SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1438
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No.
1438
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1438
BID:
$OPDX.1438
November 4, 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,
K4ZW, K5GS,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W0GJ, 4X1VF, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News
Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA
& Les Nou-
velles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, RN3RQ, Sixitalia
Weekly, and
VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.
****
EDITOR'S COMMENT: If you were on Daylight Saving Time (DST),
did
you remember to turn your clock back an
hour?
See below "Standard Time".
DXCC
COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of
Sunday, 27th/October, through Sunday, 3rd/November there were 223
countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4W, 4X,
5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2,
C3, C6, CE, CE9,
CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH,
FJ, FK, FM, FO, FO/m,
FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0,
HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8,
JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4,
PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5,
T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
V5, V6, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M,
VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, VU7, XE,
XU, XX9, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7,
ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE:
The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a
"BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry
Later".
3A, MONACO. DX-World.net reports that Paul/G4PVM and Col/MM0NDX
(OJ0Y)
are active as 3A/G4PVM and 3A/OJ0Y from Monaco until November 5th.
Activity
will be on 40-10 meters, possibly 80m, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL
3A/G4PVM
via LoTW, and 3A/OJ0Y via EB7DX.
3D2/R, ROTUMA. Antoine,
3D2AG, announced the following November 1st, on
QRZ.com: "The next 3D2AG/p
Rotuma Island one-op Dxpedition is planned
around the 28th November 2019 to
January 5th 2020, weather and transport
permitting. Latest shipping news is
that a boat shall depart Suva around
the 25th of November. Focus will be on
low bands including 160m, 80m and
60m, with QRO when required. Beware of
pirates impersonating the Rotuma
expeditions, especially in EU! There will be
NO internet access during
the expedition; FT8 logs will be uploaded to
ClubLog AFTER the expedition
and CW/SSB/RTTY contacts will be recorded on
paper logs as customary for
this OP. Efforts are being made now to source a
backup generator, fuel
and pack antennas / gear ready for the end of the
month."
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8(FT4) and
SSTV.
A tentative "Rotuma Operating Schedule" is listed on QRZ.com by
bands,
frequencies, times (UTC) by regional areas and suggested headings
(LP/SP).
The QSL information is as follows: Via 3D2AG, using PayPal to
address
(nyeurt@gmail.com) [preferred,
safer] / direct for CW/SSB/RTTY and Club-
Log's OQRS (FT8/Digimodes only).
Donations welcome to assist with generator
and fuel procurement for low bands
QRO operation. NO LoTW.
3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (3Y0I
Preparations Resumed). Excerpts
from an announcement on the 3Y0I Bouvet
Island Web page, under "NEWS",
(https://bouvetoya.org/) reports the following
interesting facts and
details of the second attempt to go to Bouvet Island:
* "The 1st attempt took yet another toll".... "we had to cover all
costs
involved"... "it’s been a privately funded venture from the
very
beginning, we spent as much as 225.000 USDs from our personal
funds
so far. Only 9% of our DXpedition budged got covered by donations,
so
the final impact on our private monies is huge".
* "We estimate
that the second attempt would be around 170.000 USDs in
total. It’s less
than our initial budget as we have collected a lot
of important equipment
already + went under necessary extra-paid
training + secured many things
logistically, too".... "we have already
secured half of the required
budget to go back to Bouvet. But after
the last aftermath and considering
the next suitable time-frames with
safe weather conditions at far South
Atlantic Ocean, we’re simply
unable to repair our budget with personal
funding this fast. We face
a risk to postpone the expedition,
unfortunately. Yes, we did our
best to make it happen last March. Yes,
we’re still up to take a
second chance. But this time it may only take
place if we receive
financial support to cover at least half of the
missing budget, which
is 85.000 USDs, to make 3Y0I coming true. And
here’s how you can..."
* "To make the fundraising more attractive, once we
reach the required
minimum of 85k USDs, we will give donors a chance to
win something
special". They list three things on their Web page.
*
The 3Y0I team now has a "GoFundMe" page to donate at:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/3y0i-bouvet-island-expedition
It also contains details and pictures of the Bouvet project.
*
Read the complete press release (long) for more details at:
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-preparations-resumed
For more details and updates on the Bouvet Island DXpedition, watch
the
following Web page and Media sites at:
This is the main site where you
can find more details on the project
and news: https://bouvetoya.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg
4L,
GEORGIA. Tev, TA1HZ, will be active as 4L/TA1HZ from Georgia between
December
13-20th. Operation will be from 4L6QC's QTH using a Yaesu FT991
into a AV-680
antenna. Activity will be mainly FT8 and FT4 on the lower
bands. QSL via LoTW
or direct to TA1HZ.
4U1, AUSTRIA. Operators Sparky/OE1ZZZ and Oleg/HB9RB
will be active as
4U1A from the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club
(ARCDXC) station
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Multi-Single entry.
QSL via UA3DX. This station counts as the VIC (Vienna
International Centre)
multiplier and "OE" Austria for DXCC.
4X,
ISRAEL. Members of the "Holyland DX Group" will operate as 4X9R from
the
heart of Beith Shearim site between December 27-28th. The operators
mentioned
are Ruben/4Z5FI, Mark/4Z4KX, Alexander/4Z4AK, Ros/4Z5LA, Yuli/
4X6HP,
Vladimir/4Z5IW, Hilik/4X6YA, Arthur/4X4DZ, Jan/4X1VF and possibly
Hal/W8HC.
Beith Shearim is a very attractive site for tourists from all
over the world.
The catacombs were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site
in July 2015. (https://biblewalks.com/sites/BeitShearimCatacombs.html)
They
will start their activity on Friday, December 27th, at 0730 UTC,
and close
down on Saturday, December 28th, 1300 UTC. Activity will be on
80-10 meters
using CW and SSB, with two stations. Holyland Square - J07HF.
QSL Manager is
Ros, 4Z5LA.
5U, NIGER. Pierre, HB9AMO, will once again be active as
5U9AMO from Niger
between November 15-25th. Activity will be holiday style on
160-6 meters
CW using a Yaesu FT-991 w/100w into a Spiderbeam 404-UL
multiband antenna
(40-10m) and wire antennas for 60m, 80m and 160m. He will
also be in the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as
Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power/
Unassisted entry. QSL via M0URX or LoTW. Log
will be uploaded to LoTW in
February 2020. For more details, updates and a
log search, visit Pierre's
Web page at: http://www.hb9amo.net/5u9amo.php
5Z,
KENYA. Andy, G3AB, is now based/resides in Nairobi (been there
since
September 30th), and is expected to be active as 5Z4/G3AB. Activity
will
be on 20-10 meters using an IC-7300 and dipoles. His QRZ.com page
states
that he is awaiting the arrival of further equipment and antennas.
QSL
via LoTW.
9J2, ZAMBIA (Update). Members of the Z2LA and 7P8LB team
are planning a
trip to Zambia between March 5-15th (2020). A preliminary
departure date
is 4th of March 2020. The license application form has been
received and
will shortly be forwarded with requests for the 9J2LA callsign.
The Web
page is now available at: https://9j2la.com
Facebook will be used for
“Breaking News” the weeks before departure and
during the Expedition. Updated
list of operators are now Rune/LA7THA (Team
Leader), Harald/LB2HG,
Svein/LA3BO, Morten/LA3MHA, Piotr/LA7RRA, Arne/
LA7WCA, Chris/LA8OM,
Svein/LA9KKA, Thor/LA9VPA, Morten/LB8DC, Philipp/
DK6SP, Christian/OE5CWO and
Philipp/OE7PGI. The team will be focused on
CW and FT8 for the low bands, and
CW, SSB and FT8 for the higher bands.
Suggested frequencies were listed in
OPDX.1420. QSOs will be uploaded to
ClubLog if internet access is available.
QSL via M0OXO QSL service.
9X, RWANDA (Reminder). Harald, DF2WO, will
once again be active as 9X2AW
from Kigali between November 4-16th. He is
currently preparing his 160m
antenna and will build a Hexbeam with Bamboo
Sticks for working on 20/17/
15/12/10 meters using mainly Digital modes (FT8,
PSK31, JT65 and RTTY),
CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO or his OQRS. See QRZ.com for
pictures.
C5, THE GAMBIA. Arthur, SQ7RAI, will be active as C5/SQ7RAI
from The Gambia
between November 12-20th. Activity will be on 20-6 meters
using SSB and FT8.
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct, LoTW and
eQSL.
C5, THE GAMBIA (Update to OPDX.1428). It has been reported that
Alan,
G3XAQ (C56XA), will join Don, G3XTT (C56DF), during his visit to
The
Gambia between November 12-26th. Both operators have been here
before.
Their primary goal is the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th)
with
both operating as Single-Op/Single-Band entries in the contest.
Bands
were not mentioned. Activity outside of the contest will be
holiday
style on various HF bands (probably all CW). Logs will be uploaded
to
LoTW and ClubLog, but possibly only after their return to the UK.
QSL
C56XA via G3SWH, and C56DF via G3XTT.
C6, BAHAMAS. Operators
George/AA7JV, Tomi/HA7RY, Feco/HA8KW and Mike/KN4EEI
will be active as C6AGU
from Wood Cay Island (NA-001) between November
15th and December 9th.
Activity will be focused on 160/80 meters using
CW and FT8, including entries
in the CQWW DX CW (November 23-24th) and
ARRL 160m (December 6-8th) Contests.
QSL via HA7RY.
CY0 SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. The CY0 Sable Island
DXpedition scheduled
for October 2020 now has a Web page (still under
construction) at:
http://cy0dxpedition.net
The callsign is
still pending. However, operators are currently listed
as: Murray/WA4DAN,
Pat/N2IEN, Bill/K5DHY, San/K5YY, Bob/K4UEE, Lee/WW2DX,
Will/AA4NC, John/N8AA
and Lou/N2TU.
D4, CAPE VERDE. Jose, CT1BOH, will be active as D4C from
the contest
station on Sao Vicente Island (AF-086) during the CQWW DX CW
Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via
LoTW, eQSL or IK2NCJ by the Bureau. DIRECT QSL to: MONTEVERDE
CONTEST
CLUB, 6963 Pregassona, Switzerland. For the latest information,
check
the D4C Web page at: http://www.d4c.cc
DXCC'S MOST WANTED
(ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog
as of October 27th. The list contains 340 entities.
The following are the top
10 entities:
1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas
Island
2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 7. KH7K Kure Island
3. FT5/W Crozet Island 8. KH3 Johnston Island
4. BS7H
Scarborough Reef 9. FT5/X Kerguelen Island
5. CE0X San Felix
Islands 10. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island
No changes
this month. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list
is available
at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php
E4,
PALETINE. Members of the Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active
as E44C
from Palestine between February 5-17th. This is the same group
who activated
9LY1JM from Banana Island (AF-037), Sierra Leone, last year.
Operators
mentioned are John/F1ULQ, Pat/F2DX, Frank/F4AJQ, Damien/F4AZF,
Jimi/F4DLM,
Wil/F4ESV, Terry/F4TTR, Raymond/F5MFV, Maurice/F5NQL, Stef/
F5UOW,
Julien/F8AVK, Andreas/DL3GA, Herman/ON4QX, Eric/ON7RN and
Ken/OZ1IKY.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK, FT4
and FT8.
QSL via F5GSJ, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or their OQRS. For more
details
and updates, see: https://palestine2020.wordpress.com
ED8,
CANARY ISLANDS. Siggi, TF3CW, will be active as ED8W from La Palma
Island
(AF-004) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (November 23-24th)
Single-
Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via EA5GL or LoTW.
FM,
MARTINIQUE. David, F8AAN, will be active as FM/F8AAN from Martinique
(NA-107)
between November 9-18th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using
CW only. QSL
via LoTW, ClubLog or direct.
HC0, ECUADOR. Alan, K0AV, will be active as
HC0T during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL
via LoTW.
HU1, EL SALVADOR.
Operators Andreas/DH8WR, Werner/DJ9KH, Frank/DL1KWK,
Dietmar/DL2HWA,
Bert/DL2RNS, Georg/DL4SVA, Olaf/DL7JOM, Rolf/DL7VEE and
Franz/DL9GFB will be
active as HU1DL from El Salvador between January
30th and February 13th,
2020. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Look for
more details and Web page to be forth-
coming.
IOTA
NEWS..............
OC-237. Operators Budi/YF1AR, Moh. Sofyan/YC1KK,
Mohammad/YC1BIQ and
Budi/YB1MAE will be active as homecall/p from
the Biawak Light-
house (IDO-074) on Biawak Island, Indonesia,
between November
7-14th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using
mainly FT8
with some CW and SSB. QSL YF1AR/P via YE1AR, ClubLog's
OQRS
or via N2OO. QSL YC1KK/P, YC1BIQ/P, YB1MAE/P via their
home
callsigns. For more info and updates,
see:
http://www.yf1ar.com/2019
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......
KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA (Reminder).
Tsutomu "Tom", JA1VND, will be active as
KH8/K1TF from Pago Pago (OC-045)
between November 12-18th. Activity will
be on various HF bands using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes. QSL via JA1VND
direct or LoTW.
NP2, U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active as NP2P
during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
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
PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS. Operators Janusz/SP6IXF and Wlodek/SP6EQZ
will once
again be active as PJ5/SP6IXF and PJ5/SP6EQZ, respectively, from
Saint
Eustatius Island (NA 145) between November 16-30th. The duo were
there
8 years ago. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and
the
Digital modes (RTTY, FT8). There may be possible operations in the
CQWW
DX CW Contest (Part-time). QSL via their home callsigns, direct, by
the
Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. For more details and updates,
watch:
http://pj5.dxing.pl
PROPAGATION
FORECAST/REPORT (November 4-10th).......
Nov/04th AN Nov/07th AN
Nov/09th AN
Nov/05th AN Nov/08th AN Nov/10th AN
Nov/06th
HN
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
PZ5,
SURINAME. Operators John/K0TG, Tony/KM0O, Robert/K6RB, Rick/N6XI,
Ron/N0AT
and Bill/W0OR will be active as PZ5W from Lelydorp (PZ5RA QTH)
during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL
via LoTW, or
via N0AT, by the Bureau or direct. Look for operators to be
active before and
after the contest.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO
from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)
(October 27th and November
3rd)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3A/G4PVM via EB7DX J79WTA via HB9MFM & (L) PC33EUDXF via
PA0MBD
4X/R1CC via DJ1ND KH0/KC0W via KC0W (d) PJ2/ON4ANN via
ON4ANN
7S7V via E77E LA33EUDXF via PA1AW PJ2ND via K8ND
& (L)
BW2/JP1RIW via BM2JCC (O) LB9FH/AM via LB9FH R4RE via
(**)
CN3A via IK2OHG & (L) LX75V via LX1JH RJ4P via
(**)
CQ9A via EA1AP LZ365BM via LZ1KCP RT4RO via
(**)
CR6K via CT1ILT (O/d/L) MU/RL5D via (**) S549APR via S51A
& (L)
CR6T via CT1ESV & (L) OG7A via OH6MW & (L) SJ0X
via SM6JSM
CV7S via CX7SS & (L) OL1Z via OK2WZN SN110WM
via SP3PGS
DK3T via DK3EE (N) OM/SQ9MDF via SQ9MDF SV9/RL5D via
(**)
DR3W via DL6MHW OR0YAL via (ON-B) TA4/OH2KW via OH2KW
& (L)
DX1J via JA1HGY & (L) OR18BTS via ON6GMT TM0DX via
F8DHE
EA3/UA4PCM via UA4PCM OR18BXE via ON5AV (d) TM20CI via
F6KJX
ED7O via EA7EU (d) OR18CRD via ON4CRD TM3R via
F5UTN
ED7R via EA7IZJ & (L) OR18DIG via ON4DIG (O) TM4L via
F8ARK & (L)
EF8R via EB7DX (d/L) OR18LUS via ON7LU TO1J
via JF2QNM (d/L)
EH3ICCD via EA3HZC OR18LVN via ON3AR & (L)
UN7AM via (**)
EM30TPU via UR7TWY OR18NOK via (ON-B) V3A via
M0OXO (O/L)
HC1/KW8N via KW8N OR18RSX via ON4RSX V47T via
W2RQ & (L)
HC5UDT via DL8UD OR18SNW via ON7KO W2/F2YS via
W2/F2YS (d/W2-B/L)
HG33EUDXF via HA0HW (O) OR18TLS via ON6MS XR6N
via CE6VMO
HG5A via HA5KDQ & (L) OR18WLD via ON6WL YO15IPA
via YO3AS
IB2LV via I2MYF OR18WRA via ON4WRA YP0C via
YO3CZW
IB9A via IZ2WFL OR2KMJ via ON2KMJ YR8D via YO8KRR
& (L)
IB9MY via IT9SSI (d) OR6T via ON4AMX YV5ZV via
EA5GL (d/L)
IG9/LZ2SX via LZ2SX (L) OR8ON via ON8ON ZF2TH via
N3DL (d/L)
II9P via IT9CHU (L/d) OZ30EU via OZ8IE & (L) ZY2WDX
via PU2YBW (d)
IO2V via IK2CFR P3X via 5B4AMM & (L)
ZZ3ZZ via PY3ZZ
J42L via SV2DCD (d/L) PB75RILLAND via PA3GEO
(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 (**) RN3RQ OQRS
QSLS
RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5K0K, 5W0GC, A82Z, D68CCC, JY5HX, MD4K, OJ0AW,
OX1AA,
TA1PB, V51B, VR2XAN, XR0ZRC and YJ0GC
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 7V9A
(AF-104), J28PJ, K7TRI (NA-211), OJ0DX
and Z81D
QSLS RECEIVED VIA
THE BUREAU: 4L5P, 6Y6J, 9Y/K2HVN, C37AC, C6AGU, CN2AA,
CN2CO, CN2FB, CN2MA,
CN2PM, CN2TX, IC8/UT7QF (EU-031), JT1EPC, KP4SX,
KT7WW/KL7, MJ/OQ7A/P
(EU-099), OH0/DF4ZL, PZ5CO, RI1FJ (FJL), T77NC,
T88MK, TK/OO9O, TM4G,
UA4RX/1 (FJL), VK4/JA8COE (OC-138), WP4JLU,
XV9BG (AS-128), XV9HL and XV9JK
(AS-157)
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF..
etc)
to send in their info....
STANDARD TIME. Did you remember
to change your clocks? Countries who
observe Daylight Saving Time (DST),
which took place on Sunday, March
10th, are now expected to move their "local
clocks" backward 1 hour on
Sunday, November 3rd, from 2:00 AM local time to
1:00 AM. In 2020, Day-
light Saving Time (DST) will again go into effect on
Sunday, March 8th,
at 2:00 AM local time. For the history and details about
ST and DST, as
well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries
who observe
DST), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2020.html
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa?year=2020
ADDED
NOTE: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know NOT to change
their
GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set
their
computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on
"some"
ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..)
programs.
SW9, CRETE. Christo, LZ3FN, will be active as SW9AA from Crete
(EU-015,
GIOTA KRS-005, MIA MGC-005, WLOTA 1400) during the CQWW DX CW
Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LZ1PM.
Activity
outside of the contest will be holiday style on all bands, mainly
CW.
T8, PALAU. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will once again be active as T88PB from
the
VIP-Guest Hotel in Koror City, Palau, between December 6-8th.
Activity
usually is on 160-6 meters using CW and 6m FT8, but his Web page
states
"Mainly 160m CW / FT8". His equipment is an IC-7300 w/TL933 amp
(about
500w) into a 3 element Yagi and DP antennas. QSL via LoTW (preferred)
or
direct to his home callsign. For more details and updates, see his
Web
page at: http://pandasan.jimdo.com
TK20,
CORSICA. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active as TK20A from Corsica
(EU-014) and
possibly other IOTA groups between September 4-20th. Activity
will be on
holiday style on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via his
home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For
more details and updates,
watch: http://rnb.dx-cw.net
TU,
CÔTE D'IVOIRE. Operators/Team members Roger/ON7TQ (Team
Leader),
Olivier/ON4EI (Co-Leader), Ron/ON1DX (QSL Manager), Ief/ON6KX and
Kevin/SWL
will be active as TU2R from the Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire
between
March 23rd and April 3rd, 2020. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using
CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1826, 3518,
5352, 7004, 10104, 14018, 18068, 21023, 24890 and 28018 kHz
SSB - 1840,
3785, 7160, 14240, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28518 kHz
RTTY - 3580, 7043,
10143, 14080, 18105, 21080, 24925 and 28080 kHz
FT8 - 1845, 3585, 5373,
7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz
The team will be
located near Grand-Bassam, east to Abidjan in IJ85CE
locator. They plan to
have 3 stations active (1 CW, 1 SSB and 1 Digital).
QSL via ON1DX, direct or
by the Bureau. LoTW uploads will be done as soon
as possible. They will
upload LoTW contacts during the DXpedition for all
10 USDs contributors. An
OQRS will be available by requesting your QSL via
PayPal at: (on1dx@telenet.be). They state, "You can help
saving Bureau
costs when using the Online QSL Request System (OQRS) for
Bureau. OQRS
Direct via Paypal, please send 3 USDs for Europe, 4 USDs for
USA, 5 USDs
for Oceania." For more details and updates, watch:
https://tu2r.wordpress.com
V4, ST.
KITTS AND NEVIS. Bob, WX4G, will be active as V4/WX4G from St.
Kitts (NA-104)
between November 20-26th. Activity will include the CQWW
DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry.
QSL via
WX4G.
V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Andy, N2NT, will be active as V47T from
the QTH
of V47KP on St. Kitts (NA-104) during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via W2RQ
direct
or LoTW. Andy will be active as V47NT between November 16-22nd,
before
the contest.
VP2M, MONTSERRAT. George, K2DM (now ex-VP2MDG
since October 3rd), announced
that he will activate his new callsign, VP2MDM,
from Montserrat during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). He will be
joined by Peter/K2PS
(VP2MPS), Ed/K2TE and Wayne/N4FP as a Multi-2 entry. QSL
via LoTW or
direct to his home callsign. NO BUREAU CARDS. ADDED NOTE: Some
operators
will operate one day before and after the contest on CW, SSB and
FT8,
using their own individual VP2M callsigns.
VP2V, BRITISH VIGRIN
ISLANDS (Update). Steven, AA7V, will once again be
active as VP2V/AA7V from
Virgin Gorda before the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th). During the
contest he will sign VP2VWW as a Single-
Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Outside
of the contest, activity will be on
various bands using CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL
VP2V/AA7V and VP2VWW via LoTW
or AA7V. He will be active between November
21-25th.
VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Glenn, W0GJ, sent
out the
following press release on Thursday, October 31st: "This morning we
passed
80,000 contacts. Both the upper bands and the lower bands have had
good
propagation. The team spirits have been high as the pileups continue.
Many
all-time new ones are in the logs.
We were QRT for two hours this
morning to completely dismantle and pack
up the stations and antennas at the
old Radio Site. The view from there
is breath-taking, with a 360 degree view
of the ocean from 900 feet above
sea level! The propagation was also
breath-taking from there! The DX
Engineering team did an incredible job
fabricating our 90-foot 160M
antenna. It went up and came down easily. The DX
Engineering falling
derricks for the yagi masts made raising and lowering
(and repairing)
the yagis very easy. There will be pictures on our
website:
https://pitcairndx.com
We are back on the
air at our base camp 40-10 meters for another 24
hours before we must QRT to
pack up for catching the Braveheart."
----------------------------------------------------------
Glenn, W0GJ,
also sent out the following press release late Saturday
evening, November
2nd, titled "VP6R Final Press Release 2 November 2019":
The VP6R DXpedition
is now history with 82,700 Q’s in the log. We had
excellent weather for
dismantling our stations & antennas. We have just
finished packing
everything for the return trip home. The Braveheart is
transporting us to
Mangareva tomorrow. It will then go on to Punta Arenas,
Chile, transporting
some equipment we used for the South Orkney DXpedition.
The oldest Pitcairn
resident passed away yesterday. We attended the
funeral this morning. He was
laid to rest right next to Tom Christian,
VP6TC. It was a very moving
experience.
We have helped two local hams get back on the air. Meralda
Warren,
VP6MW, has a new 40/30/15M vertical and is set up now to operate
FT8.
Mike Warren, VP6AZ, has a repaired vertical and new beam. They are
both
on the air again! VP6MW called CQ just once using FT8 on 15M. She had
an
instant pileup. I guess there is still a need for VP6 Pitcairn even
after
VP6R went QRT!
We still miss Ralph, K0IR, who did almost all of
the organization and
preparation for the VP6R DXpedition, but was unable to
go at the last
minute. I stepped in literally 5 days before leaving home. The
success
of VP6R is almost solely due to the details Ralph planned for. If
there
was ever a DXpedition on autopilot, VP6R was it. THANKS, Ralph!!!!
Thanks to everyone who worked us to make the VP6R DXpedition such a
success
at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
Visit (www.pitcairndx.com) for QSLing details. It
will be at least 7-10
days before most of the team gets home. OQRS will be
activated then and
is the best way to receive a QSL card. Eventually our
entire log will be
uploaded to LoTW. QSL via K9CT.
---------------------------------------------
EDITOR'S NOTES: As you are
read this, the Pitcairn Island DXpedition
VP6R Team are now QRT as of 1800z,
November 1st. As of 1801z, November 1st,
ClubLog shows that the VP6R team has
made 82700 QSOs with 20491 Unique Call-
signs. Breakdown of modes are:
34208/CW, 22933/SSB, 25505/FT8 and 54/JT65.
Breakdown by Continents (%):
.4/AF, 22.2/AS, 20.7/EU, 52.0/NA, 2.1/OC,
and 2.5/SA.
Again, QSL via
K9CT. For more details, updates and pictures, 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
VP8/VP8DXU
SOUTH ORKNEY DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release, dated November 2nd).
Equipment
Consolidation (Update) [edited] -- During the week of October
21-27th, 2019,
team members and helpers met in Placerville and Los Altos
Hills, California,
to consolidate, test and repack the equipment to be
used during the South
Orkney Island DX-pedition.
On Friday, October 25th, we visited the Elecraft
factory to receive 8
K3s stations, including amplifiers, pan adapters and
other supporting
equipment. During the week antennas were assembled, tuned,
tested and
marked for easy transport and reassembly.
All software was
loaded on Lenovo laptops, QSOs were entered into N1MM
and test logs were
uploaded to our log search server over the Inmarsat
BGAN satellite
network.
Photos of the week are posted at:
https://sorkney.com/equipment-consolidation-week
Thanks to all who participated and to the equipment suppliers that
are
supporting the project, a complete list at:
https://sorkney.com/corporate-sponsors
73, VP8/VP8DXU Team
XT, BURKINA FASO (Update). Al, F8FUA, will once again
be active as XT2BR,
from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between November 8-17th.
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 operation, Al will upload
his
log to LoTW.
XV, VIETNAM (Reminder). Mats, RM2D (SM6LRR), will
once again be active
as XV9D from Phan Tiet between November 17-30th.
Activity will be holiday
style, but he will make a serious effort for the
CQWW DX CW Contest (No-
vember 23-24th). Entry category will be defined later
[either a 160/80/40
meters Single-Band effort]. Activity before and after the
contest will be
mainly on CW, SSB, and possibly some Digital modes, mainly on
160-40 meters.
This year the aim is to focus on the 5 lowest bands (160-20
meters) and
main goal is to give DXers ATNO or new bandpoints on 160/80/40
meters.
QSL via LoTW or direct to EA5GL. NO Bureau QSLs.
YASME PRESS
RELEASE (dated October 27, 2019, St. Charles, MO). YASME
FOUNDATION
SUPPORTING GRANT TO CLUBLOG – MICHAEL WELLS G7VJR [edited]
-- The Board of
Directors of The Yasme Foundation at its October 22nd
board meeting approved
a supporting grant of 4,000 USDs to ClubLog and
Michael Wells, G7VJR. The
grant will support capital improvements, needed
to take the system into the
future with improved resiliency, enhanced
performance, and the hardware
needed for continued innovation such as
CloudLog. (The initial version of
this release mistakenly identified
CloudLog (https://www.magicbug.co.uk/cloudlog/)
as a ClubLog project -
Yasme regrets the error.)
Yasme's association
with Club Log began with a grant in 2012 when the
system hosted 67 million
QSOs with 7,300 users. Today that number has
reached 590 million QSOs with
70,000 active users.
* * * * *
The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to
support
scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio,
including DXing
(long distance communication) and the introduction and
promotion of amateur
radio in developing countries. For additional infor-
mation about The Yasme
Foundation, visit our website at (www.yasme.org.).
Ward Silver, N0AX,
President, The Yasme Foundation
Board of Directors: Ward Silver,
N0AX, President and Director
Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice-President,
Secretary and Director
Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Treasurer and Director
Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director
Martti Laine, OH2BH,
Director
Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director
Robert Vallio, W6RGG,
Director
Marty Woll, N6VI, Director
James Brooks, 9V1YC,
Director
YJ0, VANUATU (Reminder/Update). Operators Yan/RZ3FW and
Sergei/R4WAA plan
to activate three IOTAs from Vanuatu between November
2-20th, as YJ0RRC
and YJ0FWA. Their tentative schedule is as follows:
November 2-4th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using
the
callsign YJ0FWA.
November 4-7th -- From
Gaua Island, Banks Islands (OC-104); using
the
callsign YJ0RRC.
November 8-13th -- Tongoa Island, Shepperd Islands
(OC-111); using
the callsign YJ0RRC.
November
14-20th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using
the
callsign YJ0FWA.
Activity will be on 160-15
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Their
equipment will be an Icom IC-7200
w/PA Ameritron ALS 500m, Yaesu FT-450D,
into 2 phased verticals for 30/40m ,
sloper 30m, 3 element VDA 20m, VDA
20/17m, top loaded vertical 80/160m and RX
Antenna (Flag, BOG 70m). Some
antennas may not be used on certain islands.
QSL via RZ3FW, direct or Club-
Log's OQRS. They do have a Web page at: https://r4waa9.wixsite.com/yj0rrc
ZF,
CAYMAN ISLANDS. Dan, N6MJ, will once again be active as ZF1A from
Grand
Cayman Islands (NA-016) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL ZF1A via LoTW or
K6AM. Activity
outside of the contest, Dan will sign as ZF2MJ between
November 19-25th, on
160-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters. QSL via
N6MJ or
LoTW.
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