OPDX Bulletin 1494 December 14, 2020

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1494
BID: $OPDX.1494
December 14, 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, W5JON, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
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, 6th/December, through Sunday, 13th/December there were
212 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6,
CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n,
E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o,
JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ,
OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0,
S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK,
TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M,
VP6, VP8, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

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

4S/70, SRI LANKA (Special Event). Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL),
IARU's Representative for Sri Lanka, has requested the TRCSL (Tele-
communications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka) the suffix /70 to be
used in the month of December 2020 to celebrate 70th anniversary of the
RSSL. Therefore all Sri Lankan radio amateur operators are authorized
to use 4S5xxx/70, 4S6xxx/70 4S7xxx/70 and any two letter callsign users
can also use the /70. The original Radio Society of Ceylon was founded in
1950 and later became the Radio Society of Sri Lanka with the change of
name of the country. For more details and updates, see the RSSL Web page
at:                        http://www.rssl.lk

4X/4Z, ISRAEL (Reminder/Special Event). During the week of Chanukah cele-
brations, special Israeli radio amateur stations will be active on the
air with a special callsigns ending in letters from the word "Chanukah",
(4X1C, 4X2H, 4Z3A, 4X4N, 4X5U, 4X6K, 4Z7A, 4X8H and 4X0NER). "Ner" means
candle in Hebrew. The number in the callsign indicates the number of the
candles lit that day. Activity began on the evening of December 10th
where the first candle was lit on (1400 UTC). The special event stations
will operate for 9 days in row and new special event stations will join
the activity every day on Chanukah Holiday until the close of the event
on December 19th (2159 UTC). Special event stations will be activated as
follows; on the evening of (*already happened):
 *December 10th -- From the historical city of Hashmonaim when the 1st
                   candle of the Chanukah Holiday will be lit on; the
                   event activity will start with the 4X1C crew.
 *December 11th -- From the city of Haifa when the 2nd candle will be
                   lit on; the activity will start with the 4X2H crew.
 *December 12th -- From the city of Tel Aviv when the 3rd candle will be
                   lit on; the activity will start with the 4Z3A crew.
 *December 13th -- From the city of Netanya when the 4th candle will be
                   lit on; the activity will start with the 4X4N crew.
  December 14th -- From the city of Beer Sheva when the 5th candle will
                   be lit on; the activity will start with the 4X5U crew.
  December 15th -- From the city of Kiryat Shmona when the 6th candle will
                   be lit on; the activity will start with the 4X6K crew.
  December 16th -- From the city of Ashkelon when the 7th candle will be
                   lit on; the activity will start with the 4Z7A crew.
  December 17th -- From the city of Jerusalem when the 8th and the last
                   candle will be lit on; the activity will start with
                   the 4X8H crew.
  The crew of the station 4X0NER will be active every day during the 9
  days of activity and will be used as Joker for the missing letters.
    Important: All the new and previous day's event stations (letters)
  will continue to be active on the air to the end of operation on the
  19th of December (2159 UTC).
    Activity will be on all radio amateur bands, WARC and the QO-100
  Satellite using all modes. A special award will be available. The
  eligibility for a special certificate "Chanukah-2020" is as specified:
    * For Israeli amateurs: 1 QSO with all the 8 special event stations
      (letters). Any band or mode. Contact with the special 4X0NER call-
      sign is a replacement for a missing letter (only once).
    * For European amateurs: 1 QSO with all 8 special event stations
      (letters). Any band or mode. Contact with the special 4X0NER call-
      sign is a replacement for a missing letter (can be used twice).
    * For amateurs outside Europe: to contact only 4 of 8 special event
      stations (letters). Any band or mode. Contact with the special 4X0NER
      callsign is a replacement for a missing letter (can be used twice).
  The special certificates will be available for download independently
  from the Israeli Amateur Radio Club (IARC) Web site at:
                          https://www.iarc.org/iarc/
  The certificates will be digital in PDF format and not numbered.
  QSL Manager: Paper cards-Slava, 4Z5MU.
  All contacts will be uploaded on LoTW after the end of activity.
    Amateurs in Israel and around the World are kindly asked to send
  them pictures with Menorah's in their own city of residence!
  Special prize for the winning picture!
  E-mail pictures to: 4z4kxx@gmail.com

5T, MAURITANIA (Update). Tom, DL7BO, is now active as 5T7OO from Mauritania
for 10 days (December 10-20th). He arrived in Nouakchott on December 9th,
however his luggage and an antenna mast did not arrive which delayed his
operation by one day. Activity is expected to be on 40-10 meters, possibly
160-80 later, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. As this was being written, Tom
was active on 40/17/15 meters FT8. QSL via DJ6TF, direct or by the Bureau.
The log will be uploaded to LoTW and possibly ClubLog later.

5Z4, KENYA. Cato, LA9PF, will once again be active as 5Z4/LA9PF from
Malindi for 2-3 months, sometime between January and May, and possibly
between October and December. Activity is mainly on SSB and the Digital
modes, with some CW. His equipment in 5Z4-land is an IC-7200 with a 300
watt PA, with either a 3 element beam at 9 meters or vertical loop, or
horizontal 70m no-resonant loop. He states, "Give me a shout on Skype
for a sked at: LA9PF-cato. QSL only direct to: Cato B. De Savigny, POB
5642 Malindi, 80200 Malindi, Kenya.

7S60, SWEDEN (Special Event). Members of the Kristianstad Radioamateur
Club (SK7BQ) will activate special event station 7S60BW throughout 2021.
Activity is to celebrate 60th anniversary of their radio club. QSL via
SM7BHM.

8Q, MALDIVES (Update). Nobby, G0VJG, will once again be active as 8Q7CQ
(now confirmed) between January 14-29th. Operations this time will be
from Reethi Faru, Filaidhoo Island (AS-013). Activity will be on 80-10
meters (possibly 60m) using SSB and the Digital modes. His equipment will
be a FT-450D with a 400 watt amp into a small 6m beam, Butternut vertical
for the HF bands and possibly a 3 element tri-bander. QSL via M0OXO OQRS,
direct or ClubLog's OQRS.

AO50, SPAIN (Special Event). Members of the Escola d'Enginyeria de Tele-
comunicació i Aeroespacial de Castelldefels (EETAC), along with the col-
laboration of the Territorial Council URE Catalunya, will activate the
special callsign AO50UPC from Castelldefels, Spain, between December
15-30th. Activity is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Universitat
Politecnica de Catalunya (Polytechnic University of Catalonia). Operations
will be on all authorized bands using CW, SSB, EME and the satellites.
Trophies and three different awards are available for download at:
                   http://50aniversario-upc.dxfun.com
For complete details, see their QRZ.com page.

DR165, GERMANY (Special Event). Members of the DARC OV Mainz K07 club
will activate the special event station DR165TESLA throughout 2021 to
celebrate the 165th birthday of Nikola Tesla. QSL via DK8ZZ.

GB100, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of Hull and District Amateur
Radio Society (HADARS) will be active as GB1OOH (GOLF BRAVO ONE OSCAR
OSCAR HOTEL) from Hull starting January 1st throughout the new year in
2021. The special callsign will be activated from multiple QTHs, and be
on all HF bands plus VHF and UHF. Activity is to celebrate 100th anni-
versary of the HADARS. QSL via M0GPN.

HF2021, POLAND (Special Event). Members of the Klub Krótkofalowców "Enigma"
(SP2PBM) will activate special event station HF2021HY from Bydgoszcz
between December 19th, 2020, and January 10th, 2021, to celebrate the
New Year. QSL via SP2PBM by the Bureau, Clublog's OQRS (Bureau/direct)
or LoTW.

HZ18, SAUDI ARABIA (Special Event). The Saudi Amateur Radio Society (SARS)
in coordination with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
(KACST) and the Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC)
will celebrate the 18th anniversary of the launch of the Saudi satellite
1C SO-50 in December 2002. The Saudi satellite 1C SO-50 is still working
to this moment, breaking all expectations due to the quality of the tech-
nology made with it and how it works. A special callsign, HZ18SAT, will
be active between December 17-27th. QSOs will be on the Saudi satellite
SO-50 only (145.800 MHz uplink, 436.795 MHz downlink). For more details,
see QRZ.com.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between December 7-12th (as per the DXCluster):

    IOTA     Callsign     Island/GROUP            Bands/Modes
   ------    ----------   -------------           ------------
   AF-004    EA8AM        CANARY                  20m; SSB
   AF-004    EA8TL        CANARY                  15/12m; CW/FT8
   AF-018    IH9YMC       PANTELLERIA             160/40m; CW
   AF-022    ZD7FT        ST HELENA               20m; SSB
   AS-004    5B4AOW       CYPRUS                  160m;
   AS-007    JH1HDT       HONSHU                  40m; CW
   AS-007    JH3NGD       HONSHU                  40m; SSB
   AS-007    JH7MQD       HONSHU                  40m; SSB
   AS-007    JJ2PIK       HONSHU                  30m; FT8
   AS-017    JR6FC        OKINAWA                 15m; FT8
   AS-045    HL5FUA       Ullung                  40m; SSB/FT8
   AS-117    JA3AOP  HONSHU'S COASTAL ISLANDS WEST 20m; SSB
   AS-206    JR7AMZ  HONSHU'S COASTAL ISLANDS EAST 80m; FT8
   EU-003    CS8ABF       EASTERN                 12m; FT8
   EU-004    EA6AGA       BALEARIC                15m; CW
   EU-005    G4WQI        GREAT BRITAIN           40m; CW
   EU-005    M0DXT/P      GREAT BRITAIN           40m; SSB
   EU-012    MM5AJN/M     SHETLAND                20m; SSB
   EU-014    TK5IH        CORSICA                 15m; FT8
   EU-015    SV9RGI       CRETE                   20m; SSB
   EU-021    TF2MSN       ICELAND                 17m; SSB
   EU-025    IT9HRL       SICILY                  40/20m; SSB
   EU-025    IT9JAV       SICILY                  40m; SSB
   EU-025    IU0FBK       SICILY                  20m; SSB
   EU-026    JW7QIA       Spitsbergen             160/80/40m; SSB/FT8
   EU-031    IC8HRG       CAMPANIA REGION         15m; SSB
   EU-115    EI2KC        IRELAND                 17m; FT8
   EU-115    EI5EM        IRELAND                 20m; CW
   EU-115    GI0LDI       IRELAND                 20m; CW
   EU-115    MI0GTA       IRELAND                 30m; FT8
   EU-115    MI0SAI       IRELAND                 15m; SSB
   EU-131    IK3PQH/P     VENETO REGION           20m; SSB
   EU-143    EA7HPM       CADIZ/HUELVA PROVINCE   15m; SSB
   NA-016    ZF2CH        CAYMAN                  40m; SSB
   NA-022    VP2ETE       ANGUILLA                15m; FT8
   NA-026    KA2ABA       NEW YORK STATE          17m; SSB
   NA-027    VO1AA        NEWFOUNDLAND            20m; SSB
   NA-096    HI8MDQ       HISPANIOLA              15m; FT8
   NA-102    FG5GP        GUADELOUPE              40m; FT8
   NA-106    KP2AD        VIRGIN                  80m; SSB
   NA-112    N8EU      NORTH CAROLINA STATE WEST  40m;
   OC-001    VK2GJC       Australia               20m; SSB
   OC-001    VK2OWD       Australia               15m; SSB
   OC-001    VK3VM        Australia               17m; FT8
   OC-026    KH2L         GUAM                    30m; FT8
   OC-032    FK4RD        NEW CALEDONIA           17m; SSB
   OC-034    YB9YBB       NEW GUINEA              30m; FT8
   OC-042    4I1EBD       LUZON                   20m; SSB
   OC-042    DV3CEP       LUZON                   20m; FT8
   OC-073    JF7MTO/JD1   MINAMI TORISHIMA        40/20/15/10m; SSB/FT8
   OC-086    KH0W         NORTHERN MARIANA        15m; CW
   OC-150    7C9T         TENGGARA BARAT          40/20m; FT8
   OC-150    7C9B         Sumbawa                 12m; FT8
   SA-002    VP8LP        FALKLAND                10m; FT8
   SA-011    9Z4FE        TRINIDAD                17m; SSB
   SA-011    9Z4Y         TRINIDAD                15m; CW
   SA-036    P41E         ARUBA                   20m; FT8
   SA-055    LU7EHR/E     Martin Garcia           40/15m; SSB/FT8

  ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
     on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we
     suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes).

  AF-045.  A group of Senegalese operators, who were expected to be
           active as 6V1A from Goree Island between December 18-20th,
           have postponed their operation due to the Convid-19 pandemic.

  AS-117.  Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/4 from Otsu Island
           between December 25-26th. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters
           using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign.

  AS-152.  (Update) Members of the Arctic Legends Team (RT9K), who plan
           to be active as RI0Q from Bolshoj Begichev Island sometime in
           early 2021, are looking for funds (15,000 USDs was mentioned)
           to conduct this operation. To achieve their goal to operate from
           Bolshoj Begichev Island, the team will have to travel 3624 km
           (by snowmobiles 1812 km*2). The latest info indicates that the
           team will start their snowmobile trip on March 10th, 2021,
           from Norway, and will start their RI0Q operation possibly
           on March 17th (depending on the weather). For more details,
           see OPDX.1480/1482 or:    https://www.qrz.com/DB/RI0Q

  OC-236.  Members of the ORARI of Polewali Mandar Tipalayo DX Club will
           be active as 7C8M from Gusung Toraja Island, in the Celebes
           Coastal Islands, between December 26-30th. Activity will be
           on various HF bands. QSL via YB8BRI direct.

  OC-298.  There is another great article (with pictures) online of
           Cezar's, VE3LYC, DXpedition to Tatakoto Atoll as TX0T on
           the Clipperton DX Club Web site at:
           https://cdxc.org/infos/dx/recit-dexpedition-tx0t-atoll-de-tatakoto-oc-298

  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......

OJ0, MARKET REEF. Joseph, AD7D/OG7D, is planning on operating from Market
Reef as OJ0D during the summer of 2021, primarily on QO-100 satellite.
He will post more details of his schedule as it gets confirmed in the
next few months. QSL via LoTW. ADDED NOTE: Joseph is also planning to
operate as OG0D using the QO-100 satellite from the Aland Islands soon
(possibly sometime in January 2021). Stay tuned for details.

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
P.S. OUTLOOK users read below.

PH20/PH21, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Members of the Radio Scouting
Fellowship of the PA3EFR/J-Plusscouts will activate two special callsigns:
 PH20XMAS - Between December 6th, 2020, until January 3rd, 2021 (owner PA3EFR)
 PH21HNY - Between December 10th, 2020, until January 31st, 2021 (owner PE2PVD)
  These callsigns will operate on all frequencies from different QTH's
around The Netherlands. They hope to be able to work everyday on SSB
and the Digital modes.

PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS. In the middle of his 2021 October trip to St. Kitts
(V4) [see below], John, W5JON/V47JA, will be going to St. Eustatius between
October 25th and November 1st, 2021, and be active as PJ5/W5JON. His
radio equipment is a Yaesu FT-450D, Amplifier and dipoles. Activity
will be on 40-6 meters using SSB and FT8, including an entry in the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st). ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via
LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (December 14-20th).......
  Dec/14th AN      Dec/17th  AN     Dec/19th  LN
  Dec/15th AN      Dec/18th  HN     Dec/20th  AN
  Dec/16th AN

   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
   ------------------------------------------------------
    NORMALITY               GEOMAG       K Values    Alpha
   -----------------        ------       --------    ------
   AN  - Above Normal       Quiet        K=0-1       0-7
   HN  - High Normal        Unsettled    K=2         8-15
   LN  - Low Normal         Active       K=3         16-29
   BN  - Below Normal       Minor Storm  K=4         30-49
   DIS - Disturbed          Major Storm  K=5         50-99
   VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9       100-400

    Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
     * VOACAP predication Web page at:  http://www.voacap.com/hf
           and      http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
     * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
     * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
             https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
     * SolarHam Web page:   http://www.solarham.net
     * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
                           http://sunspotwatch.com
     * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and
       Atmospheric Adminisration (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
     * 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) (December 13th)
  and by OPDX from other sources
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4E1FNS via EB7DX      E7DX via E77E         LZ105AJ via LZ1ZF
  4L1AN via N4GNR       EP3ASA via EA5GL      LZ180SK via LZ2VP
  4L8A via M0OXO        FK8CE via N4GNR       LZ50GU via LZ1GU
  4U75UN via HB9BOU     FK8GX via W3HNK       OA9DVK via IZ6BRJ
  7C9T via HA3JB        FM4TI via EA5GL       OD5YA via IZ8CLM
  7X5NZ via EA7FTR      FM5DN via KU9C        OG60IPA via OH4MDY
  8P6ET via KU9C    HB15SOTA via HB9DPR & (L) OX/OZ4OZ/MM via OZ4OZ
  9A0DIG via 9A3SM      II1DCC via IK1RAE     R30EMER via RW9QA
  9H1XT via 9H1BT       IO5CNPP via IZ5RHU    R30MCHS via R4CR
  A41KJ via N4GNR       J73CC via EA5GL       S520SAFE via S56IPS
  A41NN via A61BK       JW7QIA via LA7QIA     S521PMC via S521PMC*
  C31CT via EA3QS       KP2B via EA7FTR       SP95IARU via SP7AH (O/L)
  CX4ACH via IK2DUW     L50FV via LU3FV       ST2NH via EA7FTR
  CX7CO via EA5GL       L70M via LU9MAB       VQ9T via DU7ET
  DP70DARC via DK5ON    LY7Z via LY9Y         YI1DYS via IK2DUW

  (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
  (*) They send via the Bureau - No QSL needed

  LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
  https://clublog.org/logsearch/7Q7RU  (Updated 12/12th)

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 2U0WZY, 9G5AR, 9N1CA, BG9NJY, C31MF, EA1I,
  EA9ACD, IS0KNG, JY5IB, LX1EA, OY5ET, PJ4/DL6KR, RU2K, S01WS, S79W,
  TF3SG, TX0T, VP2ETE, VP9NM and ZF1EJ

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 7H9H (OC-275), AD5A/P (NA-092), JH8SGR (AS-078),
  and VK4DX/P (OC-137)

  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....

T6, AFGHANISTAN (Update).  Robert, S53R, has been active from Kabul since
early September 2019 and has been active as T6AA and T6A during major
contests. However, Robert will be returning to his home in Slovenia for
the holidays on December 15th. He is expected to return to Kabul in the
first week of January to work for the World Food Program (WFP), and will
continue to be there until the summer of 2021. Robert is still trying to
fix the interference on the lower bands, for which he only made 3 QSOs
on 160m. During the holidays, Robert will process all QSL requests he
has received directly and via the OQRS. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW.

V4, ST. KITTS. John, W5JON, will once again be active as V47JA from his
Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home, located 200 feet from
the Caribbean Sea, between October 16th and November 12th, 2021. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB and FT8, with emphasis on
6m and 160m - FT8. Equipment is a Yaesu FT1000MP, FT450D and an Elecraft
KPA500 Amplifier. John states his antennas are a Mosley Mini32A 10/15/20m,
33' Vertical 10-40m, 35' Top Loaded 80m Vertical, 160m Vertical and 6m
5 element Yagi. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs.
ADDED NOTE: John will make a side trip to Saint Eustatius Island (PJ5).
See PJ5 above.

Z8, SOUTH SUDAN (Update). Diya, YI1DZ, is expected to return to Juba after
his holiday on December 16th, and continues to be active as Z81D after the
inspection at his workplaces (under the UN-WFP) and antennas. He should
reappear on the bands before the end of this year. Activity will be on
80-10 meters (including 60m) using SSB and FT8. No CW. If the space con-
ditions allow it, Diya will make a 160m antenna. QSL via OM3JW. All QSOs
will be uploaded to QRZ.com, ClubLog, eQSL and LoTW.

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