The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1392
BID: $OPDX.1392
December 3, 2018
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Sent/Written in 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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, AA6YQ , WB6RSE,
K8GI, K8PGJ, K8YSE, KU8X, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The
DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5GL, ES1CW,
F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX
Italia News, JG7PSJ, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL, PP1CZ,
Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.
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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 25th/November, through Sunday, 2nd/December there were 227
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP,
CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI,
EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I,
IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4,
PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5,
SV9, T2, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V,
VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV,
Z2, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, 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".
3Y0I BOUVET DXPEDITION NEWS. The following was posted December 1st:
"3Y0I to invite additional operators -- Some fresh news from Cape Town,
South Africa. The 3Y0I Team is about to deal with another extensive
training next week + gathering some additional equipment we'll need at
Bouvet Island. Also, new possibilities emerge: we can take 2 additional
operators (CW + SSB) with us. If you're flexible operating - and weather-
experienced individual, and willing to join 1-month long adventure of
your life time, drop a msg asap at: k38dom@gmail.com. Be quick!"
Also, there has been several QSNs reported on the DXclusters by E51DOM/MM
(mostly on FT8). This is reportedly Dom, 3Z9DX, "probably" operating from
the ship that they will use to take them to Bouvet. Dom has stated that he
will use this callsign during his sailing trips to several different
locations in the World and "probably" on his way to Bouvet.
Departure dates are still not known. It is still a mystery...
Remember, they plan to stay on the island for at least 2 weeks, if the
weather cooperates. The 3Y0I DXpedition's band plan frequencies (160-6m)
and modes (CW/SSB/FT8) can be found at:
https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-bandplan
QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (preferred), LoTW or via 3Z9DX. For more details
and updates, we suggest to watch the following Web pages:
https://bouvetoya.org
https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations)
https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup
https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg
9U, BURUNDI. Shabu, M0KRI, will be active as 9U4RI from Burundi between
February 15-25th, 2019. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15/10 meters
using CW, SSB and PSK31. Shabu states, "Look out mostly around 14.222
kHz for voice and very lower end of 40m and 20m for CW. I will be more
active on CW than on voice." QSL via M0KRI direct.
C4, CYPRUS (Special Event). Alex, 5B4ALX, will be active as C4XMAS between
now and December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the Christmas season.
Operations will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
QSL via IZ4AMS, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog.
C5, THE GAMBIA. Andre, ON7YK, is once again active as C5YK from Bijilo
until March 9th, 2019. Activity will be on 60/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6
meters using mostly FT8 as well as CW, SSB, JT65, JT9 and RTTY. QSL via
his home callsign, direct, LoTW or eQSL. Please NO QSL direct to his
home address before March 15th, 2019!!!! Visit his Web page at:
http://www.on7yk.eu/index.html
C6, BAHAMAS. Dom, M1KTA, will once again be active as C6AKT from Eleuthera
Island (NA-001) between March 6-16th. Activity will be mainly QRP on
80/40/20/15/10 meters using CW. His primary purpose is to be in the
Commonwealth Contest (BERU) [March 9-10th]. Dom's band schedule for the
contest will be posted on the QRZ.com page. QSL via M1KTA, direct, by
the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.
DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of November 28th. The list contain 340 entities
and here are the top 10 entities (which has not changed since last month):
1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas Island
2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 7. KH7K Kure Island
3. FT5/W Crozet Island 8. KH3 Johnston Island
4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 9. VK0M Macquarie Island
5. CE0X San Felix Islands 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island
The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list is available at:
https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php
FP, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON. Eric, KV1J, will once again be operating from
the Island of Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO FP-002 WLOTA 1417, Grid GN17) as
FP/KV1J between September 24th and October 8th. This is his 13th trip to
the island. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8
(but primarily SSB, RTTY and FT8) and the satellites. He will generally
be on the highest frequency band that is open (favoring 12/10m). He will
be active in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 28-29th). ADDED NOTE:
Eric will usually try to be on as many Satellite passes as he can when
the WX is good, generally favoring the FO-29, XW-2x, AO-7, and possibly
the FM birds. Weekends may be limited since he will be concentrating on
the low(er) bands and contests. QSL via KV1J, direct or by the Bureau.
Also eQSL and LoTW. For more details and updates, check out his Web page
at: http://www.kv1j.com/fp/Sep19.html
HH, HAITI. John, W2GD, will be active as HH2AA from Radio Club D'Haïti
in Obleon during the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 2-3rd) as
a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power/Assisted entry. He states, "Remote operation
from the USA courtesy of RHR." QSL via LoTW only.
HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Peter, DD1GG, will be active as DD1GG/HI (or as
HI/DD1GG) from the Dominican Republic (NA-096) between December 4-19th.
Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands. QSL via his home
callsign.
IOTA NEWS..............
AF-037. (Update) Members of the F6KOP Team will be active as 9LY1JM
from Banana Islands, Sierra Leone, between January 9-21st,
2019. Operators mentioned are Frank/F4AJQ (Team Leader),
Jean-Luc/F1ULQ/AK8DX (Coleader), Patrick/F2DX, Andreas/
DL3GA/AB8AY, Jimi/F4DLM/AF7JJ, Jean-Baptiste/F4ERY, Frank/
F5TVG, Julien/F8AVK, Herman/ON4QX/KM6CPP and Eric/ON7RN.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK
and FT8. There will be 4 stations on air: 4X Kenwood TRX-590s
into VDA antenna 10 to 20m & Spiderbeam mast for low band
30 to 160m. QSL via F5GSJ, direct, by the Bureau. Also, QSL
via ClubLog or LoTW. For more details and updates, see:
https://9l2019dx.wordpress.com
AS-153. Members of the West Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) will be active
as AU2HAM from Ganga Sagar Mela Island between January 10-17th,
2019. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via VU2NRO.
NA-057. Tom, N9EAW, is now active as HQ9T from Roatan Island (NA-057),
Honduras, until December 18th. Activity will be on various HF
bands using CW and SSB. Equipment is an Icom IC-7300 trans-
ceiver into a dipole antenna. QSL via N9EAW direct.
OC-022. Emmanuel, F5LIT, will once again be active as YB9/F5LIT from
Bali between January 27th and February 6th, 2019. Activity
will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct
or LoTW.
OC-042. Christian, F4EBK, will be active as DU3/F4EBK from Luzon
Island sometime in February and March of 2019. He plans to
participate in the ARRL International SSB Contest (March
2-3rd). QSL via info on QRZ.com for DU3/F4EBK.
OC-113/ (Reminder) Operators Cezar/VE3LYC and Adrian/KO8SCA will operate
OC-279. as TX0A from Maria Est Atoll in the Acteon Group (OC-113), and
as TX0M from Morane Atoll in the Morane Group (OC-297P) between
December 4-18th.
The only amateur radio activity from the Acteon Group took
place more than 28 years ago by Robert Berry (FO5BI/P). He
operated in April 1990 from the Marutea Sud Atoll. This IOTA
reference is currently ranked #6 on the Most Wanted IOTA
Listing, needed by 98% of the IOTA members. Since at the time
of this operation there will be 1126 IOTA references activated
to date, compared to 340 current DXCC entities, the rarity of
this IOTA group corresponds to #2 on the DXCC Listing. The Morane
Atoll is the only counter of the New IOTA Group OC-297. It fits
the "Remote Island Group" criterion (IOTA Programme Structure
B.1.3). Both Atolls are uninhabited. The plan is to operate
from each Atoll for 5 full days. Activity will be on CW, SSB
and 40-10 meters concentrating on the bands that will exhibit
the best propagation conditions within specific time windows
for each region. They will maintain one station on 20 m as
long as the propagation will permit in order to maximize the
number of unique stations logged. This is a complex and extremely
expensive project, and they need your support to defray some
of the considerable costs incurred! All donors will be timely
acknowledged on their Web site at: https://tx0a-tx0m.weebly.com
QSL via VE3LYC, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.
PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have
decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA
operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,
and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......
ISWL CALLSIGNS (For December). The following ISWL club callsigns will be
used throughout the month of December 2018:
G4BJC & GX4BJC - Operated from Broad Oak, in East Sussex, by Arthur,
G0KOC (WAB Square - TQ62 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).
MX1SWL/A - Operated from Clacton on Sea, in Essex, by George, G1IPU
(/A WAB Square - TM11 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).
ALL QSLs will be handled by Dick, M5DIK - The QSL Manager and NOT the
individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club.
All QSL info is on or or
or via . NO LoTW.
JD1, OGASAWARA. Harry, JG7PSJ, will once again be active as JD1BMH from
Chichijima Island (AS-031) between December 17th and January 2nd. This
will be his 22nd visit. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via the Bureau to JD1BMH or direct to JG7PSJ. Visit his
Web page for more details at: http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh
Also, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jd1bmh
OH9, FINLAND (Special Event/Reminder). The Santa's Radio Club will be
active as OH9S from the Arctic Circle until December 8th. Activity will
be mainly on 80-6 meters using all modes; also including the popular
FT8 Digital mode. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (Preferred) or LoTW. QSOs will
automatically be QSLed via the Bureau. For some additional info, see:
https://oh9s.fi
https://fb.me/oh9santa
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (December 3-9th).......
Dec/03rd AN Dec/06th AN Dec/08th AN
Dec/04th AN Dec/07th HN Dec/09th AN
Dec/05th 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
** REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE
is still down. Nothing to report.
Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites:
* VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
* 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
* Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm
PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Leo, PP1CZ, will once again be active as PY0FW
or possibly PY0F/PP1CZ from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003, DIB OC-01, WLOTA
1208, WWFF PYFF-016) between December 3-8th. He does state, "This time I'll
concentrate my efforts to the tower maintenance (for Morena/PU0FNI), but
for sure I'll be on the air. As 60 meters band is now allowed in Brazil,
starting November 28th, I'll try to be on the air from this new Band to
use."
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF
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4O1HQ via 4O1HQ (L) H7/RC5A via RC5A SP315PAF via SP5KCR
CO2RQ via EC6DX H7/RM0F via RM0F SP317PAF via SP5KCR
CR5E via CT1ILT HA7A via HA5MK SP85NISKO via SQ7FPD & (L)
CR5O via CT7AJL & (L) HF6FIRAC via SP6IEQ (B/L) TM420CCAE via F6FMT
CT9/DJ2YA via DJ2YA J8NY via VE7NY UP0L via DL8KAC
CT9/DL1CW via DL1CW LO5D via LU8EOT VP2MSK via NS7K (d)
CT9/DL8JJ via DL8JJ OP5MA via ON5MA VR2FUN via VR2FUN
DF0YOTA via M0SDV (O) OR2M via ON4IA XV9D via EA5GL
DG5BQ/AM via DG5BQ PA/SP1MVG/P via SP1MVG YB0ECT via W2FB Only
EA5/G3XGS via G3XGS (d) PB18XMAS via PD2RKG YT1R via YT1EA
EA8/DL9BJ via DL9BJ SN6O via SP6PAZ
EP4MMM via WA3FRP SP307PAF via SP9KAO
(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
LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
https://clublog.org/logsearch/Z68HZ (Updated)
QSLS AVAILABLE VIA EA5GL. Pedro, EA5GL, informs that he is the QSL
Manager for the following stations: C6AQQ, HK7AAG, HC7AE, UK7AL, XV2D
and XV9D.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5W0GC (OC-097), 9X0T, C37NL, F6ARS, JL1ELQ,
JL1SAM, LA6K/P (EU-036), NH6D/KH4 (2000), PD1BHZ, PY5OD, SV2ASP/A,
UA0FO, VA3MJR, VP8EME, XT2AW and YR8D
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4B4B, 9X0T, 9X0Y, F/DK2RO/P (EU-156), RT65KI
(AS-065), VK9XG, VU2GSM and Z66X
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3V8/ON7HLU, 3XY5M, 4K6FO, 4L1MA, 4W/PE7T,
5V7FMD, 8J17OCV, 8J60JARE, 8J75RS, 9H3G, 9M2TO, 9M4DXX, AH2K, A41KB,
AM8TRV, AO8LH, C31CT, CS9/PD3EM, CU2A, DJ18FWC, DM65MVP, EA6FB, EA8AF,
EA6ZS, EA8AJY, EA8BWL, EA8CPN, EA8CDJ, EA8DAO, EA8DG, EA8IM, EA8KL,
EA8MT, EA8QP, EA8TV, EF4HQ, EE8A, EF8U, EG8ARO, EG8COR, EG8URT, EH8FDC,
J5B, JD1BMH, MJ/PA1AW, OJ0V, ON90IARU, PJ2/HB9BJL, S9WL, SV5/OO4O,
SV8/DK7TX, SX10TARG, TA1TB, TT8M, UN7FU, UN7JZ, UN7LAN, UN9LBZ, UP4L,
UQ50L, VI2R, VI103WIA, VK1MT, VK3XL, VK4VIL, VK4ZD, VK5CE, VK6NC, VK6RO,
VK7AD, VK8CAW, VY2ZM and XU7TAS
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
send in their info....
SX60, GREECE (Special Event). Look for special event station SX60RAAG to
be active until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate the 60th anni-
versary of the Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG). Operations
will be on all HF bands and modes. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS
(for direct and by the Bureau). Awards are available for 4 classes. For
more details, log search and downloadable awards, go to:
http://www.raag.org/news.asp?ITMID=1177&LANG=EN
http://sx60raag.hamlogs.net
TR, GABON. Roland, F8EN (ex-CN8EM, FO8BV, 3C3CR), who recently just turned
90, will once again be active as TR8CR from Gabon for 3 months starting on
December 16th. Activity will be on 40-17 meters (possibly on 80m) using
CW and SSB. QSL via F6AJA, by the Bureau or direct. When possible, the
logs will be uploaded to: http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php
TT8KO DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/Complete Story). Ken, LA7GIA, who had his
TT8KO operation shut-down by the national security police earlier than
planned, was only active between October 9-10th. He logged 2135 QSOs
which are all uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW. Read his complete story at:
http://dx-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/TT8KO-story.pdf
XT2, BURKINA FASO. Max, DK1MAX, will once again be active as XT2MAX from
Burkina Faso between April 17-25th, 2019. Activity will be holiday style
on all bands using mostly CW and FT8. QSL via DK1MAX, LoTW, eQSL (no SWL
reports) and ClubLog. NO PAPER QSLs.
YOTA HAS BEGAN!!! During the entire month of December several youngsters
will become active with the "YOTA" suffix in the callsign. The idea for
this is to show the amateur radio hobby to the youth and to encourage
youngsters to be active on the ham radio waves. As of December 1st, here
are the participating stations known so far:
4O18YOTA Montenegro HA6YOTA Hungary R18YOTA RUSSIA
5H3YOTA TANZANIA HB9YOTA Switzerland SH9YOTA Sweden
6V1YOTA SENEGAL HG0YOTA Hungary TF3YOTA Iceland
9A0YOTA Croatia II3YOTA Italy TM18YOTA FRANCE
9A18YOTA Croatia II5YOTA Italy WK1DS/YOTA USA
AO1YOTA SPAIN JH1YDT/YOTA Japan YO0YOTA ROMANIA
AO5YOTA SPAIN LY5YOTA Lithuania YT18YOTA Serbia
AP3YOTA Pakistan LZ0YOTA Bulgaria YU18YOTA Serbia
DF0YOTA Germany OE0YOTA Austria Z30YOTA Macedonia
E71YOTA Bosnia&Herzegovina OH2YOTA Finland Z39YOTA Macedonia
EG2YOTA Spain OL18YOTA Czech Republic Z60YOTA Kosovo
EI0YOTA Ireland OM18YOTA Slovakia ZL6YOTA New Zealand
ES9YOTA Estonia ON4YOTA Belgium ZS9YOTA South Africa
ET3AA Ethiopia PA6YOTA The Netherlands
GB18YOTA United Kingdom PD6YOTA The Netherlands
Complete details about the event and the available awards can be found
at
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