[ETS/PARC List] DX August 23, 2016

[Don WILSON]

> >The CY9C DXpedition team continues to work the pileups. The team
> >reports no propagation on 10-15 meters. Propagation on the other bands
> >is a challenge but the team is doing their best to add as many
> >contacts as possible to the log. All antennas are built and
> >operational. Weather has been a factor with winds and rain. The team
> >has settled into a daily routine and working the bands that are open.
> >
> >Due to unexpected issues, real time logging to Clublog will not be
> >possible.
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> >Updates will be issued as needed.
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> >DX News
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> >YV0 - Aves Island -
> >As a reminder the YX0V Aves Island DXpedition team is expected to set
> >sail from Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday August 27th.  Depending on the
> >Navy vessel it could take as little as 24 hour or as long as 72 hours
> >to get to the island.  They believe they will be able to operate for
> >about 7-10 days.  The team includes operators YV5EED, YV5LMW, YV5ZV,
> >YV5NR, YV4CEG, YV4IVB, YV5OK, YV5KG, YV5VP, YV2IF, YV4YC, YV5NCZ,
> >YV1KK and YV2CAR.  http://yx0v.com
> >
> >J6 - St. Lucia -
> >WT4BT, Mac, updates us on the American team heading to St. Lucia, who
> >will be staying at the Chateau Devaux in Cap Estate in early November.
> >The team includes N7BF, Joe; AA4OC, Bill; WT4MT, Mac; W6ABM, Ev;
> >AK5SD, Scott; and NX8G, Rex; who will be QRV as J68KF, J68OC, J68MT,
> >J68ABM, J6/AK5SD and J6/NX8G respectively.  They will be there from
> >November 4-12 and plan to operate holiday style, including possible
> >portable operations from "beaches and hilltops".  They'll be running
> >FT-857D's and KX3's both QRP and 100 watts into Buddipoles, end-feds
> >and wires.  Activity will be on 3.5 through 28 MHz on SSB and Digital
> >modes.  QSL details for each station will be listed on their
> >respective QRZ.com pages.  If possible they will upload their logs
> >daily to both Club Log and LoTW, "otherwise after return stateside"
> >says Mac.
> >
> >T31 - Central Kiribati -
> >Yesterday DX News reported that 3Z9DX, Dom, and a "team will be active
> >from Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands, IOTA OC-043, as T31T."  This will
> >be a separate operation from the T31W team heading here in 2017.
> >Joining Dom will be fellow countrymen SP3DOI and SP7VC for a month of
> >radio and volunteer work.  Dates were not mentioned.
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> >K9AJ, Mike, reports he and KD6WW, Bruce, "are on schedule" with their
> >plans to activate Sanikiluaq (NA-159) later this week.  They will be
> >flying to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada tomorrow and then on to
> >Sanikiluaq on Thursday.  They anticipate being QRV as K9AJ/VY0 and
> >KD6WW/VYO until Monday August 29th.  N9BX, Bruce, is the team's pilot
> >station and will be in contact with the guys via a satellite phone.
> >
> >Due to "bad weather and high waves" the R23RRC/p team, which was going
> >to activate AS-095 today "was not able to land on the island" and will
> >attempt to try again tomorrow, says EU7A, Andy.
> >
> >Norwegian ops LA3DNA and LA3ENA along with DH0JAE will be operating
> >LA2S from Vandve (EU-062) from September 16-20.  QSL via LA2S.
> >
> >IOTA frequencies -
> >CW  28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530
> >SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765
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> >Today's Propagation Forecast
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> >Solar activity will be very low with a chance for a C-class flare
> >today through Thursday.
> >
> >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to unsettled levels today and
> >quiet to active levels on Wednesday and Thursday.
> >
> >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators
> >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and
> >http://www.solarham.net/.
> >
> >The August 22 SFI was 80 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 33.
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> >QSL Info
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> >Call        Manager      Call       Manager     Call       Manager

> >W3HNK, Joe, is now the QSL Manager for VK5MTM, Theo.
> >
> >QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: KH0/KC0W, TX6G
> >and ZY2QG (SA-071).
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> >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: AO150A, AO150E, AO150G,
> >AO150H and AO150I.
> >
> >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 2E1AYS, 9A4W, DJ9SO, DL5RMH,
> >EA2CYJ, EA3CAZ, EA5ARC, EP2A, EW1IP, F6LIA, G0ODR, G3PHO, G3VIR,
> >G4ETS, G4FPA, IK3HMB, MW0EDX, OH1LWZ, OH1LWZ/M, OJ0DX, OM4CI, PD1ROT,
> >PY2ABN, PY2RAF, S50A, SP4R, UK/JE1RZR, UN7QCC, US7KC, UT4NY, VK3OT,
> >YC1CZZ and YC1LS.
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> >Credits
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> >Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: EU7A,
> >JA1HGY, K5DHY, K9AJ, KD4QMY, N4II, NF4A, RSGB IOTA, W3HNK, W4DTA,
> >W8ZA, WT4BT and ZL1AQ.
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