[425ENG] 425 DX News #1486

26 October 2019                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1486

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

6O     - Ali, EP3CQ has been back in Mogadishu, Somalia since 22 October for
         four weeks. In his spare time he will be active  as 6O1OO  on  80-6
         metres SSB and FT8. QSL direct to Ali Solhjoo, Schnackenburgstr. 3,
         12159 Berlin, Germany.
CO     - Special event station CO0CB  will be active on  26-29 October  from
         Cayo Bariay, where Christopher Columbus made landfall in Cuba on 28
         October 1492. Activity will be on  80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres
         SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW, or direct to CO8NDZ.
CY0    - Alan, VE1AWW was  briefly active as  VE1AWW/CY0  from  Sable Island
         (NA-063) on 24 October.  He plans  to be  again QRV  at  "irregular
         times" until 29 or 30 October, mainly on 20 and 40 metres SSB.  QSL
         via home call.
F      - Celebrating  the  30th anniversary  since  the  UN General assembly
         adopted the  Convention  on  the  Rights of the Child  (20 November
         1989),  French  special callsign  TM30CDR will be active  on  26-27
         October, between 16-24 November,  30 November,  1 December and  2-5
         January 2020.  Look for activity on  the  HF bands SSB, CW and FT8.
         QSL via the bureau to buro to F6KUQ.
FK     - Thomas, F4HPX will be active holiday style as FK/F4HPX from Noumea,
         New Caledonia  (OC-032)  starting  on  3 November.  He plans to use
         "quite extensively  FT4  for  the first time",  as well as SSB  and
         "maybe a bit of automated CW". A side trip to Ile des Pins (OC-033)
         is also being planned.  QSL via F4HPX (direct or bureau), Club Log,
         LoTW and eQSL.
FO     - Didier, F6BCW will be active  as  FO/F6BCW  from  Huahine (OC-067),
         French Polynesia on 25-30 October. He will operate CW only on 80-10
         metres. He will then move to Hiva Oa (Marquesas Islands),  where he
         expects to be  QRV on 40 and 20 metres  again  as FO/F6BCW  on  4-5
         November and on 19-25 November. In between, he will be one  of  the
         TX7T DXpedition operators. QSL FO/F6BCW direct to Didier Cadot, 180
         rue du Moulin de la Coudre, 71440 Tronchy, France.
H40    - Grant K1ZW (H40KT) and Rob N7QT (H40TT)  will be active from Pigeon
         Island  (OC-065),  Temotu Province  on  14-28 November.  They  will
         operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8  on  160-10 metres  with two stations
         and a focus on the low bands "following the sun".  They hope to use
         H40TT  from  both stations,  and - if time permits -  to  use H40KT
         during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. Planned frequencies are:
         CW   1826.5  3523   -  7023 10105 14023 18069 21023 24891 28023
         SSB    -     3785   -  7090   -   14185 18130 21285 24955 28485
         RTTY   -       -    -  7045 10142 14080 18100 21080 24910 28080
         FT8  1836    3567 5357 7056 10131 14090 18095 21091 24911 28091
         QSL via M0URX's OQRS  (direct or bureau),  or  direct  only  to Tim
         Beaumont, 83 Limbrick Avenue,  Coventry,  CV4 9EX,  United Kingdom.
         [TNX K5GS]
HC     - Rick, NE8Z will be active again as HC1MD/2 from the  lighthouse  at
         Capay on Hill,  in  the  Santa Elena province  of  Ecuador, from 27
         October to 9 November.  He will operate CW, SSB and FT8  on 40, 30,
         20 and 17m. QSL via LoTW, or direct to K8LJG.
I      - The  4U1GSC  Amateur Radio Club  will be active as  4U25B  from  24
         October until 31 August 2020 to mark the  25th anniversary  of  the
         United Nations  Logistics  Base  (since  2010  known  as  UN Global
         Service Center) in Brindisi DXCC wise, it counts for Italy. QSL via
         9A2AA.
I      - Members of the Italian Naval Old Rhythmers Club (INORC)  will oper-
         ate CW only as II0IGB  from  28 October to 8 November.  QSL via the
         bureau.  A certificate will be available;  full information  can be
         found on https://www.qrz.com/db/ii0igb.  The special callsign memo-
         rializes Giuseppe Biagi, the radioman whose distress calls played a
         pivotal role in rescuing the survivors  the airship "Italia".  Born
         in 1897, Biagi passed away on 1 November 1965.
I      - Once again special callsign IR3MD will be in use by ARI Rovereto on
         1-30 November. The suffix stands for Maria Dolens, the  mighty bell
         casted after World War I to commemorate the fallen in all wars. QSL
         via IN3MDR; information on the award can be found on qrz.com.
PA     - Marcel, PD5MVH has been active as PD5MVH/p from Ameland Island (EU-
         038) since 19 October, and will remain there  until 2 November.  He
         operates QRP, and will participate in the  CQ WW DX SSB Contest  as
         PD38EU. QSLs via PD5MVH, direct or bureau.
PA     - Celebrating the  33rd anniversary  of  the  European DX Foundation,
         special  callsigns  PA33EUDXF,  PB33EUDXF,  PC33EUDXF,   PD33EUDXF,
         PE33EUDXF, PF33EUDXF, PG33EUDXF,  PH33EUDXF and  PI33EUDXF  will be
         activated during the month of  November  by  EUDXF  Dutch  members.
         QSLs  via   Club  Log's  OQRS  (preferred),   or  via  PA1AW.   See
         http://www.eudxf.eu/  for information about  the  "33 EUDXF Award".
         Also taking  part  in  the celebrations will be DL33EUDXF from Ger-
         many, LA33EUDXF from Norway, TM33EUDX from  France  (2-17 November)
         and possibly other special callsigns.
VE     - Eric, VA2IDX will be active as VA2IDX/p from Anticosti Island  (NA-
         077) on 2-6 November. He will operate CW QRP and possibly SSB on 40
         and 20 metres around 20-02 UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX DX World]

CQ WW DX SSB CONTEST ---> The  following   stations   have  announced  their
participation in this year's event (26-27 October):
ZONE   CALL          CATEGORY     COUNTRY              QSL VIA
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04     CF3M          SOAB         Canada               LoTW/VE3LA
05     VA2UR         M/S          Canada               LoTW
05     VP9I                       Bermuda              LoTW/WW3S
07     5K0K                       San Andres           LoTW/OK6DJ
07     HR9/N3AD      SOAB         Honduras             W3HNK
07     TI7W          M/S          Costa Rica           LoTW/W4FS
07     V3M                        Belize               LoTW/WB2REM
08     8P1W          SOAB LP      Barbados             KU9C
08     8P2K          SOSB 40m     Barbados             LoTW/KU9C
08     8P5A          SOAB HP      Barbados             LoTW/HA1AG
08     FG4KH         SO           Guadeloupe           LoTW/F1DUZ
08     J68MD         M/S          St Lucia             N2HIW
08     KP2M          M/2          US Virgin Isls       LoTW
08     KP3Z          SOAB LP      Puerto Rico          LoTW
08     NP2P          SO           US Virgin Isls       LoTW
08     PJ7PL         SO LP        Sint Maarten         N2HX
08     T42T          M/?          Cuba                 LoTW/WB2REM
08     TO1J          SOAB         Martinique           LoTW/JF2QNM
08     V26B          M/M          Antigua & Barbuda    LoTW/KA2AEV
08     V47T          SOAB         St Kitts & Nevis     LotW/W2RQ
08     V49V          M/2          St Kitts & Nevis     LoTW/AA4V
08     VP2MSW        SOAB HP      Montserrat           LoTW/K3SW
08     VP5W          M/S          Turks & Caicos Isls  LoTW/KD3TB
08     ZF1A          M/2          Cayman Isls          LoTW/K6AM
08     ZF9CW         SOAB HP      Cayman Isls          LoTW/K5GO
09     FY5KE         M/S          French Guiana        LoTW
09     P40T          SOAB         Aruba                VE3DZ
09     P40W          SOAB         Aruba                LoTW/N2MM
09     PJ2T          M/M          Curacao              LoTW/W3HNK
09     PJ4K          M/M          Bonaire              KU9C
09     PZ5K          M/?          Suriname             LoTW/G3NKC
10     HC0E          M/M          Ecuador              HC1QRC
10     HC5D          SOAB HP      Ecuador              DL8UD
11     PS4L          M/S          Brazil               LoTW
11     PT5J          SOAB         Brazil               PP5JR
11     PY0F          M/?          Fernando de Noronha  LoTW/PY7RP
11     ZW5B          M/M          Brazil               K3IRV
11     ZZ3ZZ         M/S          Brazil               LoTW
12     CB1H          M/?          Chile                LoTW
13     CV9I                       Uruguay              CX4AD
14     CR2L          SOAB         Azores               LoTW/OE2GEN
14     CR5T          M/2          Portugal             LoTW
14     EE3X          SO QRP       Spain                EA3KX
14     EE5T          M/2          Spain                LoTW
14     G9P           SO           England              M0NCG
14     HB9A          M/S          Switzerland          HB9OCR
14     HB9H          M/?          Switzerland          HB9CXZ
14     MD1E                       Isle of Man          LoTW/M0OXO
14     MD1U                       Isle of Man          LoTW/M0OXO
14     MD4K          SOAB         Isle of Man          LoTW/G3NKC
14     PD38EU        SO QRP       Netherlands          PD5MVH
15     3Z6O          SO LP        Poland               LoTW
15     4U1A          M/?          Vienna Int'l Centre  UA3DX
15     9H6A          M/?          Malta                LoTW/9H1XT
15     ES9C          M/S          Estonia              ES5RY
15     IO5O          M/S          Italy                LoTW/IK5RLP
15     IO8T          SOAB         Italy                N6TJ
15     LY4ZF         SOSB 40m     Lithuania            YL1ZF
15     OH0V          SO           Aland Isls           LoTW
15     OH0W          M/S          Aland Isls           OH2BH
15     OH5Z          M/S          Finland              LoTW
15     YT5A          M/M          Serbia               YT1AD
17     RK9AX         SOAB HP      AS Russia            UA9APA
20     P3F           SO           Cyprus               LoTW/M0URX
20     TC0F          M/S          Turkey               TA2BN
21     4L/LY4ZZ      SOSB 160m    Georgia              LoTW/LY4ZZ
21     4L0A          SOSB 40m     Georgia              LoTW
21     4L2M          SOSB 20m     Georgia              EA7FTR
21     4L9M          SOSB 80m     Georgia              LoTW/R3XA
21     9K2K          SOAB HP      Kuwait               LoTW/EC6DX
21     A44A          M/M          Oman                 LoTW
21     A92AA         SOAB         Bahrain              LoTW/A92AA
24     B7P           M/?          China                LoTW/BA4EG
24     BV2A/3                     Taiwan               BV2A
26     3W9A          SO           Vietnam              LoTW
26     3W9QR         SO           Vietnam              JJ1DQR
26     E20AX         M/2          Thailand             LoTW
26     E2A           SOAB HP      Thailand             LoTW
26     HS0ZOJ        SOSB 20m     Thailand             LoTW/F4BKV
26     HS8LVC        SOSB 20m     Thailand             LoTW
27     AH2R          M/S          Guam                 LoTW
28     7A2A          M/?          Indonesia            LoTW/YB2DX
28     9M6NA         SOAB HP      East Malayasia       LoTW
28     V85RH         SO           Brunei               LoTW
31     KH6J          M/M          Hawaii               LoTW
31     KH7M                       Hawaii               qrz.com
32     VK9NC         SOSB 40m     Norfolk Island       SP7VC
32     VK9NE         SO           Norfolk Island       SP7VC
32     VP6R          M/M          Pitcairn Island      K9CT
32     YJ0CA         SO           Vanuatu              VK2YUS
32     ZM4T          M/2 HP       New Zealand          LoTW
33     3V8SS         SOAB LP      Tunisia              LoTW/LX1NO
33     CN3A          M/M          Morocco              LoTW/IK2OHG
33     EA8DDS        SO QRP       Canary Isls          EA8DDS
33     ED8W          M/?          Canary Isls          LoTW/EA8DO
33     EF8R          M/?          Canary Isls          LoTW/EB7DX
33     EF9Z          SO           Ceuta & Melilla      LoTW/EA5KB
33     IH9P          SOSB 15m     AF Italy             OL5Y
33     IH9YMC        SOSB         AF Italy             LoTW
34     SU8X          M/?          Egypt                OH2BH
35     6W1RY         M/2          Senegal              LoTW/F5VHJ
35     D4C           M/?          Cape Verde           LoTW
39     S79W          SOSB         Seychelles           SP9FIH
40     OX7A          M/?          Greenland            LoTW/OZ1ACB
Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations  listing maintained
by Bill, NG3K at https://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqs2019.html  -  good contest  to
you all!

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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ARRL NEW ONLINE FORUMS ---> Three new  online forums, hosted  by  Groups.io,
have been opened where  all  radio amateurs - ARRL members  and  non-members
alike - can discuss issues  and topics  in  two-way conversation  with  ARRL
leadership. "Aimed at enhancing communication among ARRL leadership,  staff,
members, and prospective members,  in a manner that enables  timely  updates
and collegial discussion", the new groups are:
* ARRL-Contesting  moderated by Dennis Egan, W1UE, ARRL Contest Advisory
                   Committee Chairman
* ARRL-Awards      moderated by Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, ARRL Radiosport and Field
                   Services Manager
* ARRL-IARU        moderated by Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, IARU Secretary
For more information see  "ARRL Creates New  Online  Groups  for  Members to

Communicate with Leadership" on http://www.arrl.org/news.

CLUB LOG GATEWAY ---> There is a  new  Club Log  tool  available  for  users
(DXpedition teams and single operators alike) of Win-Test, N1MM and DXLog to
upload to Club Log  efficiently  and  reliably  in  real-time.  The Club Log
Gateway is a small command-line tool that is designed  to run on a  Windows,
Mac or Linux computer.  It stores a record  of  the QSO  (including handling
edits and deletes) in a database file that is sent periodically to Club Log.
This is achieved in near real-time, including via  slow connections  such as
satellite phones, using an extremely efficient and lightweight protocol that
saves over 90% of the normal o verheads of  ADIF  uploads.  This means  that
real-time uploads are realistic, and not too hard to achieve. The payload is
about 500 bytes for 35 QSOs.  Using the gateway, you can push QSOs into Club
Log  within  a  few seconds.  Full details  and  download  links  are  here:
https://clublog.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/3000093504

IARU: TWO NEW MEMBER SOCIETIES ---> The IARU member-societies  have voted to
admit  The  Saudi Amateur Radio Society (SARS)  and  the  Seychelles Amateur
Radio  Association  (SARA)  to  membership.  SARS (https://arsr.sa/en/)  was
founded on 25 June 2018 and is  legally  registered/recognized  to represent
the  the amateurs of Saudi Arabia. As of January 2019 there were  66 members
out of  a total  of  479 licensed  radio amateurs  in the country.  SARA was
founded  in December 2018 and was registered with the Seychelles  government
on  31  December.  SARA  has six members,  two of  whom are licensed.  It is
believed  that there are four licensed amateurs in Seychelles, a number that
SARA hopes  to increase. Saudi  Arabia  and Seychelles  are  located in  ITU
Region  1  which  also corresponds to IARU Region 1.  Their  IARU membership
became effective on  9 October 2019  upon completion of the voting procedure
set out in the  IARU Constitution. [Source: iaru.org]

NCDXF & CLUB LOG ---> The  Northern  California  DX Foundation  (NCDXF)  has
awarded a grant of $4,000 to  Club Log  to support  their capital needs  for
important IT system upgrades to move their system into the future.  Michael,
G7VJR, recently reached out to NCDXF with an inquiry for interest in support
that triggered  an  immediate  and  overwhelming response  from  every NCDXF
Director.
Following NCDXF's action, Michael is quoted:  "For some time now,  I've been
anxious to provide a more resilient way to run Club Log.  With 70,000 active
users, and most  significant expeditions  depending upon it,  it's vital  to
keep Club Log working around the clock - but until now the expense  has been
prohibitive.  Club Log depends on  donations  for its running costs,  but to
fund a capital project like this takes the financial backing of a foundation
that takes the lead and  supports expeditions and  DX-related projects  at a
really high level. NCDXF has made an extraordinary grant to Club Log, giving
me an  opportunity  to unlock all the work  that  I need to do in this area.
Many thanks to the foundation and its members for  this tremendous boost  to
Club Log. The newly-upgraded servers will launch in early 2020".
NCDXF  fully  supports  the  Club Log  mission  and  its  dedicated team  of
volunteers that is creating an i nvaluable service  to the  DXing community.
[TNX AA7A]

QSL VIA K7MT ---> Effective 18 Octobr 2019,  Bill Erhardt (K7MT) is the  QSL
Manager  for  KC4AAA  (Amundsen-Scott South Pole  Station),  KC4AAC  (Palmer
Station  on  Anvers Island, AN-012)  and  KC4USV  (McMurdo Station  on  Ross
Island, AN-011).  The former QSL manager (Larry Skilton, K1IED)  passed away
on  2 June 2018.  N2OO,  W1GD  and  the  QSL Manager's Society  were able to
recover the logs and blank cards from Larry's family, and to pass them along
to K7MT. More information, including the dates of activities  for which logs
are available,  can be found on the QRZ pages for each Antarctic call.  [TNX
OPDX Bulletin]

SABLE ISLAND 2020 ---> On 20 October Murray, WA4DAN went on a reconnaissance
trip to Sable Island to meet with the on-island  Parks Canada staff  to work
out details for the 2020 DXpedition [425DXN 1463]. He also set up  a station
and worked 200 stations  in  31 countries  in  a  brief  propagation test as
CY0/WA4DAN on 14200 kHz.  The day after he met with  the  Parks Canada Sable
Island manager in Halifax to determine  the size of the DXpedition team  and
the eaxct dates for the operation.  Details will be published  on a CY0 web-
site to be launched soon.

VP6R ---> As of 01.00 UTC on 25 October, the  VP6R  DXpedition  to  Pitcairn
Island had approximately 47,000 contacts in the log. "Late yesterday we were
hit with a tropical storm  with torrential rain and  gale force plus winds",
the team reported on  25 October.  "We had several antennas  come down,  but
they are  repairable  and  will be back up when  it is safe  to go outside".
They "have been working a lot of FT8  on all the bands  (except 160m so far)
and find that this 'weak' signal mode is  putting  a lot of new  and  unique
callsigns into the log,  proving  that this  mode is  valuable  for a  great
many". VP6R operates FT8 "Fox & Hound" mode, which means that you
  1. MUST use WSJT-X version 2.1.0 (any other version is incompatibile!)
  2. MUST be in F/H mode
  3. MUST be in SPLIT mode (in WSJT-X program, not your radio)
  4. MUST set your transmit frequency above 1000 Hz
"When conditions are good and everyone  has  FT8 set up properly",  the team
says, "we have seen peak rates over 1000 contacts/hour and  often  sustained
rates of 400 contacts/hour from a single station!  And, yes,  it is possible
for one person to operate two stations at once. We do it often.
We will be on  160m  (1.836 MHz)  with  FT8 F/H  starting  00.00 UTC  on  29
October. Depending upon success, we might spend additional time in that mode
on 160m".
VP6R will shout down temporarily at about 22 UTC on  25 October  to  prepare
for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. They will be in  the  Multi/Multi category  on
all bands. After the contest they will be back in "DXpedition mode" until 31
October.
As for QSLing, the QSL manager for the VP6R is Craig, K9CT, and  the address
for  direct  mail  QSLing  is:  The Pitcairn Island DXpedition, P.O. Box 73,
Elmwood IL 61529, USA. The preferred  method of QSLing, however, is via Club
Log's  OQRS,  which  will  be activated  only when  the  final log  has been
uploaded. Donors will get early LoTW upload.

WRC-19 ---> The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 is  due to open  in
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 28 October.  The meeting, which lasts four weeks,
will be  attended  by  three thousand delegates from  most of  the countries
around  the world,  and  will discuss  and  agree changes to  the  ITU Radio
Regulations.
IARU and its member-societies  will be there, representing  the amateur  and
amateur satellite services with a team of  14 people from  10 countries.  Of
particular interest to IARU are the positions on five Agenda Items (AI):
- AI 1.1, to allocate spectrum in the 50-54 MHz Region in  Region 1  to  the
  amateur service
- AI 1.13, to consider  new spectrum of  International Mobile Telecommunica-
  cations, which potentially might impact amateur spectrum at around 47 GHz
- AI 1.16, which could impact the 5 GHz amateur spectrum
- AI 9.1.6 on Wireless Power Transmission,  where harmonics  of  WPT systems
  can impact the MF/HF radio spectrum
- AI 10, where it is  possible  that  future agenda items  at  WRC-23  could
  impact the amateur service, including the 1240-1300 MHz band.
This meeting is the culmination of  four years'work by  IARU in ITU and  re-
gional  telecommunications  organizations  to  protect and  enhance  amateur
service frequency allocations.  The  IARU team  will provide updates  as the
Conference progresses.  The WRC has  a  wide-ranging  agenda  of  which  the

amateur issues are but a small part. [Source: iaru.org]

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                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3W9QR       JJ1DQR      EG1FPL      EA1OK       PA6JAM      PD5CW
3Z50DVP     SP6DVP      EG5MCC      EA5RCK      PA6TJARDA   PD3AR
4D3X        W3HNK       EH3WRC      EA3ZK       PC50DIG     PA2TMS
4E1A        9V1KG       EI0NMMI     EI6AL       PH100KLM    PA3DVA
4O7TC       UA3TCJ      EN75NPU     UR5NJW      PJ2/KF4DX   DL8NU
4U25B       9A2AA       EO65QRC     UR4QZZ      PJ7PL       N2HX
4U2U        UA3DX       EP2LMA      EA5GL       PY5/LU9ESD  EB7DX
4U73B       9A2AA       FG4KH       F1DUZ       RX4AB       RW6HS
4X6FR       4X6OM       FH/DL9HAL   M0OXO       S79CI       SP6CIK
5B4ALX      IZ4AMS      FS4WBS      IZ1MHY      S79W        SP9FIH
5J500D      HK3VHZ      HC5D        DL8UD       S79ZM       OK1FZM
5J500L      HK3VHZ      HI8K        W2CCW       SN2JOTA     SP2ZIE
5J500LDV    HK3VHZ      HL07NWPF    HL5BJU      ST2BSS      ST2M
5J500V      HK3VHZ      HL9BSA      HL4ZFA      SU8JOTA     SM5AQD
5K0K        OK6DJ       HR9/N3AD    W3HNK       SW44M       DK2PZ
5T2KW       PA2KW       HZ1SBS      HZ1HN       T88HS       JA6KYU
5T5PA       PA5X        IB2LV       I2MYF       T88RH       JR6DRH
5W0FY       M0OXO       IB8SRT      IK8IPL      TG9ADQ      EC6DX
5W0GK       M0OXO       IB9BP       IT9KXK      V26B        KA2AEV
6W1RW       F6BEE       II0BP       IW0GOA      V26OC       N3OC
6W1RY       F5VHJ       II3MQP      IN3EYI      V26RA       K3RA
8P5A        HA1AG       II4JOTA     IZ4UFB      V31AX       M0URX
9A8VI/p     OE4VIE      II9BP       IT9ZEO      V31CT       WB2REM
9H3RS       DM7XX       IK2SGL/OA9  IK6BFH      V31MM       WB2REM
9H3YY       DL2JRM      J68GD       K9AW        V31NY       WB2REM
9H9XX       DL2JRM      J68HZ       K9HZ        V31ST       W4SJT
9M4SJT      9M2TDX      J79WTA      HB9MFM      V31ZZ       WB2REM
A21TX       ZS4TX       JS6UEA      DJ4EL       V47AA       AA4V
A25SL       N4GNR       JW6VDA      OH6VDA      V47JA       W5JON
A41KJ       N4GNR       JW7QIA      LA7QIA      V47NT       W2RQ
A60JOTA     A61BK       JY5HX       E73Y        VE1AWW/CY0  VE1AWW
CE2SV       N7RO        KH7XX       EB7DX       VK8NSB      M0URX
CO7IG       RW6HS       LX9S        HB9AOF      VK9NC       SP7VC
CQ9A        EA1AP       NP2J        K8RF        VK9NE       SP7VC
CR2Y        DH7WW       OD5VB       EA5GL       VP2ETE      W3HNK
CR6JAM      CT1DSV      OH0W        OH2BH       VP2MSW      K3SW
CS21TS      CT7ABF      OL75CARBON  OK2PXJ      VP6R        K9CT
CT9ABN      OM2VL       OO19TRUDO   ON4TRC      VR2CC       VR2XRW
CT9ABO      OM3GI       OR75CLM     ON6HC       VU7RI       M0KRI
CX4DI       EA5GL       OX1AA       OZ1ACB      XU7AKP      IW3SNW
D44EA       OK7JR       OX3LX       OZ0J        YJ8RN       NZ4DX
D4Z         IK2NCJ      OX5DM       OZ1ACB      ZD8SC       WB4GHY
D68CCC      IK2VUC      OX7AKT      OZ1ACB      ZF2IN       N6WIN
DU1AI       JN3VQM      OX7AM       OZ1ACB      ZF2LZ       NN1C
DU6/PE1NSQ  EA5GL       P29LL       EA7FTR      ZF2MJ       N6MJ
DX9EVM      DU9CA       P40T        VE3DZ       ZF2WW       K6JO
EA8/TF3CW   LX1NO       P40W        N2MM        ZV100GP     PY2AA

3DA0BP    Vincent Molloy, P.O Box 328, Mhlambanyatsi, H115, Eswatini
5W0NA     Alexander Nersesian, 1790 E Indigo Dr, Chandler AZ 85286, USA
7X2JV     Liliana Aspelin, Hertig Karlsgatan 21B lgh 1201,
          SE-682 30 Filipstad, Sweden
9H6BPS    Marconi Amateur Radio Circle, Att. Steven Fenech, Triq L-Anzjani,
          L-Imtarfa, MTF 1510, Malta
9H9JAM    Ivan Privitera, 20 Aurora, Triq Normandy, Pembroke, PBK 1624,
          Malta
9H9SGM    Mosta Scouts Group, 55 Dun Edgar Salamone, Triq it-Torri,
          Il-Mosta, MST 3500, Malta
CE7VPQ    Javier Capdebilla Alvarado, 22 de Mayo 274, 5790166 Quellon,
          Region de Los Lagos, Chile
HV0A      Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
IB9MY     Emanuele Sergi, Via Manzoni 8, 98057 Milazzo ME, Italy
IK2VUC    Giuliano Mondini, Ufficio Busto Arsizio, Casella Postale 10,
          21052 Busto Arsizio VA, Italy
KH0/KC0W  Thomas M. Callas, P.O. Box 1058, Minnetonka MN 55345, USA
M0KRI     Shabu Ramakrishnan, 125 Falconwood Road, Croydon, CR0 9BF,
          United Kingdom
MD0RMU    Akira Murayama, 248-4 Naka Nocho, Ise-shi, Mie, 516-0034, Japan
OK1FZM    Martin Zabransky, Jihozapadni II/10, 14100 Praha 4, Czech Republic
OK6DJ     David Beran, Dolni Kamenice 55, 34562 Holysov, Czech Republic
OY6JAM    Skotafylki Sigmunds Brestissonar, Postboks 3082, FO-110 Torshavn,
          Faroe Islands
T88SM     Hakata Amateur Radio Association, P.O.Box 232, Hakatakita Post
          Office, Fukuoka, 812-8799, Japan
V47AA     Stephen Reichlyn, 14 Seahorse Court, Isle of Palms SC 29451, USA
V51SCOUT  Scouts of Namibia, PO Box 6436, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, Namibia
VP6R      The Pitcairn Island DXpedition, P.O. Box 73, Elmwood IL  61529,
          USA
WB4GHY    Steve R. Coleman, 822 S Waco St, Van Alstyne TX 75495, USA
YJ0CA     Chris Ayres, 3/19-21 Eastern Rd, Turramurra, NSW 2074, Australia
ZA/IK2RLM Marco Corridore, Vicolo del Toro 4, 20060 Cassina de' Pecchi MI,
          Italy
ZB2FFG    Jonathan Saccone, 1st/4th (MMHO) Gibraltar Scout Group,
          Wellington Front, GX11 1AA, Gibraltar

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QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 42  ARLD042
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  October 24, 2019
To all radio amateurs  

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ARLD042 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
WB2REM, W3UR, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL,
Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web
sites.  Thanks to all.

VIETNAM, 3W.  Alex, KU1CW is QRV as 3W9A until October 28.  Activity
is on 80 to 10 meters using all modes.  This includes being an entry
in the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL via LoTW.

GEORGIA, 4L.  Operator 4L4WW will be QRV as 4L0A in the CQ World
Wide DX SSB contest as a Single Op/Single Band on 40 meters entry.
QSL via LoTW.

CYPRUS, 5B.  Jamie, M0SDV is QRV as 5B/M0SDV.  Activity is on the HF
bands using CW and SSB.  He will be QRV as P3F in the CQ World Wide
DX SSB contest.  QSL via LoTW.

SENEGAL, 6W.  Operators F5VHJ, F6BEE and W6NV will be QRV as 6W1RY
in the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL via F5VHJ.

EAST MALAYSIA, 9M6.  Saty, JE1JKL is QRV as 9M6NA from Labuan
Island, IOTA OC-133, until October 28. This includes an entry in the
CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL via LoTW.

OMAN, A4.  Look for A44A to be a Multi/Multi entry in the CQ World
Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL via LoTW.

BAHRAIN, A9.  Fawaz, A92AA plans to be QRV as an All Band entry in
the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL direct to home call.

COMOROS, D6.  Members the Mediterraneo DX Club are QRV as D68CCC
until November 2.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB,
RTTY and FT8.  QSL via IK2VUC.

ISLE OF MAN, GD.  Gordon, MM0GOR and Mark, M0UTD will be QRV as MD1E
and MD1U, respectively, during the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.
QSL via LoTW.

THAILAND, HS.  A large group of operators will be QRV as E20AX in
the Multi-2 category in the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL via
LoTW.

ST. LUCIA, J6.  A group of operators are QRV as J68MD from Soufriere
until October 29.  Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and
FT8.  This includes an entry in the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.
QSL via N2HIW.

SURINAME, PZ.  A group of operators are QRV as PZ5K until October
29.  Activity is on the HF bands.  This includes being an entry in
the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL via G3NKC.
    
SEYCHELLES, S7.  Janusz, SP9FIH and Leszek, SP6CIK are QRV as S79W
and S79CI, respectively, until October 29.  Activity is on 160 to 10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.  This includes being an entry in
the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL to home calls.

EGYPT, SU.  Members of Radio Arcala and Egyptian Radio Amateurs
Society for Development will be QRV as SU8X in the CQ World Wide DX
SSB contest.  QSL via OH2BH.

TURKEY, TA.  A group of operators plan to be QRV as TC0F from
Bozcaada, IOTA AS-099.  This includes an entry in the CQ World Wide
DX SSB contest.  QSL via TA2BN.

BELIZE, V3.  Operators V31CT, V31MM, V31NY, V31ST and V31ZZ are QRV
until October 30.  Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB, FT8,
FT4 and possibly EME.  They will be active as V3M in the CQ World
Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL all calls via WB2REM.

PITCAIRN ISLAND, VP6.  A large group of operators are QRV as VP6R
until November 1.  Activity is on 160 to 6 meters with eight
stations active using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.  This includes being an
entry in the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL via LoTW.

LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS, VU7.  Operators Sree, VU2OB, Shabu, VU2CAC and
Samson, VU3XTG are QRV as VU7RI until October 30.  Activity is on
80, 40, 30, 20 and 15 meters using CW, SSB and FT8.  QSL via M0KRI.

INDONESIA, YB.  Members of the Grobex Team Contest Indonesia will be
QRV as 7A2A in the CQ World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL direct to
YB2DX.

VANUATU, YJ.  Chris, VK2YUS is QRV as YJ0CA from Efate Island, IOTA
OC-035, until October 30.  Activity is on 40, 20 and 15 meters, and
possibly 10 meters, using SSB.  This includes an entry in the CQ
World Wide DX SSB contest.  QSL direct to home call.

NEW ZEALAND, ZL.  A youth team will be QRV as ZM4T in the
Multi-2/High Power category in the CQ World Wide DX SDSB contest.
QSL via LoTW.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The CQ Worldwide DX SSB Contest, NCCC
RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint and QCX CW Challenge are all on tap for
this weekend.

The UKEICC 80-Meter CW Contest, CWops Mini-CWT Test and Phone Fray
are scheduled for October 30.

The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs
for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from
Canada's parks and historic sites.

Please see October QST page 90 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
NNNN
/EX

Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin #1436.3

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Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.3

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Special Bulletin No. 1436.3
BID: $OPDX.1436.3
October 24, 2019
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, the AB5K's AR Clusters
Network and W0GJ for the following DX information.

VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition Press Release (25th October)[edited].
  As of 0000Z this date, we have approximately 47,000 contacts in the log.
  Late yesterday we were hit with a tropical storm with torrential rain
and gale force plus winds. We had several antennas come down, but they
are repairable and will be back up when it is safe to go outside, probably
not until tomorrow morning.
  We have had great band conditions from 160 to 10 meters. We had a very
successful night on 60M 5.357 MHz two days ago and will be on again. We
are using FT8 in Fox/Hound mode.
  We have been working a lot of FT8 on all the bands (except 160M) and
find that this “weak” signal mode is putting a lot of new and unique
callsigns into the log, proving that this mode is valuable for a great
many! Most DXpeditions, including VP6R, are using FOX/HOUND MODE. If you
are not in F/H mode when you call us, it will be impossible to make
contact. MAKE SURE THE RADIO TAB HAS SPLIT SELECTED and you have selected
HOUND MODE ON THE ADVANCED TAB !!!!!
  If the Hound is using the wrong software version, it does not respond
properly to the Fox. The message formats are not compatible. The Fox will
call the Hound three times and then they are dropped without making a
successful contact.

    Summary for a successful FT8 contact:
  1. MUST use WSJT-X version 2.1.0 Any other version is INCOMPATIBLE!
  2. MUST be in F/H mode
  3. MUST be in SPLIT mode (in WSJT-X program, NOT your radio)
  4. MUST set your transmit frequency ABOVE 1000 Hz

  When conditions are good and everyone has FT8 set up properly, we have
seen peak rates over 1000 contacts/hour and often sustained rates of 400
contacts/hour from a single station! And, yes, it is possible for one
person to operate two stations at once. We do it often.

  We will be on 160M with FT8 starting 0000Z, Tuesday, October 29. Frequency
– 1.836 MHz. Mode:  FT8 FOX/HOUND. Depending upon success, we might spend
additional time in that mode on 160M.  
  We have had two successful schedules with the Dorothy Grant Elementary
School (K6DGE) in Fontana, California. It has been fun to chat with the
kids and answer questions.  We love their enthusiasm!
  We will be temporarily shutting down about 2200Z on Friday to prepare
for the CQWW SSB Contest.  We will be in the Multi/Multi category on all
bands. If you need VP6 Pitcairn Island on SSB, look for us in the contest
this weekend.
  After the contest we will be back in “DXpedition mode” until October 31.
That is when we must start dismantling to get ready to meet the Braveheart
which will take us to Mangareva for the weekly flight back to Papeete,
French Polynesia, and then to our homes.
  Our next news will come after the CQWW SSB Contest.
  73, Glenn W0GJ

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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, the AB5K's AR Clusters
Network and W0GJ for the following DX information.

VP6R Pitcairn Island DXpedition Press Release (22nd October)[edited].
  Things are going well with the remaining team and the propagation has
been wonderful to just about everywhere. We have had a lot of activity
on 12M and some on 10M, including more EME contacts. We now have about
35,000 contacts in the log after 4 ½ days of operation.  
  There are more FT8 contacts that have not been updated into our N1MM
logging program. Some of the computers will not as yet add FT8 contacts
to the N1MM log, but hopefully we can find a work-around to get this done.
IF you see your FT8 contact confirmed with “RR73,” you can be assured that
you are IN the log, even though it won’t show now on ClubLog. They will
be merged from the WSJT log at some point.
  If you operate FT8, PLEASE READ THE MANUAL FOR WORKING US IN FOX & HOUND
MODE!!! We see MANY calling us using a frequency below 1000 Hz. We can
see you but the FT8 software does NOT see you. You MUST use a frequency
above 1000 Hz to work us. We are transmitting usually somewhere below
500 Hz. The software will move your transmit frequency down automatically
when your turn comes up in the que…..IF you have F/H mode set up properly.
When conditions are good, we can work 300-400 stations/hour. Our peak rate
with one station today was an incredible almost 900/hour!
  Our last antenna went up today for 60M and we will be QRV tonight and
in the future on 5.357 FT8 F/H mode. We are limited to 100 watts and must
be in satellite phone contact with New Zealand and to QRT if there is any
interference to primary users of the frequency.
  We will continuously have at least one station active on 20M throughout
our stay to hopefully provide a chance for everyone to make an all time
new country contact.
  We will be entering the CQWW SSB Contest this weekend on all bands.
There will be some operation on the CW bands and WARC bands during the
contest.
  Our pilots are your contact points. We are aware of many “complaints”
about this or that issue with the logs.  These will all be corrected
with time. If you have any doubts, please work us again if you did not
show up in the log. Please use our pilots for reporting band opening
times and long path openings to help us be there so we can get you in
the log. This is the purpose of the pilot program.
  Our evacuated team member has made it to the hospital in Papeete,
French Polynesia. Thanks for your prayers and concerns. All family members
are aware, but for privacy, we will not release a name here.
  The weather is fine without rain…..yet. Today we watched the spring
arrival of the whales for the season from our operating chairs. Spec-
tacular!!!
  See you in the pileups!
  73, Glenn W0GJ

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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)

Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1436

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1436

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DX Bulletin No. 1436
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October 21, 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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WA4DAN, WB6RSE,
K8GI, K8YSE, NE8Z, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EP3CQ, F5NQL,
F6AJA & Les  Nouvelles DX, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, ON4CAS,
RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly, TA1HZ, VE3DZ and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following
DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 13th/October, through Sunday, 20th/October there were 214
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3,
C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6,
EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP,
FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0,
OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR,
TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X,
VP2E, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, VU7, XE, XU, XW, XZ, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZK3, 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".

3B8, MAURITIUS (Update/Callsign Change). It would seem that the callsign
has been changed for the upcoming CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th)
Mauritius (AF-049) Multi-Multi operation. Look for operators to sign 3B8M
(not 3B8MU as first announced). Operators mentioned are: Olof/G0CKV,
David/K1ZZ, Denny/KX7M, Rich/N6AA, Martin/N6VI and Arthur/W6XD. Look for
activity before and after the contest on the low bands. QSL via LoTW or
M0OXO. The team is expected to be there between November 18-29th. No
other details were provided.

3V8, TUNISIA. Operator SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EYY) will be active
as 3V8SS from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" in Sousse during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power
entry. QSL via LoTW or LX1NO. Read about Ashraf on the following Web page
at:                       http://www.kf5eyy.info

3W, VIETNAM. Alex, KU1CW, will be active as 3W9A from Ho Chi Minh City
between October 20-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using all modes
and including the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/
Low-Power entry. QSL via KU1CQ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.

3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The following was posted
on the Rebel DX Group's Web page (https://www.rebeldxgroup.com/), dated
October 13th: Dom is working on Rebel projects in Fiji and will return
to Poland at some point where he will send out 3D2CR QSL cards.
  After 200K of our private money spent from the Rebel Team's first attempt
at Bouvet, we have recently decided we will no longer "self fund" the cost
of fuel for any second attempt. We expect the cost of fuel for attempt #2
to be near or at 80K. If we can raise 80K, a Rebel Team will go.....
   The Rebel Team

4L, GEORGIA. Operator Gia, 4L4WW, will be active as 4L0A from Obcha
(Western Georgia) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as
a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via LoTW. He states, "PLEASE
do not send QSL cards direct to him".

4L, GEORGIA. Mamuka Kordzakhia, 4L2M, President of the National Associ-
ation Radio Amateurs of Georgia (NARG), will be active during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry.
QSL via 4L2M.

6O, SOMALIA. Ali, EP3CQ, will once again be active as 6O1OO starting
October 22nd for one month. Activity will be limited to his spare time
because he works for the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in
Mogadishu. Operations are usually on 80/40/30/20/17/15/10/6 meters (mostly
on 40/20meters FT8) using SSB and FT8. Ali informs OPDX that he has updated
his QRZ.com page and is looking for some equipment donations. He posted
the following on his QRZ.com page: "Due to the harsh weather conditions
super (hot, humid, windy and, salty) there is a necessity to change the
equipment antennas, wires, UPS and defect RF units (due to overheat), I
need and rely on your donations to keep the station running. Sponsors
and equipment donors, please contact me (EP3CQ) directly."
  REMINDER: Effective as of February 11, 2019, the callsign, 6O1OO, has
been accepted for DXCC credit. QSL direct to: Ali Solhjoo, Schnacken-
burgstr. 3, Berlin 12159, Germany. QSL cards will be replied to on a
bi-monthly basis. IRC's are not accepted. See QRZ.com for more info and
picture of his station. Flash news will be posted via Twitter: @ep3cq

8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will once again be active as 8P5A during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power
entry. Look for him to do casual operating and testing before and after
the contest on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW or direct
to HA1AG (not NN1N).

8Q, MALDIVES. Tommy, DL8KX, will be active as 8Q7KX from Baa Atoll (AS-013)
between November 10-17th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/15/10 meters and
will be only CW. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS.

9H, MALTA. Operators Kurt/DF4XX (9H3FX), Olaf/DL4HG (9H3OG) and Holger/
DL5XAT (9H3TX) will be active as 9H3TX from Gozo Island (EU-023) during
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via DL5XAT,
by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. Operators will be there between November
21-26th. Look for operators to be active outside of the contest using
their own 9H callsigns. QSL via their home callsign.

9H, MALTA. John, 9H1XT, will be active as 9H6A from Xghajra during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via 9H1XT
direct or LoTW.

AAW 2020. Gianni, I1HYW, reports the following [edited]: "The Antarctic
Activity Week (AAW) is celebrating every year since 2003. The 17th Edition
of the AAW will take place between February 10-17th, 2020.
  Purpose of the A.A.W. is to increase world wide interest around the
Antarctic Continent and its related matters, with the aim of staying
close to the researchers and personnel who are spending their time away
from home and families, studying the Antarctic life and its secrets.
Addition purpose is to share what Nations and Organizations are doing
to protect this still non contaminated corner of the world, to share a
message of peace WW.
  Normally we did run the AAW on the last week of February, in concomi-
tance with the 22nd of February, when the Argentines rejoice the Argentine's
Antarctica Day (DIA DE LA ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA see www.marambio.aq ), but
this year we did anticipate the date, in order to leave our Argentinean
friends the full focus on their event.
  Launching the 17th AAW, WAP (Worldwide Antarctic Program), invites all
Radio Amateurs (OMs & SWLs) around the world, Clubs and Organizations as
well as other important groups and individual operators WW to join and
share with us, this initiative.
  All stations will qualify for WAP WADA and WAP ASEA (Antarctic Special
events Award).
  Again our intention is to draw your attention to the Antarctic Continent,
and AAW is the unique event WW where Hams (in any corners of the world,
and not necessarily in Antarctica) wish to celebrate and improve World-
wide interest around the Icy Continent.
  Check (http://www.waponline.it/antarctic-activity-week/aaw-2020/) to
see a dedicated page and who the operators will be, as they sign up.
  73, Gianni I1HYW
  (www.waponline.it)"

CE9/HF0, ANTARCTICA. Seba, SQ1SGB, will be active as CE9/SQ1SGB and
HF0ANT from Halley VI British Antarctic Research Station and the Polish
Henryk Arctowski Station on King George Island (AN-010, WLOTA LH-0312),
respectively, between December 20th and February 8th. Activity will
mainly be in 40/20 meters using SSB and the Digital modes (FT8/JT65).
QSL via his home callsign direct only.

CN3, MOROCCO. Operators Robert/9A5E, Petar/9A6A, Stefano/IK2QEI, Matteo/
IK2SGC, Davide/IZ2ZOT, Jaroslava/OK1ARI, Jiri/OK1DO, Petr/OK1FFU, OK1JTK,
Jiri/OK1RI, Vaclav/OK1VVT, Norbert/OM6NM, Spiros/SV8CS and YL Anna/SV8NAC
will be active as CN3A from Safi during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via LoTW or via IK2OHG. Visit their
Web page at:      http://www.facebook.com/pages/CN3A/112969535390789

CO0, CUBA (Special Event/Contest Op). Look for special event station CO0CB
to be active from Bariay starting October 26th to October 29th. Activity
is to celebrate the meeting between two cultures when Christopher Columbus
landed in Cuba for the very first time back in 1492. Operations will be
on all bands, CW, SSB and FT8, and including a possible entry in the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 267-27th). QSL via CO8NDZ.

CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Press Release). Murray, WA4DAN, sent out the following
press release Sunday morning: "I will be heading to Sable Island this
morning to meet with the on-island staff of Parks Canada to discuss
details of our upcoming 2020 CY0 DXpedition. The flight scheduled for
October 19th was canceled due to water on the sand landing area on the
island. I also plan to test propagation on 20 meters for a couple of hours.
  I am also scheduled to meet with the Parks Canada, Sable Island manager
Monday afternoon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This meeting will be to determine
the number of ops we will be allowed to take on the 2020 CY0 DXpedition.
We will also try to fine tune the dates for the DXpedition.
  The 2020 CY0 DXpedition team would like to thank Parks Canada for working
with us on this venture. Very soon we will establish a CY0 website with
all of the details for the DXpedition."

D68CCC COMOROS DXPEDITION NEWS (Reminder). Members of the Mediterraneo DX
Club (MDXC) will be active as D68CCC from Comoros Island (AF-007) between
October 21st and November 2nd.  Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including
30/17/12m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. For suggested frequencies, see
OPDX.1430. QSL via IK2VUC, by the Bureau, direct or OQRS. For more details
and updates, see:            http://www.mdxc.org/d68ccc
Also their FaceBook page:    https://www.facebook.com/d68ccc

EA9, MELILLA (Bird Op). Philippe, EA4NF, will be active as EA9/EA4NF from
Melilla (IM85) on the satellites between November 18-21st. This is a very
small Spanish territory located in Northern Africa and a very rare GRID.
It is listed as one of the Most Wanted SAT DXCC. Portable activation will
be with a FT818 and a FT817ND operating in full Duplex with an Alaskan
Arrow Antenna. FM and Linears. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on Philippe's
Twitter feed for further updates and passes: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT

EF9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Jorge, EA9LZ, will be active as EF9Z from Ceuta
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL
via LoTW and EA5KB.

FG, GUADELOUPE (Update). Philippe, F1DUZ, is once again active as FG4KH
from Guadeloupe (NA-102) until October 29th. Activity will be on 80/40/
20/1715/12/10 meters using SSB and FT8. He will also be on in the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 26-257th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.

FO & TX7, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND MARQUESAS. Didier, F6BCW, will once again
be active as FO/F6BCW from French Polynesia, but this time from Huahine
Island (OC-067) between October 25-30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
(depending on the propagation) using CW only. Didier will be watching via
LP and SP for Europe according to the propagation.
  From November 3rd, Didier will be at Hiva Oa Island (OC-027) in the
Marquesas Island in preview to prepare for the TX7T DXpedition (see
OPDX.1435). Next possibility, Didier will try to be active from Hiva Oa
with the callsign FO/F6BCW on November 4-5th and between November 19-25th,
on 40 and 20m. The beginning of the TX7T DXpedition will take place between
November 6-17th, with activity on 160-10 meters. See the Web site:
                            http://marquesas2019.com
QSL FO/F6BCW via F6BCW direct (w/3 USDs) to: Didier CADOT, 180 rue du Moulin
de la coudre - 71440 TRONCHY FRANCE. QSL TX7T via Tim Beaumont, M0URX.

H40, TEMOTU PROVINCE. Operators Larry/K1ZW and Rob/N7QT will be active
as H40KT and H40TT, respectively, from Pigeon Island (OC-065) between
November 14-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. QSL
via M0URX or OQRS. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

HC, ECUADOR. Rick, NE8Z/HC1MD, will be active as HC1MD/2 from Ballenita,
the Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador, and from the Farallon Dillon Light-
house (ARLHS ECU-017)[arlhs.com], Capay on Hill, between October 27th-
November 9th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters (14270 kHz SSB for light-
house hunters) using CW, SSB and FT8, and the equipment to be used is a
TT-857D into a Spider Vertical (40/30/20/17m). QSL via K8LJG and LoTW
after the trip.

HC, ECUADOR. Uwe, DL8UD, will once again be active as HC5M from Cuenca
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/High-Power/Assisted entry. Before and after the contest, Uwe will
operate on 160-10 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands, using CW and
SSB. QSL via DL8UD, direct or by the Bureau.

IA0, ANTARCTICA. In mid-December, operators Marco/IK5SQX (aka DK5SQX)
and Nicola/IZ7ZNZ will be among a group of Italian Researchers on their
way to Concordia Station (WAP MNB-03) where they plan to stay until
February 2020. Activity (when time permits) will be mostly on 20 meters
SSB, possibly afte January 5th. Nothing sure about the callsign they are
going to use from there, maybe IA0DC... Read the full details at the WAP
Web site:                      http://www.waponline.it

IOTA NEWS..............
  AF-004.  David, OK1DTP, will be active as EA8/OL5D from Fuerteventura
           Island, Canary Islands, between November 21-28th. Activity
           will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
           Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via OK1DTP.

  AF-004.  Vlada, OK1CW, will be active as EA8/OK1A from Fuerteventura
           Island, Canary Islands, between November 21-28th. Activity
           will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
           Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via OK1CW.

  AF-004.  Jarda, OK2GG, will be active as EA8/OK2GG from Fuerteventura
           Island, Canary Islands, between November 21-28th. Activity
           will include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
           Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via OK2GG.

  AS-017.  (Update) Markus, DJ4EL, is now active as JS6UEA from Yomitan,
           Okinawa, until October 25th. Activity is on 40/20/15/10m using
           SSB. QSL via his home callsign, but preferred method is via LoTW
           or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch is Twitter page at:
                        https://twitter.com/rapanuiman

  AS-099.  A group of Turkish amateurs will be on the air as TC0F from
           Bozcaada Island (in memory of Tuncer, TA1F/SK) during the CQWW
           DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Op/Single-TX entry.
           Operators mentioned are Hakan/TA0G, Hulki/TA1U, Rebi/TA2BN,
           Osman/TA2DO, Deniz/TA1CQ, Tev/TA1HZ, Can/TA1CR, Golkem/TA7AZC
           and TB0BBB. QSL via TA2BN.

  AS-206. Operators Ted/JF1CCH and Eiji/JQ1SUO are now active as JF1CCH/0
          and JQ1SUO/0 from Sado Island until October 21st. Activity will
          be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via their
          home callsigns.

  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......

KP3, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as KP3Z from the Puerto
Rico Contest Club in Rio Piedras during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via N4AO.

NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active from
here as NP2P during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-
Op entry. QSL via LoTW.

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

OR0/OR18, BELGIUM (Special Event). To celebrate the 18th birthday of HRH
Princess Elisabeth, members of the Belgian IARU Society UBA will activate
special event station OR0YAL (which could be read as O Royal) between
October 25th and December 25th. During the same time period, over 30
different UBA club stations using the special prefix "OR18" will be
aired and individual Belgian hams are allowed to make use of the "OR"
prefix instead of the regular "ON" in their callsign. Also, a commemor-
ative award will be available for working "OR0YAL" and the "OR18" club
stations during this time-frame. The certificate will be available in four
different classes: Bronze (30 pts), Silver (50 pts), Gold (70 pts) and
Platinum (110 pts). Each "OR18" station as well as "OR0YAL" counts as
two points on the first band worked and one additional point on every
additional band worked. Contacts made on the same band but in different
modes do not count separately. No band or mode restrictions nor any
endorsements. Please note that how ever they encourage you to do so,
contacting other Belgian stations do not get you any points towards this
commemorative certificate. For more details, Logsearch and award appli-
cations should be made via (https://or0yal.uba.be). This Web site will
be available during the activity period.

OX, GREENLAND. Thomas, OZ1AA, will be active as OX1AA from Kangerlussuaq,
Greenland (NA-018), between October 22-29th. Activity will be on various
HF bands. QSL via OZ1ACB.

P4, ARUBA (Update). Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as P40T from
Aruba (SA-036) between October 21-31st. Activity will be on all HF bands
using CW, SSB and FT8. He plans to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via VE3DZ.

PJ2, CURACAO. Erik, ON4ANN, will be active as PJ2/ON4ANN from Curacao
(SA-099, WLOTA 0942) between October 27th and November 2nd. Activity
will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the
Bureau or LoTW.

PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators David/N3RD, Walter/WA3LRO, John/N4RV, Richard/N6KT,
Stu/N7ZZ, Uli/DL8OBQ and Steve/PJ4DX will be active as PJ4K from Bonaire
(SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th)
as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via KU9C. Look for operators to be active
outside of the contest using PJ4/homecalls as station building continues.
QSL via operator's instructions.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 21-27th).......
 Oct/21st HN      Oct/24th  LN     Oct/26th  HN
 Oct/22nd AN      Oct/25th  LN     Oct/27th  HN
 Oct/23rd 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)
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  NO QSL-INFO THIS WEEK. Will return next week....

  (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/5K0K (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/T30GC (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP6R (Updated)

  NEW QSL MANAGER FOR ANTARCTICA STATIONS KC4AAA, KC4AAC and KC4USV.
  The QSL Manager for KC4AAA, KC4AAC and KC4USV was Larry Skilton, K1IED.
  Larry became a Silent Key on June 2, 2018. Bob Schenck, N2OO, on behalf
  of the QSL Managers Society along with an assist from Gerry Kersus,
  W1GD, were able to recover the logs and blank cards from Larry's family
  earlier this year. With an assist from the QSL Managers Society, a new
  QSL Manager has been assigned.
    The new QSL Manager for these 3 stations will be Bill Erhardt, K7MT.
  Bill was at McMurdo Station for two seasons (2008/09 & 2009/10) and
  worked with Larry, K1IED, and helped recover about 7 years of back
  QSLs and logs while at Mac Town. Bill mentioned that Larry was a great
  guy and he was saddened to hear that he was SK. Bill offered to be
  available to take over as QSL Manager for the 3 stations (KC4AAA, KC4AAC
  and KC4USV) that Larry managed. All of the recovered paper logs and
  blank QSLs were recently passed along to Bill, K7MT, who can now handle
  any QSL card requests. Full information can be located on the QRZ pages
  for each of the Antarctica calls (KC4AAA, KC4AAC and KC4USV). This
  includes information on dates of activities for which logs are available.
  We suggest keeping an eye on those QRZ pages for updated information
  on more current activities by each of the stations. Bill's E-mail is
  (k7mt@mt.net) for anyone with any inquiries.
     73! Bob Schenck, N2OO
         QSL Managers Society
         www.qsl.net/qslmanagers

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5B4ALJ, 8P2K, 9K2GS, 9V1YC, A35JT, A82X, A82Z,
  C21WW, C37NL, EA6VQ, ES6DO, HH2AA, JW9DL, LX/PA0PIW, LX1HD, OJ0JR, OY1R,
  T30L, T88UW, YS1RS and ZS1SBW

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: E44WE, HR6A (1987), K4MIA, MS0INT, R1AND (AN-016),
  R1ANP (AN-016), R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063),
  RI0BC (AS-042), RW0IM/P (AS-059), RW1AI/MM, TO5M and XE1FAA

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3W3B, 3XY3D/P (AF-051), 3XY3D/P (AF-096),
  5R8UP, 5T2KW, 9H3HI, 9M6/G3VYI, A52IC, DZ4C (OC-202), E20HHK/P (AS-126),
  E51LYC (OC-098), H40D (OC-179), H44R (OC-168), H44R/P (OC-158), IH9/LZ1PM,
  PJ5/N6YEU, TG9BBV, TX0A (OC-113), TX0M (OC-297), VE3LYC/KL7 (NA-150),
  VE7DP/7 (NA-181), VK5MAV/6 (OC-183), VK5MAV/6 (OC-211), XU7DDD, XW0YJY,
  XW1IC, YB9/DL3KZA (OC-150), YE4/DL3KZA (OC-144), Z23MD and ZA/DK8FA
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        to send in their info....

S7, SEYCHELLES. Operators Martin/OK1FZM and XYL Lenka/OK1WZM will be
active as S79ZM from Seychelles between October 18-31st. They will operate
during the first week from Mahe Island (AF-024) and the second week from
Praslin Island (AF-024). Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters
using CW and SSB. Martin will do all of the CW. Depending on conditions,
they may be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). QSL via OK1FZM,
direct or by the Bureau. All QSLs will be sent out via the Bureau. NO LoTW
or ClubLog.

SU8, EGYPT. Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Development
(ERASD) will be active as SU8WRC from Sharm el Sheikh between October 28th
and November 22nd during the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2019).
Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via OH2BH.

SU8, EGYPT. Members of the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society For Develop-
ment (ERASD) and Radio Arcala from the World Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC-2019) will be active as SU8X from Sharm El Sheikh during the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via OH2BH.

T8, PALAU. Jery, HL5BHH, will be active as T88KZ from the VIP Guest Hotel
(Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between October 21-24th. Activity
will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using mostly SSB and possibly FT8.
All the contacts will be confirmed only via LoTW and it will be uploaded
ASAP after holiday.

T8 PALAU. Yunjae/HL5KY, Munehiro/JR6DRH, Mike/JA6EGL, are now active as
T88KY, T88RH and T88SM, respectively, from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio
Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) until October 23rd. Activity will be holiday
style on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL T88KY via
LoTW only, and he states, "it will be uploaded as soon as possible after
holiday. Sorry but I do not prepare paper QSLs for this operation." QSL
T88RH via JR6DRH. QSL T88SM via his home callsign direct only. For more
details about the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room), see: 
                  https://palau-radio-club.jimdofree.com

TK, CORSICA. Look for "Team Charlie" (S5 Team) to be active again as TK0C
from Sant Ambroggio, Corsica, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via S50C, direct, eQSL and LoTW.
The list of operators was not provided. For details and updates, watch:
                   https://www.facebook.com/TK0CHARLIE

V4, ST. KITTS (Update/Change). Felipe, NP4Z, is not going to be able to
do his V43Z operation during the CQWW DX SSB Contest as previous announced,
but Randy, K5ZD, will be stepping into the chair there. He will probably
be using the callsign V47T as a Single-Op/ALL-Band entry. QSL via LoTW
or W2RQ.

VK9/N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Update/Reminder). Operators Jacek/SP5EAQ (VK9NE),
Mek/SP7VC (VK9NC) and Marcin/SP5ES (VK9NG) will be active from Norfolk
Island (OC-005) between October and November. All three operators will
have different lengths of stay on the island:
     SP5EAQ (VK9NE) -- October 18th-November 4th
     SP7VC (VK9NC)  -- October 18-28th
     SP5ES (VK9NG)  -- October 28th-November 4th
  Activity will be on various HF bands. Modes: Jacek/SP5EAQ (SSB ex-
clusively); Mek/SP7VC (Digital modes) and Marcin/SP5ES (CW). Jacek/
SP5EAQ will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as
VK9NE. QSL Manager will be SP7VC (direct, by the Bureau or LoTW). Jacek,
SP5EAQ, informed that the Internet access on the island will be very
limited, so it will be a problem to have real time online logs. However,
if possible the logs will be uploaded in batches to a database which will
be available online. So there will be some delay. For more details and
updates, visit their Web page at:     http://vk9n-2019.dxing.pl

VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Steve, K3SW, will be active as VP2MSW from Montserrat
(NA-103) between October 22-28th. He plans to be active in the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/Assisted
entry. If possible, Steve will operate CW prior to CQWW SSB Contest between
October 22-24th. On October 28th, the station must be disassembled so he
is not likely to operate then. LoTW is primary QSL route. If you want a
paper QSL, then send direct to K3SW with 3 USDs for QSLs outside the U.S.
and 1 USD for U.S. stations (but be patient).

VP2V, BRITISH VIGRIN ISLANDS. Steven, AA7V, will once again be active as
VP2V/AA7V from Virgin Gorda. Length of stay is unknown. Activity will be
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). Outside of the contest,
activity will be on various bands using CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL VP2V/AA7V
via LoTW or AA7V.

VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The Pitcairn Island DX-
pedition VP6R Team hit the air waves on October 17th and will be there
until November 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 6 meters
EME, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H). The VP6R team will also participate
in the 2019 CQWW SSB Contest this coming weekend October 26-27th weekend.
QSL via K9CT. For more details and info, check out the Pitcairn Island
DXpedition Web page at:         https://pitcairndx.com
Also, check out their FaceBook page at:
                 https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416
Also, their Twitter page is at:  https://twitter.com/2019Island

VU7, LAKSHADWEEP (Update/Reminder). Operators Sree/VU2OB, Shabu/M0KRI/
VU2CAC and Asraf/VU3MTY will be active as VU7RI from Lakshadweep Island
(AS-011) between October 19-31st. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, in-
cluding 60m, with a focus on higher bands using CW, SSB and FT8. An
operating schedule is available on their Web page. QSL via M0KRI, LoTW
or  ClubLog. For more details and update, see:    https://vu7ri.com

WWROF WEBINAR (CQWW SSB and CW by K1AR). If you missed the Worldwide
Radio Operators Foundation's Webinar on "CQ WW SSB and CW - Current News
on Your Favorite Contests" - presented by John Dorr, K1AR", it is now
available online at:    https://wwrof.org/category/webinar-archive
CQWW Director K1AR will bring you up-to-date on the biggest annual global
radiosport events on the calendar. Participant resources will be examined
along with log submittal, Log Check Reports, the Scores Database and
awards. Some questions and discussion were fielded at the end.

XT, BURKINA FASO. Al, F8FUA, will once again be active as XT2BR, from
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; dates to be announced (possibly sometime in
December). He will use an Elecraft K3 with 100 watts into a hexbeam and
dipoles, operating on CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (DXpedition mode) if possible.
Log will be updated when possible depending on his Internet access. QSL
direct (with SAE and 2 USDs) or via the REF QSL Bureau. After his oper-
ation, Al will upload his log to LoTW.

XW, LAOS. Bruce, 3W3B (HS0ZCY/XU7ADF/XW1B/AA4XR), who lives in Da Nang,
will once again be active as XW4XR from Vientiane between December 4-14th.
Activity will be on 40-6 meters (60m included) using CW, RTTY, JT65 and
FT8. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW (preferred method).

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Steve, WB4GHY, is once again active as ZD8SC from
Ascension Island (AF-003) until November 11th. He is there for his usual
work detail. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB, FT4 and FT8,
with an IC-7000 w/100 watts into a directional antenna. QSL via WB4GHY
or LoTW.

ZF9, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Stan, K5GO, will once again be active as ZF9CW from
Cayman Brac Island (NA-016) in both CQWW DX SSB and CW Contests (October
26-27th and November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entries.
Look for him to be active on various HF bands outside of the contest on
both CW and SSB. QSL via LoTW or his home callsign direct. NO LoTW or
NO Bureau.

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