OPDX Bulletin 1487 October 26, 2020

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1487
BID: $OPDX.1487
october 26, 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, K8YSE, W8GEX &
60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, F1ULQ, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX
News, OH2BH, RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the
following DX information.

*** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTES (by Tedd, KB8NW): This week's bulletin was
     sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW DX SSB
     Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with
     a consolidated listing of the CQWW DX SSB Contest participants.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 16th/October, through Friday, 23rd/October there were 215
countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE,
CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E3, E5/n,
E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB,
HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT,
JW, JX, 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, PY,
PY0F, PY0S, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VP2E, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, 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".

3XY, GUINEA (Postponed). Members of the Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP
team)[https://www.f6kop.com], who were expected to activate Kassa Island
(AF-051) in January 2021, posted the following on October 20th [edited]:
Hello everyone -- We were waiting as log as it was possible to, but we
will have to cancel and postpone our expedition to Guinea (Conakry) 3X.
The COVID 19 disease prevents us from making our expedition. The Guinean
Embassy no longer issues tourist visas and as of the end of October /
beginning of November we can no more wait for a January 2021 DXpedition.
We have to make a difficult decision, so we decided to postpone this
expedition to the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022. We know that many of
you were waiting for us, but don't worry. We will be ready for new
adventures with F6KOP...  73 TO ALL..... The F6KOP team

4L, GEORGIA. Operator Gia, 4L4WW, will be active as 4L0A from Obcha
(Western Georgia) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as
a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW. He states, "PLEASE
do not send QSL cards direct to him".

5R, MADAGASCAR. Sandro, IN3PPH, is expected to be active as 5R8SS from
Andilana, Madagascar (AF-013), and Nosy Be Island (AF-053), once the
COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Activity will be on various HF bands.
QSL via IN3PPH, direct or LoTW.

60 METERS NEWS. New Zealand amateurs lose 60m as of October 24th. Read
about it at:
https://www.nzart.org.nz/assets/infoline/2020/HQ-Infoline-Special-Issue-67.pdf

8Q, MALDIVES. Remo, HB9SHD, will be active as 8Q7RM from Kandolhu Island
(AS-013) between November 2-29th (He states, "Please note that the schedule
is subject to change due to the actual situation."). Activity will be
holiday style on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
QSL via HB9SHD.

A4, OMAN. Khalid, A41CK, will be active as A42K in Muscat during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
LoTW.

BD9, CHINA. Dale, BA4TB, will be active as BD9XE from XiNing City, QingHai
Province, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-
Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSLs via BD9XE, direct or by the Bureau.

CQ3/CR3, MADEIRA. Helmut, DF7EE, will be active as CQ3W or CR3W during 
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 254-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)
entry. QSL CQ3W via ClubLog's OQRS. QSL via DL5AXX. Outside of the contest,
Helmut will be active as CT9/DF7EE. QSL via his home callsign.

CQWW NEWS FROM FAR NORTH (Press Release By Martti, OH2BH, dated October
21st)[edited]. Radio Arcala triangle riding again; CR2X, Azores, OH0X,
Aland Islands and OH8X Northern Finland.
  Many recall the gang at Radio Arcala's X-rated stations that dominated
the European contesting landscape by smashing twenty(20) major EU records
in CQWW, CQ WPX, CQ RTTY, CQ 160M and ARRL DX Contest and walked away.
Those EU records still stand except one.
  This CQWW is to treasure those callsigns still occasionally activated.
CR2X is piloted remotely on 15M  by Martti, OH2BH, OH0X on 20m by Pekka,
OH2TA and OH8X, the flagship, on 20m by Pasi, OH6UM.
  QSL CR2X via OH2BH, OH0X via OH2TA and OH8X via OH0XX.

DT8, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Lee, DS4NMJ, will be part of a scientific team
and plans to be active again from the King Se-Jong Korean Antarctic Base
on King George Island, South Shetlands (VP8/SH), as DT8A sometime in 2021
(specific date are not confirmed yet). Activity will be on various HF bands
using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts. QSL via DS5TOS.

EE5, SPAIN. Members of the Farfollas Contest Radio Team (EA5URT) from
Aldaia (Valencia) will be active as EE5T during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are:
Santiago/EA5GI, Toni/EB5WC, Dom/EA5NY, Juan/EC5Y, Jose/EA5B, Vlad/EA5IMB,
Luis/EC5A and Luis/EA5L. QSL via EA5URT. For more details about the
Farfollas Contest Radio Team, see:   https://ea5urt.albertozayas.com 

HB9, SWITZERLAND. Sven, HB9DXB, and three other operators will be active
as HB9CC (the contest callsign and club station of the USKA section
"Funkamateure, St. Gallen HB9SG") during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Multi-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via HB9KNY, direct, by the
Bureau or LoTW (preferred).

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between October 18-22nd (as per the DXCluster):

    IOTA     Callsign     Island/GROUP            Bands/Modes
   ------    ----------   -------------           ------------
   AF-004    EA8DEJ       CANARY                  15m; FT8
   AF-004    EA8DKV       CANARY                  15m; FT8
   AF-004    EA8JK        CANARY                  17m; SSB
   AF-004    EA8NF        CANARY                  17m; SSB
   AF-013    5R8AL        Madagascar              12m; CW
   AF-016    FR4QT        REUNION                 15m; SSB
   AF-022    ZD7BG        St. Helena              17m; CW
   AF-024    S79KW        INNER                   20m; FT8
   AF-024    S79VU        INNER                   20m; SSB
   AF-049    3B8CW        MAURITIUS               12m; FT8
   AS-004    5B4AAB       CYPRUS                  15m; FT8
   AS-004    5B4VL        CYPRUS                  15m; SSB
   AS-007    JA2FSM       HONSHU                  40m; RTTY
   AS-007    JF2RDG       HONSHU                  20m; FT8
   AS-007    JH1EDD       HONSHU                  20m; FT8
   AS-007    JH1HRJ       HONSHU                  20m; SSB
   AS-007    JE1RXJ       HONSHU                  40m; SSB
   AS-007    JA4CUU       HONSHU                  160m;
   AS-007    JH3NGD       HONSHU                  17m; SSB
   AS-013    8Q7PR        MALDIVE                 40m; FT8
   AS-041    JA4DND/4     Oki                     30m; FT8
   EU-005    G7SQW/P      GREAT BRITAIN           40m;
   EU-005    MX0SNB       GREAT BRITAIN           40m; SSB
   EU-009    GM8OFQ       ORKNEY                  15m; SSB
   EU-013    GJ0KYZ       JERSEY                  30/12m; FT8
   EU-015    SV9ANK       CRETE                   17m; SSB
   EU-015    SV9GPV       CRETE                   15m; SSB
   EU-016    9A4W         DALMATIA SOUTH          20m; CW
   EU-018    OY1CT        FAROE                   20m; CW
   EU-018    OY1OF        FAROE                   15m; SSB
   EU-020    SB5RAFS/LH   GOTLAND COUNTY          80m; SSB
   EU-020    SF1Z         GOTLAND COUNTY          20m; CW
   EU-021    TF1A         ICELAND                 15m; FT8
   EU-021    TF2MSN       ICELAND                 17m; FT8
   EU-023    9H1TT        MALTA                   40m; SSB
   EU-023    9H1CG        MALTA                   40m; CW
   EU-024    IS0DCR       SARDINIA                10m; FT8
   EU-024    IS0GGA       SARDINIA                17m; SSB
   EU-024    IS0HMZ       SARDINIA                40m; SSB
   EU-024    IS0KNG       SARDINIA                15m; FT8
   EU-024    IS0XCU       SARDINIA                17m; CW
   EU-025    IT9JAV       SICILY                  40m; SSB
   EU-026    JW/LB1QI     Spitsbergen             40/20/17m; CW/SSB
   EU-031    IC8HRG       CAMPANIA REGION         15m; SSB
   EU-031    IC8AIK       Ischia                  160m;
   EU-042    DK8OL SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NORTH WEST 30m; CW
   EU-046    LA6KOA       TROMS COUNTY            17m; SSB
   EU-074    F4HJO/P      Brehat                  80/40/20/17M; SSB
   EU-084    SK0HS/0    UPPSALA/STOCKHOLM COUNTY  20m; SSB
   EU-095    F5KDK/P PROVENCE-COTE D'AZUR (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) REGION 40m;
   EU-113    SV8/DJ4EL    Makrokythira            40/20/17m; SSB
   EU-131    IK3PQH/P     VENETO REGION           40m; SSB
   EU-137    GD0TEP       SKANE COUNTY            80m; FT8
   EU-172    OZ7PR/P      JYLLAND EAST AND FYN    40m; SSB
   EU-173    OH1MM/P   LANSI-SUOMI(PORI) PROVINCE 40/30/20m; CW/SSB
   EU-175    CU3EM        CENTRAL                 40m; FT8
   NA-005    VP9/N1SNB    BERMUDA                 40m; CW/SSB
   NA-015    CM2XN        CUBA                    10m; SSB
   NA-016    ZF2LZ        CAYMAN                  15m; SSB
   NA-018    XP3A         GREENLAND               15m; FT8
   NA-026    W2LCW        NEW YORK STATE          20m; CW
   NA-027    VO1AW        NEWFOUNDLAND            15m; FT8
   NA-096    HI8AT        HISPANIOLA              10m; SSB
   NA-099    NP3IR        PUERTO RICO             10m; FT8
   NA-099    KP4VET       PUERTO RICO             10m; SSB
   NA-099    NP4JM        PUERTO RICO             10m; SSB
   NA-101    J73WA        DOMINICA                15m; FT8
   NA-102    FG8OJ        GUADELOUPE              20m; FT8
   NA-108    J69BP        ST LUCIA                20m; FT8
   NA-168    KD5PCK       Grand                   20m; SSB
   OC-001    VK3IO        AUSTRALIA               30m; CW
   OC-009    T88SS        PALAU                   80m; FT8
   OC-021    YB0IBM       Java                    15m; SSB
   OC-021    YB1MIG       Java                    40m; RTTY
   OC-021    YC1IU        Java                    40m; RTTY
   OC-021    YB3DXG       Java                    30m; CW
   OC-022    YC9FAO       BALI                    20m; FT8
   OC-036    ZL2AIM       NORTH                   40m; CW
   OC-088    YD7ACD       Borneo                  40m; RTTY
   OC-143    YB4FIK       Sumatra                 40m; RTTY
   OC-143    YB4KAR       Sumatra                 40m; RTTY
   OC-143    YB4KRZ       Sumatra                 40m; RTTY
   OC-150    YC9JQZ       TENGGARA BARAT          20m; FT8
   SA-006    PJ4DX        BONAIRE                 15m; SSB
   SA-011    9Z4FE        TRINIDAD                17/15m; SSB
   SA-036    P40W         ARUBA                   40m; CW

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

  AS-041.  Operators Hiromi/JA4DND, Harumi/JR4OZR and Yuji/JA5ROH are
           now active as JA4DND/4, JR4OZR/4 and JA5ROH/4, from Oki Islands
           possibly until October 26th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
           using CW and FT8. QSL via their home callsign through the
           JARL QSL Bureau.

  EU-054.  Giuseppe "Joe", IT9WDC, will be active as IF9A from Favignana
           Island (IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025, WLOTA LH-1545) during the CQWW
           DX SSB Contest as (October 24-25th). QSL via IT9ATF.

  OC-130.  Waldo, DU9WTZ, just received the contest callsign DX9MM, and
           plans to be active from Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao Island,
           Philippines. during various contests. QSL via DU9WTZ.

  OC-275.  Members of the YB LAND DX Club of Indonesia, and from the ORARI
           Daerah Papua/Lokal Merauke will be active as 7H9H from Habe
           Island in West Papua between October 25th and November 1st.
           Activity wil be on various HF bands.

  OC-298.  (TX0T Tatakoto Atoll Update) Cezar, VE3LYC, reported on October
           21st and 22nd, the following:
             21st --  "In order to comply with current entry requirements
           of French Polynesia, I need to take a Covid-19 test on Friday,
           three days in advance of my departure flight. I am scheduled
           for it at 9:50 am. There is no such thing here as a ?rapid?
           test, so the results are not guaranteed to be  available by
           Monday morning, but I was told that most of them come within
           24 to 48 hours. Fingers crossed!"
             22nd -- All equipment is now packed and ready to go. I will
           have two large suitcases, a computer bag, and a long bag with
           the telescopic poles.
             The TX0T operation is expected to take place between October
           29th and November 5th. For more details and updates, see:
                              https://tx0t.weebly.com

  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......

J8, ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINES. Oleh, UR5BCP/KD7WPJ, will be active as
J8/UR5BCP from Saint Vincent Island (NA-109) between November 21-28th.
Activity will be on 40-6 meters using mainly FT8/FT8 and with some CW
and SSB, with 100 watts. QSL via KD7WPJ, direct or by the Bureau. He
will be using LoTW for the Digital QSOs only.

K5, UNITED STATES (Bird DXpedition). Operators Ron/AD0DX and Doug/N6UA
are planning to be in Big Bend National Park (WW Loc. DL88) on Sunday,
October 25th. Activity will be on the FM and linear satellites. This
will be a daytime activation because the Talley Campground in DL88 is
currently closed. QSL via AD0DX. See QRZ.com for more info (WX, Pass
Predictions, Freq.).

KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Tom, NL7RR, was active as NL7RR/KH9 this past week,
but will probably be QRT by the time you read this. However, reports
indicate that he is expected to return after the new year.

KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operator Jaime, WP3A, will be active as KP2B
from St. Croix, Virgin Island, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via EB7DX.

N5, UNITED STATES. Operators Marko/N5ZO and Larry/N6NC will be active as
N5ZO/MM (Maritime Mobile) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th)
as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. Mostly 20 meters, planning
Saturday only. When on the way in zone 3, they will be signing N6NC/MM.

OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Pekka, OH2TA, will be active as OH0X from Brando Island
(EU-002) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/
Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW or to OH2TA.

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. Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y from Aruba
(SA-036), but this time during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th)
as a Single-Op entry. QSL via AE6Y or LoTW.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 26th-November 1st).......
 Oct/26th HN      Oct/29th  AN     Oct/31st  AN
 Oct/27th HN      Oct/30th  AN     Nov/01st  AN
 Oct/28th 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) (October 23rd)
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ** SORRY, NO QSL INFO THIS WEEK... Lothar, DL1SBF, informs OPDX on
     Friday morning that his computer is down....
  (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/ZB2TT (Updated)

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G5FI, OZ1AD, S53R, SV5/DL3DRN, TF3JB, TI2CC,
  XE1KK and ZB2TT

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: VK2IAY/4 (OC-142) and VK5MAV/P (OC-228)

  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....

RQ30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RQ30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Andrey/R0AX and Sergey/UA0ADX. QSL via RQ7L,
direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RT30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RT30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Alexei/UA4WW, RK4W, Mike/RT4W, Vladimir/RW4WA,
Oleg/RM4W, Kostia/UD4W and Mikhail/R4WT. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the
Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RU30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RU30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Sergey/R3TKM, Mikhail/RC2T, R3TLH, Dmitrij/RT5T,
UA3123SWL and Oleg/RA3TOS. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's
OQRS.

RV30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RV30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operator mentioned is Valentin/RA2FU. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau
or ClubLog's OQRS.

RW30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RW30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Sergey/RW1F, Vladimir/RW1A, Gennady/RW1C, Vladimir/
RW1CW, Dmitrii/RU1M and Oleg/RD1A. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau
or ClubLog's OQRS.

RX30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RX30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Vladimir/RW0LX, Serge/RW0LD, Pavel/RW0LO, Vladimir/
UA0LE, Valery/UA0LW, Alexander/UA0LDY, Vladimir/UA0LGF and Sergey/R0LER.
QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RY30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RY30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Igor/RM9RZ and Alex/R9RT. QSL via RQ7L, direct,
by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RZ30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RZ30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Victor/R0CD, R0CBK, Sergey/RV0CG, Oleg/UA0CID,
RQ0C and RN0CW. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

STANDARD TIME. Remember to change your clocks next weekend! Countries who
observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), which took place on Sunday, March
10th, are now expected to move their "local clocks" backward 1 hour on
Sunday, November 1st, from 2:00 AM local time to 1:00 AM. In 2020, Day-
light Saving Time (DST) will again go into effect on Sunday, March 14th,
2021, at 2:00 AM local time. For the history and details about ST and
DST, as well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries
who observe DST), see:
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
              http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2021.html
              https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa?year=2020
ADDED NOTE: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know NOT to change
their GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set their
computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on "some"
ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..) programs.

V3, BELIZE. Bob, W0YBS, will be active as V31CO from Cay Caulker between
October 24th and November 13th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters including
30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY, with a FT-817ND running QRP
and a MiniPA50 amp (45 watts) into an EndFed long-wire. QSL via W0YBS and
LoTW. For more details and updates, see: http://w0ybs.com/w0ybs_036.htm

VE2, CANADA (Zone 2). Operator Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as
VE2IM from Sept-Iles, QC (Zone 2), during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power or Low-Power entry. Yuri states
he will be there between October 19-26th, subject to travel and COVID-19
restrictions. Activity (usually) before and after the contest will be on
CW, SSB and RTTY, and all HF bands including the 30/17/12 meter bands.
QSL via VE3DZ, direct or by the VE3DZ OQRS. He usually uploads to the LoTW.

VP9, BERMUDA. Jeff, N1SNB, will once again be active as VP9I (not VP9/N1SNB
as first announced) from Bermuda (NA-005) between October 21-26th. Activity
will be on various HF bands, but focused on the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.

VP9, BERMUDA. Adrian, KO8SCA, will be active as VP9I from Ed/VP9GE's
Hamilton Parish QTH, Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA 0201), during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL
VP9I via WW3S. For more details about the VP9GE station, see:
                                http://vp9ge.com

ZB2, GIBRALTAR. Robert, M0TTT/ZB2TT, announced that he will be in the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-
Power entry. QSL ONLY via M0URX OQRS (Direct or Bureau) or LoTW.

ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Youth operators Alec/ZL1HAZ, Jaidyn/ZL4WW and possibly
Saskia/ZL2GQ and some other operators will be active as ZM4T during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via
LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or direct to ZL3IO. NO BUREAU QSLS.

ZM1, NEW ZEALAND. Jacky, ZL3CW, will be active as ZM1A from Tauranga
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/High-Power entry. QSL via ZL3CW.

ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Ark/ZL/EI9KC, Michael/ZL2MY, Holger/ZL3IO,
Wes/ZL3TE (W3SE), Xenia/ZL4YL and  possibly Gary/ZL2IFB will be active
as ZM4T during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or direct to ZL3IO. NO BUREAU QSLS.

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        The following stations are expected to be active in the
         CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th, 2020)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2020 CQWW DX SSB Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
           http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2020.html (By callsign)
           http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsd2020.html (By entity)
           http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsz2020.html (By zone)

           The CQ World-Wide DX Contest Web page and rules:
                     http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contest      DXCC         CQZ    Class     QSL
Callsign     Entity                        Route
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3V8SS        Tunisia      33     SOAB LP   LoTW; QSL via LX1NO
4L8A         Georgia      21     SOSB 20M  LoTW; QSL via M0OXO
4L0A         Georgia      21     SOSB 20M  LoTW
4L0G         Georgia      21     MO        EA7FTR
7Q6M         Malawi       37     SO        (d) See QRZ.com
9K2K         Kuwait       21     SOAB      LoTW; QSL via EC6DX
9M6NA       East Malaysia 28     SOAB LP   LoTW; QSL via ClubLog's OQRS
A42K         Oman         21     SOAB      LoTW
BD9XE        China        23     SOAB HP   BD9XE (d/B)
CB1D         Chile        12     M/S       XQ1FM
CQ3W         Madeira      33     SOSB 15M  LoTW
CR2X         Azores       14     SOSB 15M  OH2BH
EE5T         Spain        14     M/S       EA5URT
EA8RM      Canary Islands 33     SOAB      LoTW
HB9CC        Switzerland  14     MO        LoTW
HB9H         Switzerland  14     MO        HB9CXZ
HB0/HB9HBY  Liechtenstein 14     SO        LoTW; QSL via EB7DX
IF9A         Sicily       15     SO        IT9ATF
IH9YMC      African Italy 33     SOSB      LoTW
JT1KAI       Mongolia     23     MO        LoTW; (d) See QRZ.com
KH7M         Hawaii       31     SO        LoTW
KP2B  U.S. Virgin Islands 08     SOAB LP   EB8DX
N5ZO/mm      At Sea       06     M/S       LoTW
NP4Z         Puerto Rico  08     SOAB      N4AO
OH0X         Aland Island 15     SOSB 20M  OH2TA
P40W         Aruba        09     SOAB      LoTW; QSL via N2MM (d)
PJ4X         Bonaire      09     SOAB      LoTW
SI9AM        Sweden       14     MO        ON3UN
V3A          Belize       07     SOAB LP   M0OXO
VE2IDX       Canada       02     SOSB 40M  VE3ZF
VE2IM        Canada       02     SOAB      VE3DZ
VP9I         Bermuda      05     SOAB      N1SNB
YB2BOB       Indonesia    28     SOSB 80M  LoTW
YB2DX        Indonesia    28     SOAB      LoTW; QSL via YB2DX (d)
YB2XVT       Indonesia    28     SOAB LP   LoTW
ZB2TT        Gibraltar    14     SOAB LP   M0URX
ZF1A       Cayman Islands 08     SOAB HP   LoTW; (O)
ZP9MCE       Paraguay    11     SO        LoTW
   Last updated: Thursday, 22-Oct-2020 14:10:42 EDT

  (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

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