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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1266
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May 16, 2016
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX,
WK3N, N4AA & QRZ DX, W4DN, N6NO, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News,
N0TG, 2E0SQL, 9A6AA, CX3AN, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DU1AV,
DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F5PFP, F6AJA & Les
Nouvelles DX, G0GDA, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News,
IK7JWY, JA1XGI, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia
Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and VU2PTT for the following
DX information.
** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (By KB8NW): There will not be an OPDX Bulletin
next week and "possibly the week after". I will be attending the Dayton
HamVention. "IF" I receive a major announcement, I will probably send
out a special bulletin. However, PLEASE continue to send your DX
information. You never know what I might do.... =
See you in Dayton! 73 de Tedd KB8NW
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 8th/May, through Sunday, 15th/May there were 215 countries
active. Countries available: 1S, 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE,
CE0Y, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4,
E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB,
HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, JD/o,
JT, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, 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, PZ, S0, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG,
TI, TK, TR, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP8/s, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ,
YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".
4T, PERU (Attention WPX Hunters!). Tony, OA4DX, will be using the special
callsign and prefix, 4T4T, during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th)
as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via OA4DX, direct (NO IRCs)
or by the Bureau. NO LoTW or eQSL.
9H, MALTA. Operators Orazio/IT9BTI, Taka/JH3FUK, Ikuo/JA3TJA, Ichiro/
JA3QWN and Mars/JA3FVJ will be active as 9H3G from Malta between June
28th and July 4th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. Antennas will be Spiderbeam, Vertical and Dipole.
QSL via JH3FUK and ClubLog.
A3, TONGA. Hiro, JA6WFM, is now active as A31MM from Nuku 'alofa, the
capital city of Tonga (OC-049), until the end of the year 2017. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters using a TS-480 into a long-wire with ICOM AH-2
for 160-10m, HB9CV for 15m and a 4 element beam for 6m. Look for him to
be in the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-
Power entry. QSL via EA5GL or LoTW.
CR2, AZORES. Kim, OH6KZP, will be active as CR2X during the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via
OH2BH.
CY9C, ST. PAUL ISLAND DXPEDITION (Press Release). Randy, N0TG, sent out
the following CY9C August DXpedition update on May 10th [edited]: Additional
operators have been added to the DXpedition team and assigned to the North-
east Point site. This brings the total number of operators to 11. Joining
the team are the following: Lee/WW2DX, who will include 2 Meter EME,
Satellite, and 6 meters to the DXpedition operation. RTTY from this
site will be provided by Pat/N2IEN, and Ray/W2RE will be adding to the
SSB operation. This completes the staffing for 11 operators total. The
Northeast Site with 5 operators assigned and Atlantic Cove 6 operators.
All pre-DXpedition donors that work us will receive a QSL automatically
without any request required. Just a small way for us to say =93thank you=
=94.
PayPal or Credit Card process is available via <http://www.cy9dxpedition.co=
m>.
We will be using ClubLog and the logs will be uploaded in real-time and
will be available for viewing.
D6, COMOROS. Operators Petr/OK1BOA, Pavel/OK1GK, Pavel/OK1FPS, Rudolf/
OK2ZA and David/OK6DJ will be active as D66D from Comoros Islands (AF-007)
during the second half of September. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via OK6DJ, ClubLog's OQRS (direct, by the
Bureau, LoTW) and eQSL. For more details and updates, see: =
http://www.cdxp.cz
DAYTON HAMVENTION NEWS.........
* DAYTON HAMVENTION DX HOSPITALITY SUITE. The Northern Ohio DX Association
(along with Janeen Hire, W8ZET) will once again sponsor a Hospitality
Suite (20th year) at this year's Dayton HamVention. It will be in Suite
1011 on the 10th floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings (Look for signs!). All DXers/Contesters are welcome.
Munchies and refreshments will be available. Come and meet the members
and friends of NODXA.
* ARRL DX LOG ARCHIVE INVITES SUBMISSIONS AT DAYTON HAMVENTION -- From
the ARRL Web page: "The ARRL DX Log Archive has invited anyone planning
to attend Dayton HamVention=AE to submit hard copy DX logbooks at the
show for inclusion in the archive. A major donation from noted DXer
Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, to the ARRL Second Century Campaign is supporting
=93The DX Log Archive Endowed by JA1BK,=94 as it=92s officially known."=
Read
the complete details on the ARRL Web page at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-dx-log-archive-invites-submissions-a=
t-dayton-hamvention
UPDATES BY TIM DUFFY.....
* Contest University Dayton (10th year) is 100 % filled this year.
Those not attending CTU can watch selected sessions of CTU via LIVE
Ustream thanks to Icom America. Go to the Contest University homepage
and click on the Icom button this coming Thursday from 8 AM to 5 PM
EDT. http://contestuniversity.com =
The live streams will be recorded and posted to You Tube after Dayton.
* To see the list of presentations for the Dayton Antenna and Contest
forums, please go to the Contest Super Suite web site and click on
"Contest Related Events" -- http://contestsupersuite.com
* Tickets are still available for the Friday night TOP BAND DINNER
http://topbanddinner.com
* The Spurious Emissions Band performance at 10 PM EDT Friday night will
be LIVE streamed thanks to Icom and DX Engineering. Go to the Contest
Super Suite web site and click on the Icom button on the left side.
http://contestsupersuite.com
* The live stream will be recorded and posted to You Tube after Dayton.
* The 24th Annual Contest Dinner is also sold out (first time ever),
however selected segments of the Contest Dinner will be LIVE streamed
thanks to Icom and DX Engineering. You will be able to see the induction
ceremony for the CQ Contest Hall of Fame, and you will be able to see
John, W2GD's keynote talk live. Go to the Contest Dinner web site on
Saturday evening starting at 6:30 PM EDT and click on the Icom button
for Ustream TV. http://contestdinner.com
The live stream will be recorded and posted to You Tube after Dayton.
* Thanks to Scott, KA9FOX for making our web sites work great!
73, Tim K3LR
DX25, PHILIPPINES (Special Event). Members of the DX1HAM team will be
active as DX25MP between June 10-12th. Activity is to commemorate the
25th anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, the second biggest
volcanic eruption in the 20th Century. There were 847 lives lost during
this tragic event. Operations will be on various bands and modes. Operators
mentioned are DU1AV, DU1DG, DU1SVZ, DU1SDT, DW1SVY, DU1JC, DI1BP, DU1LC,
DV3KWN, DU1VCR, DU1WBX and DU3NB. QSL via direct (see QRZ.com) or by the
Bureau. For more details, see their FaceBook pages at:
https://www.facebook.com/1705044969724100/photos/pb.1705044969724100.-22075=
20000.1463254785./1786542771574319/?type=3D3
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ham-Radio-Emergency-Communications-Group-Inc=
/1705044969724100
https://www.facebook.com/1705044969724100/photos/pcb.1785372418358021/17853=
72155024714/?type=3D3
https://www.facebook.com/1705044969724100/photos/pcb.1785372418358021/17853=
72151691381/?
E2, THAILAND. Members of the HSDXA Team will be active as E2X from Thai-
land between June 3-5th. Activity will depend on propagation. Look for
activity possibly in the Seanet Contest. QSL via E20GMY or LoTW.
E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Frank, VK3ADT, is expected to be active as E51ADT
from Lagoon Breeze Villas on Rarotonga Island (OC-013) for about the next
two weeks. Activity will be holiday style on various bands using his
Kenwood TS-50 into a mobile single band vertical with traps. He may
also operate from E51AND's QTH. QSL via his home callsign.
FY, FRENCH GUIANA. Gerard, F6CKD, is once again active as FY/F6CKD from
Montabo Beach until May 15th. Activity has been mainly on 20/17 meters
using an IC-706, w/tuner, into a wire antenna. QSL FY/F6CKD via F6CKD.
GB90, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of the Virtual Amateur Radio Club
(MX0VRC) will be active as GB90QB from the small village in east Kent
(JO01ih, WAB TQ86) between June 9-13th. Activity is celebrate the Queen
Elizabeth's 90th Birthday, and operations will be running on SSB and the
Digital modes on various band which are open. QSL via eQSL only.
H4, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Roly, ZL1BQD is now active as H44RR from Guadalcanal
Island (OC-047) and Munda Island (OC-149) in the Solomon Islands until
May 25th. Activity will be on the HF Bands using mostly JT65 with some
CW. Equipment is an Elecraft KX3 transceiver with wire antennas. QSL via
his home callsign.
I, ITALY. Berkin, TA3J, will be active as I/TA3J from Rome between July
12-17th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including the 17/12 meters,
using SSB and FM. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. =
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-043. Kai, JH1LMD, will be active as JH1LMD/1 from Hachijo Island
between May 19-21st. Activity will be holiday style on 40/20/
15/10 meters, possibly other bands, using CW and RTTY. This
operation is subject to change in bad WX or other conditions.
QSL via JH1LMD direct. No LoTW. No eQSL.
AS-125. Members of the HSDXA Team will be active as E2X from Chang
Island, Thailand, between July 29th and August 3rd. Activity
will be focused on 80-40 meters. They also will be in the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-1/Island entry.
QSL via E20GMY or LoTW.
AS-201. Members of the TRAK Radio Club (YM1KD) will be active as TC0TC
from Sivriada Island between May 23-25th. Activity will be on
all HF bands. QSL via YM1KD.
EU-090. (Update) Members of the Coburg DX Group (CODXG) will be active
as 9A8DXG from Palagru=9Ea Island (IOCA CI-084, WLOTA LH-0057,
CLH-100) between May 28th and June 4th. Operators mentioned
are Franjo/9A2MF, Mladen/9A2NA, Emir/9A6AA, Heinz/DC5WW,
Manfred/DD0NM, Sascha/DH6TJ, Robert/DK2RO, Anton/DL8AW and
Thilo/DL9NBJ. Activity will mainly be on CW/SSB and on 80-2
meters (they will also try to do some EME on 2m). They will
have a real-time logbook on their Web site. QSL via DL8AW
(OQRS preferred, by the Bureau or direct). They do not collect
QSL cards, so please use the OQRS system on their Web site to
save paper. For more information about their expedition to
Palagru=9Ea, please visit their Web sites at: =
http://www.codxg.org
http://qrznow.com/9a8dxg-palagruza-island-eu-090
EU-120. Members of the Addiscombe Amateur Radio Club will once again
be active as G4ALE/P from the Isle of Wight during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-1/DXpedition/Low-Power entry.
Operators mentioned are Peter/G3SJX, Steve/G3UFY, Mike/G3VYI
and Dave/G7RAU. They will be using wire antennas. QSL via G3VYI.
EU-120. DXPEDITION WRAP-UP [edited]: MX0VRC (Virtual ARC) May 2016 Trip
to Isle of Lundy by Keith/M0KJA, Mark/G0GQT and Nigel/G0GDA -- It was
=91all systems go=92 from our end - we drove through the night on Sunday =
1st
May and arrived in Ilfracombe at 08.00am in plenty of time to sail to
Lundy Island at 10.00. Having parked the 2 cars outside the Check In
Office at the harbor, we were informed that =91due to force 6 winds in
the Bristol channel there would be no sailing that day=92! The receptioni=
st
said that she would try to obtain a substitute form of transport in the
form of a helicopter but there was no way all our gear (20 items) would
be coming with us. The best she could do was to send the equipment by
boat on the Wednesday...!! Great....no equipment no DXpedition. After a
lot of begging, pleading and grovelling the three of us and our equipment
arrived safely altogether by chopper on Lundy. I cannot praise the ladies
enough from the Ilfracombe office for their help.
We set up one station and following a great meal at the pub, we managed
to get on the air the first evening making around a hundred contacts but
having been up for about 40 hours we soon =91hit the hay=92. The island r=
uns
on generated power which runs from 06.00hrs until midnight so torches are
needed for night time toilet visits. Following another MC Eruption the
band conditions were so flat that you would need an iron to make them
any flatter. On Tuesday we put up the rest of the aerials =96 80m & 40m
straight dipoles, 20m sloper, a 9 element tonna and the 2nd vertical
dipole which meant that all stations were up and running. We had made
choke baluns out of FT240-61 ferrites for fitting aerial end and bought
by-pass filters from ML&S where Richard, Tony and Steve had been their
usual helpful selves. Someone had switched off 10m,12m 15m and 40m so we
had limited bands to work with due apparently to yet another solar flare
just for good measure.
Mark went on the 2m UKAC contest on Tuesday evening and absolutely
smashed it with a score of more than one million points.
On 20m PSK came to the rescue when the going became even harder but
we did have an opening on Tuesday and again on Thursday on 40m where we
had the pileups and worked many U.K. stations which was great. Friday
brightened up on 20m and several busy times were had but by late after-
noon we had to start dismantling the aerials and equipment. We just
left a vertical dipole up for a little operating early doors on Saturday
morning before vacating the cottage at 09.00 and sailing back to the main-
land in the afternoon.
There was a lot of interest in our little venture including an email
from a station in Antarctica saying they had seen us on the cluster and
been trying to call us but couldn=92t make it so they wished us all the
best.
The weather was great and we had wall to wall sunshine every day and
the contacts we didn=92t get were made up with pints at the bar. Whilst
the prime objective was the DXpedition, we wanted a holiday as well
so a little sunbathing was thrown in for good measure. Lundy is a small
but excellent place where the natives are both helpful and friendly and
the food is good, but don=92t expect television, internet or mobile phone
coverage as there ain=92t none.
Would we go again =96 you bet we would.
73=92s de Mark, Keith and Nigel TU dit dit.
EU-123. Members of the Camb-Hams will be active as GS3PYE/P from the
Isle of Arran on the west part of the island near Balliekine
(IO75HO) between May 22-29th. Activity will be on the HF bands,
6/4/2m, and the satellites. The location on the island favors
the South/West/North as there's a hill to the east, but hope-
fully that will not limit them. Peter, 2E0SQL, reports: "We'll
be taking along an ICOM IC-910, Wimo X-Quads, Preamps and Yaesu
G-5500 rotator all controlled by our favorite bit of software
SatPC32 for backup. I'll have my FT-817 and Arrow, but this kit
hasn't let us down yet for the last few trips." They plans to
operate on all satellites both FM/SSB/CW, if you want a CW QSO
you'll need to contact them as Peter will need to find a suitable
CW operator. Peter will try to post regular updates on Twitter
either using his own account @2e0sql or the groups account @g3pye
and also posting updates on their Web site at:
http://dx.camb-hams.com
NA-036. Alan, G0TPH, will be active as VE7/G0TPH/P from Vancouver Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/QRP
entry. QSL via LoTW.
NA-085. By the time you read this, Bruce, K5TEN, will once again be
active as K5TEN/P from Dog Island (WW. Loc. EL79), Florida,
until May 20th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW,
SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and JT65. QSL via K5TEN.
NA-172. Cezar, VE3LYC, announced that he will be active from Cooper
Island in early August 2016. An interesting link on the island
can be viewed at: http://cooperisland.org
OC-213. Operators Yudin/YB8OUN, Budi/YC8OBM, Freike/YC8NFK, Zulkarnain/
YD8MGN and Ilham/YD8POH are now active as homecall/p from Poat
Island until 2359z May 15th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/15
meters. QSL via YB8RW.
SA-042. Members of the PARA DX Group <paradxgroup.com> will once again
be active as PX8K, but this time from Caviana de Dentro Island
between July 27-31st. Activity will include the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 30-31st). Activity will be on the HF bands and
6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Operators mentioned
are Hemeterio/PU8WHJ, Renner/PY7RP, Luc/PY8AZT, Jaime/PY8FML
and Ren/PY8WW. QSL via PY8WW or the OQRS.
J5, GUINEA-BISSAU. Operators Alfeo/I1HJT, Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO,
Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT and Mac/JA3USA will be
active from Bijagos Archipelago (Bissagos Islands) IOTA Group (AF-020),
Guinea Bissau, sometime mid-November. Callsign(s) has not been announced
yet. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Suggested
frequencies are:
CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24890 and 28030 kHz
SSB - 3750, 7090, 14260, 18155, 21310, 24970 and 28480 kHz
RTTY - 21083 kHz
6m - 50102/CW and 50123/SSB
QSL via I2YSB direct only. QSLs for direct, LoTW and by the Bureau
will be available via the OQRS on their Web page. Logs will be posted
to LoTW about 6 months after the conclusion of the DXpedition. Look
for more details, updates and a "Needs Survey" at:
http://www.i2ysb.com/idt/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Dfeatured&Ite=
mid=3D101
NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active from
here as NP2P during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 28-29th) as a Single-
Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW.
P4, ARUBA. John, W2GD, will be active as P44W from Aruba (SA-036) during
the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. He will be there between May 28-29th. Operations outside of the
contest will be on 160/80m and 30/17/12 meters as time permits. Watch
160m on the hour and 80m on the half hour. QSL via LoTW or direct to N2MM,
Bureau cards are no longer accepted as of 12/31/2013. Logs will be loaded
on LoTW upon his return to the USA.
PACIFIC TOUR. Bert, CX3AN, will activate three islands in the Pacific
during the month of June. His tentative schedule is as follows:
June 2-7th -- Majuro Atoll (OC-029), Marshall Islands; callsign V72HA
June 7-9th -- Chuuk Island (OC-011), Micronesia; callsign V63AN
June 9-14th -- Koror Island (OC-009), Palau; callsign T88AN
Activity from all islands will be holiday style on 40-6 meters using
CW and SSB. QSL via EB7DX.
=
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 16-22nd)....
May/16th AN May/19th HN May/21st HN
May/17th AN May/20th HN May/22nd AN
May/18th AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above Normal Quiet K=3D0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=3D2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3D3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=3D4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=3D5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=3D6-9 100-400
REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE <http://www.bandconditions.com>:
The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual
(REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for
Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of
benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets
and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre-
dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a
new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry"
which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.
Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at:
http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (May 13th) <www.qslinfo.eu>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3Z0R via SP9SX IB7DX via IK7JWX SN55KCW via SP2KCW
4X/K5AC via K5AC IR8P via IZ8FWN (d) SO8FH via PA0F
9A50CBM via 9A1CBM J68GU via DL7VOG SX193A via SV3GLL
9A702AA via 9A2AA KH8/KC0W via KC0W (d) SZ8S via M0SCG
CP4BT via DJ2BW & (L) MJ/ON4RSX via ON4RSX T6EU via AK4JK (d)
DL1516BIER via DK2HM PG150N via PA7DA T88QR via JJ1DQR
E44QX via DF8DX R1566O via R2EA TM60GW via F5PCX (B)
EA6/PA2CHR via PA2CHR R16BLR via R6DG TM77C via F5MFV
FM/DL7VOG via DL7VOG RP71TT via R3RAO YP3A via YO3ND
GM/DH5JBR/P via DH5JBR RT73SK via RL5G (d) Z61KR via 9A1R
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only
PIRATE ALERT. Prasad, VU2PTT, reports, "Recent CW operations spotted
on the cluster indicate the call of old-timer Ganesh VU2TS is being
pirated. Spots show Ganesh being heard and worked in EU and USA around
0400-0500z - that is a period of time when there is absolutely no
propagation on any band to USA. I spoke with Ganesh yesterday on the
phone and he mentioned he is aware of the situation now. He is mostly
QRV on JT65 and PSK these days."
VK0EK QSL Preview! https://vk0ek.org/2016/05/14/vk0ek-qsl-preview
This is the DIRECT QSL, and it is the deluxe QSL card. They will start
going out in June. The bureau cards are two sided and have the front
picture and the logo=92s on the back. They will go out after the direct
cards.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: G0ORH, JD1BOI (OC-031), M3I, PY0F/PY7RP, TA2DX
(EU-186), VP9/W6PH, YB8XM/P (OC-070) and YB8XM/P (OC-076)
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4W/DJ2EH, 5J0P, A25UK, JA0RQV/6Y5, JW/DL7DF,
K3IMD, P4/WJ2O, PJ7/WJ2O, PW0FN, S9BK, TO2EE, VP8SGI and YN/WJ2O
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B/R2GM, 7O2A, 7O6T, C7A, HC2AO, HC2ANT/8,
EA8DBM, R2FAD, R7AL, R7AL/0, R0QA/A, R25AFG, R27SBZ, R120R, R2015KK,
R2015L, RA2FM, RA2FV, RG5A, RN5AA, RP70WK, RU55IA, RW110RAEM, RX6CB/MM,
RW110RAEM, SV9/R2DX, TK/SP7VC, UA1AAE/AM, UE11MM, UE70KRM, UF0A, UI3A/7
and V26DZ
T31, CENTRAL KIRIBATI (Update). The Perseverance DX Group <pdxg.net>
will activate Central Kiribati (Kanton Island) [OC-043] as T31W, currently
on Clublog's number 22 most wanted, sometime in late 2017. They will sail
to the island using the Evohe again. Subject to licensing and landing
formalities, it is expected a team of up to 11 operators will be on the
island for up to 12 days. Initial discussions with a boat owner/skipper
are scheduled to begin soon. Operators mentioned are Pista/HA5AO (Co-Team
Leader), Gene/K5GS (Co-Team Leader), Les/W2LK (Co-Team Leader), Heye/DJ9RR,
Laci/HA0NAR, Glenn/KE4KY, Kevin/K6TD, Arnie/N6HC, Steve/W1SRD, Mike/WA6O
and Ricardo/PY2PT. Pilot stations are Chris/HA5ZA (Chief), Andre/V51B (AF),
Alex/4L5A (AS and pilot for Russian speaking countries), Tomi/HA8RT, Hiroo/
JA1WSX (JA), Jonathan/W6GX (NA), Luke/VK3HJ (OC) and Cesar/PY2YP (SA).
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Suggested fre-
quencies are:
CW - 1826.5, 3523, 7010, 10110, 14023, 18069, 21023, 24891 and 28023 kHz
SSB - 7090, 14185, 18130, 21285, 24955 and 28485 kHz
RTTY - 7045, 10142, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24910 and 28080 kHz
QSLs will be available on their OQRS (recommended) on the T31W DX-
pedition's Web page for direct, Bureau cards and LoTW. Direct requests
via mail are 5 USDs (see details on the Web page). For more details and
updates, see: http://t31w.com
TZ, MALI. Laurent, F5IXR, is now active as TZ5XR from Kidal until June
2nd. Activity will be on all HF bands using mainly CW. Equipment is a
Kenwood TS570D into a G5RV antenna. QSL via F5MXH or LoTW.
V6, MICRONESIA (Canceled). Operators Sho/JA7HMZ and Masahiko/JA7EPO, who
were expected to be active as V63DX and V63IX, respectively, from Pohnpei
Island (OC-010) between June 17-25th, have canceled their operation. No
reason given.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Merv, N6NO, will be celebrating his 80th birthday
by returning to Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between May 21-29th. He will
be operating as VK9OL with 100 watts, a Force-12 Sigma-40XKR vertical dipole
on 40-10 meters, primarily CW and with a focus on the 30/17/12m bands. QSL
to N6NO direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. [PLEASE NOTE that there may be other
VK9s active during this period such as Norfolk Island [another separate
DXCC entity]. VK9NT (see OPDX.1250), VK9PAS (see OPDX.1253) and possibly
others to name a few.]
VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND. Tim, NL8F, will once again be active from Norfolk
Island (OC-005) between May 24th and June 3rd, using the callsign VK9NF.
Activity will be mainly on 17/12 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. His
equipment is an IC-7300 with a small amp into a vertical. QSL via K8NA.
VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND. Jim, VK3PC, will be active as VK9PC from Norfolk
Island (OC-005) starting May 24th for about 14 days while attending the
"Wireless Institute of Australia" (WIA) annual general meeting/events
between May 27-29th. Activity will only be SSB. QSL via VK3PC, direct
or by the Bureau. ADDED NOTE: Look for VK9WI and VI9ANZAC to also be
used during the WIA event from Norfolk Island. See details about these
stations on the WIA Web page at: http://www.wia.org.au/joinwia/wia/2016agm
XU7, CAMBODIA (PRESS RELEASE #2) [edited]. The international MDXC team
is working hard to prepare the set-up for the new DXpedition from Cambodia
with the callsign XU7MDC. They will be on air between November 4-14th,
2016. The official Web site is now online at: http://www.mdxc.org/xu7mdc
They planned, as usual, to operate 24 hours a day with 5 stations from
the beach of Sihanoukville with the main focus on the low bands and the
Digital modes. Antonio, IZ8CCW (leader), and Gabriele, I2VGW (co-leader
of the team), will share this new adventure with 18 other operators from
five different countries.
ZL7, CHATHAM ISLAND. Haru, JA1XGI, will be active as ZL7/JA1XGI from
Chatham Islands (OC-038) between November 24th and December 1st. Activity
will probably be on 160-10 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands, using
mainly CW with some RTTY, JT65 and PSK. Equipment is an IC-7300 into two
different verticals. He also plans to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
26-27th). QSL via JA1XGI, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
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