Monday, April 27, 2020

Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1462

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1462

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1462
BID: $OPDX.1462
April 27, 2020
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Send From Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K8YSE, W8GEX &
60m DX News, K9EL, 7L4IOU, BA1RB, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,
DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425
DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the
following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 19th/April, through Sunday, 26th/April there were 218
countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S,
4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,
C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E3, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0,
HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT,
JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD,
OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ,
S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN,
TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL,
YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS

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

3G2, CHILE (Special Event). Special event "Stay-At-Home" station 3G2HOME
is now active. Length of activity is not known. Activity has been mainly
on 20 meters CW. QSL only via LoTW.

4U2, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Martti, OH2BH, on April 24th, reported the
following:
  UN International Center in Vienna, Austria, is joining The STAYHOME
movement -- United Nations ARC President, James, K2QI in New York, has
approved the callsign 4U2STAYHOME to promote the amateur radio goodwill
and social networking over the air.
  Andy, RW3AH, opened up the stream of communication today, Thursday,
on 40M CW. QSL via UA3DX.
  4U2STAYHOME count for both CMA and SHA awards:
                 http://www.qrz.com/db/%20OH2STAYHOME

4X2, ISRAEL (Special Event). Isaac, 4Z1TL, will activate special event
"Stay-At-Home" station 4X2BESAFE from Herzliya between April 26th and
August 12th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via 4Z1TL direct.
NO IRCs.

5W19, SAMOA (Special Event). Atsu, 5W1SA, is expected to be active as
5W19STAYSAFE from Apia during the pandemic COVID-19 lock-down. He states,
"I know everyone struggle with Covid-19 where as we Samoa has no positive
case so far. One of very rare Covid Free Island country that I'm trans-
mitting from. Yes, the Island is really isolated from any other land and
the Samoa Government decided close the boarder at the early stage. I wish
everybody Stay Safe at your places and we will see the end of pandemic
as soon as possible. I also wish I could help you kill time while calling
me or enjoy collect DXCC, WPX or any other award you are trying....
73 and Stay Safe all!!" QSL via LoTW (NO Paper Card).

6Y6, JAMAICA (Special Event). Nigel, 6Y5HN, is another station supporting
the COVID-19 Stay Home event by being active as 6Y6STAYHOME. Length of
activity is unknown. He states, "Our small Island is on the brink of some-
thing never before experienced. It pales in comparison to hurricanes and
other natural disasters." Activity was heard on 40 meters. QSL via EA5GL.

8J, ANTARCTICA. Member and operators of the Japanese Antarctic Research
Expedition team (JARE) will be active as 8J1RL from Showa Research Station,
Queen Maud Land (AN-015), until January 2021. Operators mentioned are
Take/JA1AGS and Hiro/JH7JCX. Activity will be on various HF bands using
CW and the Digital modes. QSL via JG2MLI or by the JARL Bureau.

A9, BAHRAIN (Special Event). Operators Fawaz/A92AA, Ahmed/A92AB and
Ely/A93LT will be active as A91WTIS from Bahrain between May 10-17th,
for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day event. Activity
will be on various HF bands. QSL via A92AA direct.

B0-9, CHINA (Special Event). Members of the Chinese Radio Amateurs Club
(CRAC) will activate 10 special event callsigns (B0CRA - B9CRA) across
their country make QSOs with amateur radio operators all over the world.
Operations will take place between 0000 UTC May 1st and 1200 UTC May 7th.
QSL via BA1GG. Log search entry:    http://mulandxc.com/crac/view
  This activity/event takes place every year. It started on May 5th, 1940,
where Chinese amateur radio operators started  an "On air conference". On
May 5th, 1947, the conference covered all the regions in China, it was the
biggest on air event. In 1942 and 1944, there were 2 exhibitions associated
 with the "On air conference". In recent years, the CRAC organized several
events on May 5th every year and designated that day as a Chinese amateur
radio festival, called "5.5 Festival". Due to COVID-19, the CRAC called
for all amateur radio operators "Stay Home" to fight for the Conoravirus
situation. The 2020 "5.5 Festival" was shifted to the air waves.
  The CRAC provides special awards to whose who meet the criteria below.
Award application can be sent to (cq55@crac.org.cn); indicate your call-
sign, award category and E-mail address to receive the award. The award
application deadline is September 30th, 2020.
  Award Rules: The award has three categories Bronze, Silver and Golden,
which will be measured by slots worked. One slots is a combination of a
special callsign, band and mode. For example, worked B1CRA in 20m, SSB,
model is 1 slot.
  For BY Applicants:
    Bronze Award: 10 slots
    Silver Award: 20 slots
    Golden Award: 40 slots -- Must consist of all 10 special callsigns

  For non-BY Applicants (XX9, BV, VR2 applicants applied in this category):
    Bronze Award: 8 slots
    Silver Award: 15 slots
    Golden Award: 30 slots -- Must consist of all 10 special callsigns

BORED WITH "STAY AT HOME" ORDERS? Although we are missing DXpeditions,
there is a tremendous amount of activity on the bands as every country
in the world seems to have stay at home orders. With no expeditions,
some may be experiencing a lack of motivation to get on the air. We have
the answer! CQ's annual DX Marathon!! Each year hams are invited to work
as many countries and CQ zones as possible. So far this year over 255
CQ countries have been active plus all 40 zones. That is a lot of DX
chasing to keep everyone busy! There are plenty of certificates and even
plaques for the top scores each year, but many hams simply compete against
themselves to improve their totals each year. This is a wonderful time
to participate in the DX Marathon and see how many countries and zones
you can work this year!!! Complete details on the DX Marathon are available
on the DX Marathon website - www.dxmarathon.com .
Come and join the fun! 73, John K9EL

CB3, CHILE (Special Event). Operators Cocke/CE3JBD, Juan/CE3BN, Sebas-
tian/CE3GCA, Alejandro/CE3VRT and Alejandro/CE3ARU will be active as
CB3SH from Santiago until September 30th. Their "Stay-Home" activity
will be on 40/30/20/17/15/10 meters using SSB, FT8 and PSK. QSL will
only be done in digital form and you must request it via E-mail to:
                 covid19.special.event@gmail.com
Also, QSL via ClubLog or LoTW. For more details, see QRZ.com.

CB3, CHILE (Special Event). Jorge, CE3YP, will activating the special
event callsign CB3STAYHOME from Santiago, Chile. For SARL Finland Stay-
At-Home SAH awards please visit their Web site. Activity will be on 80-10
meters on FT-8. Look for some SSB operations on 14250-14270 kHz between
1200-1600 UTC. All QSO will be logged on LoTW.  QSL cards are via Pedro,
EA5GL, only. No direct, Bureau, eQSL, QRZ.com or ClubLog.

CF/CG/CH/CI, CANADA (Special Prefixes). As of April 20th, Canadian stations
are allowed to use the following special prefixes until June 20th. This
activity is to remind everyone to Stay-At-Home and help contain/stop the
spread of COVID-19. Look for the following stations to possibly to change
their prefixes from: VA to CF, VE to CG, VO to CH and VY to CI.

CH2, CANADA (Special Event). Ian, VO2IR, is now active as CH2IR from
Labrador City until June 20th. He is using this callsign during the
pandemic COVID-19 lock-down to remind everyone to Stay-At-Home. Activity
will be on various HF bands. QSL via VO2IR.

IOTA NEWS. Since no new IOTA announcements have been made during the past
week (probably because of many COVIN-19 travel restrictions), OPDX decided
to list the following IOTA operations that were active this past week
between April 20-25th (as per the DXCluster):
    IOTA     Callsign     Island/GROUP  Bands/Modes
   ------    ----------   ------------- ------------
   AF-004    AM6WARD      Canary        20/17/12/10m; FT8/CW/SSB
   AF-004    AM8WARD      Canary        160/40/20/15/10m; CW/Digi
   AF-004    AO895TH      Canary        20m; SSB
   AF-004    EA8JK        Canary        12m; SSB
   AF-004    EA8TH        Canary        20m; CW
   AF-004    EA8TL        Canary        10m
   AF-014    CT3HF        Madeira       20m
   AF-014    CT3MD        Madeira       30m; FT8
   AF-016    FR4PV        Reunion       17m; SSB
   AF-016    FR4QT        Reunion       15m; SSB
   AF-106    TU10EG       Cote D'lvoire 20m; SSB
   AS-002    A92GE        Bahrain       15m; CW
   AS-015    9M2TO        Penang        40m; FT8
   AS-017    8N6SHURI/6   Okinawa       20m; CW
   EU-003    CR2STAYHOME  Azores        20m; SSB
   EU-005    MW0ZZK       Wales         10m
   EU-009    GM8OFQ       Orkney        20m; SSB
   EU-015    SV9DJO       Crete         30/20/12m; CW
   EU-016    9A4W         Brac          20m; CW
   EU-023    9H5BZ        Malta         20m; SSB
   EU-023    9H5TS        Malta         17m; SSB
   EU-025    IT9CTG       Sicily        20m; Digi
   EU-025    IT9HRL       Sicily        40; SSB
   EU-029    OV1CDX       Sjaelland     30/17m; CW/SSB
   EU-042    DL6BEN       Wyk auf Föhr  20m; FT8
   EU-047    DA0IMD       Borkum        30m
   EU-089    CU8AI        Azores        17m; SSB
   EU-089    CT8/S51TA    Western       17m; CW
   EU-146    PA5TT Zuid Holland/Zeeland 20m; CW
   EU-175    CT8/S51TA    Central       40/30/20/6m; CW
   EU-186    TA4CS        Turkey        20m; SSB
   NA-015    CO7KD        Cuba          40m
   NA-015    KG4NE        Cuba          30m
   NA-021    8P6DR        Barbados      40/12m; CW
   NA-021    8P6NW        Barbados      20m; SSB
   NA-026    NY2PO        NY State      20m; CW
   NA-027    VO1AW        Newfoundland  20m; FT8
   NA-065    KF6PKG      WA State North 30m; FT8
   NA-099    KP4JRS       Puerto Rico   15m; CW
   NA-099    KP4TF        Puerto Rico   30m
   NA-099    NP4NC        Puerto Rico   40m; CW
   NA-108    J68HZ        St. Lucia     40/10m; FT8
   OC-001    VK2BY        Australia     17m; SSB
   OC-021    YB0AZ        Java          20m; SSB
   OC-036    ZM2AGY       NZ North      30m
   OC-049    A35JP        Tongatapu     40m
   OC-129    N7ET/DU7     Visayan       20m; CW
   OC-147    YG9WKB   W.Papua Coast (N) 40m; FT8
   SA-011    9Z4Y   Trinidad and Tobago 20/10m
   SA-018    CE7VPQ       Chiloe        20/15/10/6m; SSB

  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......

IMD CANCELED. It has been announced that the International Marconi Day
(IMD) amateur radio event is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMD
is the celebration of wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi, who developed
radio technology, on a Saturday in April closest his birthday (April 25th,
1874). For more details, see:    http://gx4crc.com/gb4imd
       http://www.arrl.org/news/international-marconi-day-canceled

ISWL CALLSIGNS (For May 2020). The following ISWL club callsigns will be
used throughout the month of May 2020:

  GX4BJC/A - Operated from Lambourn, in Berkshire, by John, G0GWK
             (WAB Square - SU37 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841)..   

  MN1SWL/A - Operated /A, from Belfast, in Northern Ireland, by Alan,
             GI0VWU (WAB Square - J36 - N. Ireland, IOTA EU-115,
             WLOTA 1439).

  ALL QSLs will be handled by Dick, M5DIK - The QSL Manager and NOT the
individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club.
All QSL info is on <www.iswl.org.uk> or <www.qrzcq.com> or <www.qrz.com>
or via <www.eQSL.cc>. NO LoTW.

JA 160/80M NEWS (Update). Hisami, 7L4IOU, reports: Good news for the
Low-banders who seek Japan. The law was amended on April 21, 2020. The
new 160m and 80m bands in Japan are as follows:
 [Band whole]           [Modes details]          [Modes details]
  --- 160m ---        ----- 160m ---------      ----- 80m ------
  1800-1875 kHz       1800-1810 kHz: All        3500-3520 kHz: A1A
  1907.5-19125.5 kHz  1810-1825 kHz: A1A        3520-3535 kHz: A1A, F1B,
                      1825-1875 kHz: All               F1D, G1B, G1D 
  ---  80m ---        1907.5-19125.5 kHz: A1A,  3535-3575 kHz: All (Except
  3500-3580kHz              F1B, F1D, G1B, G1D           for JA-JA Digital)
  3599-3612kHz                                  3575-3580 kHz: All
  3662-3687kHz                                  3599-3612 kHz: All
                                                3662-3687 kHz: All
   "The small break is a still problem, but overall it's an improvement.
    In particular, a small RTTY-window was born at 3575-3580 kHz....
    73, Hisami 7L4IOU"

  EDITOR'S NOTE: Also read the ARRL Newsletter (dated April 23rd) and
  the following on the ARRL Web page at:
  http://www.arrl.org/news/japan-s-radio-amateurs-gain-expanded-access-to-160-and-80-meters

OD5/OD50, LEBANON (Special Event). Members of the Radio Amateurs of
Lebanon (RAL) will activate the special event callsigns OD50SH and
OD5STAYHOME to spread awareness and to Stay-At-Home as part of social
distancing policies during the COVID-19 outbreak. QSL via IZ8CLM.

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and
unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this
bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 27th-May 3rd).......
 Apr/27th HN      Apr/30th  AN     May/02nd  AN
 Apr/28th AN      May/01st  AN     May/03rd  AN
 Apr/29th AN

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

    Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
     * VOACAP predication Web page at:  http://www.voacap.com/hf
           and      http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
     * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
     * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
             https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
     * SolarHam Web page:   http://www.solarham.net
     * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
                           http://sunspotwatch.com
     * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
                    https://www.spaceweather.com
     * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
       overseas locations are at:   http://arrl.org/propagation
     * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
     * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
     * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
     * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
     * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
  QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (April 26th)
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4U2STAYHOME via UA3DX   EA8/HB9FIH via HB9FIH & (L) OG66X via OH8GDU (d/L)
  5P1W via OZ1HYI          EA8JK via EB7DX (d/e)      OR4LIFE via ON6YX
  6Y6STAYHOME via EA5GL    GB1HSC via GI7SBF & (L)    SF6F via SA6FOL (L)
  8N6SHURI/6 via (JA-B)    HA0STAY via HA0DX        SO80HUBAL via SP7AH (O/L)
  AN595AHA via EC5AHA      II5CNPP via IZ5RHU    SZ3STAYHOME via SV3GKU (L/e)
  AN595CSW via EC5CSW (L/e) L33M via LU3MAM (L/e)     V73NS via W3HNK & (L)
  AO395BOX via EA6B        OD50SH via IZ8CLM          ZA/IZ7PMQ via 9A8AOT
  AO795KZ via EA7KZ        OE20M via OE1WHC
  AO795URI via EA7URI (L)  OE60IPA via OE3DMA

  (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 (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
  https://clublog.org/logsearch/CB3SH
  https://clublog.org/logsearch/J68HZ    (Updated)
  https://clublog.org/logsearch/Z81D

  R207RRC IOTA STATUS. Andy, EU7A, reports that the R207RRC activation
  from Kosa Dvukh Pilotov Island (AS-207) has been accepted for the IOTA
  award.

  PJ2LA LOTW STATUS. Rune, LA7THA, reports that the upload of the full
  DXpedition log to LoTW will be available on June 18th.

  VK9NK (Correction - not VK9NS) QSL STATUS (Update). Janusz, SP9FIH,
  reports on April 18th: "I just made first upload to LoTW. QSOs requested
  as direct via OQRS ClubLog were uploaded. Please be patient - all QSOs
  will be uploaded when I am back home. Nobody knows when, but I hope
  before next year... My priority now is making QSOs with all who need
  Norfolk Island as ATNO. Contact confirmations will wait for some time."
  Janusz reported on April 24th, that he has had the worse propagation
  and has posted pictures on his Blog page at: http://vk9nk.dxpeditions.org

  VP8PJ QSL STATUS. On April 21st, Gene, K5GS, reported the following:
  "The VP8PJ QSL card proofs have been approved and the production started
  at ON5UR QSL Print Service. Being done over the Internet made the process
  easy and seamless during the Covid19 lock down. Thanks to Tim, M0URX, and
  Max, ON5UR, for their help with the process. There will be three full
  color cards, each designed by Dave K3EL."
   Picture links are from the M0URX Web page and the DXNEWS Web page ....
   - ZL1NA/MM - RV Braveheart anchored - Borge Bay - Signy Island.
     https://www.m0urx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ZL1NA-MM-QSL-front-final-730x476.jpg
     https://www.m0urx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ZL1NA-MM-QSL-back-final-730x476.jpg
   - VP8PJ folded card - various scenes of the island
     https://www.m0urx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/QSL-VP8PJ-300-gr-glans-laminaat-buiten-1-2048x658.jpg
     https://www.m0urx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/QSL-VP8PJ-300-gr-glans-laminaat-binnen-2-1-2048x658.jpg
   - VP8PJ Bureau and overflow card
     https://dxnews.com/upload/images/xvp8pj-buro-front.jpg.pagespeed.ic.D8YTjBYcka.webp
     https://dxnews.com/upload/images/xvp8pj-buro-back.jpg.pagespeed.ic.tmgSWzK0sF.webp

      On April 23rd, Gene reported: "As promised, this is the primary QSL
    card for the project. Thanks to all who processed a request on OQRS
    or mailed their request to Tim, M0URX. The cards will be shipped from
    ON5UR Print Services in Belgium to the UK. Tim has already printed
    the QSO labels, address labels and printed the postage. As soon as
    Tim receives the cards he will stuff the envelops and take to the
    post office. With the Covid19 airline disruptions international mail
    is slower than normal, so please have patience. As a reminder, all
    VP8PJ confirmation processing is handled by Tim, M0URX, from the UK.
    Bureau cards will be placed in the bureau system in early 2021.
      73, GS K5GS"

  XR8RRC VIDEO. A video is now available on YouTube.com (as April 25th)
  on the recent XR8RRC IOTA DXpedition to Wellington Island (SA-032) by
  Russian Robinson Club (RRC) members (R7AL, RK8A, RW9JZ, UA3EDQ, OK8AU).
  The video (in Russian; length 6:27 min.) is available at:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=WF5WedZbB_4&feature=emb_logo

  Z81D QSL STATUS ONLINE. It was reported on the QRZ.com that Z81D is
  now on ClubLog and LoTW as of April 23rd.

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5H3CA, 5Z4/G3AB, FO5QB, HZ1BL, KM4SII, NP2J,
  RT0F, S01WS, TT8SN, UP2L, VP2ETE, XU7AMG and Z81D

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3W9CI (AS-162), CB0Z (SA-101), TA0/RM0F (AS-201),
  TC0F (AS-099), TO7DL and VP2VB (NA-023)

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!!
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        send in their info....

SPECIAL STAY AT HOME STATIONS/ACTIVITIES (Updated/Corrections). Many more
special event stations have hit the airwaves (or soon will be) to promote
individuals to "STAY-AT-HOME" and raise awareness for the restrictions
necessary to fight the spread the coronavirus. List also includes special
event stations to thank all health and medical workers. Here is a checklist
of stations announced to be active:
    3G2HOME (Chile)                       OH1PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    4J0STAYHOME (Azerbaijan)              OH2PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    4K0STAYHOME (Azerbaijan)              OH3PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    4MSTAYHOME (Venezuela)                OH4PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    4U2STAYHOME (Austria)                 OH5PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    4X2BESAFE (Israel)                    OH6PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    5B4STAYHOME (Cyprus)                  OH7PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    5W19STAYSAFE (Samoa)                  OH8PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    6Y6STAYHOME (Jamaica)                 OH9PYSYKOTONA (Finland)
    8A1HOME (Indonesia)                   OH0STAYHOME (Aland Island)
    8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia)               OH1STAYHOME (Finland)
    8C2STAYHOME  (Indonesia)              OH2STAYHOME (Finland)
    9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait)                  OH3STAYHOME (Finland)
    A60SH/1 [SH=StayHome] (U.A.E.)        OH4STAYHOME (Finland)
    A60SH/2  (United Arab Emirates)       OH5STAYHOME (Finland)
    A60SH/3  (United Arab Emirates)       OH6STAYHOME (Finland)
    A60SH/4  (United Arab Emirates)       OH7STAYHOME (Finland)
    A60SH/5  (United Arab Emirates)       OH8STAYHOME (Finland)
    A60SH/6  (United Arab Emirates)       OH9STAYHOME (Finland)
    A60SH/7  (United Arab Emirates)       ON4HEROES (Belgium)
    A60SH/8  (United Arab Emirates)       ON4STAYSTRONG (Belgium)
    A60SH/9  (United Arab Emirates)       OO7STAYHOME (Belgium)
    A60SH/10 (United Arab Emirates)       OP2STAYHOME (Belgium)
    A60SH/11 (United Arab Emirates)       OP6STAYHOME (Belgium)
    A60SH/12 (United Arab Emirates)       OQ4ANGELS (Belgium)
    A60SH/13 (United Arab Emirates)       OR2STAYHOME (Belgium)
    A60STAYHOME (United Arab Emirates)    OR20STAYHOME (Belgium)
    A69STAYHOME (United Arab Emirates)    OR4LIFE (Belgium)
    AX2020STAYHOME (Australia)            OR4STAYHOME (Belgium)
    CB3SH  (Chile)                        OR7LIFE (Belgium)
    CB3STAYHOME (Chile)                   OR8STAYHOME (Belgium)
    CH2IR  (Cananda)                      OS0STAYHOME (Belgium)
    CN20SH (Morocco)                      OT2STAYHOME (Belgium)
    CQ8STAYHOME (Azores)                  OT20LIFE (Belgium)
    CR2STAYHOME (Azores)                  OT20STAYHOME (Belgium)
    CT1STAYHOME (Portugal)                OT4HOPE (Belgium)
    CV7STAYHOME (Uruguay)                 OT6STAYSAFE (Belgium)
    DX0STAYHOME (Philippine)              OT7STAYSAFE (Belgium)
    E2STAYHOME  (Thailand)                PC6STAYHOME (The Netherlands)
    E7STAYHOME (Bosnia & Herzegovina)     PE6STAYHOME (The Netherlands)
    GB0CCW (England)                      PR2STAYHOME (Brazil)
    GB0EDH (England)                      R3STAYHOME (European Russia)
    GB0KYD (England)                      SZ3STAYHOME (Greece)
    GB1HSC [Health & Social Care]         TC1STAYHOME (Turkey)
      (Northern Ireland)                  TC3STAYHOME (Turkey)
    GB2SH (England)                       VC2STAYHOM (Canada)
    GB4KW (England)                       VC3STAYHOM (Canada)
    GB4SAH [SAH=Stay-At-Home] (England)   VE9HOME (Canada)
    GB5NHS [NHS=National Health Service]  W4IPC/STAYHOME (United States)
      (England)                           VI2020STAYHOME (Australia)
    GB5KW (England)                       XM2STAYHOM (Canada)
    GB9KW (England)                       XR3STAYHOME (Chile)
    HA0HOME (Hungary)                     YO19STAYHOME (Romania)
    HA0STAY (Hungary)                     YS1STAYHOM1 (El Salvador)
    HA127STAY (Hungary)                   YS1STAYHOM2 (El Salvador)
    HZ1STAYHOME (Saudi Arabia)            YS1STAYHOM3 (El Salvador)
    IO6STAY (Italy)                       YS1STAYHOM4 (El Salvador)
    IX1HPN/STAYHOME (Italy)               YS1STAYHOM5 (El Salvador)
    K2H (United States)                   YS1STAYHOM6 (El Salvador)
    KC1KUG/STAYH (United States)          Z30STAYHOME (North Macedonia)
    OD50SH (Lebanon)                      Z39STAYHOME (North Macedonia)
    OD5STAYHOME (Lebanon)                 Z60STAYHOME (Kosovo)
    OE1STAYHOME (Austria)                 ZW5STAYHOME (Brazil)
    OH0PYSYKOTONA (Finland; "Pysy         ZW8THANKS   (Brazil)
     kotona" means StayHome in Finnish)  

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

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Mario, W4HBW, and formerly VP5VMA (also
I2HBW, 3A2NY), is now VP5MA as of February 1st, 2020. There was no mention
when his next activity will take place. QSLs for VP5MA can only be direct
or via ClubLog's OQRS.

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