The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1409
BID: $OPDX.1409
April 8, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio
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, WB6RSE, K8GG, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, CX3AN, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, GM3WOJ, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JG7PSJ, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, SM6CVX and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 31st/March, through Sunday, 7th/April there were 209 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E3, 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, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, 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, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, 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". 3Y0I BOUVET DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/Postponed). As reported last week, the 3Y0I DXpedition has been postponed due to damage to the "Atlantic Tuna" (navigational equipment). The 3Y0I team states that they will go back to Bouvet Island as soon as possible once the ship is repaired and it is safe to go. The 3Y0I team is now back in Cape Town, South Africa. There have been a few press releases posted by Stan, SP8S, and can be viewed at the following URLs. Press Release #7, dated March 29th -- A special E-mail written by Dale, K1USA, to the 3Y0I team. It is titled "TRANS-ATLANTIC POSITIVE VIBES": https://bouvetoya.org/trans-atlantic-positive-vibes Press Release #8, dated April 2nd -- Titled "3Y0I BACK IN CAPE TOWN": https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-back-in-cape-town Press Release #9, dated April 2nd -- Titled "THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF MR. ANTHONY BURKE THE MV ATLANTIC TUNA’S CAPTAIN: https://bouvetoya.org/the-official-statement-of-atlantic-tunas-captain As of April 4th, repair work was in progress on Atlantic Tuna. Waiting for new V SAT antennas and installation. See pictures at: Repair: https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56622481_2601347206561655_4586600222553014272_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=51509e4eba03b91ad8f1920b279165cc&oe=5D034B3A Before: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56702312_2605544122808630_5195142413462536192_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=92fcf3e35406547e8f3b17e1b45f43c3&oe=5D4142C1 After: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56589724_2605538952809147_2884489058057191424_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=c25f29399c44140b30fad9516cb0dc0e&oe=5D3FBB5E For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following Web pages: 3Y0I Bouvetoya Web site: https://bouvetoya.org Rebel DX Group Web site: https://www.rebeldxgroup.com 3Y0I_JA Support Team Web site: http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations) 3Y0I Bouvetoya on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org Rebel DX Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup Bouvetoya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg 5T, MAURITANIA. Evert, PA2KW, will be active as 5T2KW from Nouadhibou between April 9-15th. He will be the guest of Johannes, 5T5PA, and will make use of his antenna setup. Activity will be on various HF bands using mainly CW, maybe some SSB. This will be Evert's first DXpedition and it will be limited, but he will be on as much as possible. QSL requests preferable via Clublog's OQRS after the expedition or LoTW. 5W, SAMOA (Also ZL). Operators Gus/CX2AM, Rainer/CX8FB and Bert/CX3AN, members of the Uruguay Dx Group, will be operating from the Island of Upolu (OC-097), Samoa, between June 1-10th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters, running 2 stations with Spider beams and dipoles, using mainly CW and SSB. Callsign and QSL Manager TBA in the coming weeks. ADDED NOTE: The week after their Samoa operation, Rainer and Gus will continue their activity running mobile from somewhere in New Zealand (ZL). 8Q, MALDIVES. Ben, DL1RNT, is once again active as 8Q7NT from Embudu Island, South Male Atoll (AS-013), until April 13th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using mostly CW with some RTTY and PSK. Radio is an IC-7100 with 100 watts into a vertical. QSL via his home callsign. AM70/AM#70/AN#70/AO#70, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for Spanish stations to sign with the following special prefix callsigns to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the "Union of Spanish Amateur Radio" (URE) throughout the month of April: EA stations use AM#70 prefixes (e.g. EA4ZZZ = AM470ZZZ), EB stations use AN#70 prefixes (e.g. EB4ZZZ = AN470ZZZ) and EC stations use AO#70 prefixes (e.g. EC4ZZZ = AO470ZZZ). Listen for QSL info. Also, there will be 14 stations using the special AM70 prefix between 0000z, April 1st and 2359z, June 9th. The suffixes of the 14 special event stations are each of the letters of the name of the "Unión de Radioaficio- nados Españoles", except the letter "Ñ" which will be replaced by the special URE station AM70URE. So, the 14 special station callsigns are: AM70URE (Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles), AM70URE/6 (Balearic Islands), AM70URE/8 (Canary Islands), AM70URE/9 (Ceuta and Melilla), AM70A, AM70C, AM70D, AM70E, AM70F, AM70I, AM70L, AM70N, AM70O, AM70P, AM70R, AM70S and AM70U. QSL the "AM70" callsigns via EA4URE, by the Bureau (prefered) or direct. For more details, see: https://70aniversario.ure.es We also saw AM170URL active. QSL via EA1URL. C5, THE GAMBIA (Reminder). Operators Sigi/DL7DF (& XYL Sabine), Csaba/ DH7KU, Manfred/DK1BT, Annette/DL6SAK, Frank/DL7UFR and Jan/SP3CYY are now active as C5DL from The Gambia (WW Loc. IK13PJ) until April 15th. They have three stations on the air on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digitals modes. Pilot for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB. QSL via DL7DF, direct or by the German DARC Bureau. They will upload the full logs of the DXpedition to LoTW within 6 months after the DXpedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.dl7df.com/c5 CR3, MADEIRA. Tibor, OM3RM/CT9ABN, will once again be active as CR3DX from Porto Moniz, Madeira Island, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Activity outside of the contest will be on 80-10 meters using the callsign CT9ABN. QSL via OM2VL, direct or by the Bureau. Please don't use CT QSL Bureau. DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of April 5th. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 10 entities: 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. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 10. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island Two changes this month. Kerguelen Island (FT5/X) and Peter 1 Island (3Y/P) switched places in the 9th and 10th positions. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. By the time you read this, Barry, W9NDU, will be active as W9NDU/HI7 from Punta Cana until April 13th. Activity will be mainly on 40/20 meters using a FT-897 with 100 watts. QSL via his home callsign. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-204. (New IOTA) Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC)and operators Vasily/R7AL and Vlad/RK8A will be active as R26RRC from Paramushir Island between May 2-10th. Look for more details to be forthcoming. EU-048. (Reminder/Update) The Charente DX Group (CDXG) will be active as TM4G from Groix Island (DIFM AT 012) between April 13-20th. Team members are Franck/F4GBD, Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/F5NBQ, Bertrand/F6HKA and Leon/ON4ZD/OS0S. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY, FT8 and other). QSL via ON4ZD, direct, by the Bureau or use as much as possible Clublog's OQRS. For more details, see: http://www.charentedxgroupe.fr NA-014. (Update) Mikhail "Mike", VE7ACN, is now active as VE7ACN/CK9 (not VE7ACN/VE9 as first announced) from White Head Island (CISA NB-010, GRID FN64pp), New Brunswik, Canada, until April 11th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-15 meters (depending on the propagation) using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via Club- Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, direct or bureau to VE7ACN. For more details and updates, watch: https://www.ve7acn.com OC-174. Operators Dindo/DU1UD and Chris/VK3FY will be active as 4E8T from Tawi Tawi Island, Philippines, between April 19-23rd. Activity will be on 40-20 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0OXO direct or OQRS. OC-183/ (Reminder/Update) Operators Andy/VK6MAV and Vlad/ER1PP will be OC-211. active as VK5MAV/6 from both Houtman Abrolhos Island (OC-211) between April 14-19th, and Favorite Island (OC-183) between April 20-23rd. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, or via RN3RQ. For more details and updates, watch: http://vk5mav.wixsite.com/dxpedition/next-expedition PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the newhave 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...... J2, DJIBOUTI (Reminder/Update). The J20DX team is planning to activate two IOTAs between April 13-21st: Moucha Island (AF-053) and the super rare Sept Frere (AF-059) (aka Seven Brothers, Sawabi or Seba Islands). The team will be active as J20NT from their hotel in Djibouti between April 13-14th (city not mentioned). Activity will be on 80-6 meters. Tentative dates for AF-059 (signing as J20DX) are April 16th-18th/19th, and for AF-053 (signing as J20DX/p) are April 18th/19th-19th/20th. The current list of operators has been updated to Col/MM0NDX, Jonathan/MM0OKG and Christian/EA3NT. QSL via M0SDV, ClubLog or LoTW. Look for more details to be forthcoming. Also watch their Web page at: https://j20dx.com JD1, OGASAWARA. Harry, JG7PSJ, will once again be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between April 28th and May 4th. This will be his 23rd visit. Activity will be on 40-10 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 MD0, ISLE OF MAN. JA operators Hiro/JF1OSL, Toru/JH0CJH and Shin/JR1NHD will be active as MD0HWX, MD0ITP and MD0IUX, respectively, from the Isle of Man (EU-116) between April 27th and May 1st. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL info was not provided. Watch QRZ.com for info. OG0/OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Operators Anne/OH2YL and Marko/OH2LGW will be active as OG0YL and OH0/OH2LGW, respectively, from Aland Islands (EU-002) between April 19-23rd. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL OG0YL via OH2YL and OH0/OH2LGW via OH2LGW. OPDX MAILING LIST (Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 8-14th)....... Apr/08th AN Apr/11th AN Apr/13th HN Apr/09th AN Apr/12th HN Apr/14th AN Apr/10th 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: * 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 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3G1D via XQ1FM AN770DX via EB7DX LY800SMG via LY2NZ 4D3X via W3HNK AO570JC via EC5JC LZ73A via LZ1YQ 4L0A via 4L0A (L) B1Z via EA7FTR MI0M via MI0SAI (d/L) 9A775O via 9A7R BI8FZA via BH2RO OE6Z via OE6CLD & (L) AM170HO via EA1HO C5DL via DL7DF OG6N via OH6NIO & (L) AM270AFV via EA2AFV CB6WW via CE6TK OL9Z via OK2PVF AM270AZ via EA2AZ (L/e) CR6T via CT1ESV OM70KAP via OM3PA AM370PP via EA3PP CT9/HB9JAB via HB9JAB (e) OP4K via ON4JZ AM470GOK via EA4GOK CU8/CU3AK/P via CU3AK OR1Z via ON6IX (d/e) AM570CH via EA5CH & (L) DM70GER via M0SDV (O) OT5A via ON7LR (d/L) AM570DF via EA5DF DR70BLN via DJ3EI PQ5B via PP5JD AM570XA via EA5XA & (L) ED1R via EC1KR (d/L) PR4T via PR4T (L) AM570XC via EA5XC ED3M via EA3RCV S50DIG via S59SV AM70A via EA4URE ED7O via EA7EU (d) SG0X via SM0MLZ AM70C via EA4URE ED8B via EA8TR & (L) SN9L via SQ9NIS AM70D via EA4URE EE5V via EA5CV SO7M via SP7PKI AM70E via EA4URE EI19RE via EI3KD SX2AIU via SV2JAO (d) AM70F via EA4URE F6KFA via F6KFA SZ1A via SV1CIB (d/O/L) AM70I via EA4URE G3Q via G3RXQ (L) TC7C via TA7OM AM70L via EA4URE GM5X via N3SL TM29X via F5MUX AM70N via EA4URE HB9/N6MJ via N6MJ TM3R via F5UTN AM70O via EA4URE HB90TOC via HB9TOC TM6M via F4DXW (O/d) AM70P via EA4URE HB9SOLAR via HB9ACA VB3E via VE3AT AM70R via EA4URE HS0ZED via G4SQA VC2W via VA2WA (L/d/O) AM70S via EA4URE II2S via IZ2FOS YU125VS via YU1BBV or (e) AM70U via EA4URE II8M via IZ8EYP (d) Z66Y via Z62FB AM70URE via EA4URE IO5O via IK5RLP ZR2A via DM5EE & (L) AM70URE/6 via EA4URE IR9K via IT9DSZ & (L) ZV1FF via PS8RV & (L) AM70URE/8 via EA4URE J42L via SV2DCD ZW8T via PS8HF (d) AM70URE/9 via EA4URE LO5D via LU8EOT ZX5J via NZ4DX AM770GX via EA7GX LT7F via EA5KB & (L) ZZ4A via PY2RMZ (d) (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 QSL 7W7W via: Ben Lagha, 18 Rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/5T2KW https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/C4W https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/E6ET https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/HZ1FI * PLEASE NOTE: The ClubLog DX Report (https://clublog.org/dxreport.html) is updated every 7 days and contains a summary of band conditions and activity, based on the data that you and other ClubLog users have uploaded. Also, it now includes a breakdown of modes logged in the last week. Check it out....... P29VCX (2019) QSL STATUS. Hans, SM6CVX, reports: ALL QSL requests received direct or by Paypal or Bureau before today, for P29VCX/2019, Wednesday 3rd of April has been answered and sent back direct or by the Bureau. Now cards will be answered within a few days of received. As always, a NICE 4 page color cards. Hans also states: I do STILL have ALL LOGS for P29VCX from 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2019. As well for P29NI 2008. Also A52CVX, S21ZAS and YV5OIE. You can put request QSLs for different years and stations in the same envelope/paypal. Any direct request without a SAE and 3 USDs, or Paypal 4 USDs, will be answered immediately via the Bureau. Address is OK on QRZ.com and paypal same as E-mail address. UT1FG/MM QSL PROCEDURE. John, K8YSE, reports [edited]: Yuri, UT1FG/mm, is headed to Kalningrad (UA2) and according to (marinetraffic.com), he will be there around April 16th. Yuri will leave the ship there and go on vacation until next season. Yuri would like those who want to confirm their contacts, to do so by following the procedure to create a .PDF file that he can print, confirm and mail out from Kaliningrad. In- structions for creating the .PDF file are on (papays.com/sat). Please do not forget to include your mailing address in the header per the example. He would like to receive the QSL log sheets about one week before he arrives in port. You can send them to me later than that, but he may not have time to process them as he approaches port. That decision is up to you. I will forward them to Yuri as long as he is still underway. Send your logsheets to my QRZ.com E-mail address. Yuri was in WW Loc. HL90 at 1818z, April 4th, pass of AO-7. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5X3C, 5X3E, A35JP, HR5/F2JD, PA0O, PY0F, TZ4AM, UN5J, VI9NI, VK2IA, Z36W and ZL7C QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: ET3AA, ES5RR, HD8M, P29VCX, PJ4P, Z3B, ZB2CM and ZY6C QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE IARU BUREAU: NONE TO REPORT THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... T8, PALAU. Operators Shin/JA1JEJ and Ichiro/JH7IPR will be active as T88IB and T88UW, respectively, from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between April 10-16th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using AM, CW, SSB and the Digital modes (FSK, JT65, JT9 and FT8). QSL T88IB via his home callsigns, by the Bureau or direct. QSL T88UW via JH7IPR, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL, LoTW or ClubLog. VI9N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Reminder). Operators Chris/VK3QB, Luke/VK3HJ, Patrick/VK2PN and David/VK3BDX are now active as VI9NI from Norfolk Island (OC-005) until April 14th. VI9NI is being activated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Norfolk Island Act. Their main focus will be on low bands using CW and FT8, but will also be active on various HF bands (160-17m) on SSB. QSL via VK2CA direct, ClubLog or LoTW (preferred). Bureau cards will ONLY be available via Clublog's OQRS - DO NOT send via a Bureau as they are not members, and they will not reach them! For more details and updates, watch their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/VI9NI VK9C, COCOS KEELING ISLANDS. Operators Keith/GM4YXI/GM5X and Chris/GM3WOJ/ GM2V are revisiting the Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-003) between November 12-27th, using the callsign VK9CZ which they used in 2013 and 2017. They will be active for 18 days, on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB with some FT-8. The focus will be on the low bands with efficient antennas on the beach and two RX antennas. Also, look for VK9CZ in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-2 entry. VK9CZ will confirm all QSOs via LoTW and ClubLog. The QSL Manager for paper QSL cards is Steve, N3SL. A new Web site will be online soon with more information, propagation charts, etc.... at: http://www.vk9cz2019.com XT2, BURKINA FASO (Reminder). Harald, DF2WO, will once again be active as XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between April 7-26th. Activity is usually holiday style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He states that he works mostly on the Digital modes (FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW. QSL via M0OXO, direct or by M0OXO's OQRS . XV, VIETNAM. Tom, DL7BO, will once again be active as XV9BO from Mui Ne between May 13-19th. Activity will be sporadic on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via LoTW or DL7BO. YJ0, VANUATU. Operators Yan/RZ3FW and Sergei/R4WAA plan to activate three IOTAs from Vanuatu between November 2-20th, as YJ0RRC and YJ0FWA. Their tentative schedule is as follows: November 2-4th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using the callsign YJ0FWA. November 4-8th -- From Gaua Island, Banks Islands (OC-104); using the callsign YJ0RRC. November 8-13th -- Tongoa Island, Shepperd Islands (OC-111); using the callsign YJ0RRC. November 14-20th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using the callsign YJ0FWA. Activity will be on 160-17 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Their equipment will be an Icom IC-7200 w/PA Ameritron ALS 500m, Yaesu FT-450D, into 2 phased verticals for 30/40m , sloper 30m, 3 element VDA 20m, VDA 20/17m, top loaded vertical 80/160m and RX Antenna (Flag, BOG 70m). Some antennas may not be used on certain islands. QSL info was not provided. They do have a Web page at: https://r4waa9.wixsite.com/yj0rrc
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