The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1316
BID: $OPDX.1316
May 29, 2017
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, Oh

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, NJ1Q & W1AW, N2OO, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, N9LJX, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, F6IRA, GW0ANA, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, MDXC, OH2BH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YO3JW for the following DX information.

EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE
This week's bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the CQWW WPX CW Contest participants.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Saturday, 20th/May, through Saturday, 27th/May there were 216 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E3, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T31, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, YB, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, 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".

3V, 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 WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or to LX1NO. Read about Ashraf on the
following Web page at:        http://www.kf5eyy.info


5T, MAURITANIA. CDXP operators Petr/OK1BOA, Palo/OK1CRM, David/OK6DJ,
Petr/OK1FCJ, Pavel/OK1GK, Ruda/OK2ZA, Karel/OK2ZI and guest operators
Jean/5T0JL and Ahmad/5T2AI will be active as 5T5OK from Nouakchott,
Mauritania, between September 18-26th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OK6DJ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. For more
details and updates, see:         http://www.cdxp.cz


8Q, MALDIVES. Phil, G4PWO, will be active as 8Q7PW from Fonimagoodhoo
Island, Baa Atoll (AS-013), starting July 18th for 2 weeks. He states,
"Bands and modes will be condition dependent, but I'll probably be con-
centrating on 40/20/17/15 meters - SSB if conditions are good, Digital
modes if conditions are bad. QSL via ClubLog. Look for updates on QRZ.com.


8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will be active as 8P5A during the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 27-28th) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via
LoTW or direct to NN1N.


9H, MALTA. Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as 9H3XG from Sliema, Malta
(EU-023) between June 7-12th. Activity will be on 40-15 meters using
CW and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW. For more details and
updates, see:       http://www.geocities.jp/maltahpliday


9U4M BURUNDI DXPEDITION (Press Release #2 -- 9U4M Web Site Online)[edited].
The international MDXC team is working hard to prepare the set-up for the
new DXpedition from Burundi with the callsign 9U4M. They will be on the
air from November 6th to November 17th, just on the banks of the Tanganyika
Lake, Bujumbura. The official website is now online: 
                              http://www.mdxc.org/9u4m
They remind everyone that they have planned, as usual, to operate 24/24
hours with 5 stations with a particular focus to low bands, WARC and the
Digital modes.
  Antonio, IZ8CCW, leader and Gabriele, I2VGW, co-leader of the team,
will share this new DXpedition with 18 members from eight countries.
For any further news and updates please stay tuned: this new great adventure
is approaching. Of course any donation and sponsorship will be very very
appreciated by the entire team! 


AH0/KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Michal, OK7MT, will be active during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) from the contest station AH0K on Tinian
Island (OC-086). He states, "I intend to be active for a few days before
and after the contest under the callsign KH0/OK7MT. I prefer QSLs for
this activity via OQRS on ClubLog:
              https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/KH0/OK7MT


AH2, GUAM. Toshinobu, JI3ERV, will be active as AH2R from the Guam Contest
Club station during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry.  QSL via LoTW.


DAY-XENIA HAMVENTION WRAP-UP NEWS.........
  * During the Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) annual DX Dinner
    it was announced that the VK0EK Heard Island was awarded "DXpedition?
    of the Year". See: 
       https://vk0ek.org/2017/05/21/swodxa-2017-dxpedition-of-the-year
    Also at the dinner, Bill Moore, NC1L (SK), was inducted into the
    "CQ DX Hall of Fame" as well as Jerry, WB9Z.


  * HAMVENTION (Review By Editor) -- The Xenia HamVention put on by the
    DARA group this year should be commended for their quick replacement
    of Hara Arena. Yes, there were a few bugs during their first run,
    but I am sure these will be corrected in the future. The major
    problems seem to be traffic flow, muddy flea market/parking areas
    and some complaints about the heat in the buildings. The vendor lay-
    outs in the buildings seemed to be sufficient. One of the big improve-
    ments was the selection of many different food vendors. Probably the
    low point of the HamVention was the rain which definitely hampered
    the field market area. Some individuals didn't even attempt to go
    to that area because of the mud. In all, the new venue was well
    attended, and most reports on the internet were very favorable.
    Your editor looks forward to seeing next year's HamVention.


E2, THAILAND. Members of the Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be
active as E2X during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th as a Multi-
Single/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or E20GMY. Operators mentioned are
Choon/E20HHK, Wat/E20MDN, Pong/E20QVD, Wara/E21AOY, Paul/HS4DDQ, HS4HLW,
Wanlop/HS6MYW, Son/HS6NDK, Bunknite/HS6RMY and Anusorn/HS8KVH. Visit the
HSDXA FaceBook page or Web page at:
                       http://www.facebook.com/hsdxa
                       http://www.qsl.net/hsdxa/index1.htm


E29, THAILAND. Members of the HS Contest and DX Association will be
active as E29AU during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Multi-
Op/Single-Transmitter/Low-Power entry. Operators mentioned are Tony/
E21IZC, Capitan/HS7UCQ and Tana/E27EK. QSL via LoTW.


FG, GUADELOUPE. Reiner, DL2AAZ, is now and once again active as FG/DL2AAZ
from Sainte Rose (NA-105, DIFO FG-001, WLOTA 0644) until June 7th. Activity
will be holiday style on 30-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via DL2AAZ,
direct or by the Bureau.


GB4, WALES (Special Event). Members of the Barry Amateur Radio Society
will be active from "Her Majesties Royal Mint" at Llantrisant, South Wales,
UK, signing GB4RME (Royal Mint Experience) between July 31st and August
5th. This special event station is a world first, operating from within
a Mint and a Royal One at that. Details about the mint can be view at:
          http://www.royalmint.com/en/the-royal-mint-experience
Activity will be on CW, SSB, DATA RTTY and JT65, plus Satellite operations.
Operators mentioned are Glyn/GW0ANA, Philip/MW0DHF, Kenneth/GW1FKY, Richard/
GW4BVJ and GW0WKR. QSL via GW0ANA, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW and ClubLog.
There will be a Web page set up for the operation on QRZ.com.


GREENPARTY 2017 EVENT. The YOFF team of SRR (The Romanian Society of Radio-
amateurs) and ARER (The Romanian Association of Environmentalists Radio-
amateurs) are inviting all the radio amateurs to join them in the Green-
Party 2017 event, between 0600-1759z on June 3rd. The purpose of the
event is to stimulate the ham operators to leave the house and get involved
in portable/outdoor operation related to nature and ecology and to famil-
iarize worldwide radio amateurs with protected natural areas. For more
details, see:       http://wff-yo.blogspot.ro/p/blog-page_3.html
For a Web page that lists upcoming WWFF stations, see: http://wwff.co/agenda


H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE (Update). Stan, LZ1GC, will once again be active as
H40GC from from Temotu Province (OC-100) between September 30th and October
20th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his
home callsign, direct, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. To see his previous activity,
go to:                       http://www.c21gc.com


II2, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the Sondrio Branch of the ARI will
be active as II2VALT between July 1-31st. Activity is in remembrance of
the 30th anniversary of the landslide and flood emergency in Valtellina
(North Italy). Special activities are planned from flood damaged areas
and Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio (Flora and Fauna IFF-0021). QSL via
the Bureau (OQRS) and LoTW. Custom Award will be issued to all partic-
ipants. For more details, see:  http://www.arisondrio.it and qrz.com


IOTA NEWS..............
  AF-040.  Thomas, OZ1AA, is now active as 5Z4/OZ1AA from Larmu Island,
           Kenya, until May 29th. Activity will be on various HF bands.
           QSL via OZ1ACB, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. ADDED NOTE: Thomas
           will be in Kenya until June 15th.


  AF-064.  Look for a group of 4 operators from South Africa to activate
           Robben Island, in the Western Cape Province South West Group,
           as ZS9V between August 9-13th. Operators mentioned are Bani/
           ZS1BM, Bruce/ZS1FX, Jan/ZS1VDV and Paul/ZS1V. Activity will
           be taken place during the ILLW (lighthouse weekend). Operations
           will be on various HF bands (160-20m). QSL via M0OXO or OQRS.
           For more details, see:       http://zs9v.org.za


  AS-025.  Vlad, UA0FAM, will be active as UA0FAM/P from Kunashir Island,
           Kuril Islands, starting May 29th, for one week. Activity will
           be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign.


  AS-066.  Vladimir, UA0LCZ (ex-RI0F, RI0NZ, RI0MC), will once again be
           active from Popov Island (RR-16-02) in the Peter the Great
           Gulf, but as R66IOTA between July 25-30th. He plans to be
           active during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-
           Op/Mixed-Mode entry. Outside of the contest suggested fre-
           quencies are: 3507, 7007, 10107, 14017, 18077, 21017, 24897
           and 28017 kHz. QSL via the address on QRZ.com and QRZ.ru or
           via the Bureau.


  EU-052.  Oliver, DK7TX, will be active as SV8/DK7TX from Erikoussa
           Island (EU-052) between June 9-10th. Activity will be on
           various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign.


  EU-095.  Members of the "Castres DX Gang" and IDRE will be active as
           TM5FI from Ratonneau Island, Frioul Archipelago (DIFM ME-003),
           between June 5-12th. They plan to have 4 stations on the air
           from 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Depending
           on the InterNet link, logs will be uploaded to ClubLog server
           on-live or "when as possible" while operationing. QSL via F5XX.


ISWL CALLSIGNS (For June). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used
throughout the month of June 2017:


  GX4BJC/A - Operated from Towcester, in Northamptonshire, by Phil, G4DMS
             (/A WAB Square SP65 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).


  MX1SWL/A - Operated from Seckington, in Staffordshire, by Geoffrey, M1EDF
             (/A WAB Square SK20 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).


  ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU, and NOT the individual
operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL
info is on  or  or via .
NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are available to all Hams and SWLs, see
 for full details. The eQSL.cc cards ARE welcomed for
their awards.


KL7, ALASKA (Satellite Grids). Glenn, AA5PK, and his XYL will cruise the
Inside Passage aboard the Emerald Princess. Ports include Ketchikan (CO45)
on May 30th, Juneau (CO28) on May 31st and Skagway (CO27) on June 1st.
There's also a brief stop in Victoria, B.C., on June 3rd. Glenn states,
"With a TH-D72A and Arrow, I plan to operate available SO-50/AO-85 (and
LilacSat-2, if it's on) passes from the AK ports using the call AA5PK/KL7.
Since Princess Cruise Line has recently changed its onboard operating
policy, AA5PK/VP9/MM operations are now unlikely. I'll try to advise via
Twitter @AA5PK, depending on Internet access. All contacts will be uploaded
to LoTW after June 6th with callsign(s) as noted above. Hardcopy QSLs upon
E-mail request."


OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Kim, OH6KZP, will be active as OH0X during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry.
QSL via LoTW or to OH2TA.


OJ0, MARKET REEF. Pasi, OH3WS, will be active as OJ0W from Market Reef
between May 27th and June 3rd. Activity will be mostly on 60-30 meters
CW during his spare time. QSL via OH3WS, by the Bureau or direct.


OJ0, MARKET REEF. Henri, OH3JR, will be active as OJ0JR from Market Reef
between May 27th and June 2nd. Activity will be mostly on 80-4 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OH3JR, by the Bureau or direct.


P4, ARUBA. Members of the Bavarian Contest Club will be active as P44X
from Aruba (SA-036) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a
Multi-2 entry. Operators mentioned are Simon/DJ4MZ, Holger/DL5KUT, Martin/
DL5RMH and Ben/DL6RAI. Before and after the contest operators will be
active as P4/DJ4MZ, P4/DL5KUT, PJ4/DL5RMH and P4/DL6RAI. They will be
there until June 1st. QSL P44X via DO4MX. All other callsigns via their
home address or by the Bureau.


P4, ARUBA (Callsign Change). John, W2GD, will be active as P40W (not P44W
as first announced) from Aruba (SA-036) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest
(May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Look for activity
before and after the contest. Operations outside of the contest will be
on 160/80m and 30/17/12 meters as time permits. Watch 160m on the hour
and 80m on the half hour. QSL via LoTW or direct to N2MM, Bureau cards
are no longer accepted as of 12/31/2013. Logs will be loaded on LoTW
upon his return to the USA.


PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 29th-June 4th).......
 May/29th AN      Jun/01st  AN     Jun/03rd  HN
 May/30th AN      Jun/02nd  DIS    May/04th  AN
 May/31st 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


  REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE :
  The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual
  (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for
  Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of
  benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets
  and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre-
  dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a
  new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry"
  which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.


  Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at:
                 http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
  A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
             https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
      Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm


QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
  QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF... (May 21st) 
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  7S1GRK via SK1BL (B)**   EG4TOR via EA4PN (L)      R70SRC via R9XC
  7Y9WTD via 7X2VFK        EG9TOR via EA4PN (O/L)    RP72GF via RA3TYL
  8N60JLRS via JQ6FQI      EI/DL3SEM via DL3SEM      S51STWW via S59DAJ
  8S0ITU via SK0CC         EN60D via UZ5DX           SD3G/7 via DL7UXG
  9G1SD via AB0GC          G3M via G4PEO             SD5Y/7 via DL2YBG
  9H1AE via SV2AEL (d)     G8W via G6DOD             SD7V via DL2VFR
  9H3SQ via SQ3RX          HB0/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA     SP0MC via SP9KGC
  A91WTIS via A92AA        HG500REF via HA0BW     SV5/DL3DRN via DL3DRN & (L)
  AO8EU via EA3RKF         IG9/S59A via S59A         T8VE via JA8VE
  CG2FU via VE2FU (L)   II5LDV via IQ5LV(B);IK5ZUB(d)  TA0/DL7UCX via DL7UCX
  DL60TELF via DJ0AH (B/L) IK7XNF via 9A8MDC (B)     TA4/DL6CT via DL6CT
  DQ0X via DF7IS           JT5MA via LY5W (d)       TC564FETIH via TA1AJJ (e)
  DR5E via DK2CF (d)       LZ180VL via LZ1ZF         TJ3PD via N2OO 
  DU9/SP5APW via SP5APW    OF3DP via OH3DP           TM50SNSM via F4GPB
  E31A via JH1AJT (d)      OF5Z via OH5LIZ           UX7IM via UX7IN (d)
  EA8/G1SSL via G1SSL (e)  R15JSU via R8JAA          V51WH via DK2WH
  ED4M via EA4ZK (L)       R70CLUB via RZ4AWB
  EE8A via EA8DA           R70LWA via RZ0LWA
    (e) eQSL only  (d) direct only   (B) Bureau only  (*-B) DX's- Bureau
    (O) OQRS only  (C) ClubLog only  (L) LoTW only  **Your QSL is not needed


  NEW QSL ROUTE. Bob Schenck, N2OO, informs that he is now the QSL Manager
  for Dan, TJ3PD. QSL via N2OO, direct, by the Bureau or via ClubLog's
  OQRS. 


  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3A2MW, 5V7P, A25UK, FY5KE, J5B (AF-020), R9MT,
  RN3CT, RX1CQ, TO7D, VE3XN and VR2XMT


  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B8MM, 5U5R, 6V1IS/P, 6W2SC, 9Q6BB, A52IVU,
  CE0Y/LU9VEA, DU1UD/8, E51WL, EA9/DJ6TF, EA9/DL7UFN, J5B, J5W, J5UAP,
  LU1ZI, S01WS, S21ZED, S21ZEE, S79Z, TY2BP, UK9AA, XR5M (SA-061) and
  ZP4KFX


  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5W0XG, 9J2BO, 9M2A, 9M2YAA, 9M2/JE1SCJ,
  A25NH, AH0J, JD1BLY, JD1BMH, KH2F, KH2/JS6RRR, KH2/KU0Q, T88AA, T88IR,
  T88MZ, T88UW, T88RR, TX5K, V63CG, VP8SGI and XV9PNS


S7, SEYCHELLES. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as S79NH from Praslin
Island (AF-024) between July 26-31st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW and RTTY (possibly SSB). He will also be on the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 29-30th). QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW
or ClubLog. For more details and updates, see: 
                    https://pandasan.jimdo.com/s79nh


THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS NEEDED. It was announced earlier in the week by
Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX and QST's
How's DX?, that he has temporarily stopped the presses at The Daily DX
and The Weekly DX to devote as much time as possible to be with his mom
and family. His mother (Claudia) has been fighting cancer since last fall,
and Bernie (with his family) would like to devote more time with his
mother during her final days. OPDX and its readers would like to send
out our thoughts and prayers to the McClenny family during this sad time.


V4, ST. KITTS. John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he will once again
be active as V47JA from his vacation home in Calypso Bay, St. Kitts
(NA-104, WW Loc. FK87SG), located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between
July 12th and August 5th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m)
using SSB. He will also be active during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/SSB-Mode entry. Equipment is a Ken-
wood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. Antennas include: a 80-10m
Multi-band Dipole, and metal roof mounted S9, 18' and 31' Verticals
and 3 element Yagi for 6m. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO
Bureau QSLs.


V5, NAMIBIA. Tev, TA1HZ, will be active as V51/TA1HZ during the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. There will be activity
before and after the contest. QSL via LZ3HI.


VC3, CANADA. Yuri, VE3DZ, will be active as VC3T during the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power or Low-Power
entry. QSL via VE3DZ.


VK9M, MELLISH REEF. A team of 9 operators are planning to be active as
VK9MA from Mellish Reef (OC-072) sometime in November 2017. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via N7QT. No other
details were provided.


VP5, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS (VQ5D Cancelled). Art, KZ5D, who planned to
be active as VP5/KZ5D and VQ5D (during the contest) from Providenciales
Island (NA-002), had to cancel his trip. Instead, operators John/K4BAI
and Jim/K4QPL will be active as VP5M from the Provo station during the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry.
Outside of the contest the operators will be active as VP5/homecalls
until May 31st. QSLs for VP5/K4BAI go to his home QTH and may be requested
by E-mail. QSLs for VP5M and VP5/K4QPL go via ?LoTW or K4QPL direct.
 
VU7, LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS. On QRZ.com, under VU7KP, it states, "The trip to
Bangaram was to scout out the facility and plan for a future VU7 operation
with a multi-national team towards the end of 2017".


XM1150, CANADA. Bob, VE1RSM, will be active as XM1150CAN during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
This is a special event callsign held by the Kings County Amateur Radio
Club marking Canada's 150th birthday. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and by the Bureau.
Please no direct QSL cards.


Z2, ZIMBABWE. Tom, KC0W, is now active as Z25DX from Zimbabwe until June
18th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters CW. QSL via KC0W direct.


ZA, ALBANIA (Also Z6). Operators Martti/OH2BH and Pekka/OH2TA/OG1N are
now operating their recently built DX-station from the coastal city of
Durres in Albania. They will be active prior the CQWW WPX Contest mainly
on SSB, and in the contest look for ZA/OG1N as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
Activity will last until May 30th. From Albania, Martti will travel to
Kosovo and be active as Z68BH. QSLs to their home callsigns.


ZA, ALBANIA. Henning, OZ1BII, is once again active as ZA/OU2I from Golem
until May 29th. His activity will be CW only on the 30/17/12 meter bands.
Operations also include the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-
Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. His equipment will be a Elecraft K3, a Diamond
BB7V vertical plus a balun and some wires, and hopefully, some sort of Long
Wire antenna. Log will be uploaded to ClubLog, eQSL and LoTW. QSL via
direct to his home address or LoTW (preferred). For more details and
updates, see:              http://oz1bii.dk/dx-za2ee.htm


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       The following stations are expected to be active in the
                 CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th, 2017)
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      Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2017 CQWW WPX 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/wpxc2017.html  (By callsign)
          http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxcd2017.html (By entity)
  The complete rules are available here: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
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 Contest        DXCC          Class         QSL
Callsign       Entity                       Route
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3G3AA          Chile          SOSB 20M      CE3AA
3V8SS          Tunisia        SOAB LP       LoTW; QSL via LX1NO
4X7R           Israel         M/S
8P5A           Barbados       SOAB HP       LoTW; QSL via NN1N
9K2K           Kuwait         SOAB          LoTW
AH2R           Guam           SOAB          LoTW
CR6K           Portugal       SOAB          LoTW
CT9/R7KW       Madeira        M/S           K2PF (d/C)
E2X            Thailand       M/S           LoTW
E28AI          Thailand       SOSB 20M      LoTW
E29AU          Thailand       M/S           LoTW
E51DWC     South Cook Islands SOAB HP       LoTW; QSL via OK1DWC
EF3T           Spain          M/S           EA3KX
EG8AA          Canary Islands SOAB HP       RW3RN
GU3HFN         Guernsey       SOAB LP
IF9A           Italy          SOSB 20M      IT9ATF
JT5DX          Mongolia       M/?           TBA
LU8DPM         Argentina      SOSB 80M      LU8DPM
LY4A           Lithuania      M/2           LoTW
OH0X           Aland Island   SO HP         OH2TA
OP4K           Belgium        M/S           LoTW
P40W           Aruba          SOAB          LoTW; QSL via N2MM
P44X           Aruba          M/?           DO4MX
PA150LIM       Netherlands    SOAB          PD0MHZ
PR5W           Brazil         SOAB          LoTW; QSL via PY5FB
R70SRC        Russia (Europe) SOAB          R9XC
RK90DR        Russia (Europe) SOAB          R9XC
SN6O           Poland         SOSB          LoTW; QSL via SP6PAZ (B)
T2R            Tuvalu                       LoTW; QSL via N7SMI and (C)
T40A           Cuba           M/S
VC2W           Canada         SOAB          LoTW
VP2MDG         Montserrat     SOAB          LoTW; QSL via K2DM (d)
VP5M           Turks & Caicos M/S           LoTW
XM1150CAN      Canada         SOAB LP
XO1X           Canada         M/S           KC1CWF
YW4D           Venezuela      SOSB HP       LoTW
ZA/OG1N        Albania        SOAB          OH2TA
ZA/OU2I        Albania        SOSB LP       OU2I
ZL4YL          New Zealand    SOSB 40M
    (e) eQSL only  (d) direct only   (B) Bureau only  (*-B) DX's- Bureau
    (O) OQRS only  (C) ClubLog only  (L) LoTW only

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