Monday, May 11, 2020

Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1464


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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1464

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1464
BID: $OPDX.1464
May 11, 2020
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Send 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, W1CU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WA4DAN,
K5GS, K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, N0TG, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EY8MM, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, LA4LN, RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ &
ICPO and VK3GA for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 3rd/May, through Sunday, 10th/May there were 212 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9,
CE, CE0Y, 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, EZ, F, FG, FK,
FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI,
HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, 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, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5,
S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU,
TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M,
VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6,
Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS

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

3Y0I (BOUVET), T22T (TUVALU) AND T33T (BANABA) DXPEDITION NEWS. The Rebel
DX Group reports on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup):
  Unfortunately, our plans regarding activating Banaba Island and Tuvalu
has been affected by the current COVID-19 situation - just like in case
of many other DXpeditions around the world. We're forced to postpone the
DXpedition, but it's not canceled. No worries! We'll resume our plans
once the island would become accessible again. Meanwhile, we keep an eye
on any possibilities to continue our plans in terms of activation Bouvet
Island at the end of this year. Surprisingly, the long wait until the
end of 2020 may not affect our plans at all and we'll be able to continue
with our initial 3Y0I plans without any disruption. We still miss a portion
of our necessary budget to activate Bouvet. Just like in case of many
other top-most-wanted-DXCC DXpeditions, it can't happen without your
support. We kindly ask for any possible donations via our GFM page at:
         https://www.gofundme.com/f/3y0i-bouvet-island-expedition
Don't forget to add your callsign in the donation form. Once donated,
your callsign would automatically be listed in the donors' list there.

5C1, MOROCCO (Special Event). A group of Moroccan radio amateurs will be
active as 5C1WTIS from the Kingdom of Morocco between May 11-17th. The
activity is to celebrate the United Nations World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day (May 17th). Operations will be on various HF
bands. Listen for the QSL route.

5Z4, KENYA (Special Event). Members of the Radio Society of Kenya (RSK)
is proud to share in the activity with their special event callsign
5Z4STAYHOME in recognition of the extraordinary circumstances the current
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has wrought globally! Length of activity
was not mentioned. QSL via the Bureau only. Visit their Web page at:
                             https://qsl.net/arsk

9M4, WEST MALAYSIA (Special Event). Due to the Novel Coronavirus (Covid 19)
outbreak, everyone is encouraged to follow the new norms of life with social
distancing, washing your hands frequently and wearing face mask whilst
being outside in public, even working from home (WFH). The Malaysian
Amateur Radio Transmitters Society (MARTS) wishes to thank Suruhanjaya
Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) for approving the following
special event callsign to be used for a period of 3 months starting from
May 15th. The callsigns that were approved to be on air are: 9M4StayHome,
9M4DudukRumah and 9M4Covid19. These callsigns will be activated on the HF
and VHF frequencies using SSB, CW and the Digital mode. The callsign will
be on aired from various locations all over Malaysia. Coordinators are
Zanirul/9M2PRO, Nornazmi/9M2MDX, Nasir/9W2VWT and Rabin/9W2PD. For direct
QSL cards, send to 9W2PD: Rabin Harichandra, PO Box 73, 71050 Port Dickson
NS, MALAYSIA. Kindly include a SASE and 2 USDs. IRC are NOT accepted in
Malaysia. Bureau QSLs can be send to: MARTS, PO Box 10777, 50724 Kuala
Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

9V1, SINGAPORE (Special Event). James, 9V1YC, announces on QRZ.com that
the special callsign 9V1STAYHOME will be active through June 30th. Activity
is to promote social distancing in the global battle against COVID-19.
QSL via LoTW only. Logs will be uploaded after June 30th, 2020. No direct
or Bureau QSLs please.

CY0(??) SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION (October 17-26th). Randy, N0TG, reports:
  Hmmm..... Coronavirus Stay At Home and bored---looking for something to
do? Check out our Sable Island Dxpedition Web site (www.CY0dxpedition.net).
Check out the sponsors, maybe even become one, visit the team page to see
who's who, and enjoy viewing the team's previous video Dxpedition to St.
Paul Island ---2019--- you can even download it as MPG4 and share with
friends, clubs, etc. at:
      http://cy0dxpedition.net/video-of-team-dxpedition--cy9c-2019.html
And, take the survey as to your Sable most needed band, mode, ATNO, etc.
Planning continues for OCTOBER 2020.

DL70, GERMANY. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the International
Police Association (IPA), German radio amateurs of the IPARC (IPA-Radio-
Club) will be active as DL70IPA with the main activity between August
2nd and 6th, November 7th (CW) and 8th (SSB) (IPARC-Contest 2020) and
various weekends. Therefore, QSOs will be on CW and SSB, every Sunday,
starting on the August 2nd, from 0800 UTC until 1000 UTC on QRG 7080 kHz
+/- QRM, and starting Thursday, August 6th, from 0600-0700 UTC on QRG
3680 kHz +/- QRM, followed by every Sunday/Thursday until the end of
2020. They will also try 20 meters, if the conditions are OK. For more
details, see their QRZ.com page or (https://dl0ipa.darc.de/).

EM100/EO100, UKRAINE (Special Event). Look for EO100A, EM100ALK and EM100LK
from Sumy, Ukraine, special memorial stations to celebrate the 100th birth-
day anniversary of "Marshal Kozhedub", Ivan Nikitovitch Kozhedub. A Marshal
of Aviation, Ivan Nykytovych Kozhedub was a Soviet military aviator and a
WWII fighter ace. He is credited with 62 individual air victories! Activity
will be on various HF bands. Listen for the QSL route. A special diploma
is available. See QRZ.com for details.

FW, WALLIS AND FUTUNA. DX-World.net reports that Tom, KH0/KC0W informed
them that he plans to be active from Wallis and Futuna in the near future.
Tom stated [edited], "I have been given the OK by my employer for a two
week DXpedition to FW land (Wallis & Futuna). This will be a CW only
operation with a strong emphasis on Europe. Bands will be 40-6 meters.
I'm seriously contemplating FT8 on 160/80 meters ONLY, but it all depends
how much room the 160/80 meter verticals will take up. Unfortunately,
Saipan airport has been closed for the past month so I can't leave KH0-
land even if I wanted to. As soon as everything opens up I'm ready to
be FW/KC0W."

HZ, SAUDI ARABIA (Special Event). Members of Saudi Amateur Radio Society
(HZ1SAR) will be active with the special callsign HZ1WTIS from Riyadh
between May 10-17th. Activity is to celebrate World Telecommunication
and Information Society Day (May 17th). Activity will be on various HF
bands. QSL via LoTW.

IOTA NEWS. Since no or few new IOTA announcements have been made during
the past several weeks (probably because of many COVIN-19 travel restric-
tions), OPDX decided to list the following IOTA operations that were
active this past week between May 2-9th (as per the DXCluster):
    IOTA     Callsign     Island/GROUP  Bands/Modes
   ------    ----------   ------------- ------------
   AF-004    AO8EU        Canary        20m; CW
   AF-004    EA8ARI       La Palma      20m; SSB
   AF-004    EA8BWL       Tenerife      20m; SSB
   AF-004    EA8W         Canary        20m; FT8
   AF-014    CT3MD        Medeira       20m; FT4
   AF-016    FR4QT        Reunion       15m; SSB
   AS-003    4S7VG        Sri Lanka     17m; CW
   AS-154    TA7I  Black Sea Coast East 20m; CW
   AS-201    TA0ACL       Prince        40m; SSB
   EU-003    CQ82AS       Azores        30m
   EU-004    EA6NB        Balearic      40m; CW
   EU-005    G3YJQ        Great Britain 20m; FT4
   EU-005    G4KHG        Great Britain 20m; FT4
   EU-005    GB1945PJ     Great Britain 20m; CW
   EU-005    2E0SPS       Great Britain 80m; Digi
   EU-005    GB4ARP       Great Britain 20m; SSB
   EU-005    GM4FDM       Scotland      20m; CW
   EU-005    MI0OBC    Northern Ireland 20m; FT4
   EU-005    MM0BSM       Scotland      20m; FT8
   EU-005    MM0LGS       Scotland      20m; FT8
   EU-005    MM3N         Scotland      20m; CW
   EU-009    GM8OFQ       Orkney        20m; SSB
   EU-026    JW6VDA       Svalbard      40m; SSB
   EU-029    OV1CDX       Sjaelland     17m; SSB
   EU-048    F5OWK        Belle         80m; FT8
   EU-067    SV8JVM       Kyklades      30m; FT8
   EU-093    EA5HJ Alicante/Murcia Prov 17m; FT8
   EU-115    MI0OUT    Northern Ireland 20m; FT8
   EU-124    MW7CVT       Anglesey      40m
   EU-130    IV3DXW       Grado         15m
   EU-133    RP75KT       Kotlin        20m; CW
   EU-152    EA7LH Ameria/Granada/Malaga20m; FT8
   EU-175    CU3HN        Azores        20m; SSB
   EU-175    CU7AA        Faial         20m; SSB
   EU-180    RP75KC    Respublika Krym  20m; SSB
   EU-183    YO4SRK       Sacalinu Mare 20m; FT4
   AS-006    VR2XAN       Peng Chau     40m; FT8
   AS-007    JA3FYC       Honshu        160m; FT4
   AS-007    JH4UYB       Honshu        40m; CW
   AS-007    JM7OLW       Honshu        20m; CW
   NA-015    CO2KY        Cuba          20m; FT8
   NA-015    CO8NMN       Cuba          20m; FT8
   NA-015    CO8ZZ        Cuba          20m; FT8
   NA-021    8P5AA        Barbados      20m; SSB
   NA-021    8P6NW        Barbados      20m; SSB
   NA-026    KC2MBV       NY State      20m; FT4
   NA-034    N1XX  FL State Center West 40m; Digi
   NA-052    N1UL         Marco         60m; FT8
   NA-059    NL8F         Fox           20m; FT8
   NA-080    C6AFV        Grand         40m; CW
   NA-096    HI8AT   Dominican Republic 20m; SSB
   NA-096    HI8RD   Dominican Republic 20m; FT8
   NA-096    HI8K    Dominican Republic 15m; FT8
   NA-099    WP4WW        Puerto Rico   20m; FT8
   NA-102    FG4SO        Guadeloupe    20m; SSB
   NA-108    J68HZ        St. Lucia     10m; FT8
   NA-108    J69Z         St. Lucia     20m; SSB
   OC-013    E51JD        Rarotonga     20m; SSB
   OC-016    3D2TS      Viti/Vanua Levu 40m; FT8
   OC-075    YF5TKN  Tanjungpinang Riau 40/15m; FT8
   OC-150    YC9KXX      Tenggara Barat 40m; FT8
   SA-006    PJ4KY        Bonaire       20m; SSB
   SA-011    9Z4Y     Trinidad & Tobago 40m; CW

  EU-034.  Igor, ES0IA, will once again be active from Kassaar Island
           during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
           SSB-Mode/Fixed-Island entry. QSL via ES0IA, direct (3 USDs),
           by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW.

  NA-134.  Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active as OX3LX from Asiaat Island (WW Loc.
           GP38NQ), Greenland, between now and May 21st. Activity will be
           on various HF bands. When not active, he will run a WSPR beacon
           on 160 to 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, see: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped

  NA-168.  Operators Allan/KV4T and XYL Bridget/KS4YT will once again be
           active from Grand Isle between May 22-25th. Activity will be
           on 40/30/20 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes, with
           two stations. QSL via their home callsigns, LoTW or eQSL.
          
  OC-130.  Look for three stations to be active from Mindanao Island,
           Philippines, during the upcoming RSGB IOTA Contest (July
           25-26th). The announced stations are:
           DV8VMI -- Op Renante, DV8VMI; Single-Op/Single-Band (40m);
                     QSL via Bureau
           DX8CAD -- Op DX8CAD; Single-Op/All-Band; QSL Bureau
           DX9EVM -- Op Ernesto, DU9CA; Single-Op/All-Band/Mixed-Mode/
                     Low-Power; QSL via IK2DUW

  PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new <www.iota-world.org> 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......

K7, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Jerry, N7WR, will be active as K7P
from Prineville, OR, between May 10-16th. Activity is to commemorate law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Operations will be in
the general portion of 20 and 40 meters as time permits. A special event
QSL card will be available (w/SASE) from N7WR.

KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Miguel, W1SRR, is being deployed to Guantanamo Bay
[WW. Loc: FK29kv (Shack) and FK29kw (House)] in mid-June 2020 for a year.
He plans to be active as KG4MA. His current shack equipment: Elecraft KX3
with KXPA100. Activity will be on Digital and SSB on various HF bands;
learning CW and will try and make contacts via CW once proficient. He
states, "Will attempt QSL cards, please standby for further direction."

KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Kelly, NM7H, continues to be active as KG4NE from
Guantanamo Bay until possibly May 28th or early-June. Activity has been
primary on FT8 and FT4 on various HF bands between 160-6 meters. QSL via
NM7H, ClubLog, LoTW and eQSL.

OFFICERS FOR 2020-2021. The following Arizona Outlaws Contest Club (AOCC)
officers were elected for the 2020-2021 year (June 1, 2020 thru May 31,
2021), were announced:
              Mike Mitchell, W6RW - President
              Chuck Zanella, KF7U - Central Area VP
              Ray Benny, N6VR     - North Area VP
              Owen Watson, AK7W   - South Area VP
              Larry Reader, KE2VB - Secretary-Treasurer
     Visit their Web page at: http://www.arizonaoutlaws.net

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

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 11-17th).......
 May/11th AN      May/14th  AN     May/16th  AN
 May/12th AN      May/15th  AN     May/17th  HN
 May/13th 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
     * 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) (May 10th)
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4Z75V via 4X6ZM              EG3WMD via EA3IAZ       RP75M via RD5C
  9M4Covid19 via 9W2PD(d/B*)   ER75V via ER4DX         RP75NF via RO5F
  9M4DudukRumah via 9W2PD(d/B*) EV75OB via EU1EU (d/e) RP75NV via UA1TGQ
  9M4StayHome via 9W2PD(d/B*)  GB0VER via M5ATR (d/e)  RP75P via RK9LWA
  AO8EU via EA3RKF             GB7SRW via GM4JPZ       RP75S via R3LC
  AT2BTC via VU3MOE            GB8OMQ via G7AEY & (e)  RP75SP via R1QA
  AT2SH via VU2HIT             GI5NI via MI0SAI (d/L)  RP75TG via UA9APA
  AT9CID via VU2CID            LZ177GL via LZ1KCP      RP75TS via RU9SO
  AU2SHW via VU2HW             OE25EU via OE5RBO       RP75UA via RU3DFA
  B0CRA via BA1GG              OE25XGM via OE5XGM (d)  RP75X via R1II
  B1CRA via BA1GG              OE25YSC via OE3EMC      RP75YR via UA3LBR (O)
  B2CRA via BA1GG              OT75VED via ON4CRD      S50WAAD via S59DKS
  B3CRA via BA1GG              OZ11A via OZ6ABA (d)    SD6M via SA6BGR & (L)
  B4CRA via BA1GG            PE75FREE via PE4BAS (O/e) UP75D via UP75D (L/e)
  B6CRA via BA1GG              PG75FREE via PG8M (O)   UP75E via UP75E (L/e)
  B8CRA via BA1GG              RP75AF via UA6AGE       UP75P via UP75P (L/e)
  B9CRA via BA1GG            RP75AOS via RZ1OK UP75POBEDA via UP75POBEDA (L/e)
  CN17SG via EA7FTR            RP75AZ via RC9A         UP75VK via UN7LAN
  CN17WW via CN17WW (L)        RP75GT via UA1TGQ       YU7ZZ/P via YU7ADY
  DQ9Y via DF2SD (O/L)         RP75KR via RX7K
  DR1H via DG3FK               RP75LO via RX3DBG

  (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
  (B*) MARTS, PO Box 10777, 50724 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

  LA7AWW via LA4O (by the Bureau). Activity this past weekend (May 8-10th),
  reminding the efforts by LA7A during WW2 (thereby the special callsign
  LA7A + WW = LA7AWW), when he was transmitting messages on behalf of
  the home guard. However, he was beamed in by the Nazi occupants, and
  killed. LA7AWW will be operating portable from the mountain top where
  LA7A was transmitting and killed in March 1945. Equipment will also
  include radios  being used during WW2.

  LN1V via LA4LN. Active during the 75th anniversary of WWII during the
  month of May. See (OPDX.1460).

  NEW QSL ROUTE FOR EY8MM. There is a new QSL Manager for EY8MM. QSL via
  W0VTT. Mike, W0VTT, will have all logs for EY8MM starting back to
  Jan. 1, 1994.

  QSL ROUTE. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is the QSL Manager for
  the following: D075AM, D075DB, D075DO, D075EN, D075HZ, D075IL, D075MK,
  D075P, D075SK, D075SN, D075SM, D075ST, D075TR, D075YS and D075ZG

  VP8PJ QSL STATUS. Gene, K5GS, reports: The VP8PJ cards are printed and
  were shipped from ON5UR QSL Print Services in Belgium to Tim, M0URX,
  in the UK. Tim has the tracking numbers and after customs processing
  expects the cards to be delivered soon. The envelopes, labels and pre-
  printed postage are prepared and awaiting the cards. Once in hand the
  "stuffing" process will begin. Until the Covid-19 lock down in the UK
  is lifted Tim will probably have to do this work alone, it will take
  longer than usual to complete. The initial mailing will include all
  the VP8PJ confirmation requests in the system through the mailing date.
  Bureau cards will be bulk shipped directly to the inbound bureaus early
  next year.... 73, GS K5GS

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5K0K, 5X3C, 6Y2T, EA6UP, FG8OJ, HH2AA, HZ1DG,
  IS0GQX, J68HZ, JY5HX, KD8JV, PX5E, T6AA, TT8SN, UK8FF, W4QK, W6JAZ,
  WO7R, ZP4KFX and ZX5J

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: TK/S57VW

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B9FR, 3Z20SOT, 4U2U, 4U18FIFA, 4U500M,
  4Z80FOC, 9H3OG, 9X2CW, AM170YO, AM500SEV, AT6MIT, CT9/LZ2JE, DB25ONN,
  DF13MUC, DF13PAR, DK80FOC, DL19JDAY, DM80FOC, DM100ZM, DQ600UNI, EA6ZS,
  EI50AOM, EJ6KP (EU-121), EM16UAP, FG/F6ARC, FG/F6HMQ, GS8VL, HA45CM,
  HG45QRP, HB600NVF, HF13URSA, HF800RC, HP3/NL8F, J28NC, KP4/EI9FBB,
  LP1H, LX18FIFA, LY80FOC, LY85DG, LY2017XMAS, LZ304AE, LZ304EW, LZ311HI,
  LZ365BM, LZ1809PNS, LZ4408SPA, OA4AI, OC18FWC, OH0/OH3WS, OJ0/OG3A,
  OJ0/OH3WS, OJ0Z, OL18AMPER, OL60HZ, OL90ITALIA, OL100ZH, OM18FIFA,
  OM100CSR, OO70NATO, OR75USA, OX7A, OX7AM, OV9M, OZ17SJ, OZ80FOC, PA18FIFA,
  PB18ANT, PH00GEVEEN, PH10WCA, PH70PH, S79HA, R3RRC/0, R25RMA, R25RRC,
  R26MDXC, R30STM, R63RRC, R105WWS, R108M, R112MS, R130TU, R228L, R300POL,
  R1941MB, RA80SP, RA17NY, RC17NY, RK17NY, RW17NY, RA0LQ/MM, RC18EK, RC18KA,
  RC18NN, RC18OSP, RC19NY, RG2A, RG57GC, RI0B, RI1ANL, RI1ANV (AN-016),
  RI1ANW, RJ80SP, RM80SP, RO7M, RP70WA, RP72PK, RP72PT, RQ80SP, RT9K/MM,
  RT65KI, RT73AS, RT80KEDR, RU5D/8, RU18WC, RW19NY, RW3LG/MM, RW80SP,
  RX80SP, RY80SP, SN100SHL, SO100ZHP, SO1919PS, SP85NISKO, SP100I, T48K,
  TA1OSN, TJ3SN, TK/S53F, TK1KJ, TM18PGM, TM65EU, TO200SPM, TO3Z, TR8CR,
  TX0M, UA9ZZ/9, UE28DX, UE75M, UE75ML, UE92L, UE95GA, UE109L,
  V31MA, V5/ZS1AO, V55V, VI70MI, VO2RAC, VP2ECC, YO13IPA and ZM50GW
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        send in their info....

SPECIAL STAY AT HOME STATIONS/ACTIVITIES (Updated/Corrections). Many more
special event stations have hit the airwaves (or soon will be) to promote
individuals to "STAY-AT-HOME" and raise awareness for the restrictions
necessary to fight the spread the coronavirus. List also includes special
event stations to thank all health and medical workers. Here is a checklist
of stations announced to be active (Updated May 10th, some with QRT dates):
    3G2HOME (Chile)          July 14th    GB9WYH (England)            May 11th
   *4J0STAYHOME (Azerbaijan)  May 31st       (WYH=Wash Your Hands)
   *4K0STAYHOME (Azerbaijan)  May 31st    HA0HOME (Hungary)               ????
    4MSTAYHOME (Venezuela)    ????????    HA0STAY (Hungary)               ????
   *4U2STAYHOME (Austria)     ????????    HA127STAY (Hungary)             ????
    4X2BESAFE (Israel)        ????????    HG20AT (Hungary)            May 15th
   *5B4STAYHOME (Cyprus)     July 31st    HG20AY (Hungary)            May 15th
    5W19STAYSAFE (Samoa)      ????????    HG20HO (Hungary)            May 15th
    5Z4STAYHOME (Kenya)       ????????    HG20ME (Hungary)            May 15th
   *6Y6STAYHOME (Jamaica)    July 23rd    HG20ST (Hungary)            May 15th
    8A1HOME (Indonesia)       May 29th   *HZ1STAYHOME (Saudi Arabia)      ????
    8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia)   May 29th    IO6STAY (Italy)            July 20th
    8C2WFH (Indonesia)        May 19th    II9SH (Italy)                   ????
    8C2STAYHOME  (Indonesia)  ????????    IX1HPN/STAYHOME (Italy)         ????
   *9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait)      ????????    K2H (United States)         May 31st
    9M4Covid19 (W.Malaysia)   Aug.15th    KC1KUG/STAYH (United States)    QRT
    9M4DudukRumah (W.Malaysia)Aug.15th    OD50SH (Lebanon)                ????
   *9M4StayHome (W.Malaysia)  Aug.15th   *OD5STAYHOME (Lebanon)           ????
   *9V1STAYHOME (Singapore)  June 30th   *OE1STAYHOME (Austria)       May 15th
    A60SH/1 [SH=StayHome] (U.A.E.)????    OH0PYSYKOTONA               July 3rd
    A60SH/2  (U.A.E.)             ????      (Finland; "Pysykotona" means
    A60SH/3  (U.A.E.)             ????       StayHome in Finnish)
    A60SH/4  (U.A.E.)             ????    OH1PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/5  (U.A.E.)             ????    OH2PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/6  (U.A.E.)             ????    OH3PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/7  (U.A.E.)             ????    OH4PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/8  (U.A.E.)             ????    OH5PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/9  (U.A.E.)             ????    OH6PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/10 (U.A.E.)             ????    OH7PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/11 (U.A.E.)             ????    OH8PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/12 (U.A.E.)             ????    OH9PYSYKOTONA (Finland)     July 3rd
    A60SH/13 (U.A.E.)             ????   *OH0STAYHOME (Aland Island)      ????
    A60SH/14 (U.A.E.)             ????   *OH1STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
   *A60STAYHOME (U.A.E.)          ????   *OH2STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    A69STAYHOME (U.A.E.)          ????   *OH3STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    AT2BTC (India)                ????   *OH4STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    AT2GOK (India)           July 26th   *OH5STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    AT2SH  (India)                ????   *OH6STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    AT20SH (India)                ????   *OH7STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    AT2SHI (India)           July 23rd   *OH8STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    AT9CID (India)                ????   *OH9STAYHOME (Finland)       July 8th
    AT9SS  (India)                ????    ON4HEROES (Belgium)         May 17th
    AU2STH (India)            May 31st    ON4STAYSTRONG (Belgium)         ????
    AT2THC (India)          August 1st    OO7STAYHOME (Belgium)           ????
    AT2TNX (India)           June 30th   *OP2STAYHOME (Belgium)       May 12th
    AU2COV (India)           July 26th   *OP6STAYHOME (Belgium)           ????
    AU2IAG (India)           July 26th    OQ1HOME (Belgium)               ????
    AU2SHW (India)                ????    OQ4ANGELS (Belgium)         May 17th
    AX2020STAYHOME (Australia)    ????   *OR2STAYHOME (Belgium)           ????
    CB2HOME (Chile)          July 14th   *OR20STAYHOME (Belgium)      May 15th
    CB3SH  (Chile)      September 30th    OR4LIFE (Belgium)               ????
   *CB3STAYHOME (Chile)       July 8th   *OR4STAYHOME (Belgium)       May 18th
    CH2IR  (Canada)         June 20th     OR7LIFE (Belgium)               ????
    CN20SH (Morocco)           QRT       *OR8STAYHOME (Belgium)           ????
   *CQ8STAYHOME (Azores)          ????   *OS0STAYHOME (Belgium)       May 17th
   *CR2STAYHOME (Azores)      May 26th   *OT2STAYHOME (Belgium)       May 17th
   *CT1STAYHOME (Portugal)     QRT        OT20LIFE (Belgium)              ????
   *CV7STAYHOME (Uruguay)         ????   *OT20STAYHOME (Belgium)          ????
   *DX0STAYHOME (Philippine)  May 15th    OT4HOPE (Belgium)               ????
    E2STAYHOME  (Thailand)   July 15th    OT6STAYSAFE (Belgium)       May 11th
   *E7STAYHOME (Bosnia & Herzegovina)     OT7STAYSAFE (Belgium)       May 11th
        May 15th                         *OZ7STAYHOME (Denmark)           ????
   *EH5STAYHOME (Spain)           ????    PC19STAYSAFE (Netherlands)      ????
   *EH7STAYHOME (Spain)           ????    PC6STAYHOME (Netherlands)   May 10th
    GB0CCW (England)           QRT        PE6STAYHOME (Netherlands)       ????
    GB0EDH (England)          May 18th   *PR2STAYHOME (Brazil)            ????
    GB0FLW (England)              ????    R3STAYHOME (European Russia)   QRT
    GB0GIG (Wales)            May 28th   *SZ3STAYHOME (Greece)            ????
    GB0KYD (England)          May 16th   *TC1STAYHOME (Turkey)        May 25th
    GB1CCW (England)          May 14th   *TC3STAYHOME (Turkey)       June 23rd
    GB1COR (Scotland)          QRT        VC2STAYHOM (Canada)          May 6th
    GB1HSC [Health & Social Care]         VC3STAYHOM (Canada)         May 10th
      (Northern Ireland)      May 18th    VE9HOME (Canada)            May 10th
    GB1KEY (Wales)            May 28th    W4IPC/STAYHOME (United States)  ????
    GB2CCW (England)          May 31st   *VI2020STAYHOME (Australia)  July 6th
    GB2HOM (England)          May 31st    VI20SH (Australia)         July 30th
    GB2SH (England)            QRT        XM2STAYHOM (Canada)Callsign canceled
    GB2SHS (England)          May 24th    XR2STAYHOME (Chile)     October 18th
    GB2SAH (England)              ????   *XR3STAYHOME (Chile)             ????
    GB4KW (England)               ????   *YO1STAYHOME (Romania) September 15th
    GB4NHS (Northern Ireland)            *YO19STAYHOME (Romania)September 15th
    GB4SAH [SAH=Stay-At-Home] (England)   YS1STAYHOM1 (El Salvador)       ????
    GB5KW (England)                       YS1STAYHOM2 (El Salvador)       ????
    GB5NHS  Northern Ireland)  May 31st   YS1STAYHOM3 (El Salvador)       ????
       [NHS=National Health Service]      YS1STAYHOM4 (El Salvador)       ????
    GB5SAH (England)          May 28th    YS1STAYHOM5 (El Salvador)       ????
    GB6NHS (England)          May 22nd    YS1STAYHOM6 (El Salvador)       ????
    GB6SAH (England)          May 26th   *Z30STAYHOME (North Macedonia)   ????
    GB8NHS (Northern Ireland) May 26th   *Z39STAYHOME (North Macedonia)   ????
    GB8SAH (England)            QRT      *Z60STAYHOME (Kosovo)            ????
    GB9KS (England)           May 31st    ZW5STAYHOME (Brazil)            ????
    GB9KW (England)               ????   *ZW8THANKS   (Brazil)            ????
    GB9NHS (England)          May 12th   
    GB9SH (England)           May 31st

    (*) Stations that qualify (as May 8th per QRZ.com) for the SRAL awards...

  QSL via operator's instructions or check to see if the QSL info is
listed above or under "QSL INFO AND NEWS". ADDED NOTE: If you missed the
special bulletin OPDX.1459.1 (http://papays.com/opdx1459.1.html), the
Finnish Amateur Radio League (SRAL) is providing a number of special
awards during these Stay-At-Home "OH" operations (as well as other coun-
tries signing STAYHOME that qualified) which run through July 8th.
Complete details can be found in OPDX.1459.1 or on the SRAL Web page at:
               https://www.sral.fi/2020/04/07/finland-stay-home

TM18, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the French Radio Club APRA62
(F4KLR) will be active as TM18JUIN during the following dates in May
(8-9th, 23-24th, 30-31st) and June (6-7th, 13-14th, 18-21st, 27th).
Activity is to commemorate General Charles de Gaulle's appeal to the
French on the BBC (June 18th, 1940) to continue to resisting the German
occupation, refuse defeat and to continue fighting with him in Great
Britain, within the Free French Forces. QSL via F4AHN. For more details,
see QRZ.com.

WIA AWARDS (Update). Graham, VK3GA, WIA DX Awards Manager, informs that
the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) DX Awards have been updated.
They have added several new awards and also winners can order crystal
plaques now. Their awards program is open to non-VK stations. The full
list of awards is:

     List of Awards
     --------------
     DXCC Multi-mode - available in Open/CW/Phone/Digital modes
     DXCC Single-band: 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10M
     DXCC Multi-Band: 3, 5, 7, 8 & 9 bands
     Elite 5-band DXCC
     Antarctic
     Grid Square
     VHF Century Club
     Worked All States VHF
     Worked All VK Call Areas HF
     Heard All VK Call Areas HF
     Worked All VK Call Areas VHF
     Worked All Continents (WAC)
     Islands of Australia
     * QRP endorsement available for all above awards.
  The awards website is: http://www.wia.org.au/members/wiadxawards/about

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