The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1580
BID: $OPDX.1580
September 19 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, W4VQ, W5JON,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W8KL, CT1DSV, DL1SBF, DL5ON & The DX News
Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
& 425 DX News, JI3DST, OH2BH, OK6DJ, 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???"
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The countdown has begun!!!
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 11th-September, through Sunday, 18th-September there were
219 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q,
7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL,
DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX,
EY, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FO/m, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,
HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, 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, OJ0, OK, OM, ON,
OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV,
SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2,
V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT,
XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF,
ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".
2Q/GQ/MQ, UNITED KINGDOM (Special Prefix). Since September 14th, the
United Kingdom's (UK) Office of Communications (Ofcom) has approved a
"Special Regional Secondary Locator" (RSL) for Amateur Radio operators
to use the letter "Q" in their prefix, until September 19th, to celebrate
the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Complete details can be found at:
https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/rsgb-notices/2022/09/13/special-regional-secondary-locator-q
3B8, MAURITIUS. Dave, G4BUO, is now active as 3B8/G4BUO as of September
10th. He will be there until September 21st. Activity will be holiday
style and has been on 30/20/15/10 meters using mainly CW. Watch between
1300-1800z. QSL via G4BUO or LoTW.
3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Co-Leaders Ken, LA7GIA,
posted the following update on the 3Y0J Bouvet Island FaceBook page
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129), September 14th
[edited]: "3Y0J team completed packing the container!! It will be shipped
to Falkland island in a few days where it will arrive early November..
Was a lot of hard work and long days but with this milestone completed
we look forward to the adventure!" See the following pictures at:
* https://scontent-ord5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/306333492_10159070811248576_8633542190766858218_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5cd70e&_nc_ohc=4zZ3h-7bBXIAX_i-eHp&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.xx&oh=00_AT-9WL_dlEsYQGYwlBw93CgsngnGMThH1JDp3agaWdCl6A&oe=632A40C9
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5H, TANZANIA. As of September, Dr. Tevfik "Tev", TA1HZ, has started a
new job at a project in Tabora, Tanzania. After getting the necessary
license from the TCRA (Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority),
Tev now has the callsign 5H8HZ. He states the following on QRZ.com,
September 15th: "I will be on the HF bands, mainly in the evenings and
every other Sunday. As I will be working within the project, I hope to
be on the air during my spare time. QSL POLICY -- I will upload my log
to ClubLog and eqQSL every week. LoTW application will be made and I
hope to make it active in a few weeks time. Hardcopy QSL cards are NOT
ready and you will have to wait until 2023 for the exact routing. In
meantime, 'NO QSL VIA TA BUREAU', please as I am not using the Bureau.
Any card sent to the TA QSL Bureau will NOT be answered. Sorry but that
is the way it is."
5H, TANZANIA. Jeyaprakash "JP", VU2BGC, will be active as 5H5PJ from
Iringa (WW Loc. KI72ue), Tanzania. Activity will be on various HF bands.
QSL via LoTW or eQSL. No other details are available.
5R, MADAGASCAR. Francesco, IK6QON, will be active as 5R8FG from Madagascar
between October 8-17th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands
using CW and SSB, with a multi-band vertical antenna and JPC-7 with 100w.
He mentions that he will be on Nosy Be Island (AF-057) and Nosy Iranja
Island (AF-57) and in the city of Diego Suarez which is in the north
part of Madagascar. QSL via IZ6BRJ, direct or by the Bureau
5Z, KENYA. Wayne, 2E0FXY, is once again active as 5Z4WH from Molo, Kenya.
As an Anglican Chaplain, he visits this African country several times
during the year. Activity is mainly on 20/17/15 meters using SSB and FT8.
This past week, Wayne was on 15 meters FT8 between 0600-0800z. QSL via
2E0FXY.
7Z92/8Z92/HZ92, SAUDI ARABIA (Special Event). Members of the Saudi Amateur
Radio Society (SARS) have activated the special event callsigns 7Z92ND,
8Z92ND and HZ92ND to celebrate their "92nd Saudi National Day" (September
23rd). Activity will last until September 25th. QSL all callsigns via
HZ1SAR.
8A1093, INDONESIA (Special Event). Members of the ORARI Daerah Jawa Timur,
Lokal Pasuruan, will be active with the special callsign, 8A1093PAS, from
their Pasuruan club station (YB3ZP) on Java Island (OC-021, WW Loc. OI62jf).
Activity is to celebrate/commemorate the 1093th anniversary of the Pasuruan
Regency. Length of activity is not known. Operations will be on various
HF/VHF bands. QSL via the Bureau.
8Q, MALDIVES. Gianpi, IK1TTD, will be active as 8Q7TD from Fasmendhoo
Island, Maldive Islands (AS-013), between October 2-17th. Activity is
to commemorate his 25th wedding anniversary. Activity will be on 20 meters
using Icom IC-7300, Rybacov vertical antenna and an End-fed antenna.
QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
9H, MALTA (Special Callsign). Members of the Marconi Amateur Radio Circle
(9H1MRC) have activated the special callsign, 9H6QE, on the island of Malta
(EU-023) to celebrate the life and remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II.
Activity will last until October 14th, and will be on 20/17/15/12/10
meters.
9K9, KUWAIT (Special Event). Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society
(KARS) will be active with the special callsign, 9K9KSA, from Safat,
Kuwait, between September 19-25th, to commemorate the "92nd Saudi National
Day." Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via EC6DX.
9N, NEPAL. Robert, S53R/9N7AA, posted the following, September 10th, on
QRZ.com (edited/excerpts): Back to the country. Need to work on the
antennas for the coming season. CU soon! Below (on QRZ.com) are the final
statistics for the 2022 6m ES season, which after all show a rather decent
number of EU stations worked. If you haven't made it, see you next year
and you should probably think of improving your setup, maybe changing
the QTH, or finally decide on buying that amp. Nagging on the cluster
won't help much ;)
The majority of EU QSOs are with zone 15, while contacts with Zone 14
and the north part of zone 15, were scarce and openings extremely short.
Zone 20 is comparatively less difficult to work, however, the number of
active stations is much lower than in Zones 14 & 15. Asia is of course
much easier, which the numbers clearly show.
EU openings on 6m are very random, few, and selective here - meaning
only stations from a narrow/small geographical area come through at a
given time, while simultaneously I've been heard throughout Zones 14,
15, and 20 with very decent signals. Always wondered how much the fact
that I am positioned on the "wrong", Southern side and just under the
massive 7000+ meter Himalayan wall, with EU exactly in the same direction,
has to do with this very peculiar propagation phenomena.
QRM continues to be prohibitive for any normal CW/SSB on 20m and below,
where even FT8 struggles with signals heavily plagued by the local inter-
ference/QRM. Higher bands are surprisingly good with substantially less
QRM. Please note that 60m is not permitted in Nepal.
QSL via S57DX, direct only, LoTW and ClubLog are updated at least once
a week. Please use (s57dx@yahoo.com) for PayPal requests.
Last but not least - NO Flags! Instead of counting flags, you may wish
to spend more time on the bands, make some meaningful use of your ex-
pensive equipment, and assure our bands are full and not occupied by
SSB/AM pirates! QRZ.COM log and eQSL are also not supported, hence please
avoid sending emails with such requests.
A43, OMAN (Special Event). Members of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society
(ROARS) will activate with the special callsign, A43KSA, to celebrate the
"92nd Saudi National Day" between September 20-26th. QSL via A47RS.
A60, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (Special Event). Members of the Emirates Amateur
Radio Society will also participate in the celebration of the 92nd "Saudi
National Day" using the callsigns A60ARS and A60ARS with appended numbers
0-15 between September 17-23rd. Look for the following callsigns (w/QSL
routes): A60ARS -- EARS Station; QSL via EA7FTR
A60ARS/0 -- Op A61Y; QSL via EA7FTR A60ARS/8 -- Op A65GC; QSL via Direct
A60ARS/1 -- Op A61M; QSL via A61BK A60ARS/9 -- Op A61BR; QSL via EA5ZD
A60ARS/2 -- Op A61Q; QSL via EA7FTR A60ARS/10 -- Op A61ZX; QSL via IZ8CLM
A60ARS/3 -- Op A61FK; QSL via A61BK A60ARS/11 -- Op A65BR; QSL via Direct
A60ARS/4 -- Op A61BK; QSL via A61BK A60ARS/12 -- Op A61NN; QSL via EA7FTR
A60ARS/5 -- Op A61DD; QSL via EA7FTR A60ARS/13 -- Op A65GD; QSL via Direct
A60ARS/6 -- Op A61QQ; QSL via A61BK A60ARS/14 -- Op A65GJ; QSL via Direct
A60ARS/7 -- Op A61AY; QSL Direct A60ARS/15 -- Op A61FJ; QSL via LZ1YE
A91, BAHRAIN (Special Event). Members of the Bahrain Amateur Radio Society
(BARS) will activate with the special callsign, A91ARS, to celebrate the
"92nd Saudi National Day" until September 23rd. QSL via EC6DX.
FT/W, CROZET. DX Editor Jean-Michel, F6AJA, of the Les Nouvelles DX
(http://LesNouvellesDX.fr) reports the following "Little information"
from Thierry, F6CUK: "Following fears of QRM that I could cause with
the terrestrial magnetism measurement laboratory located in Crozet, the
expedition risks being shortened and a return in February is mentioned.
Significant disturbances with these measurements had been made during
the expedition FT5ZM which explains the fears raised by the measurement
laboratory"... and here is a start of the schedule: "Arrival at St. Denis
de la Réunion airport on Tuesday, November 29, quarantine for COVID from
December 1 to 9 in a hotel in St Denis. Departure aboard the Marion
Dufresne on the 9th"....to be continued!
INDEXA NEWS (Election Results for 2023 Fiscal Year). The following was
sent out on September 13th [edited]: The results of the recent Board of
Director election are as follows:
Two Year Director: Steve Molo, KI4KWR, to serve during the 2023 and
2024 fiscal years.
One Year Directors: Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA, Steve Sullivan, KZ2I,
Johannes Hafkenscheid, PA5X and Francesco Valsecchi,
IK0FVC were each elected to serve during the 2023
fiscal year.
The Directors have now voted for the Fiscal Year 2023 Chairman and
elected Lou Dietrich, N2TU to serve as Chairman.
Thank you for your continued support of INDEXA and our purpose of
working DX and making DX happen! INDEXA is always poised to support
many of the "Most Wanted" DXpeditions.
73 and Good DX!
Hal Turley, W8HC
Secretary-Treasurer
International DX Association
2309 Lincoln Avenue
St. Albans, WV 25177 USA
secretary@indexa.org
IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between September 12-17th(as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
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AF-004 EA8AP CANARY 10m; FT8
AF-004 EA8CUF CANARY 12m; SSB
AF-004 EA8DME CANARY 10m; FT8
AF-004 EA8DMF CANARY 40/17/10m; SSB
AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 12m; SSB
AF-004 EA8FLA CANARY 40m; FT8
AF-004 EA8RS CANARY 10m; FT8
AF-004 EA8XNX CANARY 10m; SSB
AF-014 CT3HU MADEIRA 17m; SSB
AF-014 CT3MD MADEIRA 17/15/12m; CW/SSB
AF-016 FR4OP REUNION 20m; FT8
AF-016 FR5SD REUNION 10m; SSB
AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 30/17/15/10m; CW/SSB/FT8
AF-019 IG9ITO PELAGIE 20/15m; SSB
AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 17/12m; SSB
AF-024 S79VU INNER 20/17m; SSB
AF-027 FH/OK1KM MAYOTTE 20/15m; SSB/FT8
AF-049 3B8/G4BUO MAURITIUS 20/17m; CW
AN-005 VK0WN Macquarie 20m; SSB
AS-004 5B4AIF Cyprus 12m; SSB
AS-004 5B4ALJ Cyprus 12m; SSB
AS-007 JA1XZF HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JA2KVD HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JA2TQZ HONSHU 17m; SSB
AS-007 JA3FYC HONSHU 30m; FT8
AS-007 JA7XVZ HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JF1EHM HONSHU 17m; SSB
AS-007 JF1HEZ HONSHU 20m; CW
AS-007 JG3SKK HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JG4AKL HONSHU 17m; FT8
AS-007 JH0XVS HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JH1BAM HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JH1HDT HONSHU 17/12m; SSB
AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 17m; SSB
AS-007 JH4DYP HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JH7MQD HONSHU 40m; SSB
AS-007 JL1UCH HONSHU 40m; CW
AS-007 JR1FYS HONSHU 20m; FT8
AS-007 JR1JGA HONSHU 17/12m; SSB
AS-007 JR1LJZ HONSHU 30m; FT8
AS-007 JR7AQL HONSHU 17m; SSB
AS-020 BU2GA Taiwan 15m; CW
AS-053 HS0ZNV PHUKET 15m; CW
AS-078 JA8COE HOKKAIDO 15m; SSB
AS-078 JA8DCR HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB
AS-078 JA8IZP HOKKAIDO 15m; FT8
AS-078 JE8URC HOKKAIDO 20m; FT8
AS-078 JL8PZO HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB
AS-129 BA7MJP GUANGDONG PROVINCE EAST 20m; FT8
AS-145 HS3NBR/P MALAY PENINSULA SOUTH EAST 40/30/20/17/15/12m; CW/FT8
AS-161 VU3TE KERALA STATE 10m; FT8
EU-001 SV5/HB9OAU DODECANESE 40/15m; CW/SSB
EU-001 SV5DKL DODECANESE 17m; CW/SSB
EU-001 SV5TH DODECANESE 15m; CW
EU-002 OH00CO Aland 20m; CW
EU-003 CU2CO EASTERN 12m; SSB
EU-003 CU2YK EASTERN 17m; SSB
EU-004 EA6KB BALEARIC 20m; SSB
EU-004 EC6AAE BALEARIC 20m; CW
EU-005 2E0SVX GREAT BRITAIN 12m; FT8
EU-005 G4UJS GREAT BRITAIN 10m; FT8
EU-005 GQ0MWT GREAT BRITAIN 17m; CW
EU-005 GQ4COR GREAT BRITAIN 12m; FT8
EU-005 GQ4TGJ/p GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW
EU-005 GW0NKG GREAT BRITAIN 10m; FT8
EU-005 M0IQG GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-005 M0IYE GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
EU-005 M0XXT GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 M1CFK GREAT BRITAIN 12m; FT8
EU-005 MQ0ICR GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-009 MM0EAX ORKNEY 12m; FT8
EU-013 GJ0KYZ JERSEY 40m; FT8
EU-014 TK4LS CORSICA 17m; SSB
EU-016 9A/SP1MVG/p DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; SSB
EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 15m; CW
EU-018 OY1OF FAROE 12m; FT8
EU-020 SK75BL GOTLAND COUNTY 40/20/15m; CW
EU-021 TF/K4NMR ICELAND 20/15/12m; CW
EU-021 TF/K5KG ICELAND 30/20/17/15/12m; CW
EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 17/12m; SSB
EU-021 TF5B ICELAND 15m; FT8
EU-021 TF8KY ICELAND 15m; SSB
EU-024 IW0UWE SARDINIA 15m; FT8
EU-025 IT9FRX Sicily 20m; SSB
EU-025 IT9PQO Sicily 20m; SSB
EU-025 IW9FRA Sicily 15m; FT8
EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 40m; SSB
EU-029 OZ1IKY SJAELLAND 15m; CW
EU-029 OZ6SYL SJAELLAND 40m; CW
EU-030 OZ1NKS/p Bornholm 20m; SSB
EU-036 LA2XPA SOR-TRONDELAG/MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY NORTH 12m; FT8
EU-038 PA3ECU TEXEL 10m; FT8
EU-039 OZ/DL3KWF Chausey 20m; CW
EU-046 LA1CI TROMS COUNTY 15m; SSB
EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB
EU-053 OJ0/LB5SH Market Reef 20m; SSB
EU-053 OJ0/UT5UY Market Reef 15m; CW
EU-064 F/DL1ASA/P PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION 40/20m; CW/SSB
EU-067 SV8OVJ KYKLADES 20m; CW
EU-089 CU8AI EASTERN 10m; FT8
EU-114 GU0SUP GUERNSEY 10m; FT8
EU-115 GI3GRB IRELAND 10m; FT8
EU-115 GI4SNA IRELAND 12m; FT8
EU-115 MI6INB IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-116 MD0CCE ISLE OF MAN 12m; CW
EU-123 GM5BDX SCOTTISH COASTAL 30m; FT8
EU-120 2E0EYB ENGLISH COASTAL 20m; SSB
EU-139 SM2S NORRBOTTEN COUNTY 17m; SSB
EU-155 T77NC EMILIA ROMAGNA REGION 10m; FT8
EU-170 9A/PH2A DALMATIA NORTH 40/20m; SSB
EU-171 5Q7DX JYLLAND NORTH 40/30/20/17m; CW/SSB
EU-171 OV2T JYLLAND NORTH 40/17m; SSB
EU-171 OZ4SKK JYLLAND NORTH 10m; FT8
EU-173 OH/DF9TM LANSI-SUOMI (PORI) PROVINCE 40/20/15m; SSB
EU-173 OH/DL2SWW LANSI-SUOMI (PORI) PROVINCE 40/20/17/15m; CW
EU-181 LZ1DB BULGARIA 20m; SSB
EU-186 TA2NL/p TURKEY 20m; SSB
NA-005 VP9HE BERMUDA 20m; SSB
NA-015 CM8DFC CUBA 10m; FT8
NA-015 CO2QU CUBA 12m; SSB
NA-015 CO3JN CUBA 40m; FT8
NA-016 ZF2RX CAYMAN 15m; SSB
NA-021 8P6PD BARBADOS 60m;
NA-029 VY2FU PRINCE EDWARD 17m; SSB
NA-031 AA1AC RHODE ISLAND STATE 15m; CW
NA-033 5J0DX San Andres 17m; SSB
NA-033 5K0C San Andres 20/10m; SSB/FT8
NA-033 5K0T San Andres 15m; SSB
NA-033 5K0YD San Andres 20/17/10m; SSB/FT8
NA-052 N1UL FLA STATE SW (COLLIER/MONROE COUNTY) 30/15m; FT8
NA-058 KS4OT GEORGIA STATE 10m; FT8
NA-096 HI3AA HISPANIOLA 80m; FT8
NA-096 HI8HRD HISPANIOLA 10m; FT8
NA-096 HI8RMQ HISPANIOLA 10m; FT8
NA-099 KP4DO PUERTO RICO 20m; SSB
NA-099 KP4HF PUERTO RICO 20m; FT8
NA-099 KP4PUA PUERTO RICO 17m; SSB
NA-099 KP4TF PUERTO RICO 40m; CW
NA-099 WP3ZN PUERTO RICO 15m; SSB
NA-099 WP4KEY PUERTO RICO 20m; SSB
NA-100 V26K ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 12/10m; CW
NA-100 V26OC ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 160/60/30m; FT8
NA-102 FG5GP GUADELOUPE 15m; SSB
NA-106 KP2/K5PA VIRGIN 40/30m; SSB/FT8
NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 80/40m; SSB/FT8
NA-137 W1DED MAINE STATE WEST (YORK TO KNOX COUNTY) 20m; SSB
NA-169 KB7MA WASHINGTON STATE WEST 10m; FT8
OC-001 VK2AJB Australia 40m; FT8
OC-001 VK2BJ Australia 12m; CW
OC-001 VK2BY Australia 17/12m; SSB
OC-001 VK2EBN Australia 20m; FT8
OC-001 VK2GR Australia 30/12m; CW
OC-001 VK2PW Australia 17/12m; SSB
OC-001 VK2QV Australia 12m; SSB
OC-001 VK2ZH Australia 17m; SSB
OC-001 VK3EW Australia 17m; SSB
OC-001 VK3EY Australia 17m; SSB
OC-001 VK3HJ Australia 160m;
OC-001 VK3IO Australia 17m; SSB
OC-001 VK3ZPF/p Australia 20m; SSB
OC-001 VK4DX Australia 20m; CW
OC-001 VK5PO Australia 10m; FT8
OC-001 VK6RO Australia 10m; CW
OC-001 VK8DK Australia 20m; CW
OC-001 VK8NSB Australia 10m; SSB
OC-006 VK7ROY Tasmania 20m; SSB
OC-006 VK7XX Tasmania 10m; FT8
OC-006 VK7YUM Tasmania 20m; FT4
OC-016 3D2USU VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 10m; FT8
OC-019 AH6U HAWAIIAN 12/10m; FT8
OC-019 WH6S HAWAIIAN 17m; FT8
OC-021 YB1DNF JAVA 20m; SSB
OC-021 YB1EAO JAVA 15m; SSB
OC-021 YB1JCD JAVA 15m; CW
OC-021 YB1RIF JAVA 20m; FT8
OC-021 YB1VHC JAVA 20m; FT8
OC-021 YC2DBW JAVA 20/15/10m; SSB
OC-021 YC2DGL JAVA 15m; FT8
OC-022 YB9AOS BALI 15m; SSB
OC-022 YB9ELS BALI 15m; SSB
OC-022 YB9FAO BALI 20m; FT8
OC-026 WA0OII Guam 10m; FT8
OC-032 FK8FI NEW CALEDONIA 15m; FT8
OC-032 FK8GM NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB
OC-032 FK8HA NEW CALEDONIA 10m; SSB
OC-034 P29LL NEW GUINEA 20m; CW
OC-034 YB9UA NEW GUINEA 15m; CW
OC-034 YC9UAB NEW GUINEA 40m; FT8
OC-036 ZL3IO NORTH 10m; FT8
OC-038 ZL7/K5WE CHATHAM 40/20/17/15m; CW/FT8
OC-042 DV1IIW Luzon 15m; SSB
OC-046 FO5QB WINDWARD 15m; FT8/FT4
OC-054 FW1JG WALLIS 10m; FT8
OC-088 9M6TMT BORNEO 20m; SSB
OC-088 YB7NUS BORNEO 15m; SSB
OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 10m; CW/FT8
OC-134 ZL4AS SOUTH 20m; SSB
OC-143 YB4PDT SUMATRA 20m; SSB
OC-143 YB5WIR SUMATRA 10m; FT8
OC-143 YC5NBY SUMATRA 20m; FT8
OC-143 YC6HPE SUMATRA 15m; SSB
OC-146 YE8TPA CELEBES 20m; FT8
OC-148 YB9MX TIMOR 15m; SSB
OC-150 YC9IPJ Lombok 15m; SSB
OC-156 3D2FS Yaqeta 20/12/10m; FT8/FT4
OC-166 YE7LTN Kotabaru Laut 30m; FT8
OC-203 ZL4/VE6TC SOUTH ISLAND'S COASTAL 20m; CW/SSB
OC-236 YB8TDK Gusung Toraja 40m; FT8
SA-002 VP8LP FALKLAND 20/15/12m; SSB
SA-008 LU1XU ISLA GRANDE DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO 15m; FT8
SA-026 PY3PDR SANTA CATARINA STATE CENTRE 10m; SSB
** 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).
AF-047. (Update/Change) Operators Jorge/CT1BOL, José/CT1DSV, António/
CT1ENV, Ricardo/CT3KN and José/CT3MD will be active as CR3SI
from Selvagens Islands (Selvagem Grande, ARLHS MAD 011, WLOTA
0692, DIP MAD004, CTFF 0034) between September 23-26th. The
original dates were September 21-25th, but OPDX was informed
they had to delay the operation:
"Due to re-scheduled transport from the Portuguese Navy,
the DXpedition will be delayed 2 days, starting on the 23rd
of September. We plan to keep transmitting as long as possible
until the departure schedule for the noon of the 26th."
REMEMBER: Activity is part of the celebrations of the 50th
anniversary of the Reserva Natural das Ilhas Selvagens. Oper-
ations will be on CW, SSB and FT8 (first time for this mode).
This is a rare IOTA reference number. QSL via CT1DSV. For
updates, see FaceBook at:
https://www.facebook.com/CR3SI-Selvagens-Islands-DXpedition-2022-101061772743154/
AS-145. By the time you read this, operators Noi (Little)/HS3NBR,
Boy/HS8GLR, Tanakit (Kaw)/HS9JZL, and Champ/E21EIC will be
active as HS3NBR/P from Maeo Island (POTA HS-0293) until
September 19th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW,
SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW.
AS-200. Take, JI3DST, will once again be active as JI3DST/5 (mainly
for DX and 6m Multi-Hop) [JI3DST/P for FT8], JJ5RBH (mainly
for DX and JA) [without /P or /5, Fix QTH] and JS6RRR/5 (mainly
for JA, JS6RRR/P for FT8) from Shodo Island (Shikoku's Coastal
Islands) between 0700z, September 25th, and 0000z, November
4th. Operation may vary due to heavy rain or other conditions.
Activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6/2m meters (and
70cm) using CW, SSB and FT8 (possibly FM/RTTY). QSL JI3DST/5
via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW, direct or by the Bureau*. QSL JJ5RBH
via ClubLog, LoTW or Bureau*. QSL JS6RRR/5 (& JS6RRR/P) via
ClubLog, LoTW or Bureau*. *NO need to request by OQRS.
EU-031. Andy (Sparky), RW3AH (KL1A), will be active as IC8/KL1A from
Ischia Island between September 20-30th. QSL via OE1ZZZ.
EU-032. (Update) Pat, F8BON, is now active as TM2RE from Re Island
(DIFM AT-022, DIFM 17, WW Loc. IN96FF) until September 26th
Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/2 meters using
SSB and FT8. QSL via F5MFV, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's
OQRS. NO eQSL.
EU-041. Luca, IK5AEQ, will be active as IM0/IK5AEQ from La Maddalena
Island (IIA OT-008, WAIP OT) between September 19-25th. Activity
will be on 40-2 meters using SSB, FT8/FT4 and RTTY, with various
vertical and dipoles. Luca will also participate in the CQWW
DX RTTY Contest (September 24-25th). QSL via the Bureau, direct,
LoTW and ClubLog.
NA-057. Alex, K6VHF, will once again be active as K6VHF/HR9 from
Roatan Island between October 27-31st. Activity will be on
40-10 meters, possibly 6m, using CW, SSB and 10 watts on the
Digital modes with an IC-705. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog OQRS, eQSL,
direct or by the Bureau to his home callsign.
OC-016. Fred, DH5FS, is now active as 3D2FS from Tavenui Island until
September 23rd. Activity will mainly be on FT8 with some CW. QSL
via DH5FS. ADDED NOTE. Earlier in the week (September 13-15th),
Fred was active from Yanqeta Island in the Yasawa IOTA Group
(OC-156).
PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the 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......
JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA (Reminder). By the time you read this, Take, JG8NQJ,
will once again be active as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island, Minami Tori-
shima (OC-073, JCG 10007), for the next 3 months. He is usually there to
work on the island's weather station. Activity will be limited to his
spare time. Usually he will be mainly on 17 meters, but may try 40/30
meters and will also be on 20/15/12/10/6 meters using CW (possibly RTTY),
with an Icom IC-706 and 50W. QSL via JA8CJY or by the Bureau via JG8NQJ.
K4C/75, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Operators for northern Virginia
will use the special callsign K4C/75 to celebrate the 75th anniversary
of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) until September 30th. QSL Manager
is N4JR.
MDXC PRESENTATION. If you missed the Madison DX Club's (MDXC) ZOOM pre-
sentation on Tuesday, September 13th, it is now available on YouTube.com.
The program was "The Most Needed DX Locations" presented by Bernie McClenny,
W3UR, (Editor of QST's "How's DX" column and "The Daily DX" newsletter).
The video is just under 53 minutes long and can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtGvkIJbr1k&t=1457s
OCDX CONTEST NEWS. Revised policy on the participation of Russian and
Belarusian stations in 2022 OCDX Contest:
https://www.oceaniadxcontest.com/news/1283
OJ0, MARKET REEF (And possibly OH0). Stian, LB5SH, posted on his Web page,
September 14th, the following: "I've been holding back on this for a while
due to uncertainty, but now it seems promising and I've bought the tickets,
so let's spill the beans once and for all. Tomorrow I'll be on my way to
Stockholm, and from there I will head to OH0 Ĺland. The plan is to wait
there until the sea permits us to travel to OJ0 Market Reef, which hope-
fully shouldn't take too long. The goal is to be QRV for about a week, and
we will probably be the last team operating from OJ0 before the lighthouse
closes for the winter. More details will follow shortly. As always, if you
need a sked, let me know."
Activity will be on SSB and the Digital modes. For updates, watch:
https://lb5sh.no/2022/09/14/this-little-piggy-went-to-market-reef/
OJ0, MARKET REEF (Press Release from OH2BH, date September 15th)[edited].
UKRAINIAN DX-PEDITIONER ALEX, OJ0/ UT5UY AND MARKET REEF
ALEX IS DETERMINED TO LAND ON MARKET REEF AND SOON SEE HIS HOME ALONG
THE BANKS OF DNIPRO RIVER
The ham radio focused NGU-theme (Never-Give-Up) is hopefully completed
as Alex, UT5UY/OH5UY (CW), Stian, LB5SH (SSB) and Henri, OH3JR/OJ0JR (FT8)
will attempt to land in OJ0 in very difficult weather conditions.
There is a narrow weather window on Friday (September 16, 2022), the only
possible chance for the next several days. If the attempt fails, the group
will remain in Aland Islands and they will be QRV as OH0 while waiting for
the weather to improve. The operation would last for seven (7) days, but
only if they are successful in landing on this Friday.
Alex once had a dream to get his family temporary relocated in OH and to
operate as OH, OH0 and OJ0. Now after six (6) months his dream is about to
come true. OJ0/UT5UY is one of the three contacts that you would need in
order to qualify for the NGU-award.
To Alex's delight and the first timer Stain, LB5SH, the Finnish Light-
house Society (FLS) is sponsoring this operation together with N7NG, OH2BH
and OH3JR.
The departure to Market Reef came with such a short notice that Alex
will miss meeting the JW0A team in Helsinki, as initially planned.
The American group heading to Svalbard will be hosted in Finland by
OH2BAD, OH2BH and OH5LLR. OH2/N4XP will be QRV around 13:00 UTC on 14210
kHz on Friday and he may report the latest about the OJ0 group's attempt
of landing on Market Reef.
QSL OJ0/UT5UY via OH5UY, OJ0/LB5SH via his home call and OJ0JR via OH3JR.
-------------------------------------------------
OK/OM DX CONTEST. Karel, OK1CF, CRC HF Manager, announced the following
on September 16th: Due to the current events, the CRC (Czech Radio Club)
has decided to reject the stations from Russia and Belorussia from the
participation in the OK-OM DX SSB Contest 2022 which is scheduled to take
place Nov. 12th and 13th.
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 (September 19-26th).......
Sep/19th AN Sep/23rd AN Sep/25th HN
Sep/20th AN Sep/24th HN Sep/26th HN
Sep/21st 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) (September 18th)
QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3D2FS via DH5FS FY5KE via FY1FL OR8W via ON4BDV
4U1A via UA3DX & (L) GQ0JEI via G0JEI OX4OZ via OZ4OZ
4X6FR via 4X6OM GQ0KPH via G0KPH OZ/DL3KWF via DL3KWF
5K0YD via IK2DUW (d) GQ0RBB via G0RBB PA75DXCC via PA0ABM (O/L)
5P1OT via SP1OT GQ3RIK via G3RIK PC70RH via PF1SCT
5P5T via OZ1FDH GQ4ATA via GM4ATA (L) PI4NTC via PG4I
5Q7DX via PA7JWC GQ4HLN via G4HLN PI4RCA/P via PA4T
5Z4PA via M0URX GQ4UJS via G4UJS PJ2/PH2M via PH2M
7X3WPL via 7X3DL GQ4UZE via G4UZE PJ2MAN via EC5AHA
8J3IPA via JR3OEH GQ7BHE via G7BHE PJ2SM via EC5AHA
9A/DL2HWI/P via DL2HWI GS8VL via M0OXO (O/L) PT5J via PP5JR & (L)
9A/KC1KUG via KC1KUG HA5SPORT via (HA-B) PU200BR via PY2KP
9A/PH2A via PH2A HB0/DL5YL via DL5YL RA75AA via RG9A
9H/IV3EPO via IV3EPO HB0/DL5YM via DL5YM S21SM via OH6EAC (d/L)
9K2JJ via EA5GL HF1Z via SP1EG SM/K4NHW via K4NHW
9K2NO via EC6DX HS0ZOA via EB7DX SN0RUN via SP5PPK
9K2YM via EA5KB HS3NBR/P via HS3NBR SN6J via SP6FHU
A62A via EA7FTR & (L) HV0A via IK0FVC SV5/HB9OAU via HB9OAU
AM500PCM via EA7URF HZ1DH via A61BK SV9/LZ1QN via LZ1QN
AZ1D via LU1DX HZ1SK via IZ8CLM SV9/SM2EKM via SM2EKM (d/L)
C7A via UA3DX II0TOUR via IZ0EIK TI5/N3KS via M0URX (O/L)
CB3W via XQ4CW II5RM via IK5WOB TM0W via F2CT
CB4A via CE4UFC II9IAKE via HE9ERA (B) TM17FFF via F4GFE
CO7VI via IK2DUW (d/L) K4C/75 via N4JR TM22CAD via F1LPT (e)
DA0RR via DJ5BWD KP2B via EB7DX & (L) TM2D via F5KHP
DA0T via DL7AT LA/ON4ROB/P via ON4ROB TM43CDXC via F5CWU
DL20SOTA/P via DL6GCA MQ0CGF via M0CGF TM50SC via F6PCT
DM60UEA via DL3BUA MQ0HEM via M0HEM TZ4AM via KX4R
DR100RY via DF2SD MQ0ICR via M0ICR UE85L via RQ7L
DR4A via DJ9KM MQ0MCV via M0MCV UE85RO via RQ7L
DU1/NK4R via NK4R MQ0SSK via M0SSK V26K via AA3B
EA/CT7AUS/P via CT7AUS MQ0TBQ via M0TBQ VK8NSB via M0URX (O/L)
EA6/OE2UKL via OE2UKL MQ0USK via MW0USK VK90ABC via VK1RAS (L/e)
EA8/DL3JAB via DL3JAB MQ6DPS via M6DPS VL6C via VK6IR (O/L)
ED1R via EC1KR (L) MQ7HFD via M0HFD VP8TAA via M0OXO
ED2C via EA2RCF MQ7HSA via M7HSA W0/VK3BDL via VK3BDL
EH2HJ via EA2IR MQ7VCB via (e) XT2AW via M0OXO (O/L)
ES5TTT via N4GNR OE5D via OE2UKL XV9BPO via EA5GL & (L)
EX0DX via HB9DUR OH0/LB5SH via (B/d) YB0AR via EB7DX (d/L)
F/ON8DX/P via ON8DX OH0CO via SM6CCO YI1WWA via IK2DUW (d/L)
FH/OK1M via OK1WMR OJ0/LB5SH via EA5GL ZA/UA4CC via UA4CC
(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) QRZ.com only (E) E-Mail QSL only (P) Please send no QSL
(BA) Bureau Automatic
(**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs
LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2FS
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2USU (Updated)
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0C
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5J0DX
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0T
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0YD
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/HP1PAR (Updated)
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZL7/K5WE (Update)
NEW QSL ROUTE. Alain, F6BFH, close friend of Franz, DJ9ZB/SK, who became
a Silent Key (SK) last May, was contacted by his wife to take over the
QSL management of the stations that Franz was in charge of. Alain has
accepted and has received all the documents for the following station:
4S7RO, 5A1HA, 6Y5/4S7RO, 9X5GG, A71AU, AP2KN, ET3PG, ST2SA, UA2FN,
YJ0AUS, YK1AA and YS1RR.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3B8CW, 4U1UN, 6W/RK4FF, 7Q7EMH, 7X3WPL, 8Q7PR,
AP75NK, BD4UJ, BD4VGZ, BD6RN, BG2AYK, BG2KAJ, BG7KXS, BH3DBF, BH4BNQ,
BH8ABY, CE0Y/CE3CT, D2UY, E20AX/P, E27EK, EA9TF, HA7TM, HC2AO, HL2EIZ,
HL2EO, HP1CDW, HP2AT, LU2NI, OA4DX, PJ4BZL, PT7RF, PY5AMF, R0JF, R0SBI,
TA4KK, UA0NL, UB0AZR, UG0B, UK8AEA, UN2E, UN3GX, VE2CSI, VK6AS, VK6KC,
VK6WX, VO2VC, VP2EIH, VU2NSL, VU2YYF, XI0X and ZF2OO
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5R8LH, FJ/DK6AS, FR4OP, VK4WTN, VP8GCM and Z68XX
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....
R100, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Anatoly, UA6XT, will be active with
the special callsign, R100KBR, from Nalchik, Russia, until September 30th.
Activity is to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kabardino Balkarian
Republic. Activity will be on various on HF bands. QSL via UA6XT, direct,
by the Bureau or LoTW.
R50, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Operators in Russia have activated
the special callsign, R50RCR (Russia 50 Radio Club Record), in memory
of the 50th anniversary of the formation of organized amateur radio in
the Aleksandrovsky district of the Vladimir region, as well as the 100th
anniversary of the formation of the USSR, the Record radio club established
the ALEKSANDROV diploma. Operators will be active until December 14th.
QSL via: Vitaly Andreevich Porokhnya, PO Box 66, Aleksandrov, Vladimir
Region 601655, Russia. For more details about the event and diploma,
see QRZ.RU at: https://www.qrz.ru/news/17088.html
T33, BANABA ISLAND (Rebel DX Group News). The following was posted on
the Rebel DX Group's FaceBook Page (https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup)
on September 17th [edited]: Folks -- Making things ready for Banaba T33T.
We can take 2 more operators willing to have some fun from Fiji and Banaba.
Borders are fully open. No need covid tests anymore. Send PM (message) if
you have any questions. (ed. Probably via 3Z9DX; at k38dom@gmail.com)
TC7, TURKEY. Members of the Giresun Radio Amateurs Club (YM7KK) will be
active as TC7G from Giresun, Turkey, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are Tevfik/
TA1HZ, Bekir/TA2RX, Emre/TA6AEK, Furkan/TA7AOF, Hakan/TA7ASN, Golkem/
TA7AZC, Ismail/TA7EA, Ali/TA7EB, Isa/TA7LMI, Muhammed/TA7LMS, Mustafe/
TA7MNA and Ozkan/TA7OZX. QSL via LoTW or YM7KK.
TN, REPUBIC OF CONGO. Members of the Czech DX-Pedition group (CDXP) will
be active as TN8K from the Republic of Congo between January 10-19th. The
team will be there between January 6-21st (limited/building up stations
between January 7-9th, and dismantling between January 19-20th). Operators
mentioned are Petr/OK1BOA, Petr/OK1FCJ, Palo/OK1CRM, Pavel/OK1GK, Ruda/
OK2ZA, Ludek/OK2ZC, Karel/OK2ZI and David/OK6DJ. Activity will be on
160-6 meters, QO-100 Satellite, using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and FT8/FT4.
They state, "Emphasis will be on the lower HF band (160m, 80m, 60m, 40m)
and 6m if there will be propagation." Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1832, 3525*, 5357, 7025, 10105, 14025, 18070, 21025, 24890 and 28005 kHz
SSB - 3790, 7170, 14240, 18150, 21300, 24950 and 28470 kHz
FT8 - 1840, 3580, 5357, 7056, 10144, 14090, 18109, 21091, 24923 and 28091 kHz
RTTY - 10142 and 14080 kHz
6m - 50097/CW, 50150/SSB and 50313 kHz
* 3504 kHz for Japan/Asia
The list of equipment is as follows:
Radios: 2X Elecraft K3, 3X Kenwood TS480HX, SunSDR2DX, 2x Icom 705
PA: 5x JUMA PA1000
Antennas: 6m 4el. YAGI, 10-15-20 incl WARC 3 x Spiderbeam, 17/12m 2el.
YAGI, 2x 30m phased verticals, 2x 40m phased verticals, 80m vertical
+ 10 pcs radials, 160 vertical + 10pcs radials
RX: 3x Beverage + RX vertical; Focus on low bands
Based on the local internet availability, they plan to use ClubLog
Live Stream wherever it will be possible. Their Live Stream link:
https://clublog.org/livestream/tn8k
The team is looking for donations/funds. QSL via OK6DJ, OQRS or LoTW.
For more details and updates, see: https://www.cdxp.cz
V3, BELIZE (Update/Change). 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 19-23rd (not October
22-27th). Operators mentioned are Hernan/V31DX (Team Leader), Uli/V31US,
Patrick/V32PC, Ismael/XE1AY and Enrique/XE2AA. Operations will be on 80-6
meters using CW and SSB8. The new suggested frequencies are:
CW - 3530, 7030, 10115, 14040, 18098, 21040, 24895 and 28040 kHz
SSB - 3755, 7115, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950, 24950, 28460 and 28560 kHz
6m - 50102/CW and 50145/SSB
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 (Update to OPDX.1579). As mentioned last week,
operators Matt/K4KIU and David/HC5DX will be active as V48DM from the
V47JA rental station at Calypso Bay on Saint Kitts Island (NA-104),
between October 25th and November 1st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW and SSB. A significant amount of their total operating time
will be during the CQWW SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a All-Band entry.
QSL V48DM via N4GNR. They are still deciding on LoTW.
V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Randy, K5ZD, will be active as V47T from the
QTH of V47KP on St. Kitts (NA-104) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (Octo-
ber 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. He will be on the
island between October 23rd and November 1st. QSL via LoTW.
VP8/Q, FALKLAND ISLANADS (Special Callsign). Kuzma, VP8ALJ, will be
active as VP8A/Q from Stanley, Falkland Islands, until September 19th.
The special suffix to to mark the passing and funeral of Her Late Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II.
VP8, FALKLAND ISLANADS. Nathan, 2E0HSV (M3ILB Previously), is expected
to be active soon as VP8AAE from Stanley, Falkland Islands, and he is there
working as a broadcast engineer at a radio station. He states on QRZ.com
[edited], "Primarily I will be operating across the HF bands when time
permits, both from my home QTH in the now City of Stanley and also from
the various SOTA points across both East and West Falklands. Luckily
with my job, I get to travel to some of the more remote parts of the
islands, looking after Radio and TV transmission infrastructure, as well
as providing support for the many Meteorological reporting stations found
across the islands. Primary Rig is an Icom IC-7300 and I've just purchased
a DX Commander Classic to try it out. Also have a Yaesu Hand held, but
it's not much use here currently. Where possible, I will be visible on
APRS (https://aprs.fi/#!call=VP8AAE) when I'm active, so maybe drop me
a message on there also. QSL cards are not something I can offer at the
moment, but I will look into it."
VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS (Reminder/Update). Steve, WB4GHY, will be active as
VQ9SC from Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) until November 16th (Approx. Date).
Activity will be limited to his off hours from work. Operations will be
FT8 mainly using Fox/Hound (F/H) mode and SSB on 160-10 meters. Suggested
FT8 frequencies are 1846, 3567, 5357, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091,
24911 and 28091 kHz. QSL via WB2REM direct (see QRZ.com), ClubLog's
OQRS or LoTW.
WP3, PUERTO RICO (NA-099). Operators Gary/W2VQ, Alfredo (Al)/WP3C and
Paul/WP3TT will be active as WP3C in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September
24-25th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. Activity will also count for
the WLOTA as LH-2802. QSL via M0OXO. To see the WP3C/NP4DX contest station,
go to the Web page at: https://wp3c73.wixsite.com/wp3c
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WP3C.NP4DX.PR.Contest.Station
YJ, VANUATU. Darren, VK4MAP, is expected to be active as YJ0DA and YJ0DA/p
from Vanuatu between September 17th and October 2nd. He plans to activate
the following two IOTA islands groups: YJ0DA from New Hebrides (OC-035)
and YJ0DA/p from Shepherd Islands (OC-111). Activity will be on 80/40/
20/15/10 meters using SSB. QSL only via his home callsign. NO ClubLog
or LoTW.
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