From kb8nw at hotmail.com Sun Nov 7 09:58:00 2021 From: kb8nw at hotmail.com (Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)) Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2021 09:58:00 -0500 Subject: [DX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1539 Message-ID: SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1539 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1539 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1539 BID: $OPDX.1539 November 8th, 2021 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, Ohio Font Used: Courier New 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, W4FC, W4VQ, W5JON, WB6RSE, AA7A, K8YSE, KU8E, 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, VA3RJ & ICPO and VU2ABE/AB1F for the following DX information. "Celebrating 30+ years (March 1991) of FREE DX News" "Could this be the final year???" ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick **** EDITOR'S COMMENT: If you were on Daylight Saving Time (DST), did you remember to turn your clock back an hour? See below "Standard Time". DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 31st/October, through Sunday, 7th/November there were 229 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 1B, TURKISH REP. OF NORTH CYPRUS. Simon, XW0LP, reports (November 5th) on QRZ.com the following excerpt: "Due to the bad Covid-19 situation in Laos, and the very bad economic situation because of this terrible virus, I have temporarily relocated my ham station to the territory of TRNC - Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. My new callsign is 1B/XW0LP. The most important thing for me is that I love amateur radio and want to use my hobby to help young students learn about radio communications. I have ZERO interest in any discussions about the politics and history of my current residence. Don't call me or any other 1B station a pirate! It's important to understand that my callsign and ham radio station are 100% legal!" EDITOR COMMENTS: If you work 1B/XW0LP for fun, QSL via the address on QRZ.com. The above statement is only part of what Simon wrote on QRZ.com. To read the whole statement, go to: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/1B/XW0LP This is NOT the only station that has been active from TRNC (1B/DF8AN, 1B/DH8WLA, 1B/TA1HZ, 1B/TA7AZC, 1B1AD, 1B1AH). As we stated in OPDX.1522 (July 12th, 2021): The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is a self proclaimed state (part of Cyprus), which is only recognized by Turkey. The TRNC does not count for anything for DXCC purposes. Also, the use of the 1B prefix is illegal and is not sanctioned by the ITU. For more details about TRNC, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Cyprus Also, please read the article written by SM0JHF: https://dxnews.com/north-cyprus-trnc 2022 CARIBBEAN ACTIVITY (V4 & PJ5). John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he will be active again as V47JA from his Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home, located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between June 16th and July 1st, 2022. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB and FT8. Equipment is a Yaesu FT1000MP, FT450D and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. John states his antennas are a Mosley Mini32A 10/15/20m, 33' Vertical 10-40m, 35' Top Loaded 80m Vertical, 160m Vertical and 6m 5 element Yagi. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. John also mentions that he will once again be going to St. Eustatius and be active as PJ5/W5JON between July 2-9th, 2022. Radio is a Yaesu FT-891, Elecraft KPA-500 Amplifier and dipoles. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using SSB and FT8, with emphasis on 6m. All QSLs direct or LoTW. 4X0, ISRAEL (Special Event/Update). The "Land of Craters" program con- tinues with the third activation from one of four craters in Israel located in the Negev Desert. The operation will use the callsign 4X0KTN between November 12-13th. Operations will be from Makhtesh Hakatan ("The Small Crater). Reference numbers are: Holyland Square J-26-BS and WW Grid Square KM70nw. Radio amateurs working 3 of the 4 craters will receive a beautiful certificate on the program's Web site. Operators mentioned are Amir/4X1AR, Chanan/4Z1DZ, Dan/4Z5SL, Gal/4X1KW, Gil/4Z1KD, Hilik/ 4X6YA, Roy/4X5IQ, Shimon/4Z1SH, Udi/4X6ZM, Zvika/4X1ZV and Zeev/4X5ZS. QSL via 4X6ZM, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. For more details, see QRZ.com. ADDED NOTES: The first crater (called Arif; on Mount Arif) was activate last November (2020) using the callsign 4X0ARF. The second crater (called "The Large Crater" was activated April-May (2021) using the callsign 4X0GDL. The last crater (called Ramon Crater) will be using the callsign 4X0RMN and is expected to be activated in the future during some weekends (dates have not been announced). Online logs are available at: https://www.iarc.org/craters 5Z, KENYA. Ferdy, HB9DSP, will be active as 5Z4/HB9DSP from Malindi, Kenya, between December 2-16th. This will be his first ever DXpedition. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters using mainly SSB with some FT8. His equipment is an Icom IC-7300 into an Spiderbeam Quad. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW (preferable). 7P, LESOTHO. Members of the Russian DX Team (RUDXT) are now QRT as of November 4th as 7P8RU from Lesotho. Per ClubLog, as of November 4th, 0945z, 7P8RU has made a total of 85876 QSOs with 24848 Unique callsigns. Breakdown by mode: 34205/CW, 10857/SSB and 40814/FT8. Breakdown by Con- tinent (%): 0.9/AF, 10.8/AS, 56.0/EU, 28.9/NA, 0.7/OC and 2.7/SA. QSL via R7AL (direct or by the Bureau), ClubLog's OQRS (preferable) or LoTW. For more details and updates, see their Web page at: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/7p8ru 7Q, MALAWI. Don, K6ZO, is currently and once again active as 7Q6M (as time and power allows) from Embangweni Mission Hospital at the Loudon Station in Malawi as a Mission worker. Length of his activity is unknown at this time. He was heard during the CQWW DX SSB Contest last weekend and on 20/15/10 meters SSB. QSL 7Q6M via K6ZO. 8B10, INDONESIA (Special Event). Members of the Orari Lokal Surabaya (YH3BL) will be active as 8B10N from Surabaya to celebrate "National Heroes Day" between November 10-11th. 9N, NEPAL (Update). "The Daily DX" reports that Robert, S53R (T6AA and T6A), has received the callsign 9N7AA on November 1st. He still does not have all of his equipment, but has installed a small multi-band vertical temporarily at his Kathmandu location. Limited operations is currently planned, but should pick up by end of November once all of his equipment arrives. QSL via S57DX direct only or LoTW. PLEASE NOTE: The callsign 9N7AA is a reissued callsign which was previously issued to UA3AA back in 2014. A60, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Special Event). Look for special event station A60OMA to be on the air from Sharjah to help celebrate neighboring Oman's "National Day 51" between November 12-18th. QSL via EA7FTR. AM500, SPAIN (Special Event). Members of the URE San Fernando (EA7URF) will activate the special callsign AM500ESP to celebrate the 500th anni- versary of the first voyage around the Earth by the Magellan-Elcano Ex- pedition. Activity will be on the air between November 20-27th. Operations will be on the HF, VHF and UHF band and on all modes. QSL via EA7URF (by the Bureau or direct), LoTW and eQSL. A commemorative QSL card will be sent to all stations that have a contact with AM500EMV. For more details and updates, see QRZ.com or the following media sites: Facebook: www.facebook.com/radioclub.sanfernando.16 Twitter: @ea7urfvocaliant Instagram: @radioclub_ea7urf Blog: www.ea7urfvocaliant.blogspot.com Telegram: t.me/EA7URF/5 ADDED NOTE: This is a series of activities (over the past 3 years) that have been on the air to celebrate this event. Seven activities have already been completed, which have been AM7PVM, AM500SEV, AM500SAN, AM500ISJ, AM500ETS, AM500MMM and AM500EMV. CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Hardy/DL3KWF and YL Rosel/DL3KWR are once again active as CT9/DL3KWF and CT9/DL3KWR from Canico de Baixo (WW Loc. IM12OP), Madeira (AF-014) until November 24th. Preferred activity will be on 30/17/12 meters and CW. Also watch 60 meters (5351.5-5366.5 kHz, QSX 5405 kHz). Equipment is an IC-7000 + AH-4 into a vertical 7m. QSL via their home callsign, direct, by the Bureau (also via E-mail request), eQSL or LoTW. Visit their Web page at: http://www.dl3kwf.com DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of October 30th. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 26 entities: 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 14. KH4 Midway Island 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 15. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Islands 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 16. PY0S Saint Peter and Paul Rocks 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Islands 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 18. KP5 Desecheo Island 6. BV9P Pratas Island 19. SV/A Mount Athos 7. KH7K Kure Island 20. VP8S South Sandwich Islands 8. KH3 Johnston Island 21. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Islands 9. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island 22. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. EZ Turkmenistan 11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. FK/C Chesterfield Island 12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria 13. YV0 Aves Island 26. JD/M Minami Torishima There have been no changes in the "Top 26" since we last reported back on October 6th. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list (340) is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php DXPEDITION VIDEOS ONLINE MENTIONED THIS WEEK (On eHam.net)......... 1983 Heard Island Expedition - https://youtu.be/5RXSVvEaUAI 1990 3Y5X Bouvet Island - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPz_c5BcTUU 1992 VP8SSI South Sandwich Island - https://youtu.be/d5B2oo9-Sjw 1994 3Y0PI Peter I Island - https://youtu.be/Haktmqt5tQ0 *1997 VK0IR Heard Island (Part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGcbjiFWAig *1997 VK0IR Heard Island (Part 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFCzL5dyDkM *1997 VK0IR Heard Island (Part 3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50ykT4acnV8 1997 VK0IR Heard Island (Part 4) - https://youtu.be/kYX-F1mulTo *1997 VK0IR Heard Island (Part 5) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNAKC--ElI *1997 VK0IR Heard Island (Part 6) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGFiFw3TWxY *1997 VK0IR Heard Island Antarctica Expedition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEkc6LbWM-0 2005 FT5XO Kerguelen Island - https://vimeo.com/121317592 2012 7O6T Yemen - https://vimeo.com/61384528 2013 XZ1J Myanmar - https://vimeo.com/86383125 2016 VP8SGI South Georgia Island - https://vimeo.com/172093839 2016 VP8STI South Sandwich Island - https://vimeo.com/170266606 * Not mentioned on eHam.net this week; added to complete the series EX, KYRGYZSTAN. Bob, DU7ET (VQ9ET/WT3A), reportedly is moving to Bishkek and has a beach house there. Look for him to be active as EX0ET sometime in 2022. QSL via the address on QRZ.com direct only. FM/TO7, MARTINIQUE. Dimitry, UT5UGR, is once again active as FM/UT5UGR from Martinique (NA-107). Look for him to sign TO7A during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via UT5UGR. See UT5UGR and TO7A listing at QRZ.com for log search and OQRS QSL request. FT5/W CROZET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Tidbits)....... * The upcoming 2022-2023 Crozet Island operation now has a Twitter page available at: https://twitter.com/crozet2022 * Also, early supporters who would like help fund the operation, there is a PayPal account available at: crozet2022 at orange.fr ADDED NOTE: It is reported to: PLEASE hold on for your financial support until the Web site is online. * A Web page for the DXpedition is currently in the works. Look for more details to be forthcoming. * Read also from Thierry, F6CUK, (operator for Crozet 2022/2023) who goes into more details about the island and his upcoming FT5/W oper- ation on the "DX-World.net" Web page at: https://www.dx-world.net/a-bit-more-on-crozet-2022-23 * NCDXF PRESS RELEASE (dated November 4th)[edited] -- The Northern California DX Foundation is pleased to announce it is granting 20,000 USDs to Thierry Mazel, F6CUK, for the 2022 Crozet Island DXpedition planned for December 2022 thru March 2023. Crozet Island is #3 on the ClubLog Most Wanted List world-wide and #2 in North America. DXpeditions to rare entities like Crozet Island that are so remote are becoming more expensive and more logistically challenging, a trend that we believe will continue. Hopefully this experienced DXpedition operator can exploit this rare opportunity to access Crozet Island, put out an effective signal on all the bands and log all of the needy over the course of his extended stay. NCDXF's primary purpose is to help fund well-organized DXpeditions to desirable DXCC entities like Crozet Island. During the last 49 years, NCDXF has granted nearly $1.2 million to hundreds of DXpeditions - helping to put an "all-time-new-one" (ATNO) in the log and make DX happen for thousands of DXers worldwide. The credit for these large grants goes to the NCDXF contributors, individuals and clubs who support the DX community. Without those contributions, DXpeditions to entities like Bouvet or other desirable locations would not be possible. If you agree with the importance of NCDXF's work, and if you are not a current contributor, we hope you will become one today by clicking here (http://www.ncdxf.org). Your contribution will continue to help make DX happen. You can also support future DXpeditions by including the NCDXF Cycle 25 Fund in your estate plan. We wish Thierry a safe and very successful trip to the Island next year. 73, Ned Stearns, AA7A NCDXF Vice President http://www.ncdxf.org HS0, THAILAND (Reminder). Lars, SM6NT, will once again be active as HS0ZME from Hua Hin between November 9th and April 5th (2022). Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW. View his setup on QRZ.com. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between November 1-6th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 20m; SSB AF-016 FR8CB REUNION 40m; FT8 AF-016 FR8UA REUNION 17m; CW AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 17m; CW AF-019 IG9ITO Lampedusa 20m; SSB AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 12/10m; SSB AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; SSB AS-003 4S7AB SRI LANKA 40m; FT8 AS-006 VR2ZQZ HONG KONG 10m; SSB AS-007 JA1CTV HONSHU 30m; FT8 AS-007 JH1DLD HONSHU 15m; CW AS-007 JH1GEX HONSHU 20m; CW AS-007 JM1XRL HONSHU 17m; SSB AS-007 JR3GPP HONSHU 10m; CW AS-007 JR7TKG HONSHU 17m; SSB AS-013 8Q7PR MALDIVES 12m; FT8 AS-013 8Q7RM MALDIVES 30m; FT8 AS-018 UA0FO SAKHALIN 15m; FT8 AS-200 JI3DST/5 Shodo 20/15m; CW EU-001 SV5AZK DODECANESE 20m; FT8 EU-002 OH0TS ALAND 30m; FT8 EU-004 EA6KB BALEARIC 20m; SSB EU-004 EC6DX BALEARIC 40m; CW EU-005 G0PHP GREAT BRITAIN 40m; FT8 EU-005 G3ZQH GREAT BRITAIN 30m; FT8 EU-005 G8BBC GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 M0NOM/P GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 MX0SNB GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-014 TK5AE CORSICA 17m; SSB EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 40m; SSB EU-015 SV9CAF Crete 10m; FT8 EU-018 OY1OF FAROE 10m; FT8 EU-021 TF1CB ICELAND 20m; SSB EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 20/17m; SSB EU-023 9H4CM MALTA 17m; SSB EU-023 9H5BZ MALTA 17m; SSB EU-024 IS0DCR SARDINIA 12m; SSB EU-025 IT9SSI SICILY 15m; FT8 EU-025 IT9VPT SICILY 20m; SSB EU-029 OZ5MD Sjaelland 30/20m; FT8/FT4 EU-038 PC35EUDXF NOORD HOLLAND/FRIESLAND/GRONINGEN PROVINCE 40m; SSB EU-054 IF9ZWA EGADI 40/30/20/17m; FT8 EU-115 EI2IJB IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-115 MI0TIP IRELAND 20m; SSB EU-125 5P5XX JYLLAND WEST 80/40m; SSB EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB/FT8 NA-008 VA3IFF/VY0 NUNAVUT(ELLESMERE) 20m; SSB NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 12m; CW NA-018 OX7AKT Greenland 40/17m; SSB/FT8 NA-018 OX7AM Greenland 30/20/15m; CW/SSB NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 12m; SSB NA-024 J35X GRENADA 40m; FT8 NA-027 VO1AA NEWFOUNDLAND 20m; FT8 NA-027 VO1VK NEWFOUNDLAND 12m; SSB NA-029 VY2JC PRINCE EDWARD 15m; FT8 NA-048 C6AHB BIMINI 40/17m; FT8 NA-058 KN4FKS GEORGIA STATE 20m; SSB NA-077 VA2IDX QUEBEC PROVINCE (ANTICOSTI) 20m; CW/SSB NA-088 HP4RWE BOCAS DEL TORO PROVINCE 20m; SSB NA-099 KP4JRS PUERTO RICO 40m; CW NA-102 FG5GP GUADELOUPE 20m; SSB NA-105 PJ7P ST MARTIN 15/10m; SSB NA-106 K0BZ VIRGIN 30m; FT8 NA-107 FM/EA1BP Martinique 40m; SSB OC-001 VK2LAW Australia 40m; FT8 OC-001 VK4DX Australia 12m; CW OC-005 VK9DX NORFOLK 40/15m; CW OC-006 VK7YUM TASMANIA 20m; FT4 OC-016 3D2USU VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 12m; CW OC-021 YB1BA JAVA 40m; FT8 OC-021 YB2BNN JAVA 30m; FT8 OC-021 YC1AYO JAVA 15m; FT8 OC-036 ZL1TM NORTH 10m; CW OC-086 KH0W NORTHERN MARIANA 20/12m; CW OC-143 YB5QZ SUMATRA 60/12m; FT8 OC-227 VK4SWE QUEENSLAND STATE SOUTH 20m; SSB SA-004 HD8R Galapagos 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10m; CW/SSB/FT8 SA-006 PJ4/KO8SCA BONAIRE 12m; CW SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 12m; CW/SSB SA-012 YV7PMG Margarita 20/15m; SSB/FT8 SA-068 8R1AK GUYANA 40m; SSB ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes). AF-060. Operators Jan-Francois/F4AHV, F5NVF, F5RAV, and M0NPT, who are currently active as C5C, will be active as C5B from Bijol Islands, The Gambia, on November 10th. Activity will be on 20/15/10 meters using CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 (NO F/H) and the QO-100 satellite if possible. QSL via F5RAV direct. AS-024. Tashi, JR2TER, continues to be active as JR2TER/P from Yonaguni Island until sometime March 2022. Most of his activity has been on 10 meters FT8, but he has also been on 160/40/17/12m. QSL via eQSL, LoTW (DX only), by the Bureau and ClubLog. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the 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...... MDXC PRESENTATION. If you missed the Madison DX Club's (MDXC) presen- tation on October 12th, by Dan Sullivan, W4DKS, on the "The Lure and Challenges of Sable Island: the CY0C 2022 Dxpedition", it is now avail- able on YouTube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDYdz7YUiss Video is about 1 hour and 15 minutes. 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. Rob, PD5ROB, will be active as PJ4/PD5ROB from Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) between November 17th and December 3rd. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands. QSL via the Bureau. PJ4, BONAIRE (Update/Change). Operators Jeff/KU8E and John/K4BAI will be active as PJ4/KU8E and PJ4/K4BAI from the 'PJ4G Radio House' on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) between November 24th and December 1st. Their plans are to be in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) signing as PJ4A as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL via K4BAI. PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators Charles/K1XX, Martin/W1MD, Andrew/N2NT, John/K3CT, David/N3RD, Walter/WA3LRO and Scott/W4PA will be active as PJ4K from Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via KU9C. Look for operators to be active outside of the contest using PJ4/homecalls as station building continues. QSL via operator's instructions. PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. Oleh, KD7WPJ/UR5BCP, will be active as PJ7/UR5BCP from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between November 18-24th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via KD7WPJ. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (November 8-14th)....... Nov/08th BN Nov/11th LN Nov/13th HN Nov/09th HN Nov/12th HN Nov/14th BN Nov/10th 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 Administration (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 DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (November 7th) QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1B/TA1HZ via TA1HZ (d) HD8R via EA5RM PH35EUDXF via PA1AW 3A/EA3NT via EA3NT & (L) HK4O via EA7FTR PI35EUDXF via PA1AW 3A/G4PVM via EB7DX IB0L via IK0ETA PJ2/G4XUM via G3NKC 3A/MM0NDX via EB7DX IB1D via IK1TAZ PJ2/M5RIC via M0OXO 3A/RA9USU via UA3DX IB9A via IZ2FWL PJ2/ND8L via ND8L 3A3A via UA3DX IB9T via IT9TQH PJ2T via W3HNK 3B9FR via M0OXO IH9/OK1M via OK1WMR PJ4/K4NHW via K4NHW 3DA0LP via ZS6DPL IR2C via IK2FTB PJ4/KO8SCA via KO8SCA 3F200AT via HP2AT IR3MD via IN3MDR PJ4/ON6YN via ON6YN 3F200BC via HP1AVS IR5MMI via IK5AEQ PJ7P via SP9FIH 3Z1K via SP1KRF JW6VDA via LA6VDA PS7DX via PR7AA 4J880N via 4K4K JW7QIA via LA7QIA PV60CRASC via PT2OP 4K9W via DL6KVA L22D via EA5GL PY0F via PY7RP 4L8A via M0OXO LC8C via LA8FTA R325FR via R3TKM 4O/YT3PL via YT3PL LN2T via LA2T R325K via UA1CEI 4U1A via UA3DX LT0X via EA5GL R325N via R7DX 5H3MB via IK2GZU LT5V via EC6DX R325S via RQ7R 5P5XX via DF3XX LX/DF9PE/P via DF9PE (e) R325SSF via R1ZBU 7P8RU via R7AL LX/PD0RWL/P via PD0RWL R800SAN via R0SI 7Q6M via K6ZO LX5T via LX1KC SI6X via SM6YZC 8P6ET via KU9C LZ/YO7WC via YO7WC SP60ANT via SP3POB 8Q7RM via HB9SHD LZ1340BGR via LZ2VP ST0HQ via ST2M 9H/LX1NO via LX1NO LZ1470IN via LZ1KCP SV0XAF via HB9EBC 9J2BO via EA5GL M4A via M0BLF SV200HEZ via SV1HEZ 9J2BS via EA5GL M6T via G4BWP SX200JAO via SV2JAO 9J2RD via IZ8CCW OC0I via EA5GL SZ200P via SZ200P (L/e) A43MI via M0OXO OD5ET via EB7DX T30TM via VK1TX A60FD via EA7FTR OD5PY via KU9C T7/I4GHG via T77C (d) A60FD/3 via A61BK OD5ZZ via N4GNR TA4/OH2KW via OH2KW & (L) AP2TN via DJ9ZB OE2S via OE2GEN TI7/KC5HWB via KC5HWB C6AHB via NN2T OF3077F via OH3JF TL7M via M0OXO CR5O via CT7AJL & (L) OF3AD via OH3AD TM17FFF via F4GFE CS2CTCB via CT2ISX OG2X via OH2RM UE41PK via RT2D CS9/PD3EM via PD3EM & (L) OH0A via OH0NA UF6V/R7CA via R7CA CT8/W6NV via W6NV OK7O via OK1DOL UR7R via UX1RX CT9/DL3KWF via DL3KWF OL7T via OK2BXU V26OC via N3OC CT9/DL3KWR via DL3KWR & (L) ON/F4GYG/P via F4GYG (L/e) VE2CSI via M0URX D4F via IZ4DPV ON75AF via ON6KL VE2PEACE via VE2JCW D4Z via IK2NCJ ON75BAF via ON4CMO VP5/NU4Y via NU4Y DK30FFO via DL3BXX (**) OQ05PHI via ON4PHI VP6MW via W0VTT EA8/OH1VR via OH1VR OS8MA via ON8MA VY0ERC via M0OXO ES5/UR7EU via UR7EU OT5IDPD via ON6WL W2A via KD2RD EW/LY2SL via LY2SL OX7AKT via OZ1ACB (O/L) YV6YV/4 via EA5GL EX2V via RW6HS (d) OZ11A via OZ6ABA Z60A via OH2BH EX8VI via RW6HS PA35EUDXF via PA1AW Z68XX via DL2JRM FM/EA1BP via EA1BP PB35EUDXF via PA1AW ZC4GR via EB7DX & (L) FM1II via KU9C PC35EUDXF via PA2TMS ZT1T via ZS1AFS FM5BH via W3HNK PF35EUDXF via PA1AW (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 (P) Please send no QSL (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3A3A https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2USU (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/7P8RU (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/C6AHB (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/PY0F (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TL7M https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/Z60A (Updated) NEW QSL ROUTE. Pedro, EA5GL, reports that he now manages the QSL of the 6F1IHF (IOTA NA-183) expedition that took place in Feb. 2005. NEW QSL ROUTE. Pedro, EA5GL, reports that he is now the QSL Manager for ED8W (Contest Callsign) in La Palma (IL18bp), Canary Islands (AF-004). QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3A3A, 3DA0WW, 3F200NG, 4Z5ML, 5Z4VJ, 8P6NW, 9A3JH, 9K2HS, A25RU, A60FD, BV2LA, C92RU, CO2WP, CO8LY, CQ3J, DL6KVA, DS5USH, DU3LA, E75C, EA9ACE, EC5K, EM30EYARL, ER1VS, FM5DN, HB9UGD, HH2JA, IS0GQX, J68HZ, KP2B, LX2A, LY5O, MI0BPB, NI9Y, OM2VL, OX3LX, PJ2SM, PJ5/W5JON, PJ7FM, PX8L (SA-041), PY0F, SM3LBP, SV9CVY, T77BL, TA7OM, TK5IH, UN1L, VP2EIH, YV5IUA and Z36W QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5I3B, 5I3W, 6O1OO, BY7KP (AS-131), D60AD and VE6FTP/VY0 (NA-009) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: CT9/DK7YY, DP1POL, FO0PT, HU1DL, H44MI, KH6FX, LX1HD, LX75V, SF400B, TZ1CE and V51WH --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... REBEL DX GROUP 2022 ACTIVITIES. The following was reported on the Rebel DX Group's FaceBook page (https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup) on November 2nd [edited]: We are working on some 2022 Expedition schedules. The T22T Tuvalu and T33T Banaba licenses will be renewed it any day from now. Expeditions should take place around April 2022. Some amazing CW guys willing to join the team of 4 or 5 operators? More updates soon..... STANDARD TIME. Did you remember to change your clocks? Countries who observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), which took place on Sunday, March 14th, are now expected to move their "local clocks" backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 7th, from 2:00 AM local time to 1:00 AM. In 2020, Day- light Saving Time (DST) will again go into effect on Sunday, March 13th, 2022, at 2:00 AM local time. For the history and details about ST and DST, as well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries who observe DST), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2022.html https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa?year=2022 ADDED NOTE: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know NOT to change their GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set their computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on "some" ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..) programs. TL, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. Ken, LA7GIA, is now active as TL7M from Bangui until November 15th. Activity will be on all bands and all modes. This will be the first activation of 60m via special permit. He states on QRZ.com that his equipment is a "Elecraft K3 and Juma 1000 + KX3", which he can "Simultaneous transmit on 2 bands, CW/SSB + FTx. One com- puter, one brain." Donations received via PayPal (kenneth at opskar.no) before November 16th, will receive an "Express LoTW and Direct QSL". Donations are appreciated to cover some of the cost. QSL via M0OXO. NO Bureau cards. Direct only. VU, INDIA. Abie, AB1F, is back on the air again as VU2ABE (after 16 years gap) from Shillong (WW Loc: NL55wn), in the Northeastern state of Meg- halaya, in the sub-Himalayan range in India. Abie informs OPDX that the altitude is 4,500 feet. He is expected to be there until December 18th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters, depending on propagation. He mentions that his output power will only be 100 watts. The antenna is a 2-element HB9CV about 25 feet high. QSL via AB1F direct, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog. QSL by the Bureau to AB1F. W8S SWAINS ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release, dated November 4th). [edited] Swains DXpedition postponed -- This week the W8S team had an- other conference call about the planning for the upcoming DXpedition to KH8/s Swains Island. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, it will remain impossible to travel to American Samoa in the coming months. The limited number of flights, only 5 the first quarter of 2022, from Hawaii to American Samoa with the additional restriction to do a Covid-19 test 5 days before departure in Hawaii makes traveling extreme difficult. Also tourists have a lower priority to buy a ticket. The risk is too great to travel to Swains in the spring of 2022. Two members of our team are also part of the 3Y0J Bouvet team scheduled for November/December 2022. The entire team therefore had to decide to postpone the W8S Swains DXpedition until March 2023. This is the only opportunity to be on Swains for 15 days with the same team as our original plans in 2020. Our project has certainly not been canceled but postponed to the spring of 2023. An extra advantage that the propagation is much better on the higher bands. We will keep you informed of the status via our website, Twitter and Facebook. Regards, On behalf of the Swains team, Ronald Stuy, PA3EWP Talmaweg 138 2992AK Barendrecht The Netherlands Email: rstuy1 at chello.nl Skype: PA3EWP ** The unedited announcement is available on the Swains2020 Web page at: https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/2021/11/04/announcement-w8s-swains-island-2023 XT2, BURKINA FASO. Harald, DF2WO, will once again be active as XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between December 3-20th. Activity is usually holiday style on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He states that he works mostly on the Digital modes (FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and CW. He said SSB will be used but only when conditions allow propagation. He usually will concentrate on 160/80/60 meters. He will also be active on the Satellites. Harald states that a big storm de- stroyed his vertical and Hex beam, so he will be using a multi-band dipole with Matchbox. See QRZ.com more details. QSL via M0OXO, direct or by M0OXO's OQRS (www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/). Bureau QSL cards are not required and any sent to him via the Bureau will not arrive there. YI, IRAQ. Wisam "Sam", YI1WWA, a new radio amateur (Feb. 2021) from Baghdad, has been pretty active on the bands. Most of his operations have been on 20/15/10 meters SSB as early as 0530z and as late as 1600z. QSL via IK2DUW or ClubLog. Checkout his QRZ.com page and his FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Iraqi-Radio-Amataure-YI1wwa-104847305334410 Z3, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. Michael, DF8AN, will be active as Z38/DF8AN from Skopje between December 29th and January 5th. Activity will be on CW and the Digital modes. QSL via DF8AN, direct or by the Bureau. NO LoTW. He states on QRZ.com, "Please send me a paper QSL.... I'm not a real friend of electronic QSL's." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.) and several DX Mailing Lists. 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"Celebrating 30+ years (March 1991) of FREE DX News" "Could this be the final year???" ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th/November, through Sunday, 14th/November there were 215 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, 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". 3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION PRESENTATION. Steve, W4DTA, hosted an Association of Amateur Radio of Venezuela, Santiago de Leon de Caracas Chapter (YV5ARV), ZOOM presentation on the Bouvet Project 2022. The 3Y0J guest speaker was Mike Crownover, AB5EB. Please note that Mike spoke all in English, and Steve did his best to translate the Spanish. The video is about 1:55 long, and can be viewed on YouTube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGfj87NI7A 3Z15/HF150, POLAND (Special Event). Members of the Klubu Lacznosci (SP2KFQ) are active as HF150KCH from their club station in Chojnice until November 30th. Activity is part of the diploma campaign in connection with the 150th anniversary of the first railway line in Chojnice. QSL via PZK Bureau OT09 to SP2KFQ. 5H, TANZANIA. Vladimir "Vlad", OK2WX, will be active as 5H3WX from Michamvi Kae, Zanzibar (AF-032), as of November 10th through December 3rd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB, with an IC-7300 into a Spiderbeam (20-15-10m) and Delta loops for 40 and 80 meters. QSL via HA3JB. 5X, UGANDA. John Paul, KN6NNF, is currently active as 5X3Z from Kubamitwe, and has been heard on 20/10 meters FT8. According to "The Daily DX", John Paul can be active on 80-10 meters FT8 using a FTDX5000 into dipoles and a hexbeam which is not up yet. John Paul is there as a missionary. Also mentioned by TDDX is that John Paul's son (Jack) is currently waiting for a Ugandan callsign. QSL 5X3Z via LoTW. 6O, SOMALIA. Ali, EP3CQ, is once again active as 6O1OO from Mogadishu until sometime during the first week in December. Activity has been on 30 meters FT8/FT4. As always, his activity will be limited to his spare time because he works for the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in Mogadishu. He informs OPDX that his activity will be on all bands (depending on the propagation, NO 160m), mostly on 40/30/20 meters FT8, but also on CW and SSB. Ali suggests to watch for him on after 1800-1900z until 02400z. His rig is a FT-450D w/100 and 180 watts into a Little Tar- heel II and SE-360. The 6O1OO station is currently the only active and licensed Amateur Radio Station in Somalia. Ali mentioned that he will be leaving for Christmas, but will be back again during the second week of January. QSL direct to: Ali Solhjoo, Schnackenburgstr. 3, Berlin 12159, Germany. QSL cards will be replied on a bi-monthly basis. IRC's are not accepted. Ali is also looking for some kind of support to help update his equipment. For updates, it is suggested to watch QRZ.com or Twitter (https://twitter.com/EP3CQ). 9N, NEPAL (Update). Robert, S53R/9N7AA, posted the following on QRZ.com, November 9th [edited]: "9N7AA license has been issued and limited oper- ation will start soon. Equipment from my previous operation is still stuck in Kabul and we are trying hard to bring it to Kathmandu. I have brought two TS590SG radios and a few basic accessories in my suitcases. A small multiband vertical has been installed temporarily until I move to my permanent residence, where Ultra Beam/WIMO 2 element Yagi (40-6m) will be installed at 25m+. Will still have to figure out 160/80m due to very limited space. Note that 60m band is not permitted in Nepal. Our new residence is a high rise with a clear shot towards EU and US. The problem in very heavy QRM, due to messy power lines and all kinds of man-made interference, is a serious problem in densely populated Kathmandu." Robert also announced that he will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (Novem- ber 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band (40/20/15/10m only) entry. QSL goes via S57DX, direct only, and of course, LoTW and ClubLog will be updated at least once a week. OQRS will also be enabled soon. Please note that 9N7AA was previously issued to Andy, UA3AA. QSL for Andy's operation in March-April 2014 goes via Andy Gromov, PO Box 873, Brooklyn, NY 11230, USA. C9, MOZAMBIQUE. YL Elvira, IV3FSG, will once again be active as C92R from Mozambique between now and November 30th. Usually, her activity will be limited to her spare time on 80-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. She will probably be there working on a project for the Informatici Senza Frontiere ONLUS. She will be looking for some financial support (see QRZ.com). QSL via IK2DUW, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog. D6, COMOROS. Don, N6ZO, will once again be active as D60AB from Comoros Islands (AF-007) between November 22-29th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB. He will also participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th). QSL via his home callsign. DT8, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Lee, DS4NMJ, part of a scientific team, continues to be very active from the King Se-Jong Korean Antarctic Base on King George Island (AN-010), South Shetlands (VP8/SH), as DT8A until December 31st. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts. He has been heard on 80/40/20 meters using mainly FT8 (F/H) at various times, also on CW. QSL via DS5TOS. E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Pete, ZL4TE, is expected to be active as E51RMP from South Cook Islands starting sometime in mid-January for approx 10 days (per DX-World.net). Main activity will be from Rarotonga (OC-013), with a possibility of a side-trip to Aitutaki (OC-083). Activity is usually holiday style, QRP on various HF bands and some VHF Digimodes using CW and SSB with a Yaesu FT817. QSL via his home callsign. E7, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Look for special event station E7BOSNIA to be active from the three royal cities of Bobovac, Visoko and Jajce, to celebrate the "Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina[BiH]" (November 25th), between November 14-28th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via E73Y. A special "ROYAL CITIES OF BIH" diploma will be available, see (https://www.qrz.com/db/E7BOSNIA) for more details. FH, MAYOTTE. Don, K6ZO, will be active as FH/K6ZO from Mayotte Islands (AF-027) between November 15-22nd. Activity will be on various HF bands, using CW and SSB. QSL via K6ZO. FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY (Reminder). Dario, KP4DO, will be active as FJ/KP4DO from Gustavia, St. Barthelemy (NA-146) between November 19-24th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/10 meters, but mostly on 20 meters, depending on the propagation. QSL via KP4DO direct. A special QSL card is being designed. FS, ST. MARTIN. Philip, K0CD, will be active as FS/K0CD from St. Martin Island (NA-105) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th), as a Single-Op/QRP-Power/Single-Band (40 or 20m) entry. Look for him to pos- sibly be on the air the Thursday or Friday before the contest. QSL via K0CD. INDEXA NEWS (Press Release, dated November 2nd) [edited]. INDEXA (Inter- national DX Association) is pleased to announce that we are supporting the CROZET DXpedition being planned for December 2022-March 2023 by Terry, F6CUK. On behalf of the generous members and supporters of INDEXA, the Officers and Board of Directors wish Terry a safe and successful DX- pedition. You can follow the planning stages on Twitter (@crozet2022) (https://twitter.com/crozet2022). A web site will be coming soon. The International DX Association is incorporated as a non-profit organi- zation and has been managed by volunteers without compensation since 1983. In its many years of service to the DX community it has sponsored hundreds of DXpeditions to rare and semi-rare entities. INDEXA is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Donations from U.S. Taxpayers may be tax deductible. Join INDEXA today! For further information about INDEXA, please visit our webpage at (https://indexa.org/). See ya' in the Pileups! 73! Bob Schenck, N2OO, President INDEXA Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z, Vice President Hal Turley, W8HC, Secretary Treasurer Board of Directors: Lou Dietrich, N2TU (Chairman); Gary Dixon, K4MQG; Dick Williams, W3OA; Bob Allphin, K4UEE; Ralph Fedor, K0IR; Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA; Franz Langner, DJ9ZB; Steve Sullivan, KZ2I; Steve Molo, KI4KWR and Otis Vicens, NP4G. International DX Association, Inc. 2309 Lincoln Avenue Saint Albans, WV USA www.INDEXA.org ------------------------------------------- IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between November 8-13th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8DAO CANARY 17m; SSB AF-004 EA8JK CANARY 17m; SSB AF-004 EA8VD CANARY 10m; SSB AF-014 CT3IQ MADEIRA 17m; SSB AF-014 CT3MD MADEIRA 80m; CW AF-016 FR4CB REUNION 20m; FT8 AF-016 FR4OP REUNION 30m; FT8 AF-016 FR4TZ REUNION 17m; CW AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 17m; FT8 AF-019 IG9ITO Lampedusa 20m; SSB AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 17/12m; SSB AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; SSB AF-060 C5B Bijol 15m; CW AF-086 D4F WINDWARD 15m; SSB AN-010 DT8A SOUTH SHETLAND 20m; FT8 AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND(PR. HARALD & CROWN PR.) 40/30m; CW/FT8 AS-002 A91OMA BAHRAIN 17m; FT8 AS-003 4S7AB SRI LANKA 12m; FT8 AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 17m; SSB AS-004 P3X Cyprus 20m; SSB AS-007 JA0LBE HONSHU 15m; SSB AS-007 JA0PE HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JA1NLX HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JA1QVR HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JA3DAY HONSHU 30m; FT8 AS-007 JA3LBF HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JE2FUP HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JH7QXL HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JH7RXU HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-013 8Q7PR MALDIVES 12m; FT8 AS-013 8Q7RM MALDIVES 30m; FT8 AS-017 JR6SPH OKINAWA 17m; FT8 AS-017 JR6STV OKINAWA 17m; FT8 AS-024 JR2TER/P YONAGUNI 30m; FT8 AS-041 JA4DND/4 OKI 40/30/20/17m; FT8 AS-041 JR4OZR/4 OKI 30/20/17m; FT8 AS-047 JS6TWW DAITO 15m; FT8 AS-077 JR6EZE KYUSHU 40m; FT8 AS-078 JA8BNP HOKKAIDO 17m; FT8 AS-101 HS0ZGV KOH SAMUI 30m; FT8 AS-117 JF3BFS AWAJI 15m; CW AS-129 BD6RN GUANGDONG PROVINCE EAST 40m; FT8 AS-206 JR2NMA/2 HIMAKA 40m; SSB EU-003 CU2AP EASTERN 160m; EU-003 CU2CE EASTERN 40m; SSB EU-004 EA6ACA BALEARIC 17m; CW EU-004 EA6EJ BALEARIC 40m; CW EU-004 EA6R BALEARIC 15m; CW EU-005 2E0HPI/p GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 2E0HXS GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 G4AKC GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 G4OOE/P GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW EU-005 M0DXT/M GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 M0PLX/M GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 M3FON GREAT BRITAIN 40m; FT8 EU-005 MM0GPZ GREAT BRITAIN 160m; EU-005 MW0USK GREAT BRITAIN 30m; FT8 EU-009 MM5DWW ORKNEY 15m; FT8 EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 15m; CW EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 17/15m; CW EU-021 TF1A ICELAND 30m; FT8 EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 20m; SSB EU-021 TF3PPN ICELAND 20m; FT8 EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 40m; SSB EU-024 IS0AGY SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-024 IS0GQX SARDINIA 17m; CW EU-024 IS0KNG SARDINIA 15m; FT8 EU-025 IT9SSI SICILY 15m; FT8 EU-026 JW4PUA SPITSBERGEN 20m; SSB EU-029 OV1CDX Sjaelland 17m; SSB EU-029 OZ5OC Sjaelland 40m; FT8 EU-030 OZ1NKS/P BORNHOLM 20m; SSB EU-031 IC8/UR8QX CAMPANIA REGION 10m; CW EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB EU-049 SV8AJN NORTH AEGEAN 40m; SSB EU-054 IF9ZWA EGADI 30/20/15/12m; FT8 EU-115 GI7AXB IRELAND 15m; FT8 EU-115 MI0JZZ IRELAND 15m; FT8 EU-115 MI0TIP IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB EU-172 OZ8ZY JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 17m; SSB NA-015 CO3DK CUBA 40m; FT8 NA-018 OX3HI Greenland 40m; FT8 NA-018 OX3LX Greenland 12m; SSB NA-018 OX7AKT Greenland 17m; SSB NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 80/40m; SSB/FT8 NA-022 VP2ETE ANGUILLA 12m; FT8 NA-027 VO1FOG NEWFOUNDLAND 12m; SSB NA-096 HI95RCD HISPANIOLA 40m; FT8 NA-099 KP4JRS PUERTO RICO 40/30m; CW NA-099 KP4SE PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB NA-099 KP4TF PUERTO RICO 20m; CW NA-099 NP4TX PUERTO RICO 30m; FT8 OC-001 VK3BDX Australia 30m; FT8 OC-001 VK6LW Australia 15m; CW OC-005 VK9DX NORFOLK 80/30m; CW/FT8/FT4 OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 12m; CW OC-016 3D2USU VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 20m; CW/SSB OC-021 YB0AR JAVA 40m; SSB OC-032 FK4RD NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB OC-129 DU7EYG CEBU 30m; FT4 OC-143 YB5BBN SUMATRA 40m; FT8 OC-166 YC7RV KALIMANTAN'S COASTAL EAST 15m; FT8 SA-012 YV7BMZ Margarita 30m; FT8 SA-046 ZW7I PERNAMBUCO STATE 15m; FT8 SA-068 8R1AK/p LEGUAN 40m; SSB ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes). AS-041. Operators Hiromi/JA4DND and Harumi/JR4OZR are currently active as JA4DND/4 and JR4OZR/4, respectively, from Oki Island until November 16th. Activity is on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW or direct to JA4DND. AS-200. Take, JI3DST, will once again be active as JI3DST/5 (mainly for DX and 6m Multi-Hop), JI3DST (without /5 for CQWW DX CW Contest), JS6RRR/5 (mainly for JA, JS8RRR/P for FT8) from Shodo Island (Shikoku's Coastal Islands) between 0700z, November 26th, and 0000z, December 2nd or 9th. Operation may vary due to heavy rain or other conditions. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/17/ 15/12/10/6 (2m) meters using CW, SSB and FT8 (possibly FM/RTTY). QSL JI3DST/5 via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW, direct or by the Bureau. QSL JS8RRR/5 via ClubLog, LoTW or Bureau. OC-247. (PostPoned!) YB operators who were expected to activate Sapuka Besar Island between November 12-16th, had to postpone due to bad weather. The team has decided to possibly try again sometime in March 2022. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... KP3, PUERTO RICO. Christopher, KL9A, will be active as KP3Z from Puerto Rico during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/ All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via N4AO. LU5/ANT, ARGENTINA (Special Event). Members of the "Radio Club Grupo DX San Miguel" are using the special callsign LU5DSM/ANT (WAP-340) from San Miguel to celebrate the signing and 60th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) in 1961. Activity will last until December 31st. QSL via LU5DSM. This is one of many stations on the air to celebrate the ATS60 event. Several "FREE" ATS60 online awards are available. For details and list of stations, see the WAP Web page at: http://www.waponline.it 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 (Update/Callsign Change). John, W2GD, will be active as P44W (not P40W as first announced) from Aruba (SA-036) between November 22-30th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entries. Operations outside of the contest are "usually" on 160/80m and 30/17/12 meters and the WARC bands as time permits with an emphasis on CW. Watch 160m on the hour and 80m on the half hour. QSL via LoTW or direct to N2MM, Bureau cards are no longer accepted. Logs will be loaded on LoTW upon his return to the USA. PH21/PH22, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Once again members of the Radio Scouting Fellowship (PI4RS) and the PA3EFR/J-Plusscouts will acti- vate two special callsigns: PH21XMAS - Between December 6th, 2021, until January 3rd, 2022 PH21HNY - Between December 10th, 2021, until January 31st, 2022 These callsigns will operate on all frequencies from different QTH's around The Netherlands. They hope to be able to work everyday on SSB and the Digital modes. QSL route TBD. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (November 15-21st)....... Nov/15th DIS Nov/18th AN Nov/20th HN Nov/16th BN Nov/19th AN Nov/21st LN Nov/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 Administration (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 DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (November 14th) QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3A/EA3NT via EA5GL FK8HM via F5MFV OT5X via ON4CRD 3DA0AQ via EA5GL FT4YM/P via F5PFP OV1T via OZ1LCW (L/e) 4J7FM via DC9RI GB0SA via G4XEX (L/e) PD35EUDXF via PA1AW 4O7CC via UA4CC GB1MSC via M0GLV (d) PE35EUDXF via PA1AW 4X0KTN via 4X6ZM GM6AD via (L/e/C) PF35EUDXF via PA1AW 5Z4BU via EA5GL HB0/HB9DQM/P via HB9DQM & (L) R60ANT via RZ3EC 7S7V via E77E HB9/IQ1QQ via IQ1QQ SD400SU via SM3NXS 8D9BYN via (e) HD8R via EA5RM SM2M via SM2LIY & (L) 8J1RL via JG2MLI HF150KCH via SP2KFQ SN3R via SP6GNJ 9A5ZTT via NX4TT HS0ZNY via DL2AWG SV2GJV/A via SV2GJV 9V1YC via W5UE HZ1OMAN via HZ1SAR SX1SVA via SV1RP (d) A60EXPO via EA7FTR J72IMS via EC6DX SX200CJO via SV9CJO (L) A91OMA via EC6DX K1USN via K1RV (d/B) SX200DCY via SV8DCY (d/L) C5B via (e/L) KH0/KC0W via KC0W SX200HJW via SV1HJW CF3A via VE3AT KH0W via KC0W SX200RUX via SV1RUX CN8SG via EA7FTR & (L) KH7X via K2PF (d/L) SZ200ERS via SZ8ERS CT9/DL3KWR via DL3KWR LC0X via LB3RE SZ6P via SV1BJW D4L via IK2NCJ LU2DD via EC6DX TI5/N3KS via M0URX DB100AVUS via DO2PZ LX/PA1L via PA1L TL7M via M0OXO DD5A via DK3RA & (L) LX/PA3A via PA3A TL8AO via M0OXO DP44WCA via DF6EX LX/PA3FQX via PA3FQX TM100LGG via F4DDF DP6K via DM2WB LX/PA8AD via PA8AD TM72PNM via F6KFI DR60ANT via DL2VFR M/SO5AGQ via SO5AGQ (d/e) TR8CA via F6CBC E7/Z35M via Z35M OE60ANT via OE3DMA TZ4AM via W0SA EA7/PE1DMH via PE1DMH OG2P via OH2PM UE35EUF via RQ7L EA8/ON4ATC via ON4ATC OK5Z via OK2ZI & (L) VP2ETE via W3HNK ED5URR via EA5URR OL0W via OK1DSZ & (L) VP8ADR via M0OXO ED8W via EA5GL OL6D via OK1DWQ VP9IN via EC6DX EH5COV via EA5AG OM77PA via OM4MM W8F via N8MR EL2EF via N2OO OP21SWC via ON5YL YT1914CER via YU1EA EM0I via UT2IZ OP2A via ON5CD & (L) YT1914DRI via YU1EA EP2MRK via RW6HS (d) OQ05PHI via ON4PHI YT1914KOL via YU1EA EP3ASA via EA5GL OQ60ANT via ON1DX YW200BC via YV4KW ES9C via ES5RY (d) OR95B via OR4K (B) ZS18MOTH via ZS1N FK8HA via K3IRV OT5IDPD via ON5WL ZT1T via ZS1AFS (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 (P) Please send no QSL (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs NEW QSL ROUTE. Pdero, EA5GL, reports, that he has obtained the XR2T logs (DXpedition to SA-086 in 2014). If someone still needs the QSL, they can request a QSL card through him. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3A3A, 3DA0RU, 3D2MP, 7P8RU, CE7KF, CX9AU, C5C, EC7R, FO/W7GJ, HD8R, HI8DL, HR1R, JA1ILA, JE7ETY, JU100DX, KL7J, L21RCA, LU2BR, LY5W, PJ2MAN, S01WS, TX7MB, VJ4T, VK6ANC, XX9ET and Z60A QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5T1GM (AF-050), FR4OO, J79WTA and RI1OZ (EU-153) 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.... TF, ICELAND. Gudmi, TF3SG, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. TG, GUATEMALA. Dwight, VE7BV, will be active as TG9BBV from Antigua, Sacatep?quez, Guatemala, starting November 14th for two weeks. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using mainly CW with a little SSB and FT8. QSL via VE7BV, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. TK, CORSICA. Look for "Team Charlie" (S5 Team) to be active again as TK0C from Sant Ambroggio, Corsica, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via S50C, direct, eQSL and LoTW. The list of operators was not provided. For details and updates, watch: https://www.facebook.com/TK0CHARLIE TL, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. Ken, LA7GIA, who is active as TL7M (mainly on CW and FT8) and TL8AO (on SSB; his old callsign) from Bangui, was expected to go QRT on Friday the 12th. However, Ken reports that he and 4 other tourists were denied boarding the Air France flight to Paris due to a new unknown PCR requirements and would have to disembark in TJ (Cameroon). Even people from Ministry were denied boarding. The next flight out is Monday 15th as originally scheduled. So activity continues until Monday, the 15th in a limited capacity. QSL via M0OXO direct only. NO Bureau cards. VP8, ANTARCTICA. For the third year, Sebastian, SQ1SGB, will be active as VP8/SQ1SGB from the British Antarctic Research Base Station (WAP GBR-40) starting around November 18th, and until January 31st. On QRZ.com, he states that he will "build rhombic antenna for aircraft communication (40m) so I will use that antenna for my ham radio activity." He also suggests to watch for him on 40m (7190 kHz) and 20m. QSL via EB7DX. VU, INDIA (Update to OPDX.1539). Abie, AB1F, is back on the air again as VU2ABE as of November 13th, and after some hiccups with getting the HB9CV atop of the tower. He states that he was operational during "the first day of the JIDX contest. Conditions were very poor and even contacts between Asian stations were difficult. It may be difficult to make a Stateside QSO with 100 watts." Remember, Abie is expected to be there until December 18th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10 meters, depending on propagation. QSL via AB1F direct, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog. QSL by the Bureau to AB1F. ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Stan, K5GO, is once again active as ZF9CW from Cayman Brac (NA-016) until March 24th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using mainly CW and some SSB (no Digital). He also plans to be in several con- tests signing ZF5T. Look for him to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/Assisted entry. QSL via K5GO direct or LoTW. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) ** 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.) and several DX Mailing Lists. 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"Celebrating 30+ years (March 1991) of FREE DX News" "Could this be the final year???" ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick ..Tick DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 14th/November, through Sunday, 21st/November there were 227 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3B8, MAURITIUS (Update). Operators Olof/G0CKV (3B8HA/SM5CKV), Kazu/JK3GAD, Denny/KX7M, Jamie/M0SDV and Oliver/W6NV will be active as 3B8M from Roches Noires during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as Multi-Multi entry. The team will be active "a few days before and after" the contest. QSL 3B8M and 3B8HA via M0OXO OQRS or mail, and logs will also be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. QSLs for 3B8/M0CFW go to M0CFW. QSLs for 3B8/KX7M are via F5CWU and LoTW if Denny is successful configuring the upload. QSLs for M0SDV via OQRS and LoTW. QSLs for 3B8/W6NV via W6NV. 3B8, MAURITIUS. Denny, KX7M, one of the 3B8M team members for the Multi- Multi effort in the CQWW DX CW Contest (see above), will be active outside the contest as 3B8/KX7M until December 1st. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via F5CWU. 3DA0WW ESWATINI DXPEDITION NEWS (The 3DA0WW story is available for down- load. Also, a video available via YouTube.com). The 3DA0WW Story (PDF Format): https://lral.lv/3da0ww/Story_3DA0WW.pdf The 3DA0WW Video (Length 7:36 min.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK_CAbKwKLs&t=2s 3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (3Y0J ZOOM Meetings!). Ken, LA7GIA, Co-Leader of the 3Y0J DXpedition, posted the following on FaceBook [edited]: While I was in TL operating CW+FT8 simultaneously, some of the Bouvet antennas arrived in my gararage - see photo at: https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/p180x540/258878752_10158594724958576_791629323746945590_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=B-9Is4uV3VgAX_7y10v&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=61f9a74099ef848b0a4a514b17bb673f&oe=619DE24B More antennas are currently being shipped from our sponsors Spiderbeam and DXEngineering. For the lowband we will have a combination of spider- poles and aluminium antennas - two different technologies. That is a red thread throughout the project. Always plan for several options, different technologies and backups and backups. We're confident our antenna strategy is well funded and well thought through. We have developed an antenna lay- out, a backup and spare part philosophy that will survive 35 to 40 m/s. All together we're confident this philosophy will produce strong signals all over the world as shown in our propagation analysis. We have been working closely with a world leading propagation analyst, and our HFTA analysis includes the most updated terrain on Bouvet, and its impact on our signals. It all looks very promising! All this, the antenna farm and the propagation predition will be on the Agenda when we launch our series of Zoom meetings for our Premier sponsors. People who just want access to these meeting can support us with donating 26 USDs through our (www.3y0j.no) website to gain access. In these meetings we will present various topics, you will meet some our team members, interact with us, and we will have a Q&A session. Want to attend the meeting? Please visit our website (www.3y0j.no) and buy access. Our first meeting is being planned weekend 4th and 5th December - if you already are a sponsor, check your email soon for a Zoom invitation link. We have sent out invitations to 60 persons who have gained access to these meeting! Agenda first meeting December 4th: * Intro * HFTA propagation analysis * Antenna plans * Q&A * Antenna layout 73, Ken LA7GIA, and the 3Y0J team --------------------------------------------------------- For more details and updates about the 3Y0J DXpedition, see the following Media and Web pages at: https://www.3y0j.no/latest-news FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129 4L, GEORGIA. Algis, LY2BMX/LY4ZZ, will be active as 4L/LY4ZZ near Tbilisi during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single- Band (80m) entry. QSL via LY4ZZ. All QSOs will be uploaded and confirmed via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog, Hamlog, Hrdlog, QRZCQ.com and QRZ.com. 4L, GEORGIA. Operator Vaho, 4L8A, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contests (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via M0OXO or LoTW. 8G13/8H13, INDONESIA (Special Event). Look for the following 10 special event stations to be active between November 26th and December 12th: 8H13H, 8H13U, 8H13T, 8G13T, 8G13A, 8G13N, 8G13G, 8G13S, 8G13E and 8G13L. Activity is in commemoration of 13th anniversary Tangerang Selatan City. Special event stations intend to hold activities to earn several different "TANGERANG SELATAN AWARD 2021". See QRZ.com for details. 8Q, MALDIVES. Tumurbaatar "Tom", WV6E, is currently on a short vacation in the Cinnamon Dhonveli, Maldives (AS-013, WW Loc. MJ63), and is active as 8Q7JT until November 23rd. Activity is holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with an IC-7100 into a SteppIR CrankIR. QSL via WV6E. Look for logs to be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. 9X, RWANDA (Reminder/Update). Members of the Holy Land DX Group (HDXG) will operate from Rusiga (WW Loc. KI48xe), Rwanda, signing 9X4X between November 24th and December 1st. Operators mentioned are Mark/4Z4KX, Hilik/ 4X6YA, Ruben/4Z5FI, Ruslan/4Z5LA, Hanan/4Z1DZ, Slava/4Z5MU and Jan/4X1VF. They will run 3 stations on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (maybe SAT also). Equipment listed: 3x YAESU FT991A, ICOM IC7300; Hex Beam for High bands, Verticals and dipoles for all bands; Satellite dish. They will also participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th). QSL via Ruben, 4Z5FI (direct or by the Bureau) or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, see: http://9x4x.qrz.co.il/home A451, OMAN (Special Event). Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS)[A47HQ, A47RS] are now active as A451ND from Muscat to celebrate/commemorate Oman's 51st anniversary of their holiday "National Day" (November 18th). Activity will last until November 25th. QSL via M0OXO. A5, BHUTAN. Peter, HB9DVG (G4ENL/9X9PJ), will be working Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan, until December 21st, and will be active as A52CC. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB or FT8. Equipment is an Icom 7300 w/100 watts into an End-Fed antenna. QSL via N4GNR (No IRCs). A950, BAHRAIN (Special Event). Members of the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society (BARS) will be active as A950ND from Manama to celebrate the 50th Bahrain National Day between December 1-16th. QSL via EC6DX. B7, CHINA. Operators Terry/BA7NQ, Zhang/BD7MQ, Paul/BA7JS and Lin/BD7IOP will be active as B7P from Foshan city (WW Loc. OL63na) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via BA4EG, by the Bureau or LoTW. C6, BAHAMAS. Brian, ND3F, will be active as C6AQQ from Nassau, New Pro- vidence Island (NA-001) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. He will be on the island between November 24th and December 7th,and usually uses a modest portable setup. Outside the contest, Brian plans to operate FT8. QSL via EA5GL. CY9 & CY0, ST. PAUL AND SABLE ISLANDS (Update). Per the following Web pages, the CY9C DXpedition to St. Paul Island will take place during August 12-21st, 2022, and the CY0 DXpedition to Sable Island will take place during October 2022. For more details, see: http://cy0dxpedition.net/index.html * http://cy0dxpedition.net/st-paul-cy9c.html * Site in Development ..... CY0C SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION PRESENTATION. Steve, W4DTA, hosted an Association of Amateur Radio of Venezuela, Santiago de Leon de Caracas Chapter (YV5ARV), ZOOM presentation on "The Lure and Challenge of Sable Island" -- CY0C DXpedition October 2022. The CY0C guest speaker was Daniel Sullivan, W4DKS. Please note that Daniel spoke all in English, and Steve did his best to translate the Spanish. The video is about 2:46 long, and can be viewed on YouTube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eARy3oanGIE&t=8s D6, COMOROS (Update). Members of the F6KOP Radio Club are planning to activate Comoros Islands (AF-007) with a multi-national 12 operator team sometime between mid-to-end January in 2022. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8/FT4, with 5 stations as well as QO-100 satellite operations. Their callsign is pending. Look for more details to be forthcoming. A Web page (under construction) is available at: https://comores2022.wordpress.com FH, MAYOTTE (Update). Herik, FR5DX, is currently active as FH/FR5DX, along will Don, K6ZO, who is active as FH/K6ZO, from Acoua in the north- west area of Mayotte Islands (AF-027) until November 22nd. Activity will be on various HF bands, using CW and SSB. QSL FH/FR5DX via FR5DX. QSL FH/K6ZO via K6ZO. FJ, SAINT BARTHELEMY. By the time you read this, Dario, KP4DO, will be active as FJ/KP4DO from St. Barthelemy (NA-146) until November 24th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/10 meters (mostly 20m, as propagation per- mits). A special QSL card is being designed. QSL via his home callsign. GB2/GB100, SCOTLAND (Special Event). Special event stations GB1002ZE and GB2ZE will be active to commemorate centenary achievement by Paul Godley's, 1921 DXpedition to Ardrossan, Scotland. Paul Godley, 2ZE, was able to receive the first transatlantic shortwave amateur radio message from the amateur station 1BCG located in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.A. The received message was recorded in Godley's logbook on the 12th December 1921 at 02:52 GMT which was hastily composed by his 1BCG colleagues: "Nr 1 de 1BCG words 12, New York. Date December 11, 1921, to Paul Godley, Ardrossan, Scotland. Hearty Congratulations. (Signed) Burghard, Inman, Grinan, Armstrong, Amy, Cronkhite." QSL via GM0SEI. Further details can be found here: https://www.transatlantic.org.uk All UK and Crown dependency licenced radio amateurs may use the suffix "/2ZE" with your own callsign between December 1-26th, 2021. GU, GUERNSEY (EU-114). Dick, GU4CHY, will once again be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)[may switch to 15m if conditions warrant it]/High-Power/Unassisted entry. QSL via his home callsign direct only. HG5, HUNGARY (Special Event). Members of the Budapest Radio Amateur Society (BRASZ) have activated the special event callsign HG5PLANET until December 16th, on the occasion of "The Nature Friendly Development - Sustainability Expo" in Budapest. QSL via eQSL. HO2, PANAMA. Tom, K2GO/HP1XT, will be active with the special callsign HO2A from Colon Province, Panama, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/Assisted entry. According to his QRZ.com page, Tom will be "using portable antennas; Buddistick (highly modified for 80/40m with large coil, top hat and extra extensions/long whip, EFHW (80-10m) and 15m Moxon from marina hotel (large building with orange roof), next to the open area to the north. Op position 25ft from salt water. Located at the mouth of the Panama Canal on the Atlantic side. Breakwater seen at upper right of picture (on QRZ.com). Rig: FTdx101D with KAT/KPA 500. K2/100 as backup. All bands except 160m." QSL via LoTW. HQ/HR, HONDURAS. Dennis, W1UE, will once again be active as HQ9X from Roatan Island (NA-057), but this time during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL HQ9X via KQ1F or W1UE. Dennis will be active outside of the contest (as time allows) signing homecall/HR9. QSL via his home callsign. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between November 15-20th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8/DL2DXA/P CANARY 20m; CW AF-004 EA8ACW CANARY 20m; FT8 AF-004 EA8AQV CANARY 40m; FT8 AF-004 EA8B CANARY 15m; FT8 AF-004 EA8CDG CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8DHV CANARY 40m; CW AF-016 FR1GZ/B REUNION 10m; CW AF-016 FR4PJ REUNION 17m; SSB AF-016 FR5DZ REUNION 20m; FT8 AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 15m; FT8 AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 12m; SSB AF-022 ZD7MY ST HELENA 15m; FT8 AF-032 5H3WX ZANZIBAR 15m; SSB AF-049 3B8BAL MAURITIUS 17m; CW AN-010 DT8A SOUTH SHETLAND 20m; FT8 AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND(PR. HARALD & CROWN PR.) 40m; FT8 AS-002 A91WTVD BAHRAIN 17m; FT8 AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 17/15/12m; SSB AS-004 5B4AIX/P Cyprus 17m; SSB AS-007 JA1QVR HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JA2HYD HONSHU 20m; FT8 AS-007 JG4AKL HONSHU 40m; FT8 AS-007 JH7MQD HONSHU 40m; SSB AS-007 JR1MVA HONSHU 20m; FT8 AS-018 RA0FF SAKHALIN 80m; FT8 AS-018 UA0FO SAKHALIN 20m; FT8 AS-041 JA4DND/4 OKI 30/10m; FT8 AS-041 JR4OZR/4 OKI 15m; FT8 AS-047 JS6TWW DAITO 15m; FT8 AS-078 JA8KSF HOKKAIDO 20m; FT8 EU-001 SV5BYR DODECANESE 15m; SSB EU-005 G3PXT GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT4 EU-005 G6UT GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 GM0WRR GREAT BRITAIN 15m; SSB EU-005 M0BEW GREAT BRITAIN 15m; CW EU-005 M0DXT/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 M0KCB/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 M0NSI GREAT BRITAIN 15m; SSB EU-005 M1TAP GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 M5WNS GREAT BRITAIN 40m; FT8 EU-005 M7CBI GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 MM0MMN GREAT BRITAIN 20m; RTTY EU-013 GJ0KYZ JERSEY 15m; FT8 EU-014 TK5IH CORSICA 15m; FT8 EU-015 SV9IOI Crete 17m; SSB EU-015 SX200COL Crete 15m; SSB EU-018 OY1DZ FAROE 30m; FT8 EU-018 OY9JD FAROE 20m; SSB EU-020 SM1ALH GOTLAND COUNTY 17m; SSB EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 17m; SSB EU-021 TF3T ICELAND 80m; SSB EU-023 9H2NC MALTA 20m; FT4 EU-023 9H4CM MALTA 17m; SSB EU-023 9H4CT MALTA 17m; SSB EU-024 I4YSS SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-024 IS0IOA SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9EJW/B SICILY 10m; CW EU-025 IT9PQO SICILY 20m; SSB EU-025 IT9VPT SICILY 20m; SSB EU-029 OZ5BD Sjaelland 30m; FT8 EU-030 OZ1NKS/P BORNHOLM 40m; SSB EU-041 IM0DTF MADDALENA 15m; FT8 EU-049 SV8DCW LESBOS 30m; FT4 EU-054 IF9ZWA EGADI 160/40/20m; FT8 EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 15m; CW EU-115 EI3HGB/P IRELAND 20m; SSB EU-115 GI3NVW IRELAND 20m; SSB EU-120 M0OPV Isle of Wight 40m; SSB EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB EU-163 4O1HQ MONTENEGRO 40m; FT8 EU-170 IZ0MQN/P DALMATIA NORTH 40m; SSB EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40m; SSB EU-182 RO7C BLACK SEA COAST 80/20m; SSB NA-008 VY0ERC NUNAVUT (ELLESMERE) 40m; SSB NA-015 CO2CW CUBA 12m; FT8 NA-018 OX3HI Greenland 20m; FT8 NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 30/17m; SSB/FT8 NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 15m; FT8 NA-027 VO1HP NEWFOUNDLAND 160m; NA-029 VY2WW PRINCE EDWARD 80/40m; SSB NA-032 FP5AC ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON 17m; SSB NA-052 W2SE FLORIDA STATE SW (COLLIER/MONROE COUNTY) 20m; SSB NA-057 HQ9X BAHIA 20m; CW NA-058 KK4OMJ GEORGIA STATE 20m; SSB NA-059 KL2JE FOX 20m; FT8 NA-059 NL8F FOX 40m; FT8 NA-099 KP4PUA PUERTO RICO 30/15m; SSB/FT8 NA-099 KP4KR PUERTO RICO 20/15m; SSB NA-099 NP4AW PUERTO RICO 40m; CW NA-099 NP4LA PUERTO RICO 10m; FT8 NA-105 FS5GL ST MARTIN 20m; CW NA-106 NP2J VIRGIN 40m; CW NA-106 NP2X VIRGIN 160m; NA-137 W1AW MAINE STATE WEST (YORK TO KNOX COUNTY) 40m; SSB NA-137 WT1A MAINE STATE WEST (YORK TO KNOX COUNTY) 40m; SSB NA-138 W4CXT FLORIDA STATE NORTH EAST 40m; SSB NA-143 N5BSB TEXAS STATE EAST 40m; SSB NA-217 AK1K NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE 20m; FT8 OC-001 VK6TBR Australia 10m; FT8 OC-005 VK9DX NORFOLK 30m; CW OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 20m; CW OC-016 3D2USU VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 17/15m; CW OC-021 YB1RUS JAVA 80m; FT8 OC-021 YB2TTM JAVA 40m; FT8 OC-032 FK4RD NEW CALEDONIA 17m; SSB OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 20m; CW OC-036 ZL1PWR NORTH 40m; SSB OC-038 ZL7DX CHATHAM 15m; FT8 OC-042 4I1EBD LUZON 20m; SSB OC-042 DU3CQ LUZON 40m; FT8 OC-134 ZL3RIK SOUTH 40m; FT8 OC-166 YC7RV KALIMANTAN'S COASTAL EAST 15m; FT8 OC-237 YB3LZ/P JAVA'S COASTAL 15m; FT8 SA-002 VP8LP FALKLAND 20m; FT8 SA-008 LU1XU GRANDE DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO 15m; FT8 SA-012 YV7WGA Margarita 15m; FT8 SA-068 8R1AK/p LEGUAN 40m; SSB SA-099 PJ2ND CURACAO 40m; CW ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes). AF-115. (Update/NEW IOTA). Reports continue to indicate that an oper- ation from Mukawwar Island, Sudan, will take place but now not until late 2022. The callsign ST6SIT which was announced may now be changed. Look for more details to be forthcoming. AS-140. (Update) Operators Manju/S21AM, Fazlay/S21IRC and possibly Aminul/S21D will be active from Manpura Island between December 16-22nd. It was reported on November 14th, the callsign S21DX got approval from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. They will operate with two stations (w/100w) into one multi-band beam, two verticals and 1 multi-band inverted V. Activity will be mainly SSB on 10m, 15m, 20m and some 40m if propagation permits. They have also decided to use FT8/FT4. QSL via ED7DX, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. They are looking for support. For more details and updates, see: https://s21dx.org AS-177. Operators Madhu/VU3NPI (Team Leader), Mahendra/VU2MNX, Lion/ VU2JHM, Ram/VU2GRM, Giri/VU3GDS, "KK"/VU3UNO, Nyjil/VU3ZNG, Vijayakrishnan/VU3KWK and VU3ZLP will activate St. Georges Islands between December 3-6th. The team is awaiting for final permission to land and a special callsign. Activity will be on 40-12 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts into a parasitic array, 20m vertical, Delta Loop and a Bravo 7K 40-10m vertical. QSL information will be announced later. EU-189. A team of 3 expeditioners are planning to land on Rockall Island during June 2022, more than 200 nautical miles from the west coast of Scotland and the nearest civilization. Their intention is to survive on the island for one week and to raise ?1,000,000 for Children's Hospice South West & The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. Dates for the expedition is between June 1-14th, 2022. For more details, see: https://www.rockall2022.org During this expedition, well known DXpeditioner and IOTA activator, Nobby, G0VJG, will be joining the team to be the sole radio operator to activate the island, weather permitting, for "1-2 days"; as MM0UKI/P. Specific days have not been an- nounced yet, but will be once he is closer to his operation. Activity will be only on two bands (40/20m). QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. For future updates, follow Nobby's Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/g0vjg PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the 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. Jaime, WP3A, will be active as KP2B from Chris- tiansted, VI, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via EB7DX. MD4, ISLE OF MAN. Members of the "Contest Group The Manx Kippers" (GD4XUM) will be active as MD4K from the Isle of Man (EU-116) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL MD4K via G3NKC. Operators mentioned are David/G3NKC, Roger/G4BVY, John/G4IRN and Martin/ G4XUM. Look for operators to possibly be active outside of the contest signing as GD/homecall. MW5, WALES. Ian, G3WVG, will be active as MW5B during CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Operator/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL ONLY via LoTW or ClubLog. No direct cards please. OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Tomi, OH6EI, will be active as OH0Z during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via W0MM. 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. Currently, Ezra, PE0V, reports that he is visiting his in-laws in Aruba, and is expected to be active as P4/PE0V. No QSNs have been reported yet, but be looking for him. QSL via the PA Bureau. PJ2, CURACAO. Operators Juan/AC6ZM, Ed/K1EP, Adrian/KO8SCA, Richard/N6AA, Max/NG7M, Rob/VE4GV, Geoff/W0CG, Jim/WI9WI and Gabi/YO8WW will be active as PT2T from the Caribbean Contesting Consortium's (CCC) Signal Point contest station on Curacao Island (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL PJ2T via W3HNK. Outside the contest, operators will probably be signing PJ2/homecall or their own personal PJ2 callsign. QSL via their home callsigns. PJ4, BONAIRE (Reminder). Rob, PD5ROB, is now active as PJ4/PD5ROB from Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) until December 3rd. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands. QSL via the Bureau. PJ7, SINT MAARTEN (Update). Oleh, KD7WPJ/UR5BCP, who is expected to be active as PJ7/UR5BCP from Sint Maarten (NA-105) until November 24th, reports that his IC-7100 stopped working upon arrival on November 18th. He hopes Marco, FS4WBS, will loan him his IC-7300. Oleh must have received another radio because there were QSNs reported on the 19th. Remember, his activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via KD7WPJ. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (November 22-28th)....... Nov/22nd HN Nov/25th HN Nov/27th BN Nov/23rd HN Nov/26th BN Nov/28th LN Nov/24th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (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 PZ, SURINAME. Fox, PD0FOX, has announced that he is making plans to operate as PZ5JT in the vicinity of Zanderij. Look for more details to be forthcoming. QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (November 21st) QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3Z150PO via SP2KFQ HB60ANT via OQRS OM7M via OM4MM 3Z9W via SP9EZM HC1M via EC5R OQ5M via ON5ZO (L/e) 4K6MAR via DC9RI HC1WS via EC5R OT5IDPD via ON6WL 4O1HQ via E77E HC1Y via EC5R OY1OF via M0URX & (L) 4U1A via UA3DX HC3RJ via EC5R PA50DQB via PE1KEC 4U1GSC via 9A2AA HC5EG via EA5GL PA51EVH via PF1SCT 5H3WX via HA3JB HC6CR via EC5R PJ2MAN via EC5AHA 5R8AL via G3SWH HC6IM via EC5R PJ2ND via K8ND 8P6RY via KU9C HF150KCH via SP2KFQ PJ4MM via PA4MM 9A10FF via 9A2MF HG6O via HA6OA PV2K via EA5GL 9K9OMAN via 9K2RA HS0ZME via SM6NT R2021DX via RQ7L 9N7AA via S57DX (L) IQ5PJ via IK5WOB SD5X via SM5KNV 9Z4Y via 9Z4Y (L) IY5PLS via IK5WOB SJ9WL via LA7TIA A25HL via ZS6WB JE1XUZ/JD1 via (d/B) SX200JAO via SV2JAO (O/d/L) A451ND via M0OXO KH0/N1ZZZ via N1ZZZ SX200RRP via SV1RRP A71OMAN via A71A L21RCA via LU4AA TA4/G0UPL via G0UPL A91WTVD via EC6DX LZ01MLN via LZ1PM TM100ORP via (e/B) AM1111L via EA1URL LZ6C via LZ2UW TM60ANT via F8DVD AM500ESP via EA7URF NL8F via N7RO TT8FC via EA3GWK CN8QN via EA7FTR NP3VI via EA5GL TZ1CE via DK1CE CN8SG via EA7FTR OE120WOR via OE7WOR UE31DX via RQ7L CP4BT via IK2DUW OG4W via OH4AB V44RR via EA5ZD CR5O via CT7AJL & (L) OG66X via OH8GDU (d/L) V85A via EB7DX DL31MDXC via DL7NV OL1X via OK4PA VE2PEACE via VE2JCW DL35EUDXF via DL4EAX OL2J via OK2BPV VU2ABE via AB1F (L/C/e) EH2EUS via EA2TP (O/L) OL5Y via OK1FUA XE3E via EA5ZD EX8NR via RW6HS OL70DG via OK1DG ZA/IK2RLM via IZ2LSP FH/FR5DX via FR5DX OL9Z via OK2PVF ZL25NZ via ZL3CW & (L) FJ/KP4DO via KP4DO (d) OM/CT1DRB via EA4URE ZL7DX via M0OXO FR4PJ via EB7DX OM0R via OM3GI (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 (P) Please send no QSL (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2USU (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/9X4X https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/C5B https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TL8AO NEW QSL ROUTE. Pedro, EA5GL, reports that he is now the QSL Manager for Ruel, DU1VGX, in Pasig City, Philippines, and Makmur, YF5NB, Lingga Island (OC-107), Indonesia. QSL STATUS. Ken, LA7GIA, reported on November 18th: "TL7M + TL8AO Express LoTW has been uploaded today to early donors! QSL card to be designed by UX5UO." QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3B9FR, 3D2AG, 4A5E, 8J1RL, 8Q7RM, 9A5W, 9G5FI, C4W, C5C, CE6CGX, CR6K, DF0HQ, DP6A, EA7HPI, EA8RM, EB5A, ED1R, F5BZB, F6KOP, HD8R, IO9A, IR4X, JT1CO, KL7J, KP2B, LU6ETB, LZ9W, M6T, OE2E, OK1KSL, ON7BJ, OQ5M, P40W, PJ2T, PJ4K, PT5J, PX2A, PY0F, PY2BN, PY2EX, S9OK, SZ1A, TL7M, V31DL, VA2UR, VK2HV, VK5PW, VK6ANC, VK6EI, YU1FW, Z6/DL7UCX and ZF1A QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4S7AB, 5T1GM, 6K0FS (AS-105), HH5/KC0W, N6MSO, SV2RSG/A, VA6ZO and W4V 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.... S5100, SLOVENIA (Special Event). Members of the Radioclub Moravce will be active as S5100I to celebrate 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Look for S5100I to be active until December 31st. QSL via the Bureau or direct. SPECIAL EVENT. To celebrate the 31st anniversary/founding of the Inter- national Miller-DX-Club, look for the following stations to be on the air: DL31MDXC (QSL via DL7NV, eQSL); R2021DX and UE31DX (QSL via RQ7L, direct/Bureau). SU9, EGYPT. Vlad, UA4WHX, is once again active as SU9VB from Egypt. He was heard this past weekend on 17/15 meters (between 1300-1550z) using CW and SSB. Length of stay is not known. QSL via his home callsign. UA7, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Claimed by UB7K). Operators Oleg/R3FA, Oleg/RK3AW, Andrei/RK7A, Alexey/RU7A, Andrey/RW7K, Alexander/RY7Y, Serge/UA0SC, Vlad- imir/UA3A, Andy/UB7K and Kostyantyn/VE3LA will be active as UA7K during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW. PLEASE NOTE: UA7K is in the Ukrainian city in Crimea, illegally occupied by Russia since 2014, and not recognized by U.S. and other countries. V2, ANTIGUA. Bud, AA3B, will once again be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) between November 21-29th. Activity will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. His operations outside of the contest will have an emphasis on CW. QSL via LoTW or via AA3B, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available via ClubLog. V3, BELIZE. Damian, G4LHT, is now active as V31HT from San Pedro, Amber- gris Caye (NA-073) until November 29th. Activity will be on various HF bands using FT8 and SSB with 10 watts. QSL via his home callsign or eQSL. V3, BELIZE. Bill, K4XS (V31XX), will be active as V3X from Consejo Shores, Belize, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th). QSL via K4XS direct only (for QSOs after June 2020). Outside of the contest, Bill has been heard as V31XX on 80/20/17/15 meters using CW and SSB. V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS (Update). Bob, WX4G, will once again be active as V4/WX4G from the V47JA station at Calypso Bay on St. Kitts (NA-104) between November 24th and December 2nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including 60m, using CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4, with yagis and verticals. He also plans to be active as V48A (not V47A) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via WX4G, eQSL, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. VK6, AUSTRALIA. Kevin, VK6LW, will be active as VK6T during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via EA7FTR. VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Jim, K4QPL, will be active as VP5M from Providenciales Island (NA-002) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL VP5M via K4QPL or LoTW. Look for possible activity outside of the contest using the callsign VP5/homecall. Z2, ZIMBABWE. Operators Tom/DL7BO and Tom/DJ6TF will be active as Z22O and Z21A, respectively, from Harare, Zimbabwe, between December 2-15th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. Their equip- ment are two Icom IC-7300 transceivers and 1kw amplifier using 18m GP for low bands. QSL both callsigns via DJ6TF, for Ukraine stations via UY5ZZ or LoTW. ZP, PARAGUAY. Ed, N2TA, will be active as ZP5AA from the Radio Club Paraguayo in Asuncion, Paraguay, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL Manager for ZP5AA Radio Club Paraguayo is ZP5DBC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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"Celebrating 30+ years (March 1991) of FREE DX News" "Could this be the final year???" ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick ..Tick..Tick DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 19th/November, through Friday, 26th/November there were 224 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". ** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW DX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the CQWW DX CW Contest participants. P.S. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday and "GOOD LUCK in the Contest". 3V8, TUNISIA. Operator SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EYY) will be active as 3V8SS from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or LX1NO. Read about Ashraf on the following Web page at: http://www.kf5eyy.info 3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. The following were posted on the 3Y0J FaceBook page: ** Erwann, LB1QI, Co-Leader of the 3Y0J Team, posted the following on November 21st and 25th [edited]: ** The latest 3Y0J donation progress bar is out! ** -- Thanks to the generous support of Clubs and indi- viduals worldwide, we have now reached 75% of our anticipated budget. This is great but still not enough to pay the bills. We need as much as possible upfront donations to be able to set a foot on Bouvet island and activate the #2 Most Wanted entity in the world. Our stations will be QRV in all modes CW, SSB and FT8, no one will be left on the side. We are currently working at optimizing the effi- ciency of our radio setup and antenna layout to maximize the number of QSOs and do our best to work you during your best propagation opening time. With your precious help we will make it! There are several ways to help: You can use Paypal for donations: (bouvet at 3y0j.no) in your app or via our website: https://www.3y0j.no/funding Please consider making a donation to our DXpedition, there are no small contributions. And of course, don't forget to visit our web site (https://www.3y0j.no) to learn more about our project and stay update. Best Regards, The 3Y0J Team See the 3Y0J donation chart at: https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/259960704_10227856857063952_2773979660693373950_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=P9a3IUyguqUAX8GC71n&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=d9724b173a44ca14818cf3fade96a411&oe=61A1FFF3 ** Ken Opskar LA7GIA, Co-Leader of the 3Y0J Team, posted the following on November 23rd [edited]: We're currently working on a winch system that will assist us with bringing equipment from the beach up the 5-10m cliff at Cape Fie. We have identified 3 different access points on the cliff that all have different grades and properties, as such we have 3 possible routes to the camp. We plan for climbing the small cliff by bolting a route and access it with ropes, if a ladder can not be used. We will install the winch on the top of the cliff which will make it easy to lift all the equipment including bulky generators, antennas, tents, fuel and other stuff. We will have an electric winch system, but also possibility for non-electric operation. As well tra- ditional ropes to lift parts. Rune, LA7THA, was in South America last week, and he brought with him parts from HK to be used on Bouvet. These parts and the system we look into is well proven and tested with far heavier loads than we plan to lift at Bouvet - see some photos below. https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/260102783_10158600307373576_6622598766145656528_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=bW0mARbRTr4AX9u5Nhp&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=c1185f70917f1310fde64236d7802390&oe=61A1A573 https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/260101933_10158600307628576_7454229845361533621_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=4cN03oyMdMUAX9EjMnC&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=1063244709c8d0e83c5aa273a4a96dc3&oe=61A2AE02 https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/260361813_10158600307793576_5288773544203731509_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=PEE0T9pzBcEAX_k0gvI&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-1.xx&oh=e20a0d247499b278ad3f9c4cb83ea198&oe=61A327B2 We will construct and test the complete winch system in Norway in the following months. Follow our journey to Bouvet! --------------------------------------------------------- For more details and updates about the 3Y0J DXpedition, see the following Media and Web pages at: https://www.3y0j.no/latest-news FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129 4L, GEORGIA. Operator Vaho, 4L8A, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contests (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via M0OXO or LoTW. AM1111, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for special event stations AM1111D, AM1111E, AM1111I, AM1111L, AM1111N, AM1111O, and AM1111R to be active from Spain, commemorating 1111th anniversary of the Kingdom of Leon. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via the Bureau. AU2, INDIA (Reminder/Special Event Update). For the 16th year, special event station AU2JCB, will be active until December 14th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using SSB. Suggested frequencies are (depending on the propagation): 3710, 7040, 7150, 14210, 14250, 14310, 21235, 21310, 21350, 28490, 28510 and 28545 kHz. On FM Mode: 6m - 50800 and 51500; 10m 29700 kHz. If higher bands are open, operations will be on those bands. The operator will be Datta, VU2DSI. QSL direct (with 2 IRCs) to VU2DSI to: Datta Degaokar, Surabhi Mehherabad, Ahmednagar, MH 414006, INDIA. Oper- ations are to celebrate the 163rd anniversary of the birth (November 30th) of Sir Jagadeesh Chandra Bose, India's great scientist and inventor who they consider the "Father of Wireless Communication". For more details, see the following Web pages at: http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/JCBOSE.htm http://au9jcb.angelfire.com https://ethw.org/Jagadish_Chandra_Bose https://www.cv.nrao.edu/~demerson/bose/bose.htm ADDED NOTE: Usually, there are other VU operators celebrating this anni- versary. BH1, CHINA. Cui, BH1EBF, will be active from Pang'gezhuang Town, Daxing District Beijing City, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via BH1EBF. C5, THE GAMBIA (Reminder). Alan, G3XAQ, will be active as C56XA from Brusubi, The Gambia, until December 2nd. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using only CW. His main activity will be during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power/ Unassisted entry. QSL via G3SWH's OQRS (preferred; via his Web site [www.g3swh.org.uk], direct or LoTW. No bureau cards. The log will be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog once Alan returns home. C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Goran, YT7AW, will be active as C92R during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Assisted entry. He will be using only 50 watts into a dipole. QSL via IK2DUW. CX100, URUGUAY (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club Uruguayo will activate special event station CX100B to celebrate their club's 100th anniversary. QSL via CX1AA, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. D4, CAPE VERDE. Rob, DM4AO, will be active as D44AO from Ilha de Santiago, Cape Verde (AF-005, WW Loc. HK84EV, WLOTA 0158), between February 13-25th, 2022. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters (possibly 160m), using mainly CW with a Elecraft K2 with 100 watts into verticals (Butter- nut HF9V). No digital/FT4/FT8! He plans to be in the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. See QRZ.com for details. DR5, GERMANY. Andree, DL8LAS, will be active as DR5X from Trent-Lehmkuhlen during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single- Band (160m) entry. QSL via the Bureau. E2, THAILAND. Members of the Siam DX Group (E20AX) will be active as E2A from Bangkok during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi- Single/High-Power entry. Operators mentioned are YL JayCie/E20NKB, Champ/ E21EIC, Tony/E24OYI, YL Bun/E25KAE and Mew/E29TGW. QSL via E21EIC, LoTW or by the Bureau. FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Operators Philippe/F6ETI and YL Mau/F8BPN will be active as FO/F6ETI and FO/F8BPN, respectively, in the French Polynesia Islands until December 14th. Activity will be holiday style with a K2 with 8 watts into a dipole on 20 meters CW between 0600-0730z. They plan to activate the islands of Tahiti (OC-046), Moorea (OC-046), Raiatea (OC-067) and Huahine (OC-067). QSL via their home callsign by the REF QSL Bureau. HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Silvio/HB9LCW, Haaf/PA3FGA, Claudia/PA5CT and Aurelio/PC5A will be active as HB0A during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power Op entry. QSL via LoTW or CBA. HB1, SWITZERLAND (Special Event). Members of the Clin d'Ailes Swiss Air Force Museum HAM Radio Club will be active as HB1BCG from Payerne, Switzer- land, between December 1-31st. Activity will be on all bands at various times (depending on the propagation). Operations are to commemorate the following: "On the night of December 11-12, 1921, American and British radio amateurs made radio history. For the first time, a complete message transmitted from the 1BCG radio station in Greenwich, Connecticut, had crossed the Atlantic Ocean on shortwave and was received in Ardrossan, Scotland." QSL via HB9ACA, direct or by the Bureau. IB3, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the Dolomites Contest Team (IQ3DQ), Belluno's Club, is proud to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Association by activating the special event callsign IB3ABM between December 1-15th. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. A special A4 sized printable diploma will be available for download after the event end. To earn this special diploma, you must collect 15 points by working these following callsigns: 5 pt. Special Callsign IB3ABM 3 pt. Section Callsign IQ3DQ 1 pt. Personal Callsigns: Enrico/IK3HHV, Antonio/IK3SVT, Alberto/ IW3GID, Andrea/IW3SSD, Joe/IZ3BSU and Alessandro/IU3EDK ** Every Personal CALLSIGN can be contact ONLY 1 time each day. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between November 22-26th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 EA8/DL2DXA/P CANARY 20/17m; CW AF-004 EA8ACW CANARY 15m; FT8 AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 17/12/10m; SSB AF-004 EA8WK CANARY 40m; SSB AF-007 D60AB COMORO 12m; CW AF-014 CT3MD MADEIRA 40m; CW AF-014 CT9ABV MADEIRA 160/80m; CW AF-016 FR1GZ/B REUNION 10m; CW AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 15m; FT8 AF-022 ZD7JC ST HELENA 12m; FT8 AF-024 S79VU MAHE 30m; FT8 AF-032 5H3WX ZANZIBAR 20m; CW/SSB AF-049 3B8/KX7M MAURITIUS 20/15m; CW AF-049 3B8/M0SDV MAURITIUS 40/15/10m; CW/SSB AN-010 DT8A SOUTH SHETLAND 20m; CW AS-004 5B4AJC Cyprus 40m; SSB AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 17m; SSB AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 15m; SSB AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 40m; SSB AS-013 8Q7RM KANDOLHU 30m; FT8 AS-045 HL5FUA ULLEUNG 30m; FT8 AS-047 JS6TWW DAITO 30m; FT8 AS-078 JH8RBY HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB EU-001 SV5DKL DODECANESE 17m; SSB EU-003 CU2CO EASTERN 40m; SSB EU-004 EC6FK BALEARIC 20m; SSB EU-005 2E0HPI/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW EU-005 G4AKC GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 G4AKC/B/M GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 M0PKD GREAT BRITAIN 40m; CW EU-005 M3FON GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8 EU-005 MM0MMN GREAT BRITAIN 40/20m; FT8/RTTY EU-010 MM6OEC Lewis 20m; SSB EU-012 MM1FEO SHETLAND 30m; FT8 EU-014 TK/S53CC CORSICA 20m; CW EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB EU-015 SW9AA Crete 80m; CW EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 15m; CW EU-020 SM1ALH GOTLAND COUNTY 17m; SSB EU-021 TF5B ICELAND 40m; FT8 EU-025 IT9IRL SICILY 20m; SSB EU-031 IC8/UR8QX ISCHIA 15m; CW EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB EU-054 IF9ZWA EGADI 160/40/20m; SSB/FT8 EU-057 DL5KUD MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN STATE 40m; CW EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 40m; SSB EU-075 SV8GGI SALAMINA 20m; CW EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB EU-115 MI0AIH IRELAND 17m; SSB EU-175 CU3EM CENTRAL 15m; FT8 NA-005 P9/N6GQ BERMUDA 160m; NA-015 CO8MGY CUBA 15m; SSB NA-016 ZF2DJ CAYMAN 15m; CW NA-016 ZF1EJ CAYMAN 60m; NA-016 ZF2LZ CAYMAN 15m; CW NA-016 ZF2MF CAYMAN 30m; CW NA-016 ZF9CW CAYMAN 40m; CW NA-029 VY2WW PRINCE EDWARD 160m; NA-091 VA7QI QUADRA 30m; FT8 NA-099 WP3TT PUERTO RICO 15m; CW NA-100 V26K ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 20m; CW NA-146 FJ/KP4DO ST-BARTHELEMY 40m; SSB OC-001 VK4IM Australia 20/12m; SSB/FT8 OC-016 3D2USU VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 20m; CW OC-021 YD1IBC JAVA 40m; FT8 OC-032 FK4RD NEW CALEDONIA 17m; SSB OC-036 ZL1GSM NORTH 20m; FT8 OC-036 ZL2AGY NORTH 20m; CW OC-042 4F3BZ LUZON 20m; FT8 OC-046 FO5QB WINDWARD 30m; FT4 OC-086 KH0W NORTHERN MARIANA 15m; CW OC-221 YB8XM/P Tayando 20/15m; SSB/FT8 OC-221 YB8VRA/P Tayando 15m; SSB/FT8 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 15m; CW SA-036 P4/N3DXX Aruba 15m; CW SA-099 PJ2/NG7M CURACAO 20m; CW ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes). AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) Single-Op/ Single-Band (160m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or eQSL. AS-177. (Update to OPDX.1541) Members of the "VU Manic Monkeys" have received official permission to operate from St. Georges Islands (aka Grandi) in Goa state between December 3-6th. The team will be using the special callsign AT7SJ. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts. QSL information will be announced later. EU-181. A Bulgarian-Greek Team will take part in the 2022 RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) from Sveti Ivan Island as LZ0KP. QSL via SV2CLJ. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the 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 December 2021). The following International Short Wave League Club (ISWL) club callsigns will be used throughout the month of December 2021: GX4BJC/A - Operated by George, G1IPU, located in Clacton on Sea, Essex. (IOTA EU-005, WAB-TM11, WLOTA-1841) MX1SWL/A - Operated by Merv, G0UJD, located in Skegby, Nottinghamshire. (IOTA EU-005, WAB-SK56, WLOTA-1841) GB75ISWL - Operated by Herbie, G6XOU, located in Walton on the Naze, Essex. (IOTA EU-005, WAB-TM22, WLOTA-1841) QSL GX4BJC and MX1SWL callsigns via Dick, M5DIK. QSL GB75ISWL callsign via G6XOU. All callsigns via the Bureau, eQSL.cc, or direct with return postage. (No IRCs in the UK). The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL info is on: www.iswl.org.uk or www.qrzcq.com or www.qrz.com or via www.eQSL.cc. NO LoTW. J42/SV2, GREECE. Marko, N5ZO, is now active as SV2/N5ZO from Argos Ores- tiko, Kastoria, Greece (KN00pl), until November 30th. He plans to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) signing as J42L and as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via SV2DCD. JW, SVALBARD. Rafal, SQ9CNN, will be active as JW5E from the Longyearbyen club station on Spitsbergen Island (EU-026) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW. Rafal will be there until the 29th, and will be active outside of the contest as JW/SQ9CNN. KL7, ALASKA. Operators Jim/K6ZH, George/KF2T, Louis/KL0R, Steve/KL7SB, Rob/N7QT and WB2TE will be active as KL7RA on the Kenai Peninsula in Nikiski, Alaska, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via N4GNR. LN8, NORWAY. Members of the Whisky Team will be active as LN8W from Rakkestad during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as Multi- Multi entry. QSL via LA6YEA, LoTW or ClubLog. Operators mentioned are Trond/LA1TV, Svein/LA3BO, Roy/LA5KO, Paul/LA6YEA, Stig/LA7JO, Jan/LB1G, Bjorn/LB1GB, Erwann/LB1QI, Stein/LB3RE, Dan/LB3TI and Olaf/LB8IB. OE50, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Members of the Austrian DX Board (ADXB) will be active as OE50ADXB from their club station OE1XBC during the month of December. The ADXB states, "In Europe, the best reception options are from 20 to 80 meters - we will operate SSB, CW and FT8." A special QSL will be offered either electronically (E-mail) or as a paper version. For the paper QSL, they request you to include return postage (min. 2 USDs) and a SAE. SWL reports will also be confirmed. QSL requests for paper QSLs, please QSL either via the QSL Bureau or direct (with sufficient postage and self addressed envelope) to the following address: ADXB - Austrian DX Board, c/o Musisches Zentrum, Zeltgasse 7, A-1080 Vienna, Austria. OG1, FINLAND (Special Event). Members of the Market Reef DX Association (OH9A) gang will operate with the special Christmas event station call- sign OG1XMAS between November 29th and December 26th. Activity will be on all bands and modes. The MRDXA state, "This operation is Eco-Friendly: We confirm all our QSOs via LoTW and ClubLog after the operation." PLEASE DO NOT SEND DIRECT QSLS! 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. Art, N3DXX, will be active as P40XX from the P49V station during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th). Length of his stay is not known. PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Operators Chris/N0UK (G4JEC) and XYL Holly/K0HAC will once again be active as PJ7/G4JEC and PJ7/K0HAC, respectively, from Sint Maarten Island (NA-105) between November 26th and December 4th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands including 6m, using CW and SSB, running 100 watts and end-fed wire or magnetic loop antennas. Chris plans to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th). QSL via N0UK direct or LoTW. Visit their Web page at: https://www.chris.org/PJ7 PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (November 29th-December 5th)....... Nov/29th LN Dec/02nd LN Dec/04th BN Nov/30th LN Dec/03rd BN Dec/05th AN Dec/01st DIS 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 Administration (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 PT4, BRAZIL. After their successful PY0F activity, operators Julio/PP2BT (Team Leader), Liece/PY1JR, Frank/PY1GQ, Fabio/PY1ZV, Alex/PY4AZ, Rodinei/ PY4LH, Leandro/PY4LI, Jackson/PY4VG, Renner/PY7RP and Luc/PY8AZT will be active as PT4A from the Caratinga, Minas Gerais, contest station during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via PY4AZ or LoTW. PZ, SURINAME. A team of operators will be active as PZ5CO during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via UA2FM. QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (November 26th) QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3B8/M0CFW via M0CFW (O/L) FM/UT5UGR via UT5UGR (O/L) RN60ANT via RZ3EC 3B8/M0SDV via M0OXO (O/L) HS0ZLN via HB9BXQ TK/S53BB via S53BB 5T5PA via PA5X JW/SQ9CNN via SP9FIH TK/S53F via S53F 6Y5HM via EA5GL LC5C via LA6KOA TK/S53MM via S53MM 9K2OW via EC6DX OE120AGD via OE6AGD TK/S53ZO via S53ZO 9K9OMAN via EC6DX OE120BKC via OE3BKC TK/S55OO via S55OO 9X4X via 4Z5FI OE120SGU via OE3SGU TK/S57AL via S57AL CO5WE via RW6HS (d) P44W via N2MM TK/S57K via S57K & (L) CT9/DL1CW via DL1CW & (L) PJ2/AC6ZM via AC6ZM & (L) TM60ANT via F8DVD & (L) CT9/DL5CW via DL5CW & (L) PJ2/NG7M via NG7M TY5AB via EC6DX CT9/DL5LYM via DL5LYM & (L) PJ2/WI9WI via WI9WI UE31DX via RQ7L CT9/R7KW via R7KW PJ7/UR5BCP via KD7WPJ (d/L) VE2IM via VE3DZ D60AB via K6ZO R2021DX via RQ7L VP9/N6GQ via N6GQ (L) DQ60ANT via DL1RUN R325N via R7DX ZF2DJ via WD6T DR0OEBIS via DL5BL (B) RA60ANT via RZ3EC ZF2MZ via DG1CMZ DR165TESLA via DK8ZZ RG60ANT via RZ3EC (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 (P) Please send no QSL (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs PIRATE ALERT. A few sources are reporting that Zorro, JH1AT, has con- tacted the Myanmar Government about the XZ7A station, and was told by the Deputy Director General of Post and Telecommunications Department that the XZ7A has not been given a permit/license. So the XZ7A station is definitely a PIRATE. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3B8/M0CFW, 3DA0RU, 4Z4DX, 7P8RU, 8P6ET, CU7AA, DL8LAS, FH/K6ZO, GU7DAI, HA5GN, HI3MRV, HI3Y, HD8R, OX7AM, PJ2MAN, RA0LQ and SV1AIQ QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4L/DL7ZM, 4U2U, 5I3B (AF-032), 5I3W (AF-032), 5T1GM (AF-050), 6O1OO, 6Y5HN, 7P8RU, 8R1AK, A25RU, A61DD, C37NL, CO8RCP, CX1VH, D60AC, D60AD, EL2DT, HK3W, J79WTA, JW0W (EU-063), P43A, R3RRC/0, RI0FF, RI1OZ (EU-153), S21RC, SV2RSG/A, TM7P (EU-107), VE6FTP/VY0 (NA-009), XV1X, ZD7MY and ZS6MGM 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.... SZ1, GREECE. Members of the Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece (RAAWG) will be active as SZ1A from Agrinio during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. RAAWG is one of the oldest clubs in western Greece. Operators mentioned are Garo/G0PZA, Cliff/SV1JG, Bill/SV1BJW, Dimitris/SV1CIB, Dennis/SV1CDN, Andy/SV1DKD, Kostas/SV1DPI and Vasilis/SV1DPJ, with support team members Thanasis/ SV1CQK and Salvador/SV1BDO! RAAWG is not member of SV Bureau. So it is not possible to get a card from the Bureau. The log will be uploaded right after a contest, into LoTW, eQSL and ClubLog. Remember, QSOs with SZ1A also count towards the SZ1A award: https://sv2rck.gr/SZ1A Visit the RAAWG Web page at: https://sz1a.org T4, CUBA. Operators Amed/CO2AME and Dayron/CL2DPC plan to activate the T42K Contest Team callsign between November 25-27th. Activity will be on CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY modes, as well as the CQWW DX CW Contest (No- vember 27-28th). QSL via QRZ.com. TI, COSTA RICA. Dan, N6MJ, will be active as TI7W from Guanacaste during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High- Power entry. QSL via M0URX. Activity outside of the contest Dan will operate as TI5/N6MJ. TM57, FRANCE (Special Event). Look for the following stations to celebrate St. Nicolas: TM57STN -- December 2-16th, 2021 TM57MC -- December 12-26th, 2021 TM57HNY -- December 29th, 2021 to January 12th, 2022 The Saint Nicolas is traditionally celebrated on December 6th mainly in several European countries of Northern and Eastern Europe; in partic- ular Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, the North-East of France, especially in Lorraine in Alsace "where he dis- tributes gifts to all good children". QSL via F4DHQ, direct or by the Bureau. TM60, FRANCE (Special Event). To celebate the 60th anniversary of the "Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales French Space Agency", look for special event stations TM60CNES, TO60CNES and TO60CNES to be active. Length of activity is not known. QSL via F1UJT, direct or by the Bureau. TZ, MALI (Reminder). Ulmar, DK1CE, is once again active as TZ1CE from the QTH of Jeff, TZ4AM/K1MMB, in Bamako, Mali, until December 8th (possibly longer). Activity will be on 160-10 meters (no 60m) using CW, SSB and FT8 (No F/H). QSL via DK1CE, by the DARC Bureau or direct. NO LoTW. VA2, CANADA (Zone 2). Nicolas, VA2VT, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW. VE2, CANADA (Zone 2). Operator Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as VE2IM from Sept-Iles, QC (Zone 2), during the CQWW DX CW Contest (No- vember 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Yuri states he will be there between November 22-29th. Activity (usually) before and after the contest will be on CW, SSB and RTTY, and all HF bands including the 30/17/12 meter bands. QSL via VE3DZ, direct or by the VE3DZ OQRS. He usually uploads to the LoTW. VU, INDIA (Update). Abie, VU2ABE/AB1F, informs OPDX of the following [edited]: I thought I'd give you an update on the status of VU2ABE oper- ations. VU2ABE is on the air! Nearly 500 QSOs already - mostly JA. And a few HS, DU, VK, FK4, and of course VU. And one KL7! Unfortunately, I have damaged the rotor controller and the antenna is stuck in the JA direction. Since no repair facilities are available here, the unit has been dispatched to a large Indian city for repairs. I have uploaded the logs on a daily basis to LoTW, eQSL.cc, QRZ.com, and ClubLog." WP3, PUERTO RICO (NA-099). Operators Edgar/N2GK, Al/WP3C and Paul/WP3TT will be active as WP3C in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) 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. For more details about the station, see the Web page at: https://wp3c73.wixsite.com/wp3c XP1, DENMARK (Special Event). Frank, 5P2BA/OZ2CBA, will activate the special event callsign XP1SC from "mainly Denmark and - as Corona permits - from Germany - other European locations possible .." between November 25th and January 6th. This is a special (Danish tradition) Santa Claus station (who lives in Greenland). QSL via OZ2CBA. XQ1, CHILE. Nicolas, XQ1KZ, will be active from Antofagasta during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL via XQ1KZ, direct, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. YB, INDONESIA. Yohanes, YB2DX, will be active in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 19-20th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or direct only. ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Mike, DG1CMZ/NT6V, is currently active as ZF2MZ from Grand Cayman. Length of stay is unknown. QSL ZF2MZ via NT6V direct or DG1CMZ by the Bureau. Look for Mike to be active as ZF1A from ZF1EJ station during the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL ZF1A via K7ZO, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog. All logs are uploaded to LoTW within two weeks of the operation. ZL, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Geoff/ZL3GA, Phil/ZL3PAH and Mark/ZL3AB will use the "Quake 27-28th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW. No Bureau. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following stations are expected to be active in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 27-28th, 2021) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following consolidated listing of the participants in the 2021 CQWW 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/cqc2021.html (By call sign) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqcd2021.html (By entity) http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqcz2021.html (By zone) The CQ World-Wide DX Contest Web page and rules: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contest DXCC CQZ Class QSL Callsign Entity Route ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3B8M Mauritius 39 M/M M0OXO 3V8SS Tunisia 33 SOAB QRP LoTW 4L/LY4ZZ Georgia 21 SOSB 80M LY4ZZ 4L2M Georgia 21 SOSB 20M EA7FTR 4L8A Georgia 21 SOSB 40M LoTW; QSL via M0OXO 7A2A Indonesia 28 M/? LoTW 9N7AA Nepal 22 SOAB LoTW; QSL via S57DX 9X4X Rwanda 36 M/? 4Z5FI B7P China 24 M/S BA4EG BH1EBF China 24 M/S BH1EBF C56XA Gambia 35 SOSB 20M LoTW C6AQQ Bahamas 08 SOAB LP EA5GL C6AGU Bahamas 08 M/? LoTW; QSL via (C) HA7RY C92R Mozambique 37 SOSB 15M IK2DUW D60A Comoros 39 SO N6ZO E2A Thailand 26 M/S LoTW; QSL via E21EIC EA6FO Balearic Islands 14 SO LoTW FS/K0CD St Martin 08 SOSB QRP K0CD GU4CHY Guernsey 14 SOSB 20M GU4CHY (d) HB0A Liechtenstein 14 M/S LoTW; QSL via HB0A (d) HO2A Panama 07 SO HP HP1XT HQ9X Honduras 07 SOAB KQ1F IH9YMC African Italy 33 SOSB 160M LoTW J42L Greece 20 SOAB HP SV2DCD JW5E Svalbard 40 SOSB 20M LoTW KH7M Hawaii 31 SOAB HP KH6ZM KL7RA Alaska 01 M/? LoTW; QSL via N4GNR KP2B US Virgin Islands 08 SOSB 10M EB7DX LN8W Norway 14 M/M LoTW; QSL via LA6YEA (C) MD4K Isle of Man 14 M/2 G3NKC MJ5A Jersey 14 SOSB 40M LoTW MW5B Wales 14 SOSB 40M LoTW; no direct cards NP4Z Puerto Rico 08 SOAB HP N4AO OH0Z Aland Island 15 SOAB HP W0MM P40XX Aruba 09 SO P44W Aruba 09 SOAB LoTW; QSL via N2MM (d) PJ2T Curacao 09 M/M W3HNK PJ4A Bonaire 09 M/S K4BAI PJ4K Bonaire 09 M/2 KU9C PJ7/G4JEC Sint Maarten 08 SO LoTW; QSL via N0UK PT4A Brazil 11 M/2 LoTW PZ5CO Surinam 09 SZ1A Greece 20 M/S LoTW T42K Cuba 08 M/? TF3SG Iceland 40 SOAB LoTW TI7W Costa Rica 07 SOAB HP TK0C Corsica 15 M/? S50C TO7A Martinique 08 SOAB HP UT5UGR UA7K Russia (Europe) 16 M/S LoTW V26K Antigua & Barbuda 08 SOAB LP AA3B V48A St Kitts & Nevis 08 SOAB LoTW; QSL via (C), WX4G VA2VT Canada 02 SOAB LP LoTW VE2IM Canada 02 SOAB VE3DZ VK6T Australia 29 SOAB EA7FTR VP9I Bermuda 05 SOAB LP LoTW; see QRZ.com for QSL details WP3C Puerto Rico 08 M/S M0OXO XQ1KZ Chile 12 SOSB 15M LoTW; QSL via (C), XQ1KZ (d) ZF1A Cayman Islands 08 M/S LoTW; QSL via (C), K7ZO (B/d) ZF5T Cayman Islands 08 SOAB K5GO ZL3X New Zealand 32 M/2 LoTW ZP5AA Paraguay 11 SOAB ZP5DBC Last updated: Friday, 26-Nov-2021 06:44:27 EST (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw at hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) ** PLEASE NOTE FOR OUTLOOK USERS: PLEASE put your E-mail address also in the body of the message. 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