Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1427

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1427

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1427
BID: $OPDX.1427
August 19, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written Mostly In Murfreesboro, TN
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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K5WE, WB6RSE,
K8BL, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W8MET, W9HT, CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA
& Les Nouvelles DX, HL1VAU, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH2BH, OZ6OM &
50 MHz DX News, RN3RQ, 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, 11th/August, through Sunday, 18th/August there were 203
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9,
CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA,
EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP,
FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL,
HP, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8,
KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON,
OX, OY, OZ, P2, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SV, SV5,
SV9, T30, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, XZ,
YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, 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".

9M62 MALAYSIAN SPECIAL EVENT (West Malaysia [9M2] and East Malaysia
[9M6/9M8]). To celebrate the 62th anniversary of Malaysia's independence
(August 31, 1957), look for the following special event stations to be
using the special prefix 9M62. Activity started on August 30th and will
end on September 1st:
9M62MA - Perak, W. Malaysia (9M2)     9M62MP - Penang, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M62MB - Selangor, W. Malaysia        9M62MQ - Sarawak, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M62MC - Pahang, W. Malaysia          9M62MR - Perlis, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M62MD - Kelantan, W. Malaysia (9M2)  9M62MS - Sabah, East Malaysia (9M6)
9M62MJ - Johor, W. Malaysia (9M2)     9M62MT - Terengganu, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M62MK - Kedah, W. Malaysia (9M2)     9M62MW - Kuala Lumpur, E. Malaysia (9M6)
9M62MM - Melaka, W. Malaysia (9M2)    9M62MY - (HQ)Selangor, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M62MN - Negeri Sembilan

  Activity is organized by the Amateur Radio Club Sarawak (ARCS), ASTRA
Malaysia, Borneo Amateur Radio Club (BARC), KELAB RADIO AMATUR TAIPING -
(STAR), Kelab Radio Amatur Melayu Jalan Klang Lama, Kota Setar Amateur
Radio Club (KSARC), Kuala Lumpur DX Team, Melaka DX Club, Perlis DX Club,
Penang DX Club, Persatuan Komuniti Radio Amator Dan Rekreasi Kok Lanas
(KRAKL), Terengganu Radio Amateur & Recreation Club (PEMANCAR) and
Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS). Check QRZ.com
for the QSL info because each station QSLs different. For more details,
see:                   http://www.9mdxc.com/cq9m

CDXG CELEBRATION (Cuban Press Release by CO8ZZ). The Cuba DX Group will
be celebrating its 39th anniversary with special activity on September
1st, it will be 39 years since a small group of Cuban DXers in Havana
founded the Grupo DX de Cuba and marked with it, a before and after
in the history of Cuban amateur radio.
  For this reason, the GDXC will grant the certificate "Aniversario 39"
to those who manage to work a certain number of members of the group during
the month of September. The categories of the certificate will be Gold,
for those who contact 20 stations of the total valid, Silver for those
who do it with 15 and Bronze for those who work 10.
  All contacts will be valid regardless of band or mode. The GDXC's members
valid for the certificate are the following: CM2XN, CM3EFM, CM6ARD, CM7OK,
CO2JD, CO2KL, CO2RQ, CO2YQ, CO3JN, CO3LT, CO5LB, CO6HZ CO6OV, CO6RD, CO7JC,
CO8BYT, CO8CY, CO8MGY, CO8NDZ, CO8OH, CO8RBD, CO8SC, CO8ZZ, CP6CL, DK1WI,
EA5BB, HA3JH, HC1DAZ, HK3TK, JH1AJT, KP4SX, KV2H, OH2TA, OZ1IKY, WB2REM,
W7HU and XE1KK.
  Good news for diploma collectors is that this will also be a great
opportunity to obtain the "Grupo DX" diploma. For any clarification and
to send the logs with the certificate requests use the following address
will be used:                     gdxc@frcuba.cu
  To the delivery of the certificate, other activities will be added that
will schedule the representations in each subsidiary, such as exhibitions,
conversations, conferences and demonstrations of operational practices
during contests and pileups management.
  The Grupo DX de Cuba brings together the majority of Cuban DXers and
80 individuals from more than 20 countries. To be part of it, you only
need to have 100 or more confirmed DXCC entities. Extended information
can be found at the following sites:
         https://www.frcuba.cu/filiales-grupos/grupo-dx.html
         http://xavian2016.cubava.cu/page/2/?s=gdxc
         http://xavian2016.cubava.cu/2016/06/09/redescubriendo-el-nacimiento-del-grupo-dx-de-cuba-gdxc-2/
         https://m.facebook.com/Grupo-DX-de-Cuba-673195439448184/?ref=Footer

E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Fred, DH5FS, will be active as E51SFS from the
South Cook Islands between September 8-25th. He is scheduled to operate
from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between September 8-16th, and from Aitutaki
Island, (OC-083) between September 20-25th. Activity will be on various
HF bands and modes. QSL via his home callsign.

EX, KYRGYZSTAN. Operators Leszek/SP6CIK, Jarek/SP6OJK, Janusz/SP9FIH,
Roman/SP9FOW, Jerzy/SP9TCE and Jozef/SP9HVW will be active as EX6QP from
the south shore of Issyk-kul Lake between September 2-15th. Activity
will be on various HF bands using an Inverted L, phased verticals, and
Spiderbeams. Operating modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via
SP6OJK.

IOTA NEWS..............
  AS-080.  Han, DS2GOO, will be active as DS2GOO/3 from Sapshi Island
           (KDN F26) between August 24-26th. Activity will be holiday
           style (family vacation). He states, "I will be in front of my
           radio as many times as possible." He will take his IC-706MK2G,
           TS-570S and vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign.

  AS-206.   Harry, JG7PSJ/JD1BMH/KW2X, is planning to be active as JG7PSJ/7
            from Oshima Island (JA7,Miyagi -- QM08)sometime in September
            or October. Stay tuned.

  EU-112.  (Reminder) Operators Thor/DK7RD, Paul/G4PVM and Col/MM0NDX
           are planning to activate Europe's 5th most wanted IOTA, Shiant
           Isles, as MS0INT between August 23-25th. Activity will be on
           various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0SDV.

  EU-191.  Dan, YO9FNP/LB3TI, will once again be active as YO9KXF/P from
           Insula Fericirii between August 16-19th. Activity will be
           holiday style (working) mainly on 40/20 meters using mostly
           CW, but with some SSB and FT8. He will have 100 watts into
           vertical wire antenna. QSL via YO9FNP direct or OQRS (see
           QRZ.com).

  NA-134.  Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be Active as OX3LX from Upernavik Island
           between August 22nd and September 5th. Activity will be on
           various HF bands (Focus on 160/80/60m), but limited to his
           spare time when not working (He states, "Best chance is in
           the morning around lunch and after dinner [local time utc+2],
           on the weekend also during 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-211.  IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM Cezar, VE3LYC, on the K7TRL Tillamook
           Rock DXpedition:       https://k7tri.weebly.com
           The team is seeking more support from both DXers and IOTA
           chasers.

  CORSICAN IOTA TOUR. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active as TK19IOTA from the
           following Corsican IOTA islands between September 6-22nd:
           Corsica (EU-014), Iles Cerbicale (EU-100), Lavezzi Archipelago
           (EU-164) and Sanguinaires Islands (EU-104). He will also activate
           one SOTA: Capo Di Locu (TK/TK-148). Activity will be holiday
           style on various HF bands using a KX3 Elecraft + MP1 Antenna.
           QSL via F8BBL, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For updates,
           watch:                 http://rnb.dx-cw.net

  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......

J6, ST. LUCIA. Bill, K9HZ, will once again be active as J68HZ from his
villa at Labrelotte Bay, Castries, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336)
between August 23rd and October 4th. Activity is usually on 160-2 meters
using CW, SSB, AM,  RTTY, WSJT and FT8. QSL via his home callsign. He
does use the LoTW (preferred), ClubLog and eQSL.

J6, ST. LUCIA. Members of MARCO (The Medical Amateur Radio Council, Ltd.)
will be active as J68MD from St. Lucia (NA-108) during the CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single/All-Band entry. Equipment
will be a K3 transceiver, multiband yagi and various wire antennas. QSL
via N2HIW.

K4, UNITED STATES (POW-MIA Special Event). Look for special event station
K4MIA/8 to be active between September 13-22nd. Activity is to honor and
support our Veterans. Operators are Linda/N8LRS and Metro/W8MET acting as
a sister-station from Ohio for the 4th year. This event was originated by
Mike, K4MIA, from Florida with other sister-stations involved. Details can
be found on the ARRL Web site under “ON-THE-AIR” under SPECIAL EVENT under
the call-letters of K4MIA. Also, this special event will be in the
September QST. Please take part in this special event for our Veterans.
QSLs are available with SASE. They will be operating on 40 meters SSB.
ADDED NOTE: Other sister stations to look for K4MIA/5 and K4MIA/7.

KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND (Update #3/Postponed). Ron, KH6DV, reports on August
15th, on QRZ.com:
  For a number of very good reasons the Midway expedition is being post-
poned. Some of the things we are working on will take a number of months
– one will take 4 or 5 by itself. We could postpone for just a couple
months but then we would be operating during the summer with its associated
terrible conditions.
     WE HAVE DECIDED TO PLAN FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IN OCTOBER 2020      
  The changes we are working on will make for a much better and more
exciting expedition and are well worth waiting for.

KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA. Atsu, 5W1SA, is once again active as KH8C from
Tutuila (OC-045) until August 25th. Activity is mainly FT4 and FT8
during his nights and and weekends. QSL via LoTW, or via JF1OCQ.

OJ0, MARKET REEF (50 YEARS CELEBRATIONS UPDATE --- OJ0O THIS WEEK).
[Edited Press Release by Martti, OH2BH, dated August 15th, -- OJ0O QRV FROM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH THRU AUGUST 24TH] --- Multiple OJ0 callsigns were
activated during the summer season 2019 and the party wagon is to continue
this coming Saturday, August 17th, with weather permitting as always. Up
to this point some 35.000 OJ0 QSOS were made. These include some 6M magic
to U.S. along with many other great openings.
  Jun, JH4RHF, will lead his mostly oriental team thus an effective Far
East penetration would be expected. Additionally Miro, OM5RW, had joint
the team as another low-band expert with his standing as one of the OM7M
lead operators along with his powerful first ever Z60A new DXCC partic-
ipation..
  The team is JH4RHF, JE6HIB, DS4EOI and OM5RW with on-site support by
Henri, OH3JR/OJ0JR and Pertti, OG2M/OJ0MR. They are well on their way
to Helsinki, Finland, from where they fly tomorrow to Aland Islands to
catch their boat. The wind will be 10m/s due South and should allow their
landing. QSL OJ0O via ClubLog.
  It is also estimated that September 19th, will see another OJ0-operation
in the Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) led again by Market veteran
Henri, OH3JR/OJ0JR, with activity continuing until Saturday, 28th. This
include dismantling the permanent antennas and taking back the used equip-
ment.

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up
and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of
this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW

OX, GREENLAND. Operators Thomas/OZ1AA, Bo/OZ1DJJ, Dave/OZ5DM, Mikkel/OZ7AKT,
Alex/OZ7AM and possibly others will be active as OX7A from Kangerlussuaq
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). Operation class TBD. QSL
via OZ1ACB, ClubLog or LoTW. There will be activity on all bands and modes
(including FT8) prior to and after the contest, but with operators using
their own personal callsigns (OX3LX, OX3LG, OX5DM, OX7AKT and OX7AM).
There will be an emphasis on the low bands and 60/30/17/12 meters. Most
operators will be in Greenland between October 22nd and November 1st.

PJ4, BONAIRE. Randy, K5SL, will be active as PJ4/K5SL from Bonaire (SA-006)
between September 7-14th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters using
mainly CW, but possibly some 17 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 19-25th).......
 Aug/19th AN      Aug/22nd  AN     Aug/24th  AN
 Aug/20th AN      Aug/23rd  AN     Aug/25th  AN
 Aug/21st AN

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

    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
     * 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
     * Realtime 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)(August 18th)
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3Z0R via SP9SX          DK5T/LH via DK5ON          SN0ARCO via SP9KJU
  3Z1OD via SP1PBT        EA2/PA2M via PA2M          SN1919PS via SP9KDU
  4S6NCH via 4S6NCH (d/L) EA8CJN via EA3QS & (L)     SN86LOT via SP1PMY
  4Z5SL/LH via 4Z5SL      EG7SCC via EA7HBC (EA-B/d) TC1LHS via YM1KE
  9H9SEL via 9H1XT        EG8CAN via EA8CJN          TM0BSM via DK5OPA
  9K2YM via EA5KB & (L)   II8FTDM via IK8YFU (d/L)   TM2LM via F6KAT & (L)
  A41NN via A61BK (O/L)   LX/OO9O via ON7SS & (L)    TM75DP via F4AHJ
  AM500SEV via EA7URF     LZ19YOTA via LZ1BJ         TM75LM via PA2JWN
  AN7AL via EA7URI (L/e)  PA/DL0IGA/LH via DL1KJ     TO5M via VO1IDX (d/O)
  D73G via HL4CCM & (L)   RX3AMI/1/LH via RX3AMI (d) ZS9V via M0OXO (O)
  DA0LCC via DH4HAN       SK7BORE via SK7DX

  (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

  LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TO5M (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP2V/N5AQ
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP2VEM

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4L6QL, 5T5PA, 9L1YXJ, 9M0W, CO8OV, E51Q, E6AC,
  EI9IB, IE9/IK4RUX, M0XXT, T2J, V47JA, VP6J and XX9D

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 8R1K, 9Y4/OK2ZI, HP1WW, OH8X, PZ50X and YV1KK

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3D2XA, 4S7NHG, 5E5R, 8P9DF, 8R1A, 9H3JI,
  9X4XX, C6ATR, CN8YZ, FG8NY, FH/F4FET, FJ/AI5P, FJ/F6CUK, FK8CP, FK8IK,
  FP/DK7LX, FR1GV, FW1JG, FW5JJ, H72DX, HC2/AL1O, HR2/AJ9C, J28KO, J38MM,
  J6/K0BBC, K9FD/KH6, KG4BP, KH6/WJ2O, KH7C, KL7WV, L80AA/D (SA-055),
  LU1ZI (AN-010), LU4AA/D (SA-055), NP3K, P4/AI2N, P40ET, P40JR, PJ2/W8WTS,
  PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/K5JP, PJ4A, R0LS/p (AS-066), S21R, T32LJ, T48G, TO200SPM,
  TO3Z, TO6D, TX5EG (OC-027, OC-046, OC-067, OC-131), TZ5XR, V25M, V47T,
  VK9NI, VP2EAQ, VP2MPA, VP2MVV, VP2V/WA6O, VP2VI, VP5/K3NK and YN2RP
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        to send in their info....

VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Jeff/K5WE and Bill/N5AQ will be
active as VP2VEM and VP2V/N5AQ, respectively, from Tortola, British Virgin
Islands, beginning October 4th through October 13th. They will operate on
all bands 160-10 meters, mostly CW with some RTTY, FT8, FT4, and SSB.
Their equipment will include K3 radios with 400 watt amps. Antennas will
include a Hexbeam, a Crank-IR vertical, and dipoles. Depending upon a
reliable internet connection, logs will be uploaded to ClubLog daily.
Logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon returning home. QSL via ClubLog's
OQRS, or QSL VP2VEM to K5WE and VP2V/N5AQ to N5AQ.

VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Updates). The following was posted
on the VP6R Web page (https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates/), August
14th and 17th with pictures:
  * August 14th: Today the RV Braveheart completed the loading of its
    cargo, including all our Pitcairn Island Dxpedition equipment. Our
    Flex radios, ACOM amplifiers, Yagi and vertical antennas, masts,
    feedlines, computers, network gear, tools, and our personal luggage
    is all aboard and securred. The vessel will depart Tauranga, New
    Zealand early next week.
      We’ve had a slight change in plans which benefits everyone. The
    Braveheart will make a preliminary stop at Pitcairn on September 6th.
    Our gear will come off the vessel and be stored on the island until
    we arrive on about October 17. This should get us on the air faster
    and circumvent any potential weather delays.
      Things are moving quickly now and our team is anxious to get under-
    way. If you’ve supported us, we thank you. If not, please consider
    doing so. Cash is flowing out very rapidly now. No matter what, let’s
    do this thing and have some fun!

  * August 17th: Here are some images taken during the arrival of our
    sea container at the pier and the transfer of our gear onto the
    Braveheart. It has yet to be stowed and secured. Nigel and a friend
    are seen seated in the container.  Matt Jolly, Nigel’s son, is in
    the “selfie” with our gear in the background. The lattice tower
    sections are part of the DX Engineering ninty foot 160 meter vertical.
    A complete Flex station is inside nine of the black Pelican cases.

VP9, BERMUDA. Josh, W9HT, will once again be active as W9HT/VP9 from
Bermuda (NA-005) between October 12-15th. Activity will be on various
HF Bands including 6m using SSB, CW, and FT8. QSL via his home callsign
direct.

W4, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the Lake County Amateur
Radio Association (LCARA, N8BC) will activate special event station W4G
for the 103rd anniversary celebration of the National Park Service in
conjunction with the James A. Garfield Presidential Home in Mentor, OH.
This Callsign was chosen so that they could use the phonetics on Phone
of "Washington For Garfield" (Washington 4 Garfield). The celebration
will take place on the grounds of the Garfield Presidential Home on
Sunday, August 25th. They will have stations operating on various bands
and modes to make the special event callsign workable by Amateurs across
North America and possibly the World. They expect numerous stations will
be calling them to say the least!

KH0/WH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Harry, JG7PSJ/JD1BMH/KW2X, will once again be
active as WH0RU from Saipan (OC-086) between September 15-22nd. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LoTW or direct
to JG7PSJ. For possible updates, watch:  http://jg7psj.starfree.jp

ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The following was reported
on August 13th, on the ZK3A Web page (https://tokelau2019.com) and Twitter
(https://twitter.com/ZK3A_2019): Meeting in Ukraine -- Part of the team
is getting together in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, to discuss final planning &
logistical details, for the up and coming ZK3A DXpedition in October
2019... The meeting was hosted by UT7QF.

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DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)

Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1426

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1426
BID: $OPDX.1426
August 12, 2019
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, WV2B, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K8GI,
K8YC, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,
DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5GL, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JL1UTS, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RN3RQ,
RW6HS, 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, 4th/August, through Sunday, 11th/August there were 201
countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4X, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2,
9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y,
CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E6,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO,
FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, JT, JY, K, 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, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T30, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU,
XE, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, 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".

3W, VIETNAM. Yosuke, JJ1DQR, will be active as 3W9QR from Da Nang between
October 23rd and November 1st. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using
mainly SSB. He will also participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th). QSL via JJ1DQR, by the Bureau or direct.

5E, MOROCCO. Royal Amateur Radio Association of Morocco (ARRAM) is now
active using the special event callsign 5E6A for their National Celebration
until September 29th. QSL via EA7FTR direct.

5H, TANZANIA. Maurizio, IK2GZU, will once again return to the "Mission
Ilembula" to do some work at the new hospital and orphanage between
September 25th and October 28th. He plans to be active during his spare
time as 5H3MB on various HF bands. Maurizio will use his FT-100 and the
mission's TS-850 into a tri-band 3 element beam (20/15/10m) fixed on
Europe and a vertical or dipole for the other bands. QSL via IK2GZU,
direct or by the Bureau. Also, QSL via LoTW (after his return home) and
eQSL. For more details, updates and an online log, visit his Web pages
at:            http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/Tanzania%202011.htm
               http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/qsl%20request.htm

CR2/CT8, AZORES. Wolf, OE2VEL, will be active as CR2L from the CU4DX DX
station on Graciosa Island (EU-175) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via OE2GEN or LoTW. Before
the contest Wolf will be active as CT8/OE2VEL.

CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. The CY9C team is now QRT and the OQRS is activated
(link is on their Web page). The CY9C team made 25k QSOs. Just a reminder,
QSLs are available: ClubLog, LoTW, direct via WA4DAN. PLEASE NOTE: No
Bureau or No IRCs. For more details and updates, watch: http://cy9c.com

GB60, VARIOUS LOCATIONS (DXCC Entites)[Special Event]. Members of the
British Amateur Radio Teledata Group (BARTG) will be active as GB60ATG
until June 2020. The BARTG is celebrating their 60th Year Diamond Jubilee
anniversary with this callsign. Special Awards are available for contacts
with GB60ATG using any Data Mode. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS (Bureau cards ONLY
via OQRS). More information can be found on the BARTG Web site at:
          http://bartg.org.uk/wp/bartg-diamond-jubilee-award
PLEASE NOTE: The GB60ATG callsign will be active from several parts of
the UK during the year of operation. The country of operation at any time
will be shown on the schedule page of the BARTG Web site at:
                  http://bartg.org.uk/wp/gb60atg-schedule

H9, PANAMA. Members of the Panama Digital Group and the Radio Association
of the Panama Canal will be active as H92L during the International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW) between 000z, August 17th, and 2400z,
August 18th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, including 60m, using CW,
SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via HP1AVS.

INDEXA NEWS (Summer Newsletter). The Summer 2019 Issue of the INDEXA
Newsletter is now available. This issue features the reports on"
   * The Kanton Island, Central Kiribati T31EU-- “QRV from a scrap heap”
   * CE0Y/NP4G--A Father and Son DXpedition
   * Zorro Miyazawa, JH1AJT, chosen Honorary Advisor to Bhutan Olympic
     Committee
   * Introducing a new video presentation about INDEXA
   * A message from INDEXA President Bob Schenck, N2OO
  The newsletter can be downloaded at:
    ENG  - http://www.indexa.org/documents/newsletters/Newsletter-Issue-126-Summer%202019.pdf
    SPAN - http://www.indexa.org/documents/newsletters/Newsletter-Issue-126-Summer%202019(ES).pdf

IOTA NEWS..............
  AS-025.  (Update) Operators Valdimir/RV1CC and Yuri/RM0F will be active
           as RV1CC/0 and RM0F/P, respectively, from Iturup Island between
           August 15-22nd. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via
           details on QRZ.com.

  AS-200.  Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active as JI3DST/5
           and JR8YLY/5 from Shodo Island between September 20-25th.
           Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.
           QSL via their home callsigns.

  AS-206.  Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active as JI3DST/0
           and JR8YLY/0 from Sado Island between September 6-11th. Activity
           will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via
           their home callsigns.

  AS-083.  Mike, RA1ALA, is hoping to activate Shokalskogo Island (RR-06-05)
           as RA1ALA/8 sometime around August 20th. Plans are to be on the
           Arctic research vessel "Kartesh" come August 9th for several
           days and then take a MI-8 helicopter to the island. It takes
           special permission to visit this island as it is part of the
           Gdansk Nature Reserve - the state nature reserve in the Tazovsky
           District of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. No
           other details were provided.

  EU-052.  Michele, IW7EGQ, will be active as SV8/IW7EGQ from Zakinthos
           (Zante), Greece, between August 20-28th. Also valid for
           Lighthouse LOTA GRE017. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.

  NA-082/  DX-World.net reports [edited], "A group of operators plan on
  NA-089.  activating Cat Island (NA-082) as N5C, and Isle Au Pitre (NA-089)
           as K5P between October 4-6th. The plan is activate both islands
           simultaneously. The operators include Louis/W5GAI, Mike/AD5A,
           Dragan/K0AP, Oscar/N5LN, Jose/AD6D, Mike/AB5EB and possibly
           others. QSL will be via K0AP for both operations.

  NA-176.  (Update) Pierre, VE2GT, is planning a one day operation from
           Île du Havre, and will be active as VE2GT/150 between 1330-1530z
           (+/- delay of boat) on September 1st. Activity will be on
           various HF bands; probably on IOTA frequencies. QSL via EA5GL.
           Track Pierre's progress on APRS at:
           https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FVE2GT-5&timerange=3600&tail=3600

  NA-187.  Rick, K6VVA, is planning to activate White Rock sometime
           between September 15th and October 15th, but this depends on
           the weather. There are restrictions involved with this acti-
           vation – no generators and no gasoline is allowed on White
           Rock. This means low power battery operation and local day-
           time only activity for safety reasons. There is no recent
           history of sea lions on White Rock, but if one is encountered –
           even if sighted on White Rock before landing, everything will
           be QRT. Look for more details and a Web page to be forthcoming.

  OC-171.  Steve, VK3TTT, is active as VK3TTT/4 from Magnetic Island during
           some evenings. The length of his stay is unknown. Activity is
           on 40-20 meters using FT8 with some SSB and slow CW with 100
           watts.

  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......

JD1/M, MINAMI TORI SHIMA. Kazu, JD1BNA (ex-JK1FXI), will be active from
Marcus Island (OC-073), Minami Tori Shima, between September 25-30th.
Activity will be on 160-17 meters using mainly CW, with some SSB and
FT8. QSL via JL1UTS, direct only.

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up
and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of
this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW

OA, PERU. Daniel "JD", IK2SGL, and his XYL have moved to a location in the
Amazon Forest, Peru. They are international volunteers in a world-wide
education program which contacst and helps the indigenous people of the
region: the Awajun people. JD is active as OA9DVK mostly on Mondays on
160-6 meters using a Kenwood 480SAT and a Yaesu FT891 into an Inverted L
antenna for 160/80/40 meters and a 40/20 meters dipole. He has very little
time for radio, but he enjoys contacting people all over the world and
practicing his Italian, English, Spanish, Tagalog, Shipibo and now Awajun.
He adds, "The area 9 of Peru is pretty rare. At the moment I have no news
of other hams active in the area. So if you need this prefix, just look
for me aroung 2200 UTC on 20 meters. I also have a twitter channel where
I usually tweet when I am on air if internet is available." He currently
does not have paper QSL cards, and can only QSL via QRZ, LoTW or eQSL.
For more details, see his QRZ.com page.

OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Alessandro, IZ1AZA, will be active as OY/IZ1AZA from
the Faroe Islands between August 21-26th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct, LoTW
or ClubLog's OQRS.

PA75, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station
PA75LIMBURG to be on the air between September 12th, through March 3rd,
2020. Activity is to commemorate the liberation of the most southern
area in the Netherlands, the Province of Limburg 75 years ago. The station
will be on air on various bands and modes, but mainly HF and SSB. For
more information, see:      https://www.qrz.com/lookup/pa75limburg

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 12-18th).......
 Aug/12th AN      Aug/15th  AN     Aug/17th  AN
 Aug/13th AN      Aug/16th  AN     Aug/18th  AN
 Aug/14th 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
     * 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
     * Realtime 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)
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
            ** Next QSL Infos on Sunday, August 18, 2019

  (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

  LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/C21W
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/T30L
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TO9W

  5C20FT via RW6HS. Special event station to celebrate the 20th anniversary
  of the succession of King Mohammed VI Ben Al-Hassan.

  LoTW UPDATE (Satellites Added). The ARRL updated LoTW to include BO-102,
  NO-103, and NO-104 the morning of August 5th.

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 1A0C, 5T5PA, 8Q7SU, HC7AE and MJ/OK1NP

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: GU8FBO, K7Y (NA-250), LX1JX, R3RRC/6 (EU-180),
  T2AR and VK5MAV/6 (OC-211)

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B8XF, 3D2PM, 4W6VA, 5Z4/DJ6TF, 7P8VA,
  9H3YY, AG2J (NA-111), C5DL, E51HMK, EP4MMM, FS/W9ILY, HP1AC, HP1DCP,
  HP1RIS, HP500OP, J68GD, J68GU, NH6JC, OH0Z, PJ2/W9VA, PJ4/NT5V, PJ4R,
  PJ5/N6YEU, T32AZ, TO2BC, V31CQ, V31DJ, V31VP, V47KA, VP2MEW, VP5/K0PC,
  W1UE/HR9, W3FOX/M (NA-139), Z25DX, Z68RBJ, Z81Z and ZF2BJ
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        to send in their info....

TO5, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON (Reminder). Operators Alex/DD5ZZ, Georg/DJ6GI,
Martin/DM4IM and Chris/VO1IDX will be active as TO5M from Ile aux Marins
(NA-032) between August 10-18th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using
CW, SSB, FT8 and possibly RTTY and Satellites. The team will use mostly
vertical antennas, a Hexbeam for the highbands and beverage receiving
antennas for the lowbands. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog. Their Web site is
at:                              http://FP2019.net
PLEASE NOTE: The callsign TO5M has been used once before for a Reunion
Island operation (QSL via F6CXJ).

V3, BELIZE. James, NT5V, will be active as V31JW from Belize between
October 5-12th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Do NOT send cards to the V31
Bureau.

VK, AUSTRALIA. Members of the Warrnambool Radio Amateurs Group will be
active as VK3DX from Portland's Whalers Bluff Lighthouse during the Inter-
national Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend between August 17-18th.

VP9, BERMUDA (Operators needed!). Operators Duane/WV2B and Rob/AE4X are
planning a vacation style DXpedition to VP9-land in January 2020 and are
looking for another operator to come along. Licensing is very easy for
U.S. operators of at least General Class, although they would welcome an
op from Canada or other countries as well. Anyone interested may contact
Rob or Duane via E-mail. Duane's E-mail is:     wv2bduane@gmail.com

W2, UNITED STATES (LH Op). Members of the Garden State Amateur Radio
Association (GSARA) will activate W2GSA on Saturday, August 17th, from
approximately 1300-1700 UTC at the Sea Girt Lighthouse (US0036) in Sea
Girt, NJ, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW).
Activity will be mainly on 40 and 20 meters SSB with possible CW. QSL
info will be provided on the W2GSA QRZ.com page. They will only activate
the lighthouse for a few hours so they'll do their best to extend the
operation a bit, but no guarantees! For more information on the ILLW,
visit:    https://illw.net

W3, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Look for special event station W3HPM
to celebrate the 150th Birthday of ARRL founder, Hiram Percy Maxim, between
August 31st and September 2nd,  1600-2200 UTC. Activity will be on CW and
SSB. Suggested SSB frequencies are: 14245, 7245 and 3850 kHz. For a special
event HPM QSL card, send (w/SASE) to: Antietam Radio Association, PO BOX 52,
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0052. For more details, see:
                          https://w3cwc.org/HPM_Event

ZY40/ZZ40, BRAZIL. Mor, PT7ZT, will be celebrating 40 years of being an
amateur radio operator by using the callsigns ZY40ZT in August and ZZ40ZT
in September. QSL via PT7ZT direct only or LoTW.

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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:
<kb8nw@hotmail.com> or <kb8nw@arrl.net>
Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)