OPDX Bulletin 1479 August 31, 2020

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1479
BID: $OPDX.1479
August 31, 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, AA6RE, WB6RSE,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News
Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F4IKA, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/
IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH2BH, Pete Rayer & ISWL, RN3RQ, RW6HS, 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, 23rd/August, through Sunday, 30th/August there were 204
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C6, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG,
FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, 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, PY, PZ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW,
XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8,
ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
  more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
  First Worry Later".

3A, MONACO. Ennio, IW1RBI, will once again be active as 3A/IW1RBI from
Monaco between September 11-13th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using
SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW.

4A50, MEXICO (Special Event). Look for special event station 4A50CRH to
be active between September 1st and December 31st. Activity is to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the Club de Radioaficionados Hidrocalidos (XE2CRH).
Operations will be on 160-6 meter, satellites, CW, SSB, FM, and the Digital
modes. QSL via XE2AU, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog. Every QSO will be confirmed.

5R, MADAGASCAR. Alessandro, IU3EDK, reports that he just received his 5R8AP
callsign. He states that he will be active from Madagascar when COVID-19
travel restrictions are lifted. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL
via his home callsign. Look for more info to be forthcoming.

8N, JAPAN. James, JH1XUP, will be active with the special callsign 8N1M
from Minato-ku, Tokyo, between September 1st and December 31st. Activity
is to celebrate 70th anniversary. Operations will be on various HF bands
and modes. QSL via 8N1M direct or by the Bureau.

9H, MALTA. Reiner, DL2AAZ, will be active as 9H3SAT from Gozo Island
(EU-023) between September 4-18th, depending on the CONVID-19 crisis.
Activity will be on various HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW and
SSB. Also, he will operate on the QO-100 Geostationary satellite. QSL
via home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Reiner does not use Club-
Log or LoTW.

AO5, SPAIN (Special Event). Members of Cartagena Team will be active as
AO5CLE from Cargatena, Murcia, Spain, between September 5-20th. Activity
is to commemorate 100th anniversary of the Spanish Legion. Operations
will be on various HF and VHF bands using CW, SSB, FT8 and other Digital
modes. QSL via the Bureau to EA5GTU (it is not necessary that you send
your QSL) for the bureau members of their countries and direct with a
properly stamped envelope for EA stations. Other countries the normal
contribution 2 USDs is sufficient for any part of the world.

ARRL NEWS (FCC Proposes to Reinstate Amateur Radio Service Fees). The
ARRL posted to their Web page on August 28th: "Amateur radio licensees
would pay a 50 USDs fee for each amateur radio license application if
the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC?s fee
proposal are applications for new licenses, renewal and upgrades to
existing licenses, and vanity call sign requests. Excluded are appli-
cations for administrative updates, such as changes of address, and
annual regulatory fees." Read the complete press release at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-to-reinstate-amateur-radio-service-fees

CUBA NEWS (Grupo DX de Cuba will celebrate its 40th birthday with a special
activity). [Press Release] On the first day of next September, it will be
40 years since in Havana, a small group of Cuban DXers founded the Grupo
DX de Cuba (GDXC).
  For this reason, throughout this month, the hunt for more than sixty
members and aspirants of the group will be the objective of those who
enthusiastically aspire to obtain the certificate "40th Anniversary of
the GDXC."
  As has already happened in previous celebrations, not only Cuban members
of the group join the valid stations, but there will be also members who
responded to the call from Bulgaria, Bolivia, Ecuador, Hungary, Spain, the
United States, the Canary Islands, Colombia, Japan and Mexico.
  Three basic versions of the certificate will be awarded, depending on
the number of valid stations worked, regardless of band or mode. To obtain
the "Gold" seal, it will be necessary to work at least 50 of the valid
stations, for "Silver" 40 and for "Bronze" 30. In addition, in parallel
a general classification will be created with all the contacts that are
made, which may be daily, by band and mode. At the end, those who occupy
the first ten places in this classification will receive a certificate
with the category "Diamond." Finally, a special Certificate will be granted
to those who, over the years, have become creditors of the certificates
granted during the 35th, 38th and 39th anniversaries, in addition to the
40th.
  Those who aspire to the certificate in any of its variants, must send
their request to the electronic address (gdxc@frcuba.cu). It must include
all the contacts made with each of the valid stations, organized chrono-
logically and also specifying the date, the time in UTC, the band and the
mode. QSOs made in any band and mode will be valid, in the case of the
2 meter band, contacts made through repeater stations will not be accepted.
We reiterate, daily contacts will be allowed, which will help in the
general classification score to obtain the "Diamante" category.
  The member and applicant stations of the DX Group of Cuba that will be
valid for the certificate are the following: CP6CL, EA5B, EA8XNX, HA3JB,
HC1DAZ, HK3TK, HK6DOS, JH1AJT, K7JA, LZ1BY, WB2REM, XE1KK/6E6E, CM2ANA,
CM2RSV, CO2AAT, CO2AFV, CO2BK, CO2CMI, CO2II, CO2JD, CO2PBR, CO2RQ, CO2TZ,
CO2VDD, CO2YQ, CM3EFM, CM5ABC, CO5FM, CO5LB, CO5WE, CO6OV, CO8RBD, CO6DE,
CO6EC, CO6HZ, CO6KVA, CO6RD, CO6SRS, CO6WIL, CM7VI, CO7DSR, CO7EPP, CO7HH,
CO7HNS, CO7JY, CO7MS, CO7MLS, CO7OK, CO7YS, CO8BYT, CO8CY, CO8HO, CO8LY,
CO8NMN, CO8MGY, CO8NDZ, CO8OH, CO8RRM, CO8RCP, CO8SC, CO8VQ, CO8VW, CO8WAL
and CO8ZZ.
  See you in the air!
  https://xavian2016.cubava.cu/category/informaciones-y-noticias/
  https://xavian2016.cubava.cu/2020/08/22/grupo-dx-de-cuba-will-celebrate-its-40th-birthday-with-a-special-activity

E6 & A3, NIUE AND TONGA (Update to OPDX.1460/1469). Stan, LZ1GC, and the
team for the E6AM and A35GC DXpeditions have now postponed their operations
until October and November 2021, "due to the restrictive measures related
to CONVID-19."

EG1-EG9/EH1-EH9, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for special event stations
EG1SDC through EG9SDC and EH1SDC through EH9SDC between September 1-13th.
Activity is commemorating the festivity of Asturias Day and its patron
saint, Santina de Covadonga. QSL all callsigns via EA1AUM, direct, by
the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL. Diplomas are available. For more details, see:
                         http://santina.dxfun.com
                         https://www.qrz.com/lookup/EG1SDC

GB5, ENGLAND (Reminder/Special Event). Look for special event station
GB5ST to be on the air to celebrate 54 years of the hit TV show Star
Trek, spin off shows, many Star Trek movies and for the continuing new
shows upcoming in the future. The GB5ST station will be on the air starting
September 1st, and through the next 6 years. QSL via the RSGB Bureau or
direct to the address on QRZ.com. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Loick, HB9HBY, will once again be active as HB0/HB9HBY
from Liechtenstein between October 16-18th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters, including 30/17/12m, using CW, SSB and FT8.  QSL via EB7DX. Look
for updates on Facebook (https://facebook.com/hb9hby) or on Twitter
(https://twitter.com/hb9hby).

HK, COLOMBIA. Lothar, DK8LRF, continues to be active as HK3JCL from Finca
Ligia (WW Loc. FJ34fg) until the end of December. Activity is mainly on
20 meters SSB. QSL via DK8LRF, direct or by the Bureau.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between August 24-29th (as per the DXCluster):

    IOTA     Callsign       Island/GROUP  Bands/Modes
   ------    ----------     ------------- ------------
   AF-004    EA8W           CANARY        17/10m; Digi
   AF-014    CT3KN          MADEIRA       40m; Digi
   AF-018    IH9YMC         PANTELLERIA   20m; SSB
   AF-022    ZD7FT          ST HELENA     20m; SSB
   AS-002    A92FQ          BAHRAIN       20m; SSB
   AS-003    4S6NCH         SRI LANKA     20m; FT8
   AS-004    5B60AIF        CYPRUS        30m; Digi
   AS-004    5B60AMX        CYPRUS        17/12m; Digi
   AS-007    JA3KVT         HONSHU        17m; Digi
   AS-007    JH1HHC         HONSHU        80m; FT8
   AS-046    JS6TWW         Minami-Daito  15m; Digi
   EU-004    EA6/EA3HSO     BALEARIC      20m; SSB
   EU-004    EA6VQ          BALEARIC      12m; Digi
   EU-005    2W0NED         GREAT BRITAIN 10m; SSB
   EU-005    GB1945PJ       GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW
   EU-008    2M0GOE        INNER HEBRIDES 80m;
   EU-009    MM0DGI         ORKNEY        30m; CW
   EU-014    TK/IK1TJK      CORSICA       30m; FT8
   EU-016    9A/OM1AVL     DALMATIA SOUTH 40m; SSB
   EU-021    TF3WK/P        ICELAND       30m; CW
   EU-024    IS0KNG         SARDINIA      12m; Digi
   EU-028    DJ5TM/P        Pellworm      40m; SSB
   EU-028    IK1MNF/IA5     TOSCANA       20m; SSB
   EU-030    OZ1NKS/P       BORNHOLM      40m; SSB
   EU-031    IC8HRG       CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB
   EU-032    F/OE6MBG/P     OLERON        40m; SSB
   EU-036    LA9VBA SOR-TRONDELAG/MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY N 17m; Digi
   EU-042    DJ4EL/P SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NW 40/20/17m; SSB
   EU-044    LA/DL2SWW FINNMARK COUNTY WEST 40/20m; CW
   EU-044    LA/DF9TM FINNMARK COUNTY WEST 40/20m; SSB
   EU-054    IF9/IT9PPG     EGADI         20m; CW
   EU-055    LB5WB SOGN OG FJORDANE/HORDALAND/ROGALAND COUNTY 60m;
   EU-064    F6GCP/P PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION 30/20/17m; CW/FT8
   EU-075    SV1EQU/8 PELOPONNISOS(ARGOLIS)/ATTIKI REGIO 20m; SSB
   EU-081    TM2U BASSE-NORMANDIE (MANCHE EAST) REGION 80/60/30m; CW/SSB
   EU-115    EI8JB          IRELAND       20m; SSB
   EU-115    GI0LDI         IRELAND       20m; SSB
   EU-115    MI6INB         IRELAND       20m; SSB
   EU-133    RA1L/P GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 20m; SSB
   EU-141    LA/DL2SWW FINNMARK COUNTY EAST 40/20m; CW
   EU-165    IM0/IS0BWM     SARDINIA'S COASTAL 20m; SSB
   EU-175    CU3AK/P        CENTRAL       20m; CW/SSB
   NA-022    VP2EIH         ANGUILLA      80m; SSB
   NA-027    VO1CH          NEWFOUNDLAND  15/12m; FT8
   NA-027    VO1NE          NEWFOUNDLAND  10m; Digi
   NA-067    AF2F/W4        Hatters       40/30m; CW
   NA-069    KK1TLS      FLORIDA STATE SW 20m; SSB
   NA-099    NP4AW          PUERTO RICO   20m; CW
   NA-134    OX3LX GREENLAND'S COASTAL ISLANDS NW 40m; Digi
   OC-001    VK4FUEL        AUSTRALIA     40m; Digi
   OC-006    VK7XX          TASMANIA      40m; Digi
   OC-016    3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 40/17m; FT8
   OC-034    YB9YBB    NDONESIA WEST PAPUA 40m; Digi
   OC-036    ZL1WN          NORTH          40/20m; SSB
   OC-042    4I1EBD         LUZON          20m; SSB
   OC-088    V85A           BRUNEI         20m; SSB
   OC-133    9M6NA         SABAH'S COASTAL 20m; CW
   SA-011    9Z4AH          TRINIDAD       17m; SSB
   SA-011    9Z4FE          TRINIDAD       17m; SSB
   SA-011    9Z4Y           TRINIDAD       20m; SSB
   SA-012    YV7BMZ   NUEVA ESPARTA STATE  20m; Digi
   SA-046    PY7RL/7        ITAMARACA      30m; Digi

  ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
     on their QSNs on the PacketCluster reports....

  AF-018.  Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria
           Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy,
           during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-
           Op/Single-Band (??m) entry. QSL via LoTW.

  AF-115.  (New) The "DX-World.net" reports that earlier this year an
           experienced IOTA team was issued the callsign ST6SIT to be
           used to activate Mukawwar Island, Sudan, but it has been
           postponed due to the CONVID-19 situation. This is a never
           before activated IOTA in the Red Sea, off the coast of Sudan.
           The team will now wait until the CONVID-19 situation improves
           globally, and will eventually renew the ST6SIT license and
           restart their plans.

  AS-117.  Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/5 from Otsu Island
           between September 5-6th. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters
           using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via JA4GXS, by the Bureau or direct.

  EU-016.  Operators Tom/9A2AA and Neno/9A5N will be active as homecall/p
           from Lastovo Island (IOCA CI-051 and MIA MC-196) starting on
           August 31st, for 10 days. The duo also plans to activate 35
           islets and rocks around the Lastovo Island for the "Islands
           of Croatia Award" (IOCA)[http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/IOCA_IOTA/rule.htm].
           QSL via their home callsigns.

  EU-017.  Members of the Oriental Sicily Contest Team (OSCT) will be
           active as ID9/homecall from Panarea Island (IIA E006, IFF-0443)
           between September 16-20th. Operators mentioned are Dario/IT9ZZO
           (Teamleader), Riccardo/IT9NKT, Eugenio/IT9VKY, Giovanni/IT9GAC,
           Alfio/IT9EJW, Salvatore/IT9LKX and Salvatore/IT9IDR. Activity
           will be on 80-2 meters (and 10 GHz) using CW, SSB, RTTY and
           FT8. There will be an online log and OQRS. For more details
           and updates, see:
           https://www.osct.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=153

  EU-039.  Operators Fabien/F4HIK and Joel/F4IKA will be active as TM39EU
           from Chausey Island between November 4-11th. Activity will be
           on 80-10 meters using SSB, FT8, FT4, JS8 and BPSK, and if they
           have time, some SSTV on 14230 kHz. QSL will be available through
           eQSL.cc, QRZ.com and ClubLog. If needed, they will print a small
           amout of paper QSLs for answering paper QSLs received.

  EU-120.  Members of the South Dorset Radio Society will be active as
           GB0LUN from Lundy Island, situated in the BristolChannel about
           10 miles from the North Devon coast, between September 26-28th.
           Operators mentioned are Ray/M0XDL, Chris/M0XFL, Stuart/M0SGV
           and Peter/G4UIX. Activity will be on various HF bands using
           SSB and the Digital modes with a variety of vertical and
           dipole antennas. QSL via eQSL, LoTW, but will respond to postal
           cards (see QRZ.com).

  NA-067.  Matt, AF2F, will be active as AF2F/W4 from Hatteras Island
           for about two weeks as of August 24th. Activity will be holiday
           style on various HF bands (mostly 40m), including 6 meters,
           and splitting operations between CW and FT8. The log will be
           uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog daily. QSL via his home callsign
           direct, ClubLog or LoTW.

  NA-213.  Operator Allan/KV4T and XYL Bridget/KS4YT will be active as
           homecall/p from Dauphin Island (USI AL002S, Mobile county,
           Alabama) between September 4-7th, depending on hurricane
           damage. Activity will only be on 40 meters using FT8/FT4.
           QSL via their home callsigns, LoTW or eQSL.

  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 September 2020). The following ISWL club callsigns
will be used throughout the month of September 2020:

  GX4BJC/A - Operated from Great Missenden, in Buckinghamshire, by John,
             G8XTJ (WAB Square - SP80 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).

  MX1SWL/A - Operated from Walton on the Naze, in Essex, by Herbie, G6XOU
             (WAB Square - TM22 - 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.

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

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 31st-September 6th).......
 Aug/31st HN      Sep/03rd  AN     Sep/05th  AN
 Sep/01st HN      Sep/04th  AN     Sep/06th  HN
 Sep/02nd 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

    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) (August 30th)
  ** Sorry, No QSL-Infos This Week By DL1SBF -- It will return next week **
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  (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/5Z4VJ
  https://clublog.org/logsearch/VK5MAV/p

  NEW QSL MANAGER. QSL TI7W via Tim, M0URX. Sent direct or via his OQRS
  at:                        https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs

  NEW QSL MANAGER. Vasiliy, RW6HS, reports that he is now the QSL Manager
  for the following stations: CN18FWC and CN8HAN

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5H4WZ, CU2DX, EI2KC, OD5ZZ, VE8CK, YO8DHA
  and ZD8SC

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5H4WZ, 6F3A (NA-153), E44RU, FO5RH (OC-298),
  OX/OZ1LXJ, RI0B (AS-068), S79W (AF-024), TI9A, VK9NK (OC-005), VP8HAL
  and Z35T

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: R63RRC (AS-063), RI0B (AS-054), RI0B
  (AS-121) and RT65KI (AS-065)
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        send in their info....

R13, EUROPEAN RUSSIA. Members of Miller DX Club (MDXC) will be active with
the special callsign R13KHL from Russia between August 31st and September
6th. Activity is to celebrate the start of the 13th season of the Kon-
tinental Hockey League. Operators mentioned are Sergey/RW1F, Oleg/RD1A,
Vladimir/RW1A, Gennady/RW1C, Dmitrii/RU1M and Vladimir/RW1CW. QSL via
ClubLog's OQRS.

STAYHOME NEWS (Press Release From Helsinki, Finland; Date August 27th).
Martti, OH2BH, sent out the following [edited]: ONE OF THE LUCKY STAY-
HOME/STAYSAFE OPERATORS WILL SOON BE TRAVELLING THE WORLD -- THE STAY-
HOME/STAYSAFE LOTTERY IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 30, 2020 -- Many of you
may recall the "COVID-19 RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENT" that took place on
June 6-7th, 2020, and the great event prize offering for the top sixty-
three (63) single operator category high scorers as well as for the
qualifying STAYHOME/STAYSAFE stations operators. The sixty-three (63)
hams listed below will participate in the lottery for an all-paid-trip
to either Finland or Brazil:
  3Z6V, 5R8UI, A71AM, DF9ZV, EA7ATX, EA8RM, EA8ZS, ER4KAA, F4DSK, G3SVK,
  HB9ARF, IZ4LZH, JG7AMD, K2LE, K8MFO, K9OM, K9ZO, LB6GG, LY4T, LY5W,
  LY9A, LZ4AA, LZ5R, MM9I, N4BP, NV9L, OG6N, OJ0A/OH3JR, OL725PLZ, OM3RM,
  OY1CT, OZ1AA, PA2LS, PA3AAV, PP5JR, PY2MC, PY4AZ, PY4BZ, PY4JW, PY5EW,
  PY5KD, RD1A, RG9A, RM2D, RU6K, RW1F, S53X, S56A, SA6G, SP2HMT, UA3EDQ,
  UA5C, UA9BA, UX6F, VK7GN, W1UE, WH7W, YL1ZF, YO4NF, YO4RDW, YO9HP, YQ6A
  and ZL3P

  This prize is jointly sponsored by Araucaria DX Group (ADXG) of Brazil
and Radio Arcala OH8X of Finland.
  For the drawing of the high performance Yaesu FTdx101D transceiver,
these sixty-three (63) operators will be joined by the qualifying 110
STAYHOME/STAYSAFE stations operators. The proud winner of this prize will
be able to make this amazing YAESU transceiver part of his own radio shack.
  Another group of ninety-four (94) STAYHOME operators, which have made
more than 1000 QSOs during the event, will participate in a drawing of a
Yaesu FT-891 Mobile transceiver.
  These prizes are donated by Mr. Jun Hasegawa, President of Yaesu Musen
Co., Ltd.
  The Organizing Committee thanks everyone who participated in the
"COVID-19 RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENT" and sincerely congratulates those
63 high performers of which a lucky one will travel the world in 2021,
as well as those STAYHOME/STAYSAFE stations lottery winners that supported
this unique event.
  Covid-19 Radio Communication Event Organizing Committee:
  E21EIC, KO8SCA, OH2BH, OH2MM/PY2ZEA and PY5EG

ZD7, ST. HELENA ISLAND. Oliver, W6NV, who was expected once again be active
as ZD7W from Jamestown on Saint Helena Island (AF-022) during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 28-29th), has announced that "it does not look like
a trip to ZD7 is going to be possible this year. Since the gear is stock-
piled on the Island of St. Helena, I will try again in 2021."

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