The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1473
BID: $OPDX.1473
July 20, 2020
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, WA4DAN, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, EA4NF, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 12th/July, through Sunday, 19th/July there were 198
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2,
9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CM,
CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI,
EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI,
GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS,
J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, 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, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SV, SV5,
SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VR, VU, XE, XW, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, 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".
9G, GHANA. Matteo, IZ4YGS, will once again be active as 9G5GS from Sanzule,
Sanzule, Ellembelle District, Western Region (WW Loc. IJ84SX), Ghana, in
the jungle among palm trees and swamps, snakes and crocodiles, a few
hundred meters from the ocean, Ghana, between August 8th and September
15th. Activity will be limited to his spare time (usually on "almost
every evening", between 2100-0000z) on 160-10 meters using mostly FT8
(F/H) and SSB, with a Yaesu FT-891 and 100 watts into a vertical antenna.
On FT8 (Fox-Hound Mode) the suggested frequencies are: 3590, 7056, 10131,
14090, 18095, 21091, 24926 and 28091 kHz. On FT8 (Standard Mode) on the
standard frequencies; PLEASE SEND REPORT FIRST, not the Loc. He will also
be active through the QO-100 geostationary satellite, USB mode. He will
update daily to ClubLog. QSL via LoTW, IZ4YGS direct or eQSL.
A60, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Special Event - Emirates Mars Mission - Hope
Probe). The United Arab Emirates has officially entered the global space
exploration race. This came after His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
al Nahyan, President of the UAE, issued a decree to establish the UAE
Space Agency, and began working on sending the first Arab and Islamic
probe to Mars, a project named "Hope Probe". This makes the UAE one of
only nine countries working to explore Mars. The probe will start its
journey in 2020 (expected to be launched from Japan's Tanegashima Space
Center on July 19th; depending on weather), and is scheduled to arrive at
Mars by 2021, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the union of the
UAE. The planning, management and implementation of the probe project are
implemented by an Emirati team, whose members depend on their skills and
diligence to acquire all space exploration-related knowledge and applying
it. The program is fully funded and supervised by the UAE Space Agency,
while the probe is being developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
(MBRSC), in collaboration with international partners. The objectives of
the mission include building Emirati human resources that are highly
qualified in space technology, developing knowledge, scientific research
and space applications to benefit mankind. Other goals of the mission
include establishing a sustainable knowledge-based economy, promoting
diversification and encouraging innovation, elevating the UAE's status
in the space race and further widen benefits. The mission will help to
promote the UAE's efforts in scientific explorations, and to build inter-
national partnerships in the sector to promote the position of the UAE.
For more information, kindly visit Emirates Mars Mission official website
through the following link: https://www.mbrsc.ae/emirates-mars-mission
Special Event Operations by the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS)
for 2020 are as follows:
A60EMM/1 -- Operator Obaid/A61M; QSL via A61BK
A60EMM/2 -- Operator Abdullah/A61Q; QSL via EA7FTR
A60EMM/3 -- Operator Fahed/A61FK; QSL via A61BK
A60EMM/4 -- Operator Khalid/A61BK; QSL via A61BK
A60EMM/5 -- Operator Ali/A61DD; QSL via A92AA
A60EMM/6 -- Operator Obaid/A61QQ; QSL via A61BK
A60EMM/7 -- Operator Faisal/A61FJ; QSL via LZ1YE
A60EMM/8 -- Operator Ismail/A61DL; QSL via A61BK
A60EMM/9 -- Operator Khalid/A61NN; QSL via DIRECT
CT9, MADEIRA. Ulf, DL5AXX, will be active as CT9ABV from Madeira Island
(AF-014) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
Mixed-Mode/12-Hrs entry. QSL via DL5AXX. Also, Paul, DL5CW, will be
active as CR3W or CT9/DL5CW operating the other 12 hours of the contest.
QSL CT9/DL5CW via DL5CW or QSL CR3W via DL5AXX, OQRS (see QRZ.com) or LoTW.
CY0C SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Postponed 2021). Murray, WA4DAN,
reports [edited]: The CY0C Sable Island DXpedition team learned this
week that our DXpedition will have to be postponed until October 2021
due to the ongoing worldwide Coronavirus. Team leader Murray, WA4DAN,
has been in regular contact with Parks Canada during this process. Parks
Canada advised that no International visitors will be allowed on Sable
Island for the remainder of 2020. The good news is that the Parks Canada
Sable Island manager has already extended an invitation to conduct our
planned DXpedition for October 2021. The DXpedition team voted to un-
animously accept this invitation.
We appreciate all of the foundations, clubs and individuals who have
contributed funding for our DXpedition. We are pleased to offer the
following options to those who have contributed to this DXpedition:
1) A complete and total refund of donations made to the CY0C DXpedition.
2) Foundations, clubs and individuals can opt to apply their donations
to the 2021 Sable Island CY0C DXpedition.
Please let us know your preference and we will act promptly on this
matter.
From the entire 2021 Sable Island DXpedition team, our sincere thanks
for your efforts and understanding.
73, Murray Adams, WA4DAN
2021 Sable Island DXpedition Team Leader
DXCC ENTITIES IN PLAY (As US Rejects China's Significant South China Sea
Claims). Interesting article this week about Scarborough Reef (BS7) or the
Spratly Islands (1S) in the ARRL Letter for July 16th. You can find it at:
ARRL Letter (July 16th) -- http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2020-07-16
Article about 1S and BS7 -- http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2020-07-16#toc02
DXE VIRTUAL HAMFEST AND DX ACADEMY IN JULY. The Elmers at DX Engineering
and a host of Ham Radio luminaries will be providing the first DXE Virtual
Hamfest and DX Academy on Saturday, July 25th. These two online events
combined into a full day of fun, learning, and drawings for DX Engineering
gift cards, are free and open to all. The events are in real-time on the
Zoom Webinar platform, or you can watch live on the DX Engineering YouTube
channel. For complete details, see:
https://www.dxengineering.com/techarticles/dxepressreleases/mark-your-calendars-for-the-dxe-virtual-hamfest-and-dx-academy-in-july?ibanner=DXEHPB2007002
https://www.onallbands.com/mark-your-calendars-for-the-dxe-virtual-hamfest-and-dx-academy-in-july%ef%bb%bf/
Zoom registration is: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8815941419418/WN_jfOkG02UTfKugtuTqIpV2g
Media DXE URLs: https://www.dxengineering.com
https://www.facebook.com/DXEngineering
EA8, CANARY ISLANDS (Satellite Op/Rare Grid). Philippe, EA4NF, will be
operating on the satellites from Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands (AF-004,
WW Loc. IL38 & IL39), as EA8/EA4NF between August 10-17th. A special focus
will be from the very rare IL39 Grid. Portable activation will be with a
FT818 and a FT817ND operating in full Duplex with an Alaskan Arrow Antenna.
Activity will be on the FM and Linear Satellites. QSL via LoTW as EA8/EA4NF.
Keep an eye on Philippe's Twitter feed for further updates and passes at:
https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT
EG1, SPAIN (Special Event). Members of the Radio Galena Group and the Union
of Radio Amateurs Vetusta, are now active with the special callsign EG1FMM
until July 30th. Activity is to commemorate one of the greatest advances
made by humanity with the landing on the moon. Operations has been on 80-20
meters, including 60m, using various modes. QSL via EB1CAM.
FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY. Operators Marco/FS4WBS and Claude/FS5GL are planning
to be active as FJ/FS4WBS and FJ/FS5GL, respectively, from Saint Barthelemy
(NA-146) sometime in September (dates not yet confirmed). Activity will
be on 40/20/17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with an IC-7300 into wire
antennas and 500 watts. QSL will only be via LoTW.
HA70, HUNGARY (Special Event). Members of the Hungarian FIRAC will be
active with special callsign HA70MAV from Budapest until December 1st.
Activity is celebrating 70th anniversary of Hungarian Railway. They will
operate on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW and eQSL only.
IEEE SPECTRUM NEWS. Julianne Pepitone, wrote an interesting article called
"The Uncertain Future of Ham Radio", dated July 10th, on the IEEE Spectrum
online news:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/the-uncertain-future-of-ham-radio
IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between July 12-18th (as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-004 EA8DEG Canary 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8NF Canary 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8OW Canary 20m; SSB
AF-005 D44PM Santiago 20m; SBB
AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 20m; CW
AF-057 5R8UI Nosy Be 20m; Digi
AS-004 5B60AIX Cyprus 20m; SSB
AS-020 BU4AA Taiwan 40m; Digi
AS-107 E20WXA/P Gulf of Thailand N 20m; Digi
AS-201 TA0TA Sea of Marmara 40m; SSB
EU-002 OH0Z Aland 15m; Digi
EU-004 EA6Y Balearic 20m; SSB
EU-004 EC6DX Balearic 40/20m; SSB
EU-005 GM6ZAK Scotland 60m
EU-005 GR2HQ Great Britain 80/40/20m; SSB
EU-005 M0MCV Great Britain 80m; Digi
EU-005 M1C Great Britain 20m; SSB
EU-005 MM0HVU Scotland 60m
EU-005 MX0SNB Great Britain 20m
EU-018 OY1CT Faroe 10m; CW
EU-020 SM1ALH Gotland 20m; SSB
EU-021 TF5B Iceland 10m; Digi
EU-023 9H1XT Malta 30m; CW
EU-024 IS0/DL8JJ/M Sardini 40m; CW
EU-024 IS0FDW Sardini 20m; SSB
EU-025 IB9A Sicily 40m; SSB
EU-028 IK1MNF/IA5 Toscana 40/10m; SSB
EU-029 OZ/DL2JRM Sjaelland 40/30/20m; CW/SSB
EU-029 OZ0MJ Sjaelland 20m; SSB
EU-038 PE75OUW/P Noord Holland 20m; SSB
EU-047 DJ4EL/P Niedersachsen 40m; SSB
EU-050 IL7/IK6PRN Puglia 20m; CW
EU-056 LB0OG/P More Og Romsdal 20m; Digi
EU-097 OH3OJ/2 Etela-Suomi 20/17m; CW/Digi
EU-115 EI6JK Ireland 20m; SSB
EU-115 EI9HX Ireland 20m; SSB
EU-115 GI4MBM Ireland 10m; SSB
EU-132 SN066POL Karsibor 80m; CW
EU-171 5Q5W Jylland North 40/20/10m; CW
EU-171 OV9M Jylland North 20m; SSB
EU-172 OZ/DB4ST Samsoe 40/20/17/10m; SSB
EU-185 RU6DX/P Krasnodarskiy Kray 40/20m; CW/SSB
NA-097 6Y6STAYHOME Jamaica 40m; Digi
NA-108 J69DS St. Lucia 10m; Digi
OC-001 VK6MIT Australia 40m; Digi
OC-016 3D2AG Viti Levu & Vanua Levu 40m; Digi
OC-019 KH6OO Hawaiian 20m; CW
OC-032 FK8IK New Caldonia 20m; CW
OC-036 ZL1WN NZ North 20m; SSB
OC-139 VK5KI Kangaroo 40/30/20/17/15m; CW/SSB/FT8
OC-172 VK3TST/4 QLD State Centre 20m; SSB
OC-184 V85AHV Brunei 20m; Digi
OC-228 VK5MAV/P Granite 20m; CW
SA-002 VP8LP Falkland 20m; SSB
SA-006 PJ4GR Bonaire 20m; Digi
SA-011 9Z4Y Trinidad and Tobago 20m; SSB
SA-099 PJ2SM Tabar 20m; Digi
** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
on their QSNs on the PacketCluster reports....
AS-155. Bruce, BV2KI, who originally wanted to be active from PengHu
Island (AS-103), will now be active as BV0WPX from Liu-Chiu
Yu Island, Taiwan, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th)
as a Single-Op/Island-DXpedition/Assisted entry. QSL via BV2KI
by the Bureau or ClubLog.
EU-025. Joe, IT9RZU, will be active from Sicily Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
CW-Mode/24-HRs/Low-Power entry. QSL via ClubLog or LoTW.
EU-029. Palle, OZ2PBS, will once again be active from Zealand Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band/Assisted/High-Power entry. QSL via OZ2PBS, direct,
by the Bureau or LoTW.
EU-042. Mike, DG5LAC, will once again be active as DG5LAC/P from Hooge
Island (DLFF-0013 Wadden Sea) between July 24-28th. Activity
will be on SSB and FT8/FT4. He will also be in the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via DG5LAC, direct, by the Bureau,
ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS.
EU-054. Pippo, IT9PPG, will once again be active as IF9A from Favignana
Island (IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025, WLOTA LH-1545) during the RSGB
IOTA Contest as (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/DXpedition/20m/
Assisted/Low-Power entry. QSL via the Bureau.
EU-096. Jukka, OH3OJ, will be active as OH3OJ/1 from Kaurissalo Island
between July 30th and August 4th. Activity will be on 40-6
meters using CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4. View his portable equipment
on his QRZ.com page. QSL via his home callsign, LoTW and eQSL.
EU-132. Kuba, SQ6NEJ, will once again be active from Wolin Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
40-10m/SSB-Mode entry using 500w and GP antenna. QSL via SQ6NEJ.
EU-146. Ivan, ON4IBM, will once again be active as PA/ON4IBM from
Schouwen Duiveland during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th)
usually as a Single-Op/SSB-Mode/24-Hrs/High-Power entry. QSL
via ON4IBM.
EU-167. Members of the Portuguese DX Group (GPDX) will be active as
CS5DX (GPDX callsign) from Pessegueiro Island [IM57ou] between
July 25-26th. The team feels this is perhaps a new one during
the IOTA Contest. Focus will be on 40/20/15/10 meters, but if
6 meters is open they'll get on! Access and stay overnight on
the island is now very restricted as it is located inside the
Natural Park of Sudoeste Alentejano/Costa Vicentina, so also
valid as #CT-FF012, DIP (Portuguese Islands Award) #BA-001 and
DCFP (Portuguese Castles and Fortresses Award) #F-043. Their
modes will be CW, SSB and FT8. Operators mentioned are Luis/
CT1EEQ, Arlindo/CT1EGW, Duarte/CT1FPA and Luis/CT4NH. QSL via
CS5DX direct (QRZ.COM address) or ClubLog's OQRS.
NA-058. Operators Andy/AA5JF and son Sage/KO4BUR will be active as
AA5JF/4 from Jekyll Island between July 23-26th. Activity will
be holiday style on various HF bands (focus on 40/30/20m, but
if 6m is open, they will try it) using CW and FT8/4. Look for
them to be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Multi-
Single/Mixed-Mode entry. QSL via AA5JF direct. Look for logs
to be uploaded to ClubLog and cards will be printed and probably
available late August. Please send SASE or SAE + 1 USD.
NA-079. (Postponed) Operators Matt/AE4MQ, Grace/KE3G, Zachary/KN4KVC,
Michael/N3KPU, Connor/W4IPC and James/WX4TV who was expected
to be active as N4T from the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida,
between July 21-24th, have postponed their operation and tenta-
tively rescheduled for December 2020. For more details, see:
https://hamradioadventures.com/upcoming-adventures/dry-tortugas-trip
NA-144. Oleh, KD7WPJ, will be active from Anacapa Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/
12-Hrs/Low-Power entry. QSL via KD7WPJ.
ADDED NOTE ABOUT THE RSGB CONTEST (July 25-26th): Per the RSGB Contest
Committee, the IOTA Contest this year is exclusively for Single-Operators
using their home stations, and only "Single Operator Fixed Island"
stations and "Single Operator Fixed World" stations will be eligible
to enter. Full details of the IOTA Contest, including the rules, can
be obtained from the RSGB at:
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/riota.shtml
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......
JX, JAN MAYEN (Update). A team of operators will be active as JX0X from
Kvalrosbukta, Jan Mayen (EU-022), between September 15th and October 5th,
2021. Operators mentioned are Ken/LA7GIA, Mats/RM2D, Dima/RA9USU and
Dominik/R4BE (DL5EBE). The team has been planning this operation for 14
months and finally received all permissions needed from the Military and
the Norwegian authorities. Jan Mayen is a volcanic island and its sur-
rounding sea waters became a Nature reserve some years ago, imposing heavy
restrictions on where to set up a camp. The QTH given by the Military will
be on the western part of the island (Kvalrossbukta), which is also the
best suitable location for North American contacts with an unobstructed
path across saltwater. Activity will be on all bands and modes, but the
DXpedition will focus on the lower bands (160-30m) using CW and the Digital
modes. They will also do the other bands like 60, 20 and possible 17m and
SSB depending on the conditions. Their aim to work 50,000 QSOs. All QSLs
are via ClubLog's OQRS. The team is looking for supporters and sponsors.
A JX0X Web page is now active at: http://jx0x.com
OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and
unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this
bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW
P4, ARUBA. John, W2GD, will once again be active as P40W from Aruba
(SA-036) between October 20-27th and November 19-25th (Travel restric-
tions dependent). Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) and the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entries. Operations outside of the contest are usually on 160/80m
and 30/17/12 meters as time permits and with an emphasis on CW. Watch
160m on the hour and 80m on the half hour. QSL via LoTW or direct to
N2MM, Bureau cards are no longer accepted. Logs will be loaded on LoTW
upon his return to the USA.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (July 20-26th).......
Jul/20th AN Jul/23rd AN Jul/25th AN
Jul/21st AN Jul/24th AN Jul/26th AN
Jul/22nd 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 for propagation:
* 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
* News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
https://www.spaceweather.com
* Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
* Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
* Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
* Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
* Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
* Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (July 19th)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
CN8QN via EA7FTR EG1FMM via EB1CAM OZ/DL2JRM via DL2JRM
DL/IN3ADF/P via HB9CQL EM44L via UT5LU PB75A via PB2A & (L)
E7TESLA via E77E F/PH0NO/P via PH0NO & (L) SN87LOT via SP1PMY
EA1HCZ via N1NK F/SP6SUD via SP6SUD SV7/SV2HSZ/P via SV2HSZ (C/e)
EA3HUY via EA3HUY (d/e) IS0BSR/IM0 via IS0BSR (L) UE45SA via RV3YR
EA5/PA5VEN via PA5VEN LY/OH1NOA via OH1NOA & (L) YL/LY2BIS/P via LY2BIS
ED5URR via EA5URR OK/DO5DKW via DO5DKW
(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 (n) no printed QSLs
LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
https://clublog.org/logsearch/J68HZ (Updated)
https://clublog.org/logsearch/VK5MAV/p
https://clublog.org/logsearch/VK9NK (Updated)
VK9NK NOW QRT. Janusz, SP9FIH, is now finally QRT from Norflok Island
as of July 12th, after 6 months of operation. He made almost 58,000
QSOs. His log is posted on: https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VK9NK
Remember, Janusz has posted pictures on his Blog page at:
http://vk9nk.dxpeditions.org
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9H1XT, AH2R, D2EB, E44RU, HU1DL, OX3LX and TI2CDA
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 6F3A (NA-153), CB0Z (SA-101), TI9A (NA-012),
VP8HAL, VP8PJ, XR8RRC (SA-032) and XR0ZRC (SA-005)
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
send in their info....
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hall and exhibit booths staffed by live attendants, speaker auditorium,
lobby, and lounges.
SV5, DODECANESE. Stathis, SV5DKL, plans to be active from his home on
Rhodes Island (EU-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/CW-Mode/Assisted/High-Power entry. QSL via SV5DKL,
direct, LoTW, ClubLog or eQSL. View his Blog page at:
http://sv5dkl.blogspot.com
TO5, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON (Postponed). Operators Chris/VO1IDX (Co-Teamleader),
Jim/WB2REM (Co-Teamleader), Chris/VO1CH (TO5T-License Holder), Mike/W0VTT,
Woody/WW1WW and Steve/W4SJT, who were expected to be active as TO5T from the
island of Ile Aux Marins (NA-032) between August 10-17th, have postponed
their operation until 2021 due to the COVID-19 situation.
V84, BRUNEI. Look for special event station V84SPU to be active between
July 18-31st. Activity is to celebrate his Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifud-
dien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei
Darussalam 74th Royal Birthday. Operations will be on all bands and modes.
QSL via direct to the address listed on QRZ.com.
VP8PJ SOUTH ORKNEY ISLAND DXPEDITION (FaceBook Report). "The DX-pedition
is over, but the work continues! Several team members have gathered in
California to empty the cargo container that arrived back from Chile. The
process of sorting and returning the equipment to its proper owners will
take a few days, this being one of the last major tasks tackled by the
VP8PJ team.
We wish to state again... Thank you for your interest, support and
enthusiasm during this project. This could not have happened without
your help!"
There were 10 pictures posted on their FaceBook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/SouthOrkneyDX
W4DXCC DX AND CONTEST CONVENTION (Postponed). The W4DXCC Web page reports
that the W4DXCC convention team has decided to move the convention into
next year on September 24-25th, 2021. With the way the world is today
they felt it best to delay the convention until next year when more people
can attend. To read the announcement, go to:
http://www.w4dxcc.com/postpone-to-2021.html
W8S SWAINS ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. Martin, PA4WM, from Holland, posted
the following on the W8S Swains Island Web page on July 13th [edited]:
Hi All -- In the beginning of the year, just a few days before packing
all antenna gear at Ronald's place, I had the 160m vertical rebuild but
not tested and adjusted. Today we had a beautiful summers day. Perfect
to set it up and adjust the lengths and hairpin coil/match to the right
frequency. That saves time after arrival. So, although we are all waiting
for things to develop in a direction we all hope for, preparations
continues HI.
For more details and updates, see the following URLs pages:
Swains Island DXpedition Web page -- https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/
Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/swains2020
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/swains2020
XW, LAOS. Mike, XW2DX (ex-UA0XB), is currently active as XW2DX from
Vientiane, Laos. He will be staying in the country for the next 5 years.
Activity will only be on 20/15/10 meters per his license. He will be
using an Icom IC-718 transceiver with wire antennas. QSL via RM0L.
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