OPDX Bulletin 1499 January 18, 2021

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1499
BID: $OPDX.1499
January 18, 2021
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, AA7G, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, K0BBC, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,
DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, SM7BHM, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following
DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 10th/January, through Sunday, 17th/January there were 206
countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM,
CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G,
GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL,
KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ,
P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9,
T30, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP6, VP8, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA,
YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF,
ZL, ZP, ZS

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

2021 DAY-XENIA HAMVENTION (Canceled). From the Dayton HamVention Web
page (https://hamvention.org/): "Unfortunately, several setbacks in the
recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic make necessary the difficult decision
to cancel Hamvention 2021. Hundreds of volunteers have been working to
do everything necessary to bring this Hamvention to the many amateur
radio enthusiasts and vendors who support the Dayton Hamvention.
  Vaccine distribution both in the United States and around the world is
lagging behind what was planned. In addition, the emergence of a more
communicable form of the COVID-19 virus increases the potential for
further public health problems in the next few months. We make this
difficult decision for the safety of our guests and vendors.
  Those who had their tickets, inside booths or flea market spaces deferred
last year will be deferred again. Those who purchased 2021 tickets, inside
booths or flea market spaces will also be deferred. If you desire a refund
instead please email tickets@hamvention.org and we will contact you.
  Stay tuned for information about a QSO party for the 2021 Hamvention
weekend. We are looking forward to the 2022 Hamvention!!!
            Executive Committee, Dayton Hamvention 2021"
Also read the announcement on the ARRL Web page at:
      http://www.arrl.org/news/dayton-hamvention-cancels-2021-show

2021 ALASKA RST QSO PARTY (Special Event). Members of the North Country
DX Association (NCDXA club K7ICE) will be on the air during their 2021
Alaska "RST" QSO Party which started January 15th, and will end February
15th. Look for KL7RST, KL7RST/KL7, VY1RST/KL7, VE8RST/KL7 and VY0RST/KL7
to be on all bands and modes from several Alaska locations. Free certi-
ficates are available with your QSL. QSL Manager is K7ICE. See K7ICE bio
on QRZ.com for more details.

3W, VIETNAM. Brian, AA5H, is expected to be active as 3W9OK from Da Nang
(WW Loc. OK46), Vietnam, between March-April 2021. Activity will be on
various HF bands. No other details were provided. QSL via his home call-
sign, direct, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS.

5V, TOGO. Daniel, HB9EHD, will once again be active as 5VDE from Togo
between February 11-20th. He plans to be active on the QO-100 SSB satel-
lite below the middle beacon and on FT8 on 40/20 meters. Look for QSOs
to be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL. QSL via HB9EHD direct.

7S60, SWEDEN (Special Event). Members of the Kristianstads Radioamatörer
(KRA)[SK7BQ], in the southernmost Swedish Province of Scania, will be
activating the special event callsign 7S60BQ during the entire 2021 year
celebrating the 60th anniversary of the club. As far as we know, this is
the first time the prefix 7S60 is activated. Activity will be on 160m-70cm
and possibly higher bands. QSL via LoTW, direct with 3 USDs or 3 Euros
(no IRCs as they cannot redeem them), to their QSL Manager SM7BHM: Ewe
Håkansson, Pilspetsvägen 4, SE-291 66 Kristianstad, Sweden. You can QSL
via ClubLog's OQRS, also only direct, 3 USDs or 3 Euros. Do not worry if
you see a mailing address to AA7G on PayPal. Gert, AA7G, is a member of
the club and handles PayPal payments in coordination with SM7BHM. They
will not be uploading logs in real-time to LoTW. They will be collected
after each operation and uploaded to LoTW after that. Please bear in mind
that the members of SK7BQ are both skilled world-class contest operators
and complete beginners so have patience with them, they will let all
members use the unique callsign if they want. A special QSL will be
printed and sent out for the event.

8J1, ANTARCTICA. Takumi, JG3PLH, will be active as 8J1RL from Showa
Research Station, Queen Maud Land (AN-015), between February 2021 and
January 2022. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and the
Digital modes. QSL via JG2MLI or by the JARL Bureau.

8Q, MALDIVES (Update/Reminder). Massimo, IZ5KID, is now active as 8Q7MM
from the Maldive Islands (AS-013) until January 23rd. Activity will be
on 40-10 meters using mainly the FT8 with low power. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL, ClubLog and LoTW.

8Q, MALDIVES. Michael, HB9WDF, will be active as 8Q7AO from Vilamendhoo
Island (AS-013) between January 25th and February 7th. Activity will be
holiday style and only on OQ-100 satellite. QSL via the Bureau, eQSL,
ClubLog or LoTW. For more details, see:
https://www.michi-dani.ch/amateurfunk/dx-pedition/8q7ao-maldive-2021/
ADDED NOTE: The callsign 8Q7AO is a reissued callsign.

CP, BOLIVIA (Postponed). Antonio, EA5RM, who was expected to be active
as CP1XRM from Bolivia between January 9-26th, had to postponed his
operation due to travel restrictions until sometime in March.

CD0, EASTER ISLAND. LATAM Airlines pilot Camilo Johnson Amorrortu was
recently issued the callsign CD0YJA and plans to be active from Hotu
Matua, Easter Island (SA-001), when time permits. No other details were
provided. QSLs go direct to XR3UNION: Conjunta Federachi Radio Club de
Chile, Casilla 13630, Santiago de Chile, Chile.

DP1, ANTARCTICA. By the time you read this, Felix, DL5XL, will be active
as DP1POL from the German research station "Neumayer III" in Antarctica
(AN-016, WAP DEU-08, (WWFF DLFF-022). He is part of the wintering team
as an electronics engineer and will be there until mid-March. Activity
will be on various HF bands, possibly QO-100 satellite, using CW and the
Digital modes. QSL via DL1ZBO, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.

GB0, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of the British Railways Amateur
Society (BRARS) will be active as GB0LMR during 2021. Activity is to
celebrate 55th anniversary of the forming of the British Railways ARS
in 1966. Activity will be on various HF/VHF/UHF bands using SSB and the
Digital modes. QSL via the RSGB Bureau or direct to 2E1HQY. Visit the
BRARS FaceBook page for updates:
    https://www.facebook.com/BritishRailwaysAmateurRadioSociety

GB75, ENGLAND (Special Event). The GB75ISWL callsign is to celebrate the
75th anniversary since the ISWL (International Short Wave League) was
first formed in 1946. It will be on the air throughout 2021. Activity
will be on most bands and modes using using CW, SSB and the Digital modes
(FT8/FT4 and PSK31/63/125). QSL via the RSGB Bureau. Paper QSLs will be
QSLR only, all contacts will be uploaded to eQSL.

GU, GUERNSEY. Look for GU4YDX from Guernsey to be active during the CQ
160m CW Contest (January 29-31st) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL
via LoTW or GU4YDX direct.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between January 11-16th (as per the DXCluster):

    IOTA     Callsign     Island/GROUP            Bands/Modes
   ------    ----------   -------------           ------------
   AF-024    S79KW        INNER                   30m; FT8
   AF-049    3B8CW        MAURITIUS               30/20m; FT8
   AS-004    5B4AIF       CYPRUS                  40m; SSB
   AS-007    8J17CALL     Honshu                  40m; FT8
   AS-007    JH4GJR       Honshu                  20m; FT8
   AS-007    JH7MQD       Honshu                  40m; SSB
   AS-007    JJ1DWT       Honshu                  20m; FT8
   AS-007    JL1JVT       Honshu                  20m; FT8
   AS-018    RM0F         Sakhalin                40m; FT8
   AS-020    BX5AA        Taiwan                  20m; FT8
   AS-201    TA0ACL       Sea of Marmara          20m; SSB
   EU-004    EB6ADS       BALEARIC                40m; SSB
   EU-005    G3SJX        GREAT BRITAIN           40m; SSB
   EU-005    G3VGZ        GREAT BRITAIN           160m;
   EU-005    G4DRS        GREAT BRITAIN           10m; CW
   EU-005    GW4BKG       GREAT BRITAIN           40m; FT8
   EU-005    MM0TFU       GREAT BRITAIN           10m; SSB
   EU-005    MM0TWX       GREAT BRITAIN           80m; CW
   EU-009    GM3X         ORKNEY                  40m; SSB
   EU-009    GS8VL        ORKNEY                  20m; FT8
   EU-012    GM4LER       Shetland                10m; FT8
   EU-012    MM1FEO       Shetland                17m; FT8
   EU-015    SV9FBG       CRETE                   20m; SSB
   EU-015    SV9MBH       CRETE                   15m; CW
   EU-018    OY1CT        FAROE                   20m; CW
   EU-018    OY1DZ        FAROE                   30m; FT8
   EU-021    TF3XO        ICELAND                 20m; SSB
   EU-024    IS0GGA       SARDINIA                17m; SSB
   EU-025    IT9FRX       SICILY                  20m; SSB
   EU-025    IT9OPR       SICILY                  20m; SSB
   EU-025    IT9UFP       SICILY                  20m; SSB
   EU-025    IT9VCE       SICILY                  20m; SSB
   EU-032    F6BFH       POITOU-CHARENTES  REGION 20m; FT4
   EU-046    LA2HGA       TROMS COUNTY            20m; SSB
   EU-082    RA1ZZ/P      Kildin                  40/20m; CW
   EU-115    EI7HBB       IRELAND                 10m; SSB
   EU-115    GI3NYL       IRELAND                 12m; SSB
   EU-115    MI0BHX       IRELAND                 20m; SSB
   EU-115    MI0NWA       IRELAND                 40m; FT8
   EU-115    MI0OBC       IRELAND                 20m; FT4
   EU-182    RO7C         BLACK SEA COAST         20m; SSB
   EU-184    OH8JGG       OULU PROVINCE           15m; FT8
   NA-015    CO8LY        Cuba                    60m;
   NA-022    VP2EKG       ANGUILLA                40m; SSB
   NA-026    N4ESU        NEW YORK STATE          40m; SSB
   NA-026    W2YP         NEW YORK STATE          40/20m; SSB
   NA-027    VO1FOG       NEWFOUNDLAND            12m; SSB
   NA-062    K2ZR/4       Key West                17m; CW
   NA-099    WP4IRV       Puerto Rico             40m; FT8
   NA-102    FG5GP        GUADELOUPE              40m; FT8
   NA-105    FS5GL        ST MARTIN               17m; CW
   NA-106    KP2B         VIRGIN                  20m; SSB/FT8
   NA-249    KP3RE        PUERTO RICO'S COASTAL   20m; SSB
   OC-001    VK6NU        Australia               20m; CW
   OC-001    VK6ZH        Australia               20m; CW
   OC-019    WH6HI        HAWAIIAN                20m; FT8
   OC-021    YB1KI        Java                    40m; SSB
   OC-021    YB1RIF       Java                    20m; CW
   OC-021    YC1BIQ       Java                    20m; SSB
   OC-026    KH2ZZ        GUAM                    20m; FT8
   OC-032    FK8IK        NEW CALEDONIA           30m; CW
   OC-036    ZL2AIM       North                   40m; CW
   OC-060    3D2AG/P      Rotuma                  20/15m; CW/FT8
   OC-088    9M6TMT       BORNEO                  20m; SSB
   OC-139    VK5KI        Kangaroo          40/30/20/17/15m; CW/SSB/FT4/FT8
   OC-150    YB9GDP       Lombok                  40m; CW
   OC-166    YD7RV        Laut                    40m; FT8
   SA-002    VP8LP        Falkland                30m; FT8
   SA-011    9Y4DG        TRINIDAD                20m; FT8
   SA-011    9Z4AH        TRINIDAD                40m; SSB
 
  ** 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).

  NA-151.  (Update) Bo, OZ1DJJ, will once again be active as OX3LX from
           Tasiilaq Island Islands (WW Loc. HP15EO), Greenland. However,
           his plane was delayed due to bad weather, and will now be active
           between January 17-30th (not 15-30th). Dates can be changed;
           watch QRZ.com. Activity will be on 40-4 meters with a focus
           50 and 70 MHz. When not active, he will run a WSPR beacon on
           40-6 meters. He states this is NOT a DXpedition, and the best
           chance to work him will be around lunchtime and after dinner
           (his local time UTC-2), also during the weekend, possibly at
           night/morning. QSL via OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get
           uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and sometimes eQSL. For more details
           and updates, watch QRZ.com or his Web page at:
                  http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped

  OC-139.  Grant, VK5GR, is now active as VK5KI from Kangaroo Island.
           He states that he will be on 40/20/17/15 meters using SSB
           or Data and possibly CW. Activity will be holiday style (He
           states, "Family first this trip"). Grant will be there until
           the 21st. QSL via M0OXO. Visit the VK5GR Web page for updates
           at:                 https://vk5gr-iota.net

  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......

KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Tom, NL7RR, is expected to return to Wake Island and
be active as NL7RR/KH9 starting in mid-February. He plans to stay for
90 days this trip. Last activity he was on 40/20 meters SSB. QSL via AL7J.

LU, ARGENTINA (Special Event). Members of Argentina's AMSAT-LU group and
several radio clubs will be celebrating the 31st anniversary of the LUSAT
(LO-19) satellite with the special callsign LU7AA between now and January
24th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. A special
Certificate and Commemorative QSL is available (see QRZ.com). QSL via LU7AA,
direct or eQSL. For more details, see:
              http://lu4aao.org/lu7aa/cert_31_aniv_lusat_2021.htm

P21, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Members of the Girls Scouting
organization, TDOTA (Thinking Day On The Air), with some boys from the
Boy Scouts organization JOTA (Jamboree On The Air), will activate the
special event callsign PA21BP during February. The callsign PA 21 BP
stands for commemorating the founder of the world's biggest youth move-
ment Scouting: Baden Powell (BP). Operators of this callsign are the
operators of the PA3EFR/J-crew, a specialist group of Scouters, members
of Scouting Nederland through the national Fellowship called Plusscouts.
This crew primarily brings TDOTA and JOTA to Scouting groups that are
eager to get involved in the annual global Radio Scouting activities.
The operators mentioned are: Patrick/PE2PVD, Guido/PD2GWE, Evelyn/PD1EHO,
Sander/PD9HIX, Thomas/PA3TVV, Maarten/PD2SVA, Ramon/PD1RJM, Anne-Paul/
PD3APM, Bas/PD7BDN, Ronald/PB7TT and Erwin/PA3EFR. Activity will be on
all bands and modes (Digital modes like FT-4/8, DMR and Echolink). QSL
PA21BP via PA3EFR.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (January 18-24th).......
  Jan/18th LN      Jan/21st  HN     Jan/23rd  HN
  Jan/19th LN      Jan/22nd  AN     Jan/24th  LN
  Jan/20th LN

   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 from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (January 17th)
  and various sources provided by OPDX
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4O3A via VE3EXY         HG0M via HA0ML        SX6A via SV2GWY
  7X5QB via EA5ZD         HG1A via HA1ZN        T30TM via VK1TX
  7Z1AL via EC6DX         HG1G via HA1YI        T6AA via S53R
  7Z1OO via EC6DX         HG3X via HA3IN        TT8SN via DL9USA
  9A/K3BV via K3BV (L)    HG6N via HA6KNB (d/L) UG5F via RW3DSR
  9G5FI via DL1RTL        HG6R via HA6IHA       UK8IF via RW6HS
  9J2MM via N4GNR         HH2MK via EB7DX       UK8OWW via UK8OM
  9M2TO via JA0DMV        HI8JSG via RW6HS      V51WH via DK2WH
  CM2IU via RW6HS (d)     HI8MU via EA5ZD       V7/KX4QD via KX4QD
  CO2AME via RW6HS (d/L)  KH0W via KC0W         VE2CSI via M0URX
  CO8HF via W2CCW         KL7RST via K7ICE      VK5KI via M0OXO
  CO8LY via EA7ADH        KP4/AB2RF via JJ2RCJ  VQ9T via DU7ET (d)
  DP0POL/MM via DL5EBE    LC3A via LB8IB (L)    W7IST/XE2 via W7IST
  DR50AGCW via DL1DXL (B) M3D via G3XTT (O/L)   XR2K via CE2ML
  EA9KB via EA7FTR        R0AD via RW6HS (d)    YP0C via YO3CZW & (L)
  EO0UD via UR7UT         S520SAFE via S56IPS   YT8A via YU1EA (d/L)
  FM5FJ via KU9C          S79KW via N4GNR       ZA/IN3PPH via IN3PPH & (L)
  FS4WBS via IZ1MHY       S79VU via N4GNR       ZY4D via PS8RV
  HC1HC via NE8Z          SN0LEWIN via SP2KPD

  (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
  (*) QSLs will be sent via the Bureau - No QSL needed

  LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
  https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI    (Updated)
  https://clublog.org/logsearch/KP4/AB2RF

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3Z0R, 6V7K, 7Q7RU, 9K2HN, JW4PUA, OY1CT and
  TZ4AM

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2CR, A50BOC, ER4KAA, R7AL/1 (EU-147), TX0T
  (OC-298), VK4DX/p, XR8RRC (SA-032) and YJ8RN

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5I0DX (2014), 5V7EI (2019), H40TT (2019)
  and YJ0AG (2018)
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        send in their info....

SZ1821, GREECE (Special Event). Members of the Radio Amateur Association
of Western Peloponnese (ERDYP) will activate the followng special event
stationd between March 1-31st:
   SZ1821R -- No specific details available yet
   SZ21AD  -- In memory of the Greek Hero Athanasios Diakos
   SZ21GK  -- In memory of the Greek Hero George Karaiskakis
   SZ21LB  -- In memory of the Greek Hero Laskarina Mpoumpoulina
   SZ21PF  -- In memory of the Greek Hero Papa Flessas
   SZ21TK  -- In memory of the Greek Hero Theodoros Kolokotronis; operators
              mentioned are SV2JAO, SV2LZX, SV3BSF, SV3GKU, SV3QUB, SV3SFK,
              SV3SKM and possibly more. A free SZ21TK Certificate is
              available; see QRZ.com for details
   SZ31TK  -- No specific details available yet

 Activity is to celebrate the Greek Revolution of 1821 and the 200th
anniversary of Hellenic War of Independence. Look for operations on
various HF bands and modes. QSL via LoTW or eQSL.

TM1, FRANCE (Special Event). Vincent, F4CVQ, will be active with the
special event callsign TM1CCA from Remoncourt, France, for the "Village
Association Fighting Against Pediatric Cancers." Activity will be on
various HF bands. Operation will be on most weekends through March. QSL
via F4CVQ or eQSL.

VQ9, CHAGOS ISLANDS. If you missed OPDX Special Bulletin OPDX.1498.1,
Randy, WW6RG, informs OPDX that his Diego Garcia operation has been
canceled. He states, "They have just changed their Covid-19 restrictions
and we cannot leave our Base Housing which will make setting up my equip-
ment impossible. Hopefully will be back out to another International
location by mid March."

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND (Update). Operator Tev, TA1HZ, is now active as
ZD8HZ, and is there on a working assignment in Georgetown on Ascension
Island (AF-003) for the duration of 2021. He will try to be on the air
during his free time (since he is there working) using a Yaesu FT991
running 100w to a Windom wire antenna (80m-10m). Activity this past
Sunday (17th) has been mainly FT8 on 20 and 17 meters. QSL via LoTW,
CLubLog or eQSL. He states, "If you still need a hard-copy QSL card,
please DO NOT SEND ANYTHING BEFORE 2022. I will not be back to Istanbul
to check my POB 73 address and your mail can get lost."

ZP, PARAGUAY. Manu, ZP9MCE, will be active from Hohenau-Itapúa during the
ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)
entry. QSL via LoTW or EA5ZD.

ZY7, BRAZIL. Operators Orlando/PT2OP, Ronaldo/PS8RV and Jim/PY7XC will
be active as ZY7T from the Tamandaré Lighthouse (ARLHS BRA-102; DFB PE-02)
between February 19-23rd. Activity will also be in the 13th American Light-
house Weekend. QSL via PT2OP, direct, eQSL or LoTW.

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