[ETS/PARC List] Fw: DX - October 23, 2017
Don WILSON
k2dsv at msn.com
Mon Oct 23 13:23:33 EDT 2017
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> V6 - Micronesia
> V6J will be from IOTA OC-253 or OC-254 next year with details still
> not settled. It's likely to be June or July. A generator purchased
> on Pohnpei in June is still there and will be moved on to the next
> island operation. The licenses are still valid next year. The
> operators are JA3FGJ, JA3KGF, JJ3CIG and JP3AYQ. The gear will be an
> FT-857, FT-951 and IC-7000 to a 500 watt KPA500 amplifier and a second
> one, homebrew. For antennas, it's a 2-element VDA for 20 and 17 and
> groundplane for 40 and 30, operating on those bands, CW, SSB, RTTY,
> PSK and JT65. QSL "via JP3AYQ direct only by OQRS or SASE," no LoTW.
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> YJ - Vanuatu
> YJ0JA by JA1VND, Tom, will be November 15-20 on 160-10 meters with a
> G5RV and inverted L. He says he will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. For a
> QSL it's bureau or direct, plus LoTW, no Club Log.
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> H44 - Solomon Islands
> VU - India
> P2 - Papua-New Guinea
> DL2GAC arrived October 18th in Honiara and operates as H44MS. He plans
> to go to neighboring Malaite Island this week. He operated there in
> April also. He will set up and get ready for the CQ WW SSB Contest
> that is next weekend, not planning to "compete" but will give out QSOs
> to "interesting stations," including ones needing him for an all time
> new one, "missing bandslots," etc.
>
> So far as H44MS he has worked 307 entities. He will not have internet
> access this time. The radio gear is a K3 to an Expert 1.3K-FA amp and
> a Japanese manufactured HX52a that covers 20 through 10, plus dipoles
> for 80 and 40 and "maybe a wire for 160." He will only be on SSB.
>
> QSL direct or through the DARC bureau to DL2GAC, no LoTW or Club Log
> because, he says, he still logs on paper. Departure from H44 is on
> November 28 with arrival the 29th in Kochi, southern India for "the
> marriage engagement" of VU2KKG, son of VU2KGB and VU2CIA, December 3.
> He will have some limited activity, he says, as VU2BMS and then will
> attend "Hamfest India 2017" in Calcutta, December 16-17. Departure
> from India is January 24, 2018 and arrival back in H44 is January 26,
> with his intention to stay until early May, 2018. He hopes to visit
> some of the rarer islands in H44 and maybe make a short visit to P2,
> Papua-New Guinea. He returns to Germany on May 3.
>
> VK9C - Cocos-Keeling
> GM4YXI, Keith, says GM3WOJ, Chris, visited his QTH Friday night,
> bringing gear, 160 kilograms of checked baggage plus carry-on. They
> planned to fly out of Aberdeen, Scotland, Saturday and, "four flights
> later" arrive on VK9C tomorrow, Tuesday, October 24. They have a new
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> They are aware of the recent VK9CI expedition but still look forward
> to working as many DXers as possible and will be a multi-two in next
> weekend's CQ WW SSB event, putting more effort into the low bands,
> with a full-size vertical for 80 and a T-loaded vertical for 160.
> They will try to find the best location for those and get them working
> perfectly as quickly as they can. They also plan low-noise receiving
> antennas. Limited space for the antennas could make it hard to work
> both 160 and 80 at the same time but they will try.
>
> P4 - Aruba
> P40W by W2GD, John Crovelli, will be in both modes of the CQ WW, with
> "some WARC and CW activity before and after the CQ WW Phone as time
> permits." This first visit, for the phone weekend, will be October
> 23-31, so he arrives on the island today. Note, the southern
> Caribbean islands like Aruba, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago, were
> apparently unaffected by the recent hurricanes. For P40W, QSL using
> LoTW or direct via N2MM. John has not accepted bureau cards since
> 2013. His dates on the island around the CQ WW CW are November 20-28.
>
> P4 - Aruba
> P40L will be in the CQ WW CW November 25-26 with operators N5KO, N7MH,
> W6LD and W0YK, a multi-two. QSL via WA3FRP.
>
> V3 - Belize
> On V31VP, WB0TEV, Victor, returns to the Maya Hill Lodge hamshack in
> Blackman Eddy October 27-31 for the CQ WW SSB contest. He will be a
> single op all band assisted high power in the weekend event and plans
> to record the entire audio. Victor says he hopes to put the
> recordings of each contest QSO on the V31VP QRZ.com web page shortly
> after the log submission deadline. He has an IC-7300 and SPE 1.3K amp
> to a Cushcraft A3S, dipoles, a multiband Windom and a 160M bazooka.
> Victor will do some additional SSB, plus RTTY, outside the CQ WW. No
> LoTW but QSL bureau or direct to WB0TEV or use Club Log.
>
> 4L - Georgia
> For the CQ WW SSB October 28-29, 4L2M will be on the air, single op
> single band 20. QSL via EA7FTR.
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> KH6 - Hawaii
> KH7CW will be in the CQ WW SSB, a multi-single. The operator list is
> AH7C, JH1ECG, JH1BUO, JE1FQV, JA1NRH, JL1IEO and K2WR. Op Rich, K2WR,
> says this is the 11th year for the "Coconut Wireless Contest Club's"
> operations. The QTH is the town of Aiea.
>
> 3B6/3B7 - Agalega & St. Brandon
> The organizers say they have been busy the last few months, getting
> ready, with logistics planning soon to be finalized. A 50% deposit
> has been put on the transport, a 24-hour trip by boat from 3B8 to 3B7.
> Once on the island they will use a fisherman's shack to operate from
> which they figure will be much more comfortable than tents, especially
> given the hot temperatures expected during southern hemisphere summer.
> They are testing their generators to be sure of reliable 24-hour-a-day
> AC and are packing the gear in the crates they used for their previous
> operations from Tromelin and Juan de Nova. Expert Electronics is
> providing SunSDR2 PRO transceivers. They are now requesting financial
> support from the DXer community and contacted many clubs last week.
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> FT#W - Crozet Island
> Over the past 3-4 days F4HQZ (TU5KG, FT5XT), Gildas, has been
> operating in the waters near Crozet Island as FT5WQ/MM. He's going to
> be in the area for the next three weeks, aboard a fishing boat.
> Listen for him on 40 CW and SSB in the 1430 to 1900Z and 0000 to 0400Z
> time frames. Rumor has it he will go ashore in the near future to
> operate for a few hours, like he did from Kerguelen Island (FT5XT).
> Although his QSL Manager F4DXW, Stephane, indicates Gil normally does
> not go to Crozet Island. If you hear Gil on the air make sure you ask
> if he will or will not go ashore to Crozet and please let your editor,
> W3UR, at the Daily DX know. QSL via F4DXW.
>
> V2 - Antigua
> The V26B station on Antigua was spared any damage during the recent
> series of hurricanes. Says N3OC, Brian, "We were very lucky as a 30
> mile difference in the track of any of the storms would have been a
> disaster for us. Some of our sister stations in the Caribbean were
> not so lucky." Brian says V26B will again be in the multi-multi
> category, for the first time in that category in several years. This
> is the 25th year of uninterrupted CQ WW SSB operations from the
> station. At the radios, this year will be N3OC, WT3Q, K3RA, AB2E,
> N3BNA, PY2NY and K1DQV. QSL using LoTW or with SASE via KA2AEV. QSL
> individual ops using LoTW or their home calls.
>
> 9Y4 - Trinidad and Tobago
> 9Y4D will be in the CQ WW SSB this weekend, 15 meters only, low power.
>
> A5 - Bhutan
> A5A will be October 27-November 3. JH1AJT, JF1IST, DJ9ZB and E21EIC
> will be at the radios, operating in support of the launch of the
> Paralympic Committee in Bhutan, with the Bhutan Olympic Committee,
> BOC. They will also be in the CQ WW SSB, a multi-single or multi-2.
> Before and after the big weekend event they will be on 160-6 CW, SSB
> and RTTY and will possibly try the FT8 mode. E21EIC, Champ, will
> focus on 160 and 80. QSL to:
>
> JH1AJT
> PO Box 8
> Oiso, Naka-gun
> KANAGAWA 259-0111
> Japan
>
> There will also be OQRS available on Club Log after JH1AJT's return to
> Japan.
>
> T8 - Palau
> T8ED will be in the CQ WW SSB. The operator will be T8ED, aka JA7XBG,
> Tetsuya Sakabe, single operator all band. QSL using LoTW or direct to
> his home Japanese callsign. The Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin gives us
> additional info: Ted will use the T88GA callsign outside the CQ WW,
> operating from the VIP Guest Hotel Free Radio Room. It's on Koror
> Island. He plans to be on 160-6M CW, SSB and "some digital modes."
> OPDX reports Ted told them he has "no plan to prepare a T8ED paper
> QSL. Only LoTW will be available." Here is info on the radio room
> and hotel: http://www.palau-radio.com/index.php?page=rr2014.
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> A4 - Oman
> A team will operate at the very nice A47RS ROARS Royal Omani Amateur
> Radio Society clubhouse, callsign A44A, a multi-multi, in the
> weekend's CQ WW SSB. A41NW, Issa, says the team includes A41CK,
> A41KT, A41NH, A41NN, A41NW, A41OP, A41OR, A41PG, A41RO, A41RN, A41SS,
> A45TT, A65DR, A65DC, WE9V and K9NW. As part of the "Youngsters on the
> Air" and the "Youth Contesting Program," YOTA and YCP, OE3FTA and
> DK6SP were also invited. QSL via A47RS.
>
> 3Y - Bouvet
> Update: The transportation company, DAP, has confirmed the January 13
> flight from Punta Arenas, Chile to King George Island. It will be a
> BA-146 airplane. The ops are "counting the days" with great
> eagerness.
>
> FG - Guadeloupe
> K2HVN, Bill Jansen, says he just got back from a trip to Minot, North
> Dakota, planning to use the TO2E callsign November 5-10, all bands and
> modes "depending on QRN and location." Noting he is almost 80 years
> old now, Bill says "this might be my last fling." Before receiving
> the TO2E call he had planned to use FG/K2HVN, but the callsign request
> seems to be settled now. His QTH is a timeshare at the Toubana Resort
> in Saint Anne, where he will operate "vacation style" with an IC-706
> to a Buddipole set up as a vertical, on 40-10 "mostly CW but some
> SSB." Bill says to QSL to his home call using the info on QRZ.com.
>
> VE - Canada
> VE2IDX will have zone 2 on the air in the weekend CQ WW SSB. He will
> be in the town of Sept Iles, just across the line into zone 2, a
> popular site for zone two CQ WW operations. He will be operating
> single op all band.
>
> XT - Burkina Faso
> 9X - Rwanda
> M0OXO, Charles, reports that DF2WO's operation in XT ends October 25.
> He has been working a lot of the new FT8 mode, and more traditional
> modes too. Op Harald goes back to Germany with a few weeks to prepare
> for his next trip, this one to Rwanda, where he should be QRV from
> Kigali as 9X2AW around November 15. It will be a two-week operation
> before a return to Germany for Christmastime. Again, he plans to be
> on CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL using M0OXO's OQRS or direct post mail.
>
> H40 - Temotu Province
> LZ1GC, Stan, is delayed in getting home from his H40GC operation,
> stuck in Temotu without firm assurance of a departure flight. He
> might be able to catch a flight on October 26. Flights were canceled
> due to eruptions of the Tinakula volcano on Nendo Island nearby, also
> part of Temotu Province, and it has made flights dangerous, say the
> flying authorities, though Stan has noticed nothing at all where he
> is. All his homeward-bound connecting flights on British Airways were
> missed. He hopes Solomon Airlines will at least get him to Brisbane,
> Australia, where he will have to buy all new tickets. Stan says at
> least he is in good health. He has limited internet connectivity.
>
> 3B9 - Rodrigues Island
> The 425 DX News out of Italy reports that 3B9HA will be November 23 to
> December 12, with G0CKV, Olof, the operator. He will be on CW, with
> his main activity being the CQ WW DX CW weekend in late November. He
> will focus on the low bands before and after the contest. QSL using
> LoTW or the OQRS system.
>
> 3X - Guinea
> F5RAV and F5NVF will have 3XY4D on from Conakry. Note, do not confuse
> this callsign with the current 3XY3D operation. Very similar
> callsigns. The two Frenchmen will be on the air October 27-November
> 6, on CW, SSB and digital modes, 80-10 meters, starting with this
> weekend's CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL direct only, to F5RAV.
>
> EI - Ireland
> ON4EI, Olivier is putting his EI8GQB callsign on the air again, from a
> Fethard, Ireland, QTH, starting two days ago and going to November 1.
> He has a wind and solar power system from his camper trailer (in
> Europe usually called "caravan"). He will be in the CQWW DX SSB this
> weekend, special callsign EI1A. QSL either Irish callsign using LoTW
> or via PA-3249 direct or bureau. www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB<http://www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB>.
>
> S2 - Bangladesh
> See the story in the IOTA section below. They are on the air starting
> today.
>
> KH2 - Guam
> JJ2CJB will be active as AC2AI/KH2 from Guam October 27-30,
> particularly for the CQ WW SSB. QSL to JJ2CJB direct or bureau, or
> LoTW.
>
> VE - Canada
> CK100VDA will memorialize the "Great Halifax Explosion" of December 6,
> 1917. During World War I, a French munitions ship, the Mont Blanc,
> was in Halifax Harbor loaded with barrels of benzol on deck and 2,900
> tons of high explosives in the hold when a Norwegian-Belgian relief
> ship struck her. (A later inquest said both ships were to blame.)
> The benzol caught fire and 20 minutes later the entire ship exploded.
> 2,000 people were killed, 9,000 were injured and much of Halifax was
> flattened. Nearly all structures within 2,600 feet, 800 meters, were
> flattened, including the entire Richmond community on the north side
> of Halifax. This is said to be the largest manmade explosion before
> the atomic bomb. The boom could be heard 100 kilometers away.
> CK100VDA will be on the air December 2-10. "VDA" is the callsign of
> the HMCS Niobe which was moored in the harbor at the time. Aboard
> her, wireless operator George Harris radioed the news of the disaster.
> A commemorative QSL card will be available. If you want one direct,
> send an SAE with 3 USD or appropriate Canadian postage to:
>
> Helen Archibald - VA1YL,
> 25 Canard St. RR#1
> Port Williams, NS B0P1T0
> Canada
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> Going somewhere or know someone who is? Don't forget to let your DX
> editor know. Bernie at dailydx.com
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>
> Silent Key
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>
> N4AA (ex WN0YFT, W4NQA, W1ETU), Carl Ernest Smith, passed away Friday
> morning in the Asheville (North Carolina) VA Hospital. His good
> friends KA4S, Rosie, and W4NL, Lynn, say Carl's son, Rodney, KB4CMG,
> was nearby, as was his rig and key. They say "We have lost one of our
> best brothers in life and ham radio." Carl was 77, born in St.
> Joseph, Missouri. His wife, Miriam, his two brothers, and two
> sisters, all preceded him in death. A top of the Honor Roll DXer,
> Carl was known worldwide as the editor/publisher since 1996 of "QRZ
> DX" and the "DX Magazine." He was also an Air Force veteran and co-
> founder of the Radio Museum of Asheville (A-B Tech). The funeral
> service is at 12 noon this Thursday at the Western Carolina State
> Veterans Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Mt. Carmel Baptist
> Church Youth Ministry, 200 Mt. Carmel Road, Asheville, NC 28806, or to
> the Youth Ministry of Trinity Baptist Church, 216 Shelburne Road,
> Asheville, NC 28806.
>
> R2DG (ex RN3DG), Yury Pavlov, has passed on at the age of 54 from a
> serious illness. Known as a leader of local radio clubs, the illness
> cut short a plan for a DXpedition.
>
> RX3A, Nikolay V. Kholodkov, has passed. An equipment designer, he was
> particularly active on VHF. Previous callsigns were RX3AA, UV3GZ and
> RV3GZ.
>
> UA4CFF, Vitaliy Vitalevich Lavruhin has died at the age of 60.
>
> US0KF, ex-038, 002, UB5AWK, UB5XY and UB5KF, Jackob Moiseich Grifko,
> has passed on at the age of 83 after a long illness. QRZ.ru describes
> him as one of the oldest amateur radio operators in the Rivne region
> of Ukraine, a "mentor and friend."
>
> F1COW, Michel Audouin, has died. F5HRY, says "He taught me so much
> about ham radio when I was young. RIP Michel, we will miss you."
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> Openings - FT8 continues to amaze
> KA1R, Matt, reports signals from HS to W1 on 10 meters late Saturday
> morning (W1 time). Matt did not see any completed QSOs but "decoded"
> both HS5YLK and HS0ZIV within a 10-minute window. Matt also notes the
> W3LPL "WWROF" presentation:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPydjVi6qLw, in which Frank noted are
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> morning weak signal long path openings at 150 degrees azimuth between
> 1300-1400Z. Matt says he did not try that beam heading; he had his
> successful decodes beaming 45 and 10 degrees. The only other catch of
> these two decodes that Matt could find were by PY7BC, no others in
> North America. The farthest away Asian decode of North American
> signals that Matt could find was 4Z5OZ.
>
> 630 METERS
> More new bands action: W3LPL's "WSPRlite" was heard in Hawaii on 630
> Saturday morning over a five-hour period. K9FD/KH6 heard Frank in
> W3LPL's "first night of 'QRO' on 630 meters." K9FD/KH6 also heard
> AA1A and K3RWR from the East Coast. W3LPL is now running a 5-watt
> amplifier loaned to him by K4LY. Frank thinks it puts out about 4
> watts after the low pass filter and probably 3 watts at the input of
> the L matching network at the base of his 1/4 wavelength inverted L,
> "probably within a few dB of the 5-watt EIRP legal limit" on the new
> band. Frank's plan is to next put an RF ammeter in line with the
> antenna to see how much of the RF is actually getting into the antenna
> and not being absorbed by the 30,000 feet of radials.
>
> A second report, W3LPL's signal was also heard on 630 meters in the
> UK. This report was from G8HUH, listening on .475701 MHz this morning
> at 0300Z. It was a path of 5,678 kilometers.
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>
> IOTA
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>
> The following IOTA stations were active yesterday.
>
> IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT
> ------ ---------- ----- ---- ------ --------- ----- ----
> AF-022 ZD7VC 14195 1735 EU-175 CT8/W6XD 7143 2300
> AF-039 3C0L 7019 2340 OC-002 VK9VKL 21074 0215
> AF-049 3B8/W2NEF 14265 1600 OC-015 T2AR 21074 0025
> EU-054 IF9/DJ4EL 21230 1550 SA-006 PJ4/W9FRA 14218 2010
> EU-148 F6KOP/P 10110 2225 SA-018 CE7VPQ 14260 2340
>
> S21ZAS from St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh, AS-127, was delayed due
> to bad sea conditions on Saturday. But Sunday even with high winds
> and seas the team made it to the island at 08Z and got busy setting up
> stations and antennas for a hoped for QRV by later Sunday. QSL via
> SM6CVX. http://s21iota.weebly.com. As setup continued, lots of
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> problems were encountered. All the ops were safe but activity plans
> for by the end of the day were scrapped. They hoped to be get on the
> air today, at 07Z at the earliest. And the latest update, they
> finally made it on the air at 0830Z, putting out a good signal on
> 18082.
>
> DJ4EL, Markus, is now QRV as IF9/DJ4EL from Egadi Islands (EU-054)
> until October 28th.
>
> A first-time operation from IOTA AF-111 in the Liberia Group, 5L3BI
> from Baiyah Island, starts within the week. EI5GM, EI9FBB and MM0NDX
> go there via Amsterdam, Sierra Leone and Monrovia, Liberia, where they
> will meet up with EL2BG and EL2DT. From there it is a short flight to
> the Greenville airstrip. They hope to be on the air from the island
> by October 30, late afternoon local time. If not then, then look for
> them the next day, October 31. Local weather and sea conditions are a
> factor too. They plan to have three stations on the air, including a
> CW station. There will be no internet or email. www.af111new.com<http://www.af111new.com>.
> As they prepare for departure on this journey, the op team say they
> are nervous and excited. They say that although many DXers will be
> trying to work Liberia and their special callsign too, the IOTA fans
> are their number one priority. They note that in the 40 years of the
> IOTA Programme, this one has never been activated. Not a tropical
> paradise island, this one is "just a rock," that locals have used as a
> ritual and sacrifice site. Important is to convince the villagers to
> let them go to it. "Generous gifts" to the locals help. Landing is
> difficult but doable. It will be 72 hours maximum on the air. Splits
> will be 5-10 kHz on SSB, .5 to 3.0 on CW, "Don't call 5 up on CW; we
> will not work that far up." In the first 24 hours everyone in the
> pileup will be worked, not especially IOTA participants, to "try to
> clear the decks a bit." Unlike their previous S79C and A91HI
> operations which made 23,000 QSOs each, the target for this one is
> 5,000. A lot of time will be spent building relations with the local
> villagers and elders. The generator, tent, table, chairs, fuel and
> supplies are being sent ahead on a four-wheel-drive-only road to
> Greenville. Those supplies will be donated to the villagers at the
> end of the operation. QSL via M0OXO.
>
> JI3DST/5 will be on AS-200, Shodo Island. This is one of Shikoku's
> Coastal Islands. Op Takeshi Funaki says this will be from 07Z
> November 3 until 2359Z November 5, on 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10
> and 6 meters SSB, CW, FM and RTTY. It is all subject to change due to
> bad weather or other conditions. QSL using OQRS or through the bureau
> to JI3DST/5. IOTA participants know that Take also has the JS6RRR
> callsign.
>
> IOTA frequencies -
> CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530
> SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Calendar
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Date End Prefix Call Manager Ref Vol-No
> ------ ------ ------ ------------------- ---------- ----------
> 23-Oct 23-Oct 3B8 3B8/IW2NEF IK2DUW 21-186 161
> 23-Oct 23-Oct 3C0 3C0L YL2GN 21-188
> 23-Oct ??? 3W XV9JM F6ITD 21-181 180
> 23-Oct 31-Oct 3X 3XY3D/p (AF-096) F5OZC 21-195 142
> 23-Oct 31-Oct 4S 4S7AYG (AS-003) M0URX 21-190
> 23-Oct 31-Oct 4S 4S7KLG (AS-003) EA5GL 21-189 181
> 23-Oct 28-Oct 7P 7P8AO HA5AO 21-188
> 23-Oct 25-Oct 8P 8P9KZ W2KKZ 21-192 159
> 23-Oct 25-Oct 8P 8P9RN WB2YQH 21-192 159
> 23-Oct 25-Oct 8P 8P9SL WF2S 21-192 159
> 23-Oct 31-Dec 9X 9X0TA N4GNR 21-152 137
> 23-Oct 1-Sep 9X 9X9PJ 21-177 176
> 23-Oct 31-Oct 9Y 9Y4/DL1QQ DL1QQ 21-195
> 23-Oct 1-Nov C6A C6ARW (NA-080) N0HJZ 21-168
> 23-Oct 20-Jan CE9 8J60JARE (AN-015) JG2MLI 21-038
> 23-Oct 31-Dec CE9 FT3YL (AN-017) F6KPQ 21-047
> 23-Oct 15-Dec CE9 VU3LBP/P (AN-016) I1HYW 21-013
> 23-Oct 10-Nov CU CT8/DL7AFS DL7AFS 21-191
> 23-Oct 10-Nov CU CT8/DL7ZG DL7AFS 21-191
> 23-Oct 31-Dec DU DU3/W6QT (OC-042) W6QT 21-141
> 23-Oct 29-Oct E4 E44WE SP9FIH 21-191 176
> 23-Oct 23-Oct F F6KOP/P (EU-148) F6KOP 21-195
> 23-Oct 7-Nov FG FG4KH F1DUZ 21-174
> 23-Oct 27-Nov H4 H44MS (OC-047) DL2GAC 21-194
> 23-Oct 5-Nov HK0/A 5K0T (NA-033) LU1FM 21-179
> 23-Oct 30-Nov J6 J68GD K9AW 21-169
> 23-Oct 15-Dec JD1/M JG8NQJ/JD1 JA8CJY 21-136
> 23-Oct 27-Oct K W3C 21-187
> 23-Oct 27-Oct K W3F 21-187
> 23-Oct 27-Oct K W3R 21-187
> 23-Oct 15-Nov ON OP36CLM ON3AIM 21-166
> 23-Oct 6-Nov P2 P29RR ZL1BQD 21-189
> 23-Oct 23-Oct P4 P40EU DL5AXX 21-186
> 23-Oct 31-Oct P4 P40W N2MM 21-157
> 23-Oct 4-Nov PJ4 PJ4/NA2AA NA2AA 21-186 181
> 23-Oct 1-Nov PJ4 PJ4Q W4PA 21-144
> 23-Oct ??? RI1F UA4RX/1 UA2FM 21-159 156
> 23-Oct 25-Oct S2 S21ZAS (AS-127) SM6CVX 21-194 179
> 23-Oct 1-Nov S7 S79KB DL2SBY 21-154 153
> 23-Oct 28-Oct T2 T2AR 3D2AG 21-189 172
> 23-Oct 20-Nov TA TC10 stations 21-183
> 23-Oct 30-Oct TI TI7/K5SGE 21-189
> 23-Oct 30-Oct TI TI7/W5AP 21-189
> 23-Oct 30-Oct TI TI7/WA0D 21-189
> 23-Oct 31-Dec TR TR8CA F6CBC 21-055
> 23-Oct 31-Oct V3 V31VP WB0TEV 21-193
> 23-Oct 28-Oct V3 V31WB WB5TKI 21-193
> 23-Oct 7-Nov V4 V47JA W5JON 21-181 146
> 23-Oct 11-Nov VE VY0ERC (NA-008) M0OXO 21-188
> 23-Oct 6-Nov VK9/C VK9CZ (OC-003) N3SL 21-161 069 068
> 23-Oct 31-Mar VP8/H RI1ANO (AN-010) RN1ON 21-031
> 23-Oct 28-Oct VU AT1FI VU2SMS 21-184
> 23-Oct 28-Oct VU AT2FI VU2SMS 21-185
> 23-Oct 28-Oct VU AT3FI VU2ZMK 21-185
> 23-Oct 28-Oct VU AT4FI VU2SMN 21-185
> 23-Oct 25-Oct XT XT2AW M0OXO 21-176 156
> 23-Oct 25-Oct XU XU7AKB HB9FXL 21-187
> 23-Oct 24-Oct XW XW4XR E21EIC 21-167
> 23-Oct 1-Dec YV YV1KK/HC1 OH0XX 21-162
> 23-Oct 1-Dec YV YV1YL/HC1 OH0XX 21-162
> 23-Oct 31-Dec Z3 Z370M Z37M 21-181
> 23-Oct 31-Oct Z6 Z68BB S53BB 21-093
> 23-Oct 29-Oct ZF ZF2ZE (NA-016) NE8Z 21-188
> 23-Oct 31-Dec ZS8 ZS8Z (AF-021) ZS1LS 21-078 001
> 24-Oct 31-Oct 6Y 6Y4F N4SF 21-183 128
> 24-Oct 31-Oct 6Y 6Y4J K8AJA 21-183 128
> 24-Oct 31-Oct 6Y 6Y4T W4GE 21-183 128
>
> The Daily DX Calendar
> http://www.dailydx.com/the-daily-dx-calendar/
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The Daily DX Calendar | The Daily DX<http://www.dailydx.com/the-daily-dx-calendar/>
www.dailydx.com
The Daily DX Calendar is an up to date calendar of DX activity including QSL manager, call, prefix and dates.
>
> Upcoming contest rules & dates
> http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Today's Propagation Forecast
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Solar activity will be very low, with a chance of C-class flares, and
> slight chance of an M-class flare though midweek.
>
> The geomagnetic field will be quiet today, quiet to minor storm level
> tomorrow, active to major storm level on Wednesday.
>
> Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators
> can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and
Propagation Forecast - QSL.net<http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/>
dx.qsl.net
This page contains a dynamic collection of propagation information gathered from many different sources. This data is extremely useful for ham radio operators and ...
> http://www.solarham.net/.
SOLARHAM - Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website<http://www.solarham.net/>
www.solarham.net
SolarHam is a website all about the Sun and how it affects Earth. It is also an Amateur (Ham) Radio website. SolarHam is routinely updated with breaking news ...
>
> The October 22 SFI was 77 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 13.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> QSL Info
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager
> ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
> 3V8CB LX1NO CR5FNL CT2GZE LM100UKA LA1UKA
> 4L6QL RW6HS CT8/W6XD W6XD LY1SCOUT LY2MK
> 4L8A K1BV CX7CO EA5GL P3X 5B4AMM
> 5H3EE DL4ME DT0HH DS3DJX PJ2DD PF4T
> 5H3MG PIRATE E44WE SP9FIH PJ2T W3HNK
> 5P9X OZ9GA EA6/DK5IR DK5IR PJ4/IT9SPB IT9SPB
> 5T2AI NI5DX EA8/RW4WR RW4WR PJ4/IW9FRA IW9FRA
> 5V7SM F5IVC EG1TMP EA1URE R80ORL R2EA
> 9H9PSG 9H1PI EG2SDA EB2FRM S21ZAS SM6CVX
> 9H9SGM 9H3SGM EG3ACS EA3HSJ S79KB DL2SBY
> 9M4SJJ 9W2JMW EG5IMP EA5RKT SC40VIC SM6JSM
> 9M4SJKP 9W2AOA EG8JAM EA8HQ ST60JOTA ST2M
> A43JOTA A47OS EH4JAM EA4RCU SU60J SM5AQD
> A60JOTA A61BK ET3AA N2OO SW44M DK2PZ
> AO5CS EA5RKD EY8MM K1BV T2AR 3D2AG
> AO5SB EA5RKD F6KOP/P F6KOP TM84S F4KJK
> BW0S BX4AN FG4NO F4AVX V53DX DO4DXA
> CP4MG EA5KB FT5WQ/MM FDXW XT2AW M0OXO
> CP6CL W3HNK HB0/DL1GLO DL1GLO YN9SU TI4SU
> CR3AGP CT3DL HL0S HL2CFY Z21MH IZ0EGA
> CR3EPM CT1REP HZ1SBS HZ1HN Z370M Z33Z
> CR3W DL5AXX IF9/DJ4EL DJ4EL
>
> Need a QSL route? Here are some great free sites for you and your
> friends - http://www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html.
>
> QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: 3B9FR.
>
> QSL cards recently received via the bureau: A61K, CT8/DH2IW, DJ8OG,
> DK65DARC, ED1K, J70BH and TM6G.
>
> Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 9Y4DG, A45XR, C93PA, CB1H,
> FR5EC, JR6EZE, JR7AMZ, LU8XQL, PT9ZE, SV5DKL, SV5KKU, ZD7BR and ZS1F.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Credits
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
> Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: 425 DX
> News, ADXO, DL2GAC, DX News, E21EIC, EL2BG, F4DXW, F5HRY, F5UFX,
> GM4YXI, JA1VND, JA8XBG, JH1LPZ, JI3DST, JJ3PRT, K2HVN, K8YYY, KA1R,
> KA4S, M0OXO, N3OC, N4II, N8RR, NG3K, OPDX, QRZ.ru, SM6CVX, W2GD, W3UR,
> W3LPL, W4NL, W6SZN, W7DN and WW8RT.
> ______________________________________________________________________
>
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