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The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1564
BID: $OPDX.1564
May 9 2022
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, K4ZW, W4VQ, WA4DAN, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, 4X1VF, CO2JD, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA2JG, F6AJA & Les Nou- velles DX, G4MWO, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. "Celebrating 31 years (March 1991) of FREE DX News" "Could this be the final year???" ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 10 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 9 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 8 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 7 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 6 ..Tick..Tick..Tick DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 1st-May, through Sunday, 8th-May there were 219 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, 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, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, VU4, XE, XX9, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, 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". 3D2 & 3D2/R, FIJI AND ROTUMA. Marcin, SP5ES/3D2EZ, is in the process to activate Fiji and Rotuma (per QRZ.com). Look for more details to follow. QSL via SP5ES. 3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). [edited] Ken Opskar, LA7GIA, Co-Leader of 3Y0J, posted the following update on the 3Y0J Bouvet Island FaceBook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129): * May 1st: After a successful system test weekend in Oslo at LN8W contest station, with a lot of hard work, equipment testing but also a lot of fun, some DXpedition jokes and stories the team now are out for team dinner in Oslo. A happy team, a lot of of happy faces - and we all look forward going there and get you in the log! All testing went very well! We will post an update later about the testing. Let's make this together - let's go to Bouvet! 73 3Y0J Bouvet team Group dinner picture: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158858663228576&set=gm.3879077568883415 ------------------------------------------------------------- * May 5th: Our system test weekend went well. We successfully tested our radio, amplifier, filter, antenna and tent setup. We run various tests that confirmed our setup and antenna and tent layout is ok with the given footprint available to us at Bouvet. In addition we met for a very valuable team building!! Test results: * 20m-10m in band tested ok with actual Bouvet setup. No station interference. * No 2nd harmonic issues 40/20 and 80/40m Based on the meeting and all the testing and installation we have created a punch list of roughly 70 items that still needs to be fixed, adjusted or improved before our departure. Some of the items: * need to replace damaged steel wire * need to improve manual rotator solution * replace some damaged guy wires exposed to high tension * purchase tools to improve speed of installation * complete software installation * diagnose failed cable * network issues to be resolved * improve the table layout and routing of cables * improve the FT8 table location and layout (4xSunSDR) * improve the sleeping tent layout (yes we will minimize the sleeping - don't worry...) ++ Below a photo of the team members who attended the Oslo meeting. Thanks to our Lead Sponsor NCDXF and Indexa for supporting us! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158865707848576&set=gm.3889523864505452 This week ALL operators paid their final deposit of the 20,000 USDs operator fee! This is your guarantee that we will do whatever we can to succeed. If you want to sponsor us our paypal is bouvet@3y0j.no Please see (https://www.3y0j.no/individualdonors) for all sponsor benefits ------------------------------------------------------------ 3Z75/HF75/SN75/SO75/SP75/SQ75, POLAND (Special Event). Look for the following stations now active with the special suffix "ZOT" to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Polish Amateur Radio Union's West Pomeranian PZK Regional Branch (Zachodniopomorski Oddzial Terenowy) in Szczecin until August 30th. The following stations are: 3Z75ZOT -- QSL via the Bureau or direct HF75ZOT -- QSL via the Bureau to SP1PBW SN75ZOT -- QSL via the Bureau or direct SO75ZOT -- Listen for QSL info SP75ZOT -- Listen for QSL info SQ75ZOT -- QSL via SP1EG or by the Bureau; from Wolin Island (EU-132) Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, FM and the Digital modes. A digital diploma is available. See QRZ.com for details. 4L, GEORGIA (Reminder). Byron, KF8UN, will be active as 4L/KF8UN between May 9-11th or possibly longer. Activity will be mainly on 20 meters SSB. QSL via KF8UN direct. 4X74/4Z74, ISRAEL (Update/Special Event/Reminder). Only a few more days left to work amateur radio operators from Israel using the special pre- fixes 4X74 and 4Z74. (examples: 4X74AG [Op 4X6AG], 4X74HU [Op 4X6HU], 4X74OM [Op 4X1OM], 4Z74OC [Op 4Z5OC], 4Z74SL [Op 4Z5SL] and 4X74UT [Op 4X6UT]) to celebrate Israel's 74 years of Independence this year. The activity will end May 11th, 2359 UTC. QSL cards will be uploaded LoTW or private printing by the operator. 5X, UGANDA. Anders, SM0HPL, is once again active as 5X7W from Kampala, Uganda, (last time was 2019) until possibly May 10th. Activity is limited to his free time due to his work, but look for him on 80/20/30/17/12/10 meters using CW, JT65 and FT8/FT4. QSL via M0OXO, eQSL, LoTW or ClubLog. 60 METERS NEWS. Paul, G4MWO, Editor of "The 5 MHz Newsletter" informs: New Zealand (NZ) 60m Sub License continued by regulator -- The latest news bulletin - InfoLine 451 - from the New Zealand Amateur Radio Trans- mitters Society (NZART) reports that their regulator, RSM, has continued their 60m Sub-License (5351.5 to 5366.5 kHz). "As announced in the last InfoLine NZART has obtained from RSM, a new 60m license with the same terms and conditions as the previous license which expires on 4 May 2022. This allows time for RSM to promulgate a new GURL. If you have an existing 60m sub-license then it will continue to apply under the new license and you can continue operate on 60m as you did before. No need to reapply. If you are a new user to 60 m then you must first apply for a sub-license by completing the application found on the NZART website here: https://www.nzart.org.nz/info/60m And forward to NZART HQ for sign off and subsequent listing on the website of users. 73 Mark ZL3AB" https://www.nzart.org.nz/assets/infoline/2022/HQ-Infoline-Issue-451.pdf 8N2, JAPAN (Special Event). Members of the Voice of Toyoake Amateur Radio Club (JH2ZCW) will be active with the special callsign 8N2TY from Toyoake City, Aichi, Honshu Island (AS-007), until November 30th, to commemorate 50th anniversary of the Toyoake City. Activity will be on 160m-1.2 GHz using various modes. QSL via LoTW, eQSL or direct to: 31-8 Shimosugaike, Yokoyama, Anjo-City, Aichi Pref. 446-0045, Toyokazu Inuzuka, Japan. CY0S SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The CY0 Web page states, "Sable Island Dxpedition 'APPROVED' - CY0S. Oct or Nov 2022 - Exact dates to be determined." Operators mentioned are Murray/WA4DAAN, Pat/N2IEN, Jay/K4ZLE, San/K5YY, Bob/K4UEE, Lee/WW2DX, Lou/N2TU, Dan/W4DKS and Glenn/ W0GJ. Watch the following URL for details and updates at: http://cy0dxpedition.net/index.html Operator Murray Adams, WA4DAN, sent out the following Saturday evening: Here is the latest update on the 2022 Sable Island CY0S DXpedition..... "In the planning stage since 2017, It looks like the Sable Island DX- pedition will become a reality in the Fall of 2022. Due to Covid, the Parks Canada Sable Island manager being assigned to a special project and the operational workload of the Sable staff, the DXpedition had to delayed for several years. On Thursday, May 5, we once again received formal written permission to conduct a DXpedition on Sable in the Fall of 2022. The DXpedition team expects to have the exact dates within the next month or so. The team has applied for the call CY0S. The operators for the DXpedition are K4UEE, W0GJ, K5YY, N2IEN, WW2DX, K4ZLE, N2TU, W4DKS and WA4DAN. The team plans to be active on all bands 160-10. The team has worked hard and encountered many obstacles during the past six years. The biggest issue the team had to overcome was the strict, no overnight stay policy on Sable. The team leader flew to Halifax, Nova Scotia in October 2019 and met with the Parks Canada - Sable Island manager. During this meeting a special arrangement was negotiated to allow for a 8-9 day DXpedition. More details will be released in the coming weeks and months". www.cy0dxpedition.net 73, Murray Adams WA4DAN D4, CAPE VERDE. Freddy, F5IRO, will be active as D44RO from Praia, Santiago Island (AF-005), Cape Verde, between May 8-19th. Activity will be limited to his spare-time and during his evening running QRP with a XIEGU X6100 into multi-dipoles on 40/30/20 meters using CW and FT8/FT4. QSL via F5IRO, by the Bureau or direct. His log will be uploaded to LoTW when he returns home. For updates, watch: https://j28ro.blogspot.com D4, CAPE VERDE. Operators Pierre/HB9AMO, Philippe/HB9ARF and Marco/HB9CAT will be active as D4Z from Sao Vicente Island (AF-086) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 27-28th) as a Multi-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. Look for some activity before and after the contest. D6, COMOROS (Update). Members of the F6KOP Radio Club will be active as D60AE from Comoros Islands (AF-007) between October 5-17th. Operators mentioned are Frank/F4AJQ (Team Leader), Jean-Luc/F1ULQ/AK8DX (Co-leader), Patrick/F2DX, Damien/F4AZF, Wil/F4ESV, Bruno/F5AGB, Xavier/F5NTZ, Julien/ F8AVK, Philippe/F8EFU, Mischo/F8GGV, Andreas/DL3GA/AB8AY, Olivier/HB9GWJ, Eric/ON7RN and Kenneth/OZ1IKY. Pilot stations Thierry/F4TTR/CT2HXM and Manu/F8FKI. Suggested frequencies and QSL route have not been announced. Activity will "probably" be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4, as well as the QO-100 satellite. A Web page is available at: https://comores2022.wordpress.com FaceBook page is now available at: https://www.facebook.com/D60AE DAY-XENIA HAMVENTION NEWS.............................. * Tim Duffy, K3lR, reports: Tickets are still available for the Contest Dinner and the TopBand Dinner at the Hope Hotel: http://contestdinner.com http://topbanddinner.com Dayton Contest Activities: https://www.contestsupersuite.com/contest-related-events * DX Forum; 11:35AM-1:55PM in Room 1; sponsored by SouthWest Ohio DX Association; w/moderator Jay Slough, K4ZLE -- Speakers: Jeff Dorsey, TZ4AM; Gregg Marco, W6IZT; Steve Romagni, W4DTA, and Bob Naumann, W5OV. During this forum, Jeff will discuss operating from Mali, Greg will provide an update on the Rig in a Box, Steve will talk about Venezula IOTA, and Bob will provide ARRL's status of DXCC topics. There will also be a drawing for an HF radio with proceeds going toward helping to fund DXpeditions. * Contesting Forum; 2:00PM-3:50PM in Room 1; w/moderator Doug Grant, K1DG -- Speakers: Ray Higgins, W2RE; Rockwell Schrock, WW1X; Ed Muns, W0YK; Tim Coker, N6WIN, and Carlo De Mari, IK1HJS. In this forum, speakers will discuss how to take remote contesting to the next level, how to build a contest station in Arizona, what can happen when checking digital contest logs, as well as provide an update regarding World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) 2022/2023. * Full Forum Details for Friday/Saturday/Sunday (updated 5/2/22) Friday Details -- https://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-Friday.pdf Saturday Details -- https://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-Saturday.pdf Sunday Details -- https://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-Sunday.pdf Forum Chart and Full Descriptions (very large) -- https://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-Program-Combined.pdf * The ARRL Letter and Web page announces "Mobile App Available to Navigate 2022 Dayton Hamvention". For details, see: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/mobile-app-available-to-navigate-2022-dayton-hamvention EP, IRAN. Members of the Alborz DX Club (EP2C) will be active on May 17th, between 0600-1600 UTC, to celebrate the World Telecommunication Day (https://www.un.org/en/observances/telecommunication-day). Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via EA5GL. HH18, HAITI (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club D'Haiti will be activating the special callsign HH18MAI from Port-au-Prince between May 18-23rd. Activity is to commemorate Haiti's "Flag Day" (May 18th) and Catherine Flon, who was a Haitian seamstress, patriot and national hero- ine that sewed Haitian's first flag of the independence as a republic (1803). QSL via W3HNK. HK0, SAN ANDRES AND PROVIDENCIA ISLANDS (Reminder). Renato, PY8WW, will be active as HK0/PY8WW from San Andres Island (NA-033) between May 7-12th. Activity will be on various HF bands (40-6m), but the focus will be on 6 meters (using a 3 element beam). QSL via his home callsign, ClubLog and LoTW (6 months later). HP, PANAMA. The Daily DX reports that Rafael, EA5XV, is hopeful to be in Panama again next month, provided there are "no setbacks", and be active as EA5XV/HP1 between June 28th and September 12th. Activity will be on SSB. He is open to schedules. QSL via EA5XV. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between May 2-7th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-004 AO8EU CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8AM CANARY 10m; SSB AF-004 EA8CPE CANARY 17/15/10m; FT8/FT4 AF-004 EA8CWA CANARY 10m; SSB AF-004 EA8DKI CANARY 10m; SSB AF-004 EA8JK CANARY 10m; SSB AF-004 EA8TL CANARY 20m; CW AF-004 EA8UP CANARY 17m; FT8 AF-013 5R8AL MADAGASCAR 15m; CW AF-014 CQ3J MADEIRA 15m; FT8 AF-014 CS9ABS MADEIRA 10m; SSB AF-016 FR5FC REUNION 10m; SSB AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 12m; CW AF-019 IG9ITO PELAGIE 20/10m; SSB AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 10m; SSB AF-024 S79VU INNER 20/17/12m; SSB AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 15m; FT4 AS-001 VU4W ANDAMAN 40/30/20/17/15/12/10m; CW/FT8 AS-002 A92GW BAHRAIN 20m; SSB AS-004 5B4AAB Cyprus 15m; SSB AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 15m; SSB AS-004 5B4NC Cyprus 20m; SSB AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 20/10m; SSB AS-007 7N4TDN HONSHU 40m; FT8 AS-007 JA0GCI HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JA0LBE HONSHU 20m; SSB AS-007 JA0XII HONSHU 15m; FT8 AS-007 JA3DAZ HONSHU 15m; FT8 AS-007 JA3FYC HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JA7OWB HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JA9APS HONSHU 15m; FT8 AS-007 JF3BRW HONSHU 15m; FT8 AS-007 JH0KWZ HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JH1KJI HONSHU 15m; SSB AS-007 JH1RGG HONSHU 15m; FT8 AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 20m; SSB AS-007 JL7GMN HONSHU 15m; SSB AS-007 JM1VDM HONSHU 15m; FT8 AS-019 9V1DE SINGAPORE 15m; SSB AS-024 JE1HXZ/6 HATERUMA 6m; SSB AS-053 HS0ZNV PHUKET 20m; CW AS-078 JE8AGX HOKKAIDO 20m; SSB AS-078 JH8RBY HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB AS-079 JJ5RBH/p Miyako 30/17m; FT8 AS-079 JJ5RBH/6 Miyako 17m; CW AS-079 JL1WFD/6 Miyako 6m; CW AS-079 JS6SML Miyako 15m; SSB AS-206 7M4CFW/2 Mikomoto 17m; SSB AS-206 JR0UIU/0 Mikomoto 20m; CW EU-003 CU1EZ EASTERN 10m; SSB EU-004 EA6XQ/p BALEARIC 40m; SSB EU-005 2E0FFD GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW EU-005 G0YLM GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 G6FOV GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8 EU-005 GB0HM GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 GB1RNLI GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 M0BNA GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 M0KPD GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 M0SYJ GREAT BRITAIN 17m; CW EU-005 M0WLF GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 M5RJC GREAT BRITAIN 10m; FT8 EU-005 MM0IMC GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT8 EU-008 GS3PYE/P Skye 80/40/30/20/17/15/12m; CW/SSB/RTTY/FT8 EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 40m; SSB EU-009 MM0DGI ORKNEY 20m; CW EU-015 SV9BMG CRETE 10m; FT8 EU-018 OY1R FAROE 20m; SSB EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 17m; SSB EU-021 TF3WK ICELAND 20m; CW EU-022 JX/LB4MI JAN MAYEN 20m; CW EU-023 9H1EI MALTA 20m; SSB EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 20/10m; SSB EU-023 9H5JO MALTA 17m; SSB EU-023 9H6CAP MALTA 20m; SSB EU-024 IS0DCR SARDINIA 20m; SSB EU-024 IS0HMZ SARDINIA 15m; SSB EU-024 IS0HQJ SARDINIA 6m; EU-025 IT9IQN Sicily 20m; SSB EU-025 IT9IRL Sicily 10m; SSB EU-025 IT9PQO Sicily 15m; SSB EU-025 IT9UCS Sicily 10m; SSB EU-026 JW4D Spitsbergen 40/20m; CW/SSB EU-029 5Q2J SJAELLAND 17m; FT8 EU-029 OZ4ZT SJAELLAND 20m; FT4 EU-031 IW8AOF Ischia 10m; FT8 EU-033 LA9PJA/P VESTERALEN/TROMS COUNTY SOUTH 20/17m; CW EU-036 LA2XPA SOR-TRONDELAG/MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY NORTH 17m; FT8 EU-038 PA1RLM TEXEL 40m; SSB EU-038 PD/DO1BEN TEXEL 40/20/10m; SSB EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB EU-047 DL6FBK/P BORKUM 20m; SSB EU-054 IF9ZWA FAVIGNANA 40/12m; SSB/FT8 EU-079 LB5GI MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY SOUTH 20m; SSB EU-083 IW1PPB LIGURIA REGION 15m; FT8 EU-087 SF3HF Alnön 17m; SSB EU-115 EI3CTB IRELAND 17m; FT8 EU-115 MI0SLE IRELAND 17m; FT8 EU-115 MI6OLJ IRELAND 20m; SSB EU-120 M0SDV/p ENGLISH COASTAL 40/20m; CW/SSB EU-121 EI/OP8L Skellig 20m; SSB EU-130 IN3XSV FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA REGION 20m; FT8 EU-131 IK3PQH VENETO REGION 40m; SSB EU-133 RP77KT GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 40m; EU-183 YO9FNY SACALINU MARE 10m; FT8 EU-186 TA2PI TURKEY 15m; SSB NA-005 VP9HE BERMUDA 20m; SSB NA-005 VP9KD BERMUDA 10m; SSB NA-015 CO7CRJ CUBA 30m; FT8 NA-015 CO7MTL CUBA 20m; FT4 NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 15m; FT8 NA-021 8P6ET BARBADOS 12m; FT8 NA-021 8P6NW BARBADOS 12m; FT8 NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 17/15m; FT8 NA-024 J35X GRENADA 15m; FT8 NA-096 HI3A HISPANIOLA 30/15m; FT8 NA-096 HI8S HISPANIOLA 20m; FT8 NA-096 HI8ZSB HISPANIOLA 20m; FT8 NA-099 KP4PUA PUERTO RICO 15m; SSB NA-099 KP4QVQ PUERTO RICO 15m; FT8 NA-099 NP3DM PUERTO RICO 20m; FT8 NA-099 WP3AV PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB NA-102 FG1AG GUADELOUPE 15m; FT8 NA-104 V44KAO ST KITTS AND NEVIS 15m; CW NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 20m; SSB NA-106 KP2M VIRGIN 15m; CW NA-107 FM4SA MARTINIQUE 20m; SSB NA-108 J69DS St Lucia 15/10m; FT8 NA-110 AJ4EN SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 40m; SSB NA-139 K2TE MARYLAND STATE EAST 20m; FT8 NA-139 W3LJ MARYLAND STATE EAST 20m; FT8 OC-001 VI3MILLS/p Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK2GR Australia 20m; CW OC-001 VK2OWD Australia 10m; SSB OC-001 VK2PR Australia 10m; SSB OC-001 VK3EY Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK3FRC Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK4BXX Australia 30m; FT8 OC-001 VK5COL Australia 10m; FT8 OC-001 VK5PO Australia 30m; FT8 OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 15m; FT8 OC-021 YB0AGW JAVA 20m; SSB OC-021 YB0AZ JAVA 10m; SSB OC-021 YB0ECT JAVA 20m; CW OC-021 YB0IBM JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YB1GAL JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YB1KI JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YB2MVD JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YB3DXG JAVA 10m; CW OC-021 YC0AUU JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YC1DAP JAVA 15m; FT8 OC-021 YC2DBW JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YC2VOC JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YD2UWF JAVA 15m; CW OC-022 YB9AOS BALI 15m; SSB OC-032 FK4UJ NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB OC-032 FK8HM NEW CALEDONIA 15m; SSB OC-034 P29LL NEW GUINEA 20/15m; CW/SSB OC-036 ZL1ALA NORTH 20m; CW OC-042 DV1VHK LUZON 15m; FT8 OC-054 FW1JG WALLIS 17m; FT8 OC-067 FO5SK LEEWARD 20m; OC-086 KH0W/M NORTHERN MARIANA 17m; CW OC-088 9M8DEN Borneo 20m; FT8 OC-088 V85A Borneo 20m; SSB OC-134 ZL4TT SOUTH 12/10m; CW OC-143 YC5AKH SUMATRA 15m; SSB OC-143 YC5DDE SUMATRA 15m; SSB OC-143 YE6YE SUMATRA 10m; FT8 OC-146 YC8FKN CELEBES 15m; FT8 OC-146 YC8MJG CELEBES 40m; SSB OC-150 YB9GDP Lombok 20m; CW SA-002 VP8LP FALKLAND 15/10m; SSB SA-008 LU6XQB ISLA GRANDE DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO 10m; FT8 SA-011 9Z4CH TRINIDAD 10m; FT8 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 6m; SA-046 PY7ZC PERNAMBUCO STATE 17m; FT8 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. CW/SA-036/Aruba). AS-059. Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will be active as RI0IR from Nedorazumeniya Island (RRA RR-13-16, WW Loc. QO59fo) between July 22-27th. Operators mentioned are Oleg/R7LP, Mike/ RM2E, Maxim/RU5D, Eugene/RZ3EC, Igor/UA0IDZ and Igor/UA3EDQ. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, including 30/17/12m, using CW, SSB and FT8. The team will also make a side trip to Sikulun Island (RRA RR-13-38 [new], RLHA RLA-NEW, WW Loc. QO59qn) and will operate as RI0IR/P. QSL via RZ3EC, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW. For more details and updates, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/ri0ir EU-027. Francesco, IK6QON, will be active as ID9/IK6QON from Lipari Island between June 4-10th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands using CW and SSB, with a multi-band vertical and 100W. QSL via IK6QON, direct or by the Bureau. EU-125. (Reminder) Operators Wies/SP1EG, Hans/DK8RE and Hans/DL8UUF will be active as 5P1EG from Romo Island (OZFF-005) between May 7-14th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes, with an IC-7300 + Expert PA into different GP antennas. QSL via SP1EG. EU-125. Mike, DG5LAC, will be active as OZ/DG5LAC from Romo Island (OZFF-004 Wadden Sea) between May 15-27th. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via DG5LAC, by the Bureau, direct (3 USDs + SAE), eQSL, LoTW or OQRS PayPal. He will upload to LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog, QRZ.com and the WWFF logsearch. If you like paper QSL, please send him your QSL or use ClubLog's OQRS. OC-130. Irek, SP3SUX, will be active as DV8/KH7EA from Mindanao Island between May 14-27th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB during his daytime. QSL via SP3SUX by the Bureau. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of thehave 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...... JD1, OGASAWARA. Koh, JA1ADT, will be active as JD1AJD from Ogasawara (AS-031) between June 24th and July 2nd. Activity will be on 20-6 meters using CW and FT8. He plans to focus on 6m Europe and North America using a yagi antenna and 500 watts. QSL via his home callsign. JV, MONGOLIA. Operators Andrey/R9YU and Gennady/R5QA have departed on May 5th to activate Bayan-Ölgii Province (WW Loc. NN48bs, WWFF JTFF-0001) as JV0YU. Activity should last until June 10th. The team can be tracked on (https://tnxqso.com/jv0yu#/map). Operations will be on 160-2 meters, 70cm and the 60/30/17/12m bands using CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H). Watch for updates at: https://jv0yu.ru JX, JAN MAYEN (Update to OPDX.1543/1558/1559). Stian, LB5SH, who is expected to be active as JX/LB5SH from Jan Mayen in late June, has reported on May 6th that the planned trip is canceled due to a lack of passengers. He mentions that he will try again same time next year, and has already been added on the booking list. Stian states, "I'm looking into alter- natives for this year, and will consider 3A Monacco, OH0 Åland, or maybe give JW Svalbard another go. Or maybe all three of them, we'll see what the time and finances will allow." Read his complete announcement at: https://lb5sh.no/2022/05/06/jx-lb5sh-2022-cancelled KH6, HAWAII. Jim, AD6WL, will be active as AD6WL/KH6 from Hawaiian Islands. However, no dates have been announced. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via AD6WL, by the Bureau or LoTW. 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 PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 9-15th)....... May/09th AN May/12th AN May/14th HN May/10th AN May/13th HN May/15th HN May/11th 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 (Updated 01/26/2022) 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 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.com * Archive of ARRL Propagation Forecasts: http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * W4HM Daily HF/MF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast: https://groups.io/g/w4hmradiowavepropagationforecast * WM7D's Solar Resource Page: https://www.wm7d.net/hamradio/solar QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (May 8th) QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3A5M via 3A2ARM B4CRA via BA1GG II6PAR via IK6XEJ 3B9FR via M0OXO B5CRA via BA1GG IY7GMB via IK7XNF 3Z75ZOT via SP1KRF B6CRA via BA1GG J68HZ via K9HZ 4A5M via XE1RE B7CRA via BA1GG J72IMS via EC6DX 4K7DK via DK1DKE (B/L) B8CRA via BA1GG JW/HB9DQM/P via HB9DQM 4L1FL via EA7FTR B9CRA via BA1GG JW/LB1RH/P via LB1RH 4S7VK via DJ9ZB C31CT via EA3QS JW/LB8CG via LB8CG (O/L) 4U1UN via HB9BOU C91CCY via K3IRV JW4D via LA4D 4X74AG via 4X6AG CO7MTL via IK2DUW JX/LB4MI via LB4MI 4X74HU via 4X6HU CP6CL via M0OXO LZ77ZZ via LZ1ZF 4X74II via 4X5II (e) CR6K via CT1ILT M4T via M0BEW (e) 4X74OM via 4X1OM CT9/CT7AOV/P via CT7AOV N4A via K5KG 4X74TT via N4GNR CT9/CT7ARW/P via CT7ARW OK/SQ9MDF/P via SQ9MDF 4X74VF via 4X1VF CT9/OK1DOY via OK1DOY OL5GMA/P via OK3EQ 4Z74MU via 4Z5MU CT9ABN via OM2VL OL8R via OK1DRQ 4Z74NB via 4Z1NB D44PM via IZ4DPV OM/SQ9MDF/P via SQ9MDF 4Z74OC via 4Z5OC (e) DK0DFF via DL7AFS OR100RCBE via ON4GDV 4Z74SL via 4Z5SL DL0WTF via DJ8VW OT2022EPIC via ON4PRA 5B4AQC via DK6SP DQ44WCA via DF6EX OZ/ON9DJ/P via ON9DJ 5X7W via SM0HPL & (L) EA2/F5ODQ/P via F5ODQ & (e) OZ4WWFF/P via OZ1GDI 8P2K via KU9C EA7/LA9DL via LA9DL PA70VRZA via PI4VRZ (B/e) 9A655AX via 9A5AX EA8/HB9HCS/P via HB9HCS PJ2/PA2M via PA2M 9J2BO via EA5GL EH40URV via EA2URV PX5GOB via PP5ZP 9K2GR via EA5GL EI/OP8L via ON8WTF SE5E via SM5AJV 9K2NO via EC6DX FM5DN via KU9C SN55CHBW via SP5ZIP 9N7CI via SP6CIK (O) FR5FC via EA7FTR SQ75ZOT via SP1EG A25VR via VE7VR G3P via G3WPH (L) ST2NH via EA7FTR A41DX via M0OXO GB0SOS via G1OVK & (e) TG9ADM via EA5GL A61BG via EA7FTR GS3PYE via (O) TM400MO via F4DTO A61C via EA7FTR HC7AE/1 via EA5GL TM4JDD via F8KGS A61Q via EA7FTR HD200BP via EC5R TR8CA via F6CBC B0CRA via BA1GG HF20CP via SP9WZO VU4W via YL2GN B1CRA via BA1GG HF70RO via SP6PAZ (L) Z21ML via N4GNR B2CRA via BA1GG HG200EF via HA8RC ZP/OK2WX via OK2WX B3CRA via BA1GG HI3T via K7BV ZW2GOP via PT2NP (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 (Q) See QRZ.com (E) E-Mail QSL only (P) Please send no QSL (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2USU (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5X7W https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/HP1PAR (Updated) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VU4W QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3DA0RU, 4L8A, 5X7W, 5X7W, 7P8RU, 8Q7DX, 8Q7DX, 9A4AA, 9A4ZM, 9M8DEN, 9N7AA, 9N7AA, 9V1YC, 9V1ZC, 9V1ZV, AP2FLY, BG9NJY, CO2XK, CX5FK, DF9CY, DK4FH, DK5WL, EA8BGO, EA9ACE, EI9JF, FW1FJ, FY5KE, HA5JI, HL2DAA, HZ1CY, IB1D, IK4TVP, IU8JCQ, JA0PPE, JA3VDQ, JD1BHA, JE2FUP, JH1DSX, JR6IQI, JY5IB, LU5OM, OE4AAC, OM0R, PE1ARS, PJ4K, PP5TG, SA6CBN, SV3AUW, SV3IEG, TT8SN, TX5N, VK5NG, YB6NE and YI3WHR QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3DA0RU, 5A0YL, 5R8AL, 5Z4PA, 6Y5HN, 7P8RU, CP4BT, CX5UA, D2EB, E21EIC, EA8DED, EK1KE, JT1CO, KD9RFR, KH0/KC0W, OP20FENIKS, S51DX, ST2NH, T47C, TA2NEH, TZ1CE, V51WH, VE2MFD, XV1X, Z21ML and ZL2BLQ 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.... S035 & S046, WESTERN SAHARA (Special Event). Members of the Western Sahara Amateur Radio Club (S01WS) will be active as S035S and S046S from Tifariti to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (RASD). However, Arseli, EA2JG, informs OPDX: "The difficulties due to the war make it difficult to move within the territory and they do not know if the whole group will be able to be in Tifariti. They had the intention to invite the first operators, but it is not possible to avoid problems with their security. The activity was scheduled for May, and if it is not possible they will wait until October 2022." QSL via ClubLog's OQRS. No Bureau and no LoTW. Stay tuned for more updates. S7, SEYCHELLES. Operators XYL Núria/EA3WL and OM Josep/EA3BT will be active as S79/EA3WL and S79/EA3BT from the Seychelles (AF-024) between August 9-23rd. The operators plan to be active from 3 different islands: Praslin, La Digue and Mahe. They state, "The operation will be only in SAT mode (QO-100, RS-44 and others) in holiday style DXpedition. SSB, CW & FT8. More information to come." QSL via EA3BT or OQRS. SILENT KEY. It has been reported that Franz, DJ9ZB, Honorary President of the German DX Foundation (GDXF), DXer, QSL Manager and author became a Silent Key (SK) this past weekend. OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of DJ9ZB. SPECIAL EVENT (Amelia Earhart). Steve, KC0VYS, and others from the local Atchinson Ham Club will be active as "KC0VYS" in Atchison, Kansas, hosting a special event station commemorating the 90th anniversary of the histor- ical "Atlantic Crossing of Amelia Earhart" on May 20-21st of 1932. The event will take place at the Amelia Earhart Memorial Airport starting at 1500 CDT (2100 GMT) on May 20th and ending at 1000 CDT (1500 GMT) on the 21st. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15 meters. They plan to post their frequencies on DXHeat and other spotting locations as they go live on the air. A special certificate will be available (See QRZ.com). Their sister station in Ireland "GB0AEL" will also be active between May 13-30th from the field where Amelia Earhart landed. Activity will be on 80/40/20 meters. Please, look them up on their QRZ.com page for more information. QSL via eQSL. T42, CUBA (Special Event/Reminder). Look for special event station T42ITU to be active between May 14-17th, to commemorate the 157th anniversary of the ITU constitution. Activity will be on all bands and modes including the satellites. All contacts will be confirmed via LoTW and QRZ. T8, PALAU. Operators Tetsuya/JF1GHX, JK1SZX and Yoshiaki/JR3QFB will be active as T88HF, T88SG and T88JH, respectively, from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between May 13-17th. Activity will be on various bands and modes. QSL T88JH via JR3QFB, eQSL, ClubLog or LoTW. QSL T88HF via, direct, eQSL or LoTW. NO other details were provided. For more details about the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room), see: https://palau-radio-club.jimdofree.com TI, COSTA RICA (Special Event). Waldyn, TI2WMP, will activate the special event station TI1FIFA during the month of August during the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Tournament (August 10-28th). QSL via the Web page: https://www.radioaficioncr.net TM35, FRANCE (Special Event). Jean, F6JOE/FG8NY, has activated the special callsign TM35FIST to celebrate the 35th anniversary of FISTS Club, the International Morse Preservation Society and to promote morse code. Activity will last until May 15th. "FISTS supports the use, preservation and education of Morse code. The club is devoted exclusively to CW oper- ators, CW operating and people who are passionate about Morse code." For more information please visit: https://fists.co.uk TM37, FRANCE (Special Event). To celebrate the 37th annual general meeting of the UFT (Union Française des Télégraphistes) in Tullins, a town located near Grenoble, in French Alps, look for special event station TM37UFT to be active between May 7-21st. QSL via F4GLJ. The UFT is the French CW Society (F8UFT). V3, BELIZE (Update). Members of the Belize Amateur Radio Club are planning a DXpedition to Mauger Caye, Turneffe Atoll (NA-123), using the special callsign V3E. Activity will be between October 22-27th. Operators mentioned are Andre/V31DL, Hernan/V31DX (Team Leader), Marc/V31MA, Uli/V31US, Ismael/ XE1AY and Enrique/XE2AA. Operations will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 3525, 7025, 10105, 14025, 21025, 24895 and 28025 kHz SSB - 7090, 14190, 21290, 24950, 24950 and 28490 kHz FT8 - 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 21095, 24911 and 28091 kHz QSL via IZ8CCW, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW (Log will be uploaded after 5-6 months). They may try to upload the log during the operation if they have a good internet connection. See Web page for more details on QSLing. The V3E Web page is at: https://www.mdxc.support/v3e V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS (Reminder). Dick, K2KA, will be active as V4/K2KA from the V47JA rental station at Calypso Bay on St. Kitts (NA-104) between May 8-18th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands and modes. QSL via K2KA, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW. V8, BRUNEI. It has been reported that Didier, F5NPV, will be active as V85/F5NPV (but has filed for a V85 callsign) from Bandar Seri Begawan sometime within the next 2-3 months and stay until 2024 or possibly longer (2026). He is currently waiting for his equipment to be shipped. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, but will likely/mainly on 40/30/20 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 and PSK31. QSL via ClubLog or eQSL. For update, watch: https://f5npv.wordpress.com VU4W ANDAMAN ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Yuris, YL2GM/VU3FZC, con- tinues to be active as VU4W from the Andaman Islands (AS-001) until May 16th. Activity has been on various HF bands and modes. Suggested fre- quencies were listed in OPDX.1563. Yuris mentioned on May 4th: "One K3 transceiver was dropped while on airplane and its display is damaged, so now frequency on it can be set only from computer using CAT connection. Power outages happen quite frequently, and it takes time to start gener- ators." As of print time, the following was posted on ClubLog on May 8th, at 0050z: Total QSOs are 14767 with 5669 unique callsigns. Breakdown of modes are: 6737/CW and 8030/FT8. Breakdown by (%) continent are: 0.5/AF, 35.6/AS, 55.2/EU, 4.8/NA, 2.9/OC and 1.2/SA. See: https://clublog.org/charts/?c=VU4W QSL INFORMATION -- Please do not send log correction requests. Correc- tions will not be provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL. See the URL for details: https://www.lral.lv/vu4w/supporters.html Please do not send your QSL to them via the Bureau - they are not required. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DXpedition. For paper QSLs please choose ONE of the following alternatives listed below: Direct - QQRS request via clublog.org and 5 USDs. Bureau - OQRS request on ClubLog free of charge for all QSOs you need. Bureau QSLs will be sent out in 6 months period. Bureau - If you don't know how to use OQRS, send E-mail to (yl2gn@lral.lv) with data of all QSOs you need QSL for. Bureau QSLs will be sent out in 6 months period. QSL Manager is YL2GN direct with 3 USDs + SAE using the address below: Ziedonis Knope, P.O.Box 55, Balvi, LV-4501, Latvia. If insufficient funds are sent, return card will be sent via Bureau. NO eQSL. For more details and updates, see the VU4W Web site at: https://www.lral.lv/vu4w YASME NEWS (Press Release, date May 5th). YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORTING GRANT TO SEYCHELLES AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION -- The Board of Directors of the Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce that it made a grant for the purchase of amateur radio equipment and accessories for the Seychelles Amateur Radio Association (SARA) club station. SARA was voted into IARU membership in late 2019. Since that time, membership has grown to thirty- three members, with fifteen holding S79 licenses. The club finished con- struction of a club building and meeting area earlier this year. Previous Yasme grants provided support for license exam fees and construction of club facilities. Ward Silver, N0AX, President The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors: Ward Silver, N0AX, President and Director Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice-President, Secretary and Director Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Treasurer and Director Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director Robert Vallio, W6RGG, Director Marty Woll, N6VI, Director James Brooks, 9V1YC, Director -------------------------------------------------------- ZP, PARAGUAY. Vlad, OK2WX, is now active as ZP/OK2WX from San Bernardino, Paraguay, until May 12th. Activity has been on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using CW. QSL via OK2WX, direct or by the Bureau. See QRZ.com for details.
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