cura?ao Amateur Radio Group (CARG) will celebrate Cura?ao Karnaval 2021 On-The-Air. Look for team PJ2C to be active on SSTV mode between February 14-19th. Operators mentioned are Carlo/PJ2CF and Sergio/PJ2SM. The team will be transmitting 10 pictures of the 2020 Cura?ao Karnaval. The band they will be using is the 20 meter, and they plan to send/transmit every 3 minutes a new beautiful picture of Cura?ao Karnaval. If you receive at least 1 picture that's more than 50% clear, you can apply for the CARG SSTV Online Certificate. To apply for the CARG SSTV Online Certificate, just send them one of the CARG SSTV Karnaval pictures you receive, with your name and callsign, in an E-mail to: pj2charlie at gmail.com PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (February 15-21st)....... Feb/15th LN Feb/18th AN Feb/20th HN Feb/16th LN Feb/19th AN Feb/21st LN Feb/17th 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 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminisration (NOAA): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression * 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 PROPAGATION WEBINAR (The Rebirth of HF). A central topic of this pre- sentation is why much of the rebirth of HF is due to advancements in a wide range of fields, such as antenna design and digital modulation schemes, as well as improvements in our understanding of propagation and how we can adapt to the challenges of propagation at HF. Here is a link to a 38 minute training video from Rohde and Schwarz on HF propagation that is exceptionally well done and very understandable. The title of the Webinar is called "The Rebirth of HF": https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/us/campaigns/rsa/adt/hf-learning-center_253628.html QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (February 14th) and various sources provided by OPDX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3B8BAP via N4GNR A60HF/6 via A61BK SN65KDU via SP9KDU 8Q7MM via IZ5KID A60HF/7 via (d) SX200AEL via SV2AEL 9K60OK via 9K2OK A60HF/8 via EA7FTR SX200CLJ via SX2CLJ A41CK via A61BK A60HF/9 via (d) SX200DAY via SV1DAY A60EMM/0 via EA7FTR A60HF/10 via EA5ZD SX200DCD via SV2DCD A60EMM/1 via A61BK A60HF/11 via IZ8CLM SX200DCX via SV3DCX A60EMM/2 via EA7FTR A60HF/12 via (d) SX200EXU via SV3EXU A60EMM/3 via A61BK A60HF/13 via EA7FTR SX200FJF via SV1FJF A60EMM/4 via A61BK A62A via EA7FTR SX200FUO via SV3FUO A60EMM/5 via A61BK A75GT via N4GNR SX200HXX via SV2HXX A60EMM/6 via A61BK A91WRD via EC6DX SX200JAO via SV2JAO A60EMM/7 via (d) CO8LY via EA7ADH SX200PMR via SV1PMR A60EMM/8 via EA7FTR CX2AQ via EA5KB SX200RGI via SV9RGI A60EMM/9 via (d) DU3LA via W3HNK SX200RK via SV1RK A60EMM/10 via EA5ZD HP3SS via AC2OV SX200SPC via SV3SPC A60EMM/11 via IZ8CLM HS0ZJF via ON4AFU SX200SPD via SV3SPD A60EMM/12 via (d) HZ1WRD via HZ1SAR SX200WT via SV2WT A60EMM/13 via EA7FTR IQ5WT via IW5AB V51HZ via N4GNR A60HF via EA7FTR IR5MMI via IK5AEQ XR6C via EA7FTR A60HF/0 via EA7FTR J79WTA via HB9MFM XV9NPS via JA2NPS A60HF/1 via A61BK JY5HX via E73Y ZS0RR via M0OXO A60HF/2 via EA7FTR JY5MM via IK2DUW ZS2AZ via EA5ZD A60HF/3 via A61BK OG60IPA via OH4MDY ZS7ANF via RK1PWA A60HF/4 via A61BK OH0PM via OH2PM A60HF/5 via A61BK PJ4EL via M0URX (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 (*) QSLs will be sent via the Bureau - No QSL needed LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/KP4/AB2RF (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZD8HZ (Updated) NEW QSL ROUTE. David, EB7DX, is now the QSL Manager for HH2AA which includes activities by Lee, WW2DX. David has the complete logs if you need a QSL card from HH2AA. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4Z5CX, 5V7TH, 6Y5FS, G3XHZ, G3XRJ, HL4SF (AS-026), HS1XX, NL8F (NA-059), OH0W, RA9AJ, RU6B, S01A, S01WS, TY1TT and VE9GLF QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2CR (OC-112), 3Z150MPR, E51WL, WW0WWV, Y83Z and YB0AR 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.... RADIO GARDEN (Explore live radio by rotating the globe!). "Radio Garden" is an interactive map of thousands of live radio stations across the globe at: http://radio.garden By clicking on the little green dots on the globe you will be able to listen to an AM, FM, or Internet "radio" station. SX200/SY200/SZ200, GREECE (Special Event). The Greek Ministry of Digital Governance are allowing Greek Radio Amateurs to use the following special prefixes to celebrate Greece's bicentennial of the 1821 Greek Revolution (where Greek revolutionaries fought against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1830) throughout 2021: (see -- https://raag.org/2021/02/11/xorigisi-edk-gia-toys-ellines-radioerasitexnes) SX200 -- Greek Radio Amateur Radio with Class 1 licenses (SV) SY200 -- Introductory Level licenses (SY) SZ200 -- Club stations (SZ) ADDED NOTES: These special prefix stations (along with other special Greek stations) are valid for a special "200 Years of Greek Independence Award" and is available in four different levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. Activity should be on various HF bands and modes. The award manager is SV2RCK. Complete details are available at: https://sv2rck.gr/200YEARS Some announced special event stations to look for are as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SV1AVD/SX200 via (d) SX200EXU via (d/C) SX200KGA via (B) SV1QZT/SX200 via (B/d/L/C) SX200FJN via (e/L) SX200ODQ via LoTW SV2OEL/SX200 via (d/e/L) SX200FRI via (L/e) SX200RCK via (d) SX200AEL via (d,L,e) SX200FUO via LoTW SX200RGI via (d/L) SX200AIQ via (e/L/C) SX200FUP via LoTW SX200RK via SV1RK SX200AQT via (d) SX200GWY via (d,B,L,e) SX200RMA via (d/L/e) SX200AVD via LoTW SX200HEP via SV1HEP SX200RMU via (d/e/B) SX200BBO via LoTW SX200HJW via (d) SX200RUX via (d) SX200CLJ via SV2CLJ SX200HQL via SV2HQL SX200SFK via (L/B) SX200COL via SV9COL SX200HXV via LoTW SX200SLB via (d/e) SX200CQY via SV3CQY SX200HXX via (d/e/L) SX200SPC via SV3SPC SX200CXW via (L/e) SX200IBQ via SV3IBQ SX200SPD via SV3SPD SX200DAY via (C/d) SX200JAO via (L/C/d) SX200WT via SV2WT SX200DCD via LoTW SX200JMC via (d) SY200DCF via LoTW SX200DCX via SV3DCX SX200KF via SV2KF SY2DCF/SY200 via LoTW TM18, FRANCE (Special Event/Reminder). Look for special event station TM18AAW to be on the air between February 14-28th. Activity is to cele- brate the 18th Antarctic Activity Week (AAW). Operator will be Fran?ois, F8DVD, from his QTH of M?con in the east part of France, 60 km North of Lyon (JN26JH). The new reference number for the WAP program is 310. Details on the WAP program can be found at: http://www.waponline.it Activity will be on various HF bands between 40-40 meters. QSL via F8DVD, direct (SAE + 2 USDs) or via Bureau. YB, INDONESIA. Yohanes, YB2DX, will be active in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or direct only. YP145, ROMANIA (Special Event). Members of the Sport Club Pandurii Tirgu-Jiu (YO7KFX) have activated the special callsign YP145B from Tirgu-Jiu, Romania, until March 3rd. Activity is to celebrate 145th anniversary if the birth of the great sculptor Constantin Br?ncu?i. Operations will be on various HF bands. All QSOs will be confirmed with a specially printed QSL for this event. A printed or digital version of a special diploma/award is available. See QRZ.com for details. YW200, VENEZUELA (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club Valencia A.C. will activate the special callsign YW200BC from Valencia to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo 1821. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ** PLEASE NOTE FOR OUTLOOK USERS: PLEASE put your E-mail address also in the body of the message. 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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) ....... 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 Feb 19 11:42:00 2021 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:42:00 -0500 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1504 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1504 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1504 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1504 BID: $OPDX.1504 February 22, 2021 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, WC6DX, K8BL, K8LBT, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, UA3DX, VA3RJ & ICPO and VK5GR for the following DX information. ** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late ARRL DX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the ARRL DX CW Contest participants. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Saturday, 13th-February, through Friday, 19th-February there were 212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3X & 9L, GUINEA AND SIERRA LEONE. Jean-Phillipe, F1TMY, currently active as J28PJ from Djibouti, has announced via Twitter (https://twitter.com/J28Pj) that he will be active from Guinea (3X) and Sierra Leone (9L) sometime in September 2021. He also plans (possibly) to do some IOTA side trips to AF-037 (in the Northern/Western Province Group) and AF-051 (in the Guinee- Maritime Province South Group). Look for more details to be forthcoming. 4A, MEXICO. Members of the Radio Experimentadores of Campeche will activate the special callsign 4A3G from the Champoton Lighthouse (MEX-093, WW Loc. EK49) between February 19-21st. Activity will include this weekend's 13th American Lighthouse Weekend and throughout the year 2021 in different amateur radio events. Operations will be on various HF bands, satellites and the Digital modes bands; as long as the propagation allows it. QSL via XE3AA or LoTW. 4UNR, AUSTRIA. QSL Manager Nick, UA3DX, informs OPDX that the members of the Amateur Radio Contest DX Club (ARCDXC, http://www.cqdx.ru/4u1a ) will NOT be using the special callsign 4UNR for "World Radio Day" from the 4U1A station at the United Nations Vienna International Center this year. 5V, TOGO (Update/Change). Daniel, HB9EHD, who was active as 5VDE, is now signing 5V7DE from Togo until February 20th. He state, "There is a problem with the callsign 5VDE on FT8, due to non ICU standard callsign." QSL via HB9EHD direct or LoTW. AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND. Just a reminder that the 13th American Lighthouses Weekend sponsored by the Bahia Blanca DX Group in Argentina will also be held this weekend between February 19-21st. For complete details and a list of participating stations, see: http://www.grupodxbb.com.ar Currently, there are 70 participates and 15 countries listed. C9, MOZAMBIQUE (Reminder). Bruno, CS7AMN, is expected to be active now as C91BVA from Maputo. Length of his stay is unknown. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes with an IC-7400 into End-Fed antenna. QSL via LoTW, by the Bureau (via CS7AMN), ClubLog or eQSL. FM, MARTINIQUE. Romanic, W7ROM, is now active as FM4WDM from Le Morne-Vert. Activity has been on 15 meters FT8 using a FT-818 + LDG W817 into a W3EDP- style antenna; he also has a FT-450D. QSL via operators instructions. FM, MARTINIQUE. Laurent, FM5BH, will be active during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via W3HNK or LoTW. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between February 15-18th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8DHV CANARY 15m; CW AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 20m; SSB AF-016 FR8TG Reunion 17m; CW AF-022 ZD7FT St. Helena 20m; SSB AF-024 S79VU INNER 20m; SSB AN-016 ZS7ANF Antarctica 30m; CW AS-003 4S7AB Sri Lanka 12m; CW AS-004 5B4ALX Cyprus 20m; SSB AS-007 JA3MIX Honshu 40m; CW AS-078 JA8COE Hokkaido 20m; SSB EU-001 SV5DKL DODECANESE 20m; CW EU-003 CU2CO EASTERN 20m; SSB EU-005 G4KLE GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW EU-009 MM0EAX ORKNEY 80m; FT8 EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 20m; CW EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 17m; SSB EU-022 JX2US Jan Mayen 30m; CW EU-023 9H1SF Malta 17m; SSB EU-023 9H1TT Malta 40m; SSB EU-023 9H5JO Malta 20m; SSB EU-025 IQ9UI SICILY 40m; CW EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9RZR SICILY 12m; FT8 EU-067 SZ8ERS KYKLADES 20m; CW EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB NA-015 CO8LY Cuba 17m; SSB NA-018 OX3AH GREENLAND 20m; SSB NA-066 WA6ED CALIFORNIA STATE SOUTH 80m; FT8 NA-099 NP3A Puerto Rico 20m; SSB NA-101 J73WA Dominica 20m; FT8 NA-101 J79WTA Dominica 80m; FT8 NA-107 FM8QR Martinique 20m; SSB OC-001 VK3IO Australia 40m; SSB OC-001 VK3VM Australia 10m; FT8 OC-021 YC1CBY Java 80m; FT8 OC-021 YC2WXV Java 40m; CW OC-028 V73NS RALIK CHAIN 20m; CW OC-088 9M6TMT BORNEO 20m; SSB OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 20m; FT8 OC-129 DU6/PE1NSQ VISAYAN 17m; FT8 OC-201 ZL1RKO NORTH ISLAND'S COASTAL 20m; FT8 SA-008 LU4XAP Tierra del Fuego 10m; CW SA-036 P44W Aruba 160m; SA-099 PJ2LS CURACAO 40m; FT8 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes). NA-249. Members of the Vieques Island Amateur Radio Club will be active as NP3VI from the Conde de Mirasol Fort Museum on Vieques Island (PUR-015) during the 13th American Lighthouse Weekend. Activity will be on 80-10meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via EA5GL. OC-145. "The Daily DX" reports that there is a newly licensed radio amateur located on Ternate Island. His name and callsign is Heru Witanto, YG8VAS. Activity has been on 80/40 meters using SSB, with an Icom IC-718 and 100 watts into his dipole. QSL via his home callsign. SA-018. Members of the Melipulli Radio Club will be active as CB7FT from the TabonN Island Lighthouse (LH-0750, CHI-049) between February 19-21st. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB and the Digital modes, including the 13th American Light- houses Weekend. QSL via EA5GL. SA-055. Carlos, LU8DCH, will be active as LU8DCH/D from Martin Garcia Island (ARG-045) between February 20-22nd. Activity will include the 13th American Lighthouses Weekend. QSL via direct or eQSL. SA-079. Members of the Brazilian Amateur Radio Emission League - LABRE/RJ will be active as PT1F from the Lighthouse on Rasa de Guaratiba Island between February 20-22nd. Activity includes 13th American Lighthouses Weekend. Operations will be on 80-2 meters and 70cm, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via the Burea (PY1AA), direct, LoTW and eQSL. ADDED NOTE: Wolf, DK1FW, states, "Like in the last 2 years PT1F will most likely not operate from SA-079 but from a mainland location with visibility to the lighthouse. This satisfies the requirements for lighthouse activation." 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...... IS0, SARDINIA. Tibor, OM3RM, will be active as IS0/OM3RM from Sardinia (Remotely) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single- Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via OM2VL, direct or by the Bureau. JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. Take, JG8NQJ, will once again be active as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island, Minami Torishima (OC-073, JCG 10007). He will go there starting March 10th or 17th, and be there for 3 months, but will not be on the air for about 2 weeks. 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. KP4, PUERTO RICO. Operators Ken/KP4AA and Will/AA4NC will be active as KP4AA from Cabo Rojo during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL via direct. NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Dan, K8RF, will be active as NP2J from St. Croix during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (160m) entry. QSL via LoTW or direct: Dan Flaig, PO Box 25941, Christiansted, VI 00824-194. PLEASE, no Bureau cards. NP3, PUERTO RICO. Yuriy, N2TTA, will be active as NP3X from the Coamo Contest Club station during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via EB7DX. OE, AUSTRIA. Alex, OE3DMA, will be active during the 18th Antarctic Activity Week (AAW - February 20-28th) as OE18AAW from Altenburg (WAP-309, OEFF-0077) during that event. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via OE3DMA. OE21, AUSTRIA (Special Event). The Cornish Radio Amateur Club's official International Marconi Day (IMD) Award program was canceled due to the Corona virus situation. However, the special callsign OE21M will operate between April 24-26th, 0000-2400z. to commemorate the anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's birthday (April 25th, 1874). QSL direct to: DokuFunk, OE21M, An den Steinfeldern 4A, Vienna A-1230, Austria. QSL by the Bureau via OE1WHC. 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 PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below. PJ2, CURACAO. Operators Dan/N1ZZ, Don/AF4Z, Walter/WB5ZGA and Vince/K4JC, will be active as PJ2T from Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi/? entry. QSL PJ2T via W3HNK. Oper- ators will be on the island between March 1-5th, and will be active as PJ2/homecall on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, CW and possibly FT8. QSL PJ2/homecalls via their homecalls. PJ4, BONAIRE. Marty, W1MD, will be active as PJ4A from the "PJ4G Radio House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20 or 15m) entry. Outside the contest, Marty will be active as PJ4/W1MD. QSL PJ4A via K4BAI or LoTW. QSL PJ4/W1MD via his home callsign. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (February 22-28)....... Feb/22nd HN Feb/25th AN Feb/27th AN Feb/23rd LN Feb/26th AN Feb/28th LN Feb/24th HN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminisration (NOAA): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression * 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 from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (February 14th & 19th) and various sources provided by OPDX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3Z100ZOSP via SP9PSJ OG66X via OH8GDU SX200JRF via SV1JRF 4L8A via M0OXO OG70AD via OH3AD SX200KF via SV2KF (d/L) 4X1WW via UA4CC OL57ZW via OK1YM SX200LLB via SV2LLB (d/B) 5Q2J via OZ2JBC OL70DG via OK1DG SX200OCQ via SV1OCQ (d/e) 5V7DE via HB9EHD OL70KRT via OK2UYU SX200QNV via SV7QNV 6Y5HN via EA5GL OO5Z via ON5AZ SX200RGI via SV9RGI (d/L) 7S6WRD via SK6SAQ OO9O via ON7SS SX200RIB via SV7RRL (d/B/L) 7Z1AL via EC6DX OR1Z via ON6IX (d/e) SX200RMA via SV8RMA (d/L) 8Q7SZ via RU3AN OT4CARE via ON4WRA SX200SFK via SV3SFK & (L) 9A0DIG via 9A3SM P44W via N2MM SX200SFZ via SV1SFX 9K60OD via EC6DX PA21CC via PA2TM SSX200SPD via SV3SPD A25SL via N4GNR PA6X via PA7CW & (L) SX200WT via SV2WT (L/e) AO3WRD via EA3RKF (d/e) PI4A via PB1WB SX3A via SV2GWY (d/L) AO8WRD via EA3RKF (d/e) PI4FL via PA3HEB TC46KMR via TA8BZ AP2TN via DJ9ZB PI4M via PA0MBD & (L) TM23JMR via F8GGZ CO6RD via EA5GL PJ4/W1MD via W1MD TM2DB via F5PTA (e) DF0GDX via DL6DH PJ4NX via M0URX UK8ICU via RW6HS EO50FF via UX0FF RO98AE via RQ7L UK8IF via RW6HS HB15SOTA via HB9DPR S79VU via N4GNR (d) UK8ZC via RW6HS HC6CR via EC5R SB6A via SA6AOA (L) V51WH via DK2WH HI9/F5PLR via F5PLR SF400B via SK6LK V85A via EB7DX HK0RMR via EA5ZD SN65KDU via SP9KDU VK100AF via M0URX HZ1SK via IZ8CLM & (L) SX200AEL via SV2AEL (d/L) W7P via NF7E (d) II2V via IK2AQZ SX200CLJ via SV2CLJ XW0LP via EA5GL II4BUY via IQ4FE SX200CQN via SV1CQN YP145B via YO7KFX IQ3DD via IN3ZWF SX200CXW via SV2CXW (L/e) YU51ANO via YU1EA IQ9UI via IT9CHU SX200DAY via SV1DAY & (L) Z81B via IZ0EGA J73ESL via EA5GL & (L) SX200EXU via SV3EXU ZA/IK2RLM via IZ2LSP JX2US via LA2US (O/L) SX200FJF via SV1FJF (d/L) ZC4GR via EB7DX KH0/KC0W via KC0W SX200FRI via SV5FRI ZF2MJ via N6MJ LC5C via LA6KOA SX200FUO via SV3FUO (L) ZM2B via ZL2BR LZ18ANT via LZ3SM SX200HXX via SV2HXX (d/L) ZP4KFX via IK2DUW M2L via M0OXO (O) SX200JFL via (B/e/L/C) OG4X via OH1MA SX200JMC via SV1JMC (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 (*) QSLs will be sent via the Bureau - No QSL needed LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/KP4/AB2RF (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/PJ7AA (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZD8HZ (Updated) NEW QSL ROUTE. Miguel, EA5ZD, is now the new QSL Manager for HK0RMR on the Isla de San Andres. Check out QRZ.com for more details about Frank, HK0RMR. VK5KI (OC-139) QSL STATUS. Grant, VK5GR, reports: For those looking for electronic confirmation from the VK5KI activation on Kangaroo Island (OC-139), the LOTW records were uploaded today (Feb. 15th) and the blackout period for ClubLog matching should be ending also. Thanks again to everyone to gave us a call in January 2021. If you still want a paper QSL card - OQRS is open via my QSL Manager Charles, M0OXO. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4Z3A, 5V7TH, B7P, EA9BO, FS/OS1T, GS8VL, HI8O, HL5BCH, J73WA, J79WTA, JW5E, JX2US, JY5IB, OM2VL, OY9JD, PY0S/PS7JN, SM0BRF, SV9FBG, TI2CC, TZ4AM, UA9CR, VK5KI (OC-139), VK5PW, VK5SFA, VP8ON, WL7AI, WP3R, YB8XOB, YP3A and ZF5T QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: E51WL, KH0/KC0W and KH0W 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.... TY, BENIN. Ian, ZS6JSI, has been active recently as ZS6JSI/TY from Parakou about 400km north from capital city. He has been there since late January and is expected to be there for 6 months. Activity recently has been mainly on 20 meters FT8 around 1630-1700z and 2130-2200z. However, Ian has told OPDX that he operates mobile and can be on 80/40/20 meters using SSB and FT8. Equipment is an ICOM IC-718 transceiver with 100 watts into a ZS6BKW directional antenna pointed towards Europe and Africa and a Trap dipole directional towards the Americas. Ian states when time allows to look for him between 6:00pm and 8:00pm local time. He mentions, "I will confirm on (https://logbook.qrz.com/), (http://qrzcq.com/) and I have applied for LoTW await the certificate." ADDED NOTE: Ian states that he operates from the Trans World Radio [TWR] (https://www.twr.org) gospel broadcast station in Parakou on 1476 and 1566 kHz. VK9C, COCOS KEELING ISLANDS. Members of the Northern Corridor Radio Group will be active as VK9CE from Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-003) between March 16-23rd. Operators mentioned are Steve/VK6SJ, Wayne/VK6EH, Stu/VK6SSB, Gerald/VK6XI, Chris/VK6LOL, Brian/VK6BMA, Tim/VK6EI, Alex/VK6KCC, John/ VK6NU and Brian/VK6MIT. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters (possibly 6m) using CW, SSB and FT8, with two radios and modest antennas. They will have a Cushcraft vertical for 80-10m (including 30/17/12m), an Ultrabeam UB-V40 vertical for 40-10m and wire antennas for 40m and 80m. Radios will be a Flex 6700 and an Icom 7300; both with amplifiers up to 400W (the legal limit for VK). QSL via LoTW, ClubLog or eQSL. Paper QSL via EB7DX. The original VK9CE team was not going to have paper QSLs. But after some deliberation and a number of offers to manage their paper QSLs, they have decided to take up an offer from David, EB7DX, to manage the paper QSLs (direct and Bureau). They will still be uploading to eQSL, ClubLog and QRZ.com in real time (pending good enough internet access) and at least daily to LoTW. They state, "Big shout out and thanks to Pedro/EA5GL and Bob/N2OO who also offered to do our Paper QSLs." VK9W WILLIS ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Members of Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia (HARAOA) have announced their dates for the Willis Island (VK9/W) [OC-007] DXpedition. According to John, VK3YP, Team Co-leader, the dates for VK9HR Willis Islans are locked-in between November 3-13th. The team will use the ship "MV Alfred Wallace" and depart from Cairns, Australia. The current list of operators are Tommy/ VK2IR, John/VK3YP, Raffy/VK2RF, Carl/VK2OK and Patrick/VK2PN, with addi- tional operators to be announced (TBA). Due to time constraints (operators away too long from their jobs etc.), the Mellish Reef will be on the radar for activation in 2022. John states [edited], "We are working with the license regulator (Aust. Maritime College) for a VK9W callsign (2x1) to be issued for this event. If we are unable to secure VK9W, we will revert to VK9HR." As mentioned in their early announcement, they plan to have seven operators and will be active on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with four transceivers with amps into verticals and VDAs (Vertical Dipole Array). [Full set of 20m to 10m VDAs, 30m ver- tical full size, 40m vertical full size, 160/80m Inverted L; see a photo of their 12m VDA tested at Botany Bay Sydney at: https://ibb.co/vZP71Hk] No other details have been released. For updates, possibly watch QRZ.com or the HARAOA Web page at: http://www.haraoa.com VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Jim, K4QPL, will be active as VP5M from the Providenciales during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as Single-Op entry. QSL via LoTW. VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. Neil, VP8AWU, on the Falkland Islands (SA-002), was heard on 40 meters SSB, February 15th and 17th, between 0100-0300z. QSL via direct only. YB, INDONESIA. Hans, YB2DX, will once again be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign. Z8, SOUTH SUDAN. Massimo, IZ0EGB, is once again active as Z81B and working in Juba, South Sudan. Length of stay is unknown. Most of his activity has been on 20 meters SSB. QSL via IZ0EGA, ClubLog, eQSL and LoTW. ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Dan, N6MJ, will be active as ZF1A on Grand Cayman Islands (NA-016) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Look for activity outside of the contest on 160-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters. QSL via LoTW. ZL, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Mark/ZL3AB, Geoff/ZL3GA and Phil/ZL3PAH will use the "Quake Contesters" callsign ZL3X during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog or direct to ZL3PAH. No Bureau. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following stations are expected to be active in the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st, 2021) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following consolidated listing of the participants in the 2021 ARRL DX CW Contest. For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML format, please visit Bill's Web page at: http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxc2021.html (By callsign) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxcd2021.html (By entity) For the complete set of rules, see: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest DXCC Class QSL Callsign Entity Route ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3V8SS Tunisia SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via LX1NO FM5BH Martinique SOAB HP W3HNK HH2AA Haiti SO LP LoTW IS0/OM3RM Sardinia SOSB 40M OM2VL (d/B) KH7M Hawaii SO LoTW; QSL via KH6ZM (d) KP2B US Virgin Islands M/S EB7DX NP2J US Virgin Islands SO LoTW NP3X Puerto Rico SOAB EB7DX NP4DX Puerto Rico M/S M0OXO P44W Aruba SOAB LoTW; QSL via N2MM (d) PJ4A Bonaire SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via K4BAI VP5M Turks & Caicos SO LoTW YB2DX Indonesia SOAB LoTW; QSL via YB2DX (d) YB0ECT Indonesia SOSB 20M W2FB ZF1A Cayman Islands SOAB HP LoTW ZL3X New Zealand M/2 LoTW ZP9MCE Paraguay SOSB 80M LoTW; QSL via EA5ZD (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 INTERESTING FACT/NOTE: Only 17 participants listed (by NG3K) for 2021... 47 participants listed for 2020... 50 participants listed for 2019... 34 participants listed for 2018... 53 participants listed for 2017... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ** PLEASE NOTE FOR OUTLOOK USERS: PLEASE put your E-mail address also in the body of the message. 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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 21st/February, through Sunday, 28th/February there were 214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3A, MONACO (Canceled). Operators Mireille/F4FRL and Patrice/F5RBB, who were expected to be active as 3A/homecall from Monaco between February 24th and March 2nd, had to cancel due to local Covid-19 health measures. 3B8, MAURITIUS. Operators Olof/G0CKV, Denny/KX7M and others TBS (To-Be- Announced) will activate 3B8M from Mauritius (AF-049) during the next CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via M0OXO. The QTH is booked, but team and entry will be determined. STAY TUNED!! DXPEDITION VIDEO (K5P Palmyra Atoll). The following is a YouTube.com video/presentation at a "Redwood Empire DX Association" (W6KB) online club meeting by John Miller, K6MM, titled "K5P DXpedition: The Cursed Paradise of Palmyra Atoll". Video is about 1 hour and 15 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD070BqJTtg GB2, SCOTLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station GB2CR to be active from Invergordon, Scotland, between March 4-18th. The special callsign's suffix "CR" stands for "Collins Radio". During the GB2CR oper- ation, the equipment will be vintage valve/tube radio equipment manu- factured by the Collins Radio Company (1933-1971) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.A. Chris, GM3WOJ/GM2V, will also use the special callsign from his home station near Invergordon using a KWM-2A transceiver, 312B-5 external VFO/control unit and 516F-2 AC power supply. An amplifier and good antennas will be used -- with operations on 80-10 meters; mostly SSB with some CW. Sorry - no paper QSLs - LoTW only. GB2CR will have a real-time logging system, with an online webpage, which feeds all QSOs directly to ClubLog. Look for more information on QRZ.com. GERMAN NORTH POLE DXPEDITION. Operators Martina/DF3TS and Thomas/DC8TM will activate Svalbard (EU-026) as JW/homecalls to start their DXpedition between April 10-13th, 2022. Activity will be on SSB and FT8. They will then be active from a Russian "Severnyi Polyus" the Scientific Polar Drifting Base (enclave by RFF) approx. 80kms from the North Pole on the Arctic Ocean where they will activate the WWFF area RFF-0176. Operators will use their special callsigns DP0LE (like POLE) and as RA/DC8TM/P and RA/DF3TS/P to represent the Russian flag of the camp between April 14-17th, 2022. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters using SSB and FT8. Activity from the North Pole (90 Degrees North) - under DP0LE and DC8TM/P together with Martina DF3TS/P will take place sometime during this time (The exact schedule will depend very much on weather conditions) on 20 meters [14244 kHz (+/-)]. !! Activity is limited to approx. 30 minutes!! For more details and updates, watch: https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between February 22-27th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-016 FR4NT Reunion 20m; SSB AF-016 FR4QT Reunion 20/15m; SSB AF-019 IG9ITO PELAGIE 20m; SSB AN-016 DP1POL Antarctica 40m; FT8 AS-002 A92GW BAHRAIN 20m; SSB AS-003 4S7AB SRI LANKA 17m; FT8 AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 20m; SSB AS-004 P3AA Cyprus 15m; CW AS-006 VR2BLEE Hong Kong 40/17m; CW AS-053 9W2ADV MALAY PENNISULA WEST 40m; SSB AS-118 9K2HM KUWAIT 40m; SSB EU-004 EA6EJ BALEARIC 30m; CW EU-004 EC6FK BALEARIC 40m; SSB EU-005 G0OFD GREAT BRITAIN 40m; FT8 EU-005 G3PXT GREAT BRITAIN 40m; FT8 EU-005 G3ZIG GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 GB1OOL GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 GM0EUL GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW EU-005 GM4ATA GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 20m; SSB EU-014 TK5EP CORSICA 20m; CW EU-015 SV9ANK CRETE 20m; SSB EU-018 OY1R FAROE 80m; FT8 EU-023 9H5JO MALTA 20m; SSB EU-025 IT9BGE SICILY 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9CAR SICILY 40m; EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB EU-060 SV1PMZ STEREA ELLAS REGION 17m; FT8 EU-067 SZ8ERS KYKLADES 80/30/20m; CW EU-115 MI0AIH IRELAND 20m; SSB EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB EU-144 IZ8WGS CALABRIA/BASILICATA REGION 40m; SSB EU-172 OZ8ZY JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40m; SSB NA-018 OX3XR GREENLAND 17m; CW NA-021 8P6PE Barbados 80m; FT8 NA-022 VP2ETE ANGUILLA 40m; CW NA-099 KP4JRS Puerto Rico 20m; CW NA-099 WP3R Puerto Rico 40m; SSB NA-102 FG5GP GUADELOUPE 20m; FT8 NA-102 FG4SO GUADELOUPE 40m; SSB NA-103 VP2MNI Montserrat 40m; SSB NA-108 J642DS St Lucia 40/30/20m; FT8 NA-122 HI2IDT Saona 40m; SSB NA-247 PJ7FM SINT MAARTEN?S COASTAL 17m; SSB OC-001 VK2DJP Australia 20m; FT8 OC-001 VK5ASK Australia 20m; SSB OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 20/17m; FT8 OC-021 YB1DJO JAVA 40m; FT8 OC-021 YC1AYO JAVA 20m; FT8 OC-021 YG1AEX JAVA 15m; FT8 OC-022 YB9AY BALI 17m; FT8 OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 30m; CW OC-036 ZL1A NORTH 40m; FT8 OC-036 ZL3IO NORTH 15m; FT8 OC-042 4I1EBD Luzon 20m; SSB OC-042 DU3CQ Luzon 20m; PSK OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 17m; FT8 OC-143 YE6YE SUMATRA 20m; FT8 SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 20/17m; SSB SA-024 PV2B SAO PAULO STATE WEST 80/40/10m; SSB SA-099 PJ2ND CURACAO 40m; CW SA-099 PJ2SM CURACAO 20m; SSB ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes). AF-032. Gabor "Gab", HA3JB, will be active as 5H1IP from Unguja Island, Zanzibar, between September 20-30th. Activity is usually on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. He also plans to participate in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 26-27th). QSL via HA3JB or ClubLog's OQRS. For possibly more details and updates, see: http://ha3jb.com/index.html PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... ISWL CALLSIGNS (For March 2021). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used throughout the month of March 2021: GX4BJC/A - Operated from Clacton on Sea, in Essex, by George, G1IPU (WAB Square - TM11 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). MX1SWL/A - Operated from Walton on the Naze, in Essex, by Herbie, G6XOU (WAB Square - TM22 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). ALL QSLs will be handled by Dick, M5DIK - The QSL Manager and NOT the individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL info is on or or or via . NO LoTW. J6, ST. LUCIA. Operators Bill/K9HZ (J68HZ), Kyle/WA4PGM (J68PG) and Dan/W0CN (J68CN) will once again be active as J68HZ from a villa at Labrelotte Bay, Castries, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336), between March 2-11th. Their activity is usually on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 and EME. They will also be in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL J68HZ via LoTW, eQSL or direct to K9HZ (see QRZ.com). No Bureau QSLs. Look for operators to possibly be active outside of the contest. QSL via their home call- signs or LoTW. JW, SVALBARD. Stian, LB5SH will be active as JW/LB5SH from the JW5E club station in Longyearbyen (JQ78tf) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026), possibly starting on March 25th and ending March 28th. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB and FT8. He will also be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) using the callsign JW2T. QSL JW/LB5SH (and possibly JW2T) via LoTW or ClubLog. JW, SVALBARD. Tom, OH6VDA/LA6VDA, will once again be active as JW6VDA from the JW5E club station (http://jw5e.com/) in Longyearbyen (JQ78tf) on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) between April 26th and May 9th. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog's OQRS or QRZ.com log. Bureau cards via LA6VDA. OI, FINLAND (Rare Prefix). Finnish radio amateurs within or in ties to the Finnish Defense Forces or its tradition will be using the special prefix "OI" on Friday, March 5th. There are only about 35 stations with an "OI" callsign, so it's a rare prefix. There will be a special award available, see: https://sirad.fi/oi-award 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 PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below. P2, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Special Event). Look for special event station P29MM to be active from Papua New Guinea, to celebrate the 175th anni- versary of the birth of Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay. He was a Ukrainian- Russian explorer, ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist who became famous as one of the earliest scientists to settle among and study in- digenous people of New Guinea who had never seen a European. For more info, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Miklouho-Maclay Length of activity was not mentioned. Operations will be on various HF bands. QSL via RM0L. PJ7, SINT MAARTEN (Reminder). Tom, AA9A, will once again be active as PJ7AA from Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten (NA-105), between now and March 27th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and FT8. Operations will be with 100 watts with a K3 and Buddi-pole. QSL via AA9A, ClubLog or LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 1-7th)....... Mar/01st BN Mar/04th HN Mar/06th BN Mar/02nd LN Mar/05th HN Mar/07th LN Mar/03rd LN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 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 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminisration (NOAA): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression * 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 PX0, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. "DX-World.net" reports that operators Fabio/ PY2RMZ, Marcio/PU4MDO and possibly 2 other operators are planning a DX- pedition to Fernando de Noronha for either May or June of this year. The dates need to be confirmed. The team plans to sign as PX0N, and be active on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using dipole antennas. QSL via EA7FTR. The team is looking for support and can be contacted via E-mail at: py2rmz at gmail.com QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (February 21st, 28th and 26th) and various sources provided by OPDX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4JT0SFR via 4K4K EX8NT via RW6HS OT2CARE via ON6YX 4JT3DJ via 4J3DJ FM4RU via F1LNS PE1GRJ via PD5DJ 4JT6RO via 4K4K HC1HN via EA5GL PE6Q via PA8AD 5P5N via OZ4P HC6IM via EC5R PI4SRN via PA3DHR 7X5QB/2 via EA5ZD HF66KAO via SP9KAO S01WS via EA2JG (O/d) 8Q7AM via IW0HBY HZ1KWT via HZ1SAR SN7D via SQ7DQX (L) 9A/IZ3NVR via IZ3NVR HZ1SK via IZ8CLM SN80EJG via SP5EJG A60KWT via EA7FTR HZ1TT via A61BK SX200DAR via SV1DAR (L) A60KWT/0 via EA7FTR II2ANT via IK2QPO SX200HEP via SV1HEP A60KWT/1 via A61BK II5ANT via IZ5BTC SX200HQL via SV2HQL A60KWT/2 via EA7FTR II8WAP via 9A8MDC SX200HTW via SV2HTW (d/L) A60KWT/3 via A61BK II9P via IT9CHU (L/d) SX200LJG via SW1LJG A60KWT/4 via A61BK IQ5OX via IU5DVC (d) SX200MNE via SV1MNE A60KWT/5 via A61BK IR1ANT via I1HYW SX200QN via SV1QN A60KWT/6 via A61BK IR1G via IZ1LBG & (L) SX200RIB via SV7RIB & (L) A60KWT/7 via A61AY (d) IR2D via IK2EGL (d/L) SX200SIU via SV8SIU A60KWT/8 via EA7FTR J642BP via J69BP SX200XY via SV1XY A60KWT/9 via A65GC (d) J642DS via EB7DX SX2A via SV2GWY (d/L) A60KWT/10 via EA5ZD J642KZ via W3HNK TC3A via TA3A (L) A60KWT/11 via IZ8CLM JX2US via LA2US TM0GL via F6DBA A60KWT/12 via A65BR (d) KH6LC via WA6WPG & (L) TM18AAW via F8DVD & (L) A60KWT/13 via EA7FTR KP4/N2GK via EA5GL TM9CR via F1CEP (B) A91KWT via EC6DX & (L) LB1G via LA9HW TT8FC via EA3GWK DP1POL via DL1ZBO LZ125LAZ via LZ1ZF XQ3SK/4 via XQ3SK DQ11WCA via DF6EX LZ73TRC via LZ1YE (d) YJ8RN via NZ4DX EA/CT1EEC via CT1EEC M5B via G3TXF YR0UCRR via YO5KDV (B) EA/CT1ILO via CT1ILO MM0T via GM3WUX YR8D via YO8KRR & (L) EF3O via EA3HIG OE90AAW via OE3SGA ZC4GR via EB7DX & (L) EG484FIM via EA7URF OL70DG via OK1DG ZF2MJ via N6MJ & (L) EP2LSH via EA5GL OL8M via OK1DRQ ZL1A via ZL3CW EU8F via EW8OF OL8R via OK1DRQ ZW8T via PS8HF (d) EX8MCD via EA5GL OP4K via ON4JZ & (L) (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau (n) no printed QSLs (*) QSLs will be sent via the Bureau - No QSL needed LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZD8HZ (Updated) FAST BUREAU QSL SERVICE. Lar, SM5CAK, informs OPDX: About slow QSL Bureaus? My QSL sent July/August 2020. Received in Arsenyev in January 2021. (He replied direct on 27 January 2021. Received today 23 February 2021.) Sent my QSL to R0LGH. Via SM outgoing Bureau > DARC (DL QSL Bureau) > UA incoming bureau > To R0L (Vladiostok) Bureau (East Siberia) > Arsenyev. WHO SAYS QSL BUREAUS IS SLOW! All SM outgoing QSLs are sent to DARC outgoing Bureau. SPECIAL "J642" CALLSIGNS. Operators from St.Lucia (NA-108) were cele- brating their country's 42nd anniversary in gaining full independence (February 22nd, 1979), during this past week (February 21-28th) by using the special prefix J642. Stations heard: J642BP (J69BP), J642DS (J69DS), J642KZ (J69KZ) and J642MV (J69MV). QSL via the operator's instructions. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4F3OM, 5B4VL, A65DR, BG2AUE, BX6ABV, CR6K, CW5W, CX5FK, D4Z, E73B, EA2AUK, EA4ESU, F5RRS, FG/F5HRY, FK8IK, FM5BH, GU4YOX, HH2MK, HK4EIC, HL5BCH, OV70JUT, P44W, PP5TG, RA0LQ, RL9Y, RT0F, T32AZ, TA1IBJ, TT8SN, TZ4AM, UA9CR, VK5PW, VK5SFA, VK6APK, VK6EI, ZM4T, YL3CW and ZS1C QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: A71AM, BG2AUE, CP4BT, JH6TYD (AS-040), OK2RZ, OZ1FKZ, S79KW and ZL2OK 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.... R125, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Look for special event callsign R125PR from Saint Petersburg to be active between March 1-31st. Activity is to honor the world's first radiogram ever sent. The special callsign was requested by the "Association of Radio Amateurs of St. Petersburg" to commemorate the 125th anniversary of wireless signal transmission demo. On March 24, 1896, Alexander Popov completed first ever radio transmission at the Russian Physical and Chemical Society of Saint-Petersburg Imperial University. The radiogram consisting of two words "Henrich Herz" tran- scended a distance of 250 meters. Alexander Popov was present when inde- scribable exhilaration seized the audience after the words were received, decoded and chalked out on the blackboard. This was the world's first transmission of an intelligible text by wireless telegraphy.QSL via R1AU. VI100/VK100, AUSTRALIA (Reminder/Update/Special Event). From modest begin- nings in 1921, the Royal Australian Air Force has grown into a potent, World class Air Force which Australia relies upon in both conflict and peace. The men and women of the Royal Australian Air Force have achieved great success in serving Australia and its national interest over the past 100 years. The RAAF was formed on 31st March 1921, to mark this Centenary the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) will be celebrating with two callsigns: VI100AF -- 100 days; between March 1st and May 29th; will be used by a team of Radio Amateurs across the bands around Australia. VK100AF -- between March 1st and August 31st; will be used by Radio Amateurs that are either current or veteran military personnel and some activities may be from military bases. Stuart Birkin, VK8NSB, will be organizing the event that will be aired by many Radio Amateurs across Australia as they celebrate this centenary with you. Numerous Australian amateur radio operators have volunteered to assist with operating the special event callsigns to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Air Force in Australia. Operators (44 so far): They have operators from all Australian States and Territories on the operators list who will be active on all bands and modes over the period of the callsigns being on air. Current list of operators are: Stuart/VK8NSB, Lee/VK3GK, Paul/VK2HV, Alan/VK4SN, Bob/VK4BOB, Joe/VK2KJJ, Tim/VK3FTIM, Patrick/VK2PN, Geoff/VK5RK, Brett/VK2BDS, Leo/VK2WTF, Allan/VK2GR, Barry/VK2BJ, Simon/ VK8ZJZ, Peter/VK3FN, Brad/VK3BY, Wayne/VK2DWP, Vic/VK2UVP, Ras/VK2QV, Diane/VK4DI, Bill/VK4ZD, Steven/VK3KTT, Tex/VK1TX, Theo/VK5IR, Joel/VK8JG, Phil/VK8MC, Club Station/VK4MB, Adam/VK5GA, Paul/VK3HJV, Alan/VK3OA, Kev/VK2KEV, John/VK7XX, Rob/VK6HG, Jaye/VK2FOMG, Brad/VK2NMZ, Chris/VK5FR, Paul/VK5PAS, Marija/VK5MAZ, Club Station/VK2ATZ, Club Station/VK2AFY, Ian/VK4JAL, Club Station/VK4KG, Ian/VK3QL and Grant/VK5GR. A commemorative 4-sided QSL will be printed for direct QSL requests. QSL via M0URX's OQRS (direct or Bureau), LoTW, or direct to M0URX (with 2 USDs). NO incoming Bureau QSLs; use the OQRS. The OQRS link for direct and Bureau QSLs for VI100AF is: https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=VI100AF The OQRS link for direct and Bureau QSLs for VK100AF is: https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=VK100AF For more information about Air Force 100: https://airforce2021.airforce.gov.au/ WIA info: nationalnews at wia.org.au YASME NEWS (Press Release, dated February 22nd; YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORTING GRANT TO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS). The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foun- dation announces that it has made the following grant at its February 17, 2021, board meeting: * $5,000 each to the Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) and ARRL Foundation scholarship programs for 2021. * * * * * The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to support scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing countries. For additional information about The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at (www.yasme.org). Ward Silver, N0AX, President of The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors: Ward Silver, N0AX, President and Director Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice-President, Secretary and Director Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Treasurer and Director Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director Robert Vallio, W6RGG, Director Marty Woll, N6VI, Director James Brooks, 9V1YC, Director ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Tevfik, TA1HZ, who is currently active as ZD8HZ on Ascension Island (AF-003), plans to be in the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th) and the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single- Op/Single-Band (??m) entry. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct to TA1HZ. 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